tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post2535045833643379611..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Garvey HouseTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-31192793734429526832022-09-17T10:28:43.896+01:002022-09-17T10:28:43.896+01:00I think this may be where you found details of Ach...I think this may be where you found details of Acheson's appointment:<br />https://virtualtreasury.ie/item?isadgReferenceCode=NAI%20Lodge%2F20%2F43<br /><br />It's interesting that the initial entry implies he was trying to change the name of Aughnacloy to Mooretown as early as 1715, aged about 24.David Bustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633102481055667591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-5235707562033557392022-09-16T07:26:38.048+01:002022-09-16T07:26:38.048+01:00That wouldn’t surprise me. I’m afraid I couldn’t g...That wouldn’t surprise me. I’m afraid I couldn’t give a definitive, academic answer to it, though it could well be that abundant “jollies” overseas did not stand in the way of parliamentary duties at the time!Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-77684542951916244122022-09-15T14:08:12.458+01:002022-09-15T14:08:12.458+01:00Thanks Tim, my concern was over the start date of ...Thanks Tim, my concern was over the start date of his appointment, as Acheson was on a 'grand tour' of Europe up until 1722. Was MP more of an 'honour' than a 'responsibility' in those days?<br />David David Bustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633102481055667591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-42366558967282730202022-09-15T07:20:06.956+01:002022-09-15T07:20:06.956+01:00Dear David, thanks for your comment. I’d more tha...Dear David, thanks for your comment. I’d more than likely have obtained the information from the records of the old Parliament of Ireland, constituency of Bangor, or Bangor Borough. I’d need to check, though haven’t been able to use my desktop PC for some time. TimTimothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-47637759249206031192022-09-14T11:02:46.279+01:002022-09-14T11:02:46.279+01:00I have a very specific query about Acheson Moore (...I have a very specific query about Acheson Moore (1691-1770) who i am currently studying. In your blog you say he was "MP for Bangor, County Down, 1716-60." Can you remember the source of this information?David Bustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633102481055667591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-22640344214559437132016-12-27T16:58:33.050+00:002016-12-27T16:58:33.050+00:00A Maria Garvey in Liverpool having married a Georg...A Maria Garvey in Liverpool having married a George Godfrey was mother to William Godfrey, later Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster. Incidental, perhaps, but something I have just come across.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com