Geoghegan of Stillorgan
Edward Geoghegan married Malvina White
born circa 1813 13 Jun 1832 born circa 1831
St Mark's, Dublin
died 11 Jan 1869 died 27 Dec 1893
Singleton, Australia Blackrock, Co Dublin
Edward Geoghegan born circa 1813 son of Martin Hynes Geoghegan, a tobacco merchant
of 67 Abbey Street, 17 Marlborough Street and his wife Henrietta Seely. According to
himself he studied in Paris in 1831/2 and married Malvina White on 13 Jun 1832 at St Mark's
Church Dublin. Witness's were her brother in law; James Edmonds and Benjamin Barker.
In 1833 his father died and the furniture from the residence in Marlborough Street was put
up for sale. In June 1839 he was convicted for ‘obtaining paper under false pretences’ (two
reams of paper from a Mr Henry Petty). He applied in writing to the judge to be
transported as his reputation was destroyed and he was sent to Australia for 7 years. He
arrived in Sydney in late January the following year on the ship Middlesex aged twenty
seven. He was given special employment during his incarceration in the Sydney Harbour
prison on Cockatoo Island. His duties were as a dispenser in the colony's medical
department. He started writing plays for local actors and between 1844 and 1845 he
became the most performed of the Royal Victoria's resident playwrights, with at least
eight works having been staged at the Royal Victoria Theatre including ‘The Hibernian
Father’ and ‘The Currency Lass’ in 1844. He was accused that his ‘Hibernian Father was
just a version of ‘The Warden of Galway’, a play that was performed in Dublin’s Theatre
Royal in 1830, his response was that he had neither seen nor read it, as he was living in
Paris at the time.
They moved to Singleton and some years later Edward was appointed Town Clerk when
the town was declared a municipality in 1866. Dr Edward Geoghegan died on 11 Jan 1869
at Singleton, NSW and Malvina was the informant of his death. His obit states that;- ‘He
had, when a young man, pursued his studies in medicine at the Paris University, where
he was successful in obtaining several degrees.’ He was buried in the Church of England
Cemetery.
Malvina returned to Ireland and lived with various member of her family in Blackrock.
Malvina died on 27 Dec 1893 at 7 Anglesea Road, Blackrock, Kate Mills the informant (wife
of James Mills of Annamore). She was buried with her sister Ellen Edmonds nee White and
her niece Mary at Stillorgan graveyard.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - January 2024
Edward Geoghegan married Malvina White
born circa 1813 13 Jun 1832 born circa 1831
St Mark's, Dublin
died 11 Jan 1869 died 27 Dec 1893
Singleton, Australia Blackrock, Co Dublin
Edward Geoghegan born circa 1813 son of Martin Hynes Geoghegan, a tobacco merchant
of 67 Abbey Street, 17 Marlborough Street and his wife Henrietta Seely. According to
himself he studied in Paris in 1831/2 and married Malvina White on 13 Jun 1832 at St Mark's
Church Dublin. Witness's were her brother in law; James Edmonds and Benjamin Barker.
In 1833 his father died and the furniture from the residence in Marlborough Street was put
up for sale. In June 1839 he was convicted for ‘obtaining paper under false pretences’ (two
reams of paper from a Mr Henry Petty). He applied in writing to the judge to be
transported as his reputation was destroyed and he was sent to Australia for 7 years. He
arrived in Sydney in late January the following year on the ship Middlesex aged twenty
seven. He was given special employment during his incarceration in the Sydney Harbour
prison on Cockatoo Island. His duties were as a dispenser in the colony's medical
department. He started writing plays for local actors and between 1844 and 1845 he
became the most performed of the Royal Victoria's resident playwrights, with at least
eight works having been staged at the Royal Victoria Theatre including ‘The Hibernian
Father’ and ‘The Currency Lass’ in 1844. He was accused that his ‘Hibernian Father was
just a version of ‘The Warden of Galway’, a play that was performed in Dublin’s Theatre
Royal in 1830, his response was that he had neither seen nor read it, as he was living in
Paris at the time.
They moved to Singleton and some years later Edward was appointed Town Clerk when
the town was declared a municipality in 1866. Dr Edward Geoghegan died on 11 Jan 1869
at Singleton, NSW and Malvina was the informant of his death. His obit states that;- ‘He
had, when a young man, pursued his studies in medicine at the Paris University, where
he was successful in obtaining several degrees.’ He was buried in the Church of England
Cemetery.
Malvina returned to Ireland and lived with various member of her family in Blackrock.
Malvina died on 27 Dec 1893 at 7 Anglesea Road, Blackrock, Kate Mills the informant (wife
of James Mills of Annamore). She was buried with her sister Ellen Edmonds nee White and
her niece Mary at Stillorgan graveyard.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - January 2024