Jennifer Guinness

Mary Jennifer Guinness (née Hollwey; 22 August 1937 – 23 January 2016), was an English-born Irish socialite and member of the Guinness family.[1][2]

She married John Henry Guinness on 9 April 1959, and they had three children: Ian Richard Guinness (b. 15 March 1961), Gillian Sarah Guinness (b. 8 July 1962) and Tania Caroline Guinness (b. 10 February 1966).[1] She was a keen sailor and a member of Howth Yacht Club.[2]

Kidnapping

She was kidnapped for ransom in April 1986,[3] but rescued by the Garda Síochána from a home on Waterloo Road in south Dublin eight days later.[4]

At trial, brothers Michael and John Cunningham were convicted, along with Anthony Kelly, after being arrested at the house on Waterloo Road.[5] Brian McNicholl was also convicted, with the judge accepting that his role was mainly to provide a location for Guinness to be held.[6] Kelly died in 2005 from undisclosed causes; Michael Cunningham died in 2015, aged 65, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Ballyfermot.[5]

Personal life

Guinness and her family lived at Ceanchor House, Ceanchor Road, Baily, Howth, County Dublin.[2][7][8]

Her husband died aged 52 in a mountain-walking accident in Snowdonia.[7][9] Jennifer Guinness died on 23 January 2016, aged 78, following a long battle with cancer.[2]

References
  1. "Mary Jennifer Hollwey profile". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. Reilly, Jerome (23 January 2016). "Jennifer Guinness - victim of a notorious 1986 kidnapping that lasted eight days - has died". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. Staff (10 April 1986). "Kidnapers Seize Wife of Guinness Heir: Husband Heads Bank in Ireland; Ransom Put at $2.6 Million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. O'Connor, Bob (17 April 1986). "After Kidnapping, Socialite Says She Didn't Despair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. Williams, Paul (6 January 2015). "Death of criminal involved in Guinness kidnapping". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. "12-year sentence in Guinness kidnapping". United Press International. 18 November 1986. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. "Jennifer Guinness 1937–2016". afloat.ie. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  8. "Guinness house in Howth for €12 million". The Irish Times. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. "John Henry Guinness profile". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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