Person:Joseph Cleary (1)

Joseph Cleary was baptised on 30th August 1857 at Monasterevin in County Kildare. He was the youngest of six children of a blacksmith named Maurice Cleary and his wife Alice (or Ally) Dunne. Joseph followed his father's profession and became a blacksmith too. He never married. He died of pneumonia on 11th August 1888, aged about 31.

1. ↑ Monasterevin, County Kildare, Ireland. Catholic Parish Registers.

   1857 / August / 30 / B[aptized] Joseph of Maurice Clary & Ally Dunne / Sp[onsors] Pat Brennan and Mary Dunne

2. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office of Ireland. Civil Registration.

   1888 DEATHS Registered in the District of Monasterevan in the Union of Athy in the County of Kildare
   No. 78
   Date and Place of Death: 1888 Eleventh August Skirteen
   Name and Surname: Joseph Cleary
   Sex: Male
   Condition: Bachelor
   Age last Birthday: 28 Years
   Rank, Profession, or Occupation: Operative Blacksmith
   Certified Cause of Death, and Duration of Illness: Pneumonia 13 days Exhaustion 2 days Certified
   Signature, Qualification, and Residence of Informant: Maurice Clear Father of deceased Present at the death Skirteen
   When Registered: Twenty fifth August 1888
   Signature of Registrar: Joseph Storey Registrar