Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
William Lindsay,
William
mar July 1811, Limerick, to
Letitia Blennerhassett [bapt 10th June 1780,
descendant of Edward III].
He was age 21.
Letitia was age 31.
They lived Tarbert.
Listed as of Tarbert at children's baptisms.
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[Deed, 1812]
is a lease from
Sir Edward Leslie, Baronet
to William Lindsay of Tarbert, gentleman,
of 3 houses in Tarbert that were built by his father:
"lately built by Joseph Lindsay, deceased".
It says this property is "in front 49 feet and in depth 33 feet" so these do not look like the Church St properties. It says they are bounded on the E by the Bridewell. The current Bridewell was built 1831 on the road to Tarbert Island. Not sure exactly where the old one was, but obviously somewhere on Bridewell St (which runs into Church St). |
William is
listed
in 1817 in
[Vestry Minutes Book, Kilnaughtin].
He is
listed as of Tarbert in 1818
in
[Vestry Minutes Book, Kilnaughtin]
when he is appointed as a Church Warden for 1818-19.
In
[Deed, 1820]
he has definitely succeeded to the
Church St properties in Tarbert.
Robert Leslie
renews the lease of these properties to
William Lindsay, gentleman, of Tarbert.
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See William involved in
policing actions in the Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824.
William Lindsay of Tarbert wrote a letter on 23 Jan 1822 to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, reporting a book "which is in private circulation amongst the lower orders of the Roman Catholicks" which predicts "the Prodestants exterminated out of this kingdom before the year 1825". This book was General History of the Christian Church by "Pastorini" (an English Catholic bishop, died 1797) which predicted the end of Protestantism by 1825. |
Letitia's dau Louisa Ponsonby
(living with Ponsonby relations)
got pregnant outside marriage in 1825.
William Lindsay of Tarbert witnessed
[Deed, Mar 1827].
William is
listed in 1828
in
[Vestry Minutes Book, Kilnaughtin].
William living Tarbert as at Deeds of 1829.
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Lived in Co.Limerick at least 1830 to 1842:
William lived for a time at Granard, Croom par, S of Adare, Co.Limerick (see map). There is a marriage notice of his sister Dorcas Lindsay in Limerick Evening Post, 24 December 1830. Also notice in Freeman's Journal, 28 December 1830 (and here). This lists William as of Granard (incorrectly says Co.Kerry). Though he kept contact with and property in Tarbert (and would later move back). He witnessed the Will of Marmaduke Smith of Tarbert on 12 Feb 1832. And he is listed at Tarbert in [Kilnaughtin Tithe Book, 4 Aug 1832]. He has 1 rood and 29 perches (nearly 1/2 an acre). His mother is also listed. His mother died Nov 1832. Louisa Ponsonby's mar settlement 1833 was witnessed by "William Lindsay of Granard, Co.Limerick, gent." William is described as of Adare at dau's death 1834. William and Letitia are party to [Deed, 1842], in which Thomas Carrique Ponsonby is selling off the Ponsonby estate. There was an inheritance from the Ponsonby estate inherited by Letitia's daughters by her 1st marriage. In [Deed, 1842] William is described as of Adare, Co.Limerick. |
They later lived back in Tarbert.
Apparently back in Tarbert at death of son William in 1847.
He is listed
in [Griffiths Valuation, 1851]
as renting out the old Lindsay properties on
Church St, Tarbert.
He is also listed
in [Griffiths Valuation, 1851]
as landlord of various properties in
Chapel St, Tarbert.
He himself in 1851 is occupying a modest house (house numbered 17) in
Chapel St
(smaller than 3 of the properties he is renting out).
He might have been away living in Adare for some time, renting out his properties in Tarbert,
only needed a small house when he came back (children grown up).
Also, it may not have been convenient to remove the tenants when he came back,
so initially he lived in one of the smaller properties.
He moved to another Chapel St property later,
and later still we see his widow living in one of the larger Church St properties.
William's will dated 5 Jan 1852, from Tarbert.
His will of 1852 leaves his Tarbert properties
- the two houses on
Church St
and the old Sessions House on
Chapel St -
to his brother
Thomas,
except Thomas ended up dying before him.
He is
listed as "Gentleman" at son's mar 1854.
He is listed at
Tieraclea Lower and
Tarbert
in
[1859 Rental]
of Leslie estate at Tarbert.
See Leslie estate
1860-70 accounts
for William Lindsay and heirs,
property in Tieraclea and Tarbert.
He did not stay in the house numbered 17 in Chapel St.
[Deed, 1864]
says he lived before his death in another of his houses on
Chapel St
(must be house numbered 10, beside the old Sessions House).
An undated addition to his will leaves
the house in which he dwells, together with the furniture,
to his wife.
He is
described as "gentleman", of Tarbert,
at death
[NAI].
William dies, 1862:
He died Tarbert,
16 Apr 1862
[death notice],
[NAI],
or 15 Apr [grave],
or 19 Apr
[Lindsay family tree],
age 72 yrs,
bur
Aghavallen church, near Ballylongford, Co.Kerry.
Notes of
Rev. T.E. Lindsay
say there was an entry in Aghavallen parish register (possibly now lost)
which said he was bur 19 Apr.
See
death notice
in Cork Examiner,
21 April 1862.
See death notice
in Freemans Journal, Apr 23, 1862.
[Deed, 1864]
says Letitia was then living in one of the Lindsay properties in
Church St
(would be The White House).
Item
in Freemans Journal, Jan 19, 1865,
says that a Mr. Sterne (see following) is applying in the
Court of Probate
to get
"James Lindsay" of Tarbert (unidentified)
to produce the will of William Lindsay.
Identical
item
in
Cork Examiner,
19 January 1865.
Admin (with will) of estate of William Lindsay
granted 25 Feb 1865 to William Sterne, attorney, of Dublin, "a creditor of the deceased",
"effects under £21",
no papers survive in
[NAI].
See Chancery notice
in Co.Kerry newspaper, probably Tralee Chronicle, Dec 1865.
Letitia continued to live in Tarbert.
[Hickson, 1897]
says about Letitia in Tarbert:
"I never saw her but friends of mine
knew her very well in 1860-70."
1869 Rent book
of Leslie estate
lists the "Reps." (Representatives)
of William Lindsay at property no.66 in Lower Tieraclea
and property no.76 in Tarbert.
Letitia appears multiple times as a complainant
in
Tarbert Petty Sessions in 1869-70:
Letitia dies, 1876:
She died Tarbert, 29 Oct 1876
[GROI],
[NAI],
[Lindsay family tree],
or 27 Oct
[grave],
age 96 yrs,
of "obstinate constipation".
Her age is given as 101 on grave and in [GROI],
but this is not true.
Spelt "Lititia" on grave but not in other records.
See
death cert
from
[GROI].
She was
bur Aghavallen church.
Notes of
Rev. T.E. Lindsay
say there was an entry in Aghavallen parish register (possibly now lost)
which said she was bur 31 Oct.
Item
in
Irish Times, November 4, 1876,
notes her recent death and says she was 101.
Searched
Limerick Chronicle,
[LCL] microfilm,
28 Oct to 7 Nov,
for death notice, not found.
Admin granted at Limerick, 7 Dec 1876, to her son Joseph,
"effects under £50",
no papers survive in
[NAI].
William and Letitia
had issue:
Signature and seal of William Lindsay
on
[Deed, 1812].
See full size.
Signature of William Lindsay
in 1818
in
[Vestry Minutes Book, Kilnaughtin].
Signature and seal of William Lindsay
on
[Deed, 1823].
William Lindsay of Tarbert is appointed emigration agent in 1853.
Our William is quite old.
His son William is dead.
Note though that his son
Blennerhassett Lindsay
at marriage 1854 is called an "emigration agent".
From Limerick Reporter, 7 October 1853.
From Belfast News-Letter,
Wed 22 November 1854.
Mr. Lindsay of Tarbert was a passenger in the Limerick and Tralee mail coach
when it crashed on Thur 16 Nov 1854
at Gortclohy Bridge, Kilflyn par, NE of Tralee
(see map).
This could be William or one of his sons,
or his brother George.
[Hickson, 1897]
writes about Letitia in Tarbert.
See full size.
Insurgents attacked and burnt
the house of chief constable John Blakeney Kittson on 13 Sept 1821.
On (apparently) the night of Wed 17 to Thur 18 Oct 1821,
William Lindsay and Kittson and
Robert Leslie junior
and the Tarbert volunteers
apprehended one of the culprits across the border
at Port, Abbeyfeale par, Co.Limerick
(see map).
The "River Gale" is the
River Galey.
See
report
in
Freemans Journal, Wed 24 October, 1821.
The above is a more detailed report
in
The Morning Post
(London),
Friday 26 October 1821.
William Lindsay
involved in a violent incident with the agrarian insurgents, Fri 14 Dec 1821.
From
Dublin Evening Post, Saturday 15 December 1821.
See copy
in
Saunders's News-Letter, 15 December 1821.
See copy
in
Morning Chronicle, Thursday 20 December 1821.
See copy
in
Staffordshire Advertiser, Saturday 22 December 1821.
William Lindsay
would be the "Mr. Lindsay" of Tarbert involved in this policing action against
"whiteboys"
(agrarian insurgents)
on
Mon 1 July 1822
(report dated Sat 6 July).
From
Saunders's News-Letter, Tuesday 9 July 1822.
Baptism of Letitia Lindsay, 1814.
See full size.
Baptism of Joseph Lindsay, 1815.
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Baptism of Catherine Lindsay, 1817.
See full size.
Baptism of Eliza Lindsay, 1818.
See full size.
Baptism of Blennerhassett Lindsay, 1819.
See full size.
Baptism of "Mathew, John, William, sons of Letitia and William Lindsay", 1822.
See full size.
Evidence against:
It may be nothing but [Deed, 1871] was witnessed by John P. Broderick, solicitor, of Tralee.
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