Araby 1894 - The Wakayama Kwankoba stall run by Gertrude Talbot Power
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T Lyons & Co Ltd:- Stratten and Stratten Commercial Directory of 1892.
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Thomas Hayes of Belfort and Leopardstown House
Stephen Hayes married Mary
died May 1849 died 27 Feb 1833
Millboro’ Wellington Road
Cork Cork
Stephen Hayes was a draper of 5 Georges Street, Cork in 1828 trading as Stephen Hayes
& Co. He was in partnership with John O’Donohue and Samuel O’Brien. Mary died at
Wellington Road Cork on 27 Feb 1833.
1 Martin Hayes born circa 1819. He was living at Belfort in 1894 to 1897. He was
a director/proprietor of T Lyons & Co, Drapers of Cork. A retired merchant he
died a bachelor at St Kevin’s Park, Dartry on 19 Jan 1899. He left 67K in
personal estate, his brother Thomas his executor.
2 Thomas Hayes second son born circa 1820 Cork City. He married Margaret Ryan
at Spanish Place Chapel, London on 5 Jul 1855. Margaret was the second
daughter of Francis Ryan and the granddaughter of the Major General Francis
Ryan of the HEIC. Margaret aged 18 died 27 Apr 1856 at Summerhill Terrace,
Cork a month after giving birth to their first child and Thomas never remarried.
Thomas was a town councillor for Cork and lived at Grenville House from 1862.
He was a founder proprietor/director of T Lyons & Co, drapers of Cork together
with his brother Martin in 1873. By 1892, the firm T Lyons and Co had become a
major commercial enterprise. Thomas’ family were generous benefactors to
many charities in Cork and Thomas was also a vice president to the Vincent de
Paul. Thomas moved to Dublin in the 1880. He, his brother Martin and sister
Kate lived at Belfort from 1893 to 1897 before moving to St Kevin's Park, Dartry
in 1898. He died 26 Aug 1905 at Leopardstown House, the home of his daughter
Gertrude. He left his daughter £199.19s for each day until the 250th day after
his death for her own use. This was described as a very ’Queer Will’ however
this was a very astute bequest as Gertrude’s marriage settlement of 1877 had a
clause/covenant attached that did not allow her or her husband James to enjoy
from any real or personal benefit over a single value of £200 or the benefit
would revert to the trustees mentioned in the marriage settlement.
1 Gertrude Hayes only child born 25 Mar 1856 at Summerhill Terrace, Cork.
Her mother died a month later. Gertrude was involved in the Workhouse
Visiting Society with her father and she was ‘the collector of toys’ for the
society from 1862. She married James Talbot Power on 10 Mar 1877 at
SS Peter’s & Pauls, Cork and they moved to Leopardstown Park. They
were very sociable and attended balls, and put on magnificent balls at
Leopardstown. Gertrude got very involved in local life and she was on
the Glencullen committee to bring about the building of the Carnegie
Library, she was a member of Lady Dudley’s Nursing Scheme and president
of the committee to erect a new church at Glencullen. In 1894 James was
Hon Sec to the Araby Fete but it was Gertrude who was the chief organiser.
This was a charity fete run at the RDS in Ballsbridge to raise 14K to wipe
out the debt of Jervis Street Hospital. The theme was an Oriental Bazaar
and was run over the Whitsun week. Outdoors there were sports
competitions and indoors had a café, orchestras, exhibition dancing and
stalls selling Eastern goods. It saw 92,052 peopled admitted through the
turnstiles (excluding stallholders and workers) and made a profit of just
under 12K. In 1911 Gertrude was staying at The Carlton, Meyrick Road in
Bournemouth, as is Bernard Simon Dunning. James died on 4 Jul 1916
aged 65 at Leopardstown Park and they had no issue. Gertrude aka ‘Mrs
Jim’ secondly married Bernard Simon Dunning three months after her
husband died on 4 Oct 1916 at St Padua’s Church in Radett, Hertfordshire.
Bernard was 7 years her junior, a retired tea-planter and, the ex private
secretary to Sir Horace Plunkett. In 1917 She gifted Leopardstown House to
the government for use as a hospital for those who had served in the great
war. Gertrude died on 27 Jun 1926 at 50 Norfolk Road, Littlehampton, Sussex
and left 70K in personal estate. Bernard then married Dorothy Helen Edwards
daughter of William Edwards on 13 Dec 1929 in Manhattan. Bernard died
18 Sep 1938 at 20 Bracknell Gate, Hampstead and left 50K in personal estate.
3 Catherine (Kate) Hayes only daughter born circa 1822 in Cork City married Joseph
Edward Tracy, solicitor at Woodlawn, Cork on 7 Oct 1852. Joseph was the son of the
late Edward Joseph Tracy, attorney of Cork. They were married by the Very Rev
Theobald Matthew. They lived at Grenville House with her brothers and, Joseph had
offices at 59 South Mall, Cork & 35 Dominick Street, Dublin. He was also in
partnership with David Augustine Nagel (Tracy & Nagle) and they acted at law agents
to Cork Corporation and to the The Gas Company. Joseph was a shareholder in the
Queenstown Waterworks and the Cork Gas Consumers Company Ltd. They were
also the proprietors of the Cork Daily Herald. Joseph was a Cork town councillor in
1875. Joseph died at the Richmond District Lunatic Asylum on 18 Jan 1885 and left
11K in personal estate. Catherine was living with her brother Thomas at St Kevin’s
Park, Dartry in 1901. Catherine died at St Kevin’s Park, Dartry on 31 May 1902. She
left 11K in personal estate and her brother Thomas was her executor.
4 James Hayes died 21 Oct 1852 from yellow fever at Hastings, Barbados.
5 Francis Hayes youngest son born circa 1830 worked for Lawlor & Co, tea merchants
of Cork. He died 3 Oct 1852 from yellow fever at Bridgetown,Barbados.
Stephen secondly married Charlotte O’Brien in April 1834. Charlotte was the daughter of
the late Michael O’Brien. Stephen had a 20 ton yacht called the Gibsey and was a member of
the Royal Western Yacht club. He was a town councillor in 1841 and was part of a consortium
that bought the Sir Richard Cox estate. They purchased the estate for £40K which had a rental
value of £1500 pa. Stephen dissolved his business partnership in 1843 and set up and new
partnership with Sam O’Brien and they continued to trade as Stephen Hayes & Co. He was
a friend and supporter of Daniel O’Connell and was one of the organisers of the Great Munster
Banquet in his honour in 1844. They lived at Millbro’, Cork and Stephen had land at West
Carbury and at Kilmichael, Muskerry. Stephen died 14 May 1849 at Millborough. Charlotte
died 19 Oct 1865 at Grenville House, Cork.
6 Stephen Hayes died January 1838.
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Stephen Hayes married Mary
died May 1849 died 27 Feb 1833
Millboro’ Wellington Road
Cork Cork
Stephen Hayes was a draper of 5 Georges Street, Cork in 1828 trading as Stephen Hayes
& Co. He was in partnership with John O’Donohue and Samuel O’Brien. Mary died at
Wellington Road Cork on 27 Feb 1833.
1 Martin Hayes born circa 1819. He was living at Belfort in 1894 to 1897. He was
a director/proprietor of T Lyons & Co, Drapers of Cork. A retired merchant he
died a bachelor at St Kevin’s Park, Dartry on 19 Jan 1899. He left 67K in
personal estate, his brother Thomas his executor.
2 Thomas Hayes second son born circa 1820 Cork City. He married Margaret Ryan
at Spanish Place Chapel, London on 5 Jul 1855. Margaret was the second
daughter of Francis Ryan and the granddaughter of the Major General Francis
Ryan of the HEIC. Margaret aged 18 died 27 Apr 1856 at Summerhill Terrace,
Cork a month after giving birth to their first child and Thomas never remarried.
Thomas was a town councillor for Cork and lived at Grenville House from 1862.
He was a founder proprietor/director of T Lyons & Co, drapers of Cork together
with his brother Martin in 1873. By 1892, the firm T Lyons and Co had become a
major commercial enterprise. Thomas’ family were generous benefactors to
many charities in Cork and Thomas was also a vice president to the Vincent de
Paul. Thomas moved to Dublin in the 1880. He, his brother Martin and sister
Kate lived at Belfort from 1893 to 1897 before moving to St Kevin's Park, Dartry
in 1898. He died 26 Aug 1905 at Leopardstown House, the home of his daughter
Gertrude. He left his daughter £199.19s for each day until the 250th day after
his death for her own use. This was described as a very ’Queer Will’ however
this was a very astute bequest as Gertrude’s marriage settlement of 1877 had a
clause/covenant attached that did not allow her or her husband James to enjoy
from any real or personal benefit over a single value of £200 or the benefit
would revert to the trustees mentioned in the marriage settlement.
1 Gertrude Hayes only child born 25 Mar 1856 at Summerhill Terrace, Cork.
Her mother died a month later. Gertrude was involved in the Workhouse
Visiting Society with her father and she was ‘the collector of toys’ for the
society from 1862. She married James Talbot Power on 10 Mar 1877 at
SS Peter’s & Pauls, Cork and they moved to Leopardstown Park. They
were very sociable and attended balls, and put on magnificent balls at
Leopardstown. Gertrude got very involved in local life and she was on
the Glencullen committee to bring about the building of the Carnegie
Library, she was a member of Lady Dudley’s Nursing Scheme and president
of the committee to erect a new church at Glencullen. In 1894 James was
Hon Sec to the Araby Fete but it was Gertrude who was the chief organiser.
This was a charity fete run at the RDS in Ballsbridge to raise 14K to wipe
out the debt of Jervis Street Hospital. The theme was an Oriental Bazaar
and was run over the Whitsun week. Outdoors there were sports
competitions and indoors had a café, orchestras, exhibition dancing and
stalls selling Eastern goods. It saw 92,052 peopled admitted through the
turnstiles (excluding stallholders and workers) and made a profit of just
under 12K. In 1911 Gertrude was staying at The Carlton, Meyrick Road in
Bournemouth, as is Bernard Simon Dunning. James died on 4 Jul 1916
aged 65 at Leopardstown Park and they had no issue. Gertrude aka ‘Mrs
Jim’ secondly married Bernard Simon Dunning three months after her
husband died on 4 Oct 1916 at St Padua’s Church in Radett, Hertfordshire.
Bernard was 7 years her junior, a retired tea-planter and, the ex private
secretary to Sir Horace Plunkett. In 1917 She gifted Leopardstown House to
the government for use as a hospital for those who had served in the great
war. Gertrude died on 27 Jun 1926 at 50 Norfolk Road, Littlehampton, Sussex
and left 70K in personal estate. Bernard then married Dorothy Helen Edwards
daughter of William Edwards on 13 Dec 1929 in Manhattan. Bernard died
18 Sep 1938 at 20 Bracknell Gate, Hampstead and left 50K in personal estate.
3 Catherine (Kate) Hayes only daughter born circa 1822 in Cork City married Joseph
Edward Tracy, solicitor at Woodlawn, Cork on 7 Oct 1852. Joseph was the son of the
late Edward Joseph Tracy, attorney of Cork. They were married by the Very Rev
Theobald Matthew. They lived at Grenville House with her brothers and, Joseph had
offices at 59 South Mall, Cork & 35 Dominick Street, Dublin. He was also in
partnership with David Augustine Nagel (Tracy & Nagle) and they acted at law agents
to Cork Corporation and to the The Gas Company. Joseph was a shareholder in the
Queenstown Waterworks and the Cork Gas Consumers Company Ltd. They were
also the proprietors of the Cork Daily Herald. Joseph was a Cork town councillor in
1875. Joseph died at the Richmond District Lunatic Asylum on 18 Jan 1885 and left
11K in personal estate. Catherine was living with her brother Thomas at St Kevin’s
Park, Dartry in 1901. Catherine died at St Kevin’s Park, Dartry on 31 May 1902. She
left 11K in personal estate and her brother Thomas was her executor.
4 James Hayes died 21 Oct 1852 from yellow fever at Hastings, Barbados.
5 Francis Hayes youngest son born circa 1830 worked for Lawlor & Co, tea merchants
of Cork. He died 3 Oct 1852 from yellow fever at Bridgetown,Barbados.
Stephen secondly married Charlotte O’Brien in April 1834. Charlotte was the daughter of
the late Michael O’Brien. Stephen had a 20 ton yacht called the Gibsey and was a member of
the Royal Western Yacht club. He was a town councillor in 1841 and was part of a consortium
that bought the Sir Richard Cox estate. They purchased the estate for £40K which had a rental
value of £1500 pa. Stephen dissolved his business partnership in 1843 and set up and new
partnership with Sam O’Brien and they continued to trade as Stephen Hayes & Co. He was
a friend and supporter of Daniel O’Connell and was one of the organisers of the Great Munster
Banquet in his honour in 1844. They lived at Millbro’, Cork and Stephen had land at West
Carbury and at Kilmichael, Muskerry. Stephen died 14 May 1849 at Millborough. Charlotte
died 19 Oct 1865 at Grenville House, Cork.
6 Stephen Hayes died January 1838.
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