Peerage Record – 3070

     Mary Catherine Headley was the daughter of John Headley.¹ She married Lord William Godolphin Osborne, son of George Godolphin Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds and Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart, on 8 September 1859.¹ She died in 1920.
     Her married name became Osborne.

     John Headley lived at Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England^G.

     Hon. William Godolphin Osborne was born on 29 March 1804. He was the son of Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin and Hon. Elizabeth Charlotte Eden.² He married, firstly, E. Smith in 1832. He married, secondly, Hon. Caroline Montagu, daughter of Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby and Elizabeth Charlton, on 7 June 1843. He married, thirdly, Hon. Georgiana Auguste Henrietta Elphinstone, daughter of Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, 1st and last Viscount Keith and Hester Maria Thrale, on 10 May 1870.³ He died on 28 December 1888 at age 84, without issue.²
     He lived at Tullialan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland^G.

     E. Smith married Hon. William Godolphin Osborne, son of Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin and Hon. Elizabeth Charlotte Eden, in 1832.
     Her married name became Osborne.

     Hon. Caroline Montagu was the daughter of Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby and Elizabeth Charlton.¹ She married Hon. William Godolphin Osborne, son of Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin and Hon. Elizabeth Charlotte Eden, on 7 June 1843. She died on 10 November 1867.¹
     Her married name became Osborne.

     Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby was born on 23 November 1762.¹ He was the son of Morris Robinson and Jane Greenland.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Charlton, daughter of Francis Charlton, on 9 July 1785.¹ He died on 1 September 1831 at age 68.¹
     He was given the name of Matthew Robinson at birth.¹ On 3 June 1776 his name was legally changed to Matthew Montagu by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bossiney between 1786 and 1790.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tregony between 1790 and 1796.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. Germans between 1806 and 1812.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Robinson [G.B., 1730] in May 1829.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Rokeby, of Armagh [I., 1777] in May 1829.¹

     Sir John St. John was born circa 1552 at Wiltshire, England^G.^3,4 He was the son of Nicholas St. John and Elizabeth Blount.¹ He married Lucy Hungerford, daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford and Anne Dormer.³ He died on 20 September 1594 at Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England^G.^3,5

     Lucy Hungerford was born in 1560 at Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England^G.³ She was the daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford and Anne Dormer.^1,4 She married, firstly, Sir John St. John, son of Nicholas St. John and Elizabeth Blount.⁵ She married, secondly, Sir Anthony Hungerford, son of Anthony Hungerford and Bridget Shelley.⁵ She died in 1598.⁶
     Her married name became St. John.⁵

     Sir Walter Hungerford was born in 1532.² He was the son of Walter Hungerford, 1st Lord Hungerford of Heytesbury and Susan Danvers.³ He married, secondly, Anne Dormer, daughter of Sir William Dormer and Mary Sidney, before 5 May 1558.^2,4 He married, firstly, Anne Basset on 3 June 1554.^2,4 He died circa 1596, without surviving male issue.²
     Sir Walter Hungerford also went by the nick-name of ‘the Knight of Farley’.² He was also known as Sir William Hungerford.³ In 1554 he had his estates restored on his 1st marriage but not the peerage.² He held the office of Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1557.² In 1570 he unsuccessfully accused his wife of having tried to poison him back in 1564, also of adultery with one William Darrell, of Littlecote.² Circa 1595 he went through a form of marriage with his mistress Margery Brighte (despite his 2nd wife still being alive), by whom he had already had at least two sons.² He lived at Farley, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Anne Leighton was the daughter of Sir Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Knollys.¹ She married Sir John St. John, 1st Bt., son of Sir John St. John and Lucy Hungerford.¹
     Her married name became St. John.¹