Peerage Record – 54994

     Maj.-Gen. Thomas Pigott was born on 13 October 1734.¹ He was the son of George Pigott and Jane Warburton.² He married Priscilla Carden, daughter of William Carden and Gertrude Warburton, on 13 September 1763.³ He died on 12 October 1793 at age 58.¹
     He gained the rank of Major-General.¹ He held the office of Governor of Cork.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Taghmon between 1776 and 1783.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Midleton between 1783 and 1793.¹ He lived at Knapton, County Laois, Ireland.¹

     Albert Leo Bonsor was born in June 2011.¹ He is the son of Sir Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor, 5th Bt. and Jane Troughton.¹

     Harriette Annie Evans married William Swinfen Cottrell in 1877 at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.¹
     From 1877, her married name became Cottrell.¹

     Sir George Pigott, 1st Bt. was born on 22 October 1766.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Pigott and Priscilla Carden.² He married Annabella Kelly, daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Kelly and Frances Hickie, on 15 February 1794.¹ He died on 28 May 1844 at age 77.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 17th Dragoons.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Roden’s Regiment of Fencible Cavalry.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Pigott, of Knapton, co. Laois [U.K.] on 3 October 1808.¹ They also had other issue.¹

     Richard William Tighe is the son of William Tighe and Lady Mary Bligh.¹ He married Sarah Richards, daughter of Goddard Richards and Anne Hewetson, in November 1783.^1,2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wicklow in 1768.¹

     Annabella Kelly was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Thomas Kelly and Frances Hickie.^2,3 She married Sir George Pigott, 1st Bt., son of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Pigott and Priscilla Carden, on 15 February 1794.¹ She died on 9 January 1863.¹
     From 15 February 1794, her married name became Pigott.¹ They also had other issue.¹

     Sir Thomas Pigott, 2nd Bt. was born on 12 October 1796.¹ He was the son of Sir George Pigott, 1st Bt. and Annabella Kelly.² He married Georgiana Anne Brummell, daughter of William Brummell, on 24 October 1831.¹ He died on 7 October 1847 at age 50.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Pigott, of Knapton, co. Laois [U.K., 1808] on 28 May 1844.¹

     Reverend George Pitt was born on 2 April 1796 at London, England.¹ He married Charlotte Augusta Mainwaring, daughter of Sir Henry Mainwaring, 1st Bt. and Sophia Cotton, in 1832.¹ He died on 28 April 1865 at age 69 at Cricket Malherbie Court, Somerset, England.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1814.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1822 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1825 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Vicar between 1836 and 1865 at Audlem, Cheshire, England.¹

     Reverend John Master Whalley was the son of Sir James Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner, 2nd Bt. and Jane Master.¹ He married Hannah Nightingale on 5 December 1829 at Whitewell, England^G.¹ He died on 27 October 1861.¹
     He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1812 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1813 with a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.)¹ He was Rector between 1838 and 1861 at Slaidburn, Lancashire, England.¹

     Harriet Jeaffreson was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Christopher Jeaffreson.² She married William Pigott, son of Sir George Pigott, 1st Bt. and Annabella Kelly, on 23 June 1827.¹ She died on 12 March 1838.¹
     From 23 June 1827, her married name became Pigott.¹