Names Index

Thomas Auchmuty -1712

Thomas Auchmuty married Dorcas Townley the daughter of Samuel Townley and their fourth son Townley Ahmuty by his two marriages had five sons Thomas, Arthur, Robert, John and Townley Ahmuty.

He died in 1712 and his widow Dorcas Auchmuty drew up an Accompt in 1714 which listed all the payments, expenses and charges that had been incurred in the administration of his estate. Later she married secondly James Lawder of Kilmore whose brother William Lawder of Bonnybeg married Catherine Auchmuty.

An Indenture dated 1 May 1696 was drawn up between Arthur Auchmuty and Others regarding the yearly rent of land in Lower Kilmore in the Barony of Longford.

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Thomas Ahmuty -1801

Thomas Ahmuty the son of Townley Ahmuty was married three times and had eighteen children but the majority did not survive childhood. He died in 1801 and in his Will dated 1 January 1801 named his daughters Harriet and Alice Ahmuty the executrixes. A bequest was made to William Joshua Woody Taylor of New King Street, Bath and an Annuity left to Martha Howell the mother of his natural child Louisa Howell baptized 10 January 1798 at St James Church, Bath. He was buried at All Saints Church, Weston, Bath on the 7 March 1801 near his daughter Letitia Ahmuty and friend Charles Cobbe 1753-1798 of the Cobbe Family of Newbridge House, Dublin.

He married firstly Mary Staples 1738-1781 by licence on the 30 July 1765 at St Mary’s Priory, Abergavenny Wales witnessed by Robert and Thomas Staples. She was born 15 February 1738 daughter of Rev Thomas Staples of Derryloran and Grace Houston and the sister of John Staples 1736-1820 and Alicia Staples who married Robert Staples 7th Bt. She died in London and Mrs Mary Ahmuty of Queen Square was buried on the 6 October 1781 vault upper ground at The Foundling burial ground of St George the Martyr now known as St George's Gardens, Bloomsbury WC1.

From the Poor Rate Books they lived at Red Lyon Street from 1769, Lambs Conduit Street from 1771 and 52 Queen Square from 1773. Kent’s Directory in 1772 listed ‘Thomas Ahmuty, mercht of Lamb’s Conduit-street, Bedford-row’; in 1778 ‘Thomas Ahmuty, mercht of Queen Square, Ormond-street & No 381 Strand’ and in 1794 Scott & Idle of 381 Strand wine & brandy merchts. Bailey’s London Directory for the year 1783 listed ‘Thomas Achmuty, merchant of Queen Square’.

Of their children Alice Ahmuty and Harriet Ahmuty both died unmarried, Letitia Ahmuty died 2 June 1800 aged 20 yrs and was buried 6 June at All Saints Church, Bath, Grace Ahmuty was disinherited, Charlotte Ahmuty married John Swift and Thomas Arthur Staples Ahmuty married his cousin Frances Staples and had a son William Somerville Ahmuty.

He married secondly Alice Frideswide Moore 1757-1790 on the 20 August 1782 by licence at St. Andrew’s Church, Clifton, Bristol witnessed by John Moore and Hannah Warren. She was the daughter of Dr John Moore and Frideswide Coddington and the sister of John Moore of Tara House, Meath. From the Poor Rate Books they lived at 22 Royal Crescent, Bath and she died on the 17 April 1790 buried 21 April at Bath Abbey where a plaque to her memory has the Inscription:
How lov'd, how valu'd once avails Thee not. Alice Frideswide wife of Thomas Ahmuty esq of the Crescent died April 17th 1790 in the 33rd Year of her Age. Her much afflicted Husband as a small token of his regard to her Memory erected this Monument.

They had a son Moore Ahmuty and two daughters Frideswide Ahmuty married Robert Smyth and their daughter Frideswide Maria Moore Smyth married Richard Brydges Beechey. The second daughter Maria Louisa Ahmuty married Robert Sandys and they had two daughters Alicia Sandys and Frideswide Sandys who married Mr Martin.

He married thirdly Caroline Cavendish 1740-1801 the daughter of Henry Cavendish 1st Bt of Doveridge on the 18 August 1792 by licence 'Thomas Ahmuty of this parish esq a widower and Caroline Quin of this parish a widow' at St Mary's Chapel, Bath. Mrs Caroline Ahmuty died on the 1 January 1801 aged 60 yrs and was buried the 6 January at All Saints Church Weston. Robbins Bath Street Directory for 1800 listed Thomas Ahmuty living at 19 Marlborough Buildings.

Caroline Cavendish was married firstly to George Quin 1729-1791 of Quinsborough House, co Clare and their daughter Mary Quin 1758-1842 married Thomas Taylour the 1st Marquess of Headfort on the 5 December 1778 at Westland Row, Dublin. In 1803 he eloped with the wife of the Rev Charles D Massy who brought an action for criminal conversation and received £10,000 in damages. Two oil paintings by Pompeo Batoni in 1782 of the 1st Marquess and the ‘Marchioness of Headfort Holding Her Daughter Mary’ now form part of The Blaffer Collection in the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, Texas.

On 11 April 1901 Geoffrey Taylour the 4th Marquess of Headfort married Rose Boote 1878-1958 the daughter of Charles Boote a music teacher. She had been known as Miss Rosie Boote an actress at the Gaiety Theatre noted for her singing ‘Maisie’ in the production of The Messenger Boy and as published in her Obituary she died in London on the 17 August 1958.

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Henry Cavendish 1st Bt

In 1755 he was created a baronet of Doveridge in Derbyshire and was a Privy Councillor and Teller of the Exchequer in Ireland and a kinsman of William Cavendish the 3rd Duke of Devonshire. He was married twice and his three sons and six daughters were mentioned In his Will dated 5 December 1776.

He married firstly on 9 June 1730 Anne Pyne the daughter of Henry Pyne of Waterpark, co Cork and they had six daughters and two sons William and Henry the 2nd Bt who married Sarah Bradshaw later created Baroness Waterpark in consideration of her husband's political services.

Of their six daughters Anne Cavendish married Simon Bradstreet 1st Bt in 1759, Catherine Cavendish married Thomas Burroughs, Caroline Cavendish married firstly George Quin and secondly Thomas Ahmuty in 1792, Frances Cavendish married Frederick Flood 1st Bt in 1769 and Margaret Cavendish married John Cossart in 1755. Pyne Cavendish married Maurice Crosbie in 1768 and their son William Crosbie the 4th Lord Branden who married Elizabeth la Touche brought an action in 1829 against William Lambe the 2nd Viscount Melbourne for Criminal Conversation but the case was dismissed.

He married secondly on 6 October 1748 Catherine Prittie the daughter of Henry Prittie of Dunalley Castle and widow of Richard Meade the 3rd Bt Clanwilliam. Their son James Cavendish married Harriet Coote Moore the daughter of Guy Moore of Abbey and Mary Coote.

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Alice Ahmuty 1770-1848

Alice Ahmuty the daughter of Thomas Ahmuty and Mary Staples lived at 23 Brock Street, Bath and was the executrix of her father and sister Harriet’s estates. She died unmarried in 1848 and was buried at St Swithins Parish Church of Walcot in the County of Somerset ‘Alice Ahmuty of Brock Street buried 24 (January) 1848 aged 79 yrs’.

Mentioned in her Will dated 5 May 1846 were her brothers-in-law Robert Smyth and Robert Sandys; her nephews William Somerville Ahmuty, Robert and John Swift and nieces Alicia and Harriet Swift, Frideswide and Alicia Sandys and Frideswide, Louisa Maria, Alicia, Emily, Maria and Harriet Smyth.

Also mentioned were Mrs Daniel of Westbrooke House, Dorset a relative of John Daniel who married Dorcas Auchmuty; George Alcock of Bath and Dublin and his daughters Sophia and Isabella and Mrs Maria Pine-Coffin the daughter of George Monkland of Belmont, Bath who married Major General John Pine-Coffin.

Many mentioned in her Will were listed in various Bath Street Directories:
for 1837
James Evans & Miss Ahmuty, 23 Brock Street
Mrs Coffin, 4 Brunswick Place

for 1841
Miss Ahmuty, 23 Brock Street
John Smith Ransom, 23 Brock Street a grocer & tea dealer
Mrs Gen. Pine Coffin, 15 Alfred Street
Miss Pine Coffin, 6 Park Street
Philip Henry Watts, 20 Queen Square a solicitor
Rev George Gregory Gardiner, 12 Cavendish Place
Henry Gardiner esq, 21 Marlborough Buildings

Bath Census 7 June 1841
23 Brock Street
Alice Ahmuty aged 65 of independent means
John Ransom aged 25 a tea dealer
John Cooke aged 20 an assistant
Mary Phoebe aged 40 a servant
Martha Reason aged 35 a servant

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Harriet Ahmuty 1772-1820

Harriet Ahmuty the daughter of Thomas Ahmuty and Mary Staples was born 6 April 1772 and baptized 5 May 1772 at St George the Martyr, Queen Square, London and was named an executrix of her father’s estate.

She died unmarried on 20 March 1820 and was buried at the St Swithins Parish Church of Walcot in the County of Somerset ‘Harriet Ahmuty of Brock Street buried 25 March 1820 aged 44 yrs’ and her Obituary published by the Bath Chronicle on Wednesday 22 March 1820 ‘Monday died in Brock St Miss Harriet Ahmuty third daughter of the late Thomas Ahmuty esq of Marlborough Bldgs’.

Mentioned in her Will dated 19 March 1820 were her brother Thomas Arthur Staples Ahmuty and sisters named as Alice Ahmuty, Charlotte Margaret Elizabeth Swift, Frideswide Smyth and Maria Louisa Sandys together with many of their children.

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Charlotte Margaret Ahmuty 1773-

Charlotte Margaret Elizabeth Ahmuty the daughter of Thomas Ahmuty and Mary Staples was born the 28 April and baptized 25 May 1773 at St George the Martyr, Queen Square London. She married John Swift son of Richard and Jane Swift and the brother of Benjamin Domville Swift on the 14 February 1805 at St Mary's Church, Bathwick Bath Somerset witnessed by Godfrey De Burgh and William Carter.

They had four children mentioned by Harriet and Alice Ahmuty in their Wills as nephews and nieces:
Harriet Swift married John Smith of Violetstown co Westmeath and they had a son Benjamin Smith
Alicia Swift married Mr Matthias
Robert Swift married Miss North
John Swift married Emily Mostyn sister of Thomas Mostyn the Irish Crown Solicitor and they had four children Thomas Swift, Emily Swift, Charlotte Margaret Swift and John Staples Swift

Charlotte Margaret Swift born 1836 married on 13 April 1853 Colonel Robert Bradshaw a surgeon of Sierra Leone and they had a daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Bradshaw who married Captain Henry Ponsonby Shaw Darley.

John Staples Swift born 1843 at Sligo emigrated with his mother and her second husband to America and married Ida Marie Card born 1852 in St Louis, Missouri and they had a daughter Isabella Swift who married William Jenkin.

St Louis Missouri Census 1880
John Staples Swift aged 37 born in Ireland and his wife Ida Swift aged 28 born in Missouri
and their children born in Missouri
William Swift aged 10, Ida Swift aged 5, Stella Swift aged 3 and Charlotte Swift aged 1
and nephew George Bradshaw aged 23 listed as a student

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Thomas Arthur Staples Ahmuty 1776-1833

Thomas A S Ahmuty the son of Thomas Ahmuty and Mary Staples was born 31 December 1776 and baptized 7 March 1777 at St George the Martyr, Queen Square, London. He was a Lt-Colonel on the retired list of the East India Company and his record of service started in 1795 as Cadet No 603 of the Native Infantry 8th Reg at Fort St George, Madras with promotions to 2nd Lt on 19 March 1796; Lt on 29 Nov 1797; Captain on 21 Sept 1804; Major on 5 Jan 1814 and Lt-Col on 28 Feb 1819. He retired from service on 19 May 1824 and was listed at 40 Rivers Street in the Bath Street Directory for 1829.

He died 4 July 1833 and was buried at Lissan then known as Muff where the Rev John Molesworth Staples held office. Mentioned in his Will dated 22 October 1832 were his sisters Alicia Ahmuty and Charlotte Swift, Robert Smyth of Portlick Castle and Thomas Hervey Baber a writer in the East India Co who married Helen Somerville Fearon the daughter of Somerville Fearon of Edinburgh; also mentioned were funds held in the Provincial Bank of Coleraine and the London banking firm of Smith, Payne & Smith.

He married his cousin Frances Staples 1778-1836 in January 1804 at Mrs Deane's, Granby Row, Dublin the daughter of Rev Alexander Staples and Jane Wilson and sister of Jane who married Rev Thomas Stanley Monck. Frances (Staples) Ahmuty in her Will dated 5 October 1836 named Alexander Major of Portstewart, Londonderry the executor.

Their son William Somerville Ahmuty 1810-1870 of Loy House, Cookstown entered Trinity College, Dublin recorded in Alumni Dublinenses: William Ahmuty Pen (Mr Dowdall) 5 June 1826 aged 16 born East Indies son of Thomas Praefectus Militum Generalis in exercitu Indico.  He died 11 December 1870 and was buried at Henton, Somerset where a memorial headstone was erected by his widow.

He married Edith Rigby Collins -1885 on the 12 March 1829 by licence with consent of parents at St Nicholas Church, Sidmouth, Devon witnessed by C Rigby Collins, William Webster, Eleanor Walton, Ellen Alcock. She was born in the East Indies daughter of the Rev Christopher Rigby Collins listed as Rev Rigby Collins of No 9 Crescent in Keens Bath Directory for 1824. She died in London on 6 February 1885 and The Times published Thurs 3 Sept 1885: The Legal Representative of the late Mrs Edith Ahmuty, wife of William Somerville Ahmuty esq, who died Kildare Terrace, Westbourne Grove 6th Feb 1885 is requested to Communicate with H.M's Procurateur, Guernsey in reference to a matter connected with her estate.

Her sister Elizabeth Rigbye Collins died in 1874 and was buried at the Protestant Cemetery of Florence also known as the English Cemetery where her headstone has the Inscription: Sacred to the Memory of Elizabeth Collins Hanchette, Relict of Capt M Hanchette RN and Daughter of the Rev C Rigbye Collins, of Bath Somerset and of Sidmouth Devon died 29 August 1874.

William and Edith Ahmuty had two children Eliza Frances Ahmuty 1832- and Christopher Rigbye Ahmuty 1834- both born in Ireland and in 1841 the Channel Islands Census listed the family living at Montague House, Trinity Road, St Helier, Jersey. A Petition for Bankruptcy was filed against Christopher Rigbye Ahmuty on the 18 January 1862 with Notices of proceedings published in newspapers. The London District Docket Book Entry No 37 records that he was a non-trader late of 108 Regent Street in the County of Middlesex and a prisoner for debt in the Queen's Prison in the County of Surrey with the amount for adjudication by the Registrar under £300 and that the Bankruptcy was annulled on 24 July 1863 after payment of the debt.

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Frideswide Ahmuty

Frideswide Ahmuty the daughter of Thomas Ahmuty and Alice Frideswide Moore married Robert Smyth 1776-1847 of Portlick Castle Westmeath in 1812. He was the son of Ralph Smyth and Margaret Gerity and great grandson of Robert Smyth, the Vicar of Ballyloughloe who purchased Portlick Castle for £885 from William Palmer of Dublin in 1703.

They had four sons Robert Ralph Smyth, Arthur Wolfe Smyth, Ralph Thomas Ahmuty Smyth and Sidney Nicholas Daniel Smyth and six daughters Frideswide Maria Moore, Louisa Maria, Alicia, Emily, Maria and Harriet Smyth mentioned as nephews and nieces by Harriet and Alice Ahmuty in their Wills. Arthur Wolfe Smyth married in 1856 Wilhelmina Barry the daughter of Charles Barry of Killcairn and Louisa Maria Smyth married Gorges Graham the son of Captain William Graham and Matilda Manning.

The eldest daughter Frideswide Maria Moore Smyth 1819-1885 married Richard Brydges Beechey 1808-1895 the son of the noted artists Sir William Beechey 1753-1839 and Ann Jessup. He had a very successful naval career and took part in the Survey of Ireland in 1835 as recorded in his Biography and on retirement devoted himself to painting many of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy. The 1881 Census listed Richard B Beechey with his wife Frideswide Beechey and daughters Annie L Beechey and Frideswide F Beechey together with their niece Frideswide Smyth living at 13 St James Terrace, Plymouth Devon. He died 14 March 1895 at Southsea, Portsmouth and his Obituary was published in the Naval and Military Record.

In 1882 Frideswide F Beechey 1851-1919 was the first women to win a prize as a composer of chess problems and her book Chess Blossoms was published in 1883 followed by Chess Fruits in 1884 which she co-wrote with her husband Thomas B Rowland 1850-1926. He was also a noted chess player and columnist and director of the Clontarf Chess Club in 1891 when challenged by the Belmont Club to a double match contest of chess and tennis and a Report of the event was published in the Dublin Evening Mail.

In 1899 Mrs F F Rowland edited Pollock Memories: A collection of Chess Games, Problems Etc. in which was a biography of the late W H K Pollock compiled from her personal recollections. Also in the book were two advertisements with the return address of 6 Rus-In-Urbe, Kingston, Ireland: Graphology - Frideswide F Rowland the well known expert sends full detail delineations of character from handwriting on receipt of stamped addressed envelope and 6d in stamps or 1/- Postal Order by return post and Typewriting - F F Rowland for Authors MSS, Circulars etc Typewritten at very moderate terms.

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Arthur Ahmuty 1750-1797

Arthur Ahmuty a brother of Thomas Ahmuty married Margaret Sophia Shaw by licence dated 15 February 1781 at St George the Martyr, Queen Square, London witnessed by Thomas Ahmuty.

He was a wine merchant and at Funchal, Madeira on 27 June 1782 when the writer William Hickey visited him and ‘other gentlemen of the Island’ including Mr Murdoch and Charles Murray the British Consul the occasion described by William Hickey in his Memoirs published between 1913 and 1925.

John Kingston on behalf of Messrs Ahmuty & Company of Madeira signed an Agreement dated 1 December 1785 with the East India Company for 180 pipes of Madeira wine at £27 per pipe to be shipped to India for the Bengal market.

In 1787 the firm of Ahmuty Masterton & Co was formed when Arthur Ahmuty and James Masterton entered into a three year partnership. John Masterton married Anna the daughter of James Murdoch of Madeira and the firm of Murdoch, Masterton & Co was formed in 1800 for a period of five years.

He lived at 3 Russell Place, London when his blue cloth coat valued at ten shillings was stolen on 3 March 1795 for which Stephen Barnett and Joseph George were brought to trial for simple grand larceny at the Old Bailey on 16 April 1795.

He died 21 December 1797 aged 47 years as published in the Gentlemens Magazine and in his Will dated 24 December 1796 named James Masterton of the Island of Madeira and Robert Adamson of the City of London the executors.

His widow Margaret Sophia Ahmuty registered on 3 February 1800 an Indenture assigned to John Kingston and Joseph Crump for lease of premises in the parish of St Marylebone; the merchant firm of Kingston, Crump & Adamson of 6 New Broad Street, London was listed by Kents Directory in 1794.

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John Ahmuty

John Ahmuty a brother of Thomas Ahmuty married Maria Elizabeth Anderson the daughter of Katherine Anderson on 2 March 1779 by licence at the Church of St Lawrence Jewry & St Mary Magdalen, London witnessed by Thomas Ahmuty and Stephen Chambers of Grays Inn.

He was of the Middle Temple listed in the Admissions Register 27 August 1777: John Ahmuty fourth son of Townley A of the City of Dublin, Ireland esq. Called 7 Nov 1777. On 2 February 1780 he was given an Appointment as Lieutenant in the Royal Volunteer Company to be raised for the Defence of our County of Middlesex & City and Liberty of Westminster. The London Survey for the Strand, St Martins in the Field listed the occupiers of 8 Adam Street as John Ahmuty from 1779 to 1783 and George Errington from 1783 to 1784; on the 10 July 1783 an Indenture was registered between John Ahmuty and George Errington of Lincoln’s Inn.

They had three children Letitia Maria Ahmuty, John Townley Ahmuty and Catherine Constantia Ahmuty who were listed in the 1789 Tontine Contributors Nominees as ‘Letitia Maria 10 yrs, John Townley 9 yrs and Catherine Constantia 6 yrs residing at Wanstead, Essex’ the children of ‘John Ahmuty dec'd and Maria Eliz his widow’.

Mentioned by Maria Elizabeth Ahmuty in her Will dated 30 August 1826 were her three children:
Letitia Maria Ahmuty born 5 January 1780 was baptized 4 February 1780 at St Martin in the Field and was unmarried in 1831 when as sole executrix she was granted administration of her late mother’s estate.

John Townley Ahmuty 1781-1803 was baptized 8 March 1781 also at St Martins and in his Will dated 17 March 1803 named his friend James Charles Michell and also mentioned his uncle John Anderson and Westgarth Snaith the trustees of his grandmother's estate.

Catherine Constantia Ahmuty 1784-1838 born 25 August 1784 at Battersea married James Charles Michell 1767-1841 a widower of Magdalene College, Oxford by licence on 14 March 1811 at St Andrew’s, Clifton Bristol witnessed by Letitia Maria Ahmuty, Thomas Townsend and Helena Forbes Achmuty the daughter of Samuel Achmuty and Susanna Maria Savage. She died 31 December 1838 at Brighton and in her Will dated 12 May 1838 mentioned her three children Maria Elizabeth Michell, Constantia Chadwick Michell and William Michell; the executors were William Chadwick of Drake Street, Rochdale and Charles St Barbe of Lymington Hants who were also the trustees of her mother's estate.

Katharine Anderson died 25 September 1790 and in her Will dated 12 August 1790 named her daughter Maria Elizabeth Ahmuty the sole executrix with John Anderson, Lawrence Holker of St Thomas Apostles and Westgarth Snaith a banker of 5 Mansion House Street, London appointed the trustees. (Westgarth Snaith married Jane Sikes and their daughter Jane married Robert Hichens a descendent from the eminent family of Seine owners in St Ives, Cornwall; he was the founder of Hichens Harrison & Co stockbrokers and in 1838 became Chairman of the Stock Exchange).

A trust fund had been created by Katherine Anderson in her Will for the benefit of her three grandchildren and directed they be made Wards of Court with their respective fortunes under the care and direction of the Court during their minorities. James Cole of Chelsea on behalf of the three children brought a Bill of Complaint dated 17 December 1790 and the Response was heard in the Court of Chancery on the 3 February 1791.

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Robert Ahmuty

Robert Ahmuty a brother of Thomas Ahmuty married Ann Moore at St Andrews Church, Dublin by licence dated 19 January 1787. Their son Robert Ross Ahmuty 1789-1844 a Royal Navy Lieutenant married on 27 August 1822 his cousin Alicia Jane Achmuty the daughter of Arthur Achmuty MD and Emily Kelly and as published in his Biography he died 30 December 1844.

The marriage licence bond of Robert Ahmuty and Ann Moore:
Know all men by these presents, that we Robert Ahmuty of the city of Dublin esq and hon'ble and Rev'd John Hewitt of the s'd city Clk are holden and firmly bound to the most Reverend Father in God Robert by Divine Providence, Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Primate and Metropolitan of Ireland in the sum of one thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to the said most Reverend Father in God Robert or his certain attorney, executors, administrators or assigns for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us for the whole, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our Seals dated the nineteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas Licence is granted to solemnize matrimony between the above-bounden Robert Ahmuty and Ann Moore of the parish of St Andrew, Dublin, spinster. If therefore there appear not any let, suit or impediment of or by reason of any affinity, consanguinity, pre-contract or otherwise that may hinder the said marriage; also if there be not any suit or controversy had, moved or depending before any judge, ecclesiastical or civil, for or concerning the said marriage, or contract of either the said parties without any other; and further, that the said parties do not proceed to the solemnization of the said marriage without the consent of parents, guardians or tutors (if any they have) be thereunto first had and obtained. That then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force or virtue in law. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Rich'd Magrath, Robert Ahmuty, John Hewitt.

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Townley Ahmuty
Townley Ahmuty a brother of Thomas Ahmuty married Alicia Hale the daughter of Richard Hale by licence dated 7 June 1786 at St Catherine's Church, Dublin. In 1788 he was a Caveator in the adjudication of the Will of Helen Auchmuty the daughter of John Auchmuty and Isabel Stirling; she had married Toby Dodd whose brother James Dodd had married her sister Martha.

The marriage licence bond of Townley Ahmuty and Alicia Hale:
Know all men by these presents, that we Townly Ahmuty of the city of Dublin esq and Richard Hale of s'd city Ironmonger are holden and firmly bound to the most Reverend Father in God Robert by Divine Providence, Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Primate and Metropolitan of Ireland, in the sum of one thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to the said most Reverend Father in God Robert or his certain attorney, executors, administrators or assigns for which payment will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us for the whole, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our Seals dated the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas Licence is granted to solemnize matrimony between the above-bounden Townly Ahmuty and Alicia Hale of the parish of St Catherine, Dublin, spinster. If therefore there appear not any let, suit or impediment of or by reason of any affinity, consanguinity, pre-contract or otherwise that may hinder the said marriage; also if there be not any suit or controversy had, moved or depending before any judge, ecclesiastical or civil, for or concerning the said marriage, or contract of either the said parties without any other; further that the said parties do not proceed to the solemnization of the said marriage without the consent of parents, guardians or tutors (if any they have) be thereunto first had and obtained. That then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force or virtue in law. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Rich'd Magrath, Townley Ahmuty, Rich'd Hale.

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