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FOSTER. 239 [2] 'William, D.D. bishop of Cork and Ross 1789, Kihnore 1790, Clogher 1796, chaplain to the house of commons; d. Nov. 1797, aged 53, having m Catharine Letitia, dau. of Rev. Henry Leslie, LL.d. rector of Tanderagee, co. Armagh; she d. 1814, having had 2 sons and 5 dans. /I/ John Leslie, M.P. Dublin university and co. Louth, a baron of the court of exchequer Ireland 1821 30; b.

d. 10 July, 1842, having m. 19 Aug. 1814, Hon.

Letitia, dau. of Right Hon. James Fitzgerald, p.C. (and his wife Catherine, created BARONESS Fitzgerald and Veset 27 Jime, 1826;. The Hon. :M:rs. Leslie Foster assumed by R.L. 7 May, 1860, the siunames and arms of Veset and Fitzgerald for herself and her issue; she d. 1 Feb. 1864. having had 3 sons and a dau. (1) William Foster- Vesey-Fitzgerald, of Derrybrick, co. Clare, J.P.; b. 1817; m. Sarai Anne, only child of Henry Quilter, of ilonken Hadley, ilidis. and has issue. (2) John Fitzgerald, b. ; m. Emily, dau. of Rev. John Joseph Fletcher, D.D. of Dunran, co. Wicklow, and has issue. (3) James, of Moyriesk, co. Clare, J.P. and D.L. high sherifE 1868 ; b. 8 May, 1821 ; m. 4 Dec. 1845, Henrietta Louisa, dau. of Sir Ross Mahon, Bart, and has 2 sons and 2 daus. /I/ James, bar.-at-law; b. 1846. /2/ George, capt. Clare mil.; b. 1849. /3/ Henrietta Mary Enuly, d. 24 Dec. 1877, having m. 29 May, 1870, to George A. Barrington Godbold, 12th regt. late 74th highlanders. /4/ Geraldine Sophia, m. 14 Nov. 1872, to Robert Hume Crowe, Esq. of Larch Hill, co. Clare, J.P. and has a son and dau.— Thomas Fitzgerald Hume CROWE, b. 11 July, 1878. — Geraldine Norah Isabella. (4) Letitia. /2/ William Henry, rector of Loughgilly, co. Armagh; m. Catherine, dau. of James Hamilton, of Brown Hall, co. Donegal, and had with other issue a son and dau. (1) Arthur H , m. his cousin Arabella Rose, dau. of John Hamilton, Esq. of Bro^^Ti Hall, co. Donegal. (2) Catherine Helen, m. to J Verschoyle, Esq. of Tassagart, co. Dublin. /3/ Catherine, m. to William Drummond Delap, Esq. and has a sou — Robert Foster Dunlop (V. Massereexe). /4/ Aiuia, m. to Jonas Stawell, of Old Court, co. Cork, and had a son. Sir William Foster Stawell, Kjit. chief justice supreme court of Victoria; b. 1815 ; m. 1856, Mary Frances, dau. of late William Pomeroy Greene, R.x. (Griffith.) /5/ Henrietta, d. 2 7 Oct. 1856, having m. 10 May, 1810, as 3rd vife, to Jerome, Count de Sails; he d. 20 Oct. 1836, leading issue. /6/ Elizabeth, m. to Rev. James Macreight, rector of Keady,co. Armagh; his dau. Margaret m. 1856, to Rev. Walter Cunningham Peyton, of Driney House, co. Leitrim, incumbent of BiUis, co. Cavan, rural dean. /?/ Letitia, m. , to John Henry North, Q.c. M.P. Dublin vmiversity. [3] Margaret, bp. 21 Feb. 1737 ; m. to Right Rev. and Hon. Henry Maxwell, bishop of Meath ; he d. 7 Oct. 1798, leaving 2 sons — John and Henry, 5th and 6th Barons Famham. (2) Thomas, D.D. rector of Dunleer; b. 16 Nov. 1709; d. 1784, having m. 4 May, 1740, Dorothy, eldest dau. of William Bm-gh, Esq. of Birt, co. KUdare, and had a son, John Thomas, of whom presently. (3) John William, of Dunleer, co. Louth, M.P.; d. 24 Aug. 1783, having m. 1st — 19 Mar. 1743, 4, Patience, dau. of John Fowke, of Dublin ; she d. 20 Oct. 1752; and he m. 2ndly— 26 Oct. 1763, Mary Anne, ^vidow of Charles Sandford, of Kilkenny, and only dau. of Jeremiah Smith, Esq. (ancestor of the Annesbrook family); he m. 3rdly — . By his 1st wife he had with other issue a son and 2 daus. [1] John WilUam, of Rosy Park, M.P. Dimleer; b. Mar. 1745; d. 1809, having m. May 1788, Rebecca, dau. of Hamilton McClure, Esq. of Dublin, and had a son and 2 daus. /I/ Frederick John, of Ballj-mascanlan House, co. Louth, J.P. D.L.; b. 1799; m. 22 Oct. 1827. Isabella, eldest dau. of Peter Vere, of Carlton House, Notts. /2/ Louisa Jane, m. 26 Oct. 1819, to Thomas, 2nd Lord Plunket, D.D. lord bishop of Tuam, who d. 19 Oct. 1866. /3/ Elizabeth Susan. [2] Patience, m. 11 May, 1766, to John McCHntock, of Dnmicar. M.P. (E. R.THd'oxxel). [3] Elizabeth, m. to John Longfield, M.P. (4) Margaret, m. to Stephen Sibthorpe, of Brownstown, co. Louth. (5) Charlotte, m. as 1st wife, to Nicholas Forster, Esq. of TuUaghan, and was mother of Rev. Sir Thomas Forster, created a Baroxet. (See ante.) (6) Alice, m. to Thomas Bolton, bar.-at-law, who d. 17 Mar. 1740. JOHN THOMAS FOSTER, of Dunleer, M.P. Ennis: d. 10 Oct. 1796. having m. 2 April, 1776, Lady Elizabeth Hervey, dau. of Frederick Augvistus. 4th Eai-1 of Bristol and bishop of Derry; she d. 30 Mar. 1824, having (re-m. as 2nd wife, 19 Oct. 1809, to William, 5th Duke of Devonshire) had 2 sons [1] Frederick Thomas, M.P. Bury St. Edmunds, 1817; b. 2 Oct. 1777. [2] Sir Augustus John Foster, P.C. G.C.H. envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Kings of Denmark and Sardinia, M.P. Cockermouth"l812 16, created a B.AROXET 30 Sept. 1831; b. Dec. 1780; d. 1 Aug. 1848, having m. 18 Mar. 1815, Albinia Jane, dau. of Hon. George Vere Hobart (E. BrCKIXGHAMSHiRE) ; she d. 28 May. 1867, having had 3 sons, (1) Sir Frederick (Jeorge, 2nd Baronet; b. 3 Jan. 1816; d. luim. 25 Dec. 1857. (2) Sir Cavendish Hervey, 3rd and present Baronet. (3) Vere Henry Louis, b. 25 April, 1819. FOSTER, SIR William, of the city of Norwich (1838, U.K.), J.P. D.L. Nor- folk, late capt. 11th hussars ; s. his father as 2nd Baronet in 1874; b. 24 Mar. 1825 ; m. 1st— 20 Mar. 1854, Georgina, 2nd dau. of Eichard Armit, Esq, of Monkstown, co- Dublin ; she d. 1 Nov. 1861, having had a son and 3 daus, (1) WUliam Yorke, lieut. H.A.; b. 1 April, 1860. (2) Emily Georgiana. (3) Mary, twin with (4) Diana. Sir "William m. 2ndly— 25 June, 1864, Harriet, youngest dau. of Thomas George Wills, capt. E.N. and has a son and 4 daus. (5) Thomas Hudson, b. 31 Dec. 1867. (6) Harriet. (7) Harlie. (8) Lucy. (9) Amy. ARMS — Arg. two buck's heads erased ppr. between as many chevronels az. the whole between three bugle-horns sa. stringed gu. CREST— A buck ppr. the dexter forepaw resting on an esco- cheon gu. charged with a castle arg. Motto — Virtute et labore. RESIDENCE — Hardingham, Attleborough. Eiitfagc. William foster, of Non^-lch (son of WilUam Foster, of that city): b. 1762; d. 3 Mar. 1821. having m. 1st— 24 Aug. 1787, Mary, dau. of Jehosaphat Postle, of Norwich; she d. s. p. 22 Oct. 1789. He m. 2ndly— 3 June. 1794, Anastatia, dau. of John Beevor, M.D. of Norwich (Bart.) ; she d. 1 Feb. 1801, having had 2 sons and a dau. (1) Lambert Blackwell, of Bnmdall, Norfolk in H.O.; b. 27 .Jime, 1795; d. 16 Mar. 1863. having m. 22 Nov. 1821, Mary Gnine, dau. of Rev. Richard Eaton Browne, of Elsing, Norfolk; she d. Jime, 1870, having had ^^^th other issue 2 sons and a dau. Lambert Blackwell. b. 1 Feb. 1824.— William, b. 24 Julv, 1828.— Cliarlotte Frances. (2) Sir William, created a B.vroxet. (3) Anastasia, d. July, 1855, having m. 1st— 20 April, 1829, to Giovanni Pietro GuiUo Francesco Cucchi, of Norwich ; he d. 11 Aug. 1835. She re-m. in 1841, to Ernesto Baldassare Luigi Penotti Piemonte. SIR WILLIAM FOSTER, created a BARONET 3 Aug. 1838; b. 16 Jime, 1798; d. 2 Dec. 1874, having m. 14 June, 1821, Mary Anne, dau. of Starling Day, of Nonvich, banker, and had 3 sons and a dau. [1] Sir William, 2nd and present Baronet.