Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:00 PM Subject: DUNDON Family - newsletter from Bros.John Dundon > I hope this will be of interest to everyone researching the name DUNDON in > Ireland. > > Bros.John Dundon, author of "Dundons of Limerick" has submitted a 3rd > edition of the DUNDONIAN. He is presently in S. Sudan teaching natives to be > teachers. > > I'm certain he would like to hear from everyone, with reaction to the > newsletter, and with queries. If you can contribute it would be most > appreciated. > > He has to use a shared computer there, with limited capabilities, so I help > him by submitting the article to lists. > > Aplogies for cross postings. > > Regards, Emma Dundon/ Canada. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------ > Dear friends, > Welcome to issue No. 3. I've had some communication, mostly from non-Dundons > though. This issue has an article from Emma Dundon about research of her > husband's family. Are any of the Dundons mentioned in this issue, your > Dundons? Which of the headings are most useful? Have you anything of > interest that you would like to share? I have just come back from Ezo where > I spent a month at an In-service course for teachers. Teachers receive no > salaries. School materials are hard to come by and expensive. Life for the > Azande is not easy. Eighteen years of conflict has a profound effect on the > morale of a people. > Regards, > John. > > FROM EMMA DUNDON > Dear Dundon Family , > About 2 years ago I became interested in my husband 's Dundon family > history. I had the names of his siblings and parents , but very little else. > He was born in Cork City. His father was born in Fermoy 1870. Both were > educated at the Christian Brothers College and UCC. Both became surgeons. I > joined many lists and became educated in all things Irish. Then I met Bro. > John, electronically. I was aware of his book "The Dundons of Co. Limerick". > One night, I read an email from a Chicago lady, Nancy, who was searching for > OUR relatives. She had the names and addresses of my husband's father and > grandfather. She had two letters, that were written back and forth from > U.S.A. to Cork, and a picture of my husband's Great Aunt and cousin. He knew > absolutely nothing about her, even denied that any family had ever left > Ireland. But she had come to Chicago in 1850. It was interesting to read how > the two women were discussing his father, and trying to sort out what career > he should pursue. The mother couldn't decide between a Priest or a Doctor! > Of course we are glad that the Doctor won out! Eventually the death > certificate was found, and low and behold there was yet another Aunt buried > beside the first Aunt. So you see, not only did we gain one Great aunt but > two, as well as lovely new cousins in America. My search now must consider > the possibility of even more, for one birthdate was 1820 and the other 1830. > Emma Dundon. > > MORE FIRSTS-1 > The Civil Records in Dublin and Limerick don't always tally. The first > recorded birth of a Dundon, Brigid, was given in No.2. This record came from > the records in Dublin. But the records in Limerick give two before her: 30 > March, 1864, Patrick to John Dundon and Ellen Sheahan, Old Kildimo, > Pallaskenry. My Church records tell me that Patrick was baptised on 3 April; > he had two brothers, Michael, baptised 1 Oct. 1860 and John, baptised on 22 > Feb., 1863. The second: 16 April, 1864, Mary to John Dundon and Mary O' > Donnell, Willmount, Rathkeale. I can find no trace of the Baptism. > Again the first record of a Dundon marriage in Co. Limerick was of Margaret > Dundon and John Joseph Amos; she was 23, he 21; he was from Cork, a gunner > in the Royal Artillery; their fathers were a carpenter and gardiner > respectively. > The records of Co. Limerick show the first death as that of Mary Dundon, > Clohakeating, Widow, aged 75, a farmer's wife; cause of death, old age; > informant, Anastasia Dundon. > > CENSUS, 1901-2 > From Ashroe, Abington, Glenstal, Co. Limerick: Thomas Dundon, aged 56, born > Co. Cork; wool weaver; his wife Hanny, aged 42, born Co. Cork; John, Nora, > Thomas, Edmund aged 16, 12, 7 and 4 respectively; the first two were born in > Co. Limerick and the last two in Co. Cork. > > DOWN'S SURVEY, 1641-3 > Richard Dundon, an Irish Papist of Creavebegg, Ballingadoy Parish, Barony of > Coshmay held 40 acres. > > CRIMINAL RECORDS -4 > The last issue saw the 'law taking its course'. Michael Dundon's petition, > of 30 April, 1846, to the Lord Lieutenant from Limerick Gaol had better > luck. He was in for twelve months for robbery. Prior to the offence 'his > character was honest and industrious'. The Magistrates John Waller O'Grady > pleaded for him: he is chief support of widowed mother, widowed sister and > four orphan nephews; plea for remission because of "dire distress in which > they are now plunged in this Season of Famine and Calamity". "Let prisoner > be discharged". May 14, 1846. > > DEEDS -5 > Indented deed between John Dundon, Dublin and Philip Abbot, Malbro St.: > Premises at Gardiner Place. > > Assignment of a mortgage between John Dundon, Attorney, Gardiner Place, > Dublin, and Edmund Doran and others: Lands at Newtown Castle Byrne, > Blackrock, Co. Dublin. > > Deed of assignment between Michael Dundon, Cooper, Limerick, and John > Connell, Merchant, Limerick: Large dwelling house in Clare St. or Penny well > Road, Limerick. > > > GRIFFITH'S VALUATION -6 > Martin Dundon, Knockanerry, Abington, Co. Limerick, held house, office and > land from Lord Cloncurry. This is probably the same Dundon family referred > to, in Issue 1, under Tithe Books. > > R.I.C. -7 > The second Dundon to enrol in the R.I.C. was Richard Dundon, Catholic, > Labourer, from Cork E; he was 5' 8 3/ " tall. He was appointed on 16 June, > 1845 and served for 9 years 2 months when he resigned in Sept. 1854 on a > pension of £17. 8s. 4d. > > FROM THE NEWSPAPERS -8 > 14.08.1790, Saturday, Freeman's Journal > Died at Limerick Mrs. Dondon wife of Mr. James Dondon. > > 17.01.1792, Tuesday, Waterford Herald > Married Mr. James Dundon of Limerick, merchant, to Miss Susannah Stokes, > dau. of Mr. George Stokes of Listowel Co. Kerry. > > 24.10.1792, Wednesday, Limerick Chronicle > Married last Sunday Mr. Michael Dundon of this city to Miss O'Brien of > Longford in this co. > > TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION-9 > Glasnevin Cemetery, Co. Dublin. > Grave OH17 1/2, St. Bridget's > Erected/ by/ Thomas Dundon/ in memory of his beloved child/ Thomas/ who died > 16th Feb., 1891/ aged 15 months/ The above named Thomas Dundon/ died 9th > June, 1910 aged 72 years/ Also of his beloved wife/ Margaret Dundon/ who > died 8th February, 1926/ aged 64 years./ RIP. > > Grave UA11, Garden > IHS/ Erected by/ Edmond Dundon/ in memory of his beloved son/ Edmond Dundon/ > who departed this life 25th./ April 1838 aged 4 yrs. 1 month. (Stone > crumbling) > > MISCELLANEOUS > 1816 > On board the Pilot, (to Australia; port not given) Thomas Dundon . From > Limerick County; sentenced in August 1816 to seven years; from Fryar's Town; > labourer, aged 21, 5' 7 3/4" in height; fair, freckled complexion, sandy > hair; grey eyes. (Where is Fryar's Town?) > > 1354 - 1357 > Thomas Daundon Sheriff of Co. Limerick > > 1463 > John Dondon was a Bailiff in Limerick City. > > 1. Registrar of Births,Marriaes & Deaths, Co.Limerick > 2. National Archives > 3. National Library > 4. National Archives > 5. Registry of Deeds > 6. National Library > 7. National Archies & Garda Archives > 8. Limerick Regional Archibes > 9. Own research > 10 From Max Barrett, CssR,St.Patrick's College, Private Mail Bag 1, > Strathfield, NSW 2135 > 11 Pipe Rolls, 60, quoted in "Castles of Limerick" T.J. Westropp,1905,TCD > MS2957, pgs.94 and 95 > 12 Diocese of Limerick, Ancient & Medieval Begley, NL 274144B1 > > > John DUNDON, p.o. bOX 15201, 00509 Nairobi, Kenya > Guest 1_Yambio_at_PO565B01@smtplink.unicef.org > (Put my name in the Subject box. For the latest news from Sudan, look at: > <http://www.sudan.net/news/news.html> >