| Name |
Andrew Galbraith |
| Suffix |
4th of Cappard, "a drunken and indolent young man" |
| Born |
c 1771 |
- Estimate based on him being around age 21 when he was admitted a Freeman of Limerick and being the eldest son of his parents' marriage.
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Official Position/s |
30 Jan 1792 |
Andrew Galbraith, Esq, son to James Galbraith, Cappahard, admitted a Freeman  |
| It was common for the eldest sons of Freemen to themselves be admitted freemen when they were around 21. |
| Military: |
1793 |
Lieutenant in the newly-formed Galway Militia, of which his uncle, William Power Keating Trench was Colonel |
| Andrew resigned as a Lieutenant 1n 1794 [Musters] |
| Military: |
29 May 1794 |
Lieutenant in the Galway Militia, quartered at Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
| As recited in a deed of that date. |
| Relationship |
c 1795 |
Andrew was apparently engaged to NN Lambert (perhaps a Lambert of Castle Lambert, Co. Galway?). According to Balgair evidence, the engagement was "broken off". |
| Died |
1795 |
likely at Cappard, Co. Galway, Ireland |
- Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland: 1800 Galbraith, Andrew, Cappahard, Co. Galway, Esq.
Andrew was deceased by 24 April 1800, when his brother Richard entered into a deed of rent charge and annuity as Richard Galbraith of Cappard in the coy [county] of Galway, with William Persse Esq.
There is an inventory filed in 1808 in the Prerogative Court for Andrew Galbraith of Cappard, Co. Galway, Esquire.
|
| Legal: |
1806 |
Referred to as "a drunken and indolent young man" in the Balgair trial evidence given by his maternal relative, Colonel Henry Persse |
| Person ID |
I483 |
Donald |
| Last Modified |
7 Aug 2022 |
| Father |
James Galbraith, 3rd of Cappard, High Sheriff of Co. Galway, b. c 1735, likely at Cappard, Co. Galway. Ireland , d. Oct 1793, Athlone, Co. Roscommon OR Cappard, Co. Galway, Ireland (Age ~ 58 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Rose Power Trench, dau of Richard Trench of Garbally, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, b. 1746, Garbally, Co. Galway, Ireland , d. c 1829, likely at Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland (Age 83 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
7 Aug 1770 |
St Andrew's, St Andrew's Street, Dublin, Ireland |
- We know from the Balgair trial evidence that James and Rose had seven sons and three daughters.
|
| Family ID |
F72 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1771 - 1795 (~ 24 years)
