STILLORGAN, NEAR DUBLIN, 1808 JOHN HENRY CAMPBELL (1757-1828). Sold through Whytes for €650 in 2020.
Perry Family of Obelisk Park
Obelisk Park a large rambling house was built around 1790 for Richard Sinclair.
James and Henry Perry the Quaker businessmen originally from Mountmellick purchased Obelisk
Park in 1829. The Perrys enlarged the house as the two families lived in two separate parts of
the house. The Perry brothers owned an iron foundry in Ringsend and also an iron hardware in
Pill Lane.
James Perry together with the Pim family, directors of the Dublin Kingstown Railway backed the
railway contractor William Dargan. James was also involved in other Railways - James Perry junior
and James Perry senior were partners in the Hibernia Mining Company in Germany together with the
Malcolmsons of Portlaw and William Thomas Mulvany. Obelisk Park was sold on the 22 Jan 1923
to the Hospitaller Order of St John of God for £4500 by Marcus Goodbody of Talbot Lodge.
1 James Perry born circa 1795 married Hannah Woodcock daughter of Samuel and Hannah
Woodcock on 11.08.1819 at Enniscorthy. Hannah died on 06.10.1844.
1 Elizabeth Perry born circa 1823 died circa 1901.
2 Hannah Woodcock Perry born 16.05.1829 favourite daughter and heiress of James
Perry and Hannah married Marcus Goodbody on 13.12.1848 at Friend's Meeting
House, Dublin thus uniting two great Quaker families. Hannah’s ivory silk wedding
dress is on display at Collins Barracks. Marcus born 09.10.1910 was the eldest of
five sons of Robert Goodbody and Margaret Pim.
3 William James Perry born 09.04.1832.
James married secondly Isabella Pim born 16.09.1807 daughter of James Pim and Huldah
Wakefield of Grange Lodge, Queens County on 27.02.1850 at the Friends Meeting House,
Mountmellick. James died on 11.07.1858 and Isabella died aged 82 in 1890.
2 Henry Perry born circa 1796 married Susanna Pike eldest daughter of James M Pike
of Gardiners Row on 23.03.1827 at Friends Meeting House. They had 2 children. Henry
Perry died aged 52 in 1848.
1 Henrietta Perry only daughter born circa 1828 married Rev Frederick Howe Ringwood
at St Brigids Church, Stillorgan on 29.10.1849. They had 13 children. Henrietta died on
06.05.1876 and Frederick died on 29.06.1897. They lived in Tyrone.
2 James Perry only son born circa 1831 married Mary Louisa Alexander born circa 1832
daughter of Edward Alexander on 04.07.1861 at Monkstown. James Perry died aged 53
on 06.03.1884 and Mary Louisa Perry died aged 78 on 03.08.1909. They lived at
Richmond Villas, Monkstown and Deansgrange.
3 William Perry born circa 1804 married Ann Dugdale in 1833 and secondly married Emily
Patience Monsarrat in 1856.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2017
Obelisk Park a large rambling house was built around 1790 for Richard Sinclair.
James and Henry Perry the Quaker businessmen originally from Mountmellick purchased Obelisk
Park in 1829. The Perrys enlarged the house as the two families lived in two separate parts of
the house. The Perry brothers owned an iron foundry in Ringsend and also an iron hardware in
Pill Lane.
James Perry together with the Pim family, directors of the Dublin Kingstown Railway backed the
railway contractor William Dargan. James was also involved in other Railways - James Perry junior
and James Perry senior were partners in the Hibernia Mining Company in Germany together with the
Malcolmsons of Portlaw and William Thomas Mulvany. Obelisk Park was sold on the 22 Jan 1923
to the Hospitaller Order of St John of God for £4500 by Marcus Goodbody of Talbot Lodge.
1 James Perry born circa 1795 married Hannah Woodcock daughter of Samuel and Hannah
Woodcock on 11.08.1819 at Enniscorthy. Hannah died on 06.10.1844.
1 Elizabeth Perry born circa 1823 died circa 1901.
2 Hannah Woodcock Perry born 16.05.1829 favourite daughter and heiress of James
Perry and Hannah married Marcus Goodbody on 13.12.1848 at Friend's Meeting
House, Dublin thus uniting two great Quaker families. Hannah’s ivory silk wedding
dress is on display at Collins Barracks. Marcus born 09.10.1910 was the eldest of
five sons of Robert Goodbody and Margaret Pim.
3 William James Perry born 09.04.1832.
James married secondly Isabella Pim born 16.09.1807 daughter of James Pim and Huldah
Wakefield of Grange Lodge, Queens County on 27.02.1850 at the Friends Meeting House,
Mountmellick. James died on 11.07.1858 and Isabella died aged 82 in 1890.
2 Henry Perry born circa 1796 married Susanna Pike eldest daughter of James M Pike
of Gardiners Row on 23.03.1827 at Friends Meeting House. They had 2 children. Henry
Perry died aged 52 in 1848.
1 Henrietta Perry only daughter born circa 1828 married Rev Frederick Howe Ringwood
at St Brigids Church, Stillorgan on 29.10.1849. They had 13 children. Henrietta died on
06.05.1876 and Frederick died on 29.06.1897. They lived in Tyrone.
2 James Perry only son born circa 1831 married Mary Louisa Alexander born circa 1832
daughter of Edward Alexander on 04.07.1861 at Monkstown. James Perry died aged 53
on 06.03.1884 and Mary Louisa Perry died aged 78 on 03.08.1909. They lived at
Richmond Villas, Monkstown and Deansgrange.
3 William Perry born circa 1804 married Ann Dugdale in 1833 and secondly married Emily
Patience Monsarrat in 1856.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2017