Hartley, May Laffan (1849–1916), novelist, was born 3 May 1849 at 41 Philipsburgh Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, second child and eldest daughter of Michael Laffan and Ellen Sarah Laffan (née Fitzgibbon). The Fitzgibbons, originally catholic, converted to the Church of Ireland and,…
Kahn, Helen
Hartley, Sir Walter Noel
Hartley, Sir Walter Noel (1846–1913), scientist, was born 3 February 1846 at Lichfield, Staffordshire, son of Thomas Hartley, portrait painter, who exhibited (1820–60) at the Royal Academy in London, and Caroline Hartley (née Lockwood). Walter Hartley appears to have been an only…
Laffan, William Mackay
Laffan, William Mackay (1848–1909), journalist, newspaper owner, and art connoisseur, was born 24 January 1848 at 41 Philipsburgh Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, eldest of six children of Michael Laffan, clerk in the Custom House, and Ellen Sarah Laffan (née Fitzgibbon). William's…