CHICHESTER 197 18 Aug. 1828, at St. Mary's, Bryanston Sq., Marylebone, Mary, 5th da. of Robert (Brudenell), 6th Earl of Cardigan, by Penelope Anne, da. of George John Cooke. She, who was b. 4 July 1806, d. 22 May 1867, at 29 Hill Str. Admon. 23 July 1867, under /^6oo, resworn Jan. 1876 under
- ^2,ooo. He d. 16 Mar. 1886, at Stanmer Park, in his 82nd year.(^)
VIII. 1886. 4. Walter John (Pelham), Earl of Chichester [1801], and Baron Pelham of Stanmer [1762], also a Baronet [1611], s. and h., b. 22 Sep. 1838, at Stanmer; ed. at Harrow school, and at Trin. Coll. Cambridge, M.A. 1859. M.P. (Liberal) for Lewes, i865-74.() He m., 18 June 1 861, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Elizabeth Mary, only da. and h. of the Hon. Sir John Duncan Bligh, K.C.B., by his 1st wife, Elizabeth Mary, da. of Thomas Gisborne, which Sir John was 2nd s. of John, 4th Earl of Darnley [I.]. He d. s.p., at Stanmer, 28, and was bur. there 31 May 1902, aged 63. Will pr. Nov. 1902, under ;/[i5,ooo. His widow, who was b. 22 Mar. 1837, at Stockholm, d. at her residence, Enbrook, Sandgate, 8, and was bur. 12 Dec. 191 1, at Stanmer, aged nearly 74. He was sue. by his br. and h., Francis Godolphin Pelham {d. 21 Apr. 1905), who was sue. by his s. and h. Jocelyn Brudenell, both of whom are outside the scope of this work. Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of i6^iT,2 acres in Sussex, worth ;{^ 1 3,650 a year. Principal Residence. — Stanmer Park, near Lewes, Sussex. CHICHESTER OF BELFAST AND CHICHESTER OF CARRICKFERGUS BARONY [I.] I. Arthur Chichester, 2nd s. of John C, of Raleigh in Pilton, co. Devon, by Gertrude, da. of Sir William I. 1613 Courtenay, of Powderham, in that CO., was i^. May 1563, to at Raleigh ; matric. at Oxford (Exeter Coll.), 1 5 Mar. 1 624. 1583, being then aged 1 9 ; was Captain of H.M.S. " The Larke " against the Armada, in 1588; had a company in the expedition to Cadiz in 1596, where he was knighted, and having pre- viously, when young, served in Ireland, was in 1599 sent in command of troops to Carrickfergus, where he was of great assistance against the rebels, being appointed Governor thereof the same year; P.C. [I.] 19 Apr. 1603. Lord Deputy [I.] i Feb. 1604/5 ^'^ ~9 Nov. i6i5.() On 23 Feb. 1 612/3 (^) His religious character is referred to in The Times obituary notice of William, Marquess of Cholmondeley {d. 1884). See post, p. 206, note "a." (*) He abstained from voting on the Home Rule Bill of 1893. V.G. ("=) On his relinquishing this office, he received a Royal declaration stating " you may rest assured that you do leave that place with our very good grace and acceptation of your services." He appears to have been a successful Governor for above 1 1 years, though not sufficiently zealous in enforcing the penal laws against the Roman Catholics, to please the Court.
