Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore

Christiana Hely-Hutchinson (Joshua Reynolds, 1766)

Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore (née Nickson) (bapt. 23 February 1732 Aghold - Palmerston 24 June 1788) was a suo jure hereditary peer; as a lady, however, she was unable to sit in the Irish House of Lords.

Christina Nickson was the daughter of Abraham Nickson of Munny, County Wicklow, and grand-niece and heir of Richard Hutchinson of Knocklofty. Prior to her husband's death she was created, in her own right, a hereditary peer as Baroness Donoughmore, of Knocklofty, County Tipperary, Kingdom of Ireland on 16 October 1783.

She married Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson (1724–1794) MP, son of Francis Hely of Gertrough, by his spouse Prudence née Earbury, on 8 June 1751. They had ten children:

• Lt.-Gen. Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore (29 January 1756–1825)
• General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore (15 May 1757–1832)
• Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson(26 October 1759 - 16 December 1827)
• Hon. Augustus Abraham Hely-Hutchinson (1766–1834)
• Christopher Hely-Hutchinson (5 April 1767-1826)
• Lorenzo Hely-Hutchinson (6 October 1768)
• Christiana Hely Hutchinson (d. 1825)
• Prudence Hely Hutchinson (d. October 1820)unmarried
• Margaret Hely Hutchinson (d. March 1818) unmarried
• Mary Hely Hutchinson (about 1772 -30 October 1820) married 21 June 1791 Thomas SMìmith (19 March 1755 - December 1799)

References

• Townend, Peter, editor, Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage, & Knightage, 105th edition, 1970, p. 819.