Gavins in Ballymore Eustace

[cassmob]

hi all

I'm wondering if anyone might know any history about a Gavin family who reportedly lived in Ballymore Eustace in the mid-19th century. My ancestor, Denis Gavin, came from there (via Dublin) and when he arrived in Australia in 1855 he said his parents were Denis and Mary Gavin: his father was already deceased but mother was living in Kildare. later information he gives on certificates states his place of origin as Ballymore, so presumably Ballymore Eustace.

When we visited Ireland we tried to find out more by visiting the church and churchyard and checking the National Library parish records to no avail.

I did find a Denis Gavin who died in 1852 but his estate says that he was a bachelor with only a surviving sister. I am assuming that this is the same chap who is on the griffith Valuations at Broadleas Common. There is no other Gavin showing in Ballymore so I am stumped as to further ideas.

Can anyone offer any further clues??

Thanks

Pauleen

[Kerrill]

Hi Cassmob,
                      sounds like you have the wrong Ballymore try searching the others,

[hbpur]

You said "I'm wondering if anyone might know any history about a Gavin family who reportedly lived in Ballymore Eustace in the mid-19th century. My ancestor, Denis Gavin, came from there (via Dublin) and when he arrived in Australia in 1855 he said his parents were Denis and Mary Gavin: his father was already deceased but mother was living in Kildare. later information he gives on certificates states his place of origin as Ballymore, so presumably Ballymore Eustace."

"I did find a Denis Gavin who died in 1852 but his estate says that he was a bachelor with only a surviving sister. I am assuming that this is the same chap who is on the griffith Valuations at Broadleas Common. There is no other Gavin showing in Ballymore so I am stumped as to further ideas."

I am familar with Ballymore Eustace.  The Denis Gavin you found may in fact be the right Denis.  I spent ages trying to find a gentleman but could not because like Denis he was stated to be a batchelor where in fact his wife had predeceased him and person doing the cert obviously did not know that and assumed he was a batchelor.  I see the wife of the Denis you state died in 1852 survived him.  You do not say where the Denis who died in 1852 was when he died.  His wife may not have been able to visit him in his final illness. There were no cars then and perhaps his wife may have been in poor health herself.

A more serious problem seems to be that he is stated to be survived by his only sister.