Born in London.1,2

2nd s of General William Loftus of Kilbride, Co. Wicklow and lady Elizabeth Townshend, dau. of the 1st Marquess Townshend

Baptised in St Marylebone.2

From the Parish Register :-
"28 / Arthur, of Col. Willm Loftus & Rt. Honble Lady Elizabeth. B. 7 July"

Married Mary Ann Ray CLAYTON in Ryburgh Magna.21,22,23,1

From the Bishop's Transcripts :-
Groom - Arthur Loftus of the Parish of Fincham in this County, Batchelor
Bride - Mary Anne Ray Clayton, of this Parish, spinster
By licence with consent of parents
Vicar - George Gordon Rector of (illegible)
Witnesses - (illegible)

From the Norfolk Chronicle :-
"Wednesday last, at Ryburgh church, by the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord George Gordon, the Rev. Arthur Loftus, the second son of the late General and the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Loftus, and Rector of Fincham with Rainham St. Martin, in this county, to Mary Anna Ray, only child of the Rev. William Ray Clayton, of this city, and Rector of Ryburgh, in the said county"

From the Bury & Norwich Post :-
"On Wednesday last, at Ryburgh, by the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord George Gordon, the Rev. Arthur Loftus, second son of the late General and Lady Elizabeth Loftus, and Rector of Fincham with Rainham St. Martin, to Mary Anna Ray, only child of the Rev. William Ray Clayton of this city, and Rector of Ryburgh."

Birth of son George William Ferrars LOFTUS in Norwich.10,11,12

Birth of daughter Mary Ann Compton LOFTUS in Norwich, St Giles.16,17

Mentioned in Will.3

of Catherine Clayton
Described as :-
"Reverend Arthur Loftus Rector of (illegible) in Norfolk husband of my niece Mary Ann Ray Loftus"

Mentioned in Will.4

of Lydia Ray, formerly Clayton
Described as :-
"my niece and god-daughter Mary Ann Ray the wife of the Reverend Arthur Loftus"

Mentioned in Will.5

of Deborah Clayton
Described as :-
"Reverend Arthur Loftus of (illegible) in Norfolk"

Legacy.6

Received a legacy of GBP 100 pre tax from the estate of Deborah Clayton

From the Legacy Receipt - Inland Receipt :-
"The Revd Arthur Loftus, Clk - Stranger in blood - Pecuniary legacy of one hundred pounds"

Death of daughter Mary Ann Compton LOFTUS in Yarmouth.13,14,15

Death of Mary Ann Ray CLAYTON in Norwich.18,19,20

Died in Croydon, Upper Norwood.7,8,9

From :-
The Freeman's Journal :-
Northampton Mercury :-
Feb 3, 1884, at Upper Norwood, in his 89th year, the Rev. Arthur Loftus, second son of the late General Loftus, Lieutenant of the Tower of London, by his second wife Lady Elizabeth, daughter of George, first Marquis Townshend, and his first wife, Charlotte, Baroness de Ferrars and Compton, daughter and heiress of the fifth Earl of Northampton"

Cambridge University Alumni in Cambridge University, Claire.1

"Name : Arthur Loftus
College : Clare
Entered : Michs. 1814
Born : 1795
Adm. pens. at Clare, July 1, 1814. (2nd s. of General William Loftus, of Kilbride, Co. Wicklow, and lady Elizabeth Townshend, dau of the 1st Marquess Townshend.) B. (July 7, 1795) in London. Matric. Michs. 1814; B.A. 1819; M.A. 1822; Ord. deacon (Norwich) Feb 24, 1819; priest, June 11, 1820. R. and V. of Fincham, Norfolk, 1826-1846, and V. of Raynham St Martin with Halboughton, 1822-1846. Married Aug 10, 1836, Mary Anne Ray, dau. of the rev. William Ray Clayton, R. of Ryburgh. Disappears from Clergy List, 1847"