ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv wˈɪljəm ɡɹˈænt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ðə hˈaʊs wʌz ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ hɪz wɪl baɪ sˌɜː mˈɑːɹk bˈɛrzfɚd ɹˈʌsəl stˈɜːdʒɪs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, kˌeɪsˌiːbˈiː, ɐsˈɪstənt ˌʌndɚsˈɛkɹətɹi fɔːɹ ˈaɪɚlənd, hˌuː tˈʊk ðɪ ɐdˈɪʃənəl sˈɜːneɪm ʌv ɡɹˈænt, æz ɐ kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə wˈɪl.
After the death of William Grant in 1935 the house was inherited under his will by Sir Mark Beresford Russell Sturgis (1884–1949), KCB, Assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland, who took the additional surname of Grant, as a condition of the will.