Richard Lyons ~1844- 1918
Born County Monaghan. Draper in Sligo by 1872 . A Plymouth Brethren by 1901 but his father, William ,was a Presbyterian .
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Mary with her husband Richard & son James. ~1897 . Enlargement of Richard
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Unknown photos- with a Belfast frame- found in the home of Evangeline Lyons/Rainsbury on her death in 2009: could they possibly be Richard & Mary?- I do not think so - , or even his parents : might an expert on period dress be able to date them roughly? nothing on their rear side??
~1844.Richard Lyons born Monaghan to William Lyons, merchant, & Jane - one of 11 siblings born 1837-1859
1872. Richard Lyons in Sligo . Elected a councillor, but states he has not been in Sligo long
1886. Richard Lyons, draper, marries Mary Jane Waugh 30/8/1886 in Sligo Register Office. He ~42, she ~28. His address High Street, Sligo; hers Knox's Street, Sligo. His father William Lyons, merchant; hers James Allen Waugh, newspaper reporter. Witnesses Moses Barnett & Rebecca Waugh , her 7 years younger sister
1887 . James Lyons was born 4/6/1887 in Knox Street, Sligo, to Richard, merchant, & Mary in Sligo. Their address Ratcliffe Street, Sligo - https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1887/02549/1943356.pdf
1889. A brother William Alexander Lyons born 31/7/1889 - seen birth entry on above site . But he dies, aged 4 weeks on 30/8/1889 of diarrhoea & exhaustion
1888. The first mention in FMP Newspapers of his drapery stor in Ratcliffe Street
1889 and, oddly, 1894. Richard Lyons is in the Sligo Trade directory at Ratcliff St. as a Draper - FMP
1891. Richard Lyons, draper, annonces his new stock on 24/10/1891. His wife supervising the Millinery Department -FMP
1891. Richard Lyons, draper, of Ratcliff Street, announces a 14 day Clearance Sale of Summer stock Sligo .
1894. Richard Lyons announced he had decided to retire from business , and was holding a grand sale - 10/11/1894 FMP Newspapers
1895. Richard Lyons had vacated 2 & 3 Ratcliffe St and a new Drapery store was re opened there on 2/3/1895, under the name of W H Clarke
1901C. Richard Lyons, 56, retired from business, b. Co. Monaghan, is living Newcastle Street, Kilkeel, co. Down with his wife, Mary, 43, b. Dublin, and sister in law Rebecca Waugh, 36. All have brethren stated for religion . Son James, 13, is at school in Somerset
| Lyons | Richard | 56 | Male | Head of Family | Bethrn |
| Waugh | Rebecca | 36 | Female | Sister in Law | Bethrn |
| Lyons | Mary | 43 | Female | Wife | Bethrn |
1908. Living 69 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh : Aaron Waugh visited his sister Mrs R Lyons: Information from Passenger List of Merion vessel sailing from Liverpool to Philadelphia 22 Feb 1908
1911C. Richard Lyons, 67, retired draper, born Ireland, his wife Mary, 57, & son James,23, dental student, is living at 63 Warrenden Park Road, Edinburgh. Also Jeanie Nathern?, 25, helper. Mary had had 2 children, 1 dead
1918. Richard Lyons, 73, married, retired draper, dies on 17/1/1918 at 6 College Park East, Belfast, of prostatic enlargement & Cardic Failure[operation]. Usual address 187 Antrim Road, home of his son James. Informant was James' father in law, George Myles, of Laurel House, Crieff, Perthshire, present at the death Seemingly no detailed obituary in Irish Newspaper Archives . Buried in Carmoney Cemetery
-FMP Newspapers
Portrait of Richard owned by his ggrandson, Tim Lyons - thanks