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Thomas Carrique Ponsonby

• References:
  • Deed, Thomas Carrique Ponsonby to Rev. Arthur Blennerhassett Rowan, dated 16 May 1836, registered 20 May 1836, [LR] 1836 - 9 - 213.
  • Deed dated 26 Jan 1842, LYLE and others to NELIGAN, registered 30 June 1842, [LR] vol 13, no 157.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Records of the Admiralty, Officers' Service Records (Series III), [NA.UK] (pay to view)
    • Record for Thomas Carrique Ponsonby, date 5 June 1822, ADM 196/13.
    • Record for Thomas Carrique Ponsonby, date 26 April 1847, ADM 196/37.

  • CSORP, 1835
    • Investigation into the Ballyeagh incident of 1834, [CSORP, Co.Kerry, 1835].
  • [BL Ms]
    • Ponsonby (Thomas C-). of Crotto House, Tralee. Letter to Sir R. Peel 1835. Add. 40412 f. 289.

Thomas Carrique Ponsonby, born 12 Dec 1800,
he was in Royal Navy all his life,
Midshipman 1815 [Ponsonby, 1929],
Lieutenant 1827 [Ponsonby, 1929], but [Admiralty record] seems to show Lieutenant as at 1822,
mar his 1st cousin Frederica Dunlevie [descendant of Edward III],
inherited the family home of Crotto, Co.Kerry,
party to Louisa Ponsonby's mar settlement 1833, his father was not party to this, his father might be dead,
[Pettigrew & Oulton, 1835, p.196] lists him at Crotto,
apparently [CSORP, 1835] shows that Thomas Ponsonby of Crotto, landlord and magistrate, was actively taking the side of the "Mulvihill" faction in faction fighting in the district,
Thomas is listed at Crotto in [Deed, 1836], he is entitled to two legacies of £800 and £400,
he has inherited Crotto by the time of the entry for KILFLYN in [Lewis, 1837],
sold Crotto estate in 1840s,
sold Crotto House 1842,
[Deed, 1842] is about him selling off the massive Ponsonby estate of Kilflyn, and debts,
he is described in [Deed, 1842] as late of Crotto House, now of North Richmond St, Dublin (see map),
Thomas C. Ponsonby, "bar.", is listed at 148 Lower Gloucester St (now Sean McDermott St), Dublin, in [Thom's, 1845],
he is T.C. Ponsonby who is listed as Lieutenant on HMS Firefly in 1848, (todo) order details here,
he is listed in the Landed Estates Court Rentals as selling off land in Co.Kerry on 7 June 1850 under the Encumbered Estates Act (1849),
listed as Lieutenant at dau's mar 1853,
he became Commander in Navy, [Admiralty record] seems to show him as Commander as at 1847, which would conflict with listings as Lieutenant in 1848-53,
he Commanded HMS Firefly [Ponsonby, 1929],
ended navy career as Captain,
he is declared to be "an Insolvent" in Landed Estates Court Rentals notice of Jan-Feb 1857,
he retired from the Navy in 1861,
he "went bankrupt in England in the 1860's",
had issue:

1. Minnie Frederica Ponsonby, born in Co.Kerry, 1833,
   living 10 Richmond Hill, Rathmines, Dublin (see map) at mar,
   mar 28 September 1853, St. Peter's Church (Church of Ireland), Aungier Street, Dublin [St.Peter's par records]
   to William Hartshorn [born 1810 in Fermoy, Co.Cork, son of William Hartshorn and his wife Catherine or Mary Walsh],
   (todo) see marriage of Minnie Frederica Ponsonby, [GROI], Dublin South, 1853, vol 5 p 362,
   at mar he is listed as Captain in the 24th Regiment of Foot, "widower", living Ontario Terrace, Dublin (Grand Canal at Rathmines, see map),
   he became Major in the 24th Regiment of Foot,
   her descendants said she was "a disinherited heiress",
   had issue:
   1. William Ponsonby Hartshorn, bapt 21 May 1859, Manchester Cathedral.

2. Frederick Ponsonby,
   Frederick Guyon Carrick Ponsonby, eldest son,
   wonder if his name is in memory of his uncle Daniel Guion,
   army officer.

3. (son) Ponsonby [may be identical with the above], had issue:
   1. Fredericka Ponsonby.

4. William Ponsonby, died in infancy, then described as "youngest son",
   (todo) see Cork Daily Advertiser, 5 Dec 1836.

5. Thomas Ponsonby, died in infancy,
   (todo) see Limerick Chronicle, 22 Apr 1837.