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William Francis Despard

Male 1824 - 1904  (79 years)


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  • Name William Francis Despard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Born 8 Jul 1824  Belfast Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1 Sep 1824  Blandford Forum, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Birth Abt. 1862  Dorset, England Uncertain of DOB too late for children? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 31 March 1901  Windsor Ward, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Burial 1904  Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth: 1825 Dorset, England Death: 1904, Ireland Named on the headstone, but probably not buried here, but in Belfast. He was an Estate Agent. He married Mary Jane Hunt in Belfast in 1875. His death was registered in Belfast in Spring 1904. 
    Death 17 Apr 1904  Belfast Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Apr 1904  Belfast, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 9
    Buried Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID P470  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father William Francis Despard, Lt,   b. 1792, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1840  (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Louisa Mary West,   b. 1808,   d. 26 July 1861, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann Reed Davys,   b. Abt. 1830,   d. 23 SEPT 1864, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Married 26 Jun 1856  Drumcliffe, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    Children 
     1. Vernon Davys Despard,   b. 1860, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1941, Bangor, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     2. Francis Green Despard,   b. 1863, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1943, 28 Waverley Drive, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane Armstrong Hunt,   b. 1836, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1921, Dublin South, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 22 January, 1875  Hampton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriages Despards 1800's
    Marriages Despards 1800's
    Children 
     1. Mary Louisa Despard,   b. 24 Feb 1876, Belfast, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Charlotte Alicia Despard,   b. Abt 1878, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1917, Dublin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)  [natural]
     3. William Arthur Edwin Despard,   b. 20 Jan 1879, Woodleigh, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Charles Beauclerk Despard,   b. 31 December 1880, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 April 1918, Heuvelland, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Baker, Thomas, grave
    Baker, Thomas, grave

  • Sources 
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