Commons 1754-1790

b. ?1747, 1st s. of William Drake. educ. Westminster 1759-64; B.N.C. Oxf. 20 June 1765, aged 17; Grand Tour. m. (1) 17 Feb. 1778, Mary (d. 23 Oct. 1778), da. of William Hussey, s.p.; (2) 20 Aug. 1781, Rachel Elizabeth, da. and h. of Jeremiah Ives of Norwich, 2da.

b. c. 1726, 2nd s. of Henry Drax, and bro. of Thomas Erle Drax. educ. Eton 1742; Hertford, Oxf. 1743. m. 15 Apr. 1762, Mary, da. of Awnsham Churchill of Henbury, Dorset, 1da.

b. ?1693, 1st s. of Thomas Shatterden (afterwards Drax), of Pope’s Common, Herts. and Barbados by Elizabeth, da. of Edward Ernle of Etchilhampton, Wilts. educ. Eton 1706-7; Magdalene, Camb. 1710. m. 1720, his 1st cos. Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir Edward Ernle, 3rd Bt., M.P., and gd.-da. and h. of Thomas Erle, M.P., of Charborough, 3s. 5da.

b. c. 1732, 1st s. of John Douglas of St. Kitts, West Indies by Susanna, da. of Michael Lambert, lt-gov. of St. Kitts, wid. of Richard Holmes. educ. Westminster Jan. 1743, aged 10; Trinity, Camb. 22 Oct. 1748, aged 17. m. (1) (d. 11 June 1764), 2s. 1da.; (2) 30 Dec. 1765, Caroline Otway, issue. suc. fa. 1747.

b. c. 1731, 1st s. of Sir John Douglas, 3rd Bt., M.P., by Christian, da. of Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Bt., of Caprington, Ayr. educ. Glasgow Univ. 1745-7. m. 11 Mar. 1772, Grace, da. and coh. of William Johnstone of Lockerbie, Dumfries, 5s. 4da. suc. uncle Charles Douglas in Breconwhat estate, Dumfries 13 Dec. 1770; and fa. 13 Nov. 1778.