1940 Conveyance to The Ministry of Agriculture
Mullaghmore and Seskinore Estate Lands
On 8 March 1940, Captain Wilfred Heyman Joynson-Wreford of Seskinore conveyed portions of the Mullaghmore and Seskinore estate to the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.
The conveyance comprised:
227 acres, 3 roods and 15 perches
situated in the townlands of Mullaghmore and Seskinore, Barony of Omagh, County Tyrone, for the sum of:
£1,950
The deed is historically important as it records the continued breakup of the former McClintock estate and confirms that by 1940:
“Mullaghmore House” was already described on the map as “in ruins.”
Historical Background
The lands formed part of the extensive estate settled under the celebrated Marriage Settlement of 26 April 1893 between:
- John Knox McClintock
and - Amy Henrietta Eccles McClintock
The settlement placed the estate into trusteeship and secured financial provisions for Amy Henrietta McClintock, including a jointure of:
£300 per annum
charged upon the estate should she survive her husband.
Following the death of John Knox McClintock on 24 October 1936, the estate passed to his only child:
Amelia Isobel Eccles Joynson-Wreford
Amelia died on 30 January 1937, having previously made a will dated 22 January 1935, by which she left her estate to her husband:
Captain Wilfred Heyman Joynson-Wreford
Probate was granted in England on 24 August 1937 and resealed in Northern Ireland on 16 February 1938.
Redemption of the McClintock Jointure
Before the Ministry could obtain clear title, the longstanding McClintock jointure had to be extinguished.
Under arrangements completed in 1937–1938, Amy Henrietta McClintock agreed to release her rights in exchange for a lump sum payment of:
£3,703 15s
This formally released the estate from all claims arising under the original 1893 settlement.
Earlier Mortgage
The conveyance also recites an earlier mortgage dated 18 September 1911 whereby:
Henry George Samuel Alexander
advanced:
£1,000
to John Knox McClintock and Amy Henrietta McClintock.
Although the mortgage had long since been repaid, the executors of Colonel Henry George Samuel Alexander joined in the 1940 conveyance to formally release any remaining legal interest.
Those executors were:
- Major Charles A. M. Alexander
- John Colquhoun Crosbie
- Adam Murray Alexander
Trustees and Estate Figures Mentioned
The deed references several prominent Tyrone families connected with the later history of the estate, including:
- McClintock
- Eccles
- Joynson-Wreford
- Browne
- Stewart
- Alexander
- Thompson
Among the trustees and parties named are:
- James Gildea Browne
- Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart
- Edward Charles Thompson
- Henry George Samuel Alexander
Documents Referred to in the Conveyance
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 26 April 1893 | Marriage Settlement |
| 11 September 1923 | Appointment of New Trustees |
| 26 April 1930 | Appointment of New Trustees |
| 15 December 1937 | Release extinguishing Amy Henrietta McClintock’s jointure |
| 4 February 1938 | Supplemental Release and Conveyance |
Historical Importance
This conveyance marks an important stage in the final fragmentation of the old McClintock estate at Seskinore and Mullaghmore.
It documents:
- the succession of the estate from McClintock to Joynson-Wreford,
- the extinguishment of long-standing settlement rights,
- the disposal of estate lands to the Northern Ireland government,
- and the ruined condition of Mullaghmore House by 1940.
The conveyance therefore provides a valuable legal and historical summary of the estate between:
1893 and 1940
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