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Festus King (abt. 1859 - 1927)

Festus King
Born about in County Galway, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1893 in County Galway, Irelandmap [uncertain]
Died at about age 68 in County Galway, Irelandmap
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Biography

Festus King was born County Galway 1859. [1]

He married Annie Broughton in 1893. [2].

They had no children. [2]

He was the clerk of the Clifden Poor Law Union from 1899 until 1925. [3]

His retirement pension was increased in 1925. [4]

Festus died County Galway 1927, aged 67. [5][6]

Research Notes

Possible sister Annie King born 1871 to Festus & Anne King. [7]

Possibly resided Oghly Island in 1900. [8]

Sources

  1. Census of Ireland, 1901, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Derrylea/Ardagh/1369852/
  2. 2.0 2.1 Census of Ireland, 1911, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Derrylea/Ardagh/450994/
  3. Clifden Rural District Council Archives Collection 1899-1925 http://www.galway.ie/en/media/G01-7%20Clifden%20Rural%20District%20Council%201899-1925.pdf
  4. Galway County Council Minutes http://gccapps.galwaycoco.ie/ArchivedDocuments/Galway%20County%20Council,%20Minutes,%20GC-1/GC1-4(a)%2029-06-1925%20-%2017-09-1932,%20p1%20to%2021%20Aug%201926.pdf
    Union Pensions :—Councillor Bartley proposed, Councillor O’Toole seconded "That Mr. Festus King’s pension allowance as Clerk of the late Clifden Union, £214/10/5, which was calculated on the average of three years’ salary and emoluments at the time of the abolition of office, 31st Dec., 1921 (£321/14/8) be calculated on the actual salary and emoluments for the year in question, viz., £359/18/10, and be increased by £25/8/7, the difference in pension between the three years’ calculation and the actual salary and emoluments for the year 1921 (this being the basis upon which other clerks with lesser service was arrived at and sanctioned. 1 he pension unanimously allowed by the Guardians was £239/19/0, being calculated on the actual salary and emoluments for the year terminating his employment, 31st Dec., 1921. Mr. King being the third oldest clerk in the service."
  5. "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTJF-T6T : accessed 5 January 2016), DEATHS entry for Festus King; citing Galway, Jul - Sep 1927, vol. 4, p. 142, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,737.
  6. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=164950803
  7. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6Y-L9N : accessed 5 January 2016), Patrick Mcdonough and Annie King, 07 Jan 1896; citing reference 6677; FHL microfilm 818,826.
  8. https://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/countries/topics/ireland/galway/1048/
    ROUNDSTONE ABT. 1900 [...] OGHLY ISLAND [...] Festus King [...] 11Marg. Broughton




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