William Humprys Mervyn Archdall (1813 - 1899)

Born 6 Jun 1813 in Ireland

Ancestors

Died 23 Jun 1899 at age 86 in Castle Archdall, County Fermanagh, Ireland

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Biography

William Archdall was born in Ireland.

William Humphrys Archdall (6 June 1813 - 23 June 1899), also known as Archdale, was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.

Archdall was the son of Edward Archdall of Riversdale and Castle Archdale and his wife Matilda Humphrys, daughter of William Humphrys of Ballyhaise Cavan.

Archdall married Emily Mary Maude, daughter of Rev. John Charles Maude in 1845. She died in 1892[1] He married secondly, in 1894, Matilda Mary Alley, daughter of William Alley^[1] [2]

Had an brother Mervyn Edward Archdall who represented the county of Fermanagh up to 1874 when William took the seat that year and in 1880.

He succeeded his brother as head of the family, and in 1896 changed his name, by Royal Licence to William Humphrys Mervyn Archdale, in accordance with the will of his uncle, Gen. Mervyn Archdale. [Lord Belmont notes] Died in 1899 at Castle Archdale aged 86.^[2][3]^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Irish Civil RecordsSR District/Reg Area - Kilkeel Marriage of WILLIAM ARCHDALE and MATILDA ALLEY on 28 February 1894 Party 1 Name WILLIAM ARCHDALE Party 2 Name MATILDA ALLEY Date of Event 28 February 1894 Group Registration ID 2144123 SR District/Reg Area Kilkeel Image
2. ↑ Irish Civil RecordsSR District/Reg Area - Irvinestown Death of WILLIAM ARCHDALE in 1899 Name WILLIAM ARCHDALE Date of Death 1899 Group Registration ID 4350849 Deceased Age at Death 86 Image
3. ↑ [PRONI Will Calendars Surname :Archdale Forename : William Humphrys Mervyn Date of Death : 23 June 1899 Date of Grant : 4 December 1899 Reseal Date : Registry : Armagh Effects : Effects £17,648 14s. 10d.No Image Full Abstract : Administration of the estate of William Humphrys Mervyn Archdale late of Castle Archdale County Fermanagh Esquire D.L. who died 23 June 1899 granted at Armagh to Matilda Mary Archdale of Castle Archdale Widow.

• Wikipedia.

• Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland.

• Trimble, W. Copeland, ‘’The History of Enniskillen, with some references to the Manors in Co. Fermanagh and other subjects’’, Volume 1 (1919): https://archive.org/details/historyofenniski00trimrich

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