Catherine Buckley ~1827-1902

Born Co. Cork c1827. Parents John Buckley & Ellen Connolly [from St. Peters Care home records where she died in 1902: they specified her birth as 1828]

Have scoured the Mallow Heritage website for anyone matching these criteria; no success She is not the Catherine Buckley1] b.1828 in Ballyclogh, 2] b.26/9/1826 Inchigeelagh, parents John Buckley & Hannah Hurley, 3] b.9/9/1827 Killarney, perents Dl.Buckley & Sarah Sullivan . Nor the one baptised in february 1825 in Ballyvourney, father here was Edm. Buckley

2020, I have searched http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/news.html for her baptism and also for a marriage of John Buckley to Ellen Connolly: nothing even similar!!

She left Ireland with the famine, 1851-1852, already married

1851.Catherine Buckley married Stephen Lyons 31/07/1851 in St. Marys & St. Annes, Cork City , also known as the North Cathedral. .Witnesses Michael Erwin & Margaret Cronin -have searched for these two in 1861C but nothing obvious, my feeling that they were just 2 people who happened to be available as witnesses! - record found, in Cork Archives March 2009

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. . . .Copy of marriage certificate . . . . . . . . .St. Marys & St. Annes, exterior & . . . . ..interior in 2009. . . . Former High Altar as it would have been in 1851

Their first recorded child is born in Bermondsey in November 1852. I think they were only in Cork city due to the famine 1846-49 [ but times were still really bad even in 1851] and that soon afterwards they decided to try their luck in England. Emigrants in those days would have gone to live with family or friends for some months in their new country, while they “got on their feet”

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It is unlikely, with the marriage end July 1851, that any children were born in Ireland or England before 30/11/1852 (when their 'first' child Timothy was born).

The 5 Children that I have found are:
1852. Timothy Lyons born 30/11/1852 at 3 Palmers Rents, St. Mary Magdalene, Leather Market.,Bermondsey. No baptism record at Our Lady of Salette nor at Dockhead nor at St. Georges : but there is a gap 1852-1853 in Our Lady Records, & thus I assume he was baptised there. . 5 subsequent baptisms of Stephen's children have been found in these 3 RC churches..

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1855. Mary Ann Lyons born 3/05/1855 at 14, Unicorn Square, Southwark.. From Our Lady of Salette register , Mary born 3/05/1855, baptised 20/05/1855, gp. Patrick Driscoll & Ellen Murray. She died 1874-see her page. A Patrick Driscoll, b~1824, in 1861 & 1871 Cs, b.Cork, labourer, living Rotherhithe then Southwark.

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1857. John Lyons born St Olave S. Born 4th November 1857, baptised 11th November 1857 at Dockhead.. Godparents: Patrick and Mary Connell. Have not got his state b.c. Dec 1857 St Olave S 1d 40. Could have died the same quarter Dec 1857 St Olave S 1d _3 - probably 53, but could just be 33 - or Dec 1860 St Olave 1d 37. Was not buried in St. Patrick's Leytonstone, nor at St. Mary's Kensal Rise - maybe at Dockhead, which was bombed in WW2. . Have searched for these godparents in 1861C on both Ancestry & Findmypast

1859. Stephen Lyons born 21/04/1859 at 3 Trows Ct, St.Johns, Southwark, registered by his mother 27/05/1859. Baptised Our Lady of Salette & St. Joseph as Stephen born 9/04/1859, baptised 10/04/1859, gp John Daley & Anna Riordan. There is a discrepancy here, but I have seen the Church entry, so can only think there was an error on the State records, maybe as they did not think he would survive , being baptised so promptly, and thus did not bother registering him too quickly [ till it seemed likely he would survive]. Have also searched for these godparents in 1861C on both Ancestry & Findmypast

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1861. Michael Lyons born 31/10/61 at 26 College St., Bermondsey . Baptised Holy Trinity, Dockhead. Michael Lyons, son of Stephen & Catherine Lyons (formerly Buckley) born 2/10/1861, baptised 6/10/61 Godfather "Patrick Lyons" Godmother "Helen Connell". No address or other details are given".. Have done a large search on all variations of this name in 1861C: most likely is an Ellen Connell, 45, b.Rotherhithe, married to Michael Connell, 28, lodger, coal porter, b.Ireland., living fairly near, round Gainsford St., in Horsleydown, Dist.3, p.45 of 66. Cannot find them as a unit in 1871C. Also a discrepancy with state & church dates here . Patrick Lyons is certainly a close relation, almost certainly the brother of our Stephen 1827

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Between 1857 & 1861 there have been 3 Connell godparents: Helen, Patrick & Mary. An Ellen Connolly was recorded as the mother of Catherine Buckley - is this a coincidence?

1864. Elizabeth Lyons . From Our Lady of Salette register Elizabeth born 9/03/1864 , baptised 20/03/1864, gp. John Murphy & Ann Hearley(I cannot find a b.c. on BMD; Jun 1865 is not her. I thought, that like brother Michael/Joseph, she was registered under a different name, Sarah?, Sep 1864 St.G. Southwark ? or Ellen Dec 1864 St.G. Southwark, 1d.143?; both of these seem too late and the only 2 female Lyons reg. Jun & Sep 1864 in St. Saviour, Caroline & Johanna, both die in 1865. Applied for b.c of a Bridget Lyons 1864 ; this not her.}

So 6 children born, 1852-1864, from state and baptism records, including John 1857 who did not survive.

1861C. Stephen Lyons, 32, b. Ireland , was living 26 College St. Horsleydown, St.Johns, Southwark. Age mistranscribed in Ancestry as 37 . Surname mistranscibed in Findmypast as Syan! with his wife, Catherine, & 3 children
Catherine, 34, b. Ireland.
Timothy, 8, b. St..Olaves,
Mary, 6, b. St.Johns,
Stephen 2, b. St.Johns.

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1871C. Eventually I found them under "Lynes".
Stephen Lynes , age 45, dock labourer, b.Co Cork. was living 36 Brunswick Court, Bermondsey, with his wife, Catherine , 5 children aged 7-17, and a John Lyons , blind, 35, described as a son!
Catherine, wife, 40, b. Co Cork
Timothy, son, 17, b.Bermondsey, Surrey. "Wharf Labourer"
Mary, daughter, 15 b.Bermondsey, Surrey
Stephen, son, 11, b.St Olaves, Surrey
Michael, son, 9, b.St Olaves, Surrey
Eliza, daughter, 7, b.St Olaves, Surrey.
Also given is John Lyons, and it says "son", age 35 and blind.

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Also at same address are a family of 3 named Lacey, the parents born Limerick, and their 1 year old son, b.Co.Cork.

1874. 21/9/1874 Daughter Mary Ann Lyons, aged 19, dies at 10 Freemans Lane of Phthsisis [tuberculosis].

1876. His son Timothy Lyons marries, address not given as Freemans Lane, so must have moved out sometime before the wedding. Father Stephen given as laborer. Timothy then lives with the Tobin in-laws, or they with him, 1877-1880.

1878. His son Stephen Lyons joins up for the Dragoon Guards. He gives his next of kin as Catherine - his mother: does this indicate that Stephen is already failing as the head of the household??

1880. Son Michael Lyons marries, 5/4/1880, under the name of Joseph!- see Stephen Lyons Children- Michael page. Address given as 10 Freemans Lane. Michael/Joseph Lyons has daughter MaryAnn, actually 1 month before the marriage.

1881C. Stephen Lyons, 54, labourer, was living 10 Freemans Lane Horsleydown with his wife, Catherine, their surviving daughter & a lodger

Stephen Lyons Head Married Male 54 1827 Laborer Ireland
Catherine Lyons Wife Married Female 54 1827 - Ireland
Elizabeth Lyons Sister Daughter Single Female 17 1864 Book Folder Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Charles Vaughan - Single Male 46 1835 Laborer Ireland

1888. Her address is 2 Millstream Road when her husband, Stephen, is admitted to the Workhouse from 15 Snowsfields as 'destitute'. So appears that they are living apart.- 2 sons, unnamed, seem to be at the same address as she. Son Stephen states on joining the Militia in1891 that he had lived at 2 Millstream Road for 2 1/2 years from ~August 1888 - Feb 1891.

1890. Thought maybe she was living at 3,Cross Street, address given on husband's d.c.with sons Michael & probably son Stephen & daughter Elizabeth . Or that that she lived with children Stephen & Elizabeth elsewhere and that Michael 'looked after' her destitute husband. But, she, Catherine, might possibly have been in the St. Olave Infirmary for the first 7 months of the year. I doubt this!

[On H3/OLA/11/1/8, St. Olave Union Admission & Discharge Book for the Infirmary, May 1889-March 1890, a Catherine Lyons, charring, R.C., born 1832, was admitted 1/1/1890 [ our Catherine's husband, Stephen Lyons, having been admitted 17/12/1889 and then died 28/2/1890 there] . 1832 is suspect here - & there was another Catherine Lyons, also R C: a Catherine Lyons, b.1833, is in St.Olave Workhouse in 1891C . Also one dies 1899, St.Olave Southwark, but age here given as 60, indicating 1839 birth!!

On H3/OLA/11/1/9, St. Olave Union Admission & Discharge Book for the Infirmary, which starts 9/3/1890, on 22/7/1890 a Catherine Lyons was discharged at her own request .]

1891 Census. Moved to 2, Hanover Buildings . Catherine Lions , 61, no occupation given, b.Ireland, Cork, with children Stephen Lyons 32, single, labourer Waterside, & Elizabeth Lyons, single, 27, bookfolder.

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This presumably just before son Stephen moves out to Magdaline Street before joining the Militia 30/7/1891.

1892. A Catherine Lyons, born 1829, R.C., calling Nil, admitted [ again ?] on Friday 4/3/1892, on order of St J. Thomas, to the St. Olave Infirmary. Discharged Monday 30/5/1892 at her own request: LMA St Olave Union Admission & Discharge Book for the Infirmary H3/OLA/11/1/010. She was seemingly still there on 26/3/1892 [in that she had not been discharged] - 556 people in total.. The 1829 birth indicated ties in with the following entry ,so , I am pretty sure this is our Catherine.

On 10/8/1892 she was admitted to St.Olaves Workhouse, aged 63, of 15 Boss Street, due to 'Sons neglect' , relations given as sons Michael of 12 Curlew Street, & Timothy & Stephen, both of unknown address. She was discharged on 18/8/1892 - fiche X104/287, reason illegible. ? sons?

Re the 2 sons of unknown address: Stephen has joined the Militia end July 1891 and presumably is stationed with them. But Timothy, married and with 4 children, aged 1-12, was in Peabody Buildings in August 1891 but then back in Black Swan Yard by 1894 - seemingly a move backwards - so maybe he was completely unable to support her.

What had happened to her daughter Elizabeth Lyons, still unmarried, in this year??

Just 4 days later,

1892. Was living in Dockhead, at a lodging house [ from St.Peter's records- could this 'lodging house' have been at 15 Boss Street] before entering the Little Sisters of the Poor Carehome, St. Peters House, 2A Meadow Road, Lambeth on 22/08/1892. Was recommended by the Sisters of Mercy - link to their site is -.http://www.ourladyofmercy.org.uk/ - who were working in Dockhead at the time.[These Sisters of Mercy still have a convent in Dockhead which JL visited Mar 2010 :" They have a heritage centre which describes the "mercy" story from its beginnings in Ireland around 1839. The stories and social history surrounding the parish were useful background to S & C. The centre does not hold any fh material but I did get the name of the Diocese archivist so I am going to write to him to see if they might have anything on Catherines situation "]. St.Peter's had her " at a lodging house in Dockhead, the widow of Stephen Lyons, born 1828, County Cork, Ireland. Parents John Buckley & Ellen Connolly". There was no mention of next of kin or reasons for admission - this odd as Workhouse knew Michael's address on 10/8/1892!.[ Letter from St.Peters to JL in file].

1901. Inmate in St. Peters House., aged 73, widow, given as retired lodging house keeper,[ is this correct??] b.Ireland. There were about 30 nuns, Little Sisters of the Poor, and about 250 inmates, ranging in age from 61 - 95, so Catherine would have been one of the youngest when admitted in 1892. The nuns came from England, Ireland, France, America, Canada, Germany and Belgium. The institution is still there in 2008, run as a care home for Lambeth Council., a registered Charity , Little sisters of the Poor St Peter's Residence with a Sister Superior. Do not seem able to find an old photo of it.

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1902. Catherine Lyons, 74, died 3/02/1902 at St.Peter's House, Meadow Road. Widow of Stephen Lyons, a General Labourer of Dockhead Bermondsey. Cause of death: senile decay. Informant, 4 days later, was M. Brien, present at the death St.Peter's House, Meadow Road. As the address for M.Brien was also St. Peter's House, this is unlikely to have been a relative & a Bridget Brien was a sister, a nurse, there in 1901C.

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Catherine Lyons was buried , 10/2/1902 ,in St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, [ grave no. 1154E, a public grave, plot has been remade now - letter of 19/2/1981, shown below] Harrow Road, Kensal Green, London NW, not in Leytonstone Catholic cemetery with Stephen. JL discovered her there when he failed to find her buried in Leytonstone in 1981

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