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     John de Burgh was born circa 1290.¹ He was the son of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Guînes.¹ He married Elizabeth de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Joan of Acre, on 30 September 1308 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, England^G.¹ He died on 18 June 1313 at Galway, County Galway, Ireland^G.¹

     Sir Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Lord Verdun was born on 8 September 1278.² He was the son of Theobald de Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun and Margery de Bohun.³ He married, firstly, Maud de Mortimer, daughter of Sir Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer and Marguerite de Fiennes, on 29 July 1302 at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England^G.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Joan of Acre, on 4 February 1315/16.² He died on 27 July 1316 at age 37 at Alton Castle, Alton, Staffordshire, England^G.²
     He gained the title of 2nd Lord Verdun.¹ He lived at Alton, Staffordshire, England^G.⁴

     Roger d'Amorie, 1st Lord d'Amorie was the son of Gilbert d'Amorie.³ He married Elizabeth de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Joan of Acre, in 1317.⁴ He died in 1322.¹ He was buried at Ware Priory, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁵
     In 1310 he obtained from the crown (and confirmed by Parliament) the manors of Sandall, Yorkshire, Haighton, Oxfordshire, and Faulkeshall, Surrey and 100 marks per annum to be paid out of the exchequer.³ He fought in the Scottish Wars.³ He held the office of Governor of Glocuester Castle.³ He held the office of Governor of Knaresborough Castle.³ He held the office of Governor of St. Briavel's Castle.³ He held the office of Warden of the Forest of Dene.³ He was created 1st Lord d'Amorie [England by writ] in 1317.² In 1321/22 he was attainted.⁵

     Margaret Teyes married Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer, son of Ralph de Monthermer, Earl of Gloucester and Joan of Acre.¹ She died in 1349.¹

     Duncan MacDuff, 8th Earl of Fife was born in 1285.² He was the son of Duncan MacDuff, 7th Earl of Fife.³ He married Mary de Monthermer, daughter of Ralph de Monthermer, Earl of Gloucester and Joan of Acre, after 1306.² He died in 1353.²
     He gained the title of 8th Earl of Fife.¹

     Marie d'Evreux was the daughter of Louis de France, Comte d'Evreux and Marguerite d'Artois.^1,2 She married Jan III Hertog van Brabant en Limburg Herzog von Niederlothringen, son of Jean II de Brabant, Duc de Brabant and Margaret of England, in 1314.² She died on 30 October 1335.^1,2

     Henry Hawkins, 1st and last Baron Brampton of Brampton was born on 14 September 1817 at Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Hawkins and Susanna Pearse.¹ He married, firstly, Hannah T. Casey before 1886.² He married, secondly, Jane Louisa Reynolds, daughter of Henry Francis Reynolds and Catherine (?), on 17 August 1887.² He died on 6 October 1907 at age 90 at 5 Tilney Street, Park Lane, London, England^G, without issue.¹ His will was proven (by probate), at over £141,000 gross and net.²
     He was educated at Bedford School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple on 16 April 1839.¹ He was a Special Pleader in 1841.¹ He was a barrister on 3 May 1843.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1858.³ He was a Bencher of the Middle Temple on 10 January 1859.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court on 2 November 1876.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor on 28 November 1876.² He retired on 1 January 1899 with a pension of £3,500.² He was created 1st Baron Brampton of Brampton, co. Huntingdon [U.K.] on 27 January 1899.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 7 March 1899.²
     On his death, his barony became extinct.²
     Gibss writes that he "was highly successful at the Bar, was associated with Coleridge as one of the leading Counsel against the claimant in the famous Tichborne case, and was a brilliant cross-examiner, but did not make a great judge."²

     Hugh de Bohun was born circa 1303.¹ He was the son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet.¹ He died in 1305.¹

     Lady Eleanor de Bohun was born in 1304.¹ She was the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet.¹ She married, firstly, James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde, son of Sir Edmond Butler and Lady Joan FitzGerald, in 1327.² She married, secondly, Sir Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth before 30 April 1344.² She died in 1363.¹
     From 1327, her married name became Butler. After her marriage, Lady Eleanor de Bohun was styled as Countess of Ormonde between 16 October 1328 and 31 October 1328. From 1343, her married name became Dagworth.

     James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1305.¹ He was the son of Sir Edmond Butler and Lady Joan FitzGerald.² He married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet, in 1327.³ He died on 6 January 1337.³
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1326.³ He was created 1st Earl of Ormonde [Ireland] between 16 October 1328 and 31 October 1328.^1,3