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Peerage Record – 5450

Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran1

Male, Registry Number #54491, b. 25 February 1825, d. 20 February 1866
Last Edited=30 Dec 2020
Consanguinity Index=0.89%

Georgiana, Baroness Dover
and her son, Henry
by Thomas Lawrence, 1832 2

     Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran was born on 25 February 1825.3 He was the son of George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover and Lady Georgiana Howard.3 He married Eliza Horatia Frederica Seymour, daughter of Frederick Charles William Seymour and Lady Augusta Hervey, on 23 September 1861.3 He died on 20 February 1866 at age 40 at Dover House, Whitehall, London, EnglandG, from softening of the brain.4 His will was proven (by probate) on 13 March 1866, at under £70,000.4
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Dover, of Dover, Kent [U.K., 1831] on 10 July 1833.3 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.3 He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 13 July 1836.5 He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 13 July 1836.3 He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1776] on 13 July 1836.3 He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1845 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)3 He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Prince Consort between 1846 and 1852.3 In 1848 he won both the Derby and the St. Leger with ‘Surplice.4

Children of Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Eliza Horatia Frederica Seymour

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 163. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, “re: Penancoet Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Penancoet Family.”
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 288.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 289.
  5. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  6. [S34] BP1970 page 575. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Anne Browne1,2

Female, Registry Number #54492, b. circa 1647, d. 1698
Last Edited=17 Jun 2023
     Anne Browne was born circa 1647.3 She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Browne and Dorothy Mileham.4,3 She married Henry Fairfax, son of Hon. Henry Fairfax and Frances Baker, in 1669.4,3 She died in 1698.3
     She was also known as Frances Browne.4 From 1669, her married name became Fairfax.4

Child of Anne Browne and Henry Fairfax

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 567, says Frances. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 120. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S9796] Mary Ann O’Donnell, “re: Browne Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 14 June 2023. Hereinafter cited as “re: Browne Family.”
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Henry George Agar, 4th Viscount Clifden of Gowran1

Male, Registry Number #54493, b. 2 September 1863, d. 28 March 1895
Last Edited=17 May 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.05%
     Henry George Agar, 4th Viscount Clifden of Gowran was born on 2 September 1863 at Dover House, Whitehall, London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Eliza Horatia Frederica Seymour.1 He died on 28 March 1895 at age 31 at 7 Carlton Gardens, London, EnglandG, from pneumonia, unmarried.1 He was buried at Holdenby, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.1
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 20 February 1866.2 He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Dover, of Dover, Kent [U.K., 1831] on 20 February 1866.1 He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 20 February 1866.1 He succeeded as the 4th Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1776] on 20 February 1866.1 He was educated between 1877 and 1880 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1,3
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 289. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2923. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 187. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Hon. Lucy Georgiana Mary Agar-Robartes

Female, Registry Number #54494, b. 6 August 1862, d. 20 October 1864
Last Edited=30 Dec 2020
Consanguinity Index=0.05%
     Hon. Lucy Georgiana Mary Agar-Robartes was born on 6 August 1862.1 She was the daughter of Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Eliza Horatia Frederica Seymour.1 She died on 20 October 1864 at age 2.1
Citations:
  1. [S34] BP1970 page 575. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]

Hon. Lilah Georgiana Augusta Constance Agar-Ellis1

Female, Registry Number #54495, b. 6 August 1862, d. 27 January 1944
Last Edited=30 Dec 2020
Consanguinity Index=0.05%
     Hon. Lilah Georgiana Augusta Constance Agar-Ellis was born on 6 August 1862.1 She was the daughter of Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Eliza Horatia Frederica Seymour.1 She married Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline, son of Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline and Emily Stuart, on 24 July 1884 at St. James’s, Westminster, London, EnglandG.1 She died on 27 January 1944 at age 81.2
     Her married name became White. After her marriage, Hon. Lilah Georgiana Augusta Constance Agar-Ellis was styled as Baroness Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline on 16 March 1888.

Children of Hon. Lilah Georgiana Augusta Constance Agar-Ellis and Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 163. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 79. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore1

Male, Registry Number #54496, b. 21 February 1790, d. 24 October 1870
Last Edited=9 Feb 2011
     Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore was born on 21 February 1790.1 He was the son of William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore and Mary Reade.1 He married, firstly, Jane Boothe, daughter of Thomas Boothe, in 1811.1 He married, secondly, Cecilia O’Keefe, daughter of Charles O’Keefe and Letitia Yelverton, on 1 August 1822.1 He died on 24 October 1870 at age 80 at Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1
     He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Yelverton [I., 1795] on 28 November 1814.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Avonmore, co. Cork [I., 1795] on 28 November 1814.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Avonmore, of Derry Island, co. Tipperary [I., 1800] on 28 November 1814.1

Children of Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore and Jane Boothe

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 362. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 20. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 363.

Georgina Jane Lowther1

Female, Registry Number #54497, b. 19 January 1944, d. 18 December 1970
Last Edited=18 Oct 2011
     Georgina Jane Lowther was born on 19 January 1944.1 She was the daughter of George Hugh Lowther and Sheila Rachel Isabel Foster.2 She died on 18 December 1970 at age 26, unmarried.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2420. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White1

Female, Registry Number #54498, b. 22 December 1889, d. 20 December 1976
Last Edited=17 Oct 2011
     Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White was born on 22 December 1889.1 She was the daughter of Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline and Hon. Lilah Georgiana Augusta Constance Agar-Ellis.1 She married Colonel John George Lowther, son of George William Lowther and Mary Frances Alice Bingham, on 1 June 1911.1 She died on 20 December 1976 at age 86.1
     Her married name became Lowther.

Children of Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White and Colonel John George Lowther

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 79. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Colonel John George Lowther1

Male, Registry Number #54499, b. 9 August 1885, d. 19 March 1977
Last Edited=17 May 2014
     Colonel John George Lowther was born on 9 August 1885.2 He was the son of George William Lowther and Mary Frances Alice Bingham.3 He married Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White, daughter of Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline and Hon. Lilah Georgiana Augusta Constance Agar-Ellis, on 1 June 1911.1 He died on 19 March 1977 at age 91.1
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)1 He gained the rank of Captain in the 11th Hussars.2 He gained the rank of Colonel in the 11th Hussars.1 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)1 He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)2 He was Colonel of the 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment between 1924 and 1928.2 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire.1 He was Colonel of the 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment between 1939 and 1940.2

Children of Colonel John George Lowther and Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White

Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 79. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2420. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Jane Boothe1

Female, Registry Number #54500, d. October 1821
Last Edited=29 Dec 2003
     Jane Boothe was the daughter of Thomas Boothe.1 She married Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore, son of William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore and Mary Reade, in 1811.1 She died in October 1821.1
     From 1811, her married name became Yelverton.1 After her marriage, Jane Boothe was styled as Viscountess Avonmore on 28 November 1814.

Children of Jane Boothe and Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 362. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 20. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 363.