Halpins of Wicklow - Part 3

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More on William HALPIN

From the RCB Library in Churchtown in the Tullamore Register Index, Church of Ireland, Baptism 1807 October. Child: George HALPIN, Father William HALPIN, Paymaster K.G. Dragoons, Mother: Elizabeth ESMOND.

With regards to what “William was doing until 1807, when he got the Paymaster appointment?”
From RCB Library Baptisms for Church of Ireland Wicklow.
Baptism July 3rd 1805, John, son of CAPTAIN  William HALPIN and his wife Elizabeth.

(I think I’ve seen Limerick mentioned as the birthplace of John elsewhere on this thread?).

If this is William he was already serving as a Captain in 1805.
Hope this helps,
Tavern
       

[BillW]

OK, that's amusing.  Someone must have supplied to me (because there is no way I would have ordered an LDS film for Tullamore) or I have miscopied it as the following : Extract from the Register Book of the Parish of (Killeseide?) alias Tullamore in the County of King's County Ireland.  George Halpin Son of William and Elizabeth Halpin was born the 3rd of October 1807 and Christened October 121th 1807 by the Revd William (illegible).  Signed Joseph Meredith Curate, Geo McMullen and Wm Deverell wardens [Film 1951890 L/MIL/9/162 pp373-75].  I have now amended to Esmond.
At the site http://kglinireland.blogspot.com/: 1807.  January 14th - Promotions KGL : 1st Regiment of Dragoons, William Halpin, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Schnidern, who resigns. 1st Regiment of Light Dragoons.  But I had not been able to inspect Army Lists this early to confirm.  It says here it is a Promotion.  But Tavern has shown he was already a Captain in 1805.
From the book History of the King's German Legion by North Ludlow Beamish (via Google Books) I noted re George's birth: 1st Regiment of Dragoons of the King's German Legion, in which his father Captain William Halpin was serving as Paymaster, was based at Tullamore from August 1807 (25 officers, 6 staff officers, some 600 men and 638 horses). There was an incident between troopers of the KGL and local Irish Militia in Tullamore in which a number were wounded and two died.
In my Webster family, I have a number of English Army officers.  The regimental records for these men have been superb sources of information.  It is quite possible that, if a commission was purchased for William, the records may show by whom, where he came from, etc.  If, as many did, he started as an Ensign at about age 16, he could be in army records from as early as 1793.  The way that the army moved around, he could have met Elizabeth anywhere.

[BillW]

I wish to place on record the sad death in Paris this last week of Elizabeth (Libby) Alexander.  Elizabeth was born at Swallowfield, Berkshire (near Reading) on August 20, 1912, elder child of Dr George Halpin and Antoinette Berthe Ermerins.  She was 99.
Her father was the elder son of William Oswald Halpin of Foxrock, Dublin, who was the eldest son of George Halpin junior.
Libby's family had its share of tragedies.  Her father's only brother and fellow medical graduate from Dublin, Dr William Oswald Halpin, Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps, was killed in the last weeks of WW1 (Libby was 6) and is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves at Villers-Bretonneux.  He was unmarried.
Libby probably had an idyllic upbringing with her brother, who went up to Cambridge University.  However that brother, George Ermerins Halpin, Captain Royal Army Services Corps, was killed in Egypt in 1942 (Libby was 30) and is buried at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at Alexandria (Hadra).  He too was unmarried.
I am uncertain about the details of Libby's marriage to (George?) Alexander but they had no children.  Libby is to be laid next to George at  Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, on November 2.
I am happy to be able to say that over the past year I have been able to send to Libby pictures of her brother's grave in Egypt and of her grandmother, Anna Maria Burgess, whom she remembered instantly, which apparently she treasured.
Because of all the above, the entire senior branch of George Halpin junior's family dies out with Libby.  While there are many other more junior descendants, myself included, I believe shortly there may be no descendants carrying the name of Halpin. 

Later entry: I have received some photos of Libby.  One is of her standing next to the main gates to the centuries old Swallowfield Church.  In prominent lettering right across the gates is written:  IN MEMORY OF GEORGE HALPIN - DOCTOR & FRIEND 1882 1958

A fine tribute to our man, born and educated in Dublin, descended from Wicklow by family attestation, one of at least 13 doctors to come from the family.

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Thanks Bill, that was sad to read, I wish we could get in touch with the Richard Halpin I remember hearing about, I never remember hearing about a marrage though.   

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Parish of St.Thomas, Dublin

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"Register of the Parish of St.Thomas, Dublin for the years (1750-1791)"  is available as a publication, edited by Raymond Refausse, published in 1994 and can be purchased from The RCB Library (see details on their website).

I went through this sometime ago, for all Births, Marriages and Burials for those years and unfortunately the only HALPIN entry is the marriage of William Henry HALPIN, gent and Ann CROSTWAITE, 23rd January 1787, REV. Dr. PAUL. (This info we already have).

The records from around 1800 were badly damaged by the fire in the records office in the Four Courts and make difficult and (sometimes impossible) reading. The main book of records of BMD (REF: P80 1.4) was badly scorched and also water damaged obliterating many records.
I promised Billw I would look at these records to see if anything could be found as this was the parish of George Halpin Sen. This will take some time to complete but here is an update and hopefully will cheer Bill up a little and progress this thread further.

I found a strange entry for HALPIN on 17 July 1823. On this date three entries were entered together as having been "forgotten " as follows:

George of George & Elizabeth  N.B. Baptised Jan 20th 1808
Oswald of George & Elizabeth N.B.  Baptised Jan 20th 1810
Isabella of George & Elizabeth N.B. Baptised Jan 25th 1812.

Also a note beside these records: "See 31st July 1825".

More later,
Regards,
Tavern

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Parish of St.Thomas Cont.

The following carry a "health warning" due to the condition of the records and my ability to decipher them

Baptism  13th Nov 1803 Frederick Horatio of John and Jane HALPIN

Baptism 31st March 1807 William of Richard and Sarah HALPIN.

Baptism 21st September 1813 Louisa daughter of Richard and Sarah HALPIN



I wonder if the above Frederick Horatio is the same Frederick Horatio who married CAROLINE STAMER of DAWSON ST on 12 November 1830?

Also here is that name  "RICHARD"  HALPIN again.

Regards,
Tavern

[BillW]

Dublin COI Parish Clontarf.
Baptisms.  The Year 1813, p2, No.11
Charlotte Halpin Daughter of Richard & Sarah Halpin was Born Monday May 31th (sic) 1813 and Christened in Church Tuesday June 8th 1813.  Registered June the 8th 1813 by me Charles Mulloy Rector.
[http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/479d180005287]

Extract from the Register Book of the Parish of St Thomas's in the City of Dublin.  Oswald Son of George and Elizabeth Halpin baptized 10th day of January 1810.  Resident Clergyman's or Session Clerk's Signature.  Baptized by me, John Tea (?), Curate of St Thomas's.
[LDS Film 1951860 L/MIL/9/163 pp281-283: This film is titled East India Company cadet papers, 1789-1860]
Whatever the miniscule discrepancy (which Tavern has double checked)  Oswald was baptised in January 1810, doubly confirmed.  Thanks Tavern for all this.

There may be two couples, Richard and Sarah, each having a daughter baptised in 1813, one in Dublin, one at Clontarf.  Maybe the 2nd of these became the harbourmaster at Howth.

Names flag:  George senior's daughter here ISABELLA.  George junior's first daughter ISABELLA JULIA, bap 1834.

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Parish of St.Thomas Cont.

The usual "health warning" due to the condition of the records

17th August 1817 George HALPIN married Elizabeth BOWEN or BOWYN


Regards,
Tavern

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Parish of St.Thomas Cont.

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The usual "health warning" due to condition of the records

BAPTISM 25th Oct 1818 Frederick son of John and Elizabeth HALPIN

N.B.  This record, the previous few records posted and a few yet to be, have raised some doubts and questions in my mind and in the mind of others behind the scenes. Also an observation by Billw last year when we first discovered a Frederick was the son of George senior (Reply #144 in December) "Frederick is very much a late child for George senior and his wife Elizabeth (surname still unknown). "
Today I revisited the RCB and there found a record, badly burnt and crumpled which, with the grateful help of the staff, we deciphered  the content which will help to clearly explain this story in the next post.

Regards,
Tavern