John GLEESON & Anne

John GLEESON was the son of William GLEESON and Honoria GLEESON

John GLEESON and his wife Anne were married around 1891.

From the 1900 census in Ireland we find this family living in house #4 in Gorteenadiha(also known as Gurtnadie), Kilmore, Tipperary, a small townland near Eiragh and Garryard, where other GLEESON family members are residing. They are all Roman Catholic.

  John GLEESON, age 40, head of family, listed as a Farmer.
   Anne GLESON, age 39, female, wife
   Norah GLEESON, age 6, female, daughter  (Probably named after her grandmother Honoria GLEESON)
   William GLEESON, age 5, male, son. (Probably named after his grandfather William GLEESON)
   Sarah GLEESON, age 2, fenale, daughter.
   Mary GLEESON, age 1, female, daughter.
   Sarah GLESON, ae 24, female, sister, and listed as "Farmer's daughter."

From the House and Buildinfg return of the census we find the property has 6 "out offices and farm steadings". see below. The main house has walls of stone, brick or concrete, and the roof is of a perishable material, such as thatch or wood. The home has between 2 and 4 rooms, with 3 windows in the front of the house.
The 6 "out offices and farm steradings" consist of 1 stable, 1 horse or cow, 1 dairy, 1 piggory, 1 barn, and 1 shed.

In the 1911 census, Anne aged 13 years and is now 52, and John's sister Sarah is no longer living with them. They now have a farm servant, Timothy O'Brien, age 35, living with them.
Anne and John have been married for 19 years, and Anne has given birth to 5 children, 4 of them still living.
John and Anne's 4 children all speak both Irish and English. None of the adults speak Irish.

This page was last updated on 14 March 2016