Beaumont, Daniel

Ingoldsby, Richard (c.1664/5–1712), soldier and lord justice, was a son of Sir George Ingoldsby and Mary Ingoldsby (née Gould). George Ingoldsby and his brother Henry Ingoldsby (qv) arrived in Ireland with the Cromwellian…

Ingoldsby, Sir Henry (1622–1701), soldier and officeholder, was the son of Sir Richard Ingoldsby, landowner, and Elizabeth Ingoldsby (née Cromwell) of Lethenborough, Buckinghamshire, England. He may have attended the Thame grammar school in Buckinghamshire (like his brother Richard…

Jones, Henry (1721–70), poet and dramatist, was born at Beaulieu (or Bewley) near Drogheda, Co. Louth; nothing is known of his parents. He was from humble origins and started life as a bricklayer before his literary abilities were cultivated by local gentlemen. It is likely that he…

Kelly, Thomas (1769–1855), clergyman and founder of the Kellyite sect, was born 13 July 1769 at Kellyville, near Athy, Co. Kildare, son of the Rt Hon. Thomas Kelly, judge in the court of common pleas; nothing is known of his mother. Thomas junior…

Kidwell, William (1662–1736), sculptor, was born 27 April 1662 in Weybridge, Surrey, England, son of Robert Kidwell, a ‘gentleman’ from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. William Kidwell started his apprenticeship as a ‘joiner’ with John Bumpstead (a stone-carver in the city of London and…

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Lafranchini, Paolo (Paul) (1695–1776), stuccoist, was born 17 January 1695 in Bironico near Locarno, in the ‘Svizzera Italiana’ region of Switzerland. The Lafranchinis appear to have been members of the lesser gentry; they owned an inn (which also served as their principal residence…

La Touche, David Digues I (1671–1745), soldier and businessman, was born 15 November 1671, fourth son among six sons and three daughters of Denis Digues, seigneur de la Touche et de la Motte, nobleman, and his second wife Madeleine Digues (née Deplanche) of Château de la Touche,…

La Touche, David II (1703–1785), banker, was born on 31 December 1703, eldest among two sons and two daughters of David La Touche I (qv), soldier and businessman, and Judith La Touche (née Biard) of Dublin city. His full…

La Touche, David III (1729–1817), banker, was born 29 August 1729, second surviving son among seven sons of David La Touche II (qv), banker, and Mary Anne La Touche (née Canaseele), of Dublin. David La Touche III may have been the ‘La…

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La Touche, John David (1732–1810), banker and landowner, was born on 21 August 1732, a surviving son of David La Touche II (qv), banker, and Mary Anne La Touche (née Canaseele), of Dublin. John La Touche inherited £7,000 a year and…

La Touche, William George Digges (1747–1803), diplomat and banker, was born on 28 August 1747, third son of James Digges La Touche (qv) and his second wife, Martha (née Thwaites) of St Stephen's Green, Dublin. He was admitted to St Paul's School, London, on…

Lee, Anthony (c.1700–1767), portrait painter, was probably born in Dublin. His family origins and background are obscure but he is possibly related to the Lee family who owned estates at Passage East near Waterford city. During the early eighteenth century Anthony Lee (or…

Leeson, John (d. 1855?), architect, was probably born in Dublin. His parentage is unknown, although he may have been a direct or collateral relative of James Leeson, carpenter, who was active in Co. Dublin c.1806, and William Leeson, architect, who worked from the 1760s to…

Leeson, Joseph (c.1701–1783), 1st earl of Milltown , landowner, patron of the arts, was one of six surviving children – and apparently the only surviving son – of Joseph Leeson (qv), brewer and property developer, and his wife…

Lindsay (Lyndesay, Lindesay), Thomas (1656–1724), clergyman, archbishop of Armagh, was born in Blandford, Dorset, England, son of John Lindsay, who was probably an anglican clergyman; some sources list him as vicar of Blandford while others describe him as a ‘Scotch minister’.…

Lloyd, Edward (fl. 1700–1732), coffee house proprietor, publisher, and writer, was born in England and probably moved to Dublin in the 1690s. Nothing is known of his parents. A namesake, Edward Lloyd (d. 1713), founded (c.1688) Lloyd's coffee house in London, which…

Malton, James (c.1765–1803), architectural draughtsman, was probably born in London; nothing is known of his mother. His life is often confused with those of his father, Thomas Malton senior (c.1726–1801), and his brother, Thomas junior (c.1748–1804),…

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Martin, William Gregory Wood- (1847–1917), historian, archaeologist, folklorist, landowner, and soldier, was born 16 July 1847 in Woodville, Co. Sligo, the only surviving son of James Wood, landowner of Woodville, and his second wife, Anne (née Martin), of Cleveragh, Co. Sligo. Anne…

Massey, Charles (1695–1766), clergyman, was fourth son of Col. Hugh Massey (or Massy), landowner, of Doonass House, Co. Clare, and his wife Amy, daughter of John Benson. The Masseys arrived in Ireland during the Cromwellian period and were one of the more prominent landowning…

Morphy, Garret (c.1655–1716?), portrait painter, was probably born and educated in Ireland. His familial origins are obscure. His earliest works, from c.1676, are similar in style to Gaspar Smitz, who was working in Ireland at this time. It is possible that…

Mossop, William (1751–1805), and his son William Stephen (1788–1827), engravers and designers of medals, were born in Dublin. William Mossop was born as William Browne; when he was a child, his father (a Roman catholic) died and his mother – after her second marriage to William Mossop (…