Gould of Limerick city
- References:
- Sources yet to be consulted:
- Limerick city CoI parish records
- indexed records in Limerick Cathedral.
Our family starts with Bridget Gould who married John Ebrill. Their children were Catholic.
Bridget Gould is a close relation of the Protestant
William Gould below.
They look like they might be siblings.
Could Bridget be born Protestant and converted?
Or could William be born Catholic and converted?
Confusing matters, Bridget is rather a Catholic name
and William is rather a Protestant name.
Our line starts with:
- Bridget Gould,
born 1785 [death notice] or 1786 [grave].
See entry
in tree by Paddy Waldron.
Pat Lavelle and
Brian Ebrill say "Brigid".
But her grave and stained glass window both say "Bridget".
NOT Ellen.
She was
possibly born Protestant.
Though she was later Catholic.
Her children were Catholic.
She mar pre-1805 to
John Ebrill
[born 1780]
and had issue.
He was in wool business, on Mungret St, Limerick.
[Pigot's directory, 1824]
shows
John Ebrill
in Mungret Street, Limerick.
Our Bridget Gould
married John Ebrill, who had a
wool business on Mungret St, Limerick.
Her children were Catholic.
Bridget Gould
is a close relation of the following Protestant
William Gould, who had a
wool business on Mungret St, Limerick.
His children were Protestant.
Proof they are close relations:
- First the paperwork indicated it.
William Gould's Protestant son-in-law
William D. Wilkinson
witnessed the Catholic wedding in Dublin in 1864 of
Bridget Gould's son
William Ebrill.
If Bridget and William are siblings,
then Wilkinson's wife Mary Anne Gould
is 1st cousin of William Ebrill.
- Then in 2020 DNA finally proved it.
But are they siblings?
And were they born Catholic or Protestant?
-
William Gould.
Could be born Protestant,
or born Catholic and converted when married.
Married 1stly in Protestant church in 1804.
Died "at an advanced age" in 1844.
So maybe born around 1770.
His children were Protestant.
He was in wool business, on Mungret St, Limerick.
[Pigot's directory, 1824]
shows
William Gould
in Mungret Street, Limerick.
The families were right beside each other on Mungret St, Limerick.
Here is an extract from
Mungret St in Griffith's Valuation, 1850.
Mary Anne Gould
is orphaned and has
inherited her father William Gould's business.
She is leasing a house (must be her late parents' house)
at plot no.17,
right beside
John Ebrill and Bridget Gould
(Bridget is possibly her aunt).
William Gould's son-in-law, the Protestant
William D. Wilkinson,
witnesses the Catholic marriage
of
what must be his wife's cousin
William Ebrill
in Dublin in 1864.
See full marriage cert.
Stephen Gould
Some trees on Ancestry have this
Stephen Gould, or Goold, marrying 1793, Limerick, Protestant,
being the father of Bridget Gould
and of William Gould (who they identify with the William Gould born 1796).
But this is clearly impossible if
Bridget was born 1785 or 1786,
and William Gould married 1804.
- John Gold,
mar 31 Aug 1743
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick]
to Mary Anderson.
- William Gould, born 1784,
butcher,
mar ----,
William Gould, New Market,
is listed under "Victuallers"
in
[Triennial directory, 1840],
William Gould, Newtown Market,
is listed under "Butchers"
in
[Slater's directory, 1846],
died in Limerick workhouse, Limerick city,
17 Aug 1864, age 80
[GROI],
his wife fl 1864.
- Dennis Goold,
mar 29 Sep 1817
[St.John's CoI, Limerick]
to Catherine Pratt.
- Andrew Gould,
mar 13 Aug 1824
[St.John's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.John's CoI or St.John's RC,
to Bridget Dea.
-
John Gould,
of Limerick, Glazier.
He is
listed
on
p.193
of
[Pawnbroking report]
as one of the sureties for
a bond in Limerick of date
22 May 1823.
John Gould, 61 Roches Street, is listed under Plumbers & Glaziers in
[Pigot's directory, 1824].
J. Gould, Roches Street, is listed under Plumbers & Glaziers in
[Deane's directory, 1838].
-
John Gould, born 1805,
mar 14 Nov 1826
[St.John's CoI, Limerick],
or 16 Nov,
to Harriett Sparling (or Harriot, or Sperling),
had issue:
- Stephen Gould, bapt 31 Aug 1827
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick].
- William Gould, bapt 12 July 1831
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick].
- John Gould, bapt 21 July 1833
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick].
Went to Australia 1853.
Ancestor of:
- James Gould, bapt 20 July 1835
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick],
must have died young, there is another James.
- James Gould, bapt 18 July 1837
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick].
- John Gould,
mar 17 Nov 1831
[St.Michael's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.Michael's CoI or St.Michael's RC,
to Maria McDonough,
John died 1831-33,
Maria re-married,
9 Sep 1833
[St.Michael's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.Michael's CoI or St.Michael's RC,
to Robert Crawdon.
Other Goulds of Limerick (female)
- Margtt. Goulde,
mar 13 Jan 1714
[St.John's CoI, Limerick]
to Jams Gorden.
- Catherine Gold,
mar 3 Feb 1730
[St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick]
to Richard Jenkins.
- Margaret Gould,
mar 21 May 1750
[St.Munchin's CoI, Limerick]
to Robert Randel.
- Anne Goold,
mar 3 May 1801
[St.John's CoI, Limerick]
to William Kelly.
- Honour Gould,
mar 16 Jan 1814
[St.Munchin's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.Munchin's CoI or St.Munchin's RC,
to John Clare.
- Eliza Gold,
mar 10 Aug 1815
[St.Michael's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.Michael's CoI or St.Michael's RC,
to Robert Stewart.
- Catherine Gould,
mar 20 Mar 1825
[St.John's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.John's CoI or St.John's RC,
to Finch Rigley.
- Ellen Gould,
mar 13 July 1825
[St.John's, Limerick],
not recorded if St.John's CoI or St.John's RC,
to John Palmer.
A widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Goold,
appears on a Limerick document of 6 Jan 1768.
See
full size.
From
Paul O'Brien.
Goold of Co.Limerick
