William Edward Maclatchy and the Knox Estate of Prehen Londonderry.

William Edward Maclatchy held the position of Secretary to the Land Purchase Commission in Northern Ireland. He also held the rather more esoteric position of, "Custodian in Northern Ireland of the Property of Enemy Aliens." It was in this latter role that he disposed of much of the Northern Ireland Estate of George Carle Otto Louis Von Scheffler, (otherwise Von Scheffler-Knox). This was concentrated in the townlands of Boiles, Prehen, Brickkikns, Corrody and Dunhugh on the outskirts of Londonderry.

 

Initially Von-Scheffler's property within the whole of Ireland was, as a consequence of the, "Trading with the Enemy Legislation," vested in the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy, King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. One Alfred George Hollinshead held this position. He ultimately transferred such of Von-Scheffler's property as was situate in Northern Ireland to Stephen George Tallents who was the first Custodian of Enemy Property in Northern Ireland. He was succeeded by T. G. H. Greene and after his death on 8th September 1926 the Board of Trade did on 20th December 1926 appoint William Edward Maclatchy to the role.

 

It would seem that the Von-Scheffler-Knox estate within the Counties of Donegal and Londonderry was comprised of the following lands at the time of the Great War.

 

County Donegal

Townlands a. r. p.

Killinangel More 124. 0. 14

Killinangel Beg. 310. 0. 4

Drumholme 330. 1. 37

Lacklum. 255. 3. 8

Innisfad. 205. 3. 7

Drumoske. 112. 2. 36

Mullinacross. 259. 1. 33

Birra. 227. 1. 25

Drumlongfield. 112. 1. 14

Ballinacarrick. 784. 2. 28

Barr of Ballinacarrick. 475. 0. 20

Ballymagroarty. 46. 2. 7

Moneymore. 126. 1. 8

Ardnagalliagh. 73. 3. 6

Grahamstown. 64. 2. 16

Rosscanlon. 34. 2. 06

 

County Londonderry

Boiles. 156. 0. 23

Prehen. 223. 2. 22

Brickkikns. 184 3. 19

Corrody. 196. 3. 39

Dunhugh. 136 3. 20