'Carleton1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Carleton of Carleton, Carleton of Dorchester, Carleton of Market Hill, Carleton of Rossfad (Rossford)

                               
Baldwin de Carleton (near Penrith, Cumberland) (a temp William the Conqueror who r. 1066-1087)
1. Jeffrey de Carleton this generation given by Dugdale but omitted by Collins
  A. Odard de Carleton
  i. Gilbert or Henry de Carleton named Gilbert by Dugdale but Henry by Collins
  a. William de Carleton
  m. Helen (dau of Galfrid (Geffrey) Stainton)
  (1) Adam de Carleton (a 1286)
  m. Sarah (dau of Adam of Newton)
  (A) John de Carleton (a 1293)
  m. Dorothy Brougham (dau of Henry Brougham)
  (i) Thomas de Carleton (a 1325)
  m. Joan (dau of Roger de Lancaster)
  (a) John de Carleton (a 1357, d before 1394)
m. Margaret (a 1384, dau of John de Morton)
  ((1)) Thomas de Carleton (a 1398, 1448)
  m. Alice Dawbury (dau/heir of George Dawbury of Yorkshire)
  ((A)) Thomas de Carleton (b 1422-3, d 1495-6)
  m1. Agnes Wybergh (dau of Thomas Wybergh of Clifton)
  ((i)) Thomas Carleton of Carleton (b c1481, d c1558)
  Collins confuses this Thomas with his son, showing these dates (confirmed by Dugdale) but showing him as married to Mabel Carlilse, thereby omitting a generation. Dugdale shows that this Thomas married ...
  m. Anne Layton (dau of Thomas Layton of Delmayne)
  ((a)) Thomas Carleton of Carleton (b 1513, d 1586) - continued below
  m. Mabelle Carlisle (dau/coheir of Thomas Carlisle of Carlisle)
  m2. _ Collison/Collyson

 

 

Thomas Carleton of Carleton (b 1513, d 1586) - continued above
m. Mabelle Carlisle (dau/coheir of Thomas Carlisle of Carlisle)
1. Thomas Carleton of Carleton (b 1547-8, d 1591-8)
  m. Barbara Lowther (dau of Hugh Lowther of Lowther)
A. Sir Thomas Carleton of Carleton (b 19.06.1568, dsp 1638-9)
  m. Elizabeth Strelley (dau of John Strelley of Woodborough, widow of Marmaduke Constable of Wassand)
  B. Gerard Carleton (d before 1638-9)
  m. Nichola Elliot of Redhugh, Scotland
  i. Sir William Carleton of Carleton (b c1607, a 03.1665)
  m1. Dorothy Dalston (dau of Sir Christopher Dalston of Acornbanke)
a. Mary Carleton (b c1647, a 03.1665)
  m2. Barbara Delaval (dau of Robert Delaval of Cowpen (de la Vale of Cowpan))
  b. Robert Carleton (b c1657, a 03.1665) probably the Robert of Carleton (d by 1704) who married ...
  m. (1695) Joan Frere (b 1663, d 1722, dau of Colonel John Frere)
  c. Alice Carleton (a 1665)
  C. Frances Carleton
  m. Richard Thirlwall of Thirlwall
2. Lancelot Carleton of Brampton Foot, later of Rossfad or Rossford (b c1550, d 01.10.1619)
  m. Eleanor Kirkby (dau of James (sb Roger) Kirkby of Kirkby)
  A. Lancelot Carleton of Rossfad or Rossford
  m. Mary (sb Marion?) Irvine (dau of William (sb Christopher) Irvine of Castle Irvine)
i. Lancelot Carleton of Rossfad or Rossford, Sheriff of Fermanagh then Donegal (d c1689/1695)
  m. Mary Cathcart (dau/heir of John Cathcart of co Fermanagh)
  a. Lancelot Carleton of Rossfad (d unm 1700)
  b. Guy Carleton of Rossfad or Rossford (d 1731)
  m. Mary Brook (dau of Major ('Thomas') Brook 'of Colebrook')
  (1) Mary Carleton
  m. Philip Perceval of Temple House (b 18.10.1723, d 1787)
  (2) Sarah Carleton
  m. Arthur Cooper of Tansie Fort
  (3) Jane Carleton
  m. Henry Richardson of Rich Hill (Colonel)
  (4)+ other issue (d young) - Guy, Lancelot
c. Christopher Carleton of Newry, co. Down (d c1738)
  m. Catherine Ball (d c1757, dau of Henry Ball of co. Donegal)
  (1) William Carleton (d c1753, Captain)
  m. (Anne Woollcombe) of Devon
  (A) William Carleton b 1745, d unm 1765)
  (B) Christopher Carleton (b 1749, dsp Quebec 1787, Lt. Colonel)
  m. Anne Howard (dau of Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham)
  (C) daughter
m. _ Starling
  (2) Sir Guy Carleton, Governor-General of Canada, 1st Lord Dorchester (b 03.09.1724, d 10.11.1808, General, CIC North America, 3rd son)
  m. (21.05.1772) Maria Howard (b 30.08.1753, d 14.03.1836, dau of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, by Elizabeth Beckford)
  (A) Christopher Carleton (b 23.07.1775, dvp 06.02.1806, Lt. Colonel, 3rd son)
  m. (09.06.1797) Priscilla Martha Belford (d 28.10.1815, dau of Capt. William Belford)
  (i) Arthur Henry Carleton, 2nd Lord Dorchester (b 20.02.1805, d unm 03.06.1826)
  (ii)+ other issue - Maria Pelham (b 27.06.1798, d 28.10.1815), Harriet Elizabeth Georgina (b 22.07.1800, d 22.09.1800)
  (B) George Carleton (b 25.09.1781, d Bergen 08.03.1814, Lt. Colonel, 6th son) had issue
  m. (19.09.1815 (or 10.1805)) Henrietta King (d 30.12.1855, dau of Edward King of Askham Hall)
  (C) Richard Carleton (b 10.02.1792, d 02.02.1869, rector of Nately-Scures, youngest son) had issue
  m. (20.07.1820) Frances Louisa Horton (d 21.02.1864, dau of Eusebius Horton of Catton Hall)
  (D) Maria Carleton (b 20.08.1777, d 16.11.1863)
  m. (08.05.1810) William Orde-Powlett, 2nd Lord Bolton (b 31.10.1782, dsp 13.07.1850)
  (E) Frances Carleton (b 03.02.1785, d 08.04.1812)
  m1. (24.08.1802) John Orde (rector of Wensley)
(F)+ other issue - Guy (b 04.02.1773, dvp unm 10.11.1793), Thomas (b 30.04.1774, dvp unm 17.04.1794, Captain), William (d infant), Lancelot (d infant), Charles (b 07.1786, d 22.05.1799), Dudley (b 22.06.1790, d 1820)
  (3) Thomas Carleton (General, Lt. Governor of New Brunswick)
  m. _ Van Horn of New York (widow of _ Foy)
  (A)+ issue - William, 2 daughters
  (4) Anne Carleton
  m. John Rotton of Dublin & Conally
  (5) Conally Carleton
  m1. Alexander Crawford of Millwood (d 1767)
  m2. Sir Patrick King
  (6)+ other issue - Lancelot (d unm c1741), Catherine (dsp)
  d. Mary Carleton probably of this generation
  m. John Creichton (dsp before 1700)
  e. Catherine Carleton (d 1733) probably of this generation
  m. John Irvine of Cooles & Killadeas (d before 07.11.1716)
  f.+ other issue - Charles (d unm), John, William (d unm)
  ii. Christopher Carleton of Market Hill, co. Fermanagh (d 1716)
  m. Anne Hamilton (dau/heir of Rev. George Hamilton of Devenish)
  a. Alexander Carleton (dsp 13.11.1745)
  b. George Carleton of Market Hill, Sheriff of co. Monaghan (d 1747)
m. Catherine Creighton (dau of John Creighton of Aughlane, niece of Sir Robert, Bart (?), son of William, Earl of Dumfries)
  (1) Alexander Carleton (2nd son)
  m. (1771) Evelyn Pepper (dau of Gilbert Pepper of co. Meath)
  (A)+ issue - George James, William (dsp), John
  (2) Christopher Carleton of Market Hill (d 1779)
  m. Henrietta Maria Creighton (dau of Col. John Creighton)
  (A) Mary Carleton of Market Hill
  m. (1765) Henry Peisley L'Estrange of Moystown
  Market Hill passed to 2 of their sons in turn. They assumed the name Carleton-L'Estrange.
  (B)+ other issue (d unm) - George (d young), Henrietta (d 1762), Vincentia (d 1787)
(3) George Carleton (chaplain, 5th son)
  (A) George Carleton
  (4)+ other issue - John (dsp), Wiliam of Enniskillen (d 1778)
  c. Lancelot Carleton (d 14.10.1730, rector of Padworth)
  m. Barbara Twitty (dau of Thomas Twitty of Clunes)
  (1)+ issue - Alexander of London (d unm 10.05.1775), Cecilia
  B. Thomas Carleton (equerry to King Charles I, 3rd son)
  m. _ Graham
  i. John Carleton (b 1635-6, d 20.07.1703)
  m. Susanna Ackland (b c1634, d 05.02.1696, dau of Sir Hugh Ackland, Bart)
  C. Guy Carleton, Dean of Carlisle then Bishop of Bristol then Chichester (b 1605, d 06.07.1685, youngest son)
  i. Elizabeth Carleton
  m. _ Swinho
  ii. Prudence Carleton (d unm)
  iii. Hester Carleton
  m. George Vane
  D.+ other issue - Ambrose, Roger, Charles
Shown as son of one Thomas of Carleton Hall and younger brother of another, and possibly of this generation, was the following Guy. The following comesm from CountyGen (Berry, Sussex, p232) with support from Visitation (Sussex, 1530+1633-4, 'Carlton') and dates for the Bishop from Wikipedia ("George Carleton (bishop)).
3. Guy Carleton of Carleton
  m. _ Rodam (dau/heir of _ Rodam of Rodam, widow of _ Manners)
  A. George Carleton, Bishop of Chichester (b 1559, d 05.1628)
  m1/2. Avis Weston of Sussex
  i. George Carleton
  ii. Henry Carleton of Guysons in Farley, Sussex
  m. Ann Lasher (dau of James Lasher)
  a.+ issue - George, Thomas, Elizabeth, Ann
  iii. Ann Carleton
  m. Thomas Vickers
  m2/1. Ann Killegrew (dau of SIr Henry Killegrew, widow of Sir Henry Nevill of Billingbere)

Main source(s): Collins (Brydges, vol VIII, 1812, 'Carleton, Lord Dorchester', p109+) with input/support mainly for the upper section from Visitation (William Dugdale, Cumberland, 1665-6, 'Carleton of Carleton') and for the lower section only from BP1934 (Dorchester), BLG1886 (Carleton of Market Hill), BLGI1912 (Carleton L'Estrange of Market Hill) and input as reported above
[Much of the lower section previously formed the top section of the version of Carleton1 that was released as Draft on 26.02.06. That page was expanded then split up into 3 pages and then released into the Database 'proper' on 30.05.14.]
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