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     George Bligh was born on 31 October 1714.¹ He was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).¹ He died, in infancy.¹

     General Hon. Edward Bligh was born on 19 September 1769.¹ He was the son of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley and Mary Stoyte.¹ He died on 2 November 1840 at age 71, without issue.¹

     Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan was born on 17 April 1795.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow and Caroline Ashe.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Mary Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow, on 1 June 1822.² He married, secondly, Jane Macneill, daughter of Roderick Macneill of Barra and Jean Cameron, on 15 July 1828.² He died on 30 April 1847 at age 52.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Armagh between 1818 and 1832.¹ He was created 1st Baron Lurgan, of Lurgan, co. Armagh [U.K.] on 14 May 1839.¹

     Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow was born on 30 April 1757.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. William Brownlow and Judith Letitia Meredyth.¹ He married Caroline Ashe, daughter of Benjamin Ashe, in 1785.¹ He died on 11 September 1822 at age 65.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 57th Regiment.¹ He lived at Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland.¹

     Caroline Ashe was the daughter of Benjamin Ashe.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow, son of Rt. Hon. William Brownlow and Judith Letitia Meredyth, in 1785.¹ She died in 1838.¹
     From 1785, her married name became Brownlow.¹

     Benjamin Ashe lived at Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Roderick Macneill of Barra was the son of Roderick ‘The Resolute' Macneil, 20th of Barra and Anne Macneil.² He married Jean Cameron, daughter of Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassiefern, 1st Bt. and Louisa Campbell, in 1787.³ He died in 1822 at Manchester, Lancashire, England.³
     He prospered greatly during the boom in the kelp industry, but overspent and left the Estate of Barra in dire condition.³ He fought in the War of the American Revolution.³ Roderick Macneill of Barra also went by the nick-name of Roderick 'the Gentle'.³

     Lady Mary Bligh was the daughter of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.^2,3 She married Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan, son of Lt.-Col. Charles Brownlow and Caroline Ashe, on 1 June 1822.¹ She died on 18 June 1823.¹
     From 1 June 1822, her married name became Brownlow.¹

     Hon. William Bligh was born on 25 May 1797.¹ He was the son of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.¹ He died on 18 October 1807 at age 10.¹

     Lady Catherine Bligh was born on 18 June 1792.¹ She was the daughter of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.¹ She died on 10 January 1812 at age 19.¹