Goff Family of Manor House and Dundrum Castle
John Porter Goff married 07.07.1864 Frances Jeffares
born circa 1836 Kilmachill Parish Church born circa 1835
died 23.09.1875 (39) Kilkenny died 12.03.1916 (81)
at 26 Lansdowne Road at 27 Townsend Street
John Porter Goff son of Stephens Goff married Frances Jeffares daughter of Rev Samuel Jeffares
on 7 Jul 1864 at Kilmachill Parish Church, Kilkenny. John was on the Board of Dublin Port &
Docks. The family lived at Manor House, Dundrum from 1886 to 1898. John died at Lansdowne
Road on 23 Sep 1875 and Frances died on 12 Mar 1916. Both are buried at Mount Jerome.
1 Arthur Stephens Goff eldest son of John Porter Goff and Frances Jeffares born 27.05.1865
at 8 Ontario Terrace, Rathmines. Arthur married Emmie Gertrude Long 2nd daughter of
James Long the Commissary General of Manor House, Dundrum on 10.06.1891 at Taney
Church, Dundrum. Arthur was the local GP for the Dundrum area and they lived at Lynton,
Dundrum until 1913 before moving to Belfort House, Dundrum. They were at Dundrum
Castle by 1919. Emmie died on 02.06.1928 aged 58 years at Dundrum Castle and Arthur
died on 16.11.1951 aged 86 years at Hampstead, Glasnevin. They are buried at Mount
Jerome.
1 Ronald Adrian Jeffares Goff only son born 25.10.1892 at Manor House, Dundrum.
Ronald married Muriel Knollys Bailey elder daughter of Alfred Grahame Bailey of
Glaslyn, Herbert Park 1921 on 20.09.1922 at Christ Church, Leeson Park.
2 Doreen Anna Goff born 11.08.1905 at Lynton, Dundrum. Doreen married William
Reginald Nicholson son of Frederick Nicholson of the Old Vicarage, Shiplake, Oxon
on 26.10.1933 at Taney Church.
2 John Richards Goff born 21.06.1869 at 61 Blessington Street. John a clerk in Holy orders
of Donnybrook married Alice Weir daughter of Marshall Weil of Dromore on 09.02.1899
at Dromore Parish Church. John died 16.08.1951 aged 82 years and Alice died 17.07.1957
aged 80 years and they are buried at Mount Jerome.
1 Eric Noel Porter Goff born 24.12.1902 at Lisadel, Serpentine Avenue.
3 Francis Lane Goff born 28.12.1871 at 49 Percy Place and died of meningitis on 05.12.1885
aged 14 years at King's Hospital.
4 Alice Caroline Frances Goff born 08.01.1874 at Percy Place. Alice died on 28.03.1944 aged
70 years at 80 Eglington Road, Donnybrook and is buried at Mount Jerome.
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John Porter Goff married 07.07.1864 Frances Jeffares
born circa 1836 Kilmachill Parish Church born circa 1835
died 23.09.1875 (39) Kilkenny died 12.03.1916 (81)
at 26 Lansdowne Road at 27 Townsend Street
John Porter Goff son of Stephens Goff married Frances Jeffares daughter of Rev Samuel Jeffares
on 7 Jul 1864 at Kilmachill Parish Church, Kilkenny. John was on the Board of Dublin Port &
Docks. The family lived at Manor House, Dundrum from 1886 to 1898. John died at Lansdowne
Road on 23 Sep 1875 and Frances died on 12 Mar 1916. Both are buried at Mount Jerome.
1 Arthur Stephens Goff eldest son of John Porter Goff and Frances Jeffares born 27.05.1865
at 8 Ontario Terrace, Rathmines. Arthur married Emmie Gertrude Long 2nd daughter of
James Long the Commissary General of Manor House, Dundrum on 10.06.1891 at Taney
Church, Dundrum. Arthur was the local GP for the Dundrum area and they lived at Lynton,
Dundrum until 1913 before moving to Belfort House, Dundrum. They were at Dundrum
Castle by 1919. Emmie died on 02.06.1928 aged 58 years at Dundrum Castle and Arthur
died on 16.11.1951 aged 86 years at Hampstead, Glasnevin. They are buried at Mount
Jerome.
1 Ronald Adrian Jeffares Goff only son born 25.10.1892 at Manor House, Dundrum.
Ronald married Muriel Knollys Bailey elder daughter of Alfred Grahame Bailey of
Glaslyn, Herbert Park 1921 on 20.09.1922 at Christ Church, Leeson Park.
2 Doreen Anna Goff born 11.08.1905 at Lynton, Dundrum. Doreen married William
Reginald Nicholson son of Frederick Nicholson of the Old Vicarage, Shiplake, Oxon
on 26.10.1933 at Taney Church.
2 John Richards Goff born 21.06.1869 at 61 Blessington Street. John a clerk in Holy orders
of Donnybrook married Alice Weir daughter of Marshall Weil of Dromore on 09.02.1899
at Dromore Parish Church. John died 16.08.1951 aged 82 years and Alice died 17.07.1957
aged 80 years and they are buried at Mount Jerome.
1 Eric Noel Porter Goff born 24.12.1902 at Lisadel, Serpentine Avenue.
3 Francis Lane Goff born 28.12.1871 at 49 Percy Place and died of meningitis on 05.12.1885
aged 14 years at King's Hospital.
4 Alice Caroline Frances Goff born 08.01.1874 at Percy Place. Alice died on 28.03.1944 aged
70 years at 80 Eglington Road, Donnybrook and is buried at Mount Jerome.
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