Richard Guinness Jun. (1731 - 1806)

Born 1731 in Léim an Bhradáin, Kildare, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Foster) Guinness — married 23 May 1775 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1806 at about age 75 in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland

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Biography

Richard Guinness was born in 1732 in Léim an Bhradáin, Kildare, his father, Richard, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 34.

He married Anne Forster on 23 May 1775.

They had four children during their marriage. He died in 1806, at the age of 74.

Richard's will was in Portarlington/Kildare in 1806.^[1]

Research Notes

What is the source for his parentage, as well as his birth date? How do we know that he had four children? Are they the Jane (1775-????), Olivia (1775-1843), Matilda (1782-????), and Elizabeth Anne (1784-1860) listed on family trees?

Sources

1. ↑ Residence: "Irish Records Index, 1500-1920"
   Original data: J and J Limited Company. Index to Irish Wills. Vol. 1-2. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: J and J Limited Company, 1998
   Ancestry uk Record 4077 #37969 (accessed 13 March 2024)
   Name: Richard Guinness; Date: 1806; Location: Kildare/Portarlington.

• J and J Limited Company. Index to Irish Wills. Vol. 1-2. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: J and J Limited Company, 1998. Film 596419. T, box, & order #: Sec 4, 5322. item 2 out of 20. Ancestry Record 4077 #37972
• Ancestry.com. Dublin, Ireland, Probate Record and Marriage License Index, 1270-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2719 #19486