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Peter was highly distinguished for his mili-
tary exploits in Ireland, under his kinsman
Richard de Clare, commonly called Strong-
bow, Earl of Pembroke,* and was rewarded
by a grant of land in that kingdom. He
was s. by his son,

Peter Giffarde, of Chillington, who m.
Margaret de Chuddeley, and was s. by his
son,

Sir John Giffard, who espoused Ada,
daughter of Hugh Courtenay, Baron of
Okehampton (the name of this Sir John
occurs as Dominus de Chillington, in 1295).
He died in 1329, and was s. by his son,

Sir John Giffard, of Chillington. This
gentleman to. about the beginning of the
fourteenth century, Catherine, daughter and

heiress of Stafford de Marston ; and

in her right became possessed of the manors
of Marston and Euson (near to the town
of Stafford), which are still held by the fa-
mily. He d. in 1371, and was s. by his
only son,

Edmund Giffard, of Chillington, who
wedded a daughter of Venables, Lord of
Kinderton. This Edmund was living in
1378, but the time of his death is unascer-
tained. He was father of

John Giffard, who was Lord of Chilling-
ton in 1394, and was s. by his son,

Thomas Giffard, of Chillington, who m.
Joyce, daughter of Sir Robert Fraunceys,
of Whiston, and had as her dowry the estate



* Sxhongbow was great grandson, in the fe-
male line, of Walter Gyftarde, first Larl of Buck-
ingham.



of Whiston, which is still in possession of
the family. This Thomas was sheriff of
Staffordshire, in 1411. At his decease he
left an only child,

Robert Giffard, of Chillington, who es-
poused, first, Isabella Blount, but by that
lady had no issue. He to. secondly, Cas-
sandra, daughter of Thomas Humphreston,
and was s. by his son,

Sir John Giffard, of Chillington. This
gentleman to. first, Joanna Hoorde, and had
(with a daughter),

Thomas, (Sir) his successor.
William, archbishop of Rheins.
He wedded, secondly, Elizabeth Greyseley,
and had a daughter, Frances, who to. Sir
John Talbot, of Grafton. This Sir John
Giffard was five times sheriff of his native
county ; and to him Henry VIII. granted
the dissolved monastery of the Black La-
dies at Brewood in 1539. He d. in 1556,
and was s. by his son,

Sir Thomas Giffard. who wedded, first,
Dorothy, daughter and heiress of Sir John
Montgomery, and had a daughter, Eliza-
beth, to. to Sir John Port, of Etwall. Sir
Thomas to. secondly, Ursula, daughter of
Sir Robert Throgmorton, of Caughton, by
whom he had four sons and five daughters.
He was sheriff of the county of Stafford in
the lifetime of his father, in 1530 and 1553.
He d. in 1560, and was s. by his eldest son,

John Giffard, esq. of Chillington. This
gentleman espoused Joyce, daughter of
James Leveson, of Lilleshall, by whom he
had a large family. He was sheriff of Staf-
fordshire in 1573,* and dying in 1612, was
s. by his eldest son,

Walter Giffard, esq. of Chillington,
who to. in 1579, Philippa, daughter of Henry
White, esq. of Southwarnborough, in the
county of Southampton, and was s. at his
decease, 29th April, 1632, by his eldest son,

Peter Giffard, esq. of Chillington. This
gentleman wedded Frances, second daugh-
ter of Walter Fowler, esq. of St. Thomas,
in the county of Stafford, and had, with five
younger sons and seven daughters,

Walter, his heir.

John, of Black Ladies, who to. Miss
Catherine Hawkins, of the county of
Kent, and the grandson of this mar-
riage, Peter Giffard, esq. of Black
Ladies, eventually succeeded to the
estates and representation of the fa-
mily.

Mr. Giffard adhered with desperate fidelity
to the falling fortunes of the Charleses,
and several of his family took an active
part in the escape of the younger after the

* From this period until 1829 the family was
rendered incapable of holding office, by constantly
adhering to the Roman Catholic religion.



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fight of Worcester. Boscobel was a lodge
of the Giffards, the Pendrels being merely
housekeepers, &c. and the tried loyalty of
that celebrated family ought rather to be
attributed to their attachment to their land-
lords and feudal superiors, than to any ab-
stract sense of duty to the king. For this
zealous devotion to his unhappy sovereign,
the whole of Mr. Giffard's property was
sequestered by the Drury House Commis-
sioners, and at the advanced age of seventy
he was himself obliged to seek a place of
concealment. He lived, however, to witness
happier days, and received (tardily though)
from the restored monarch a royal grant,
reinstating him in the whole of his noble
possessions. A few months after this act
of justice he executed a deed, by which he
surrendered every thing to his son Walter,
reserving only for himself a small farm,
and such maintenance (with two servants)
as, saith the deed, " was becoming to a gen-
tleman of his quality." He did not long,
however, enjoy the calm this arrangement
seemed to promise. He lived but to see
his family replaced in the wealth, influence,
and honour, which were their heritage, and
died, " full of days," the 25th June, 1663.
His successor,

Walter Giffard, esq. of Chillington, b.
in 1611 ; m. first, Anne, daughter of Sir
Thomas Holt, bart. of Aston, by whom he
had John, his successor, with two other sons
aud three daughters. He wedded, secondly,
Anne, daughter of Thomas Huggeford, esq.
of Solihull, but had no other issue. He d.
in 1688, and was s. by his eldest son,

John Giffard, esq. of Chillington, b. in
1637 ; m. Francis, daughter of William
Fitzherbert, esq. of Swinnerton, and dy-
ing in 1694, was s. by his only surviving
son,

Thomas Giffard, esq. of Chillington,
who wedded, in 1688, Mary, daughter of
John Thimelby, esq. of Fornham, in the
county of Lincoln, but dying without issue,
in 1718, was succeeded by his kinsman,

Peter Giffard, esq. of Black Ladies,
(refer to John, second son of Peter, who
suffered during the civil wars, and died in
1663), who thus became of Chillington,
and representative of the family. He
wedded, first, Winifred, daughter of Robert
Howard, esq. of Horecross, but had no
issue. He espoused, secondly, Barbara,
daughter of Sir Robert Throgmorton, bart.
of Caughton, and had,

Peter, his successor.
Maria, m. to Sir Edward Smyfhe, bart.
of Acton Burnell.

Anna, m. to Weld, esq.

Mr. Giffard m. thirdly, Helen, daughter of
Robert Roberts, esq. of Plas-Ucha, in the
county of Flint, by whom he had two sons
and a daughter, viz.



to Sir John Throgmorton,



Thomas, successor to his brother Peter.
John, who inherited his mother's estate

of Plas-Ucha.
Catherine, m. to Francis Canning, esq.
of Foxcote. ■ '' -•

He d. in 1746, and was s. by his eldest son,
Peter Giffard, esq. of Chillington, who
died in 1749, before he had attained his
majority, when the estates devolved upon
his half-brother,

Thomas Giffard, esq. of Chillington.
This gentleman m. first, Barbara, daughter
of Robert Lord Petre, by whom he had one
daughter,

Maria, m
bart.

Mr. Giffard espoused, secondly, Barbara,
daughter of Sir Robert Throgmorton, bart
and had a son,

Thomas, his successor.
He wedded, thirdly, Frances, daughter of
— Stonor, esq. of Stonor, in the county of
Oxford, by whom he left,
John.

Frances, m. to William Throgmorton,
esq.
He d. in 1775, and was s. by his elder son,
Thomas Giffard, esq. of Chillington, who
m. 23rd June, 1788, the Right Hon. Lady
Charlotte Courtenay, sister of the present
Earl of Devon, and had issue,
Thomas-William, his heir.
Francis-John.
Walter-Peter.
Charles-Robert.

Robert-Edward, captain 10th Hussars.
Charlotte, m. to Samuel - Campbell

Simpson, esq.
Lucy-Harriet.

Sophia-Elizabeth, m. to John Wrottes-
ley, esq. son and heir of Sir John
Wrottesley, bart.
Anne-Barbara, m. to the Rev. Charles

Whitmore.
Barbara-Denise.
Caroline-Mallett, m. to John Mytton,

esq. of Halston.
Louisa-Paulina-Charlotte.
Mr. Giffard d. 1st August, 1823, and was s.
by his eldest son, the present Thomas-Wil-
liam Giffard, esq. of Chillington, who is
twenty-first in the direct male line from
Walter Gyffarde, first Earl of Bucking-
ham.

Arms — Quarterly, first and fourth, az.
three stirrups with leathers, or, two and
one (for Chillington) ; second and third,
gules, three lions' passant, arg. (for Buck-
ingham).

Crests — A tiger's head couped, full faced,
spotted various, flames issuing from his
mouth, ppr. granted in 1513. A demi-
archer bearded and couped at the knees, in
armour, ppr. from his middle a short coat
paly, arg. and gules. At his middle a quiver



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of arrows, or, in his hands a bow and arrow
drawn to the head, or, granted in 152.3.

Motto — Prenez haleine, thez fort. (Take
breath and pull strong).

Estates— Chillington, &c. in the counties
of Stafford and Salop ; Walton, Marston,
Winston, by marriage, about the year 1380 ;
Black. Ladies, by grant from the crown,



temp. Henry VIII. ; Stow-IIeafh, (coal and
iron mines between Wolverhampton and
Bilston), by marriage, about 1590, all these
likewise in the county of Stafford. There
are also valuable manorial rights.

Seat — Chillington, in the county of Staf-
ford.



LOFTUS, OF KILBRIDE.

LOFTUS, WILLIAM-FRANCIS-BENTICK, esq. of Kilbride, in the county of
Wicklow, a colonel in the army, b. 17th August, 1784, m. 9th October, 1819, Mar-
garet- Ha niet, (laughter of Archdeacon Langrishe, and niece of Sir Robert Langrishe,
bart. and has issue,

William-James, b. 7th January, 1822.
Henry, b. 9th March, 1823.
Mary-Harriet- Ann.
Elizabeth.

Colonel Loftus was one of the esquires to the Marquess of Ely, at the installation of
the Knights of St. Patrick, in 1819. He s. his father 15th July, 1831.

Htneag*.





The family of Loftus, or as it was anciently
t, Lofthouse, appears from the archives
of York Minster, to have nourished in York-
shire as early as the reign of Alfred, and
the same records shew that Christopher
Lofthouse was prior of Helagh, in the same
county, anno 1460.

Edward Loftus, of Swineshead, in the
county of York, left two sons,

1. Robert, whose second son,

Adam LOFTUS, an eminent and dis-
tinguished lawyer.was appointed
Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
in 1619, and created in 1622
1.



Viscount Loftus of Ely, a dig-
nity which expired with his Lord-
ship's grandson, Arthur, third
viscount, who d. in 1725, without
male issue, when his Monastere-
van estate passed to his only
daughter Jane's son, (by Charles
Lord Moore) Henry, fourth Earl
of Drogheda.
2. Adam.
The second son,

Adam Loftus, D.D. of Trinity College,
Cambridge, was consecrated in 1561, Arch-
bishop of Armagh, and translated in six
years afterwards to the see of Dublin. This
eminent prelate was twice Keeper of the
great Seal of Ireland, and died in the high
office of Lord Chancellor of that Kingdom.
He was four times, (viz. in 1582, 1585, 1597,
and 1599) one of the Lords Justices, and was
Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, which
University he had a principal part in found-
ing, and in which his descendants enjoy
certain privileges during the period they
are students. His grace built the Castle at
Rathfaniham, and died 5th April, 1605,
at the age of seventy-two, having had by
his wife, Jane, daughter of Adam Purdon,
esq. of Lurgan Race, in the county of Louth,
five sons and seven daughters, viz.

1. DUDLEY, (Sir) the eldest son, of
Rathfaniham Castle, m. Anne,daugh-
P



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LOFTUS, OF KILBRIDE.



ter of Sir Henry Bagenal, of Newry,
and from this alliance lineally sprung
Nicholas Loftus, esq. M.P. for
the county of Wexford, who was
elevated to the peerage of Ire-
land, as Baron Loftus, of Lof-
tus Hall, 5th October, 1751.
His lordship was sworn of his
Majesty's Privy Council, in 1753,
nominated governor of the county
of Wexford, and advanced to a
Viscounty, as Viscount Loftus
of Ely, 19th July, 1756. He
was s. by his elder son,

NicHOLAS,second viscount, who
was raised to an Earldom,
as Earl ot Ely, 23rd Oc-
tober, 1766, and was s. by
his only son,

Nicholas, second earl,
who d. unm. in 1769,
when the earldom ex-
pired, but the viscounty
and barony reverted to
his uncle,
The Hon. Henry Lof-
tus, as fourth viscount.
His lordship was cre-
ated Earl of Ely, but
dying s. p. in 1783, the
honors and male line of
this branch of the family
expired, while his lord-
ship's estates devolved
upon (the son of his
sister, the Hon. Eliza-
beth Tottenham) his
nephew,
Right Hon. CharlesTot-
tenham, who thereupon
assumed the surname
and arms of Loftus,
and was created in I860,
Marquess of Ely. His
lordship d. in 1806, and
was s. by his elder son,
John, present and
second marquess.
(See Burke's Peer-
age and Baronet-

2. Edward (Sir), Serjeant at law, d. s.p.
in 1602.

3. Adam, a captain in the army, killed
in action with the O'Byrnes of the
county of Wicklow,29thMay, I599,s.p.

4. Thomas, (Sir) knt. of whom pre-
sently.

5. Henry, d. young.

6. Margaret, m. to Sir George Colley,
knt. of Edenderry.

7. Isabella, to. to Sir William Usher,
knt. and d. in 1612.

8. Alicia, to. to Sir Henry Warren, of
Warrenstown.



9. Martha, to. to Sir Thomas Colclough,
knt. of Tintern Abbey, in the county
Wexford.

10. Anne, to. first to Sir Henry Colley,
knt. of Castle Carberry, and her
great -great -great -great grandsons
are the present Marquess of Welles-
ley, the Duke of Wellington, Lord
Maryborough, Lord Cowley, and the
Rev. Doctor Wellesley. She es-
poused secondly George Blount, esq.
of Kidderminster, and thirdly Ed-
ward, first Lord Blayney.

11 . Jane, to. first to Sir Francis Berke-
ley, of Askeaton, and secondly to
Henry Berkeley, esq.

12. Dorothy, to. to Sir John Moore,
knt. of Croghen, and from this alli-
ance lineally derives Charles, pre-
sent Earl of Charleville.

The fourth son of the archbishop,

Sir Thomas Loftus, knt. of Killyan, in
the county of Meath, was appointed 19th
May, 1596, constable of the castle of Wick-
low ; knighted 24th September, 1599; and
in December, 1610, he received a grant of
the monastery of Clonard, with other lands
in the county of Meath. He to. Ellen,
daughter of Robert Hartpole, esq. of
Shrule, in the Queen's county, one of the
most eminent and ancient families in Ire-
land, and had issue,

Edward (Sir), d. s. p. in 1601.
Dudley, successor to his father.
Adam, who w. Dorcas, daughter of
Richard Cosby, esq. of Stradbally,
in the Queen's county, and had (with
three sons who d. in infancy) three
daughters, his co-heirs, viz.

Ellen, to. to Vincent Kidder, esq.

of Aghabointte, Queen's county.

Ann, to. to Thomas Beardmore, esq.

Martha, to. to Walter Taylor, esq.

Edward of Ballynurgyn in the King's

county, who to. Mary, daughter of

James Bryan, esq. of Whiteswall,

in the county Kilkenny, and had

one son,

Thomas, of Whiteswall and Bal-
lynurgyn, who to. Thomasin,
daughter of Haywood Oxburgh,
esq. of Bovyn, in the Queen's
county, and had two sons, Tho-
mas and Edward, the descend-
ants of whom settled on the bor-
ders of the King's county and
the county Galway.
Francis, d. unmarried.
Elizabeth, to. to Jeremy Jones, esq. of
Balaghy, in the county Sligo.
Sir Thomas Loftus dying at Tymohogie
1st December, 1635, was interred in St.
Patrick's church Dublin, and was s. by his
eldest surviving son,
Sir Dudley Loftus, knt. of Killyan, who



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had livery of his estate, 13th March, 1637.
He was lord of the manors of Killyan and
Clonard. and had the advowson of Clonard.
Sir Dudley m. Cecilia, daughter of Sir
James Ware, knt. auditor General of Ire-
land, by whom he had issue,
Thomas his successor.
Elizabeth, m. to Jeremy Jones, esq.
Elenor, m. to — Duckenfield, esq.
He d. in 1648, and was s. by his only son,

Thomas Loftus, esq. of Killyan and
Clonard, who m. first Susanna, daughter of
Henry Elkenhead, esq. by whom he had
issue,

I. Dudley, of Killyan, who m. Anne,
daughter of Thomas Smyth, esq. of
Dromcree, and dying in 1714, left
issue,

1. Thomas, of Killyan, who es-
poused first Alice, sister of Ro-
bert Rochford, first Earl of
Belvedere, which lady dying
s. p. 13th July, 1748, he m. se-
condly in 1759, Jane, daughter
of Robert Perceval, esq. of
Knight'sbrook, and had (with
three daughters, Jane, Anne,
and Martha,) a son and suc-
cessor,

Dudley, of Killyan, who m.
in 1795, Lady Jane Gore,
daughter of the Earl of Ar-
ran, and had (with a son
Dudley, who d. young)
too daughters, his co-heirs,
viz.
Catherine, m. to Sir
George Rich, knt.
chamberlain to the lord
lieutenant of Ireland,
and has issue.
Elizabeth - Georgiana,
m. first to Thomas Al-
len, esq. who d. s. p.
and secondly to Wil-
liam Magan, esq. and
has issue.
Dudley Loftus d. in 1807,
when the male line of
Thomas Loftus, of Killyan,
by his first wife Susanna
Elkenhead, became extinct,
and the representation of
the Loftus family devolved
upon Edward Loftus, esq.
of Aunevilie, and at his death
upon General Loftus.

2. Arthur, major in Wolf's regi-
ment of foot, d. unmarried.

3. Edward, of the Grange, in the
county of Kildare, who purchased
the Clara estate, and marrving
Letitia, daughter of Robert Lof-
tus, esq. of the King's Countv,



left at his decease, 2nd March,

1785, a son and heir,

Dudley, of Aunevilie, in the
county of Meath, who m.
Ann, daughter of Joseph
Ash, esq. of Ashfield, and
had issue at his demise, 7th
August, 1805,

1. Edward, of Anneville,
a military officer, head
of the Loftus family,
upon the demise of Dud-
ley Loftus, esq. in 1807,
who espoused Miss
Ruth Faulkner, of Bal-
lyrickard, in the county
of Tipperary, but dying
s. p. in 1824, the Clara
estate devolved upon his
sisters as co-heirs.

2. Susanna.

3. Anne.
4. Smyth, in holy orders, vicar oi

Coolock, in the county of Dub-
lin, who m. Sarah, daughter of
Brent Smith, esq. of Dublin, and
had issue,

Dudley, \

Thomas, £ who all </. issueless.

Alice, ^
6. Susanna, m. to Joseph Ash, esq.
of Ashfield, in the county of
Meath.

6. Elizabeth, m. to Laurence Steel,
esq. of Rathbridge, in the county
Kildare.

II. Edward, of Grange, in the county of
Kildare, who m. Miss Susanna Cory,
and dying s. p. in 1737, bequeathed
his estate to his nephew, Edward
Loftus.
in. Anne, ) ,
iv. Susanna, S both d ' '' P<
v. Cecilia, m. first, to Walter Weldon,
esq. of Rahenderry, in the Queen's
County, secondly, to Jones Eustace,
esq. and thirdly, to Adam Kidder,
esq.
Thomas Loftus, esq. of Killyan, espoused
secondly, Letitia,* daughter of Simon Digby,
D.D. Bishop of Elphin, by Elizabeth,daugh-
ter of Warner Westenra, esq. ancestor of
Lord Rossmore, and had further issue,
I. Adam, who d. in youth.
ii. Simon, ofwhom presently,
in. Susanna, m. first, to Francis Obre,
esq. of Cloncolin, in the county of



* This lady was gTeat niece of the first Lord
Digby, and descended through Letitia Fitz Ge-
rald, Countess of Oft'aley, the wife of Sir Robert
Digby, from Johan, daughter of John Duke of
Lancaster, son of Edward III.



2 i2



LOFTUS, OF KILBRIDE.



Armagh, and secondly, to Thomas
Richard Barlow, esq. of Lancashire.
Simon Loftus, esq. eldest surviving son
of Thomas Loftus, of Killyan, by his second
wife, was lieutenant-colonel of the 15th foot,
and d. (about 1741) at Jamaica, of the wounds
he had received at the siege of Carthagenia.
He m. Hannah, daughter and co-heiress of
Henry Johnson,* esq. of Clara, in the county
of Kilkenny, by whom he had issue,

Arthur, major in the 22nd foot, and
for many years a member of the Irish
parliament, who s. his mother, at
Clara, which estate he sold to his
cousin, Edward Loftus, esq. of Grange,
He m. Miss Dorothy Weatherhead, of
Boston, New England, but d. s. p. in
1781.
Henry, of whom presently.
Dudley, lieutenant in the army, killed
at Carthagenia the same year as his
father.
Mary, m. to the Rev. John Elrington,
and had issue two sons and one daugh-
ter, viz.

1. James-Dudley Elrington, in
holy orders, d. unmarried.

2. John-Henry Elrington, major
of the Tower of London, who
m. Susanna, daughter of James
Read, esq. and has issue.

3. Mary Elrington, m. to Matthew
Villiers-Sankey, esq. of Cool-
more, in the county of Tipperary.

The second son,

Henry Loftus, esq. was member in the
Irish parliament for the boroughs of Fetherd
Bannow, and Clonmines. He espoused
Diana, daughter of William Bullock, esq.
of Sturston Hall, in the county of Norfolk,
and dying in December, 1792, aged sixty-
seven, left issue,

Thomas, member in the Irish parlia-
ment, and a captain in the 1st horse
guards, who in. Mary, daughter of
the Rev. Dr. Palliser, of Rathfarn-
ham, but d. s. p. in 1791.
William, of whom presently.
Arthur, in holy orders, who m. Ellen,
daughter of Duke Gifford, esq.f of



* This gentleman bore the arras of the Duke of
Bourbon, taken prisoner by his ancestor at the
battle of Agincourt.

f The family of Gifford derived from
Waltfr Gifford, Earl of Longueville, in Nor-
mandy, who had two sons, viz.

1. Walter, who, for his eminent services in
England, was dignified by the Conquerer
with the earldom of Buckingham and Pem-
broke, and from him derives through an
heiress, the present Duke of Buckingham,
see Burke's Extinct Peerage.

2. Hugh, ancestor of the Giffords, of Castle
Jordan, in the county of Meath.



Castle Jordan, (commonly called Sir
Duke Gifford, bart.) by Mary, daugh-
ter and co-heiress of Alexander Eus-
tace, esq. and left at his decease three
sons, viz.

1. Henry-Duke, a major in the
army, and captain in the 9th foot,
who espoused Mary- Ann, eldest
daughter of General Loftus, but
d. s. p. in 1822.

2. Arthur, of Rathangan, a lieu-
tenant in the navy, who m. Anne-
Abigail, only child and heiress
of John Grey, esq. and has issue,

Arthur-John, b. 1st May, 1817.
Jane.

3. William, a captain in the army,
who m. Ellen, daughter of Ca^t.
Felix Brady, of the 10th foot, by
whom he left issue at his decease,
in 1825, one son and a daughter,
viz.

William-Henry.

Ellen, who d. 26th May, 1831.
The second son of Henry Loftus, esq.

William Loftus, esq. of Wimpole Street,
London, and of Kilbride, in the county of
Wicklow, a general officer in the army,
colonel of the 2nd dragoon guards, and lieu-
tenant of the Tower of London, became,
upon the decease of Edward Loftus, esq. of
Anneville, in 1824, the head of the Loftus
family. This gallant soldier, at the time of
his death, was one of the oldest officers in
the service, having entered the army as
cornet, in the 9th dragoon guards, as early
as 1770. He eminently distinguished him-
self in the American War, taking an active
part in the memorable conflict of Bunker's
Hill, at the landing of New York, the at-
tack on Fort Washington, &c. In 1794,
Captain Loftus raised, and was appointed
colonel of, the 24th light dragoons, and in
1796 was made a major-general, and ap-
pointed to the English Staff. In 1797, he
was nominated to the Irish Staff and to the
command at Cork, and in the following year
we find him commanding, with distinction,
a brigade against the rebels, at Vinegar
Hill. He was subsequently and successively
appointed lieutenant-general in the army,
governor of Dumbarton Castle, and lieuten-
ant of the Tower of London. In 1813, he
obtained the rank of full general, and in
1821 the colonelcy, of the 2nd dragoon
guards.

Previous to the Union, General Loftus
sat in the Irish parliament for Bannow, and
in the English from 1796 to 1818 succes-
sively, for the boroughs of Great Yarmouth
and Tamworth. He m. first, 18th February,
1778, Margaret, daughter and co-heiress of
M. King, esq. of Lesson Hall, in the county
of Dublin, and had issue,

Henry, colonel in the army, and cap-



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tain in the Coldstream Guards, who
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representative of the family.
Mary-Anne, ?«. to Major Henry Duke

Loftus, and d. in 1811.
Harriet, m, to Thomas- Bourke Ricketts,
esq. of Comhe House, Herefordshire,
and has issue.
General Loftus ;/*. secondly, 7th May, 1790,
Lady Elizabeth Townshend, daughter of
George, first Marquess Townshend, by his
first wife, Lady Charlotte Compton, Ba-
roness Ferrers, of Chaiuley, and had
further issue,

George-Colby, of Woolland, (see that

family).
Arthur, in holy orders, M.A. of Clare
Hall, Cambridge, rector of Fincham,
Norfolk, b. 7th July, 1795.
Charles, a lieutenant in the army, and
late of the Coldstream Guards, b. 21st
September, 1796 : m. in February,
1825, Jane, daughter of Colonel John
Dixon, of Gleddow, in Yorkshire, and
has issue a daughter,
Charlotte-L\dia.
Ferrers,captain in the Grenadier Guards,