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      WALSH   

of COLPE, or COLPE-cum-MORNINGTON,

a parish, in the barony of DULEEK, county of MEATH,

 and province of LEINSTER: Farm Hill, Meath, Ireland  

 COLPE, or COLPE-cum-MORNINGTON, a parish, in the barony of DULEEK, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 2 1/4 miles (E. by S.) from Drogheda; containing 1970 inhabitants, of which number, 71 are in the hamlet. This parish is situated on the eastern coast, at the mouth of the river Boyne . . . The principal seats are, Bettystown, the residence of R. Shepheard, Esq.; Eastham, of F. Anderson, Esq., Pilltown, of T. Brodigan, Esq.; Mornington House, of G. F. Blackburne, Esq.; Beabeg, of H. Smith, Esq.; Mornington, of Burton Tandy, Esq.; Beamore, of J. Cooper, Esq.; Farm Hill, of W. Walsh, Esq.; Triton Lodge, of C. Segrave, Esq.; and Cowslip Lodge, the property of G. H. Pentland, Esq. (A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis  http://www.booksulster.com/library/topog/c5.php ).

	W. WALSH    b   abt 1790
	Unknown poss SHEAPARD
	m 1 Anne Maria Teresa WALSH    (b 1811 Ireland Died in giving birth to my ggg grandmother, Emily LAYE 11 Sep 1848, Douglas, Isle of Man.Bu: 14 Sep 1848, Braddan Church Cemetery  8 children. Had death bed conversion to Catholicism, Anglican re-baptised Catholic, by Francis, obeying his wife's last request). Married 28 Oct 1835 in Newbridge, Colpe Church County Meath, Ireland- but family Bible has ".1st July 1834 by Rev. Crawford" at same church.     Research a James Walsh was b Meath Church England 1813 d 1890 Bruce Canada//James C Walsh b 1818 Balrath, Meath, Ireland, Surgeon RN, / Peter Walsh 1793 Meath,   MAJOR FRANCIS GEORGE FENWICK LAYE,  25th (the King's Own Borderers) Regiment of Foot Eldest child of  Lt General Francis LAYE and Mary AIREY   b 3 July 1807 Leith Fort Scotland, bap 24 July 1807, English Chapel, Fort Leith Scotland  d 15 March 1881, age 73  at "The Thickett", Southsea  Cause of death: Paralysis 3 days, brother J.H. Laye present at death.  1801 Fort Leith, Scotland Born 1811-14 Fort Leith, Scotland With Parents 1817-     Probably this entire time with the 25th, stationed at Cork, but deployed in different area,        as this log of the 25th shows:                       24 December 1818  march to Fermoy, marched on to new barracks at Cork,                        Dec 1819 help put out the Wise's Distillery fire                  28 Feb 1820 Regt HQ marched to Templemore, arrives 5 March. .. parties detached [various] in                         consequence of the disturbed state of the country                  5 Jan 1821 detachment to Roscommon until 13 June                       15 April 1822 HQ to Belfastbut company and a half goes to Carrickfergus 1827   Purchases off ice of Lt. 1828   father Lt General Francis Laye dies   1835   Colpe Church Meath, Ireland, 28 Oct , Marries Anne Maria Teresa  WALSH              1836   Daughter Mary Ann born Farm Hill, County Meath Ireland -home of W. Walsh family 1837   Daughter Susan born Feb 1837 at Templemore Co Tipperary 1838   Dau Frances born Ireland Sept at Farm Hill Co. Meath home of W. Walsh family 1839    1840   Daughter Henerietta born Ireland April 1at Farm Hill Co. Meath home of W. Walsh family 1841     1842   Son Francis born Feb at Triton Lodge Co Meath 1843   Son Henry born Douglas (Braddan)  Isle of Man  1844   Daughter Maria born Douglas (Braddan) Isle of Man  1846   Son Frederick born Douglas,(Braddan)  Isle of Man  1848   Daughter Emily born Douglas, (Braddan) Isle of Man. Wife Anne dies. Buried Braddan Church Cemetery 1851 Berwick Tweedmoth - Living with mother, Mary Airey Laye and his children 1852   Tweedmouth, Berwick  Captain, Barracks Master 25th (King's Own Borderers) 8 Jan Marries Anne ROBERTSON, , .  1853-? Perhaps Australia for a while./ India?? Married Elizabeth Patricia RAMSAY 1856   Daughter Henerietta dies at Bewick 1858   Daughter Mary Ann dies at Bewick 1862   Daughter Susan dies in March scarlet fever at Triton Lodge.  Buried at Juliantown 1876   Daughter Maria probably dies in childbirth in Edinburgh. Sister Emily Laye there. 1881 Dies at "The Thickett", Southsea Note: Colpe Church now Star of the Sea, the Parish of Mornington.  At the beginning of the 19th century the Parish of Colpe / Mornington was part of St. Mary’s Parish in Drogheda.     Mary Ann LAYE         b 1836 Ireland   (Bible says: born 20 May 1835 at Farm Hill Co Meath at 1/2 past 7 AM,  Christened by Rev. J. Montgomery at Colpe Church Co. Meath on 2nd June 1835.  Hooping cough Sept 1838.  Scarlet fever March 1842. Measles April 1846. Died"  In 1851 with father and grandmother in census at Berwick, Northumberland.  Not married.  Died 1858, Berwick               Susan Louisa Theresa LAYE   Bible: "born 8th Feb 1837 at Templemore Co Tipperary (?) At 3 PM.  Christened by Rev Faulkener at Templemore on 26th Feb 1837.  Hooping cough Sept 1838.  Died 13th March 1862 of scarlet fever at Triton Lodge, Wm. Dropheder (?) at ½ past 10 PM. buried at Juliantown (?) Co Meath" Frances Elizabeth LAYE Bible"born 7th Sept 1838 at Farm Hill Co. Meath at 10 PM.  Christened by Rev F. J. Murray Patten (?) at Farm Hill on 6th Oct 1838.  Scarlet Fever March 1842.  Measles April 1846.  Died".   Francis William LAYE  b Ireland 1839 Bible: "born 27th Feb 1842 at Triton Lodge Co Meath at 1/4 before 7 AM (?). Christened by Rev F. S. Murray Patten at Triton Lodge Co. Meath on 11th April 1842. Measles April 1846. "  In 1851 with father and grandmother in census at Berwick, Northumberland.   Henrietta Catherine Shepheard LAYE b 1841 Ireland   Bible: "Laye born 2_th  April 1840 at Farm Hill Co. Meath at 1 PM. Christened by Rev F. S. Murray Patten at Colpe Church, Co. Meath on the 20th May 1840.  Measles April 1846.  Died". Farm Hill is the Walsh estate.  In 1851 with father and grandmother in census at Berwick, Northumberland.  Not married. Died 1856, Berwick.   Lt. Henry Joseph Airey LAYE    b 1844 IOM, Bap #1 1843 St George's Anglican, Douglas, on Aug 2, 1843.Bap #2: Chapel Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic, Douglas (Later St Mary's) on Sep 23, 1843 (Dates of baptism all seem a year off).  Bible: "born 25th June 1843 at Douglas, Isle of Man at 1/4 past ten PM. Christened by Rev F. S. Murray Patten at St. George’s Church Douglas on 2nd Aug 1843.  Measles April 1846.  Scarlet Fever ....1847.  Died. "   In 1851 with father and grandmother in census at  Berwick, Northumberland. Later a cadet: Ref website:   "The Cadet papers are under reference IOR/L/MIL/9/xxx at the O.I.O. Collection at the British Library in London and cover the period from c.1789 until towards the end of the 19th century. This index only covers the period 1789 to 1859. When you look-up a name you will find the OIOC ref number and LDS Family History Centre film number, you can then go to your nearest LDS Family History Centre and order this film for viewing in that centre. This is much more convenient than going all the way to London from say Alberta"  Cadet Laye Henry Airey  IOR/L/MIL/9/252/820-28   1952295    Reference                                                                                            In 1869- Ensign in infantry- Bombay Army   Maria Josephine Louisa LAYE  b1844-5 Isle of Man   Bible: "Laye born 23rd Jan 1845 at Douglas, Isle of Man at 1/6th past 6 AM. Christened by Rev. P. Weagrath (?) at Douglas on the 3rd Feb 1845. Measles April 1846."  Baptized: Chapel Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic, Douglas (Later named  St Mary's) on Feb 13, 1845. d Prob in childbirth 1876  -Emily Laye visiting around that time. In 1851 with father and grandmother in census at Berwick, Northumberland.    William Lothian Hamilton, son of James Hamilton and Ann Nelson, on 29 August 1870, St. Andrew Sq. Edinburgh. Emily likely stayed with her while about to give birth to Hugh in 1875-  Father, Major FF Laye at wedding. Mr. Hamilton was a veterinary student. His father was James Hamilton, the minister of the congregation, and his mother was Ann Nelson. (Ann Laye witness & George Newton).  In 1881 Census, 3 generations living together- at Wellington St Park, Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland  James L.W. HAMILTON below- 9 years old with sister Theresa A. S. HAMILTON who is 5 yrs.  Their father .William L. HAMILTON 30 yrs,  is a veterinarian surgeon, and his parents: Ann HAMILTON mother 62 yrs, and his father James HAMILTON who is 65 yrs and the Chaplin Edinr Royal Infirmary. Where is  Maria Josephine Louisa LAYE?? Divorced? Likely instead died in childbirth after 2nd child 5 years prior.    James Laye Walsh HAMILTON   b 8 April 1871, Leith Midlothian, Scotland    Theresa A. S. HAMILTON  b about 1876 Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland       Frederick LAYE  b 1846 Isle of Man   Laye Family Bible: "Frederick Laye born 11th June 1846 at Ballanpatten (?) Near Douglas Isle of Man at ... past 9 PM. Christened by Rev Bro... vicar of .... Braddan... on the 17th June 1846.  Died in Texas."  Note- I found a Frederick Laye in the 1901 Census- with age almost correct- a dentist Kent, who was born in Chelsea London. -Poss error.    Emily Marie LAYE  b 11 September 1848, Douglas, IOM. bap Bible: "Laye born 17th June 1847 at Douglas Isle of Man at 2 o’clock AM. Christened by Rev. P. Weagrath (?) at Douglas on the 20th July 1847.   Died. "   Chapel Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, Douglas. Isle of  Man. Later St Mary's) on July 19 1847.  (Dates of baptism all seem a year off). d. 23 Aug 1896 in Detroit, Mi USA, as "Emily PRINCE," (wife of John Prince).Bu Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Mother dies in childbirth She was 36 yrs old- death bed conversion appears- to Catholicism.  "Anne LAYE" baptized Catholic September 11 1848- Emily's mother on deathbed. Emily is my 2G grandmother. In 1851 with father and grandmother in Berwick, Northumberland. Emily was born on IOM but later records show Wales. Her son, my g-grandfather was baptised in Edinburgh 1876.   LT William Simpson Brown Blennerhassett DWYER  son of Maj-Gen Thomas Peard DWYER and Mary Anne TOULMIN   b 15 Aug 1846 Portsmouth, England, married 1st   4 Apr 1868 Portchester, England to Emily Laye. Divorced about 1880. Remarried Cornelia Moran in 1881. d 1918 Detroit, MI 4 April 1868  Portchester. She was divorced from him by 1880.  MAY have been involved with Lambert DWYER. Hugh Dwyer Emily's son and my great grandfather, claimed on his marriage certificate-father was  Colonel Lambert Dwyer  Remarried:    She re-married John PRINCE, (b about 1858 d32 years old at 314 Porter Street, Detroit 7 Dec 1890. Accidental overdose of chloroform administered during surgery) grandson of Col John PRINCE, alleged illegitimate son of William IV of ENGLAND and an actress. (Most prob untrue - but he must have been an impressive person to have people think he could be). This is my direct gg grandmother.  She died 23 Aug 1896 in Detroit MI as "Mrs Emily Prince."  Hon. Colonel John PRINCE (whom the citizens of Detroit had a price on his head), of Canada -Famous or infamous for the Battle of Windsor

 

 

 

William Shepheard  About 1695 Cope, , Meath, Ireland   Spouse: Elizabeth Bellew Family Marriage: 12 DEC 1721 Esker, Dublin, Ireland
Thomas Shepheard Birth: About 1642 Drogheda, Louth, Ireland Spouse: Frances Shenton Family Marriage: 13 SEP 1667 Dowth, Meath, Ireland

M. Walsh of Glen House    Farm Hill: Dr. Walker   1837

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