Edwards family of Tigh Lorcain and Hollywood House
John Edwards married Mary (May) Loughlin
born 29 May 1890 6 Jul 1913 born 5 Nov 1885
Dublin City Kingstown Duff's Court, Kingstown
died 26 Aug 1944 died 5 Apr 1942
Blackrock Stillorgan
John Edwards born posthumously on 29 May 1890 at 32 Sandwith Place son of Thomas
Edwards a labourer/lorryman and Mary Loughman. His mother remarried and he was living
at Sandwith Place in 1911 with his step father Thomas Murray. He worked as a groom/
coachman at Hollywood House for the Cotton family from 1911 to 1913. He was living at
Hollywood, Roebuck and married Mary Loughlin on 6 Jul 1913 at St Michael’s Church,
Kingstown. Mary was a servant living at Dominick Street, Kingstown and was the daughter of
William Loughlin, a merchant sailor of 26 Dominick Street and the late Elizabeth Sullivan.
Mary died at Tigh Lorcain Lodge on 5 Apr 1942, her son in law Thomas Thornton the
informant. Her funeral mass was held at St Laurence’s, Kilmacud and she was buried at
Deansgrange.
1 Mary Edwards born 26 Apr 1914 at 26 Domonick Street, Kingstown. Mary was living
at Tigh Lorcain Lodge and married Thomas Thornton on 17 Mar 1942 at St John the
Baptist Church, Blackrock. Thomas was a labourer and the son of the late James
Thornton, a herd. Mary died 6 Oct 1967 at Loughlinstown Hospital late of 9 George’s
Place and was buried at Deansgrange. Thomas died 3 Mar 1979 at 9 Georges Place
and was buried with his wife.
2 Elizabeth Edwards born 12 Nov 1915 at Stillorgan, a spinster in 1942.
John was living at Tigh Lorcain Lodge, Stillorgan and secondly married widow Eileen Baker on
15 Apr 1944 at the Pro Cathedral. Eileen was living at 18 Upper Gardiner Street and was the
daughter of James Spenser, a waiter. John died 26 Aug 1944 at St Michael’s Hospital, Kingstown
late of 21 Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock. He was buried at Deansgrange with his first wife.
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John Edwards married Mary (May) Loughlin
born 29 May 1890 6 Jul 1913 born 5 Nov 1885
Dublin City Kingstown Duff's Court, Kingstown
died 26 Aug 1944 died 5 Apr 1942
Blackrock Stillorgan
John Edwards born posthumously on 29 May 1890 at 32 Sandwith Place son of Thomas
Edwards a labourer/lorryman and Mary Loughman. His mother remarried and he was living
at Sandwith Place in 1911 with his step father Thomas Murray. He worked as a groom/
coachman at Hollywood House for the Cotton family from 1911 to 1913. He was living at
Hollywood, Roebuck and married Mary Loughlin on 6 Jul 1913 at St Michael’s Church,
Kingstown. Mary was a servant living at Dominick Street, Kingstown and was the daughter of
William Loughlin, a merchant sailor of 26 Dominick Street and the late Elizabeth Sullivan.
Mary died at Tigh Lorcain Lodge on 5 Apr 1942, her son in law Thomas Thornton the
informant. Her funeral mass was held at St Laurence’s, Kilmacud and she was buried at
Deansgrange.
1 Mary Edwards born 26 Apr 1914 at 26 Domonick Street, Kingstown. Mary was living
at Tigh Lorcain Lodge and married Thomas Thornton on 17 Mar 1942 at St John the
Baptist Church, Blackrock. Thomas was a labourer and the son of the late James
Thornton, a herd. Mary died 6 Oct 1967 at Loughlinstown Hospital late of 9 George’s
Place and was buried at Deansgrange. Thomas died 3 Mar 1979 at 9 Georges Place
and was buried with his wife.
2 Elizabeth Edwards born 12 Nov 1915 at Stillorgan, a spinster in 1942.
John was living at Tigh Lorcain Lodge, Stillorgan and secondly married widow Eileen Baker on
15 Apr 1944 at the Pro Cathedral. Eileen was living at 18 Upper Gardiner Street and was the
daughter of James Spenser, a waiter. John died 26 Aug 1944 at St Michael’s Hospital, Kingstown
late of 21 Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock. He was buried at Deansgrange with his first wife.
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