Thomas Blunden

[IAFC55]

Hi Dathai

That Trevor Blunden - Ellen Monks marriage looks good! There is the question of why her son would be with an Uncle & Aunt and not his Mother, but I suppose that could be because of her position/employment/

Thanks very much for your help.

Regards

Ian

[dathai]

Wonder did she marry her bosses brother as there seems to be a match to an Edward Hughes for the 1913 marriage.

[dathai]

If Trevor is the father and he died 1893 she would have no source of income with a 3 year old on her hands so i suppose she decided to put him in a better invironment that was stable for him and was able to support him financially.

[dathai]

Are you referring to the article in the Fingal Independant by Angela Doyle Aug 2006.
I have a little theory about that which might help.
I posted the Monks family earlier
Now there was a Patrick Monks age 41 at the Town of Rush in 1901
and aged 59 in Rush Town in 1911.
I wonder did any of his descendants live at Channell Rd.

[dathai]

Patrick Monks son Patrick appears on Irish Mariners.ie born 1890 in Rush to Patrick Monks and Catherine Sweetman married in 1886 in Balrothery.
also in Cork prison in 1911 for disobedience of orders aboard ship

[IAFC55]

Hi

Yes, thats the article, I came to the same conclusion as you, my main problem was that I couldn't tie any of the Tommy Blundens to Donabate.

Regards

Ian

[dathai]

If you get the Trevor Blunden /Ellen Monks marriage see if his Father is also Trevor

Marriage Clonmel 17 Sep 1865
Trevor Blunden son of Trevor to
Frances Dowling dtr Owen

Children showing up in Dublin,Cork,England and Madras,India.
Another site found by googling his name says he died Dublin.

[dathai]

A bit tight but a Frances Blunden buried Glasnevin age 41 in 1884.

[dathai]

Wonder if theres a connection
List of nominal rolls pensions granted prior to 1883
Trevor Blunden 2041,90th Foot.