Peerage Record – 2792

     Brig.-Gen. Sir Edward Henry Charles Patrick Bellingham, 5th Bt. was born on 26 January 1879.¹ He was the son of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Bt. and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel.¹ He married Charlotte Elizabeth Payne, daughter of Alfred Payne, on 11 June 1904.¹ He died on 19 May 1956 at age 77, without male issue.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Brigadier-General in 1917.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1919.¹ He held the office of Counsellor British Legation to Guatemala.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Bellingham, of Castle Bellingham, co. Louth [I., 1796] on 9 June 1921.¹ He held the office of Senator [Irish Free State] between 1925 and 1936.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of County Louth.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Louth.¹ He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force Reserve.¹

     Hon. Margaret Elphinstone was born on 9 June 1925.¹ She was the daughter of Sidney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone and Lady Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon.² She married Denys Gravenor Rhodes, son of Major Arthur Tahu Gravenor Rhodes and Hon. Helen Cecil Olive Plunket, on 31 July 1950.³ She died on 25 November 2016 at age 91.⁴
     She was a bridesmaid to HRH Princess ELizabeth on 20 November 1947.¹ From 31 July 1950, her married name became Rhodes.³ She held the office of Extra Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother between 1991 and 2002.³ She was appointed Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.) in 2002.¹ She lived in 2003 at The Garden House, Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy was born in October 1650.² He was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Newcomen.³ He married Hon. Mary Coote, daughter of Richard Coote, 1st Lord Coote, Baron of Coloony and Mary St. George.¹ He died on 3 August 1692 at age 41 at Steinkirk^G, killed in action.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Stewart, of Ramelton, co. Donegal [I., 1623] in October 1650.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1672.² He gained the rank of Captain between 1677 and 1694 in the King’s County Regiment of Guards Ireland.² He held the office of Commissioner of Revenue [Ireland] between 1682 and 1687.² He was created 1st Baron Stewart of Ramalton, co. Donegal [Ireland] on 19 March 1682/83.⁴ He was created 1st Viscount Mountjoy, of co. Tyrone [Ireland] on 19 March 1682/83.⁴ He held the office of Master General of Ordnance in 1684.² He leased Castle Mountjoy from the Crown (after his ennoblement.)² He was Colonel of the Viscount Mountjoy’s Foot in March 1684/85 which he had raised by himself.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1686.² He was President of the Royal Society of Ireland in 1686.² He fought in the Capture of Buda in 1686, where he was badly wounded.² In May 1689 he was attainted by King James II’s Irish Parliament for non-attendance.² As the principal Protestant in Northern Ireland at the time of King James II’s flight from England he was inveigled by the Lord Deputy, Duke of Tyrconnel into going to Paris, nominally to warn King James of the hopelessness of trying to prevent an Anglo-Dutch landing in Ireland, but in reality to procure his imprisonment in the Bastille, where he remained until 1692.² He fought in the Battle of Steinkirk on 3 August 1692.²

     Hon. Mary Stewart was born circa 1677.² She was the daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy and Hon. Mary Coote.^1,2 She married, firstly, Phineas Preston in 1692 at Mountjoy, Ireland^G.^2,1 She married, secondly, Vice-Admiral George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, son of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard and Mary Rawdon, in 1709.¹ She died on 4 October 1758.³ She was also reported to have died on 4 October 1765.¹
     From 1692, her married name became Preston.² From 1709, her married name became Forbes. After her marriage, Hon. Mary Stewart was styled as Countess of Granard on 24 August 1734.

     Captain Roger Charles Noel Bellingham was born on 28 April 1884.¹ He was the son of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Bt. and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel.¹ He married Alice Ann Naish, daughter of Richard Naish, on 18 January 1910.¹ He died on 4 March 1915 at age 30, killed in action.¹
     He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1912 and 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.¹

     Hon. Mary Elizabeth Elphinstone was born on 2 July 1911.¹ She was the daughter of Sidney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone and Lady Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon.² She died on 16 May 1980 at age 68 at Perthshire, Scotland^G, unmarried.^1,3
     Hon. Mary Elizabeth Elphinstone usually went by her middle name of Elizabeth.¹

     Violet Edith Lowry-Corry was born on 18 July 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Armar Henry Lowry-Corry and Alice Margaret Greg.¹ She married Captain Robert Bingham Brassey, son of Albert Brassey and Hon. Matilda Maria Helena Bingham, on 20 July 1904.¹ She died on 9 March 1919 at age 38.¹
     Her married name became Brassey.

     Ida Mary Elizabeth Agnes Bellingham was born on 26 January 1876.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Bt. and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel.¹ She died on 28 November 1945 at age 69, unmarried.¹
     She was a nun of the Holy Order Child.¹

     Sarah Elizabeth Taylor was born circa 1756.³ She was the daughter of Colonel Edward Taylor and Anne Maunsell.^1,3 She married Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick, son of Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick and Lady Juliana Boyle, on 7 August 1774.⁴ She died on 4 April 1841 at Salt Hill, Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland^G.^4,5
     After her marriage, Sarah Elizabeth Taylor was styled as Countess of Carrick on 7 August 1774. From 7 August 1774, her married name became Butler.

     Lady Juliana Boyle was born circa 1728.³ She was the daughter of Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon and Lady Henrietta Boyle.^1,4 She married Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton, on 18 May 1745.⁵ She died on 22 February 1804 at Kilmurry, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.³ She was buried at Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.³
     From 18 May 1745, her married name became Butler. After her marriage, Lady Juliana Boyle was styled as Viscountess Ikerrin on 18 May 1745. After her marriage, Lady Juliana Boyle was styled as Countess of Carrick on 10 June 1748.