John (Jack) TWOMEY

Abt 1864 - 1917  (~ 53 years)

• Name	John (Jack) TWOMEY  [1]
  Birth	Abt 30 Sep 1864	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	12 Jan 1892	Well Lane, Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   [3]
  	at time of marriage to Kate O'Connell
  Residence	16 Aug 1893	33 Peacock Lane, (Now Gerald Griffin Ave.), Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of son Thomas
  Residence	25 Mar 1895	5 Skeys Lane, Off Fair Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of son John
  Residence	23 Jan 1897	5 Convent Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of daughter Mary
  Residence	20 Jul 1898	5 Convent Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of son Maurice
  Census	31 Mar 1901	10 Corbett's Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   [2]
  Residence	26 Feb 1902	5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of sons Charles & William
  Residence	4 Oct 1903	5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of son Dominic
  Residence	29 Mar 1908	2 St Anne's Terrace, Off Vincent's Ave, Off St Mary's Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  	at time of birth of daughter Catherine
  Census	2 Apr 1911	10 Fair Hill, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   [4]
  MILI	Record Details for John Twomey (Mercantile Marine) First Name: John Initials: J Surname: Twomey DOB: Circa 1864 Age: 53 Nationality: British Date of Death: 13/11/1917 Information: HUSBAND OF CATHERINE TWOMEY, OF 25, TRIMBATHS LANE, CORK. BORN AT CORK. Rank: Fireman Service: British Army Regiment: Mercantile Marine Battalion: SS "Ardmore" (Cork) (Why is this important?) Mercantile Marine during World War 1 More information about Mercantile Marine Collection: The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection Campaign Medals: Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI The next of kin for John Twomey would have been sent this death plaque after the war to commemorate all of the war dead. Over 1 million were issued in total. Mercantile Marine War Medal This bronze medal was issued by the Board of Trade to commemorate the war services of the officers and men of the Mercantile Marine, as the Merchant Navy was then called, who served one or more voyaged through a danger zone. It was given in bronze only to officers and men alike. Men who were transferred in... * Medal entitlement listed above is worked out using the same methodology the MOD used for issuing them John Twomey in the UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Name: John Twomey Gender: Male Age: 53 Birth Date: abt 1864 Death Date: 13 Nov 1917 Cemetery: Mercantile Marine Mem Part VIII Burial Country: England Regiment: Mercantile Marines Ship Name: Ardmore Region or Memorial: Memorial Register TWOMEY, Frmn. John. S.S. "Ardmore" (Cork). Drowned, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine, 13th Nov., 1917. Age 53. Husband of Catherine Twomey, of 25, Trimbaths Lane Cork. Born at Cork.
  Occupation	Seaman 1892, Fireman 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, Brewery Fireman 1901, Labourer 1902, 1903, 1908, Fireman 1911, 1916  [1, 2, 4]
  _UID	A8F7D12E5D1F4D4ABC55E742C5C54235EC0D
  Death	13 Nov 1917	Irish Sea, Off Wexford Coast
  	Drowned at sea after German submarine attacked his ship the Ardmore
  Notes	John Toomey in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Toomey Registration Year: 1864 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Bristol Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 55 TWOMEY 1892 Jan 12 John Twomey m. Catherine O'Connell Well Lane 1 Skeys Lane The following were born to Parents of above names but you will need to decide which if any are yours. 1890 Feb 21 Patrick Burnt Lane 1893 Aug 16 Thomas Peacock Lane (Q3 1893, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 101 or Q3 1893, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 168) 1894 Nov 14 Bridget 1 (ST)? Bernt Lane (Q1 1895, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 103) This Bridget Twomey (I11043) appears to be the daughter of Jeremiah Twomey and Julia Kiely b 24 Dec 1894 10 1st Burnt Lane birth cert on her bio page - Matt Falvey 20 Aug 2016 1895 Mar 25 John Skey's Lane (Q2 1895, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 105) 1897 Jan 24 Mary 5 Convent Place (Q1 1897, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 128) 1898 July 20 Maurice 5 Convent Place (Q3 1898, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 89) 1900 Mar 9 Bridget 34 Corbett's Lane 1902 Feb 26 Charles 1 Wolfe Tone Tce. (Q1 1902, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 90) 1902 Feb 26 William 1 Wolfe Tone Tce. (Q1 1902, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 90) 1903 Oct 4 Dominic 5 Wolfe Tone Place (Q4 1902, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 84 Dominic Frances) (Extra entry - Bridget Twomey GRO birth (Q1 1902, Cork, Vol 5, Pg 125) does not fit in with census though) 1901 Census of Ireland 10 Corbetts Lane. John Twomey, Head, RC, R&W, Age 35, Brewery Fireman, Married, born Bristol. Kate Twomey, Wife, RC, R&W, Age 30, Housekeeper, Married, born Cork City. Thomas Twomey, Son, RC, Cannot Read, Age 7, Scholar, Single, born Cork City. John Twomey, Son, RC, Cannot Read, Age 5, Single, born Cork City. Mary Twomey, Daughter, RC, Cannot Read, Age 4, Single, born Cork City. Bridget Twomey, Daughter, RC, Cannot Read, Age 1, Single, born Cork City. 1911 Census of Ireland 10 Fair Hill, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland John Twomey, Head of Family, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 40, Fireman, Married, born Cork City. Kate Twomey, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 40, - , Married, Married for 19 years, children born alive 9, children still living 8, born Cork City. Thomas Twomey, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 18, General Labourer, Single, born Cork City. John Twomey, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 16, General Labourer, Single, born Cork City. Mary Francis Twomey, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 14, -, Single, born Cork City. Bridget Twomey, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 11, Scholar, Single, born Cork City. Charles Twomey, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 9, Scholar, Single, born Cork City. William Twomey, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 9, Scholar, Single, born Cork City. Domnick Twomey, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 8, Scholar, Single, born Cork City. Catherine Twomey, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read, age 3, -, Single, born Cork City. Patrick O'Connell, Boarder, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, age 30, Butcher, Single, born Co Cork. [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I3554	falvey08
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas TWOMEY,   b. Abt 1843, Co Cork, Ireland d. 5 Oct 1907, 64 Madden's Buildings, Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Mary ARNOLD,   b. Abt 1847   d. 17 Mar 1891, 16 Well Lane, Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	Abt 31 Dec 1863	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F14916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine (Kate) O'CONNELL,   b. 12 Apr 1867, Fair Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. 24 Apr 1948, 99 Cathedral Rd., Gurranabraher, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1892	North Cathedral, Cathedral Of St. Mary & St. Anne, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   [3]
  _UID	6203BDC4FFC14B818DDDF3F436C3928FDD0A
  Children	1. Thomas TWOMEY,   b. 15 Aug 1893, 33 Peacock Lane, (Now Gerald Griffin Ave.), Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. 7 Apr 1966, St Finbarr's Hospital, (Formerly The Union Hospital & Cork District Hospital), Douglas Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 72 years)   2. John Joseph TWOMEY,   b. 25 Mar 1895, 5 Skeys Lane, Off Fair Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. 19 Jun 1962, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA (Age 67 years)   3. Mary Francis TWOMEY,   b. 24 Jan 1897, 5 Convent Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   4. Maurice TWOMEY,   b. 20 Jul 1898, 5 Convent Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. bfr 31 Mar 1901 (Age 2 years)   5. Bridget TWOMEY,   b. 9 Mar 1900, 34 Corbett's Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   6. Charles Francis TWOMEY (TUNNEY),   b. 26 Feb 1902, 5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. Jan 1971, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Age 68 years)   7. William TWOMEY,   b. 26 Feb 1902, 5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland   8. Dominic Frances TWOMEY,   b. 4 Oct 1903, 5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland d. 24 May 1936, Lincoln Hospital, 234 E 149th Street, Bronx, New York, USA (Age 32 years)   9. Catherine TWOMEY,   b. 29 Mar 1908, The Lying In Hospital, Western Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland
  Documents		TwomeyJ_1911IreCenSC1386
  Family ID	F2628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 30 Sep 1864 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Residence - 12 Jan 1892 - Well Lane, Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Marriage - 12 Jan 1892 - North Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 16 Aug 1893 - 33 Peacock Lane, (Now Gerald Griffin Ave.), Blackpool, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 25 Mar 1895 - 5 Skeys Lane, Off Fair Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 23 Jan 1897 - 5 Convent Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 20 Jul 1898 - 5 Convent Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Census - 31 Mar 1901 - 10 Corbett's Lane, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 26 Feb 1902 - 5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 4 Oct 1903 - 5 Wolfe Tone Place, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Residence - 29 Mar 1908 - 2 St Anne's Terrace, Off Vincent's Ave, Off St Mary's Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Census - 2 Apr 1911 - 10 Fair Hill, Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland Death - 13 Nov 1917 - Irish Sea, Off Wexford Coast  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		M1916TwomeyThomasSC805
  		TwomeyJ_1901IreCenSC1208

  
  

• Sources

  [S805] 1916 Marriage solemised at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Cork. [S1208] 1901 Census of Ireland. [S1207] Extracts From North Cathedral Register by Brendan Jones. [S1386] 1911 Census of Ireland.