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Peerage Record – 24113

George Bligh1

Male, Registry Number #241121, b. 31 October 1714

Last Edited=22 Feb 2011
     George Bligh was born on 31 October 1714.1 He was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).1 He died, in infancy.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1032. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

General Hon. Edward Bligh1

Male, Registry Number #241122, b. 19 September 1769, d. 2 November 1840

Last Edited=22 Feb 2011
     General Hon. Edward Bligh was born on 19 September 1769.1 He was the son of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley and Mary Stoyte.1 He died on 2 November 1840 at age 71, without issue.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1033. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan1

Male, Registry Number #241123, b. 17 April 1795, d. 30 April 1847

Last Edited=10 Jan 2021
     Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan was born on 17 April 1795.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow and Caroline Ashe.1 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow, on 1 June 1822.2 He married, secondly, Jane Macneill, daughter of Roderick Macneill of Barra and Jean Cameron, on 15 July 1828.2 He died on 30 April 1847 at age 52.2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Armagh between 1818 and 1832.1 He was created 1st Baron Lurgan, of Lurgan, co. Armagh [U.K.] on 14 May 1839.1

Child of Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan and Lady Mary Bligh

Children of Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan and Jane Macneill

Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1675. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  2. [S34] BP1970. [S34]
  3. [S47] BIFR1976 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1417. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow1

Male, Registry Number #241124, b. 30 April 1757, d. 11 September 1822

Last Edited=10 Jan 2021
     Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow was born on 30 April 1757.1 He was the son of Rt. Hon. William Brownlow and Judith Letitia Meredyth.1 He married Caroline Ashe, daughter of Benjamin Ashe, in 1785.1 He died on 11 September 1822 at age 65.1
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 57th Regiment.1 He lived at Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland.1

Children of Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow and Caroline Ashe

Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1675. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Caroline Ashe1

Female, Registry Number #241125, d. 1838

Last Edited=10 Jan 2021
     Caroline Ashe was the daughter of Benjamin Ashe.1 She married Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow, son of Rt. Hon. William Brownlow and Judith Letitia Meredyth, in 1785.1 She died in 1838.1
     From 1785, her married name became Brownlow.1

Children of Caroline Ashe and Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow

Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1675. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Benjamin Ashe1

Male, Registry Number #241126

Last Edited=29 Jul 2007
     Benjamin Ashe lived at Bath, Somerset, EnglandG.1

Child of Benjamin Ashe

Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1675. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Roderick Macneill of Barra1

Male, Registry Number #241127, d. 1822

Last Edited=9 Jan 2021
     Roderick Macneill of Barra was the son of Roderick ‘The Resolute’ Macneil, 20th of Barra and Anne Macneil.2 He married Jean Cameron, daughter of Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassiefern, 1st Bt. and Louisa Campbell, in 1787.3 He died in 1822 at Manchester, Lancashire, England.3
     He prospered greatly during the boom in the kelp industry, but overspent and left the Estate of Barra in dire condition.3 He fought in the War of the American Revolution.3 Roderick Macneill of Barra also went by the nick-name of Roderick ‘the Gentle’.3

Children of Roderick Macneill of Barra and Jean Cameron

Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1676. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lady Mary Bligh1

Female, Registry Number #241128, d. 18 June 1823

Last Edited=10 Jan 2021
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Lady Mary Bligh was the daughter of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.2,3 She married Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan, son of Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow and Caroline Ashe, on 1 June 1822.1 She died on 18 June 1823.1
     From 1 June 1822, her married name became Brownlow.1

Child of Lady Mary Bligh and Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan

Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 1676. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  2. [S34] BP1970. [S34]
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1033. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. William Bligh1

Male, Registry Number #241129, b. 25 May 1797, d. 18 October 1807

Last Edited=22 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. William Bligh was born on 25 May 1797.1 He was the son of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.1 He died on 18 October 1807 at age 10.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1033. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lady Catherine Bligh1

Female, Registry Number #241130, b. 18 June 1792, d. 10 January 1812

Last Edited=22 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Lady Catherine Bligh was born on 18 June 1792.1 She was the daughter of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.1 She died on 10 January 1812 at age 19.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1033. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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