John Joseph Esmonde MP (1862 - 1915)

Born 27 Jan 1862 in Drominagh, County Tipperary, Ireland

Husband of Eily Josephine (O'Sullivan) Esmonde — married 24 Jul 1904 in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 17 Apr 1915 at age 53 in County Tipperary, Ireland

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Biography

John Esmonde MP was born in Ireland.

John Joseph Esmonde was born in Drominagh, Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland on 27 January 1862. He was the son of James Esmonde and Caroline Sugrue. ^[1]

He married, firstly, Rosina Magennis, daughter of John Magennis, on 7 May 1888. John and Rose had eight children: Rose Mary (or possibly Rosemary) (1889), Caroline (1890), Isabel (b 1891, d 1892), John Lymbrick (born 1893), Frances (1896), Geoffrey (1897), Anthony Charles (1899), and Josephine Margaret (1900). Rosina died on 6 August 1901. ^[2]

John then married Eily O'Sullivan, daughter of Dr. D. A. O'Sullivan, on 24 July 1904. They then had six children: Owen James (born 1905), Donal (1906), John Witham (1907), twins Eugene and James Bartholomew (1909), Mary Carmel (1912) and Patrick (1914). ^{[1] [3]} From December 1910 until his death he was the Member of Parliament for North Tipperary representing the Irish Parliamentary Party. ^[4] In 1915, during World War 1, he was given the rank of temporary Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps. ^[1]

John Esmonde died on 17 April 1915, from pneumonia and heart failure, as a result of the strain of overwork. He was buried in the family vault in Terryglass, County Tipperary. ^[5] Probate was granted on 10 July 1915, leaving £857 16s 1d to his widow, Eily. ^[6]

As one of the 22 members of Parliament who died during World War One his name is recorded on the Parliamentary War Memorial in Westminster Hall, London.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Peerage, citing Esmonde, John Joseph.
2. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 24 Mar 2022), database entry for ESMONDE, ROSINA. (Age at death: 41). GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 254.
3. ↑ Marriage Index (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=LGRtb89VnfM1rSAmXzE3Xg&scan=1: Accessed 21 Mar 2022) FreeBMD, database online for Eily O'Sullivan and John Joseph Esmonde, 1904 Sep quarter Kensington 1a 444
4. ↑ Wikipedia entry for MPs elected in the December 1910 United Kingdom general election
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151304832/john-joseph-esmonde : accessed 21 March 2022), memorial page for CPT John Joseph Esmonde (27 Jan 1862–17 Apr 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151304832, citing Saint Columba’s Graveyard, Terryglass, County Tipperary, Ireland ; Maintained by Steven M (contributor 48604297) .
6. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5V-HTQ : 13 March 2018), John Joseph Esmonde, 17 Apr 1915; citing 00116, 005014919, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 101,005.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Esmonde_(North_Tipperary_MP)