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     Thomas Carr lived at Gomersal, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Elizabeth Farrish is the daughter of James Farrish.¹ She married Rt. Rev. Thomas Carr, son of Thomas Carr, on 21 May 1814 at Great St. Mary's.¹
     From 21 May 1814, her married name became Carr.¹

     
     James Farrish was a surgeon at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹

     William Carr was born in 1843.¹ He was the son of Rt. Rev. Thomas Carr and Catherine Emily MacMahon.¹

     Sarah Lucy Carr was born on 22 May 1835.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Rev. Thomas Carr and Catherine Emily MacMahon.¹ She married an unknown person on 18 July 1865.¹

     Hugh Carleton, 1st and last Viscount Carleton of Clare was born on 11 September 1739.¹ He was the son of Francis Carleton and Rebecca Lawton.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Mercer, daughter of Richard Mercer and Elizabeth Godbey, on 2 August 1766.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Buckley Mathew, daughter of Abednego Mathew and Jennett Buckley, on 15 July 1795 at Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.¹ He died on 25 February 1826 at age 86 at George Street, Hanover Square, London, England, without issue.¹ His will was probated in March 1826.¹
     Hugh Carleton, 1st and last Viscount Carleton of Clare matriculated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, on 7 April 1755.² He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1758.¹ He was admitted to King's Inn in 1764 entitled to practice as a Barrister.¹ He was invested as a King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1768.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tuam between 1772 and 1776.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Philipstown between 1776 and 1783.¹ He held the office of 3rd Serjeant from 1776 to 1777.¹ He held the office of 2nd Serjeant between 1777 and 1779.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General [Ireland] between 1779 and 1787.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Naas between 1783 and 1787.¹ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas [Ireland] between 1787 and 1800.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 11 May 1787.¹ He was created 1st Baron Carleton of Anner, co. Tipperary [Ireland] on 17 September 1789.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Carleton of Clare, co. Tipperary [Ireland] on 21 November 1797.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1801 and 1826.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 3 July 1810.¹
     On his death, his titles became extinct.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Francis Carleton married Rebecca Lawton, daughter of Hugh Lawton.
     Francis Carleton was a merchant at Cork, County Cork, Ireland.¹

     Rebecca Lawton is the daughter of Hugh Lawton.¹ She married Francis Carleton.
     Her married name became Carleton.¹

     
     Hugh Lawton lived at Lake Marsh, County Cork, Ireland.¹

     Elizabeth Mercer was the daughter of Richard Mercer and Elizabeth Godbey.¹ She married Hugh Carleton, 1st and last Viscount Carleton of Clare, son of Francis Carleton and Rebecca Lawton, on 2 August 1766.¹ She died on 27 May 1794.¹
     From 2 August 1766, her married name became Carleton.¹ As a result of her marriage, Elizabeth Mercer was styled as Baroness Carleton of Anner on 17 September 1789.