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SELECTIVE ACQUISITIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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PROPERTY: McCutcheon's Field, near Groomsport, County Down
DATE: 2000
EXTENT: 9.17 acres
DONOR: North Down Borough Council
First published in July, 2015.
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SELECTIVE ACQUISITIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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ANDREW, his heir;
John;
Archibald;
William;
Robert.
JOHN, his heir;The eldest son,
James;
Lesley, of Foyle Park;
Alexander;
Thomas;
Louisa; Jane; Elizabeth.
Lesley, died unmarried;The third son,
Alexander, died unmarried;
SAMUEL MAXWELL, of whom hereafter;
John, of Limavady;
Anna; Jane.
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SELECTIVE ACQUISITIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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ALEXANDER, his heir;The only son,
Martha, m John Kennedy, of Cultra.
ROBERT, his heir;
Alexander.
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Alexander Stewart, Photo Credit: The National Trust |
ROBERT, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess.His lordship wedded secondly, in 1775, the Lady Frances Pratt, eldest daughter of Charles, 1st Earl Camden, and sister of the Marquess Camden, by whom he had issue,
CHARLES WILLIAM, 3rd Marquess;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Frances Anne; Caroline; Georgiana; Selina; Matilda; Emily Jane; Octavia.
FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBERT, 4th Marquess.His lordship espoused secondly, in 1819, Frances Anne, only daughter and heir of Sir Harry Vane-Tempest, by Anne Catherine, Countess of Antrim in her own right (upon which occasion his lordship assumed the additional surname and arms of VANE), by whom he had further issue,
GEORGE HENRY ROBERT CHARLES WILLIAM, 5th Marquess;
Adolphus Frederick Charles William;
Ernest McDonnell;
A son;
Frances Anne Emily; Alexandrina Octavia Maria; Adelaide Emelina Caroline.
MOUNT STEWART HOUSE, near Newtownards, County Down, is a long, two-storey, Classical house of the 1820s.
- Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess (1852–1915);
The heir presumptive is his brother Lord Reginald Alexander Vane-Tempest-Stewart (b 1977).The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Robin Gabriel Vane-Tempest-Stewart (b 2004).
- Frederick Aubrey Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 10th Marquess (b 1972).
The demesne owes its origin to Alexander Stewart MP (1699-1781), a minor County Donegal landowner and successful linen merchant who, having married his cousin, Mary Cowan, a rich heiress, in 1737, purchased the Colville manors of Comber and Newtownards in 1744 and resolved to build a seat on the present site, then known as Templecrone.This building, which he initially called Mount Pleasant, was a large, long, low two-storey building, originally painted blue, occupying much the same ground as the present William Morrison house.
JOHN, his successor;
OTWAY, succeeded his brother as 3rd Baron;
Hamilton, in holy orders;
William;
Nichola Sophia; Lucy Susanna; Martha; Margaretta; Catherine.
Sophia;His lordship died without male issue, and was succeeded by his brother,
Lucy;
Catherine.
WILLIAM ULICK O'CONNOR, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
HAMILTON JOHN AGMONSESHAM, succeeded as 5th Earl;
Otway Seymour;
Alice Mary.
Kathleen Mary Alexina.He wedded secondly, in 1881, Ellen Odette, daughter of Henri Louis Bischoffsheim, though had no further issue.
In his early life he was a midshipman in the Royal Navy before becoming a barrister in 1872. In 1877, he was appointed as a secretary to the Judicature Committee and as a solicitor to The Treasury a year later.The 5th Earl was the last Lord-Lieutenant of County Kilkenny, 1920-22.
In 1894, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath and as Treasury Solicitor that year, as well as Queen's Proctor and Director of Public Prosecutions.
On inheriting the earldom of Desart from his elder brother William (who died without heirs male) in 1898, he was promoted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
In 1909, the 5th Earl was created Baron Desart in the Peerage of the UK, which enabled him to sit in the House of Lords.
In 1913, he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed a Knight of St Patrick in 1919, one of the last appointees to the Order.
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Entrance Front
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Garden Front
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Edward, of Boa Island;The younger son,
WILLIAM, of whom we treat.
THOMAS, his heir;The eldest son,
George;
James;
Elizabeth (Anna); Everina.
Thomas, his heir;The fourth son,
William, of Clonelly;
Charles, of Waterfoot;
HUGH, of whom hereafter;
Robert (Sir), KCH, Lieutenant-General;
Dunbar, of Rochestown;
Grace; Elizabeth; Margaret Everina.
Hugh, died young;His eldest surviving son,
NATHANIEL, his heir;
THOMAS JOHNSTON, of Glendalough;
Daniel;
Hugh;
Susan; Anna; Grace; Isabella; Susan Elizabeth; Charlotte.
HUGH LYNEDOCH, his heir;
Harry Fitzgerald (1826-48);
BERTRAM FRANCIS, succeeded his brother;
Charles Thomas Hugh;
Francis Savile;
Mary Esther Isabella; Anna Susan Frederica; Isabel Charlotte; Alice Catherine Harriet.
BERTRAM HUGH, his heir;Mr Barton was succeeded by his eldest son,
Harry Scott;
Mary Fannie; Isabel Eleanor.
FREDERICK BERTRAM, his heir;Mr Barton was succeeded by his eldest son,
Hugh Ronald, b 1902;
Storeen Lily, b 1906.
Christopher Bertram Ronald, b 1927;Captain Barton sold Straffan House in 1949.
Anthony Frederick, b 1930.
Derick Barton sold Straffan House to the motorcycle manufacturer, John Ellis, for £15,000. Other owners in the interim periods between the Barton family and the current owner included: Car importer Steven O’Flaherty (1960); the film producer responsible for the James Bond film Thunderball, Kevin McClory (1973); Iranian Air Force founder, Nader Jahanbani (1977) who was executed around the time of the downfall of the Shah Reza Pahlavi government; Patrick Gallagher (1979); and the property magnate Alan Ferguson (1981).
The founder of this branch of the CECIL family was descended from the celebrated Lord High Treasurer, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, whose eldest son,THOMAS, 2nd Baron, was created EARL OF EXETER, 1605. THE HON ROBERT CECIL, the youngest son, was on the same day created EARL OF SALISBURY.THE HON ROBERT CECIL (c1563-1612), youngest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (ELIZABETH I's celebrated Lord High Treasurer, by his second wife, Mildred, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke), received the honour of knighthood, 1601, was sworn of the Privy Council, appointed Secretary of State, and subsequently Master of the Court of Wards in the reign of ELIZABETH I, but did not attain the honours of the peerage until after the accession of JAMES I, when Sir Robert was created, in 1603, Baron Cecil, of Essendon, Rutland.
WILLIAM, his successor;The 1st Earl died in 1612, worn out with business.
Frances.
"Good Knight", saith the minister, "rest content and give heed to one that hath sorrowed in the bright lustre of a court, and gone heavily on the best seeming fairground.
'Tis a great task to prove one's honesty and yet not mar one's fortune. You have tasted a little thereof in our blessed Queen's time, who was more than a man, and, in truth, sometimes less than a woman.
I wish I waited now in your presence-chamber, with ease at my food and rest in my bed. I am pushed from the shore of comfort, and know not where the winds and waves of a court will bear me.
I know it bringeth little comfort on earth; and he is, I reckon, no wise man that looketh this way to heaven."His lordship was succeeded by his only son,
JAMES BROWNLOW WILLIAM, his successor;His lordship was created, in 1789, MARQUESS OF SALISBURY, and installed a Knight of the Garter, 1793.
Georgiana Charlotte Augusta; Emily Anne Bennett Elizabeth; Caroline.
FREDERICK;The eldest son,
Richard;
Edward;
Samuel.
WILLIAM TOWNSEND, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Townsend, father of THOMAS TOWNSEND AREMBERG, 3rd Baron;
Thomas;
Richard;
Edward, a major in the army;
Frederick, in holy orders;
Theodora; Elizabeth; Arabella; Charlotte; Catherine; Helena Jane.
ANNA;His lordship wedded secondly, in 1790, Frances Elizabeth, only daughter of Isaac Sage, which marriage was dissolved, 1796; and thirdly, in 1797, Clara, daughter of Benjamin Jones, and had further issue,
Elizabeth.
THOMAS (1798-1817).The 2nd Baron died without surviving male issue, when the honours devolved upon his nephew,
DAYROLLES BLAKENEY, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Frederick William;
Edward Alured;
Denis John;
Christabella; Rose; Eliza; Helena Emily.
FREDERICK ROSSMORE WAUCHOPE, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
ARTHUR WILLIAM, 6th Baron;
Edward Dayrolles;
Richard Andrew;
John Gilbert;
Mildred Rose Evelyn; Maud Helen; Frances Elizabeth Sarah; Hersey Alice.
ARTHUR FREDERICK DAUBENEY OLAV, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Francis Alexander Innys;
Mary Helen.
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, the Hon Francis Wesley Daubeney de Moleyns (b 1965).
- Arthur Frederick Daubeney Olav Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 7th Baron (1898–1987)
- Andrew Harold Wesley Daubeney de Moleyns, 8th Baron (born 1943)
JOHN, 2nd Baronet, whose son WILLIAM, 3rd Baronet, dsp;The second son,
RICHARD, 4th Baronet;
Elizabeth; Cicely; Mary; Hesther; Lettice; Alice.
CLOTWORTHY, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his son,
Jane, m Sir Hans Hamilton Bt;
Rachael, m Randal, 4th Earl of Antrim;
Mary, m Rt Rev Edward Smyth, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor.
CLOTWORTHY, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Arthur, MP for Co Antrim;
John, in holy orders;
Hungerford;
Hugh;
Catharine; Rachael.
CLOTWORTHY, 2nd Earl;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
HENRY, 3rd Earl;
William, Constable of Dublin Castle;
John;
CHICHESTER, 4th Earl;
Alexander;
Elizabeth, m Robert, 1st Earl of Leitrim;
Catharine, m Francis, 1st Earl of Landaff.
HARRIET, VISCOUNTESS MASSEREENE.The 4th Earl died in 1816, when the earldom expired; but the viscountcy of Massereene and barony of Loughneagh devolved upon his only daughter and sole heiress,
Sir John Clotworthy took his title from the half barony of Massereene in County Antrim, where he established his estates.The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Charles Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington (born 1973).
- Clotworthy John Skeffington, 11th Viscount Massereene, 4th Viscount Ferrard (1842–1905) - 1870 Married Florence Elizabeth Whyte-Melville, only daughter of Major George John Whyte-Melville, the Victorian sporting novelist, and great granddaughter of the 5th Duke of Leeds.
- Algernon William John Clotworthy Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene, 5th Viscount Ferrard (1873–1956)
- John Clotworthy Talbot Foster Whyte-Melville-Skeffington, 13th Viscount Massereene, 6th Viscount Ferrard (1914–1992)
- John David Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene, 7th Viscount Ferrard (born 1940)
The 12th Viscount was educated at Winchester and Sandhurst; commissioned into the 17th Lancers in 1895; saw action throughout the South African War, 1899-1902; was wounded, mentioned in dispatches and awarded the DSO; and retired as a brevet major in 1907.His lordship was Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim from 1916-38.
Lord Massereene became a TA major in the North Irish Horse later in that year. He later served in the early years of the First World War and is said to have found Lawrence of Arabia 'impossible'. In 1905 he married and succeeded to the title.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for County Antrim. Although his father-in-law was a Liberal MP and Home Ruler, Lord Massereene was a staunch Conservative and Unionist. Notwithstanding his position as a DL for County Antrim, he is supposed to have sat in his chauffeur-driven car, looking on with approval, as guns were run into Larne Harbour in 1912!
Among the major survivals were the family portraits. A comparison with the portraits itemised by C.H. O'Neill in 1860 and those surviving in family possession today, suggests a rescue operation of astonishing success (although it has to be remembered that many portraits and other important pieces were probably in the London town house in 1922, or with the Dowager Lady Massereene at her house in Hampshire).The 13th Viscount , who was a small boy at the time, recalled the blaze vividly.
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