John Ireland (abt. 1836 - 1898)

Born about 1 Jul 1836 in Peterborough

Husband of Ada Constance Richards — married 4 Oct 1860 in Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1898 at about age 62 in Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal

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John Ireland migrated from England to Natal, South Africa.

Biography

John was born about 1836. He was the son of Robert Ireland and Dinah Bloomfield.

He was baptised on 6 September 1836 at Diss, Norfolk^[1].

1841 England Census
Swatisfield Hall, Gislingham, Hartismere, Suffolk, England:

At the age of 13 he emigrated from England to the Colony of Natal with his father, his stepmother Ann and four siblings Benjamin (11), Sarah (7), Abraham (2) and Mary Ann (1). They travelled on the ship King William, under master Benjamin Avery, departing from London and Plymouth on 20 October 1849 and arriving into Port Natal on 23 January 1850^[2].

His brother Ocean Robert was born at sea on 4 November 1849. Sadly his father died on 27 November 1849 on board the ship.

He married Ada Constance Richards on 4 October 1860 at Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal^[3].

They went on to have the following children:

1. Eveline Mary Ireland (b. 1862, d. 14 Feb 1884)
2. Ernest William Ireland (b. 5 Nov 1862, d. 22 Dec 1949)
3. Edith Constance Ireland (b. 11 Jun 1864, d. 25 Jun 1864)
4. Ada Gertrude Ireland (b. 22 Aug 1865, d. 5 Dec 1879)
5. Ebenezer Hobson Ireland (b. 26 Jun 1869)
6. Albert Frederick Ireland (b. 19 Jun 1871, d. 14 Apr 1944)
7. Alfred Henry Ireland (b. 4 Jan 1874)
8. Herbert James Ireland (b. 31 Mar 1877)
9. Winifred Sarah Ireland (b. 17 Aug 1879)
10. Florence Ethel Ireland (b. 13 Jun 1881)
11. Ruth Adela Ireland (b. 6 May 1885)
12. Amy Esther Ireland (b. 19 Nov 1889)

His wife Ada died in 1895.

John passed away on 30 September 1898 at the age of 62^[4]. Cause of death was recorded as Acute Rheumatism.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWXV-23L : 11 December 2014), Robert Ireland in entry for John Ireland, 06 Sep 1836, Baptism; citing p. 114, Diss, Norfolk, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London. Added on 8 Apr 2020 by Ian McArthur
2. ↑ http://www.eggsa.org/cgi-bin/doshowContext.pl
3. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZD67-3LW2 : 18 March 2022), John Ireland, 1860.
4. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6G-57SZ : 23 January 2019), John Ireland, 30 Sep 1898; Death, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm 2,092,394.

• Paper family tree

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHPM-FDW

• "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7N7Z-DYZM : 8 February 2022), John Ireland, 1898; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004081183.

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73Q-TGL : 25 May 2019), John Ireland in household of Robert Ireland, Gislingham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.