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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: dickydoremouse on Sunday 07 March 21 18:11 GMT (UK)
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My aunt, Frances Catherine O'Rourke, was born in Ballinaboy, Clifden, Galway in 1916 to Thomas Augustine O'Rourke and Maria Madden. Frances moved to Dublin in her youth and I was told she had an upholstery business but I don't know where. She married in Dublin David Harnett (b.1913 in Youghal) who, I have been told, owned some grocery shops. Again, I don't know. I was led to believe that members of the Harnett family are still involved in the grocery business in Dublin. It would be good to know anything relating to them. I am trying to find death dates for my Aunt Frances and for her husband. They were married in Sept 1939 in Dublin North. They had eight children, the last born in 1955.
I am also hoping that someone in the family may also be researching and if so they might know the death date and death place of my Grandfather, Thomas Augustine O'Rourke, born Leeds 1864, engineer, who worked in Dublin and later for Marconi in Galway. Any information gratefully received. Thanks.
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David was a Bus Conductor on marriage.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1939/08864/5205686.pdf
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dickydoremouse
Have you tried looking through Post Office directories for Dublin...
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3736260
good luck
Regards
Mark W
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I think you have the wrong David Harnett or the wrong marriage.
His father is Humphrey on that marriage record.
Here is one with father Humphrey - quite a few years earlier
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1890/02420/1901801.pdf
Added - maybe wrong as there is also a death :-\
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1890/06090/4737739.pdf
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David Harnett had a brother Humphrey b 1893.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1893/02305/1864381.pdf
He married in Carlow in 1925 as a ‘Business Manager’ and died there in 1962 - he was a shopkeeper.
I wonder if that is the link to shops.
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In reply #3, I posted a birth and added a death for that child.
Here is 1911 census, with the second David
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Inn_s_Quay/Mountjoy_Prison_Cottages__Male/18187/
Here is the correct 1903 birth which fits with the marriage certificate
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1904/01840/1718298.pdf
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I see Frances's mother died when she was 4yrs old ,so who reared the children or what happened them after this ?
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qe4/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Errislannan/Derrigimlagh/451171/
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164 and a half Capel St was a shop and dwelling in 1911 census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000085794/
Esther Hartnett died there in 1940
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1940/04726/4263685.pdf
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In reply #3, I posted a birth and added a death for that child.
Here is 1911 census, with the second David
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Inn_s_Quay/Mountjoy_Prison_Cottages__Male/18187/
Here is the correct 1903 birth which fits with the marriage certificate
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1904/01840/1718298.pdf
Thank you. Frances and David had a son they named Humphrey so it was obviously a family name. I had no idea David's father was in the prison service, so that's a new find. It's also interesting to discover that there were two Davids. Thank you for all this information.
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Death notice from the Evening Herald June 4th 1975
Harnett (Dublin) – June 3, 1975, at Jervis Street Hospital, David Gerard (suddenly), dearly beloved husband of Frances Harnett, 77 Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra West, and formerly of C.I.E., Summerhill; deeply regretted by his loving wife, family, relatives and friends. R.I.P. Removal to-morrow (Thursday) from hospital to Church of the Most Precious Blood, Cabra West: arriving at 5.30 o’c. Funeral, Friday after 10 o’c. Mass to Glasnevin Cemetery.
Death notice from the Evening Herald July 14th 1984
Harnett (née O’Rourke) Dublin---July 14th, 1984, at her residence, 77 Fassaugh Ave., Cabra West, Frances, beloved wife of the late David Harnett; deeply regretted by her loving sons, daughters, sister, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends. R.I.P. Funeral arrangements later.
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That’s super, campiom. :)
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Death notice from the Evening Herald June 4th 1975
Harnett (Dublin) – June 3, 1975, at Jervis Street Hospital, David Gerard (suddenly), dearly beloved husband of Frances Harnett, 77 Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra West, and formerly of C.I.E., Summerhill; deeply regretted by his loving wife, family, relatives and friends. R.I.P. Removal to-morrow (Thursday) from hospital to Church of the Most Precious Blood, Cabra West: arriving at 5.30 o’c. Funeral, Friday after 10 o’c. Mass to Glasnevin Cemetery.
Death notice from the Evening Herald July 14th 1984
Harnett (née O’Rourke) Dublin---July 14th, 1984, at her residence, 77 Fassaugh Ave., Cabra West, Frances, beloved wife of the late David Harnett; deeply regretted by her loving sons, daughters, sister, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends. R.I.P. Funeral arrangements later.
Thanks so much! This is great !
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There was probate of her will in May 1986
https://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-online-catalogue/simple/#!/
to search, click on National Archives beside the Harp
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birth mention on find my past
http://www.findmypast.co.uk
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There was probate of her will in May 1986
https://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-online-catalogue/simple/#!/
to search, click on National Archives beside the Harp
Thanks a lot dathai.
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birth mention on find my past
http://www.findmypast.co.uk
Thanks very much rathmore