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Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald 1533–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 11 November 1585

Death Location: County Kerry, Ireland

Father: James Desmond

Mother: More O'Carroll

Spouse(s): Joan Desmond, Eleanor Butler

Children(s): Alice FitzGerald, James FitzGerald

Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald was born in 1533 in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland, the child of James Fitz John Desmond And More O Caerbhaill O Carroll. Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald married Eleanor Butler, Joan Fitz James Desmond, and had children including Alice Ellis Fitzgerald, Catherine Countess Of Fermoy Countess Of Clare Fitzgerald, James 1St Earl Of Desmond Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzgerald. Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald passed away in 1585 in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald was born in 1533 in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland, the child of James Fitz John Desmond And More O Caerbhaill O Carroll.
  • Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald married Eleanor Butler, Joan Fitz James Desmond, and had children including Alice Ellis Fitzgerald, Catherine Countess Of Fermoy Countess Of Clare Fitzgerald, James 1St Earl Of Desmond Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzgerald.
  • Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald passed away in 1585 in County Kerry, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Desmond
1500–1558
Birth Location: Ireland
JD
More O'Carroll
1504–1548
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
MO

Spouses(s)

Joan Desmond
1509–1565
Birth Location: Ireland
JD
Eleanor Butler
1544–1636
Birth Location: Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
EB

Children(s)

Alice FitzGerald
1571–1601
Birth Location: Ireland
AF
James FitzGerald
1550–1601
Birth Location: Cloyne, 5298, Ireland
JF

Gerald Fitzgerald's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Fitzgerald
1533–1585
Birth Place: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
Parents
James fitz John Desmond
1500–1558
Ireland
More (O'Caerbhaill) O'Carroll
1504–1548
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Fitzthomas de facto 12th Earl of Desmond) FitzGerald
1462–1536
, Ireland
More (Maud Mor) O'Brien
–1503
Mullroney (King Of Éile Maolrony McShane) O'Carroll
1480–1532
Lady (Margery) O'Brien
1485–1552
Thomond, North Munster, Clare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas FitzGerald
1420–1467
Ellice Barry
1420–
Donogh O'Brien
Turlough O'Brien
1472–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James FitzGerald
1380–1463
Mary Burgh
1390–1435
William Barry
1397–1480
Ellen Fermoy
1397–1435

Gerald Fitzgerald's Descendants

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Gerald (Fitzjames Desmond XIV) Fitzgerald (1533–11 November 1585) m. Joan (fitz James) Desmond (1509–2 January 1565) m. Eleanor Butler (1544–1636)
  1. 1. Alice (Ellis) FitzGerald 1571–1601 m. Sir (Valentine 1st Baronet Of Molahiffe) Browne 1572–1633
    1. 1. Valentine (2nd Baronet Browne Browne) II 1599–1640 m. Mary MacCarthy 1615–1649
      1. 1. Valentine (1st Viscount Molahiffe 3rd Baronet Browne Browne) III 1638–1694 m. Jane Plunkett 1642–1690
        1. 1. Ellice Browne 1671–1737 m. Nicholas (13th (Last) Baron of Loughmoe Purcell) Colonel 1651–1722
        2. 2. Nicholas Brown 1664–1720
        3. 3. Mary Browne 1665–1703
    2. 2. Eleanor Browne 1598–
  2. 2. James (1st Earl of Desmond) FitzGerald 1550–1601 m. Honora Ryan 1547–1605
    1. 1. Honora FitzGerald 1570–1624 m. Edmond (FitzThomas) FitzGerald 1567–1603
      1. 1. Ellen Fitzgerald 1585–1650 m. Diarmaid (5th Baron of Inchiquin) O'Brien 1594–1624
        1. 1. Mary O'Brien 1611–1710 m. Michael Boyle 1609–1702
        2. 2. Murrough O'Brien 1615–1674 m. Elisabeth (St.) Leger 1616–1685

Gerald Fitzgerald's Timeline

8 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Desmond, Kerry, Ireland
Desmond, Kerry, Ireland
1533
1533
Birth of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
1583
11 Nov 1583
Age 50
Death of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Glenagenty, Ireland (slain at Glenagintigha near Castle Island, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland - Killed by Daniel Kelly)
Glenagenty, Ireland (slain at Glenagintigha near Castle Island, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland - Killed by Daniel Kelly)
1583
11 November 1583
Age 50
Death of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Bothar, An, Iarla, Glenageenty, Wood, Ireland
Bothar, An, Iarla, Glenageenty, Wood, Ireland
1585
11 November 1585
Age 52
Death of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
1585
11 November 1585
Age 52
Death of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
1585
11 November 1585
Age 52
Death of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
1585
11 November 1585
Age 52
Death of Gerald Fitzjames Desmond XIV Fitzgerald in Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Desmond, Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1583
    Event Place: Glenagenty, Ireland (slain at Glenagintigha near Castle Island, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland - Killed by Daniel Kelly)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1583
    Event Place: Bothar, An, Iarla, Glenageenty, Wood, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1585
    Event Place: Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1585
    Event Place: Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1585
    Event Place: Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1585
    Event Place: Tralee, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: County Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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