La Nauze Family of Sion Hill, Herbert House and Summerville, Booterstown
Henry La Nauze of College Green, stockbroker and son of Daniel La Nauze married Elizabeth Eugenia
Curtis, only daughter of Joseph Curtis and Eugenia Maria Curtis née Jackson of Mossfield in Kings
County and niece of Sir William Curtis. Henry a respectable stockbroker became a director of Mount
Jerome Cemetery in 1836 but in 1847 was charged with embezzling £9,000 the property of Clayton
Brown of Carlow.
Henry La Nauze Jnr married 26.06.1822 Elizabeth Eugenia Curtis
born circa 1786 at St Peter’s Church
died 06.08.1849 aged 63 Dublin died 17.02.1851
at his residence in Booterstown at Sidmouth, Devon
1 Daughter La Nauze born 15.03.1824 at Charleville.
2 Captain Henry Cooke Curtis La Nauze born 13.05.1825 at Clareville, Booterstown married Ellen
(Leonora) Taylor daughter of George Taylor on 08.11.1849 at the Parish Church of St James in
Bath. Henry died on 20.11.1893 late of Linwood, Canterbury, New Zealand and Leonora died on
04.08.1904 at Christchurch, Canterbury.
1 Henry Ward La Nauze born circa 1851 Bath, Somerset.
3 Anna Jane La Nauze born 03.05.1826 at Sion Hill, Booterstown died on 23.12.1891 at
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.
4 Eugenie Maria Lanauze 2nd daughter born 18.05.1827 Sion Hill, Booterstown married Arthur
Greene youngest son of Major William Greene of Glenair, Wicklow on 09.09.1852 at Monkstown
Parish Church. Eugenia died on 24.11.1891 at Weston-Super-Mare.
5 Elizabeth Curtis La Nauze 3rd daughter born 24.12.1828 Sion Hill, Booterstown married
Captain Eliott Hyndman of the Bengal Staff Corps in India son of John Elliot Hyndman on
04.06.1864 at St Paul’s Cathedral in Calcutta. Elizabeth died 24.04.1865 at Lucknow and Elliott
died 26.10.1868 at sea.
6 Alexander Curtis La Nauze born 28.05.1830 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Alexander lived at
Summerville, Blackrock was appointed joint agent of the West of England Insurance Company,
Exeter in 1863 and traded as Page & La Nauze of 39 Dame Street. By 1871 he was trading solo. His
home addresss was listed at Summerville until 1874. He died October 1891 at New York formerly
of St Mary’s Camden, Georgia, his sister Francis and Emily his executors.
7 Henrietta Ruddick La Nauze born 28.04.1833 at Sion Hill, Booterstown and died 28.04.1874 at
Grove Place, Brompton Road.
8 Emily Tessier La Nauze born 18.06.1834 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Emily of Summerville married
John Low a Stockbroker of 41 Clarinda Park son of Rev John Low on 28.08.1872 at Booterstown
Parish Church. Emily lived at Eastwood, Dundrum in 1891 and died on 31.08.1917 aged 84 years
at Dundrum Castle.
9 Robert Joseph La Nauze born 22.05.1835 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Robert went to Australia
and married Mary Russell Wilson on 09.02.1881 at St John’s Church, Christchurch.
10 Mary Charlotte La Nauze born 24.07.1836 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Mary an infant died of
measles in 1837 at Herbert House.
11 Daughter La Nauze born still born on 12.08.1837 at Sion Hill, Booterstown.
12 Son La Nauze born 12.06.1838 at Herbert House, Booterstown.
13 Mary Frances La Nauze born 09.09.1841 at Herbert House, Booterstown. Mary lived at
Willowbank, Dundrum. Mary the Matron of a Cottage Home died unmarried on 03.02.1911 at
Chadnor, Cheltenham.
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Henry La Nauze of College Green, stockbroker and son of Daniel La Nauze married Elizabeth Eugenia
Curtis, only daughter of Joseph Curtis and Eugenia Maria Curtis née Jackson of Mossfield in Kings
County and niece of Sir William Curtis. Henry a respectable stockbroker became a director of Mount
Jerome Cemetery in 1836 but in 1847 was charged with embezzling £9,000 the property of Clayton
Brown of Carlow.
Henry La Nauze Jnr married 26.06.1822 Elizabeth Eugenia Curtis
born circa 1786 at St Peter’s Church
died 06.08.1849 aged 63 Dublin died 17.02.1851
at his residence in Booterstown at Sidmouth, Devon
1 Daughter La Nauze born 15.03.1824 at Charleville.
2 Captain Henry Cooke Curtis La Nauze born 13.05.1825 at Clareville, Booterstown married Ellen
(Leonora) Taylor daughter of George Taylor on 08.11.1849 at the Parish Church of St James in
Bath. Henry died on 20.11.1893 late of Linwood, Canterbury, New Zealand and Leonora died on
04.08.1904 at Christchurch, Canterbury.
1 Henry Ward La Nauze born circa 1851 Bath, Somerset.
3 Anna Jane La Nauze born 03.05.1826 at Sion Hill, Booterstown died on 23.12.1891 at
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.
4 Eugenie Maria Lanauze 2nd daughter born 18.05.1827 Sion Hill, Booterstown married Arthur
Greene youngest son of Major William Greene of Glenair, Wicklow on 09.09.1852 at Monkstown
Parish Church. Eugenia died on 24.11.1891 at Weston-Super-Mare.
5 Elizabeth Curtis La Nauze 3rd daughter born 24.12.1828 Sion Hill, Booterstown married
Captain Eliott Hyndman of the Bengal Staff Corps in India son of John Elliot Hyndman on
04.06.1864 at St Paul’s Cathedral in Calcutta. Elizabeth died 24.04.1865 at Lucknow and Elliott
died 26.10.1868 at sea.
6 Alexander Curtis La Nauze born 28.05.1830 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Alexander lived at
Summerville, Blackrock was appointed joint agent of the West of England Insurance Company,
Exeter in 1863 and traded as Page & La Nauze of 39 Dame Street. By 1871 he was trading solo. His
home addresss was listed at Summerville until 1874. He died October 1891 at New York formerly
of St Mary’s Camden, Georgia, his sister Francis and Emily his executors.
7 Henrietta Ruddick La Nauze born 28.04.1833 at Sion Hill, Booterstown and died 28.04.1874 at
Grove Place, Brompton Road.
8 Emily Tessier La Nauze born 18.06.1834 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Emily of Summerville married
John Low a Stockbroker of 41 Clarinda Park son of Rev John Low on 28.08.1872 at Booterstown
Parish Church. Emily lived at Eastwood, Dundrum in 1891 and died on 31.08.1917 aged 84 years
at Dundrum Castle.
9 Robert Joseph La Nauze born 22.05.1835 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Robert went to Australia
and married Mary Russell Wilson on 09.02.1881 at St John’s Church, Christchurch.
10 Mary Charlotte La Nauze born 24.07.1836 at Sion Hill, Booterstown. Mary an infant died of
measles in 1837 at Herbert House.
11 Daughter La Nauze born still born on 12.08.1837 at Sion Hill, Booterstown.
12 Son La Nauze born 12.06.1838 at Herbert House, Booterstown.
13 Mary Frances La Nauze born 09.09.1841 at Herbert House, Booterstown. Mary lived at
Willowbank, Dundrum. Mary the Matron of a Cottage Home died unmarried on 03.02.1911 at
Chadnor, Cheltenham.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – March 2022