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NOTES AND QUERIES. [i2s.vi JL-NE 19. 19-20.


Wednesday ["? Thursday, Oct. 23]. Started with Ross for Brockville by rail about 200 miles, then 't>y steamer to Cobourg which we reached at 6 on Thursday morning and then by rail to Toronto, in all 375 miles. Sir J. Robinson, C.J., with us. Friday, 24 : Toronto. On Lake, Toronto about

.60 years old, but now with a population of 60,000, handsome streets, churches, Courts, Uni- versity, &c. An aide from the G. G. to invite me for to-morrow. To-day I dined to meet all the Ministry and found them pleasant fellows

-enough but a good deal below our stamp. Dinner excellent, win es good, and all was well served as in England.

C. W. B.


IRISH FAMILY HISTORY.

FITZGERALD OF KILMEAD AND GERALDINE, CO. KILDARE.

(See 9 S. xi. 314; xii. 115.)

THOMAS FITZGERAXD of Kilmead, co. Kildara, who died there in 1762, is said to have been the regular descendant from the eleventh Earl of Kildare, according to some old family records in my possession, but I cannot find any evidence confirmatory of the fact, and I should be greatly obliged if any reader of these notes, could supply particulars tracing the family further back, and also on to the present day.

Thomas Fitzgerald who died Mar. 13/20,

1762, at Kilmead, co. Kildare, married ,

and had issue :

I. Thomas Fitzgerald of Kilmead, co. Kildare, was born 1720, died Sept. 17, 1801, aged 81, and was buried with his wife in Kilmead churchyard, parish of Narragh- more, co. Kildare. His will dated Nov. 8, 1799, was proved July 9, 1802, in the Prerogative Court, Dublin. He married, marriage licence dated Feb. 20, 1747, at St. Michan's Church, Dublin, Rose, eldest dau. and coheiress of Francis Lacy, Esq., of the Inn's Quay, Dublin [see Lacy pedi- gree], and by her, who died Nov. 19, 1762, aged 34, and was buried in Kilmead church- yard, had issue :

1. Rose Fitzgerald, born 1748, died Nov. 7, 1797, at her residence in Abbey Street, Dublin, and was buried at St. Doulaghs, near Malahyde, co. Dublin. Mon- umental inscription says, " Died aged 49 years." She -married Apr. 20, 1767, her second cousin, as his second wife, Andrew Reynolds, silk manufacturer, of Dublin. A Memorial of Articles of Intermarriage was registered Aug. 19, 1767, in the Registry of Deeds Office, Henrietta Street, Dublin


(Book 263, p. 133, no. 166871). He died May 8, 1788, aged 44, at his residence, 9 West Park Street, Dublin, and was buried at St. Doulaghs, leaving issue two sons and seven daughter?!. [See pedigree of Reynolds of Rhynn, co, Leitrim.]

2. Anastatia Fitzgerald, called Anstace in her father's, and Anastatia in her brother Thomas's and her husband's wills. Married as his second wife Myles Keon of Keon- brook, co. Leitrim, only son of Gerald Keon of Brendrum, co. Leitrim. In his will dated May 14, 1801, and proved Feb. 6, 1811, he desired to be buried in the family vault in the Parish Church of Killtoghart, co. Leitrim. He had no issue by his second wife.

3. Thomas Fitzgerald, born 1753, died Aug. 21, 1808, at Geraldine, near Athy, co. Kildare, which house he built, aged 55 years, and was buried in Kilmead church- yard. His will dated Mar. 12, 1808, with codicil dated Aug. 15, 1808, was proved Apr. 14, 1809, in the Prerogative Court, Dublin. He left to his wife land of Geraldine leased to him by the Duke of Leinster. To his son Thomas Fitzgerald the farm of Geraldine, about 460 acres. To his son Francis Fitzgerald the farm of Kilrush leased to him by Lord Edward Fitzgerald. He married in February, 1776, Elizabeth, dau. of Bartholomew Barnewell of Granans- town, co. Meath (by his wife Mary Cole 'cf Brightlingsea Hall, Essex; she was married in 1748 and died Mar. 24, 1802), "sister to Robert Barnewell, eighth baronet, and niece to Lord Trimlestown. She died Mar. 10, 1845, aged 91, and was buried with her husband ; they left issue :

i. Thomas Fitzgerald, a colonel in the 58th Regiment. He entered the army in 1794/5, and accompanied Sir Ralph Aber- crombie. He retired in 1809 ; and died at Geraldine, near Athy, Mar. 28, 1835, in the 58th year of his age, was buried in Kilmead churchyard. He married Elizabeth, dau. of Patrick E. Murphy of Ballinacloon, arid left issue :

(i.) Mary Eliza Fitzgerald who died 1888, having married James George Murphy ; he died 1858, and had issue :

(a) George Fitzgerald Murphy of the Grange, co. Meath, born Sept. 12, 1847 ; married June 3, 1884, Lady Mary Louisa, eldest dau. of Arthur James, 10th Earl of Fingall.

(6) Thomas Fitzgerald Murphy, married 1882, Emily, dau. of Malachi Hussey, Esq.,. D.L. of Westown, co. Dublin.