SHANNON — SHEFFIELD. 123 Clonakflty, 1793-97; for co. Cork, 1798— 1800, and again [tT.K.], 1801-07 ; Clerk of the Pells fL], 1808 ;(") sue. to the peerage, as above, 20 May 1807 ; P.O. [I.] ; I* Lieut, of co, Cork ; K.P , •'! Nov. 1H0S, being inst., 29 .June 1 809. He m. 9 June 1798, at Clunuicll, Sarah, 4th da. of John Hyde, of Castle Hyde, co. Cork, by Sarah, da. of Benjamin BtlKTON, of Burton Hall, co. Carlow. She d, 6 Sep. 1820, in Hamilton Place, Hyde l'ark, aged -10. He d. 22 April 1S42, aged 71, in Comiaught Terrace, Hyde Park. Will pr. May 1812. IV. 1SI2. 4- Richard (Boyle), Earl of Shannon, &c. [I.], also Baron Carleton [G.B.], 2d hut 1st surv. 8. and h.,() b. at Castle Martyr. 12 May 1809 ; styled VjSCOtHW BuTU till 18 42 ; mat. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 10 May 1827 ; M.P. fur co. Cork, 1880-32 : sue. to t/ic peerai/c, as above. 22 April 1S42; 'Hon Col. 'West Cork Art. militia, 1854. He m. 22 May 1882, at St. Geo. Han. iq., Emily Henrietta, yst. da. of Loid George Seymour (7th s. of Hugh, 1st Marquess ok Hertford), by Isabella, da. ami coheir of Hev. the Hon. George Hamilton. He d. 1 Aug. 18118, at St. Ann's Hill, Cork, aged 59. His widow d. 1 Dec. 1887, at 95 Piccadilly. V. ISG8. 5. Henry Hentinck (Hoyle), Earl of Shannon, &c. [I.], also Baron Carlkton [G.B.]. 1st s. and feu, b. 22 Nov. 1833, in St. George's Place; styled Viscount BOTLK, 1842-68 ; Attache to the Legation at Frankfort, 1852, and to that at Vienna, 1852-53 ; sue. to the peerage, as above, 1 Aug. 1868; Hon. Col. West Cork Art. mil.. 1871. He m. firstly, 12 July 1859, at St. Geo. Han. si)., Blanche Kinina, 3d da. of Henry (Lasceli.es), 3d Karl ok Harewood, by Louisa, oi. of Thonms (ThynnkI, 2d Mahqukss of Bath. She, who was b. 18 Aug. 1837, d. ,as Viscountess Boyle) 20 Dec. 1868, at 9 Portugal street, Mayfair, aged 26. He m. secondly, 14 Jan. 186S, at Sutton Col.lfield, co. Warwick, Julia Charlotte, 6th and yst. da. of Sir William Kdmund Oradock- H artopp, 3d Bart., by Jane Mary, da. of Henry Bloomlield KeanE. He d. S Feb. 1890, at Castle Martyr afsd., and was bur. at Orsett, co. Essex, aged 56. His widow living 1895. VI. 1890. 6. Richard Henry (Boyle), Earl of Shannon, Vis- count Boyle of I'.andon, and Baron ok Castle Martyr [1756] in the peerage of Ireland, also Baron Carleton [1786], in that of Great Britain, 1st 8. and h. by Brat wife, b. 15 May 1860 ; styled Viscount Boyle, 1868-90; ed. at Eton ; Lieut. Kille Brigade, 1880-82 ; settled in Canada as a ranehe owner in 1883 and was a member of the Canadian Pari. ; sue. to the peerage, as above, 8 Feb. 1890. Family Estates. — These, in 1SS3, consisted of 11,232 acres in co. Cork, valued at £12,319 a year. Principal Residence Castle Martyr, near Cove, co. Cork. SHEFFIELD [Ireland and co. York.] also SHEFFIELD OF DUNAMORE, and SHEFFIELD OF ROSCOMMON. Barony [[.] j_ j onN - Baker-Holroyd, formerly Holroyd, of ] i7g] Sheffield Place,(<) in Fletchiug, co. Sussex, and Lireave Hall, near Ferrybridge, co. York, 2d but 1st surv. s. of Isaac Holroyd, I. 1783. of Dunamore, co. Meath, Barrister at Law, by Dorothy, da. of tj „ Daniel Baker, of Peun, co. Bucks, was b. about 1735 ; entered arony [U.K.J the army, 1760, and, having sue. to the estates in the counties of I. .80' York, Bucks, aud Midx., of his maternal uncle, the llev. James Baker, assumed in 1768 the name of Sate' in addition to that Earldom [I.] of Holroyd. lie raised a regiment of Light Dragoons (called the r l qi p 22d or Sussex) in 1779 of which he was Colonel ; was M.P. for 10i0 - Coventry, 1780, aud subsequently (when an Irish Peer) for Bristol ; took an active part in suppressing the Gordon (") On the abolition of this office (Clerkship of the Pells) he had an annual pension «f i'3, 133. ( b ) An elder son, Richard, was 6. 22 Feb. 1802, at Castle Martyr, and d. next year. W This well-known property, belonging formerly to the families of Howard, Sack- ydle, Nevill, and West, he had purchased in 1769, for £31,000, from Lord Delawarr. I'i'uw this he undoubtedly took his earlier title of Sheffield, so that the granting to
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