After the death of Arthur (III), Earl of
Anglesey in 1737, most, if not all of
his property in Ireland was bequeathed
to his cousin Francis Annesley (VI). The
properties remained with Francis (VI)
and his descendants, gradually being
sold off until the early 20th cent.
The few documents in this group suggest
that almost all the Irish estates,
except those in Co. Kildare, were sold
off in the late 1860s by Arthur Annesley
(XIII), Viscount Valentia, perhaps in
connection with purchasing more land in
Oxfordshire.