Edmund Pelham
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Sir Edmund Pelham was a member of the Pelham family of Laughton, East Sussex. He was a judge in Ireland who held the office of Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and was the first judge to hold assiz
Sir William Pelham, Lord Justice of Ireland, Edmund's elder brother
Scotney Castle, the home of Pelham's wife Ellen Darrell
Robert Napier (judge)
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Sir Robert Napier, was an English-born judge who served in Ireland. He was later to become a long-serving member of Parliament.
Edmund Pelham
…Serjeant-at-law: since he was now close to 70, this might reasonably have been expected to mark the high point of his career. However, in 1602 Sir Robert Napier, who had long been recognised as unfit for high office, was at last removed as the Irish Chief Baron, and Pelham, perhaps because of his brother's long…
Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, the original home of the Napier family
Crichel House, Moor Crichel, home to later generations of the Napier family