Conolly Robert McCausland, M.C. D.L. J.P.

1906 - 1968  (61 years)

• Name	Conolly Robert McCausland
  Suffix	M.C. D.L. J.P.
  Born	11 Jul 1906	Drenagh, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1939-1945	France
  	2nd Battalion IRISH GUARDS
  Died	22 Apr 1968	Tonbridge, Kent
  Person ID	I1232	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Rt. Hon. Maurice Marcus McCausland,   b. 9 Apr 1872, St Marylebone St Thomas, Middlesex, England ,   d. 14 Jan 1938, 9 Mandeville Place, London, England  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Eileen Leslie Ogilvy,   b. 14 Jan 1879, St. James Parish ,   d. 10 Aug 1955  (Age 76 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1902	St. Paul's Knightsbridge,London
  Family ID	F642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Louisa Edgcumbe,   b. 21 Mar 1912, Watford, Hertfordshire ,   d. 5 Apr 1988, Ireland  (Age 76 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1932	Watford, Hertfordshire
  Children	1. Marcus Edgcumbe McCausland,   b. 8 Sep 1933, Drenagh, Co. Derry, Ireland ,   d. 4 Mar 1972, Donegal, Ireland  (Age 38 years)   2. Mary Fania McCausland,   b. 4 Jul 1936,   d. 2007  (Age 70 years)   3. Anthony Richard McCausland,   b. 25 Oct 1941,   d. 1979  (Age 37 years) + 4. Caroline Ann McCausland + 5. Piers Conolly McCausland
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jul 1906 - Drenagh, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Married - 6 Jun 1932 - Watford, Hertfordshire Military Service - 2nd Battalion IRISH GUARDS - 1939-1945 - France Died - 22 Apr 1968 - Tonbridge, Kent  = Link to Google Earth