HART-SYNNOT FAMILY

Reference code:

IE UCDAD S0006/43

4 boxes

Administrative history

The Synnots acquired large estates in Westmeath in the 18^th century, mainly through the marriage in 1777 of Mark Synott (d.1789) to Susanna Nugent. The marriage of Mark Seton Synnot (d.1890) to his first cousin Anne Jane Synnot ensured that the estates stayed within the family. The failure of their only son, also Mark, to produce an heir, led to the subdivision of the estates among their six daughters.

Archival history

The Synnot and Hart-Synnot family papers are part of the archives of the firm of Franks & Oulton, solicitors, 21 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, acquired in 1971. The parent collection is being listed on the basis of individual client, usually landed families.

Scope and content

Deeds and other instruments of title relating to the financial interests and testamentary affairs of the Synnot and Hart-Synnot families, principally Mark Seton Synnot (d.1890) and his six daughters, and their properties at Oxmantown Green and Drumcondra, Dublin, and in counties Meath, Westmeath and Carlow; and to the interests of the Hart family of Kilkenny.

Access:

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