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Hamilton, James

Hamilton, James (1811–85), 1st duke of Abercorn and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 21 January 1811 at Seamore Place, Mayfair, London, elder son of James, Viscount Hamilton (1786–1814), and his wife Harriet (d. 1833), daughter of John Douglas, earl of Morton. His guardian, George…

Hamilton, James

Hamilton, James (1838–1913), 2nd duke of Abercorn and MP, was born 24 August 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, eldest son of James Hamilton (qv), 1st duke of Abercorn, and his wife Louisa Jane, second daughter of the 6th duke of Bedford. He was…

Hamilton, John William

Hamilton, John William (c.1745–81), soldier, MP, and under-secretary, was born in Scotland, the only son of Sir Robert Hamilton of Silverton Hall, colonel of the 40th Regiment of Foot, and his wife Mary Peere (or Pier) Williams (d. 1777). Having been appointed captain in…

Hamilton, Sir Robert George Crookshank

Hamilton, Sir Robert George Crookshank (1836–95), public servant, was born in Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, son of Zachary Macaulay Hamilton (d. 1876), minister of the Church of Scotland, and his first wife, Anne (née Crookshank). He graduated

Hamilton, William Gerard

Hamilton, William Gerard (1729–96), chief secretary for Ireland, was born 28 January 1729 in London, the only son of William Hamilton (d. 1754), bencher of Lincoln's Inn, and his wife Helen, daughter of David Hay of Woodcockdale, Linlithgowshire, Scotland. After three years at…

Hartley, Travers

Hartley, Travers (1723–96), merchant and MP, was born in Dublin, eldest son of James Hartley (a younger scion of the family of Hartley of Beech Park, Clonsilla, Co. Dublin) and his wife Alice, daughter of the Rev. Elias Travers. Prospering in city business from the 1750s, and…

Hempson (O'Hempsy), Denis

Hempson (O'Hempsy), Denis (1695?–1807), harpist, was born at Braigmore, near Garvagh in the parish of Aghadowey, Co. Londonderry, one of three children born to Brian ‘Darrogher’ (‘Livid’) O'Hempsy, a substantial farmer; his mother was from the townland of Woodtown nearby. An attack…

Hepenstall (Hempenstall), Edward Lambert

Hepenstall (Hempenstall), Edward Lambert (1766–1800?), lieutenant of militia, was born in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow, third son of Edward Hepenstall and his wife Jane, daughter of John Lambert of Kilcroney, Co. Wicklow. His catholic mother arranged that he receive an education at the…

Hunt, Vere

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Ingram, Thomas Dunbar

Ingram, Thomas Dunbar (1826–1901), barrister and historian, was born 28 July 1826 in Newry, Co. Down, second son of the Rev. William Ingram and Elizabeth Ingram (née Cooke). His elder brother was the economist, poet, and academic John…

Jacob, Joshua

Jacob, Joshua (1801–77), quaker reformer and grocer, was born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, second son of Samuel Watson Jacob, merchant, and Mary Jacob (née Jackson). He was educated at Newtown school, Waterford; in Leeds, Yorkshire; and finally at Ballitore, Co. Kildare. After an…

Jebb, John

Jebb, John (1775–1833), theologian and Church of Ireland bishop of Limerick, was born 27 September 1775 in Drogheda, second son of John Jebb (1719–96), town alderman and merchant, and his second wife, Alicia (née Forster; d. 1782). On the sudden failure of his father's business in…

Jebb, Richard

Jebb, Richard (1766–1834), author and judge, was born in Drogheda, Co. Louth, and baptised on 24 July 1766, elder son among two sons and three daughters of John Jebb (d. 1796), alderman of the borough, and his second wife Alice or Alicia (née Forster; d. 1790). His younger brother…

Johnson, Lionel Pigot

Johnson, Lionel Pigot (1867–1902), poet and critic, was born 15 March 1867 at Broadstairs, Kent, third son of William Johnson (1822–91), captain in the 90th Regiment of light infantry, and Catherine Johnson (née Walters). His paternal great-grandfather was

Jones, Richard

Jones, Richard (c.1810–p.1840), Ribbonman, was born in Farney, Co. Monaghan, coming to Dublin c.1825 to work for his uncle, one Clarke, a hay, straw, corn, and potato factor in Smithfield. He probably received an elementary education in Monaghan, as he…

Jones, Theophilus

Jones, Theophilus (1729–1811), chief secretary, MP, and revenue collector, was the only son of Walter Jones (c.1694–1756) of Headfort, Co. Leitrim, and of Dublin, and his wife Olivia, elder daughter and co-heir of the Hon. Chidley Coote, of Coote Hall, Co. Roscommon, and…

Jones, William Bence-

Jones, William Bence- (1812–82), improving landlord and essayist, was born 5 October 1812 in Beccles, Suffolk, eldest son of William Jones (1776–1843), lieutenant-colonel, 5th Dragoon Guards, and his wife Matilda (d. 1869), daughter of the Rev. Bence Bence of Thorington Hall,…

Kelly, Thomas

Kelly, Thomas (1793?–1835), archbishop of Armagh, was born in south-east Tyrone. His upbringing is obscure. In August 1814 he entered Maynooth seminary, and rapidly showed great academic prowess. Ordained to the diocese of Armagh on 23 September 1820 by Archbishop…

Kelly, Thomas J.

Kelly, Thomas J. (1833–1908), Fenian and soldier, was born 6 January 1833 in Mountbellew, Co. Galway. His father Patrick, a farmer (and later a public house owner), intended him for the priesthood and sent him to St Jarlath’s College, Tuam, but he did not have a vocation. Leaving school…

Kent (Ceannt), Thomas

Kent (Ceannt), Thomas (1865–1916), farmer, and member of Cork Volunteer Brigade, was born 29 August 1865 in Bawnard House, Castlelyons, near Fermoy, Co. Cork, fourth among seven sons and two daughters of David Kent, a substantial farmer (leasing 200 acres), and Mary Kent (née Rice). He…

Kent, Richard

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Kenyon, John

Kenyon, John (1812–69), catholic priest and Young Irelander, was born at Thomond Gate, Limerick city, eldest son among three sons and three daughters of Patrick Kenyon, grocery and hardware merchant, and Mary Kenyon (née McMahon). One of five siblings to take religious vows, he…

Keogh, William Nicholas

Keogh, William Nicholas (1817–78), MP and judge, was born 17 December 1817 in Mary St., Galway city, eldest son of William Keogh, solicitor and clerk of the crown, and his wife Mary, daughter of Austin French of Rahoon, Co. Galway. After attending Dr Huddard's school on Mountjoy…

Kerwin, Michael

Kerwin, Michael (1837–1912), soldier and Fenian, was born 15 August 1837 in Co. Wexford. Emigrating with his parents to Philadelphia in 1847, he was educated at a private academy in the city, before taking up apprenticeship as a lithographic printer. Picking up the rudiments of…

Kettle, Andrew Joseph

Kettle, Andrew Joseph (1833–1916), agrarian reformer, was born in September 1833 in Drynam House, Swords, Co. Dublin, one among six children of Thomas Kettle, a prosperous farmer, and his wife, Alice (née Kavanagh). His maternal grandmother, Mary O'Brien, had smuggled arms to United…