Co. Tyrone

Haliday (Halliday, Hollyday), Samuel (1685–1739), presbyterian minister, was born probably in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, where his father, Samuel Haliday, was a presbyterian minister; his mother's name is not known. The elder Haliday was born 1637 in Scotland, and had been minister in a…

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, Kathleen (1905–90), duchess of Abercorn , public figure, was born Mary Kathleen Crichton on 8 July 1905 in London. Her parents were both members of prominent landed families well connected to British high society, especially to Queen Mary (1867–1953), who was asked to be…

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Holmes, Hugh (1840–1916), judge and politician, was born 17 February 1840 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, son of William Holmes, esq., and Sarah Jane Holmes (née Maxwell). He was educated at the Royal School, Dungannon, and TCD, where he graduated…

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Hughes, Angela (1806–66), Sister of Charity, was born Ellen Hughes in Annaloghan, Co. Tyrone, one of seven children (four sons and three daughters) of Patrick Hughes and Margaret Hughes (née McKenna). In 1819, when aged 13, she emigrated with her family to Chambersburg,…

Hunter, James (1863–1942), presbyterian fundamentalist, was born in Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone. He was educated at the RBAI and QCB, receiving a first-class honours…

Hunter, Mercy (1910–89), artist, was born 22 January 1910 in Belfast and christened Martha Saie Kathleen, one of the youngest of four daughters of the Rev. William Hunter, presbyterian minister; there was also at least one son. His wife was a Russian woman, Alice Beyer; on the day…

Jackson, Robin (1948–98), loyalist paramilitary, was born in September 1948 in Tullynarry Cottages, Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, one of seven children of John Jackson, farmhand, and his wife Eileen. As a teenager he participated in Paisleyite demonstrations against the Northern Ireland civil…

Johnston, John (1786–1862), presbyterian minister, was born at Aughendrummond, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, seventh son of William Johnston, farmer and merchant; his mother may have been his father's second wife, Margaret (née Armstrong?). He was educated at Mr Millar's school at Clogher…

Johnston, John Corry (1855–1943), presbyterian minister, was born 19 November 1855, eldest surviving son of John Johnston, tenant farmer, and Lydia Anne Johnston (née Curry) of Roughan, Augher, Co. Tyrone. Educated locally, largely by the presbyterian minister in Ballygawley, Dr W…

Johnston, Joseph (1890–1972), economist and senator, was born 2 August 1890 in Castlecaulfield, Co. Tyrone, one of the eight children and the youngest of the six sons of John Johnston, schoolteacher, and his wife, Mary, née Geddes. He was educated at Dungannon Royal School and as a…

Joyce, William Henry (1849/50–1928), policeman and magistrate, was born in Urney, Co. Tyrone, youngest of seven children of John Joyce and Eliza Anne Joyce (maiden name unknown), resident at Beechmount, Ballycolman, Strabane, Co. Tyrone. His father was clerk of the crown for Co.…

Kane, Richard Rutledge (1841–98), clergyman and politician, was born at Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, and educated locally. He was raised a methodist but joined the Church of Ireland as a teenager. Extremely religious, he held strict protestant views, and was highly critical of…

Kavanagh, Rose (1859–91), poet, was born 24 June 1859 in Killadroy, Co. Tyrone. Nothing is recorded of her parents except that her mother was a cousin of Archbishop John Hughes (qv) of New York. When Rose was 11 years old the family…

Kelly, Francis (1812–89), catholic bishop of Derry, was born at Drudgeon in the parish of Drumragh (near Omagh), Co. Tyrone, on 6 April 1812, one of seven children of Edward Kelly, blacksmith and smallholder, and his wife, Mary. He was educated locally and learned classics from Father…

Kelly, Liam (1922–2011) republican, Stormont MP and Irish senator, was born William Seán Kelly on 22 September 1922 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. His father, William, and grandfather Billy, had been active in republican politics. Liam joined the IRA during 1940 and was sentenced to two…

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…

Kennedy, James (‘Jimmy’) (1902–84), songwriter, was born 20 July 1902 in Pretoria Terrace, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, one among two sons and two daughters of Joseph Hamilton Kennedy, RIC sergeant, and his wife Annie, née Baskin. The family…

Kiely, Benedict ('Ben') (1919–2007), writer, critic and journalist, was born Thomas Joseph Benedict Kiely near Dromore, Co. Tyrone, on 15 August 1919, the sixth and youngest child of Thomas Kiely, a British army veteran and measurer for the Ordnance Survey (born in Moville, Co. Donegal…

Kinnear, John (1823–1909), presbyterian minister and MP, was born at Clonaneese, Co. Tyrone, second son of James Kinnear, presbyterian minister. After attending a local national school he was denied admission as a dissenter to the Church of Ireland Royal School, Dungannon, and was…

Knox, George (1765–1827), barrister and politician, was born 14 January 1765 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, fifth son of Thomas Knox (qv), later Baron Welles and 1st Viscount Northland, and his wife Anne, second daughter of Baron Knapton. George and his brothers…

Knox, Robert (1815/16–1883), presbyterian minister, was born in Clady, Co. Tyrone, third son of Hugh Knox, probably a farmer, who was ruling elder in Urney presbyterian church. There may also have been at least four daughters. His mother (whose name is unknown) died when he was…

Knox, Robert Bent- (1808–93), protestant bishop of Down and Connor and archbishop of Armagh, was born 25 September 1808 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, second son of Charles Knox (c.1771–1825), archdeacon of Armagh and sixth son of the 1st Viscount Northland, and his wife…