GALLY KNIGHT, Henry (1786-1846), of 69 Lower Grosvenor Street, London and Firbeck Hall, Yorkshire

Family and Education
b. 2 Dec. 1786, o.s. of Henry Gally (afterwards Gally Knight), of Langold Park, Notts. and Selina, da. of William Fitzherbert MP, of Tissington Hall, Derbys. educ. Eton 1799; Trinity Hall, Camb., adm. 1805; tour of Spain, Sicily and the Near East 1810-11. m. 13 July 1825, Henrietta, da. of Anthony Hardolph Eyre, of Grove Park, Notts., wid. of John Hardolph Eyre, s.p. suc. fa. 6 Apr. 1808. d. 9 Feb. 1846.
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Dep. lt. Notts; high sheriff Notts. 1819 – 20.

Capt. S. W. Yorks. yeomanry 1808.

FRS 1841.

Main residences: 69 Lower Grosvenor Street, London; Firbeck Hall, Yorkshire.
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WESTENRA, Hon. John Craven (1798-1874), of Sharavogue, King’s co. of The Lodge, Berks. of 13 Conduit Street, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 31 Mar. 1798, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Warner William Westenra MP, 2nd Bar. Rossmore [I]; 1st Bar. Rossmore [UK] 1838 (d. 10 Aug. 1842), and 1st w. Mary Anne, 2nd da. of Charles Walsh, of Walsh Park, co. Tipperary; bro. of Hon. Henry Robert Westenra MP. m. (1) 31 Mar. 1834, Eleanor Mary (d. 17 Dec. 1838), da. of William Jolliffe of Merstham, Surr., wid. of Sir Gilbert East, bt. s.p.; (2) 23 July 1842, Anne, da. of Louis Charles Daubuz, of Truro, Cornwall. 1da. d. 5 Dec. 1874.
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Ensign 3 Ft. 1814; lt. 1816; capt. 75 Ft. 1824; capt. 3 Ft. 1826; lt.-col. Scots Fusilier Gds. 1833; ret. 1843.

J.P. co. Monaghan, King’s co.; dep. lt. King’s co. 1847; high sheriff 1863.

Member Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland 1853.

Steward of Turf Club of Ireland.

Main residences: Sharavogue, King’s co, [I]; The Lodge, Berks.; 13 Conduit Street, London, Mdx.
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RUSSELL, William Congreve (1778-1850), of King’s Heath, Worcs.

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b. 15 Apr. 1778, o. s. of Thomas Russell, of King’s Heath, Worcs., and 2nd w. Mary Garner. m. 19 July 1820, Elizabeth Mary, 3rd da. of John Thomas Hendry Hopper, of Witton Castle, co. Durham, 1da. suc. fa. 1826. d. 30 Nov. 1850.
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J.P. Worcs., Warks.; dep. lt.; high sheriff Worcs. 1839.

Capt. N. Worcs. vols. 1803.

Main residence: King's Heath, Worcs.
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RICARDO, David (1803-1864), of Gatcombe Park, Glos. of 59 Harley Street, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 18 May 1803, 2nd s. of David Ricardo MP, of Gatcombe Park, Glos. (d. 11 Sept. 1823), and Priscilla Ann, da. of Edward Wilkinson, of Bow, Mdx.; bro. of Osman Ricardo MP. educ. Charterhouse, 1812-5; priv. by James Hitchens 1815-8; Sonninghill sch. 1818-20; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1820, BA 1824, MA 1829; L. Inn 29 Oct. 1823. m. 1 June 1824, Catherine, 4th da. of William Thomas St. Quintin (formerly Darby), of Scampston Hall, Yorks., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. d. 17 May 1864.
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High sheriff Glos. 1830; chairman Stroud board of guardians 1834?-56.

Main residences: Gatcombe Park, Glos.; 59 Harley Street, London, Mdx.
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MORETON, Hon. Henry John Reynolds (1827-1921), of Tortworth Court, Falfield, Glos.

Family and Education
b. 25 June 1827, 1st s. of Henry George Francis Thomas Moreton, 2nd earl Ducie, and Hon. Elizabeth Dutton, 1st da. of John Dutton, 2nd bar. Sherborne. educ. Eton 1840-3. m. 24 May 1849, Julia, o. da. and h. of James Haughton Langston MP, of Sarsden House, Chipping Norton, Oxon., 1s. (d.v.p.) 1da. styled. Lord Moreton 1840-53. suc. fa. as 3rd earl of Ducie 2 June 1853. GCVO 15 May 1906. d. 28 Oct. 1921.
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PC 6 July 1859.

J.P. Oxon 1851; Glos. 1857; dep. lt. Glos. 1851; ld. lt. Glos. 1857 – 1911, alderman Glos. 1889–95.

Capt. Yeoman of the Guard June 1859 – July 1866; hon. col. Glos. vols. (5th batt. Glos. regt.) 1868–1911.

Ld. warden of the Stanneries in Cornwall and Devon, and rider and main forester of Dartmoor 1888–1908.

Fellow Geological Society 1853; FRS 22 Feb. 1855; Fellow Royal Geographical Society; Fellow Linnean Society 1889; trustee Hunterian Museum.

Main residence: Tortworth Court, Falfield, Glos.
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MORETON, Hon. Augustus Henry Reynolds (1804-1862), of Woodchester Park, Glos. of 2 Seamore Place, London, Mdx. of Bembridge, IoW

Family and Education
b. 24 June 1804, 2nd s. of Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 4th bar. Ducie (1st earl Ducie, 21 Jan. 1837) (d. 22 June 1840), and Lady Frances Herbert, da. of Henry Herbert MP, 1st earl of Carnarvon; bro. of Hon. Henry George Francis Reynolds Moreton MP. educ. Rottingdean sch.; Merton Coll. Oxf. matric. 4 Feb. 1823; BA 1826. m. 15 Aug. 1837, Mary Jane, o. da. and h. of Sir Charles Macdonald-Lockhart, 2nd bt. of Lee and Carnwath, Lanark, 2s. 5da. Assumed the additional surname of Macdonald 1837. d. 14 Feb. 1862.
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J.P. Glos., Argyll., Hants. 1838; dep. lt. Argyll.

Maj. Royal N. Glos. militia 1831 – 52.

Main residences: Woodchester Park, Glos.; 2 Seamore Place, London, Mdx.; Bembridge, IoW.
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BERKELEY, Hon. Charles Paget Fitzhardinge (1830-1916), of Old Park, Chichester, Suss. of 39 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 19 Apr. 1830, 2nd s. of Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley MP, 1st Bar. Fitzhardinge (d. 17 Oct. 1867), and Lady Charlotte, da. of Charles Lennox MP, 4th duke of Richmond; bro. of Francis William Fitzhardinge Berkeley MP. educ. Rugby 1842. m. 6 Dec. 1856, Louisa Elizabeth, o. da. of Henry Lindow-Lindow (formerly Rawlinson), of Gawcombe, Glos. s.p. suc. bro. as 3rd Bar. Fitzhardinge 29 June 1896. d. 5 Dec. 1916.
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J.P. dep. lt. Suss. dep. lt. Glos.

Main residences: Old Park, Chichester, Suss.; 39 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, Mdx.
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BERKELEY, Francis William (1826-1896), of Berkeley Lodge, Fishbourne, Chichester, Glos.

Family and Education
b. 16 Nov. 1826, 1st s. of Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley MP, 1st Bar. Fitzhardinge, and Lady Charlotte, da. of Charles Lennox MP, 4th duke of Richmond; bro. of Charles Paget Fitzhardinge Berkeley MP. educ. Rugby 1842-4. m. 24 Nov. 1857, Georgina, o. da. of Col. William Holme-Sumner, of Hatchlands, Guildford, Surr., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bar. Fitzhardinge 17 Oct. 1867. d. 29 June 1896.
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J.P.; dep. lt. Glos.; county councillor Glos. (Berkeley Div.) 1889 – 96; chairman Berkeley Highway Board.

Cornet Roy. Horse Gds. 1844; lt. 1846; capt. 1853; ret. 1857.

Hon. col. S. Glos. militia (3 batt. Glos. Regt.) 1857 – 60, 1868 – d.; lt.-col. commdt. 1860 – 68; lt.-col. Roy. Glos. Hussars (yeomanry) 1859 – 87; hon. col. 1887 – d.

Master of Berkeley hounds 1867 – d.

Fellow Soc. Antiquities 1886.

Main residence: Berkeley Lodge, Fishbourne, Chichester, Glos.
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RICH, Henry (1797-1869), of 47 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square; later of 19 Charles Street, Berkeley Square; later of 28 Chapel Street, Grosvenor Square, London.

Family and Education
b. c. Mar/Apr. 1797,Rich’s birth date is commonly given as 1803, following the tentative date given in Venn, Alumni Cantab., v. 286. However, his army record reveals that this date is incorrect. The Sandhurst register gives his age at his admission on 2 October 1810 as 13 years 7 months. This date also tallies with his age at death, given in the death register as 72. illegit. yst. s. of Adm. Sir Thomas Rich, 5th bt. (d. 6 Apr. 1803), of Sonning, Berks., and Elizabeth, yst. da. of General Burt, of Maiden Erlegh, Berks. educ. Sandhurst 1810-13; sch. at Henley, Oxon.; Jesus, Camb. adm. 29 Mar. 1821; Trinity, Camb. adm. 21 June ­1821, aged 23, BA 1825. m. 7 Sept. 1852, Julia, yst. da. of Rev. James Tomkinson, of Dorfield Hall, Ches. cr. bt. 9 Jan. 1863.The date is given in some sources as 22 Jan. 1863, but it was gazetted 9 Jan. 1863: The Times, 10 Jan. 1863. d. s.p. 5 Nov. 1869.
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Groom in waiting 1837 – 41; lord of the treasury 1846 – 52.

Ensign 65 Ft. 1812; lt. 1813; half-pay 1820.

Fell. Royal Geographical Society 1860.

Dir. South Eastern railway 1845 – 46, 1852 – 66; dir. Sun Life Assurance.

Main residences: 47 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square; 19 Charles Street, Berkeley Square; 28 Chapel Street, Grosvenor Square, London.
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ST. JOHN MILDMAY, Humphrey (1794-1853), of 46 Berkeley Square, London and Otford Court, Otford, Kent

Family and Education
b. 11 July 1794, 6th s. of Sir Henry St. John Mildmay MP, 3rd bt. (d. 1808), of Dogmersfield Park, Hants, and Jane, eld. da. and coh. of Carew Mildmay, of Shawford House, Hants and Mildmay Park, Stoke Newington; bro. of Paulet St. John Mildmay MP. educ. Winchester 1809. m. (1) 27 Sept. 1823, Anne Eugenia Baring (d. 8 Mar. 1839), eld. da. of Alexander Baring MP, of The Grange, nr. Alresford, Hants, 2s.; (2) 20 Sept. 1843, Marianne Frances, da. of Granville Venables Harcourt Vernon MP, of Grove Park, Notts., 3da. d. 9 Aug. 1853.
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Ensign and lt. 2 Ft. Gds. 1813, capt. 1821; 35 Ft. 1823, half-pay 1824.

Dir. Baring Brothers and co. 1828 – 47; Bank of England 1828 – 49; West India Mail Packet Co.

Main residences: 46 Berkeley Square, London; Otford Court, Otford, Kent.
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