John Stanislaus Kirwan
Parents
| Father | John P. Kirwan (August 1860 - ) |
| Mother | Julia M. _____ (February 1861 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 June 2012; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 3868 |
| Name | John Stanislaus Kirwan |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 23 July 1891 in New York, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 11 February 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey to Jean Gazlay Donaldson4 |
| Annulled | April 1913 from Jean Gazlay Donaldson4 |
| Died | 5 July 1921 in New York, New York5 |
Biography
John Kirwan’s obituary provides a brief biographical sketch:5
Lieutenant John Stanislaus Kirwan, formerly a member of Squadron A of the New York Cavalry and son of John P. Kirwan, a well known real estate operator at Forty-fifth street and Broadway, died at his residence, No. 118 West Eighty-eighth street. His death was due to injuries received in an accident while in training at Camp Halabird [sic, Holabird], Baltimore, in 1918. He was a member of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, where a requiem mass will be celebrated for him at nine o’clock this morning. Lieutenant Kirwan was born in this city twenty-nine years ago and was a graduate of Fordham University. He was later in business with his father until 1915, when he went overseas in a volunteer Red Cross ambulance corps, before the United States entered the war. In addition to his father he is survived by three brothers.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jean Gazlay Donaldson (daughter of Andrew Donaldson and Emma Jane Gazlay) |
| Born | 12 March 1893 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 11 February 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey to John Stanislaus Kirwan |
| Married | 30 July 1913 in Milburn, Essex County, New Jersey to Winfield Burrows Sifton |
| Married | 12 July 1919 in London, England to Captain John Victor Nash |
| Married | 1 February 1925 in Cairo, Egypt to Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey |
| Married | 15 October 1926 in Paris, France to Paul Dubonnet |
| Married | 27 May 1950 to Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle |
| Died | 9 February 1956 in Paris, France |
| Children | of John Stanislaus Kirwan and Jean Gazlay Donaldson: |
| 1. | Andrew Donaldson Kirwan |
| Born | 29 October 1910 in New York, New York |
| Died | 14 April 1973 in New York, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 2849; Kirwan, John S.; born 23 July 1891 in New York City; real estate broker; desires passport to visit England and France for hospital work; passport issued 10 July 1915. Includes a letter of reference from the Headquarters of the American Committee of the American Ambulance Hospital In Paris, Wall Street, New York, indicating his application for a position as a volunteer ambulance driver in Paris.
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, John Stanislaus Kirwan, card no. 71; born 23 July 1891 in New York City; real estate broker; single.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 516, Sheet No. 10B, family of John P. Kirwan (39, New York, Aug. 1860, real estate agent); wife of 10 years Julia M. Kirwan (39, Ireland, Feb. 1861, 4 children, 4 living); son John S. Kirwan (8, New York, July 1891); son Raymond Kirwan (7, New York, Aug. 1892); son Arthur J. Kirwan (4, New York, Apr. 1896); son Robert L. Kirwan (1, New York, Oct. 1898); sister-in-law Lucy A. Commins (36, Ireland, Apr. 1864); brother-in-law John J. Commins (34, Ireland, Apr. 1866); servant Mary Fitzpatrick (22, Ireland, July 1877); servant Katie Hughes (29, Ireland, Apr. 1871).
- Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
- Obituary, The Evening Telegram, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 7 July 1921, John Stanislaus Kirwan; died 5 July 1921.