Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam
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Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam, KB
, FRS ( 24 July 1711 - 25 May 1776 Mount Merrion
) was a Irish peer, and property developer.
He lived with his father-in-law at Richmond Green
.
He moved back to Mount Merrion.
He was buried at Donnybrook Cemetery
.
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, FRS ( 24 July 1711 - 25 May 1776 Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion is an area of Dublin, Ireland. It is roughly 7 kilometres south of the city centre. It is situated on and around a hill of the same name.-Location and access:...
) was a Irish peer, and property developer.
He lived with his father-in-law at Richmond Green
Richmond Green
Richmond Green is a recreation area located near the centre of Richmond, which is a town of about twenty thousand inhabitants situated in south west London. The green is essentially square in shape and its open grassland, framed with broadleaf trees, extends to roughly twelve acres...
.
He moved back to Mount Merrion.
He was buried at Donnybrook Cemetery
Donnybrook Cemetery
Donnybrook Cemetery is located close to the river Dodder in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland. The cemetery was the location of an old Celtic church founded by Saint Broc and later a church dedicated to St. Mary...
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Family
He married Catherine Decker, daughter of Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet on 3 May 1744; they had children:- Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliamRichard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliamRichard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam was an Irish Viscount in the FitzWilliam family who was a benefactor and musical antiquarian. He founded the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England, with a bequest of his library and art collection on his death in 1816...
, (c.22 August 1745 Richmond - 1816) - Henrietta FitzWilliam, (c.16 Oct 1746 Richmond - )
- William Fitzwilliam, (c.18 Sep 1749 Richmond - )
- Mary FitzWilliam, (c.20 Aug 1748 Richmond - )
- John FitzWilliam, 8th Viscount Fitzwilliam, (c.21 Oct 1752 Richmond – 1830)
- Catherine FitzWilliam, (c.30 Oct 1753 Richmond - )
- Thomas FitzWilliam, 9th Viscount Fitzwilliam, (c.3 September 1755 Richmond - January 1833)