Of Roger and Mary's family I know the following and this has come from Kilmore parish records and also the 1821 census of Kilmore parish The earliest record I have of our Roger is that he signed the minutes of a select vestry meeting in Kilmore in 1781

                                  

                           Roger Wilton's signature taken from the Select Vestry Minutes  
                                                  Kilmore Cathedral--1781                             

                                                 

Margaret daughter of Roger Wilton and Mary Bell his wife was baptised on 14/6/1778

Anne daughter of Roger Wilton and Mary Bell his wife was baptised on 10/5/1776
Also in Kilmore records was the following marriage ? Brooke and ? Wilton on 2/8/ 1823
A few pages further on was this:- a baptism on 29/1/1826 Amelia daughter of John and Anne Brooke of Dromora
I appreciate that this makes Anne approx 50yrs old if this is her, so I am more inclined to think that she may well be a daughter of Richard and Priscilla Wilton of Legaland

Mary-- nothing or is this her marriage 12/11/1819 Sophia Wilton, Ballyhillan and Wm Hall (widower) of Doona

George , baptised on 4/11/1773 son of Roger and Mary Wilton .
Besides his moment of passion with Mary Brady before he emmigrated to Canada the rest is in the capable hands of Andy Wilton

John-- my side of the business and we know from his gravestone that he was born in 1768 and I hope to add more information in the future

Thomas --there is almost nothing about Thomas , except that from Kildrumferton parish records there is a death recorded as the following:- Wm Thomas Wilton of Cavan 1/2/1827 and from the tithe applotment books Thomas Wilton is given as living in Bridge Street Cavan in 1826

William --no record of his baptism but I have a death recorded as:- William Wilton Dromora, died 13/3/ 1848 age 80 therefore he was born in 1768
Richard -- there is no record of his baptism in Kilmore records
Now also from the parish records I have the following:- Richard --death Richard Wilton of ? 24/3/1847 age 81 therefore he was born in 1766

The following has been obtained from a combination of the above quoted sources;- Richard in the townland of Legaland owned 21 acres and the following was entered :-
Richard Witon age 50 farmer
Priscilla age 48 wife
John age 20 son
Ann age 19 daughter
Mary age 16 daughter
?Atty age 14 daughter
Margaret age 12 daughter
Richard age 10 son

Also from the same sources William in the 1821 census
William Wilton age 50 , farmer in the townland of Dromora had 16 acres
Eliza wife age 30
William age 2 son
and from the parish records:- Emilia baptised 23/3/1806 daughter of Wm Wilton and Francis his wife of Legaland
John Haselip baptised 20/4/1817 son of Wm and Eliz Wilton of Ballyhilland
Wm baptised 31/5/1819 son of Wm and Eliz Wilton of Ballyhilland
James baptised 6/10/1822 son of Wm and Eliz Wilton of Ballyhilland Dromora

From the above I presume that William was probably married twice, his first wife Francis died along with his daughter Emilia.He married secondly,Eliza(her age in the 1821 census is given as 30, hence it follows that whenever Emilia was born in 1806 that Eliza was 15 years old) and pre1821 two children were born--John Haselip and William.Also I presumethat Eliza's surname was Haselip.
I also believe that William had a son called Roger from his first marriage who emmigrated to Huntley in Quebec and may also from the first marriage, a daughter called Ann

. With the exception of the deaths mentioned above I haven't a clue what became of these people Until the 1860's with the disestablishment of the C.of I.records were not compulsory and it was up to an individual minister whether he recorded a baptism etc or not, and also the only census to survive 1922 was the Kilmore parish. The 1841 census for Kilmore was destroyed ( the parish of Killyshandra exists)
.The 1821 census for Cavan town was divided into two parishes of which only one survived and I was unable to find Thomas Wilton in the surviving part.
Dromora ,Ballyhillan and the Flatt are the same place. These words are frequently misspelt. Legaland is an adjacent townland. Everyone comments on the small acreage involved eg John Wilton of the Flatt had 28 acres but it has to be borne in mind that the average family of maybe 10 to 12 existed on less than 1/2 an acre and also paid rent to a landlord.To survive the great famine approx 10 acres was required