[an error occurred while processing this directive] THE O'BRIEN FAMILY
of Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Descended from William Smith O'BRIEN and Lucy Caroline GABBETT

William was the son of Edward O'Brien, 4th Bart. of Dromoland, and Charlotte Smith.

Lucy was the daughter of Joseph Gabbett and Lucy Maunsell; for her ancestry, see The Gabbett Family


  1. William Smith O'BRIEN
    son of Edward O'Brien, 4th Bart. of Dromoland, and Charlotte Smith b. 17 Oct 1803, Dromoland, Co. Clare, Ireland; d. 18 Jun 1864, Bangor, Wales.
    m. Lucy Caroline GABBETT
    daughter of Joseph Gabbett and Lucy Maunsell b. est. 1807-1814; d. 13 Jun 1961
    Married 19 Sep 1832, Co. Limerick, Ireland
    and had issue:

    1. Edward William O'BRIEN
      b. 24 Jan 1837, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 21 Jan 1909, Kensington, London, England
      m. (Hon.) Mary SPRING-RICE
      daughter of Steven Edmund Spring-Rice and Ellen Mary Frere.
      b. abt. 1842, Downing, Cambridge, England; d. 25 Apr 1868, Mentone, France.
      m. 8 Sep 1863, Loghill, Co.Limerick, Ireland
      and had issue:

      1. Ellen Lucy O'BRIEN
        b. 4 Jan 1864, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 1926
        Further information unknown.

      2. William Dermod O'BRIEN
        b. 10 Jun 1865; d. 1945
        n. Mabel SMYLY
        daughter of Sir Philip Smyly
        b. 1868, Merrion Square, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland; d. 1942
        Married in 1902, and had issue:

        1. Brendan Edward O'BRIEN
          b. 1903, Mountjoy, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          m. Pamela Kathleen Helen WILMER
          b. est. 1905-1918
          Married in 1936
          Further information unknown.

        2. David Lucius O'BRIEN
          b. 1904, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          m. Mary Kathleen Drummond STEEL-MAITLAND
          b. est. 1905-1920
          Further information unknown.

        3. Mary Elinor O'BRIEN
          b. 1907, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          m. Bruce Martin FLEGG
          b. 1900
          Further information unknown.

        4. Rosaleen Bridgid O'BRIEN
          b. 1909, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          m. Andrew GANLEY
          b. est. 1895-1909
          Further information unknown.

        5. Horace O'BRIEN
          b. 24 Jan 1911, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          m. Pamela GOODBODY
          b. est. 1910-1925
          Further information unknown.

      3. Lucy Mary O'BRIEN
        b. 5 Jun 1866, Rathmelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland m. Arthur CANE
        b. est. 1855-1865
        Further information unknown.

      Edward m. (2) Julia Mary Garth MARSHALL
      daughter of James Garth Marshall and Mary Alicia Perry
      b. 1846; d. 2 Mar 1907, Shalford, Surrey, England
      Married 31 Jan 1880, Kensington, London, England,
      and had issue:

      1. Edward Conor Marshall O'BRIEN
        b. 3 Nov 1880, Kensington, London, England
        m. Catherine CLAUSEN
        b. est. 1880-1910; d. 1936
        Further information unknown.

      2. Aubrey Ulick Marshall O'BRIEN
        b. 7 Jun 1882, Wilford Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland; d. 1 Nov 1914, Ypres, Belgium
        Further information unknown.

      3. Katherine O'BRIEN
        b. 1885
        Further information unknown.

      4. Margaret O'BRIEN
        b. 1887
        Further information unknown.

    2. William Joseph O'BRIEN
      b. 21 Feb 1839, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 8 Apr 1867
      Further information unknown.

    3. Lucius Henry Smith O'BRIEN
      b. 13 Aug 1842, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 27 Sep 1913, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland
      m. Emily Mary Hannah MONTGOMERY
      b. 6 Sep 1848, Beaulieu, Co. Louth, Ireland; d. 3 Jun 1942, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
      and had issue:

      1. Donough Richard O'BRIEN
        b. 6 Jan 1876; d 2 Jul 1938
        Further information unknown.

      2. Charles Murrough O'BRIEN
        b. 3 Aug 1877, Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland; d. 15 May 1939, Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
        Further information unknown.

      3. Charlotte Grace O'BRIEN
        b. 1883, Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 22 Mar 1934, Fort Maclead, Alberta, Canada.
        m. John CHARLES
        b. 1871, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland; d. 22 Mar 1934, Fort Maclead, Alberta, Canada.
        Further information unknown.

    4. Robert Donough O'BRIEN
      b. 25 Sep 1844, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 9 Apr 1917, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
      Further information unknown.

    5. Lucy Josephine Smith O'BRIEN
      b. 1846, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 3 Apr 1907.
      m. John GWYNN
      b. 1840
      and had issue:

      1. Stephen GWYNN
        b. est. 1865-1880
        Further information unknown.

      2. Aubrey GWYNN
        b. est. 1865-1880
        Further information unknown.

      3. Denis GWYNN
        b. est. 1865-1880
        Further information unknown.

      4. Robert GWYNN
        b. est. 1865-1880
        Further information unknown.

    6. Charles Murrough Smith O'BRIEN
      b. 24 Jan 1849, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 1877
      m. Mary WATT
      b. est. 1850-1855
      Further information unknown.

    7. Charlotte Grace O'BRIEN
      b. est. 1833-1850, Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 1909
      Further information unknown.


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