Beere Family of Mount Anville House
Daniel Beere was admitted Kings Inns in 1786. He was resident at Skinners Row, Dublin and
married Margaret Butler only daughter of Gerald (Garrett) Butler of Ballyadams. Daniel was the
Deputy Pursuivant of the Court of the Exchequer, and a churchwarden of Taney in 1805, 1806
and in 1815. He was Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s Office in 1810. The family lived at 3 Mountjoy
Square and Mountain Ville.
Daniel Beere married Margaret (Mary) Butler
born circa 1757 circa February 1791 born circa 1772
died 04.10.1831 died circa 03.08.1839 (67)
at Havre at Cheltenham
1 Samuel Beere born circa 1792.
2 George Beere baptised 21.04.1793 at St Audoen’s Church. Twin with Anne.
3 Anne Beere baptised 21.04.1793 at St Audoen’s Church. Twin with George.
4 Gerald Beere born circa 1796, as second son was admitted Kings Inns in 1813. He later
took Holy orders and married Mary Armstrong eldest daughter of Major General
Armstrong of Lower Gardiner Street on 05.07.1827 at St Thomas’s Church. Gerald was
Rector of Ballycahane and prebendary of Limerick Cathedral and died on 20.06.1876 at
Adare aged 81 years.
1 Margaretta Jaques Beere born circa 1831 married Thomas Gabbett son of late Poole
Gabbett of Corbally on 29.12.1868 in Limerick.
2 Alexander Nenon Beere born circa 1832 married Alice Georgina Maunsell daughter
of Frederick Maunsell on 17.06.1875 at St Stephen’s Church, Dublin.
3 Daniel Manders Beere born circa 01.10.1833
4 Captain Gerald Butler Beere born circa 01.03.1836 married Matilda Sophia Wright,
widow of John Wright and daughter of Rev Thomas Brown Brady at St Michael's
Church, Limerick on 03.07.1862. ‘Matilda and Gerald Butler Beere, and her two
children from her first marriage, travelled on the “Helvellyn” from England and
arrived in Auckland on 16 Nov 1863.*
5 Nenon Francis Beere born circa 1837 married Thomasina Brown Brady 4th daughter
of late Rev Thomas Browne Brady of Raheens Manor on 18.03.1863 at St Michael’s
Church, Limerick.
1 Rev Francis John Armstrong Beere born circa 1870 married Lucie Maud
Potterton only daughter of Frederic Potterton on 24.10.1898 in the Parish
Church, Templemichael, Longford. They lived at the Rectory in Kells.
1 Thekla June Beere born 20.06.1901 at The Rectory, Streete, Co Westmeath.
She was educated at Alexandra College from the age of 16 and attended
Trinity where she was the only female in the law department. During her
years at Trinity she stayed on at Alexandra College as a House Mistress. She
graduated in 1923 and got a job as a statistics clerk in the Department of
Industry and Commerce. In 1925 she was offered a 2 year Rockefeller
scholarship and moved to America returning in 1927 to her old job in the
Department. To supplement her meagre salary, she taught statistics at
Trinity in the evenings. She had a passion for walking and was a founder
member of An Oige. She slowly rose through the ranks and in 1959 she was
promoted to Secretary of the Department of Transport and Power. She retired
in 1966 and moved to Glenalbyn Road in Stillorgan. She was invited to join a
Government Commission set up to examine the organisation of government
departments. She chaired the United Nations Commission on the Status of
Women in 1970 which would lead to the removal of the Marriage Bar. She was
a governor of the Rotunda Hospital and a director of the Irish Times and a
major shareholder in Irish Distillers. She never married but had a lifelong
partner in businessman J J O'Leary. She lived at Moyvalley on Glenalbyn Road
and died on 19 Feb 1991. Her funeral was held at St Brigid's, Stillorgan and she
was buried in the adjoining graveyard. Mary Robinson attended and her
obituary was written by Monica Barnes TD. Her headstone should read 'Thekla
June Beere 1901 -1991 Civil Servant but unfortunately June is carved as Tune.
2 Jocelyn Ruth Beere born 24.04.1906 married Dr Hubert S K Lowery on
30 Sep 1930 at St Columba's Church in Kells. Her sister acted as bridesmaid.
6 George Armstrong Beere 5th son born circa 09.02.1839 married Georgina Emily Armstrong
only daughter late Alexander Armstrong, County Surveyor of Cavan on 24.12.1863 at Auckland.
7 Llewellyn James Molyneux Beere born circa 1841.
8 Elward Holroyd Beere born circa 04.07.1843.
9 Villiers Walter Beere born circa 10.12.1849.
5 Charlotte Beere 2nd daughter married William Maxwell Eason a Barrister of Stephen’s Green
on 03.10.1820 at Taney Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev Gerald Beere. William
died 19.03.1841.
1 William Maxwell Eason born 27.07.1821.
2 Margaret Grant Mary Eason eldest daughter born 01.09.1822 died 08.08.1848 of
consumption aged 23 years at Summerhill.
3 Henry David Eason of Mount Anville baptised 10.05.1824 at Taney Church.
4 Katherine Eason born circa 1829 died 23.04.1894 unmarried aged 65 years at 84
Upper George Street and is buried at Mount Jerome.
5 Eliza Mary Anne Maxwell Eason born circa 1833.
6 Susan Eason born 12.01.1836 at 112 Baggot Street died 09.04.1896 unmarried aged
60 years at Northumberland Avenue and is buried at Mount Jerome.
6 Susan Beere married Richard Manders of Brackenstown circa 1815. Richard died
07.04.1884.
1 Anna Frances Manders born 28.06.1816 eldest daughter baptised at St George’s Church
married Edward Barry Owen a Captain in the 17th Regiment son of Lieut
General Owen on 10.12.1845 at Swords Church. Ceremony performed by Rev
Gerald Beere. Anna died 10.03.1864 at Donnybrook and Edward died 17.02.1867 at
Rutland Square.
2 Margaret Manders born 14.12.1818 baptised at St George’s Church.
3 Richard Manders eldest son born 29.03.1820 of 3 Mountjoy Square baptised at St
George’s Church married Caroline Roe daughter of Henry Roe and 2nd daughter of
Rev Edward Barton on 29.12.1851 at St Peter’s Church, Dublin. Ceremony
performed by Rev Gerald Beere.
4 Susan Eliza Manders 3rd daughter born 27.04.1821 baptised at St George’s Church
married Thomas Baker of Malhenny, Dublin on 29.04.1840 at St George’s Church.
5 Robert Hamilton Manders 2nd son born 11.08.1822 married Mary Rose Boydell
youngest daughter of Samuel Boydell, Everton Road on 08.02.1848 at Trinity Church,
Chester. Robert died 1861.
6 Daniel Manders born 15.02.1825 baptised at St George’s Church.
7 Margaret Grant Beere 4th daughter born circa 1814 married Rev Ambrose Sherwin of Tullyish,
Down on 02.11.1843 at St George’s Church. The Ceremony was performed by Rev Gerald
Beere. Margaret died 26.04.1866 at Pentonville where Ambrose was the Prison Chaplain.
8 Daniel Beere
9 Edward Beere, third son admitted Kings Inns in 1820.
10 Rosetta Adeline Beere born circa 1817 died 03.12.1896 unmarried aged 79 years at 3 Synnot
Place, Dublin.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - June 2018
* Details supplied by Sol Norton, if you would like further details on this branch of the family or
the Brady family, please email [email protected] and we will endeavour to put you in touch
with the family researcher.
Daniel Beere was admitted Kings Inns in 1786. He was resident at Skinners Row, Dublin and
married Margaret Butler only daughter of Gerald (Garrett) Butler of Ballyadams. Daniel was the
Deputy Pursuivant of the Court of the Exchequer, and a churchwarden of Taney in 1805, 1806
and in 1815. He was Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s Office in 1810. The family lived at 3 Mountjoy
Square and Mountain Ville.
Daniel Beere married Margaret (Mary) Butler
born circa 1757 circa February 1791 born circa 1772
died 04.10.1831 died circa 03.08.1839 (67)
at Havre at Cheltenham
1 Samuel Beere born circa 1792.
2 George Beere baptised 21.04.1793 at St Audoen’s Church. Twin with Anne.
3 Anne Beere baptised 21.04.1793 at St Audoen’s Church. Twin with George.
4 Gerald Beere born circa 1796, as second son was admitted Kings Inns in 1813. He later
took Holy orders and married Mary Armstrong eldest daughter of Major General
Armstrong of Lower Gardiner Street on 05.07.1827 at St Thomas’s Church. Gerald was
Rector of Ballycahane and prebendary of Limerick Cathedral and died on 20.06.1876 at
Adare aged 81 years.
1 Margaretta Jaques Beere born circa 1831 married Thomas Gabbett son of late Poole
Gabbett of Corbally on 29.12.1868 in Limerick.
2 Alexander Nenon Beere born circa 1832 married Alice Georgina Maunsell daughter
of Frederick Maunsell on 17.06.1875 at St Stephen’s Church, Dublin.
3 Daniel Manders Beere born circa 01.10.1833
4 Captain Gerald Butler Beere born circa 01.03.1836 married Matilda Sophia Wright,
widow of John Wright and daughter of Rev Thomas Brown Brady at St Michael's
Church, Limerick on 03.07.1862. ‘Matilda and Gerald Butler Beere, and her two
children from her first marriage, travelled on the “Helvellyn” from England and
arrived in Auckland on 16 Nov 1863.*
5 Nenon Francis Beere born circa 1837 married Thomasina Brown Brady 4th daughter
of late Rev Thomas Browne Brady of Raheens Manor on 18.03.1863 at St Michael’s
Church, Limerick.
1 Rev Francis John Armstrong Beere born circa 1870 married Lucie Maud
Potterton only daughter of Frederic Potterton on 24.10.1898 in the Parish
Church, Templemichael, Longford. They lived at the Rectory in Kells.
1 Thekla June Beere born 20.06.1901 at The Rectory, Streete, Co Westmeath.
She was educated at Alexandra College from the age of 16 and attended
Trinity where she was the only female in the law department. During her
years at Trinity she stayed on at Alexandra College as a House Mistress. She
graduated in 1923 and got a job as a statistics clerk in the Department of
Industry and Commerce. In 1925 she was offered a 2 year Rockefeller
scholarship and moved to America returning in 1927 to her old job in the
Department. To supplement her meagre salary, she taught statistics at
Trinity in the evenings. She had a passion for walking and was a founder
member of An Oige. She slowly rose through the ranks and in 1959 she was
promoted to Secretary of the Department of Transport and Power. She retired
in 1966 and moved to Glenalbyn Road in Stillorgan. She was invited to join a
Government Commission set up to examine the organisation of government
departments. She chaired the United Nations Commission on the Status of
Women in 1970 which would lead to the removal of the Marriage Bar. She was
a governor of the Rotunda Hospital and a director of the Irish Times and a
major shareholder in Irish Distillers. She never married but had a lifelong
partner in businessman J J O'Leary. She lived at Moyvalley on Glenalbyn Road
and died on 19 Feb 1991. Her funeral was held at St Brigid's, Stillorgan and she
was buried in the adjoining graveyard. Mary Robinson attended and her
obituary was written by Monica Barnes TD. Her headstone should read 'Thekla
June Beere 1901 -1991 Civil Servant but unfortunately June is carved as Tune.
2 Jocelyn Ruth Beere born 24.04.1906 married Dr Hubert S K Lowery on
30 Sep 1930 at St Columba's Church in Kells. Her sister acted as bridesmaid.
6 George Armstrong Beere 5th son born circa 09.02.1839 married Georgina Emily Armstrong
only daughter late Alexander Armstrong, County Surveyor of Cavan on 24.12.1863 at Auckland.
7 Llewellyn James Molyneux Beere born circa 1841.
8 Elward Holroyd Beere born circa 04.07.1843.
9 Villiers Walter Beere born circa 10.12.1849.
5 Charlotte Beere 2nd daughter married William Maxwell Eason a Barrister of Stephen’s Green
on 03.10.1820 at Taney Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev Gerald Beere. William
died 19.03.1841.
1 William Maxwell Eason born 27.07.1821.
2 Margaret Grant Mary Eason eldest daughter born 01.09.1822 died 08.08.1848 of
consumption aged 23 years at Summerhill.
3 Henry David Eason of Mount Anville baptised 10.05.1824 at Taney Church.
4 Katherine Eason born circa 1829 died 23.04.1894 unmarried aged 65 years at 84
Upper George Street and is buried at Mount Jerome.
5 Eliza Mary Anne Maxwell Eason born circa 1833.
6 Susan Eason born 12.01.1836 at 112 Baggot Street died 09.04.1896 unmarried aged
60 years at Northumberland Avenue and is buried at Mount Jerome.
6 Susan Beere married Richard Manders of Brackenstown circa 1815. Richard died
07.04.1884.
1 Anna Frances Manders born 28.06.1816 eldest daughter baptised at St George’s Church
married Edward Barry Owen a Captain in the 17th Regiment son of Lieut
General Owen on 10.12.1845 at Swords Church. Ceremony performed by Rev
Gerald Beere. Anna died 10.03.1864 at Donnybrook and Edward died 17.02.1867 at
Rutland Square.
2 Margaret Manders born 14.12.1818 baptised at St George’s Church.
3 Richard Manders eldest son born 29.03.1820 of 3 Mountjoy Square baptised at St
George’s Church married Caroline Roe daughter of Henry Roe and 2nd daughter of
Rev Edward Barton on 29.12.1851 at St Peter’s Church, Dublin. Ceremony
performed by Rev Gerald Beere.
4 Susan Eliza Manders 3rd daughter born 27.04.1821 baptised at St George’s Church
married Thomas Baker of Malhenny, Dublin on 29.04.1840 at St George’s Church.
5 Robert Hamilton Manders 2nd son born 11.08.1822 married Mary Rose Boydell
youngest daughter of Samuel Boydell, Everton Road on 08.02.1848 at Trinity Church,
Chester. Robert died 1861.
6 Daniel Manders born 15.02.1825 baptised at St George’s Church.
7 Margaret Grant Beere 4th daughter born circa 1814 married Rev Ambrose Sherwin of Tullyish,
Down on 02.11.1843 at St George’s Church. The Ceremony was performed by Rev Gerald
Beere. Margaret died 26.04.1866 at Pentonville where Ambrose was the Prison Chaplain.
8 Daniel Beere
9 Edward Beere, third son admitted Kings Inns in 1820.
10 Rosetta Adeline Beere born circa 1817 died 03.12.1896 unmarried aged 79 years at 3 Synnot
Place, Dublin.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - June 2018
* Details supplied by Sol Norton, if you would like further details on this branch of the family or
the Brady family, please email [email protected] and we will endeavour to put you in touch
with the family researcher.