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     Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro of Bowes was born on 7 July 1782 at Castle Street, London, England^G.³ He was the son of Thomas Wilde and Mary Anne Knight.⁴ He married, firstly, Mary Wileman, daughter of William Wileman and unknown Devaynes, on 13 April 1813 at London, England^G.³ He married, secondly, Augusta Emma d'Este, daughter of Augustus Frederick Hanover, 1st Duke of Sussex and Lady Augusta Murray, on 13 August 1845 at London, England^G.³ He died on 11 November 1855 at age 73 at Eaton Square, London, England^G, from heart-affection and dropsy.⁵ He was buried at St. Lawrence's Church, Isle of Thanet, Kent, England^G.⁵
     He was educated between 1789 and 1796 at St. Paul's School, London, England^G.⁴ He was a practising Solicitor between 1805 and 1817.⁴ He was admitted to Inner Temple on 7 February 1817 entitled to practise as a Barrister.⁴ In August 1820 he was one of the 11 counsel for the trial of Queen Caroline.⁴ He was a practising Serjeant-at-Law on 13 May 1824.⁴ He held the office of King's Serjeant in 1827.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (Liberal) (M.P.) for Newark between 1831 and 1832.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (Liberal) (M.P.) for Newark between 1835 and 1841.⁴ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 2 December 1839 and July 1841.⁴ He was appointed Knight on 19 February 1840.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (Liberal) (M.P.) for Worcester between 1841 and 1846.⁴ He held the office of Attorney-General between 3 July 1841 and September 1841.⁴ He held the office of Attorney-General between 2 July 1846 and 6 July 1846.⁴ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas between 7 July 1846 and July 1850.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 30 October 1846.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Truro of Bowes, co. Middlesex [U.K.] on 15 July 1850.⁴ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 15 July 1850 and February 1852.⁴
     He is said by Lord Tenterden to have had 'industry enough to succeed without talent, and talent enough to succeed without industry.' Foss wrote that 'both as Chief Justice and Chancellor he showed the most untiring patience; and the judgments he pronounced had been considered by the profession to be highly satisfactory.⁴' Roundell, Lord Selbourne, wrote that 'the removal of Wilde in 1850, from the Court of Common Pleas to the Woolsack, had been received with surprise, and could only be accounted for by his marriage with Miss D'Este, the Duke of Sussex's daughter. But Lord Truro, as Chancellor, took pains to do well, and was not unsuccessful; he was a very upright and honourable man, who in the earlier part of his professional career had suffered, with courage and patience, under an undeserved personal stigma; and now he made himself popular (with myself among others) by degree of hospitality and affability, to which the Chancery bar had not been much accustomed. In this he was a convert by his wife, whose manners were frank and agreeable, though she sometimes chose to remind her guests of that claim to Royal rank, by the advocacy of which, as her brother's Council, her husband—not well favoured by nature—had gained her affections.⁴'

     Cecilia Letitia Underwood, 1st and last Duchess of Inverness was born circa 1785 at London, England^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Elizabeth Underwood.¹ She married, firstly, Sir George Buggin, son of Barrington Buggin, on 14 May 1815 at Dover Street, London, England^G.¹ She married, secondly, Augustus Frederick Hanover, 1st Duke of Sussex, son of George III Hanover, King of Great Britain and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, circa 2 May 1831 at Great Cumberland Place, London, England^G. This marriage was also in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772.¹ She died on 1 August 1873 at Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England^G, without issue.^1,3 She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) on 29 August 1873, at under £25,000.⁴
     She was given the name of Cecilia Letitia Gore at birth.³ After her marriage, Cecilia Letitia Underwood, 1st and last Duchess of Inverness was styled as Buggin on 14 May 1815. On 2 May 1831 her name was legally changed to Cecilia Letitia Underwood by Royal License.^1,5 She was created 1st Duchess of Inverness [U.K.] on 5 April 1840, suo jure.^1,6
     On her death, the Duchy of Inverness became extinct.⁴

     Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was born on 25 July 1734.¹ He was the son of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Jane Saunders.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Catherine Annesley, daughter of William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly and Lady Anne Beresford, on 14 July 1760.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Knight, daughter of Reverend Boleyn Knight, in 1771.¹ He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Underwood, daughter of Richard Underwood and Christiana Goold, in February 1781.¹ He died on 8 October 1809 at age 75 at Ireland^G.¹
     He held the office of Sheriff of County Wexford in 1757.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Donegal Borough between 1759 and 1760.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Wexford between 1761 and 1768.¹ He was styled as Viscount Sudley between 1762 and 1773.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Mayo in 1765.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Donegal Borough between 1768 and 1773.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1771.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of County Mayo between 1773 and 1786.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, co. Galway [I., 1762] on 17 April 1773.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Gore, of Newtown Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1662] on 17 April 1773.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 17 April 1773.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1758] on 17 April 1773.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 5 February 1783 one of the orignal 15 members of this order.¹

     Elizabeth Underwood was the daughter of Richard Underwood and Christiana Goold.^1,2 She married Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, son of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Jane Saunders, in February 1781.² She died on 5 June 1829 at Brussels, Belgium^G.²
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Underwood was styled as Countess of Arran of the Arran Islands in February 1781. From February 1781, her married name became Gore.

     Richard Underwood lived at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Sir George Buggin was born in 1760.¹ He was the son of Barrington Buggin.² He married, firstly, Jane Tapps, daughter of George Gervis Tapps and Jane Ivison.² He married, secondly, Cecilia Letitia Underwood, 1st and last Duchess of Inverness, daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Elizabeth Underwood, on 14 May 1815 at Dover Street, London, England^G.¹ He died on 12 April 1825.³
     He lived at Thetford, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     John Robert Fairbrother was the son of Robert Fairbrother.¹ He married Roberta Freeman, daughter of Thomas Freeman.¹ He died at Shrewsbury, Herefordshire, England^G.¹
     He was a theatrical printer.

     Roberta Freeman was born before 1800 at Covent Garden, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Freeman.² She married John Robert Fairbrother, son of Robert Fairbrother.¹

     Thomas Freeman died at Shrewsbury, Herefordshire, England^G.²
     He was a whitesmith at Wylcot, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.³

     Charles Manners Sutton Fairbrother was born in 1836.¹ He was the son of Sarah Louisa Fairbrother.¹ He died in 1901.¹