Capt. Thomas Blennerhassett
- References:
- Deed, dated 17 Nov 1806,
Thomas Blennerhassett
to Samuel Morton,
[LR]
book 587, p.126, no.396928.
- Deed, dated May 1810,
Thomas Blennerhassett of Cork
to Sir Frederick Flood,
[LR]
book 610, p.465, no.427934.
- Deed, dated 27 Oct 1810,
Thomas Blennerhassett of Cork
to John Blennerhassett of Dublin,
registered 9 Sept 1811,
[LR]
book 626, p.514, no.439502.
See memorial.
Thomas Blennerhassett
described as Captain in the Kerry Militia
at baptism of his daughter in Tralee in 1801.
Capt. Thomas Blennerhassett,
of Tralee and of Cork.
Captain in the
Kerry Militia ("Kerry Legion" corps) at Tralee.
He
mar, licence 30 Apr 1791, to
Mary Blennerhassett [born 1767].
See note from mar licence in
[D950/1/9, p.24].
Children bapt at Tralee 1792 to 1801.
Listed as of Tralee in
[Deed, 1793].
He is Thomas Blennerhassett of Tralee who is party to
[Marriage settlement, 1794]
of his sister Louisa.
He is
described as Captain in the Kerry Militia
at dau's baptism 1801, still living Tralee.
He was
apparently the eldest surviving son after
his father died 1804.
He would be "Thomas Blennerhassett of Tralee"
who is party to
Deed of 31 Mar 1806,
relating to his sister Letitia.
He moved in 1806 to Cork.
He is
described in
[Deed, 17 Nov 1806]
as Thomas Blennerhassett of Cork, formerly of Tralee, Captain in Kerry Militia.
[Deed, 1810]
concerns various lands in Co.Kerry which were devised to Thomas Blennerhassett of Cork
by Thomas Fuller Harnett.
Thomas dies, 1822:
He died 19 May 1822, at Brussels, Belgium (NOT 17 May, NOT 1825).
See notice
in
Freemans Journal,
31 May 1822.
See notice in
Dublin Weekly Register,
1 June 1822.
(todo) See notice in Correspondent
(or Dublin Correspondent), 1822.
(todo) See Sligo Journal, 5 June 1822.
Mary is listed in 1841 census as living with her (possibly deceased) daughter Letitia's family
at
Inver Villa, Stamford Brook, London.
Mary is listed in 1851 census as living with her deceased daughter Letitia's family at
15 Kensington Crescent, London.
Mary dies, 1859:
She died 28 Dec 1859, Kensington Crescent (dau's family's house), age 92 years.
See notice in
Dublin Evening Mail, 2 January 1860.
Thomas and Mary
had issue:
- John Blennerhassett,
bapt 10 June 1792, Tralee,
see entry in
[Tralee Protestant par records].
- Louisa Blennerhassett,
bapt 4 July 1794, Tralee,
see entry in
[Tralee Protestant par records],
mar --- Wade,
she died 1847, age 53 yrs.
- Henry Blennerhassett,
born pre-1802,
probably born c.1797.
He is
mentioned in grandmother's will 1802.
He
became a
Lieutenant
in the
1st Venezuelan Rifles.
This was an Irish regiment recruited in 1818 by
John Devereux
that went to fight for
Simon Bolivar
against Spain
in the
Venezuelan War of Independence
(1811-23).
Henry
went to Venezuela 1819.
He
died soon after arrival.
He died 26 Sept 1819, Margarita Island, off N coast of Venezuela.
- Eliza Blennerhassett,
Elizabeth,
born pre-1802.
She had a child born 1844, but her 1st marriage was 1816.
Hence
probably born c.1799.
She is
mentioned in grandmother's will 1802.
She mar 1stly, 23 Nov 1816,
to Robert D. Brady [or David John Brady, of Dublin and London].
They mar at St.Andrew Holborn, London.
See
p.32
and p.54
of [D950/1/9].
At 2nd mar she is listed as "Elizabeth Blennerhassett (alias Brady)".
She mar 2ndly, 2 Nov 1840,
to William Henry Garvey [born 1817]
and had issue.
See marriage licence dated 1840.
She was a lot older than her 2nd husband.
- Charlotte Blennerhassett,
born 7 Oct 1801 [by age at burial],
bapt 7 Oct 1801, Tralee.
See entry in
[Tralee Protestant par records].
She
died in infancy, bur 18 Oct 1801, age 11 days.
See note in [D950/1/9, p.29].
- Charlotte Blennerhassett,
Charlotte Ann,
bapt 30 June 1803
[Foster's Royal Descents, vol.4, 1886].
Note
there is a gap in Tralee par records for 1803-04.
See note in [D950/1/9, p.28].
Listed as 3rd dau (3rd surviving dau) on grave.
Looks like "Charlotte Blennerhassett" wit her sister Letitia's mar 1830 (hard to read).
She
died unmarried in Italy.
She died 25 Dec 1834, age 31 yrs, at Pisa, Italy.
She was bur
Old English Cemetery
at Livorno (Leghorn), Tuscany, Italy.
- Goddard Blennerhassett,
died without issue.
He might be "Goddard Blennerhassett"
who mar 7 July 1825 at St Bride's, London,
to Elizabeth Hemmingway (marriage licence 2 July 1825).
- Conway Blennerhassett,
born 1808, Cork,
educ TCD,
entered as "pensioner" 3 May 1824, age 16,
see entry in
[TCD Alumni],
died without issue, 17 Aug 1825, age 17,
at Boulogne-sur-mer, France.
- Arthur Blennerhassett,
died without issue.
- Letitia Blennerhassett.
She was a "minor" at mar 1830.
Unclear what age this implies.
This may imply born post-1809.
Same name as aunt Letitia.
Thomas must have been fond of his sister.
She
mar 15 Nov 1830 (licence 8 Nov 1830)
at St.George's church, Bloomsbury, London,
see entry,
to Dr. William Bruce
and had issue.
Baptism of John Blennerhassett in 1792 in Tralee.
This is a bit confusing.
The Rector, who signs his name at the bottom here, is
Rev. John Blennerhassett.
He is baptising his own grandson,
son of his son Capt. Thomas.
The confusing part is that Rev. John
names the father "Thomas Blennerhassett Junior".
The explanation would be that
Rev. John had
a brother Thomas,
so to him his own son Thomas was "Thomas junior".
A reading of the grave of Charlotte Blennerhassett in Livorno, Italy.
Age is obviously false.
From
"English and American inscriptions in the old (and now closed) Protestant cemetery in Leghorn",
p.113
of [MGH]
3rd series, vol.2 (1898).
Above is from p.114.
Signature of
"Thomas Blennerhassett of Tralee"
in
Deed of 31 Mar 1806.
Signature of
Thomas Blennerhassett
in [Vestry Minutes Books, Tralee church] in Apr 1806.
Clearly the same person.
See full size.
Signature of
Thomas Blennerhassett
in [Vestry Minutes Books, Tralee church] in Apr-May 1806.
Clearly the same person.
See full size.
Signature of
Thomas Blennerhassett
in [Vestry Minutes Books, Tralee church] in May 1806.
Clearly the same person.
See full size.
Signature of
"Thomas Blennerhassett of Cork"
on memorial of
Deed of 1810.
This is the same person.
Thomas Blennerhassett, merchant, in Cork, 1809-10
Capt. Thomas might have left the army in 1806 and become a merchant in Cork.
He might be "Thomas Blennerhasset", merchant, Morrison's Island,
listed in Cork in
[West's Directory of Cork, 1809-10].
There is also a "Blennerhasset & Robinson", merchants, listed on Mannix St
(now Exchange Street / O'Connell Square, see
map).
Note there is no Blennerhassett person or business listed in Cork in
[Holden's Directory of Cork, 1805 or 1809].
Morrison's Island, Cork, on
1801 map.
This is now the area W of Morrison's Quay
(see modern map).
