'Westenra1'
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Families covered: Westenra of Monaghan, Westenra Lords Rossmore
| The following family is a branch of the family of Van Wassenaer of Wassenburgh, Holland. 3 brothers settled in Ireland temp Charles II (who r. 1649-1685). | |||||||||||||||
| ?? Westenra | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Warner Westenra of Dublin, later of Clonleagh, Breekennagh & Lyagh, King's County (d 1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Wybrantz | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Henry Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1700) Eleanor Allen (dau of Sir Joshua Allen, sister of John, 1st Viscount) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Warner Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.12.1738) Hester Lambart (dau of Richard, 4th Earl of Cavan) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Henry Westenra of Monaghan (b 12.01.1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.12.1764) Harriet Murray (dau of Col. John Murray by Mary, dau/coheir of Sir Alexander Cairnes, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Warner William Westenra, 2nd Lord Rossmore of Monaghan (b 14.10.1765, d 10.08.1842) | ||||||||||||||
| Warner inherited the Barony from a maternal uncle, Robert Cuninghame, by special remainder. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.10.1791) Mary Anne Walsh (d 12.08.1807, dau of Charles Walsh of Walsh Park by Sarah Simpson) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Henry Robert Westenra, 3rd Lord Rossmore (b 24.08.1792, d 01.12.1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.01.1820) Anne Douglas-Hamilton (dsp 20.08.1844, natural dau of Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (19.05.1846) Josephine Julia Helen Lloyd (d 12.09.1912, dau of Henry Lloyd of Farrinrory (by Harriet Amelia, dau of Sir John Craven Carden, Bart), m2. Lt. Col. George William Stacpoole) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Richard Westenra (b 21.02.1796, d 09.06.1838) had issue (3 daus) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06.1822) Henrietta Scott (d 1860, dau of Henry Owen Scott of Scotstown, m2. Lt. Col. Arthur G. Lewis) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | John Craven Westenra of Sharavogue, Sheriff of King's County (b 31.03.1798, d 05.12.1874) had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (31.03.1834, sp) Eleanor Mary Jolliffe (d 17.12.1838, dau of William Jolliffe, widow of Sir Gilbert East, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (23.07.1842) Anne Daubuz (d 05.07.1882, dau of Louis Charles Daubuz) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Marianne Westenra (d 14.02.1844) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.07.1824) Samuel Gist Gist of Wormington Grange | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Charles (b 23.08.1800, d unm), others (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (03.06.1819) Augusta Charteris (d 28.07.1840, dau of Francis, Lord Elcho, sister of Francis, 7th Earl of Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Henry Westenra (b 01.06.1770, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1829) Anna Corry (dsp 08.01.1831, dau of Isaac Corry of Abbey Yard, Newry) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Mary Frances Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.02.1788) Sir John Craven Carden, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Harriet Esther Westenra (d 16.12.1858) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.04.1797) Hon. Edward Wingfield (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Richard Westenra had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.01.1773) Bridget Warren (dau of Jacob Pepard Warren of Laragh) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Joshua Westenra (Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Amelia Dodd of Swallowfield | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Castiliana Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Dodd (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Edward Crosbie, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Eleanor Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m. Daniel Lewis | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Joshua (RN), Peter | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Peter Westenra (dsp 1788, minister, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (Mrs. Bernard) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Weldon | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Jane Westenra (d 05.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1734) John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Henry (d unm, Captain), Penelope | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| m. Simon Digby, Bishop of Elphin | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Derek Westenra | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Peter Westenra (dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Peter Westenra | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Rossmore)
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