We have lots of photos of Edward and his life story, but because he moved to England his children/grandchildren didn't know much about his Irish upbringing, so we knew basically nothing. I recently found his parish marriage record and his Leinster Regiment service record, giving his mother's name and his birth parish, rough birth year abt 1866-1868 (accounting for later census). But his family are a mystery. On the service record it says Edward's previous trade was as a 'shoemaker' but his father John's trade on his marriage cert is 'Groom'. But that's really all I have to start with, and no siblings' names.
Edward's wedding to Hannah Keogh in 1894 is witnessed by George Magen/Meagen and Annie Donnellan. Not sure who the Donnellans are, but Hannah was living with them at the time of marriage. Anna Donnellan appears to have rented out lodgings at the address (10 Eastmoreland Place), so perhaps it is just a lodging house. One of her children is called Frances, so I guess it's feasible there's some kind of connection to Edward's mother though that is a wild guess. George Magen is a total mystery, but presumably at least one of the witnesses is related.
