Galway - Visitation of Ireland - Persse Family
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VISITATION OF IRELAND - PERSSE FAMILY
Source: Howard, Joseph Jackson, ed. Visitation of Ireland.
London, England: 1897-1918.
PERSSE
Honble Katherine, 4th=|= Dudley Persse of Roxborough =|= Frances, only dau.of Colonel
dau. of Standish, 1st | co. Galway (eldest son of Robert | Richard Barry, by Elizabeth his
Viscount Guillamore | Persse of Roxborough, by Maria | wife (sister of Standish, 1st Viscount
of Cahir Guillamore, | his wife, dau of Samuel Wade of | Guillamore), dau. of Darby O'Grady
co. Limerick; marr. | Fairfield, co. Galway); J.P. and | of Mount Prospect, co. Limerick;
in November 1826; | D.L. for co. Galway, High Sheriff| marr. in July 1833; died at The
died 11 December | 1835; died at Roxborough, aged | Croft, Galwayaged 80, on Sun-
bur. at Killinane, co.| 76, on Saturday, 7 September | day, 22 March, bur. at Kilinane
Galway, 7 December | bur. at Killinane 10 September | 26 March 1896. Admon (with will
1829. 1st wife. | 1878. Memorial Tablet. Will | dated 18 December 1893) granted
| proved in the Principal Registry,| at Dublin 11 June 1896, to Robert
| Dublin, 5 October 1878, by | Algernon Persse. Sealed in London
| Frances Persse, relict, the sole | 26 June 1896. 2nd wife.
| Executrix. |
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| Richard Dudley Persse; Barrister-at-Law; died unmarried at
| Roxborough, aged 45, on Monday, 8 September, bur. there 11
| September 1879. Will dated 5 September 1879, proved in the
| Principal Registry, Dublin, 28 October 1879, by Charles Kelly,
| County Court Judge for co. Clare, the sole Exor. Re-sealed
| in London 16 January 1880.
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George Henry Wale (7th son of General= |= Katherine Henrietta, marr. Maria, died at 39 |
Sir Charles Wale of Shelford, co. Cam- | at killinane, co. Galway, Bouverie Square, |
bridge, K.C.B., by Isabella his wife, | on Thursday, 9 January Folkestone, aged 54, |
dau. of the Rev. Thomas Johnson of | 1862; died at Bouverie on Friday, 27 April |
Stockton-on-Tees, co. Durham); born in | Square, Folestone, co. 1893. Will dated |
1822; Lieutenant Royal Navy 10 March | Kent, 11 December 1899. 1 November 1878 |
1846, Commander 26 February 1858; | Will dated 29 November proved (Prin. Reg., |
marr. 1stly, Blanch, dau. of the Most Rev| 1899, proved (Prin. Reg., 444, 83) 22 May |
Richard Whatley, Archbishop of Dublin, | 146, 1900) 17 January 1883, by Colonel |
who died at the Palace, Dublin, on Sunday| 1900, by Francis Fitzadelm Robert Gregory |
4 March 1860. He died in 1879. | Persse, the sole Exor. Wale, one of the |
| 2nd wife. Exors. |
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Dudley Persse of Roxborough; born 7 November 1829, bapt. at Killinane; Ensign 7th (Royal
Fusiliers) Foot 16 June 1848, Lieutenant 5 April 1850, Captain (retired) 1854; served in the
Crimea, severely wounded at the battle of the Alma 20 September 1854; D.L. for co. Galway;
died unmarried at Roxborough, aged 63, on Sunday, 13 March, bur. at Killinane 16 March
1892. Memorial Tablet. Will dated 24 September 1878, with two codicils dated respectively
5 May 1879 and 1 March 1880, proved in the Principal Registry, Dublin, 28 October 1879,
by Walter Shawe Taylor, D.L. Sealed in London 1 June 1892.
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Walter Taylor Newton ===Elizabeth, bapt. William Norton Persse of === Rose, 2nd dau. of
Shawe-Taylor of Castle| at Killinane, co. Roxborough, co. Galway; born | the Rev. Arthur
Taylor, co. Galway | Galway, 17 August 10 September 1837; entered | Bennet Mesham,
(only son of Francis | 1835; marr. there the Army as 2nd Lieutenant | Rector of Woot
Manley Shawe-Taylor | 24 November Royal Artillery 28 February | ton, co. Kent;
of Castle Taylor, by | 1864; died at 1855, Lieutenant 1 April 1855| marr. at Wootton
Albina Hester his | Kingstown, co. Captain 1 June 1862, Major | on Tuesday, 11
wife, elder dau. of | Dublin, aged 60, (retired) 11 November 1874; | September 1860;
Lieut.-General Sir | on Monday, 24 D.L. for co. Galway; died at | died at Renmore,
John Taylor of Castle | August 1896, bur. 28 Henrietta Street, Cavendish co. Galway, on Sun-
Taylor, K.C.B.); born | at Ardrahan, co. Square, London, aged 55, on | day, 23 May, bur.
31 March 1832; J.P. | Galway Saturday, 11 February 1893, | in Brompton Ceme-
and D.L. for co. | bur. in Brompton Cemetery, | tery, London, on
Galway, High Sheriff | London. Memorial Tablet in | Wednesday, 26
1868. /|\ Killinane Church. Will dated | May 1909.
20 June 1870, proved (Prin. |
Reg., 286,93) 14 March 1893, |
by Rose Persse, relict, the |
sole Executrix. |
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Rose Charlotte, marr. at William Arthur Persse of Roxborough === Katharine Ellen, dau. |
St. Mary's Cathedral, Gal- born 8 September 1863; educated at | of Colonel Henry |
way, 8 May 1896, Robert Westward Ho! and at the Royal Military | John Wolsteyn Gehle, |
Fair Rutledge-Fair of Academy, Woolwich; entered the Royal | R.E.; marr. at St. |
Cornfield, co. Mayo (son Artillery as Lieutenant 14 February 1883 | Augustine's, Queen's |
of Thomas Ruttledge of Captain 15 February 1892, Captain | Gate, South Ken- |
Cornfield, J.P. and D.L. Reserve of Officers since that date;servd| sington, London, on |
for co. Mayo, by Jane his in Expedition to Manipur 1891; J.P. and | Thursday, 18 January |
wife [who assumed, by D.L. for co. Galway, High Sheriff 1899. | 1894. |
Royal License dated 28 | |
August 1857, the additional | |
name of Fair], only dau. | |
and heir of Robert Fair of | |
Bushfield, co. Mayo); born | |
at Cornfield 3 June 1852; ________________________________________ |
Captain and Hon. Major | | |
3rd Battalion Connaught Kathleen Mary, born at Dudley William Persse, born |
Rangers (South Mayo Roxborough on Wednes- at Roxborough on Tuesday, |
Militia); J.P. for co Mayo, day, 22 December 1897, 31 December 1901, baptised |
High Sheriff 1882. baptised at Killinane 23 at Killinane 2 February 1902. |
= January 1898. |
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Colonel Edward Persse ===Margaret, dau of Rev. James William Lane === Frances Adelaide,
of The Beeches, Bevois | General Thomas (son of James Lane of Cler-| born at Rox-
Hill, Southampton; born | Clerk of the mont, co. Cork, by Harriet | borough, co. Gal-
3 March 1838; of the | Madras Staff his wife, dau. of Sir James| way, 7 August
Indian Army, entered the|Corps, by Isabella Pitcairn); born at Cork | 1840; marr. at
9th Native Infantry 4 | his wife, dau. of 19 May 1847, bapt there; | Ardrahan, co. Gal-
March 1859, Lieutenant | General Alexander of Emmanuel College, | way, on Saturday,
29 August 1861, Captain | Tulloch, C.B.; Cambridge, matriculated | 9 July 1870; died
Madras Staff Corps 4 | born 16 June Michaelmas Term, 1867, | 8 February, bur. in
March 1871, 1st Wing | 1849; marr. at B.A. 1870, M.A. 1873; | Glasnevin Ceme-
Subaltern 15 August 1873| Bangalore, India, Rector of Redruth, co. | tery, Dublin 11
Major 4 March 1879, | in 1868. Cornwall, 1877. | February 1909.
Substantive Lieut.-Col. | /|\
4 March 1885, retired as|
Hon. Colonel 4 March |
1886. |
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Dudley Peyton Persse, Henry Paul Harvey, C.b.; born in Paris 1 October ===Ethel Frances,
born in London 5 Sep- 1869; educated at Rugby and at New College, Oxford, | born at Pilton,
tember, bapt. at Ardra- matriculated 12 October 1888, B.A. 1893 (2nd class | co. Somerset,
han 31 October 1869. Classical Mods. 1890, 1st Classics 1892); entered the| 11 July 1873;
---- War Office 1893, and became an Assistant Principal | marr. at High-
Clerk; Assistant Private Secretary to the Marquess of| field, co. Hants,
Alexander Annesley Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War 1895-99, and | on Thursday,
Persse, born at Rox- Private Secretary August 1899 to November 1900; | 6 August 1896.
borough on Sunday, appointed British Commissioner on the International |
26 November 1871, Financial Commissioner on the International |
bapt. at Killinane, co. Finance, with the rank of Secretary of Legation in |
Galway, 7 January the Diplomatic Service 16 March 1903; appointed |
-1872. (temporarily) British Delegate on the International |
Commission for the control of the Finances of |
Macedonia 16 September 1905, and given the local |
rank of Councillor of Embassy in the Diplomatic |
Service 11 October 1906; appointed Financial Adviser |
to the Egyptian Government 9 October 1907; created |
C.B. 1 January 1901. |
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Kathleen, bapt at Killinane, co. Galway, 11 November 1866; marr. Millicent, married 9
at St. George's, Hanover Square, London, 8 June 1896, William August 1890, Douglas
Creaghe Burke of Cloonee, co. Mayo, eldest son of William Burke of L. Foxwell of Pen-
2 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin = Sussex. =
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Edmund Beauchamp Beauchamp of === Gertrude, bapt. Robert Algernon === Honble. Eleanor
Trevince, con Cornwall (son of the | at Killinane, co. Persse of Creg | Laura Jane,
Rev. Marwood Tucker of Coryton Park,| Galway, 1 Oct- Clare, Ardrahan, | younger daugh-
co. Devon, by Anne Cranmer his wife,| ber 1841; co. Galway; born | ter of George
dau. of Edmund Nagle); born 29 April| marr there on at Roxborough, | Stephens, and
1833; J.P. and D.L. for co. Cornwall| Saturday, 9 July co. Galway, 14 | Viscount Gough;
High Sheriff 1870; formerly Lieutenant 1873; died at June, bapt. at | born at Rath-
59th Foot; assumed by Royal License | Trevince, aged Killinane 9 July | ronan, co. tip-
dated 19 August 1905, the name and | 35, on Wednes- 1845; of Trinity | perary, on Friday,
arms of Beauchamp in lieu of that of| day, 16 Feb- College, Dublin; | 13 October, bapt.
Tucker; marr. 1stly at Lickerrig, co. ruary, bur. at J.P. for co. Gal-| there 21 Decem-
Galway, on Tuesday, 29 September | Gwennap 14 way, High Sheriff| ber 1854; marr.
1857, Maria Sadleir, 4th dau. of | February 1876. 1885. | at Booterstown,
Burton Persse of Moyode Castle, co. | 2nd wife. | co. Dublin, 29
Galway, J.. and D.L., who died at | | July 1886.
Trevince 26 May 1870, bur. at Gwennap,co. |
Cornwall; marr. 3rdly at St. Clement| |
co. Cornwall, on Tuesday, 15 May | |
1877, Louisa Ellen, 3rd dau. of the | |
Rev. Harry Longueville Jones, H.M. | |
Inspector of Schools for Wales. | |
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Olive Nora, born in the parish Daphne Gertrude, born at Rodolph Algernon Persse,
of St. Helen's, Booterstown, on Roxborough, co. Galway, on born at Roxborough on
Tuesday, 13 September, bapt. Thursday, 27 June, bapt. at Thursday, 12 May, bapt.
at Booterstown 10 October Killinane 6 August 1889. at Killinane 10 June
1887. 1892.
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George Standish David Runciman Boyd (2nd son of the Rev. William === Marion, born at
Persse, born at Boyd, by Janet his wife, dau. of the Rev. David Waltair, India, 2
Waltair, India, 17 Runciman, D.D.); born 26 February 1872, bapt. at December 1878;
October 1877. Mains, co. Foxfar; educated at Glasgow and at Heidel- marr. at Highfield,
berg Universities; D.Sc., Ph. D.; Professor of Chemistry, co. Hants, on Tues-
Hartly University College, Southampton. day, 27 July 1909.
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Colonel Adrien Samuel Woods of Renmore, Galway (son === Ionie Albertha, Dudley Jocelyn
of William Woods); born 31 January 1849; entered | born at Corfu, Persse, born 24
the Army as Ensign 32nd Foot 2 December 1868, | Greece, baptised July 1873.
Lieutenant 28 October 1871, Captain The Prince of Wales at Insbruck,
Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) 2 February 1881, | Austria; marr.
Major 18 November 1882, Lieut-Colonel 12 August 1891, | at St. George's,
Brevet-Colonel 12 August 1895, Colonel Commanding | Hanover Square,
88th Regimental District 12 April 1896, retired 15 July London, on Tues-
1903; served in expedition in Griqualand West, South | day, 12 July
Africa, 1875. | 1898.
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Robert William Waithman of Moyne Park, co. Galway, and of Moyvannon===Arabella, bapt. at |
Castle, co. Roscommon (eldest son of William Waithman of Westville, Killinane, co. Galway|
co. Lancaster, by Eleanor his wife, only dau. of John Armistead of 4 February 1850; |
Leeds, co. York); born in 1828; J.P. for the counties of Galway, marr. at St. George's|
Roscommon and Lancaster, J.P. and D.L. for West Riding, co. York, Hanover Square, |
High Sheriff for co. Roscommon 1870, for Galway 1882, and for co. London, on Wednesday |
Galway 1885. He marr. 1stly in 1851, Mellicent, 3rd dau. of William 18 March 1891. |
Sharp of Linden Hall, co. Lancaster, J.P., who died in 1887. 2nd wife. |
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Elizabeth, 3rd dau. of === Rt. Honble. Sir William Henry Gregory of ===Isabella Augusta,
Sir William Clay of Ful- Coole Park, co. Galway, K.C.M.G., F.R.S. | bapt. at Killinane
well Lodge, Twickenham, (only son of Robert Gregory of Coole Park | on Thursday, 15
co. Middlesex; born at by his wife, Elizabeth O'Hara of Raheen, co| April 1852; marr.
Devonshire Place, Mary- Galway); born 13 June 1817; educated at | at St. Mathias',
labone, London, 2 February Harrow and at Christ Church, Oxford, matric- Dublin, on Thurs-
1826; marr. at St. George's, lated 6 June 1835; J.P. and D.L. for co. | day, 4 March 1880;
Hanover Square, London, Galway, High Sheriff 1849; M.P. for the City Author of "Poets
11 January 1872; died of Dublin 1842+47, and for co. Galway | and Dreamers,"
s.p. at Kandy Ceylon, on 1857-72; Governor of Ceylon 1871-76; | "Gods and Fight-
Saturday 28 June 1873, sworn a Privy Councillor of Ireland 1871; | ing Men," and
bur. there. 1st wife. died at 3 St. George's Place, Hyde Park | other works, also
Corner, London, aged 76, on Sunday, 6 March| "Spreading the
bur. at Coole Park 10 March 1892. Will | News" and other
dated 18 December 1891, proved (Prin. Reg.,| plays. 2nd wife.
655, 92) 1 June 1892, by Dame Isabella |
Augusta Gregory, relict Algernon Persse and|
Francis FitzAdelm Persse, the Exors. |
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Richard Persse, born Edward Aubrey Persse, born at Thomas Beverly Persse, born at|
of Berhampore, India Southampton, co. Hants, 28 June, Southampton 22 June, bapt. at |
6 December 1879. bapt. at Christ Church, Portswood, Christ Church, Portswood 25 |
on Hants, 29 July 1881. July 1884. |
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Henry Wilfred Persse, born at Gertrude, born at South- Gerard Baldwin Persse, born
Southampton 19 September, ampton 17 October 1887, at Southampton 11 July,
bapt. at Christ Church, Ports- bapt. at Christ Church, Ports- bapt. at Christ Church,
wood, 30 October 1885. wood, 5 January 1888. Portswood, 7 August 1891.
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Francis FitzAdelm === Mary, eldest dau. Henry Persse of === Eleanor Ada, 3rd dau. of the
Persse of Ashfield | of William Mona- Loughrea, co. Gal- | Rev. Frederick Fleming Beadon
Gort, co. Galway; | han of Temple way; born at Rox- | of North Stoneham, co. Hants,
born at Roxborough | Martin, co. Galway; borough 14 October | by Mary Elizabeth his wife, dau.
co. Galway, 26 April, born at Temple bapt. at Killinane | of Rear-Admiral Sir William
bapt. at Killinane | Martin 15 July on Sunday, 11 | Fairbrother Carroll, K.C.B.;
co. Galway, on Sun- | 1861; marr. at the November 1855; | born at the Rectory, North
day, 28 May 1854; | Catholic Church, J.P. for co. Galway| Stoneham, on Sunday, 30
Member of Royal | Kilchreest, co. | December 1855; marr. at
Institute of British| Galway, 20 July | North Stoneham on Thursday,
Architects; J.P. for| 1880; died at | 5 July 1888.
co. Galway. | Ashfield, Gort, 27 |
| November 1909, |
| bur. in the Catholic ___________|________________
| cemetery, Craugh- | |
| well, co. Galway. Reginald Barry Dermot Beadon Persse, born at
| Lovaine Persse, the Cottage, Bitterne, co. Hants,
| born at Mill- on Sunday, 4 September 1898;
| mount, Loughrea, bapt. at North Stoneham; died
| on Wednesday, at Galway on Tuesday, 17
| 27 May 1896. September 1901, bur. in the new
| cemetery, Galway.
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May, born 6 May 1882; marr. at the Catholic John Geoffrey Persse, Gertrude, born |
Church, Snagalish, co. Galway, on Thursday born at Sycamore Lodge, at Loughrea |
2 February 1905, Matthew O'Byrne White, Loughrea, 6 May 1884. 3 September |
District-Inspector Royal Irish Constabluary,son 1887. |
of Frederick A. White, County-Inspector Royal |
Irish Constabulary. |
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Alice, born Dudley Francis Persse, born at Loughrea 3 February Mildred Rosamond,
at Loughrea 1892; entered Royal Naval College, Osborne, born at Ashfield,
28 December September 1904, passed out of Dartmouth Royal Gort, co. Galway,
1888. Naval College July 1909. 2 December 1893.
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Gerald Dillon Persse Alfred Lovaine Persse === Florence Geraldine, dau. of the Rev. Canon
bapt. at Killinane, co. of Rose Park, Gort, co.| Richard Booth Eyre, by Nora Louisa
Galway, on Wednesday, Galway; born at Rox- | Madelene his wife, dau. of Archdeacon
23 September 1857; borough, co. Galway, 9 | Butson of St. Brendan's Eyrecourt, co.
died 26 Mar., bur. in April, bapt. at Killinane Galway; born 2 January 1857, marr. at
the cemetery at Galway on Sunday, 8 May 1859. | Christ Church, Bray, co. Wicklow, 11
28 March 1898. | October 1883.
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Francis Sarsfield-Sampson (eldest === Gwendoline Irene, born at Bray Florence Cecil, born 8 |
son of Francis Sarsfield-Sampson 14 September 1884, bapt. there July, bapt. at Loughrea |
Captain Clare Militia, Inspector privately, received into the 10 August 1886; died |
Local Government Board, Ire- church at Loughrea, co. Gal- 31 July 1887, bur. at |
land); born 4 December 1881; way, 10 August 1886; marr. at Portumna, co. Galway |
educated at Downside College, St. Mary's Haddington Road, |
Bath. Dublin, 30 January 1905. |
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John Alfred Studdert (eldest son of === Gladys eyre, born at Ormonde Dudley Eyre Persse,
Charles Washington Studdert of View, Ballycrissan, co. Galway born at Ormonde
Cragmoher, Corofin, co. Clare, Major 20 June 1889, bapt. at Killmore View, Ballycrissan,
Clare Militia, J.P. for co. Clare, by in the parish of Eyrecourt; 14 August 1892,
Catherine Jane his wife, dau. of the marr. at St. Matthias', Dublin, bapt. at Portumna.
Rev. Charles Waller of Trimley, on Wednesday, 24 March 1909.
co. Suffolk); born at Cragmoher
3 October 1865, bapt. at Corofin;
educated at Ennis College.
Algernon Persse