Mary Athy1

F, #275461
Last Edited=17 Mar 2008
     Mary Athy was the daughter of Walter Athy.1 She married Walter Blake, son of Andrew Blake, in 1693.1
     From 1693, her married name became Blake.1

Children of Mary Athy and Walter Blake

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Walter Athy1

M, #275462
Last Edited=17 Mar 2008

Child of Walter Athy

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Xaverius J. A. Blake1

M, #275463, d. November 1768
Last Edited=17 Mar 2008
     Xaverius J. A. Blake was the son of Walter Blake and Mary Athy.1 He married unknown Daly, daughter of Charles Daly.1 He died in November 1768 at London, EnglandG.1
     He lived at Dunmacrina, County Mayo, IrelandG,1 and at Oranmore Castle, Oranmore, County Galway, IrelandG.1

Children of Xaverius J. A. Blake and unknown Daly

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

unknown Daly1

F, #275464
Last Edited=17 Mar 2008
     unknown Daly was the daughter of Charles Daly.1 She married Xaverius J. A. Blake, son of Walter Blake and Mary Athy.1
     Her married name became Blake.1

Children of unknown Daly and Xaverius J. A. Blake

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Charles Daly1,2

M, #275465
Last Edited=17 Mar 2008
     Charles Daly lived at Callow, County Galway, IrelandG.2

Child of Charles Daly

Citations

  1. (the elder.)
  2. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]


Walter Blake1

M, #275466, d. 1757
Last Edited=16 Aug 2009
     Walter Blake was the son of Xaverius J. A. Blake and unknown Daly.1 He married Bridget Daly, daughter of Denis Daly and Anastasia D'Arcy, in 1741.1 He died in 1757.1
     He lived at Oranmore Castle, Oranmore, County Galway, IrelandG.1

Child of Walter Blake and Bridget Daly

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Bridget Daly1

F, #275467
Last Edited=16 Aug 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.2%
     Bridget Daly was the daughter of Denis Daly and Anastasia D'Arcy.1,2 She married Walter Blake, son of Xaverius J. A. Blake and unknown Daly, in 1741.1
     From 1741, her married name became Blake.1

Child of Bridget Daly and Walter Blake

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Denis Daly1

M, #275468, d. 21 June 1759
Last Edited=17 May 2015
     Denis Daly was the son of James Daly.2 He married Anastasia D'Arcy, daughter of Hyacinth D'Arcy.2 He died on 21 June 1759.2
     He lived at Raford, Kiltullagh, County Galway, IrelandG.1

Children of Denis Daly and Anastasia D'Arcy

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Xaverius Blake1

M, #275469, b. 1752, d. 26 January 1784
Last Edited=10 Aug 2009
     Xaverius Blake was born in 1752.2 He was the son of Walter Blake and Bridget Daly.1 He married Isabella Knox, daughter of John Knox, in 1773, with one other daughter not listed.2 He died on 26 January 1784.2
     He, on his majority, entered into possession of a rent-roll of £5,500 a year, together with £100,000 in ready money which had accumulated during his 16 year minority. With his wife he embarked on a career of such extravagance that by his death the greater part of the inheritance had been dissipated.2 He lived at Dunmacrina, County Mayo, IrelandG,1 and at Oranmore Castle, Oranmore, County Galway, IrelandG.1 His death was followed by a lengthy litigation regarding the ownership of the Knox Diamonds, which was not settled until nearly a century later.2

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 116. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Isabella Knox1

F, #275470
Last Edited=16 Jan 2019
     Isabella Knox was the daughter of John Knox.1 She married, firstly, Xaverius Blake, son of Walter Blake and Bridget Daly, in 1773, with one other daughter not listed.1 She married, secondly, Andrew Blake, son of Dominick Blake and Hon. Frances Netterville, after 1784.1
     From 1773, her married name became Blake.1 She and John Knox were £10,000 on her marriage, and later the famous Knox Diamonds.1 From after 1784, her married name became Blake.2

Children of Isabella Knox and Andrew Blake

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blake, page 117. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S8684] David Mahon, "re: Blake Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 Jan 2019. Hereinafter cited as "re: Blake Family."