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10 Generations from William Ireland and Margaret De Courcy
to Kenneth Henry Dewhurst
I soon became intrigued how the Dewhurst, DeCourcy and the Ireland families were related, hence the name of this Blog with its various Posts.
1. William Ireland (c1630-1689) married Margaret de Courcy 1667. Margaret DeCourcy was the daughter of Henry de Courcy, 1st cousin of Earl of Kinsale. They had a son De Courcy Ireland.
De Courcy Ireland married (1) Anne Trendall (div 1702), married (2) Margaret Blanchfield (died 1706) and married (3) Judith Hawkins. De Courcy Ireland and Anne Trendall had Richard Ireland Esq.
2. Richard Ireland Esq (died 1740) married Catherine Lynch and had The Very Rev. William Ireland (1712-13 Jan 1787).
3. The Very Rev. William Ireland (1712-13 January 1787) married Magdalen Irwin and had Richard Ireland (1747-1816).
4. Richard Ireland (1747-1816) married Elizabeth Maria Stanley on 20 January 1778. They had Capt. James Stanley Ireland (1781-1856).
5. Capt. James Stanley Ireland (1781-1856) married Matilda Louise Davies (1785-1843). They had 8 children including Richard Davies Ireland (27 Oct 1815-11 Jan 1877).
6. Richard Davies Ireland QC (1815-1877) married Sophia Mary Carr (1821-27 Nov 1875) 28 July 1840. They had 11 children including Edmund Arthur (Ned) Ireland (1859-1922).
7. Edmund Arthur (Ned) Ireland (15 Oct 1859-14 Jun 1922) married Emily Lawton (1863-1947) in 1882. They had 5 children including Hilda Jane Ireland (1886-1981).
8. Hilda Jane Ireland (1886-1981) married Reginald Benson Harris. They had 2 children - Hilda May Harris & Reginald Harris.
9. Hilda May Harris (1912-16 March 2007) married Henry Heyliger Dewhurst. They had 4 children, including Kenneth Henry Dewhurst, Ian Gilbert Dewhurst, Joan Dewhurst and Helen Dewhurst.
10. Kenneth Henry Dewhurst (born 15 Dec 1934) married Joyce Rogers (3 Oct 1932-2 May 2016) on 22 February 1964. They adopted 2 children including Robert Dewhurst (17 July 69-Oct 1995) and Leanne Joy Dewhurst (11 Sept 71-9 Jan 2014).
The above was copied from Elizabeth Rennick's book "A Family Portfolio" (with her permission).
Photos
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| Richard Davies Ireland Q.C. died 11 January 1877. Sophia Mary Ireland died 27 November 1875. Buried at St Kilda Cemetery Church of England B97. |
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| Hilda Jane Harris nee Ireland 1886-1981 at Springvale Crematorium. |
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| Reginald Benson Harris 1888-1963 at Springvale Crematorium. |
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| Hilda May Dewhurst nee Harris 1912-2007 at Springvale Crematorium. |
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| Joyce Dewhurst 1932 - 2016 at Lilydale Memorial Park. |
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| Robert Kenneth Dewhurst 1969 -1995 at Lilydale Memorial Park. |
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| Leanne Joy Dewhurst 1972 - 2014 at Lilydale Memorial Park. |
