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     Robert Ashton was born in 1797.¹ He was the son of Samuel Ashton and Mary Oldham.¹ He married Lucy Horsfield, daughter of Joseph Horsfield.¹ He died in 1856, without issue.¹
     Robert Ashton held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.¹ He lived at Croughton, Cheshire, England.¹ He lived at Hyde, Cheshire, England.¹

     Lucy Horsfield is the daughter of Joseph Horsfield.¹ She married Robert Ashton, son of Samuel Ashton and Mary Oldham.¹
     Her married name became Ashton.¹

     Anne Loftus was the daughter of Sir Robert Loftus and Elinor Rushe.² She married Richard Barrett, son of Richard Lennard, 13th Baron Dacre and Elizabeth Throckmorton.¹
     Her married name became Barrett.

     Sir Robert Loftus was the son of Sir Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus of Ely and Sarah Bathow.² He married Elinor Rushe, daughter of Sir Francis Rushe, in August 1621.¹ He died on 11 October 1640, without surviving male issue.¹
     Sir Robert Loftus was invested as a Knight in 1619.¹

     Diana Woodcock was the daughter of Charles Bridges Woodcock and Anne Crosbie.^1,2 She married, firstly, Maurice Crosbie Moore in 1814.¹ She and Maurice Crosbie Moore were divorced in July 1825 dissolved by Parliament.^1,2 She married, secondly, Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley, on 11 July 1825 at British Consulate, Dunkirk, France.¹ She married Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley, on 9 January 1826 at St. James' Church, Westminster, London, England.¹ She died on 29 September 1865 at 31 Bryanston Square, London, England.¹
     From 1814, her married name became Moore. From 11 July 1825, her married name became FitzGibbon. As a result of her marriage, Diana Woodcock was styled as Countess of Clare on 18 August 1851.

     
     Charles Bridges Woodcock lived at Brentford Butts, Middlesex, England.¹

     Maurice Crosbie Moore married Diana Woodcock, daughter of Charles Bridges Woodcock and Anne Crosbie, in 1814.¹ He and Diana Woodcock were divorced in July 1825 dissolved by Parliament.^1,2
     Maurice Crosbie Moore lived at Moresfort, County Tipperary, Ireland.

     George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy was the son of Lt.-Gen. George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter of Killaghy and Hon. Alice Caulfeild.¹ He married Elizabeth Petty, daughter of David Petty and Mary Crokes, on 26 August 1722 at Leyton, Essex, England.^1,2 He died on 12 July 1749 at Grosvenor Square, London, England.¹ He was buried at Ouselbury, Hampshire, England.¹ His will (dated 31 December 1748) was probated on 24 July 1749.¹
     George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy gained the rank of Cornet in 1704 in the service of the 1st Regiment of Horse Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1712.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1715.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Morpeth between 1717 and 1727.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 5 June 1729.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy [I., 1719] on 10 February 1731/32.¹ On 23 May 1733 he inherited the estate of Holme in Dilwyn, Herefordshire from his 2nd cousin, Thomas Carpenter.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Weobley between 1741 and 1747.¹

     Elizabeth Petty is the daughter of David Petty.