Henry Corr

[smegan]

I am looking for my great great grandfather Henry Alfred Corr.
 He was married to Adelaide Crolly (daughter of Patrick Crolly of Abbey lodge then Cabra lodge in Blanchardstown).  They were married in a chapel in Blanchardstown in 1885.
 I have the marriage certificate, it lists Luke Corr as Henry's father but it seems he was already dead at the time of the marriage. Both Henry and Adelaide didn't work at the time, were listed as "lady" and "gentleman". I have done some research and it seems Luke Corr was from Roscommon, he owned a considerable amount of land.
Henry and Adelaide had 3 children; Alice Corr, Alan Corr and Valentine Corr. Valentine is my great grandfather. He was born in 1890, at which time Henry Alfred is listed to be working as a collector for the gas company and they lived in Rathmines park terrace.  It's interesting that Henry would go from gentleman to gas collector within a few short years.
 The story in my family is that Henry was a doctor and Adelaide had very expensive taste so he went to a "new world" to make more money and was never heard from again. I have checked immigration records, birth records, death records etc etc and I can't find anything on him except his marriage record which tells me his profession/address etc. Adelaide was listed as a widow in 1901 and had valentine in 1890 so he went away within that time.
 I have a photograph of Adelaide and the children from around that time. Adelaide died in Elsinore Villa, Bray which I believe was a holiday home we owned. On her death cert it says "widow of accountant" which i find very confusing.
I've reached a dead end now and would appreciate any help anyone could give me. I want to know what happened to Henry Alfred Corr.

Thanks!

[gortonboy]

hi,,if this is Adelaide in 1911,,,,then there was another son Henry??

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Pembroke_West/Victoria_Avenue/6347/

[aghadowey]

Going by this birth registration it's likely that Valentine and Henry are the same person:

Henry Valentine Corr, Jan./Mar.1890 Dublin South registration district, volume 2 page 582

[gortonboy]

that would explain it,,,

[smegan]

Hi

Sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear enough.. Henry Valentine corr (my great grandfather) is the son of Henry Alfred Corr who is the son of Luke corr. I know about Henry Valentine, Henry Alfred is the one I'm looking for.

[shanew147]

have you ruled out the Henry Corr deaths listed outside Dublin on the BMD  Index ?

He could have been away from home at the time of his death..

There's no sign of a Henry Corr in the Medical directories for 1894 or 1885


Shane

[Sonas]

I know all of this is a bit roundabout but was wondering if you've tried any of this - if he qualified as a doctor in Ireland this should be very checkable.

You mentioned that Luke Corr had land - have you tried following up on this to see what happened to the land after he died? If Henry Alfred Corr inherited rights to any land, you would expect there to be some sort of document trail eg if land entered the Land Commission. Does one or other of these entries apply? http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/search.jsp?q=corr.

Have you checked to see if Adelaide left a will / probate?

Just came across these references to Luke Corr then as well - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/results.aspx?tab=2&Page=1&ContainAllWords=%22luke+corr%22

[heywood]

Are you certain also that Luke Corr (Roscommon) is the same Luke Corr who is the father of Henry Alfred?

Just thinking if all you have is his being deceased on that marriage certificate.

[aghadowey]

Baptism of Henry CORR, son of Luke Corr & Catherine (1851)
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html