Royal Warrants Vol. 5,

1868-1888.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Ireland. Genealogical Office
Summary:Royal warrants and government licenses, [mainly for change of name]; correspondence on peerage matters; proclamations by Lords Lieutenant and correspondence relating to the Order of St. Patrick and the Office of Ulster King of Arms.


Copy of warrant for holding a chapter of order of St. Patrick on Nov. 17, 1868 (pp. 1-3)

Copy of patent promoting James, Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain to be Duke of Abercorn in the Irish Peerage, Aug. 10, 1868 (pp. 4-8)

Copy of patent creating John McClintock of Drumcar, Co. Louth, to be Baron Rathdonnell of Rathdonnell in Co. Donegal, Dec. 21, 1868 (pp. 9-13)

Copies of warrants for investing Richard, Earl of Mayo, at Calcutta with the insignia of the Order of St. Patrick, Nov. 26, 1868 (pp. 16-17)

Copy of royal licence to the Rev. Mathew Coates Webb to take the name Coates in addition to and after that of Webb, Aug. 17, 1869 (pp. 20-22)

Printed copy of Ulster's Roll of the Peers of Ireland, 1869 (p. 22a)

Copy of licence to Richard Townsend of Dunbeacon, Co. Cork, to use the name Mellifont, in addition to and before the name Townsend, Dec. 14, 1869 (pp. 23-25)

Copy of royal licence to Lt. Col. William Thomas Jonas Alcock Stawell to take name Riversdale in addition to and after the names Alcock Stawell and bear the arms of Riversdale quarterly with those of Alcock Stawell Feb. 8, 1871 (pp. 26-28)

Copy of royal licence to Raymond Saville Browne to take the name Lecky in addition to and after that of Browne and bear the arms of Lecky, Mar. 4, 1871 (pp. 29-31)

Copy of royal licence to Rev. John Maunsell Massy to use the name Beresford in addition to and before the name Massy and to bear the arms of Beresford quarterly with Massy, Feb. 5, 1872 (pp. 32-35 & 59-62)

Copy of royal licence to Capt. Robert Thompson to take the name Smyth in addition to and before that of Thompson, June 6, 1871 (pp. 36-37).

Copy of royal licence to Moutray Vance Hornidge, Robert Hornidge. Junior, and Robert Hornidge to take the name Gledstanes only and quarter Gledstanes with Hornidge, July 11, 1871 (pp. 39-42)

Copy of warrant for alteration of the statutes of the Order of St. Patrick, abolishing installation, making a fixed charge of £300 and reducing the staff of officers of the Order, July 14, 1871 (pp. 43-46)

Copies of warrants for holding a chapter of the Order of St. Patrick to invest Mervyn, Viscount Powerscourt and Thomas Viscount Southwell, Aug. 2, 1871 (pp. 47-51)

Copy of warrant granting permission to the Earls of Shrewsbury and Waterford to carry a white wand as Lord High Stewards of Ireland, Sept. 15, 1871 (pp. 52-55)

Copy of warrants for holding a chapter of the order of St. Patrick on Dec. 30, 1871 (pp. 56-58)

Copy of royal licence to William Alexander Erskine West, late of Delgany in Co. Wicklow, to take the name Erskine in addition to and after that of West and to quarter Erskine, April 25, 1872 (pp. 69-72)

Copy of royal licence to Daniel Tighe of Rossana, Co. Wicklow, to take the name Bunbury in addition to and after that of Tighe and to quarter Bunbury, May 2, 1872 (pp. 73-76)

Copy of warrant for the discontinuance of Fees of Honour on the creation of Knights Bachelors, Barons, Viscounts, Earls, Marquesses and Dukes of Ireland and correspondence as to the financial adjustments necessary thereon, May 17, 1872 (pp. 77-81 & 84-85)

Note that the City Assembly Book of Limerick is to be restored to the City of Limerick, Dec. 9, 1872 (p. 89)

Copy of royal warrant to Arthur William Ball of Abbeylara in Co. Longford to take the name Shirley in addition to and before Ball, Mar. 12, 1873 (pp. 93-95)

Copy of royal licence to Samuel Winter of Clover Hill, Co. Cavan, to take the name Sanderson only and to quarter Sanderson, Oct. 2, 1873 (pp. 96-98)

Copy of royal licence to Gerald Normanby Dillon to take the name Fitz Gibbon only and quarter Fitz Gibbon, Nov. 8, 1873 (pp. 99-102)

Copy of royal licence to John Charles Jackson to take the name Bennett and quarter Bennett, Jan. 1, 1874 (pp. 102-105)

Copy of royal licence to John Michael Sweetman of Lamberton Park, Queen's Co., to take the name Powell in addition to and after the name Sweetman and bear the arms of Powell and Sweetman quarterly, Feb. 16, 1874 (pp. 106-108)

Copy of royal licence to William Peters Smith to take the name Chatterton in addition to and after that of Smith and quarter Chatterton, Mar. 17, 1874 (pp. 109-112)

Copy of royal licence to Hervey Browne of Aughentaine Càstle in Co. Tyrone to take the name Knox in addition to and before that of Browne and bear the arms of Knox and Browne quarterly, Mar. 16, 1874 (pp. 113-115)

Copy of royal licence to Conolly William Lecky Browne of Aughentaine Castle in Co. Tyrone to take the name Lecky after that of Browne and bear the arms of Lecky, May 12, 1874 (pp.116-119)

Copy of royal licence to Edward Lutwidge Rowan to take the name Legg in addition to and after that of Rowan, May 26, 1874 (pp. 120-122)

Copy of Treasury letter specifying the number of messengers to be employed in Ulster's Office and the salary for messengers and office keeper, 1874 (p. 123)

Copy of warrant appointing Joseph Nugent Lentaigne as Deputy for Capt. Robert Smith, Athlone Pursuivant of Arms, June 12, 1874 (pp. 124-125)

Copy of royal licence to Robert Abraham French to take the name Brewster in addition to and after that of French and bear the arms of Brewster and French quarterly, Aug. 13, 1874 (pp. 132-135)

Copy of royal licence to Mrs. Anne Wood of Woodville, Co. Sligo, to take the name Martin in addition to and after that of Wood and bear the arms of Martin and Wood quarterly, Aug. 28, 1874 (pp. 144-146)

Copy of royal licence to Sir Benjamin Morris, Knight, to take the name Wall in addition to and after his present surname, Jan. 8, 1875 (pp. 147-149)

Copy of royal licence to Daniel Baird Maturin of Newtown Stewart to take the name Baird in addition to and after the name Maturin and bear the arms of Baird, Feb. 26, 1875 (pp. 151-156)

Copy of royal licence to Lt. Col. Robert James Eustace Robertson to take the name Robertson instead of that of Eustace, Apr. 24, 1875 (pp. 157-162)

Copy of royal licence to Rev. Arthur Newburgh Haire of Ballynure, Co. Monaghan, to take the name Forster after the name Haire and bear the arms of Forster and Haire quarterly, June 16, 1875 (pp. 163-168)

Copy of royal licence to Thomas Stewart Ellison Macartney of The Palace, Clogher in Co. Tyrone, to take the name and arms of Porter only, Sept. 7, 1875 (pp. 171-174)

Copy of royal licence to Andrew Richard Wood of City of Cork to take the name Ryder in addition to and after the name Wood and bear the arms of Ryder and Wood quarterly, Dec. 6, 1875 (pp. 177-180)

Copy of royal licence to Isabella Henrietta Letitia Middleton, spinster, and Mrs. Georgina Maria Bessie Battersby, widow, of Dublin, to take the name Wybrants in addition to and after those of Middleton and Battersby respectively and bear the arms of Wybrants and Middleton quarterly, Dec. 8, 1875 (pp. 181-186)

Printed copy of Ulster's Roll of the Nobility of Ireland ranked according to their precedence, 1876 (p. 186a)

Copy of royal licence to Luke Alexander Norman to take the name Lee in addition to and before that of Norman and to bear the arms of Lee quarterly, Mar. 9, 1876 (pp. 197-402)

Copy of royal licence to Charles James Butler of Drom in Co. Tipperary to take the name Kearney in addition to and after that of Butler and bear the arms of Kearney and Butler quarterly, Apr. 20, 1876 (pp. 203-208)

Copy of royal licence to John Porter Archdall to take the name Porter and use the arms of Porter only, May 11, 1876 (pp. 211-214)

Copy of royal licence to William Alexander Shaw of Cruisetown, Co. Meath, to discontinue the surname of Shaw and use their family surname of Alexander only, June 17, 1876 (pp. 215-220)

Copy of royal licence to Thomas Robert Gage to take the name Baillie in addition to and before that of Gage and bear the arms of Baillie with those of Gage, July 6, 1876 (pp. 221-226)

Copy of warrant for holding a chapter of the Order of St. Patrick to invest William Drogo, Duke of Manchester, as a knight, Dec. 13, 1876 (pp. 227-230)

Copy of royal licence to the Hon. Edward Michael Pakenham to take the name Cooke in addition and after that of Pakenham, Dec. 8, 1876 (pp. 231-236)

Copy of royal licence to John Gore Shields and his brother Francis Webb Shields to use the name Wentworth in addition to and before that of Shields, Jan. 7, 1877 (pp. 239-242)

Investiture of William Drogo, Duke of Manchester, as a knight of St. Patrick, warrant for Programme, Mar. 3, 1877 (pp. 243-249)

Printed copy of Ulster's Roll of the Peers of Ireland, 1877 (p. 250)

Copy of royal licence to William Geale and one other to take the name Wybrants in addition to and after the name Geale and quarter Wybrants, Mar. 16, 1877 (pp. 251-256)

Copy of royal licence to Temple Leighton Phipson and one other to take the name of Wybrants in addition to and after the name Phipson and to quarter Wybrants, Mar. 16, 1877.

Copy of royal licence to Thomas Browne Brady of Newgrove, Co. Clare, to take the name Browne in lieu of that of Brady and to bear the arms of Browne only, Mar. 3, 1877 (pp. 257-262)

Copy of royal licence to Arthur John Lucas of Ballinacarriga, Co. Cork, to take the name Corban in addition to and before that of Lucas Aug. 2, 1877 (pp. 263-268)

Copy of royal licence to John Lloyd Bagot of Ballyturin, Co. Galway, to take the name Neville in addition to and before that of Bagot, Feb. 5, 1878 (pp. 269-274)

Copy of warrant of appointment of Gustavus William Lambart as Secretary of the Order of St. Patrick in place of Lowry Vesey Townley Balfour, deceased, Mar. 1, 1878 (pp. 277-282)

Copy of royal licence to John Piers Kilkelly, a minor, to take the name of Butler in lieu of that of Kilkelly, May 21, 1878 (pp. 283-288)

Copy of royal licence to Charles Russell Graham of Clonboo, Co. Tipperary, to take the name of Savage in addition to and before that of Graham and bear the arms of Graham and Savage quarterly, July 4, 1878 (pp. 289-294)

Copy of royal licence to the Rev. James Robert Alexander Haldane Chinnery to take the name Haldane in addition to and after the name Chinnery, Sept. 2, 1878 (pp. 295-300)

Copy of royal licence to Francis William Gore of Kilmore House, Co. Clare, to take the name Hickman only and bear the arms of Hickman only, Nov. 19, 1878 (pp. 301-306)

Copy of royal licence to John Vivian Ryan to take the name of Lenigan in addition to and after the name Ryan, Nov. 27, 1878 (pp. 307-312)

Note of appointment of Col. I. A. [James Alfred] Caulfield as Usher of the Black Rod of Order of St. Patrick by royal warrant dated Feb. 1, 1879 (p. 312)

Copy of royal licence to William Henry Biggs to take the name Baldwin in addition to and after that of Biggs Mar. 4, 1879 (pp. 313-317)

Copy of royal licence to Falkiner Sandes Collis to take the name Sandes in addition to and after that of Collis and bear the arms of Sandes in conjunction with arms of Collis July 8, 1879.

Copy of royal licence to Charles George Matthews to take the name Donaldson in place and instead of Matthews and to bear arms quartering Donaldson, Sept. 17, 1879 (pp. 325-330)

Copy of royal licence to George Whitelock Lloyd to take the surname Whitelock in addition to and before that of Lloyd and quarter Whitelock, Jan. 13, 1880 (pp. 331-336)

Copy of royal licence to Sir George Pomeroy Colley to take the surname Pomeroy in addition to and before that of Colley Jan. 8, 1880 (pp. 337-342)

Copy of warrant declaring H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, to be a Knight of St. Patrick, May 20, 1880 (pp. 343-348)

Copy of royal licence to the Hon. George Leopold Bellew to take the name Bryan instead of Bellew, Oct. 13, 1880 (pp. 355-360)

Copy of royal licence to John Henry Fetherston to take the name Whitney in addition to and after Fetherston and to bear the arms of Whitney and Fetherston quarterly, Nov. 1, 1880 (pp. 361-366)

Copy of royal licence to William Talbot Crosbie to take the name Talbot in addition to and before that of Crosbie, Nov. 11, 1880 (pp. 367-372)

Copy of royal licence to George Kirk Bull and Pardo Kirk Brett Bull to take the name Kirk instead of Bull and to bear the arms of Kirk, July 1, 1881 (pp. 373-378)

Copy of royal licence to Sylverius Moriarty to take the name Crumpe in lieu of Moriarty and to bear the arms of Crumpe only, July 3, 1881 (pp. 379-384)

Copy of royal licence to Henry Ernest William Fetherstonhaugh to take the name Whitney after Fetherstonhaugh quarterly, Aug. 3, 1881 (pp. 385-390)

Copy of warrant for holding a chapter of the Order of St. Patrick to invest Henry, Earl of Portarlington on Feb. 8, 1879 (pp. 391-396)

Copy of warrant for holding a chapter of the Order of St. Patrick to invest Thomas, Baron O'Hagan on Jan. 2, 1882 (pp. 397-402)

Copy of royal warrant Kenneth Howard to take the name Bury in addition to and after Howard and to bear the arms of Bury and Howard quarterly, Dec. 14, 1881 (pp. 403-408)

Copy of royal licence to Thomas Carroll to take the name Leahy in lieu of that of Carroll, Feb. 6, 1882 (pp. 409-414)

Copy of warrant appointing Bernard Burke to be Deputy for Athlone Pursuivant of the Order of St. Patrick in place of Joseph Nugent Lentaigne, resigned, Feb. 11, 1882 (pp. 415-418)

Copy of Ulster's Roll of the Peers of Ireland ranked according to their precedence for 1881 (pp. 425-432)

Copy of royal licence to Mrs. Sarah Prior that she may take the name Wandesford in addition to and after the name Prior, Aug. 30, 1882 (pp. 433-438)

Copy of royal licence to Robert Walter Travers Bowen to take the name Colthurst in addition to and after the name Bowen and to bear the arms of Colthurst and Bowen quarterly Dec. 9, 1882.

Copy of royal licence to Henry, Earl of Kingston, to take the name Tenison in addition to and after King and to bear the arms of Tenison and King quarterly, Mar. 10, 1883 (pp. 449-456)

Copy of royal licence to John Hawkes to take the name Cornock in addition to and after Hawkes and bear the arms of Cornock and Hawkes quarterly, Mar. 31, 1883 (pp. 457-462)

Copy of royal licence to John Frederic Bateman, F.R.S., to take the name La Trobe in addition to and before the name Bateman and bear the arms and crests of Bateman and La Trobe, Mar. 18, 1883 (pp. 463-466)

Copy of royal licence to Richard Taylor Kerr to take the name Taylor in lieu of Kerr, Sept. 7, 1883 (pp. 467-470)

Copy of royal licence to Henry Rogers to take the name Skerrett in addition to and before that of Rogers, Sept. 14, 1883 (pp. 471-476)

Copy of royal licence to Peter Valentine Purcell of Halverstown House, Co. Kildare, to take the name Gilpin in lieu of Purcell and bear the arms of Gilpin, Feb. 4, 1884 (pp. 477-482)

Copy of warrant for holding a chapter of the Order of St. Patrick to invest William, Earl of Howth as a Knight on Feb. 27, 1884 (pp. 483-488)

Copy of royal licence to Hector James Charles Toler to use the name Aylward in addition to and after the name Toler and bear the arms of Aylward and Toler quarterly, May 13, 1884 (pp. 489-492)

Copy of royal licence to The Hon. Edward Michael Packenham Cooke that he may discontinue the name Cooke and use the same Packenham only Feb. 4, 1885 (pp. 493-498)

Copy of royal warrant establishing that Archbishops and Bishops of the Protestant Episcopalian Church and the Roman Catholic Church are to take precedence according to their dates of consecration, Mar. 26, 1885 (pp. 499-502)

Copy of royal licence to George O'Callaghan to take the name Westropp in addition to and after that of O'Callaghan and to bear the arms of Westropp and O'Callaghan quarterly, June 8, 1885 (pp. 503-508)

Copy of royal licence to Robert Charles Leslie French of Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, to take the name Leslie in lieu of French and bear the arms of Leslie, June 25, 1885 (pp. 509-514)

Copy of royal licence to Robert Crosby Cornwall to take the surname of Lewis Crosby in lieu of that of Cornwall, July 29, 1885 (pp. 519-524)

Copy of royal licence to Major Hugh Michell Macnamara MacMahon to take the name of Creagh in addition to and after that of MacMahon and to bear the arms of Creagh, Sept. 19, 1885 (pp. 527-530)

Copy of warrant granting precedence and the style of "His Honour" to County Court Judges, 1885 (pp. 533-535)

Copy of correspondence establishing the precedence and style of Count and Countess Gleichen, Nov. 30, 1885 (pp. 536-537)

Copy of royal licence to Constantia Elizabeth Aiken that she may take the surname Chetwood in addition to and before that of Aiken and bear the arms of Chetwood quarterly with Aiken, Dec. 19, 1885 (pp. 539-544)

Copy of royal licence to Francis Adam Macauly to take the name Anderson in addition to and after that of Macauly and bear the arms of Anderson and Macauly quarterly, Dec. 19, 1885 (pp. 545-550)

Copy of royal licence to Major Francis Eastwood Murphy to take the name Eastwood instead of Murphy and bear the arms of Eastwood, May 24, 1886 (pp. 551-556)

Warrant appointing Francis Lambart to be Secretary of the Order of St. Patrick in place of Gustavus William Lambart, deceased, Dec. 3, 1886 (pp. 557-582)

Copy of royal licence to Franc Digby Biddulph to take the name Colclough in addition to and after Biddulph and to bear the arms of Colclough quarterly with those of Biddulph July 3, 1886 (pp. 557-563)

Copy of royal licence to Guy Augustus Porter Burrall and to Stephen Eliot Burrall that they may take the name Porter in addition and before that of Burrall, Aug. 6, 1886 (pp. 565-570)

Copy of royal licence to John Nolan to take the name Whelan in addition to and after that of Nolan and to bear the arms of Whelan in addition to those of Nolan, Aug. 1, 1886 (pp. 573-576)

Copy of warrant appointing Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, Bart., Secretary of the Order of St. Patrick in place of the Most Rev. Richard Chevenix Trench, Archbishop of Dublin, deceased, Jan. 7, 1887 (pp. 583-588)

Copy of warrant appointing The Rt. Hon. Arthur James Balfour to be Secretary of the Order of St. Patrick in place of Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, Bart., resigned Mar. 18, 1887 (pp. 589-592)

Copy of royal licence to Samuel Barrett of Kilmannock, Co. Wexford, to take the name Hamilton in addition to and after that of Barrett and to bear the arms of Hamilton and Barrett quarterly, Aug. 20, 1887 (pp. 593-598)

Copy of royal licence to Sir Edward Hudson Kinahan, Bart., to take the name of Hudson in addition to and before that of Kinahan and to bear the arms of Kinahan and Hudson quarterly, Oct. 29, 1887 (pp. 599-604)

Copy of royal licence to Arthur Charles Innes of Dromantine, Co. Down, to take the name Cross in addition to and after that of Innes and to bear the arms of Cross and Innes quarterly, July 12, 1888 (pp. 605-610)

Copy of royal licence to Charles Patrick Mahon of New Park, Co. Clare, to take the name Hagan in addition to and after that of Mahon, Aug. 11, 1888 (pp. 611-616)

Copy of royal licence to Mr. Creighton Edward Jameson alias O'Malley to take the name Jameson instead of that of O'Malley, Sept. 22, 1888 (pp. 617-622)

Copy of royal licence to Thomas Lodge Murray to use the name Prior in addition to and after that of Murray and bear the arms of Prior quarterly with those of Murray, Oct. 13, 1888 (pp. 623-627)

Copy of correspondence establishing the style of the Royal Irish Association for Promoting the Training and Employment of Women, Dec. 4, 1888 (pp. 628-629)

Copy of royal licence to Mrs. Sarah Beck of Creg, Fermoy, to take the surname Hyde in lieu of that of Beck and bear the arms of Hyde quarterly, Dec. 7, 1888 (pp. 630-634)

Copy of warrant directing the issue of letter-patent constituting the Borough of Belfast to be a City, Oct. 9, 1888 (pp. 635-637)

Copy of royal licence to James Aylward of Shankill Castle, Co. Kilkenny, to take the name Kearney in addition and after that of Aylward and to bear the arms of Kearney and Aylward quarterly, Mar. 28, 1876 (pp. 187-196)

Copy of warrant of appointment of Bernard Burke to be Athlone Pursuivant of the Order of St. Patrick in place of Robert Smith, deceased, Jan. 13, 1883 (pp. 445-448)

Copy of royal licence to St. John Thomas Blacker to take the name Douglass instead of Blacker and to quarter Douglass June 10, 1880 (pp. 349-354)
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