Peerage Record – 18365

     Richard Molesworth was born in 1737.¹ He was the son of Captain William Molesworth and Anne Adair.^1,2 He married Catherine Cobb, daughter of Francis Cobb.¹ He died on 29 September 1799.¹

     Robert Molesworth, 5th Viscount Molesworth of Swords was baptised on 22 December 1729.¹ He was the son of Captain William Molesworth and Anne Adair.^1,2 He married Mary Anne Bushe Alleyne, daughter of Israel Alleyne, on 18 August 1761.¹ He died on 29 January 1813 at age 83.¹
     He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Molesworth of Swords, co. Dublin [I., 1716] on 3 June 1793.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Lord Molesworth, Baron of Philipstown, in King’s County [I., 1716] on 3 June 1793.¹

     Captain William Molesworth was born after 1671. He was the son of Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth of Swords and Hon. Laetitia Coote.^1,2 He married Anne Adair, daughter of Robert Adair, in 1726.¹
     He was Captain in the wars with Spain.¹ He was Commissioner of Trade and Plantations.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Philipstown.¹

     Margaret Letitia Molesworth was the daughter of Captain John Molesworth and Louisa Tomkyns.¹ She married Reverend Charles Richard de Havilland, son of Major Charles de Havilland and Martha Saumarez, on 4 April 1866.¹ She died on 27 January 1910.¹
     From 4 April 1866, her married name became de Havilland.¹

     Samuel Molesworth, 8th Viscount Molesworth of Swords was born on 19 December 1829.² He was the son of Captain John Molesworth and Louisa Tomkyns.¹ He married, firstly, Georgina Charlotte Cecil Gosset, daughter of George Bagot Gosset and Charlotte Douglas, on 6 May 1862.² He married, secondly, Agnes Dove, daughter of Dugald Dove, on 23 January 1883 at St. Mary’s Church, Kensington, London, England^G.³ He died on 6 June 1906 at age 76 at Minehead, Somerset, England^G.⁴
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Molesworth of Swords, co. Dublin [I., 1716] on 20 June 1875.² He succeeded as the 8th Lord Molesworth, Baron of Philipstown, in King’s County [I., 1716] on 20 June 1875.² He was Rector between 1876 and 1898 at St. Petrock, Cornwall, England.²

     Reverend Charles Richard de Havilland was born on 25 June 1823.² He was the son of Major Charles de Havilland and Martha Saumarez.³ He married, firstly, Agnes Matilda Molesworth, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Arthur Molesworth and Mary Kearney.⁴ He married, secondly, Margaret Letitia Molesworth, daughter of Captain John Molesworth and Louisa Tomkyns, on 4 April 1866.¹ He died on 6 February 1901 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was the vicar between 1882 and 1885 at Cobo, Guernsey, Channel Islands^G.²

     Walter Augustus de Havilland was born on 31 August 1872.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Richard de Havilland and Margaret Letitia Molesworth.¹ He married, firstly, Lillian Augusta Ruse, daughter of Joseph Alfred Ruse, on 30 November 1914.¹ He and Lillian Augusta Ruse were divorced in 1925.¹ He married, secondly, Yuki Matsu-Kura on 16 August 1927 at British Consulate, Tokyo, Japan^G.¹ He married, thirdly, Rosemary Beaton Connor, daughter of A. E. Connor, on 26 March 1960.¹
     He was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Channel Islands.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1893 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was a practising patent attorney in 1900 at Japan^G.¹

     Lillian Augusta Ruse was born on 11 June 1886 at Reading, Berkshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Alfred Ruse.¹ She married, firstly, Walter Augustus de Havilland, son of Reverend Charles Richard de Havilland and Margaret Letitia Molesworth, on 30 November 1914.¹ She and Walter Augustus de Havilland were divorced in 1925.¹ She married, secondly, George Milan Fontaine in April 1925.¹ She died on 20 February 1975 at age 88 at Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.^G.¹
     She was an actress.¹ From 30 November 1914, her married name became de Havilland.¹ As of April 1925, Lillian Augusta Ruse used the stage-name of Lillian Fontaine.¹

     Joseph Alfred Ruse lived at Reading, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     George Milan Fontaine married Lillian Augusta Ruse, daughter of Joseph Alfred Ruse, in April 1925.¹ He died in 1956.¹