Earl John Bligh

1767 -

• Name	John Bligh
  Title	Earl
  Born	30 Jun 1767	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	1921
  Person ID	I1921	Brownlow
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Brownlow,   b. Bef 1776,   d. 22 Dec 1831  (Age > 55 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1791	Ireland
  Children	1. Catherine Bligh,   b. 18 Jun 1792,   d. 10 Jan 1802  (Age 9 years)  [natural]   2. William Bligh,   b. 25 May 1797,   d. 18 Oct 1807  (Age 10 years)  [natural]   3. John Bligh,   b. 22 May 1793,   d. 3 Jun 1793  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   4. John Duncan Bligh,   b. 11 Oct 1798,   d. 8 May 1872  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   5. Mary Bligh,   d. 18 Jun 1823  [natural]   6. James Bligh  [natural]   7. Elizabet Bligh,   d. 13 Nov 1872  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  More About JOHN BLIGH: Title (Facts Page): 4th Earl of Darnley John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley was born on 30 June 1767.3 He was the son of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley and Mary Stoyte.1,3 He married Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Brownlow and Catherine Hall, on 26 August 1791.3 He died on 17 March 1831 at age 63.3 John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Clifton of Rathmore, co. Meath [I., 1721] on 31 July 1781.1 He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 31 July 1781.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Darnley, co. Meath [I., 1725] on 31 July 1781.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Darnley of Athboy, co. Meath [I., 1723] on 31 July 1781.1 In 1829 he unsuccessfully petitioned Parliament for the title Duke of Lennox, through his descent from the 6th Duke of Lennox's sister, Catherine.3