Peerage Record – 5987

     Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Kildare was born on 26 December 1611.¹ He was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Nugent.¹ He died on 11 November 1620 at age 8.¹
     He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Kildare [I., 1316] on 11 February 1611/12.¹

     Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby was the son of Sir Robert Digby and Lettice FitzGerald, Baroness Offaly.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Altham, daughter of Sir James Altham and Mary Stapers.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Sarah Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Catherine Fenton.³ He died on 6 June 1642.¹
     He was created 1st Baron Digby, of Geashill, King’s County [Ireland] on 29 July 1620.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1641.⁴

     Lady Sarah Boyle was born in 1609.² She was the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Catherine Fenton.¹ She married, secondly, Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby, son of Sir Robert Digby and Lettice FitzGerald, Baroness Offaly.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Moore, son of Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda, before 1623.¹ She died on 14 July 1633.³
     Her married name became Digby.¹ From before 1623, her married name became Moore.¹

     Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork was born on 13 October 1566 at Canterbury, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of Roger Boyle and Joan Naylor.¹ He married, firstly, Joan Apsley, daughter of Captain William Apsley and Annabella Browne, on 6 November 1595 at Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland^G.² He married, secondly, Catherine Fenton, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Fenton and Alice Weston, on 25 July 1603 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He died on 15 September 1643 at age 76 at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland^G.² He was buried at St. Mary’s Abbey, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland^G.² His will was proven (by probate) in 1668.²
     Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork also went by the nick-name of ‘the great Earl of Cork’.³ He was educated at King’s School, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1583.¹ He was accused of embezzlement several times and spent2 months in the Gatehouse, but was acquitted to the discredit of his accusers.¹ He was Clerk to Chief Baron Manwood.¹ He emigrated to Ireland^G arriving on 23 June 1588.¹ He was Sub-Escheator to the Excheator General in 1590.¹ He was Clerk of the Council of Munster on 8 May 1600.¹ On 7 December 1602 he bought all of the lands of Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland, being 12,000 acres, for £1,500.¹ He was appointed Knight on 25 July 1603 at St. Mary’s Abbey, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) for Munster on 12 March 1606.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lismore between 1613 and 1615.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 15 February 1612/13.¹ He held the office of Governor of Loughfoyle between 1614 and 1643.¹ He was created 1st Lord Boyle, Baron of Youghal, co. Cork [Ireland] on 6 May 1616.² He was created 1st Earl of the County of Cork [Ireland] on 16 October 1620.⁴ He was created 1st Viscount of Dungarvan, co. Waterford [Ireland] on 16 October 1620.² He held the office of Lord Justice [Ireland] on 26 October 1629.² He held the office of Lord High Treasurer [Ireland] between 9 November 1631 and 1643.² He wrote the book The True Remembrancer, autobiography.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 28 June 1640.² In 1641 he raised two troops of horse to fortify the Castle of Lismore, during the rebellion.² His last will was dated 24 November 1642.

     Hon. Amelia Winifred Aylmer was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Matthew Aylmer, 8th Lord Aylmer and Amy Gertrude Young.¹ She married Henry Perry-Leake, son of Henry Leake and Anne Perry, on 31 December 1919.¹ She died on 7 August 1960, without issue.¹
     From 31 December 1919, her married name became Perry-Leake.¹

     Henry Perry-Leake was the son of Henry Leake and Anne Perry.¹ He married Hon. Amelia Winifred Aylmer, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Matthew Aylmer, 8th Lord Aylmer and Amy Gertrude Young, on 31 December 1919.¹ He died on 8 May 1937.¹
     He was registered as a Civil Engineer (C.E.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Balfour, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹

     Henry Leake married Anne Perry.¹
     He lived at Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Anne Perry married Henry Leake.¹
     Her married name became Leake.¹

     Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby was the son of Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby and Lady Sarah Boyle.¹ He married Mary Gardiner, daughter of Robert Gardiner, before 1652.¹ He died on 11 July 1661.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Digby, of Geashill, King’s County [I., 1620] on 7 June 1642.¹ He held the office of Governor of King’s County.¹

     Mary Gardiner was the daughter of Robert Gardiner.¹ She married Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, son of Robert Digby, 1st Baron Digby and Lady Sarah Boyle, before 1652.¹ She died on 23 December 1692.¹
     Her married name became Digby.