John Beresford PC (1738 - 1805)

Born 14 Mar 1738 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Constantia (Ligondès) Beresford — married 12 Nov 1760 (to 1770) in Ireland

Husband of Barbara (Montgomery) Beresford — married 4 Jun 1774 (to 1788) in Ireland

Descendants

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John Beresford was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

He was the Taster of Wines for the Port of Dublin.

The Right Honourable John Beresford was a privy councillor for Great Britain and Ireland.

He m. (1) Annette Constantia de Ligondès (d. 26 Oct 1770) 4s. 5da. and (2) 4 June 1774 Barbara Montgomery 3s. 5da.

Children By Annette Constantia de Ligondès

1. Marcus Beresford (b. 14 Feb 1764; m. 24 Feb 1791 Frances-Arabella Leeson)
2. George de la Poer Beresford (b. 19 Jul 1765), Bishop of Kilmore
3. John Claudius Beresford (b. 23 Oct 1766; m. 3 Mar 1795 Elizabeth Menzies)
4. Charles Cobbe Beresford (b. 22 Oct 1770)
5. Catherine Beresford (b. 28 Sep 1761; m. Henry Theophilus Clements)
6. Elizabeth Beresford (b. 24 NOv 1762, d. 15 Aug 1783)
7. Anne Constantia (b. 16 Apr 1768; m. (1) 7 Jan 1790 Robert Uniacke, (2) in 1805 Robert Doyne
8. Jane Beresford (b. 13 Jun 1769 m. Oct 1788 George Hill)
9. Araminta Beresford
10. Clara Beresford (m. 10 Sep 1813 Rev. James Spencer Knox)

Children by Barbara Montgomery

1. William Barre Beresford (b. 12 May 1780 d. 29 May 1782)
2. James Hamilton Beresford (b. 18 Feb 1782 d. 7 Nov 1806)
3. Henry Barre Beresford (25 Sep 1784)
4. Hannah Beresford (b. 16 May 1775)
5. Barbara Beresford (b. 8 July 1776 d. 8 May 1786)
6. Frances Honoria Beresford (b. 3 Sep 1777) married James White, Banker in 1805
7. Anna Maria Beresford (b. 30 Oct 1778 d. 11 Oct 1779)
8. Elizabeth Beresford (b. 27 Jan 1786)

Research Notes

He commonly has the name 'de la Poer' appended to his surname, but he never officially changed his name nor did he have a middle name.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Debrett's Peerage p. 900

• http://thepeerage.com/p2688.htm#i26879
• Burke's PEERAGE (1913), pp. 1961-2
• BERESFORD, Hon. John (1738-1805), of Abbeville, co. Dublin and Walworth, co. Londonderry. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986
• Jupp, P. J. "Beresford, John (1738–1805), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 21 Jun. 2018.
• The Monthly Miscellany, or, Gentleman and Lady's Complete Magazine (R. Snagg, R. Cruttwell & Hodson & Johnson, London, 1774) Vol. 2, Page 54