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Private Sources at the National Archives Cliffe / Vigors Estate 1096 1 ACCESSION NO. 1096 DESCRIPTION Family and Estate papers of the Cliffe / Vigors families, Burgage, Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow. 17th–20th centuries DATE OF ACCESSION 16 March 1979 ACCESS Open 2 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 Ecclesiastical 1678–1866 2 Estate 1702–1902 3 Household 1735–1887 4 Leases 1673–1858 5 Legal 1720–1893 6 Photographs c.1862–c.1875 7 Testamentary 1705–1888 8 John Cliffe 1729–1830 9 Robert Corbet 1779–1792 10 Dyneley Family 1846–1932 11 Rev. Edward Vigors (1747–97) 1787–1799 12 Edward Vigors (1878–1945) 1878–1930 13 John Cliffe Vigors (1814–81) 1838–1880 14 Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785–1840) 1800–1855 15 Rev. Thomas M. Vigors (1775–1850) 1793–1851 16 Thomas M.C. Vigors (1853–1908) 1771–1890 17 Cliffe family 1722–1862 18 Vigors family 1723–1892 19 Miscellaneous 1611–1920 3 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers The documents in this collection fall into neat groups. By far the largest section is that devoted to the legal work of Bartholomew Cliffe, Exchequer Attorney, who resided at New Ross. Many members of the Cliffe family were sovereigns and recorders of New Ross (Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. ix, 1889, 312–17.) Besides intermarrying with their cousins, the Vigors, the Cliffe family married members of the Leigh and Tottenham families, these were also prominent in New Ross life (Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland), [op. cit.]. Col Philip Doyne Vigors (1825–1903) was a Vice President of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. He published numerous articles in the Journal on New Ross and was preparing a work on the history of the Vigors family (Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. xiv, 1904, 87–7). His comments and initials are visible on many bundles of documents in this collection and are marked in this list in bold. It presumably was he who collected and preserved the material on the Cliffe, Wilson, Vigors, Leigh and Tottenham families. Besides legal material, which is devoted largely to the Cliffe family – where the names of other New Ross sovereigns such as Napper, Tench and Winkworth appear – there is Vigors estate material, religious material relating to the Rev. Thomas Mercer Vigors, of Powerstown, and correspondence to and from members of the Vigors, Cliffe and Dyneley families. These detail life from India and Australia in the mid nineteenth century, county life in Co. Carlow in the early twentieth century, and correspondence with P.O.W.s during World War I. In all, over two centuries of Wexford and Carlow life are detailed in this collection. All items in the collection are fully accessible for research. See also Accession 1140 4 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 1 Ecclesiastical l i 28 June 1678 The Act of union of the Parish of St Mary's New Ross 1 ii Copy acts of vestry, St Mary's, New Ross 6 April 1779 28 April 1779 25 May 1779 10 Nov. 1779 28 March 1780 5 June 1780 29 Nov. 1780 27 April–14 June 1781 1 iii Cases on behalf of the churchwardens and inhabitants of Ross 2 n.d. Articles of Presentment for the church-wardens of the Diocese of Ferns. 1745. 3 1764–99 Marriage Licences 3 i 14 Jan. 1764 Jane Slater, Paulbeg, Carnew Parish, Diocese of Ferns and Ralph Lawrenson, Munry, Carlow. 3 ii 29 May 1765 Alice Hopkins, Mullinacuffee Parish, Diocese of Leighlin and Robert Dowse. 3 iii 30 Jan. 1767 Martha Seale, Comer Parish, Diocese of Ossory and Robert Carpenter, Kilkenny City. 5 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 3 1764–99 Marriage Licences 3 iv 17 Aug. 1771 Elizabeth Pothet, Carrigrohane Parish, Diocese of Cork and Ross and David Conner, Parish of St Paul, Cork. 3 v 17 Feb. 1792 Lydia Bennels, Carrigrohane Parish, Diocese of Cork and Ross and George Roberts. 3 vi 30 Aug. 1783 Elizabeth Percival, New Ross and William Leigh, Norwich. 3 vii 12 Nov. 1785 Mary Cavanagh, St Mary's Parish, New Ross and Robert Carpenter, New Ross. 3 viii 17 July 1786 Alithea Whitney, St. Mary's Parish, New Ross and Nicholas Whitney, Old Ross. 3 ix 11 Jan. 1788 Elizabeth Harman, Parish of Old Ross and Richard Green, Colaght, Parish of Killaguy, Diocese of Ferns. 3 x 10 Sept. 1791 Dorothea Kehoe, New Ross and Michael O'Bryne. 3 xi 15 Aug. 1792 Alice Whitney, Mullytucker Parish, New Ross and Richard Richards, Coolstiff. 3 xii 15 June 1795 Sarah Free, Piltown, Whitechurch Parish, Diocese of Ferns and Leighlin and John Gabriel Migautt, Duke St, Liverpool. 6 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 3 1764–99 Marriage Licences 3 xiii 16 Dec. 1795 Frances Deane, New Ross, Diocese of Ferns and Anthony Cliffe, New Ross. 3 xiv 12 Feb. 1799 Anne Caroline Tottenham, St. Peter's Parish, Dublin City and John La Touche, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin City. 4 1769–1834 Vestry Book Powerstown, Co. Kilkenny. Includes records of collections, baptisms, marriages etc. 5 23 Aug. 1782 Receipt for sums due on visitations of the Bishop of Leighlin and Ferns. 1 6 i 1784 Sums received from Ballyfeard, 1780–4. 6 ii n.d. Schedule of tythes due from Ballyfiard, 1786. 6 iii 1878 A Bill to enable all Ecclesiastical Persons .... to recover a just compensation for the tithes withheld ... 6 iv 1788–93 Correspondence to the Rev. John Cliffe concerning financial and tithe matters. 7 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 6 v n.d. Mr Cliffe’s a/cs. 7 n.d. Extracts from the (Old Leighlin) Chapter Book, 1791–1863. 8 1792–1813 Marriage Licenses 8 i 15 Feb. 1792 Henrietta Obins and the Rev. Joseph Miller, Greenmount, Co. Wexford, Parish Dunlickny. 8 ii 17 Feb. 1798 Martha Wilson, Killedmond and Thomas Little, Raheendaragh, Parish of Kiltennel. 8 iii 7 Jan. 1800 Mary Stiles, Old Leighlin and John Wynn, Leighlinbridge, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 iv 25 Feb. 1800 Anne Weld and the Rev. Samuel Downing, Dunleckny, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 v n.d. Returns of families in parishes, 1800. 8 vi 12 Feb. 1801 Hanna Payne and John Hardy, Leighlin Bridge, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 vii 27 July 1801 Mary Shirley and John Waters, Clogrennan, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 8 1792–1813 Marriage Licenses 8 viii 28 Nov. 1801 Elizabeth Byrne and James McKowen, Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 ix 3 July 1802 Appointment of William Speers and Benjamin Watts as church wardens of Old Leighlin. 8 x 30 May 1803 Anne Shurley and George Willoughby, Cooan, Co. Kilkenny, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 xi 30 June 1804 Mary Bergan and Edward Kelly, Bawnreigh, Co. Kilkenny, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 xii 16 Feb. 1805 Elizabeth Shirley and Francis Edwards Killedmond, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 xiii 7 Aug. 1805 Elinor Marshall and Thomas Carpenter, Holdingstown, Co. Wicklow, Parish of Tullowcrine. 8 xiv 28 Aug. 1805 Ann Agar and William Condell, Augharoe, Co. Carlow, Parish of Tullowcrine. 8 xv n.d. Returns of Protestant families, 1805. 9 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 8 1792–1813 Marriage Licenses 8 xvi 20 Jan. 1806 Mary Agar and Robert Condell, Augharoe, Co. Carlow, Parish of Fennagh. 8 xvii 16 May 1806 Abigail Agar and Thomas Ashmore, Nurney, Co. Carlow, Parish of Wells. 8 xviii 16 Dec. 1806 Elizabeth Kidd and William Sherly, Knockstranna, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 xix 1806 Banns for Mary Agar and William Jackson, Barregh, Parish of Tulleclan. 8 xx 1806 Banns for Abigail Dobs and Edward Johnston, Tullacreen, Parish of Dunleckny. 8 xxi 1806 Banns for Sarah Marshall and Michael Griffith, Mothill, Parish of Tullecreen. 8 xxii n.d. Families in parishes, 1806. 8 xxiii 27 May 1807 Elinor Shirley and Richard Tonstead, Knockabranagh, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 8 xxiv 5 Feb. 1810 Judith Williams and Andrew Marshall, Augharoe, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin 10 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 8 1792–1813 Marriage Licenses 8 xxv 28 June 1813 Jane James and Robert English, Knocknabrannagh, Co. Carlow, Parish of Old Leighlin. 9 1794–1862 Correspondence concerning parishes of Old Leighlin and Powerstown. 10 1796–1815 I.O.U.s for tithes: Revs Edward and Thomas Vigors. 11 n.d. Report of vestry meeting held in Old Leighlin Cathedral on 4 March 1803. 12 1803–4 Papers concerning the Old Leighlin Militia (parish records?). 13 16 Oct. 1805 Concerning a visitation of the Diocese of Old Leighlin held in Carlow. 14 A Return of all charitable Donations and Bequests contained in the Wills entered in the Registry Offices of the several Diocese in Ireland from the 1st January 1801 to the end of the year 1804. Dublin 1805. 15 1809–12 Orders on Tithes and debts, Co. Carlow. 11 1096 Cliffe / Vigors Family Papers 1 16 c. 1809 "An applotment for raising the sum of twenty pounds sterling for the parish of Killinane for enclosing the church yard of said parish ...". 17 An a/c of the several expenses attending the Cathedral of Old Leighlin from Aug. 22 to Dec. 3 1811. 18 n.d. Tithes due in the Parish of Old Leighlin, 1812–18. 19 n.d. Cash received in Powerstown parish, 1825. 20 1825–38 Papers relating to Powerstown Glebe and Old Leighlin parish insurance policies, tithe rent receipts, licenses for non residence etc. 21 31 July 1826 Powerstown Valuation Book made for the year of 1826.