The Dunwells
John =Elizabeth CLOTH MAKER
Harriet James William Job Emma Mary Benjamin
William =Alice Thompson LABOURER JOURNEYMAN BRICKMAKER
James John Mary Ann Rachel others William
This family are in Holbeck South Leeds and William and family are there in the C1871 at 36 Pottery Place / Hunslet Hall.
James however, is in Egton Bridge. That is a big jump. He is lodging with Mary Ann Roe -shoe maker's widow. He is a Labourer brick works - it would be likely this is at Grosmont where there was a Brickworks next to the Ironstone Mine. It does not seem that at that time that the Brick works belonged to the Dunwells. His brother John is still in Leeds as a lodger in another family and he is a brick moulder.
James marries into the Roe family, one Margaret Roe in 1871 and she is the daughter of Thomas Roe a shoemaker of Egton. (Presumably deceased) as he is lodging with widow Mary Ann Roe in the 1871 census. (Did she have a little legacy I wonder?)
Ten years later James and Margaret are in Headingly Leeds at 20 Holderness Place with 7 children including Austin Dunwell and James is listed as Brickmaker. Of the children we can see that 5 were born in Egton up to Margaret born in 1878. The youngest children are twins Lilly and Rosa born in 1880. The road seems fairly prosperous with a mix of trades and employment but not wealthy or prestigious.
In the next census however, we find James and Margaret back in Egton now living at the Mill house in Egton Bridge. References to the family in the newspapers include a drowing of a young man who was visisting with them, an accident to one of the sons at the Brickworks that sounds quite serious and also a fire which nearly destroyed the property. James is now a Brick Manufacturer and I think it must have been Alban who was injured as he is in the brick trade while Austin is a joiner's apprentice.
By 1901 this family have moved to 9 Dixon Terrace Darlington and James is now a Brick and Tile manufacturer, as are Austin Dunwell and two of the other sons. James dies 1907/8 in Darlington. His wife Margaret lists herself a Brick Manufacturer in 1911 and her son Austin is listed as an assistant. Margaret dies in around 1928.
Meanwhile James' brother John has married another Roe - Sarah Frances Roe in April to June 1880. (daughter Catherine is born quite soon afterwards in the first quarter of 1881). In 1871 as mentioned above he is lodging in Holbeck Leeds and is a brick moulder. We next find him in the 1881 census living with parents in law in Grosmont. John Roe is the Ironstone Mine Deputy and John Dunwell is a brick maker. Ten years later John and wife Sarah Frances live at the Brickworks with their 8 children and by 1911 the family have moved up to Low Leys and John is now a brick and tile manufacturer.
William Dunwell, the youngest brother of James and John appears in the 1901 census as the foreman at the brickworks in Grosmont and ditto in 1911. He has married Mary Brown born in Robin Hood's Bay and has a fine family with some interesting names.
I always remember Aunty Kath talking about Austin Dunwell. She never called him Uncle Austin. She just said Austin Dunwell as if that was a thing. Eliza Keefe married Austin Dunwell and went to live in Darlington. Full stop. Austen Dunwell wanted one of the Keefe girls. Full stop.
What we do know from the press articles at the time, is that our Austin was engaged to another girl, a teacher, and she took him to court for breach of promise complaining that he had been seeing another girl. Austin and his fiancee could not marry because she could earn more as a teacher than he could provide her with -as his father only gave him a small wage. He became engaged to Margaret Fitzpatrick in 1900 and she took him to court in 1913. When examined during the court case, he stated that he had 29 shillings a week from the executors of his father's estate and that he and his brother managed the brickworks - presumably in Darlington. He did not marry Eliza Keefe until 1915 - during the war - after he had paid off the 60 pound damages awarded to Miss Fitzpatrick?- and they were both in their forties. In 1917 he joined the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. He seems to have endured some bad health. In the photograph with Hannah Lawson he looks a bit sheepish. Eliza - a capable boarding house keeper in 1911 living in Chorlton Manchester and running a large establishment - I wonder why she threw in her lot, with Austin Dunwell.
The Dunwells also made bricks in Pocklington. 1900 to 1915, the manager was Alban Dunwell and the company was run by Trustees of James Dunwell.
We were walking around Grosmont and wondering where the clay came from for the bricks and tiles. On the old maps there seems to be a fair pit around the brickworks so probably there was a clay bed around the works. There was a sale of a bed of clay in 1859 connected to a Robert Jackson ( Oxford graduate? school teacher and later shop keeper of Egton Village). It is not clear if he owned it or was an agent. The clay bed was adjacent to the railway line - maybe this is the site at Grosmont but not necessarily.
Certainly the manufacture of bricks and earthware chimney pots, drains etc became very profitable during the second half of the nineteenth century with development a sure investment. In this part of Leeds, the wealthy mill owners lost their estates to the owners of the brickworks. They became the wealthiest people. (Inghams Cliffes). The ironstone mines in Grosmont were a big source of employment for the area and a big source of wealth for the owners. They were worked out and the brickyard became as important for local industry. Looking at the area today does little to indicated how industrial it was in the nineteenth century with the coming of the railways opening up lots of opportunities for trade and manufacture. Coal was needed for the kilns and bricks could be sent out on the railways.
We have one little factlet about John Keefe - in 1891 he is listed in a Trade Directory as an Earthenware Dealer. Does this connect him to the Dunwells? Or to the OKeefe Brickmakers in Youghal?
Research into the origins of John O'keefe born about 1833 Cork, later of Egton Bridge, Yorkshire, UK, the son of Richard O'Keefe, miller. Including some notes on their descendants.
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Saturday, 21 July 2018
Friday, 18 May 2018
shopkeeper, grocers
At Egton Bridge in 1871 Census, George Barker give his occupation as Tailor, Draper and Grocer.
In 1881 Census he lives at Esk Villa and is a tailor. So he is no longer a grocer or draper.
In 1881, George's surviving son, Richard gives his occupation as Grocer. He has a grocers shop which in 1882 he sells, along with tools and agricultural items as he is, "leaving the area".
It could be that this is Richard's inheritance at the death of mother Ann in 1871 or 1872.
Richard is back in Egton Bridge in 1891 this time living at Sandsend just along from the Barkers, with his wife's aunt. He is now a joiner.
In 1871 Census John Keefe, the son in law of George Barker, gives his occupation as Booking Clerk Out of Employ. In 1881 he gives his occupation as Shopkeeper. Not grocer. Shopkeeper. His wife Elizabeth is a Shop keeper's wife. They are keeping a shop.
Which shop?
Was this Richard Barker's shop in Egton Bridge?
Or was John employed at Botham's shop at the end of Arncliffe Terrace? Unlikely as the shopkeeper is clearly Mackridge.
Or another shop of his own?
In 1881 Census he lives at Esk Villa and is a tailor. So he is no longer a grocer or draper.
In 1881, George's surviving son, Richard gives his occupation as Grocer. He has a grocers shop which in 1882 he sells, along with tools and agricultural items as he is, "leaving the area".
It could be that this is Richard's inheritance at the death of mother Ann in 1871 or 1872.
Richard is back in Egton Bridge in 1891 this time living at Sandsend just along from the Barkers, with his wife's aunt. He is now a joiner.
In 1871 Census John Keefe, the son in law of George Barker, gives his occupation as Booking Clerk Out of Employ. In 1881 he gives his occupation as Shopkeeper. Not grocer. Shopkeeper. His wife Elizabeth is a Shop keeper's wife. They are keeping a shop.
Which shop?
Was this Richard Barker's shop in Egton Bridge?
Or was John employed at Botham's shop at the end of Arncliffe Terrace? Unlikely as the shopkeeper is clearly Mackridge.
Or another shop of his own?
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
John O'Keefe / Keefe Ships Crew Lists 1851
Forename | John |
|---|---|
| Surname | Keeffe |
| Vessel Name | Magyar of Cork |
| Area | Ireland South-West |
| Rank or Occupation | Seaman |
| Age | 22 |
| Place of Birth | Youghal |
| Source | Ship Crew Lists 1851 |
| Forename | John |
|---|---|
| Surname | Keeffe |
| Vessel Name | Charles of Cork |
| Area | Ireland South-West |
| Rank or Occupation | Seaman |
| Age | 22 |
| Place of Birth | Youghal |
| Source | Ship Crew Lists 1851 |
| Forename | John |
|---|---|
| Surname | Keefe |
| Vessel Name | Valentine of Cork |
| Area | Ireland South-West |
| Rank or Occupation | Mate |
| Age | 20 |
| Place of Birth | Youghal |
| Source | Ship Crew Lists 1851 |
Sunday, 6 May 2018
Rathronan, Rathangan and Ballyartella
This cutting is from 1852 papers, it is about Rathronan and I think we can be sure this is Richard O'Keefe Esquire of Rathronan Mills in Tipperary. They are a very well heeled lot the Yelverton O'Keeffes. Lawyers with public office and they settle in England in the end. Connected to aristocary Lady Avenmore was an O'Keeffe. Probably not who we are looking for,
Here are three brother, Martin, Edward and Patrick who are millers. Edward is the proprietor of Rock Vale Mills and Patrick seems to own Ballyartella Mills, still extant and a National Monument.
Patrick struggles financially and goes bankrupt. He immigrates to Australia and is followed by his wife and at least two children but these are shipwrecked and drowned in 1854. In the bankruptcy proceedings Patrick is described as Merchant, Dealer and Chapman.
Rock Vale mills is burnt down around 1860 and Edward was not well insured -the mills were rebuilt because they are seen for sale later in the century.
Another incidental factlet is that in Laracor which is next to Trim where there is a Richard Keeffe miller , there is a nursery seedsman named Martin Keeffe.
Martin Okeeffes are quite thin on the ground so should be findable. Edwards and Richards are not that common. This family should be very visible.
I do wonder if this branch of Okeeffe millers was originally the family from Kildare that had a big mill and distillery in Rathangan Kildare. Edward is one of their family names. They had the mill in 1780 and lost it some time around 1810 - the business got into trouble in the 1798 Rebellion with much fighting in the town of Rathangan and the British troops ate all the stores and then paid no damages leaving the family in debt. But what happened to them. Did they become involved in mills elsewhere?
Rathangan information
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Mount Keeffe
One of the Richard Keeffes to be found in Griffiths Valuation is a Richard Keeffe in Newmarket County Cork. Near Newmarket is Mount Keeffe, still extant, and also Newmarket House, once the home of Richard Aldworth - which is now called the Jame OKeeffe Institute.
Richard Aldworth became Lord Donerails. He is also associated with Rock Mills in Kildorrery. There are plenty of Keeffes and O'Keeffes in Kildorrery. Rock Mills is a village with...... a mill. A huge big mill. The mill is later owned by a family called Oliver connected to the Aldworths by marriage. The Aldworths built the town/village of Newmarket.
Mount Keeffe is associated with lots of Keeffe's. Manus O'Keeffe and Charles O'Keeffe MD and Arthur O'Keeffe. Also Fitzgerald O'Keeffe of Spitalfield House.
This is the first find for me of a Richard Keeffe associated with Mount Keeffe and it is of interest. The date is 1842. He is listed as a farmer, he has become bankrupt and so maybe he lost the land?
I willn try to find Mount Keeffe in Griffiths and see who owned it. The house and estate did stay in the Keeffe family.
It is the connection to Kildorrery that is interesting. It sounds a bit like Kerry, which was something Kath believed about John Keefe which does not make sense.
Richard Aldworth became Lord Donerails. He is also associated with Rock Mills in Kildorrery. There are plenty of Keeffes and O'Keeffes in Kildorrery. Rock Mills is a village with...... a mill. A huge big mill. The mill is later owned by a family called Oliver connected to the Aldworths by marriage. The Aldworths built the town/village of Newmarket.
Mount Keeffe is associated with lots of Keeffe's. Manus O'Keeffe and Charles O'Keeffe MD and Arthur O'Keeffe. Also Fitzgerald O'Keeffe of Spitalfield House.
This is the first find for me of a Richard Keeffe associated with Mount Keeffe and it is of interest. The date is 1842. He is listed as a farmer, he has become bankrupt and so maybe he lost the land?
I willn try to find Mount Keeffe in Griffiths and see who owned it. The house and estate did stay in the Keeffe family.
It is the connection to Kildorrery that is interesting. It sounds a bit like Kerry, which was something Kath believed about John Keefe which does not make sense.
Tuesday, 1 May 2018
A bit more about 5 Generations of Barker tailors of Egton Bridge
I have not verified all the information below. Some comes from a book about Egton Bridge, or from "Hearts of Oak" now available online, about the Catholics of Egton Bridge, and some information comes from wills and registers of baptisms, marriages and burials from RC registers and Egton parish church registers.
George Barker 1819-1902 (1) maried Hannah Lyth (1) 13 April 1844. He is a tailor, but in 1871 is tailor & draper & grocer employing one man. He and Hannah have 3 daughters and 2 sons are known from this marriage - Elizabeth 1846-1919 = John O'Keefe, William 1848-1871, Richard 1853-1916 = Mary Harrison, Esther Ann 1856-1947, and Hannah Mary 1859-1942 = Isaac Lawson (station master at Egton Bridge) Hannah nee Lyth died sometime after the 1871 census returns and George married Frances Heslop in 1873.
There appear to be no male descendants from this part of the Barker family as there is no record of Richard having any children. Richard was remembered as the black sheep of the family - one story was that he drank. However, he is mentioned in a book that Aunty Kath had at her house about Egton bridge or The Holy Guild of St hedda. I recorded the following from this book: In 1900 Richard "happened an accident while wrestling with another member of the Guild". It was suggested he should not receive sick pay as he should have been at work at the time the wrestling was going on, but "there was not enough evidence to prove this so it was decide to pay him his sick allowance".
Richard has various occupations recorded in the census returns: joiner's apprentice 1871 in Newholme with Dunsley, grocer in 1881 in Egton (probably having taken over the shop from his father), joiner in 1891 in Egton, Inn Keeper & farmer at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Egton in 1901, mechanic in Iron Stones Mines, Easington in 1911. The book referred to above had a photo from 1897 which had 2 Richard Barker's in it but no-one knew which Richard was George's son.
George was a member of the Holy Guild of St Hedda - More information on the Guild in a future post maybe. George, Hannah and Frances are commemorated i a stained glass window in the RC Church in Egton Bridge. George's daughter Hannah mary and her husband Isaac Lawson are commemorated with a plaque in the church. His daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Keefe are commemorated with their names on the pascal candle sticks in the church.
George 1819-1902 (1) & his father Joseph (1782-1866) (2) were the tenants of 2 cottages & gardens comprising 39 perches of land at a combined rental of £3 p.a. The cottages were situated diagonally opposite a cottage previously the village post office & previously owned by Ambrose Harrison, postman. Immediately behind and below them were the stepping stones leading to the mill.
George's siblings (children of Joseph) were Mary who may have died young as no information found about her, and 3 brothers:
- John b. 1819, tailor, lived Scarborough = Sarah Slater who later lives with her father-in-law Joseph & hs wife in 1851 and 1861, while John appears to be living with Jane Barker and then Elizabeth nee Readman who is described as his wife, with son William Readman Barker b. 1871 who may be his son or step-son.
- William Barker b. 1813 died young
- William Barker 1816-1878 = Ann Driver 1826-1857 at RC cathedral, Leeds. They lived at Almindbury where William was a blacksmith & later a farrier too. They had 2 daughters, Elizabeth 1851-1888 who became a nun, and Mary Ann 1853-1933 single. When Ann died William married his servant Caroline Jewitt and they had a son John William in 1862. John William married Margaret Gledhill and they had 2 daughters and a son.
Joseph Barker 1782-1866 (2) was a tailor and married Elizabeth Oxley (2) in 1810 who was the mother of his children. In 1828 he was a widow and married Ann Wedgewood. In 1851 and 1861 he is described as tailor and farmer of 31/2 and 4 acres. He was the son of:
George Barker 1740-1783 (3)
George married Mary nee Harrison 1742-1810 (3) in Skelton in 1767, where quite a few local RC's from the Egton area married around that time. George was a tailor and shop keeper. In 1774 he is described as shop keeper in his daughter Ann's baptism record.
In 1780 George and Mary Barker are listed as recusants with 6 children (not named). 5 are known of - Hannah bap 1768 = George Roe in 1798, George bap 1770 (tailor) = Ann Lyth in 1794, Mary bap 1772 = George Harrison, Ann bap 1774, Joseph bap 1782 = Elizabeth Oxley in 1820, then Ann Wedgewood in 1828.
In 1780 John Harrison died and left £30 to his daughter Mary Barker (George's wife) in his will. Apparently, in 1727 John Harrison had inherited Greenhouses Estate from his father Henry.
George 1740-1783's is assumed to be the son of:
George Barker d.1750 (4), recusant and tailor of Egton Bridge.
George is listed in recusant returns in 1735 along with Elizabeth Barker, widow (likely his mother) and is also listed as recusant in 1745, when only men were listed. George appears to have died in 1750.
George d. 1750 could well be the son of:
George Barker d. 1723 (5), tailor of Egton Bridge
He is listed as a recusant in 1691 and 1716, and could well be the George Barker who dies in 1723. Hi swife is likely to be Elizabeth Barker d. 1746 (5) who is named as a recusant and widow in 1735 and appears to be buried in 1746, when she is described as Widow and Papist of Egton Bridge.
George Barker 1819-1902 (1) maried Hannah Lyth (1) 13 April 1844. He is a tailor, but in 1871 is tailor & draper & grocer employing one man. He and Hannah have 3 daughters and 2 sons are known from this marriage - Elizabeth 1846-1919 = John O'Keefe, William 1848-1871, Richard 1853-1916 = Mary Harrison, Esther Ann 1856-1947, and Hannah Mary 1859-1942 = Isaac Lawson (station master at Egton Bridge) Hannah nee Lyth died sometime after the 1871 census returns and George married Frances Heslop in 1873.
There appear to be no male descendants from this part of the Barker family as there is no record of Richard having any children. Richard was remembered as the black sheep of the family - one story was that he drank. However, he is mentioned in a book that Aunty Kath had at her house about Egton bridge or The Holy Guild of St hedda. I recorded the following from this book: In 1900 Richard "happened an accident while wrestling with another member of the Guild". It was suggested he should not receive sick pay as he should have been at work at the time the wrestling was going on, but "there was not enough evidence to prove this so it was decide to pay him his sick allowance".
Richard has various occupations recorded in the census returns: joiner's apprentice 1871 in Newholme with Dunsley, grocer in 1881 in Egton (probably having taken over the shop from his father), joiner in 1891 in Egton, Inn Keeper & farmer at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Egton in 1901, mechanic in Iron Stones Mines, Easington in 1911. The book referred to above had a photo from 1897 which had 2 Richard Barker's in it but no-one knew which Richard was George's son.
George was a member of the Holy Guild of St Hedda - More information on the Guild in a future post maybe. George, Hannah and Frances are commemorated i a stained glass window in the RC Church in Egton Bridge. George's daughter Hannah mary and her husband Isaac Lawson are commemorated with a plaque in the church. His daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Keefe are commemorated with their names on the pascal candle sticks in the church.
George 1819-1902 (1) & his father Joseph (1782-1866) (2) were the tenants of 2 cottages & gardens comprising 39 perches of land at a combined rental of £3 p.a. The cottages were situated diagonally opposite a cottage previously the village post office & previously owned by Ambrose Harrison, postman. Immediately behind and below them were the stepping stones leading to the mill.
George's siblings (children of Joseph) were Mary who may have died young as no information found about her, and 3 brothers:
- John b. 1819, tailor, lived Scarborough = Sarah Slater who later lives with her father-in-law Joseph & hs wife in 1851 and 1861, while John appears to be living with Jane Barker and then Elizabeth nee Readman who is described as his wife, with son William Readman Barker b. 1871 who may be his son or step-son.
- William Barker b. 1813 died young
- William Barker 1816-1878 = Ann Driver 1826-1857 at RC cathedral, Leeds. They lived at Almindbury where William was a blacksmith & later a farrier too. They had 2 daughters, Elizabeth 1851-1888 who became a nun, and Mary Ann 1853-1933 single. When Ann died William married his servant Caroline Jewitt and they had a son John William in 1862. John William married Margaret Gledhill and they had 2 daughters and a son.
George Barker 1740-1783 (3)
George married Mary nee Harrison 1742-1810 (3) in Skelton in 1767, where quite a few local RC's from the Egton area married around that time. George was a tailor and shop keeper. In 1774 he is described as shop keeper in his daughter Ann's baptism record.
In 1780 George and Mary Barker are listed as recusants with 6 children (not named). 5 are known of - Hannah bap 1768 = George Roe in 1798, George bap 1770 (tailor) = Ann Lyth in 1794, Mary bap 1772 = George Harrison, Ann bap 1774, Joseph bap 1782 = Elizabeth Oxley in 1820, then Ann Wedgewood in 1828.
In 1780 John Harrison died and left £30 to his daughter Mary Barker (George's wife) in his will. Apparently, in 1727 John Harrison had inherited Greenhouses Estate from his father Henry.
George 1740-1783's is assumed to be the son of:
George Barker d.1750 (4), recusant and tailor of Egton Bridge.
George is listed in recusant returns in 1735 along with Elizabeth Barker, widow (likely his mother) and is also listed as recusant in 1745, when only men were listed. George appears to have died in 1750.
George d. 1750 could well be the son of:
George Barker d. 1723 (5), tailor of Egton Bridge
He is listed as a recusant in 1691 and 1716, and could well be the George Barker who dies in 1723. Hi swife is likely to be Elizabeth Barker d. 1746 (5) who is named as a recusant and widow in 1735 and appears to be buried in 1746, when she is described as Widow and Papist of Egton Bridge.
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Rathronan Mills & a Richard O'Keeffe
Also in the Limerick and Clare Examiner February 1849 an announcement of the death of Richard O'Keeffe Esquire of Rathronan Mills Tipperary.
It's the best we've got so far.
But after this, no leads.
Rathronan Mills, according to William P. Burke in a History of Clonmel, was built by a Quaker Samuel Grubb as a bolting mill in 1791 at Rathronan 3 kms north of Clonmel. In 1793 it was leased to Robert Thompson and laster to someone called Chaytor. There is a full description of the mill in the above book, how many stones and other technical information. It certainly was "a thing". In Griffiths Valuation a mill in Rathronan was leased to John O'Connor. It may be that it was a late Valuation. I shall check that out.
There is nothing about any Keefe's at all in the Tithe Applotments or in Griffiths Valuation for Rathronan and in the 1901 Census there are four Keefe's in Rathronan who are servants. The same for Clonmel with very few families of the Keefe sort in the Census and no Tithe Applotment or Griffiths mentions. The only thing I have found is an O'Keeffe and Co, Grocers and Hotel Proprietors (Bassets Directory of Tipperary 1889). But I am sure I have found more Clonmel Keefes in the past so I will look again.
A bit of background about Rathronan. It is not the resting place of William Smith O'Brien because unfortunately there is also a place called Rathronan in Limerick and he is buried there. My mistake.
Rathronan House is the residence of General Gough and various JPs and so on live there when he is on service in 1835 to 1850. He rents out his mansion house with its orchards, greenhouses what have you to James Scully and others. In 1827 some lands part of Rathronan are to rent with a good slated house which I don't think is Rathronan House and maybe this is where Richard O'Keeffe comes in but that is just speculation. As if this person just missed the Tithe Applotments and Griffiths too, thus leaving very little record. But no, an obituary of 1832 laments the death of Catherine, wife of JOhn Thomas Young Esq of Bantry and daughter of Robert Thompson Esq. late of Rathronan Mills, who died aboard the Lavinia en route to Van Diemen's Land. We perhaps need the date of Robert Thompson's death to see how this fits in.
So that's not much.
If it is our Richard then he died 1849 and we need a Richard who dies pre 1867 as on John and Elizabeth's marriage certificate.
I wonder if being know as of "Rathronan Mills" is a courtesy title thing, and perhaps, this Richard did not live in the area at all, or maybe in Waterford, Clonmel, Dungarvan... perhaps even over in Ballymacoda. Or Cork City.
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Clearly two Richards in Rathronan Tipperary - one has left a Will and one died intestate. Family are connected to Charles O'Keeffe and Charleville.
Richard Keefe / O'Keefe in Land Records - a list
Not sure how well my word doc will copy and paste, but thought this might be useful. Not sure how complete it is and I need to go through and add to owners column:
Useful website: http://timeline.ie/tracing-irish-ancestors-online/irish-land-records/
Pre-Famine Valuations - not all of them survived (a person with more than one book likely to be the same person)
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/vob/index.jsp
So far have searched for Keefe, Keeffe, O'Keefe, O'Keeffe & listed them below - none found in any other counties. I don't know if there's a list of places with and without surviving pre-famine valuations.
Pre-Famine Valuations - not all of them survived (a person with more than one book likely to be the same person)
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/vob/index.jsp
So far have searched for Keefe, Keeffe, O'Keefe, O'Keeffe & listed them below - none found in any other counties. I don't know if there's a list of places with and without surviving pre-famine valuations.
Surname
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Forename
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Event Year
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Date of Valuation
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Book
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County
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Barony
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Parish
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Townland
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Other/Lessor Surname
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Other/Lessor Forename
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O’Keeffe
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1849
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19 Sep 1849
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Field book
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Cork
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Duhallow
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Clonfert
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Scarteen Lower
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O’Keeffe
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1846
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2 Sep 1846
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Field book
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Cork
|
Duhallow
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Clonfert
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Garraunawarrig Upper
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|||
O’Keeffe
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1850
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18 Jun 1850
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House book
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Cork
|
Duhallow
|
Clonfert
|
Scarteen Lower
|
Aldworth
|
Mrs Margaret
|
|
O’Keeffe
|
1852
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Jan 1852
|
Quarto book
|
Cork
|
Holy Trinity
|
Bibby
|
Thomas
|
|||
O’Keeffe
|
1852
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Jan 1852
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Quarto book
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Cork
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Holy Trinity
|
O'Callaghan
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Leslie
|
|||
Keeffe
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1847
|
1 Jun 1847
|
House book
|
Cork
|
Duhallow
|
Cullen
|
Meenskeha West
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|||
Keeffe
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1847
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28 Jun 1847
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Field book
|
Cork
|
Duhallow
|
Clonfert
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Meenskeha West
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|||
Keeffe
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1847
|
28 Jun 1847
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Field book
|
Cork
|
Duhallow
|
Clonfert
|
Meenskeha West
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|||
Keeffe
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1848
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13 Jul 1848
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Tenure book
|
Cork
|
Carberry East WD
|
Castleventry
|
Castleventry
|
Sullivan
|
Con
|
|
Keeffe
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1847
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01 Jun 1847
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Tenure book
|
Cork
|
Duhallow
|
Cullen
|
Meenskeha West
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Leary
|
John
|
|
Keeffe
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1847
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01 Jun 1847
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Tenure book
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Cork
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Duhallow
|
Cullen
|
Meenskeha West
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|||
Keeffe
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1850
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28 Sep 1850
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House book
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Cork
|
Carberry East
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Castleventry
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Castleventr
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1850
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28 Sep 1850
|
House book
|
Cork
|
Carberry East
|
Castleventry
|
Castleventry
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1850
|
26 Apr 1850
|
House book
|
Cork
|
Fermoy
|
Litter
|
Knockananig
|
|||
|
Keife
|
1847
|
21 May 1847
|
House book
|
Tipperary
|
Iffa & Offa East
|
Kilmurry
|
Butlerstown
|
|
Keefe
|
1846
|
08 Sep 1846
|
House book
|
Tipperary
|
Iffa & Offa East
|
Kilmurry
|
Butlerstown
|
Clonmell
|
Lord
|
O’Keeffe
|
1850
|
20 May 1850
|
Field book
|
Limerick
|
Glenquin
|
Killagholehane
|
Knocktoosh
|
Surname | forename | Year | Book | County | Barony | Parish | Townland | |||
Keeffe
|
1845
|
31 Jul 1845
|
Field book
|
Kilkenny
|
Gowran
|
Inistioge
|
Inistioge
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1849
|
22 Mar 1849
|
Tenure book
|
Kilkenny
|
Gowran
|
Inistioge
|
Inistioge
|
Tighe
|
W F
|
|
Keeffe
|
1840
|
04 Jan 1840
|
House book
|
Meath
|
Moyfenrath Lower
|
Trim
|
Townparks South
|
Williams
|
Michael
|
|
Keeffe
|
1853
|
12 Aug 1853
|
House book
|
Meath
|
Moyfenrath Lower
|
Laracor
|
Iffernock
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1838
|
24 May 1838
|
Field book
|
Meath
|
Moyfenrath Lower
|
Rathmoline
|
Corballis
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1845
|
4 Nov 1845
|
House book
|
Waterford
|
Glenahiry
|
Kilronan
|
Tooracurragh
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1853
|
14 Jan 1853
|
House book
|
Waterford
|
Glenahiry
|
Kilronan
|
Tooracurragh
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1848
|
23 Mar 1848
|
Field book
|
Waterford
|
Upperthird
|
Clonagam
|
Mayfield
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1849
|
14 Dec 1849
|
House book
|
Waterford
|
Decies Without Drum
|
Seskinan
|
Tooreen East
|
|||
Keeffe
|
1848
|
06 May 1848
|
House book
|
Waterford
|
Upperthird
|
Clonagam
|
Mayfield
|
|||
Keefe
|
1846
|
18 Apr 1846
|
House book
|
Wexford
|
Bargy
|
Ballyconnick
|
Waddingtown
|
McHoare
|
||
All the Richard’s in Griffith’s Valuation
and Tithe records 1847 – 1864
Townland
|
Parish
|
county & owner / landlord
|
||
O'Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Scarlet St
T,Newmarket
|
Clonfert
|
Cork
landlord Margaret Phillpott |
O'Keeffe
|
Richard
|
North Main
Street
|
Holy
Trinity
|
Cork
landlord Thomas Bilby |
“
|
“
|
“
|
“landlord Leslie
O’Callaghan
|
|
O'Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Knocktoosh
|
Killagholehane
|
Limerick
Landlord John
J Sullivan
|
O'Keeffe NB
Recorded in index as Keeffe John O
|
Richard
|
Knocktoosh
|
Killagholehane
|
Limerick
Richard is landlord & renting out several
propertie. Other OKs in Killagholehane: Patrick O’Keeffe, Keeffe Dennis O, Keeffe Manus O.
Manus is landowner
– but like Richard, lives in property in knocktoosh owned by John J Sullivan),
|
O'Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Knocktoosh
|
Killagholehane
|
Limerick
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Castleventry
|
Castleventry
|
Cork
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Scarteen,
Lower
|
Clonfert
|
Cork
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Knockananig
|
Litter
|
Cork
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Butterfield
|
Rathfarnham
|
Dublin
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Shannagh
More
|
Kilkerrin
|
Galway
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Aglish
South
|
Aglish
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Fiddown
|
Fiddown
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
High
Street
|
Inistioge
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Kildrummy
|
Kilmaganny
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Mallardstown
Great
|
Mallardstown
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Mallardstown
Great
|
Mallardstown
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Doornane
|
Pollrone
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Doornane
|
Pollrone
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Ballynamountain
|
Rathkieran
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Farranmacedmond
|
Rathkieran
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Cotterellsbooly
|
Stonecarthy
|
Kilkenny
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Harristown
|
Ardmulchan
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Iffernock
|
Laracor
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Corballis
|
Rathmolyon
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Kilballyporter
|
Rathmolyon
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Stranymore
|
Rathmolyon
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Scurlockstown
|
Scurlockstown
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Brannockstown
|
Trim
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Market St.(Townparks,
South)
|
Trim
|
Meath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Garryduff
|
Colligan
|
Waterford
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Tooracurragh
|
Kilronan
|
Waterford
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Morgan-Street
|
Trinity
Without
|
Waterford
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Cloghannagarragh
|
Noughaval
|
Westmeath
|
Keeffe
|
Richard
|
Waddingtown
|
Ballyconnick
|
Wexford
|
Keefe
|
Richard
|
Shannagh
More
|
Kilkerrin
|
Galway
|
Richards in
Tithe Records (Variant surnames searched) 1823 / 1838
1831 Tithe Defaulters:
Paid Tithes:
1831 Tithe Defaulters:
Richard
|
Keef
|
Drumcannon
|
Waterford
|
Richard
|
Keefe
|
Kilmacow
|
Kilkenny
|
Richard
|
Keefe
|
Jerpointabbey
|
Kilkenny
|
Richard
|
Keefe
|
Pollrone
|
Kilkenny
|
Richard
|
Keefe
|
Mallardstown
|
Kilkenny
|
Richard
|
Keefe
|
Kilmurry
|
Tipperary
|
Richard
|
Keefe
|
Ballyconnick
|
Wexford
|
Paid Tithes:
Surname
|
Forename
|
Townland/Street
|
Parish
|
County
|
Year
|
Knocklucogue
|
Clonfert
|
Cork
|
1826
|
||
Woodfield
|
Kilkerranmore
|
Cork
|
1833
|
||
Cottrels
Booley
|
Stamcarty
|
Kilkenny
|
|||
Cottrels
Booley
|
Stamcarty
|
Kilkenny
|
Surname
|
Forename
|
Townland/Street
|
Parish
|
County
|
Year
|
Bolnabainy
|
Clonalvy
|
Meath
|
1833
|
||
Knockdrina
|
Stonecarthy
|
Kilkenny
|
|||
Coltrells
Booley
|
Surname
|
Forename
|
Townland/Street
|
Parish
|
County
|
Year
|
Knocklucogue
|
Clonfert
|
Cork
|
1826
|
||
Woodfield
|
Kilkerranmore
|
Cork
|
1833
|
||
Cottrels
Booley
|
Stamcarty
|
Kilkenny
|
|||
Cottrels
Booley
|
Stamcarty
|
Kilkenny
|
Ballymoney
|
Straboe
|
Queen's
|
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