José Maria O'Neill

José Maria O'Neill (Setúbal, São Sebastião or Santa Maria da Graça, 14 April 1788 –), was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century. He was the first born son of the previous head Carlos O'Neill and wife Ana João Torlades.

Career

He was the Main Manager of the "Casa Comercial Torlades", Consul-General of Denmark, Belgium and Greece in Lisbon, a Capitalist, a Commander of the Order of Christ and a Commander of the Royal Order of Our Lady of Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, etc, who also received Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Ferdinand II of Portugal in his House in his Farm (Quinta) of as Machadas, at the term of Setúbal, etc. ["Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal", III, 2006, Tomo III, pg. 1.392 to 1.393 and 1.398 to 1.401] ["Costados", Gonçalo de Mesquita da Silveira de Vasconcelos e Sousa, Livraria Esquina, 1.ª Edição, Porto, 1997, N.º 75] ["Sangue Velho Sangue Novo", Manuel de Melo Correia, Instituto Português de Heráldica, 1.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1988, N.º 35 e N.º 146]

Marriage

He married in Lisbon, São Paulo, 11 December 1824, thus legitimizing some of their children, to Ludovina de Jesus Alves Solano (Évora, São Mamede, 1790 – 22 December 1856), daughter of António Alves Miguéis and wife Inácia Solano, of Spanish descent, and had ten children.

Descendants

* José Carlos O'Neill
* Carlota O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, 25 August 1816 (registered in 1825) – ), married in Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira (registered in Lisbon, Encarnação), on 3 October 1836 as his first wife to her first cousin Guilherme O'Neill de Roure (Paris, Saint Vincent de Paula –), son of Guilherme de Roure and wife Carlota O'Neill, and had issue
* Jorge Torlades O'Neill I
* Ana O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, 11 March 1819 (registered in 1825) –), married in Lisbon, Encarnação, on 8 October 1842 to "don" Antonio Vinent y Vives (Minorca, Mahon –), 1st Marquess of Vinent, in Spain (Decree of 15 June 1868), Senator of the Realm, etc, son of "don" José Vinent and wife "doña" Juana María Vives, and had issue
* Carlos Torlades O'Neill (30 April 1820 (being Baptized in Lisbon, São Paulo, on 13 May 1822) –), married in Lisbon, Encarnação, 4 November 1845 to Adelaide Carolina Custance (Lisbon, Santiago, 15 September 1821 –), daughter of Thomas Parsons Custance, an English Subject (married secondly to his aunt Ludovina Cecília O'Neill), and first wife Antónia Eugénia Barbosa de Brito, and had three children:
** Carlos Tomás O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, 6 December 1846 –), married in 1873 to Maria Carlota Pereira de Eça Infante de Lacerda (Lisbon, 15 July 1852 – Lisbon, 1921), daughter of José António Pereira de Eça (Valença, 1 January 1818 – Lisbon, 23 July 1894), General, Governor-General of India, Commander of the Royal Asylum of Runa, Commander of the Order of Christ, Commander of the Order of Aviz, Medal of Pedro IV of Portugal and Maria II of Portugal, who nominately fulfilled the functions of Helper of Orders of his brother in law the 2nd Baron of Sabroso, who was the 85th Governor of India, etc, and wife (m. Portuguese India, 22 September 1838) Maria da Conceição Infante de Lacerda (18 November 1810 – 1863), of the Barons of Sabroso, and had two children:
*** Maria da Conceição Infante de Lacerda Pereira de Eça Custance O'Neill
*** Carlos Torlades O'Neill (Lisbon, 13 December 1874 –), a Merchant in Lisbon, where he lived single, Company Administrator, Member of the Administration Council of the Companhia de Seguros Previdente, married to Laura Moreira, without issue
** Adelaide O'Neill (– termo of Setúbal, her Quinta dos Bonecos, 14 November 1865), unmarried and without issue
** Ethelinda O'Neill, unmarried and without issue
* Ludovina Cecília O'Neill (Lisbon, São Paulo, 8 March 1822 – 7 February 1874), married firstly in Lisbon, Encarnação, on 19 October 1843 as his second wife to Thomas Custance (ca 1800 – ca 1855), son of Thomas Parsons Custance, English Subject, Protestant, and wife Antónia Eugénia Barbosa de Brito, without issue, and married secondly in Lisbon, Santa Maria de Belém, on 9 May 1855 to Dom Caetano Maria José Baltasar de Paula de Portugal e Castro (Lisbon, São José, 22 September 1824 – Moita, Alhos Vedros, São Lourenço, 30 May 1893), son of Dom José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro (Brazil, 20 May 1780 – Lisbon, Lapa, 26 February 1840), 5th Marquess of Valença, 12th Count of Vimioso and Representative of the Titles of Marquess (formerly Counts) of Aguiar, 27th Prime Minister of Portugal and 35th Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Our Lady of Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, and wife (m. Lisbon, Lumiar, 19 June 1813) Dona Maria José de Almeida de Noronha (Lisbon, Lumiar, 3 June 1795 – Lisbon, Alcântara, 22 August 1851), daughter of the 1st Counts of Peniche and of the Marquesses of Angeja and Counts (formerly Lords) of Vila Verde, and had issue, four children
* Henrique O'Neill, 1st Viscount of Santa Mónica
* Joaquim Torlades O'Neill
* Maria da Glória O'Neill (Lisbon, Mercês, 1 September 1828 – 21 June 1884), married in Lisbon, Encarnação, on 9 September 1848 to her first cousin João de Sampaio de Roure (Hampstead, London, England, 16 January 1822 – 12 October 1880), son of João Pedro de Roure and wife Maria João O'Neill, and had issue
* Eduardo Torlades O'Neill (Lisbon, Mercês, 10 December 1829 – 9 June 1876), married to his first cousin Efigénia Carolina Caffary (or Caffre) (– 3 January 1896), daughter of Patrício João Caffary (or Caffre) and wife Maria Salomé O'Neill, and had issue, five children:
** Ida O'Neill, married to her first cousin Roberto O'Neill de Roure (– 18 January 1902), son of João de Sampaio de Roure and wife and first cousin Maria da Glória O'Neill, and had issue
** Constantino O'Neill, unmarried and without issue
** Alice O'Neill (– 27 September 1878), unmarried and without issue
** Beatriz O'Neill (– 3 August 1871), unmarried and without issue
** Branca O'Neill (– 17 June 1858), unmarried and without issue
* Valentina O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, 23 September 1834 –), unmarried and without issue

References

ee also

* Irish nobility
* Irish kings
* Irish royal families
* O'Neill (surname)
* Uí Néill, the Irish Dynasty
* Ó Neill Dynasty Today
* O'Neill of Clannaboy

External links

* [http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=34302 José Maria O'Neill's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site]
* [http://www.geocities.com/seanachie28/oneill.html O'Neill Genealogy]