Walpole Family of Monkstown and Mount Usher, Ashford, Wicklow.
James Walpole son of William and Hannah Walpole married Hannah Simmons daughter of Thomas
and Mary Simmons of Dublin.
The Walpoles were Linen Manufacturers and the Simmons were Poplin Manufacturers on Meath
Street. In 1816 the Walpoles joined their uncle Mr Simmons and together they operated a Store on
Suffolk Street Dublin with a reputation for high quality Irish Linen.
James Walpole married 24.06.1787 Hannah Simmons
born 19.09.1753 Mountmellick born 26.12.1756
Mountrath Meath Street
died 01.02.1807 died 06.12.1804
interred Mountrath interred Mountrath
1 William Walpole born 16.05.1789 and died 00.08.1790 and is buried at Mountrath.
2 James Walpole born 10.10.1790.
3 Thomas Simmons Walpole born 03.02.1793 late of Suffolk Street died on 14.01.1868 at
Bloomfield, Donnybrook.
4 William Walpole born 19.08.1794.
5 George Walpole born 10.02.1797.
6 Edward Walpole born 29.10.1798 married Sarah Robinson White born 1806 daughter of
William White of Waterford on 17.11.1831 at Swansea, Wales. Edward purchased the lease of
one acre in wooded valley on the edge of the Rossanagh demesne in 1868. His 3 sons
landscaped the land and Edward was so impressed that he transferred the lease into their
names. Gradually over time more land was bought, it is now known as Mount Usher in
Ashford. Edward died on 27.08.1878 aged 80 years and Sarah died 31.01.1885 aged 85 years
both at Windsor Lodge, Monkstown.
1 William White Walpole born 23.09.1832 Dublin and formerly of 6 South Terrace,
Surbitan, Surrey died 03.11.1876 aged 44 years at Windsor Lodge and is buried at
Temple Hill, Blackrock.
2 Thomas Walpole born 19.03.1834 Dublin a Civil Engineer of North Wall Foundry. Thomas
died unmarried on 05.01.1911 aged 76 years at Windsor Lodge.
3 George Walpole 11.02.1836 at Granite Lodge. George the Chairman of Walpole Brothers
of 48a Pall Mall, London died on 28.12.1908 aged 72 years at the Langham Hotel, London.
4 Edward Walpole born 30.07.1837 at Granite Lodge a Linen Merchant married Elizabeth
Harvey Pim born 19.09.1850 at Greenbank, Monkstown daughter of Jonathan Pim on
27.06.1878. The family were living at 2 Osborne Terrace, Monkstown in 1901. Elizabeth
died on 19.05.1885 aged 34 years at Greenbank the residence of her Father and Edward
died on 13.01.1917 aged 80 years at 8 Seapoint Avenue.
1 Susan Hilda Walpole eldest daughter born 16.04.1879 at Monkstown married
Edwin George Bell son of late Samuel Alexander Bell of Belle Vue, Lurgan on
12.09.1906. Susan died 08.10.1931 of Solitude, Lurgan.
2 Edward Horace Walpole born 01.10.1880 married Alice Dorothy Scanlan daughter
of Patrick Francis Scanlan of Manor Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire on
09.01.1912 at the Friends Meeting House, Nottingham. The family were living at
Mount Usher when the River Varty overflowed in 1931. Dorothy late of Mount
Usher died on 12.11.1946 aged 59 years at Elpis Hospital and Edward died on
12.12.1964 aged 84 years at 10 Clyde Road.
1 Edward Francis Walpole elder son born 26.07.1913 at Windsor Lodge,
Monkstown and died on 25.07.1925 in Kent aged 11 years.
2 Dorothy Wendy Walpole born 18.05.1917 married Geoffrey I Duncan on
23.07.1946 at King’s College Chapel, Auckland, New Zealand.
3 Monica Walpole born 21.02.1919 at Windsor Lodge, Monkstown.
4 Robert Basil Walpole born at Windsor Lodge married Jean Mary Riviere
Calkin daughter of George Rivere Calkin of Esher, Surrey at
Walton-on-Thames. Robert sold Mount Usher House and Gardens to
Madeline Jay in 1980.
3 Sarah Kathleen Walpole born 14.04.1882 Dublin married Samuel Bewley
Edmondson a Solicitor of Tel el Kebir, Rathgar son of Joshua W Edmondston on
03.10.1910 at the Friends Meeting House, Monkstown.
4 Ida Mary Walpole born 22.10.1883 at Green Park, Monkstown married John Power
Waterhouse on 27.04.1912 at the Friends Meeting House, Lurgan.
5 James Henry Walpole born 13.09.1839 died on 18.02.1857 aged 18 years at Seafield Avenue,
Monkstown.
6 Mary White Walpole born 27.08.1840 at Granite Lodge married William Clibborn of Liverpool
son of Barclay Clibborn on 04.04.1866 at Friends Meeting House, Monkstown. Mary of 86
Fellows Road, Hampstead died 27.03.1923.
1 Leonard William Clibborn eldest son born 1867 and died 16.09.1871 aged 4 years
at New Brighton.
2 Arthur Cuthbert Clibborn 1869.
3 Constance M Clibborn born 1873 Birkenhead.
4 William Barclay Clibborn born 1879 Birkenhead.
5 Beatrice Clibborn born 1881 Birkenhead.
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James Walpole son of William and Hannah Walpole married Hannah Simmons daughter of Thomas
and Mary Simmons of Dublin.
The Walpoles were Linen Manufacturers and the Simmons were Poplin Manufacturers on Meath
Street. In 1816 the Walpoles joined their uncle Mr Simmons and together they operated a Store on
Suffolk Street Dublin with a reputation for high quality Irish Linen.
James Walpole married 24.06.1787 Hannah Simmons
born 19.09.1753 Mountmellick born 26.12.1756
Mountrath Meath Street
died 01.02.1807 died 06.12.1804
interred Mountrath interred Mountrath
1 William Walpole born 16.05.1789 and died 00.08.1790 and is buried at Mountrath.
2 James Walpole born 10.10.1790.
3 Thomas Simmons Walpole born 03.02.1793 late of Suffolk Street died on 14.01.1868 at
Bloomfield, Donnybrook.
4 William Walpole born 19.08.1794.
5 George Walpole born 10.02.1797.
6 Edward Walpole born 29.10.1798 married Sarah Robinson White born 1806 daughter of
William White of Waterford on 17.11.1831 at Swansea, Wales. Edward purchased the lease of
one acre in wooded valley on the edge of the Rossanagh demesne in 1868. His 3 sons
landscaped the land and Edward was so impressed that he transferred the lease into their
names. Gradually over time more land was bought, it is now known as Mount Usher in
Ashford. Edward died on 27.08.1878 aged 80 years and Sarah died 31.01.1885 aged 85 years
both at Windsor Lodge, Monkstown.
1 William White Walpole born 23.09.1832 Dublin and formerly of 6 South Terrace,
Surbitan, Surrey died 03.11.1876 aged 44 years at Windsor Lodge and is buried at
Temple Hill, Blackrock.
2 Thomas Walpole born 19.03.1834 Dublin a Civil Engineer of North Wall Foundry. Thomas
died unmarried on 05.01.1911 aged 76 years at Windsor Lodge.
3 George Walpole 11.02.1836 at Granite Lodge. George the Chairman of Walpole Brothers
of 48a Pall Mall, London died on 28.12.1908 aged 72 years at the Langham Hotel, London.
4 Edward Walpole born 30.07.1837 at Granite Lodge a Linen Merchant married Elizabeth
Harvey Pim born 19.09.1850 at Greenbank, Monkstown daughter of Jonathan Pim on
27.06.1878. The family were living at 2 Osborne Terrace, Monkstown in 1901. Elizabeth
died on 19.05.1885 aged 34 years at Greenbank the residence of her Father and Edward
died on 13.01.1917 aged 80 years at 8 Seapoint Avenue.
1 Susan Hilda Walpole eldest daughter born 16.04.1879 at Monkstown married
Edwin George Bell son of late Samuel Alexander Bell of Belle Vue, Lurgan on
12.09.1906. Susan died 08.10.1931 of Solitude, Lurgan.
2 Edward Horace Walpole born 01.10.1880 married Alice Dorothy Scanlan daughter
of Patrick Francis Scanlan of Manor Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire on
09.01.1912 at the Friends Meeting House, Nottingham. The family were living at
Mount Usher when the River Varty overflowed in 1931. Dorothy late of Mount
Usher died on 12.11.1946 aged 59 years at Elpis Hospital and Edward died on
12.12.1964 aged 84 years at 10 Clyde Road.
1 Edward Francis Walpole elder son born 26.07.1913 at Windsor Lodge,
Monkstown and died on 25.07.1925 in Kent aged 11 years.
2 Dorothy Wendy Walpole born 18.05.1917 married Geoffrey I Duncan on
23.07.1946 at King’s College Chapel, Auckland, New Zealand.
3 Monica Walpole born 21.02.1919 at Windsor Lodge, Monkstown.
4 Robert Basil Walpole born at Windsor Lodge married Jean Mary Riviere
Calkin daughter of George Rivere Calkin of Esher, Surrey at
Walton-on-Thames. Robert sold Mount Usher House and Gardens to
Madeline Jay in 1980.
3 Sarah Kathleen Walpole born 14.04.1882 Dublin married Samuel Bewley
Edmondson a Solicitor of Tel el Kebir, Rathgar son of Joshua W Edmondston on
03.10.1910 at the Friends Meeting House, Monkstown.
4 Ida Mary Walpole born 22.10.1883 at Green Park, Monkstown married John Power
Waterhouse on 27.04.1912 at the Friends Meeting House, Lurgan.
5 James Henry Walpole born 13.09.1839 died on 18.02.1857 aged 18 years at Seafield Avenue,
Monkstown.
6 Mary White Walpole born 27.08.1840 at Granite Lodge married William Clibborn of Liverpool
son of Barclay Clibborn on 04.04.1866 at Friends Meeting House, Monkstown. Mary of 86
Fellows Road, Hampstead died 27.03.1923.
1 Leonard William Clibborn eldest son born 1867 and died 16.09.1871 aged 4 years
at New Brighton.
2 Arthur Cuthbert Clibborn 1869.
3 Constance M Clibborn born 1873 Birkenhead.
4 William Barclay Clibborn born 1879 Birkenhead.
5 Beatrice Clibborn born 1881 Birkenhead.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – November 2020