Mary Battersby

[2] Some have stated that Battersby was the unmarried daughter of Robert Battersby of Bobsville, County Meath, Ireland, who in 1763 married Marianne, daughter and co-heiress of Haynes Wade of Lislin, County Cavan, Ireland.

[1] Others have questioned this, suggesting that she could have been the daughter of Robert Battersby's brother, referred to as John of Lakefield.

Some of the donations given of her work is inscribed with the address of the artist as 21 North Cumberland Street, Dublin and later No.

[2] The Royal Dublin Society received four volumes of drawings from Miss Battersby, the first in 1820, three in 1836 with a letter.

These were Flowers drawn from Nature, Drawings from a collection of birds shot in Pennsylvania, North America by Robert Battersby Esq.