Person:Thomas Doyle (10)

Thomas Doyle was born in about 1844 in County Kilkenny in Ireland. In 1889 he married Bridget Cleary from Monasterevin in County Kildare, but they married in London rather than in Ireland. However, they returned to Ireland shortly after their marriage, settling at 8 Lombard Street West in the southern suburbs of Dublin, where they had four sons in the 1890s, although the third died as a baby.

Bridget died shortly after giving birth to their fourth son. Thomas then sent the baby and the other two surviving boys to live with his late wife's brother and sister, Thomas and Eliza Cleary at Monasterevin. Thomas worked as a policeman, and after his retirement moved to live with his children and in-laws in Monasterevin, appearing with them in the 1911 census.

Thomas died at Monasterevin on 4th August 1919. His youngest son was present at the death.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Census Office. Ireland Census 1911. (Dublin: National Archives of Ireland)
   County: Kildare, District Electoral Division: Monasterevan, Parish: Monasterevan, Townland: Skirteen, 31 Mar 1901.

   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

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

   Superintendent Registrar's District: Athy
   Registrar's District: Monasterevan
   1919 DEATHS Registered in the District of Monasterevan in the Union of Athy in the County of Kildare
   No. 461
   Date and Place of Death: 1919 August Fourth, Skirteen
   Name and Surname: Thomas Doyle
   Sex: Male
   Condition: Widower
   Age last Birthday: 58 years [1860/1]
   Rank, Profession, or Occupation: ex Serg[ean]t D[ublin] M[etropolitan] P[olice]
   Certified Cause of Death and Duration of Illness: Cardiac Disease, 6 Months, Certified
   Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant: Maurice Doyle, Son, Present at Death, Skirteen
   When Registered: August Eleventh 1919
   Signature of Registrar: J. Johnston, Ass[istan]t Registrar