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[[File:constance-amelia-monica-doyle.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Constance Amelia Monica Doyle]]

''Constance Amelia Monica Doyle'' aka ''Connie'' (4 march 1868 - 8 june 1924) was the 6th child of [[Charles Altamont Doyle]] and [[Mary Josephine Elizabeth Foley]], and the 5th sister of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]].

Her middle name is ''Amelia'' on her birth certificate (1868) and ''Aimée'' on her marriage certificate (1893).

She married [[Ernest W. Hornung]] in 1893, and had a son, [[Arthur Oscar Hornung]] in 1895.

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== Photos ==

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File:lisbon-connie-lottie-and-annette.jpg|From left to right: Connie, [[Caroline Mary Burton Doyle|Lottie]] and [[Anne Mary Frances Conan Doyle|Annette]] (Lisbon).

File:1892-arthur-conan-doyle-with-nemmie-connie-joey-hare-on-holiday-in-norway.jpg|From left to right: [[Emily (Nem) Hawkins]], Connie and [[Josephine Hare]] (Joey) and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] on holiday in Norway (summer 1892).

File:1904-arthur-conan-doyle-family.jpg|Family photo. Connie is standing 2nd from left, with her husband [[Ernest W. Hornung]] on her left (1904).

File:the-sketch-1910-01-26-p10-small-talk-photo1.jpg|Mrs. E. W. Hornung, wife of the creator of "Raffles"<br />([[The Sketch]], 26 january 1910, p.10)
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== Arthur Conan Doyle about Connie ==

In his autobiography [[Memories and Adventures]] (1923), Arthur Conan Doyle mentioned his sister :

: « ''My noble sister Annette, [...] went out at a very early age as a governess to Portugal and sent all her salary home. My younger sisters, Lottie and '''Connie''', both did the same thing; and I helped as I could.'' »

: « ''Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and '''Connie''' were about to do the same.'' »

: « '''''Connie''', the younger sister, had come back from Portugal earlier, and had joined us at Norwood, where she had met and eventually married E. W. Hornung the novelist.'' »

== The press about Connie ==

The press depicted Constance as follows :

: « ''Miss Doyle, who is a very sweet-mannered, vivacious young lady is exceedingly popular in Norwood.'' » ([[The Evening News (Portsmouth)]], 16 august 1893, p. 2)

: « ''Miss Constance Doyle, Dr. Conan Doyle's pretty young sister, is to be married to Mr. E. W. Hornung, author of the "Bride from the Bush" and other Australian tales.'' » ([[The Yorkshire Evening Post]], 16 august 1893, p. 4)

: « ''Miss Doyle is pretty, and Mr. Hornung good-looking.'' » ([[The Shields Daily Gazette and Shipping Telegraph]], 21 august 1893, p. 2)

== Chronology ==

'''1868'''

* 4 march : Birth at 3 Sciennes Hill Place, Edinburgh.

'''1877'''

* August : She spent a holiday on the Isle of Arran with her brother [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur]] and her sister [[Caroline Mary Burton Doyle|Lottie]] and their father [[Charles Altamont Doyle|Charles]].

'''1881'''

* April : She was living at 23 George Square, Edinburgh, with her mother [[Mary Josephine Elizabeth Foley|Mary]], her brothers [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur]] and [[John Francis Innes Hay Doyle|Innes]] and her sisters [[Jane Adelaide Rose Doyle|Jane]] and [[Bryan Mary Julia Josephine Doyle|Bryan Mary]]

'''1883'''

* Late year : She moved to Masongill, North Yorkshire, with her mother and sisters.

* 31 december : Connie and [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur]] spent the New Year with [[Dr. Hoare]] and her family at Birmingham.

'''1885'''

* 6 august : She was one of the witnesses at [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur]] and [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]]'s marriage.

'''1891'''

* Connie and Lottie were governess in Portugal.

'''1892'''

* She returned to England.

* Summer : Connie, [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur]], [[Emily (Nem) Hawkins|Nem]], [[Josephine Hoare]] and [[Jerome K. Jerome]] visited Norway.

'''1893'''

* 27 september : She married [[Ernest W. Hornung]] at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Edwards, Place Street, London. Mr. [[Gilbert Parker]], a writer, was best man. Mr. [[Jerome K. Jerome]] and Mrs. [[Louise Chandler Moulton]] were among the friends at the church.

'''1895'''

* 24 march : Birth of her son [[Arthur Oscar Hornung]].

'''1898'''

* April : Connie and her husband were based in Rome, Italy.

* 23 december : She was disguised as Charlotte Corday at the fancy dress ball held by her brother [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] at The Hindhead Beacon Hotel.

'''1901'''
* 31 march : Connie, her husband and her son were living at 9 Pitt Street, Kensington, London.

'''1903'''

* 26 november : Connie and her husband were present at the marriage of Israel Zangwill and Miss Edith Ayrton in West End, London.

'''1907'''

* July : Connie and family were living at 7 Hornton Street, Kensington, London.

* 8 july : They celebrated there the 70th birthday of her [[Mary Josephine Elizabeth Foley|mother]] with her brothers, sisters, nephews and relatives.

* December : Connie and family were living at West Grinstead Park, Sussex.

'''1908'''

* 28 november : Connie and her husband were present at the marriage of Mr. John Collings Squire and Miss Eileen H. Anstruther Wilkinson in Hintlesham.

'''1918'''

* 3 january : She was present at [[Francis Kingsley Doyle]] (son of [[John Francis Innes Hay Doyle|Innes]] and [[Clara Schwensen|Clara]]) baptism at St. John's Church, Eastbourne.

'''1921'''

* 22 march : Death of her husband [[Ernest W. Hornung]], aged 54, in France.

'''1924'''

* 8 june : She died, aged 56, in Beckenham, Kent.

== Performers ==

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File:2015-arthur-and-george-connie-doyle.jpg|[[Hilary Maclean]] in TV mini-series [[Arthur & George]] (2015).
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TCDE-Team at 21:58, 4 January 2025