Oct. 2010 |
The
Quest for the Silver Bowl. My very first post. |
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First
Day in London – this is a pretty lumpy post,
not my best. |
Nov. 2010 |
Two
Versions – the contribution of genealogy to scholarship. |
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Research
Update from Ireland Mentions of Jacksons in Glengarriff & Carrigallen; Olivers & Huguenot roots. |
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Busted
in Dublin |
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Gratitude
#1 |
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Research
Work in Two Irelands Just some practicalities for someone from Canada. |
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The
Blogging Beast The imperfection that is part of these posts – like
wearing pyjamas in public. |
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Drogheda and a Perfect Day – seeking the JACKSON
Coat of Arms – to no avail. Drogheda City Hall |
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Curses
and Blessings The science of luck and Lucky Jackson. |
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Chinese
Food in Ireland Fan’s Chinese restaurant, on Dame Street in Dublin, is
where Samuel BROWNE, linen merchant carried out his trade in the mid 1800s,
and where my great grandfather – Thompson BROWNE son of Samuel – also
resided. NOTE: Fans is now closed. |
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Too
Much Food – Field Book includes mention of David Jackson’s
house in Leitrim in 1841 |
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The
Picture of Dorian Gray – stories of Clandeboye and BLACKWOODs. Meeting Lady Dufferin. Anne BLACKWOOD nee JACKSON
(1724-1814). |
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Till
It’s Gone – the story of a missing gravestone at Creggan Graveyard.
Mary Skuce’s transcription of several JACKSONs who I have yet to learn more
about. |
Dec. 2010 |
Random
Acts – Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness – meeting Dawn at the
Deeds Registry. |
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JACKSONs
in Memorials of the Dead |
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Gilford
Castle & the Gift of Christine |
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JACKSONs
in the Belfast Newsletter |
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Blogs
and research Mary Cumiskey & Jackson research; Tullyvallen,
Creggan, NOTE: I had misplaced hopes for finishing the book in 2011 –
dream on! |
Jan. 2011 |
A
Mysterious Dundalk Cousin J.W. JACKSON aka John W. JACKSON of
Castletown, near Manchester. |
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No
Success Like Failure Exploring likely links between JACKSONs of
Creggan Parish, Co. Armagh & JACKSONs of Co. Wicklow and Co. Wexford. |
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The
Voice of Patrick Flynn Mary Cumiskey’s story of the Creggan Charter
School, and my 5th g-grandfather George JACKSON. Patrick FLYNN was
a student who spoke out about the appalling conditions, and was helped. |
Feb. 2011 |
TJ
and the Story of his Statue Sculptor Mario RAGGI, the statue was
trashed in WWII, and found again |
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In
Defence of Not Knowing – links to 19th C Hong Kong photos.
Dr. Janet Davison Rowley quote about observational research. |
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Choosing
Rooster Scratches instead of County Louth Photos of Cavananore |
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Organic
Gardening Advice from 1802 – old practices, new soil. Reference to
Killynure smoked hams. |
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1898
Avast the Mast – photos of Irish in 19th C Hong Kong –
including a woman who shinnied up the mast of a ship in full skirts. |
Mar. 2011 |
Memory
is Like Water Personal memory – and a meditation on how this connects
to the political. |
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Memory
is Like Water Part 2 – Memory and a re-evaluation of key
historic incidents in Ireland |
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One
Good Deed Deserves .... Work in Deeds Registry |
Apr. 2011 |
Tip
of the Iceberg How inscriptions don’t always tell the truth. Thoughts
on TOLLEMARCHE connection; |
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Sometimes
a Picture: The Dares of Yokohama. George Mildmay DARE & Annie
Dorothea Caroline EARNSHAW; Also, my father as Poo-Bah in The Mikado. |
May 2011 |
A Walk
in the Rain. This jumps from present
to past and is a meditation on community – then and now A meditation on time
and place. Mentions of Urker. |
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Stories
From the Graves. Adelaide Fingal Smith |
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My
Web Feet – Quack Quack. This is about how
research and connections work – thanks to the Internet. Stories of
tracking down the Silver Bowls. |
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Knock Knock – Who’s There. On the power of sharing
research – as well as some guidelines. |
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Facts
and Theories. Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness aka RAOGK. JACKSONs
of Co. Down, Meath, Monaghan and America. John HENRY of Broomfield &
JACKSONs of Lisnaboe. Also mention of Quaker
JACKSONs. |
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Nature,
Nurture and Family. Image of double helix; epigenetics anecdotes;
personality theory |
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Reading
Irish History. The importance of perspective. “Je me souviens”; Charles Foran “The Last House of Ulster”;
Ascendancy to Oblivion by Michael McConville; Governor KENNEDY of Hong Kong
& Co. Down; Anglo-Irishman, Arthur
Wellesley, is better known as the Duke of Wellington, the defeater of
Napoleon |
Jun. 2011 |
Ngaio
Marsh Links to the DARE family of Yokohama, Singapore & Hong Kong. |
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Being
and Irish Tourist & Meeting Turtle Bunbury. Mention of pubs. |
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Tales
of the Elusive Julius – Part One. His connection to the DAREs
of Yokohama: Near this place lyeth interr’d the Body of Capt. William Julus [Julius] late Commander of His Ma. Ship the
Colchester who departed this life ye 3d of Oct. 1698 Aged 33 years |
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Tales
of the Elusive Julius – Part Two. Louisa Caroline JULIUS’s marriage
proposal from Horatio NELSON. She subsequently married Phocian DARE. |
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Have
trod, have trod ... Disappointments in research. – also stories connected to deeds from Wendy Jack
and Nigel Dickie. |
Jul. 2011 |
The
Jackson “Connexion”. Jacksons of Lisnaboe;
stories of Henry JACKSON of Pill Lane, Dublin; connection to Arthur HALEY of
Roots; |
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Crests
and Coats of Arms – 1st in a small series The sheldrakes in JACKSON
trees; my experience with Mission City designing of heraldic arms in the
1980s. |
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The
Red Hand of Ulster – 2nd in a small series O’Neills,
Jacksons, sheldrakes, the story of the red hand as told by Derek Lundy. |
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The
Sheldrake and other elements – 3rd in a small series. Mention
of Jacksons of Ahenesk, Ballyboy,
Doncaster, Duddington, and Glanbeg. |
Aug. 2011 |
Lorna
Goodison This is not only about the poetry and memoir written by Lorna
Goodison, but also about Howe Peter BROWNE of Ireland and Jamaica. |
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Carolan's
Farewell, a novel by Charles Foran based on the life of harpist Turlogh O’Carolan, one of the last premodern harp
composers. |
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How
the Irish Saved Civilizationby Thomas Cahill Doubleday, New York. My
book review |
Sept 2011 |
Pete
of the Glorious Berkshires A tribute to my mentor on townland research. |
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Talk
at Armagh & District History Group An ad for a speech I gave. |
Oct 2011 |
Strongbow
& Deeds My visit to his tomb & the link to JACKSON deeds. John
JACKSON of Athy, Co. Kildare, Gent … lands of Currageen cont 630 acres, Barony of Kilkea and Moon, Co.
Kildare… lives of said John JACKSON & Sarah his wife &
George DEACON of Athy, Gent… rent of 283 pounds 10 shillings to be
paid at Strongbows tomb in Christ
Church Dublin…. |
Nov 2011 |
Thomas
JACKSON Kildare farm - some detective work Sir Thomas JACKSON
(1841-1915) seems to have had a farm in Co. Kildare. Story of Patrick LYNCH. |
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Original
Jackson – exploring his links to Irish JACKSONs. NOTE: Three
sheldrakes on his grave marker. This Original Jackson lived at Godmanchester,
Cambridgeshire not far from the JACKSONs of Duddington. There seems to be a 2nd Original Jackson: St. Nicholas's Church, Whitehaven: April 9,
1787, Isabella Jackson, wife of Original Jackson, buried. |
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Island
Hall in Godmanchester –As I mentioned in my previous post, Island Hall was built by Original Jackson for his son, John. |
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JACKSONs
and the Samuel Pepys connection References to the marriage of John
Jackson and Paulina Pepys – sister of Samuel - in Pepys’ diary |
Dec 2011 |
Thomas
and Samuel Jackson - Pewterers of London – exploring their
relationships with Ireland. Pewterer Thomas Jackson (1600-1680) &
Thomas’s only known surviving son, Samuel (1634-1716) Family
tree of the Jacksons from Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Berkshire and London. |
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Henry
Jackson of Dublin - a 1690 will Henry Jackson of St. Peters Parish
Dublin; mention of Lodowick JACKSON. |
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Goldsmiths,
Jacksons, London, Ireland & some ongoing mysteries – starting with
Alexander Jackson who advanced money to finance Cromwell’s war,
and was allocated property in the South-East corner of the Barony of
Navan, Co. Meath. He was also granted land in the Barony of Morgallion. The townland of Lisnaboe – where the Jacksons of Monaghan and United Irishmen fame came from - is in
the Barony of Kells, County Meath. These three baronies adjoin each other. |
Jan 2012 |
A
couple of "Unchurched Olivers" – William OLIVER of
Killynure, Co. Armagh, and Mary Anne MALLON |
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Irregular
Marriages – what I learned from a news article about the controversy
& the part of Rev. Daniel Gunn BROWN[E] |
Feb 2012 |
Nepotism:
Yea or Nay. This is in part a book review of Citizens of The World:
London Merchants and the Integration of the British Atlantic community
1735-1785. David Hancock, and partly a look at Sir Thomas Jackson of
Armagh’s hiring practices at HSBC in the mid to late 1800s. |
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Inching
towards Kildare. This page links to at least a hundred pages of
original compilations of research that I have recently done. Includes Quaker
JACKSONs, a photo of a Stone House in Monasterven.
The lands of Athgarvan and Kennagh are wo of the townlands that these Kildare
Jacksons were supposedly granted for services under William III. |
Apr 2012 |
Jacksons
of Grange, Kings Co, Ireland. These JACKSONs did not stay in one place
– sightings of them range from adjacent counties to America. Mentions of
Robert Jackson, Henry Jackson (Co. Wicklow), Thomas Jackson, Drechet, Quakers, Nicholas Jackson of Kilbank, Seawaite, Lancashire, England, Birr Castle, Birr
aka Parsonstown, Arthur Tenison Groves research, Seirkieran,
& Edenderry in Kings co,, . |
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Imagining
a Parish and its People. Creggan Parish, Co. Armagh. Photo of Jackson
& Johnston enclosures at Creggan graveyard; Ursula LeGuin quote; |
May 2012 |
Cavananore
– unearthing the tale. Cavananore, a townland of some 219 acres in Co.
Louth, was occupied at least as early as the late 1600s by a Presbyterian
family named Coulter. They were supposedly awarded the land for their valour
at the Battle of the Boyne on the side of King William. |
Jul 2012 |
Handsome
James Jackson of Drogheda. I stumbled upon a description of John
Jackson, son of Alderman Jackson of Drogheda in The Dublin Scuffle. It
was printed in 1699, and written by John Dunton, an eccentric bookseller and
even more eccentric writer. |
Jul 2012 |
Research
bits on Handsome James Jackson. The earliest known ancestor of
handsome James Jackson was Richard Jackson of Drogheda (carpenter, sheriff
and merchant) a man who seems to have been quite successful. His son, another
Richard Jackson, became an Alderman of Drogheda and was also a successful
merchant ... |
Sept 2012 |
Francesca
aka Frances Bertha Marion “Daisy” Sexton. If you were to see Mrs.
Noble in 1890, just after the birth of her youngest child and presiding as
President of the Ladies Recreation Club of Hong Kong, you would think that
the world was her oyster. |
Sept 2012 |
George
Edward Noble. At the peak of his bank career, he was Chief Manager of
HSBC. |
Oct 2012 |
The
Irish Governors of Hong Kong. At least eight Irishmen became Governors
of Hong Kong in the 19th and early 20th Century. Other
governors married Irish women or had other such connections. |
Nov 2012 |
Sir
Robert Ho Tung (1862-1956) Ho Tung was one of Sir
Thomas Jackson’s cherished friends. |
Nov 2012 |
Shameless
Self Promotion #1. Sir Thomas Jackson and The Bank: Not your average
banker. |
Nov 2012 |
Crowd
Sourcing and the Dares. A quick flypast describing Amelia’s brothers
and brother-in-laws, with a focus on their
inter-connected business involvements. |
Nov 2012 |
Shameless
Self Promotion #2. The next speaker at the Royal Asiatic Society is an
unusual choice. She failed history in High School, and then steered clear of all such courses at university. |
Dec 2012 |
500 Words.
I received several emails from people who were unable to attend
my talk at the Royal Asiatic Society in Hong Kong in November, so I promised
to publish parts of it in future blogs. This is the first installment. |
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Flibbertigibbet. A round-about intro to a 1902 description of a banquet in Hong Kong. |
Jan 2013 |
Hong
Kong & Ireland: Two British Colonies. An excerpt from a speech
delivered to the Hong Kong branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in November
2012. |
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A
Hong Kong Embroidery 1902. A
1902 news account described the attempted presentation of this
embroidered scroll to Thomas
Jackson in Hong Kong at a banquet celebrating his life in the Colony. |
Feb 2013 |
The
Land League Hut at Shortstone. I first
saw this picture in the study of Willie Tracey, an elderly farmer who lives
and farms at Shortstone, Co. Louth. Includes
the murder of Samuel COULTER in 1849 & the care of Widow Wiseman by his
sons. |
Apr 2013 |
Jacksons
of Drogheda & Creggan. JACKSONs in St. Peter’s of Drogheda Parish
Register in late 1600s. |
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Last
Day in Ireland – This Time. Description of working in Deeds Registry
and such. |
May 2013 |
Jacksons
of Co. Cavan. Exploring links between JACKSONs of Kildare and the
northern counties of Ireland; finding a counterfeit dollar; “The Jackson family of
Kildare were related to most of the big Quaker families. ...... Armagh ; at Lisna- garvey or Lisburn ; at Belturbet in Co. Cavan ; at Grange ...”; |
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The
Dog That Didn’t Bark. Research examining some of the supposed origins
of the Irish Quaker JACKSONs, and possible links with JACKSONs of Coleraine;
quote about how broke Rev. Richard JACKSON was; quote from Edmond T. Bewley;.NOTE: Names have since been added and updated in family tree. |
Jun 2013 |
Woof -
Part One. Following up on the family of Richard JACKSON (1595-1680) of
Westmorland. Link to Jackson Hall, Kirby Lonsdale, now known as The Royal
Hotel, Photo of Jackson Hall aka Manor House in Coleraine; |
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Geekdom Fascinating
bits found in Deeds such as the legal arrangements made between Thomas and
Mary Jackson, and John Halpin - a comb maker, because the Jackson's marriage
had come asunder in a time before divorce was an option. Me & Nick Reddan
in Dublin. |
Jul 2013 |
Stones
Can Talk - Part I. Some Jacksons in Dublin memorials |
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Stones
Can Talk – Part II. More transcriptions of grave
stones. |
Sep 2013 |
Email
Serendipity. The tombstone of Anne Day Woodville in Bekegem, Belgium. She was the widow of Sir George Jackson
(1776-1840), her second husband. Sir George was born in Coleraine, Co.
Londonderry and later also lived at Forkhill, Co. Armagh. In later life he
lived and died in Belgium. |
Nov 2013 |
The
Tale of a Townland. A primer on how to learn much from maps using the
townland of Urcher aka Urker as an example. |
Dec 2013 |
Urker
Lodge. Archival photos compared with contemporary photos and maps. |
Jan 2014 |
Urker
and Sir Thomas Jackson. Linking fairy tales and features which can be
found in the landscape of South Armagh. |
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Creggan
on the Peak. Sir Thomas JACKSON of Creggan parish in south Armagh
built a home in Hong Kong that he named Creggan. |
Feb 2014 |
Thomas
Jackson and the Overland Route. The experience of travelling from
England to Hong Kong before the opening of the Suez canal. |
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Margaret
McMillan. When I was reading her book The War the Ended Peace, it got
me thinking about Prince Henry and his visits with the Jacksons in Hong Kong
in the 1890s. |
Mar 2014 |
The
Sizzle of Connections. A story about the links between the SCOTTs of
Singapore and Sir Walter SCOTT and William Ramsay SCOTT, brother-in-law to
Sir Thomas JACKSON. |
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Whitworth
Allen and Anna Maria Dare. Anna Maria DARE was a sister to Sir Thomas
Jackson’s wife, Amelia Lydia DARE. |
May 2014 |
The Dummy
Clock. Finding the clock at Crossmaglen |
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Cabra Castle and Jacksons. Madeline Eglantine Jackson
was born about 1816. George Vaughan JACKSON was a 1st cousin of Madeline.
Note the three eagles heads in the JACKSON part of
the crest - upper left segment. At present I cannot rule out that the
original member of the Co. Mayo line of JACKSONs was not Francis JACKSON (1632- bef 1680), son of Rev. Richard JACKSON and Dorothy OTWAY.
Three birds, which are included in the arms of the descendants of Rev.
Richard & Dorothy, are a common motif in all sorts of Jackson
Crests. |
May 2014 |
My Oxstead Visit where I meet the irrepressible
Eileen Johnston and learn of a letter from 1875. |
May 2014 |
An
1875 letter from Slieveroe – the return after a honeymoon of Margaret
JACKSON and Dr. Robert Hamilton REID – wild festivities. |
May 2014 |
Photos
of people mentioned in the 1875 letter. Margaret JACKSON; Mary MENARY;
Robert REID; Annie REID; Miss ROBINSON; Mrs. MAGEE; Annie GILBERT; Mrs.
BEATTIE, Sarah McCULLAGH, Sarah JACKSON, Thompson & Bessie BROWNE; John
JACKSON. |
Jun 2014 |
Brittas
and the Belted Galloway. The story of Capt. Bligh & Brittas Estate
and our visit there. |
Jun 2014 |
The
JACKSONs of Rathe. Meeting Brian GARVEY a farmer at Rathe; Rathe had
been leased by Henry Jackson of Lisnaboe and his
son Thomas Jackson, and was likely owned by the
family for several decades before this. These Jacksons are related to the
Jacksons of Ballybay in Co. Monaghan, and are also
likely related to another line of Jacksons who lived at Ballyreagan,
Co. Down; photo of Rath House; Maps of Rath; Lisnaboe. |
Jun 2014 |
Possible
Treasures. The 1765 Innes-Jackson will. Mention of niece Mrs.
M’LOUGHLIN; The John BALL who is mentioned in the will as having given a
watch to Jane Innes was the same John Ball who held the lease to Urker, where
the ancestors of Thomas Jackson lived. |
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Stint
at SOAS Library in London – The Addis Collection. Archives of Charles
Stewart Addis; letters by Amelia JACKSON; excerpts. |
Jul 2014 |
Early
Jacksons of Co. Down. Exploring connections between JACKSONs of
Lisburn, also Ballyreagan, Co. Down & Lisnaboe. |
Aug 2014 |
David
Jackson in Yokohama. Murder on the Bluff – the murder of Mr. Walter
Raymond Hallowell CAREW - includes clues about the JACKSONs; maps included,
as well as info on the love interest of Mrs. Carew, the murderer: Henry (aka
Harry) Vansittart Dickinson, an accountant with HSBC. |
Aug 2014 |
Location
of Creggan in Hong Kong. This is the house built by Sir Thomas JACKSON
(1841-1915) in the late 1870. I have created several maps with descriptions.
Photo of fellow researchers, Annelise Connell, and David Bellis |
Aug 2014 |
First
Houses on the Peak in Hong Kong. Some history and photographs to give
context. |
Aug 2014 |
Lombard
Street & London Bankers. Starting with 16th C.
goldsmiths named JACKSON. Pasqua Rosee’s Head, the
place where London’s first coffee shop opened in 1652. Later in the 1600s,
the goldsmith John Jackson plied his trade nearby, using the emblem of an
angel as his mark. 31 Lombard St. was also the street where HSBC’s London
office was housed until it moved to #9 Gracechurch Street. A bit about The
Banker’s Church, and mention of family who died in WWI. TJ’s funeral at All Hallowes. In the early 1700s, the firm of Knight and
Jackson operated under the Unicorn on Lombard Street. SEE: A Handbook
of London Bankers. SEE: The
London Goldsmiths. By the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1936 by Sir
Charles Jackson. See also English
Goldsmiths and their Marks, C.J. Jackson, 1905. Also London
Vol 4 ed. Charles Knight page 17ff. for a history of London Banking.Place to eat: Qian Long on 46
Gresham Street |
2014 Sept |
Psychics
and the Boltons. Details about Captain Charles James Bolton whose
first wife was Louisa Caroline Dare., a sister of Amelia Lydia Dare (wife of
Sir Thomas Jackson). Death of their son, Charles James BOLTON. The
account was from Bolton’s second wife, Julia Mitchell, in the Journal
of the Ontario Society for Psychical Research. Volume XVI, 1913. Pages
3-6. |
2014 Sept |
Discovering
Captain Bolton. Happy Valley graveyard in Hong Kong & meeting up
again with Paul Harrison. Lots of research on BOLTONS and ships, and deaths
of children. |
Oct 2014 |
Two
19th Century Catholic Chapels in Creggan. The memory of Old
Rose. When she was blind, TJ would take her down Monag Road every Sunday so
she could hear the church bells. Maps showing Moybane and Monag chapels. |
Oct 2014 |
Old
Rose and her Blessing. She was the old nurse of TJ. Research
undertaken to unearth her identity. |
Oct 2014 |
The
Walls and Floors of Urker. Includes an ad to rent in 1829; photos of
Peter Rogers; thoughts on mortar; Pidgeon House; lots of photos of walls and
construction. |
Oct 2014 |
More
Photos of Urker Lodge. |
Nov 2014 |
Crowd
Sourcing – First of Five. This is the first section of a draft version
of one of the chapters for my upcoming book The Silver Bowl. |
Nov 2014 |
Crowd
Sourcing – 2nd of Five. Henry John Temple aka 3rd Lord Palmerston was 18 years old when his father died. Having inherited an
Irish peerage, he was able to start his career near the top of the military
ladder. |
Nov 2014 |
Crowd
Sourcing – 3rd of Five. Sir Hugh Gough (1779-1869) |
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Crowd
Sourcing – 4th of Five. Sir Henry Kellett, also an
Irishman, and a naval officer serving on the HMS Sulphur under Belcher’s
command, was amongst that first crew that hoisted the flag at Possession
Point on Monday, January 25th, 1841. |
Nov 2014 |
Crowd
Sourcing – 5th of Five. It wasn’t until 1842, at the
conclusion of the First Opium War and a year after the flag had been raised
at Possession Point, that Henry Pottinger from Co. Down, as the Queen’s
representative, dictated the terms of the Treaty of Nanking to the Chinese after
their military defeat. A year earlier, aged fifty-two, he had been appointed
Envoy and Plenipotentiary to China by Lord Palmerston. |
Mar 2015 |
The
Jacksons of Steeple. In the mid-1700s, the Jacksons of Steeple were
connected to the Jacksons of the townlands of adjacent Holwell, as well as to
the Jacksons of nearby Loonburn. There may also be
a link to the JACKSONs of Coleraine. I have included maps and sources. |
Apr 2015 |
The
Failure of the Tipperary Bank. Saturday February 17, 1856, John
Sadleir, knowing his bank was failing, committed suicide. Also, this piece
mentions Wilson KENNEDY, the Regium Donum, and how the failure affected him.
Also mention of Thomas Jackson and Daniel Gunn BROWNE, |
Apr 2015 |
Kirkby
Lonsdale and the Royal Hotel. My bedroom at the Royal Hotel overlooks
the Market Square. It used to be part of the gardens attached to a building
that was known as Jackson Hall before it was sold and turned into the Rose
and Crown. This was the property of Rev. Richard JACKSON (1602-1681).
He bequeathed it to his eldest son, William JACKSON (1628-1688) of Coleraine. |
Apr 2015 |
Timeline
of JACKSONs re: Steeple. This page includes mention of JACKSONs of
Steeple, Antrim, Holywell, and Loonburn. |
Apr 2015 |
Jacksons
of Steeple – Family Tree. There is also likely a connection to the
JACKSONs of Tobermore.NOTE: Extract from "Mackenzie's Memorials
of the Siege of Derry"; Introduction by W. D. Killen, D.D. (1861) Sarah [Born: 1 Oct 1698, Magherafelt, Ireland], the third
daughter of Captain Ash by his second marriage, became the wife of Mr. John
Jackson, by whom she had three sons, William, Hugh, and Luke. |
Apr 2015 |
Richard
Jackson (1602-1681) of Westmorland. The family tree of the known
descendants of Rev. Richard JACKSON of Kirkby Lonsdale and his two wives:
Dorothy OTWAY & Jane CARTER. With these two wives, he sired twenty living
children, many of whom made a significant impact on Ireland from the mid-1600s
onwards. |
May 2015 |
Aghavilly – Birthplace of Sir Thomas Jackson. There
are lots of maps and charts here. NOTE: It is not impossible that David
Jackson may have inherited this land from Thomas McCullagh, land which had
been previously deeded to Alexander Wilson. On the other hand: Mind the
gap. |
Apr 2015 |
Tullyvallen
and My Quest for Jacksons. Lots of maps and charts. Starting with Thos
Ball to the use of Daniel & Sarah Jackson in 1668 – then a jump to 1864
& Anne JACKSON. |
Apr 2015 |
Johnstons
of Woodvale. There are multiple links to the Jacksons of Urker.
Includes a family tree which I updated February 17, 2016. |
Apr 2015 |
Jacksons
of Tullyvallen. – update May 2015. This line of inquiry might get us
closer to either establishing or disproving the link with both the Jacksons
of Coleraine as well as a possible link to the Richard Jackson who
established the Forkhill Trust in the late 1700s – as well as the JACKSONs of
Steeple (Dunaghy needs checking out).
Includes 1823 map. |
Apr 2015 |
Mitchelburne
and Jackson connections. Col. John MITCHELBURNE married Susanna
Beresford, the widow of William JACKSON & Richard MITCHELBURNE, his
brother, who married a Mary JACKSON. |
Apr 2015 |
The
Twenty Children of Rev. Richard JACKSON. Rev. Richard JACKSON of
Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland sired fifteen children with his first wife,
Dorothy OTWAY (1605-1645), and then he sired five more with his 2nd wife, Jane CARTER. These sons and daughters, and their descendants, had a
significant impact on the next four centuries in Ireland. One of their sons,
William, owned leases for land that covered much of Coleraine in the
mid-1600s, while son Samuel had dozens of leases in Dublin, Monaghan, Meath
and Cavan. |
Apr 2015 |
Family
Crests and Jacksons. My personal experience in contributing to a coat
of Arms in Mission, BC. Sir Thomas Jackson, and the sheldrakes. |
Apr 2015 |
Oral
History – Jacksons and Fairy Rings. JACKSON’S FORT The rampart of the
ring of this earthwork has been levelled into the trench all the way round with the result that the ring sits several feet high
above the surrounding fields. It is now (1931) in use as an orchard. Mr.
Allen, the present owner of the farm states that his
family settled in the adjoining townland of Ternacreevy in 1616. His mother was a Miss Jackson daughter of the former owner
& the Jackson’s held the farm “from the days of Cromwell”. |
Apr 2015 |
Clay
Pigeons. Exploring connections between Sir Thomas JACKSON’s
sheldrakes, Anne BATES Ashby de la Zouche wife of Richard JACKSON & three
shovellers; Richard JACKSON of Forkhill’s shovellers. Photos of crests. |
Apr 2015 |
The
Irish Referendum & Dorothy Jackson. The frequent invisibility of
gay people in family histories. One remarkable thing about how Dorothy
Jackson lived her life was that she was a lesbian living openly with her
partner Dorothy Fitch at Barony House (or cottage), Glengarriff,
Co. Cork . Also, Dorothy Jackson’s relationship with Phyllis Keys, and her
connections to the Bloomsbury group. |
June 2015 |
More
Letters found at Gilford. Letters from Thomas JACKSON in the early
1860s. Descriptions of his trip and arrival at Hong Kong. His Aunt Barbara
DONALDSON, Dr King & the Elgin settlement in Ontario, and the bequest by
her daughter (which likely funded Thomas’ education at Morgan’s School in
Dublin). |
June 2015 |
Occam’s
Razor or KISS. Trying to suss out the place where Sir Thomas Jackson
had a farm in Co. Kildare. Maps of townlands where some Jacksons owned land
in Kildare. His farm manager Patrick Lynch of Kildare. In the 1690s, Jacksons
were at Athgravan and Blackrath,
in the parish of Greatconnell, lost that land, and
then settled at Narraghmore. Jacksons of Athy. |
July 2015 |
Amelia
Lydia Dare and Countess Dysart – fact or fiction. As a royalist,
active throughout the Cromwellian years, Elizabeth Murray even went so far as
to meet socially with Oliver Cromwell, initially to camouflage her subversive
activities, but later as an act of genuine friendship. Unravelling the
mystery of the secret marriage of William TOLLEMACHE; the story of William
Ball WRIGHT; |
Aug 2015 |
Amelia
Dare & her Cape Town connections. Her grandfather, William
Tollemache Parke (1790-1852), had been an innkeeper at India House on
Rotherhithe Street, in his early thirties. This was near the docks in
south-east London. Then Amelia’s grandmother opened what would become the
world-famous Parke’s Hotel in Cape Town – it was featured in recommendations
from as far away as Bombay |
Oct 2015 |
Iceberg
Writing and Silly Boy Pictures. In the meantime, here are some photo
montages created in the late 1800s in Yokohama and/or Hong Kong. They include
several of the Irish lads that I have been writing about. |
Oct 2015 |
Intro
to the Silver Bowl. One spring day, young Tommy was out a-walking with
Mr. Malever. Down a lane, it was, back of the
church. They chanced upon a Gypsy. She stopped them on the path. “Would you
be after having your fortune told?” Malever laughed
and reached into his pocket. He crossed her palm with a coin. She pocketed
the coin, took the palm of young Tommy into her hand, and studied it
carefully. Then she took the hand of Malever and as
she held it palm upwards, the look on her face darkened. She shook her head
and said, “One of you will be known all over the world and one of you will
meet a dastardly death.” |
Nov 2015 |
Presbyterian
& Catholic Olivers of Armagh. Document from Eliza OLIVER from
1800s, maps of Olivers going back to 1664. Farmacaffley, Ballnahonebeg, Brootally, Ballycrummy, Killynure, etc. Sale of OLIVER estate, |
Nov 2015 |
Kane
Graveyard – Some History. Tales of the fairies; the story of The Stump;
the COULTERs; |
Dec 2015 |
Anniversary
of Sir Thomas Jackson’s Death. Photos of Urker; Marketplace photo; the
story of Old Rose; Rev Daniel Gunn BROWNE; racial and religious tolerance;
charity; his grave at Stanstead. |
April 2016 |
Aren’t
you done yet? Mentions of Sir Thomas JACKSON’s farm in Co. Kildare;
shovellers on JACKSON crest; Richard JACKSON of Westmorland; son William
JACKSON of Coleraine & Samuel JACKSON of Dublin; John JACKSON – Oliver
Cromwell’s treasurer; coin used by Sir George JACKSON. |
Aug 2016 |
My
Bags are packed. Blessington Park. |
May 2016 |
2016
version of OLIVERS of Armagh. Sir Thomas Jackson (the focus of my research) and I
both descend from a William Oliver who held a lease and farmed at Ennislare in Co. Armagh - at least as early as the 1700s.
Oral history has it that our ancestors were Huguenots from the South of
France. A map of Ballymoran and images of other
documents are included. |
May 2016 |
Lace
from Crossmaglen. The story of Susan DONALDSON. |
July 2016 |
Killynure
– the Life of a House. Historic photos and links, and the story of our
family’s connection. |
July 2016 |
The
Quaigh of rev. Daniel Gunn Brown. Two branches of Rev. Daniel Gunn
Brown’s family both originated from Scotland, but they also had previous
ancestral connections to Antrim. The name Kirkpatrick aka Kilpatrick
translates as: church of Patrick. This has more resonance than one
might think. Comparison of language of activist Presbyterian ministers with
that of Karl Marx. |
April 2018 |
I’m Back! Includes Seamus Heaney poem. |
May 2018 |
Origin
Stories - Four versions Includes Mount Leinster Lodge, Raheenkyle. |
Dec 2018 |
Samuel
Jackson - Gleanings of a Life. Mention of Articlave |
Apr 2019 |
Jacksons
of Co. Longford, Dublin & Kings Co |
Apr 2019 |
Rev.
William JACKSON - Dead Ends Blog #1 |
Apr 2019 |
Dr.
Richard JACKSON (abt 1720-abt1768) and the SALEs. Cuffe Street mystery |
July 2019 |
Hyde’s
Coffee Shop |
Sept 2019 |
Rev.
William Jackson & his Gore ancestry |
Sept 2019 |
Documents
relating to the ancestry of Rev. William JACKSON. |
Mar 2020 |
Streetlight
effect and Jacksons and Sheldrakes |
Apr 2020 |
The
wives of Rev. William Jackson (1737-1795) |
Apr 2020 |
Arthur
Hamilton Lee and Sir Thomas Jackson |
Jul 2021 |
Richard
Jackson father of Rev. William JACKSON (1737-1795) |
Dec 2021 |
JACKSON
of Stansted House: Baronial Arms |
Sep 2022 |
The
Naming of Irish Townlands |
Jun 2023 |
Updates
to my Memorials of Deeds Pages PUREFOY & JACKSONs |
Jun 2023 |
Reflections
after transcribing more Creggan Parish Registers. |
Jul 2023 |
Grave-markers
and the Loss of a Sense of Place |
Dec 2023 |
Rev
William Francis JACKSON Finding his middle name. |
Feb 2024 |
Rev.
William JACKSON (1737-1795): Seen through the framing & lens of his
Writing ` |
Feb 2024 |
2024
Visit to Coleraine BERESFORDs and JACKSONs. |
Jan 2025 |
AI
and breaking down brick walls How to find elusive deeds in the deeds registry |
Jan 2025 |
Mrs.
Elizabeth JACKSON née BUNTING Wife of Rev William JACKSON of the United
Irishmen |
Mar 2025 |
REV.
RICHARD JACKSON (1602-1681) |
Apr 2025 |
Abigail
JACKSON (1683-1763): Part One AKA Abigail CROFTON. |
May 2025 |
JACKSONs
and St. Johns Killowen Including plaque by Richard JACKSON
(1730-1789) |
June 2025 |
History by the Ounce A largely philosophical rumination about memory, history, ancestry and truth. |
Nov. 2025 |
Seeking
Ensign JACKSON |
May 2026 |
Cows
to Crypto |
May 2026 |
Three
Mysterious Francis JACKSONs |
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