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SIR WILLIAM PAGET, K.G., was summoned to the house of peers by the title of baron Paget, 3 Dec. 1549, 3d of Edward VI.; he d. 1563, and was succeeded by his eldest son, HENRY, 2d lord, who dying s. p. 1568, was succeeded by his brother, THOMAS, 3d lord, who was father of WILLIAM, 4th lord, father of

WILLIAM, 5th lord, who m. Frances, da. of Henry Rich, lord Holland, and had issue, WILLIAM, 6th lord; and Henry, who settled in Ireland, where he m., and had issue an only son, Thomas, whose only da. and h., Caroline, m. sir Nicholas Bayly, bart., son and h. of sir Edward Bayly, who was created a bart. of Ireland, 4 July 1730; which sir Edward was son of Nicholas Bayly, who was distinguished for his loyalty during the civil wars and usurpation, and grandson of Lewis Bayly, bishop of Bangor, who was descended from an ancient family of that name, seated at Leamington, co. Lanark, in Scotland, came into England with James I., and was chaplain to Henry, Prince of Wales, and preceptor to king Charles I.

WILLIAM, 6th lord, d. 1713, leaving an only son, HENRY, 7th lord, who was created baron Burton, 1712, and earl of Uxbridge, 1714. He had an only son, Thomas-Catesby, who d. in his father's lifetime, leaving an only son, HENRY, who, on his grandfather's death, in 1743, became 2d earl, but d. unm. 17 Nov. 1769 with him all issue of the body of William, 5th lord, and at the same time the titles of earl of Uxbridge and baron Burton became extinct; but the barony of Paget, being a barony in fee, devolved on the 2d, but eldest surviving son of sir Nicholas Bayly and Catherine Paget, above mentioned.

HENRY - BAYLY, who was accordingly summoned to parliament by writ, 13 Jan. 1770, and in the same month took the name and arms of Paget only; and, 19 May 1784, was advanced to the dignity of earl of Urbridge. His lordship was b. 18 June 1744, m., 11 April 1767, Jane, eldest da. of Arthur Champagne, dean of Clanmacnoise, in Ireland, (only son of Josias Champagne, esq., by Jane, his wife, da. of Arthur Forbes, earl of Granard,) and by her (who d. 9 March 1817) had issue,

1. HENRY-WILLIAM, present marquess of Anglesey.

2. WILLIAM, capt. R.N., b. 22 Dec. 1769, d. at sea, and was buried at Gibraltar.

3. The right hon. sir ARTHUR PAGET, G.C.B., and a privy counsellor, sometime envoy extraordinary to the Sublime Porte, b. 15 Jan. 1771, m., 16 Feb. 1809, Augusta Fane, 2d da. of John, earl of Westmoreland, K.G., by whom he has issue,

1. Leopoldine, d. young.

2. Stewart, in the army, b. 30 May 1811, m., 27 Feb. 1834, Charlotte-Jemima, 4th da. of sir Robert Williams, and sister of sir Richard-Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley, bart.

3. Julia, b. 1813, d. 6 Oct. 1830.

4. Laura-Caroline-Jane, b. 24 Oct. 1815.

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5. Cecil-Augustus, b. 10 Jan. 1819, in the army.

6. Amelius, b. 3 May 1821.

7. Augustus-Berkeley, b. 16 April 1823. 8. Rosa-Maria, b. 1 Jan. 1825.

9. Agnes-Charlotte, b. 25 Dec. 1830. 4. CAROLINE, b. 6 Feb. 1773, m., 9 April 1792, the hon. John-Thomas Capel, 2d son of William-Anne Hollis, 4th earl of Essex.

5. JANE, b. 1 Sept. 1774, m. George, 9th earl of Galloway, K.T.

6. Sir EDWARD PAGET, G.C.B., gen. in the army, and col. 28th regiment of foot, governor of Chelsea hospital, b. 3 Nov. 1775, m., 22 May 1805, the hon. Frances Bagot, da. of William, 1st lord Bagot, by whom (who d. 30 May 1806) he had issue,

1. Francis-Edward, b. 24 May 1806. He m., 2dly, 22 Feb. 1815, Henrietta, da. of George Legge, 3d earl of Dartmouth, and has issue by her,

2. Henry-William, b. 14 Feb. 1816, in the army.

3. Frances-Jane, b. 2 May 1817.
4. Patrick, b. 2 March 1819.
5. Harriett, b. 10 Feb. 1820.

6. Charlotte-Louisa, b. 21 Feb. 1821.

7. Caroline, b. Oct. 1823.

8. A son, still-born, 9 Dec. 1826. 9. Edward-Heneage, b. 23 July 1828. 10. Mary-Georgiana, b. 1 Aug. 1829. 7. LOUISA, b. 26 March 1777, m., 5 March 1801, lieut.-gen. sir James Erskine, of Torriehouse, bart.; and 2dly, 1826, lieut.-gen. sir George Murray, G.C.B., late master general of the ordnance, &c.

8. Sir CHARLES, G.C.H., vice-admiral of the white, b. 7 Oct. 1778, m., 7 March 1805, Elizabeth-Araminta, 2d da. and co-h. of Henry Monck, esq., and has issue,

1. Charles-Henry, capt. R.N., b. 15 July 1806, m., Feb. 1836, Elizabeth, da. of mr. Annals.

2. Elizabeth-Jane, b. 2 Aug. 1807.

3. Caroline, b. 24 July 1808, m., 10 Dec. 1832, Algernon Capel, commander R.N., 2d son of the late hon. J.-T. Capel, and nephew of the earl of Essex.

4. Louisa-Augusta, b. 28 Jan. 1810, m., 2 Aug. 1828, William-Augustus Broadhead, esq.

5. Edward, b. 26 July 1811,in holy orders. 6. Horatio-Henry, R.N., b. 16 July 1813, d. 30 April 1828.

7. Georgiana, b. 14 June 1815.

8. Brownlow-Henry, b. 8 May 1819. 9. Frederica - Georgiana - Augusta, Oct. 1822, d. 12 Sept. 1835.

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10. Jane-Francés-Elizabeth, b. 31 July 1824.

9. BERKELEY, b. 2 Jan. 1780, commissioner of excise, m., 22 Nov. 1804, SophiaAskell Grimston, da. of the hon. William Bucknall, brother to the late viscount Grimston, (woman of the bedchamber to the queen dowager,) and has issue,

1. Gertrude-Jane, b. 12 Dec. 1805, m., 16 Oct. 1823, the hon. Standish O'Grady, eldest son of viscount Guillamore. 2. Frederick, b. 1807, in the army, M.P.

bert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford, K.G., by which marriage the estate of Houghton Hall, co. Norfolk, was conveyed to this family; and by her (who d. 1731) had issue,

1. GEORGE, viscount Malpas, b. 17 Oct. 1724, and m., 19 Jan. 1747, Hester, da. and h. of sir Francis Edwards, of Shrewsbury, bart. The viscount d. 15 March 1764, leaving issue by his lady, (who d. 10 April 1805, aged 98,)

1. GEORGE-JAMES, 1st marquess. 2. Hester, b. 1755, m., 6 Sept. 1773, William Clapcot Lisle, of Upway, co. Dorset, esq.

2. ROBERT, in holy orders, rector of Hertingfordbury, and St. Andrews, Hertford, b. 2 Nov. 1727, and d. 6 June 1804, having m., 30 Nov. 1746, Mary, da. of mr. Arthur Woffington, and by her (who d. 4 April 1811) had issue,

1. George-James, receiver-general of excise, b. 5 March 1752, and d. 5 Nov. 1830, having m., 1st, 7 Aug. 1790, Marcia, da. of John Pitt, of Encombe, co. Dorset, esq., by whom he had issue, 1. William; 2. Horace-George, in holy orders, b. 11 Oct. 1796, m., 31 Aug. 1825, Mary-Elizabeth, da. of Godschall Johnson, esq., (by whom, who d. 18 April 1837) he has issue, MaryLouisa, b. 4 June 1826, Eliza-Jane, b. 4 April 1828; 3. Harriett. He m., 2dly, 10 May 1814, Catherine, da. of sir Philip Francis, K.B., (which lady d. 11 Sept. 1823); and 3dly, 4 Oct. 1825, MariaElizabeth, da. of John-Thomas, 2d viscount Sydney, by whom (who re-m., 9 Feb. 1832, Charles, 2d earl of Romney) he had issue, 4. Frances-Sophia, b. 18 July 1826.

2. Elizabeth, d. young.

3. Horatio, d. young.

4. Mary-Henrietta, b. 4 April 1754, killed, 2 Oct. 1806, by the overturning of a barouche, at Leatherhead, co. Surrey, in attendance on her royal highness the princess of Wales.

5. Robert-Francis, b. 24 June 1756. 6. Jane-Elizabeth, b. 22 Oct. 1758. 7. Margaret, b. 8 July 1763, m., 3 Dec. 1783, sir William Bellingham, of Bellingham Castle, co. Louth, bart.

8. Frederick; 9. Charlotte, both d. young.

George, 3d earl, d. 10 June 1770, and was succeeded by his grandson,

GEORGE-JAMES, 4th earl and 1st marquess, K.G., G.C.H.; b. 11 May 1749; created earl of Rocksavage and marquess of CHOLMONDELEY, 22 Nov. 1815; m., 25 April 1791, Georgiana-Charlotte, 2d da. of Peregrine Bertie, duke of Ancaster, (and, with her sister Priscilla, baroness Willoughby de Eresby, joint hereditary great chamberlain of England,) and had issue,

1. GEORGE-JAMES-HORATIO, 2d marquess.

2. CHARLOTTE, b. 16 Feb. 1795, m., 18 May 1818, col. Hugh Seymour, 2d son of the late lord Hugh Seymour, and d. 24 June

1828.

3. WILLIAM-HENRY, b. 31 Aug. 1800, m., 28 Feb. 1825, Marcia-Emma-Georgiana, da. of the right hon. Charles Arbuthnot, and has issue,

1. Marcia-Charlotte-Emma, b. 22 Nov. 1826, d. 7 April 1828.

2. Charlotte-Georgiana, b. 4 Feb. 1828. 3. Charles-George, b. 9 July 1829.

4. Marcia - Susan - Harriett, b. 18 April 1831.

5. A da., b. and d. Aug. 1832.

6. A son, b. Oct. 1834.

7. A da., b. 11 Nov. 1837.

The marquess was many years lord steward of the household: he d. 10 April 1827, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

GEORGE-HORATIO, present and 2d mar

quess.

Heir Presumptive-Lord WILLIAM-HENRY CHOLMONDELEY, the marquess's brother.

Creations-Baronet, 22 May 1611; Viscount Cholmondeley, of Kells, co. Meath, 29 March 1661; Baron of Newburgh, co. Wexford, 1715; Baron Cholmondeley, of Namptwich, 10 April 1689; Viscount Malpas, and Earl of Cholmondeley, 27 Dec. 1706; Baron Newburgh, in the Isle of Anglesey, 2 July 1716; Marquess of Cholmondeley, and Earl of Rocksavage, 22 Nov. 1815.

Arms-Gules, in chief two esquires' helments argent, and in base a garb or.

Crest-A demi griffin sable, wings, elevated or, holding between the paws an esquire's helmet argent.

Supporters-Dexter, a griffin sable, beak, claws, and wings elevated, or-Sinister, a wolf or, collared vaire.

Motto-Cassis tutissima virtus. the safest helmet.

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THE noble family of RAWDON is of great antiquity, as appears from the title deed of their estate, granted by William the Conqueror, to Paulinus de Rawdon, part of which estate, with the mansion house, the present marquess of Hastings still enjoys.

GEORGE RAWDON, of Moira, co. Down, in Ireland, 19th in lineal descent from the above-named Paulinus, was created a bart. 20 May 1665, and d. 1684; twice m. but left issue only by his 2d wife, Dorothy, da. of Edward, viscount Conway, by whom he had, besides other children, who d. young and unm., a da., Mary, m. to Arthur, earl of Granard, and a son and heir,

Sir ARTHUR, b. 17 Oct. 1662, m. Helena, da. and h. of sir James Graham, 3d son of William, earl of Menteith, and d. 17 Oct. 1695, leaving issue by her (who d. 17 March 1709) a da., Isabella, m. sir Richard Levinge, bart.; and an only son and heir,

Sir JOHN RAWDON, 3d bart., m., March 1717, Dorothy, 2d da. of sir Richard Levinge, bart., speaker of the house of commons, and chief justice of the common pleas in Ireland, and dying 2 Feb. 1724, had issue by her, (who m., 2dly, dr. Charles Cobb, archbishop of Dublin,)

1. GEORGE, d. an infant.
2. JOHN, 1st earl of Moira.
3. RICHARD, d. young.

4. ARTHUR, of Bramhall, m. Arabella, da. and sole h. of - Cheshire, of Holwood, co. Chester, esq., and d. 1766, without issue.

JOHN RAWDON was created baron Rawdon of Moira, co. Down, 9 April 1750, and 15 Dec. 1761, was advanced to the dignity of earl of Moira; b. 1723, m., 1st, 10 Nov. 1741, Helena Perceval, youngest da. of John, 1st earl of Egmont, and by her (who d. 11 June 1746) had issue,

1. CATHARINE, b. 1 Jan. 1743, m., 30 April 1764, Joseph Henry, of Straffan, co. Kildare, esq., and had issue.

2. HELENA, b. 27 May 1744, m. Stephen Moore, 1st earl of Mountcashell.

The earl m., 2dly, 23 Dec. 1746, Anne Hill, da. of Trevor, viscount Hillsborough, ancestor of the marquess of Downshire, and by her (who d. 1 Aug. 1751) had no issue. The earl m., 3dly, 26 Feb. 1752, Elizabeth Hastings, eldest da. of Theophilus, 9th earl of Huntingdon, and sole h. of her brother, Francis, 10th earl, on whose death without issue, 2 Oct. 1789, she became baroness Hastings, &c., in her own right. By this lady, (who d. 12 April 1808,) the earl had issue,

3. ANNE, b. 16 May 1753, m. Thomas, 1st earl of Aylesbury.

4. FRANCIS, 1st marquess of Hastings, K.G.

5. JOHN-THEOPHILUS, b. 19 Nov. 1756, d. 5 May 1808, having m. Frances, da. of J.-W. Hall-Stephenson, of Skelton Castle, co. York, esq., and had issue,

Elizabeth-Anne, b. 2 Oct. 1793, m., 21 June 1817, lord George-William Russell, 2d son of the duke of Bedford.

6. SELINA-FRANCES, b. 9 April 1759, m. George Forbes, 6th earl of Granard.

7. GEORGE, major 16th foot, d. 25 March 1800.

8. CHARLOTTE-ADELAIDE-CONSTANTIA, b. 25 Feb. 1769, m., 10 April 1814, Hamilton Fitzgerald, esq., and d. 28 Feb. 1834.

The earl d. 20 June 1793, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

FRANCIS, 2d earl, K.G. and G.C.B., b. 7 Dec. 1754, succeeded his mother in the ancient barony of Hastings 1808; created baron Rawdon, in the Peerage of Great Britain, 5 March 1783, and advanced to the dignity of viscount Loudoun, earl of Rawdon, and marquess of Hastings, 7 Dec. 1816; a general in the army, and constable of the Tower; appointed governor-general of India 1812, and governor and commander-in-chief of Malta 1824; m., 12 July 1804, Flora-Muir Campbell, countess of Loudoun, in her own right, (see that title,) and had issue,

DESCENT OF THE BARONY OF HASTINGS. WILLIAM DE HASTINGS was summoned to parliament by the title of baron Hastings, of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, co. Leicester, but was murdered in the Tower of London, by order of Richard, duke of Gloucester; he m. Catherine, da. of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury.-Edward, his son, was summoned to parliament as baron Hungerford, 1482, in right of his wife, Mary, da. and sole heiress of sir Thomas Hungerford, baron Hungerford; he d. 1507.-George, his successor, 3d baron Hastings, was created earl of Huntingdon, 8 Dec. 1523; he m. Anne, da. of Henry Stafford, 2d duke of Buckingham, and d. 1544, leaving FRANCIS, 2d earl, m. Catharine, da. and co-heiress of Henry Pole, baron Montacute, son and heir of Richard Pole, K.G., by Margaret Plantagenet, countess of Salisbury, da. and sole heiress of George, duke of Clarence, from whose 4th son, sir Edward Hastings, knt., Hans-Francis Hastings, present and 11th earl of Huntingdon, is descended. The earl d. June 1561, and was succeeded by his son, Henry, 3d earl of Huntingdon, m. Catherine, da. of John Dudley, duke of North

umberland, and d. without issue Dec. 1595; he was succeeded by sir GEORGE, his brother, 4th earl, d. 1605, and was succeeded by his grandson, HENRY, 5th earl, m. Elizabeth, youngest da. and co-h. of Ferdinand Stanley, 5th earl of Derby, whose mother, Margaret Clifford, was da. of Eleanor Brandon, 2d da. and co-heiress of Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, by Mary, queen of France; the earl d. 1643, and was succeeded by his son, FERDINANDO, 6th earl, who had summons to parliament during the lifetime of his father, 3 Nov. 1640, d. 1665, and by Lucy, da. and sole heiress of sir John Davies, had THEOPHILUS, 7th earl, b. 20 Dec. 1650, m. Elizabeth, eldest da. and co-heiress of sir John Lewis, and had issue, GEORGE, 8th earl; the earl d. 13 May 1701, and was succeeded by his son, GEORGE, 8th earl, whod. 1705, and was succeeded by his half-brother, THEOPHILUS, 9th earl, who d. 1746, and was succeeded by FRANCIS, 10th earl, who dying unm. 2 Oct. 1789, the ancient barony of HASTINGS devolved on his only surviving sister and heiress, Elizabeth, countess of Moira, and on her death 1808, descended to her son, the 1st marquess.