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Eustace Burials & Deaths (1916)

By: David Carberry, Ronald F. Eustice & Terry Diebel

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INDEX of Irish Deaths – 1916                       LDS Film 0101606

#          Name                                                 Age      Registration District   Vol.     Page     

1. Daniel Eustace,                               3Q       58        New Ross                    4          401

Daniel Eustace, age about 58 years old, bachelor, occupation sailor, died 17 August, 1916 at the New Ross Workhouse from cardiac disability, certified. Timothy Callaghan, workhouse occupier, was present at his death which was recorded 18 August 1916; L. Barron, Assistant Registrar. Daniel Eustace was born about 1858.

 

2. Denis Eustace,                                1Q       73        Abbeyleix                    3          245

Denis Eustace, age 67, laborer, Single; born Queens County; could read and write; Roman Catholic is listed as household head on the 1911 census of Queen’s County. Also listed is Patrick Eustace, age 35, single, nephew, Roman Catholic; born Queen’s County; could not read.

 

3. Edward Eustace,

Edward EUSTACE; Number 7514, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was killed in action on 4th July 1916, aged 21. His brother John Joseph was killed September 5th. Edward’s name appears on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. Edward Eustace was born 13 August 1895 at the Waterford Workhouse. His parents were Martin Eustace; laborer, Waterford City and Ellen Cashin.

Note: The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme battlefields bears the names of 72,194 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces. These men died in the Somme battle sector before 20th March 1918 and have no known grave. The date of 20th March was the day before the German Army launched a large-scale offensive, codenamed “Operation Michael”, against the British Army Front in the sector of the Somme. Over 90 percent of those commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial died in the 1916 Battles of the Somme between July and November 1916.

 

Hugh Eustace,                                    1Q       0          Naas                            2          678

Hugh Eustace, born about January 1916, son of Peter Eustace, a farmer and Margaret Purcell, died 5 February 1915 at Tinode, County Wicklow. The cause of death was listed as “weakness from birth”; no medical attendant was present. Peter (his X mark) Eustace, father was present at death which was recorded at Naas District, Blessington Union, County Wicklow on 13 February 1916; K. Reilly, Registrar.

 

4. James Eustace,                               2Q       54        Dublin, South              2          538

James Eustace, of 45 Denzille Street, Dublin South, age about 54, laborer, widowed; born about 1862 in Dublin; Roman Catholic, died of epilepsy at the Dublin Workhouse on 13 May 1916. P.R. Hennessey, Workhouse occupier was present at the death which was recorded 31 May 1916 by George Stritch, Registrar.

Comment: A hand written note on the death record indicates that Mary Kate Rice, a daughter presented a statutory declaration correcting the May 31st document which said James was married indicating that he was a widower. Note that James may be the person listed at Wentworth Place on the 1911 census. He had a daughter Mary Kate.

 

5. James Christopher Eustace,                      3Q       1          Kells                            2          562

James Christopher Eustace, born about June 1915, son of Patrick J. Eustace, a compositor and Julia O’Brien, died 9 August 1916 at home on Cannon Street, Kells, County Meath. The cause of death was listed as “Pertussis, cardiac failure”; certified; P.(Patrick) J. Eustace, father was present at death which was recorded at Kells District, Kells Union, County Meath on 2 September 1916; Richard Murray, Assistant Registrar.

 

6. John Eustace,                                 2Q       52        Dublin, North              2          419

John Eustace, of 15 Findlater Place, Dublin, Harness maker, widowed; age about 52 years of age died May 24, 1916 after suffering 28 days from Nephritis. His son William Eustace was present at his death which occurred at 15 Findlater Place. E.P. Eustace was the Registrar when the death was registered at the Government Registry Office (GRO) on May 25, 1916.

 

7. John Joseph Eustace,

John Joseph Eustace, No. 7556, Private, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; killed in action in France on 5 September 1916, aged 23. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. John Eustace was born 3 June 1893 at Arundel Square, Waterford. His parents were Martin Eustace; dealer of Arundel Square, Waterford City and Ellen Cashin.

Note: The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme battlefields bears the names of 72,194 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces. These men died in the Somme battle sector before 20th March 1918 and have no known grave. The date of 20th March was the day before the German Army launched a large-scale offensive, codenamed “Operation Michael”, against the British Army Front in the sector of the Somme. Over 90 percent of those commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial died in the 1916 Battles of the Somme between July and November 1916.

 

8. Julia Eustace,             2Q       71        Roscrea                       3          399

Julia Eustace nee Breen, age about 71, married, wife of a labourer, died 12 May 1916 at Borahan, Roscrea District, Borris in Ossory District, Queen’s County. The cause of death was listed as “old age and debility…10 days”; no medical attendant present; James (his X mark) Eustace, husband was present at death which was recorded on 22 May 1916; Martin Kennedy, Assistant Registrar.

Notes: The 1901 census shows Julia Eustace, age 50, living at house # 1, Borraughan, Rathsaran, Queen’s County, together with her husband James Eustace, a farmer, age 48, sons Joseph, age 20 and Patrick, age 14 and Thomas Breen, farm labourer, age 50, a visitor. Julia also went by the name Johanna

 

9. Mary Eustace,                                2Q       21        Dublin, South              2          556

Mary Eustace, age 21 years, daughter of Christopher Eustace, Car owner and Ann Farrell, died 22 June 1916 at her home located at 4 Lower Exchange Street, Dublin. Mary had contracted Phthisis (tuberculosis) and had been ill about 8 months. Her father Christopher Eustace was present at his death. The death was registered at the Government Registry Office (GRO) on 27 June, 1916 by Matt M. Maughan, Registrar.

Note: Mary Eustace was born 4 January 1894, at 27 Cook Street, Dublin.

 

10. Mary Eustace,                                    3Q       79        Waterford                   4          448

Mary Eustace, age about 79 years, a footman’s widow, died 11 July 1916 of old age and debility, (no medical attendant) at Cheekpoint, County Waterford. Her daughter Mary Eustace was present at her death which occurred at Cheekpoint. The death was registered at the Government Registry Office (GRO) on 22 July, 1916 by Brigid Kavanagh, Assistant Registrar.

 

11. Patrick Eustace,                             2Q       68        Gorey                          2          647

Patrick Eustace, a 68 year old bachelor, occupation labourer, died 9 June 1916 at Ballinamor, Gorey (Killinagh & Wells) District. The cause of death is listed as apoplexy (a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke). Patrick Butler of Ballinamor was present at his death. The death was registered at the Government Registry Office (GRO) on 28 June, 1916 by P. Kinsella, Registrar.

Note: Patrick Eustace, age 50, occupation master blacksmith, Roman Catholic, born in County Wexford, not married and living alone, is listed on the 1901 census living at house # 1, Ballyedmond (Wells), County Wexford.

 

12. Robert Eustace,

Robert Eustace, born Avoca, County Wicklow; Regimental Number 8608, Private, Irish Guards, 2nd Battalion; killed in action, France on September 14, 1916.

 

13. William Eustace,

William Eustace, born in Dublin; Regimental Number 10077; Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Battalion; killed in action, France on January 3, 1916.

 

14. William Eustace,

William Eustace, born in the parish of SS. Michael and John’s, Dublin; Regimental Number 15332; Lance Corporal, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 1st Battalion, formerly Royal Dublin Fusiliers; died in France on November 11, 1916.                            

 
 

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