• General Notes

  1901 Census
  Residents of a house 1 in Drumaconey (Ballykelly, Londonderry)
  Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
  Patton Thomas 43 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co L Derry Farmer Read and write - Married -
  Patton Mary Jane 28 Female Wife Presbyterian Co L Derry - Read and write - Married -
  Patton Florence May 3 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co L Derry - Cannot read - Not Married -
  Patton Maude Eliza 2 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co L Derry - Cannot read - Not Married -
  Patton Robert Wm 1 Male Son Presbyterian Co L Derry - Cannot read - Not Married -
  Mc Laughlin Maggie 23 Female Servant Presbyterian Co L Derry General Servant Read and write - Not Married -
  
  1911 Census
  Residents of a house 1 in Drumacony (Ballykelly, Londonderry)
  Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
  Patton Thomas 50 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Derry Farmer Read and write - Married - 14 7 7
  Patton Mary 35 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Derry - Read and write - Married - 14 7 7
  Patton Maud 11 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Patton Robt Wm 9 Male Son Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Patton Isabella 7 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Patton Gertrude 5 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Patton Mildred 3 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry - Cannot read - Single - - - -
  Downs William 23 Male Servant Episcopalian Co Derry Servant Genl Domestic Read and write - Single - - - -
  Rodger Hannah 21 Female Servant Roman Catholic Co Donegal Servant Genl Domestic Cannot read Irish and English Single - - - -
  
  Oddly, neither Pattons nor Herdmans are to be found in either Drumacony or The Ned in the Parish of Tamlaght Finlagan in the Griffiths Valuation of circa 1855 so both families seem to be blow-ins.
  
  BUT,
  William Herdman acquired 48 acres in the Ned in 1874 from Martha Hood and we can see from the 1911 Census that William Herdman aged 45 was the son of a widow Isabella Herdman nee Hood (her spinster sister, Matilda Hood, is living with her).
  Isabella Herdman acquired William Herdman's land in the Ned in 1902.
  Robert Patton acquired 42 acres from David Craig in Drumaconey in 1889 and then Thomas Patton acquired it in 1890.
  Thomas Patton acquired James Loan's 20 acres in Drumaconey in 1901.
  Thomas Patton acquired John Limerickis 25 acres and his 3 acres in Drumaconey in 1911 giving him possession of the entire townland of 91 acres.
  
  Thomas Patton's father was a Robert Patton when he married in 1897.  There is no Robert Patton in Tamlagh Finlagan in the GV but then Robert may have been too young to be in the GV.  There are however lots of Pattons - with biblical names like Solomon and Abraham, who lived in Crindle in Tamlaght Finlagan in the GV.
  Thomas Patton still holds the land in Drumaconey when the GVRBs end in 1930.
  
  This is probably Robert Patton's death record:
  D/1893/135/1017/6/206    Robert    Patton    24th June 1893    77        Male    Limavady(pre-1973 Q4)
  
  
  

Details of Thomas' family with Mary Jane Herdman