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The Ussher or Usher family was an Anglo-Irish family prominent from the 15th to 19th centuries, originally as merchants and municipal officials in Dublin. Family tradition traces their origin to a John Nevil, supposed to be of the Nevilles of Northern England and to have been Usher of Prince John of England's Court as Lord of Ireland; the family also saw a connection with the Yorkshire Usher family recorded from the 14th century. The Constable of Dublin Castle in 1302 was "John le Ussher", who may have been a relative. The earliest definite ancestor of the later Usshers was Arland Ussher, who was Mayor of Dublin in 1469.

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 * Charles Ussher MP for Blessington 1745-1771
 * John Ussher (MP for Inistioge) MP for Inistioge 1783-1790
 * Henry Ussher (astronomer) (1741–1790)
 * Sir Thomas Ussher KCH CB (1779–1848) Royal Navy officer
 * Newtown Limavady MPs:
 * John Usher MP for 1639 may have been son of Sir William Ussher the younger (p.141)
 * William Ussher (1675-1719) MP 1714-15 was son of Sir William's son Christopher (p.145)
 * William Ussher (1718-1780) Archdeacon of Glendalough, was son of another William Ussher (1680-1744) Archdeacon of Clonfert