Creed Family of Owenstown
Nathaniel Creed of Owenstown and of Great Ship Street an Army Livery Lace Manufacturer.
Nathaniel Creed married 30.09.1790 Rebecca Donelan
born circa 1750 St Mary’s Church born circa 1779
died 17.04.1805 Dublin died 25.07.1834 aged 55
at Kinsale
Rebecca continued the business after her husband died in 1805 and put the business up for
sale now running from 15 Dame Street including the Fancy Fringe and Tassel Busines.
1 Maria Creed born circa 1792 eldest daughter married James Allen Heyland on 23.12.1819 at
Taney Church. Maria died 08.12.1830 aged 38 years and James died 11.12.1837 aged 53
years.
2 William Nathaniel Creed eldest son born circa 1794 died 13.06.1815 aged 21 years.
3 Rebecca Creed youngest daughter married Francis Percy on 14.11.1826 at St Andrew’s
Church. Francis of Newcastle, Limerick became an Assistant Inspector General RIC. Francis
died on 09.03.1882 at 14 Merrion Square aged 85 years. For some years they lived at
Janeville in Stillorgan, Francis being a Parochial nominator for Stillorgan Parish in 1876.
1 Rebecca Percy married John Hamilton a Surgeon of Westland Row the son of John
Hamilton on 01.02.1853 at Drumcondra Church. John was President of the Royal
College of Surgeons and Consulting Surgeon to the Richmond Hospital. John died on
02.11.1875 at 14 Merrion Square aged 66 years.
4 James Joseph Creed born circa 1801 died 18.04.1825 aged 24 years.
5 Nathaniel Creed infant son born circa 1804 died 17.01.1805 aged 11 months.
6 Rev John Charles Creed AM Vicar of Killaliathan, Limerick married Maria Harding daughter of
Christopher Harding of Harding Ville, Cork, and Grand-daughter of Rev William Butler Odell
on 20.04.1847 at Kilboline, Cork. Rev John Charles Creed died of Cholera on 24.07.1850 at
Shannon Street, Limerick and Maria died on 25.02.1875 at Harding Ville aged 47 years.
1 John Charles Creed born circa 1851 married Edith Redfern Hughes daughter of
James Freeman Hughes on 02.07.1873 at St Brigid’s Church Stillorgan. At the time of
his marriage John Charles Creed was living at Janeville, Stillorgan.
1 Percy Redfern Creed born 13.05.1874.
2 Evelyn Grace Hamilton Creed born 26.08.1875.
3 Charles Odell Creed born 25.07.1879. Second Lieutenant of the
Grenadier Guards died of wounds at Rouen on 02.06.1915.
4 Rebecca Edith Creed born 20.01.1877 and baptised at St Brigid’s Church,
Stillorgan.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - November 2017
Nathaniel Creed of Owenstown and of Great Ship Street an Army Livery Lace Manufacturer.
Nathaniel Creed married 30.09.1790 Rebecca Donelan
born circa 1750 St Mary’s Church born circa 1779
died 17.04.1805 Dublin died 25.07.1834 aged 55
at Kinsale
Rebecca continued the business after her husband died in 1805 and put the business up for
sale now running from 15 Dame Street including the Fancy Fringe and Tassel Busines.
1 Maria Creed born circa 1792 eldest daughter married James Allen Heyland on 23.12.1819 at
Taney Church. Maria died 08.12.1830 aged 38 years and James died 11.12.1837 aged 53
years.
2 William Nathaniel Creed eldest son born circa 1794 died 13.06.1815 aged 21 years.
3 Rebecca Creed youngest daughter married Francis Percy on 14.11.1826 at St Andrew’s
Church. Francis of Newcastle, Limerick became an Assistant Inspector General RIC. Francis
died on 09.03.1882 at 14 Merrion Square aged 85 years. For some years they lived at
Janeville in Stillorgan, Francis being a Parochial nominator for Stillorgan Parish in 1876.
1 Rebecca Percy married John Hamilton a Surgeon of Westland Row the son of John
Hamilton on 01.02.1853 at Drumcondra Church. John was President of the Royal
College of Surgeons and Consulting Surgeon to the Richmond Hospital. John died on
02.11.1875 at 14 Merrion Square aged 66 years.
4 James Joseph Creed born circa 1801 died 18.04.1825 aged 24 years.
5 Nathaniel Creed infant son born circa 1804 died 17.01.1805 aged 11 months.
6 Rev John Charles Creed AM Vicar of Killaliathan, Limerick married Maria Harding daughter of
Christopher Harding of Harding Ville, Cork, and Grand-daughter of Rev William Butler Odell
on 20.04.1847 at Kilboline, Cork. Rev John Charles Creed died of Cholera on 24.07.1850 at
Shannon Street, Limerick and Maria died on 25.02.1875 at Harding Ville aged 47 years.
1 John Charles Creed born circa 1851 married Edith Redfern Hughes daughter of
James Freeman Hughes on 02.07.1873 at St Brigid’s Church Stillorgan. At the time of
his marriage John Charles Creed was living at Janeville, Stillorgan.
1 Percy Redfern Creed born 13.05.1874.
2 Evelyn Grace Hamilton Creed born 26.08.1875.
3 Charles Odell Creed born 25.07.1879. Second Lieutenant of the
Grenadier Guards died of wounds at Rouen on 02.06.1915.
4 Rebecca Edith Creed born 20.01.1877 and baptised at St Brigid’s Church,
Stillorgan.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - November 2017