The Vickers Family of Hermitage, Cross Avenue, Blackrock
Henry Thomas Vickers Barrister-at-law son of Henry and Frances Vickers formerly of 81 Lower
Leeson Street and Ardbrae, Wicklow married Margaret Isabella Playfair only surviving daughter of
Robert Playfair of St Anne’s House, Mont à l’Abbé, Jersey.
Henry Thomas Vickers married 04.02.1864 Margaret Isabella Playfair
born circa 1816 at St Mark’s Church
died 23.01.1885 (69) Jersey died 23.12.1905
at Hermitage late of Dartmouth Road
1 William Henry Playfair Vickers eldest son born 06.03.1865 at 81 Lower Leeson Street.
William an MD of Musquiz, Coahulia, Mexico married May Houghton, 4th daughter of late
Charles James Houghton of Las Palmas, Grand Canary on 04.02.1895 at St James Parish
Church, West Malvern. William died 24.03.1932.
1 Thomas Bernard Vickers born circa 1897 in Mexico.
2 Margaret Mary Vickers born 17.08.1899 at 4 Dartmouth Road.
3 Henry Charles Vickers born 05.04.1901 at Coolroe House.
4 William Alexander born 24.04.1902 at Coolroe House.
5 Frances Ethel born 10.04.1904 at Coolroe House.
6 Isabel Constance Vickers born 10.07.1907 at Coolroe House.
7 Edith Playfair Vickers born 11.01.1909 at Coolroe House.
2 Frances Margaret Vickers eldest daughter born circa 05.02.1866 married Captain Walter
Alexander Carew N.Z.G.A. of Lisnabrin House, Curraglass, Cork on 18.06.1913 at St Stephen’s
Church, Dublin.
3 Isabella Edith Vickers 2nd daughter born 06.09.1867 at Ardbrae married Bernard Houghton
F.R.A.S. Indian Civil Service on 28.06.1896 at Hong Kong, China. Isabel died on 31.12.1908 at
Sagiang, Uper Burma.
4 Henry Mountague Vickers 2nd son born 20.09.1868 at Ardbrae. Henry late of the Royal
Engineers married Isabel May Herrick daughter of John Hobart Herrick of New York, Vice
President of Edison’s Electrical Company on 15.10.1892 at High Bridge, New York.
5 Emily Vickers born 20.01.1872 at Ardbrae youngest daughter married Major Cyril Owen
Carew-Hunt R.F.A. eldest son of late Major A Carew-Hunt on 16.09.1915 at St Simon’s
Church, Southsea.
6 Captain Charles Ernest Vickers youngest son born 25.02.1873 at Ardbrae of the Corps of
Royal Engineers. Charles joined the army in 1892 and was employed principally on railway
work. He died on 06.02.1908 at 41 Oakley Street, Chelsea aged 41 years.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – January 2020
Henry Thomas Vickers Barrister-at-law son of Henry and Frances Vickers formerly of 81 Lower
Leeson Street and Ardbrae, Wicklow married Margaret Isabella Playfair only surviving daughter of
Robert Playfair of St Anne’s House, Mont à l’Abbé, Jersey.
Henry Thomas Vickers married 04.02.1864 Margaret Isabella Playfair
born circa 1816 at St Mark’s Church
died 23.01.1885 (69) Jersey died 23.12.1905
at Hermitage late of Dartmouth Road
1 William Henry Playfair Vickers eldest son born 06.03.1865 at 81 Lower Leeson Street.
William an MD of Musquiz, Coahulia, Mexico married May Houghton, 4th daughter of late
Charles James Houghton of Las Palmas, Grand Canary on 04.02.1895 at St James Parish
Church, West Malvern. William died 24.03.1932.
1 Thomas Bernard Vickers born circa 1897 in Mexico.
2 Margaret Mary Vickers born 17.08.1899 at 4 Dartmouth Road.
3 Henry Charles Vickers born 05.04.1901 at Coolroe House.
4 William Alexander born 24.04.1902 at Coolroe House.
5 Frances Ethel born 10.04.1904 at Coolroe House.
6 Isabel Constance Vickers born 10.07.1907 at Coolroe House.
7 Edith Playfair Vickers born 11.01.1909 at Coolroe House.
2 Frances Margaret Vickers eldest daughter born circa 05.02.1866 married Captain Walter
Alexander Carew N.Z.G.A. of Lisnabrin House, Curraglass, Cork on 18.06.1913 at St Stephen’s
Church, Dublin.
3 Isabella Edith Vickers 2nd daughter born 06.09.1867 at Ardbrae married Bernard Houghton
F.R.A.S. Indian Civil Service on 28.06.1896 at Hong Kong, China. Isabel died on 31.12.1908 at
Sagiang, Uper Burma.
4 Henry Mountague Vickers 2nd son born 20.09.1868 at Ardbrae. Henry late of the Royal
Engineers married Isabel May Herrick daughter of John Hobart Herrick of New York, Vice
President of Edison’s Electrical Company on 15.10.1892 at High Bridge, New York.
5 Emily Vickers born 20.01.1872 at Ardbrae youngest daughter married Major Cyril Owen
Carew-Hunt R.F.A. eldest son of late Major A Carew-Hunt on 16.09.1915 at St Simon’s
Church, Southsea.
6 Captain Charles Ernest Vickers youngest son born 25.02.1873 at Ardbrae of the Corps of
Royal Engineers. Charles joined the army in 1892 and was employed principally on railway
work. He died on 06.02.1908 at 41 Oakley Street, Chelsea aged 41 years.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – January 2020