Atkinson of Cavangarden

FAMILY TREE

Sir Thomas Atkinson of Yorkshire

was the father of

Captain Charles Atkinson b. c. 1550 who went to Ireland c. 1575:  according to Hawley king of arms the Atkinson family ‘dates back to a remote period’.

Captain Charles Atkinson had two sons (mother’s name currently unknown):

1. Thomas William of Creevy and Cavan Garden b.c. 1580 d.c. 1670

Named as one of the Free Burgesses in the charter granted by James I dated 23 March 1613 creating the borough of Ballyshannon as a county borough – and effective until the union in 1800.

‘of Creevy, near Ballyshannon, owned large estates in Kilbarron, co. Donegal’

The estates he was granted in 1613 consisted of the townlands of Creevy, Tullyhurk, The Cloghan, Ardpatten, Ardgillow, Cavangarden and Laheen. His residence was at Creevy.

Believed to have married a Miss O’Cleary of Kilbarron Castle: sister or niece of the brothers who owned Kilbarron Castle – where the Annals of the Four Masters were written.

2. Not Named: settled in Rahins Co. Mayo.

Children of Thomas William Atkinson and Miss O’Cleary:

i. Thomas b. 1624 d. 1702: attained by the parliament of James II [called “senior” in the Act of Attainder, Parliament of Dublin 1689, temp. James II] ‘for favouring the cause of King William III’ and had to leave Creevy – which was burned by supporters of James II.

ii. John

iii. Robert

iv. William

Child of Thomas Atkinson and ‘unknown’ mother:

1. Thomas b. 1665 d. March 1738: attained by James II [called “junior” in the Act of Attainder; the property was restored temp. William III] m. Ellinor (surname currently unknown)

Once King William III had established his authority an Act was passed ‘declaring all attainders and all other acts made in a late parliament held under James II at Dublin in May 1698 to be void’ and all persons whose property had been confiscated were reinstated with their possessions.
Under this act the Atkinson estate was restored to them – with some variations, notably the loss of Creevy.

‘Thus the Atkinsons have resided at Cavangarden since 1689’.

Children of Thomas Atkinson and Ellinor:

i. John b. 1682 d. 1748 m. 1710 Rebecca Wray d/o William Wray of Ards and Anna Sampson

ii. daughter m. Colonel Francis Reynolds of The Mullins

iii. Thomas (?1648-1768) m. ? Elizabeth Howard

Children of John Atkinson and Rebecca Wray:

1. Thomas b. 1713 d. 1783 m. 1752 Letitia Knox d/o George Knox of Rathmullen and Moneymore and Marian d/o William Wray of Ards
2. William

Children of Thomas Atkinson and Letitia Knox:

i. John b. 1754 d. 1832/3: 1800 High Sheriff of Co. Donegal m. 1776 Elizabeth Hamilton b. 1749 d. 1807 d/o Andrew Hamilton of Ballydonnel Co. Donegal and Catherine d/o Humphrey Wray of Ards

ii. Rebecca

iii. George m. Anne Greenfield

iv. James m. d/o William Wray of Ards.

v. Andrew (1762-1825) m. 1780 Jane d/o Sir Archibald Murray, Bart.

vi. Angel m. Rev Andrew Greenfield M.A. Rector of Moira, poet, b. 1749 Dalkeith s/o Capt. John Greenfield and (m. 1747) Grizel Cockburn d/o Sir William Cockburn of that Ilk, 2nd Bart.

Children of John Atkinson and Elizabeth Hamilton:

1. Thomas John b. 1781 d. 1881: 1817 High Sheriff for Co. Donegal m. 1808 Elizabeth White d. 1860 d/o Lt Joseph White 17th Lancers ‘of the household of George III’ and of Newcomen
2. Mary m. Mr Young
3. George (1791-5 Feb 1857) m. Charlotte d/o Rev Andrew Greenfield and Angel Atkinson, and widow of William Herdman
4. Anna b. 1789 m. Thomas Jones of Ardnares
5. Rebecca m. Andrew Mcintyre

Children of Thomas John Atkinson and Elizabeth White:

i. John b. 1816 d. 1879: barrister at law m. 1842 Ellen Megredy b. 1823 d. 1900 d/o Robert Deane Megredy barrister at law, of Carnew Co. Down

ii. Thomas Joseph, Capt. 27^th Regiment Regiment of Foot the Royal North British Fusiliers, m. 7 April 1859 Hester Jane d/o Henry Frances Cullen of Rockwood Co. Leitrim and Hester Jane Dickson

iii. Elizabeth d. 4 December 1835 Nassau, Georgia m. 30 July 1835 George Young of Darien, Georgia

iv. Catherine (b. 1857 d. Liverpool 1881)

v. Mary

vi. Andrew

vii. William

viii. James (Rev.): curate of Camus-juxta-Mourne; died of bronchitis 9 March 1854 aged 24.

ix. George m. Anne

x. Angel

xi. Charlotte Anna m. 30 June 1853 John Hutchinson Keogh Esq. s/o William Keogh of Rockfield Co. Dublin

xii. Letitia b. 1875 d. 18 June 1899

Children of John Atkinson and Ellen Megredy:

1. Thomas John b. 1845 d. 1921: Deputy Lieutenant 1893 High Sheriff m. 1880 Elizabeth Day b. 1856 d. 1938 d/o Arthur Magee Day and Charlotte d/o Michael Dunne of Knocknabrag, Queens Co.
2. John Robert b. 1849 d. 1865 unmarried.
3. Elizabeth Charlotte Jane b. 1848
4. Ellen Theodosia Adelaide b. 1856 m. 24 May 1874 Robert Megredy
5. George Andrew b. 1851 m. Marion Anna Elizabeth d/o Henry Berkeley Geraghty BA and Katherine Fearon
6. James MD b. 1856 d. 1897 m. 1889
7. William White b. 1863 d. 1900 unmarried.
8. Andrew Hamilton b. 1865 d. 1899 unmarried.

Children of Thomas John Atkinson and Elizabeth Day:

i. Thomas John Day b. 1882  d. 1949: m. 1918 Cicely Helen Burrington Hawkshaw b. 1898 d. 10 November 1981: d/o Cdr Hugh Burrington Hawkshaw RN and Aimee Helen Faulkner

ii. Charlotte Elizabeth 1884-1964

iii. Elizabeth Artherina 1886-1967

iv. Mabel Angela Wray 1888-1911

v. Artherina Josephine 1891-1949

Children of Thomas John Day Atkinson and Cicely Helen Burrington Hawkshaw:

1. Angela Cicely d. aged 18

2. John Hawkshaw d. 1931 aged 2

3. Elizabeth Gillian Hawkshaw b. 1935 d. 3 November 2014: married and had issue.