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 lived at Belfort from 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 29 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 Apr 1877 at SS Peter’s & Pauls, Cork. The
received numerous valuable gifts and the bride's wedding cake was 5'6" tall and
weighed 120lbs. They moved to Leopardstown Park after their marriage. 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 was 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 died there 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 lived at Belfort from 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 29 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 Apr 1877 at SS Peter’s & Pauls, Cork. The
received numerous valuable gifts and the bride's wedding cake was 5'6" tall and
weighed 120lbs. They moved to Leopardstown Park after their marriage. 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 was 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 died there 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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