Peerage Record – 3859

     Lady Maria Louisa FitzMaurice was born in 1837.² She was the daughter of Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney and Hon. Charlotte Isabella Irby.³ She married Edmund Robert Spearman, son of Sir Alexander Young Spearman, 1st Bt. and Jane Campbell, on 16 August 1859.³ She died on 6 October 1917.³
     Her married name became Spearman.

     Edmund Robert Spearman was born on 10 May 1837.¹ He was the son of Sir Alexander Young Spearman, 1st Bt. and Jane Campbell.² He married Lady Maria Louisa FitzMaurice, daughter of Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney and Hon. Charlotte Isabella Irby, on 16 August 1859.¹ He died on 6 October 1918 at age 81.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Uxbridge Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.¹ He was Vice-Consul to Chantilly between 1901 and 1918.²

     Sir Alexander Young Spearman, 1st Bt. was born on 13 September 1793 at Pentridge, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was the son of Major Alexander Young Spearman and Agnes Morton.^2,3 He married Jane Campbell, daughter of Duncan Campbell, on 29 December 1826.¹ He died on 20 November 1874 at age 81.³
     He was Controller-General and Secretary to the Commissionerrs for the Reduction of the National Debt.¹ He held the office of Assistant Secretary, Treasury.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Spearman [U.K.] on 28 April 1840.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹

     James Moore lived at Dalchoolin, County Down, Ireland^G.¹

     Reverend Herbert Francis Chenevix Trench was born on 21 December 1850.¹ He was the son of Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chenevix Trench and Hon. Frances Mary Trench.¹ He married Isabella Catherine Trench, daughter of Henry Trench and Hon. Georgina Mary Amelia Bloomfield, on 3 January 1883.¹ He died on 5 May 1900 at age 49.¹
     He was given the name of Herbert Franics Trench at birth. He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ In 1873 his name was legally changed to Herbert Francis Chenevix Trench.¹ He was the Vicar at St. Peter’s, Thanet, England^G.¹ He was the Vicar at Orpington, Kent, England^G.²

     Hon. Elizabeth Sheffield was the daughter of John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield and Hon. Douglas Howard.¹ She married Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde, son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde and Lady Joan FitzGerald, circa 1582.² She died in November 1600.² She was buried on 2 April 1601 at St. Canice Cathedral, St. Canice^G.
     After her marriage, Hon. Elizabeth Sheffield was styled as Countess of Ormonde circa 1582. From circa 1582, her married name became Butler.

     John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield was born circa 1538.¹ He was the son of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield of Butterwicke and Lady Anne de Vere.² He married Hon. Douglas Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham and Margaret Gamage, circa 1562.² He died on 10 December 1568.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick, co. Lincoln [E., 1547] on 31 July 1549.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in January 1558/59.¹

     James Butler, Viscount Thurles was born in 1584.¹ He was the son of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde and Hon. Elizabeth Sheffield.¹ He died before 1614, without issue.¹
     He was styled as Viscount Thurles.¹

     Thomas Butler was born after 1584.¹ He was the son of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde and Hon. Elizabeth Sheffield.¹ He died on 12 January 1606, without issue.¹
     He held the office of High Sheriff of County Tipperary in 1605.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Butler was the daughter of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde and Hon. Elizabeth Sheffield.¹ She married, firstly, Theobald Butler, 1st and last Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim, son of Sir Edmund Butler and Hon. Eleanor Eustace, in February 1602/3.¹ She married, secondly, Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond after December 1613.¹ She died on 10 October 1628 at Wales^G, without male issue.²
     After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Butler was styled as Viscountess Butler of Tulleophelim on 4 August 1603. From after December 1613, her married name became Preston.¹ After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Butler was styled as Baroness Dunmore on 11 July 1619. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Butler was styled as Countess of Desmond on 24 July 1619.