Rose Duffy (1864-1949)

Rose Duffy is Dermot's great grandmother. She was born in approximately 1864 to James and
Rose (--?--) Duffy in County Westmeath, Ireland. I have not been able to find any record of her birth or baptism, which makes her year of birth unclear, it could be any one of the following from the official documents I have:
1863 - from the 1911 census
1864 - from the 1901 census
1865 - from her death certificate

1874
Death of father James Duffy, age 59

1880
Death of sister Mary (Duffy) Gavin, age 23

1885
Rose married William Egan on 4 June 1885 at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Ballinahown.
Details can be seen in the post about William Egan here.

1886
Birth of daughter Emily J (1886-1959)

1888
Birth of son James Joseph (1888-1931)

1889
Birth of son John (1889-????)

1891
Birth of daughter Mary (1891-1947)

1893
Birth of daughter Rosana (1893-1957)

1897
Birth of son William (1897-1900)

1899
Birth of daughter Helen Clare (1899-1986)

1900
Death of son William, age 2

1901
In 1901, the Egan family were living at 13 Townparks, Navan, Co Meath.

• William Egan – age 40, stationmaster, born in Kings County
• Rose Egan – age 37, born in Co Westmeath
• Emily J Egan – age 14, scholar, born in Dublin City
• James J Egan – age 12, scholar, born in Co Westmeath
• John Egan – age 11, scholar, born in Co Meath
• Mary Egan – age 9, scholar, born in Co Meath
• Rose Egan – age 7, scholar, born in Co Meath
• Helen Egan – age 1, born in Co Meath

Birth of daughter Teresa Josephine (1901-????)

1905
Death of husband William Egan, age 44

1911
In 1911, the family were living at 27 Norfolk Road, Glasnevin, Dublin. The census shows that Rose was a widow and although crossed out we can read that she had 8 children, 7 of whom were still living.

• Rose Egan, age 48, born in Co Westmeath (widow)
• James Egan, age 23, butcher, born in Co Westmeath
• Mary Egan, age 19, born in Co Meath
• Rose Egan, age 17, born in Co Meath
• Nellie Egan, age 11, scholar, born in Co Meath
• Josie Egan, age 9, scholar, born in Co Meath
• Patrick Gibney, age 34, Commercial Traveller (flour mills), born in Co Cavan
• Emily Gibney, age 24, born in Co Dublin
• John Gibney, age 1 month, born in Co Dublin
• John Dagg, age 26, Glass Cutter, born in Co Wicklow

Emily Gibney is Rose's eldest daughter and John Dagg (no relation) is listed as a visitor.

1922

Death of mother Rose (--?--) Duffy, age 103

1931

Death of son James Joseph, age 42

1941

Death of sister Margaret  (Duffy) (Gavin) Hynds, age 96

1947

Death of daughter Mary, age 55

1949
Rose died on 12 June 1949, age 86 of cardiac failure and carcinoma of the neck in Church Street, Athlone. The informant of her death was Josephine Egan (daughter).