Biography of Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely 1738-1806

Paternal Family Tree: Tottenham aka Loftus

Before 23 Jan 1738 [his father] John Tottenham 1st Baronet (age 23) and [his mother] Elizabeth Loftus were married.

On 23 Jan 1738 Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely was born to John Tottenham 1st Baronet (age 23) and Elizabeth Loftus.

In Jun 1747 [his mother] Elizabeth Loftus died.

In 1766 Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 27) and Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely were married.

On 15 Feb 1770 [his son] John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely was born to Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 32) and [his wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely.

On 05 Sep 1773 [his son] Reverend Robert Ponsonby Tottenham was born to Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 35) and [his wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely.

On 08 May 1783 [his uncle] Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 73) died without issue. Earl of Ely in Wicklow, Viscount Loftus of Ely and Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford extinct. His estates passed to his nephew Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 45), the son of his sister [his mother] Elizabeth Loftus, who adopted the surname Loftus.

On 02 Jan 1787 [his father] John Tottenham 1st Baronet (age 72) died.

The London Gazette 13156. 07 Dec 1789. Dublin-Castle; December 7, 1789.

His Majesty's Royal Letters are received for advancing the following Noblemen respectively to the Dignity of a Viscount of this Kingdom, and Letters Patent are preparing to be pasted under the Great Seal accordingly, viz.

Armor Lowry, Lord Belmore (age 49), to be Viscount Belmore, of the County of Fermanagh.

Francis Pierpoint, Lord Conyngham (age 22), [Note. This appears to be a mistake for Henry?] to be Viscount Conyngham, of Slane in the County of Meath.

And Charles, Lord Loftus (age 51), was to be Viscount Loftus, of Ely.

Act of Union Peerages

In Dec 1800 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 62) created a number of peers who supported the Act of Union ....

On 21 Dec 1800 Charles Stanley Monck 1st Viscount Monck (age 46) was created 1st Viscount Monck.

On 29 Dec 1800 ....

Murrough O'Brien 1st Marquess Thomond (age 74) was created 1st Marquess Thomond. Mary Palmer Marchioness Thomond (age 50) by marriage Marchioness Thomond.

Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 62) was created 1st Marquess Ely in County Wexford. [his wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely by marriage Marchioness Ely in County Wexford.

James Alexander 1st Earl Caledon (age 70) was created 1st Earl Caledon in County Tyrone.

On 22 Mar 1806 Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 68) died. His son [his son] John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely (age 36) succeeded 2nd Marquess Ely in County Wexford, 2nd Viscount Loftus of Ely. Anna Maria Dashwood Marchioness Ely (age 16) by marriage Marchioness Ely in County Wexford.

In 1807 [his former wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely died.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely 1738-1806

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Ancestors of Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely 1738-1806

Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Loftus Archbishop

Great x 3 Grandfather: Dudley Loftus

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Loftus of Fethard

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Loftus

GrandFather: Nicholas Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus

Mother: Elizabeth Loftus 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Ponsonby

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Folliott of Pirton Court

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Lygon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Strode of Stoke under Hampden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Strode Countess Roscommon

GrandMother: Anne Ponsonby 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot

Great x 2 Grandfather: Randle Moore

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Moore