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Richard Ray

• References:
  • Richard Ray grave, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
    Location: lat 197 long La. Go through gate, straight on, up to chapel, go left, LHS of centre of chapel, a few graves in.

 

Left to Right: Michael Judge, Nora O'Mara, Kate O'Mara, unknown, Eileen O'Mara, Dick Ray.
Kilkee, 1914.
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Dick Ray,
Richard, born 1852, or 1853,
mar 14th June 1881 [St.John's, Limerick], wit Thomas Joyce and Helen Ray,
to Kate O'Mara [bapt 10th Nov 1854],
(todo) see mar of Richard Ray, Limerick, 3rd qr 1881, [GROI] vol 5 p 239,
he owned a provision shop, Roches St, Limerick, opposite O'Mara's bacon factory, the Ray shop was a retail outlet for O'Mara's bacon,
described as "Provision Merchant", 46 Roches St, Limerick, at son's birth 1885,
Richard Ray, Provision Merchants, 46 Roches St, listed in [Guy's, 1886] and [Ashe's, 1891],
"Catherine Ray" sp bapt of her niece Nora O'Mara 1897,
they are listed as living at 1 Auburn Villas, Military Rd, Limerick, in [Census, 1911], business still in Roches St, he is listed as provision merchant, age 58, they have 1 servant,
their residence listed as 1 Auburn Villas, O'Connell Avenue, Limerick, in [Guy's, 1912] to [Guy's, 1914],
Richard Ray, Provision Merchants, 37 Roches St, listed in [Guy's, 1912],
Richard Ray, Provision Merchants, 41 Roches St, listed in [Guy's, 1913] and [Guy's, 1914],
they lived "Derravoher", an early 19th cent house, North Circular Rd, Limerick (this house still exists),
in [US census, 1920] they are visiting their only child in Santa Barbara, California,
he died "Derravoher", 16 Jan 1929, age 77 yrs [grave], [GROI] or 76 yrs [burial record], listed as merchant,
bur 18 Jan in Ray grave at Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
she died "Derravoher", 14 Feb 1933, age 78 yrs, listed as widow of merchant [GROI],
bur 17 Feb in Ray grave at Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
had issue:

1. (child) Ray,
   1911 census says they had 2 children born alive, only 1 living in 1911.

2. Jim Ray, James,
   James Mary, born 12 May 1885, 46 Roches St, Limerick, see [GROI],
   in America for many years, played Stock Market, very successfully,
   1911 census entry for his parents lists "Canada" under "where born" for his mother, think they got confused and just wrote where their only child was then living,
   mar Hanora Kenney [Nonie, born 1893, California [US census], "Hanora" on grave, think NOT Hanorah, Irish-American, sister of Molly Kenney],
   she was poss. born Limerick, dau of John Kenney, though birth not found in Ireland in [GROI], and Kenney family not found in Ireland in 1911 census,
   in [US census, 1920] they are living Santa Barbara, California, (todo) see entry (needs subscription),
   Santa Barbara is where Hanora's sister Molly Kenney and her husband lived,
   they came back to Limerick,
   they were living "Derravoher", North Circular Rd, Limerick, in 1929 to 1933,
   he was a Director of O'Mara's bacon company at time of O'Mara's centenary, 1939,
   died 26 July 1950 [grave], at Barrington's Hospital, Limerick [burial record], age 65 yrs,
   (todo) see death of James M. Ray, Limerick, 3rd qr 1950, age 65 (born 1885), [GROI] vol 5 p 194,
   bur 28 July [burial record] in Ray grave at Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
   Hanora died 12 May 1965 [grave], at Barrington's Hospital, Limerick, age 72 [burial record],
   bur 13 May [burial record] in Ray grave at Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
   had issue:
   1. Dick Ray, born c.1917,
      can't find birth in [GROI],
      mar ---- and had issue:
      1. Margaret Ray, mar Niall Nestor.
      2. James Ray.

Richard Ray grave, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
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James Ray.
Photo of the Directors of O'Mara's at O'Mara centenary dinner, 1939.
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