Rev William DANCY/DANCEY b 1863 Co Cavan Irel

[MindfulRoz]

Seeking info or possible sources of info on above Rev William DANCY/DANCEY. I have his parents (William & Elizabeth Dancey of Co Cavan), & I have his marriage (1889 Santry, Dublin, to Alice Elizabeth CLARKE). From various directories, & the 1901 Irish census I have Rev Williams 3 children - Ethel Alice b about 1894 in Co Derry, Frances JM - (female) b about 1891 in Co Derry, & Francis JM (male) b about 1898 in Co Tyrone. (There may have been other still births/early infant deaths)

But I can't find William, Ethel or Frances in the 1911 census (Alice E is in Dublin & Francis JM is in boarding school). And I have tried using wild card searches in case the name is mis- transcribed).

There is some family speculation that Rev William had mental health problems & the family split up with Rev William possibly being in an institution for some time.
Any one have any suggestions as to where/how I might demolish this brick wall?
Thanks
Roz

[Coromandel]

Hi Roz

It looks like the family speculation might be right . . . the PRONI catalogue at

http://www.
proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/ecatalogue.htm

has a couple of mentions of the name Dancy including catalogue ref. DIO/4/32/A/5/5, dated 1894-1909 and described as

'Papers concerning the removal from the incumbency of Rev. William Dancy due to 'mental incapacity'. [24 items]

[olliecat]

But I can't find William, Ethel or Frances in the 1911 census (Alice E is in Dublin & Francis JM is in boarding school).

Is this Ethel, boarding in a school in Fitzwilliam, Dublin; recorded as age 17 and born in Londonderry? See here. The transcription has the surname as DANEY but it looks like DANCY on the image.

[olliecat]

It was suggested on this other forum...

www.
rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=596788.msg4468442;topicseen

... that William was in the Richmond Male Asylum in Dublin in the 1911 census. Are you not convinced?