On 07 Dec 1844 Edmund Pery 1st Earl of Limerick (age 86) died. His son William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Limerick.

In 1866 William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick (age 54) died. His son William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Limerick.