Capt. William Humphrey RATHBORNE ¹

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Army Captain 50th and 99th Regts & Dairy Farmer In his middle and late teens, he took a keen interest in the family business (candle manufacturing). He served in the 50th and 99th regiment. lived at Scripplestown, Co. Dublin, Ireland. In 1868 he was recorded in Thom's Directory as residing at Cabra Villa, Phibsborough. This was "a large farm covering the present-day area of Cabra West and the farmhouse was situated where Fassaugh Avenue meet Broombridge Road today, adjacent ot the roundabout at the Ratoath Road junction. He was a successful farmer and proprietor of the Leinster Dairy." The property was sold to a Christopher KEOGH in 1880. 50th & 99th Regiments

Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2): RATHBORNE, late of Scripplestown, co. Dublin (U.O.). Azure, a cross or, between four roses argent, on a chief of the last a lion rampant gules. Mantling gules and argent. CreBt - On a wreath of the colours, a rose gules, barbed, seeded and slipped proper. Motto - " Je ne change qu'en mourant."

Son of Col. William Hans Rathborne, R.E., late of Kilcogy, co. Cavan, b. 1841 ; d. 1913 ; m. 1879, Bella Grace, d. of John Donald M'Neale, Gentleman, of Charlcote, Cheltenham, and co. Louth: - William Donald M'Neale, Gentleman, late Lieut. Indian Army, b. 1884. Res.- Detroit, U.S.A.

Second but only surv. son of Lt.-Col. Hans Robert Rathborne, late 25th K.O.S.B., b. 1843; d. 1927; m. 1881, Blanche, d. of Thomas Were Fox of Hoe House, Plymouth : -

Francis Hans Bunbury Rathborne, Esq., Major (ret.) late 1st Dorset Regt. , served in the European War 1914, b. 1884, m. 1909, Agnes Mary Dorothy, d. of the late John Sturrock, Esq., CLE. ; and has issue - Francis John Hans Rathborne, Gentleman, Cadet R.N., b. 1910; and Mary Blanche Penelope. Res.- Ivy Villa, Weymouth. Club - Naval and Military.

Only surv. son of St. George John Rathborne, Esq., Major R. Berks. Regt., b. 1846; d. 1907; m. 1889, Margaret, d. of John Donald M'Neale of Charlcote, Cheltenham : - St. George Ronald M'Neill Rathborne, Gentleman, b. 1893. Address- c/o Lloyds Bank, 6 Pall Mall, S.W.

Only son of Henry Humphrey Rathborne, Gentleman, b. 1855 ; d. 1916 ; m. 1885, Bertha Ramann of Trieste: - Group Capt. Charles Edward Henry Rathborne, Esq., D.S.O. with Bar, R.A.F. , b. 1886 ; m. 1919, Olive, eld. d. of the late H. H. B. Raines, and has issue - Maureen Olive. Res. - Westview, Felixstowe; Viale XX Septembre 37, Trieste, Italy. Club- R. A F.

William married Elizabeth ALLEN, daughter of Col. Hans ALLEN R. I. A. and Judith BUNBURY, on 17 Apr 1841 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. (Elizabeth ALLEN was born about 1822 in Ireland, died on 24 May 1902 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England and was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery.)

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