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Diana Howard (O'Farrell)

Birthdate:
Death: before 1728
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Maj-Gen Fergus O'Farrell
Wife of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham
Mother of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham

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About Diana Howard

  • Diana O'Farrell1
  • F, #27067
  • Last Edited=1 Sep 2008
  • Diana O'Farrell was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Fergus O'Farrell.1 She married Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham, son of Francis Howard, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham and Philadelphia Pelham, on 23 February 1713.1
  • Her married name became Howard.
  • Child of Diana O'Farrell and Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham
    • Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham+1 b. 1714, d. 19 Nov 1763
  • Citations
  • [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1277. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p2707.htm#i27067 _____________________________
  • Name Diana O'Farrell [1]
  • Born of, , , Ireland
  • Father Lieutenant-General Fergus O'Farrell, b. of, , , Ireland
  • Family Francis Howard, Earl of Effingham, c. 20 Oct 1683, Kensington, Middlesex, England d. 12 Feb 1743 (Age ~ 59 years)
  • Married 23 Feb 1713 St. James', Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England [1]
  • Children
    • 1. Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham, b. Abt 1714, d. 19 Nov 1763 (Age ~ 49 years)
  • Sources
  • [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 5 p. 12 (Reliability: 3).
  • From: https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I56867&tre... _____________________________
  • The official baronage of England: showing the succession ..., Volume 1 By James William Edmund Doyle
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=B-kIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA662#v=onepage&q&...
  • Pg. 661
  • FRANCIS HOWARD I., cousin of Charles III.: Baron Howard of Effingham. B. before 1654; succ. as 6th Baron Howard of Effingham, April 26, 1681; Governor & Captain-General of Virginia, Sept. 28, 1683; m. (1) Philadelphia, d. of Sir Thomas Pelham, Bart.; m. (2) Susan (Mrs. Herbert), d. of Sir Henry Felton, Bart.; d. March 30, 1696.
  • THOMAS HOWARD I., son of Francis I. (I): Baron Howard of Effingham. B. about 1680; st. Hon. Thomas Howard, Esq., 1681-1696; succ. as 7th Baron Howared of Effingham, March 30, 1696; Guidon, 1st Troop of Horse Guards, Jan, 1706; Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark, May, 1706-Oct., 1708; m. (1) Mary Wentworth, grand-niece of Thomas, Earl of Strafford, Feb. 11, 1707; m. (2) Elizabeth, Dowager-Lady Napier, d. of JOhn Rotheram, Esq. of Much-Waltham, co. Essex; d. July 10, 1725.
  • Pg. 662
  • FRANCIS HOWARD II., brother of Thomas I.: Earl of Effingham, & Baron Howard of Effingham. B. after 1681; st. Hon. Francis Howard, Esq., [1696]-1725; Captain & Lieut-Colonel, 3rd Regt. of Foot Guards, July 26, 1722; succ. as 8th Baron Howard of Effingham, July 10, 1725; Lieutenant, & Lieut-Colonel, 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, July 15, 1731; cr. Earl of Effingham, Dec. 8, 1731; Deputy Earl Marshal of England, Dec. 13, 1731; Colonel, (20th) Regt. of Foot, July 22, 1732; Captain & Colonel, 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, June 21, 1737; Colonel of Horse, June 21, 1737; Brigadier-General, July 2, 1739; Captain & Colonel, 4th Troop of Horse Guards, Dec. 22, 1740; m. (1) Digna, d. of Major-General O'Ferrel; m. (2) Anne, sister of Robert Bristow, Esq., July, 1728; d. Feb. 12, 1743. __________________