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     Lt.-Col. Walter Balfe was the son of Christopher Balfe and Fanny O'Connor.¹ He married Esme Mary Fitzgibbon.¹ He died on 4 March 1899.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 11th Hussars.¹

     Esme Mary Fitzgibbon married Lt.-Col. Walter Balfe, son of Christopher Balfe and Fanny O'Connor.¹ She died on 13 July 1907.¹
     Her married name became Balfe.¹

     Walter William Christopher Balfe was born on 1 May 1875.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Walter Balfe and Esme Mary Fitzgibbon.¹ He died on 30 July 1875.¹

     Kathleen Mary Balfe was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter Balfe and Esme Mary Fitzgibbon.¹ She died on 6 December 1954, unmarried.¹
     She held the office of International Delegate, Catholic Women's League between 1924 and 1934.¹ She held the office of National President, Catholic Women's League between 1927 and 1929, and again from 1933 to 1934.¹ She was awarded the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1929.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Frances Esme Balfe was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter Balfe and Esme Mary Fitzgibbon.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Frederic Arthur Bashford Fryer, son of Sir Frederic Fryer, on 30 January 1904, leaving issue.¹ She died on 3 December 1946.¹
     From 30 January 1904, her married name became Fryer.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Frederic Arthur Bashford Fryer was the son of Sir Frederic Fryer.¹ He married Frances Esme Balfe, daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter Balfe and Esme Mary Fitzgibbon, on 30 January 1904, leaving issue.¹ He died on 23 September 1943.¹
     He lived at Shreton House, Blandford, Dorset, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Sir Frederic Fryer was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.)¹

     James Balfe was the son of Walter Balfe and Jane ffrench.¹ He married Mary Anne Martyn, daughter of Edward Martyn and Mary Browne.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He lived at Runnymeade, County Roscommon, Ireland^G.¹

     Mary Anne Martyn was the daughter of Edward Martyn and Mary Browne.^1,2 She married James Balfe, son of Walter Balfe and Jane ffrench.¹
     Her married name became Balfe.¹

     Edward Martyn was the son of John Martyn and Mary Ann Lynch.² He married Mary Browne, daughter of Andrew Browne, in 1798.² He died in 1836.²
     He lived at Tulira Castle, Ardrahan, County Galway, Ireland^G.³