From 1881 Parliamentary Return of Cork Magistrates including  Swantons, Townsend, date of appointment, property value given
Draft Listing of Cork Magistrates from 1434:
George Henry Swanton, Fortview, sits Ballydehob, Schull, Bantry, resident, April 1879, £189
James Hutchinson Swanton, Rineen, Skibbereen, resident, April 1857, £143.  Major businessman innovative, purchaser of landed estates from Landed Estates Court.
Robert H. Swanton, Ballybawn House, Ballydehob, resident, sits Ballydehob and Schull, £42
George Henry Swanton, Fortview, Ballydehob, sits Ballydehob, Schull, Bantry, resident, April 1879, £189.
The Ballydehob Swantons in the late 18th century purchased the head interest in many townlands from the Beecher estate.  That meant that their rent was fixed but the rental income coming to the was probably four times that of what was paid to the Beechers.
From that extended family came Judge Swanton, New York, United Irishman, his grave in Skibbereen has an epithet in old Gaelic script.  Thomas Swanton, Crianlarich noted Gaelic scholar.  Some of the Swantons were active in London in the 1860s with the Fenians with the Durrus Dukelows and Hurleys.  Many of the Ballydehob family were Methodist.
Some Townsend Magistrates.  Very extensive land owners related by marriage to families such as the Galweys possible Hiberno-Danish.

Bryan Townsend, 1692

Cornelius Townsend, 1732

Edward Maunsell Townsend, 1762, Whitehall, Skibbereen

Henry Owen Becher Townsend TCD (1775-1747), Glandore/Castletownsend, Son John and Mary Morris, m 11, Sarah Fenwick dissolved 2. Ann Homan, Landwaiter 1810, Fisheries Inspector 1820.  Supporter Daniel’Connell.

Rev. Horace Townsend, pre 1831

Rev. Horatio Townsend, 1739

John Townsend, 1671

John Townsend, 1714

John Townsend, 1721

John Townsend, 1760, Mardyke (One in Cork one in Skibbereen)

Rev John Townsend, 1785, Cloghnikilty (Clonakilty)

John Townsend, 1791, Shepperton, Skibbereen, 1831

St. James Erskine St Clair (1762-1837), Bart, 1793, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn, Adjuncant Ireland 1782, Grand Master Freemasons Scotland.

Jonas Morris Townsend, 1831

Rev. Philip Townsend, Pre 1831

Richard Townsend, 1753, Castle Townsend

Richard Townsend, 1766, Coronea, Skibbereen

Richard Boyle Townsend, 1793, Castletownsend, BA, TCD, 1773, Father Colonel John Townsend, mother Elizabeth Fitzgerald, m Henrietta Newenham, d John Devonsher Newenham, Maryborough, Carrigaline.  Freeman, Cork 1777.  MP Dingle 1782, 1790

Rev Richard Townsend, 1795, Skull (Schull), 1831

Richard Townsend, 1798, Castle Townsend, Skibbereen, 1831

Richard Townsend, 1715

Richard Townsend, Junior, Pre 1831

Richard Orpen Townsend, 1835

Edward Townsend

Samuel Townsend (1768-1836), Christ Church, Oxford, Whitehall, Skibbereen, son of Edward Mansell (Splendid Ned) and Anna Baldwin, m 1794 Mercy Baldwin, d Walter Baldwin, Curravordy, Bandon.  Freeman Cork, 1798, High Sheriff.