Who We Are
The Conan Doyle Estate consists of eight people, all but one of whom are the beneficiaries of the will of Dame Jean Conan Doyle, the youngest child of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Most of the family are relations of Sir Arthur, by marriage or blood.
Catherine Doyle
Catherine Ruml Doyle, born 1st January 1955. Daughter of John Reinhold Innes Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s nephew) and his first wife Ann Ruml who died in 1963.
Richard Doyle
Richard John Francis Doyle, born 3rd August 1965. Son of John Reinhold Innes Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s nephew) and his second wife Angela Firmston-Williams who died in 1975.
Richard Pooley
Director of The Conan Doyle Estate and Step Great Grandson of Arthur Conan Doyle.
Family History
The Conan Doyle Estate’s genealogy reveals a direct link to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself.
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May 1859
The Man
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Born Edinburgh, Scotland 22nd May 1859. -
March 1873
The Brother
John Francis Innes Hay Doyle (Pictured right)
Born Edinburgh, Scotland 31st March 1873. -
August 1911
The Marriage
John Francis Innes Hay Doyle married Clara Claudia Schwensen on 2nd August 1911.
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June 1913
The Nephew
John Reinhold Innes Doyle, son of John and Clara.
Born 24th June 1913. -
January 1955
The Great-niece
Catherine Ruml Doyle, born 1st January 1955.
Daughter of John Reinhold Innes Doyle and his first wife Ann Ruml who died in 1963. -
August 1965
The Great-nephew
Richard John Francis Doyle, born 3rd August 1965. Son of John Reinhold Innes Doyle and his second wife Angela Firmston-Williams who died in 1975.
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November 1997
The Legacy
Daughter of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dame Lena Jean Conan Doyle died 18th November 1997, aged 84. Her Will passed the responsibility for her father's rights to 8 family members.
June 2005
The Conan Doyle Estate Limited
A new company is established by 8 members of the family all of whom are relations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by blood or marriage. The company is lead by a board of three family directors whose work continues to this day in promoting, protecting and developing the legacy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Board of The Conan Doyle Estate Limited.
Pictured above, left to right.
Richard Pooley (Step Great Grandson), Richard Doyle (Great-Nephew) and Catherine Beggs (Great-Niece). Photography by India Hobson. Location is Landing 42, The Leadenhall Building, London.
Friends of The Estate
The Conan Doyle Estate would like to thank the following friends for their contributions to The Estate and this website.
Jon Lellenberg - Author
Dangerous Work, Diary of an Artic Adventurer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Benjamin Allison - Lawyer
Bardacke Allison LLP
Santa Fe, N.M.
Catherine Cooke - Curator
Conan Doyle Collection
Marylebone Library, London
Jill Gage - Curator
Kittle Collection of Doyleana
Newberry Library, Chicago
Daniel Stashower - Author
Teller of Tales: The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Carolyn Vega - Curator
Berg Collection
New York Public Library
John Tibbets - Professor
Film & Media Studies
University of Kansas
Clifford Goldfarb - Author
The Great Shadow: Arthur Conan Doyle, Brigadier Gerard and Napoleon
Alex Werner - Curator
Museum of London
Michael Dirda - Author
On Conan Doyle; Or,
The Whole Art of Storytelling
Michael Gunton - Curator
Richard Lancelyn Green Collection
Portsmouth Central Library
Mike Ashley - Author
Adventures in The Strand: Arthur Conan Doyle and The Strand Magazine
Jessie Amaolo - Curator
Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
Toronto Public Library
Saul Cohen - Lawyer
Sutin, Thayer & Browne
Santa Fe, N.M.
Timothy Johnson - Curator
Sherlock Holmes Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
Rick Watson - Head of Reference and Research Services
Harry Ransom Center
University of Texas
Mattias Boström - Author
From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon
Derham Groves - Professor
Melbourne School of Design
University of Melbourne
Douglas Kerr - Professor
Editor-in-chief, The Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle
Neil McCaw - Professor
English, Creative Writing and American Studies University of Winchester
Russell Merritt - Professor
Film and Media
University of California at Berkeley
Marsha Pollak - Librarian
Head, The Sub-Librarians Scion American Library Association
Randall Stock - Bibliographer
The Best of Sherlock Holmes
www.bestofsherlock.com
Tom Ue - Assistant Professor of English
Dalhousie University and Editor, Mapping Conan Doyle’s Modernities
Zach Dundas - Author
The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes
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