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Colonel Edward Smythe Stafford of Mayne

High Sheriff of Louth 1777 (S05). Grand Chamberlain at the court of the Hague and a Colonel in the service of the Duke of Brunswick; returned to England c.1792 (S03). m. 1st Frances Palmer (no issue); 2nd Mary Agnew of Howlish, Co. Durham.

Born
c.1747, Mayne, Co. Louth
Died
1802, Co. Louth
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Events

  • 1777 High Sheriff of Co. Louth.
  • before 1792 Left the British service young and entered that of the Duke of Brunswick; Grand Chamberlain at the court of the Hague and a Colonel in the service of that Duchy; returned to England about 1792.

Sources

  • S01 Pedigree of the Family of Howard Stafford of Mayne, County of Louth, Ireland
  • S02 Howard-Stafford 2 Parchment (typed transcription + 5 scans)
  • S03 Howard-Stafford 1 Notes
  • S05 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland