Hoey Family of Kilmacud House
The Hoey Family were at Kilmacud House between 1855 and 1880. They were a wealthy merchant
family involved in the coal industry being both merchants and importers. They were devout Roman
Catholics and donated some land from their estate for the building of St Laurence’s Church and
school. They referred to their house as Belvoir Park and Kilmacud House.
The family vault is in St Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin and there is also a memorial in the
church to the family. His son George died at Downside College, in Bath age just 13 and another son
Ernest died in tragic circumstances when his horse crashed into a tree in the Phoenix Park in a mist.
Local historians Kevin Harrington and Bonnie Flanagan both mention a memorial to the children of
the family which was in the old St Laurence’s Church but no evidence of this remains.
Robert Hoey married Ellen Walls
born circa 1814 28 Apr 1839 born circa 1821
died 27 Jul 1880 (66) Rathmines died 22 Jul 1843 (22)
Kilmacud House Kingstown
Robert Hoey born circa 1814 eldest son of John Hoey of City Quay married Ellen Walls, youngest
daughter of the late Luke Walls of Marlborough Street at Rathmines on 28 Apr 1839. Ellen died
22 Jul 1843 at Marine Terrace, Kingstown and was interred at St Andrew's, Westland Row.
Robert married twice and had at least thirteen children. He was a coal merchant, as was his
brother James, of Sion Hill, Dalkey. He was on the board of the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance
Association and was the principal trustee of William Dargan’s estate. He personally collected Dargan’s
debts and paid the creditors so that Dargan’s widow would be financially secure.
1 John Hoey born circa 1840 baptised on 2 Aug 1840 at St Andrews. John, a merchant was
living at 80 Lower Leeson Street and married Charlotte Hester Gerty on 16 Mar 1885 at St
Andrews Church. Charlotte was the daughter of William Gerty, an undertaker. John died
9 Apr 1897 at Leeson Street and left 13K in personal estate. Charlotte and her daughter were
living in Bray in 1901 and at Mount Merrion Avenue in 1911. Charlotte died at Belgrave
Road, Blackrock on 29 Jul 1935.
1 Ellen Mary Hoey born 5 May 1889 at 80 Lower Leeson Street.
2 Robert Luke Hoey baptised 14 Aug 1841 was the proprietor of the Chapelizod Flax spinning
Mills. The Mill was beset with industrial relations problems and there were numerous
accidents, some leading to the deaths of employees. The mill seems to have been in financial
difficulties from the mid 1860’s and there were attempts to sell it. Robert’s obituary recalls him
as a man who 'gave constant employment to a large number of persons who looked up to him
with affection for his kindness and liberality' but 'owing to the dullness of trade for sometimes
past, prudence would have dictated stoppage of the mills.' Robert died on 12 Mar 1871 aged
29 years at Kilmacud House and is interred in the family vault at St Andrews, Westland Row.
3 James Henry Hoey third son born 2 Apr 1843 at Kingstown married Margaret Frances Phillips at
the Registrar's Office Dublin on 28 Aug 1871. Margaret was resident at Vergemount, Clonskeagh
and the daughter of John Phillips, a clerk in the Four Courts. James was variously described as a
flax spinner, mercantile clerk, auctioneer, book-keeper and corn merchant and was resident in
Toronto when their twins were born. Margaret died on 29 Mar 1878 aged 29 at 41 Bay View
Avenue, North Strand, the residence of her father. John died 26 Feb 1882 aged 38 years in
Liverpool.
1 Daughter Hoey born 18 Jan 1871 at Vergemount, Clonskeagh.
2 Son Hoey (twin) born 16 Sep 1872 at Vergemount, Clonskeagh.
3 Daughter Hoey (twin) born 16 Sep 1872 at Vergemount, Clonskeagh.
4 Charles Joseph Hoey born 8 Jul 1876 at 41 Bay View, North Strand.
5 Helen Mary Hoey born 10 Feb 1878 as 41 Bay View, North Strand.
Robert, living at Victoria Terrace, Kingstown secondly married Eliza Murney, youngest daughter of Henry
Murney of Belfast on 27 May 1846. As part of her marriage settlement, Eliza had the lands of Westrew
and Mount Ambrose. She paid for the maintenance of her grandchildren, children of Edmond from the
rental income. He gave land beside his warehouses on City Quay for a new Church to be built in 1861.
Robert's coal business went public in 1865 as the The Joint Stock Coal Company. He died 27 Jul 1880 at
Kilmacud House and left personal estate of just under 80K pounds. Eliza died 2 Oct 1891 aged 70 at
59 Fitzwilliam Square and left 25K in personal estate. Both were interred at St Andrew's, Westland Row.
4 Joseph George Hoey (twin) born 17 Oct 1847.
5 Child Hoey (twin) born 17 Oct 1847.
6 Charles Hoey son of Robert and Elizabeth born 17 Jul 1849 at Victoria Terrace baptised 22 Jul 1849
at Kingstown. Charles was a Solicitor of 19 Rutland Square and married Ida Walsh daughter of
Cornelius Walsh on 8 Sep 1897 at St Marys Pro Cathedral. Charles died 1920 aged 72 years.
1 Frederick Cyril Hoey born 18 Jun 1898 at 19 Rutland Square, Dublin. Second Lieut F Cyril
Hoey was accidently killed in an aero accident on 7 Jun 1917 and was buried at Yatesbury,
Wiltshire.
2 Ida Elizabeth Ruth Hoey born 12 Feb 1900 at 19 Rutland Square died 15 Mar 1919 at 8
Burlington Road.
3 Eustace Henry Murray Hoey born circa 1903 in Dublin.
7 Mary Isabella Hoey born 31 Jan 1851 at Kingstown and named after her aunt Isabella Murney
professed a nun in the order of the Sacred Heart. She was left £100 in her mother's will.
Madame Isabella Hoey, elder and last surviving daughter died at the convent of the Sacred
Heart, Lima, Peru on 27 Mar 1925.
8 George Alfred Hoey born 15 Jan 1853 at Kingstown died on 3 Nov 1865 at Downside College,
Bath.
9 Elizabeth Anne (Lily) Hoey youngest daughter born 10 Mar 1855 at Kilmacud House married John
George Fottrell, a solicitor and son of George G Fottrell on 19 Nov 1884 at St Andrews Church.
Lily died 14 Dec 1890 at 62 Upper Mount Street and George remarried.
1 Brendan Joseph Fottrell born 12 Oct 1885 at Knoyle Lodge, Brighton Avenue, Kingstown.
2 Mary Fottrell born 8 Jun 1887 at Knoyle Lodge, Brighton Avenue, Kingstown.
3 Elizabeth Fottrell born circa 1890.
10 Frederick William Hoey born 9 Dec 1856 at Kilmacud House married on 30 Aug 1881 to Caroline
(Carrie) Bayly Harper nee Mulreney, widow of the late James Harper of Leitrim at the British
Embassy in Paris. James Harper had died on 22 Sep 1877. Frederick was a merchant distiller and
died the last surviving son on 21 Apr 1927 aged 71 years at Sunnyside, Windsor, Belfast. Caroline
died 4 Dec 1929 in Middlesex.
1 Charles Bayly Robert Hoey born 6 Jun 1882 at Marlborough Park, Belfast. Charles joined the
Royal Dublin Fusiliers and he attained the rank of major. He married Olive Armstrong on
18 Mar 1916. Oliver was the daughter of the late Andrew Armstrong, a paper merchant.
They moved to London and the couple split up circa 1930. Charles was involved with the
Garrick Theatre which ended with him being in serious debt and bankrupt.
11 Francis Joseph Hoey born 21 Aug 1858 fourth son married Emily Letitia (Elmie) Magowan on
17 Apr 1894 at St George's Church Belfast. Elmie was the daughter of Samuel John Magowan,
Manager Bank of Ireland, Belfast. Frank of 37 Victoria Street, Belfast died 9 Jan 1925 at
Eastbourne and left 5K in personal estate.
1 Phyllis Hoey born born 27 Dec 1895.
12 Edmond Joseph Hoey born 7 Nov 1860 at Kilmacud House married Margaret (Madge) Mulchinock
daughter of the late Edward Mulchinock of Cloghers House, Tralee and 53 Pembroke Road
on 24 Apr 1883 at the Church of St Mary’s Haddington Road. Edmond, a stockbroker died
3 Mar 1887 at 101 Lower Mount Street aged 26 years and was buried at Glasnevin.
1 Ethel Mary (Patricia) Hoey born 15 Nov 1883 at 7 Trafalgar Terrace, Monkstown was a
freelance journalist and radio presenter. She was left £1000 and the rental income of lands
by her grandmother's will which was to be paid out on her 21st birthday, the interest on
which was to be put towards her education. She was a suffragist and involved in Irish
nationalist politics. In 1910 she co-authored a book entitled, What editors want: a reference
book for every free-lance writer. That same year she was secretary to the parliamentary
branch of the United Irish League and first president of the newly formed Irish Women's
Franchise League in 1911. She was a member of Ard Craobh Cumann na mBan and
during the War of Independence, she was secretary to Michael Collins. Patricia died on
9 Nov 1930 at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Dun Laoghaire and was buried at Glasnevin
cemetery.
2 Edmond Joseph Hoey born 15 Nov 1887 at 3 Elgin Road and baptised at St Mary’s,
Haddington Road. Edward was left £1000 in his grandmother's will, which was to be paid out
on his 21st birthday, the interest of which was to be put towards his education. It is thought
that Edmond went to New York circa 1909.
Madge moved to London and by 1901 she was Mrs Clive Howard. She was a certified nurse
running a nursing home at 78 Holland Road, Kensington but was bankrupt by 1905. In 1911 she
was in hospital, and on the census described herself as a widow of 24 years with 4 children, so
she may not have remarried. Madge died 14 Nov 1930 at Baggot Street Hospital, late of 5 Mespil
Road and was buried with Edmond and Patricia at Glasnevin.
1 Gwendoline Marie Clive Howard born Holyhead, Wales 16 Sep 1894 went to Australia in 1919 as
the bride of Major Percy Edward Cooper, of the Australian Army. She never returned to Ireland.
13 Ernest Aloysius Hoey youngest son born 1 Apr 1863 died unmarried on 7 Oct 1893 at the
Phoenix Park as the result of a tragic horse riding accident aged 30 years.
©June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2017/Updated March 2022
We would like to acknowledge the help and information provided by descendants of the Hoey & Mulchinock
families.
The Hoey Family were at Kilmacud House between 1855 and 1880. They were a wealthy merchant
family involved in the coal industry being both merchants and importers. They were devout Roman
Catholics and donated some land from their estate for the building of St Laurence’s Church and
school. They referred to their house as Belvoir Park and Kilmacud House.
The family vault is in St Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin and there is also a memorial in the
church to the family. His son George died at Downside College, in Bath age just 13 and another son
Ernest died in tragic circumstances when his horse crashed into a tree in the Phoenix Park in a mist.
Local historians Kevin Harrington and Bonnie Flanagan both mention a memorial to the children of
the family which was in the old St Laurence’s Church but no evidence of this remains.
Robert Hoey married Ellen Walls
born circa 1814 28 Apr 1839 born circa 1821
died 27 Jul 1880 (66) Rathmines died 22 Jul 1843 (22)
Kilmacud House Kingstown
Robert Hoey born circa 1814 eldest son of John Hoey of City Quay married Ellen Walls, youngest
daughter of the late Luke Walls of Marlborough Street at Rathmines on 28 Apr 1839. Ellen died
22 Jul 1843 at Marine Terrace, Kingstown and was interred at St Andrew's, Westland Row.
Robert married twice and had at least thirteen children. He was a coal merchant, as was his
brother James, of Sion Hill, Dalkey. He was on the board of the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance
Association and was the principal trustee of William Dargan’s estate. He personally collected Dargan’s
debts and paid the creditors so that Dargan’s widow would be financially secure.
1 John Hoey born circa 1840 baptised on 2 Aug 1840 at St Andrews. John, a merchant was
living at 80 Lower Leeson Street and married Charlotte Hester Gerty on 16 Mar 1885 at St
Andrews Church. Charlotte was the daughter of William Gerty, an undertaker. John died
9 Apr 1897 at Leeson Street and left 13K in personal estate. Charlotte and her daughter were
living in Bray in 1901 and at Mount Merrion Avenue in 1911. Charlotte died at Belgrave
Road, Blackrock on 29 Jul 1935.
1 Ellen Mary Hoey born 5 May 1889 at 80 Lower Leeson Street.
2 Robert Luke Hoey baptised 14 Aug 1841 was the proprietor of the Chapelizod Flax spinning
Mills. The Mill was beset with industrial relations problems and there were numerous
accidents, some leading to the deaths of employees. The mill seems to have been in financial
difficulties from the mid 1860’s and there were attempts to sell it. Robert’s obituary recalls him
as a man who 'gave constant employment to a large number of persons who looked up to him
with affection for his kindness and liberality' but 'owing to the dullness of trade for sometimes
past, prudence would have dictated stoppage of the mills.' Robert died on 12 Mar 1871 aged
29 years at Kilmacud House and is interred in the family vault at St Andrews, Westland Row.
3 James Henry Hoey third son born 2 Apr 1843 at Kingstown married Margaret Frances Phillips at
the Registrar's Office Dublin on 28 Aug 1871. Margaret was resident at Vergemount, Clonskeagh
and the daughter of John Phillips, a clerk in the Four Courts. James was variously described as a
flax spinner, mercantile clerk, auctioneer, book-keeper and corn merchant and was resident in
Toronto when their twins were born. Margaret died on 29 Mar 1878 aged 29 at 41 Bay View
Avenue, North Strand, the residence of her father. John died 26 Feb 1882 aged 38 years in
Liverpool.
1 Daughter Hoey born 18 Jan 1871 at Vergemount, Clonskeagh.
2 Son Hoey (twin) born 16 Sep 1872 at Vergemount, Clonskeagh.
3 Daughter Hoey (twin) born 16 Sep 1872 at Vergemount, Clonskeagh.
4 Charles Joseph Hoey born 8 Jul 1876 at 41 Bay View, North Strand.
5 Helen Mary Hoey born 10 Feb 1878 as 41 Bay View, North Strand.
Robert, living at Victoria Terrace, Kingstown secondly married Eliza Murney, youngest daughter of Henry
Murney of Belfast on 27 May 1846. As part of her marriage settlement, Eliza had the lands of Westrew
and Mount Ambrose. She paid for the maintenance of her grandchildren, children of Edmond from the
rental income. He gave land beside his warehouses on City Quay for a new Church to be built in 1861.
Robert's coal business went public in 1865 as the The Joint Stock Coal Company. He died 27 Jul 1880 at
Kilmacud House and left personal estate of just under 80K pounds. Eliza died 2 Oct 1891 aged 70 at
59 Fitzwilliam Square and left 25K in personal estate. Both were interred at St Andrew's, Westland Row.
4 Joseph George Hoey (twin) born 17 Oct 1847.
5 Child Hoey (twin) born 17 Oct 1847.
6 Charles Hoey son of Robert and Elizabeth born 17 Jul 1849 at Victoria Terrace baptised 22 Jul 1849
at Kingstown. Charles was a Solicitor of 19 Rutland Square and married Ida Walsh daughter of
Cornelius Walsh on 8 Sep 1897 at St Marys Pro Cathedral. Charles died 1920 aged 72 years.
1 Frederick Cyril Hoey born 18 Jun 1898 at 19 Rutland Square, Dublin. Second Lieut F Cyril
Hoey was accidently killed in an aero accident on 7 Jun 1917 and was buried at Yatesbury,
Wiltshire.
2 Ida Elizabeth Ruth Hoey born 12 Feb 1900 at 19 Rutland Square died 15 Mar 1919 at 8
Burlington Road.
3 Eustace Henry Murray Hoey born circa 1903 in Dublin.
7 Mary Isabella Hoey born 31 Jan 1851 at Kingstown and named after her aunt Isabella Murney
professed a nun in the order of the Sacred Heart. She was left £100 in her mother's will.
Madame Isabella Hoey, elder and last surviving daughter died at the convent of the Sacred
Heart, Lima, Peru on 27 Mar 1925.
8 George Alfred Hoey born 15 Jan 1853 at Kingstown died on 3 Nov 1865 at Downside College,
Bath.
9 Elizabeth Anne (Lily) Hoey youngest daughter born 10 Mar 1855 at Kilmacud House married John
George Fottrell, a solicitor and son of George G Fottrell on 19 Nov 1884 at St Andrews Church.
Lily died 14 Dec 1890 at 62 Upper Mount Street and George remarried.
1 Brendan Joseph Fottrell born 12 Oct 1885 at Knoyle Lodge, Brighton Avenue, Kingstown.
2 Mary Fottrell born 8 Jun 1887 at Knoyle Lodge, Brighton Avenue, Kingstown.
3 Elizabeth Fottrell born circa 1890.
10 Frederick William Hoey born 9 Dec 1856 at Kilmacud House married on 30 Aug 1881 to Caroline
(Carrie) Bayly Harper nee Mulreney, widow of the late James Harper of Leitrim at the British
Embassy in Paris. James Harper had died on 22 Sep 1877. Frederick was a merchant distiller and
died the last surviving son on 21 Apr 1927 aged 71 years at Sunnyside, Windsor, Belfast. Caroline
died 4 Dec 1929 in Middlesex.
1 Charles Bayly Robert Hoey born 6 Jun 1882 at Marlborough Park, Belfast. Charles joined the
Royal Dublin Fusiliers and he attained the rank of major. He married Olive Armstrong on
18 Mar 1916. Oliver was the daughter of the late Andrew Armstrong, a paper merchant.
They moved to London and the couple split up circa 1930. Charles was involved with the
Garrick Theatre which ended with him being in serious debt and bankrupt.
11 Francis Joseph Hoey born 21 Aug 1858 fourth son married Emily Letitia (Elmie) Magowan on
17 Apr 1894 at St George's Church Belfast. Elmie was the daughter of Samuel John Magowan,
Manager Bank of Ireland, Belfast. Frank of 37 Victoria Street, Belfast died 9 Jan 1925 at
Eastbourne and left 5K in personal estate.
1 Phyllis Hoey born born 27 Dec 1895.
12 Edmond Joseph Hoey born 7 Nov 1860 at Kilmacud House married Margaret (Madge) Mulchinock
daughter of the late Edward Mulchinock of Cloghers House, Tralee and 53 Pembroke Road
on 24 Apr 1883 at the Church of St Mary’s Haddington Road. Edmond, a stockbroker died
3 Mar 1887 at 101 Lower Mount Street aged 26 years and was buried at Glasnevin.
1 Ethel Mary (Patricia) Hoey born 15 Nov 1883 at 7 Trafalgar Terrace, Monkstown was a
freelance journalist and radio presenter. She was left £1000 and the rental income of lands
by her grandmother's will which was to be paid out on her 21st birthday, the interest on
which was to be put towards her education. She was a suffragist and involved in Irish
nationalist politics. In 1910 she co-authored a book entitled, What editors want: a reference
book for every free-lance writer. That same year she was secretary to the parliamentary
branch of the United Irish League and first president of the newly formed Irish Women's
Franchise League in 1911. She was a member of Ard Craobh Cumann na mBan and
during the War of Independence, she was secretary to Michael Collins. Patricia died on
9 Nov 1930 at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Dun Laoghaire and was buried at Glasnevin
cemetery.
2 Edmond Joseph Hoey born 15 Nov 1887 at 3 Elgin Road and baptised at St Mary’s,
Haddington Road. Edward was left £1000 in his grandmother's will, which was to be paid out
on his 21st birthday, the interest of which was to be put towards his education. It is thought
that Edmond went to New York circa 1909.
Madge moved to London and by 1901 she was Mrs Clive Howard. She was a certified nurse
running a nursing home at 78 Holland Road, Kensington but was bankrupt by 1905. In 1911 she
was in hospital, and on the census described herself as a widow of 24 years with 4 children, so
she may not have remarried. Madge died 14 Nov 1930 at Baggot Street Hospital, late of 5 Mespil
Road and was buried with Edmond and Patricia at Glasnevin.
1 Gwendoline Marie Clive Howard born Holyhead, Wales 16 Sep 1894 went to Australia in 1919 as
the bride of Major Percy Edward Cooper, of the Australian Army. She never returned to Ireland.
13 Ernest Aloysius Hoey youngest son born 1 Apr 1863 died unmarried on 7 Oct 1893 at the
Phoenix Park as the result of a tragic horse riding accident aged 30 years.
©June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2017/Updated March 2022
We would like to acknowledge the help and information provided by descendants of the Hoey & Mulchinock
families.