The Delmege or Dolmage were a French Palatine family that settled at Rathkeale, Limerick at the beginning of the 18th Century (Ref: landedestates.ie). By the end of the 18th century the main residence of the Delmege family was at Castle Park near the city of Limerick. The family also held three townlands in the parish of St Munchins, barony of Bunratty Lower, county Clare and several others throughout Co. Limerick. 

1 John or James Delmege born cira 1725, was married to Anna Barbara Switzer on the 09 May 1749, Rathkeale. John/James and Anna Barbara had the following children: 

i Catherine Delmege, baptised  1750, Rathkeale

ii Anna Catherine Delmege baptised 1751, Rathkeale, buried 1752, Rathkeale. 

iii Mary Delmege, baptised 1752, Rathkeale. 

iv Elizabeth Delmege, baptised 1754, of Castlematrix, Rathkeale. 

v James Delmege (1759 - 1817)

vi Garret Delmege, baptised 1761, Rathkeale, buried 1769, of Courtmatrix, Rathkeale. 

2 Adam Delmege, married Mary Dorothy (Unknown). Adam and Mary had the following known children: 

i Adam Delmege, born 1746, he married Catherine Lawrence (1738 - 1787) on the 16 Feb 1768.  Adam and Catherine had the following known son: 

Henry Delmege (1768 - 1844) married Anne Lowe (1774 - 1831). Henry and Anne had the following children: 

• Mary Delmege (1796 - 1845) married Thomas Vokes (1787 - 1861) in 1813, recorded as follows: 

Limerick Chronicle, Saturday, 18 September 1813. Married on Tuesday, near Adare, Thomas Vokes to Miss Delmege.  

Thomas Vokes was the son of Andrew Vokes and Elizabeth Wilson (dau of Richard Wilson). Mary and Thomas had the following children: 

Henry Wilson Vokes

Charles Vokes

William Wilson Vokes

Elizabeth Vokes

Harriet Vokes (1827 - 1852) married Eyre Heaphy (1806 - 1891), son of John and Fanny Heaphy, in 1848, St. Michael's COI, Limerick. (See Heaphy Family Page) 

Caroline Vokes

Trophina Vokes

Rosina Vokes 

For more on the Vokes - See Vokes Family Page 

• Ann Delmege (1802 - 1866)

• John Delmege (1807 - 1867)

• Dorothy Delmege (1809 - 1867) Married John Pyper. 

• Elizabeth Delmege (1813 - 1901) Married James Pyper.

ii Dorothy Delmege, born 1747, died young. 

iii Toby Delmege, born 1753

iv Dorothy Delemge, born 1754

v Christopher Delemge, born 1757

Disconnected Marriages: 

• 11 Feb 1752 Dorothy Dolmege & Adam Corneal, Rathkeale 

• 25 Nov 1755 Mary Dolmege & Adam Fizzel, Rathkeale 

• 00 Aug 1759 Elizabeth Dolmege & Henry Benner, Rathkeale 

• 03 Feb 1761 Ann Dolmege & John Corneille, Rathkeale 

• 01 Oct 1766 Dorothy Dolmege & James Corneal 

• 27 Nov 1766 Ann Dolmege (Rathkeale) & James Pyper (Kilscannell)

• 27 Nov 1766 Adam Dolmege (Rathkeale) & Elizabeth Pyper (Kilscannell) 

• 27 Nov 1770 Adam Dolmege (Rathkeale) & Margaret Shire. 

• 29 Nov 1770 Mary Dolmege (Rathkeale) & John Teskey

• 02 Mar 1773 Ann Dolmege (Rathkeale) & Henry Shouldize (Castletown) 

• 26 Jul 1774 Catherine Dolmege & James Grouse, Rathkeale 

• 27 Mar 1780 Elizabeth Dolmege & Christopher Switzer, Rathkeale