ARCHIBALD ACHESON, EARL of GOSFORD, Viscount and Baron Gosford, of Market Hill, co. Armagh, in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Worlingham, of Beccles, co. Suffolk, in that of the United Kingdom, and a Baronet of N.S., P.C.; one of the Representative Peers for Ireland, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum co. Armagh, a Trustee of the Linen Manufacture; and late Captain- General and Governor-in-Chief of Upper and Lower Canada, &c., and Chief Commissioner for investigating the affairs of Canada; created a Peer of the United Kingdom, by patent, 13 June 1835; succeeded his father, Arthur, the late earl, 14 Jan. 1807; married, 20 July 1805, Mary, only da. of Robert Sparrow, of Worlingham Hall, co. Suffolk, esq., (by Mary, eldest da. of sir John Bernard, of Brampton Park, co. Northampton, bart.,) and has issue, 1. ARCHIBALD, viscount Acheson, M.P. for co. Armagh, and col. of the Armagh militia, b. 29 Aug. 1806, m., 22 June 1832, lady Theodosia Brabazon, da. of the earl of Meath, and has issue, 1. a da., b. 20 June 1833; 2. a da., b. 21 March 1835 ;2. MARY, b. 27 June 1809, m., 9 July 1835, hon. James Hewitt, eldest son of viscount Lifford ;- -3. MILLICENT; 4. OLIVIA, b. 2 Dec. 1811;5. ANNABELLA.

SIR ARCHIBALD ACHESON, of Gosford, secretary of state for Scotland, was created a bart. Sept. 1628, from whom descended,

Sir ARTHUR, 5th bart., b. 26 Jan. 1668, m., 1715, Anne, da. of the right hon. Philip Savage, chancellor of the exchequer in Ireland, and had issue,

1. Sir ARCHIBALD, 1st viscount Gosford. 2. ARTHUR, a capt. in the army, m., 1753, Jane, da. of John King, esq., of Charlestown, co. Roscommon, and d. 23 June 1758, leaving no issue by her, who m., 2dly, 9 Sept. 1763, Abraham Creighton, lord Erne.

3. ANNE, m., 1742, Walter Cope, bishop of Leighlin and Ferns, and d. without issue, 11 March 1785.

4. NICHOLA, m., 1746, Robert Trench, esq., of Moniava Castle, co. Galway, and d. in 1761.

Sir Arthur d. 19 Feb. 1748, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

ARCHIBALD, 1st viscount Gosford, and 6th bart., b. Sept. 1718, was created baron Gosford, 20 July 1776, and advanced to the dignity of viscount Gosford, 20 June 1785. His lordship m., 1740, Mary, youngest da. of John Richardson, of Rich Hill, co. Armagh, esq., and had issue by her, (who d. May 1792,)

1. ARTHUR, 2d viscount.

2. JOHN; 3. ARCHIBALD; both d. young. 4. GEORGE, d. 16 March 1778.

5. ANNE-MARIA, m., 1st, 1758, Alexander Boyd, esq., of Ballycastle; and, 2dly, 1772, the rev. Henry Maxwell, nephew of John, lord Farnham.

6. NICHOLA, m., 1763, Michael Obins, esq., of Portadown, co. Antrim.

7. JULIA-HENRIETTA, m., 1766, Alexander Macauley, of Glenvil, esq., and d. 28 May 1829.

8. LUCINDA, m., 1st, 1776, Thomas St. George, esq., 2d son of Dean St. George; and, 2dly, Jeremiah French, esq.

9. MARY, m., 1778, Hugh Montgomery, of Castle Hume, co. Fermanagh, esq., and d. 10 April 1799.

10. SOPHIA, d. unm. Aug. 1824.

The viscount d. 5 Sept. 1790, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

ARTHUR, 2d viscount, who was advanced to the dignity of earl of Gosford, Feb. 1806, m., 1774, Millicent, da. of lieut.-gen. Edward Pole, and by her (who d. 1 Nov. 1825) had issue,

1. ARCHIBALD, present earl.

2. ARTHUR; 3. ARTHUR-POLE; who both d. young.

4. EDWARD, C.B., lieut.-col. in the army, capt. in the Coldstream guards, and cus

tomer and collector at the port of Dublin, d. unm. 24 July 1828.

5. OLIVIA, m., 14 March 1797, gen. Robert-Bernard Sparrow, of Brampton Park, co. Northampton, esq.

6. MARY, m., 19 Feb. 1803, gen. lord William Charles Cavendish Bentinck, G.C.B., 2d son of William, 3d duke of Portland, K.G.

7. MILLICENT, m., 12 Sept. 1826, the rev. J. Hurt Barber, rector of Aston Sandford, Bucks, and perpetual curate of St. James's Chapel, Brighton.

The earl d. 14 Jan. 1807, and was succeed. ed by his eldest son, ARCHIBALD, present and 2d earl.

LAURENCE PARSONS, EARL of ROSSE, Baron Oxmantown, a Baronet, one of the Representative Peers, and a Privy Counsellor for Ireland, Custos Rotulorum of the King's County, and Joint PostmasterGeneral in Ireland, M.R.I.A. ; born 21 May 1758; succeeded his uncle, Laurence, the late earl, 20 April 1807; married, 5 April 1797, Alice, da. of John Lloyd, of Gloster, King's County, esq., and has issue,—]. WILLIAM, lord Ormantown, lord-lieut. of King's County, and colonel of the King's County militia, b. 17 June 1800, m., 14 April 1836, Mary, eldest da. of John Wilmer Field, esq., and had issue, 1. a da., still-born, 14 June 1837 ;- -2. JOHN-CLERE, b. 17 Aug. 1802, d. 10 Aug. 1828;3. LAURENCE, b. 2 Nov. 1805, m., 7 May 1836, lady Elizabeth Toler, da. of the earl of Norbury;-4. JANE, b. Oct. 1813, m., 12 Dec. 1835, Arthur-Edward Knox, of Castlerea, co. Mayo, esq.;- 5. ALICIA, b. Dec. 1816, m., April 1837, Edward Conroy, esq., eldest son of sir John Conroy, bart.

Sir RICHARD PARSONS, 1st viscount Rosse, (great-grandson of sir William Parsons, lord justice of Ireland, who was created a bart., 10 Nov. 1620, and constituted lord justice, 30 Dec. 1641, with sir John Borlase, and continued in the government of Ireland until 23 April 1643,) was created baron Ormantown and viscount Rosse, 2 July 1681, with remainder to the heirs male of his great-grandfather, sir William, lord justice of Ireland. The viscount m., 1st, Anne Walsingham; 2dly, 1682, Catherine Bridges, da. of George, lord Chandos (by Jane, da. of John, earl Rivers); and, 3dly, 1685, Elizabeth, eldest da. of sir George Hamilton, count Hamilton, (grandson of James, earl of Abercorn,) by Frances, da. and co-h. of Richard Jennings, of Sandridge, co. Hertford, esq., and sister of Sarah, duchess of Marlborough, and had issue by her, (who d. June 1724,)

1. RICHARD, 2d viscount.

2. GEORGE, d.

3. ELIZABETH, d.

4. FRANCES, m., 30 May 1704, John, 4th viscount Netterville.

5. CATHARINE, m. James Hussey, of Westown, co. Dublin, esq., and d. 1 March 1766, leaving issue,

Edward, created earl Beaulieu, in England, and K.B.

His lordship d. 30 Jan. 1702, and was succeeded by his son,

RICHARD, 2d viscount, who, by patent, 16 June 1718, was created earl of Rosse, m., 1715, Mary, eldest da. of lord William Paulet, brother of Charles, 2d duke of Bolton, (by Louisa, da. of the marquess of Monpouillan, younger son of the duke de la Force, in France,) and had issue by her, (who d. 1718,)

1. RICHARD, 2d earl.

2. JAMES; 3. ELIZABETH, d. unm. The earl d. 1741, and was succeeded by his

son,

RICHARD, 2d earl of Rosse, d. 27 Aug. 1764, having m., 1754, Olivia, da. of Hugh Edwards, esq., and by her (who d. 11 April 1820) had no issue, when the titles of earl and viscount Rosse and baron Oxmantown became extinct.

Sir LAWRENCE, the younger brother of

sir William Parsons, lord chief justice of Ireland, was seated at Birr Castle, and was appointed attorney-general and vice-admiral of Munster, and 2d baron of the exchequer. His grandson,

Sir LAURENCE Parsons, of Birr Castle, was created a baronet, 15 Dec. 1677, m. Frances, youngest da. and co-h. of William Savage, esq., son of sir Arthur Savage, privy counsellor to James I., and d. 1698, leaving issue,

Sir WILLIAM, 2d bart., who m., 1st, Elizabeth, da. of sir George Preston, bart., of Craigmiller, in Scotland; and, 2dly, Elizabeth, eldest da. and co-h. of sir George St. George, knt., of Dunmore; he had issue by his first lady,

WILLIAM, m. Martha, da. of Thomas Pigott, of Chetwynd, co. Cork, esq., and d. before his father, leaving issue,

1. Laurence, 3d bart.

2. William.

3. Pigott.

4. George.

5. Thomas.

6. Elizabeth, m. Robert Perse, of Roxborough, co. Galway.

7. Jane, m. William Acton, of West Acton, esq.

Sir William d. 17 March 1740, and was succeeded by his grandson,

Sir LAURENCE, 3d bart., who m., 1st, 3 Sept. 1730, Mary, eldest da. and co-h. of William Sprigge, esq.; and, 2dly, 20 Oct. 1740, Anne, only da. of Wentworth Harman, esq., of Moyle, and heiress of her brother, Cutts Harman, dean of Waterford, and d. 1749, leaving issue, by his first wife, a son and heir, sir WILLIAM, 4th bart., of whom presently; and by his 2d, 1 da., Anne, m. R.-B. Deverell, esq., and 1 son,

LAURENCE, b. 26 July 1742; created, 25 Sept. 1782, baron Ormantown, with remainder to his nephew, sir Laurence Parsons, bart.; further created viscount Ormantown, 6 Oct. 1795, and advanced to the

dignity of earl of Rosse, Feb. 1806, with the same remainder as the barony. His lordship m., 11 June 1772, Jane, eldest da. of Edward, earl of Kingston, by whom (who d. 27 Jan. 1838) he had issue, an only da.,

FRANCES, b. 31 March 1775, m., 9 Dec. 1799, Robert, viscount Lorton.

The earl d. without issue male, 20 April 1807, when the viscounty of Oxmantown became extinct, but the barony and earldom descended, pursuant to the limitation, to his nephew, sir Laurence Parsons.

Sir WILLIAM, 4th bart., b. July 1731, m., 28 June 1754, Mary, only da. and h. of John Clere, of Kilbury, esq., (descended from the Cleres of Ormsby and Blickling, co. Norfolk, whose ancestor, Edward Clere, of Clermont, in Normandy, came to England with William the Conqueror, and whose descendant, sir Robert Clere, of Ormsby, m. Alice, da. of sir William Bullen, of Blickling, and aunt of queen Anne Bullen,) and had issue,

1. Sir LAURENCE, 5th bart., and 2d earl.

2. JOHN-CLERE, b. 1760, d. unm. 3. WILLIAM, b. 1764, in holy orders. 4. THOMAS-CLERE, b. 1766, d. unm. Sept. 1826.

Sir William d. 1 May 1791, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

Sir LAURENCE, 5th bart., who also succeeded as 2d earl of Rosse, 20 April 1807, on the decease of his uncle, LAURENCE, earl of Rosse, without issue male.

Heir Apparent-WILLIAM, lord OXMAN-
TOWN, the earl's eldest son.

Creations-Baron, 1782; Earl, Feb. 1806.
Arms-Gules, three leopards' faces ar-

gent.

Crest-The upper part of a halberd, or pole-axe, erect gules, the point or.

Supporters-Two ounces argent, spotted sable, and gorged with a plain collar gules, charged with four bezants.

Motto-Pro Deo et rege. For God and the king.

WELBORE-ELLIS AGAR, EARL of NORMANTON, Viscount Somerton, Baron Somerton, of Somerton, co. Kilkenny; born 12 Nov. 1778; succeeded his father, Charles, the late earl, 14 July 1809; married, 17 May 1816, lady Diana Herbert, eldest da. of George-Augustus, earl of Pembroke, K.G., and has issue,- 1. A SON, b. and d. 9 April 1817; -2. JAMES-CHARLES-HERBERT-WELBORE-ELLIS, viscount Somerton, b. 17 Sept. 1818;- -3. MARY-JANE-DIANA, b. 26 May 1822; -4. HERBERT-WELBORE-ELI.IS, b. 19 Sept. 1823;- -5. CHARLESWELBORE-HERBERT, b. 12 Nov. 1824.

CHARLES AGAR, 1st earl of Normanton, and archbishop of Dublin, was brother of James, 1st viscount Clifden, and son of

Henry Agar, of Gowran Castle, by AnneEllis, only da. of sir John Briscoe, of Amberley Castle, co. Sussex, and sister of Wel

bore Ellis, 1st lord Mendip, who was so
created, 13 Aug. 1794, with special remain-
der to Henry, viscount Clifden, and his
brothers, and to Charles, earl of Norman-
ton. His lordship was b. 22 Dec. 1736: en-
tered into holy orders, and was appointed
chaplain to Hugh, duke of Northumber-
land, K.G., whilst lord-lieutenant of Ire- I
land, in 1763; whence he was promoted to
the deanery of Kilmore: consecrated, 20
March 1768, bishop of Cloyne; consecrated
archbishop of Cashell, 1771; and, in
archbishop of Dublin, bishop of Glar de la, h.
and primate of Ireland. He was created
baron Somerton, co. Kildare, 12 June 176:
viscount Somerton, 12 Dec. 180; and earl of
Normanton, co. Kilkenny, 7 Feb. 186: m.,
22 Nov. 1776, Jane, eldest da. of William
Benson, co. Down, esq., (by Frances, da. of
George-Macartney Portis, esq.,) and by her
(who d. 25 Oct. 1826,) had issue,

1. WELBORE-ELLIS, present earl. 2. GEORGE-CHARLES, F.R.S., &. 1 Aug. 1780.

3. JAMES, in holy orders, archdeacon of

CHARLES-WILLIAM BURY, EARL of CHARLEVILLE, Viscount Charleville, Baron Tullamore; born 28 April 1801; succeeded his father, Charles-William, late earl, 31 Oct. 1835; married, at Florence, 26 Feb. 1821, Harriett-Charlotte-Beaujolois, 3d da. of the late col. John Campbell, of Shawfield, and niece of the duke of Argyll, and has issue,1. CHARLES-WILLIAM-GEORGE, lord Tullamore, b. 8 March 1822; 2. HENRY-WALTER, b. 7 May 1823, d. 30 Nov. 1830;-3. KATHERINE-ELEANORA-BEAUJOLOIS, b. 12 Nov. 1824;4. JAMES, b. 22 Oct. 1827;5. ALFRED, b. 19 Feb. 1829;-6. JULIA, b. and d. 15 Jan. 1832.

JOHN MOORE (descended from sir Thomas Moore, of Croghan, knt., temp. queen Elizabeth, younger brother of sir Edward Moore, knt., ancestor of the marquess of Drogheda) represented King's County in parliament, was called to the privy council by George L., 1714, and by the same monarch was created baron Tullamore, 22 Oct. 1715, m. Mary, da. of Elnathan Lum, of Dublin, esq., and had issue, (besides other children, whod. young,)

1. CHARLES, 2d lord.

2. JANE, m., 27 Jan. 1724, William Bury, of Shannon, esq., and had issue,

1. John, of whom hereafter.

2. Charles.

3. William.

4. Richard.

5. Thomas.

6. Jane.

7. Georgiana, m. Richard, 4th viscount Boyne.

8. Mary.

9. Elizabeth.

His lordship d. 8 Sept. 1752, and was succeeded by his only son,

CHARLES MOORE, 2d lord Tullamore, b. April 1712; was appointed a privy counsellor, gov. of King's County, and mustermaster gen. in Ireland; and advanced to the dignity of earl of Charleville, 16 Sept. 1758. The earl m., 13 Oct. 1737, Hester, only da. and h. of James Coghill, esq., descended from the Coghills of Coghill, co. York, and d. without issue, 17 Feb. 1764, when the earldom became extinct, but the estates devolved to his nephew,

JOHN BURY, the eldest son of the hon. Jane Bury above named; b. 1 Nov. 1725, m. Catharine, 2d da. and co-h. of Francis Sadler, of Sopwell Hall, co. Tipperary, esq., and d. 4 Aug. 1764, leaving issue by her (who m., 2dly, 6 Jan. 1766, Henry Prittie, lord Dunalley) an only son,

CHARLES-WILLIAM, b. 30 June 1764, created baron Tullamore, 7 Nov. 1797; viscount Charleville, 29 Dec. 1800, and earl of Charleville, 16 Feb. 1806; m., 4 June 1798, Catharine-Maria, da. and sole h. of ThomasTownley Dawson, esq., of the Cremorne family, and widow of James Tisdall, esq., and d. 31 Oct. 1835, leaving issue an only

son,

CHARLES-WILLIAM, present and 2d earl. Heir Apparent - CHARLES - WILLIAMGEORGE, lord TULLAMORE, the earl's son. Creations-Baron, 7 Nov. 1797; Viscount, 29 Dec. 1800; and Earl, 16 Feb. 1806.

Arms-Quarterly. 1st and 4th. Vert, a cross crosslet, or-BURY. 2d and 3d. Azure, on a chief indented or, three mullets pierced

gules, a crescent for difference-MOORE.

Crests-1st. A boar's head couped at the neck, or, pierced through the neck from behind with a spear-BURY. 2d. Out of a ducal coronet or, a Moor's head couped at the shoulders, proper, wreathed round the temples, or and azure-MoORE.

Supporters-Two Moors in golden armour fringed at the thighs and shoulders with feathers alternately gules, vert, azure and argent, wreathed round the temples, or and azure, and having golden buskins on the legs; their exterior arms extended and holding an arrow, point downwards, proper.

Motto-Virtus sub cruce crescit. Virtue increases under the cross.

RICHARD WHITE, EARL of BANTRY, Viscount Beerhaven, Viscount and Baron Bantry, of Bantry, co. Cork; born 6 Aug. 1767; was presented with a gold medal, by the city of Cork, for his spirited exertions on the arrival of the French forces in Bantry Bay, 27 Jan. 1797; was created Baron of Bantry, 31 March 1797; Viscount Bantry, 29 Dec. 1800; Earl of Bantry, and Viscount Beerhaven, 22 Jan. 1816; married, 3 Nov. 1799, Margaret-Anne Hare, da. of William, 1st earl of Listowel, by whom (who d. 19 Jan. 1835, æt. 56) he had issue,- -1. RICHARD, viscount Beerhaven, b. 16 Nov. 1800, m., 11 Oct. 1836, lady Mary O'Bryen, 3d da. of William, marquess of Thomond; 2. WILLIAM, b. 10 Nov. -3. SIMON, b. 11 March 1807, in the army, d. unm. 10 Sept. -4. ROBERT-HEDGES, b. 31 March 1810;- 5. MARIA, b. 10 Nov. 1805, d. June 1817.

1801;

1837;

THE earl claims to derive his descent from a brother of John White, who was lord bishop of Winchester, 1557. The immediate ancestor of this noble family came to Ireland during the civil war which commenced 1641. His descendant in the 4th degree,

RICHARD WHITE, of Bantry, (who was maternally descended from the Hamiltons of Armagh,) m. Martha, da. of the rev. dean Davies, of Dawston, co. Cork, and had issue,

1. SIMON.

2. HAMILTON, d. unm.

3. MARGARET, m., 8 Nov. 1756, Richard Longfield, viscount Longueville.

SIMON, eldest son, m., 1760, Frances-Jane, da. of Richard-Hedges Eyre, of Mount Hedges, esq., (by Helena, da. of Thomas Herbert, of Muckruss, esq.,) and d. before his father, leaving issue,

1. RICHARD, present earl.

2. SIMON, m., 1801, Sarah, youngest da. of John Newenham, esq., and has issue.

3. HAMILTON, m., 1800, Lucinda Heaphy, and d. Dec. 1804, leaving issue,

1. Richard.

2. John-Hamilton.

4. EDWARD-EYRE, d. 1790.

5. HELEN, m. Richard-Devonshire Newenham, of Maryborough, co. Cork, esq. 6. MARTHA, m., 1800, Michael Goold Adams, of Jamesbrook, esq.

viscount

7. FRANCES, m. gen. Edward Dunn. Heir Apparent RICHARD, BEERHAVEN, the earl's eldest son. Creations-Baron, 31 March 1797; Viscount, 29 Dec. 1800; Earl of Bantry, and Viscount Beerhaven, 22 Jan. 1816.

Arms-Gules, an annulet or, within a border sable, charged with ten estoiles gold; on a canton ermine, a lion rampant sable. Crest-A heron close argent.

Supporters Dexter, a man in military officer's uniform, consisting of red jacket with blue collar and cuffs, and gold epaulettes, a grenadier's cap, leather breeches, and high boots, holding in his right hand a