Thomas Fitzwilliam

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • "The Bathes of Drumcondra", Reportorium 1(2) 1956, p.328-330.

1. Richard Fitzwilliam, of Merrion, Baggotrath and Dundrum,
   lived at Baggotrath,
   supporter of his 1st cousin Garret Og Fitzgerald, 9th Earl of Kildare,
   mar Catherine Bathe,
   died at Baggotrath 1528, when still a young man [Ball, vol.2, 1903],
   at death left bequest to the Church of Merrion,
   bur White Friars' Monastery, Dublin [between Aungier St and St.Patrick's Cathedral],
   [Burkes Extinct] must be WRONG to say he died 20th Dec 1541,
   had issue:
   1. Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, Kt, born c.1519.

   2. Michael Fitzwilliam, of Donamore, Co.Meath,
      mar Mary Preston and had issue:
      1. Elizabeth Fitzwilliam,
         mar Gerald Fitz-Gerald [unidentified, executed after rebellion].

   3. Katherine Fitzwilliam,
      mar John Cashell,
      living as widow at Baggotrath by 1568,
      died at Baggotrath 1574 (see BAGGOTRATH in [Ball, vol.2, 1903], which quotes her will).

2. Sir William Fitzwilliam,
   started in service of William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton (cr 1537, died 1543),
   granted the manor of Celbridge, Co.Kildare, 1537,
   member of the Privy Council, knighted by Edward VI (reigned 1547-53),
   spoken of by Queen Elizabeth (reigned 1558-1603) as a person who stood high in her esteem [Ball, vol.2, 1903],
   lived at Windsor,
   mar Jane Travers [sister of Sir John Travers],
   died c.1560, having had issue:
   1. Catherine Fitzwilliam,
      mar Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston and had issue.

3. Alison Fitzwilliam,
   mar 1524 to Christopher Ussher and had issue,
   by this marriage Donnybrook (then only lands, no castle) passed into the Ussher family,
   though the Fitzwilliams retained the profitable mill of Donnybrook.

• White Friars' Monastery, Aungier St, Dublin, was dissolved shortly afterwards in 1539.
• There is now a new church there, which supposedly contains the remains of St.Valentine.

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