Peerage Record – 13110

     Walter Palk married, firstly, Frances Abraham, daughter of Robert Abraham.²
     He lived at Ashburton, Devon, England^G.¹

     Anne Vansittart was born in 1737.² She was the daughter of Arthur Vansittart and Martha Stonhouse.¹ She married Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt., son of Walter Palk and Frances Abraham, on 11 February 1761.¹
     From 11 February 1761, her married name became Palk.¹

     Arthur Vansittart was born on 26 December 1691.³ He was the son of Peter van Sittart and Susanna Sanderson.^4,3 He married Martha Stonhouse, daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Bt. and Mary Mellish, on 23 May 1723.³ He died on 16 September 1760 at age 68.³
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Berkshire.³ He lived at Clewer, Berkshire, England^G.³ He lived at Moat Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He lived at Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Eoin O’Ceilleachair married Eileen Murphy, daughter of Martin Murphy and Philomena Studdert, on 6 May 2000.¹

     Lady Mary Bligh was the daughter of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).¹ She married William Tighe, son of Rt. Hon. Richard Tighe, in March 1736.² She married Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt. and Anne Vansittart, on 7 August 1789 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 4 March 1791.^1,3
     From March 1736, her married name became Tighe. From 7 August 1789, her married name became Palk.¹

     Lady Dorothy Elizabeth Vaughan was born circa 1765.¹ She was the daughter of Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne and Dorothy Shafto.¹ She married Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt. and Anne Vansittart, on 15 May 1792 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ She died on 15 February 1849 at Bruton Street, London, England^G.¹
     From 15 May 1792, her married name became Palk.¹

     Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne was born circa 1730.² He was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne and Elizabeth Watson.^2,3 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Gascoigne Nightingale, daughter of Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale and Lady Elizabeth Shirley, on 3 July 1754.⁴ He married, secondly, Dorothy Shafto, daughter of John Shafto, on 19 April 1763.¹ He died on 6 January 1800.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cardiganshire between 1755 and 1761.⁴ He held the office of Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1761 and 1762.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cardiganshire between 1762 and 1800.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Berwick-upon-Tweed between 1765 and 1768.⁴ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Lisburne, co. Antrim [I., 1695] on 4 February 1766.⁴ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Vaughan, Baron of Fethard, co. Tipperary [I., 1695] on 4 February 1766.⁴ He was Commissioner of Trade and Plantations between 1768 and 1770.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cardiganshire between 1768 and 1796.⁴ He held the office of a Lord of the Admiralty between 1770 and 1782.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Lisburne, co. Antrim [Ireland] on 18 July 1776.⁴

     Dorothy Shafto was the daughter of John Shafto.¹ She married Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne, son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne and Elizabeth Watson, on 19 April 1763.¹ She died on 12 September 1805.³
     From 19 April 1763, her married name became Vaughan.¹ After her marriage, Dorothy Shafto was styled as Viscountess Lisburne on 4 February 1766. After her marriage, Dorothy Shafto was styled as Countess of Lisburne on 7 July 1776.

     John Shafto is the son of Mark Shafto and Margaret Ingleby.
     He lived at Whitworth, County Durham, England^G.²

     Anna Eleanora Wrey was the daughter of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bt. and Anne Palk.¹ She married, firstly, Edward Hartopp on 19 July 1806.^1,2 She married, secondly, Sir Lawrence Palk, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Elizabeth Vaughan, on 9 December 1815.¹ She died on 25 January 1846.¹ She died intestate and her estate was administered in May 1846.¹
     From 19 July 1806, her married name became Hartopp.¹ From 9 December 1815, her married name became Palk.¹