Capt.

Lucius Burston Beresford Gubbins only owned 47EH for a year as he died in February 1929.

During the Boer War Capt.

Lucius Gubbins served with the 13th Hussars, his younger brother Quintus had served with the 15th Hussars and was killed in action on the 5th January 1899 aged just 19.

The Gubbins are a long established Irish family with several notable members including Joseph Gubbins who became High Sheriff of Co Limerick; John Gubbins (Bruree Estate) established a successful stable winners included Seaman (1882 Grand National), Galtee More (Two Thousand Guineas, St.

Leger & Derby) Blairfinde (Irish Derby).

Martin Gubbins served in India during the Indian Mutinee publishing Mutinies in Oudh he later became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Agra.

In 1909 Capt Lucius Gubbins married Etta May Gibson of Waitangi, New Zealand, her grandfather Charles Gibson of Quernmore Park had died when her father, Edmund, was just 8 years old.

The widowed Etta Gubbins was a keen collector of i...