Baptism: Richard Boushell (1898-1900)

Richard Boushell is Dermot's great uncle and he was baptised on this day, 19 June 1898, which was a Sunday. Sadly Richard died in 1900, aged 1 year 8 months, the cause of his death was given as probably measles.

1st Page of Baptism Registration

2nd Page of Baptism Registration

The first page shows that Richard was born on 15 June and the second page gives the date of his baptism, 19 June. His parents were Richard Boushell and Ellen Byrne (Dermot's great grandparents) and the godparents are given as James Morrison and Esther Morrison.

This also is a good example of how one record can lead to another. I had not paid much attention to the godparents but decided to try and see if I could find out who they were, as I had not come across the name Morrison before.

Richard was baptised in 1898 in Naas, Co Kildare so I checked the 1901 census for this area and found a James and Esther Morrison living in Limerick Road, Naas, James' occupation is given as Quartermaster Sergeant Infantry.

I then looked for a marriage record for James Morrison and Esther and found that he had married Esther Byrne in Naas on 22 January 1895. His occupation is given as Sergeant Army. Esther was Ellen's younger sister.