John Stanislaus Joyce

John Stanislaus Joyce

4 July 1849 – 29 December 1931 -- was the father of writer James Joyce, and a well known Dublin man about town. The son of James and Ellen (née O'Connell) Joyce, John Joyce grew up in Cork, where his mother's family, which claimed kinship to "Liberator" Daniel O'Connell, was quite prominent.

Following his father's death in 1866, John Joyce inherited substantial property around Cork, but soon after he moved to Dublin, where he worked for several years as secretary at a distillery company. He was also noted as a fine tenor singer, although he never pursued a musical career. On 5 May 1879, Joyce married Mary "May" Murray. The next year, because of his work supporting Liberal candidates in the General Election of 1880, Joyce was given a post in the Dublin Custom House.

1911 Census - 20 in Gardiner's Place, Rotunda Dublin

The 1911 census shows father John staying at the above address with two of his daughters

• Joyce John Stanislaus 61 Male Boarder Roman Catholic
• Joyce Florence 17 Female Boarder Roman Catholic
• Joyce Mabel Anna 16 Female Boarder Roman Catholic