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Joseph A Shirley
born say 1850, lived at Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish
in at the time of his children's baptisms; He is likely the Joseph
Shirley who died 29 September 1921 at Ulster Spring Trelawny
Parish, cultivator, age 50 (likely wrong age at death); His grandson
Frederick Shirley was the informant at death.
married Mary Ann (or Marian) ________ She was born
about 1854; Named as mother to the following list of children
born in Trelawny Parish; She died on 24 March 1928 at Ulster
Spring Trelawny Parish, widow of Joseph Shirley cultivator, age
74; Her granddaughter Doris Grant was the informant at death
children:
1(i). Isaac Abraham Shirley born 5 June 1878 at Buy
Hall, Trelawny Parish, son of Joseph A Shirley, labourer, and
Marian Stobbs
1(ii). Edith Meriam Shirley born 4 June 1880 at Bristol,
Ulster Spring district, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Joseph Shirley,
labourer, and Merian Stobbs; She married William Herman Cover
on 9 January 1910 at Ulster Spring Trelawny, both parents of
that place
1(iii). Anne Bell Shirley born 5 August 1883 at Ulster
Spring, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Joseph Shirley and Mary
Ann Stobbs
1(iv). Geta Maud Shirley born 1 June 1885 at Bristol
Ulster Spring, district, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Joseph
Shirley, planter, and Mary Ann Stobbs; She married John Charles
Heholdt on 9 January 1910 at Ulster Spring Trelawny; She was
a spinster, seamstress, age 23, daughter of Joseph Shirley of
Ulster Spring (as Algetta Maud) at time of marriage
1(v). Hubert Rall Shirley born 28 June 1887 at Bristol,
Ulster Spring district, Trelawny Parish, son of Joseph Shirley,
planter, and Mary Ann Stobbs; He may be the Hubert Shirley bachelor,
age 28 shopkeeper who died at Ulster Spring on 8 April 1915,
Wilbert South (Note: likely brother in law) was the informant
at death (but notice below, there is another Hubert Shirley
born in 1888, same time)
1(vi). Charles Luther Shirley born 5 June 1888 at Jamaica
British West Indies; He was enumerated in Galveston Texas in
both 1930 and 1940 censuses; He died at Galveston Texas on 7
May 1946, son of Joseph Shirley and Mary Stobbs, age 57, occupation
merchant store keeper, married (source: US death certificate);
Harold Shirley was the informant at time of death.
married Ada Palmer nee Owens about 1915; She was born
in Hearne Texeas, the daughter of Ned Owens and Delsie Dismore;
She died 2 July 1971 at Galveston Texas, widow, about age 80
time frame between births is very
tight
1(vii). Arel Silvester Randolph Shirley born 16 November
1888 at Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, son of Joseph Shirley,
planter, and Mary Ann Stobbs
1(viii). Harold Shirley born 16 September 1889 at Ulster
Spring Trelawny Parish Jamaica (source: death cert); He was age
41, enumerated in Galveston Texas in the 1930 US census, immigration
date: 1906; His passport application for a trip to Cuba to visit
relatives stated he had lived in both Mobile Alabama and in Galveston
after immigrating to the US in June 1906; He was naturalized
as a US citizen on 17 August 1918; He died on 7 June 1950 at
Galveston Texas, widowed, building contractor, age 60, served
in WWI in US armed forces, son of Joseph Shirley and Mary Ann
Stobbs of Jamaica WI (source: death cert). Harry Owen Cover of
Galveston was informant at time of death
Harold Shirley
1920 US Passport Application Photo
married Maggie ______ likely in Texas. The 1930 census
says she was age 42, born in Texas, No children enumerated in
this census
1(ix). Daisy Alexandra Shirley born 24 May 1890 at
Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Joseph Shirley, planter,
and Mary Ann Stobbs; She married Wilbert Lionel South on 4 July
1917 at Falmouth Trelawny; Both parents Charles South and Joseph
Shirley listed as residing at Ulster Spring Trelawny; She was
a teacher at the time of marriage, age 25
1(x). Admira Lecretia Shirley born 6 July 1894 at Ulster
Spring Trelawny Parish, daughter of Joseph Sherlie, planter,
and Marian Stobbs, Informant at birth was Edith Sherlie; She
entered the port of New Orleans USA in 1917 and in 1920 to visit
her brother Harold Shirley in Galveston TX, occupation dressmaker,
residence: Havana Cuba; She is possibly the Admira Shirley age
27 (sic) of Kingston who married Ruel Andrew Murray on 3 February
1930 at Kingston, daughter of Joseph Shirley
Other Shirley families at Ulster Spring,
Trelawny
Mary Ann Shirley of Ulster Spring
Trelawny Parish, labourer
children:
1(i). Kiturah Adelia Shirley born 25 December 1880
at Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Mary Ann Shirley
1(ii). Edward Alexander Shirley born 20 September 1883
at Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Mary Ann Shirley
1(iii). Rachel Jemima Shirley born 5 December 1885
at Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, daughter of Mary Ann Shirley
1(iv). Hubert Alexander Shirley born 30 May 1888 at
Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, son of Mary Ann Shirley
1(v). Edward Samuel Augustus Shirley born 3 August
1890 at Ulster Spring, Trelawny Parish, son of Mary Ann Shirley
Richard Shirley of Bristol Trelawny
Parish Jamaica; born say 1840; identified as father of Daniel
Shirley at the time of his marriage in 1889
married _________
children:
1(i). Daniel Shirley of Ulster Spring Trelawny Parish
born about 1860; He was age 29 at the time of his marriage, bachelor,
cultivator, son of Richard Shirley of Bristol Trelawny
married Mary Ann Frater on April 1889 at Bristol, Trelawny
Parish (surname in birth record of son Elijah) She was the daughter
of John Frater of Bristol Trelawny; She died on 25 August 1931
at The Alps, Ulster Spring, Trelawny, age 80, widow of Daniel
Shirley, labourer; Her niece Amelia Brown was informant at death.
children:
2(i). Elijah Shirley born 17 August 1890 at Ulster
Spring Trelawny, son of Daniel Shirley, labourer, and Marian
Frater
2(ii). Arabella Wilhelmina Shirley born 8 October 1892
at Wait a Bit, Ulster Spring district, Trelawny, daughter of
Daniel Shirley, planter, and Mary Ann Frater; She married Simon
Barnett on 3 September 1919 at The Alps, Trelawny, spinster,
age 22, occupation domestic; Both parents John P Barnett and
Daniel Shirley residents of The Alps
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Joseph A Shirley