Admin/Probate papers for Joseph Henry Tucker - gentleman

[Miriam_90]

Hi guys,

I’ve been working on Administration/Probate papers for my 3rd great uncle who died in 1981, Dublin. It’s confirmed a few things. He died Intestate “A bachelor with no parent” at the age of 79. The papers were lodged by his sister Susan, a spinster and she was 70.

He's listed as “Joseph Henry Tucker, gentleman” and the estate was valued at £7086.10. Gentleman is given as his occupation. What exactly would it have meant to be listed as a gentleman in these papers? I suppose I don't really associate that word with what I know was a pretty much working class family.

Any insight would be great, thanks in advance.

[hallmark]

Is this him?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Mansion_House/Aungier_Place/89252/

My understanding is a man with his own means, didn't need an occupation, a man of leisure

[Miriam_90]

Hallmark, that's the man all right. I figured it was something like that but I wasn't sure if an entire estate worth £7000 would be enough to class him as a man of means.

[hallmark]

Maybe not, but it would be what Susan termed him as.

[dathai]

According to this the house was in the same family since 1953 the same year that his father died
https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/26-seafort-villas-sandymount-dublin-4-do4-a034/4219119

[Miriam_90]

The house only sold in August of this year. I  wonder who inherited it after Susan died in died in 2000 as a spinster with no children of her own.

I'm in town at the minute so I might risk the disastrous weather for a trip to Werburgh street for death records for Joseph Henry, Susan and Agnes. She was the other sister mentioned as beneficiary on his Inland Revenue Affidavit.