Percy Frederick (Beazley) Béaslaí (1881 - 1965)

Born 15 Feb 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 22 Jun 1965 at age 84 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Piaras (Beazley) Béaslaí is Notable.

He was an Irish author, playwright, biographer and translator, who was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, fought in the Easter Rising and served as a member of Dáil Éireann.

Percy Frederick Beazley born in Liverpool, England on 15 February 1881, second of three sons of Patrick Langford Beazley and Nannie Hickey. Patrick Langford Beazley, from Killarney, County Kerry, moved to Egremont, Cumbria and was the editor of The Catholic Times newspaper for 40 years; Nannie Hickey was from Newcastle West, County Limerick. ^[1]

In the 1881 census Percy Beazley (age 0) was the son of Patrick Beazley in Breckfield Rd South, Everton, Lancashire, England.^[2]

In the 1891 census Percy Beazley (age 10), scholar, was the son of Patrick L Beazley in Liscard, Cheshire, England.^[3]

In the 1901 census Percy Beazley (age 20), journalist, was the single son of Patrick L Beazley in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^[4]

In the 1911 census Peirce Beazley (age 30), leader-writer on evening paper, was the single son of Patrick Langford Beazley in Liscard, Cheshire, England.^[5]

Béaslaí died, unmarried, aged 84 on 22 June 1965, in a nursing home in Dublin.

Research Notes

sisters - Maggie Clancy, Nell Long

cousin - Jack Beazley Clontarf, Dublin,

niece Val Long - niece Liz Long

fathers' niece - Sarah O'Connor

niece - Frances Beazley

Murphy cousins - Nellie Murphy, Liverpool, East Derby, and Tanga, East Africa. - May Murphy Liverpool, Stockton-on-Tees, and Clonskeagh, Dublin. - Norah Murphy, Stockton-on-Tees and Liverpool - Lily Parkes - Kitty Murphy - Lal Kelly

cousin - Andrew Beazley, co Kerry aunts and uncles - Father James Beazley, parish priest of Tuosist died 1924 - Aunt Anne Beazley, Ballybunion, Co. Kerry - Aunt Sarah Beazley - Aunt Maggie Clancy, Sandycove, Dublin, wife of John J. Clancy

brothers - Langford Beazley, - Fred Beazley Yorkshire and Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

cousins - Mabel Beere, Dublin typist with AOH, Florrie Beere

cousins - Floss Long, Clonmel, co Tipperary; Vi Long, Lusk, co Dublin and Clonmel, co Tipperary

Sources

1. ↑ Piaras Béaslaí, by Patrick Maume https://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a0515
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 3667/85, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,061, FamilySearch Record: Q27L-66SS (accessed 18 February 2024), Percy Beazley (0), unmarried son, in household of Patrick Beazley (26) in Everton in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

   Patrick Beazley Head Married M 26 Newspaper Subeditor & Reporter Ireland

   Anne Helena Beazley Wife Married F 35 Ireland

   Langfor J Patk Beazley Son Unmarried M 2 Liverpool, Lancashire

   Percy Beazley Son Unmarried M 0 Liverpool, Lancashire

3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891", citing The National Archives of the UK Class: RG12; Piece/Folio: 2895/ 135; Page: 6; Line: 21, FamilySearch Record: 433D-KT2 (accessed 18 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQQ-Y98M-1, Percy Beazley (10) son, Scholar, in household of Patrick L Beazley (36) in Liscard, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Lancashire, England.

   Patrick L Beazley Head Married M 36 Journalist Ireland

   Nannie H Beazley Wife Married F 40 Ireland

   Langford Beazley Son M 12 Scholar Lancashire

   Percy Beazley Son M 10 Scholar Lancashire

   Frederick Beazley Son M 7 Scholar Cheshire

4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901", citing South Everton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, FamilySearch Record: X921-GCV (accessed 18 February 2024), Percy Beazley (20), single son, Journalist, in household of Patrick L Beazley (46) in Everton, Liverpool in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire.

   Patrick L Beazley Head Married M 46 Journalist Ireland

   Nannie H Beazley Wife Married F 50 Ireland

   Langford Beazley Son Single M 22 Journalist Liverpool, Lancashire

   Percy Beazley Son Single M 20 Journalist Liverpool, Lancashire

   Frederick Beazley Son Single M 17 Student Chester, Cheshire

5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911", citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, FamilySearch Record: XW3P-TR4 (accessed 18 February 2024), Peirce Beazley (30), single son, Leader-writer On Evening Paper, in household of Patrick Langford Beazley (57) in Liscard in Birkenhead registration district in Cheshire, England. Born in Liverpool Visitor, Lancashire.

   Patrick Langford Beazley Head Married M 57 Editor of Weekly Newspaper Killarny Resident, County Kerry

   Nannie Beazley Wife Married F 66 Yonghal Resident, County Cork

   Peirce Beazley Son Single M 30 Leader-writer On Evening Paper Liverpool Visitor, Lancashire

• Piaras BéaslaíPapers The archive consists of 67 boxes of material, amounting to a total of approximately 17,000 documents https://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/beaslai.pdf relative letters

• Wikipedia: Piaras Béaslaí
• Wikidata: Item Q7190236
• Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #5747052 (accessed 18 February 2024), Memorial page for Piaras Beaslai (15 Feb 1881-22 Jun 1965), citing Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by Find a Grave.