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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 Lord Dacre and Dorothy North.¹
     Her married name became Barrett.

     Sir Robert Loftus was the son of 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 Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley, on 11 July 1825.³ 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 married Anne Crosbie, daughter of Very Rev. Hon. Maurice Crosbie and Pyne Cavendish, in 1790.²
     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.³

     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.