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 ASHBRooK COMPLETE PEERAGE 269 ASHBROOK VISCOUNTCY [I.] I. Henry (Flower), Baron Castle-Durrow [I.], y was only surv. s. and h. of William, ist Baron 'J " Castle-Durrow [I.], by Edith, da. of the Hon. Toby Caulfeild, of Clone, co. Kilkenny. In Aug. 1710, he was cornet of a troop of Horse, and, soon after, a captain. On 29 Apr. 1746, he sue. his father as Lord Castle-Durrow [I.], and took his seat in the House 28 Oct. 1747. On 30 Sep. 1 75 1, he was cr. VISCOUNT ASHBROOK [I.], and took his seat, as such, on 8 Oct. following. He m., 9 Mar. 1 740/1, at St. Paul's, London, Elizabeth, sister of Col. Nevill Tatton, da. of William Tatton, of Hillingdon, Midx., Lieut. Gen. in the army. He d. at St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 27 June 1752, and was iur. at Finglas, near Dublin. Will, in which, failing his own issue, he devised the reversion of all his estates to his wife absolutely, dat. 25 June, pr. 31 July 1752, in Dublin, and June 1753, in London. His widow (/. 10, and was ^.vr. 13 Feb. 1759, (with her father) at Hillingdon. Will dat. 27 Nov. 1758, pr. Feb. 1759. II. 1752. 2. William (Flower), Viscount Ashbrook, i^c. [I.], only s. and h., i>. 25 June 1744, at Castle-Durrow, co. Kilkenny. Matric. Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 29 Nov. 1762. He m., 9 Mar. 1766, Elizabeth, (") da. of Thomas Ridge, of co. Oxford. He d. 30 Aug. 1780, C) at Shillingford, Berks, and was l^ur. there, aged 36. M.I. Will pr. Oct. 1780. His widow, who was /?. 18 July 1746, m., 20 Jan. 1790, the Rev. John Jones, D.D., and d. 22 Feb. 1808, at Shipston upon Stour, co. Worcester, and was l?ur. at Shillingford afsd. Will pr. May 1808. III. 1780. 3. William (Flower), Viscount Ashbrook, &c. [I.], s. and h., b. 16 Nov. 1767. Ed. at Eton. Matric. Oxford (Trin. Coll.), 13 July 1785. He d. unm., 6 Jan. 1802, at Wadley House, Berks, aged 34. Will pr. Feb. 1802. IV. 1802. 4. Henry Jeffery (Flower), Viscount Ashbrook, lyc. [I.], only br. and h., L 16 Nov. 1776. Sometime Capt. 58th Foot. Claim to Peerage allowed 25 Aug. 1831. Lord of the Bed- chamber 1832-37. He m., istly, by spec. lie. 26 May 1802, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Deborah Susanna, (fortune ^^30,000) only da. and h. of the Rev. William Maximilian Freind, Rector of Chinnor, co. Oxford, by Deborah, da. and h. of Thomas Walker, of New Woodstock in that co. She ^/. 24 Mar. 1810, aged 30, and was i^«r. at Hurley, Berks. M.I. Admon. July 1812. He m., 2ndly, 22 June 18 12, by spec, lie, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Emily (") According to George Montagu, writing in 1766 to Horace Walpole, she was " a waterman's daughter, near Oxford. " V.G. C") There is an abusive account of him, purporting to be an epitaph, which refers to his insignificance, boorishness, stupidity, isfc, in The Abbey of Kilkhampton^ by Sir Herbert Croft, 1 J 80, part ii.