Poem printed in St Brigid's yearbook in 1938
Humphreys Family of Brookvale, Stillorgan and Donaghmore House, Castlefin.
William Thomas Drummond Humphreys son of John Humphreys and Elizabeth Frances Reed married
Isabella Caroline Thompson 2nd daughter of Dr Thomson MD on 14.09.1854 at Stratford-on-Avon.
On the same day her sister Caroline Ross Thompson 3rd daughter married Rev Thomas John Davis.
John Humphreys died on 12.06.1872 and his wife Elizabeth Frances died on 13.06.1872 both at
Milltown House, Strabane.
Thomas Wm Drummond Humphreys married 14.09.1854 Isabella Caroline Thompson
born 18.02.1823 Stratford-on-Avon born 1833
died 27.02.1911 died 08.07.1905
Donaghmore House Donaghmore House
1 Caroline Louisa Elizabeth Humphreys eldest daughter born 05.09.1859 at Miltown House,
Strabane married Dashwood Poyntz Ricketts eldest son of Dashwood Watts Ricketts on
16.01.1896 at Donaghmore, Donegal. Dashwood was a civil engineer and worked on
the Imperial Railways of Northern China at Shanhaikuan. He was awarded the insignia of
the Order of the Double Dragon by the Emperor of China in 1905. He died 03.11.1944 in
Kent and Caroline died on 08.01.1949 at Brookvale, Stillorgan and was buried at St Brigid's,
Stillorgan.
1 Claude Poyntz Ricketts born 8 Mar 1897 at Tientsin, China died circa 1907.
2 Charles Humphreys Ricketts born 11 Feb 1899 Shih Ho (Near Shanhai Ruan), China.
2 Claudine Isabella Humphreys 2nd daughter born 01.01.1861 married Edward Henry Charles
Wellesley son of Augustus Colley de Vere Wellesley on 06.06.1888 at Donaghmore
Parish Church, Castlefin, Donegal. Claudine died on 07.01.1924 and Edward died at 07.02.1937
both at Bromley House, Kilpeddar, Wicklow.
3 Florence Eliza Humphreys born 17.09.1864 died unmarried on 13.04.1951 at Brookvale,
Stillorgan and was buried at St Brigid's Stillorgan.
4 Lilian Frances (Lily) Humphreys born 17.12.1865 at Miltown, Strabane. Lilian a VAD Nurse
sailed from Liverpool to Japan via the USA on 02.06.1920 giving her address as Brookvale,
Stillorgan. She was the informant of the death of Rev James Houghton Kennedy of The
Rectory Stillorgan in 1824. She died unmarried at Brookvale 15.03.1942 and was buried at
St. Brigid's Stillorgan.
5 Rachel Maud Humphreys born 03.11.1867 and died unmarried on 09.03.1952 at Abbey
Nursing Home, 7 Abbey Road Monkstown.
6 Mary Humphreys born 05.02.1869 infant daughter died 03.03.1869 at Miltown House.
7 Edith Mary Humphreys youngest daughter born 04.01.1871 at Miltown House, Strabane
married Robert Ferguson Knox Lieutenant Royal Engineers son of Ferguson Andrew Knox of
Urney Park on 08.07.1896 at Donaghmore Parish Church, Castlefin, Donegal. Robert fought
in the North West Frontier and the Boer War and died 23.10.1935 aged 67 years at his
residence Baird’s Hill House. Edith died 25.02.1960 in Kent.
8 Dashwood William Harrington Humphreys born 06.02.1872 at Miltown House, Strabane,
Dashwood a Major 1st Batallion 8th Gurkha Rifles killed in action aged 45 years on 17.02.1917
at Mesopotamia, Iraq and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
9 George Geoffrey Prendergast Humphreys youngest son born 17.02.1873 at Miltown House,
Strabane married Olive Muriel Bell daughter of James Alexander Bell on 30.11.1903 at Holy
Trinity Church Karachi. George a Major 127th Queen Mary’s Own Balyuch Light Infantry, was
killed in action aged 41 years on 30.10.1914 at Kemmel in Belgium.
10 Mabel Alexandra Humphreys born 03.12.1874 at Miltown House, Strabane married John
Taylor son of Samuel Taylor of Belfast on 06.03.1912 at Ballysillan, Shankill, Antrim.
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William Thomas Drummond Humphreys son of John Humphreys and Elizabeth Frances Reed married
Isabella Caroline Thompson 2nd daughter of Dr Thomson MD on 14.09.1854 at Stratford-on-Avon.
On the same day her sister Caroline Ross Thompson 3rd daughter married Rev Thomas John Davis.
John Humphreys died on 12.06.1872 and his wife Elizabeth Frances died on 13.06.1872 both at
Milltown House, Strabane.
Thomas Wm Drummond Humphreys married 14.09.1854 Isabella Caroline Thompson
born 18.02.1823 Stratford-on-Avon born 1833
died 27.02.1911 died 08.07.1905
Donaghmore House Donaghmore House
1 Caroline Louisa Elizabeth Humphreys eldest daughter born 05.09.1859 at Miltown House,
Strabane married Dashwood Poyntz Ricketts eldest son of Dashwood Watts Ricketts on
16.01.1896 at Donaghmore, Donegal. Dashwood was a civil engineer and worked on
the Imperial Railways of Northern China at Shanhaikuan. He was awarded the insignia of
the Order of the Double Dragon by the Emperor of China in 1905. He died 03.11.1944 in
Kent and Caroline died on 08.01.1949 at Brookvale, Stillorgan and was buried at St Brigid's,
Stillorgan.
1 Claude Poyntz Ricketts born 8 Mar 1897 at Tientsin, China died circa 1907.
2 Charles Humphreys Ricketts born 11 Feb 1899 Shih Ho (Near Shanhai Ruan), China.
2 Claudine Isabella Humphreys 2nd daughter born 01.01.1861 married Edward Henry Charles
Wellesley son of Augustus Colley de Vere Wellesley on 06.06.1888 at Donaghmore
Parish Church, Castlefin, Donegal. Claudine died on 07.01.1924 and Edward died at 07.02.1937
both at Bromley House, Kilpeddar, Wicklow.
3 Florence Eliza Humphreys born 17.09.1864 died unmarried on 13.04.1951 at Brookvale,
Stillorgan and was buried at St Brigid's Stillorgan.
4 Lilian Frances (Lily) Humphreys born 17.12.1865 at Miltown, Strabane. Lilian a VAD Nurse
sailed from Liverpool to Japan via the USA on 02.06.1920 giving her address as Brookvale,
Stillorgan. She was the informant of the death of Rev James Houghton Kennedy of The
Rectory Stillorgan in 1824. She died unmarried at Brookvale 15.03.1942 and was buried at
St. Brigid's Stillorgan.
5 Rachel Maud Humphreys born 03.11.1867 and died unmarried on 09.03.1952 at Abbey
Nursing Home, 7 Abbey Road Monkstown.
6 Mary Humphreys born 05.02.1869 infant daughter died 03.03.1869 at Miltown House.
7 Edith Mary Humphreys youngest daughter born 04.01.1871 at Miltown House, Strabane
married Robert Ferguson Knox Lieutenant Royal Engineers son of Ferguson Andrew Knox of
Urney Park on 08.07.1896 at Donaghmore Parish Church, Castlefin, Donegal. Robert fought
in the North West Frontier and the Boer War and died 23.10.1935 aged 67 years at his
residence Baird’s Hill House. Edith died 25.02.1960 in Kent.
8 Dashwood William Harrington Humphreys born 06.02.1872 at Miltown House, Strabane,
Dashwood a Major 1st Batallion 8th Gurkha Rifles killed in action aged 45 years on 17.02.1917
at Mesopotamia, Iraq and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
9 George Geoffrey Prendergast Humphreys youngest son born 17.02.1873 at Miltown House,
Strabane married Olive Muriel Bell daughter of James Alexander Bell on 30.11.1903 at Holy
Trinity Church Karachi. George a Major 127th Queen Mary’s Own Balyuch Light Infantry, was
killed in action aged 41 years on 30.10.1914 at Kemmel in Belgium.
10 Mabel Alexandra Humphreys born 03.12.1874 at Miltown House, Strabane married John
Taylor son of Samuel Taylor of Belfast on 06.03.1912 at Ballysillan, Shankill, Antrim.
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