Mrs Harvey Du Cros 1916
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Willie and Harvey (from left wearing caps)
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Scaling Snowden
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Du Cros of South Hill House
William Du Cros married Harriet Maria Williams
born circa 1778 1804 born circa 1781
died September 1836 died 9 Aug 1853 (72)
William Harvey Ducros born circa 1778 at Ship Street, son of Samuel Peter Ducros and Mary Dawson
He was made Freeman of the City of Dublin in 1804 in the Guild of Smiths. He is noted in the street
directories as a brazier & japanner of 9 Werburgh Street from 1818 to 1822 and from 1824 was
working as a tin manufacturer and lamp maker from Capel Street. He died in September 1836 and
was buried at Clontarf. Harriet Maria died in 1853 and was buried at Clontarf.
1 William Du Cros eldest son married Elizabeth Murphy, eldest daughter of Peter Murphy of
Kilcullen, Co Kildare on 25 Dec 1840 at St Anne’s, Belfast and afterwards in St Patrick’s Chapel.
William died before 1875.
2 Harriett Du Cros born Skinner’s Row was baptised at St Werburgh Street on 9 Sep 1806.
3 Eliza Pricilla Du Cros baptised 4 Nov 1810 at Werburgh Street married John Coffey on
22 Dec 1833 at St Mary’s Church.
1 Margaret Isabell Coffey baptised at St Michan’s in March 1835.
4 Emma Laura Du Cros baptised 17 Mar 1816 at Werburgh Street died 11 Jul 1827 and was
buried at John the Baptist graveyard in Clontarf.
5 John Henry Du Cros baptised 29 Dec 1817 at Werburgh Street.
6 Phoebe Louisa Du Cros born P baptised 10 Jan 1819 at Pride Street married (John)
Theophilus Landey of Ormond Quay on 16 Nov 1839.
1 Harriet Eliza Landey born 3 Mar 1841 at Drumcondra.
7 Hariott Maria Du Cros baptised 24 Jun 1821 at Werburgh Street married F E Piers and
secondly married Richard Pennefather of Ballyneragh, Co Tipperary on 7 Apr 1855.
8 Constantina Anna youngest Daughter baptised 29 Mar 1824 at Werburgh Street married
William Bowers Taylor of Ballymena on 3 Dec 1846 at St George’s. William was a linen
Merchant and the son of Archibald Taylor.
9 Edward Pierre du Cros born 28 Dec 1828 at 140 Abbey Street baptised at St Mary’s married
Anna Maria circa 1845. Edward died 15 Jun 1907 late of South Hill House.
1 William Harvey (Harvey) du Cros born 19 June 1846 at 93 Middle Abbey Street was
educated at King's Hospital. He became a bookkeeper in Brooks Thomas and married
Annie Jane Roy on 20 May 1868 at the Registrar’s Office Dublin. Annie was a confectioner
and the daughter of James Roy, land steward. He became secretary of the Irish
Commercial Travellers' Union in 1869, and was a paper merchant of Northumberland
House. By the time he reached his late-twenties Harvey had formed his six sons into a
team of racing cyclists called The Invincibles. The team rode on solid tyred penny farthing
bicycles. In the late 1870’s Harvey won a number of Irish boxing championships. In the
1880’s he was still playing rugby and captained Bective for 8 years. He was the founder of
the pneumatic tyre industry supporting the innovations of John Boyd Dunlop and he mass
produced Dunlop's tyres. This came about when two of his sons were beaten in a cycle
race by a little considered competitor using John Boyd Dunlop's basic pneumatic tyres. He
was made president of the Irish Cyclists' Association. In 1891 production was moved from
Dublin to Coventry when Dublin Corporation took action against the company for the
smells issuing from the rubber manufacturing plant. In 1896, Harvey sold that company
to a group of people including Ernest T Hooley for 3 million pounds. The business was
then floated to the public as Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company in May 1896 and by 1904
employed 3000 workers. That same year Harvey purchased Cornbury Park from Lord
Churchill. Annie died on 5 May 1899 aged 57 at Cornbury Park, Oxon.
1 Frederick Hilary (Fred) du Cros eldest son born 10 Dec 1868 in Dundrum baptised at
Taney was Irish Cycling champion in 1886. He joined his father in Dublin's Pneumatic
Tyre and Booth's Cycle Agency. He married Eliza Davison in London in 1893. He died
12 May 1917 at Ladbrook House, Southampton.
2 Alfred James (Alf) du Cros born 10 Dec 1868 in Dundrum baptised at Taney was an
amateur Trick Rider and became an Irish cycling champion. He joined his father and
brothers in Dublin's Pneumatic Tyre and Booth's Cycle Agency. He was chairman of
the Swift Cycle Company and director of a number of oil companies. He married
Louisa Pemberton Hincks from New Orleans in December 1901 and died in 1946.
3 Arthur Philip du Cros born at 24 Liverpool Road (Portobello Road) on 31 Jan 1871. He
was educated in Dublin and joined the Civil Service. In 1892 he married Maude
Gooding and they had two children. He was elected MP for Hasting in 1908 after his
father retired as MP and lived in Levetleigh House in St Leonards on Sea until it was
burned down in 1913 by suffragettes. He was created Baronet in 1916. He divorced
in 1923 and retired from Dunlop in 1928. He married Florence May Walton King in
Paris in 1928 and thirdly married Mary Louise Joan Beaumont. Arthur died on
28 Oct 1955 at Oxley, he was interred at Finstock and left 28K in personal estate.
4 Harvey du Cros junior born 15 Mar 1872 at Longwood Avenue baptised at St Peter’s.
He scaled Snowdon in a motor car in 1904. He had an affair with Mrs Dorothy Florence
(Betty) Barret in 1914 which led to her divorce. He founded and was MD of the Swift
Cycle Company and also founded the Yellow Cab Company. He secondly married
Dorothy Attewell nee Barrett in 1916. He died 1 Nov 1928 in Maidenhead and was
interred at Finstock.
1 Harvey A Du Cros born in November 1917 at Maidenhead.
5 William Ernest (Willie) du Cros fifth son born 5 Mar 1874 at Longwood Avenue married
Anna Maria Reuss in 1905 and Mary Anastasia Murphy in 1936. He died in a London
nursing Home in September 1937.
1 William Du Cros baptised at St Barnabas. Tunbridge Wells, St Barnabas on
1 May 1913.
6 George Herbert du Cros 8 Sep 1875 at Peach Villa, Sandymount baptised at St
Matthew’s Ringsend became a motor car racer. He died in 1946.
7 Percival du Cros born 20 Jul 1882 at Peach Ville, Sandymount Avenue died circa 1883.
Harvey secondly married Florence Ellen Gibbings of Devon in Paris in 1903. He was elected in
the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for Hastings in East Sussex but retired in
1908 due to ill health. He was conferred by King of Spain with the Royal Order of Isabella the
Catholic in 1910. They lived at Levetleigh House in St Leonards on Sea, he transferred the lease
to his son Arthur and it was burnt down by suffragettes in 1913. Harvey moved back to Dublin
in 1918 and died 21 Dec 1918 at Inniscorrig Castle on Coliemore Road, Dalkey and was buried
at the family vault at Finstock, Oxfordshire. He left 42K in personal estate.
8 Florence Patricia Du Cros born on 17 Mar 1904.
Edward Secondly married Amelia Wilson Bible, second daughter of Henry Bible of Cork at St
Munchin’s Limerick on 21 Jul 1868.
2 Amy Harriett Du Cros born 16 Feb 1870 at 47 Grand Canal Street married Alexander Jackson
Wallace on 11 Aug 1897.
1 Pierre Alexander Wallace born 3 Apr 1899 at Beechwood Avenue.
3 Harding Du Cros born 7 Mar 1872 at (10 Prince William Terrace) 47 Grand Canal Street Upper
baptised at St Mark’s married Thomas Greenslead Bible of Sunnyside, Buncrana, Co Donegal
on 6 Apr 1893.
4 Edward Pierre Du Cros born 6 Apr 1873 at 40 Cullenswood baptised in Rathmines. He
married Elizabeth Stephenson in 1895 and they lived in England.
1 Edward Du Cros born circa 1896 in Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Yorkshire.
2 Cyril du Cros born circa 1899 in Yorkshire took Holy orders. Rev Canon Du Cros,
Rector of Buttevant, Cork died in 1967.
2 Doris Du Cros born circa 1900 at Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Yorkshire.
Amelia died at Cullenswood 20 April 1873 at Cullenswood aged 28 and was buried at Clontarf Edward
Pierre thirdly married Frances Hawkins on 1 Jun 1875 at St Catherine’s. Frances was the daughter of
John Hawkins, accountant and was living at 10 Wellington Place. The moved to South Hill House in 1889
and Fanny died there on 4 Jan 1903 aged 61. For a number of years, the Du Cros's and the Dunlop's
of Talbot House were close neighbours. Edward died 15 Jun 1907 at Timolin Vicarage, Kildare, the
residence of his son in law, late of South Hill, Blackrock. Admin granted at London to Harvey du Cros.
He left £600 in personal estate.
5 Albert Du Cros born 29 May 1876 at 40 Cullenswood.
6 Ernest Francis Du Cros born at 25 Jul 1877 at 40 Cullenswood baptised at Sandford Church
married Gwendoline Mabel Morris at SS Philip & James on 4 Jun 1902. He enlisted and died
2 Jun 1919 from shell shock.
7 Eliza Hawkins (Elsie) Du Cros youngest daughter born 15 Oct 1879 at 40 Cullenswood married
Rev John Stuart Long, youngest son of the late William Long, of Athy, Co Kildare on 20 Jun 1901
at SS Philip & James, Booterstown.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – January 2020
William Du Cros married Harriet Maria Williams
born circa 1778 1804 born circa 1781
died September 1836 died 9 Aug 1853 (72)
William Harvey Ducros born circa 1778 at Ship Street, son of Samuel Peter Ducros and Mary Dawson
He was made Freeman of the City of Dublin in 1804 in the Guild of Smiths. He is noted in the street
directories as a brazier & japanner of 9 Werburgh Street from 1818 to 1822 and from 1824 was
working as a tin manufacturer and lamp maker from Capel Street. He died in September 1836 and
was buried at Clontarf. Harriet Maria died in 1853 and was buried at Clontarf.
1 William Du Cros eldest son married Elizabeth Murphy, eldest daughter of Peter Murphy of
Kilcullen, Co Kildare on 25 Dec 1840 at St Anne’s, Belfast and afterwards in St Patrick’s Chapel.
William died before 1875.
2 Harriett Du Cros born Skinner’s Row was baptised at St Werburgh Street on 9 Sep 1806.
3 Eliza Pricilla Du Cros baptised 4 Nov 1810 at Werburgh Street married John Coffey on
22 Dec 1833 at St Mary’s Church.
1 Margaret Isabell Coffey baptised at St Michan’s in March 1835.
4 Emma Laura Du Cros baptised 17 Mar 1816 at Werburgh Street died 11 Jul 1827 and was
buried at John the Baptist graveyard in Clontarf.
5 John Henry Du Cros baptised 29 Dec 1817 at Werburgh Street.
6 Phoebe Louisa Du Cros born P baptised 10 Jan 1819 at Pride Street married (John)
Theophilus Landey of Ormond Quay on 16 Nov 1839.
1 Harriet Eliza Landey born 3 Mar 1841 at Drumcondra.
7 Hariott Maria Du Cros baptised 24 Jun 1821 at Werburgh Street married F E Piers and
secondly married Richard Pennefather of Ballyneragh, Co Tipperary on 7 Apr 1855.
8 Constantina Anna youngest Daughter baptised 29 Mar 1824 at Werburgh Street married
William Bowers Taylor of Ballymena on 3 Dec 1846 at St George’s. William was a linen
Merchant and the son of Archibald Taylor.
9 Edward Pierre du Cros born 28 Dec 1828 at 140 Abbey Street baptised at St Mary’s married
Anna Maria circa 1845. Edward died 15 Jun 1907 late of South Hill House.
1 William Harvey (Harvey) du Cros born 19 June 1846 at 93 Middle Abbey Street was
educated at King's Hospital. He became a bookkeeper in Brooks Thomas and married
Annie Jane Roy on 20 May 1868 at the Registrar’s Office Dublin. Annie was a confectioner
and the daughter of James Roy, land steward. He became secretary of the Irish
Commercial Travellers' Union in 1869, and was a paper merchant of Northumberland
House. By the time he reached his late-twenties Harvey had formed his six sons into a
team of racing cyclists called The Invincibles. The team rode on solid tyred penny farthing
bicycles. In the late 1870’s Harvey won a number of Irish boxing championships. In the
1880’s he was still playing rugby and captained Bective for 8 years. He was the founder of
the pneumatic tyre industry supporting the innovations of John Boyd Dunlop and he mass
produced Dunlop's tyres. This came about when two of his sons were beaten in a cycle
race by a little considered competitor using John Boyd Dunlop's basic pneumatic tyres. He
was made president of the Irish Cyclists' Association. In 1891 production was moved from
Dublin to Coventry when Dublin Corporation took action against the company for the
smells issuing from the rubber manufacturing plant. In 1896, Harvey sold that company
to a group of people including Ernest T Hooley for 3 million pounds. The business was
then floated to the public as Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company in May 1896 and by 1904
employed 3000 workers. That same year Harvey purchased Cornbury Park from Lord
Churchill. Annie died on 5 May 1899 aged 57 at Cornbury Park, Oxon.
1 Frederick Hilary (Fred) du Cros eldest son born 10 Dec 1868 in Dundrum baptised at
Taney was Irish Cycling champion in 1886. He joined his father in Dublin's Pneumatic
Tyre and Booth's Cycle Agency. He married Eliza Davison in London in 1893. He died
12 May 1917 at Ladbrook House, Southampton.
2 Alfred James (Alf) du Cros born 10 Dec 1868 in Dundrum baptised at Taney was an
amateur Trick Rider and became an Irish cycling champion. He joined his father and
brothers in Dublin's Pneumatic Tyre and Booth's Cycle Agency. He was chairman of
the Swift Cycle Company and director of a number of oil companies. He married
Louisa Pemberton Hincks from New Orleans in December 1901 and died in 1946.
3 Arthur Philip du Cros born at 24 Liverpool Road (Portobello Road) on 31 Jan 1871. He
was educated in Dublin and joined the Civil Service. In 1892 he married Maude
Gooding and they had two children. He was elected MP for Hasting in 1908 after his
father retired as MP and lived in Levetleigh House in St Leonards on Sea until it was
burned down in 1913 by suffragettes. He was created Baronet in 1916. He divorced
in 1923 and retired from Dunlop in 1928. He married Florence May Walton King in
Paris in 1928 and thirdly married Mary Louise Joan Beaumont. Arthur died on
28 Oct 1955 at Oxley, he was interred at Finstock and left 28K in personal estate.
4 Harvey du Cros junior born 15 Mar 1872 at Longwood Avenue baptised at St Peter’s.
He scaled Snowdon in a motor car in 1904. He had an affair with Mrs Dorothy Florence
(Betty) Barret in 1914 which led to her divorce. He founded and was MD of the Swift
Cycle Company and also founded the Yellow Cab Company. He secondly married
Dorothy Attewell nee Barrett in 1916. He died 1 Nov 1928 in Maidenhead and was
interred at Finstock.
1 Harvey A Du Cros born in November 1917 at Maidenhead.
5 William Ernest (Willie) du Cros fifth son born 5 Mar 1874 at Longwood Avenue married
Anna Maria Reuss in 1905 and Mary Anastasia Murphy in 1936. He died in a London
nursing Home in September 1937.
1 William Du Cros baptised at St Barnabas. Tunbridge Wells, St Barnabas on
1 May 1913.
6 George Herbert du Cros 8 Sep 1875 at Peach Villa, Sandymount baptised at St
Matthew’s Ringsend became a motor car racer. He died in 1946.
7 Percival du Cros born 20 Jul 1882 at Peach Ville, Sandymount Avenue died circa 1883.
Harvey secondly married Florence Ellen Gibbings of Devon in Paris in 1903. He was elected in
the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for Hastings in East Sussex but retired in
1908 due to ill health. He was conferred by King of Spain with the Royal Order of Isabella the
Catholic in 1910. They lived at Levetleigh House in St Leonards on Sea, he transferred the lease
to his son Arthur and it was burnt down by suffragettes in 1913. Harvey moved back to Dublin
in 1918 and died 21 Dec 1918 at Inniscorrig Castle on Coliemore Road, Dalkey and was buried
at the family vault at Finstock, Oxfordshire. He left 42K in personal estate.
8 Florence Patricia Du Cros born on 17 Mar 1904.
Edward Secondly married Amelia Wilson Bible, second daughter of Henry Bible of Cork at St
Munchin’s Limerick on 21 Jul 1868.
2 Amy Harriett Du Cros born 16 Feb 1870 at 47 Grand Canal Street married Alexander Jackson
Wallace on 11 Aug 1897.
1 Pierre Alexander Wallace born 3 Apr 1899 at Beechwood Avenue.
3 Harding Du Cros born 7 Mar 1872 at (10 Prince William Terrace) 47 Grand Canal Street Upper
baptised at St Mark’s married Thomas Greenslead Bible of Sunnyside, Buncrana, Co Donegal
on 6 Apr 1893.
4 Edward Pierre Du Cros born 6 Apr 1873 at 40 Cullenswood baptised in Rathmines. He
married Elizabeth Stephenson in 1895 and they lived in England.
1 Edward Du Cros born circa 1896 in Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Yorkshire.
2 Cyril du Cros born circa 1899 in Yorkshire took Holy orders. Rev Canon Du Cros,
Rector of Buttevant, Cork died in 1967.
2 Doris Du Cros born circa 1900 at Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Yorkshire.
Amelia died at Cullenswood 20 April 1873 at Cullenswood aged 28 and was buried at Clontarf Edward
Pierre thirdly married Frances Hawkins on 1 Jun 1875 at St Catherine’s. Frances was the daughter of
John Hawkins, accountant and was living at 10 Wellington Place. The moved to South Hill House in 1889
and Fanny died there on 4 Jan 1903 aged 61. For a number of years, the Du Cros's and the Dunlop's
of Talbot House were close neighbours. Edward died 15 Jun 1907 at Timolin Vicarage, Kildare, the
residence of his son in law, late of South Hill, Blackrock. Admin granted at London to Harvey du Cros.
He left £600 in personal estate.
5 Albert Du Cros born 29 May 1876 at 40 Cullenswood.
6 Ernest Francis Du Cros born at 25 Jul 1877 at 40 Cullenswood baptised at Sandford Church
married Gwendoline Mabel Morris at SS Philip & James on 4 Jun 1902. He enlisted and died
2 Jun 1919 from shell shock.
7 Eliza Hawkins (Elsie) Du Cros youngest daughter born 15 Oct 1879 at 40 Cullenswood married
Rev John Stuart Long, youngest son of the late William Long, of Athy, Co Kildare on 20 Jun 1901
at SS Philip & James, Booterstown.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – January 2020