Edward John Smith (Ted) Despard^{[1, 2]}

1874 - 1918  (43 years)

• Name	Edward John Smith (Ted) Despard  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	16 Jul 1874	Arlington, Mountmellick, Laois, Ireland   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	Cloneygowan, Kings, Ireland   [5]
  Birth	16 Jul 1874	Kilmalogue, Portarlington, Laois, Ireland
  	On his birth cert is: Kilmalogue - It is in the Electoral Division of Portarlington North, in Civil Parish of Clonyhurk, in the Barony of Upper Philipstown, in the County of Offaly The Irish name for Kilmalogue is Coill Molaga
  Birth	19 Jul 1874	Cloneygowan, Kings, Ireland   [5]
  Residence	31 March 1901	Cromac, Antrim, Ireland   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Sole Occupant
  Residence	02 Apr 1911	Lewisham, London, England   [7]
  	Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
  Died	25 Jan 1918	Maldon, Essex, England   [3, 4, 12]
  Buried	30 Jan 1918	Althorne, St Andrew, Essex, England   [3, 12]
  Residence	1937	Essex, England   [10]
  Person ID	P8	john
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	George Francis Despard,   b. 1843, Portarlington, Queen's Co Laois, Ireland ,   d. 8 Mar 1916, 12 Burmah Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susanna Sarah Smith,   b. Abt 1844, Toomevara, Tipperary, Ireland ? ,   d. 22 Nov 1898, 8 Windsor Terrace, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	14 Mar 1872	Ballycahane, Guilcagh, County Waterford.   [9]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Letitia Gillis,   b. 14 Apr 1875, Monaghan, Ireland ,   d. 21 Jan 1951, Ilford, Essex, England  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Sep 1901	Castleblayney, Ireland   [7, 9]
  Children	1. Edward David Gillis (Rex) Despard,   b. 21 Sep 1902, Belfast, Ireland ,   d. Jun 1983, Worthing, West Sussex, England  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   2. Doris Jeanette (Blorry) Despard,   b. 16 Jun 1904, Belfast, Ireland ,   d. Jan 1996, Ogwr, Mid Glamorgan, Wales  (Age 91 years)  [natural]   3. Helen Valentine Despard,   b. 14 Feb 1906, Belfast, Ireland ,   d. 14 Aug 1986, Honiton, Devon, England  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   4. William George Faulkner Despard,   b. 22 Mar 1908, Ham, Essex, England ,   d. 28 Jul 1985, Edgware, Middlesex, England  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   5. Eileen Letitia Daphne Gillis (Billie) Despard,   b. 16 Jan 1910, Ham, Essex, England ,   d. Feb 1997, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  EDWARD DESPARD 1874-1918 Born 16/07/1874 in Kilmalogue, Queens County. His father registered his birth on 16/09/1874 There is an inscription dated 24th January 1882 in a book of ‘morality’ stories which appears to have been presented to Edward at Portarlington Methodist Sunday School. In the back he has written his address and added two initials to his name. Edward J S Despard. Henry Street Tullamore Kings County Ireland The family had told me that his name was Edward John Smith Despard (? His maternal grandfather’s name) The family say that Edward went to work in his mother’s family’s French polishing business in Cork This would have been around 1900 and it is conceivable that the parents relocated to Cork after his father retired from the RIC in Kings County but there is no evidence that either had previous connections with Cork. It is then said that Edward went on business to the family home of the Cunninghams (tea tasters) in County Monaghan where he met their governess Letitia Gillis. Edward and Letitia were married in at Edward then took a job as a salesman with Olivetti typewriters in Belfast. (The 1901 census lists an Edward J Despard as head of household at Agencourt Avenue Belfast) Their three eldest children were born there. The Belfast address was said by the family to be Ryleston Terrace. His work took him to London and it is suggested that the family moved between Belfast and London on more than one occasion. They lived in Plumstead at one point. By 1906 he was working for Remingtons in East Ham where the two younger children were born. Edward David Gillis 21 09 1902 Doris Jeanette Gillis 16 06 1904 Helen Valentine Gillis 14 02 1906 William George Faulkner 22 03 1908 Eileen Letitia 16 01 1910 Then a miscarriage It is said that Letitia’s ill-health prompted a move out of the city to Essex. They lived in Pitsea and by 1914, they were renting Wardens Farmhouse in Althorne near Burnham on Crouch and Edward went to work in a munitions factory. Edward, who was said to have been a drinker, died of TB (?caught from a cow on the farm?) aged 42 on 25/01/1918 and was buried in Althorne Church. Letitia subsequently kept/worked in a tobacconist shop in Althorne. She had a stroke in the mid 1930s (?in Devon) and subsequently lived with Rex in Burnham until WW2. She continued to live with various of her children until her death in Doris’ care on 21/01/1951. She is also buried at Althorne. Name:Edward DespardGender:MaleBirth Date:19 Jul 1874Birth Place:Cloneygowan, Kings, IrelandFather: George F. Despard Mother: Susan Smith FHL Film Number:255910

  
  

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