(Left) Robert Morris and Marianne Rahilly, Dublin, would be 1880s.
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(Right) Robert Morris and his son Charles, est mid-late 1880s.
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Pictures courtesy of Morris Ryan.
Robert Morris,
see descendants
in
[Hickie family tree],
of Parsonstown (now Birr), King's Co (now Co.Offaly),
mar pre-1867 to Marianne Rahilly,
he wit Richard Rahilly's mar 1868
[GROI],
think they lived in Waterford (think NOT Dublin or Co.Kerry),
he died c. late 1880s,
after his death she went to
Univ. Melbourne,
Australia
(see history),
leaving her children at a "very good" school in Longford,
looking to bring children out with her, didn't work out,
she was always going away, wanderlust,
she sailed to New York with her children 1892
(her son Charles was already in the US),
her brother Richard (died 1896) made provision in his will for her, (todo) see,
provided she stayed at home (reference to her travelling),
Richard charged his daughter Anno to look after his sister,
and she did, as long as Marianne lived,
"My aunt Anno was paying a small annuity to her Aunt Morris in the 1920s
or maybe even later"[Aodogán O'Rahilly],
Anno said "Never undertake to pay an annuity to anybody
because if you do they never die",
she fl c.1920s,
had issue:
Eva Morris [Eva M., prob. Eva Marie (see her niece), think NOT Eve or Evelyn],
born 12th Oct 1877,
educ at school in Longford, Aodogán met her when she was quite old,
and she remembered her uncle Richard Rahilly
coming to visit her there (at school in Longford),
her
passenger record
at
Ellis Island
in 1892 has her age 11,
mar John Dowling and had issue.
Extract from the list of Second Cabin passengers
sailing on the Inman Line steamship "City of Chicago",
departed Liverpool
Wed 17th Feb 1892,
via Queenstown, Co.Cork,
arrived New York
27th Feb.
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full size and
cover.
"Marriman" is an error for "Marianne",
though "J." may indicate her middle initial.
Her
passenger record
at
Ellis Island
says "Marriane J.".
Picture courtesy of Morris Ryan.
