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{{short description|Prominent Irish & British family in brewing, banking, and politics}}
{{short description|Prominent Irish & British family in brewing, banking, and politics}}
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{{other uses|Guinness (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}{{Infobox family
| name = Guinness family
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2016}}
| image = Arms of Guinness.svg
| image_size = 200px
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| image_caption = Arms of Guinness<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fox-Davies|first1=Arthur Charles|title=Armorial Families: A Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, Showing which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority|date=1899|publisher=T.C. & E.C. Jack|page=363|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzc6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA363 |access-date=2 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
| origin = [[County Down]], [[Ulster]], Ireland
| region = [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[Ireland]]
| current_head = [[Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh]]
| otherfamilies =
| motto = ''Spes Mea In Deo'' ("My hope is in God")
| estate = {{Plainlist|
* [[Elveden Hall]], Suffolk
* [[Biddesden House]], Wiltshire
* [[Wilbury House]], Wiltshire
* [[Farmleigh]], County Dublin
* [[Iveagh House]], Dublin
* [[Ashford Castle]], County Galway
* [[Leixlip Castle]], County Kildare
}}
| titles = [[Earl of Iveagh]]<br>[[Viscount Elveden]]<br>[[Baron Moyne]]<br>[[Baron Ardilaun]]<br>[[Guinness baronets]]
}}


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The '''Guinness family''' is an extensive Irish family known for its accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics, and religious ministry. The brewing branch is particularly well known among the general public for producing the [[dry stout]] [[Guinness|Guinness Beer]].<ref>[http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/the-guinnesses-1895330.html "Herald" article, 2009]</ref> The founder of the dynasty was [[Arthur Guinness]]. Beginning in the late 18th century, they became a prominent part of what is known in Ireland as the [[Protestant Ascendancy]].<ref>Essay by 2nd Lord Moyne, ''The Times'' 20 November 1959; [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974295/pdf/eugenrev00225-0042.pdf (Online text in ''Eugenics Review'', April 1960)]</ref>
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[[File:Arms of Guinness.svg|thumb|The arms granted to the Rev. Hosea Guinness in 1814, ''Per saltire gules and azure a lion rampant Or on a chief ermine, a dexter hand couped at the wrist of the first'', include the [[Red Hand of Ulster]]. His motto was ''Spes mea in Deo'' [My hope in God]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fox-Davies|first1=Arthur Charles|title=Armorial Families: A Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, Showing which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority|date=1899|publisher=T.C. & E.C. Jack|page=363|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzc6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA363 |access-date=2 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>]]
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The '''Guinness family''' is an extensive Irish family known for its accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics, and religious ministry. The brewing branch is particularly well known among the general public for producing the [[dry stout]] [[Guinness|Guinness Beer]].<ref>[http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/the-guinnesses-1895330.html "Herald" article, 2009]</ref> The founder of the dynasty, [[Arthur Guinness]], is confirmed to have had [[McCartan]] origins.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7145951.stm Guinness origins begin to settle]</ref> Beginning in the late 18th century, they became a prominent part of what is known in Ireland as '[[Protestant Ascendancy|the Ascendancy]]'.<ref>Essay by 2nd Lord Moyne, ''The Times'' 20 November 1959; [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974295/pdf/eugenrev00225-0042.pdf (Online text in ''Eugenics Review'', April 1960)]</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=June 2023}}


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The "banking line" Guinness's all descend from Arthur's brother Samuel (1727–1795) who set up as a [[goldbeater]] in Dublin in 1750; his son Richard (1755–1830), a Dublin barrister; and Richard's son [[Robert Rundell Guinness]] who founded [[Guinness Mahon]] in 1836.<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link= Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=2066–2067 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>
Four members of the family in succession held the [[Uk parliament|UK Parliament]] constituency of [[Southend (UK Parliament constituency)|Southend]], which became popularly known as "Guinness-on-Sea".


The current head of the family is the [[Earl of Iveagh]]. Another prominent branch, descended from the 1st Earl of Iveagh, is headed by [[Baron Moyne|Lord Moyne]].
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The "banking line" Guinnesses all descend from Arthur's brother Samuel (1727–1795) who set up as a [[goldbeater]] in Dublin in 1750; his son Richard (1755–1830), a Dublin barrister; and Richard's son [[Robert Rundell Guinness]] who founded [[Guinness Mahon]] in 1836.<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link= Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=2066–2067 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>


==Prominent members==
==Prominent members==
{{Tree list}}
{{Tree list}}
*Richard Guinness
*Richard Guinness
**[[Arthur Guinness]] (1725–1803), founder of the [[Guinness brewery]] in 1759, married Olivia Whitmore
**[[Arthur Guinness]] (1725–1803); founder of the [[Guinness brewery]] in 1759; married Olivia Whitmore
***The Rev. Hosea Guinness (1765–1841)
***The Rev. Hosea Guinness (1765–1841)
****[[Frank Guinness|Francis Hart Vicesimus Guinness]] (1819–1891), New Zealand magistrate
****[[Frank Guinness|Francis Hart Vicesimus Guinness]] (1819–1891); New Zealand magistrate
*****[[Arthur Guinness (New Zealand politician)|Sir Arthur Guinness]] (1846–1913), [[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives]]
*****[[Arthur Guinness (New Zealand politician)|Sir Arthur Guinness]] (1846–1913); [[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives]]
***[[The Second Arthur Guinness]] (1768–1855); married firstly Anne Lee, married secondly Maria Barker
***[[The Second Arthur Guinness]] (1768–1855); married firstly Anne Lee, and secondly Maria Barker
****[[Benjamin Guinness]] (1798–1868), married
****[[Benjamin Guinness]] (1798–1868)
*****[[Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun]] (1840–1915), created Baron Ardilaun in 1880
*****[[Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun]] (1840–1915); created Baron Ardilaun in 1880
*****Benjamin Lee Guinness (1842–1900)
*****Benjamin Lee Guinness (1842–1900)
******[[Kenelm Lee Guinness]] (1887–1937), racing driver and spark plug manufacturer
******Sir Algernon Arthur St Lawrence Lee Guinness (1883–1954); racing driver
******[[Kenelm Lee Guinness]] (1887–1937); racing driver and spark plug manufacturer
*****[[Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh]] (1847–1927)
*****[[Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh]] (1847–1927)
******[[Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh]] (1874–1967), married [[Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh|Lady Gwendolen Onslow]] (1881–1966)
******[[Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh]] (1874–1967); married [[Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh|Lady Gwendolen Onslow]] (1881–1966)
*******Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden (1912–1945)
*******Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden (1912–1945)
********[[Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh]] (1937–1992), married [[Miranda Smiley]] (1939–2010)
********[[Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh]] (1937–1992); married [[Miranda Smiley]] (1939–2010)
*********[[Arthur Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh|Arthur Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh]] (Ned Iveagh; born 1969)
*********[[Arthur Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh|Arthur Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh]] (born 1969)
*******Lady Honor Guinness (1909–1976), married [[Henry Channon]]
*******Lady Honor Guinness (1909–1976); married [[Henry Channon]]
********[[Paul Channon]] (1935–2007)
********[[Paul Channon]] (1935–2007)
*******[[Lady Brigid Guinness]] (1920–1995), married [[Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966)|Prince Frederick of Prussia]]
*******[[Lady Brigid Guinness]] (1920–1995); married [[Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966)|Prince Frederick of Prussia]]
********Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia (born 3 May 1946), married Hon. Victoria Lucinda Mancroft (1952–)
********Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia (born 3 May 1946); married Hon. Victoria Lucinda Mancroft (born 1952)
********Princess Antonia of Prussia (born 28 April 1955), married [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington]]
********[[Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington|Princess Antonia of Prussia]] (born 28 April 1955); married [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington]]
*********[[Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington]] (born 31 January 1978), married [[Jemma Wellesley, Marchioness of Douro|Jemma Kidd]]
*********Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (born 31 January 1978); married [[Jemma Wellesley, Countess of Mornington|Jemma Kidd]]
******[[Ernest Guinness|The Hon. Arthur Ernest Guinness]] (1876–1949)
******Hon. [[Ernest Guinness|Arthur Ernest Guinness]] (1876–1949)
*******[[Aileen Guinness]] (1904–1999)
*******[[Aileen Guinness]] (1904–1999)
*******Maureen Guinness (1907–1998), married [[Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] (1909–1945)
*******Maureen Guinness (1907–1998); married [[Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] (1909–1945)
********[[Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] (1938–1988); married his fourth cousin [[Lindy Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava|Serena Belinda (Lindy) Rosemary Guinness]]
********[[Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]] (1938–1988); married his fourth cousin [[Lindy Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava|Serena Belinda (Lindy) Rosemary Guinness]]
********[[Lady Caroline Blackwood]] (1931–1996), married firstly [[Lucian Freud]], second Israel Citkowitz, and thirdly [[Robert Lowell]]
********[[Lady Caroline Blackwood]] (1931–1996); married firstly [[Lucian Freud]], secondly [[Israel Citkowitz]], and thirdly [[Robert Lowell]]
*******[[Oonagh Guinness]] (1910–1995), married [[Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne]]
*******[[Oonagh Guinness]] (1910–1995); married [[Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne]]
********[[Garech Browne]] (1939–2018)
********[[Garech Browne]] (1939–2018)
********[[Tara Browne]] (1945–1966)
********[[Tara Browne]] (1945–1966)
******[[Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne]] (1880–1944)
******[[Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne]] (1880–1944)
*******[[Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne]] (1905–1992)
*******[[Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne]] (1905–1992)
********[[Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne]] (born 1930) married (1st) Ingrid Olivia Georgia Wyndham in 1951 (div. 1963), (2nd) Suzanne Lisney in 1964 and had three further children with Susan Mary Taylor.
********[[Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne]] (born 1930); married firstly Ingrid Olivia Georgia Wyndham in 1951, secondly Suzanne Lisney in 1964, and had three children with Susan Mary Taylor
*********(of 1st) The Hon. [[Catherine Ingrid Guinness]] (born 1952), married firstly in 1983 [[James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss|James Charteris – 13th Earl of Weymss]], 13th Lord Elcho and Methil, 13th Lord Wemyss of Elcho, 9th Earl of March, 6th Baron Wemyss of Wemyss, co. Fife, 9th Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard and 9th Viscount of Peebles]] and secondly to Robert Fleetwood Hesketh in 1990.
*********(of 1st) Hon. [[Catherine Ingrid Guinness]] (born 1952); married firstly [[James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss]] in 1983, and secondly Robert Fleetwood Hesketh in 1990
*********(of 1st) The Hon. Jasper Jonathon Richard Guinness (born 1954, died 2011), married Camilla Alexandra Uniacke in 1985.
*********(of 1st) Hon. Jasper Jonathon Richard Guinness (1954–2011); married Camilla Alexandra Uniacke in 1985
*********(of 1st )The Hon. Valentine Guy Bryan Guinness (born 1959), married [[Lulu Guinness|Lucinda "Lulu" Rivett-Carnac]]
*********(of 1st ) Hon. Valentine Guy Bryan Guinness (born 1959); married [[Lulu Guinness|Lucinda "Lulu" Rivett-Carnac]]
*********(of 2nd) [The Hon. Sebastian Walter Denis Guinness] (born 1964) married firstly Silvie Dominique Fleury in 1987 and secondly, Peggy Stephaich in 1995.
*********(of 2nd) Hon. Sebastian Walter Denis Guinness (born 1964); married firstly Silvie Dominique Fleury in 1987, and secondly Peggy Stephaich in 1995
*********(of 2nd) [[Daphne Guinness|The Hon. Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness]] (born 1967) married Spyros Niarchos in 1987 (div. 1999)
*********(of 2nd) Hon. [[Daphne Guinness|Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness]] (born 1967); married Spyros Niarchos in 1987
*********(of 3) [Diana Gloria Isolde Rose Dimilo Taylor] (born 1981)
*********(of 3) Diana Gloria Isolde Rose Dimilo Taylor (born 1981)
*********(of 3) [Aster Sophia Mary Taylor] (born 1984)
*********(of 3) Aster Sophia Mary Taylor (born 1984)
*********(of 3) [Thomas Julian William Jon Taylor] (born 1986)
*********(of 3) Thomas Julian William Jon Taylor (born 1986)
********Hon. Desmond Guinness (1931–2020)
********Hon. Desmond Guinness (1931–2020)
*********[[Patrick Guinness]] (born 1958)
*********[[Patrick Guinness]] (born 1958)
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********Hon. Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness (born 1953)
********Hon. Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness (born 1953)
********Hon. Mirabel Jane Guinness (born 1956)
********Hon. Mirabel Jane Guinness (born 1956)
*******Hon. Grania Guinness (1920–1994), married [[Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby]]
********Hon. Peter Francis Guinness (born 1960)
*********Michael Mark Graham Guinness (born 2004)
*******Hon. Grania Guinness (1920–1994); married [[Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby]]
********[[Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby]] (born 1954)
********[[Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby]] (born 1954)
*****Anne Guinness (1839–1889), married [[William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket]]
*****Anne Guinness (1839–1889); married [[William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket]]
******[[William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket]] (1864–1920)
******[[William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket]] (1864–1920)
******[[Benjamin Plunket]] (born 1870)
******[[Benjamin Plunket]] (born 1870)
******Olive Plunket, married [[Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam]]
******Olive Plunket; married [[Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam]]
*******[[Lady Juliet Tadgell|Lady Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam]] (born 1935); married firstly [[Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol]], secondly [[Somerset de Chair]], and thirdly Dr. Christopher Tadgell
*******[[Lady Juliet Tadgell|Lady Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam]] (born 1935); married firstly [[Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol]], secondly [[Somerset de Chair]], and thirdly Dr. Christopher Tadgell
********[[Lord Nicholas Hervey]] (1961–1998)
********[[Lord Nicholas Hervey]] (1961–1998)
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*******Gerald Henry Grattan Guinness (1909–1985)
*******Gerald Henry Grattan Guinness (1909–1985)
********[[Ivor Grattan-Guinness]] (1941–2014)
********[[Ivor Grattan-Guinness]] (1941–2014)
****[[Henry Grattan Guinness]] (1835–1910), Protestant missionary
****[[Henry Grattan Guinness]] (1835–1910); Protestant missionary
*****Harry Grattan Guinness (1861–1915), Protestant missionary and first leader of [[Regions Beyond Missionary Union]]
*****Harry Grattan Guinness (1861–1915); Protestant missionary and first leader of [[Regions Beyond Missionary Union]]
******Annie Geraldine ("Gudruna") Guinness (1888–1981), eldest child of 9, "widely traveled, the author of a book on Peru, a freethinking Christian, the mother of two children." Gudruna was influential in the early life and relationship of [[Sir Ronald Fisher]] and [[Ruth Eileen (Guinness) Fisher]].<ref name="Box1978">{{cite book |last1=Box |first1=Joan Fisher |title=R. A. Fisher: The Life of a Scientist |date=1978 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=0-471-09300-9}}</ref>{{rp|43}}
******Annie Geraldine "Gudruna" Guinness (1888–1981)<ref name="Box1978">{{cite book |last1=Box |first1=Joan Fisher |title=R. A. Fisher: The Life of a Scientist |date=1978 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=0-471-09300-9}}</ref>{{rp|43}}
******[[Ruth Eileen (Guinness) Fisher]] (1900-1982), youngest child of 9, wife of [[Sir Ronald Fisher]], married 26 April 1917.<ref name="Box1978" />{{rp|43}}
******[[Ruth Eileen (Guinness) Fisher]] (1900–1982), youngest child of 9, wife of [[Sir Ronald Fisher]], married 26 April 1917.<ref name="Box1978" />{{rp|43}}
*******George Fisher (1919-1943), R.A.F. pilot, killed in action in the Mediterranean theater in late 1943 at age 24<ref name="Box1978" />{{rp|397}}
*******George Fisher (1919–1943), R.A.F. pilot, killed in action in the Mediterranean theater in late 1943 at age 24<ref name="Box1978" />{{rp|397}}
*******Katie Fisher (1921–1921), died in infancy after surgery to remove a pebble from her lung (she inhaled it after an accident in which her toddler brother George poured pebbles in her mouth at the beach)<ref name="Box1978" />{{rp|98}}
*******Katie Fisher (1921–1921), died in infancy after surgery to remove a pebble from her lung (she inhaled it after an accident in which her toddler brother George poured pebbles in her mouth at the beach)<ref name="Box1978" />{{rp|98}}
*******Harry Fisher (1924–2005)
*******Harry Fisher (1924–2005)
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*******Elizabeth Fisher (dates unknown)<ref name="Box1978b" />
*******Elizabeth Fisher (dates unknown)<ref name="Box1978b" />
*******[[Rose Fisher]] (dates unknown)<ref name="Box1978b" />
*******[[Rose Fisher]] (dates unknown)<ref name="Box1978b" />
*******[[June Fisher]] (1929-1995), president of the [[National Union of Teachers]]<ref name="Box1978b" />
*******[[June Fisher]] (1929–1995), president of the [[National Union of Teachers]]<ref name="Box1978b" />
******Howard Wyndham Guinness (1903–1979)
******Howard Wyndham Guinness (1903–1979)
*****[[Gershom Whitfield Guinness]] (1869–1927), missionary in China
*****[[Gershom Whitfield Guinness]] (1869–1927), missionary in China
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****[[Robert Rundell Guinness]] (1789–1857), founder of [[Guinness Mahon]]
****[[Robert Rundell Guinness]] (1789–1857), founder of [[Guinness Mahon]]
*****Richard Seymour Guinness (1826–1915)
*****Richard Seymour Guinness (1826–1915)
******[[Benjamin Seymour Guinness]] (1868–1947)
******Robert Darley Guinness (1858–1938)
*******[[Muriel de Lisle|Elizabeth Muriel Smythe Guinness]] (1890–1974)
******[[Benjamin Seymour Guinness]] (1868–1947), Prince (life title created by the King of Italy as husband of an Italian Duchess)
*******[[Thomas "Loel" Guinness]] (1906–1988), married [[Gloria Guinness|Gloria Rubio y Alatorre]] (1913–1980)
*******[[Thomas "Loel" Guinness]] (1906–1988), married [[Gloria Guinness|Gloria Rubio y Alatorre]] (1913–1980)
********[[Patrick Benjamin Guinness]] (1931–1965), married [[Dolores Guinness|Dolores von Fürstenberg-Hedringen]] (1936–2012)
********[[Patrick Benjamin Guinness]] (1931–1965), married [[Dolores Guinness|Dolores von Fürstenberg-Hedringen]] (1936–2012)
*********[[Maria Alexandra Guinness]] (born 1956), married Count de Quatrebarbes
*********[[Maria Alexandra Guinness]] (born 1956), married Count de Quatrebarbes
*********[[Loel Patrick Guinness]] (born 1957)
*********[[Loel Patrick Guinness]] (born 1957)
*********[[Victoria Guinness]] (born 1960), now [[Victoria Niarchos]] by marrying [[Philip Niarchos]]
*********[[Victoria Niarchos|Victoria Guinness]] (born 1960), later Victoria Niarchos following her marriage to [[Philip Niarchos]]
********[[William Loel Seymour Guinness]] (born 1939), married [[Agnes Elizabeth Lynn Guinness]] (born 1942)
********[[William Loel Seymour Guinness]] (born 1939), married [[Agnes Elizabeth Lynn Guinness]] (born 1942)
*********[[Sheridan William Guinness]] (born 1972)
*********[[Sheridan William Guinness]] (born 1972)
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* [[Earl of Iveagh]] (created 1919)
* [[Earl of Iveagh]] (created 1919)
* [[Baron Moyne]] (created 1932)
* [[Baron Moyne]] (created 1932)
* [[Baron Ardilaun]] (created 1880)
* [[Guinness Baronets]]
* [[Guinness baronets]]
* [[Kenwood House]]
* [[Kenwood House]]
* [[Guinness Trust]]
* [[Guinness Trust]]

Revision as of 22:40, 25 July 2024

For other uses, see Guinness (disambiguation).

Guinness family
Arms of Guinness[1]
Current regionUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Place of originCounty Down, Ulster, Ireland
Current headEdward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
TitlesEarl of Iveagh
Viscount Elveden
Baron Moyne
Baron Ardilaun
Guinness baronets
MottoSpes Mea In Deo ("My hope is in God")
Estate(s)

The Guinness family is an extensive Irish family known for its accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics, and religious ministry. The brewing branch is particularly well known among the general public for producing the dry stout Guinness Beer.[2] The founder of the dynasty was Arthur Guinness. Beginning in the late 18th century, they became a prominent part of what is known in Ireland as the Protestant Ascendancy.[3]

The "banking line" Guinness's all descend from Arthur's brother Samuel (1727–1795) who set up as a goldbeater in Dublin in 1750; his son Richard (1755–1830), a Dublin barrister; and Richard's son Robert Rundell Guinness who founded Guinness Mahon in 1836.[4]

The current head of the family is the Earl of Iveagh. Another prominent branch, descended from the 1st Earl of Iveagh, is headed by Lord Moyne.

Prominent members

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1899). Armorial Families: A Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, Showing which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 363. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Herald" article, 2009
  3. ^ Essay by 2nd Lord Moyne, The Times 20 November 1959; (Online text in Eugenics Review, April 1960)
  4. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2066–2067. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Box, Joan Fisher (1978). R. A. Fisher: The Life of a Scientist. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-09300-9.
  6. ^ a b c d Box, Joan Fisher (1978). R. A. Fisher: The Life of a Scientist. John Wiley & Sons. p. Plate 11. ISBN 0-471-09300-9.

Further reading

  • Martelli, G. Man of his Time (London 1957)
  • Lynch P. & Vaizey J. Guinness's Brewery in the Irish Economy, 1759–1876 (Cambridge 1960)
  • Mullally, Frederic. The Silver Salver: The Story of the Guinness Family (Granada, 1981)
  • Aalen, F. H. A. The Iveagh Trust The first hundred years 1890–1990 (Dublin 1990)
  • Guinness, J. Requiem for a Family Business (Macmillan 1997)
  • S. Dennison and O.MacDonagh, Guinness 1886–1939 From incorporation to the Second World War (Cork University Press 1998)
  • Wilson, D. Dark and Light (Weidenfeld, London 1998)
  • Bryant, J. Kenwood: The Iveagh Bequest (English Heritage publication 2004)
  • Guinness, P. Arthur's Round (Peter Owen, London 2008)
  • Joyce, J. The Guinnesses (Poolbeg Press, Dublin 2009)
  • Bourke, Edward J. The Guinness Story: The Family, the Business and the Black Stuff (O'Brien Press, 2009). ISBN 978-1-84717-145-0
  • Smith, R. Guinness Down Under; the famous brew and the family come to Australia and New Zealand (Eyeglass Press, Tauranga 2018). ISBN 978-0-473-40842-8
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