Trench, Frederick Oliver
Trench, Frederick Oliver (1868–1946), 3rd Baron Ashtown and unionist propagandist, was born 2 February 1868, son of Frederick Sydney Charles Trench (1839–79), eldest son of the 2nd Lord Ashtown, and his wife Lady Anne Le Poer Trench (d. 1924). Ashtown succeeded to the title and…...
Trench, Richard Le Poer
Trench, Richard Le Poer (1767–1837), 2nd earl of Clancarty , 1st Viscount Clancarty (UK), politician, diplomat, was born 18 May 1767 at Garbally, Co. Galway, second but first surviving son of William Power Keating Trench (1741–1805), MP for Co. Galway 1768–97 and later 1st earl of…...
Trevor, Arthur Hill
Trevor, Arthur Hill (c.1694–1771), 1st Viscount Dungannon, politician and landowner, was the second son of the Rt Hon. Michael Hill of Belvoir, Co. Down, and Anne Hill (née Trevor), daughter, and only child to have issue, of Sir John Trevor of Brynkinalt, Denbighshire. He…...
Trimble, Samuel Delmege
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Trimble, William
Trimble, William (1802–88), printer, newspaper proprietor, and editor, was born 12 April 1802 at the Diamond, Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, eldest son of James Trimble (1774–1860), officer of militia, petty sessions clerk, and elder in the secession presbyterian church, and his wife Ann (…...
Turnly, Francis
Turnly, Francis (1765/6–1845), landlord and philanthropist, was born probably in Newtownards, Co. Down, second son and fourth child among three sons and four daughters of Francis Turnly (d. 1801), a merchant and property owner in Newtownards and Belfast, who was connected with several…...
Ua Conchobair, Cathal Carrach
Ua Conchobair, Cathal Carrach (d. 1202), son of Conchobar Máenmaige (qv) and overking of Connacht, belonged to the dynasty of Síl Muiredaig. There is no mention of either his mother or his wife, but he had a…...
Valence, Agnes de
Valence, Agnes de (c.1250–1309), magnate, was the daughter of William de Valence, lord of Wexford (sometimes styled earl of Pembroke), and Joan de Munchensy (granddaughter of William Marshal (qv), earl of Pembroke and lord of…...
Vandeleur, John Scott
Vandeleur, John Scott (1791–p. 1833), landlord, was born in Co. Clare, first son of Col. Boyle Vandeleur of Ralahine, Co. Clare, and his wife Diana, daughter of John Scott of Cahircon, Co. Clare. He was educated at the school of the Rev. Louis Kerr, entered…...
Vaughan, Sir John
Vaughan, Sir John (d. 1643), servitor, was born in Wales. He arrived in Ireland in early 1599 as a lieutenant in reinforcements sent from the Low Countries. In May 1600 he landed in Lough Foyle as part of an expedition to Ulster led by Sir…...
Verdon (Verdun), Sir John de
Verdon (Verdun), Sir John de (c.1226–1274), landowner, was the son of Theobald Butler (qv) (d. 1230) and his second wife, Rohese, daughter and heir of Nicholas de Verdon. Nicholas was the…...
Vereker, Charles
Vereker, Charles (1768–1842), 2nd Viscount Gort , naval and militia officer, and MP, was the second son of Thomas Vereker of Roxborough, Limerick, and his wife Juliana, sister of John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort. His Vereker ancestry was Flemish but the family was long…...
Walker, Roger Chambers
Walker, Roger Chambers (1806–54), landowner, barrister, and antiquary, was born 29 October 1806, the only son of James Walker (d. 1853) of Rathcarrick, Co. Sligo, solicitor and landowner, and Letitia Walker (née Johnstone; d. 1835) from Co. Fermanagh. He had two sisters. The family…...
Walker, Sir Samuel
Walker, Sir Samuel (1832–1911), 1st baronet, lord chancellor of Ireland, was born 19 June 1832 at Gore Port, Finea, Co. Westmeath, second of three sons of Capt. Alexander Walker, soldier, and Elizabeth Walker (née Elliott); his older brother was Gen.…...
Wallace, Robert Hugh
Wallace, Robert Hugh (1860–1929), Orangeman, soldier and political activist, was born in English Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down, on 14 December 1860, son of William Nevin Wallace, solicitor and landowner, and his second wife, Catherine Mary (d. 1877), daughter of Francis Charles…...
Walter (Butler), Theobald
Walter (Butler), Theobald (a.1150–1206?), magnate and chief butler of Ireland, was eldest son of Hervey Walter and Maud, daughter of Theobald de Valoignes. Little or nothing is known for certain about his family background, but he clearly came from what later centuries…...
WARBURTON, Bartholomew Elliott George (‘Eliot Warburton’)
Warburton, Bartholomew Elliott George (‘Eliot Warburton’) (1810–52), author, landowner, and traveller, was born near Tullamore, King's Co. (Offaly), eldest son of George Warburton, of Aughrim, Co. Galway, a former inspector-general of the constabulary in Ireland, and Anna Warburton (née…...
Ward, John
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Ward, Marcus
Ward, Marcus (1807–47), printer, stationer, and founder of Marcus Ward & Co., was born in Belfast, second son among five sons and two daughters of John Ward (1770–1836) of Jackson Hall, Co. Down, Ulster paper manufacturer and printer, and his wife Margaret (née Davis) (1782–1832…...
Ward, Maxwell Richard Crosbie
Ward, Maxwell Richard Crosbie (1868–1950), 6th Viscount Bangor , politician, was born 4 May 1868, third son of Henry William Crosbie (1828–1911), 5th Viscount Bangor, representative peer, JP and DL…...
Watson, John
Watson, John (d. 1769), bookseller and bookbinder. Nothing is known of his early life. He married (21 April 1722) in St Audoen's church, Dublin, Elizabeth (d. 1753), daughter of Peter Lawrence (d. 1709), bookseller and freeman since 1697. Three months later he petitioned for freedom…...
Watson, Samuel
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Watts (Lynch), Elizabeth
Watts (Lynch), Elizabeth (d. 1794), printer, stationer, and ‘bookseller to the courts of law’, whose origins are unknown, succeeded her first husband Richard Watts (d. November 1762) printer and bookseller, with whom she had four sons and a daughter. She married secondly (14…...
Webb, Richard Davis
Webb, Richard Davis (1805–72), printer and philanthropist, was born in the Cornmarket, Dublin, where his parents had a linen business; he was eldest among seven sons of James Webb and Deborah Webb (née Forrest). The Webbs and Forrests were members of the Society of Friends;…...
Wellesley (Wesley), Richard Colley
Wellesley (Wesley), Richard Colley (1760–1842), Marquis Wellesley , governor-general of Bengal and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 20 June 1760 at Dangan Castle, Co. Meath, eldest child of Garret Wesley (qv), 1st Viscount…...