Thomas Oliver (1868 - 1957)

Born 30 Jul 1868 in Bridewell Lane, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Ancestors

Husband of Teresa (Farrell) Oliver — married 24 May 1892 (to 25 Jul 1915) in St Michael's, Athy, Kildare

Husband of Mary (Ennis) Oliver — married 2 May 1927 in Church of the Assumption, Dalkey, Co. Dublin

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Biography

Thomas Oliver court drawing from Evening Herald, 1 October 1906, page 1

Thomas was born in 1868. He passed away in 1957.

Birth

30 July, 1868, Bridewell Lane, Carlow, Co. Carlow ^[1]

Baptism

4 August 1868, Co. Carlow ^{[2] [3]}

Thomas Oliver baptism record

• Name: Thomas Oliver
• Birth date: 30 July
• Father: James Oliver
• Mother: Mary Cullen
• Address: Bridewell Lane
• Sponsors: Sarah Cullen & Andrew Kenna

Marriage (1st)

24 May 1892, St Michael's, Athy, Kildare ^[4]

Marriage of THOMAS OLIVER and TERESA FARRELL on 24 May 1892

District of Athy in Union of Athy in Co. Kildare

• Place: St Michael's, Athy, Kildare
• Groom: Thomas Oliver, full, bachelor, victualler, Carlow
• Bride: Teresa Farrell, full, spinster, no occupation, Dukeesh (sp?), Athy
• Fathers: James Oliver, victualler & James Farrell, victualler
• Witnesses: John McDonald & Ellen Farrell

1901 Census

31 March 1901 ^[5]

Residents of a house 19 in St. Joseph's Road (Arran Quay, Dublin)

• Thomas Oliver
• 32
• Male
• Head of Family
• Roman Catholic
• Carlow Town
• Cattle Dealer
• Read and write
• Married

Living with wife Teresa and servant Nannie Hughes. Stone/slate house with 5 rooms occupied by family, 3 windows at front.

1906 - Phoenix Park Outrage

Sentenced to 2 months hard labour for assault in the Phoenix Park of a doctor Dr Henry Stokes of 26 Harcourt St.

Heavy Sentence" - Nationalist & Leinster Times, 6 October 1906, page 3

^[6]

"The Phoenix Park Outrage" - Evening Herald, 1 October 1906, page 1

^[7]

"Assault in the Phoenix Park", Irish Times, page 8, Tuesday, October 2, 1906

^[8]

1906 - Prison Record

1 October 1906, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin ^[9]

Kilmainham Prison

Thomas Oliver prison record, Kilmainham Prison

• Name: Thomas Oliver
• Age: 37
• Height: 5 foot 9.25 inches
• Hair: Auburn
• Eyes: Blue
• Complextion: Fair
• Marks: Four absess marks on centre of back, nearly bald
• Weight on admission: 189 lbs
• Weight on discharge: 180 lbs
• Born: Carlow
• Address: 19 St Joseph's Road
• Next of kin: Wife Teresa, 19 St Joseph's Road
• Occupation: Cattle dealer
• Status: Married
• Religion: RC
• Degree of education: RW
• Date of commital: 1 October (under sentence)
• Offence: Assaulted one Henry Stokes
• Court from which committed: D. Mahony Esq, city
• Sentence: 2 calendar months
• Fine, bail or hard labour: HL
• Expiration of sentence: 30 11 06

1911 Census

2 April 1911 ^[10]

Residents of a house 19 in St. Joseph's Road (Arran Quay, Dublin)

• Thomas Oliver
• 42
• Male
• Head of Family
• Roman Catholic
• Co Carlow
• Cattle and Sheep Dealer
• Read and write
• English
• Married 18 years

Living with wife Teresa, niece Madeleine Byrne and servant Annie Cassidy. Stone/slate house with 6 rooms, 3 windows at front.

Marriage (2nd)

2 May 1927, Church of the Assumption, Dalkey, Co. Dublin ^[11]

Marriage of Mary ENNIS and THOMAS OLIVER on 02 May 1927

• Place: Church of the Assumption, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
• Groom: Thomas Oliver (widower), full age, cattle dealer, Mountain View, Dalkey.
• Groom's father: James Oliver, victualler.
• Bride: Mary Ennis, full age, spinster, no occupation, 84 Prussia St.
• Bride's father: William Ennis, labourer
• Witnesses: Joseph Ryan & Christina Ennis

Death

16 September 1957, Mater Hospital ^[12]

Death of Thomas OLIVER in 1957

District of Nth City 1 West

• Place: Mater Hospital
• Name: Thomas Oliver, 3 Norfolk Road, Phibsboro
• State: Married
• Age: 89 years
• Occupation: Cattle dealer
• Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage, incessant vomiting, arteriosclerosis, fracture neck
• Informant: A Murphy, ???, Mater Hospital, 18 Sept

Burial

Buried at Glasnevin cemetery, plot VC 33. ^[13]

Thomas and Mary Oliver gravestone

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas Oliver baptism record, Carlow | Microfilm 04193 / 08, Catholic Parish Registers, NLI
2. ↑ Thomas Oliver baptism record, Carlow | Microfilm 04193 / 08, Catholic Parish Registers, NLI
3. ↑ Thomas Oliver 1868 baptism record, Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Transcription, findmypast.ie
4. ↑ Marriage of THOMAS OLIVER and TERESA FARRELL on 24 May 1892, civil records, irishgenealogy.ie
5. ↑ Residents of a house 19 in St. Joseph's Road (Arran Quay, Dublin), 1901 census, National Archives
6. ↑ "Heavy Sentence" - Nationalist & Leinster Times, 6 October 1906, page 3
7. ↑ "The Phoenix Park Outrage" - Evening Herald, 1 October 1906, page 1
8. ↑ "Assault in the Phoenix Park", - Irish Times
9. ↑ Thomas Oliver prison record, Kilmainham Prison via findmypast.ie
10. ↑ Residents of a house 19 in St. Joseph's Road (Arran Quay, Dublin), 1911 census, National Archives
11. ↑ Marriage of Mary ENNIS and THOMAS OLIVER on 02 May 1927, civil records, irishgenealogy.ie
12. ↑ Death of Thomas OLIVER in 1957, civil records, irishgenealogy.ie
13. ↑ Information from glasnevintrust.ie