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Jacob MILLER

M, #601, b. about 1848, d. 4 October 1908

Parents

FatherJacob MILLER b. about 1806, d. 21 March 1891
MotherEmily b. about 1820, d. 11 July 1905

Biography

Jacob MILLER was born about 1848. He married Ellen BARRER, daughter of George BARRER and Eliza MEE, on 8 July 1890 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, IrelandG. Jacob MILLER died on 4 October 1908, at age ~60, in Limerick InfirmaryG.1
Jacob Miller was a Farmer. He was living at Ballycahane, Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1890.

Children with Ellen BARRER b. 26 October 1869, d. 1 November 1937

DaughterEmily Julia MILLER+ b. 26 June 1891, d. 22 July 1949
SonJacob (’Son’) MILLER b. 13 November 1894, d. 7 January 1971
SonGeorge Patrick MILLER b. 20 March 1896
DaughterElizabeth Frances MILLER b. 17 May 1897, d. after 1967
SonChristopher James MILLER b. 31 October 1901, d. 13 March 1923
DaughterElsie MILLER b. 2 June 1903, d. 12 July 1967
SonJohn Highfield MILLER b. 17 October 1904, d. 30 May 1932
SonGuy Oliver MILLER b. 4 October 1908

Connections

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Other Photos and Exhibits

The Miller's house at Ballycahane 1920


TIMELINE:
     Year
     Age

  • 1848
    Birth
    About 1848
  • 1890~42
    Marriage | Ellen BARRER
    8 July 1890 | Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
    Age: 20
    Birth: 26 October 1869 | Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
    Death: 1 November 1937 | Castlegrey, Rathkeale, Co LimerickG
  • 1891~43
    His father Jacob MILLER died on 21 March 1891 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1891~43
    His daughter Emily Julia MILLER was born on 26 June 1891 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1894~46
    His son Jacob (’Son’) MILLER was born on 13 November 1894 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1896~48
    His son George Patrick MILLER was born on 20 March 1896 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1897~49
    His daughter Elizabeth Frances MILLER was born on 17 May 1897 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1901~53
    His son Christopher James MILLER was born on 31 October 1901 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1903~55
    His daughter Elsie MILLER was born on 2 June 1903 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1904~56
    His son John Highfield MILLER was born on 17 October 1904 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1905~57
    His mother Emily died on 11 July 1905 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1908~60
    Death
    4 October 1908 | Limerick InfirmaryG
  • 1908~60
    His son Guy Oliver MILLER was born on 4 October 1908 in Ballycahane, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1937
    His wife Ellen BARRER died on 1 November 1937 in Castlegrey, Rathkeale, Co LimerickG.


Citations

  1. [S287] Death certificate: Jacob Miller of Pallaskenry, 4 October 1908; copy in the possession of the author


Last Edited31 December 2009

William Henry BAILEY1

M, #602, b. about 1858, d. 5 April 1920

Parents

FatherJohn BAILEY b. about 1829, d. 9 February 1902
MotherElizabeth KEAYS b. about 1836, d. 9 August 1904

Biography

William Henry BAILEY was born about 1858. He married Mary BARRER, daughter of George BARRER and Eliza MEE, on 23 March 1897 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, IrelandG. William Henry BAILEY died on 5 April 1920, at age ~62, in Ballymacshaneboy, Co. LimerickG.2
William Henry Bailey was a Farmer. He was living at New Park, Effin, Co. Limerick, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1897. He was recorded in the 1911 census as the head of household at Ballymacshaneboy, Co. Limerick and described as William Henry Baily [sic], aged 55, a Farmer, born in Co. Limerick. Also enumerated in the same household were his wife Mary, sons John Henry, George Robert and William James, a visitor Emily Julia Miller (aged 9) and a domestic servant Mary Mortell.
Probate was granted to MaryBailey and Thomas A. Bailey on 1 June 1920.3,4

Children with Mary BARRER b. 28 August 1872, d. 14 December 1957

SonJohn Henry BAILEY b. 31 May 1899
SonGeorge Robert BAILEY b. 4 November 1903
SonWilliam James BAILEY b. 4 December 1907

Connections

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TIMELINE:
     Year
     Age

  • 1858
    Birth
    About 1858
  • 1897~39
    Marriage | Mary BARRER
    23 March 1897 | Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
    Age: 24
    Birth: 28 August 1872 | Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
    Death: 14 December 1957 | Ballymac, Kilmallock, Co. LimerickG
  • 1899~41
    His son John Henry BAILEY was born on 31 May 1899 in Ballymacshaneboy, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1902~44
    His father John BAILEY died on 9 February 1902.
  • 1903~45
    His son George Robert BAILEY was born on 4 November 1903 in Ballymacshaneboy, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1904~46
    His mother Elizabeth KEAYS died on 9 August 1904 in Newpark, Effin Parish, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1907~49
    His son William James BAILEY was born on 4 December 1907 in Ballymacshaneboy, Co. LimerickG.
  • 1920~62
    Death
    5 April 1920 | Ballymacshaneboy, Co. LimerickG
  • 1957
    His wife Mary BARRER died on 14 December 1957 in Ballymac, Kilmallock, Co. LimerickG.


Citations

  1. [S288] OneWorldTree (Ancestry.co.uk): Cynthia Wood, Keays of Limerick and Tipperary, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2492627&id=I3&ti=5538 accessed Aug 2007
  2. [S1335] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
  3. [S266] National Archives of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Ballymacshaneboy/Ballymacshaneboy/621465/
  4. [S1269] Ireland Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858 - 1920; http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie


Last Edited2 November 2019

Anne

F, #604

Biography

Anne married William NICHOLSON.

Child with William NICHOLSON

SonEmmerson NICHOLSON+ b. 13 October 1817, d. 1853

Connections

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John Courtney FRENCH1

M, #605, b. 20 August 1883, d. 29 June 1948

Parents

FatherRobert FRENCH b. about 1826, d. 16 September 1894
MotherEliza McKEE b. 15 April 1839, d. 12 March 1903

Biography

John Courtney FRENCH was born on 20 August 1883.2 He married Evelyn Olive SMYTH, daughter of George SMYTH and Martha PARKINSON, on 8 October 1936 in Register Office, Bristol, EnglandG.1 John Courtney FRENCH died on 29 June 1948, at age 64, in The Homeopathic Hospital, BristolG.3,4 He was buried on 2 July 1948 in St John The Baptist, Chilcompton, SomersetG.5
John Courtney French was a Policeman in the Royal Irish Constabulary. He was enumerated in his mother’s household at Killala, Co. Mayo in the 1901 census. He enlisted in the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1902, aged 18. In 1908 he received a first-class favourable record and £5 for brave conduct displayed when attacked while on patrol with Sergeant Oates. He was recorded in the 1911 census as a Constable in the RIC Barracks, Dunlo Street, Ballinasloe; the barracks housed 15 constables, an acting sergeant, two sergeants and a head constable at the time. He was recorded on the official list of favourable records (Good Police Duty, Class III) in 1918. He emigrated to England and was living 38 Upper Cranbrook Road, Bristol, England at the time of his marriage in 1936, and at Fern Villa, Chilcompton, Somerset in 1948. He was enumerated in the 1939 Register at 38 Upper Cranbrook Road, Bristol, together with Evelyn O. and Lily K. M. Smyth. The executor of his will was George Walter Smyth, marine engineer.

John Courtney French may have been given his middle name after Courtney Tunbridge who was a witness at his father Robert French’s wedding, and who was his great uncle.6,7,8,9,1,4

Connections

French Lineage:Robert2, Samuel1, Robert0
Relationship:Great-grandson of Robert FRENCH
Appears on:French Indented Chart
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TIMELINE:
     Year
     Age

  • 1883
    Birth
    20 August 1883
  • 189411
    His father Robert FRENCH died on 16 September 1894 in Ardbear House, Clifden, Co. Galway, IrelandG.
  • 190319
    His mother Eliza McKEE died on 12 March 1903 in Swinford, Co. MayoG.
  • 193653
    8 October 1936 | Register Office, Bristol, EnglandG
    Age: 39
    Birth: 25 October 1896 | Tarbert, Co. KerryG
    Death: 24 August 1968
  • 194864
    Death
    29 June 1948 | The Homeopathic Hospital, BristolG
  • 1948
    Burial
    2 July 1948 | St John The Baptist, Chilcompton, SomersetG
  • 1968
    His wife Evelyn Olive SMYTH died on 24 August 1968.


Citations

  1. [S289] Marriage Certificate of John French of Olive Smyth 8 Oct 1936, Registration District: Bristol; copy in the possession of the author
  2. [S1333] 1939 Register for England and Wales
  3. [S684] England & Wales FreeBMD Index
  4. [S453] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941. Ancestry.com [database on-line]
  5. [S1882] National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription, findmypast.co.uk, [database online]
  6. [S226] National Archives of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Killala/Killala/1592673/
  7. [S270] Reakes, J., comp.. Ireland, The Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004
  8. [S290] Weekly Irish Times, Dec 19, 1908, pg. 22. “Police Bravery Rewarded”
  9. [S291] Weekly Irish Times ; Mar 30, 1918; pg. 6 “Official List - Favourable Records”


Last Edited16 December 2022

Eliza FRENCH

F, #606, b. 7 March 1867, d. 7 February 1942

Parents

FatherRobert FRENCH b. about 1826, d. 16 September 1894
MotherEliza McKEE b. 15 April 1839, d. 12 March 1903

Biography

Eliza FRENCH was born on 7 March 1867 in Headford, Co. Galway, IrelandG.1 She married Charles Henry LAIDLEY on 8 June 1887 in Sellerna Parish Church, Co. GalwayG.2 She died on 7 February 1942, at age 74, in Philadelphia, USAG.3 She was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PennsylvaniaG.4
Eliza French was recorded in the 1901 Ireland census at Roundstone, Co. Galway and described as Elizabeth Laidley, aged 33, housekeeper, born in Co. Galway. She was enumerated with her 8 children Frederick (aged 13), Christina (12), Amanda (10), Robert (8), Edna (5), Geraldine (4), Irene (2) and Violet (10 months). Her husband Charles was the enumerator, in his capacity as the local Constable, and he was recorded separately on the Barracks Return.
She was recorded in the 1911 Ireland census at Oughterard, Co. Galway, and described as Elizabeth Laidley, aged 33, married for 23 years and having 11 children, all still living. She was enumerated with her husband Charles H. (aged 50), and children Robert S. (18), Edna A. (16), Geraldine M. (14), Irene A. (12), Violet R. (10), Louis H. (7), George A. (5) and John J.F. (2).

She emigrated to America in 1915 with her husband Charles and children Violet, Louis, George and John. They sailed from Liverpool on the S.S. New York, leaving on 7th August and arriving at New York on the 16th. In 1920 she was living at Ainslee Street, Philadelphia with her husband Charles and sons Louis, George and John. In 1930 she was recorded in Philadelphia with her husband Charles, son Louis, daughter Geraldine Henry (widow), grandchildren Katherine Henry (12) and Joseph Henry (9), son in law Thomas Moody (43), daughter Edna Moody, and grandchildren Eileen Moody (10) and Thomas Moody (8). In 1940 she was enumerated as a widow in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania in the household of her son in law Henry Holland and daughter Amanda Holland, their daughters Joan R Holland and Dorothy Fair and their son in law Norman Fair.5,6,7,8,9

Children with Charles Henry LAIDLEY b. 22 February 1861, d. 31 July 1935

SonFrederick Charles LAIDLEY b. 6 May 1887, d. 9 September 1952
DaughterChristina Elizabeth LAIDLEY b. 16 August 1888, d. 9 January 1965
DaughterAmanda Elizabeth LAIDLEY+ b. 17 May 1891, d. January 1969
SonRobert Samuel LAIDLEY+ b. 8 June 1892, d. 29 July 1935
DaughterEdna Alice LAIDLEY+ b. 11 January 1895, d. 1 May 1970
DaughterMabel Geraldine LAIDLEY+ b. 24 June 1896, d. 3 December 1963
DaughterIrene Adelaide LAIDLEY b. 31 March 1899, d. 12 November 1930
DaughterViolet Roberta LAIDLEY b. 14 May 1900, d. 1985
SonLouis Henry LAIDLEY b. 29 February 1904, d. 28 May 1984
SonGeorge Alexander LAIDLEY b. 15 November 1906, d. 17 August 1921
SonJohn Isaac French LAIDLEY b. 4 May 1909, d. February 1980

Connections

French Lineage:Robert2, Samuel1, Robert0
Relationship:Great-granddaughter of Robert FRENCH
Appears on:French Indented Chart
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     Age



Citations

  1. [S292] Birth certificate of Eliza French 1867, General Register Office, Ireland
  2. [S1123] Marriage certificate of Charles Laidley and Elizabeth French, 8 Jun 1887, Sellerna Parish Church, Co. Galway; copy in the possession of the author
  3. [S2404] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Ancestry.com [database online]
  4. [S1863] Find A Grave; www.findagrave.com
  5. [S250] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census On-line Database (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002);
  6. [S253] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census On-line Database (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002)
  7. [S332] 1901 Ireland Census
  8. [S481] Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006
  9. [S673] 1911 Ireland census


Last Edited17 August 2023

Anne FRENCH

F, #607, b. 20 May 1873, d. 16 December 1957

Parents

FatherRobert FRENCH b. about 1826, d. 16 September 1894
MotherEliza McKEE b. 15 April 1839, d. 12 March 1903

Biography

Anne FRENCH was born on 20 May 1873 in Moyrus, Co. Galway, IrelandG.1 She married Joseph Thomas HIGGINS, son of Frederick HIGGINS and Frances Anne MOONEY, on 8 September 1895 in Chistchurch, Clifden, Co. GalwayG.2 Anne FRENCH died on 16 December 1957, at age 84, in 81 Brian Avenue, Marino, DublinG.3,4
Anne French was the mother of the Irish poet F.R. Higgins. She was described as a Dressmaker on her marriage certificate of 1895.
She was enumerated in the 1911 Ireland census at 20 Clarence Street North, Dublin, and was recorded as having had 6 children by that date, with 5 still living.5

Children with Joseph Thomas HIGGINS b. 3 April 1862, d. 27 July 1930

SonFrederick Robert HIGGINS b. 24 April 1896, d. 8 January 1941
DaughterFrances Anne HIGGINS b. 22 June 1898, d. 1944
DaughterCaroline Isabella HIGGINS b. 2 October 1900, d. 4 February 1902
SonJoseph Arthur HIGGINS b. 1 December 1902, d. 29 September 1938
SonWilliam Montague HIGGINS b. 17 July 1905, d. 12 December 1967
DaughterEmily Dorenza Elizabeth HIGGINS b. 8 August 1907, d. 5 February 1983
DaughterFlorence Harriet HIGGINS b. 25 November 1911, d. 13 May 1912
DaughterAnna Ruth HIGGINS+ b. 5 March 1913, d. 16 November 1993
DaughterAlice Violet French HIGGINS b. 21 August 1915, d. 23 March 1998

Connections

French Lineage:Robert2, Samuel1, Robert0
Relationship:Great-granddaughter of Robert FRENCH
Appears on:French Indented Chart
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     Age



Citations

  1. [S293] Birth certificate of Anne French 1873, General Register Office, Ireland
  2. [S890] Marriage Certificate of Joseph T Higgins and Annie French, 8 Sep 1895, Clifden Registration District; copy in the possession of the author
  3. [S294] R. Dardis Clarke, The Irish Times: In Quest of an Abbey Managing Director, Tuesday, January 12, 1982, p.8
  4. [S1295] Death certificate: Annie Higgins, 16 Dec 1957, Dublin North Registration District; copy in the possession of the author
  5. [S138] National Archives of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland online http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Mountjoy/Clarence_St__North/27659/


Last Edited1 February 2014

Robert FRENCH

M, #608, b. 30 July 1868, d. after 1920

Parents

FatherRobert FRENCH b. about 1826, d. 16 September 1894
MotherEliza McKEE b. 15 April 1839, d. 12 March 1903

Biography

Robert French
(1868-aft.1920)
Robert FRENCH was born on 30 July 1868 in Moyrus, Co. Galway, IrelandG. He died after 1920.
Robert French enlisted in the Royal Irish Constabulary on 19 Oct 1886 aged 17. He served in Co. Wexford from 3 Jul 1887 and in Co. Mayo from 5 Jun 1896. He was stationed at Killala in 1901 and at Claremorris in 1911. He was discharged on 6 Feb 1920 with a gratuity of £78.1

Connections

French Lineage:Robert2, Samuel1, Robert0
Relationship:Great-grandson of Robert FRENCH
Appears on:French Indented Chart
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TIMELINE:
     Year
     Age

  • 1868
    Birth
    30 July 1868 | Moyrus, Co. Galway, IrelandG
  • 189426
    His father Robert FRENCH died on 16 September 1894 in Ardbear House, Clifden, Co. Galway, IrelandG.
  • 190334
    His mother Eliza McKEE died on 12 March 1903 in Swinford, Co. MayoG.
  • 1920
    Death
    After 1920


Citations

  1. [S1122] Royal Irish Constabulary service record, Robert French no. 52309, UK National Archives, Kew, London


Last Edited30 January 2014

Joseph Thomas HIGGINS

M, #609, b. 3 April 1862, d. 27 July 1930

Parents

FatherFrederick HIGGINS b. about 1804, d. 12 December 1882
MotherFrances Anne MOONEY b. about 1829, d. 13 March 1883

Biography

Joseph Thomas HIGGINS was born on 3 April 1862 in Higginsbrook, Trim, Co. MeathG. He was baptised on 14 May 1862 in Trim, Co. Meath, IrelandG. He married Anne FRENCH, daughter of Robert FRENCH and Eliza McKEE, on 8 September 1895 in Chistchurch, Clifden, Co. GalwayG.1 Joseph Thomas HIGGINS died on 27 July 1930, at age 68, in 81 Brian Avenue, Croydon Park, Fairview, DublinG.2 He was buried on 29 July 1930 in Laracor churchyard, Trim, Co. MeathG.2
Joseph Higgins was a Constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and lived at Higginsbrook, County Meath. He enlisted on 16 Aug 1882, aged 20 years and 5 months. He served in Cork E.R., Dublin, Clare, Galway W.R. and Mayo and was pensioned on 17 Aug 1909.
He was enumerated in the 1901 census as head of household at Brookville Avenue, Swineford, Co. Mayo, and described as a Constable, Royal Irish Constabulary, aged 38, born in Co. Meath. He was enumerated with his wife Annie, son Frederick R. and daughters Frances Anne and Caroline Isabella.
He was recorded in the 1911 Ireland census as the head of household at 20 Clarence Street North, Dublin and described as an R.I.C. Pensioner. He was enumerated with his wife Annie, sons Frederick R., Joseph A. and William M., and daughters Frances Anne and Emily D.E.3,4,5,6

Children with Anne FRENCH b. 20 May 1873, d. 16 December 1957

SonFrederick Robert HIGGINS b. 24 April 1896, d. 8 January 1941
DaughterFrances Anne HIGGINS b. 22 June 1898, d. 1944
DaughterCaroline Isabella HIGGINS b. 2 October 1900, d. 4 February 1902
SonJoseph Arthur HIGGINS b. 1 December 1902, d. 29 September 1938
SonWilliam Montague HIGGINS b. 17 July 1905, d. 12 December 1967
DaughterEmily Dorenza Elizabeth HIGGINS b. 8 August 1907, d. 5 February 1983
DaughterFlorence Harriet HIGGINS b. 25 November 1911, d. 13 May 1912
DaughterAnna Ruth HIGGINS+ b. 5 March 1913, d. 16 November 1993
DaughterAlice Violet French HIGGINS b. 21 August 1915, d. 23 March 1998

Connections

Higgins Lineage:Frederick1, Joseph0
Relationship:Grandson of Joseph Thomas HIGGINS
Appears on:French Indented Chart
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TIMELINE:
     Year
     Age

  • 1862
    Birth
    3 April 1862 | Higginsbrook, Trim, Co. MeathG
  • 18620
    Baptism
    14 May 1862 | Trim, Co. Meath, IrelandG
  • 188220
    His father Frederick HIGGINS died on 12 December 1882 in Higginsbrook, Trim, Co. MeathG.
  • 188320
    His mother Frances Anne MOONEY died on 13 March 1883 in Higginsbrook, Trim, Co. MeathG.
  • 189533
    Marriage | Anne FRENCH
    8 September 1895 | Chistchurch, Clifden, Co. GalwayG
    Age: 22
    Birth: 20 May 1873 | Moyrus, Co. Galway, IrelandG
    Death: 16 December 1957 | 81 Brian Avenue, Marino, DublinG
  • 189634
    His son Frederick Robert HIGGINS was born on 24 April 1896 in Foxford, Co. Mayo, IrelandG.
  • 189836
    His daughter Frances Anne HIGGINS was born on 22 June 1898 in Foxford, Co. MayoG.
  • 190038
    His daughter Caroline Isabella HIGGINS was born on 2 October 1900 in Foxford, Co. MayoG.
  • 190239
    His daughter Caroline Isabella HIGGINS died on 4 February 1902 in Swinford, Co. MayoG.
  • 190240
    His son Joseph Arthur HIGGINS was born on 1 December 1902 in Swinford, Co. MayoG.
  • 190543
    His son William Montague HIGGINS was born on 17 July 1905 in Ardnaree, Co. MayoG.
  • 190745
    His daughter Emily Dorenza Elizabeth HIGGINS was born on 8 August 1907 in Church Road, Ballina, Co. MayoG.
  • 191149
    His daughter Florence Harriet HIGGINS was born on 25 November 1911 in 20 North Clarence Street, DublinG.
  • 191250
    His daughter Florence Harriet HIGGINS died on 13 May 1912 in 3 Strandville Avenue, DublinG.
  • 191350
    His daughter Anna Ruth HIGGINS was born on 5 March 1913 in 3 Strandville Avenue, DublinG.
  • 191553
    His daughter Alice Violet French HIGGINS was born on 21 August 1915 in 3 Strandville Avenue, DublinG.
  • 193068
    Death
    27 July 1930 | 81 Brian Avenue, Croydon Park, Fairview, DublinG
  • 1930
    Burial
    29 July 1930 | Laracor churchyard, Trim, Co. MeathG
  • 1957
    His wife Anne FRENCH died on 16 December 1957 in 81 Brian Avenue, Marino, DublinG.


Citations

  1. [S890] Marriage Certificate of Joseph T Higgins and Annie French, 8 Sep 1895, Clifden Registration District; copy in the possession of the author
  2. [S295] Death announcement: Joseph Thomas Higgins; Irish Times, Jul 29, 1930, pg. 1., “HIGGINS - July 27, 1930, at his residence, 81 Brian Avenue, Croydon Park, Fairview, Dublin, Joseph Thomas, aged 68 years, second son of the late Frederick and Frances Ann Higgins, of “Higginsbrook,” Trim, to the inexpressible grief of his sorrowing wife, family, and relatives. “Safe in the arms of Jesus.” Funeral leaves residence at 1 o’clock to-day (Tuesday), by road (via Trim), arriving at Laracor Church at about 3 o’clock.”
  3. [S137] The Irish Times Thursday 9 January 1941, F. R. Higgins; copy in the possession of the author
  4. [S1138] Royal Irish Constabulary service record, Joseph T. Higgins no. 49997, UK National Archives, Kew, London
  5. [S296] National Archives of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Swineford/Brookeville_Avenue/1601228/
  6. [S138] National Archives of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland online http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Mountjoy/Clarence_St__North/27659/


Last Edited9 December 2016

Frederick Robert HIGGINS1

M, #610, b. 24 April 1896, d. 8 January 1941

Parents

FatherJoseph Thomas HIGGINS b. 3 April 1862, d. 27 July 1930
MotherAnne FRENCH b. 20 May 1873, d. 16 December 1957

Biography

FRHiggins
Frederick Robert HIGGINS was born on 24 April 1896 in Foxford, Co. Mayo, IrelandG. He was baptised on 30 April 1896 in Foxford, Co. Mayo, IrelandG. He married Beatrice May MOORE, daughter of James MOORE and Elizabeth McDOWELL, on 3 August 1921 in Clontarf Parish Church, DublinG.2,3 Frederick Robert HIGGINS died on 8 January 1941, at age 44, in Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin, IrelandG.4 He was buried in Laracor Church, Co. Meath, IrelandG.
Frederick Robert Higgins was a Poet, Playwright and managing director of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He was the eldest of nine children. He published four volumes of poetry: Island Blood (1925); The Dark Breed (1927); Arable Holdings (1933); and The Gap of Brightness (1940). One of his better known poems, from the last volume, is "Father and Son". Following his death, the Irish Times published several notices, obituaries and tributes.

The following obituary appeared in The Irish Times on 9 January 1941:

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DEATH OF MR. F. R. HIGGINS
IRISH POET AND PLAYWRIGHT

__We deeply regret to announce the death of Mr. F. R. Higgins, one of the foremost poets writing in the English language, which, as announced in our late editions of yesterday, has taken place in Dublin, after a brief illness. Mr. Higgins, who had been suffering from heart trouble for some time, collapsed on Tuesday morning while transacting business near Jervis Street Hospital, and he was taken to the hospital in a very serious condition. Shortly after admission he became unconscious. He died shortly before four o'clock yesterday morning. With the passing of F. R. Higgins a real poet is removed from the world. He was a young man - only forty-four years of age - and it may be said that he had not yet come to the full flower of his genius. The bulk of his work is not large - for to be a poet alone will rarely pay the rent in these times, and he had to work for his living - but such of it as there is has frequently the quality of greatness. Mr. Desmond MacCarthy, one of the most distinguished literary critics of our time, when he reviewed "The Gap of Brightness" - Mr. Higgins's collected poems - in the Irish Times last July, wrote:-
__”This slender volume has impressed me more than any recent verse that I have come across. The spirit of Mr. Higgins keeps close to experience, yet it is gallant, wistful, extravagant and free, while his pencraft - I must repeat this - is a joy to those who love words that fit the thing." Mr. MacCarthy spoke of his "mastery of pencraft" his "felicity of phrase," his "astonishing gift of phrase," his "profound intuition," and of the dramatic qualities, the humour and the rapture of his poetry. One, indeed, who stood among the great poets of our time has passed away.
__Frederick Robert Higgins was born in April, 1896, at Foxford, County Mayo, the eldest son of the late Mr. Joseph Higgins and Mrs. Annie Higgins, of Higginsbrook, County Meath, and it was in the royal land of Meath that he spent his early and most impressionable years. He loved all Ireland, but Meath, naturally enough, was nearest and dearest to his heart. One of his most vigorous and most poignant poems was "Auction," with its appropriate refrain, "Going, going, gone," in which he describes the "beef-belted, pea-eyed men of Meath" and the sale of that old house which he loved so well:
__A house of ghosts and that among
__Gardens where even the Spring is old;
__So gather round, the sale is on,
__And nods and winks spell out in gold,
__Going, going, gone.

AT THE ABBEY THEATRE

__For a number of years before his death Mr. Higgins was manager of the Abbey Theatre, and one of the most active members of the board of directors. He was largely responsible for the renascent policy upon which the theatre embarked soon after the outbreak of the present war. People had begun to take the Abbey for granted. Attendances were falling off. There was seldom a new play, and the theatre for some time had been almost living on "revivals." The new policy was that nothing but new plays should be produced henceforward, and Mr. Higgins expressed the opinion that there were enough plays being written to enable the Abbey to continue almost indefinitely without ever repeating anything of more than a year old. The policy gave new life to the theatre, and since it came into operation some six months ago the theatre has not once had to fall back - as so often in the past - on revivals of the old favourites. Indeed, one of the new plays, George Shiels's "The Rugged Path," was on the boards for twelve weeks, and had the longest "run" of any play ever performed at the Abbey.
__Mr. Higgins was himself the author of several plays, including "A Deuce o' Jacks," a one-act comedy, which was produced and well received at the Abbey in 1935. During that same year he was joint editor with the late W. B. Yeats of a new series of "broadsides," produced by the Cuala Press.
__During his short life he contributed extensively to literary periodicals and anthologies in America, England and Ireland, writing poetry, criticism and short stories, and he showed remarkable versatility. At fourteen years of age he started to earn his living in a building provider's office in Dublin, and, after some years at clerical work, he became an official in the Irish Labour movement. During that time he began to contribute to various literary and economic Irish reviews, and - strange occupation for a poet! - he was for a time editor of an Irish trade journal. He was a foundation member and honorary secretary of the Irish Academy of Letters, and for his poems, "Arable Holdings," the Academy honoured him with the Casement Award. From 1928 to 1932 he was Adjudicator of Poetry in Aonach Tailteann. In 1924, incidentally, he himself won the Aonach Tailteann Award for Poetry with his book, "Salt Air." For some years he has been Professor of Literature in the Royal Hiber- nian Academy of Arts.
__Mr. Higgins was almost as well known in America as he was in his native country, and a few years ago he made a successful lecture tour in the United States and Canada. As managing director of the Abbey Theatre he again crossed the Atlantic in 1937, when the company made its last and highly successful tour of Canada and the States.
__In 1921 he married Miss Beatrice May, only daughter of the late James Moore, of Clontarf, who survives him. Both his mother and his wife were with him when he died.

——END—.2,4

Connections

French Lineage:Anne FRENCH3, Robert2, Samuel1, Robert0
Higgins Lineage:Joseph2, Frederick1, Joseph0
Relationship:2nd great-grandson of Robert FRENCH
Great-grandson of Joseph Thomas HIGGINS
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     Age

  • 1896
    Birth
    24 April 1896 | Foxford, Co. Mayo, IrelandG
  • 18960
    Baptism
    30 April 1896 | Foxford, Co. Mayo, IrelandG
  • 192125
    3 August 1921 | Clontarf Parish Church, DublinG
    Age: ~24
    Birth: about 1897 | Dublin CityG
  • 193034
    His father Joseph Thomas HIGGINS died on 27 July 1930 in 81 Brian Avenue, Croydon Park, Fairview, DublinG.
  • 194144
    Death
    8 January 1941 | Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin, IrelandG
  • 1957
    His mother Anne FRENCH died on 16 December 1957 in 81 Brian Avenue, Marino, DublinG.


Citations

  1. [S138] National Archives of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland online http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Mountjoy/Clarence_St__North/27659/
  2. [S297] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004 Edition)
  3. [S1335] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
  4. [S137] The Irish Times Thursday 9 January 1941, F. R. Higgins; copy in the possession of the author


Last Edited18 June 2023

Beatrice May MOORE1

F, #611, b. about 1897

Parents

FatherJames MOORE b. about 1859, d. before 1941
MotherElizabeth McDOWELL b. about 1859

Biography

Beatrice May MOORE was born about 1897 in Dublin CityG.2 She married Frederick Robert HIGGINS, son of Joseph Thomas HIGGINS and Anne FRENCH, on 3 August 1921 in Clontarf Parish Church, DublinG.3,4
Beatrice May Moore was the only daughter of James Moore and Elizabeth McDowell. She was a well-known harpist.

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Citations

  1. [S137] The Irish Times Thursday 9 January 1941, F. R. Higgins; copy in the possession of the author
  2. [S298] National Archives of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland online http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Clontarf_East/Brian_Boru_Avenue/6078/
  3. [S297] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004 Edition)
  4. [S1335] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/


Last Edited17 April 2010

Alice Violet French HIGGINS

F, #612, b. 21 August 1915, d. 23 March 1998

Parents

FatherJoseph Thomas HIGGINS b. 3 April 1862, d. 27 July 1930
MotherAnne FRENCH b. 20 May 1873, d. 16 December 1957

Biography

Alice Violet French HIGGINS was born on 21 August 1915 in 3 Strandville Avenue, DublinG.1 She died on 23 March 1998, at age 82, in St. Columcille’s Hospital, LoughlinstownG.2

Connections

French Lineage:Anne FRENCH3, Robert2, Samuel1, Robert0
Higgins Lineage:Joseph2, Frederick1, Joseph0
Relationship:2nd great-granddaughter of Robert FRENCH
Great-granddaughter of Joseph Thomas HIGGINS
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     Age

  • 1915
    Birth
    21 August 1915 | 3 Strandville Avenue, DublinG
  • 193014
    Her father Joseph Thomas HIGGINS died on 27 July 1930 in 81 Brian Avenue, Croydon Park, Fairview, DublinG.
  • 195742
    Her mother Anne FRENCH died on 16 December 1957 in 81 Brian Avenue, Marino, DublinG.
  • 199882
    Death
    23 March 1998 | St. Columcille’s Hospital, LoughlinstownG


Citations

  1. [S1290] Birth certificate: Alice Violet French Higgins, 21 Aug 1915, Dublin North Registration District; copy in the possession of the author
  2. [S2405] Death announcement: Monan (Alice Viola) nee Higgins. The Irish Times, 26 Mar 1998: 31


Last Edited19 December 2022

Evelyn Olive SMYTH1

F, #614, b. 25 October 1896, d. 24 August 1968

Parents

FatherGeorge SMYTH b. about 1859, d. 12 August 1928
MotherMartha PARKINSON b. about 1865, d. 6 July 1898

Biography

Evelyn Olive SMYTH was born on 25 October 1896 in Tarbert, Co. KerryG.1,2,3,4 She married John Courtney FRENCH, son of Robert FRENCH and Eliza McKEE, on 8 October 1936 in Register Office, Bristol, EnglandG.1 Evelyn Olive SMYTH died on 24 August 1968, at age 71.5 She was buried in St. Mary’s Cathedral, LimerickG.
Evelyn Olive Smyth was recorded in the 1911 census of Ireland in her father’s household at Church Street, Tarbert, Co Kerry. She was living at 38 Upper Cranbrook Road, Bristol, England at the time of her marriage in 1936.2,1

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     Age

  • 1896
    Birth
    25 October 1896 | Tarbert, Co. KerryG
  • 18981
    Her mother Martha PARKINSON died on 6 July 1898 in Tarbert, Co. KerryG.
  • 192831
    Her father George SMYTH died on 12 August 1928.
  • 193639
    8 October 1936 | Register Office, Bristol, EnglandG
    Age: 53
    Birth: 20 August 1883
    Death: 29 June 1948 | The Homeopathic Hospital, BristolG
  • 194851
    Her husband John Courtney FRENCH died on 29 June 1948 in The Homeopathic Hospital, BristolG.
  • 196871
    Death
    24 August 1968


Citations

  1. [S289] Marriage Certificate of John French of Olive Smyth 8 Oct 1936, Registration District: Bristol; copy in the possession of the author
  2. [S299] National Archives of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland online http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Tarbert/Church_Street/276534/
  3. [S1333] 1939 Register for England and Wales
  4. [S1335] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, database: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/
  5. [S1869] Private communication from Cynthia Smyth


Last Edited4 April 2018

Thomas MAHONEY

M, #615, b. 4 June 1860, d. 13 March 1946

Parents

FatherThomas MAHONEY b. about 1816, d. 23 February 1884
MotherMargaret NAYLOR b. 1822, d. 10 September 1881

Biography

Thomas MAHONEY was born on 4 June 1860 in probably Allenwood, Co. Kildare, IrelandG.1,2 He died on 13 March 1946, at age 85, in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.3 He was buried on 15 March 1946 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.4

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     Age

  • 1860
    Birth
    4 June 1860 | Probably Allenwood, Co. Kildare, IrelandG
  • 188121
    His mother Margaret NAYLOR died on 10 September 1881 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 188423
    His father Thomas MAHONEY died on 23 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 194685
    Death
    13 March 1946 | Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
  • 1946
    Burial
    15 March 1946 | Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S164] Family Bible of the Winters family, gives age at death on 13 March 1946 of 85?, which would imply born ca. Sep 1860
  2. [S169] Private communication from Eric Schumacher, date of 4 Jun from Birthday Book of Margaret (Madge) Shummacher (sister of Elizabeth who married Frederick George Winters)
  3. [S164] Family Bible of the Winters family, gives age at death on 13 March 1946 as 85?, so born ca. Sep 1860
  4. [S171] Transcript of the Register of Burials of Kilfinane Parish, 1843-1976 (copy received from Pete Naylor, April 2006).


Last Edited18 February 2008

Margaret MAHONEY

F, #616, b. 28 February 1864, d. 27 May 1906

Parents

FatherThomas MAHONEY b. about 1816, d. 23 February 1884
MotherMargaret NAYLOR b. 1822, d. 10 September 1881

Biography

Margaret MAHONEY was born on 28 February 1864 in Allenwood, Co. Kildare, IrelandG. She married Francis NAYLOR, son of Joseph NAYLOR and Agnes SHINE, on 13 August 1890 in St. Michaels Church, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaG. Margaret MAHONEY died on 27 May 1906, at age 42, in Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, AustraliaG.1,2 She was buried on 29 May 1906 in Church of England Cemetery, RookwoodG.2
Margaret Mahoney was living in Kilfinane in February 1882, when she was the informant of the birth of her niece Margaret Winters. She emigrated in 1885 to Australia. She was living in Upper Sunville in January 1885, when she was the informant of the birth of her niece Georgina Jane Winters.

She emigrated in 1885; she was 21 years old when she departed from Plymouth and arrived in Sydney on board "Belgic II" on 12th September 1885 as an assisted immigrant. She apparently travelled alone as there are no other Mahony relatives on board.

Note: "Belgic II" was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast and launched on 3rd January 1885. It was owned by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (more commonly known as the White Star Line). "Belgic II" was a steamer of 4212 gross tons, a length of 420ft 4in, a beam of 42ft 5in and a service speed of 14 knots with one funnel and four masts. She was on the Pacific service from 1885 to 1898.

Her address in 1906 was 415 Bourke Street, Sydney. She had no children.3,4,5,2

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     Age

  • 1864
    Birth
    28 February 1864 | Allenwood, Co. Kildare, IrelandG
  • 188117
    Her mother Margaret NAYLOR died on 10 September 1881 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 188419
    Her father Thomas MAHONEY died on 23 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 189026
    Marriage | Francis NAYLOR
    13 August 1890 | St. Michaels Church, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaG
    Age: 34
    Birth: 27 October 1855 | Co.Limerick, IrelandG
    Death: 28 March 1923 | Sacred Heart Hospice, Sydney, New South WalesG
  • 190642
    Death
    27 May 1906 | Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, AustraliaG
  • 1906
    Burial
    29 May 1906 | Church of England Cemetery, RookwoodG
  • 1923
    Her husband Francis NAYLOR died on 28 March 1923 in Sacred Heart Hospice, Sydney, New South WalesG.


Citations

  1. [S164] Family Bible of the Winters family
  2. [S2409] NSW Death Registration Transcription
  3. [S174] Birth Certificate of Margaret Winters 9 Feb 1882, Registration District: Kilmallock, Registration Date, 3 Mar 1882; copy in the possession of the author
  4. [S178] Birth Certificate of Georgina Jane Winters 24 Jan 1885, Registration District: Kilmallock, Registration Date, 16 Feb 1885; copy in the possession of the author
  5. [S300] Private communication from Gloria Wheatley


Last Edited3 February 2023

Anne

F, #619, b. before 1800

Biography

Anne was born before 1800. She married Joseph MEE.

Children with Joseph MEE

DaughterRebecca MEE b. 1819
SonJoseph MEE b. 1824
DaughterEliza MEE+ b. 1827, d. 24 April 1912
SonRichard MEE b. 1830
SonJoseph MEE b. 1833

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  • 1800
    Birth
    Before 1800
  • 1819
    Her daughter Rebecca MEE was born in 1819 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 1824
    Her son Joseph MEE was born in 1824.
  • 1827
    Her daughter Eliza MEE was born in 1827 in Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 1830
    Her son Richard MEE was born in 1830.
  • 1833
    Her son Joseph MEE was born in 1833 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.




Last Edited7 January 2010

Rebecca MEE

F, #620, b. 1819

Parents

FatherJoseph MEE
MotherAnne b. before 1800

Biography

Rebecca MEE was born in 1819 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG. She was baptised on 18 April 1819 in Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1

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  • 1819
    Birth
    1819 | Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
  • 1819~0
    Baptism
    18 April 1819 | Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S1625] Church Baptism record, online database: rootsireland.ie


Last Edited3 February 2022

Joseph MEE

M, #621, b. 1824

Parents

FatherJoseph MEE
MotherAnne b. before 1800

Biography

Joseph MEE was born in 1824. He was baptised on 7 November 1824 in Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1

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  • 1824
    Birth
    1824
  • 1824~0
    Baptism
    7 November 1824 | Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S1625] Church Baptism record, online database: rootsireland.ie


Last Edited3 February 2022

Richard MEE

M, #622, b. 1830

Parents

FatherJoseph MEE
MotherAnne b. before 1800

Biography

Richard MEE was born in 1830. He was baptised on 12 September 1830 in Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1

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  • 1830
    Birth
    1830
  • 1830~0
    Baptism
    12 September 1830 | Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S1625] Church Baptism record, online database: rootsireland.ie


Last Edited3 February 2022

Joseph MEE

M, #623, b. 1833

Parents

FatherJoseph MEE
MotherAnne b. before 1800

Biography

Joseph MEE was born in 1833 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG. He was baptised on 1 December 1833 in Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1

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  • 1833
    Birth
    1833 | Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
  • 1833~0
    Baptism
    1 December 1833 | Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S1625] Church Baptism record, online database: rootsireland.ie


Last Edited3 February 2022

Catherine LEGANIER

F, #624

Biography

Catherine LEGANIER married Joseph MEE on 7 September 1838 in Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1

Children with Joseph MEE

DaughterMary MEE b. 24 July 1839
DaughterElizabeth MEE b. 13 October 1841
DaughterCatherine MEE b. 1 April 1844
DaughterFanny MEE b. 1 April 1844
DaughterAnne MEE b. 2 May 1846

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  • 1838
    Marriage | Joseph MEE
    7 September 1838 | Kilflyn Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
  • 1839
    Her daughter Mary MEE was born on 24 July 1839 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 1841
    Her daughter Elizabeth MEE was born on 13 October 1841 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 1844
    Her daughter Catherine MEE was born on 1 April 1844 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 1844
    Her daughter Fanny MEE was born on 1 April 1844 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.
  • 1846
    Her daughter Anne MEE was born on 2 May 1846 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.


Citations

  1. [S2367] Church Marriage Record, www.rootsireland.ie


Last Edited25 January 2023

Mary MEE

F, #625, b. 24 July 1839

Parents

Biography

Mary MEE was born on 24 July 1839 in Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1 She was baptised on 4 August 1839 in Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG.1

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  • 1839
    Birth
    24 July 1839 | Abbey, Co. Limerick, IrelandG
  • 18390
    Baptism
    4 August 1839 | Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Co. Limerick, IrelandG


Citations

  1. [S1625] Church Baptism record, online database: rootsireland.ie


Last Edited3 February 2022