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William’s farm Rabstown 11 Area 24 acres |
Charles’ farm Rabstown 9 Glentown 13 Area 23 acres |
Wauchob’s farm Rabstown 1 Area 30 acres |
Peacock bank 3A Area 59 acres |
Comments
William Boak was a tenant of all of area 3 in Griffiths Valuation. (92 acres). Farm split in 1875, WB retaining 3A. |
Sources
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/1B |
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Lessors - Rev William Knox and descendants. Andrew F Knox and Thomas J Knox. |
Lessor- Duke of Abercorn till about 1907 |
Peacockbank was eventually sold to Wm McCay Jr under Land Purchase Act but the farms in Rabstown were farmed by tenants till at least 1929 |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/23A
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1825-1827 |
Archibald McCay |
Thomas McCay |
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Aaron Boak |
Archibald died 1838 Seems likely Archibald was Thomas' brother and farm 11 passed to him. |
Tithe Applotment Books Records Christ Church Urney Proni ref MIC1/81 |
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1849 |
? Probably Thomas McCay |
Thomas McCay |
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Thomas living with wife Anne, two sons, Charles and William and two daughters Martha and Anne. Also William's wife Isabella (Wauchob) and two daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah Jane. Thomas died in 1854. |
Urney Cof I list of Parishioners. Proni ref MIC1/81 |
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1858 |
William McCay |
Charles McCay |
Jane Purdon |
William Boak |
McCay brothers, sons of Thomas |
Griffiths Valuation. Urney C of I List of Parishioners. |
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1860-1863 |
William McCay |
Charles McCay |
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William Boak |
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Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20A
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1864-1876 |
William McCay |
Charles McCay |
Alexander Wauchob 1874 Benjamin Wauchob 1876 |
William Boak |
AW brother in law of William McCay. Unsure who Benjamin is William had one son who would inherit farms and 4 daughters. 2 emigrated to US in 1870's. 1 married locally and Mary Ann remained unmarried, living with her parents and then brother William, |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20B Will of William McCay 1890 Christchurch Urney- Notes on Parishioners MIC1/81 |
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1877-1881 |
William McCay |
Charles McCay |
Alexander Wauchob |
William Boak |
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Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20C
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1882-1893 |
William McCay |
William McCay Jr 1892 |
Mary Wauchob |
William Boak |
William Jr takes over Uncles farm after his death in 1890 Mary takes over after husbands death in 1888. |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20D |
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1893-1907 |
William McCay Jr 1894 |
William McCay Jr |
Joseph Wauchob 1906 |
William McCay Jr 1896 |
William Jr takes over farm 11 after father's death in 1894. 1906 James, son of AW and Mary, was granted administration of fathers estate. Only a child when father died. |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20E Will of William McCay 1890 Proni Will calendars- Alex Wauchob |
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1894-1912
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William McCay Jr
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William McCay Jr
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William McCay Jr 1910 |
William McCay Jr 1896 |
By 1896 William McCay Jr has acquired Peacockbank from William Boak. Letter, in Abercorn papers, from solicitor John McCay, of Strabane, informs estate of sale in Nov 1895, By 1907 he had bought farm under Land Purchase Acts. By 1910 he has acquired Wauchob’s farm. |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/1E Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20E Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20F Abercorn Rent books for Strabane 1877-1903 Proni ref D623/C/4/22 1901, 1911 census |
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Houses occupied by farm labourers Joseph Love and William King( 1901, 1911 census)
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House occupied by nephew John Patrick (1911 census) |
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1908-1821
1913-1923 |
Mary Ann McCay John McCay (Still Wm in Val Bks) |
Mary Ann McCay John McCay (Still Wm in Val Bks) |
John Alexander Patrick 1915 |
Mary Ann McCay John McCay 1917 |
William died in 1914 leaving two farms in Rabstown and the farm he owned in Peacockbank to his sister Mary Ann and then to his nephew, her son John. Wauchob’s farm was left to his other nephew John Alexander Patrick, the son of his sister Elizabeth. Probate granted to Mary Anne 2-6-1914. |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/20F Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/1F
Will of William McCay.1913
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1923 |
In trust of John McCay and Joseph Anderson for benefit of John's children. |
John Alexander Patrick |
John McCay |
Mary Ann died leaving two farms at Rabstown/ Glentown in trust for grandchildren William Ernest, Marion Gertrude and Elizabeth Moreland McCay. When all reached 21 farms were to go to William Ernest. Trustees were John McCay, son and Joseph Anderson, his brother in law. |
Will of Mary Ann McCay. 1923 |
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1923-1929 |
J Maxwell 1925 |
Joseph Anderson 1925 |
John Alexander Patrick |
John McCay |
By 1925 the two farms remaining at Rabstown had passed to J Maxwell and to Joseph Anderson, John McCay’s brother in law. |
Val Revision Bks 12/B/42/23A
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1942 |
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House and buildings at Peacockbank sold to Gorringes. |
Current owner. |
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1947 |
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Last of farm at Peacockbank sold for £2000 and proceeds, less costs distributed to John McCay (half) and his 5 children (tenth) |
Document from solicitor, Wilson Simms. 21-02-1947 |
Note: Spelling of family name is McCoy/McKay in some official documents but family use McCay spelling.
Numbers given to farms are those on the OS map accompanying the Griffiths Valuation.
Area given was that given in Griffiths Valuation but there seems to have been little change apart from Peacockbank 3A being split from 3B.
Dates given with names of occupiers are when changes were made in Valuation Revision Books.