The MANN family, on first arriving in Ireland, about 1600, received a grant of lands and settled at Byblox, near Doneraile, County Cork, and afterwards in County Tyrone.
WILLIAM MANN, who sold his estate in County Tipperary to Elias Green, of Cashel, and died about 1690, leaving issue, two sons,
SAMUEL, of Byblox;
William, b 1681.
The elder son,
SAMUEL MANN, of Byblox, near Doneraile, County Cork, born in 1680, married and had issue,
SAMUEL MANN, of Byblox, near Doneraile, County Cork, born in 1680, married and had issue,
THOMAS, his heir;
Isaac (Rt Rev), Lord Bishop of Cork &
Ross;
Horace, settled at Baltimore, USA;
William, army officer.
The eldest son,
THOMAS MANN (1710-80), of Byblox, wedded, in 1744, Frances Henrietta Hamilton, and had issue,
THOMAS MANN (1710-80), of Byblox, wedded, in 1744, Frances Henrietta Hamilton, and had issue,
HENRY;
John;
Isaac;
Frances; Henrietta; Catherine; Mary.
The eldest son,
HENRY MANN (1745-1818), of Byblox, afterwards of Athenry, County Tyrone, espoused, in 1772, Jane, daughter of William Smythe, and had issue,
HENRY MANN (1745-1818), of Byblox, afterwards of Athenry, County Tyrone, espoused, in 1772, Jane, daughter of William Smythe, and had issue,
Thomas;
DEANE, of whom presently;
Violet; Anne Jane; Eliza; Emily; Sarah; Maria; Frances Henrietta.
His only surviving son,
DEANE MANN JP DL (1824-94), of Dunmoyle and Corvey Lodge, County Tyrone, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Tyrone Fusiliers and 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Lord of the Manor of Corrigan, Killyman, and patron of the living of Dunmoyle, married, in 1856, Mary Stobart, only surviving daughter of William Jeffcock, of High Hazels, Yorkshire, and had issue,
DEANE MANN JP DL (1824-94), of Dunmoyle and Corvey Lodge, County Tyrone, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Tyrone Fusiliers and 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Lord of the Manor of Corrigan, Killyman, and patron of the living of Dunmoyle, married, in 1856, Mary Stobart, only surviving daughter of William Jeffcock, of High Hazels, Yorkshire, and had issue,
KATHERINE MARY JEFFCOCK DEANE;
Emily Frances Henrietta, b 1859.
The elder daughter,
KATHERINE MARY JEFFCOCK DEANE MANN (-1932), wedded, in 1882, the RT HON SIR JOHN ROSS, 1st Baronet, last Lord Chancellor of Ireland (son of the Rt Rev Dr Robert Ross, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 1886), and had issue,
SIR JOHN ROSS was educated at the Model School and at Foyle College, Londonderry, and Trinity College Dublin.
He became president of the university's Philosophical Society in 1877 and graduated with a BA in the same year.
He married, in 1882, Katherine Mary Jeffcock, only surviving daughter and heir of Lieutenant-Colonel Deane Mann, DL, of Dunmoyle, and Corvey Lodge, both in County Tyrone, and Mary Stobart, his wife, only surviving daughter of William Jeffcock JP, of High Hazles, Yorkshire, and had issue,
KATHERINE MARY JEFFCOCK DEANE MANN (-1932), wedded, in 1882, the RT HON SIR JOHN ROSS, 1st Baronet, last Lord Chancellor of Ireland (son of the Rt Rev Dr Robert Ross, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 1886), and had issue,
RONALD DEANE, his successor;
May Margaret Ernestine; Irene Katherine Douglas.
SIR JOHN ROSS was educated at the Model School and at Foyle College, Londonderry, and Trinity College Dublin.
He became president of the university's Philosophical Society in 1877 and graduated with a BA in the same year.
He married, in 1882, Katherine Mary Jeffcock, only surviving daughter and heir of Lieutenant-Colonel Deane Mann, DL, of Dunmoyle, and Corvey Lodge, both in County Tyrone, and Mary Stobart, his wife, only surviving daughter of William Jeffcock JP, of High Hazles, Yorkshire, and had issue,
RONALD DEANE, his successor;May Margaret Ernestine; Irene Katherine Douglas.
They had one son, Ronald Deane Ross MC MP, and two daughters, the younger of whom predeceased her father.
Ross had entered Gray's Inn, London, in 1878 and was called to the Irish Bar in 1879.
He became a QC in 1889 and was Conservative MP for Londonderry City, 1892-95.
In 1896 he was elevated to the bench as land judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland.
When appointed, he was the youngest judge in the United Kingdom.
Mr Ross was appointed to the privy council in 1902.
In 1914 he was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Grand Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
In 1919 he was created a baronet, designated of Dunmoyle, County Tyrone.
Two years later, in 1921, Sir John was appointed LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND.
He was to be the last holder of that office, which was abolished in 1922.
Sir John retired to London, but later he returned to live in Northern Ireland.
He was president of the St John Ambulance Brigade in Ireland and during the First World War was in control of all Red Cross activities in the south of Ireland.
Sir John died of bronchial pneumonia at his home, Dunmoyle Lodge, Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, on 17 August 1935.
Sir John was succeeded by his only son,
SIR RONALD DEANE ROSS, 2nd Baronet (1888-1958), MC, MP, who served during the 1st and 2nd World Wars before transferring to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1947, and retiring from the army in 1950.
He was awarded the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre.
Sir Ronald married, in 1921, Dorothy Evelyn Frances, youngest daughter of the Rev Algernon Dudley Ryder, though the marriage was without issue.
The 2nd Baronet was MP for Londonderry at various times between 1929-51.
When he died in 1958 the title became extinct.
His grave was lined with moss taken from beech trees.
Sir Ronald was buried beside the church wall at the entrance to the church.
DUNMOYLE LODGE, near Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, built in the 1880s, was demolished in 1965.
The site now a forest.
The contents of the house were sold by auction over three days, and the house was blown up by the Army as it was in a dangerous condition and the cellar had become waterlogged.
The house had a large conservatory and walled garden, and at least two deep wells.
There was a monkey puzzle tree to the side of the main house, with a beautiful copper beech tree facing the front door.
The demesne, at one time prosperous though now forgotten, formerly had three lodges
All the buildings have been destroyed and even the Mann family church has long been abandoned.
The estate comprised 955 acres during the Victorian era.
The Dunmoyle estate became associated with the Jeffcock family during the Victorian era, though was acquired - through marriage, it is thought - by the Sir John Ross.
Former town residences ~ 49, Morpeth Mansions, London, SW1; 66 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.
First published in February, 2011.
Ross had entered Gray's Inn, London, in 1878 and was called to the Irish Bar in 1879.
He became a QC in 1889 and was Conservative MP for Londonderry City, 1892-95.
In 1896 he was elevated to the bench as land judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland.
When appointed, he was the youngest judge in the United Kingdom.
Mr Ross was appointed to the privy council in 1902.
In 1914 he was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Grand Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
In 1919 he was created a baronet, designated of Dunmoyle, County Tyrone.
Two years later, in 1921, Sir John was appointed LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND.
He was to be the last holder of that office, which was abolished in 1922.
Sir John retired to London, but later he returned to live in Northern Ireland.
He was president of the St John Ambulance Brigade in Ireland and during the First World War was in control of all Red Cross activities in the south of Ireland.
Sir John died of bronchial pneumonia at his home, Dunmoyle Lodge, Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, on 17 August 1935.
Sir John was succeeded by his only son,
SIR RONALD DEANE ROSS, 2nd Baronet (1888-1958), MC, MP, who served during the 1st and 2nd World Wars before transferring to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1947, and retiring from the army in 1950.
He was awarded the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre.
Sir Ronald married, in 1921, Dorothy Evelyn Frances, youngest daughter of the Rev Algernon Dudley Ryder, though the marriage was without issue.
The 2nd Baronet was MP for Londonderry at various times between 1929-51.
When he died in 1958 the title became extinct.
His grave was lined with moss taken from beech trees.
Sir Ronald was buried beside the church wall at the entrance to the church.
DUNMOYLE LODGE, near Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, built in the 1880s, was demolished in 1965.
The site now a forest.
The contents of the house were sold by auction over three days, and the house was blown up by the Army as it was in a dangerous condition and the cellar had become waterlogged.
The house had a large conservatory and walled garden, and at least two deep wells.
There was a monkey puzzle tree to the side of the main house, with a beautiful copper beech tree facing the front door.
The demesne, at one time prosperous though now forgotten, formerly had three lodges
All the buildings have been destroyed and even the Mann family church has long been abandoned.
The estate comprised 955 acres during the Victorian era.
The Dunmoyle estate became associated with the Jeffcock family during the Victorian era, though was acquired - through marriage, it is thought - by the Sir John Ross.
Former town residences ~ 49, Morpeth Mansions, London, SW1; 66 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.
First published in February, 2011.
