1794 - 1883
Son of Philip Batty of Castletown Delvin, Co. Westmeath, and brother of Fitzherbert Batty (q.v.)
Matriculated Brasenose 20/06/1809 aged 15, BA 1814, of Lincoln's Inn 20/11/1807.
Espine Batty wrote to Lord Goderich in January 1832 appealing for lower sugar duties and explaining that although he contributed £4000 p.a. in duties, 'I cannot get out of the estate £100 a year to live on.'
Espine Batty's first wife, Jane (neé Harris) died 28/09/1833. A memorial to Jane is affixed to the wall of St Anne's Parish Church, Dawson Street, Dublin.
In 1851, Espine Batty (aged 57, born in Ireland, a Barrister, Counsel to the Irish Offic), was living at 4 Chester Place (next to the Duchess of Buckinghamshire) with wife Belissa, aged 44, and daughter Jane, aged 17 (both born Ireland). Will with 3 codicils of Espine Batty of 59 Stephens' Green Dublin who died 29/01/1883 proved at Dublin 05/04/1883 by widow Maria Batty, effects in England £2892 9s 7d. A marriage is shown as registered for Espine Batty on the Isle of Wight Q3 1862; likely Espine Batty's third marriage (to Maria).
We are grateful to Kieran MacCourt for his assistance in compiling this entry.
Ancestry.com, Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 [database online].
Jamaica CO 137/187 E. Batty Dublin 22/01/1832.
Memorial to Jane, wife of Espine Batty Esq., St Anne's Parish Church, Dawson Street, Dublin.
1851 census online; FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Marriages, 1837-1983 [database online].
Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
(1) Jane (2) Belissa (3) Maria
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Will
Effects in England |
Wealth at death
£2,892 9S 7D
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University
Oxford (Brasenose) [1809-1814 ]
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Legal Education
Lincolns Inn [1807 ]
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Occupation
Lawyer
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Religion
Protestant
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£3,344 15s 11d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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£1,547 7s 7d
Awardee
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1832 [EA] - → Joint owner
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1834 [EA] - → Owner
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1832 [EA] - → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Brothers
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Great-nephew → Great-uncle
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4 Chester Place, London, Middlesex, London, England
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59 Stephens Green, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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