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     Mary Elizabeth BATES was born in 1892. She married James Armstrong MEREDITH, son of Thomas MEREDITH and Rebecca STRONG, on 26 August 1916 in Mountrath, Co. Laois, Ireland.
     
Mary Elizabeth Bates was living at 2 Coote Terrace, Mountrath, Co. Laois, Ireland at the time of her marriage in 1916.

     James Ellwood MEREDITH was born in 1919. He died on 6 June 1958 in Dublin.¹ He was buried on 8 June 1958 in St Michael’s Cemetery, Athy.¹

     Andrew WINTERS was born on 8 April 1829 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He married Mary JENKINS, daughter of Robert JENKINS, on 24 January 1856 in Church of St Peter & St Paul (Church of Ireland), Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.³ He married Rachael MAHONEY, daughter of Thomas MAHONEY and Margaret NAYLOR, on 18 February 1879 in Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland.⁴ He died on 27 November 1917 in Upper Sunville at age 88.⁵ He was buried in Kilfinane Church of Ireland cemetery, Co. Limerick.
     
Andrew Winters was a Farmer. He was resident between 1856 and 1858 in Ballyheen, Upper Sunville, Limerick, Ireland. The Valuation Lists show that he took over a farm of just over 28 acres at Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick in 1860, leased from Lord Ashtown. The lessor of the farm changed in 1894 to the Hon. Wm. Cosby Tench. He bought the farm in 1906 under the provisions of the Irish Land Purchase Act. The ownership of the farm at Upper Sunville passed to his son Joseph on his death in 1917.

He was recorded on the 1901 census in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Andrew Winters, head of family, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 71, a farmer, married, born in Co Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Rachel (aged 42), son Joseph (aged 20), daughter Margaret (aged 19), son Edward (aged13), son Francis (aged 11), Rose Winters (a boarder, aged 16), Thomas Winters (a visitor, aged 38, a boarding house keeper), and sister Elizabeth Dowling (aged 78). The house was no. 23 and described as 2nd class, with walls of stone,brick or concrete, roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material, with 5 or 6 rooms, 5 windows in front, and 5 rooms occupied by 9 people. It had 2 outbuildings. Andrew Winters was the landholder.

He was recorded on the census of 1911 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Andrew Winters, head of family, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 82, a farmer, married, born in Co Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Rachel (aged 52), son Joseph (aged 30), and daughter Margaret (aged 29). The house was no. 21 and described as 2nd class, with walls of stone, brick or concrete, roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material, with 2, 3 or 4 rooms, 5 windows in front, and 3 rooms occupied by 4 people. It had 3 outbuildings. Andrew Winters was the landholder.

Andrew left a will dated 17 September 1917 in which he left £80 each to his daughters Margaret and Georgina Jane; £50 each to his sons Frederick George, Edward Thomas and Francis William; £40 to the children of his then-deceased son Thomas Henry; £50 to be paid by his son Joseph to his son John and £50 to the 2 children of his then deceased son Robert Edward residing in Perth, in the event that his son Joseph should marry; £40 to his wife Rachel. He left £40 to have a plain headstone erected 'one on the old churchyard and one on the new churchyard', with any money remaining to be added to his wife Rachel's portion. Revd. W R Keillor, Rector of Kilfinane Parish, was appointed Executor. The witnesses were William Young and William Reid Keillor Clk M.A. The Will makes no mention of sons William Andrew and Andrew Philip and daughter Susan.^6,7,8,9

     Rachael MAHONEY was born on 31 May 1858 in probably Allenwood, Co. Kildare, Ireland.^1,2 She married Andrew WINTERS, son of Thomas WINTERS and Jane CHAPMAN, on 18 February 1879 in Kilflyn Church of Ireland, Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland.³ She died on 8 March 1946 in Upper Sunville at age 87.⁴ She was buried on 10 March 1946 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.⁵
     
Rachael Mahoney place of residence in Feb 1879 was Castle Oliver, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

She was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Rachel Winters, wife, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 42, housekeeper, married, born in Co Kildare.

She was recorded on the census of 1911 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Rachel Winters, wife, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 52, a farmer, born in Co Limerick, married for 32 years with 7 children born alive and 6 still living.^6,7,8

     Joseph WINTERS was born on 29 September 1880 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He died on 14 January 1968 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 87. He was buried on 15 January 1968 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Joseph Winters was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Joseph Winters, son, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 20, a farm worker, not married, born in Co Limerick.

He was recorded on the census of 1911 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Joseph Winters, son, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 30, a farmer's son, single, born in Co Limerick.

He was the informant of the death of his father Andrew Winters on 27 November 1917 in Upper Sunville, and of his mother Rachael Mahoney on 8 March 1946 in Upper Sunville.

Joseph Winters was unmarried.

     Margaret WINTERS was born on 9 February 1882 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She died on 30 August 1969 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 87. She was buried on 31 August 1969 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Margaret Winters was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Margaret Winters, daughter, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 19, a farm worker, not married, born in Co Limerick.

She was recorded on the census of 1911 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Margaret Winters, daughter, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 29, single, born in Co Limerick.

     Frederick George WINTERS was born on 25 July 1883 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Elizabeth Jane SHUMMACHER, daughter of William SHUMMACHER and Dorothea CARSON, on 23 June 1910 in St. George's, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland; witnesses Charles Naughton and Dorothea Naughton.¹ He died on 3 August 1970 in Rosebank Nursing Home, Toronto, Canada, at age 87.
     
Frederick George Winters was a Grocer's Assistant living at 12 Hartstonge St., Limerick, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1910.

He was recorded in the 1911 census at Hartstonge Street Lower, Limerick City, and described as Frederick George Winters, head of family, Church of Ireland, can read & write, aged 27, a Grocer’s Assistant, married, born in Co. Limerick. He was enumerated with Elizabeth Winters (wife), William Shummacher (father in law), Dorothea Shummacher (mother in law), and Margaret Shummacher (sister in law).

Frederick George and Elizabeth Jane emigrated to Canada on 13 April 1912 with their son William Andrew aged 7 months. They sailed from Liverpool aboard the White Star Dominion Laurentic bound for Portland USA and disembarked at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Frederick George was enumerated in the 1916 census of Saskatchewan at 5 Dufferin Avenue, Saskatoon and described as a salesman in a grocery store, aged 33. Enumerated in the same household were his wife Elizabeth (aged 40), son William A. (aged 5) and daughters Dorothy R. (aged 3) and Phyllis M. (aged 1).

After several years spent in Regina, Saskatchewan, the family moved to Toronto, where they became Jehovah’s Witnesses. Frederick George was resident circa 1970 in Rosebank Nursing Home, 534 Rodd Avenue, West Hill, Ontario, Canada, (in 2006 the name and address was Rosebank Villa Retirement Residence, 534 Rodd Avenue, Pickering, Ontario).^1,2,3,4,5

     Georgina Jane WINTERS was born on 24 January 1885 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She married George Francis HENDERSON on 11 February 1918. She died on 15 December 1961 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 76. She was buried on 16 December 1961 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
Georgina Jane Winters was enumerated in the 1911 Ireland census in the household of Arthur William Mordaunt Richards of Parknacross, Ardamine, Co. Wexford. She was described as a Domestic Servant, single, aged 26.³

     Edward WINTERS was born on 30 January 1886 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Jane Ormston present at birth.¹ He died on 13 July 1887 in Upper Sunville at age 1; cause of death: mesenteric disease some months, pneumonia 7 days certified.² He was buried on 11 July 1887 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.³

     Francis William WINTERS was born on 27 May 1889 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Sarah PURSER on 2 November 1921 in St. James's Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London, England.¹ He died on 15 June 1966 in 25 Marshfield Road, Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset, England, at age 77.¹
     
Francis William Winters was a Gardener. He appeared on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which he was described as Francis Winters, son, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 11, a scholar, not married, born in Co Limerick.2 He began military service in 1914 with the Royal Field Artillery. He was awarded the Military Medal during the 1914-18 war.

He met his future wife Sarah while working on the estate of the Marquis of Waterford at Curraghmore, where her family were also employed. During WWII he served in the Civil Defence and was in charge of the grounds of Lord Southwood of Fernhurst at Marley Heights. He was resident after 1954 in Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset.

Frank and Sarah had no children.^2,1

     Mary JENKINS was born in 1831. She married Andrew WINTERS, son of Thomas WINTERS and Jane CHAPMAN, on 24 January 1856 in Church of St Peter & St Paul (Church of Ireland), Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.¹ She died on 21 March 1877 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.² She was buried on 23 March 1877 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; described as being of Fanningstown although she was at Upper Sunville at the time.³
     
Mary Jenkins was a servant at Woodlawn at the time of her marriage in 1856.¹

     Thomas Henry WINTERS was born on 22 December 1856 in Ballyheen, Co. Limerick, Ireland.^1,2 He was christened on 11 January 1857 in Particles Parish, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick.³ He died on 21 July 1951 in New York at age 94.

     John WINTERS was born on 3 December 1858 in Upper Sunville Co Limerick Ireland.¹ He was christened on 25 December 1858 in Particles Parish, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick.¹ He married Grace Ellen CATCHPOLE, daughter of Frederick CATCHPOLE and Elizabeth PALLETT, on 14 February 1888 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 27 November 1947 in 2 Kensington Street Kogarah NSW at age 88.
     
John Winters emigrated from Ireland circa 1880 to England, and then to New Zealand at some time between 1880 and 1888. By 1888 he had moved again to Australia.²

     Susan WINTERS was born on 3 September 1860 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She was christened on 23 September 1860 in Particles Parish, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick.¹

     Thomas Henry WINTERS was born on 2 December 1862 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He was christened on 28 December 1862 in Particles Parish, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick. He married Jane Christina Margaret WADDELL, daughter of George WADDELL and Margaret LATCHFORD, on 18 December 1889 in St Peter's Church, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland; witnesses George Clements and Jessie Young.² He died on 6 August 1903 in 44 Haddington Road, Dublin, at age 40; occupation Butler, informant William L. Waddell, brother in law, of 44 Haddington Road, present at death. [Haddington Road is in Ballsbridge and no. 44 was a doctor's surgery in 2006]³
     
Thomas Henry Winters was a Butler living in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin at the time of his marriage in 1889. They were living at 15 Grantham Street, Dublin in 1899 when their son George Henry was baptised.

Thomas Henry was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as “Thomas Winters, visitor, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 38, Boarding House, married, born in Co Limerick”.

He was recorded on the census of 5 April 1901 in Haddington Road, Dublin, Ireland, and was described as “Thomas Henry Winters, head of family, Church of Ireland, able to read & write, aged 38, male, a Butler, married, born in Co. Limerick”. He was enumerated with his wife Jane (aged 37); daughters Margaret Susan (aged 9), Mary Jane (aged 9), and Caroline Maud (aged 1 month); son George Henry (aged 1); mother-in-law Margaret Waddell (aged 57) and brother-in-law Robert James Waddell (aged 20); two boarders Samuel Gray and Percy Gill; and a servant Ellen Whelan. A separate family with head Charles McCullagh was also enumerated at this address [which is believed to have been a Boarding House]. The house was described as 1st class, having walls of stone, brick or concrete, a roof of slate, iron or tiles, with 8 rooms and 6 windows in front. 6 rooms were occupied by the Winters family and 2 rooms by the McCullough family.^2,4,5,6

     William Andrew WINTERS was born on 10 August 1870 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Jane Ormston, nurse, present at birth.¹ He was christened on 11 September 1870 in Particles Parish, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick.² He married Elizabeth MAHER, daughter of Joseph MAHER and Elizabeth (-), on 24 May 1892 in Roman Catholic Chapel, Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland; the witnesses were Robert Maddock and Elziabeth Waldron. The profession of both groom and bride was described as 'business.³' He died on 10 October 1934 in Loughereen, Howth, Co. Dublin, at age 64; Cause of death: chronic endocarditis heart failure, certified. Note that his age is given as 59 on the certificate.⁴
     
William Andrew Winters was living in Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1892. He was enumerated in the 1901 census at 1 Lower Oriel Street, Dublin, (a Spirit Grocers Shop and Dwelling) and described as a Grocer’s Assistant, aged 30, Roman Catholic, born in Co. Limerick.
He was recorded on the census of 1911 in Howth Hill, Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and was described as William Winters, head of family, Roman Catholic, able to read & write, aged 40, electrician, married for 18 years, no children, born in Co. Limerick. He was enumerated with his wife Elizabeth (aged 40), a boarder Thomas Jack and a visitor William Millar. He was described as an Electrician in 1934.^3,5,6,4

     Andrew Philip WINTERS was born on 16 March 1872.¹ He married Jane (”Jeanie”) REDMOND, daughter of Thomas REDMOND and Anne MORRIS, on 19 November 1904 in Michel, British Columbia, Canada.² He died on 3 November 1946 in Calgary, Canada, at age 74.
     
Andrew Philip Winters emigrated in 1903 to Canada from Ireland. He was a railway employee at the time of his marriage in 1904. He was resident in 1911 in Michel Township, Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, and was a Clerk at the Michel Coal Mine.^3,2

     Thomas WINTERS was born before 1800 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Jane CHAPMAN on 24 August 1817 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He died between 1851 and 1858 in Co. Limerick, Ireland; The Valuation Revision that began in 1858 shows Jane Winters as the occupier of the Upper Sunville farm, indicating that Thomas had died by then.
     
Thomas Winters was a Farmer. He was resident in 1826 as a tenant of the Oliver Estate. He was mentioned in 1826 as receiving a half-year's salary of £2-12-6 for 'attending to Upper Sunville Lyre More and Lyre Beg Mountains or Bogs' due 1 May 1826.

He was living in 1828 at 'Ballingreany' on the Oliver Estate; Two separate entries indicate that he held two plots from 5 to 20 acres, each giving an entitlement to one turf ticket. It is possible that one entry refers to the Thomas Winter whose daughter Anne was baptised in 1810, assumed to be an uncle. The location of Ballingreany is unknown as it is not a present-day townland. He was recorded in a valuation survey of 1849 in Upper Sunville the land being described as 'Arable & pasture good sharp brown clayey soil medium depth on a calcareous gravely subsoil 28 acres 0 roods and 6 perches.'

He was recorded in the Griffith's Valuation of 1851 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, where he leased just over 28 acres with an annual value of £23-5-0 from Fred. Chas. Trench Esq. and Miss E. O. Gascoigne. In the adjacent townland of Toor there is a reference to a plot of some 35 acres leased from Silver Oliver Esq. by 'John Lillis (Winter).^1,2,3,4,5,6'

     Jane CHAPMAN was born circa 1794. She married Thomas WINTERS, son of John WINTER and ?- (-), on 24 August 1817 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland. She died on 2 February 1884 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ She was buried on 4 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²

     John WINTERS was born on 24 January 1818 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He married Jane RENNIE on 21 January 1845.
     
John Winters was a shoemaker in Sunville in 1845.³

     Philip WINTERS was born on 8 August 1819 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.²

     Elizabeth WINTERS was born on 11 December 1821 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² She married Thomas DOWLING, son of John DOWLING, on 19 February 1849 in Kilmallock Church Of Ireland, Co. Limerick; the witnesses were Thomas Fitzgerald and Thomas Winter Junr.³ She died on 20 February 1903 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, at age 81.^1,4
     
Elizabeth Winters was recorded on the census of 4 April 1901 in the household of Andrew Winters in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was described as Elizabeth Dowling, sister, Church Ireland, able to read & write, aged 78, widow, born in Co Limerick.⁵

     Thomas WINTERS was born on 28 April 1824 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died after February 1879.
     
He is believed to be the Thomas Winters who witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth Winters and Thomas Dowling in 1849, and the marriage of Andrew Winters and Rachel Mahoney in 1879.

     William WINTERS was born on 11 May 1826 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died in February 1844 in Fanningstown, Co. Limerick, Ireland, at age 17.³ He was buried on 21 February 1844 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; note that the burial entry gives his age as 19, not 17.³

     Robert WINTERS was born on 21 April 1831 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died in 1831.
     
Robert is assumed to have died shortly after birth. Although no burial record has been found, Thomas and Jane's next child born in March 1832 was also christened Robert It was not unusual for a name to be 're-used' following an infant death.

     Robert WINTERS was born on 25 March 1832 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He was christened on 25 March 1832 in Kilflyn Parish Church, Co. Limerick, Ireland.² He died in 1832.
     
He is assumed to have died shortly after birth. Although no burial record has been found, Thomas and Jane's next child born in Dec 1833 was also christened Robert It was not unusual for a name to be 're-used' following an infant death.

     Robert WINTERS was born on 2 December 1833 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He was christened on 12 December 1833.² He married Ellen LEE, daughter of Michael LEE and Mary (-), on 11 January 1860.³ He died in May 1905 in Shunpike, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, at age 71.⁴
     
Robert Winters witnessed the marriage of Andrew Winters and Mary Jenkins in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick in 1856. He emigrated to the USA in 1859, and he is believed to be the Robert Winters who was naturalized as a US Citizen on 16 October 1868 in Supreme Court, New York County.

He was recorded on the census of 15 July 1870 in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and was described as 'Robert Winters, a white male aged 37, farm labourer, a US citizen born in Ireland, with real estate valued at $1600 and personal possessions valued $350'. He was enumerated with Ellen Winters (aged 30), Mary Jane (aged 9) and Thomas (aged 5).

He was recorded on the census of 19 June 1880 in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and was described as 'Robt. Winters, a white male aged 46, a farmer, born in Ireland, with both parents born in Ireland'. He was enumerated with Ellen Winters (wife aged 40), Mary J Rettenburgh (aged 19), Thomas (aged 15) and Mary E. (aged 1).

He was recorded on the census of 18 June 1900 in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and was described as 'Robert Winters, Head, a white male aged 66, born Dec 1833 in Ireland to parents also born there, married for 40 years, immigrated in 1859 & spent 41 yrs in US, can read & write, a farmer owning his farm free (not mortgaged), zero months unemployed'.

There is some confusion as to the exact dates of his death and funeral, which are given alternatively as May 2nd and 9th or as May 4th and 6th. Pneumonia was reported as the cause of death. His obituary describes him as follows:
“Robert Winters died at Shunpike, May 2, aged 71 years, having lived 48 years in America, most of the time in this town. His wife was Ellen Lee, who crossed the ocean about the same time, and the Lee family settled in the same neighborhood. He was a man of considerable education, having been a schoolmaster in Ireland, and had a good reputation here as a good citizen and neighbor. He owned a farm near Shunpike Station. A large congregation attended the funeral at Millbrook on Tuesday.”

His entire estate was valued at $1,000 personal and $400 real and was left to his widow Ellen.^{5,6,7,8,9,4,10,11,12}

     Thomas MAHONEY was born circa 1816 in Co. Cork, Ireland. He married Margaret NAYLOR, daughter of Thomas NAYLOR, on 5 December 1854 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Witnesses: Jacob Fizell, George Henry Roberts. He died on 23 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Debility from old age. He was buried on 24 February 1884 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹
     
Thomas Mahoney was a Constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary. His starting date was 18 October 1838, and he served in Co. Limerick between 1838 and 1855. He was transferred to Co. Kildare, Ireland, on 16 September 1855 and served there from 1855 to 1871. He was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on 1 February 1871 and retired at Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, on a pension of £27.
His Memorial Inscription at Kilfinnane Church of Ireland reads as follows:
Thomas Mahoney/died 23rd Sep(?) 1884/aged 67/and his wife/Margaret/who died 10th Sep(?) 1881/and their Grandson/Edward/who died 9th(?) July 1887(?)/aged 18 months/Thomas Mahoney/who died-(?) March 1946/aged 85(?) yrs.²

     Margaret NAYLOR was born in 1822. She was christened on 6 June 1822 in Kilfinane Church of Ireland. She married Thomas MAHONEY, son of Denis MAHONEY, on 5 December 1854 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Witnesses: Jacob Fizell, George Henry Roberts. She died on 10 September 1881 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Chronic bronchitis; Informant of death: Mary Anne Steep. She was buried on 11 September 1881 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹
     
Margaret Mahoney nee Naylor was the informant of the birth of Joseph Winters in 1880 at Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

     Denis MAHONEY was born before 1797.

     Thomas NAYLOR was born before 1803.
     
Thomas Naylor was a Farmer. It is possible that he had two sons Thomas and Joseph in addition to his daughter Margaret.

     Thomas BARRER was born on 27 December 1858 in Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick, Ireland. He married Margaret FRENCH, daughter of Robert FRENCH and Eliza McKEE, on 22 March 1886 in Ardnaree Church, Ardnaree, Cos. Mayo & Sligo, Ireland.¹ He died on 19 December 1937 in Compton Greenfield, England, at age 78. He was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Compton Greenfield, Gloucestershire, England.
     
Thomas Barrer was a Sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary and a Farmer.

He began his service with the Royal Irish Constabulary on 6 March 1876. He was transferred to Co. Mayo, Ireland, on 28 June 1879 having served in Co. Kildare since September 1876. He was living in Charles Street Barracks, Ballina, Ireland at the time of his marriage in 1886. He was transferred to Co. Galway WR, Ireland, on 10 January 1887. He was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on 16 October 1901 having reached the rank of Sergeant, and received a pension.

He was the informant of the death of his father George Barrer at Kilgarriff, Co. Limerick in 1904.

He was enumerated on the 1911 census at Cloonnagalleen, Kilcornan Parish, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which he was described as Thomas Barrer, head of family, Irish Church, able to read & write, aged 52, a farmer, married for 20 years. born in Co. Limerick. He had one farm servant, Anthony Levers (aged 32). The house was listed as no. 1 and described as 2nd class, having walls of stone, brick or concrete, a roof of slate, iron or tiles, with 2, 3 or 4 rooms, and 2 windows in front. 3 rooms were occupied. It had 6 outbuildings, comprising a stable, cow house, calf house, piggery, fowl house, and store. Thomas Barrer is named as the landholder.

His estate was probated on 10 February 1938 in the District Probate Registry, Gloucester, England.^2,3,4

     Margaret FRENCH was born on 20 July 1865 in Headford, Co. Galway, Ireland.¹ She married Thomas BARRER, son of George BARRER and Eliza MEE, on 22 March 1886 in Ardnaree Church, Ardnaree, Cos. Mayo & Sligo, Ireland.² She died on 1 February 1940 in Compton Greenfield, England, at age 74. She was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Compton Greenfield, Gloucestershire, England.
     
Margaret French appeared on the census of 12 April 1911 in the household of Thomas Barrer in Cloonnagalleen, Kilcornan Parish, Co. Limerick, Ireland, in which she was described as Margaret Barrer, wife, Irish Church, able to read & write, aged 45, born in Co. Limerick, married for 20 years with 5 children born and still living.³