Person:John Doyle (43)

John Maurice Doyle (who was known by his middle name) was born on 11th January 1898 in the city of Dublin, son of a policeman named Thomas Doyle and his wife Bridget Cleary. Maurice's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. Maurice and his brothers Joseph and Jimmy went to live with their late mother's unmarried brother and sister, Thomas and Eliza Cleary, who lived at Monasterevin in County Kildare. Their father Thomas moved out of Dublin to join them after he retired from the police.

Maurice later moved to England, settling in the north-western suburbs of London. He married and had children. He died in 1969, aged 71.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office of Ireland. Civil Registration.

   b. John Maurice DOYLE, March Quarter 1898, Dublin South Registration District, Vol. 2, page 670

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Roman Catholic Church. Parish Registers of St Kevin's Roman Catholic Church, Harrington Street. (National Library of Ireland).

   1898
   No. 10
   Name: John Maurice Doyle
   Born: 11 Jan
   Parents: Thomas Doyle & Brigid Cleary
   Address: 8 Lombard St
   Baptised: 14 Jan
   Priest: J. Stafford
   Sponsor: Mary Reid

3. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1901. (National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland or street: Skirteen, 31 Mar 1901.

   Form A (about the family):
   Thomas Cleary, head, Roman Catholic, Read & write, 48 [1852/3], male, Blacksmith, not married, b. Co. Kildare, speaks English
   Eliza Cleary, sister, Roman Catholic, Read & write, 44 [1856/7], female, Housekeeper, not married, b. Co. Kildare, spearks English
   Thomas Balfe, boarder, Roman Catholic, Read & write, 33 [1867/8], male, Blacksmith, not married, b. Dublin City, speaks English
   Joseph Doyle, nephew, Roman Catholic, Read & write, 11 [1889/90], male, Scholar, not married, b. Dublin City, speaks English
   James Doyle, nephew, Roman Catholic, Read, 5 [1895/6], male, Scholar, not married, b. Dublin City, speaks English
   John Maurice Doyle, nephew, Roman Catholic, Cannot read, 3 [1897/8], male, not married, b. Dublin City, speaks English
   Form B (about the house):
   Private dwelling
   4 outbuildings
   Walls of stone, brick or concrete
   Roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material
   2 rooms
   2 windows in front of house
   1 family living there

4. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1911. (Dublin: National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland: Skirteen, 2 Apr 1911.

   Form A (about the family):
   Thomas Cleary, head, Church of Rome, Read & Write, male, 64 [1846/7], Blacksmith, single, b. Kildare, speaks English
   Elizabeth Cleary, sister, Church of Rome, Read & Write, female, 60 [1850/1], single, b. Kildare, speaks English
   Thomas Doyle, brother in law, Church of Rome, Read & Write, male, 66 [1844/5], Policeman Retired, widower, b. Kilkenny, speaks English
   Maurice Doyle, nephew, Church of Rome, Read & Write, male, 13 [1897/8], Scholar, single, b. Dublin, speaks Eng & Irish
   Joseph Doyle, nephew, Church of Rome, Read & Write, male, 21 [1889/90], Labourer, single, b. Dublin, speaks Eng & Irish
   Thomas Balfe, boarder, Church of Rome, Read & Write, male, 39 [1871/2], Blacksmith, single, b. Kildare, speaks English
   Form B (about the house):
   Private dwelling
   3 outbuildings (stable, piggery and fowl house)
   Walls of stone, brick or concrete
   Roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material
   2 rooms
   2 windows in front of house

5. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. John Maurice DOYLE, June Quarter 1969, Harrow Registration District, Volume 5b, page 1928, b. 11 Jan 1898

   Exact date from prayer card: "Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the soul of John Maurice Doyle / 43 Avondale Road, Wealdstone, Harrow, Who died on 10th May, 1969. Aged 71 years R.I.P."