Peerage Record – 2930

     Catherine Hall was the daughter of Roger Hall and Catherine Savage.^1,3 She married Rt. Hon. William Brownlow, son of William Brownlow and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, on 23 November 1765.¹ She died in 1843.¹
     Her married name became Brownlow.

     William Hall died in 1640 at Red Bay, County Antrim, Ireland.¹

     Judith Letitia Meredyth was the daughter of Very Rev. Charles Meredyth.¹ She married Rt. Hon. William Brownlow, son of William Brownlow and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, on 25 May 1754.¹ She died in October 1763.¹
     Her married name became Brownlow.

     Very Rev. Charles Meredyth held the office of Dean of Ardfert.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹ He lived at Newtown, County Meath, Ireland^G.¹

     John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley was born on 16 April 1827.² He was the son of Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and Hon. Emma Jane Parnell.^1,2 He married Lady Harriet Mary Pelham, daughter of Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester and Lady Mary Brudenell, on 31 August 1850.³ He died on 14 December 1896 at age 69.¹
     He succeeded as the 15th Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 12 February 1835.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Clifton of Rathmore, co. Meath [I., 1721] on 12 February 1835.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Darnley, co. Meath [I., 1725] on 12 February 1835.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Darnley of Athboy, co. Meath [I., 1723] on 12 February 1835.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1863 in the West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry.²

     Lady Harriet Mary Pelham was born in 1829. She was the daughter of Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester and Lady Mary Brudenell.² She married John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, son of Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and Hon. Emma Jane Parnell, on 31 August 1850.¹ She died on 4 September 1905.¹
     From 31 August 1850, her married name became Bligh. After her marriage, Lady Harriet Mary Pelham was styled as Countess of Darnley on 31 August 1850.

     Katherine O’Brien, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold) was born on 29 January 1673.¹ She was also reported to have been born on 23 January 1673.² She was the daughter of Henry O’Brien, Lord O’Brien and Katherine Stuart, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).¹ She married Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, son of Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon and Theodosia Capell, on 10 July 1688 at Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England^G, in a clandestine marriage.¹ She died on 11 August 1706 at age 33 at New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was buried at Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹
     She was also known as Catherine O’Brien.² Her married name became Hyde. She succeeded as the 8th Baroness Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 2 November 1702.³

     Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon was born on 28 November 1661.¹ He was the son of Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon and Theodosia Capell.¹ He married Katherine O’Brien, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), daughter of Henry O’Brien, Lord O’Brien and Katherine Stuart, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), on 10 July 1688 at Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England^G, in a clandestine marriage.¹ He died on 31 March 1723 at age 61 at Chelsea, London, England^G, without surviving issue.² He was buried on 5 April 1723 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 3 July 1723.²
     He was styled as Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 23 January 1674/75.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1683 in the Royal Regiment of Dragoons.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Wiltshire between 1685 and 1687.¹ He was Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Dragoons between 1685 and 1689.¹ He was Master of Horse to Prince George of Denmark between 1685 and 1690.¹ In 1688 he deserted the King, along with as many troops as he could induce.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Wiltshire between 1689 and 1695.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Christchurch between 1695 and 1701.¹ He held the office of Governor of New York between 1701 and 1708.¹ He held the office of Governor of New Jersey between 1701 and 1708. He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Clarendon [E., 1661] on 31 October 1709.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Cornbury, co. Oxford [E., 1661] on 31 October 1709.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Hyde of Hindon, co. Wilts [E., 1660] on 31 October 1709.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 13 December 1711.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary to Hanover between May 1714 and August 1714.¹ His last will was dated 30 March 1723.

     Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury was baptised on 6 October 1691 at St. James’ Church, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon and Katherine O’Brien, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).¹ He died on 12 February 1712/13 at age 21, from a fever ‘got by a surfeit of drinking’, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 20 February 1712/13 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ His will (dated 25 May 1710) was proven (by probate) on 17 June 1713.¹
     He was educated between 1702 and 1706 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 9th Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 11 August 1706.³ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 10 October 1707.¹ He was styled as Viscount Cornbury between 1709 and 1713.¹

     Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold) was born on 9 November 1695.² She was the daughter of Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon and Katherine O’Brien, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).^1,2 She was baptised on 9 December 1695 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England^G.² She married John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley, son of Rt. Hon. Thomas Bligh and Elizabeth Naper, on 24 August 1713 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.² She died on 30 July 1722 at age 26 at Arlington Street, London, England^G, in childbed.² She was buried on 15 August 1722 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.²
     She succeeded as the 10th Baroness Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 12 February 1712/13, suo jure.² Her married name became Bligh.