Edward Stack was C., and up to 1822 ( Ves. B.)
He was the son of William S., b. in Cork, ent. T.C.D. Feb. 6, 1792, aged 17, ed. by Mr. Pasley, grad. B.A. 1797. He was Chaplain of Vaughan School 1823-57. He m. Tempe, dau. of Rev. Walter Bagot, R. of
Monasterevan, and Preb. of Harristown, Kildare, and had issue, 10 sons and 3 daus.
viz. (1) William, b. Mar. 14, 1810, in Co. Ferm., ed. by Mr. Miller, ent. T.C.D. Nov. 7,
1825, B.A. 1831, ord. P. (Oss.), Nov. 16, 1834, C. Magheraculmoney 1835-7 ; m. his
cousin, Martha Bagot, at Fonstowri, Jan. 28, 1837, and went out in 1837 as one of the
1st three missionaries, under S.P.G., to N.S. Wales, then a penal colony without a church
and was placed in charge of West Maitland, a large town, composed chiefly of felons
transported from the British Isles, in a state of the grossest demoralisation, a small
minority only having any fear of God, or love of truth ; here he remained till 1848 ;
was in charge of Campbelltown 1849-56, Incnmbent of Balmain 1856-71, also Canon of
Sydney Cathedral, and was the means of getting churches and schools built in these
districts. He died as the result of the upsetting of a coach, June 14, 1871. His issue
live in Australia ; (2) Walter Bagot, b. Sep. 4, 1813, bap. Sep. 12, was a doctor in George-
town, Demara, m. and had issue ; one of his sons lives with his family in Australia ;
he d. Oct. 4, 1858 ; (3) Richard, b. Mar. 5, 1815, bap. Mar. 19 ; ed. by Mr. Smith, ent.
T.C.D. Nov. 4, 1833, B.A. 1841, became C. of St. Peter's, Dublin ; was m., d. at Rath-
mines, Feb. 21, 1851, of fever contracted in slums of Dublin ; (4) Edward, b. Feb. 10>
1817, bap. Mar. 9, d. Dec. 3, 1834 ; (5) Thomas, b. Sep. 19,1818, bap. Oct. 25 ; became an
Army Surgeon, and was shot through the heart while attending wounded in the open as
the storming of Jhansi, April 3, 1857 ; (6) George John Bagot, b. Jan. 26, 1820, took
service with the East India Co., d. of fever at Kurrachee after having taken part in the
conquest of Scinde, first as Political Attache, afterwards in Military Command Dec. 9,
1853 ; was m. and had issue ; (7) John, b. Dec. 20, 1821, d. in California, Sep. 1, 1859 ; (
Maurice Charles, b. Nov. 6, 1823, cl. Aug. 27, 1824 ; (f>) Charles Maurice, b. Aug. 23,
1826, became Bishop of Clogher. See Bishops ; (10) Christopher, b. Jan. 30, 1830, d.
Mar. 1830 ; and (1) Jane, b. Oct. 16, 1800, d. May 21, 1826 ; (2) Elizabeth, b. Nov. 24,
1811, bap. Deo. 22, d. June 1, 1863 ; (3) Tempo Bagot, b. Sep. 19, 1827, d. May 8, 1860 ;
Bev. Edward S. d. at Omagh in the 84th year of his age in Nov., 1857 ; and his wife
d. at Tydavnet Rectory, Jan. 3, 1873, in her 90th year. Both were bur. at Cappagh,
near Omagh. (Stack Family Bible : Digest of S.P.G. Records, pp. 402, 901 ; Par. Beg.)