Giles Eyre (abt. 1766 - abt. 1829)

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Biography

Colonel Gyles Eyre of Eyrecourt Castle (bp. 19 Jul 1766), was the eldest son of Richard Eyre and Anchoretta Eyre. He succeeded his uncle, Lord Eyre.

"Lord Eyre d[ied] 30 September, 1781, when the title became EXTINCT. His estates devolved on his nephew, GILES EYRE, Esq., colonel of the Galway militia, who d. in 1829"

This Giles Eyre is mentioned in Dorothea Herbert's book and is no doubt related to Richard Eyre however the exact relationship is unclear.

Marriage 1
He married Ann Daly (of Raford) on 28 September 1792.
A different date of marriage is given in "Ireland, Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812"
"Daly, Miss+Eyre, Giles ii July 1791" ^{[1] [2]}

Children of Giles Eyre and Ann Daly

John of Eyrecourt Castle (b. 15 May 1794 - d. 25 Feb 1856) m. (21 Aug 1818) Mary, dau. of William Armit of Dublin.

Richard

Anne m. (21 Oct 1817) Walter Lambert of Castle Lambert

Anchoretta m. Burton Persse of Moyode Castle, co. Galway.

Jane m. Rev. Samuel Roberts of Coote Hill, son of Samuel Roberts.

Eleanor m.1 Col. Arthur Disney of the East India Company m.2 (1843) George Mahood.

Marriage 2
He maried Sophia Walsh, daughter of John Walsh, of Walsh Park, Tipperary

Is this the death record?
GILES EYRE Esq Death Date: 29 Dec 1830 Death Place: Ireland ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Irish Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812, Vol. I (A-J) GILES EYRE Marriage Date: 1791 Spouse: Miss Daly Father: Eyre Father in Law: Daly Record Type:Marriage https://search.ancestrylibrary.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9141&h=16789&tid=&pid=&queryId=8508ed09dc6a5b03af8f973eacc4182a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=37f-1576096&_phstart=successSource
2. ↑ Image at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/9141/images/mrrge-0116?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=8508ed09dc6a5b03af8f973eacc4182a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=37f-1576096&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=16789
3. ↑ "Ireland, Casey Collection Indexes, 1545-1960" https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/123127:62062?tid=&pid=&queryId=f2abd2ace6313b4aac2edd0e3c098864&_phsrc=37f-1978329&_phstart=successSource
4. ↑ Image at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/62062/images/62062_3fd6ca8a_0002-00567?usePUB=true&_phsrc=37f-1978329&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=123127

• Burke's EXTINCT PEERAGE (1883), p. 194
• Herbert, Dorothea. 1988. Retrospections of Dorothea Herbert, 1770-1806 Town House, Ireland. page 160
• Wiltshire Notes and Queries, V, p. 220. Google Books.