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TOWNSHEND, Lord James Nugent Boyle Bernardo (1785-1842), of Yarrow House, Bintree, Norf.

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b. 11 Sept. 1785, 6th s. of George Townshend†, 1st Mq. Townshend, and 2nd w. Anne, da. and coh. of Sir William Montgomery, 1st bt., MP [I], of Magbie Hill, Peebles; half-bro. of Lord Charles Patrick Thomas Townshend† and Lord John Townshend†. educ. Eton 1796; Harrow 1797-9. m. 8 May 1813, Elizabeth Martha, da. of P. Wallis, government cooper, of Halifax, N.S., s.p. KCH 1835. d. 28 June 1842.
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Entered RN as midshipman, lt. 1806, cdr. 1806, capt. 1809, ret. 1840.

Maj. commdt. Norf. Rangers 1822; capt. Norf. yeoman cav. 1831.

Main residence: Yarrow House, Bintree, Norf.
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TOWNSHEND, Lord James Nugent Boyle Bernardo (1785-1842)

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TOWNSHEND, Hon. John Robert (1805-1890), of 3 New Burlington Street, Mdx.

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b. 9 Aug. 1805, 2nd but o. surv. s. of John Thomas Townshend†, 2nd Visct. Sydney, and 2nd w. Lady Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements, da. of Robert, 1st earl of Leitrim [I]. educ. Eton 1817-20; St. John’s, Camb. 1822. m. 4 Aug. 1832, Lady Emily Caroline Paget, da. of Henry William Paget†, 1st mq. of Anglesey, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Visct. Sydney 20 Jan. 1831; GCB 10 Mar. 1863; cr. Earl Sydney 27 Feb. 1874. d. 14 Feb. 1890.
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Groom of bedchamber Sept. 1828 – Nov. 1830; ld. of bedchamber Jan. – Apr. 1835; ld. in waiting Sept. 1841 – July 1846; capt. of yeomen of the guard Dec. 1852 – Mar. 1858; PC 4 Jan. 1853; ld. chamberlain of household June 1859 – July 1866, Dec. 1868 – Mar. 1874; first plenip. on spec. mission to king of Belgians 1866; ld. steward of household May 1880 – June 1885, Feb. – Aug. 1886.

Ld. lt. Kent 1856 – d. capt. Deal Castle 1879 – d.

Capt. W. Kent militia 1827, W. Kent yeomanry 1830; col. Kent artillery militia 1853.

Main residence: 3 New Burlington Street, Mdx.
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. John Robert (1805-1890)

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TRAILL, George (1787-1871), of Castlehill, nr. Thurso, Caithness and Hobister, Orkney

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b. 5 Nov. 1787, W. Traill, Traills of Orkney, 66. 1st s. of James Traill, adv., of Hobister and Rattar Dunnet, Caithness and Lady Janet Sinclair, da. of William, 10th earl of Caithness [S]. educ. Westminster 1801-5; Edinburgh Univ.; adv. 1811. unm. suc. fa. 1843. d. 29 Sept. 1871.
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Main residences: Castlehill, nr. Thurso, Caithness; Hobister, Orkney.
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TRAILL, George (1787-1871)

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TRANT, William Henry (1781-1859), of 31 Portland Place, Mdx.; Farrincantillon, co. Kerry and Drumonby, co. Limerick

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b. Feb. 1781, BL OIOC 3/1/17, ff. 278-9. 2nd s. of Dominick Trant, MP [I] (d. 1790), of Dunkettle, co. Cork and 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of John Fitzgibbon, MP [I], of Mount Shannon, co. Limerick. educ. Eton 1789-95. m. (1) 25 Nov. 1812 at Calcutta, Charlotte Anne, da. of John Lumsden, jun. merchant in E.I. Co. (Bengal), 1s. 1da.; Ibid. N/1/9, ff. 47, 113; Gent. Mag. (1818), ii. 643; PROB 11/1611/570. (2) 11 May 1842, Eleanor, da. of John Richards of Datchet, Bucks., s.p. Marriage certificate (Eton district registry). d. 1 Oct. 1859.
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Writer, E.I. Co. (Bengal) 1798; asst. in gov.-gen.’s office 1803; 2nd asst. to resident at Hyderabad Mar. 1806; asst. to coll. of 24 Pergunnahs Aug. 1806; asst. to sec. to govt. (mil. dept.) Mar. 1807; asst. to sec. to board of commrs. in ceded and conquered provinces Sept. 1807; accountant to board 1808, jun. member 1817; registrar to Bareilly court Oct. 1807; coll. of Bareilly 1810; judge of Dewanny Adawlut of 24 Pergunnahs June 1811; sec. to board of revenue 1811, coll. of 24 Pergunnahs 1815; to Europe Dec. 1819; out of service by 1823.

Main residences: 31 Portland Place, Mdx. and Farrincantillon, co. Kerry, [I] and Drumonby, co. Limerick, [I].
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TRANT, William Henry (1781-1859)

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