CASEMENT FAMILY GENEALOGY
From Jeffrey Dudgeon book (updated to 6 July 2012)
Note: Those Casements named Roger, of whom there are ten, are highlighted in bold, as are
characters featuring in the diaries or in later events related in this book, or who are connected
to Magherintemple (Churchfield). Non-Casement surnames are in capitals while ancestors of
Roger David Casement (RDC) are in bold and capitals. The term d.s.p means died without
issue.
WILLIAM CASEMENT of Sulby, Isle of Man d. ca. 1733 at Lezayre, m. 1719 MARY
THOMASON (1697-1729) their elder son being HUGH CASEMENT (great-greatgrandfather) of Ballinderry, Co. Antrim b. 1720 d. 10 July 1797 m. 1740 ELIZABETH
HIGGINSON (great-great-grandmother) d. 8 July 1801 aged 80, five sons and two
daughters (inc. Mary m. Hugh HARRISON of Churchfield, Ballycastle, memorial in
Ballinderry middle churchyard, also to their 4th son Thomas and his son Charles and 5th son
Higginson):
2nd son George (Surgeon RN) of Invermore, Larne (in 1798 rebellion) d. 1834 m. 1st
Elizabeth MONTGOMERY, two sons: John m. Mary McGILDOWNY, and Sir William
Casement KCB b. 1778 d. 1844, Major-General, Military Secretary to Governor General of
India. He m. 2nd ca 1783 Martha or Matilda MONTGOMERY, two sons Major Hugh and Lt.
George Casement.
3rd son ROGER CASEMENT (great-grandfather) of Henryville, Ballymena solicitor and
land agent to Lord Massereene, b. ca. 1756 d. 19 May 1832 m. 1st 1787 CATHERINE
COSNAHAN (great-grandmother) of Peel, Isle of Man b. 1768 d. 10 October 1809: ten
sons and four daughters; m. 2nd 1819 “his maid” Margaret McQUITTY b. ca. 1799 d. 20
November 1877 in Glenarm when RDC aged 13: four sons and three daughters. He had
twenty-one children (fourteen sons and seven daughters) between 1789 and 1828, the last at
age 74. Those marked (1) or (2) are the first or second having the same name:
The 14 children (10 sons, 4 daughters) of Roger’s 1st marriage (to Catherine Cosnahan):
William
b. 1789 d. 12 March 1848, memorial stone in Culfeightrin, wife unknown,
possibly a Roman Catholic.
John (1)
b. 1791 d. 1825 Australia on leave from India, Captain.
George (1)
b. 1792 d. 1822 attorney, Ballymena, m. Abigail McILWAINE d. 1868: son
William b. 1819 d. 1904 Portstewart m. 1869 Mary HAYES d. 1899.
HUGH
b. 1793 d. 1863 m. twice (see below, RDC’s grandfather).
Elizabeth (1) b. 1796 d. in childhood.
Julius (1)
b. 1797 d. 1829 on way home from India, military surgeon.
Roger (1)
b. 1798 d. young by 1820.
Thomas
b. 1799 d. 11 June 1874 (great-uncle) of Ballee House; 1st wife Jane d. 1839
m. 2nd 1848 Dorinda ABBOTT d. 1 October 1886: Catherine b. ca. 1849 m.
1869 (separated 1874) Col. Eldred POTTINGER (d. 1905 Portstewart):
four daughters inc. Kitsie b. 1871 and Edith (Edie).
Catherine
b. 1800 d. 1873 m. 1825 William COULSON, Lisburn: four sons, five
daughters inc. Catherine b. 1830 m. Rev. Augustine FITZGERALD d.
1900, and Annie b. 1834.
Robert
Francis
Cornelius
Elinor
Rosetta
b. 1801 d. 1887, Curate at Culfeightrin m. 1834 Frances WARING, two
sons, two daughters inc. Fanny of Ardnabreen, Ballymena dunm. 10 July
1907.
b. 1802 d. 1 May 1868, of Brocklamount, Co. Antrim, m. 1834 Christina
DICKEY d.s.p. 7 September 1881.
b. 1804 d. young.
b. 1805 d. 1843 m. 1826 David TURNBULL of Glasgow, consul Havana
1842-44, wrote on Jamaican slave trade, d. 1851.
b. 1809 d. in infancy.
The 7 children (4 sons, 3 daughters) of Roger’s 2nd marriage (to Margaret McQuitty):
Roger (2)
b. 1820 dunm. 1843 Bristol, BA TCD 1842.
Margaret
b. 1821 d. between 1877 and 1883 m. 1851 Isaac HARDY, Loughgall, son
Charles (Ceylon) and four daughters inc. Annie, Charlotte and Georgina
(Guernsey).
George (2)
b. 1822 dunm. 24 Nov. 1883 Fenagh, Co. Antrim, barrister.
Elizabeth (2) b. 1824 d.s.p. 2 July 1905 m. 1853 Moore SMITH, Toome d. 1917.
John (2)
b. 1825 d. 1902, of Magherintemple (see below).
Annie
b. 1828 d.s.p. m. 1st Thos POPHAM, Dublin, m. 2nd Frederick ROSS, RIC,
Croaghpark, Co. Meath.
Julius (2)
b. 1830 21st and last child, d. 6 June 1904, Cronroe, Co. Wicklow, m. Minie
CLARKE (d. 1918) four sons inc. Maj. Roger b. 1864 d. 1917 consequent
on war service, grandson Roddie (1907-1987); three daughters inc. Margaret
(d. 1953) mother of The Ot, Irish History Professor Jocelyn OTWAYRUTHVEN of TCD d. 1989.
4th son of Roger and Catherine: HUGH CASEMENT (grandfather) ship-owner and general
merchant 15 Tomb Street, and Donegall Square South, Belfast (1820s & 1830s), Drumbo,
and The Moat House, Sydenham, Holywood (until 1843), London, Australia and New
Zealand, b. 11 December 1793 d. 29 January 1863 Melbourne m. 1st 8 March 1816 AGNES
(or Elizabeth) TURNBULL (grandmother) a “daughter of Adam Turnbull” d. May 1848
London, age 53, two sons and four daughters:
1. ROGER CASEMENT (father) b. 23 May 1819 d. Ballymena 26 May 1877 when RDC
aged twelve, m. 24 April 1855 St Anne’s Church Belfast, ANNIE JEPHSON (mother) b.
14 July 1834 d. 27 October 1873 in Sussex, when RDC aged nine, daughter of JAMES
JEPHSON of Dublin (maternal grandfather d. 1840) said to be son (with brother John)
of another James Jephson and his wife Mary Martin of Ballinahinch Co. Galway and
“grandson of Norreys Jephson”, and ANNE (or JANE) BALL (maternal grandmother)
said to be the daughter of Captain Ball and a granddaughter of an Adam Ball MP, two
daughter and four sons:
1. Agnes Jane (sister Nina) b. 25 May 1856 in Dublin, m. London 26 October 1887
George Henry NEWMAN, soon separated, widowed by 1916, went to USA 1915, d.
Atlantic City 2 April 1927.
2. A son b. at Rathmines 5 July 1858, d. in infancy.
3. Annie Catherine b. 14 September 1859 at Kingstown, d. 20 April 1864 d. of
hydrocephaly at Long's Cottage, Islington Avenue, Sandycove, buried Carrickbrennan
graveyard Monkstown.
4. Charles Adam William Ball (brother Charlie) b. 5 October 1861 in
Knightsbridge, d. 10 January 1932 m. 1st 1890 Minnie BALHARRY b. 1869 d. of
typhoid 1898: two daughters Blanche Constance (Nina) b. 1891 d. 1972 m. 1919
Arthur AYERS (five daughters, one Nina; dau. Lesley McNaughton); Kathleen
Gertrude b. 15 November 1894 m. 1928 Neville VAUGHAN d.s.p. 17 April 1969.
Charlie m. 2nd 1901 (secretly) Beatrice MacGREGOR: one daughter Joan b. ca
1905 m. 1940 John STUART, d.s.p. 1963.
5. Thomas Hugh Jephson (brother Tom, his Jephson name was perhaps added
later) b. “at sea”, birth reputedly registered 3 January 1863 Boulogne, d.s.p. 6 March
1939 Dublin m. 1st ca. 1892 Blanche BALHARRY Australia b. 1866 d. Melbourne
1946, sister of Charlie’s first wife, divorced ca 1911; m. 2nd 1912 Katje
ACKERMANN South Africa, artist b. 1878 d. 1970.
6. ROGER DAVID CASEMENT K.B. (1911) C.M.G. (1905), degraded from
both honours 1916, b. Sandycove, Dublin 1 September 1864, dunm. 3 August
1916 (executed Pentonville) aged 51, reburied Glasnevin cemetery, Dublin 1
March 1965. Significant companions: Millar Gordon b. 1890, from 1907 to 1914;
and Adler Christensen b. 1890, from ca. 1909 to 1915.
2. Agnes b. ca. 1820 m. 1845 in Holywood, Dr Thomas AICKIN of Dublin, migrated to
Auckland, New Zealand 1859: two daughters; Agnes and Eleanor, and seven sons; John,
William, Casement, Thomas, George, Reg and Arthur.
3. Catherine b. 26 August 1822 d. 1839 buried Drumbo, Lisburn.
4. Henrietta b. 6 November 1823 d 1837 buried Drumbo, Lisburn.
5. Hugh b. Belfast ca. 1825 d. 1861 Australia m. ca. 1856 Isabella HUSSEY of Dublin b.
1836 d. 1924: two sons Francis and Somerville b. 1861. She m. 2nd Charles J. PERRY
b.1817 d. 1893.
6. Eleanor b. ca. 1828 m. 1857 Rev. Somerville LANPHIER (d.s.p. 1877) who had a
niece Eva (father Joseph) with whom RDC “fell in love” at age 17 (b. 1869 or 1870, so
she was only about 12) d. 29 June 1937 m. 1887 Rev Charles Symons b. 1864
ministering in China from that year, Dean of Shanghai 1920 until d. 19 January 1928
(Times obituary 27 January); children: Irene, 2nd Lt. Charles Handley Lanphier
Symons, Royal Fusiliers, d. 20 November 1917 aged 29 (Cambrai memorial Louverval)
and 2nd Lt Eric Clarence Symons, Machine Gun Corps, d. of wounds 1 September 1916
age 22 at Amiens.
HUGH (grandfather) m. 2nd London ca 1850 Rachel ATKINS (b. ca 1829 d. 1907) his first
wife’s “companion”, three sons and one daughter:
7. Roger David Atkins b. 1852 London m. 1880 Melbourne.
8. Christina Henrietta (1858-62).
9. William Wilson b. 1859, served Boer War.
10. Walter George Hugh (1863-4).
The Churchfield/Magherintemple Line
The 13th son of Roger Casement (great-grandfather) and his second wife Margaret: John (half
great-uncle and RDC’s guardian) of Churchfield/Magherintemple b. 29 November 1825 d. 13
October 1902 m. 1st 6 August 1849 Charlotte NEWCOMEN (1827-1857) three sons; m. 2nd
15 September 1859 Charlotte MILLER of Ballycastle b. 1836 d.s.p. 1909:
1. Roger (great-uncle’s son i.e. RDC’s second cousin) of Magherintemple, founder of
Ballycastle Golf Club DL JP b. 30 November 1850 d. 17 September 1928 m. 8 February
1877 Susanna BEATTY of Dublin b. 22 February 1852 d. 10 February 1915: five sons
(see below).
2. Brabazon (Australia) b. 1852 d. 24 February 1910 m. 1st 15 September 1880 Henrietta
BURKE (d. 15 November 1881): Charlotte Mary (May) b. 3 July 1881 dunm. Holywell
Hospital June 1952; m. 2nd 1884 Islet SCOTT (d. 1917): three sons, four daughters,
including Kathleen b. 1898.
3. John (Jack) of Glenville, Cushendun, Rear-Admiral, b. 22 July 1854 d. 8 June 1910
m. 23 December 1892 Maria (Mya) YOUNG b. 1860 d. 3 April 1943 niece of Charlotte
Miller (see above) father John Young of Galgorm Castle, Ballymena: one daughter
Charlotte (Judy) b. 22 January 1894 dunm. 15 February 1969.
Roger (above second cousin) and Susie’s five sons:
1. John (young Jack) of Magherintemple Dartmouth Naval College, b. 19 March
1880 d.s.p. 2 December 1944 m. 28 December 1916 Anne HODGES d. 13 June 1975.
2. Francis of Craigtara, Ballycastle DSO, Major-General RAMC First World War, b.
19 October 1881 d. 14 August 1967 m. 19 December 1916 Mabel HARRISON b.
1886 d. 1972: one daughter Alison, m. Lord COOKE of Islandreagh, and one son
Francis Charles of Magherintemple Major RA b. 1920 d. 1976 in tractor accident
m. 7 November 1942 Lesley BROWN, three sons and three daughters: Hugh b. 20
November 1947 (family genealogist and historian, lived in Bavaria); Patrick of
Magherintemple b. 28 February 1951, educ. Campbell College, Belfast m. 13
December 1975 Anne RUSH: Niall Francis b. 1980, Rebecca Anne b. 1985; Robert b.
1953; Sarah; Anne; and Susan b. 1964 m. 2 January 1996 Roberto MOREIRA, living
in Brazil: daughter Mariana b. 29 August 1998.
3. (Roger) Hugh, railway engineer b. 8 April 1883 d. India 2 March 1924 m. 29
April 1911 Mary COWIE b. 1882 d. 1973: one daughter Joan Mary b. 6 February
1917.
4. Robert (Bertie) James, Lt. Canadian Engineers First World War, b. 19 November
1884 d. 15 June 1946 m. 9 October 1917 Dorothy BUCHANAN: two sons and one
daughter.
5. Edgar Reginald (Reggie) of Coolgreany, Ballycastle, Captain RE First World
War b. 13 October 1886 d. 28 September 1962 m. 18 August 1920 Grace SAVAGE:
one son and two daughters.
The Bannister Family
Grace Ann JEPHSON (maternal aunt; sister of Casement’s mother) b. 14 July 1841
Dublin, baptised 3 October 1841 St George’s Church of Ireland, Hardwicke Place, dau. of
James (Gent) and Jane Jephson of 15 Portland Street Dublin, d. Liverpool 29 April 1906 m.
30 October 1865 St Anne’s Church of Ireland Belfast Edward BANNISTER (uncle by
marriage) Congo vice-consul, d. 1907:
1. Edith b. 1868 d. 1882.
2. Elizabeth Anne (Lizzie, Eilis or Eily, cousin) b. ca 1868 dunm. 16 December 1942 in
London nursing home, living with Margaret Dobbs at Portnagolan at date of will, 11
August 1942.
3. Gertrude Agnes (also Una) known as Gee (cousin) b. 2 September 1873 d. Cushendall
23 September 1950 (will dated 12 February 1944) m. late 1916 Sidney Methold PARRY d.
Cushendall 17 August 1937 (will dated 26 June 1937). Sidney’s second cousins Brigadier
Richard (Rufus) Frederick Parry (1907-1994) m. Elspeth Bird d. 17 February 2010 (son,
John and a daughter) and Major John Onslow Parry d.s.p. became residual heirs to Roger
Casement’s estate by Gertrude’s will.
4. Edward (Eddie) Jephson, aka Squiggy (cousin) b. 1876 d. New York October 1943.
Casement's mother Anne and her Jephson background remain unclear but she was
undoubtedly a Protestant. No Jephsons are mentioned in the Dublin street directories as at the
above 15 Portland Street address, or elsewhere for that matter. Interestingly, her sister Grace
married the Liverpool shipping agent Edward Bannister in the same church (St Anne's
Belfast) as she had married Captain Casement ten years earlier. A cousin may be Jane
Jephson who was married on 6 December 1854 in St Peter’s Church, Aungier Street Dublin
to James Martin (clerk in holy orders) of 2 Richmond Hill (both were at that address); the
respective fathers were Richard Martin (clergyman) and John Jephson esq; witnesses were
Charles. H. Jephson and Isabell J Gurnell.
Sources: Hugh Casement formerly of Germany, the present family historian; Burke’s Irish
Family Records 1976; NLI 17595 which has a family chart “copied by G A Parry” from an
original by Casement; also NLI 17602, and NLI Acc. 4902, Folder 30 now NLI MS 36207/8
which includes what may be that original, an 1881 “Ironmongers’ Diary.” They have dubious
details of Casement’s mother’s origins, indicating a line of descent through Norreys Jephson,
son of Anthony Jephson and Hannah Rogerson, whom Burke records as dying without issue,
and an Adam Ball, described as an MP and Irish Postmaster General who does not feature in
standard listings.
Other sources include gravestones in Co. Antrim; original and copy wills in PRONI of
Margaret Casement (d. 1877), George Casement (d. 1883), Robert Casement (d. 1887),
Frances (Fanny) Casement (d. 1907), Sidney Parry (d. 1937) and Gertrude Parry (d. 1950);
land purchase related copies of wills there of Roger Casement (great-grandfather d. 1832), his
sons Roger Casement (d. 1843) and Julius (d. 1904); in the Probate Office London, copy will
of Hugh Casement (grandfather d. 1863 in Australia), letters of administration for Grace
Bannister’s estate; in the General Register’s Office, Southport, the birth certificate of Charlie
Casement and death certificate of Annie Casement.