Peerage Record – 35028

     Major James Ross O’Connell was born on 28 August 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir Maurice James O’Connell, 2nd Bt. and Emily Clunes O’Conor.² He died on 25 February 1925 at age 61.¹
     He gained the rank of Dongola Expedition in 1896.¹ He fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1898.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Medjidie 4th Class.¹ He was awarded the Order of Osmanieh 3rd Class.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.¹ He held the office of Governor of Kordofan.¹

     Ellen Mary O’Connell was born on 25 November 1855.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Maurice James O’Connell, 2nd Bt. and Emily Clunes O’Conor.² She married Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Tucker on 19 April 1902.¹ She died on 27 December 1945 at age 90, without issue.¹
     From 19 April 1902, her married name became Tucker.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Tucker married Ellen Mary O’Connell, daughter of Sir Maurice James O’Connell, 2nd Bt. and Emily Clunes O’Conor, on 19 April 1902.¹ He died on 22 December 1935.¹
     He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹

     Lt.-Col. James Francis Hickie is the son of William Hickie and Maria Murphy.² He married Dona Lucila Larios y Herreros de Tejada y Las Herras Saenz de Tejada on 2 September 1862.³
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Tipperary.³ He lived at Slevyre, Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.³

     Mary Pauline Hickie was the daughter of Lt.-Col. James Francis Hickie and Dona Lucila Larios y Herreros de Tejada y Las Herras Saenz de Tejada.^2,3 She married Sir Morgan Ross O’Connell, 4th Bt., son of Sir Maurice James O’Connell, 2nd Bt. and Emily Clunes O’Conor, on 15 September 1884.¹ She died on 19 September 1934.¹
     From 15 September 1884, her married name became O’Connell.

     Sir Maurice James Arthur O’Connell, 5th Bt. was born on 24 December 1889.¹ He was the son of Sir Morgan Ross O’Connell, 4th Bt. and Mary Pauline Hickie.² He married Margaret Mary Purcell, daughter of Matthew John Purcell, on 1 June 1920.¹ He died on 15 September 1949 at age 59.¹
     He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment.)¹ He gained the rank of Adjutant in the 5th Battalion.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet O’Connell, of Lakeview, Killarney, co. Kerry and of Ballybeggan, Tralee, co. Kerry [U.K., 1869] on 27 April 1919.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.¹

     Captain Donal Bernard O’Connell was born on 3 June 1893.¹ He was the son of Sir Morgan Ross O’Connell, 4th Bt. and Mary Pauline Hickie.² He died on 22 October 1971 at age 78.³
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was commander of the H.M.S. Resource between February 1940 and February 1946.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He was appointed Knight, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Antiquaries in ireland (F.R.S.A.I.)¹

     Basil Morgan O’Connell was born on 15 June 1900.¹ He was the son of Sir Morgan Ross O’Connell, 4th Bt. and Mary Pauline Hickie.² He married, firstly, Lucila Concha Margarita Maria Deasy, daughter of Major Henry Hugh Peter Deasy and Dolores Mercedes Leocadia Gertrude Josephine Hickie, on 19 April 1935.¹ He married, secondly, Georgia Bard Shearer, daughter of Dr. Christopher Shearer, on 7 May 1962.¹ He died in 1971.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹ He was Commissioner of Kedah State Police between 1936 and 1938.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) [Penang] in 1938.¹ He was Dir of the Criminial Investigative Division, Malayan Union between 1946 and 1947.¹ He was Deputy Commissioner of Singapore, CID
in 1948.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) [Singapore] in 1948.¹ He was awarded the King’s Police Medal (K.P.M.) in 1948.¹ He was Deputy Commissioner of Special Branch, Malay in 1949.¹ He was awarded the Order pro Merito Melitensi in 1958.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Antiquaries in Ireland (F.R.S.A.I.)¹

     Major Henry Hugh Peter Deasy was born on 29 June 1866.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. Rickard Morgan Deasy and Monica O’Connor.³ He married Dolores Mercedes Leocadia Gertrude Josephine Hickie, daughter of Lt.-Col. James Francis Hickie and Dona Lucila Larios y Herreros de Tejada y Las Herras Saenz de Tejada, on 19 January 1901.² He died on 26 January 1947 at age 80.²
     He was awarded the Founder’s Gold Medal of the Royal Geographic Society for exploration in the Far East.² He gained the rank of Major in the 16th Lancers.¹ He was patentee of the Deasy motor car.² He wrote the book In Tibet and Chinese Turkestan.² He fought in the First World War.² He lived at Cnoc na Faire, Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     Lucila Concha Margarita Maria Deasy was born on 30 August 1904.¹ She was the daughter of Major Henry Hugh Peter Deasy and Dolores Mercedes Leocadia Gertrude Josephine Hickie.^2,3 She married Basil Morgan O’Connell, son of Sir Morgan Ross O’Connell, 4th Bt. and Mary Pauline Hickie, on 19 April 1935.⁴ She died on 15 June 1953 at age 48.⁴
     She was an artist.¹ From 19 April 1935, her married name became O’Connell.