Peerage Record – 35145

     Henry O’Connell was born after 1764.¹ He was the son of Hugh O’Connell and Sarah Epwell.² He died before 1804.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in 1804 at Ardagh, County Longford, Ireland^G.¹

     unknown Lyons is the daughter of Captain John Lyons and Dorothy Montgomery.¹ She married Hugh O’Connell, son of Peter Connell.¹
     Her married name became O’Connell.

     Gleadowe Montgomery O’Connell was born on 20 October 1779.¹ He was the son of Hugh O’Connell and unknown Lyons.² He married Mary Heefké, daughter of John Lewis Heefké, on 18 September 1813.¹ He died circa 24 April 1842 at Negapatam, India^G.¹ He was buried at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Madras, India^G.¹
     In 1798 he was sent to London by his parents on the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion.¹ He gained the rank of Private in the Honourable East India Company Service, and went to Madras.¹ He gained the rank of Conductor in Ordnance in 1804.¹ He fought in the Siege of Seringapatam.¹ He fought in the Battle of Assaye, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1811 in the Carnatic European Veteran Battalion.¹ He was Commissary of Ordnance in the Arsenal of Fort St George, for 31 years.¹

     unknown son O’Connell is the son of Hugh O’Connell and unknown Lyons.²

     John Lewis Heefké was a Free Merchant and Engineer at Madras, India^G.¹ He was Superintendant Engineer on the building of the Lord Clive Canal from Pulicat to Madras.¹ He lived at Amsterdam, The Netherlands^G.¹

     Mary Heefké was the daughter of John Lewis Heefké.² She married Gleadowe Montgomery O’Connell, son of Hugh O’Connell and unknown Lyons, on 18 September 1813.¹ She died circa 1 July 1830.¹ She was buried on 5 July 1830 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Madras, India^G.¹
     From 18 September 1813, her married name became O’Connell.

     General Hugh Heefké O’Connell was born on 16 February 1824.¹ He was the son of Gleadowe Montgomery O’Connell and Mary Heefké.² He married Eliza Reeve Harris, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Hamlyn Lavicourt Harris, on 11 December 1854.¹ He died on 31 July 1895 at age 71 at Wandsworth, Surrey, England^G.¹
     He was commissioned in 1840, in the service of the 19th Madras Native Infantry.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Peter Pearse Lyons O’Connell was born on 3 January 1827.¹ He was the son of Gleadowe Montgomery O’Connell and Mary Heefké.² He married Anna Sheridan Drew, daughter of Reverend W. H. Drew, on 18 August 1857.¹ He died on 13 July 1915 at age 88 at Bromley, Kent, India^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Madras Engineers.¹

     Reverend W. H. Drew was with the London Missionary Society.¹

     Anna Sheridan Drew is the daughter of Reverend W. H. Drew.² She married Maj.-Gen. Peter Pearse Lyons O’Connell, son of Gleadowe Montgomery O’Connell and Mary Heefké, on 18 August 1857.¹
     From 18 August 1857, her married name became O’Connell.