Individual Details
Eleanor (Nellie) GILROY
(6 May 1885 - 16 Nov 1922)
Nellie was from Lismeen in the parish of Lurgan, near Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan. She worked in the Butler musical instrument shop in Dublin and that was how she met her future husband, William, who ran the business from London. Her address at the time of the marriage was 3 Lower Sandwith St., Dublin, while John's was 27 Brook Green, London. Nellie and William lived on the Summit in Howth, Co. Dublin in a house they named "Lismeen".
Nellie died aged only 37 from "acute gastritis". Her daughter, Jennie, was only 15 years of age at the time and her son, George just five.
Nellie died aged only 37 from "acute gastritis". Her daughter, Jennie, was only 15 years of age at the time and her son, George just five.
Events
| Birth | 6 May 1885 | Lurgan, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan | |||
| Christen | 10 May 1885 | Lurgan, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan | |||
| Marriage | 13 Aug 1906 | St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin - William John BUTLER | |||
| Death | 16 Nov 1922 | "Lismeen", Howth, Dublin | |||
| Burial | probably St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin |
Families
| Spouse | William John BUTLER (1869 - 1933) |
| Child | Jane (Jennie) BUTLER (1907 - 2004) |
| Child | George BUTLER (1917 - 2014) |
| Father | John GILROY ( - 1906) |
| Mother | Mary REILLY (1851 - ) |