Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857)

Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857)

See here for more stories of the Bunbury family.   Born on 18 December 1813, Richard Hanmer Bunbury was the fourth son of Lieut.-General Sir Henry Edward Bunbury, Bart., K.C.B., former Under-Secretary of State for the War Department, by his first wife Louisa Emilio,...
Sir Herbert Napier Bunbury (1851-1922)

Sir Herbert Napier Bunbury (1851-1922)

See here for more stories of the Bunbury family.   Born on 15 February 1851, Herbert Napier Bunbury was the fourth son and fifth child of Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857) and his wife Sarah Susanna Sconce. He was thus a grandson of Lieut.-General Sir Henry...
Colvin of Monkhams Hall, Essex

Colvin of Monkhams Hall, Essex

Isabella McClintock Bunbury (1874-1963), the eldest daughter of the 2nd Baron Rathdonnell, married Lt. Col. Forrester Farnell Colvin. Their children included Jack Colvin, a war hero, and Dame Mary Colvin, Director of the Women’s Royal Army Corps. The Colvin family...
Malone of Lisnavagh and Rathmore, County Carlow

Malone of Lisnavagh and Rathmore, County Carlow

The story of Joseph Malone, agent at Lisnavagh in the early Victorian era, and the Malones of nearby Rathmore. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Discovering My Roots

Discovering My Roots

I’ve always been obsessed by the past. That’s the legacy of having a good history teacher. If your teacher just drenched you with dates and dates, the chances are you grew up thinking history was the dullest subject ever invented. I struck lucky and had several good...