Esme Ivo Bligh

ID# 20611, b. 11 October 1886, d. 29 May 1955
Pedigree
Esme Ivo Bligh was also recorded as 9th Earl of Darnley.

Birth:
Esme Ivo Bligh was born on 11 October 1886 
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Esme Ivo Bligh was the son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh and Florence Rose Morphy.


Marriage:
Esme Ivo Bligh married Daphne Rachel Mulholland on 25 June 1912 
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Divorce: 
Esme Ivo Bligh and Daphne Rachel Mulholland were divorced in 1920 
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Marriage: 
Esme Ivo Bligh married Nancy Ellinor Kidston on 11 October 1923 
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Divorce: 
Esme Ivo Bligh and Nancy Ellinor Kidston were divorced in 1936 
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Marriage: 
Esme Ivo Bligh married Rosemary Potter on 3 November 1940 at Watford R.D., Hertfordshire, England, 
  
 
Indexed as Ellen R Potter & Esme I Bligh.

 
  
Note:  on 20 November 1945 
  
 
countess of DARNLEY the right honourable dowager Florence Rose D.B.E. of Puckle Hill Cobham Kent widow died 30 August 1944 at Bellehatch Park Henley Oxfordshire.
Probate Llandudno 20 November [1945] to the right honourable Esme Ivo earl of Darnley.
Effects  £3340 8s. 7d.
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966.

 
  
Residence: 
 in 1955 Esme Ivo Bligh lived at Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England, 
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Death: 
Esme Ivo Bligh died on 29 May 1955 at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Gravesend, Kent, England, at age 68 years, 7 months and 18 days 
  
 
recorded as age 68.

 
  
Probate: 
Probate was granted on his estate on 17 November 1955 at London, England, 
  
 
earl of DARNLEY the right honourable Esme Ivo of Cobham Hall Cobham Kent died 29 May 1955 at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital Gravesend Kent.
Probate to the right honourable Ellen Rosemary countess of Darnley widow and lady Marguerite Rose Tangye married woman.
Effects  £8869 3s. 5d.
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966.







Esme Ivo Bligh appeared in the 1939 register at
Chart Cottage, Chart Place, Sevenoaks R.D., Kent, England.
 In September 1939:-

Earl of Darnley              11 Oct 1886   Male     Peer. Company Manager  Divorced
Dowager Countess of Darnley  25 Aug 1860   Female   Peerlos(?)             Widowed
1 more person record which is officially closed
Laura E Davies               05 Jul 1885   Female   Cook                   Single
1 more person record which is officially closed  
Catherine Mcpherson          30 Jan 1873   Female   Ladies Maid            Single 
Joseph Wright                07 May 1887   Male     Chauffeur (Private)    Married
Robert C Ings                23 Nov 1872   Male     Gardener               Married
Schedule No.9.










Child of Esme Ivo Bligh and Daphne Rachel Mulholland









Daphne Rachel Mulholland


ID# 20612, b. about 1888, d. 18 January 1948


Pedigree






From 25 June 1912, her married name was Bligh.






  

Birth: 
Daphne Rachel Mulholland was born about 1888 
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Marriage: 
Daphne Rachel Mulholland married Esme Ivo Bligh, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh and Florence Rose Morphy, on 25 June 1912 
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Divorce: 
Daphne Rachel Mulholland and Esme Ivo Bligh were divorced in 1920 
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Death: 
Daphne Rachel Mulholland died on 18 January 1948 
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Child of Daphne Rachel Mulholland and Esme Ivo Bligh









Peter Stuart Bligh


ID# 20613, b. 1 October 1915, d. 15 June 1980


Pedigree






Peter Stuart Bligh was also recorded as  10th Earl of Darnley.






  
Note:  
  
 
He fought in the Second World War, where he became a POW. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards. He succeeded to the title of 10th Baron Clifton of Rathmore, co. Meath [I., 1721] on 29 May 1955. He succeeded to the title of 10th Viscount Darnley of Athboy, co. Meath [I., 1723] on 29 May 1955. He succeeded to the title of 10th Earl of Darnley, co. Meath [I., 1725] on 29 May 1955. He succeeded to the title of 19th Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 29 May 1955.
Burke's Peerage.

 
  

Birth: 
Peter Stuart Bligh was born on 1 October 1915 
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Peter Stuart Bligh was the son of Esme Ivo Bligh and Daphne Rachel Mulholland.
 
  

Death: 
Peter Stuart Bligh died on 15 June 1980 at age 64 years, 8 months and 14 days 
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Nancy Ellinor Kidston


ID# 20614, b. 1901


Pedigree






From 11 October 1923, her married name was Bligh.
 From 10 April 1927, Nancy Ellinor Kidston was also recorded as  Countess of Darnley.
 From 1937, her married name was Cotterell.






  

Birth: 
Nancy Ellinor Kidston was born in 1901 
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Marriage: 
Nancy Ellinor Kidston married Esme Ivo Bligh, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh and Florence Rose Morphy, on 11 October 1923 
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Divorce: 
Nancy Ellinor Kidston and Esme Ivo Bligh were divorced in 1936 
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Marriage: 
Nancy Ellinor Kidston married Major Leonard Evelyn Cotterell in 1937 at Westminster, London, England, 
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Rosemary Potter


ID# 20615, b. 30 July 1916


Pedigree






Rosemary Potter was also recorded as  Ellen R Potter.
 From 3 November 1940, her married name was Bligh.
 From 3 November 1940, Rosemary Potter was also recorded as  Countess of Darnley.






  

Birth: 
Rosemary Potter was born on 30 July 1916 
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Marriage: 
Rosemary Potter married Esme Ivo Bligh, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh and Florence Rose Morphy, on 3 November 1940 at Watford R.D., Hertfordshire, England, 
  
 
Indexed as Ellen R Potter & Esme I Bligh.







James R Kirk


ID# 20617, b. 1855


Pedigree


  

Birth: 
James R Kirk was born in 1855 at Scotland 
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Marriage: 
James R Kirk married Mary (?) about 1879 
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James R Kirk appeared in the 1901 census at
Thurland Mill, Cantsfield, Lancashire, England.
 On 31 March 1901:-

KIRK, James R         Head   Mar  45   Gardener (Domestic)    Scotland
KIRK, Mary            Wife   Mar  43   -                      Scotland
KIRK, Jane Helen      Dau    -     8   -                      Blackburn, Lancashire
KIRK, James Alex      Son    -     6   -                      Blackburn, Lancashire
KIRK, William Ellel   Son    -     4   -                      Ellel, Lancashire
KIRK, Stephen         Son    -     1   -                      Cantsfield, Lancashire

Piece: 3998   Folio: 14   Page: 9 
Registration District: Lunesdale   Civil Parish: Cantsfield
Address: Thurland Mill, Cantsfield, Lancashire.










Children of James R Kirk and Mary (?)









Mary (?)


ID# 20618, b. 1857


Pedigree






From about 1879, her married name was Kirk.






  

Birth: 
Mary (?) was born in 1857 
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Marriage: 
Mary (?) married James R Kirk about 1879 
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Mary (?) appeared in the 1901 census at
Thurland Mill, Cantsfield, Lancashire, England.
 On 31 March 1901:-

KIRK, James R         Head   Mar  45   Gardener (Domestic)    Scotland
KIRK, Mary            Wife   Mar  43   -                      Scotland
KIRK, Jane Helen      Dau    -     8   -                      Blackburn, Lancashire
KIRK, James Alex      Son    -     6   -                      Blackburn, Lancashire
KIRK, William Ellel   Son    -     4   -                      Ellel, Lancashire
KIRK, Stephen         Son    -     1   -                      Cantsfield, Lancashire

Piece: 3998   Folio: 14   Page: 9 
Registration District: Lunesdale   Civil Parish: Cantsfield
Address: Thurland Mill, Cantsfield, Lancashire.










Children of Mary (?) and James R Kirk









James Alex Kirk


ID# 20620, b. 1894


Pedigree


  

Birth: 
James Alex Kirk was born in 1894 at Blackburn, Lancashire, England, 
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James Alex Kirk was the son of James R Kirk and Mary (?)






James Alex Kirk appeared in the 1901 census at
Thurland Mill, Cantsfield, Lancashire, England.
 On 31 March 1901:-

KIRK, James R         Head   Mar  45   Gardener (Domestic)    Scotland
KIRK, Mary            Wife   Mar  43   -                      Scotland
KIRK, Jane Helen      Dau    -     8   -                      Blackburn, Lancashire
KIRK, James Alex      Son    -     6   -                      Blackburn, Lancashire
KIRK, William Ellel   Son    -     4   -                      Ellel, Lancashire
KIRK, Stephen         Son    -     1   -                      Cantsfield, Lancashire

Piece: 3998   Folio: 14   Page: 9 
Registration District: Lunesdale   Civil Parish: Cantsfield
Address: Thurland Mill, Cantsfield, Lancashire.