Panter family of Sandymount, Enderly in Dundrum & Foxrock
Thomas Panter born circa 1820 in Scotland. His brother Charles worked for D R Hay of Edinburgh in
Dublin in 1838/9 and set up his own firm in Dublin with James Cassidy in 1840 much to the displeasure
of D R Hay. Thomas worked with his brother and as a house painter and decorator of Leinster Street
he married Elizabeth Mary Whelan circa 1845. Panter & Cassidy went bankrupt in 1861. Thomas lived
at Holyrood Castle, Sandymount and his business premises were at 174 Great Brunswick Street in 1868
before moving to 5 Leinster Street in 1871. They won awards at the Dublin Exhibition of 1872 and were
the decorators of the Masonic Hall in Molesworth Street in 1875. During the great business depression
of the 1880’s they advertised heavily offering cheap wall paper but the business was bankrupt by 1893.
Elizabeth died 16 Mar 1891 at 126 Pembroke Road aged 67. Thomas’ property was sold by the
bankruptcy courts in 1894. The landlord of Leinster Street found the keys of the premises in his
letterbox and received a letter from Thomas postmarked New York. His brother John was a house agent
in Boston.
1 Charles Richard Panter eldest son born circa 1849 graduated Trinity LL B. He married Louisa
Lydia Acadia Tomkins at Rutland Square Presbyterian Church on 10 Jul 1874. Louisa was the
daughter of the Rev Fred Tomkins, MA, DLC of Queen’s Square London. They lived at Enderly,
Dundrum from 1878 to 1879. Charles took Holy orders and was a chaplain in Dieppe in 1884,
chaplain aboard The Invincible in 1888 and curate of clergy at St Mary le Strauds in 1891. He was
appointed to the rectory of Wickhampton in Norfolk in 1894 until his death on 3 Jan 1910. He
claimed his descent from Peter Panter, Master of the Ancient Hospital of Newmanswall,
Montrose in Scotland. In 1882 he published Orpheus Eurydice and other Poems and in 1901
Granuaile: A Queen of the West was published.
2 James Robert Panther third son, born circa 1849 was a physician and surgeon. He died a bachelor
on 7 Oct 1888 at the Hardwicke Hospital from morphine administered in error.
3 Thomas John Panter, a house painter living as Rosalyn, Sandymount born circa 1851 was in
partnership with his father. He married Ellen Digges 17 May 1871 at St Mary’s Church, Donnybrook.
Ellen was the daughter of Joseph Digges, an upholsterer and was living at 2 Lincoln Place. The
business went bankrupt in 1893.
1 Thomas Joseph Panter born at Serpentine Avenue 1 Aug 1872 died an infant.
2 Elizabeth Ellen Panter born 10 Aug 1880 at 45 Percy Place lived for 12 days.
4 George William Panter born circa 1858 in Dublin graduated Trinity BA in 1880. He was Hon Sec of
the Irish Home Pidgeon Homing Society. He was an antiquary and collector of books, miniatures
and artefacts including old Irish relics. In 1919 he purchased St Senan’s Bell Shrine (Senan, Abbot of
Scattery) at auction from Christies for 1250 Guineas and presented it to the RIA (now in the NLI). He
was resident at 77 Victoria Crescent Eccles, Eccles, Lancashire in 1911. He married Catherine Jane
Gall, the mother of his children at Manhattan on 12 Nov 1924. Catherine was the daughter of
William Gall and Ann Bustin of Edinburgh. They lived at The Bawn, Foxrock from 1903. George died
at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on 6 Nov 1928. He left 75K in personal estate. His collections of
books, medals, silver and prints were sold by Sotheby & Co of Bond Street on 18 Jul 1929. After his
death Catherine moved to 6 Dorchester Court, Sloane Street, London. She died 6 Sep 1938 aged
68 at the Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London. Her sons George and Thomas were her executors.
1 Thomas Whelan Panter born 17 Sep 1892 at Islington London, graduated Trinity and worked
as a medical practitioner in England. He died at Hove, Sussex.
2 George William Panter, second son born 5 Jan 1894 at Southwark, London. He was educated
at Sedbergh, Trinity College, Dublin, and Sandhurst, and was gazetted to the 1st Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles in 1914. He joined the Royal Flying Corps In 1916. He lost an arm during the
conflict and was treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in 1917. He attained the rank of
Lieut Col and was mentioned in despatches for distinguished gallantry and received an MBE
and The Croix de Guerre in 1919. He married Kate Alexandra Yorke Thompson in 1934. Kate
was the daughter of Robert Wood Thompson of Rostrevor, Co Down. He represented the
Mourne division from 1938. He died 23 Jun 1935 and was buried to St John’s Cemetery,
Newcastle.
3 Noel Douglas Panter born circa 1901 was educated at St Columba’s College and Trinity College
and graduated from Cambridge University. He was a journalist and war correspondent. He
married Palma Elizabeth Maria. As Munich Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph he was
arrested in October 1933 on a charge of espionage but released after 10 days on the orders of
the Bavarian Government and expelled from Germany. After the war they settled at Tullevara,
Hacketstown, Co Carlow. Noel was a member of the Board of Christ Church Cathedral. He died
at the Adelaide Hospital Dublin on 22 May 1955 and the Very Rev E H Lewis-Crosby officiated at
his funeral service. He left 38K in personal estate. Palma an Astro Hungarian became an Irish
citizen in 1950 and founded Kilcarney Cottage Crafts.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – November 2021
Thomas Panter born circa 1820 in Scotland. His brother Charles worked for D R Hay of Edinburgh in
Dublin in 1838/9 and set up his own firm in Dublin with James Cassidy in 1840 much to the displeasure
of D R Hay. Thomas worked with his brother and as a house painter and decorator of Leinster Street
he married Elizabeth Mary Whelan circa 1845. Panter & Cassidy went bankrupt in 1861. Thomas lived
at Holyrood Castle, Sandymount and his business premises were at 174 Great Brunswick Street in 1868
before moving to 5 Leinster Street in 1871. They won awards at the Dublin Exhibition of 1872 and were
the decorators of the Masonic Hall in Molesworth Street in 1875. During the great business depression
of the 1880’s they advertised heavily offering cheap wall paper but the business was bankrupt by 1893.
Elizabeth died 16 Mar 1891 at 126 Pembroke Road aged 67. Thomas’ property was sold by the
bankruptcy courts in 1894. The landlord of Leinster Street found the keys of the premises in his
letterbox and received a letter from Thomas postmarked New York. His brother John was a house agent
in Boston.
1 Charles Richard Panter eldest son born circa 1849 graduated Trinity LL B. He married Louisa
Lydia Acadia Tomkins at Rutland Square Presbyterian Church on 10 Jul 1874. Louisa was the
daughter of the Rev Fred Tomkins, MA, DLC of Queen’s Square London. They lived at Enderly,
Dundrum from 1878 to 1879. Charles took Holy orders and was a chaplain in Dieppe in 1884,
chaplain aboard The Invincible in 1888 and curate of clergy at St Mary le Strauds in 1891. He was
appointed to the rectory of Wickhampton in Norfolk in 1894 until his death on 3 Jan 1910. He
claimed his descent from Peter Panter, Master of the Ancient Hospital of Newmanswall,
Montrose in Scotland. In 1882 he published Orpheus Eurydice and other Poems and in 1901
Granuaile: A Queen of the West was published.
2 James Robert Panther third son, born circa 1849 was a physician and surgeon. He died a bachelor
on 7 Oct 1888 at the Hardwicke Hospital from morphine administered in error.
3 Thomas John Panter, a house painter living as Rosalyn, Sandymount born circa 1851 was in
partnership with his father. He married Ellen Digges 17 May 1871 at St Mary’s Church, Donnybrook.
Ellen was the daughter of Joseph Digges, an upholsterer and was living at 2 Lincoln Place. The
business went bankrupt in 1893.
1 Thomas Joseph Panter born at Serpentine Avenue 1 Aug 1872 died an infant.
2 Elizabeth Ellen Panter born 10 Aug 1880 at 45 Percy Place lived for 12 days.
4 George William Panter born circa 1858 in Dublin graduated Trinity BA in 1880. He was Hon Sec of
the Irish Home Pidgeon Homing Society. He was an antiquary and collector of books, miniatures
and artefacts including old Irish relics. In 1919 he purchased St Senan’s Bell Shrine (Senan, Abbot of
Scattery) at auction from Christies for 1250 Guineas and presented it to the RIA (now in the NLI). He
was resident at 77 Victoria Crescent Eccles, Eccles, Lancashire in 1911. He married Catherine Jane
Gall, the mother of his children at Manhattan on 12 Nov 1924. Catherine was the daughter of
William Gall and Ann Bustin of Edinburgh. They lived at The Bawn, Foxrock from 1903. George died
at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on 6 Nov 1928. He left 75K in personal estate. His collections of
books, medals, silver and prints were sold by Sotheby & Co of Bond Street on 18 Jul 1929. After his
death Catherine moved to 6 Dorchester Court, Sloane Street, London. She died 6 Sep 1938 aged
68 at the Langham Hotel, Portland Place, London. Her sons George and Thomas were her executors.
1 Thomas Whelan Panter born 17 Sep 1892 at Islington London, graduated Trinity and worked
as a medical practitioner in England. He died at Hove, Sussex.
2 George William Panter, second son born 5 Jan 1894 at Southwark, London. He was educated
at Sedbergh, Trinity College, Dublin, and Sandhurst, and was gazetted to the 1st Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles in 1914. He joined the Royal Flying Corps In 1916. He lost an arm during the
conflict and was treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in 1917. He attained the rank of
Lieut Col and was mentioned in despatches for distinguished gallantry and received an MBE
and The Croix de Guerre in 1919. He married Kate Alexandra Yorke Thompson in 1934. Kate
was the daughter of Robert Wood Thompson of Rostrevor, Co Down. He represented the
Mourne division from 1938. He died 23 Jun 1935 and was buried to St John’s Cemetery,
Newcastle.
3 Noel Douglas Panter born circa 1901 was educated at St Columba’s College and Trinity College
and graduated from Cambridge University. He was a journalist and war correspondent. He
married Palma Elizabeth Maria. As Munich Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph he was
arrested in October 1933 on a charge of espionage but released after 10 days on the orders of
the Bavarian Government and expelled from Germany. After the war they settled at Tullevara,
Hacketstown, Co Carlow. Noel was a member of the Board of Christ Church Cathedral. He died
at the Adelaide Hospital Dublin on 22 May 1955 and the Very Rev E H Lewis-Crosby officiated at
his funeral service. He left 38K in personal estate. Palma an Astro Hungarian became an Irish
citizen in 1950 and founded Kilcarney Cottage Crafts.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – November 2021