Abbreviations
| CE | civil engineer |
| ERALS | East Riding Archives and Local Studies |
| FRS | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| GL | Glucksman Library, County Limerick |
| HC | House of Commons |
| HMSO | Her Majesty's Stationery Office |
| MRIA | Member of the Royal Irish Academy |
| NAI | National Archives of Ireland |
| NLI | National Library of Ireland |
| OSNI | Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland |
| PRONI | Public Records Office of Northern Ireland |
| WCL | Westmeath County Library |


