Person:Mary McAsey (1)

Mary McAsey was born on 8th June 1887 in the townland of Coolnafearagh in the parish of Monasterevin, County Kildare. She was the daughter of Eliza McAsey, formerly Shea, and her husband Michael McAsey, a carpenter. Mary appears in the 1901 census living with her widowed mother Eliza at Coolnafearagh in the parish of Monasterevin. The family was still there in 1911, by which time Mary was working as a dressmaker.

In 1927, aged 39, Mary married Joseph Reid, who had also grown up at Coolnafearagh. They do not appear to have had any children. Mary died on 3rd May 1952, aged 64, and was buried at Passlands Cemetery in Monasterevin. Joseph survived her by just over a year, and remarried shortly before his death.

Marriage to Joseph Reid in 1927

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

   BIRTHS Registered in the District of Monasterevan in the Union of Athy in the County of Kildare
   No. 371
   Date and Place of Birth: 1887 Eighth June, Coolnefera
   Name: Mary
   Sex: Female
   Name and Surname and Dwelling-place of Father: Michael McKasy, Coolnefera
   Name and Surname and Maiden Surname of Mother: Eliza McKasy formerly Shea
   Rank or Profession of Father: Operative Carpenter
   Signature, Qualification, and Residence of Informant: Michael McKasy, Father, Coolnefera
   When Registered: Seventh July 1887
   Signature of Registrar: Joseph Storey, Registrar

2. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1901. (National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare / Parish: Monasterevin / Townland: Coolnafearagh / Schedule: 15, 31 Mar 1901.

   Form A (about the family):
   Eliza McAsey, H[ea]d of family, Roman Catholic, Read & write, 50 [1850/1], female, Housekeeper, Widower [sic], b. Co. Kildare
   John McAsey, son, Roman Catholic, Read & write, male, 22 [1878/9], male, Mdesman?, not married, b. Co. Kildare
   Michael McAsey, son, RC, Read & write, 20 [1880/1], male, Carpenter, not married, b. Co. Kildare
   Mary McAsey, daughter, RC, Read & write, 14 [1886/7], female, Scholar, not married, b. Co. Kildare
   Form B (about the house):
   Private dwelling
   2 out-offices (piggery and fowl house)
   Walls of mud, wood or other perishable material
   Roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material
   2 rooms
   2 windows on front of house
   1 family occupying
   Landholder Eliza McAsey

3. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1911. (Dublin: National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare / Parish: Monasterevin / Townland: Coolnafearagh / Schedule: 10, 2 Apr 1911.

   Form A (about the family):
   Eliza McAsey, Head, Roman Catholic, read & write, female, 67 [1843/4], Farmer, Widow, b. Kildare
   John McAsey, Son, Roman Catholic, read & write, male, 29 [1881/2], Farmer's Son, Single, b. Kildare
   Michael McAsey, Son, Roman Catholic, read & write, male, 27 [1883/4], Carpenter, Single, b. Kildare
   Mary McAsey, Daughter, Roman Catholic, read & write, female, 22 [1888/9], Dressmaker, single, b. Kildare
   Form B (about the house):
   Private dwelling
   7 out-offices (3 stables, cow house, calf house, piggery and fowl house)
   Walls of stone, brick or concrete
   Roof of thatch, wood or other perishable material
   3 rooms
   2 windows on front of house
   1 family occupying
   Landholder Elizabeth McAsey

4. ↑ Deaths register, in General Register Office of Ireland. Civil Registration.

   1952 Deaths Registered in the District of Monastrevan in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Athy in the County of Kildare
   No. 469
   Date and Place of Death: 1952 May Third, Coolnafere
   Name and Surname: Mary Reid
   Sex: F
   Condition: Married
   Age last Birthday: 64
   Rank, Profession, or Occupation: Housewife
   Certified Cause of Death and Duration of Illness: Gastric Haemorrhage... [continues illegibly]
   Signature, Qualification, and Residence of Informant: Joseph Reid, Widower, Coolnafere
   When Registered: May Ninth 1952

5. ↑ Monumental inscription, Passlands Cemetery, Monasterevin, County Kildare.