The Lardners of County Clare: Family of William O'Brien Lardner and Mary Anne **Ennis, Dublin, Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland**

Last Updated: December 13, 2016

Vital Statistics Source Notes:
*The information comes from FindMyPast.com
**The information comes from, The Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889: Together with the Register of Marriages in Gray's Inn Chapel, 1695-1754, by Joseph Foster.
***The information comes from National Archives of Ireland
****The information comes from Ancestry.com
*****The information comes from, The Poets of Ireland; A Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary of Irish Writers of English Verse, by D.J. O'Donoghue
******The information comes from Irishgenealogy.ie, Church Records and Civil Records

Unless otherwise noted, record information comes from the indexed records on the FamilySearch.org website.

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Marriage for William O'Brien Lardner and Mary Anne:

Register entry for this marriage has not been found at this time.
Name of Groom: William O'Brien Lardner
Birth Year of Groom (Estimated): 1766

Eldest son**

Location of Birth: County Clare*
Name of Groom's Father: John L Lardner, of Ennis
Residence of Groom's Father: Ennis, County Clare

The Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889, Pg 396**

Date of Admittance: 04 Jun 1791

"William O'Brien Lardner, eldest son of John L., of Ennis, Co. Clare, Esq."

Name of Bride: Mary Anne (Née ?)
Birth Year of Groom (Estimated): Unknown
Location of Birth: Unknown
Name of Groom's Father: Unknown

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Children of William O'Brien Lardner and Mary Anne:
Please be advised, the below list of children may not be complete, they are only ones that have been indexed or that I have been able to locate as of this time.

Dionysius (Denis*****) Lardner

Date of Birth: 03 Apr 1793****

Eldest son*
Dictionary of National Biography, Vol 11, Pg 586-588, "LARDNER, DIONYSIUS (1793-1859)" - Pg 586.

"...scientific writer, son of a Dublin solicitor, was born in Dublin on 3 April 1793."

Place of Birth: Dublin, County Dublin*
Marriages: Dictionary of National Biography, Vol 11, Pg 586-588, "LARDNER, DIONYSIUS (1793-1859)" - Pg 587.****

"Lardner married twice: first, in 1815, Cecilia Flood (d. 1862), granddaughter of the Right Hon. Henry Flood [q.v.], by whom he had three children. The parties separated by mutual consent in 1820, and in 1849 a formal divorce took place. The doctor then married Mary, the divorced wife of Captain Heaviside, by whom he had tow daughters."
First Wife: Cecilia Flood****

Marriage Register: Index, Record******
Children:

Henry Lardner: Index, Record******

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1816

Cecilia Lardner: Index, Record******

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1817

Second Wife: Mary Spicer****

07 May 1859 - Morning Chronicle, Pg 3, Col 3, "DEATH OF DR. LARDNER"*

"The Doctor married, secondly, the only child of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Spicer, of the 12th Lancers..."

Date of Death: 29 Apr 1859****
Location of Death: Naples, Italy****

Multiple lengthy obituaries and notices of death can be found for Dionysus Lardner, one such example is entitled, "DEATH OF DR. LARDNER," from the Armagh Guardian on 13 May 1859 and is located on page six in column five of the issue.*
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, Pg 144****

"LARDNER, Dionysius D.C.L. Effects under £300. 11 April. Letters of Administration (with the Will annexed) of the Personal estate and effects of Dionysius Lardner late of 35 Boulevard des Invalides in the City of Paris Doctor of Civil Law deceased who died 29 April 1859 at Palzavalle Chiaja in the City of Naples were granted at the Principal Registry to James Walton of 28 Upper-Gower-street Bloomsbury in the County of Middlesex Publisher a Creditor of the said Deceased he having been first sworn."

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Caroline Mathilda Lardner******

Birth Date (Estimated): abt Feb 1797******

Eldest daughter*

Baptism Date: 16 Feb 1797******
Baptism Record: Index, Record******

Date of Death: 6 Jun 1861*
Location of Death: Kingstown, County Dublin*
10 Jun 1861 - Dublin Evening Mail, Pg 3, Col 1, "DEATHS"*

"LARDNER - June 6, at Kingstown, Miss Caroline Lardner, eldest daughter of the late William O'Brien Lardner, Esq., Solicitor, of this city."

Louisa Lardner

Birth Year (Estimated): 1798

Second daughter*

Date of Death: 30 Jan 1886*

2 Feb 1886 - Dublin Daily Express, Pg 1, Col 1, "DEATHS"*

"LARDNER - Jan 30, at 4 Clarinda Park, North, Kingstown, after a tedious illness, Louisa, second daughter of the late William O'Brien Lardner, Esq., solicitor, Dublin."

Age at Death: 88
Location of Death: Rathdown, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan-Mar 1886
Registration District: Rathdown
GS Film number: 101593 (Vol 2, Pg 893)

William Lardner

Birth Year (Estimated): abt Feb 1803******
Place of Birth: Dublin, County Dublin
Baptism Date: 10 Feb 1803******
Baptism Register: Index, Record******
04 Nov 1840 - Worcestershire Chronicle, Pg 4, Col 4, "OMNIUM"

"The following appeared in the Morning Herald of Monday: "Mr. William Lardner, late a surgeon to the 1st Regiment of Lancers, British Legion, the only brother of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, late of No. 9, Great Queen-street, Westminster, is requested to send his address to his deserted wife."

Amelia Lardner

Birth Year (Estimated): 1808
Date of Death: 1864
Age at Death: 56
Location of Death: Rathdown, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year: 1864
Registration District: Rathdown
GS Film number: 101582 (Vol 2, Pg 851)

Jane O Lardner

Birth Year (Estimated): 1809
Date of Death: 18 Oct 1896*

24 Oct 1896 - London Evening Standard, Pg 1, Col 1, "DEATHS"*

"LARDNER - Oct. 18, at Kingstown, co. Dublin, aged 86, Miss [JANE] Lardner, fifth daughter of the late William O'Brien Lardner, solicitor, of Dublin, and sister of the late [Dionysus] Lardner, LL.D., D.C.L., &c."

Age at Death: 87
Date of Death: 18 Oct 1896******
Location of Death: 3 Northumberland Ave******
Civil Registration: Index, Record******

Clarinda Lardner

Birth Date (Estimated): abt Jul 1809******
Baptism Date: 10 Jul 1809******
Baptism Register: Index, Record******
Residence in 1901: Glasthule Road, Glasthule, Kingstown, Rathdown, County Dublin***
Age at Death: 92
Date of Death: 02 Dec 1902*****
Location of Death: 47 Glasthule Road******
Civil Registration: Index, Record******

Adeline Lardner

Birth Year (Estimated): 1812
Death Date: 1885
Age at Death: 73
GS Film number: 101593 (Vol 2, Pg 813)
Civil Registration: Index, Record******(No image)

You can also find the GS Film number for research/loan here: Death records of Ireland, 1864-1870, with index of deaths, 1864-1921.

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Death for William O'Brien Lardner and Mary Anne:

William O'Brien Lardner

Date of Death: Unknown

Probably between 1809-1859

The Poets of Ireland, listed below has his year of death as of 1808, but he and his wife continued to have children through at least 1809-1812.*****

The Poets of Ireland, Pg 242*****

"LARDNER, WILLIAM O'BRIEN. - Is included in Edkins' collection of poems by Irish authors, 1801. He was the eldest son of John Lardner, Ennis, Co. Clare, and was admitted to Gray's Inns in June, 1791. He resided in Marlborough Street, Dublin, and died in 1808. His son Denis became notable as Dionysius Lardner, LL.D."

His wife's death notice below indicates that he had predeceased her by 1859.*

Location of Death: Probably Dublin

Mary Anne Lardner (Née ?)

Date of Death: 24 Nov 1859*
Location of Death: Carysfort-avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin*
28 Nov 1859 - Dublin Evening Mail, Pg 3, Col 3, "DEATHS"*

"Nov. 24, at her residence, Carysfor-avenue, Blackrock, Mary Anne, relict of William O'Brien Lardner, Esq., solicitor, and mother of Doctor Dionysus Lardner."

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Education:

William O'Brien Lardner

The Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889, Pg 396**

Date of Admittance: 04 Jun 1791
"William O'Brien Lardner, eldest son of John L., of Ennis, Co. Clare, Esq."

1924 Alumni Dublinenses (Graduates of Trinity College Dublin), Pg 482*

"LARDNER, WILLIAM O'BRIEN, Pen. (Mr. Fitzgerald), June 5, 1786, aged 20; s. of John, Generosus; b. Clare."

Pen. = Pensioner, i.e. someone who has to pay fees to attend.
Date of Admission: June 5, 1786
Age at Admission: 20
Occupation of Father: Generosus (Gentleman)

Dionysius Lardner

1924 Alumni Dublinenses (Graduates of Trinity College Dublin), Pg 482*

"LARDNER, DIONYSUS, Pen. (Mr. O'Flanagan), Nov. 2, 1812, aged 19; s. of William O'Brien, Pragmaticus; b. Dublin. B.A. Æst. 1816. M.A. Æst. 1819. LL.B. and LL.D. Vern. 1827. See D.N.B., Allibone, and Boase."

Pen. = Pensioner, i.e. someone who has to pay fees to attend.
Date of Admission: Nov. 2, 1812
Age at Admission: 19
Occupation of Father: Pragmaticus (Solicitor)