Sheila Pim
Pim family of Campfield
Francis Henry Pim married Margaret Townley Walmsley
born circa 1878 8 Jul 1904 born circa 1870
Co Dublin Preston, Lancashire England
died 12 Dec 1958 died 11 Oct 1940
Campfield House Campfield House
Francis Henry Pim born 28 Sep 1878 at Glenna Geragh House, Kingstown to Thomas Pim
of Glenageargh and Mary Ellen Strange of Reigate. He was a Quaker and chartered
accountant. He married Margaret Townley Walmsley on 8 Jul 1904 at Christ Church,
Fulwood, Lancashire on 8 Jul 1904. Margaret was the second daughter of Alderman B
Walmsley, cotton spinner of Beech House, Victoria Road, Fulwood. They went to
Switzerland for the Honeymoon. Francis was the guest of Josslyn Gore Booth (brother of
Countess Constance Markievicz) at Lisadell House on the night of the census of 1911. The
family lived at Highfield Road and had three children. Francis was a trustee of the
Singleton Fund (marriage portion for girls). Margaret died 11 Oct 1940 at Campfield House
and left 3K in personal estate. Francis was a keen gardener and the garden contained many
rare plants and shrubs. They frequently opened the garden to fund raise for the Jubilee
nurses.
1 Thomas Pim born 4 Jul 1907 in Co Dublin died in 1964.
2 Andrew Pim (twin) born 21 Sep 1909 at 63 Highfield Road, Rathgar died
4 Oct 1909 same place.
3 Sheila Pim (twin) born 21 Sep 1909 at 63 Highfield Road, Rathgar. She was
educated at the French School in Bray before and went to a finishing School in
Lausanne, Switzerland. She enrolled at Girton College, Cambridge to study
modern languages but returned home when her mother got ill and never
graduated. Sheila was writer and author of a number of detective stories
including Common or Garden Crime, A Hive of Suspects, Creeping Venom and
A Brush With Death. She was a member of PEN together with Ena Dargan and
Winifred Letts. Sheila was keen gardener and cook and wrote a garden column
for the Irish Times. She was Hon Sec of the Dundrum District Nursing Association
and lived with her father until his death and then moved to Old Bawn in Bray in
1958. She again opened the gardens at the top of Old Connaught Avenue to the
public in aid of the Jubilee nurses. She wrote a biography of horticulturalist
Augustine Henry - The Wood and the Trees. In later life she was involved in the
settlement of travellers campaign and was Hon Sec of the Bray itinerant
Settlement Committee. Sheila died unmarried.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - March 2022
Return to Campfield House page
Francis Henry Pim married Margaret Townley Walmsley
born circa 1878 8 Jul 1904 born circa 1870
Co Dublin Preston, Lancashire England
died 12 Dec 1958 died 11 Oct 1940
Campfield House Campfield House
Francis Henry Pim born 28 Sep 1878 at Glenna Geragh House, Kingstown to Thomas Pim
of Glenageargh and Mary Ellen Strange of Reigate. He was a Quaker and chartered
accountant. He married Margaret Townley Walmsley on 8 Jul 1904 at Christ Church,
Fulwood, Lancashire on 8 Jul 1904. Margaret was the second daughter of Alderman B
Walmsley, cotton spinner of Beech House, Victoria Road, Fulwood. They went to
Switzerland for the Honeymoon. Francis was the guest of Josslyn Gore Booth (brother of
Countess Constance Markievicz) at Lisadell House on the night of the census of 1911. The
family lived at Highfield Road and had three children. Francis was a trustee of the
Singleton Fund (marriage portion for girls). Margaret died 11 Oct 1940 at Campfield House
and left 3K in personal estate. Francis was a keen gardener and the garden contained many
rare plants and shrubs. They frequently opened the garden to fund raise for the Jubilee
nurses.
1 Thomas Pim born 4 Jul 1907 in Co Dublin died in 1964.
2 Andrew Pim (twin) born 21 Sep 1909 at 63 Highfield Road, Rathgar died
4 Oct 1909 same place.
3 Sheila Pim (twin) born 21 Sep 1909 at 63 Highfield Road, Rathgar. She was
educated at the French School in Bray before and went to a finishing School in
Lausanne, Switzerland. She enrolled at Girton College, Cambridge to study
modern languages but returned home when her mother got ill and never
graduated. Sheila was writer and author of a number of detective stories
including Common or Garden Crime, A Hive of Suspects, Creeping Venom and
A Brush With Death. She was a member of PEN together with Ena Dargan and
Winifred Letts. Sheila was keen gardener and cook and wrote a garden column
for the Irish Times. She was Hon Sec of the Dundrum District Nursing Association
and lived with her father until his death and then moved to Old Bawn in Bray in
1958. She again opened the gardens at the top of Old Connaught Avenue to the
public in aid of the Jubilee nurses. She wrote a biography of horticulturalist
Augustine Henry - The Wood and the Trees. In later life she was involved in the
settlement of travellers campaign and was Hon Sec of the Bray itinerant
Settlement Committee. Sheila died unmarried.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - March 2022
Return to Campfield House page