RATHDONNELL, 5th Baron (1938-2025)

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McCLINTOCK BUNBURY, Thomas Benjamin McClintock-Bunbury, Lord Rathdonnell, Lisnavagh, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow, died on 28 February 2025, husband of Jessica, brother of Katherine (Pally) Doyle and the late Jane and Rosebud, father of William, Andrew, Turtle and Sasha, father-in-law to Emily, Nicola, Ally and Tom, and grandfather to Shamus, Rosie, Iona, Alice, Ben, Jemima, Elinor, Bay, Tom and Johnny. Arriving at St Mary’s Church Rathvilly at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 4 March. Funeral Service at St. Mary’s Church at 3pm on Wednesday, 5 March, followed by burial in the adjoining churchyard.

Source: Irish Times, 2 March 2025

His Bunbury ancestress, Jane Bunbury (d.1801), dau of William Bunbury of Moyle, descended from a great-uncle of the first Bunbury of Bunbury Baronet.


John MCCLINTOCK, of Drumcar (14 Aug 1770-5 Jul 1855); m.1st 11 Jul 1797 Jane Bunbury (d.28 Apr 1801); m.2nd 15 Apr 1805 Lady Elizabeth Trench (Jun 1784-30 May 1877)
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1.John, of Drumcar (26 Aug 1798-17 May 1879), cr 1868 Baron Rathdonnell, of Rathdonnell [I], with remainder, failing his own issue male, to that of his brother William; m.1829 Anne Lefroy (19 Jul 1808-22 Dec 1889)

2.William Bunbury, 1846 McCLINTOCK-BUNBURY (1800-2 Jun 1866); m.3 Nov 1842 Pauline Caroline Diana Mary (d.1 Jan 1876), dau of Sir James Mathew Stronge, 2nd Bt.

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Thomas Kane McCLINTOCK-BUNBURY, 2nd Lord Rathdonnell (29 Nov 1848-22 May 1929); m.26 Feb 1874 Katharine Anne Bruen (d.13 Apr 1925)
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Thomas Leopold, 3rd Lord Rathdonnell (3 Feb 1881-28 Sep 1937); m.26 Nov 1912 Ethel Synge Ievers (d.4 Mar 1922)
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William Robert, 4th Lord Rathdonnell (23 Nov 1914-13 Oct 1959); m.25 Nov 1937 Pamela Drew (d.1989)
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Thomas Benjamin, 5th Lord Rathdonnell (17 Sep 1938-28 Feb 2025); m.2 Oct 1965 Jessica Harriet Butler

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DPB Online hasn't updated as yet.   It looks like the line of succession , after the new (6th Baron), the eldest son, William Leopold (b.1966) will be as follows;

1. THOMAS ANTHONY (B. 2011), only son of the new Baron and ha 

2. George Andrew Kane (b. 1968), brother of the new Baron.  

3. Shamus Alick (b. 2001), only son of #2

4. James Alexander Hugh (b. 1972), brother of the new Baron.  (It seems he is listed as "Turtle" in the notice.)

There is no one else in remainder, although 3 grandchildren in Paul's post (Ben, Elinor and Johnny) are not on DPB Online.  However, they may all be children of the late Baron's daughter, Sasha, and her husband.

Brooke

[Dapifer de Truchsess]

Turtle Bunbury is a well-renowned Irish historian especially in historic houses and families, but also in the Vanishing Ireland series. If memory serves his name Turtle derives from him being the third son, and his father used to count them all into place, and Tertius became Turtle. 

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Further to my earlier post, DPB Online has now updated this page.

The three "missing" children are indeed the children of the Hon Sasha and her husband, Thomas SYKES of the Sykes Baronets (cr. 1783).  

The children (Benjamin Gilbert (b. 2006), Elinor (b. 2007) and John Frederick (b. 2014) appear with their father's family.

Brooke

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 4 March 2025: RATHDONNELL Thomas Benjamin (Ben) McClintock Bunbury, 5th Baron Rathdonnell, of Lisnavagh, Co Carlow, Ireland, peacefully on 28th February 2025. Beloved husband of Jessica, brother of Katherine (Pally) Doyle and the late Jane and Rosebud, father of William, Andrew, Turtle and Sasha and much loved grandfather of 10.