The Distillery with John Busby's initials on the watertower
Busby family of Stillorgan Cottage and Blackpitts Distillery.
John Busby married Hannah
born circa 1760
died 27 Apr 1837
Churchtown House
John Busby born circa 1760 was probably son of Samuel watchmaker and brother of
Samuel, watchmaker of 3 Cork Hill and hatter of 90 Dame Street. John had a mill at Mill
Street, he married Hannah and they had four daughters and at least two sons. They lived
at New Street before moving to Churchtown House circa 1790. John was a silk merchant
and they also had mills trading as John Busby and son at New Street. The mills went on fire
on 22 Dec 1814 and they were paid over 3K by the insurance company. John died aged
70 on the 27 April 1837 and the house in Churchtown was advertised as for sale or let
until 1844.
1 Samuel Busby baptised 1 Dec 1776 at St Nicholas.
2 Eliza Busby, eldest daughter born circa 1780. She moved from Churchtown to
Co Westmeath circa 1851 to build a mansion at Jigginstown. The furniture was all
made to order by Messrs Scott of Dublin. In 1858 she gave a party to celebrate the
finishing of the house and her nephew the Rev West made the toasts. She died a
spinster at Jigginstown House Co Westmeath on 1 Mar 1867.
3 Hannah Busby, second daughter born circa 1781 died at Churchtown House on
13 Apr 1861 and was buried at Finglas. She left 20K in personal estate and the
Churchtown House, Sweetmount Avenue on 21 acres was put up for sale by her
executors.
4 Caroline Busby youngest daughter born circa 1785 married John West, merchant of
Dame Street on 11 Jun 1803.
5 John Busby born circa 1791 of Taney parish married Charlotte Wilhelmina Pellegrine
eldest daughter of Doctor Pellegrine, of Trinity College, Dublin at St Mark’s Dublin on
29 Jan 1824. He put the lease of his property in New Street up for let and opened a
whiskey distillery and malt store at Fumbally's Lane close to Blackpitts in 1828. They
moved to Stillorgan Cottage circa 1827. A fire at the premises which had just been
upgraded caused major damage in December 1834 but the premises were partly
insured and he continued trading. Three people were killed and at least two
seriously injured in 1847 when a copper boiler exploded. A second fire occurred in
1850 and two people were killed. John died suddenly on 14 Jun 1855 at 14 Longford
Terrace, Monkstown as he was dressing to go to the funeral of his friend Arthur
Guinness II. Charlotte died in Chichester on 19 Jul 1890.
1 Samuel Busby born 31 Aug 1826 and baptised at Taney died 17 Mar 1832 aged 5½
at Stillorgan Cottage.
2 John Busby born circa 1827 attended Mr Knight’s school and graduated Trinity in 1842.
He was living at Longford Tce when he married Mary Elizabeth Deey, second daughter
of William Deey at Monkstown Church on 14 Mar 1857. He was late captain in the
17th infantry and had an estate at Enfield, Co Roscommon. The brewery was sold to
The Dublin Brewery Company in 1865.
3 Alphonse Busby third son born 14 May 1828 at Stillorgan Cottage. A maltster he married
Louisa Henrietta Frances Pillans, second daughter of J W Pillans of Brompton on
24 Oct 1859. Alphonse died 2 Sep 1881 at Nullamore, Milltown.
1 Infant daughter Busby died 27 Jul 1864 at Tulse Hill, London.
2 Jane Dickinson Busby eldest daughter born 23 Aug 1869 at 4 Burlington Road
married M A Egerton Heald on 23 Aug 1887 at St Bartholomew's, Sydenham.
3 Charlotte Mary (Carl) Busby born 15 Jun 1871 at 4 Burlington Road married
Thomas F Wellington Studdart on 4 Sep 1901 at St Bathelomews. As a widow,
she secondly married Henry Smith in 1910 at Leeson Park.
4 Louisa Henrietta Busby born 26 Feb 1873 at 4 Burlington Road.
4 Nannie Busby, eldest daughter born 21 Jun 1830 married Fielding Scovell on
5 Dec 1854 at Byculla, Bombay. She died 5 Aug 1859 at Bombay.
5 Emily Busby, second daughter born 9 Mar 1833 at Stillorgan Cottage married John
William Madden of the 70th regiment, 3rd son of the late Rev Samuel Madden of Kells
Grange, Co Kilkenny. They moved to Chichester, Sussex and had issue including Charles
Edward Madden.
6 William Busby youngest son born 23 Aug 1835 at Stillorgan Cottage died at Monkstown
on 1 Feb 1840.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – July 2019