Peerage Record – 17483

     Edward Walter married Hon. Harriot Forrester, daughter of Colonel George Forrester, 5th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine and Charlotte Rowe.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He lived at Stalbridge, Devon, England^G.¹

     Hon. Harriot Forrester was the daughter of Colonel George Forrester, 5th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine and Charlotte Rowe.^1,2 She married Edward Walter.³ She died on 7 November 1786.⁴
     Her married name became Walter.³

     Colonel George Forrester, 5th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine was born on 23 March 1688.² He was the son of William Forrester, 4th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine and Margaret Birnie.² He married Charlotte Rowe, daughter of Anthony Rowe, before 1724.² He died on 17 February 1726/27 at age 38 at France^G.²
     He succeeded as the 5th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine [S., 1633] in 1705.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 29th Foot.³ He fought in the Battle of Preston on 13 November 1715, where he was wounded.³ He gained the rank of Colonel from 1716 to 1717 in the 30th Foot.³ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1717 and 1719 in the 2nd Horse, Grenadier Guards.³ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1719 and 1727 in the 4th Horse, Grenadier Guards.³

     James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston was born on 9 October 1711.¹ He was the son of William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston and Jean Cooke.² He married Mary Bucknall, daughter of William Bucknall and Mary Askell, on 19 June 1746 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England^G.² He died on 15 December 1773 at age 62 at Gaydon, Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Luckyn, of Little Waltham, Essex [E., 1629] on 15 October 1756.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Grimston [I., 1719] on 15 October 1756.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Dunboyne, co. Meath [I., 1719] on 15 October 1756.³

     Mary Bucknall was born on 28 April 1717 at Oxhey Place, Watford, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of William Bucknall and Mary Askell.² She married James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston, son of William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston and Jean Cooke, on 19 June 1746 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England^G.² She died on 7 August 1778 at age 61.¹
     From 19 June 1746, her married name became Grimston.² After her marriage, Mary Bucknall was styled as Viscountess Grimston on 15 October 1756.

     William Bucknall was born before 1701. He married Mary Askell, daughter of Michael Askell, on 30 May 1716 at Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England^G.²
     He lived at Oxhey Place, Watford, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Mary Askell is the daughter of Michael Askell.¹ She married William Bucknall on 30 May 1716 at Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England^G.²
     She was also known as Susannah Askell.² From 30 May 1716, her married name became Bucknall.²

     Michael Askell died in 1712.²
     He lived at Gaydon, Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston was born circa 1683.¹ He was the son of Sir William Luckyn, 3rd Bt. and Mary Sherrington.¹ He married Jean Cooke, daughter of James Cooke, on 14 August 1706.² He died on 15 October 1756.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for St. Albans between 1711 and 1722.² He was created 1st Viscount Grimston [Ireland] on 29 May 1719.² He was created 1st Baron Dunboyne, co. Meath [Ireland] on 29 May 1719.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for St. Albans between 1727 and 1734.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Luckyn, of Little Waltham, Essex [E., 1629] on 4 February 1736/37.² He had 16 other children.²

     Sir William Luckyn, 3rd Bt. was the son of Sir Capell Luckyn, 2nd Bt. and Mary Grimston.² He married Mary Sherrington, daughter of William Sherrington and Elizabeth (?), on 1 December 1681 at St. Peter’s Church, Cornhill, London, England^G.² He died circa 1708.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Luckyn, of Little Waltham, co. Essex [E., 1629] circa 1680.²