DESCENDANTS OF John LYNCH (to contribute information, please email Helen@HelensFamilyTrees.com)

First Generation


1. John LYNCH was born about 1806 in Ireland. He died 19 Oct 1873 in 27 Great Russell Street, St. Giles North, London.

Its thought our Lynch family may have had Galway origins. I'm very grateful to Ursula Staszynski, a great-great-great-granddaughter of John Lynch, above, for sharing the results of her considerable research into the Lynch family.

According to the 1841 and 1861 censuses of England and Wales, John was a tailor. According to his death certificate, John died of enteritis, the duration of which was 12 days. His son William was present at his death.

The Lynch surname, one of the most common in Ireland, is unusual in that it comes from two distinct sources. The first of these is the Norman 'de Lench' family which settled in Co. Meath, a branch later establishing itself in Co. Galway where they rapidly became one of the strongest of the famous Tribes of Galway. The second origin of the surname is the Irish 'Ó Loingsigh', meaning 'seamen'. Considering the importance of the sea in Irish life, the surname arose quite separately in a number of areas, including Clare/Limerick, Sligo, west Cork, Cavan, Donegal, and the north Antrim/Derry region.

John married Mary Ann 'UNKNOWN' about 1833 in Ireland. Mary was born about 1813 in Dublin. She died 29 Dec 1887 in 8 Tavistock Street, St. Giles North, London.

At the time of the 1841 census Mary Ann, John and their family were living on Greek Street, Soho in London. Twenty years later, at the time of the 1861 census, the family was at 57a Charlotte Street, St Pancras in London, and the 1881 census tells us that Mary Ann, by now a widow, was living at 8 Tavistock St., St. Giles, Finsbury, London. Listed with her are her daughters Abigail and Anna and son William, all single, and young grandchildren Teresa and Rosa Turner, presumably the daughters of Mary Ann's daughter Teresa.

They had the following children:

+ 2 F i Jane LYNCH was born about 1834 and died 22 Jul 1902.
  3 F ii
Abigail (Abby) LYNCH was born about 1835 in St. Martin's, London. She died after 1910.

Abby never married. According to the 1861 census Abby was a milliner. By the time of the 1881 census she was a dressmaker and living with her widowed mother. By 1901 she was living at 10 Doughty Place, St. Pancras, London with her sister Anna Maria and brother William. She was still at Doughty Place in 1911 and living with Anna Maria and her widowed brother John.
  4 M iii
Edward LYNCH was born about 1837 in London.
  5 M iv
John Joseph LYNCH was born about 1839 in London. He died after 1910.

According to the 1861 census John was a compositor.
       
John married 'UNKNOWN'. 'UNKNOWN' died before 1912.
  6 M v
William Stephen LYNCH was born about 1841 in St. Anne's, London. He died probably 1906 in St. Pancras, London.

According to the 1861 and 1881 censuses William was a chronometer (watch) maker. He was single at the time of the 1881 census.
  7 F vi
Anna Maria LYNCH was born about 1844 in St. Giles, London. She died after 1910.

According to the 1881 census, Anna was a dressmaker and was single.
  8 M vii
Albert Henry LYNCH was born about 1846 in London. He died 13 Apr 1854 in 192 Tottenham Court Road, North St. Giles, London.

Albert was only seven years of age when he died of enteritis.
+ 9 F viii Teresa L. LYNCH was born about 1849 and died 1 Jun 1881.

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