Lecky Family of Maesgwyllyd House, Blackrock
The Lecky family were of Scottish origin and were thought to have come to Ireland in the
17th Century. John Lecky married Maria Hartpole of Shrule Castle near Carlow. In 1833
John Lecky of Portarlinton, Co Laois purchased Cullenswood House from Charles Joly.
John Hartpole Lecky of Cullenswood House, Dublin married Mary Anne the youngest
daughter of W E Tallants, Solicitor at Newark, Notts. in 1837. Mary Anne died in 1839 aged
23 years. John then married Isabella Eliza Wilmot daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward
Eardley Wilmot.
John Hartpole Lecky Mary Anne Tallants Isabella Eliza Wilmot
born circa 1806 born circa 1816 born circa 1819
married circa 11.02.,1837 married 20.04.1841
Newark, Notts. at Storington
died 15.10.1852 (46) died 31.03.1839 aged 23 died 16.10.1902 (83)
at Longford Terrace Hastings Cromwell
Monkstown, Dublin Kensington
1 William Edward Hartpole Lecky eldest son born 26.03.1838 at Maesgwyllyd House. He
was educated at Kingstown, Armagh, Cheltenham and Trinity College Dublin. He
graduated in 1859 with a BA and 1863 with an MA. He was the author of “A History of
England during the Eighteenth Century” which was published between 1878 and 1890.
William married Catharine Elizabeth Boldewina, Baroness de Dedem eldest daughter of
General Baron van Dedem who was lady-in-waiting to Queen Sophia of Holland on
14.06.1871 at the British Embassy and the Hotel de Ville at The Hague. William died
22.10.1903 aged 65 years. In 1904, money for a memorial was raised by subscription and
a statue by Sir William Goscombe John, RA was erected in Trinity College, Dublin. The
Lecky Chair of History at TCD was endowed by his widow in 1913. Catharine died
23.05.1912.
2 Captain George Eardley Lecky born circa 1843 of the 78th Highlanders died 27.09.1874
aged 31 years at 15 Cromwell Place the residence of his mother the Countess of Carnwath.
3 Blanche Catharine Janet Lecky baptised on 07.11.1847 at Storrington, Sussex. Hon Miss
Blanche was in Torquay in 1888 with her mother. Blanche died unmarried on 04.04.1913
late of 96 Sinclair Road, Kensington and formerly of 99 Coleherne Court, Earls Court.
Executor William Edward Tallents.
John Lecky died in 1852 and Isabella then married Thomas Henry Dalzell, the Earl of Carnwath on
02.05.1855 at Taney Church, Dundrum. Thomas died on 14.12.1867 at Bagnères de Bigorre, France.
Isabella Countess of Carnwath died on 16.10.1902 aged 83 years after a long illness at her residence
in Cromwell Place, Kensington.
1 Henry Arthur Hew of Carnwath Dalzell only child of Thomas and Isabella born 12.04.1858 at
Heidelberg in Germany. Henry died of measles on 13.03.1873 aged 15 years at school in
Harrow.
©June Bow & Karen Poff - September 2017
The Lecky family were of Scottish origin and were thought to have come to Ireland in the
17th Century. John Lecky married Maria Hartpole of Shrule Castle near Carlow. In 1833
John Lecky of Portarlinton, Co Laois purchased Cullenswood House from Charles Joly.
John Hartpole Lecky of Cullenswood House, Dublin married Mary Anne the youngest
daughter of W E Tallants, Solicitor at Newark, Notts. in 1837. Mary Anne died in 1839 aged
23 years. John then married Isabella Eliza Wilmot daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward
Eardley Wilmot.
John Hartpole Lecky Mary Anne Tallants Isabella Eliza Wilmot
born circa 1806 born circa 1816 born circa 1819
married circa 11.02.,1837 married 20.04.1841
Newark, Notts. at Storington
died 15.10.1852 (46) died 31.03.1839 aged 23 died 16.10.1902 (83)
at Longford Terrace Hastings Cromwell
Monkstown, Dublin Kensington
1 William Edward Hartpole Lecky eldest son born 26.03.1838 at Maesgwyllyd House. He
was educated at Kingstown, Armagh, Cheltenham and Trinity College Dublin. He
graduated in 1859 with a BA and 1863 with an MA. He was the author of “A History of
England during the Eighteenth Century” which was published between 1878 and 1890.
William married Catharine Elizabeth Boldewina, Baroness de Dedem eldest daughter of
General Baron van Dedem who was lady-in-waiting to Queen Sophia of Holland on
14.06.1871 at the British Embassy and the Hotel de Ville at The Hague. William died
22.10.1903 aged 65 years. In 1904, money for a memorial was raised by subscription and
a statue by Sir William Goscombe John, RA was erected in Trinity College, Dublin. The
Lecky Chair of History at TCD was endowed by his widow in 1913. Catharine died
23.05.1912.
2 Captain George Eardley Lecky born circa 1843 of the 78th Highlanders died 27.09.1874
aged 31 years at 15 Cromwell Place the residence of his mother the Countess of Carnwath.
3 Blanche Catharine Janet Lecky baptised on 07.11.1847 at Storrington, Sussex. Hon Miss
Blanche was in Torquay in 1888 with her mother. Blanche died unmarried on 04.04.1913
late of 96 Sinclair Road, Kensington and formerly of 99 Coleherne Court, Earls Court.
Executor William Edward Tallents.
John Lecky died in 1852 and Isabella then married Thomas Henry Dalzell, the Earl of Carnwath on
02.05.1855 at Taney Church, Dundrum. Thomas died on 14.12.1867 at Bagnères de Bigorre, France.
Isabella Countess of Carnwath died on 16.10.1902 aged 83 years after a long illness at her residence
in Cromwell Place, Kensington.
1 Henry Arthur Hew of Carnwath Dalzell only child of Thomas and Isabella born 12.04.1858 at
Heidelberg in Germany. Henry died of measles on 13.03.1873 aged 15 years at school in
Harrow.
©June Bow & Karen Poff - September 2017