MacKenzie family of Hamilton Lodge & Somerset
Archibald MacKenzie married Susan Scott
born circa 1833 10 Jun 1856 born circa 1836
Scotland Calton, Glasgow Scotland
died 14 Jun 1886 died 17 Nov 1903
Kingstown Rathmines
Archibald MacKenzie born circa 1835 married Susan Scott. Archibald was a ship broker/coal
importer/ship owner and commission aged trading as A MacKenzie & Co of 204 Great
Brunswick Street. They were living in Serpentine Avenue in the 1870s and Archibald was vice
consul to the United States. Archibald committed suicide, after trying to kill his wife on
14 Jun 1886 at 3 Connaught Terrace, Crofton Avenue, Kingstown. The inquest found for
suicide during temporary insanity. He is buried at Deansgrange and left 3k in personal estate.
At the time of his death, it was reported that they had eighteen children.
Susan survived the attack, having raised her hand to her face when the gun was pointed at her,
the bullet when through her hand and lodged in her forehead without piercing her skull. She
moved to 69 Strand Road Sandymount after her husband’s death. Susan was living with her
daughter Elizabeth at Grove Park, Rathmines in 1901 and died 17 Nov 1903 at 54a Rathmines
Road. She is buried at Deansgrange with her husband.
1 Margaret MacKenzie born 1856 at Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was living at Balcarras,
Serpentine Avenue and married John Weatherill on 10 Apr 1879 at St Mary’s, Donnybrook.
John was a master mariner/ship owner and the son of Edward Weatherill, a master
mariner. All six of their children survived until 1911. John died 27 Jun 1922 late of 6
Ailesbury Road and is buried at Deansgrange. Margaret died on 14 Mar 1932 at St Anne’s
Hill, Blarney and is buried with her husband.
1 Lavinia Browne (Vena) Wetherill born 8 Jun 1881 at Sandymount. She married
Charles Preston Ball on 29 Apr 1903 at St Mary’s Rutland Square. Charles was a
physician and the son of the Rev William James Ball. They had two sons and the
couple separated. Charles described his wife as mentally unstable and at times
deranged. Vena was left 12K in trust for her sons when her father died. She was
murdered by her son Edward in 1936 and her body was never found.
1 Edward Francis Allen Preston Ball born 9 May 1916 at 40 Upper Fitzwilliam
Street, Dublin was found guilty of killing his mother with a hatchet on
17 Feb 1936 at St Helen’s Road, Booterstown and dumping her body in the sea
at Corbawn Lane. He pleaded insanity and was sent to Dundrum Mental
Asylum.
2 Susan Scott MacKenzie born 15 Feb 1859 in Glasgow. She is noted as living with her sister
Margaret Weatherill on the census of 1901 and 1911. She died unmarried at Highfield
Nursing Home, Drumcondra on 30 Dec 1936 and is buried at Deansgrange.
3 Archibald MacKenzie born 1861 at Lanarkshire.
5 Alexander Morrisson MacKenzie born 1863 at Lanarkshire was killed accidently at Kansas
City, Missouri on 27 Dec 1884 where he was employed. His body was repatriated and he
is buried at Deansgrange.
6 Stephen Maxwell MacKenzie born 16 Mar 1865 at 17 Diamond, Derry, his father resident
in Glasgow. He was a merchant and married Frances M Cockburn on 15 Aug 1888 at Bray
Presbyterian Church. Frances was resident at Kingstown and the daughter of William
Cockburn, a merchant. She was executor to her father in 1898. They were living at
Hamilton Lodge in 1898 and were at 7 Ardenza Terrace by 1901. Frances was Roman
Catholic and the rest of the family identified as Presbyterian. Stephen was a ship broker
and died 24 Dec 1907 at 7 Ardenza Terrace. His nephew J Grady, the informant and he left
1k in personal estate. He was buried at Deansgrange with his parents. Frances and her five
children were living at Ardenza Terrace in 1911 and all now identified as Roman Catholic.
Frances was charged and found guilty of slandering Simone Henry in 1926. Frances was a
partner in MacKenzie and Co Shipbrokers and Coal Importers. She died 26 Aug 1953 at 1
Shrewsbury Road and was buried at Deansgrange with her son James.
1 Stephen William MacKenzie born 2 Mar 1890 at Dodder House, London Bridge Road.
He was a ship broker living at Belgrave Square and married Dorothea Mary (Thea)
Clark on 12 Jun 1917 at John the Baptist Church, Blackrock. Dorothea was the
daughter of the late John Clark and was living at Laurel Hill, Blackrock. He was
partner in MacKenzies, a director of Irish Shipping Ltd, chairman of Dublin Port and
Docks board and vice chairman of Palgrave Murphy Ltd. He was a governor of Hume
Street Hospital and Stewart’s Hospital. He was also supreme Knight of St Columbanus
and he and his family had an audience with the Pope at Castel Gondolfo in 1950.
Dorothea died 25 Nov 1966 and is buried at Deansgrange. Stephen died at 6 Ailesbury
Road on 27 Jun 1967 survived by his three chidren. He is buried with his wife at
Deansgrange.
1 John James Patrick MacKenzie born 16 Mar 1919 at Laurel Hill, Blackrock was a
barrister.
2 James Alexander George Cockburn MacKenzie born 12 Jul 1894 at 28 Northumberland
Road died unmarried on 16 Mar 1929 at Somerset, Stradbrook and was buried at
Deansgrange.
3 Evelyn Frances MacKenzie born 26 Feb 1896 at 28 Northumberland Road died
26 Jan 1898 at Hamilton Lodge and was buried in Deansgrange with her grandfather.
4 Alfred Edward Arthur (Alfie) MacKenzie born 11 Jul 1897 at Hamilton Lodge. He was a
chartered accountant living at Somerset, Stradbrook and married Elizabeth Anne (Lillie)
Casey on 9 Apr 1924 at Donnybrook Roman Catholic Church. Lillies was the daughter
of John Casey a commission agent and was living at The Plantation, Stillorgan Road.
Alfred was a partner in the firm of Taylor MacKenzie. They lived at Merrion Road.
1 Son MacKenzie born 24 Apr 1925 at Lower Baggot Street.
5 Rubin Archibald Scott MacKenzie born 7 Feb 1899 at Hamilton Lodge. He had a
relationship in 1926 with married woman Simone Jeanne Henry of which his mother
disapproved. Rubin, a coal merchant never married and died at 1 Shrewsbury Road on
28 Oct 1973 and was buried at Deansgrange.
6 Frances Mary Victoria MacKenzie born 23 Dec 1901 at 7 Ardenza Terrace. She married
Archibald Benjamin Hawkins on 14 Jul 1939 at Cabinteely Church. Archibald was an
engineer and the son of the late John Hawkins. The lived at Merrion Road.
7 James Scott MacKenzie born 1866 at Lanarkshire married Mary Anne Rendell on 25 Jul 1894
at St Thomas’ Church, Dublin. Mary was the daughter of George Rendell, an engineer. James
was a shipping agent and died from prussic acid poisoning on 21 Dec 1896 at his home
Borcette in Bray. He was buried with his father at Deansgrange. He left 7k in personal estate.
8 George Paul MacKenzie born 17 Aug 1873 in Donnybrook. He was a shipping clerk/agent and
married Rose Kathleen Eltham on 8 Nov 1895 at St Michael’s Limerick. Both gave their address
as 13 Sarsfield Street, which was the offices of MacKenzie & Co, Universal Passenger Agents.
Rose was the daughter of Alfred Eltham. They were living in Worcestershire in 1901 and at
Smethwick, Kings Norton in 1911.
9 Elizabeth Buston MacKenzie born 21 Aug 1876 at Serpentine Avenue, Sandymount. She was
a typist living at Rathmines in 1901. She married James Alfred Bonner on 1 Nov 1906 at St
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Booterstown.
10 Edwin Waterfield MacKenzie born Balcarras, Serpentine Avenue born 17 Feb 1878.
11 Maxwell Patrick MacKenzie born 7 Oct 1879 at 39 Serpentine Avenue. He was a draughtsman
in an engineering company and living with his brother George in Smethwick, Kings Norton in
1911.
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Archibald MacKenzie married Susan Scott
born circa 1833 10 Jun 1856 born circa 1836
Scotland Calton, Glasgow Scotland
died 14 Jun 1886 died 17 Nov 1903
Kingstown Rathmines
Archibald MacKenzie born circa 1835 married Susan Scott. Archibald was a ship broker/coal
importer/ship owner and commission aged trading as A MacKenzie & Co of 204 Great
Brunswick Street. They were living in Serpentine Avenue in the 1870s and Archibald was vice
consul to the United States. Archibald committed suicide, after trying to kill his wife on
14 Jun 1886 at 3 Connaught Terrace, Crofton Avenue, Kingstown. The inquest found for
suicide during temporary insanity. He is buried at Deansgrange and left 3k in personal estate.
At the time of his death, it was reported that they had eighteen children.
Susan survived the attack, having raised her hand to her face when the gun was pointed at her,
the bullet when through her hand and lodged in her forehead without piercing her skull. She
moved to 69 Strand Road Sandymount after her husband’s death. Susan was living with her
daughter Elizabeth at Grove Park, Rathmines in 1901 and died 17 Nov 1903 at 54a Rathmines
Road. She is buried at Deansgrange with her husband.
1 Margaret MacKenzie born 1856 at Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was living at Balcarras,
Serpentine Avenue and married John Weatherill on 10 Apr 1879 at St Mary’s, Donnybrook.
John was a master mariner/ship owner and the son of Edward Weatherill, a master
mariner. All six of their children survived until 1911. John died 27 Jun 1922 late of 6
Ailesbury Road and is buried at Deansgrange. Margaret died on 14 Mar 1932 at St Anne’s
Hill, Blarney and is buried with her husband.
1 Lavinia Browne (Vena) Wetherill born 8 Jun 1881 at Sandymount. She married
Charles Preston Ball on 29 Apr 1903 at St Mary’s Rutland Square. Charles was a
physician and the son of the Rev William James Ball. They had two sons and the
couple separated. Charles described his wife as mentally unstable and at times
deranged. Vena was left 12K in trust for her sons when her father died. She was
murdered by her son Edward in 1936 and her body was never found.
1 Edward Francis Allen Preston Ball born 9 May 1916 at 40 Upper Fitzwilliam
Street, Dublin was found guilty of killing his mother with a hatchet on
17 Feb 1936 at St Helen’s Road, Booterstown and dumping her body in the sea
at Corbawn Lane. He pleaded insanity and was sent to Dundrum Mental
Asylum.
2 Susan Scott MacKenzie born 15 Feb 1859 in Glasgow. She is noted as living with her sister
Margaret Weatherill on the census of 1901 and 1911. She died unmarried at Highfield
Nursing Home, Drumcondra on 30 Dec 1936 and is buried at Deansgrange.
3 Archibald MacKenzie born 1861 at Lanarkshire.
5 Alexander Morrisson MacKenzie born 1863 at Lanarkshire was killed accidently at Kansas
City, Missouri on 27 Dec 1884 where he was employed. His body was repatriated and he
is buried at Deansgrange.
6 Stephen Maxwell MacKenzie born 16 Mar 1865 at 17 Diamond, Derry, his father resident
in Glasgow. He was a merchant and married Frances M Cockburn on 15 Aug 1888 at Bray
Presbyterian Church. Frances was resident at Kingstown and the daughter of William
Cockburn, a merchant. She was executor to her father in 1898. They were living at
Hamilton Lodge in 1898 and were at 7 Ardenza Terrace by 1901. Frances was Roman
Catholic and the rest of the family identified as Presbyterian. Stephen was a ship broker
and died 24 Dec 1907 at 7 Ardenza Terrace. His nephew J Grady, the informant and he left
1k in personal estate. He was buried at Deansgrange with his parents. Frances and her five
children were living at Ardenza Terrace in 1911 and all now identified as Roman Catholic.
Frances was charged and found guilty of slandering Simone Henry in 1926. Frances was a
partner in MacKenzie and Co Shipbrokers and Coal Importers. She died 26 Aug 1953 at 1
Shrewsbury Road and was buried at Deansgrange with her son James.
1 Stephen William MacKenzie born 2 Mar 1890 at Dodder House, London Bridge Road.
He was a ship broker living at Belgrave Square and married Dorothea Mary (Thea)
Clark on 12 Jun 1917 at John the Baptist Church, Blackrock. Dorothea was the
daughter of the late John Clark and was living at Laurel Hill, Blackrock. He was
partner in MacKenzies, a director of Irish Shipping Ltd, chairman of Dublin Port and
Docks board and vice chairman of Palgrave Murphy Ltd. He was a governor of Hume
Street Hospital and Stewart’s Hospital. He was also supreme Knight of St Columbanus
and he and his family had an audience with the Pope at Castel Gondolfo in 1950.
Dorothea died 25 Nov 1966 and is buried at Deansgrange. Stephen died at 6 Ailesbury
Road on 27 Jun 1967 survived by his three chidren. He is buried with his wife at
Deansgrange.
1 John James Patrick MacKenzie born 16 Mar 1919 at Laurel Hill, Blackrock was a
barrister.
2 James Alexander George Cockburn MacKenzie born 12 Jul 1894 at 28 Northumberland
Road died unmarried on 16 Mar 1929 at Somerset, Stradbrook and was buried at
Deansgrange.
3 Evelyn Frances MacKenzie born 26 Feb 1896 at 28 Northumberland Road died
26 Jan 1898 at Hamilton Lodge and was buried in Deansgrange with her grandfather.
4 Alfred Edward Arthur (Alfie) MacKenzie born 11 Jul 1897 at Hamilton Lodge. He was a
chartered accountant living at Somerset, Stradbrook and married Elizabeth Anne (Lillie)
Casey on 9 Apr 1924 at Donnybrook Roman Catholic Church. Lillies was the daughter
of John Casey a commission agent and was living at The Plantation, Stillorgan Road.
Alfred was a partner in the firm of Taylor MacKenzie. They lived at Merrion Road.
1 Son MacKenzie born 24 Apr 1925 at Lower Baggot Street.
5 Rubin Archibald Scott MacKenzie born 7 Feb 1899 at Hamilton Lodge. He had a
relationship in 1926 with married woman Simone Jeanne Henry of which his mother
disapproved. Rubin, a coal merchant never married and died at 1 Shrewsbury Road on
28 Oct 1973 and was buried at Deansgrange.
6 Frances Mary Victoria MacKenzie born 23 Dec 1901 at 7 Ardenza Terrace. She married
Archibald Benjamin Hawkins on 14 Jul 1939 at Cabinteely Church. Archibald was an
engineer and the son of the late John Hawkins. The lived at Merrion Road.
7 James Scott MacKenzie born 1866 at Lanarkshire married Mary Anne Rendell on 25 Jul 1894
at St Thomas’ Church, Dublin. Mary was the daughter of George Rendell, an engineer. James
was a shipping agent and died from prussic acid poisoning on 21 Dec 1896 at his home
Borcette in Bray. He was buried with his father at Deansgrange. He left 7k in personal estate.
8 George Paul MacKenzie born 17 Aug 1873 in Donnybrook. He was a shipping clerk/agent and
married Rose Kathleen Eltham on 8 Nov 1895 at St Michael’s Limerick. Both gave their address
as 13 Sarsfield Street, which was the offices of MacKenzie & Co, Universal Passenger Agents.
Rose was the daughter of Alfred Eltham. They were living in Worcestershire in 1901 and at
Smethwick, Kings Norton in 1911.
9 Elizabeth Buston MacKenzie born 21 Aug 1876 at Serpentine Avenue, Sandymount. She was
a typist living at Rathmines in 1901. She married James Alfred Bonner on 1 Nov 1906 at St
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Booterstown.
10 Edwin Waterfield MacKenzie born Balcarras, Serpentine Avenue born 17 Feb 1878.
11 Maxwell Patrick MacKenzie born 7 Oct 1879 at 39 Serpentine Avenue. He was a draughtsman
in an engineering company and living with his brother George in Smethwick, Kings Norton in
1911.
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