I've been quiet

But I haven't been idle, I'm trying to get all the names in all the documents and link them together, when I figure out how to get the database online I will, but I'm up to nearly 450 names now...

Following is something of interest to my North America cousins I'm sure.
John.


Sir Vesey Colclough of Tintern had two sons and a daughter by Mary Connors of the
Duffry Hall Gatehouse circa 1780-85. The daughter, Margaret, emigrated to New
Brunswick. The younger brother Vesey, was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy. He
married and settled in the County Cork, where it is said he left a large family, but I
have not succeeded in tracing them. Dudley (the elder brother) a miller, married
Elizabeth (Betty) daughter of ---Eaton and emigrated to Lower Canada (new Province
of Quebec) about the year 1825, they lived for some years at Sherbrooke, where I
first met them. Dudley had issue, I think 12 children, but I can only remember the
names of some of them, viz. John, Vesey, Caesar, Henry, Beauchamp, Frances and
Margaret. The old couple returned to Ireland when Mrs. Rossborough Colclough
obtained possession of the Tintern Estates, and were supported near the Abbey by
her till their deaths, which occurred a few years afterwards. Their family all remained
in Canada, and are no doubt there still.  (Written by BHDC 1880's....) as indeed you are :) John!
Sir Vesey Colclough had also two sons, circa. 1785-90 by a Mrs. Alicia Harrington,
(an officer’s widow) to whom, as well as to their mother, he left legacies by his will
(see chapter 17) and there are strong grounds for the belief that he would have
made her his wife, if he had not been already been burthened in that regard. The
boys were educated by their half brother, John Colclough of Tintern, who alludes in
his letters in the highest terms to their mother.
1. George Washington Colclough a Major in the 33rd Regt. married Elizabeth
Anne Wilson, (said to been a natural daughter of Arthur 1st Duke of
Wellington)8 M.L. dated 21st June 1814. Issue one son and two daughters. viz.
1. Henry (query) an Assistant Surgeon in one of the Household Regts. who
died S.P.
1.-------married Captain Thomas, 12th Regt. and left issue.
2. Helen, died unmarried 1876.
Mrs. Major George Colclough married secondly Henry G Twyford Esq., M.D.
and died at Winchester, 11 November 187-.
2. Anthony Caesar Colclough, late of Brighton, formerly Surgeon of the 9th
Lancers and later became Inspector General of the British Army medical
services; married Sarah, daughter of Doctor Pearson of Dublin, M. L. 2nd Oct
1820, and had issue with two daughters Hannah and Jemima now living in Brighton; a son George Colclough, now Colonel Royal Horse Artillery, and now
1879 in command of the Royal Artillery in the Dublin District, who married
Henrietta daughter of ----Twyford Esq., for many years a police Magistrate in
London, and had issue a son who died an infant in India and two daughters 1.
Eva. 2. Alice.
Caesar Colclough of Tintern had two illegitimate sons born about 1790, viz.
1. John, a Brewer in Dublin, who married and had a family of (I believe) 8
children
2. Robert, bound to a Planter in West Indies, not known if married. A letter
from him to the Rev. Mr. Archdale, Rector of Tintern, (and now in my possession9)
dated St. Johns Antiqua August 10th 1815 states that he had been pressed on board a
Man of War in 1811 and having deserted, he had changed his name to Robert
Sarsfield.
John Colclough of Tintern, had a son and daughter by Catherine Doyle of Tintern,
born about the year 1800, viz. James, who went to South America with General Mc
Gregor’s Expedition, and is supposed to have died there unmarried, and Kitty who
died at Tintern at 19.
John Henry Colclough of Ballyteige had an illegitimate son Thomas born about 1790
and is supposed to have died unmarried (see J.H.C. will)
Early in the 19th century Christopher Colclough of Baconsfield,
Newark, Co. Notts had a daughter (2nd daughter) married to the Rev. John William
Peters, Rector of Langford, Co. Berkshire who was born in 1792.
1798. Lease, Robert Colclough, to William Colclough, Deeds Office, Dublin.
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1801 … Colclough, established a Coach and Carriage factory in Duke St. Dublin.
1808. William Colclough10, with Lett, M.S. Deed Office11
Richard Colclough of Duke Street died 19th April 1843 aged 61 years,
Colclough coat of arms on Tombstone in Mount Jerome Cemetery.
John Colclough of Duke Street, 20 Pembroke Road, and Glenville, Co Dublin,
b. 1811 married Elizabeth daughter of … Austin of Molesworth Street, and died 1869
(his wife died 28th February 1866 having had a large family, the names of the
following of his children are the only ones that I know, William Alfred, Emma Lett,
and Saunders Lett, all died when children, the eldest daughter Mary Jane, wife of
George A. Strong, 52 Haddington Road, died 12th January 187412. The two following
sons succeeded to the business13 and are now carrying it on in Duke St.
1. John Everard Henry Colclough of the Pembroke Road and then of
Booterstown married 22nd January 1873 Rosetta Phoebe, daughter of Mervyn P.
Crofton of Harrington Street, Dublin.
2. William Austin Colclough of Alma Villas Rathgar, married April 14th 1875
Sarah Wilson 4th daughter of Mervyn P. Crofton of Harrington Street, issue (at time
of writing 1 son and one daughter – 5 sons and five daughters ultimately.)
Note: I believe this family, to be a branch of the Kilkenny family of Urlingford and
Clonmonto. (BHDC 1880's)

More for research...

Taken from papers discovered by Bernie....

Thomas Colclough born 1724 (vide pedigree by Henry Vesey Colclough)
married ... daughter of ... Costello of the Kings County, and had issue four sons viz,
1. Adam, d.s.p.
2. Timothy, a salesmaster in Smithfield Market Dublin, born, vide H. V. C.
pedigree in 1750, on the Marquess of Lansdowne estate in the Kings County, vide
E.E. Bill 19th Nov 1791. He was connected with Andrew and Christopher Bryan,
Christopher Caulfield or Coffey, and John Bryan, sales master and had something to
say to the lands of Hopetown, Strandenagh and Ballynea, Co. Westmeath, which
lands were sold to Richard Scully of Phillipstown, in the Kings County, by private sale
at Kinnegad before 1780. The aforesaid John Bryan left by his Will, Legacies to
Timothy and to his wife and children. Timothy married Margaret daughter of
William Keernan (or Kiernan) of Dublin. Post nuptial settlements, 4th September
1760?, and died intestate February 1797, (administration to his son Thomas 11th
March 1797) leaving issue with one daughter Margaret, who married J. Harte, (Mrs.
Harte afterwards became Superioress of Newry Convent) and two younger sons
William and Patrick, the latter of whom was Sales master in 1801, an elder son viz.
1. Thomas, of Clover Hill Co Dublin, born 1775 (given) who married
Margaret daughter of----Tighe and had issue with an elder son of whom hereafter
two younger sons and two daughters. viz, Thomas 2nd son who died in New Zealand
1864, William died S.P. 1866. Jane, died unmarried and Margaret married Dr.
Andrew Ellis of Stephen’s Green Dublin; the eldest son.
1. John, A Sales master 61 Smithfield Dublin and Finstown House,
Lucan, born 1801 married (Maria?) Kate daughter of William Patterson and died 2nd
October 1852. Will proved 18th October 1853, leaving issue five sons and three
daughters, viz:
1. Thomas, of Finnstown House, Stamp Distributor in the Court
Queens Bench, who married Kate Reynolds and had issue three sons and two
daughters viz, John, Thomas, Anthony, and Mary Ellen and a daughter name
unknown, his youngest son Charles Anthony Mary Joseph died May 2nd 1873, aged
7.. His wife died at Boulogne 15 August 1877.
2. Charles, in New Zealand.
3. Henry Vesey, Solicitor 43 Dame Street Dublin, married
October 1868 Kate daughter of John Forestall of Broughton St. Edinburgh, issue a
son John Henry born 2nd June 1878 and three daughters, viz. 1. Angela Mary Joseph;
2. Constance Mary Margaret; 3. Pauline Mary Catherine
4. Constance, O.P. Pittsburgh United States of America,
5. William, emigrated to New Zealand.
1. Margaret, married P. Spain; 2. Kate and 3. Mary, both Nuns
living 1879.
 3. James (3rd son of Thomas and Ms Costello), a cook in Dublin, died
intestate 1772 administration to his brother Timothy 16th January 1773.
4. Thomas, of Millbrook, Frankford, and Tullamore, Kings County at one time
an Inn keeper in Dublin, and after I believe a vintner in Athlone. He obtained
property in Cullenstown, and Grace Dieu and Kilbride in the Co. Dublin, under the
will of Dudley Reddy of Dublin, proved 6th February 1776, and also had legacies left
to himself, his wife Elizabeth and his son James, by the will of John Bryan,
Salesmaster, before mentioned. He married Elizabeth daughter of ---Caulfield, and
died 1809, will proved 12th January 1809 leaving issue with one daughter Mary Anne
one son viz,
James, of Rockville, who mortgaged the lands of Dumploon and Stonemeir,
Barony of Garrycastle Kings County, 1st March 1816, he married Mary daughter of –
Spinner, and had issue two sons viz. 1. Thomas Vesey, of Frankfort, Kings County
who died without issue 1844; 2. William, died in India s.p. 1842.
I have been at considerable trouble in trying to make out the origin of this
family, the present representatives at one time claimed to be descended from the
Rev. Thomas Colclough, son of Colonel Caesar Colclough, then from Thomas son of
Dudley Colclough of Duffry Hall, and lastly I believe from Thomas one of the younger
sons of Adam of Boley, but it is needless to say that there is no legitimate grounds
for any of these suppositions,
I am strongly of the belief, that they are a branch of the Westmeath and
Meath family before given, partly from the similarity of Christian names and the
names of families that both seem to be connected with, and partly from the fact set
forth by Timothy Colclough himself in an E.E Bill that he was born on Lord
Lansdown’s Estate in the Kings Co, that Estate extending into Co. Westmeath to the
immediate neighbourhood of Clondaleeby, possibly the Thomas Colclough from
whom they do descend may have been a son of the Michael Colclough, the head of
the other family whose tombstone is still to be seen in Clondaleemore.
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Henry Colclough of Kildavin,Co. Carlow had two illegitimate sons circa, 1750 to 1760
viz.
1. Tom who was the Steward at Kildavin in my (B.H.D. C.) grandfather’s time
(say 1815) married Miss Poll Cayley had issue five sons and two daughters.
1. John, died s.p.
2. Paddy, who married Judy Kavanagh and had issue.
3. Henry. 4. Tommy, 5. Jemmy,
1. Mary 2. Kitty -both died unmarried.
2. Paddy, who lived at Clonegall married Betty Brown and had two sons and
three daughters.
1. Henry.
2. Tommy.
1. Margaret. 2. Julia. 3. A daughter name not known.
James, son of Paddy and grandson of Tom was the only male representative of that
family in the neighbourhood of Newtownbarry (Bunclody) 1876.
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Agmondisham, 4th son of Colonel Caesar Colclough of Tintern and Duffry Hall, had
an illegitimate son known as Agmond the Graigue, born 1757. He married Mary
McGrath, daughter of ... Seymour of Nenah and died in New Ross 21st July 1827,
having had issue four sons and five daughters.
1. William, a Vintner, Dame Street, Dublin and married Mary daughter of -- and
died in Dublin. Will proved 21st June 1805, by Michael Corcoran and William
Patterson, having with others not named, two sons and four daughters, viz.
1. Agmondisham, also a Grague who was stationed for many years in
Athlone, married and had a large family who I have not been able to trace.
2. William, a Doctor who emigrated to Canada and died unmarried in
1836, (drowned in the River St. Francis at Sherbrooke, Lower Canada).
1. Mary, 2. Charlotte, 3. Margaret, 4. Mary Anne, one of these sisters
married a Mr. Roe and after his death emigrated to Canada and was living in
Quebec with her family at the time that her brother Doctor William Colclough
was drowned.
2. Patrick, who married a Miss Kelly of New Ross, and had a son Patrick.
3. Agmondisham, died unmarried
4. John, married a daughter of Doolan Ward and had a son named Agmond.
1. Eleanor, married 24 June 1805 Thomas Carr of New Ross and had issue
some who are married into good families in England. Will proved August 22nd
1809 (settlements in Dublin Office) Peter Roe, Banker, New Ross, second wife.
2. Harriet, baptised at New Ross, 4th June 1799, married William Hamilton Roe
an Attorney in Dublin, (a son of Peter Roe by his first marriage).
3. Elizabeth, baptised at New Ross 2nd May 1802.
4. Mary, married (New Ross registry) 3rd August 1814 Michael Coady of
Glasshouse.
5. Another daughter married a Mr. Allen and lived in Innistioge Co. Kilkenny.
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Thomas Colclough and Elizabeth Doyle M.L (Marriage licence JC). 10th March 1757, (Ferns Registry).
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A family of Colcloughs whose origins I (Beauchamp, JC) can not trace have been located in the Co.
Kilkenny for many generations. The following entries referring to members of it, are
taken from a registry book of Ferns, Ossory, and Loughlin in 1879 in the Probate
Court, Henrietta Street, Dublin.
M.L. dated 1st December 1784. Robert Burrows Urlingford, farmer and Margery
Colclough of the parish Clomanto, Union of Freshford, Spinster, both Protestants.
M.L. 5th May 1783. Robert Stephens of the City of Kilkenny, Tailor, and Catharine
Colclough, of the parish of Freshford, Spinster both Protestants
M.L. 15th April 1782, Samuel Colclough, of the Parish of Clomanto, Co. Kilkenny,
Farmer and Jane Lodge of the Parish of Freshford, both Protestant.
M.L. 5th May 1792. George Coleback of Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny, Linnen Weaver, and
Anne Colclough of the Parish of the Union Aghour, Spinster, both Protestant.
M.L. 19th Feby 1803, John Cook of Kilcooley, Co.Tipperary, Farmer, and Mary
Colclough of the Parish of Freshford, Spinster.
M.L. 12th February 1791, Allan Evans of the City of Kilkenny, Shoemaker, and Sarah
Colclough of the Union of Freshford, Spinster.
M.L. 21st January 1792, Thomas Henderson of Rathdowney, Queens County,
Shoemaker, and Mary Colclough of Freshford, Spinster both Protestants.
M.L. 14th May 1799, John Colclough of Tubrid, County Kilkenny, and Mary Tweedy of
Ferry Mount Garret in the Parish of Tubrid, widow.
M.L. 16th 1802, Roger Colclough of Tubrid, Co. Kilkenny, and Catherine Cregan of the
Parish of Kells, Spinster.
M.L. 6th October 1803, Samuel Colclough of Urlingford, Co.Kilkenny, Farmer, and
Margaret White of Urlingford, Spinster
The foregoing Samuel Colclough had a daughter Jane Colclough as appears by an E.E.
Bill in which he was Plaintiff dated 14th November 1811, he states that he was bred
up to the Carpenter and Builders Trade, and in comfortable circumstances. There is
also an assignment registered in the Deeds Office in 1813, and from the above
Samuel Colclough to John Colclough.
Robert Colclough, a private in the Kilkenny Legion (militia) 1804, vide Kilkenny Arch.
Journal, 1855 Page 273.
A William Colclough was one of the Judges at a Cockfight at Kilkenny in 1816 vide
Kilkenny Arch. Journal. 1853 page 326.
... Colclough (probably of Clonmonto) had two sons, one whose Christian name is not
known married, and had issue with other children two sons, viz. 1. John. 2 George,
who were living in 1877 at Clomanto Mills near Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny.
The other son, William of Goresgrove Nr Freshford Co. Kilkenny married Ellen,
daughter of Coleback of the Queens Co. and had issue, with daughters not
named, two sons viz.
1. John of Goresgrove who married Margaret Budds of Timogree House,
Queens Co. and had issue, with five other children not named, three sons and
three daughters viz.
1. William, 2. John, 3. Richard,
1. Mary Anne, 2. Ellen, 3. Catherine,
These sisters emigrated to Victoria in 1852, and settled in Melbourne, where
they were joined by John and Richard in 1855, Mary Anne married Richard
Johnston, 10th October 1861, Catherine married in 1862. William the eldest
son sold Gores Grove, about the year 1867, and with his mother and the rest of
his brothers and sisters also emigrated to Australia and joined the rest of the
family at Melbourne, where they were all residing in 1876.
2. William, of the Inland Revenue Service, stationed at Bristol and Bridlington
Quay, Yorkshire in which latter place was Inspector of Customs, married an
English woman name not known and had issue one son William of Sans Souci,
Forrest Hill, Kent, who married at Byculla, India, 1st January 1862 Frances
daughter of Thomas Benton, of London, and had issue a large family. This man
appears to have made a large fortune in India, part of which as I am informed
by his friend Mr Payne of D.W. and W. Railway, he has now invested in a
business (Distillery) in the west of Ireland.

Maybe of interest for research

Here are some members of the wider family listed by Beauchamp in the late 1800's ...
I hope some names reverberate, maybe of help if you're looking for connections.

John

Library Trinity College, Dublin, from transcript of the Hundred Rolls in the Tower of
London. vol. ii, page 544: Robert Cokelee, was living in the Hundred of Trippelow,
Co. Kent, Ing., P.M.7 Edward i A.D. 1280.
Records of the Rolls, Ulster Office, Dublin Castle, 36 Henry VI (1457). Deed dated
Monday after feast of St. Peter Vincula, Whereby Walter Colecoke of Madoke,
Burgess of Wexford, granted to Nicholas his son and Amabel his wife, daughter of
Nicholas Haye of Hyll, 3 Burgages in the parish of St. Mary the Virgin with other
houses there, to hold to them and their heirs, and if Nicholas, ob.s.p. to Amabil and
her heirs for ever, O.B. page 94.
Temp, Henry VIII (about 1540) Dorothy daughter of--- Colteclough of Co. Stafford,
md. Mr Thomas Sturton of Sturton Co. Notts, their son Thomas Sturton was father
of Thomas Sturton of Ireland temp, 1619.
Visitation of Leicester 1619, Ann dau. of Thomas Coulclough Co. Stafford, md.
Thomas Wase of Rotherby, Co. Leicester, temp, Mary 1.


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Thomas Coakley, who appears to been from Warwickshire, was a Captain in Colonel
Phayer’s Regt. of Cromwells Army, and obtained 1655 for his services to the
Commonwealth, a part of several townlands in the County Wexford, (being part of
the confiscated Masterson Estates). He finally settled in the County Cork, and left
issue two sons.
1. Thomas, in Holy Orders, M.A, T,C, D. 1679. Attainted by King James II 1689 and
who appears to have died without issue. He is styled of Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, and
Frankstown, Co. Warwick
2. Abraham, of Curragh, Co. Cork. living 1703 md. Mary daughter of and co-heir of
Samuel Pomeroy of Pallis, Co. Cork, (she was dead in 1703) and had (issue) with four
daughters, viz. 1. Mary, 2. Isabella, 3. Martha, 4. Sarah who md. Mr Thomas Palmer,
had two sons: 1. Thomas, 2. John who entered Trinity College Dublin, 1727.
Thomas (the eldest son) of Curragh and Gortalinny Co. Kerry, married Eleanor
daughter of Richard Travers, (his will is dated 1717) and had issue with three
daughters: Ellen wife of Charles Hyde Norcott, married 1726; Mary wife of John
Purdon; and ... wife of John Bastable of (Ballyhuntigon?).
Abraham, of Curragh (will proved 1764) who married 1731 Mary, daughter of Harry
Hunt of (Sigadoon) and had issue two sons and four daughters, viz.
1. Caleb. ob.s.p.v.p. 1762.
2. Abraham of Kanturk, Co. Cork , ob.s.p. will proved 1784.
1. Diana, married 1758 James Collins of Rathcool and had issue Coakley Collins,
John Collins, Mary Collins and Jane Collins, wife of ... Bunsworth
2. Ellen, wife of Richard Stitch.
3. Mary, of Peter Bunsworth.
4. Aphra, wife of ... Crone.
On the death of Abraham Coakley of Kanturk the estate passed by entail to his
nephew John Collins.
Note: althow the male line of the main branch of this family appears to have died
out, it would seem as if there were junior branches, for the name is still common in
the County Cork, as the following will shew:
Cornelius Coakley of Froe, County Cork. Farmer, will dated 1854.
John Coakley a farmer at Bantry, County Cork
----- Coakley, residing near Mallow, Co.Cork. defendant in a Suit at
Nisi Prius, January 22nd, 1877.
The following are probably also of this family.
Rowland Cokeley, Muster Master, Kilkenny. Salary £127-8-0 per
annum. Common Wealth Book, civil list, 1656, p.8.
Darby Coakley of Clownings, Parish of Whitechaple, will proved
10th December, 1663 Consistorial, Dublin. Names his wife Elizabeth, his
sons John and Thomas, and his daughters Mary and Anne
Thomas Coakley, Lieut. and Adjut. 21st Royal Fusiliers, 1855.
At St. Mary’s Shandon, Cork, on February 25th, 1868 Frederick
Bradbury, Full age, Bombardier in Royal Artillery, Fair Lane, son of
Benjamin Bradbury, Shoemaker, married Ellen Coakley, Full age, Fair
Lane, daughter of Michael Coakley, Farmer.
Sergeant John Coakley, Royal Engineers, awarded a Good Conduct Medal and
Gratuity, Sept 1874.
Mrs Coakley, 10 Lansdowne Road, Dublin August 1875, who had a daughter married
1st to a Mr. Doyle and 2nd Mr. F.A. Fox.
Lizzie Lydia, youngest daughter of the late Captain A Coakley, late of Ceylon Rifles,
married Thomas McNally of Brookville, Milltown Co. Dublin. June 5th 1876.
J Coakley, played against Civil Service in a Cricket match at Lansdown Grounds, 8th
May 1875.
Oliver Colclough illegitimate son of Patrick Colclough of Duffry Hall mentioned in
Will of Dudley Colclough of Duffry Hall, 1712. (Patrick had more illegitimate sons JC 2013)
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Michael Colclough of Clondaleeby, near hill of Down Co. Meath, born 1696 died
1766, buried at Clondaleemore, Co. Meath. Had a son, viz
John Colclough born 1724, died 1766, also buried at Clondaleemore, Co. Meath. He
had issue with one daughter, married to Mr. Boyhan whose issue are now living near
Mullingar. Three sons, viz. Andrew, Michael, Thomas.
1. Andrew, who erected a tombstone in the graveyard of Clondaleemore
to his father and grandfather, and from which the above dates are taken.
Married Elizabeth daughter of ... Kean, and had with one daughter Katharine.
who married---Ennis (no family and lived in Kildare). Six sons viz.
1. John, who lived under Mrs Magan of Killyon Manor, he was twice married and had
issue by both wives, one of his wives was named Quinn. I have not been able to get
the names of all his children but he had three sons. 1 – William who is unmarried
and now (1879) about 70 years of age; 2 – a son name not known, who has a son
now (1879) working as a waiter in a hotel in Molesworth Street, Dublin. 3 – Patrick,
living 1879, about 65 years old now, living in the Gate House at Grangemore about 2
miles from Killyon married and has seven daughters, 1. Mary.
2. Michael, who married Anne, dau. of ... Doran and had issue five sons and four
daughters, viz.
1. Andrew who married dau. of Kavanagh no issue, he kept a Public house near
Mullingar.
2. James a butcher in America unmarried.
3. John who married a dau. of ... Farrell, has a family and emigrated to America.
4. Christopher married Mary dau. of ... Ging and had a family living at
Clondaleeby (under Lord Clifton) Christopher aged 60 years in 1879, had three sons
and three daughters eldest son Michael was about 25 years of age.
5. Thomas, married Miss Shaw and had a family and emigrated to America.
1. Ellen married Michael McBride had a family and emigrated to America.
2. Catherine married Mr.---Toomey had issue and were living in Westmeath.
3. Mary married a Mr. Gaffney and went to America.
4. Bessie married a Mr. Cassidy, one son and went to America.
3. Patrick, a Baker in Dublin married and had issue.
4. Thomas, a Dairyman in Dublin, married and had issue.
5. William, a soldier died unmarried.
6. Andrew, married a Miss Curran no issue and they lived in Dublin.
2. Michael, second son of the first John, married and had issue with 2 younger sons
and a daughter ,viz, Edward who married Ellen Dowdall and died without issue;
Matthew who married and emigrated with his family and Jane. An elder son viz.
John who married Honora Dargan had issue seven sons, viz.
1. Michael, married in America, and left a son named Andrew now living in
Baltimore (1879).
2. Patrick died unmarried.
3. Bernard died unmarried.
4. Edward married Mary Molloy living in Co.Meath 1879.
5. Andrew married in America (New York) one son of his, John, living in
Ireland, and another son Christopher living in New York.
6. John now living at Derrymore, near Killucan on the Fetherston estate, aged
about 50 years, married Elizabeth Murphy and has issue three sons and three
daughters viz,1 . Patrick, 2. John, 3. Bernard, 1.Maria, 2. Elizabeth, 3. Kate.
7. Thomas, in the General Post Office in Dublin, and lived at 19 Bolton Street,
Dublin, married Kate Doran, and has issue three sons and two daughters: 1. Joseph,
2. John, 3. William, 1. Mary Ellen, 2. Honora.
3. Thomas, son of the first John married and had issue four sons viz.
1. Joseph, of Claremount near Milltown, Co. Westmeath (Mr. Majors Estate)
married Anne Byrne (she died in 1867 age 103 years) and had issue 2 sons and 3
daughters.viz.
1. Thomas, of Claremount, living 1879 age 70 yrs who was three times
married and had issue four sons and four daughters viz: 1. John 2. Thomas. 3.
Joseph, 4. Patrick.1. Mary.2. Anne. 3. Margaret. 4. Biddy, all living near Milltown.
2. Patrick, who and married and had issue four sons and two daughters: 1.
Joseph,2. Thomas, 3. Patrick,and 4. John, 1. Anne and 2. Mary, all living in the
neighbourhood of Milltown.
1. Mary, 2 Biddy. 3. Bessy.
2. James, son of Thomas married Margaret Lestrange and had issue three sons
and one daughter, viz, (1) Michael, living was living in Milltown 1879 then aged 65
years, married twice, and had issue four sons and four daughters viz, James, Thomas,
Michael, and Edward, and Mary, Margaret, Biddy, Anne.
2. Thomas.
3. Joseph.
1. Mary.
3. Michael, son of Thomas, went to Frankford, Kings County, and was lost sight of.
4. Edward died unmarried.
The tradition in this Meath and Westmeath family is that their ancestor came to that
country from the County Wexford, with the branch of the Loftus family from whom
Mr Magan of Killyon is descended.

Colonel Caeser

Caesar, known as Colonel Caesar, who also subsequently succeeded to the Tintern
Estates under the settlement made by Margaret Pigott Colclough, on his marriage
with his first wife, thus again uniting both estates, or as much as remained of them,
in his own person, and becoming the head of the whole family. He was always
regarded with great affection by Madam Pigott, and treated by her as her heir and
successor, and certainly he did not fail in maintaining the honour and dignity of his
family, and reviving the old saying “As grand as Colclough”, though it must be
confessed that it was done at a fearful expenditure of money and a sad diminution
of the Estates.

Below a contempary quote from 'Richard Gill' contained in Beauchamp Colclough's family legends...
“Colonel Caesar was educated in Dublin by his godmother Madam Pigott,
at the age of 14 or 15, he and a comrade had a falling out one morning.
They fought on the lobby with small swords, and Caesar run him through.
He was tried for his life in the Courts, and his godmother gave directions to
his Counsel to send a special message of his liberation to the Abbey, and
she would well reward him; so three men set off with the news of his
acquittal, the first man that reached, got 5 guineas, the second 3, and the
last 1 1⁄2; and they were kept for three days to refresh themselves, as they
travelled bare foot, such was the mode of travelling at that time.”
The Colonel was only 23 years of age when he entered Parliament, which
place he kept for 40 years without opposition, though he was often
opposed in the House. It was on his account that the chairs were chained,
swords were prohibited to be worn, slippers to replace boots, he was
terrible in a passion, he carried all before him on the liberal, or in those
days the Whig side. He was a man of 6 feet 4 inches in height, and all his
sons were not much less except one, Richard the youngest, who was not
more than 5 feet 8 inches, but as supple as a kid, he would leap over three
of his father's Coach Horses side by side. His income in all of the property
was £4,500
He also kept up four houses, Duffry Hall, Tintern, one in Wexford and
another in Dublin, and spent three months of the year in each of them. He
used to come to Tintern in June, and three weeks before his coming he had
the village all whitewashed and cleaned out, and the week after his arrival,
he and his lady with 5 sons and 3 daughters, visited every house and family,
himself and sons all dressed alike in sky blue or scarlet, with swords by
their sides, and the Ladies in black silk, so stiff that the dresses would stand
of an end and rattle as they walked. The Colonel would ask each family how they were getting on, and did they require anything that he could do
for them. At that time it was a great place for all kinds of trades. In a small
way and to humiliate his sons, he would turn about to them, and tell them
it was those poor people who were keeping the fine clothes on them, and
not to forget them when they came in their way.
My father was born in the village in the year 1744 and remembers all these
things going on for many years. When the Colonel used to leave the Abbey
in September he would get all the ripe fruit taken down, and divide it all
amongst the people in the village according to family, himself being
present with a list in his hand, and in November there was two casks of
Cider made with the rest”.


More from Beauchamp family legends...
Colonel Caesar’s lavish expenditure and as a consequence., numerous debts, drove
him to the expedient of breaking the entail, and we find him in 1725 petitioning the
Irish Parliament for an Act to do so. This first attempt was unsuccessful, but in the
following year he obtained an Act of the Imperial Parliament under which large
portions of the Estates were sold, and again, some years afterwards, 1746, he
obtained a similar Act from the Irish Parliament, by which he was enabled to dispose
of great deal more. Notwithstanding all which, he was never out of monetary
troubles, even with the members of his own immediate family, as may be seen by a
letter addressed to him by his brother Henry, which I found with other papers in the
Abbey after the first trial,) and by the Will of the youngest brother Dudley, of
Balecormuck. One of his favourite devices, was the assignment of his life interest in a
Townsland, instance Rossard to his brother Henry. It is said that an open rupture
about money took place between him and his next brother Francis, and which was
perhaps the cause of the latters joining the ranks of the Irish Brigade in the service of
France, and his consequent outlawry. And here I cannot resist the temptation of
introducing a Jacobite distich of that period 1745 attributed to John Byrone and
which shows the lamentable state of uncertainty in those days, as to whom their
allegiance was due.
“God bless the King, I mean the faiths defender;
God bless, no harm in blessing the Pretender;
Who that Pretender is, and who that King;
God bless us all, is quite another thing;
There is strong grounds for the belief that Colonel Caesar himself was a Jacobite in
his heart, but fortunately he never took an active part in the cause, else there would
probably have been a third confiscation of the Estates, and he might have fared as
badly, if not worse, than those who went before him. I have not been able to
ascertain when the last of the English Estates were disposed of, but some of them at
least remained with Sir Caesar, the second baronet, for he alludes to them in his
Will.
One of the Colonel daughters was a deaf mute, and there are many strange stories
told in connection with her, such as that she invariably became restless, and walked
at night previous to the death of any member of the family.
In another, Richard Gill (see above ... JC) tells us that, “In the Christmas of 1758 or 9, Col. Caesar, as
was customary, invited many of his relatives and friends to Tintern Abbey for the
holidays for a month. 23 of his own name principally of the male sex, were present,
the woods and groves were very extensive at that time, in the party there were 2
Caesar’s, 2 Adams, 2 Johns, 2 Toms, 2 Patricks and 2 Henrys. There was an old
servant named James Moloney in the family at that time, who spent his lifetime with
them, and he often spent a day afterwards with my father talking over many things,
and the foregoing in particularly, as it was his first time in the Abbey. The Leighs,
Loftus’, and Tottenhams often dined there after the day’s sport, and it was at this
time, that Lord Loftus remarked “Colclough your glasses are small”, to which the
Colonel replied, “fill them often and they will turn a mill”. The last time he was at
Tintern for the Christmas, he had the Duffry Hall Stag Hounds and there were 24
Colcloughs mounted, and along with them the Hattons, Hores, Harvey, Bunburys,
Leighs and many others that I can not think of. He was 3 years in Dublin under
Doctors, for a scorbutic Dropsy. He was buried on Easter Monday night at 12 o clock
and the funeral cortege was most impressive and grand with torchlight, and
flambeaux on the horses heads”.
Colonel Caesar commanded I believe the Wexford Regiment of Militia, and it is
certain that he raised a Regiment of Dragoons in the County by authority of the
Government. He left by his Will (which was too long for me to copy in extenso) all
that he had the disposal of, to his eldest surviving son Adam, who held Duffry Hall
under lease and resided there. Adam was a wonderful favourite with all, and
especially with the country people. I have extracted from “Irish Folk Lore” published
many years ago in Dublin.
“The district of the Duffry in the north west of Wexford, has its pool and its
legendary peist as the traveller proceeds from Bunclody (Newtownbarry) towards
the ancient seat of the Colcloughs at Mochurry, with the imposing mass of Mount
Leinster on his right hand, he will see an insignificant looking pool in a rushy field as
he approaches the little bridge of Thuar”; this is Lough na Peisthe, or the lake of the
Serpent or Dragon, and the legend there goes on to relate how a brave Munster man
overcame the serpent and relieved the country side of the destroying monster. The
legend then continues, “The whole country side soon had the welcome news from
all the fires on the hills, and the brave Munster man was made much of by the King
and Queen at Ferns. Ever so much money was given to him, and he thought the best
thing he could do with it was to build a church. He had a curious dream one night,
and the first thing he saw next morning, when he went out was a wild duck and
mallard flying up the Duffrey. He followed them over the bridge of Thuae, and the
ford on the Glasha, and across the little hill, and when they came over
Templeshambo, down they lighted, the drake on one side of the stream, the duck on
the other. So he built a Monastery where the drake rested, and a nunnery where
the duck rested, and till our own days no man has ever been buried in the nunnery
grave yard, nor woman in the monastery grave yard.
In the time of Adam Colclough, an old Palentine woman that they called Blue Cap
was put in the wrong place, and the boys ruz her three times and put her coffin up
against the church door till her relations buried her at last on the women’s side”,
The following, relating also in fact to the foregoing circumstances is extracted from
Kennedy’s ‘Legends of Mount Leinster” and ‘Evenings in the Duffry”.
‘The master of the Hall (Duffry) is taking his ease in a rustic chair in the morning
dress of the gentleman of the period xxx His three-cornered hat hangs on a side
projection of this seat, and the curls of his wig fall on his shoulders. The noble
features are expressive of good nature, with an alloy of testiness. Two or three
neighbouring Squires, and some farmers stand or sit around, and the conversation
embraces hurling matches, hunting and farming”, for all which I must refer my
readers to the books in question. The evening was enlivened however by the
entrance upon the scene of Peter, the Duffry Poet Laureate, who amongst other
things recited for the company his latest effusion, which however I cannot find room
for in full6, and shall omit in part his uncomplimentary remarks upon a neighbouring
squire, who had only lately acquired property in those parts, and who had not
succeeded in gaining his good will.

I think that this is one of my favourite letters...

Letter John to Caesar, dated Dublin June 18th 1801.
My dear Caesar,
Your last letter has given me and all your friends, most infinite satisfaction,
particularly that part of which it shows how unfounded a report that was which was
communicated to my uncle John by a friend of his and yours from Lismore, and on
which I understand, my mother and he wrote to you, and tho’ it is the wish of my
heart to see you married, and have one of our own name and blood to succeed us
both (for it is probable unless when doating, that I shall never marry). Yet from the
character of the person spoken of, I think you could not be happy with her as a wife.
I feel this is a very delicate point for me to mention at all, and therefore request
when you answer this letter, that you will take of no kind notice of the foregoing part
...
There is a very fine smart little boy of yours by E. Hays that I am thinking of sending
to some cheap school in England, he is about 11 or 12. I am afraid the mother has
brought him up with a turn for the Army, and in that opinion I think we should after
he has been a little time at school try and get him a Midshipman place, the
allowance to the mother at present is 12 guineas a year schooling and clothes, but
the last not regular. I am always in advance to her. There is another most ingenious
little fellow [City Debtor’s] your own son, but he has a turn in his eyes, and is so near
sighted that he can hardly see to read. This little fellow I mean for a Head Gardener,
that being a business that does not require good sight, tho’ he has the most
mechanical turn in the world & he lives with me at Tintern since the Rebellion. There
is also a brother lives with me, he about 19 (one of Poll Connors) him I intend for a
miller, he is the honestest, best but stupidest boy in the world I have at school, going
over and over again Arithmetic to indeed but little purpose. I offered £100 fee with
him to the Miller at Mercers Mills, but it would be not taken. Of Mrs. Harringtons
sons, who are both fine lads, the eldest is a Lieut. in a Fencible Regt. now in Halifax. I
had a letter from him. The Barrack and every hapenny worth he possessed of, has
been burned, and in consequence I was obliged to remit him £20, the only remittance since he joined a year and a half ago. The other son is a young surgeon, his allowance is 12 Guineas a year for clothes, 2 for Lectures, and 2 for Washing.
There is a sister of Poll Wards, and another of our own, that stands me in about 5
Guineas. This a sketch of the encumbrances. ...
John Colclough, à Monsieur Colclough, Frankfurt, am Main.

more rebellion

A couple more letters from the time of the rebellon: 
More from Mc Peake

22 August 1798
John Colclough, Dublin, to Caesar Colclough, Ulm,
about his arrest on suspicion of [having] been implicated in the rebellion. ‘ From a
letter to my mother in London, I conjecture she has informed you of my situation. I
wish she had not done so, as it could only tend to make you uneasy and be of no use,
as I shall probably be discharged before you receive this. I cannot conceive on what
charge I was apprehended (at Fishguard on the 9th July), and am still continued in
confinement; for it is utterly impossible there can be anything against me, though
there have been several attempts made by Tottenham of Ross and the protestant
Ascendancy party to suborn witnesses to swear against me-but in vain. I long since
petitioned twice to be tried, even by a court martial, but could not obtained it, which
I conceive to be a tolerable proof that there is nothing against me, and that I am only
kept in confinement through the malicious importuity of Tottenham and the abovementioned
party, who first cause my apprehension. Tom Mc Cord was also
implicated in the warrant with me, but he has gone to London, and so escaped being
arrested where he continues still, rather choosing to be his own keeper until I am
disposed of, when he means to give himself up. I should long since have lodged the money I mentioned, but the sloop and cargo are under seizure, and probable will not be released till I am at liberty. I must apprise you that I understand Tintern has not suffered much, that very few indeed of the
people have been killed, and the rest have all returned to peace and industry; so that
things are not so bad as I dreaded, nor will my dear brother, I trust, ever be obliged
to earn your bread with the sweat of your brow, and I hope this unfortunate country
will soon be at peace with itself and the rest of the world. I shall a short time give
you an account of the rise and progress of the rebellion, etc.
I think you should by all means remain where you are, until all is quite here. At least I
am very comfortably situated in the back(?) House in Castle Street, where you used
formerly (to) get soop (sic-?). I had the liberty of seeing my friends and am well
used every way, and it costs me nothing. I deferred writing to you from day to day,
still expecting to get out. I had began (sic) a letter to you, but I did not intend letting
you know my situation, but my mother’s letter has put that out of the question. ...’

9 December 1798
Caesar Colclough, Ulm, to Lady Colclough, Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square,
London,
about John Grogan’s memorial and about the rebellion. ‘... the agreeable tidings of
Lord Cornwallis’s conduct to John is another proof of John’s innocent persecution
and the infamous conduct of party against Lord C. in secreting John’s memorial in
order to make enemies to the system that is now established. ...
I do not know what can be the reason of our letters miscarrying. However, I believe
it may be the vigilance of government, to prevent any political intercourse with
foreign countries, and probable the negligence of the offices, when they have
opened and read our letters, not to take the trouble of re-sealing them. However, I
am glad that this consolation results from their precaution, that we shall be known
and of course esteemed for our moderation, attachment to order and philanthropy,
and notwithstanding the ills our property and relations have suffered from the
rebels, the former sentiments of humanity are unshaken; and though on the other
hand we have been equally chagrined, never did we impute it to the intentions of
government but the unlucky intolerance of a petty faction, which is extinguished by
the firmness of Lord Cornwallis’s administration.
I dare not speak of the union, but I can only say that the forfeiture of my borough
would be a trifling consideration for the purchase of so great an advantage to my
country.

20 December 1798
John Colclough to Caesar Colclough, Ulm,
a long complaint about the shabby behaviour of William Harvey in a financial
transaction, and reflections on the rebellion. ‘... I have been here three weeks, and
can’t bear to look out, on account of my meeting the villains of this place, for such a
horrid set of hell-hounds never inhabited any country.
They were intent on nothing but plunder and murder. The greatest savages of Africa
and America were civilisation itself compared to them. You cannot, nor did I,
conceive that man could be so ferocious, and I am convinced that, had the country
remained another week under them, a single protestant, in particular a gentleman of
any kind, would not have been left alive. As it was, Bagenal Harvey, Keogh and John
Colclough were repeatedly in the most imminent danger. Keogh was twice taken out
to be piked.
I will send money to Wright twelfth day, as that is the day I have given notice to the
tenants to pay, which they are very unwilling to do. Do you know, or could you
believe, that during the troubles that no man dare show the least concern or sorrow
insomuch that, if any man were seen at work, it was as much as life was worth. I
desired my mother to write you the news, which she can do much better than I, as I
am in one continual passion and fret from morning till night with the sight of the
rascals. So much as a barrel of wheat they would not send into the mill, least it
might be placed to the credit of their rent,’

Rebellion

I haven't posted for a while, its been a busy summer, going here and there anyway here are one or two interesting comments on the 1798 rebellion.

The family names index format didn't work out quite right (thanks Carol) I am going to try and fix it!

As always I hope these are of interest, all feedback welcome, the following are sourced from the McPeake papers...

Wexford Rebellion 1798.
John to Caesar.
Dated Fishguard June 15th 1798.
My dear Caesar,
Dreadful and horrid events have happened in the County Wexford since I
wrote to you last. I went to Dublin about the middle of last month about Dunmain.
A few days after my arrival Martial Law was proclaimed, and tho’ every thing was
perfectly quite, it was very unpleasant as there was no kind of business doing, and all
persons should be in their houses by 9 o’clock. I therefore determined to return to
the country, which I conceived to be quiet. Accordingly on Saturday evening the 26th
I set sail in a Wexford Sloop for that town where I arrived on Monday morning, and
found all there in utmost consternation. A party of insurgents to the amount of at
least 4000 had assembled near our land; on Saturday night a party of the North Cork
Militia amounting to 110 marched out against them. They fired two rounds when the
insurgents began to give way, but the Officer most imprudently ordered his men to
charge, the other party rallied and received the soldiers on their pikes which being
two or three feet longer than the bayonets they killed every one of the party except
four. (I should have told you my mother was in Dublin). The drawbridge was now
the only protection of Wexford, for there was no more military there, or indeed in
the county, except Yeomanry Corps which were so scattered up and down, that they
could affect nothing. The insurgents proceeded to Enniscorthy having first destroyed
all the county between Wexford and Gorey (The latter was taken by another party).
They proceeded burning the houses and murdering the families of all that did not
join them, till they came to Enniscorthy which after a gallant defence by about 220
Yeomen and Militia, they took the place and burned it to the ground. This happened
on Monday. On Wednesday morning 2 Howitzers that were going from Duncannon
to Wexford were surrounded at the mountain of Forth and taken and all the party,
about 60, cut to pieces. There was a party of the Army amounting to about 500 on
their way from Waterford, but on their hearing of this last business they retreated to
Duncannon.
The whole county was now at their mercy, and Tom Mc Cord and I, and all the
Protestants retreated into it also, not that I was a bit afraid of our own people for
there was nothing they dreaded as much as being forced through dire necessity to
join the insurgents, but Lord Ely’s estate, and Lord Donegal’s, and in short all the
surrounding county was rising and as they must pass through Tintern, they would
force every single male inhabitant along with them, or murder them and their
families. The Army could afford them no protection for they were afraid to stir out of
the Fort, so that any thing so dangerous as Duncannon was, cannot be conceived, for
if they went to Duncannon, they must starve, and their families that they left behind
would be murdered, and if they remained in their houses they would be carried off
by the United men, so that their destruction was and is inevitable. On the retreat of
the Army, all persons except those belonging to it were obliged to quit the Fort, so
on Thursday Tom McCord and family and I sailed in his Sloop and arrived here on the
Saturday following. When we left Ireland, we were sure Ross would have fallen, but
since that there was a considerable force marched into it, so as to be able on the
Tuesday following to repel an attack of the insurgents, with the loss of at least 5000
of them, tho’ many of our acquaintances have been killed, our relations have all
escaped except poor Watson who was killed, (shot by a rebel sniper) and my Uncle
Cornelius who is a prisoner in his own house.
I forgot to tell you that the day the Howitzers were taken Wexford was evacuated by
the Army, and of course fell into the hands of the United men. I think it probable
that there will soon be an end put to this business, and that we may soon return. I
shall be able to send you £100 or £150, as I had 100 sacks of flour on board, for the
Sloop was laden for Dublin. I was so sick that I was two or three days before I
recovered, and I waited for some important news before I wrote. I am at Fishguard.
Direct to me, care of W. Sutton, Haverford West, We have probably lost three or
four of the Burgesses since I wrote. My Uncle Tom has been killed.
à Monsieur Colclough, Post Restante, Ulm.


Letter John to Caesar.
Fishguard, July 3rd 1798.
My dear Caesar,
I take up my pen to write the saddest letter you ever did or I hope ever will
receive. My poor Uncle Cornelius has fallen a victim to the barbarous policy of our
Government. I wrote to you in my former letters from this, the progress of the
rebellion to the time I made my escape, since that-thank God, they have all been cut
to pieces and peace restored at least in our county. They were in possession of the
whole country except Ross and Duncannon for three whole weeks, so that there is
nothing but desolation to be seen, and what I shall do for money for you, I can’t
conceive. At all events I have 100 sacks of flour here, and when I sell them I will send
Wright £150, but when I shall be able to make another remittance God only knows.
I must tell you about Rowe, tho’ he owed my mother, who is with me here, £100, he
would not give her a single farthing, at the time she did not know where I was, and
had not a penny herself, and he could not have less than £6000, with which he sailed
off to Hollyhead.
I wrote to you before that my Uncle Tom was killed at Arklow, charging the rebels at
the head of his troops. This, one would think, was sufficient misfortune, but now to
freeze your very blood, my unfortunate Uncle Cornelius was surrounded and kept a
prisoner in his own house by the rebels, when in order to save his own life he
supplied them with provisions, for doing which, when the Army were victorious, and
retook Wexford, they tryed him by a Court martial for aiding and assisting the rebels,
and he was hanged this day week. John Colclough of Ballyteige was also hanged, but
he was always suspected of being a United man. William Hatton, John Hay,
Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey, William Kearney Keogh, and many others are hanged,
and I suppose all the Papist Merchants and Gentlemen of Wexford also suffer. One
Roach a Priest who was the General is hanged.
Tho’ one can hardly think that it was the original intention of the United men to
murder all the Protestants, for many of the heads of them were of that persuasion.
Yet when once the mob rose, they murdered almost all of them. I am told they
burned upwards of 100 of them in a barn at Scullabogue, and they certainly would
have served all their prisoners that were in Wexford the same way, had not the Army
providentially and unexpectedly come time enough. There were many Protestants
who to save their own lives, were christened by a Priest and pretended to side with
the rebels, such as my Uncle Cornelius, William Hatton, Doctor Jacob, Tom Jones,
Tom Richards, and many others. The women were not injured anywhere, but were
christened. My Uncle John, after fighting at the head of his troops, five days and
nights successively retreated with the Army to Duncannon and thence to Waterford,
where he remained till within this day or two. There was the most dreadful plot
discovered there, four days only before it was to have been put into execution, the
town was to have been set on fire, and all the Protestants murdered, similar plots to
this have been discovered elsewhere, indeed they seem to have universal.
What an escape we have had. Castletown and Heathfield have been entirely gutted,
Tintern has not I am told suffered much, but I have no certain intelligence, it was out
of the gangway, and besides there was no body to touch it, but your own Tenantry
and Lord Ely’s, and as I was always very kind to both, I hope it may have escaped. I
hear most of the old Protestants of Tintern who were not able to join the Yeomanry
at Duncannon were burned at Scullabogue. There is neither car nor horse to be seen
in the whole County, the cornfields eaten and trod down, and the County quite a
desert. You might ride from end to the other without seeing a single man. What will
become of us I can’t think. We don't know whether my Uncles Tom or Cornelius
made a Will. I suppose I need not inform you that as the property was settled, it
can’t be forfeited. As you say Ulm is a cheap place. I think you had better stay where
you are till the troubles are over. My mother and I will be able to do on very little,
and every penny we can raise and run shall go to you. This dreadful crash, has been
hanging over us these eighteen months, and perhaps the Country may recover in a
couple of years. God send it may is the prayer of J. Colclough. My mother is pretty
well. Direct to me to Jemmy Simon, 205 Piccadilly, and he will forward it wherever I
am.
à Monsieur Colclough, Poste Restante, Ulm.


Letter, Caesar, Ulm to John, Picadilly, 22nd July 1798.
My dear John,
I received yours of the 3rd inst. this morning. Judge the horror of this perfidy
that condemned one innocent, whilst two others were losing their lives in the
service, but my dear John this is familiar to me. I saw many instances of nearly the
same nature, and had you followed my hints you would have saved, not only our
friends, but our finances from the present embarrassment. The farther I travel the
more I see the progress of these opinions that have brought our unhappy Country to
the state in which it is, and united with fanaticism, has produced the direful effects
that we now are witness to, and I fear my dear John, the tears that we have already
shed, are not to be soon dryed, (for if I can judge by analogy) the passions once
roused to the point they are, mutual vengeance and ferocity are long continued
effects and I do not flatter myself with so speedy a conclusion to these miserable
calamities. The only judgment I can form, is from the newspapers and opinions, that
I must shut my ears not to hear, for here as elsewhere, one must listen and be silent
lest you pass for the friend or enemy of one side or the other, and always take your
precautions for the worst event, which I have done. And I can live a long time
without drawing from you a farthing, therefore do not send any money to Wright
until I write to you. Had you taken the counsel I gave you, the Mortgage, which now
is but paper, would be in a state to guarantee us from any pecuniary inconvenience,
but I know my dear John that you do all for the better. In future when I venture an
opinion, and conjure you to adopt it, you will pay I am sure more attention to my
advice. I shall remain here tho’ the climate does not agree with me, because it is
cheap, but I fear the recommencement of the War will oblige me to quit, and there is
little doubt to one who listens with indifference, that in such a case, the French party
here will, aided by their Arms intrigues money and principles, and the discontent of
the Country, undermine the ancient authority, and produce the melancholy effects it
has done in the neighbouring Country. Rowe’s conduct does not at all astonish me,
for he is like the rest of the world, except those few who are difficult to be found in
the best of moments, as they are desirable and disinterested in the worst, but this is
no moment for reflections or enmities, as I said already to you, the only recourse is
to assiduously cultivate the pursuit we have adopted.
The Mill and Commerce are your occupations, and I omit not an opportunity
to enrich my stock in the mechanical line that has already been serviceable to me, in
hopes in a more happy moment, to bring back to my unhappy desolate Country, the
fruits of my endeavours, and there reap the now unpromising harvest in serving the
surviving industry that may secure me in concilliating the friendship of all, by an
universal utility. Your letter is so full of melancholy events, and my health so
impaired by the attacks of the bile, that I scarce remember all, and dare not read it
again, such are the sentiments of horror it inspires and on which I will at this
moment make no comment.
Remember me to my mother, the surviving consolation of this dreadful
catastrophe, continue to write the havoc it has made, and amongst all those we
know. Adieu my dear John, my blood is indeed frozen with the events you mention.
In case the war begins again, I think of going to Hungary by the Danube, being the
cheapest country in Europe and removed from immediate danger, but I shall not
take a resolution without deliberately considering it. Adieu again, write to me and
pray that my mother do the same.

Starting a list of names: eventually for a searchable database

				H		ID 1st name Surname – married name DoB Place of birth Married who (id) Married date Married place Lived Children number- (id) Date died Place died Buried Will Document location Blog Notes 1 Sir Anthony Colclough **/**/1520 Bluerton, Staffordshire Clare Agard, id. 3 Bluerton, Tintern 12 - Id's 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 9 Dec 1584 Tintern Abbey Wexford Q 2 Clare Agard - Colclough - Williams Sir Anthony Colclough id 1, Sir Thomas Williams id 17 12 - Id's 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 **/**/1590 3 Sir Thomas Colclough 1 Apr 1564 Rosegarland, Wexford Martha Loftus id 31 , Eleanor Bagenal id 67 married secondly his eldest daughter's sister in law 14 – ids 33, 35, 36, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 60, 63, 65, 23 Aug 1624 Tintern Abbey Tintern Abbey Wexford Y 1624 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Buried 23/09/1624 4 Rathcliffe Colclough 5 Anthony Colclough 6 John Colclough **/**/1565 7 Matthew Colclough 8 Leonard Colclough Honora Walsh Ballyknockane, Queens county – now Loais 3- ids 19, 20, 21 29 May 1599 High sheriff Wexford 1596, killed in battle with Irish. 9 Jaquonet Colclough- Walsh 15 Sep 1555 Sir Nicholas Walsh id 26 10 Frances Colclough – Smithwick 25 Jul 1556 William Smithwick id 27 11 Maria Colclough – Coates 16 Jan 1562 Thomas Coates id 28 12 Clare Colclough – Sneyd – Wrotlesley 1 Dec 1565 William Sneyd id 29 , Sir Hugh Wrotlesley id 30. 13 Eleanor Colclough 14 Francis Colclough 15 Sir Thomas Agard Foston, Derbyshire 2- id's 3, 16 16 Francis Agard Staffordshire Wexford BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Privy councillor in Ireland, Governor of Wexford 17 Sir Thomas Williams Clare Agard, id. 3 18 Honora Walsh Leonard Colclough id 8 3- ids 19, 20, 21 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 19 Anthony Colclough Old Ross, Wexford 2- id's 20,21. 1 Jun 1650 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 20 Leonard Colclough BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Living 1638 21 Oliver Colclough 20 May 1657 22 Walter Walsh Slievouranagh. 1 – id 18 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Lord of Walsh mountains 23 Walter Butler Honora Walsh 24 Sir Theobold Butler 3 – id 23, BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Third lord Cahir, ancestor to the earls of Glengal 25 Ismay Browne Mulrankin, Wexford Anthony Colclough id 19 2- id's 20,21. 26 Sir Nicholas Walsh Jaquonet Colclough id 9 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Justice of Queens bench 27 William Smithwick Smithwick, Cheshire Frances Colclough id 10 Smithwick, Cheshire BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 28 Thomas Coates Woodcoate, Shropshire Maria Colclough id 11 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 29 William Sneyd Keele, Broadwall, Staffordshire Clare Colclough id 12 30 Sir Hugh Wrotlesley Staffordshire ? - Clare Colclough id 12 31 Martha Loftus – Colclough Sir Thomas Colclough id 3 11 – ids 33, 35, 36, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 60, 63, 65, 19 Mar 1609 St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin 32 Sir Adam Loftus 4+, id 31 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 Archbishop of Dublin, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 33 Thomas Colclough Before 1609 35 Sir Adam Colclough **/**/1600 Tintern Abbey Alice Riche id 74 **/**/1623 Tintern Abbey 1 – id 76 **/04/1637 Tintern Abbey Wexford Y 03/05/1637 BHC- pendrive/Colclough/pedigree p1 High Sheriff of Wexford 1630, Baronet by Charles 1 1628 36 John Colclough Living 1642 Katherine Sinnott id 37 Pouldairig, Wexford 6 - id 40, 41,42, 45, 47, 48 before May 1649 37 Katherine Sinnott – Colclough John Colclough id 36 6 - id 40, 41,42, 45, 47, 48 38 Sir Walter Sinnott 39 Richard Sinnott Ballybrittas/Rosegarland, Wexford 40 Adam Colclough **/**1652 Y 1652 41 Anthony Colclough died young 42 Mary Colclough – Butler James Butler id 43 43 James Butler Wexford Mary Colclough id 42 44 Barons-Kayers ?, id 43 45 Martha Colclough – Cullen Thomas Cullen id 46 46 Thomas Cullen Cullnestown Martha Colclough id 45 Cullenstown 47 Clara Colclough Was a nun 48 Katharine Colclough did not marry 49 Richard Colclough Living 1642 50 Leonard Colclough died young 51 Anthony Colclough died young 52 Anne Colclough – Bagenal – Butler Nicholas Bagenal id 53, ir Thomas Butler id 57 53 Nicholas Bagenal 54 Dudley Bagenal Mabel FitzGerald id 71 2+,id 67 55 Sir Nicholas Bagenal Newry Newry 2+, id 54, 56 56 Sir Henry Bagenal 57 Sir Thomas Butler Garryhundon/Clogrennane Co. Carlow 58 Jane Colclough – Wogan John Wogan id 59 59 John Wogan Weston Hall, Pembrokeshire Jane Colclough id 58 60 Martha Colclough – Pigott John Pigott id 61 61 John Pigott **/**/1590 Martha Colclough id 60 10 Mar 1645 62 Sir Robert Pigott **/**/1565 Dysert Co. Loais Queens county Anne St. Ledger id 88, Thomasine Peyton id 85 **/**/1589 Stradbally Abbey Ladigihis 2+, id 61, 86 23 May 1641 63 Eleanor Colclough – Kavanagh Bryan Kavanagh id 64 2 (daughters died young) 64 Bryan Kavanagh Eleanor Colclough id 63 Poulmonty, Borris, Co. Carlow Chief of the Kavanaghs 65 Mary Colclough Sir Nicholas Walsh id 66 66 Sir Nicholas Walsh Ballycarrigmore, Co. Waterford Mary Colclough id 65 Ballycarrigmore, Co. Waterford 67 Eleanor Bagenal – Colclough – Plunket Dunleckney Co. Carlow Sir Thomas Colclough id 3, Luke Plunket id 73 Tintern 3, id 68, 69, 70 1 Nov 1632 68 Sir Dudley Colclough **/**/1613 Katherine Esmond id 89 , Mary Barnewall id 90 Monart, Co Wexford 3 – id 91, 92, 93. 69 Anthony Colclough **/**/1615 Mary Esmonde id 145 Rathlin, Co. Carlow 3 – ids 70 Mabel Colclough Died unmarried 71 Mabel FitzGerald Teeroghan, 2+,id 67 72 George FitzGerald Teeroghan, Teeroghan 1+, id 71 73 Luke Plunket Baron Killeen 1st Earl of Fingal 74 Alice Riche - Colclough Sir Adam Colclough id 35 1 - id 76 Before 1684 75 Sir Robert Riche 1 – id 74 Master in Chancery in England 76 Sir Caesar Colclough **/**/1624 Tintern Abbey Frances Clerk id 77 3 – id 79, 80, 81 22 Jun 1684 Tintern Abbey Wexford Educated in England 77 Frances Clerk Sir Caesar Colclough id 76 3 – id 79, 80, 81 78 Sir William Clerk Weston and Thame, Oxfordshire Weston and Thame, Oxfordshire ? - id 77 79 Sir Caesar Colclough Died unmarried Tintern Abbey None 22 Sep 1687 Tintern Abbey Last male baronet and heir, succeeded by his sister Margaret 80 Elizabeth Colclough Died young unmarried None died young 81 Margaret Colclough – Leigh-Colclough – Pigott-Colclough Robert Leigh id 83, John Pigott id 84 2 Oct 1673 Ferns, Co. Wexford 23 Apr 1723 02/06/1723 – proved Dublin John Pigott was the son of william Pigott, half brother of John Pigott who married Martha Colclough 83 Robert Leigh Ballybrittas/Rosegarland, Wexford Margaret Colclough id 81 2 Oct 1673 Ferns, Co. Wexford Tintern Abbey None **/05/1695 Tintern Abbey Took the Colclough name -died without issue 84 John Pigott Margaret Colclough id 81 None 8 May 1717 St. Pauls Dublin 85 Thomasine Peyton – Pigott **/**/1569 Sir Robert Pigott id 62 1+, id 86 86 William Pigott **/**/1601 Anne Dowdall id 87 1+, - 84 25 Feb 1666 87 Anne Dowdall – Pigott William Pigott id 86 1+, - 84 88 Anne St. Ledger Sir Robert Pigott id 62 1+, id 61 89 Katherine Esmond – Colclough Sir Dudley Colclough id 68 3 – id 91, 92, 93. 90 Mary Barnewall – Colclough Sir Dudley Colclough id 68 None 91 Patrick Colclough Katherine Bagenal id 97 **/**/1669 6 – id 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 92 Lawrence Colclough 93 Thomas Colclough 94 Patrick Esmond Johnstown Castle ? Johnstown Castle 1+ id 89 95 Sir Patrick Barnewall Frances Butler id 96 1+ id 90 96 Frances Butler – Barnewall Sir Patrick Barnewall id 95 1+ id 90 97 Katherine Bagenal – Corbett- Colclough Patrick Colclough id 91 **/**/1669 6 – id 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 98 John Corbett Katherine Bagenal id 97 Died left Katherine Bagenal as a widow 99 Walter Bagenal Elizabeth Roper id 100 100 Elizabeth Roper – Plunkett – Bagenal 1 John Plunkett 2 Walter Bagenal id 99 101 Sir Christopher Roper 1+ id 100 102 John Plunkett Elizabeth Roper id 100 103 Dudley Colclough **/**/1670 Duffry Hall Mary Barnewall id 109 **/**/1691 8 12 Jul 1712 Duffry Hall – Mohurry 1712 proved Post nuptial settlement 26/03/1700 - died of Smallpox 104 Adam Colclough Duffry Hall 1 Margaret Masterson id 121 2 Mary Forde id 123 1 **/01/1701 2 **/01/1720 11 – ids 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 10 Mar 1734 06/08/1735 105 Thomas Colclough 106 Patrick Colclough 107 Elizabeth Colclough 108 Katharine Colclough 109 Mary Barnewall – Colclough – Flaherty Dudley Colclough id 103 Benjamin Flaherty id 120 **/**/1691 8 **/**1725 110 Francis Barnewall 1+ id 109 111 Nicholas Barnewall 3+ id 110 Viscount Kingland 112 Caesar (Col.) Colclough 113 Francis Colclough entered the French Service, (the Duke of Berwick’s Regt. Of the Irish brigade, was outlawed as a result, among wounded Fontenoy 1745 114 Thomas Colclough Wexford 115 John Colclough 116 Henry Colclough 117 Dudley Colclough 118 Margaret Colclough – Byrne 119 Mary Anne Colclough – Byrne 120 Benjamin Flaherty Dublin Mary Barnewall id 109 25 May 1720 121 Margaret Masterson Adam Colclough id 104 **/01/1701 5 – ids 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 **/**/1716 122 Richard Masterson Moneyseed House Wexford 1+ id 121 123 Mary Forde – Colclough – Dale 1 Adam Colclough id 104 2 Dennis Dale 144 1 **/01/1720 2 6 – ids 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 124 Andrew Forde Ballyfad Wexford 1 + id 123 125 Patrick Colclough Katherine Harper id 136 Dumaine 29 Apr 1770 21/05/1770 126 Richard Colclough Before 1736 127 Catherine Colclough – Power Richard Power id 138 Killia Graveyard Dumore, Waterford 128 Frances Colclough – Byrne 3 – ids 140, 141,142 129 Thomasina Colclough – Doyle Anthony Doyle id 143 17 Mar 1724 130 Anthony Colclough 131 Caesar Colclough 132 Adam Colclough 133 Thomas Colclough 134 Elinor Colclough 135 Mary Colclough – Turner 2 May 1777 136 Katherine Harper – Colclough – Fagan 1 Patrick Colclough id 125 2 Dr. Patrick Fagan id 137 1 ?? 2 **/1771 137 Dr. Patrick Fagan Katherine Harper id 136 **/01/1771 138 Richard Power Catherine Colclough id 127 Forenaugth Co. Waterford 139 Garrett Byrne Frances Colclough id 128 Ballymanus Co. Wiclow 3 – ids 140, 141,142 140 Garrett Byrne 141 John Byrne 142 Colclough Byrne 143 Anthony Doyle Thomasina Colclough id 129 17 Mar 1724 Co.Wiclow 144 Dennis Dale Mary Forde id 123 Coolgrainey Co. Wexford 145 Samuel Turner Mary Colclough id 135 2 May 1777 Co. Wexford Possibly killed in 1798 in Scullavogue barn by the rebles 146 Mary Esmonde – Colclough Anthony Colclough id 69 3 – id 148, 149, 150 147 William Esmonde Johnstown Castle 1+ id 146 148 Adam Colclough Mary Blague id 151 Grays Inn London, - Nottinghamshire also 1+ id 155 With James II in Ireland, also surveyor of Green wax? 1698 149 Caesar Colclough Mary Ivory id 156 11 Mar 1686 Rosegarland, Co. Wexford 150 Mary Colclough 151 Mary Blague – Colclough Adam Colclough id 148 1+ id 155 152 Thomas (Col) Blague 3+ id 151 153 Mary North – Blague Col. Thomas Blague id 152 1+ id 155 154 Sir Roger North 1+ id 153 155 William Colclough Nottinghamshire Before 1724 156 Mary Ivory – Colclough 157 William Ivory New Ross Co. Wexford 1+ id 156			1st name	Surname – married name