Colley Family of Mount Temple, Clontarf
Henry FitzGeorge Pomeroy Colley eldest son of George Francis Pomeroy and Frances Trench of
Merrion Square and Ferney, Stillorgan. Henry a Magistrate and Landlord married Elizabeth
Isabella Wingfield daughter of the Rev Hon William Wingfield of Powerscourt and Elizabeth Kelly.
They lived at Mount Temple, Clontarf.
Henry FitzGeorge Pomeroy-Colley married 12.08.1858 Elizabeth Isabella Wingfield
born 01.07.1827 at Merrion Abbeyleix Church born 16.08.1832
died 24.11.1886 aged 59 Queens County died 18.11.1903
at Mount Temple at Mount Temple
1 Florence Isabella Colley born 13.06.1864 married Henry Charles Cole Bowen son of Robert
St John Cole Bowen and Eliza Jane Elizabeth Clarke of Bowens Court, Mallow, Cork on
10.04.1890 at Clontarf Church. Florence died 23.09.1912 at Bowens Court, Cork.
Henry then married Mary Gwynn daughter of Very Rev John Gwynn and Lucy Josephine
O’Brien on 04.09.1918 in Limerick. Henry died 27.05.1930 at Bowens Court. Mary died
21.08.1955 aged 76 years.
1 Elizabeth Dorothy Cole Bowen only daughter born 07.06.1899 married Alan Charles
Cameron son of Henry James Cameron of Kingsthorpe on 04.08.1923 at Blisworth
Parish Church, Northampton. On her father’s death in 1930, Elizabeth inherited
Bowen's Court. Elizabeth was the author of ten novels and over 100 short stories.
Alan died in 1953 and Elizabeth died in 1973.
2 George Pomeroy Arthur Colley born 06.03.1866 married Edith Maud Olivia Finlay, daughter
of Col Henry Thomas Finlay of Corkagh House, Clondalkin on 20.01.1909. George died
23.02.1933 at Corkagh House and Edith died 14.12.1975.
1 Nora Helen (Noreen) Pomeroy-Colley born 14.04.1910.
2 George Dudley Pomeroy-Colley born 19.09.1911.
3 Veronica Maude Pomeroy-Colley born 14.04.1913.
4 Valerie Edith Colley born 19.10.1914.
5 Rosemary Colley born 04.10.1916.
6 Henry John (Jock) Colley born 28.06.1918.
3 Rev William Wingfield Pomeroy-Colley 2nd son born 30.08.1868 married Helen Isabel
Brownlow younger daughter of Rev Duncan John Brownlow and Margaret Stuart Verschoyle
on 02.09.1915 at St Bartholomew’s Church. Helena died 22.08.1874 aged 87 years and
William died 07.04.1947.
1 Elisabeth Margaret Pomeroy-Colley born 09.04.1918.
2 Esmé Florence Helen Pomeroy-Colley born 20.06.1920.
4 Laura Emily Pomeroy-Colley born circa 1868 died unmarried on 26.02.1942.
5 Major Gerald Henry Pomeroy-Colley born 31.03.1870 married Dorothy Evelyn Addie daughter
of Colonel James Addie on 20.06.1906. Major Gerald Pomeroy Colley fought in the Boer War and
was Resident Magistrate for Co Tipperary and died 12.11.1923 in a London Nursing Home.
1 Patricia Pomeroy-Colley
6 Dr Constance Helena Pomeroy-Colley born 30.10.1871 in Lucan attended Alexander College Dublin
and studied in the College of Physicians in Edinburgh and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine.
She worked at Kingswood Sanatorium for tuberculosis in the Chiltern Hills in Oxford and died
unmarried on 15.02.1912 aged 40 years.
7 Gertrude Theodosia Colley born circa 1873 married Alberic Arthur Twisleton Wykeham-Fiennes
of 10 Union Mansions, Queens Club Gardens, London on 09.10.1895 in the Parish Church, Clontarf.
Alberic died 28.09.1919 aged 54 years.
1 Winifred Joan Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 13.08.1897.
2 Audrey Gertrude Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 26.03.1899.
3 Celia Mary Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 10.03.1902.
4 Sir Maurice Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 01.03.1907.
8 Edward Pomeroy Colley born 15.04.1875 worked as a surveyor in Canada and perished aboard
HMS Titanic on 15.04.1912.
9 Elizabeth Maria Colley married Frederick Selwyn Copleston of Brighton, Sussex on 18.01.1883 in
the Parish Church, Clontarf. Elizabeth died 27.08.1895.
10 Frances Maud Caroline Pomeroy-Colley died unmarried 15.01.1949.
June Bow & Karen Poff - October 2017
Henry FitzGeorge Pomeroy Colley eldest son of George Francis Pomeroy and Frances Trench of
Merrion Square and Ferney, Stillorgan. Henry a Magistrate and Landlord married Elizabeth
Isabella Wingfield daughter of the Rev Hon William Wingfield of Powerscourt and Elizabeth Kelly.
They lived at Mount Temple, Clontarf.
Henry FitzGeorge Pomeroy-Colley married 12.08.1858 Elizabeth Isabella Wingfield
born 01.07.1827 at Merrion Abbeyleix Church born 16.08.1832
died 24.11.1886 aged 59 Queens County died 18.11.1903
at Mount Temple at Mount Temple
1 Florence Isabella Colley born 13.06.1864 married Henry Charles Cole Bowen son of Robert
St John Cole Bowen and Eliza Jane Elizabeth Clarke of Bowens Court, Mallow, Cork on
10.04.1890 at Clontarf Church. Florence died 23.09.1912 at Bowens Court, Cork.
Henry then married Mary Gwynn daughter of Very Rev John Gwynn and Lucy Josephine
O’Brien on 04.09.1918 in Limerick. Henry died 27.05.1930 at Bowens Court. Mary died
21.08.1955 aged 76 years.
1 Elizabeth Dorothy Cole Bowen only daughter born 07.06.1899 married Alan Charles
Cameron son of Henry James Cameron of Kingsthorpe on 04.08.1923 at Blisworth
Parish Church, Northampton. On her father’s death in 1930, Elizabeth inherited
Bowen's Court. Elizabeth was the author of ten novels and over 100 short stories.
Alan died in 1953 and Elizabeth died in 1973.
2 George Pomeroy Arthur Colley born 06.03.1866 married Edith Maud Olivia Finlay, daughter
of Col Henry Thomas Finlay of Corkagh House, Clondalkin on 20.01.1909. George died
23.02.1933 at Corkagh House and Edith died 14.12.1975.
1 Nora Helen (Noreen) Pomeroy-Colley born 14.04.1910.
2 George Dudley Pomeroy-Colley born 19.09.1911.
3 Veronica Maude Pomeroy-Colley born 14.04.1913.
4 Valerie Edith Colley born 19.10.1914.
5 Rosemary Colley born 04.10.1916.
6 Henry John (Jock) Colley born 28.06.1918.
3 Rev William Wingfield Pomeroy-Colley 2nd son born 30.08.1868 married Helen Isabel
Brownlow younger daughter of Rev Duncan John Brownlow and Margaret Stuart Verschoyle
on 02.09.1915 at St Bartholomew’s Church. Helena died 22.08.1874 aged 87 years and
William died 07.04.1947.
1 Elisabeth Margaret Pomeroy-Colley born 09.04.1918.
2 Esmé Florence Helen Pomeroy-Colley born 20.06.1920.
4 Laura Emily Pomeroy-Colley born circa 1868 died unmarried on 26.02.1942.
5 Major Gerald Henry Pomeroy-Colley born 31.03.1870 married Dorothy Evelyn Addie daughter
of Colonel James Addie on 20.06.1906. Major Gerald Pomeroy Colley fought in the Boer War and
was Resident Magistrate for Co Tipperary and died 12.11.1923 in a London Nursing Home.
1 Patricia Pomeroy-Colley
6 Dr Constance Helena Pomeroy-Colley born 30.10.1871 in Lucan attended Alexander College Dublin
and studied in the College of Physicians in Edinburgh and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine.
She worked at Kingswood Sanatorium for tuberculosis in the Chiltern Hills in Oxford and died
unmarried on 15.02.1912 aged 40 years.
7 Gertrude Theodosia Colley born circa 1873 married Alberic Arthur Twisleton Wykeham-Fiennes
of 10 Union Mansions, Queens Club Gardens, London on 09.10.1895 in the Parish Church, Clontarf.
Alberic died 28.09.1919 aged 54 years.
1 Winifred Joan Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 13.08.1897.
2 Audrey Gertrude Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 26.03.1899.
3 Celia Mary Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 10.03.1902.
4 Sir Maurice Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes born 01.03.1907.
8 Edward Pomeroy Colley born 15.04.1875 worked as a surveyor in Canada and perished aboard
HMS Titanic on 15.04.1912.
9 Elizabeth Maria Colley married Frederick Selwyn Copleston of Brighton, Sussex on 18.01.1883 in
the Parish Church, Clontarf. Elizabeth died 27.08.1895.
10 Frances Maud Caroline Pomeroy-Colley died unmarried 15.01.1949.
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