Born in
Thurles, County Tipperary, Johanna Maria Bray was a twin
sister of John Bray.
Lately, the lady of
Luke Bray Esq., of Ballycarrane, county
of Tipperary, of twins -
a son and a daughter. It is remarkable that about a year back this lady had the
same good fortune. [Blackwood's Edinburgh
Magazine, Vol. 4, 1819. P. 509]
She was one
of eight children of Luke Bray of Ballycarrane, Thurles, County Tipperary, and Ellen Ronayne, of Tramore, County Waterford.
Both of her parents are buried at Holy Cross Abbey, Thurles, County Tipperary.
She married
Daniel Corley Jennings of Newry, County
Down c. 1847, and they
had nine children. Daniel Jennings was a County Inspector
in the R.I.C. For some time they lived at 6 Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, where two of
their children died, Ellen Sophie Mary Jennings in 1878, aged 26, and John Bray
Jennings in 1881, also aged 26.
Death Certificate
states that John Bray Jennings, Bachelor, aged 26 years, Physician and Surgeon,
died of phthisis (6 months certified), D.C. Jennings present at death, 6 Castle
Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, registered May 25th 1881. (GRO 1881 no. 155)
They later
moved to 18 Morehampton Rd.,
Dublin where Daniel died on the
15th of November, 1896.
After
Daniel’s death 1896 Johanna lived at 23
Waterloo Place, Dublin
with her unmarried daughters Mary and Kate Jennings until her death in 1908.
She is buried with Daniel and other members of the Jennings
family in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
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