Abraham Garrad d 1868

[KGarrad]

Reckon that would be Joshua Lane?

[shanew147]

Reckon that would be Joshua Lane?

That's it..  have just found it on the modern OSI maps - link

I also had a quick look at a Thom's 1914 to see if I could see when the RAC were at the address and in case the lane was mentioned :

 32 1/2, 33 & 34 Irish Automobile Club, H. S. Chayter sec.

pretty early in the history of cars to start an auto club!


Shane

[KGarrad]

Always at the frontiers of technology in Dublin!!

Formed in 1901 - as Irish Automobile Club - apparently one of the oldest motor clubs known.

[shanew147]

Always at the frontiers of technology in Dublin!!

Formed in 1901 - as Irish Automobile Club - apparently one of the oldest motor clubs known.

As I understand it the first production vehicle was Kark Benz's Velo - in about 1894. So a Dublin auto club when cars were just about 7 years old is very impressive

and I thought 1914 was early!


Shane

[Quaxer]

The Irish Times edition for 7th December 1896 on Page 8 has an article entitled " A motor carriage in Dublin "

Quaxer

[shanew147]

No sign of the livery stables at 32 1/2 in 1868 - just a veterinary surgeon surname Lambert, no sign of any Garrad listings in the index.

Thom's 1863 show an interesting detail, as follows :

  32 1/2  Abraham Garrard - veterinary surgeon

did you know he was a vet ?

p.s. the directories were often a year or so out of date as they took time to compile, so an 1868 directory could include details from 1867 or earlier.


Shane

[KGarrad]

That I did!

He was a vet in England before.
His dad was a vet, and his brother was a vet with the cavalry in the Bengal Army.

Maybe he had sold the business? Or was too ill (he had TB) to continue?

No mention of his wife or children I suppose?
They seem to have disappeared after his death.

I have a suspicion that the boys died, but daughter Margaret was mentioned in a will of 1867.

[shanew147]

no sign of his wife that I found ... if she stayed on at the Dawson St address I'd expect to see her listed as head of household.

There are a few Garrad/Garrard listings on the Civil BMD index that might be worth checking out. The birth index for Abraham jnr indicates that he was born somewhere in Kilkenny registration district, so maybe the family had connections or moved there for a while due to Abraham Snrs work ?

I saw the St. Anne's marriage for Abraham and checked his address in 1863 (1 Glasthule Terrace, Dun Laoghaire/Kingstown) but no sign of him as a householder at that time.




Shane

[KGarrad]

I have the baptism record for both Abraham jnr (3rd March 1865) and Henry (19th Jan 1867) both in Kilkenny, both RC.

I have no idea why Kilkenny!
As far as I know, Catherine (Kate) Poynton came from Tallaght?

Have never found any trace of any of them afterwards.