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 182 DILLON— DIXIE. [1] Sir Charles "Wentworth, 2ri.d and present Baronet. [2] Ashton Wentworth, M.P. Newcastle-on-Tyne 1880; b. 11 Aug. 1850 ; m. 10 April, 1876, Margaret Mary, eldest dau. of Thomas Eustace Smith, Esq. of Gosforth House, Northumb. M.P. Tynemouth since 1868 (by Mary, dau. and coheir of William Henry Clarence Balrj-mple, Esq. E.I.C.S.), and has 2 sons and a dau. Fisher Wentworth, b. 5 Jan. 1877.— Clement Wentworth, b. 16 Jan. 1878.— Sybil Mary Wentworth. DILLON, Sir John Fox (1801, U.K.), of Lis- mullen, co, Meath, a baron of the Holy Eoman empire (1782), capt. Meath militia ; s. his father as 7th Baronet in 1875 ; b, 1843; m. 18 Nov. 1879, Marion Louisa, 2nd dau. of late Robert Stewart Dykes, Esq. ; heir presumptive, his brother Frederick. Arjis — Arg. a lion rampant between three crescents gu. issu - ant from each a star of the field, over all a fess az. Crest— On a chapeau gu. turned up erm. a falcon rising arg. Motto — Au.^ilium ab alto. Se.vt — LismuUen, Navan, co. Meath. tLmeage. SIR JOHN DILLON, M.P. Blessington, co. Wicklow, created a Baroxet 31 July, 1801. The Emperor Joseph II. of Austria conferred upon him (1782) the honour of a free Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, with limitations to his issue male and female, and he was authorised by r.l. to boar the title in this country (grandson of .Sir John Dillon, of Lismullen, co. Meath, Knt. M.P.); died 1805, having m. 1767, Millicent, dau. of George Drake, Esq. of Fernhill, Berks ; she d. 1788, having had 5 sons and 3 daus. (1) Sir Charles Drake Dillon, 2nd Baronet, and a Baron of the Holy Roman Empire ; b. 8 June, 1770; d. 12/16 Jan. 1840, having m. 1st— 29 Sept. 1792, Charlotte, dau. of John Hamilton, Esq. sometime secretary at war for Ireland; she d. s. p. 23 June, 1793. He m. 2ndly— Oct. 1828, Sarah, widow of Rev. John Ca,stelton Miller, d.d. rector of Milton, Northants. (2) Sir Arthur Richard, 3rd Baronet, geu. in the army (see Gent. Mag. vol. 115, ii. 307) ; b. 25 Sept. 1771; d. s. p. 3 July, 1815, having m. 22 Oct. 1814, Letitia Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of late William Knox, Esq. formerly an under-secretary of state. (3) Sir William. 4th Baronet, b. 1 Julv, 1774; d. 31 Mar. 1851, having m. 22 June, 1811, Eleanor, dau. of Richard Webb, Esq. of Hiltoun, co. Longford ; she d. 31 Dec. 1866, having had ■vnth other issue a son and 2 daus. [1] Sir Arthur Henry, 5th Baronet, an officer IGth regt.; b. 7 Jan. 1828; d. unm. 30 Dec. 1852. [2] Ellen Susanna, m. 2 Mar. 1848, to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Richard Denis Kelly, K.C.B. K.L.H. col. 109th regt. 1880, comdg. Colchester district 1877/8, and has had 2 sons and 4 daus. [3] Louisa Wilhelmina, m. 7 Sept. 1857, to John Prevost, Battersby, col. (h.p.) GOth rifles, com. Il.M. asylum, Chelsea, and has 2 sons and 3 daus. Henry Francis BATTERSBT.b. 10 Feb. 1862.— Herbert Dillon, b. 14" Jan. 1872.— Helen Elizabeth.- Louisa Georgina.— Ethel. (4) Ralph, rector of Ball>-macward, co. Galway; b. 18 Dec. 1779; d. April, 1834, haing m. Jane, sister of Thomas Charles Steuart Corry, Esq. and had with 2 daus. 2 sons, [1] Sir John, s. as 6th Baronet. ■ [2] Cliarles James, d. 1872, having m. Charlotte, dau. of Rev. John Sweeny. (5) Robert, major 32nd regt. b. 1787; d. 27 Jan. 1864. having m. 4 Mar. 1814, Eliza, dau. of John Sweeny, Esq. and had a son, _„, Robert, lieut.-col. (retd. h. p.), late 30th regt. b. m. Minnie Margaretta, 2nd dau. of (Hon.) Stuart Mills, senator of the dominion of Canada, and has a son and 3 daus. Robert Arthur, b. (6) Elizabeth, m. to William Mills, bar .-at-law, of Cradoxtown, CO. Kildare (B. LONGFORD). (7) Anne Grace, m. to Thomas Charles Steuart Coiry, M.P. Monaghan. (8) Millicent. OIR JOHN, 6th Baronet, lieut. 32nd L.I.; b. 1 Dec. 1806; d. O 28 Nov. 1875, having m. 30 April, 1840, Fanny, dau. of Thomas Fox, Esq. of Beaminster, Dorset, and has 3 sons, (1) Sir John Fox, 7th and present Baronet. (2) Frederick Baines, officer 66th regt. heir presumptive to the Baronetcy ; b. 1846. (3) Aithiu: Steuart Corry, b. 1862. DIXIE, Sir Alexander Beaitmont Chur- chill (16G0, E.), of Bosworth House, co. Leicester, high she- riff 1 876 ; s. his father as 11th Baronet in 1872;b.22Dec.l851; m. 3 April, 1875, Lady FlorenceCaro- line Douglas, youn- ger dau. of Archi- bald William, 7th Marquis of Queens- beriy, and has 2 sons, (1) George Douglas, b. 18 Jan. 1876. (2) Albert Edward Wol- stan (H.R.H. Prince of Wales sponsor) ; b. 26 Sept. 1878. Arms — Az. a lion rampant or, a chief of the last. Crest — An ounce sejant ppr. ducally gorged or. MOTTOES — Quod dixi dixi, and Dei gratia grata. SE.i^TS — Bosworth Park, Hinckley, Leicestershire, and The Fishery, Windsor. « Hmeage. Sir WOLSTAN dixie [son of Sir Wolstan Dixie, knt. of of Bosworth, Leic. (which estate he had of the gift of his great-UDcle Sir "Wolstan, Lord Maj'or of London), who was "til in descent according to the Visitation pedigree from Wolstan Dixie, of Catsworth, Hunts, temp. Edwaru III.], es- poused the royal cause, and participated in its misfortunes ; in consideration of liis services and for subscribing £1,835 for the King Iiad a warrant for a Baronefs patent, which was how- ever not taken out until 14 July, 1660, after the Restoration, high slierifE the following year; d. 13 Feb. 1682, having m. 1st, Barl)ara, dau. and lieir of Sir Henry Beaumont, of Grace- dieu, CO. Leic, and widow of John Harpur, Esq. of Swarkston, i