William Blayney

Brief Life History of William

When William Blayney was born about 1888, in County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Hugh Henry Blayney, was 33 and his mother, Rose O’Hara, was 32. He married Rose Ann Gillespie about 1911, in County Antrim, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Ballymena, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland in 1911. He died on 18 October 1971, in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

William Blayney
1888–1971
Rose Ann Gillespie
1892–1972
Marriage: about 1911
Hugh Blayney
1912–1980
Brigid Blayney
1913–2002
May Blayney
1915–1992
Roseanne Blayney
1916–1916
Eamonn Blayney
1917–2005
Sarah Blayney
1919–2001
Teresa Blayney
1920–1958
Bernardette Blayney
1922–1974
Liam Blayney
1923–1923
Brian Blayney
1925–1982
Rita Blayney
1926–
Kathleen Blayney
1927–1990

Sources (2)

  • William Blayney in household of Hugh Henry Blayney, "Ireland Census, 1911"
  • William J Blayney in entry for Mary B Lambert, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (7)

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1914

Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.

1919

Irish War of Independence against Britain ending in the Anglo Irish Treaty.

Name Meaning

Irish and Welsh (Montgomeryshire): variant of Blaney .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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