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Other deaths partinent to our Arklow kinsmen are:

(A) Ship The Grand Duke, Death #64510. Ship missing since 27-8-1876. John Tyrrell, age 25, 3rd mate, nativity, Arklow, Main Street, crew member. Supposed drowned. 1877 lists, March p. 314.
NOTE: It is believed his wife was Mary Hollingsworth, sister to the above Samuel Hollingsworth. See our December, 1868 HR, pages 168-169, a nice letter from Thomas Tyrrell of Treyescoe, Cornwall, dated 23 May 1969. He states, in part:

"The eldest son, John, of John Tyrrell was Chief Officer of a Sailing Ship called the "Grand Duke". We had a painting of the ship in our home and a life-size photo of Uncle John in officer's uniform. They were lost in the fire at our home I told you about."

He seems also to be under some mythological aura. Our own calculations may be in error: This decedent was perhaps the son of John and Mary (Hollingsworth) Tyrrell, who were married at St. Saviour's, (Protestant) Church, Arklow, on 3 June 1851.

(B) Page 39-R, #50942, date of death 20-4-1878, Samuel Tyrrell, male, age 14, boy, residence Arklow; drowned: member of crew of the ship Spray. "Drowned at Killorglin."

(C) Page 41. #39236. "Eliza," ship missing since 8 Nov 1876.
William Dearon, 48, master Mariner, ARklow, King's Hill, supposed drowned - crew.
Peter Kearon, 24, mate, Arklow.
Robert Black, 26, able seaman, Arklow.
George Kearon, 16, boy, Arklow.

(D) Page 79. #20289. Sept 1884. Ship "Martha Jane," vessel missing since 18-3-1884.
William Tyrrell, male, 33, master mariner, ARklow.
Thomas Smith, male, 40, Arklow.
James Carey, male, 21, Arklow, seaman.
Joseph Elliss, male, 16, boy, Arklow.
All supposed drowned. All last resided at Arklow.
The Kearons and Tyrrells were much more numerous than our Hollingsworths at Arklow. Most were Protestants. Most were good seafaring men. In fact, the 1901 census for County Antrim shows that the crew who manned the lightship off the coast included John Kearon, 47, native of County Wicklow (where Arklow is located), master of the lightship "Petrel," in Government service. Impressive. In Slater's Directory of Ireland for 1894, there are sixteen Kearons listed, including John, ship owner, John, master mariner, and two Johns who were grocers. Kearon & Tyrrell, coal & lime merchants and ship chandlers were located at South Quay, Arklow. Other Kearons who were mariners or ship owners were Edward, George, Job, Richard (four of them!), and few blacksmiths. And Arklow is now, a small town!
Remember: Tyrrell is pronounced "TEER-ill", not "Ter-ELL."
The Siamese Twins & Charge of the Light Brigade Too
The Original Siamese Twins died one hour apart. We have a note that a Dr. William Hollingsworth was the attending physician at the death of Eng, the last to die. Anybody have more on this physician?
Then there is also the story that a Hollingsworth was one of the six hundred who participated in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, immortalized by Lord Tennyson. Any proof?

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