Lamberts among the "many other families, who ... were equally ancient and respectable, as well from length of residence in the town, as through alliance with the other inhabitants, by whom they were gradually affiliated, and finally considered, without any distinction, as members of the same body" (p. 20) as the Tribes of Galway, the premier families of Galway town in the early 1600s. Descendants Melvin remarks that Lambert's "original seat in the county was Cregclare near Ardrahan. Further branches of the family became established at Castle Ellen and Castle Lambert" (located some four miles west and north of Athenry, respectively) "on property acquired from the Blakes and Brownes. The earlier name of Castle Lambert was Aghrim and it was part of the estate of the Blakes of Corbally, which was the original name of Castle Daly." Notable descendants of John Lambert include: Charles Lambert of Creg Clare, Jacobite, killed at the 1689 siege of Derry Sarah Lambert, Lady Clanmorris, wife of Charles Barry Bingham, 2nd Baron Clanmorris (married 1816) John Walter Henry Lambert of Aggard, Craughwell, J.P., High Sheriff of County Galway, 1855 (1811–99) Captain Thomas Eyre Lambert, landlord and assassin target (1819–1920) Isabella Lambert Carson (born 1823) James Staunton Lambert of Creg Clare, M.P. for Galway (1826–33) Ada Constance Lambert, wife of Sir George Moyers, Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1881. Nannie Lambert Power O'Donoghue, equestrian, journalist and novelist (1843–1940) Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson PC, Pc (Ire), Kt., QC, (1854–1935) Edward Martyn, co-founder of The Abbey Theatre, (1859–1924) Walter Peter Lambert, Lt. Col., M.C. (born 1891) Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham PC, KC (born 1945) Family tree (abbreviated) John Lambert of Creg Clare, fl. 1610 – after 1669. =Redish Lynch, daughter of Thomas Lynch, Mayor of Galway =Mary Ffrench, dau of Marcus Ffrench of Cahir Dangin | | |_ | | | | | | | Joseph of Kilmaine, c.1652-90+ Mary Charles Lambert of Creg Clare, k. Derry, 1689. =unknown =Robert French of Rashane =Janet Taylor of Ballymacragh (Castle Taylor) | | |_ | | | Walter Lambert of Creg Clare | | =Miss Hamilton =Sibella Martyn of Tullira Joseph, fl. 1754. Francis, alive 1722. | | =Anne Ruttledge | |__ | | | | | | | |__ | | | | | | | | Charles John Peter, d. 1836. Thomas Belinda Ms. Lambert | | =Miss Carrol of Ardagh William Francis | d.s.p. =Mercy