Descendants of James Reynolds

2. James REYNOLDS was born on 6 Dec 1821 in Dublin, Ireland^{²^,6} and was buried on 28 Dec 1858 in Dublin, Ireland.^⁵

General Notes: 1852 DIRECTORIES MANCHESTER: James Reynolds Surgeons Artist, maker of trusses, apparatus for distortion of the spine, improved lace stockings, knee caps, abdominal belts, self supporting bandages, instruments for the effective treatment of club feet, curvated legs etc. 2 Cannon Street, Manchester. (see advertisement).

ADVERTISEMENT 1852 DIRECTORIES: James Reynolds begs respectfully to aquaint the inhabitants generally of Manchester and it's vacinities that having had many years experience in the study and practice of his business under the imediate direction of eminent members of the faculty and being aquainted with the anatomical structure of the parts concerned in the treatment of rupture and the above named deformities, he is enabled to contract the various instruments necessary upon curative principles.

At the 1841 England Census James Reynolds gave his age as 20, Profession: Surgical Instrument Maker at residence of John Mappin (his brother's future father-in-law). At the 1851 England Census he was age 29, Profession: "Surgeons Artist" residing as Lodger, Kennedy St, Manchester, Lancashire. He is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin: Grave #46, Section A330): Name: James Reynolds, Address: 2 Upper Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Age - 37, Disease: Consumption, Parish: St Peter's, Attestation: Revd, C.B. Johnston & Thos. J. Sleith?

He was baptized Parish of St Luke, The Coombe on 9 Dec 1821 in Dublin, Ireland. ² ^,39 He had a residence in 1841 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. ²⁶ He resided at 63 Kennedy St (as a Lodger) in 1851 at Manchester, Lancashire, England. ⁴⁰ He worked as a Surgeons Artist, 2 Cannon Street, in 1852 at Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England. ⁹

James married Eleanor HEATON,⁷ daughter of John HEATON and Ellen, on 14 Apr 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England ⁸.^,9 Eleanor was born about 1829 in Pennington, Lancashire, England^{¹³^,41} and died on 28 Apr 1858 in St. Giles, Middlesex, England^{¹³^,42} about age 29.

General Notes: She was enumerated as "Elinener" Heaton, age 22, at the 1851 census and as "Ellener, age 12 at the 1841 census.

She was employed as a Power Loom Operator (silk) in 1851. ⁴¹ She resided at "Lodger" in 1851 at Westleigh, Lancashire, England. ⁴¹

+ 9 M i. George Heaton REYNOLDS ⁹ was born on 7 Aug 1856 in London, Middlesex, England,^⁹ was christened on 26 Oct 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England,^⁹ and died on 25 Apr 1908 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^{⁹^,44} at age 51.

George married Henrietta PEELISS ⁹ (d. 16 Dec 1932) on 1 Oct 1893 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England ⁹ ^,45.^,46

4. John Boyd REYNOLDS ¹² was born in 1826 in Dublin, Ireland,^¹² died on 31 Oct 1911 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^{¹³^,14} at age 85, and was buried on 3 Nov 1911 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^¹⁵

Death Notes: On his way home from a card party at 3 a.m., he was knocked down by a bicyle, cracked three ribs and developed pneumonia. Another descendant said he died of "drink".

General Notes: John Boyd Reynolds left Dublin for Liverpool about 1846 because of the Potato Famine. He walked to Manchester, probably to visit his elder brother, James, who was there about the same time. He was grateful to a bargee for letting him ride on his horse drawn barge part way to Manchester. He then walked to Birmingham to call on John Mappin, a surgical instrument maker. John Mappin was probably an acquaintance of James Reynolds (his father). At the 1841 census, his older brother James was residing at the Mappin household (then in Sheffield), employed as a surgical instrument maker.

Of John Mappin's thirteen children, two daughters had planned on a double wedding, but the young doctor boy friend of daughter Emily Laws died of smallpox. According to family lore, John Reynolds happened along shortly after. The family objected to his entering the house dressed, no doubt, in his home spun suit, and after walking from Liverpool without the benefit of a bath, probably smelled badly. Emily however, thought he looked fine. They married 1849 and the first of their 12 children was born 1850 in Birmingham.

John Reynolds continued his father's interest in medicine and skill as a cutler. By 1861 he had moved his family, then consisting of two children, to Liverpool, where he employed craftsman to make surgical instruments to his design. At the 1871 Census he was residing at; 18 St Ann St Liverpool. He gave his occupation as Surgical Instrument Maker employing two men. Also at residence were; Mary M. McEachern, age 19, employed as a Domestic Servant (sister of his second wife to be, Catherine); a General Servant and a Children's' Nurse.

His sister, Annie who died 1910, provided a £100 annual annuity suggesting John had fallen into financial hard times in his old age. At the 1911 Census he was age 85, living at 9 Rodney St., Liverpool. Also at residence were his son Charles Edward (age 26), daughter Alice Maude (age 24) and two servants. He died from acute bronchitis. Charles Reynolds was present at death. Family lore states he died from "drink". On his way home from a card-party at 3 am he cracked three ribs from being knocked down by a bicycle and developed pneumonia. His will dated 21 Jul 1911 named children; Charles Edward, Alice Maude and Frederick Duncan as heirs and executors (daughter Edith Kathleen was not mentioned). Probate was granted to them 23 Nov 1911.

He was baptized Parish of St Luke, The Coombe on 26 Feb 1827 in Dublin, Ireland. ² ^,48 He resided at 88 Nelson Street West in 1851 at Birmingham, Warwick, England. ⁴⁹ He resided at 20 St Anne Street from 1861 to 1863 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ²⁵ ^,50 He worked as a Surgical Instrument and Truss Maker, Cutler from 1861 to 1901 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ²⁵ ^,51 He resided at 18 St Anne Street in 1871 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁵² He resided at 9 Rodney Street from 1881 to 1911 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ¹² ^,51 ^,53 ^,54 Rodney Street is presently noted for the number of doctors and its Georgian architecture. The street was laid out in 1783/1784 and named after Lord Rodney who, in 1782, secured a naval victory over the Comte de Grasse. It was developed piecemeal up to the 1820s with houses for the affluent, escaping the old town centre. No. 9 was the birth place of Arthur Clough, a poet born in 1819

John married Emily Laws MAPPIN, daughter of John MAPPIN and Ann JACKSON, on 15 Oct 1849 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England ².^,16 Emily was born in Jan 1831 in London, Middlesex, England,^⁵⁵ died on 4 Feb 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^¹³ at age 50, and was buried on 9 Feb 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁵⁶

General Notes: She had a double wedding with her sister Ann Amelia Mappin. Three of her children died in early Feb 1863 of diphtheritic scarlet fever and she died the same date years later on 4 Feb 1881.(Walter Edward and Ann Amelia were buried 4 Feb 1863 and Jane Kate on 8 Feb 1863 at Toxteth Park Cemetery). Administration of her personal estate (valued < £200) was granted at Liverpool to her husband 22 Mar 1881.

She was baptized Saint Mary at Lambeth on 14 Jan 1831 in Lambeth, Greater London, England. ⁵⁸

10 M i. Walter Edward REYNOLDS was born on 23 Sep 1850 in Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwick, England, died on 4 Feb 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁵⁹ at age 12, and was buried on 4 Feb 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁶⁰

Burial Notes: He was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery in a common grave that include three siblings.

+ 11 M ii. William Boyd REYNOLDS ⁶¹ was born on 21 Aug 1854 in Kings Norton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^{²^,62^,63^,64} and died on 4 Mar 1925 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England^{⁵⁷^,61^,65} at age 70.

William married Emily BLOUNT ⁶¹ ^,66 (d. 2 Nov 1927) on 2 Oct 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England ⁷.^,61

12 F iii. Ann Amelia REYNOLDS was born on 1 Aug 1857 in Birmingham, Warwick, England, died on 4 Feb 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁶⁷ at age 5, and was buried on 4 Feb 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁵⁰

Burial Notes: She was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery in a common grave that include three siblings.

13 F iv. Jane Kate REYNOLDS was born in 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,^⁶² was christened on 22 Jan 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died in Feb 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁶⁸ at age 4, and was buried on 8 Feb 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁶⁹

Burial Notes: She was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery, in a common grave that include three siblings.

14 M v. Charles Frederick REYNOLDS ⁶² was born in 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,^⁶² died in 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁷⁰ at age 1, and was buried on 11 Feb 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁷¹

Burial Notes: He was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery in a common grave that include three siblings.

He was baptized Church of St. Anne on 28 Jan 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁴⁶

15 M vi. John Albert REYNOLDS was born in 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,^⁶² was christened on 20 Apr 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and died in 1940 in London, England^⁴ at age 79. He never married and has no children.

General Notes: At the 1881 Census both William Boyd and John Albert Reynolds were living at their father's residence, 9 Rodney St, Liverpool. Both gave their occupations as "Master Surgical Instrument Maker".

He was baptized St Silas on 20 Apr 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁴⁶ He worked as a Surgical Instrument Maker in 1881 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁷²

+ 16 F vii. Emily Marie REYNOLDS was born on 2 Mar 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England and died on 2 Jul 1953 in Hudson, Columbia, New York at age 89.

Emily married James LITTLE (d. May 1949) on 8 Feb 1896 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England ².^,7

+ 17 F viii. Jessie Mappin REYNOLDS ⁶² was born on 28 Mar 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^{⁶²^,73} and died on 14 Dec 1958 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England^¹³ at age 93.

Jessie married Henry Robert HEMBRY ⁷⁴ (d. Abt 1941) on 8 Feb 1896 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England ².^,7

18 M ix. Arthur Douglas REYNOLDS ⁷² ^,75 was born in 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁶² and died after 1911.

He was baptized Holy Trinity Church on 13 Feb 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁴⁶ He resided at 9 Rodney Street in 1881 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁷⁵ He worked as a Surgical Instrument Maker in 1891. ⁷⁶ He resided at 18 St Thomas Road in 1911 at Islington, London, England. ⁷⁶ The were "boarding". He worked as a Truss and Surgical Instrument Maker in 1911. ⁷⁵

Arthur married Florence ⁷⁵ about 1899.⁷⁵ Florence was born about 1874 in Achill, County Mayo, Ireland^⁷⁵ and died after 1911. They had no children. ⁷⁵

James married Elizabeth Fanny COLEMAN ⁷ ^,62 ^,65 ^,80 (d. 6 Feb 1974) about 1899 in Devonport, Devon, England ⁷.^,78

+ 20 M xi. Robert Dempsey REYNOLDS ⁶² ^,81 was born in 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁶² and died in 1956 in Heywood, Lancashire, England^⁶⁵ at age 86.

Robert married Florence Lily SIMPSON ⁶² ^,82 (d. 1957) in 1906 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.⁷

21 M xii. Florence Gertrude REYNOLDS ⁶² was born in 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,^⁶² died in Aug 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,^{⁷⁰^,83} and was buried on 5 Aug 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁸³

Burial Notes: She was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery. Her mother, Emily Laws Reynolds, was buried 9 Feb 1881 at same grave (D right/274).

Baptised: Holy Trinity Church, 21 Apr 1875, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ⁴⁶

John next married Catherine, daughter of Duncan McEACHERN and Mary PLASTO, on 20 Jul 1882 in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.¹⁷ Catherine was born on 15 Sep 1844 in Dublin, Ireland,^{⁸⁴^,85} died in Jul 1908 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England^{⁷⁰^,77} at age 63, and was buried on 9 Jul 1908 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^⁸⁶

Marriage Notes: They were married at St. Catherine's Church. She was previously married 10 Apr 1865 at Liverpool to a James Potter. They were enumerated at the 1880 United States Census living in Brooklyn, New York. James Potter was presumed deceased between 1880 and 1882 as she gave her martial status as widow on marriage registration to John Reynolds.

General Notes: John Boyd Reynolds probably knew Catherine Potter (McEachern) as early as 1863. Jane Reynolds (John Boyd's mother) mentioned a "Miss Plasto" (Catherine's mother's maiden name) in a letter dated 19 Sep 1863 suggesting that Miss Plasto may have been living at John Boyd's residence. 1871 census also listed Mary McEachern, age 19, as a Domestic Servant (probably Catherine's sister).

+ 22 F i. Edith Kathleen REYNOLDS was born on 6 Aug 1883 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England,^{⁶⁵^,73} was christened on 3 Oct 1883 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and died on 4 Oct 1972 in Brighton, Sussex, England^{²^,65} at age 89.

Edith married John Torrance M. PARK ⁶² ^,88 in 1910 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.⁸⁹

+ 23 M ii. Charles Edward REYNOLDS ¹² was born on 13 Feb 1885 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^⁹⁰ and died on 11 Dec 1964 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England^⁶⁵ at age 79.

Charles married Elsie ASHTON ⁶² ^,91 (d. 1942) in 1915 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.⁹²

+ 24 F iii. Alice Maud REYNOLDS ¹² ^,65 was born on 30 Jul 1886 in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England,^{⁶⁵^,73} was christened on 18 Sep 1886 in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England,^⁷⁷ and died on 20 Nov 1975 in Westminster, London, England^{²^,65^,93^,94} at age 89.

Alice married Clement Jakman DANBY (d. 26 May 1919) on 10 Feb 1913 in Colombo, Ceylon.²

5. Jane REYNOLDS was born on 10 May 1829 in Dublin, Ireland,^{²^,18} died on 10 Oct 1893 in Dublin, Ireland^¹⁹ at age 64, and was buried on 12 Oct 1893 in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland.^²⁰

Burial Notes: She was buried at Deans Grange Cemetery, gravestone inscription: Jane LYNCH, sister-in-law of the above, d. 10/10/1893, a loving mother.

She was baptized Parish of St Luke on 22 Jul 1829 in The Coombe, Dublin, Ireland. ² ^,18

+ 26 F i. Jane LYNCH ¹⁹ was born in 1864 in Dublin City, Ireland,^{²⁴^,98} died on 13 Feb 1945 in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland^{¹⁹^,99} at age 81, and was buried in 1945 in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland.^²⁰

Jane married John William MARSDEN (d. 27 May 1903) on 15 Aug 1887 in Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland.¹⁹

7. Annie REYNOLDS ³¹ was born about 1842 in Dublin, Ireland,^{²^,31} died on 10 Nov 1910 in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India^² about age 68, and was buried on 11 Nov 1910 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.^²

Death Notes: Cause of Death was given as "Morbus Cordis" (heart disease, probably used when the doctor did not know the exact cause of death but were sure it was natural causes)

Obituary: "THE STATESMAN" (Calcutta), November 17th 1910, Page 21: DEATH OF MRS. MONK PIONEER LARGE BOARDING HOUSES. The death of Mrs. Danby, better known as Mrs. Monk, which took place on Thursday after-noon last at her residence, No 1 Middleton Row, Calcutta, will be deeply regretted not only by her innumerable friends in Calcutta, but by a much larger circle throughout India.. During her business career as proprietress of hotels and boarding houses Mrs. Danby met more European residents in and visitors to India than, perhaps, any other woman, and by the great majority of them she was held in the very highest regard.

She only arrived in India on Saturday last by the Caledonia after a holiday spent at Home, and it is believed that the return voyage hastened her end. She suffered considerably from sea sickness, and it is surmised that this strained and weakened her heart. She was attended on the steamer by Col. Green I.M.S., and since her arrival in Calcutta has been under the care of Col. Green and Dr. Caddy. At the beginning of the week she rallied slightly, but remained very weak, and she expired suddenly yesterday afternoon from heart failure when being raised in bed by one of the nurses.

Mrs. Danby had not been in the best of health for some considerable time, and she was very ill with bronchitis after arriving in England. She was attended by three specialists in London, and on going with her husband to their house at Broughty Ferry, Scotland, she became very much better. It is understood that she had come back to Calcutta this time for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the four boarding houses and the Imperial Hotel in Calcutta which she owned at the time of her death.

Mrs. Monk, to give her the name by which she was best known, was a wonderful woman. On the death of her first husband, Mr. Monk, who was in charge of the Railway Police at Howrah, she was advised by her friends to start a boarding house, and she began in quite a small way with a house in Park Street. This was about thirty years ago, and Mrs. Monk can truly be said to have been a pioneer of the present era of boarding houses. There were such places at that time, but none of the size or style which Mrs. Monk established, and which became so popular that in a very short time another house had to be taken. Mrs. Monk's personality had a great deal to do with the success which attended her efforts and which eventually made her the largest boarding house proprietress in the country. She was of Irish descent - she was born in Belfast - and the fortunate possessor of a charming manner, was kind hearted and generous to a degree, and was withal a very shrewd and practical business woman. She knew all the people who stayed at her establishments personally, and made them feel at home, so that very soon it became quite "the thing" to stay at Mrs. Monk's, and the demand for accommodation was so great that she opened one house after another until at one time she was controlling nine or ten large boarding houses in the best parts of European Calcutta.

In 1894 she opened the Grand Hotel in Chowringhee, and added this to her many successful ventures. Indeed, it is safe to say that Mrs. Monk's hotel, as it came to be called, was one of the most successful in the East, and is now known all over the world. A year ago last March she sold the Grand for a large sum, but in the meantime she had opened the Imperial Hotel in Park Street, the Grand Hotel at Kurseong, and the Rockville Hotel in Darjeeling. At the time of her death she owned, besides the Imperial Hotel, two boarding houses in Camac Street, one in Harrington Street, and one in Middleton Street, but, as has been said, it was her intention to relinquish her interests in these establishments and retire.

She married a second time some eighteen years ago Mr. C.J. Danby of the firm of Messrs. C. & A. Danby, of Calcutta, with whom, as with all the other relatives, much sympathy will be felt.
The funeral took place at 7.30 on Friday morning at Lower Circular Road Cemetery.

Obituary: "THE ENGLISHMAN" (Calcutta) November 17th 1910. Page 14. DEATH OF MRS. MONK. The death occurred on Thursday in Calcutta of Mrs. Danby, better known as Mrs. Monk. The deceased lady was in many respects a remarkable woman and as the proprietress of boarding houses and hotels had built up for herself a name that has become known throughout India. The late Mrs. Danby, who was nearly 65 years of age, had for about a quarter of a century controlled several of Calcutta's principal boarding houses, and was the pioneer of such establishments of first class fame in the city. Though several other women have followed her, none can be said to have earned anything like the reputation held by the late Mrs. Monk. She was entirely a self-made woman, and the large fortune that she amassed was due entirely to her own exertions.

In the early eighties, after the death of her husband, Mrs. Monk was a well known midwife. While in this profession the idea occurred to her of starting a first-class boarding house for young mercantile men in the city. Her first house is said to have been in Theatre Road, and her first two lodgers were two gentlemen both now well-known in the city, who were then attached to the Planters' Stores. Gradually Mrs. Monk, finding that her venture met with success, saw her way towards opening other similar houses. She then took a house in Middleton Row and in "The Palms" she lived for several years. Later she started other houses as her business expanded and the demand increased. Soon she had quite a large number and then started in Chowringee. She bought up the house connected with the Theatre Royal and soon converted this into the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel grew rapidly under her and was extended and practically rebuilt within the last few years. Only two or three years ago she sold it to Mr. A. Stephen who has since carried out extensive additions and alterations. Mrs. Monk then converted a house that she took at 46 Park Street into another hotel, and the Imperial Hotel , which she started only a few years ago, has the reputation of being the quietest family hotel in the city. Besides this hotel, Mrs. Monk had houses in Middleton Row, Harrington Street, Camac Street and other places in the southern part of the city.

Mrs. Monk was a well known figure in Calcutta, whether she was in the New Market or at any social function. She had the reputation of being liked by all who came into contact with her. As a shrewd woman of business she had no superior in the city. She came of an Irish stock and this probably accounted for her genial personality and kindness.

Mrs. Monk, who had been home on a holiday, returned only on Saturday on the "Caledonia". Sometime back her health broke down and the last holiday was taken to recoup. When she left England she was practically all right, but it is believed that she caught a chill on the voyage, and that this brought on her old complaint of bronchitis. She was under the care of Col. Green, I.M.S. and Dr. Caddy, but though she rallied slightly, her heart was affected and she suddenly expired in the arms of her nurse on Thursday afternoon. Her death took place at her residence, No 1 Middleton Row, where she lived with her husband Mr. C.J. Danby a well-known citizen of Calcutta, who is associated with the firm C. and A. Danby. The late Mrs. Danby leaves beside her husband, two children, a son and a daughter to mourn her loss. These are Mr. Billy Boyd Monk, whose popularity in the city was great, and Mrs. Blower, the wife of a local resident.

Burial Notes: She was buried at The Lower Circular Road Cemetery. The burial registration gave her age as 65. She received a Wesleyan Burial. (Obituary - last paragraph):The funeral of the late Mrs. Monk took place on Friday morning, the remains being interred in the Lower Circular Road Cemetery. The cortege left her residence, I Middleton Row, at 7.45 a.m. and arrived at the cemetery a little after 8 a.m. The coffin and hearse were literally covered with floral tributes from her many friends in the city. There was a comparatively small gathering at the house, but a larger attendance at the cemetery including Mr. Shirley Tremearne, Col. Grice, Captain Martelli and the Consul for Chili, Signor Frerant. The Rev. J.S. Wilkinson of the Wesleyan Methodist Church was the officiating clergyman and was assisted by the Rev. G. W. Oliver.

General Notes: Annie was probably in India when her first husband died while serving in the British Military. She returned to Dublin and in 1867 married Charles Monk. Charles had retired from the British Military 1865 and his first wife had died the year before leaving him to care for several young children. He probably arrived in Dublin about the same time as Annie perhaps with the intent of retiring there, to visit his family (he was born at St Bride's Parish) and to find a new wife and mother for his young children. Her first child was Edwin Monk born about the time of her marriage or perhaps a year earlier in 1866. It is uncertain whether Edwin was born out of wedlock or the child of Annie's deceased first husband. Whether Charles Monk knew Annie and her first husband in India is unknown, but the families in Dublin probably did. Perhaps Annie's father, James Reynolds helped make the arrangements to get his daughter married. In any event, Annie was a good candidate. She was young (age 22) and had training to be a nurse. They married August 1867 and returned to Calcutta. It is believed that she again returned to Dublin after the Monk children were grown and trained as a midwife at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, latter returning to Calcutta and by the early 1880's was a well known mid-wife.

After Charles Monk died in 1883 she acquired her first boarding house ... the property, no. 13 Chowringhee, which she acquired for use as a boarding-house, was well past its best days and the interior was described as very ill-kempt with cracked crockery and glass, cobwebs everywhere and an almost non-existent routine of cleaning. Wine glasses had to be stood upside down as their stems were broken. Nevertheless, her establishment seemed to succeed and Mrs Monk took up four other properties, to include no. 17... She purchased a mansion once owned by a Colonel Grand which she expanded and in 1894 opened the "Grand Hotel". In 1909 she sold the "Grand" to Arathoon Stephen (1861-1927) an Armenian real estate baron who started life in Calcutta as a peddler and for a time was a jeweler's assistant in a shop at the Grand Hotel. The hotel still exists as "The Oberoi - Grand". Over a twenty year business career she was owner and proprietress of boarding houses and hotels in Calcutta, Rockville and Darjeeling.

Thackers' Indian Directory (1895) listed Annie as "boarding house keeper"; 1 & 11 Middleton Row, 11, 15, 15-1 & 15-2, 16,& 17 Chowringhee Road; 13 Theatre Road, 15 Camac Street, and 8 Harrington Street. Under Hotels, she was listed as; Monk's, Mrs., Grand Hotel, 16 Chowringhee Road.

She married 1893 for a third time Clement Jakman Danby who was considerably younger than she. He was a merchant and an early resident at one of her boarding houses. The marriage appeared to be based on social and business convenience as evident by the fact Danby was witness to the 1891 marriage of Annie's daughter Emily, two years prior to their marriage. Also Annie continued to use the name "Mrs Monk" in the operation of her hotels and boarding houses. They had no children. Annie and her husband had purchased a grand retirement residence at Broughty Ferry, Scotland, a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee on the shore of the Firth of Tay. She had only recently returned to Calcutta with her husband five days prior to her death to wind down affairs when she died. At time of death, her estate was valued at 788,745 Indian Rupees.

Harry Little (1901-1990) reported 1982 that Annie; "sent [c1897] a beautiful hand-embroidered christening dress to Belfast when my eldest brother James vii, and I myself, Bob, Dora and little brother Fred were christened in it, also all my seven".

Residence at Death: 1 Middletown Row, Nov 1910, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India.

Annie married Samuel WHITE,³¹ ^,32 son of Henry WHITE and Unknown, on 18 Sep 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England ².^,31 Samuel was born about 1835 in Ireland^{³¹^,106} and died before 1867.

Marriage Notes: They were married at Christ Church, Parish of Liverpool, in the presence of John Reynolds and Emily Laws Reynolds. Both gave their residence as 20 St. Anne Street (residence of her brother John Reynolds). Samuel's father was Henry White, profession; Hosier and Annie's father was James Reynolds, profession; Surgical Instrument Maker.

Death Notes: His wife gave her name as "Annie White Reynolds a widow" on the 1867 marriage registration to Charles Monk. In all likelihood Samuel died in India while serving in the British Military.

Harry Little recalled in 1982 being told by Alice Maude Reynolds that Annie had married a young soldier (White) who promptly got himself killed in the Khyber Pass leaving poor Annie stranded. Another version of the story was that Annie and her first husband were both young and he was very ill. She was at that time a nurse, and by getting married, it was a way of being able to be together so that she could nurse him but he died within a year of their marriage. Perhaps the truth is her first husband suffered grave wounds while in the British military but lingered on and died while in her care.

General Notes: At the 1861 census a Samuel White, age 26, born Ireland was boarding at 3 Dickson Building, Brook Street, Liverpool.

Annie next married Charles Wingfield MONK, son of George MONKS and Unknown, on 27 Aug 1867 in Dublin South, Ireland ².^,33 Charles was born between 1819 and 1822 in Dublin, Ireland,^² died on 3 Jan 1883 in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India,^{¹⁰⁷^,108} and was buried on 3 Jan 1883 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.^¹⁰⁹ Another name for Charles was MONKS.¹¹⁰

Marriage Notes: Annie's residence given on marriage registration was; 2 Upper Mt. Pleasant Ave, Parish of St. Peter, County of Dublin. Charles' residence was given as; 1 Landford Ave, Parish of St Peter, County of Dublin.

General Notes: His birth name was probably MONKS which was stated in his 1842 marriage record and military muster and the 1864 death registration for his first wife stated "Matilda Monks". The "S" was dropped by the time of his 1867 marriage to Annie (registration stated his name as Charles Monk). After marriage he assumed the middle name "Wingfield" probably to add cachet to his name.

He spent 26 years, 14 days in the British Army, East India Company Service. He attested 3 May 1839 and was listed as recruit #274. His age was given as "20 1/12" years, born in the Parish of St. Brides, Dublin, and a "tailor" by trade. Conflicting ages suggest he may have lied about his age and was only age 18 when he attested. He applied for discharge at his own request on 10 Nov 1864 which was granted 16 May 1865, final rank - Sergeant Major, posted to the104th Regiment, Bengal Fusiliers. His final description was; Age - 45, Height - 5'7", Complexion - Fair, Eyes - Blue, Hair - Brown, Trade - Tailor, Marks or Scars - None, Intended Place of Residence - Dublin, Ireland.

On 19 Jul 1859 he was granted a Gratuity of £15 and a Silver Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct. On 24 Aug 1860, he relinquished the Gratuity and Medal on receipt of an Annuity of £15 /yr and a Silver Medal for Distinguished and Meritorious Service (GGO # 695 of 10 July 1862, page 249)

Charles was embroiled in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In September 1856 he was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant in the 20th Bengal Native Infantry by GOCC (which means General Staff Orders), and posted to them at Meerut. This was a regiment with British officers and NCO's but native troops. However he was put on the Unattached List (officers and NCO's who were selected to do other jobs in the locality - such as Public Works). On May 10th 1857 the 20th Bengal Native Infantry at Meerut was one of the units that broke out into open mutiny (known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857). Their colonel was shot and all Europeans they could find murdered. Somehow he survived. Charles was granted two extra years seniority and returned to the 2nd Bengal Fusiliers. The military units of the East India Company were disbanded soon after the mutiny and Charles volunteered to join the 104th Foot as Sergeant Major. This was a regiment of the regular army which became the Royal Munster Fusiliers. Based on the baptism records for his eight children, Charles was in northwest India 1847-1851, West Bengal 1853, and again in northwest India 1856-1862.

As a widower with several young children, he went to Dublin in 1866 or 1867 with the intent to retire, but also perhaps to find a new wife and step-mother for his children. We don't know exactly how he met Annie Reynolds. He may have known her and perhaps her first husband in India. In any event, the families in Dublin were probably acquainted.

Charles spent most of his 27 year military career in India probably by choice because of his large Anglo-Indian family. He returned to India after he married Annie probably because it was the only home he had known since leaving Dublin at a young age in 1839 to join the British Army.

He worked as a Superintendent, Railway Police, (Eastern Bengal Railway (EBR) in 1883 at Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. ²

+ 29 M i. Edwin R. MONK ¹¹¹ was born on 11 Jul 1866 in Ireland,^{¹¹²^,113} died on 21 Dec 1931 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts^¹¹⁴ at age 65, and was buried on 23 Dec 1931 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^{¹¹⁴^,115}

Edwin married Bridget M. SWEENEY ¹¹¹ (d. 16 May 1938) on 2 Jun 1895 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹¹¹.^,113

30 F ii. Elizabeth Amelia MONK ¹¹⁶ was born on 4 Jun 1868 in Howrah, West Bengal, India,^{¹¹⁶^,117^,118} died on 9 Jan 1871 in Barrackpore, West Bengal, India^{²^,119} at age 2, and was buried on 9 Jan 1871 in Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.^{¹¹⁹^,120} Another name for Elizabeth was Lizzie.¹¹⁹

She was baptized Howrah Baptist Church on 12 Jan 1870 in Howrah, West Bengal, India. ² ^,118

+ 31 F iii. Emily Cate MONK was born on 27 Apr 1870 in India,^{¹¹⁸^,121} was christened on 4 Mar 1874 in Circular Row, Calcutta, India,^¹²¹ died on 9 Mar 1912 in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India^¹²² at age 41, and was buried on 10 Mar 1912 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.^¹²²

Emily married Thomas Henry BLOWER ¹²³ (d. 18 Jul 1915) on 24 Jan 1891 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.¹²⁴

+ 32 M iv. William Boyd MONK ¹²⁵ ^,126 was born on 14 Sep 1875 in India,^{¹²⁵^,126^,127} was christened on 24 May 1883 in Burdwan, West Bengal, India,^{¹²⁶^,128} died on 13 Jun 1955 in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India^¹²⁹ at age 79, and was buried on 14 Jun 1955 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.^¹²⁹

William married Florence Regina PEEL ¹³⁰ ^,131 (d. 19 Aug 1918) on 20 Dec 1899 in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India.¹³²

William next married Miriam Alice SARGISON ¹³³ ^,134 ^,135 ^,136 (d. 1972) on 26 Apr 1920 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.¹³³

Annie next married Clement Jakman DANBY, son of John Jackman DANBY and Eliza TEAT, on 8 Jun 1893 in London, London, England ².^,34 Clement was born on 6 Dec 1862 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England,^{²^,137} died on 26 May 1919 in Broughty Ferry West, Dundee, Scotland^{²^,57} at age 56, and was buried on 29 May 1919 in Monifieth Cemetery, Scotland.^¹³⁸ They had no children.

Marriage Notes: They were married 8 Jun 1893 at the Parish Church, Parish of Saint Peter Regency, County of London. Marriage record gave his name as Clement Jakman Danby, age 32, Bachelor, Profession; Merchant, Residence; Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool St, father; John Jakman Danby, profession "Gentleman". Marriage record gave her name as Annie Monk, age 45, widow, residence 20 Guilford St., father James Reynolds, profession; "Artist".

They appear to have had a business / social arrangement for a number of years prior to marriage, probably beginning when he was an early resident at one of Annie boarding houses. Their marriage was probably one of convenience for her and financial security for him. ³⁴

General Notes: He was christened simply "Clement" but when he married Annie had adopted Jakman as his middle name which was a misspelling of his grandfather's last name Jackman. At the 1871 Census, age seven, he was a "Scholar" living with step sister Mary Ann Lawrence (nee Nidd) and her husband in Fishtoft, Lincolnshire.

He was in Calcutta, India, by the time me met Annie Monk. He was listed in Thackers' Indian Directory as; C. Danby, Manager, Planters' Stores, address: 11 Middleton Row. He is noted in the residential list as C.J. Danby, resident at Mrs. Monk's Establishment (where he most certainly met Annie). Thacker's Indian Directory (1895) listed him as one of two managers in Indian for; Planters' Stores & Agency Co Ld, 3 Mission Row, Merchants, Agents and Bankers. Head Office; 1 Great Winchester St., London. He was also listed as a member of the "Calcutta Wine, Spirit, and Beer Association"

His last will and testament was signed at his Tay Park residence 4 Apr 1918 in the presence of; Ada Goodson, a Professional Nurse and Jessie Scott, a housemaid. A subsequent codicil dated 8 Dec 1918 was signed in the presence of the aforementioned nurse and Alexina Brown, also a Professional Nurse, both of Tay Park suggesting one or perhaps both resided at Tay Park. Clement apparently was in poor and declining health for at least one year prior to his death 29 May 1919. His Death Registration stated cause of death was "Brights Disease and Uremia" (Kidney failure). His widow, Alice M Danby, was the informant and present at death. His will probated 24 Oct 1919 at London gave to his solicitors an estate (effects) valued at £97,726 6s. 5d. (present currency purchasing power about £2,000,0000 [2010])

His wife purchased 24 May 1919 an "Exclusive Right of Burial", from the Parish Council, Parish of Monifieth, a burial plot at Monifieth Cemetery (numbered: 155:156,157, Class "S. D. Lot, Section R") the price as £15.15. The cemetery is presently known as Barnhill Cemetery, Dundee.

He was baptized Saint James on 17 Apr 1864 in Clerkenwell, Islington, Middlesex, England. ² ^,58 He resided at 6 Penton Street in 1881 at Clerkenwell, London, England. ¹⁴⁰ He worked as a Merchant's Clerk in 1881. ¹⁴⁰ He had a residence from 1895 to 1910 at Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. ¹⁴¹ He was temporarily residing at the Hotel Russell on 1911 at London, England. He was a widower, age 50 and employed as a dealer in silk draperies. He resided at Tay Park, Dundee Road from 1910 to 1919 at Broughty Ferry West, Dundee, Scotland. ¹⁴³

8. Elizabeth REYNOLDS was born about 1844 in Dublin City, Ireland,^²⁴ died on 22 Mar 1928 in Clarenda Park, East, Dun Laoghaire^{³⁵^,36} about age 84, and was buried on 24 Mar 1928 in Dublin, Ireland.^⁵ Another name for Elizabeth was Lizzie.

General Notes: She received an inheritance of £500 in the 1910 will of her sister Annie Reynolds (my sister Mrs. Lizzie Reynolds or Johnston). She also received a £500 inheritance in the 1918 will of her former brother-in-law, Clement Jakman Danby, who died 26 May 1919. The 1901 Ireland Census gave her name as Lizzie Johnston, age 57, born Dublin City, widow and an Annuitant. She was listed as head of household at Carlisle St (Wood Quay, Dublin) Dublin City. Also at residence was her aunt Kate Byrne, age 86, born Dublin City, widow and an Annuitant; and two boarders and a servant. At the 1911 Ireland Census) she was age 67, religious affiliation: Church of Ireland, Occupation: "Dividends", Widow, married 6 years, 3 children born alive, 1 still living. Also at residence was Ann Burke, age 36, Cook / Domestic Servant.

Obituary, Irish Times, 24 Mar 1928: JOHNSTON - March 22, 1928, at her residence 44 Clarinda Park, East, Dun Laoghaire, after a long and painful illness. Elizabeth Johnston aged 84, funeral at 10a.m. to Mount Jerome today. She was buried 24 Mar 1928 at Mount Jerome Cemetery: Ref # 477, Grave #52, Section B203) Name: Mrs. Elizabeth JOHNSTON, When buried: 24th March 1928, Address: 44 Clarinda Park East, Age: 84, Disease: Heart Failure, Date of Death: 22nd March 1928, Registration District: Dun Laoghaire, Attestation: J. B. Johnston, 44 Clarinda Park E. (son)

Recollections of Doris Rowlands, grand niece, recorded Feb 2009: Grandmother "Jeanie" LYNCH was a great friend of "Lizzie" JOHNSTON; she used to get a cab to bring her Aunt Lizzie down to the bank. Jeanie was very upset when Aunt Lizzie was ill. Mum remembers that Aunt Lizzie's son (John Boyd JOHNSTON) came over from "Canada or America" when she was ill and his wife, who was a nurse, came later. Apparently they took over looking after Aunt Lizzie and visitors were not encouraged. Mum remembers her grandmother coming back from visiting her Aunt Lizzie and taking out her white handkerchief and crying (a frequent occurrence). Jeanie said that she had only been allowed to see Aunt Lizzie for about 10 minutes and Aunt Lizzie's son stayed there all the time. Jeanie said Aunt Lizzie was unable to speak but appeared to want to say something to her. Mum's memory is that John Boyd Johnston was selling items from the house (silver etc) and that he got his mother to sign some sort of Deed passing over the house to the solicitor. Mum says that John Boyd gave them some gifts after his mother died but Jeanie refused to take anything. John Boyd left Ireland after the funeral.

She resided at Mellifont Ave (Kingstown No. 2) in 1911 at Dublin, Ireland. ²⁴

Elizabeth married William JOHNSTON, son of William JOHNSTON and Unknown, on 11 Feb 1871 in City of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ².^,37 William was born in 1828^⁵ and was buried on 23 Mar 1877 in Dublin, Ireland.^⁵

Marriage Notes: They were married at the St. Peter Parish Church. Marriage Record on file at Registrar's office listed: William Johnston, "Widower" profession: "Coal Merchant", address; 32 Aungier St, Father: William Johnston, Jeweler, and Lizzie Reynolds, "Spinster", address: Richmond Place, Mt Pleasant, Father: James Reynolds, Surgeon's Artist. Witness for the husband was John Magee, Witness for the wife was Jane Lynch ³⁷

He worked as a Coal Merchant in Feb 1871. He resided at 32 Augier Street in Feb 1871 at Dublin City, Ireland. ²

33 M i. John Boyd JOHNSTON ¹⁴⁵ was born on 4 Mar 1874 in Dublin South, Ireland^{¹⁴⁶^,147} and died on 28 Aug 1962 in Durban, Natal, South Africa^¹⁴⁷ at age 88.

General Notes: He received a £100 inheritance in the 1910 will of his aunt Annie Reynolds (my Nephew John Boyd Johnston). He traveled to Dublin shortly before his mother's death on the "Wilmer Castle" (second class) arriving at Southampton 23 Jan 1928. The port of departure was Durban, South Africa and he was traveling alone. He gave his proposed address in that UK as: 44 Clarinda Park, Kingstown, Ireland

He died at age 88, 4 months. Address at time of death was; Hotel St. Andrew, 21 St. Andrew's St, Durban, South Africa. He was a retired Shipping Master, Customs & Excise (Civil Servant), was receiving a civil service and a war veteran pension. The informant listed on the death certificate as E. J. Higgs, nephew. The value of his estate was (R) 1,391.39.

He served in the military. ¹⁴⁹ ^,150 He was a Trooper (Company B, Section 4) in the "Lumsden's Horse" from 1899 to 1900 in South Africa. He gave his occupation upon joining as: Assistant, Planter's Stores & Agency Co Ltd, Calcutta, India. Lumsden's Horse was the name given to the Indian Mounted Infantry Corps, which was formed in Calcutta in 1899. The Corps left Calcutta, 250 strong in February 1900 to take part in the Second Boer War. At the time his aunt, Annie Reynolds Monk, was a well known hotel/boarding house proprietress in Calcutta and her husband, C.J. Danby, was Manager at Planter's Stores & Agency Co, Ltd, Calcutta.

John married Alice Matilda Higgs ¹⁵¹ in Durban, Natal, South Africa ¹⁴⁵.^,147 Alice was born about 1875 in Natal, South Africa and died on 5 Jul 1958 in Natal, South Africa^{¹⁴⁷^,151} about age 83. They had no children. ¹⁴⁷

General Notes: (U.K. Incoming Passengers "Saxon") Alice Boyd Johnston, Profession - "Wife", age 52, "not accompanied by husband, proposed address: 44 Clarinda Park, Kingstown, Dublin, Port of Arrival - Southampton, Arrival Date - 7 Nov 1927, Port of Departure - Durban, South Africa

34 M ii. James JOHNSTON was born in Oct 1876^⁵ and was buried on 20 Nov 1877 in Dublin, Ireland.^⁵

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