Robert Waller 2nd Bt B.A (abt. 1768 - 1826)

Born about 1768 in County Offaly, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Biddulph) Waller — married 9 Jan 1806 (to 5 Jun 1826) in Ireland

Died 5 Jun 1826 at about age 58 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Sir Robert Waller was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Robert Waller was born in about 1768. He was the son of Robert Waller and Catherine Moore.

Upon the death of his father Robert in 1780 he gained the title of 2nd Baronet Waller. He graduated with a Trinity College, Dublin, Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.).

He married Mary Bernard (the daughter of Thomas Bernard) on 29 April 1796.

He married, secondly, widow Elizabeth Willington (nee Biddulph) (the daughter of Nicholas Biddulph and Elizabeth Dempsey) on 9 January 1806, by Licence^[1]. Notice of their marriage was printed on page 3 of the Limerick Gazette dated 28 February 1806:

MARRIED.-- Sir Robert Waller, of Newport, Bart. to Mrs. Willington, relict of Counsellor Willington.^[2]

They appear to have remained childless.

Between 1811 and 1824, Francis Harrison Biddulph and Sir Robert Waller, 2nd Bt. were in a protracted dispute in regard to the Rathrobin, Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, and Fortal estates on the death of his cousin Margaret, Mrs. Bernard who had left her portion of the estates to Elizabeth Waller, his second wife. The dispute was eventually solved by a compromise giving Rathrobin, Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland to Francis Harrison Biddulph, while Fortal went to his cousin Nicholas Biddulph, of Congor.

Robert was High Sheriff of King's County in 1826.

Sir Robert Waller passed away on 5 June 1826 and was buried in the family vault at the Church on his estate at Newport, County Tipperary. Notice of his death was printed on page 3 of the Limerick Chronicle dated 7 June 1826:

DEATHS.

With deep regret, we have to announce the death of Sir Robert Waller, Bart. of Newport, in the County of Tipperary, which event took place, early on Monday morning, at Ranelagh, near Dublin. The loss of this excellent and much respected man, will long be deplored by his friends and numerous connexions. His tenantry (amongst whom perhaps his private virtues were best known) must ever cherish his memory, he was to them an unusually kind, and liberal protector, always more happy to see them independent and comfortable, than to increase his rentroll ; he never raised his rents, or dispossessed from his estate, a deserving person ; both in manners and in mind, he was the perfect Gentleman, sincere, faithful in his friendships, warm and generous in his attachment. We understand his remains will be interred in the Church at Newport, on Saturday next.^[3]

The following was printed on page 1 of the Limerick Chronicle dated 17 June 1826:

THE LATE SIR ROBERT WALLER.

Nenagh, 13th June, 1826.

For the last week this town and neighbourhood presented a general scene of sorrow, occasioned by the death of Sir Robert Waller, Bart. who died at Ranelagh, near Dublin, on Monday, the 5th instant. His intercourse with this country and neighbourhood for many years, rendered him both beloved and respected ; as a magistrate he discharged his duties with firmness and even-handed justice - as a landlord he was kind and liberal - but what better expresses his worth and character than words can do, is, that when it became known that his remains were to arrive here on Saturday morning, there was a determination, without distinction of class or sect, to pay the only tribute of respect then left in their power. The Gentlemen for several miles around assembled in their carriages at an early hour, the shops were all closed and business suspended for the day ; the procession moved towards Newport, at eleven o'clock, extending for more than a mile - no former occasion of this kind has ever exhibited a stronger testimony of departed worth, inflexible integrity and the many estimable qualities of the human heart, which as much distinguished this most amiable man in life as they did in death by the general and universal respect paid to his memory. His remains were deposited in the family vault in the church on his estate in Newport.^[4]

Memorial

St.John's Churchyard, Newport, County Tipperary, Ireland^[5]

Sir Robert Waller Baronet lived in Castlewaller, Newport and this monument was erected inside St.John's Church and was removed and erected in wall of churchyard when church was demolished.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG4C-683Z : Fri Mar 08 19:12:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Elizabeth Willington and Sir Robert Waller, 1806.
2. ↑ Limerick Gazette dated 28 February 1806 page 3 (requires subscription to view)
3. ↑ Limerick Chronicle dated 7 June 1826 page 3 (requires subscription to view)
4. ↑ Limerick Chronicle dated 17 June 1826 page 1 (requires subscription to view)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174935781/robert-waller: accessed March 12, 2024), memorial page for Sr Robert Waller (unknown–5 Jun 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #174935781, citing Saint John's Church of Ireland Graveyard, Newport, County Tipperary, Ireland; Maintained by Bill Cullen (contributor 49169042).

See also:

• The Peerage