Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar
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Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar (1633 – 20 November 1714) was a son of Walter Aston, 2nd Lord Aston of Forfar
, and Lady Mary Weston.
He succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar
in the peerage of Scotland
in 1678.
He was twice married, first marrying the widow Eleanor Blount Knightley of Soddington in Worcestershire
, England
, who died in 1674. He next married Catherine Gage of Firle
in Sussex
, who died in 1720. Like his father he was an ardent Roman Catholic and as such was a target of informers during the Popish Plot
, in particular his former steward Stephen Dugdale
whose perjured evidence sent him to the Tower of London for a time although he was never brought to trial.
He died in 1714, and was succeeded by his third but eldest surviving son Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar
. A younger son, Charles Aston, served with the British Army
in Ireland
and was killed in action at the Battle of the Boyne
, July 1, 1690.
Walter Aston, 2nd Lord Aston of Forfar
Walter Aston, 2nd Lord Aston of Forfar was a son of Walter Aston, 1st Lord Aston of Forfar, and Gertrude Sadleir of Standon.In 1639, he succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar in the peerage of Scotland...
, and Lady Mary Weston.
He succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar
Lord Aston of Forfar
Lord Aston of Forfar was a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 28 November 1627 for Sir Walter Aston, Bt, who had been a baronet of Tixall Hall, Staffordshire on 22 May 1611...
in the peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
in 1678.
He was twice married, first marrying the widow Eleanor Blount Knightley of Soddington in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who died in 1674. He next married Catherine Gage of Firle
Firle
For the suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, see Firle, South Australia.Firle is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. Firle refers to an old-English/Anglo-Saxon word fierol meaning overgrown with oak...
in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, who died in 1720. Like his father he was an ardent Roman Catholic and as such was a target of informers during the Popish Plot
Popish Plot
The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy concocted by Titus Oates that gripped England, Wales and Scotland in Anti-Catholic hysteria between 1678 and 1681. Oates alleged that there existed an extensive Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II, accusations that led to the execution of at...
, in particular his former steward Stephen Dugdale
Stephen Dugdale
Stephen Dugdale was an informer, and self-proclaimed discoverer of parts of the Popish Plot . He perjured himself on numerous occasions, giving false testimony.-Life:...
whose perjured evidence sent him to the Tower of London for a time although he was never brought to trial.
He died in 1714, and was succeeded by his third but eldest surviving son Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar
Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar
Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar was a son of Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar, and Eleanor Blount of Soddington.In 1714, he succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar in the peerage of Scotland....
. A younger son, Charles Aston, served with the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and was killed in action at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
, July 1, 1690.