Thursday 10 March 2016

Oliver Wheeler. Gunmaker


























Dublin trading dates and addresses



         Oliver Wheeler
            Gunsmith
    Dublin & Kilkenny.
Oliver Wheeler is listed as a Freeman in 1771*



1772-1773
Cork Hill/Dame Street
1773-1774
Fade Street
1774-1776
Lower Castle Yard
1799-1803
5 Great Ship Street


Oliver Wheeler Dublin trades directory entry for 1773.

Dalton Edward College Green
Gelous Robert Francis St
Govers John Dame st
Rainsford James Dame St
Thorp Thomas Darby Sq
Truelock Thomas Dame st
Wheeler Oliver Dame St

As can be seen for the above data Oliver Wheeler appears not to be listed in Dublin for the period
1777 through to 1799? However, he is officially listed in Kilkenny for the period 1783-1787.
Research ongoing.

Kilkenny

1783-1787                      Rose Inn Street.

       Oliver Wheeler of Kilkenny mentioned as a maker of magazine pistols. "12 shots with one         loading"-  Fin's Leinster Journal 22/8/1787. This reference relates to pistols as made to the specification detailed in our blog of 22/2/2016

Oliver Wheelers Kilkenny business was continued by Thomas Way.

Oliver Wheeler originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 
Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.
Vol.11. No 1.

                       *Libraries and Archive: Ancient Freemen of Dublin

Courtesy of 
Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

Dave Stroud.  ramrodantiques.co.uk

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