John Atkinson (1844 - 1932)

Born 13 Dec 1844 in Glenwilliam Castle, County Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Rowena Jane (Chute) Atkinson — married 22 Mar 1873 (to 1911) in Ireland

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1932 at age 87 in London, England

Biography

John Atkinson, son of Edward Atkinson (1801-76) and his first wife, Rosetta, daughter of Capt. John Shaw McCulloch. ^[1]

He married, 22 March 1874, Rowena (1842-1911), only daughter of Dr. Richard Chute MD of Tralee (Kerry) and formerly wife [When she married John Atkinson she claimed to be a widow, but she was divorced from Crisp (1841-1924) in 1871.] of Arthur Steffe Crisp (by whom she had two sons)

Children:

1. Edward Chute Atkinson (1875-1906), born 31 July 1875; accidentally shot himself in the head, 1894, while playing with a gun which he believed to be unloaded; he survived and became a farmer in Nyasaland (now Malawi); died unmarried of dysentery at Blantyre (Malawi), 26 July 1906
2. Cecil Thomas Atkinson (1876-1919), born 23 October 1876; educated at Charterhouse, Trinity College, Dublin (BA) and Kings Inns (called to Irish bar, 1901); barrister-at-law (KC 1913); Judge of the High Court of Bihar and Orissa (India), 1915-20; married, 6 August 1903, Florence (1876-1959), daughter of Godfrey Lovelace Taylor of Grangeville, Fethard (Wexford) and had issue one son and two daughters; died as a result of falling from a train in India in rather mysterious circumstances, 16 November, and was buried at Allahabad, Bengal (India), 18 November 1919; his will was proved in Dublin, 8 January 1920, and sealed in London, 27 January 1920 (estate in England, £11,753)
3. Hector John Atkinson (1877-1917), born 3 June 1877; educated at Trinity College, Dublin; an officer in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1900-16 (Capt., 1909); heavyweight champion boxer in the Army; he fought in the First World War and was injured in 1914 and transferred to home duties in Belfast and later Dublin, but was obliged to live subsequently under the care of a nurse; married, 28 September 1910, Dr. Sybil Ievers MD (d. 1939), youngest daughter of George Maurice Ievers of Ballinagarde (Limerick), and had issue one daughter; lived at Kilmainham (Cavan) and in Dublin; died intestate, 26 May 1917; administration of his goods was granted to his former nurse as principal creditor, 16 March 1918; his widow lived subsequently at Tyrellspass House (Westmeath) and bought Mount Ievers (Clare) in January 1939
4. Hubert Rowan Atkinson (1882-1950), born 6 October 1882; an officer in the army (Capt., 1916; Maj., 1917; Lt-Col., 1932); married 1st, 30 January 1907, Mabel Coralie (d. 1942), daughter of George Gerard Tyrrell, and had issue one son; married 2nd, Apr-Jun 1942, Blanche Kirsten (c.1883-1956), daughter of Jules Edward Wilbey and former wife of Harold Brehmer Colbourne (1882-1950) and Geoffrey Livy-Owen (1890-1979); died 30 October 1950 in Llandudno (Caernarvons.); his will was proved in London, 21 January 1951 (estate in England & Wales, £21,329) and sealed in Belfast, 1 March 1951 (estate in Northern Ireland, £345).

John died in London, 13 March 1932; his will was proved 17 May 1932 (estate £38,271). His wife died 17 January 1911 and was buried at Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock (Dublin); administration of her goods was granted at Dublin, 7 February 1911 (effects in Ireland, £1,760) and sealed in London, 22 February 1911 (effects in England, £26).

Sources

1. ↑ https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/search?q=monaghan

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p4402.htm#i44011