Hastings
NAME Hastings
AREA LOCATION Avoca Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of woodland
and it is annotated as Hastings on the 1898 map.
GENERAL In 1915 it was described as a two storey over overground basement residence
held on a lease from 1865. It had six bedrooms, green houses, peach house, vinery with stabling and a
coach house.
YEAR BUILT circa 1865 on land carved from Avoca Lodge
VALUATION In 1899 the valuation was 74 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 16 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1850 - 1864 George Stormont - Avoca Lodge
1865 - 1884 Henry Andrews
1885 - 1890 Mrs Andrews
1891 - 1892 Frederick H Andrews
1893 - 1912 Rev George Campbell Williams
1913 - 1914 Mrs Jane Williams nee Crozier
1915 For Sale on 1 acre
1916 Joseph Ferguson Peacocke
1921 - 1929 Marion Edith Crozier
STAFF
1884 Mr Hanlon - Gardener
1901 Delia Joyce - Cook
Margaret Thorpe - Parlourmaid
Susan Wallace - Housemaid
1911 Catherine Gilligan - Cook
Emma Schemidle - Nurse
Annie Dwyer - Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019
AREA LOCATION Avoca Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of woodland
and it is annotated as Hastings on the 1898 map.
GENERAL In 1915 it was described as a two storey over overground basement residence
held on a lease from 1865. It had six bedrooms, green houses, peach house, vinery with stabling and a
coach house.
YEAR BUILT circa 1865 on land carved from Avoca Lodge
VALUATION In 1899 the valuation was 74 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 16 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1850 - 1864 George Stormont - Avoca Lodge
1865 - 1884 Henry Andrews
1885 - 1890 Mrs Andrews
1891 - 1892 Frederick H Andrews
1893 - 1912 Rev George Campbell Williams
1913 - 1914 Mrs Jane Williams nee Crozier
1915 For Sale on 1 acre
1916 Joseph Ferguson Peacocke
1921 - 1929 Marion Edith Crozier
STAFF
1884 Mr Hanlon - Gardener
1901 Delia Joyce - Cook
Margaret Thorpe - Parlourmaid
Susan Wallace - Housemaid
1911 Catherine Gilligan - Cook
Emma Schemidle - Nurse
Annie Dwyer - Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019