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English-born Irish socialite

Jennifer Guinness
BornMary Jennifer Hollwey
(1937-08-22)22 August 1937
England
Died23 January 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 78)
Ireland
OccupationSocialite
Known forBeing kidnapped and held for ransom
Spouse John Henry Guinness ​ ​(m. 1959; died 1988)​

Mary Jennifer Guinness (née Hollwey; 22 August 1937 – 23 January 2016), was an English-born Irish socialite and member of the Guinness family. She was a keen sailor and a member of Howth Yacht Club.

Kidnapping

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

At trial, brothers Michael and John Cunningham were convicted, along with Anthony Kelly, after being arrested at the house on Waterloo Road. Brian McNicholl was also convicted, with the judge accepting that his role was mainly to provide a location for Guinness to be held. 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.

Personal life

She married John Henry Guinness on 9 April 1959, and they had three children. Guinness and her family lived at Ceanchor House, Ceanchor Road, Baily, Howth, County Dublin.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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.
  3. O'Connor, Bob (17 April 1986). "After Kidnapping, Socialite Says She Didn't Despair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ^ Williams, Paul (6 January 2015). "Death of criminal involved in Guinness kidnapping". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. "12-year sentence in Guinness kidnapping". United Press International. 18 November 1986. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Guinness 1937–2016". afloat.ie. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. "Guinness house in Howth for €12 million". The Irish Times. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2016.


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