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     Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt was born on 13 October 1836. He was the son of Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt and Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte Jocelyn. He married Lady Julia Coke, daughter of Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester of Holkham and Juliana Whitbread, on 26 April 1864.¹ He died on 5 June 1904 at age 67.
     He gained the title of 7th Viscount of Powerscourt.

     Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte Jocelyn was the daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden and Hon. Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton. She married, firstly, Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt, son of Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt and Frances Theodosia Jocelyn, on 25 January 1836.¹ She married, secondly, Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry, son of Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and Lady Catherine Bligh, on 30 April 1846.¹ She died on 2 September 1884.¹
      From 25 January 1836, her married name became Wingfield. From 30 April 1846, her married name became Stewart. As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte Jocelyn was styled as Marchioness of Londonderry on 6 March 1854.

     Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden was born on 27 October 1788.³ He was the son of Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden and Frances Theodosia Bligh. He married, firstly, Hon. Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Eliot, on 9 January 1813.³ He married, secondly, Clementina Janet Andrews, daughter of Thomas Andrews, on 16 August 1862.³ He died on 20 March 1870 at age 81.³
     He gained the title of 3rd Earl of Roden. He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.).³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).³ He was created 1st Baron Clanbrassill of Hyde Hall, co. Hertford [U.K.] on 17 July 1821.¹

     Hon. Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton was born circa 1793. She was the daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Eliot.^1,2 She married Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, son of Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden and Frances Theodosia Bligh, on 9 January 1813.¹ She died on 25 February 1861.¹
      Her married name became Jocelyn.

     Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser was born on 10 November 1766 at Greys Court, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was the son of Sir Thomas Stapleton, 5th Bt. and Mary Fane.³ He married Elizabeth Eliot, daughter of Samuel Eliot, on 29 July 1791 at St. Marylebone, London, England.³ He died on 3 October 1831 at age 64 at London, England.³
     He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Stapleton, of the Leeward Islands in America [E., 1679] on 1 January 1781.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 12th Lord le Despenser [E., 1314] on 16 May 1788.¹

     Elizabeth Eliot was born circa 1758 at Antigua.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Eliot. She married Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser, son of Sir Thomas Stapleton, 5th Bt. and Mary Fane, on 29 July 1791 at St. Marylebone, London, England.¹ She died on 3 January 1848 at Bath, Somerset, England.¹
      Her married name became Stapleton.

     Rev. Hon. Sir Francis Jarvis Stapleton, 7th Bt. was born on 6 August 1807. He was the son of Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Eliot.² He married Margaret Airey, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Airey and Catherine Talbot, on 17 May 1830. He died on 11 February 1874 at age 66 at Mereworth Rectoy, Kent, England.³
     He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Stapleton, of the Leeward Islands in America [E., 1679] on 3 October 1831.⁴

     Margaret Airey was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Airey and Catherine Talbot.¹ She married Rev. Hon. Sir Francis Jarvis Stapleton, 7th Bt., son of Thomas Stapleton, 12th Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Eliot, on 17 May 1830. She died on 7 February 1880 at Onslow Gardens, London, England.²
      Her married name became Stapleton.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir George Airey died in 1833.¹
      Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.).¹

     Mary Catherine Gladstone was born in 1849 at Hazelwood, Hampshire, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Adam Steuart Gladstone and Caroline Walker.² She married Sir Francis George Stapleton, 8th Bt., son of Rev. Hon. Sir Francis Jarvis Stapleton, 7th Bt. and Margaret Airey, on 5 September 1878 at Shortlands, Kent, England.¹ She married William Dalziel Mackenzie on 24 June 1902. She died on 22 April 1924.
      From 5 September 1878, her married name became Stapleton. From 24 June 1902, her married name became Mackenzie.