C. P. (Peter) Bamford's, "The Bomford Family and Allied Families"

This document describes the BOMFORDs in Ireland since their earliest times since the arrival of Laurence BOMFORD in 1670 to the present day. The main areas of settlement were County Meath and Westmeath.

For more information about the document see About Peter Bamford's "The Bomford Family of Ireland and Allied Families". (Off Site)

The complete document and .html Chapter versions are here at Richard Bomford's - The Irish Bomfords 1617 to the Present. (Off Site)

Special thanks to Peter and Catherine Holman and family for their efforts in producing the document.

Please send any comments, ideas, additions or corrections to either Rick Smith, Catherine Holman or Richard Bomford.

The following is the August 2005 Edition. Date: 15th September 2005.

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**Table of Contents**
Content	Period	Land Summary	Page
Title			1
Table of Contents			2
Chapter 01 - The Early Days	From 1580	Yes	4
Chapter 02 - Mostly Land	1703-1721	Yes	22
Chapter 03 - Oliver, Thomas & Laurence	1721-1729		35
Chapter 04 - Stephen of Gallow	1724-1738		42
Chapter 05 - Thomas of Rahinstown	1725-1740	Yes	45
Chapter 06 - Thomas' Mortgage Problems	1740-1760		56
Chapter 07 - The Cousins of Clounstown & Killeglan	1734-1759		69
Chapter 08 - Mostly Marriages	1742-1760		79
Chapter 09 - The Two Stephens & The Rev John	1743-1761		99
Chapter 10 - Edward of Hightown	1750-1762		111
Chapter 11 - Children of Stephen the Elder	1760-1780	Yes	122
Chapter 12 - The Children of Oliver and Laurence	1759-1769		136
Chapter 13 - William of Cushenstown	1760-1803		142
Chapter 14 - William's Brothers and Sisters	1764-1800		150
Chapter 15 - The Bomfords of Rahinstown	1779-1800		170
Chapter 16 - David & his Brother Isaac & Townland Maps	1700-c1800	Yes	195
Chapter 17 - The Last of Oliver's & Laurence's Branches also the Unplaced Bomfords	1836-1899		212
Chapter 18 - Stephen the Younger & his Children	1797-1816;		229
Chapter 19 - Robert of Rahinstown & David of Gallow	1802-1817	Yes	251
Chapter 20 - The Minority of George the Younger	1814-1832		263
Chapter 21 - Robert's Children - Marriages & Settlements			282
Chapter 22 - The End of the Rahinstown family	1831-1858		307
Chapter 23 - Isaac introduces North-Bomfords	1815-1840	Yes	318
Chapter 24 - George the Younger comes of age	1832-1837	Yes	328
Chapter 25 - George Bomford of Oakley Park	1838-1849		348
Chapter 26 - Samuel Bomford & his Family	1813-1980's		370
Chapter 27 - The North-Bomfords of Ferrans	1836-1899	Yes	385
Chapter 28 - The Johns of Ferrans	1866-1965		403
Chapter 29 - George Bomford's Land	1854-1899	Yes	409
Chapter 30 - George and his family	1850-1890's		429
Chapter 31 - Bomford Trustees & Mortgages	1832-1899		447
Chapter 32 - Family troubles	1881-1900		453
Chapter 33 - John Francis' Children	1870-1980's		473
Chapter 34 - Death of John Francis & the End of the Irish Land	1911-1933	Yes	493
Chapter 35 - George Lyndon and his Family	1890's-2005		507
Chapter 36 - Conclusion			532

Appendix A - The Bomford Irish Houses			544
Appendix B - Land Summary			548
Appendix C - The Norman Barons in Ireland			550
Appendix D - The Famine			554
Appendix E - Family Trees			570
Appendix F - Index of Allied Families			571
Appendix G - Killed in Action			586

Maps
Map of Disputed Bog of Clonfad			112
Map of the land or Ross			174
Co Kildare Properties			208
Meath Properties			209
Westmeath Properties			211
1730 Survey of Laurencetown (Oakley Park)			339
Townland of Oakley Park Based on 1836 O.S.			355
Oakley Park Based on 1883 Ordnance Survey			410

Oakley Park
The 1839 Extension			350
Transverse Section Plan of the 1839 Extension			351
Ground floor plan			505
First floor plan			506

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BOMFORD Family August 2005	Title, Table of Contents, Chapters 1 - 36 and Appendices	1-589	5.4

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