COCKERELL, Sir Charles (1755-1837), of Sezincote House, Glos. and Hyde Park Corner, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 18 Feb. 1755, 5th s. of John Cockerell of Bishop’s Hull, Som., and Frances, da. and coh. of John Jackson, of Clapham, Surr. educ. Winchester 1767-9. m. (1) 11 Mar. 1789, Mary Tryphena (d. 8 Oct. 1789), da. of Sir Charles William Blunt, 3rd bt., s.p.; (2) 13 Feb. 1808, Hon. Harriet Rushout, o. da. of John Rushout, 1st bar. Northwick, 1s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.). cr. bt. 25 Sept. 1809. d. 6 Jan. 1837.
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Writer, E.I. Co. (Bengal) 1775, factor 1782; asst. at Bhagalpur 1783, collector 1784; jun. merchant 1785; sen. merchant 1790; postmaster-gen. Bengal c. 1786 – 1800; home 1801; commr. bd. of control Apr. 1835 – d.

J.P. Worcs.; mayor Evesham 1810, 1833; sheriff Glos. 1815.

Dir. Globe Insurance Co. 1811; trustee Evesham Free School 1834.

Main residences: Sezincote House, Glos.; Hyde Park Corner, London, Mdx.
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PONSONBY, John George Brabazon (1809-1880), of 3 Cavendish Square, London

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b. 14 Oct. 1809, 1st s. of John William Ponsonby, Visct. Duncannon, and Lady Maria Fane, da. of John, 10th earl of Westmorland. educ. Charterhouse 1822-6. m. (1) 8 Sept. 1835, Lady Frances Charlotte Lambton (d. 18 Dec. 1835), da. of John George Lambton, 1st earl of Durham, s.p.; (2) 4 Oct. 1849, Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon Lennox, da. of Charles Lennox, 5th duke of Richmond, s.p. styled Visct. Duncannon 1844-7. suc. fa. as 5th earl of Bessborough [I] and 5th Bar. Ponsonby [GB] 16 May 1847. d. 28 Jan. 1880.
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Précis writer, foreign office May 1833 – Nov. 1834; master of the buckhounds May 1848 – Feb. 1852, Dec. 1852 – Feb. 1858, June 1859 – Jan. 1866; PC 27 June 1848; ld. steward of household Jan. – July 1866, Dec. 1868-Mar. 1874.

Ld lieut. Co. Carlow, 1838 – d.

Main residence: 3 Cavendish Square, London.
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FITZPATRICK, John Wilson (1809-1883), of Grantstown Manor, Abbeyleix, Queen’s County and Lisduff, Templemore, Queen’s County and 38 Portman Square, London, Mdx.

Family and Education
b. 23 Sept. 1809,The year of his birth is commonly stated to be 1811. His coffin, however, bore the inscription ‘born 1809’, although his presence in the upper school at Eton in 1823 implies an even earlier birth date: Freeman’s Journal, 27 Jan. 1883. illegit. s. of John Fitzpatrick, 2nd earl of Upper Ossory and bar. Gowran [I] and bar. Upper Ossory of Ampthill [GB] (d. 1 Feb. 1818), and 2nd w. Emma, da. of Mr. Wilson, of Yorks. educ. Eton 1823. m. 5 May 1830, Augusta Mary, o. da. of Rev. Archibald Douglas, rect. of Castle Coote, co. Cavan, 1s. 6da. suc. half-sister 30 Sept. 1841. Took name and arms of Fitzpatrick by roy. lic. 12 Feb. 1842. cr. bar. Castletown of Upper Ossory [UK] 10 Dec. 1869. d. 22 Jan. 1883.
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PC [I] 28 Jan. 1848.

Ensign 85 Ft. 1826; lt. 1827; half pay 1827; ret. 1829.

High sheriff Queen’s co. 1836; ld. lt. Queen’s co. 1855 – d.

Member Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland 1842; council member 1848.

Main residences: Grantstown Manor, Abbeyleix, Queen's County, [I]; Lisduff, Templemore, Queen's County, [I]; 38 Portman Square, London, Mdx.
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MARJORIBANKS, Sir Dudley Coutts (1820-1894), of 29 Upper Brook Street, London, Mdx.

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b. 29 Dec. 1820, 2nd s. of Edward Marjoribanks, of Greenlands, Bucks., and Georgina, da. of Joseph Francis Louis Lautour, of Madras, and Heaton Park, Beds. educ. Harrow 1833; Christ Church, Oxf., matric. 1838; M. Temple, adm. 1845, called 1848. m. 19 Oct. 1848, Isabella, da. of Sir James Weir Hogg, of Berwickshire. 4s. 2da. suc. fa. 1868. cr. bt. 25 July 1866; cr. 1st bar. Tweedmouth of Edington 12 Oct. 1881. d. 4 Mar. 1894.
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Dir. E. India Co. 1853

Commr. Lt. London

JP, Dep. Lt. Mdx.; Westminster; Inverness-shire.

Main residence: 29 Upper Brook Street, London, Mdx.
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WILLIAMSON, Sir Hedworth II, 8th bt. (1827-1900), of Whitburn Hall, nr. Sunderland, co. Durham.

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b. 25 Mar. 1827, 1st s. of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th bt., of Whitburn, co. Durham, and Ann Elizabeth Liddell, da. of Lord Ravensworth. educ. Eton 1841; Christ church, Oxf., matric. 1845. m. 3 Feb. 1863, his cos. Elizabeth Jane Liddell, da. of 2nd Lord Ravensworth, Earl Ravensworth, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. as 8th bt. 24 Apr. 1861. d. 26 Aug. 1900.
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Attaché at St Petersburg 1848; Paris 1850–54.

JP, Dep. Lt. co. Durham; high sheriff Durham 1877.

Capt. commt. 1st Durham artillery volunteers 1860; hon col. 1868 – d.

Main residence: Whitburn Hall, nr. Sunderland, co. Durham.
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MUNDY, William (1801-1877), of Markeaton Hall , Derbyshire

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b. 14 Sept. 1801, o.s. of Francis Mundy, of Markeaton Hall, Derbys., and Sarah, da. of John Leaper Newton, of Mickleover, Derbys. educ. Eton 1817. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 16 Nov. 1820. m. 28 Oct. 1830, Harriet-Georgiana, eld. da. of James Frampton, of Moreton, Dorset. 1s. suc. fa. 6 May 1837. d. 10 Apr. 1877.
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J.P. Derbys. 1827; Magistrate, Derby, 1841; High Sheriff, Derbys. 1843, Deputy Lieut. 1831.

Cornet Derbys. yeomanry cav. 1825.

Main residence: Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
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PECHELL, George Richard (1789-1860), of Castle Goring, Worthing, Suss. and 27 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx.

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b. 30 June 1789, 2nd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Brooke Pechell, 2nd bt. MP (d. 1826) of Paglesham, Essex and Aldwick, Suss. and Charlotte, da. of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Clavering; bro. of Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd bt. MP. m. 1 Aug. 1826 Hon. Katherine Annabella Bisshopp, da. and coh. of Cecil, Lord Zouche, 1s. (d.v.p.) 2da. suc. bro. as 4th bt. and assumed add. surname of Brooke 3 Nov. 1849. d. 29 June 1860
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Entered RN 1803, lt. 1810, cmdr. 1814, capt. 1822 (half-pay), rear-adm. 1852 (ret.), vice-adm. 1858.

Gentleman usher of the privy chamber 1830; equerry to Queen Adelaide 1831 – 49.

Main residences: Castle Goring, Worthing, Suss.; 27 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx.
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CAVENDISH, George Henry (1810-1880), of Ashford Hall, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire; Latimers, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Family and Education
b. 19 Aug. 1810, 2nd s. of William Cavendish MP (d. 1812), of Savile Row, Mdx., and Hon. Louisa O’Callaghan, da. of Cornelius O’Callaghan, MP [I], 1st Bar. Lismore [I]. bro. of William, Lord Cavendish MP. educ. Eton 1823; Trinity Coll., Camb. matric. 1829. m. 4 July 1835, Louisa, 4th da. of 2nd earl of Harewood. 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 2da. d. 23 Sept. 1880. Raised to the rank of the son of an earl by royal lic. 10 Mar. 1837; to that of a duke by royal lic. 3 July 1858.
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J.P. Derbys.; Deputy Lieut. Derbys. 1834.

Capt. 2 regiment Derbys. militia 1855 – 58; capt. 3 Derbys. rifle volunteers 1860; maj. 1860; lt-col., 3 administrative battalion Derbys. rifle volunteers, 1866; hon. col. 1867.

Chairman, Bakewell Poor Law Union Bd. of Guardians, 1838 – d.

Main residences: Ashford Hall, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire and Latimers, Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
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BEAUMONT, Somerset Archibald (1835-1921), of 24 St James’s Place, Mdx. and Bywell Hall, nr. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

Family and Education
b. 6 Feb. 1835, 3rd s. of Thomas Wentworth Beaumont MP (d. 20 Dec. 1848), of Bretton Park, Yorks., and Henrietta Jane Emma, da. of John Atkinson, of Maple Hayes, Staffs.; bro. of Wentworth Blackett Beaumont MP. educ. Harrow; Trinity, Camb., matric. 1854. unm. d. s.p. 8 Dec. 1921.
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Fell. of the Royal Geographical Society.

Dep. Lt. Northumb. 1863.

Main residences: 24 St James's Place, Mdx.; Bywell Hall, nr. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
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WILLIAMSON, Sir Hedworth I, 7th bt. (1797-1861), of Whitburn Hall, nr. Sunderland, co. Durham

Family and Education
b. 1 Nov. 1797, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 6th bt., of Whitburn and Maria, da. of Sir James Hamilton, of co. Monaghan. educ. St. John’s, Camb., matric. 1815, MA 1819. m. 18 Apr. 1826, Hon. Anne Elizabeth Liddell, da. of Thomas Henry Liddell MP, 1st Bar. Ravensworth, 4s. suc. fa. as 7th bt. 14 Mar. 1810. d. 24 Apr. 1861.
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Sheriff co. Dur. 1840 – 41; mayor Sunderland 1841 – 42, 1847–8.

Main residence: Whitburn Hall, nr. Sunderland, co. Durham.
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