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BLAND, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1663-1715), of Kippax Park, Yorks. and Hulme Hall, Lancs.

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b. 2 Nov. 1663, 2nd s. of Sir Francis Bland, 2nd Bt., of Kippax Park by Jane, da. of Sir William Lowther† of Swillington, Yorks. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1679. m. 31 Mar. 1685, Anne (d. 1734), da. and h. of Sir Edward Mosley of Hulme Hall, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 5da. (4 d.v.p.). suc. bro. as 4th Bt. 14 Dec. 1668. N. Carlisle, Colls. Bland Fam. 41–44.
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Alderman, Pontefract 1698– Sept. 1715, mayor 1703–4; commr. Aire and Calder Navigation, 1699; steward, Salford hundred and master forester, Simonswood and Croxteth, Lancs. 1702–6. HMC Lords, n.s. iii. 204; Pontefract Corp. Bk. ed. Holmes, 422; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 140.

Commr. revenue [I] 1704–6. Cal. Treas. Bks. xix. 346; xx. 633.

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BLAND, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1663-1715), of Kippax Park, Yorks.
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BLANCH, John (c.1649-1725), of Wotton Court, nr. Gloucester and Eastington, Glos.

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b. c. 1649. m. 25 Jan. 1688, Hannah (d. 1709), da. of William Mew, rector of Eastington, 1s. (d.v.p.) 1da. T. D. Fosbrooke, Gloucester, 154; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxxi), 42; Misc. Gen. et Her., ser. 5, ii. 295–6.
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BLANCH, John (c.1649-1725), of Wotton Court, nr. Gloucester and Eastington, Glos.
Main residences: Wotton Court, nr. Gloucester; Eastington, Glos.
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BLAKE, Sir Francis (1638-1718), of Ford Castle, Northumb.

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bap. 17 Oct. 1638, 2nd s. of Francis Blake of Highgate, Mdx. and Cogges, Oxon., registrar of fines in c.p. by 1646–; d., by his 1st w. Catherine, da. of Valentine Browne of Croft, Lincs. m. 13 Feb. 1662, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Carr of Ford Castle, 1s. d.v.p. 7da. (2 ). Kntd. 27 Aug. 1689; suc. bro. in Oxon. estate 1695. Kensington Par. Reg. (Harl. Soc. Reg. xvi), 25, 31; New Hist. Northumb. xi. 402; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. l), 181; Paroch. Colls. (Oxf. Rec. Soc. ii), 100.
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BLAKE, Francis (1638-1718), of Ford Castle, Northumb.
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BLAGRAVE, Anthony (1680-1744), of Southcote, Reading, Berks.

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bap. 21 Sept. 1680, 1st s. of John Blagrave† of Southcote by Hester, da. of William Gore, merchant, of Barrow Gurney, Som. and London. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. 1696. m. bef. 1706, his cos. Mary, da. of William Gore of Barrow Gurney (gds. of William Gore supra), 2s. 5da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1704. St. Mary’s, Reading Par. Reg. i. 88, 111, 114; ii. 146, 151; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 173.
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Freeman, Reading 1701; sheriff, Berks. 1712–13. Berks. RO, Reading corp. diary, 13 Nov. 1701.

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BLAGRAVE, Anthony (1680-1744), of Southcot, nr. Reading, Berks.
Main residence: Southcote, Reading, Berks.
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BLACKWELL, Sir Lambert (d. 1727), of St. James’s, Westminster and Sprowston Hall, Norf.

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s. of John Blackwell, Grocer, of Bethnal Green, Mdx. and Mortlake, Surr. by his 2nd w. da. of Gen. John Lambert† of Calton, nr. Malham Tarn, Yorks. and Wimbledon, Surr. m. 17 Aug. 1697, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Joseph Herne*, 1s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.). Kntd. 23 Apr. 1697; cr. Bt. 16 July 1718. PCC 285 Farrant; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 32; G. E. Aylmer, State’s Servants, 244; Massachusetts Hist. Colls. ser. 3, i. 63; CSP Dom. 1697, p. 321; True and Exact Inventory . . . Sir Lambert Blackwell (1721), pp. 11, 22.
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Member, Levant Co. 1672–?d.; director, S. Sea Co. 1715–21. Info. from Prof. R. Walcott; J. Carswell, S. Sea Bubble, 274.

Consul at Florence 1688–90, at Leghorn 1689–96, 1697–1705; agent for prizes and for droits and perquisites of Admiralty at Leghorn 1689–96, 1702–5; envoy extraordinary to Tuscany 1689–90, 1697–1705, to Genoa 1697–8, 1702–5, to Venice Feb.– Mar. 1702; surveyor-gen. of agents for prizes 1697; knight harbinger 1697–1701. Carswell, 274; Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 603; iv. 248; Add. 28910, ff. 421–2; Cal. Treas. Bks. xi. 232; xii. 286; xvii. 1025; xix. 199, 483; xx. 590; xxi. 421; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1702–7, p. 152; 1714–19, p. 89.

Sheriff, Norf. 1719–20.

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BLACKWELL, Sir Lambert (d. 1727), of St. James’s, Westminster and Sprowston Hall, Norf.
Main residences: St. James’s, Westminster; Sprowston Hall, Norf.
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BLACKMORE, Abraham (c.1677-1732), of the Inner Temple

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b. c. 1677, 2nd s. of Thomas Blackmore of St. Martin Pomeroy, London, common councilman of London 1683, 1688–91, by Elizabeth Meredith of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London. educ. Sherborne sch.; adm. Trinity Coll. Camb. 21 Jan. 1693, aged 15, BA 1697; I. Temple 1694, called 1700. m. lic. 26 July 1713, Edith Stutford of Selworthy, Som. J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 32; Soc. of Geneal. par. reg. index.
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Commr. public accts. 1714.

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BLACKMORE, Abraham (c.1677-1732), of the Inner Temple
Main residence: the Inner Temple.
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BLACKETT, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1690-1728), of Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wallington Hall, Northumb.

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b. 11 Feb. 1690, 1st s. of Sir William Blackett, 1st Bt.*; educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1705. m. 20 Sept. 1725, Lady Barbara (d. 1761), da. of William Villiers*, 2nd Earl of Jersey, s.p.; 1da. illegit. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 29 Dec. 1705. Arch. Ael. ser. 4, xviii. 86.
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Freeman, Newcastle 1710; member, merchant adventurers’ co. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1718, hostmen’s co. 1722; gov., hostmen’s co. 1726–8; mayor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1718. Reg. of Freemen (Newcastle Rec. Soc. vi), 3; Newcastle Merchant Adventurers (Surtees Soc. ci), 344; Newcastle Hostmen’s Co. (Surtees Soc. cv), 264, 276; Arch. Ael. 86.

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BLACKETT, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1690-1728), of Pilgrim St., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Wallington Hall, Northumb.
Main residences: Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Wallington Hall, Northumb.
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BLACKETT, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1657-1705), of Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wallington Hall, Northumb.

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b. 14 June 1657, 5th but 3rd surv. s. of William Blackett† and bro. of Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Bt.*; m. 27 Jan. 1685 (with £6,000), Julia (d. 1722), da. of Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Bt., of Horden, co. Dur., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 8da. cr. Bt. 23 Jan. 1685. New Hist. Northumb. xii. 377; J. Hodgson, Hist. Northumb. pt. ii(1), 259–60.
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Freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1678, alderman by 1683–7, Oct. 1688–d., mayor 1683, 1698; member, merchant adventurers’ co. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1679, hostmen’s co. 1681, gov. 1684, 1691, 1692; sheriff, Northumb. Nov. 1689. Reg. of Freemen (Newcastle Rec. Soc. iii), 95; Arch. Ael. ser. 4, xviii. 77, 82; CSP Dom. 1684–5, p. 205; 1687–9, p. 309; 1689–90, p. 116; Newcastle Merchant Adventurers (Surtees Soc. ci), 308; Newcastle Hostmen’s Co. (Surtees Soc. cv), 263, 272.

Sub-farmer, coal duties 1680–Nov. 1688. Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 230–1, 432.

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BLACKETT, Sir William, 1st Bt. (c.1657-1705), of Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wallington, Northumb.
Main residences: Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Wallington Hall, Northumb.
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BLACKETT, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (1649-1718), of Newby, Yorks. and Dartmouth Street, London

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bap. 25 Oct. 1649, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir William Blackett, 1st Bt.†, by Elizabeth, da. of Michael Kirkley, merchant, of Newcastle; bro. of Sir William Blackett, 1st Bt.*; m. (1) settlement 28 Apr. 1674, Mary, da. and h. of Thomas Norton of Langthorne, Yorks., 1s. d.v.p.; (2) settlement 25 Nov. 1676, Mary (d. 1696), da. of Sir John Yorke† of Richmond, Yorks., 6s. 6da.; (3) 21 Oct. 1699, Diana (d. 1713), da. of Sir George Booth†, 1st Baron Delamere, of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, sis. of Hon. Henry Booth†, wid. of Sir Ralph Delaval, 2nd Bt., of Seaton Delaval, Northumb., 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 16 May 1680. New Hist. Northumb. xii. 277; NRA report 6531 (Blackett [Matfen] mss), p. 59; J. Hodgson, Hist. Northumb. pt. ii(1), 259.
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Member, merchant adventurers’ co. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1672, hostmen’s co. 1684; sheriff, Northumb. 1679–80; freeman, Ripon Sept. 1688. Newcastle Merchant Adventurers (Surtees Soc. ci), 98; Newcastle Hostmen’s Co. (Surtees Soc. cv), 272; Ripon Millenary Rec. ed Harrison, 78.

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BLACKETT, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (1649-1718), of Newby, Yorks.
Main residences: Newby, Yorks.; Dartmouth Street, London.
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BLAAKE, Henry (c.1659-1731), of Pinnells, nr. Calne, Wilts. and Bristol, Glos.

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b. c. 1659, 1st s. of Ambrose Blaake of Pinnells by Mary, da. of George Jaye of Hullavington, Wilts. educ. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf. matric. 3 July 1676, aged 17; I. Temple 1677; called 1688. m. ?1683 (with £2,000), Catherine, da. of Sir George Hungerford*, sis. of George* and Walter Hungerford*, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1682. Wilts. N. and Q. i. 452–4; iv. 515–17; v. 46; Add. 33412, f. 138; Vis. Wilts. ed. Phillipps, 30; R. C. Hoare, Hungerfordiana, 22–24; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiii. 93; xxix. 335; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1731–4, p. 522; PCC 82 Aston.
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Freeman, Wilton June– Oct. 1688; steward of sheriff’s ct. Bristol 1712–21, town clerk 1721–d. Wilts. RO, G25/1/21; A. B. Beaven, Bristol Lists, 323.

Waiter, port of Bristol 1709–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiii. 93.

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BLAAKE, Henry (c.1659-1731), of Pinnells, nr. Calne, Wilts. and Bristol, Glos.
Main residences: Pinnells, nr. Calne, Wilts.; Bristol, Glos.
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