This family, originally from Cornwall, was founded in Ireland by SAMUEL BATT, of New Ross, a merchant, who acquired considerable property in County Wexford.
Mr Batt died intestate, leaving by Alice, his wife, who took out administration to him in 1702, a son,
SAMUEL BATT, of New Ross, merchant, who wedded Deborah ______, and had issue,
THOMAS BATT (-1741), of Ozier Hill, County Wexford, who married, in 1713, Jane, daughter of Thomas Devereux, and was father of
SAMUEL BATT, of New Ross, merchant, who wedded Deborah ______, and had issue,
THOMAS, of whom hereafter;Mr Batt, whose will was proved in 1716, was succeeded by his eldest son,
Narcissus (Rev), dsp;
Samuel, of Rathneddin;
Joseph, of Grange;
Benjamin, of New Ross.
THOMAS BATT (-1741), of Ozier Hill, County Wexford, who married, in 1713, Jane, daughter of Thomas Devereux, and was father of
SAMUEL BATT (1734-65), father of Major Thomas Batt, who was killed in the American war, when the property devolved upon his youngest brother,
ROBERT BATT (1728-83), of Ozier Hill, Captain, 18th Regiment, who wedded, in 1765, Hannah, daughter of Samuel Hyde, and had issue,
NARCISSUS, his heir;The eldest son,
William;
Samuel;
Robert;
Thomas, of Rathmullan.
NARCISSUS BATT (1767-1840), of Purdysburn, County Down, and Ozier Hill, espoused, in 1793, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Greg, and had issue,
ROBERT, his heir;Mr Batt was a founder of the Belfast Bank and lived at Donegall House, later the Royal Hotel.
Thomas;
Elizabeth; Mary.
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He was succeeded by his eldest son,
ROBERT BATT JP DL (1795-1864), of Purdysburn and Ozier Hill, who married, in 1841, Charlotte, daughter of Samuel Wood, and had issue,
ROBERT NARCISSUS, his heir;Mr Batt was succeeded by his son,
four daughters.
ROBERT NARCISSUS BATT JP DL (1844-91), of Purdysburn, who wedded, in 1866, Marion Emily, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Samuel Walker, of Berry Hill, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and had issue, a daughter,
EVELYN MAY BATT, born in 1867.
Lineage of Batt of Rathmullan
THOMAS BATT, of Rathmullan,
County Donegal, married firstly, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Waddell,
of Island Deny, County Down, and had issue,
Mr Batt died in 1857, and was succeeded by his only son,
THOMAS BATT JP DL (1816-97), of Rathmullan, High Sheriff of County Donegal, 1844, who married, in 1852, Charlotte, daughter of the Ven. Edmond Hesketh Dalrymple Knox, Archdeacon of Killaloe, and had issue,
THOMAS, of whom presently;He married secondly, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Lyle, of The Oaks.
Elizabeth, m Caesar George Otway.
Mr Batt died in 1857, and was succeeded by his only son,
THOMAS BATT JP DL (1816-97), of Rathmullan, High Sheriff of County Donegal, 1844, who married, in 1852, Charlotte, daughter of the Ven. Edmond Hesketh Dalrymple Knox, Archdeacon of Killaloe, and had issue,
THOMAS EDMOND, of whom we treat;
Alfred Acheson, b 1856;
Edmond Hesketh (1857-82);
Arthur Robert (1859-91);
CHARLES LYONS, jointly of Rathmullan;
Gerard Otway, b 1862;
Robert Devereux, b 1863;
Octavius, b 1865;
Frederick Shelley (1869-76);
Agnes Charlotte, m 1877, Archibald H Duthie (dsp 1883);
ALICE ELIZABETH, jointly of Rathmullan;
MABEL MACKENZIE, jointly of Rathmullan.
The eldest son,
THOMAS EDMOND BATT JP
(1854-1908), of Rathmullan House, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary
Colonel commanding Donegal Artillery, was succeeded jointly by his
brother and sisters, Charles, Alice, and Mabel, as above mentioned.
I have written about the Batt Estate here.
I have written about the Batt Estate here.
First published in April, 2012.
I want to thank you for sharing all of your excellent research. I have spent going on 5 years researching the Batt family. My main focus is Emily Charlotte Way (neé Batt), who was the eldest daughter (or at least the oldest to live into adulthood) of Robert Narcissus Batt and Charlotte Sarah Wood of Purdysburn.
ReplyDeleteAfter her father’s death, Emily and her sister Mary Jane went to live with their cousins, the Batts of Rathmullan House for a time. (The younger two sisters were taken to Worchester to live with an uncle, Rev. Canon John Ryle Wood, who had previously been Chaplin to Queen Adelaide & Tutor to The Duke Of Cambridge). Mary Jane spent the rest of her life in Rathmullan, but when Emily married in 1877, she moved to London and began a decades-long career as a portrait artist. She was noted particularly for her success in painting aristocratic families including high ranking military men, religious figures, and businessmen from Northern Ireland and throughout the UK. At the time it was almost unheard of for a women to be hired for such a task and it made her quite well-known among the Victorian artists’ societies.
While researching her family’s extensive and impressive genealogy and the many subjects of Emily’s paintings, I have repeatedly been brought back to blog posts you have written about the people and places I am researching. I am truly grateful for your efforts and look forward to continuing to learn from you.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Tony Clay and I'm an Englishman at least I thought so until recently. I'm presently living in France.
My Mother whose maiden name was Barbara Sharp passed away during the Pandemic and when sorting out her papers I came across references to a previous marriage in 1949 to a Mr. James John Raffin which wasn't annulled until 1957 and I was born in 1955.
This previous marriage was kept a secret from me for all of my life and I'm curious to know more about it too.
However the reason I'm responding here is that on my Birth Certificate my 'father's' name is Norman Charles Batt and my mother is down as Barbara Batt but there is no trace anywhere of her ever being married to Mr. Batt ... as she was still technically married to James Raffan ... Batt isn't a common name in England. Anyway if this information interests you please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you
Tony