Looking for anything about Samuel Bailey or Mary McEvoy of Dublin City, 1869. Mary emigrated to the US with her two children and her sister in 1881. Samuel stayed, closed his business within the year, no further information available. Thanks.
see the following for a summary of the details located in chronological order. It seems the trigger for these changes was a medical issue with Samuel :
Thoms Directory 1868 - 22 & 23 D'Olier Street, vacant
Thoms Directory 1869 - 22 & 23 D'Olier Street, vacant
Thoms 1872 - 23 D'Olier Street
Samuel Bailey and Co., grocers tea and wine merchants
also Peter Olgivie, merchant & agent, Michael T. O'Brien, com. agent, Chas. Kenny, estate agent, income tax office & Peter McEneany
Thom's 1877 - 23 D'Olier Street
Samuel Bailey and Co., tea wine & spirit merchants and Italian warehouseman
also Edward Fitzjames Smith solicitor, Andrews and McLaine sol., George L. McLaine, sol., Randle Peyton A.M., sol.
James J. Feely, sol. & Michael T. O'Brien, com. agent.
(24 D'Olier Street is the US consulate - Benjamin H. Barrows consul. for United States, John Shew, vice consul.)
Marriage of Samuel Bailey & Mary McEvoy (IrishGenealogy.ie)
11th March 1878, South Dublin Registry Office
both full age, groom's occupation Grocer, his residence 32 D'Olier St.,
bride's residence 34 ..t.o..land[?] St.
fathers - Thomas Bailey & James McEvoy, both farmers
Birth of son Samuel James Bailey, 8th July 1879
(image missing - original index refs. appear to be incorrect)
partial extract of birth on FamilySearch and birth index entry
Birth of daughter - [unnamed] Bailey, 15th June 1880
place of birth and residence is 23 D'Olier St., informant is father Samuel
Thom's Directory 1880 - 23 D'Olier Street
Bailey, Samuel, and Co. tea, wine, and spirit merchants,
and Italian warehousemen
also Michael T. O'Brien comm. agent
Irish Times 4th January 1881 - page 8
[extract] To-morrow (Wednesday) Extensive Trustee's Sale, in the
trust estate of Samuel Bailey trading as S. Bailey & Co.
of 23 D'Olier Street - the entire Fresh Stock in Trade of
wines, teas, Groceries, spices, preserved meat, fish and fruits
trade utensils, Van, Harnesses etc
....
Thomas Dillon auctioneer
Craig Gardner and Co. accountants & trustees
Death of Samuel Bailey, 7th February 1882, place of death the Asylum Monaghan
status married, reported age 41, occupation spirit grocer
cause of death : ... from general paralysis, 4 months certified
Informant - J.C. Robertson, chief resident officer, The Asylum
Freemans Journal 11th Feb. 1882, page 1 - Deaths
8th Feb 1882 to the inexpressible grief of his [sor]rowing
wife and children, Samuel Bailey, late of 23, [D']Olier Street.
Slater's Directory 1881
Monaghan (town)
District Lunatic Asylum, Resident Physician John Robertson, M.D
Thom's Directory 1884
23 and 24 Junior Army and Navy Stores - H. Laurence Peters, manager
I've attached images of the two Newspaper Items below.
sources for these - The IrishNewsArchive and FindMyPast
Dear shanew147, I am grateful for this news. We had very little information before, but you opened a window on the past for us. I wonder what it meant to be in a District Lunatic Asylum in 1881? Mental problems? We never knew why Mary and the children emigrated without him. I am much obliged for your help. When I am in Ireland next (2019?) surely I owe you a pint, at least! Warm regards, Seán Bailey
Looking at that death cert again, I think the full cause of death is 'Exhaustion from general paralysis, 4 months certified'. This sounds to me like the effects of a stroke. Most Asylums were on the same site as the Workhouse for the district and these often had the only Infirmary/Hospital available to the general population... it may have been to only place able to care for Samuel. I'd say it's likely that he probably came from this area(*) - possibly still had family nearby.
* There were two workhouses in Dublin City plus others in Co. Dublin - Monaghan town is over 130km (c80 miles) North of Dublin city.
A stroke does make sense, with the paralysis. It is eye-opening to find these things out after so many decades. Once again, many thanks for your assistance.