Disney Family of Somerset House, Blackrock
REV. BRABAZON DISNEY, CHANCELLOR OF ARMAGH CATHEDRAL
John and Jane’s second son, the Rev. Brabazon Disney, DD, was born in Stabannon, Co Louth, in
1711. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was Regius Professor of Divinity at the college from
1769 until 1776, a time when the 1st Duke of Gloucester was the College’s Chancellor. Brabazon
Disney was later rector of Kilmore in the diocese of Armagh and was appointed Chancellor of Armagh
Cathedral in 1780. He died in 1790. His wife Patience was a daughter of Henry Meade Ogle Esq, MP
for Drogheda, and bore him five sons, William (of Somerset, Co Dublin), the Rev Brabazon Disney who
married Elizabeth Mcmollan, Thomas of Westland Row who married Aliza Purdon, Robert who married
Jane Brabazon and Edward Ogle Disney who died 1797 aged 26.
William Disney son of Rev Brabazon Disney. Trinity 1783 BA 1787 LLB married Anne Oliver daughter
of the late Rev Archdeacon Oliver. They lived at Somerset House from circa 1810. No children of this
marriage have as yet been found. William was buried at Carrickbrennan graveyard, as were his sister
in law Susanna Oliver and his mother in law Elizabeth Oliver who were both staying at Somerset
House at the time of their death.
William Disney married circa 01.03.1804 Anne Oliver
born circa 1762 Merrion Square born circa 1765
died 21.09.1847 (85) died 26.07.1848 (83)
at Somerset House at Somerset House
© June Bow & Karen Poff – April 2019
REV. BRABAZON DISNEY, CHANCELLOR OF ARMAGH CATHEDRAL
John and Jane’s second son, the Rev. Brabazon Disney, DD, was born in Stabannon, Co Louth, in
1711. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was Regius Professor of Divinity at the college from
1769 until 1776, a time when the 1st Duke of Gloucester was the College’s Chancellor. Brabazon
Disney was later rector of Kilmore in the diocese of Armagh and was appointed Chancellor of Armagh
Cathedral in 1780. He died in 1790. His wife Patience was a daughter of Henry Meade Ogle Esq, MP
for Drogheda, and bore him five sons, William (of Somerset, Co Dublin), the Rev Brabazon Disney who
married Elizabeth Mcmollan, Thomas of Westland Row who married Aliza Purdon, Robert who married
Jane Brabazon and Edward Ogle Disney who died 1797 aged 26.
William Disney son of Rev Brabazon Disney. Trinity 1783 BA 1787 LLB married Anne Oliver daughter
of the late Rev Archdeacon Oliver. They lived at Somerset House from circa 1810. No children of this
marriage have as yet been found. William was buried at Carrickbrennan graveyard, as were his sister
in law Susanna Oliver and his mother in law Elizabeth Oliver who were both staying at Somerset
House at the time of their death.
William Disney married circa 01.03.1804 Anne Oliver
born circa 1762 Merrion Square born circa 1765
died 21.09.1847 (85) died 26.07.1848 (83)
at Somerset House at Somerset House
© June Bow & Karen Poff – April 2019