Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameRichard Peter COTTER, G Grandfather
FatherThomas COTTER (-1862)
MotherCatherine DESMOND (>1816-)
Spouses
ChildrenCatherine (1887-1987)
Thomas (1889-1950)
Edward John (1892-1967)
Mary (1894-1985)
William Joseph (1898-1981)
Margaret Christina (1901-1985)
John Henry (1903-1984)
Web Notes notes for Richard Peter COTTER
1886 - He married Mary Steele on 15 Aug. His marriage certificate says: 1886 Marriage Solemnized at the Catholic Chapel of Passage West in the Registrar's District of Carrigaline No. 2 in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Cork in the County of Cork; No. 13; Married 15 Aug 1886 in the Catholic Chapel of Passage West according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Catholic Church by me, James LeLane R.C.V. This Marriage was Solemnized between us, Richard Cotter, Mary Steele, in the Presence of us, Edward Foley and Hannah Steele; Marriage No. 13 Registered by me, this 18th day of August 1886, A. O. Keeffe, Registrar. Who is Edward Foley-friend or relative?
Groom: Richard Cotter, full age, bachelor, engineer, of Passage West, father = Thomas Cotter, dead, father's profession = engineer
Bride: Mary Steele, full age, spinster, no profession, of Passage West, father = Henry Steele, alive, father's profession = mason
He was a mechanical/marine engineer on the Cork Harbor ships and was on one of the ships that picked up Lusitania survivors. Previously he was a foreman fitter in the Victoria Dockyards in Passage West. Brilliant man. No formal education beyond elementary school. A great reader and brilliant in math. He always wore a suit and a gold watch chain. In later years he was a monitor in the technical school. A ship was in Passage for engine repair, but no one could figure out the problem. While discussing it with his sons, he took a stick from the fire and drew on the floor a new design for the engine showing a flaw in the original design. This was put on paper and sent to London where the engine was redesigned. Noreen Cotter has a picture and a letter from the British shipbuilding company thanking him. Lived on Main St, Passage West, County Cork in 1928. He used to pace all the time in his kitchen. He loved perfume. Whenever he got a haircut he put whiskey in back of his ears so he wouldn't catch cold. Maureen Mostyn Borhek has a letter he wrote to her. She corresponded with him a lot, and sent him money to buy tobacco.
1887 - His first child, Catherine, was born 24 Nov. According to her birth certificate, he was living at Dock Cottages, Passage, at the time, and was an engineer.
1889-1890 - [about] His son, Thomas, was born in Passage West.
1892-1893 -[ about] His son, Edward, was born in Passage West.
1893 - Munster Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents, p166:
Cotter, R, Shamrock Cottages
1894-1895 - [about] His daughter, Mary, was born in Passage West.
1898 - His son, William Joseph, was born in Passage West.
1901 - His daughter, Margaret [Rita], was born in Passage West on 6 Jan, baptized 12 Jan, godparents: Daniel O'Keeffe [his brother-in-law] and Hanna Aherne [his sister].
1901 - He is listed in the 1901 Irish Census taken on 2 Apr 1901 on LDS film #812,392, 76|17c file 12, 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 Railway View Terrace, Barony Kerricurrihy, Civil Parish Monkstown, p B-11 line 1 as Richard Cotter, head of family, Roman Catholic, can read and write, age 36, male, Engine Fitter at Works, married, born City of Cork, speaks Irish and English languages, living in a 4-room house built of stone, brick or concrete, with a roof of slate, iron or tile, and 2 windows on the front of the house [a 2d of 4 classes of houses], with his wife, Mary, daughter Catherine, son Thomas, son Edward, daughter Mary, son William, and daughter Margaret.
1903 - Son, Henry, born at Marina View on 23 Aug, was baptised 27 Aug at St Mary's Church, Passage West, godparents John O'Brien [brother-in-law] and Elizabeth Steel [sister-in-law].
1907 - Cork Almanac & Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p417, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1908 - He was godfather for his nephew, William O'Brien, baptism record from St Mary's Church, Passage West, baptized 20 May, private baptism.
1910 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p419, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1912 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p423, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1915 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p394, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1916 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p394, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1917 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p397, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1919 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p400, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1946 - He died 4 Oct. His 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. 492; Date and Place of Death: 1946 October 4th, Main St, Passage West; Name: Richard Cotter; Sex: male; Condition: married; Age last Birthday: 72 [this cannot be true-he would have been born about 1874, but he married in 1886 at a "full age", over 21, so he must have been born before 1865 which would make him at least 81 at death]; Rank, Profession or Occupation: Engine Fitter; Certified Cause of Death: Senile decay; Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant: Mary O'Neill, Main St, Passage West, Present at death; When Registered: Oct 9 1946; J.J. Crowley, Registrar.
Buried in the Old Church Cemetery, Passage West. The tombstone states:
In loving memory of Richard Cotter who died 4 Oct 1946
His wife Mary died 31 Mar 1954
His son Thomas died 25 Sep 1950 holy year
His wife Mary died 11 Nov 1956
erected by his loving wife and family
RIP
COTTER
A quiet man, but you always knew who had the authority. Never spoke a cross word. He always knew exactly when anyone came in or went out. The house was very open, people could come in and out. Happy atmosphere. Lots of singing. Rita used to play the piano.
About 84 when he died.
His grand niece, Kattie Aherne Daly, lived with him from 1 year 5 months old until 14. He was like a father to her.
He was lovely, kind gentle man. Loving. quiet. Clever with his hands. reading a lot. Walking a lot. invented a pump He sold the pump to the farmer.
He was working in the dockyard in Passage, as a delegate for the union. One day there was a dispute, and he was in the office for two hours, all the lads in the shop wanted to know what happened, and they went to him right away. He looked out the window and said, "I think we're going to have a drop of rain"! He wouldn't tell them!
During the war they were in a bad way for fuel, and he made a bellows to blow the fire up. He designed a new kind. Worked by hand continual blow of air turning the handle round.
He also made a model steam engine, piston rods and tiny piston, he worked up in the technical college in Passage after he retired for fun.
He had a big prayer book, well used. He turned Republican in his last days and his family thought he got queer.
He was a quiet and intelligent man. Never talked about his family. He knew his grandson DickO was a bit wild when he was young, and was happy when he went to the technical school. He was a good friend to his grandson DickO. He was instrumental in him going to school, Crawford Polytechnical in cork.
He didn't show his feelings that much. He was well-respected in the town, and well liked. Called the Careful Man because he was slow in making decisions. He died suddenly from a heart attack. May Cotter was going up to Cork and he got out of bed to call her before she went, and she heard him, but he fell and died before she could get to the door to answer him. They had to push the door in. He didn't drink much, but he'd have the odd bottle of stout. He was very proud when his grandson Dicko at age 22 got the 2d engineer's license at a very young age.
Groom: Richard Cotter, full age, bachelor, engineer, of Passage West, father = Thomas Cotter, dead, father's profession = engineer
Bride: Mary Steele, full age, spinster, no profession, of Passage West, father = Henry Steele, alive, father's profession = mason
He was a mechanical/marine engineer on the Cork Harbor ships and was on one of the ships that picked up Lusitania survivors. Previously he was a foreman fitter in the Victoria Dockyards in Passage West. Brilliant man. No formal education beyond elementary school. A great reader and brilliant in math. He always wore a suit and a gold watch chain. In later years he was a monitor in the technical school. A ship was in Passage for engine repair, but no one could figure out the problem. While discussing it with his sons, he took a stick from the fire and drew on the floor a new design for the engine showing a flaw in the original design. This was put on paper and sent to London where the engine was redesigned. Noreen Cotter has a picture and a letter from the British shipbuilding company thanking him. Lived on Main St, Passage West, County Cork in 1928. He used to pace all the time in his kitchen. He loved perfume. Whenever he got a haircut he put whiskey in back of his ears so he wouldn't catch cold. Maureen Mostyn Borhek has a letter he wrote to her. She corresponded with him a lot, and sent him money to buy tobacco.
1887 - His first child, Catherine, was born 24 Nov. According to her birth certificate, he was living at Dock Cottages, Passage, at the time, and was an engineer.
1889-1890 - [about] His son, Thomas, was born in Passage West.
1892-1893 -[ about] His son, Edward, was born in Passage West.
1893 - Munster Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents, p166:
Cotter, R, Shamrock Cottages
1894-1895 - [about] His daughter, Mary, was born in Passage West.
1898 - His son, William Joseph, was born in Passage West.
1901 - His daughter, Margaret [Rita], was born in Passage West on 6 Jan, baptized 12 Jan, godparents: Daniel O'Keeffe [his brother-in-law] and Hanna Aherne [his sister].
1901 - He is listed in the 1901 Irish Census taken on 2 Apr 1901 on LDS film #812,392, 76|17c file 12, 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 Railway View Terrace, Barony Kerricurrihy, Civil Parish Monkstown, p B-11 line 1 as Richard Cotter, head of family, Roman Catholic, can read and write, age 36, male, Engine Fitter at Works, married, born City of Cork, speaks Irish and English languages, living in a 4-room house built of stone, brick or concrete, with a roof of slate, iron or tile, and 2 windows on the front of the house [a 2d of 4 classes of houses], with his wife, Mary, daughter Catherine, son Thomas, son Edward, daughter Mary, son William, and daughter Margaret.
1903 - Son, Henry, born at Marina View on 23 Aug, was baptised 27 Aug at St Mary's Church, Passage West, godparents John O'Brien [brother-in-law] and Elizabeth Steel [sister-in-law].
1907 - Cork Almanac & Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p417, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1908 - He was godfather for his nephew, William O'Brien, baptism record from St Mary's Church, Passage West, baptized 20 May, private baptism.
1910 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p419, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1912 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p423, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1915 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p394, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1916 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p394, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1917 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p397, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1919 - Cork Directory, Passage West, Principal Residents:
p400, Cotter, R, New Cottages
1946 - He died 4 Oct. His 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. 492; Date and Place of Death: 1946 October 4th, Main St, Passage West; Name: Richard Cotter; Sex: male; Condition: married; Age last Birthday: 72 [this cannot be true-he would have been born about 1874, but he married in 1886 at a "full age", over 21, so he must have been born before 1865 which would make him at least 81 at death]; Rank, Profession or Occupation: Engine Fitter; Certified Cause of Death: Senile decay; Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant: Mary O'Neill, Main St, Passage West, Present at death; When Registered: Oct 9 1946; J.J. Crowley, Registrar.
Buried in the Old Church Cemetery, Passage West. The tombstone states:
In loving memory of Richard Cotter who died 4 Oct 1946
His wife Mary died 31 Mar 1954
His son Thomas died 25 Sep 1950 holy year
His wife Mary died 11 Nov 1956
erected by his loving wife and family
RIP
COTTER
A quiet man, but you always knew who had the authority. Never spoke a cross word. He always knew exactly when anyone came in or went out. The house was very open, people could come in and out. Happy atmosphere. Lots of singing. Rita used to play the piano.
About 84 when he died.
His grand niece, Kattie Aherne Daly, lived with him from 1 year 5 months old until 14. He was like a father to her.
He was lovely, kind gentle man. Loving. quiet. Clever with his hands. reading a lot. Walking a lot. invented a pump He sold the pump to the farmer.
He was working in the dockyard in Passage, as a delegate for the union. One day there was a dispute, and he was in the office for two hours, all the lads in the shop wanted to know what happened, and they went to him right away. He looked out the window and said, "I think we're going to have a drop of rain"! He wouldn't tell them!
During the war they were in a bad way for fuel, and he made a bellows to blow the fire up. He designed a new kind. Worked by hand continual blow of air turning the handle round.
He also made a model steam engine, piston rods and tiny piston, he worked up in the technical college in Passage after he retired for fun.
He had a big prayer book, well used. He turned Republican in his last days and his family thought he got queer.
He was a quiet and intelligent man. Never talked about his family. He knew his grandson DickO was a bit wild when he was young, and was happy when he went to the technical school. He was a good friend to his grandson DickO. He was instrumental in him going to school, Crawford Polytechnical in cork.
He didn't show his feelings that much. He was well-respected in the town, and well liked. Called the Careful Man because he was slow in making decisions. He died suddenly from a heart attack. May Cotter was going up to Cork and he got out of bed to call her before she went, and she heard him, but he fell and died before she could get to the door to answer him. They had to push the door in. He didn't drink much, but he'd have the odd bottle of stout. He was very proud when his grandson Dicko at age 22 got the 2d engineer's license at a very young age.