ANNESLEY
Francis Annesley, of Newport Pagnell,
Bucks, cr Baronet 1620, cr 1622 Viscount of Valentia [to take effect after the death
of the then holder of the title, which occurred in 1642, but with precedence
from 1622], cr 1629 Baron Mountnorris (d.1660); m.1st ca 1608
Dorothea Philipps (d.3 May 1624); m.2nd by 1629 Jane, Lady Courten,
née Stanhope (d.12 Mar 1684)
1a) Hester (
2a) Arthur, 2nd Viscount Valentia, cr 1661
Earl of
1b) James, 2nd Earl
of
1c) James, 3rd Earl
of
1d) Catherine (Jan 1701-18 Jan
1736); m.1st Sep 1718 William Phipps (bap11 Oct 1698-1 Feb 1730);
m.2nd John Sheldon
2c) John, 4th Earl
of
3c) Arthur, 5th Earl
of
4c)
2b) Altham, cr 1681 Baron
Altham, of Altham with remainder to his issue male and then to his younger
brothers and their issue male (d.26 Apr 1699); m.1st Leighton
Buzzard
1c) James George, 2nd
Lord Altham (d.by 1700)
3b) Richard, 3rd Lord
Altham (d.London
1c) Arthur, 4th Lord
Altham (d.Inchicore, nr
1d)
James, possibly de jure 5th
Lord Altham, 7th Viscount Valentia and 6th Earl of
Anglesey (1715-5 Jan 1760); m.1st __ Chester; m.2nd Bidborough 14 Sep 1751 Margaret I’anson;
despite winning a Chancery suit proving his legitimacy, he never assumed the
titles thereafter; he claimed to have been abducted on orders of his uncle and
sold into slavery in Jamaica, but eventually escaped
1e)
James, possibly de jure 6th
Lord Altham, 8th Viscount Valentia and 7th Earl of
2e)
son, possibly de jure 7th Lord Altham, 9th
Viscount Valentia and 8th Earl of
2c) Richard, 5th
Lord Altham, 6th Earl of Anglesey and 7th Viscount
Valentia (d.Camolin Park 14 Feb 1761); m.Northam, Devon 25 Jan 1715 Anne Prust
(21 Sep 1694-ca Aug 1741); allegedly he also m.in
1715 Anne Simpson (d.1765); he then m. 15 Sep 1741 Juliana Donovan (d.Bath 20 Nov 1776); a subsequent finding of the Irish
House of Lords was that the marriage to Juliana was valid, though the English
House of Commons found that it was not; Richard’s son thus inherited the
Irish peerages only, and the earldom of Anglesey was deemed to be extinct on
Richard’s death
1d) Arthur, 8th
Viscount Valentia and 6th Lord Altham, cr 1793 Earl of Mountnorris (
[by 1st
m.]:
1e) Arthur (
2e) George, 2nd Earl
of Mountnorris, 9th Viscount Valentia and 7th Lord Altham
(Arley Hall 4 Dec 1770-Arley Castle 23 Jul 1844); m.Powderham
Castle 3 Sep 1790 Hon. Anne Courtenay (2 Jul 1774-Southampton 6 Jan 1835)
1f) George Arthur, Viscount
Valentia (London 2 Oct 1793-Brighton 16 Mar 1841); m.Brighton
2f) William (
3e) Juliana Lucy (1771-Valence
4e) Charles
5e) Matthew
6e) Hester Annabella (
[by 2nd
m.]:
7e) Catherine (
8e) Henry Arthur (
9e) Frances Caroline (
10e) Richard
11e) Juliana (
2d) Richarda; m.1761 Robert Phaire, of
3d) Juliana (d.Apr 1768); m.31
May 1765 Frederick Flood, of
4d) Katherine; m.John
O’Toole, of Ballyfad (d.1823)
3c) Elizabeth; m.1st
William Green; m.2nd 16 Aug 1737 Maurice Thompson, 2nd
Lord Haversham (1675-11 Apr 1745); m.3rd
4b) Arthur
5b) Charles
6b) Dorothy; m.1654 Richard
Power, Earl of Tyrone (1630-1690)
7b)
8b)
9b) Philippa (d.19 Feb 1715);
m.1st 1673/4 Charles Mohun, 3rd Lord Mohun (d.29 Sep
1677); m.2nd William Coward (d.8 Apr 1705)
10b) Anne; m.___ Baker
3a) Robert (d.Rome 16__)
4a) John, of
1b) Francis, of
1c) Charity, d.1741
2c) Deborah; m.1 Jul 1731
Robert Doyne, of Wells (
3c)
4c) Hannah; m.3 Dec 1733 Thomas
Springe
2b) Maurice, of Little Rath (d.17 Feb 1718); m.Hon. Sarah Blayney (d.5 Jul
1705)
1c) Elizabeth; m.Sir Arthur
Gore, 2nd Bt. (d.10 Feb 1741)
2c) Dorothy; m.Francis Knox, of
Moyne Abbey (d.1730)
3b) John, of Ballysax
(d.13 Apr 1720); m.Eleanor Bishop
1c) Francis, of Ballysax, d.5 Mar 1750; m.Margaret Eyre
2c) Rev. Richard, d.3 Jun 1752;
m. ___ Persse
1d) John
2d) Charles
3c) John
4c) Rev. Maurice; m.Bridget
Hawkins
1d) John
2d) Francis
4b) Robert
5b) George
5a) Beatrix (
6a) Francis, of Castle Wellan (
1b) Francis, of Thorganby (1663-7 Aug 1750); m.1st
1c) Rev. Francis (d.1 May
1740); m.Anne Gayer, granddau of 2nd Earl
of
1d) Arthur, of Bletchingdon (1733-Feb 1773); m.Elizabeth
1e) Arthur, of Bletchingdon (
1f) Arthur, 10th
Viscount Valentia (Bletchingdon 30 Nov
1785-Bletchingdon Park 30 Dec 1863); m.12 Aug 1808 Eleanor O’Brien (d.10
Jun 1843)
1g) Arthur (Ufford
Hall 14 Sep 1809-27 Oct 1844); m.18 Jan 1836 Flora Mary Macdonald (d.Heathfield House, Bletchingdon
1h) Mary (
2h) Flora (
3h) Arthur, 11th Viscount
Valentia (Inveresk 23 Aug 1843-Bletchingdon Park 20 Jan 1927); m.London
1i) Vere (
2i) Arthur (
3i) Violet Kathleen (
4i) Caryl Arthur James, 12th
Viscount Valentia (
5i) Helen (
6i) Lettice (
7i) Hilda Cecil (
8i) Dorothy (11 May 1892-1985);
m.27 Jul 1921 Joseph Francis Vaughan Gibbs
2g)
3g) Charles Arthur James George
(
4g) Algernon Arthur Sydney (
1h) Arthur Sydney Evelyn (
2h) Helen Sydney Martha (
3h) Mabel Sydney Augusta
Katherine (
5g) Henry
6g) Eleanor Arthur Catherine,
d.22 Mar 1884
7g) Frances Arthur Charlotte
(d.13 May 1904); m.17 Oct 1852 William Linskill, of
8g) Matilda Arthur Marianne
(d.23 May 1894); m.18 Jul 1845 John Kent Egerton Holmes (d.16 Jun 1848)
9g) Eva Arthur Henry Medora
(d.1894); m.12 Jan 1853 Sir Henry Robinson (d.Mar 1893), brother of Lord
Rosmead, and father by her of Sir Henry Robinson, Bt.
10g) Nea Arthur
11g) Augusta Arthur Constantia,
d.16 Aug 1892
12g) Altisidora
Arthur Victoria
2f) Rev. Charles Annesley
Francis, of Eydon (
3f) Catherine Elizabeth (
4f) Barbara Caroline (
5f) Mary (
6f) Lucy Susan Martha (
7f) Francis, d.Bangalore 1811
8f) James, d.1828
9f) George Martin, d.India
10f)
2e) Rev. Francis, of Eydon (d.13 Dec 1831)
3e) Anne (d.19 Sep 1816); m.16
Mar 1784 Charles Warde, of Westerham and Squerries (
4e)
2d) Rev. Francis, of Eydon (d.1811); m.Mary
3d) James (d.9 Dec 1777)
2c) Henry (d.1728)
3c) Rev. Martin (1701-Jun
1749); m.12 Dec 1732 Mary Hanbury
1d) Francis
2d) Rev. Arthur Henry; m.___
1e) Rev. Arthur (
1f) Rev. Francis (
1g) Maria Charlotte (
2f) Catherine, d.Sep 1833
3f) Arthur (1 May 1803-11 Aug
1883); m.2 Jun 1838 Elizabeth Vere Tyndale (d.10 Feb 1902)
1g) Mary Earle (
2g) Rev. Henry Arthur (
1h) William Monckton, assumed
title of 13th Viscount Valentia but never proved it (
2h) Arthur Henry (
3h) Sophia Mary (
4h) Philip de Vere (
1i)
Christabel de Vere (
2i) Christopher (
5h) Eleanor Catherine (
3g) Catherine Vere (
4g) Ellen Arabella (
5g) William Oliver Tyndale (
6g) Arthur Francis Biscoe (
1h) Caroline Vere (
2h) Cicely Prout
Tyndale (
7g) George Dighton (
1h) Francis Dighton, 14th
Viscount Valentia (
1i) Richard John Dighton, 15th
Viscount Valentia (
1j) Francis William Dighton, 16th
Viscount Annesley (b.1959); m.1982 Shaneen Hobbs
1k) Kirsten (b.1986)
2k) Sarah Ashleigh (b.1989)
2j) Richard Dighton (
3j) Peter John (b.1967); m.1987
Deborah Coetes
1k) William Lester Dighton
(b.1999)
2k) James Richard Dighton
(b.2000)
3k) Charles John Dighton
(b.2006)
4j) Sarah Joy (b.1958); m.1980
Mark K Frewen
2i) Elizabeth Mary Jean (b.6
May 1926); m.12 Jun 1948 James Terence Ralph Sylvester Bradley (d.1987)
3i) Susan Margaret (
4i) Helen Jennifer Frances
(b.13 Oct 1935); m.19 Jan 1957 Simon Fitzroy Casswell
2h) Muriel Mary Grace (
8g) Edward Dallas (
4f) Rev. William (
1g) Catherine Wilhelmina (
2g) Rev, Charles Henry (
3g) Oliver Francis Theodore (
1h) Laura Daphne Theodora (d.31
Jan 1974); m.20 Apr 1912 Lenox Arthur Dutton Naper (d.8 Oct 1965)
2h) Isabel Myrtle (d.25 Feb
1978); m.15 Nov 1921 Edward Shirley Godman (d.25 Jan 1951)
4g) Laura Eleanore Vere (
5g) William Martin (
5f) Caroline, d.25 Oct 1856
6f) George (
1g) Rev. Francis Hanbury (
2g) Emily Vere (
3g)
4g) Reginald Carey (
7f)
8f) Martin (1811-2 May 1840)
9f) Elizabeth Vere (d.24 Mar
1887); m.16 Oct 1838 Rev. Arthur Mogg (1811-25 Mar
1840)
3d) William
4d) Martin
5d) James
6d) Mary
7d) Katherine; m.Rev. ___
Trollope
8d) Ellizabeth;
m.George Booth Tyndale
4c) John
5c) James
6c) William, cr 1758 Baron
Annesley of Castle Wellan, cr 1766 Viscount Glerawly (ca 1710-Clontarf
1d) Francis Charles, 2nd
Viscount Glerawly, cr 1789 Earl Annesley, with
remainder to his brother Richard (27 Nov 1740-Mountpanther 19 Dec 1802); m.8
Feb 1766 Mary Grove (d.25 Aug 1791); he subsequently went through a marriage
ceremony with one Mrs Sophia Connor (d.Paris ca 1852), who was then already
married; besides four illegitimate sons by Dorothy McIlroy
he had issue by Mrs Connor:
1e)
son, b.before the marriage ceremony of his parents,d.at sea æt 14
2e)
George de la Poer Beresford (d.Sandhurst 1814)
3e)
Francis Charles (d.Dublin
2d) Richard, 2nd
Earl Annesley (
1e) William Richard, 3rd
Earl Annesley (
1f) [ex 1] Mary (d.1837); m.16
Feb 1828 William John MacGwire
2f) William Richard, 4th
Earl Annesley (Dublin 21 Feb 1830-Cowes 10 Aug 1874)
3f) Hugh, 5th Earl
Annesley (Dublin 26 Jan 1831-Castlewellan 15 Dec 1908); m.1st
1g) Mabel Marguerite (
2g) Francis, 6th
Earl Annesley (
3g) Clare (
4g) Constance Mary (
4f) Robert John (
5f) Arthur (
6f) George (
1g) Josephine (d.12 Sep 1945;
m.6 Aug 1884 Sir Herbert Stuart Sankey (d.5 Apr 1940)
7f) William Octavius Beresford
(
1g) Walter Beresford, 7th
Earl Annesley (
1h) Beresford Cecil Bingham, 8th
Earl Annesley (
2g) Sarah (
3g)
4g) Katherine Maud (
2e) Robert (
1f) James (1799-Amsterdam
1g) William Richard (23 May
1827-29 Mar 1896); m.3 Mar 1862 Isabel Norton (London 31 Jan 1844-Bath 28 Apr
1927)
1h) William Richard Norton (
1i) William Robert Bathurst (
2h) Arthur James Patrick (
1i) Sheila Isabel Ina (Nov
1921- ); m.1st
3h) James Harry Sydney (
4h) Clementine Mary Sophie
(d.21 Jun 1878)
2g) Arthur Adolphus (
1h) Arthur Albert O’Donel
Valentia (
1i) Robert, 9th Earl
Annesley (
1j) Patrick, 10th
Earl Annesley (
1k) Jane Margaret; m.Vernon Hugh Gamester
2k) Nora Kathleen; m.John
3k) Patricia Catherine; m.David
Sidney Morehead
4k) Frances Elizabeth
2j) Philip Harrison, 11th
Earl Annesley (b.29 Mar 1927); m.24 Mar 1951
3j) Michael Robert (b.4 Dec
1933); m.23 Jun 1956 Audrey Mary Goodwright
1k) Michael Stephen (b.1957);
m.1983 (div 2000) Angela Matthews; m.2nd 2004 Karen Lesley Coolman Fuller
1l) Michael David (b.1984)
2l) Zara Jane
2k) Robert Francis; m.Sharon Anne Fraser
3k) Shelia Marie
2i)
2h) Clementine Martha (
3g) James O’Donel (
1h) Euphemia
2h) Anna Clementine
3h) Alice Mary; m.27 Apr 1892
Charles F H Davidson
4g) Robert Eugene Hyde (
5g) Francis Charles (
1h) Francis Charles Cowper (Mar
1866- ); m.19 Nov 1896 Hon. Mabel Wynn
(
2h) James Howard Adolphus (
3h) Clementina Maria; m.1st
1892 (div 1906) Francis Denis Annesley; m.2nd
4h) Constance Maude
5h) Blanche Wilhelmina Dorothea;
m.1 Jun 1892 George Hervey Nicholson
6g) Anna Clementina (d.6 Sep
1860); m.23 Feb 1859 Hon. George Annesley (above)
2f) William Richard, d.at Puna
3f) Francis Charles, ennobled
in Prussia, d.8 Oct 1887; m.5 Feb 1839 Harriet Bolton (d.20 Feb 1872)
4f) George Robert Lambert (
5f) Mary Anne, d.8 Nov 1821;
m.5 Jul 1820 John Stepney Cowell [1857 Cowell-Stepney, 1871 Baronet] (
6f) Catherine, d.27 Apr 1822;
m.5 Jul 1820 Rev. Thomas Mahon (1785-Mar 1825)
7f) Eleanora Caroline, d.22 Sep
1843
3e) Arthur, took surname
GROVE-ANNESLEY (
4e) Francis Charles (
5e) Catherine, d. 10 or 16 Jul
1830; m.1802 Sir Neale O’Donnell, 2nd Bt. (d.1 Mar 1827)
3d) Catherine (d.Dublin
4d) Very Rev. William, Dean of Down (
1e) Marcus John (
1f) Marcus William (
2f) Jane Amelia
3f) Elizabeth Matilda, d.1860;
m. H Hodges
4f) Maria
5f) Catherine
6f) Harriet, d.6 Jul 1907
2e) Rev. William (
1f) Henrietta Selina, d.30 Apr
1893; m.Jul 1851 Stephen Francis C Annesley
2f) Anna Maria Fanny, d.Jan
1873; m.27 Sep 1860 Rev. William Young (d.25 Mar 1872)
7c) Arthur (d.1786)
8c)
2b) Deborah; m. Rev. Charles
Ward