Peerage Record – 27977

     Hon. Chichester Thomas Skeffington was born on 29 October 1813.² He was the son of Thomas Henry Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Ferrard and Harriet Skeffington, Viscountess Massereene.¹ He married Amelia Blennerhassett, daughter of Captain Arthur Blennerhassett and Frances Deane O’Grady, on 20 December 1845.¹ He died on 18 July 1880 at age 66.¹
     He was given the name of Chichester Thomas Foster at birth.³ He gained the rank of officer in the 27th Regiment.²

     Edmund Julius Jacob married Kathleen Butler.²
     He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹

     Jane Pauline Minchin was born on 9 July 1932.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard George Edward Minchin and Elizabeth Eve McKerrell-Brown.¹ She married Reginald Turner Huggard, son of John Turner Huggard, on 31 July 1953.¹ She died on 17 August 1954 at age 22 at Kenya^G.¹
     From 31 July 1953, her married name became Huggard.¹

     Frances Annabella Blennerhassett was the daughter of Captain Arthur Blennerhassett and Frances Deane O’Grady.¹ She married Sir John Richard Wolseley, 6th Bt., son of Sir Clement Wolseley, 5th Bt. and Alice Elizabeth van Homrigh, on 6 December 1859.² She died on 30 May 1907.²
     From 6 December 1859, her married name became Wolseley.¹

     Sir John Richard Wolseley, 6th Bt. was born on 24 June 1834.² He was the son of Sir Clement Wolseley, 5th Bt. and Alice Elizabeth van Homrigh.³ He married Frances Annabella Blennerhassett, daughter of Captain Arthur Blennerhassett and Frances Deane O’Grady, on 6 December 1859.² He died on 20 June 1874 at age 39.¹
     He gained the rank of officer between 1854 and 1855 in the 18th Royal Irish Regiment.² He fought in the Crimean War between 1854 and 1855.³ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Wolseley, of Mount Wolseley, co. Carlow [I., 1745] on 30 October 1857.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)²

     Marianne Hickson was the daughter of John Hickson.¹ She married, firstly, Charles John Allanson Winn Blennerhassett, son of Captain Arthur Blennerhassett and Frances Deane O’Grady, on 26 September 1855.¹ She married, secondly, Captain William Walker, son of Richard Walker, in 1862.¹
     From 26 September 1855, her married name became Blennerhassett.¹ From 1862, her married name became Walker.¹

     Captain William Walker was the son of Richard Walker.¹ He married Marianne Hickson, daughter of John Hickson, in 1862.¹

     Richard Walker held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹

     John Hickson lived at Grove, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Major Arthur Blennerhassett was born on 26 June 1856.² He was the son of Charles John Allanson Winn Blennerhassett and Marianne Hickson.¹ He married Clara Nesta Richarda FitzGerald, daughter of Desmond John Edmund FitzGerald, 26th Knight of Glin and Isabella Lloyd Apjohn, on 6 June 1882.² He died on 3 May 1939 at age 82.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He was the owner of 12,621 acres in 1876.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff in 1878.¹ He was the Starter to Turf Club.¹ He was a member of the Irish NHS Committee.¹ He purchased horses in Australia and the U.S.A.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 4th Battalion, Munster Fusiliers.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He lived at Ballyseedy, County Kerry, Ireland^G.¹