Michael Walsh (1857 - 1914)

Born 30 Aug 1857 in St Michael's, Kingstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Byrne) Walsh — married 1 Feb 1880 in St Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2, Ireland

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1914 at age 57 in South Dublin Workhouse, Ireland

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Biography

Born 1857 in Kingstown to William Walsh, coal porter, and Catherine Marlow. Married in 1880 in Dublin city to Mary Byrne. Worked as a coal labourer/porter. Lived in 2 Dowling's Court in the south docks until death by tuberculosis in 1914.

Possibly had brother Joseph (who was godparent to daughter Mary).

Addresses

• 1880, Feb: 14 Boyne St, Dublin 2 (marriage record)
• 1880, Aug: Nulty's Court, Dun Laoghaire (birth record of son William)
• 1882: 3 Erne Place - 1882 (birth record of daughter Catherine)
• 1885 to death in 1914: 2 Dowling's Court

Birth

Around 30 August 1857, Kingstown, Co. Dublin ^[1]

Too early for civil birth record.

Baptism

30 August 1857, Kingstown, Co. Dublin ^{[2] [3]}

Michael Walsh baptism record 1857

• Place: St Michael's, Kingstown, Co. Dublin
• Name: Michael Walsh
• Residence: Kingstown
• Parish: Kingstown
• Alternative parish names: Dun Laoghaire, St. Michael's, Kingstown, Diocese
• Father: William Walsh
• Mother: Catharine Walsh
• Witnesses: John Daly & Eliza Fitzpatrick.

Note: Fairly certain of this information: only 19 Michael Walshs born to a William & Catherine from 1834 to 1874, this is the only one in Dublin/Wicklow and the parish exactly matches the one for father Michael's wedding. The date also exactly matches Michael's death cert (his ages in the censuses varied and was likely inaccurated).

Marriage

1 February 1880, St Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2, Ireland. ^{[4] [5]}

Marriage of MICHAEL WALSH of 14 BOYNE ST and MARY BYRNE of 22 GRATTAN COURT on 1 February 1880 (church record)

Marriage of MICHAEL WALSH and MARY BYRNE on 01 February 1880 (civil record)

• Place: St Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2, Ireland.
• Groom: Michael Walsh, 14 Boyne St, Dublin 2, full age, spinster, coal porter
• Bride: Mary Byrne, 22 Grattan Court, full age, spinster
• Parents: William (coal porter) & Catherine Walsh (Kingstown) and Thomas (labourer) & Esther Byrne (Rathdrum).
• Witnesses: Michael Duffy, 22 Grattan Court, & Mary Catherine Slater, Kingstown

Note: City Quay church was part of St Andrew's parish at time.

1901 Census

31 March 1901, 2 Dowling's Court, Dublin ^[6]

Residents of a house 2.1 in Dowlings Court (Trinity, Dublin)

• Micheal Walsh
• 40
• Male
• Father
• Roman Catholic
• City Dublin
• Coal Labourer
• Read write
• Married

Sharing house with Duffy family and Moutray family.

According to house & building return, no. 2 was solid house (stone or brick, tiled) of 4 rooms, with 4 windows at front. Walshes lives in 2 rooms. Other families had 1 each. The house had no outhouses.

1908 to 1915 Electoral Rolls

1908 to 1915 (same for each year)

• Name: Michael Walsh
• Address: 2 Dowling's Court, PATTERSON'S LANE
• Description: 1908: Front parlour | 1909: Front parlour and right and left-top front room | 1910: Front parlour | 1911: Front parlour and top front rooms | 1912 to 1915: House
• Type: Inhabitant or ratepayer
• Location: Division 2: Dublin Harbour Trinity
• Voter ID: 404

1911 Census

2 April 1911, 2 Dowling's Court, Dublin ^[7]

Residents of a house 2.1 in Dowling's Court (Trinity Ward, Dublin)

• Michael Walsh
• 57
• Male
• Head of Family
• Roman Catholic
• Dublin City
• Coal Labourer
• Read and write
• Married

Married 30 years. Of 10 children, 7 still alive.

No. 2 classed as a tenement dwelling, Same as 1901 except now considered to have 5 windows at the front. As before, Walshes live in 2 rooms; according to 1911 electoral roll, had front parlour and top front rooms.

Death

18 September 1914. South Dublin Workhouse ^[8]

• Place: Workhouse S(outh) Du(blin)
• Name: Michael Walsh, from 2 Dowling's Court
• Condition: Married
• Age: 57 years (*)
• Occupation: Labourer
• Cause: Pulmonary Tukenclk (? - tuberculosis), certified
• Registrar: James Crippen (?), Occupier, S(outh) Du(blin)

(*) Age on tombstone is 56.

Burial

Deansgrange Cemetery, grave number 26 B3 West ^[9]

Michael Walsh (d. 1914) and relatives grave, 26 B3 West, Deans Grange cemetery, Dublin

According to cemetery record, died on 19 September.

Inscription:

MICHAEL WALSH

DIED 18th SEPTEMBER 1914 AGED 56

Buried with:

• Mary Walsh, wife
• Catherine Walsh, mother
• Michael Walsh, grandson
• Winifred Hynes, daughter

The registered owner is Thomas Walsh 2 Dowlings Court

Sources

1. ↑ Extrapolated from baptism records; birth cert unavailable for this period.
2. ↑ Michael Walsh baptism record, Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, FindMyPast
3. ↑ Kingstown, Microfilm 09071/04, Catholic Parish Registers at NLI
4. ↑ Marriage of MICHAEL WALSH of 14 BOYNE ST and MARY BYRNE of 22 GRATTAN COURT on 1 February 1880, church records, irishgenealogy.ie
5. ↑ Marriage of MICHAEL WALSH and MARY BYRNE on 01 February 1880, SR District/Reg Area - Dublin South, civil records, irishgenealogy.ie
6. ↑ Residents of a house 2.1 in Dowlings Court (Trinity, Dublin), 1901 Census, National Archives
7. ↑ Residents of a house 2.1 in Dowling's Court (Trinity Ward, Dublin), 1911 Census, National Archives
8. ↑ Death of MICHAEL WALSH in 1914 , civil records, irishgenealogy.ie
9. ↑ Email from cemeteries@DLRCOCO.IE, 15 Feb 2018