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Below is all the information I have on my GR GR Grandfather and GR GR Grandmother. I would appreciate any information anyone can send me on these people. Does anyone know what Eland Lodge is? Supposedly they lived in Bullock Castle for a time - Is there any info on their stay there? Thank You in advance - Bill Terrill

Descendants of Raymond H. Desmond
Generation No. 1
1. Raymond H.1 Desmond1 was born Dec 1841 in England2,3, and died 01 Dec 1905 in Cranford, Union
County, New Jersey4. He married Lucy Reilly Reid5, daughter of Elizabeth Reilly Reid Turner. She was born
in Ireland6, and died in Brighton, England7.
Notes for Raymond H. Desmond:
Name: Raymond Desmond
Titles:
Residence: Cranford Township, Union, New Jersey
Birth date: Dec 1841
Birth place: England
Relationship to head-of-household: Father
Spouse name:
Spouse titles:
Spouse birth place:
Father name:
Father titles:
Father birth place: England
Mother name:
Mother titles:
Mother birth place: England
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name: Henry Desmond
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Years married:
Estimated marriage year:
Mother how many children:
Number living children:
Immigration year: 1890
Enumeration district: 0091
Sheet number and letter: 23B
Household id: 508
Reference number: 78
GSU film number: 1240995
Image number: 00385
Collection: 1900 United States Census
More About Raymond H. Desmond:
Address (Facts Pg): 07 Dec 1905, Lived at 204 West End Place, Cranford, NJ8
Burial: 03 Dec 1905, Lot 29, Grave 03, Hillside section, Rosedale & Rosehill Cemetery Association9
More About Lucy Reilly Reid:
Burial: Highgate Cemetary, England10
Children of Raymond Desmond and Lucy Reid are:
+ 2 i. Charles A.2 Desmond, born in Eland Lodge, Kingstown, Ireland; died Abt. 1932.
3 ii. Raymond Desmond11, born Bet. 1868 - 1869 in Bullock Castle. Dalkey, Ireland.
4 iii. Lucy Maud Desmond11, born in Kingstown, Ireland. She married ? Henly.
More About Lucy Maud Desmond:
Address (Facts Pg): 07 Dec 1905, Lived in Rutherford, NJ12
2
Burial: 19 Mar 1915, Lot 29, Grave 04, Hillside section, Rosedale & Rosehill Cemetery Association13
+ 5 iv. Harry William Desmond, born 24 Jan 1863 in Eland Lodge, Kingstown, Ireland; died 18 Mar 1913 in
Cranford, New Jersey.
Generation No. 2
2. Charles A.2 Desmond (Raymond H.1)14 was born in Eland Lodge, Kingstown, Ireland, and died Abt.
1932.
More About Charles A. Desmond:
Address (Facts Pg): 07 Dec 1905, Lived in Arlington, NJ15
Child of Charles A. Desmond is:
+ 6 i. Raymond E.3 Desmond.
5. Harry William2 Desmond (Raymond H.1)16,17 was born 24 Jan 1863 in Eland Lodge, Kingstown,
Ireland18,19, and died 18 Mar 1913 in Cranford, New Jersey20. He married Sara Ann Horton Ferguson21 14
May 189222, daughter of Henry Ferguson and Susan Patrick. She was born 23 Feb 1868 in Moriah, New York23,
and died 20 Feb 1959 in Cranford, New Jersey23.
Notes for Harry William Desmond:
Who's Who in New York City and State (1909) -L.R. Hamersley & Company
"Desmod, H.W:
Editor, publisher; s. Raymond H. and Lucy Desmond; m. Sadie F. Ferguson; children: Elaine, b. 1896 (hand
corrected in my copy) Lorna, b 1898 (hand corrected in my copy) Editor, v.p. and gen mgr The Artchitectural
Record; editor, v.p. and gen mgr The Real Estate Record and Builder's Guide; vp & director The F.W. Dodge Co.
Author: Stately Homes of America (Appleton); How to build a Home (Baker Taylor Co.), etc Clubs: Century,
City, National Arts, Faculty (Columbia). Address: Cranford, N.J.; Port Henry, N.Y."
Name: Henry Desmond
Titles:
Residence: Cranford Township, Union, New Jersey
Birth date: Aug 1861
Birth place: England
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Spouse name: Sadie Desmond
Spouse titles:
Spouse birth place: New York
Father name: Raymond Desmond
Father titles:
Father birth place: England
Mother name:
Mother titles:
Mother birth place: England
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name:
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Years married: 8
Estimated marriage year: 1892
Mother how many children:
Number living children:
Immigration year: 1885
Enumeration district: 0091
Sheet number and letter: 23B
Household id: 508
Reference number: 74
3
GSU film number: 1240995
Image number: 00385
Collection: 1900 United States Census
More About Harry William Desmond:
Burial: 20 Mar 1913, Lot 29, Grave 01, Hillside section, Rosedale & Rosehill Cemetery Association24
Occupation: Founding editor of Architecural Record in 1891
Notes for Sara Ann Horton Ferguson:
Name: Sadie Desmond
Titles:
Residence: Cranford Township, Union, New Jersey
Birth date: Mar 1866
Birth place: New York
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Spouse name: Henry Desmond
Spouse titles:
Spouse birth place: England
Father name:
Father titles:
Father birth place: England
Mother name:
Mother titles:
Mother birth place: New York
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name: Henry Desmond
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Years married: 8
Given names: Sadie
Surnames: Desmond
Residence: 204 West End Place, Crandford, N.J.
Ship arrival date: 05 Apr 1923
Arrival age: 50y
Nationality:


Generation No. 3
6. Raymond E.3 Desmond (Charles A.2, Raymond H.1)
Child of Raymond E. Desmond is:
9 i. Tekla Rae Lucy4 Desmond.