Baron Ventry
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Baron Ventry, of Ventry in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1800 for Sir Thomas Mullins, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Ventry in the County of Kerry, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1797. The Mullins family claimed descent from the Norman
De Moleyns family. The first Baron's grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle), resumed the ancient family name of De Moleyns by Royal license in 1841. His son, the fourth Baron, sat in the House of Lords
as an Irish Representative Peer
from 1871 to 1914. Lord Ventry also assumed the additional surname of Eveleigh, which was that of an earlier ancestor. His younger son, the sixth Baron, married Evelyn Muriel Stuart Daubeny. the titles are held by their grandson, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1987. In 1966 he assumed by deed poll
the surname of Daubeney de Moleyns.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1800 for Sir Thomas Mullins, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Ventry in the County of Kerry, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1797. The Mullins family claimed descent from the Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
De Moleyns family. The first Baron's grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle), resumed the ancient family name of De Moleyns by Royal license in 1841. His son, the fourth Baron, sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
from 1871 to 1914. Lord Ventry also assumed the additional surname of Eveleigh, which was that of an earlier ancestor. His younger son, the sixth Baron, married Evelyn Muriel Stuart Daubeny. the titles are held by their grandson, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1987. In 1966 he assumed by deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
the surname of Daubeney de Moleyns.
Barons Ventry (1800)
- Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry (1736–1824)
- William Townsend Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry (1761–1827)
- Thomas Townsend Aremberg de Moleyns, 3rd Baron VentryThomas de Moleyns, 3rd Baron VentryThomas Townsend Aremberg de Moleyns, 3rd Baron Ventry was an Anglo-Irish soldier and nobleman....
(1786–1868) - Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry (1828–1914)
- Frederick Rossmore Wauchope Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry (1861–1923)
- Arthur William Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 6th Baron Ventry (1864–1936)
- Arthur Frederick Daubeney Olav Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 7th Baron Ventry (1898–1987)
- Andrew Harold Wesley Daubeney de Moleyns, 8th Baron Ventry (b. 1943)