Joseph Semple, John Semple and Jane Semple

[greeneyedgirl]

Hi, found this birth but could find no others nor the marriage of William and Mary Agnes.

Birth:

Archibald Semple
bap. 12 Jan 1885
address: Taylor's Hill
parish: Rahoon
county: Galway
father: William Semple
mother: Agnes Cloherty
sponsors: George Semple & Anne Semple

Sorry couldn't be more help, Kim

[Malcolm173]

Thanks for this Kim.  There seem to be lots of gaps in the records.  However I've just found this one on a family history website:

Joseph Francis Mary Semple
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1879
Birth Place:   Salt Hill, Galway, Ireland
Father's name:   William Semple
Mother's name:   Agnes Cloherty Semple

So this was probably Frank and there may have only been two sons.  I believe Archibald married Genevieve Stirling in 1915, who I understand was from Dún Laoghaire, but I don't have any more information about him.

Thanks

Malcolm

[aniph]

As an aside

Joseph Semple was the sponsor for my ancestor, Mary Jane Phillips baptised 30 May 1860 at Rahoon. She was the daughter of Bernard Phillips and Mary Bowen.

From memory he was also a sponsor for another of their children:)

Annie

[Malcolm173]

Thanks for this Annie.  I haven't come across either of these families in my searches so far but I will keep my eyes open.

Just for interest, while looking for more information on Joseph Semple I came across this photo of the sawmill that he and Michael Cloherty owned:

https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/chethams_library/9038829995/

I'm not quite sure whether this will work as a hyperlink so apologies if not.

Malcolm

[Kalilileth]

Superintendent Registrar's District Rathdown
1915 Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael in the Registrar's District of Kingstown No: 1 in the Union of Rathdown in the County of Dublin

Entry 145
29th April 1915

Archibold Semple
Full Age
Bachelor
2nd Lieutenant Connacht Rangers
Fermoy
William V. Semple
Merchant

Genevieve Stirling
Full Age
Spinster
None
Grainte [or possibly Granite] Lodge, Kingstown
James Stirling
Merchant

Married in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael's Kingstown according to the Rites Ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church by me:  W.J. Canon Murphy P.P.

This Marriage was solemnized between us:
Archibald Mary Joseph Semple
Genevieve Stirling

In the presence of us:
Wilfred O'Malley
Blanche Stirling


http://www.galwaydecadeofcommemoration.org/content/topics/galway-and-the-somme

‘National Volunteer Officer Wounded’, Connacht Tribune, 19 August 1916

..."in August 1916 Lt Archibald Semple, Galway native and former Irish National Volunteer officer, was reported to have returned home suffering from ‘shellshock’;["...


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1120574

Reference:    WO 339/66738
Description:    

Lieutenant Archibald Michael SEMPLE

The Connaught Rangers.
Date:    [1914-1922]
Held by:    The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department:    142226
Legal status:    Public Record(s)
Closure status:    Open Document, Open Description

You can obtain a copy from the UK National Archives


As to the builder/architect John Semple.  It would make sense, in my opinion
, to investigate an possible connection between the Blakes for whom he did work in Galway and Blakes who were landholders around Shrule and the Galway/Mayo/Roscommon border areas around Dunmore/Glenamaddy.  My feeling is that he may likely have worked on a building project for them in the Shrule.

It is also worth looking at any other possible family connections with the Connacht Rangers/East India Company and also possibly Captain Blake's Galway Militia.

http://connaughtrangersassoc.com/the-great-war-1914-1918/

[Kalilileth]

Thinking back to a conversation I had with Maurice Semple maybe 30 years ago, I remember he had done a family tree and mentioned a link with the Blakes who were deported from Galway to Monserrat.

[Malcolm173]

Many thanks for all this Kalilileth, it's very helpful.  One of my cousins had told me that Archibald had married someone with the surname Stirling, but this gives me a lot more information.  I didn't know about his military background but my cousin told me that he eventually became a bank manager in Virginia, Co Cavan.

I haven't come across a link between John Semple and the Blake family and I'll look into this as well.

Many thanks

Malcolm

[myluck!]

LINK to 1915 civil marriage record for reference

LINK to civil birth record # 237 for Genevieve STIRLING in 1888

LINK to 1901 census for Genevieve STIRLING
at 5 in Crosthwaite Park West (Kingstown, Dublin)
LINK to 1911 census for parents and extended family
at 1 in Glenageary Road, Part of (Kingstown No. 2, Dublin)

[Malcolm173]

Many thanks myluck!  I've downloaded all these documents - they add a lot to our knowledge about this branch of the family.

Thanks for your help with this.

Malcolm