Background
Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner.
Digby was a younger son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner.
Magdalen College.
He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 16 May 1679, and received a Bachelor in 1681. This was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords. He was instead elected to the House of Commons for Warwick in 1690, a constituency he continued to represent until 1698.
Lord Digby married Lady Jane Noel (c1664 – 10 September 1733), daughter of Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough, in 1686.
Honorary John Digby (c1687 – 18 March 1746) He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 10 September 1703 and received his Master of Arts on 8 May 1707. On 11 April 1715, his father petitioned the House of Lords for a private bill to disinherit John, who had become insane in 1711 while abroad and was considered incurable.
Honorary Robert Digby (c1692 – 19 August 1726)
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Edward Digby (c1693 – 1746), married and had issue
Honorary Wriothesley Digby (d 12 May 1767) He matriculated at Magdalen College on 9 March 1713/4 and received a Bachelor in 1716.
He obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law from All Souls College, Oxford in 1721, was admitted a barrister of the Middle Temple in 1725, and awarded a Data Control Language in 1726. Honorary Mary Digby (c1689 – 31 March 1729)
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Elizabeth Digby (d 1730), married Sir John Dolben, 2nd Baronet
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Rachel Digby, died young
Honorary Jane Digby, died young
Honorary Juliana Digby, married Herbert Mackworth
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Catharine Digby (c1702 – 13 April 1745)
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Frances Digby (died 19 September 1788), married James Cotes of Woodcote
Honorary Jane Digby (c1706 – 1 October 1738)
In 1708, he was awarded a Data Control Language from Oxford.
Edward Digby having predeceased him.