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[[Colonel]] '''Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet''' (1741 - 14 March 1821) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] lawyer and baronet. |
[[Colonel]] '''Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet''' (1741 - 14 March 1821) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] lawyer and baronet. |
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==Life== |
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Blennerhassett was the son of Robert Blennerhassett and Frances Yielding. He was the great-grandson of [[Robert Blennerhassett (MP for Tralee)|Robert Blennerhassett MP]].<ref>John Debrett, ''Debrett's Baronetage of England: with alphabetical lists of such baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland'' (J.G. & F. Rivington, 1835), 347.</ref> |
Blennerhassett was the son of Robert Blennerhassett and Frances Yielding. He was the great-grandson of [[Robert Blennerhassett (MP for Tralee)|Robert Blennerhassett MP]].<ref name="Debrett">John Debrett, ''Debrett's Baronetage of England: with alphabetical lists of such baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland'' (J.G. & F. Rivington, 1835), 347.</ref> |
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He trained as an attorney and practised law.<ref>John Debrett, ''The Baronetage of England'' (F.C. and J. Rivington, 1819), 1178-9.</ref> He was the colonel of the 'Laune Rangers' militia regiment of volunteers from 1779 to 1782. Between 1796 and 1797 he was a [[Justice of the Peace]] in County Kerry. Blennerhassett resettled his family at Cahirmoreaun, just outside [[Tralee]], renaming both the house and the village [[Blennerville]] in his family's honour. He built a large new family home at Churchtown House, Knockane. In 1800 he was granted permission to hold four fairs a year and one market a week in Blennerville, which providing him with extra income. Blennerhassett established in Blennerville a windmill around 1800 which still exists and a [[Church of Ireland]] school, called the Erasmus Smith School, in 1812. On 22 September 1809 he was created a [[baronet]] of Blennerville in the [[County Kerry|County of Kerry]], in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=16293 |date=29 August 1809 | |
He trained as an attorney and practised law.<ref>John Debrett, ''The Baronetage of England'' (F.C. and J. Rivington, 1819), 1178-9.</ref> He was the colonel of the 'Laune Rangers' militia regiment of volunteers from 1779 to 1782. Between 1796 and 1797 he was a [[Justice of the Peace]] in County Kerry. Blennerhassett resettled his family at Cahirmoreaun, just outside [[Tralee]], renaming both the house and the village [[Blennerville]] in his family's honour. He built a large new family home at Churchtown House, Knockane. In 1800 he was granted permission to hold four fairs a year and one market a week in Blennerville, which providing him with extra income. Blennerhassett established in Blennerville a [[Blennerville_Windmill|windmill]] around 1800 which still exists and a [[Church of Ireland]] school, called the Erasmus Smith School, in 1812. On 22 September 1809 he was created a [[baronet]] of Blennerville in the [[County Kerry|County of Kerry]], in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=16293 |date=29 August 1809 |page=1384}}</ref> He was confirmed the right to bear the family [[coat of arms]] a year earlier. |
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==Family== |
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Blennerhassett married his first cousin, Millicent Agnes Yielding, the daughter of Richard Yielding, on 31 October 1762 |
Blennerhassett married his first cousin, Millicent Agnes Yielding, the daughter of Richard Yielding, on 31 October 1762; she was killed in an accident in 1801, receiving a blow from one of the sails of their windmill. Together, they had five children:<ref name="Debrett"/> |
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*Sir Robert Blennerhassett, 2nd Baronet (26 January 1769 |
*Sir Robert Blennerhassett, 2nd Baronet (26 January 1769 – 21 September 1831), married Rosanna Blennerhassett |
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*Richard Francis Blennerhassett (23 May 1772 - November 1827), married Agnes Denny, daughter of Sir Barry Denny, 1st Baronet |
*Richard Francis Blennerhassett (23 May 1772 - November 1827), married Agnes Denny, daughter of Sir Barry Denny, 1st Baronet |
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*Arthur Blennerhassett (27 October 1776 |
*Arthur Blennerhassett (27 October 1776 – 31 May 1839), married Hon. Helena Jane Mullins, daughter of [[Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry]] |
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*Rowland Blennerhassett (26 December 1780 |
*Rowland Blennerhassett (26 December 1780 – 12 April 1854), married Letitia Hurly |
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*William Blennerhassett (26 December 1780 - 1842), married Elizabeth Blennerhassett |
*William Blennerhassett (26 December 1780 - 1842), married Elizabeth Blennerhassett |
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 17 September 2024
Colonel Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet (1741 - 14 March 1821) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and baronet.
Life
[edit]Blennerhassett was the son of Robert Blennerhassett and Frances Yielding. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blennerhassett MP.[1]
He trained as an attorney and practised law.[2] He was the colonel of the 'Laune Rangers' militia regiment of volunteers from 1779 to 1782. Between 1796 and 1797 he was a Justice of the Peace in County Kerry. Blennerhassett resettled his family at Cahirmoreaun, just outside Tralee, renaming both the house and the village Blennerville in his family's honour. He built a large new family home at Churchtown House, Knockane. In 1800 he was granted permission to hold four fairs a year and one market a week in Blennerville, which providing him with extra income. Blennerhassett established in Blennerville a windmill around 1800 which still exists and a Church of Ireland school, called the Erasmus Smith School, in 1812. On 22 September 1809 he was created a baronet of Blennerville in the County of Kerry, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[3] He was confirmed the right to bear the family coat of arms a year earlier.
Family
[edit]Blennerhassett married his first cousin, Millicent Agnes Yielding, the daughter of Richard Yielding, on 31 October 1762; she was killed in an accident in 1801, receiving a blow from one of the sails of their windmill. Together, they had five children:[1]
- Sir Robert Blennerhassett, 2nd Baronet (26 January 1769 – 21 September 1831), married Rosanna Blennerhassett
- Richard Francis Blennerhassett (23 May 1772 - November 1827), married Agnes Denny, daughter of Sir Barry Denny, 1st Baronet
- Arthur Blennerhassett (27 October 1776 – 31 May 1839), married Hon. Helena Jane Mullins, daughter of Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry
- Rowland Blennerhassett (26 December 1780 – 12 April 1854), married Letitia Hurly
- William Blennerhassett (26 December 1780 - 1842), married Elizabeth Blennerhassett
References
[edit]- ^ a b John Debrett, Debrett's Baronetage of England: with alphabetical lists of such baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland (J.G. & F. Rivington, 1835), 347.
- ^ John Debrett, The Baronetage of England (F.C. and J. Rivington, 1819), 1178-9.
- ^ "No. 16293". The London Gazette. 29 August 1809. p. 1384.
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