Hilary's Trip to Ireland

Lismore Castle

I received an email from my sister Hilary this summer asking: "Do you have any info on where in Kilkenny County, Ireland our maternal grandfather was from?  I remember our mother talking about visiting Kilkenny once, and how close she felt to her father there... we have unexpectedly gotten an invite to Ireland ( to stay at Lismore Castle) and I was thinking maybe I would try and visit Kilkenny when I am there.."


Town of Callan
I gave Hilary a timeline that I had been maintaining but had not yet published.  I thought the timeline might be helpful when she went exploring. She and husband Phil found time to visit the town of Callan in County Kilkenny, which was 50 miles away from Lismore Castle.

Lismore Castle
Hilary had a wonderful time at Lismore Castle. She said: "The current Lord Of Lismore Castle is Lord Burlington... it would be funny if we were actually related!"

Yes, indeed! Lismore Castle has quite a colorful history which you can read about on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lismore_Castle

The castle was acquired by the Cavendish family in 1753, and is still owned by the Dukes of Devonshire, but is lived in for only a short part of the year. The 12th Duke, who succeeded to the title in 2004, continues to live primarily on the family's Bolton Abbey estate. His son, William Burlington maintains an apartment in the castle and recently converted the derelict west range (2006) into a contemporary art gallery, known as Lismore Castle Arts. For most of the year the family's private apartments at Lismore are available to rent by groups of up to twenty-three visitors.



Hilary and Lord Burlington

They took the following pictures which we're very grateful to have. It's wonderful to see the town and the houses, one of which is where our ancestor Grandpa Burlington was born.  Unfortunately the houses had no numbers, but she was able to figure out which ones they should be.

http://burlingtonfamily.com/ABS/HSD/index.html



Hilary

Burlington Timeline
I decided it was time to publish the timeline.

1798 The Great Uprising 
1802 James Kealy is born
1806 Anastasia ? is born (possibly a relation)
1845 Irish Potato Famine
1845 - 1852 over 1,500,000 emigrated from Ireland
1846 - the potato crop failed completely
1847-1849 either total or partial crop failure

1849 Henry Burling m. Abigail O'Brien Dec. 7 1849 in County Kilkenny
Henry Burling, a corporal in the 43rd regiment, is the son of John Burling.
Abigail O'Brien, dressmaker, is the daughter of William O'Brien, bootmaker.
1850 John J. Burling is born to Henry and Abigail Burling
1851 Anastasia Kealy is born to James and Anastasia Kealy.
Anastasia comes from a fairly prominent land-owning family in Kilkenny, whose property had   been confiscated by Queen Victoria's government. 
The address for the family is Bridge Street in Callan, Kilkenny County,
Ireland. Her ancestor was the Earl of Freneystown
(search term: Kealy Freneystown Kilkenny)

1856 - alternate date of Anastasia's birth
1858  Ellen Barry b. 1/20/1858 in County Kerry
her parents were Michael Barry and Mary Coffey.
She may be Ella Mauchet's mother
1858 James Kealy d. age 56
1876  Anastasia Kealy d. age 70

1877 John J. Burling m. Anastasia Kealy June 18, 1877
John is 27, Anastasia is 26

1878 Henry Joseph Burling is born on March 25 1878
in Callen, County Kilkenny on Bridge Street.
Father:  John Burling
Mother: Anastasia Kealy

1878 John Burling occupies #12 and #13 South Bridge Street according to the census
1878 John is said to have died after Harry was born, but there is no death record. It's possible that  their marriage broke up and he left the area. Some have heard the story that Grandpa Burlington told about his father joining the foreign legion and going to India where he was eaten by a tiger!

The following excerpt is from the report commissioned by Bob Burlington on the Burlington family:

Henry Joseph's father is said to have died in 1878 However, searches in the General Index of Deaths 1978 - 1900 did not show any entry for the death of a John Burling. The Army Lists, which have records of all officers in the British Army, were examined in the National Library 1858 - 80. No entry for John Burlington occurred in any rank of officer from Lieutenant to General. It seems possible that Harry's father may actually have died after his son was born or, indeed, since no other children were registered, that his parents' marriage broke up and that the young Harry invented a more romantic father figure.

You can read the report in its entirety at:
http://burlingtonfamily.com/AB/Burlington.pdf

1879 Arthur Moore is born in Jersey City
1881 Mrs. Anastasia Burling occupies  #12 and #13 South Bridge Street.
She is replaced by Jane Tyrrel in the 1883 census.

1881 Arnold L Mohn b. in Hudson, NJ

1881 Ella Augusta Mauchet is born on 18 SEP 1881 in NYC
Father:  Henry (Harry) M. Mauchet
Mother:  Ellen Barry 
Harry Mauchet, was the Clerk of Jersey City, basically the number 2 political position
after the Mayor (who at that time was the notorious Frank "I am the law" Hague).
1888 Emilia Elizabeth Mauchet b. 08 NOV 1888 in Jersey City
Ella's sister. She is mentioned in my mother Alice's journal as "Aunt Millie". She marries Arnold Mohn, and is apparently using her middle name, Elizabeth, which appears on the census.

coincidences:  my paternal great-grandmother Virginia Augusta was born on the 4th of July
Virgina Augusta Lawrence b. July 4, 1865  and married my great-grandfather Arthur Somers on Halloween.  She had the same middle name as my maternal grandmother, Ella Augusta Mauchet, who was born on Sept. 18, the same date as her daughter Alice. My cousin Jeff, who was the son of Alice's sister Ethel, died on Sept. 18 2013.

1891 Anastasia Burling and her son Harry come to the US. According to Grandpa's 1921 passport application, Harry is age 13. 
1893 Chicago World's Fair
Anastasia and Harry attend the Chicago World's Fair and visit relatives in Chicago. Harry is 15.
                      
1897 Trenton Country Club formally opens its doors

1898 Harry J. Burlington attends Cooper Union in NYC - studying mechanical engineering.
His mother Anastasia is living in Monroe NY. Why is she living there? Does she have relatives there? Has she reconciled with her husband? There is a record of a John Burling living in Monroe NY at that time. There are no records of her attending Harry's and Ella's wedding or of seeing her grandchildren. There is no grave marker for Anastasia Burling or Burlington in Monroe. One theory for why she does not seem to be a presence in her son's life is that she has returned to Ireland, although the book Prominent Families of New Jersey is apparently quoting Harry when it says:

"Mrs. Burlington became so devoted to the United States that she settled permanently at Monroe,  New York where Harry J. Burlington completed his secondary education and then entered Cooper Union at New York City, graduating from the institution with his degree of Mechanical Engineering." Google Books

1902 Harry J Burlington marries Ella Augusta Mauchet  February 1902 Harry is 24, Ella is 22.

1902 Arthur James Burlington (Uncle Arthur) b. 12/1/1902
1905 Harry Joseph Burlington Jr. (Uncle Joe)  b. 3/1905

1907 Mildred Mitchell  b. 9/26/1907 In Brooklyn
Father:  Lawrence Mitchell
Mother: Olive Van Riper

1907 Phyllis Petersen b. in Brooklyn NY

1909 Anastasia Kealy is born - (100 yrs old in a 2009 article)
It's possible that she is related to our Kealys. Anastasia was a popular name in Callan.   

1909 Ethel Burlington b.

1910 Harry and Ella are living in Jersey City, Ward 9
with their three children: Arthur James, Harry Joseph and Ethel Frances

Harry starts the Burlington Elevator Company which shortly after that becomes Burwak Elevator when he buys out a competitor.

1910 Arnold L Mohn living in Hudson, NJ
According to the 1910/1920 census:
    wife: Elizabeth (this was Ella's sister, Elizabeth Mauchet Mohn)
    children at the time of census: Alice, Marion

1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in NYC

1913 William Ernest Burlington (Uncle Bill) b. 9/13
1916 Walter Bernard Burlington (Uncle Walter) b 5/16

1916 Harry joins the US pursuit of Pancho Villa on Mexican border. Harry is a Captain in the 4th Regiment of the National Guard. He was an expert rifle marksman, and a  member of the American team which carried off the honors at Camp Perry in 1912 (so sayeth "Who's Who").  When trouble broke out at the Mexican border in 1916 he served there with his regiment.

1917 when the United States enters the First World War, Harry is transferred to Company C, 104th Engineers of the 29th Division, and sent overseas, serving as Captain until after the Armistice in 1918. He was known as “Captain Burlington” for the rest of his life. Friends called him “Cap” or "H.J.B".

1919 - 1933 Prohibition

1920 Mary Anne Evans b. in Montvale NJ
Parents: Mary and Bernard A. Evans

1920 Alice Irene Burlington b. Sept 18 1920 in Montvale NJ
Ella is 39 and Alice is her last child
Alice's siblings when she is born:
Walter Bernard age 4
William Ernest age 7
Ethel Frances age 11
Harry Joseph age 15
Arthur James age 18

1920 Harry Burlington is appointed a member of the New Jersey Fish and Game Commission
1921  and is elected President the following year, in 1921

1937 Harry Burlington co-authors The Outdoor Heritage of New Jersey


Any comments, questions or adjustments are welcome.