from William Copeland Trimble's History of Enniskillen vol: ll - John Dane was one of the original officers in Wolsely's Regiment of Horse, [1] and fought in the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) under the Duke of Marlborough. He was elected Churchwarden of Enniskillen in 1732.
the children of John Dane and Elizabeth Auchinleck -
Noted in The Peerage #378060 - John Dane - The dates of death for John and his wife Elisabeth are clearly inconsistent with the birth dates of their children. It appears that there is a generation of Dane's missing from Burkes Irish Family Records 1976.
listed are -
Richard Dane 1770- 1842
James Dane 1774 -1835
John Dane 1775 - 1815
Margaret Dane 1793 -1868
Sources
↑ following the arrival General Kirke to relieve the siege of Londonderry in 1689, Wolseley was one of the experienced officers sent by Kirke to organise the irregular soldier volunteers from Enniskillen. Kirke commissioned the Enniskillen officers; Wolseley was appointed colonel of the ‘Inniskilling Horse’ which consisted of twenty-five troops. Wolseley commanded eight troops of his regiment at the battle of the Boyne, 1st July 1690. Dict.Nat.Bio. Wolseley, William by Charles Dalton
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