Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. [Another], Volume 21828 |
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10th earl 1st earl 1st lord 1st marquess 1st viscount 20 June 2d duke 2d earl 2d lord 2d viscount 2dly 4th earl 4th viscount 5th lord 5th viscount Alexander ancestor Anne April Archibald Arms See Plate Arms-See Plate army Arthur baroness Baronet bart bishop born brother capt Castle Catharine Charles Charlotte co-h Cork countess created baron Creations-Baron David descended devolved Douglas earl d earldom Edward eldest eldest da Elizabeth Francis George grandson Hamilton Heir Apparent heirs male holy orders Ireland issue male issue-1 Jane July June king lady late earl leaving issue Lieut.-Col lieut.-gen Limerick lordship Major-Gen March Margaret married Mary Meath parliament Peerage of England Peerage of Ireland present and 2d present earl privy counsellor Richard Scotland Sept sir James sir John sir Thomas sir William sister sole h Stewart succeeded his father Tipperary United Kingdom
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Page 644 - Benyon lawfully to be begotten, severally, successively, and respectively, one after another, in order and course as they shall be in priority of birth and seniority of age; and the several and respective heirs male of the...
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Page 874 - ... to trustees, for the purpose of accumulation during the lives of his three sons, and of all their sons who should be living at the time of his death, or be born in due time afterwards, and during the life of the survivors of them.