County Louth High Sheriffs

1381-1918

 

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1381-1918 County Louth High Sheriffs

 

The Following list is compiled from two sources:

"High Sheriffs of County Louth" by Philip Crosslé in Tempest's Annual, 1918, page 26
&
Sheriffs and Justices of County Louth, 1664-1769, [no author given], in Tempest's Annual, 1920, page 36

Philip Crosslé gives no indication as to his source material.

 

For its primary source, the second article above is taken from: "a volume entitled 'Co. Louth Crown Book of Assizes, 1761-1769' reference 6O-4-70 in the Clerk of the Crown Records in the Public Record Office, Dublin".

 

It is fortunate that these lists were made, as the original source material for the second source mentioned above was destroyed in the Public Record Office fire in 1922.

There are large gaps in Crosslé's list up to the year 1712 and I have used the second list above to fill these in. Also there are minor surname spelling differences (and one major one, in 1698, Keating/Bealing). For the most part, both lists agree as to the dates, but there are sometimes differences of a year, one case in point being the Keating/Bealing name above.

Records taken from the second listing above are marked with an asterisk (*) in the "Comment" Field.

 

Year

First name

Surname

Title

Address

Comment





-


1381

Peter

Peppard


-

*

1385

Milo

Haddesor


-

*

1386

George

Tebyng


-

*

1400

Thomas

Talbot


-

*

1402

John

Clynton


Keppock

*

1403

John

Bedilowe, knight

Sir

-

*

1405

John

Dowdall


-

*; killed

1424

James

White

Sir

-

*

1425

John

Bellew, knight

Sir

-

*

1426

John

Bellew


-

*

1427

John

Bellew


-

*

1440

Nicholas

Taaffe

Sir

-

*

1496

Patrick

Plunkett


-

*

1558

Edward

Gernon


Gernonstown

*

1562

John

Bedellewe

Sir

-

*

1593

Thomas

Gernon


-

*

1594

Roger

Gernon


-

*

1595

Rice

Jones


-

*; [Rice Ap Hugh]

1596

Rice

Jones


-

*; [Rice Ap Hugh]

1613

Ambrose

Jones


-

*; [Ambrose Ap Hugh]

1634

James

Clinton


Clintonstown

*

1640

Bartholomew

White


-

*

1642

Anthony

Townley


-

*

1643

Anthony

Townley


-

*

1644

Anthony

Townley


-

*

1655

William

Taylor


-

*

1656

William

Toxteith


-

*

1657

James

Smallwood


-

*

1659

John

Ruxton


-

*

1660

John

Ruxton


-

*

1661

John

Fowke


-

*

1662

Nicholas

Moore


-

*

1663

James

Graham

Sir

-

*

1664

Thomas

Bramhall

Sir

-

29 Jan 1664

1665

Thomas

Toxteth


-

23 Jan 1665

1666

Wolstan

Dixie


-

21 Dec 1665; MP for Dundalk

1667

Arthur

Brownlow


-

*

1668

James

Garstin


-

*

1669

William

Armitage


-

*

1670

William

Disney


-


1671

Henry

Bellingham


-


1672

Henry

Townley


-

4 Dec 1671

1673

William

Peppard


-

9 Dec 1672

1674

John

Ruxton


-

*; 6 Jan 1673 [sic]

1675

John

Thomlinson


-

24 Dec 1674

1676

Timothy

Armitage


-

9 Dec 1675

1676

Thomas

Franke


-

*

1677

James

Smallwood


-

8 Jan 1677

1678

James

Smallwood


-

*

1679

John

Pepper


-

5 Dec 1678

1680

Nehemiah

Donellan


-

4 Dec 1679

1681

-

-


-


1682

Robert

Moore


-

12 Jan 1682

1683

Robert

Moore (2nd year)


-

23 Nov 1682

1684

Thos.

Bellingham


-

29 Nov 1683

1684

John

Holt


-

*

1685

Norman

Garstin


-

*

1686

Patrick

Bellew


-


1687

Roger

Bellew


-


1688

Roger

Bellew


-

*

1689

John

Taaffe


-

*

1690

Thomas

Bellingham


-

*

1691

Henry

Tichbourne


-

*

1692

Joseph

Tomlinson


-

*

1693

William

Barron


-

*

1694

Blayney

Townley


-

*

1695

William

Render


-

*

1696

John

Smith


-

*

1697

John

Graham


-

*

1698

John

Keating


-

*

1699

-

-


-

*

1700

James

Tisdall


Bawn


1701

William

Barton


-

*

1702

Timothy

Armitage


-

*

1703

Edward

Singleton


-

*

1704

William

Stanhouse


-

*

1705

William

Eccleston


-

*

1706

Henry

Tichbourne


-

*

1707

John

Ruxton


-

*

1708

William

Brabazon


-

*

1709

Thomas

Fortescue


-

*

1710

Thomas

Clarke


-

*

1711

William

Fortescue


-


1712

-

-


-


1713

James

Leigh


-


1714

Peter

Ludlow


-


1715

William

Aston


-


1716

Thomas

Tippin


-


1717

James

Tisdall


-


1718

Robert

Sibthorpe


-


1719

William

Moore

Hon.

-


1720

Randle

Hern


-


1721

Ephrain

Dawson


-


1721

Thomas

Tipping


-


1721

Jas.

Stannus


-

15 Nov 1720

1722

George

Ball


-

6 Oct 1721

1723

John

Pepper


Pepper's Town


1724

Nichs.

Moore


Ardastowne


1725

Stephen

Sibthorpe


-


1726

Harry

Townley


-


1727

Thomas

Fostescue


-


1728

Wm.

Ruxton


Ardee


1729

Brabazon

Newcomen


-


1730

Brabazon

Eccleston


Drumshallon


1731

Wallop

Brabazon


Killelly


1732

Richd.

Hansard


Peghanstown


1733

John

Sotheby


-


1734

Henry

Bellingham

jun.

Castle Bellingham


1735

James

Wallace

Esq.

-


1736

Robert

Parkinson


-


1737

John

Taaffe


-


1738

John

Graham


-


1739

Thos.

Tennison


Thomastown


1740

Wm.

Graham

Rt. Hon.