Edward Eyre Maunsell MA (abt. 1788 - 1864)

Born about 1788 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Maria (Studdert) Maunsell — married 1818 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1864 at about age 76 in Fort Eyre, Shantalla, County Galway, Ireland

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Biography

Edward Maunsell MA was born in Ireland.

Edward was born in about 1788. He was the son of Reverend George Maunsell and Helena Eyre.

He was educated by Mr White and entered Trinity College, Dublin on 2 July 1804, aged around 14. B.A. 1810, M.A. 1827. ^[1]

He was the Vicar at Galway, County Galway, Ireland.

Edward married Elizabeth Maria Studdert (daughter of Thomas Studdert and Anne FitzGerald) in 1818.

They had at least five children:

Helena Eyre Maunsell (b. 1821) m. Very Rev. Charles A. Goold Butson, 28 October 1846

Edward Eyre Maunsell (b. 16 May 1823, d. 1876)

George William Maunsell (b. 1825, d. 1914)

Richard Hedges Eyre Maunsell (b. 1826, d. young)

Charles Studdert Maunsell (b. 1830, d. 1904)

He lived at Ballyncourthy, County Galway, Ireland, the Rector and at Fort Eyre, County Galway, Ireland^[2].^[3]

He was also at one stage the Rector at Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland.

Edward passed away in 1864 at the age of about 76.^[4]

Obituary

DEATH OF THE REV. EDWARD EYRE MAUNSELL.—The hand of death has this year deprived Galway of many of its leading and most honoured men. To-day it is our sad duty to record the death of the Rev. Edward Eyre Maunsell, whose lamented demise took place at his residence, Fort Eyre, near this city, on Saturday last, at half-past nine o'clock in the evening. On Wednesday, at twelve o'clock, his remains were interred in the Eyre Maunsell family vault in the Collegiate Church at St Nicholas. The funeral was one of the largest we have seen in Galway for some time. It was attended by nearly all our local gentry and the clergy of all denominations. the Rev. Mr Eyre Maunsell was a man universally esteemed by the people of Galway. Throughout a long and honoured life he was a great benefactor to the poor and a kind and liberal employer. This was very well evidenced to-day by the tearful gratitude of the large multitude who assembled to pay the last affectionate tribute to his memory. The deceased gentleman was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He was a distinguished student, and obtained the degree of A.M. He first entered the legal profession, and was a successful solicitor; but being a man of retiring habits, and piously disposed, he abandoned laws and became a minister for the Established Church. He was ordained in 1829. He was for several years one of the vicars of Glaway, but on the death of the late lamented Warden Daly succeeded to the incumbency of Oranmore and Ballinacourty. He enjoyed the esteem and respect of his Catholic neighbours, and is as much regretted by them as by the members of the his own flock. The reverend deceased was son of the Very Rev. George Maunsell, Dean of Leighlin, and nephew of the late Hedges Eyre, of Macroom Castle, county of Cork. He was first cousin of the Earl of Bantry, and was connected with the families of the Earl of Listowel, Lord Gough, Lord Massey, Lord Berehaven, and many of the leading families of Ireland. During the funeral to-day the principal shops of the town were closed, as all were anxious to testify their regard for the virtues and memory of the deceased. The chief mourners on the melancholy occasions were his sons, Edward Eyre Maunsell, Esq., J.P., Captain G. W. Maunsell, and the venerable Archdeacon of Clonfert. The Rev. Edward Eyre Maunsel had reached the patriarchal age of 76 years, and has left behind him a name which will be long remembered with affection and gratitude by his neighbours and acquaintances, and especially by the poor in the vicinity of Fort Eyre. - Galway Vindicator.^[5]

His will was proved on 23 April 1864 at Tuam by the oath of Edward Eyre Maunsell, of Fort Eyre, Esquire, the sole Executor. Effects under £1,000.^[6]

Burial

Eyre Maunsell family vault, Collegiate Church at St Nicholas, Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Sources

1. ↑ FindmyPast - Alumni Dublinenses - 1924 Edition Note: Published in 1924, this is the first edition Alumni Dublinenses, a register of provosts, professors, graduates and students of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest university.
2. ↑ http://forteyre.com/history/
3. ↑ https://landedestates.ie/property/5034
4. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRGX-SJ9 : 4 December 2014), DEATHS entry for Edward Eyre Maunsell; citing Galway, 1864, vol. 9, p. 182, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,582..
5. ↑ Dublin Evening Mail - Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 29 April 1864, Pg 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/
6. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 20 October 2020. Principal Probate Registry, Dublin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5Q-5JW

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