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     Susan WINTERS was born on 3 September 1860 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

     Thomas Henry WINTERS was born on 2 December 1862 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Jane WADDELL, daughter of George WADDELL and Margaret (-), on 18 December 1889 in St Peter's Church, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland; witnesses George Clements and Jessie Young.¹ He died on 6 August 1903 in 44 Haddington Road, Dublin, at age 40; occupation Butler, informant William L. Waddell, brother in law, of 44 Haddington Road, present at death. [Haddington Road is in Ballsbridge and no. 44 was a doctor's surgery in 2006]²
     
Thomas Henry Winters was a Butler living in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin at the time of his marriage in 1889.

He was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as “Thomas Winters, visitor, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 38, Boarding House, married, born in Co Limerick”.

He was recorded on the census of 5 April 1901 in Haddington Road, Dublin, Ireland, and was described as “Thomas Henry Winters, head of family, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 38, male, a Butler, married, born in Co. Limerick”. He was enumerated with his wife Jane (aged 37); daughters Margaret Susan (aged 9), Mary Jane (aged 9), and Caroline Maud (aged 1 month); son George Henry (aged 1); mother-in-law Margaret Waddell (aged 57) and brother-in-law Robert James Waddell (aged 20); two boarders Samuel Gray and Percy Gill; and a servant Ellen Whelan. A separate family with head Charles McCullagh was also enumerated at this address [which is believed to have been a Boarding House]. The house was described as 1st class, having walls of stone, brick or concrete, a roof of slate, iron or tiles, with 8 rooms and 6 windows in front. 6 rooms were occupied by the Winters family and 2 rooms by the McCullough family.^1,3,4

     Robert Edward WINTERS was born on 27 February 1865 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Mary Frances WEIKERT on 28 May 1907 in Claremont, Perth, Western Australia.¹ He died on 5 May 1913 in Perth, Australia, at age 48.
     
Robert Edward Winters was a Gardener in 1907.¹

     William Andrew WINTERS was born on 10 August 1870 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Jane Ormston, nurse, present at birth.¹ He was christened on 11 September 1870 in Particles Parish, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick.² He married Elizabeth MAHER, daughter of Joseph MAHER, on 24 May 1892 in Roman Catholic Chapel, Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland; the witnesses were Robert Maddock and Elziabeth Waldron. The profession of both groom and bride was described as 'business.³' He died on 10 October 1934 in Loughereen, Howth, Co. Dublin, at age 64; Cause of death: chronic endocarditis heart failure, certified. Note that his age is given as 59 on the certificate.⁴
     
William Andrew Winters was living in Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1892.

He was recorded on the census of 1911 in Howth Hill, Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and was described as William Winters, head of family, Roman Catholic, able to read & write, aged 40, electrician, married for 18 years, no children, born in Co. Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Elizabeth (aged 40), a boarder Thomas Jack and a visitor William Millar.

He was an Electrician in 1934.^3,5,4

     Andrew Philip WINTERS was born on 16 March 1872.¹ He married Jane (”Jeanie”) REDMOND, daughter of Thomas REDMOND and Anne MORRIS, on 19 November 1904 in Michel, British Columbia, Canada.² He died on 3 November 1946 in Calgary, Canada, at age 74.
     
Andrew Philip Winters emigrated in 1903 to Canada from Ireland. He was a railway employee at the time of his marriage in 1904. He was resident in 1911 in Michel Township, Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, and was a Clerk at the Michel Coal Mine.^3,2

     Thomas WINTERS was born before 1800 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Jane CHAPMAN on 24 August 1817 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He died between 1851 and 1858 in Co. Limerick, Ireland; The Valuation Revision that began in 1858 shows Jane Winters as the occupier of the Upper Sunville farm, indicating that Thomas had died by then.
     
Thomas Winters was a Farmer. He was resident in 1826 as a tenant of the Oliver Estate. He was mentioned in 1826 as receiving a half-year's salary of £2-12-6 for 'attending to Upper Sunville Lyre More and Lyre Beg Mountains or Bogs' due 1 May 1826.

He was living in 1828 at' Ballingreany' on the Oliver Estate; Two separate entries indicate that he held two plots from 5 to 20 acres, each giving an entitlement to one turf ticket. It is possible that one entry refers to the Thomas Winter whose daughter Anne was baptised in 1810, assumed to be an uncle. The location of Ballingreany is unknown as it is not a present-day townland. He was recorded in a valuation survey of 1849 in Upper Sunville the land being described as 'Arable & pasture good sharp brown clayey soil medium depth on a calcareous gravely subsoil 28 acres 0 roods and 6 perches.'

He was recorded in the Griffith's Valuation of 1851 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, where he leased just over 28 acres with an annual value of £23-5-0 from Fred. Chas. Trench Esq. and Miss E. O. Gascoigne. In the adjacent townland of Toor there is a reference to a plot of some 35 acres leased from Silver Oliver Esq. by 'John Lillis (Winter).^1,2,3,4,5,6'

     Jane CHAPMAN was born circa 1794. She married Thomas WINTERS, son of John WINTER and ?- (-), on 24 August 1817 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland. She died on 2 February 1884 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She was buried on 4 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²

     John WINTERS was born on 24 January 1818 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He married Jane RENNIE on 21 January 1845.
     
John Winters was a shoemaker in Sunville in 1845.³

     Philip WINTERS was born on 8 August 1819 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.²

     Elizabeth WINTERS was born on 11 December 1821 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² She married Thomas DOWLING, son of John DOWLING, on 19 February 1849; the witnesses were Thomas Fitzgerald and Thomas Winter Junr.³ She died on 20 February 1903 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, at age 81.^1,4
     
Elizabeth Winters was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Elizabeth Dowling, sister, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 78, widow, born in Co Limerick.⁵

     Thomas WINTERS was born on 28 April 1824 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died after February 1879.
     
He is believed to be the Thomas Winters witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth Winters and Thomas Dowling in 1849, and the marriage of Andrew Winters and Rachel Mahoney in 1879.

     William WINTERS was born on 11 May 1826 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died in February 1844 in Fanningstown, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 17.³ He was buried on 21 February 1844 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; note that the burial entry gives his age as 19, not 17.³

     Robert WINTERS was born on 21 April 1831 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died in 1831.
     
Robert is assumed to have died shortly after birth. Although no burial record has been found, Thomas and Jane's next child born in March 1832 was also christened Robert It was not unusual for a name to be 're-used' following an infant death.

     Robert WINTERS was born on 25 March 1832 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He was christened on 25 March 1832 in Kilflyn Parish Church, Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died in 1832.
     
He is assumed to have died shortly after birth. Although no burial record has been found, Thomas and Jane's next child born in Dec 1833 was also christened Robert It was not unusual for a name to be 're-used' following an infant death.

     Robert WINTERS was born on 2 December 1833 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He was christened on 12 December 1833.² He married Ellen LEE, daughter of Michael LEE and Mary (-), on 11 January 1860.³ He died in May 1905 in Shunpike, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, at age 71.⁴
     
Robert Winters witnessed the marriage of Andrew Winters and Mary Jenkins in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick in 1856. He emigrated to the USA in 1859, and he is believed to be the Robert Winters who was naturalized as a US Citizen on 16 October 1868 in Supreme Court, New York County.

He was recorded on the census of 15 July 1870 in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and was described as 'Robert Winters, a white male aged 37, farm labourer, a US citizen born in Ireland, with real estate valued at $1600 and personal possessions valued $350'. He was enumerated with Ellen Winters (aged 30), Mary Jane (aged 9) and Thomas (aged 5).

He was recorded on the census of 19 June 1880 in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and was described as 'Robt. Winters, a white male aged 46, a farmer, born in Ireland, with both parents born in Ireland'. He was enumerated with Ellen Winters (wife aged 40), Mary J Rettenburgh (aged 19), Thomas (aged 15) and Mary E. (aged 1).

He was recorded on the census of 18 June 1900 in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and was described as 'Robert Winters, Head, a white male aged 66, born Dec 1833 in Ireland to parents also born there, married for 40 years, immigrated in 1859 & spent 41 yrs in US, can read & write, a farmer owning his farm free (not mortgaged), zero months unemployed'.

There is some confusion as to the exact dates of his death and funeral, which are given alternatively as May 2nd and 9th or as May 4th and 6th. Pneumonia was reported as the cause of death. His obituary describes him as follows:
“Robert Winters died at Shunpike, May 2, aged 71 years, having lived 48 years in America, most of the time in this town. His wife was Ellen Lee, who crossed the ocean about the same time, and the Lee family settled in the same neighborhood. He was a man of considerable education, having been a schoolmaster in Ireland, and had a good reputation here as a good citizen and neighbor. He owned a farm near Shunpike Station. A large congregation attended the funeral at Millbrook on Tuesday.”

His entire estate was valued at $1,000 personal and $400 real and was left to his widow Ellen.^{5,6,7,8,9,4,10,11,12}

     Thomas MAHONEY was born circa 1816 in Co. Cork, Ireland. He married Margaret NAYLOR, daughter of Thomas NAYLOR, on 5 December 1854 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Witnesses: Jacob Fizell, George Henry Roberts. He died on 23 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Debility from old age. He was buried on 24 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹
     
Thomas Mahoney was a Constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary. His starting date was 18 October 1838, and he served in Co. Limerick between 1838 and 1855. He was transferred to Co. Kildare, Ireland, on 16 September 1855 and served there from 1855 to 1871. He was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on 1 February 1871 and retired at Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, on a pension of £27.
His Memorial Inscription at Kilfinnane Church of Ireland reads as follows:
Thomas Mahoney/died 23rd Sep(?) 1884/aged 67/and his wife/Margaret/who died 10th Sep(?) 1881/and their Grandson/Edward/who died 9th(?) July 1887(?)/aged 18 months/Thomas Mahoney/who died-(?) March 1946/aged 85(?) yrs.²

     Margaret NAYLOR was born in 1822. She was christened on 6 June 1822 in Kilfinane Church of Ireland. She married Thomas MAHONEY, son of Denis MAHONEY, on 5 December 1854 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Witnesses: Jacob Fizell, George Henry Roberts. She died on 10 September 1881 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Chronic bronchitis; Informant of death: Mary Anne Steep. She was buried on 11 September 1881 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹
     
Margaret Mahoney nee Naylor was the informant of the birth of Joseph Winters in 1880 at Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

     Denis MAHONEY was born before 1797.

     Thomas NAYLOR was born before 1803.
     
Thomas Naylor was a Farmer. It is possible that he had two sons Thomas and Joseph in addition to his daughter Margaret.

     Thomas BARRER was born on 27 December 1858 in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Margaret FRENCH, daughter of Robert FRENCH and Eliza MAGEE, on 22 March 1886 in Ardnaree Church, Ardnaree, Cos. Mayo & Sligo, Ireland.¹ He died on 19 December 1937 in Compton Greenfield, England, at age 78. He was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Compton Greenfield, Gloucestershire, England.
     
Thomas Barrer was a Sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary and a Farmer.

He began his service with the Royal Irish Constabulary on 6 March 1876. He was transferred to Co. Mayo, Ireland, on 28 June 1879 having served in Co. Kildare since September 1876. He was living in Charles Street Barracks, Ballina, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1886. He was transferred to Co. Galway WR, Ireland, on 10 January 1887. He was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on 16 October 1901 having reached the rank of Sergeant, and received a pension.

He was the informant of the death of his father George Barrer at Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick in 1904.

He appeared on the census of 12 April 1911 in Cloonnagalleen, Kilcornan Parish, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which he was described as Thomas Barrer, head of family, Irish Church, able to read & write, aged 52, a farmer, married for 20 years. born in Co. Limerick. He had one farm servant, Anthony Levers (aged 32). The house was listed as no. 1 and described as 2nd class, having walls of stone, brick or concrete, a roof of slate, iron or tiles, with 2, 3 or 4 rooms, and 2 windows in front. 3 rooms were occupied. It had 6 outbuildings, comprising a stable, cow house, calf house, piggery, fowl house, and store. Thomas Barrer is named as the landholder.

His estate was probated on 10 February 1938 in the District Probate Registry, Gloucester, England.^2,3,4

     Margaret FRENCH was born on 20 July 1865 in Headford, Co. Galway, Ireland.¹ She married Thomas BARRER, son of George BARRER and Eliza MEE, on 22 March 1886 in Ardnaree Church, Ardnaree, Cos. Mayo & Sligo, Ireland.² She died on 1 February 1940 in Compton Greenfield, England, at age 74. She was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Compton Greenfield, Gloucestershire, England.
     
Margaret French appeared on the census of 12 April 1911 in the household of Thomas Barrer in Cloonnagalleen, Kilcornan Parish, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which she was described as Margaret Barrer, wife, Irish Church, able to read & write, aged 45, born in Co. Limerick, married for 20 years with 5 children born and still living.³

     George BARRER was born between 1821 and 1824 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.^1,2,3 He married Eliza MEE, daughter of Joseph MEE and Anne (-), on 11 November 1848 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland; witnesses John Smith and David [?Cantillon?]. John Smith is assumed to be the father-in-law of George's presumed sister Frances.⁴ He died on 10 July 1904 in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland.⁵ He was buried in Duntryleague, Co. Limerick, Ireland.⁶
     
George Barrer was a Farmer and Clerk of Ballylanders Church. He was resident between 1848 and 1904 in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He was recorded in a valuation survey of 1849 in Kilgariff, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He was recorded in the subsequent Griffith's Valuation of 1852 as leasing a farm of 17 acres there.

He appeared on the census of 8 April 1901 in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which he was described as George Barrer, Head, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 78, a Farmer, married, born in Co. Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Eliza (aged 74), daughter Lizzie (aged 34), granddaughter Lizzie (aged 13), grandson George (aged 12). The house was described as 3rd class, having walls of mud or wood, a roof of thatch or wood, with 2, 3 or 4 rooms, and 3 windows in front. 4 rooms were occupied. It had 4 outbuildings.^7,8,9

     Eliza MEE was born in 1827 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. She was christened on 28 October 1827 in Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Co. Limerick, Ireland; sponsors Catherine Fizzel, Elizabeth Stark and Morgan McSweeney. She married George BARRER, son of Thomas BARRER and Jane HORE, on 11 November 1848 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland; witnesses John Smith and David [?Cantillon?]. John Smith is assumed to be the father-in-law of George's presumed sister Frances.¹ She died on 24 April 1912 in Ballyorgan, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Eliza Mee was living at Abbey, Co. Limerick, Ireland at the time of her marriage in 1848. She appeared on the census of 8 April 1901 in the household of George Barrer in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which she was described as Eliza Barrer, Wife, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 74, married, born in Co. Limerick. In 1911 she was enumerated in the household of her son John Barrer at Ballyorgan.^1,3,4

     Thomas BARRER was born before 1796 in Ireland. He married Jane HORE before 1810.¹ He died between 1831 and 1849.
     
Thomas Barrer was a Farmer. He was resident in 1818 in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He was recorded in the Tithe Applotment Book of 1830 in Kilgariff, Ballingarry Parish, Co. Limerick, Ireland, with a landholding of just over 10 acres (possibly plantation measure). He was living in 1831 in Oliver Estate, Kilgarriff, Co Limerick.^2,3,4,5

     Joseph MEE was born before 1800. He married Anne (-). He married Catherine LEGONNIER in 1838.
     
Joseph Mee was a Farmer.

     Robert FRENCH was born circa 1826 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. He married Eliza MAGEE, daughter of William MAGEE, on 8 October 1860 in Church of Ireland, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland.¹ He died in September 1894 in Ardbear, Clifden, Co. Galway, Ireland.² He was buried on 18 September 1894 in Omey Parish, Co. Galway, Ireland.²
     
Robert French appeared on the census of 1841 in the household of Samuel French in Drumcrow, Killeshandra Parish, Co. Cavan, Ireland, in which he was described as Robert French, son, male aged 15, not married, Farming, can read & write, born Co. Cavan.

He enlisted with the Royal Irish Constabulary on 12 May 1845. He was aged 19 at the time, and described in the records as 5' 9½' in height, having no previous trade, native county Cavan, and a Protestant. The recommendation was provided by John Godley, J.P. He was posted to Co. Galway West, where he served until his retirement. He was promoted to a Sub Constable First Class on 1 May 1846. He was living at Clonbur, on the Galway/Mayo border, at the time of his marriage in 1860. He was promoted to Acting Constable on 1 Feb 1864 and finally to Constable on 1 Sep 1867 (a rank that was later re-designated as Sergeant in 1883).

He was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on 1 September 1877, with an annual pension of £71. He retired in West Connemara, where he had spent much of his R.I.C. career, in locations such as Moyrus, Carna and Cleggan Quay.

He was the informant of the birth of Frances Elizabeth Barrer on 5 March 1887 in Sunny Bank Cottage, Clifden; of the death of Arthur French on 17 September 1891 in Ardbear, Clifden, and of the death of Alice Rebecca French on 8 December 1893 in Ardbear House, Clifden.^3,4

     Eliza MAGEE was born before 1839 in Co. Mayo, Ireland. She married Robert FRENCH, son of Samuel FRENCH and Margaret (-), on 8 October 1860 in Church of Ireland, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland.¹ She died after 1883.
     
Eliza was of full age (over 21) when married in 1860. Her name was recorded as Eliza McKee on marriage certificate but as Eliza Magee on the birth certificate of daughter Margaret.

     Samuel FRENCH was born circa 1789 in Drumcrow, Killishandra Parish, Co. Cavan, Ireland.¹ He was christened on 17 April 1789 in Killeshandra Parish, Co. Cavan, Ireland.² He married Margaret (-) in 1821.
     
Samuel French was a Farmer. He was recorded in the census of 1841 at Drumcrow, Killishandra Parish, Co. Cavan, Ireland, and described as “Samuel French, aged 50, male, head of family, widower, married 1821, a Farmer, can read & write, born Co. Cavan. He was enumerated with William (son aged 19), Jane (daughter aged 17), Robert (son aged 15), Eliza (daughter aged 13) and Samuel (son aged 9). Also Margaret (wife died 1840 aged 46).”.¹

     William MAGEE was born before 1810.
     
William Magee was a Pensioner in 1860.¹

     Joseph Samuel BEATTY was born circa 1859 in Kilkenny/Waterford.¹ He was christened on 17 June 1859 in Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny.² He married Ellen Anne ROBINSON, daughter of James ROBINSON and Ellen FITZPATRICK, on 15 September 1888 in Kilconnell, Co. Galway, Ireland.³ He died on 19 May 1927 in Bristol, England.⁴
     
Joseph Samuel Beatty was orphaned by the age of 4, and it is not known who brought him up. He served as a Constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary, having enlisted on 18 August 1881. He was aged 22 at the time, and described in the records as 5' 8¾' in height, a Laborer, native county Kilkenny/Waterford, and a Protestant. The recommendation was provided by sub-inspector Webb, who was based in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny in 1881; this is likely to have been the area in which Joseph Beatty was living.

He was posted to Co. Galway ER, on 8 January 1882, where he served until his retirement in 1921. He was recorded in various records as resident in New Inn, Co. Galway in 1888 and 1890, Ballygar, Co. Galway in 1892, and Woodford, Co. Galway in 1893.

He was recorded in the 1911 census at Cross Street, Athenry, and described as head of household, Irish Church, aged 49, Constable R.I.C., born in Co. Kilkenny. He was enumerated with his wife Ellen (aged 50) and daughter Vera E. (aged 19). The house was on the same street as the RIC barracks. He was still living at Cross Street, Athenry, Co. Galway in 1915. His service record notes that he had family connections with other RIC members in Waterford, Tipperary, Sligo, Clare and Mayo.

He was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on 1 July 1921 and received a pension of £164-13-4. A report in the Irish Times of 17 June 1922 notes that a group of men opened fire with rifles and a machine gun on the house of ex-Constable Beatty at Athenry, but he had since left.

He emigrated from Ireland to England circa June 1922, his final address in 1927 being at 24 North St., Downend, Mangotsfield, England.^5,6,7,8