Miscellaneous

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  Daily Mirror- Wednesday 13 October 1976 Love for a debonair charmer landed the former Lady Crofton in a bankruptcy court yesterday. She blamed her 65,000 crash in her third husband Guy Brooke, who deserted […]

Irish Independent – Wednesday 23 June 1915 The Scotsman – Wednesday 23 June 1915 Edinburgh Evening News – Tuesday 22 June 1915 Dundee Evening Telegraph – Tuesday 22 June 1915 London Evening Standard – Wednesday […]

Liverpool Daily Post – Wednesday 28 November 1866 Windsor Castle, Monday.— The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess drove out this morning attended by the Hon. Flora  MacDonald. Her Royal Highness Princess Christian, attended […]

Lakes Herald – Friday 20 May 1910 Ten acres of valuable game cover belonging to Lord Crofton at Mote park, Roscommon were destroyed by fire on Monday.  The property adjoins the railway, and the fire […]

Roscommon Journal, and Western Impartial Reported – Saturday 21 February 1852 ROSCOMMON UNION – Wednesday The Guardians of this Union met at half-past eleven o’clock, at which hour the Right Hon. Lord Crofton took the […]

Birmingham Daily Post – Tuesday 10 March 1976 Girl barrister in death An “extremely goodlooking” woman barrister was found dead yesterday at a judges home. Beside the body of Miss Jill Bannister, aged 30, were […]

Roscommon Messenger – Saturday 26 March 1910 Roscommon Petty Sessions The usual fortnightly petty sessions court was held on Monday, before  Mr R L Brown, R M. FISHING IN MOTE PARK RIVER. A case at […]

Dublin Daily Express – Thursday 20 January 1916 Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Crofton, who has command of the 13tb Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, has returned from France to his residence at Roscommon (Mote Park). Lord Crofton has been […]

Weekly Freeman’s Journal – Saturday 03 March 1866 CURIOUS INSURANCE CASE. The case of Lord Crofton against the Liverpool and London Laud Globe Insurance Company has been before the Court of Common Pleas. The Chief […]