Thomas Henry Ponsonby Barker , of Kilcooley. Issue. The Times 23-2-1839 Destruction of Kilcooley Abbey by Fire. This splendid old Gothic mansion, the residence of Mr. Ponsonby Barker,one of the Conservative candidates for the County of Tipperary, was burned to the ground on Sunday Morning, The furniture, and everything but the plate, were consumed. Captain and Mrs Barker, who had been sleeping in the Abbey, had a very narrow escape, having got out at the window and descended 40 feet by a ladder, a few moments before the floor of their bedchamber had fallen in. The fire originated in the Library during the night. The Abbey was insured for the sum of 13,200. Poss. Marriages Mar 1838 PONSONBY Thomas Henry St. Geo. Hanover Sq. 1 27 Bradsell Hannah Ann St Geo Hanover Sq 1 27 DICKSON Fanny Mary St Geo Han Sq 1 27 HODGES Mary Anne St. Geo. Hanover Sq. 1 27 SNOWDEN Maria St. Geo. Hanovr. Sqr. 1 27
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