Hi Mary and Shane,
yes I have a certificate for Emily (attached) but not sure if it is correct, as the address is not one I know. Also shows her as a widowand her age would have been 56 in 1909.
The family was indeed at Hibernian Buildings, earlier they had been at 23 Summerhill South. It is possible that RD had invested in property as there seem to be a number of addresses coming up: 21 Frankfurt Terrace and another, which has disappeared from my files, from where he was advertising lessons.
I have the Guy's links thanks to a day's subscription to the newspaper site, and the 1901 census, gained from my contact in Dublin, shows the whole family together. Obviously something had happened prior to 1913 for him to have disappeared from the music college's listings.
Just looked up the 1911 English census....only two Roberts and neither correct, and no Emily.
Robert and Emily had five daughters and three sons. William Robert died in 1910 aged 29. They were all musical, the daughters playing the hotels in their own band,, one playing piano in the picture houses, teaching piano and generally having a good time! Robert Christopher went to London as a piano tuner and Edward Dunlop was my grandfather, who could play piano really well but only using the black keys(?)
The family was protestant and Robert and Emily were married in Cork registry office. Later they used St. Nicholas for christenings.
Many thanks for your searchings, you seem to be very well connected!
Regards, alan.