Bishop Richard Meredith

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Sally SHAWE1

F, #1851
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FatherWilliam SHAWE
MotherSarah RIGBY (b. about 1739, d. 6 July 1832)

Biography

It sees likely that Townley Rigby Knowles (1810-1886) is a child of Joseph Knowles and Sally Shawe.

Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S420] Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Url: http://books.google.co.uk/books, Edition: v.49 1897

Jane Harriet SHAWE1,2

F, #1853, b. about 1780
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FatherWilliam SHAWE
MotherSarah RIGBY (b. about 1739, d. 6 July 1832)

Biography

Jane Harriet SHAWE was born about 1780. She and John AUSTIN were married in 1819.1,2
Jane Harriet SHAWE was baptised on 21 September 1780.2

Last Edited1 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S420] Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Url: http://books.google.co.uk/books, Edition: v.49 1897
  2. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)

John AUSTIN1

M, #1854
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John AUSTIN and Jane Harriet SHAWE were married in 1819.1,2

Last Edited1 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S420] Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Url: http://books.google.co.uk/books, Edition: v.49 1897
  2. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Thomas RIGBY1

M, #1855, b. about 1656, d. about 1709
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Biography

Thomas RIGBY was born about 1656.1 He and Jane BARECLOUGH were married on 11 August 1681.1 He died about 1709, at age ~53.1
Thomas Rigby was the son of Alexander Rigby and grandson of Alexander Rigby (1594-1650), the parliamentary army officer. There is some disagreement in the sources, with the mother of Thomas named as either Anne Legh or as Margaret Hoghton.

Child with Jane BARECLOUGH

SonAlexander RIGBY+ (b. about 1682, d. 28 June 1716)

Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Jane BARECLOUGH1

F, #1856
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Biography

Jane BARECLOUGH and Thomas RIGBY were married on 11 August 1681.1

Child with Thomas RIGBY (b. about 1656, d. about 1709)

SonAlexander RIGBY+ (b. about 1682, d. 28 June 1716)

Last Edited1 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Elizabeth MEREDITH1

F, #1857
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Parents

FatherAmos MEREDITH (b. 1688, d. 6 May 1744)
MotherJoanna CHOLMONDELEY (b. 23 October 1692)

Biography

Elizabeth MEREDITH and William BANKES were married.1
Elizabeth Meredith and her husband William Bankes were first cousins, their maternal grandfather being Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal.

Child with William BANKES (b. 1695)

SonWilliam BANKES (d. 13 February 1800)

Relationship:19th cousin 8 times removed of Richard MEREDITH, Bishop of Leighlin,
5th great-granddaughter of Griffith AMEREDITH
15th cousin 8 times removed of Sir William MEREDITH
Appears on:Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#1)
Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#2)
Descendant Chart for the Llangynllo-Devon-Cheshire Merediths
Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S89] Kimber, Edward and R. Johnson, The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets Now Existing......., p. 372-375

William BANKES1

M, #1858, b. 1695
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Parents

FatherThomas BANKES
MotherAnne CHOLMONDELEY (b. 26 March 1665)

Biography

William BANKES was born in 1695.2 He and Elizabeth MEREDITH were married.1
He lived at Winstanley Hall, Lancashire, England.2

Child with Elizabeth MEREDITH

SonWilliam BANKES (d. 13 February 1800)

Last Edited20 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S89] Kimber, Edward and R. Johnson, The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets Now Existing......., p. 372-375
  2. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51

William BANKES1

M, #1859, d. 13 February 1800
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FatherWilliam BANKES (b. 1695)
MotherElizabeth MEREDITH

Biography

William BANKES and Mary Anne BUNNEY were married on 25 November 1779 in St Mary's Church, Leicester, England.1,2 He died on 13 February 1800.3
William Bankes was the only child and he died childless, the male Bankes line of the family becoming extinct. He bequeathed his property to his first cousin and nearest heir Rev. Thomas Holme. He was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1784. He lived at Winstanley Hall, Lancashire, England.1

Relationship:19th cousin 9 times removed of Richard MEREDITH, Bishop of Leighlin,
6th great-grandson of Griffith AMEREDITH
15th cousin 9 times removed of Sir William MEREDITH
Appears on:Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#1)
Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#2)
Descendant Chart for the Llangynllo-Devon-Cheshire Merediths
Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51
  2. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)
  3. [S422] Larraine Williams, Cradock of Markfield, Leicestershire, Url: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rain/markfield.htm

Mary Anne BUNNEY1

F, #1860, b. 4 January 1756
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FatherJoseph BUNNEY (b. 26 January 1715, d. 26 February 1782)
MotherMary CRADOCK (b. about 1724, d. 27 April 1802)

Biography

Mary Anne BUNNEY was born on 4 January 1756.2 She and William BANKES were married on 25 November 1779 in St Mary's Church, Leicester, England.1,3

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51
  2. [S422] Larraine Williams, Cradock of Markfield, Leicestershire, Url: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rain/markfield.htm
  3. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Joseph BUNNEY1

M, #1861, b. 26 January 1715, d. 26 February 1782
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Biography

Joseph BUNNEY was born on 26 January 1715.1 He and Mary CRADOCK were married on 1 September 1745.1 He died on 26 February 1782, at age 67.1

Child with Mary CRADOCK (b. about 1724, d. 27 April 1802)

DaughterMary Anne BUNNEY (b. 4 January 1756)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S422] Larraine Williams, Cradock of Markfield, Leicestershire, Url: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rain/markfield.htm

Mary CRADOCK1

F, #1862, b. about 1724, d. 27 April 1802
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Biography

Mary CRADOCK was born about 1724.1 She and Joseph BUNNEY were married on 1 September 1745.1 She died on 27 April 1802, at age ~78.1

Child with Joseph BUNNEY (b. 26 January 1715, d. 26 February 1782)

DaughterMary Anne BUNNEY (b. 4 January 1756)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S422] Larraine Williams, Cradock of Markfield, Leicestershire, Url: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rain/markfield.htm

Thomas BANKES1

M, #1863
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Biography

Thomas BANKES and Anne CHOLMONDELEY were married.1

Child with Anne CHOLMONDELEY (b. 26 March 1665)

SonWilliam BANKES+ (b. 1695)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51

Anne CHOLMONDELEY1

F, #1864, b. 26 March 1665
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Parents

FatherThomas CHOLMONDELEY (b. 15 September 1627, d. 16 February 1702)
MotherJane TOLLEMACHE (d. 14 April 1666)

Biography

Anne CHOLMONDELEY was born on 26 March 1665 in Vale Royal.2 She and Thomas BANKES were married.1

Child with Thomas BANKES

SonWilliam BANKES+ (b. 1695)

Last Edited6 February 2011

Citations

  1. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51
  2. [S545] The history of the county palatine and city of Chester, by George Ormerod (1819) Volume 2. http://www.archive.org/details/historyofcountyp02orme, p.79

Thomas CHOLMONDELEY1

M, #1865, b. 15 September 1627, d. 16 February 1702
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Biography

Thomas CHOLMONDELEY was born on 15 September 1627 in Vale Royal.2 He and Jane TOLLEMACHE were married.1 He and Anne St. JOHN were married on 20 May 1684 in Charterhouse Chapel, Finsbury, Lonson, England.3 He died on 16 February 1702, at age 74, in Vale Royal.4
He lived at Vale Royal, Cheshire, England.1

Child with Jane TOLLEMACHE (d. 14 April 1666)

DaughterAnne CHOLMONDELEY+ (b. 26 March 1665)

Children with Anne St. JOHN (b. about 1650, d. 1 December 1742)

SonCharles CHOLMONDELEY (b. 12 January 1684, d. 30 March 1756)
SonSeymour CHOLMONDELEY (b. 10 May 1690)
DaughterJoanna CHOLMONDELEY+ (b. 23 October 1692)

Last Edited6 February 2011

Citations

  1. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51
  2. [S545] The history of the county palatine and city of Chester, by George Ormerod (1819) Volume 2. http://www.archive.org/details/historyofcountyp02orme, p.79
  3. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)
  4. [S545] The history of the county palatine and city of Chester, by George Ormerod (1819) Volume 2. http://www.archive.org/details/historyofcountyp02orme, p. 79

Jane TOLLEMACHE1

F, #1866, d. 14 April 1666
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Biography

Jane TOLLEMACHE and Thomas CHOLMONDELEY were married.1 She died on 14 April 1666.2
Jane was the daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache of Helmingham, Suffolk.2

Child with Thomas CHOLMONDELEY (b. 15 September 1627, d. 16 February 1702)

DaughterAnne CHOLMONDELEY+ (b. 26 March 1665)

Last Edited6 February 2011

Citations

  1. [S421] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I A-L, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1847), p. 51
  2. [S545] The history of the county palatine and city of Chester, by George Ormerod (1819) Volume 2. http://www.archive.org/details/historyofcountyp02orme, p. 79

Theophilus MEREDITH1

M, #1867, b. about 1730, d. 16 September 1775
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FatherAmos MEREDITH (b. 1688, d. 6 May 1744)
MotherJoanna CHOLMONDELEY (b. 23 October 1692)

Biography

Theophilus MEREDITH was born about 1730. He and Dyonisia WALKER were married on 27 October 1772.2 He died on 16 September 1775, at age ~45, in Hotwells, Bristol, England.3,4 He was buried in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.4
Theophilus Meredith entered Westminster School, London, England, in January 1744 aged 13. He was aged 16 when he entered Oxford University, England, on 2 June 1747. He matriculated at Christchurch College but subsequently migrated to St Edmund's Hall. He was living at St Margaret Parish, Westminster in 1758, when he acted as Trustee in the separation of his sister from Lawrence Lord Ferrers. He graduated B.A. in 1761 and M.A. in 1762. He was ordained by Bishop John Hume on 6 June 1762 at Christchurch, Oxford, England, as a priest.

He was Vicar of St Mary's Church, Whitegate, Cheshire between 1761 and 1769. He was appointed Vicar of Linton, Herefordshire in 1769, and Rector of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, and Prebend of Cublington, Madley Parish, Herefordshire on 27 September 1771. The lucrative benefice of Ross-on-Wye was bestowed on him by Lord North, in gratitude for an incident on 27 March 1771 when he was rescued from a large mob by Theophilus's brother Sir William Meredith. On 30 July 1774 Theophilus delivered an address at Hereford Cathedral to the Grand Jury of the Assizes of Hereford, which was subsequently printed.5,3,6,7,8,9,10,11 Theophilus MEREDITH was baptised on 4 August 1730 in Capesthorne, Cheshire, England.12

Child with Dyonisia WALKER (b. 1733)

DaughterHenrietta Arabella MEREDITH (b. 1774, d. February 1825)

Relationship:19th cousin 8 times removed of Richard MEREDITH, Bishop of Leighlin,
5th great-grandson of Griffith AMEREDITH
15th cousin 8 times removed of Sir William MEREDITH
Appears on:Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#1)
Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#2)
Descendant Chart for the Llangynllo-Devon-Cheshire Merediths
Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S89] Kimber, Edward and R. Johnson, The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets Now Existing......., p. 372-375
  2. [S430] John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol IV, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1838), p. 370
  3. [S79] Compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, The record of old Westminsters: a biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster school from the earliest times to 1927, p. 641
  4. [S423] Ross Team Ministry, Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye: Rectors, Url: http://www.rtm.org.uk/rossrectors.html
  5. [S1] Ed. L. Goldman, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 edition, entry for Sir William Meredith, 3rd Bart
  6. [S424] Parish Notes Whitegate St Mary 1565-1871, Url: http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/Notes/Parish/WHTG.html
  7. [S425] Mel Lockie, Ross Rectory, Url: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/melocki/diocese/Ross.html
  8. [S426] The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540?1835, Record Type: CCEd Person ID, Name Of Person: Theophilus Meredith, Url: http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk, Record Number: 140665
  9. [S427] Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886 vol. 3, L-R, p. 944
  10. [S428] Theophilus Meredith A.M., A discourse delivered in the cathedral church of Hereford, ..., Publisher Online: Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group, Url:
  11. [S429] Great Britain. Parliament., An act for separating Lawrence Earl Ferrers from Mary Countess Ferrers, his wife, for the cruelty of the said Earl; ..., Publisher Online: Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group, Url:
  12. [S73] International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Dyonisia WALKER1

F, #1868, b. 1733
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FatherJohn WALKER (d. 27 April 1758)
MotherDyonisia COLEBROOK

Biography

Dyonisia WALKER was born in 1733.2 She and Theophilus MEREDITH were married on 27 October 1772.1
A portrait of Dyonisia Walker is one of 7 of various members of the Walker-Heneage family painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds from 1758 onwards.3,4

Child with Theophilus MEREDITH (b. about 1730, d. 16 September 1775)

DaughterHenrietta Arabella MEREDITH (b. 1774, d. February 1825)

Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S430] John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol IV, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1838), p. 370
  2. [S430] John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol IV, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1838)
  3. [S431] Algernon Graves, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs: The Walker-Heneage Portraits (in Letters to the Editor), Url: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0951-0788%28190803%2912%3A60%3C376%3ATWP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L, Volume: Vol. 12, Page: p. 376, Number: No.60
  4. [S432] Claude Phillips, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs: The Walker-Heneage Family, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Url: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0951-0788%28190802%2912%3A59%3C266%3ATWFBSJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L, Volume: Vol. 12, Page: pp. 266-269+271+273,Number: No. 59

Henrietta Arabella MEREDITH1

F, #1869, b. 1774, d. February 1825
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Parents

FatherTheophilus MEREDITH (b. about 1730, d. 16 September 1775)
MotherDyonisia WALKER (b. 1733)

Biography

Henrietta Arabella MEREDITH was born in 1774.1 She died in February 1825, at age ~51. She was buried on 14 February 1825.2
Henrietta Arabella Meredith was unmarried and living at Charlotte Street at the time of her death in 1825. She was a Defendant in a court case in 1822 regarding the estate of her uncle John Walker Heneage, heard in the Court of Exchequer. She was an Appellant with her cousin John Calcraft in 1824 in a related case heard by the House of Lordsand subsequently heard there on Appeal on 22 Jun 1824.2

Relationship:19th cousin 9 times removed of Richard MEREDITH, Bishop of Leighlin,
6th great-granddaughter of Griffith AMEREDITH
15th cousin 9 times removed of Sir William MEREDITH
Appears on:Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#1)
Descendant Chart for Rhodri Mawr (#2)
Descendant Chart for the Llangynllo-Devon-Cheshire Merediths
Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S430] John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol IV, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1838), p. 370
  2. [S433] Ancestry.com; London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 [online database]; Record for Henrietta Arabella Meredith

John WALKER1

M, #1870, d. 27 April 1758
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Parents

FatherJohn WALKER (d. 1 March 1703)
MotherCecil HENEAGE

Biography

John WALKER and Dyonisia COLEBROOK were married.1 He died on 27 April 1758.1

Children with Dyonisia COLEBROOK

SonJohn WALKER (d. 1806)
DaughterCecil Ann WALKER+
DaughterMary WALKER (d. 1775)
DaughterDyonisia WALKER+ (b. 1733)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S430] John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol IV, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1838), p. 370

Dyonisia COLEBROOK1

F, #1871
Family Explorer

Biography

Dyonisia COLEBROOK and John WALKER were married.1

Children with John WALKER (d. 27 April 1758)

SonJohn WALKER (d. 1806)
DaughterCecil Ann WALKER+
DaughterMary WALKER (d. 1775)
DaughterDyonisia WALKER+ (b. 1733)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S430] John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol IV, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: (London: Colburn 1838), p. 370

John WALKER1

M, #1872, d. 1 March 1703
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Biography

John WALKER and Cecil HENEAGE were married.1 He died on 1 March 1703.1

Children with Cecil HENEAGE

SonJohn WALKER+ (d. 27 April 1758)
SonHeneage WALKER (d. 15 May 1731)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S173] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Part II, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: 4th Edition (London: Harrison 1863), p. 1589

Cecil HENEAGE1

F, #1873
Family Explorer

Biography

Cecil HENEAGE and John WALKER were married.1

Children with John WALKER (d. 1 March 1703)

SonJohn WALKER+ (d. 27 April 1758)
SonHeneage WALKER (d. 15 May 1731)

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S173] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Part II, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: 4th Edition (London: Harrison 1863), p. 1589

Heneage WALKER1

M, #1874, d. 15 May 1731
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Parents

FatherJohn WALKER (d. 1 March 1703)
MotherCecil HENEAGE

Biography

Heneage WALKER died on 15 May 1731.1

Last Edited2 March 2008

Citations

  1. [S173] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Part II, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: 4th Edition (London: Harrison 1863), p. 1589

John WALKER1

M, #1875, d. 1806
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Parents

FatherJohn WALKER (d. 27 April 1758)
MotherDyonisia COLEBROOK

Biography

John WALKER and Arabella COPE were married.1 He died in 1806.1
John and Arabella Walker had no children.1

Last Edited19 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S173] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Part II, Url: http://www.google.co.uk/books, Edition: 4th Edition (London: Harrison 1863), p. 1589
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