28. The Hasler's - Dublin, Galway and Melbourne

1700's Dublin Castle - Ireland to Photo Extraordinaires in 150 years

If there is someone in your family lines, that document things by images, you can't go past this photography family. But set in an earlier time, these Hasler's had strong Irish - Dublin Castle links.

This may go into a 2 or 3 page post, as the details of them and the connections they had, were large.
I mean, it just doesn't stop at the Hasler family, as many people that graced their presence, were influential people, particularly the Irish, whether it be in Ireland or Australia.
Their connectivity was immense. It even stems to the Newenham's, both in Ireland and Melbourne.

On my Maternal line, is the Hasler family. There sits a family, very well connected to Dublin Castle and was well within the ranks of the "Administration of Ireland", during the 1700's.
The Hasler's were based in the court of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the Townshend / Rutland days and they were Chamberlains to the Lord Lieutenant. They would have been an organiser of sorts, to functions as such and performed daily duties to the functionality of the Lord Lieutenant.

Sir John Hasler (6th GGF) was a Chamberlain to, what looks like the controversial Townshend administration. Also was with the Duke of Rutland. What looks like to be his son John Hasler (5th GGF), was a Deputy Chamberlain, but of what I can see, he was only deputy, under the Duke of Rutland.
Son - John was also a Captain in the 28th Regiment of Foot.

Captain John had a few children, one of them was William Benjamin Hasler (4th GGF) and he married Hannah Scott.
During the 1830's, William and Hannah may have lived in Dalkey, Dublin (where the Hasler's predominantly lived) but were placed in Galway by the late 1830's. I don't know what took them there, but they were there until William died in 1859. Seems that Hannah moved back to Dalkey to be close to family. William was a farmer as such, but I still don't know how diversified he was. As a family heirloom (Mid 1800's Glass Cutter), depicts a different view.
There is an association to Whitehall House Co. Wexford with this line of Haslers, but I still don't understand this connection.

William and Hannah, had 3 children :

1. Olivia Mary Hasler  -    born circa 1836 Dalkey or Galway - died 1876 Galway
2. Frederick John Hasler - born circa 1838 Dalkey or Galway - died 1920 Melbourne Australia
3. George Henry Massey Hasler - born 1841 Galway City (St.Nicholas) - died 1897 Melbourne Australia

It is unknown, on what happened to Olivia.
But Frederick and George left their Galway home life as emerging photographers - just prior to 1869, for an Australian trip.
Not much is known on George at the early part other than he came to Melbourne first, as he is depicted in mid 1869 as being a partner in a photographic company. (Suggesting he had prior time in Australia, before Frederick).
Frederick came out to Australia in April 1869, but does not list George (in his diary) as being with him.
Both these men, were accomplished photographers, some would say - masters of their crafts. In time George will take the limelight of being a Photographer to a new level.

I will depict their Australian life, in the next blog.