Tubbs family of Stillorgan and Loftus Hill
John Tubbs married Lanceletta Hovenden
born circa 1748 26 Dec 1776
died 6 Feb 1804 Dublin died 17 Mar 1834
Cuff Street Buckingham Street
John Tubbs born circa 1748 was admitted Kings Inns in 1775. He was an attorney and
married Lanceletta Hovenden on 26 Dec 1776 at St Mary's Church, Dublin. 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
is 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 26 Dec 1776
died 6 Feb 1804 Dublin died 17 Mar 1834
Cuff Street Buckingham Street
John Tubbs born circa 1748 was admitted Kings Inns in 1775. He was an attorney and
married Lanceletta Hovenden on 26 Dec 1776 at St Mary's Church, Dublin. 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
is 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
