Peerage Record – 44956

     Kathleen O’Neill was born on 14 January 1957.¹ She was the daughter of Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan and Bridget Doreen Coke.² She died on 14 April 1957.¹

     Hon. Moira Louisa O’Neill was born on 14 April 1961.¹ She is the daughter of Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan and Bridget Doreen Coke.²

     Hon. Grania Elizabeth O’Neill was born on 5 December 1963.¹ She is the daughter of Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan and Bridget Doreen Coke.²

     Hon. Sir Con Douglas Walter O’Neill was born on 3 June 1912.¹ He was the son of Robert William Hugh O’Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan and Sylvia Irene Sandeman.² He married, firstly, Rosemary Margaret Pritchard, daughter of Dr. Harold Pritchard and Edith Little, on 22 June 1940.¹ He and Rosemary Margaret Pritchard were divorced in 1954.¹ He married, secondly, Carola Hertha Adolfine Emma Harriet Luise Baronin von Holzing-Berstett, daughter of Max Reinhard August Baron von Holzing-Berstett, on 30 June 1954.¹ He married, thirdly, Anne-Marie Ljungström, daughter of Bertil Ljungström, on 21 October 1961.¹ He died in 1988.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1936 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1936 and 1939.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1937 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was with the Intelligence Corps between 1940 and 1943.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1943 and 1946.¹ He was leader writer for The Times between 1946 and 1947.¹ He was with the Foreign Office between 1947 and 1968.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1953.¹ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office between 1957 and 1960.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Finland between 1961 and 1963.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1962.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to the European Community, Brussels between 1963 and 1965.¹ He held the office of Deputy Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office between 1965 and 1968.¹ He held the office of Deputy Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office between September 1969 and 1972, leading teh British Delegation to negotiate entry in the EEC.¹ He wrote the book Our European Future, published 1972.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1972.¹

     Dr. Harold Pritchard was born in 1876 at Chester, Cheshire, England^G.² He married Edith Little in 1917 at London, England^G.^3,2 He died circa November 1938.²
     He graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1906 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)² He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.) in 1926.¹

     Rosemary Margaret Pritchard was born on 19 September 1918 at London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Dr. Harold Pritchard and Edith Little.^3,2 She married, firstly, Hon. Sir Con Douglas Walter O’Neill, son of Robert William Hugh O’Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan and Sylvia Irene Sandeman, on 22 June 1940.¹ She and Hon. Sir Con Douglas Walter O’Neill were divorced in 1954.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Terence Willcocks Garvey after 1954.² She died on 17 August 2011 at age 92 at Dadreen, County Mayo, Ireland^G.² She was buried at Muirisk Abbey, Muirisk, County Mayo, Ireland^G.²
     She was with the Government Code and Cypher School during the Second World War at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England^G.⁴ From 22 June 1940, her married name became O’Neill. From after 1954, her married name became Garvey.² She wrote the book Kilkenny to Muirisk, published 1992.²

     Rowan Peter Hugh O’Neill was born on 7 October 1944.¹ He is the son of Hon. Sir Con Douglas Walter O’Neill and Rosemary Margaret Pritchard.² He married Elizabeth A. Goad, daughter of Edgar Goad, in 1990.¹ He and Elizabeth A. Goad were divorced in 1994.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Parachute Regiment.¹ He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 2 Cowdown Barn, Compton, Chichester, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Edgar Goad lived at Oxshott, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth A. Goad is the daughter of Edgar Goad.² She married, secondly, Rowan Peter Hugh O’Neill, son of Hon. Sir Con Douglas Walter O’Neill and Rosemary Margaret Pritchard, in 1990.¹ She and Rowan Peter Hugh O’Neill were divorced in 1994.¹
     Her married name became Wilson.¹ From 1990, her married name became O’Neill.

     Frances Hastings is the daughter of Hon. Henry Hastings and Dorothy Willoughby.¹ She married John Roy.¹
     Her married name became Roy.¹