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George Despard, Capt

Male 1800 - 1846  (46 years)


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  • Name George Despard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Suffix Capt 
    Born 1800  Donore House, Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Summerhill, Meath Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 21 Dec 1846  Rathmolyon, County Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID P31  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Richard Despard, rev,   b. 1745, Donore House, Queens County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1820, DOB years added Gertrude born too late Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Despard,   b. Abt. 1776, Doubtful about parents? Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1838, Not in Herbert Tree? Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1 Jun 1796  OFFERLANE BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, BURIALS - PARISH REGISTERS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Priscilla Carden,   b. 1802, Lismore, Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1864, Highgate, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1826  St Thomas Church, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Frederick Despard,   b. 28 Mar 1827, Queensborough, County Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1905, Lacca Manor, Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     2. George Belford Despard, Rev,   b. Abt 1830, County Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1903, Gloucestershire, England (probate to Jane Letitia) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)  [natural]
     3. Arthur Vandeleur Despard, Rev,   b. 11 Dec 1861, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1947, Oyama, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     4. Richard Carden Despard,   b. 21 May 1831, Rathmolyon, 5314, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1863, Kensington, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [natural]
     5. William Piggott Despard,   b. Abt 1832, Montrath Queens Co, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1906, Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)  [natural]
     6. Elizabeth Mary Despard,   b. Abt 1833, Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 April 1910, Clondeglass, Mountrath, Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)  [natural]
     7. Mary Louisa Pim,   b. 14 Jan 1868, Queens, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1943, Mountmellick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     8. Gertrude Priscilla Despard,   b. Abt 1837, Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1911, Abbeyleix, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)  [natural]
     9. Maximilian Carden Despard,   b. 1839, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Apr 1890, Merchant Marine, At Sea, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  [natural]
     10. Fitzherbert Ruxton Despard,   b. 2 Jan 1841,   d. 16 Mar 1895, Beira, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George Despard was the son of Richard Despard and Elizabeth Despard. He was an officer in the 53rd Shropshire Light Infantry. After retiring from the army, he became Head Constable of the Royal Irish Constabulary of County Meath and Resident Magistrate of Rathmolyon, Meath. He passed away in 1846.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1202875436] Dublin, Ireland, Probate Record and Marriage License Index, 1270-1858, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1202875437] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1204286806] Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1204287089] Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1208160815] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1242165649] Bristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/M/R/3/d.