Tubbs of Stillorgan and Loftus Hill
John Tubbs married Lanceletta Hovenden
born circa 1748
died 6 Feb 1804 1776 died 17 Mar 1834
Cuff Street Buckingham Street
John Tubbs born circa 1748 was admitted Kings Inns. He was an attorney and married
Lanceletta Hovenden in 1776. Lanceletta was the daughter of John Hovenden of Gurteen
and his wife Mary Fitzgerald. Her sister Frances married Bryan Stapleton. They lived at
Sackville Street until 1779 and he had offices at 4 Pitt Street from 1783. In 1790 he set up
as an agency to undertake business transactions in England and had his office at the
New Exchange Coffee House in the Strand, London. They were living at Stephen’s Green
by 1794/5 and put Loftus Hill on 21 acres near the Malpas’ Obelisk up for sale or let. In
John Ferrar’s; ‘A view of antient and modern Dublin, with its improvements to the year
1796’ he notes that Mr Tubbs of Loftus Hill is the best situation on the vicinity of Dublin.
In 1796 John moved his office to 20 King Street and took on George Abbot as a partner to
transact law and agency business between England and Ireland. John died 6 Feb 1804 at
Cuff Street late of Loftus Hill (possibly Killiney Castle) and was buried at Stillorgan
graveyard. Thomas Bourchier, Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper and Usher of the Black
Rod in the Irish House of Commons was his solicitor. No issue was found.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - March 2024
John Tubbs married Lanceletta Hovenden
born circa 1748
died 6 Feb 1804 1776 died 17 Mar 1834
Cuff Street Buckingham Street
John Tubbs born circa 1748 was admitted Kings Inns. He was an attorney and married
Lanceletta Hovenden in 1776. Lanceletta was the daughter of John Hovenden of Gurteen
and his wife Mary Fitzgerald. Her sister Frances married Bryan Stapleton. They lived at
Sackville Street until 1779 and he had offices at 4 Pitt Street from 1783. In 1790 he set up
as an agency to undertake business transactions in England and had his office at the
New Exchange Coffee House in the Strand, London. They were living at Stephen’s Green
by 1794/5 and put Loftus Hill on 21 acres near the Malpas’ Obelisk up for sale or let. In
John Ferrar’s; ‘A view of antient and modern Dublin, with its improvements to the year
1796’ he notes that Mr Tubbs of Loftus Hill is the best situation on the vicinity of Dublin.
In 1796 John moved his office to 20 King Street and took on George Abbot as a partner to
transact law and agency business between England and Ireland. John died 6 Feb 1804 at
Cuff Street late of Loftus Hill (possibly Killiney Castle) and was buried at Stillorgan
graveyard. Thomas Bourchier, Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper and Usher of the Black
Rod in the Irish House of Commons was his solicitor. No issue was found.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - March 2024