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===Ireland===
===Ireland===
The McGowan family also maintain a line in Ireland.<ref name=Cacroft/> These relatives being of [[Anglo-Irish people|Anglo-Irish]] descent. The former seat of this line was in [[Dromore West]] [[Co. Sligo]].<ref>[http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=206 Former estates]</ref> This branch does not hold any titles in its own right but has entitlements to certain titles in the [[Baronetage of Ireland]] through marriage.<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry Scotland Page 963</ref>{{author missing|date=July 2014}} However, no attempts to prove or claim lineage to these titles have been made by the family and the line is considered dormant.<ref>[http://www.baronetage.org/official-roll-of-the-baronets/ Official Roll of the Baronets (as at 30 June 2014)]</ref>
The McGowan family also maintain a line in Ireland.<ref name=Cacroft/> These relatives being of [[Anglo-Irish people|Anglo-Irish]] descent. The former seat of this line was in [[Dromore West]] [[Co. Sligo]].<ref>[http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=206 Former estates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714114848/http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=206 |date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> This branch does not hold any titles in its own right but has entitlements to certain titles in the [[Baronetage of Ireland]] through marriage.<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry Scotland Page 963</ref>{{author missing|date=July 2014}} However, no attempts to prove or claim lineage to these titles have been made by the family and the line is considered dormant.<ref>[http://www.baronetage.org/official-roll-of-the-baronets/ Official Roll of the Baronets (as at 30 June 2014)]</ref>


==Residences==
==Residences==

Revision as of 01:47, 7 June 2017

For the surname, see McGowan.

Charles Christopher Pepys,
1st Earl of Cottenham

The McGowan family is a noble family holding titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and the Peerage and Baronetage of Ireland .[1]

Ancestry and heritage

House of Neville

The McGowan family has direct links to the Pepys family (the Earls of Cottenham),[2] and the Nevill family, holders of the titles of Marquess of Abergavenny, Viscount Neville and Earl of Abergavenny.[3] Through this connection to the House of Neville the McGowan family is descended from Kings Edward IV and Richard III, the last members of the House of York to rule England.[4] This royal ancestry is derived from Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, mother to the two kings. The linked houses of Neville and York were to become renowned for their involvement in the War of the Roses.

King Edward III of England was the paternal Great-Grandfather of Cecily Neville.[5]

Also among the family's ancestors is William Young, the highly regarded architect and Sir James Herbert Cory, Conservative MP and philanthropist.[6](See family tree at bottom of page for details)

Baron McGowan

The family's main title is that of Baron McGowan, of Ardeer, with this peerage being held only by the direct descendants of Sir Harry McGowan, 1st Bt, (later Lord McGowan).[7] The current head of the family is Lord Harry John Charles McGowan, 4th Baron McGowan.

Ireland

The McGowan family also maintain a line in Ireland.[1] These relatives being of Anglo-Irish descent. The former seat of this line was in Dromore West Co. Sligo.[8] This branch does not hold any titles in its own right but has entitlements to certain titles in the Baronetage of Ireland through marriage.[9][author missing] However, no attempts to prove or claim lineage to these titles have been made by the family and the line is considered dormant.[10]

Residences

The seat of the McGowan family in the United Kingdom is Highway house Lower Froyle Hampshire. The family also owned the Regency Bragborough Hall, Northamptonshire.[11] However,after generations in the McGowan family, the 641 acre estate was sold off for over £7 million in 2012.[12]

Family tree

(Click "Show" to expand family tree)[13]

Family of McGowan family
16. Henry McGowan
8. Sir Harry Duncan McGowan, 1st Baron McGowan, KBE
17. Agnes Wilson
4. Harry Wilson McGowan, 2nd Baron McGowan
18. William Young
9. Jean Boyle Young
19.
2. Harry Duncan Cory McGowan, 3rd Baron McGowan
20. John Cory
10. Sir James Herbert Cory
21. Lady Louisa Augusta Venables-Vernon-Harcourt
5. Bessie Carmen Cory
22. Alexander Walker
11. Elizabeth Cansh Walker CBE
23. Elizabeth Easton
1. Harry John Charles McGowan

Hon. Louisa McGowan

Hon. Anabel McGowan
24. William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham
12. Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham
25. Theodosia Selina Dallas
6. John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham
26. William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny
13. Lady Rose Leigh
27. Caroline Vanden-Bempde Johnstone
3. Lady Gillian Angela Pepys
28. Lord George Montacute Nevill
14. Guy Temple Montacute Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny
29. Florence Mary Soanes
7. Lady Angela Isabel Nevill
30. James Walker Larnach
15. Isabel Nellie Larnach
31. Lady Isabel Lettice Theodosia Boyle

References

  1. ^ a b Cacroft's Peerage
  2. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
  3. ^ Ollard, 1984, ch. 16 pg 562
  4. ^ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/citizen_subject/neville.htm
  5. ^ Edward III of England
  6. ^ The Peerage
  7. ^ "No. 34375". The London Gazette. 26 February 1937.
  8. ^ Former estates Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry Scotland Page 963
  10. ^ Official Roll of the Baronets (as at 30 June 2014)
  11. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/luxuryhomes/8757891/The-real-Downton-Abbey-Own-a-country-estate.html
  12. ^ http://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/property-news/country-houses-for-sale-and-property-news/two-extraordinary-estates-come-up-for-sale
  13. ^ Cacroft's Peerage-McGowan, Nevill, Pepys, Cory families
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