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The Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald Baronetcy, of
. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1919.
Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald Baronet, of Corkbeg and Lisquinlan (1896)
Uniacke family connections
UNIACKE OF MOUNT UNIACKE
UNIACKE, NORMAN-JAMES-BIGGS, Esq. of Mount Uniacke, со. Cork, formerly an officer in the Denbighshire cavalry,
m. 10 Sept. 1844, Mary-Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of the late Col. Drinkwater-Bethune, of Balfour, со. Fife, and has issue,
I. NORMAN-COMPTON-FITZGERALD
I. Eleanor-Georgina.
II. Geraldine-Cecelia.
LINEAGE. — This ancient family, whose original name was
. The name, a singular one, arose according to tradition from the following circumstance : In the skirmishes which were constantly taking place between the rival houses of
Mount Uniacke, commanded a troop of cavalry, and being present when King
William III's horse was shot, dismounted, and offered his to the King, who, accepting it, called him a faithful and true man, and taking a pistol from his holster said, "Let that be your crest evermore." The family crest previous to this was a dexter armed arm gauntletted, holding a hawk's lure, but James-Fitzgerald Uniacke, and his descendants have since used the motto, "faithful and brave," and taken for crest a dexter arm in armour holding a pistol. It appears by the ancient public records, that the family of Uniacke was settled at an early period in the South of Ireland, and had possessions in the counties of Cork, Waterford, and Tipperary. The following notices of four descents in the 13th and 14th centuries, are extracted from the records in the
Birmingham Tower in the
Castle of Dublin :
Bernard de Uniak, Esq. was resident at
Cork, in
1305, as appears by an entry on the plea-roll of that year.
His son,
Bernard de Uniak, Esq. of
Youghal,
со. Cork, living in
1311, is mentioned in the
plea-roll, and also in the great roll of the pipe, all preserved in that depository of ancient records.
His son,
.
Thomas of
Ballyhobbert as UNIACK), Mike Uniac
2008 pers comm believed that there is a complete generation missing. Uniac
2008 "records go from
Thomas Unack, to Edmond, to
Thomas Uniack, and then to his son
Maurice Uniacke (abt
1600-
1648, m
Margaret Kearney), and it was Maurice that fathered 7 children, including James, Thomas, Edmond, John, Richard, and 2 daughters."
The principal seat was
, both in со. Cork.
of High Court of Chancery
.
He was s. by
. The eldest son,
, and had issue,
1 John, of Carrig, capt in
roy. fusiliers, killed at
Cuidad Eodrigo, in
1812, unm. 2 Lionel, of Carrig, an officer In the army, m. Elizabeth, dau. of
George Crotty, Esq. of the
со. Waterford, and has issue.
3
Mount Uniacke, and has issue,
Robert-Uniacke-FitzGerald.
James-Fitz-Gerald. Elizabeth-Frances. James, of
Glengarra, со. Cork, major North Cork rifles, m. Alicia, dau. of
Simon Dring, Esq. of Bockgrove, and d. t. p. Mary, m.
George Crawford, Esq. of Lakelands, со. Cork.
2 Bartholomew-Coote, officer in the army, d. unm.
3 Norman Fitz-Gerald, d. ». p.
4 Richard-John, H.M. attorney-general and member of
Executive Council of Nova Scotia, m. 1st, Martha-Maria, dau. of Mons. de Lesdemier, of
Canton Geneva,
Switzerland, and by her had issue,
Norman-Fitz-Gerald, of the
Inner Temple,
chief Justice of the Canadas, d. in
1847.
Crofton, of Lincoln's Inn, formerly
judge of the Admiralty in British America, and author of
A Letter to the Lord Chancellor, and other works on law reform ; 771. and left issue, Richard- John, in holy orders;
Crofton, d. unm. in
1817;
Norman-Fitz-Gerald;
Martha-Maria;
Elizabeth ; and
Alicia.
Richard-John, judge of the
Supreme Court in British America, m. and left issue,
Charles Hill. capt. in the army.
Richard-John-Norman, d. suddenly at Dover in
1844.
Helen-Maria, d. unm.
1848.
Mary-Mitchell, 771. in
1851, 1 C.-W.-Watkins, Esq. of
Badby House,
со. Northampton, formerly an officer in the army.
James Boyle.
Robert- Fitz-Gerald, in holy order«.
Mary, m.
Rear-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, K.C.B.
Martha-Maria, m. John Jeffery, Esq., son of
Dorsetshire
.
Alicia-Margaret, m.
William Scott, Esq. of Wool. co. Selkirk, and
THOMAS UNIACKE, Esq. of Ballybubbert, his 1st cousin and heir male in 1623 ; he m. Elizabeth, and was >. by his eldest «un,
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I. Eleanor-Georgina. n. Geraldine-Cecilia.
Alicia-Margaret, m. William Scott, Esq. of Wool. co. Selkirk, and Sunderlaml Hall, co. Roxburgh.
Anne, m. Kevin Leslie, Esq. of Wilton Park, co. Cork, an officer in rifle brigade.
Elizabeth, d. unm.
Eleanor-Rebecca, m. William Hackett, Esq., Inspector-general of military hospitals.
Mr. Richard-John Uniacke the attorney-gen, of Nova Scotia, m. 2ndly, Eliza, dau. of William Newton. Esq., major 48th regiment, and by her had one child,
Andrew-Mitchell. He d. 1830.
6 Crofton of [[Ballyre[[,
, and by her left one son and two dau.,
Crofton, of Ballyre, m. 1835, Esther, dau. of Percy Smythe, Esq. of
co. Tipperary
.
Anne-Alicia.
Mary, m. Simon Dring, Esq. of
Bock Grove.
1 Elizabeth, m. the Venerable Perkins Crofton, archdeacon of Aghadoe, co. Kerry.
2 Mary, m. James Lombard, Esq. of Lombardstown. co.
Cork.
James-Fitz-Gerald-Uniacke d. 1730, and was f. by his son,
BICHARD UNIACKE, Esq. of Mount Uniacke, who in. Anne,
dau. of Bobert Longfield, Esq., M.P. of Castle Mary, co Cork (
tee that family), and had issue,
i. .1 ••. M v •< ?• n / i : i . i: \ i .1 > . his heir,
il. John, d. g. p. 1761.
in Richard, of Abadda, m. Helena, dau. of Borr Uniacke,
Esq. of Woodhouse, co Waterford, and had issue,
1 Richard, d. unm. I Mary.
2 Elizabeth, m. to John Bayley, Esq. of Debsborough, co.
Tipperary. (See that family.)
IT. Robert, a col. in the army, m. Mary, dau. of Gen. Baines,
of Gibraltar, and had issue,
1 Richard, of Castleview, gen. in the army, m. Judith, dau.
of Redmond Uniacke, of Carrig, and has issue,
Redmond, late an officer in the army.
Richard, an officer Madras cavalry.
Mary. Jane.
2 Bobert-Fiti-Gerald, officer in 3rd light-dragoons.
1 Henrietta, m. John Armstrong, Esq., capt. in the army.
2 Catherine. 3 Mary.
4 Jane.
He d. in 1823.
i. Elizabeth, m. John Swayne, Esq. of Youghal
II. Harriet, m. Edward Nash, Esq. of Youghal.
The eldest son,
JAMES-I 'i i,- < ii.uM.it UJOACKE, of Mount Uniacke, m. 1st, the Lady Caroline Coote, sister of Charles, last Earl of Bella- mont, and 2ndly, Mary Higgins, by the latter of whom he had one son, who 3. him, NOBHAN UNIACKE, Esq. of Mount Uniacke, b. 1796 ; m. 1818, Eleanor, dau. of William Lax, Esq. of Wells, co. Somerset, by whom at his decease, 19 April, 1861, he left issue, . NORMAN-JAMES-BIGGS, now of Mum li Uniacke. i. George-Lax. ii. Robert-Fitzgerald, d. 13 Dec. 1862, at West Melbourne, v. Crofton-Bernard. . Eleanor, d. unm. i. Florence-Elizabeth, m. Bobert-U.-F. Uniacke, Esq. of Castletown. (See altirve.) ill. Marianne, d. unm. iv. Caroline, d. unm. v. Susan-Helena, m. George Morris, Esq. Arms— Arg., three piles from the chief, and two from the base, gu. Crestt — A dexter armed arm, holding a hawk's lure ; and a dexter arm in armour, holding a pistol. Mottoet — Unicus est, and Faithful and Brave. Seal— Mount Uniacke, KlUeagh, co. Cork. UNIACKE OF WOODHOUSE. The late ROBERT-JOHN UNIACKE, of Woodhouse, co. Waterford, J.P. and D.L., high sheriff 1819, 6. 19 April, 1795 ; m. 2 Aug. 1821, Mildred, dau. of the Hon. and Rev. Richard Bourke, Hishop of Waterford, brother to the Earl of Mayo, and by her had issue, I. ROBEBTS-BORR, b. 29 Oct. 1823 ; d. unm. 30 July, 1853. II. Richard, b. 23 July, 1833; d. 22 April, 1841. I. FRANCES-CONSTANTIA, m. 15 Nov. 1844, to Col. C.-J. Beres-
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iv. Annette-Charlotte, m. SNov. " V t» Capt G.-O Airier- son, Bengal native infantry. ?L ilim (Jf. — TBOXAB UNIACKE, Fjq. of Yonjhal, co-Crrt. 2nd con of THOHAS UNIACKE, Esq. of Ballyhuhbert, aid brother of JAMES UNIACKX, Esq. of Mount Uniacke (m pr* ceding article), m. Helena, dau. of Maurice Fitzgerald, Eiq. the Fitzgerald* of Corkbec. III. Maurice, of Ballymacody, co. Cork, who m. Caihchne. dau. of James Uniacke, Esq. of Cappa,
and bad issue, Barbara who 771. Walter Atkin, Esq. of Leadingtor., o& Cork. i. Clotilda, who m. Barachiai Wallis, Esq. of Carrigrcnan. ca, Cork. The eldest son, BORR UNIACKE, Esq. of Woodhouse, m. Anne. dan. ft Frederick Trench, Esq. of Woodlawn, co. Galway and by her had issue, i. HOBEKT, his heir. I. Helena, who m. Richard Uniacke, Esq. II. Elizabeth, m. Crofton Uniacke, Esq. of Ballyre. The only son, ROBERT UNIACKE, Esq. of Woodhouse, m. 1790, Anne-Constantsa, dau. of the Bight Hon. John Beresfont brother of George, 1st Marquis of Waterford, and by her who m. Zndly, June, 1806, Bobert Doyne, Esq. of Wells, co. Wexford, and d. g Aug. 1836, had issue, i. ROBERT-JOHN, late of Woodhouse. H. John-James, d. unm. in Australia. I. Jane, d. unm. ii. Barbara- Elizabeth, m. to the Rev. Joseph Chapman, in. Cathcrine-Constantia. iv. Nannette- Helen. v. Frances- Amelia, m. to the Bev. Edward Groome. vi. Helena-Selina, m. to C. Doyne, Esq. of Newtown Park. co. Dublin A row and Crett— Same as UMACKE of Mount Uniottt. Motto— Fortis et fidelis. Seat — Woodhouce, co. Waterford.
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NORMAN UNIACKE, M.D. of Curraheen, co. Cork, 2nd sen of James Uniacke, Esq. of Mount Uuiacke (tee that family), m. and had issue, I. JAMES, who m. Jane, dan. of Arthur Loot, Esq. of Rathealy, co. Cork, and had issue, 1 Norman, d. g. p. 2 Arthur, d. t.p.. 8 Jasper, of Araglyn, co. Cork, who m. Maria, dan. of Joshua Andrews, Esq. of Kilworth, and had issue, James, a major B.M., who m. Emma, dan. of Edmand Roche, Esq of Kildinan, co. Cork, but had no male issue. He was killed in China in 1842. [
Mr. Jasper Uniacke was murdered in his own house, together with Col. Mansergh St. George, in 1798]. II. JOHN, of whose line we treat. The 2nd son, JOHN UNIACKE, Esq. of Cottage, Co. Cork, m. Frances, dao. and co-heir of Roger Mainwaring, Esq of Kermincham, co. Chester, and had issue, i. JOHN-MAINWABINO, his heir. i. Mary, m. to John-B. Parker, Esq. of Cherrvmount. to Cork. ii. Frances, m. to Henry Turner, Esq. of Bath The only son, JOHN-MAINWARINO UNIACKE, Esq. of Cottage and Kermiav cham, m. Mary, dau. of the Bev. Dixie Blundel, dean of Kildare, and had issue, i. JOHN, of Chester,
who m. Anne, dau. of Vice-Admiral Pierrepoint, and has issue, I. Mary, m. to Henry-Chapman ^'cVeagh,
Esq. of Drews- town, co. Meath (see tliat family. U P P UPCHER OF SHERINQHAM. UPCHER, HÈNRY-RAMEY, Esq.
offord, R.A. ii. Louisa-Arabella. in. Mildred-Gertrude. 1562<
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UNIACKE, NOKMAN-JAMES-BIQQS, Esq. of Mount
Uniacke, со. Cork, formerly an officer in the Denbighshire
cavalry, m. 10 Sept. 1844, Mary-Elizabeth,
2nd dau. of the late Col. Drinkwater-Bethune, of
Balfour, со. Fife, and has issue,
I. NOEMAH-COMFTON-FlTZOEBALD
e. — This ancient family, whose original name was
Fitz-Gerald (descended from the Desmond branch of the great
Géraldine family) went to Ireland about the close of the 12th
century. The name, a singular one, arose according to tradi-
dition from the following circumstance : In the skirmishes
which were constantly taking place between the rival houses of
Fitz-Gerald and Butler, a service, attended by great danger,
becoming necessary to be done, and the commander hesitating
whom to employ, an individual was pointed out and recommended
to him with this remark, " Unicus est," meaning " He
is the only person to undertake this service." These two words
were used as the family motto until the period of the battle of
the Boyne : in that memorable conflict, James-Fitzgerald
Uniacke, of Coolegaragh, since called Mount Uniacke, commanded
a troop of cavalry, and being present when King
WILLIAM'S horse was shot, dismounted, and offered his to the
King, who, accepting ¡I. called him a faithful and true man,
and taking a pistol from his holster said, " Let that be your
crest evermore." The family crest previous to thia was a dexter
armed arm gauntletted, holding a hawk's lure, but James-Fitzgerald
Uniacke, and his descendants have since used the motto, "
faithful and brave," and taken for crest a dexter arm in
armour holding a pistol. It appears by the ancient public
records, that the family of Uniacke was settled at an early
period in the South of Ireland, and had possessions in the
counties of Cork, Waterford, and Tipperary. The following
notices of four descents in the 13th and 14th centuries, are
extracted from the records in the Bermingham Tower in the
Castle of Dublin : Bernard de Uniak, Esq. was resident at Cork,
in 1305, as appears by an entry on the plea-roll of that year.
His son, Bernard de Uniak, Esq. of Youghal, со. Cork, living
in 1311, is mentioned in the plea-roll, and also in the great roll
of the pipe, all preserved in that depository of ancient records.
His son, PHILIP DE UNIAK, of Yougbal, was living in 1335.
Thomas de Uniak, of Cork, son of the said Philip de Uniak, of
Youghal, was father of Thomas de Uniak, of Cork, living there
in 1391. There having been but one family in Ireland of this
peculiar name, it Is certain that the present Uniackes, descend
from the above-mentioned persons, though the intermediate
generations from 1390 to 1500 have been lost sight of. The
branch of this family which settled in со. Tipperary have since
assumed the name of Fitz-Gerald, and are represented by Sir
John-Judkin Fitzgerald, Bart, of Liehen, со. Tipperary. The
principal scat was Ballyhubbert, near Youghal, until the middle
ol the 17th century, and since then Mount Uniacke, also near
Youghal, both in со. Cork.
THOMA» UNIACKE, Esq. of Ballyhubbert, who wa« the son of
Edmund Uniacke, Esq. of Youghal, grandson of Thomas
Uniacke, Esq., and great-grandson of Thomas Uniacke, Esq. of
liallyhubbert, who was living in 1500, had, by Margaret his
wife, two sons, i. JAMES UNIACKE, of Ballyhubbert, who d.
1676, of whose line we treat; n. Thomas, of Youghal (tee
AVooDHougE branch.) JAMES had, by Margaret his wife, one •
on and two daus. John (only son) of Ballyhubbert, Esq., d.
without issue, before 1623, as appears by an Jnyuieitio poat
mortem remaining of record among the rolls of the High Court
of Chancery. He waa g. by JAMES UHIACKE, of Mount Uniacke, со. Cork, whose will was dated 1682. By Mary his wife, he had issue, i. JAKES, his heir. ii. Norman, of Curraheen (see that branch). in. John, d. в. p. iv. Edmond, of Cappaghmusgree, со. Cork, father of JAHES UNIACKE, Esq. of Cappaghmusgree, who m. Barbara, dau. of John Power, Esq. of Clashmore, CO. Waterford, and had a dau., Catherine, who m. Maurice Uniacke, of Ballymacody, со. Cork, 3rd son of Thomas Uniacke, Esq. of Woodhouse, со. Waterford, and had issue, a dau., Barbara, who m. Walter Atkin, Esq. of Leadington, from whom descend the Atkins of Leadington. The eldest son, jAHEs-Frrz-GEBALD UNIACKE, Esq. of Mount Uniacke, commander of a troop of cavalry at the battle of the Boyne, m. Mary, dau. of John Mathew, Esq. of со. Kilkenny, and had issue, i. BICHABD, of whom presently. n. John, of Carrig, со. Cork, m. Judith, dau. of Redmond Barry, Esq. of Ballyclough, со. Cork, and had, with a dau., Mary, wife of Major Henry ffoffiott, of Hollybrook, an only son, Bedmond Uniacke, Esq. of Carrig, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of Lionel Fleming, Esq. of ThornhiU Park, со. Cork, and had issue, 1 John, of Carrig, capt in roy. fusiliers, killed at Cuidad Eodrigo, in 1812, unm. 2 Lionel, of Carrig, an officer In the army, m. Elizabeth, dau. of George Crotty, Esq. of the со. Waterford, and has issue. 3 Thomas-Fane, an officer in rifle brigade, of Linbury Lodge, со. Westmeath, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Gustavus- H. Rochfort, Esq. M.P. of Bochfort, со. Westmeath, and by her leu issue, Gustavus-Fane, an officer in 71st Highland light infantry, accidentally killed in 1842. John, an officer in 71st Highland light infantry. Frances, m. Lionel Smith, Esq., capt. 54th regt. Elizabeth. 1 Martha, m. Thomas Townsend, Esq. of Castle Towns- end, near Mallow. 2 Judith, 7П. Major-General Richard Uniacke. 3 Henrietta, m. Arthur Molloy, Esq. capt. in the army. 4 Georgina, 771. Edward Coxon, Esq. capt. in the army. 5 Isabella, m. Philip Somerville, Esq. capt. South Cork rifles. ш. Norman-Fitz-Gerald, of Castletown, со. Cork, m. Alicia, dau. of Bartholomew Purdon, Esq. of Gworane James, со. Cork, and had issue, 1 James, of Castletown, who in. Elizabeth, dau. of Simon Dring, Esq. of Bockgrove, and d. in 1836, having had two eons, and one dau., Norman-Fitz-Gerald, of Castletown, lieut-col. North Cork rifles, m. 1821, Eleanor, dau. of Col. Kobert-Uniacke Fitz-Gerald, M.P. of Corkbeg, and dying in 1835, left two sons and one dau., viz. : — Eobert-Uniacke-Fitz-Gerald, now of Castletown, m. 22 AprU, 1854, Florence-Elizabeth, dau. of the late Norman Uniacke, Esq. of Mount Uniacke, and has issue, Bobert-Uniacke-FitzGerald. James- Fitz-Gerald. Elizabeth-Frances. James, of Glengarra, со. Cork, major North Cork rifles, m. Alicia, dau. of Simon Dring, Esq. of Bockgrove, and d. t. p. Mary, m. George Crawford, Esq. of Lakelands, со. Cork. 2 Bartholomew-Coote, officer in the army, d. unm. 3 Norman Fitz-Gerald, d. ». p. 4 Blchard-John, H.M. attorney-general and member of Executive Council of Nova Scotia, m. 1st, Martha-Maria, dau. of Mons. de Lesdemier, of Canton Geneva, Switzerland, and by her had issue, Norman-Fitz-Gerald, of the Inner Temple, chief Justice of the Canadas, d. in 1847. Crofton, of Lincoln's Inn, formerly judge of the Admiralty in British America, and author of A Letter to the Lord Chancellor, and other works on law reform ; 771. and left issue, Richard- John, in holy orders; Crofton, d. unm. in 1817; Norman-Fitz-Gerald; Martha-Maria; Elizabeth ; and Alicia. Bichard-John, judge of the Supreme Court in British America, m. and left issue, Charles Hill. capt. in the army. Bichard-John-Norman, d. suddenly at Dover in 1844. Helen-Maria, d. unm. 1848. Mary-Mitchell, 771. in 1851, 1 C.-W.-Watkins, Esq. of Badby House, со. Northampton, formerly an officer in the army. James Boyle. Eobcrt- Fitz-Gerald, in holy order«.
Mary, m. Bear-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, K.C.B.
Martha-Maria, m. John Jcffery, Esq., eon of John
Jeflery, Esq. M.P. of Sans Souci, Dorsetshire. Alicia-Margaret, m. William Scott, Esq. of Wool. co. Selkirk, andTHOMAS UNIACKE, Esq. of Ballybubbert, his 1st cousin and heir male in 1623 ; he m. Elizabeth, and was >. by his eldest «un,
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I. Eleanor-Georgina. n. Geraldine-Cecilia.
Mount Uniacke Fitzgerald of Lisquinlan and Corkbeg
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