Williams family of Hastings, Avoca Avenue.
George Williams married Mary Maxwell nee Campbell.
1796
George Williams, a solicitor of Baggot Street married Maria Maxwell, widow of Samuel Maxwell
in 1796. Margaret was the daughter of William Campbell and Jane Carlile and she had a child
by her first husband Samuel.
1 George Campbell Williams eldest son born circa 1798. He was educated at Frascati
and Trinity College and admitted Kings Inns in 1814. He married Mary Hassard on
9 Aug 1822 at St Georges. They commissioned portraits from Richard Rothwell circa
1824 which are now in the National Gallery of Ireland. George died intestate circa
1833 at 47 Lower Gardiner Street and Mary was the administrator of his will. Mary
died at 10 Pembroke Roade, late of Melifont Avenue, Kingstown on 30 May 1876 aged
77 and was buried at Mount Jerome. She left 1K in personal estate and her son
Rev George Campbell William stationed at Cork was her executor. She was buried at
Mount Jerome with her daughter.
1 George Campbell Williams born circa 1824 in Dublin was educated at the
Feinaigle School and graduated Trinity College. He was ordained in 1846
and took priests orders to the diocese of Killaloe. He was curate of
Booterstown from 1853 to 1856 and lived at 4 James’ Place, Cross Avenue.
He resigned his curacy and was presented with a purse of sovereigns by the
parishioners in February 1856. He was Secretary of the Soldiers' Institute and
Scripture Readers' Society for Ireland. He was appointed Chaplin to the forces
and served in the Baltic Expedition of 1855. He later served at Aldershot and
Woolwich and was serving in Canada during the Fenian raid of 1866. He was
awarded two medals and the clasp. He was appointed Chaplin to his Grace
the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1877. He was based
at the Curragh camp when he married Jane Elliott Crozier on 5 Dec 1877 at
Roebuck House and the marriage was entered in the Taney Parish Register.
Jane was the second daughter of Thomas Crozier, solicitor of James’s Terrace,
Clonsheagh and Seafield. He retired on pension in 1884. They lived at Hastings
on Avoca Avenue from 1893. George died at Hastings on 30 Sep 1912 and was
buried at Mount Jerome with his mother and sister. George left 13K in personal
estate and a winged eagle lectern was installed in SS Philip’s James’ in his
memory. Jane died 9 Dec 1914 at Hastings and was buried with her husband.
They had no issue. Jane left 6K in personal estate and her executor was her
sister Marian Crozier.
2 Mary Jane Williams born 8 Mar 1829 died a spinster 12 Feb 1874 at 8
Charlemont Street late of Lower Baggot Street. She left 800 in personal
estate and her brother Rev George Campbell of Limerick Barracks was her
executor. She was buried at Mount Jerome.
2 Campbell William Williams, second son born circa 1807 admitted Kings Inn in 1823.
He was living at 47 Baggot Street and married Julia Knox on 22 Sep 1827 at St Peter’s
Church.
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George Williams married Mary Maxwell nee Campbell.
1796
George Williams, a solicitor of Baggot Street married Maria Maxwell, widow of Samuel Maxwell
in 1796. Margaret was the daughter of William Campbell and Jane Carlile and she had a child
by her first husband Samuel.
1 George Campbell Williams eldest son born circa 1798. He was educated at Frascati
and Trinity College and admitted Kings Inns in 1814. He married Mary Hassard on
9 Aug 1822 at St Georges. They commissioned portraits from Richard Rothwell circa
1824 which are now in the National Gallery of Ireland. George died intestate circa
1833 at 47 Lower Gardiner Street and Mary was the administrator of his will. Mary
died at 10 Pembroke Roade, late of Melifont Avenue, Kingstown on 30 May 1876 aged
77 and was buried at Mount Jerome. She left 1K in personal estate and her son
Rev George Campbell William stationed at Cork was her executor. She was buried at
Mount Jerome with her daughter.
1 George Campbell Williams born circa 1824 in Dublin was educated at the
Feinaigle School and graduated Trinity College. He was ordained in 1846
and took priests orders to the diocese of Killaloe. He was curate of
Booterstown from 1853 to 1856 and lived at 4 James’ Place, Cross Avenue.
He resigned his curacy and was presented with a purse of sovereigns by the
parishioners in February 1856. He was Secretary of the Soldiers' Institute and
Scripture Readers' Society for Ireland. He was appointed Chaplin to the forces
and served in the Baltic Expedition of 1855. He later served at Aldershot and
Woolwich and was serving in Canada during the Fenian raid of 1866. He was
awarded two medals and the clasp. He was appointed Chaplin to his Grace
the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1877. He was based
at the Curragh camp when he married Jane Elliott Crozier on 5 Dec 1877 at
Roebuck House and the marriage was entered in the Taney Parish Register.
Jane was the second daughter of Thomas Crozier, solicitor of James’s Terrace,
Clonsheagh and Seafield. He retired on pension in 1884. They lived at Hastings
on Avoca Avenue from 1893. George died at Hastings on 30 Sep 1912 and was
buried at Mount Jerome with his mother and sister. George left 13K in personal
estate and a winged eagle lectern was installed in SS Philip’s James’ in his
memory. Jane died 9 Dec 1914 at Hastings and was buried with her husband.
They had no issue. Jane left 6K in personal estate and her executor was her
sister Marian Crozier.
2 Mary Jane Williams born 8 Mar 1829 died a spinster 12 Feb 1874 at 8
Charlemont Street late of Lower Baggot Street. She left 800 in personal
estate and her brother Rev George Campbell of Limerick Barracks was her
executor. She was buried at Mount Jerome.
2 Campbell William Williams, second son born circa 1807 admitted Kings Inn in 1823.
He was living at 47 Baggot Street and married Julia Knox on 22 Sep 1827 at St Peter’s
Church.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - January 2023