stelville county dublin

gwd

hi can anybody help me my great great great grandfather lived in stelville county dublin in the year 1825,can anybody tell me where that was thanks

shanew

it's not the name of a townland, parish or street... maybe the name of a house or estate ?

what's the source and context of the place name ?

shanew

there's a mention in this RootsWeb post of the death at 'Stelville Co Dublin', of a Jn Cockaine in 1831 aged 69 years

gwd

shanew wrote: »

it's not the name of a townland, parish or street... maybe the name of a house or estate ?

what's the source and context of the place name ?

hi shane, i recieved this message froma lady in england with this information thanks again
Hi Gerry
I haven't been in touch for over 2 years.Sorry. My family research on the Davis side has been very slow since our last correspondance.Howver, I have found the following;
Davis, Holebrook of Stelville, County Dublin, merchant tailor
shop, 144 North King-Street, Dublin - freeman
on list Voters for Dublin city registered in 1835

3 Oct 1825 passed to be in Corporation of Tailors in Dublin. Sworn in 16th April 1827 - Claim Grace

shanew

Holbrooke Davis esq. is listed in Pettigrew & Oulton directory of 1834, with an address of 'Stelville', Cross guns - so north Co. Dublin back then, later in the suburbs, and later still incorporated into the city.

see : http://www.swilson.info/roots/po1834co/po1834co.php?pageno=13

(he has a nice distinctive name ... so easy to spot)

Coolnabacky1873

Any chance that Cross Guns is in the/was in the Glasnevin area?

GoogleBooks has a snippet view of Holdbrook Davis, Stelville, Glassnevin

However, sometimes what is in the brief description is not always on the same page. Can't access Pettigrew's 1836 if I click through.

shanew

^^ yes - Phibsborough, near the canal bridge

shanew

Coolnabacky1873 wrote: »

Any chance that Cross Guns is in the/was in the Glasnevin area?
....
Can't access Pettigrew's 1836 if I click through.

The directories I have online use the same type of pdf interface as the Irish census and Dublin City parish records - should work on most PCs

shanew

screenshot for people that cant view the directory.....

shanew

in the 1840 edition he's shown as Holdbrooke Davis & Co., men's mercers, 65 William St.

(doesn't state which William St. i.e. north or south, but based on numbers I think probably south)

Coolnabacky1873

Apologies Shane, my laziness precluded me from clicking your link!

shanew

^^ you had me worried for a sec... thought it should be ok for most people

link the 1840 entry for Holdbrooke in the Index.

He's not mentioned in the street index for either William St.... so may have moved around the time the directory was being compiled.

gwd

hi shanew and coolnabacky1873,thanks for your help, i think phibsboro is the area,i thought of des kelly carpet shop croos guns bridge lol.
on a side note im looking for information on his father a william henry davis born late 1700s who was a lientennant in army,thanks again for your help gerry

shanew

going the opposite direction for a sec... there's a marriage of one of his daughters, Carolin in 1850, on IrishGenealogy.ie

see : http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/5f5c6b0581944

confirm that this Davis family was likely Church of Ireland, and bride's father was a Merchant.

p.s. do you know where Holbrooke was born/baptised ?

gwd

shanew wrote: »

going the opposite direction for a sec... there's a marriage of one of his daughters, Carolin in 1850, on IrishGenealogy.ie

see : http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/5f5c6b0581944

confirm that this Davis family was likely Church of Ireland, and bride's father was a Merchant.

p.s. do you know where Holbrooke was born/baptised ?

yes shane i found that myself,its his daughter,shane holbrook was born in dublin 1804 and married twice,first wife unknown,second wife ann harwood glamorgan

shanew

was wondering how you had his father's name....

There are transcripts of quite a few military records on FindMyPast (UK), and Ancestry that might be worth checking for details of William - although there might be quite a few 'Davis' entries. (helps if you know regiment, or even some locations/postings for the person you are searching)

For other military records you have to research in the National Archives (Kew, London)



Shane

shanew

think 1st wife was named Catherine... possible baptism of Caroline at St. Werburgh CofI in 1826

see : http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/ef175e0226881

Hermy

Sorry to butt in but I just want to say thanks as yet again an unrelated thread has proved quite useful to me, specifically the link to Pettigrew & Oulton which confirms the address of Patrick Urquhart Thompson of 14 Upper Mecklenburgh Street which has opened up all sorts of leads for me!

gwd

shanew wrote: »

think 1st wife was named Catherine... possible baptism of Caroline at St. Werburgh CofI in 1826

see : http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/ef175e0226881

hi shane,thanks again for your help,i only knew of a holbrook born 1829 from the first marriage not any caroline but the name carololine comes up a few times in the family tree,my information about wiliam hennry davis comes from the same lady from england thanks again

shanew

^^ scans from the 1834 and 1840 editions of Pettigrew & Oulton.

http://www.swilson.info/roots/pettigrewoulton.php

(The 1834 is the earliest street listing I've seen for Dublin city)