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Peerage Record – 49873

Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford1

Male, Registry Number #498721, b. 14 January 1844, d. 22 May 1925

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
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     Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford was born on 14 January 1844.1 He was the son of James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford and Lady Mary Acheson.2 He married Helen Blanche Geach, daughter of Charles S. Geach, on 5 December 1878.1 He died on 22 May 1925 at age 81.1
     He was commissioned in 1858, in the service of the Royal Navy.1 He retired from the military in 1890, with the rank of Captain, late of the Royal Navy.1 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Lifford of Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1768] on 20 March 1913.1 He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1781] on 20 March 1913.1

Children of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Charles S. Geach1

Male, Registry Number #498722

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014

Child of Charles S. Geach

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Helen Blanche Geach1

Female, Registry Number #498723, d. 4 June 1942

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
     Helen Blanche Geach was the daughter of Charles S. Geach.2 She married Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford, son of James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford and Lady Mary Acheson, on 5 December 1878.1 She died on 4 June 1942.1
     From 5 December 1878, her married name became Hewitt. After her marriage, Helen Blanche Geach was styled as Viscountess Lifford on 20 March 1913.

Children of Helen Blanche Geach and Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Evelyn James Hewitt, 7th Viscount Lifford1

Male, Registry Number #498724, b. 18 December 1880, d. 5 April 1954

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
     Lt.-Col. Evelyn James Hewitt, 7th Viscount Lifford was born on 18 December 1880.1 He was the son of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.2 He married Charlotte Rankin Maule, daughter of Sir Robert Maule, on 8 July 1919.1 He died on 5 April 1954 at age 73, without issue.1
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England.1 He fought in the Boer War in 1902.1 He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches.1 He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916 and bar (1918.)1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Dorset Regiment.1 He succeeded as the 7th Baron Lifford of Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1768] on 22 May 1925.1 He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1781] on 22 May 1925.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Chichester Gould May1

Male, Registry Number #498725, b. 28 February 1863

Last Edited=6 Dec 2013
     Chichester Gould May was born on 28 February 1863.1 He was the son of Rt. Hon. George Augustus Chichester May and Olivia Barrington.1
Citations:
  1. [S6824] Irish Genealogy – Church records, online http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/. Hereinafter cited as Irish Genealogy – Church records.

Virginia Rosemary Pearson1

Female, Registry Number #498726

Last Edited=8 Jul 2021
     Virginia Rosemary Pearson was the daughter of Major Archibald David Barclay Pearson and Hilda Constance Helen Blackburn. She married General Sir Peter John Hall Leng in 1951.1 She and General Sir Peter John Hall Leng were divorced.1
     From 1951, her married name became Leng.1

Children of Virginia Rosemary Pearson and General Sir Peter John Hall Leng

Citations:
  1. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.

Hon. Archibald Rodney Hewitt1

Male, Registry Number #498727, b. 25 May 1883, d. 25 April 1915

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
     Hon. Archibald Rodney Hewitt was born on 25 May 1883.1 He was the son of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.2 He died on 25 April 1915 at age 31, killed in action.1
     He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the East Surrey Regiment.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Norah Hewitt1

Female, Registry Number #498728, b. 5 November 1879

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
     Norah Hewitt was born on 5 November 1879.1 She was the daughter of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Hon. Anne Rachel Millicent Hewitt1

Female, Registry Number #498729, b. 26 November 1885, d. 25 May 1967

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
     Hon. Anne Rachel Millicent Hewitt was born on 26 November 1885.1 She was the daughter of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.2 She married Major Melvil Farrant, son of Colonel Henry Cecil Binstead Farrant, on 11 April 1917.1 She died on 25 May 1967 at age 81.1
     From 11 April 1917, her married name became Farrant.

Children of Hon. Anne Rachel Millicent Hewitt and Major Melvil Farrant

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Colonel Henry Cecil Binstead Farrant1

Male, Registry Number #498730

Last Edited=16 Feb 2014
     Colonel Henry Cecil Binstead Farrant gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal North Lancashire Regiment.1

Child of Colonel Henry Cecil Binstead Farrant

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2329. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

 

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