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William EYRE's parents: John EYRE (1794-1856) and Mary ARMIT (bap.1798?)
William EYRE's siblings: John EYRE (1820-1890), Anastasia EYRE (bap.1822, d.1845), Georgina EYRE (bap.1824, d.1873), Marmaduke Richard EYRE (bap.1826, d.1892), Henry EYRE ( - ), Charity (Cerise) EYRE (bap.1832, d.1849), Eleanor (Ellen) EYRE (1832?-aft1911), Diana EYRE (1833?-aft1911), Nance (Nannie) EYRE (bap.1838, d.1902), Charlotte Mary EYRE (bap.1838), Mary EYRE (1839?-1906) and Bessie Armit EYRE (1841?-1888)
Maria BALLINGALL's other family: with John MARTLEY (1831-aft1891)
Maria BALLINGALL's parents: Joseph BALLINGALL (1791?-1869) and Maria Anne UNKNOWN (1801-aft1861)
Maria BALLINGALL's siblings: Cecilia Alexandrina BALLINGALL (1833-aft1861) and William Henry BALLINGALL ( - )
Family of William Armit EYRE and Maria Josephine BALLINGALL
| Husband: | William Armit EYRE (1823?-1855) | |
| Wife: | Maria Josephine BALLINGALL (1832-aft1891) | |
| Children: | William Armit EYRE ( - ) | |
| John EYRE (1846-aft1910) | ||
| George Henry Lewis EYRE (1848-aft1905) | ||
| Mary Josephine EYRE (1850-aft1894) | ||
| Cerise Armit EYRE (1852?-1933) | ||
| Marriage | 1849 (app) 1 | |
Husband: William Armit EYRE
| Name: | William Armit EYRE 2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | John EYRE (1794-1856) | |
| Mother: | Mary ARMIT (bap.1798?) | |
| Birth | 1823 (app) | Ireland? |
| Baptism | 1823 (app) (age 0) | Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, Ireland 3 |
| Title | Captain 2 | |
| Occupation (1) | 21 May 1841 (age 17-18) | Ensign 4 |
| Occupation (2) | 1 Nov 1842 (age 18-19) | Lieutenant 4 |
| Occupation (3) | 1 Sep 1848 (age 24-25) | Paymaster 4 |
| Conviction | 23 Jul 1853 (age 29-30) | Valetta, Malta |
| Death | 21 Jul 1855 (age 31-32) | Clarks Hotel, Little La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 5 |
Additional Information
| Occupation (1) | William Armit Eyre, Gent to be Ensign by purchase, vice Baring. Dated 21st May 1841. |
| Occupation (2) | Ensign William Armit Eyre to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice de Crespigny, who retires. Dated 1st November 1842. |
| Occupation (3) | 47th Foot, Lieutenant William Armit Eyre, from the 20th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Douglas Leigh Cox , who retires upon half pay. Dated 1st Sept 1848. |
| Conviction | Licence number 2237: William Armit Eyre.
Convicted of Embezzling or Fraudulently misapplying the sum of £1,032 0s 2d at a General Court Marshall at Valetta, Malta, 23 July 1853. Aged 31 years and by trade a Paymaster iof the 47th Regiment of foot. Sentenced to 10 years transportation. Licence granted: 17th January 1855, for early release from Pentonville prison. Comments: Not applied for. |
| Death | Cause: Suicide
An inquest held on the 21 July 1855 returned the verdict "Died from the effcets of a wound to the neck , inflicted by himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity." |
Wife: Maria Josephine BALLINGALL
| Name: | Maria Josephine BALLINGALL 1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Joseph BALLINGALL (1791?-1869) | |
| Mother: | Maria Anne UNKNOWN (1801-aft1861) | |
| Birth | 1832 | England? |
| Census (1) | 1880 (age 47-48) | Cariboo, British Colombia, Canada |
| Census (2) | 20 Apr 1891 (age 58-59) | Cariboo, British Colombia, Canada |
| Death | aft 20 Apr 1891 (age 58-59) | |
Child 1: William Armit EYRE
| Name: | William Armit EYRE | |
| Sex: | Male | |
Child 2: John EYRE
| Name: | John EYRE | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Clara Kate DUNHAM (1860?-1890) | |
| Birth | Jun 1846 | Ireland |
| Emigration | 1863 (app) (age 16-17) 6 | |
| Census (1) | 1 Jun 1880 (age 33-34) | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA |
| Census (2) | 1 Jun 1900 (age 53-54) | Hudson, New Jersey, USA |
| Census (3) | 15 Apr 1910 (age 63) | Hamilton, Ohio, USA |
| Death | aft 15 Apr 1910 (age 63) | |
Additional Information
| Census (1) | Produce Merchant |
| Census (2) | Merchant |
| Census (3) | Salesman living at his daughter Georginas |
Child 3: George Henry Lewis EYRE
| Name: | George Henry Lewis EYRE | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Sarah L SEARCH (1863-1888) | |
| Spouse 2: | Anne Knight STUART? (1860-aft1920) | |
| Birth | Q1 1848 | Isle of Wight reg district 7 |
| Baptism | 1 Apr 1848 (age 0) | Carisbrooke, Southampton, England 8 |
| Immigration | 1884 (age 35-36) | |
| Naturalisation | 1884 (age 35-36) | |
| Census (1) | 1 Jun 1900 (age 52) | Jay Street, Broooklyn, New York, USA |
| Census (2) | 1 Jun 1905 (age 57) | Broooklyn, New York, USA |
| Death | aft 1 Jun 1905 (age 57) | |
Additional Information
| Census (1) | Broker |
| Census (2) | Broker |
Child 4: Mary Josephine EYRE
| Name: | Mary Josephine EYRE 2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Henry Pennant CORNWALL ( -aft1894) | |
| Birth | 10 Feb 1850 | Buttervant, Ireland 2 |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 11) | 2 Elm Brook Villas, North Road, Exeter, Devon, England |
| Death | aft 24 Nov 1894 (age 44) | |
Additional Information
| Census | Scholar, living at her Ballingall grandparents |
Child 5: Cerise Armit EYRE
| Name: | Cerise Armit EYRE | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Caspar PHAIR (1848-aft1901) | |
| Birth | 1852 (app) | Corfu, Ionian Islands |
| Census (1) | 7 Apr 1861 (age 8-9) | 2 Elm Brook Villas, North Road, Exeter, Devon, England |
| Emigration | 1871 (age 18-19) | |
| Census (2) | 1881 (age 28-29) | Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada |
| Census (3) | 13 Apr 1901 (age 48-49) | Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada |
| Death | 27 Jul 1933 (age 80-81) | Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada |
Additional Information
| Census (1) | Scholar, living at her Ballingall grandparents |
Note on Husband: William Armit EYRE
was the Paymaster of the 47th regiment.2
Sources
| 1 | Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyre Notes and Queries (#1)" (Rev Allen Stewart Hartigan. MA,
TCD,, Broadwell,
Moreton-in-Marsh. Glos., 1911-1918). page33. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 2 | Ibid. page 33. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 3 | Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyrecourt & Eyreville (#277)" (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905). Page 15. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 4 | "London Gazette". |
| 5 | "The Argus newspaper". |
| 6 | "1910 census". |
| 7 | "BMD indexes". |
| 8 | "IGI". |