The Barnewall family - Baron Trimleston (Trimblestown)
Nicholas Barnewall born 8 Jun 1726 was an Irish landowner associated with the Roebuck
Estate in Dublin. He moved to France when he was fourteen. He married Maria Henrietta
(Martha) only daughter of Joseph d'Aguin, president of the Parliament of Toulouse in the
Kingdom of France circa 1768. He acquired property in France but lost these estates
during the revolution. Martha died in May 1782 and he moved back to Ireland with an
allowance of 100 guineas per year from his cousin the 13th Baron Trimleston. He
succeeded to the title 14th Baron Trimleston on the death of his cousin Thomas in 1796.
1 Rosalie Barnewall married Peter D’Alton, grandson of Count Christopher D'Alton.
Peter joined the Light Dragoons and attained the rank of Captain. He was High
Sheriff of Co Tipperary in 1840. He succeeded as Count of the Roman Empire on
the death of his father in 1793. He was insolvent in 1849 and living in Sandymount.
He died 23 Mar 1851 at Kildare Street aged 75. Rosalie Countess D’Alton died in
Florence on 2 Feb 1864 aged 92 having outlived two of her three children. Peter
had a fourth child from a relationship with Bridget Mary Williams.
1 Edward Nicholas Thomas D’Alton born circa 1798. It was reported that he
married Margaret Mary Gertrude Cane, daughter of Patrick Cane on
28 Jan 1860 at St Mary’s Church, Nenagh. This marriage was later denied in
the newspapers. He succeeded his father as Count D’Alton in 1851 and
inherited the Grenanstown estate. He was appointed DL in 1862 and High
Sheriff in 1866. He travelled frequently between Italy, Germany and Ireland
and when in Dublin stayed at the Hibernia Hotel. His death was announced
by the Irish Times in 1870 but later reported as being a hoax. He was the
owner of 1375 acres at Grenanstown in 1876. He died at the Norfold Hotel in
Brighton on 3 Sep 1877 aged 79 leaving 14K in personal estate with a bequest
of £100, each to the sisters of Mercy in Nenagh and Rev Edmond O’Leary PP to
be distributed to the poor of the parish.
1 Son born August to Countess D’Alton at Grenanstown reported in the
newspaper in 1860.
2 Richard D’Alton, second son was living in France in 1851. He died 22 Sep 1856
at Toulouse.
3 Henrietta D’Alton married Major-General Henry Eustace, of Corbally and brother
of the Dowager Trimleston in 1819. He was with the Royal Engineers and was
appointed Lieut Gen in 1830. He died on 5 Oct 1844 at Geneva and Henrietta
died at Pisa in May 1857.
1 Rosalie Eustace, only daughter married Marquis of Ricci Parracianni of
Rome on 15 Aug 1853 at Florence by the Archbishop of Florence.
2 Henry Eustace, eldest son lived in Italy. He married Albertina Foschi,
widow of Count Foschi and daughter of the late Lieut Gen Marquess
Paulucci at the Church of Santa Maria de Corboli near Florence in
October 1861. Henry had lands and Corbally, Co Meath and succeeded
to the lands at Grennanstown. He died late of Grennanstown
12 Aug 1898 and left 6K in personal estate in Ireland.
1 Henrietta Albertina Maria Francesca Eustace died late of
Grennanstown and Nice, France on 19 Aug 1920.
2 John Thomas Barnewall, born 30 Jan 1773. He married Maria Theresa Kirwan on
15 Jan 1793 (ML) in Dublin. Maria was the daughter of Richard Kirwan, chemist of
Cregg, Galway and they lived at Holles Street for a time before removing to Bath. John
became the 15th Baron Trimleston on the death of his father in 1813. Maria died in
October 1824 at Bath. John died at Naples 7 Oct 1839 leaving his personal wealth to
his two mistresses and the entailed property went to his son.
1 Henrietta Barnewall baptised at Bath on 28 Jul 1800 died unmarried on
10 Apr 1836 at No 3 Bladud Buildings in Bath.
2 Thomas Barnewall only son born 14 Apr 1796 admitted Trinity College in 1814.
He entered as a Filius Nobilis and became the only Catholic Filius Nobilis on the
books of the college for a century. He married Margaret Randalina Roche on
3 Nov 1836 at Twickenham. Margaret was the elder daughter of the late Philip
Roche of Donore, Co Kildare. She was sister of Lady Louth, and niece to Lord
Dunsany. He succeeded as 16th baron at the decease of his father in 1839. He
died 4 Aug 1879 at his residence in Park-lane.
The title was thought to be extinct, as he had no son but the title was confirmed
posthumously to a distant relative; Christopher Patrick Mary Barnewall in 1893
and then to his brother Charles and is still in existence (2020). Charles sold
Turvey House in 1902.
1 Anna Maria Louis only child married Robert Henry Elliot on 4 Jun 1868 at
St Georges', Hanover Square.
Nicholas secondly married Alicia Eustace, daughter of Charles Eustace and brother of General
Eustace on 8 Aug 1797. She was 24 and he was 71. They moved to Bath to reside before moving
to London. On the death of Lord Falkland he succeeded to the burdened Turvey estate in
Donabate. In 1810 Lady Trimleston came to Ireland with the Power of Attorney and sold the
Roebuck estate. Nicholas died 16 Apr 1813. His will was contested on a number of occasions.
Turvey House was a sixteenth century listed house in Donabate that was controversially
demolished on the orders of Dublin County Council in 1987 by property company the Murphy
Group.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – September 2020
Nicholas Barnewall born 8 Jun 1726 was an Irish landowner associated with the Roebuck
Estate in Dublin. He moved to France when he was fourteen. He married Maria Henrietta
(Martha) only daughter of Joseph d'Aguin, president of the Parliament of Toulouse in the
Kingdom of France circa 1768. He acquired property in France but lost these estates
during the revolution. Martha died in May 1782 and he moved back to Ireland with an
allowance of 100 guineas per year from his cousin the 13th Baron Trimleston. He
succeeded to the title 14th Baron Trimleston on the death of his cousin Thomas in 1796.
1 Rosalie Barnewall married Peter D’Alton, grandson of Count Christopher D'Alton.
Peter joined the Light Dragoons and attained the rank of Captain. He was High
Sheriff of Co Tipperary in 1840. He succeeded as Count of the Roman Empire on
the death of his father in 1793. He was insolvent in 1849 and living in Sandymount.
He died 23 Mar 1851 at Kildare Street aged 75. Rosalie Countess D’Alton died in
Florence on 2 Feb 1864 aged 92 having outlived two of her three children. Peter
had a fourth child from a relationship with Bridget Mary Williams.
1 Edward Nicholas Thomas D’Alton born circa 1798. It was reported that he
married Margaret Mary Gertrude Cane, daughter of Patrick Cane on
28 Jan 1860 at St Mary’s Church, Nenagh. This marriage was later denied in
the newspapers. He succeeded his father as Count D’Alton in 1851 and
inherited the Grenanstown estate. He was appointed DL in 1862 and High
Sheriff in 1866. He travelled frequently between Italy, Germany and Ireland
and when in Dublin stayed at the Hibernia Hotel. His death was announced
by the Irish Times in 1870 but later reported as being a hoax. He was the
owner of 1375 acres at Grenanstown in 1876. He died at the Norfold Hotel in
Brighton on 3 Sep 1877 aged 79 leaving 14K in personal estate with a bequest
of £100, each to the sisters of Mercy in Nenagh and Rev Edmond O’Leary PP to
be distributed to the poor of the parish.
1 Son born August to Countess D’Alton at Grenanstown reported in the
newspaper in 1860.
2 Richard D’Alton, second son was living in France in 1851. He died 22 Sep 1856
at Toulouse.
3 Henrietta D’Alton married Major-General Henry Eustace, of Corbally and brother
of the Dowager Trimleston in 1819. He was with the Royal Engineers and was
appointed Lieut Gen in 1830. He died on 5 Oct 1844 at Geneva and Henrietta
died at Pisa in May 1857.
1 Rosalie Eustace, only daughter married Marquis of Ricci Parracianni of
Rome on 15 Aug 1853 at Florence by the Archbishop of Florence.
2 Henry Eustace, eldest son lived in Italy. He married Albertina Foschi,
widow of Count Foschi and daughter of the late Lieut Gen Marquess
Paulucci at the Church of Santa Maria de Corboli near Florence in
October 1861. Henry had lands and Corbally, Co Meath and succeeded
to the lands at Grennanstown. He died late of Grennanstown
12 Aug 1898 and left 6K in personal estate in Ireland.
1 Henrietta Albertina Maria Francesca Eustace died late of
Grennanstown and Nice, France on 19 Aug 1920.
2 John Thomas Barnewall, born 30 Jan 1773. He married Maria Theresa Kirwan on
15 Jan 1793 (ML) in Dublin. Maria was the daughter of Richard Kirwan, chemist of
Cregg, Galway and they lived at Holles Street for a time before removing to Bath. John
became the 15th Baron Trimleston on the death of his father in 1813. Maria died in
October 1824 at Bath. John died at Naples 7 Oct 1839 leaving his personal wealth to
his two mistresses and the entailed property went to his son.
1 Henrietta Barnewall baptised at Bath on 28 Jul 1800 died unmarried on
10 Apr 1836 at No 3 Bladud Buildings in Bath.
2 Thomas Barnewall only son born 14 Apr 1796 admitted Trinity College in 1814.
He entered as a Filius Nobilis and became the only Catholic Filius Nobilis on the
books of the college for a century. He married Margaret Randalina Roche on
3 Nov 1836 at Twickenham. Margaret was the elder daughter of the late Philip
Roche of Donore, Co Kildare. She was sister of Lady Louth, and niece to Lord
Dunsany. He succeeded as 16th baron at the decease of his father in 1839. He
died 4 Aug 1879 at his residence in Park-lane.
The title was thought to be extinct, as he had no son but the title was confirmed
posthumously to a distant relative; Christopher Patrick Mary Barnewall in 1893
and then to his brother Charles and is still in existence (2020). Charles sold
Turvey House in 1902.
1 Anna Maria Louis only child married Robert Henry Elliot on 4 Jun 1868 at
St Georges', Hanover Square.
Nicholas secondly married Alicia Eustace, daughter of Charles Eustace and brother of General
Eustace on 8 Aug 1797. She was 24 and he was 71. They moved to Bath to reside before moving
to London. On the death of Lord Falkland he succeeded to the burdened Turvey estate in
Donabate. In 1810 Lady Trimleston came to Ireland with the Power of Attorney and sold the
Roebuck estate. Nicholas died 16 Apr 1813. His will was contested on a number of occasions.
Turvey House was a sixteenth century listed house in Donabate that was controversially
demolished on the orders of Dublin County Council in 1987 by property company the Murphy
Group.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – September 2020