Trant family of Eden Park
Leonard Trant Married Mary Maria Buchannan
born 1795 1 Nov 1834
died 1 Mar 1864 Kingstown died 4 Feb 1849
Upper Pembroke Street Eden Park
Leonard Trant, son of James Trant was born circa 1795 in Dublin. He was educated privately, attended
Trinity College and graduated in 1818. He was a surgeon and worked at the Fever Hospital and House of
Recovery in Cork Street. Leonard worked with Samuel Stratten and Richard Gratton and had rooms at 14
Bachelors Walk before moving to 2 North Great Georges Street. He married Mary Maria Buchanan, only
daughter of William Buchannan on 1 Nov 1834. He signed the Medical Charities Bill in 1842 and was on
the council of the Royal College of Surgeons by 1845, secretary by 1850 and president by 1851 He was
living at 18 Upper Pembroke Street by1850. He designed many surgical instruments which were used in
Ireland, the UK and the continent. One of the early instruments he designed was a precursor of the
colostomy bag and he was one of the first to use ether to control muscle spasms. He died from bronchitis
on 1 Mar 1864 at 18 Upper Pembroke Street and left 4K in personal effects. He was buried at Glasnevin
Cemetery in the South section. His executor was Gregory Kane a Portmanteau manufacturer. His servant
and driver Patrick Prendergast who had lived with him for 20 years passed away 2 days later also from
bronchitis. Leonard was said to be a self sufficient person and had no living relatives. No offspring found.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – November 2021
Leonard Trant Married Mary Maria Buchannan
born 1795 1 Nov 1834
died 1 Mar 1864 Kingstown died 4 Feb 1849
Upper Pembroke Street Eden Park
Leonard Trant, son of James Trant was born circa 1795 in Dublin. He was educated privately, attended
Trinity College and graduated in 1818. He was a surgeon and worked at the Fever Hospital and House of
Recovery in Cork Street. Leonard worked with Samuel Stratten and Richard Gratton and had rooms at 14
Bachelors Walk before moving to 2 North Great Georges Street. He married Mary Maria Buchanan, only
daughter of William Buchannan on 1 Nov 1834. He signed the Medical Charities Bill in 1842 and was on
the council of the Royal College of Surgeons by 1845, secretary by 1850 and president by 1851 He was
living at 18 Upper Pembroke Street by1850. He designed many surgical instruments which were used in
Ireland, the UK and the continent. One of the early instruments he designed was a precursor of the
colostomy bag and he was one of the first to use ether to control muscle spasms. He died from bronchitis
on 1 Mar 1864 at 18 Upper Pembroke Street and left 4K in personal effects. He was buried at Glasnevin
Cemetery in the South section. His executor was Gregory Kane a Portmanteau manufacturer. His servant
and driver Patrick Prendergast who had lived with him for 20 years passed away 2 days later also from
bronchitis. Leonard was said to be a self sufficient person and had no living relatives. No offspring found.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – November 2021