Sir John Hamilton Franks of Dal Riada
Franks of Roebuck, Tudor House and Dal Riada
Thomas Franks married Catherine Daly
born circa 1740 born circa 1745
died 7 May 1787 14 Jul 1767 died March 1830
St Peters Mansfieldstown
Thomas Franks of Ballmagooly, Co Cork married Catherine Day. Catherine was the daughter
of the Rev John Day and sister to Judge Day. Thomas died 7 May 1787 and was buried in the
Day family grave at St Anne's in Dawson Street. Catherine died in March 1830 at
Mansfieldstown the home of her son in law Thomas Cuthbert.
1 Matthew Franks born circa 1768. He was an attorney and Registrar of the Court of the
King’s Bench and was resident at York Street. He married Mary Fergusson on
31 Oct 1803 at St Nicholas, Cork and they lived at Springfield Roebuck (later known St
Bridgets, Clonskeagh) from 1806 to 1827. They also had a town house at 28 Merrion
Square North. They had at least seven children. Matthew died on 25 Mar 1853 at 29
Merrion Square and Mary died in 1856 aged 76. The interest in the lease of 29
Merrion Square was put up for sale in 1859.
1 Mary Franks eldest daughter born circa 1804 married John Waller at St Peter’s
Church on 16 Jul 1833. John was a barrister and the third son of Bolton Waller of
Shannon Grove, Co Limerick.
2 Thomas Franks eldest born circa 1806 at York Street was baptised at St Peters. He
was admitted Kings Inns in 1822. He married Mary Anne Kearney at Templetrine
Church on 13 Oct 1834. Mary Anne (Marianne) was the youngest daughter of
Thomas Cuthbert Kearney of Garrettstown, Cork. The family lived at 21 Lower
Fitzwilliam Street. Thomas died 1 Jan 1875 at 21 Lower Fitzwilliam Street.
3 Robert Fergusson Franks born circa 1807 at York Street baptised on 24 Apr 1807
at St Peter’s. He was a practising Barrister-at-law. He lived at Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny,
and at Upper Mount Street. He married Henrietta Sarah Bushe on 24 Feb 1834 at
St Patricks. Sarah, daughter of the Right Hon Charles Kendall Bushe. He was
involved with The Society for the Promotion of the Education of the Poor in Ireland
(Kildare Place Society). He also lived at the large Tudor House in Dundrum built from
1865 to 1876. They had at least twelve children. He was elected a life member of
the RDS in 1863. He died 12 Jan 1888 at 42 Fitzwilliam Place and left 18K in
personal estate.
1 Emma Frances Franks, eldest daughter born circa 1834 married
Edward Loftus Bland of the Royal Engineers at St Peter’s Church on
4 Jan 1859. Emma died 7 Jul 1894.
2 Henrietta Louisa Franks born 20 May 1836 baptised at St Peter.
3 Mary Charlotte Franks fourth daughter born 27 Nov 1837 at Mount
Street baptised at St Peters died 1 Apr 1857 at 18 Upper Mount Street.
4 Sydney Ellen Franks born circa 1839 was involved in the anti- vivisection
society. She died a spinster at Dartmouth Square on 15 Apr 1936.
5 Rosalie Franks born circa 1841 fourth daughter travelled to England to
see her relatives the Aylmers in 1868. She was killed in the Abergele
train crash.
6 Robert Norman Franks born 18 Feb 1843 at Mount Street baptised at
St Peters.
7 Charles Kendal Bushe Franks born 25 Jan 1845 at Mount Street baptised
at St Peters.
8 Cecil Bushe Franks born 17 Dec 1846 at Upper Mount Street.
9 John Hamilton Franks third son born 10 May 1848 in Dublin son of
Robert Fergusson Franks and Henrietta Bushe. He was educated at
Stackpooles in Kingstown and graduated Trinity. He married Catherine
Lumsden on 8 Dec 1874 at Kensington. Catherine was the second
daughter of Harry Lumsden the younger of Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire.
John was a solicitor to the Church Temporalities Commission from 1876.
The lived at 18 Leeson Park and at Dal Riada from 1880 to 1912. He was a
JP and was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath in 1896. He was
elected a member of the Zoological society in 1898. He sold the tenancy
rights on 500 acres at Jerpoint Kilkenny in 1902. He was appointed Knight
Bachelor in 1902 and served as Secretary of the Irish Land Commission
from 1888 and 1910. They had 6 children and all of them survived until
1911. He died at Jerpoint, Sandycove on 27 Jan 1915. Catherine died at
Malahide on 20 Mar 1932.
1 Male Franks born 10 Sep 1875 at Leeson Park.
2 James Gordon Franks eldest son born circa 1876 was a solicitor and
civil servant. He married Margaret Fitzgibbon at Christ Church
Cathedral on 30 April 1904. He died on 2 Nov 1941. Margaret was the
fourth daughter of the Rt Hon Gerald FitzGibbon, LL D. They lived at
Roseneath, Malahide. James died 2 Nov 1941 at Roseneath, Malahide.
1 John Gerard Franks born on 23 May 1905 at 10 Merrion Square.
2 Alexander Lumsden Franks born 7 Oct 1908 at 10 Merrion Square.
3 Anne Catherine Franks born 27 Nov 1911 at 10 Merrion Square
married Frederick John Walter Darley on 29 Aug 1935 at St
Andrew’s Malahide. Frederick was a solicitor and the son of
Frederick Digby Darley, solicitor of Ferney.
3 Henrietta Rosalie (Rosalie) Franks eldest daughter born 31 Jan 1877
at Leeson Park. She was bridesmaid to neighbour and friend Grace
Orpen in 1897. She was an amateur painter and exhibited at the RHA.
She died 22 Jan 1959 at Westings, Malahide. The funeral service was
held at St Andrew’s Malahide and she was buried at Deansgrange.
4 Anne Eleanor Franks (twin) born 1 Feb 1879 at Clifton Lodge, Seafield
Avenue, Kingstown. She married James Wilkinson on 6 Jun 1914 at St
Paul’s Glenageary. James was resident at Cowper Road and the son of
James Wilkinson.
5 Kathleen Elizabeth Franks (twin) born 1 Feb 1879 at Clifton Lodge,
Seafield Avenue Kingstown. Kathleen married Henry Stokes MD at
SS Philip & James on 11 Oct 1911. Henry was the son of Henry J Stokes
and was resident at 26 Harcourt Street.
6 Dorothea Mary Franks youngest daughter born 21 Aug 1881 at Dal
Riada attended Alexandra College and married Henry H Dixon at
SS Philip & James, Booterstown on 3 Apr 1907. Henry was a professor
of Botany at TCD. Henry was the son of George Dixon of Temple
Road, Rathmines.
7 Robert Fergusson Franks youngest son born 5 Jun 1885 at Dal Riada.
He married Aileen Quinn and they had four sons. He died at died
28 Dec 1952 at Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
10 Florence Nanette Franks fifth daughter born circa 1849 died 4 Dec 1863
at Mount Street.
4 Matthew Franks third son baptised 18 Nov 1809 at St Peter’s died at Merrion
Square on 29 Dec 1829. He was buried at St Anne's, Dawson Street.
5 John Franks baptised 19 Jun 1812 at St Peter’s graduated Trinity and admitted Kings
Inns in 1833.
6 Eleanor Franks born 1813 baptised at St Peter’s.
7 Katherine Franks married The Rev Denis Mahony of Dromore Castle Co Kerry on
22 Apr 1845 at St Peters. Denis was the son of John Mahony, barrister and they
moved to Middlesex.
8 Ellen Franks third daughter born circa 1815 married Surgeon Josias Smyly on
16 Jul 1834 at St Peter’s. Josias died 19 Jan 1864 aged 61 and Ellen died
16 May 1901 aged 86. Both are buried at Mt Jerome.
1 Philip Crampton Smyly born circa 1838 was Surgeon-in-Ordinary to Queen
Victoria in Ireland. He was consulting surgeon to the Hospital for
Diseases of the Throat and Ear, the Children's Hospital, Harcourt Street,
and the Rotunda Hospital Dublin. He married Selina (Nina) Plunkett
1 Feb 1864 at St Peters. Philip was the son of the Hon John Plunket,
barrister of Sherrington, Bray. Philip died on 8 Apr 1904 aged 65 and Nina
died 5 Dec 1921, both are buried at Mount Jerome.
2 John Franks second son born circa 1769. He was a barrister and married Christiana Franks,
daughter of Thomas Franks and Margery Harte. Christiana died 16 June 1811. He was
appointed judge of the Supreme Court at Calcutta and knighted in 1822 before his departure
for India. He held this office until the effect of the climate on his health brought about his
resignation in 1834. On his return from India he resided at Roebuck.
1 Matthew Franks married Louisa Roche and died 1836.
2 Margaret Franks eldest daughter married Venerable John Hawtayne on 9 Jan 1826
at Calcutta. John was the Archdeacon of Bombay. Margaret died 14 Oct 1828.
3 Catherine Franks married Thomas Montgomery son of George Montgomery on
28 Feb 1828.
4 Lucy Franks married Henry Holroyd at Calcutta on 8 Dec 1831. Henry was the son
of Sir George Sowley Holroyd.
5 John Franks born circa 1803 married Eleanora Whitmore daughter of William
Whitmore and Mary Louisa Thomas, on 30 Dec 1828 at Calcutta. John died
25 April 1881.
He married, secondly, Jane Marshall, daughter of John Marshall. Jane died in March 1848
at St Brigid's Clonskeagh. John thirdly married Sarah Wollaston O'Regan, daughter of
William O'Regan. He died on 11 Jan 1852 at St Brigid's, Roebuck. He was an intimate friend
of John Philpot Curran who was one of his executors. Sarah continued to live at St Brigid's
until 1857 and died 22 Feb 1874 at Waterloo Road.
3 Lucy Franks married Thomas Cuthbert on 9 Apr 1791 at Rahan Parish Church, Cork.
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Thomas Franks married Catherine Daly
born circa 1740 born circa 1745
died 7 May 1787 14 Jul 1767 died March 1830
St Peters Mansfieldstown
Thomas Franks of Ballmagooly, Co Cork married Catherine Day. Catherine was the daughter
of the Rev John Day and sister to Judge Day. Thomas died 7 May 1787 and was buried in the
Day family grave at St Anne's in Dawson Street. Catherine died in March 1830 at
Mansfieldstown the home of her son in law Thomas Cuthbert.
1 Matthew Franks born circa 1768. He was an attorney and Registrar of the Court of the
King’s Bench and was resident at York Street. He married Mary Fergusson on
31 Oct 1803 at St Nicholas, Cork and they lived at Springfield Roebuck (later known St
Bridgets, Clonskeagh) from 1806 to 1827. They also had a town house at 28 Merrion
Square North. They had at least seven children. Matthew died on 25 Mar 1853 at 29
Merrion Square and Mary died in 1856 aged 76. The interest in the lease of 29
Merrion Square was put up for sale in 1859.
1 Mary Franks eldest daughter born circa 1804 married John Waller at St Peter’s
Church on 16 Jul 1833. John was a barrister and the third son of Bolton Waller of
Shannon Grove, Co Limerick.
2 Thomas Franks eldest born circa 1806 at York Street was baptised at St Peters. He
was admitted Kings Inns in 1822. He married Mary Anne Kearney at Templetrine
Church on 13 Oct 1834. Mary Anne (Marianne) was the youngest daughter of
Thomas Cuthbert Kearney of Garrettstown, Cork. The family lived at 21 Lower
Fitzwilliam Street. Thomas died 1 Jan 1875 at 21 Lower Fitzwilliam Street.
3 Robert Fergusson Franks born circa 1807 at York Street baptised on 24 Apr 1807
at St Peter’s. He was a practising Barrister-at-law. He lived at Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny,
and at Upper Mount Street. He married Henrietta Sarah Bushe on 24 Feb 1834 at
St Patricks. Sarah, daughter of the Right Hon Charles Kendall Bushe. He was
involved with The Society for the Promotion of the Education of the Poor in Ireland
(Kildare Place Society). He also lived at the large Tudor House in Dundrum built from
1865 to 1876. They had at least twelve children. He was elected a life member of
the RDS in 1863. He died 12 Jan 1888 at 42 Fitzwilliam Place and left 18K in
personal estate.
1 Emma Frances Franks, eldest daughter born circa 1834 married
Edward Loftus Bland of the Royal Engineers at St Peter’s Church on
4 Jan 1859. Emma died 7 Jul 1894.
2 Henrietta Louisa Franks born 20 May 1836 baptised at St Peter.
3 Mary Charlotte Franks fourth daughter born 27 Nov 1837 at Mount
Street baptised at St Peters died 1 Apr 1857 at 18 Upper Mount Street.
4 Sydney Ellen Franks born circa 1839 was involved in the anti- vivisection
society. She died a spinster at Dartmouth Square on 15 Apr 1936.
5 Rosalie Franks born circa 1841 fourth daughter travelled to England to
see her relatives the Aylmers in 1868. She was killed in the Abergele
train crash.
6 Robert Norman Franks born 18 Feb 1843 at Mount Street baptised at
St Peters.
7 Charles Kendal Bushe Franks born 25 Jan 1845 at Mount Street baptised
at St Peters.
8 Cecil Bushe Franks born 17 Dec 1846 at Upper Mount Street.
9 John Hamilton Franks third son born 10 May 1848 in Dublin son of
Robert Fergusson Franks and Henrietta Bushe. He was educated at
Stackpooles in Kingstown and graduated Trinity. He married Catherine
Lumsden on 8 Dec 1874 at Kensington. Catherine was the second
daughter of Harry Lumsden the younger of Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire.
John was a solicitor to the Church Temporalities Commission from 1876.
The lived at 18 Leeson Park and at Dal Riada from 1880 to 1912. He was a
JP and was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath in 1896. He was
elected a member of the Zoological society in 1898. He sold the tenancy
rights on 500 acres at Jerpoint Kilkenny in 1902. He was appointed Knight
Bachelor in 1902 and served as Secretary of the Irish Land Commission
from 1888 and 1910. They had 6 children and all of them survived until
1911. He died at Jerpoint, Sandycove on 27 Jan 1915. Catherine died at
Malahide on 20 Mar 1932.
1 Male Franks born 10 Sep 1875 at Leeson Park.
2 James Gordon Franks eldest son born circa 1876 was a solicitor and
civil servant. He married Margaret Fitzgibbon at Christ Church
Cathedral on 30 April 1904. He died on 2 Nov 1941. Margaret was the
fourth daughter of the Rt Hon Gerald FitzGibbon, LL D. They lived at
Roseneath, Malahide. James died 2 Nov 1941 at Roseneath, Malahide.
1 John Gerard Franks born on 23 May 1905 at 10 Merrion Square.
2 Alexander Lumsden Franks born 7 Oct 1908 at 10 Merrion Square.
3 Anne Catherine Franks born 27 Nov 1911 at 10 Merrion Square
married Frederick John Walter Darley on 29 Aug 1935 at St
Andrew’s Malahide. Frederick was a solicitor and the son of
Frederick Digby Darley, solicitor of Ferney.
3 Henrietta Rosalie (Rosalie) Franks eldest daughter born 31 Jan 1877
at Leeson Park. She was bridesmaid to neighbour and friend Grace
Orpen in 1897. She was an amateur painter and exhibited at the RHA.
She died 22 Jan 1959 at Westings, Malahide. The funeral service was
held at St Andrew’s Malahide and she was buried at Deansgrange.
4 Anne Eleanor Franks (twin) born 1 Feb 1879 at Clifton Lodge, Seafield
Avenue, Kingstown. She married James Wilkinson on 6 Jun 1914 at St
Paul’s Glenageary. James was resident at Cowper Road and the son of
James Wilkinson.
5 Kathleen Elizabeth Franks (twin) born 1 Feb 1879 at Clifton Lodge,
Seafield Avenue Kingstown. Kathleen married Henry Stokes MD at
SS Philip & James on 11 Oct 1911. Henry was the son of Henry J Stokes
and was resident at 26 Harcourt Street.
6 Dorothea Mary Franks youngest daughter born 21 Aug 1881 at Dal
Riada attended Alexandra College and married Henry H Dixon at
SS Philip & James, Booterstown on 3 Apr 1907. Henry was a professor
of Botany at TCD. Henry was the son of George Dixon of Temple
Road, Rathmines.
7 Robert Fergusson Franks youngest son born 5 Jun 1885 at Dal Riada.
He married Aileen Quinn and they had four sons. He died at died
28 Dec 1952 at Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
10 Florence Nanette Franks fifth daughter born circa 1849 died 4 Dec 1863
at Mount Street.
4 Matthew Franks third son baptised 18 Nov 1809 at St Peter’s died at Merrion
Square on 29 Dec 1829. He was buried at St Anne's, Dawson Street.
5 John Franks baptised 19 Jun 1812 at St Peter’s graduated Trinity and admitted Kings
Inns in 1833.
6 Eleanor Franks born 1813 baptised at St Peter’s.
7 Katherine Franks married The Rev Denis Mahony of Dromore Castle Co Kerry on
22 Apr 1845 at St Peters. Denis was the son of John Mahony, barrister and they
moved to Middlesex.
8 Ellen Franks third daughter born circa 1815 married Surgeon Josias Smyly on
16 Jul 1834 at St Peter’s. Josias died 19 Jan 1864 aged 61 and Ellen died
16 May 1901 aged 86. Both are buried at Mt Jerome.
1 Philip Crampton Smyly born circa 1838 was Surgeon-in-Ordinary to Queen
Victoria in Ireland. He was consulting surgeon to the Hospital for
Diseases of the Throat and Ear, the Children's Hospital, Harcourt Street,
and the Rotunda Hospital Dublin. He married Selina (Nina) Plunkett
1 Feb 1864 at St Peters. Philip was the son of the Hon John Plunket,
barrister of Sherrington, Bray. Philip died on 8 Apr 1904 aged 65 and Nina
died 5 Dec 1921, both are buried at Mount Jerome.
2 John Franks second son born circa 1769. He was a barrister and married Christiana Franks,
daughter of Thomas Franks and Margery Harte. Christiana died 16 June 1811. He was
appointed judge of the Supreme Court at Calcutta and knighted in 1822 before his departure
for India. He held this office until the effect of the climate on his health brought about his
resignation in 1834. On his return from India he resided at Roebuck.
1 Matthew Franks married Louisa Roche and died 1836.
2 Margaret Franks eldest daughter married Venerable John Hawtayne on 9 Jan 1826
at Calcutta. John was the Archdeacon of Bombay. Margaret died 14 Oct 1828.
3 Catherine Franks married Thomas Montgomery son of George Montgomery on
28 Feb 1828.
4 Lucy Franks married Henry Holroyd at Calcutta on 8 Dec 1831. Henry was the son
of Sir George Sowley Holroyd.
5 John Franks born circa 1803 married Eleanora Whitmore daughter of William
Whitmore and Mary Louisa Thomas, on 30 Dec 1828 at Calcutta. John died
25 April 1881.
He married, secondly, Jane Marshall, daughter of John Marshall. Jane died in March 1848
at St Brigid's Clonskeagh. John thirdly married Sarah Wollaston O'Regan, daughter of
William O'Regan. He died on 11 Jan 1852 at St Brigid's, Roebuck. He was an intimate friend
of John Philpot Curran who was one of his executors. Sarah continued to live at St Brigid's
until 1857 and died 22 Feb 1874 at Waterloo Road.
3 Lucy Franks married Thomas Cuthbert on 9 Apr 1791 at Rahan Parish Church, Cork.
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