Marcus Edgcumbe McCausland

Notes:

Captain Marcus McCausland, as an officer in the Ulster Defence Regiment, became the first soldier to be murdered by the Official IRA on 4th March 1972 when he was kidnapped while travelling home after visiting friends in Donegal. He was the third generation of the McCausland family to serve as a Unionist Councillor in the Limavady area following the footsteps of his Grandfather Maurice and father Conolly.

Died:
Murdered by the IRA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1939-1945, France; 2nd Battalion IRISH GUARDS

Notes:

Conolly Robert McCausland fought in the Second World War and was reportedly so deeply moved by what he had witnessed that he converted to Catholicism around 1941. He has inherited the estate in 1938 after his father's death but it was a clause in the Will that no Catholic could inherit or own the estate. The Trustees which local solicitor WA Ingram of Martin, King, French and Ingram was one and Sir Norman Stronge was another took the view that Conolly forfeited his claim on the estate and he had signed the will with the clause a number of years previously. At first Conolly did not object to this and indeed forfeited the estate selling its contents to his sister who took it over. Shortly after WA Ingram passed away, Ingram was the last living person to know the events around the will, Conolly decided to take the issue up in court. The whole episode caused great emotional and financial distress to the family. Conolly lost the case for himself but he also had his son Marcus as one of the co-Plaintiff. The Court ruled in favour of Marcus stating that as he was too young the clause did not apply and that the estate would pass to him on him coming of age. Conolly would see effigy of himself burnt outside the gates of Drenagh and in the town of Limavady itself. A tragic episode in the history of the family and estate.

Conolly married Margaret Louisa Edgcumbe on 6 Jun 1932 in Watford, Hertfordshire. Margaret (daughter of Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Lilian Agnes Arkwright) was born on 21 Mar 1912 in Watford, Hertfordshire; died on 5 Apr 1988 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 9 Apr 1872, Marylebone, London
• Baptism: 17 May 1872, St Marylebone St Thomas, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Fruit Hill, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Fruit Hill, Co Derry, Ireland
• Death: 14 Jan 1938, Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Notes:

Maurice Marcus McCausland (1872–14 January 1938) was a landowner and political figure in Ireland.

McCausland was born in Drenagh, County Londonderry, the grandson of St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso. He studied at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, before becoming a magistrate. He was High Sheriff of County Londonderry in 1908, and in 1926, he was appointed as Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry, serving until his death. In 1934, he was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland.

Maurice married Eileen Leslie Ogilvy on 9 Apr 1902 in St. Paul's Knightsbridge,London. Eileen was born on 14 Jan 1879 in St. James Parish; died on 10 Aug 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1881, Chelsea, London; Relationship to Head: Son
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Aldenham, Hertfordshire; 37, married; head of household
• Residence: 1913, Ireland
• Military Service: Between 1914 and 1920
• Residence: 1926, England
• Departure: 1 Apr 1926, Southampton, Hampshire
• Arrival: 13 Apr 1926, New York, USA; Age: 52

Notes:

The barony Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe in the County of Cornwall, was created in 1742. In 1781 the title became Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort and in 1789 an Earldom was created.

Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe was a Fellow of University College, London; late Lt-Col RE (TA); JP for Herts; son of the late Richard Edgcumbe; succeeded his cousin to the title in 1944. He married in 1906 Lillian Agnes daughter of Col A C Arkwright of Hatfield Place Essex. They had three daughters and one son who was killed in action in 1940.
He was educated at Harrow (with Winston Churchill who was said to be stupid and unpopular) and studied Electrical Engineering in Germany and at University College, London. He served throughout the 1914-18 war. He was an Hon. Member and past president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; late Hon. Secretary of the International Electrotechnical Commission; Fellow (Past President) of the Illuminating Engineering Society of Great britain; Member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers; He was M.I.C.E. and F Inst P.

He was a keen Territorial for 20 years, a DL for the County of Cornwall from 1961 until his death and awarded the Order of St john in 1964. He was succeeded by his cousin Edward Piers Edgcumbe (b 1908) elder son of late George Valletort Edgcumbe who had married in 1944 Victoria Effie Warbrick.

Died:
Age at Death: 91

Kenelm married Lilian Agnes Arkwright on 19 Jul 1906 in Braintree, Essex. Lilian (daughter of Arthur Chandos Arkwright, Lt Colonel and Agnes Mary Tufnell) was born on 19 Jan 1877 in Oswestry, Shropshire; died on 28 Sep 1964 in St. Germans, Cornwall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Feb 1877, Oswestry, Shropshire
• Residence: 1901, Shenfield, Essex; Relation to Head of House: Visitor
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Aldenham, Hertfordshire; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Notes:

Died:
see also Probate

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Aug 1828, Clifton, Gloucestershire
• Residence: 1851, Sowerby, Yorkshire
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Fruit Hill, Co Derry, Ireland
• Death: 25 Jun 1902, Avon, Somerset

Notes:

Conolly married Laura St John on 25 Jul 1867 in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire. Laura (daughter of St Andrew Beauchamp St John, 15th Baron St John and Eleanor Louisa Hussey) was born in Jul 1842 in Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire; died on 21 Oct 1919 in Furnace House, Rathdrum, Wicklow, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1851, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire
• Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1881, Chelsea, London; Age: 37; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Sandhurst, Berkshire; Age: 67; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Richard (frequently known as Dick) was born on 12th August 1843, the elder son of the Hon. George Edgcumbe of Edgbarrow Manor, Crowthorne, Berkshire and his wife, Fanny Lucy Shelley, daughter of Sir John Shelley 6th Bt. Richard was the grandson of the 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and at the age of 29 he married Mary Louisa Monck. Their only son, Kenelm William Edward (1873-1965) would later become the 6th Earl.

Richard was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 52nd Light Infantry, served with the 73rd and was later promoted Captain in the Royal Buckinghamshire Militia. He served as Serjeant-at-Arms for no less than 41 years to three successive monarchs: Queen Victoria from 1880 to 1901; Edward VII from 1901 to 1910 and George V from 1910 to 1921.

Known as ‘Grandipa’ to his grandchildren he was small in stature with a beard and a great love of Italy giving him something of an Italian appearance. A literary man himself he became a tireless campaigner for a memorial to his friend Lord Byron, writing lines titled The National Byron Memorial and subsequently penning its history in a leaflet published in 1883. Other works included his editing of his grandmother’s book The Diary of Frances, Lady Shelley, 1787-1817, Edward Trelawny, (A Biographical Sketch) and two sets of Musical Reminiscences in 1824 and 1828.

A great European traveller and a frequent visitor to Italy he died on 3rd November 1937 aged 94.

Birth:
- British subject

Died:
Age: 94

Richard married Mary Louisa Monck on 26 Nov 1872 in Reading, Berkshire. Mary (daughter of John Bligh Monck and Elizabeth Margaret Yates) was born on 14 Mar 1844 in Reading, Berkshire; died on 2 Sep 1923 in Docking, Norfolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 May 1844, Reading, Berkshire
• Residence: 1881, Chelsea, London; Marital Status: Married; Relationship to Head: Wife
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Sandhurst, Berkshire; Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 May 1843, Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire
• Residence: 1851, Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire; Thompson Ct: John Arkwright 65, Caroline Sarah Arkwright 20, Mary Arkwright 18, Frances Catharine Arkwright 9, Arthur Chandos Arkwright 8, Emily Sophia Arkwright 6, Charles Leigh Arkwright 4, Alice Eddie Arkwright 2
• Residence: 1881, Selattyn, Shropshire; Mount Hall: Arthur C. Arkwright Capt 38, Agnes M. Arkwright 37, Herald A. Arkwright 8, Cyil Arkwright 7, Gerald Arkwright 5, Lillian Arkwright 4, servants
• Residence: 1891, Mountnessing, Essex; The Priory: Arthur C Arkwright Lt Colonel 48, Agnes M Arkwright 47, Wilfred L Arkwright 20 Harold A Arkwright 18, Lilian A Arkwright 14

Notes:

Died:
Probate 20 Sept 1916 to John Stanhope Arkwright & Samuel Ronald Courthope Bosanquet, effects L25,843 3s 2d

Arthur married Agnes Mary Tufnell. Agnes was born about 1844 in Essex; died on 13 Nov 1932 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1881, Selattyn, Shropshire; Mount Hall: Arthur C. Arkwright Capt 38, Agnes M. Arkwright 37, Herald A. Arkwright 8, Cyil Arkwright 7, Gerald Arkwright 5, Lillian Arkwright 4, servants
• Residence: 1891, Mountnessing, Essex; The Priory: Arthur C Arkwright Lt Colonel 48, Agnes M Arkwright 47, Wilfred L Arkwright 20 Harold A Arkwright 18, Lilian A Arkwright 14