Heinrich Dieckhoff, 18691950 (aged 81 years)

Name
Heinrich /Dieckhoff/
Given names
Heinrich
Nickname
Cyril
Surname
Dieckhoff
Birth
Note: (21 an t-Iuchar a réir a’ mhìosachan Ghriogaireach)
Birth of a sister
Death of a paternal grandmother
Event
Chaidh e 'na bhall den Eaglais Chaitligeach
21 August 1890
Note: “Because of legal difficulties raised by his father, Heinrich was unable to join the Catholic Church until he attained his majority. On 21 August 1890, shortly after his 21st birthday, he was publicly received into the church.” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart
Event
Chaidh e gu Ambasaid na Ruis ann am Berlin
6 January 1891
Note: “He received two letters, one calling him up to the Russian Army, although as an only son he was officially exempt, the other summoning him to present himself at the Russian Embassy in Berlin. Heinrich complied with this second request, but was not admitted – realised years later that he had inadvertently called when embassy closed for Russian Christmas.” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart
Census
5 April 1891 (aged 21 years) Age: 21
7 South Fort Street, Dùn Éideann
Latitude: 55.974478 Longitude: -3.18322
Note: Occupation: Student of Philosophy
Note: Rugadh e sa Ruis.
Event
Note: “In April he received a message from his mother telling him not to leave Britain, and a week later his father arrived in Edinburgh to persuade him to return to Russia. He must have succeeded, because although Heinrich had just matriculated at the University of Edinburgh, he nevertheless bought a ticket from Leith to Russia by steamer. This steamer was delayed by a boiler explosion. While he was waiting, Heinrich got an urgent telegram from his mother, telling him to wait for an important letter. When the letter came, it revealed that his father had revealed to some relatives that he intended not to let Heinrich leave Russia ever again. Heinrich refused to leave Scotland – he couldn’t be extradited from Britain to Russia, but felt unsafe, even in Edinburgh. He went to Rothesay in the Isle of Bute for a short holiday in August – the Marquess of Bute, who owned much of the island, was an ardent Catholic. There he read in the Catholic Directory about a new Benedictine Abbey recently founded in Fort Augustus in the middle of the Highlands” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart
Event
Thug e Prussian bonds do Johan Baumann
21 June 1891
Associate: Johann Otto Heinrich Baumann (aged 25 years) — Relationship
Note: 48,000 marks = is dòcha £200,000 ann an airgead an latha an-diugh
Event
Thug Cyril Dieckhoff Prussian bonds luach 48,000 mark dhà
21 June 1891
Event
“became a postulant”
November 1891
Event
“became a novice”
July 1892
Event
Edinburgh Evening News - Theft of Prussian bonds
31 May 1893
Associate: Johann Otto Heinrich Baumann (aged 27 years) — Relationship
Note: “At Leith Police Court this morning, a German named Johan Otto Heinrich Baumann, 27 years of age, described as a merchant and a broker, residing in East London Street, Edinburgh, was remitted to a higher court on a serious charge of theft. The prisoner was apprehended yesterday on a warrant from the Sheriff dated 29th December last. It is alleged that on 21st June 1891 he received from Heinrich Van Dieckhoff, then residing in Leith, and now at St Benedict's Abbey, Fort Augustus, 18 Prussian Loan bonds of the value in all of 48,000 marks, German money, for the purpose of keeping and re-delivering to Dieckhoff when asked; and that accused on various dates between September, 1891, and May 1892, pawned or pledged the same with a firm of stackbrokers as security for advances of money, and did thus steal the bonds.” -- Edinburgh Evening News 1893-05-31 td.2, col.3
Event
Edinburgh Evening News - Theft of Prussian bonds
31 May 1893
Event
Chaidh e ʼna mhanach
about July 1893
Note: “A year later, he took his vows as a Benedictine monk, taking the name Father Cyril after the apostle of the Slavs.”
Event
Cruthachadh ’na subdiaconus
9 August 1896
Abaid Chille Chuimein
Latitude: 57.144216 Longitude: -4.675963
Note: Chaidh a chruthachadh ’na subdeacon san eaglais Chaitligeach.
Note: Fiosrachadh bhon Tablet, 1896-08-15, td.37

Fiosrachadh bhon Tablet, 1896-08-15, td.37

ST. BENEDICT'S ABBEY, FORT AUGUSTUS.—The Bishop of Aberdeen celebrated Pontifical High Mass in the temporary Abbey church on Sunday last, August 9, during which he conferred the sub. diaconate upon Dom Cyril von Dieckhoff and the priesthood upon 7 other members of the community of the Abbey, viz., Dom Andrew McDonell, Dom Peter Cavendish, Dom Joseph McDonald, Dom Bernard Clifford, Dom Stephen Ryan, Dom Odo Blundell, and Dom Lawrence Mann. The ceremony was witnessed by a numerous congregation which filled the church to excess. Many relatives of the candidates for ordination were present. Among them were Lady Hamilton Dalrymple, Major and Mrs. Galton, Mrs. Fitzherbert-Brockholes, Mrs. and Miss McDonald of Invernevis, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, Mr. A. W. McDonald, Mrs. Wilfrid Weld, Mrs. Platt. Sykes, Mrs. Ryan, the Rev. P. Ryan, S.J., Mr. Gerald Ryan, Dr. Creed, Mr. D. McDonell, Messrs. E. and R. McDonell, Miss McDonell and Miss H. McDonell. Several other friends were present, among whom may be mentioned Mgr. Maguire, the Revv. D. Macdougall, Tohn O'Brien, John Macaulay, Frederick McClymont, E. Sybrandt, S.J., Dom Cuthbert Jackson, and Dom Bede Turner, O.S.B. (Ampleforth), Messrs. F. Lilly, G. Williams, S. Hitchcock, A. and C. Cary-Elwes, Miss Cary-Elwes, Mrs. Campbell of L3chnell, Mrs. Buchanan and family (Inverness). Mrs. and the Misses Chisholm (Inverness), &c. Besides the Lord Abbot, who assisted in mitre and cope, 13 priests imposed hands after the Bishop. Pontifical Vespers were sung by the Bishop, who afterwards administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to several candidates belonging to the parish. The first Masses of the newly ordained priests were celebrated either at the Abbey or at St. Scholastica's Priory on Monday and the three following days.

Burial of a father
Ordination
30 May 1897 (aged 27 years)
Note: “On 30 May 1897 he was ordained a priest” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart
Census
31 March 1901 (aged 31 years) Age: 31
Abaid Chille Chuimein
Latitude: 57.144896 Longitude: -4.676585
Note: Cha robh Gàidhlig aige.
Note: Rugadh e sa Ruis.
Note: Bha e ’na shagart Caitligeach.
Death of a sister
Cause: Phthysis pulmonalis
Event
Choinnich e rʼa athair
1910
Note: “Cyril von Dieckhoff met his father in Brussels in 1910” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart
Census
2 April 1911 (aged 41 years) Age: 41
Note: Bha an dà chuid Gàidhlig agus Beurla aige.
Note: Rugadh e sa Ruis agus b’ sin an nàiseantachd a bh’ aige.
Note: Bha e ’na shagart Caitligeach
Death of a father
Event
Litir bho Alastair MacGilleMhìcheil
23 March 1912
Death of a mother
Note: Chaidh bàs Clara von Deickhoff, aois 66, a chlàradh ann an sgìre Newton Abbot ann an Devon ann an 1912 Q2.
Event
Clàradh gun robh e fileanta sa Ghàidhlig
5 July 1913
Note: Tablet, 1913-07-05, td.21

Tablet, 1913-07-05, td.21

ESKADALE : MISSION — A mission, which has been attended with gratifying results, was concluded last Sunday at Eskadale in Strathglass, Inverness-shire. The exercises were conducted by two Benedictine Fathers from Fort Augustus—Dom Columba Edmonds and Dom Cyril von Dieckhoff. The older members of the congregation, still retaining their ancient language, were ministered to in their own tongue by Father Cyril, who has become a proficient Gaelic scholar. His speaking and preaching in Gaelic was much appreciated. The members of the Eskadale congregation are scattered over a wide range of country, but. they did not hesitate to travel many miles, some walking, some driving, in order to be present at the morning and evening exercises.

Event
Newcastle Journal article
13 May 1916
Event
Naturalization
29 April 1922
Note: London Gazette, 1922-06-02, td.4232: LIST of ALIANS to whom Certificates of Naturalization have been granted by the Secretary of State and whose oaths of Allegiance have been registered in the Home Office during the month of May, 1922. [...] von Dieckhoff, Henry (known as Cyril Henry von Dieckhoff); Russia; Priest of the Roman Catholic Church; The Abbey, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire. 29 April, 1922.
Event
Chaidh a fhaclair fhoillseachadh
1932
Death of a sister
Death
5 August 1950 (aged 81 years) Age: 81
Cause of death: Apoplexy (4 days); Diabetes Mellitus
Burial
Cladh nam Manach, Cille Chuimein
Latitude: 57.145142 Longitude: -4.675047
Family with parents
father
Генрих Дикгоф
18331911
Birth: 28 November 1833 30 30 Poltawa, Ukraine
Death: 28 October 1911Mosgo, An Ruis
mother
18451912
Birth: 1 November 1845 46 36 Berlin, A’ Ghearmailt
Death: 3 May 1912Teignmouth, Devon, Sasainn
Marriage Marriage22 January 1866Berlin, A’ Ghearmailt
1 year
elder sister
18671943
Birth: 20 January 1867 33 21 Mosgo, An Ruis
Death: 15 May 1943Danzig, An Phòlainn
3 years
himself
Cyril Dieckhoff
18691950
Birth: 3 July 1869 35 23 Mosgo, An Ruis
Death: 5 August 1950Abaid Chille Chuimein
2 years
younger sister
18711904
Birth: 25 July 1871 37 25
Death: 24 February 1904Clochar Naomh Scholastica, Cille Chuimein
Birth

(21 an t-Iuchar a réir a’ mhìosachan Ghriogaireach)

Event

“Because of legal difficulties raised by his father, Heinrich was unable to join the Catholic Church until he attained his majority. On 21 August 1890, shortly after his 21st birthday, he was publicly received into the church.” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

Event

“He received two letters, one calling him up to the Russian Army, although as an only son he was officially exempt, the other summoning him to present himself at the Russian Embassy in Berlin. Heinrich complied with this second request, but was not admitted – realised years later that he had inadvertently called when embassy closed for Russian Christmas.” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

Census

Occupation: Student of Philosophy

Rugadh e sa Ruis.

Event

“In April he received a message from his mother telling him not to leave Britain, and a week later his father arrived in Edinburgh to persuade him to return to Russia. He must have succeeded, because although Heinrich had just matriculated at the University of Edinburgh, he nevertheless bought a ticket from Leith to Russia by steamer. This steamer was delayed by a boiler explosion. While he was waiting, Heinrich got an urgent telegram from his mother, telling him to wait for an important letter. When the letter came, it revealed that his father had revealed to some relatives that he intended not to let Heinrich leave Russia ever again. Heinrich refused to leave Scotland – he couldn’t be extradited from Britain to Russia, but felt unsafe, even in Edinburgh. He went to Rothesay in the Isle of Bute for a short holiday in August – the Marquess of Bute, who owned much of the island, was an ardent Catholic. There he read in the Catholic Directory about a new Benedictine Abbey recently founded in Fort Augustus in the middle of the Highlands” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

Event

48,000 marks = is dòcha £200,000 ann an airgead an latha an-diugh

Event

“At Leith Police Court this morning, a German named Johan Otto Heinrich Baumann, 27 years of age, described as a merchant and a broker, residing in East London Street, Edinburgh, was remitted to a higher court on a serious charge of theft. The prisoner was apprehended yesterday on a warrant from the Sheriff dated 29th December last. It is alleged that on 21st June 1891 he received from Heinrich Van Dieckhoff, then residing in Leith, and now at St Benedict's Abbey, Fort Augustus, 18 Prussian Loan bonds of the value in all of 48,000 marks, German money, for the purpose of keeping and re-delivering to Dieckhoff when asked; and that accused on various dates between September, 1891, and May 1892, pawned or pledged the same with a firm of stackbrokers as security for advances of money, and did thus steal the bonds.” -- Edinburgh Evening News 1893-05-31 td.2, col.3

Event

“A year later, he took his vows as a Benedictine monk, taking the name Father Cyril after the apostle of the Slavs.”

Event

Chaidh a chruthachadh ’na subdeacon san eaglais Chaitligeach.

Fiosrachadh bhon Tablet, 1896-08-15, td.37

ST. BENEDICT'S ABBEY, FORT AUGUSTUS.—The Bishop of Aberdeen celebrated Pontifical High Mass in the temporary Abbey church on Sunday last, August 9, during which he conferred the sub. diaconate upon Dom Cyril von Dieckhoff and the priesthood upon 7 other members of the community of the Abbey, viz., Dom Andrew McDonell, Dom Peter Cavendish, Dom Joseph McDonald, Dom Bernard Clifford, Dom Stephen Ryan, Dom Odo Blundell, and Dom Lawrence Mann. The ceremony was witnessed by a numerous congregation which filled the church to excess. Many relatives of the candidates for ordination were present. Among them were Lady Hamilton Dalrymple, Major and Mrs. Galton, Mrs. Fitzherbert-Brockholes, Mrs. and Miss McDonald of Invernevis, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, Mr. A. W. McDonald, Mrs. Wilfrid Weld, Mrs. Platt. Sykes, Mrs. Ryan, the Rev. P. Ryan, S.J., Mr. Gerald Ryan, Dr. Creed, Mr. D. McDonell, Messrs. E. and R. McDonell, Miss McDonell and Miss H. McDonell. Several other friends were present, among whom may be mentioned Mgr. Maguire, the Revv. D. Macdougall, Tohn O'Brien, John Macaulay, Frederick McClymont, E. Sybrandt, S.J., Dom Cuthbert Jackson, and Dom Bede Turner, O.S.B. (Ampleforth), Messrs. F. Lilly, G. Williams, S. Hitchcock, A. and C. Cary-Elwes, Miss Cary-Elwes, Mrs. Campbell of L3chnell, Mrs. Buchanan and family (Inverness). Mrs. and the Misses Chisholm (Inverness), &c. Besides the Lord Abbot, who assisted in mitre and cope, 13 priests imposed hands after the Bishop. Pontifical Vespers were sung by the Bishop, who afterwards administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to several candidates belonging to the parish. The first Masses of the newly ordained priests were celebrated either at the Abbey or at St. Scholastica's Priory on Monday and the three following days.

Ordination

“On 30 May 1897 he was ordained a priest” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

Census

Cha robh Gàidhlig aige.

Rugadh e sa Ruis.

Bha e ’na shagart Caitligeach.

Event

“Cyril von Dieckhoff met his father in Brussels in 1910” -- Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

Census

Bha an dà chuid Gàidhlig agus Beurla aige.

Rugadh e sa Ruis agus b’ sin an nàiseantachd a bh’ aige.

Bha e ’na shagart Caitligeach

Event
Event

Tablet, 1913-07-05, td.21

ESKADALE : MISSION — A mission, which has been attended with gratifying results, was concluded last Sunday at Eskadale in Strathglass, Inverness-shire. The exercises were conducted by two Benedictine Fathers from Fort Augustus—Dom Columba Edmonds and Dom Cyril von Dieckhoff. The older members of the congregation, still retaining their ancient language, were ministered to in their own tongue by Father Cyril, who has become a proficient Gaelic scholar. His speaking and preaching in Gaelic was much appreciated. The members of the Eskadale congregation are scattered over a wide range of country, but. they did not hesitate to travel many miles, some walking, some driving, in order to be present at the morning and evening exercises.

Event

London Gazette, 1922-06-02, td.4232: LIST of ALIANS to whom Certificates of Naturalization have been granted by the Secretary of State and whose oaths of Allegiance have been registered in the Home Office during the month of May, 1922. [...] von Dieckhoff, Henry (known as Cyril Henry von Dieckhoff); Russia; Priest of the Roman Catholic Church; The Abbey, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire. 29 April, 1922.

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Burial