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BARONETAGE |
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Last updated 10/10/2018 (22 Nov 2022) |
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Names of
baronets shown in blue |
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have not yet proved succession and, as a |
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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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Date |
Type |
Order |
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Born |
Died |
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Dates in italics in the "Born" column
indicate that the baronet was |
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baptised on that date;
dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate |
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that the baronet was buried on that date |
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DENTON of Hillersdon,Bucks |
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12 May 1699 |
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Edmund Denton |
25 Oct 1676 |
4 May 1714 |
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MP for Buckingham 1698-1708 and |
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4 May 1714 |
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Buckinghamshire 1708-1713 |
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Extinct on his death |
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DENYS of Stratford Place,London |
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23 Nov 1813 |
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George William Denys |
20 May 1788 |
26 Apr 1857 |
68 |
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MP for Hull 1812-1818 |
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26 Apr 1857 |
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George William Denys |
11 Dec 1811 |
23 Feb 1881 |
69 |
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23 Feb 1881 |
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Francis Charles Edward Denys-Burton |
15 Mar 1849 |
19 Nov 1922 |
73 |
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19 Nov 1922 |
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Charles Peter Denys |
27 May 1899 |
3 Oct 1960 |
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Extinct on his death |
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3 Oct 1960 |
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DE RAEDT of the Hague,Holland |
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30 May 1660 |
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Gualter de Raedt |
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Nothing further is known of this baronetcy |
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DEREHAM of West Dereham,Norfolk |
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8 Jun 1661 |
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Thomas Dereham |
c 1600 |
30 Mar 1668 |
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Mar 1668 |
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Henry Dereham |
c 1643 |
27 May 1682 |
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May 1682 |
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Richard Dereham |
10 Apr 1644 |
c 1710 |
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c 1710 |
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Thomas Dereham |
c 1678 |
16 Jan 1739 |
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16 Jan 1739 |
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DERING of Surrenden Dering,Kent |
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1 Feb 1627 |
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Edward Dering |
28 Jan 1598 |
22 Jun 1644 |
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MP for Hythe 1629 and Kent 1640-1642 |
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22 Jun 1644 |
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Edward Dering |
8 Nov 1625 |
24 Jun 1684 |
58 |
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MP for Kent 1660, East Retford 1670-1679 |
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and Hythe 1679-1685 |
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24 Jun 1684 |
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Edward Dering |
18 Apr 1650 |
15 Oct 1689 |
39 |
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MP for Kent 1679-1685 |
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15 Oct 1689 |
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Cholmeley Dering |
23 Jun 1679 |
9 May 1711 |
31 |
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MP for Kent 1705-1708 and 1710-1711 and |
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Saltash 1708-1710 |
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For further information on this baronet, see the |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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9 May 1711 |
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Edward Dering |
8 Dec 1705 |
15 Apr 1762 |
56 |
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MP for Kent 1733-1754 |
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15 Apr 1762 |
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Edward Dering |
28 Sep 1732 |
8 Dec 1798 |
66 |
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MP for New Romney 1761-1770 and 1774- |
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1787 |
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8 Dec 1798 |
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Edward Dering |
16 Feb 1757 |
30 Jun 1811 |
54 |
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30 Jun 1811 |
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Edward Cholmeley Dering |
19 Nov 1807 |
1 Apr 1896 |
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MP for Wexford 1830 and 1831,New |
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Romney 1831 and Kent East 1852-1857 and |
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1863-1868 |
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1 Apr 1896 |
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Henry Nevill Dering |
21 Sep 1839 |
27 Aug 1906 |
66 |
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27 Aug 1906 |
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Henry Edward Dering |
9 May 1866 |
14 Jun 1931 |
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14 Jun 1931 |
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Anthony Myles Cholmeley Dering |
29 Jul 1901 |
23 Apr 1958 |
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23 Apr 1958 |
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Rupert Anthony Yea Dering |
17 Oct 1915 |
16 Mar 1975 |
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16 Mar 1975 |
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DE ROBECK of Naas,Kildare |
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8 Oct 1919 |
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Sir John Michael de Robeck |
10 Jun 1862 |
20 Jan 1928 |
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Admiral of the Fleet 1925 |
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20 Jan 1928 |
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DE SAUMEREZ of Guernsey |
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13 Jun 1801 |
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DE SAUSMAREZ of Jerburg,Guernsey |
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26 Jun 1928 |
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Sir Havilland Walter de Sausmarez |
30 May 1861 |
5 Mar 1941 |
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Extinct on his death |
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5 Mar 1941 |
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DES BOUVERIE of St.Catherine Cree |
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19 Feb 1714 |
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William des Bouverie |
26 Sep 1656 |
19 May 1717 |
60 |
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19 May 1717 |
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Edward des Bouverie |
c 1690 |
21 Nov 1736 |
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MP for Shaftesbury 1719-1734 |
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21 Nov 1736 |
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Jacob des Bouverie (Bouverie from 22 Apr 1737) |
14 Oct 1694 |
17 Feb 1761 |
66 |
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He was subsequently created Viscount |
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Folkestone (qv) in 1747. The baronetcy |
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remains merged with the Earldom of Radnor |
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DES VOEUX of Indiaville,Queen's Co. |
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1 Sep 1787 |
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Charles des Voeux |
c 1746 |
24 Aug 1814 |
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24 Aug 1814 |
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Charles des Voeux |
5 Sep 1779 |
28 Sep 1858 |
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28 Sep 1858 |
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Henry William des Voeux |
16 Dec 1806 |
4 Jan 1868 |
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4 Jan 1868 |
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Frederick Assheton des Voeux |
1818 |
3 Mar 1872 |
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3 Mar 1872 |
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Henry Dalrymple des Voeux |
1824 |
20 Jan 1894 |
69 |
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20 Jan 1894 |
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Charles Champagne des Voeux |
26 Nov 1827 |
11 Mar 1914 |
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11 Mar 1914 |
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Frederick des Voeux |
1 Mar 1857 |
4 Jan 1937 |
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4 Jan 1937 |
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Edward Alfred des Voeux |
9 Nov 1864 |
19 Dec 1941 |
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19 Dec 1941 |
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William Richard de Bacquencourt des Voeux |
27 Dec 1911 |
Sep 1944 |
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Sep 1944 |
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DE TRAFFORD of Trafford Park,Lancs |
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7 Sep 1841 |
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Thomas Joseph de Trafford |
22 Mar 1778 |
10 Nov 1852 |
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10 Nov 1852 |
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Humphrey de Trafford |
1 May 1808 |
4 May 1886 |
78 |
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4 May 1886 |
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Humphrey Francis de Trafford |
3 Jul 1862 |
10 Jan 1929 |
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10 Jan 1929 |
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Humphrey Edmund de Trafford |
30 Nov 1891 |
6 Oct 1971 |
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6 Oct 1971 |
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Rudolph Edgar Francis de Trafford |
31 Aug 1894 |
16 Aug 1983 |
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16 Aug 1983 |
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Dermot Humphrey de Trafford |
19 Jan 1925 |
22 Jan 2010 |
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22 Jan 2010 |
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John Humphrey de Trafford |
12 Sep 1950 |
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DE VERE of Curragh,Limerick |
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4 Dec 1784 |
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Vere Hunt |
1761 |
11 Aug 1818 |
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11 Aug 1818 |
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Aubrey de Vere Hunt (de Vere from 3 Feb 1832) |
28 Aug 1788 |
5 Jul 1846 |
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5 Jul 1846 |
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Vere Edmond de Vere |
12 Oct 1808 |
23 Sep 1880 |
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23 Sep 1880 |
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Stephen Edward de Vere |
26 Jul 1812 |
10 Nov 1904 |
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10 Nov 1904 |
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DEVEREUX of Castle Bromwich,Warwicks |
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25 Nov 1611 |
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Edward Devereux |
c 1550 |
22 Sep 1622 |
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MP for Tamworth 1588-1589 |
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22 Sep 1622 |
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Walter Devereux |
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Viscountcy
of Hereford (qv) in 1646 with |
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which title the baronetcy remains merged |
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DE VIC of Guernsey,Channel Islands |
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3 Sep 1649 |
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Henry de Vic |
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20 Nov 1671 |
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20 Nov 1671 |
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Charles de Vic |
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17 Mar 1688 |
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DEVITT of Chelsea,London |
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4 Jul 1916 |
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Thomas Lane Devitt |
28 Mar 1839 |
8 Dec 1923 |
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8 Dec 1923 |
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Thomas Gordon Devitt |
27 Dec 1902 |
23 Dec 1995 |
92 |
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23 Dec 1995 |
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James Hugh Thomas Devitt |
18 Sep 1956 |
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DEVITT of Pangbourne,Berks |
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25 Jun 1931 |
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1 |
Philip Henry Devitt |
26 Jan 1876 |
5 Jun 1947 |
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5 Jun 1947 |
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DEWAR of the City of Perth |
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24 Jul 1907 |
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John Alexander Dewar |
6 Jun 1856 |
23 Nov 1929 |
73 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Forteviot
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the baronetcy remains merged |
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DEWAR of Homestall Manor,Sussex |
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23 Jun 1917 |
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1 |
Sir Thomas Robert Dewar |
6 Jan 1864 |
11 Apr 1930 |
66 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Dewar (qv) in 1919 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1930 |
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D'EWES of Stowlangtoft,Suffolk |
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15 Jul 1641 |
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Simonds D'Ewes |
18 Dec 1602 |
18 Apr 1650 |
47 |
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MP for Sudbury 1640-1648 |
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18 Apr 1650 |
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Willoughby D'Ewes |
c 1650 |
13 Jun 1685 |
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13 Jun 1685 |
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Simonds D'Ewes |
c 1670 |
May 1722 |
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May 1722 |
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Jermyn D'Ewes |
2 Apr 1688 |
21 Apr 1731 |
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21 Apr 1731 |
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DEWEY of South Hill Wood,Kent |
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20 Feb 1917 |
UK |
1 |
Thomas Charles Dewey |
31 Aug 1840 |
13 Jul 1926 |
85 |
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Stanley Daws Dewey |
12 Aug 1867 |
1 Jan 1948 |
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Anthony Hugh Dewey |
31 Jul 1921 |
20 Mar 2016 |
94 |
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Rupert Grahame Dewey |
29 Mar 1953 |
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D'EYNCOURT of Carters Corner,Sussex |
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3 Feb 1930 |
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DICK of Prestonfield,Edinburgh |
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7 Mar 1677 |
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James Dick |
c 1644 |
15 Nov 1728 |
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DICK of Prestonfield,Edinburgh |
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James Dick |
c 1644 |
15 Nov 1728 |
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15 Nov 1728 |
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William Dick |
12 Jun 1701 |
14 Jan 1746 |
44 |
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14 Jan 1746 |
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Alexander Dick |
22 Oct 1703 |
10 Nov 1785 |
82 |
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10 Nov 1785 |
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William Dick |
7 Jan 1762 |
19 Nov 1796 |
34 |
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Alexander Dick |
8 Dec 1786 |
2 Jun 1808 |
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John Dick |
10 Jun 1767 |
14 Dec 1812 |
45 |
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14 Dec 1812 |
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Robert Keith Dick (Dick-Cunyngham from 1845) |
14 Apr 1773 |
14 Dec 1849 |
76 |
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DICK-CUNYNGHAM of Lambrughton,Ayr |
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19 Sep 1669 |
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William Cunningham |
7 Feb 1664 |
1740 |
76 |
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John Cunningham |
c 1696 |
30 Nov 1777 |
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William Cunningham |
19 Dec 1752 |
16 Jan 1829 |
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Robert Keith Dick (Dick-Cunyngham from 1845) |
14 Apr 1773 |
14 Dec 1849 |
76 |
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14 Dec 1849 |
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William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham |
22 Oct 1808 |
20 Feb 1871 |
62 |
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Robert Keith Alexander Dick-Cunyngham |
21 Dec 1836 |
2 May 1897 |
60 |
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2 May 1897 |
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William Stewart Dick-Cunyngham |
20 Feb 1871 |
25 Mar 1922 |
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Colin Keith Dick-Cunyngham |
3 Mar 1908 |
Oct 1941 |
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John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall [Lord of Session] |
2 Aug 1646 |
20 Sep 1722 |
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John Lauder |
5 Dec 1669 |
Feb 1728 |
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Alexander Lauder |
6 Nov 1698 |
17 May 1730 |
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Andrew Lauder |
8 May 1702 |
6 Mar 1769 |
66 |
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6 Mar 1769 |
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Andrew Lauder-Dick |
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16 Dec 1820 |
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Thomas Dick-Lauder |
13 Aug 1784 |
29 May 1848 |
63 |
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29 May 1848 |
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John Dick-Lauder |
21 Apr 1813 |
23 Mar 1867 |
53 |
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23 Mar 1867 |
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Thomas North Dick-Lauder |
28 Apr 1846 |
19 Jun 1919 |
73 |
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George William Dalrymple Dick-Lauder |
4 Sep 1852 |
7 May 1936 |
83 |
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7 May 1936 |
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John North Dalrymple Dick-Lauder |
22 Jul 1883 |
19 Sep 1958 |
75 |
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George Andrew Dick-Lauder |
17 Nov 1917 |
11 Aug 1981 |
63 |
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11 Aug 1981 |
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Piers Robert Dick-Lauder |
3 Oct 1947 |
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Robert Dickson |
12 Nov 1694 |
1 Feb 1760 |
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DICKSON of Hardingham Hall,Norfolk |
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Archibald Dickson |
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May 1803 |
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Archibald Collingwood Dickson |
30 Jun 1772 |
18 Jun 1827 |
54 |
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18 Jun 1827 |
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William Dickson |
10 Jun 1798 |
5 Jan 1868 |
69 |
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5 Jan 1868 |
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Colpoys Dickson |
21 Aug 1807 |
21 May 1868 |
60 |
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21 May 1868 |
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Alexander Collingwood Thomas Dickson |
1 Aug 1810 |
22 Jun 1884 |
73 |
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22 Jun 1884 |
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John Poynder Dickson (Dickson-Poynder from |
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31 Oct 1866 |
6 Dec 1936 |
70 |
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DIGGS of Chilham Castle,Kent |
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6 Mar 1666 |
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1 |
Maurice Diggs |
c 1638 |
1672 |
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1672 |
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22 Jan 1862 |
UK |
1 |
Charles Wentworth Dilke |
18 Feb 1810 |
11 May 1869 |
59 |
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MP for Wallingford 1865-1868 |
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11 May 1869 |
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Charles Wentworth Dilke |
4 Sep 1843 |
26 Jan 1911 |
67 |
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MP for Chelsea 1868-1886 and Forest of |
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Dean 1892-1911. President of the Local |
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Government Board 1882-1885. PC 1882 |
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26 Jan 1911 |
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Charles Wentworth Dilke |
19 Sep 1874 |
7 Dec 1918 |
44 |
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7 Dec 1918 |
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Fisher Wentworth Dilke |
5 Jan 1877 |
25 Mar 1944 |
67 |
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25 Mar 1944 |
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John Fisher Wentworth Dilke |
8 May 1906 |
28 Jun 1998 |
92 |
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28 Jun 1998 |
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Charles John Wentworth Dilke |
21 Feb 1937 |
14 Nov 2022 - HB |
85 - HB |
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14 Nov 2022 |
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Timothy Fisher Wentworth Dilke |
1 Aug 1938 |
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6 Sep 1628 |
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1664 |
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Robert Dillington |
c 1634 |
25 Apr 1687 |
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MP for Newport IOW 1660-1661 and 1670-1685 |
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25 Apr 1687 |
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Robert Dillington |
c 1664 |
13 May 1689 |
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MP for Newport IOW 1689 |
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13 May 1689 |
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John Dillington |
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5 Mar 1706 |
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5 Mar 1706 |
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Tristram Dillington |
c 1678 |
7 Jul 1721 |
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7 Jul 1721 |
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DILLON of Lismullen,Meath |
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31 Jul 1801 |
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1 |
John Talbot Dillon |
1739 |
17 Jul 1805 |
66 |
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17 Jul 1805 |
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Charles Drake Dillon |
c 1770 |
12 Jan 1840 |
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12 Jan 1840 |
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Arthur Richard Dillon |
c 1772 |
3 Jul 1845 |
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3 Jul 1845 |
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William Dillon |
1 Jul 1774 |
31 Mar 1851 |
76 |
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31 Mar 1851 |
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Arthur Henry Dillon |
7 Jan 1828 |
30 Dec 1852 |
24 |
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30 Dec 1852 |
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John Dillon |
1 Dec 1806 |
28 Nov 1875 |
68 |
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28 Nov 1875 |
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John Fox Dillon |
1843 |
1 Nov 1925 |
82 |
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1 Nov 1925 |
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Robert William Charlier Dillon |
17 Jan 1914 |
25 Dec 1982 |
68 |
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25 Dec 1982 |
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20 Mar 1890 |
UK |
1 |
John Talbot Dillwyn-Llewellyn |
26 May 1836 |
6 Jul 1927 |
91 |
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MP for Swansea 1895-1900 |
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6 Jul 1927 |
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Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables- |
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29 Jun 1870 |
24 Jun 1951 |
80 |
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MP for Radnorshire 1910. Lord Lieutenant |
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24 Jun 1951 |
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Charles Michael Dillwyn-Venables- |
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Llewellyn |
23 Feb 1900 |
15 Mar 1976 |
76 |
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15 Mar 1976 |
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John Michael Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn |
12 Aug 1938 |
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23 Jul 1902 |
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1 |
Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale |
19 Jan 1849 |
9 Aug 1912 |
63 |
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MP for London 1900-1906. PC 1902 |
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9 Aug 1912 |
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John Holdsworth Dimsdale |
10 Feb 1874 |
10 Apr 1923 |
49 |
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10 Apr 1923 |
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John Holdsworth Dimsdale |
31 Dec 1901 |
7 Feb 1978 |
76 |
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7 Feb 1978 |
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14 Jul 1660 |
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1 |
Wolstan Dixie |
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13 Feb 1682 |
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13 Feb 1682 |
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2 |
Beaumont Dixie |
c 1630 |
May 1692 |
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May 1692 |
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3 |
Wolstan Dixie |
25 Mar 1657 |
10 Dec 1713 |
56 |
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10 Dec 1713 |
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Wolstan Dixie |
c 1701 |
29 Jan 1767 |
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29 Jan 1767 |
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5 |
Wolstan Dixie |
9 Mar 1737 |
12 Jan 1806 |
68 |
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12 Jan 1806 |
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6 |
Beaumont Joseph Dixie |
6 Jul 1769 |
14 Jul 1814 |
45 |
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14 Jul 1814 |
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7 |
Willoughby Wolstan Dixie |
c 1775 |
26 Oct 1827 |
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26 Oct 1827 |
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Willoughby Wolstan Dixie |
16 Oct 1816 |
23 Jul 1850 |
33 |
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23 Jul 1850 |
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Alexander Dixie |
1780 |
29 Dec 1857 |
77 |
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29 Dec 1857 |
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Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie |
24 Dec 1819 |
8 Jan 1872 |
52 |
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8 Jan 1872 |
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Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie |
22 Dec 1851 |
21 Aug 1924 |
72 |
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21 Aug 1924 |
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George Douglas Dixie |
18 Jan 1876 |
25 Dec 1948 |
72 |
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25 Dec 1948 |
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Alexander Archibald Douglas Wolstan Dixie |
8 Jan 1910 |
28 Dec 1975 |
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28 Dec 1975 |
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DIXON of Ballymenoch,co.Antrim |
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7 Oct 1903 |
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Daniel Dixon |
28 Mar 1844 |
10 Mar 1907 |
62 |
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MP for Belfast North 1905-1907 |
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10 Mar 1907 |
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Thomas James Dixon |
29 May 1868 |
10 May 1950 |
81 |
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PC [NI] 1930. Lord Lieutenant Belfast |
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1924-1950 |
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10 May 1950 |
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Herbert Dixon |
23 Jan 1880 |
20 Jul 1950 |
70 |
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He had previously been created Baron |
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Glentoran (qv) in 1939 with which title |
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the baronetcy remains merged |
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DIXON of Warford,Cheshire |
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7 Feb 1918 |
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1 |
Alfred Herbert Dixon |
22 Feb 1857 |
10 Dec 1920 |
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10 Dec 1920 |
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DIXON of Astle,Cheshire |
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15 May 1919 |
UK |
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George Dixon |
23 May 1842 |
1 Apr 1924 |
81 |
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1 Apr 1924 |
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John Dixon |
13 Jun 1886 |
7 Aug 1976 |
90 |
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7 Aug 1976 |
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John George Dixon |
17 Sep 1911 |
7 Oct 1990 |
79 |
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7 Oct 1990 |
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Jonathan Mark Dixon |
1 Sep 1949 |
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DIXON-HARTLAND |
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of Middleton Manor,Sussex |
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13 Oct 1892 |
UK |
1 |
Frederick Dixon Dixon-Hartland |
1 May 1832 |
15 Nov 1909 |
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MP for Evesham 1881-1885 and Uxbridge |
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15 Nov 1909 |
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1885-1909 |
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DIXWELL of Tirlingham,Kent |
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27 Feb 1628 |
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Basil Dixwell |
27 Dec 1585 |
28 Dec 1642 |
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28 Dec 1642 |
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DIXWELL of Broomehouse,Kent |
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19 Jun 1660 |
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Basill Dixwell |
22 Jun 1640 |
7 May 1668 |
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7 May 1668 |
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Basill Dixwell |
11 Dec 1665 |
28 Mar 1750 |
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MP for Dover 1689-1690 and 1695-1700 |
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28 Mar 1750 |
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DIXWELL of Coton Hall,Warwicks |
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11 Jun 1716 |
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William Dixwell |
c 1688 |
14 Jan 1757 |
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14 Jan 1757 |
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DODDS of West Chiltington,Sussex |
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10 Feb 1964 |
UK |
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Sir Edward Charles Dodds |
13 Oct 1899 |
16 Dec 1973 |
74 |
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16 Dec 1973 |
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Ralph Jordan Dodds |
25 Mar 1928 |
24 May 2015 |
87 |
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24 May 2015 |
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DODSWORTH of Newland,Yorks |
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22 Jan 1784 |
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DOLBEN of Findon,Northants |
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1 Apr 1704 |
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Gilbert Dolben |
c 1659 |
22 Oct 1722 |
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MP for Ripon 1685-1687,Peterborough |
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1689-1698 and 1701-1710 and Yarmouth IOW |
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1710-1715 |
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22 Oct 1722 |
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John Dolben |
12 Feb 1684 |
20 Nov 1756 |
72 |
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20 Nov 1756 |
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William Dolben |
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MP for Oxford University 1768 and 1780-1806 |
12 Jan 1727 |
20 Mar 1814 |
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and Northamptonshire 1768-1774 |
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20 Mar 1814 |
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John English Dolben |
c 1750 |
27 Sep 1837 |
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27 Sep 1837 |
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DOMVILE of Templeogue,Dublin |
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21 Dec 1686 |
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15 Apr 1721 |
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15 Apr 1721 |
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Compton Domvile |
1696 |
13 Mar 1768 |
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PC [I] 1743 |
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13 Mar 1768 |
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DOMVILE of Templeogue,Dublin |
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22 May 1815 |
UK |
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Compton Pocklington Domvile |
c 1775 |
23 Feb 1857 |
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MP for Bossiney 1818-1826,Okehampton |
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1826-1830 and Plympton Erle 1830-1832 |
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23 Feb 1857 |
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24 Dec 1822 |
10 Jul 1884 |
61 |
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10 Jul 1884 |
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William Compton Domvile |
20 May 1825 |
20 Sep 1884 |
59 |
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20 Sep 1884 |
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Compton Meade Domvile |
24 Oct 1857 |
22 Apr 1935 |
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22 Apr 1935 |
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DOMVILLE of St Albans,Herts |
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28 Jul 1814 |
UK |
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William Domville |
26 Dec 1742 |
8 Feb 1833 |
90 |
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8 Feb 1833 |
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William Domville |
22 Mar 1774 |
21 May 1860 |
86 |
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21 May 1860 |
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James Graham Domville |
29 Jun 1812 |
21 Feb 1887 |
74 |
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21 Feb 1887 |
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William Cecil Henry Domville |
30 Dec 1849 |
22 Apr 1904 |
54 |
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22 Apr 1904 |
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James Henry Domville |
10 Dec 1889 |
13 Sep 1919 |
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13 Sep 1919 |
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Cecil Lionel Domville |
14 Sep 1892 |
3 Feb 1930 |
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3 Feb 1930 |
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Gerald Guy Domville |
3 Mar 1896 |
10 Oct 1981 |
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10 Oct 1981 |
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DON-WAUCHOPE of Newton,Berwick |
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7 Jun 1667 |
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Alexander
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13 Apr 1749 |
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13 Apr 1749 |
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Alexander
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2 Oct 1776 |
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2 Oct 1776 |
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Alexander
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5 Jun 1815 |
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5 Jun 1815 |
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Alexander
Don |
5 May 1780 |
11 Apr 1826 |
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MP for Roxburghshire 1814-1826 |
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11 Apr 1826 |
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William
Henry Don |
4 May 1825 |
19 Mar 1862 |
36 |
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at the foot of this page |
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19 Mar 1862 |
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John
Don-Wauchope |
10 Jul 1816 |
12 Dec 1893 |
77 |
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12 Dec 1893 |
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John Douglas Don-Wauchope |
15 Sep 1859 |
28 Apr 1951 |
91 |
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28 Apr 1951 |
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Patrick George Don-Wauchope |
7 May 1898 |
15 Sep 1989 |
91 |
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15 Sep 1989 |
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Roger Hamilton Don-Wauchope |
16 Oct 1938 |
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DONNER of Oak Mount,Lancs |
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28 Nov 1907 |
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Edward Donner |
2 Aug 1840 |
29 Dec 1934 |
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29 Dec 1934 |
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DORINGTON of Lypiatt,Gloucs |
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12 Feb 1886 |
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1 |
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24 Jul 1832 |
5 Apr 1911 |
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5 Apr 1911 |
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DORMAN of Nunthorpe,Yorks |
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21 Jul 1923 |
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Sir Arthur John Dorman |
8 Aug 1848 |
12 Feb 1931 |
82 |
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12 Feb 1931 |
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Bedford Lockwood Dorman |
6 Apr 1879 |
5 Sep 1956 |
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5 Sep 1956 |
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Charles Geoffrey Dorman |
18 Sep 1920 |
2 Sep 1996 |
75 |
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2 Sep 1996 |
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Philip Henry Keppel Dorman |
19 May 1954 |
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DORMER of Wyng,Bucks |
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10 Jun 1615 |
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26 Jan 1551 |
8 Nov 1616 |
65 |
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Dormer (qv) later that month with which |
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DORMER of Lee Grange,Bucks |
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23 Jul 1661 |
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7 Nov 1675 |
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7 Nov 1675 |
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William Dormer |
28 Sep 1669 |
9 Mar 1726 |
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9 Mar 1726 |
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DOUGHTY-TICHBORNE of Tichborne,Hants |
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8 Mar 1621 |
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28 May 1625 |
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William Douglas |
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William Douglas |
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c 1680 |
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Robert Douglas |
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24 Jul 1692 |
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24 Jul 1692 |
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Robert Douglas |
c 1662 |
27 Jan 1748 |
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27 Jan 1748 |
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William Douglas |
c 1690 |
23 Jul 1764 |
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23 Jul 1764 |
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Robert Douglas |
1694 |
24 Apr 1770 |
75 |
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24 Apr 1770 |
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Alexander Douglas |
1738 |
28 Nov 1812 |
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28 Nov 1812 |
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DOUGLAS of Kelhead,Scotland |
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26 Feb 1668 |
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James Douglas |
19 Feb 1639 |
c 1707 |
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c 1707 |
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William Douglas |
c 1675 |
10 Oct 1733 |
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10 Oct 1733 |
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John Douglas |
c 1708 |
13 Nov 1778 |
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13 Nov 1778 |
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William Douglas |
c 1731 |
16 May 1783 |
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MP for Dumfries 1768-1780 |
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16 May 1783 |
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Charles Douglas |
Mar 1777 |
3 Dec 1837 |
60 |
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with which title the baronetcy remains |
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merged |
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DOUGLAS of Carr,Perth |
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23 Jan 1777 |
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Charles Douglas |
1727 |
17 Mar 1789 |
61 |
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17 Mar 1789 |
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William Henry Douglas |
28 Jul 1763 |
25 May 1809 |
45 |
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25 May 1809 |
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Howard Douglas |
1 Jul 1776 |
9 Nov 1861 |
85 |
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MP for Liverpool 1842-1847 |
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9 Nov 1861 |
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Robert Percy Douglas |
29 Aug 1805 |
30 Sep 1891 |
86 |
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30 Sep 1891 |
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Arthur Percy Douglas |
15 Oct 1845 |
6 Sep 1913 |
67 |
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6 Sep 1913 |
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James Stewart Douglas |
25 Mar 1859 |
5 Nov 1940 |
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5 Nov 1940 |
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DOUGLAS of Maxwell,Roxburgh |
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27 Jun 1786 |
GB |
1 |
Sir James Douglas
[kt 1759] |
1703 |
2 Nov 1787 |
84 |
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MP for Orkney & Shetland 1754-1768 |
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2 Nov 1787 |
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George Douglas |
1 Mar 1754 |
4 Jun 1821 |
67 |
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MP for Roxburghshire 1784-1806 |
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4 Jun 1821 |
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John James Douglas (Scott-Douglas from |
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10 Jul 1822) |
18 Jul 1792 |
24 Jan 1836 |
43 |
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24 Jan 1836 |
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George Henry Scott-Douglas |
19 Jun 1825 |
26 Jun 1885 |
60 |
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MP for Roxburghshire 1874-1880 |
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26 Jun 1885 |
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George Brisbane Douglas |
22 Dec 1856 |
22 Jun 1935 |
78 |
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22 Jun 1935 |
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James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas |
24 Oct 1930 |
16 Jul 1969 |
38 |
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16 Jul 1969 |
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DOUGLAS of Castle Douglas,Kirkcudbright |
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17 Jul 1801 |
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William Douglas |
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DOUGLAS of Glenbervie,Kincardine |
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30 Sep 1831 |
UK |
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Kenneth Mackenzie Douglas |
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22 Nov 1833 |
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22 Nov 1833 |
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Robert Andrews Douglas |
1807 |
1 Nov 1843 |
36 |
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1 Nov 1843 |
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Robert Andrews Mackenzie Douglas |
19 Jul 1837 |
28 Feb 1884 |
46 |
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28 Feb 1884 |
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Kenneth Douglas |
29 May 1868 |
28 Oct 1954 |
86 |
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28 Oct 1954 |
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Sholto Courtenay Mackenzie Douglas |
27 Jun 1890 |
9 Jun 1986 |
95 |
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9 Jun 1986 |
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DOWDALL of Athlumney,Meath |
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24 Nov 1663 |
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31 Aug 1689 |
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31 Aug 1689 |
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Laurence Dowdall |
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6 Apr 1691 |
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DOWNING of East Hatley,Cambs |
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1 Jul 1663 |
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1 |
George Downing |
Aug 1623 |
24 Jul 1684 |
60 |
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MP for Carlisle 1656-1658 and Morpeth |
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1660-1685 |
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Jul 1684 |
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George Downing |
c 1656 |
Jun 1711 |
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Jun 1711 |
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George Downing |
24 Oct 1685 |
10 Jun 1749 |
63 |
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MP for Dunwich 1710-1715 and 1722-1749 |
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10 Jun 1749 |
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Jacob Garrard Downing |
c 1717 |
6 Feb 1764 |
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6 Feb 1764 |
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DOYLE of Guernsey,Channel Islands |
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29 Oct 1805 |
UK |
1 |
John Doyle |
1756 |
8 Aug 1834 |
78 |
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8 Aug 1834 |
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DOYLE of Boscombe,Wilts |
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18 Feb 1828 |
UK |
1 |
Francis Hastings Doyle |
3 Jan 1783 |
6 Nov 1839 |
56 |
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6 Nov 1839 |
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Francis Hastings Charles Doyle |
21 Aug 1810 |
8 Jun 1888 |
77 |
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8 Jun 1888 |
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Everard Hastings Doyle |
9 Feb 1852 |
21 Feb 1933 |
81 |
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21 Feb 1933 |
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Arthur Havelock James Doyle |
21 Feb 1858 |
19 Feb 1948 |
89 |
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19 Feb 1948 |
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John Francis
Reginald William |
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3 Jan 1912 |
10 Feb 1987 |
75 |
10 Feb 1987 |
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D'OYLY of Shottisham,Norfolk |
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29 Jul 1663 |
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William D'Oyly |
c 1614 |
Nov 1677 |
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MP for Norfolk 1654-1655,1656-1658,1659, |
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and Great Yarmouth 1660-1677 |
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Nov 1677 |
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William D'Oyly |
c 1637 |
c 1680 |
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c 1680 |
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Edmund D'Oyly |
c 1666 |
24 Oct 1700 |
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Oct 1700 |
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Edmund D'Oyly |
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1763 |
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1763 |
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Hadley D'Oyly |
c 1709 |
30 Jul 1764 |
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30 Jul 1764 |
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John Hadley D'Oyly |
Jan 1754 |
5 Jan 1818 |
63 |
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MP for Ipswich 1790-1796 |
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5 Jan 1818 |
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Charles D'Oyly |
18 Sep 1781 |
21 Sep 1845 |
64 |
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21 Sep 1845 |
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John Hadley D'Oyly |
29 Sep 1794 |
21 Mar 1869 |
74 |
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21 Mar 1869 |
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Charles Walters D'Oyly |
21 Dec 1822 |
11 Jul 1900 |
77 |
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11 Jul 1900 |
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Warren Hastings D'Oyly |
6 Apr 1838 |
16 Feb 1921 |
82 |
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16 Feb 1921 |
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Hastings Hadley D'Oyly |
26 Jan 1864 |
20 Mar 1948 |
84 |
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20 Mar 1948 |
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Charles Hastings D'Oyly |
3 Jul 1898 |
10 Jan 1962 |
63 |
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10 Jan 1962 |
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John Rochfort D'Oyly |
19 Apr 1900 |
29 Apr 1986 |
86 |
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29 Apr 1986 |
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Nigel Hadley Miller D'Oyly |
6 Jul 1914 |
1 May 2000 |
85 |
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1 May 2000 |
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Hadley Gregory D'Oyly |
29 May 1956 |
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D'OYLY of Chislehampton,Oxon |
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7 Jul 1666 |
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John D'Oyly |
17 Nov 1640 |
13 Apr 1709 |
68 |
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MP for Woodstock 1689-1690 |
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13 Apr 1709 |
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John D'Oyly |
c 1670 |
1746 |
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1746 |
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Thomas D'Oyly |
c 1701 |
6 Feb 1759 |
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6 Feb 1759 |
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John D'Oyly |
c 1702 |
24 Nov 1773 |
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24 Nov 1773 |
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D'OYLY of Kandy,Ceylon |
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29 Aug 1821 |
UK |
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John D'Oyly |
6 Jun 1774 |
25 May 1824 |
49 |
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25 May 1824 |
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DRAKE of Buckland,Devon |
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2 Aug 1622 |
E |
1 |
Francis Drake |
16 Sep 1588 |
11 Mar 1637 |
48 |
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MP for
Plympton Erle 1624-1625 and |
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Devonshire 1628-1629 |
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11 Mar 1637 |
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Francis Drake |
25 Sep 1617 |
6 Jan 1662 |
44 |
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MP for Beeralston 1646-1648 and Newport |
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1660-1662 |
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6 Jan 1662 |
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Francis Drake |
1 May 1647 |
15 Jun 1718 |
71 |
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MP for Tavistock 1673-1685,1689-1695 |
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and 1696-1701 |
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Jun 1718 |
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Francis Henry Drake |
2 Mar 1694 |
26 Jan 1740 |
45 |
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MP for Tavistock 1715-1734 and Beeralston |
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1727-1728 and 1734-1740 |
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26 Jan 1740 |
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Francis Henry Drake |
3 Sep 1723 |
22 Feb 1794 |
70 |
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MP for Beeralston 1747-1771 and 1774-1780 |
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22 Feb 1794 |
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John Savery Drake |
c 1740 |
Mar 1810 |
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DRAKE of Shardeloes,Bucks |
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17 Jul 1641 |
E |
1 |
William Drake |
28 Sep 1606 |
28 Aug 1669 |
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MP for Amersham 1640-1648 and 1661-1669 |
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28 Aug 1669 |
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DRAKE of Ashe,Devon |
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31 Aug 1660 |
E |
1 |
John Drake |
4 Apr 1625 |
6 Jul 1669 |
44 |
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MP for Bridport 1660 |
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6 Jul 1669 |
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2 |
John Drake |
13 Jan 1647 |
13 Mar 1684 |
37 |
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13 Mar 1684 |
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Bernard Drake |
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1687 |
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1687 |
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4 |
William Drake |
12 Jul 1658 |
28 Feb 1716 |
57 |
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MP for Honiton 1690-1715 and Dartmouth |
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1713-1715 |
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28 Feb 1716 |
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John Drake |
c 1689 |
4 Sep 1724 |
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4 Sep 1724 |
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6 |
William Drake |
c 1695 |
21 Oct 1733 |
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21 Oct 1733 |
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DRAKE of Prospect,Devon |
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28 May 1782 |
GB |
1 |
Francis Samuel Drake |
14 Sep 1729 |
19 Nov 1789 |
60 |
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19 Nov 1789 |
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Sir Cholmeley Dering, 4th baronet |
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The following is based upon the Wikipedia entry
for Sir Cholmeley Dering. |
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On
7 May 1711, Sir Cholmeley Dering was dining at an inn near Hampton Court when
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became
involved in a dispute with Richard Thornhill. As the argument became more
heated, |
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the
two men came to blows and in the ensuing struggle Thornhill received a kick
in the mouth |
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from
Dering, causing him to lose several teeth. After the fight had been broken up
by both |
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parties' companions, Thornhill challenged
Dering to a duel, which took place on the morning of |
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9
May 1711 at Tothil Fields in Westminster. According to 'The Spectator'
(number 84, 6 June |
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1711),
Dering and Thornhill fought so close that their pistols touched each other.
Dering was |
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wounded
and died shortly thereafter. Thornhill was tried and convicted of
manslaughter, but |
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three
months later was murdered by two men on Turnham Green, apparently in a
revenge |
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attack,
since it was reported by Jonathan Swift, in his 'Journal to Stella' that, as
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stabbed Thornhill to death, they bade him
remember Sir Cholmeley Dering. |
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A
fuller account can be found in the records of the London Central Criminal
Court, which |
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reads:- |
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'Richard Thornhill of St. Margaret's
Westminster, was Indicted for the Murder of Sir Cholmeley |
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Deering, Baronet, by giving him one Mortal
Wound under the Right Pap with a leaden Bullet |
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discharg'd from a Pistol, on the 9th instant,
of which he soon after died. He was likewise |
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Indicted upon the Coroner's Inquest for the
Murder aforesaid. It appeared by the Evidence, |
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that
the Prisoner and the Deceased were at the Toy at Hampton Court with about 15
other |
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Gentlemen,
on the 27th of April: That there they dined very friendly together, but
towards |
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the
Evening some Words happen'd between them. Upon which the Deceased struck
the |
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Prisoner
in the Face, beat him down, and when he arose, his Lip was observ'd to be
swell'd, |
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and
several of his Teeth out. A Drawer hearing a noise, came up, and found the
Prisoner and |
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the
Deceased against the Wainscot of the Room, but immediately parted by the
Gentlemen. |
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After
this they sat down, and seemed to be friendly again, but look'd a little
disturb'd. This |
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Evidence
further depos'd, that as they sat together, the Prisoner said, Sir Cholmeley,
you |
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know
where to find me. Upon which Sir Cholmeley reply'd, I know not where to find
you; and |
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then
the Prisoner gave him the Lie. This witness observ'd the Prisoner's Lip much
swelled |
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before the giving the Lie, but saw not the
Blows given. It further appear'd, that the Deceased |
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seemed to beg the Prisoner's Pardon at that
time; but the Prisoner told him, asking of Pardon |
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was
not Satisfaction for the Loss of his Teeth. As to the Fact: It appear'd that
the Prisoner |
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and
the Deceased were seen in Tuttle Fields, about 12 Yards distance from one
another, with |
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Pistols
in their Hands, that they advanced very boldly toward each other till they
were within |
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4
yards, and then fir'd at one another. That the Deceased dropt, and the
Prisoner lifting up his |
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Hands
in token of Sorrow, willingly surrender'd himself, and offer'd one a Guinea,
and another a |
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Half-Guinea
to go for a Surgeon. It further appear'd, that a Surgeon was sent for, who
dress'd |
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the Deceased's Wound upon the Spot, and sent
him in a Chair to a Gardiner's House. He being |
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ask'd by several of his Friends, as well as
others, the Occasion of the Dewel, reply'd to this |
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effect: That the Prisoner was a Man of Honour,
and acted like a Gentleman; and desir'd his |
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Friends
to be spoke to, least one Misfortune should follow another, and that he
heartily |
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forgave him, etc. It further appear'd, that he
said he was challeng'd, but gave no Account |
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after what manner, whether by Word of Mouth or
by Writing. Neither did it appear from him |
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by whom he was challeng'd, but when his Papers
were taken out of his Pocket, a Relation of |
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his had receiv'd one, among the rest. (but from
what hand he did not know) which he put |
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into
his Pocket, and read after the Deceased was dead, and found it to be a
Challenge. It is |
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as follows. |
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"SIR |
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May 8th, 1711 |
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I shall be able to go abroad tomorrow Morning,
and desire you will give me a Meeting with |
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your
Sword and a Brace of Pistols, which I insist on. The worthy Gentleman who
brings this |
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will
concert with you for the Time and Place. I think Tuttle Fields may do well.
Hide Park is at |
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this time of Year full of Company. I am Your
very Humble Servant, Richard Thornhill." |
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'This Challenge being produced in Court, a
Person of Honour, one of the Prisoner's intimate |
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Friends,
who had seen his Hand frequently, being ask'd whether he believ'd it to be
the |
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Prisoner's Hand, reply'd, that according to the
best of his Knowledge it was not, for he us'd |
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to write in another sort of Character, but a
Foot-boy belonging to the Prisoner having the |
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Letter shewn to him, said he did believe it to
be his Master's Writing, upon which it was read. |
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'The Prisoner in his Defence produc'd Evidence,
to prove how much he was abus'd by the |
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Deceas'd; how that from the time of his Wounds
given, he hath lain in inexpressible Pain and |
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Anguish, so that he could take only Broth and
small Beer, for almost a Fortnight, for his |
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Sustenance, was thrown into a Fever, and his
Life dispair'd of, and his Jaw-bone at this time |
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in
great Danger of mortifying, and the Necessity of loosing more of his Teeth.
He further |
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prov'd
that the Morning the Dewel was fought, the Deceas'd sought after him, came at
6 in |
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the
Morning to Kensington, where he formerly lodg'd, to enquire where he then
lodg'd; that he |
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came by 7 to his Lodging in a Hackney-Coach,
with a Brace of Pistols in his Hands; went in, |
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and run up the Stairs, and was let into his
Dining-Room. Upon which the Servant acquainted |
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the
Prisoner, that Sir Cholmeley was there, that the Prisoner then got up, and
ask'd him |
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whether he would drink a Dish of Tea, or any
small Beer, the Deceas'd chose the latter; and |
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when he had drunk, and the Prisoner was
dress'd, they both went down and took the same |
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Coach the Deceas'd came in, and went directly
to the Place where they fought the Dewel; |
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and as to the written Challenge, the Boy that
swore to it, swore likewise, that he never saw |
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him write it in all his Life time, and so might
possibly be mistaken. The Prisoner likewise |
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produc'd a great Number of Witnesses, Men of
Quality, that had been his intimate Friends |
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and Acquaintances from a Boy; all which gave
him the Character of a very kind, affable and |
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courteous Gentleman, never given to Quarrelling
in the least: And on the contrary, produced |
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Evidence,
who prov'd the Deceas'd was unhappy that way; he likewise produc'd
Evidence, |
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who
proved his Serviceableness to the Deceas'd in his Election for Member of
Parliament, of |
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his
expending several Hundreds of Pounds in his Service, and procuring about 800
Votes for |
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him;
and that there had been an entire Friendship between them. Till this sad
Accident. After |
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the
Trial was over, the Jury went out; but return'd to be inform'd, whether there
was two, or |
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four
Pistols mentioned by the Witnesses; and the Witness to the Fact being call'd
up, depos'd, |
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that
there was four Pistols found in the Field: Upon which they went out again;
and in a little |
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time return'd, and found him guilty of
Manslaughter only.' |
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Sir James Dick, 1st baronet [NS 1677 and 1707] |
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Sir James was present at the sinking of the
"Gloucester," an English man of war which was |
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transporting
the Duke of York (later James II) between London and Edinburgh, when, on 6
May |
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1682,
the ship ran aground on a sand-bank and broke up, resulting in large loss of
life. The |
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following
letter, written by Sir James Dick to a friend in London, describes his
ordeal. The letter |
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was included in William Playfair's
"British Baronetage" published in 1811. |
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"Upon
Sunday last at eight o'clock at night, his Royal Highness [the Duke of York]
and his |
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retinue that were alive, arrived safe here,
there being a most sad disaster upon the Saturday |
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before. At seven o'clock in the morning, the
man of war called the Gloucester, Sir John Berry |
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[c 1636-1690], Captain, where his Highness was,
and a great retinue of noblemen and |
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gentlemen,
whereof I was one; the said ship did strike in pieces, and did wholly sink,
upon the |
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bank
of sand called the Lemon and Oar, about some twelve leagues from Yarmouth.
[The entry |
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for
Sir John Berry in the DNB places the sinking off the Yorkshire coast, whereas
the Oxford DNB |
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places it 25 miles ENE of Cromer, which
substantially agrees with Sir James's account]. This |
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was occasioned by the wrong calculation and
ignorance of a pilot, which put us all in such |
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consternation
, that we knew not what to do , the Duke and the whole that were with
him |
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being all in bed when she struck; the helm of
the said ship having broke, and the man being |
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killed by the force thereof, at the said first
stroke. When the Duke had got his clothes on, he |
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inquired how things stood, she being sunk nine
feet of water in the hold, and the sea coming in |
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at
the gun ports; and all the seamen and passengers were not at command, every
man |
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studying his own safety, forced the Duke to go
out at the large window of the cabin, where his |
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little boat was ordered quietly to attend him,
lest the passengers and seamen should have |
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thronged so in upon him as to drown the boat:
which was accordingly so conveyed, as that |
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none but Earl Winton [George Seton, 4th Earl of
Winton], and the President of the Session (Sir |
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George Gordon, of Haddo, afterwards Earl of
Aberdeen), with two of his bed-chamber men, |
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(one of these was John Churchill, afterwards
Duke of Marlborough), went with him, but were |
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forced to draw their swords to hold people off.
We seeing his Highness gone, did cause tackle |
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out with great difficulty the ship's boat,
wherein the Earl of Perth [James Drummond, 4th Earl |
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of Perth] got in, and then I went by jumping
off the shrouds in the boat; the Earl of Middleton |
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[Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton]
immediately after me did jump into the same upon my |
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shoulders; withal there came the Laird of
Touch, with several others, besides the seamen that |
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were to row, which we thought a sufficient
number for her loading, considering there was going |
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such a great sea, occasioned by the wind N.E.,
and that we saw that at the Duke's boat there |
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was another overwhelmed by reason of the
greatness of the sea, which drowned the whole in |
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her
except two men, who we saw riding on her keel, which they say were saved.
This made |
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us desire to be gone; but before we were aware,
there leaped from the shrouds about twenty |
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or twenty-four seamen in upon us, which made
all the spectators and us to think we were |
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sinking; but not being able to come at, being
so thronged, and all having given us over for lost, |
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did one hundred more to leap in upon us. Among
them that were left, were my Lord |
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Roxburgh, and Laird Hopetoun, and Mr.
Littledale, Roxburgh's servant, and Dr. Levingston, the |
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President of the Session's man; all being at
the place I jumped would not follow, since it seems |
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they concluded more safety to stay in the
vessel, than to expose themselves to any other |
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hazard, all which persons in an instant were
washed off and all drowned. There perished in |
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this disaster above two hundred persons; for I
reckoned there were above two hundred and |
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fifty seamen, and I am sure there were eighty
noblemen and gentlemen, their servants being |
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excluded; my computation was we were about
three hundred and thirty in all, of which I |
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cannot understand one hundred and thirty to be
saved. |
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"Our difficulties and hazards that were in
that boat were wonderful to be all saved, for if they |
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had not thought us all dead men, I am sure
there would have been many more jumped into |
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the boat above us, for we were so thronged we
had no room to stand; so when we were |
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forcing ourselves off the ship, she being
sinking by degrees all the time, was like to sink our |
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boat down, and besides, the waves were so
boisterous that we were like to be struck in |
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pieces upon the wreck so sinking; this was not
but with great difficulty we forced out the |
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boat from the ship; and when we came to row to
the nearest yacht, the waves were such, |
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and we overloaded, that we every moment thought
to be been drowned; and being about |
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midway to the yachts, there were a great many
swimming for their lives, who catched all |
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a dead gripe of our boat, holding up their
heads above water crying help; which hinderance |
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we kept off, and their hands loosed, telling
them they would lose both themselves and us. |
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This would not do to make them loose their
grip; but they were forced by several in our |
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boat, except one that took hold of me, which I
caused catch in the boat, lest I should have |
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been pulled down; and when it pleased God to
bring us wonderfully to one of the yacht's |
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sides, being much less as one quarter mile
distant, they not daring to come nearer by reason |
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of the bank of sand on which we were lost. And
if it had not been that there were guns shot |
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from our ship, showing them our distress by
that sign, the other men of war that were |
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immediately following, would have come into
that same disaster; but they immediately did |
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bear off, and the four yachts came up as near
as they durst, and sent off their boats to |
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help; but all that could be done could not
prevent this great loss of two hundred men, as I |
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have said. |
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"I was in my gown and slippers lying in
bed when she first struck, and escaped as I have said |
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in that condition. When unexpectedly and
wonderfully we came to the yacht's side called |
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Captain Saunders; we were like to be crushed to
pieces by the yacht, which by reason of the |
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great seas was like to run us down, till at
length a rope was cast which was so managed that |
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we came to the leeside, and there every man
clam for his life, and so did I taking hold of a rope, |
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and
so made shift upon the sides till I came within men's reach, when at last I
was hauled in. |
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When
I looked back, I could not see one bit of the whole great ship above water,
but about a |
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Scot's ell [about three feet] of the staff,
upon which the royal standard stood, for with her |
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striking she came off the sand-bank which was
but three fathom; and her draught was eighteen |
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feet, so there was eighteen fathom water on
each side, where she struck, for she broke in the |
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deepest place. Now, if she had continued on the
three fathom, and broke in pieces there, all |
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would have had time to save themselves; but
such was the misfortune, that she wholly over- |
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whelmed
and washed all into the sea that were upon her decks, expecting relief by
boats |
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which certainly would have been, if she had but
staid half an hour more. So that to conclude |
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this melancholy account, all the above persons,
our countrymen there were of respect I have |
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told. There are of English respect dead, my
Lord Obrien, and my Lord Hyde's brother, who was |
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and
so made shift upon the sides till I came within men's reach, when at last I
was hauled in. |
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Lieutenant of the ship." |
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of
Dickson created in 1803 |
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From the "London Gazette" of 31
August 1802 (issue 15511, page 929):- |
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'The
King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom
and Great |
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Britain
and Ireland unto Archibald Dickson, of Hardingham Hall, in the County of
Norfolk, Esq; |
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Admiral of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's
Fleet, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully |
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begotten, with Remainder to his Nephew
Archibald Collingwood Dickson, Esq; Captain in the |
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Royal Navy, (eldest Son of William Dickson,
Esq; also Admiral of the Blue Squadron of His |
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Majesty's Fleet.) and the Heirs Male of his
Body lawfully begotten: Provided such His Majesty's |
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Concession and Declaration be registered in his
College of Arms, otherwise to be void and of |
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none Effect.' |
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Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd baronet |
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In July 1885 Sir Charles, who was a Cabinet
minister in Gladstone's administration and thought |
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by many to be a future Prime Minister, was
accused of seducing Virginia Crawford, wife of |
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Donald
Crawford (MP for Lanarkshire North East 1885-1895). This was alleged to
have |
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happened in 1882 when Virginia was only 19. She
claimed the affair continued on an irregular |
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basis for the next two and a half years. |
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Dilke had, both before and after his first
marriage, been the lover of Virginia's mother, Ellen |
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Eustace Smith. The accusations of his
relationship with Virginia destroyed Dilke's political |
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career, and caused him to lose his
parliamentary seat at the 1886 general election. |
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Inevitably,
Donald Crawford petitioned for a divorce. The only evidence offered was
her |
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husband's
account of Virginia's confession - Virginia was not in Court - and some
vague |
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accounts made by the servants. Dilke did not
give evidence, probably because of his |
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vulnerability
over his affair with Virginia's mother. The Judge, Mr Justice Butt, said
"I cannot |
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see any case whatsoever against Sir Charles
Dilke." In a masterpiece of paradox, he found |
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that although Virginia had been guilty of
adultery with Dilke, there was no admissible evidence |
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which proved that Dilke had been guilty of
adultery with Virginia. He therefore dismissed Dilke |
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from the case and granted Crawford his divorce. |
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The
paradoxical nature of Mr Justice Butts' finding left doubts hanging over
Dilke's |
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respectability.
He therefore sought to clear his name by applying, in April 1886, via the
Queen's |
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Proctor, to annul Crawford's decree nisi before
it became absolute. Unfortunately for Dilke, his |
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legal team blundered badly. Though they planned
to subject Virginia to rigorous cross- |
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examination, Dilke, having been dismissed from
the case in the first hearing before Mr Justice |
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Butt,
had no standing, since he was not a defendant, merely a witness, and he
proved to be |
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an unconvincing one under devastating
cross-examination by Henry Matthews (later Viscount |
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Llandaff).
The jury found, after only 15 minutes deliberation, that the decree absolute
should |
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be granted. Dilke was ruined and for a time
seemed likely to be tried for perjury. |
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After the trial, various rumours circulated
about Dilke's alleged sex-life - for example, he had |
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invited a maidservant to engage in 'troilism',
where he had introduced her to 'every kind of |
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French vice.' |
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Dilke spent much of the remainder of his life
and much of his fortune in trying to exonerate |
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himself. He returned to Parliament in 1892 and
remained an MP until his death in 1911. |
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In
hindsight, the balance of opinion today appears to be that it was likely that
Virginia lied. |
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She
(and her sisters) appear to have been promiscuous. They are reputed to have
visited a |
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Knightsbridge
brothel where they met a Captain Henry Foster. One theory has been
proposed |
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that it was to protect Foster that Dilke was
falsely named. Other theories have implicated the |
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Sir Tristram Dillington, 5th baronet |
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The Dillington baronets lived at Knighton
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Wight,
situated near Sandown on the island's eastern coast. The house itself was
demolished |
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in 1821 by its then-owner, whose daughter had
married a clergyman without his permission. In |
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order
to prevent the daughter from inheriting the house, the owner had it torn down
and all |
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that remains today are two stone gateposts.
These gateposts feature in ghost stories, usually |
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being sighted with gargoyles being perched atop
them, even though no such gargoyles exist. |
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The
area around the demolished house is said to be haunted by various ghosts, and
even the |
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vanished
house is said to reappear on occasions. One story has it that a man was out
walking |
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when he came across a large house and, peering
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full of revellers in Georgian costume. |
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The last of the Dillington baronets was Sir
Tristram, the 5th baronet. He is alleged to have |
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committed suicide in 1721. The cause of his
suicide is variously stated to be grief over the |
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death
of his wife and their children from a 'fever'; alternatively, other sources
say that he |
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killed
himself after incurring heavy gambling debts after the death of his wife. In
any event, all |
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stories agree that Sir Tristram's faithful
valet (or butler) let Sir Tristram's favourite horse loose, |
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with
the baronet's dead body mounted on the horse, in order to fake a riding
accident. This |
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was
done in order to mask the fact of suicide, since, in those times, the
property of suicides |
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reverted
to the Crown. It is said that a ghostly Sir Tristram mounted on a horse can
be seen |
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on the anniversary of his death. |
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Sir John Fox Dillon, 7th baronet [UK 1801] and Laurence Michael Dillon,
brother of the |
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8th baronet |
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The following account of the burning of Sir
John Dillon's house during the fighting in Ireland in |
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the early 1920s appeared in the London
"Daily Telegraph" on 9 April 1923:- |
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The
residence of Sir John F. Dillon at Lismullen, co. Meath, half-way between
Navan and |
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Dunshaughlin, on the high road leading to
Dublin, was burned to the ground on Saturday morning |
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by six armed men. Sir John, his wife and
daughter and the servants were preparing to go to bed |
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about 11.30, when the strangers entered the
house and made known their intentions, adding |
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that they were very sorry. "Surely,"
said Sir John, "you will not burn down my house after all I |
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did
for you." This was in reference to a friendly turn done by Sir John in
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present conflict. It appears his motor-car was
lent to some of the Republican party who were |
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then in occupation of the Four Courts, Dublin,
under Rory O'Connor [1883-1922, an Irish |
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Republican revolutionary, who, together with
Liam Mellows, was executed in 1922 in reprisal for |
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the assassination of Sean Hales - for further
information see the note at the foot of the page |
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containing details of the constituency of Meath
North]. They kept the car a week, and returned |
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it with a letter thanking Sir John and Lady
Dillon for their kindness. |
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'The
men consulted and went outside. They returned soon after, expressing their
regret at being |
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unable to do anything for Sir John, and adding
that they had to comply with their orders. They, |
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however, told him that they would give him time
to save any articles of value which he selected, |
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and they assisted him to save some small
things. Then the usual proceedings followed, and soon |
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the place was consumed by the flames, only
portions of the servants' quarters being saved.' |
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The 7th baronet's kinsman, Sir Robert Dillon,
inherited the title on the death of the 7th baronet in |
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1925.
Reference books of the time show that he had a younger sibling, Laura Maud
Dillon, born |
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1 May 1915. |
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The following passage is extracted from
"My Forty Years with Debrett" by Cyril Hankinson [Robert |
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Hale Limited, London 1963]:- |
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'One
day I was informed that a Dr Dillon wished to see me. On entering our
interviewing room I |
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found a little man with a luxurious red beard
puffing away at a pipe - so much smoke did he emit |
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that one might have thought the place was on
fire. He had already removed a volume of Debrett |
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from the book-case and was poring over it.
Having greeted me he put his finger against the name |
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of
Laura Maud Dillon, sister of Sir Robert Dillon, 8th Bt, of Lismullen, county
Meath, and said |
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"That's me." |
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'Naturally
I looked somewhat startled so he went on to explain that he had changed his
sex and |
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had, therefore, become the heir to his
brother's baronetcy. In proof of his statement he produced |
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an
altered birth certificate in which the names Laura Maud had been amended to
Laurence |
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Michael. He said he would like his name changed
in Debrett and to be
shown as "brother living" |
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of the baronet. This, of course, I agreed to
do. He then begged me not to mention anything about |
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the matter to anyone as he was most embarassed
by the situation. He added that he was leaving |
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England shortly to become a ship's doctor on a
vessel plying between India and Japan and would |
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not be returning to this country for some
years. I promised not to reveal what had transpired at |
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our interview to anyone outside the office, but
warned him that the alteration which had been |
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made was almost bound to be spotted sooner or
later. |
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'Eventually,
but not for a surprisingly long time, the change from 'sister living' to
'brother living' |
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was noticed by a reporter who found that Burke's Peerage stated that
Sir Robert Dillon had a |
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sister living, whereas Debrett said he had a brother. I refused to comment on the matter,
but the |
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story was published. I feel able to reveal some
particulars of this case as Dr Dillon's death [on 15 |
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May
1962] was reported shortly after I retired. In an obituary notice it was
stated that after |
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publicity was given in the press to his change
of sex the doctor became a Buddhist monk and |
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went to live in a monastery in Tibet.' |
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There
is no doubt that Laurence Michael Dillon was heir to his older brother's
baronetcy. The |
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interesting question is: - what would have
happened if Laurence had originally been the 8th |
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baronet's older sister? Presumably, once
Laurence had been granted an amended birth certificate, |
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his brother would have been required to cede
the baronetcy to him? |
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For more detailed information on Laurence
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Laurence
Michael Dillon, brother of Sir Robert William Charlier Dillon, 8th
baronet |
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Laurence
Michael Dillon was born Laura Maud Dillon in 1915, and in 1946 became the
first |
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female-to-male transsexual to undergo sexual
reassignment. The story of this change is told |
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in a book entitled "Michael nee Laura: The
Story of the World's First Female-to-Male |
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Transsexual" by Liz Hodgkinson [Columbus
Books, London 1989]. The following article, written |
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by
Kathy Sheridan, which appeared in 'The Irish Times' on 8 May 1989, is a
review of that |
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book:- |
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'Trinity College, Dublin, has much to boast
about in the alumni who have passed through its |
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hallowed halls over the centuries. Now it can
add yet another accolade to its list of distinctions. |
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Michael Dillon, son of the heir to the
baronetcy of Lismullen (County Meath), qualified there as |
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a medical doctor in July, 1951. He was also the
world's first female to male reconstructed |
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transsexual. |
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'His story, as told in Liz Hodgkinson's new
book, is a short, fascinating and ultimately tragic |
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one, beginning with the birth, in a west London
nursing home on May 1st, 1915, of an |
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anatomically and biologically normal healthy
female child - and ending with the mysterious |
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death of the same individual, by now a Buddhist
monk, in India aged 47. |
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'Seven months after she married his father,
Robert Dillon, in London, Michael's mother, Laura |
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Maud, gave birth to their first child,
christened Robert William Charlier Dillon, a delicate, sickly |
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baby. The mother, still not quite recovered
from the birth, gave birth again within a year. This |
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time it was a healthy, robust girl but Laura
Maud (already a tragic widow when she met Dillon's |
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father) died two days later of puerperal fever.
She was 27. |
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'The father, distraught and unable to cope with
the death of his young wife, refused to even |
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look at the new baby. His only directive was
that she was to be named Laura Maud - after her |
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mother - and the birth was registered six weeks
later, not by the baby's father but by the |
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maternity nurse who attended the birth. |
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'Rejected by her father on the day she was
born, never to know the love or pride of a mother, |
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baby
Laura and her brother were packed off to Folkestone to be reared in the
all-female |
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household of Dillon's three unmarried sisters.
Laura remembers seeing her father only three |
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times between then and his death when she was
10. |
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'Aunt Melita (known as Toto) ruled the roost
and was a pathologically miserly woman with |
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neither vision nor imagination, still less any
of the sensitivity required in the rearing of two |
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young children. They were reared according to
strictly orthodox, upper-class convention; |
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the boy to be a gentleman; the girl to be
secondary, passive, kept in the background. From |
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early on, Laura gave notice that this was a
role that didn't greatly suit her. |
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'Far
from being compliant, demure and pretty, she became a tomboy who turned her
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sewing skills to fashioning a Red Indian suit
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'While on a visit to the barber's at around the
age of five or six, she announced to the nanny |
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that she wanted her hair cut just like Bobby's
- but it remained in its girlish, beribboned bob. It |
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was, ironically, her father's mistress, Mrs.
Hearns - who was Irish - who first picked up on |
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Laura's craving to be a boy. One of Laura's short and very few visits to the
hotel owned |
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by her father, and managed by Mrs. Hearne, the
woman suddenly declared: "We'll take you |
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to the blacksmith's and have you made into a boy." |
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was only when Bobby was sent to prep school while Laura remained at home with
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governess, that she began to discover the
profound differences between boys and girls, and |
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not just in the anatomical sense. Not only was
she excluded from Bobby's school, which she |
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passionately wanted to attend, but she was also
rigorously excluded from his new-found set |
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of friends. When the seventh baronet died three
weeks after Laura's father in 1925 the rift |
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between her and her brother became final with
Bobby's consequent elevation to the |
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baronetcy. |
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'The Dillon's ancestral home at Lismullen,
formerly a 14th century nunnery, was the last of the |
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great houses to be burnt down by Sinn Fein. But
with Bobby's accession to the title, Mrs. |
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Hearn (as one of their guardians) decided that
a new house should be built on the estate. |
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The Government gave appreciable sums for new
buildings but tiny amounts for restoration |
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projects. Between the ages of 10 and 14 Laura
spent summer holidays there in what was |
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clearly a magical atmosphere for children, and
estate of 360 acres which included a lake, pond |
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and woods, plenty of barns, stables and haylofts. |
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'Meanwhile, she had begun to menstruate in the
normal way, which was bad enough, but Laura |
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was so horrified to find her breasts beginning
to develop that she wore a belt around them to |
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flatten them. At school, the singing mistress
found her increasingly deep singing voice so |
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objectionable that she recommended that she
abandon her singing lessons. Her home life was |
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unspeakably miserable and she responded to her
aunts' insensitivity by becoming spiky, sullen |
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and rude. |
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'She won a mighty battle with her aunts and
succeeded in winning a place at Oxford but before |
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going there she had an experience - a perfectly
insignificant one to any observer - which was |
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to change her life. Out on a walk with a
friend, he stood back at one point to let Laura pass, |
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just as he would for any woman. She was aghast.
"He thinks I'm a woman," she thought and |
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for the first time became aware that other
people had an impression of her that was quite |
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distinct from her own. She wasn't aware at that
point that she was a transsexual but she knew |
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for sure that she didn't feel like a woman. She was 5 foot
6, a perfectly normal biological |
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woman with a slightly androgynous build.
Otherwise, mentally and emotionally she was a man. |
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'Aged 24 and working in a laboratory, she at
last found a sympathetic doctor, who subsequently |
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got nervous and backed away - but not before
giving her a supply of the male hormone, |
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testosterone, newly available in tablet form.
These stopped her menstruating; they also caused |
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her voice to deepen and hair to grow on her
face - but she continued to wear a shirt, a sight |
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which made the garage proprietor blink twice
when she applied for a job as a petrol pump |
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attendant. For a miserable four years she stuck
it out; it enabled her to make a lifelong friend in |
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Gilbert Barrow, another garage hand, but it
also allowed her to "disappear" while she made the |
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changeover from female to male. She also began
to call herself Michael. |
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The
breasts were the main source of anguish by now. When Michael underwent a
bilateral |
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mastectomy, it was one of the great moments of
his life - in spite of the ugly triangular scars |
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left behind and the continuous vomiting caused
by the general anaesthetic. He became a man, |
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officially, a fortnight before his 29th
birthday, when his birth certificate was amended to read |
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Laurence Michael instead of Laura Maud, and
"girl" made to read "boy." |
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"Male and female created He
them" was Toto's reaction to the
news but Bobby (managing his |
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Irish estates and called to the Irish Bar)
responded with a shudder of disbelief and horror and |
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thereafter cut Michael out of his life and
consciousness until his death in 1983 [sic - 1982]. |
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(According to the book's author, even now, the
remaining members of Michael's family are |
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reluctant to discuss the matter). |
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'Undaunted, Michael got in contact with Sir
Harold Gillies, who professed himself willing to |
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have a go at constructing a penis on a
biological female - something he had never attempted |
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before. |
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'While waiting for the operation, Michael got a
place in Trinity College's medical school (having |
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failed the preliminary examinations at both
Edinburgh and London) and arrived there in the |
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autumn of 1945. A contemporary, Patricia
Leeson, was one of the few who became his friend |
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and knew of his past. "He was a very nice
person, although always rather remote.....quite |
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hardworking, never brilliant, completely
ordinary...." |
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'Dr James Morrow, another contemporary,
recalled that he had heard that Dillon was a woman: |
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but to tell the truth, I didn't believe it." |
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'Michael's holidays were spent at Sir Harold
Gillies's hospital at Basingstoke, where he underwent |
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many protracted and painful operations. Gillies
had mastered the "tube pedicle" technique, a |
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means
of transporting living flesh from one part of the body to another. By raising
two |
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abdominal tubes and inserting one into the
other, he was able to produce a penile shaft and |
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urethra. Into this he implanted a cartilage to
produce a semi-erectile condition, and although |
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it was "rough-hewn" by all accounts,
it worked in a manner of speaking. |
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'At least the recipient could urinate from it,
if nothing else. From this point of view, the |
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operation
was as successful as it could have been and Michael's new equipment
apparently |
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gave him no further cause for concern during
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'He qualified as a doctor in 1951. While in
Ireland, he had had a paper published in the Irish |
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Medical Journal while still a student. He also
won first prize in the all-Ireland students' essay |
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competition in which he spoke about the newly
introduced National Health Service (he was |
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against it). |
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'He bought a house at 9 Oaklands Park,
Ballsbridge, in Dublin, and got a job as a resident |
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medical
officer "at a small hospital in the north of Dublin" which paid the
princely sum of |
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£1 a week. He used the experience to improve
the quality of life for many long-stay hospital |
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patients by introducing occupational therapy,
head phones for each bed and days out in the |
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country. Later, as a ship's doctor, he crossed
what seemed to him the final hurdle in shedding |
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his past for good. He called on the editor of
Debrett's Peerage with his amended birth |
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certificate
and requested that the entry should now be changed to Laurence Michael.
The |
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editor readily agreed (acknowledging Michael's
claim to the baronetcy as the next male in |
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line to his married but childless brother
Bobby) and assured him that changes in Debrett were |
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automatically followed in Burke's. |
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'But Burke's failed to pick it up and it was
the resulting discrepancy that led to Michael's |
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eventual exposure. While his ship lay in
Baltimore Harbour, he was handed a telegram. It read: |
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"Do you intend to claim the title since
your change-over?" For nearly 15 years he had taken his |
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place as a man without challenge or comment and
now Laura had come back to haunt him, |
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thanks to this volley from the 'Daily Express.'
His secret of 15 years standing was out. |
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'Although he met with some surprising kindness
during this trauma, for Michael Dillon, what the |
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'Daily Express' had done (and others that
followed) was unimaginably cruel. Assuming that his |
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naval career must now be over, he put ashore at
Calcutta on the next sailing and never |
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returned to the West. He became a Buddhist
monk, adopting a new name, Lobzang Jivaka, and |
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instructed his Dublin lawyers to dispose of his
estate while he was living. It was a hard way of |
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life - certainly contributing to his early death. |
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'His money was all given away - and there were
substantial amounts of it. Some of it went |
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towards
supporting struggling university students as well as his fellow Buddhists.
His Aunt |
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Toto's miserliness had had the opposite effect
on him. But quite apart from that, Michael Dillon |
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was a complete original. He embraced Buddhism
long before it became a trendy religion in the |
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West and championed greater tolerance to
homosexuality and lesbianism when people were far |
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more
confined to stereotyped gender roles than they are now. He also wrote his
memoirs |
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which - in view of his crying need for secrecy
- probably represented the most intimidating |
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hurdle of all.' |
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The two oldest sons of Sir John Talbot Dillwyn
Llewelyn, 1st baronet |
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Sir John lost his two eldest children in
accidents, the first by drowning and his second son in a |
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gun
accident. Taking the deaths in reverse chronological order, the following
report is taken |
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from "The Dundee Courier & Argus"
of 28 Aug 1893:- |
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'A great sensation was caused at Swansea on
Saturday morning by the news that Mr William |
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Llewelyn, eldest [surviving] son of Sir John
Dillwyn Llewelyn, had been found dead, shot through |
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the heart, in Penllergaer Woods. It appears
that the unfortunate gentleman was out on Friday |
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with a shooting party, and as at a late hour he
did not return home a search was made for him, |
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when he was discovered lying dead with his gun
by his side. The deceased, who was born in |
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1868, and was a Justice of the Peace for the
county of Glamorgan, was engaged to be married |
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shortly to the eldest daughter of Lord Dynevor.
It is conjectured that Mr Llewelyn shot himself |
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accidentally. The deceased was a nephew of Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach [later Earl St. Aldwyn]. |
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Mr Llewelyn was a well-known cricketer, and was
a member of the Oxford eleven. His young |
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brother, Charles, was married as recently as
Thursday to Miss Venables, and the house of |
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festivity has thus been suddenly transformed
into one of mourning. Deceased's elder brother |
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was drowned some years ago in Caswell Bay.' |
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The subsequent inquest was reported in the
"Nottinghamshire Guardian" of 2 September 1893:- |
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'The inquest on the body of the deceased was
held on Saturday afternoon. Sir John Llewelyn, |
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the father of the deceased, said he last saw
his son alive at 11 o'clock on Friday morning, |
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when
he was returning from Dynevor Castle. At about 12.30 on that day he
suspected |
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something was wrong, because his son was not at
the house to meet the Hon. Miss Gladys |
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Rice, the young lady to whom he was about to be
married, and he made a search for him but |
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was
unsuccessful. The deceased had gone out with his gun and fishing rod, as he
was |
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frequently in the habit of doing. In the
evening a further search was made in the neighbourhood |
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of the Cai Garw Lake, where the deceased's
basket, fishing rod, and hat were found, and about |
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20 yards distant the body was discovered. There
was a gunshot wound over the heart, and |
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deceased's waist-coat was singed. The gun was
found lying by the side of the body with the |
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nozzle pointing towards deceased. Witness had
no doubt that the deceased met his death by |
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accident. The gun was a hammer gun, which had
not been used for two years, and there might |
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have been an element of danger in going back to
it after using others. A tenant on the estate |
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said he saw the deceased in the morning, when
he told him to tell all the men who had been in |
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camp at Aldershot that he intended giving them
2s. 6d. each that evening. They were to meet |
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deceased in the Drill Hall. - Dr. Ebor Davies
said death had occurred several hours previous to |
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the discovery of the body. The left lung was
penetrated, and the large vessels of the heart |
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were divided. Death must have been
instantaneous. Everything pointed to accident. A verdict |
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of "Accidental death" was returned,
and a vote of condolence passed.' |
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The
elder brother referred to at the end of the "Dundee Courier &
Argus" report was John |
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Michael Dillwyn Llewelyn, who drowned while
swimming on 27 August 1878, as reported in the |
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Cardiff "Western Mail" of 29 August 1878:- |
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'On Tuesday afternoon a sad occurrence happened
in Caswell Bay, near the Mumbles [near |
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Swansea in Wales], by which John Michael
Dillwyn Llewelyn, the eldest son of Mr. John Talbot |
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Dillwyn Llewelyn, of Ynisygerwn, Neath, and
high sheriff of Glamorganshire, lost his life. It seems |
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that Mr. Llewelyn is now staying with his
family at Caswell, and on Tuesday afternoon the |
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deceased, who was 12 years of age [other
reports give his age as 14], went into the sea with |
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his
two brothers to bathe. This was about four o'clock, and shortly afterwards
the attention of |
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Mr. John Lewis, of Fairfield House, was called
to the boy, who appeared to be in distress. The |
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sea is generally rough in Caswell Bay, and on
Tuesday it appears to have been unusually strong. |
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Mr. Lewis, however, proceeded as fast as he
could to the place where the deceased was |
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struggling, and succeeded in getting hold of
him once, but the sea threw him about with such |
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force that he was compelled to let go his hold,
and the unfortunate boy disappeared beneath |
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the waves in the sight of his mother, who was
on the beach at the time. Miss Maskelyne, a |
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cousin of the deceased, then attempted to
rescue him. She swam boldly out, heedless of the |
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danger which she was encountering, and bravely
battling with the waves which seemed at |
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times to render her helpless - in fact, those
on shore thought that she too would become a |
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victim in her bold attempt. Unfortunately she
did not succeed in finding her cousin, and after |
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being in the water for a considerable time, she
was thrown against the rocks in an exhausted |
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condition.......From that time until midnight
search was made for the body amongst the rocks |
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and on the sands by the large number of persons
who had by this time assembled, but it was |
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not until about twelve o'clock that it was
washed ashore almost at the feet of....the father...' |
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As the baronetcy still exists, details of the
members of the family can be found in "Burke's |
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Peerage."
However, not all members are shown - there is no mention at all of John
Michael |
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Dillwyn Llewelyn, nor, as far as I can tell,
has there ever been any mention of him in my earlier |
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editions of Burke's, going as far back as 1900.
It is as if he never existed. |
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Sir John Holdsworth Dimsdale, 2nd baronet, and
his wife |
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'The inquest on Sir John Holdsworth Dimsdale,
Bart., son of a former Lord Mayor of London, |
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found dead from bullet wounds in Seasalter
Churchyard, Whitstable, ended yesterday evening |
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in a verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind. |
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'Evidence showed that Sir John, who had been
residing at the Bear and Key Hotel, Whitstable, |
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received a telephone message from a local bank
manager on Tuesday morning that a cheque |
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for nine pounds drawn on another bank had been
returned marked "Not sufficient." Sir John, |
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surprised, said he had paid in £250 to the bank
in question on the previous day. At his request |
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the cheque was presented again. |
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'Other evidence showed that, meanwhile, on
Tuesday, after ordering breakfast, Sir John went |
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apparently to Seasalter and shot himself with a
revolver, being discovered lying dead in the |
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evening by a local builder. No valedictory
letter was left. |
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'Lady Elizabeth Grace Dimsdale [sic], his wife,
who had been living in the hotel opposite Sir |
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John's, stated that she thought the motive must
be financial worry. The Coroner said it seemed |
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a very unlikely motive for a man to take his
life because of £9. |
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'The witness said that Sir John had told her
that there was no occasion to worry about money |
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matters. She had been married to Sir John
nearly eleven years. He had many times threatened |
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to take his life when he was cross, but she did
not take any notice of it. |
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'The
Coroner, in summing up, said the motive did not seem to him to be an adequate
one. It |
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was, however, the only evidence that had been
given.' |
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After Sir John's death, his widow apparently
could not carry on. A report in the Manchester |
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Guardian
of 27 October 1923 states that 'Lady Dimsdale was again before the
county |
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magistrates at Canterbury yesterday charged
with attempted suicide.' The use of the word |
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'again' indicates that this was not the first
occasion she had attempted to kill herself. Lady |
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Dimsdale admitted that she had made several
attempts to drown herself by walking into the |
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sea at Whitstable, but on each occasion the
waves had washed her back to shore. |
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The magistrates dismissed the charge on the
condition that Lady Dimsdale enter a home for |
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girls at Maidstone, where she would be placed
in the home's kitchen to assist the matron. |
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Unfortunately, her stay in the girl's home was
merely a temporary solution. After leaving the |
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home, Lady Dimsdale was employed as a 'social
mistress' at a school in Greenwich, Connecticut, |
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but
had returned to England at the time of her death in October 1926, when she
died as a |
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result of drinking a bottle of Lysol, a popular
cleaner and disinfectant. |
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Sir Willoughby Wolstan Dixie, 7th baronet |
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Sir Willoughby spent the last few years of his
life in hot water, being twice arrested on |
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different charges. The first report is taken
from the 'Caledonian Mercury' of 30 July 1825, |
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reprinted from the 'Leicester Journal' :- |
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'The town of Market Bosworth, Leicestershire,
has been thrown into an unusual state of |
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excitation during the past week, owing to the
committal to the county gaol of its principal |
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inhabitant, Sir Willoughby Woolston Dixie,
Bart., on a charge of maliciously shooting. |
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'It appears that as the Rev. Mr. Wright, the
vicar of that place, and his son, who is also a |
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clergyman,
were returning in a gig from the visitation held at Leicester, on Saturday,
they |
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were fired at from a window in the Baronet's
house. Not having been living of late upon the |
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best terms with their wealthy but eccentric
neighbour, the Reverend Gentlemen naturally |
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became alarmed at the occurrence, and lost no
time in laying the facts before the Rev. Mr. |
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Fell, a Magistrate of the county, who appointed
Monday last to investigate the matter. Mr. |
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Bond of this town [i.e. Leicester], Sir
Willoughby's solicitor, having been sent for, the affair |
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underwent
inquiry at the public room at Bosworth, which ended in the Rev. Magistrate
making |
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out his warrant of committal against the
Baronet, who is to take his trial upon the charge at |
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our
Assizes next week. This circumstance becoming known, the inhabitants, with
great |
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numbers of whom the Baronet is very popular,
began to assume a tone and attitude which |
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rendered
it necessary to call in a strong civil power. In consequence thereof, the
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Sheriff (Mr. Miles) procured the assistance of
a considerable number of constables from the |
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surrounding neighbourhood, who, arming
themselves with staves, hedge stakes, etc. took |
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their station in the town, to preserve the
public peace. Notwithstanding these precautions, |
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however, a chaise, which had been sent for from
Hinchley, had its traces cut, and other |
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symptoms
of a turbulent disposition were manifested, which rendered it advisable not
to |
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remove the prisoner till the crowd had
dispersed. There appearing little probability that this |
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would be the case up to a late hour, it was
determined that he should be brought up to |
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Leicester
early the next morning. Accordingly, at break of day, a chaise and four drove
up to |
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the George Inn, and Sir Willoughby having taken
his seat therein, with a constable on one side, |
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and his solicitor on the other, drove off for
Leicester, followed by six constables on horseback. |
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About five o'clock the Baronet reached the
county gaol.. On getting out of the chaise he |
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surveyed the building, and then walked into
prison with his usual sang froid. His carriage and |
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four fine iron-grey horses entered the town
shortly after, and drove to the Bell Hotel. Sir |
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Willoughby has apartments in front of the gaol,
but is not allowed to have his servants wait |
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upon him. He has, however, a person in
attendance, who is constantly with him. His solicitor, |
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of course, is also permitted to see him. We
understand that the Baronet has been in the habit |
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of
frequently shooting at birds from the window above alluded to, which is his
billiard room, |
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and that the defence to be set up to the charge
upon which he is committed will be, that he |
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was doing so on the day in question. The
distance of the premises from the road on which the |
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Messrs. Wright were passing is more than 150
yards, and the shot discharged at them was of |
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the
description used in killing small birds. None of the shot took effect upon
their persons, |
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although they fell very near the. Bail to any
amount has been offered, but refused.' |
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Although Sir Willoughby was committed for
trial, when the time came to hear the charges the |
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two clergymen declined to prosecute the matter
any further, and Dixie was therefore released. |
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Sir Willoughby returned to the news in 1827,
when in May of that year he was again arrested. |
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The following report appeared in the 'Sydney
Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser' on 12 |
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October 1827 [which illustrates the time taken
for English news to reach Australia in the days |
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before the opening of the international
telegraph line] :- |
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'On Thursday week, a warrant was issued for the
apprehension of the above gentleman [Sir |
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Willoughby
Dixie], living in the county of Leicester. The charge preferred against the
Baronet |
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is
of a most serious and revolting nature, inasmuch as the warrant set forth,
that he has |
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"violated and feloniously made an assault
upon his own daughter, Eleanor Francis Anna Dixie, |
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an
infant under the age of ten years." The warrant was placed in the hands
of Unwin and |
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Lambert,
two experienced officers in the borough of Leicester. The Magistrates
suspecting |
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that
some resistance would be offered in the execution of their fiat, ordered
Unwin and |
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Lambert, not only to arm themselves, but to
select four other officers to assist them in the |
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business.
Accordingly, the six individuals alluded to took a post-chaise from the
Crowns Hotel, |
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Leicester,
two of them as outriders, and proceeded about four o'clock in the afternoon
of the |
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day
mentioned, to Bosworth-hall, a distance of fifteen miles, and arrived there
about six |
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o'clock.
The outer door of the mansion was open, and three of the officers, with Unwin
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their
head, entered, and inquired of the footman where his master could be found.
He replied |
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he
could not possibly be seen. He was then charged in the King's name to aid and
assist, |
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which
he also refused, and endeavoured to obstruct the officers in the execution of
their |
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duty. Unwin then produced his fire-arms, and
expressed his determination to shoot him or |
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anyone else who interfered. The premises being
very extensive, the officers perambulated the |
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various
passages, and tried all the doors they could find, two of which they broke
open, and |
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entered
one of the rooms. He was not, however, to be found, till after the lapse of
two hours, |
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when
the room they suspected was forcibly entered with the assistance of a
carpenter, and |
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there they discovered the Baronet. He made no
resistance, but insisted upon remaining in the |
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house
all night; this was complied with, as the officers knew how extremely popular
the |
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prisoner
was amongst his tenantry, at Bosworth. During the night, he made several |
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observations to the officers, denying the
charge in toto: and
further added, that "if he had |
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loaded
his six-pounder and fired it off, he should have blown them all to ----
together." |
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five o'clock in the morning permission was
granted that Sir Willoughby should ride to Leicester |
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in
his own carriage, in consequence of a doctor's certificate, which stated that
the chaise |
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would
not be a proper conveyance, owing to an inflammation in the Baronet's leg,
which |
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required it to be kept in a horizontal
position. The equipage, with four grey horses, drew up at |
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the
hall door, but Unwin insisted that the postillion from the Crowns [Hotel]
should drive the |
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leaders,
with two officers as outriders. They arrived in Leicester about seven, and
the Baronet |
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was
safely placed in the county gaol. At first he refused to get out unless the
gaoler came to |
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receive
him with proper honours. On Saturday the Magistrates entered into an
investigation of |
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the
affair at the county public-office, which lasted several hours, and the case
stands |
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adjourned till a future day." |
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In early September 1827, the 'Leicester
Journal' reported that 'the case of Sir Willoughby Dixie, |
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Bart.,
for an alleged violation of his own daughter, did not come before the Court
at our |
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assizes. It is said to have been disposed of in
a private room of the Castle, between the |
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Counsel on both sides.' Sir Willoughby died
shortly after. |
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Lady
Florence Caroline Dixie, wife of Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, |
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11th baronet |
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Lady Florence was the sister of the 9th
Marquess of Queensberry, famous for implementing |
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the Marquess of Queensberry Rules for boxing
and for his vendetta against Oscar Wilde. Lady |
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Florence was born 24 May 1855 and married, on 3
April 1875, Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill |
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Dixie, 11th baronet. Due to his initials, Dixie
was known as Sir A.B.C.D. |
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In March 1883, she caused a sensation when she
claimed to have been kidnapped by Irish |
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agitators. According to the report in 'The
Times' of 19 March 1883:- |
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'On Saturday afternoon [17 March] in broad
daylight and attempt was made by two persons |
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to assassinate Lady Florence Dixie, whose
letters in reference to the funds of the Irish Land |
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League are supposed to constitute the motive
for the outrage. The miscreants were dressed |
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in female attire, but are supposed to have been
men in disguise. Sir Beaumont and Lady |
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Florence Dixie reside at the Fishery, a
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of the Thames, two miles and a half from
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The high road passes close to the house, which
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On Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock Lady
Florence Dixie was walking in the road between |
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the Fishery and Surly-hall, which is a short
distance off, when two persons, seemingly women, |
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approached her. Lady Florence turned into the
grounds adjoining her residence and observed |
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the two persons follow her by the same
entrance. She was at that time leaning against some |
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railings, but she at once faced and walked
towards them. One asked her what o'clock it was, |
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and Lady Florence replied that she had not got
her watch with her. Immediately one of the |
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assailants rushed upon her, knocked her down,
and filled her mouth with mud to prevent any |
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cries for assistance being heard. The other
then stabbed her with a knife or dagger in two |
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places in the left breast, the point both times
apparently striking the steel of her stays, and |
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preventing the weapon from penetrating the
body. Lady Florence had with her a large Mount |
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St.
Bernard dog, which attacked the assailants; and as a cart was heard passing
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road the miscreants made off. Sir Beaumont
Dixie was at the river side at the time of the |
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occurrence,
and before he was aware of what had occurred they had disappeared. No
trace |
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of them has since discovered. Sir Beaumont
immediately procured a conveyance from Surly- |
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hall
Hotel, proceeded to Windsor and gave information to Mr Superintendent Hayes,
of the |
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Windsor
Borough Police, of the occurrence. It was a quarter to 6 when he arrived at
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station.
The crime not having been committed within the borough, Mr Hayes directed
Sir |
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Beaumont
to the Berks County Police-station at Clewer, near which he must have passed
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his
way to Windsor. Some valuable time was lost; but telegrams were quickly sent
to |
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Maidenhead
and Reading, and Superintendent Iremonger, of the former place, at once
sent |
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out
men in search. Information was also telegraphed to Scotland-yard. The dress
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Lady
Florence Dixie at the time has been examined by the police, who find that a
knife has |
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passed through the bodice to the steel of the
stays, as stated above. Her life had been saved |
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by
the circumstance of the weapon striking a hard substance. Lady Florence
became faint on |
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returning
to her house, but this morning had almost recovered from the shock which
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attempt
on her life had naturally occasioned, as she only complained of being a
little dizzy. |
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Her impression is that she had a blow on her
head, although there is no mark there. She is |
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able to give only a very imperfect description
of the two persons who attacked her. One wore |
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a
veil, and both had smooth faces. She was also unable to say what direction
they took on |
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leaving
the grounds. It is supposed that they came from the direction of Windsor, as
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before
the occurrence a village cart was seen going at great speed along the road
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Windsor,
and in this cart there were two women - as they appeared to be - huddled up.
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police
have as yet obtained very little information. There were people on the road
near the |
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Fishery, including a soldier, who from his
uniform is supposed to be a pioneer of the Grenadier |
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Guards,
and who, it is thought, may have seen something of the two persons. In the
evening |
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information
was conveyed to the Queen. The police are still engaged in making inquiries,
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with
very little hope of success. Lady Florence Dixie was not attended by any
medical man as |
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the injuries were not such as to render it
necessary; her hands were, however, much cut in |
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her efforts to seize the weapon.' |
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Lady
Florence's story was front-page news in all of the contemporary papers, but,
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passed,
the words used in the various headlines began to subtly change. Initially,
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headlines
were of the nature of 'Dastardly attack on Lady Florence Dixie', but over the
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fortnight,
the tone of the headlines began to change, firstly to the 'Reported attack on
Lady |
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Dixie'
and then to the' Alleged attack on Lady Dixie'. Eventually, the headlines
began to query |
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whether
she had been attacked at all - for example, some newspapers reminded their
readers |
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that
Lady Florence had been mistaken on other occasions, citing a recent incident
in which |
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she
had published a letter from the Zulu king, Cetewayo, which he denied having
written. She |
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had
also published a poem in 1879, following the death of the Prince Imperial
[son of Napoleon |
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III
of France], which she claimed to have written six years earlier as a result
of a prophetic |
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dream. |
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Her
credibility was seriously damaged by the evidence of 'an Eton gentleman' who
swore that |
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he had Lady Florence in his sight during the
whole of the period in which the alleged attack |
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was
supposed to have taken place and that no such attack was made. Nothing was
ever |
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proved
either way, as far as I can ascertain, nor were any suspects ever arrested,
but it |
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seems
that a good proportion of the public believed that the alleged attack was a
figment of |
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Lady Florence's imagination. |
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Notwithstanding
this incident, Lady Florence was remarkable in many other ways. She |
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travelled
throughout Patagonia and published a book detailing her travels; she was a
war |
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correspondent
during the First Boer War and the Anglo-Zulu War; played a major role in |
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establishing
the Women's Football Association and was an early feminist, publishing in
1890 |
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the
book "Gloriana; or the Revolution of 1900" which is described by I
F Clarke in his "Tale of |
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the
Future" as 'a melodramatic romance written around a campaign for women's
rights.' Lady |
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Florence died on 7 November 1905, aged 50. |
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The attempt in 1976 to claim the Dixie
baronetcy |
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Following
the death of Sir Alexander Archibald Douglas Wolstan Dixie, 13th baronet, in
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1975, the baronetcy became extinct. However, he
was survived by two daughters, the elder of |
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whom attempted to claim the baronetcy for
herself. The following article appeared in 'The New |
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York Times' on 23 June 1976:- |
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'Bosworth
Park, England - A pub in this pastoral Leicestershire village is named for
the Dixie |
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family. Nearby is the now defunct Dixie Grammar
School, which gave Samuel Johnson his first |
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teaching job. The Dixie's ancestral home still
stands, although now it is the local infirmary. |
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'Three
Dixies live here today, all women. There is Penelope Lady Dixie and her
daughters, |
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Eleanor, 23 years old, named for the wife of
Henry III, and Caroline, 16. The daughters' paternal |
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great-grandfather gambled away the old house
and nearly everything else of value, but there is |
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no apparent concern over depleted fortunes. |
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'What does worry them is that Eleanor, the
elder child of the late Sir Wolstan Dixie, has been |
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banished from the ranks of the English
nobility, probably with all future Dixies. The reason is |
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simply that Miss Dixie is a woman. |
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'Miss Dixie has stirred up a storm over her
plight, appealing all the way to Queen Elizabeth II, a |
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woman
who was able to ascend to the throne. In a country where traditions and
titles are |
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often more highly prized that money, property
or anything else, Miss Dixie's difficulties have |
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aroused considerable interest. |
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"My father," she said, "was a
baronet. He was the 13th in a line of Dixie baronets. I want the |
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baronetcy to go on." |
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'Other noble family trees have withered in
Britain when they stopped sprouting men, and that |
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was
the end of them. But Britain has awakened to womens' rights, and late last
year the |
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Government enacted a comprehensive law against
sex discrimination. It took effect just hours |
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after Sir Wolstan's death on Dec. 28, 1975. |
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'So far, though, the law hasn't helped. Miss
Dixie wrote first to the Queen, who passed the |
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letter on to the Home Office for advice. The
Home Office told Miss Dixie that it had advised the |
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Queen against granting the appeal but did not
give a reason. Miss Dixie then wrote to the Equal |
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Opportunities Commission, which was created
under the new sex discrimination act. But the |
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commission told her that the law did not cover
hereditary titles. |
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'Miss Dixie is now collecting signatures for a
petition that she will present to the Home Office. |
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In only three days, 400 people signed it, but
she wants hundreds of thousands. "The idea," |
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she said, "is to make them change their
mind about their advice to the Queen." |
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'The Dixies live in a large brick house whose
ground floor they have made into a restaurant and |
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low-keyed discotheque. It stands on the edge of
Bosworth Field, where in 1485 an embattled |
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Richard III is said to have offered his kingdom
for a horse. He died there instead. |
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'The house is bathed in family history. Large
oil portraits of the baronets of Bosworth Park and |
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their
wives fill the walls. Part way up the stairs is an elaborate chart tracing
the evolution of |
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the family's coat of arms. Miss Dixie and her
mother seal their letters in wax, stamping it with |
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the family crest on their rings. |
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'Within easy reach in the house is a weathered
sheet of parchment creating the baronetcy in |
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1660, about 20 years after Charles I authorized
it. There, in laboriously written Latin, are the |
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words behind Miss Dixie's difficulties. |
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'They say that the baronetcy, the lowest order
of hereditary nobility, may be passed on only |
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through the male line. Sometimes the rules
creating noble families allow daughters to inherit |
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titles in the absence of males. But that is not
the case in most noble families and it is not the |
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case for the Dixies. |
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'The
baronetcy could go to a male cousin, but the only one the Dixie women recall
died at |
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Dunkirk. An American Dixie could try to claim
it, but the cost of tracing his lineage back to |
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Boswell Park could be prohibitive. Two
centuries ago, a branch of Dixies settled in Harlem, |
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where they tried to grow tobacco. They failed
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'The first Wolstan Dixie, Lady Dixie said,
rallied to the cause of Charles I, providing him with |
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funds to field a regiment for three years.
Charles believed he ruled by divine right, a position |
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that cost him his head at the hands of a
Parliament against which he had waged civil war. |
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'Before then, though, Charles took care of
Wolstan Dixie. "The Crown couldn't afford to pay |
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him back," Lady Dixie said. "Even
kings get hard up, you know. So instead he gave out honors." |
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'Eleanor Dixie is hardly a feminist
revolutionary, or any other kind of revolutionary. She still |
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supports
male prerogatives when there are males around to claim them. And if she is
asking |
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the state to modify a tradition that
discriminates against women, she is doing it to preserve |
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a tradition that discriminates on the ground of
one's parentage. |
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"My aim," she said, "is to have
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Sir James committed suicide by shooting himself
in September 1919. The following report of the |
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subsequent inquest appeared in 'The Manchester
Guardian' on 16 September 1919:- |
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'At the inquest at Westminster yesterday on Sir
James Domville, a retired naval officer who was |
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found
at the United Services Club on Saturday suffering from a gunshot wound,
and |
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subsequently
died in hospital, his brother, Cecil Lionel Domville, a retired army officer,
who |
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succeeds to the title, gave evidence of
identification. |
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'The witness said he did not know from his own
personal knowledge that his brother was in |
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financial
difficulties, but he had read so in the papers. He believed his brother had
domestic |
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troubles,
and that there was a petition out against him for a divorce. He was very bad
with |
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enteric [typhoid fever] after serving in the
Mediterranean. |
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'A
valet at the club said he saw Sir James before midnight on Friday, when he
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witness and made arrangements about sending his
things to his mother. The witness was under |
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the impression that Sir James was leaving town.
The next morning witness found him lying on |
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the
bed, fully clad, in evening dress. Blood was flowing, and a revolver was
lying at his right |
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side as if it had fallen from his hand. |
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'The
night porter said he took a cup of tea to the bedroom at 5 a.m. on Saturday,
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James was then lying on the bed and was fully
dressed. He asked for some brandy, which |
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witness took him, and left him reading. |
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'A letter found in the room was addressed to
the secretary of the club, and said:- "I much |
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regret this should have taken place in the
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'The verdict was of suicide whilst of unsound
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domestic troubles.' |
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Sir William Henry Don, 7th baronet |
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Sir
William died in Hobart, Tasmania, in March 1862, where he was engaged in a
very successful |
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series
of theatrical performances. The following article appeared in the 'Bathurst
Free Press and |
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Mining Journal' (reprinted from 'The European
Times') on 2 August 1862:- |
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'The career of Sir William Don has been rarely
paralleled in real life for its chequered and |
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adventurous character. Born in 1825, the eldest
son and heir of an old Scottish baronet, he |
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lost his father when he was only two years old
[he was actually less than a year old], and from |
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a very early age he seems to have become his
own master, and to have made a very bad use |
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of such a privilege. Although, according to his
own statements, the family estates of Newton- |
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Don, in Berwickshire, were worth at least
£3,800 a year, he had, before attaining his majority, |
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not only run through the immense profits which
ought to have accumulated from his father's |
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death, but his debts were so heavy as to compel
him to alienate the whole property. This was |
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in 1846, and after rambling about the Continent
for some time, "living upon his wits," he |
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determined upon embarking for America. He
accordingly landed in Canada about the beginning |
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of 1848, and having adopted the stage as a
profession, he passed the ensuing years in various |
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parts of the United States, gaining, it is
said, some reputation as a light comedian. His money, |
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however, was spent as fast as it was made, and
in 1855, when he wished to return home, he |
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had not the wherewithal to pay his passage, and
was forced to engage as an ordinary seaman. |
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Soon after landing in England we find him
carrying on business as a brickdealer, and afterwards |
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as an underwriter; but these pursuits must have
been very unprofitable, for in 1856 he became |
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a bankrupt under the Scottish law. After
securing his discharge he again turned to the stage, |
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his attachments to which had probably increased
through his marriage with a very pleasing |
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actress - Miss Emily Saunders. But his
expenditure was still maintained far beyond his income, |
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and in December, 1857, only after 18 months
after the Scotch bankruptcy, and while Sir William |
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was carrying out a temporary engagement in
Bristol, he was apprehended by the bailiffs, under |
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a writ of ca. sa. [capias ad satisfaciendum - a
writ of execution]. In consequence of this |
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catastrophe he petitioned for relief, as an
insolvent debtor, and his case was heard at great |
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length by Sir Eardley Wilmot, Bart., in March,
1858, when he again obtained his discharge. |
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Since that time he has been continually engaged
as a comedian in all parts of the country, and |
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though his talent as an actor was far from
extensive, and his eccentricity was remarkable, he |
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has always been somewhat popular with the
lovers of the drama. Last year he made a very |
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profitable engagement for a series of
performances in Australia, where he has died just as he |
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had seemed to have turned the corner of a
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Sir Arthur Percy Douglas, 5th baronet [GB 1777] |
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Sir Arthur Douglas was Under-Secretary for
Defence in New Zealand between 1895 and 1903, |
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before
returning to England. His wife, Mary, died in 1909, and it became Sir
Arthur's annual |
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custom to visit her grave at Minsterworth, in
Gloucestershire. It was while on this journey on |
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2 September 1913 that Sir Arthur received fatal
injuries and subsequently became one of the |
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16 passengers who died following the collision
of two trains at Ais Gill, the highest point on the |
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line
between Settle and Carlisle in what is now Cumbria. Fourteen passengers died
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collision and two, including Sir Arthur, died
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The
best account of the accident is to be found in L.T.C. Rolt's "Red for
Danger," which I |
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strongly recommend for anyone interested in the
history of railway accidents. Unfortunately |
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his account is too long for inclusion here, and
I have therefore limited myself to a report that |
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appeared in the Mount Gambier, South Australia,
"Border Watch" on 6 September 1913:- |
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'A dreadful railway smash has occurred near
Aisgill, Yorkshire, on the Midland Line. The Glasgow |
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express
stopped at 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning for want of steam near the top of
Aisgill |
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summit.
It was pitch dark at the time, and but a few moments later the Aberdeen
express |
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crashed into the rear of the stationary train.
A terrific smash ensued. Several carriages were |
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telescoped,
and others derailed. To add to the horror of the scene the wrecked
carriages |
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caught
fire, and many of those pinned in the wreckage were burned to death without
the |
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rescue party being able to succour them.
Thirteen bodies have been recovered. Sir Arthur |
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Douglas,
formerly Under Secretary for Defence in New Zealand, was among the
passengers, and |
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he was badly bruised, and his condition is serious.' |
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As was usual with any such accident, the Board
of Trade conducted an investigation, led by |
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Major J.W. Pringle, later Sir John Wallace
Pringle. He reported that:- |
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"Two
south-bound express passenger trains were concerned in this case. The first
comprised |
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vehicles
from Stranraer and Glasgow; the second from Aberdeen, Inverness and
Edinburgh. |
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They
were due to leave Carlisle at 1.35 a.m. and 1.49 a.m. Respectively. The
second train |
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overtook
the first, which was at a stand-still on the up road, and a collision, with
disastrous |
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effects, ensued. |
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'The engine of the second express crashed
through the last vehicle - a bogie brake van - of the |
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standing
train, and buried itself midway in the passenger coach in front of the van.
The roof of |
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the wrecked van, under which the engine passed
cut through the three passenger compart- |
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ments
of the composite carriage which travelled behind the engine of the second
train. Fire |
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broke
out very shortly, if not immediately, after the collision, and the last three
vehicles of the |
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first train were burnt. |
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'I report, with deep regret, that fourteen
passengers lost their lives in the collision, and their |
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bodies
were wholly or largely destroyed by fire. Two more passengers subsequently
died from |
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the effects. Thirty-eight others suffered more
or less serious injuries, or have complained of the |
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effects of shock or exposure. All the
fatalities occurred to passengers travelling in the last |
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passenger vehicle of the leading express, and
those at all seriously injured were occupants |
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either of this coach, or of the front vehicle
of the second express." |
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Copyright @ 2003-2018
Leigh Rayment |
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