William (b.1850, d1908) and his descendants son of Stephen b.1811

William was Stephen and Mary Ann's fifth son, was born on 17th March 1850. He should have been easy to trace because he went to Dubin to live, but appears to have lost touch with his brother Thomas (my great-grandfather) there, as our family now has no record of their descendants.

My grandfather had a press cutting of William Grant in the select vestry at All Saints Church, Grangegorman in 1900. Which I think is this man.

He became postmaster at Clontarf and had five sons. He died in 1908 (Apr/Jun 1908 vol 2, p547). We have the professions of these sons at this date from family information.

Looking at the birth dates of his children the only possible marriage appears to be Apr/Jun 1881, Dublin North vol 2, page 441.

• Stephen, Clerk 1911 census gives a Stephen William Grant living at 94.1 North Strand Road, Dublin with wife Annie and son Francis W Grant. Stephen is given as aged 29 so born 1881/1882 in Dublin, and his son is 1 year and 10 month. He is a Commercial Clerk, and to this is faintly added "builders, providers and con..?. He has been married 2 years and 8 months. There is a Stephen William Grant b Oct/Dec 1881 in Dublin North vol 2 page 451.
• Charles in Army (not in 1911 census of Ireland). Could be Charles Fredrick Grant b Apr/Jun 1884 in Dublin North vol 2, page 487.
• James, Servant (there is a James Grant, born Dublin 1885/1886, and servant (groom) in the 1911 in Dublin census He is single and living at 25 Kimmage Terrace, Terenure, Dublin. This would tie up with a James Grant b Oct/Dec 1885 in Dublin North vol 2 , page 409.
• Robert Photographer b.circa 1887, appears with his brother William below in 1911census as lodgers living at 10 King St, Athlone (now renamed Pearse St). Records show a registration of Robert Grant in Dublin North, Apr/Jun 1887, Vol 2, p 463 or of a Fredrick Robert Grant in Oct/Dec 1886 in North Dublin Vol 2, Page 477 (on balance more likely to have been the second from age in 1901 census, and his brother probably is Charles Frederick)
• William Photographer b circa 1888. Living in Athlone with his brother Robert in 1901. Records show the registration of a William Grant in Dublin North Jul/Sep 1888 Vol 2, Page 418.

The only other known facts are that William or Stephen worked at Dockerells Wallpaper Co in Dublin. And that Stephen had two sons, Sidney (b.1934) a garage proprietor living in Sutton, Surrey in 1976, and Stephen also living in Surrey, though I cannot find the 1934 birth, and it does seem a bit late if the mother is Annie, b1887 in the 1911 census.