Peerage Record – 7598

     Hugh Edward Henry Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh was born on 2 July 1756.² He was baptised on 2 July 1756.³ He was the son of Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Lady Anne Lee.¹ He married Hon. Apollonia Langdale, daughter of Marmaduke Langdale, 5th Baron Langdale of Holme and Constantia Smythe, on 2 May 1780 at Bath, Somerset, England^G.³ He died on 17 January 1793 at age 36 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany^G, without issue.³ He was buried at Chapel of the Jesuit’s College, Munich, Bavaria, Germany^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 16 July 1802.³
     He succeeded as the 5th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, co. Devon [E., 1672] on 1 September 1783.¹ His last will was dated 13 June 1792.

     Hon. Apollonia Langdale was born circa 1755.³ She was the daughter of Marmaduke Langdale, 5th Baron Langdale of Holme and Constantia Smythe.⁴ She married Hugh Edward Henry Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, son of Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Lady Anne Lee, on 2 May 1780 at Bath, Somerset, England^G.⁴ She died on 31 December 1815. She was buried at Hazlewood, Leeds, Yorkshire, England^G.³ She died intestate and her estate was administered in January 1816.³
     Her married name became Clifford. After her marriage, Hon. Apollonia Langdale was styled as Baroness Clifford of Chudleigh on 1 September 1783.

     Alexander Roderick Jones was born in 1955.¹ He is the son of Timothy Angus Jones and Patricia David Pandora Clifford.²

     David Waldorf Astor was born on 9 August 1943.¹ He is the son of Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor and Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill.¹ He married Clare Pamela St. John, daughter of Commander Michael Beauchamp St. John and Pamela Patience Guinness, on 19 September 1968.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1962 in the Royal Scots Greys.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1994.¹ He lived in 1999 at Bruern Grange, Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     James Colonsay Langhorne Astor was born on 2 December 1945.¹ He is the son of Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor and Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill.¹ He married Jane M. S. de Chazal, daughter of Charles de Chazal, on 29 October 1972.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Mary Lucy Constance Clifford was born in 1849. She was the daughter of Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Hon. Agnes Catherine Louisa Petre.
     She was a nun.

     Lewis Henry Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh was born on 24 August 1851 at Villa del Cinque, Albano, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Hon. Agnes Catherine Louisa Petre.² He married Mabel Anne Towneley, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Towneley and Lucy Ellen Tichborne, on 23 January 1890 at Brompton Oratory, Brompton, London, England^G.¹ He died on 19 July 1916 at age 64, without issue.¹ He was buried on 22 July 1916 at Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh, Devon, England^G.³
     He was educated at Stonyhurst College, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.⁴ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1872 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁴ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, co. Devon [E., 1672] on 5 August 1880.¹ He was a practising Inner Temple in 1882, barrister.⁴ He was awarded the Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.D.)¹ He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII in 1901.⁴ He was Colonel of the Brigade Territorial Forces between 1908 and 1910.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Wessex Division, T and S Column, Army Service Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 5th Volunteer Battalion, Devon Regiment.¹

     Mabel Anne Towneley was the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Towneley and Lucy Ellen Tichborne.^2,3 She married Lewis Henry Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, son of Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Hon. Agnes Catherine Louisa Petre, on 23 January 1890 at Brompton Oratory, Brompton, London, England^G.¹ She died on 24 January 1921 at Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh, Devon, England^G.⁴ She was buried on 28 January 1921 at Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh, Devon, England^G.⁴
     After her marriage, Mabel Anne Towneley was styled as Baroness Clifford of Chudleigh on 23 January 1890. From 23 January 1890, her married name became Clifford.

     Edith Teresa Mary Clifford was born in 1855. She was the daughter of Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Hon. Agnes Catherine Louisa Petre.

     John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley was born on 28 December 1687.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. Thomas Bligh and Elizabeth Naper.^3,4 He married Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), daughter of Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon and Katherine O’Brien, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), on 24 August 1713 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁵ He died on 12 September 1728 at age 40 at Epsom, Surrey, England^G.⁵ He was buried on 25 September 1728 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁵
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Trim [Ireland] between 1709 and 1713.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Athboy [Ireland] between 1713 and 1728.² He was created 1st Baron Clifton of Rathmore, co. Meath [Ireland] on 14 September 1721.⁵ He was created 1st Viscount Darnley of Athboy, co. Meath [Ireland] on 7 March 1722/23.⁵ He was created 1st Earl of Darnley, co. Meath [Ireland] on 29 June 1725.⁵ He lived at Rathmore, County Meath, Ireland^G.⁵