William (b.1850) 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 1907 or 1908, and this is confirmed by his absence from the 1911 Dublin census. We have the professions of these sons at this date from family information.

• 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 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)
• Charles in Army (not in 1911 census of Dublin)
• James, Servant (there is a James Grant, born Dublin 1886, and servant (groom) in the 1911 in Dublin census He is single and living at 25 Kimmage Terrace, Terenure, Dublin.
• Robert Photographer (not found in 1911 Dublin census)
• William Photographer (not found in 1911 Dublin census)

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.