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 686 BARONET A GE—CHA OS. [3] Edward Dunbar Dunbar, of Glen Rothes, co. Elgin, J.P. D.L. capt. late 22nd regt. and 21st fusiliers; b. 23 Aujr. 1818 ; m. 17 Oct. 1848, Phcebe, youngest dau. of late Duncan Dunbar, of London, merchant, and sister and heir by entail of John Dunbar, Esq. of Sea Park, Forres (he assumed, by authority of the court of session, the additional surname of Dunbar), and has a son, John Archibald Dunbar Dunbar, M.A. Oxon.; in II.O.; b. 8 Oct. 1849. [4] Helen, d. 15 July, 1873, hainp m. 20 Oct. 1814, to Robert Warden, Esq. of Park Hill, co. Stirling, and has a son, Robert Waruex, major-gen. in tlie army, c.B. lieut.-col. late 19th regt. k.l.H.m. pensioned for distinguished serices ; b. 12 Xov. 1822; m. 22 April. 1875, Martha Anne, dau. of Thomas Atkinson, Esq. of St. Petersburg. [5] Margaret, d. Mar. 1822, having m. Aug. 1818, as 2nd wife, to Lauchlan Mcintosh, Esq. of Raigmore, co. Inverness (Mexzies). [6] Jane, d. Feb. 1825, having m. 11 July, 1822, to Rawdon Clavering, lieut. R.E. (BART.) [7] Emilia, unm. ARCHIBALD (4th Baronet), m. 2ndly— 26 Sept. 1822, Mary, only survi-ing dau. of John Brander, of Pitgaveny, and eventually heir of her brother, Lieut.-Col. James Brander, whom she succeeded in that estate 23 Xov. 1854, and assumed, under the entail, the additional surname and arms of Brax- DER, which were exemplified by the Lyon office 1 Kov. 1854; she d. 5 May, 1869, having bad a son and dau. [9] James Brander Dunbar-Brander, of Pitgaveny, J.P. and D.L. CO. Elgin, capt. late Scots greys (2nd dragoons) ; b. 6 Jan. 1825 ; m. 23 Dec. 1874. Alice, yoimgest dau. of late James (Jrant, of Elgin, solicitor, and has 2 sons, James, b. 10 Oct. 1875.— Archibald, b. 23 April, 1877. [10] Margaret Alicia, m. 7 Feb. 1856, to William Alexander Stables, Esq. and has issue. Appears in Burke's Peerage since 1839, and is now to be found in all lists of Baronets. ELPHINSTONE, Lieut.-Col. Nicolai Wil- liam (nephew of Sir Howard Elphinstone, created a Baeoxet 1816— see Baronetage), k.l.h. formerly deputy-commissioner of the Punjab, claims to be Lord Balmerino, were the attainder reversed, as also the Baronetcy assumed by his grandfather (Samuel William), as lineal representative of Sir William Elphinstone, cupbearer to the King, created a Baeoxet of Nova Scotia 20 June, 1628, patent sealed 20 Jan. 1630. See Westminster Abbey Regi.sters, p. 140, n. See Lodge's Peerage. ESMOXDE, Sir Thomas, created a Baroxet of Ireland 28 Jan. 1628 ; the descent, though set forth in detail by Sir Bernard Burke, and including down to 1803 no less than eight baronets, contains so few dates that but little hopes can be entertained of its approximate accuracy. (See pedigree in Baronetage.) D ALTON-FITZGERALD, (Sir) Gerald Richard, " of Castle Ishen, co. Cork " (1644,1.), late lieut. R.N.; assumed the additional surname and arms of Dalton by R.L. 23 Mar. 1867; b. 21 Aug. 1832; m. 15 Jan. 1861, Agnes Georgiana, 2nd dau. of George Wildes, Esq. of Manchester. Title acknowledged by Burke. Lodge, Walford's County Families, and all current lists of Baronets. Arms— Quarterlv, 1st and 4th. Erm. asaltire gu. FITZGERALD. 2nd and 3rd. Az. a lion rampant guardant within an orle of cross-crosslets arg. DALTON. Crest— 1st. A boar pa.ssant gu. FITZGERALD. 2nd, A dragon's heafl vert, %-ings or, DALTON. Motto— Shannet a boo. Seat— Thumham Hall, Lanca-^hire. Town House— 33, Grosvenor Place, S.w. The Baronetcy. THE following pedigrees extracted from Ulster's office, Dublin, are not only absolutely irreconcilable but afford the evidence which clearly shews that the present representa- tive desceufLs from a knight who rlied in 1611 and not from a baronet of the same name created 33 years later, viz., in 1644. It is well nigh iucrcrlible that Ulster King of Arms and his father before him should for nearly half a century have pul> hshed such a subterfuge as this — and others which go to swell this section of the work. Such genealogies hold the torch to '■ Chaos " not to historj', whatever may be the opinion of a king of arms. The Liber Munerum PubUcorum Hibemiae, edited by Row- ley Lascelles early in this century by order of the house of commons, contains a reprint of the list of the Baronets of Ireland compiled by John Lodge, deputy keeper of the records, &c. Dublin. The entry relating to this Baronetcy is as follows — " Sir Ed- mund Fitzgeralil, Knight, of Cleulish, co. Limerick, privy seal, Oxford, 23 April, 1643. patent, Dublin, 8 Feb. 1644, 18°, 19°, 20°, f. R 20. EXTINCT." SIR EDMUND FITZGERALD, of Clenlish, took part in the rebellion of 1641, and had his estates confiscated. In a clause of the act of ex]jlanation (1662) he was named as one of the persons whom Charles II. intended to restore as far as possible Ui Ids former possessions, but he died before restitution took place, for in Feb. 1670, his eldest son and heir, viz. — SIR JOHN FITZGERALD, had a decree made in his favour, under the act of settlement, of some of the lands formerly held by his father, including Gortnatubbrid, now Springfield, CO. Limerick. This decree was enrolled in the court of chancery, Ireland, 16 Feb. 1670. He settled the property (thus restored) on his marriage with Dame Ellen in 1674, as recited in a decree (No. 1564, Trustee CoUections, P.R.O. Ireland), dated Dec. 1701, with remainder after his death and the death of his wife to his second brother, ilaurice, with remainder to his tliird, fourth, and fifth brothers — Richard, Thomas, and Ed- mund. Sir John had no issue, and was attainted in 1691 for his adherence to JA3IES II. All his property (excepting his widow's interest therein) was sold by the trustees of forfeited estates, 21 June, 1703, and purchased by the Hon. WiUiam Fitz- maurice, ancestor of the present Lord Muskerry. He died abroad about 1698. The attainder does not appear to have been reversed. In 1702 Sir John's widow, Dame Ellen Fitzgerald, petitioned the trustees of forfeited estates to be allowed jointure out of the estate of her husband " deceased beyond seas." After this date no trace appears of this Baronetcy until 1780, when the following jiedigree was recorded by Ulster king of arms: — Pedigree recorded by Sir William Hawkins, Ulster King of Arms. SIR ED:MUND FITZGERALD, of Clenlish, co. Limerick, Knt. created a Baronet 8 Feb. 1644, 20 Charles I.; m. Honora, dau. of James Fitzgerald, Esq. grandson of John, i4th Earl of Desmond, and had a son, Maurice Fitzgerald, of Castle Ishln, m. Lady Honora, dau. of — Earl of Clancarty, and had a son. Garret Fitzgerald, m. Catherine, dau. of Charles O'Brien, commonly called Lord Viscount Clare, and had a son, James Fitzgerald, m. Amy, dau. of Thomas Fitzgerald, Knight of Kerry, and had a son, Maurice Fitzgerald, m. Helen, dau. of Walter Butler, Esq. eldest son of Richard Butler, Esq. of Kilcash, and had a son, SIR RICHARD FITZGERALD, of Castle Ishin, co. Cork, Bart. m. Joanna Maria, dau. and sole heir of James Trent, Esq. of Dingle, co. Kerry. (Tliis enrls Hawkins' pedigree, which concludes ■with the foUowiug attestation) : — To all and singular to whom these presents shall come, William Hawkins, Esq. LTster King of Anns and Principal Herald of aU Ireland, sendeth greeting. Know ye therefore that I, the said King of Arms, by the power and authority to me granted by his present Majesty King George the Third, under the Great Seal of this kingdom of Ireland, do hereby certify that Sir Richard FitzGerald, of Castle Ishen in the county of Cork, Baronet, is lawfully descended in a direct line from Sir Edmund FitzGerald, of Clinlish (sic), in the county of Limerick, Knight, who was created a Baronet the 8th of February, 1644, and the above arms are the property of the said Sir Richard FitzGerald, Baronet. Di testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and title and affixed the seal of my office in Dublin, the eighteenth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and eighty. William Hawkins, Ulster King of Arms of all Ireland. It wiU be observed that the above pedigree is without any date after the grant of the Baronetcy, and has no reference to authorities. The following iiedigree, compiled by Sir William Betham, appears to be founded upon authentic data, and pro- bably contains a true account of the origin of the distinguished family of Fitzgerald of Castk- Ishen. This pedigi-ee agrees