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It was probably because Ballyhowly was the most central of his farms that Peter eventually went there to live and in 1801 sold 'the dwelling house wherein the sd. Peter Rutledge lived' 'near the town of Hollymount'. 703 Family tradition says that Peter built Ballyhowly and it remained the Ruttledge home until it was sold in 1914. Sarah died on 9 May 1793 aged 39 and Peter on 30 March 1805 aged 63 and both are buried in Hollymount churchyard. 74 Peter's Family Bible records in his own quite distinctive handwriting, his four children:

Thomas b. 8 February 1778.

William b. 20 September 1779.

Peter b. 10 August 1782.

Dorothea b. 10 June 1784. 75

  1. THOMAS of whom below.
  2. William was an Ensign in the Regiment of Militia of Foot for Co. Mayo per his Commission dated 6 March 1795. 76 ('The Colonel was George Jackson. see D below}. He then joined the 6th Dragoon Guards, probably when they were in Castlebar in 1798, Cornet 26 Jan. 1799, Lieutenant 1799, Captain 1507 and Major 1823. 77 He was at the capture of Buenos Aires from the Spanish on 5 July 1807 and took charge of the troop when his captain was killed during the battle. 78 Apart from South America. the rest of his service was in the British Isles. His letter requesting permission to retire by the sale of his commission, 'having served in the Sixth Dragoon Guards for upwards of 27 years', is dated 20 March 1827. 79 He married Maria, sister of Sir John Lambert and General Samuel Lambert. but there was no issue. In retirement they lived at 17 Marine Parade, Dover. 80 He died 15 March 1840 and she 10 Feb. 1867. 81
  3. Peter died between 1801 and 1821 82 but nothing else is known about him.
  1. Dorothea nothing at all is known of her.

THOMAS RUTTLEDGE, eldest son of Peter of Ballyhowly, was an Ensign in the Regiment of Militia of Foot for Co. Sligo per Commission dated 25 April 1798 and Lieutenant 17 Dec. 1799 and a member of Loyal Orange Association No. 784 per certificate dated Arklow 20 Sept. 1799. 83 On 11 December 1805 he married Jane, eldest daughter of Christopher and Jane Ormsby. nee Ruttledge 84 (see B below) and their Family Bible 85 shows their children's births:

Peter b. 4 September 1846, d. 1845.

Christopher Ormsby b. 29 October 1807. d. 24 September 1809. 86

Jane b. 23 October l808. d.9 May 1874.

Richard b. 13 July 1810, lived only 2 days. 86

Thomas (later called Thomas Ormsby) b. 24 August 1811, d. 12 Nov. 1877.

William b. 19 September 1812, d. 29 May 1904.

Christopher b. 1 March 1815, d. 14 May 1815. 86

Ormsby b. 22 July 1816, d. 13 August 1876.

 

 

73. RD. 541.100.3S6136. PROI. LEC. xxxi. item 13. lot 3 for picture of Ballyhowly.

74. MIs. Milford MSS. Rent roll ending Nov. 1804.

75. Ruttledge MSS. item 8.

76. ibid. item 31.

77. ibid. items 32-4.

78. PRO, pay lists and muster rolls. 6th Dragoons, 1806-7, WO 12/357.

79. Ruttledge MSS. item 109. PRO. W/O 31/603.

80. ibid. item 60. Letter of 13 Feb. 1854.

81. ibid. item 41.

82. RD 541.100.356136; 767.487.520622.

83. Ruttledge MSS. items 25, 29, 30.

84. ibid. item 16.

85. ibid. item 8.

86. Buried Knock R.C. Cemetery, Co. Mayo.
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