Carlos O'Neill, was the titular head of a branch of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been based in Portugal since the 18th century.
Life
Carlos O'Neill was born in Lisbon, the first child and only son of the previous head João O'Neill and wife, Valentina. O'Neill was a trader, a Professed Knight of the Knight of the Order of Christ, Lord of many Majorats and of the Farms Quinta dos Bonecos and Quinta da Saboaria, at the term of Setúbal, etc. He inherited from his father-in-law the Casa Comercial Torlades, of which he became the Main Manager, and the Farm Quinta das Machadas, in the Parish of São Julião, term of Setúbal, of which he became Lord by purchase. On 25 May 1825 the Farm was visited by King John VI of Portugal, accompanied by the Infanta Isabel Maria of Portugal and the Infanta Maria da Assunção of Portugal, and by the Court, being received and hosted by its Proprietor, the mentioned Carlos O'Neill, for whom the mentioned farm had passed on to, by marriage, by which the Crest of the O'Neill Family was placed over the door of the western front, etc.
Marriage and issue
He married in Lisbon, Sacramento, on 17 September 1784 to Ana João Torlade, daughter of Jacob Frederico Torlade and wife Maria Inácia Gonçalves, and had issue, nine children:
Maria Felizarda O'Neill, married Lisbon, Santa Catarina, 2 May 1801 João António de Amorim Viana, Moço of the Bedchamber of the Royal Household of His Most Faithfull Majesty, Squire-Fidalgo of the Royal Household and Knight-Fidalgo of the Royal Household, Professed Knight of the Order of Christ, Lieutenant-Colonel of the GunnerBattalion of East Lisbon and a great Capitalist, etc., son of João António de Amorim Viana and wife Ana Maria Febrónia de Jesus Fernandes Branco, and had issue
Maria João O'Neill, married firstly 27 July 1811 João Pedro de Roure, brother of her brother in law Guilherme de Roure, and had issue, and married secondly to João Teixeira de Melo, without issue
Maria Valentina O'Neill, married Lisbon, Encarnação, 18 May 1809 John Morice, a British subject, and had issue
Maria Carlota O'Neill, married to Guilherme de Roure, brother of her brother in law João Pedro de Roure, and had issue
Henrique O'Neill, Commander of the Order of Christ, Knight, Commander and 132nd Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Our Lady of Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, Receiver-General of the Province of Alentejo, etc., married Évora, Santo Antão, 13 August 1825 Maria Inocência Pinto da Maia, daughter of Manuel Rodrigues Pinto de Oliveira and wife Antónia Margarida da Maia de Vasconcelos da Palma, and had two children:
* Carlos O'Neill, unmarried and without issue
* Paulina Pinto da Maia O'Neill, married Setúbal, São Sebastião, 1 June 1848 José de Groot Pombo, Vereador of the City Council of Setúbal, etc., son of Francisco de Assis de Groot da Silva Pombo and wife and cousin Maria José de Groot, both of Dutch descent, and had issue
Joaquim Maria Torlades O'Neill, Commander of the Order of Christ, Knight of the Royal Order of Our Lady of the Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, etc., married Matosinhos 5 February 1821 Joana Carolina de Brito e Cunha, daughter of António Bernardo de Brito e Cunha and wife Teresa Benedita da Silva Pedrosa, and had six children:
* Carolina Teresa O'Neill, married Lisbon, Encarnação, 20 July 1846 her first cousin Jorge Torlades O'Neill I, was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, and had issue
* Carlota Inês O'Neill, a distinguished singer, married Lisbon, Encarnação, 30 November 1850 Dr. António Emílio Correia de Sá Brandão, Bachelor in Law from the University of Coimbra, Judge-Councillor and President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Minister of Justice, Peer of the Realm, of the Council of His Most Faithfull Majesty, Moço-Fidalgo of the Royal Household, Civil Governor of the Districts of Viana do Castelo, Porto and Coimbra, Deputy, Commander of the Order of Christ, etc., son of José Maria Brandão de Melo Cogominho Correia Pereira de Lacerda and wife Maria Emília Jácome Correia de Sá, and had issue, now extinct
* Virgínia O'Neill, married Chapel of the Quinta da Saboaria, Anunciada, Setúbal, 27 November 1844 her second and third cousin Germano Augusto da Silva Pedrosa Dias Guimarães de Faria e Meneses, Moço-Fidalgo of the Royal Household, etc., son of Dr. José António da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães and wife Rita Camila da Silva Guimarães, and had issue
* Cecília O'Neill, unmarried and without issue
* Guilherme Torlades O'Neill, a trader, unmarried and without issue
* João Torlades O'Neill, trader, married Conventual Church of a Madre de Deus, Lisbon, 15 April 1861 Emília Cristina de Andrade, daughter of António José de Andrade, trader, and wife Emília dos Reis, and had five children:
** Maria O'Neill, unmarried and without issue
** Carlos de Andrade O'Neill, married Guilhermina Serzedelo Yglésias, daughter of Manuel Yglésias and wife Maria Emília Serzedelo, without issue
** Alfredo O'Neill, Moço-Fidalgo of the Royal Household, unmarried and without issue
** Luís O'Neill, unmarried and without issue
** Ricardo O'Neill, Governor of the Companhia Geral de Crédito Predial, etc., unmarried and without issue
Maria Salomé O'Neill, married Lisbon, Encarnação, 23 November 1816 Patrício João Caffary , son of João Miguel Caffary and wife Efigénia Bárbara, and had issue
