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Carton

• References:
  • Carton family tree, by Garrett Carton.
  • GOGARTY in [Burkes Irish, 1976]
  • Oliver St.John Gogarty, Ulick O'Connor, 1963.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Oliver St.John Gogarty, J.B. Lyons, 1980.

Thomas Carton, born 1845, Dublin,
family ran Carton Bros (founded 1775), egg business and other foods, Halston St (at corner of Cuckoo Lane), Capel St area, Dublin,
family was very prosperous,
mar 1884 to Sara Butterly [or poss. Sarah, born 1859, Dublin] and had issue:

1. Fonso Carton,
   Alphonsus, Phons, listed as "Fonso J. Carton" at his wife's parents' funerals,
   born 4th Apr 1885, Dublin,
   bapt apparently 4th Apr, St.Paul's, Arran Quay, Dublin, address given as Cabra,
   educ Clongowes,
   great friend of Frank Flanagan,
   see him listed with his family at 19 Charleville Terrace, North Circular Road, Dublin, in [Census, 2 April 1911], he and his father working in family poultry and egg business,
   mar pre-1920 to Eileen O'Mara [born 19th Sept 1897],
   when O'Mara and Carton married, people described it as "bacon and eggs",
   she contributed to article on her father, 1970,
   she died 13th July 1973, age 75 yrs,
   he died nursing home, Kilcroney, nr Bray, 2nd Jan 1981, age 95 yrs,
   had issue:

   
   

   1. Hugh Carton.

   2. Ruth Carton, NOT Rose,
      mar her 2nd cousin Jim O'Mara.

   3. Brian Carton, mar Marie Deevy.
   4. Ann Carton, mar Liam Flanagan.

   5. Myles Carton, mar Marjorie Kelly and had issue:
      1. Paul Carton.
      2. Yvonne Carton, mar Mike Taylor.
      3. Deirdre Carton, mar Colum Brehony.
      4. Louise Carton.
      5. Ornagh Carton.
      6. Clodagh Carton.
      7. Owen Carton.

   6. Garrett Carton, drew up Carton family tree,
      mar Margaret Sheehy and had issue:
      1. Catherine Carton.
      2. Elizabeth Carton.
      3. Rachel Carton.

   7. Mary Carton, mar Maurice Kelly and had issue:
      1. Tom Kelly.
      2. Sheila Kelly.
      3. Frank Kelly.
      4. Ruth Kelly.
      5. Emer Kelly.
      6. David Kelly.

Fonso Carton is 2nd cousin of Oliver St.John Gogarty:

Henry Gogarty,
mar Margaret Oliver and had issue:

1. Oliver St.John Gogarty,
   the writer, conversationalist and Dublin character,
   born 1878, educ Clongowes,
   friend of Joyce,
   Gogarty was the model for "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan" in Joyce's Ulysses,
   friend of Frank Flanagan,
   in 1917 he bought as a country house Renvyle in Connemara, where he entertained in style, see [Irish Country Houses].
   See grave.