Individual Details
John LYNCH
(Abt 1806 - 19 Oct 1873)
I am very grateful to Ursula Staszynski, a great-great-great-granddaughter of John above, for sharing the results of her considerable research into the Lynch family.
I had been told by George Butler, a great-grandson of John's, that our Lynch family may have had Galway origins. However, the 1871 census of England tells us John was born in Co. Carlow. According to all censuses of England from 1841 to 1871, John was a tailor.
John's death certificate tells us he died of enteritis, the duration of which was 12 days. His son William was present at his death. John is buried, along with his wife, Mary Ann, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Unfortunately their grave was public rather than private, and when the cemetery authority needed to create new private graves in 1980, public graves had their headstones removed and the public area was covered over with a new mound of earth. Although John and Mary Ann's grave was undisturbed no trace of it is now visible, although we do know that they were buried in plot no. 89 in section NP.
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.
I had been told by George Butler, a great-grandson of John's, that our Lynch family may have had Galway origins. However, the 1871 census of England tells us John was born in Co. Carlow. According to all censuses of England from 1841 to 1871, John was a tailor.
John's death certificate tells us he died of enteritis, the duration of which was 12 days. His son William was present at his death. John is buried, along with his wife, Mary Ann, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Unfortunately their grave was public rather than private, and when the cemetery authority needed to create new private graves in 1980, public graves had their headstones removed and the public area was covered over with a new mound of earth. Although John and Mary Ann's grave was undisturbed no trace of it is now visible, although we do know that they were buried in plot no. 89 in section NP.
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.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1806 | Co. Carlow | |||
| Marriage | 13 Feb 1832 | Parish of St. Nicholas, Dublin - Mary Ann EGAN | |||
| Death | 19 Oct 1873 | 27 Great Russell Street, St. Giles North, London | |||
| Burial | 23 Oct 1873 | St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, London |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann EGAN (1813 - 1887) |
| Child | Jane LYNCH (1834 - 1902) |
| Child | Abigail (Abby) LYNCH (1836 - 1916) |
| Child | Edward LYNCH (1837 - 1902) |
| Child | John Joseph LYNCH (1840 - 1912) |
| Child | William Stephen LYNCH (1842 - 1906) |
| Child | Anna Maria LYNCH (1843 - 1916) |
| Child | Albert Henry LYNCH (1846 - 1854) |
| Child | Teresa L. LYNCH (1849 - 1881) |