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 BLAKE— BLAKISTON. 49 SIR VALENTINE JOHN, 12th Baronet (on the death of his father Sir John, 1834), M.P. Galway borough 1818 and 1841 ; b. 23 June, 1780 ; d. iu Paris, Jan. 1847, having m. 1st —8 Aug. 1803, Eliza, eldest dau. of Joseph Donellan, Esq. of Killagh, CO. Galway; she d. 8 May, 1836, having had (w-ith 3 daus. wlio all died unm.) 2 sons, (1) Sir Thomas, s. as 13th Baronet. (2) John Francis, b. 14 April, 1809 ; m. 21 Dec. 1835, Frances, 2nd dau. of Bernard Mullins, and sister of late Michael B Mullins, both of Ballyeigan, King's co. ; she d. 30 Sept. 1868, having had a son and dau. Bernard Valentine, b. 24 Sept. 1841, died. Elizabeth. SIR VALENTINE JOHN m. 2ndly— 8 April, 1843, Julia Sophia, dau. of late Robert McDonnell, Esq. M.D. and niece of Rev. Richard McDonnell, D.D. provost of Trinity College, Dublin she d., having (re-m. 10 Oct. 1850, to John Cuxson, Esq, of Sliifnal, Salop) had a son, (3) Valentine Charles, b., 1844; m. , 1871, Isabel, dau. of Rev. John Dill, of Clonniel, and had a son, Valentine, b. 6 Feb. 1874. SIR THOMAS, 13th Baronet, b. 25 May, 1805 ; d. 2 Jan. 1875 ; having m. 29 May, 1830, Letitia Maria, only dau. and heir of Ulick O'Brien, Esq. of Waterview, co. Galway; she d. 18 Jan. 1879, having had a son and 2 daus. (1) Sir Valentine, 14th and present Baronet. (2) Louisa, m. at Melbourne, 27 Oct. 1862, to Thomas Ulick Burke, Esq. of Smythesdale, Victoria, son of late Captain John Bui'ke, of Tynquin, co. Galway, 16th lancers. (3) Eliza Maria, m. 4 June, 1879, to Thomas Von Donop Hardinge, Esq. Madras C.S. BLAKE, Sir Patrick James Graham (1772, G.B.), 2ncl lieut. W. SufEolk mil.; s. his grand- father as 5th Baronet in 1880; b. 23 Oct. 1861; heir presumptive, his uncle William Gage. Arms — (No record, but the following are used) — Arg. a fret gu. Crest — A leopard passant guardant ppr. Seats— Ashfield and Bardwell, Ixworth, Suffolk. Sir PATRICK BLAKE, M.P. Sudbury, Suffolk (descended ft-om Martin Blake Fitz-Andrew, of Cumner, sheriff of Galway 1648), created a Baronet, 8 Oct. 1772 ; d. 1 July 1784, having m. Annabella, dau. of Rev. Sir William Bunbury, Bart, (she re-m. having been divorced, to George Boscawen,'Esq. of St. Peter, Isle of Thanet — V. Falmouth), and had 2 sons. SIR JAMES HENRY, 3rd Baronet (on the death of his brother Sir Patrick 25 July, 1818); b. ; d. 21 April, 1832, having m. 13 Feb. 1794, Louisa Elizabeth, dau. of Gen. the Hon. Thomas Gage. (V. GAGE); she d. 21 Jan. 1832, having had 6 sous and 2 daus. (1) Sir Henry Charles, s. as 4th Baronet. (2) Patrick John, adm. r.n. (retd.); b. 1797, unm. (3) William Robert, vicar of Great Barton, SufEolk, 1826/68 ; d. 6 Dec. 1868, aged 68. (4) James Bunbury, of Thurston House, b., 1802; d. July, 1874, having m. 1 Nov. 1831, Catherine, youngest dau. of Sir William Pilkington, Bart, of Chevet, co. York, and has a son, George Pilkixgton Blake, of Thurston House, Suffolk, J.P. served in Indian Mutiny 1857/8, lieut.-col. conmianding Suffolk yeo. cav.; b. 23 April 1835; m. 15 May, 1860, Adeline, 3rd dau. of late James King King, Esq. of Staunton Park, M.P. Herefordshire, and has a son, Eustace James Pilkington, b. 26 Mar. 1865. (5) Thomas Gage, unm. (6) George Harry, unm. (7) Louisa Annabella, m. ^lay, 1827, to Francis King Eagle, bencher of Middle Temple, judge county court, Suffolk, who d. 8 June, 1856, leaving an only son, Francis Blake Eagle, 14th light dragoons and rifle bri- gade; b. 6 Dec. 1833 ; d. 3 Feb. 1879, having m. 1 Nov. 1865, Emma Ellen, eldest dau. of late Lieut.-Col. Henry Bond, loth hussars, and had a son and 7 daus. Francis Ehvyn Bunbury Eagle, b. 29 Aug. 1866.— Maude Campbell. — Rose. — Violet. — Lilian Dundas. — Kathleen Emma Louisa. — Cecil Mary. — Evelyn Gage Wing. (8) Emily Eliza, d. 26 Jan. 1859, having m. to Michael Edwards Rogers, Esq. who d. 21 April, 1832, havhig had a dau. Emily Louisa Merilena ROGERS, m., 1863, to Rev. J. H. Marshall (has 5 children), now in New Zealand. Bart. SIR HENRY CHARLES, 4th Baronet, J.P. ; b. 23 Nov. 1794; d. 22 Jan. 1880, having m. 1st— 2 Aug. 1819, Mary Anne, only dau. of William Whitter, Esq. of Midhurst, Sussex; she d. 20 April, 1841. He m. 2udly— 15 Feb. 1849, Louisa, 3rd dau. and coheir of Sir Thomas Pilkington, Bart, and widow of Rev. George Augustus Dawson. By his 1st wife he had 2 sons, [1] Henry Bunbury, rector of Hessett, SufEolk, b. 14 May, 1820; d. 20 April, 1873,having m.l July 1847, Frances Marian, only dau. of Henry James Oakes, Esq. of Nowton Court, Bury St. Edmunds, and had a son and 4 daus. (1) Sir Patrick James Graham, 5th and present IJaronet. (2) Marian Louisa.— (3) Emma Gage.— (4) Julia Porteous. — (5) Mary Anne TheUusson. [2] WDliam Gage, of Nowton Hall, Suffolk, heir presump- tive to the Baronetcy ; b. 14 Nov. 1821; m. 16 June, 1859, Mary, eldest sm-viving dau. of Rev. James Thomas Bennet, rector of Cheveley, Cambs. and has 3 daus. Constance Gage.— Evelyn Gage.— Henrietta Lilly Gage. BLAKISTON, Sir Matthe-w (1763, g.b.) ; s. his father as 4th Baronet in 1862 ; b. 15 Jan. 1811 ; heir presumptive, his nephew Horace. Arms — (No record, but the following are used) — Arg. two bars gu. in chief three cocks of the second. Crest — A cock gu. MOTTO— Fac bene, nee dubitans. SEAT — Sandybrooke Hall, near Ashbourne, co. Derby. Hineage. SIR MATTHEW BLAKISTON, of London, merchant, alder- man of Bishopsgate Ward 1750, sheriff of the city 1753, knighted at Kensington on the majority of the Prince of Wales 8 June, 1759, lord mayor of London 1760, col. of the green regt. of the city militia (grandson of George Blakiston, of Stapleton, Yorks. K.R.), created a Baroxet 22 April, 1763 ; d. 14 July, 1774, aged 72, having m. 3rdly— 8 April, 1760, Annabella, dau. of Thomas Bayley, Esq. si. P. Derby (royal descent), by Bridget his wife, dau. of Sir Wolstan Dixie, Bart, (she re-m. 25 Aug. 1776, to Hugh Cane, lieut.-col. 5th dragoon guards), and had an only son, SIR MATTHEW, 2nd Baronet, b. 1760; d. 20 Sept. 1806, having m. Sept. 1782, Anne, dau. of John Rochfort, Esq. of Clogrenane, co. Carlow ; she d. 27 Nov. 1862, in her 100th year, having had 6 sons, [1] sir Matthew, s. as 3rd Baronet. [2] John, of Mobberley Hall, Chesh. major 27th regt. ; b. 8 Feb. 1785; d. 4 June, 1867, having m. 26 Sept. 1814, Jane, dau. of Rev. Thomas Wright, rector of Market Bosworth, co. Leic; she d. 21 June, 1874. having had 4 sons and 3 daus. (1) Matthew, c.E. b. 13 Jan. 1821; m. 26 Sept. 1848, his cousin Anne, dau. of Richard B. Blakiston-Houston, of Orangefield, co. Down, s. p. (See below.) (2) Thomas Wright, capt. r.A. b. 27 Dec. 1832. (3) LawTence, an officer, slain before Sebastopol 1855. (4) John Rochfort, m. 14 Sept. 1876, Georgiana, dau. of Rev. Francis WiUiam Cubitt, rector of Fritton, Suffolk (B. Hastings). (5) Eleanor Frances, d. unm. 1 Aug. 1879. (6) Mary. (7) Dorothea. [3] Charles, b. 12 April, 1786, d. June 1843, having m. Aug. 1820, Harriett dau. of Nicholl, Esq. of Watford, and had 2 daus. Anne Plenderleath. — Constance Katherine. [4] Thomas, capt. R.N. b. 3 Dec. 1790; d. 30 April, 1855, having m. 9 Aug. 1827, Harriot, 7th dau. of John Harvey, Esq. of Thorpe Hall, Norfolk (B.VRT.), and left an only surviving dau. Bertha Harriet, m. 16 Oct. 1861, to Frank Astley Cubitt, capt. 5th fusiliers, adjutant of Norfolk vols, (son of Rev. Francis William Cubitt, m.a. of Fritton House, Suff. afore- said), and has 3 sons and a dau. Bertram Blakiston Cubitt, b. 20 Aug. 1862. — Julian Francis, b. 16 Aug. 1869.— Thomas Astley, b. 9 April, 1871. Theresa Helen. [5] Richard Bayly Blakiston-Houston, of Orangefield and Roddens, both co. Down, assumed the additional surname of Houston by R.L. 12 April, 1843; b. 13 May, 1793; d. 21 July, 1857, having m. 11 July, 1827, Mary Isabella, dau. of John Holmes Houston, Esq. of Orangefield, co. Down ; she d. 4 Nov. 1873, having had with other issue a son and dau. E