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Thomas Eustace and Mary Murphy of
Shankill and Ballyfolan, County Wicklow:
Thomas Eustace, son of Alexander Eustace and
Mary Mason of Ballinascorney was baptized at Blessington on July 28,
1828. The baptismal sponsors were Thomas Crawly and Maria McGrath.
He married Mary Murphy, daughter of Martin Murphy and Mary Mackey on
July 2, 1860 at Blessington. Witnesses at the marriage ceremony were
Myles Byrne and Judith Govern. Mary Murphy was born about 1838 in
County Kilkenny and was a widow living at Shankill in 1911, together
with sons Alex and Thomas and granddaughter Maggie McGrath;
Thomas Eustace and Mary Murphy of
Shankill and Ballyfolan, Blessington Parish/District, were the
parents of the following children:
1). James Eustace; born at Shankill; baptized
31 March 1861; sponsors Alexander Eustace and Judith Kelly;
2). Alexander Eustace; born 8 March 1863 at Ballyfolan; sponsors were Michael Kelly and Teresa Eustace; Alex
Eustace, age 45; single, was living with his widowed mother Mary
Eustace at Shankill in 1911;
3). Margaret Eustace; born at Shankill;
baptized 1 August 1865; sponsors Miletius Byrne and Julia McGowan;
4). Anastasia Eustace; born at Ballyfolan;
baptized 22 June 1867; sponsors Michael Eustace and Margaret
Eustace;
5). John Eustace; born/baptism 27 March 1869 at Shankill; sponsors Lawrence Healy and Anna Eustace;
6). Jane Eustace; born 4 May at Ballyfolan and
baptized 5 May, 1871; sponsors John Balen and Mary Kelly;
7). John Eustace; born/baptism 4 May 1871;
sponsors John Balen and Maria Kelly;
8). Mary Eustace; born 23 April 1872 at Ballyfolan; baptized 27 April 1872; sponsors Michael Balen and
Margaret Kelly; Mary Eustace of Shankill, daughter of Thomas and
Mary Eustace of Shankill, married Patrick McGrath, son of Thomas and
Mary McGrath of Athdown on 28 Sept. 1890 at Blessington; Witnesses
were Thomas McGrath of Athdown and Mary Eustace of Ballinascorney;
They had at least two daughters, Margaret Mary (Maggie) , born 9 Aug
1891, who was living with her grandparents Thomas and Mary Eustace
at Shankill in 1901 and 1911 and Anastasia born September 4, 1892;
9). Ellen Eustace; born at Ballyfolan; baptized
30 March 1874; sponsors Christopher Kelly and Brigid Kelly;
10). Ann Eustace; born 22 Sept. 1876 at Ballyfolan; baptized 22 September 1876; sponsors Philip McGowan and
Mary Eustace; Anne Eustace of Shankill, daughter of
Thomas and Mary Eustace of Shankill married John Doyle of Shankill
Tallaght, son of John Doyle and Elizabeth Aungier of Shankill on 6
November 1898; Witnesses were Thomas Mullally of Shankill and Ellen
Eustace of Shankill;
11). Thomas Eustace; born 24 January 1880 at Shankill; baptized 24 January 1880; sponsors William Whelan and Mary
Molloy; Thomas Eustace, age 29, was living with his widowed mother
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Alexander Eustace and Anne Jones of
Ballinascorney, County Dublin:
Alexander Eustace, son of Alexander Eustace,
was born in County Dublin about 1837. He was a farmer at
Ballinascorney, Parish of Bohernabreena which is located on the
Wicklow border. On September 21, 1865, Alexander Eustace, age 28,
son of Alexander Eustace, of Ballinascorney, Tallaght District,
County Dublin, married Anne Jones, age 25, daughter of Lawrence
Jones, a farmer at Glasswilliam, County Dublin at the Roman Catholic
chapel of Bohernabreena. Both were previously unmarried. The
witnesses at the wedding were Miles Byrne and Teresa Henly. The 1901
census indicates that Alexander could not read or write (however the
1911 census indicates Alexander could read but not write) and that
Anne was able to read and write. The 1911 census shows that
Alexander and Anne Eustace were both alive and living in
Ballinascorney.
Family of Alexander Eustace and Anne
Jones of Ballinascorney, County Dublin:
1). Mary (Maria) Eustace; born May 21, 1868 at Ballinascorney; baptized May 23rd at Bohernabreena;
2). James Joseph Eustace; born July 3, 1870 at Ballinascorney; baptized at Bohernabreena on July 10th;
3). Julia Eustace; born March 15, 1877; at
Upper Ballinascorney; baptized March 18th at Bohernabreena; She
married Thomas Grimes, a small farmer in 1897. They lived at Kiltipper, Tallaght Parish in 1901 and 1911 and had at least
seven children; Mary Teresa, born in 1899, Michael, born in
1900, Anne, born 1904, James, born 1907, Thomas, born 1909 and
Julia born 1910;
4). Alexander Eustace; born May 11, 1878 at
Upper Ballinascorney; baptized at Bohernabreena;
5). Margaret Eustace; born September 1, 1880
at Upper Ballinascorney; baptized September 5, 1880 at
Bohernabreena;
6). Anna Eustace; born September 27, 1882 at
Upper Ballinascorney; baptized October 1, 1882 at Bohernabreena;
7). Teresa Eustace; born about 1885 at Upper Ballinascorney; baptized at Bohernabreena;
8). Bridget Eustace; born January 22, 1887 at
Upper Ballinascorney; baptized 26 January at Bohernabreena;
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