Peerage Record – 1523

     Clotworthy Skeffington, 3rd Viscount Massereene was born circa 1660.² He was the son of John Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Massereene and Hon. Mary Clotworthy.² He and Rachael Hungerford obtained a marriage license on 7 March 1679/80.² He died on 14 March 1713/14 at County Antrim, Ireland^G.²
     In 1689 he was attainted by King James II’s Parliament.³ In 1692 he was restored by King William III.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Antrim [Ireland] from 1692 to 1693.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Massereene, co. Antrim [I., 1660] on 21 June 1695.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron of Loughneagh, co. Antrim [I., 1660] on 21 June 1695.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Skeffington, of Fisherwicke, co. Staffs [E., 1627] on 21 June 1695.³

     Franz Raugraf von Jenison-Walworth Graf von Heidelberg was born on 8 February 1764 at County Durham, England.¹ He was the son of Francis Graf von Jenison-Walworth and Charlotte Smith.² He and Baronin Charlotte von Cornet were divorced. He married, firstly, Baronin Charlotte von Cornet.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Day Beauclerk, daughter of Topham Beauclerk and Lady Diana Spencer, on 29 June 1797 at Heidelberg, Germany.² He died on 28 April 1824 at age 60.²
     He held the office of Grand Chamberlain of the Household to the King of Wurttemburg.² He gained the title of Graf von Heidelberg.

     Francis Graf von Jenison-Walworth was born on 20 January 1732 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was the son of John Jension and Elizabeth Sandford.² He married Charlotte Smith, daughter of Alexander Smith, on 10 September 1758.² He died on 30 June 1799 at age 67.²
     He lived at Walworth, County Durham, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Durham.² He was Chamberlain to Elector Karl Theodore of Bavaria in 1775.² He was created Graf von Jenison-Walworth [Holy Roman Empire] in 1791.²

     John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington of Ardglass was born in 1678 at Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Shute and Elizabeth Caryl.¹ He married Anne Daines, daughter of Sir William Daines and Elizabeth Harris, on 23 June 1713 at St. Benet’s, Paul’s Wharf, London, England^G.¹ He died on 14 December 1734 at Becket, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was buried on 27 December 1734 at Shrivenham, Berkshire, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 13 June 1738.¹
     He was given the name of John Shute at birth.¹ He was educated at Utrecht, The Netherlands^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Commissioner of Customs between 1708 and 1711.¹ In 1710 he also inherited the estate of Tofts in Little Baddow, Essex, from Francis Barrington, married to his cousin.¹ In 1710 he inherited the estate of Becket, and considerable property in Berkshire, from a John Wildman (no relation whatsoever.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Berwick-upon-Tweed between 1715 and 1723.¹ In 1716 his name was legally changed to John Barrington by Act of Parliament.¹ He held the office of Master of the Rolls [Ireland] between 5 July 1717 and 10 December 1731.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Barrington of Ardglass, co. Down [Ireland] on 1 July 1720.¹ He was created 1st Baron Barrington of Newcastle, co. Limerick [Ireland] on 1 July 1720.¹ On 15 February 1722/23 he was expelled from Parliament for promoting “an infamous fraudulent project,” the lottery of Harbourg.¹ His last will was dated 2 March 1726. He lived at Becket, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     
     Swift describes him as “the shrewdest head in England.” However, Horace Walpole writes “I believe [he] was a very dirty fellow, for besides being expelled from the H. of C. on the affair of the lottery, he was reckoned to have twice sold the dissenters to the Court.”¹

     Sir Walter Roberts, 6th Bt. gained the title of 6th Baronet Roberts, of Glassenbury Park, Kent.

     Marjorie Hamilton-Dalrymple was the daughter of Sir Walter Hamilton-Dalrymple of North Berwick, 8th Bt. and Alice Mary Clifford.¹ She died on 16 December 1939.¹
     She was awarded the Royal Red Cross (R.R.C.)¹

     Sybil Hamilton-Dalrymple was the daughter of Sir Walter Hamilton-Dalrymple of North Berwick, 8th Bt. and Alice Mary Clifford.¹ She died on 9 October 1968.¹
     She was a nun with the Order of Holy Child.¹ She took the religious name of Mother Mary St. Hugh.¹

     Rev. Hon. Francis Sylvester Grimston was born on 8 December 1822.² He was the son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson.² He married Katherine Georgiana Morier, daughter of John Philip Morier and Horatia Maria Francis Seymour, on 1 February 1847.² He was also reported to have been married on 28 January 1847.³ He died on 28 October 1865 at age 42.²
     He was the Rector at Wakes Colnes, Essex, England^G.²

     Sicele Agnes de Trafford was born on 22 February 1867.² She was the daughter of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Bt. and Lady Annette Mary Talbot.² She married, firstly, William Joseph Blundell, son of Nicholas Blundell and Agnes Mary Smythe, on 30 July 1885.³ She married, secondly, Charles William Clifford, son of Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Bt. and Mary Anne Hercy, on 2 June 1892.¹ She died on 5 February 1948 at age 80.¹
     From 30 July 1885, her married name became Blundell.³ Her marriage to William Joseph Blundell was annulled in 1888.³ Her married name became Clifford.

     William Nelthorpe Beauclerk was born on 7 April 1849.² He was the son of Captain Lord Frederick Charles Peter Beauclerk and Jemima Eleanora Johnstone.² He married, firstly, Jane Isabella Rathborne, daughter of Reverend James Rathborne, on 27 April 1878.² He married, secondly, Evelyn Amy Hart, daughter of Sir Robert Hart, 1st Bt. and Hester Jane Bredon, on 5 September 1892 at Peking, China^G.² He died on 5 March 1908 at age 58 at Lima, Peru^G.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1872 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1875 with a Master of Laws (LL.M.)² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1888 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)² He lived at Little Grimsby Hall, Lincolnshire, England^G.² He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peru, Ecaudor and Bolivia in 1906.²