The MacCormac family is a family of Northern Irish ancestry that originates in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The MacCormac family produced four medical doctors and at least three members of the family received knighthoods during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The family is of Ulster ancestry and perhaps also has some distant English ancestry through Colonel Joseph Hall of Hall Place, Lurgan.
The MacCormac family descends from the union of John MacCormac, (d. 1811), a prosperous linen merchant and Mary Ann Hall, (1766-1846), a wealthy heiress and daughter of Colonel Joseph Hall, a notable distiller in County Armagh. John MacCormac was the son of Cornelius MacCormac, a high-ranking naval officer who died after falling aboard a vessel.
The precise origins of the MacCormac family of County Armagh are unclear and it does not appear as though the family was of Scottish descent. The family may have descended from the family of Archbishop Cornelius MacCormac of Armagh, who was a clergyman in late seventeenth century Ireland. The origins of the Hall family are probably in England or Scotland, although the name may be an anglicised version of a traditionally Irish surname.
Medicineedit
The medical strand in the MacCormac family began with Henry MacCormac, (1800-1886), the son of John MacCormac and Mary Ann MacCormac. Henry MacCormac qualified as a medical doctor in Dublin, Paris, and earned a Medical Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1824. It is primarily from Henry MacCormac's lineage that the notable MacCormac dynasty descend, although his elder brother, Hon. John MacCormac was the progenitor of the Easmon medical family, a West African medical dynasty. Dr Henry MacCormac married Mary Newsam, the daughter of William Newsam, a linen merchant, descended from an old English family that settled in Ireland in 1640.
Henry MacCormac and Mary Newsam MacCormac were the parents of Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet, the most decorated surgeon of the late nineteenth century, who served as Serjeant-Surgeon to King Edward VII. The grandson and namesake of Dr Henry MacCormac, was a dermatologist and the father of architect, Sir Richard MacCormac.
Notable membersedit
The descendants of Henry MacCormac and Mary Newsam MacCormac include several medical doctors and other descendants who distinguished themselves in education, commerce, and the civil service during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. At least three members of the MacCormac family were knighted during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and at two others members of the family were decorated with civil honours.
Descendants of the MacCormac family in West Africaedit
The Easmon family of Sierra Leone descends from John MacCormac, (1794-1865), a prosperous timber merchant who was the elder brother of Dr Henry MacCormac, the nineteenth century physician. John MacCormac arrived in West Africa in 1816. He lived in the Gold Coast and Sierra Leone for over fifty years. MacCormac and his brother, Hamilton Edmund MacCormac, Esq., exported timber from Sierra Leone to Britain and established a prosperous business in the early nineteenth century.
Members of the Easmon family, a West African medical dynasty that partially descends from John MacCormac, (1794-1865), include:
Fraser, Ian, ‘Father and son--a tale of two cities’, Ulster Medical Journal, 1968 Winter Vol. 37 No. 1), pp. 1–39
Fraser, Sir Ian, ‘Sir Willam MacCormac and his times’, Thomas Vicary Lecture, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1983) Vol. 65, pp. 339–346
Marshall, M.D., F.R.C.P. LOND., F.R.C.P.I., D.P.H., Robert, 'The Open Window', A Paper read to the British Tuberculosis Association at its Annual Meeting in Belfast, in June, 1948, pp. 188–199
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how and when to remove this template message The MacCormac family is a family of Northern Irish ancestry that originates in County Armagh Northern Ireland The MacCormac family produced four medical doctors and at least three members of the family received knighthoods during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries The family is of Ulster ancestry and perhaps also has some distant English ancestry through Colonel Joseph Hall of Hall Place Lurgan MacCormacCurrent regionNorthern Ireland EnglandPlace of originCounty Armagh Northern IrelandMembersSir William MacCormac Sir Patrick Dean Sir Richard MacCormacConnected familiesAlmond Burden Burrowes Dean Easmon DistinctionsMedicine architecture civil service commerce Contents 1 History 2 Medicine 3 Notable members 4 Descendants of the MacCormac family in West Africa 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe MacCormac family descends from the union of John MacCormac d 1811 a prosperous linen merchant and Mary Ann Hall 1766 1846 a wealthy heiress and daughter of Colonel Joseph Hall a notable distiller in County Armagh John MacCormac was the son of Cornelius MacCormac a high ranking naval officer who died after falling aboard a vessel The precise origins of the MacCormac family of County Armagh are unclear and it does not appear as though the family was of Scottish descent The family may have descended from the family of Archbishop Cornelius MacCormac of Armagh who was a clergyman in late seventeenth century Ireland The origins of the Hall family are probably in England or Scotland although the name may be an anglicised version of a traditionally Irish surname Medicine editThe medical strand in the MacCormac family began with Henry MacCormac 1800 1886 the son of John MacCormac and Mary Ann MacCormac Henry MacCormac qualified as a medical doctor in Dublin Paris and earned a Medical Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1824 It is primarily from Henry MacCormac s lineage that the notable MacCormac dynasty descend although his elder brother Hon John MacCormac was the progenitor of the Easmon medical family a West African medical dynasty Dr Henry MacCormac married Mary Newsam the daughter of William Newsam a linen merchant descended from an old English family that settled in Ireland in 1640 Henry MacCormac and Mary Newsam MacCormac were the parents of Sir William MacCormac 1st Baronet the most decorated surgeon of the late nineteenth century who served as Serjeant Surgeon to King Edward VII The grandson and namesake of Dr Henry MacCormac was a dermatologist and the father of architect Sir Richard MacCormac Notable members editThe descendants of Henry MacCormac and Mary Newsam MacCormac include several medical doctors and other descendants who distinguished themselves in education commerce and the civil service during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries At least three members of the MacCormac family were knighted during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and at two others members of the family were decorated with civil honours Members of the MacCormac family include Henry MacCormac physician notable physician and man of letters John MacCormac pioneer of the African timber trade in Sierra Leone Sir William MacCormac Five times President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Serjeant Surgeon to King Edward VII Henry MacCormac dermatologist CBE 1879 1950 dermatologist and Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps Dr Henry Roy Dean medical doctor and professor of Pathology at the University of Cambridge and Master of Trinity Hall Cambridge Sir Patrick Dean 1909 1985 British ambassador to the United States Sir Richard MacCormac architect and founder of MacCormac Pritchard and JamesDescendants of the MacCormac family in West Africa editThe Easmon family of Sierra Leone descends from John MacCormac 1794 1865 a prosperous timber merchant who was the elder brother of Dr Henry MacCormac the nineteenth century physician John MacCormac arrived in West Africa in 1816 He lived in the Gold Coast and Sierra Leone for over fifty years MacCormac and his brother Hamilton Edmund MacCormac Esq exported timber from Sierra Leone to Britain and established a prosperous business in the early nineteenth century Members of the Easmon family a West African medical dynasty that partially descends from John MacCormac 1794 1865 include John Farrell Easmon coined the term Blackwater Fever and wrote the first clinical analysis of the disease Macormack Charles Farrell Easmon OBE notable physician and historian of Sierra Leone Charles Odamtten Easmon first Ghanaian to qualify as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Charles Syrett Farrell Easmon CBE distinguished microbiologist and medical administratorSources editFraser Ian Father and son a tale of two cities Ulster Medical Journal 1968 Winter Vol 37 No 1 pp 1 39 Fraser Sir Ian Sir Willam MacCormac and his times Thomas Vicary Lecture Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1983 Vol 65 pp 339 346 Marshall M D F R C P LOND F R C P I D P H Robert The Open Window A Paper read to the British Tuberculosis Association at its Annual Meeting in Belfast in June 1948 pp 188 199External links editFroggatt Peter Henry MacCormac 1800 1886 Physician http www newulsterbiography co uk index php home viewPerson 2071 Magee Karl Maccormac Henry 1800 1886 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 1 Henry MacCormac b 1879 d 12 Dec 1950CBE MD Edin FRCP 1917 http munksroll rcplondon ac uk Biography Details 2845 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MacCormac family of County Armagh Northern Ireland amp oldid 1179352575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
