Anthony Traill (1755 - 1831)

Born 25 Nov 1755 in Scotland

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Died 16 Nov 1831 at age 75 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland

Biography

Church of Ireland Clergy

Ven. Anthony Traill was born November 25, 1755, the second son of Reverand Robert Traill and his wife Jane Dow.

Ven. Anthony Traill bought Ballylough House (Village Lake House in English)

Ven. Anthony Traill studied and was ordained a pastor like his father before him.

Ven. Anthony Traill served as Rector of Schull parish for the Church of Ireland. He was instituted as Prebendary of St Andrews (Down) on 18 August 1777. (FF.) He resigned in 1781, and was made Archdeacon of Connor. He was collated Archdeacon of Connor on 26 April 1782. [D. R.] He held the archdeaconry for fifty years, and died in 1831.

• Ven. Anthony Traill is the father of Dr. Robert Traill, subsequent rector of Schull, who saved many lives by feeding starving people during the Great Famine from his soup kitchen, before succumbing to Tyhus fever on April 21, 1847.

Ven. Anthony Traill married in 1788 to Agnes Watts Gayer, the daughter of William Watts Gayer, the Clerk of the House of Lords, British Parliment. Anthony and Agnes had four children:

• James Traill, born July 26, 1789, and died, unmarried, 27 June 1810 in Madeira, at the age of 20 years old.
• Dr. William Traill, M.D. , born August 3, 1791, married twice and had eight children.
• Dr. Robert Traill, D.D., born in 1793 and passed away in 1847 at the age of 53 years old.
• Catherine Traill, died, unmarried, March 23, 1823

Ven. Anthony Traill passed away on November 16, 1831. His son was appointed rector of Schull the following year, inheriting his father's position.

Death Notice - Newry Telegraph November 22, 1831

At his residence, in Lisburn, on Wednesday last, in the 76th year of his age, the Rev. Anthony Trail, D.D., Archdeacon of Connor.

Sources

See also:

• Wikipedia Article on Venerable Anthony Traill - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Traill
• Information about Ballylough House which Anthony Traill purchased - https://ballylough.co.uk/index.php/en/home/
• Ancient online genealogy which hopefully was truthfully researched gives clues to his background - http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/2014/09/ballylough-house.html
• Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae: the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland by Henry Cotton, 1789-1879
• Vol 3. - The Province of Ulster, Pg 240, 258
• A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland by Sir Bernard Burke and Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Publication date 1912, Family: Traill of Ballylough