Dobbs family of Dalguise
Conway Edward Dobbs married Sara Mulholland
born 22.08.1818 14.03.1865 born circa 1838
Antrim St Leonards-on-Sea Belfast
died 18.04.1898 (80) died 08.02.1927 (91)
at Dalguise, Monkstown Portnagolan, Cushendall
Antrim
Conway Edward Dobbs born 22.08.1818, Antrim, 3rd son of Conway Edward Dobbs, BL and
Maria Sophia Dobbs of Glendun Lodge, Antrim. He was educated at Trinity College, admitted
Kings Inns and took silk in 1840. He was of 6 North Great Georges Street and married Sara
Mulholland on 14.03.1865 at St Leonards-on-Sea. Sara was the daughter of St Clair Kelburn
Mulholland of Eglantine, Hillsboro, Co Down. They lived at 41 Lower Leeson Street after they
married and later at Fitzwilliam Square. They were at Dalguise from 1889 to 1898 when
Conway died there on 18.04.1898. He left 5k in personal estate and the informant of his death,
as well as his executor was his son Conway. The lease on Dalguise was put up for sale two
weeks after his death. Sara was living at Cushendall in 1911 and all four of their children had
survived. Sara died at Cushendall on 08.0.1927.
1 Conway Richard Dobbs born 26.12.1867 at 41 Lower Leeson Street educated at
Marlborough College. He was living at Dalguise when he married Jane Constance
Atkinson of 8 Belgrave Square daughter of Nicholas Carleton Atkinson on 27.04.1895
at Monkstown Parish Church. Conway a colonel in the Royal Engineers fought in the
First World War and was awarded an OBE in 1919. The family lived at Glenariff Lodge,
Parkmore, Co Antrim. Conway died on 19.11.1949 aged 81 years.
1 Conway Edward Dobbs born 20.08.1898 at Tulfarris, Wicklow.
2 Nithsdale Conway Dobbs born 16.02.1900, at 11 Belgrave Square, Monkstown.
2 St Clair Mulholland Dobbs born 29.01.1870 at Leeson Street. In 1901 St Clair a land
agent lived in Antrim and married Emily Saida Atkinson youngest daughter of Edward
Dupre Atkinson, the Archdeacon of Dromore on 16.02.1928 at Kilbroney Parish Church,
Rostrevor. St Clair died on 05.09.1944 at his residence Drumavoley, Ballycastle.
3 Margaret Emmeline Dobbs born 19.11.1871 at 41 Lower Leeson Street. Margaret was
a playwright whose interests were in Historical and Archaeology Studies. A keen
speaker of the Irish Language, she was a member of the Gaelic League and Cumann na
mBan. In 1911 she was living in Cushendall with her mother and two siblings. Margaret
died unmarried on 02.01.1962 aged 90 years at Portnagolan House, Cushendall.
Probate Belfast 27 Apr 1962 to her nephew Nithsdale Conway Dobbs brigadier HM Army
(retired), effects £4028.17s.7d.
4 Captain Henry Hugh Dobbs youngest son born 18.02.1875 at 41 Lower Leeson Street
living with his mother and siblings in Cushendall in 1911. Henry married Edith Mary
McFerran of Oakfield, Carrickfergus daughter of John McFarran on 02.11.1911 at St
Nicholas’ Parish Church, Carrickfergus. Edith died on 28.11.1953 and Henry died on
09.12.1954 both in Jersey, Channel Islands.
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Conway Edward Dobbs married Sara Mulholland
born 22.08.1818 14.03.1865 born circa 1838
Antrim St Leonards-on-Sea Belfast
died 18.04.1898 (80) died 08.02.1927 (91)
at Dalguise, Monkstown Portnagolan, Cushendall
Antrim
Conway Edward Dobbs born 22.08.1818, Antrim, 3rd son of Conway Edward Dobbs, BL and
Maria Sophia Dobbs of Glendun Lodge, Antrim. He was educated at Trinity College, admitted
Kings Inns and took silk in 1840. He was of 6 North Great Georges Street and married Sara
Mulholland on 14.03.1865 at St Leonards-on-Sea. Sara was the daughter of St Clair Kelburn
Mulholland of Eglantine, Hillsboro, Co Down. They lived at 41 Lower Leeson Street after they
married and later at Fitzwilliam Square. They were at Dalguise from 1889 to 1898 when
Conway died there on 18.04.1898. He left 5k in personal estate and the informant of his death,
as well as his executor was his son Conway. The lease on Dalguise was put up for sale two
weeks after his death. Sara was living at Cushendall in 1911 and all four of their children had
survived. Sara died at Cushendall on 08.0.1927.
1 Conway Richard Dobbs born 26.12.1867 at 41 Lower Leeson Street educated at
Marlborough College. He was living at Dalguise when he married Jane Constance
Atkinson of 8 Belgrave Square daughter of Nicholas Carleton Atkinson on 27.04.1895
at Monkstown Parish Church. Conway a colonel in the Royal Engineers fought in the
First World War and was awarded an OBE in 1919. The family lived at Glenariff Lodge,
Parkmore, Co Antrim. Conway died on 19.11.1949 aged 81 years.
1 Conway Edward Dobbs born 20.08.1898 at Tulfarris, Wicklow.
2 Nithsdale Conway Dobbs born 16.02.1900, at 11 Belgrave Square, Monkstown.
2 St Clair Mulholland Dobbs born 29.01.1870 at Leeson Street. In 1901 St Clair a land
agent lived in Antrim and married Emily Saida Atkinson youngest daughter of Edward
Dupre Atkinson, the Archdeacon of Dromore on 16.02.1928 at Kilbroney Parish Church,
Rostrevor. St Clair died on 05.09.1944 at his residence Drumavoley, Ballycastle.
3 Margaret Emmeline Dobbs born 19.11.1871 at 41 Lower Leeson Street. Margaret was
a playwright whose interests were in Historical and Archaeology Studies. A keen
speaker of the Irish Language, she was a member of the Gaelic League and Cumann na
mBan. In 1911 she was living in Cushendall with her mother and two siblings. Margaret
died unmarried on 02.01.1962 aged 90 years at Portnagolan House, Cushendall.
Probate Belfast 27 Apr 1962 to her nephew Nithsdale Conway Dobbs brigadier HM Army
(retired), effects £4028.17s.7d.
4 Captain Henry Hugh Dobbs youngest son born 18.02.1875 at 41 Lower Leeson Street
living with his mother and siblings in Cushendall in 1911. Henry married Edith Mary
McFerran of Oakfield, Carrickfergus daughter of John McFarran on 02.11.1911 at St
Nicholas’ Parish Church, Carrickfergus. Edith died on 28.11.1953 and Henry died on
09.12.1954 both in Jersey, Channel Islands.
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