I have been chasing my Hardinge ancestor of Dublin for 20 years and have only just found the answers. Bur now I have another mystery. My Gt Gt Grandfather William Hardinge married Sarah Mansell [from Limerick] in 1808 in Dublin. He worked 37 years at Dublin Castle as a Treasurer. There Son Frederick Hardinge came to New Zealand in 1872 with his wife Sarah Pope and children. They bought with them a portrait of Robert Christopher Maunsell and a framed poem of the Death of Gen John Maunsell which was written by Ann 40M and a Col of the Dragoon guards. These two things were much Treasured by them and I have found these two gentlemen on the Maunsell line. A Line that goes back to Muddlescombe in Wales and from where a side branch goes back to Limerick.. What I can't find is how they are connected to Sarah Maunsell from Limerick, my GT Gt Grandmother. Any suggestions or help gratefully accepted as this one has me baffled.The two spellings seem to be interchangeable. Jeannette NZ