Stanton family of St Helier's, Stillorgan
James Stanton married Mary McGill
born circa 1826 31 Jan 1855
died 23 Aug 1880 Newry
Newry
James Stanton born circa 1826 son of John Stanton. He was a draper and married Mary McGill
on 31 Jan 1855 at Newry. Mary was the daughter of the late Henry McGill, a hotel keeper.
He was a widower and married widow Mary Craig on 1 May 1867 at Warrenpoint. Mary was
the daughter of Patrick Shaw a merchant. James died 23 Aug 1880 at Margaret Street,
Newry, Co Down.
1 John Stanton only son born 6 Apr 1868 in Newry was a dental surgeon of 42 Harcourt
Street. He married Harriette McCormick (Harrie) Evans on 5 Apr 1898 at the Centenary
Church, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. Harriette was the daughter of the Rev Henry
Evans, a Methodist minister of Malvina, Howth and his late wife Henrietta Banks. The
family moved to California in the early 1920s. Harriette died in August 1967 in
Watsonville, California.
1 Dorothy Mary Stanton 29 Dec 1898. She married Howard Arthur Beswick on
28 Oct 1919 in Kings, Saratoga, New York. The family were living in Seattle,
Washington in 1930.
2 Ralph Noel Stanton only son born 29 Jul 1900 at Lynwood, Howth. He joined the
RAF in 1918. He travelled to New York with his mother in 1921. He married
Constance Gorman on 24 Mar 1926 at St Mark’s Church, Seattle, Washington.
Constance was the third daughter of the late Robert T Gorman, Bangor, Co
Down. They were living in Portland, Oregon in 1930.
3 Iris Honor Stanton born 1 Apr 1903 at 42 Harcourt Street. She married Reuben
Hirst Owens on 11 Jul 1924 at her parent’s residence in Pasadena, California.
Reuben was the younger son of Hamilton C Owens of Strand Road, Merrion.
The family were living in San Francisco, California in 1930.
4 Meta Violet Stanton born 27 Apr 1904 at Belmont Howth. She travelled to
Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1922. She married Harold O'Niel Hayes on
2 Sep 1933 in San Francisco, California. Harold was the son of John Arthur O'Niel
and Ida Mary Hayes.
5 Freda Hilary Stafford Stanton youngest daughter 3 Mar 1909 at St Heliers,
Stillorgan. She was educated at the Quaker School in Mountmellick. She married
Walter Richard Jones, BS ME on 26 Dec 1930 at Burlingame, California. They were
living in Portland, Oregon in 1931.
2 Mary Stanton born 28 Jun 1870 at Margaret Street, Newry. She married Hugh Trevor
Galbraith at the Baptist Chapel in Dublin on 15 Sep 1891. Hugh was an apothecary and the
son of David Galbraith an apothecary.
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James Stanton married Mary McGill
born circa 1826 31 Jan 1855
died 23 Aug 1880 Newry
Newry
James Stanton born circa 1826 son of John Stanton. He was a draper and married Mary McGill
on 31 Jan 1855 at Newry. Mary was the daughter of the late Henry McGill, a hotel keeper.
He was a widower and married widow Mary Craig on 1 May 1867 at Warrenpoint. Mary was
the daughter of Patrick Shaw a merchant. James died 23 Aug 1880 at Margaret Street,
Newry, Co Down.
1 John Stanton only son born 6 Apr 1868 in Newry was a dental surgeon of 42 Harcourt
Street. He married Harriette McCormick (Harrie) Evans on 5 Apr 1898 at the Centenary
Church, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. Harriette was the daughter of the Rev Henry
Evans, a Methodist minister of Malvina, Howth and his late wife Henrietta Banks. The
family moved to California in the early 1920s. Harriette died in August 1967 in
Watsonville, California.
1 Dorothy Mary Stanton 29 Dec 1898. She married Howard Arthur Beswick on
28 Oct 1919 in Kings, Saratoga, New York. The family were living in Seattle,
Washington in 1930.
2 Ralph Noel Stanton only son born 29 Jul 1900 at Lynwood, Howth. He joined the
RAF in 1918. He travelled to New York with his mother in 1921. He married
Constance Gorman on 24 Mar 1926 at St Mark’s Church, Seattle, Washington.
Constance was the third daughter of the late Robert T Gorman, Bangor, Co
Down. They were living in Portland, Oregon in 1930.
3 Iris Honor Stanton born 1 Apr 1903 at 42 Harcourt Street. She married Reuben
Hirst Owens on 11 Jul 1924 at her parent’s residence in Pasadena, California.
Reuben was the younger son of Hamilton C Owens of Strand Road, Merrion.
The family were living in San Francisco, California in 1930.
4 Meta Violet Stanton born 27 Apr 1904 at Belmont Howth. She travelled to
Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1922. She married Harold O'Niel Hayes on
2 Sep 1933 in San Francisco, California. Harold was the son of John Arthur O'Niel
and Ida Mary Hayes.
5 Freda Hilary Stafford Stanton youngest daughter 3 Mar 1909 at St Heliers,
Stillorgan. She was educated at the Quaker School in Mountmellick. She married
Walter Richard Jones, BS ME on 26 Dec 1930 at Burlingame, California. They were
living in Portland, Oregon in 1931.
2 Mary Stanton born 28 Jun 1870 at Margaret Street, Newry. She married Hugh Trevor
Galbraith at the Baptist Chapel in Dublin on 15 Sep 1891. Hugh was an apothecary and the
son of David Galbraith an apothecary.
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