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William Lindsay

• References:
  • Lindsay grave, cemetery of old ruined Aghavallen Church (Protestant), Aghavallen par, near Ballylongford (W of Tarbert), Co.Kerry. (todo) see.

  • Letter from William Lindsay of Tarbert to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 23 Jan 1822, [NAI], State of the Country Papers, S.O.C.P. 1, 2348/19 (NOT 2345/19).
    • This is quoted in "Pastorini and Captain Rock" by James S. Donnelly, in Irish peasants: violence & political unrest, 1780-1914, edited by Samuel Clark and James S. Donnelly, 1983 (p.123, try also p.114). Try also other edns.
    • Also quoted in Captain Rock: The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824 by James S. Donnelly, 2009 (p.134).

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Aghavallen memorial inscriptions, [KGS]

  • Find in [LR] the lease of property in Tarbert from X to LINDSAY, lease dated 4 Apr 1820.
    Searched LINDSAY, GALLAGHER, not found. Would be under lessor's name.
    Try LINDSAY sale after 1876.

Grave of Letitia Blennerhassett and Lindsay family, Aghavallen Church, near Ballylongford, Co.Kerry.
See full size.
See wider shot showing grave lying flat and wider shot showing ruined church. The grave is within the walls of the ruin.
Photos by Jackie Lindsay, 1990.

William Lindsay,
born 1788, bapt Tarbert, Co.Kerry,
he worked under Letitia's 1st husband Ponsonby in the Revenue service,
listed as Church of Ireland at mar,
mar 1811, Limerick, to Letitia Blennerhassett [born 9th June 1780, descendant of Edward III],
they lived Tarbert,
their property in Tarbert was held under a lease dated 4 Apr 1820,
William Lindsay of Tarbert wrote a letter on 23 Jan 1822 to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, reporting a book "which is in private circulation amongst the lower orders of the Roman Catholicks" which predicts "the Prodestants exterminated out of this kingdom before the year 1825",
this book was General History of the Christian Church by "Pastorini" (an English Catholic bishop, died 1797) which predicted the end of Protestantism by 1825,
Letitia's dau Louisa Ponsonby (living with Ponsonby relations) got pregnant outside marriage in 1825,

his will dated 5 Jan 1852,
"William Lindsay" is listed as occupying house no.17, Chapel St, Tarbert, in [Griffiths Valuation, 1852], it is not a very special house, and he is renting from John Gallagher, but Lindsay himself is renting out other properties in Chapel St,
listed as "Gentleman" at son's mar 1854,
described as "gentleman", of Tarbert, at death [NAI],
he died Tarbert, 16 Apr 1862 [NAI], or 19 Apr [Lindsay family tree], or 15 Apr [grave], age 74 yrs,
bur Lindsay grave, Aghavallen Church, Co.Kerry,
admin (with will) granted 25 Feb 1865 to William Sterne, attorney, of Dublin, "a creditor of the deceased", "effects under £21", no papers survive in [NAI],

Letitia continued to live in Tarbert,
notice in Irish Times, August 12, 1875 and August 18, 1875 and August 25, 1875, refers to sale of business premises, main street, Tarbert, held under lease of 1820, subject to the occupation of one of the houses by Letitia Lindsay, age "nearly 100",
she is described as "gentleman's widow" at death,
she died Tarbert, 29 Oct 1876 [GROI], [NAI], [Lindsay family tree], or 27 Oct [grave], age 96 yrs, of "obstinate constipation",
her age is given as 101 (born 1775) on grave and in [GROI], but it seems this is not true, spelt "Lititia" on grave but not in other records,
see death cert from [GROI],
bur Lindsay grave, Aghavallen Church, Co.Kerry,
Irish Times, November 4, 1876, notes her recent death and says she was 101,
admin granted at Limerick, 7 Dec 1876, to her son Joseph, "effects under £50", no papers survive in [NAI],
she had issue by 2nd husband:

1. Letitia Lindsay,
   after mother,
   bapt 6 Mar 1814, Tarbert,
   described at death as "only daughter of William Lindsay, Adare", Co.Limerick,
   it looks like her father was in Co.Limerick for a time,
   this is definitely the same family, since her half-sister Louisa Ponsonby's mar settlement 1833 was witnessed by "William Lindsay of Granard, Co.Limerick, gent.", this is Granard, Croom par, nr Adare, Co.Limerick,
   Letitia died unmarried at Granard, Co.Limerick, 22 July 1834, age 20 yrs,
   (todo) see Limerick Chronicle, 30 July 1834,
   (todo) see Kerry Evening Post, 2 Aug 1834,
   did NOT die 1891,
   bur Aghavallen Church, Co.Kerry.

   
   

2. Joseph Lindsay,
   after grandfather, born 31 Aug 1815, bapt Tarbert,
   did not marry,
   [Lindsay family tree] says he "lived off his mother and sister",
   registered brother's death 1864, living Tarbert,
   at mother's death 1876 he is listed as "gentleman", of Tarbert [NAI],
   after his mother died he went to Australia where his cousin Mary helped him,
   as at 1896 he was living Australia, unmarried,
   possibly died 1896, age 81 yrs.

   
   

3. Catherine Lindsay,
   after grandmother, born 1817,
   her sister Letitia is described at death as "only daughter" but [Lindsay family tree] disagrees,
   mar James Brodrick and had issue.

   
   

4. Blennerhassett Lindsay,
   Blennerhassett Goddard Lindsay, born and bapt 25 Apr 1819, Tarbert,
   Goddard after grandmother,
   meant to be educ TCD, though there is no record of him there,
   it was said that he was introduced to the Lord Lieutenant, but left without a degree,
   he might be "Lindsay Blenner" who sp the baptism of John Mahony of Tarbert, 1 Apr 1853, in [Ballylongford RC par records], except this was a Catholic baptism,
   at mar 1854 he is listed as "Emigration Agent" of Tralee,
   mar 6 Aug 1854, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records], [GROI] [him age 35, her age 39] to Anne Gallagher [or Ann, or Annie, born 1815, dau of William Gallagher],
   she is listed at mar as of Tarbert, NOT Tralee,
   [Lindsay family tree] says she "was of a much lower station in life than himself", though at mar her father is listed as "Gentleman",
   he is listed as Clerk of the Petty Sessions at Tarbert in [Thom's, 1862],
   listed as "gentleman", "farmer", of Tarbert, at death [NAI], [GROI],
   died Tarbert, 28 Oct 1864 [GROI], [NAI], [Lindsay family tree], or 24 Oct [grave], age 45 yrs, of pneumonia,
   see death cert from [GROI],
   bur Lindsay grave, Aghavallen Church, Co.Kerry,
   admin (with will) granted 9 Feb 1865 to widow, "effects under £400", no papers survive in [NAI],
   Anne is listed as "gentleman's widow" at death,
   she died Tarbert, 30 Dec 1871 (NOT 1891), of senile gangrene, age 56 yrs [NAI], [GROI], [death notice],
   (todo) see death notice, Kerry Evening Post, Jan 1872,
   will proved 5 January 1875 at Principal Registry, Dublin, "effects under £600" [NAI],
   further admin of estate, 17 Feb 1877, "effects unadministered under £5" [NAI].

   
   

5. William Lindsay,
   William John Lindsay, after father,
   bapt Tarbert, 20 Jan 1822, apparently NOT 1812,
   (todo) try mar of William Lindsay and Anne Mahony, 1840, Diocese of Cork and Ross [NAI],
   died 1847, age 25 yrs.

6. 7 other children, Lindsay.
   [Lindsay family tree] says "other issue, died young".

Old photo of the above grave when it was upright.
From old Lindsay family photo album. Courtesy of Jackie Lindsay.
See full size.