Individual Details
Edmond (Ned) CAREW
(Abt 18 Feb 1820 - 17 Nov 1897)
Ned was Patrick's twin. Ned's baptismal sponsor was Catherine Flinn (no other sponsor listed).
Most of Ned's siblings who reached adulthood left Ireland, most emigrating to Newfoundland, Canada. Thomas Suttles, a Carew/Gavin descendant, has kindly sent me a transcription of an interesting letter written in 1878 by John, one of Ned's brothers, to their sister Nancy. John was living in Newfoundland and Nancy was living in the United States. In the letter, John mentions the death of his mother, Mary, in Newfoundland in 1863; reference is also made to a sister, Johanna, also in Newfoundland, a brother, Michael (whereabouts unknown), and the widow of another brother, Thomas, who was living on Prince Edward Island. John also mentions a relative who "was some time ago in Ireland and went to see brother Edward", supporting the theory that Edmond (the name Edmond is interchangeable with Edward) was the only sibling to have remained in Ireland.
Although Ned appears to have used the Carew surname, some of his children went by the name of Carey. The two names appear to have been interchangeable in Tipperary at that time.
There was bad feeling between Ned and a Denis Treacy, also of Soloheadbeg. Denis was the brother of Ned's daughter Mary's husband, Thomas Treacy. The tension between Ned and Denis was likely due to Ned's connection to Thomas who was involved in a bitter legal dispute with Denis in the late 1860s and early 1870s over their mother's will. In August 1873 Denis fired at shot at Ned's wife, Mary, but she escaped unhurt. Then, two months later, Ned's daughter Mary (Treacy) was seriously injured from a kicking by him while pregnant with her first child. Further violence ensued in July 1874 when Mary's sister-in-law Johanna Hayes (née Treacy) was murdered in her home in Soloheadbeg. Because Johanna and her husband had taken Denis's side in the dispute over the will, suspicion fell on Ned, his son Edmond and son-in-law Thomas (Treacy), who were all were taken into custody. All three were later released as no evidence could be found to prove they were involved. The murder was never solved.
According to his death record, Ned died at the age of 80 of "probably decline of life".
In case there is a connection with Ned's family, a direct descendant of a Thomas D'Arcy with Solohead connections has told me that there is a headstone in Solohead graveyard, believed to be Thomas's, with the name of Thomas's wife, Catherine Carew, also engraved on it. Thomas was born about 1814 and died in 1877 aged 63. Could Catherine have been related to Ned?
Most of Ned's siblings who reached adulthood left Ireland, most emigrating to Newfoundland, Canada. Thomas Suttles, a Carew/Gavin descendant, has kindly sent me a transcription of an interesting letter written in 1878 by John, one of Ned's brothers, to their sister Nancy. John was living in Newfoundland and Nancy was living in the United States. In the letter, John mentions the death of his mother, Mary, in Newfoundland in 1863; reference is also made to a sister, Johanna, also in Newfoundland, a brother, Michael (whereabouts unknown), and the widow of another brother, Thomas, who was living on Prince Edward Island. John also mentions a relative who "was some time ago in Ireland and went to see brother Edward", supporting the theory that Edmond (the name Edmond is interchangeable with Edward) was the only sibling to have remained in Ireland.
Although Ned appears to have used the Carew surname, some of his children went by the name of Carey. The two names appear to have been interchangeable in Tipperary at that time.
There was bad feeling between Ned and a Denis Treacy, also of Soloheadbeg. Denis was the brother of Ned's daughter Mary's husband, Thomas Treacy. The tension between Ned and Denis was likely due to Ned's connection to Thomas who was involved in a bitter legal dispute with Denis in the late 1860s and early 1870s over their mother's will. In August 1873 Denis fired at shot at Ned's wife, Mary, but she escaped unhurt. Then, two months later, Ned's daughter Mary (Treacy) was seriously injured from a kicking by him while pregnant with her first child. Further violence ensued in July 1874 when Mary's sister-in-law Johanna Hayes (née Treacy) was murdered in her home in Soloheadbeg. Because Johanna and her husband had taken Denis's side in the dispute over the will, suspicion fell on Ned, his son Edmond and son-in-law Thomas (Treacy), who were all were taken into custody. All three were later released as no evidence could be found to prove they were involved. The murder was never solved.
According to his death record, Ned died at the age of 80 of "probably decline of life".
In case there is a connection with Ned's family, a direct descendant of a Thomas D'Arcy with Solohead connections has told me that there is a headstone in Solohead graveyard, believed to be Thomas's, with the name of Thomas's wife, Catherine Carew, also engraved on it. Thomas was born about 1814 and died in 1877 aged 63. Could Catherine have been related to Ned?
Events
| Birth | Abt 18 Feb 1820 | Soloheadbeg area, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Christen | 18 Feb 1820 | Solohead, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Marriage | 20 Feb 1849 | Solohead, Co. Tipperary - Mary HANLEY | |||
| Death | 17 Nov 1897 | Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary |
Families
| Spouse | Mary HANLEY (1826 - 1899) |
| Child | Edmond CAREW/CAREY (1849 - 1924) |
| Child | Mary CAREY (1851 - 1929) |
| Child | Catherine (Kate) CAREW (1853 - 1934) |
| Child | Michael CAREW (caution: not verified) ( - ) |
| Child | Timothy CAREW (1855 - 1929) |
| Child | Johanna Mary CAREW/CAREY (1857 - 1911) |
| Child | Daniel CAREW (1859 - 1930) |
| Child | Sarah Agnes (Agnes) CAREW (1863 - 1935) |
| Child | John Joseph CAREW (1866 - 1935) |
| Child | Bridget CAREW (1869 - 1941) |
| Father | Edmond CAREW ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary GAVIN (1791 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Catherine CAREW (1807 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Daniel CAREW (1810 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Honora CAREW (1810 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Thomas CAREW (1813 - 1878) |
| Sibling | John CAREW (1815 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Mary CAREW (1817 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Margaret CAREW (caution: not verified) (1818 - ) |
| Sibling | Patrick CAREW (1820 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Anna (Nancy) CAREW (1822 - 1880) |
| Sibling | William CAREW (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Michael CAREW ( - 1903) |
| Sibling | Johanna CAREW ( - 1895) |