Wiley family of Ulster Terrace, Stillorgan
William Wiley married Margaret Matilda Ormsby
born 10 Jul 1804 2 Jun 1835 born circa 1812
died 17 Apr 1886 St Peter’s died 17 Jul 1875
Sussex Dublin Monkstown
William Wiley born 10 Jul 1804 only son of John Wiley and Anne Robinson of Cork. He was
educated at Trinity and admitted Kings Inns. He married Margaret Matilda Ormsby on
2 Jun 1835 at St Peter’s Church. Margaret was the third daughter of the late Charles Ormsby
and Margaret Matilda Lindsay of Dublin. William was called to the bar in 1839. He was a
barrister and later Principal Registrar of the Probate Court. He was the author of the ‘Law of
dilapidations’ and ‘Law of Ecclesiastical Residences’. He lived at 55 Mountjoy square in 1862
and at Longford Terrace, Monkstown Terrace in 1866. Margaret died at Longford Terrace on
17 Jul 1875 and is buried at Deansgrange. By 1881 William was living in Sussex. Willian died
at Worthing, Sussex on 17 Apr 1886.
1 John Wiley born circa 1837 in Middlesex. He was a captain in the 18th Royal Irish
Regiment and died at Worthing on 13 Mar 1890.
2 Matilda Wiley eldest daughter born circa married Henry Chadwick Ward on
29 Mar 1860 at St George’s Church. Henry was living at 20 Nelson Street and was the
son of the Rev Samuel Broomhead Ward of Telffout Evias, Wilts. Henry was a JP and
civil servant. They had two children and lived at Belgrave Square, Monkstown. Henry
died 3 Nov 1912 aged 76 and is buried at Deansgrange. Matilda died 6 Dec 1914 and
is buried with her husband.
3 Charles Ormsby Wiley second son born 30 Jul 1839 in Dublin. He was educated at
Trinity and admitted Kings Inns but took Holy orders. He was ordained in 1863 and
appointed to the curacy of Trim. He married Sarah Samuels on 7 Oct 1862 at
Monkstown Parish Church. Sarah was living at Kingstown and was the daughter of
John Samuels of Seafield House, Newtown Smith, Kingstown. He was a member of The
Irish Society. He was vicar of Tullow, Foxrock from 1868 to 1871. He was appointed
rector of Crossmolina, Co Mayo in 1872, Canon of Killala in 1885 and Dean in 1904.
Sarah died on 7 Feb 1892 aged 52 and is buried at Crossmolina graveyard. Her burial
place was destroyed in 1910 and the local parish priest got together a petition
expressing the hurt felt by him his parishioners that such an act of desecration had
been committed. Charles retired in December 1910 and died 11 Mar 1915 at
Crosmolina, Belgrave Road, Monkstown and is buried at Deansgrange.
1 Lucinda Wiley born 8 Dec 1863 at Trim died on 24 Mar 1864.
2 William Ormsby Wiley eldest son born 20 Nov 1864 in Trim. He was in Australia
by 1896 working as a maltster with his brother John. He was a station manager in
1903 and later a grazier. He died 5 Jul 1908 at Cloncurry, Queensland.
3 John Hasler Wiley born 8 May 1866 Raven Lodge, Summer Hill Road, Kingstown.
He was in Australia by 1896 working as a maltster with his brother William. He
married Violet Irvine Helen McDowell in 1898. He was a commission agent in
Cloncurry, Queensland in 1908. In 1935 he was a builder living with Violet at Beech
Street, Randwick.
1 Lucy Violet Wiley born 1910 in Australia married Sir James Denys Herbert
Thatcher.
4 Charles Ormsby Wiley, third son born 18 Aug 1868 at Glendruid, Cabinteely died at
Lucknow, NWP on 1 Jan 1894.
5 Arthur Samuels Wiley born 4 Jun 1871 at 5 Ulster Terrace, Stillorgan. He graduated
Trinity and took Holy orders. He married Eva Mabel Barbor on 13 Nov 1906 at St
Mary’s Church, Donnybrook. Eva was the daughter of R C Barbor of Maryville, Eglinton
Road, Donnybrook. They were living with their four children in Dauphin, Manitoba,
Canada in 1911.
6 Margaret Matilda (Pearl) Wiley born circa 1873 elder daughter married Charles L M
Jones of Winnipeg Canada on 27 Apr 1904 at Crossmolina Church. Charles was the
son of the late Rev Charles L M Jones, rector of Preban and Moyne. They were living in
Winnipeg in 1911 with their two boys Albert and Charles.
7 Son Wiley born 7 Dec 1875 at the vicarage in Crossmolina died same day.
8 Albert Ernest Wiley born 3 Dec 1876 at the vicarage in Crossmolina. He was a
mining engineer and died 12 Jun 1903 at Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.
9 Frances Wiley born 19 Oct 1877 at the vicarage, Crossmolina died on 19 Oct 1877.
10 Lucy Harriette Wiley born 25 Jun 1879 at Crossmolina. She was bridesmaid to her
sister in was 1904 and living with her father in Monkstown in 1911.
4 William Wiley third son died at Pau, South of France on 6 Jan 1866.
5 Sarah Wiley born circa 1842 in Dublin. As last surviving daughter she died unmarried
at Worthing Sussex on 13 Jan 1916.
6 Anne Wiley born circa 1843 living with her brother Arthur in Yorkshire in 1881. She died
a spinster at Tunbridge Wells in 1915.
7 Arthur Ormsby Wiley born circa 1845 in Dublin. He was living in Watford and married
Lucy Elizabeth Fitzgerald on 14 Nov 1877 at St George’s Church, Dublin. Lucy was the
eldest surviving daughter of the late John Fitzgerald, a barrister. Arthur was a general
practitioner living in Knaresborough, Yorkshire in 1881 and later he had a partnership
operating from Hyde Park. He retired from the partnership in 1900. He died at Bray, Co
Wicklow on 1 Dec 1904 and is buried at Deansgrange. Lucy died 21 Apr 1926 aged 84 at
Seapoint Terrace and is buried with her husband.
8 Frances Ellen Wiley born circa 1849 married Ernest Favell on 24 Aug 1875 at Llanberis.
Ernest was the son of the late William Favell of Sheffield. They had two children and Frances
was a widower by 1881 living with her brother Arthur in Yorkshire. Frances died
8 Mar 1900 in Sussex.
9 Henry Wiley third surviving son born circa 1854 was a captain in the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He married Ethel Lucy Swan on 10 Jun 1890 at St Peter’s in Eastgate, Lincoln. Ethel was
the eldest daughter of Robert Swan of The Quarry, Lincoln. They were living at Rasen
Lane, Lincoln in 1891 and had one son. He was a retired major living in Portsmouth,
Hampshire in 1901 and died in 1904.
10 Mary Elizabeth Wiley youngest daughter born circa 1852 died at 14 Longford Terrace,
Monkstown on 21 Jun 1869 and is buried at Deansgrange.
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William Wiley married Margaret Matilda Ormsby
born 10 Jul 1804 2 Jun 1835 born circa 1812
died 17 Apr 1886 St Peter’s died 17 Jul 1875
Sussex Dublin Monkstown
William Wiley born 10 Jul 1804 only son of John Wiley and Anne Robinson of Cork. He was
educated at Trinity and admitted Kings Inns. He married Margaret Matilda Ormsby on
2 Jun 1835 at St Peter’s Church. Margaret was the third daughter of the late Charles Ormsby
and Margaret Matilda Lindsay of Dublin. William was called to the bar in 1839. He was a
barrister and later Principal Registrar of the Probate Court. He was the author of the ‘Law of
dilapidations’ and ‘Law of Ecclesiastical Residences’. He lived at 55 Mountjoy square in 1862
and at Longford Terrace, Monkstown Terrace in 1866. Margaret died at Longford Terrace on
17 Jul 1875 and is buried at Deansgrange. By 1881 William was living in Sussex. Willian died
at Worthing, Sussex on 17 Apr 1886.
1 John Wiley born circa 1837 in Middlesex. He was a captain in the 18th Royal Irish
Regiment and died at Worthing on 13 Mar 1890.
2 Matilda Wiley eldest daughter born circa married Henry Chadwick Ward on
29 Mar 1860 at St George’s Church. Henry was living at 20 Nelson Street and was the
son of the Rev Samuel Broomhead Ward of Telffout Evias, Wilts. Henry was a JP and
civil servant. They had two children and lived at Belgrave Square, Monkstown. Henry
died 3 Nov 1912 aged 76 and is buried at Deansgrange. Matilda died 6 Dec 1914 and
is buried with her husband.
3 Charles Ormsby Wiley second son born 30 Jul 1839 in Dublin. He was educated at
Trinity and admitted Kings Inns but took Holy orders. He was ordained in 1863 and
appointed to the curacy of Trim. He married Sarah Samuels on 7 Oct 1862 at
Monkstown Parish Church. Sarah was living at Kingstown and was the daughter of
John Samuels of Seafield House, Newtown Smith, Kingstown. He was a member of The
Irish Society. He was vicar of Tullow, Foxrock from 1868 to 1871. He was appointed
rector of Crossmolina, Co Mayo in 1872, Canon of Killala in 1885 and Dean in 1904.
Sarah died on 7 Feb 1892 aged 52 and is buried at Crossmolina graveyard. Her burial
place was destroyed in 1910 and the local parish priest got together a petition
expressing the hurt felt by him his parishioners that such an act of desecration had
been committed. Charles retired in December 1910 and died 11 Mar 1915 at
Crosmolina, Belgrave Road, Monkstown and is buried at Deansgrange.
1 Lucinda Wiley born 8 Dec 1863 at Trim died on 24 Mar 1864.
2 William Ormsby Wiley eldest son born 20 Nov 1864 in Trim. He was in Australia
by 1896 working as a maltster with his brother John. He was a station manager in
1903 and later a grazier. He died 5 Jul 1908 at Cloncurry, Queensland.
3 John Hasler Wiley born 8 May 1866 Raven Lodge, Summer Hill Road, Kingstown.
He was in Australia by 1896 working as a maltster with his brother William. He
married Violet Irvine Helen McDowell in 1898. He was a commission agent in
Cloncurry, Queensland in 1908. In 1935 he was a builder living with Violet at Beech
Street, Randwick.
1 Lucy Violet Wiley born 1910 in Australia married Sir James Denys Herbert
Thatcher.
4 Charles Ormsby Wiley, third son born 18 Aug 1868 at Glendruid, Cabinteely died at
Lucknow, NWP on 1 Jan 1894.
5 Arthur Samuels Wiley born 4 Jun 1871 at 5 Ulster Terrace, Stillorgan. He graduated
Trinity and took Holy orders. He married Eva Mabel Barbor on 13 Nov 1906 at St
Mary’s Church, Donnybrook. Eva was the daughter of R C Barbor of Maryville, Eglinton
Road, Donnybrook. They were living with their four children in Dauphin, Manitoba,
Canada in 1911.
6 Margaret Matilda (Pearl) Wiley born circa 1873 elder daughter married Charles L M
Jones of Winnipeg Canada on 27 Apr 1904 at Crossmolina Church. Charles was the
son of the late Rev Charles L M Jones, rector of Preban and Moyne. They were living in
Winnipeg in 1911 with their two boys Albert and Charles.
7 Son Wiley born 7 Dec 1875 at the vicarage in Crossmolina died same day.
8 Albert Ernest Wiley born 3 Dec 1876 at the vicarage in Crossmolina. He was a
mining engineer and died 12 Jun 1903 at Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.
9 Frances Wiley born 19 Oct 1877 at the vicarage, Crossmolina died on 19 Oct 1877.
10 Lucy Harriette Wiley born 25 Jun 1879 at Crossmolina. She was bridesmaid to her
sister in was 1904 and living with her father in Monkstown in 1911.
4 William Wiley third son died at Pau, South of France on 6 Jan 1866.
5 Sarah Wiley born circa 1842 in Dublin. As last surviving daughter she died unmarried
at Worthing Sussex on 13 Jan 1916.
6 Anne Wiley born circa 1843 living with her brother Arthur in Yorkshire in 1881. She died
a spinster at Tunbridge Wells in 1915.
7 Arthur Ormsby Wiley born circa 1845 in Dublin. He was living in Watford and married
Lucy Elizabeth Fitzgerald on 14 Nov 1877 at St George’s Church, Dublin. Lucy was the
eldest surviving daughter of the late John Fitzgerald, a barrister. Arthur was a general
practitioner living in Knaresborough, Yorkshire in 1881 and later he had a partnership
operating from Hyde Park. He retired from the partnership in 1900. He died at Bray, Co
Wicklow on 1 Dec 1904 and is buried at Deansgrange. Lucy died 21 Apr 1926 aged 84 at
Seapoint Terrace and is buried with her husband.
8 Frances Ellen Wiley born circa 1849 married Ernest Favell on 24 Aug 1875 at Llanberis.
Ernest was the son of the late William Favell of Sheffield. They had two children and Frances
was a widower by 1881 living with her brother Arthur in Yorkshire. Frances died
8 Mar 1900 in Sussex.
9 Henry Wiley third surviving son born circa 1854 was a captain in the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He married Ethel Lucy Swan on 10 Jun 1890 at St Peter’s in Eastgate, Lincoln. Ethel was
the eldest daughter of Robert Swan of The Quarry, Lincoln. They were living at Rasen
Lane, Lincoln in 1891 and had one son. He was a retired major living in Portsmouth,
Hampshire in 1901 and died in 1904.
10 Mary Elizabeth Wiley youngest daughter born circa 1852 died at 14 Longford Terrace,
Monkstown on 21 Jun 1869 and is buried at Deansgrange.
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