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	List of Viscounts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of present Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
		Viscounts of the United Kingdom and of Ireland after 1801
		The Viscount Stansgate (1942, presently disclaimed by the Rt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Viscounts_in_order_of_precedence (154 words)

	LINCOLNSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on LINCOLNSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		William de Vesci claimed liberties and exemptions in Caythorpe, of which he was summoned to render account at the sheriffs tourn at Halton.
		The abbot of Peterborough, the abbot of Tupholme, the abbot of Bardney, the prior of Catleigh, the prior of Sixhills, the abbot of St Marys, York, the prioress of Stixwould and several lay owners claimed liberties and jurisdiction in their Lincolnshire estates in the I 3th century.
		The Lincolnshire rising of 1470 was crushed by the defeat of the rebels in the skirmish known as Losecoat Field near Stamford.
	100.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LI/LINCOLNSHIRE.htm (4540 words)

	devesci.htm
		The 1st Viscount de Vesci is particularly associated with the building of the present house at Abbeyleix, and the accompanying re-location of the village from a site near that house to the site of the present town of Abbeyleix.
		Lady de Vesci inherited the artistic tastes of her family, arranging the rooms at Abbeyleix with great flair, and replanting the gardens which were regularly open to the public.
		He, too, was succeeded by a nephew, John, 6th Viscount (the father of the present Viscount de Vesci), whose papers are fuller of material of this kind and document, for example, the wedding of his brother-in-law, Lord Snowden, to Princess Margaret in 1960.
	www.proni.gov.uk /records/private/devesci.htm (4430 words)

	Laois Nationalist - 2002/10/21: Abbeyleix - De Vesey trophy an annual competition
		Viscount Tom de Vesci donated a silver salver to the club to be used as a perpetual trophy and the committee decided that it be presented to the winners of an adult/junior competition.
		The trophy is dedicated to the memory of Viscount Tom’s parents John Sixth Viscount de Vesci and Susan Viscountess de Vesci.
		The committee are very appreciative of the Viscount’s generosity and they look forward to next years event and feel privileged with this newly established link between the Viscount and Abbeyleix Tennis Club.
	archives.tcm.ie /laoisnationalist/2002/10/21/story2968.asp (904 words)

	A-Z of Laois in 1837 - Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy
		In the 5th of Elizabeth, the abbey and some of its possessions, which were large, were granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormonde, and now form part of the estate of Viscount De Vesci.
		The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Leighlin, and in the patronage of Viscount De Vesci, who is impropriator of the rectory.
		An almshouse for poor widows is maintained by Lady De Vesci; and a dispensary and an infirmary are supported in the usual way.
	www.irishmidlandsancestry.com /content/laois/a-z/laois_a-b.htm (3701 words)

	Abbeyleix, Augmacart, Ballinakill, Ballyroan, Durrow, Killermogh Church of Ireland
		The house of the de Vesci family and the Church of Ireland Church were built by James Wyatt, and the estate workers were housed in some of the finest 19th century houses in the county.
		The parish comprises 11.974 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act: there are about 400 acres of bog and 300 of woodland; the soil is in general light and sandy.
		The parish church, recently erected, is a very handsome building, in the later English style, with a vaulted roof of stone and an elegant spire: the old church, which was endowed by Lord De Vesci, is not generally used.
	cashel.anglican.org /abbeyleix.shtm (301 words)

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		Flahault of Mont pellier, M. Leon PardÃ©, Inspecteur des Eaux et ForÃªts of Beauvais, M. Hickel of Versailles, M. Guinier of Nancy, M. Jouin of PlantiÃ¨res near Metz, and Mr.
		Bommer of Brussels, M. Huberty, Inspector of Forests, Verviers, and the late Baron de Selys- Longchamps, in Germany the late Herr SpÃ¤th of Berlin and the late Prof.
		838 nole i, 841 Caslanopsis chrysophylla, A. de Candolle, vi.
	djvued.libs.uga.edu /text/itgbitxt.txt (9205 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 3543
		She married Reverend Arthur Vesey, son of Thomas Vesey, 1st Viscount de Vesci and Selina Elizabeth Brooke, in 1810.
		She married Thomas Vesey, 1st Viscount de Vesci on 24 April 1769.
		She married John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci, son of Thomas Vesey, 1st Viscount de Vesci and Selina Elizabeth Brooke, on 25 August 1800.
	www.thepeerage.com /p3543.htm (313 words)

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		Daillon was replace in 1702 by a former army chaplain, Antoine Ligenier de Bonneval, who had already embraced Anglicanism and thus began a schism, a major split in the community, which lasted for 26 years.
		The turning point came when 37 familes left Dublin to worship at the French Calvinis churches in the capital, where their distince language and customes were overwhelmed in a city which was quickly growing to become one of the most populous in Europe.
		The county town, Partlaois houses a giant prison, but the best place in which to lock yourself away with the memories of the French and their decendants is the town of Abbeyleix, planned in the 17th century by the local landlord, Viscount de Vesci, a nobleman of Norman descent.
	www.angelfire.com /nh/IrishCounties/Loais.html (880 words)

	brookeb.htm
		Viscount Alanbrooke was a son of Sir Victor Brooke, and so uncle of the Prime Minister [though they were near-contemporaries, great friends and very alike in appearance].
		In April 1840, he replaced Viscount Cole who succeeded to his father's peerage, so leaving one of the county's two seats vacant, and was returned unopposed until his death in December 1854.
		D/998/27 comprises c.50 title deeds, deeds of settlement, mortgages, legal case papers, etc, 1706, 1765, 1792, 1799, 1815-1881 (with many gaps) and 1916.
	www.proni.gov.uk /records/private/brookeb.htm (9196 words)

	Tourist attractions close to the Foxrock Inn, Co Laois, Ireland
		The elegant heritage town of Abbeyleix, centred on the spacious main street, is an example of 18th century town planning by the second Viscount de Vesci.
		Two de Vesci fountain memorials are located in the town.
		Perhaps its finest feature is the suite of buildings around the Green under the gates and battlement wall which in turn enclose a tastefully designed modern primary school and the important "castle" (1713-23) one of the last large pre-Palladian houses to be built in Ireland, and which was designed by its owner William Flower.
	www.foxrockinn.com /LocalLaois.htm (1659 words)

	Viscount de Vesci -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Viscount de Vesci -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The title of Viscount de Vesci was created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Ireland) Peerage of Ireland in 1776.
		The Viscount bears the subsidiary title of Baron Knapton (1750), also in the Peerage of Ireland, and is an Irish (A member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight) baronet (1698).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vi/viscount_de_vesci.htm (138 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Introduction This reference case was submitted by the planning authority under section 5 of the 1963 Act and relates to the extraction of peat from a raised bog just south of the town of Abbeyleix in Co. Laois.
		Viscount de Vesci The Viscount, who was the previous owner of the site, has denied that the works carried out prior to 1989 were part of the proposed development of the site, consisting only of the clearance of some existing drains.
		The ecological report submitted by the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel is quoted to refute the Viscount de Vesci contention that drainage works had not proceeded before 1990.
	www.pleanala.ie /REP/RF1/RRF1078.DOC (4862 words)

	Catton: Kexby, Scoreby, and Stamford Bridge West \| British History Online
		The estate was held in 1086 by Osbern de Percy of William de Percy, despite a claim that it had belonged after the Conquest to William Malet.
		Under the Percys Scoreby was held in 1166 by Stephen the Chamberlain, (Footnote 70) and the heirs of the Chamberlains still had a mesne lordship in 1284-5, when 6 carucates were held from them by Robert de Percy, and from Robert by Anthony Bek, bishop of Durham.
		In 1246 it was held by Herbert de Neville and his wife Margery of Peter de Percy, (Footnote 96) and it had been described as their manor of STAMFORD BRIDGE in 1243.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=23020 (5214 words)

	Abbeys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		During the eighteenth century the old village of Abbeyleix was replaced by the planned village of the Viscount de Vesci.
		The only relics to have survived are the effigial tomb of Malachy O’More (1502) and a grave slab in memory of William O’Kelly (1531).
		The site of the abbey now lies within the demesne of Viscount de Vesci, probably within the vicinity of the nineteenth-century Protestant church.
	cistercians.shef.ac.uk /abbeys/abbeyleix.php (234 words)

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		Lord De Vesci was one of the first landlords to support the Bill.
		Viscount de Vesci was one of the old Grand Jury members to contest the elections for the District Councils.
		Viscount de Vesci was later co-opted onto the Council.
	www.laoisedcentre.ie /heritage/landlords.htm (6764 words)

	Abbeyleix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In the time of Queen Elizabeth I, the abbey and some of its possessions were granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormonde, and later formed part of the estate of Viscount De Vesci.
		The Manor House of the Viscount de Vesci and family and the Church of Ireland Church were built by James Wyatt and the estate workers were housed in some of the finest 19th century houses in the county.
		The living vicarage is in the diocese of Leighlin and its parton is the Viscount de Vesci.
	homepages.picknowl.com.au /robinson/abbeyleix.htm (534 words)

	Peerage of Ireland - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Peerage of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Also, if the peer holds a lower title in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, and therefore sat by such a peerage in the House of Lords, such a lower title is listed.
		Viscount Hutchinson in the Peerage of the UK The Earl of Caledon
		Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the UK The Earl of Gosford
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Peerage-of-Ireland.html (979 words)

	Mons, ANZAC and Kut, by Aubrey Herbert. Preface. Contents. Introduction. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		He married in 1910 Mary Vesey, only child of Viscount de Vesci, and in 1911 entered Parliament as Conservative member for the Yeovil Division of Somerset, a constituency which he held till his death.
		He had resigned his commission in his yeomanry regiment, the North Devon Hussars, in 1913, and consequently on the outbreak of war he was free to obtain a commission in the Irish Guards.
		He had an aversion from the wilful exclusiveness of esprit de corps and the blatancy of its gusto; though his public-school education, and his service as a regimental officer, had made him acquainted both with its exhilarations and its uses.
	www.ku.edu /carrie/texts/world_war_I/Mons/mons.htm (5006 words)

	Untitled Document
		Thomas thus acquired a reputation for good deeds, which he himself regarded as spontaneous enough, but which the friends of his youth were inclined to regard as having been inspired by his devout friend, the Bishop.
		He himself died shortly before the 1st Viscount, leaving his wife pregnant; and when the child turned out to be a boy, there was considerable excitement, in that great-grandfather Sir Henry Frederick's branch of the family once again had an heir.
		This was to Frances (Fanny) Vesey, the daughter of Viscount de Vesci, and reports varied concerning whether this was to be regarded as a good match.
	www.lordbath.co.uk /11_3.htm (18636 words)

	Dunbrody-Historical Information
		She usually carried 176 people but on one crossing, at the height of the Famine in 1847, she carried 313.
		Many of the passengers were the evicted tenants of Lord Fitzwilliam's Wicklow estates and Viscount de Vesci's Portlaoise estates.
		She carried two classes of passenger - the cabin passenger who paid between £5 and £8 and the steerage passenger who paid between £3 15s 0p and £4.
	www.dunbrody.com /historical.htm (626 words)

	Laois Nationalist: Discovering yet another piece of town’s history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Local trustees were appointed, Viscount de Vesci, provided the premises known as the Assembly Rooms, the local people raised £500 which entitled the school to a grant of £500 from the Commission out of the Preston Endowment - matching pound for pound had an attraction even then.
		The 1897 report concludes: ‘Following a speech by the Chairman Lord de Vesci the formal proceedings of the Prize Distribution finished with the National Anthem.
		Carleton afterwards calling on the boys to cheer heartily for the visitors, for their patrons (Lord and Lady de Vesci), and for Lord Justice Fitzgibbon.
	www.laois-nationalist.ie /news/story.asp?j=7143 (837 words)

	List of commissions and officials: 1890-1899 (nos. 73-102) \| British History Online
		Vesci (Footnote 2), Windsor, West, Dickinson (Footnote 2), Allen (Footnote 2), Buxton, Gordon, Graham, Grinling (Footnote 2), Hyslop (Footnote 2), Johnston, Riley Smith (Footnote 2), Walker (Footnote 2), Wharton, Wigram (Footnote 2), Young (Footnote 2) and Younger (Footnote 2) signed the final majority report.
		Lord Balfour of Burleigh; Viscount Emlyn (became Earl Cawdor in March 1898); J.B. Balfour; Sir J.T. Hibbert; C.B. Stuart-Wortley; Sir E.W. Hamilton; Sir A. Milner; C.N. Dalton; C.A. Cripps; H.E. Clare; T.H. Elliott; A. O'Connor; E.O. Smith; J. Stuart; J.L. Wharton.
		Viscount Llandaff; J.W. Mellor; Sir J.E. Dorington; Sir G.B. Bruce; A. de B. Porter; A. de C. Scott (d.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=16606 (5085 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 1362
		She married John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci, son of Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci and Lady Emma Herbert, on 4 June 1872.
		He is the son of John Eustace Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci and Susan Anne Armstrong-Jones.
		She was the daughter of John Eustace Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci and Susan Anne Armstrong-Jones.
	www.thepeerage.com /p1362.htm (602 words)

	Abbeyleix Civil Parish, Laois (Queen's) & Kilkenny counties, Ireland : Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The gentlemen's seats are Abbey Leix, the residence of Viscount de Vesci, a spacious and handsome mansion, pleasantly situated in a demesne of about 1135 statute acres, embellished with thriving plantations and with timber of stately growth; Bellview, of W.
		There are a parochial and an infants' school, a work school for girls, and another aided by subscription, together affording instruction to nearly 300 children : a school-house was erected for the parochial school by Lord de Vesci, at an expense of £250 : there are also two pay schools.
		An almshouse for poor widows is maintained by Lady De Vesci ; and a dispensary and an infirmary are supported in the usual way.
	www.from-ireland.net /lewis/laois/abbeyleix.htm (736 words)

	ETBC bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Viscount bears the subsidiary title of Baron Castle Durrow (1733), also in the Peerage of Ireland.
		The title of Viscount Doneraile has been twice created in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for members of the St Leger family.
		The Viscount bears the subsidiary title of Baron de Montalt (1785), also in the Peerage of Ireland, and is an Irish
	www.elexi.de /en/e/et/etbc.html (414 words)

	[Jewelry making - Article 00030] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Bibelot
		The fourth viscount de Vesci commissions one Sir Alfred Gilbert to make a little doo-dad for the wife.
		I'm sure the viscount's refrain echoes with familiarity in the ears of all married men.
		It was presented to the viscount's wife as a silver wedding anniversary gift in 1896.
	www.ganoksin.com /orchid/archive/200510/msg00030.htm (399 words)

	A Treasure Trove of Heritage in Ireland, Co. Laois
		From the Bronze Age to the stately architecture of Gandon, the county is replete with splendid historical treasures -an Aladdin's Cave for heritage enthusiasts.
		A fine planned estate town, Abbeyleix was established by Viscount de Vesci.
		Its round tower was destroyed in the 18th century, but the surviving ruins include one of the country ’s finest Romanesque doorways.
	www.laoistourism.ie /TreasureTrove.asp (1115 words)

	The de Vesci Seal by Sir Alfred Gilbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The de Vesci Seal by Sir Alfred Gilbert
		In 1896, the 4th Viscount de Vesci presented it to his wife (née Lady Evelyn Charteris) on their silver wedding anniversary.
		The figure in armour which surmounts the seal holds two shields enamelled respectively with the arms of Vesey and Charteris.
	www.victorianweb.org /sculpture/gilbert/31.html (147 words)

	Accommodation - Abbeyleix, Mountrath, Ballacolla, Clough, Aghaboe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Abbeyleix is an elegant heritage town, centred on the spacious main street.
		It is an example of 18th century town planning by the second Viscount de Vesci.
		Its finest feature is the suite of buildings around the Green under the gates and battlement wall.
	www.farmhostel.com /local.asp (1457 words)

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