> > >If someone could tell me who would have been "Lord Loftus Tottenham" that > >my ancestor was supposedly working for around 1836, I would appreciate it. > > >Yours, > >Dora Smith The question is, Dora, not whether someone can tell you who Lord Loftus Tottenham was, but how long it will take you to wade through all the material about his family, which is very well documented. You are likely to be awash with material, though you will it seems have to pay someone to get it for you. I went to the PRONI site (Public Records Office of Northern Ireland) and did a site search for Tottenham for you. Here are 3 card indexes I transcribed. But then I got tired of transcribing stuff, so what follows is the list of card indexes that the search threw up. I am sure you would get more if you kept looking.Unfortunately the only material about this family that is online seems to be card indexes, so the material is likely to have to be looked at manually PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE of NORTHERN IRELAND Prominent Persons Index Card no.:2/1230 Surname:Tottenham Forename(s):Robert Loftus Surname variations: Pre-title: Title(s): Dates:1819 - 1893 Description: Relevant PRONI references:D/962 Card no.:H/70 Surname:Loftus Forename(s):Robert Ponsonby Tottenham Surname variations: Pre-title: Title(s): Dates:1773 - 1850 Description: Relevant PRONI references:T/580 {p 79}, D/627/94, D/1108/B/39-42 Card no.:2/1231 Surname:Tottenham Forename(s):Charles Surname variations: Pre-title: Title(s):1st Marquess of Ely Dates:1738 - 1806 Description: Relevant PRONI references: D/580{114,312,317,366,420,426,448,460,462, 46}, D/436,T/755/2/253, D/1108/B{4-7,22,38}, T/1041/27 100% Tottenham, Robert Loftus (summary) 100% Loftus, Robert Ponsonby Tottenham (summary) 100% Tottenham, Arthur Loftus (summary) 100% Tottenham, Charles (summary) 100% Tottenham, Edward (summary) 100% Loftus, Charles Tottenham, 1st Marquess of Ely (summary) 100% Tottenham, Charles Henry (summary) 98% Tottenham, Earls of Ely (summary) 98% Loftus, Nicholas, 1st Viscount Loftus (summary) 98% Loftus, Henry (summary) 98% Loftus (summary) 98% Loftus, Edward (summary) 98% Tottenham, Charles, 1st Marquess of Ely (summary) 98% Loftus, Jane (summary) 98% Loftus, Frances (summary) 98% Loftus, Adam (summary) 98% Loftus, Nicholas, 2nd Baronet (summary) 98% Loftus, William (summary) 98% Loftus, Henry, 3rd Earl of Ely (summary) 98% Loftus, Nicholas (summary) Another place to look is in Burke's Peerage, which will have an entry for the Marquesses of Ely. Charlie