The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ely (1794), Viscount Loftus (1789), Baron Loftus (1785), and Baron Loftus (in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, 1801). All these titles save the last are in the Peerage of Ireland, and all were created for the same person, making the first Marquess one of the few persons to rise to the rank of Marquess without having inherited any titles.
William Earls, the elder (c1700-1793+), was one of the leaseholders and, in 1773, was appointed sidesman for the lower third of the parish of Inishmacsaint.
Agnes Earls was christened on Mar.7, 1802, in the Parish of Inishmacsaint.
Norman Earls was a farmer in Carnbeg and Gortnalee.