Joseph RATHBORNE B.A. (Dublin) ¹

  General Notes:

http://www.bomford.net/IrishBomfords/Chapters/Chapter13/Chapter13.htm
13.9.4 Lease - Cushenstown, Kilmoon etc 11th March 1794

Thomas Bomford, eldest son and heir of William Bomford of Cushenstown, Co Meath, but now of Delgany, Co Wicklow, and Charity Ryder, now Bomford his wife, leases to Joseph Rathborne of Ballymore, Co Meath, the land of Cushenstown and part of Kilmoon containing 418 plantation acres (677 statute) and Portlester 100 plantation acres (162 statute) and Bodman 69 plantation acres (112 statute). (Book 481 Page 146 No 305871)

Joseph Rathborne married in 1774 Anne Madden, daughter of Robert Madden and Frances (Bomford), aunt of the Thomas Bomford of this lease; so Joseph and Thomas are first cousins.

Joseph Rathborne was the eldest son of William Rathborne of Dublin. He was educated at Trinity College to which he entered in 1763 and got his BA in 1768. From 1770 to 1772 he was sacrist, a sort of treasurer of a cathedral who looks after the silver and other movables like the books and music, to Clonfert Diocese. The previous sacrist from 1745 to 1770 was his uncle Richard Rathborne MA of Ballymore, Co Galway. I have not found a Ballymore in Meath, so Joseph's Ballymore might be his uncle's place in Galway, but the family settled near Drogheda initially so there may well be a Ballymore in Meath. George Rathborne (email 8 Jun 2010) suggests Ballymore is a Ballymore House at Lagore, Ratoath, Co Meath, and it may have been given the name because of the connection with Ballymore in Galway.

Joseph married Ann MADDEN, daughter of Robert MADDEN and Frances BOMFORD, in Jun 1774 in Ireland. (Ann MADDEN was born about 1754.)