Ingoldsby of Carton

The Family of INGOLDSBY was of ancient standing in Lincolnshire, and derived in direct descent from Sir Roger Ingoldsby, Lord of Ingoldsby, in that county, in 1230.

SIR RICHARD INGOLDSBY, Knight, of Lethenborough, Buckinghamshire, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, 1606, was found, by an inquisition taken at the demise of his father, Francis Ingoldsby, in 1634, to be his eldest son and heir.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Palmer, of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, and had issue,

RICHARD, his heir;

Dorothy; Agnes; Martha.

Sir Richard died in 1635, and was succeeded by his son,

SIR RICHARD INGOLDSBY, of Lethenborough, knighted by JAMES I in 1617, when that monarch visited Hinchingbrooke, the seat of Sir Richard's father-in-law, Sir Oliver Cromwell KB.

He wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Oliver, and had issue,

Francis;

Richard;

Oliver;

John;

Henry, created a baronet, 1661, of Lethenborough;

GEORGE, of whom we treat;

Thomas;

William;

Elizabeth; Sarah; Ann; Mary.

The sixth son,

SIR GEORGE INGOLDSBY (1624-1701), of Lenborough Manor, Buckinghamshire, a colonel in Cromwell's army in Ireland, Mayor of Limerick, 1672, married Mary, daughter of James Gould, of Ludden Castle, Corbally, County Limerick, and had a son,

THE RT HON RICHARD INGOLDSBY (c1664-1712), MP for Limerick City, 1703-12, Lieutenant-General in the army, a Lord Justice of Ireland, 1709-10.

General Ingoldsby purchased CARTON HOUSE and demesne for the sum of £1,800 (equivalemt to about £304,000 in 2021) in 1703 from the TALBOTS.

He wedded Frances, daughter of Colonel James Naper, of LOUGHCREW, County Meath, and had issue, 

HENRY INGOLDSBY (c1692-1731), MP for Limerick City, 1713-31, who married Catherine, daughter of Sir Constantine Phipps.

Ingoldsby crest

Henry Ingoldsby squandered most of his father's accumulated fortune on a lavish lifestyle in London, and following his death, his estates were sold to pay off his debts; and, in 1738, Carton returned to its ancestral owners, the FitzGeralds of Kildare, premier dukes, marquesses, and earls of Ireland.

First published in June, 2022.