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     Frances Glanville was born before 1727. She was the daughter of William Evelyn Glanville.¹ She married Admiral Hon. Edward Boscawen, son of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth and Charlotte Godfrey, in 1742. She died in 1805.
     Her married name became Boscawen.

     William Henry Morgan Yelverton was born on 7 February 1840.¹ He was the son of Hon. William Henry Yelverton and Elizabeth Lucy Morgan.¹ He died on 3 March 1909 at age 69 at Biarritz, France, unmarried.²
     William Henry Morgan Yelverton lived at Whitland Abbey, Carmarthenshire, Wales.¹

     John Roddam Spencer Stanhope married Elizabeth King, daughter of John James King, on 10 January 1859.

     Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda was born in 1701.¹ He was the son of Charles Moore, Lord Moore and Jane Loftus.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Sarah Ponsonby, daughter of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough and Sarah Margetson, in 1727.¹ He married, secondly, Bridget Southwell, daughter of William Southwell, on 13 October 1737.¹ He died on 28 October 1758, lost during a passage from Holyhead to Dublin.¹
     Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunleer between 1725 and 1727.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Moore of Mellefont, co. Louth [I., 1616] on 28 May 1727.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Drogheda [I., 1661] on 28 May 1727.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Viscount Moore of Drogheda [I., 1622] on 28 May 1727.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1748.¹ He had two other sons by his second wife.¹

     Rev. Hon. Edward Loftus Moore was born on 29 December 1736.¹ He was the son of Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda and Lady Sarah Ponsonby.¹ He died on 28 October 1758 at age 21, lost while on route to Dublin, along with his father, unmarried.¹

     Lady Sarah Ponsonby was the daughter of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough and Sarah Margetson.¹ She married Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda, son of Charles Moore, Lord Moore and Jane Loftus, in 1727.¹ She died on 19 January 1736/37.¹
     Her married name became Moore. As a result of her marriage, Lady Sarah Ponsonby was styled as Countess of Drogheda on 28 May 1727.

     Bridget Southwell was the daughter of William Southwell.¹ She married Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda, son of Charles Moore, Lord Moore and Jane Loftus, on 13 October 1737.¹ She died on 27 July 1761.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Bridget Southwell was styled as Countess of Drogheda on 13 October 1737. From 13 October 1737, her married name became Moore.

     William Southwell was the son of Richard Southwell.¹ He died on 21 January 1719.²

     Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda was born on 29 June 1730.¹ He was the son of Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda and Lady Sarah Ponsonby.² He married Lady Anne Seymour-Conway, daughter of Francis Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford and Lady Isabella Fitzroy, on 15 February 1766.¹ He died on 22 December 1822 at age 92.¹
     Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Canice [Ireland] between 1756 and 1758.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Moore of Drogheda [I., 1622] on 28 October 1758.² He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Moore of Mellefont, co. Louth [I., 1616] on 28 October 1758.² He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Drogheda [I., 1661] on 28 October 1758.² He held the office of Governor of Meath between 1759 and 1822.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1760.¹ He was Colonel of the 18th Light Dragoons (later 18th Hussars) between 1762 and 1821.¹ He held the office of Governor of Kinsale between 1764 and 1770.¹ He held the office of Constable of Maryboorugh Castle between 1765 and 1822.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Ireland between 1766 and 1767.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Horsham between 1766 and 1780.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1770.¹ He held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance [Ireland] between 1770 and 1797.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1777.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) in 1783.¹ He was created 1st Marquess of Drogheda [Ireland] on 5 July 1791.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1793.¹ He held the office of Joint Postmaster-General between 1797 and 1806.¹ He was created 1st Baron Moore of Moore Place, co. Kent [U.K.] on 17 January 1801.¹ He gained the rank of Field Marshal in 1821.¹ He had one other daughter.¹

     Edward Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda was born on 23 August 1770.² He was the son of Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda and Lady Anne Seymour-Conway.¹ He died on 6 February 1837 at age 66 at Greatford, Lincolnshire, England, unmarried.²
     Edward Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Queen's County between 1790 and 1791, when he was unseated after a petiiton, evidently becuase of his insanity.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Viscount Moore of Drogheda [I., 1622] on 22 December 1822.² He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Moore of Mellefont, co. Louth [I., 1616] on 22 December 1822.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Marquess of Drogheda [I., 1791] on 22 December 1822.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Drogheda [I., 1661] on 22 December 1822.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Moore of Moore Place, co. Kent [U.K., 1801] on 22 December 1822.¹