DAVIS-GOFF/Hartland-Mahon engagement

[Henry W]

From the Telegraph online:

The engagement is announced between Henry, son of Sir Robert and Lady Davis-Goff, and Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Marcus Hartland-Mahon, of Milltimber, Aberdeenshire.

Henry Terence Chadwick DAVIS-GOFF (b. 1986) is the second son of Sir Robert DAVIS-GOFF, 4th Baronet (b. 1955) and Nathalie Sheelagh CHADWICK.

Are the Hartland-Mahon's scion of an Irish gentry family?

[Richard R]

Hi Henry
I can't find a connection to any family of whom we treat, but that doesn't mean there isn't one! Here's what I was about to post, but am now added it to what you've done:

From the Telegraph of 24 February 2018: Mr H.T. Davis-Goff and Miss S.F. Hartland-Mahon - The engagement is announced between Henry, son of Sir Robert and Lady Davis-Goff, and Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Marcus Hartland-Mahon, of Milltimber, Aberdeenshire.

Henry Terence Chadwick (b 1986) middle s of Sir Robert William DAVIS-GOFF 4th Bt (b 1955) and Nathalie Sheelagh (b 1955 reg Dublin) d of Terence CHADWICK by his 1950 m (reg Q4 London) to Nathalie J W FALLON.

Sarah F d of Marcus H F HARTLAND-MAHON (b c 1949) by his 1983 m (the Times 5 May) to Rachel (b 1957 ref 162/11 Mortlach) d of Dr R HEWSON of Banchory, Kincardine.

[G. Willis]

Perhaps related to the Barons Hartland (surnamed Mahon)? Extinct since 1845 when the 3rd Baron died, but Burke's General Armory gives the following:

Mahon (Cavetown, co. Roscommon, confirmed, 1884, to Lieut-Col Maurice Hartland Mahon, son of Rev. Arthur Mahon, of Cavetown, and grandson of Robert Mahon, Esq., Cavetown, and to the other descendants of his grandfather. This last named Robert was son of Ven. Arthur Mahon, Archdeacon of Elphin, whose father, Very Rev. Peter Mahon, Dean of Elphin, was 4th son of Nicholas Mahon, Esq., of Ballinemly, same co. and brother of John Mahon, Esq., of Strokestown, the grandfather of Maurice, 1st Lord Hartland.

I would imagine, as is often the case, to emphasize the family connections this branch of the Mahons simply formally adopted Hartland, probably a middle name for some generations, as part of the surname.

[G. Willis]

Well, a little research:

The Lt-Col Maurice Hartland Mahon, s. of Rev. Arthur Mahon, as above, married Louisa Blake, dau. of Capt. Richard Bourne, R.N., and had issue, with two daughters, a son, Richard James Hartland Mahon (1847-1923), a Major in the East Surrey Regt. He married, in 1872, Charlotte, dau. of Maj.-Gen. Henry Cole Faulkner, of Castletown Castle, co. Carlow, and had two sons. The elder, Richard Faulkner Herbert Hartland Mahon (1874-1936), Capt. R.N., married, in 1910, Annie M., dau. of - Wellesley-Bigsworth (I suspect Arthur, making her sister of the aviator also named Arthur W.-B.). Their son, Richard Wellesley Marcus Hartland Mahon (1916-1976) was sometime of Manor House, Molo, Kenya, and sometime of Michaelhouse, South Africa, farming at both places. He had been a Captain in the Royal Armoured Corps. He married in 1947, (Frances Mary) Margaret (1918-2011), dau. of Henry Raynolde Poole, O.B.E., D.S.O., Legion d'Honneur. Her maternal grandfather, Skeffington Dodgson, was younger brother of Lewis Carroll.

Marcus Henry Faulkner Hartland-Mahon, as in the first post, works in the oil and gas industry of Central Asia, based in Kazakhstan, and has resided in Aberdeenshire since 1977. Another daughter is Emma (the 2011 obituary for Margaret Hartland-Mahon seems to indicate there are only two daughters [along with two male first cousins], but the announcement above states 'youngeST', rather than 'youngeR', daughter, which is confusing); Sarah's middle initial probably, given the evidence to hand, stands for 'Frances' or, possibly more likely, 'Faulkner'.

[Emma Hartland-Mahon]

[Emma Hartland-Mahon]

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your interest in the Mahon family. There were a few details which were not correct and so we have now updated what you have written and added a few more facts for completeness —please see the below.

This branch of the Mahon family is traditionally descended from the Mahons in Munster and Nicholas Mahon, a person who distinguished himself in the civil wars, settled in Ballinemly and Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, in the early 1600s. He married Magdalen French, daughter of Arthur French of Movilla Castle. He was the great grandfather of Maurice Mahon, 1^st Lord Hartland.  The Very Rev. Peter Mahon, Dean of Elphin, 4th son of Nicholas Mahon had a son, the Ven. Arthur Mahon, who became Archdeacon of Elphin. His son was Robert Mahon who had a son called Rev. Arthur Mahon. The Rev. Arthur Mahon’s son was Lt Col Maurice Hartland-Mahon. This branch of the family lived in and around  Cavetown, Co Roscommon.

Lt Col Maurice Hartland-Mahon married Louisa Blake Bourne, daughter of Capt. Richard Bourne, R.N and niece of 2^nd Lord Wallscourt, and had two daughters and a son, Richard James Hartland-Mahon (1847-1923), a Major in the East Surrey Regt. He married, in 1872, Charlotte, daughter of Major General Henry Cole Faulkner, of Castletown Castle, co. Carlow, and had two sons. The elder, Richard Faulkner Herbert Hartland-Mahon (1874-1936), Capt. R.N., married, in 1910, Anne Margaret., daughter of Arthur Wellesley-Bigsworth , sister of Air Commodore Arthur Wellesley-Bigsworth, CMG, DSO and Bar, AFC. Their son, Lt Col Richard Wellesley Marcus Hartland-Mahon, MC (1916-1976), The Queen’s Royal Regiment ( West Surrey), commanded the 56^th Reconnaissance Regiment in WW2 and, post war, farmed in Molo, Kenya, and later in South Africa. He married in 1947, (Frances Mary) Margaret (1918-2011), daughter of Major Henry Reynolde Poole, OBE, DSO, MC, Legion d'Honneur. Her maternal grandfather, Skeffington Dodgson, was younger brother of Lewis Carroll.

They had two sons ( Marcus and Rowan) and a daughter ( Sally). Rowan died as a child in Kenya. Marcus Henry Faulkner Hartland-Mahon b. 1950 worked in the oil and gas industry and has resided in Aberdeenshire since 1977. He married Rachel Hewson, only daughter of Drs Molly and Raymond Hewson in 1983 and they have two daughters, Emma Margaret b.1985 and Sarah Frances b.1988.  Marcus Hartland-Mahon’s sister, Sally Frances, married Robin Miles Amoore of Ardbraccan House, Navan, Co Meath, a retired Capt in the 17/21st Lancers, in 1978 and they have two sons, Miles Wynyard Marcus  b. 1982 and James Owain Faulkner  b. 1985, a retired Capt in the Rifles. 

[Emma Hartland-Mahon]

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your interest in the Mahon family. There were a few details which were not correct and so we have now updated what you have written and added a few more facts for completeness —please see the below.

This branch of the Mahon family is traditionally descended from the Mahons in Munster and Nicholas Mahon, a person who distinguished himself in the civil wars, settled in Ballinemly and Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, in the early 1600s. He married Magdalen French, daughter of Arthur French of Movilla Castle. He was the great grandfather of Maurice Mahon, 1^st Lord Hartland.  The Very Rev. Peter Mahon, Dean of Elphin, 4th son of Nicholas Mahon had a son, the Ven. Arthur Mahon, who became Archdeacon of Elphin. His son was Robert Mahon who had a son called Rev. Arthur Mahon. The Rev. Arthur Mahon’s son was Lt Col Maurice Hartland-Mahon. This branch of the family lived in and around  Cavetown, Co Roscommon.

Lt Col Maurice Hartland-Mahon married Louisa Blake Bourne, daughter of Capt. Richard Bourne, R.N and niece of 2^nd Lord Wallscourt, and had two daughters and a son, Richard James Hartland-Mahon (1847-1923), a Major in the East Surrey Regt. He married, in 1872, Charlotte, daughter of Major General Henry Cole Faulkner, of Castletown Castle, co. Carlow, and had two sons. The elder, Richard Faulkner Herbert Hartland-Mahon (1874-1936), Capt. R.N., married, in 1910, Anne Margaret., daughter of Arthur Wellesley-Bigsworth , sister of Air Commodore Arthur Wellesley-Bigsworth, CMG, DSO and Bar, AFC. Their son, Lt Col Richard Wellesley Marcus Hartland-Mahon, MC (1916-1976), The Queen’s Royal Regiment ( West Surrey), commanded the 56^th Reconnaissance Regiment in WW2 and, post war, farmed in Molo, Kenya, and later in South Africa. He married in 1947, (Frances Mary) Margaret (1918-2011), daughter of Major Henry Reynolde Poole, OBE, DSO, MC, Legion d'Honneur. Her maternal grandfather, Skeffington Dodgson, was younger brother of Lewis Carroll.

They had two sons ( Marcus and Rowan) and a daughter ( Sally). Rowan died as a child in Kenya. Marcus Henry Faulkner Hartland-Mahon b. 1950 worked in the oil and gas industry and has resided in Aberdeenshire since 1977. He married Rachel Hewson, only daughter of Drs Molly and Raymond Hewson in 1983 and they have two daughters, Emma Margaret b.1985 and Sarah Frances b.1988.  Marcus Hartland-Mahon’s sister, Sally Frances, married Robin Miles Amoore of Ardbraccan House, Navan, Co Meath, a retired Capt in the 17/21st Lancers, in 1978 and they have two sons, Miles Wynyard Marcus  b. 1982 and James Owain Faulkner  b. 1985, a retired Capt in the Rifles. 

On Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 12:46:26 PM UTC, Henry W wrote:

[G. Willis]

Thank you for your provision of accurate details, Emma- it's often difficult to satisfactorily trace cadet branches and the like, so it's always useful to have the families themselves set the record straight if possible!