John, who lived at Rome, and held a situation of rank in the papal court. He was a poet, and wrote a play called "The Husband his own Cuckold-" he d. unmarried. ERASMUS, who eventually became representative of the family. 2. ERASMUS, who succeeded his nephew. 3. Henry, d. at Jamaica. 4. James, who left two daughters. Sir John Dryden was s. by his eldest son, SIR JOHN DRYDEN, the second baronet, from whom we pass to the son of the poet, SIR ERASMUS DRYDEN, the fifth baronet, who died unmarried at Canons Ashby, in 1711, and was s. by his uncle, SIR ERASMUS DRYDEN, the sixth baronet, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Edward Martyn, of the city of Westminster, and had, with two daughters, an only son, EDWARD, who died before his father, leaving by his wife Elizabeth Allen, grandaughter of Sir Thomas Allen, knight, inter alios, JOHN, successor to his grandfather. Bevill, who m. Mary, daughter of Dubber, esq. of Cirencester, and left a daughter, ELIZABETH, of whom presently as sole heiress of the family. Sir Erasmus Dryden was s. by his grandson, SIR JOHN DRYDEN, seventh baronet, at whose decease s. p. the baronetcy EXPIRED, and the estates devolved upon his niece, ELIZABETH DRYDEN, who m. 14th June, 1781, John Turner, esq. as in the body of the work. DUNMORE, EARL OF. His lordship was created in September, 1831, a peer of the united kingdom, as Baron Dunmore, of Dunmore, in the county of Perth. DUNSANY, BARON. Randall, eleventh baron, m. Bridget Fleming, only daughter by his first wife, of Richard Fleming of Staholmock; and not as stated, Bridget, daughter of Richard Fleming, second son of the last Lord Slane. Richard Fleming of Staholmock was son of Sir John Fleming, knight, nephew of William, Lord Slane, who took his seat in parliament in 1613. EAST, SIR EDWARD HYDE, has not the title of Honorable, as erroneously printed, but that of Right Honorable, being a privy councillor. EGERTON GREY, SIR PHILIP DE MALPAS, m. 8th March, 1832 Anne-Elizabeth, second daughter of George-John Leigh, esq. of High Leigh, Cheshire. ELPHINSTONE, SIR HOWARD, baronet, of Sowerby, in the county of Cumberland, an officer of rank in the army, C.B., and colonel of the royal engineers; b. 4th March, 1773; m. in 1803 Frances, eldest daughter of John Warburton, esq., by whom he has issue, 1. HOWARD, b. 9th June, 1804, m. 30th September, 1829, Eliza-Julia, youngest daughter of Edward-J. Curteis, esq., M.P., and has issue, HOWARD-WARBURTON, b. 26th July, 1830. Henry Curteis, b. 24th September, 1831. 2. Frances. 3. Harriet. 4. Louisa. Colonel Elphinstone was created a baronet 3rd April, 1815, and was appointed in 1832, commanding engineer at Malta. Lineage. This is a branch of the noble house of ELPHINSTONE, diverging from ROBERT, third Baron Elphinstone, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Drummond, and had issue, ALEXANDER, who s. as fourth lord. a 2. Robert. The second son, ROBERT ELPHINSTONE, was page to Prince HENRY, eldest son to King JAMES VI. He left an only surviving son, JOHN ELPHINSTONE, of Lopness-Waas, who left, with other issue, ROBERT, of Lopness, Steward, Justiciary, And, JOHN ELPHINSTONE, whose son, JOHN ELPHINSTONE, of the royal navy, m. Anne, daughter of Williams, esq., and left a son, JOHN ELPHINSTONE, a captain in the British navy, and admiral in the Russian service. Admiral Elphinstone commanded the fleet of the Czar, at the Battle of Tchesmé, and succeeded in destroying his infidel opponents. He m. Amelia, daughter of John Warburton, esq. Somerset Herald, and had issue, John, post captain, R.N. d. in 1801. Ponsonby-Rodolph, d. young. 1821, leaving two daughters, Anna-Maria, d. young. Catherine-Sarah, m. to the Rev. S. Roe. This being a more ample and accurate account of Sir Howard Elphinstone's family, than the one given in the body of the work, it is substituted in its place. EXMOUTH, VISCOUNT, has succeeded Lord De Saumarez as VICE ADMIRAL OF GREAT BRITAIN. Wood's Douglas calls this his lordship's FORBES, SIR JOHN, of Craigievar, third marriage, but the eldest son thereof, NORadd to his issue, a daughter. GRAHAM, SIR ROBERT, the armorial ensigns of this baronet are erroneously described. They should be-Quarterly, first MAN LESLIE, is designated Master of Rothes, and is stated to have forfeited his right to the earldom by his participation in the murder of Cardinal Betoun, 29th May, 1546, for which he was tried and found guilty of treason in the August following. 1 ļ NORMAN, Master of Rothes, convicted after the battle. The earl m. secondly, Elizabeth, eldest ROTHES, EARL OF. His lordship's sister Henrietta Anne, lady of CharlesKnight Murray, esq. d. in April, 1832. SMYTH-CARMICHAEL, SIR JAMES, was born in the year 1779, and not 1780. The account given, in the body of the work, of Dr. James Carmichael-Smyth, the father of the present baronet, is incorrect, it should be as follows. JAMES CARMICHAEL-SMYTH, M.D. F.R.S. Fellow of the royal college of physicians, London, and physician extraordinary to his Majesty GEORGE II., was twice honored with the unanimous vote of thanks by the house of commons for eminent public services. He m. in 1774, ANDREW, who inherited the Earldom of Mary, only child of Thomas Holyland, esq. of Rothes. Bromley, in the county of Kent, and dying in 1821, left issue, JAMES, present baronet. Henry, a major in the Bengal engineers. William, a paymaster of Exchequer bills. Charles, a captain in the Bengal cavalry. David, a judge and magistrate in Bengal. Robert, a captain in his majesty's army. Mark, a captain in the Madras cavalry. George, a captain in the Bengal cavalry. Maria, m. to Alexander Monro, M.D. fellow of the royal college of physicians Edinburgh, and professor of anatomy at the university in that city. Georgiana, m. to William Forrest, Lieutenant-colonel in the Bengal army, and inspector of military stores in the honorable E.I.C. SUFFOLK AND BERKSHIRE, EARL OF, Page 506, col. 2, line 21 from top, omit "whose line ceased with his grandson in 1702." THANET, EARL OF. His lordship d. 20th April, 1832. VENTRY, BARON, (Thomas-Townsend-Aremberg Mullins,) of Ventry, in the county of Kerry, in the peerage of Ireland, and a baronet; b. in January, 1786; m. Eliza, eldest daughter of Sir John Blake, bart. of Mento Castle, in the county of Galway, and has issue, DAYROLLES-BLAKENEY. Edward. Christabella. His lordship s. to the honors, as third baron, at the decease of his uncle, 7th October, 1827. Lineage. This noble family derives from a common ancestor with that of Molyneux, Earls of Sefton, namely, SIR RICHARD MOLYNEUX, knight, of Sefton, in the county of Lancaster, from whom descended WILLIAM MOLYNEUX, or MULLINS, of Burnham, in the county of Norfolk, whose son, FREDERICK-WILLIAM MULLINS, esq. settled in Ireland, and obtained considerable grants in the province of Ulster, which he sold, and purchased estates in the county of Kerry. Mr. Mullins sat in two successive parliaments in the reign of King WILLIAM. He m. Jane, daughter and heiress of the Very Reverend Dean Evelyn, and was s. by his grandson, WILLIAM MULLINS, esq. of Burnham, in the county of Kerry, (son of Frederick Mullins, esq. by Martha, eldest daughter of Thomas Blennerhasset, esq. and grandaughter, maternally, of Dermot, fifth Baron of Inchiquin,) who m. Mary, daughter of George Rowan, esq. and was s. by his only son, THOMAS MULLINS, esq. who was created a baronet 7th December, 1797, and elevated to the peerage of Ireland 29th July, 1800, as BARON VENTRY, of Ventry, in the county of Kerry. His lordship m. in 1775, Elizabeth, daughter of Townsend Gunn, esq. of Rattoo, in the same county, by whom he had issue, WILLIAM-TOWNSEND, his successor. Townsend, b. in 1763; m. in 1784, Christabella, daughter of Solomon Dayrolles, esq. of Henley Park, and died, leaving an only son, THOMAS-TOWNSEND-AREMBERG, present Thomas, m. in 1810, Mrs. Archer, widow of 1. Richard. 2. Ventry. eldest daughter of the late Captain William-Robert Broughton, R.N., C.B., and grandaughter of the late Rev. Sir Thomas Delves Broughton, of Doddington Hall, Cheshire. 2. William, b. 15th July, 1806. 3. Alured, b. 1st July, 1807. Theodora, m. to Edward Bruce, esq. of Kiloot, in the county of Antrim. Elizabeth, m. in 1780, to Richard Blennerhasset, esq. Arabella, m. in 1780, to Richard M'Gillicuddy, esq. of Whitefield. Charlotte, m. in 1792, to Richard Pierce Mahony, esq. and d. in 1816. Catherine, m. in 1792, to James Hozier, esq. and is deceased. Helena-Jane, m. in 1789, to Arthur Blennerhasset, esq. of Blennerville. The baron d. 11th January, 1824, and was s. by his eldest son, WILLIAM-TOWNSEND, second baron, who m. first, 12th July, 1784, Sarah-Anne, daughter of Sir Riggs Falkiner, bart. and had issue, Anne, m. to Richard Orpen Townsend, esq., of Ardtully, in the county of Antrim, and is deceased. Elizabeth, m. in 1810, to Nicholas de Lacherois Cromelin, esq., of Corrowdore Castle, in the county of Down. His lordship m. secondly, in 1790, Frances-Elizabeth, only daughter of Isaac Sage, esq. which marriage was dissolved by act of parliament in 1796; and, thirdly, in 1797, Clara, daughter of Benjamin Jones, esq. by whom he had THOMAS, b. 12th August, 1798, who d. in 1817. The baron d. in 1827, and thus leaving no male 3. Jane, m. to Richard Mellen, esq. of issue, the honors devolved upon his nephew, Wakefield. 4. Eliza. THOMAS-TOWNSEND, present peer. This being a more correct account of the 5. Anne, m. in 1828, to Thomas Arthur Ventry family, is substituted in place of that Blennerhassett, esq. given in the body of the work. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, William (Henry) IV. KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND KING OF HANOVER, Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire, Defender of the Faith, Sovereign of the Orders of the Garter, Bath, Thistle, St. Patrick, St. Michael, and St. George, (of the Ionian Islands) and of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. His Majesty was born on the 21st August, 1765, the third son of King GEORGE THE THIRD. He entered at a very early period of life the naval service, and passing through the regular gradations, attained the rank of post captain in 1786; at that time he was simply Prince WILLIAMHENRY, but in three years afterwards (20th May, 1789) HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS had patents creating him DUKE OF CLARENCE AND ST. ANDREWS, in the PEERAGE of GREAT BRITAIN, and EARL OF MUNSTER, in the PEERAGE OF IRELAND. In 1790, he was appointed Rear-Admiral, he subsequently became Admiral of the Red, and succeeded Sir Peter Parker as Admiral of the Fleet in 1811. Under the CANNING administration, the DUKE OF CLARENCE accepted the office of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND. The Duke ascended the throne upon the decease of his brother, King GEORGE THE FOURTH, on the 26th June, 1830, and was crowned, with his royal consort, at Westminster Abbey, on the 8th September, 1831. His Majesty married 11th June, 1818, Her Serene Highness Princess ADELAIDE - LOUISA - THERESA-CAROLINE-AMELIA, eldest daughter of GEORGEFREDERICK-CHARLES, late Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and had issue, Princess CHARLOTTE-AUGUSTA-LOUISA, born and died 27th March, 1819. Princess ELIZABETH-GEORGINA-ADELAIDE, born 10th December, 1820; died 4th March, 1821. ARMS-Quarterly: first and fourth, gu. three lions, passant, guardant, in pale, or, for ENGLAND; second, or, a lion, rampant, within a double tressure, flory, counterflory, gu. for SCOTLAND; |