Linen Merchants Attending the Strabane Market, Camus Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1816
Extracted from the Minutes of the Trustees of the Linen and Hempen Manufactures of Ireland, 1816
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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This file of LINEN MERCHANTS ATTENDING THE STRABANE, COUNTY TYRONE MARKET, 1816 forms part of the vast archive of 4,000+ pages of genealogical records relating to COUNTIES TYRONE, DONEGAL, LONDONDERRY & FERMANAGH provided without charge or subscription by CoTyroneIreland Welcome to the Premier Website & Research Tool for Cos. Tyrone, Donegal, Londonderry & Fermanagh Genealogy (cotyroneireland.com) A complete list of records pertaining to LINEN MERCHANTS and CAMUS PARISH (STRABANE), COUNTY TYRONE on this website can be found at the foot of this file.
STRABANE
1. This is a WEEKLY MARKET. It is held every TUESDAY.
2. The Market commences at the hour of ten o’clock from the 25th March to the 25th of September, and from 25th September. to the 25th of March at eleven o’clock, for seven-eighth wide Webs. The three-quarter wide Webs are permitted to be sold, summer and winter, one hour earlier than the seven-eighth wide Webs. The Market is over in less than an hour.
3. The Market is held in the open street in the centre of the town.
4. The Fabricks sold here are as follow:
Three-quarter wide Webs measuring from fifty-two yards to one hundred yards, twenty-eight inches in breadth, manufactured from Tow-yarn; quality, middling.
Seven-eighth wide Webs, fifty-two yards in length, and thirty-two inches in breadth; quality, pretty good.
5. The average prices of Linen sold in this Market are as follow:
Three-quarter wide Webs sell from 6d. to 8d. per yard, average 7d.
Seven-eighth wide Webs sell from 14d. to 20d. per yard, average, 17d.
6. All Linen comes to this Market in a brown state. The Yarn they are made of is tolerably well bleached.
The 3/4 wide Webs are mostly exported to Manchester, and other parts of England.
The 7/8 wide Webs are sent to the different Bleach-yards, and from thence to the Dublin or London Markets. A small portion exported to London in a brown state.
From 25th Mar. - 25th Sept., the 3/4 wide Linens are exposed to sale at 9 o’clock in the forenoon, and from the 25th Sept. - 25th Mar. at 10 o'clock.
7/8 wides are exposed to sale at 10 o’clock in the forenoon the summer half-year, and at 11 o’clock in the winter season.
The average number of Webs sold in this Market may be said to be thus: 120 3/4 wide, and 600 , 7/8 wide; the average value of both amounts to £2,380 weekly.
About three-fourths of the Weavers who attend this Market reside in this County, the other fourth lives in the County of Donegal.
Upon an average, 660 Weavers attend this Market weekly.
Upon an average, 55 Buyers attend each weekly Market.
Of the 55 Buyers who attend this Market, 27 are principals and 28 commissioners.
The following are the names and residences of the principal Buyers of this County, who attend this Market themselves, or send their Commissioners to purchase for them:
PRINCIPAL BUYERS RESIDENCE Owen DONNELLY Omagh Thomas COOK Lisdivin James GREER Omagh Edward MOSS Omagh John MATHEWSON near Gortin John McCREA Magheragh Robert McCREA Glenrush [Glencush] Robert McCREA Leckpatrick Hugh OWENS [OVENS] Mallison-bridge [Artigarvan] James McDOUGAL Mallison-bridge [Artigarvan] Thomas BROWN Strabane Edward SPROUL Spa Mount James SPROUL Spa Mount Robert COCHRAN, jun. Strabane John and James QUIN Douglas Frederick McCORMICK Burndennet
15. The following are the names and residences of the principal Buyers from other Counties, who attend this Market themselves, or send their Commissioners to purchase for them:
PRINCIPAL BUYERS FROM OTHER COUNTIES RESIDENCE John and William DYSART Derry, Co. Derry John and William CAMPBELL Derry, Co. Derry Adam SCHOALS, Wm. McCLINTOCK and Co. Derry, Co. Derry William MACKY Derry, Co. Derry John Acheson SMITH Derry, Co. Derry Carey McCLELLAND and Co near Derry, Co. Derry William RAMSAY Derry, Co. Derry John McCLEERY near Coleraine, Co. Derry Mark [Monk] EAGLESON Coleraine, Co. Derry Hugh and Thomas HANDCOCK near Comber Claudy, Co. Derry John ALEXANDER Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry James ALEXANDER Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry Alexander ALEXANDER Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry Henry ORR near Coleraine, Co. Derry John HART near Coleraine, Co. Derry John WILSON near Coleraine, Co. Derry James GILMORE near Coleraine, Co. Derry Francis BENNET near Coleraine, Co. Derry Robert CONN near Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry John KNOX near Coleraine, Co. Derry William MOODY, jun. near Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry Wm. MOODY, sen. near Newtown Limavady, Co. Derry Michael KING near Dungiven, Co. Derry Samuel WILSON near Coleraine, Co. Derry Robert STEVENSON near Derry, Co. Derry Joseph JOHNSTON Co. Donegal William CHAMBERS Co. Donegal Thomas WILSON Co. Donegal
Further records for, CAMUS (STRABANE) PARISH, COUNTY TYRONE and FLAXGROWERS and the LINEN INDUSTRY can be found at:
Camus Parish Records, County Tyrone
Spinning Wheel Bounty List (Flax Seed Premiums) for County Tyrone
Records of the Linen Industry and Linen Merchants: Occupations, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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