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Thomas Ray

• References:
  • Thomas Ray grave, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
    Location: lat 147 long Y. As you walk from the N gate down the path towards the chapel, this is near the path on the RHS shortly before you get to the O'Mara graves on the LHS.

Think Mary O'Mara.
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Tom Ray, Thomas, born 1849,
mar Mary O'Mara [bapt Oct 1850],
can't find mar in [GROI],
he ran pub, 42 George Street (now O'Connell St), Limerick, family lived there,
Thomas Ray, grocer, and Wine & Spirit Dealers, 42 George St, listed in [Bassett's, 1875] to [Bassett's, 1884], and [Guy's, 1886], and [Ashe's, 1891],
listed as "wine and spirit merchant", 42 George Street, at birth of son 1884,
he is mentioned as "Uncle Tom" on holiday in Co.Clare in 1888 in [Lavelle, 1961],
Thomas Ray, grocer and publican, 1 Cecil St, Limerick, is listed in [Ashe's, 1891],
at death 1892 he was living Park, Corbally, Limerick (see map),
it seems this is NOT the church property Park House, Corbally (built pre-1809, demolished 1960s), see priest dying at Park House, Limerick Chronicle, 28 May 1892,
Thomas died 27 Feb [grave] or Sun morning 28 Feb [newspaper] 1892, at his residence, Park, Corbally, after a long illness, age 43 [grave],
(todo) see death of Thomas Ray, Limerick, 1st qr 1892, age 43, [GROI] vol 5 p 350,
funeral 1 Mar, attendance included the Mayor of Limerick, the Sheriff of Limerick, many local politicians, and Francis Arthur O'Keeffe, MP,
bur Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
see funeral report, Limerick Chronicle, Tue 1st March 1892,
Mary died 29 Nov 1914, age 64 yrs, at her son's house, 12 Healthfield Rd, Terenure, Co.Dublin [GROI], NOT 1917,
(todo) see Limerick Chronicle, 1 Dec 1914,
bur 1 Dec at Mount St. Lawrence cemetery with husband,
had issue:

1. Thomas Ray,
   Thomas C. Ray, "Lad Ray",
   born 8 May 1884, family home, 42 George Street, Limerick [GROI],
   census 1911 is wrong to say born Co.Dublin (census 1901 lists it correctly).

Grave of Thomas Ray, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
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Grave of Thomas Ray, close-up.
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• 42 O'Connell Street, Limerick, is now Louis Fine Jewellers (or Fines Jewellers).