Peerage Record – 5985

     Edward FitzGerald was born on 17 January 1528.¹ He was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ He married Anne Leigh, daughter of Sir John Leigh and Elizabeth Darcy.¹ He died in 1590.²
     He was Lieutenant of the Gentlemen Pensioners.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)²

     Anne Leigh was the daughter of Sir John Leigh and Elizabeth Darcy.^1,2 She married, secondly, Edward FitzGerald, son of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Paston in 1544.¹
     Her married name became Paston.¹ Her married name became FitzGerald.¹

     Sir John Leigh was born in 1502.² He was the son of Ralph Leigh and Joyce Culpeper.² He married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir Roger Darcy.² He died in 1566.²
     He held the office of Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex.² He lived at Stockwell, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1553.²

     Charles Aylmer was born after 1759.¹ He was the son of Reverend Hon. John Aylmer and Elizabeth Vassmer.¹

     Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare was the son of Edward FitzGerald and Anne Leigh.¹ He married Elizabeth Nugent, daughter of Christopher Nugent, 5th Baron Delvin and Lady Mary FitzGerald, after 1600.¹ He died on 11 February 1611/12.¹
     He was appointed Knight in 1599.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Kildare [I., 1316] in April 1599.¹ He held the office of Governor of Offaly in 1600.¹ He was Commissioner of Connaught in 1604.¹

     Elizabeth Nugent was the daughter of Christopher Nugent, 5th Baron Delvin and Lady Mary FitzGerald.¹ She married Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare, son of Edward FitzGerald and Anne Leigh, after 1600.¹
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Nugent was styled as Countess of Kildare after 1600. From after 1600, her married name became FitzGerald.¹

     Lt.-Col. Arthur Kenelm Digby was born on 19 May 1879 at Kensington, London, England.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Kenelm Edward Digby and Hon. Caroline Strutt.¹ He married Violet Mary Keatinge, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sherbrooke Augustus John Keatinge, on 22 February 1911.¹ He died on 7 October 1966 at age 87 at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, without issue.^1,2
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1903 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1941.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1961.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lincolnshire in 1961.¹

     Thomas FitzGerald was the son of Edward FitzGerald and Anne Leigh.¹ He married Frances Randolph, daughter of Thomas Randolph.¹ He died in 1619.¹
     He lived at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Frances Randolph is the daughter of Thomas Randolph.¹ She married Thomas FitzGerald, son of Edward FitzGerald and Anne Leigh.¹
     Her married name became FitzGerald.¹

     Thomas Randolph held the office of Chamberlain of the Exchequer.¹ He held the office of Postmaster-General.¹