The End of the Line 1- James Hingerty & Eliza Flanagan
The End of the Line Part 1:
The Family of James Hingerty and Eliza Flanagan
1901 Irish Census:
A search for HINGERTY in the 1901 Census results in seven entries, namely, James Hingerty and his wife Eliza with three children in one dwelling and two males Patrick and John in two separate dwellings.
If you broaden the search to include HINGARTY, more entries appear. These relate to another James Hingerty, his wife Bridie Teresa and six of their children.
This blog post will deal with the family of James and Eliza.
Patrick, John and the other James and his family will be the focus of future posts.
James and Eliza:
In 1901, James and Eliza were living at 9 Quarryview or Tinkers Row in Tullamore with three of their sons: John, a yard man was 23 years old, Joseph a general labourer was 22 years old and James was 18 years old and worked as a malthouse labourer. James and his sons could all read and write and Eliza could read. They were all born in Kings County and were all Catholic.
James was born about 1842. He married Elizabeth (Eliza) Flanagan/Flanigan at Philipstown on 27th November 1871. James' father was listed as John Hingerty of Cappineau(?)
James and Eliza went on to have seven children. By the time of the 1901 Census, two of their children (Mary, Thomas) had already died.... sons John, Joseph and James appear on the Census, but where is Peter? Where is Anne/Anna/Annie? Why are they not on the 1901 Census?
Peter Hingerty (1878-1931)
Peter served in the militia in the 3rd Leinster Regiment from 18 January 1900 until 26 May 1902. Therefore, at the time of the 1901 census in Ireland, he was serving in South Africa in the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State.
On 21st November 1902 Peter enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. On his enlistment papers he is described as being 5' 5 3/4", 148 lbs, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, dull complexion with a scar on his arm and slight varicose veins.
Anne/Anna/Annie Hingerty (1874-?)
A search of the 1901 Census for HINGERTY, HINGARTY, HENGERTY- does not find Anne.
Anne was born in 1874
There are no further documents relating to Anne until her marriage to Stephen Coughlan in Tullamore in June 1903. Anne's brother John Hingerty was one of the witnesses to the marriage.
Anne appeared in the 1911 Census with her husband Stephen and family. Her brother John Hingerty was also living at the residence (13 Quarry View Rd Tullamore). John is listed as a 35 year old, single labourer.
Anne and Stephen had seven children.
We do not know where Anne was for the 1901 Census- she might be there somewhere indexed under a variation of HINGERTY. Hopefully one day we will find her!
No death record for Anne Coughlan has been verified- there are too many of that name to know which is 'our' Anne.
John Hingerty (1876- 1948)
In the 1901 Census, John was living with his parents. In the 1911 Census John was living with his sister Anne, her husband Stephen Coughlan and their young family.
There is no other documentary evidence relating to John until his death.
John (indexed as HUNGERTY) died in the Offaly County Home, Tullamore in June 1948.
On his death record, John was listed as 72 years old, bachelor, Old Age Pensioner. The Informant was another resident of the Home.
James Hingerty (1883- ?)
James was born in March 1883 at 2 Quarry View Rd Tullamore. He was living with his parents and brothers at 9 Quarry View Rd in the 1901 Census.
A search of the 1911 Census has not found James. Where was he in 1911?
In November 1914 James (indexed as HENGERTY) married Julia Anne Barry in Tullamore. They had five daughters and one son, James.
Death records have not been found for James and Julia.
Marriage records and evidence of children have not been verified for all of their five daughters.
Their son James may have married a woman called Mary and he may have died in 1993????
I have been in contact with a descendant of James Hingerty and Julia Barry, but he cannot confirm death dates and he and his family do not know if James and Mary had children.
Further research needs to be undertaken.
Joseph Hingerty (1880-1955)
Joseph was living with his parents and brothers at Quarry View Rd Tullamore for the 1901 Census. A search of the 1911 census has not found Joseph. Where was he for the 1911 Census?
In December 1911 he was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the public road at Rhode and was listed as being a resident of Old Croghan, Offaly.
In September 1912 he was charged with a similar offence at Philipstown Court. Once again his residence is listed as Old Croghan.
In 1914 Joseph signed on to the First Royal Dragoon Machine Gun Cavalry Corps.
He was subsequently awarded the Victory, British and Star Medals for his service in World War 1.
In the 1921 English Census he was living as a 41 year old, single, Private in the Army Cavalry at Pewsey.
It is unknown when he was discharged from the services.
In the English Electoral registers for 1946 and 1947 Joseph is listed as residing at the Royal Chelsea Hospital.
This institution still operates today. It offered residential care for those who had served in the armed forces. The residents are called "Chelsea Pensioners" and are distinctive in their bright red overcoats.
For a fee of 20 pounds, the archivists at the Chelsea Hospital will search the records for details of your ancestor and their time at Chelsea. This offer has not been taken up to date.
Joseph may not however, have seen out his days at this venerable institution.
There is a death record for a Joseph Hingerty 76 year old bachelor who died of lung cancer at St Kevin's Hospital Dublin. He is late of a hostel and the Informant is another occupant of the hospital.
Is this 'our' Joseph?
Why did he leave the lifetime care offered by the Chelsea Hospital?
James and Eliza after the Census:
Eliza was listed in the 1901 Census but was absent from the 1911 Census.
James was listed in the 1901 Census.
James Hingerty, widower married Anne Larkin, widow in Tullamore on 12 November 1910. One would assume that Eliza has died between 1901 and December 1910. I have found no death record for Eliza.
The following year, 1911, there is a James Hingerty born 1851 living in Bridget Kelly's boarding house in Chapel St Tullamore listed in the 1911 Census. There are three boarders, the house owner and a thirteen year old servant living in a brick house with five windows across the front and five or six rooms.
This James was listed as sixty years old, married, no occupation, can read and write. Is this the same James? Where is Anne, his new bride?
There is a death record for a James Hingerty 70 years old of Tullamore in 1925.
Is this the same James? If so, why is he listed as "dead' on his son's marriage record of 1917?
Anne died in Offaly County Hospital in February 1929.
She was listed as 72 years old and a widow from Tullamore.
Summary
Of the seven children of James and Eliza, only two (Anne and James) had children.
Neither of these seem to have Hingerty named descendants alive today.
There could be descendants of Anne's and also James's daughters, but it has been difficult to track their marriages and possible children.
So, it seems that it is the "End of the Line" for this branch of the Hingerty tree in terms of Hingerty name-bearers.
There are still areas that require further research for this family line- if you would be interested in taking any of this research forward or if you have documents or stories relating to this branch of the family tree, I'd love to hear from you-
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