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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 95 gietntoortl) of 2^auclust. WENTWORTH, FITZWILLIAM, Ef5q. of Vaucluse, near Sydney, New- South Wales, Australia, J. P. for New Zealand, h. 31st July, 1833, near Sydney, m. 18th. February, 1868, at St. Michael's Church, Sydney, Mary Jane, daughter of George Hill, Esq., J.P., and by her (who was b. 1840) has had i.ssue, I. William Charles, h. at Merley House, near Wimborne, co. Dorset, England, 1st September, 1871. II. D'Arcy, b. at Greycliffe, Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales, 20th June, 1874. HI. Fitz William, b. at Greycliffe, Rose Bay, 12th November, 1876. IV. Geoi'ge Godfrey, b. at Prospect, near Parramatta, New South Wales, 13th February, 1878. I. Edith, b. in New Zealand, 1870, d. at sea, 1871. II. Dorothy, b. at Macquarie-street, Sydney, 9th February, 1873. Hfncaac. The family of "Wentworth, originally Winteworde, is said by genealogists to liave derived its designation in Saxon times, from the lordship of "Winteworde (so written in Doomsday Booh) in the wapentake of Straf- ford, and CO. of Yorlc. This is a distinguished branch of the an- cient stock of Wentworth Woodhouse, co. York, a family which has been rool-ed there from the earliest period. While the lands of Wentworth Woodhouse continued to be the seat of the Chiefs, and descended from sire to son, in an unbroken series, till the succes- sion of male heirs failed with William, the second Earl of Straiford, the junior scions of the family founded in several instances houses of rank and influence, the Wentworth s of WooLLET, OF North and Sotjth Elmsal, OF Bbetton, of Wentwobth Castle, of Nettlested, &c. RoGEE Wentwoeth, Esq. of Eirkby, co. York, living 1551 (second son of John Wentworth, Esq. of North Elmsall, co. York), was father of Thomas Wentworth, Esq. of Kirkby, who had two sons : I, Thomas ; and li, Hugh, ancestor of Wentworth, of South Elmsall. The elder son, Thomas Wentworth, Esq., living 1573, was father of William Wentworth, Esq., who d. in 1635, leaving Thomas, of Kirkby, whose line is extinct, and Michael. The yoimger son, Michael Wentworth, Esq. of Mattersey Hall, CO. York, had, amongst other issue, a son, Daect Wentworth, Esq., formerly of Athlone, CO. Roscommon, and afterwards of Argreagh and Trim, co. Meath, Ireland, steward to the 4th Earl of Roscommon, in Ireland, and captain in the Meath MUitia (original commission dated 1st October, 1690), h. in 1640, m. first, Alice, daughter of Sir Robert Sterling, knt., governor of Cork, and major-gsneral of Munster ; by the Hon. Jane Blayney, his wife, daughter of Edward, first Lord Blayney, and widow of Sir James Moore, knt. He m. secondly, Sarah Dod- well, of Athlone. She was executrix to her husband's will. In her will, which is dated 1st November, 1719, and was proved 8th December following, she desires to be buried at St. Patrick's Church, Trim, by the side of her husband. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Dodwell, was buried at St. Patrick's Church. Mr. Wentworth d. 29th AprU, 1710, in his seventieth year, and was buried at St. Patrick's Church. By his second wife he had issue, GrEOBGE, of whom presently. Thomas. Sarah. Jane. Anne, wife of White, Esq. Elizabeth. Mr. Daroy Wentworth obtained from William Hawes, a lease of Fyanstown, co. Meath, dated 8th June, 1692. His eldest son by his second wife, GrEOEGE Wentwoeth, Esq. of Fyanstown, eldest son and heir, m. Catherine, daugliter of Robert Longfleld, Esq. of Kilbride, co. Meath, and sister of William Longfield, Esq., and by her (who d. in 1721) had issue, Robert, of whom presently. G-eorge. Darcy, d. x.p. Michael, d. s.p. The eldest son and heir, Robert Wentworih, Esq. of Fyans-