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POTTIKGER—PO WER. 511 POTTINGEE, SiE Hexey (1840, ij.k.), J.p. d.l. CO. Durham, bar.-at-law i.T. 1860; s. his brother as 3rd Baronet in 1865 ; b. 10 June, 1834 ; m. 10 Dec. 1863, Mary Adeline, elder dau. and coheir of Rev. Edmund Hector (Hopper) Shipperdson, of Her- mitage and Pittington Hall, co. Durham; she d. 2 June, 1866, leaving a dau. (1) Ethel Adeline. Note — No heir to this Baronetcy. Arms — Vert, an Eastern crown or between three pelicans in their piety ppr. on a canton arg. a cross gu. Crest — A dexter arm embowed in armour ppr. garnished or, encircled by an Eastern crown gu. the hand gauntletted and grasping a sword also ppr. Supporters — Dexter, a mandarin holding a scroll in his exterior hand all ppr. Sinister, a Scinde soldier ppr. Motto — Virtus in arduS. Hineage. ELDRED CUnWEN POTTINGER. of Mount Pottinger. CO. Down (elder son of Thomas Pottinger, and Frances, 3rcl dau. of Eldred Cm-wen, of Workington Hall, Cumberland): d. Aug. 1814, having m. 1779, Ann, dau. of Robert Gordon. Ksq. of Florida House, co. Down; she d. Nov. 1819, having had, with other issue, 2 sons and 3 daus. /I/ Thomas, of Rathbride House, co. Kildare; d. Oct. 1845, having m. 1st — Charlotte Jane, dau. of James Jloore, Esq. of Castle Lesley, co. Down; she d. 1813, having had an only son, [1] Eldred, major in the army, C.B.; d. unm. 1843, aged 32. Mr. Thomas Pottinger m. 2ndly— 1814, Eliza, dau. of John Williamson Fulton, Esq. of London; she d. having had, with other issue, 2 sons and 4 daus. [2] John, of Momit Pottinger, major-gen. R.A. C.B. inspector, gen. of ordnance, and commissarj- gen. of the Bombay army, high sheriff Leitrim 1867; b. May, 1815; d. 12 April, 1877, having m. Feb. 1840, Mary Anne, dau. of Brabazon New- comeu, Esq. of Carnlan, co. Roscommon; she d. 7 Mar. 1876, having had 3 sons and a dau. (1) Brabazon Henry, col. R.A. A.Q.M.G. Poona div. Bom- bay army; b. 18 Sept. 1840; m. 18 June, 1866, Rosa Stewart, dau. of Lieut. -Col. WiUiam Southey, of Madras S.C. and has 3 sons and 4 daus. Eldred Charles, b. 28 May, 1868.— Robert Southey, b. 31 Jan. 1870. — Brabazon WiUiam Arthur, b. 9 July, 1877. — Nora. — Mary. — Edith Maud. — Rosa Baigrie, b. 20 Sept. 1878. (2) Eldred Thomas, hou. major Q.O. Antrim rifles, and late capt. R.A. a twin with his brother; b. 18 Sept. 1840; m. 4 Mar. 1869, Catherine Cosnahan, only child of Thomas Casement, Esq. of Bailee House, co. Antrim, and has 3 daus. Mary Maud. — Katie Dora. — Edith de Burgh. (3) John Ciu-wen, late R.E.; b. 31 Oct. 1846; m. 3 Feb. 1880, Hannah Katherine, 4th dau. of AVUliam Edward James, Esq. of Barrock Park, Cumberland, and has a son, Dennis Eldred Curwen, b. 23 Nov. 1880. (4) Annabella Eliza, m. 9 May, 1872, to Surgeon-Major Thomas Moore Kirkwood, and has a dau. [3] Lionel Henry, b. 1833. [4] Ann. [5] Harriet, m. to Col. Richard Harte Keating, V.c. C.s.t. Bombay staff, cliief com. Assam, political officer Mhow and 1st brig. Central India field forces 1857/8, com. irregular troops in Sathpoora hills 1859, and against rebel Wagheers 1865, and has with other issue a son and dau. (1) Richard KEATING (eldest son), m. 3 Jan. 1877, Effic, 2nd dau. of B M Mitchell, Esq. (2) Fanny Pottinger, m. 7 Mar. 1870, to F J Williams, lieut. r.e. [6] Fanny, m. 12 April, 18.54, to her cousin Sir Lionel Eldred Smith-Gordon, Bart. [7] Georgiana. /2/ Sir Henry, created a Baroxet. /3/ Alicia. /4/ Frances. /5/ Isabella Cunveu. d. 5 Jan. 1842, having m. 20 Nov. 1819, as 2nd wife, to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Lionel Smith, Bart. G.C.B. G.C.U.; he d. 2 Jan. 1842. RIGHT HON. SLR HENRY POTTINGER, G.C.B. lieut.- gen. Indian army, col. 11th Bombay N.I. political agent at Cutch, created a Baronet 27 April, 1840, chief superin- tendent British trade in China, G.C.B. 1842, governor and com. -in-chief of the colony of Hong Kong 1843, P.c. 1844, gov- ernor and commander of the Cape of Good Hope 1846, and also high commissioner, governor of Madras 1850 5 ; b. 25 Dec. 1789; d. 18 Mar. 1856, ha^^ng m. 9 Sept. 1820, Susannah Maria (C.I.), eldest dau. and coheir of Richard Cooke, of Dublin, and had 2 sons and a dau. (1) Sir Frederick William, 2nd Baronet, in the gienadier guards; b. 27 April. 1831; d. unm. 9 April, 1865. (2) Sir Henry, 3rd and present Baronet. (3) Henrietta Maria, m. 31 Oct. 1850, to Richard Stephens, Esq. of Eastington House, Bournemouth, and has 3 sous and a dau. Henry Pottinger Lygon STEPHENS, b. 21 Sept. 1851. — Edward Richard Boyle, lieut. R.N.; b. 26 Sept. 1882.— Percy Somers Tyringham, b. 6 July, I860.— Emily Henrietta. POWER, Sir Rich- ard Cram PT ON, of Kilfane, co. Kilkenny, J.p. (1836, U.K.); s. his father as 3rd Baronet in 1873; b. Oct. 1811; iii. 2.1 May, 1869, Florence Anna Maria, only sui- vi^■ing child of late Ro- bert Elliott, Esq. of Goldington, Bury.Bedsr. and has 2 sons and a dau. (1) John EUiott Cecil, b. 1 Dec. 1870. (2) Elliott DeiTick le Pocr b. 11 April, 1872. (3) May Beatrice. Arms— Arg. a bend engrailed gu. between two wolf's heads erased ppr. on a chief of the second thi-ee escallops of the field. Chest — A stag's head erased ppr. Motto— Pro patria semper. SEAT — Kilfinane, Thomastowu, co. Kilkenny. Eineagf. SIR JOHN POWER, of Kilfane. co. Kilkenny (grandson of John Power of Barretstowu, co. Tipperarv, by his ^ife EUzabeth, dau. of Ambrose Congreve, of AVaterford)", created a Baronet 15 July, 1836; d. Feb. 1844, having m. Haniet, 3rd dau. of Geiwase Parke Bushe. Esq. of Kilfane, M.P.; she d, 1 Nov. 1853. having had 6 sons and 2 daus. [1] Sir John, s. as 2nd Baronet. [2] Richard, capt. 62nd regt.; d. unm. [3] Gervase, lieut.-col. 10th regt.; d. Feb. 1843, having m. 1837, Frances, dau. of Adm. Ross; she d. 1841 leaving a son and dau. ' (1) Gervase Parker, maiTied and has issue. (2) Frances, m. 4 Oct. 1865, to Robert P.ntrick O'Hara, Esq. bar.-at-law, and has a dau.— Kathleen O'Haru.