Usher family of Dundrum
Isaac Usher married Frances Parker
born circa 1784 1 May 1833
died 26 Mar 1859 (75) St Mary’s died 25 Nov 1861
Martello Avenue, Kingstown Martello Avenue, Kingstown
Isaac Ussher born circa 1784. Isaac was a civil servant and worked for the General Post Office.
He was living at of Sandymount and married Frances Parker at St Mary’s Dublin on 1 May 1833.
Frances was the fourth daughter of the late John Parker, solicitor of Great Britain Street and the
granddaughter of John Parker and Arabella Fitzgerald. Isaac died at Martello Avenue on
26 Mar 1859 and was buried at Carrickbrennan. He left left 2K in personal estate. Frances died
25 Nov 1861, the administrator her son Isaac, the only living kin.
1 Isaac William Usher born circa 1840 in Co Dublin was educated at Kingstown School.
Isaac qualified in 1862 from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland while working as a
resident at Baggot Street Hospital. In 1864 he discharged the duties of Medical Officer
at the Fever Hospital, Newtownbarry during the illness of Dr Curry. He was appointed to
Tinahely Dispensary in 1865 where he had been acting on the death of Dr Leeper and
resigned in 1868. He was a medical doctor and general practitioner and was based in
Kilgobbin in 1870. He was dispensary doctor of Dundrum by 1874 and lived at Tudor
House from 1877 to 1895. Isaac married Rosie Cecelia Alice Meyler at Laurel lodge by
special licence and strictly private on 6 Jul 1895. Their marriage was entered in Taney
parish records and they moved into Laurel Lodge after their marriage.
Rosie born 3 May 1864 at Bayswater Terrace in Kingstown was the youngest daughter of
George Meyler, captain in the 65 Regiment of Foot and his wife Annie Charlotte Henrietta
Kelly. Her parents were both dead by the time she was five. Her guardian was her older
sister Priscilla who died in 1895. Rosie was 25 years his junior. Isaac was retired by 1905
and was a JP and was on the Select Vestry of Taney Parish. He was vice chairman of the
committee to raise funds for the Carnegie Library. He was a member of the predominantly
Catholic Rathdown district Council and whilst holding Unionist views was thought to be
both tolerant and broad minded.
Rosie died 2 Aug 1909 at Lauren Lodge, Dundrum from cancer of the breast, stomach and
liver and was buried at St Nahi’s. His nieces Dorothy & Pricilla Jephson were living with him
in 1911 as was Lord Garvagh (Charles Canning). Dr Isaac Usher died on 24 Feb 1917 from a
fracture to the base of his skull having been knocked down by a motor car in Dundrum.
The car was owned by Lady Oswaldina Redmond of Gortmore and wife of Sir Joseph
Redmond, MD of 41 Merrion square and was being driven by their chauffeur Bartholomew
Hyland of Dundrum. It was reported that Isaac was hurrying towards the station to catch a
train to Dublin about 3pm and did not appear to hear the warnings shouted at him. He was
conveyed by the car that knocked him down to Dr William De Courcey Wheeler at Fitzwilliam
Street where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A verdict of accidental death was by the
coroner’s court and an out of court settlement was reached to provide for his children.
Isaac was buried at St Nahi’s and left nearly 5K in personal estate. A representative
committee, headed by the Lord Chancellor; Sir James Campbell, was formed to collect
subscriptions to erect a memorial. James Collins MCC, one of Isaac’s colleagues from the
Rathdown District Council was the Hon Sec. The monument to honour him was a stone
obelisk water fountain and pump with troughs to provide drinking water for horses. There
were also brass cups on chains which could be used for drinking by humans. It was erected
on the street leading to the station on the site of an existing pump. The memorial has been
moved and even disappeared for a time. The troughs were filled in to use as seats and the
cups are no longer.
1 Isaac William Usher born 14 May 1896 at Laurel Lodge. He was educated at
Strangeways’s school on St Stephen's Green School and Trinity College, where he was
a member of the Officers' Training Corps. He was nominated for the Royal Military
Academy Sandhurst in December 1914 and was gazetted to the Royal Irish Regiment
in June 1915. He was promoted full lieutenant No 5759 in 1915 when he left for the
front with the Royal Irish Regiment - 2nd Battalion. He was with the 22nd Brigade 7th
division and was killed in action at Mametz Wood in France on 4 Jul 1916. His adjutant
stated that “he was killed while leading his platoon in a very dashing attack against a
very strong German position, which we afterwards captured. In fact, he was wounded
first and refused to leave his men when he might easily have got away.” Private Byrne
reported that after Isaac had been wounded in the leg he was shot through the heart
and died instantly. He is remembered at the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.
2 Son Usher born prematurely on 6 Mar 1897 at Laurel Lodge, Dundrum died after 30
minutes.
3 Rosie Pricilla Emma May Usher born 1 May 1898 at Laurel Lodge, Dundrum. Rosie
never married and died at Bournemouth in February 1991.
4 Bloomfield Meyler (Bob) Usher born 7 Sep 1899 at Laurel Lodge Dundrum attended
Woodtown Park Boarding school in Rathfarnham. He married Sarah Yeats on
19 Nov 1940 at the Magdalen Church, Dublin. Sarah was the daughter of William
Yeats, a farmer and she was resident at 3 de Vesci Gardens in Glenageary. Bloomfield
was a hackney proprietor of 12 Charleville Road, Rathmines. He suffered from asthma
and died on 28 Dec 1850 at the Adelaide Hospital. His funeral service was held at the
Magdalen Church on Lower Leeson Street and he was interred at St Nahi’s.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – December 2022
Isaac Usher married Frances Parker
born circa 1784 1 May 1833
died 26 Mar 1859 (75) St Mary’s died 25 Nov 1861
Martello Avenue, Kingstown Martello Avenue, Kingstown
Isaac Ussher born circa 1784. Isaac was a civil servant and worked for the General Post Office.
He was living at of Sandymount and married Frances Parker at St Mary’s Dublin on 1 May 1833.
Frances was the fourth daughter of the late John Parker, solicitor of Great Britain Street and the
granddaughter of John Parker and Arabella Fitzgerald. Isaac died at Martello Avenue on
26 Mar 1859 and was buried at Carrickbrennan. He left left 2K in personal estate. Frances died
25 Nov 1861, the administrator her son Isaac, the only living kin.
1 Isaac William Usher born circa 1840 in Co Dublin was educated at Kingstown School.
Isaac qualified in 1862 from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland while working as a
resident at Baggot Street Hospital. In 1864 he discharged the duties of Medical Officer
at the Fever Hospital, Newtownbarry during the illness of Dr Curry. He was appointed to
Tinahely Dispensary in 1865 where he had been acting on the death of Dr Leeper and
resigned in 1868. He was a medical doctor and general practitioner and was based in
Kilgobbin in 1870. He was dispensary doctor of Dundrum by 1874 and lived at Tudor
House from 1877 to 1895. Isaac married Rosie Cecelia Alice Meyler at Laurel lodge by
special licence and strictly private on 6 Jul 1895. Their marriage was entered in Taney
parish records and they moved into Laurel Lodge after their marriage.
Rosie born 3 May 1864 at Bayswater Terrace in Kingstown was the youngest daughter of
George Meyler, captain in the 65 Regiment of Foot and his wife Annie Charlotte Henrietta
Kelly. Her parents were both dead by the time she was five. Her guardian was her older
sister Priscilla who died in 1895. Rosie was 25 years his junior. Isaac was retired by 1905
and was a JP and was on the Select Vestry of Taney Parish. He was vice chairman of the
committee to raise funds for the Carnegie Library. He was a member of the predominantly
Catholic Rathdown district Council and whilst holding Unionist views was thought to be
both tolerant and broad minded.
Rosie died 2 Aug 1909 at Lauren Lodge, Dundrum from cancer of the breast, stomach and
liver and was buried at St Nahi’s. His nieces Dorothy & Pricilla Jephson were living with him
in 1911 as was Lord Garvagh (Charles Canning). Dr Isaac Usher died on 24 Feb 1917 from a
fracture to the base of his skull having been knocked down by a motor car in Dundrum.
The car was owned by Lady Oswaldina Redmond of Gortmore and wife of Sir Joseph
Redmond, MD of 41 Merrion square and was being driven by their chauffeur Bartholomew
Hyland of Dundrum. It was reported that Isaac was hurrying towards the station to catch a
train to Dublin about 3pm and did not appear to hear the warnings shouted at him. He was
conveyed by the car that knocked him down to Dr William De Courcey Wheeler at Fitzwilliam
Street where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A verdict of accidental death was by the
coroner’s court and an out of court settlement was reached to provide for his children.
Isaac was buried at St Nahi’s and left nearly 5K in personal estate. A representative
committee, headed by the Lord Chancellor; Sir James Campbell, was formed to collect
subscriptions to erect a memorial. James Collins MCC, one of Isaac’s colleagues from the
Rathdown District Council was the Hon Sec. The monument to honour him was a stone
obelisk water fountain and pump with troughs to provide drinking water for horses. There
were also brass cups on chains which could be used for drinking by humans. It was erected
on the street leading to the station on the site of an existing pump. The memorial has been
moved and even disappeared for a time. The troughs were filled in to use as seats and the
cups are no longer.
1 Isaac William Usher born 14 May 1896 at Laurel Lodge. He was educated at
Strangeways’s school on St Stephen's Green School and Trinity College, where he was
a member of the Officers' Training Corps. He was nominated for the Royal Military
Academy Sandhurst in December 1914 and was gazetted to the Royal Irish Regiment
in June 1915. He was promoted full lieutenant No 5759 in 1915 when he left for the
front with the Royal Irish Regiment - 2nd Battalion. He was with the 22nd Brigade 7th
division and was killed in action at Mametz Wood in France on 4 Jul 1916. His adjutant
stated that “he was killed while leading his platoon in a very dashing attack against a
very strong German position, which we afterwards captured. In fact, he was wounded
first and refused to leave his men when he might easily have got away.” Private Byrne
reported that after Isaac had been wounded in the leg he was shot through the heart
and died instantly. He is remembered at the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.
2 Son Usher born prematurely on 6 Mar 1897 at Laurel Lodge, Dundrum died after 30
minutes.
3 Rosie Pricilla Emma May Usher born 1 May 1898 at Laurel Lodge, Dundrum. Rosie
never married and died at Bournemouth in February 1991.
4 Bloomfield Meyler (Bob) Usher born 7 Sep 1899 at Laurel Lodge Dundrum attended
Woodtown Park Boarding school in Rathfarnham. He married Sarah Yeats on
19 Nov 1940 at the Magdalen Church, Dublin. Sarah was the daughter of William
Yeats, a farmer and she was resident at 3 de Vesci Gardens in Glenageary. Bloomfield
was a hackney proprietor of 12 Charleville Road, Rathmines. He suffered from asthma
and died on 28 Dec 1850 at the Adelaide Hospital. His funeral service was held at the
Magdalen Church on Lower Leeson Street and he was interred at St Nahi’s.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – December 2022