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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Waterford => Topic started by: Leo Kearon on Monday 26 September 16 14:22 BST (UK)
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I am working as a part-time researcher in St. Patrick's Gateway Centre in Waterford and I am having trouble with a tomb. In the Graveyard there is a box tomb for a Abraham Denny who died 29th September 1857 aged 84. However I can't find any details on who he is or if he has any connection to the Denny family who made the sausages. I believe he might given his tomb is next to the grave of Richard Denny and possibly John Hall Denny's first wife Rosannia.
Any information would be welcome.
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His name is here http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/dw/home.jsp but I can never work out if these records survived or not.
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Could he have married Mary Dow
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/dm/results.jsp?diocese_name=&surname=Denny&firstname=Abraham&event_year_from=&event_year_to=&spouse_last_name=&spouse_first_name=&search=Search
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Griffiths Valuations records 3 one in Dublin 1848 and 2 in Waterford 1851,Parish of St Olave and one in Trinity Within ,could be same man for both
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
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one to eliminate
http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/1477/DENNY-ABRAHAM
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1821 Trinity Without.
Abraham Denny Bootmaker
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/census/wat_1.htm
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one in England 1841
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MW-GPB
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Thanks for the info
I can rule out the architect and the one in England.
The marriage is still possible, he would 32 years old.
The Abraham bootmaker again could be him, sadly not of the sources give his age so it makes it hard to tell
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Also noticed that Richard Denny, had a brother called Abraham who in turn had a son called Abraham, so maybe the Abraham in St. Patrick's might be Richard Denny's nephew
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Hi I realise this is a very late response. I have recently been researching my Waterford Denny forebears. My family notes (from my grandmother) also record 2 people called Abraham Denny who were merchants in Waterford. The elder was father to the younger, and the younger was father to Henry Denny (Bacon merchant).
The elder is noted as: Abraham Denny, Merchant of & Freedom of Waterford, April 3rd 1769, m Hannah (dau of ?)
The younger is noted as: Abraham Denny, Merchant, freeman of Waterford, 1801, o.s.p.
The tomb that you identify appears therefore to be that of the younger, who was a Cordwainer or Shoemaker. His brother was Richard Denny: Richard Denny of Waterford Died 1755 buried at St Patricks, wife Rose (dau of ?).
The notes record Richard's Son as: Hall John Denny, freeman of Waterford 16th Feb 1801, bur St Patricks Waterford 1803. Married first to "Rosannah dau of Kottsman" (I wonder whether this is a sounds like for Gottesman) "born 1749, m at St Patricks 1766 ob 1780". He appeared to remarry after 1780 to "Elizabeth dau of Burns". Confusingly Hall John Denny also had a son "Hall John Denny. Bapt St Patricks 1771"