Minnie Wolfe 1880-1959

Came from a long line of Wolfes in Cork

1880. Minnie Wolfe was born to Abraham Jennings Wolfe & Mary Mahony at 35 North Main Street, Cork on 1/1/1880 .

~1892 maybe - Photo of Minnie, Sophia 1883 & Anne Wolfe 1867-1944 - courtesy of Gary Acheson, ggrandson of Anne- found on an Ancestry tree

21/5/2017: sent messages to eoinospealain who has the Wilkie-Cahill...Ancestry tree and to gacheson who has the Family02232011 Ancestry tree: now in contact with the latter.

Photo ~1886 - courtesy of Gary Acheson

Standing back (L R) Abraham Joseph (16), Edward Richard (20), Annie (18).

Seated (LR) Alleyn William (22) with Minnie (6), mother Minnie, Sophie (3) seated on Abraham Jennings' lap, Charles William (10).Lying front Robert (13

1888. Her father, Abraham Jennings Wolfe, pawnbroker, 49, died of pneumonia on 23/4/1888 at 16 Lavitts Quay, Cork. He would have left the family quite well off.

1892. Minnie Wolfe, 12, Established Church, address 16 Lavitts Quay, was a pupil at St Mary Shandon School - FMP National Schools Admisssions

1901C. Mary Wolfe, 58, widow, is living at Lavitts Quay, with her 2 youngest daughters, Minnie & Sophia . Mary, 58, Pawnbroker

Wolfe	Mary	58	Female	Head of Family	Church of Ireland
Wolfe	Minnie	21	Female	Daughter	Church of Ireland
Wolfe	Sophia	18	Female	Daughter	Church of Ireland
Donegan	Aby	15	Male	Grand Son	Church of Ireland
Donegan	Anne	11	Female	Grand Daughter	Church of Ireland
Donegan	Willm	10	Male	Grand Son	Church of Ireland
Donegan	Jennie	8	Male	Grand Son	Church of Ireland

1905.Minnie Wolfe married Albert P Rainsbury on 4/6/1905 Cork Jun 1905 - IGI

They then lived in Lavitts Quay, her childhood family home

1911C. Albert Patrick Rainsbury, 31, pawnbroker, b. Cork County is living Lavitts Quay, Cork 2. He had been married 5 years and had 2 children, both still alive. His wife, Minnie, and children born Cork City

Rainsbury	Albert Patrick	31	Male	Pawnbroker Head of Family	Church of Ireland
Rainsbury	Minnie	31	Female	Wife	Church of Ireland
Rainsbury	Alberta Violet	4	Female	Daughter	Church of Ireland
Rainsbury	Winifred Mary	3	Female	Daughter	Church of Ireland

1915. Albert Wolfe Rainsbury born

1915. Bertha Rainsbury, born 1906, a pupil at St Mary Shandon School, address 16 Lavitts Quay, father a manager - FMP National Schools Admisssions

1917. Edna Rainsbury, born 1914?, a pupil at St Mary Shandon School, address 16 Lavitts Quay, father a manager - FMP National Schools Admisssions

1916 or later. Robert Rainsbury born

The 5 Children of Minnie and Albert Patrick

from left: Albert Wolfe Rainsbury, his mother Minnie, father Albert Patrick, sister Bertha/ Winnie??. Taken at the bus terminus ,Schull, Co Cork. 9am May 4th 1942. Albert Wolfe ( Bertie) going off to war. Army Padre.

Albert & Minnie, likely taken in the 1950s

Minnie with daughter Winnie - year??, maybe 1940s

1959. Minnie Rainsbury, of Ringlee, Sunday's Well Road, Cork, died at the Victoria Hospital Cork 20/4/1959.. Probate of £585 . Her husband a retired merchant - Ancestry trees.

From whom did she inherit property in England???

1962. Albert Patrick Rainsbury dies Cork on 3/4/1962 - Ancestry trees. Probate of ~£15800, roughly equally divided between England and the Republic

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