Halpin family of Wicklow - Part 1

[BillW]

Check:

1803 County: KILDARE - EMMET'S REBELLION; Extracted from 'THE UNITED IRISHMEN - APPENDIX VI'
Copyright 2007, Ireland Genealogy Project Archives, All rights reserved.

Bill

[BillW]

Directory: DUBLIN - Wilson's Dublin Directory - 1783 A-C
Copyright 2007, Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives
Directory of Merchant and Traders of the City of Dublin by Peter Wilson 1783.
Available at the NLI Dublin

Crossthwaites listed

(Does anyone have access to the whole of this early Directory?  This is close to the time that Marianne Crosthwaite is said to have married W H Halpin.)

Bill

[shanew147]

Directory: DUBLIN - Wilson's Dublin Directory - 1783 A-C
Copyright 2007, Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives
Directory of Merchant and Traders of the City of Dublin by Peter Wilson 1783.
Available at the NLI Dublin

Crossthwaites listed

(Does anyone have access to the whole of this early Directory?  This is close to the time that Marianne Crosthwaite is said to have married W H Halpin.)

Bill

I have a copy of this directory - Treble Almanac & Dublin Directory - 1783, which contains Wilson's Dublin Directory. The only three Crosthwaite entries that I see are the ones you have listed above.

There's a couple of Halpin entries.. in case these are of interest :

  Henry Halpen, hatter, 13 E. Arran-street
  Richard Halpen, Wine-cooper, 44 Winetavern-street
  Patrick Halpin, Engraver, 35 Temple Bar


Shane

[Diane Carruthers]

Hi,

Great stuff the last few days.

I was just looking at the website Families in British India www.fibis.org and it had a number of references to Halpins.

Oswald Halpin was on an index to cadetship papers and the records themselves might give further details about his family.

Diane

[BillW]

Diane

That is a great site I did not know about.  Thank you.  The cadetship papers are potentially very rich because they include proof of age and, I quote:  usually in the form of a certified copy of an extract from his baptismal record, names and occupations of his parents, reference to his schooling plus the necessary letter of recommendation from a member of the EIC's Court of Directors.

To get this I will have to order a couple of LDS films, which could take weeks or months.  The records are also apparently in the British Library, not exactly handy.

There is heaps of other information at the site.  I will leave a teaser:
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Ref: http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_detail.php?id=14423

Note his home address.  If a Captain in 1839, estimate birth ca. 1800-1810.  Anything known of "Castle Forbes"?

Bill.

[kenneth cooke]

Bill,
I found a bit more about Capt Richd Halpin:
At Dinapore on the 21st inst. by drowning from the accidental upsetting of a boat,
Capt. Halpen of Her Majesty’s 49th Regt of foot, deeply regretted  by his brother officers
to whom he had justly endeared himself by his high and sterling qualities as an accomplished gentleman, an officer and a friend.  Parbury’s Oriental Herald 1839

Halpin - Captain Richard - 49th Foot - died 21st March 1839.
Grave at Resurgam - "Sacred to the memory of Captain Richard Halpin, H.M. 49th Regt. who departed this life March 21st 1839, aged 38 years. This tomb is erected by his brother officers as a token of their high esteem."   glosters.tripod.com/offzdiedh

So we have his age, born abt 1801. By the way, At Dinapore was buried Gen. Sir William Toone, of Dublin
in Aug. 1822. His sister was Mrs Eliz. Swettenham, who (re)mar. John Halpin (?bookseller) in 1802.
Regards,
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

Correction-
John Halpen (not Halpin) of Woodville Queens County married Mrs Swettenaham relict of Alderman Kilner city of Dublin Aug 1800, from page 127 Hibernian Mag.
Ken

[Diane Carruthers]

Hi,

Glad the website was helpful. It looked like it could provide some valuable information.

In the will index on Irish Origins there was a listing for :

Testor Name: Nicholas Halpin
Date of Will: 1836
Where proved/granted: Meath Diocese
Executor Last Name: Halpin
Executor First Name: C.
Executor Address: Spiddal
Document Type: Will
Document Status: Transcript
NA Ref: IWR/1836/F/722
Volume Name: 4/236/28

Has anyone ever seen this will?

Diane

[kenneth cooke]

Just to tidy up-
Should be: Eliz. SWETTENHAM, mar John HALPEN,  AUG. 1800  !
Capt Richd Halpin would be buried at the English (?military) Cemetery at Dinapore (now Danapur) on the Ganges, just to the west of Patna in Bihar State.
I think 'Resurgam' is an error in transcription. It is Latin, meaning "I shall rise again" and was used in death notices (like RIP). (It's in every Requiem)
Ken