Cork & Dublin (Glasnevin) Eustace Families

We know that there were Eustaces resident in County Cork from very early in the fourteenth century and the descendants of one of these now form the largest branch of the family still living in Ireland. Robert Eustace and his wife Elizabeth West appear to have moved to Co. Wexford, and had issue: Sarah, born 1698, and Thomas Eustace of Cork, 1699-1764, who married in 1721 Jane Hawkins. Their children were; John, their heir; Sarah, born 1722; Mary 1724-79; Thomas, b.1736; Margaret, 1738-42; and Jane who married 1750 to Thomas Fawcett. The eldest son John Eustace of Cork married first in 1756 to Susanna Fennel and second in 1774 to Anne Melifont. John of Cork’s children were: Jane, born 1756; Joshua, born 1759; Richard, 1765-1817; and five others who died young. Joshua Eustace married Hannah daughter of Ruben Harvey, and had (with others) a son John Eustace who married Jane Seymour and had a son John. Richard Eustace married Sarah Malone and had (with others) a son John 1790-1827.

John Eustace of Cork died in 1807 and was succeeded by his son Benjamin Eustace, born 1761, who married in 1787 Mary, daughter of Dr. Daniel Fawcett and died in 1833. Their children were: John who follows; Jane, b. 1792; Mary, b. 1794: Sarah, b. 1801; and three others who died young. Benjamin and Mary’s eldest son Dr. John Eustace, M.D. of Hampstead, Glasnevin, was born in 1791 and married in 1824 Jane (1793-1871), daughter of Mark Goodbody. (Their children were: Mary Elizabeth, b. 1825; Dr. John Eustace, their heir;  Jane, b. 1828; Eleanor 1830-1917 and Dr. Marcus Eustace, M.D., F.R.C.P.L, 1831-85, who married Elizabeth Jane Wallace With issue: MARCUS JOHN EUSTACE (who married twice and had issue: by his first wife Fanny Sibthorpe he had a daughter Muriel, and by his second, Jeannie he had three children: John, Dorothy and Sheila); Lucinda Jane & Edgar, married 1890 Hugh Tweedy, with issue; Eleanor Arabela Stafford, d. 1945; Dr. Wallace George M.C., M.D., R.A.M.C., 1870-1945 physician to the Duke of Norfolk, married Beathrice Orme, but their son Mervyn dsp; Elizabeth Barnes, married Rev. C. E. Patterson. with issue; Marianne Stafford, married Pastor Michel Olives with issue; Gerald Needham, died 1950; Jane Goodbody, married Albert Bartholomew Vigors, with four children.)

Dr. John Eustace, M.D. son of Dr. John and Jane (Goodbody) Eustace, was born in 1827, and married in 1865 Maria Eliza, daughter of William Neilson and died in 1899. The children of Dr. John and Maria Eliza (Neilson) Eustace were: Annie Sydney, 1866-1941; Dr. Jo Neilson, MD 1867-94; Dr. Henry Marcus, M.D., 1861-1927, m. Mary Susan Brown; Sczro* Eleanor, 1872- 41cr/a Christit,a, 1823- in. faints Gillespie with issue; Dr. William Ne L. 1815-1948, rn. PanUne Coust Barker and their children were: Dr. William Desmond, b. 1912, has two sons and a t by his wife Moira Aftey; Terrence Neltsozi, b. l9 in. E lCeUy; Dr. Philip Faa/os MB., b. 19 m. Dr. Jean Musgrnvc MB.

The eldest son Benjamin Fawcett Eustace, J.P., 1870-1919, married in 1902 Edith Maud Coust, daughter of Francis Coust Barker, and was succeeded by his son John Frank Fawcett Eustace, who lived at Galtrim, Co. Meath. He was born in 1903 and married in 1936 Natalie Annette Diamond, daughter of John Ernest Ardron, their children being, Mary Fawcett, born in 1938, and John Edwin, born in 1947.

60. 61. The other children were: Pauline Beryl and Veronica Pearl, twins b. 1906:

and Dr. Henry foe MB and Denjwni’i Goat/body, twins, b. 1908.

Puuline Beryl in. 1958 Rt. Rev. Dr. Jo Percy Phair, B of Ossory Ferns and Leighlin.

Veronica Pearl (d. 1951), In. 1935 William Francis, only son or Sir Ocorgc Broadbcnt, Ban. (d, 1946 and grandson or Sir WilI Henry !lroadbent, Bart., KC.V.O. F.R.S. Ph,sicin, to Qiievn Victoria and King Edward V

Benjamin Goodbody (d. 1953), in. Emily Janet Stephenson and had two Sons, 62, Killed by Arnold Yit2Eustace Le Poer in 1309 (sec p. 273). His forfeited lar.dt at Cradockscown wore granted to WatUer do Istelepe” possibly a aS spelling of Eustace.

 

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