Thomas BALMER (1755-1797)

Agnes MATHER (Cir 1752-1834)

James STUART (-)

Agnes SCOTT (-)

Thomas BALMER (1789-1852)

Agnes STUART (1796-1860)

Dame Mary Anne BALMER (1831-1902)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Sir John USHER DL Caithness, JP Midlothian, Ll.D. 1st Bt. John Andrew USHER Thomas Balmer USHER Sir Robert USHER 2nd Bt., D.L., J.P., M.F.H.+ Frederick USHER M.F.H.+ Francis James USHER M.F.H.+ Agnes Stuart USHER+ Mary Ann USHER+ Dame Mary Anne BALMER 5 6 Born: 23 Oct 1831, , Gordon, Berwick, Scotland 8 Christened: 30 Nov 1831, , Gordon, Berwick, Scotland Marriage: Sir John USHER DL Caithness, JP Midlothian, Ll.D. 1st Bt. on 18 Aug 1853 at St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh 1 2 Died: 15 Mar 1902, Norton, Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland aged 70 10 11 12 Buried: Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh 13    Cause of her death was Senile decay, Cardiac failure, Gastritis, Influenza.12   Death Notes: Mary Anne died at 4:00am, and the informant was her husband John.   Noted events in her life were: • She appeared on the census on 3 Apr 1881 in , Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland. see husband John Usher for transcription. Mary married Sir John USHER DL Caithness, JP Midlothian, Ll.D. 1st Bt., son of Andrew USHER and Margaret BALMER, on 18 Aug 1853 at St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh.1 2 (Sir John USHER DL Caithness, JP Midlothian, Ll.D. 1st Bt. was born on 18 Jan 1828 in St Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh,14 died on 24 Mar 1904 in , Cairo, , Egypt 15 13 16 and was buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh 13.) The cause of his death was GlessoPharyngeal - Paralysis.12

1 Old Parish Records., 685/2/47. MARY ANN/BALMER FR2999 DAU 3.

2 Old Parish Records., 126/ /3. MARY ANN/BALMER.

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5 "Marriage Certificate; Leadbetter, Thomas b. 1859 -
Image".

6 "Marriage Certificate; Usher, Robert b. 1860 -
Image".

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8 "Family Tombstone John Usher (1828-1904)". Rec. Date: 20 Aug 2002, Cit. Date: 20 Aug 2002.
TO THE MEMORY OF
DAME MARY ANNE BALMER
BORN 23 OCT. 1831 DIED 15 MARCH 1902
WIFE OF
SIR JOHN USHER OF NORTON & WELLS BART. JP. DL: LLD.
WHO DIED 24 MARCH 1904 AGED 76
AND OF TWO OF THEIR SONS
JOHN ANDREW WHO DIED 20 APR. 1878 AGED 22
AND
THOMAS BALMER WHO DIED 20 DEC. 1878 AGED 21

AND ALSO OF THEIR FOURTH SON
FRED
WHO DIED 27 OCT. 1909 AGED 47

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10 George Tancred of Weens, Rulewater and its People An account of the Valley of the Rule and its Inhabitants (Edinburgh: University Press by T. and A. Constable, 1907), page 212.

11 Scots Origins, SI, 698/A/6.

12 Death Certificate; Mary Anne Balmer (1902), Cit. Date: 18 Jun 2003.

13 "Family Tombstone John Usher (1828-1904)". Rec. Date: 20 Aug 2002, Cit. Date: 20 Aug 2002.

14 Old Parish Records., 685/2/34. ANDREW USHER/MARGARET BALMER FR9009.

15 C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), Tree Table II Table VII; quotes deaths as 1904 in Egypt;
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16 Scots Origins, SI, 161/FN/26.