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Avonmore, Viscount (I, 1800 - dormant 1910)

Creation: let.pat. 29 Dec 1800

Dormant: 3 Sep 1910

Family name: Yelverton

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Arms:

Argent three Lions rampant Gules on a Chief of the second a Crescent of the field

Crest:

A Lion passant reguardant Gules

Supporters:

On either side  a Lion reguardant Gules

Motto:

 Renascentur

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Barry [Yelverton], 1st Baron Avonmore later 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC

son and heir of Francis Yelverton, of Blackwater and Kanturk, co. Cork, by his wife Elizabeth Barry, dau. of Jonas Barry, of Kilbrin, co. Cork

born

28 May 1736

mar.

Jul 1761 Mary Nugent (b. 28 Mar 1733; d. 1802), dau. and cohrss. of William Nugent (by his wife Ursula Aglionby, dau. of Richard Aglionby, of Carlisle, co. Cumberland), 5th son of James Nugent, of Clonlost, co. Westmeath

children

1. Hon William Charles Yelverton, later 2nd Viscount Avonmore

2. Hon Walter Aglionby Yelverton (b. 1772; d. 3 Jun 1824), mar. 28 Nov 1791 Cecilia Yelverton (d. 1801), 1st dau. of George Yelverton, of Belle Isle, Newfoundland, Canada, and had issue:

1a. Bentinck Walter Yelverton (b. 1792; dsp. 15 Dec 1837), mar. 1829 his first cousin Hon Anna Maria Bingham (dsp. 21 Jan 1866), 1st dau. of John [Bingham], 1st Baron Clanmorris, by his wife Hon Anne Maria Yelverton, 1st dau. of Barry [Yelverton], 1st Viscount Avonmore

2a. Rev Benjamin Chapman Frederick Yelverton, of Ballea, King's County (d. 1849), mar. 1838 his first cousin Hon Louisa Catherine Bingham (d. 14 May 1891), 3rd dau. of John [Bingham], 1st Baron Clanmorris, by his wife Hon Anne Maria Yelverton, 1st dau. of Barry [Yelverton], 1st Viscount Avonmore, and had issue:

1b. Julia Anne Florence Yelverton, mar. 5 Aug 1868 Capt Barrie Corrie RN

2b. Pauline Yelverton, mar. (1) R A G Davies, of Trednick, co. Cornwall, and (2) her first cousin Hon Barry John Bingham, 6th son of Denis Arthur [Bingham], 3rd Baron Clanmorris, by his wife Maria Helena Persse, 2nd dau. of Robert Persse, of Roxborough, co. Galway

1a. Maria Letitia Yelverton (d. 5 Apr 1884), mar. 1823 James Egan

2a. Cecilia Anna Yelverton (d. 21 Aug 1881)

3. Hon Barry Yelverton (d. Jun 1824)

1. Hon Anne Maria Yelverton (b. 28 Sep 1775; d. 27 Apr 1865), mar. 21 May 1791 John [Bingham], 1st Baron Clanmorris, and had issue

died

19 Aug 1805

created

15 Jun 1795 Lord Yelverton, Baron Avonmore in the County of Cork

29 Dec 1800 Viscount Avonmore, of Derry Island in the County of Tipperary

suc. by

son

note

barrister, Middle Temple 1759; barrister-at-law, King's Inns Dublin 1764; King's Counsel and Bencher 1772; Member of Parliament for Donegal Borough 1774-76 and for Carrickfergus 1776-83; Attorney General for Ireland 1782-83; Privy Counsellor [I] 1782; Lord Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer1783-1805

William Charles [Yelverton], 2nd Viscount Avonmore

born

5 Apr 1762

mar.

1 Sep 1787 Mary Reade (d. 30 May 1834), 1st dau. of John Reade, of East Cams, co. Hampshire

children

1. Hon Barry John Yelverton, later 3rd Viscount Avonmore

2. Hon William Henry Yelverton, of Whitland Abbey, co. Carmarthen (b. 5 Mar 1791; d. 28 Apr 1884), mar. 2 Jun 1825 Elizabeth Lucy Morgan, dau. and hrss. of John Morgan, of Furness, co. Carmarthen, and had issue:

1a. William Henry Morgan Yelverton, of Whitland Abbey, co. Carmarthen (b. 7 Feb 1840; d. 3 Mar 1909)

1a. Mary Elizabeth Yelverton (d. 14 May 1893), mar. 17 Nov 1855 Rev W P Roberts

2a. Louisa Anna Yelverton (d. 31 Mar 1886), mar. 20 Jun 1859 Capt Louis Gaston Salmon,. French Army

3a. Henrietta Maria Yelverton

3. Hon Augustus Yelverton (b. 2 Aug 1802; d. 1864), mar. 1825 Sarah Whiteside, and had issue:*

1a. Augustus Barrymore Yelverton (bapt. 18 Aug 1829; d. 1909), mar. 1859 Eliza Jane Ridge, and had issue:

1b. Barry Squance Yelverton (b. 7 Aug 1865; d. 10 Aug 1938)

2b. Foster Goring Yelverton (b. 1 Sep 1867; d. 1952), mar. 1895 Ann Caroline Mason (d. 1947), dau. of Alfred Mason, of Featherston, New Zealand, and had issue:

1c. Barry Augustus Yelverton (b. 1895; d. 1960), mar. 1921 Margaret Ethel Green (d. 1970), dau. of John Thomas Green, of Christchurch, New Zealand, and had issue:

1d. Barry Goring Yelverton (b. 1923; d. 1985), mar. 1950 Frances Winifred Battersby (mar. (2) 1988 Alan Mangan), dau. of William Francis Battersby, of Glasgow Terrace, Feilding, New Zealand, and has issue:

1e. Ian Foster Yelverton, heir presumptive to the Viscountcy of Avonmore, of 103 Torres Street, Kurnell, New South Wales, Australia (b. 1950), mar. 1985 Robyn Anne Shearer, dau. of Aubrey Shearer, of 68 Tasman Street, Kurnell, New South Wales, Australia, and has issue:

1f. Lee Barry Yelverton (b. 1981)

2f. Damian Talbot Yelverton (b. 1989)

1f. Kursha May Yelverton (b. 1986)

2f. Kimberley Rose Yelverton (b. 1990)

2e. Avon Barry Yelverton (b. 1954), mar. 1983 Lisa Adele Johnstone, dau. of William Johnstone, of Sandy Point, New South Wales, Australia, and has issue:

1f. Nicholas William Yelverton (b. 1985)

2f. Andrew Christion Yelverton (b. 1988)

2d. Michael Curran Yelverton, of 19 Coverdale Street, Napier, New Zealand (b. 1928), mar. 1949 Marjory Ruth Hall, dau. of Arthur William Hall, of Gisborne, New Zealand, and has issue:

1e. Kevin Barry Yelverton, of 1 Aberdeen Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (b. 1949), mar. 1972 Cherry Belle Keane, dau. of Rodger Thomas Keane, of Tauranga, New Zealand, and has issue:

1f. John Mark Yelverton (b. 1980)

1f. Tracey Anne Yelverton (b. 1978)

2e. Mark Amour Yelverton, of 3 Ross Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand (b. 1961), mar. 1985 Siobhan Hannan, dau. of Barry Hannan, of Napier, New Zealand

1e. Sharon Anne Yelverton (b. 1950), mar. 1969 John Charles Melchin, of Kelvin Grove Road, RD10, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and has issue

2c. Hermann Stratton Yelverton, served in First World War with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (b. 1896; d. 1973), mar. 1923 Janetta Ferguson McEwan (d. 1963), dau. of John McEwan, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and had issue:

1d. Stratton Barton Yelverton, of 28 Strowan Road, Strowan, Christchurch 5, New Zealand (b. 1926), mar. (1) 1962 (diss. 1981) Jill Marion Tennent-Brown, dau. of Colin Fergus Tennent-Brown, and (2) Margaret Elsie later Alxiere MBE, dau. of Lionel Gordon Malcolm, and has issue by his first wife:

1e. John Stratton Yelverton (b. 1962)

2e. Andrew Colin Yelverton (b. 1964), mar. 1993 Karen Lea Makings, dau. of L M Makings

3e. Bruce Avonmore Yelverton (b. 1966)

1e. Sally Janetta Yelverton (b. 1969)

1d. June Avonmore Yelverton (b. 1924), mar. 1944 Charles Herbert Dudley Scantlebury, of 3 Bretton Terrace, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand, son of William Addison Scantlebury, of Taurango, New Zealand, and has issue

2d. Matel Yelverton (b. 1928), mar. 1951 Raymond William Watson, of 256/1 St Heliers Bay Rod, St Heliers Bay Bay, Auckland, New Zealand, and has issue

3c. Macey Goring Yelverton RNVR (b. 1898; d. 1980), mar. 1922 Pauline Allen (d. 1986), dau. of Jarrett Owen Allen, of Nottingham, and had issue:

1d. Enid Yelverton (b. 1929), mar. 1952 Arthur Joseph Byrne, of Maple Lodge, Knightwood Avenue, Lyndhurst, co. Hampshire, and has issue

3b. William Henry Yelverton (b. 29 Aug 1875; dvp. 1888)

4b. Longworth Ridge Yelverton (b. 16 Sep 1876; d. 12 Apr 1936), mar. 1900 Beatrice Lawry, dau. of Thomas Lawry, of Featherston, New Zealand, and had issue:

1c. William Henry Yelverton (b. 1903), mar. (1) 18 Jul 1934 Doris Elizabeth Rose Miller (d. 1953), dau. of James Miller, of Dannervirke, New Zealand, (2) 1954 (div. 1960) Gwendolen Hilda Carter Jones, dau. of W E Jones, of Southampton, co. Hampshire, and (3) 1960 Zoe May Burnett, dau. of Samuel Burnett, of Wairoa, New Zealand

1c. Octavia Mervyn Yelverton (b. 1901), mar. 1928 Robert Henry Sinclair, son of John Sinclair, of Opunake, New Zealand

1b. Cecilia Yelverton (b. 1860; dvp. 1862)

2b. Cecilia Ann Yelverton (b. 1863; dvp. 1908)

3b. Ada Caroline Yelverton (b. 1869), mar. 1891 Henry Benton (d. 1939), son of Thomas Benton, of Featherston, New Zealand, and had issue

4b. Catherine Amelia Yelverton (b. 1871; d. 1928), mar. 1892 Charles Benton, son of Thomas Benton, of Featherston, New Zealand*

1a. Caroline Bingham Yelverton (bapt. 18 Aug 1829), mar. Francis Severne

1. Hon Mary Yelverton (d. 7 Feb 1859)

2. Hon Louisa Sarah Yelverton (d. 19 Apr 1866), mar. 1825 Rev Andrew Sayers, Rector of St Mary de Crypt, co. Gloucester

died

28 Nov 1814

suc. by

son

note

Principal Registrar of the Irish High Court of Chancery

*Editor's Note: the information of the marriage and descendants of Hon Augustus Yelverton (1802-64) is taken from L G Pine's "The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971". Mr Pine was obviously not totally convinced of the accuracy of this information. It is interesting that Vicary Gibbs, one of the editors of "The Complete Peerage", writing about 1910 refers to William Henry Morgan Yelverton (1840-1909) as being the "...only male descendant, besides the 6th Viscount, of the grantee...". If he is correct, then the Yelvertons of New Zealand do NOT descend from Hon Augustus Yelverton and it would seem that the Viscountcy of Avonmore is extinct rather than merely dormant. Just to add confusion, Burke's Peerage has not included the Viscountcy of Avonmore in recent editions whereas Debrett's Peerage show the title as being dormant with the comment "This peerage has been dormant since the death of the 6th Viscount in 1910. The senior male descendent in the male line of Hon Augustus Yelverton, 3rd son of the 2nd Viscount, is presumably heir to the title."

Barry John [Yelverton], 3rd Viscount Avonmore

born

21 Feb 1790

mar. (1)

1811 Jane Boothe (d. Oct 1821), 2nd dau. of Thomas Boothe, of Dublin and Whitehaven

children by first wife:

1. Lieut Hon Barry Charles Yelverton (b. 21 Nov 1814; dvp. 11 Jan 1853)

2. Hon George Frederick William Yelverton (b. 12 Feb 1857; dvp. and sp. 26 Feb 1860), mar. 12 Feb 1857 Louisa Lenox Prendergast, dau. of Guy Lenox Prendergast

1. Hon Sydney Eloisa Yelverton (d. 13 Mar 1883), mar. 16 Jul 1839 Forster Goring, Clerk to the Executive Council of New Zealand (b. 9 Apr 1810; d. 8 Dec 1893), 4th son of Sir Charles Forster Goring, 7th Bt., by his wife Bridget Dent, dau. of Henry Dent, of Canterbury, co. Kent, and had issue

2. Hon Mary Augusta Yelverton (dvp. 7 Oct 1843)

3. Hon Adelaide Matilda Yelverton (d. 13 Jun 1884), mar. 7 Jul 1860 Lieut Gen Humphrey Lyons

mar. (2)

1 Aug 1822 his cousin Cecilia O'Keefe (b. c. 1805; d. 1 Feb 1876), 1st dau. of Charles O'Keefe, of Hollybrooke Park, co. Tipperary, a Registrar of the Irish Court of Chancery, by his wife Letitia Yelverton, 2nd dau. of George Yelverton, of Belle Isle, Newfoundland, Canada

children by second wife

3. Hon William Charles Yelverton, later 4th Viscount Avonmore

4. Hon Walter Aglionby Yelverton (b. 16 Feb 1832; dvp. 16 Jan 1844)

4. Hon Letitia Yelverton

5. Hon Louisa Elizabeth Yelverton, mar. 2 Sep 1873 Herr Hermann Hultzsch, of Dresden, Germany

6. Hon Cecilia Priscilla Yelverton (dvp. 18 Sep 1854), mar. 13 Apr 1853 Col George Harrington Hawes

7. Hon Anna Yelverton, mar. 28 Apr 1859 James Walker of Dalry

8. Hon Maletta Yelverton, mar. 7 Oct 1868 Capt Crofton T B Vandelur

died

24 Oct 1870

suc. by

son by second wife

note

William Charles [Yelverton], 4th Viscount Avonmore

born

27 Sep 1824

mar.

26 Jun 1858 Emily Marianne Forbes (b. 1825; widow of Edward Forbes FRS; d. 28 Nov 1909), yst. dau. of Maj Gen Sir Charles Ashworth KCB, by his wife Mary Anne Rooke, 3rd dau. of Sir Giles Rooke, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

children

1. Hon Barry Nugent Yelverton, later 5th Viscount Avonmore

2. William Walter Aglionby Yelverton (b. 7 May 1860; dvp. 3 May 1861)

3. Hon Algernon William Yelverton, later 6th Viscount Avonmore

1. Olive Ursula Yelverton (dvp. 5 Jan 1862)

died

1 Apr 1883

suc. by

son

note

Major, Royal Artillery; served in the Crimean War and fought at the Battles of Inkermann and Sebastopol; suspended from all military duties 1861

Barry Nugent [Yelverton], 5th Viscount Avonmore

born

11 Feb 1859

died

13 Feb 1885

suc. by

brother

note

2nd Lieut, 37th Regiment of Foot 1878, Lieut 1879, Instructor of Musketry 1882, and Capt 1884; served in the Sudan where he contracted enteric fever and died

Algernon William [Yelverton], 6th Viscount Avonmore

born

19 Nov 1866

mar.

17 Dec 1890 Mabel Sarah Evans (d. 17 Jan 1917), dau. of George Evans, of Gortmerron, co. Tyrone, and formerly of Canada, by his wife Jane FitzGerald, dau. of Maj ..... FitzGerald, of Kingston, Canada

only child

1. Hon Evelyn Marianne Mabel Yelverton (b. 1 Dec 1893; d. 16 Jan 1956)

died

s.p.m. 3 Sep 1910

note

On the death of the 6th Viscount Avonmore the Viscountcy of Avonmore became dormant, any claim to the title lying with the male descendants, if any, of Hon Augustus Yelverton, third son of the 2nd Viscount Avonmore.

 Last updated 9 May 2007

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