Peerage Record – 4888

     Humphrey Sturt was born circa 1725.² He was the son of Humphrey Sturt and Diana Napier.³ He married Mary Pitfield, daughter of Charles Pitfield, on 27 April 1756.² He died on 20 October 1786.²
     He lived at Critchell House, More Crichel, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dorset between 1754 and 1784.²

     Mary Danvers was the daughter of Sir John Danvers, 2nd Bt. She married Augustus Richard Butler-Danvers, son of Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough and Lady Jane Rochfort, on 8 March 1792.² She died on 10 May 1802.²
     Her married name became Butler.

     Sir John Danvers, 2nd Bt. was the son of Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Bt. and Frances Babington.²
     He gained the title of 2nd Baronet Danvers.

     Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough was born on 4 March 1728.¹ He was the son of Humphrey Butler, 1st Earl of Lanesborough and Mary Berry.¹ He married Lady Jane Rochfort, daughter of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, on 22 June 1754.¹ He died on 24 January 1779 at age 50.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cavan between 1751 and 1768.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Lanesborough [I., 1756] on 11 April 1768.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Lanesborough [I., 1728] on 11 April 1768.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Newtown Butler [I., 1715] on 11 April 1768.¹

     Lady Jane Rochfort was the daughter of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere and Hon. Mary Molesworth.¹ She married, secondly, John King.² She married, firstly, Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough, son of Humphrey Butler, 1st Earl of Lanesborough and Mary Berry, on 22 June 1754.³ She died in February 1828.³
     Her married name became King.² Her married name became Butler.

     Adelaide (?) was the daughter of Hugues III, Comte de St. Pol.¹

     Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere was born on 26 March 1708.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. George Rochfort and Lady Elizabeth Moore.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Tenison, daughter of Richard Tenison and Margaret Barton, on 16 December 1731.² He married, secondly, Hon. Mary Molesworth, daughter of Field Marshal Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth of Swords and Jane Lucas, on 7 August 1736.² He died on 13 November 1774 at age 66 at Belvidere, County Westmeath, Ireland^G.² He died on 13 November 1774 at age 66.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Westmeath between 25 October 1731 and 1738.² He was created 1st Baron Belfield, of co. Westmeath [Ireland] on 16 March 1737/38.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 12 December 1749.² He was created 1st Viscount Belfield, of co. Westmeath [Ireland] on 5 October 1751.¹ He held the office of Muster Master-General [Ireland] between 1754 and 1774.² He was created 1st Earl of Belvidere, of co. Westmeath [Ireland] on 29 November 1756.¹ He lived at Gaulstown, County Westmeath, Ireland^G.¹
     Mrs. Delaney writes of Robert and his second wife “he has discovered an intrigue, and they say he has come to England in search of him… He is very well-bred and very well in his person and manner; his wife is locked up in one of his houses in Ireland, with a strict guard over her, and they say he is so miserable as to love her even now; she is extremely handsome and has many personal accomplishments.”²

     George John Danvers Butler, 5th Earl of Lanesborough was born on 6 December 1794.¹ He was the son of Augustus Richard Butler-Danvers and Mary Danvers.² He married, firstly, Francis Arabella Fremantle, daughter of Colonel Stephen Francis William Fremantle and Albinia Jane Jefferyes, on 29 August 1815.³ He married, secondly, Frederica Emma Bishop, daughter of Charles Bishop and Marianne Freemantle, on 24 November 1851 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.⁴ He died on 7 July 1866 at age 71.¹
     He was appointed Representative Peer [Ireland].¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Lanesborough [I., 1756] on 13 June 1847.² He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Lanesborough [I., 1728] on 13 June 1847.² He succeeded as the 7th Baron Newtown Butler [I., 1715] on 13 June 1847.²

     Lady Emily Jane Butler-Danvers was the daughter of Augustus Richard Butler-Danvers and Eliza Bizarre Sturt.^1,2 She married Captain George Somerville Digby, son of Reverend Charles Digby and Mary Somerville, on 6 September 1836.¹ She died on 28 March 1895.¹
     Her married name became Digby. In 1848 she was granted the rank of an earl’s daughter.²

     Henry Somerville Digby was born on 21 October 1837.¹ He was the son of Captain George Somerville Digby and Lady Emily Jane Butler-Danvers.¹ He died on 10 January 1870 at age 32, without issue.¹