Hi Shane,
Thanks for your reply.
My guess is that the Carmichaels were Church of Ireland, as Jamesina - my Gt Gran - was christened at St Nicholas Without, Dublin - which was C of I.
Googling "Hugh Carmichael+architect" I got this:
Selected: CARMICHAEL, HUGH
Born: -
Died: 1860
* Biography
* Works
Architect, of Dublin. Hugh Carmichael was admitted to the Dublin Society's School of Drawing in Architecture on 26 June 1834,(1) and was also a pupil of WILLIAM DEANE BUTLER. (2) He exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy between 1841 and 1850.(3) In 1854 he formed a partnership with ALFRED GRESHAM JONES , which lasted until his death in 1860.(4)
RIAI: associate by1843;(5) elected fellow, 17 January 1850.(6)
Addresses:(7) Work: 72 Harcourt Street, 1841; 2 Harcourt Street, 1842-3; 5 Dawson Street, 1844; 5 Dawson Street & 45 York Street, 1845; 45 York Street, 1846; 128 Stephen's Green, 1847-52; 3 Molesworth Street, 1853-1860.
Home: Waltham Terrace, Blackrock, 1847-9; Peafield, Blackrock, 1850; Pearmount, Rathgar, 1851-4; 3 Waltham Terrace, Blackrock, 1856-59.
See WORKS; see also CARMICHAEL & JONES.
References
(1) Royal Dublin Society Proceedings.
(2) DB 2, 1 Apr 1860, 232.
(3) Ann M. Stewart, The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts: index of exhibitors and their works 1826-1979 I (1986), 120.
(4) Thom's Directories.
(5) Jones, citing ?Thom's Directory, 1843.
(6) RIAI General Meeting minutes, 17 Jan 1850, 67.
(7) RHA Exhibitors Index and Thom's Directories.
The surgeon - Hugh Richard Carmichael - was his uncle.
I have no idea where Caroline Wright came from or whether they got married in Ireland, let alone Dublin. From Jamesina's "Reminiscences" they must have been
a reasonably well-off family - as she made pointed observations about the Irish obsession with maintaining appearances - even when the money'd run out. This did not refer to her own family, but to some neighbours - who had the dining room
beautifully lit and the table laid with all its finery. This was visible from the street, however, they drew the curtains before the meal was served as they actually ate in the kitchen, because they no longer had serving staff etc. Shame - dignity before all else!
As all the Irish Census records, for the period that would have helped me, have been destroyed - I'm not quite sure where to go from now.
Best regards
Tess
