In the 17th century Arthur Auchmuty settled at Brianstown in Longford, Ireland and his descendants are now known by the surnames of Auchmuty, Achmuty or Ahmuty and other variations. Of his children John married Isabella Stirling, Catherine married William Lawder and the eldest son Arthur married Elizabeth Rhynd and had a son Thomas Auchmuty who married Dorcas Townley leaving five sons Samuel, John, Thomas, Townley and Arthur.
The fourth son Townley Ahmuty by his two marriages had five sons:
1 Thomas Ahmuty -1801 was married three times:
firstly in 1765 to Mary Staples 1738-1781
1 Alice Ahmuty 1770-1848
2 Harriet Ahmuty 1772-1820
3 Charlotte Margaret Ahmuty 1773-
married in 1805 John Swift
4 Thomas Arthur Staples Ahmuty 1776-1833
married in 1804 Frances Staples 1778-1836
1 William Somerville Ahmuty 1810-1870
married in 1829 Edith Rigby Collins -1885
secondly in 1782 to Alice Frideswide Moore 1757-1790
5 Frideswide Ahmuty
married in 1812 Robert Smyth 1776-1847
1 Frideswide Smyth 1819-1885
married Richard Brydges Beechey 1808-1895
1 Frideswide F Beechey 1855-1919
married Thomas B Rowland 1850-1926
thirdly in 1792 to Caroline Cavendish 1741-1801
2 Arthur Ahmuty 1750-1797
married in 1781 Margaret Sophia Shaw
3 Robert Ahmuty
married in 1787 Ann Moore
1 Robert Ross Ahmuty 1789-1841
married in 1822 Alicia Jane Achmuty
4 John Ahmuty
married in 1779 Maria Elizabeth Anderson
1 Letitia Maria Ahmuty 1780-
2 John Townley Ahmuty 1781-1803
3 Catherine Constantia Ahmuty 1784-1838
married in 1811 James Charles Michell 1767-1841
5 Townley Ahmuty
married in 1786 Alicia Hale
Many details are given of their marriages, children and others related by marriage together with Summaries of transcribed Wills and Other Items such as obituaries, biographies and legal documents.
