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Richard EYRE's other family: with Emily (Emilia) TRENCH ( -bef1764)

Richard EYRE's parents: Giles EYRE (bap.1697, d.1757) and Mary COX ( -bef1740)

Richard EYRE's siblings: John EYRE (Lord Eyre of Eyrecourt) (1720?-1781), Robert EYRE (bap.1724, d.1792), James EYRE (bap.1726) and Susannah EYRE (bap.1728)

Anchoretta EYRE's parents: Samuel EYRE (bap.1721, d.1789) and Charity DANCER (bap.1718)

Anchoretta EYRE's siblings: Thomas Dancer EYRE (bap.1742, d.1799), Elizabeth EYRE (bap.1742), Chichester EYRE (bap.1743, d.1804) and Mary EYRE (bap.1746)

Family of Richard EYRE and Anchoretta EYRE

Husband:	Richard EYRE (1722-1780)
Wife:	Anchoretta EYRE (bap.1746)
Children:	Giles EYRE of Eyrecourt (bef1764-1830)
	Charity EYRE (1765-bef1768)
	Thomas EYRE (bap.1766, d.1819)
	John EYRE (bap.1767)
	Richard EYRE D.D. (1768-1831)
	Jane EYRE (bef1770- )
	Samuel EYRE (bef1772-1808)
	Robert EYRE (bef1773- )
	Mary EYRE (bef1779- )
Marriage	13 Jan 1764	Modreeny Church, Modreeny, Tipperary, Ireland ^1,2,3

Husband: Richard EYRE

Name:	Richard EYRE ⁴
Sex:	Male
Father:	Giles EYRE (bap.1697, d.1757)
Mother:	Mary COX ( -bef1740)
Birth	1722	County Cork
Baptism	1722 (age 0)	Cork, Ireland ^1,5,6
Title		Captain ⁴
Death	31 Mar 1780 (age 57-58)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ⁷

Wife: Anchoretta EYRE

Name:	Anchoretta EYRE
Sex:	Female
Father:	Samuel EYRE (bap.1721, d.1789)
Mother:	Charity DANCER (bap.1718)
Baptism	1746	Eyreville, Co. Galway, Ireland ^1,8

Child 1: Giles EYRE of Eyrecourt


	Giles EYRE of Eyrecourt

Name:	Giles EYRE of Eyrecourt ⁹
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Anne DALY ( - )
Spouse 2:	Sophia WALSH ( - )
Birth	bef 19 Jul 1764
Baptism	19 Jul 1764 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, Ireland ^1,9,10
Title		Col. ⁹
Death	1830 (age 65-66) ^11,12

Additional Information

Baptism

Source 277 page 14 is in conflict as to the mother.

Child 2: Charity EYRE

Name:	Charity EYRE
Sex:	Female
Birth	12 Apr 1765	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland
Baptism	12 May 1765 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ^2,10
Death	bef 18 Aug 1768 (age 3)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ¹⁰
Burial	18 Aug 1768	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland

Child 3: Thomas EYRE

Name:	Thomas EYRE ⁹
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Elizabeth RUSSELL ( -1821)
Spouse 2:	Ann WILKINSON (bap.1772)
Baptism	28 May 1766	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ^10,11,13
Title		Capt. ⁹
Death	11 Oct 1819

Child 4: John EYRE

Name:	John EYRE
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Jane PUREFOY ( - )
Baptism	2 Nov 1767	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ^11,14
Title		Captain

Child 5: Richard EYRE D.D.

Name:	Richard EYRE D.D. ⁹
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Anne GORE (bap.1770, d.1847)
Birth	20 Nov 1768
Baptism	20 Nov 1768 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ^9,10,11
Title		Rev. ⁹
Death	25 Nov 1831 (age 63)

Additional Information

Baptism

Source 83 page 14 is in conflict with source 2 below.

Child 6: Jane EYRE

Name:	Jane EYRE
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Peter BLAKE ( - )
Birth	bef 16 Apr 1770
Baptism	16 Apr 1770 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ²

Child 7: Samuel EYRE

Name:	Samuel EYRE
Sex:	Male
Birth	bef 20 Aug 1772
Baptism	20 Aug 1772 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ^10,11
Death	Jul 1808 (age 35)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ^2,10
Burial	Jul 1808	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland

Child 8: Robert EYRE

Name:	Robert EYRE
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Sophia ASHBURNER ( - )
Birth	bef 10 Oct 1773
Baptism	10 Oct 1773 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ¹¹

Child 9: Mary EYRE

Name:	Mary EYRE
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	Unknown SHEWBRIDGE ( - )
Spouse 2:	John MONTGOMERY ( - )
Birth	bef 16 Dec 1779
Baptism	16 Dec 1779 (age 0)	Eyrecourt, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland ²

Note on Husband: Richard EYRE

Richard Eyre was M.P. and High Sheriff for Galway.⁹

Sources

1	D Eyre, "Parish Records and Monumental Inscriptions, Recipient: As shown, Author Address: Australia, Recipient Address: As shown, Volume: 11P12" (Citation). Pedigree Eyrecourt #0016 dated 11/8/97. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Unknown, Archives Office.

2	LDS, "IGI Data base downloaded from FHC Geelong. (#16), Subject: Parish Record" (1984). Assessment: Secondary evidence.
	Unknown.

3	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyrecourt & Eyreville (#277)" (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905). Page 13, 21. Assessment: Primary evidence.

4	Ibid. Page 13. Assessment: Primary evidence.

5	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyre Notes and Queries (#1)" (Rev Allen Stewart Hartigan. MA, TCD,, Broadwell, Moreton-in-Marsh. Glos., 1911-1918). Page 116. Assessment: Primary evidence.

6	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyrecourt & Eyreville (#277)" (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905). Page 12. Assessment: Primary evidence.

7	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyre Notes and Queries (#1)" (Rev Allen Stewart Hartigan. MA, TCD,, Broadwell, Moreton-in-Marsh. Glos., 1911-1918).

8	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyrecourt & Eyreville (#277)" (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905). Page 21. Assessment: Primary evidence.

9	Ibid. Page 14. Assessment: Primary evidence.

10	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyre Notes and Queries (#1)" (Rev Allen Stewart Hartigan. MA, TCD,, Broadwell, Moreton-in-Marsh. Glos., 1911-1918). Page 117. Assessment: Primary evidence.

11	Giles Eyre of Brickworth, "Conf. J/R data ( 8/97) (#14)" (unknown). Assessment: Primary evidence.

12	Rev A S Hartigan, "Eyrecourt & Eyreville (#277)" (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905). Page 15. Assessment: Primary evidence.

13	Ibid. Page 14 ,17. Assessment: Primary evidence.

14	Ibid. Page 18. Assessment: Primary evidence.


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