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Henry Webster Moss (1889 - 1966)

Henry Webster Moss
Born in Kilgobbin, County Dublin, Irelandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 29 Apr 1918 in Donnybrook, County Dublin, Irelandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 76 in Knocknamaddy, County Monaghan, Irelandmap
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Biography

Henry Webster Moss was born on 25 October, 1889,[1] at Kilgobbin, and his birth was registered in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Rathdown, Registrar's District of Glencullen, in the Union of Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland, on 20 November by Alice O'Connor of 40 Nanclagh Road, Dublin, who was present at the birth.[2]

Henry Webster Moss was baptised on 17 November, 1889, at the Kilternan Church of Ireland Parish Church, Kilternan, County Dublin.[1]

Henry was the son of Henry William Moss, Gentleman, and his wife, Susan Moss formerly Webster,[2] who lived at Elmfield, Kilgobbin, County Dublin.[1]

Henry was the brother of:[3]

  1. Aileen Mary Moss;
  2. Geoffrey Lawton Moss;
  3. Arnold Wilson Moss;

When the 1901 Census of Ireland was taken on 31 March, the five residents of house 21 in Upper Leeson Street, Rathmines & Rathgar East District Electoral Division, County Dublin, were:[4]

  • Elizabeth Webster, 38 yrs old, unmarried Head of the Family, born in County Dublin, House Owner, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Charlotte Webster, 30 yrs old, unmarried School Teacher, born in County Dublin, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • John Webster, 42 yrs old, unmarried Canadian Government Agent, born in County Dublin, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Emily McGeer, 24 yrs old, Elizabeth's unmarried General Servant, born in County Kildare, a Roman Catholic, who could read and write; and
  • Henry Webster Moss, 11 yrs old, Elizabeth's visitor, born in County Dublin, a scholar, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;

When the 1911 Census of Ireland was taken on 2 April, the eight residents of house 4 in Milltown Road, Rathmines & Rathgar East District Electoral Division, St Peters Parish, South Dublin Poor Law Union, Upper Cross Barony, County Dublin, were:[3]

  • Henry William Moss, 52 yrs old, head of the family, born in County Dublin, Merchant, Director of Woods Rebb and Co Dublin, who could read and write, belonged to the Church of Ireland, and had been married for 22 years and had four children;
  • Henry Webster Moss, 21 yrs old, Henry's single son, born in County Dublin, Chemist - ARCsI Dublin, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Aileen Mary Moss, 20 yrs old, Henry's single daughter, born in County Dublin, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Geoffrey Lawton Moss, 16 yrs old, Henry's single son, born in County Dublin, a scholar, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Arnold Wilson Moss, 14 yrs old, Henry's single son, born in County Dublin, a scholar, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Elizabeth Webster, 48 yrs old, Henry's single sister-in-law, born in County Dublin, Owner of House Property, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland;
  • Charlotte Webster, 40 yrs old, Henry's single sister-in-law, born in County Dublin, Owner of House Property and Teacher, who could read and write and belonged to the Church of Ireland; and
  • Elizabeth Fitzsimons, 27 yrs old, Henry's General Domestic Servant, born in County Dublin, a Roman Catholic, who could read and write.

Henry Webster Moss, of full age, bachelor, Research Chemist, resident of 27 Forest Avenue, Marsh, Huddersfield, son of Henry William Moss, Merchant, married Jeannie Holmes Montgomery, of full age, spinster, resident of 45 Upper Sackville Street, Dublin, daughter of Alexander Nixon Montgomery, Physician, on 29 April, 1918, at St Mary's church in the parish of Donnybrook, in the Registrar's District of Dublin, County Dublin, according to the rites of the Church of Ireland, by licence, in the presence of Alex Nixon Montgomery, C E S Adams, G Lawton Moss and Anna S Nixon-Montgomery.[5]

Henry was the father of:

  1. Arnold A H Moss, resident of Knocknamaddy in 1966;[6]

Henry Webster Moss, widower, retired Industrial Chemist, died from Broncho-pneumonia, at Knocknamaddy on 4 March, 1966, aged 75 years, and his death was registered in the Ballybay District, in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Castleblayney, County Monaghan, on 7 March, by Henry's son, Arnold A H Moss, resident of Knocknamaddy, who was present at his death.[6]

Henry was buried in Kilternan Parish Church Cemetery, County Dublin, with his wife, where their headstone is inscribed:[7]
In Loving Memory of
JEANNIE
beloved wife of
HENRY WEBSTER MOSS
of Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
died 3rd July 1963 aged 74 years
and the above
HENRY WEBSTER MOSS, A.R.So.I., F.R.I.C.
died 4th March 1966 aged 76 years
I am the resurrection and the life St. John 11.25

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Diocese of Dublin, County of Dublin, "Baptisms 1842 – 1895", The Registers of Kilgobbin/Kilternan Parish Church: Volume 1 : Baptisms 1817 – 1900; Marriages 1817 – 1900; Burials 1817 – 1900, (Anglican Record Project, 2014), 27, Digital Image Anglican Record Project : Kilternan (Dublin), (https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/Kilternan.pdf : accessed 15 July 2018). Baptism No 409 on page 40 of the PDF file.
  2. 2.0 2.1 SR District/Reg Area - Rathdown, "Civil Records", IrishGenealogy.ie, Birth Group Registration ID 9607937, Database Record, Digital Image, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02455/1912350.pdf : accessed 15 July 2018). No 236.
  3. 3.0 3.1 National Archives Genealogy, 1911 Census of Ireland: Dublin / Rathmines & Rathgar East / Milltown Road, The National Archives of Ireland, (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rathmines___Rathgar_East/Milltown_Road/50408/ accessed 16 July 2018). Digital Images: Census Return Form A, Census Return Form A Instructions
  4. National Archives Genealogy, 1901 Census of Ireland: Dublin / Rathmines & Rathgar East / Upper Leeson Street, The National Archives of Ireland, (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Rathmines___Rathgar_East/Upper_Leeson_Street/1294494/ : accessed 16 July 2018). Digital Image: Census Return Form A
  5. SR District/Reg Area - Dublin South, "Civil Records", IrishGenealogy.ie, Marriage Group Registration ID 1799373, Database record, Digital Image Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1918/09711/5523109.pdf : accessed 15 July 2018). No 79.
  6. 6.0 6.1 SR District/Reg Area - Castleblayney, "Civil Records", IrishGenealogy.ie, Death Group Registration ID 584580, Digital Image Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1966/04231/4083616.pdf : accessed 16 July 2018). No 350.
  7. Yvonne Russell, contributor, "Headstones: DUBLIN, Kilternan Part 2, (CoI) Co. Dublin", Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, May 2010, Inscription text No 174: http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/1headstones/kilternan02.txt : accessed 15 July 2018. dublin-kilternan2 -- 174_webster_moss.jpg.




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