CO BORROWES. BOREOWES, Sir Erasmus Dixok (1645, 1.), a major in the army, has Burmese War and Indian Mutiny me- dals, high sheriff co. Kil- dare 1 8 73, s. his father as i»th Baronet in 1866; b. 19April,1831;m.l4Aug. 1851, Frederica Esten, eldest dau. of Brigadier- General Hutchinson, and has 2 sons and 2 daus. (1) Kildare, capt. 11th hus- sars, was extra A.D.C. to L.L. Ireland; b. 21 Sept. 1852. (2) Eustace, b. 31 Dec. 1866. (3) Clara Ellen, m. 31 Mar. 1875, to Duncan Matheson, capt. 6 th or Inniskilling dragoons 1880, and has a son and dau. A son, b. 10 Dec. 1880.— ■Vinifred EUen. (4) Flora. Arms — Or, on a cross gu. (the red cross of De Burgh) five mullets pierced arg.; in the dexter chief, a lion passant guardant of the second. Crest — A lion sejant gardant arg. murally crowned or. Motto — Xon vi virtute. Peat— Barretstone Castle, Ballymore Eustace, Xaas, co. Kil- dare. ILincage. SIR ERASMUS BORROWES [eldest son of Henry Bor- rowes, the first of Giltown, co. Kildare (son of Erasmus Aborough, of Calais), and his wife Catherine, dau. of Alex- amler Eustace, of (Jraugemore, co. Kildare], high sheriff 1641/2, and during the Irish Rebellion of that year was created a Baronet by Charles I. patent dated 11 Feb. 1645 ; he m. Sarah, dau. of "Walter AVeldon, Esq. of Athy (Bart.), and had with other issue a son, SIR WALTER. 2nd Baronet, high sheriff co. Kildare 1672; d. 1685, having m. 1st— 16 Feb. 1656, Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald, 3rd dau. of George 16th Earl of Kildare (called tlie Fairy Earl); she d. 3 Aug. 1681. He m. 2ndly, Margaret, 5th dau. of Sir Adam Loftus, P.O. II. P. By his 1st wife he had a son, SIR KILDARE, 3rd Baronet ; d. Nov. 1709, having m. EUzabeth, dau. of Sir Richard Dixon; she d. 11 Mar. 1745, leaving with other issue a son, SIR WALTER DIXON, 4th Baronet, M.P. Athy, heir of his uncle Robert Dixon, 1725 ; d. 9/12 June, 1741, having m. 18 Mar. 1720, Mary, dau. and coheir of Capt. Edward Pottinger (Bakt.), and had with other issue a son, SIR KILDARE DIXOX, 5th Baronet, M.P. co. Kildare, 1745, sheriff 1751 ; b. ; d. 22 June, 1790 having m. 1st— Feb. 1759. Elizabeth, only dau. and heir of John Short, Esq. of Grange, Queen's co.; she d. 23 Aug. 1766, having had an only survi^-ing son, [1] Sir Erasmus, s. as 6th Baronet. SIR KILDARE m. 2ndly— May, 1769, Jane, dau. of Joseph Higginson, Esq. of Mount Offaley, co. Kildare, and had wth other issue 3 sons, [2] William, m. to Angelina, only dau. of Right Hon. Sir Michael Smith, Bart, and widow of Smith Steel, Esq. (Bart e.xt.); she d. s. p. 9 Feb. 1808, aged 38. [3] Joseph, rector of Ballina ; b. ; d. 31 Jan. 1840, having m. Anne Trench, sister of Frederic, 1st Lord Ashtown; she d. 20 Mar. 1858, having had a dau. Mart, d. 31 Aug. 1880, having m. 1844, to Hart- stonge Robinson, Esq. y.c. called to the Irish Bar 1814, chairman of Q.s. for cos. Carlow and Sligo for 30 years (brother of Sir Brj-an Robinson and uncle of Admiral Sir Hercules Robinson, g.c.m.g. governor of Kew South Wales, and Sir William C. F. Robinson, governor and commander- in-chief Western Australia, see Laxgrisue) ; he d. 23 May, 1874, having had a son and dau. (1) Kildare Christopher Robinsox, bar.-at-law it 1870- b. 18 April, 1847; m. 17 Feb. 1881, Sarah Matilda, youngest dau. of late Lieut.-Col. Paton, of Grandhome, Aberdeen- shire. (2) Anna Elizabeth, m. 23 Mar. 1865, to William Knipe major 86th regt. and has a son and 2 daus. ' Christopher Kxipe, b. 24 June, 1870. [4] Robert, of Giltown, co. Kildare; b. 1778; d. 13 June, 1850, having m. Charlotte, dau, of Samuel Madden, Esq. of Hilton, CO. Monaghan ; she d. 17 Feb. 1857, having had a son and 5 daus. (1) Robert Higginson Borrowes, late major Kildare rifles, capt. 13th light dragoons, J.p. and D.L. co. Kildare, b. 25 Sept. 1826 ; m. 9 June, 1859, Hon. Louisa Katherine Browne, 3rd dau. of John Cavendish, 3rd Lord Kilmaine ; she d. 14 Jan. 1877. (2) Jane Harriette, d. April , 1877, having m. 4 Nov. 1863, to Hans Hendrick, Esq. of Kerdiffstown, co. Kildare, who d. s. p. (3) Emily, m. 1848, to William Roche, of Buttevant Castle, CO. Cork, late 60th rifles (Bart.) (4) Elizabeth, m. 8 July, 1844, to William Butler Cramer- Roberts, Esq. of Thornton, Kildare, late Bengal cav. ; he d. s. p. 28 July, 1870 (COGHILL— BART.) (5) Gertrude, m. 1st — 26 Jime. 1849, to Richard Bourke, Esq. nephew of John, 4th Earl of Mayo, ; he d. 21 May, 1856, having had issue. She re-m. 12 Aug. 1858, to Anthony North Peat, Esq. attach^ au Ministere de I'lnterieur, Paris, and had an only son, Victor PE.VT, b. 21 Mar. 1860 ; drowned 7 Sept. 1877. (6) Emily, d. s. p. having m. to late Yen. T. Kingsburj-, arch- deacon of Killala. SIR ERASMUS DIXON, 6th Baronet, b. 20 Dec. 1759 ; d. 19 Sept. 1814, ha^'ing m. 1783, Henrietta de Robillard, youngest dau. of Very Rev. Arthur Champagne, dean of Clonmacnoise (E. GRAXARD) ; she d. 18 June, 1807, having had with other issue 2 sons and 3 daus. [1] Sir Walter Dixon, 7th Baronet, d. unm. 7th Mar. 1834. [2] Sir Erasmus, s. as 8th Baronet.
- [3] Marianne, m. 1820, to Hans Hendrick, Esq. of Kerdifls-
towTi, Naas, co. Kildare, who d. 2 Feb. 1871, having had a son and 2 daus. (1) Thomas Hexdrick, J.P. Kildare, b. 27 Sept. 1830, imm. (2) Elizabeth Louisa, m. 1849, to Henrj' de Burgh, of Bel- camp Hutchinson, J.p. D.L. who d. s. p. July, 1876. (3) Charlotte Margaret, m. Feb. 1853, to Jlichael Ayhner, of Courtoun, co. Kildare, J.P. (Bart.), and has 3 sons and a dau. [4] Harriet. [5] Elizabeth, she d. 14 May, 1873. having m. 22 April, 1816, to Very Rev. James Stannus, dean of Ross, rector of Lisbum, and had 4 sons and 3 daus. SIR ERASMUS DIXON, 8th Baronet, rector of Ballyroan, Queen's co.; b. 21 Sept. 1799; d. 27 May. 1866, having m. Mar. 1825, Harriet, 4th dau. of Henry Hamilton, Esq. of Ballymacoll. co. Meath ; she d. having had vith other issue 2 sons and 2 daus. (1) Sir Erasmus Dixon, 9th and present Baronet. (2) Walter Joseph, major, Queen's co. militia, b. 23 Sept. 1834. (3) Henrietta Maria, m. 5 June, 1845, to Henry Meade Hamil- ton, C.B. major-gen. in the army, A.Q.M.G. Crimea, comd. 12th foot in New Zealand war 1863 6. lieut.-col. brigade depot Bury St. Edmimds 1873/4, at E.xeter 1875, K.M. and has 4 sous and 2 daus. (1) Gilbert Henrv Claud Hamiltox. b. 31 Jan. 1853.— (2) Bruce Meade, b. 7 Dec. 1857.— (3) Hubert Ion Wetherall, b. 27 June, 1861.— (4) Keith Randolph, b. 28 Feb. 1871. (5) Edith Althea, m. 14 Mar. 1878, to Col. Sir (Jeorge Pome- roy Pomeroy-CoUey, K.c.s.l. c.B. c.M.G. (V. Harbertox), who fell in Boer campaign 27 Feb. 1881. (6) Kathleen Eleanor. (4) Adelaide Charlotte Marianna, m. 5 Nov. 1850, to Edward Tipping, of Bellurgau Park, co. Louth, and has 2 daus. [1] Ada Kathleen TiPPlXG, m. , 1878, to Major John Hunter Knox, 14th hussars. [2] Henrietta. HousTON-BoswALL— see Houston.
