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William Alington, 1st Baron Alington

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Birthplace: Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
Death: circa October 1648 (29-46)
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
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Son of Sir Giles Alington of Horseheath and Dorothy Alington
Husband of Elizabeth Tollemache
Father of Elizabeth Ernle; Maj.-Gen William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington and Catherine Jacob
Brother of Dorothy Leventhorpe; Susan Appleton; Anne Fanshawe; Katherine Tate and Mary Hatton

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About William Alington, 1st Baron Alington

William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard (baptised 14 March 1610/1611, buried 25 October 1648) was an Irish peer, the son of Sir Giles Alington. He was created 1st Baron Alington of Killard, on 28 July 1642.

He married Elizabeth Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet, before 1 October 1631. They had at least 4 children.

  • Elizabeth Alington, christened 16 Sep 1635 - Bottisham, Staine, Cambs., England (Later married Charles Seymour)
  • Giles Alington, 2nd Baron Alington of Killard (b. bt 1641 - 1648, d. c Mar 1659/60)
  • William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard (b. bef. 1641, d. 1 Feb 1684/85)
  • Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington of Killard (christened 03 Aug 1641 - Horseheath, Linton, Chilford, Cambs., England -1722/23)

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alington,_1st_Baron_Alington

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  • William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard1
  • M, #4415, b. 14 March 1610/11, d. circa October 1648
  • Last Edited=21 Nov 2008
  • William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard was baptised on 14 March 1610/11 at Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England.1 He was the son of Sir Giles Alington and Lady Dorothy Cecil.1 He married Elizabeth Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Elizabeth Stanhope, before 1 October 1631.1 He died circa October 1648.1 He was buried on 25 October 1648 at Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England.1
  • He was created 1st Baron Alington of Killard, co. Cork [Ireland] on 28 July 1642.1 He lived at Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England.1 He lived at Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England.1
  • Children of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard and Elizabeth Tollemache
    • 1.Hon. Elizabeth Alington+2
    • 2.William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard+3 b. b 1641, d. 1 Feb 1684/85
    • 3.Giles Alington, 2nd Baron Alington of Killard4 b. bt 1641 - 1648, d. c Mar 1659/60
    • 4.Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington of Killard3 b. 3 Aug 1641, d. 11 Feb 1722/23
  • Citations
  • 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 106. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • 2.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 641.
  • 3.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 108.
  • 4.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 107.
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p442.htm#i4415
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  • ALINGTON, William, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard [I] (c.1634-85), of Horseheath, Cambs. and Southampton Square, Bloomsbury.
  • b.c. 1634, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of William, 1st Baron Alington [I] of Horseheath, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Bt., of Helmingham, Suff. educ. Padua 1652. m. (1) Catherine (d. 19 Nov. 1662), da. and h. of Sir Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope, 1da. d.v.p.; (2) lic. 30 July 1664 (aged about 30), Juliana (d. 14 Sept. 1667), da. of Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; (3) 15 July 1675, Lady Diana Russell (d. 13 Dec. 1701), da. of Sir William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, wid. of Sir Greville Verney of Compton Verney, Warws., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. bro. Mar. 1660; cr. Baron Alington of Wymondley 5 Dec. 1682.1
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/al...
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  • COMPTON, Sir William (c.1625-63), of Linton, Cambs. and Drury Lane, Westminster.
  • b. c.1625, 3rd s. of Spencer Compton†, 2nd Earl of Northampton; bro. of Sir Charles Compton and Sir Francis Compton. educ. Eton 1634-6; travelled abroad 1646-8. m. c.1651, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Bt.†, of Helmingham, Suff., wid. of William, 1st Baron Alington [I], of Horseheath, Cambs., s.p. Kntd. 12 Dec. 1643.1
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/co...
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  • Major General William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington LL (bef. 1641 – 1 February 1685) was an Irish peer.
  • Alington was the son of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington. He succeeded to the title title of 3rd Baron Alington of Killard, co. Cork circa March 1660, on the death of his brother the 2nd Baron who died without male issue. In 1664, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament.[1] He was created 1st Baron Alington of Wymondley, Hertfordshire on 5 December 1682.
  • Alington married (1) Catherine Stanhope, daughter of Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope and his wife, Katherine, before 1662.
  • He married (2) Hon. Juliana Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden on 30 July 1664.
  • He married (3) Lady Diana Russell, daughter of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford on 15 July 1675. They had two children.
    • Hon. Catherine Alington
    • Giles Alington, 4th Baron Alington
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alington,_3rd_Baron_Alington
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William Alington, 1st Baron Alington's Timeline

1610
1610
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
1621
1621
Bef. 1635
1634
1634
Bef. 1641
1648
October 1648
Age 38
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
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