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de Courcy

NOT De, NOT Courcey

• References:
  • Kiessling family tree (and here) by Johannes Kiessling.
  • Family tree of Angela Booth.

  • Ancestry of Mary Isabella Wray:
    • WRAY in [Burkes Extinct Baronetage]
    • WRAY in [Burkes LG, 1862-63]
    • SIR CHRISTOPHER WRAY (and original) in [DNB, 1885-1900 edn]
    • BAGSHAWE in [Burkes Commoners, 1836]

  • de Courcy graves, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
    Location: Lat 178 long N. As you go from the N gate, heading S along the main path towards the chapel, the O'Mara graves are on your LHS. Go past them, nearer the chapel, turn left onto a path leading to the other gate, on that path on RHS are the de Courcy graves.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Wray genealogy, by Rev. Octavius Wray, in the Genealogist, ed. Marshall, iv. 278-82.

de Courcy graves, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
Photo 2006. See full size.
See close-ups of LHS and centre and RHS.

Matthew Hare de Courcy,
had issue:

1. Bill de Courcy, William,
   bank official,
   had issue:
   1. Billie de Courcy [thus spelt, NOT Billy],
      William, written as "William Glynn" de Courcy at mar.

   
   

2. Matthew de Courcy, had issue:
   1. John de Courcy, born 1872, Limerick,
      Inspector for Land Commission,
      mar 1910, Catholic Church, Chiswick, London,
      to Mary Isabella Wray [also here, born 1877, Marylebone, London, dau of Christopher George Wray and Francesca Maria Sforza Bagshawe],
      Wrays were a distinguished English Catholic family,
      her ancestral 1st cousin was Sir Christopher Wray, Lord Chief Justice 1575-92, see spectacular tomb,
      see also ancestry of Francesca Maria Sforza Bagshawe,
      had issue:

      
      

      1. Matt de Courcy,
         Matthew John, born 19 November 1911, either in Limerick or in Castlerea, Co.Roscommon,
         listed at marriage as "bank official", living Midfield, South Circular Rd, Limerick,
         mar 1stly, 16 Apr 1941, Limerick, to Stephanie Ebrill [born 26 December 1914],
         he was manager of National Bank branch, Tulla, Co.Clare (later part of Bank of Ireland),
         Stephanie died 18th [grave] or 19th [family tree] June 1968, age 53 yrs, bur Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
         mar 2ndly to Rose Lawlor,
         he died 16th May 1974, Tulla, Co.Clare, age 62 yrs, bur Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
         had issue by 1st wife:
         1. Felicity de Courcy, mar Johannes Kiessling [researched family tree] and had issue:
            1. Simon Kiessling, mar Gemma Correo-Bujan.
            2. Margaret Kiessling, mar Jan Schönewolf.
            3. Claire Kiessling.
         2. John de Courcy, mar Helen Doorley and had issue:
            1. Stephen de Courcy.
            2. Neil de Courcy.
            3. Kate de Courcy.

         
         

      2. Sean de Courcy, mar Shiela Governs and had issue:
         1. Anna de Courcy.

Sir Christopher Wray.
Portrait 1582.