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Families covered: Gethin of Gethin's Grot

                               
BP1870 (Gethin) reports that "The family of Gethin is of ancient Cambrian descent, being derived from Llowarch Howlbrwch, a chieftain of the district of Rhos, in Denbighland."
Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Bart of Gethin's Grot (a 1661, MP)
1. Richard Gethin of Ballyfenatur (dvp 1679)
  m. (1677) Jane Stawell (dau of Anthony Stawell)
A. Sir Richard Gethin, 2nd Bart of Gethin's Grot (b 1674, d 1709)
  m1. (c02.1696-7) Grace Norton (dsp 11.10.1697, dau of Sir George Norton of Abbots Leigh)
  m2. (1698) Sarah Farnham (dau of Henry Farnham of Nether Hall)
  i. Sir Richard Gethin, 3rd Bart of Gethin's Grot, Sheriff of co. Sligo (b 1698)
  m. Margaret Eames (d by 1778, dau of Col. _ Eames)
  a. Sir Richard Gethin, 4th Bart of Gethin's Grot (d c1778)
  m. (15.08.1750) Mary St. Lawrence (d 04.10.1787, dau of William St. Lawrence, 14th Lord Howth)
  (1) Sir Percy Gethin, 5th Bart of Gethin's Grot or Gethinsgrot, Sheriff of co. Sligo (d 10.01.1837)
  m. (05.1786) Anne Nagle (dau of Thomas Nagle of Mount Nagle, aunt of Sir Richard, Bart)
  (A) Richard Gethin (dvp 05.01.1835, Captain) had issue
  m. (17.11.1819) Jane South (d 1831, dau of Lt. Col. _ South)
  (B)+ other issue (d unm) - William, Percy (d 01.1877)
  (2)+ other issue - Lucy, Mary
  b. John Gethin of Ballymoat
  m. Victoria Stone
  (1) John Gethin
  m. Margaret Jones (dau of David Jones)
  (A) John Gethin, Sheriff of co. Sligo (b 12.1798) had issue
  m. (01.1830) Ann Stuart Irwin (dau of Jones Taafe Irwin)
  (2) Richard Gethin (d 09.08.1839)
  m. Catherine Jones (d 1807, dau of Ormsby Jones of Streida)
  (A) Richard Gethin (b 03.11.1804, d 1889) had issue
  m. (26.01.1736) Mary Crichton (d 1882, dau of Sir Alexander Crichton of Sevenoaks)
  (B) Victoria Gethin
  m. George Dodwell of Kelvinsfort (d 23.06.1843)
c. daughter
  m. _ Hyde of co. Cork
2. Percy Gethin, Sheriff of co. Sligo (dsp by 1723)
  m. Anne Park (d 02.1714, dau of Capt. Robert Park)
3. Randolph Gethin (b 1656)
  m. (1691) Marry St. Leger (d by 1757, dau of John St. Leger of Doneraile)
  A. Arthur Gethin
  i. Mary Gethin
  B. Percy Gethin of Firgrove
  m. (1732) Elizabeth Armstead
  C. Gertrude Gethin
  m. (1723) John Philpot
4. Gertrude Gethin
  m. Hon. Francis Hawley (dvp)
5. Elizabeth Gethin probably of this generation
  m. Arthur Hyde of Castle Hyde (d 1688)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Gethin)
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