Individual Details

Denise Bride GORDON

(1924 - 9 Mar 1943)

Denise, who was only 18 years of age when she died, was the last surviving child of Jack and Annie. Despite suffering ill health throughout her life, she was able to attend school at Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin and also became a skilled horserider.

Of Jack and Annie's eight children, six died before they reached the age of seven; Jay, who lived the longest, died at the age of 23.

Events

Birth1924Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Death9 Mar 1943Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Burial11 Mar 1943Kilcolman Old Cemetery, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon

Families

FatherJohn (Jack) Patrick GORDON (1883 - 1934)
MotherAnne (Annie) MCDONNELL (1879 - 1964)
SiblingKathleen GORDON (1909 - 1914)
SiblingJohn (Jay) P. GORDON (1910 - 1933)
SiblingJames (Jim) GORDON (1911 - 1917)
SiblingMichael GORDON (1913 - 1917)
SiblingEithne GORDON (1918 - 1918)
SiblingMary GORDON (1920 - 1925)
SiblingAngela GORDON (1923 - 1924)