tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post3894196587217909364..comments2024-03-29T14:33:35.746+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Glenarm CastleTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-63647195111715255102018-03-18T23:47:08.008+00:002018-03-18T23:47:08.008+00:00It is my understanding that in the 1950's, my ...It is my understanding that in the 1950's, my great grandmother was to inherit this castle! I am not certain (yet) of the details but know that her surname was Purdy and her mother had been a Glines. I am seeking more information. If you have any, I would be grateful--we are traveling to County Antrim in early May. Many thanks. Gini MaddocksGini Maddockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248795815313789712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-22401937770471011002016-10-28T08:37:48.851+01:002016-10-28T08:37:48.851+01:00Pjean, it all depends on the dates. I tend to writ...Pjean, it all depends on the dates. I tend to write from a Victorian perspective, hence the fact that they owned about 34,000 acres in the 1870s. Thanks for your interest, Tim.Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-15569756293704047242016-10-28T00:18:12.370+01:002016-10-28T00:18:12.370+01:00THE EARLS OF ANTRIM WERE THE SECOND LARGEST LANDOW...THE EARLS OF ANTRIM WERE THE SECOND LARGEST LANDOWNERS IN COUNTY ANTRIM, WITH 34,292 ACRES later it says <br /><br />THE EARL OF ANTRIM'S estates were vast, comprising in excess of 330,000 acres (the four northern baronies of County Antrim) in the early 17th century.<br /><br />A hundred years later the estates had shrunk to 152,000 acres.<br /><br />is the first number wrong???Pjeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343550682723876794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-19023666216343649502015-11-24T14:58:43.531+00:002015-11-24T14:58:43.531+00:00The Whitbread family archive at Southill in Bedord...The Whitbread family archive at Southill in Bedordshire has information on Mark who inherited in 1855 as 5th Earl. He married Jane Emma Hannah Macan, daughter of Turner Macan of the Macan's of Carriff (now a garden centre). He was a cavalry officer and major scholar as well as Aide to the Governor General of Bengal, memorial at Armagh Cathedral. Mark's mother-in-law as a widow remarried to William Henry Whitbread, head of that brewing family and was an interesting lady, born Harriet Sneyd in Belleek to the Rev. Wetenhall Sneyd. He had a older daughter Marianne, who married Sir Arthur Brooke when he was a Colonel of the 44th. She bore a child, Juliana, out of wedlock to the heir to the Earldom of Belmore.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-86891295510992726032010-04-30T22:50:32.462+01:002010-04-30T22:50:32.462+01:00great piece, very well researchedgreat piece, very well researchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com