Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameMary FLEMING, GG Grandmother
FatherDavid FLEMING (<1795->1832)
MotherElizabeth SHEEHAN (<1795->1832)
Web Notes notes for Mary FLEMING
1832 - She was baptized on 20 May at St Mary's Church, Passage as Mary of David Fleming and Eliza Sheehan. Godparents William Flemming and Mary ?y.
1853 - She married Henry Steele on 5 Dec at St Mary's, Passage West. Their wedding witnesses were James Nagle and Kate Driscoll. Married by John Holland, Parish Priest.
1854 - Her son, John, was baptized at St Mary's, Passage West, on 10 Sep, so he was probably born shortly before that. The parents are listed as " Henry Still and Mary Flym". Godparents: James Nagle and Honora Flemming. The family lived on Church Lane, Passage.
1856 - Daughter, Hannah, was baptized on 20 Jan at St Mary's Church, Passage. Godparents Patrick Cowen & Margaret Warren. The family lived on Church Lane.
1857 - The baptismal register for their daughter, Mary, shows they were living at Church Lane, Passage, on 23 Aug.
1862 - Her daughter, Hannorah, was baptized by Rev E. Freeman on 20 Jul at St Mary's Church, Passage West. Godparents: John Halloran and Ellen Sullivan.
1864 - Her daughter, Mary, was born at home Chapel Lane, Passage West, Co Cork on 26 June.
1901 - She is listed in the 1901 Irish Census taken on 1 Apr 1901 on FHL film #812,392, 76|6c, Co Cork, Parliamentary Division S.E. Cork, Constabulary District Queenstown, Sub-District Passage West, Poor Law Union Cork, District Electoral Division Monkstown, Townland Passage West, Street Chapel Lane, Barony Kerricurrihy, Civil Parish Marmullane, p B-1 line 2:
Mary Steele, wife, Roman Catholic, can read & write, age 60, female, married, born County Cork, speaking Irish & English languages, living in a 7-room house built of stone, brick or concrete, with a roof of slate, iron or tile, and 5 windows on the front of the house [a 2d of 4 classes of houses], with her husband, Henry Steele, daughter Nora Crosby, daughter Ellen Steele, daughter Elizabeth Steele, sister-in-law Catherine Meade, brother-in-law David Fleming, and a visitor, Minnie Morley.
1913 - She was present at the birth of her great-granddaughter, Mary Gertrude Mostyn, called Maureen, on 12 July. She is listed as the informant on the birth certificate. She was living at Church Hill, Passage West, at the time.
1914 - She was present at the birth of her great-grandson, Patrick Stanislaus Mostyn, in Nov. She is listed as "Mary Still" (Ivy Mostyn Desmond told me her married name, Steele, was pronounced Still) the informant on the birth certificate. She was living at Chapel Lane, Passage West, at the time.
1928 - She died 22 April. Her death certificate says: Deaths Registered in the District of Carrigaline No 2 in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Cork in the County of Cork No. 465; Date and Place of Death: 1928 April 22nd, Chapel Lane, Passage West; Name: Mary Steele; Sex: female; Condition: widow; Age last Birthday: 78 [this is probably not true-family legend has it that she was about 105, but according to the 1901 census, she was about 88 or 89]; Rank, Profession or Occupation: widow of mason; Certified Cause of Death: Senile decay; Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant: Mary Cotter, Cork St, Passage West, Present at death; When Registered: April 26th, 1928; J.J. Crowley, Registrar.
She is mentioned in the register book of the funeral directorTimothy O'Callaghan, in possession of Frank Howard, as:
Mary Steel Church Hill died 22/4/28 habit, coffin, hearse, motor and priest to Old Church Cem aged 95 years 11 pounds and 10 shillings. paid.
Ivy Mostyn Desmond has a picture of her. Ivy last saw her in 1928 just before leaving Ireland. Mary had a big black kettle on an open hearth. She used to give her great-grandchildren tastes of cabbage on a plate for a treat. In 1991, Ivy can still remember how good it used to taste! She wore a little white apron and white lace cap on her head. She did crochet. She had lots of antiques. She died in 1928 at age 96. She belonged to the Order of St. Francis, and so was laid out in a brown shroud. It scared Ivy.
1853 - She married Henry Steele on 5 Dec at St Mary's, Passage West. Their wedding witnesses were James Nagle and Kate Driscoll. Married by John Holland, Parish Priest.
1854 - Her son, John, was baptized at St Mary's, Passage West, on 10 Sep, so he was probably born shortly before that. The parents are listed as " Henry Still and Mary Flym". Godparents: James Nagle and Honora Flemming. The family lived on Church Lane, Passage.
1856 - Daughter, Hannah, was baptized on 20 Jan at St Mary's Church, Passage. Godparents Patrick Cowen & Margaret Warren. The family lived on Church Lane.
1857 - The baptismal register for their daughter, Mary, shows they were living at Church Lane, Passage, on 23 Aug.
1862 - Her daughter, Hannorah, was baptized by Rev E. Freeman on 20 Jul at St Mary's Church, Passage West. Godparents: John Halloran and Ellen Sullivan.
1864 - Her daughter, Mary, was born at home Chapel Lane, Passage West, Co Cork on 26 June.
1901 - She is listed in the 1901 Irish Census taken on 1 Apr 1901 on FHL film #812,392, 76|6c, Co Cork, Parliamentary Division S.E. Cork, Constabulary District Queenstown, Sub-District Passage West, Poor Law Union Cork, District Electoral Division Monkstown, Townland Passage West, Street Chapel Lane, Barony Kerricurrihy, Civil Parish Marmullane, p B-1 line 2:
Mary Steele, wife, Roman Catholic, can read & write, age 60, female, married, born County Cork, speaking Irish & English languages, living in a 7-room house built of stone, brick or concrete, with a roof of slate, iron or tile, and 5 windows on the front of the house [a 2d of 4 classes of houses], with her husband, Henry Steele, daughter Nora Crosby, daughter Ellen Steele, daughter Elizabeth Steele, sister-in-law Catherine Meade, brother-in-law David Fleming, and a visitor, Minnie Morley.
1913 - She was present at the birth of her great-granddaughter, Mary Gertrude Mostyn, called Maureen, on 12 July. She is listed as the informant on the birth certificate. She was living at Church Hill, Passage West, at the time.
1914 - She was present at the birth of her great-grandson, Patrick Stanislaus Mostyn, in Nov. She is listed as "Mary Still" (Ivy Mostyn Desmond told me her married name, Steele, was pronounced Still) the informant on the birth certificate. She was living at Chapel Lane, Passage West, at the time.
1928 - She died 22 April. Her death certificate says: Deaths Registered in the District of Carrigaline No 2 in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Cork in the County of Cork No. 465; Date and Place of Death: 1928 April 22nd, Chapel Lane, Passage West; Name: Mary Steele; Sex: female; Condition: widow; Age last Birthday: 78 [this is probably not true-family legend has it that she was about 105, but according to the 1901 census, she was about 88 or 89]; Rank, Profession or Occupation: widow of mason; Certified Cause of Death: Senile decay; Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant: Mary Cotter, Cork St, Passage West, Present at death; When Registered: April 26th, 1928; J.J. Crowley, Registrar.
She is mentioned in the register book of the funeral directorTimothy O'Callaghan, in possession of Frank Howard, as:
Mary Steel Church Hill died 22/4/28 habit, coffin, hearse, motor and priest to Old Church Cem aged 95 years 11 pounds and 10 shillings. paid.
Ivy Mostyn Desmond has a picture of her. Ivy last saw her in 1928 just before leaving Ireland. Mary had a big black kettle on an open hearth. She used to give her great-grandchildren tastes of cabbage on a plate for a treat. In 1991, Ivy can still remember how good it used to taste! She wore a little white apron and white lace cap on her head. She did crochet. She had lots of antiques. She died in 1928 at age 96. She belonged to the Order of St. Francis, and so was laid out in a brown shroud. It scared Ivy.