Gillhall Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland

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This is a sub-project of McGill Name Study

The goal of this project is to help organize the history of the Gillhall estate in Coolsallagh townland, Dromore Civil parish, County Down, Northern Ireland. Another goal is to link to the genealogy of the residents of this property.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

• List the owners of the estate in chronological order
• Find out if the Magills of Gill Hall are related to the Magills in the neighboring estate of Tullycairn.
• Add photos and maps of the estate.
• Nearby village of Gilford was established by same family.
• More description of Magennis family

History of Gillhall Estate

The land was originally owned by Magennis family. During the Rebellion of 1641, they took the side of the rebels and as a consequence, lost much of their property in the area. ^[1] On 31 January 1667 Captain John Magill received a patent from the king, Charles II. ^[2] By the 1780's Clanwilliam was in debt and began auctioning off properties. The house was believed to be haunted. The family abandoned the house in 1910. The house was destroyed in a fire in 1969.

Lords of the Manor

• Captain John Magill (?-1677)
• Sir John Johnston Magill or John Johnston Magill (?-1701) Grandson of Cpt. John Magill. Son of Lt. William Johnston and Susannah Magill.
• John Hawkins Magill ( -1713). Son of John Hawkins and Mary Johnston. Nephew of Sir John Johnston Magill.
• Robert Hawkins Magill (1704-1745) son of John Hawkins Magill
• Theodosia Magill (1743-1817) Daughter of Robert Hawkins Magill. From father's death until she married John Meade 1865.
• John Meade, Earl of Clanwilliam (1744-1800)

Sources

• http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com
• http://www.irishevents4u.com
• Wikipedia Theodosia Meade
• Wikipedia Gilford
• Downpatrick Recorder, 26 Jan 1867, found on Findmypast.com using a search term of "Robert Hawkins". A column called "The Hamilton MSS" which is apparently an excerpt of a book published by Archer and Sons, Belfast, edited by Mr. Lowry, QC. This article describes some of the politics of Co. Down in the 1600. Also see Ulster Journal of Archaeology 1855
• Lowry, Thomas K.. The Hamilton Mss.: Printed From the Original Mss.. Belfast, 1867. Page 64 describes John Magill and Robert Hawkins Magill as Members of Parliament. Hamilton Manuscripts
• https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/clanwilliam-meade-d3044.pdf Document about the Meade Clanwilliam family.

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!