Small Sources No. 6: This is another list we found in the course of our family history research. This list is from a single-sheet rental of part of the estate of Abel Ram Esq. in county Wexford for 1826. It shows tenant’s names, location, acres held, and yearly rent. You can see a full description of rental practices in our article on rentals here.

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Tenant Property
John Fidler – Ballytegan
Reps. Humphrey Fidler “
John Fidler Jun. “
Thomas Cook “
Reps. John Cook “
Reps. Timothy Crane “
Matthew Oughton “
Robt. Wheatley “
Reps. Robt Hatton “
Mary Smith “
Michael Duggan “
Benjamin Godkin “
Cornelius Conners “
Michael Coote “
Reps. A. Butler – Churchtown
John Higginbotham – Coolanstud
Rev. Henry StEloy “
Reps. James Peppard – Clonattin
Lewis Miller Esq. “
John Bryan “
William Cooke “
John Fiddler “
Thomas Fidler “
Dr. Hamilton “
Reps. A. Woodroofe “
Benjamin Goodkin “
Wm. Brownrigg Esq “
Moses Golan “
Henry Furney “
Peter Murphy “
John Redmond “
Thomas Dowse “
Richard Brownrigg – Moneynelane
Reps. John Darey (Davey?) “
Reps D. Doran “
Widow H. Butler “
Wm. Mitchell – Moneycoss (probably Moneycross)
Rev. H. St Eloy “
Nathaniel Whitmore “
Reps. John Trotter – Finglas (Dublin)
Reps. Humphrey Fidler “
John Fidler Jun. “
Thomas Cook “
Reps. John Cook “

Matthew Oughton “
Robt. Wheatley “
Reps. Robt Hatton “
Mary Smith “
Michael Duggan “
Benjamin Godkin “
Cornelius Conners “
Michael Coote “
Reps. A. Butler – Churchtown
John Higginbotham – Coolanstud
Rev. Henry StEloy “
Reps. James Peppard – Clonattin
Lewis Miller Esq. “
John Bryan “
William Cooke “
John Fiddler “
Thomas Fidler “
Dr. Hamilton “
Reps. A. Woodroofe “
Benjamin Goodkin “
Wm. Brownrigg Esq “
Moses Golan “
Henry Furney “
Peter Murphy “
John Redmond “
Thomas Dowse “
Richard Brownrigg – Moneynelane
Reps. John Darey (Davey?) “
Reps D. Doran “
Widow H. Butler “
Wm. Mitchell – Moneycoss (probably Moneycross)
Rev. H. St Eloy “
Nathaniel Whitmore “
Reps. John Trotter – Finglas (Dublin)

Other articles in our series on Irish Family Sources:
- Petty Sessions– the records of local courts
- Grand Jury Presentments – records of local councils on payments for public works and staff
- Rentals – management of tenants by estates and the records created
- Middle names – the use (or non-use) of second or middle names in Irish records
- How comprehensive are Irish Civil Records?
- Catholic Church Records
- Travellers’ accounts of Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Census returns in Gaelic or Irish language
- 50+ blogs with names extracted from manuscript source. A handy map index to these is available here.