Sir Christopher Aylmer, 1st Baronet (c.1620-1671) was an Irish landowner.Stewart p.13 Aylmer was the son of Gerald Aylmer of Balrath. The family was part of the

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which largely remained

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. Following the

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his family had been deprived of their estates, but they recovered them following the Restoration and in 1662 Aylmer was made a

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. He married Margaret Plunkett, daughter of Matthew Plunkett, 5th Baron Louth and Mary Fitzwilliam. He was the father of the naval officers Matthew Aylmer, who became a distinguished Admiral, and George Aylmer who reached the rank of Captain before being killed at the

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in 1689. Through Matthew, Sir Christopher was the ancestor of the Aylmer Barons. His eldest son Sir Gerald Aylmer, 2nd Baronet succeeded him in his baronetcy.

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* Stewart, William. ''Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present''. McFarland, 2009. 17th-century Irish landowners 1620s births 1671 deaths Irish people of English descent Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland People from County Meath {{Ireland-noble-stub