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     Isabella FitzGibbon was born in 1795.¹ She was the daughter of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley.¹ She died in 1795.¹

     Isabella FitzGibbon was born in 1795.¹ She was the daughter of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley.¹

     Commander Edric Guy Phillip Bromfield Knapton was the son of Captain A. L. K. Knapton.¹ He married Beatrice Armstrong, daughter of Frederick Edmund John Armstrong and Stella Morgan, on 11 December 1937.¹
     Commander Edric Guy Phillip Bromfield Knapton lived at Inkpen, Berkshire, England.¹ He was decorated with the award of Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.).¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     John FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare was born on 10 June 1792 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ He was the son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley.¹ He married Hon. Elizabeth Julia Georgiana Burrell, daughter of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, on 14 April 1826 at Richmond, Surrey, England.¹ He died on 18 August 1851 at age 59 at Brighton, Sussex, England, without issue.¹ His will (dated 7 April 1851) was probated on 26 September 1851.¹
     He was the subject of a school-boy crush by the George Gordon, Lord Byron.² He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount FitzGibbon of Limerick, co. Limerick [I., 1793] on 28 January 1802.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Clare [I., 1795] on 28 January 1802.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron FitzGibbon of Lower Connello, co. Limerick [I., 1789] on 28 January 1802.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron FitzGibbon of Sidbury, co. Devon [G.B., 1799] on 28 January 1802.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 1 February 1810.¹ He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1812 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1819 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Governor of Bombay between 1830 and 1834.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 25 August 1830.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1835.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 17 September 1845.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Limerick between September 1848 and 1851.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of County Limerick between 1850 and 1851.¹

     Phoebe Georgina Frances Otway was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Jocelyn Otway.¹ She married George Nesbitt Armstrong, son of Charles Nesbitt Frederick Armstrong and Melba Helen Porter Mitchell, on 18 December 1906.¹ She and George Nesbitt Armstrong were divorced in 1908.¹ She died in 1939.¹
     Phoebe Georgina Frances Otway also went by the nick-name of Ruby.¹ From 18 December 1906, her married name became Armstrong.¹

     Hon. John Charles Henry FitzGibbon was born on 2 May 1829.¹ He was the son of Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare and Diana Woodcock.¹ He married Frances Murphy in 1854 in a clandestine marriage.² He died on 25 October 1854 at age 25 at Balaclava, Russia, killed in action.¹
     Hon. John Charles Henry FitzGibbon matriculated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 21 October 1846.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 8th Hussars.¹ He fought in the Battle of Balaclava.¹

     Evelyn Mary Doyle was the daughter of Michael Doyle.¹ She married George Nesbitt Armstrong, son of Charles Nesbitt Frederick Armstrong and Melba Helen Porter Mitchell, on 20 February 1913.¹ She died in 1973.¹
     From 20 February 1913, her married name became Armstrong.¹

     
     Michael Doyle lived at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.¹

     Captain Hon. William Howarth Vestey was the son of Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey.¹ He married Helen Pamela Fullerton Melba Armstrong, daughter of George Nesbitt Armstrong and Evelyn Mary Doyle, on 27 September 1939.¹ He died on 25 June 1944 at Italy, killed in aciton.¹
     Captain Hon. William Howarth Vestey gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Scots Guards.¹

     Frances Murphy married Hon. John Charles Henry FitzGibbon, son of Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare and Diana Woodcock, in 1854 in a clandestine marriage.¹
     From 1854, her married name became FitzGibbon.¹