Vincent Corbett
- Sources yet to be consulted:
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[P106/417]
is letter of 24 Dec 1913 from
Kathleen Ryan, Castleview House, to
Nell Humphreys.
Refers to Mary Humphrys'
"romantic engagement"
to
Vincent Corbett,
"who fell in love with her at first sight".
Mary Humphrys
and Vincent Corbett.
Courtesy of
Nora Humphreys.
See
larger
and
full size.
Vincent Corbett,
born Dublin, May 1879.
Taken to US with
parents 1884.
In 1889 he was sent back to Ireland to live with uncle Tom Corbett on farm in Co.Clare.
Parents stayed in US.
In 1897 his mother returned only to go to England and enter a convent.
He would visit her there.
See him
listed
in 1901 census
with uncle in
Ballagh, Quin par, Co.Clare. He is farmer.
See him
listed
in 1911 census
with uncle in Ballagh. He is farmer, unmarried.
It incorrectly says he is born Co.Clare.
He
mar must be 1913 to
Mary Humphrys [bapt 5 Feb 1882].
They lived Ballagh, Co.Clare. He was farmer.
He died 24 Dec 1940, age 61 yrs.
She died 12 June 1947, age 65 yrs.
They
had issue:
- Kitty Corbett,
Kathleen Mary Corbett,
"Catherine Mary" in death cert,
born 14 June 1914, Ballagh, Co.Clare.
See birth cert
from here.
Father died 1940.
At mar 1942 she and sister are listed as living at Ballagh, but both married near Dublin.
She
mar 8 April 1942, Greystones, Co.Wicklow,
to William Sheridan
and had issue.
Double wedding with sister.
See mar cert
from here.
Kitty and William were married by
Kitty's 1st cousin
Fr. Tim English (later Canon).
- Mabel Corbett,
Margaret Mary,
born 20 August 1915, Ballagh, Co.Clare.
See birth cert
from here.
Living Ballagh at mar.
She
mar 8 April 1942, Greystones, Co.Wicklow,
to Jim Loughnane
and had issue.
Double wedding with sister.
See mar cert
from here.
Mabel and Jim were married by a
Fr. Thomas Loughnane (would be relation of Jim).
- Fr. Jack Corbett,
John Joseph Corbett,
born 29 May 1919, Ballagh, Co.Clare.
See transcript
of birth cert.
C.Ss.R
(Redemptorist) priest.
Ordained c.1947.
Served in India.
Priest at
Mount St. Alphonsus Redemptorists church,
Limerick city.
He carried out wedding of his 1st cousin Cora Humphrys c.1965.
Went to America. Served as priest in Boston and New York.
Living in Springfield, MA, as at 1992.
He was later in nursing home in Co.Clare.
He died Apr 2007, age 87 yrs,
bur Limerick.
