West Family of Cedar Mount, Mount Anville


John West                                      married 11.06.1803                                    Carolina Busby
born circa 1774                            St Nicholas Without                                    born circa 1782
died 23.10.1850 (76)                    Dublin                                                           died 10.12.1867 (85)
at his residence                                                                                                   at Cedar Mount
Cedar Mount


John West a Woolen Draper of Dame Street married Caroline Busby, daughter of John Busby of New
Street in 1803.  John was a Church Warden in Taney Church in 1835.

1              John West younger son born circa 1806 Fermanagh, educated at Whytes Academy by Prof
                Von Feinagle of Luxembourg at the Feinaglian Institute based at what is now Aldborough
                House.  He graduated Trinity BA in 1827 and took Holy Orders.  He was admitted Deacon on
                24.08. 1829 and ordained curate for Glasnevin the same year.  He moved to Ferns in 1830
                before becoming the curate of Monkstown and then curate of St Anne’s, Dublin.  He was
                appointed Vicar of St Ann’s, secretary and domestic Chaplin to Archbishop Whately in 1840.
                He became the Dean of St Patrick’s in 1841 and married Elizabeth Margarette (Bessie)
                Dickinson eldest daughter of Charles John Dickenson the Bishop of Meath at Ardbraccan
                Church on 30.09.1841.   John died on 05.07.1890 aged 84 years at 4 Royal Marine Terrace,
                Bray.

               1           Elizabeth (Bessie) Dickinson West elder daughter born 30.08.1842 at 25 Herbert Place.
                            Elizabeth of Buena Vista, Killiney married Edward Dowden LLD DCL, a professor of the
                            University, a Widower son of John Wheeler Dowden on 12.12.1895 at the Parish Church,
                            Killiney.  Edward died on 03.04.1913 aged 69 years at his residence Rochdale, Orwell
                            Park, Rathgar.  Elizabeth died on 02.05.1932 aged 90 years at Fairfield, Churchtown.

               2           Charles Dickinson West eldest son born circa 1847 a Professor of Mechanical
                            Engineering and Naval Architecture in Tokyo, Japan for 25 years.  Charles died
                            unmarried on 09.01.1908 at the Toyko University Hospital.

               3           Richard Whately West 2nd son born circa 1848 married Gertrude Ellen Ragg elder
                            daughter of the late Rev Thomas Ragg, Vicar of Lawley, Shropshire on 19.05.1893 at the
                            British Vice-Consualte, San Remo, Italy and All Saints Church, Bordighera.  Richard died
                            on 23.02.1905 late of Villa Cassa Bianca, Alamio, Liguria, Italy.

                4          John Russell West 4th son born circa 1850 died 17.08.1885 aged 35 years at 4 Royal
                            Marine Terrace, Bray late of 11 Upper Pembroke Street.  Probate to his father John West.

                5          Hercules Henry West born 06.12.1856 at 6 Wilton Square. Hercules was educated at
                            Marlborough College and obtained a scholarship in 1875 at Trinity. In 1876 he obtained a
                            Foundation Scholarship and in 1877 was awarded the College Greek Prose Prize and
                            brown medallist for Greek Epigram.  Hercules died 04.06.1937 of Gorse Hill, Brownhill
                            Road, Chandlersford, Eastleigh, Hampshire.  Probate to Arthur Dickinson.

               6          Caroline Amy West born 05.06.1859 at 6 Wilton Square married Rev Hon Edward
                           Lyttelton son of Baron George William Lyttelton on 21.12.1888 at St Patricks Cathedral,
                           Dublin.  Edward was headmaster of Haileybury College and played cricket for Cambridge
                           University and Middlesex.  Caroline died on 06.07.1919 by her own hand, aged 46 years
                           at Overstrand near Cromer.  Edward died on 26.01.1942 aged 86 years at the Old Palace,
                           Lincoln.

                          1             Norah Rosa Lyttelton born circa 1890 at Haileybury.
                          2              Delia Lyttelton born circa 1892 at Haileybury.

                                           
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