DERICK, b. 12 Feb. 1820;-11. LLEWELLYN-CHARLES-ROBERT, b. 13 Nov. 1822; 12. ELEANOR-ROSE, b. 11 July, and d. 26 Dec. 1825. THE family of IRBY, or IREBY, was of great antiquity in the co. of Lincoln, where the chief branch long flourished, being lords of Irby or Ireby, in Candlesho Wapentake, in the co. of Lincoln, all since conveyed to another family. Sir WILLIAM DE IREBY, knt., in 1251, 35 Henry III., was witness to the charter of foundation of the abbey of Hales, co. Gloucester, granted by the king's brother, Richard, earl of Cornwall, king of the Romans. JOHN DE IREBY appears, temp. Edw. III., to be one of the jurors in an inquest taken before the king's escheater, for founding a chantry in Wigton, by John Gernoun and Margaret, his wife, and granting it with the advowson of the church to the abbey of Holmeulbrum, co. Cumberland. ROBERT IRBY, or IREBY, of Laceby, co. Lincoln, m. one of the das. and co-hh. of Herbert Flynton, esq., (by his wife, one of the das. and co-hh. of Walter de la Lynde, lord of Laceby and Bulbrooke, co. Sussex,) by whom he had issue, ROBERT, who m. Jane, da. of sir John Lowdham, knt., by whom he had issue, BENNET IREBY, esq., who m. a da. of sir Robert Gamsby, knt., and had issue, John and Alice, and ROBERT IREBY, esq., the eldest son, m. Jane, da. of Thomas Thimbelby, of Pollam, co. Lincoln, esq., by whom he had Thomas, who d. without issue, and ANTHONY IREBY, or IRBY, esq., who was seated at Gosterston, co. Lincoln, and d. 21 June 1552; he m. Alice, da. of John Bountaine, esq., and by her had issue, Leonard, who was M.P. for Boston, co. Lincoln, from the 1st of queen Mary to 6 Phil. and Mary, and again in 5th and 13th Eliz. 1563 and 1571; and THOMAS, seated at Whapload, co. Lincoln, m. Elizabeth Serjeant, and was father of ANTHONY IRBY, esq., who served in parliament for the borough of Boston, in the 31st, 39th, and 43d years of Elizabeth, and also in the 1st of king James I. Hem. Alice Tash, widow, da. of Thomas Welbye, esq., of Moulton, co. Lincoln; she was buried at Whapload, in the same county, 21 April 1602, and he d. 6 Oct. 1625, leaving issue, besides other children, Sir ANTHONY IRBY, recorder of Boston, co. Lincoln, was appointed high sheriff co. Lincoln 1637; he represented the borough of Boston in parliament, 1639 and 1640, and the 8th, 11th, 15th, 30th, and 31st Charles II.; he m. 4 wives, 1st, 1623, Frances, da. of sir William Wray, of Glentworth, co. Lincoln, bart., and had issue, 1. ELIZABETH, m., 1645, the hon. George Montagu, of Horton, co. Northampton, eldest son and h. of Henry, earl of Manchester, (by his 3d wife, Margaret, da. of John Crouch, esq.,) and was mother of Charles, 1st earl of Halifax, and other children; she d. 9 Feb. 1684. He m., 2dly, Margaret, da. of the right hon. sir Richard Smythe, of Ostenhanger, co. Kent, knt., privy counsellor; 3dly, Margaret-Jane, da. of sir Edward Barkham, of Southacre, co. Norfolk, knt.; and, 4thly, Catherine, 3d da. of William, lord Paget, and had issue by her, 2. ANTHONY. 3. ISABELLA, m. William, 6th lord Paget. 4. FRANCES, m. James Macartney, esq., ancestor of the late earl Macartney, K.B. ANTHONY IRBY, son and h. of sir Anthony, m. Mary, da. and sole h. of John Stringer, of Ashford, co. Kent, esq., d. April 1686, and left issue, 1. sir EDWARD; 2. Anthony, in the army, d. unm. 1736; 3. Anne, d. unm. 23 Jan. 1680. Sir EDWARD IRBY represented the borough of Boston, 1st Anne, 1702, and 1705, created a bart. 13 April 1704, m. Dorothy, only da. of the hon. Henry Paget, 2d son of William, lord Paget, and by her (who d. 24 Oct. 1738) had, 1. Sir WILLIAM, his successor. 2. JANE, d. young. Sir Edward d. 1718, and was succeeded by his son, Sir WILLIAM, who was created baron Boston, 10 April 1761, b. 8 March 1707; he was appointed one of the pages of honour to George I., 27 Feb. 1723-4, and 20 Jan. 1728, to George II.; and 10 Dec. 1728, one of the equerries to Frederick, prince of Wales, on his first arrival in England; 1 Aug. 1736, he was appointed vice-chamberlain to Augusta, princess of Wales, and 1760, was made her lord chamberlain; in 1734, he was chosen for Launceston, and served in the ensuing parliament for the same borough; in 1754, he served for Bodmin; he m., 26 Aug. 1746, Albinia, da. of Henry Selwyn, esq., one of the maids of honour to Augusta, princess of Wales, and by her (who d. 1 April 1769) had issue, 1. AUGUSTA-GEORGIANA-ELIZABETH, one of the maids of honour to Augusta, princess of Wales, b. 26 July 1747, m. Thomas de Grey, 2d lord Walsingham. 2. FREDERICK, 2d lord. 3. WILLIAM-HENRY, b. 9 Sept. 1750, m., 25 Oct. 1781, Mary, youngest da. and coheiress of Rowland Blackman, esq., of the island of Antigua, and d. 17 May 1830, having had by her, (who d. 30 July 1792,) 1. William-Henry-Rowland, b. 13 March 1784. 2. Augusta-Priscilla, d. 28 Sept. 1785, m., 19 May 1810, sir William Langham, of Cottesbroke, co. Northampton, bart. His lordship d. 30 March 1775, and was succeeded by his eldest son, FREDERICK, 2d lord, b. 9 July 1749, m., 15 May 1775, Christian, sole da. of Paul Methuen, of Corsham House, co. Wilts, esq., and by her (who d. 9 May 1832) had issue, 1. CHARLOTTE, b. 11 March 1776. 2. GEORGE, present lord. 3. FREDERICK-PAUL, b. 18 April 1779, rear-admiral of the white, C.B., colonel of marines, m., 1st, 1 Dec. 1803, Emily-Ives, youngest da. and co-heiress of William Drake, of Amersham, co. Bucks, esq., and by her (who d. 7 Aug. 1806) had issue, 1. Frederick-William, b. 28 July 1806. He m., 2dly, 23 Jan. 1816, Frances, 2d da. of Ichabod Wright, of Mapperly Hall, co. Nottingham, esq., and has issue, 2. Frances-Harriet, b. 25 July 1817. 3. Charles-Paul, b. 17 June 1818, R.N., d. 14 May 1837. 4. Henrietta-Maria, b. 9 Oct. 1820, d. 26 May 1827. 5. Margaret-Amelia, b. 14 April 1823. 6. Montagu-Henry - John, b. 18 May 1828. 7. Adeline-Pauline, b. 18 Dec. 1831. 8. Leonard-Howard-Loyd, b. 13 April 1836. 4. WILLIAM-AUGUSTUS, in holy orders, b. 28 Nov. 1780, d. unm. 10 March 1807. 5. ALBINIA, b. 8 March 1782. 6. HENRY-EDWARD, lieut.-col. in the army, and captain 2d life-guards, b. 27 Aug. 1783, d. 9 March 1821. 7. PAUL-ANTHONY, in holy orders, rector of Whiston and Cottesbroke, co. Northampton, b. 16 Dec. 1784, m., 2 Dec. 1814, Patience-Anne, eldest da. of sir William Champion de Crespigny, of King's Rew, co. Southampton, bart., (by lady Sarah Windsor, da. of Other-Lewis, 4th earl of Plymouth,) by whom (who d. 22 March 1831) he had issue, 1. Claude-Frederick, b. 19 Sept. 1815. He m., 2dly, 8 Sept. 1835, Wilhelmina, eldest da. of David Powell, of Loughton, co. Essex, esq. 8. CHRISTIAN-ELIZABETH, b. 4 April 1786. 9. EDWARD-METHUEN, adjutant and ensign 3d regiment of foot-guards, b. 21 March 1788, killed at the battle of Talavera, in Spain, 27 July 1809. 10. CHARLES-LEONARD, captain R.N., b. 9 Oct. 1789, m., 8 Feb. 1825, Frances, 2d da. of John Mangles, of Hurley, co. Berks, esq., and has issue, 1. Frances-Elizabeth, b. 28 Oct. 1826. 2. A son, b. 16 Aug. 1830. 11. AUGUSTA-MATILDA, b. 28 Dec. 1790. 12. ANN-MARIA-LOUISA, b. 2 Oct. 1792, m. Henry-John, lord Selsey. 13. ADOLPHUS-FREDERIC, b. 24 Feb. 1797. His lordship d. 23 March 1825, and was succeeded by his eldest son, GEORGE, present and 3d lord. Heir Apparent-Hon. GEORGE-IVES IRBY, eldest son of his lordship. Creations-Baronet, 13 April 1704; Baron, 10 April 1761. Arms-Argent, fretty sable; on a canton gules, a chaplet or. Crest-A Saracen's head in profile proper, wreathed round the temples argent and sable. Supporters-Two antelopes gules, each gorged with a chaplet or. Motto Honor fidelitatis premium. nour is the reward of fidelity. Ho HENRY-RICHARD VASSALL, BARON HOLLAND, of Holland co. Lincoln, Baron Holland, of Foxley, co. Wilts, Chancellor of the Duchy Court and County Palatine of Lancaster, P.C., F.R., and S.A., and late Recorder of Nottingham; born 21 Nov. 1773; succeeded his father, Stephen, the late lord, 26 Dec. 1774; married, 9 July 1797, Elizabeth, da. of Richard Vassall, esq., (whose marriage with her former husband, sir Godfrey Webster, bart., was dissolved by act of parliament June 1797,) on which occasion his lordship took, by royal sign manual, the surname of Vassall only. His lordship has issue,- 1. STEPHEN, b. 18 Jan. 1799, d. 22 Nov. 1800;- 2. HENRY-EDWARD, Secretary of Embassy at Vienna, b. 7 March 1802, m., 9 May 1833, Augusta-Mary, only da. of George-William, present and 8th earl of Coventry; 3. MARY-ELIZA BETH, b. 19 Feb. 1806, m. Thomas, lord Lilford ;- -4. GEORGIANAANNE, b. 7 Nov. 1809, d. 31 Oct. 1819. HENRY FOX, 1st lord Holland, was younger brother of Stephen Fox, 1st earl of Ilchester, (see EARL of ILCHESTER,) and 2d and youngest son, by the 2d marriage, of sir Stephen Fox, knt. His lordship was appointed, 1737, surveyor-general of the board of works; 1743, a commissioner of the treasury: 1746, secretary at war, and sworn of the privy council; 1755, lord justice during his majesty's intended absence in Germany; and Nov. in the same year, secretary of state; 1757, paymaster-gen. of the forces, and clerk of the pells in Ireland; created baron Holland, of Foxley, co. Wilts, 17 April 1763; m., 2 May 1744, Georgiana-Caroline Lennox, eldest da. of Charles, 2d duke of Richmond, (by Sarah, eldest da. and co-h. of William, earl of Cadogan,) by whom (who was created, 6 May 1762, baroness Holland, of Holland, co. Lincoln, with remainder to the heirs male of her body by Henry Fox, esq., and d. 24 July 1774) he had issue, 1. STEPHEN, 2d lord. 2. HENRY, who d. an infant. 3. CHARLES-JAMES, b. 13 Jan. 1749, appointed a lord of the admiralty, Feb. 1770; secretary of state for foreign affairs, 27 March 1782, and 2 April 1783, which office he resigned 19 Dec. following; appointed a third time secretary of state for foreign affairs, 6 Feb. 1806; m., 1794, ElizabethBridget Armstead, and d. without issue, 13 Sept. 1806. 4. HENRY-EDWARD, b. 4 March 1755, d. 1811, lieut.-governor of Gibraltar, a general, and col. 10th regt. of foot, m., 14 Nov, 1786, Marianne, da. of William Clayton, esq., and sister of Catherine, baroness Howard de Walden, and by her (who d. 15 Oct. 1808) he had, 1. Louisa-Amelia, m., 4 April 1807, major-gen. sir Henry-Edward Bunbury, bart., K.C.B., and d. 1828. 2. Henry-Stephen, b. 22 Sept. 1791, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States of America. 3. Caroline, m., 14 March 1812, col. William Napier, C.B., son of the hon. George Napier, son of Francis, 5th lord Napier. His lordship d. 1 July 1774, and was succeeded by his son, STEPHEN, 2d lord, b. 20 Feb. 1745, who succeeded also as baron Holland, co. Lincoln, on the death of his mother, 24 July 1774; m., 20 April 1766, Mary Fitzpatrick, da. of John, 1st earl of Upper Ossory, by whom (who d. 6 Oct. 1778) he had issue, 1. CAROLINE, b. 3 Nov. 1767. 2. MARY, b. 1769; and 3. AMELIA; both d. young. 4. HENRY-RICHARD, present lord. His lordship d. 26 Dec. 1774, and was succeeded by his only son, HENRY-RICHARD, present and 3d lord. Heir Apparent-Hon. HENRY - EDWARD Fox, his lordship's eldest son. Creations-Baron Holland, of Holland, co. Lincoln, 6 May 1762, and Baron Holland, of Foxley, co. Wilts, 17 April 1763. Arms-Ermine, on a cheveron azure, three foxes' heads erased or; on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lis of the third. Crest-On a chapeau azure, turned up ermine, a fox sejant or. Supporters-Two foxes argent; ears, nose, feet, and tips of the tails, sab'e; each gorged with a collar compony of four pieces argent and gules, charged with two roses of the second, barded and seeded or; and the sinister supporter having a chain reflexed over the back, gold. Motto-Et vitam impendere vero. To hazard life for truth. HENRY-FREDERICK-JOHN JAMES PERCEVAL, BARON LOVEL and HOLLAND, of Enmore, co. Somerset ; also Earl of Egmont, Viscount and Baron Perceval, in Ireland. GEORGE-JOHN WARREN, LORD VERNON, Baron of Kinderton, co. Chester; born 22 June 1803, succeeded his father, George-Charles, late lord, Nov. 1835, took the surname and arms of Warren only, by royal sign manual, 14 Oct. 1837; married, 30 Oct. 1824, Isabella-Caroline, da. of Cuthbert Ellison, esq., and has issue,- 1. CAROLINE-MARIA, b. 2 Jan. 1826;- 2. AUGUSTUS-HENRY, b. 1 Feb. 1829;- -3. ADELAIDE-LOUISA, b. 7 Sept. 1831 ;- 4. WILLIAM-JOHN, b. 1 April 1834; 5. GEORGE-CHARLES, b. 1 April, d. 11 May 1836. 11 WILLIAM DE VERNON assumed his name from the town and district of Vernon, in Normandy, where he was sole proprietor in 1052. Richard de Vernon, his eldest son, came over to England with William the Conqueror, and had great possessions; from whom descended HENRY VERNON, of Sudbury, co. Derby, m. Anne, da. and sole heiress of Thomas Pigott, of Chetwynd, co. Salop, esq., (by Mary, his wife, da. and heiress of Thomas Venables, who was son and h. of Peter Venables, baron of Kinderton,) and d. 1718, leaving by her an only son, GEORGE, b. 9 Feb. 1709; took the name and arms of Venables, in addition to and before Vernon, 1728, created, 12 May 1762, baron Vernon, of Kinderton, co. Chester. He m., 1st, 21 June 1733, Mary, da. and coh. of Thomas Howard, 6th lord Effingham, and by her (who d. Feb. 1740) had issue, besides three children, who d. young, 1. GEORGE-VENABLES, 2d lord. 2. MARY, b. 19 Dec. 1739, m., 5 Jan. 1763, George Anson, esq., of Orgrave, co. Stafford, nephew of the 1st lord Anson, and father of Thomas, viscount Anson (see earl of Lichfield.) His lordship m., 2dly, Dec. 1741, Anne, da. of sir Thomas Lee, of Hartwell, co. Bucks, bart., and by her (who d. 22 Sept. 1742) had no issue. He m., 3dly, 10 April 1744, Martha, sister to Simon, 1st earl Harcourt, by whom (who d. 8 April 1794) he had issue, 3. ELIZABETH, b. 21 Jan. 1746, m., 26 Sept. 1765, George-Simon, 2d earl Harcourt, and d. 25 Jan. 1826. 4. HENRY, 3d lord. 5. WILLIAM, d. young. 6. CATHARINE, b. 31 Aug. 1749, d. unm. 8 June 1775. 7. MARTHA, b. 25 Dec. 1751, d. June 1808. 8. ANNE, b. 2 March 1754, d. unm. 10 April 1837. 9. EDWARD, D.C.L., lord archbishop of York, primate of England, and lord high almoner to the king; took the surname of HARCOURT Only by royal sign manual, Jan. 1831; b. 10 Oct. 1757, m., 5 Feb. 1784, Anne Leveson-Gower, 3d da. of Granville, 1st marquess of Stafford, K.G., and by her (who d. 16 Nov. 1832) had issue, 1. George-Granville, M.P. for Oxfordshire, b. Aug. 1785, m., 27 March 1815, Elizabeth Bingham, eldest da. of Richard, earl of Lucan, and has issue, Elizabeth-Lavinia, b. 7 Feb. 1816, m., 7 Jan. 1835, Montague, lord Norreys, eldest son of the earl of Abingdon. 2. Edward-Harcourt, b. 1786, d. 25 Jan. 1806. 3. Leveson, in holy orders, chancellor of York and rector of Beckenham, co. Kent, b. 1788, m., 19 Aug. 1815, the hon. Caroline Mary Peachey, only da. of John, 2d lord Selsey. 4. William, in holy orders, b. 1789, canon residentiary of York, and rector of Etton and Kirkby, co. York, m., 11 July 1824, Matilda-Mary, da. of lieut.-col. William Gooch, and has issue, 1. EdwardWilliam, b. 28 June 1825; 2. Matilda-MaryLouisa, b. June 1826; 3. a sun, b. Oct. 1827; 4. a da., b. 22 May 1835. 5. Frederick-Edward, b. May 1790, capt. R.N., m. Martha, da. of admiral Tollemache, and has issue, 1. a da., b. 8 July 1833; 2. a son, b. 24 Dec. 1834; 3. a da., b. 22 Sept. 1836. 6. Henry, b. 1791, lieut.-col. in the army. 7. Granville-Leveson, barrister-at-law, chancellor and commissary of the diocese of York, and M.P. for East Retford; b. July 1792, m., 22 Feb. 1814, Frances-Julia, da. of Anthony-Hardolph Eyre, of Grove Park, co. Notts, esq., and has issue, 1. Marianne-Frances, b. Dec. 1814; 2. Granville-Edward, b. 23 Nov. 1816; 3. Evelyn-Hardolph, b. 30 Aug. 1821; 4. Edward-Leveson, b. 8 April 1824; 5. Henry-Arthur, b. July 1825; 6. a sun, b. June 1827; 7. a son, b. July 1829. 8. Octavius-Henry-Cyril, b. 26 Dec. 1793, capt. R.N. 9. Charles, b. 14 Nov. 1798, prebendary of Southwell and rector of Rothbury, co. Northumberland, and of Headon, co. Notts. 10. Francis, b. 7 Jan. 1801, capt. and lieut.-col. gren. guards, and equerry to H. R. H. the duchess of Kent, m., 20 Nov. 1837, lady Catherine-Julia Jenkinson, eldest da. of the earl of Liverpool. 11. Egerton, b. May 1803. 12. Caroline-Elizabeth, b. 1795, d. 13 May 1815. 13. Anne, b. 1796. 14. Louisa-Augusta, b. 1804, m., 14 June 1825, sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, bart. 15. Georgiana, b. June 1806. His lordship d. 2 Aug. 1780, and was succeeded by his eldest son, GEORGE-VENABLES, 2d lord. b. 9 May 1735, m., 16 July 1757, Louisa-Barbarina, da. and sole h. of Bussey, lord Mansel, and by her (who d. 1786) had, 1. LOUISA, b. June 1765, d. 1786. 2. CHARLOTTE; 3. GEORGE; both d. young. He m., 2dly, 25 May 1787, Georgiana, da. of William Fauquier, esq., and by her (who d. 31 May 1823) had issue, 4. GEORGIANA, b. 9 Jan. 1788, m. Edward, 3d lord Suffield. 5. CHARLOTTE-CATHARINE, d, an infant. His lordship d. 18 June 1813, without male issue, and was succeeded by his half-brother, HENRY, 3d lord, b. 7 Sept. 1747. m., 1st, 14 Feb. 1779, Elizabeth-Rebecca-Anne, da. of sir Charles Sedley, of Nuthall, co. Notts, bart., by whom (who d. 19 July 1793) he had issue, 1. GEORGE-CHARLES, 4th lord. 2. CATHERINE, b. 23 Aug. 1781. 3. LOUISA-HENRIETTA, m., 4 Nov. 1816, the rev. Brooke Boothby, rector of Kirkby, and prebendary of Southwell, who d. 4 Jan. 1829. His lordship m., 2dly, 29 Nov. 1795, AliceLucy, da. of sir John Whiteford, bart., and by her (who d. 1 Aug. 1827) had issue, 4. HENRY SEDLEY VENABLES, lieut.-col., m., 15 Aug. 1822, Eliza-Grace, da. of Edward Coke, of Longford Court, co. Derby, esq., and has issue, 1. Edward; 2. Henrietta. 5. JOHN, in holy orders, prebendary of Southwell, m., 24 Nov. 1830, Frances-Barbara, 2d da. of Thomas Duncombe, esq., and has issue, Frederick, b. 8 Oct. 1834, d. 20 March 1835. His lordship d. 27 March 1829, and was succeeded by his eldest son, GEORGE-CHARLES, b. Dec. 1779, m., 25 Aug. 1802, Frances-Maria, only da. and h. of the late right hon. admiral sir John Borlase Warren, of Stapleford, co. Notts, bart., K.B., G.C.H., and K.C., (which lady took the name and arms of WARREN only by royal sign manual, June 1826, in compliance with the will of Elizabeth-Harriet, viscountess Bulkeley, only child of sir George Warren, of Poynton, co. Chester, K.B.,) and by her (who d. 17 Sept. 1837,) he had issue, GEORGE-JOHN, 5th lord. His lordship d. Nov. 1835, and was succeeded by his only son, GEORGE-JOHN, present and 5th lord. Heir Apparent-AUGUSTUS-HENRY, his lordship's eldest son. Creation-12 May 1762. Arms-Chequy or and azure, on a canton gules, a lion rampant argent, gorged (for distinction) with a collar dancette of the second. Crests-1st. Out of a ducal coronet, an eagle's talon or in front of a plume of ostrich feathers argent, the talon charged with a barrulet dancetté gules (for distinction). 2d. A chapeau gules, doubled ermine, thereon a wyvern argent, tail nowed, wings expanded chequy or and azure, gorged with a collar dancetté gules (for distinction). Supporters-Dexter, a lion gules, plain collared, and chain reflexed over the back or. Sinister, a boar sable, ducally collared and chained, gold. Motte-Ver non semper viret. Does not the spring always flourish? or, Vernon always flourishes. GEORGE-CHARLES PRATT, (commonly called Earl of BRECKNOCK,) BARON CAMDEN, of Camden Place, co. Kent; born 2 May 1799; summoned to parliament by writ, 8 Jan. 1835, and placed in his father's barony of Camden, of Camden Place; married, 27 Aug. 1835, Harriet, eldest da. of the right rev. George Murray, D.D., bishop of Rochester, and has issue. (See MARQUESS CAMDEN.) Creation-17 July 1765. (For descent, arms, &c., see MARQUESS CAMDEN.) GEORGE-WILLIAM CAMPBELL, BARON SUNDRIDGE, of Comb-Bank, co. Kent, and Lord Hamilton, of Hameldon, co. Leicester, in right of his mother. His lordship is also Duke of Argyll in Scotland; born 22 Sept. 1768. EDWARD-WILLIAM HARVEY - HAWKE, LORD HAWKE, Baron of Towton, co. York; born 15 July 1799; succeeded his father, Edward, the late lord, 29 Nov. 1824; married, 2 Aug. 1821, Elizabeth, da. of sir John Ramsden, bart., by whom (who d. 26 Aug. 1824) he had no issue. EDWARD HAWKE, of Lincoln's Inn, barrister-at-law, his lordship's ancestor, m. Elizabeth Bladen, relict of col. Ruthven, da. of Nathaniel Bladen, esq., (son of the rev. dr. Bladen, by the hon. Sarah Blayney, da. of Henry, 2d lord Blayney,) and sister of col. Martin Bladen, of Abbery Hatch, co. Essex, successively M.P. for Stockbridge, Malden, and Portsmouth, a lieut.-col. in the army under the duke of Marlborough, comptroller of the Mint, 1714, and a lord of trade and plantations, by whom he had issue, 1. EDWARD, 1st lord, and 2. Frances, m. Henry Maul, son of Henry Maul, bishop of Dromore. Sir EDWARD HAWKE, K.B., 1st lord Hawke, was from his youth brought up to the sea; was promoted to be rear-adm. of the white, 1747, in which year he gained a signal victory over the French fleet in the West Indies, and was, on his return to England, made a K.B.; in 1748, he was made vice-adm. of the blue; and in 1755, viceadm. of the white; 1765, he was appointed vice-adm. of Great Britain, and 1st lord of the admiralty; and 1776, raised to the dignity of the peerage by the title of Baron Hawke, of Towton, co. York. His lordship was b. 11 March 1716, m. Catherine, da. and sole h. of Walter Brooke, of Burton Hall, co. York, esq., and by her (who d. 28 Oct. 1756) had issue, 1. MARTIN-BLADEN, 2d lord. 2. EDWARD, b. Dec. 1746, d. unm. 2 Oct. 1773. 3. CHALONER, b. 1750, d. unm. by a fall from his horse, 17 Sept. 1777. 4. CATHERINE, b. 1752. His lordship d. 17 Oct. 1781, and was succeeded by his only surviving son, MARTIN-BLADEN, 2d lord, b. 20 April 1744, m., 6 Feb. 1771, Cassandra, youngest da. of sir Edward Turner, of Ambrosden, co. Oxford, bart., and sister to Elizabeth, lady Say and Sele, and by her (who d. 19 Nov. 1813) had issue, 1. EDWARD-HARVEY, 3d lord. 2. MARTIN-BLADEN-EDWARD, b. 1 April 1777, m., 18 March 1815,-, da. of Thomas Nisbet, of Mersington, esq., and by her (who d. Aug. 1824) had issue. 3. CASSANDRA-JULIA, b. 16 Jan. 1772, m., 1st, 15 July 1793, Samuel Estwicke, of Barbadoes, esq.; 2dly, Sept. 1800, the rev. Stephen Sloane, youngest son of col. Hans Sloane, M.P. for Southampton; and 3dly, |