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THE BLOODS OF BALLYSHEEN
Co. Clare, Ireland.
Descended from Mark Blood, of Applevale, Co. Clare, Ireland.
Mark was a 2nd great-grandson of Edmund Blood of Makeney; for his ancestry, see The Bloods of Applevale.
Near Ballysheen is a huge rock, which is named Cloughlea, or Cloughmornia. According to legend, the long straight gashes in the side of Cloughlea came from Finn Maccumhail and his warriors, sharpening their swords on the rock.

Location of Ballysheen, Co. Clare, Ireland
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Mark BLOOD,
b. 1677-1685, Bohersallagh, Co. Clare, Ireland;
d. 24 Dec 1751.
Married (spouse unknown),
and had issue:
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Neptune BLOOD,
b. 1700-1730, Co. Clare, Ireland;
d. unknown
m.
O'NEILL (given names unknown),
and had issue:
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Neptune BLOOD,
b. abt 1760-1770;
m.
Ellen BLAKE,
b. abt. 1770,
and had issue:
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Neptune BLOOD,
b. 1791;
d. 1830.
of the 11th Light Dragoons
m.
Frances Maria Hannah GAMBLE,
daughter of John Gamble, and sister of
Frederica who
married Neptune's brother John.
b. abt 1791;
d. 7 Dec. 1852.
Married on 1 Jun, 1813
And had issue:
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Frances Ellen BLOOD,
b. 9 Sep 1815;
d. 2 Jan 1886.
m.
Ashburnham Henry BULLEY,
b. abt 1815,
son of John Ashburnham Bulley, of H.M.
Exchequer, and Jane Beloe.
d. 11 Nov 1888.
Married on 23 Feb 1834.
Further information unknown.
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Bridget BLOOD, "Biddy the Beautiful",
b. 1795;
d. est. 1833-1839.
m.
Maj. John Gallwey,
d. 30 Dec 1844
Married 19 Jun 1819.
For John's ancestors, and for Bridget and John's descendants,
see The Gallwey Family
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Lt. Col. John Aylward BLOOD,
of the 68th Light Infantry;
b. 27 Dec 1797, in Grouse Lodge, Co. Clare, Ireland;
d. 22 Jul 1847.
m. (1)
Frederica GAMBLE,
daughter of John Gamble, and sister of
Frances who
married John's brother Neptune.
b abt. 1800-1810.
d. 1838 (Suicide - hanged herself).
Married 5 Jul 1829, and had issue:
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Maj. Francis Gamble BLOOD,
b. 5 Dec 1829;
d. 14 Aug 1881;
m.
Charlotte Constance JAMES,
daughter of John James, of Severnbank,
Gloucestershire, and Mountcraig, Herefordshire,
England.
b. 1840;
d. 7 Dec 1935.
Married on 27 Jan 1859, and had issue:
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Maj. John Neptune BLOOD,
b. 9 Nov 1869;
d. 19 Sep 1942.
Further information unknown.
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Alicia Ellen BLOOD,
b. 1832;
d. 12 Dec 1836.
Died as a child.
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Frederica BLOOD,
b. 20 Apr 1835
m.
Charles Blood MULVILLE,
son of Anne BLOOD and
William Mulville.
Frederica and Charles were first cousins; for their descendants, see
Charles' details.
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John BLOOD,
b. 19 Sep 1837, Co. Cork, Ireland.
d. 24 Apr 1901.
m.
Alice Natalie LAWRIE-THOMAS,
daughter of George Henri Lawrie-Thomas and Marie Von Alpaeus.
b. 1844.
Married 1862, in St. Michael's, Chester Square, London, England,
and had issue:
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Alice BLOOD,
b. abt. 1865, England.
No further information.
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James BLOOD,
b. est. 1865 - 1880, England.
No further information.
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George BLOOD,
b. est. 1865 - 1880, England.
No further information.
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Elizabeth Marie BLOOD,
b. abt. 1870, England.
No further information.
John Aylward m. (2)
Marianne YERBURY
daughter of John Yerbury, of Clifton and Shirehampton, Gloucester, England.
d. 13 Jan 1875.
m. 3 Aug 1840,
but had no further issue.
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William BLOOD,
of the Madras Light Infantry,
b. 8 Oct 1800;
d. 8 Apr 1844, in Kamptee-Vizianagram, India,
of cholera.
m.
Mary Louisa GALLWEY,
daughter of Christopher Gallwey.
b. Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland;
d. 10 Apr 1844, in Kamptee-Vizianagram, India,
(two days after her husband and five days after
both her sons - presumably also of cholera).
NOTE: Mary Louisa was the niece of
John Gallwey, who married her sister-in-law
Bridget Blood ("Biddy the Beautiful").
Married 24 Nov 1840, and had issue:
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William BLOOD,
b. 1842;
d. 5 Apr 1844, in Kamptee-Vizianagram, India,
of cholera.
Died as a child.
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Frederick BLOOD,
b. May 1843;
d. 5 Apr 1844, in Kamptee-Vizianagram, India,
of cholera.
Died as a child
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Anne BLOOD,
b. abt. 1801
m.
William MULVILLE
And had issue:
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Charles Blood MULVILLE
b. abt 1830
m.
Frederica BLOOD
b., 20 Apr 1835.
Frederica and Charles were first cousins; for her ancestry, see
her entry.
Married 17 Jun 1852, and had issue:
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Mary Frederica Blanche MULVILLE
b. 1853-1857
m.
Frederic CHEVENIX-TRENCH
b. 10 Oct 1837,
d. 19 Apr 1894.
Frederic's ancestry is unknown. It seems probable that he was the son of Francis Chevenix-Trench (1806-1886),
and grandson of Richard Trench and Melesina Chevenix.
Married 17 Jul 1873, and had issue:
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Mary Anne Rose CHEVENIX-TRENCH
b. 1874-1882,
d. 11 Jun 1944
m.
George Baily MICHELL,
son of Maj.-Gen. George Bruce Michell.
Married 29 Nov 1900.
No further information.
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Frederica Gwen CHEVENIX-TRENCH
b. 1874-1888,
d. 9 Dec 1941
m.
Frederick Lechmere PATON
Married 28 Nov 1905.
No further information.
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Frances Melesina CHEVENIX-TRENCH
b. 1877-1894,
d. 28 Sep 1977.
Frances did not marry.
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Richard Samuel Dermot CHEVENIX-TRENCH
b. 6 Oct 1881,
d. a Jun 1909.
Richard did not marry.
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Julius Francis CHEVENIX-TRENCH
b. 2 Nov 1885,
d. 15 Jan 1948
m.
Winifred Mary Frances SHIRLEY,
daughter of Sewallis Evelyn Shirley and Emily Jean Lurgan.
Married 21 Oct 1929.
Julius and Winifred died without issue.
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Neptune Blood MULVILLE
b. 1838
Further information unknown
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Lt. Joseph Nugent BLOOD,
b. 16 Nov 1809;
d. 1836.
m.
Elizabeth Mary Lucenda FITZMAURICE,
d. 24 Sep 1841.
Married on 14 Jan 1833.
Further information unknown.
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Barbara BLOOD,
b. abt. 1770, Co. Clare, Ireland;
m.
Lawrence SIZE,
on 12 Jan 1808,
and had issue:
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Martin SIZE,
b. 1809.
Further information unknown.
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Lucy BLOOD,
b. abt. 1770
m.
Michael STAUNTON.
Further information unknown
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William BLOOD,
b. 1760;
d. 13 Apr 1801, Co. Clare, Ireland.
Shot dead in his coach, by a highwayman
m
Catherine "Katty" COMPTON,
daughter of Francis Compton and Mary Widenham
b. 1767
Katty was sister to Cecilia Compton, who married William's third cousin,
Michael Blood
William and Katty married 27 Oct 1794 and had issue:
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Frances BLOOD,
b. 1788, in Castle Fergus, Co. Clare, Ireland
m.
Col. William VINCENT,
Son of Arthur Vincent and Mary Westropp.
b. 18 May 1786, Summerhill, Co. Clare, Ireland;
d. 11 Nov 1834, in Kingstown, Co. Dublin,Ireland.
Married on 23 May 1817.
Further information unknown
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Mary Ann BLOOD,
b. abt. 1800;
d. bef. 1833.
m.
Henry HELSHAM,
son of John Helsham and Mary Blunt.
b. 1800, in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland;
d. 1878, in Kensington, London, England.
Married in 1824, in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Further information unknown.
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Elizabeth Deborah BLOOD,
b. abt. 1770; d. 1856
m.
George BLOOD
George and Elizabeth were second cousins;
For George's ancestry, see
Blood of Applevale
For Elizabeth and George's descendants, see
Blood of Bolaney
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Margaret BLOOD,
m.
Henry GREENE
Further information unknown.
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Female BLOOD (Given name unknown)
m.
J. O'DONNELL
Further information unknown.
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