▁had ▁one ▁daughter ▁and ▁four ▁sons . ▁Their ▁second ▁son ▁became ▁Cro tta ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁former ▁ten ant : ▁Hor atio ▁Herbert ▁K itch ener , ▁the ▁first ▁Earl ▁K itch ener , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Kh art ou m ▁and ▁of ▁Bro ome , ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁War ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B ally long ford ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁but ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁youth ▁at ▁Cro tta . ▁His ▁young est ▁brother ▁Frederick ▁Walter ▁K itch ener ▁( b . 1 8 5 8 ) ▁became ▁Lieutenant - General , ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁and ▁Governor ▁and ▁Commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁B erm uda . ▁His ▁older ▁brother , ▁Henry ▁Elli ott ▁Che val ier ▁K itch ener ▁( b . 1 8 4 6 ), ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁Earl ▁having ▁had ▁an ▁army ▁career ▁( including ▁a ▁posting ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁Camp , ▁Co . K ild are ) ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁rank ▁of ▁Colonel . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁bare ly ▁anything ▁was ▁vis ibly ▁evident ▁of ▁the ▁ru ined ▁main ▁house . ▁The ▁gate ▁l odge , ▁however , ▁still ▁stands ▁and ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁dwell ing , ▁listed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁In ventory ▁of ▁Arch itect ural ▁Heritage ▁( UT M ▁ 2 9 U ▁ 4 8 9 7 0 8 ▁