'The Artist at Work' by Philip de László, 1918. It shows the painter himself (centre), Lucy de László (née Guinness) and their son Henry.
The Guinness family of Waltersland, Burton Hall, Eversham, Roebuck Grove,
Chesterfield, Dunstaffnage & Farmleigh, Stillorgan.
Robert Rundell Guinness was the great nephew of Arthur Guinness (founder of the Guinness
Brewery) and the son of Richard Guinness and Mary Catherine Darley.
Robert Rundell Guinness born 12 Dec 1789 attended Whyte's academy. He worked for a time
for Henry Darley, brewer. He married Mary Ann Seymore on 2 Nov 1822 at St Peter’s Church,
Dublin. In the mid 1820's he was involved in a land agency and banking business. He went on
to be a co-founder of Guinness Mahon in 1836. Mary was born circa 1804 and was the
daughter of John Crossly Seymour, she died 10 Jul 1837 and was buried at Stillorgan Church.
1 Mary Catherine Guinness born 12 Sept 1823 at Waltersland, Stillorgan was baptised at
Stillorgan Church, she married Samuel Ferguson, lawyer and antiquarian on 14 Aug 1848
by Marriage Licence. Mary was educated at Woodside Cheshire and had a keen interest in
Irish art and archaeology. Samuel was born 10 Mar 1810 at 23 High Street, Belfast, he was
a rising young poet when they first met. Mary's first book 'The Story of the Irish before the
Conquest' was published in 1863. Samuel died 9 Aug 1886 at Howth, Co Dublin and his
biography written by Mary was published in 1887. Lady Mary died 5 Mar 1905 and both
are buried at Donegore, Co. Antrim.
2 Frances Jane Guinness born 12 Sept 1824, Stillorgan and was buried 23 Sep 1824 at
Stillorgan Parish Church.
3 Richard Seymour Guinness born 28 Apr 1826 was baptised 8 Jun 1826 at Stillorgan Parish
Church. He attended Belmont school in Stillorgan from 1834 to 1841. He was then
educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He became a banker and then a partner in his father's
firm Guinness Mahon. He married Elizabeth Jane Darley on 30 Jul 1857 at St Peter's Church,
Dublin. They lived at Dunstaffnagh from 1858-1862 and then moved to Roebuck Grove in
1863 and lived there until 1871. Elizabeth was born circa 1810 and was the daughter of
Rev John Darley and Susanna Guinness. Elizabeth died 28 Aug 1906 at 16 Rutland Gate,
London and Richard died same place on 2 Dec 1915 leaving personal estate of 492K.
1 Robert Darley Guinness born 3 Oct 1858 married Lydia L L Smyth, they lived at Wooton
Hall, Wooton Wawen. Robert died 13 Aug 1938.
2 Anabel Mary Guinness born 29 Jan 1860 at Dunstaffnage Stillorgan and died
23 Feb 1948.
3 Gerald Seymour Guinness born 20 Feb 1862 married Eleanor Grace de Capell-Brooke
and lived at Dorton House, Thame. Gerald died 7 Sep 1933.
4 Adeline Elizabeth Guinness born 2 Jul 1863 married Robert William Barber and had issue.
Adeline died in 1928.
5 Helen Jane Guinness born 28 Jul 1864 at Roebuck Grove married Robert Millar. She died
1930 without issue.
6 Anna Theodora Guinness born 27 Sep 1865 at Roebuck married Archibald Aitcheson and
died 12 Sep 1900 without issue.
7 Arthur Eustace Seymour Guinness born 2 Dec 1867 at Roebuck Grove married Wilhelmine
A Forester and lived at Greens Norton Hall, Towcester.
8 Benjamin Seymour Guinness born 18 Nov 1868 married firstly Bridget H F Buckley and
secondly Maria Nunziata di Mignano. He died 15 Dec 1947. .
9 Richard Sidney Guinness born 4 Mar 1873 married Emilie Weimar in 1895, they had no
issue and the marriage was dissolved in 1912. He secondly married Beatrice Jungman,
there was no issue and he thirdly married Ursula Frances Rose Tremayne. Richard
died 14 Jan 1949.
10 Herbert Frederick Guinness born 22 Jan 1876. He married Violet C A Hope and lived at
Chalfont Grove, St Giles. He died without issue on 30 May 1922.
4 Henry Guinness born 13 Mar 1829 at Farmleigh and baptised 12 May 1829 at Stillorgan
Church. He attended Belmont school from 1836 to 1842 and graduated from Trinity in
1849. He became a partner in Guinness Mahon. He married Emelina Brown on 11 Feb 1858
at St Peter's Church Dublin. Emelina was the daughter of James Brown and Martha Hill. He
died at Howth on 30 Dec 1893 and was buried at Stillorgan. He left an estate of nearly
205K. Emelina died 4 Oct 1906 and is buried at Stillorgan graveyard..
1 Henry Seymore Guinness born 24 Nov 1858 at Burton Hall.
2 Eustace Guinness born 14 Jun 1860 at Burton Hall and baptised 22 Jul 1860
at Stillorgan Church, Co Dublin. He married Isabel Gertrude Ball on 14 Jul 1898
at Ponteland Church. Isabel was the daughter of Charles Lorain Bell of Woolsington,
Northumberland. Lieutenant Colonel Guinness was in command of the 84th
Battery Royal Artillery. He was killed in action on 30 Oct 1901 at Bakenlaagte, South
Africa and buried where he fell. He received the DSO and a Brevet Lieutenant
colonelcy which was antedated to 29 Nov 1900. He left 55K in personal estate. A
brass plaque in his memory was made in London and erected at Stillorgan Church
in 1903.
1 Eustace Francis Guinness born 21 Jan 1900 at Attadale House, Aldershot.
2 Humphrey Patrick Guinness born 24 Mar 1902 at 9 Holland Road, Brighton.
3 Ethel Mary Guinness, eldest daughter born 24 Jun 1861 married Charles Frederick
Hill, third son of the late Rev George Hill of Sacombe Ware at St Philip's Church,
Sydney, NSW on 6 May 1885. Ethel died 11 Apr 1940.
4 Amy Henrietta Guinness married Edward Will-Sandford-Wills on 28 May 1889 at
Killiney. They had issue and Amy died in 1923.
5 Mary Katherine Guinness married John A W Falls and died in 1923.
6 Beatrice Grace Guinness married Christopher de Toit of Cape Town, South Africa
in 1911. Christopher died 26 Jun 1942 and Beatrice died Nov 1944.
7 Constance Ellen Guinness married Ernest Craig-Brown.
8 Eva Frances Guinness died unmarried.
9 Howard Rundell Guinness born 22 Mar 1863 at Burton Hall attended St Columba's
College and graduated from Trinity College Dublin. He married Mary Alice
Guinness, a distant cousin and daughter of the Rev William Newton Guinness at
Leeson Park on 12 Apr 1887. He joined his father's banking firm Guinness Mahon
Bank. The family moved to Chesterfield on Cross Avenue in 1893 where three of
their children were born. The family moved to Clandon Regis, West Glandon, Surrey
in 1923. Howard died 9 May 1937 and left £188K in personal estate.
1 Henry Samuel Howard Guinness born 22 Jun 1888 at Uplands, Monkstown.
2 Edward Douglas Guinness born 19 April 1893 at Uplands, Monkstown.
3 Arthur Rundell Guinness born 26 May 1895 at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue.
4 Frederick Roberts Guinness born 23 Apr 1900 at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue.
5 Brian Cecil Guinness born 10 Jul 1903 at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue.
10 Geoffrey Gwynne Guinness was born 17 Apr 1864 at Burton Hall and married
Severine M Curutchet and had issue. Geoffrey died 10 May 1923.
11 Richard Noel (Noel) Guinness (twin) was born at Burton Hall on 22 Dec 1870. He
married Mary Stokes 3 Jul 1894 at Howth and he was a stockbroker. They lived at
Ceanchor House, The Bailey in Howth. Richard died in 1960.
12 Lucy Madeline Guinness (twin) born 22 Dec 1870 at Burton Hall. She married Philip
A László de Lombos, a hungarian painter on 7 Jun 1900 at Stillorgan Parish Church.
They lived in Vienna before moving to England in 1907. Philip became an English
subject in 1914 but was interned in 1917 for sending money to his family in
Hungary. He was released following a nervous breakdown and put under house
arrest. The case against him was dismissed in 1919. The couple had five sons;
Henry, Stephen, Paul, Patrick and John. Philip died 22 Nov 1937 at 3 Fitzjohn’s
Avenue, Hampstead, London, aged 68 and Lucy died 27 Dec 1950.
Robert secondly married Mary Anne Moore on 27 Jun 1840. Mary was the daughter of Rev Thomas
Ottiwell and Rachel Colles and was born circa 1813. Robert died suddenly at Kingsbridge railway
terminus on 9 Mar 1857 and was buried at Stillorgan Churchyard, Co Dublin. After Robert's death,
the family moved to Farmleigh in Stillorgan. Mary Anne died 7 Oct 1889 and was buried at
Stillorgan Churchyard.
5 Rev Robert Guinness born 25 Apr 1841 married Grace H Butler. He
became the Vicar of Market Harborough and died 17 Mar 1918 having had issue.
6 Susan Rachel Guinness born 16 Jun 1843 at Burton Hall and lived and at
Miramar, Killiney. She died 19 Feb 1892 having undergone a dangerous
operation and was buried at Stillorgan Churchyard.
7 Margaret (Meta) Sophia Guinness born 8 May 1845 at Burton Hall. She was
presented at court whilst living at Farmleigh Stillorgan in March 1868. She
died at Bath, late of Little Waltham Hall, Chelmsford in October 1913.
8 Elizabeth Anne (Lizzie) Guinness born 31 May 1847 at Burton Hall and
died 9 Apr 1918 at Monkstown.
9 Henrietta Guinness born 15 Oct 1848 at Burton Hall and lived at Calcott,
Bridgewater.
10 Emily Maria Guinness born 15 Jul 1850 at Burton Hall and married George
Wale in 1888 and died 8 Jul 1921 at Croyden, Surrey.
11 Edith Anne Guinness born 21 Aug 1852 at Burton Hall, she died 19 May 1909, late
of Catcott Bridgwater and was buried 22 May 1909 at Stillorgan Churchyard.
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Chesterfield, Dunstaffnage & Farmleigh, Stillorgan.
Robert Rundell Guinness was the great nephew of Arthur Guinness (founder of the Guinness
Brewery) and the son of Richard Guinness and Mary Catherine Darley.
Robert Rundell Guinness born 12 Dec 1789 attended Whyte's academy. He worked for a time
for Henry Darley, brewer. He married Mary Ann Seymore on 2 Nov 1822 at St Peter’s Church,
Dublin. In the mid 1820's he was involved in a land agency and banking business. He went on
to be a co-founder of Guinness Mahon in 1836. Mary was born circa 1804 and was the
daughter of John Crossly Seymour, she died 10 Jul 1837 and was buried at Stillorgan Church.
1 Mary Catherine Guinness born 12 Sept 1823 at Waltersland, Stillorgan was baptised at
Stillorgan Church, she married Samuel Ferguson, lawyer and antiquarian on 14 Aug 1848
by Marriage Licence. Mary was educated at Woodside Cheshire and had a keen interest in
Irish art and archaeology. Samuel was born 10 Mar 1810 at 23 High Street, Belfast, he was
a rising young poet when they first met. Mary's first book 'The Story of the Irish before the
Conquest' was published in 1863. Samuel died 9 Aug 1886 at Howth, Co Dublin and his
biography written by Mary was published in 1887. Lady Mary died 5 Mar 1905 and both
are buried at Donegore, Co. Antrim.
2 Frances Jane Guinness born 12 Sept 1824, Stillorgan and was buried 23 Sep 1824 at
Stillorgan Parish Church.
3 Richard Seymour Guinness born 28 Apr 1826 was baptised 8 Jun 1826 at Stillorgan Parish
Church. He attended Belmont school in Stillorgan from 1834 to 1841. He was then
educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He became a banker and then a partner in his father's
firm Guinness Mahon. He married Elizabeth Jane Darley on 30 Jul 1857 at St Peter's Church,
Dublin. They lived at Dunstaffnagh from 1858-1862 and then moved to Roebuck Grove in
1863 and lived there until 1871. Elizabeth was born circa 1810 and was the daughter of
Rev John Darley and Susanna Guinness. Elizabeth died 28 Aug 1906 at 16 Rutland Gate,
London and Richard died same place on 2 Dec 1915 leaving personal estate of 492K.
1 Robert Darley Guinness born 3 Oct 1858 married Lydia L L Smyth, they lived at Wooton
Hall, Wooton Wawen. Robert died 13 Aug 1938.
2 Anabel Mary Guinness born 29 Jan 1860 at Dunstaffnage Stillorgan and died
23 Feb 1948.
3 Gerald Seymour Guinness born 20 Feb 1862 married Eleanor Grace de Capell-Brooke
and lived at Dorton House, Thame. Gerald died 7 Sep 1933.
4 Adeline Elizabeth Guinness born 2 Jul 1863 married Robert William Barber and had issue.
Adeline died in 1928.
5 Helen Jane Guinness born 28 Jul 1864 at Roebuck Grove married Robert Millar. She died
1930 without issue.
6 Anna Theodora Guinness born 27 Sep 1865 at Roebuck married Archibald Aitcheson and
died 12 Sep 1900 without issue.
7 Arthur Eustace Seymour Guinness born 2 Dec 1867 at Roebuck Grove married Wilhelmine
A Forester and lived at Greens Norton Hall, Towcester.
8 Benjamin Seymour Guinness born 18 Nov 1868 married firstly Bridget H F Buckley and
secondly Maria Nunziata di Mignano. He died 15 Dec 1947. .
9 Richard Sidney Guinness born 4 Mar 1873 married Emilie Weimar in 1895, they had no
issue and the marriage was dissolved in 1912. He secondly married Beatrice Jungman,
there was no issue and he thirdly married Ursula Frances Rose Tremayne. Richard
died 14 Jan 1949.
10 Herbert Frederick Guinness born 22 Jan 1876. He married Violet C A Hope and lived at
Chalfont Grove, St Giles. He died without issue on 30 May 1922.
4 Henry Guinness born 13 Mar 1829 at Farmleigh and baptised 12 May 1829 at Stillorgan
Church. He attended Belmont school from 1836 to 1842 and graduated from Trinity in
1849. He became a partner in Guinness Mahon. He married Emelina Brown on 11 Feb 1858
at St Peter's Church Dublin. Emelina was the daughter of James Brown and Martha Hill. He
died at Howth on 30 Dec 1893 and was buried at Stillorgan. He left an estate of nearly
205K. Emelina died 4 Oct 1906 and is buried at Stillorgan graveyard..
1 Henry Seymore Guinness born 24 Nov 1858 at Burton Hall.
2 Eustace Guinness born 14 Jun 1860 at Burton Hall and baptised 22 Jul 1860
at Stillorgan Church, Co Dublin. He married Isabel Gertrude Ball on 14 Jul 1898
at Ponteland Church. Isabel was the daughter of Charles Lorain Bell of Woolsington,
Northumberland. Lieutenant Colonel Guinness was in command of the 84th
Battery Royal Artillery. He was killed in action on 30 Oct 1901 at Bakenlaagte, South
Africa and buried where he fell. He received the DSO and a Brevet Lieutenant
colonelcy which was antedated to 29 Nov 1900. He left 55K in personal estate. A
brass plaque in his memory was made in London and erected at Stillorgan Church
in 1903.
1 Eustace Francis Guinness born 21 Jan 1900 at Attadale House, Aldershot.
2 Humphrey Patrick Guinness born 24 Mar 1902 at 9 Holland Road, Brighton.
3 Ethel Mary Guinness, eldest daughter born 24 Jun 1861 married Charles Frederick
Hill, third son of the late Rev George Hill of Sacombe Ware at St Philip's Church,
Sydney, NSW on 6 May 1885. Ethel died 11 Apr 1940.
4 Amy Henrietta Guinness married Edward Will-Sandford-Wills on 28 May 1889 at
Killiney. They had issue and Amy died in 1923.
5 Mary Katherine Guinness married John A W Falls and died in 1923.
6 Beatrice Grace Guinness married Christopher de Toit of Cape Town, South Africa
in 1911. Christopher died 26 Jun 1942 and Beatrice died Nov 1944.
7 Constance Ellen Guinness married Ernest Craig-Brown.
8 Eva Frances Guinness died unmarried.
9 Howard Rundell Guinness born 22 Mar 1863 at Burton Hall attended St Columba's
College and graduated from Trinity College Dublin. He married Mary Alice
Guinness, a distant cousin and daughter of the Rev William Newton Guinness at
Leeson Park on 12 Apr 1887. He joined his father's banking firm Guinness Mahon
Bank. The family moved to Chesterfield on Cross Avenue in 1893 where three of
their children were born. The family moved to Clandon Regis, West Glandon, Surrey
in 1923. Howard died 9 May 1937 and left £188K in personal estate.
1 Henry Samuel Howard Guinness born 22 Jun 1888 at Uplands, Monkstown.
2 Edward Douglas Guinness born 19 April 1893 at Uplands, Monkstown.
3 Arthur Rundell Guinness born 26 May 1895 at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue.
4 Frederick Roberts Guinness born 23 Apr 1900 at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue.
5 Brian Cecil Guinness born 10 Jul 1903 at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue.
10 Geoffrey Gwynne Guinness was born 17 Apr 1864 at Burton Hall and married
Severine M Curutchet and had issue. Geoffrey died 10 May 1923.
11 Richard Noel (Noel) Guinness (twin) was born at Burton Hall on 22 Dec 1870. He
married Mary Stokes 3 Jul 1894 at Howth and he was a stockbroker. They lived at
Ceanchor House, The Bailey in Howth. Richard died in 1960.
12 Lucy Madeline Guinness (twin) born 22 Dec 1870 at Burton Hall. She married Philip
A László de Lombos, a hungarian painter on 7 Jun 1900 at Stillorgan Parish Church.
They lived in Vienna before moving to England in 1907. Philip became an English
subject in 1914 but was interned in 1917 for sending money to his family in
Hungary. He was released following a nervous breakdown and put under house
arrest. The case against him was dismissed in 1919. The couple had five sons;
Henry, Stephen, Paul, Patrick and John. Philip died 22 Nov 1937 at 3 Fitzjohn’s
Avenue, Hampstead, London, aged 68 and Lucy died 27 Dec 1950.
Robert secondly married Mary Anne Moore on 27 Jun 1840. Mary was the daughter of Rev Thomas
Ottiwell and Rachel Colles and was born circa 1813. Robert died suddenly at Kingsbridge railway
terminus on 9 Mar 1857 and was buried at Stillorgan Churchyard, Co Dublin. After Robert's death,
the family moved to Farmleigh in Stillorgan. Mary Anne died 7 Oct 1889 and was buried at
Stillorgan Churchyard.
5 Rev Robert Guinness born 25 Apr 1841 married Grace H Butler. He
became the Vicar of Market Harborough and died 17 Mar 1918 having had issue.
6 Susan Rachel Guinness born 16 Jun 1843 at Burton Hall and lived and at
Miramar, Killiney. She died 19 Feb 1892 having undergone a dangerous
operation and was buried at Stillorgan Churchyard.
7 Margaret (Meta) Sophia Guinness born 8 May 1845 at Burton Hall. She was
presented at court whilst living at Farmleigh Stillorgan in March 1868. She
died at Bath, late of Little Waltham Hall, Chelmsford in October 1913.
8 Elizabeth Anne (Lizzie) Guinness born 31 May 1847 at Burton Hall and
died 9 Apr 1918 at Monkstown.
9 Henrietta Guinness born 15 Oct 1848 at Burton Hall and lived at Calcott,
Bridgewater.
10 Emily Maria Guinness born 15 Jul 1850 at Burton Hall and married George
Wale in 1888 and died 8 Jul 1921 at Croyden, Surrey.
11 Edith Anne Guinness born 21 Aug 1852 at Burton Hall, she died 19 May 1909, late
of Catcott Bridgwater and was buried 22 May 1909 at Stillorgan Churchyard.
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