William Henry Nason
William Henry Nason
b 1815
m Catherine Elizabeth Gaggin 1840
m Jane Haines 24 March 1864 St Thomas' Dublin
died 1892
Children
John William Washington 1847-1876
William Henry ?-1909
Charles Richard
George Bruce ca 1843-1861
Elizabeth ?-1905
Dorcas Kate?-1887
Mary Jane
Documentation
University records
Second marriage
Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne ...
Probate calendar
William
origins
An extremely common name in the 19th century. It is apparently Teutonic in origin meaning will and resolve, but was taken to England by the Normans as Guillaume. I currently do not know where his names come from.
variations
Guillaume, Gwilym, Wilhelm
abbreviations
Bill, Will, Wills is a current version.
Henry
origins
Another popular name - particularly of Kings of England - we have had eight of them, but it’s not from the Bible. It’s origin is Teutonic and means ‘house ruler’
variations
Henri, Heinrich
abbreviations
Harry, Hal, Hank
The portrait is of one Thomas Chalmers a Reformist cleric, and I chose it to represent William Henry Nason because he looks the way I think William would have looked. Yes he was a clergyman - Rector of the parish of Rathcormac in the county of Cork - but he was also a substantial landowner and a fairly rich man. A member of the Irish landed gentry. And he lived to a good age.
I think he grew up in the nearby township of Ballynoe, studied at Trinity College Dublin and returned home, after a short spell in Yorkshire and another in Galway to spend the rest of his life in Rathcormac although I have evidence of at least one trip to Dublin itself. He married twice, the second time as an aging man. A quiet life, though lived through turbulent times in Ireland's history.
Links
Marriage no. 2
The children
Nason
William Henry Nason
John Nason
Elizabeth Nason
Catherine Elizabeth Gaggin