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Owen McGuirk

Admin of estate of Owen McGuirk.
Showing that his widow re-married to Thomas Reilly.
From here.

Owen McGuirk,
or Eugene,
born 1834 or 1835.
Occupation listed as "Dairy" at mar 1870. Living 3 Stephen's Lane, Dublin.
[Thom's, 1870, p.1558] shows Stephen's Lane in tenements, no names.
He mar 11 July 1870 to Anne Fogarty [or Anna].
Owen is listed as "Dairy Man" in 1871.
Living at least 1871 to death 1874 at 21 Great Clarence St, off Grand Canal St, Dublin (now Macken St).

Owen dies, 1874:
He died 11 May 1874, 21 Great Clarence St [admin of estate]. Described as "Dairyman".
He is listed as "Eugene", "Dairy man", deceased, at birth of Eugene in July 1874. His wife is living 25 Clarence St.
He is also called "Eugene" at son Eugene's bapt in 1874.
He was bur 14 May 1874, Glasnevin Cemetery.
See burial record. He is called "Eugene". He is "Dairy owner", of 21 Great Clarence St.
Anne remarried and had issue.
Admin of estate granted to Anne, 8 Dec 1881.
Owen and Anne had issue:

Canon John McGuirk,
John Daniel McGuirk,
born 23 June 1871, 21 Great Clarence St, Dublin. See birth cert.
He was bapt 1871 at [St.Andrew's RC church, Dublin], sp John Fogarty and Mary Anne McGuirk.
Middle name would be after Fogarty grandfather.
Margaret McGuirk,
Margaret Anne McGuirk, Margaret Annie,
born 30 June 1872, Dublin,
bapt 8 July 1872 at St.Andrew's RC church, Westland Row, Dublin, sp Philip Fogarty and Kate Byrne. See image.
Listed with brother Fr. John McGuirk in 1901 census.

She married 17 Aug 1907 in London to Arnold Blennerhassett [Arnold Herbert Blennerhassett, born 10 Aug 1884, London].
(todo) See mar of Margaret Anne McGuirk and Arnold H Blennerhasset, 1907 3rd qr, Islington. [GRO.UK] Volume: 1b Page: 815.
She was age 35. He was age 23.
He is from a family of Blennerhassett of Bath. See tree by Bill Jehan.
His line descends from a John Blennerhassett, born 1757 in Ireland, stay maker in Bath, died 1831 in Bath.
Relationship of this family to the main Blennerhassett family of Ireland is not known.
Bill Jehan's tree is wrong to say Blennerhassett's wife is an Annie McGuirk who was born c.1886 in Lancashire, dau of John and Mary McGuirk.

Margaret is listed in 1911 census at Kilmacanoge South, Co.Wicklow. Arnold is in London. Her mother is with her, presumably to help with the children. The census shows the children were born in London.
Arnold is listed in England in 1911 census without his wife, at 18 Dagnan Road, Balham, London.
Arnold and Margaret moved to Ireland about 1918.
They lived from about 1918 to 1922 at 3 Coliemore Villas, Dalkey, Co.Dublin.
In 1922 they moved to 25 Leinster Road, Rathmines.
He set up a company, "A.H. Blennerhassett & Co", 73 Middle Abbey St, Dublin, and she set up a business (using maiden name), McGuirk's Fancy Drapery Stores, 91 Rathgar Road (near Rathmines).
But, perhaps because of the Civil War chaos, they decided to leave Ireland and moved back to London in 1924.
"Mrs. Blennerhasset", sister of Canon John McGuirk, is at his funeral 1948.
Margaret and Arnold had issue:
1. Meg Blennerhassett,
  Margaret Mary, born 1908, London.
  With mother and grandmother in Co.Wexford in 1911 census.
  She mar 1939 to Godfrey Nurse [Godfrey Cecil Nurse, think NOT Geoffrey] and had issue.
  (todo) See mar of Godfrey C Nurse and Margaret M Blennerhassett, 1939 3rd qr, Holborn. [GRO.UK] Volume: 1b Page: 1830.
  "Mrs. Godfrey Nurse", niece of Canon John McGuirk, is at his funeral 1948.
2. John Blennerhassett,
  John Gerard Blennerhassett, born 1910, London.
  With mother and grandmother in Co.Wexford in 1911 census.
  He emigrated to Argentina.
  He survived the sinking of the Andalucia Star on 7 Oct 1942.
3. Nancy Blennerhassett,
  Anne Josephine, born 1912, London.
  Emigrated to USA.
  She mar 1stly, 1931, to Matthew Corbett and had issue.
  She mar 2ndly, 1953, to Gordon Lund.
Eugene McGuirk,
born 2 July 1874, 25 Clarence St, Dublin, after father's death.
See birth cert from here.
He was bapt 1874 at St.Andrew's RC church, Dublin.

A notice from "John Hasset" of Bath (John Blennerhassett of Ireland, ancestor of Arnold Blennerhassett).
The Bath Chronicle, 21 Feb 1799, p.2.

1911 census: Anne Reilly and her daughter Margaret Anne Blennerhassett.
From here.

McGuirk grave, Glasnevin

Grave of Owen (or Eugene) McGuirk (died 1874) and his son Canon John McGuirk (died 1948).
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
Location: AB 19.5 SOUTH.
Directions: Go in gate. Turn right. Walk down to end. There are tree-lined paths to LHS. Take the second tree-lined path. Walk down until nearly at the path junction. McGuirk grave is to the left of path, beside and behind grave of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington. See street view.
See wide 2024 shot showing location (McGuirk grave in background, Sheehy-Skeffington grave on right).

Grave of Owen McGuirk and Canon John McGuirk.
Photo 2024. See larger and full size.
See wider shot and wider shot.

Sources yet to be consulted

When Margaret married in 1907, her brother John McGuirk gave her as a wedding gift a family bible. In this bible is a McGuirk family record.