Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon

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Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (22 November 1833 in London – 8 February 1890 in Castlemartyr) was an Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Brigade, South Irish Division, Royal Artillery.[1][2]

Family

He was a son of

Whig faction.[3]
Emily was a daughter of Lord George Seymour and Isabella Hamilton.

George Seymour was a son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford and his wife Lady Isabella Fitzroy. Isabella Hamilton was a daughter of the Reverend George Hamilton, Canon of Windsor (1718–1787) and his wife Elizabeth Onslow.

Isabella Fitzroy was a daughter of

Governor of Plymouth
and his second wife Pooley Walton.

Henrietta Somerset was a daughter of

Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy.[11]

Rebecca Child was a daughter of

Honourable East India Company and his second wife Mary Atwood. Her maternal grandfather William Atwood was also a merchant.[12]

Life account

He was educated at

Bundesversammlung. From 1852 to 1853, Boyle served as Attaché to the British embassy at Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire.[13]

His father died on 1 August 1868. Henry inherited his title and the estates associated with it. He held said title and estates until his own death.[14]

Marriages and children

On 12 July 1859, Shannon married his first wife Lady Blanche Emma Lascelles. She was a daughter of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood and his wife Lady Louisa Thynne. They had three children:[15][16]

  • The Rocky Mountain Rangers
    .
  • Henry George Boyle (10 February 1862 – 16 December 1908). Lieutenant of the 3rd Battalion,
    Yorkshire Regiment
    .
  • Robert Francis Boyle (12 December 1863 – 11 December 1922).
    Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy, served in World War I
    .

Blanche died on 26 December 1863, two weeks after giving birth to her last son. On 14 January 1868, Shannon married his second wife, Julia Charlotte Cradock-Hartopp. She was a daughter of

William Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 3rd Baronet, High Sheriff of Warwickshire and his wife Jane Mary Keane. They had three children:[17][18]

Sources

References

  1. ^ "Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  2. ^ "The Boyle Family Genealogy:"Hon Col Henry Bentinck Boyle, 2nd Bde, S Irish Div, RA, 5th Earl of Shannon"". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  4. ^ John Burke, "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours" (1835), page 72
  5. ^ Web site of the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, featuring an incomplete list of Sheriffs Archived 9 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks and Stuart Handley, "The House of Commons, 1690–1715" (2002), page 279-281
  7. ^ "Jonathan Swift, "The Journal to Stella", Letter 17". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  8. ^ Early Modern Notes:Jane Wenham (d. 1730)
  9. ^ "Herbert W Tompkins, "Jane Wenham, Witch of Walkern."". Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  10. ^ "John Clark, "The History of Eastwick"". Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  11. ^ Arthur Collins, "Peerage of England" (1812), page 476
  12. ^ Henry Bourne, "English Merchants: Memoirs in Illustration of the Progress of British Commerce" (2005), page 240
  13. ^ "Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  14. ^ "The Boyle Family Genealogy:"Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon"". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  16. ^ "The Boyle Family Genealogy:"Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon"". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "Listing of the Earls of Shannon and their descendants in Wombat's Family Forest". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  18. ^ "The Boyle Family Genealogy:"Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon"". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.

External links

Peerage of Ireland
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