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ANNESLEY, James (c. 1645-90)

Family and Education
b. c. 1645, 1st s. Arthur Annesley, earl of Anglesey, and Elizabeth Altham. educ. Christ Church Oxf; matric. 4 Dec. 1661; travelled abroad (Italy) 1665. m. (settlement 17 Sept. 1669, with £9,000)TNA, C9/179/19. Elizabeth (d.1700), da. John Manners, 8th earl of Rutland, and Frances da. Edward Montagu, 2nd Bar. Montagu of Boughton, 3s. 2da. d. 1 Apr. 1690; admon. 6 June 1690. CP, i. 134.
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Capt. of horse [I] 1666–72; Dalton, Irish Army Lists 1661–85, pp. 61, 72. col. militia ft. Hants ?1675 – 81.

Custos rot. Hants 1676 – 81; freeman, Portsmouth 1676, R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 362. Winchester 1677, HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 538. Oxford 1681; Add. 18730, f. 88. dep. lt. Hants by 1680–1. HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 538.

FRS 1663–82. M. Hunter, Royal Society and its Fellows 1660–1700, pp. 182–3.

Associated with: Farnborough, Hants.
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HOWARD, Charles (c. 1615-79)

Family and Education
b. c. 1615, 1st s. Thomas Howard, earl of Berkshire, and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of William Cecil, 2nd earl of Exeter; bro. Thomas Howard, (later 3rd earl of Berkshire), Sir Robert Howard, and Philip Howard. m. 10 Apr. 1637, Dorothy (d. 6 Dec. 1691), da. of Thomas Savage, Visct. Savage, and Elizabeth suo jure Countess Rivers, s.p.m. KB 1626. d. bef. 16 Apr. 1679; will 5 Sep. 1673–24 Oct. 1678, pr. 4 June 1679. TNA, PROB 11/360.
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Associated with: Charlton, Wilts.
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ANNESLEY, Arthur (1614-86)

Family and Education
b. 10 July 1614, 1st s. of Sir Francis Annesley, Visct. Valentia [I], and 1st w. Dorothy (d.1624), da. of Sir John Philipps, 1st bt. of Picton Castle, Pemb. and Anne Perrot. educ. private tutors; Hadley School, Mdx. (Mr. John Vade); D. Greene, ‘Arthur Annesley, First Earl of Anglesey 1614-1686’, (Chicago Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1972), 6. Magdalen, Oxf. c.1628-33; Greene thesis, 7-8. L. Inn 1633, called 1640, bencher 1659; travelled abroad (Italy, Switzerland, France) 1634-6. Ibid. 9-10. m. 24 Apr. 1638, Elizabeth (d. Jan. 1698), da. and coh. of Sir James Altham of Oxhey, Herts., and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Richard Sutton, Acton, Mdx., 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 6da. (3 d.v.p.). d. 6 Apr. 1686; will 23 Feb. 1686, pr. 18 June 1686. TNA, PROB 11/383.
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Commr. Irish affairs 1645, 1647, obstructions 1648 – 49, trade Nov. 1660–72, plantations Dec. 1660–70, prizes 1666–? CSP Dom. 1666–7, p. 304., Union with Scotland; Cromwellian Union ed. Terry, Scot. Hist. Soc. ser. 1, 40, p. 189. Admiralty 1673 – 79, Tangier 1673–84; HEHL, EL 8456; CTB, vii. 1252–3. pres. Council of State 25 Feb. – 31 May 1660; PC 31 May 1660–85; v. treas. [I], Aug. 1660–7; treas. of the navy 1667 – 68; ld. privy seal 1673–82. HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 537.

Commr. for oyer and terminer, Wales 1661; dep. lt. Carm., Pemb. and Rad. 1661 – ?74; bailiff, Bedford level 1665 – 66, 1669 – d., conservator 1667 – 69; steward of crown manors, Rad. 1675 – 82; freeman, Oxford 1681. Ibid.

Capt. of horse [I], 1661-aft. 1664. Dalton, Irish Army Lists 1661–85, pp. 3, 52.

Asst. R. Adventurers into Africa 1668–70; HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 537. FRS 1668–85. Hunter, Royal Society, 206–7.

Associated with: Dublin; Mountnorris, co. Armagh; Drury Lane, Westminster, Mdx.; Farnborough, Hants; Bletchingdon, Oxon. and Totteridge, Herts.
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oil on canvas, aft. J. M. Wright, c.1676, NPG 3805.

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VILLIERS, Charles (c. 1627-61)

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b. c. 1627, s. of Christopher (Kit) Villiers, earl of Anglesey, and Elizabeth (d. 12 Apr. 1662), da. of Thomas Sheldon of Howby, Leics. educ. Eton 1642; Peterhouse, Camb. admitted 13 Dec. 1644, aged 15; travelled abroad 1647. LJ, viii. 690. m. 25 Apr. 1648, Mary (d. Jan. 1672), Bulstrode Pprs. 215. 3rd da. of Paul Bayning, Visct. Bayning, wid. of William Villiers, 2nd Visct. Grandison [I], s.p. bur. 4 Feb. 1661 4 Feb. 1661 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.; will none found.
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Associated with: Ashley Park, Walton-on-Thames, Surr.
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HOME, Alexander (1689-1720)

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b. 1689, 1st s. of Charles Home, 6th earl of Home [S], and Anne, da. of Sir William Purves, 1st bt., of Purves Hall, Berwickshire, m. by Oct. 1710, Anne (d.1727), da. William Kerr, 2nd mq. of Lothian [S] 6s. (4 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). d. 1720.
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Gen. of Mint [S] 1712 – 14.

Sheriff, Berwickshire 1710.

Associated with: The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire.
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HOLLES, Denzil (1675-94)

Family and Education
b. 26 Apr. 1675, o. s. Francis Holles, 2nd Bar. Holles and 2nd w. Anne (d. 8 Mar. 1682), da. of Sir Francis Pile, bt., of Compton Beauchamp, Berks.; educ. unknown. unm. d. 24 Jan. 1694; admon. 10 Feb. 1694 to cos. Ann Smith. TNA, PROB 6/70, f. 29.
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Parlimentarian
Associated with: Aldenham, Herts.
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HOLLES, Francis (1627-92)

Family and Education
b. 19 Aug. 1627, o. surv. s. Denzil Holles, later Bar. Holles, and 1st w. Dorothy (d.1640), da. of Sir Francis Ashley. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1645-8; P. Crawford, Denzil Holles, 1598-1680, 26n, 165-7. M. Temple 1648, called 1661; Clare, Camb. 1651. m. (1) 22 Aug. 1661 (with £6,000), Lucy (d. 15 Sept. 1667), da. of Sir Robert Carr, 2nd bt., of Sleaford, Lincs., 2da.( d.v.p.); (2) 9 June 1670, Anne (d. 8 Mar. 1682), da. of Sir Francis Pile, 2nd bt., of Compton Beauchamp, Berks. 1s. 1da. (d.v.p.) TNA, PROB 11/429. cr. bt. 27 June 1660. d. c. 28 June 1692; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 496; Verney ms mic. 636/46, J. to Sir R. Verney, 2 July 1692. This corrects the death date given in CP. will 3 Sept. 1680, pr. 4 Mar. 1695. TNA, PROB 11/429.
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J.p., Dorset 1647 – 48, 1650 – ?53, Mar. 1660–80, 1682 – 85, Wilts. 1653 – 80; commr. assessment, Dorset and Wilts. 1648, 1657, Dorset Aug. 1660–80, Westminster 1673 – 80, militia, Dorset and Wilts. 1648, 1660. A. and O. i. 1081, 1095, 1236, 1244; ii. 1066, 1083, 1430, 1445; SR.

Associated with: Aldenham, Herts.
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