Espinasse Family of Kill Abbey, Dundrum & Kilmacud
Isaac Espinasse married Mary Magennis
of Hume Street 21.08.1754 of Hume Street
died circa 15.10.1815 St Bride’s Church died circa 20.11.1816
buried at St James Church Dublin buried at St James Church
Isaac Espinasse of Kill, County Dublin son of William Espinasse descended from an ancient
family in France. Isaac served as an officer in the 13th Light Dragoons during the rebellion of
1745. He married Mary Magennis on 21.08.1754 at St Bride's Church, Dublin. Mary was the
daughter of Richard Magennis of Finvoy Lodge, Antrim and Drumdoe, Roscommon. Isaac was
on the committee of The Blackrock Association, a group formed in 1782 which offered
rewards for information leading to a conviction or to the return of stolen goods.
1 Richard Espinasse born circa 1756. He was a barrister of Kill Abbey and married Jane
Luffingham daughter of William Luffingham on 10.12.1789. Richard late of Kill Abbey
died on 19.04.1842 aged 87 years at Stephen’s Green and Jane died circa 05.05.1843
at Stephen’s Green.
2 Isaac Espinasse 2nd son born circa 1758. He was a barrister of Mansfield, Dublin. He
was a bencher of the Hon Society of Gray’s Inn and one of his Majesty’s Justices of the
Peace for the County of Kent. Isaac married Anna Maria Hearn eldest daughter of Mark
Anthony Hearn of Dublin circa 1788. Isaac died on 14.02.1834 aged 77 years in Huxtable
House.
1 James Espinasse born circa 08.07.1798 only son Recorder of Rochester, Judge of the
County Courts in West Kent of Boxley Lodge married Susanna Elizabeth Espinasse 2nd
daughter of William Espinasse on 01.12.1826 at St Andrew’s, Holborn. Susanna died on
04.09.1841 aged 36 years. James died 16.03.1867 aged 68 years.
3 Lieut Colonel Henry William Espinasse born circa 1760 married Maria Petre née Howard relict
of the Hon George William Petre on 10.12.1801 at Twickenham. Maria died on 11.06.1837. In
1841 Henry was living with his daughter Maria and her family in Twickenham. Henry late of the
4th or Kings Own Regiment died 27.10.1845 aged 85 years at Heathan Lodge, Twickenham.
Henry left an estate of 25,000l. Probate to his brother Robert who pre-deceased him.
Administered by his daughter Maria Cordelia only surviving child.
1 Maria Cordelia Espinasse eldest daughter born circa 1803 married William Ker
Ashford eldest son of William Ashford on 20.09.1832 at Twickenham. William died
28.12.1863 and Maria died 20.03.1882 both at Elm Villa, Petersham.
2 James George Espinasse 1803-1804.
3 Julia Maria Henrietta Espinasse born on 15.09.1805 married George Beauchamp
Cole son of Stephen Thomas Cole on 07.10.1833 at Twickenham. Julia died in
December 1837 at Twickenham.
4 William Espinasse born circa 1768 married Susanna Magdaline Mangin in 1799. Susanna
was the daughter of Lieut Col Henry Mangin. William died 10.07.1848 aged 80 years at his
residence Kill Abbey and Susanna died on 08.01.1863 at Belmont Lodge, Murphystown. A
memorial was erected in the French Cemetery, Peter Street by her children.
1 Mary Espinasse born circa 1800 eldest daughter lived at 1 Campfield Terrace
from 1858. She died 06.04.1869 at Campfield Terrace, Dundrum.
2 James Isaac Espinasse of Stephens Green baptised on 20.09.1803 at St
Peter’s Church. James married Julia Mathilda Stephens on 01.05.1833
at St James, Sydney. Julia was the daughter of William Stephens of St
Kitts, West Indies. James was a captain in the 1st Royal Scots Regiment
and they lived in Lanark, Scotland in 1841. They lived at No 1 Campfield
Terrace from 1858 to 1869 before moving to Rockmount Cottage. James
died 01.03.1874 Rockmount Cottage, Dundrum and is buried at St
Nahi's. He left £450 in personal estate but his will was left unadministered
by his wife. Julia died 19.06.1877 aged 73 at Victoria Place, Blackrock and
is buried at St Nahi's.
1 William Espinasse born 1834 in Sydney. He was a clerk in the Bank
of Ireland when he married Margaret Bailie on 25.01.1866 at
Philipstown Church, Co Louth. Margaret was the eldest daughter of
Robert Bailie of Shortstone, Co Louth. The family were living at Herbert
Road, Ballsbridge in 1901 and 1911. William died 05.08.1904 and
Margaret died 31.03.1929 aged 84, both at Herbert Road.
1 Mary Espinasse born 12.11.1866 at Shortstone, Louth.
2 Robert Espinasse born 02.12.1868 at Shortstone, Louth. Robert,
a solicitor was living in 1901 at Park Street, Dundalk. He married
Helena (Elsie) Reidy of Brownstown Lodge, Kildare daughter of
Maurice Reidy a horse trainer on 26.11.1919 at the Roman
Catholic Church of Whitefriar Street, Dublin. Robert died on
28.08.1923 at Shortstone. The informant his widow Elsie.
3 James Espinasse born 05.09.1871 at Jail Street, Thurles, Tipperary.
He was a civil engineer living in 1901 at Bridge Street, Portadown.
James arrived from Capetown to Southampton on 23.12.1913
and married Mary Catherine O’Meara daughter of William O’Meara
on 02.04.1914 at the Roman Catholic Chapel in Lurgan.
4 Dorotha (Dora) Clutterbuch Espinasse born 05.06.1876 at High Street,
Portadown. Dorothea died unmarried on 09.06.1966 aged 88 years
at Bloomfield, Donnybrook.
2 Reuben Espinasse, second son baptised 29.08.1839 at Weedon Beck,
Northampton. He married Madeline Josephine Ellen Gillmer on 11.02.1868 at
Trinity Church, Milton, near Gravesend, Kent. Madeline was the only daughter
of the late Joseph Thompson Gillmer, MD of Philadelphia, USA. Reuben was
with the Merchant Navy and died in Melbourne in 1893.
1 Bernard Reuben Isaac Julian Lilian Espinasse baptised 27.04.1869 in
Gravesend.
3 Mary Espinasse born 26.07.1843 at Gjazeepore, Bengal, India. Mary applied
to administer her father's estate but it appears that she did not have the
mental capacity to do so, and her brother William applied for
administration in 1879. Mary died 29.12.1879 at St Patrick's Hospital, Dublin
and is buried at St Nahi's.
3 Richard Espinasse born circa 1801 was a barrister and JP of Kill Abbey. He married
Martha Vickers in 1832. Richard died 01.04.1874 aged 73 years. Martha died
08.09.1889 aged 81 years at Kill Abbey.
1 Susan Joyce Espinasse born circa 1833 died 17.12.1888 aged 55 years.
2 Isabella Mary Espinasse born circa 1835 died 11.02.1857 aged 22 years.
3 Robert Espinasse born 1838, died 12.04.1855 aged 17 years.
4 Richard John Espinasse born circa 1829 died 08.11.1859 aged 20 years.
5 Martha Espinasse born circa 1842 died 19.12.1930 aged 88 years.
6 Arthur Newcombe Espinasse born circa 1845 died 14.11.1864 aged 19 years.
7 Anna Maria Espinasse youngest daughter born circa 1848 died 07.06.1894
aged 46 years.
4 Susanna Elizabeth Espinasse 2nd daughter of Stephens Green baptised 12.08.1805
at St Peter’s Church married James Espinasse of Grays Inn, barrister-at-law only
son of Isaac Espinasse of Huxtable House, Kent. Susanna died on 04.09.1841 aged
36 years at Hampstead.
5 Emily Espinasse born circa 1811 died 22.11.1864 at Murphystown Lodge, Kilgobbin.
6 Isabella Margaret Espinasse 5th daughter died 15.08.1845.
7 Louisa Henrietta youngest daughter of William Espinasse of Kill Abbey and Dundrum
married Henry Echlin of Lower Mount Street on 05.01.1842 at St Peters Church,
Dublin.
1 Susan Anne Echlin.
5 Robert Espinasse born circa 1789 (Grays Inn) youngest son of Issac of Mansfield, County
Dublin married Emily eldest daughter of Hon George William Petre of Belhouse, Ongar,
Essex on 27.12.1819 at Twickenham Church. Robert died 1840 in Middlesex.
6 Mary Espinasse
7 Isabella Espinasse only surviving daughter died on 18.04.1837 at Brompton.
8 Cordelia Espinasse of Dundrum was buried on 20.09.1825 in St James Parish.
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Isaac Espinasse married Mary Magennis
of Hume Street 21.08.1754 of Hume Street
died circa 15.10.1815 St Bride’s Church died circa 20.11.1816
buried at St James Church Dublin buried at St James Church
Isaac Espinasse of Kill, County Dublin son of William Espinasse descended from an ancient
family in France. Isaac served as an officer in the 13th Light Dragoons during the rebellion of
1745. He married Mary Magennis on 21.08.1754 at St Bride's Church, Dublin. Mary was the
daughter of Richard Magennis of Finvoy Lodge, Antrim and Drumdoe, Roscommon. Isaac was
on the committee of The Blackrock Association, a group formed in 1782 which offered
rewards for information leading to a conviction or to the return of stolen goods.
1 Richard Espinasse born circa 1756. He was a barrister of Kill Abbey and married Jane
Luffingham daughter of William Luffingham on 10.12.1789. Richard late of Kill Abbey
died on 19.04.1842 aged 87 years at Stephen’s Green and Jane died circa 05.05.1843
at Stephen’s Green.
2 Isaac Espinasse 2nd son born circa 1758. He was a barrister of Mansfield, Dublin. He
was a bencher of the Hon Society of Gray’s Inn and one of his Majesty’s Justices of the
Peace for the County of Kent. Isaac married Anna Maria Hearn eldest daughter of Mark
Anthony Hearn of Dublin circa 1788. Isaac died on 14.02.1834 aged 77 years in Huxtable
House.
1 James Espinasse born circa 08.07.1798 only son Recorder of Rochester, Judge of the
County Courts in West Kent of Boxley Lodge married Susanna Elizabeth Espinasse 2nd
daughter of William Espinasse on 01.12.1826 at St Andrew’s, Holborn. Susanna died on
04.09.1841 aged 36 years. James died 16.03.1867 aged 68 years.
3 Lieut Colonel Henry William Espinasse born circa 1760 married Maria Petre née Howard relict
of the Hon George William Petre on 10.12.1801 at Twickenham. Maria died on 11.06.1837. In
1841 Henry was living with his daughter Maria and her family in Twickenham. Henry late of the
4th or Kings Own Regiment died 27.10.1845 aged 85 years at Heathan Lodge, Twickenham.
Henry left an estate of 25,000l. Probate to his brother Robert who pre-deceased him.
Administered by his daughter Maria Cordelia only surviving child.
1 Maria Cordelia Espinasse eldest daughter born circa 1803 married William Ker
Ashford eldest son of William Ashford on 20.09.1832 at Twickenham. William died
28.12.1863 and Maria died 20.03.1882 both at Elm Villa, Petersham.
2 James George Espinasse 1803-1804.
3 Julia Maria Henrietta Espinasse born on 15.09.1805 married George Beauchamp
Cole son of Stephen Thomas Cole on 07.10.1833 at Twickenham. Julia died in
December 1837 at Twickenham.
4 William Espinasse born circa 1768 married Susanna Magdaline Mangin in 1799. Susanna
was the daughter of Lieut Col Henry Mangin. William died 10.07.1848 aged 80 years at his
residence Kill Abbey and Susanna died on 08.01.1863 at Belmont Lodge, Murphystown. A
memorial was erected in the French Cemetery, Peter Street by her children.
1 Mary Espinasse born circa 1800 eldest daughter lived at 1 Campfield Terrace
from 1858. She died 06.04.1869 at Campfield Terrace, Dundrum.
2 James Isaac Espinasse of Stephens Green baptised on 20.09.1803 at St
Peter’s Church. James married Julia Mathilda Stephens on 01.05.1833
at St James, Sydney. Julia was the daughter of William Stephens of St
Kitts, West Indies. James was a captain in the 1st Royal Scots Regiment
and they lived in Lanark, Scotland in 1841. They lived at No 1 Campfield
Terrace from 1858 to 1869 before moving to Rockmount Cottage. James
died 01.03.1874 Rockmount Cottage, Dundrum and is buried at St
Nahi's. He left £450 in personal estate but his will was left unadministered
by his wife. Julia died 19.06.1877 aged 73 at Victoria Place, Blackrock and
is buried at St Nahi's.
1 William Espinasse born 1834 in Sydney. He was a clerk in the Bank
of Ireland when he married Margaret Bailie on 25.01.1866 at
Philipstown Church, Co Louth. Margaret was the eldest daughter of
Robert Bailie of Shortstone, Co Louth. The family were living at Herbert
Road, Ballsbridge in 1901 and 1911. William died 05.08.1904 and
Margaret died 31.03.1929 aged 84, both at Herbert Road.
1 Mary Espinasse born 12.11.1866 at Shortstone, Louth.
2 Robert Espinasse born 02.12.1868 at Shortstone, Louth. Robert,
a solicitor was living in 1901 at Park Street, Dundalk. He married
Helena (Elsie) Reidy of Brownstown Lodge, Kildare daughter of
Maurice Reidy a horse trainer on 26.11.1919 at the Roman
Catholic Church of Whitefriar Street, Dublin. Robert died on
28.08.1923 at Shortstone. The informant his widow Elsie.
3 James Espinasse born 05.09.1871 at Jail Street, Thurles, Tipperary.
He was a civil engineer living in 1901 at Bridge Street, Portadown.
James arrived from Capetown to Southampton on 23.12.1913
and married Mary Catherine O’Meara daughter of William O’Meara
on 02.04.1914 at the Roman Catholic Chapel in Lurgan.
4 Dorotha (Dora) Clutterbuch Espinasse born 05.06.1876 at High Street,
Portadown. Dorothea died unmarried on 09.06.1966 aged 88 years
at Bloomfield, Donnybrook.
2 Reuben Espinasse, second son baptised 29.08.1839 at Weedon Beck,
Northampton. He married Madeline Josephine Ellen Gillmer on 11.02.1868 at
Trinity Church, Milton, near Gravesend, Kent. Madeline was the only daughter
of the late Joseph Thompson Gillmer, MD of Philadelphia, USA. Reuben was
with the Merchant Navy and died in Melbourne in 1893.
1 Bernard Reuben Isaac Julian Lilian Espinasse baptised 27.04.1869 in
Gravesend.
3 Mary Espinasse born 26.07.1843 at Gjazeepore, Bengal, India. Mary applied
to administer her father's estate but it appears that she did not have the
mental capacity to do so, and her brother William applied for
administration in 1879. Mary died 29.12.1879 at St Patrick's Hospital, Dublin
and is buried at St Nahi's.
3 Richard Espinasse born circa 1801 was a barrister and JP of Kill Abbey. He married
Martha Vickers in 1832. Richard died 01.04.1874 aged 73 years. Martha died
08.09.1889 aged 81 years at Kill Abbey.
1 Susan Joyce Espinasse born circa 1833 died 17.12.1888 aged 55 years.
2 Isabella Mary Espinasse born circa 1835 died 11.02.1857 aged 22 years.
3 Robert Espinasse born 1838, died 12.04.1855 aged 17 years.
4 Richard John Espinasse born circa 1829 died 08.11.1859 aged 20 years.
5 Martha Espinasse born circa 1842 died 19.12.1930 aged 88 years.
6 Arthur Newcombe Espinasse born circa 1845 died 14.11.1864 aged 19 years.
7 Anna Maria Espinasse youngest daughter born circa 1848 died 07.06.1894
aged 46 years.
4 Susanna Elizabeth Espinasse 2nd daughter of Stephens Green baptised 12.08.1805
at St Peter’s Church married James Espinasse of Grays Inn, barrister-at-law only
son of Isaac Espinasse of Huxtable House, Kent. Susanna died on 04.09.1841 aged
36 years at Hampstead.
5 Emily Espinasse born circa 1811 died 22.11.1864 at Murphystown Lodge, Kilgobbin.
6 Isabella Margaret Espinasse 5th daughter died 15.08.1845.
7 Louisa Henrietta youngest daughter of William Espinasse of Kill Abbey and Dundrum
married Henry Echlin of Lower Mount Street on 05.01.1842 at St Peters Church,
Dublin.
1 Susan Anne Echlin.
5 Robert Espinasse born circa 1789 (Grays Inn) youngest son of Issac of Mansfield, County
Dublin married Emily eldest daughter of Hon George William Petre of Belhouse, Ongar,
Essex on 27.12.1819 at Twickenham Church. Robert died 1840 in Middlesex.
6 Mary Espinasse
7 Isabella Espinasse only surviving daughter died on 18.04.1837 at Brompton.
8 Cordelia Espinasse of Dundrum was buried on 20.09.1825 in St James Parish.
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