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Last updated 29/09/2017 |
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Names of baronets shown in blue |
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result, their name has not yet been placed on |
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the Official Roll of the Baronetage. |
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baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died"
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that the baronet was buried on that date |
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SMITH of Crantock,Cornwall |
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27 Sep 1642 |
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William Smith |
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c 1661 |
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SMITH of Hatherton,Cheshire |
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16 Aug 1660 |
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Thomas Smith |
c 1622 |
22 May 1675 |
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MP for Chester 1661-1675 |
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22 May 1675 |
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Thomas Smith |
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c May 1706 |
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SMITH of Edmonthorpe,Leics |
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20 Mar 1661 |
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Edward Smith |
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6 Sep 1707 |
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MP for Leicestershire 1653 |
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6 Sep 1707 |
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Edward Smith |
c 1655 |
15 Feb 1721 |
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15 Feb 1721 |
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SMITH of Long Ashton,Somerset |
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16 May 1661 |
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Hugh Smith |
21 Apr 1632 |
26 Jul 1680 |
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MP for Somerset 1660 and Mar 1679 |
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26 Jul 1680 |
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John Smith |
c 1659 |
26 May 1726 |
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MP for Somerset 1685-1689 and 1695-1698 |
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26 May 1726 |
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John Smith |
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Jul 1741 |
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SMITH of Isleworth,Middlesex |
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20 Apr 1694 |
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16 Aug 1726 |
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16 Aug 1726 |
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John Smith |
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11 Oct 1760 |
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11 Oct 1760 |
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SMITH of East Stoke,Notts |
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31 Oct 1757 |
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SMITH of Long Ashton,Somerset |
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27 Jan 1763 |
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Jarrit Smith |
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24 Jan 1783 |
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MP for Bristol 1756-1768 |
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24 Jan 1783 |
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John Hugh Smith |
c 1735 |
30 Mar 1802 |
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30 Mar 1802 |
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Hugh Smyth |
3 Jul 1772 |
28 Jan 1824 |
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28 Jan 1824 |
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John Smyth |
9 Feb 1776 |
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19 May 1849 |
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the note at the foot of this page. |
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SMITH of Tuam,King's Co. |
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28 Aug 1799 |
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SMITH of Hadley,Middlesex |
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22 Dec 1802 |
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SMITH of Tring Park,Herts |
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11 Jun 1804 |
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SMITH of Eardiston,Worcs |
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text colours below, see the note at the foot of |
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this page |
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23 Sep 1809 |
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William Smith |
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1821 |
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Christopher Sidney Smith |
14 May 1798 |
7 Aug 1839 |
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7 Aug 1839 |
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William Smith |
5 Oct 1823 |
4 Jan 1893 |
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4 Jan 1893 |
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William Sydney Winwood Smith |
1 Apr 1879 |
27 Jun 1953 |
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William Sydney Winwood Smith |
16 Oct 1872 |
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27 Jun 1953 |
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Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith |
20 Sep 1906 |
3 Dec 2000 |
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1954 |
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Sydney Winwood Smith |
1907 |
1983 |
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3 Dec 2000 |
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Robert Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith |
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1983 |
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Antony Winwood Smith |
3 Jun 1920 |
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Dormant or extinct on the death of Antony |
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1993 |
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Winwood Smith |
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SMITH of Pickering,Canada |
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30 Aug 1821 |
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David Smith |
4 Sep 1764 |
9 May 1837 |
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9 May 1837 |
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SMITH of Aliwal, Punjab |
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1846 |
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Henry (Harry) George Wakelyn Smith |
28 Jun 1787 |
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Governor of the Cape of Good Hope 1847-1852 |
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12 Oct 1860 |
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Extinct on his death |
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For further information on this baronet,see |
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SMITH of Stratford Place,London |
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6 Sep 1897 |
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Thomas Smith |
23 Mar 1833 |
1 Oct 1909 |
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1 Oct 1909 |
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Thomas Rudolph Hampden Smith |
24 Jan 1869 |
25 Jun 1958 |
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25 Jun 1958 |
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Thomas Turner Smith |
28 Jun 1903 |
11 May 1961 |
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11 May 1961 |
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Thomas Gilbert Smith |
2 Jul 1937 |
13 Feb 2003 |
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13 Feb 2003 |
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Andrew Thomas Smith |
17 Oct 1965 |
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SMITH of Hillbrook,Yorks |
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11 Feb 1911 |
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SMITH of Colwyn Bay,Denbigh |
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9 Jul 1912 |
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Frederick Henry Smith |
24 Jan 1859 |
26 Jan 1946 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Colwyn (qv) in 1917 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged |
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SMITH of Charlton Park,Gloucs |
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10 Jul 1917 |
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SMITH of Birkenhead,Cheshire |
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24 Jan 1918 |
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Frederick Edwin Smith |
12 Jul 1872 |
30 Sep 1930 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Birkenhead (qv) in 1919 with which title |
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the baronetcy then merged until its |
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extinction in 1985 |
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SMITH of Kidderminster,Worcs |
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30 Jun 1920 |
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Herbert Smith |
22 Jun 1872 |
14 Jul 1943 |
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14 Jul 1943 |
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Herbert Smith |
26 Sep 1903 |
12 Jul 1961 |
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12 Jul 1961 |
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SMITH of Appledore,Devon |
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1 Jul 1920 |
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SMITH of Totteridge,Herts |
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1 Dec 1944 |
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SMITH of Crowmallie,Aberdeen |
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21 Jun 1945 |
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Sir Robert Workman Smith |
7 Dec 1880 |
6 Dec 1957 |
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MP for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central |
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6 Dec 1957 |
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William Gordon Smith |
30 Jan 1916 |
20 May 1983 |
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20 May 1983 |
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Robert Hill Smith |
15 Apr 1958 |
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MP for Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine 1997- |
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SMITH of Keighley,Yorks |
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28 Nov 1947 |
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1 |
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12 Jan 1966 |
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SMITH of Broxbourne,Herts |
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18 Jul 1960 |
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SMITH-BURGES of East Ham,Essex |
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4 May 1793 |
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John Smith-Burges |
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24 Apr 1803 |
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24 Apr 1803 |
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SMITH-DODSWORTH of Newland Park,Yorks |
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22 Jan 1784 |
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John Silvester Smith |
1734 |
15 Jun 1789 |
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15 Jun 1789 |
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Edward Smith (Dodsworth from 21 May 1821) |
13 Aug 1768 |
31 Dec 1845 |
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31 Dec 1845 |
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Charles Smith (Smith-Dodsworth from 1846) |
22 Aug 1775 |
28 Jul 1857 |
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28 Jul 1857 |
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Matthew Smith-Dodsworth |
6 Feb 1819 |
30 Apr 1858 |
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30 Apr 1858 |
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Charles Edward Smith-Dodsworth |
27 Jun 1853 |
5 Aug 1891 |
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5 Aug 1891 |
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Matthew Blayney Smith-Dodsworth |
26 Oct 1856 |
8 Dec 1931 |
75 |
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8 Dec 1931 |
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Claude Matthew Smith-Dodsworth |
12 Aug 1888 |
18 May 1940 |
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18 May 1940 |
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John Christopher Smith-Dodsworth |
4 Mar 1935 |
21 Sep 2012 |
77 |
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21 Sep 2012 |
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David John Smith-Dodsworth |
23 Oct 1963 |
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SMITH-GORDON of Jamaica,West Indies |
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19 Jul 1838 |
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1 |
Lionel Smith |
9 Oct 1778 |
2 Jan 1842 |
63 |
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Governor of Tobago 1833, Barbados and the |
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Windward Islands 1833-1836, Jamaica 1836- |
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2 Apr 1833 |
1 Dec 1905 |
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22 Mar 1857 |
10 Jan 1933 |
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Lionel Eldred Pottinger Smith-Gordon |
25 Nov 1889 |
6 Dec 1976 |
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Lionel Eldred Peter Smith-Gordon |
7 May 1935 |
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SMITH-MARRIOTT |
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of Sydling St Nicholas,Dorset |
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1 Jun 1774 |
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John Smith |
10 Apr 1744 |
13 Nov 1807 |
63 |
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John Wyldbore Smith |
19 May 1770 |
19 Feb 1852 |
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John James Smith |
10 Apr 1800 |
2 Sep 1862 |
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William Marriott Smith-Marriott |
31 Aug 1801 |
4 Oct 1864 |
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4 Oct 1864 |
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William Henry Smith-Marriott |
7 Aug 1835 |
30 Nov 1924 |
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30 Nov 1924 |
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William John Smith-Marriott |
6 Nov 1870 |
24 May 1941 |
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24 May 1941 |
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John Richard Wyldbore Smith-Marriott |
7 Dec 1875 |
5 Feb 1942 |
66 |
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William Smith-Marriott |
5 Aug 1865 |
21 Dec 1943 |
78 |
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Hugh Randolph Cavendish Smith-Marriott |
4 Oct 1868 |
21 Mar 1944 |
75 |
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21 Mar 1944 |
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Ralph George Cavendish Smith-Marriott |
16 Dec 1900 |
16 Oct 1987 |
86 |
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16 Oct 1987 |
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Hugh Cavendish Smith-Marriott |
22 Mar 1925 |
19 Jul 2013 |
88 |
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19 Jul 2013 |
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Peter Francis Smith-Marriott |
14 Feb 1927 |
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SMITHSON of Stanwick,Yorks |
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2 Aug 1660 |
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c 1598 |
21 Oct 1670 |
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21 Oct 1670 |
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Jerome Smithson |
c 1630 |
1684 |
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Hugh Smithson |
1657 |
2 Mar 1733 |
75 |
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2 Mar 1733 |
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c 1714 |
6 Jun 1786 |
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SMYTH of Redcliff,Bucks |
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10 May 1661 |
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William Smyth |
c 1616 |
1697 |
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1697 |
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Thomas Smyth |
after 1657 |
20 Jun 1732 |
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20 Jun 1732 |
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SMYTH of Hill Hall,Essex |
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28 Nov 1661 |
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SMYTH of Upton,Essex |
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30 Mar 1665 |
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Robert Smyth |
c 1594 |
12 Jun 1669 |
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12 Jun 1669 |
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Robert Smyth |
c 1630 |
by 1695 |
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by 1695 |
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Robert Smyth |
c 1659 |
27 Jan 1745 |
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MP for Andover 1695-1698 |
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27 Jan 1745 |
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Trafford Smyth |
c 1720 |
8 Dec 1765 |
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8 Dec 1765 |
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Robert Smyth |
10 Jan 1744 |
12 Apr 1802 |
58 |
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MP for Cardigan 1774-1775 and Colchester |
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1780-1784 and 1784-1790 |
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12 Apr 1802 |
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George Henry Smyth |
30 Jan 1784 |
11 Jul 1852 |
68 |
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MP for Colchester 1826-1830 and 1835-1850 |
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11 Jul 1852 |
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SMYTH of Isfield,Sussex |
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2 Dec 1714 |
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James Smyth |
c 1686 |
28 Feb 1717 |
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28 Dec 1717 |
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Robert Smyth |
c 1709 |
10 Dec 1783 |
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10 Dec 1783 |
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Hervey Smyth |
1734 |
2 Oct 1811 |
77 |
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2 Oct 1811 |
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SMYTH of Tinny Park,Wicklow |
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5 Aug 1776 |
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1 |
Skeffington Edward Smyth |
May 1745 |
9 Sep 1797 |
52 |
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9 Sep 1797 |
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SMYTH of Nutwood,Surrey |
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25 Aug 1821 |
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SMYTH of Ashton Court,Somerset |
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25 Apr 1859 |
UK |
1 |
John Henry Greville Smyth |
2 Jan 1836 |
27 Sep 1901 |
65 |
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27 Sep 1901 |
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SMYTH of Teignmouth,Devon |
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23 Jan 1956 |
UK |
1 |
John George Smyth VC |
24 Oct 1893 |
26 Apr 1983 |
89 |
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MP for Norwood 1950-1966.
PC 1962 |
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winner,see the note at the foot of this page |
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26 Apr 1983 |
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Timothy John Smyth |
16 Apr 1953 |
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SMYTHE of Eske Hall,Durham |
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23 Feb 1661 |
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12 Oct 1714 |
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Richard Smythe |
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Dec 1736 |
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John Smythe |
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17 Sep 1737 |
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17 Sep 1737 |
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Edward Smythe |
21 Oct 1719 |
2 Nov 1784 |
65 |
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2 Nov 1784 |
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Edward Smythe |
21 May 1758 |
11 Apr 1811 |
52 |
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11 Apr 1811 |
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Edward Joseph Smythe |
3 Aug 1787 |
11 Mar 1856 |
68 |
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11 Mar 1856 |
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Charles Frederick Joseph Smythe |
16 Mar 1819 |
14 Nov 1897 |
78 |
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14 Nov 1897 |
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John Walter Smythe |
7 Nov 1827 |
5 Mar 1919 |
91 |
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5 Mar 1919 |
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Edward Walter Joseph Patrick Herbert |
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20 Mar 1869 |
9 Mar 1942 |
72 |
9 Mar 1942 |
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SNADDEN of Coldock,Perth |
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13 Jul 1955 |
UK |
1 |
William McNair Snadden |
15 Jan 1896 |
23 Nov 1959 |
63 |
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23 Nov 1959 |
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SNOW of Salesbury,Hants |
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25 Jun 1679 |
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Jeremy Snow |
c 1629 |
16 Nov 1702 |
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16 Nov 1702 |
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SOAME of Thurlow,Suffolk |
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5 Feb 1685 |
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William Soame |
c 1645 |
1686 |
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1686 |
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Peter Soame |
1634 |
c 1693 |
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Peter Soame |
c 1675 |
early 1709 |
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early 1709 |
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Peter Soame |
c 1707 |
7 Sep 1798 |
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SOMERVILLE of Somerville,Meath |
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14 Jun 1748 |
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James Somerville |
by 1693 |
16 Aug 1748 |
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16 Aug 1748 |
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Quaile Somerville |
14 Mar 1714 |
5 Dec 1772 |
58 |
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5 Dec 1772 |
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James Quaile Somerville |
c 1742 |
c Dec 1800 |
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Marcus Somerville |
1772 |
11 Jul 1831 |
59 |
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MP for Meath 1800-1831 |
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11 Jul 1831 |
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William Meredyth Somerville |
1802 |
7 Dec 1873 |
71 |
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dormant in 1929 |
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SOUTHBY of Burford,Oxon |
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12 Jun 1937 |
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1 |
Archibald Richard James Southby |
8 Jul 1886 |
30 Oct 1969 |
83 |
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MP for Epsom 1928-1947 |
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30 Oct 1969 |
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Archibald Richard Charles Southby |
18 Jun 1910 |
4 Apr 1988 |
77 |
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4 Apr 1988 |
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John Richard Bilbe Southby |
2 Apr 1948 |
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SOUTHCOTE of Blighborough,Lincs |
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24 Jan 1662 |
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1664 |
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George Southcote |
1664 |
c 1680 |
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SOUTHWELL of Castlemattress,Limerick |
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4 Aug 1662 |
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1680 |
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Thomas Southwell |
1665 |
4 Aug 1720 |
55 |
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SPEARMAN of Hanwell,Middlesex |
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28 Apr 1840 |
UK |
1 |
Alexander Young Spearman |
13 Sep 1793 |
20 Nov 1874 |
81 |
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PC 1869 |
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20 Nov 1874 |
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Joseph Layton Elmes Spearman |
22 Sep 1857 |
11 Feb 1922 |
64 |
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Alexander Young Spearman |
19 Jun 1881 |
11 Feb 1959 |
77 |
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11 Feb 1959 |
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Alexander Bowyer Spearman |
15 Feb 1917 |
27 May 1977 |
60 |
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27 May 1977 |
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Alexander Young Richard Mainwaring |
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3 Feb 1969 |
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SPEARS of Warfield,Berks |
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30 Jun 1953 |
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1 |
Sir Edward Louis Spears |
7 Aug 1886 |
27 Jan 1974 |
87 |
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27 Jan 1974 |
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9 Sep 1686 |
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1 |
Debora Speelman |
c 1655 |
25 Sep 1695 |
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9 Sep 1686 |
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Cornelis Speelman |
19 Jan 1684 |
30 Apr 1746 |
62 |
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30 Apr 1746 |
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Cornelis Speelman |
5 Oct 1722 |
19 Sep 1787 |
64 |
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19 Sep 1787 |
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Cornelis Speelman |
26 May 1747 |
14 Jun 1825 |
78 |
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14 Jun 1825 |
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Abraham Florentius Speelman |
3 Sep 1784 |
25 Aug 1840 |
65 |
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25 Aug 1840 |
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Cornelis Jacob Abraham Speelman |
5 Jan 1823 |
18 Jan 1898 |
75 |
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18 Jan 1898 |
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Helenus Marinus Speelman |
27 Jul 1852 |
17 May 1907 |
54 |
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17 May 1907 |
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Cornelis Jacob Speelman |
22 Sep 1881 |
3 Feb 1949 |
67 |
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3 Feb 1949 |
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Cornelis Jacob Speelman |
17 Mar 1917 |
23 Apr 2005 |
88 |
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23 Apr 2005 |
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SPEKE of Hamilbury,Wilts |
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12 Jun 1660 |
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Hugh Speke |
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5 Jul 1661 |
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MP for Chippenham 1661 |
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5 Jul 1661 |
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George Speke |
1 Oct 1653 |
14 Jan 1683 |
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MP for Bath 1675-1679 and Chippenham 1681 |
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14 Jan 1683 |
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SPENCER of Yarnton,Oxon |
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29 Jun 1611 |
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1 |
Thomas Spencer |
c 1585 |
7 Aug 1622 |
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MP for Woodstock 1604-1611 |
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7 Aug 1622 |
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William Spencer |
c 1608 |
May 1647 |
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May 1647 |
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Thomas Spencer |
1 Jan 1639 |
6 Mar 1685 |
46 |
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MP for Woodstock 1660-1679 |
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6 Mar 1685 |
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Thomas Spencer |
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c 1722 |
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c 1722 |
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Henry Spencer |
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1726 |
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1726 |
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William Spencer |
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c 1735 |
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c 1735 |
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Charles Spencer |
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by 1771 |
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SPENCER of Offley,Herts |
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14 Mar 1627 |
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John Spencer |
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Aug 1633 |
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Aug 1633 |
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SPENCER of Offley,Herts |
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26 Sep 1642 |
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Brockett Spencer |
c 1605 |
3 Jul 1668 |
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3 Jul 1668 |
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Richard Spencer |
c 1647 |
21 Feb 1688 |
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21 Feb 1688 |
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John Spencer |
27 Feb 1678 |
6 Aug 1699 |
21 |
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6 Aug 1699 |
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John Spencer |
c 1650 |
16 Nov 1712 |
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16 Nov 1712 |
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SPENCER-NAIRN of Monimail,Fife |
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20 Jan 1933 |
UK |
1 |
Sir Robert Spencer-Nairn |
11 Jul 1880 |
20 Oct 1960 |
80 |
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20 Oct 1960 |
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Douglas Leslie Spencer-Nairn |
24 Dec 1906 |
8 Nov 1970 |
63 |
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MP for Ayrshire Central 1955-1959 |
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8 Nov 1970 |
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Robert Arnold Spencer-Nairn |
11 Oct 1933 |
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SPENCER-SMITH of Tring Park,Herts |
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11 Jun 1804 |
UK |
1 |
Drummond Smith |
1740 |
22 Jan 1816 |
75 |
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For details of the special remainder included |
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in the creation of this baronetcy,see the note |
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at the foot of this page |
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22 Jan 1816 |
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2 |
Charles Joshua Smith |
31 May 1800 |
14 Jan 1831 |
30 |
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14 Jan 1831 |
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Charles Cunliffe Smith |
15 Sep 1827 |
1 Aug 1905 |
77 |
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1 Aug 1905 |
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Drummond Cunliffe Smith |
23 Feb 1861 |
8 May 1947 |
86 |
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8 May 1947 |
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Drummond Cospatric Hamilton- |
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Spencer-Smith |
4 Nov 1876 |
18 Dec 1955 |
79 |
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18 Dec 1955 |
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Thomas Cospatric Hamilton-Spencer-Smith |
8 Dec 1917 |
14 Oct 1959 |
41 |
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14 Oct 1959 |
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John Hamilton Spencer-Smith |
18 Mar 1947 |
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SPEYER of Grosvenor Street,London |
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25 Jul 1906 |
UK |
1 |
Edgar Speyer |
7 Sep 1862 |
16 Feb 1932 |
69 |
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PC 1909 (struck off 1921) |
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16 Feb 1932 |
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Extinct on his death |
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SPICER of Lancaster Gate,London |
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17 Jul 1906 |
UK |
1 |
Albert Spicer |
16 Mar 1847 |
20 Dec 1934 |
87 |
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MP for Monmouth 1892-1900 and Hackney |
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Central 1906-1918 |
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20 Dec 1934 |
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Albert Dykes Spicer |
27 Nov 1880 |
27 Oct 1966 |
85 |
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27 Oct 1966 |
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Stewart Dykes Spicer |
2 Nov 1888 |
11 Jan 1968 |
79 |
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11 Jan 1968 |
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Peter James Spicer |
20 May 1921 |
30 Sep 1993 |
72 |
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30 Sep 1993 |
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Nicholas Adrian Albert Spicer |
28 Oct 1953 |
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SPRIGNELL of Coppenthorp,Yorks |
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14 Aug 1641 |
E |
1 |
Richard Sprignell |
c 1599 |
19 Jan 1659 |
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Jan 1659 |
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Robert Sprignell |
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c 1680 |
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c 1680 |
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William Sprignell |
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6 Sep 1691 |
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Sep 1691 |
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SPRING of Pakenham,Suffolk |
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11 Aug 1641 |
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1 |
William Spring |
13 Mar 1613 |
17 Dec 1654 |
41 |
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MP for Bury St.Edmunds 1646-1648 and |
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Suffolk 1654 |
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17 Dec 1654 |
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William Spring |
May 1642 |
30 Apr 1684 |
41 |
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MP for Suffolk 1679-1685 |
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30 Apr 1684 |
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Thomas Spring |
1 Dec 1672 |
5 Apr 1704 |
31 |
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5 Apr 1704 |
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William Spring |
Jan 1697 |
22 Mar 1736 |
39 |
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Mar 1736 |
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John Spring |
14 Jan 1674 |
30 May 1740 |
66 |
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30 May 1740 |
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John Spring |
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17 Aug 1769 |
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17 Aug 1769 |
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SPRINGET of Broyle Place,Sussex |
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8 Jan 1661 |
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1 |
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c 1615 |
5 Jan 1662 |
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5 Jan 1662 |
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1662 and Sussex 1654-1655 |
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SPROT of Garnkirk,Lanark |
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1 Feb 1918 |
UK |
1 |
Alexander Sprot |
24 Apr 1853 |
8 Feb 1929 |
75 |
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8 Feb 1929 |
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Lanarkshire North 1924-1929 |
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21 Jan 1914 |
UK |
1 |
Thomas Stafford |
3 May 1857 |
11 May 1935 |
78 |
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11 May 1935 |
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Cecil William Francis Stafford-King-Harman |
6 Jan 1895 |
5 Feb 1987 |
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5 Feb 1987 |
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15 Dec 1809 |
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1 |
William Stamer |
1765 |
14 Jan 1838 |
72 |
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14 Jan 1838 |
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Lovelace Stamer |
29 Apr 1797 |
5 Mar 1860 |
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5 Mar 1860 |
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Lovelace Tomlinson Stamer |
18 Oct 1829 |
29 Oct 1908 |
79 |
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29 Oct 1908 |
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Lovelace Stamer |
4 Apr 1859 |
1 Oct 1941 |
82 |
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1 Oct 1941 |
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Lovelace Anthony Stamer |
28 Feb 1917 |
30 Apr 2012 |
95 |
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30 Apr 2012 |
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Peter Tomlinson Stamer |
19 Nov 1951 |
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STANDISH of Duxbury,Lancs |
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8 Feb 1677 |
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Richard Standish |
21 Jan 1651 |
5 Dec 1693 |
42 |
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MP for Wigan 1690-1693 |
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5 Dec 1693 |
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Thomas Standish |
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21 Dec 1756 |
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21 Dec 1756 |
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Frank Standish |
c 1746 |
18 May 1812 |
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18 May 1812 |
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7 May 1929 |
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STANHOPE of Stanwell,Middlesex |
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13 Nov 1807 |
UK |
1 |
Henry Edwyn Stanhope |
1754 |
20 Dec 1814 |
60 |
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20 Dec 1814 |
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Edwyn Francis Stanhope (Scudamore-Stanhope |
15 Dec 1793 |
8 Feb 1874 |
80 |
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8 Feb 1874 |
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Henry Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope |
8 Apr 1821 |
21 Jan 1887 |
65 |
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of Chesterfield (qv) in 1883 with which |
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title the baronetcy then merged until its |
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STANIER of Peplow Hall,Salop |
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16 Jul 1917 |
UK |
1 |
Beville Stanier |
12 Jun 1867 |
15 Dec 1921 |
54 |
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MP for Newport 1908-1918 and |
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Ludlow 1918-1921 |
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15 Dec 1921 |
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Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier |
31 Jan 1899 |
1995 |
96 |
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1995 |
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Beville Douglas Stanier |
20 Apr 1934 |
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STANLEY of Bickerstaff,Lancs |
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26 Jun 1627 |
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1 |
Edward Stanley |
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May 1640 |
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May 1640 |
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Thomas Stanley |
22 Oct 1616 |
May 1653 |
36 |
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May 1653 |
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Edward Stanley |
1643 |
16 Oct 1671 |
28 |
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16 Oct 1671 |
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Thomas Stanley |
27 Sep 1670 |
7 May 1714 |
43 |
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MP for Preston 1695-1698 |
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7 May 1714 |
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5 |
Edward Stanley |
17 Sep 1689 |
22 Feb 1776 |
86 |
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STANLEY of Alderley,Cheshire |
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25 Jun 1660 |
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31 May 1597 |
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75 |
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Peter Stanley |
29 May 1626 |
4 Oct 1683 |
57 |
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Thomas Stanley |
25 Mar 1652 |
1721 |
69 |
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James Stanley |
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Edward Stanley |
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28 Aug 1755 |
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John Thomas Stanley |
26 Mar 1735 |
29 Nov 1807 |
72 |
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29 Nov 1807 |
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26 Nov 1766 |
23 Oct 1850 |
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Alderley (qv) in 1839 with which title the |
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on the Official Roll of the Baronetage |
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STANLEY of Hooton,Cheshire |
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17 Jun 1661 |
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STANLEY of Grange Gorman,Dublin |
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13 Apr 1699 |
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John Stanley |
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30 Nov 1744 |
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30 Nov 1744 |
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STANLEY-MASSEY-STANLEY |
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of Hooton,Cheshire |
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17 Jun 1661 |
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STAPLES of Lissan,co.Tyrone |
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18 Jul 1628 |
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Thomas Staples |
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31 May 1653 |
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31 May 1653 |
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Baptist Staples |
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Alexander Staples |
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early 1673 |
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early 1673 |
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Robert Staples |
9 May 1643 |
21 Nov 1714 |
71 |
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21 Nov 1714 |
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John Staples |
22 Sep 1684 |
1730 |
45 |
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1730 |
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Alexander Staples |
11 Jun 1693 |
6 Jul 1741 |
48 |
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6 Jul 1741 |
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Robert Staples |
1 Aug 1740 |
1816 |
75 |
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Robert Staples |
13 Feb 1772 |
24 Jun 1832 |
60 |
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24 Jun 1832 |
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Thomas Staples |
31 Jul 1775 |
14 May 1865 |
89 |
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14 May 1865 |
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10 |
Nathaniel Alexander Staples |
1 May 1817 |
12 Mar 1899 |
81 |
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12 Mar 1899 |
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John Molesworth Staples |
29 Dec 1848 |
Feb 1933 |
84 |
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Feb 1933 |
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Robert Ponsonby Staples |
30 Jun 1853 |
18 Oct 1943 |
90 |
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18 Oct 1943 |
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Robert George Alexander Staples |
21 Sep 1894 |
9 Dec 1970 |
77 |
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9 Dec 1970 |
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John Richard Staples |
5 Apr 1906 |
10 Mar 1989 |
82 |
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10 Mar 1989 |
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Thomas Staples |
9 Feb 1905 |
19 Dec 1997 |
92 |
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19 Dec 1997 |
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Gerald James Arland Staples |
2 Dec 1909 |
22 Sep 1999 |
89 |
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22 Sep 1999 |
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Richard Molesworth Ponsonby Staples |
11 Jun 1914 |
8 Nov 2013 |
99 |
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8 Nov 2013 |
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baronetcy,see the note at the foot of this page |
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Extinct or dormant on his death |
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STAPLETON of Leeward Islands,West Indies |
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20 Dec 1679 |
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3 Aug 1686 |
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3 Aug 1686 |
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James Stapleton |
24 Sep 1672 |
29 Jul 1690 |
17 |
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Jul 1690 |
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William Stapleton |
14 Nov 1674 |
7 Dec 1699 |
25 |
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7 Dec 1699 |
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William Stapleton |
1698 |
12 Jan 1740 |
41 |
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MP for Oxfordshire 1727-1740 |
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12 Jan 1740 |
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Thomas Stapleton |
24 Feb 1727 |
1 Jan 1781 |
53 |
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MP for Oxford 1759-1768 |
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1 Jan 1781 |
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Thomas Stapleton,Lord le Despencer |
10 Nov 1766 |
3 Oct 1831 |
64 |
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3 Oct 1831 |
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Francis Joseph Stapleton |
Aug 1807 |
11 Feb 1874 |
66 |
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11 Feb 1874 |
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Francis George Stapleton |
19 Mar 1831 |
30 Oct 1899 |
68 |
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30 Oct 1899 |
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Miles Talbot Stapleton |
26 May 1893 |
4 Apr 1977 |
83 |
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4 Apr 1977 |
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Henry Alfred Stapleton |
2 May 1913 |
5 Jan 1995 |
81 |
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5 Jan 1995 |
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STAPLEY of Patcham,Sussex |
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28 Jul 1660 |
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John Stapley |
29 Jun 1628 |
22 Aug 1701 |
73 |
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MP for Sussex 1654-1655 and 1656-1658 |
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22 Aug 1701 |
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and Lewes 1660-1679 |
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STAPYLTON of Myton,Yorks |
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22 Jun 1660 |
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Henry Stapleton |
c 1617 |
26 Mar 1679 |
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MP for Boroughbridge 1647-1648 and 1660 |
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26 Mar 1679 |
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Brian Stapylton |
c 1657 |
23 Nov 1727 |
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MP for Aldborough 1679-1681 and |
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Boroughbridge 1690-1695,1698-1705 |
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and 1708-1715 |
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23 Nov 1727 |
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John Stapylton |
c 1683 |
24 Oct 1733 |
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MP for Boroughbridge 1705-1708 |
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24 Oct 1733 |
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Miles Stapylton |
c 1708 |
14 May 1752 |
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MP for Yorkshire 1734-1750 |
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14 May 1752 |
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Brian Stapylton |
c 1712 |
27 Jun 1772 |
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27 Jun 1772 |
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John Stapylton |
c 1718 |
10 Feb 1785 |
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10 Feb 1785 |
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Martin Stapylton |
c 1723 |
21 Jan 1801 |
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21 Jan 1801 |
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Martin Stapylton |
14 Sep 1751 |
2 Jan 1817 |
65 |
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STAPYLTON of Carlton,Yorks |
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20 Mar 1662 |
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Miles Stapylton |
19 Oct 1626 |
19 Feb 1707 |
80 |
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19 Feb 1707 |
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STARKEY of Norwood Park,Notts |
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9 Jul 1935 |
UK |
1 |
John Ralph Starkey |
1 Mar 1859 |
13 Nov 1940 |
81 |
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MP for Newark 1906-1922 |
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13 Nov 1940 |
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William Randle Starkey |
11 Dec 1899 |
10 Jul 1977 |
77 |
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10 Jul 1977 |
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John Philip Starkey |
8 May 1938 |
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STAUNTON of Cargins,Galway |
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31 Oct 1785 |
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George Leonard Staunton |
10 Apr 1737 |
14 Jan 1801 |
63 |
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14 Jan 1801 |
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George Thomas Staunton |
26 May 1781 |
10 Aug 1859 |
78 |
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MP for Mitchell 1818-1826, Heytesbury |
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10 Aug 1859 |
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1830-1832, Hampshire South 1832-1835 |
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STEEL of Murieston,Midcalder,Edinburgh |
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6 Jul 1903 |
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James Steel |
1830 |
4 Sep 1904 |
74 |
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4 Sep 1904 |
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STEEL of Philiphaugh,Selkirk |
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2 Jul 1938 |
UK |
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STEELE of Hampstead,Surrey |
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12 Feb 1768 |
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Richard Steele |
1701 |
20 Feb 1785 |
83 |
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Feb 1785 |
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Parker Steele |
c 1735 |
13 May 1787 |
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13 May 1787 |
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Richard Steele |
4 Aug 1775 |
2 Aug 1850 |
74 |
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2 Aug 1850 |
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John Maxwell Steele (Steele-Graves from |
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30 Jul 1862) |
4 May 1812 |
25 Sep 1872 |
60 |
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25 Sep 1872 |
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Frederick Ferdinand Armstead Steele |
25 Mar 1787 |
29 Jun 1876 |
89 |
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29 Jun 1876 |
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extinct or dormant |
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STEPHEN of Montreal,Canada |
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3 Mar 1886 |
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George Stephen |
5 Jun 1829 |
29 Nov 1921 |
92 |
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Stephen (qv) in 1891 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1921 |
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STEPHEN of de Vere Gardens,London |
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29 Jun 1891 |
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Sir James Fitzjames Stephen |
3 Mar 1829 |
11 Mar 1894 |
65 |
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11 Mar 1894 |
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Herbert Stephen |
25 Jun 1857 |
23 Oct 1932 |
75 |
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23 Oct 1932 |
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Harry Lushington Stephen |
2 Mar 1860 |
1 Nov 1945 |
85 |
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1 Nov 1945 |
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James Alexander Stephen |
25 Feb 1908 |
1 Jun 1987 |
79 |
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1 Jun 1987 |
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STEPHENS of Horsford,Norfolk |
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13 Mar 1795 |
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1 |
Philip Stephens |
11 Oct 1723 |
20 Nov 1809 |
86 |
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20 Nov 1809 |
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1768-1806 |
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16 Jul 1936 |
UK |
1 |
Henry Kenyon Stephenson |
16 Aug 1865 |
20 Sep 1947 |
82 |
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MP for Park 1918-1923 |
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20 Sep 1947 |
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Henry Francis Blake Stephenson |
3 Dec 1895 |
14 Aug 1982 |
86 |
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14 Aug 1982 |
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Henry Upton Stephenson |
26 Nov 1926 |
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STEPNEY of Prendergast,Pembroke |
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24 Nov 1621 |
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John Stepney |
c 1581 |
Aug 1624 |
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Aug 1624 |
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Alban Stepney |
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c 1628 |
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c 1628 |
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3 |
John Stepney |
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c 1650 |
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MP for Pembroke 1640 and Haverfordwest |
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1640-1643 |
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c 1650 |
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John Stepney |
c 1632 |
c 1681 |
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c 1681 |
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5 |
Thomas Stepney |
c 1668 |
19 Jan 1745 |
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MP for Carmarthenshire 1717-1722 |
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John Stepney |
early 1693 |
14 Mar 1748 |
55 |
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Thomas Stepney |
12 Oct 1729 |
7 Oct 1772 |
42 |
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7 Oct 1772 |
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John Stepney |
19 Sep 1743 |
3 Oct 1811 |
68 |
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3 Oct 1811 |
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Thomas Stepney |
11 Feb 1760 |
12 Sep 1825 |
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12 Sep 1825 |
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STEPNEY of Llanelly,Carmarthen |
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22 Sep 1871 |
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STERN of Strawberry Hill,Middlesex |
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31 Jul 1905 |
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1 |
Herbert Stern |
28 Sep 1851 |
7 Jan 1919 |
67 |
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Michelham (qv) in Dec 1905 with which title the |
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baronetcy them merged until its extinction |
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in 1984 |
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STERN of Chertsey,Surrey |
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16 Jun 1922 |
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1 |
Sir Edward David Stern |
18 Jul 1854 |
17 Apr 1933 |
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17 Apr 1933 |
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STEUART of Coltness,Lanark |
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29 Jan 1698 |
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1 |
Thomas Steuart |
1631 |
6 Apr 1698 |
66 |
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6 Apr 1698 |
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2 |
David Steuart |
1656 |
1723 |
67 |
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1723 |
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3 |
Thomas Steuart |
1708 |
1737 |
29 |
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1737 |
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Robert Steuart |
1675 |
by 1758 |
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by 1758 |
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John Steuart |
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12 May 1759 |
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Archibald Steuart-Denham |
20 Jul 1683 |
12 Jun 1773 |
89 |
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12 Jun 1773 |
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James Steuart-Denham |
10 Oct 1713 |
Nov 1780 |
67 |
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Nov 1780 |
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James Steuart-Denham |
Aug 1744 |
12 Aug 1839 |
95 |
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MP for Lanarkshire 1784-1802 |
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12 Aug 1839 |
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Henry Steuart-Barclay |
1765 |
1851 |
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1851 |
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extinct or dormant |
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STEUART of Allanton,Lanark |
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22 May 1815 |
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See "Seton-Steuart" |
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STEUART-DENHAM of Westshield,Lanark |
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31 Jan 1694 |
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See "Denham" |
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STEVENSON of Clevedon,Kelvinside,Glasgow |
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22 Jul 1914 |
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1 |
Daniel Macaulay Stevenson |
1 Aug 1851 |
11 Jul 1944 |
92 |
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11 Jul 1944 |
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STEVENSON of Walton Heath,Surrey |
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21 Feb 1917 |
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1 |
James Stevenson |
2 Apr 1873 |
10 Jun 1926 |
53 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Stevenson (qv) in 1924 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1926 |
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The Smith baronetcy imposture |
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The most famous imposture in relation to a
baronetcy is, without doubt, that of the |
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Tichborne claimant. However, the Tichborne
imposture was not a unique case, as the |
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following note will show. |
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The Smiths of Long Ashton in Somerset descend
from a merchant who, having made a fortune, |
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became Mayor of Bristol in the years 1547 and
1554. His descendant, Hugh Smith, was created |
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a baronet soon after the Restoration. This
baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third |
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baronet in 1741, while the estates passed to the
third baronet's sister. She married a Mr. Jarrit |
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Smith, who in 1763, was also created a baronet.
On the death of the fourth baronet of the |
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second creation, in 1849, the baronetcy again
became extinct, the estates being inherited by |
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the fourth baronet's sister, a Mrs. Upton. She
died two years later when the estates passed to |
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her grandson (her son having predeceased her).
Because he was a minor at the time, the |
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estates were managed by his uncle, a Mr. Way. |
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The following account of the imposture is taken
from a series entitled "Romances of High Life" |
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by the splendidly-named Dalrymple Belgrave,
which was published in the 'Manchester Times' |
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during October, November and December 1898. |
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'A few months after the death of Mrs. Upton, a
letter arrived one morning at breakfast time |
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directed to Mr. Way, informing him that
"Sir Richard Smyth, Bart., of Ashton Court, Sommersett |
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[sic] had that day taken possession of Heath
House (the other family place), and giving him |
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notice not to interfere in any way, directly or
indirectly, with the property. |
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'Shortly afterwards an old servant arrived from
Heath House, who had something more to tell |
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about "Sir Richard." The day before,
two men had asked to see the house. They had been |
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shown over it, and, on seeing the portrait of
Sir Hugh Smyth [the third baronet], one of them |
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prostrated himself before it, crying out:
"Oh my father, my beloved father!" and then he said |
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he was Sir Richard Smyth. The old retainer said
he had known the family for fifty years, but he |
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had never seen the like of him, and if he didn't
clear out he would kick him out. The next person |
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to arrive at Ashton Court was Sir Richard Smyth
himself, with his lawyer. Sir Richard was a tall |
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man of about sixty, with grey hair carefully
curled, and an ugly sallow face. The lawyer, he |
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said, would tell his story. |
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'It was to the effect that he was the son of Sir
Hugh Smyth, by an earlier and secret marriage. |
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"I would wish you to discharge the
household," said Sir Richard, who spoke with the vulgar |
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pomposity of the half educated, "as my own
servants are coming here, and I request you to |
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hand me the keys of the mansion; but you need
not hurry, sir. I will allow you two hours to |
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take your departure." Mr. Way replied by
allowing the others two minutes to take theirs, and, |
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on their staying, called the men servants who,
with little ceremony, bundled them out of the |
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house. After this for six months no more was
heard of Sir Richard. His lawyer had given up |
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his case. After some months, however, he found
another gentleman to act for him, a well |
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known thieves' lawyer, whose practice lay for
the most part in getting up "alibis" and defending |
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prisoners, and who lived under the shadow of the
Old Bailey. He, in June 1853, served Mr. Way |
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with a writ of ejectment. Mr. Way prepared to
defend the case, and one of the first steps he |
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took was to employ Inspector Field, of Scotland
Yard - the famous detective from whom |
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Dickens drew Inspector Bucket - to keep a watch
on the lawyer's office and learn what he |
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could of that gentleman's client, Sir Richard.
In August 1853, the case was tried at Gloucester |
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Assizes. Needless to say the court was crowded,
as it was the event which everyone in the |
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county of Gloucester was discussing, and the
matter in dispute concerned estates worth |
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£20,000 a year. For the plaintiff [Sir Richard
Smyth] appeared Mr. Bovill Q.C., who, when he |
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was afterward Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
and tried the Tichborne case, must have |
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been often reminded of that day. For the
defendant [Mr. Way] there appeared, as his |
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leading counsel, that great advocate and master
of cross-examination, Sir Frederick Thesiger, |
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afterwards Lord Chelmsford. |
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'Romantic to a degree was the story told by Mr.
Bovill Q.C. The plaintiff was, so he said, |
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brought up as the son of Provis, a carpenter at
Warminster, but as he grew up he began to |
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suspect that Provis was not his father, but that
he was the son of Sir Hugh Smyth. Sir Hugh |
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was supposed to have married twice. In 1797 he
married Miss Wilson, daughter of the Bishop |
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of Gloucester. In 1822, his first wife having
died, he married a Miss Howell. As time passed on, |
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however, and the plaintiff grew up, documents
and evidence came to light which proved to |
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the claimant that he was the legitimate son of
Sir Hugh by a first and hitherto concealed |
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marriage with Jane Vandenberg, daughter of Count
Vandenberg, to whom he was secretly |
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united in Ireland in 1796. In 1849, Mr. Bovill
said, the claimant had visited Sir John Smyth at |
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Ashton Court, and communicated his relationship
and his claims. Sir John acknowledged his |
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nephew in the most moving terms, but the shock
of the interview was too much for him. For |
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the rest of the day he was unable to eat, he
wandered about disconsolate, and the next |
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morning he was found dead in his bed. |
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'After that it was some time before the
plaintiff, who had no money, was able to get legal |
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assistance, but when he obtained it he brought
the present action. Mr. Bovill said that his |
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evidence consisted of documents, the handwriting
of which would be proved, family relics, |
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seals and portraits, and of verbal evidence.
First, as to the marriage, he said that, in Ireland, |
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in 1796, there were no public registers of
marriages, but he said there was an entry in a |
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family bible - "I certify that Hugh Smyth,
son of Thomas Smyth Esq., of Stapleton, county |
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Gloucester, in England, by Jane his wife, was on
May 19th married by me to Jane, daughter of |
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Count John Vandenbergh, by Jane, daughter of
Major Gookin, and Hesther, his wife, of Court |
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Macsherry county of Cork, Ireland. |
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(signed) Verney Lovett D.D.
Vicar of Lismore |
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Hugh Smyth
Jane Vandenbergh |
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Caroline Bernard
John Vandenbergh |
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Cousena
Lovett." |
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'These signatures, the learned counsel said,
would be proved by unexceptionable evidence. |
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'There was another entry in the Bible of the
baptism of "Richard, son of Hugh Smyth and |
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Jane his wife, born September 2nd, 1797,
baptised September 10th, 1798, at the Royal- |
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crescent, Bath. |
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(signed) John Symes, clerk |
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Caroline Bernard
Isabella Thynne." |
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'Then he also had a letter from Sir Hugh to his
wife, who was staying at Warminster, telling |
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her what doctor would attend her in her
confinement, and saying that the person who |
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brought the letter to her would nurse her. He
added that he would be with her the next day. |
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After the mother died, Sir Hugh kept the
claimant's existence a secret, lest it should prevent |
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his marrying Miss Wilson. Though the claimant
was placed with Provis, the carpenter, he was |
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afterwards educated at Winchester School. |
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'In 1822, Sir Hugh began to believe that the
plaintiff was still alive, and he executed a |
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document declaring the plaintiff to be his son,
telling the story of his marriage and the |
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subsequent birth of his son; and the death of
his wife, when the latter, driven from Ireland by |
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the troubles there, was staying at Warminster.
The document went on to say that, believing his |
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son to be dead, he had made a will, which
"I now set aside by this, my last will and testament," |
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and it went on to declare that he acknowledged
Richard Hugh Smyth his son and heir, "that he |
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might possess the vast estates of my ancestors,
as secured to him by the will of my excellent |
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father, Thomas Smyth, of Stapleton" and he
went on to implore his "dearest brother John" to |
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look for his son and secure his return. This
document was signed by Sir Hugh Smyth, also by |
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brother, John Smyth, and was witnessed by
William Edwards, James Abbott, and William Dobson. |
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There was another document to much the same
effect, only it made two statements, neither of |
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which can have been true - that Caroline
Bernard, who signed the baptismal certificate, was |
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the Countess of Bandon, and that Isabella
Thynne, who also signed it, was the Countess of |
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Bath. The second document was signed by
"Hugh Smyth," and witnessed by William Dobson and |
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James Abbott. |
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'Then came the evidence to prove this story. The
claimant, after he had grown up, travelled on |
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the Continent with a Mr. Knox, commonly called
Lord Knox, devoting himself to various studies |
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until 1826, when he returned to England and
devoted himself to lecturing - circumstances |
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preventing him from taking any steps to claim
his inheritance until 1849. |
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'First there came into the box a clergyman and a
magistrate of Gloucestershire, who knew Sir |
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Hugh Smyth's writing, and swore to it in the
certificate of the marriage, in the Bible, and in one |
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of the deeds, and to the letter. As to the first
of the two deeds, he could not swear to the |
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signature because it was so tremulous. Mr.
Bovill, however, had stated in his opening speech |
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that he would show that at the time it was
executed Sir Hugh was ill. Sir Frederick Thesiger |
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cross-examined this witness, and though he made
no attack upon him he was able to show that |
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he had always taken the claimant's side, and was
a warm partisan. The next witness was a |
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doctor, who proved that Sir Hugh was ill in 1822
and 1823. Cross-examined, however, he said |
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that Sir Hugh fancied himself ill one day and
would go out hunting the next. |
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'Then came a Mr. Holland of Kingston, Ireland.
He knew the late Rev. Verney Lovett, vicar of |
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Lismore, and swore to his handwriting. |
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'The next witness was the Hon. Captain Bernard,
a younger son of Lord Bandon. He had known |
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the Rev. Verney Lovett, who was a relation of
his family. His grandmother, Hesther, was a |
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widow, Mrs. Smyth, before she married his
grandfather. She was the daughter of Major |
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Goodwin, who lived at Court Macsherry. This
evidence did not amount to much, still it seemed |
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to give some substance to the Goodwins and
Bernards who figured in the certificate. In cross- |
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examination, however, he said that his mother,
the Countess of Bandon, was not Caroline |
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Bernard. Her name was Catherine, not Caroline.
Some time before he had had an interview with |
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the claimant, who appeared to him to be anxious
to find out what was his mother's name. He |
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never had heard of any connection between his
family and the Smyths of Ashton Court, nor |
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had he ever heard of the Vanderberghs. Then came
two witnesses, John Symes and Ann |
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Symes, the son and daughter of the Rev. James
Symes, of Bath, who was supposed to have |
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signed the baptismal certificate. [According to
the author of the article, the name is shown |
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as John, not James]. Cross-examination showed
that they were both persons in very reduced |
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circumstances. Still it could not be said that
any of these witnesses were broken down in |
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cross-examination, nor were some witnesses who
followed, who swore to the handwriting of |
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the witnesses of the two deeds. |
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'So far the case looked as if it were going
fairly well for "Sir Richard." Sir Frederick Thesiger, just |
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before the adjournment, had something to say
about the deeds. "Would the court keep them in |
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its custody." The seals on the deeds
purported to be impressed with the coat of arms and |
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motto of the Smyth family. The motto of the
Smyth family was "Qui Capit Capitur" (the English |
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of which may be freely rendered as "The
Biter Bit.") But on the seals the motto was "Qui Capit |
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Capitor." The judge said that the court
could not retain the custody of the document, as it had |
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not been formally put in evidence, but he took
notice of the seals and smiled as he read the |
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suggestive adage. With this incident the first
day of the trial ended. On the second day there |
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was a little more evidence as to handwriting,
and it was pointed out that Dobson, a tenant of |
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Sir Hugh Smyth's, seemed to have signed his name
with two b's as Dobbson, in one of the |
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deeds. Then the Bible, the letter from Sir Hugh,
and the two deeds were formally put in |
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evidence. The crucial moment of the case came
when the plaintiff, Sir Richard Hugh Smyth, |
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came into the box. |
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'As he told his story, it must have been soon
apparent to anyone acquainted with courts of |
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justice that he was just the sort of witness for
a counsel who called him to be afraid of. He |
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could talk only too fluently, and he had the
lecturer's manner and the lecturer's facility. He |
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appeared to delight in his own answers, and in
the way he told his story. He was always in |
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the Provis family treated as a little gentleman.
When he went to Warminster School he was |
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taken there by "Lady Isabella." Lady
Isabella Thynne was her full name. "But," said the witness, |
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"in aristocratic families the first name
only is mentioned." He was taken to Winchester by Sir |
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Hugh's butler, Grace, but after a few terms, as
Grace embezzled money which was given him |
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to pay for schooling, his bills were not paid
and he had to leave. After that he went to London, |
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to Lady Bath's house. Her ladyship told him who
we was, and said he had better go to Ashton |
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Court and see his father, Sir Hugh. At the same
time she gave him £1,400 which she said was |
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his mother's money. After that he went on the
Continent and studied. He came back in 1826 |
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and travelled about, lecturing at schools on
education. Lady Bath had told him that her butler, |
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Davis, who lived at Warminster, would give him a
Bible in which there was a certificate of his |
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mother's marriage. In 1838 he inquired for Davis
and found he was dead, but he found old Mr. |
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Provis at Warminster. He asked him to tell him
about his birth, but old Provis would tell him |
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nothing, and, when he persisted in asking him
questions, old Provis hit him with his stick. |
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Then he went away, but Provis called him back
and gave him the Bible that had been put in |
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evidence, and a large picture which he produced,
and some jewellery, a ring with the Bandon |
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coat of arms and "J.B." on it, and a
brooch with "Jame Gookin" on it. For some years he did |
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nothing, but in 1849 he called on Sir John. Sir
John, when he heard his story, said: "You are |
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indeed the son of my dear brother." Sir
John said that he was to fetch his family, who he said |
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were to stay at Ashton Court. He also gave him
all the money he had, a note for £50, and |
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offered him a draft for more if he required it.
"And," said the witness, "I only regret that I did |
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not take it." After he left Sir John he
went away to fetch his family, but on his return with |
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them he found that Sir John had been found dead
in his bed. Then he went on to tell how |
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the deed had been sent to him in a mysterious
way by the Great Western Railway, by a |
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certain Frederick Crane in a brown paper parcel,
and together with a letter saying that it had |
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been obtained from a deceased solicitor. He also
produced the brown paper it was wrapped in. |
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'Then Sir Frederick Thesiger began to
cross-examine in his terribly suave manner. He was very |
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interested in the Provis family, particularly in
one son, John, and as question after question |
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followed the claimant seemed to get restless. He
was not, however, a man of so little address |
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as to allow himself to be badgered by counsel
without complaining. |
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'"Your questions," he said, "are
irrelevant and unbecoming." |
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'"They are neither one nor the other,"
said the judges, who did not appear to be impressed by |
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the lecturer, "and you will have to answer
them." |
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'After some questions about the Provis family,
Sir Frederick began to refer to letters which the |
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claimant had written to people, giving a
slightly different account of himself and his doings. It |
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was suggested that he had at one time claimed to
be of Lord Carrington's family, which showed |
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that he had designs on another branch of the
great house of Smith. Then he was questioned |
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as to his educational studies on the Continent,
and he was referred to a letter in which he |
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wrote of having travelled with Lord Nox. |
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'"The spelling of the name," said the
witness, "is arbitrary." |
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'Sir Frederick seemed surprised to hear this,
and then he began a very long examination about |
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spelling. How did he spell "set
aside?" asked Sir Frederick. |
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'"That is not relevant to this
inquiry," replied the lecturer. But the judge told him to answer, and |
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then, amidst roars of laughter, he spelt in
"sett assidde." |
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'"I have authority for it," said he;
"it may sometimes be spelt aside, but I prefer spelling it |
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"assidde." |
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'He also spelt "rapid" with two p's.
"There are dictionaries in which it is spelt so," he said when |
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he saw he was wrong. "No doubt edited by
yourself," replied Sir Frederick, but people in court |
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thought that the joke was becoming wearisome.
"I will not be schooled like this," said the |
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witness. "I can prove that your grammar is
faulty." People in court began to think that the joke |
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of the faulty spelling of the lecturer on
education was being drawn out for too much. But those |
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who had seen the documents knew that most of the
mistakes made occurred in one or the |
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other of them. The cross-examination was not
concluded by the end of the second day. He |
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was asked as to having published an
advertisement to clergymen to search registers for the |
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years 1795, 1796 and 1797, for the marriage
certificate of Sir Hugh Smyth and Jane |
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Vanderbergh. How did he come to publish those
advertisements when he had the Bible which |
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told him when the marriage was? he was asked. He
was questioned on different subjects until |
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he declared that the cross-examination was
disgusting, to which Sir Frederick replied pleasantly |
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that he had not half done with him. |
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'On the third day, the cross-examination was,
from the first, more severe. He was asked about |
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the different occasions on which he had
represented himself to be a son of Provis, the |
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carpenter, even after he had begun to call
himself "Dr. Smith" to go about lecturing. Had he not, |
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he was asked, on one occasion taken an inventory
of John Provis's things and given it to a |
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neighbour, telling the latter to take care of
the things for him, as if Provis died he would be the |
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heir. At first he denied this, but the inventory
was produced, and he admitted it. His attention |
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was called to one item, a painting of "son
John," and he was asked whether that did not refer |
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to a picture that hung up in the house. The
picture was produced, and on the back of it was |
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written "Hugh Smyth, Esq." of
Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England, who married in 1796. He |
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admitted that the picture was one which he had
referred to in letters as one of his father. How |
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did the writing come on the back? he was asked.
At first he said it was always there. He put |
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acid on, and that brought out the pencil marks.
Sir Frederick cross-examined about this, and |
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was anxious to know how acid could bring out
pencil marks. "I decline to enter into the |
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subject," said the witness, with some of
his old manner, but there was not much of it left, and |
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he grew limper and limper. |
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'Then he was cross-examined about when he
received the will. It was on March 17th, 1853, he |
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said, and he was quite sure of the date. Then
came a great deal of cross-examination about |
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seals which he had ordered from Mr. Moring, of
Holborn, and impressions on his letters of one |
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of those seals in which the motto was "Qui
Capit Capitor." Here, however, he gave what seemed |
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to be a good explanation. He had had the seal
engraved from an impression which he had taken |
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from the seal on the will. That was how the
mistake had occurred in two places. The seal was |
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made in June, 1853. Then Sir Frederick produced
one of his letters. It was a damaging letter |
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enough, for it was written to a Mr. Bennett, the
Vicar of Lismore, Mr. Lovett's successor. "Sir |
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Richard" asked for specimens of the late
Mr. Lovett's handwriting, and to make the clergyman |
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take some interest in him added that he was the
patron of eight livings, the poorest of which |
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was worth £600 a year. What was, however, more
interesting about it was that on the letter |
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was the seal with "Qui Capit Capitor." |
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'"How does this seal come on the letter on
March 13th?" asked Sir Frederick. |
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'"You have explained it. I must have got
the seal before." continued the witness. |
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'"But how could you have got the seal on
March 13th when you only saw the document from |
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which you say you took the impression for it on
March 17th?" asked Sir Frederick. "Explain this," |
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'"I can't explain it. I feel confused, and
I should like to retire," replied the witness. |
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'But Sir Frederick Thesiger had no intention of
allowing him to retire until he had given him the |
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"coup de grace." As he examined he had
received a telegraphic message, and holding the |
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despatch in his hand he proceeded to question
the witness on the information he had |
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received. |
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'Did he go in January to a shop in Oxford-street
and order a ring to be engraved with the |
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Bandon crest, and also a brooch, to have the
name Gookin engraved on it. The man's face |
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answered the question as he stood pale and
nerveless before he replied: "I did," But the |
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terrible cross-examiner had not finished with
him. It was like the last rounds of a long fight, |
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when the beaten man staggers up to the scratch
to be knocked down again and again. Had |
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he not been in gaol for horse stealing for 18
months of the time he had tried to account for? |
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Had he not marks of the "King's Evil"
[i.e. scrofula] on his neck? Let him uncover his neck. The |
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wretched man tried to deny the idea that he was
the man who had been suggested. But the |
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marks by which it was supposed he could be
identified were to be seen on his neck. |
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'Judge and jury had heard enough, and Mr.
Justice Coleridge interposed with an observation to |
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Mr. Bovill, who rose, and said that though he
and his friends did not like to interfere during |
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cross-examination, they felt that, after the
appalling exhibition they had seen, it would be |
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inconsistent with their duty as gentlemen of the
Bar to continue the contest any longer. |
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'"Sir Richard's" next appearance was
in the dock of the criminal court at Gloucester at the next |
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Assizes. He was tried under his real name, Tom
Provis. He defended himself with a good deal of |
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his old assurance, and he appeared to think that
law was simply a matter of assertion and |
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manner. "I have always understood," he
said, in objecting to his letters being read, "that letters |
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are not evidence in a criminal case." The
prosecution were able to show how he had carried |
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out much of his fraud. It was shown that the
Bible, which he said belonged to Sir Hugh Smyth, |
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had been purchased by the prisoner in High
Holborn from a Mr. Kempston, a second-hand book- |
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seller. It was also shown that the will of Sir
Hugh Smyth did not reach him in the mysterious |
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manner he alleged. Frederick Crane, who is
supposed to have sent it, was called, and he |
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confessed that the prisoner persuaded him to
write the letter, which was dictated to him. Then |
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the "Qui Capit Capitor" mistake was
explained by Mr. Moring, the engraver. Mr. Moring said that |
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he had made a seal with the Smyth crest and arms
to the prisoner's order. In copying the |
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motto the letter "u" became blotted,
and looked like "o." The engraver had written it as an
"o." |
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With this seal the deed had evidently been
signed. Evidence was also given that the prisoner |
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had purchased the rings and jewellery, and had
them engraved with crests and names. The |
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prisoner, who defended himself, in his address
to the jury maintained that he really was the |
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son of Sir Hugh Smyth, but he admitted that he
had, in order to obtain his just rights, done |
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some things in the way of fabricating evidence
which could only be justified by the peculiar |
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circumstances of his case. He was found guilty,
and other previous convictions were proved |
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against him, which showed that he was a man of
the lowest character. He seems to have been |
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a strange mixture of cunning and folly. In the
course of his speech he produced from under his |
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coat, where it had before been concealed, an
enormous pig-tail of plaited hair. He said that |
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this was a proof of his aristocratic birth, that
he was "born with it," and that his son was born |
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with one. |
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'After he had been found guilty he made a
speech, in which he said that he had been convicted |
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of using his best endeavours to obtain that
which he conceived was his own. He was sentenced |
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to twenty years' transportation. Some of the
comments of the Press on the case are rather |
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interesting. The "Examiner," for
instance, of that date said "that Provis had been born too late, |
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and that the age in which his type of imposter
could flourish was over. The Press, the electric |
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telegraph and Inspector Bucket were too much for
him." This self-complacent article reads |
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somewhat curiously when one remembers the career
of the arch-imposter who flourished some |
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fifteen years afterwards [i.e. the Tichborne
claimant].' |
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The baronetcy of Smith of Eardiston [UK 1809] |
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In 2008, for the first time, the Official Roll
of the Baronetage was amended retrospectively, |
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when a note was added to the Roll to show the
true descent of this baronetcy, rather than the |
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line which had, albeit in good faith, been
followed until the current time. As a result, my entry |
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for this baronetcy shows two lines of descent -
black for the line of descent shown in most |
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books of reference, and purple for the corrected
line of descent added to the Roll in 2008. |
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Some years ago I was in discussions with the
late Sir Simon Watson, Bt., then a member of the |
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Executive Committee of the Standing Council of
the Baronetage, over the revision of Sir Martin |
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Lindsay's book, "The Baronetage." As
part of these discussions, Sir Simon advised me of a |
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recent [at that time] change which had been made
to the Official Roll of the Baronetage in |
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relation to the baronetcy of Smith of Eardiston
[UK 1809]. Sir Simon provided me with the |
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following wording regarding this change:- |
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Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith, born in 1846,
was the eldest surviving son of Sir William |
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Smith of Eardiston, Worcestershire, 3rd baronet.
As a young man Christopher was the black |
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sheep of the family and he emigrated to New
South Wales, where he worked as a labourer. In |
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1870, without telling his parents, he married a
poor and illiterate Catholic maidservant called |
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Ann Morgan, who was born in County Galway. They
had three children, including a son, William |
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Sydney Winwood Smith, who was born in 1872.
About three years later, Christopher deserted |
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his wife and young family, leaving them to
struggle in poverty. He went to Sydney, where in |
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1877 he married Caroline Holland. On the
certificate he was described as a bachelor and a |
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gentleman, but Ann Morgan was still living, and
this second union was clearly a bigamous one. |
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This time he did tell his parents about his
marriage, and in 1879 Christopher and Caroline had a |
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son who was also named William Sydney Winwood
Smith. This younger William was treated as |
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the heir to the Baronetcy, and throughout his
life lived in ignorance of the existence of his elder |
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half-brother and namesake. Neither Ann Morgan's
children, nor Caroline Holland's children, had |
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any idea of each other's existence. Christopher
died in Australia in 1887 at the age of 41, but |
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his father, Sir William Smith, outlived him by
five years. On Sir William's death in 1893, Caroline |
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Holland's son, the younger William Sydney
Winwood Smith, who was technically illegitimate, was |
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recognised as the 4th Baronet. Unwittingly and
in good faith, he used the title for the rest of |
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his life, and his name appears in all related
reference books. When he died in 1953, his eldest |
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son, Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith, became
the next Baronet, and was known thereafter |
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as 'Sir Christopher Smith' until his death in
2000. However, in 1995 a descendant of Christopher |
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Smith and Ann Morgan decided to research the
family history. As the facts came to light, the |
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family felt the need to put the record straight.
Nothing could be done to restore the title to |
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its true owner, since the last surviving male
descendant of Christopher Smith by Ann Morgan |
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died in 1983. Nevertheless the female
descendants felt strongly that the records, particularly |
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the 'Official Roll of the Baronetage', should be
corrected to show who ought to have been the |
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Baronet between 1893 (when Sir William Smith,
3rd Baronet, died), and 1983. The request |
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seemed entirely reasonable, but the process
proved to be time-consuming and complicated, |
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since this situation had apparently never arisen
before. The facts were set out in a 'Statement |
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of Case' in 2004 and submitted to the
Attorney-General. Help and guidance was received from |
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Treasury Solicitors and considerable further
documentation and several Statutory Declarations |
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were requested before the submission succeeded.
This was the first time a formal request had |
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been made to alter, retrospectively, the
Official Roll [of the Baronetage]. Subsequently, to the |
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delight of the family, a formal note was added
to the Official Roll to show the true line of |
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descent; a little piece of legal and
genealogical history had thus been made.' |
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In the most recent editions of "Debrett's
Peerage," the following is shown under the entry for |
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this baronetcy:- |
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'On 22 February 2008 the register of the
Baronetage, on advice from the Attorney General, |
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submitted a caveat to be entered in the Official
Roll of the Baronetage against the baronetcy of |
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Smith of Eardiston (UK, 1809) with effect that
the title is now extinct or dormant. |
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'Research in NSW, Australia, revealed that
Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith, eldest surviving |
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son of the third Baronet, was secretly married
16 May 1870 (East Maitland, NSW, Australia) to |
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Ann Morgan, by whom he had issue one son and two
daughters. It would appear that C.S.W. |
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Smith deserted his wife and family, and without
obtaining a divorce or annulment, contracted |
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a second marriage 10 August 1877 to Caroline
Holland, by whom he had further issue one son |
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and two daughters. |
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'Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith predeceased
his father in 1887 in Australia. When the third |
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Baronet died 1893 the baronetcy passed in good
faith to the son of the second marriage, and |
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so continued to Christopher Sydney Winwood
Smith, called 5th Baronet, who died 2000. |
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'The legitimate line of descent would appear as
follows: Sir William Sydney Winwood Smith, de |
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jure 4th baronet, b. 16 Oct 1872, s his grandfather Sir
William 1893: m 1901,
Mary Helen, da |
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of Richard Way Griffiths, and d 1954, leaving issue, one
son and five daughters. His only son |
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Sir Sydney Winwood Smith, de
jure 5th baronet, b 1907: m 1941, Alice May, da of
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James Liddy, and d 1983, without male issue. He was succeeded by his second
cousin, Sir |
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Antony Winwood Smith, DFC, RAF, de jure 6th Baronet (only
son of late Christopher William |
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Winwood Smith, only son of late William Arthur
Winwood Smith, 5th son of 3rd Baronet), b 1920, |
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d unm 1993 (Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe), when the title became dormant or extinct.' |
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Sir Henry (Harry) George Wakelyn Smith, 1st and
only baronet [UK 1846] |
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The following biography of Sir Harry Smith
appeared in the February 1956 issue of the Australian |
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monthly magazine "Parade." For a
fictional account of the early years of the marriage of Harry |
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Smith and Juana de Leon, see Georgette Heyer's
historical novel "The Spanish Bride." |
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'Two young British officers, still grimy from
battle, stood at their tent flap on April 6, 1812, |
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looking grimly towards the Spanish town of
Badajos, then being sacked by British soldiers., As |
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they watched the plumes of smoke rising from
burning houses, two Spanish girls approached, |
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their faces streaked with blood. They had been
attacked, they said, by looters who had |
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wrenched the rings from their ears without
bothering to unclasp them and had come to the |
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camp to seek protection from the reign of
terror. Young Captain Harry Smith of the Light Division |
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was embarrassed by their presence. He solved the
problem two days later by marrying the |
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younger, thus starting an empire-building
partnership that was to resound through British |
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history. The girl he married was Juana Maria de
Los Dolores de Leon, then 14 years old and |
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strikingly beautiful. Descendant of high born
hidalgos, one of whom went to America with |
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Columbus, she was to follow Harry Smith through
all the Napoleonic battles to the field of |
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Waterloo. British, Boers and natives alike in
South Africa were proud to name Ladysmith after |
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her and Harrismith after her gallant, dashing
husband who became their governor. |
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'Britain has little cause for pride in the
victory of Badajos which brought the adventurous young |
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couple together. British soldiers looted the
town with the ferocity of barbarians. They had some |
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reason. In the first place Badajos had been
betrayed to Napoleon's French by treacherous |
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Spaniards. When the British invested the town,
5000 were killed before it fell. Wellington, not for |
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nothing known as the Iron Duke, handed the town
over to his soldiers. Ten thousand of them |
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tore it apart. Civilians were murdered wantonly.
Homes were fired. No woman was safe. Behind |
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the drunken soldiers came a rabble of camp
followers, men and women who stripped the corpses |
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and when they could not remove rings with their
fingers tore them off with their teeth. The |
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troops even killed some of the British officers
who tried to intervene. |
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'The de Leons owned one of the largest mansions
in the town. It was already ablaze and ringing |
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with the screams of serving women, when Juana's
elder sister seized the child's hand and fled |
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through the smoke-filled streets to the British
camp, where fate threw them at the feet of the |
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debonair Captain Smith. |
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'At that time Captain George Henry Wakelyn
Smith, son of a country doctor of Whittlesey, |
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Cambridgeshire, had not a single thought of
matrimony. When not fighting he was more |
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interested in the greyhounds and horses which
accompanied him on all campaigns together with |
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the herd of goats driven by small Spanish
urchins, orphans of the war, long lost to their native |
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towns. The youthful Juana, always a tomboy,
slipped naturally into this bizarre setting. She |
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became the mascot of the ruffians who had sacked
her home - and Smith's wife. The child bride |
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shared all the rigours of the campaign with her
husband. Utterly in love, they slept in barns, |
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haylofts, tents, sometimes in open meadows. When
Harry swept into battle she stayed rest- |
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lessly in the rear till it was won, then rode
over the stricken field to find him. Long before |
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Florence Nightingale she became the
"angel" of the wounded. At Salamanca she was seen |
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tending a gunner who had both arms shot off. No
one, it is recorded, could have been more |
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pitying and less squeamish. |
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'Juana, still only 17, was a veteran of a dozen
hardfought battles when Wellington smashed |
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the final French resistance at Toulouse in the
Pyrenees foothills. Napoleon was imprisoned on |
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Elba. The war which had terrified all Europe and
the Middle East with blitz tactics and secret |
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weapons was over. In a round of balls, routs and
gaiety, Harry and Juana Smith enjoyed a |
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belated honeymoon. Then, suddenly, they were
parted for the first time. |
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'Harry Smith was ordered to America, where the
Americans, enraged by a British naval blockade |
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Americans, enraged by a British naval blockade
which stopped their traffic with France, had |
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attacked Canada. He was in the army which sacked
and burned Washington and was at New |
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Orleans when the British were soundly drubbed by
Andrew Jackson, hero of the Indian wars |
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and later President of the United States. |
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'Harry Smith returned to England to be met by a
very determined young woman who told him |
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that never again would he leave her behind. He
never did. From then, whenever Harry Smith |
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fought and governed, his fiery Spanish wife was
with him. They were hardly reunited before |
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the shadow of Napoleon again fell across Europe.
The "ogre" escaped from Elba and rallied the |
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remnants of his Grand Army. Harry Smith, now a
brigade major, was ordered to Brussels, where |
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Wellington was massing an army for the final
showdown. He chartered a special sloop to take |
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Juana, himself and their five horses to Belgium. |
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'They were just in time. Harry was rushed
straight to Quatre Bas, flashpoint of Waterloo where |
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battle was joined next morning. Juana was at a
tumbledown inn just outside Brussels when, |
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after a day of conflicting rumours, news was
received of final victory. She set out at once to |
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seek her husband. The first soldiers she met
told her he had been killed. She spent the whole |
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day searching for his corpse among the 65,000
dead and wounded that littered the battle- |
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field. She was half distraught when Major
Charles Gore found her at sundown and told her he |
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had just left Harry Smith perfectly well and
safe, riding his horse Young Lochinvar in search of |
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her. |
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'They went to Paris for the peace and were
caught up in a whirl of extravagance. Harry was |
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gazetted colonel and imported his own pack of
foxhounds. Juana indulged in a wild orgy of |
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shopping among the Paris fashion houses. His pay
slipped through their fingers. They were soon |
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so heavily in debt that Harry was forced to
raffle his horse, Young Lochinvar. He complained |
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wryly that his wife was taking money out of his
pocket when he heard that Juana had bought |
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a ticket but changed his tune when she won his
horse back for him. |
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'But all good things come to an end. Smith's
division was posted to Scotland to control an |
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incipient rebellion spear-headed by the now
out-of-work heroes of Waterloo. Harry was body- |
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guard to "Prinny," when the Prince
Regent went to Edinburgh. The disturbances ended with the |
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hanging of three rebels. The Smiths were duly
transferred to Ireland, then to Nova Scotia and |
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on to Jamaica, where they fought a plague of
yellow fever which wiped out British soldiers by |
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the hundred. It was merely a period of
preparation for the greater responsibilities ahead. |
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'These came in 1828 when Colonel Harry Smith was
ordered to Cape Town as Deputy Quarter- |
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Master General to the new Governor, Sir Richard
Bourke. Britain had muddled the administration |
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of the colony from the very day she seized it
from Napoleon's Dutch allies. The colony, largely |
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Boer and growing rapidly, was seething with
discontent. Blissfully unaware of local problems, the |
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British home Government caused economic chaos by
abolishing slavery overnight and made |
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matters worse by granting equal rights to
natives. On all sides the small pockets of whites were |
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threatened by savage Bantu warriors. |
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'The crisis simmered gently till 1834, when the
new Governor, Sir Benjamin D'Urban, received a |
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message at his New Year's Eve party that 15,000
Kaffir warriors had swept across the frontier |
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murdering white farmers, plundering and burning
homesteads and driving away the cattle. |
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Without alarming his guests D'Urban with a nod
of his head summoned Harry Smith to a |
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conference. No details of the rising were yet to
hand, so Harry volunteered to ride to |
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Grahamstown, a small British settlement 600
miles away, cut off by warriors. Harry Smith's |
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ride to Grahamstown is as famous in Africa as
Paul Revere's in America and Dick Turpin's in |
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England. He covered the 600 miles through
hostile territory in less than six days and soon |
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discovered that the Kaffir warriors had wiped,
out 450 farmsteads and damaged 350 others. |
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'Then, at the head of his division, he tumbled
the Kaffirs back across the border, cleared them |
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out of the Fish River area and proceeded to
allot the newly-conquered lands to settlers who |
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had survived the massacre. D'Urban made him
Governor of the newly-formed Queen Adelaide |
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Province, intended to be a buffer between the
Cape and the surging Bantu savages. |
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'Meanwhile Juana had joined him in his capital,
King Williams Town. She made the 800-miles |
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journey across the veldt and over mountain
passes still infested by roving warrior bands in a |
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creaking bullock wagon. In King Williams Town
she helped him pacify the natives. While he |
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arranged defence posts of friendly Kaffirs and
smashed the witch doctors, she organised the |
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training of Kaffir women and children. |
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'Cape Province was set for a period of peace and
prosperity when Lord Glenelg, one of |
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Britain's most stupid colonial secretaries,
declared that the continued encroachment of the |
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colonists amply justified the war-like action of
the Kaffirs. Accordingly he ordered D'Urban to |
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reinstate the natives in the area from which
they had been driven. Harry Smith, raving that |
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they were "restoring Queen Adelaide
Province to barbarism" was ordered to India as Adjutant- |
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General. The Boers too were enraged. The
abandonment of the Province and the transfer of |
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Harry Smith were largely responsible for the
secession of the Boer adventurers who drove north |
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into Zulu territory in what is known as the
Great Trek. |
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'In India the Smiths were immediately engulfed
in a volcano of warfare. Harry Smith was given a |
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division in the campaign to put down a reign of
terror in Gwalior. At the battle of Maharajpur |
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[29 December 1843], he captured all the enemy
guns in a dashing cavalry charge. For gallantry |
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in this action Smith was knighted. With an
independent command and new blitz tactics, he then |
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smashed the Sikhs at Aliwal [28 January 1846]
for which on his return triumphant to England, |
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he was created a baronet and received the
freedom of London and Glasgow. |
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'There was not much rest for Harry and Juana
Smith, however. The position in South Africa was |
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drifting from bad to worse. The Kaffirs were on
the rampage again. The Boers were truculent. |
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He was sent back as Governor and High to restore
the order he had built before. Backed by |
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Juana, he became the complete empire builder.
Virtually ignoring the home Government, he |
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added British Kaffraria to Cape Province and
extended his borders to the Orange River. Because |
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the Boers were always skirmishing with the
Griqua tribes, he proclaimed the whole district |
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between the Orange and the Vaal rivers as a
British dominion, and when Boer leader Pretorius |
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objected, smashed his troops in the battle of
Boomplaats [29 August 1848]. |
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'He was pressing British claims on the
Transvaal, which would have obviated the bloodthirsty |
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Boer War decades later, when the British
Government had another attack of cold feet and |
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called him home. The Government fell before
their arrival so Major-General Sir Harry Smith and |
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his Spanish wife were received as heroes. The
damage had been done, however. The Orange |
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River area was handed back to the Boers, The
stage was set for the siege, years later, of |
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Ladysmith. |
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Rich in honours, Harry Smith, one of Britain's
greatest empire builders, died on October 12, 1860, |
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aged 73. The wife who had shared his campaigns
followed him 12 years later.' |
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Sir John George Smyth VC, 1st baronet and MP for
Norwood 1950-1966 |
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Smyth was a Lieutenant in the 15th Ludhiana
Sikhs, Indian Army, when he was awarded the |
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Victoria Cross. The citation, which is dated 29
June 1915, reads as follows:- |
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'For most conspicuous bravery near Richebourg
L'Avoue [France] on 18th May, 1915. |
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'With a bombing party of 10 men, who voluntarily
undertook this duty, he conveyed a supply |
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of 96 bombs to within 20 yards of the enemy's
position over exceptionally dangerous ground, |
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after the attempts of two other parties had failed. |
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'Lieutenant Smyth succeeded in taking the bombs
to the desired position with the aid of two |
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of his men (the other eight having been killed
or wounded), and to effect his purpose he had to |
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swim a stream, being exposed the whole time to
howitzer, shrapnel, machine gun and rifle fire.' |
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After a controversial career during WW2, Smyth
entered politics and sat for Norwood between |
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1950 and 1966. |
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Joseph William Spearman, son and heir of Sir
Joseph Layton Elmes Spearman, |
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2nd baronet [22 August 1879-1917] |
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Some people are born unlucky - this appears to
have been the case with this gentleman, as |
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described in the following article which
appeared in the Sydney "Star" on 7 April 1909:- |
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'Heir to a baronetcy, and an ex-officer in the
Army, Joseph William Spearman finds himself |
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starving in London after crowding years of
adventure into his 29 years of life. |
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'He is the eldest son of Sir Joseph Layton Elmes
Spearman, second Baronet of Craigour, Gullane, |
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East Lothian. The title was created in 1840, the
first baronet being Sir Alexander Young |
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Spearman, at one time Assistant Secretary to the
Treasury, and afterwards Comptroller-General |
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and Secretary to the Commissioners for the
Reduction of the National Debt. The present |
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baronet is his grandson, and it is his
great-grandson whose plight has been discovered by a |
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London press representative. It may be added
that his identity was vouched for by a barrister, |
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who has known him and his family all his life. |
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'Sitting in his barely furnished room in one of
the mean streets off the Old Kent-road, Mr. |
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Spearman told of the hard times that had
befallen him. "I've been tramping all over London to |
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try to find work," he said, "and I'd
welcome any job. My wife and I are penniless, and hungry." |
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'Mr. Spearman was born on August 22, 1879, and
after education at Shrewsbury served for a |
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year in the Suffolk (Militia) Regiment, as
sub-lieutenant. Then a roving spirit came over him. |
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"I sailed for Canada, on November 26, 1898,
in the Labrador," he said, "with the idea of taking |
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up ranching. My first taste of adventure soon
came. I was crossing the continent on the |
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Canadian Pacific Railway, and we were going
through the Rockies when the train jumped the |
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metals and fell into a ditch to the right of the
track. We scrambled out unhurt, and saw how |
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narrow had been our escape, for had the train
gone over to the left we would have all been |
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dashed to pieces hundreds of feet below. There
was no dining car on the train, as we were to |
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have a meal at a station some way ahead, and
twenty of us had to share out a tin of salmon |
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and a few biscuits till relief arrived twelve
hours later. I had a flask of whisky, and could have |
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sold it over and over again for its weight in gold. |
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"Then I got into Chilcoot country and
apprenticed myself to learn ranching. So began nearly |
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three years of a regular cowboy life, with
plenty of ups and downs, and enough fun breaking |
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horses and branding cattle to keep one lively.
Of course, I was very raw at first. My first load |
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of hay slipped on my cart, and I had a busy time
getting it back again. But for excitement give |
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me branding cattle, when a rope breaks and a
steer tries to horn you for your trouble. That |
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taught me some new ideas in sprinting and
getting over six feet fences. |
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"In 1901 I thought I would try town life
again, and made my way to New Westminster, British |
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Columbia, where I took an office, and started an
agency for the Veterinary Science Association, |
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the idea being to visit farms and sell books on
horses and cattle. A local veterinary surgeon, |
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seeing the plate on my door, tried to get me
arrested for practising without a licence or |
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qualifications, and I had to convince the
authorities that I was a mere harmless book canvasser. |
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Books didn't pay very well, and during the next
two years I tried my hand at all sorts of things. |
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I helped in a tobacconist's shop, worked in a
saloon, cannery, and went on a farm as haymaker. |
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"In 1903 I came home for a short holiday,
and, raising some money, I returned to Vancouver |
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and bought a small fruit farm. But luck was
against me. Some pest killed all my apple trees, and |
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before long I was wandering about doing any odd
job I could get. In January, 1906, I came to |
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South London, and with a little money I had left
started a tobacconist's shop in the Old Kent- |
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road and married the daughter of a butcher who
lived near by. This caused the estrangement |
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from my father, and on July 13, 1907, I again
sailed westward, intending this time to take up |
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poultry farming in Toronto. But land was too
expensive, so I took a lodging-house, which was |
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mostly used by English people who wanted to stay
with me for nothing, and bolted without |
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paying as soon as they got work. |
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"Down on my luck again, I did all sorts of
odd jobs, digging foundations, making concrete floor- |
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ings, and the like. Then came my worst
misfortune of all. Some coffee had frozen in a pot, and |
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as I chipped it with a knife a splinter of
icicle of coffee flew up, and made a slight wound in my |
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right hand. Blood poisoning set in, and here is
my hand half-crippled so that I can do no more |
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heavy jobs, though I can manage to write and do
clerical work, if only I could get it. |
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"At last my wife and I determined to
return, and landed in Liverpool last September. We were |
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penniless. A local relief society helped us for
a time, and a few weeks ago we reached London." |
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'Since this interview the press representative
has been able, with the assistance of the Church |
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"Army," to secure temporary employment
for Mr. Spearman, who hopes soon to get such |
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regular work as will enable him and his wife to
face the future with less dread.' |
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According to Burke's Peerage, Joseph William
Spearman died in 1917. As far as I can tell, he did |
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not die from any involvement in the Great War.
It is interesting to note, however, that the |
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obituaries which were published after the death
of his father in 1922 are unanimous in stating |
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that Joseph William would now succeed to the
baronetcy - that is to say, the newspapers |
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appeared to be unaware that he had died some
years before. |
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Lady Deborah Speelman (c 1655-25 Sep 1695) |
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I have seen it stated that Deborah Speelman,
widow of John Cornelis Speelman, was created a |
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baronetess in September 1686. These references
usually include the comment that, as a result, |
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she became one of only two baronetesses ever
created, the other being Dame Mary Bolles, who |
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was created a baronetess in 1635. I suspect that
the reason for this confusion is that Deborah |
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Speelman receives her own entry in Cokayne's
'Complete Baronetage,' which is possibly |
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sufficient to persuade some readers that she was
created a baronetess. |
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To the best of my knowledge, Deborah Speelman
was never created a baronetess. It was the |
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intention of the king at the time, James II, to
create her husband, John Cornelis Speelman, as |
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a baronet, but he died on 4 June 1686 before the
royal warrant creating him a baronet had |
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passed the Great Seal. Consequently, the infant
son of John Cornelis and Deborah Speelman |
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was created a baronet on 9 September 1686. On
the same day, Deborah Speelman was raised |
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by letters patent to the rank of a baronet's
widow for the term of her life. |
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The wording of Deborah Speelman's patent is
given in 'The Complete Baronetage.'
Thanks to |
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the good monks of the local Benedictine
monastery, I have been supplied with a translation |
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of the patent, which includes the wording
"….we declare, bring forward and create Deborah |
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Speelman, her maiden name Kievit, being the
widow left of…..John Cornelis Speelman, onto and |
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in the dignity and grade of a baronet's widow, to be held,
possessed and enjoyed by the |
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same Deborah Speelman, widow, for and during her
natural life, together with the inscription, |
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the title, the privilege, the place and
pre-eminence of a wife, or as a widow, of a baronet of |
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this Our Kingdom of England." |
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of Smith
(later Spencer-Smith) created in 1804 |
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From the "London Gazette" of 8 May
1804 (issue 15700, page 590):- |
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'The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity
of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great |
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Britain and Ireland to Drummond Smith, of Tring
Park, in the County of Herts, Esq; with |
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Remainder to Charles Smith, of Suttons, in the
County of Essex, Esq.' |
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Sir Thomas Cospatric Hamilton-Spencer-Smith, 6th
baronet |
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Sir Thomas was found dead in his home in October
1959. The following report of the inquest into |
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his death appeared in "The Times" on
19 Otober 1959:- |
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'The inquest on Sir Thomas Spencer-Smith, aged
41, who was found dead at his home at |
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Stapleford Tawney, near Ongar, Essex, last
Wednesday, was adjourned at Epping on Saturday |
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until November 9 while the Home Office forensic
department trace the poison from which he |
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died. |
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'Sir Thomas Spencer-Smith, the sixth baronet,
was found dead by Mr. Leonard Moore, a |
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handyman employed at his home, and husband of
Sir Thomas's housekeeper. Mr. Moore said he |
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saw Sir Thomas Spencer-Smith the evening before
and he appeared quite normal. On |
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Wednesday morning there was a note on the
kitchen table from him saying: "Wake me in the |
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morning." |
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'Mr. Moore said: "On the table there was
also a piece of red cloth which should have indicated |
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to me to be on guard. This was an arrangement
made about two years ago and it meant there |
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was something I was not to touch or I was to be
on guard." |
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'The Coroner (Mr. L.F. Beccles) - On guard for
what? - I do not know. Had you ever seen a |
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piece of red cloth before? - No. |
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'Mr. Moore said the note in itself would have
been perfectly normal had he not seen the red |
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cloth. He found Sir Thomas Spencer-Smith in bed
as though asleep. |
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'Mrs. J. Cox, of White Cottage, North Weald,
said she and her husband were friends of Sir |
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Thomas Spencer-Smith and on the Tuesday evening
he had telephoned to say he would go and |
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see them. "He said he was feeling a bit
low. He did not give any particular reason but said he |
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had a bit of a headache and was feeling rather
low and fed-up. He said he was thinking of |
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selling his house and moving back to London." |
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'Police-constable G. Arrell said there was an
empty glass on a small table near the bed and an |
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opened bottle of tonic water. On the bed was a
small capsule. The piece of cloth on the kitchen |
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table appeared to have been torn from something,
but he found no similar material elsewhere in |
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the house. |
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'On a table in the hall was a stamped letter
addressed to Lady Spencer-Smith. Referring to this, |
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the Coroner said: "Without disclosing the
full contents, I can say it did indicate that it was quite |
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clear he intended to do himself an injury." |
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'Dr. Irene Tuck, consulting pathologist at St.
Margaret's Hospital, Epping, said she found |
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evidence in the post-mortem suggesting death from poisoning by a drug, but so far they
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failed to identify the drug. |
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'She said that there were no puncture marks on
the body which would have suggested the use |
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of a hypodermic needle. The capsule found on the
bed had contained a barbiturate drug, but |
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there was no trace of barbiturates in the stomach. |
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"It is clearly a death by poisoning and
cannot be anything else. The cause of death is obscure |
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at the moment because the poison has not been
identified." |
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'Dr. Tuck spoke of finding a hypodermic syringe,
but, she said, it was an old model and had not |
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been used for a considerable time. |
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"The poison is something obscure and
outside the usual range," she added. "There was nothing |
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in the house that could have killed him. He must
have used it, whatever it was, and left no |
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trace and no container." |
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To my great frustration, I have been unable to
find any mention of any further proceedings of |
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the adjourned inquest, and consequently have
been unable to discover whether the poison |
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which killed Sir Thomas was ever identified. If
any reader can supply me with any further info- |
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mation, I would be very grateful. |
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Sir Edgar Speyer, 1st baronet |
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Speyer was the second son of Gustavus Speyer, of
Frankfort, by his wife Sophia, daughter of |
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Rudolph Rubino, of Fritzlar, Prussia. After
being educated at Frankfort, at the age of 22 he |
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became a partner in his father's three
companies. Three years later, he took up the |
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management of one of these companies, Speyer
Brothers, in London, where both he and the |
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company prospered. He was naturalized as a
British citizen in 1892. |
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The company operated mainly in the arbitrage
markets between America and the Continent, |
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and was a large player in American financial
circles. The company was heavily involved from |
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inception with the project of electrification of
the London Underground railway system, with |
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Speyer being Chairman of the Underground
Electric Railways Company of London. |
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In 1902, Speyer married Leonora, daughter of
Ferdinand, Count von Stosch, of Mantze in |
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Silesia. In July 1906, he was created a baronet,
and in 1909 was sworn of the Privy Council. |
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Even though he was naturalized, Speyer had been
born an alien. He was an extremely |
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successful businessman during a period when
popular magazines and literature were engaging |
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in a campaign of fear over the build-up of the
German military threat. Best-selling novels by |
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authors such as Erskine Childers ("The
Riddle of the Sands") and William Le Queux ("The |
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Invasion of 1910") gave impetus to the
public's general unease with Germany. [Although, |
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to be fair, it must be noted that there were
probably just as many stories published in |
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Germany sewing fear of a British invasion. For
example, the ending of Le Queux's "Invasion |
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of 1910," when published in Germany, had a
completely different ending to the English edition]. |
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For an excellent survey of this type of
literature, I recommend "Voices Prophesying War" by |
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I.F. Clarke (Oxford University Press 1992). |
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Following the outbreak of World War 1, Speyer
was in a difficult position. Although he |
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immediately resigned from all non-English
businesses with which he was associated, a hate |
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campaign was mounted against him due to his
German parentage. He was accused of disloyalty |
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and treachery; he was forced to remove his
children from their school and to resign from the |
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boards of a number of charitable institutions,
and also as chairman of the Underground Electric |
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Railways Company. |
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On 17 May 1915, Speyer wrote to the Prime
Minister, Herbert Asquith, saying:- |
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'Nothing is harder to bear than a sense of
injustice that finds no vent in expression. For the |
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last nine months I have kept silence and treated
with disdain the charges of disloyalty and |
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suggestions of treachery made against me in the
Press and elsewhere. But I can keep silence |
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no longer, for these charges and suggestions
have now been repeated by public men who |
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have not scrupled to use their position to
inflame the overstrained feelings of the people. |
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'I am not a man who can be driven or drummed by
threats or abuse into an attitude of |
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justification. But I consider it due to my
honour as a loyal British subject, and my personal |
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dignity as a man, to retire from all my public
positions. I therefore ask you to accept my |
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resignation as a Privy Councillor and to revoke
my baronetcy.' |
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On 22 May Asquith wrote back to Speyer, saying
"I can quite understand the sense of injustice |
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and indignation which prompted your letter to
me. I have known you long and well enough to |
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estimate at their true value those baseless and
malignant imputations upon your loyalty to the |
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British Crown. The King is not prepared to take
any steps such as you suggest in regard to the |
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marks of distinction which you have received in
recognition of public services and philanthropic |
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munificence.' In any event, there would be grave
doubts, at that time at least, over whether |
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a person would be allowed to resign from the
Privy Council or a baronetcy, since it was felt that |
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as both honours were granted by the sovereign,
only the sovereign could take those honours |
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away. |
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In July 1915, Sir George Makgill, who was
secretary to the Anti-German Union, applied to the |
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Courts to have the membership of the Privy
Council stripped from both Speyer and another |
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German-born Privy Counsellor, Sir Ernest Cassel.
In December 1915, the Court rejected this |
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application. An appeal against this decision was
also rejected in July 1916. [For further |
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information, see the note under "Privy
Counsellors 1836-1914."] |
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After the war had concluded, however, Speyer's
conduct during the war was examined by the |
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Certificates of Naturalization (Revocation)
Committee, with the result that the following |
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pronouncement was made in the 'London Gazette'
of 13 December 1921:- |
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'In the matter of Sir Edgar Speyer, Bt. |
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'Revocation of Certificate of Naturalization. |
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'Whereas I am satisfied , as a result of an
inquiry conducted by the Certificates of |
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Naturalization (Revocation) Committee, that Sir
Edgar Speyer, Baronet, a member of His |
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Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, to whom
a Certificate of Naturalization number |
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A 7015 was granted on the 29th February, 1892 |
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(1)
Has shown himself by act and speech to be disaffected and disloyal to his
Majesty, and; |
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(2)
has, during the war in which his Majesty was engaged, unlawfully communicated
with |
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subjects of an enemy State and associated with a business which was to
his knowledge |
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carried on in such a manner as to assist the enemy in such war [the
pronouncement |
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makes it clear that this did not extend to the other partners of the
firm]. |
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'And whereas I am satisfied that the continuance
of the said certificate is not conducive to |
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the public good: |
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'Now, therefore, by this order……I revoke the
said certificate; and I direct such revocation to |
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have effect from the date hereof; and I further
order the said certificate to be given up and |
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to be cancelled. |
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'And I further direct that Leonora Speyer, the
wife of the said Sir Edgar Speyer, and Pamela |
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Speyer, Leonora Speyer, and Vivien Clare Speyer,
the minor children of the said Sir Edgar |
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Speyer, shall cease to be British subjects. |
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Edward
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One of his
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State [Home Secretary]' |
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In the same London Gazette, a further
pronouncement reads:- |
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'It is this day ordered by his Majesty in
Council that the name of Sir Edgar Speyer, Bt., be |
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struck out of the List of his Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council.' |
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The Committee's report upon which the Home
Secretary based his decision was released on |
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6 January 1922. The principal findings of the
Committee were published the following day |
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in 'The Times':- |
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'The chief points in the Committee's Report are
as follows:- |
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'For a considerable time Sir Edgar Speyer
remained in partnership with an enemy [Herr Beit von |
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Speyer, his brother-in-law] and shared with him
the profits of trading with Germany, and he |
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relinquished that position with obvious
reluctance and on compulsion. |
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'We are clearly of opinion that Sir Edgar Speyer
engaged in transactions with Teixeira, of |
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Amsterdam, with knowledge that they involved
benefit to individual Germans and assistance to |
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the enemy in the war. |
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'From June, 1915, when he landed in New York, up
to the end of the war, Sir Edgar Speyer was |
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in regular and constant correspondence with his
brother-in-law at Frankfort. |
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'This correspondence is plainly unlawful
communication with the subject of an enemy State |
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during the war. It was in breach of Sir Edgar
Speyer's oath as a Privy Councillor and in flagrant |
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and habitual violation of his personal undertaking. |
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'Sir Edgar Speyer was party to repeated and
systematic attempts to evade the British |
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censorship, and he repeatedly attempted to
seduce his English partners to do the same. He |
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desisted from these attempts only because of the
strong opposition of his English partners, |
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and through fear of further injury to his
business interests. |
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'We are entirely satisfied that early in 1918 he
wrote to Beit von Speyer professing German |
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sympathies, expressing a desire to settle in
Berlin and carry on business there after the war. |
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'We are satisfied that Sir Edgar Speyer had
ceased to entertain any feeling of loyalty to his |
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Majesty or affection for this country, and that
he desired (at least in the event of a German |
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victory) to substitute for his British
citizenship a German allegiance and association. |
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'Sir Edgar Speyer soon after his arrival in the
United States was introduced to Dr. Carl Muck, |
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and from that time maintained openly a friendly
intimacy with him. |
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'We think that this frequent and friendly
intimacy with an avowed enemy of his country would |
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have been repugnant to any loyal subject.' |
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After May 1915, Speyer and his family resided in
America, although Speyer himself died in |
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Berlin, having travelled to there for an
operation. Notwithstanding the revocation of his British |
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citizenship, he was permitted to retain his
baronetcy, which became extinct on his death. |
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Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples, 12th baronet |
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Sir Robert had his own remedy for rheumatism, as
is shown by the following extract from the |
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'Cairns Post' of 20 July 1938:- |
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'This week Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples,
85-years-old baronet and artist, walked out of Lissan |
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House, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, in his bare feet.
For half-an-hour he walked in the lanes outside |
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the grounds of his home, all the time without
shoes or socks. |
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'Whatever the weather Sir Robert has his daily
barefoot walk. It is his way of keeping fit. |
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'Said Sir Robert after his stroll: "I
suppose it is forty years since I began to walk in my bare feet. |
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Walking barefoot has hardened me." |
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"I used to have twinges of rheumatism but
not now. The embarrassment I sometimes felt when, |
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for instance, I walked barefoot in the centre of
London, has been worth while." |
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The fate of the Staples baronetcy |
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This baronetcy appears doomed to become extinct
on the death of its current holder. There |
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is nobody shown as being in remainder in
"Burke's Peerage." The following article which appeared |
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in 'The Irish Times' on 18 August 2003 discusses
the looming extinction:- |
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'A Co. Tyrone title is available if a suitable
family member can be found to fill it. It must be a |
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man and the name has to be Staples - the search
for a baronet has been extended to Canada. |
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'The Co. Tyrone Baronetcy of Lissan is up for
grabs if the rightful Mr. Staples can be located to |
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take on the title of 18th baronet. Otherwise,
according to Mr. Beir Briers, co-editor of Debretts |
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Peerage, "the title becomes extinct." |
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'The current baronet, Sir Richard Staples (89),
is living in Waterford and has no children. The |
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ancestral home, 28-bedroom Lissan House and 300
acres, just outside Cookstown, is occupied |
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by his cousin, Mrs. Hazel Radclyffe Dolling
(80). She was left the house by her father, the 13th |
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baronet. |
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'He died in 1970 and, as he had no sons, the
title passed to his cousin, a brother of the current |
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baronet. Mrs. Radclyffe Dolling has one sister
who has two girls and a boy, but as the title can |
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only pass through males, her children have no
claim. |
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'It is thought, said Mrs. Radclyffe Dolling
yesterday, that there may be an unaware successor |
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in Canada or the United States. |
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"One of the Staples in Canada is trying to
see if there is any link between the Canadian Staples |
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and us." Baronet Richard Staples had, she
said, sent a sample of DNA to Canada. |
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'However, Mr. Briers said a simple DNA test
would not suffice. A complex study of the genealogy |
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would have to be undertaken to establish
rightful succession before anyone could assume the |
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title. |
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'He said it was known that a Rev. Alexander
Staples, Rector of Gowan, who was a junior |
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successor, died in 1864 leaving five sons. |
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"But nobody knows what became of them. They
may have emigrated to Canada, Australia, the |
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United States. And then they may have left
plenty of descendants or may have all died without |
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issue." |
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'Mrs. Radclyffe Dolling stressed yesterday that
any successor would have no claim on Lissan |
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House upon her death. |
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"They will just get the title, the right to
call themselves 'Sir'." On her death the 400-year-old |
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house will be handed over to the Friends of
Lissan House Trust, which she established five |
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years ago. |
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'Having lived in the house all her life she is
determined that it should be restored and used for |
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the benefit of the community. |
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'It currently features as one of the three
Northern Ireland finalists in [the] BBC architectural |
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history programme 'Restoration.' Viewers can
vote on which big house they want the programme |
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to restore. The winning house will have an
estimated £4 million spent on restoring it.' |
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******************************* |
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The above was written in October 2012. Sir
Richard died in November 2013, at the age of 99, |
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at which time the baronetcy became either
extinct or, if the reference to possible relatives in |
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Canada or the USA proves to be true, dormant. |
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of
Stephens created in 1795 |
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From the "London Gazette" of 7 March
1795 (issue 13758, page 222):- |
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'The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity
of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain to |
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Philip Stephens, of St. Faith and Horsford in
the County of Norfolk, and Fulham in the County of |
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Middlesex, Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body
lawfully begotten; with Remainder to his Nephew |
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Stephens Howe, Esq; Aide de Camp to the King and
Lieutenant-Colonel of His Majesty's Sixty- |
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third Regiment of Foot, and the Heirs Male of
his Body lawfully begotten.' |
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Copyright @ 2003-2017
Leigh Rayment |
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