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THE 
 
 READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 AND 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY 
 
Frontispiece. 
 
 THE DOORWAY. OLD HALL FARM. BLACKWOOD HILL. 
 
THE 
 
 READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 IN THE PARISH OF HORTON 
 STAFFORDSHIRE 
 
 A RECORD OF THEIR DESCENDANTS: 
 
 WITH 
 
 A FULL ACCOUNT OF 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY 
 
 HIS KINSFOLK AND FAMILY CONNEXIONS 
 
 BY 
 
 ALEYN LYELL READE 
 
 WITH EIGHTEEN PLATES AND TWENTY-NINE LARGE TABULAR PEDIGREES 
 
 PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR 
 
 SPOTTISWOODE & CO. LTD., NEW-STREET SQUARE, LONDON, E.C. 
 
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 550 Copies only of this work have been printed. 
 The type has been distributed, and the pedigrees, of 
 which no extra copies were printed, have all been 
 wiped off the stone. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 In the summer of 1898 I visited Cheshire and Staffordshire with the object of gaining more accurate 
 and detailed information of my ancestors than was afforded by a short account of them written by 
 my great-grandfather a century and a quarter ago. The evidences I collected, and the sight of 
 the old homes and haunts of my yeoman forebears, stimulated my interest in the subject, and since 
 then I have devoted the greater part of my leisure to working out the pedigree in detail, following 
 up those branches of the family that had fallen into poverty and obscurity as carefully as those to 
 whom fortune had been more kind. 
 
 The result of these researches forms the first part of my book, and the part of it in which 
 most of my subscribers are interested. But circumstances have arisen which must make it yield 
 in interest and importance to the second part. When I issued my prospectus, in April 1904, the 
 book, as it then stood, was primarily a history of the Reades and some of their near connexions, 
 terminating with an account of the Hickmans of Stourbridge, and some lengthy notes on 
 Dr. Johnson's ancestry which, while of considerable interest, did not add much to the bulk of the 
 work. 
 
 Ever since the prospectus was issued, the material for my account of Dr. Johnson's ancestry has 
 kept on increasing and increasing from day to day, until now, in the completed work, the Johnsonian 
 section considerably exceeds in length the whole of the rest of the book put together. If it exceeds 
 it in length, still more does it surpass it in literary and biographical interest, and I feel confident that 
 no serious Johnsonian biographer or commentator will ever be able to overlook the immense mass 
 of original evidence here presented relative to the kinsfolk, family connexions, schoolmasters, 
 friends, dependents and associates of the subject of what is, by almost universal consent, the 
 noblest biography in the whole range of letters. Not only have I drawn, with singular success, 
 upon those sources of information which are open to all enquirers, but I have also been able to 
 enrich many portions of my narrative by the inclusion of original letters and other writings, now 
 in my own possession, relating to various near kinsmen of the Doctor and possessing a keener 
 human interest than wills and similar documents. 
 
 There are probably few great literary figures of the past whose kinsfolk, even though 
 themselves for the most part undistinguished, can claim so much interest, for in the case of Johnson 
 the allusions to his relatives in the pages of his biographers and commentators, as well as in his 
 own letters and in other works, are exceptionally numerous, as I have fully proved. While some 
 knowledge of a great man's ancestry and early social surroundings is necessary to enable a biographer 
 to perform his task properly, yet particulars of his uncles, aunts and cousins are only of general 
 interest if it can be shown that he came into contact with them, and, better still, recorded his 
 impressions of them. 
 
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 Concerning Michael Johnson I have been able to supply much new and valuable information. 
 His connexion with Lichfield I have established as early as 1683. 1 Of peculiar interest to 
 Johnsonians is my discovery that, at the end of 1686, nearly twenty years before his union with 
 Sarah Ford, Michael Johnson was on the eve of marriage to a young woman at Derby, probably 
 the daughter of a prominent tradesman in the town. 2 For some reason the marriage, at the 
 eleventh hour, was abandoned, and Michael's betrothed apparently became the wife of another man 
 within a short period. This incident, apart from its intrinsic interest, supplies a reason for Michael 
 not marrying until past middle age, and it may have had much to do with accentuating his morbid 
 tendencies. 
 
 The full particulars of the settlement on the marriage of Michael Johnson and Sarah Ford 
 form a valuable record. 3 The long account of the proceedings instituted against him, in 17 18, for 
 carrying on business as a tanner, when he had never been apprenticed to the trade, throws a new 
 light upon his affairs which cannot fail to be of interest, especially as the original documents with 
 which I illustrate the article include what is probably, with one small exception discovered by 
 myself, 4 the only existing example of Michael Johnson's composition. 5 
 
 Michael Johnson's younger brother Andrew Johnson, the Birmingham bookseller, is rescued 
 from oblivion. His proposed arrest for debt, with his wife — characterised as an "ungrateful 
 slut " — is discussed in a series of letters between a Birmingham attorney and an apothecary at 
 Bridgnorth. 6 
 
 Perhaps the most interesting article, to literary students, will be that on Dr. Johnson's notorious 
 cousin, " Parson Ford," who is at last rescued from the mists of vague and inaccurate reference. 7 
 I have been able to supply a great deal of evidence as to his financial embarrassments, and 
 Mr. W. Paley Baildon, f.s.a., has made a valuable contribution on the subject. 8 I have also 
 shown that we have one small example of his scholarship existing, a Latin epitaph which he 
 composed to the memory of his father, Dr. Joseph Ford. 9 Of this Dr. Joseph Ford, the 
 "eminent physician" who was uncle to Dr. Johnson, I give accurate particulars; 10 and in the same 
 article I make a close enquiry into Dr. Johnson's connexion with Stourbridge, which helps to place 
 the subject on a more certain basis. 11 
 
 My article on Elizabeth Blaney, in which I have been able to discredit the tale of her 
 romantic passion for Michael Johnson, shows that the first incident recorded in the pages of 
 Boswell is probably a fabrication. 12 I have, however, cast a new element of romance into her 
 story by showing a strong possibility that she was a great-granddaughter of Edward, first Lord 
 Blayney. 13 
 
 A new aspect of Dr. Johnson's social connexions is opened up by my article on the 
 Skrymsher family. In view of his frequent depreciatory remarks as to the position of his family ; 
 his description of his cousin, the Rev. Cornelius Harrison, as " the only one of my relations who 
 ever rose in fortune above penury ; " and his statement that his mother had a great contempt for 
 
 1 See p. 278. 2 See pp. 278-280. :l See pp. 171-3. 4 See nuncupative will of Gerard Skrymsher, p. 256. 
 
 5 See pp. 211-216. 6 See pp. 217-221. 7 See pp. 158-168. 8 See pp. 274-277, 9 Seep. 167. 
 
 10 See pp. 146-7- ll See pp. 147-150. 12 See pp. 266-268. 13 See pp. 268-271. 
 
PREFACE vii 
 
 her husband's family because none of them were in as good a position as her own — in view of all 
 this it is rather startling to gain what certainly appears like proof that Michael Johnson's sister 
 was wife of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, a man of excellent family, and mother-in-law to Thomas 
 Boothby of Tooley Park, one of the greatest sportsmen in England. 1 
 
 These, however, are but a few of the more striking points. The eccentricities of Dr. Johnson's 
 relatives, the Harrisons, cannot but be entertaining ; 2 and my long account of the Porters contains 
 a great deal of new information concerning his step-children, and his wife's relatives, which must 
 appeal to all Johnsonians. 3 It is of quaint interest to show that Mrs. Oliver, Johnson's earliest 
 instructor in the English language, who placed the seal upon her fame by presenting her 
 distinguished pupil with a gingerbread on his leaving for Oxford, had latterly had a small 
 confectionery business in Lichfield. 4 It is also a satisfaction to have revealed fully the identity of 
 Mrs. Harriotts, the rich and orthodox cousin of Mrs. Michael Johnson, whom Michael disliked so 
 cordially, and whose family circle left so strong an impression on Dr. Johnson's mind. 5 
 
 It is a rather piquant fact that the small theological library of Cornelius Ford, grandfather of 
 Dr. Johnson, was of a distinctly evangelical character. 6 The letter written by the Doctor's uncle, 
 Samuel Ford, in 1731, helps to prove that the Fords, even on their native soil, were people of 
 some education. 7 My account of the Jesson family will enable hundreds of people now living to 
 claim distant blood-relationship to the "great lexicographer." 8 
 
 I have prefaced my account of Dr. Johnson's maternal ancestry by a special introductory 
 article explaining the lines on which I have worked. 9 
 
 Though the earlier portion of the book is mainly of interest to the Reade family, and to 
 genealogical enquirers, there are several notable exceptions. The account of Sir Thomas Reade, 
 whose association with Napoleon and Sir Hudson Lowe entitles him to a biography, forms the 
 first record of the life of this leading actor in the sordid drama at St. Helena, a man whose 
 reputation is left unscathed by the mass of mendacious literature that crowds the shelves of students 
 interested in the " last phase." 10 In my account of the Rev. Joseph Bancroft Reade I have made 
 an attempt, successful I hope, to establish his claims as a great pioneer, certainly not inferior to 
 Fox Talbot, in the history of photographic discovery. 11 My article on the Anderson family, with 
 the letters throwing a fresh light on the boyhood of Sir James Outram, has also some personal 
 interest. 12 
 
 It will probably strike many people that there seems little connexion between the Reades and 
 Dr. Johnson's ancestry. This is true enough, but the transition from one to the other was very 
 natural. Becoming interested in the fact that some very humble kinsfolk in the Potteries claimed 
 descent from one Gregory Hickman, 13 a surgeon at Burslem early in the last century, I was led to 
 investigate the point and eventually to construct a very elaborate pedigree of the Hickmans of 
 Stourbridge. 14 And when dealing with the Hickmans, doubly allied with the Fords, I seemed 
 to be on the threshold of so much that was interesting in connexion with Dr. Johnson's ancestry. 
 
 I See pp. 249-266. 2 See pp. 177-185. 3 See pp. 232-249. 4 See pp. 246-7. 5 See p. 143 and Pedigree XXIX. 
 6 See pp. 133-4. 7 See p. 154. " See pp. 134-141. 9 See pp. 124-7. 10 See pp. 57-63. 
 
 II See pp. 90-100. 12 See pp. 65-69. 13 See Pedigree VII. I4 See Pedigree XXVII. 
 
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 that I felt compelled to enquire into the subject. I soon found that I had opened, as it were, a 
 genealogical sluice-gate, and through it rushed a stream of evidence I could not resist, which, as 
 it daily gathered strength, carried me far beyond my intended point of destination. 
 
 Whatever the special interest of any particular portion, the book as a whole forms a very 
 solid contribution to the genealogical literature of Staffordshire, Cheshire, Worcestershire and 
 Warwickshire, with some parts of Shropshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. 
 
 I trust that the tabular pedigrees, written by my own hand, will be found clear enough for 
 all practical purposes. Everything has been done to ensure their perfect accuracy, for each one 
 was drawn up from the printed evidences after the same had been most carefully checked with the 
 original extracts. There should therefore be no discrepancies between the pedigrees and the 
 evidences. And by this method, in addition to having the plotting of the pedigrees, which often 
 takes considerable scheming, entirely in my own hands, I was saved any worry about proof- 
 correcting, a clear impression being all that was necessary, and the possibility of errors creeping 
 in being very much reduced. 
 
 It will be noticed that each of the tabular pedigrees bears the date on which it was finally 
 written out in lithographic ink. I have endeavoured to make each one complete to that date, but 
 in the "Additions and Corrections" at the end of the text I have made no attempt to record any 
 domestic events which have happened subsequently. 
 
 The complete indexes to every person and place mentioned in the text and in the tabular 
 pedigrees will add very greatly to the usefulness of the work to genealogists. The index of 
 persons, reduced though it is by the constant recurrence of people bearing the same names, yet 
 embodies over 13,000 separate references. I have thought it necessary to add a general index, 
 principally as a key to the original biographical material in the book. 
 
 I have spared neither labour nor expense in my endeavour to perfect the work, so far as lay 
 in my power, and, as the Johnsonian portion daily increased in extent, I had to disregard 
 completely the commercial aspect of the undertaking. And as the information for that portion has 
 had to be almost all collected, analysed and written up while the earlier portion was passing 
 through the press, it will be understood that I have had to work under considerable pressure. 
 Indeed, most of the material for each successive article was obtained and written up only just in 
 time to prevent the printer being left without copy. 
 
 Errors there must be, where the mass of detached facts is so great, and obtained from so 
 many different sources. Everything possible has been done in the way of checking, and each 
 literary reference, with some few exceptions, has been checked with the original volume from which 
 it was drawn. 
 
 Only those who have trodden similar paths can realise the amount of labour involved in the 
 preparation and production of this volume. To me, arduous though the task has proved, and o-lad 
 though I am at last to be able to lay down my pen, it has genuinely been a labour of love, and I 
 have an ample reward in the knowledge that the result of so much patient research is placed upon 
 permanent record. 
 
 It is as much a pleasure as a duty to thank those who have aided me in mv labours. In 
 
PREFACE ix 
 
 the first place I must express my deepest obligations to my friend and kinsman, Mr. W. Paley 
 Baildon, f.s.a., of Lincoln's Inn, 1 who not only gave me much assistance in preparing an 
 account of that branch of the Reade family from which he is maternally descended, but who has 
 also performed the very heavy task of reading through all the proof sheets of this work, and 
 making many valuable corrections. For over eighteen months has he submitted to an almost 
 constant bombardment of proofs, interspersed with questions on various subjects. Mr. Baildon's 
 superior knowledge on many technical points has always been placed ungrudgingly at my disposal, 
 and I count myself fortunate in having had the help of so erudite an antiquary. 
 
 Mr. Baildon's practical interest in his Reade ancestry extends back over 20 years, but latterly 
 his extensive researches into his paternal ancestry, and his general labours as an antiquary and 
 archaeologist, have almost exclusively occupied what time he could spare from the practice of his 
 profession. His early attempts to trace the parentage of his ancestor Richard Reade [1 692-1 776] 
 were unsuccessful, as he had no reason to connect the family with Staffordshire. His researches, 
 therefore, were necessarily of a rather general character. This is much to be regretted, for, had 
 they been focussed on the right spot, Mr. Baildon might have been successful in elucidating the 
 earlier part of the pedigree, which I have failed to do. 
 
 In working out the history of the Reades I have been encouraged during years of labour by 
 the sympathetic interest displayed in its progress by various members of the family, among whom 
 I may specially name Mrs. Arthur Solly, of Congleton ; Mrs. J. Chorley Reade, of Liverpool ; 
 Mrs. Braid, of London; the late Miss Frances Reade, of Tangier; Mr. Samuel J. Reade, of 
 Flixton ; and Mr. Thomas Reade, of Wolverhampton. Amongst others connected with the family 
 who have shown a lively interest in the progress of the work, and afforded me assistance, may be 
 mentioned Mrs. Beavis Brindley, of Bournemouth ; Miss Myatt, of The Burgage, Market Drayton ; 
 and Mr. J. Morton Toler, j.p., of Kermincham Lodge, Cheshire. Major Seton, of Mounie, N.B., 
 has placed me under a great debt of obligation by the loan of a large number of letters and other 
 documents relating to the Anderson, Allan and Outram families. 
 
 In connexion with my account of the Hickmans of Stourbridge, and of Dr. Johnson's ancestry, 
 I am indebted for valuable assistance to Mr. W. B. Bickley, of Birmingham ; Mr. Alfred Freer, 
 j.p., m.r.c.s., of Stourbridge ; Professor A. H. Church, m.a., f.r.s., f.s.a. ; Mr. William F. Carter, 
 of Birmingham ; Mr. W. P. Gibbons, j.p., of Ruiton House, near Dudley ; and Mr. W. Wickham 
 King, of Hagley. 
 
 My thanks are also due to the Rev. Bennett Blakeway, Vicar of Horton, and the Rev. 
 Jermyn Shephard Hirst, Rector of Baddiley, for having allowed me, on various occasions, to 
 search their registers for nominal fees ; as also to the Rev. A. B. Parry-Evans, Vicar of Uttoxeter, 
 for having allowed Mr. Marston, on three separate days, to search the registers there without fee. 
 To Mr. J. Paul Rylands, f.s.a., I am indebted for some advice and kindly encouragement. 
 
 It is also a pleasure to thank those who have helped me in a professional capacity. Without 
 the services of Mr. Arthur T. Marston, of Lichfield, who was always able to supply me with lists 
 and abstracts of wills proved there, as I desired them, my work would have been necessarily much 
 
 1 See p. 101. 
 
x THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 crippled. Mr. Marston has also done a good deal of searching for me in parish registers and 
 other records. Much searching, copying and abstracting, at Somerset House, the British Museum 
 and the Record Office, has been done for me with accuracy and despatch by Miss Ethel Stokes, 
 of the firm of Stokes and Cox, Chancery Lane. Mr. Edward Chance, the parish clerk of 
 Oldswinford, has made many searches for me in his own and other registers, in a most careful 
 and methodical manner, and for fees very small in proportion to the labour involved. 
 
 While engaged in developing the pedigree of the Reades, I have taken every opportunity of 
 extending my labours so as to include as many allied families as possible. In this way 1 nave 
 collected a very large mass of genealogical data, and constructed innumerable pedigrees. Some 
 few of these I am including in this work, but the greater number I have had to hold over for the 
 present. Among the more elaborate of them I may mention : — Godwin, of Dunwood in the 
 parish of Leek ; Endon, of Rudyard in the parish of Leek, and of Dunwood ; Turnock, of Heaton 
 in the parish of Leek, and of Rudyard ; Myott or Myatt, of Horton ; Biddulph, of Horton ; 
 Lockett, of Horton and Rushton ; Crompton, of Horton, Leek, Macclesfield and Manchester ; 
 Challinor, of Horton ; Yardley, of Horton ; Mellard, of Newcastle-under-Lyme ; and Mouchet, of 
 Neufchatel and London. Several of these pedigrees deal with hundreds of individuals, and are the 
 fruit of much labour. I had hoped to be able to print them in the form of a supplementary 
 volume, but the great and unlooked-for development of the Johnsonian portion has distracted my 
 mind from that project. 
 
 In conclusion, I must thank those who have given me the most practical kind of support, whose 
 subscriptions represent a welcome contribution towards the cost of printing this volume. They 
 have waited patiently two years for its appearance, and I can only hope that my first attempt at 
 book-making may not seem unsatisfactory to them. 
 
 ALEYN LYELL READE. 
 
 Park Corner, Blundellsands, nr. Liverpool 
 May 1906, 
 
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 APTED, Oliver C, Doods Brow, Reigate, Surrey. 
 ASPINALL-DUDLEY, Miss Louisa, Wharton Lodge, Winsford, 
 
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 ASTLES, Alfred T., 32 Grosvenor Street, Downing Street, 
 
 Manchester. 
 
 BACON, Sir Hickman Beckett, Bart, f.s.a., Thonock Hall, 
 Gainsborough. 
 
 BAILDON, Christopher Nevile, 38 Greenbank Road, Birkenhead. 
 BAILDON, Francis J., m.b., cm., 42 Hoghton Street, Southport. 
 BAILDON, Geoffrey Nevile, 38 Greenbank Road, Birkenhead. 
 BAILDON, Mrs. Joseph 3 Mattock Lane, Ealing, London, W. 
 BAILDON, William Paley, f.s.a., 5 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's 
 
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 BEWLEY, Sir Edmund T., m.a., ll.d., j.p., 40 Fitzwilliam Place, 
 
 Dublin. 
 BILLINGTON, Mrs., Hope House, 41 Belmont Street, Southport. 
 BIRDS, William Moss, Bringewood, Elmsley Road, Mossley Hill, 
 
 Liverpool. 
 BONNEY, The Rev. Canon T. G., d.sc, ll.d., f.r.s., 9 Scroope 
 
 Terrace, Cambridge. 
 BOSTON, The Dowager Lady, Villa St. Raphael, Tankerton, 
 
 Whitstable. 
 
 BRADSHAW, Mrs. Winifred, 3 Lichfield Road, Kew Gardens, 
 
 London, S.W. 
 BRAID, Mrs., 2 Bedford Park Mansions, Bedford Park, London, W. 
 BRINDLEY, Mrs. Mary Beavis, Windyates, Branksome Park, 
 
 Bournemouth. 
 BROUGHTON, The Rev. Reginald E., m.a., The Vicarage, 
 
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 BRUSHFIELD, T. N., m.d., f.s.a., The Cliff, Budleigh Salterton, 
 
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 BYRDE, Mrs. Evan Maberly, The Pentre, Goytrey, Pontypool, Mon. 
 
 CARLETON, Edmund, British Consular Agent, Alcazar Kebir, 
 
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 CARTER, Mrs. Richard H., Lonsdale House, Montpellier Drive, 
 
 Cheltenham. 
 CARTER, William F., 33 Waterloo Street, Birmingham. 
 CHURCH, Prof. A. H., m.a., d.sc, f.r.s. f.s.a., Shelsley, Kew 
 
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 CLEMENTS, Henry J. Beresford, j.p., d.l., Celbridge, Ireland. 
 CODDINGTON, Sir William, Bart., m.p., Wycollar, Blackburn. 
 CRAIK, George Lillie {the late), 2 West Halkin Street, London, 
 
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 CREWDSON, W., m.a., f.s.a., Southside, St. Leonards-on-Sea. 
 
 DAKIN, Mrs. Allan, Cabbage Tree Creek, Sandgate, nr. Brisbane, 
 
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 DOD, Miss, 399 Park Lane, Macclesfield. 
 DORAN, Charles Austin, Summercastle, Rochdale, Lanes. 
 DUDLEY, Mrs. Charlotte V., 63 Hova Villas, Hove, Sussex. 
 DUIGNAN, W. H., f.s.a., Gorway House, Walsall. 
 
 EDGE, Sir John, k.c, Waverley Court, Camberley, Surrey. 
 
 FARISH, Edward Garthwaite, 57^ Old Broad Street, London, E.C. 
 
 FARQUHARSON, Captain Archibald J., r.n., Agra, Lindula, 
 Ceylon (2 copies). 
 
 FINNEMORE, Mrs. Elizabeth, Aston, Sudbury, Derby. 
 
 FINNEMORE, Ernest, 152 Station Street, Burton-on-Trent. 
 
 FOLEY, Paul H., m.a., j.p., d.l., Stoke Edith Park, Hereford 
 [address, Stoke Edith (railway station)]. 
 
 FORD, John Rawlinson, Yealand Conyers, Carnforth. 
 
 FORD, John Walker, j.p., d.l., Enfield Park, Middlesex (postal 
 address, Winchmore Hill). 
 
 FOXLEY, Mrs. Thomas, Yew Tree Farm, Maerway Lane, New- 
 castle, Staffs. 
 
 FREER, Alfred, j.p., m.r.c.s., Green Close, Stourbridge. 
 
 GENT, Frank Turner, 117 Claremont Road, Manchester, S. 
 GIBBONS, W. P., j.p., Ruiton House, nr. Dudley, Worcestershire. 
 GOSS, William Henry (the late), f.s.a., Ashfield Cottage, Stoke-on- 
 Trent (3 copies). 
 GREGSON, William E., Moor Lane, Great Crosby, nr. Liverpool. 
 
 HALL, Lieut.-Col. J. E. Russel, v.d., 14 Half Edge Lane, 
 Eccles, Manchester. 
 
 HALL, Miss Marguerite Radclyffe-, 1 Douglas Mansions, Crom- 
 well Road, London, S.W. (2 copies). 
 
 HAMMOND, Mrs., Watch-Oak, Battle, Sussex. 
 
 HARLOW, Charles, 2 Mount Pleasant, Macclesfield. 
 
 HARRISON, Richard, 14 Queen's Road, Brighton, Sussex. 
 
 HEATH, James, Hillcroft, Spencer Avenue, Leek, Staffs. 
 
 HEATH, Richard, Station Road, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent. 
 
 HICKMAN, Henry T., j.p., Chorlton House, Leamington Spa. 
 
 HOOLE, Colonel James, c.m.g., Manor House, Headington, 
 Oxford. 
 
 HOPE, Collingwood, k.c, Crix, Hatfield Peverel, Essex. 
 
 HOVENDEN, Robert, f.s.a., Heathcote, 12 Park Hill Road, 
 Croydon. 
 
 HULKES, Cecil J. Gladdish, b.a., j.p., Pettings House, Ash, nr. 
 Sevenoaks, Kent. 
 
 HUSKIE, Dr. James, Romsdal, Blundellsands, nr. Liverpool. 
 
 IRBY, The Hon. Mrs. Cecil S., Hitcham Grange, Taplow, Maiden- 
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 IRVINE, William Fergusson, f.s.a., 56 Park Road South, Birken- 
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 PALIN, Percy Neville, j.p., Aylesmore Court, St. Briavels, Glouces- 
 tershire. 
 
 PARSONS, Mrs., Prospect House, Parkgate, Cheshire. 
 
 PENNY, Miss Emma Bibby, 6 Woodland Drive, New Brighton, 
 Cheshire. 
 
 PLAYFAIR, Lady, Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith, N.B. 
 
 POWELL, The Rev. E. Worthington, m.a., Sunnyside, St. Asaph. 
 
 PRICE, William Fred., College Road, Great Crosby, nr. Liverpool. 
 
 READ, William F., 209/ n Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, U.S.A. 
 
 READE, Lieut.-Col. Arthur Lloyd, Rosemount, Windermere. 
 
 READE, Charles Holcombe, 4103 Spruce Street, West Phila- 
 delphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 
 
 READE, Rev. Charles James, m.a., Enham Lodge, Leamington Spa. 
 
 READE, Mrs. Charles W., Kasuga, Wolseley Street, Drummoyne, 
 nr. Sydney, N.S.W. 
 
 READE, Frank Mortimore, York Street, Westminster, London, S.W. 
 
 READE, George, Cremona, Sorrett Avenue, Malvern, Victoria, 
 Australia. 
 
 READE, George, b.a., ll.m., 25 Brunswick Place, Hove, Sussex. 
 
 READE, George Paley, York Street, Westminster, London, S.W. 
 
 READE, Henry Lister, j.p., West Street, Congleton. 
 
 READE, Mrs. J. Chorley, Rostrevor, Meadfoot Road, Torquay 
 (3 copies). 
 
 READE, J. George E., York Street, Westminster, London, S.W. 
 
 READE, The Rev. J. W. Paley, m.a., Ollerton Vicarage, Newark. 
 
 READE, John Chorley De Walton, Rostrevor, Meadfoot Road, 
 Torquay. 
 
 READE, John Fielder, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand (2 copies). 
 
 READE, Joseph, 19 Oak Street, Crewe, Cheshire. 
 
 READE, Leonard James, Coventry Street, Wolverhampton. 
 
 READE, Mrs., 39 The Avenue, West Ealing, London, W. 
 
 READE, Miss Mary, Park Corner, Blundellsands, nr. Liverpool. 
 
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS 
 
 Xlll 
 
 READE, M. Treleaven, Park Corner, Blundellsands, nr. Liverpool. 
 READE, Paul M., Longfield, Grant Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. 
 READE, Samuel John, 44 Claremont Road, Tunbridge Wells 
 (6 copies). 
 
 READE, Thomas, Sebright House, Tettenhall Wood, Wolver- 
 hampton (2 copies). 
 READE, Thomas Glover, Holwood, St. Mary Church, Torquay. 
 READE, Thomas Mellard, c.e., f.g.s., f.r.i.b.a., Park Corner, 
 Blundellsands, nr. Liverpool (5 copies, including 4 for presenta- 
 tion to — 
 
 Geological Society of London. 
 Institution of Civil Engineers, London. 
 Royal Institute of British Architects, London. 
 New York Academy of Sciences, New York City). 
 READE, Thomas Stanley, c/o Eastern Telegraph Co., Ltd., 
 
 Tangier, Morocco. 
 READE, Titus, Empire Hotel, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 
 READE, William James, Alexandra Court, 171 Queen's Gate, 
 London, S.W. 
 
 READE, William James, 935 Washington Street, Hoboken, New 
 
 Jersey, U.S.A. 
 RHODES, Armitage, P.O. Box 212, Quebec, Canada. 
 ROLLASON, Arthur A., Dixon's Green, Dudley, Worcestershire. 
 RYLANDS, J. Paul, f.s.a., 2 Charlesville, Birkenhead. 
 
 SANT, Miss Martha, Elderslie, Prestwich, nr. Manchester. 
 SCOTT, R. R, m.a., St. John's College, Cambridge. 
 
 SETON, Major Alexander D., Mounie Castle, Old Meldrum, 
 
 Aberdeenshire. 
 SLATER, John, The Serpentine, Blundellsands, nr. Liverpool 
 
 (S copies). 
 SMITH SLIGO, Archibald D., Inzievar, Oakley S.O., Fife, N.B. 
 SOLLY, Mrs. Arthur, Heathfield, Congleton (2 copies). 
 SOLLY, Arthur John, j.p., West Heath, Congleton. 
 SOLLY, Ernest, f.r.c.s., Strathlea, Harrogate. 
 SOLLY, Godfrey A., 1 Grosvenor Place, Birkenhead. 
 SOMERVILLE, Capt. Bellingham A., f.s.a., Clermont, Rathnew, 
 
 co. Wicklow. 
 
 TASKER, Miss Annie, 144 Bedford Street, Liverpool. 
 
 TAYLOR, The Rev. Thomas, m.a., f.s.a., The Vicarage, St. Just in 
 
 Penwith, Cornwall. 
 TOLER, Thomas Clayton, j.p., Kermincham Lodge, Holmes 
 
 Chapel, Cheshire. 
 
 WAGSTAFFE, The Misses, Pear Tree House, Knutsford, Cheshire. 
 WOODWARD, Henry, ll.d., f.r.s., f.r.m.s., etc., 129 Beaufort 
 
 Street, Chelsea, London, S.W. 
 WYKES-FINCH, The Rev. William, m.a., j.p., The Monks, 
 
 Chaddesley Corbett, Kidderminster. 
 
 YULE, Miss Amy Frances, f.s.a. Scot., Tarradale House, Tarradale, 
 Ross-shire, N.B. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 The tabular pedigrees, which ivill be found at the end of the text, are numbered consecutively from one to twenty-nine. The 
 text {apart from the Supplement) is divided into twenty-nine sections to correspond. Each section contains the evidences in proof of 
 the corresponding pedigree, as well as any notes or biographies relating to it. 
 
 PAGES 
 
 PEDIGREE I. READE OF BLACKWOOD HILL, HORTON 1-12 
 
 PEDIGREE II. DUDLEY OF UTTOXETER, WITH LATHBURY OF TATEN- 
 
 HILL, AND BOTT OF ROCESTER 12-19 
 
 PEDIGREE III. READE OF BADDILEY, AND OF WHITCHURCH, STONE, 
 
 ETC., WITH HALL OF TRENTHAM 19-23 
 
 PEDIGREE IV. READE OF TUNSTALL AND BURSLEM, WITH WADE, 
 
 HOPE, ETC 23-24 
 
 PEDIGREE V. COLCLOUGH OF TUNSTALL, WITH EARDLEY, HART AND 
 
 ALLDER , 24 
 
 PEDIGREE VI. READE OF BURSLEM AND HANLEY, WITH PAYNE, 
 
 MALKIN, WEAVER, ETC 24-25 
 
 PEDIGREE VII. HICKMAN AND READE OF BURSLEM, WITH GENDERS 
 
 OF MADELEY 25-26 
 
 PEDIGREE VIII. READE OF MERE HOUSE, BADDILEY, AND OF ACTON, 
 
 WYBUNBURY, TARPORLEY, ETC., WITH DODD OF ACTON . . . 26-29 
 
 PEDIGREE IX. READE OF BUNBURY, AND PALIN OF CHESTER . . . 29-30 
 
 PEDIGREE X. READE OF TARPORLEY, BADDILEY AND ACTON, WITH 
 
 FOXLEY, ETC 30 
 
 PEDIGREE XI. READE OF BARBRIDGE AND LIVERPOOL 3I - 44 
 
 PEDIGREE XII. READE OF HANLEY AND WOLVERHAMPTON, WITH 
 
 EVANSON 44-45 
 
 PEDIGREE XIII. READE OF WINSFORD AND MANCHESTER, WITH 
 
 WALTON OF CALVELEY AND NANTWICH 45-47 
 
xvi THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 PAGES 
 
 PEDIGREE XIV. SHALLCROSS OF BADDILEY AND BUNBURY .... 47-49 
 
 PEDIGREE XV. DUDLEY OF WHARTON LODGE, WHARTON, CHESHIRE, 
 
 WITH CODDINGTON, PERRIN AND KEIGHTLEY 49-5 1 
 
 PEDIGREE XVI. DUDLEY OF WINSFORD LODGE, WHARTON, CHESHIRE; 
 
 WITH READE, GARDNER, TATE AND LOCKETT 51-53 
 
 PEDIGREE XVII. READE OF CONGLETON AND TUNIS; WITH FARQUHAR, 
 FARQUHARSON, CROWE, CARTER, CARLETON, GREEN, D'EHREN- 
 HOFF, ETC 53-65 
 
 PEDIGREE XVIII. ANDERSON OF CLEUGH, LANARKS., AND OF COBIN- 
 SHAW, MIDLOTHIAN; WITH REID, ALLAN, SETON, OUTRAM, KNOX, 
 SLIGO, CLOGG, ETC 65-69 
 
 PEDIGREE XIX. CROWE OF ALTON BARNES, WILTSHIRE, AND OF 
 
 GREECE AND NORTH AFRICA 70 
 
 PEDIGREE XX. READE OF OVER PEOVER AND CONGLETON; WITH 
 
 FIRMSTONE, SOLLY, ETC . 70-73 
 
 PEDIGREE XXI. READE OF LIVERPOOL AND AUSTRALIA; WITH BODLEY, 
 
 GREEN, LANE, HALL, ETC 73-74 
 
 PEDIGREE XXII. HODGES OF CONDOVER, LUDLOW, AND HOLMES 
 
 CHAPEL; WITH READE, BARLOW, BRAID, ETC 74-76 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIII. READE OF CONGLETON 7 6_ 7 8 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIV. READE OF CONGLETON AND MANCHESTER ; WITH 
 
 SHAW, LOWE, VERNON, ETC ;8 _8 4 
 
 PEDIGREE XXV. READE OF LEEDS, ETC.; WITH HAMMOND, WOOD- 
 HOUSE, AND BAILDON 85-102 
 
 PEDIGREE XXVI. RHODES AND DARWIN OF BRAMHOPE, NEAR LEEDS; 
 
 WITH RHODES OF QUEBEC, SAUMAREZ, IRBY, ETC 102-103 
 
 PEDIGREE XXVII. HICKMAN OF STOURBRIDGE . I03 -i 2 o 
 
 PEDIGREE XXVIII. HICKMAN OF OLDSWINFORD 120-123 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 xvu 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIX. 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S MATERNAL ANCESTRY. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY 
 
 HENRY FORD, GREAT-GRANDFATHER OF DR. JOHNSON 
 
 HENRY FORD, JUNIOR, OF CLIFFORD'S INN AND BIRMINGHAM 
 
 CORNELIUS FORD, DR. JOHNSON'S GRANDFATHER 
 
 THE JESSONS OF WEST BROMWICH AND THEIR DESCENDANTS 
 
 THE BARNESLEYS OF TRYSULL, AND MRS. HARRIOTTS 
 
 DR. JOSEPH FORD, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF DR. JOHNSON'S CONNEXION WITH STOUR- 
 BRIDGE 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S OTHER MATERNAL UNCLES 
 
 THE REV. CORNELIUS FORD, M.A., COMMONLY KNOWN AS "PARSON FORD" . . . . 
 
 SARAH FORD, THE MOTHER OF DR. JOHNSON 
 
 JOHN AND PHCEBE HARRISON, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR DESCENDANTS . . . 
 
 JOHN AND MARY HARDWICKE 
 
 EVIDENCES IN PROOF OF PEDIGREE. 
 
 COPIES OF WILLS 
 
 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS 
 
 EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS 
 
 ABSTRACTS OF DEEDS 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 MICHAEL JOHNSON: SOME FRESH LIGHT ON HIS CAREER 
 
 AN ACCOUNT OF ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS FAMILY 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S GODFATHERS 
 
 SOME PARTICULARS OF THE PORTERS AND THEIR CONNEXIONS, WITH NOTES ON DR. 
 
 JOHNSON'S SCHOOLMASTERS 
 
 THE SKRYMSHERS OF HIGH OFFLEY 
 
 THE STORY OF ELIZABETH BLANEY 
 
 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO TEXT 
 
 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO TABULAR PEDIGREES 
 
 TABULAR PEDIGREES. 
 INDEXES:— 
 
 GENERAL INDEX 
 
 INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 PAGES 
 124-127 
 127-128 
 128-132 
 
 132-134 
 I 34-141 
 141-145 
 
 I46-I54 
 
 154-158 
 158-170 
 
 171-177 
 
 177-185 
 185-I88 
 
 I89-I97 
 197-198 
 I98-2O4 
 204-209 
 
 209-2I6 
 217-227 
 227-232 
 
 232-249 
 249-266 
 266-271 
 
 272-28l 
 
 281-285 
 
 111-1X 
 
 xi-xxxvi 
 
 INDEX OF PLACES xxxvii-xlii 
 
Between 
 pages 4 and 5 
 
 LIST OF PLATES 
 
 Frontispiece. 
 THE DOORWAY, OLD HALL FARM, BLACKWOOD HILL. 
 
 PLATE 
 
 I. ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH, HORTON To face p. 2 
 
 II. BLACKWOOD HILL, HORTON, FROM THE SOUTH-EAST 
 
 III. THE OLD HALL FARM, BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 IV. THE OLD HALL FARM, BLACKWOOD HILL, FROM THE SOUTH-WEST. 
 THE OLD HALL FARM, BLACKWOOD HILL, FROM THE NORTH-WEST . 
 
 V. THE FIELDS, HORTON : FRONT VIEW 
 
 VI. THE FIELDS, HORTON: BACK VIEW 
 
 VII. SPRING LANE HALL, BADDILEY, NEAR NANTWICH To face p. 20 
 
 VIII. JAMES READE, OF MARKET DRAYTON, 1749-1814. 
 
 WILLIAM JAMES READE, OF LIVERPOOL, 1794-1867 „ /. 38 
 
 IX. THOMAS SAMUEL MULOCK, 1789-1869. From a Water-colour Drawing made about 1823. 
 
 THOMAS SAMUEL MULOCK, 1789-1869. Taken about 1863 p. 40 
 
 X. THOMAS MELLARD READE, OF LIVERPOOL. 
 
 THOMAS MELLARD READE AND DINAH MARIA MULOCK, AT LINACRE 
 
 GRANGE IN 1858 , /. 42 
 
 XI. COLONEL SIR THOMAS READE, C.B., 1782-1849. From a Miniature. 
 
 MONUMENT TO SIR THOMAS READE IN ST. PETERS CHURCH, CONGLETON „ p. 62 
 
 XII. THOMAS FELLOWES READE, 1828-1885, BRITISH AGENT AND CONSUL- 
 GENERAL AT TUNIS, SECOND SON OF SIR THOMAS READE. 
 RICHARD READE, 1825-1895, H.M. CONSUL FOR THE IONIAN ISLANDS, ELDEST 
 
 SON OF SIR THOMAS READE „ /. 64 
 
 XIII. FRANCES, DAUGHTER OF SIR THOMAS READE, 1832-1902. 
 
 AGNES, WIFE OF SIR THOMAS READE, AND ELDER DAUGHTER OF RICHARD 
 
 CLOGG, 1804-1867 p. 66 
 
xx THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 PLATE 
 
 XIV. JOHN FIELDER READE, 1799-1843, TWICE MAYOR OF CONGLETON. From 
 a Miniature. 
 
 GEORGE READE, 1797-1865, OF CONGLETON, SOLICITOR To face p. 70 
 
 XV CHARLES WILLIAM READE, OF LIVERPOOL, 1801-1874. 
 MAJOR CHARLES JAMES READE, C.B. 
 
 THE REV. JOHN CHORLEY READE, M.A. 1826-1895 » A 74 
 
 XVI. SARAH, FIRST WIFE OF THOMAS SHAW BANCROFT READE, AND DAUGHTER 
 OF RICHARD PALEY OF LEEDS. DIED 1825. 
 THE REV. JOSEPH BANCROFT READE, M.A., F.R.S., 1801-1870. 
 THOMAS SHAW BANCROFT READE, OF LEEDS, 1 776-1 841 „ /• 9° 
 
 XVII. THOMAS READE, M.R.C.S., 1804-1883. 
 
 THE REV. RICHARD READE, B.A., 1803-1885, RECTOR OF BARKSTONE, LIN- 
 COLNSHIRE „ /. 100 
 
PEDIGREE I. 
 
 READE OF BLACKWOOD HILL, HORTON. 
 
 The parish of Horton lies on the west side of the parish 
 of Leek, in the north-west of Staffordshire, and forms part of 
 a tract of hilly and rather deserted country locally known as 
 " the moorlands." Perhaps the title would not, to a stranger, 
 seem to be fully earned by the character of the scenery, for 
 most of the land is under cultivation, and there is little of what 
 is commonly understood as " moor." Yet there is a peculiar 
 bleakness about much of the higher ground which to some 
 extent justifies the title. East of Horton and Leek the 
 country becomes more mountainous in character, and the 
 Derbyshire hills are soon reached. West of Horton the land 
 rises, at a distance of a mile and a half, to a height of over 
 iooo feet; then falls into a wide valley, and four and a half 
 miles from Horton rises to nearly iooo feet at Mow Cop, 
 from the foot of which stretches the great Cheshire Plain. 
 When at Horton, seemingly buried in the country, it is 
 difficult to realise that the Potteries, with a teeming popula- 
 tion living amidst the insistent unloveliness of industrial 
 energy, lie only a few miles to the south-west, beneath a pall 
 of smoke. 
 
 Until 1450, Horton was only a chapel of ease to Leek, 
 but in that year the nomination of curate was taken out of 
 the hands of the Vicar of Leek and laid on the Abbot of 
 Dieulacresse Abbey, when it became a parochial chapel. 1 
 
 Horton church lies about 3 miles west of Leek, 6 miles 
 south-east of Congleton, and 8 miles north-east of Stoke-on- 
 Trent. It is barely a mile from Rudyard station on the 
 Churnet Valley Line, but is quite off the beaten track and 
 few visitors find their way along the field path leading to the 
 old church, which is picturesquely situated on a small hill, 
 I give a view of the church, taken from the north, from a 
 photograph by Mr. W. Sandeman of Leek and Rudyard, 
 by whose kind permission it is reproduced (Plate I). 
 
 The population of the parish, which was 1046 in 1861, 
 and 1216 in 1891, is almost entirely agricultural, and very 
 scattered. There is no actual village, though the church, the 
 vicarage and the Hall are all within a stone's throw of each 
 other. 
 
 Blackwood Hill is about a mile and a half south-west of 
 Horton church, and forms part of the township of Blackwood 
 and Crowborough. The hill, as its name implies, is crowned 
 1 Sleigh's History of Leek, 2nd ed., p. 160. 
 
 with trees, and all the houses J on it are between 700 and 800 
 feet above the sea. A good modern residence, in red brick, 
 is near the top of the hill among the trees, and forms a 
 conspicuous and not unpleasing feature in the view from the 
 east. 
 
 There is no evidence to show when the Reade family 
 first settled at Horton, and in the absence of any definite in- 
 formation it were idle to speculate on the point. The name 
 in its various spellings of Rede, Reed, Read, Reade, etc. is 
 such a common one, and of such universal distribution, that 
 its occurrence in Staffordshire at dates long anterior to the 
 period when the history of the Reades of Blackwood Hill 
 commences, cannot be taken as having any special signi- 
 ficance. 2 
 
 The earliest date at which the family can be connected 
 with Horton is 2 Richard III (1484), in which year 9 persons, 
 William Edge, William Smith, Henry Myott, William 
 Heath, Thomas Heath, Henry Watson, John Wedgwood, 
 Richard Doxey and John Reed, were nominated by William 
 Egerton, with the consent of the parishioners, to meet to- 
 gether and prove by ancient custom where each person 
 should sit in Horton church for the messuage he occupied, a 
 dispute having arisen among the parishioners about the seats. 3 
 There seems no reason to doubt that this John Reed would 
 be a progenitor of the Reades of Blackwood, and the record 
 is interesting as showing that even at that early date the 
 family occupied a respectable position in the parish. The 
 Smiths, the Myotts, and the Heaths have always been 
 among the leading yeoman families in Horton. The Edges 
 lived for several centuries at Horton Hall. William Edge, 
 the head of the family at that period, married a daughter of 
 Sir John Savage, and among his descendants are the Edges 
 of Strelley, Notts., and Sir John Edge, K.C., Member of the 
 Council of India. The John Wedgwood was no doubt 
 identical with John Wedgwood of Blackwood, who married 
 about 1470, from whom descended the Wedgwoods of 
 
 1 The cluster of houses on Blackwood Hill is very small, consisting only of 
 Blackwood Hill Farm, Blackwood Old Hall, Old Hall Farm, Park Hayes, and 
 the modern residence called Blackwood Hill. 
 
 8 The name may be traced in a good many of the early records published by- 
 the Wm. Salt Archl. Socy. in their Collections for a History of Staffordshire. 
 
 3 Sleigh's History of Leek, 2nd ed., p. 160. 
 
 B 
 
THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Harracles in Leek parish, and who is also credited with being 
 the ancestor of Josiah Wedgwood, the eminent potter, grand- 
 father of Charles Darwin. 1 The Doxey family is still, or was 
 recently, represented in the district. 
 
 The will of Roger Reede of Blackwood in 1558, which 
 I print in full, is the first definite record of the family. 2 He 
 had three sons, William, Thomas and Richard. There is no 
 
 1 For these particulars of the Edge and Wedgwood families I have only relied 
 on published pedigrees and cannot personally vouch for their accuracy. Pedigrees 
 of Wedgwood will be found in Sleigh's Leek, and in Ward's Stoke-on-Trent. 
 Pedigrees of Edge will be found in Sleigh's Leek, and also in Burke's Landed 
 Gentry, under " Edge of Strelley," and " Edge of Clonbrock " (Ireland).. See also 
 the Visitations of Staffordshire, published by the W" 1 Salt Arch 1 Socy. in their 
 Collections for a 'History 'oj '.Staffordshire^ : '. . l . _ '. . ..-■' 
 
 The published pedigrees state, that Edge of .Strelley d,escertd from Ralph 
 Edge who married Elizabeth daur. of John Bridgwood of Carswell (Caverswall), 
 Staffs., .and that she afterwards iriianried :Henr-y Porter ani -survived him. She 
 was really a daur. of Thomas Bridgwood, as the following abstracts of wills 
 prove. 
 
 Thomas Brydgewood, of Carswall. Will dated 13 Jany. 1571, proved 
 27- April 1571 at Lichfield. Mentions; Alice his wife, John his s6n -(under 18), 
 Elizabeth his daur., and James Asburne his .bror. -in-law ; also "my children" 
 
 general!}'. -'-' - _ -• • '-'■■'•' - - -■ ■- • '- -■ - •••■- 
 
 » Alice Bridgwood, of. Carswall, widow. Will undated, admpn. withjwill 
 granted 3 May 1597. at Lichfield. Mentions her two daurs., Agnes wife of 
 Robert Walker,- and Elizabeth Edge. Her son John Bridgwood. Her son 
 Ralph Edge. Her daur. -in-law Mary Bridgwood. Her grand-daur. Katherine 
 Edge. There is also an Act Book entry to- the effect that admon. of Aliqe 
 Bridgwood of Caverswall was granted'in 1597 "to Ralph Edge, the son-in-law of 
 ffi'e deed., for- the. benefit of Elizabeth her daur. '.'. "" --.:'". i- 
 
 , John Bridgewood, of Bradshaw, Staffs., yeoman. Will dated 30 June 1629, 
 proved 20 July 1629 at Lichfield. Mentions his sister Elizabeth Porter ; his 
 godson Walter Edge ; his son-in-law John Rode and his children John Rode, 
 William Rode, Mary Rode and: Elizabeth Rode. His wife Mary Bridgewood. 
 Numerous legacies to people whose relationships are not specified. 
 ■ '"'■ From a very elaborate " Genealogy of Browne " by Mr. Morgan Blacker in 
 Miscellanea Geneal'ogica (series 2, vol 3). it is evident that the above John 
 Bridgewood was the one who married Mary, daur. of William Browne, of 
 Cookshill, Caverswall, on 20 Nov. 1594 at Caverswall, and had three sons who 
 died" before their father and one daur. Mary, who was married 1 Feb. 1619/20 at 
 Caverswall to John Reade, In all the wills, however, given by Mr. Blacker the 
 name seems to be spelt Rode, and it is to be remarked that at Bradshaw, in Leek 
 parish, where John Bridgewood died, there was settled an old family named 
 Rode and that according to the pedigree in Sleigh's Leek, John Rode of Bradshaw, 
 gent., living in 1619, and buried at Leek in 1669, married Mary — — who was 
 buried in 1645. The line of this John Rode terminated in Hannah Rode or 
 Rhode [1731-1808], an heiress, who married John Davenport of Ball Haye, Leek, 
 elder son of John Davenport by Mary daur. of Thomas Reade of Blackwood 
 
 Hill. - : - ' '_' 
 
 It. is, however, very remarkable that the Rev. William Reade, Curate of 
 Rushton, in his will in 1598/9 (see p. 8) mentions his god-daur. Mary Bridgwood 
 and- names John Bridgwood as one of his exors. There do not seem to have 
 been any Bridgwoods in Staffs, at that period, except the Caverswall family, and 
 I have not been able to trace- the- connexion (if any). between them and the 
 Reades of Blackwood. , 
 
 ' • Admon. of the estate of John Bridgwood, of Caverswall, yeoman (2" d son of 
 John Bridgwood and Mary Browne), was granted 6"July~ 1626 at Lichfield to 
 Elinor the relict for the tuition of Mary Bridgwood the daur., a minor ; John 
 Bridgwood, the elder, being an appraiser of his goods. 
 
 The will of John Brydgewod of Careswall, the elder, dated 4 May 1555, was 
 proved 7 May 1556 at Lichfield. He mentions his eldest son John ; his sons 
 -Richard and Thomas ; and 4 children of Thomas Yerle gotten by Helen his 
 daur. His son Thomas was no doubt the one whose will was proved in 1 57 r, in 
 which, case a pedigree of 5 generations can be constructed. 
 
 There was a James Brydgewood of Careswall, husbandman, whose connexion 
 is not clear. His will, dated 25 Feb. 1581, was proved 26 Sept. 1582 at 
 Lichfield, testator having been buried 9 May 1582. He mentions his sister 
 Elizabeth's children ; his sister Joan's children ; Margery his wife ; Thomas 
 Aucock his bror. -in-law ; and the children of his cousin John Brydgewood of 
 Lichfield. William Browne was one of the appraisers of his goods. 
 
 2 Roger Rede was, 28 Aug. 1557, an appraiser of the goods of Richard Mayott 
 of Horton, whose will dated 12 Aug. 1557 was proved at Lichfield 17 Oct. 1557. 
 
 reason to doubt that William Reade, Curate of Rushton, 1 who 
 died about 1598, was his son, for in his will he desires to be 
 buried at Horton and mentions his brothers Thomas and 
 Richard. Sleigh in his History of Leek (2nd ed., p. 135) 
 prints this note at the foot of his list of the incumbents of 
 Rushton, but fails to give any reference. 
 
 - 1 597-. Rushton cap. William Reade, lector. Evocentur parochiani, et 
 - - interim Dnus decrevit capellam interdicend. 
 
 It is probably derived from the Bishop's Registers, and 
 may be translated : — " Rushton chapel. William Reade, 
 reader.: Let the parishioners be summoned, and' in the 
 meantime the Lord [Bishop] hasi ordered that the chapel be 
 interdicted." ' "•"' '■'. '' ■"• 
 
 It will be noticed that William Reade leaves a proportion 
 of the residue of his goods to his godson William Reade;' wild 
 might be a son of one Df his brothers'. '.'■ ■ ■■' - "■'' 
 
 As Roger Reede names his wife Margaret and Thomas 
 Biddulph. as his executors, it is worth mentioning that Thomas 
 Biddulph of Horton, in his will, dated 9 June' 1535, and 
 proved 1. Dec. 1535 at Lichfield, enumerates his children 
 William, Thomas, Christopher, Margery and Margaret? He 
 appoints as one of his overseers Richard Biddulph of Biddulph^ 
 gent., the then head of that ancient family, to a younger 
 branch of which he himself probably belonged. It is quite 
 within -the bounds of possibility that Roger Reede's wife 
 Margaret. was the daughter of Thomas Biddulph, especially 
 as one of her own daughters was named Margery. Thomas 
 Biddulph was Churchwarden of Horton in 1552/3.' The wilt 
 of Thomas Biddulph of Blackwood Hill, "Horton, yeoman 
 [no doubt the son of the first Thomas], dated 15 70, was 
 proved 31 Oct. 1570 at Lichfield. In it he mentions his 
 children Thomas (one ofhisexdrs.), Francis, William, Michael 
 and Isabel.. '•■■-■■-• ■■> 
 
 There can be little doubt that Margery, daughter of Roger 
 Reede, married Richard Turnock. The Rev. William Reade 
 in his will in 1598/9 leaves 3s. 4d. each to Thomas Turnock 
 and Ellen Turnock. The will of Richard Turnock of Leek 
 was proved 26 June 1595 at Lichfield by Christopher Bromley, 
 Margery Turnock and Thomas Turnock, but the will itself is 
 missing. The will of Margery Turnock" of Heaton, parish of 
 Leek, widow, dated 29 Dec. 1 598, was proved at Lichfield 
 20 Feb. 1598/9 by William Reade, curate at Rushton, the 
 sole executor. In it she names her son Thomas Turnock 1 , 
 whom she appoints an overseer of her will, and her daughter 
 Ellen Turnock. ■ : '' 
 
 It is also extremely probable that one of Roger Reede's 
 other two daughters, Agnes and Margaret, married Robert 
 Heath. The Rev. William Reade in his will leaves 6s. 8d. 
 each to five children of Robert Heath of Horton, by name 
 John, William, Ellen, Margaret and Isabel, and a proportion 
 
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 Of the residue of: his "goods to his god-daughter' Catherine 
 Heath. Robert; Heath of Horton, yeoman, in his will, dated 
 18 Feb. . 1 619, .and proved 16 Jany. 1620/21 at Lichfield, 
 mentions his children John: Heath, William ' Heath, Ellen 
 Heath, Margaret Heath, Isabel Malkin and Catherine 
 Watson, but his wife was evidently dead. Presuming her to 
 have been a : daughter of Roger Reede, the only clue to her 
 Christian name lies in the fact that in the will of Margery 
 Turnock, before mentioned, is recorded a debt owing to Agnes 
 Heath. . . 
 
 ..1 The William Salt Archaeological: Society in their Collec- 
 tions for a History of Staffordshire have published a great 
 mass of valuable documents relating to the county, but in the 
 whole 23 volumes there is but one item which in any way 
 throws light on the Reades of Blackwood. It relates to a 
 purchase of land in 1 594. 
 
 On the- Octaves of St. Michael. ! 37 Elizabeth. Between Thomas 
 Reade, complainant, and Robert Wynnyngton and John Wynriyngton, 
 deforciants of 12 acres of land, 4 acres of meadows, 2 acres of pasture, 
 2 acres of wood, and common of pasture for all kinds of cattle in Black- 
 wood and Horton. Robert and John remitted all right to Thomas and his 
 heirs, for which Thomas gave, them .£40. (vol. xvi, p. 149, Final Concords, 
 temp. Eliz.) - . - 
 
 Mr. W. Paley Baildon, F.S.A., kindly made a complete 
 search through the Chancery Proceedings for the reigns of 
 James I and Charles I [1603-49], anCl was rewarded with 
 one suit relating to the family, but only one. 1 
 
 6 Feb. 1609/10. The humble complaint of William Bartram . of 
 Hinckley, co. Leicester, gentleman ; whereas George Bartram 11 deceased, 
 his father, was about seven years past seised in his demesne as of fee of a 
 messuage and certain closes in Bloreton, 3 co. Stafford, near unto a plaCe 
 called Prattes slade, 4 and also of another messuage and certain grounds 
 in Bloreton, near a lane called Woodbrook Lane ; of all of which he died 
 seised about the same time, and the property descended to the plaintiff 
 as heir at taw. 
 
 And whereas Geoffrey Sto?zyer of Cocknedge 5 in the parish of 
 Trentam/' co. Stafford, being indebted to the plaintiff in £iZ for part of 
 a fine for the demise of a messuage and ground in Cocknedge, about four 
 years since gave a bond for the same. 
 
 And whereas one Thomas Reade of Blackwood Hill, in the co. of 
 Stafford, having about 10 years since taken by lease a messuage and 
 grounds in Blackwood Hill of the said George Bartram, for which he was 
 to have paid ,£20 as a fine, for which he gave bond. 
 
 And whereas George Bartram died intestate and the plaintiff is his 
 administrator. 
 
 Now so it is that Thomas Reade has by casual means got possession 
 of his bond, and Geoffrey Stonier of his, and they have cancelled and 
 defaced the same, and refuse to pay the sums remaining due. 
 ' The answer of Thomas Reade, sworn at Leeke, 18 April 1610 (in bad 
 condition). 
 
 1 The search produced notes on about 300 suits relating to Reade, Reed, etc. 
 
 2 There is a pedigree of the Bartrams in the Visitation of Staffordshire for 
 1583 (Collections for a History of Staffs., vol. iii, p. 43). George Bartram of 
 Barlaston and Cocknage, living 1583, married Margaret sister of Sir Ralph 
 Bagnall, and had issue, William, George, Warburgh and Grace. William, the 
 eldest son, married Elizabeth daur. of John Legh of the Ridge and had an only 
 daur. Margaret, living 1583. William Bartram of Hinckley may have been son 
 or grandson of George Bartram and Margaret Bagnall. 
 
 3 Blurton, 9 miles south of Blackwood Hill. 
 
 4 Pratts Slade is about a mile east of Blurton. 
 
 5 Cocknage is about a mile south-east of Blurton. ° Trentham. 
 
 -.: He' believes-that aboilt^ years ago/ the said GeOr'ge. Barlrkm was 
 seised of a messuage and- tenement hi Blackwood, (part of which) is.called 
 Plall moore meadow, 1 all of which were then and now are in the, tenure 
 and occupation of this defendant and his assigns,; Bartra?n, in con- 
 sideration of the surrender of a lease made to Reade, and dated 6 Feb., 29 
 Eliz. [1-387] and also of ^20, granted a lease, dated 8 June, — Eliz., of the 
 said messuage, lands and tenements for the lives of Thomas - Reade, this 
 defendant's son, Thomas Stoneor and John Mayott, and the life of the 
 survivor of them. Reade gave security for the payment of the £20 by 
 several obligations or bills ; he paid 20 marks of the. ,£20, and thereupon 
 Bartram returned him the securities. (The remainder is much mutilated.) 
 Chancery Proceedings, James I, Bundle B. 40, no. 37. .... •,.-..,. 
 
 The Thomas Reade of 1587, and 1594 and i6lo,must 
 be identical with Roger Reeded son. - 
 
 The next link in the chain of evidence occurs in 1627] 
 when administration of the estate of Thomas Read- of Black^ 
 wood Hill, husbandman, was granted to Ellen the relict.- It 
 is impossible to say whether he would be the son or the 
 grandson of Roger Reede. 2 The endorsement on the inven* 
 tory, describing Thomas Read as of the chapelry of Rushton, 
 is evidently an error. ■ 
 
 It is greatly to be regretted that after this date there is a 
 chasm in. the: family history, which I have quite failed to 
 bridge over.- Most unfortunately there are no registers 
 existing for the parish of Horton for any date earlier than 
 1653, either at the church or at the Diocesan Registry- at 
 Lichfield: I may also mention here that the registers at the 
 church are missing for the period of 1684- 1724 and for these 
 40 years I had to go to Lichfield to inspect the transcripts', 
 which themselves are by no means complete, having several 
 considerable gaps. .. . -- 
 
 .-■■'. The wills' at Lichfield do not help us at all for this period, 
 nor were there any wills of the family proved at London, in 
 P.C.C., during- the Commonwealth. And the marriage 
 licences preserved at Lichfield for dates before 1660 consist 
 of one bundle only relating to the years 1636, 1638, 1639, 
 and 1644, and are quite barren as regards the Reades. 
 
 Had the registers gone back only another ten years, or 
 even less, they would probably have given us the name of the 
 husband of Dorothy Reade and the father of William, John; 
 Thomas and Dorothy. It is certainly tantalising to have failed 
 to trace even his name, when we have his widow's will and 
 full particulars of all his children. He probably would have 
 been a grandson of Roger Reede's son Thomas,, but such a 
 speculation provides small comfort to the genealogist anxious 
 for documentary proof. 
 
 With the object of exhausting all obvious sources of infor- 
 mation before printing, I had a further search 3 made through 
 the Chancery Proceedings for the whole of the period 1650- 
 17 14. This search resulted in no less than 765 notes of suits 
 
 1 The Hall Moor Meadow is immediately in front of the Fields, the property 
 with which the Reades were so much associated a century later. In the will of 
 William Reade of the Fields, in 1718, he specially mentions his freehold land 
 called the Hall Moor (see p. 9). 
 
 2 My opinion is that he was probably grandson of Roger. 
 
 3 Towards the expenses of which Mr. Baildon very kindly contributed. 
 
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THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 relating to persons bearing the name of Reade, Reed, etc., 
 
 but not a single one has the slightest bearing on the Horton 
 
 family, 
 
 I therefore feel that, though some zealous genealogist 
 
 may yet succeed where I have failed, the field of enquiry has 
 
 been very much reduced. 
 
 The Court Rolls for the Manor of Horton, up to about 
 1825, are in the possession of John Coutts Antrobus, J. P., of 
 Eaton Hall, Congleton, who is the lord of the manor, but 
 they have not been inspected. 1 
 
 It will be noticed that the earliest recorded date in the 
 proved pedigree is 12 Aug. 1665, when Dorothy Reade 
 married Thomas Crompton of Blackwood. But we have 1642 
 as the approximate date of the birth of her brother William 
 Reade. 
 
 As regards the maiden name of Mrs. Dorothy Reade, our 
 first proved ancestor, one clue is perhaps worthy of mention. 
 Thomas Biddulph of Blackwood Hill, Horton, in his will, 
 dated 20 May 1629, and proved at Lichfield the same year, 
 mentions his children Mary Hancock, 2 Dorothy, Anne Bid- 
 dulph, Richard Biddulph, Thomas Biddulph and John Bid- 
 dulph ; also his grandchildren Edward Hancock and Mary 
 Hancock. Now Mrs. Dorothy Reade, in her will in 1678, 
 appoints William Hancock of the Ashes (a farm one mile 
 south of Blackwood Hill, near Endon), as one of her trustees, 
 and John Biddulph was an appraiser of her goods. " William 
 Hancock of Ashes in the Parish of Leeke was buryed " at 
 Horton, 5 June 1695, but I did not find his will at Lichfield. 
 Hancock is a rare name in Horton records. 
 
 Her other trustee was Francis Challenor of the Knowles, 
 in the parish of Leek, yeoman, whose will, dated 24 Aug. 
 1699, was proved at Lichfield 12 Oct. 1699. He was the son 
 of Francis Challenor, also of the Knowles, yeoman, whose will 
 was proved at Lichfield 27 Oct. 1661 by Alice the relict. 
 There is nothing in either will to suggest any relationship 
 with the Reades. 
 
 In a future volume I hope to include an elaborate pedi- 
 gree of the Cromptons, showing the descendants of Thomas 
 Crompton and Dorothy Reade, 3 to the memory of one of 
 
 1 In September 1903 Mr. Paley Baildon was up north, and he kindly offered 
 to search these rolls, if I could arrange for it, before his return to London. 
 I wrote to Mr. Henry Lister Reade of Congleton, who is Steward of the Manor 
 of Horton, asking him if it would be possible, and also for what period the rolls 
 were extant. He replied : — " I have looked over the Horton Rolls in my 
 possession which go back for about 75 years and there is no reference whatever 
 to any member of the Reade family nor is there likelihood of reference in the 
 earlier Rolls. The Manor of Horton comprises only a limited amount of copy- 
 hold property ; the bulk is freehold and the Lord of the Manor has no record or 
 cognizance of changes in the ownership of the freehold property." Mr. Reade 
 did not mention when the rolls commenced. 
 
 2 Admon. of Thomas Hancocke, of Horton, clerk, was granted at Lichfield, 
 5 Oct. 1637, to Mary Hancocke of Horton, widow, the relict of deed. Surety, 
 Daniel Edge of Horton, blacksmith. Appraisers of inventory, John Smyth, 
 Richarde Forde, Hugh Sherratt. No Thomas Hancock appears among Sleigh's 
 list of the incumbents of Horton. 
 
 3 Sleigh in his History of Leek (2nd ed. p. 162) states that James Crompton 
 married 1665 Dorothy Read of Horton, which of course is an error; also that 
 their son William Crompton married 1st Mary Biddulph of Biddulph in 1694 and 
 
 whom, Miss Dorothea Crompton [1810-76] of Dunwood 
 House, the present pulpit in Horton church was erected in 
 1878 by her sister, Miss Elizabeth Crompton. The stained 
 glass window in the east end of the church was erected to the 
 memory of their brother Thomas Crompton and his wife in 
 1863. 
 
 There are two houses at Blackwood Hill which still bear 
 unmistakable proof of their Reade ownership. One of these, 
 known as Blackwood Old Hall, has been rebuilt in modern 
 times, and has lost what picturesqueness it may have possessed. 
 But, happily, there still remains, built into the front wall, the 
 old stone head of "Tv^T" 
 
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 William Reade and Margaret his wife. As their eldest child 
 Thomas was born in 1 671, we may assume that William Reade 
 married Margaret Dudley in 1670 x and that this was the 
 home to which he brought his bride. 
 
 This house faces south. A few yards to the north of it is 
 another, known as the Old Hall Farm, which faces west. It 
 has luckily escaped rebuilding, and a view of the front door- 
 way forms the frontispiece to this book. It will be noticed 
 that the name is here spelt " Read." The "Will." looks almost 
 like " Witt." owing to the mark above indicating the contrac- 
 tion of the word. The date is 1698, but the architecture of 
 the house suggests that it was built considerably earlier than 
 this. It is, of course, very small, and on the upper floor the 
 eaves are so low that the bedroom doors, being near the out- 
 side wall, will not allow even a short man to pass through 
 without stooping. 
 
 I give several photographs of the houses at Blackwood 
 Hill, taken for me in August 1898 by Mr. W. Sandeman, of 
 Leek and Rudyard. Plate II is taken from the south-east, 
 and shows the front and side of Blackwood Old Hall. Among 
 the trees to the right, above the head of the author, who is 
 standing in the foreground, are seen the roof, chimney and 
 gable of the Old Hall Farm. Plate III shows the southern 
 gabled end of the Old Hall Farm. The upper view of Plate 
 IV is from much the same point of view, but shows the front 
 better, with the position of the doorway. The lower view 
 is taken from the north, and shows the old half-timber work. 
 It will be noticed that the timbered gable has been built up 
 in brick. 
 
 I may remark here that I tried to get permission to in- 
 spect the deeds of the Blackwood Hill property, thinking 
 they might throw some light on the family history, but 
 Mrs. Sarah Critchlow, 2 the owner and occupier of Blackwood 
 
 2ndly Margaret Steel of Leek in 1700. As a matter of fact he married in 1694 
 Mary, daur. of Thos. Biddulph of Blackwood Hill, and she did not die until 1728. 
 Mr. Sleigh mentions " old deeds " as his authorities. 
 
 1 No doubt at Horton, but there is a gap in the registers 1668-71. 
 
 2 Mrs. Critchlow is the widow of John Critchlow of Old Hall, who died 
 14 July 18S6, aged 83, and was buried at Horton. He was a son of William 
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PEDIGREE I 
 
 Old Hall, would not allow anyone to inspect them, though 
 approached on the subject by her nephew, at the request of 
 Mr. William Spooner Brough, 1 J. P., of Leek, who kindly 
 interested himself in the matter. 
 
 At what date William Reade left Blackwood Hill for the 
 Fields, I cannot say, but it would very likely be about the 
 time of his eldest son's marriage in 1702, when he might 
 vacate in his favour. The Fields lies exactly 800 yards to 
 the south-east of Blackwood Old Hall, in the township of 
 Blackwood, at a level of just under 600 feet above the sea, 
 and faces the road leading from Endon to Gratton. 
 
 I give two photographs of the Fields, taken for me by 
 Mr. Sandeman in 1901. Plate V shows the east front, the 
 
 larger portion of which was, un- 
 fortunately, rebuilt in brick early 
 in the last century. In the old 
 portion, above the door and central 
 with the gable, is seen a small oval 
 name panel, a larger sketch of 
 which I give here. Plate VI shows 
 the back of the house, the most 
 prominent feature being the tall 
 window to the staircase. In the 
 gable, immediately above the 
 bricked-up window, is another panel, the lettering on which 
 is very faint, but is as shown in the accompanying sketch. 
 There is some ornament round the 
 edge of the panel, but it is difficult to 
 see clearly from the ground. 
 
 The Fields has many associations. 
 William Reade died here in 171 8, and 
 his brother-in-law William Dudley a 
 few days later. William Reade's 
 widow Margaret died here in 1724, 
 and her brother-in-law Thomas Reade 
 a few days later. Here also were born the three elder sons 
 of Richard Reade [1692- 1776], the eldest of whom, William 
 Reade [1 727-1 794], lived here for a time. Under the latter's 
 will 2 the Fields descended to his niece Mary, wife of John 
 Sant, 3 and later passed to their eldest son John Sant [1781- 
 1862], at whose death it was bought by Richard Dean 
 [1818-72], son of Josiah Dean and Nancy Sant, who married 
 his first cousin, Sarah, elder daughter of the said John Sant, 
 jun, Mrs. Sarah Dean was born 1 3 Aug. 1 808, and died 2 Jany. 
 1901, in her 93rd year, without issue, when the Fields was 
 put up for sale and passed out of the family. Mr. John Sant, 
 nephew of Mrs. Dean, is tenant of the smaller part of the 
 house, and farms the land attached. 
 
 It will be noticed that William Reade, in his will in 1718, 
 makes no mention of Blackwood Hill, but leaves the Fields 
 
 wife, daur. of John Reade of Kermincham. See Pedigree XXIV. The Reade 
 connexion was only a coincidence. 
 
 ' Mr. Brough is descended from John Davenport and Mary Reade. 
 
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 to his son Richard, and " Hodgegreen " to his son Thomas. 
 It seems therefore quite evident that the Blackwood Hill 
 property then bore the name of Hodgegreen. William Reade, 
 eldest son of Thomas, in his will in 1778, mentions " Hodge 
 Green " as part of the Blackwood Hill property. 1 
 
 The will of George Godwin of Dunwood, in the parish of 
 Leek, yeoman, dated 20 June 1721, was proved at Lichfield 
 23 April 1730. He mentions a mortgage he has on part of 
 the estate of his son-in-law, Thomas Reade, as security for 
 the sum of ^300. He had one other child, Arthur Godwin, 
 ancestor of the Godwins of Dunwood, of Burslem, of Cobridge, 
 of Macclesfield and elsewhere. George Godwin was one of 
 the sons of Thomas Godwin of Dunwood, yeoman, who 
 
 married Joan in or shortly before 1634, and whose will, 
 
 dated 3 July 1670, was proved 13 Apl. 1671 at Lichfield. 
 I have worked out a most elaborate series of pedigrees of the 
 Godwins and their numerous descendants. Dunwood is a 
 small hamlet, about a mile and a half east of Blackwood Hill 
 and 700 feet above the sea. 
 
 Thomas Reade, according to the account 2 of the family 
 written by his grandson James Reade, let his own estate at 
 Blackwood Hill in the year 1730, and went to live at Bad- 
 diley 3 in Cheshire, with which place his family became closely 
 associated. 
 
 For some time I could not discover what became of Anne 
 Reade [born 1676] who married Richard Biddulph and was 
 left a widow in 17 16. An intimate knowledge of the pedigree 
 of these Biddulphs led me to think that the entry in the 
 Horton registers recording the marriage of " John Chalener to 
 An Biddulph p. License," 7 Jany. 1735/6, must refer to her, 
 but I could not prove it. My belief was however confirmed 
 in a most remarkable manner by Mr. James Myott, of New- 
 castle-under-Lyme, with whom I had an interesting corre- 
 spondence early in 1903. Mr. Myott possesses a wonderful 
 knowledge of the history of all the leading Horton families, 
 with most of whom he can claim some connexion. In telling 
 me all he knew of the Challenor family, purely from tradition, 
 he said : — " A Mr. Challenor, spoken of as being a j agger, 
 that is as driving a coal cart, came to live at the Rails Farm, 
 next to the Broadmeadows, and in a short time, the story 
 says, he married a Milton woman and brought her goods ; 
 she died leaving a daughter who afterwards married a 
 Challenor from Bosley — she was grandmother to the first 
 Mrs. Myott of Biddulph Hall ; 4 he next married a Myatt 
 from the Broadmeadows — she left two sons Thomas and John, 
 and died ; he next married my greatgrandmother' 's (Dorothy 
 wife of Thomas Myatt) grandmother from the Round Cob 6 in 
 
 1 See p. 20. 2 See p. 35. 3 See pp. 15 and 26. 
 
 1 Richard Myott [1 743-181 7] of Biddulph Hall, yeoman, (great-granduncle 
 of Mr. James Myott) married in 1772 Elizabeth daur. of Samuel Challinor of 
 Bosley, and later of Norton-in-the- Moors, by Elizabeth his wife (whom he 
 married in 1746) daur. of John Challenor of Horton Hay. I may remark that 
 most of the Myatt family spell their name with an A, but some have adopted the 
 O, which seems nearer to the usual early form " Mayott." 
 
 5 The Round Cob is a farm 2j miles due west of Horton church. 
 
THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Biddulph and had her furniture!' The italics , are mine. ' ; Mr, 
 Myott, on his mothers side, is a great-grandson of Thomas 
 Myatt who married Dorothy, daughter of John Biddulph of 
 Horton, the second son of Richard Biddulph and Anne, 
 Reade. His statement therefore fully confirms the marriage, 
 of Richard Biddulph's widow to John Challenor ;,; his other 
 statements I have proved to be substantial!)' correct, having 
 worked out the pedigrees of all the families concerned. It is 
 a very remarkable circumstance that a man born so late as 
 1 840 should, with no notes to guide him and relying entirely 
 on his memory of conversations overheard in his early days, 
 be able to explain a complicated series of relationships among, 
 obscure relatives who lived nearly two centuries ago. This 
 is but one example of Mr. Myott's rich store of family tradi- 
 tion, which enables him to feel a personal interest in people 
 whose very names have been long forgotten by most of their 
 descendants. Mr. Myott was pleased that my researches 
 bore out his statements, saying, "And can you really prove 
 that my greatgrandmother's grandmother was married to old 
 Challenor? " quite as if "old Challenor" [1694-1754] were a 
 personal friend. 
 
 The will of John Challenor of Harton Hay, yeoman, dated 
 12 Jany. 1754, was proved at Lichfield 6 Nov. 1755. In it 
 he leaves £20 to Anne Challenor, his wife, in performance of 
 certain covenants in an indenture dated 29 Dec. 9 George II, 
 which was nine days before his marriage to her. The tradi- 
 tion as to his having arrived as a "jagger " must be incorrect, 
 for his father occupied the Rail Farm before him and was of 
 good local yeoman descent. 
 
 I have not discovered much about Dorothy Reade who 
 married Samuel Parker, but some of her children are evidently 
 alluded to in the will of her sister Ellen Reade in 1762. 
 Swanbach is about a mile south of Audlem, on the road to, 
 Adderley. 
 
 Margaret Reade, who married John Lockett, has left very 
 numerous descendants. One of them, the Rev. William 
 Lockett, married, in 1826, Mary daughter of Richard Lath- 
 bury Dudley l by Sarah daughter of Charles Reade of 
 Congleton. I have worked out a detailed pedigree of the 
 Locketts of Horton, Rushton and elsewhere, which I hope to 
 include in a future volume. Barns Lee is a farm two miles 
 north of Horton Church, near the north-west side of Rudyard 
 Lake. 
 
 A pedigree of the Davenports of Ball Haye, in Sleigh's 
 History of Leek, gives an outline of the descendants of Mary 
 Reade and John Davenport. They are now extinct in the 
 male line, but among descendants through females are Mr. 
 William Spooner Brough, J. P., C.C., of Leek, who is on the 
 council of the William Salt Archaeological Society, and his 
 cousin Mr. Edmund Brough, J. P., the celebrated breeder of 
 bloodhounds. The elder branch, however, is represented by 
 the now very numerous descendants of James Davenport 
 1 See Pedigree XVI. 
 
 H-ulme, M.D. {1772-1.848] of Manchester an^. BalLHaye) 
 who are mostly resident in Natal: ■'..-. ; : ..;s 
 
 Mrs. Brindley, widow of the late John Beavis Briridley, 
 first Recorder of Hanley, and sister qf Mr, W. S. Brough, 
 kindly gaye me a series of notes, in aneighteenth-century hand, 
 consisting of abstracts of Davenport marriage settlemehts. 
 The following was included among them. ,. ; ■_: ' 
 
 J Indenture 7- May 1731. Betw. He?iry Davenport of Ball Haye in 
 the psh of Leek in the County of Stafford & Hannah his wife Jnt 
 Davenport of Blackwood Hill in the psh of Horton in the s d County son 
 and heir apparent of s d Henry Dave?iport & Mary his wife Henry 
 Davenport 2 nd son & Isaac Davenport 3 d son of s d Henry Davenport" the 
 elder of I st part, Rich d Read &'■ W m Wood of 2 Bd part, Tho' Redd ot 
 Blackwood Hill afs d Father -of* s d Mary & J a' Hordern of 3 d part In 
 consid" of a Marr. had between. s d _//z° Davenport & Mary Read & of her 
 portion s a Henry Davenport the elder fn° Davenport Henry Davenport the 
 younger & Isaac Davenport Did grant & Rel. to Rick d Read & W m Wood 
 & their Heirs All said Messe called Ball Haye with the land tyths &c. 
 To hold to them as to a moiety to us« of Henry Davenport the elder for 
 life, Rem' to use of s d Hannah for life,. Rem' to the s' l fn" for life, Rem' 
 to i st and other sons of s d Jn" Davenport with rem' over. As to the 
 other moiety to use of s> A Jn° Davenport for life Rem' to use of s d Mary 
 for life Rem' to I st & other sons of s d _/>z' Davenport with rem' over. 
 
 Thomas Reade is here described as of Blackwood Hill, 
 but was probably living at Baddiley. The Richard Reade 
 would be his brother. As John Davenport is described as of 
 Blackwood Hill, it seems possible he may have rented his 
 father-in-law's estate there. 
 
 Of Sarah Reade, who married Joseph Betteley, little is 
 known. According to James Reade, 1 her nephew, she had 
 two daughters Mary and Sarah, who in 1780 were .both 
 married. The following entries in the Nantwich registers 
 probably record their baptisms. 
 
 1741. May 17. bapt. Mary dau. of Joseph Betteley, Victualler. 
 1743. Oct- 9- bapt. Sarah dau. of Joseph Betteley, Victualler. 
 
 There seem, however, to have been several Joseph 
 Betteleys in Nantwich at that period, and great confusion is 
 caused by the names of the mothers not being given in the 
 entries, and the fathers' trades being variously stated. 
 Admon. of the estate of Joseph Betteley of Nantwich, inn- 
 holder, was granted at Chester, 6 Jany. 1777, to Elizabeth, 
 Sarah and Mary, spinsters, his daughters ; Randle Betteley 
 of Acton, yeoman, being a surety to the bond. As two of 
 the daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, 2 afterwards married, I 
 was inclined to think this Joseph was the one who married 
 Sarah Reade, but it seems quite clear that he was not. 
 Betteley was a very common name in Nantwich, Acton 
 Baddiley and Wybunbury. 
 
 The following is a series of signatures of Thomas Reade 
 [1671-1736] of Blackwood Hill and later of Baddiley. 
 
 Admon. of Richard Biddulph, of Heaton, Leek, yeo. 
 
 granted n Apl. 1717 at Lichfield. Thomas Reade I J tf Q J> O 
 an appraiser 26 Men. 1717. I ■'"•"' ~^8&M £/ 
 
 See p. 35. 
 
 See note p. 29. 
 
PEDIGREE I 
 
 Will of John Biddulph of Black-y 
 
 wood Hill, yeo., dated 24 May 
 
 .1718, proved 5 Aug. 1718 at I 
 
 . 'Lichfield. Thomas Reade a 
 
 witness. ' ' ' ) 
 
 Will of William Crompton, the, 
 •younger, of Blackwood Hill, 
 .yeo., dated isMay 1718, proved I 
 ,9 Oct. 17.18 at Lichfield. 
 .Thomas Reade appraiser 30 1 
 'June 1718. 
 
 Will of William Crompton, of\ 
 ' Tarkgate, Horton, yeoman, 
 
 '""dated 13 June 1719, proved 15 
 Oct. 1719 at.Lichfield. . Thomas | 
 ,- Reade a witness. 
 
 Admon. of Mary Crompton, of\ 
 Horton, spinster, granted 27 1 
 r Oct. 1726 at Lichfield. Thomas 
 Reade an appraiser 6 Sept. 
 1726. 
 
 Admon. of Mary Crompton, of\ 
 Park-ha-gate, Horton, widow, 
 granted 7 Nov. 1728 at Lich- ■. 
 field. Thomas Reade an ap- 
 praiser 13 July 1728. ) 
 
 Will .'of Thomas Crompton, of\ 
 . Parkgate, Horton, yeo., dated 
 14 Apl. 1729, proved .8 May I 
 1729 at Lichfield. Thomas [ 
 
 " Reade a witness. 
 
 Will of William Crompton, of 
 
 Blackwood Hill, yeo., dated 
 
 i Feb. 1726, proved 6 Nov. 
 
 I 1729 at Lichfield. Thomas and 
 
 .. Richard Reade the appraisers 
 
 , 2 Aug, 1729, 
 
 
 CLO & 
 
 
 ■ It will be noticed that Thomas Reade ceased to use the 
 "j'unior" after the death of his uncle Thomas Reade in 
 1724/5. The signature of Richard Reade in 1729 was no 
 doubt that of Thomas Reade's younger brother. The signa- 
 ture of Thomas Reade in 1728 may be Thomas Reade's 
 Second son [1706-^92], as it seems rather different, but one 
 would expect "junior" to be added. 
 
 :., Various arms have been used by different members of 
 the family, but I have no record of our common ancestors 
 having borne any. Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade used the 
 arms of the West Country Reades, 1 and the descendants of 
 the Rev. George Reade of Over Peover have used the arms 
 of the Oxfordshire Reades, with whom they have always 
 considered themselves allied in some way. In this connexion 
 refer to the monument to Sir Thomas Reade (Plate XI), 
 and the bookplate of Charles Reade (p. 51). 
 
 There was a Francis Reade buried 4 June 1695 at Horton. 
 His will was dated 25 May 1695 and proved 11 Oct. 1695 
 at Lichfield, by Anne his widow and his brother-in-law 
 Thomas Daniel of Stanley. He had sons Richard, Francis, 
 Henry) George, John, Joseph (bapt. 6 Feb. 167 1/2), and 
 Thomas (bapt 22 Dec. 1673) ; and daughters Anne, and 
 Mary who was married 14 July 1685 to John Brookes of 
 Horton. Margaret Reade was a witness to the will. I have 
 not discovered his connexion with the family, nor definitely 
 
 ' • ■ ' Azure, a griffin segreant or ; crest, an eagle displayed sable, armed and 
 beaked gules. '• ■ 
 
 traced his descendants. There was, however, a Geb'rge 
 
 Reade of Horton who, married Elizabeth before 1752, 
 
 and whose descendants became numerous in the parish early 
 in the nineteenth century, some of them being still small 
 farmers in the district. This George Reade may very likely 
 have been of the stock of Francis. ..." 'I 
 
 ■ --;• WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS.' 
 
 In dei nomine Amen the therettene daie of October In the yeare 
 of our .Ldrde God one thousande fyve hundrethe fiftie and eights. J 
 ROGER REEDE of blackwoode in the parri.sshe of Horton sycke in 
 bodye but of good and perfecte Remembrance laud and praise be unto 
 Almightye god ordeyne and make this my presente testamente con- 
 .teuiynge herein my laste will In maner and forme folowynge fyrste 
 I bequeathe: my soule unto Almightye God our Ladye Sayncte marie and 
 all the holye companye of heaven my bodye to be buried in the churcji 
 yarde of horton forsaide Item my dettes paid and my funerall exspences 
 discharged the residue of all my goodes dettes arid cattails both move- 
 able and unmoveable I give and bequeathe unto my wife Margarete and 
 my sixe children Willm Thomas Richard Agnes Margery e &» Margare^t 
 equallye to be devided amongest theym accordynge to the lawe of this 
 Realme Item I ordeyne and make my forsaide wife Margarete and 
 Thomas Biddulphe my true and lafull executors to fulfill this my last* 
 Will and testamente Item I constitute and make John MalkynThaSfts 
 Mayatt and Richarde olcote overseers of this my said will-& testamente 
 theise beynge witnesses steven Saunderson Rycharde Malken & Willm 
 Knighte the elder with others. 
 
 Dettes owynge urito me the forsaide testator Imprimis John Malken of 
 the Yate vi 11 Item the same John Malken for a bargayne of sheepe 
 x" vi* viii d Item the same John Malken for another bargayne iiii 1 ' Item the 
 same John Malken for another bargayne iiii" Item John Malken of Ladye 
 more iiii" vi s viii d Item the same John Malken of Ladye more xxvi s viii d 
 Item the same John Malken of Ladye more yf he acquyte out Sarteyne 
 grounde now in my tenure and holdynge att the feaste of thanunciatyon 
 of our Ladye next ensuynge the date hereof then he to repaye unto me 
 myne executors or assignes att y e said feaste v" vi s viii d Item George 
 Barton^ xiii 5 iiii d Item GeJfraye Wythinlaw xxxiii d Item Willm Knyghte 
 viii 8 Item Thomas Adderleye xx s Item Rycharde Kene iii s iiii d Item wydowe 
 Staleye of Horton v s Item James Colyar ii* iv d Item Thomas Pyalt xx s .. 
 
 Dettes which I the forsaide testator doe owe Imprimis Roberte Knighte 
 vii" vi s viii d Item Rycharde Kene xx s Item Thomas Kene iiii s viii d . 
 
 Proved 19 January 1558/9. 
 Registry at Lichfield.] 
 
 [Extracted from the District Probate 
 
 In the name of God Amen the first day of March in the xli tie yeare 
 of the reigne of Elizabeth the Queens ma ,ie y' nowe is etc. I WILLM 
 READE howe curat of Rushton wi th in the prishe of Leeke and county 
 of Staff, minister sicke in bodie but pfpfect remebrance (god be praysed 
 therefore) make my testament containinge herein my last Will in maner 
 & forme followinge First I bequeathe my soule unto almightie god my 
 maker and unto Jesus Xpt my Redeemer by whose p'cious bloude 
 sheedinge I trust to have remission of my sinnes & my bodie to be 
 buried in the Church of Horton neire the dore one the south syde Item 
 I geve & bequeath unto v children of Robert Healh x of Horton by name 
 John Willm Ellen Margaret and Isabell everie one of them severally 
 vi s viii d Item I geve and bequeath unto v childre of Thomas Reade my 
 brother by name Thomas A7ine Margaret John and Marie everie one of 
 them severally vi s viii' 1 Item I geve and bequeath unto ii. daughters of 
 Richard Reade my brother ether vi s viii d Item I geve and bequeath unto 
 Elisabeth Baddiday my god daughter xii d Item I geve & bequeath unto 
 Thomas Turnocke" iii s iiii d Item I geve unto Ellen Turnocke iii s iiii d Item all 
 the rest of my goodes both movable & unmovable after my debts payed 
 
 See p. 2.' 
 
 See p. 2. 
 
8 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 and funerall expences discharged I geve and bequeath unto Richard 
 Reade my brother Willm Reade my godsone Mary Bridgwood and 
 Caterin Heath my god daughter equally to be devided amonge them 
 Item I make my true & lawfull executors John Bridgwood & Robert 
 Heath Item I desire to be my overseer Thomas Reade & Richard Reade, 
 Debts which the sayd Testator doth owe 
 
 Imp Thomas Turnock 
 Item Ellen Turnock 
 Item Anne Hilton . 
 Item Ellen Hilton . 
 Item Elizabeth Hilton 
 Item John Adder ley 
 Item Thomasin Nabb 
 
 Debtes owinge unto the sayd testator 
 Imp Thomas Turnocke 
 Item The same Thomas 
 Item The same Thomas . 
 Item Willih Stoddert the elder 
 Item Mathewe Booth the eld' 
 Item Edward Sutton gent 
 Item Thomas Knight 
 Item John Skelhorne 
 Item Ellen Roile 
 Item John Dresser . 
 Item Thomas Sutton 
 hem William Sutton 
 Item Tho. Sutton . 
 Item Edward Dickenson gent 
 Item Thomas Goodfelowe the elder 
 
 Item for servinge the Cure at Rushton for one halfe yeare due at the 
 purificaon of Marie last past Theise witnes Rich Mychell curat Robert 
 Heath John Bridgewood Thomas Reade w th others. 
 
 Proved 28 March 1599. [Extracted from the District Probate 
 Registry at Lichfield.] 
 
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 Administration of the estate of THOMAS READ of Blackwood Hill 
 in the parish of Horton, husbandman, was granted at Lichfield 6 Dec. 
 1627 to Ellen Read of Horton, widow, the relict. Surety, Richard Smith 
 of Gratton, co, Stafford, husbandman. 
 
 A true and pfect Inventorie of all the goods cattell and chattell of 
 Thomas Read of Blackwood Hill in the parish of Horton and countie 
 of Staff, husbandman taken and praised by Thomas Biddulph Thomas 
 Stony er Thomas Mayotl and John Heath the first day of December Anno 
 dofm 1627 as followeth 
 
 Imprimis two cowes seized for two herriotts . . . iiii 1 " xiii 9 iiii d 
 
 Item corne and hay in the barne iiii" o o 
 
 Item three coafers and two great Arkes . . . . o x ! o 
 Hem one old chaff bedd two old cov'lets & one old 
 
 blanckett o v' o 
 
 Item two paire of old hempen sheets one table cloth six 
 
 hempen napkins & one towell . , . , o in* iiii d 
 Item two paire of bedsteds one meat board one forme w lh 
 
 other loose boards , o ii s vi d 
 
 Item three looms one little close bonck w th other treene 
 
 ware o ii' o 
 
 Item Oate meale o v s o 
 
 Item two fliches of bacon o vi' viii d 
 
 Item foure potts of butter eight cheeses one batch of bread 
 
 and oat meale o vii' o 
 
 Item five little brass pans one chafing dishe & two little 
 
 skellett o xiii" iiii d 
 
 Item three little brasse potts o xiii s iiii d 
 
 Item twelve little pewter dishes eight little counterfets two 
 salts one pewter cupp six spoones & one brass 
 candlesticke .... 
 
 Item iron ware w th in the house 
 
 Item iron ware belonging to husbandrie 
 
 Item one frying pan and one bakestoun 
 
 Item worthing 
 
 Item poultrie ware .... 
 
 Item fewell 
 
 Item saddles and bridles . . 
 
 Item chaires stooles and cushions . 
 
 Item two spining wheeles 
 
 Item hemp in barn .... 
 
 Item reparrell and money in his purse 
 
 Sum tot. xiiii" v' viii* 
 
 [The Inventory is endorsed, " Lich. 6 Decemb. 1627. Inventarjum 
 bonorum Thome Reade Capellarie de Rushton defuncti."] 
 
 
 
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 In the name of God Amen the five and twenth day of March in thirtith 
 year of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles the second &c. 
 Anno dni 1678 I DOROTHY READ of Blackwood in the parish of 
 Horton & county of Stafford Widdow doe make & ordaine this my last 
 Will & Testament in manner & form following First I give & 
 bequeth my soule to Almighty God my Creator trusting & confidently 
 expecting to be saved through the alone Merittes bitter death and passion 
 of Jesus Christ my Redeemer And my body to the earth from whence it 
 came there to be laid in Christian buriall at the discretion of my Executor 
 And as for my worldly estate I give & bequeath as followeth (that is to 
 say) I give & bequeath to Margrett Crompton my grandchilde 13' o4 d and 
 unto Mary Crompton W m Crompton Tho. Crompton Elis. Crompton and 
 Allso unto Thomas Reade Margrett Reade and Ann Reade 02 5 o6 d a peece 
 all of them being my grandchildren Item I give and bequeath unto 
 Margrett Reade my grandchilde my coffer Item I give unto my daughter 
 Dorothy Crompton and my daughter in law Margrett Reade all my wear 
 ing apparrell equally to be divided between them and allso 05' a peece 
 Item it is my will and minde that all the debts I owe to any pson in right 
 or conscience bee justly paid by my executors hereafter named and when 
 my debts are paid and funerall expences satisfied It is my will and minde 
 that the remaining p 1 of my estate goods and cattells bee equally devided 
 betweene my sonns William Reade John Reade and Thomas Reade Item 
 Imake my sonns John Reade and Thomas Reade my executors Item I 
 leave Francis Challenor of the Knowles and W " Hancock of the Ashes 
 my Trustes to see the .pformance of this my last Will and Testam' In 
 witness hereof I have put my hand & seale the day and yeare 
 aboves d . 
 
 Dorothy Reade Q) her marke 
 
 The Testatur doth publish and declare this to bee her last Will and 
 Testamen' in presence of viz. 
 
 William Crompton junior 
 W. Hancock 
 Carswell 24 Octobris 84 
 
 Fiat Probatio tesfi suprascripti et AdiS bon testatricis Thome Read et 
 Johi Read EXibus in eocf noiatis 
 
 Jurat cora me 
 
 Tho, Dresser Surrogat 
 [Extracted from the District Probate Registry at Lichfield.] 
 
 A true and pfect inventory of all and singular the goods cattells and 
 chattel & debts of Dorothy Reade of Blackwoodhill Widow who dyed 
 the 17 th day of Sept. in the thirty sixt yeare of the Raigne of our 
 Sov'aign Lord King Charles the seed of England Scotland France and 
 Ireland &c anno dofh 1684 by us whose names are hereunto subscribed. 
 
PEDIGREE I 
 
 Imprimis six cows . 
 
 Item heifers and sterks . 
 
 Item Three calfes . 
 
 Item An oxe . 
 
 Item one ould mare and three coul 
 
 Item a sow and a pig 
 
 Item geese five 
 
 Item corne and hay 
 
 Item cheese six hunderd 
 
 Item meale malt and wheat 
 
 Item Baken 
 
 Item Sheets seaventeene pair a dozen of Napkins 
 
 Item Two chafbeds one feather bed one boulster five 
 
 pillows two blankets a coverlid an under blanket 
 Item two coffers one paier of bedsteds & curtaining five 
 
 sex a winnow sheet one chaf bed .... 
 Item Three bedsteds and all belonging to them an arke 
 Item Brasse Ironware and peuter . 
 Item All woodden ware pitchers dust meanure 
 
 Item Turfes and coales 
 
 Item Hempe brundrit baxton .... 
 Item All Bils and bonds ..... 
 Item her wearing Apparell and money in her purse 
 
 John Biddulph J his mark 
 
 William Crompton 
 Thomas Crompton 
 
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 Administration of the estate of JOHN READ of Blackwood Hill, 
 parish of Horton, blacksmith, was granted at Lichfield 24 May 1687 to 
 William Read of the parish of Horton, husbandman, the natural and 
 lawful brother of the deceased. Surety, William Challenor of Horton, 
 
 A true and pfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattell and 
 debts oijohn Reade of Blackwoodhill in y° pish of Horton Blacksmith 
 who dyed the 29 th day of April in the third yeare of the Raigne of our 
 King James y e seacond of Ingland Scotland France & Ireland anno 
 dom 1687. 
 
 Imp his wearing apparrel & money in his purse 
 
 Item All his tooles and iron horseshewes nailes 
 
 Item one bed and all belonging to it 
 
 Item sheets and linen cloth .... 
 
 Item his bonds bils with interest . 
 
 Item in his smithy booke owing to him of desperate 
 
 debts 48 
 
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 praisers are 
 Will. Crompton ju 
 Edward Rodger s R his mark 
 fohn Stonyer 
 
 May y e 25 th day 1708 In the name of God Amen I DOROTHY 
 CROMPTON of Harricles in the parish of Leek do comitt my sole 
 into the hands of Almighty God who is my creator And my body to be 
 buried in such decent manner as my Executor shall thinke fit Item First 
 I give & bequeath unto my son Thomas Crompton one cow & he is to 
 take his choyce Item I give unto my doughter Margaret Crompton one 
 peice of Gold Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Myott one peiceof 
 gold and all my wearing cloaths Item I give unto all & every one of my 
 granchildren five shillings apeice Item I give unto my son William 
 
 Crompton five shillings Item I give unto Ralph Adghead fifty shillings 
 And after my debts and funerall expences are dischared Item I give & 
 bequeath unto Nathan Crompton & Peter Crompton my sons & Margaret 
 Crompton my daughter all the rest & residue of my personal estate goods 
 & Cattels whatsoever equally to be divided amongst them and doe 
 nominate & appoynt William Crompton & Nathan Crompton my sons 
 full & sole Executors of this my last Will & testament in manner afore- 
 said In Witnes hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the day & 
 yeare first above written 
 
 Dorothy Crompton 
 her marke 
 
 Sealled signed & delivered ( 
 in the presents of us | 
 
 Arthur Godwin 
 
 Ralph Adggott 
 
 his R marke 
 
 Proved 14 October 1708 by William Crumpton and Nathan Crump- 
 ton. [Extracted from the District Probate Registry at Lichfield.] 
 
 In the name of God Amen this Twenty-Eighth day of August in the 
 yeare of our Lord God One Thousande Seaven Hundred and Eighteene 
 I WILLIAM READ of the Fields in the parish of Horton & County of 
 Stafford Yeoman being weak in body but of sound & disposeing mind 
 and memory (praised be God for the same) do make & ordaine this my 
 last Will and Testam' in manner & form following And first & 
 principally I comend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my 
 Creato r hopeing through the meritts of Christ Jesus my Savio r to receive 
 free pardon & remission of all my Sins And my body I comitt to the 
 Earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my Exec" hereinafter 
 named And as touching such temporall estate as God hath bin pleased 
 to bestow upon me I do hereby give devise & dispose of the same as 
 followeth Imprimis whereas I am now seized of two Customary or Copyhold 
 Messuages or Tenem ts situate standing or being in the Mann r and parish 
 of Horton afores d in the s d County of Stafford & comonly called by the 
 severall names of the Feilds Tenem' and Hodgegreene Tenem' & now in 
 the severall holdings of me the s d William Read & of one Richard 
 Goodwin or our under Tenants And also of all those severall as well 
 Freehold as Copyhold lands Meadowes leasowes & pastures to the s" 
 severall Messuages or Tenem' 5 respectively belonging And also of one 
 other Close or parcell of Freehold land situate lyeing & being in the 
 parish of Horton afores d & comonly called the Hall moor 1 with their & 
 every of their appurtince 3 (which s d two Customary or Copyhold 
 Messuages & so much of the lands belonging thereunto as is Copyhold 
 I have surrendred according to the Custome of the s d Mann r of Horton 
 to such use and uses intents & purposes & Subject to such provisoes 
 Condicons and lymittacons as by my last Will & Testam' in writeing 
 duely executed I should lymitt direct & appoynt) And whereas also I am 
 seized of all Tythes & Tenths comeing growing or happening in & upon 
 the s d two severall Messuages or Tenem" Lands & j?mises or any of 
 them Now my mind & will is & I do hereby give and bequeath the 
 afores d Messuages lands Tythes & j?mises with their & every of their 
 appurtifices unto such pson & psons & subject to such provisoes 
 lymittacons & Agreem ,s as is herein hereafter menconed & expressed 
 (that is to say) As for & concerning all that Messuage or Tenem' called 
 Hodgegreene afores d & all houses Outhouses Edifices buildings Barnes 
 Stables Orchards Gardens foulds & backsides to the same belonging And 
 also all those As well Freehold as Copyhold lands Meadowes leasowe 
 pastures feedings Closes Inclosures peices & parcells of land Meadow & 
 pasture woods underwoods Comons wayes privileges & advantages what- 
 soever to the said last menconed Messuage land & j?mises belonging 
 or in any wise appertaining togath r with all & all manner of Tythes & 
 Tenths thereof I do hereby give devise & bequeath the same & every 
 part and parcell thereof with their & every of their appurtifices unto my 
 eldest Son Thomas Read & to his heyres and Assignes for ever upon 
 Condicon nevertheless & charged & chargeable as is herein after 
 
 1 See note p. 3. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 menconed Item I give & bequeath unto my two daughters Mary Read & 
 Ellen Read the sume of One Hundred and Forty pounds of lawfull money 
 of Great Brittaine to be equally divided betwixt them and to be paid 
 unto them by their said broth 1 Thomas Read or his heyres within Twelve 
 Months next after my decease And I doe hereby further will & devise 
 that the s d last mentioned Messuage or Tenem' called Hodgegreene with 
 all the lands Tythes & hereditam' 5 to the same belonging shall be charged 
 with- and lyable & subject to the paym' of the s d Sume of One Hundred 
 & Forty pounds so as afores d bequeathed to my s d two daughters Item 
 I give & bequeath unto every Grand Child as I shall happen to have 
 at the tyme of my decease the Sume of Five Shillings of like money to be 
 paid unto them also by my s d Son Thomas Read within Twelve Months 
 next after my decease out of the Rents & profitts of the s d last menctined 
 Messuage lands & p>mises & I do hereby charge the same with the 
 paym' thereof Item as for & concerning all that my oth r Messuage or 
 Tenem' called Fields afores d & all houses Outhouses Edifices buildings 
 Orchards Gardens Foulds & backsides to the same belonging And also 
 all those as well freehold as Copyhold lands Meadowes leasowes pastures 
 woods underwoods wayes waters Comons & advantages whatsoever to 
 the s d last menconed Messuage now belonging with their & every of their 
 appurtihces & which are now in the possession of me or my under 
 Tenants Togath' with all the Tythes & Tenths thereof And also that 
 Close or parcell of land called the Hallmoor with the appurtinces with all 
 the Tythes & privileges thereunto also belonging I do hereby give & 
 bequeath the same & every part thereof with their & every of their 
 appurtinces unto my younger Son Richard Read his heyres & Assignes 
 for ever Provided allways & upon this Condicon & I do hereby will & 
 devise that my said Son Richard Read his heyres or assignes shall out of 
 the last menconed Messuage lands & pmises well & truely pay unto my 
 loveing wife Margaret Read & her Assignes the yearly sume of Ten 
 pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittaine for & dureing the terme of 
 her naturall life upon every Twenty ninth day of September & Twenty 
 Fifth day of March by even & equall porcons free & clear of & from all 
 manner of ordinary or extraordinary Taxes levyes dutyes Assessm" 
 imposscons & oth r paym" whatsoever the first paym' thereof to begin & 
 to be made upon such of the s d dayes as shall first & next happen after 
 my decease (which s d Annuity of Ten pounds togath r with my best bed 
 & its furniture which I do hereby give & bequeath unto my s d wife I do 
 hereby will & desire that she will accept of & take the same in Hew of her 
 Dower & thirds at the Comon Law) And in case it shall happen that 
 default shall be made in paym' of the s d Annuity or yearly Rent charge 
 of Ten pounds or any part thereof contrary to the true intent & meaning 
 of these p'sents that then it shall & may be lawfull to & for the s d 
 Margarett Read & her Assignes into & upon all or any part of the s d 
 jJmises out of which s d Annuity or yearly Rent charge of Ten pounds is 
 lymitted to be issueing as afores d to enter & distrayne as in case of a 
 Rent charge the Law does allow And also my mind & will further is 
 that my s d Son Richard Read his heyres and Assignes shall out of the 
 afores d Messuage lands & pmises so as afores d bequeathed unto him 
 within Twelve Months next after my decease levy & raise the Sume of 
 One Hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittaine which s d Sume 
 I do hereby will & devise shall be disposed of as followes (to witt) to my 
 s d two daughters Mary & Ellen the Sume of Thirty pounds apeice part 
 thereof & to my two daughters Anne & Dorothy the remaining Forty 
 pounds that is to say to each of them Twenty which s d Sume of One 
 Hundred pounds shall be paid by my s d Son Richard Read to his s d Four 
 Sisters in manner as afores d at the end of One Yeare next after my 
 decease And furth' also that my s d Son Richard shall pay & discharge all 
 my debts and Fun'all expences Item I do hereby further will & devise 
 that the s d Messuage or Tenem' called Fields & all the lands Tythes 
 & remises to the same belonging togath' with the afores d Close called 
 Hallmoor with their & every of their appurtinces shall be charged with & 
 lyable & subject to the paym' as well of the afores d Annuity of Ten 
 pounds as also of the s d Sume of One Hundred pounds so as afores d 
 given to my s d Four daughters togafh' with my debts & Fun'all expences 
 Item I give & bequeath unto my s d loveing Son Richard Read one bed 
 with its Furniture One long Table in the house One dishboard & two 
 Male Arks Item I give & bequeath unto my s d two daughters Mary Read 
 & Ellen Read & each of them one Cow to be chosen & Let out by their 
 
 s d Moth r & also all the rest household goods of whatsoever nature or 
 Kind the same to be equally divided betwixt the s" Mary & Ellen share 
 & share alike Item as for & concerning all the rest of my Quick Stock & 
 all my Husbandryware & as also all oth r my personal estate not herein 
 before disposed of I do hereby give & bequeath the same &. every part 
 thereof unto my s d Son Richard Read he paying & dischargeing my debts 
 & Funerall expences as afores d And. I do hereby nominate constitute 
 & appoynt my s d loveing Wife Margarett Read & my s d two Sons 
 Thomas Read & Richard Read to be Exec" of this my last Will & 
 Testam' hereby revoaking & making void all & every former & other 
 Will & Wills heretofore by me made In witnesse whereof I have to this 
 my last Will & Testam' written in two Sheets of paper put my hand 
 & Seale the day & yeare first within written. 
 
 William R Read 
 his mark 
 Signed & Sealed by the Testato r W" Read & by him published & 
 declared to be his last Will & Testament in the p'sence of us who did 
 subscribe our names as Witnesses in thep'sence & at y e request of the s d 
 Testato'. 
 
 William Dudley Peter Crompton 
 
 W m Bostock 
 Apud Cheadle 9 Octobris Anno Dni 1718 Fiat Probatio hujus 
 Testam" et AdTo Bonorum ejusd. Defti Thome Read et Rtchardo Read 
 Exo" in dicto Testam' Nominat. Reservata potestate pro altero Exo re 
 cum venerit. 
 
 Juf Exo" s p'd. coram me 
 Joh. Husband sur. 
 Teste Car. Hinckes N. P. 
 
 [Extracted from the District Probate Registry at Lichfield.] 
 
 In the name of God Amen I THOMAS READ of Fields in the 
 parish of Horton in the county of Stafford Yeorfi being weak in body but 
 of perfect and sound mind & memory do make this my last Will & 
 Testament in manner and form following First I cofhend my soul into 
 the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently 
 interred at the discretion of my Exec" hereafter named And as touching 
 such worldly estate which God has been pleased to bless me with I dis- 
 pose thereof as follows Imp" it is my mind & will that all such debts 
 which I shall happen to owe at the time of my decease to be in the first 
 place paid and discharged by my Exec" hereinafter named out of my 
 personal estate Item whereas I am now seized of one customary or coppy- 
 hold messuage or tenement with the Appurtences called Cockshutt Lane 
 and three acres & one fourth part of an acre of customary Land 
 (whether more or less) to the said messuage or tenem' belonging with 
 their & every of their appurtences situate lying and being within the 
 Hamlett of Horton in the Mannor aforesaid and now in the severall hold- 
 ings of Richard Read & Mary Goodwin Widdow which said messuage 
 Lands & p^mises I have surrendered according to the custom of the 
 Mannor of Horton aforesaid To such use and uses as by my last Will and 
 Testament I should limit declare & appoint As in and by the said 
 surrender relation being thereunto had it doth & may appear Now my 
 mind & will is and I do hereby give and devise unto my nephew 
 Thomas Read & to his heires & assignes for ever All that the aforesaid 
 Customary or Coppyhold messuage or tenement called Cockshutt Lane 
 and all houses outhouses buildings barnes stables Orchards gardens & 
 backsides to the same belonging with the appurtinces and also all those 
 closes pieces or parcels of customary Land (part of the aforesaid three 
 acres & one fourth part of an acre of customary Land hereinbefore 
 menconed & recited to be surrendered as aforesaid) called or comonly 
 known by the name of the backside & the Wood Meadow together with 
 all wayes waters watercourses woods underwoods hedges ditches fences 
 comons profitts privileges hereditaments & appurtences to the same 
 belonging which said messuage & p"mises are now in the holding or 
 occupacon of the said Mary Goodwin. And all & all manner of Tyths 
 as well prediall personall & mixt as of any sort or kind w'soever yearly or 
 otherwise coming growing arising renewing multiplying increasing or 
 
PEDIGREE I 
 
 ii 
 
 happening in upon or out of the same or any part .thereof Item I give 
 and devise unto my nephew Richard Read and to his heirs & assignes 
 for ever all the rest residue & remainder of the aforesaid three acres and 
 one fourth part of an acre of customary land now in the holding or occu- 
 pacon of him the said Richard Read and do consist' of two severall closes 
 peices or parcels of land meadow or pasture called or known by the 
 severall names of the Rush Croft & Rush Croft meadow or by what other 
 name or names the same or either: of them is or are comonly called or 
 known together with all ways waters watercourses woods underwoods 
 hedges ditches fences comons profitts privileges hereditaments & appur- 
 tefices to the same belonging And all & all manner of Tyths as well 
 prediall personal & mixt as of any other sort or kind whatsoever yearly 
 or otherwise coming growing arising renewing multiplying increasing or 
 happening in upon or out of the same or any part thereof Item I give & 
 devise unto my said nephew Richard Read & to his heirs & assignes 
 for ever All that my freehold piece or parcel of land meadow or pasture 
 comonly called or known by the name of Bradshaw Croft situate .lying 
 & being in Gratton in the said parish of Horton now in the holding or 
 occupacon of him the said Richard Read together with all ways waters 
 watercourses woods underwoods hedges ditches fences easements profntts 
 privileges comons heredit'am ,s & appurtefices whatsoever to the said free- 
 hold piece or parcell of land belonging or in anywise appertaining And 
 all & all manner of Tyths & Tenths as well prediall personall & mixt 
 as of any sort or kind w'soever yearly or otherwise coming growing 
 arising renewing increasing multiplying or happening in upon or out of 
 the same or any part thereof Item I give and bequeath unto my two 
 nieces Mary Read Ik Ellen Read the. sum of twenty pounds apiece Item 
 I give & bequeath unto my niece Anne Biddulph of Crowburrow in the 
 said parish of Horton Widdow and to my niece Dorothy. wife of Samuel 
 Parker of Swanbitch in the parish of Audlem in the county of Chester 
 Yeorh the sum of fifteen pounds apiece Item I give & bequeath unto 
 John Locked Thomas Lockett William Lockett Mary Lockett & Joan 
 Lockett children of John Lockett of Barnslee in the said parish of Horton 
 Yeofh the sum of forty shillings apiece AH: which said legacys I desire 
 may be paid by my Exec" within twelve months next after my decease 
 Item all the rest residue & remainder of my personal estate of what 
 nature or kind soever the same be (after my debts legacys & funerall 
 expenses together with the charges of proving this my Will are satisfied 
 paid & discharged) I give unto my said two nephews Thomas Read 
 & Richard Read equally to be divided betwixt them & do constitute & 
 appoynt them the s d Thomas Read & Richard Read Exec" of this my 
 last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any 
 time heretofore made In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand 
 & seal the fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord God One 
 thousand seven hundred & twenty four 
 
 Signed sealed published & declared to be the last \ 
 
 Will & Testament of the said Thomas Read in the his marke 
 
 p'sence of us who have subscribed our names as Y Thomas X Reade 
 
 witnesses hereunto at the request & in the Testators & seale 
 
 p'sence ' 
 
 W m Crompton 
 
 Thomas Biddulph T his marke 
 Peter Crompton 
 
 Proved8'. h April i725by Thomas Read and Richard Read. [Extracted 
 from the District Probate Registry at Lichfield.] 
 
 JAMES CONDLIFF, of Buglawton, Cheshire, tanner. Will dated 
 23 Nov. 1753. My sister Sarah Condliff. Property in Congleton on 
 trust to James Rowley of Overton, par. of Biddulph, Staffs., and William 
 Rowley of Overton. To loving wife ' .£230. Ellen Condliff younger 
 daughter, and Elizabeth Condliff older daughter, of my late nephew 
 James Condliff of Tides well, Derbyshire, surgeon, deed. Nephew John 
 Condliff, son of late brother John Condliff deed. Nephews John and 
 Thomas Condliff £Zo apiece. Nephew William Condliff, and nieces 
 
 1 He does not mention his wife's name. 
 
 Ann Condliff and Margaret Condliff £60 apiece. Signed, James Condliff. 
 Wits. James Barrett, John Atkinson, Thomas Staley, J a' Howley. Will 
 proved at Chester, 1 Mch. 1754. 
 
 ELLEN READ, of Buglawton, Cheshire. Will dated 25 Jany. 1762. 
 I give to my sister Mary Condliff all money, goods and chattels for her 
 life, and after her death the following legacies to be paid on my behalf. 
 Item I give to my nephews Thomas Locket, John Locket and William 
 Locket £\o each. Item I give to Mary Walton 1 and Joan Greaves 1 
 £\o each. Item I give to Thomas Biddulph, John Biddulph and 
 Richard Biddulph £10 each. Item I give to Mary Greaves'' and 
 Dorothy Yardley- ,£10 each. Item I give to my brother Richard Read 
 £^o, and to his three sons William . Read, Richard Read and Thomas 
 Read ^20 each. " Item I Give to my Brother Richard's son John Read 
 his Wife Twenty Pounds." Item I give to my nephew William Read of 
 Springe Lane ^10 and to his eldest son £\o, and to his younger children 
 ,£5 each. Item I give to my nephew George Read £\o, and to his 
 brothers Thomas Read, John Read and Richard Read £\o each. Item 
 I give to William Parker, Thomas Parker and their sister Shusannah 
 Harding ^ £\o each. Item I give to John Davenport Attorney and his 
 sister 4 £\o each. Item I give to Thomas Parker son to aforesaid 
 Thomas Parker £5. I appoint my nephew George Read and my nephew 
 John Locket exors. of my will not doubting they will see same performed 
 in all things according to my trust in them reposed. Ellen Read, her 
 mark. Wits., James Staley, Thomas Ford, Hannah Baskervyle. Proved 
 at Chester 19 May 1763 by Geo. Read clerk and John Locket the exors 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT HORTON. 
 
 In Hopes I of A joyful and Glorious Re- | -surrection Here Resteth 
 the I Body of Margaret the Dear- [ ly beloved Wife of William | Reade 
 of the Fields and only | Daughter of Richard and | Sister to William 
 Dudley | late of Lym-House who De | parted this Life March the 13 th | 
 Anno Dpm 1724-5 | and in the 78 th Year of her Age. 
 
 In Hopes of A [ joyful and Glorious | Resurrection here Rest | eth 
 the Body of William | Reade of the Fields wh° | Departed this Life | 
 August the 30 th I Anno Dorh 1718 | and in the yy lh year of his | Age. 
 
 In Hopes | of A joyful and Glor[ious Rjesur | rection Here Res[teth 
 th]e [ Body of Thom[as Reade] of | the Fields who departed | this Life 
 March the 18 th day | Anno Dorfi i7[_2]4-5 | and in the yZ lh Year of 
 his Age. 
 
 [ The three preceding stones lie lengthwise a?id adjoining in the south 
 aisle, which was only built about the middle oj the nineteenth century. 
 Previous to that time they were in the churchyard, but their actual position 
 is probably unchanged. Some of the surface of the third stone has ftakfd 
 off, leaving gaps in the inscription, as indicated by brackets] 
 
 Here [ Lie the remains of Ellen | Reade of Buglawton Fifth 
 Daughter of William & | Margaret Reade late of | Blackwood-Hill who 
 died I July the i7 tL 1762 Aged 74. | Here | Also lie the remains of | Mary 
 Condliffe her | Sister who died April the | 21 st 1763 Aged 77. 
 
 [This stone is in the churchyard, by the south aisle] 
 
 1 Sisters of preceding, and daurs. of testator's sister Margaret Lockett. 
 ■ Sisters of preceding, and daurs. of testator's sister Anne Biddulph. 
 
 3 These were no doubt the children of testator's sister Dorothy Parker. 
 
 4 Her great-niece Sarah, daur. of John Davenport of Ball Haye, Leek. She 
 married James Hulme and was mother of James Davenport Hulme, M.D., of 
 Manchester and Ball Haye. 
 
 C 2 
 
12 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 In Memory | of Mary Wife of | John Davenport of | Ball-hay Buried 
 Feb. | 3 rd 1736 Aged 32 | Verily there is a reward | for the righteous | 
 doubtless there is a God | that judgeth the earth. 
 
 [The preceding inscription is on a slate tablet affixed to the wall of the 
 •vestry?^ 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT ASTBURY. 
 
 John Condliff of Congleton | Surgeon | Died Y e 6 th of June 1747 
 Aged 49 I Likewise Margaret his Wife died the ii'" | of January 1773 
 Aged 84 I Also John their son Tanner died | the 7 th of July 1774 
 aged 49. 
 
 Here lies the Body | of James Condliff of Buglawton | who died 
 November the 25 th 1753 | Aged 61. 
 
 EXTRACTS FROM HORTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1659/60. John y e son of William Reade x & of Ursula his wife was 
 
 baptized y e 2 nd day of January. 
 1659/60. Ellen Rheade 1 of Blackwood Hill was buryed y e 20"' day of 
 
 March. 
 1665. Thomas Crumton of Blackwood was married to Dorothy Read 
 
 the 12 of August. 
 1671. Thomas Alius Gulielmi Reade baptizatus tricesimo die Augusti. 
 1671/2. " Joane Reade 1 widdow " occurs in a list of recipients of charity 
 
 on 20 Feb. She received 8 s o d . 
 1676. Anna Read filia Gulielmi et Margarettae Reade baptizata fuit 
 
 vicesimo sexto die Decembris. 
 1679/80. Dorothea filia Guliel. Read & Margaret, baptizata fuit primo 
 
 die Januarii. 
 1681. Dorothea filia Gulielmi & Margrett. Read sepult. fuit Decimo 
 
 Octavo die Julii. 
 
 1683. Dorothy the daughter of W m Read of Blackwood Hill was 
 
 baptized the 26 th of April. 
 
 1684. W m Read, Hen. Baddeley, churchwardens. 
 
 1684. Dorothy Read was buryed Sep. 21. 
 
 1685. bap. Mary the Daughter of William Read Aprill y e 2 d . 
 
 1 I have not located these individuals. 
 
 1697/8. March 9 th . John Lockett & Margarett Reade w r married. 
 
 1 701/2. Thomas Reade Blackwood Hill, et Sara Godwin de Dunwood 
 Matrimonium contraxerunt 2 do Die Feb. 
 
 1702. Gulielmus filius Thomae et Sara Reade baptizatus fuit vicessimo 
 
 primo die Novembris. 
 
 1704. Maria filia Thomas et Sara Reade baptizata fuit Maii vices- 
 
 simo. 
 
 1705/6. Feb. 19 th Tho : son of Tho : & Sarah Reade was baptized. 
 
 1708. Dorothy Crompton was buryed June 1". 
 
 1711/12. Jany. 12 th . . . - 1 Daughter of Thomas & Sarah Reade was 
 baptized. 
 
 17 18. Sept. 3 rd William Reade Buried. 
 
 1724/5. Margaret Read of the Fields was buryed March y c 17. 
 
 1724/5. Thomas Read of y e Fields was buryed March y e 21. 
 
 1 730/1. mar. John Davenport to Mary Reade Jan. 28. 
 
 1736/7. bur. Mary Davenport Feb. 3 d . 
 
 1762. bur. Ellen Read from Buglawton 20 July. 
 
 1763. bur. Mary Condliff from Wolstanton late of Buglawton 
 
 25 April. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 1736/7. Thomas Read Senior was interred at this Parish Ch. 
 
 March 19 th 1736. 
 1763. bur. Sarah Reade Widow Jan ry 24. 
 
 ACTON [nr. nantwich] REGISTERS. 
 
 1737. Nov. 28 mar d Joseph Betteley & Sarah Read both of Acton by 
 lie. from M r Baldwin of Sandbach. 
 
 ASTBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1726. Maius 19. Jacob : Condliffe de Bugglawton in Paroch: de 
 
 Astbury Tanner et Maria Read de Horton in Com : Staffordie 
 Spr. in matrimonio conjuncti mere virtute Licentie concess. 
 Jo° Rowlands. 
 
 1 Name left blank in transcript. The baptism must be that of their son 
 Richard who was born only 13 days before. 
 
 PEDIGREE II. 
 
 DUDLEY OF UTTOXETER, WITH LATHBURY OF TATENHILL, AND BOTT OF ROCESTER. 
 
 The late Mr. H. Sydney Grazebrook, F.S.A., made a con- 
 siderable study of the Dudleys of Staffordshire, the result 
 of which may be found in vols, ix and x of the William 
 Salt Archaeological Society's Collections for a History of 
 Staffordshire, under the titles of " The Barons of Dudley," 
 and " Junior Branches of the family of Sutton, alias Dudley." 
 They throw no light on the Uttoxeter branch except that 
 abstracts are given of all the Dudley wills at Lichfield. The 
 abstracts I give are, however, much fuller, and some small 
 errors by Grazebrook are rectified. Moreover the important 
 will of Edward Dudley (1603) had not been discovered when 
 Grazebrook made his abstracts. 
 
 The following references to Dudleys of Uttoxeter, earlier 
 than the first date in my pedigree, were collected by Mr. 
 Marston from wills proved at Lichfield. The abstracts of 
 
 course are not complete, but only sufficiently full to make 
 the references intelligible. 
 
 Annys Pooker, of Uttoxeter. Will dated 27 June 1537. To Annys 
 Dudley 4 d . Proved about 1537. 
 
 Edmund Cheddleton, of Uttoxeter. Will dated 8 Aug. 1537. To 
 Elsabet Dodley 8 d . Proved in 1537. 
 
 Robert Hill, of Brobsons, par. of Uttoxeter. Will dated 7 Jany. 
 1556. Exors., Esabell my wife and Thomas Dudley. Proved 8 May 
 1556 by both exors. 
 
 Christopher Stockden, of Uttoxeter. Will dated 24 June 1557. 
 Exors., Margery my wife and Ellen Russell my daur.-in-law. Overseer, 
 John Bott my bror.-in-law. Wits., Thomas Chamberleyn, Thomas 
 Dudley, and Robert Alsoppe ; the same being appraisers of the 
 inventory. Proved 9 May 1558. 
 
 John Greaves, of Uttoxeter. Will dated 14 Jany. 1558. Inventory 
 dated 6 May 1558 ; appraisers, Thomas Dudley, Robert Butler, William 
 Allen and ■ . Proved 9 May 1558. 
 
PEDIGREE II 
 
 13 
 
 Ralph Hill, of Uttoxeter. Will dated 1 Aug. 1558. "Item I giffe 
 & bequethe to Agnes Dudley my servant mayde a whyte carsye peatti- 
 cote." Proved 21 Oct. 1558. 
 
 John Greatrakes, of Uttoxeter. Will dated 2 Aug. 1556. Inventory 
 dated 13 Apl. 1558; appraisers, John Taylor, Thomas More, John 
 Heather, Thomas Chamberleyn, Thomas Alen, Thomas Dudley, Robert 
 Alsoppe and Robert Myddleton. Proved 10 Apl. 1559. 
 
 Roland Haselum, of Uttoxeter, tanner. Will dated 23 Dec. 1562. 
 Debts which I owe : " Item to the said Jhon Dudleye 10s." Inventory 
 dated 7 Jany. 1 562 ; appraisers, Lewis Walker, Richard Flyer, Thomas 
 Goldyn, and John Dudley. Proved 23 Apl. 1563. 
 
 William Hyll, of the Brobson, par. of Uttoxeter, husbandman. Will 
 dated 14 Sept. 1566. "I ordayne & make mee trewe and lawful 
 Executors of this mee last wyll & testament Alis mee wyff & Thomas 
 Dudlye of Uttoxeter." Wits., Thomas Barnes, Clerk, Francis Russell, 
 Tlwmas Dudlye, Thomas Farwell and Edward Smyth. Proved 12 Apl. 
 1 567 by Alice the relict, power reserved for Thomas Dudley. 
 
 Edward Mynors, of Uttoxeter, esquire. Will dated 17 Feb. 1569. 
 " Item I gyve and bequeath to my brother Francis one other close called 
 the Parks in the holding of Thorns Dudley to have and to hold to the 
 said Francis for terme of his lyffe," etc. Proved 31 Oct. 1570. 
 
 The last reference is the most interesting, and no doubt 
 the Thomas Dudley is the one who starts my pedigree, or his 
 eldest son. There is still a superior farmhouse near Uttox- 
 eter called the Parks. It will be noticed that Edward 
 Dudley, who died 1602, also had a lease from the Mynors 
 family. 
 
 Any doubt as to the identity of Joan Lathbury (will 
 proved 1597) with Thomas Dudley's daughter is, I think, 
 set at rest by the fact that Agnes Hortell, widow, was a 
 witness to her will, this being the married name of another 
 daughter of Thomas Dudley. 
 
 John Bott, who married Catherine Dudley, was probably 
 a son of William Bott of Rocester, whose will, dated 16 May 
 3 Edward VI [1549], was proved 26 Oct. 1549 at Lichfield. 1 
 He mentions his wife Margaret, and also his children (all 
 minors), but not by name. The will of John Bott of 
 Rocester, dated 21 Aug. 1559, was proved at Lichfield 
 3 Oct. 1560, 2 but he leaves everything to Margarett Mackleye 
 and mentions no relatives. The will of John Bott of Quix- 
 hill, Rocester, husbandman, dated 22 June 1616, was proved 
 at Lichfield 20 July 1616. He mentions his godson John 
 Bott ; his wife Frances Bott ; and his servant Margery Botte 
 alias Foage. This John Bott would probably be the younger 
 brother of John Bott who married Catherine Dudley. I have 
 no particulars of Bott wills after 1650. 
 
 I have not been able to obtain such complete proof of all 
 the connexions in this pedigree as I should have liked to 
 present. There can, however, be little doubt that Edward 
 Dudley, who died 1602, was identical with Thomas Dudley's 
 eldest grandson Edward Dudley, who was to inherit the 
 property at Uttoxeter on the death of his father, Thomas 
 Dudley the younger. The curious Christian name of Trude, 
 bestowed on a granddaughter of Thomas Dudley and also 
 on a daughter of Edward Dudley, strengthens this view. 
 
 1 A witness to this will was John Garbet, priest and curate of Rocester. 
 
 2 A witness to this will was ' ' S r Wyllm Okeden curate there. " 
 
 Thomas Dudley of Uttoxeter, barber, whose will (1616) 
 is as churlish a document as one could read, may very likely 
 have been a son of William and Margery Dudley, as he 
 mentions a brother William and as Edward Dudley in 1603 
 nominated as two of his trustees, Thomas Dudley the elder 
 and William Dudley, his cousins. 
 
 As for the remainder of the pedigree, I may observe that it 
 includes every Dudley baptism in the Uttoxeter registers 
 from their commencement in 1596 up to 1730, with but one 
 exception in 1652. It also includes the wills of all Dudleys 
 of Uttoxeter proved at Lichfield up to 1800, and all the 
 evidences dovetail perfectly together. There is no direct 
 proof that Richard Dudley of Blackwood Hill was the one 
 baptized in 161 5 at Uttoxeter, but I feel sure that no one 
 who studies the wills and the registers will feel the slightest 
 doubt on this point. 
 
 As Ellen, wife of William Dudley, was buried 31 Jany. 
 1668/9, we ma y be sure that William Dudley who died 
 a fortnight later, aged 105, was her husband and the father 
 of the Rev. Henry Dudley. This age, if correct, would con- 
 stitute a slight difficulty, though, assuming Thomas Dudley 
 the first to have been born about 1500 (and everything points 
 to his having been an old man in 1578), it would have been 
 quite possible for his great-grandson William Dudley to have 
 been born in 1563. It is most probable however that his age 
 was considerably exaggerated, as is commonly the case, 
 which would make it less necessary to assume a succession 
 of early marriages. 
 
 Thomas Dudley matriculated 23 Jany. 1628/9, aged 20, 
 at Trinity College, Oxford, as son of William Dudley of 
 Uttoxeter,//^. He took his B.A. degree 5 Feb. 1628/9, an d 
 M.A. 4 May 1632. I have discovered nothing more about 
 him. 
 
 Henry Dudley matriculated 25 Jany. 1638/9, aged 18, at 
 Oriel College, Oxford, as son of William Dudley of Uttoxeter, 
 pleb. He was created B.A., 1 Nov. 1642. The bishop's 
 certificate at the Public Record Office shows that he was 
 admitted Vicar of Broad Hinton, Wilts., on 8 Apl. 1665, on 
 the presentation of the warden and brothers and sisters of the 
 hospital of St. Nicholas-juxta-Pontem, near Salisbury. 1 He 
 held this living until his death 31 years later. His son Joseph 
 matriculated 5 Dec. 1673, aged 16, at St. Alban Hall, Oxford, 
 as son of Henry Dudley of Broad Hinton, Wilts., clerk. He 
 does not seem to have taken any degree, and probably died 
 young. 
 
 I do not know when Richard Dudley settled at Black- 
 wood Hill, but William Mayott of Gratton, Horton, yeoman, 
 in his will dated 15 Aug. 1662 and proved at Lichfield 
 15 Nov. 1666, mentions his tithes on the lands in the tenure 
 of Richard Dudley. 
 
 The following inscription is on the benefaction board in 
 Leek church : 
 
 1 Notes and Queries, 9th Series, xi, p. 496 (June 20, 1903). 
 
i 4 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 William Dudley, by will, in 1718, gave a noble yearly to the Vicar of 
 Leek for a sermon on the 29 th of May, and charged it upon the Lyme 
 house estate near Horton in Leek Parish for ever. 
 
 Lime House is about half a mile south of Horton church. 
 The house has been rebuilt in red brick. The road in front 
 passes through an avenue of lime trees. 
 
 From the will of William Dudley of Lime House it will 
 be seen that he left his " Great bible " to his nephew Thomas 
 Reade. On Thomas Reade's death in 1736 it evidently- 
 passed to his eldest son William. It continued in the elder 
 branch of the family and eventually descended to Mrs. 
 Prudence Lawton of Tunstall. 1 On her death in 1896 it 
 passed into the possession of Mr. William Wade of the 
 Watlands, Longport. 2 
 
 Mr. Wade tells me that it is a " Breeches Bible," but the 
 title page to the Old Testament is missing. The pages of 
 the book each measure 1 if x 7^ inches. I have to thank Mr. 
 Wade for the trouble he took in having photographs taken of 
 all the manuscript entries, and of the title pages. 
 
 The first writing is on the fly-leaf opposite to the preface 
 and consists of a confusion of signatures, etc., at various 
 angles. I give below all that can be made out, but the order 
 of course is not necessarily that in which they were written. 
 
 Thomas Reade 
 Ejus Liber 
 
 e 
 
 Hoc Nomen pono Quia Librum perdre Nolo 
 Anno Dommini 1723 
 
 W m Read his hand 
 
 December y e 7 1755 
 
 1765 So as I am so must you be there 
 
 fore prepare to follow me. 
 
 W™ Read his hand 
 W" Read his hand 1755 
 
 John Read His Hand 
 
 John Read 
 1762 
 
 On the other side of this fly-leaf is the following record of 
 the children of Thomas Reade and Sarah Godwin. This 
 tattered page forms the foundation of the pedigree of the 
 elder branch of the family. 
 
 Thomas Read 
 His Book 
 
 Anno Domini 
 1718 
 William Son of Tho : Read was born Novemtj y c 15 th 1702 
 Mary daughter of Tho : Read was born May y e 15 th 1704 "S 
 Tho : Son of Tho : Read was born January y e 27 th 1706 
 John Son of Tho : Read was born Septemb y e 17 th 1709 
 Rich : Son of Tho : Read was born December y e last 171 1 
 George Son of Tho : Read was born April y° 14 th 1715 
 Sarah daughter of Tho : Read was born April y e 28 ,h 1717 
 
 Pi 
 
 s 
 
 O 
 -C 
 
 H 
 
 No doubt Thomas Reade entered these particulars when he 
 
 1 See Pedigree IV. * See p. 23. 
 
 inherited the Bible from his uncle in 17 18, and not contem- 
 poraneously with the birth of his children. It is curious that 
 the final -e is missing here, as he seems usually to have signed 
 his name " Reade." l 
 
 The next writing is on the back of the title-page to the 
 Psalms, which runs as follows : — " The Whole Booke of 
 Psalmes : Collected into English meeter, by Thomas Stern* 
 hold, John Hopkins? and others : conferred with the Hebrew ; 
 with apt Notes to sing them withall. Set forth and allowed 
 to be sung in all Churches, of all the people together, and 
 after Morning and Evening Prayer, as also before and after 
 Sermons : and moreover in private houses, for their godly 
 solace and comfort, laying apart all ungodly Songs and 
 Ballades, which tend only to the nourishing of vice, and 
 corrupting of youth. James V. If any be afflicted, let him 
 pray : and if any be merrie, let him sing Psalmes. London, 
 Printed for the Companie of Stationers. 1614." The writing 
 faces the first Psalm. 
 
 William Reade Son of W m & Eliz th Reade born Feb'"' I st 
 1767 being Sunday betwixt 4 & 5 in the morning 
 
 Elizabeth Doughter of W™ & Eliz th Reade born August 31" 
 1769 being Wednistay betwixt 4 & 5 in the after noon 
 
 George Son of W ra & Eliz a Reade born March 23 rd 1771 being Friday 
 betwixt 6 & 7 in the Eving 
 
 John son of W m & Ehz a Reade was born August 17 1774 being 
 Wednesday betwixt 1 & 2 in the morning 
 
 Prudance Doughter of W m & Eliz° Reade was born Ap rl 5 1776 
 being Friday betwixt 1 & 2 in the Evening 
 
 Thorn" Son of W" & Eliz a Reade was born March 11 1778 betwixt 
 8 & 9 in the morning 
 
 James son of W m & Eliz" Reade was born May the 1 1 1781 
 being Sunday 
 
 William Son of William & Mary Reade was born Jan ru ' 29 
 1798 being Monday betwixt 3 & 4 in the morning 
 
 Prudance Doughter of William & Mary Reade was born 
 August 26 1802 being Thursday betwixt 1 & 2 after noon 
 
 Elizabeth Doughter of William & Mary Reade was born 
 Feb uy 6 1805 being Tuesday betwixt 3 & 4 after noon 
 
 John Son of William & Mary Reade was born Dec br 21" 1808 
 being Wednesday betwixt 7 & 8 in the Evening 
 
 his 
 
 William : Dudley of Lim-house Booke 
 
 I pray God give me grace to practice the 
 
 same, that I may obtain an everlasting 
 
 name in Glory Everlasting Amen 
 
 1715 
 
 This last entry seems to be the earliest, and to be in the 
 actual writing of William Dudley. 
 
 Under the tail-piece at the end of Malachi is written 
 
 William : Dudley his booke. 1715 
 
 William Dudley His Book 
 
 1715 
 
 William Dudley 
 
 On the other side of the same sheet occur the following 
 
 writings : 
 
 See p. 7. 
 
 See lives of Sternhold and HopkinTin ^^V^~ 
 
PEDIGREE II 
 
 *5 
 
 William Dudley His Booke 17 17 
 Hoc nomen pono quia Librum pdere nolo 
 William : Dudley of the Lim-house Is the 
 owner of this Booke 1716 
 
 William Dudley His Book 
 
 Thomas Reade 
 
 Ejus Liber 
 
 1724 
 
 The title page to the New Testament runs as follows: — 
 
 " The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Translated 
 
 out of Greeke by Theod. Beza. Whereunto are adjoyned 
 
 briefe summaries of doctrine upon the Evangelists and Acts 
 
 of the Apostles together with the methode of the Epistles of 
 
 the Apostles, by the saide Theod. Beza. And also short 
 
 expositions on the phrases and hard places, taken out of the 
 
 large annotations of the foresaid Author and Joach. Came- 
 
 rarius, by P. Loseler. Villerius. Englished by L. Tomson. 1 
 
 Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings 
 
 most excellent Majestic 1610. Cum privilegio." On the 
 
 back of this title-page are the following writings : 
 
 Elizabeth Wife of William Dudley of Limhouse 
 Departed this Life Janua r the 26 th in the 74 th year 
 of her Age and was Intend Janua r the 30 th in the 
 
 18 
 year of our Lord 17 17 
 
 
 Thomas Reade 
 
 
 
 Ejus Liber 
 
 
 Thomas Reade 
 
 1723 
 
 Thomas Reade 
 
 Ejus Liber 
 
 
 Ejus Liber 
 
 1723 
 
 Thomas Reade 
 
 Ejus Liber 
 
 1723 
 
 1723 
 
 On the fly-leaf at the end of the Bible are the following 
 entries : 
 
 Tho : Son of W m : & Sarah Read was Born February the 12 th : 1734/5 
 Betwixt 3 & 4 of the Clock in | the After Noon being Wednesday 
 W m : Son of W m : & Prudence Read was born Octob' y e 28 th : 1741 Being 
 Wednesday Betwixt | 9 and 10 of the Clock at Night 
 Geo : Son ofW" & Prudence Read was born May y e 9 th 1743 being 
 Munday Betwixt 5 & 6 of the | Clock in the Morning. 
 John Reade 2 son of W m & Prudence Reade was born April y e 6 th being 
 Saturday, betwixt 2 : & 3 of Clock in the Morning, in the Year of our 
 Lord 1745. 
 
 August y' 31" 1747 Rich d Son of W» & Prud. Reade was born being 
 
 Monday betwixt | 8 & 9 o'Clock at Night. 
 
 July y e 27 th 1750 James Son of W™ & Pru d Reade, was born being 
 Friday betwixt | 3 & 4 o'Clock ith' Morning. 
 
 Decemb r y e 23 d 1752. Charles Son of W & Pru d Reade was born upon 
 
 Saturday about 2 o'Clock ith' Afternoon 
 
 Septemb' y e 23 d 1755. Prud. Daughter of W & Prud. Reade was 
 
 bom being | Tuesday, About 8 o'Clock at Night. 
 
 On the other side of this fly-leaf, Mr. Wade tells me, are 
 
 1 See Life of Lawrence Tomson [1539-1608] in Did. Nat. Biog., where this 
 translation is mentioned among his works. 
 
 2 This entry and those that follow are written by a different hand to the three 
 that precede, which accounts for the change from " Read " to " Reade." 
 
 further examples of Thomas Reade's caligraphy, beginning 
 with the wise saying, " A man's manners makes his fortune." 
 On a loose sheet of paper within the Bible and measuring 
 7" x 6f" is an inscription in bold lettering, of which the 
 following is a reduced facsimile : 
 
 omas Keai 
 
 
 House Anno 
 
 Saiutis nittwrnoSei 
 
 TingcjitejfimdXrigesimo 
 
 This quaint inscription is the only direct evidence we 
 have that Thomas Reade, when he left Horton in 1730, took 
 the Mere House farm at Baddiley. 1 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 WILLIAM LATHBURY, of Callingwood, Staffs. Will dated 6 Mch. 
 1 565. To be buried in the churchyard of Tatenhill. Exors., my son William 
 and my godson William Teyt. Overseer, Roger Belt. To Thomas 
 Lathbury, son of William Lathbury the younger, a calf, etc., but his 
 father to have the occupation of them until he is able to occupy them 
 himself. To Elizabeth Babington, my god-daur. and servant, a cow, 
 etc. To Dorothy Langenhouse, a bason, etc. To William my son, two 
 leads. Tojoane Lathbury my daur.-in-law, a heyfer. I have delivered 
 to S r John Lathbury, my son, one colt in satisfaction of his child's part. 
 Residue to William my son. Wits., Henry Banckes, Thomas Weston, 
 Thomas Stone, Thomas Pegge. " Mem that I Willm Teyt of Burton 
 upon Trent co. Stafford sherman have yelded & given up unto Willm 
 Lathbury of Calengewood my uncle & godfather my executor shipp ot 
 this my grandfather's will. ... In the presence of M r James Ruggeley, 
 Thomas Pegge cler., Pie. A-wcoke, Henry Banckes, Thorns Lees, Thorns 
 Weston & Thomas Stone." Inventory dated 10 Mch. 1565. Total 
 ,£12-6-0. Appraisers, Pie. Awcock, Henry Banckes, Thorn's Lees and 
 Thomas Weston. Proved at Lichfield 26 Apl. 1 566 by William Lathbury, 
 power reserved to William Teyte (so the Act Book says). 
 
 THOMAS DUDLEY, of Uttoxeter, Staffs., the elder. Will dated 
 12 Mch. 1578. To be buried in the Churchyard of Uttoxeter. To 
 Thomas Dudley, my eldest son, my messuage, burgage &c, in Uttoxeter 
 
 1 See p. 5, p. 26, and p. 35. 
 
i6 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 occupied by Edward Pewe my son-in-law and Elizabeth Tatlowe widow 
 to hold to the said Thomas Dudley my son for life and then the same to 
 go to Edward Dudley, eldest son of my said son Thomas Dudley. To 
 the children of Johan Lathburye my daur., 40'/- among them. To 
 the children of Katheren Bott my daur., 40'/- among them. To William 
 More, son of my daur. Elizabeth More, 40*/-. To Elizabeth daur. of 
 Agnes Horthell my daur. 374. To the said Edward Pewe and Margery 
 his wife, my daur., 20'/-. To William Dudley my youngest son and to 
 Margaret his wife, 40'/-. Residue to my said son Thomas Dudley and 
 make him exor. Wits., Thomas Johnson, Thomas Bamford, Edmund 
 Allen, Henry Alsoppe, and John Alsoppe. In a note at foot of will : — To 
 the children of my said son Thomas Dudley 40'/- amongst them. Debts 
 owing from John Bott, William Poker, Agnes Poker, Thomas Syde- 
 botham. Inventory dated 20 May 1582. Appraisers, Richard Duffeld, 
 Thomas Bamford, John Wylde and Henry Alsoppe. Total ,£14-15-10. 
 Will proved at Lichfield 23 June 1582 by the sole exor. 
 
 WILLIAM LATHBURY, of Callingwood, par. of Tatenhill, Staffs., 
 husbandman. Will dated 5 May 1585. To be buried in the Church- 
 yard of Tatenhill. To Richard my son, 20*/-. To William my son, a 
 heifer. To James my son, a heifer. To John my son, a heifer. To 
 Trew my daur., 4678''. To Elizabeth my daur., 4678'*. To Agnes 
 my daur., 4678*. To Margery my daur., 4678 J . Residue to Joan, my 
 wife, and appoint her extrix. Overseers, Henry Bankes and William 
 Godwin. Wits., Thomas Lee, Henry Bankes, William Belcher. In- 
 ventory dated 2 Oct. 1585. Total £30-2-4. Appraisers, Henry Banckes, 
 
 William Clerk, and William Godwin. Proved at Lichfield 9 Mch. 
 
 1585/6 by Joan the Relict. 
 
 JOHN BOTT senr., of Quicksill, par. of Rocester, Staffs. Will 
 dated 23 June 1587. To be buried in the churchyard of Rocester. To 
 Thomas Bott my son, my term of years and interest I have in my tene- 
 ment etc. and all my husbandry gear. To my son Henry Bott and my 
 daurs. Elizabeth Bott and Agnes Bott, £\o each at 16 years of age. 
 Residue to Thomas Bott my son. Exors., my said son Thomas and 
 John Bott my brother. Overseers, my brother in law Thomas Dudley 
 and John Botham. Wits., Robert Smyth, William Dudley, Joane Gynder. 
 Debts owing from Grace Grene, Ellen Walker of Ellaston, Henry 
 Gynder, Joane Gynder, Hew Fone and Edward his son. Inventory 
 undated ; total £27-13-2. Appraisers, John Sponer, John Botham and 
 Richard Neidha?n. Proved 15 May 1588 at Lichfield by both exors. 
 ( Will very dilapidated.) 
 
 JOAN LATHBURIE, of Callingwood, par. of Tatenhill, Staffs., 
 widow. Will dated 30 Sept. 1596. To be buried at Tatenhill. To 
 
 William Lathburie my son, all my goods, he discharging all the 
 legacies, etc., not yet discharged, which were the bequests of his father 
 
 William Lathburie deed., husband of me the said Joan. To Richard 
 Lathburie my eldest son, a calf. To James Lathburie my son, a calf. 
 To John Lathburie my son, a calf. My eldest daur. Trade, wife of 
 Robert Stretton of Stretton on Field, has had her share. To Elizabeth, 
 Agnes and Margery Lathburie, my other three daurs. £10 each. Residue 
 to son William and appoint him sole exor. Wits., Mary Rugeley, wife 
 of Richard Rugeley, gent., and Agnes Hortell, widow. Inventory dated 
 15 Jany. 1596. Total, £18-17-4. Appraisers, William Godwin, John 
 Lee and Richard Lee. Proved at Lichfield 31 May 1597, by William 
 Lathburie of Callingwood, husbandman, the sole exor., Elizabeth, Anne, 
 and Margerie the daurs. being still in their minority. 
 
 EDWARD DUDLEY, of Uttoxeter, Staffs. Will dated 6 Apl. 43 
 Eliz. To be buried in Churchyard of Uttoxeter. To my wife Aves and 
 eldest son Edward Dudley, my lease which I have taken of the Right 
 
 Worshipful Walter Mynors Esquire. To my eldest daur. Elizabeth 
 Dudley, 40*/-. To my second son William Dudley, io'\-. To my third 
 son Thomas Dudley, my second daur. Trewde Dudley, and my 
 youngest son George Dudley, 407- apiece. Residue to Avis my wife and 
 Edward my son, and appoint them exors. Trustees, Thomas Dudley 
 the elder and William Dudley my cousins, and George Wilson of the 
 same town. Wits., Henry Greaye and Edward Gilbert. Inventory of 
 Edward Dudley, late of Uttoxeter, taken 21 July 1602 by John Handlye, 
 Thomas Dudley, Edward Taylor, Henery Greay, and Thomas Rydgeway. 
 Proved at Lichfield 27 Apl. 1603. 
 
 WILLIAM LATHBURIE, of Callingwood, par. of Tatenhill, Staffs., 
 yeoman. Admon. granted at Lichfield 24 Mch. 1614/15, to Jane 
 Lathbury of Callingwood, the relict of deed. Surety, George Webster 
 of Barton under Needwood, Staffs., husbandman. Bond for the tuition 
 of Elizabeth, Anne, and Mary Lathbury, children of deed., all minors. 
 Inventory dated 28 Feb. 1614. Total, £62-15-4. Appraisers, Humfrey 
 Wolfreston, gent., Richard Lee, Rowland Bancks, George Webster, and 
 Thomas Godwyn. 
 
 THOMAS DUDLEY, of Uttoxeter, Staffs., barber. Will {nuncu- 
 pative) spoken 25 May 1616. He sent for Richard Startin and Edward 
 Allen, to make them exors., and desired them to dispose of all his goods, 
 as they thought fit, among his friends and kinsfolk. The exors. asked 
 him what he would give to Constance Dudley his wife, he answered that 
 she had sufficient already. They further asked him if he would give 
 her three kyne which he had, and he answered that she did not deserve 
 a calf. The exors. then asked him what he would give to his brother 
 William Dudley, he answered that a groat was too much for him. Being 
 asked what he would give to his brother William Dudley's children, he 
 said he would leave it to the discretion of his exors., but their father to 
 have nothing to do with it till they attained 21. Being asked what he 
 would give to his kinswoman Mary Dudley, he answered that she had 
 been willing and painful, but now of late was grown idle, therefore he 
 left it in his exors.' discretion. Wits., William Dudley, Mary Dudley, 
 and Margaret Dudley. Inventory dated 30 May 1616. Total, 
 £166-1-10. Appraisers, George Allyji, Thomas Smyth, Robert Spencer 
 and John Russell. Proved at Lichfield 31 May 1616. 
 
 THOMAS BOTT, of Quicksell, par. of Rocester, Staffs., husband- 
 man. Will dated 23 Dec. 1630, and appears to be nuncupative. To 
 Frances Bott his daughter, £40 in the hands of Edward Ginder of 
 Quicksell. To John Bott his son, and to Henry Bott another son, he 
 gave the residue. No exor. named. Henry Bott and Frances Bott con- 
 sented for admon. to be granted to John Bott their brother, in the 
 presence of William Keedham, Thomas Houlden and Thomas Gent. 
 Inventory dated 28 Dec. 1630. Amount £33-13-2. Appraisers, 
 William Neetham, William Godwyne, William Dudley. Debts owing 
 from Edward Ginder and Steven Snape. Admon., with will, granted 
 11 Feb. 1630/1 at Lichfield to John Bolt of Quicksell, husbandman. 
 
 HENRY BOTT, of Quickshill, par. of Rocester, Staffs., singleman. 
 Will dated 11 Nov. 1638 (nuncupative). To Jone Richardson £10. To 
 my brother John Bott's two children, Thomas and Jone Bott, £8 each. 
 To Thomas Needham my brother-in-law, the £10 that he oweth me. To 
 Thomas Lymer my cousin, 407-. To my brother John Bott, my best suit. 
 Residue of my apparel to the said Thomas Lymer. Residue of estate 
 to John Bott my brother. Wits., William Godwin, Jone Richardson. 
 Inventory dated 1 July 1640.. Total £39-10-0. Appraisers, William 
 Godwin, William Needham, and John Brough. Debts owing from 
 William Gallimore of Wotton, John Bothom of Quicksall, John Bothom 
 the younger, and Thomas Needham of Denstone. Admon., with will, 
 granted 9 July 1640, at Lichfield, to Ellen Bott of Quicksell widow, the 
 
PEDIGREE II 
 
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 relict of John Bott, the exor. according to the tenor of the will. Surety 
 to bond, Edward Ginder of Quicksell, yeoman. 
 
 JOHN BOTT, of Quickshill, par. of Rocester, Staffs., husbandman. 
 Admon. granted at Lichfield 9 July 1640 to Ellen Bott of Quickshill, 
 widow, the relict of the deed., for the tuition of Thomas Bott and Joane 
 Bott, children of the deed., both minors. Surety, Edward Ginder of 
 Quickshill, yeoman. Inventory dated 3 July 1640. Total ,£74-1-8. 
 Appraisers, John Botham, William Godwin, Edward Ginder and John 
 Brough. . 
 
 RICHARD DUDLEY, of Blackwood Hill, par. of Horton, Staffs., 
 feltmaker. Will dated 20 Oct. 1688. To be buried in churchyard of 
 Horton. To my son William Dudley, my land and houses in Uttoxeter, 
 with my tithe of the Cock Shut lane. To my son William Dudley, ,£50 
 and a broad piece of gold. To my daur. Reade, £10 and a broad piece 
 of gold. To my grandchild Thomas Reade, £\o and a broad piece of 
 gold. To my grandchild Dorothy Reade, £10 and a looking glass. To 
 my grandchildren Ann Reade and Mary Reade, £5 each. To my daur. 
 Elizabeth Dudley, a broad piece of gold. To my brother William 
 Dudley, £\o and my clothes. To my son Reade, 12". To my son 
 William Dudley, my Arke in the parlor in the Cock Shut Lane. To my 
 servant Ann Wooley, 10'/-. To my grandchild Ellen Reade ,£5. " Item I 
 give unto my grandchild Margaret Reade five pounds." (This clause 
 has been erased in original will.) To my grandchild Thomas Reade, 
 all the rest of my household goods. Exor., my son William Dudley. 
 Wits., Andrew Heath, Elisabeth Heath, and Thomas Hollins. Inven- 
 tory dated 19 Apl. 1689. Total, ^184-18-0. Appraisers, Thomas 
 Dudley, William Dudley and William Dudley Jun r . Proved at Lichfield 
 26 Sept. 1689 by the sole exor. 
 
 HENRY DUDLEY, of Broad Hinton, Wilts., Clerk. Will dated 
 27 Nov. 1696. I bequeath to my daurs. Elizabeth Kimber and Sarah 
 Humphreyes, my two silver spoons marked with mine and their mother's 
 initials, and to Sarah my silver tankard. To their husbands, one guinea 
 each. To my grandchildren Elizabeth and Sarah Kimber, £20 each at 
 21 or at marriage. To my brother William Dudley, 20"/-. To my 
 grandson Timothy Kimber, my books and £\b of which £6 is in the 
 hands of his father. I desire to be buried beside my wife in Broad 
 Hinton church. Residuary legatees and executrices, my said two daurs. 
 Signed, Henry Dudley. Wits. Tho : Twittee,John Humphris. Inventory 
 dated 2 Feb. 1696/7, being a list of clothes, household furniture and 
 goods belonging to deed. Total .£180-15-8. Appraisers, Tho : Twittee, 
 John King. Proved 26 Apl. 1697 in the Archdeaconry of Wilts, [now at 
 Somerset House] by Eliz. wife of Nicholas Kimber, and Sarah wife of 
 Jo : Humphreys. 
 
 WILLIAM DUDLEY, late of the Lymhouse, but now of the Fields, 
 Staffs., yeoman. Will dated 4 July 1718. Whereas I am seized of a 
 copyhold messuage and land in the Hamlet of Longsden in the Manor of 
 Horton in the possession of myself and John Plant which I have sur- 
 rendered to the use of my Will, now I give to the Vicar of the parish 
 Church of Leek and the preaching minister of the parish Church of 
 Horton the yearly sum of 6'/8'' for preaching two sermons in the Churches 
 of Leek and Horton every 29 th of May for ever, being the Restoration 
 day of King Charles the second of blessed memory, the said 1374'' to be 
 paid out of the said messuages etc., and to be paid to the said Vicars on 
 every 29 th May in the respective Church Porches after the sermon is 
 preached. Whereas the inhabitants of Endon in the par. of Leek, by 
 reason of their great distance from the parish Church, have agreed to 
 erect a chapel, now after the said chapel is consecrated I give the yearly 
 sum of &\Z d to the minister thereof every 29" 1 of May for ever, to be 
 charged on my said copyhold premises. To my friend William Bostock 
 of Leek, 678^ yearly for his life, to be paid every 29 th May. " Item I give 
 
 and bequeath unto my loveing nephew Thomas Read the younger one 
 broad piece of gold and my Great bible l and also ten pounds of lawfull 
 money of Great Brittaine the s d ten pounds to be paid unto him by my 
 exec" hereinafter named out of the rents and profits of my estate at 
 Lymhouse aforesaid within the space of two years next after my decease." 
 To my niece Ellen Read of Fields, Spinster, ;£io. To my niece Anne 
 Biddulph, Widow, ^5. My house etc. called Lymhouse, I give to my 
 nephew Richard Read and my niece Mary Read, both of Fields. 
 Whereas my kinsman William Dudley of Uttoxeter, yeoman, owes me 
 .£40, I give ,£20 thereof to my nephew Richard Read and my niece Mary 
 Read, and the other ,£20 I give to the children of the said William 
 Dudley. To the said William Dudley, a broad piece of gold, and to his 
 eldest son Richard Dudley, all my silver Buttons. To my sister Margaret 
 Read, a broad piece of gold. To Elizabeth Yates and Anne Yates, daurs. 
 of John Yates 2 of Harper's Gate, yeoman, one guinea between them. 
 Residue to my nephew Richard Read and niece Mary Read, and appoint 
 them exors. Wits., Robert Crompton, Sarah Read, George Myatt. In- 
 ventory dated 18 Sept. 1718. Total .£32-19-8. Appraisers, Peter 
 Crompton and Robert Walker. Proved at Lichfield 9 Oct. 1718 by 
 Richard Read, power reserved for the other exor. 
 
 WILLIAM DUDLEY, of Uttoxeter Heath, co. Stafford, yeoman. 
 Will dated 30 May 1729. To Elizabeth my wife, the parlour in my house 
 and the goods in it for life, and an annuity of 50'/- payable out of my 
 close in Uttoxeter Manor, which I lately purchased of Charles Stevenson. 
 To my daur. Elizabeth the wife of John Tottershaw of Ashborne, Inn- 
 holder, ;£2o. To my son William Dudley, £30. Residue to my sons 
 Richard Dudley and Thomas Dudley, and appoint them exors. Wits., 
 Thomas Dudley, Thomas Dudley Juner : and W" Sillits. Inventory 
 dated 12 June 1729. Total, ,£147-8-0. Appraisers, Tho. Baggaley and 
 Joseph Shipley. Proved at Lichfield 8 Aug. 1729 by both exors. 
 
 GRAVESTONE IN HORTON CHURCHYARD. 
 
 In Hopes of | a joyful and Glorious re- | -surrection here Resteth 
 the I Body of William Dudley | late of Lymhouse a Bene- | -factor to 
 
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 this Chrch, leek | Church and Endon Cha- | -pel who Departed this | Life 
 September the 8 th | Anno. Dom. 1718 | and in the 74 th year of his | Age. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT UTTOXETER. 3 
 
 Here | lieth interred the Remains of | John Dudley | and Sarah his 
 Wife. I She departed this life | December 13 th 1814 | Aged 30 Years | He 
 departed this life | December 27 th 1829 | Aged 56 Years | Also of | 
 William Dudley | their Son | He departed this life | . . . . r 21" 1829 | 
 Aged 20 Years. 
 
 HORTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1717/18. Jany. 30. Elizabeth Dudley was buryed. 
 1718. Sept. 4. William Dudley Buried. 
 
 UTTOXETER REGISTERS. 
 
 {including all Dudley entries Jrom the commencement oj the registers 
 in 1596, up to 1732. The names oj those not included in the pedigree are 
 printed in italics i\ 
 
 1 See p. 14. 
 
 2 I copied the following quaint inscription in Horton churchyard : — " Here 
 Lyeth y 8 Body of John the | Deare Son of John & Hannah | Yates of Harpers 
 Yate Who died | of y" Small Pox July y 6 15 th 1722 | Aged 4 Years 10 Months & 
 6 days." 
 
 3 Though I have not connected this John Dudley with the earlier pedigree, 
 I have little doubt he was descended from the same family. There are other 
 Dudley graves adjoining this one, but the inscription surface has weathered away, 
 though evidently not very old. 
 
 D 
 
i8 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 1 602. 
 1605. 
 
 1608. 
 
 1609. 
 
 161 1. 
 
 1611. 
 
 1612. 
 1 61 3. 
 
 1613/14. 
 
 1614/15. 
 1615. 
 
 1615. 
 
 1615. 
 
 1615. 
 
 1615. 
 1615. 
 
 1615/16. 
 
 1616. 
 1616. 
 
 1616/17. 
 
 1619. 
 
 1620. 
 1621. 
 1622. 
 
 1622. 
 
 1627/8. 
 1642. 
 1644. 
 1649. 
 
 1650. 
 
 1651/2 
 
 1652. 
 
 1654. 
 
 1655. 
 
 1656. 
 
 1658. 
 
 1660. 
 
 1665. 
 
 Edward Dudley was buryed the vii of the same July 
 Johan Dudley wiffe to Huffrey Dudley was buryed the xxiiii 
 
 of the same May. 
 Thomas Dudley sonne to Willyam Dudley and Ellyn his 
 
 wife was christened the xxiii of the same October 
 John Dudley sonne to Edward Dudley was buryed the 
 
 same day [viz : — the xx of the same July] 
 Edward Dudley sonne to Wiiirn Dudley and Ellyn his 
 
 wyffe was christened the xxx th of the same June 
 Edward Dudley sonne to Edward Dudley & Francis his 
 
 wif was christened the xxi of the same July. 
 Winifred Dudley was buryed the vii of the same August. 
 Anne Dudley daughter to Edward Dudley & Francis his 
 
 wiff was christoned the v of the same September 
 Anne Dudley daughter to William Dudley was buryed 
 
 the same day (xxxi Jan.) 
 Thomas Dudly was buried the fifteenth of February 
 Thomas Dudlye and Margrett Holbrocke were marryed 
 
 the 22 th June 
 Francis Dudley wyfe to Thomas Dudlye was buried the 
 
 19 th October 
 Amy Dudly wyfe to Edward Dudly was buried the 26 th 
 
 October 
 Richarde Dudly sonne to William Dudly & Ellin his wyfe 
 
 was christened the 26 th October 
 William Dudly was buryed the 4 th of November 
 William Dudly sonne to Edward Dudly and Frances his 
 
 wife was christened the 24 th1 December. 
 William Dudly son to Edward Dudly was buryed the 
 
 25 th of the same February. 
 Thomas Dudly was buried the 28"' of May 
 Ann Dudly daughter to Thomas Dudly and Margaret his 
 
 wife was christened the 6 th June 
 Henry Dudly son to Edward Dudly and Francis his wyfe 
 
 was christoned the xx tb of the same March 
 Henry Dudly son to William & Ellen his wife was 
 
 christened the 27"' of October 
 Margrett Dudly widow was buried the 2 th September 
 Humfry Dudley was buried the 8 th of September 
 William Dudley son to William Dudley & Ellen his wife 
 
 was christoned y e 18" 1 of September. 
 Ann Dudley daughter to Edward Dudley was buried the 
 
 16 th of December 
 Mary Dudley Buried the 20 th of March 
 Constance Dudley Widow buried the 4 th of Maye 
 Margaret the wife of Thomas Dudley buried the 8 th June 
 Ann the daughter of William Dudley was buried the 25 th 
 
 May 
 Elizabeth the daughter of William Dudley & Ellen his 
 
 wife christened the v"' June 
 Thomas the son of William Dudley & Ellen his wife 
 
 christened the 5 lh February. 
 Thomas the son of Thomas Dudley & Margaret his wife 
 
 christened the 5 th of June. 
 Ellen the daughter of William Dudley & Ellen his wife 
 
 baptized the same day (24" 1 May). 
 Thomas the son of William Dudley was buried the 17 th of 
 
 August 
 Abigail the daughter of William Dudley & Ellen his wife 
 
 baptized the 15 th day (November) 
 Elizabeth the daughter of William Dudley & Ellin his 
 
 wife buried the same 15 th day (April) 
 Thomas the son of William Dudley was baptized the 10 th 
 
 day (December) 
 William the son of William Dudley was baptized the n th 
 
 day (December) 
 Ellen y e wife of William Dudley was buried y e 31 th day 
 
 (January) 
 
 1668/9. Feb. 
 
 1678/9. 
 
 1680. 
 1681. 
 
 1682/3. 
 
 1686. 
 
 1689. 
 
 1689. 
 
 1693. 
 
 1694. 
 
 1694/5. 
 
 1695. 
 1696. 
 
 1698. 
 
 1700. 
 
 1702. 
 
 1702. 
 
 1706. 
 
 1706. 
 
 1707. 
 
 1708. 
 
 1708. 
 
 1709/10. 
 
 1709. 
 
 1 7 10. 
 
 1710. 
 
 1711. 
 1712. 
 
 1713- 
 1715- 
 1716/17- 
 1717. 
 
 William Dudley Buried y e 14 th aged a hundred and five 
 
 yeares 
 Dorothy y e daughter of Thomas Dudley & * his 
 
 wife baptized y e i6 ,h (Mch.) 
 Ellin the wife of William Dudley buried, y e 5 day (April) 
 Dorothy y e daughter of Thomas Dudley bur. y B same 
 
 25 day (May) 
 Ann the daughter of Thomas Dudley & his wife baptized 
 
 the 2 nd day (Feby.) 
 Mary the daughter of Thomas Dudley and his wife bap- 
 tized y e 30 th day (October) 
 Sarah the daughter of Thomas Dudley and his 
 
 wife baptized the 11 th (May) 
 Mary the daughter of Thomas Dudley and Mary his wife 
 
 baptized the 2 nd day (October) when this child was 
 
 baptized I did not know so that this is y e true satisfac- 
 tion of its baptisms. 
 Mary the daughter of Thomas Dudley bur. the 2i lh 
 
 (Decbr.) 
 Thomas the son of Thomas Dudley and his wife 
 
 baptized the 16 th day (Decbr.) 
 Mary the daughter of William Dudley and his 
 
 wife baptized the 7'" day (Feby.) 
 Mary the daughter of William Dudley bur. y e 19 th (July) 
 Ellen the daughter of William Dudley & his wife 
 
 borne y e 14 th baptized y e 18 th (June) 
 Richard the son of Willi Dudley and Eliz. his wife borne 
 
 the baptized y e I st (April) 
 Elizabeth the daughter of Willi Dudley and 
 
 his wife borne y e Bap. y e 26 th (April) 
 Ann y e daughter of Thomas Dudly of Uttoxeter buried y" 
 
 7 th (Sept.) 
 William y e son off William Dudly of y* Heath & Elizabeth 
 
 his wife baptized y e 25 th (Decbr.) 
 Thomas y e son of William Dudly & Elizabeth his wife 
 
 baptized y° 16 th (Oct.) Uttoxeter 
 Elizabeth y e wife of William Dudly buried y» 22 nd (Oct.) 
 
 Uttoxeter 
 William Dudly buried y e 21 st (Sept.) Uttoxeter 
 Margrett Dudly buried y° 17 th (Apl.) Uttoxeter 
 Tho. Dudly, Towdresser buried y e 27 th (Apl.) Uttoxeter. 
 Mary Dudly y e 10 th (Feb.) Uttoxeter (burd.) 
 fames Ham & Elizabeth Dudly both of this parish married 
 
 y e 26"" (June) Uttoxeter 
 Mary the daughter of James Ham & his wife 
 
 baptized y e 11 th (June) Uttoxeter 
 William the son of Thomas Dudly Jun 1 ' & Marjery his wife 
 
 baptized y e 5 th (Nov.) Uttoxeter 
 [17 1 1. On Aug. 21 an appropriation of seats was made 
 
 by the Vicar and Churchwardens when Thomas Chat- 
 field and William Dudly were given the third seat on 
 
 the south side under the steeple] 
 John Plant & Sarah Dudly both of this parish married y« 
 
 24 th (Sept.) 
 Elizabeth y daughter of Thomas Dudly & Margery his 
 
 wife baptized y° 2" d (Oct.) Uttoxeter 
 John the son of James Ham & his wife bap. y e 
 
 10 th (Apl.) Uttoxeter 
 William Dudly of Stafford and Lettice Degg* of Uttoxeter 
 
 married y° 29 th (Decbr.) 
 Sarah the daughter of Tho. Dudley and Margery his wife 
 
 baptized the 19 th (Mch.) 
 Sarah the daughter of Thomas Dudley buried the 1 2 th (Apl.) 
 
 1 The wife's name is often omitted in the registers. In no case is it illegible. 
 
 2 The will of William Dudley of the borough of Stafford, dated 14 Aug. 1761, 
 was proved 1 Feb. 1762 at Lichfield. In it he mentions his wife Lettice Dudley, 
 his 3 sons Joseph, Thomas and Samuel, and his 2 daurs. Mary Dudley and 
 Lettice Dudley (Grazebiook). 
 
PEDIGREE III 
 
 19 
 
 17 18. Sarah the daughter of Thomas Dudley and Margery his 
 
 wife baptized the 24 th (Oct.) 
 1718 Sarah the daughter of Thomas Dudley buryed 18 th (Nov.) 
 
 1720/1. James Ham buryed the 2 nd (Jany.) 
 
 1723- Richard Dudley the son of Anne Foster baptized the II th 
 
 (Apl.) 
 
 1724- Jeremiah Needham and Dorothy Dudley were married the 
 
 1" (July) 
 1727. William son of Richard Dudly & Jane his wife baptized 
 
 y° 1" (Oct.) 
 1729. William Dudley y e elder y e 3 rd (burd., June) 
 
 1729. Thomas Dudley & Lydia Cauden 1 both of this parish 
 
 marryed the 27 th (June) 
 I729- Elizabeth the daughter of Richard Dudley & Jane his wife 
 
 Baptized y e 12 th (Oct.) 
 
 1 This is no doubt the same name as occurs elsewhere in the registers under 
 the spelling "Corden." 
 
 1730/1. Mary the daughter of William Dudly and Jemima his wife 
 
 baptized y" 12 th (Feby.) 
 1731. Mary the daughter of Thomas Dudley the youngest and 
 
 Lydia his wife baptized the 18 th (Apl.) 
 1731. William the son of Thomas Dudley and Elizabeth his wife 
 
 baptized the 8 th (June) 
 r 73 2 /3- Mary the wife of Tho" Dudley sen r the 13 th (Jany., burd.) 
 
 BROAD HINTON REGISTERS. 
 1696/7. Feb. 1. M r Hen : Dudley, late Vicar of this Parish was buried. 
 
 Affidavit was made Feb. 
 woollen only. 1 
 
 2 DlJ that he was buried in 
 
 1 To encourage the woollen trade an Act was passed in 1666 that all persons 
 were to be buried in woollen shrouds, and the clergy were forbidden to bury with- 
 out the production of an affidavit that the provisions of the Act had been 
 observed. 
 
 PEDIGREE III. 
 
 READE OF BADDILEY, AND OF WHITCHURCH, STONE, ETC., WITH HALL OF TRENTHAM. 
 
 William Reade [1702-1781] seems to have lived at 
 Baddiley and Wrenbury about the time of his first marriage. 
 I have not discovered where his second marriage or the 
 baptism of his second son William took place. That his 
 second wife was named Turner rests on the testimony of her 
 descendant Mrs. Prudence Lawton. He returned to his own 
 farm at Blackwood Hill in or before 1743, and continued 
 thereuntil 1755 or later. On the 5th bell in the tower of 
 Horton church is the inscription, " W m Reade, Rich d 
 Myott Ch : wardens," with the date 1753. 1 There can be no 
 doubt that this is William Reade of Blackwood Hill. After 
 leaving Blackwood Hill he returned to Baddiley where he 
 rented afarm called Spring Lane Hall of Sir Henry Mainwaring 
 until his death in 1781. 
 
 After leaving Blackwood Hill he put his son William on 
 his estate there, evidently with very unsatisfactory results. 
 The fact that this son William seems to have been extrava- 
 gant or unbusinesslike, and only benefited to the extent of 
 one guinea under his father's will, must largely explain why 
 almost all his descendants have been very poor and sunk far 
 below the level of their ancestors. 
 
 William Reade in his will, dated 1778, left his "little 
 silver cup " to his grandson Thomas Reade, son of his son 
 Thomas Reade of Ashwood. In 1902 I purchased from Mr. 
 Michael H. Hall of Newcastle-under-Lyme what must be 
 this identical cup or porringer. It belonged to his grand- 
 mother Hannah Reade, wife of William Hall, who was the 
 elder daughter of William Reade's grandson Thomas Reade. 
 The porringer stands 2\ inches high and weighs 4^ ounces. 
 It bears the London marks and the date letter for 1679. 
 The maker's initials are R. H. with a crown above and a 
 
 1 Church Bells of Staffordshire, by Charles Lynam, F.S.A. (p. 50). 
 
 crescent below. 1 The bottom is a good deal worn and has 
 the initials S. R. roughly cut on it. They might be those 
 of Sarah Reade (nee Godwin) who died in 1763, the mother 
 of William Reade of Spring Lane Hall ; or of his first wife 
 Sarah (nee Robinson) ; or of his daughter-in-law Sarah 
 Reade (also n6e Robinson). The letters are evidently old, 
 though not so old as the cup. There are traces of other 
 initials, probably older, which have been worn away. 
 
 Mr. Michael Hall also possessed another porringer, 
 standing 5^ inches high and weighing 13^ ounces. It bore 
 
 the initials ~, o> the London marks, and the date letter for 
 
 1766. The initials must therefore be those of Thomas Reade 
 of Ashwood, Whitchurch, and Sarah his wife,. 2 
 
 The photograph of Spring Lane Hall was taken for me 
 by Mr. William Berry, of Churchyard Side, Nantwich. It is 
 looking from the south, the road running on the other side of 
 the house. 
 
 John Reade [1745-1818] was born at Blackwood Hill. 
 He was admitted a Sizar of King's College, Cambridge, 
 9 May 1764, aged 19, as son of William Reade of Horton, 
 Staffs. He took his B.A. degree in 1768. 3 He became 
 Curate in charge of Onecote, near Leek, in 1782, a portion 
 of the church having been consecrated on 8 June of that 
 year by the Bishop of Lichfield. He continued as Curate in 
 charge of the Chapelry until 20 Aug. 1 8 1 5 , 4 when he perhaps 
 got too old for the work. There was then an interregnum, 
 
 1 This maker's mark appears on a pair of cups, date 1680, in the possession 
 of the Merchant Taylors' Company. (Old English Plate, by W. J. Cripps, C.B., 
 F.S.A., 6th ed., 1899, p. 389.) Mr. Cripps informed me that the maker's name 
 had not been traced. 
 
 2 This porringer was purchased by my friend Mr. W. E. Gregson, of Great 
 Crosby, Honorary Treasurer of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. 
 
 3 Information of Mr. White, sub-librarian at Trinity College Library. 
 
 4 Information of the Rev. W. A. Timmis, the present Vicar of Onecote. 
 
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20 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 and the duties were performed by the vicar of Ipstones 
 until a new curate was appointed. There was no Vicarage 
 at Onecote until 1863, so that he may have lived all the time 
 at Butterton Moor Top. 
 
 I have not been able to trace where Richard Reade (born 
 1747) settled. From his father's will it is evident that he 
 was brought up to some trade or profession. 
 
 I have not traced any particulars of William Reade (born 
 *765)> son °f Thomas Reade of Ashwood. It would be 
 interesting to know if he married, for if he has any direct 
 male descendants they would rank as the eldest branch of 
 the family, 1 
 
 The registers of Cheswardine provide no explanation of 
 why the Reades of Stone were buried there. No baptisms or 
 marriages of the family are recorded. 
 
 The children of Joseph Icke and Sarah Reade have not 
 been heard of by their cousins the Halls for about fifty years. 
 
 The dates of birth of the children of William Reade of 
 Spring Lane Hall are taken from the Family Bible which 
 formerly belonged to William Dudley of Lime House. 2 
 
 The following abstract was supplied me by Mr. F. W. 
 Hall of Wolstanton : 
 
 JOSEPH HALL, of Fulford, par. of Stone, Staffs., yeoman. Will 
 dated n Jany. 1831. To my wife Grace Hall, furniture sufficient for 
 one room. To my son and daur., William Hall 3 and Mary Hall, 
 residue of furniture, all my cattle, monies, securities, as well as personal 
 estate and effects, equally between them. To my son William Hall, the 
 dwelling house at Fulford in which I reside, with outbuildings, etc., and 
 also the four closes or pieces of land now in my occupation, called the 
 Cross fields, containing 9 acres 2 roods 16 perches, and purchased by me 
 of John Cotton. To my daur. Mary Hall all that messuage or dwelling 
 house, etc., situated at Cross gate in par. of Stone. Exors., my son 
 William Hall and John Titley. Wits., Thomas Reade, Tho' Sargent, 
 Tho' Darall. Proved at Lichfield 4 July 1837 by William Hall. 
 
 I have, not attempted to trace the parentage of Elizabeth, 
 wife of the Rev. John Reade, but her maiden name was 
 probably Prince. One Paul Prince was churchwarden of 
 Ipstones in 1779, and his name is on one of the church bells. 4 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 WILLIAM READE, of Baddeley, co. Chester, Gentleman. Will 
 dated 5 Mch. 1778. Subject to payment of funeral expenses, and debts, 
 I devise to my wife Prudence Reade an annuity of £&, payable from my 
 messuage lands and hereditaments at Blackwood Hill, in the Parish of 
 Horton, co. Stafford, called the Old Hall Farm, until the same shall be 
 sold in pursuance of the trust hereinafter limited and declared. After 
 sale thereof, enough of the money to be placed out at interest to secure 
 her the annuity of ,£8, which is to be paid quarterly, at Ladyday, Mid- 
 summer, Michaelmas and Christmas. " And I give my said wife such 
 one cow feather bed bedsteads hangings and all other appurtenances 
 belonging thereto six oak chairs a chest and a box as she shall make 
 choice of to and for her own use." Such provision to be accepted in lieu 
 of dower or of any claims she may have on my estate. " And I give and 
 devise All my said estate and premises at Blackwood Hill aforesaid con- 
 sisting of the Old Hall Corn Barn tying for four cows and the lofts over 
 
 1 See p. 23. 2 See p. 15. 
 
 • Who married Hannah Reade. 
 
 ' Church Bells of Staffordshire, by Charles Lynam, F.S.A, (p. 50). 
 
 em the haybay in the Old Fold Cart House the stable in the Old Fold 
 the new Brick Barn in the Marlsearth the orchard hemp yard garden 
 and yards and the several pieces or parcels of land called or known by 
 the respective names of the Meadow Calf Croft Great Sandy Butts 
 Little Sandy Butts Eslands Intack Langot two Benty fields Benty field 
 Sprink Cow Hay two Marlearths Hot Hole Cow Hey Wood Old fields 
 and Oldfield Clough Cockshut Lane Goodwins Croft Great Meadow 
 above the Brick Barn and Intacks at Hodge Green and all other my real 
 estate of which I have power to dispose unto and to the use of my frjends 
 William Reade" 1 of Blackwood Hill aforesaid Gentleman and George 
 Godwin* of Dunwood in the Parish of Leeke in the said County of 
 Stafford Gentleman," upon trust that they sell as soon as convenient after 
 my decease the fee simple and inheritance thereof entire or in parcels. 
 Subject to annuity, etc., the money arising from such sale I devise as 
 follows. To each of my two sons George Reade and Charles Reade, 
 ,£280 apiece, being the like sum I have expended on the education of 
 my son John Reade. And to each of my sons Richard and James Reade, 
 ,£30 apiece, which with the ,£250 I have advanced to each in his 
 apprenticeship and trade, will make his share equal to that of my other 
 sons. To my daur. Prudence, ,£50. The further sum of ,£180 to be 
 invested for benefit of said daur. and to be free of her husband's control, 
 and at her death to be divided among her children, or if she die without 
 issue, among my sons George, John, Richard, James and Charles. 
 Residue of estate to be equally divided among said five sons and my 
 daur. Prudence. The sum of .£200 due to me on bond from my said 
 sons Richard and James shall be taken as part of their share in the 
 residue. I bequeath my tenant right in the farm now held by me under 
 Sir Henry Mainwaring Baronet unto my sons George and Charles as 
 tenants in common. An inventory of all my furniture, cattle, husbandry- 
 ware, etc., to be taken within 6 days of my death, and sons George and 
 Charles to be at liberty to purchase same on such appraisement, to 
 enable them to occupy said farm. " And I give and bequeath unto my 
 grandson Thomas Reade my little silver cup 3 and to each of my late son 
 Thomas's children the sum of five shillings apiece." " And I give and 
 bequeath unto my son William Reade one guinea only I having given 
 and advanced to and lost by him in the rent of my estate which he 
 occupied under me considerably more than the fortunes of my other sons 
 and daughter will amount to." I appoint my said sons George and 
 Charles Reade executors of my will. Signed, W" Reade. Wits., 
 Humphrey Hayles, Cha' Bate, John Smith. Proved at Chester 27 Sept. 
 1804. 
 
 THOMAS READE, of Ashwood, par. of Whitchurch, Salop, 
 yeoman. Admon. granted at Lichfield 22 Aug. 1772 to Sarah Reade of 
 the par. of Whitchurch, widow, the relict of the deed. Sureties, Thomas 
 Robinson of par. of Wrenbury, Cheshire, yeoman, and William Reade of 
 Baddeley, Cheshire, gent. Penalty of bond, ,£500. 
 
 JOHN WHARTON, of Brindley, Cheshire, yeoman. Will dated 
 7 May 1777. Weak in body. My freehold messuage, etc., in Brindley, 
 I bequeath as follows. One fourth part to my daur. Hannah Miller 
 wife of Richard Miller of Newton by Frodsham, Cheshire, yeoman. 
 One fourth part to daur. Sarah Banks wife of John Batiks of Newton by 
 Frodsham aforesaid. One fourth part to my daur. Ann Shawe wife of 
 Ralph Shawe of Idenshall, Cheshire, yeoman. One fourth part to 
 Elizabeth Read my daur. wife of William Read now or late of Haurton 
 (sic), Staffs., yeoman. After the death of each daur., to her children 
 equally at 21. To my daur. Sarah Bankes, my large Bible. To my daur, 
 Elizabeth Read, my Book called Burkett on the New Testament 4 and 
 
 1 This would be his first cousin William Reade of the Fields (1727-1794) 
 See Pedigree XXIV. " ' '' 
 
 2 George Godwin (1746-1797) was eldest son of Thomas Godwin, who was 
 the son of testator's uncle, Arthur Godwin of Dunwood, 
 
 3 See p. 19. 
 
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 the Chest and Little Wheel that were her Mother's. One quarter of 
 residue each to daurs. Hannah Miller, Sarah Bankes and Ann Shawe, 
 Remaining quarter of residue to Richard Dutton of Saughton, Cheshire, 
 husbandman, on trust to pay interest to my daur. Elizabeth Read, and at 
 her death to go to such of her children as may be living, share and share 
 alike. Exors., the said Richard Miller, John Banks and Ralph Shawe. 
 John Wharton, his mark. Wits., John If assail, Joseph Barker, William 
 Eccleshall. Proved at Chester 26 May 1783 by .the three exors. Effects 
 under £100. [This will is on a large sheet of parchment.] 
 
 JAMES READE, of Nantwich, Cheshire, Woollen Draper. Will 
 dated 1 May 1783. After payment of debts and funeral expenses, 
 I bequeath all my real estate in Nantwich to my friends Benjamin 
 Hewitt of Nantwich, Merchant, and Charles Bate of the same place, 
 Gent., and unto them also all my stock in trade, household goods, plate, 
 linen, china, etc., on trust that they sell same real and personal estate, 
 and with money arising therefrom pay debts, etc., and cost of executing 
 my will, and on trust further that they place the residue or surplus from 
 sale at interest and pay same to my mother Prude?ice Reade widow for 
 her life, and then to my sister Prudence wife of Mr. Samuel Pennill, and 
 then to my brothers George Reade, John Reade, and Charles Reade, and 
 the children of my said sister share and share alike. My prospective 
 share in my said sister's estate, under my late Father's will, I bequeath 
 to my brothers George Reade, John Reade and Charles Reade, equally 
 between them. The said Benjamin Hewitt and Charles Bate to be 
 exors. of my will. Signed, J, Reade. Wits., Ja" Poole, John Chesworth, 
 William Whittingham. Proved at Chester {infra) 14 Mch. 1791 by the 
 two exors. 
 
 JAMES READE, 1 of Nantwich, Cheshire, Draper, who died in 
 Oct. 1790, a bachelor, leaving Prudence Reade, widow, his natural and 
 lawful mother, and William Reade, George Reade, Richard Reade, John 
 Reade and Charles Reade, his natural and lawful brothers, and Prudence 
 Reade, spinster, his natural and lawful sister him surviving, who are all 
 long since dead without having taken out letters of admon. On 
 30 Jany. 1835 admon. was granted at Lichfield to William Reade of the 
 par. of Burslem, Staffs., yeoman, the nephew and one of the next of kin 
 of the intestate. 
 
 Tuition of George Read above 19, Prudence Read aged 16 or there- 
 abouts, and Thomas Read aged 15 or thereabouts, minors, natural and 
 lawful children of William Read of Tunstall, par. of Wolstanton, potter, 
 by Elizabeth his wife daur. of John Wharton deed., was granted at 
 Chester 4 Nov. 1790 to William Read the father, the said minors having 
 goods, etc., left them by the will of the said John Wharton. Sureties to 
 bond, John Warburton, of Radmore, par. of Astbury, yeoman, and John 
 Hancock of Astbury, victualler. Penalty of bond .£1,100. 
 
 SAMUEL PENNELL, of Wybunbury, Cheshire, Gent. Will dated 
 22 Nov. 1797. To be buried in my burial ground at Baddiley. I leave 
 everything absolutely to Prudence my wife, and appoint her and her 
 brother George Reade exors. of my will. Signed Sam 1 Pennell. Wits., 
 Ralph Nickson, W n Yoxall. Proved at Chester 26 May 1803. Effects 
 above £100 and under ,£300. 
 
 GEORGE READE, of Baddington, par. of Acton, Cheshire, farmer. 
 Will dated 2 July 1804. My half share of an estate at Blackwood Hill, 
 par. of Horton, Staffs., now occupied by Thomas Farrell, to my brother 
 John Reade, Clerk, and my sister Prudence Pennill of Wybunbury, 
 Cheshire, widow, for their lives. My said sister to have in no case any 
 
 ' ' It is difficult to explain how James Reade came to be regarded as an in- 
 testate in 1835 when his will was duly proved in 1791. His sister Prudence 
 moreover is alluded to as having been a spinster in 1790, when really she was 
 wife of Samuel Pennell. 
 
 power of disposal, but the whole of the disposing of my said share to be 
 vested solely in the hands of my brother John Reade. To my brother 
 William Reade of Tunstall, £2-13-0 per annum. Exors., my brother 
 John Reade and my sister Prudence Pennill. Wits., Richard Salt, John 
 Salt and W m Salt. Proved at Lichfield 31 Oct. 1805. by John Reade of 
 Butterton, Clerk, power reserved for Prudence Pennell. Personal estate 
 under £5. 
 
 PRUDENCE PENNELL, of Wybunbury, Cheshire, widow. Will 
 dated 21 Jany. 1809. My two brothers William Reade and Charles 
 Reade to be joint exors. The tenant right of the tenement where I now 
 live, to my brother Charles Reade. My two nieces (unnamed), daurs. of 
 my brothers William Reade and Richard Reade. Signed, Prudence 
 Pennell. Wits., W m Green, Jos'' Green. Proved at Chester 6 Sept. 18 10 
 by Charles Reade one of the exors., power reserved to William Reade the 
 other. Testatrix died about the end of April last past. 
 
 REVD JOHN READE, of Butterton Moor Top, Staffs., clerk. Will 
 dated 29 Mch. 1813. To Elizabeth Reade my wife, £20 per annum. To 
 my half-nephews, Thomas Reade of Ashwood near Whitchurch, Salop, 
 farmer, and his brother John Reade of Sound Hall, par. of Ranbury 
 (sc. Wrenbury), Cheshire, farmer, all my share in a messuage and farm 
 called the Old Hall Farm at Blackwood Hill, Horton, subject to their 
 paying thereout the said annuity of £20. To the said John Reade all 
 my estate, real and personal, to which I am entitled under the will of my 
 late father. Residue of household goods, etc., to my wife. Exor., my 
 wife's nephew, Uriah Prince of Cotton, Staffs., farmer. Wits., Sinckler 
 Porter, solicitor, Leek, and John Heathcote and Beebe Eyre, his clerks. 
 Proved at Lichfield 29 Oct. 1818 by Uriah Prince. Personal estate 
 under £800. Testator died Sept. 181 8. 
 
 THOMAS READ, of Spott, par. of Stone, Staffs., farmer. Will 
 dated 5 Oct. 1825. To Richard Robinson of Pixley, par. of Hinstock, 
 Salop, and John Read of Sound, Cheshire, farmers, all my freehold estate 
 at Blackwood Hill, Staffs., and at Great Ash and Broughall, Salop, in 
 trust to apply the rents, etc., of Blackwood Hill for the support, etc., of 
 my son Thomas Read till he is 21, and then to him absolutely, and to 
 apply the rents, etc., of Ash and Broughall for the support, etc., of my 
 son John Read till he is 21, and then to him absolutely. Certain goods 
 to my wife (name not given). Freehold estate at Cotterton, Staffs., and 
 remainder of goods and implements of husbandry, etc., to be sold and an 
 annuity of £60 to be paid thereout to wife for life, but if she marry £30 
 only. The remainder of the money derived from sale of Cotterton estate 
 to be paid to my two daurs., Hannah wife of William Hall, and Sarah, 
 and the money arising from my personal estate to go to my said four 
 children equally. Exors., the said Richard Robinson and John Read of 
 Sound. Wits., W'" Lockley, Enoch Yardley and John Griffith. Proved 
 at Lichfield 18 Mch. 1826 by Joh?i Reade, power reserved for Richard 
 Robinson. Personal estate under £1,000. On 12 Oct. 1831 the said 
 Richard Robinson renounced. Testator died 6 Oct. (?) 1825. 
 
 Admon. (with will) of goods unadministered, granted to Hannah 
 Reade, widow, the residuary legatee for life, 12 Mch. 1840, John Reade, 
 the proving exor., having died. Sureties, John Reade of Moddershall, 
 Stone, Staffs., farmer, and George Billington of Stone, gent. Personal 
 estate under £1,500. 
 
 Admon. (with will) of goods left unadministered by the said Hannah 
 Reade (w\o\s since dead) granted at Lichfield, 28 Apl. 1847, to John 
 Reade of Berryhill Farm, Stone, farmer, the natural and lawful son and 
 one of the residuary legatees substituted in the will. Sureties, William 
 Hall of the Limes Farm, Trentham, Staffs., and Samuel Griffiths of 
 Leadon Dale, Stone, aforesaid, farmer. Personal estate under £1,500. 
 
 CHARLES READE, late of Wybunbury, Cheshire, bachelorandgent., 
 died without parent, brother, or sister. Admon, granted at Chester, 
 
22 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 3 Mch. 1827, to William Reade of Tunstall, Staffs., the eldest nephew 
 and next-of-kin. Sureties to bond, John Corn of Wybunbury, innkeeper, 
 and William Nixon of Wybunbury, maltster. 
 
 CHARLES READE, of Wybunbury, Cheshire. Admon. granted at 
 Lichfield, 11 Sept. 1833, to William Reade of Burslem, Staffs., earthen- 
 ware manufacturer, the lawful nephew of the deed., who died a bachelor 
 without parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt. Personal estate in 
 diocese of Lichfield under ,£400. Sureties, Thomas Copeland, chair 
 maker, and M r William Stanway. The intestate died 28 Feb. 1826. 
 Admon. de bonis non granted at Lichfield, 18 Sept. 1850, to Thomas 
 Reade of Dale Hall, Burslem, Staffs., engraver, the lawful nephew and 
 one of the next-of-kin of said deed. Personal estate under ,£1,000. 
 Sureties, William Reade of the Sytch, Burslem, potter, and John Reade 
 of Berryhill Farm, Stone, Staffs., farmer. 
 
 ELIZABETH READ, of Butterton Moor Top, par. of Butterton, 
 Staffs., widow. Will dated 24 May 1831. To Mary Turner, £140. To 
 Uriah Prince of the Banks near Rocester, £100. To Henry Prince of 
 Mathfield, 1 £20. To Olive Blackwell and Dinah Lowdens of Leek, £15 
 each. To Henry Prince, son of Paul Prince of Hillsdale, 2 ,£15. To 
 John Turner of Morridge, 3 ,£50. To Ann Prince of Waterhouses, 4 £40. 
 To Paul Prince of Waterhouses, ,£30. To Paul Turner of Grindon, £\o. 
 To Charles Prince of par. of Cotton, £\o. To Sarah Smith of Dary 
 House, 5 £\o. To Elizabeth Sheldon of Sheldon," ,£15. To John Prince 
 of Bradenbrook, ,£15. To Ann Edge of Twist, ,£15. To Elizabeth 
 Smith of Grindon, widow, ,£15. To Sarah Darby shire of Grindon, £15. 
 To Elizabeth Watts of Cheadle, ,£30. To my sister Mary Turner's 
 children, viz. Lydia, Humphrey, William and Jane, ,£40 amongst them. 
 To Ann Prince of the Banks near Rocester, £15. To John Read of 
 Sound Hall, par. of Wrenbury, £20. Residue to my nephews Uriah and 
 Henry Prince, and appoint them exors. Wits., William Richardson, 
 Thomas Gould, Sarah Fearn. Proved at Lichfield 11 Mch. 1834, by 
 Uriah Prince of Rocester and Henry Prince of Mayfield, farmers, the 
 exors. Personal estate under ,£800. 
 
 THOMAS READE, of par. of Stone, Staffs., farmer. Admon. 
 granted at Lichfield, 19 Dec. 1835, to Hannah Reade of Moddershall, 
 par. of Stone, widow, the relict of the deed. Personal estate under ,£100. 
 Sureties, John Reade of Moddershall, farmer, and John Griffiths of 
 Moddershall, farmer. 
 
 JOHN READE, of Sound, Cheshire, yeoman. Will dated 16 July 
 1838. To John Griffiths of Moddershall, Stone, yeoman, .£500 due to 
 me from my nephew John Reade of Moddershall. To my niece Martha, 
 wife of John Robinson, £110 secured to me by mortgage of lands in 
 Wistanswick, Salop, belonging to William Ellis, and the sum of ,£180 
 from the residue of my personal estate, the said Martha Robinson paying 
 to my brother William Reade an annuity of ,£10 for life. Residue after 
 payment of debts, etc., to my sister Sarah Beckett. Exors., the said 
 John Robinson and my said nephew John Reade. Wits., W m Hy. Brookes 
 and John Lee, solicitors, Whitchurch, Salop. Proved at Chester 9 Aug. 
 1839 by John Robinson, power reserved to John Reade. Effects sworn 
 under £450. Testator died 24 Jany. 1839. Will proved at Lichfield 
 9 Sept. 1839 by John Robinson of the Grange, par. of Wrenbury, 
 Cheshire, farmer, power reserved to John Reade of Moddershall, yeoman. 
 Personal estate in diocese of Lichfield under ,£800. 
 
 JOHN READE, of Bury Hill, Stone, Staffs., farmer. Will dated 
 19 July 1852. All my real and personal estate to Thomas Wrench of 
 
 1 Mayfield, or Mathfield, 2 miles S.W. of Ashborne. 
 
 * Hillsdale, a hamlet in Grindon parish. 
 
 8 Morridge, a township in Ipstones parish. 
 
 * Waterhouses, in Leek parish. 
 
 * Dairy House, Horton. ■ Sheldon, near Bakewell. 
 
 Betley, Staffs., timber merchant, and John Griffiths of Blackwood Hill, 
 Staffs., farmer, in trust to complete the contract I have entered into with 
 Thomas Godwin ' of Dunwood, potter, for the sale of my estate at 
 Blackwood Hill and Lask Edge, par. of Horton, and then to pay as 
 follows. To my nephew William Hall, £100. To my illegitimate daur., 
 Mary Rogers of Moddershall, ,£50 at 21 or marriage. To the said John 
 Griffiths, £50. To Harriet Scott who now lives with me, £50. To John 
 and Enoch Withington of Crossgate in par. of Stone, shoemakers, 
 ,£19-19-0 each. To Mary Johnson who now lives with me, £19-19-0. 
 Residue equally between my two sisters, Hannah the wife of William 
 Hall of the Limes, Newcastle under Lyme, and Sarah wife of Joseph 
 Icke of Flashbrook, farmer. Exors., the said Thomas Wrench and John 
 Griffiths. Wits., Edward Barlow of Oulton, gent., and Henry Saben of 
 Stone, solicitor. Proved at Lichfield 17 Sept. 1852 by both exors. 
 Under ;£ 1,000. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT BADDILEY. 
 
 William Reade | late of Spring lane Hall | in this Parish was here | 
 interred 11 th March 1781 | aged 78 | Prudence Reade his Wife | 7 lh June 
 1804 aged 84 I George Reade their Son | 2 nd Nov r 1804 aged 61 | James 
 Reade another son | 16 th Sept. 1790 aged 40. 
 
 Sacred | To the Memory of | John Beckett late of Sound Hall | in the 
 parish of Wrenbury who | departed this life March 4 th 1804 | Aged 
 33 Years | Also | In Respectful Memory of | Sarah Relict of the above 
 John I Beckett who Departed this life | June 20 th 1840 Aged 72 Years | 
 Also I In Memory of Richard son of the | above John and Sarah 
 Beckett | who Departed this life January 28 th | 1798 Aged 4 Years and 
 8 Months I Also | In Memory of Sarah Daughter | of the above John and 
 Sarah I Beckett who Departed this life | April 11 th 1804 | Aged 3 Years. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT HORTON. 
 
 Here | lieth the remains of | the Rev d John Read | late of Butterton 
 who I Departed this Life | September 15 th 1818 | in the 75 th Year of 
 his I Age. I Here lieth the Remains of | Elizabeth Wife of the | Rev. 
 John Read who | departed this Life [ October 2 nd 1833 | in the 77 th Year 
 of her I Age. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT WRENBURY. 
 
 Sacred to the Memory of [ Thomas Reade of Ashwood | who died 
 June 15 th 1772 I Aged 36 Years | Also of Sarah Relict | of the above 
 Tho 8 Reade | who died Aug. 26 th 1798 | Aged 59 Years | Likewise In 
 Respectful | Memory of John Reade | of Aston Son of the above I who 
 died Jan'? 24 183 . . | Aged 75 Years. 
 
 Here | Lieth the Body | of William Son of | Tho a and Sarah Reade 
 who Departed this Life | the 8" 1 Day of August | 1761 Aged 3 Years. 
 
 In Memory of | Martha Wife of John Robinson | of the Grange died 
 May the 2 nd | 1850 Aged 47 years | Also | Charlotte Daughter of the 
 above | died October the 9 th 1844 | Aged 5 Months | Also the above | 
 John Robinson | died January the 16 th 1880 | Aged 79 Years. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT CHESWARDINE, SALOP. 
 
 In I Remembrance of | Thomas Reade | (late of Spot | in the Parish 
 of Stone) I who died Nov. 6"' 1825 ] Aged 66 Years. 
 
 In I Memory of | Thomas Reade, late of Spott, | Near Stone, Staf- 
 fordshire, who [ departed this life September 3 rd 1835 : | Aged 27 Years. 
 
 1 Thomas Godwin [1785— 1857] of Dunwood and Burslem was third cousin of 
 the testator's father, though he was unlikely to be aware of the relationship. 
 
PEDIGREE IV 
 
 23 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | Sarah Wife of Joseph Icke of Flash- 
 brook Manor House | who died January i2 tb 1856, | Aged 46. 
 
 WRENBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1734. April 22. mar d By banns William Reade of Baddiley Parish to 
 
 Sar. Robinson of this Parish. 
 1734/5. Feb. 25. bur d Sarah Reade of Sound. 
 
 1734/5. Mch. 9. bapt. Thomas son of William & Sarah Reade of Sound. 
 1740. Dec. 7. bapt. Sarah, 1 daur. of Thomas Robinson of Sound. 
 
 1756. June 20. mar d Thomas Read farmer to Sarah Robinson by 
 
 licence. 
 
 1757. Sep. 21. William son of Thomas and Sarah Read of Sound, bapt. 
 1759. Nov. 5. Thomas son of Thomas & Sarah Rhead of Sound, bapt. 
 1761. Nov. 1. bapt. Mary daur. of Thomas & Sarah Read of Sound. 
 
 1763. May 1 5. bapt. John son of Thomas & Sarah Read of Sound. 
 
 1764. Oct. 3. bapt. Mary daur. of Thomas & Sarah Read of Sound. 
 
 1765. Apl, 28. bapt. William son of Thomas & Sarah Read of Sound. 
 
 CHESWARDINE REGISTERS. 
 
 1846. bur d Hannah Reade, 14 July, par. of Stone, aged 67. 
 1852. bur d John Read, 4 Sept., par. of Stone, aged 42. 
 
 HORTON REGISTERS. 
 1743. May 21. bapt. George son of William & Prudence Read. 
 1745. May 4. bapt. John sonofW m & Prudence Read of blackwood 
 Hill. 
 
 1 This is the only Sarah Robinson baptized 1738-40, and is therefore almost 
 certain to be the one who married Thomas Reade, especially as both were born 
 at Sound. 
 
 1747. Sept. 28. bapt. Richard son of William & Prudence Read of 
 Black d Hill. 
 
 i75°- Aug. 24. bapt. James son of William & Prudence Read, Black- 
 wood Hill. 
 
 '753- Jan. 19. bapt. Charles son of W m & Prudence Read. 
 
 1755- Oct. 13. Prudence daugh r of William & Prudence Read was 
 baptized. 
 
 1818. Sept. 18. bur d The Rev. John Reade, Curate of Onecote, residence 
 Butterton Moor, aged 73. 
 
 1833. Oct. 6. bur" Elizabeth Reade, Butterton, 77. 
 
 1774- 
 
 1781. 
 1790. 
 1804. 
 1804. 
 1827. 
 
 1768. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 Feb. 14. mar d Samuel Pennill of Acton, yeoman, and Prudence 
 
 Reade of this par. Signed, Sam' Pennell, Prudence Reade. 
 
 Wits., Mary Massie, George Reade. 
 Mch. 12. bur d William Reade (the Elder) of Springe Lane Hall. 
 Sept. 20. bur d James Reade, of Nantwich, Mercer. 
 June 6. bur d Prudence Reade, Widow. 
 Nov. 3. bur d George Reade. 
 Mch. 3. bur d Charles Reade, Gent., of Wybunbury, aged 74 years, 
 
 found suffocated and drowned in a drain of water in the 
 
 township of Wybunbury. 
 
 REGISTERS OF IGHTFIELD, SALOP. 
 
 Feb. 6. Sarah daughter of Thos. & Sarah Read of Whitchurch 
 parish was baptized. 
 1770. May 20. Hannah daughter of Thos. & Sarah Read of Whitchurch 
 parish was baptized. 
 
 PEDIGREE IV. 
 
 READE OF TUNSTALL AND BURSLEM, WITH WADE, HOPE, ETC. 
 
 The dates of birth of the elder line in this pedigree are 
 derived from the old Family Bible which formerly belonged 
 to William Dudley. 1 From Thomas Reade, who received it 
 under the will of William Dudley in 171 8, this Bible 
 descended to his great-great-great-granddaughter Mrs. 
 Prudence Lawton, who had a shop in John Street, Tunstall. 
 Mrs. Lawton took a very great pride in her ancestry, and 
 valued the Bible accordingly. At her death in 1896 it 
 passed into the hands of Mr. William Wade of The Wat- 
 lands, Longport, her sole executor, who still possesses it. 
 
 Mr. William Wade is a son of George Wade [brother of 
 Joseph Wade who married Ann Maria Reade] by Harriet, 
 one of the two daughters of John Reade of Whitchurch [he 
 died about 1831] and Eleanor Fowles his wife who re- 
 married, as his second wife, William Reade of Tunstall, 
 father of Mrs. Prudence Lawton. This John Reade of Whit- 
 church, whose other daughter Mary married David Hancock, 
 is believed by Mr. Wade to have been a descendant of 
 Thomas Reade 2 [1734-72] of Ashwood, Whitchurch. John 
 Reade had a brother Thomas, and their father is said to 
 have married again, when the children of the first wife left 
 
 1 Seep. 14. 2 Seep. 20. 
 
 home. If they were really descended from Thomas Reade 
 [1734-72], they must have been children of his son William 
 Reade who was born in 1765 and is known to have been alive 
 in 1838. I have not been able to visit Whitchurch to follow 
 up this clue. 
 
 As stated before, 1 most of the descendants of William 
 Reade, who married Elizabeth Wharton in 1766, have been 
 very poor, a fact primarily due to his own folly or incapa- 
 city. 
 
 For much of the information in this pedigree I am 
 indebted to Mrs. Ann Maria Wade, of 61 Howard Street, 
 Burslem, daughter of the late John Reade. Mrs. Wade took 
 great pains to answer all my questions, and in spite of age 
 and ill-health made several journeys to trace the descendants 
 of her grandfather's younger brothers, George Reade and 
 Thomas Reade. Without her help I should never have 
 traced these branches of the family, as their representatives, 
 though numerous, have mostly sunk into great obscurity. 
 
 Mrs. Wade tells me that her grandfather's youngest 
 brother James Reade [born 1 781] is said to have gone to sea 
 and not to have been heard of again. John Reade [born 1774] 
 
 1 See p. 19. 
 
2 4 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 must have died young, as he is not mentioned in the bond 
 for the tuition of William Reade's children in 1790. 1 I do 
 not know whether Elizabeth Reade [born 1769] or Prudence 
 Reade [born 1776] married. 
 
 The parentage and date of birth of Mary Wolliscroft were 
 given me by Mr. Thomas Glover Reade of Torquay. He 
 tells me that his great-aunt Elizabeth Reade [1 805-1 876] had 
 a large collection of legal and other documents relating to the 
 Reade family, which came into his father's possession but 
 were unfortunately destroyed — a circumstance greatly to be 
 regretted, as they might have contained much of interest. 
 
 ADMINISTRATION. 
 
 WILLIAM READE, of Tunstall, par. of Wolstanton, Staffs., farmer, 
 a widower. Admon. granted 23 July 1830, at Lichfield, to William Reade 
 of Tunstall, earthenware manufacturer, the natural and lawful son of the 
 deed. Personal estate under £zo. 
 
 GRAVESTONE IN TUNSTALL CHURCHYARD. 
 
 In affectionate Remembrance | of | Mary | wife of William Reade | 
 who died September 23 rd 1837 | Aged 40 years | Also the above William 
 Reade | who died March 10 th 1863 | Aged 65 years. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 1766. July 26. mard. William Reade of Baddiley, Batchelor, and 
 Elizabeth Wharton of Acton, spinster, by me, George Reade, 
 Rector. Wits., John Reade, Richard Reade. 
 [The signatures of George Reade, John Reade and Richard Reade, are 
 
 1 See p. 21. * 
 
 written in a fine, neat, regular hand, but the signature of the bride- 
 groom is rather straggly i\ 
 1767. Mch. 8. William Son of William & Eliz : Reade was baptized. 
 
 HORTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1771. Apl. 2. bapt. George son of W m & Eliz. Read. 
 1774. Oct. 20. bapt. John son of W m & Elizabeth Read. 
 1776. Apl. 7. bapt. Prudence daut r of W m & Eliz. Read. 
 
 NEWCHAPEL REGISTERS. 
 
 1798. Feb. 4. bapt. W m son of W m & Mary Read, Brieryhurst. 1 
 
 1802. Sept. 12. bapt. Prudence d r of W m & Mary Reed, Tunstall. 
 
 1805. Feb. 24. bapt. Elizabeth d r of W™ & Mary Read, Tunstall. 
 
 1809. Jany. 15. bapt. John son of W m & Mary Read, Tunstall. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. JOHN'S, BURSLEM. 
 
 181 1. Jany. 1. married. George Reade, of this par., widower and 
 modeller, and Sarah Whalley, spinster, by license. Signed, 
 George Reade, Sarah Whalley. Wits., Elizah Whalley, Maria 
 Whalley. 
 
 1813. Mch. 2. burd. William Rhead, aged 72 years, Tunstall. 
 
 1842. Oct. 13. burd. William Reade, Sytch, 2 aged 76. 
 
 1848. May 19. burd. Mary Reade, By Coroner's warrant, accidental 
 burnt, Liverpool Road, 3 aged 74. 
 
 1848. Jany. 2. burd. George Reade, Burslem, aged 77. 
 
 1 Brieryhurst is a hamlet which includes Mow Cop (Vicar's note). 
 
 2 The Sytch is on the Tunstall side of Burslem. 
 • Liverpool Road is in the Sytch. 
 
 PEDIGREE V. 
 
 COLCLOUGH OF TUNSTALL, WITH EARDLEY, HART AND ALLDER. 
 
 THIS pedigree is of no interest save as a record of the 
 descendants of Prudence Reade who married William 
 Colclough. 
 
 It is interesting to observe how much the name Prudence 
 
 has been used by the descendants of Mrs. Prudence Reade 
 [1720- 1 804]. 
 
 My principal informants have been Mr. Joshua Allder, 
 Mrs. Friend, and Mr. O. C. Apted. 
 
 PEDIGREE VI. 
 
 READE OF BURSLEM AND HANLEY, WITH PAYNE, MALKIN, WEAVER, ETC. 
 
 Some general remarks on the connexion of the Reades and 
 Hickmans will be found in the notes on Pedigree VII. 
 
 I have got as much information of the descendants of 
 Thomas Reade and Mary Webb Hickman as I was able. 
 A reference to the pedigree will show that, if all were traced, 
 these descendants might be numbered by hundreds. But their 
 poverty and social obscurity would make such a task 
 
 extremely difficult. My principal informants were Mrs. 
 Prudence Martin, who took considerable trouble to find the 
 addresses of various relatives ; Mr. Robert Payne of 
 Burslem ; and Mr. William Wheeldon of Bucknall, who 
 possesses the Family Bible of his grandfather Edward 
 Reade. 
 
 Nothing has been heard of William Hickman Reade the 
 
PEDIGREE VII 
 
 25 
 
 elder for some years. He attended the funeral of his aunt 
 Miss Martha Mona Hickman in 1895, and his last address 
 was in Clerkenwell. 
 
 The particulars of the Malkins were given to me by 
 Mr. Gainsborough Harward. 
 
 The death of Thomas Reade's first wife is thus noticed in 
 the Monthly Magazine for July, 1808 (p. 561) : — 
 
 At Tunstal in the Potteries, M" Reade, wife of M r Thomas R. 31. 
 
 I think this pedigree affords as striking an example as 
 could be. found of the way in which royal blood may flow 
 down the social scale, for it shows such a large number of 
 people, mostly belonging to the labouring classes, who can 
 boast an undoubted descent from Edward III. 1 
 
 ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 THOMAS READE, of Cobridge, par. of Burslem, Staffs., labourer, 
 who died 11 Feb. 1853. Admon. granted at Lichfield, 13 Feb. 1868, to 
 Mary Webb Emery, widow, formerly Reade, the natural and lawful 
 
 1 For this royal descent through the Hickmans, see p. izo. 
 
 mother and only next-of-kin of the deed. Intestate died a bachelor with- 
 out father. Estate under £20. Surety, John Martin of Burslem, house 
 painter. The reason of the delay in applying for the grant is stated to be 
 that the intestate was discovered to have a reversionary interest in a trust 
 fund in the Court of Chancery. 
 
 A second admon. was granted at Lichfield n Mch. 1870 to William 
 Hickman Reade of Burslem, clockmaker, the natural and lawful brother 
 of the deed., the said Mary Webb Emery having died 29 Oct. 1869. 
 Under .£100. Sureties, William Holland Edge, of Wolstanton, artist, 
 and John Darlingto?i, of Burslem, clockmaker. - 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. JOHN'S, BURSLEM. 1 
 
 1808. May 12. burd. Mary, Wife of Thomas Reade, Tunstall. 
 
 1809. Aug. 10. mard. Thomas Reade, widower, and Mary Webb Hick- 
 
 man, by licence. Wits., John Robinson Jun., William Moore. 
 
 1810. Feb. 10. bapt. Elisa, daur. of Thomas & Mary Read of Tunstall. 
 1813. Feb. 7. bapt. Edward, Son of Thomas & Mary Reade. 
 
 1827. Sept. 25. mard. Thomas Payne, bachelor and potter, and 
 Elizabeth Hickman Reade, by banns, by me J. B. Marsden, 
 Minister. Signed, Thomas Payne, Elizabeth Hickman Reade. 
 Wits., Bagnall Beech, Eliza Hickman. 
 
 1 These extracts were made by the parish clerk, and were uncertified. 
 
 PEDIGREE VII. 
 
 HICKMAN AND READE OF BURSLEM, WITH GENDERS OF MADELEY. 
 
 WHEN I was told, by his grandchildren, that Gregory 
 
 Hickman of Burslem was a " doctor," I was inclined to doubt 
 
 if he were a qualified medical man, as his sons-in-law were 
 
 men of quite a lower social rank and his numerous 
 
 descendants are mostly in very humble positions and of little 
 
 education. Mr. A. T. Astles of Manchester, who is General 
 
 Secretary of the United Carters' Association of England, was 
 
 able to refer me to Messrs. Harwards, of Stourbridge, who acted 
 
 as solicitors to the late Miss Martha Mona Hickman. Mr. 
 
 Gainsborough Harward most kindly roughed out a pedigree 
 
 for me, showing what he had learnt from Miss Hickman's 
 
 papers. This sketch pedigree, by showing the connexion of 
 
 the family with Oldswinford, enabled me to investigate its 
 
 history further, and eventually led to the very elaborate account 
 
 of the family which I present under Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 Indirectly, also, it was the cause of my devoting so much 
 
 time and labour to the elucidation of Dr. Johnson's maternal 
 
 ancestry and connexions. I may mention that the evidences 
 
 for the Hickman and Ford pedigrees were collected under 
 
 considerable pressure, when the earlier part of the book was 
 
 all written, and to a considerable extent while it was in the 
 
 process of printing. 
 
 Inquiries proved that not only was Gregory Hickman a 
 qualified surgeon, but that he came of a most respectable 
 stock, his father being a county magistrate, his maternal 
 uncle a Prebendary of St. Paul's, his cousin John Turton a 
 man of wealth and position and Physician to George III; and 
 
 that he had much good blood in his veins, and could boast 
 the not very rare distinction of a " Royal Descent." How 
 Gregory Hickman's daughters came to marry so much 
 beneath them I have not discovered, and Mr. Harward tells 
 me he never could understand the apparent mesalliances of 
 Miss Hickman's sisters. He also tells me that both William 
 Webb Hickman and Martha Mona Hickman left wills. 
 
 The following entries in the Monthly Magazine are of 
 interest. 
 
 [1807, Oct. 1, p. 300, Staffs.] At Burslem, M" Hickmann, wife of 
 M r H. surgeon. Her death was caused by her gown taking fire five 
 weeks before, during which period her sufferings were most poignant. 
 
 [1816, Aug. I, p. 88, Staffs.] At Burslem, M r Gregory Hickman, 
 surgeon, of considerable ability in his profession. 
 
 Thomas Reade, eldest son of George Whieldon Reade, 
 went to live in the Isle of Man about 1842. In the following 
 year he visited Burslem to see his mother, who was ill. He 
 took her back with him to the Isle of Man, where she died 
 and was buried. Since that time Thomas Reade has never 
 been heard of by his relatives. 
 
 Mr. Alfred Freer tells me that Miss M. M. Hickman 
 lived for many years at Hagley with her first cousin Miss 
 Martha Harris, daughter of Charles Harris of Broome 
 House. 1 
 
 For the descent of the Reades from Edward III, through 
 the Hickmans, see p. 120. 
 
 1 See Harris pedigree, p. 121. 
 
26 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 GRAVESTONE IN OLDSWINFORD CHURCHYARD. 
 
 In memory of Will" 1 Webb Hickman Late Surgeon in Stourbridge 
 died June 17 th 1833 aged 32 years. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. JOHN'S, BURSLEM. 1 
 
 1797. Oct. 20. bapt. Anna Maria, daur. of Gregory Hickman and 
 Sarah. 
 
 1799. Apl. 13. bapt. William Webb, son of Gregory and Sarah Hick- 
 
 man. 
 
 1800. Jany. 3. burd. William Webb Hickman, son of Gregory Hick- 
 
 man, Surgeon. 
 1803. Aug. 26. bapt. William Webb, son of Gregory & Sarah Hickman, 
 born 5 Dec. 1800. 
 
 ' These extracts were made by the parish clerk, and were uncertified. 
 
 1807. 
 
 1808. 
 
 1816. 
 1822. 
 
 1829. 
 
 Aug. 19. burd. Sarah wife of Gregory Hickman, surgeon, Burs- 
 lem, 41 years. Death occasioned by being burned, her cloaths 
 having catched fire. 
 
 Feb. 19. bapt. Martha Mona, d. of Gregory & Sarah Hickman, 
 born 18 Apl. 1807. 
 
 May 28. burd. Gregory Hickman, Burslem, age 6 years, weak- 
 ness. 
 
 June 16. burd. Gregory Hickman, aged 49 years, Burslem. 
 
 June 18. mard. Robert Malkin Browe, widower, assistant over- 
 seer, and Anna Maria Hickman, spinster, after banns, by me, 
 James Irvine, curate. Signed, Robert Malkin Browe, Anna 
 Maria Hickman. Wits., W m Swann, Elizabeth Hickman, 
 Bagnall Beech, parish clerk. 
 
 Feb. 25. mard. George Whieldon Reade, bachelor and modeller, 
 and Elizabeth Hickman, spinster, after banns, by me, 
 J. B. Marsden, curate. Signed, George Whieldon Reade, 
 Elizabeth Hickman. Wits., Charles Hodges, Mary Barker. 
 
 PEDIGREE VIII. 
 
 READE OF MERE HOUSE, BADDILEY, AND OF ACTON, WYBUNBURY, TARPORLEY, ETC., 
 
 WITH DODD OF ACTON. 
 
 Thomas Reade [1706-1792] spent the greater portion of 
 his life on the Mere House farm, which his father turned over 
 to him about 1735. 1 He in his turn seems to have vacated 
 the farm in favour of his son Thomas, probably when old age 
 compelled him to relinquish active work. As will be seen, 
 he was in his 87th year when he died. He is described on 
 his tombstone as " late of [? D]odcot." I cannot be sure of the 
 initial letter, but think the place meant must be Dodcott, in 
 the parish of Wrenbury, about six miles south of Baddiley. 
 I have not discovered his marriage. It certainly did not take 
 place at Baddiley, at Acton, at Wrenbury or at Horton. 
 
 John Reade, the second surviving son, seems to have left 
 Baddiley before his death, as his burial is not recorded in the 
 registers. 
 
 I do not know whether William Reade, the third son, 
 lived to manhood. 2 It is possible that one or more of the 
 following entries may refer to him : — 
 
 1768. Oct. 23. bapt. Elizabeth dau. of William Read of Haughton in 
 
 this par. (Bunbury registers). 
 
 1769. Nov. 19. bapt. George s. of William and Elianor Read of Sound 
 
 ( Wrenbury registers). 
 
 177 i- Jany. 1. bapt. Sarah d. of William & Ellen Read of Wrenbury 
 ( Wrenbury registers). 
 
 1775. June 4. bapt. Hannah d. of W m & Ellen Read of Chorley ( Wren- 
 bury registers). 
 
 1777. Nov. 23. bapt. Martha daur. of William & Ellen Read {Acton 
 registers). 
 
 I think it very probable he is identical with the father of 
 the above Sarah, Hannah and Martha Reade. 
 
 The following entry in the Acton registers may refer to 
 another child of George Reade [1769-1819], but if so it is 
 
 See p. 15 and p. 35. 
 
 See also p. 54. 
 
 . curious that her death is not recorded on his gravestone, as 
 she must have predeceased him. 
 
 1 8 10. Apl. 8. bapt. Ann dr. of George & Mary Reade of Chorley. 
 
 This pedigree is the only one in which there is much 
 chance of adding materially to the number of Reades 
 descended from the Horton stock. As will be seen, there 
 are several families in the pedigree whose history has not 
 been properly traced and who may have left large numbers 
 of descendants. A more careful search in the Bunbury 
 registers than I was able to make might yield further 
 particulars. 
 
 There were undoubtedly families in Wrenbury, Acton, 
 Nantwich, etc., during the 18th century, who bore the name 
 of Read or Reade but were not connected in any way with 
 the Baddiley family. 
 
 A Samuel Reade was buried at Baddiley 26 Apl. 1893, 
 aged 94. r 
 
 Thomas Bebbington, cordwainer, married Martha Reade,. 
 12 Nov. 1797, at Bunbury. j 
 
 John Cornes, wheelwright, married Hannah Reade, 
 28 Dec. 1797, at Bunbury. He died 12 June 1865, aged 90., 
 She died 2 Aug. 1840, aged 65. They had a son James 
 Cornes, of Stoke Manor, who died 23 Aug. 1867, aged 54,, 
 and whose widow Mary died 22 Dec. 1880, aged 69. These 
 Cornes are buried at Acton. 
 
 It is most probable that Mrs. Bebbington and Mrs. 
 Cornes were the daughters of William and Ellen Reade 
 whose baptisms I have given. 
 
 I have thought it worth while to give a short pedigree of 
 the Dodds, compiled from the registers and gravestones at 
 
PEDIGREE VIII 
 
 n 
 
 Acton. Mary Dodd is baptized in 1727 as daughter "of 
 Ralph Dod jun r and Mary his w. of Brindley." His son 
 Edward [1734] I think must be identical with the Edward 
 Dodd of Brindley who married Elizabeth Darlington in 1760. 
 There was, however, a Thomas Dodd who married Margaret 
 Boden at Acton 29 April 1732 and had a son Edward Dodd, 
 born at Faddiley, and baptized 27 Oct 1739 at Acton. Dodd 
 is a very common name in the locality, and the wills at 
 Chester would have to be consulted to make any more of the 
 pedigree. 
 
 The following marriage, recorded in the Monthly Maga- 
 zine for Aug. 1823 (p. 90, Cheshire), is probably that of the 
 eldest son of Samuel Dodd and Mary Reade. It was not 
 celebrated at Acton or Baddiley. 
 
 M r J. Dodd, of Brindley-hall, to Miss E. Salmon. 
 
 The John Darlington of Brindley, whose daughter married 
 Edward Dodd, was no doubt related to, if not identical with, 
 John Darlington, yeoman, who in 1720 took a farm and 
 premises at Brindley, at an annual rent of £30, from Mrs. 
 Elizabeth Milton, widow of John Milton the poet. 1 She was 
 daughter to Randle Minshull, a yeoman farmer at Wistaston, 
 near Nantwich. 
 
 Mere House, now a modern looking farmhouse in red 
 brick, is about half a mile west of Baddiley church. The 
 church is a very small old timber structure, cased in brick, and 
 stands away among the fields, some three miles south-west 
 from Nantwich. 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 WILLIAM BOOTE, of Sound, Cheshire, yeoman. Will dated 
 I April 1 790. The tenant right of farm I now hold under M' Beckett, I 
 give to my loving wife Mary Boote for the benefit of her and her children 
 (unnamed). I bequeath all my effects and property between my said 
 wife Mary Boote and the children I have by her, share and share alike. 
 I appoint my two brothers in law, Thomas Reade and John Reade of 
 Baddiley in the said county, exors., and my wife Mary Boote extrix., of 
 my will. Signed, W m Boote. Wits., Geo. Taylor, Tho' Prescot. 
 Proved 28 May 1798 at Chester by Mary Boote and Thomas Reade, 
 power reserved for John Reade the other exor. Effects under ,£600. 
 
 THOMAS READE, of Baddiley, Cheshire. Will dated 11 Jany. 
 1801. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses and the pro- 
 bate of my will be fully paid. I give to my dear wife Mary Reade all 
 those my messuages, lands, etc., which were the property of my late 
 father-in-law M r Robert Craven, situate and lying in Baddiley, Burland, 
 Haughton and Bunbury in said county. I give unto my extrix. and 
 exors., hereinafter named, all my leasehold property lying in Baddiley 
 and now in my own possession and in the holding of Thomas Bickerton 
 and John Burroughs upon the following trusts. In the first place to 
 permit my said wife Mary Reade to take rents and profits for her life, 
 and upon her death to dispose absolutely of said premises at the best 
 price that can be got, and the money from such sale and the profits 
 therefrom in the meantime to be divided amongst my six children George 
 Reade, John Reade, Mary Dod wife of Samuel Dod of Faddiley, Robert 
 Reade, Ann Reade and Hantiah Reade share and share alike. And if 
 any of my said children shall die, leaving issue, before their respective 
 
 1 See James Hall's History of Nantwich, p. 473, footnote. 
 
 shares become payable, the share or shares to be divided among such 
 issue equally. Also I give to my said wife the sum of ,£400 for her 
 own disposal. And I give to my said wife " my best bed bedding 1 . 
 hangings sheets and all appurtenances belonging thereto Also my walnut 
 chest of drawers and all or such part of my furniture as she thinks 
 proper to take," except what I hereafter bequeath. I give to my son 
 Robert Reade the sum of £100. I give to my daur. Ann Reade the sum 
 of ,£200, " an oak chest of drawers a bed bedding hangings sheets and 
 all appurtenances." I give to my daur. Hannah Reade the sum of 
 ,£200, " a mahogany chest of drawers a bed bedding," etc. I give to my 
 son Thomas Reade the sum of ,£50. I give to my son Robert Reade " all 
 my estate and interest in the Farm I live on called Merehouse Farm," 
 during my interest therein, and to take profits therefrom for his own use. 
 I also give to my son Robert Reade all the hay, straw, clover and fodder 
 on the said premises. And as for the residue of my estate, real and 
 personal, I give the same among such of my children George Reade, 
 John Reade, Robert Reade, Mary Dod, Ann Reade and Hannah Reade as 
 shall be living at my death, subject however to the payment by my son 
 George Reade, out of his share, of ,£50 to the above legatees John Reade, 
 Robert Reade, Mary Dod, Ann Reade and Hannah Reade. And I will 
 that such part of the horses, cows, cheese, corn, implements in husbandry 
 and household goods, not hereinbefore bequeathed, as my son Robert 
 Reade shall care to take, he may have at a fair valuation. And lastly I 
 nominate my said wife Mary Reade and my said sons Thomas Reade and 
 Robert Reade, and my son-in-law Samuel Dod, extrix. and exors. of my 
 will. Signed, Tho' Reade. Wits., W" Tomlinson, Geo' Reade > of 
 Congleton, John Wilkinson. Proved at Chester 27 June 1801 by Mary 
 Reade and Robert Reade, power reserved to Thomas Reade and Samuel 
 Dod. Effects under ,£2,000. 
 
 JOHN READE, of Brindley, par. of Acton, Cheshire, farmer. Will 
 dated 2 Mch. 1813. My wife Ann Reade. My estate on trust to 
 James Kelly of Spurstow, and William Tomlinson of Nantwich, mercer. 
 My four sons Thomas, John, George and. Robert. Exors., my wife Ann 
 Reade, and my brothers George Reade and Robert Reade. Wits., John 
 Piggott, William Shore, Sam' Walton. Proved at Chester 29 Dec. 
 1813- 
 
 GEORGE READE, of Batherton, Cheshire, farmer. Will dated 
 28 Mch. 1819. My wife Mary, whom I appoint sole extrix. Wits., 
 Edward Harrison, Jo' Cooke, Samuel Clifton. Mary Reade the widow 
 having renounced, admon. of the estate of George Reade (who died with- 
 out issue) was granted, with will annexed, at Chester 20 Dec. 1819 to 
 testator's brother Robert Reade. Estate sworn under .£1,500. Surety, 
 Samuel Walton of Nantwich, woollen draper. Penalty of bond 
 .£3,000. 
 
 GEORGE READE, of Baddiley, gent., who died 4 June 1819. 
 Limited admon. of his estate granted at Chester 10 Sept. 1841 to Philip 
 Stapleton Humberston ' l of Chester, gent. Surety, Philip Humberston 2 
 of Chester, gent. Value of limited estate did not amount in value to ,£20. 
 
 THOMAS READE, of Hunsterson, par. of Wybunbury, Cheshire, 
 farmer. Will dated 23 Apl. 1822. " Weak in body." 3 My wife A?m. 
 My son Edward Reade. My wife pregnant at time. Exors., my good 
 friends William Jarvis of Hatherton, par. of Wybunbury, Esq., and 
 William Brereton of Walgherton in same parish, farmer, and nominate 
 them as trustees of my will. Wits., Ja' Hayes, Wybunbury, F. J. 
 
 1 I take this to be testator's first cousin George Reade, J. P. of Congleton. 
 See Pedigree XX. 
 
 2 Philip Humberston of Chester died 20 July 1844 aged 73. Philip Staple- 
 ton Humberston, presumably his son, was Mayer of Chester in 1851, and M.P. 
 for Chester 1859-65. The Humberstons were lawyers. (See Ormerod's 
 Cheshire, 2nd ed. vol. i.) 
 
 3 His mare had just reared and fallen upon him, and he died the same day. 
 See Baddiley Registers, p. 28. 
 
 E 2 
 
2& 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Pankhurst, Wybunbury. Signed, Tho' Reade. Proved at Chester 28 
 Oct. 1822. Estate and effects sworn under ,£450. Testator died 23 
 April 1822. 
 
 ANN READE, of Bridgmere, Cheshire. Will dated 23 July 1824. 
 I give the whole of my property to my exors., hereinafter named, in 
 trust for them to pay and apply as directed. I give to my son John ,£30, 
 to be paid by my exors. within 6 months of my decease. I give to my 
 mother an annuity of ,£23-8-0 for her life. I give to my sons George and 
 Robert the whole of my household furniture, linen, farming stock and 
 implements in husbandry, equally between them. I give "to my afore- 
 said sons John, George and Robert the whole of my plate and if they 
 cannot agree about the division of it I direct that my executors shall put 
 it in three lots and that my said sons shall draw tickets for the respective 
 lots." I give to my grandsons Henry Reade and Edward Reade, sons of 
 my late son Thomas, £10 each at 21, and if they die before 21, to go to 
 my sons John, George and Robert, equally between them. The residue 
 of my property I leave to my aforesaid sons John, George and Robert, 
 share and share alike, after my said mother's decease. I nominate my 
 son Robert Reade and George Sylvester exors. of my will. Signed, Anne 
 Reade. Wits., W. Shore, William Selvester, George Silvester. Proved 
 at Chester 18 July 1825 by both exors. Effects under ,£800. Testator 
 died 29 Dec. 1824. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT BADDILEY. 
 
 Sacred to the Memory of | Thomas Read late of . .odcot who | de- 
 parted this life August 28 th 1792 | Aged 86 years. ) Also of Hannah his 
 Wife who I departed thisjife October 14 th 1799 | Aged 90 years | Also 
 of Thomas Read of the | Mere House Son of the above Thomas | and 
 Hannah Reade who departed | this Life January 21 st 1801 | Aged 
 57 years | Also of Mary Reade Wife of | the above Thomas Read of the 
 Mere | House, who departed this Life | November 5 th 1802 aged 53 years. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | John Reade | late of Brindley who | de- 
 parted this Life May 21 st 1813 | Aged 41 Years | Also to the Memory of 
 Anne | his Wife who was interred at | Wybunbury the 2 nd day of | January 
 1825 in the 52 nd | year of her age | Also of Thomas their Son who | de- 
 parted this Life the 23 rd day | of April 1822 in the 28 th year of | his age. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT ACTON, NR. NANTWICH. 
 
 Beneath this Stone | are interred the Remains of [ George Reade | 
 late of Baddiley, who departed | this life the 4 lh of June 1819 | in the 
 51 st year of his Age | Also [ His two Infant Daughters | Mary and 
 Elizabeth [ Also [ Mary Relict of the above [ George Reade | who de- 
 parted this life March 28 th | 1852 aged 79 years | Patient and meek 
 beneath afflictions Rod | And why, her faith and hope were fixed on God. 
 
 In Memory of | Mary Dodd Daughter of Samuel [ and Mary Dodd 
 of Brindley Hall | who departed this life April 17 th | 1814 aged 9 Years. [ 
 Also Edward Dodd Brother of the | above who departed this life Oct' | 
 i8 lh 1817 aged one year and eleven Months. | Also Samuel Dodd Father 
 of the [ above who departed this life Oct' | 11 th 183 1 aged 65 Years | 
 Also Mary Dodd died August 15 th | 1844 aged 70 Years. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 1736. Tho' the son of Thomas Read was baptized August 8"\ 
 
 1736. Thomas the son of Thomas Read was interred November 7 th . 
 1736/7. Mary the Daughter of Thomas Read & Hannah his wife was 
 
 interred the 13 th Day of Feb. 1736. 
 
 1737. Mary Daughter of Tho 5 Read was bapt. 8 ber y e II th . 
 1739/40. George son of Thomas Read was baptiz'd Feb'? y e 10 th . 
 1741/2. Sarah daughter of Thomas & Hannah Read was bapt d 
 
 Mar. 7 th . 
 
 1744. Thomas son of Thomas & Hannah Read was bapt d June y e 
 
 1746. 
 1749- 
 1757- 
 1758. 
 
 1762. 
 
 1769. 
 1770. 
 1771. 
 1774- 
 1776. 
 1778. 
 1780. 
 1780. 
 1783. 
 1784. 
 1786. 
 1789. 
 1790. 
 1791. 
 
 1792. 
 1793- 
 
 1794- 
 1797. 
 1799. 
 
 1801. 
 1802. 
 1803. 
 
 1804. 
 1806. 
 1806. 
 1809. 
 1813. 
 
 1818. 
 
 1822. 
 
 John son of Thomas & Hanna Reade bapt d 9"" y e 9 th . 
 William son of Thomas & Hanna Read was bapt d Sept b io ,h . 
 George son of Thomas Reade buried June 21 st . 
 April 8. mar d William Boote of par : of Acton, and Mary Reade of 
 
 this par : Wits., Tho 5 Reade, Rich d Beckett. 
 Oct. 17. mar d John Walley of par. of Bunbuiy, bach., and Sarah 
 
 Reade of Baddiley, spinster. Wits., W m Boote, Mary Boote. 
 George Son of Tho s (Jun r ) & Mary Reade baptiz'd 16 March. 
 Thomas Son of Tho 5 & Mary Reade bapt. 5 th Sept. 
 John son of Thomas & Mary Reade bapt. 1 
 Feb. 17. bapt. Mary, daughter to Tho 5 & Mary Reade. 
 Apl. 9. bapt. Ann, Dau' of Tho s & Mary Read. 
 Feb. 10. bapt. Robert Son of Tho. & Mary Reade. 
 Aug. 20. bapt. Elizabeth, Daur. John & Martha Reade. 
 Oct. 15. bapt. Hannah, Dau' of Tho 5 & Mary Reade. 
 Jany. 20. bapt. Tho s son of John & Martha Read. 
 Aug. 23. bapt. John son of John & Martha Reade. 
 Hannah Dau r of John & Martha Reade reed. 3 June. 
 Aug. 4. bapt. Martha Dau r of John & Martha Reade. 
 Feb. 24. bur d Martha Dau' of John & Martha Reade. 
 George son of John & Martha Reade reed, into the Church 
 
 25 April. 
 Aug. 28. bur d Tho 8 Reade the Elder (formerly of the Mere 
 
 House). 
 Oct. 10. mard. Samuel Dodd of Wrenbury, gent, and Mary 
 
 Reade of this par., spinster. Wits., John Done, Ann Reade, 
 
 John Dodd. 
 Aug. 5. bapt. Thomas Son of John & Ann Reade. 
 June 4. bapt. John Son of John & Ann Reade. 
 Oct. 14. burd. Hannah Widow of Thomas Reade formerly of the 
 
 Mere House aged 90. 
 Jany. 26. burd. M r Thomas Reade of the Mere House. 
 Nov. 12. burd. M rs Mary Reade Widow. 
 Aug. 18. mar 1 Samuel Walton of Nantwich, Woolen draper, and 
 
 Hannah Reade of this par., spinster. Wits., Ann Reade, John 
 
 Young, George Reade. 
 Aug. 6. bapt. Thomas son of Rob' & Ann Reade. 
 Jany. 14. bapt. Ann Daughter of Robert & Ann Reade. 
 Aug. 4. bapt. Mary Daughter of Rob' & Ann Reade. 
 Mch. 20. bapt. Maria D r of Robert Reade Farmer & Ann. 
 May 24. burd. John Reade, Farmer, Township of Spurstow in par. 
 
 of Bunbury, aged 41. 
 July 12. bapt. Elizabeth daur. of Robert & Anne Reade of 
 
 Baddiley, Farmer. 
 Apl. 27. burd. Thomas Reade, Farmer, of Township of Hunt- 
 
 sterston in par. of Wybunbury, whose death was occasioned by 
 
 a mare which he was riding, rearing and falling upon him ; 2 
 
 aged 28 years. 
 
 1759- 
 1760. 
 1762. 
 1764. 
 1766. 
 1768. 
 
 1768. 
 1793- 
 
 ACTON REGISTERS. 
 
 Feb. 20. bapt. Thomas son of William & Mary Boote, Edlestone. 
 May 27. bapt. William son of William & Mary Boote, Edleston. 
 May 11. bapt. Hannah dr. of William & Mary Boote, Edleston. 
 May 15. bapt. Mary dr. of William & Mary Boot of Edleston. 
 Oct. 13. bapt. Anne dr. of William & Mary Boote of Edleston. 
 Feb. 3. mar 1 Thomas Reade of Baddiley, husb n , and Mary Craven 
 
 of Acton, spinster. Signed, Thomas Reade, Mary Craven. 
 
 Wits., Martha Craven, Mary Hayles, John Walley. 
 Jly. 28. bapt. William s. of William & Mary Boote of Edleston. 
 Jly. 26. burd. Eliz. dr. of Geo. Reade of Brindley Infant. 
 
 ' Entry undated ; previous one 17 Aug. 
 
 2 His death was not immediate as he made his will after the accident, dying 
 the same day. 
 
PEDIGREE IX 
 
 29 
 
 1795. Sept. 6. bapt. Mary d. Geo. Reade of Brindley & Ann. 1 
 
 1795. Dec. 19. burd. Mary Reade of Brindley Infant. 
 
 1804. Mch. 12. mard. James Kelly of Gresford, co. Denbigh, and Anne 
 
 Reade, par. of Acton, by licence. Signed, James Kelly, Anne 
 
 Reade. Wits., Sam 1 Dod, May Craig. 2 
 1804. Oct. 14. bapt. Sarah d. W m & Mary Reade of Faddiley. 
 1807. Jany. 18. bapt. Robert son of John & Ann Reade of Brindley. 
 1819. June 10. burd. George Reade, Batherton, par. of Wybunbury, 
 
 aged 50. 
 
 WRENBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1734. July 22, bapt. Mary d. of Tho» Reade of Newhal & Hannah his 
 wife. 
 
 1 Evidently an error for Mary. 
 
 2 May Craig (1783-1857), elder daur. of Thomas Craig of Nantwich, book- 
 seller, by Mary his wife, daur. of Joseph Betteley of Nantwich. She married in 
 1814 James Christie of Glasgow, merchant, and her elder son is the present 
 Thomas Craig Christie, Esq., J. P., D.L., of Bedlay House, Lanarkshire. See p. 6. 
 
 1792. Nov. 5. mard. George Reade, of par. of Acton, yeoman, and Mary 
 Dodd, by licence. 
 
 WYBUNBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1771. Feb. 16. bapt. Ann l d. of Robert Timmis of Austerson. 
 
 1794. Jany. 13. mard. John Reade, of the Parish of Baddly, and Ann 
 
 Timmis, of this Parish. Signed, John Reade, Ann Timmis. 
 
 Wits., Martha Timmis, Sam 1 Dodd. 
 
 BUNBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1 8 16. Dec. 11. mard. Thomas Reade, of Spurstow in this parish, and 
 Anne Jones, of Peckforton. 
 
 1 I think this is probably the baptism of Mrs. John Reade, though the date 
 does not quite agree with her age as given on the gravestone at Baddiley. She 
 is the only one of the name the Vicar could find baptized about that period, and 
 moreover the year is that of John Reade's birth. 
 
 PEDIGREE IX. 
 
 READE OF BUNBURY, AND PALIN OF CHESTER. 
 
 The following is among the Cheshire marriages in the 
 Monthly Magazine for August, 1820 (p. 89) : 
 
 M r W. Palen, of Chester, to Miss M. Reade, of Bunbury Lock. 
 
 John Billington, of Haughton Moss, Bunbury, died 16 Dec. 
 1844, aged 63. Ellen his wife died 20 Feb. 1831 aged 49. 
 Thomas their son died 17 July 1823, aged 16, and is buried 
 with his parents at Bunbury. They had other issue, Mary 
 Billington who married John Reade, and Robert Billington 
 who married Eleanor Palin (see tabular pedigree). I have not 
 found the baptism of John Billington at Bunbury or Baddiley, 
 but think he was probably a son of William Billington of 
 Bunbury, yeoman, who married Ann (bapt. 24 Aug. 1754 at 
 Acton) daughter of Robert and Martha Craven of Brindley, 
 at Acton 28 Nov. 1775. This would make John Billington 
 first cousin of Thomas Reade [1770-1813] of Tilstone Fearnal, 
 and would account for the two marriages between their 
 descendants. It is moreover quite possible that William 
 Billington who married Ann Craven was a son of the William 
 Billington who married Sarah, daughter of Nicholas Holbrook 
 of Calveley, and sister of Mrs. John Reade of Barbridge. 1 
 
 William Palin, who married Mary Reade, was a son of 
 William Palin " of Chester late of Aldford " who died 28 July 
 1834, aged 76, and of Eleanor his wife who died 24 April 
 1 83 1, aged 69, both being buried at Aldford. 2 William Palin, 
 the father, was no doubt son of Thomas Palin of Aldford 
 whose death on 15 Jany. 1800, aged 87, is recorded on the 
 same stone, as well as that of Elizabeth, wife of Thomas 
 Palin, who died 28 May 1787, aged 68. 
 
 ' See p. 31. 
 
 2 William and Eleanor Palin had other issue, Richard, Thomas, John, Edward 
 and Anne. (Information of Mrs. Annie Dorothy Wilson, widow of Joseph Bir- 
 beck Wilson of Liverpool, solicitor, and daur. of Richard Palin and Lucy Eliza 
 Robinson. ) 
 
 The Palin family is an old one at Aldford. The following 
 are copied from the benefaction board in the church : 
 
 Thomas Palin of Aldford left at his death five pound* the intrest to 
 releive y" poor of y e parish of Aldford for ever. An° Do m 1682. 
 
 John Palin of Aldford gave in his life time five pound* the intrest to 
 releive y e poor of y e parish of Aldford for ever. An" Do m 1699. 
 
 The following wills at Chester would throw further light 
 on the pedigree : 
 
 1690. Thomas Palin of Aldford, (Admon.) 
 
 1690. Mary Palin of Aldford, widow, (Admon.) 
 
 1709. John Palin of Aldford, yeoman. 
 
 1 7 16. Elizabeth Palin of Aldford, widow. 
 
 I have not myself had time to go into the Palin pedigree, 
 but the above particulars will afford some guide to anyone 
 wishing to do so. 
 
 William Palin who married Mary Reade was church- 
 warden of St. Mary's-on-the-Hill, Chester, in 1828. His 
 brother Richard Palin was churchwarden in 1847, and Sheriff 
 of Chester in 183 1. 
 
 Percy Neville Palin and his wife Edith Bibby were not 
 related to each other in any way, but it is curious that both 
 are distantly related to me, his grandmother having been a 
 Reade, and her grandfather, John Bibby, having married 
 Mary, daughter of Joseph Mellard, Alderman of Newcastle- 
 under-Lyme, who was the elder brother of my great-grand- 
 father Thomas Mellard. Mrs. Percy Palin's only brother is 
 Charles Hesketh Bibby-Hesketh, M.A., J.P., D.L., Lord of 
 the Manor of North Meols, who was High Sheriff of Lanca- 
 shire for 1 90 1. 1 
 
 1 See the excellent tabular pedigree of the Heskeths in Mr. William Farrer's 
 monumental History of the Parish of North Meols, 1903. 
 
3Q 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 WILLS. 
 
 THOMAS READE, of Tilston Fearnall, Cheshire, Gent. Will dated 
 17 Apl. 1 813. After my funeral expenses, etc., are paid, I leave to my 
 beloved wife Sarah Reade, my daur. Mary Reade, and my son John 
 Reade, all my freehold lands, premises, etc., in Haughton in Cheshire 
 and now in my holding or occupation, share and share alike. To wife 
 Sarah, daur. Mary, and son John, all my interest in leasehold properties 
 in Cheshire or elsewhere. To wife Sarah, daur. Mary and son John, 
 all my furniture, plate, linen, china, stock, implements in husbandry, 
 securities, etc., share and share alike. I appoint my wife Sarah Reade, 
 James Kelly of Spurstow in said county, Gent., and John Billington of 
 Haughton aforesaid, Gent., to be executrix and executors of my will. 
 Signed, Tho" Reade. Wits., Will™ Ashley, Joseph Sutton, John 
 Williams. Codicil dated 29 Apl. 1813. To my son John Reade, the 
 sum of .£200 over and above what I have given him in my will, and 
 desire my executors will cause him to be educated under such discreet 
 and learned masters as they shall think prudent for his improvement and 
 instruction. The said ,£200 to be paid out of my personal estate. To 
 said wife, all furniture, bedding, plate, linen and china, that she may 
 choose, above what I have given her in will. Signed, Tho' Reade. 
 Wits., W m Sutton, James Cope, Will"' Ashley. Proved at Chester 
 26 Oct. 1 8 13 (with a codicil) by Sarah Reade, James Kelly, and John 
 Billington. Effects under ^600. 
 
 SARAH READE, of Tilstone Fearnal, Cheshire, widow. Will dated 
 24 Sept. 1842. My executors to be, my son John Reade of Tilstone 
 Fearnal; my nephew John Young of Twerton, Cheshire, maltster; and 
 my nephew John Billington, the younger, of Haughton, Cheshire, farmer. 
 My five grandchildren, Ellen Palin, William Palin, Thomas Frederick 
 Palin, Sarah Palin, and John Craven Palin, children of my late daur. 
 Mary Palin. My son-in-law William Palin, of Chester, Gent. Wits., 
 Jn° Cowap, Clerk to M r Dumville, sol r Tarporley ; Jo' Steele, Bunbury 
 Locks. Will proved at Chester 5 Apl. 1845, by John Reade and John 
 Young, power reserved to John Billington. Personal estate and effects 
 in Chester diocese, under .£600. 
 
 JOHN READE, of Tilston Farnall, par. of Bunbury. Will dated 
 19 Aug. 1846. M r John Billington of Haughton in said par., and 
 Thomas Sutton of Radmore Green in said par., to be exors. and trustees. 
 My two illegitimate children. My nephews and nieces William Thomas 
 Palin, Thomas Frederick Palin, Joh?i Craven Palin, and Eletior Palin. 
 'Wits., John Warburton, William Vickers, William Speed. Will proved 
 23 Oct. 1846 by John Billington and Thomas Sutton. Sworn under 
 ,£3,000. Testator died 19 Aug. 1846. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT BUNBURY. . 
 
 Here | lie the mortal remains of | Thomas Reade | of Tilston Fearnal 
 who departed | this life May the 2 nd 1813 aged 43 | Years. | Also the 
 remains of Mary [ Wife of John Reade | who departed this life 
 April 23 rd I 1840 aged 31 Years. | Likewise the remains of Sarah | 
 wife of the above named | Thomas Reade, who departed | this life 
 November 6 th 1844 | aged 74 Years. | Also the remains of the above |- 
 named John Reade, who [ departed this life Aug. 19 th | 1846 aged 
 44 Years. 
 
 Near to this place are deposited the | Remains of Sarah daughter 
 of I Thomas & Sarah Reade of Tilston | Fernal & Granddaughter of 
 Thomas | and Catherine Sutton of Spurstow | who died Dec. 26 th 1801 
 aged 6 Years. | Also Thomas son of the above said | Thomas and Sarah 
 Reade who died | February 23 rd 1802 aged 9 Years. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | Thomas, son of John | and Ellen 
 Billington | of Haughton, who departed | this life July 17 th 1823 | aged 
 16 Years. | Also the above named | Ellen Billington | who departed this 
 life I February 20 th 1831 | aged 49 Years | Likewise the above named | 
 John Billington | who departed this life | December 16 th 1844 | aged 
 63 Years. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT ALDFORD. 
 
 In Memory of | Mary [ Wife of William Palin Aged 43 Years | also | 
 Sarah Palin Daughter of the above | also | Robert Reade and Thomas 
 Frederick | Sons of the above | also | William Palin who died at 
 Tarporley | May 28 th 1872, Aged 74 Years | also | Louie, the Beloved 
 Daughter of | John and Mary Palin of Sealand | and Granddaughter of 
 the. above | William and Mary Palin | who fell asleep in Jesus 16 th 
 October [ 1889, Aged 12 Years | Also | John Craven Palin | late of the 
 R.H.A., Son of the above | William Palin, died January 3 td 1896. 
 
 BUNBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1792. Aug. 12. mar d Thomas Reade of this par., yeoman and bach., and 
 
 Mary Sutton of this par., spinster. Wits., George Reade, etc. 
 
 1793. Mch. 31. bapt. Thomas son of Thomas Read of Spurstow. 
 1798. Apl. 1. bapt. Mary dau. of Thomas Reade of Tilston. 
 1802. May 2. bapt. John son of Thomas Reade of Tilston. 
 1802. Feb. 27. bur d Thomas son of Tho 3 Read of Tilston. 
 
 1820. June 11. mar d William Palin of S' Mary, Chester, bach., and 
 Mary Reade of Haughton in this par., spinster. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 1794. June 30. bapt. George son of Thomas & Sarah Reade. 
 
 1794. July n. bur' 1 George Infant Son of Thomas & Sarah Reade. 
 
 1795. July 5. bapt. Sarah Dau r of Thomas & Sarah Reade 
 
 PEDIGREE X. 
 
 READE OF TARPORLEY, BADDILEY AND ACTON, WITH FOXLEY, ETC. 
 
 John Reade [i 797-1 875] was unfortunately a man of wild 
 and drunken life, who very much reduced his position by 
 his excesses. His father and uncles were all very respectable 
 yeomen farmers, but some of his children and grandchildren 
 have come down to the labouring class. 
 
 I first obtained particulars of this branch of the family by 
 writing to Mr. Philip Reade, whose name I had often seen in 
 the papers as a prize-winner at Horticultural and Agricultural 
 Shows. He holds a small farm of about 8 acres and grows 
 garden produce for the market and for show. He has 
 carried off over one thousand prizes, a large proportion of 
 which were firsts. He took much trouble in helping me to 
 
 tabulate this branch, and for further assistance I am indebted 
 to Mrs. Thomas Foxley, Mr. Albert Reade of Lichfield, and 
 other members of the family. 
 
 Edwin Reade of Tarporley left ten children, who are 
 nearly all married. I did not succeed in getting particulars 
 of them. 
 
 John Reade, the eldest son, has not been heard of since 
 he emigrated to America. 
 
 BUNBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 18 17. June 23. mard. John Reade, of Spurstow, par. of Bunbury, 
 bachelor, and Elizabeth Sandbach, of Spurstow, spinster. 
 
PEDIGREE XI 
 
 3* 
 
 PEDIGREE XL 
 
 READE OF BARBRIDGE AND LIVERPOOL. 
 
 JOHN Reade [1709- 1777] was a maltster and innkeeper 
 at Barbridge, keeping the King's Arms at that hamlet, which 
 lies about three miles north-west of Nantwich, on the main 
 road to Tarporley and Chester, in the township of Stoke and 
 parish of Acton. The original inn was demolished about a 
 dozen years ago, and a new one built, but the old malt-kiln 
 remains and is used as a stable. 
 
 John Reade was a man of exceptional virtues, if we 
 believe the inscription on his gravestone at Acton and the 
 eulogium passed on him by his eldest son. I cannot say 
 when he settled at Barbridge. Mr. S. J. Reade of Flixton, 
 his great-grandson, has some old copies of the Spectator, in 
 one of which is written " John Read, Trin. Col. Cambridgea 
 Ju. 1739." I can only explain this by the supposition that 
 John Reade went up to Cambridge to see his brother 
 George, who took his M.A. degree at Trinity in 1740. On 
 the same page, in another hand, is written "John Reade, 
 Barbridge," and "John Reade, 1777," and in another volume, 
 "John Reade, 1786," and "John Reade of Stoke." The 
 later signatures are probably all those of John Reade, jun. 
 [1756-1824.] 
 
 John Reade married, in 1748, l Ann, daughter and coheir 
 of Nicholas Holbrook of Calveley. She had two sisters, 
 Sarah wife of William Billington, and Elizabeth who was 
 married 19 Jany. 1754, at Bunbury, to Robert Cawley of 
 Burland in the parish of Acton. Mrs. Cawley had a large 
 family, some of whom lived to great ages, the last surviving 
 being John Cawley who died 30 Nov. i860, aged 87. His 
 daughter Jane married George Brassey, 2 uncle of Lord 
 Brassey ; and one of his grandsons is Mr. Frederick Cawley, 
 J.P., M.P. for the Prestwich Division of Lancashire. 
 
 James Reade [1749-1814], eldest son of John Reade 
 and Ann Holbrook, was born 17 Sept. 1749 (new style) at 
 Barbridge, and baptized 7 Sept. 17 49 s (old style) at Acton. 
 It is not known where he was educated, but it is said that as 
 a young man he was in a solicitor's office at Chester. This 
 is made more probable by the fact that he was a man of 
 good general education and wrote an excellent hand. 
 
 It is fortunate that a bundle of James Reade's letters i 
 should have escaped their natural fate, as they preserve for 
 
 1 I have not discovered the place or the exact date of his marriage. 
 
 2 See Burke's Peerage. 
 
 3 This apparent contradiction of date is of course due to the fact that 10 days 
 were dropped from the calendar in 1752, September 3 becoming September 14. 
 James Reade was therefore actually born on September 6 (old style). 
 
 4 These letters are now in the possession of William Mellard Reade, grandson 
 of James Reade. 
 
 us some simple pictures of the family during the latter part 
 of the eighteenth century and supply many interesting details 
 which would otherwise have been lost. The first letter, 
 dated Chester 29 Jany. 1774, is addressed to his brother, 
 " M r John Reade, J 1 ', at Barbridge, near Nantwich." This 
 letter rather supports the idea that he was then in a solicitor's 
 office at Chester. 
 
 D r Brother, — I find by your's of the 26 th , that Father and — — were 
 very uneasy in regard to Nixon. And, I must confess, I had no little 
 uneasiness on that ace'. But you'll perhaps say, the Motive of self 
 Interest, being injured, might be a great provocation to it. But, give me 
 leave to say, it sprung from no such Source, as I detest Avarice as I do 
 the Devil : And therefore it was Nothing more than natural Affection 
 and Good Will I am by Duty bound to carry tow ds my Parents ; the 
 only true Human Friends we find on this Side the Grave : Except a 
 Virtuous Wife, an Object so rare, that w d you & I but meet with one 
 apiece, the Success w d be invaluable. I have enlarged my Prologue, 
 that the Epilogue by being introduced in a proper place, that is after I 
 had prepared your Constitutions for it ; by a Stimulating Potion, it 
 might not, by its too potent Operation, quite overcome your fainting 
 Spirits ; . . . Wherefore I am in Hopes, my Judgm* will meet with your 
 Approbation. But it is indifferent how it proves to me : As I have the 
 Satisfaction of the Intention in so doing being laudable in my own Eyes. 
 Now Law, one of the most noble Institutions of Human Society : But it 
 is prostituted to the worst of Purposes. I told you it w d be long before 
 you had the Sumum Bonum of this Epistle. Law is a good thing to 
 follow, to those who place their Happiness in sordid Gain : But a bad 
 Thing to be drove by, as Nixon, a poor Devil, has sufficiently experienced : 
 And I hope it will admonish him to be more punctual in his future 
 promises : By which, besides the Satisfaction of being reputed honest, 
 he will avoid those troublesome proceedings Arrests. 
 
 M r Cross sent his Emissaries — And with Cat like Arts they took him : 
 and with such seeming Dalliance, as Cats are wont to use with Timorous 
 Mice ; they kept him, in Thought suspended, betwixt two doubts, whether, 
 by Timely aid, he sho d not escape the protending Danger of being 
 swallowed whole by some fatal Gaol — or whether Gaol must be his Fate 
 — I must now invert the Order of my Lr., to be understood in the Answ r 
 to this material part of my Lr. ; or, if wrote as the above, you perhaps 
 may take it to the Parson of the Parish, to get him make it intelligible to 
 you, & yet lose your Labour. 
 
 Nixon got Bail, and I think tollerable too ; . . . being no less, than 
 the Parson of some Parish, and the Schoolmaster of Overton The Rev d 
 M r Harrison. And the other is Pover of Frodsham ; Wherefore you 
 may, I think, depend upon paym', from some one of 'em now, in a little 
 Time : They being in my Opinion responsible Sort of Men. Sho' 1 they 
 Fail, I take it, the Sheriff is liable to the Debt : who is no less a Man 
 than the Master of Grange House. 
 
 The Consequence of my Lr. to Latham was a very submissive Answ r . 
 And he promised that his Son sho d go over to Barbridge to Day to see 
 how Affairs Stood between Father & him : But he did not say whether 
 he wo d pay it then or no. As to Ankers, I think, if he hears how you 
 have served Nixon, he will be forthcoming : for fear you sh' 1 in like 
 Manner proceed to compel him to payment. As to Slater, there is no 
 Way left to obtain paym' from him, But by the Law, as is evident by his 
 failing to do it, agreeable to all the promises he has heretofore made : 
 Therefore, if I could manage that Matter, I wo d immediately Sue him, 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 and let him taste by fatal Experience, that a broken vow is punishable by 
 Fine, as well as Disreputation. 
 
 I am in Hopes the proceedings and Troubles I have had in these 
 Matters, will sufficiently instruct you to distinguish who you deal with 
 and make you look narrowly into the Numerous Interests of Men you 
 have to do with. And I conclude with adding a general Precept on that 
 Fact ; be cautious whom you Trust ; 
 
 I am with Duty to Parents, And love to Brors. & Sisters your Affec. 
 Bror. 
 
 J. Reade. 
 
 N. — Pray do not make a common Spectacle of this Lr. — Shew it to 
 Nobody ; but your own Family. 
 
 The next letter is to " M r Cha s Reade, Congleton." 
 Charles Reade was his second brother and was then aged 19, 
 and training to be a surgeon, as is evidenced by the contents 
 of the letter. 
 
 D r Bro., — Your Favor came duly to hand, and I wo d have answered 
 it sooner, but you set me such a bad example. Had you not conquered 
 me with a reason so possible, for your not answering my Lfe. in due Time, 
 I had most assuredly wrote to you in the strongest Terms of Resentm' : 
 But, on a direction of the visual Ray, to that part of your Lfe., that 
 paints a wounded Bro r , it melted into sympathizing Pity. What w J it 
 less ? 
 
 I must confess, I understand you were boring a Hole thro' a Bone, & 
 the Drill Head came off, and the Pin of the Drill, that the Head was 
 fast'ned to, penetrated thro' the Integuments : but, I do not clearly per- 
 ceive, in what Part of the Hand the wound was made : because those 
 minute Distinctions of the animal Construction do not come properly 
 under my cognizance : tho' by the Action I suppose it to be in the wrist, 
 or to say rudely between the Finger Ends and the Elbow. 
 
 We may now gather from this one Instance how necessary, for the 
 right understanding of firal Bodies, it is to be frequently observing the 
 peculiar Distinctions etc. essential to 'em : and without the Examination 
 of 'em, with our own Senses, how difficult it is, for anyone to explain 
 'em to us, so as to have adequate Ideas of 'em. Yet you'll say perhaps 
 any Body knows what a Bone is, allowed they do, but then the Situation, 
 make, form, use &c. &c. peculiar to the Bone you mention, & what 
 makes it what it is, perhaps few know, but those conversant in Anatomy : 
 but sho d they be allowed to know it on Sight — they might not know it, 
 when absent, under those technical Terms — And therefore you'll excuse 
 my Ignorance in that Respect. 
 
 I must recommend, to your most serious Perusal, that Gram. I sent 
 you : for I do not know any Thing, that will whet your Wit more than a 
 thorough knowledge therein : It far exceeds any Thing of the kind, that 
 relates barely to our own Tongue. But there is an excellent Treatise on 
 universal Grammar called Hermes ; but as that is a proper succeeder of 
 the Former, it will suffice to only mention it now. I am much obliged to 
 you for your kind offer. I shall beg leave to lay before you, the State of 
 a Young Man's Health, in the same House with me : but you'll excuse 
 the disuse of Technical Terms : for were it necessary to use 'em — 
 I should have 'em all to seek. He has an exceeding bad Cough, attended 
 with a wheezing, & a great difficulty in Breathing. At different Times 
 of the Day alternate Fits of Heat & Cold. A Quick Pulse but weak 
 I think : and sometimes irregular during the hot fit. He has been bled 
 twice lately, and the blood, took from him, is attended with very alarming 
 Circumstances, in my poor Opinion ; The serous Part becomes, when 
 cold, of a glutinous Nature, even as thick as strong Jelly, & of a dark 
 ash color. The red Part is of an uncommon dark colour. Yet he seems, 
 to himself, perfectly easy, & can almost imagine himself well at Times. 
 What is most to be admired, He is passionately in Love with a fine 
 Girl, notwithstanding his dejected State of Health : and cannot even 
 bear the Thoughts of a Rival — And the Foibles & Absurdities, con- 
 sequent to that State of the Mind, appear in their full Lustre in him. 
 
 You wo d oblige me by giving me your Opinion on this Invalid — And, 
 by stating to me, by what Phenomena I may be able to Judge of the 
 good or bad State of the Blood. I am heartily glad your M" is got well 
 
 past it as the good Matrons say. I wish Cousins much Joy of their 
 Infant. 1 I am sorry the Mathematical Question is not yet answered. If 
 you'll promise me to take it out of that Gent's Hands, & get him to give 
 his Reasons for not answering it, I will give you the Answer to it : But, 
 I do assure you, the Work is all to be done, for I have nothing like it 
 anywhere, but in imagination. 
 
 The last Acct. but one, that I had from Home was that Sister was 
 bro' to bed, & had got a fine Girl : 2 And that poor Mother had got an 
 Inflammation in her Eyes. But they are since better. And I will con- 
 clude, that, if you desire I sho d be diligent in Writing, you must be so 
 yourself. 
 
 Your m l affec : Bro r 
 
 J. Reade. 
 
 21 Febry. , 1774. Cestriensis. 
 
 The next letter 3 is addressed to his father — " M r John 
 Reade Sen r , at Barbridge, near Nantwich " — and affords 
 further proof of his constant desire to prescribe a definite 
 course of treatment for the ailments of his friends and 
 relatives. 
 
 Dear Father, — The anxiety, that attends me, when I consider your 
 poor State of Health, induces me to sketch out a few rules, to be observed 
 in the conduct of yourself, that may restore, or at least add so much to it, 
 as may render your Life in some degree cheerful and agreeable to your- 
 self ; as well as the unspeakable Satisfaction your family will have, if it 
 sho' 1 please God to permit you to enjoy your health, as you were wont to 
 do. I am at a loss for Words to express the deep concern, I feel, when 
 any Thing runs in a contraposition to your wellfare, & happiness in this 
 Life : and therefore every Thing, that occurs to me, that shews any sign 
 of affording relief, or alleviation to you & my dear Mother, in your joint 
 or separate Afflictions, I shall, thro' the tender affection, I bear towards 
 you, if there were no stronger an Obligation than even that, take the 
 earliest Opportunity to communicate it to you. But as you are drawing 
 near that period, which according to the course of Nature, will put an 
 end to the material part of you, and as our beneficient Creator has, in 
 some measure, left it to ourselves, to lengthen or diminish our lives 
 according to our prudence or imprudence in the conduct of them, 1 shall 
 principally address myself to you, & lay down such rules, as have fallen 
 under my observation, in that important Matter, for your conduct, as 
 may, by the assistance of God, which I most earnestly pray for, propel 
 that dreadfull Day, (according to the general Opinion of Mankind, tho' 
 not so in mine) froJti you much longer than it otherwise might be. 
 
 In the first place, I shall recommend moderate exercise towards the 
 middle of the Day, & not before in this cold season, such as walking 
 about in your fields, pruning, & dressing the young Trees, or such other 
 recreations similar to those, as you may choose for variety sake. If you 
 were to carry a Stick, by way of Walking stick, with a small spaddle at 
 the end of it, you wou'd find no little amusem', besides advantage in 
 ridding the ground from the Docks & . . . . When you return home 
 from these employm" & amusem ls , I wou'd recommend a small Quantity 
 of Fruit, such as pears or apples to you to eat : if you cannot eat 'em 
 crude, you may roast or otherwise prepare 'em as you like best. This 
 with the exercise before taken will wet your Appetite for Dinner. The 
 mode of Life, described above, duly persisted in will wonderfully assist 
 Nature in her grand work of carrying off & secreting the redundant 
 
 1 This infant was no doubt William Reade, bapt. 26 Mch. 1774 at St. Peter's, 
 Congleton, son of William Reade, surgeon, and elder half-brother of Sir Thomas 
 Reade. It seems highly probable that Charles Reade was apprenticed to his 
 cousin William at Congleton, and that the expression " your M" " in the previous 
 sentence refers to Mrs. William Reade, not in her capacity as a wife, but as 
 " mistress" of the doctor's household. See p. 54. 
 
 2 The " fine girl " was Elizabeth, daur. of Samuel Shallcross and Sarah Reade. 
 She married, in 1794, John Dudley of Wharton Lodge, and had a large family. 
 See Pedigree XV. 
 
 3 This particular letter is in the possession of Mr. Joseph Reade of Crewe, who 
 kindly lent it to me. 
 
THOMAS SAMUEL MULOCK. 
 1789-1869. 
 
 {From a Water-colour Drawing made about 1823.) 
 
 THOMAS SAMUEL MULOCK. 
 
 1789-1869. 
 
 {Taken aioul 1863.) 
 
PEDIGREE XI 
 
 4* 
 
 paper approvingly. 1 Since 1871 Mr. Mellard Reade has 
 made many further contributions to the subject of post- 
 glacial geology, more especially with reference to the peat-beds 
 of which a portion is exposed on the shore not far from 
 Blundellsands. In the spring of 1897, while the guest of the 
 late Professor Alphonse Renard of Ghent University, the 
 eminent Belgian geologist, he examined the post-glacial beds 
 exposed in the cutting of the new Bruges Canal and gave 
 an account of them before the Geological Society of London, 
 which was afterwards translated by the Geological Society of 
 Belgium and published in their bulletin. 
 
 Mr. Mellard Reade early devoted attention to the glacial 
 deposits in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. He has written 
 many papers on the subject, and also on the glacial deposits 
 of North Wales, the English Lake District, Yorkshire, the 
 Lune Valley, the Clyde and Forth, Ayrshire, Dublin and 
 Wicklow, County Cork and other localities. In 1873 ne 
 read before the Liverpool Geological Society a paper on the 
 Buried Valley of the Mersey, in which he predicted that the 
 projected tunnel under the Mersey would intersect a gully 
 filled with boulder clay — an idea at variance with the 
 prevailing one, that a shelf of rock existed right across the 
 river. This to some extent influenced the engineers in fixing 
 the level of the tunnel, and on its completion in 1885 Mr. 
 Mellard Reade's prediction was fully verified. 
 
 In his Presidential Address to the Liverpool Geological 
 Society in 1876 he dealt with " Geological Time," and made 
 an attempt, novel of its kind, to compute it by elaborate 
 calculations based on the amount of solids in solution 
 annually carried off by rivers to the sea. Charles Darwin 
 specially asked for a copy of this paper, and in acknowledging 
 its receipt said : — " I have read it with great interest and the 
 results are certainly most surprising. ... I hope that you 
 will continue your interesting and laborious researches," 
 words of encouragement which naturally gave great pleasure 
 to the author. In the Nineteenth Century for May 1877, in 
 the article on " Recent Science," two pages are devoted to an 
 abstract of the paper. And in the Encyclopedia Britannica 
 [9th ed., vol. x, 1879, p. 274], in the article on " Geology," is 
 given a condensed abstract of the paper, and also in Sir 
 Archibald Geikie's Text Book of Geology. Sir Andrew 
 Ramsay quotes it in his Physical Geology and Geography 
 of Great Britain, and says that it impressed upon his 
 mind an idea which was new to him. Professor Karl 
 von Zittel of Munich in his History of Geology and 
 Paleontology (1899) alludes to this paper and says: — "If 
 his figures are confirmed by further analyses, they will 
 form the basis of far-reaching conclusions." 2 Professor 
 Israel Russell 3 of Michigan University in his Rivers of North 
 
 1 But by a strange error alludes to the author as "an eminent officer of the 
 Geological Survey." 
 
 2 From translation by Maria Ogilvie-Gordon, published in igoi. 
 
 3 It is curious that Professor Israel Russell bears the same name as Mr. Mellard 
 Reade's great-great-grandfather, Israel Russell of New Bond Street. He is how- 
 
 America (1898) calls it "the earliest definite discussion of 
 the rate of chemical degradation now in progress." In the 
 Final Report of the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania (vol. i, 
 1892, p. 20) it is mentioned as an illustration of the fact 
 that "exaggeration in the estimate of geological time has 
 been carried by the vivid imagination of some geologists to a 
 wholly unreasonable excess," that " an English geologist of 
 eminence has recently discussed with great ability the quan- 
 tity of soluble and insoluble substance carried into the sea 
 by rivers." The writer then gives an outline of Mr. Mellard 
 Reade's conclusions, but does not mention his name. 
 
 In Jany. 1879 he read before the Royal Society a 
 paper on " Limestone as an Index of Geological Time." 
 Some of the views expressed in this paper were quoted by 
 Alfred Russel Wallace in his Island Life and described as 
 " hasty and superficial." Mr. Mellard Reade answered Dr. 
 Wallace in the Geological Magazine for July 1883, and Dr. 
 Croll, F.R.S., in his Climate and Cosmology (1885) considered 
 that Dr. Wallace's whole argument was there shown to be 
 vitiated. 
 
 He has also collaborated with Mr. Philip Holland, 1 F.I.C., 
 in several papers dealing with the structure of slate, the last 
 of which enunciates their theory of slaty-cleavage. 
 
 But the subject to which Mr. Mellard Reade has devoted 
 most thought is that of the configuration of the globe as 
 affected by physical and dynamical laws. In 1886 he 
 published a considerable work entitled The Origin of 
 Mountain Ranges considered experimentally, structurally, 
 dynamically, and in relation to their Geological History 2 
 (London : Taylor and Francis). When ten years later, in 
 1896, the Geological Society of London (of which he was 
 elected a member in 1872) awarded him the Murchison 
 Medal, the President stated that it was in recognition of this 
 work. The book, which is copiously illustrated with original 
 sketches, maps and diagrams, and contains the record of much 
 original experimental research, is in the main an attempt to 
 establish a new theory of mountain-building. Professor Karl 
 von Zittel in his History of Geology and Paleontology says- 
 that among individual attempts to explain mountain-making 
 in some other way than by the commonly accepted contrac- 
 tion theory "the most worthy of note is Mellard Reade's 
 
 ever no relation, his full name being Israel Cook Russell. His mother was a 
 daughter of Israel Cook, and his Russell ancestors have been settled in America 
 for two and a half centuries. (Private information of I. C. R. ) 
 
 1 Mr. Philip Holland is a first cousin of Mr. Holland Hulley, who lent me 
 some letters from his kinsman Sir Thomas Reade. See p. 57, footnote. 
 
 2 The Origin of Mountain Ranges was reviewed in the following periodicals : 
 Philosophical Magazine, Feb. 1887; Nature, 17 Feb. 1887; American fournal 
 of Science, Mch. 1887; Builder, 5 Feb. 1887; Christian World, 10 Mch. 1887 ; 
 Liverpool Daily Post, 5 Jany. 1887 ; Liverpool Mercury, 11 Jany. 1887 ; Liver- 
 pool Courier, II Mch. 1887; Knowledge, April 1887; Naturalist, May 1887; 
 fournal of Education, May 1S87 ; Science Gossip, May 1S87 ; Geological Maga- 
 zine, May 1887; Spectator, 7 May 1887 ; Engineer, 20 May 1887; Scottish 
 Geographical Magazine, June 1S87 ; Literary World, 24 June 1S87 ; Saturday 
 Review, 25 June 18S7 ; Academy, 3 Sept. 1887 ; Proceedings of the Royal Geo- 
 graphical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, Oct. 1887 ; Science, 
 16 Sept. 1887 ; etc. etc. 
 
THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 attempt to work out the Huttonian expansion theory in 
 detail and to make it agree with the ascertained facts of 
 modern geology." He devotes some space to an exposition 
 of the theory. Professor F. Wollaston Hutton, F.R.S., of 
 Christchurch, New Zealand, in his Presidential Address to 
 the Geological Section of the Australian Association for the 
 Advancement of Science at Melbourne in 1890, dealt with 
 the theory in some detail, and said that " it was however 
 reserved for Mr. Mellard Reade to give the contraction 
 theory its death-blow." Many other geologists have dis- 
 cussed and criticised Mellard Reade's theory of the origin of 
 mountain ranges, including Professor Joseph Le Conte of the 
 University of California, in his Presidential Address to the 
 American Association for the Advancement of Science in 
 1893 ; Mr. Arthur Winslow, State Geologist of Missouri, in 
 his Geotectonic and Physiographic Geology of Western 
 Arkansas, published by the Geological Society of America in 
 1 89 1 ; Professor W. J. McGee, in his " Account of the 
 Progress in Geology for the years 1887 and 1888," written for 
 the Smithsonian Report, Washington ; Mr. C. S. Middlemiss, 
 Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India, in his 
 Physical Geology of the Sub-Himalaya of Garhwdl and 
 Kumaiin ; Professor Johnston-Lavis of Naples, in the Geo- 
 logical Magazine for 1 890 ; the Rev. Osmond Fisher, in his 
 Physics of the Earth's Crust (2nd ed., 1889) ; Prince 
 Kropotkin in his review of " Recent Science " in the Nine- 
 teenth Century for Nov. 1897 ; Sir William Dawson in his 
 Presidential Address to the Geological Society of America in 
 1893 ; etc. etc. The theory is also critically described at 
 some length in The Story of our Planet by Professor T. G. 
 Bonney, F.R.S., and receives consideration in popular 
 scientific works such as The Scenery of England by Lord 
 Avebury, and The Realm of Nature by Hugh R. Mill, 
 LL.D. 1 
 
 In the Philosophical Magazine for 1891, Mr. Mellard 
 Reade, in answer to the numerous criticisms his book had 
 evoked, gave a fresh outline of his " Theory of the Origin of 
 Mountain Ranges by Sedimentary Loading and Cumulative 
 Recurrent Expansion." This paper was reprinted in the 
 Americati Geologist later in the same year. 
 
 In Chapter XI of The Origin of Mountain Ranges was 
 first pointed out and proved the existence of a " level-of-no- 
 strain " in a cooling solid globe. Mr. Mellard Reade's 
 priority in this conception has been fully admitted by 
 physicists. Professor R. S. Woodward in an address entitled 
 "The Mathematical Theories of the Earth," delivered in 1889 
 at Toronto before the Mathematical and Astronomical 
 Section of the American Association for the Advancement 
 of Science, said : — " About three years ago, Mr. T. Mellard 
 
 1 Professor J. W. Judd, F.R.S., in his Presidential Address to the Geological 
 Society of London in Feby. 1S87, said : — "Mr. Mellard Reade, who is so well 
 known to geologists by his thoughtful and suggestive addresses to the Geological 
 Society of Liverpool, has found an admirable subject, which he has treated with 
 great skill and no little originality, in his Origin of Mountain Ranges." 
 
 Reade announced the doctrine that the earth's crust from the 
 joint effect of its heat and gravitation should behave in a way 
 somewhat analogous to a bent beam, and should possess at a 
 certain depth a ' level of no strain ' corresponding to the 
 
 neutral surface in a beam A little later, the same idea 
 
 was worked out independently by Mr. Charles Davison, and 
 it has since received elaborate mathematical treatment at the 
 
 hands of Darwin, Fisher, and others The most 
 
 important inference from this theory is that the geological 
 effects of secular cooling will be confined for a very long 
 time to a comparatively thin crust." Professor Joseph Le 
 Conte in his " Theory of the Origin of Mountain Ranges," 
 published in the Journal of Geology (Chicago, 1893), in 
 speaking of the " level of no strain " says : — " To Mellard 
 Reade is due the credit of first calling attention to this 
 important principle." Mr. McGee, in his report on the pro- 
 gress of geology in the years 1887 and 1888, already quoted, 
 remarks : — " During the biennial period there have been 
 some valuable contributions to our knowledge of the causes 
 and conditions of mountain-making, notably the develop- 
 ment of the conception of the 'level-of-no-strain' ; for, as 
 shown upon physical grounds by Reade, Fisher, G. H. 
 Darwin, and Davison, there is at a limited depth within the 
 terrestrial crust a horizon or couclie in which tangential 
 stress disappears. This conception has modified American 
 as well as foreign thought, but thus far no important contri- 
 butions to the subject have been made on this side of the 
 Atlantic." 
 
 In 1870 he became a member of the British Associa- 
 tion, and in 1875 was one of the Committee appointed 
 to investigate the circulation of underground waters. In 
 1878 he wrote for this Committee a Report on South Lanca- 
 shire Wells. In 1898 he was placed on the Committee 
 appointed to report on the drift-beds at Moel Tryfaen, North 
 Wales. He has, however, rarely attended the meetings of 
 the British Association, or of any other scientific society, 
 having since the age of five suffered from severe deafness 
 caused by an illness. In handing him the Murchison Medal 
 in 1896, Dr. Henry Woodward added: — "This Medal will 
 serve to assure you that, although not often at our Meetings, 
 and living at a distance from town, you are neither overlooked 
 nor forgotten by your fellow-geologists here, nor have your 
 labours been unappreciated." In 1888 Mr. Mellard Reade 
 was elected a Corresponding Member of the New York 
 Academy of Sciences. He has been three times President of 
 the Liverpool Geological Society, in 1878-9, in 1884-5 and in 
 
 5-7- 
 
 His scientific communications since 1870, ranging from 
 letters and short articles to long and elaborate papers, number 
 about 180. With but few exceptions they may be found 
 in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 
 the Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society, the Geo- 
 logical Magazine, the American Journal of Science, Nature, 
 
THOMAS MELLARD READE, of Liverpool. 
 
 T. MR. D. M. M. 
 
 THOMAS MELLARD READE AND DINAH MARIA MULOCK, 
 At Linacre Grange in 1858. 
 
PEDIGREE XI 
 
 43 
 
 Science Gossip, Natural Science, Philosophical Magazine, 
 Naturalist, American Geologist, and Irish Naturalist. 
 
 Mr. Mellard Reade's latest work, published by Longmans, 
 Green and Co. in the autumn of 1903, is entitled The Evolu- 
 tion of Earth Structure, with a Theory of Geomorphic 
 Changes} 
 
 The portrait of him given on Plate X is from a photo- 
 graph by Barraud of Liverpool. The lower picture is from 
 an old photograph taken in 1858 in the garden of Linacre 
 Grange, Bootle, near Liverpool. Standing in the centre is 
 Miss Dinah Maria Mulock, while seated on a chair is her 
 cousin Thomas Mellard Reade, whose elder brother is 
 caressing the dog. It was taken by Miss Mulock's brother, 
 Benjamin Robert Mulock [1829-63], a civil engineer, and 
 ardent photographer. The writer of an obituary notice of 
 Mrs. Craik in the Athencsum for 22 Oct. 18S7, speaking of 
 the beautiful portrait of her recently completed by Herkomer, 
 said : — " All but the few who remember the elegance of her 
 youthful figure and the intent gaze of her youthful face will 
 be contented with such a portrait." In this small picture is 
 preserved for us a pleasant record of the graceful figure and 
 intent gaze which the writer alluded to. It is moreover 
 interesting as taken the year after the publication of fohn 
 Halifax, and while she was writing, at Linacre Grange, another 
 well-known book, A Life for a Life, which was published in 
 1859. 
 
 Mellard Treleaven Reade, who is in partnership with his 
 father, was in 1899 the first recipient of the Derby Gold 
 Medal of the Liverpool Engineering Society for his paper 
 entitled " Some Properties of Flexible Surfaces and Flexible 
 Solids, Noted chiefly in Designing ' The Shellbend Folding 
 Boat,'" read before the Society 26 Apl. 1899 an d published 
 in their proceedings. 
 
 Mrs. Lee, only daughter of William James Reade, con- 
 tributed a good many short stories and sketches to various 
 local papers about 1 870-80, under the nom de guerre of "Sator." 
 In 1 88 1 she published " Not Quite a Peck of P — s," A 
 Domestic Story for Girls, of which the Times said that "the 
 style and occasional evidences of thought lift it above the 
 common level of its class." In 1882 she published Forget-me- 
 Nots, The Story of a Life's Love} All her writings have 
 been mainly intended for young girls. 
 
 1 The best reviews of this book were as follows : — Academy and Literature, 
 14 Nov. 1903; Liverpool Mercury, 19 Nov. 1903; Scotsman, 12 Nov. 1903; 
 Westminster Gazette, 30 Nov. 1903; Glasgow Herald, 21 Nov. 1903; Nature, 
 14 Jany. 1904 (by Professor John Milne, F.R.S. ); Geological Magazine, Feb. 
 1904 ; Knowledge, Feb. 1904 (by Professor Grenville Cole) ; Liverpool Courier, 
 II Dec. 1903; Geographical Journal, Feb. 1904 (by Professor Albert de Lap- 
 parent, of Paris) ; Athenaum, 27 Feb. 1904 ; American Journal of Science, 
 Mch. 1904 ; Liverpool Daily Post, 4 Apl. 1904 ; American Geologist, Mch. 
 1904 ; Journal of the Royal Inst, of Brit. Architects, 23 April 1904 ; Bulletin 
 de la Sociite d' Eludes Coloniales de Belgique, N° 2 de 1904; Scottish Geo- 
 graphical Magazine, July 1904 ; Petermanns Mitteilungen (Gotha), 1904, Heft 5 
 (by Dr. Sven L. Tcernquist, of Lund University, Sweden), etc. 
 
 2 Both books were published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London, and 
 Edward Howell, Liverpool. 
 
 WILLS. 
 
 JOHN READ, of Stoke, par. of Acton, Cheshire. Will dated 27 June 
 1776. My estate and goods I dispose of as follows. First, my debts and 
 funeral expenses to be paid from my personal estate. I give unto Ann 
 my dearly beloved wife all my freehold estate in Stoke with household 
 furniture for her life, while she remains a widow ; if she marry again to 
 quit and leave my house and receive only ^10 per annum. To my son 
 James, after his mother's death, all my said freehold estate in Stoke, out 
 of which he is to pay ,£200 for benefit of my younger children. Also 
 I give to my son Charles one shilling. Also to my daur. Sarah the wife 
 of Samuel Shallcross one shilling. Also I give to the rest of my children, 
 Ann, John, Tho', William and George, all my personal estate to be 
 applied by my exors. for the education and maintenance of my said 
 children, in such manner as the exors. think fit. After death of my wife 
 my younger children shall have the ^200 and household furniture, share 
 and share alike. And if it shall appear to my exors. that my children 
 Sarah Shallcross and Charles Read have not in their education and 
 portions (already given to them) had an adequate share, my exors. shall 
 make their shares equal, my desire being that my children shall benefit 
 equally. If any of my children shall die before they come of age, then 
 their share or shares to be equally divided among my five youngest 
 children. And if my son James shall think it too long to wait until his 
 mother's death for his fortune, at his choice my exors. may give him an 
 equal share of my personalty, and if he accepts, then my estate to be 
 divided equally after my wife's death. I appoint Ann my wife, and James 
 and John my sons, extrix. and exors. of my will. Signed, John Reade. 
 (Seal bearing his initials, J. R.) Wits., Mary Bromley, Richard Hocken- 
 hull, Peter Moss. Proved at Chester 19 Dec. 1796 by James Reade, one 
 of the exors., power reserved to John Reade the other exor. ; Ann Reade 
 the extrix. being dead. Effects above ^100 and under ,£300. 
 
 JAMES READE, of Drayton in Hales, Salop, maltster. Will dated 
 4 July 1806. All my real and personal estate to Samuel Shallcross of 
 Calveley, Cheshire, gent., and Richard Lathbury Dudley of Nantwich, 
 Cheshire, gent., upon trust for my wife Ann Reade, she to have household 
 goods for life or widowhood, and to sell such as she does not require and 
 realise such other of my personal estate and invest proceeds with my 
 ready money and pay the interest thereof and the produce of ,£100 share 
 in the British Tontine, so long as the same does not exceed ,£100 per 
 annum, to my wife for life, and if the interest of the said ,£100 share 
 exceeds ,£100 per annum the same to be applied with the rest of my 
 personal estate, and to pay the rents of my real estate and the proceeds 
 of the remainder of my personal estate to my wife for life or widowhood 
 to bring up my two sons John and William James until 24 years of age, 
 and after the death or marriage of my wife, if my two sons have attained 
 24, my real estates (one whereof is in Cheshire and the other at Drayton) 
 to be valued and my eldest son Johti to have the choice of my said estates 
 and pay the difference in value to his brother my youngest son William 
 James, who shall have the other estate. The remainder of my personal 
 estate to my two sons equally. If both my sons die without issue, before 
 they are entitled to the said estates, leaving their mother surviving, she 
 to have the disposal of .£500, and the remainder of my real and personal 
 estate to be sold and divided among my sister the wife of the said Samuel 
 Shallcross, my brother John Reade, my brother William Reade, and my 
 niece Sarah the wife of the said Richard Lathbury Dudley. Exors., my 
 wife and the said Samuel Shallcross and Richard Lathbury Dudley. 
 Wits., R. Warren, Richard Warren, and Thomas Breeze. Proved at 
 Lichfield 11 Aug. 1814 by Anne Reade and Richard Lathbury Dudley, 
 power reserved for Samuel Shallcross. Testator died 11 Jany. 1814. 
 
 Admon. of goods of James Read of Drayton in Hales, maltster, was 
 granted at Lichfield 14 Dec. 1832 to Jonathan Nickson of Wem, Salop, 
 gent., the person nominated by Elizabeth Rhodes Hill, of Hawkstone, 
 Salop, widow, The Rt. Hon. Rowland Lord Hill Baron Hill Knight 
 Grand Cross of the Most Hon. Military order of the Bath, and Sir Robert 
 Chambre Hill, of Prees, Salop, Knight. By indentures of lease and 
 release, dated 28 and 29 Apl. 1802, the release between Thomas Palin 
 and Richard Juckes of the 1" part, John Jukes and Mary his wife 
 
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44 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 formerly Mary Palin spinster and theretofore the wife and afterwards 
 the widow of Thomas Juckes deed, of the 2"' [ part, Samuel Dicken Giinsell 
 of the 3 rd part, W m Hill Watson of the 4" 1 part, James Stanley of the 
 5 th part, and James Read of Drayton in Hales, maltster, of the 6 th part, 
 the residue of a term of 1,000 years created by an indenture of demise 
 dated 10 Aug. 1795 and made between said Samuel Dicken Grinsell and 
 W" Hill Watson of I st part, William Grinsell and Elizabeth his wife of 
 2 nd part, said Mary Juckes widow of 3 rd part, and Thomas Palin and 
 Richard Juckes of 4 th part, in all that piece of land in Little Drayton 
 called Axon's Yard containing i a i r 8 P and then occupied by said Samuel 
 Dicken Grinsell, was assigned to said James Read in trust for said James 
 Stanley, and James Read having died without assigning the residue of 
 said term of 1,000 years, and his exors. having all died without assigning 
 same, and there being now no legal representative of the said James Read 
 in whom the residue of the said term is vested, by divers conveyances 
 the said land etc. has become vested in said Elizabeth Rhodes Hill, 
 Rowland Lord Hill and Sir Robert Chambre Hill, who desiring that 
 said residue should be'duly administered nominated Jonathan Nicison as 
 a proper person to take admon. of said James Read, limited to his interest 
 in said premises. Sureties, William Owen the y 1 ' of Wem, gent., and 
 George Franklin the elder of Wem, printer and bookseller. Under £$. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT ACTON, NR. NANTWICH. 
 
 Here | lie the Remains of John Reade | of Barbridge in this Parish | 
 He was a Man of undessembled | Honesty and real Integrity | which 
 gained him the highest \ Respect from his acquaintance | his Parental 
 Love and tender | Care of his Children bespoke | him the best of Fathers, 
 and his | goodness of Heart and virtuous 1 Disposition declared him [ a 
 good Man, and a true Christian | He departed this Life the 16 th | of 
 January Anno. Dom. 1777 | Aged 68 | Also Ann ] Wife to the afore-said 
 John Reade | died April the 2 nd 1796 | Aged 72 Years. 1 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT MARKET DRAYTON. 
 
 To the I Memory | of | James Reade | who died January 11 j 1814 | 
 Aged 64. 
 
 ACTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1749. Sept. 7. bapt. James Son of John & Anne Read of Stoke. 
 
 175 r. Sept. 29. bapt. Sarah daur. of John & Anne Reade, Stoke. 
 
 1754. May 12. bapt. Charles son of John & Anne Reade, Stoke. 
 
 1756. May 18. bapt. John Son of John & Anne Reade, Stoke. 
 
 1 This inscription was in all probability composed by his brother, the Rev. 
 George Reade, M.A., who may be given credit for coining the word "undes- 
 sembled." See p. 34. 
 
 1758. 
 1761. 
 1763. 
 1766. 
 1766. 
 1777. 
 1780. 
 1780. 
 1782. 
 1791. 
 1796. 
 1827. 
 
 1791. 
 1795- 
 
 1825. 
 
 1832. 
 
 Sept. 3. bapt. Ann daur. of John & Ann Read, Stoke. 
 Mch. 23. bapt. Thomas son of John & Ann Read, Stoke. 
 Mch. 22. bapt. William Son of John & Ann Read, Stoak. 
 Feb. 2. bapt. George son of John & Mary l Read of Stoke. 
 Feb. 11. bapt. George sen of John & Mary 1 Read of Stoke. 
 Jany. 19. bur d John Reade, Stoke. 
 April 6. bur d Charles Reade, Stoke. 
 May 28. bur d Anne Reade, Stoke. 
 April 11. bur d Thomas Reade, Stoke. 
 July 17. bur d George Reade, of Over, Surgeon. 
 bur d Anne Reade of Calveley, Widow. 
 May 2. bur d William Reade, 2 Hurleston, aged 64. 
 
 MARKET DRAYTON REGISTERS. 
 
 Aug. 20. bapt. John, son of James Reade — Drayton. 
 June 28. bapt. William James son of James Reade born March 4 
 1794 — Drayton. 
 
 STOKE-ON-TRENT [St. PETER'S] REGISTERS. 
 
 Mch. 2. William James Reade, bachelor, Gentleman, of S' James' 
 Parish, Liverpool, and Mary Mellard, spinster, of Parish of 
 Stoke-on-Trent, were married by licence. Signed, W. J. Reade, 
 Mary Mellard. Witnesses, W m Parker, 3 Samuel Poulson. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. PETER'S PARISH CHURCH, 
 LIVERPOOL. 
 
 July 5. bapt. Thomas Mellard, son of William James & Mary 
 Reade, Mill St. Toxteth Park, Teacher, by Jno. Robinson, 
 Asst. Curate. 
 
 1 " Mary " is an obvious error. I do not know why the baptism is recorded 
 twice. 
 
 2 I think this must be William, born 23 Feb. 1763, fifth son of John Reade 
 of Barbridge. The age is exactly right, and I know of no other of the name 
 born about that time. His brother James mentions him in a letter of 5 May 17S1 
 as going to be apprenticed to some trade (see p. 37), and also in his will dated 
 4 July 1806, as then alive. 
 
 3 William Parker [1780-1860], J. P. Staffs, and Warwicks., of Albion House, 
 Shelton, and Rownall Hall, Staffs. ; Chief Bailiff of Hanley and Shelton in 1833. 
 He married Mrs. Reade's sister Emma Mellard in 1814. An engraving of Albion 
 House is given in John Ward's Borough of Stoke-upon- Trent (1843), where there 
 is also given an account of its destruction by fire by the Chartist rioters, 15 Aug. 
 1842. In the Illustrated London News for 22 Oct. 1842 is a picture of the fire, 
 and a most vivid description which says " the sight was awful in the extreme." 
 The three ringleaders were transported for 21 years. 
 
 PEDIGREE XII. 
 
 READE OF HANLEY AND WOLVERHAMPTON, WITH EVANSON. 
 
 John Reade [1790- 1856], the elder son of James Reade 
 of Market Drayton, was received " dans la compagnie de 
 l'Eglise des Baptistes particuliers a Whitchurch " on the morn- 
 ing of 2 Nov. 1 81 7, in company with his younger brother. 1 
 He and his wife attended the old Baptist Chapel at Market 
 Drayton, where he carried on the business of a tanner, until 
 about 1 824, when he removed to Hartshill, near Stoke-on-Trent. 
 He afterwards went to live at Hanley. Like his brother, he 
 gave almost his whole thought to religion, and his worldly 
 affairs rather suffered in consequence. 
 
 1 See p. 39. 
 
 William James Reade [1815-1901], his eldest son, 
 was by trade a chemist and was for many years in business 
 at Crewe. From his early manhood he preached the 
 religious doctrines of the Baptists, and continued to do so 
 for over 60 years, becoming very well known and respected 
 throughout Cheshire and Staffordshire. The chapel in Oak 
 Street, Crewe, was built for him in 1865, and he carried on 
 his ministry there until about 1870, when he went to live at 
 Sandbach. In November 1900 he and his wife celebrated 
 their diamond wedding. Upon his wife's death, in the 
 following April, he left Sandbach and went to live with his 
 
PEDIGREE XIII 
 
 45 
 
 son at Sebright House, near Wolverhampton. He died 
 there in November 1 901, at the good old age of 86, but his 
 body was taken back to Sandbach for interment. 
 
 Thomas Reade, his second son, is managing director of 
 Reade Brothers and Co., Ltd., of Wolverhampton, chemical 
 and varnish manufacturers. He established the business in 
 1866, and in 1894 it was formed into a limited liability 
 company. Mr. Thomas Reade was elected a member of the 
 Wolverhampton School Board in November 1900, and on 
 its dissolution in July 1903 he was elected a member of the 
 Town Council of Wolverhampton. 
 
 Mrs. Walker of Warrington kindly gave me copies of 
 the entries in the Family Bible which belonged to her 
 father, Samuel Reade of Hanley. I give the following 
 extracts : — 
 
 John Son of James and Ann Reade was born on Saint Andrew's day, 
 being Tuesday the 30" 1 day of November about half past six of the clock 
 in the evening, and baptized on Wednesday the 8 th day of December 
 following at Drayton in Hales in the County of Salop 1790 registered 
 20 th August 1791. 
 
 William James Son of Do. born on Tuesday (being Shrove Tuesday) 
 the 4" 1 day of March about twenty minutes past one at noon and baptized 
 on Thursday the 6 th of March at Drayton aforesaid 1794 christened 28 th 
 June 1795 by the Rev 11 J. P. Stubbs Vicar of Drayton. 
 
 Lucy Catherine Stedman, Spinster, Sister of the above named Ann 
 Reade, died Nov p 9 th 1802 aged 36 years, and was buried upon the 15 th , 
 being her birth day. 
 
 James Reade, Father of the above named John and William James 
 Reade, died January II th 1814 aged 64 years, he breathed his last on 
 Tuesday morning between one and two o'Clock. He was buried on 
 the 15'". 
 
 Then follow some particulars of his ancestry, which 
 include nothing that is not given more fully elsewhere. 
 Other entries are : — 
 
 Joannah Stedman widow of the late William Stedman of London 
 and Mother to Ann the wife of James Reade of Drayton in Hales in the 
 County of Salop died June 14 th 1814. 
 
 Ann Reade Mother of John and William James Reade died Decem- 
 ber the . . .' at Shrewsbury and was buried at Drayton on . . - 1 
 
 Ann Wife of John Reade died Wednesday September 9 th 1835 about 
 half past 8 o'clock in the morning aged 27 years and one month. 
 Her remains were deposited in Shelton New Church burial ground on 
 Monday morning September 14 th — she was the second daughter of 
 John and Mary Corfield of Ridgwardine near Market Drayton, she was 
 born on Friday the third of August at 40 minutes past 7 oClock at night 
 in the year of our Lord 1798 and baptized August 19 th at Childs Ercall. 
 
 MARKET DRAYTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1814. July 14. mard. John Reade, and Ann Corfield, daur. of John 
 Corfield, by licence, by me, John Atcherley, Curate. Signed, 
 J no Reade, Ann Corfield. Wits., W m Swan Jun r , Eliz" 1 Cor- 
 field. 
 
 1 These are blanks in the Bible. 
 
 PEDIGREE XIII. 
 
 READE OF WINSFORD AND MANCHESTER, WITH WALTON OF CALVELEY AND NANTWICH. 
 
 THE Walton family has long been represented in the Tar- 
 porley district, but I have not had an opportunity of tracing 
 the ancestry of John Walton. There are several wills and 
 admons. at Chester relating to the family during the 1 8th 
 century. Mary, wife of Benjamin Walton of Calveley, died 
 9 Aug. 1748, aged 45, and is buried at Bunbury. Thomas 
 Walton of Bunbury died 17 May 1823, aged 85, and 
 Elizabeth his wife 29 Mch. 1799, aged 43, both being buried 
 at Bunbury. 
 
 Mr. S. J. Reade well remembers his great-uncle Samuel 
 Walton of Nantwich, but has quite lost sight of his 
 descendants. 
 
 JOHN READE [1756-1824] for some years continued his 
 father's business as a maltster at Barbridge. He afterwards 
 removed, probably about 1790, to Winsford, where he acted 
 as manager of the salt mines belonging to the brothers 
 Dudley, who were his nephews by marriage. 1 A full account 
 of the correspondence addressed to him in early life by his 
 elder brother James Reade will be found elsewhere. 2 Mr. 
 S. J. Reade has a letter written by him in a good, clear hand 
 1 See Pedigree XV. 2 See p. 31 et seq. 
 
 to his son " Mr. Charles Reade, No. 40 Water Street, Man- 
 chester," and dated 28 May 1823. His elder brother's 
 interest in bodily ailments would seem to have influenced 
 his mind in a like direction. " Your mother is tolerably 
 well in health as are also your brothers and sisters ; I still 
 remain painfully lame of my legs which are still swollen, 
 apropos how is your hearing and the disagreeable sensations 
 in your head yet, have you advised with any of the Physical 
 Gentlemen upon the case. If not I beg you will without loss 
 of time." 
 
 Charles Reade [1799-1853], his third surviving son, 
 entered the cotton trade in Manchester while in his teens, 
 and was connected with it all his life. His wife Sarah 
 Joynson was a grand-daughter of James Heywood of Bolton, 
 a wealthy manufacturer who about 1777 purchased the 
 property known as the Manor House, Urmston, and left 
 it to his daughter Mrs. Joynson as a portion of her share. 
 Her husband John Joynson, about 1803, rebuilt the house, 
 which is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Gray, daughter 
 of Charles Reade. James Heywood had four sons and 
 two other daughters, Sarah, wife of William Whitehead, 
 
4 6 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 and Mary, wife of John Haworth [1778-1836] of Bolton, 
 solicitor. 
 
 Samuel John Reade, eldest son of Charles Reade of 
 Manchester, entered the great Manchester house of J. and 
 N. Philips and Co. in 1847. Though from that date much 
 handicapped by continuous ill-health, he gradually, by 
 unremitting attention to business, worked himself into a 
 responsible position, and in 1886 he retired. On 19 Aug. 
 1868 Mr. S. J. Reade purchased Reade House, Flixton, from 
 the trustees of Sir Thomas Reade, whose half-brother, George 
 Reade, had built it in 1833. 1 Mr. Reade has made a few 
 additions to the house, which was quite a small one. 
 
 Mr. Reade became a member of the Flixton Board of 
 Guardians in 1886, and in 1892 he laid the chief foundation 
 stone of the new workhouse of the Barton-upon-Irwell 
 Union at Patricroft. In 1886 he also became representative 
 for Flixton on the Rural Sanitary Authority, and after its 
 dissolution in 1894 he continued to serve on the newly 
 constituted Rural District Council until 1898, when he 
 resigned because of ill-health. He served as Chairman on 
 each of the foregoing bodies, and as Chairman of the District 
 Council he qualified as a county magistrate. He has been 
 a school manager of the Flixton National Schools for over 
 30 years, and honorary secretary for nearly the whole period. 
 
 Mr. S. J. Reade has taken a great interest in the parish 
 church of Flixton, in a vault under the north aisle of which 
 lie many of his own relatives. In 1877 his mother and wife 
 gave a brass eagle lectern. In 1882 he and his sister and 
 brothers placed a stained-glass window in the north aisle, to 
 the memory of their parents and maternal grandparents. In 
 1898 he placed another window to the memory of his wife, 
 and in 1901 erected a carved oak screen and choir stalls to 
 her memory. Mr. Reade has also contributed to various 
 additions and alterations to the church, and to the schools. 
 
 Mrs. S. J. Reade was a sister of Sir Bosdin Thomas 
 Leech, J. P., who was Mayor of Manchester 1891-92, and 
 also of that eminent Manchester physician, Daniel John 
 Leech, M.D., D.Sc, F.R.C.P., Professor of Materia Medica 
 and Therapeutics in the Owens College. Her sister, 
 Sarah Ann Ellis Leech, married John George Adami of 
 Manchester, and was mother of John George Adami, M.A., 
 M.D., LL.D., M.R.C.S., etc., now Professor of Pathology in 
 the McGill University. Montreal. 
 
 Thomas James Reade [1 838-1901], third son of Charles 
 Reade, was born at Manor House, Urmston. He was for 
 40 years connected with the firm of R. R. Whitehead and 
 Brothers, Ltd., Royal George Mills, Saddleworth, being for 
 many years a shareholder and latterly a director. The 
 Whitehead brothers were his mother's first cousins, being 
 children of her aunt Mrs. Whitehead, whose father James 
 Heywood left her, as her portion, the estate at Saddleworth, 
 on which the mills were subsequently erected. 
 
 1 See p. 57. 
 
 Mr. S. J. Reade has heard nothing of the children of his 
 uncle William George Reade, since the latter's death in 
 1894. 
 
 The following extract is from the Monthly Magazine for 
 Nov. 1800, p. 374 : — 
 
 Cheshire, mard. At Middlewich, Samuel Kennerby, 1 gent., to Miss M. 
 Walton, of Calverley. 1 
 
 Francis and Rowland Bayley were brothers, and natives 
 
 of the Potteries. 
 
 WILL. 
 
 JOHN WALTON, of Calveley, Cheshire, farmer. Will dated 8 Dec. 
 1797. To my daur. Mary, the wife of John Reade, the interest on ^60 
 from the death of my wife, and at said daur's. death to her three sons 
 T/iomas, John and James, equally to be divided at 21, To my son 
 Samuel Walton, £300 at 21. To my daur. Margaret Walton, ,£240, 
 and if she die unmarried same to my three sons John Walton, Thomas 
 Walton and Samuel Walton, share and share alike. It is my desire 
 that my wife and two eldest sons John and Thomas live together and 
 manage my stock for their mutual benefit, so long as my wife remains 
 a widow. If she marries, she is to receive £50 in full satisfaction of all 
 claims. If she remains my widow, I give to her and my said two sons 
 John and Thomas all my stock of cattle, household goods and residue of 
 my personal estate equally between them, but if she marry again, then 
 the same to be equally divided between my said two sons. I appoint 
 my wife (during her widowhood) and my two said eldest sons John and 
 Thomas exors. of my will. Signed, John Walton. Wits., Joseph Gardner, 
 Cha' Bate. Proved at Chester 3 June 1799 by Mary Walton the extrix., 
 power reserved to John Walton and Thomas Walton the exors. Under 
 .£1,000. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT BUNBURY. 
 
 Sacred | To the Memory of | John Walton | of Calveley | who de- 
 parted this Life | May i9 Ul 1799 | aged 60 Years | Also | Martha Walton 
 I Daughter of John | and Mary Walton | who departed this Life | 
 July 21 st 1788 I aged 16 Years | Likewise | Mary Wife of the | above 
 John Walton | of Calveley | who departed this Life | February y' h 1819 | 
 aged 74 years. | Also | Ann Wife of | Thomas Walton, late | of Calveley 
 I who departed this Life | May 2 nd 1819 | aged 37 Years. 
 
 Sacred | To the Memory of | Mary Walton | Daughter of Samuel | 
 and Hannah Walton | ofNantwich | who departed this Life | February 2 nd 
 1806 I aged 4 Months | Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade | Death came 
 with friendly care : | The opening bud to heaven conveyed | And bade it 
 blossom there. | Also | Louisa Ann Daughter | of the above Samuel | and 
 Hannah Walton | who died the io" 1 day of | November 1824 | aged 
 7 Months I Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven | Also | Hannah Wife of 
 the I above Samuel Walton | who departed this Life | March 6 th 1837 | 
 Aged 55 Years. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | Samuel Walton | of Nantwich | who 
 departed this life | January 23 rd 1847 | aged 64 Years. 
 
 Sacred | To the Memory of | Margar' Kennerley | who departed this 
 life I February 5 th 1840 | aged 76 Years. 
 
 Sacred | To the Memory of | Thomas Walton | of Calveley | who 
 departed this Life | November 12 th 1833. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | John Walton | of Calveley | who de- 
 parted this Life | December the 4th 1846. 
 
 Underneath [ lie interred the Remains of | John Reade of Winsford | 
 who departed this life Feb. 2 nd | 1824 aged 67 Years | Also Mary | Wife 
 of the said John Reade | who departed this life July 30 th [ 1827 aged 
 58 Years. | Also Samuel their Son | who departed this Life April 17 th | 
 1824 aged 20 Years | Likewise Edward their Son | who departed this 
 
 1 Obvious errors for ' ' Kennerley " and ' ' Calveley. " 
 
PEDIGREE XIV 
 
 47 
 
 Life Oct. 30 th I 1830 aged 19 Years. | Also James their Son 
 parted this life Nov. | 26 1 '' 1833 aged 37 Years. 
 
 who de- 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT ST. CHAD'S, OVER, CHESHIRE. 
 
 Underneath | lie the Remains of Elizabeth | Daughter of John and 
 Frances | Reade of Winsford | who departed this life March I2 lb | 1831 
 aged 3 Months & 2 Weeks | Also William Son of John and | Frances 
 Reade who departed | this life March 26 th 1852 | aged 35 years. 
 
 ACTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1785. Nov. 3. mard. John Read, of Acton, maltster, and Mary Walton, 
 
 of Bunbury. Wits., Mary Baker, Thomas Sproston. 
 1789. Jany. 18. bapt. John, s. John & [blank] Reade, Stoke. 
 
 1789. Aug. 30. burd. John Reade, Stoke. 
 
 1790. Aug. 8. bapt. Thomas son John & Anne l Reade of Stoke. 
 1 8 12. May 21. burd. Mary Reade Spinster of Winsford. 
 
 1 No doubt an error for Mary. 
 
 PEDIGREE XIV. 
 
 SHALLCROSS OF BADDILEY AND BUNBURY. 
 
 I HAVE not discovered the marriage of Stephen Shallcross 
 the first, nor where his eldest children were baptized. It was 
 not at Baddiley or Acton, nor do these registers contain any 
 other entries relating to the name back to the approximate 
 date of his birth. The wills at Chester do not afford any 
 clue to the earlier history of the family, unless it be the 
 will of Christopher Shallcross of Acton, yeoman, which was 
 proved in 1649. The will of Peter Shallcross of Bentlanes, 
 yeoman, was proved at Chester in 1728, but Bentlanes is in 
 Barlow in Lancashire. 
 
 Possibly the Elizabeth Shallcross who married John 
 Thomson in 1737 was another daughter of Stephen Shall- 
 cross, but if so she probably predeceased her father. 
 
 I do not know what became of the children of Samuel 
 Shallcross [1772-1805]. A more extended search in the 
 Bunbury registers than I was able to make would probably 
 yield further information of the family. An old man work- 
 ing in the churchyard told me that there were Shallcrosses in 
 the parish within his memory, but they might be descended 
 from Stephen Shallcross, elder son of Stephen Shallcross and 
 Elizabeth Sutton. 
 
 The following appears among the Cheshire obituaries in 
 the Monthly Magazine for July 1822 (p. 571) : — 
 At Wharton Lodge, Winsford, M" Shallcross. 
 
 The Isaac Wood who married Ann Shallcross in 1779 
 may possibly have been some relative of Isaac Wood [1700- 
 1782] of Winsford, whose eldest son Isaac Wood [1768- 
 1796] of Newton Hall, Cheshire, was father of the Ven. Isaac 
 Wood [179S-1865], Archdeacon of Chester. 1 
 
 Obituary in Monthly Magazine, May 1801 (p. 370) :— 
 
 Aged 56, M r I. Wood, of Coates, near Eccleshall. 
 
 WILLS. 
 
 STEPHEN SHALCROSS, of Baddeley, yeoman. Will dated 
 28 Dec. 1738. My property in Baddeley & Burland to my son Peter 
 Shalcross, with remainder to Thomas Parsons of Calveley. My wife, 
 Catherine Shalcross ; my son Samuel Shalcross ; my son Steven 
 
 1 Burke's Landed Gentry ; Wood of Moreton Hall, Salop. 
 
 Skalcross ; my son Arthttr Shalcross ; my son Samuel, his wife and 
 child ; my daughter Mary Shalcross ; my grandson John Piatt, eldest 
 child of my daughter Catherine. Stephen Shallcross his mark. Wits., 
 John Liversage, W m Berths. Proved at Chester 14 May 1743 by Peter 
 Shaivcross, power reserved to Stephen Shawcross the other executor. 
 
 SAMUEL SHALLCROSS, of Calveley, Cheshire, Gent. Will 
 dated 16 Nov. 1 771. My wife Elizabeth Shallcross. My estates in 
 Boughton, Guilden Sutton and Bunbury. All property to go to my 
 children should any be born ; failing issue, my leasehold messuage and 
 tenement in Bunbury to wife, if my widow, and after to my kinsman 
 Thomas Lowe of Whitchurch, Salop, yeoman. My nephew Samuel 
 Shallcross, son of my brother Stephen Shallcross. To brother Peter 
 Shallcross, " if he shall attend my funeral, one guinea to buy a ring." 
 Richard Robinson and William Robinson, late nephews of my late wife 
 deceased. To John Cooke of Nantwich, formerly hostler at the Cock Inn 
 there, one guinea. To Widow Clough of Calveley, one guinea. To 
 nephew Samuel Shallcross, .£100, to be paid to him when he calls for it 
 "in case he shall then have received from his father-in-law M' John Reade 
 the sum of one hundred pounds for and as his wife's fortune or portion." 
 To such poor persons of Calveley "as are the most religious and 
 industrious," two guineas to be distributed by John Parsons according to 
 his discretion. Similarly two guineas to poor of Bunbury to be distributed 
 by M' Williams, vicar of Bunbury. One guinea to poor of township of 
 Wardle, to be distributed by William Fenna of Wardle, gent. To 
 Thomas Howitt of Calveley, labourer, " one of my old suits of cloaths." 
 Residue of clothes and wearing apparel to be divided between my brother 
 Stephen Shallcross and nephew John Piatt. To brother Stephen 
 Shallcross also my watch, and ,£300. To my nephew Stephen Shallcross, 
 eldest son of brother Stephen, £io. To niece Mary Shallcross, daur. of 
 brother Stephen, £\o. To brother Peter Shallcross, £$o. To nephew 
 John Piatt, ,£300. ,£80 to be equally divided between children of my 
 late nephew Arthur Ikin, being sum due upon mortgage of houses in 
 Chester, the estate of the said late Arthur Ikin deed. To their uncle 
 Stephen Ikin, £10. To my late wife's niece Susannah Robinson, ,£100. 
 To my late wife's nephews Richard Robinson and William Robinson, 
 £z,o each. To my late wife's niece Margaret Jackson, £50, and to 
 William Jackson her son, ^10. To wife's brother David Davies, 
 £\o~\o, and to her sister Jane Davies, ,£10-10. To my cousin John 
 Parsons, ,£10-10. To cousin Sarah Bowker, £5-5. To William Fenna 
 aforesaid, ,£10-10. To my nephew John Piatt, ,£10-10. To Parish 
 Clerk of Bunbury, 13'/ yearly for 12 loaves of bread for poor persons. 
 My land in Guilden Sutton purchased from William Robinson late of 
 Whatcroft, Cheshire, Esq., deed. To Rev. William Williams, 1 if vicar 
 of Bunbury at my decease, ,£5 for a funeral sermon. Exors., wife 
 Elisabeth Shallcross, said William Fenna, and nephew John Piatt. 
 
 1 The Rev. William Williams, Vicar of Bunbury 1761-1813, was father of 
 Sir John Williams [1777-1846], a distinguishe judge 
 
4 8 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Signed, Sam Shallcross. Wits., Geo. Gibbons, TJw Finch, and James 
 Reade. 1 Codicil dated 7 Mch. 1772 ; cancels bequest of £100 to nephew 
 Samuel Shallcross, having given him that sum. Further codicil dated 
 4 Mch. 1777 ; mentions " two children of nephew Samuel Shallcross now 
 living." Will with codicils proved at Chester 7 June 1777. 
 
 PETER SHALLCROSS, of Baddeley, Cheshire, yeoman. Will 
 dated 28 July 1783. I bequeath unto my son-in-law Isaac Wood, all my 
 landed estates, tenant rights and possessions at Spring Lane and else- 
 where and all my stock, money, securities, etc., subject to payment of 
 debts and funeral expenses. I give to my wife Ann Shallcross, £20 
 a year for life. If it be agreeable to all three, she to live with Isaac Wood 
 and his wife, and to have £10 a year only to buy her clothes and as 
 pocket money. If not, he shall find her a room, furnish it to her desire, 
 and pay her the £20 a year. Residue to my said son-in-law Isaac Wood. 
 I appoint John Adderley of the Rudge, Staffs., farmer, sole exor. of my 
 will. Signed, Peter Shallcross. Wits., Sam" Cookson, George Dutton, 
 Mary Cookson. Will proved at Chester 1 July 1799 by John Adderley 
 the sole exor. Effects above ,£100 and under £300. 
 
 ISAAC WOOD, of Cotes, par. of Eccleshall, Staffs., Gent. Will 
 dated 28 Jany. 1801. To my friends George Steedman of Stoke on Trent, 
 Esq., and John Adderley of the Rudge, Staffs., my messuage and farm at 
 Cowley, par. of Gnosall, Staffs., upon trust first to pay thereout to my 
 wife Ann Wood, £50 per annum for life, and to raise by mortgage 
 £1,500, and after paying said annuity and raising said sum, the said 
 messuage, etc., to the use of my son Peter Wood for 99 years, and then 
 to his heirs, and failing such then by further mortgage or sale of said 
 premises to raise £150 each for my daurs. Mary, Ellen, Catherine, 
 Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah, Jane and Martha Wood and my sons John and 
 George Wood and after providing therefor then the said messuage, etc., 
 to my son Isaac Wood and his heirs for 99 years and for default thereof 
 to raise and pay to my said 8 daurs. ,£100 each, and after payment 
 thereof I give said messuage, etc., to my son John Wood and his heirs 
 for 99 years, and for default thereof to my son George, and for default 
 thereof to my said 8 daurs. for ever. I give to said trustees, all my free- 
 hold estate called the Clays, par. of Bunbury, Cheshire, on trust to raise 
 by mortgage thereof £2,500, and subject thereto to my son Isaac Wood 
 for 99 years, and then on trusts as before. My freehold estate at Spring 
 Lane, pars, of Baddiley and Acton, Cheshire, to my son John Wood and 
 then on trusts as before. Land, etc., at Cowley occupied by Rebecca 
 Perry, and other land occupied by James Lees, on trust to raise ,£1,000, 
 and then to my son George Wood for 99 years, then to sell same and 
 divide proceeds among all my children. Residue of estate and money 
 raised on mortgage, to my said 8 daurs. Exors., George Steedman, and 
 John Adderley. Wits., John Johnson, Tho' Dutton and R. Goodall. 
 Proved 15 June 1 801 at Lichfield by both exors. Personal estate under 
 £3,000. 
 
 SAMUEL SHALLCROSS, of Wharton, Cheshire, Gent. Will 
 dated 19 Mch. 1814. Land and farm at Boughton, Cheshire, to John 
 Dudley of Wharton, Gent., and Richard Dudley of Wharton, Gent., on 
 trust. My wife Sarah. The children of my late son Samuel Shallcross. 
 The children of the said John Dudley by my daur., his wife. Exors., the 
 aforesaid John Dudley and Richard Dudley. Wits., J. Roscoe, Hannah 
 Brownsword, John Beech. Codicil dated 8 Jany. 181 5. Wits., John 
 Reade, Charles Hassall Sen', Charles Hassall Jun r . Proved at Chester 
 4 Dec. 181 5 with codicil, by both exors. Personal estate sworn under 
 £5,000. Testator died 8 Jany. 1815. 
 
 1 This is the signature of James Reade, eldest son of John of Barbridge. The 
 whole will, which is very long and contains some more small bequests, appears 
 to be in his handwriting, which supports the belief that he was in a solicitor's 
 office at Chester (p. 31). 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT BADDILEY. " 
 
 Here lieth Interred the Body | of Stephen Shallcross of | Spring Lane 
 in Baddiley who | Departed— this Life -August | the 18 th Anno Dom 
 1742 I Aged 76. I On the left Side of this Stone | lie the Remains of 
 Catherine | Wife of the said Stephen | Shallcross who departed this | 
 Life the 22 nd Day of July 1754 | Aged . . . . | Also at the Head Hereof 
 lies the | Body of Mary Wife of Richard | Ikin of Spring Lane & 
 Daughter | of the said Stephen and Catherine | Shallcross who was 
 interred | August 13 th 1754 Aged 58. 
 
 Here lieth the Remains of Peter | Shallcross of Spring Lane in the | 
 Parish of Baddiley who departed | this Life January the u 1 " 1799 I A g ed 
 92 Years | Also near this place lyeth the | Remains of Anne his Wife 
 who I departed this Life January the 5 th | 1799 Aged 72 Years. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT BUNBURY. 
 
 Reader | A Tomb's a Monitor be Wise | Thy youthful Moments learn 
 to Prize | Sooner or Later Death is sure | Sin was the Cause Christ is 
 the Cure | Beauty and Strength in Death are fled | But Christ revives 
 recalls the Dead [ His Sun but sets to rise more Fair | Who liv'd to God 
 with Pious Care. | Here lieth the Body of Samuel | Shallcross son of 
 Samuel Shallcross | of Calvely who departed this Life | July the 9 th 1752 
 in the 23rd Year of his Age. | Also William Shallcross son of Samuel | 
 Shallcross who died in Infancy A.D. 1734. 
 
 Here lies the Body of Magdalene Wife of Samuel Shallcross | of 
 Calveley who departed this life May the 6 th 1771 Aged 68. 
 
 Here lies the Body of Samuel Shallcross of Calveley | who departed 
 this Life April the 23 rd 1777 Aged 67. 
 
 In Memory | of the mortal remains of Sarah, Daugh | -ter of Samuel 
 and Ann Shallcross of Tilstone | who departed this Life May the | 20 th 
 1796 aged 2 Years | Also the remains of the above Samuel | Son of 
 Samuel and Sarah Shallcross | of Calveley who departed this life | 
 October the 22 nd 1805 aged 33 Years | Also the remains of Stephen 
 Shallcross | Father of the above, who departed this | life March the 26 th 
 1808 aged 95 years | Also the remains of Samuel Son of the | said 
 Stephen Shallcross and Father of | the above Samuel Shallcross who de- 
 parted I this life January 13" 1 181 5 aged 65 Years. | Also the remains of 
 Sarah Shallcross | Wife of the above Samuel Shallcross | who departed 
 this life the 17"' day of May | 1822 aged 70 Years. | Also Thomas 
 Shallcross Son of the first | named Samuel Shallcross who departed | this 
 life the 9 th day of June 1823 aged 17 Years | Also Mary daughter of the 
 above Samuel | and Ann Shallcross of Tilstone who departed | this life 
 Oct. 2 nd 1843 aged 44 Years. 
 
 Also Ann Shallcross of Over, Wife of the | said Samuel Shallcross, 
 who departed this | life April 24 th 1847 aged 75 years. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 1706/7. Petter Son of Stephen Shawcross was baptized January 5 day 
 
 Anno. Dom. 1706. 
 1710. Samuell the Son of Stephen Shalcros was baptized July the 16 
 
 day. 
 1712. Stephen the Son of Stephen Shawcross was baptized August 
 
 the 3 day. 
 1715. Thomas the Son of Stephen Shawcross was baptized Septemb' 
 
 the 4"' Anno. 17 15. 
 1715. Thomas the son of Stephen Shawcross was interred December 
 
 the 6 day. 
 1 717/8. Arthur the son of Stephen Shocros was baptized March the 2 
 
 I7if. 
 1721. Richard Eiken & Mary Shawcross were married July 23 Anno 
 
 1721 by Banes. 
 1728. Samuel Shallcross & Magdalene Robinson both of Baddiley 
 
 Parish were lawfully married with a licence from M r John 
 
 Cortefur 21 of Septemb" Anno. 1728. 
 
PEDIGREE XV 
 
 49 
 
 I73 2 - Richard the son of Richard Eiken & Mary his wife was interred 
 July 5 th . 
 
 1734- George Piatt of the Parish of Acton Wid. & Catherine Shallcross 
 of the Parish of Baddeley were married the twenty eight day 
 July Anno. 1734 with a licence. 
 
 1734- Richard the son of Richard Eiken an infant was interred the 1" 
 day of September in the year 1734. 
 
 1734. Thomas the son of Richard Eikin was interred the 27 of Novem- 
 ber in the year 1734. 
 
 I 737- John Thomson and Elizabeth Shallcross were married at this 
 church of Baddiley y e 16 Day of Aprill 1737. By a licence, 
 
 1737- Stephen son of Richd : & Mary Ikin bapt. io ber y e 4 th . 
 
 1741. Stephen Shallcross junior & Elizabeth Sutton of this Parish 
 
 were married by Publicacon July y° 27 th 
 
 1742. Stephen Shallcross was buried August y c 20 th . 
 1746. Arthur Shalcross was buried September y e 15 th . 
 
 1752. Peter Shallcross of y s Parish & Ann Bloor of Cholmondeley 
 Spinster were married by License from Archdeacon Ward 
 April y° 26 th . 
 
 1754. Catherine Shalcros Widow bur d July 25 th . 
 
 1754. Aug. 13. bur d Mary Wife of Richard Ikin. 
 
 1760. Mch. 9. bapt. Anne Daughter of Peter & Anne Shallcross. 
 
 1769. Dec. 19. bur d Elizabeth, wife Stephen Shallcross of Comber- 
 mere Lordship. 
 
 1779. Feb. 28 mar 1 Isaac Wood, Gent., of par. of Eccleshall, Staffs., 
 and Ann Shallcross, spinster, of this par. by banns. Wits., 
 Sam" Cookson, Mary Cookson. 
 
 1799. Jany. 11. bur d Ann Shallcross. 
 
 1799. J an y- : 4- hur d Peter Shallcross Husband to the above aged 93. 
 
 1725. 
 
 1727. 
 
 1729. 
 1756. 
 1772. 
 1774- 
 
 1771. 
 
 1771. 
 
 1793- 
 
 1794- 
 1794- 
 
 1799. 
 1801. 
 
 ACTON [NR. NANTWICH] REGISTERS. 
 
 June 21. bapt. Mary daur. of George Plat & Sarah his w. of 
 
 Baddiley blacksmith. 
 Sept. 20. bapt. George son of George Plat & Sarah his w. of 
 
 Faddiley. 
 Dec. 30. bapt. Samuel s. of Samuel & Magdalen Shawcross. 
 Aug. 29. bur d Catherine Piatt, Faddiley. 
 
 Feb. 11. bapt. Sam 1 son of Samuel & Sarah Shallcross, Stoke. 
 Apl. 4. bapt. Eliz. daur. of Sam & Sarah Shallcross, Acton. 
 
 BUNBURY REGISTERS. 
 Mch. 31. mar d Samuel Shallcross of this par., bach., and Sarah 
 
 Read of the par. of Acton, spinster. Wits., Charles Reade, 
 
 J. Reade, 1 Elizabeth Cawley. 
 Aug. 6. mar d Samuel Shallcross of this par., yeoman and 
 
 widower, and Elizabeth Davies of this par., spinster. 
 Mch. 28. bapt. Elizabeth dau. of Samuel Shallcross jun r of 
 
 Calveley. 
 June 24. bapt. Sarah dau. of Samuel Shallcross of Tilston. 
 Dec. 4. mar d John Dudley of par. of Davenham, bach., and 
 
 Elizabeth Shallcross of this par., a minor (by consent of 
 
 parents). Wits., Katherine Kirkbride, 2 Sam 1 Shallcross, jun r 
 Jany. 8. bapt. Mary dau. of Sam 1 Shallcross of Tilston. 
 Jany. 6. bapt. Samuel son of Samuel Shallcross of Tilston. 
 
 1 This is the signature of the bride's eldest brother James Reade. 
 
 2 Perhaps this was Kitty, daur. of Richard Beckett, who was baptized 26 
 Mch. 1770 at Baddiley and married there, 6 Jany. 1791, to William Kirkbride 
 of Aston, Wrenbury, gent. She was sister of John Beckett who married Sarah 
 Reade (see Pedigree III.) 
 
 PEDIGREE XV. 
 
 DUDLEY OF WHARTON LODGE, WHARTON, CHESHIRE, WITH CODDINGTON, PERRIN AND KEIGHTLEY. 
 
 John Dudley [1769-1854], of Wharton Lodge, is said to 
 have had a pedigree showing his descent from the celebrated 
 John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, but it cannot be 
 traced now, so that it is hardly possible to say whether it was 
 of any genealogical value. The volumes 1 by Mr. H. Sydney 
 Grazebrook, F.S.A., dealing with various branches of the 
 Staffordshire Dudleys, do not help us in any way. 
 
 There is no will at Chester of any Dudley of Wharton 
 before that of John Dudley in 1776, and there are very few 
 of any of the name. It is quite probable that the family 
 came from Staffs., where the name was common. It will be 
 noticed that the Dudleys of Uttoxeter, from whom the Reades 
 are descended, were connected 2 with a Lathbury family in 
 the 1 6th century, and that when the Reades migrated into 
 Cheshire they became doubly connected with the sons of a 
 Dudley who had married a Lathbury. The name of Lathbury 
 is also a Staffordshire rather than a Cheshire one. It is quite 
 possible that the Dudleys of Wharton may have descended 
 from the Uttoxeter family, but there does not seem any 
 obvious means of gaining evidence on the point. It must 
 also be borne in mind that there were Dudlows in Daven- 
 ham parish as early as 1681, who may have been the 
 progenitors of the Wharton family. 
 
 1 See p. 12. 2 See Pedigree II. 
 
 The Rev. William Wykes-Finch kindly supplied me with 
 some particulars of the Lathbury family. Richard Lathbury, 
 Gent, of Moreton, nr. Middlewich, held lands in Moores- 
 barrow-cum-Parme (Middlewich), in Wharton, in Stanthorn, 
 in Clive, in Castle Northwich, in Leftwich, and in Bradwall. 
 
 He married Sarah, daughter of Chesworth. He owned a 
 
 pew in Holme Chapel, and in Middlewich church. His will 
 was dated 16 Oct. 1777, and proved at Chester 26 Dec. 1792. 
 His two sons John and Richard were exors. of the will. 
 
 He had four daurs., wife of John Chesworth, Anne wife of 
 
 Thomas Done, Elizabeth wife of Thomas Prescott, and Mary 
 wife of John Dudley of Wharton. John Lathbury, the elder 
 son, died unmarried in 1799, and his will was proved at Chester 
 19 Dec, 1799. He left his estate to his two neighbours, 
 Thomas Done and John Dudley. 1 
 
 The husbands of the three surviving daughters of 
 John Dudley of Winsford Lodge each assumed the 
 name of Dudley on marriage, by Royal License, under the 
 will of his wife's grandfather, John Dudley of Wharton 
 Lodge. 
 
 The following are extracts from the New Monthly 
 
 1 Mr. Wykes-Finch has since returned the two Lathbury wills to the solicitor 
 of the Dudley trust, so could not supply me with full abstracts when I asked him 
 for them. 
 
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 Magazine. The entries are undated, the date given being 
 that of the number in which each appears : — 
 
 1819. July (p. 567) Cheshire, mard. At Davenham, J. Perrin, esq. of 
 Liverpool, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of J. Dudley, esq. of 
 Wharton Lodge. 
 
 1824. June. (p. 284) Cheshire, mard. At Davenham, W. Cockerell, esq. 
 to Miss E. Dudley. 
 
 The following are extracted from the Monthly 
 Magazine : — 
 
 1798. June (p. 468). Cheshire, mard. At Nantwich, M r Coddington, 
 
 printer, of Chester, to Miss Dudley, of the former place. 
 
 1799. Dec. (p. 919). Chester, died. M" Coddington, wife of M r Cod- 
 
 dington, printer. 
 
 1801. Oct. (p. 263). Lanes, mard. At Liverpool, M r Coddington, 1 to 
 Miss Mitchell. 
 
 1804. Feb. Liverpool, died. Aged 34, M r W. Codrington, 1 printer ; 
 characterized as "a man of genius in his profession, moral in 
 his conduct, and of great urbanity of manners." 
 
 1824. June. (p. 472). Cheshire, mard. W. Cockerell, esq. of Thornton- 
 lodge, to Miss E. Dudley, of Wharton-lodge, Winsford. 
 
 The following extract is from the Gentleman's 
 
 Magazine : — ■ 
 
 1866. Jany. 3. At Gloucester, of Consumption, aged 40, the Rev. 
 William Charles Lake Aspinall Dudley, late Chaplain of 
 Gloucester Gaol. The deceased was the son of the late rector 
 of Althorpe and brother to the Recorder of Liverpool. 2 
 
 Mrs. Roberts-Dudley tells me that her great-grandfather 
 John Dudley [1739-1775], and his father before him, lived at 
 a house in Wharton called The Park, which is now occupied 
 by a farmer. Her grandfather John Dudley [1769-18543 
 also lived there until he built Wharton Lodge. 
 
 William Dudley Coddington had issue by his wife Eliza- 
 beth Hopwood 3 : — 
 
 (1) Sir William Coddington (see tabular pedigree). 
 
 (2) Robert Hopwood Coddington, of Oriel Cottage, Edge Lane, 
 Liverpool, who married Mary daur. of Daniel Thwaites of Blackburn, 
 and had issue ; Dudley Coddington, died young ; Reginald Coddington, 
 of Warford House, Mobberley, Cheshire, who is married and has issue ; 
 and Ethel Mary Coddington, who;married Robert F. Harvey, A.M.I.C.E., 
 of Edge Lane, Liverpool, and died leaving issue. 
 
 (3) Charles Hopwood Coddington, of Thornton House, Southport, 
 who married Elizabeth Acton of Wigan, and had issue, Charles Cod- 
 dington of Buenos Ayres ; Elizabeth Coddington, who married Harold 
 MacFarlane, of Northwood, near Pinner ; Annie Coddington, who 
 married Anderton Nodin of Liverpool ; and Edith Coddington, un- 
 married. 
 
 (4) Richard Dudley Coddington, of Blackburn, who married Fanny 
 Forest, and had issue, Charles Dudley Coddington, of Wensley, Black- 
 burn ; Arthur Coddington of California ; and Ethel Coddington. 
 
 (5) Albert Edward Coddington, of Blackburn, who married Adeliza 
 Hall of Blackburn, and had issue, Mildred Coddington, who married 
 Dr. Herbert Roper of Leeds ; Hilary Coddington, who married Thomas 
 Lewis of Blackburn ; Elsie Coddington ; and Margery Coddington. 
 
 1 Mr. F. H. Coddington, to whom I showed these entries, was quite sure they 
 referred to his grandfather. 
 
 2 The death of his first wife is thus recorded in the Gent's Mag. "1854. 
 March 10. In Peckham, Anna Maria Jane, wife of the Rev. W. C. Lake 
 Aspinall, Chaplain of the Bermondsey Union Workhouse." 
 
 3 These particulars were mostly given to me verbally by Mr. Francis H. 
 Coddington in May 1900. A brief pedigree of the Hopwoods of Blackburn is 
 given in Wm. A. Abram's History of Blackburn, 1877, p. 398. 
 
 (6) Francis Henry Coddington, late of The Lawn, Southport, born 
 14 Oct. 1846. He mard., istly, 20 Oct. 1869, at Witton, near Blackburn, 
 Elizabeth Catherine, daur. of Benjamin Swain of Higher Feniscowles, 
 Pleasington. She died Oct. 1886 and was buried at Blackburn Cemetery, 
 leaving issue a son, William Dudley Coddington, born 1 May 1873 
 educated at St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, and mard. 27 Feb. 1904, at 
 St. Paul's, Southport, to Ella, daur. of William Birtwhistle of Billinge 
 Scar, Blackburn ; and a daur., Mary Winifred Coddington, born 9 Dec. 
 1870, mard. 21 Jany. 1891, at St. James', Blackburn, to Francis William 
 Percy Preston, of Birkdale (eldest son of Francis John Preston of Bryri 
 Dyfifryn, Trefnant, N. Wales, who was 5th son of Richard Wheeler 
 Preston of Beach Hill, West Derby), by whom she has had issue Noel 
 Dudley Percy Preston, born 19 Dec. 1894, died 3 July 1895, and Kathleen 
 Mary Preston, born 2 Sept. 1896. Mr. F. H. Coddington married, 2ndly, 
 13 May 1892 at Bowdon, Emily, daur. of Philip Edwin Gillibrand of 
 Bowdon. He died 17 Dec. 1903, and was buried at Southport Cemetery. 
 
 (1) Sarah Coddington, who married, istly, Frederick Charles Theodore 
 Stock, of Hamburg, and, 2ndly, Mr. Cowan of Glasgow. She had no issue. 
 
 (2) Alice Hopwood Coddington, who married,- istly, Edward Schofield 
 of Rochdale ; and, 2ndly, 19 May 1881, Philip Sidney Yorke, Col. 19th 
 Bengal Lancers, who was born 31 Dec. 1834 and died 7 Dec. 1881, and 
 was nephew of Charles Philip, 4th Earl of Hardwicke. She had issue by 
 her first husband one son, Dudley Schofield, who afterwards assumed the 
 name of Yorke. 
 
 Sir William Coddington tells me that he has four letters 
 written by his grandfather William Coddington to his grand- 
 mother Sarah Dudley, in 1798, the earliest dated 10 Jany. 
 and the latest 5 May. 1 He gathers that the Dudleys were 
 not friendly to the match. 
 
 The position of the Dudleys was very much improved by 
 the development of the salt mines at Winsford early in the 
 nineteenth century. 
 
 WILLS. 
 
 JOHN DUDLEY, of Wharton, Cheshire, gent. Will dated 8 Apl. 
 1775. "Timber now growing on my estate in Wharton." My two 
 younger children (unnamed). All my children to be under wife's 
 care unless she re-marries. Exors., my wife (unnamed), M r Charles 
 Cooke of Middlewich, and my brother-in-law M v Richard Lathbury. 
 Signed, John Dudley. Wits., William Caivley, James Jackson, John 
 Parrot. Proved at Chester in 1776. 
 
 MARY BROADHURST, wife of John Broadhurst, of Wharton, 
 Cheshire, yeoman. Will dated 20 Oct. 1794. Cites deeds of separation 
 dated 24 June last made between the said John Broadhurst and me the 
 said Mary Broadhurst of the one part, and my brother John Lathbury of 
 Clive, Cheshire, gent., of the other part, reciting that divers disputes and 
 differences had for some time subsisted between the said John Broad- 
 hurst and me the said Mary his wife, and that I had for some time lived 
 apart from him at my own expense. My son Richard Dudley. My 
 daurs. Mary Key wife of Laurence Key of Nantwich, druggist, and 
 Sarah Dudley. Exors., my two sons John Dudley and Richard Dudley. 
 Wits., Betty Steele of Nantwich, N. Ainsworth Att" Middlewich. Codicil 
 dated 18 Nov. 1799. Whereas my daur. Sarah has since married Wil- 
 liam Coddington of the City of Chester, Bookseller, and died lately leav- 
 ing one son William Dudley Coddington, I leave her share to my sons 
 John Dudley and Richard Lathbury Dudley (in will styled Richard 
 Dudley) on trust to invest for benefit of said grandson William Dudley 
 Coddington until he is 21. Wits., Bromfield Bowcock, Timothy Elliot, 
 Will" Lowe. Will, with codicil, proved at Chester 30 Aug. 1800 by 
 John Dudley and Richard Dudley, the exors. Value of effects above 
 ,£100 and below ^300. 
 
 1 This latter date does not agree with their marriage on I May. 
 

 PEDIGREE XVI 
 
 5i 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT DAVENHAM. 
 
 Here | lieth interred in this cemetery | the Body of John Dudley of 
 Wharton | who departed this life the 7"' day of | June in the year 1775 
 aged 36 Years. | Also the Body of Mary Broadhurst | Wife of the said 
 John Dudley who | departed this Life the 6 th day of | March 1800 aged 
 64 Years. | Precious in the sight of the Lord I is the death of his Saints. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | John Dudley of Wharton Lodge in the [ 
 county of Chester, who departed this life | on the i6 lh day of June 1854 
 aged 84 Years | Also of Elizabeth, the beloved and | deeply lamented 
 wife of the said | John Dudley, who departed this life on the | io"> day 
 of October 1847, aged 72 Years. | Also of John Dudley of Winsford 
 Lodge I eldest son of the said John and | Elizabeth Dudley, who departed 
 this life I on the 8 th day of March 1840 aged 44 Years. | Also of Mary 
 Ann, eldest daughter of | the said John & Elizabeth Dudley & wife | of 
 Josiah Perrin of the Oaklands, Wharton | in the county of Chester, who 
 departed this life | on the 28 th day of Sept. 1829 aged 31 Years. | Also of 
 Richard Dudley, second son of the | said John & Elizabeth Dudley, who 
 departed | this life on the 7 th day of May 1835 aged 35 Years. | Also of 
 Elizabeth Cockerell, daughter | of the said John & Elizabeth Dudley & 
 relict I of the undernamed William Cockerell, who died | on the 25 th day 
 of April 1882 aged 79 Years. | Also of Samuel Dudley, third son of the 
 .said I John & Elizabeth Dudley, who departed this | life on the 28 th day 
 of May 1848, aged 44 Years. | Also of William Henry, fourth son of 
 the said | John & Elizabeth Dudley, who departed this | life on the 4 tb 
 day of May 1809 aged 3 Years. | Also of Amelia daughter of the said | 
 John & Elizabeth Dudley, who departed this | life on the 13 th day of 
 January 1842 aged 30 Years. | Also of Julia, daughter of the said John | 
 and Elizabeth Dudley, who departed this life | on the 29 th day of January 
 1840 aged 26 Years. | Also of William Cockerell, of | Wharton Cottage 
 son-in-law of the | said John & Elizabeth Dudley, who died | on the 9 th 
 day of July 1870, aged 72 years. 
 
 DAVENHAM REGISTERS. 
 
 168I1 Richard Son of Thos. Dudlow born Aug. 7, bapt. Aug. n. 
 
 1684/5. Thomas Son of William Dudlow of Eaton bapt. Feby. 17. 
 . 1685/6. James Son of James Headen Merchant, Dublin, bapt. 6 Feb. 
 
 1734- Rich d Dudlow & Jane Haden, both of this par:, mar. by 
 
 License, Nov. 23. 
 
 1735- Mary dau. of Rich' 1 & Sarah Lathbury of Wharton, born 
 
 Aug. 18, bapt. Sept. 2. 
 1735- Eliz th dau. of Rich" & Jane Dudlow of Wharton, born Oct. 14, 
 
 bapt. Oct. 17. 
 1739/40. John Son of Rich' 1 & Jane Dudlow of Wharton, born Jany. 17, 
 
 bapt. Jany. 21. 
 
 1762. Dec. 18. William Wilson of Middlewich & Eliz th Dudlow of this 
 
 par : were mar : 
 
 1763. John son of William & Elizabeth Wilson of Wharton, born 
 
 Jany. 8, bapt. 2 Feby. 
 
 1764. Jly. 26. John Dudley & Mary Lathbury both of this par : were 
 
 mar: by License. 
 
 1765. Eliz th dau. of John & Mary Dudlow of Warton, bapt. 28 April. 
 
 1766. Hannah, dau. of John & Mary Dudlow of Warton, bapt. 
 
 6 April. 
 
 "VfilsoA 
 
 1766. Elizabeth ^t^io^ 1 of Warton bur. 6 April. 
 
 Dudley 
 
 1767. Mary, dau. of John & Mary Dudlow of Warton, bapt : 9 Aug. 
 1769. John son of John & Mary Dudlow of Warton, bapt. 2 Oct. 
 1772. Sarah, dau. of John & Mary Dudley of Warton, born 21 May, 
 
 bapt. 21 June. 
 1775. Richard Lathbury Dudley, son of Jno. & Mary Dudley of 
 
 Warton, born Sept. 1, bapt. Sept. 24. 
 1796. John Dudley, son of John Dudley, salt proprietor, and Eliz th 
 
 his wife, born 20 Sept. 1795, bapt. 28 Jany. 1796. 
 1799. Sarah Coddington of Chester, died of decline, bur. 23 Oct. 
 
 NANTWICH REGISTERS. 
 
 1798. May 1. mar d William Coddington, printer, of the par. of 
 
 S' Peter, Chester, and Sarah Dudley, spinster, of Nantwich. 
 Signed, William Coddington, Sarah Dudley. Wits., R. L. 
 Dudley, Mary Coddington, Sam 1 Key (?) 
 
 1 These corrections are as they occur in the registers. I think it is probably 
 the burial of Mrs. Wilson, in spite of the final correction calling her Dudley. 
 
 PEDIGREE XVI. 
 
 DUDLEY OF WINSFORD LODGE, WHARTON, CHESHIRE; WITH READE, GARDNER, TATE AND LOCKETT. 
 
 A GOOD deal of information of Charles Reade [1754-1780] is 
 contained in the letters of his eldest brother James, 1 especially 
 
 in relation to the illness which 
 preceded his early death. 
 
 The Rev. F. H. Lockett 
 kindly gave me his copy of 
 Charles Reade's bookplate, 
 which is here reproduced. 2 
 
 The various members of 
 this family have known very 
 little of each other, and con- 
 sequently accurate particulars 
 have been very hard to obtain. 
 The gravestone of Richard 
 Lathbury Dudley, and the 
 ' See pp. 32-6. • See p. 7. 
 
 baptism of his son, I chanced to find at Newcastle-under- 
 Lyme while tracing other families. I presume this son to 
 have been the only child and to have died unmarried. 
 The place of the father's marriage and the mother's surname 
 are both unknown. I could not find the burial place of Dr. 
 Charles Dudley [18 14-1878], and his son has been lost sight 
 of by his relatives. The two younger daughters of Richard 
 Lathbury Dudley and Sarah Reade probably died young, as 
 nothing is known of them. 
 
 The Rev. William Lockett [ 1 800-1 867] was much interested 
 in family history, and has left very careful notes, now in the 
 possession of his son. His paternal ancestry he could only 
 trace to his great-grandfather, John Lockett of Smallwood, 
 Astbury, who died in 1792, aged 94, and was buried at 
 Horton, Staffs. It is curious that I should have discovered 
 this John Lockett to have been the eldest son of John 
 
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 Lockett who married Margaret daur. of William Reade ; x 
 thus proving the Rev. William Lockett and his wife to have 
 been distant cousins. An excellent modern pedigree of the 
 Locketts will be found in The Visitation of England and 
 Wales, by Howard and Crisp. 
 
 An account of Dr. F. J. Farre, and of his brother, who 
 was also a distinguished physician, is given in the Dictionary 
 of National Biography. 
 
 The Gardners were an old family in Over, and doubtless 
 their pedigree could be properly worked out from the 
 registers and the wills at Chester. I was anxious to discover 
 the relationship between the Dudleys and the Rev. Thomas 
 Alcock, whose widow is buried in the family vault at Over. 
 The Rev. Thomas Alcock [1709-1791], Vicar of Runcorn, 
 was a well-known miscellaneous writer whose life, with that 
 of his brother Nathan Alcock, M.A., M.D., F.R.S., is given 
 in the Dictionary of National Biography. It appeared, from 
 the Alcock monuments in Runcorn church, 2 that he was a 
 son of David Alcock of Runcorn and Mary Breck his wife, 
 which seemed to afford a clue, as John Dudley's younger 
 son was christened Henry Breck. 
 
 The will of the Rev. Thomas Alcock [a very lengthy docu- 
 ment], dated 27 Mch. 1798 and proved 8 Sept. 1798 in P.C.C. 
 (Walpole, 580), throws some further light on the point. He 
 mentions his grandfather Thomas Breck as having left 20 
 shillings a year to the poor of Runcorn. I assume him to have 
 been the Rev. Thomas Breck who was Vicar of Runcorn in 
 1661 and forsome period before and after, and whose wife Anne 
 Breck " of Wyral " died 30 Jan. 1 67 1 / 2. 3 He also mentions his 
 wife Mary and her brother Thomas Breck. Evidently there- 
 fore he married a cousin. 4 He leaves .£5 apiece to Thomas 
 and James Breck and Anne their sister. It will be noticed 
 that Thomas Breck was a witness to the will of James 
 Gardner in 1798. There can be little doubt that James 
 Gardner married Ann Breck, sister of Mrs. Thomas Alcock, 
 who was probably a granddaughter or great-granddaughter 
 of the Rev. Thomas Breck, Vicar of Runcorn. 5 
 
 John Tate and Mary Gardner may quite likely have had 
 other issue. 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION. 
 
 JAMES GARDNER, of Over, Cheshire, shopkeeper. Will dated 
 7 Apl. 1764. To Sarah my wife, the little messuage or dwelling house 
 in Over adjoining the Court House, and which I use as a storehouse or 
 warehouse. To Thomas Naylor of Middlewich, Cheshire, gent., and 
 John Darlington of Bradford Wood, in Lordship of Over, yeoman, the 
 sum of .£340 on trust to pay therefrom annuity of £& to my wife Sarah, 
 
 1 See Pedigree I. 
 
 2 See Ormerod's Cheshire, 2nd ed., vol. i, p. 676. 
 
 3 See Ormerod's Cheshire, same page. 
 
 4 From Charles Nickson's History of Runcorn, 1887, I learn (p. 82) that the 
 Rev. Thomas Alcock married first " Maria Harwood the Ernesettle heiress," and 
 (p. 85) that he was 78 at the time of his second marriage. 
 
 5 The only wills at Chester relating to the family are : — Samuel Breck, of 
 Runcorn, admon. 1685; Thomas Breck, of Runcorn, 1687 ; Hannah Bieck, ahas 
 Forbuck, of Runcorn, admon, 1717. 
 
 and then said sum to my son Richard Gardner. To my said wife the 
 sum of £6 and various articles of bedding, furniture, etc. "To my said 
 Son Richard my Silver Watch and two Gold Rings " and my wearing 
 apparel, " Also a piece of Irish Cloth for Shirts," etc. To my grand- 
 daur. Mary Baker, one guinea, and to her sister Elizabeth Baker, five 
 shillings. Residue of estate to my son James Gardner. Exors., Sarah 
 my wife and James my son. Signed, James Gardner. Witnesses, 
 James Jackson, William Ashton, Thomas Austin. Proved 16 Aug. 1764 
 at Chester by both exors. 
 
 CHARLES READE, late of Congleton, Cheshire, surgeon, deed. 
 Admon. granted at Chester 24 Mch. 1781 to John Reade of Barbridge, 
 par. of Acton, Cheshire, innkeeper, the brother of the deed. Sureties to 
 bond, Hugh Wilkinson, of Acton, innkeeper, and Thomas Cooper of 
 Acton, blacksmith. 
 
 JAMES GARDNER, of Over, Cheshire, grocer. Will dated 
 24 Oct. 1798. Weak in body. I have given and advanced to my two 
 sons, James Gardner and John Gardner, the sum of ,£200 apiece over 
 and above what they have given me security for. I give to my two 
 daurs., Mary Gardner and Anne Gardner, the sum of ,£100 apiece to be 
 paid after the death of my wife Anne Gardner. To my wife, messuage, 
 etc., in Over which I hold by a freehold lease from Thomas Cholmondeley, 
 of Vale Royal, Cheshire, Esq., also household effects, etc., and then to 
 my children James, John, Mary and Anne. My stock-in-trade, farming 
 stock, etc., to be sold for benefit of wife for life and then to said four 
 children. Signed, James Gardner. Wits., Jn° Sayer, Joseph Smith, 
 Tho. Breck. Proved 25 Nov. 1799 at Chester by Anne Gardner, the sole 
 extrix. Effects under ,£300. Testator died 14 Apl. 1799. 
 
 RICHARD LATHBURY DUDLEY, of Winsford Lodge, Wharton, 
 Cheshire, Esquire. Will dated 26 Dec. 1821. My wife Sarah. Alludes 
 to " my eldest son," but mentions no children by name. Exors., John 
 Dudley the elder, John Dudley the younger, and my said wife Sarah 
 Dudley. Signed, R. L Dudley. Wits., John Reade Sen',' John Reade 
 Jun', 1 Joseph Albiston. Proved at Chester 16 Mch. 1824 by John Dudley 
 the elder and Sarah Dudley, two of the exors., power reserved to John 
 Dudley the younger. Personal estate and effects under ,£7,000. Testator 
 died 15 Sept. 1823. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT ST. CHAD'S, OVER. 
 
 In a Vault | Underneath | lie the remains of | Anne Gardner | late of 
 Over Lodge, in | the County of Chester | Spinster | who departed this 
 Life on | the 16 th day of October | 1826 aged 45 years. 
 
 Also I Mary the Widow | of the | Rev. Thomas Alcock | Vicar ot 
 Runcorn | and late of | Over Lodge aforesaid | who departed this life 
 on I the 5" 1 day of February | 1828 aged 84 Years. 
 
 Also I Henry Breck | Dudley | second son of the late | John Dudley 
 Esq. I of Winstord Lodge [ Who departed this life | February 6 th 1859 | 
 Aged 29 years | Also | John Dudley | eldest son of the late | R. L. 
 Dudley Esq. | of Winsford Lodge | who departed this life | on the 30 th 
 day of November | 1830 aged 28 years. 
 
 Also I Mary, the Widow [ of John Tate, and | Sister of the aforesaid 
 I Anne Gardner | who departed his life | on the 14" 1 day of August | 
 1836 aged 63 years. 
 
 Here | lieth the Body of | James Gardner | of Over who departed | 
 this Life April 14 th 1799 | aged 65 Years | Also Ann Gardner | Relict of 
 the above said | James Gardner ] who departed this Life | January 26 th 
 1808 aged I 72 Years. 
 
 Underneath | lie themortal Remains of | John Tate | late of Frodsham, 
 who departed | this Life at Over the 28 ,h Day | of Nov 181 1, aged 57 
 Years. 
 
 Uncle and cousin of testator's wife. See Pedigree XIII. 
 
PEDIGREE XVII 
 
 53 
 
 Underneath | lie the Remains of Mary | Daughter of | John and 
 Mary Tate | of Frodsham | who died July 25 th 1807 | aged I Year & 6 
 Months. 
 
 Sacred | to the memory of | Mary | Wife of | The Reverend William 
 Lockett B.D. I of the Hollies in this parish | Incumbent of Wettenhall 
 I Born a.d. 1800 : Died a.d. 1839 | Four sons of the aforesaid | George 
 Lockett I Henry Hilditch Lockett | Frederick Hall Lockett | Edward 
 Hilditch Lockett | who died in infancy | John Cartwright Lockett | 
 their second son | Born a.d. 1828 | died, when an undergraduate of | 
 Christs College, Cambridge | a.d. 185 i | William Dudley Lockett B.A. | 
 formerly of | Magdalene College, Cambridge, | their eldest son, | born 
 a.d. 1827 I Died in London A.D. 1866 | The aforesaid ] Reverend 
 William Lockett B.D. | Incumbent of Wettenhall | Born Oct. 24 1800 | 
 died at the Hollies, Jan. 13 1867. | James Cooke | m.r.c.S.e., L.K.Q. 
 c.p.i. I son-in-law of the above, | born a.d. 1840, died a.d. 1877 | Lucy 
 Cooke I born Jan. 27, 1872, died July 15, 1878. 
 
 TABLET IN ST. CHAD'S, OVER. 1 
 
 [Arms Lockett impaling Dudley?^ 
 
 Sacred | To the memory of Mary Lockett, wife of the | Rev d William 
 Lockett B.D. Incumbent of | Wetenhall and daughter of Richard 
 Lathbury | Dudley of Winsford Lodge in this County | Esquire who 
 departed this life Dec. 24 1839 | aged 39 years | I know that my 
 Redeemer liveth. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT ST. GEORGE'S, NEWCASTLE-UNDER- 
 
 LYME. 
 
 Erected | to | the memory of | Richard Lathbury Dudley | of this 
 town, Surgeon, | who departed this life | November 7 th 1849 | Aged 
 41 Years. | Also in remembrance of | Charlotte Stanway Dudley | relict 
 of the above, who died | July 6 th 1864. 
 
 1 From a copy in Rev. Wm. Lockett's note book. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. GILES', NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME. 
 
 1848. July 12. bapt. William Henry, s. of Richard Lathbury and 
 Charlotte Stanway Dudley, of Newcastle, surgeon. 
 
 ASTBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1775. July 4. mard. Charles Reade of this par. Gent, and Mary Parry of 
 this par. Spinster, by Licence, by me J. Piatt, Curate. Signed, 
 Charles Reade, Mary Parrey. Wits., Edw' 1 Jones, Jn° Parrey. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 1778. Jany. 1. bapt. Sarah, Daughter of Charles and Mary Read 
 
 '■ v' 
 
 BUNBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1799. Aug. 20. mard. Richard Dudley of par. of Nantwich, Mercer and 
 
 bachelor, and Sarah Reade of this par., spinster. Signed, 
 R. Lath y Dudley, Sarah Reade. Wits., Margaret Mitton, Sam 1 
 Shallcross. 
 
 NANTWICH REGISTERS. '■' " 
 
 1800. Sept. 19. bapt. Mary, dau. of Richard Lathbury Dudley, Mercer,' 
 
 & Sarah. 
 1802. Apl. 23. bapt. John, son of Richard Lathbury Dudley, Mercer, & 
 
 Sarah. 
 1804. Feb. 28. bapt. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Lathbury Dudley, 
 
 Mercer, & Sarah. 
 1806. Jany. 16. bapt. Ann, dau. of Richard Lathbury Dudley, Mercer, 
 
 & Sarah. 
 1808. Feb. 25. bapt. Ric. Lathbury, son of Richard Lathbury Dudley, 
 
 Mercer, & Sarah 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. CHAD'S, OVER. t --[ 
 
 1815. Jany. 22. bapt. Charles son of R d L. & Sarah Dudley, Warton, 
 Salt Proprietor, born Nov. 1814. 
 
 PEDIGREE XVII. 
 
 READE OF CONGLETON AND TUNIS, WITH FARQUHAR, FARQUHARSON, CROWE, CARTER, CARLETON, 
 
 GREEN, D'EHRENHOFF, ETC. 
 
 It is to be regretted that the least satisfactory portion of 
 the Reade pedigree is that connecting Sir Thomas Reade 
 with the main line of the family. 
 
 He and his family have always been regarded as cousins 
 by the descendants of the Rev. George Reade, and he was 
 also known to be a relative by my own grandfather, William 
 James Reade, and by Charles Reade of Manchester, who 
 induced Sir Thomas's brother George Reade to build the 
 house now known as Reade House, Flixton. And this same 
 George Reade, in his will in 1838, leaves £2,000 to "my 
 relation " George Reade of Congleton, solicitor (father of the 
 present Henry Lister Reade), and in a codicil in 1839 
 mentions property at Congleton recently purchased from 
 " my relations " the children of the late George Reade (elder 
 son of the Rev. George Reade). But none of these 
 individuals specified the exact relationship. 
 
 A careful study of the pedigrees and evidences in this 
 work will, I think, convince anyone that if Sir Thomas's 
 
 father, William Reade, was descended in the male line from 
 the father of William Reade [1642-1718], he must have been 
 a son of one of these two sons of Thomas Reade and Sarah 
 Godwin : — viz. Richard Reade, born 171 1, or Thomas Reade, 
 born 1706. If he were not descended from the father of 
 William Reade the first, his relationship would be so remote 
 as to render even a tradition of it very improbable. - 
 
 And moreover the relationship between William Reade, 
 father of Sir Thomas, and the children of the Rev. George 
 Reade is believed to have been close, and Mrs. Solly (daur. of 
 the late John Fielder Reade and niece of Lady Reade) under- 
 stands that they were first cousins. This relationship is 
 further corroborated by the following statement by Lady 
 Kirby Green (daur. of Sir Thomas) : — " I believe my father's 
 great-grandfather with a brother went and settled in 
 Tarporley in Cheshire." If we take it that her father's 
 great-grandfather was Thomas Reade who married Sarah 
 Godwin, this tradition is correct as indicating the migration 
 
54 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 of the two brothers into Cheshire, though only Thomas 
 settled near Tarporley. 
 
 Another strong piece of evidence is to be found in the 
 letters of my great-grandfather James Reade. "Writing to his 
 brother Charles Reade of Congleton, surgeon, 21 Feb. 1774/ 
 he says : " I wish Cousins much Joy of their Infant." 
 Now I can discover no one to whom this could refer but 
 William Reade, the elder half-brother of Sir Thomas, who 
 was baptized at Congleton 26 Rich. 1774, and the very form 
 of congratulation suggests that the "Infant" was the first 
 arrival in the particular household. 
 
 I think therefore that the evidence is almost conclusive 
 that William Reade, father of Sir Thomas, was a son of one of 
 the sons of Thomas Reade and Sarah Godwin, of whom Wil- 
 liam, John, and George are quite ruled out of court, leaving, 
 as stated before, only Thomas and Richard to be considered. 
 
 Thomas Reade, who lived at the Mere House, Baddiley, 
 had with other issue a son William Reade who was bapt. at 
 Baddiley 15 Sept. 1749. I have discovered nothing further 
 of him. But William Reade, the father of Sir Thomas, died 
 17 Apl. 1794 aged 46,- whereas this William Reade would 
 presumably have been only 44 at that date. And if Sir 
 Thomas had been the son of this William Reade, he would 
 have had a large number of first cousins, whereas his family 
 know of no nearer relatives than the Reades of Congleton. 
 And there is no record of any intercourse between Sir 
 Thomas or his father and the Mere House Reades, whose 
 descendants moreover do not seem to have heard of Sir 
 Thomas as a relative. 
 
 Thus the field is now practically reduced to Richard 
 Reade, born 31 Dec. 171 1, who married Sarah Hockenhull 
 at Wrenbury, 4 June 1734. He had a son William Reade 
 bapt at Baddiley 6 Jany. 1747/8, a date which exactly corre- 
 sponds with the date of birth of Sir Thomas Reade's father, 
 as approximately fixed by his age of 46 at his death in Apl. 
 1794. I therefore think there can be no doubt that Sir Thomas 
 was grandson of Richard Reade and Sarah Hockenhull. 
 
 I have not been able to discover when this Richard 
 Reade died, or where he was buried, or what became of his 
 elder son Richard. 
 
 William Reade, the father of Sir Thomas, was a surgeon 
 in Congleton. His house was in the Market Place and was 
 pulled down about 1S23 when the Town Hall was built. He 
 was Mayor of Congleton in 1779-S0. The maiden name of 
 his first wife has not been traced. His second wife was a 
 daughter of Barnabas Lowe of Daisy Bank, Congleton, and 
 granddaughter of Thomas Lowe who had acquired the Daisy 
 Bank estate. 
 
 The following pedigree of the Lowes is by no means 
 
 1 See p. 32. 
 
 2 Mr. II. L. Reade tells me that before an old portrait in the house of Mr. 
 Charles R. Hall in Chapel Street, Congleton, it is mentioned that Mr. William 
 Reade, late of Congleton, Surgeon, died 17th Apl. 1794, aged 46. There is no 
 gravestone to his memory. 
 
 perfect, but, with the notes accompanying it, is, I think, of 
 some interest and value. It contains man}- facts which 
 probably would not reveal themselves to anyone directly en- 
 gaged in working out the Lowe pedigree, and may be of 
 assistance to some genealogist who essays this task in the 
 future. The first information I acquired of the family consisted 
 of some notes of deeds, etc., kindly supplied me by Mr. 
 Henry Lister Reade of Congleton. 
 
 John Lowe ' of Rainow, Macclesfield, had (with possibly other issue) 
 two sons, John Lowe and 
 
 Thomas Lowe, who acquired the Daisy Bank estate in Hulmewal- 
 field, Congleton, and by deeds dated 27 and 2S Apl. 1733 settled 
 it in remainder upon his first and eldest son, etc., in tail. Thomas 
 Lowe died in 1730, and was buried at St. Peter's, Congleton. In his 
 will, '• written with mine own hand' 1 and undated, he styles himself 
 " gentleman " and gives proof that he was a man of some culture and 
 refinement. He explains that his wife is amply provided for by a marriage 
 setdement, but regrets that the heavy expenses incurred in planting and 
 improving his estate, prevent him leaving as much to his children as he 
 would have desired. Among his possessions he names " My collection 
 ofmeddulls, and coyns in the Table : Cabbinet which stands in the closet, 
 at side of the parlor Chamber, at Daisy-Bank.'' He asks that r2 books 
 be chosen from his library by Mr. Wat wood - and divided among his 
 (T. L.'s) children, whose names he does not give. He also mentions his 
 "large pew in the south Gallery in the Chappell of Congleton.'' 3 He 
 
 1 Richard Shaw of Congleton,. clerk (see Bedigree XXIV), in his will, dated 
 30 Apl. 1725 and proved 1 Mch. 1754 at Chester, nominates as his exors., " M* 
 Tho. son to M r [ohn Lowe of Rainow and M r Tho. Gorst of Newton near 
 Middlewich." Thomas Gorst, renouncing probate in a letter dated 27 Nov. 1753, 
 alludes to his eo-exor. as " Thomas Lowe late of Congleton aforesaid gent. deed, 
 son of John Lowe of Rainow. " Richard Shaw also mentions his cousin Furnivall 
 of Clayworth, Notts. , and her heirs : his cousin Taylor of Swcttenham ; his 
 cousin John Bateman ; and his cousins, Josiah Haworth and John Ilaworth his 
 brother. An undated codicil begins, " I Richard Shaw y° son of John Shaw 
 formerly Rector of Swett"'." The marriage of Rev. John Shaw to Hannah, daur. 
 of John Bateman of Longsdon, Leek, is shown in a sketch pedigree of the 
 Batemans in Sleigh's History of Leek (2nd ed., p. 153). 
 
 I am inclined to think that John Lowe, brother of Thomas Lowe of Daisy Bank, 
 was identical with John Lowe of llorderne in Rainow, who died 9 Nov. 1749, 
 aged 65, and was buried at Brestbury. He was married, 2S Feb. 1 7 1 1 , at 
 Chelford Chapelj by Mr. Shaw, Rector of Swettenkam, to Ann Smith (burd. 16 
 Feb. 1776 at Brestbury) of Bowden parish, and had issue by her three sons, 
 Peter Lowe (bind. 14 Apl. 1722, aged 9, at Brestbury), John Lowe (burd. 3 
 Oct. 1731, aged 14, at Brestbury), and Thomas Lowe (burd. 21 Dec. 1747, aged 
 30, at Brestbury) : also one daur. and sole heir, Elizabeth Lowe, who was mard. 
 iS Feb. 1741 to Henry Brabin (1710-50), M.D., of Brahms Hall, Marple. See 
 Earwaker's East Cheshire, vol. ii, pp. 200-201, where is given the Latin epitaph 
 to John Lowe's memory ; also other references in same work. 
 
 There are numerous wills of these Lowes of llorderne, Rainow, Macclesfield, 
 Marple, etc., at Chester, which would throw light on the pedigree. John Lowe 
 of llorderne was, on 23 Feb. 1675, an appraiser of the goods of John Ilowley 
 (sc, Ilullcy), the elder, of One House, Rainow, yeoman, whose will was proved 
 2 May 1676 at Chester. 
 
 There was a Francis Lowe of llorderne in Rainow whose son, the Rev. 
 Francis Lowe [1618-72], M.A. Brasenose Coll. Oxford, was Incumbent of 
 Marple 1649-62, and Rector of Taxal 1662-72. The Rev. Francis Lowe 
 married Mary Craven of Congleton and had a large family. See Earwaker's 
 East Cheshire, vol. ii. pp. 57, 546, and Foster's Alumni O.xonieuses. According 
 to Earwaker (vol. ii. p. 455) the Lowe family are said to have acquired 
 llorderne in the 1 6th century by marriage with Margaret, one of the daurs. 
 and coheirs ol John Spencer of llorderne in Rainow. 
 
 '- The Rev. William Watwood was minister of St. Peter's, Congleton, 1722- 
 6£>. Head's Congleton, p. 1S9. 
 
 3 By a faculty dated 3 Nov. 1741, the Bishop of Chester granted a commission 
 to the Rev. Jeffrey Williams, Rector of Astbury, the Rev. William Watwood, and 
 others " to build new pews in regular order in St. Peter's Chapel then newly 
 rebuilt and galleries with seats and staircases thereto." In another faculty dated 
 9 Sept. 1706, confirming the preceding, it is recited that at the south-east 
 corner, within the said new Chapel, when the same was building, a vault under 
 
PEDIGREE XVII 
 
 55 
 
 directs that an annuity of £$ to " M" Jackson of Draycott (my Coz'n) 
 Widilow of the Reverend M r Jackson, formerly Vicar of Uttoxcter, and 
 mother of the Reverend M r Jackson minister of Blurton," ] be continued 
 out of rents from tenement in Aldcrley. He leaves blank spaces for 
 
 the ground was built at the expense of Thomas Lowe, with the consent of said 
 Commissioners and of the corporation and inhabitants of Congleton, wherein the 
 bodies of the said Thomas Lowe and several of his family had been buried. It 
 is also recited that the said commissioners had allotted to Elizabeth Lowe, his 
 widow, the seat or pew over the stairs leading down to the said vault. The last 
 interment in it was that of Richard Clogg, father-in-law of Sir Thomas Keade. 
 There are no inscriptions recording who have been laid there, but a gravestone 
 outside, immediately adjoining the vault, records the deaths of some of the 
 Batons and BattyS. The pew over the stairs ultimately became vested in George 
 Reads of Congleton, solicitor, whose son George William Reade purchased it in 
 1S68. It now belongs to the laller's son, George Reade of Ross (see Pedigree 
 XXIII). Information of Houy Lister Reade of Congleton. 
 
 ' The relationship between the Lowes and the Jacksons I have, up to now, 
 not established. The Rev. Richard Shaw, in his will mentioned in a previous 
 note (p. 54), alludes to " Aunt Jackson and her heirs," and to " cosen Jackson 
 Rector of Draycott " ; and in the codicil to "cosen Rich'd Jackson son of uncle 
 Jackson, Vicar of Uttoxeter." Richard Shaw's father, the Rev. John Shaw of 
 Swettenham, in his will, dated 6 Apl. 1714 and proved 19 Oct. 1715 at Chester 
 by Hannah his relict, mentions an annuity of ^5 to his sister-in-law Jackson, " for 
 payment of which M' Tho : Low now Major of Macclesfield stands bond." 
 Possibly this is the same annuity mentioned by Thomas Lowe of Daisy Bank in 
 his will (see above). Another reference to the wills might settle this. It 
 seems reasonable to conclude that Thomas Low, Mayor of Macclesfield in 1714, 
 was some relation of Thomas Lowe of Daisy Bank. It will be observed that 
 Joseph Low of Marton (p. 7S) had a brother Thomas Low of Macclesfield, living 
 1706. It is also to be remarked that Ruth Bateman (bapt. 22 Oct. 1667), a 
 sister of Mrs. John Shaw, is shown in Sleigh's pedigree as having married 
 Willicun Lowe, 6 Oct. 1694. 
 
 The relationship between the Shaws and Jacksons is fully proved by the will 
 of Hannah Shaw, of Congleton, widow, relict of John Shaw late of Swettenham, 
 clerk, deed. In her will, dated I June 1719, she asks to be buried in the chancel 
 of the parish church of Swettenham, near the place where her late dear husband 
 was buried. She appoints ,£24 from her personal estate to defray charge of her 
 funeral. She gives ^5 per annum to her sister Mrs. Mary Jackson to be paid by 
 her son Richard Shaw. She gives 25^. apiece to her brother the Rev. Mr. Richard 
 Jackson, and to her said sister Mrs. Mary Jackson his wife, and to her nephew 
 Mr. Richard Jackson their son, and to Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson his wife and to 
 their son Richard. She gives 50J'. each to the two sons and daur. of her late 
 bror. -in-law, Mr. Charles llaworlh, by her deceased sister Esther (who is not 
 mentioned in Sleigh's pedigree). To her niece Mrs. Hannah Warren, ^10 for 
 herself and children. To her niece Mrs. Elizabeth Furnival of Bolte Green in 
 Betchton, one broad piece of gold. To her cousin Joseph Taylor and his wife, 
 10s. each. To the poor of Swettenham, io.c. To poor of Kermincham, 10s. 
 To Mary, wife of Samuel Sutton of Congleton and to Elizabeth wife of Thomas 
 Thorley of Congleton, 5.1-. And to the rest of the poor of Congleton, 10s. To 
 the poor of the township of Stanley, Staffs, 20s. To Mr. Malbon, Minister of 
 Congleton, IO.f. 6d. and a mourning hatband and a pair of gloves. To such person 
 as shall be Rector of Swettenham at my death, 2&f. to preach a funeral sermon. 
 To her cousin Elizabeth now wife of John Norbury of Alderley, her ash coloured 
 riding coat and mantle, etc. ; rest of clothes to her sister Jackson. To her cousin 
 John Lowe, the elder, of Horderne, and to his son Thomas Lowe ,£3-3-0 each. 
 Residue to her son Richard Shaw. Exors. , her son Richard and her beforenamed 
 cousins John and Thomas Lowe. Signed, Hannah Shaw. Wits., Henry Ha- 
 worth, Ralph Alsager, John Shawe. Proved 5 Aug. 1 727, at Chester, by Richard 
 Shaw, clerk, power reserved for John and Thomas Lowe. 
 
 It is quite evident that Richard Jackson, Vicar of Uttoxeter, must have mar- 
 ried Mary Bateman, a sister of Mrs. Shaw. " Richard the son of M r Jackson 
 Vicar & Mary his wife," was bapt. at Uttoxeter, 3 Aug. 16S4. This son 
 Richard must he the one mentioned by Mrs, Shaw in her will in 1719 as having 
 a wife Elizabeth and a son Richard. I presume this last Richard to have been 
 the one of the name who was admitted a pensioner of Trin. Coll. Camb. in 
 1723, aged iS, as son of Richard Jackson, of Blurton, Staffs., clerk, and of whom 
 I shall give fuller information presently. This gives three Richard Jacksons, 
 father, son, and grandson, all clergymen. 
 
 It is strange that Richard Shaw in 1725, and Thomas Lowe a good many 
 years later, should each refer to Richard Jackson (the first) as having been Vicar 
 of Uttoxeter, as he only seems to have held that living from 1677 till 16S9 (see 
 Francis Redfern's History of Uttoxeter, 1S65, p. 192). Mr. Marston, who 
 searched the registers for me, says that Richard Jackson first signs as Vicar in 
 Dec. l6S2. According to Head's Congleton (p. iSS), a Rev. Richard Jackson 
 
 names of exors., but they were never filled up He appoints as overseers 
 his brother Mr. John Lowe, his brother-in-law Mr. Thomas Furnivall and 
 the Rev. Mr. Wat wood. He signs, Tho: Lowe. Wits., W m Bayley, Rich d 
 Throp, John Seaman. Admon. of his estate was granted 29 Oct. 1741, 
 
 was incumbent of St. Peter's, Congleton, 1676-S1, and "subsequently became 
 Chaplain to Sir Thomas Bellot, Bart." 
 
 Richard Jackson the second appears to have been Rector of Draycott-in-lhe- 
 Moors and minister of Blurton, Staffs. 
 
 Richard Jackson the third is known to fame as the founder of the Jacksonian 
 Professorship of Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge. There is a meagre 
 account of him in the Diet. Nat. Biog, which the particulars I give considerably 
 supplement, as not even his parentage is stated there. On 27 Sept. 1723 he 
 was admitted a pensioner of Trin. Coll. Camb., age 18, as son of Richard Jack- 
 son of Blurton, Staffs., clerk. He came from Trentham School, where he had 
 been under Mr. Ilargraves. He was admitted a Scholar of the College, 16 Apl. 
 1725; Junior Fellow, 2 Oct. 1730 ; and Senior Fellow, 8 July 1731. He was 
 made Sublector in 1 731, and Lector Lingua: Latino; in 1736. He took his B.A. 
 in 1727 and his M.A. in 1731. (Information of Mr. Win. White, Sub-Librarian 
 at Trinity College.) I have a full abstract of his will, dated 20 Feb. 1775, but 
 it is too long to print here. He describes himself as of Tarrington, co. Hereford. 
 He asks to be buried on the south side of the chancel of Kingsbury church, 
 Warwicks., under the seat belonging to Hurley Hall Farm, and for the coffin of 
 his wife Katherine Willington to be taken from the north side of the chancel, at 
 the door going into Bracebridge's Chapel, and placed by his own, and that a 
 marble tablet be fixed in the chancel over the said seat. He mentions various 
 relations of his wife, and makes bequests to the following, who would probably 
 be his own kinsfolk : — Ruth, wife of Moses Birch of Barton-under-Needwood, 
 surgeon ; Ann, wife of Thomas Dawes of Coleshill, Warwicks. (also described as 
 late of Lichfield, currier) ; and Elizabeth, wife of William Shipton, yeoman, of 
 Ilighwall Hill, near Yoxall. 
 
 He bequeaths his freehold estate at Upper Longsdon, par. of Leek, Staffs., 
 now in tenure of John Knight, to the Master and Fellows of Trin. Coll. Camb., 
 a survey of the estate being preserved in the archives of the College ; and when 
 the present lease, made 5 Apl. 1765 to the late John Knight and his exors., etc., 
 for 21 years, shall expire, the said Master and Fellows shall re-let it to some 
 tenant for a term not exceeding 21 years, renewable each 7 years ; the lease to be 
 sealed with the College seal, and each fellow present at each respective sealing to 
 have $s. or the value of one bushel of wheat, and the Master to have \os. or the 
 value of two bushels of wheat. A part of the rent of the said estate to be paid 
 to the head gardener of the University Physic Garden, and the remainder 
 to a lecturer of Natural Philosophy in the said University on his bringing a certi- 
 ficate, signed by S scholars who have attended his lectures for 20 days out of 60, 
 that he has duly gone through a course of demonstrations according to a schedule 
 hereto annexed ; such lecturer to be elected by the Master or Vice Master, as 
 being best qualified by his knowledge of Natural Experimental Philosophy, after 
 public notice thereof displayed on the public buildings of the University or in 
 the Hall or chapel of Trin. Coll. ; such lecturer to be a member of Trin. Coll., 
 if possible, with preference to a man from Staffs., Warwicks., Derbyshire or 
 Cheshire ; such lecturer also to have an eye in his disquisition on the malady 
 called the gout and the best methods in procrastinating the fits thereof by diet. 
 
 I very much doubt if Professor Dewar, the present distinguished occupant of 
 the chair, respects this last wish of the founder in preparing his lectures ! 
 
 He leaves his messuage called the Swan, at Uttoxeter, in the tenure of George 
 Torkington, and his leasehold of the tithes of Dilhorne, held under the Dean and 
 Chapter of Lichfield, to Richard Jackson, D.D., Canon of Lichfield. Certain 
 properties acquired through his wife he leaves to her cousins, or in default " to 
 my right heirs, which I take to be Richard Jackson, D.D., Canon of Litchfield, 
 and his lawful issue." He bequeaths all his books to Trin. Coll. Library. 
 
 His will was proved 6 Mch. 17S3 in V. C. C. (Cornwallis, 135) by John, 
 Bishop of Peterborough, as the Master of Trin. Coll., Thomas Willington and 
 the Rev. Richard Jackson, D.D. , the exors. named in the will. 
 
 It would appear that Richard Jackson was the last of his immediate branch of 
 the family, if his " right heir" was Richard Jackson, D.D. The latter was the 
 elder son of Richard Jackson of Betchton House, Sandbach (burd. 4 Oct. 171S at 
 Sandbach), who married (S May 1703 at Sandbach) Elizabeth, only daur. and 
 eventual heir of William Oldfield of Bradwall Esq. (see Oldfield ped. in Ear- 
 Waker's History of Sandbach, p. 139). He was Trebendary of York, Lichfield 
 and Chester ; born 1 7 1 3, died 1796 ; married Anne, daur. of Richard Small- 
 broke, D.D., Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, by whom he had one child, 
 Richard Oldfield Jackson, LL.B. , Vicar of Colwich and Longdon, Staffs., who 
 predeceased his father in 1792. I have no evidence whatever to show the rela- 
 tionship between Richard Jackson, Vicar of Uttoxeter, and Richard Jackson 
 of Betchton House. As Hannah Shaw in hei will, dated I June 1719, alludes to 
 Richard Jackson (Vicar of Uttoxeter) as then having a son Richard who had a 
 
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 at Chester, to Elizabeth Lowe, widow, relict of Thomas Lowe and mother 
 of Barnabas, Peter and Elizabeth Lowe, minors. Thomas Furnivall, and 
 Thomas Lowe 1 of Marple, Cheshire, gent., were bound sureties in 
 .£1,000. 
 
 The above Thomas Lowe married, 3 May 1733, at Nantwich, Elizabeth 
 Furnival,' 2 and had issue by her Barnabas, Peter and Elizabeth, as before 
 stated. 
 
 Barnabas Lowe, the eldest son, by deeds dated Mch. 1755 settled 
 Daisy Bank and other property to uses in favour of Mary his wife, daur. 
 of Jasper Hulley 3 of One House, in Rainow, Macclesfield, for life, after- 
 wards in tail. 
 
 Barnabas and Mary Lowe had issue the following three daurs. and 
 coheirs,' 1 who became tenants in common in tail : — 
 
 (1) Mary Lowe, who married John Eaton of Congleton and died 
 3 Feb. 17 . ., aged 28, burd. at St. Peter's. He died 22 July 1802, 
 aged 54, and was buried at St. Peter's. John and Mary Eaton had 
 issue three children. 
 
 (1) Peter Lowe Eaton, of whom I know nothing. 
 
 wife Elizabeth and a son Richard, I wondered for a time if Richard of Betchton 
 could have been the one baptized at Uttoxeter in 16S4. But as Richard of 
 Betchton died the year before Mrs. Shaw made her will, this could not be. 
 
 The evidences I have collected concerning the Jacksons have caused me much 
 perplexity, but I think that these notes would enable anyone to solve the genea- 
 logical riddles at issue, by enquiries at Blurton and Draycott, by reference to 
 further wills, and by following up other obvious clues. My evidences on the 
 subject are a more or less fortuitous collection. 
 
 According to Head's Congleton, there was a Richard Jackson of Congleton, 
 alderman, who died Sept. T714. He was Mayor, 1700-1. He appears to have 
 also had a wife Elizabeth, and a daur. Elizabeth who died 13 June 1699. And I 
 learn from Hall's Nantwich (p. 29S) that there was a Rev. Richard Jackson, 
 minister of that place from 1648 to Oct. 1677, when he died intestate, aged 56. 
 He married Margaret Broomshall in 165 1 and had issue. 
 
 1 Thomas Lowe of Marple may have been testator's nephew(?), who died 
 Dec. 1747, aged 30, son of John Lowe of Horderne. See previous note, p. 54. 
 
 1 " Thomas Lowe Gent. & Elizabeth Furnivall, spinster by Licence from 
 M r Hanson Dat. Ap. 27." (Hall's Nantwich, p. 343.) I think she must have 
 been identical with Elizabeth, daur. of John Furnival of Betchton, near Sandbach, 
 gent., who at the time of her father's death in 17 17 was living unmarried (see 
 Furnival ped. in Earwaker's Sandbach, p. 151). She had a brother Thomas 
 Furnival (Thos. Lowe alludes to his brother-in-law Mr. Thomas Furnival), and 
 her eldest brother William Furnival [1696-1763] mard. in 1724, at Nantwich, 
 Margery youngest daur. of Wm. Jackson, clerk of the peace for Cheshire. 
 Perhaps her mother Elizabeth, who survived her husband, was the " M" 
 Elizabeth Furnival of Bolte Green in Betchton " whom Mrs. Hannah Shaw in 
 her will (see note, p. 55) in 1 7 19 alludes to as "my niece." 
 
 3 The Hulleys had been settled at One House since 2 Mch. 1490, when the 
 estate was leased to their ancestor John Hulley by Ralph Davenport of 
 Calveley, Esq. (Earwaker's East Cheshire, vol. ii. p. 455.) No pedigree of the 
 family has been published, but Mr. Holland Hulley of Seisdon, near Wolver- 
 hampton, the present owner of One House and head of the family, evidently 
 possesses ample material for one, and there are many of the family wills at Chester 
 and numerous references in the Macclesfield registers. 
 
 Jasper Hulley (eldest son of Jonathan Hulley of One House) was born 8 Oct. 
 1696 at One House, and died 1 Feb. 1772 ; a Governor of Macclesfield Grammar 
 School ; mard. 24 Sept. 1730, Mary (died 15 Apl. 1746), daur. of Jasper Hooley, 
 alderman of Macclesfield, and had issue (with a son Jonathan, of whom pre- 
 sently) an only daur. Mary, born 29 Oct. 1731, who married Barnabas Lowe of 
 Daisy Bank, the settlement after their marriage being dated 4 Mch. 1755. 
 
 Jonathan Hulley, the son, was born 27 Mch. 1733 at One House, and died 
 12 Nov. 1785. He married 19 July 1754, at Tarporley, Mary (died 14 May 
 1799), eldest daur. and coheir of John Arderne of The Oak in Sutton, near 
 Macclesfield (see Ormerod's Cheshire, 2nd ed., vol. ii. pp. 250-1). By her he left 
 a son Jasper Hulley of One House (born 17 Oct. 1755, died 16 Apl. 1806), 
 Captain Commandant of the Old Volunteer Infantry, whose son Jasper Hulley of 
 One House left, by Maria his wife, daur. of Philip Holland of Horderne, 
 E.ainow, an eldest son, the present Holland Hulley (for whom see A. C. Fox- 
 Davies's Armorial Families). 
 
 Mr. R. Cyril Lockett of Liverpool tells me that in a Davenport deed, dated 
 1348, he finds mention of the Manor of " On hous " in the forest of Macclesfield. 
 
 4 According to Mr. Holland Hulley (who did not know of the marriage of 
 Hannah Lowe to William Reade), Barnabas and Mary Lowe also had issue 
 Thomas and Frances, but they must have died young. 
 
 (2) Jasper Hulley Eaton, who died 14 Sept. 1806, aged 29, and 
 
 was buried at St. Peter's. 
 (1) Mary Hannah Eaton, mard. in June 1822 to the Rev. Robert 
 Batty, 1 who was schoolmaster of Sandbach Grammar School 
 from 1813. He died 5 Jany. 1837, aged 48, and was buried at 
 St. Peter's, Congleton. She died 28 Oct. 1834 and was buried 
 at St. Peter's, having had issue two sons. 2 
 
 (1) Robert Eaton Batty, who matric. 28 Apl. 1842, aged 18, 
 at Brasenose Coll. Oxford, as only son of Robert, of Sand- 
 bach, clerk; B.A. 1846; M.A. 1848; incumbent of the 
 Donative of Wragby, Yorks., 1851-59. He afterwards 
 lived at Linton House, near Skipton, and died 12 Sept. 
 1876. In 1849 he presented the present font to Sandbach 
 church. 3 He was author -of History of Baptismal Fonts, 
 •with Four Lithographs of Norman Fonts in Bucks., 1842 ; 
 Sermon on Fasting, 1849 ; Historic Sketch of Pontefract 
 Castle, 1852; and Sermon on the Life and Character oj 
 Wellington, 1852. 4 I have no evidence as to whether he 
 married or left issue.'' 
 (2) William Eaton Batty, who died 17 Feb. 1828, aged 7 
 months, and was buried at St. Peter's. 
 
 (2) Hannah Lowe, who became the second wife of William Reade of 
 Congleton, surgeon, and the mother of Sir Thomas Reade (see 
 Pedigree XVII). By indentures of settlement dated Nov. 1781, 
 on marriage of Hannah Lowe and William Reade, her one-third 
 share was settled in tail, etc., with powers, etc., and charges were 
 created. 
 
 (3) Rebecca Lowe, who married John Hadfield of Macclesfield, 
 druggist. Her one-third share was settled by indentures dated 
 Sept. 1781. 
 
 William Reade, 6 the eldest son of William Reade and 
 Esther his first wife, was born at Congleton early in 1774. 
 He became a purser in the Navy, and perished on H.M. 
 sloop Cormorant, 19 Sept. 1796, at the age of 22. The vessel 
 was blown up in the Bay of Port-au-Prince, San Domingo, 
 West Indies, and out of a crew of about 130 only 7 were 
 saved. 
 
 GEORGE Reade, the younger son of William and Esther 
 his first wife, entered into business in Manchester. He seems 
 to have been in partnership with John Redfern and Charles 
 Reade 7 and to have retired in 1 831, as is evidenced by the 
 
 1 See Earwaker's Sandbach. 
 
 2 I do not know if there were any daurs. 
 
 3 See Earwaker's Sandbach, p. 284. 
 
 4 This information is from Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, and Crockford's 
 Clerical Directory, I S65. 
 
 6 In the Liverpool Directory for 1904 I find Robert Eaton C. Batty, vocalist, 
 101 RoystonSt., Edge Hill. 
 
 " A portrait of this William Reade is in the possession of Mrs. Farquhar, 
 granddaur. of Sir Thomas Reade. 
 
 ' This Charles Reade, curiously enough, does not seem to have been any 
 relative of George Reade. I have the following particulars of his family. 
 
 John Reade of Congleton, Cheshire, yeoman, died 20 Feb. 1822. In his will 
 dated 28 Oct. 1S20, he mentions his wife, and his sister Mary Ford. His estate 
 in Salford. Exors., his nephew Charles Reade of Salford, and his nephew 
 Ephraim Meeke, of Moss End in Smallwood, yeoman. Signed, Jno. Reade 
 Wits., P. Hilditch, Geo. Reade Jr., Thos. Pemberton. Will proved at Chester 
 14 June 1822 by Charles Reade, power reserved to Ephraim Meeke. Effects 
 under ,£200. 
 
 Elizabeth Reade [his widow] of Salford, Lanes., and late of Consleton 
 widow, died 29 Oct 1822 In her will, dated 21 Oct. 1S22, she mentions her 
 nephew Ephraim Meek, and her nephew Charles Reade of Salford "with whom 
 I now restde." Her lately deed, husband John Reade. Exors., Ephraim Meek 
 and Charles Reade. Wits., Mary Bradford, Wm. S. Rutter. Will proved Z 
 
PEDIGREE XVII 
 
 57 
 
 following notice cut from a newspaper and pasted by George 
 Reade in his scrapbook, which is now at Reade House in the 
 possession of Mr. S. J. Reade : — 
 
 Partnership between George Reade, John Redfern, and Charles 
 Reade, trading as cotton manufacturers at Manchester as Reade, Redfem 
 and Reade, dissolved 29th Sept. 1831. All debts will be paid by John 
 Redfern & Charles Reade. 
 
 After his retirement he is said to have gone to live at 
 Congleton, but finding his house there too large for him, he 
 built a house at Flixton, near Manchester, on the recommenda- 
 tion of his second cousin Charles Reade, a cotton merchant in 
 Manchester, who lived at Urmston close by. George Reade's 
 house was of very modest size, but, as he was a man of whims, 
 took three years to build and cost ^2,000. It still stands, 
 within a stone's-throw of Flixton Railway Station, and since 
 1868 has been the property of Samuel John Reade, eldest 
 son of Charles Reade of Urmston. 1 After the death of George 
 Reade the house was always locally known as Reade House, 
 and the name has stuck to it ever since. 
 
 In Mr. Leo H. Grindon's Manchester Banks and Bankers, 
 published in 1877, it is mentioned that George Reade acted 
 for some time as a clerk in Jones Loyd's Bank in Man- 
 chester. 
 
 Mr. George Reade was a member of a family whose name is known to 
 the world in connection with that of Sir Hudson Lowe and the first 
 Napoleon. He was a man of large and vigorous intellect but in his ways 
 odd and capricious beyond description. Possessed of good private 
 property, he went into the bank, it would seem, more for occupation than 
 for a livelihood. He built the house at Flixton which still goes by the 
 name of Reade House, and, being musical, kept a private band. 
 
 Late in life George Reade married Elizabeth, daughter of 
 the Rev. Thomas Beeley, 2 incumbent of Flixton. Mrs. 
 George Reade was also of mature years and predeceased her 
 husband without issue. 
 
 Chester 28 Apl. 1823 by Charles Reade, power reserved to Ephraim Meeke. 
 Effects under ,£200. 
 
 Charles Reade [the nephew] of Salford, Lanes., cotton spinner and manu- 
 facturer, died 22 Apl. 1837. In his will, dated 20 Apl. 1837, he mentions his 
 sons Richard and Thomas Reade, and his partner John Redfern. Exors., his 
 friends John Redfern and Robert Bradley, and his son Richard Reade. Wits. , 
 Geo. Wrigley, cotton dealer, Manchester, Js. Woodcock, servant to Mr. Reade, 
 and Jas. Gill, solicitor, Manchester. Proved at Chester 26 Oct. 1837 by the 3 
 exors. Effects under^i2, 000. 
 
 Richard Reade, of Salford, manufacturer, died 18 Feb. 1838. In his will, 
 dated 17 Feb. 1838, he leaves all his estate to his brother, Thomas Reade. 
 Exors., Mr. Robert Bradley and Mr. John Redfern. Signed, Rich d Reade. 
 Wits., John Bone, Thomas Low, and Elizabeth Low, all of Salford. Proved at 
 Chester 2 Mch. 1839. Effects under .£6,000. 
 
 1 See p. 46. 
 
 2 The Rev. Thomas Beeley died 25 Feb. 1807, aged 69, and Hannah his wife 
 17 Aug. 1804, aged 58, both being buried at Flixton. She is said to have been 
 an Isherwood of Marple Hall, but this is evidently an error. He was appointed 
 Perpetual Curate of Flixton in 1769, and continued so to his death. In 1804 
 he " was not expected to live " {History of Flixton, by D. H. Langton 1898, 
 P- 49)- 
 
 A Thomas Beeley was nominated Incumbent of Marple 31 Dec. 1761, and 
 had 3 sons bapt. there, Thomas, Thomas and George. He became Curate of 
 St. Ann's Church, Manchester, in 1765 (Earwaker's East Cheshire, vol. ii, 
 p. 58). Probably the two Thomas Beeleys are identical. 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade l was the only son of William 
 Reade of Congleton, surgeon, by Hannah his second wife, 
 second daughter and coheir of Barnabas Lowe of Daisy Bank, 
 Congleton. He was born 1 Sept. 1782 at his father's house 
 in the Market Place and was baptized 30 Oct. 1782 at St. 
 Peter's Church. His mother died when he was two years old, 
 and when he was eleven he lost his father. He was articled 
 to Mr. Smith, a Congleton attorney (who was Town Clerk of 
 the borough and died in 18 14), but tiring of the monotonous 
 life he ran away and enlisted. It is said that his guardians, 
 finding him determined to pursue a military career, sold 
 off a portion of the estates which came to him through 
 his mother and purchased him a commission in the army. 
 It is also said that he was but four days in the 
 ranks. 
 
 It appears, however, that he entered the army in 1799 at 
 the age of sixteen, and joined the 27th or Enniskillen Regi- 
 ment of Foot from the Lancashire Militia. He went through 
 the campaign in Holland that year and was present in the 
 general actions of the 19 Sept. and the 2 and 6 Oct. He 
 obtained his lieutenancy on the 18 May 1800, and was 
 present at the operations before Ferrol and also served in the 
 Egyptian campaign in 1801. On the return of his regiment 
 from that country he was for some time stationed with it at 
 Malta. He was promoted to a captaincy in the 27th Regi- 
 ment 8 Sept. 1805, and accompanied the expedition to Naples 
 under Sir James Craig. The following year he was in 
 England again, as the following letter 2 shows, addressed to 
 Mrs. Hulley, One House, Macclesfield : — ■ 
 
 My dear M rs Hulley, — I received my dear Cousin Jasper's Letter, the 
 moment I arrived in Town, the Shock was so great I could scarcely bear 
 it. Your Troubles since the unhappy Event, no doubt, have been ex- 
 cessively great, but I hope you pass them over with Fortitude. Your own 
 State of Health, as well as that of the family, I sincerely wish is good. 
 I shall endeavour, previous to my joining the Regt., to procure a short 
 Leave of Absence when I shall make it my particular duty to call on you. 
 If anything can be done in town for you, during my stay, be assured 
 I shall do it with very great Pleasure & pray write immediately. Give 
 
 1 I have had some difficulty in getting proper information for a life of Sir 
 Thomas Reade. No biographical dictionary contains any account of him. His 
 family were able to give me a good account of his military services (which I have 
 extended), but the rest I have mostly had to draw from the various books men- 
 tioned. I am also indebted to Mrs. Arthur Solly of Congleton for several items 
 of information. When the Supplement to the Dictionary of National Biography 
 was in preparation, I wrote to Mr. Sidney Lee, the editor, offering to give him 
 particulars of the career of Sir Thomas Reade, so that his omission from the 
 original work might be rectified. He promised to give the matter his considera- 
 tion, but evidently decided Sir Thomas was not important enough for inclusion, 
 though hundreds of individuals are enshrined in the D. N. B. whose careers 
 were much less interesting, and public services not nearly so substantial. I have 
 no doubt however that had particulars of Sir Thomas's life been supplied while 
 the original work was in progress, the editor would have included him. 
 
 2 The three letters given here were kindly lent to me by Mr. Holland Hulley,, 
 the present owner of One House, son of the late Jasper Hulley of One House,, 
 and grandson of the Mrs. Hulley to whom two of the letters are addressed. The 
 letters contain nothing of special importance, but I print them as they are the 
 only ones from Sir Thomas I have traced. The first one is written to Mrs. Hulley 
 just after the death of her husband, Jasper Hulley. See Hulley ped. , p. 56, 
 footnote. 
 
 I 
 
58 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 my best Love to all your Family, Friends, &c. hoping to see you all 
 soon, I remaine, 
 
 very affectionately 
 
 T. Reade 
 
 Capt. 27 th Regt. 
 Navy Coffee House July 31" 1806. 
 
 He seems to have remained in England all the year, for 
 on 25 Jany. 1807 he writes to Mrs. Hulleyfrom Congleton : — 
 
 My dear M rs H., — You will think I am quite lost by not writing, so 
 long. I have never been well since I was at the Moss House in August 
 last, shooting, but for many Weeks past I have not known what to do, 
 having been so dreadfully afflicted with Rheumatism I have scarcely any 
 Use in my left Arm & Sholder. I went yesterday to D r Ferrier ' at 
 Manchester, who has given me great hopes of a speedy Recovery. I am 
 much pleased with the D r he seems not only a very clever, but a very 
 pleasant and gentlemanlike man. I think I have heard you speak of 
 him. As soon as I am able to come over to the One House, I shall, 
 which I hope to God will be in a few Weeks. You must excuse me con- 
 cluding but I am really in such pain that I can scarcely bare. Give my 
 Love to Harriet, Jasper & Mary & all Friends. 
 
 2**^t**s>-zr 
 
 Somebody mentioned to me this morning that M r Heapy & Miss 
 Hobson are married. 
 
 In March 1806 Sir James Craig had left Sicily and 
 handed over the command to Major-General Sir John Stuart, 
 on whose staff Captain Reade was placed as Assistant 
 Quarter-Master General. In May 1808 he was appointed 
 to the command of the combined British and Sicilian Flotilla 
 of Gun Boats under the direction of Major-General Sir 
 Henry Bunbury, Quarter-Master General in the Mediter- 
 ranean. The duty of this flotilla was to protect the coast of 
 Sicily near Messina from the invasion with which it was 
 threatened by a large force assembled on the opposite shore 
 of Calabria by Murat, Bonaparte's King of Naples. Captain 
 Reade was engaged at the capture of the islands of Ischia 
 and Procida in the Bay of Naples, and at the same time, in 
 company with His Majesty's ship Cayne, took and destroyed 
 a flotilla of 34 heavy gun boats. On 10 June 1810 he cap- 
 tured a flotilla of 26 gun boats in the Bay of Bagnara on the 
 coast of Calabria. In forwarding Captain Reade's report 
 of this engagement on 11 June to Lord Liverpool, Sir John 
 Stuart said : — '' I hope the vigilant zeal and activity of this 
 Officer upon the present occasion, in which an essential 
 
 1 John Ferriar [1761-1S15], M.D. Edin., was a well known physician, sani- 
 tary reformer, and author in Manchester {Dictionary of National Biography]. 
 
 service has been rendered, and the gallantry of the officers 
 and men under his orders, and which was equally displayed 
 by those of his Sicilian Majesty, will appear to your Lord- 
 ship entitled to favourable consideration." x 
 
 Sir Henry Bunbury gives the following account of these 
 operations. 2 " We began to form a little flotilla for the better 
 defence of the narrow seas : the mariners of Sicily and the 
 Lipari islands (the latter the better hands) flocked in as 
 volunteers for the service. ... I had the direction of this 
 appendage to our army, which was much increased in 1809, 
 when Captain Reade of the 27th regiment was placed in the 
 immediate command. Two or three artillerymen were put 
 in every gun-boat, and four or five soldiers in each of the long 
 fast rowing boats called scampavias. This flotilla afterwards 
 did good service ; and even in its very early days I had the 
 pleasure of seeing some of the boats manned by these 
 Sicilians and Lipariotes, who are lightly called cowards, lay 
 vessels of superior bulk and carrying French soldiers on 
 board, and capture them, and bring them away, in the sight 
 of both armies." 
 
 For these services the rank of Major in the army was 
 conferred upon him 3 Jany. 181 1, and he had the honour to 
 receive his Sovereign's most gracious approbation. The King 
 of Sicily at the same time conferred upon him the Order of 
 St. Ferdinand and of Merit, which he was permitted to accept. 
 From this time until the year 18 13 he was constantly 
 employed in the command of the flotilla against Murat's 
 armament on the coast of Calabria during his projected inva- 
 sion of Sicily. During these operations 50 of the enemy's 
 vessels, with a considerable portion of field artillery and other 
 military stores and many prisoners, were captured by the 
 flotilla. Major Reade had on five different occasions the 
 honour to receive the thanks of the Commander-in-Chief in 
 Public Orders for his conduct whilst in command of the 
 flotilla. 
 
 In 1 81 3 he joined his regiment at Tarragona, on the 
 eastern coast of Spain, with the forces under the command 
 of Lord William Bentinck and Sir William Clinton, and 
 accompanied it on the march over the Pyrenees to Bordeaux. 
 The following note indicates that he was at Congleton when 
 he received the summons to go to Spain : — 
 
 To J. Hulley Esf, 0?ie House. 
 
 July 19 1813. 
 My Dear Cousin,— I am extremely sorry that I shall be prevented 
 having the pleasure of dining with you tomorrow, as I am obliged to go 
 to London, on my Way to Spain, early in the Morning. It distresses me 
 much that I shall not have the pleasure of seeing you again before I leave 
 England. I send by the Bearer, a Gun 3 and Dog which I beg you will 
 accept. I did not expect to have left Cheshire so early, but rec" a Letter 
 
 ' Gentleman's Magazine, 1810, vol. ii, p. 169. 
 
 - In his Narratives of some passages in the Great War with France from 
 1799 to 1S10 ; 1854, p. 227. 
 
 3 Mr. Holland Hulley tells me he well remembers this gun, as it was the one 
 he himself was first taught to shoot with, and it was built by a celebrated maker 
 called Nock. 
 
PEDIGREE XVII 
 
 59 
 
 this Even* which obliges me to leave immediately. I beg you to give 
 my best Love to your Mother and Sisters and, Believe me 
 
 very sincerely and faithfully yrs. 
 
 T. Reade. 
 
 From Bordeaux he embarked with his regiment for 
 America in 1814 and served through the American campaign, 
 On the termination of these hostilities he returned with his 
 regiment to England, and soon afterwards embarked with 
 seven companies of the 1st Battalion of the 27th in his charge, 
 and landing at Ostend marched to join the Duke of Welling- 
 ton at Brussels. On 3 June following he was appointed 
 Assistant Adjutant-General to the Forces under the command 
 of Major-General Sir Hudson Lowe at Genoa. He therefore 
 quitted the army of the Duke of Wellington and proceeded 
 to Genoa. On the submission of that Republic to the 
 combined powers of England and Sardinia, he embarked on 
 the expedition to Marseilles and the South of France, and 
 was honourably noticed and thanked in the public despatches 
 for his services and assistance as Head of the Adjutant- 
 General's Department. In September 181 5, at the early age 
 of 33, he received the honour of Knighthood and was 
 nominated by the Prince Regent a Companion of the Most 
 Honourable Military Order of the Bath. On 19 October he 
 received the brevet rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 His life of unceasing military activity was now to cease, 
 and his name to become associated with a sordid and 
 commonplace quarrel, which from the distinction of the 
 principal actor has ever since engaged the attention of the 
 world, and which has by some writers been invested with a 
 glamour of tragedy scarcely warranted by the cold facts of the 
 case. Towards the close of 18 15 Sir Thomas Reade was 
 placed on the Staff of Sir Hudson Lowe as Deputy Adjutant- 
 General, on that much maligned officer receiving the charge 
 of Napoleon Bonaparte at St. Helena. 
 
 On 29 Jany. 1816 Sir Thomas Reade sailed from 
 Portsmouth in the Phaeton frigate with Sir Hudson Lowe, 
 and arrived at St. Helena on 14 April. On 17 April Sir 
 Thomas Reade and Major Gorrequer were introduced to 
 Napoleon by Sir Hudson Lowe at the end of his first 
 interview with the prisoner. 
 
 Sir Thomas, though loyally carrying out Sir Hudson 
 Lowe's orders during the five years of the captivity, does not 
 seem to have incurred any odium, and his good temper and 
 tact, combined with considerable strength of character, 
 prevented him coming into collision with the various cliques 
 into which the official population of St. Helena was divided. 
 
 Sir Hudson Lowe's relations with Napoleon soon became 
 strained, and eventually it fell to Sir Thomas Reade to act 
 as an intermediary. Montholon's comments on this are of 
 interest, as they give us his impressions of Sir Thomas. 
 
 "From the 4 Oct. 1816 the Governor, losing hope of 
 obtaining an audience in order to communicate personally 
 the instructions which he had just received, to his great 
 
 astonishment he said, but which we know since to have been 
 provoked by his reports about Longwood, the Governor, I 
 say, sent to the Emperor the adjutant-general, Sir Thomas 
 Reade, whose gracious and insinuating manners had been 
 more remarked inasmuch as they presented a complete 
 contrast to those of Sir Hudson Lowe. 
 
 " The Emperor was in the garden when Sir Thomas 
 Reade accosted him with all the appearance of one bearing 
 good news. He opened, indeed, with words of peace, and it 
 was only after talking for a long time in a most respectful tone 
 that he made known the orders of Lord Bathurst for the 
 reduction of the personnel of the Emperor's retinue and the 
 necessity for the departure of four persons ; that Sir Hudson 
 Lowe, however, did not wish to permit himself to point 
 them out, and that he left the choice to his Majesty. " 1 
 
 Forsyth's well-known History of the Captivity of 
 Napoleon at St. Helena contains frequent allusions to Sir 
 Thomas Reade, but as they mostly relate to occasions when 
 he was acting on behalf of Lowe, they throw little light on 
 his personality. Numerous letters are given addressed to 
 him by Dr. O'Meara. In November 1816 he arrested Count 
 Las Cases, by Lowe's orders, for carrying on an 
 unauthorised correspondence. 
 
 General Gourgaud relates that when a bust of the little 
 King of Rome, Napoleon's son, was conveyed to St. Helena 
 on board an Indiaman, Sir Thomas Reade was very anxious 
 to break it or cast it into the sea rather than let it be 
 delivered at Longwood. Another account, however, states 
 that Sir Thomas suggested to Sir Hudson Lowe that, as it 
 was of solid marble and could contain nothing improper, it 
 might as well be forwarded to Napoleon. From what we 
 know of Sir Thomas, this version of the story seems much the 
 more probable. 
 
 In an article in The Cornhill Magazine for Nov. 1899, 
 entitled " A Visit to Longwood," are some interesting 
 references to Sir Thomas. The article is an extract from 
 the diary of Lieut. H. J. Clifford, R.N., who visited St. Helena 
 from H.M. sloop Lyra, while on the homeward voyage from 
 China. On the evening of his arrival, 11 Aug. 1817, he 
 dined on board the man-of-war Conqueror. "At dinner I 
 met Sir Thomas Reade, the Adjutant-General, who informed 
 me that Hall would possibly see Napoleon Buonaparte on 
 the following day, after the review which was to take place 
 on account of the Regent's birthday. Sir Thomas being aware 
 of the difficulty of my hearing in time from Hall for this 
 purpose kindly offered to have a horse in readiness for me in 
 the morning and said he would himself accompany me to 
 the review. I gladly accepted his offer and was punctual to 
 my appointment, although the weather was so wet and dirty 
 as to prevent the review. Before I proceed further I must 
 in justice to Sir Thomas Reade observe that on all other 
 
 1 Translated from Histoire de la Captivitc a'e S lc Heline, par le general 
 Montholon, Bruxelles, 1846 Tome premier, pp. 220-1. 
 
 I 2 
 
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 occasions we found him equally kind and friendly and 
 obliging to a degree which is seldom met with from a 
 stranger. His manners and appearance, which are both 
 genteel and soldierlike, have a very peculiar degree of soft- 
 ness and sweetness, which can only be the effect of a very 
 delightful disposition, aided by a long intercourse with the 
 world, and an intimate connection with the best society." 
 
 Lieut. Clifford relates an incident which indicates that 
 Sir Thomas was a better man than Lowe for dealing with 
 Napoleon. " On the last time Sir Hudson saw him he was 
 obliged to quit the room on account of Buonaparte's insult- 
 ing language ; this event took place shortly after Sir Hudson 
 came to the Government. Sir Thomas Reade on the follow- 
 ing day carried a message to him from the Governor, and 
 intimated before he saw him, that it would be impossible for 
 him to stand the same conduct he had practised to Sir 
 Hudson. Buonaparte is said to have laughed heartily, 
 desired him to be admitted, and talked to him with great 
 coolness and good humour. Sir Thomas describes him as a 
 sulky fellow, who is never thankful for any kindness which 
 is shown him, and he says this is also the case with all his 
 followers." 
 
 Into the merits of the controversy which has raged 
 unceasingly round the memory of Sir Hudson Lowe, this is 
 no place to enquire. But it may be stated that Sir Thomas 
 Reade, whose official position brought him into constant touch 
 with the Governor, did not share those feelings of dislike 
 which many professed to bear him. Writing to me from 
 Tangier in April 1901, in reference to Lord Rosebery's 
 clever but scarcely convincing essay The Last Phase, Miss 
 Frances Reade expressed great surprise that anyone should 
 still believe in the false stories that were circulated about Sir 
 Hudson Lowe, and it seemed to be her opinion that " all 
 those who were with him and knew him as well as my father 
 did for five years " had nothing but good feeling for the 
 Governor. " Napoleon never would if he could help it see 
 Sir Hudson, and he liked my father and saw him constantly. 
 Sir Hudson, I believe, was a stern man, but he always behaved 
 most respectfully to Napoleon, who was so rude to him." 
 Napoleon's good feeling towards Sir Thomas is evidenced by 
 the fact that he gave him several presents. One of them, a 
 gun, was given by Sir Thomas to his brother-in-law John 
 Fielder Reade, and is now in the possession of the latter's 
 son, the Rev. Charles James Reade of Leamington. Another 
 present, consisting of a musical box, is now owned by Mrs. 
 Langhorne, daughter of John Fielder Reade. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Fellowes Reade on at least one occasion 
 defended the memory of his father and of Lowe from lying and 
 scurrilous attacks. In a letter to the Times, dated 29 July 1 876, 
 he threw complete discredit on some articles which had 
 appeared in the St. James's Magazine and which purported to 
 describe the incidents at St. Helena. He also gave a letter from 
 that celebrated sportsman Admiral Rous, who commanded 
 
 H.M.S. Podargus on the St. Helena station 1817-19, and 
 who describes one of the articles in question as a " tissue of 
 falsehoods." The gallant Admiral concludes in language 
 which carries conviction : " I state upon honour that I do not 
 believe either Sir Hudson Lowe or Sir Thomas Reade was 
 capable of performing any act derogatory to the character of 
 a gentleman. To the best of my knowledge all reports of ill 
 treatment to Napoleon were systematic falsehoods, fabricated 
 with a view of keeping alive a sympathy in Europe to enable 
 his friends to succeed in obtaining a more agreeable exile." 
 
 Mr. T F. Reade also stated that the " united and 
 unvarying testimony of brother officers and others, whose 
 relations with the late Sir Hudson Lowe were of a nature to 
 render them in an especial degree qualified to form an 
 estimate of his character," was " in direct opposition " to the 
 unfavourable opinions expressed by Sir Walter Scott, Sir 
 Archibald Alison, and Lord Campbell, and confirmed "the 
 more reliable conclusions of Mr. Forsyth." x 
 
 Napoleon died 5 May 1821, and Sir Thomas Reade 
 represented Lowe at the autopsy which was held on the 
 body. He returned to England shortly afterwards. 
 
 On 22 Sept. 1823 his old townsmen recognised his dis- 
 tinguished services by electing him an honorary freeman of 
 the borough of Congleton. 2 
 
 On 3 June 1824 Sir Thomas Reade was appointed His 
 Britannic Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in the Regency 
 of Tunis, a position he was destined to fill with distinction 
 until his death 25 years later. On 8 Sept. of the same year 
 he married, at Manchester, Agnes, elder daughter and coheir 
 of Richard Clogg of Longsight Lodge, and whose only sister 
 two years later married John Fielder Reade of Congleton. 
 
 On Sir Thomas Reade's appointment to Tunis, he availed 
 himself of a privilege then allowed and chose as his Vice- 
 Consul his great friend and brother officer George William 
 Crowe, 3 two of whose children afterwards married two of his 
 own children. 
 
 A good deal of information concerning Sir Thomas 
 Reade's services while at Tunis may be learned from Tunis, 
 Past and Present (1882), by Mr. A. M. Broadley, who acted as 
 Times correspondent during the war in Tunis which resulted 
 in the loss of British prestige there. 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade established excellent relations with the 
 successive Beys of Tunis, and employed his great influence 
 over them for the noblest purpose. By his unceasing repre- 
 sentations and urgent instances he eventually induced the 
 Bey, in April 1 842, to abolish slavery throughout his domi- 
 nions. In a letter to the British Government the Bey declared 
 that his action was entirely due to the representations of Sir 
 
 1 Footnote to a pamphlet privately printed by T. F. Reade at Gibraltar in 
 1876 embodying the correspondence over the articles in the St. James's Magazine. 
 In this connexion see also Lieut. -Col. Basil Jackson's Notes and Reminiscences 
 of a Staff Officer, edited by R. C. Seaton, 1903 (p. 183). 
 
 2 Congleton, Past and Present, by Robert Head, 1887. 
 
 3 See Pedigree XIX. 
 

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 61 
 
 Thomas Reade. Sir Thomas even spent freely out of his 
 own pocket in his enthusiastic endeavour to further the 
 emancipation of the slaves. 
 
 In reporting the death of Hossein Bey on 20 May 1835, 
 Sir Thomas, writing to the home authorities, said : " The 
 poor Bey sent for me yesterday to offer his last adieu ; but 
 when I arrived, although he recognised me instantly, he was 
 unable to speak. I was the only Consul he sent for. Upon 
 several occasions latterly when I called upon him, he never 
 omitted expressing his most anxious wishes for the continua- 
 tion of that good harmony which has latterly so happily 
 subsisted between his Government and England." ' 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade was always very strong in resisting the 
 designs of the French on Tunis. In July 1843 a French force 
 invaded Tunisian territory, and a French squadron appeared 
 before Goletta. " The Bey became very much frightened, 
 and as usual sent for Sir Thomas Reade. At his request a 
 letter was at once written to Lord Aberdeen " 2 in which Sir 
 Thomas expressed his suspicions of the open political in- 
 triguing of the French. 
 
 In 1844 one of the servants of the British Consul-General 
 and also one of his Tunisian police officers were murdered 
 by a Maltese. " Sir Thomas Reade insisted on the criminal 
 being tried by the Bey in person according to the international 
 conventions," and the other European representatives took 
 advantage of the unpopularity of this proceeding to oppose 
 British interests. His only supporter was John Howard 
 Payne, the American Consul, better known as the author of 
 " Home, Sweet Home." However, " Sir Thomas carried his 
 point, and the Maltese murderer was condemned and 
 executed by the Tunisian authorities." 3 
 
 In 1847 "the British Government sent the Bey a present 
 consisting of a carriage, harness, and seven Axminster carpets. 
 . . . Although our gifts could not advantageously be com- 
 pared with the more magnificent offerings of the French, Sir 
 Thomas Reade was determined not to allow any slight to be 
 offered to British prestige in the Regency," and insisted that 
 a salute fired by the vessels of the Regency in honour of the 
 King of the French should be repeated on the birthday of his 
 own Sovereign. 4 
 
 The French representative now redoubled his efforts 
 to induce the Bey to break beyond hope of reconciliation 
 with the Porte ; and England, through her ambassador at 
 Stamboul, quite as actively endeavoured to impress upon the 
 Porte the necessity of maintaining the ancient ties of friend- 
 ship with Tunis. Sir Thomas Reade was fully alive to the 
 importance of the political intrigue then being actively 
 prosecuted, and did not fail to impress his views on the 
 attention of Lord Palmerston. On the 4th Aug. 1847 he thus 
 addressed the Foreign Office: — "The Sultan should under- 
 stand that the best means of destroying the effects of French 
 
 1 Broadley's Tunis, vol. i, p. 94. 
 3 Ibid. vol. i, p. 102. 
 
 2 Ibid. vol. i, p. 101. 
 4 Ibid. vol. i, p. 103. 
 
 policy with regard to Tunis, is that of encouraging and pro- 
 moting a stricter connection with the Government of his 
 vassal. This, my Lord, I venture to submit, is the only 
 practical remedy against foreign intrigues in this country ; 
 and should the Bey see a frank and open policy observed 
 towards him by the Porte, what reason can he possibly have 
 to trust a dangerous neighbour, more than a generous and 
 far-placed master ? " ! 
 
 " The fall of Louis Philippe seems to have brought about 
 a lull in the constant interference of France in the destinies 
 of the country. Sir Stratford Canning succeeded in placing 
 the relations between Turkey and Tunis on a more friendly 
 footing, and by a judicious explanation of the real interests 
 of suzerain and vassal, counteracted the distrust sown in the 
 mind of both by parties interested in promoting discord. In 
 the summer of 1849, Sidi Muhamed, Governor of the Sahel, 
 was sent as an envoy to offer to the Sultan presents of the 
 value of £66,000. Sir Thomas Reade was then on his 
 deathbed, but the jewels and other articles of value were 
 brought to his house to satisfy him that Sidi Ahmed was 
 once more acting in accordance with his advice. Three 
 weeks later Sir Thomas Reade died. By the especial desire 
 of Ahmed Bey his remains were honoured with as splendid a 
 public funeral as the resources of the Regency permitted. 
 General Kheir-ed-Din, now an ex-Grand Vizier of the 
 Ottoman Empire, commanded the guard of honour which 
 escorted the coffin from the Manonba to Tunis. No British 
 representative ever understood the important questions 
 bound up in the future of Tunis more thoroughly than he 
 did, nor have any before or since striven more manfully to 
 support what he conceived to be the English view of the 
 case. Thirty-three years later, his son and successor, 
 Thomas Fellowes Reade, saw the realisation of his father's 
 misgivings, as to what would inevitably happen, whenever 
 England came to view with indifference the fate of her once 
 faithful ally, the Bey of Tunis." 2 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade died of cancer 29 July 1849, in his 
 67th year, after a long and painful illness, at his country 
 house The Abdallia, an old palace belonging to the Bey and 
 situated near the village of Marsa, a mile and a half from the 
 ruins of Carthage. His funeral is more fully described in a 
 contemporary obituary of him in the Gentleman's Magazine 
 for Sept. 1849. " His funeral was celebrated with a solemnity 
 and pomp unexampled at Tunis, the Bey having determined 
 that the greatest honours should be paid to the deceased as 
 representative of Great Britain. The body was removed into 
 the town in a carriage of the Bey, which was covered with 
 mourning, drawn by six mules with funeral ornaments, and 
 escorted by a detachment of three hundred cavalry. The 
 next day the funeral took place : two regiments with arms 
 reversed walked on each side of the procession, and the 
 coffin was surrounded by the clergy of the Greek Church, 
 
 1 Ibid. vol. i, pp. 104-5. 2 Ibid. vol. i, p. 106. 
 
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 who officiated in the absence of a Protestant minister. The 
 two Christian ministers of the Bey, MM. Raffo and Boga, all 
 the generals and principal officers of the Regency, and all 
 the consular corps, and a crowd of Europeans, attended 
 the ceremony. It was an unusual thing to see the great 
 dignitaries of the country, who seldom go out on foot, 
 walking under the burning sun, especially in the fast of 
 Ramadan ; but the Bey never ceases to give proofs of his 
 tolerant principles and his progress in international relations." 
 
 Mr. Broadley in his book remarks : " It is the fashion 
 now to speak of such men as Sir Richard Wood as belonging 
 to the old school, and as being behind the age. It may be 
 true, but it is also an undeniable fact, that during the fifty 
 years Sir Thomas Reade and Sir Richard Wood represented 
 Great Britain in Tunis, the name of England was honoured 
 and esteemed from one end of the country to the other." ' 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade was succeeded as A^ent and Consul- 
 General at Tunis by Sir Edward Stuart Baynes, K.C.M.G., 
 who did not arrive until 14 March 1850. Sir Edward was 
 succeeded in 1855 by Sir Richard Wood, who in 1879 was 
 himself succeeded by Thomas Fellowes Reade, younger son 
 of Sir Thomas. 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade was a man of some intellectual and 
 scientific tastes, apart from diplomacy and the profession of 
 arms. He made use of his residence at Tunis to study the 
 Carthaginian and other Romano-African antiquities, and 
 wrote several papers upon them. 2 The site of Carthage being 
 only a few miles from the city of Tunis, he was able, at con- 
 siderable personal expense, to devote a good deal of time to 
 excavating among the ruins there. Some mention of his 
 work is made in Captain J. Clark Kennedy's Algeria and 
 Tunis in 1845. " Close to the shore under the Burdj Jedeed 
 are the remains of several immense buildings, if we may judge 
 from the size of the huge masses that are still visible. For 
 more than three years Sir Thomas Reade was employed 
 excavating at the spot, and he succeeded in clearing away 
 the earth and rubbish that covered the floor of what must 
 have been an edifice of great magnificence, adorned with 
 granite and marble columns, the pavement of Mosaic ; and 
 from the profusion of slabs of the most rare and precious 
 marbles that were found, the interior was probably encrusted 
 with them." 3 Captain Kennedy further says : — " During his 
 lengthened residence in the Regency, Sir Thomas Reade has 
 been indefatigably employed in forming a collection of Punic 
 and Roman antiquities, and as he has spared neither expense 
 nor labour, he has been eminently successful, especially with 
 the former, which are very rarely to be met with ; memorials 
 of the long-continued dominion of the Romans are found in 
 every corner of the land, but few vestiges of the earlier 
 possessors of the soil have endured to the present time. 
 
 1 Broadley's Tunis, vol. i, p. 180. 
 
 2 Gent.'s Mag. obituary. I have not been able to trace any of his papers, 
 which were probably printed privately. 
 
 3 Algeria and Tunis, vol. ii, pp. 37-8. 
 
 Unfortunately for us nearly the whole of his invaluable 
 collection had been sent to England, which deprived us of the 
 pleasure of inspecting it while occupied in exploring the 
 country which it illustrates ; however, several gems, coins, 
 and other small objects of great interest still remained ; and 
 as a souvenir of our visit to Carthage, he gave each of us an 
 engraved cornelian that had been found among the ruins." l 
 Captain Kennedy also mentions that Sir Thomas commenced 
 to excavate at Ras Demass, the site of Thapsus, but the 
 results were so trifling that he abandoned the work. 2 Part 
 of Sir Thomas Reade's collection was sent to the British 
 Museum. He had several table-tops made, composed of 
 marbles obtained from the ruins of Carthage, inlaid in the 
 form of chessboards and with various designs at either end, 
 beautifully worked in inlay. One of these he sent to his 
 second cousin Charles William Reade of Liverpool, and others 
 are in the possession of Mr. Henry Lister Reade of Congleton 
 and the Rev. Charles James Reade of Leamington. 
 
 Sir Thomas also wrote papers on the Berber and other 
 North African languages, 3 and was much interested in 
 natural history. Captain Clark Kennedy in describing Sir 
 Thomas's country house, The Abdallia, " a large handsome 
 building," says : — " In the poultry-yard was a young ostrich 
 stalking about, a giant among the pigmies, and in an 
 adjoining paddock were some deer from the interior. To the 
 Zoological Society of London Sir Thomas Reade has been a 
 most generous contributor, and many specimens of rare and 
 valuable animals have been sent off to England from the 
 Abdalleah." 4 Sir Thomas sent living specimens of African 
 animals to the Earl of Derby for his celebrated collection at 
 Knowsley. At a meeting of the Royal Society of London, 
 28 Apl. 1836, a statement was received of the observations 
 of the barometer and thermometer kept at Tunis during the 
 years 1829-32 by Sir Thomas Reade. 5 While at St. Helena 
 he showed his interest in his native county by becoming a 
 subscriber to the first edition of Ormerod's great History of 
 Cheshire, published in 18 19. 
 
 From the day when he entered the army in 1799 until his 
 death, half a century later, Sir Thomas Reade is said to have 
 only once obtained any considerable leave of absence, and that 
 was not until 1838 when he visited England and stayed for a 
 year or more at Brereton, a small village five miles west of 
 Congleton. On this visit his son John died, and another son, 
 George William, was born to him. 
 
 Sir Thomas was of middle height and in his later years 
 grew very stout. He was fair, with large blue eyes and a 
 rather florid complexion. He is said to have possessed great 
 natural fascination of manner, and to have been not only of a 
 very sociable disposition but generous to the point of extrava- 
 gance. Only one portrait of him is known to exist, and, 
 
 1 Ibid. vol. ii, p. 40. * Ibid. vol. ii, p. 8S. 
 
 8 Gent.'s Mag. obituary. * Algeria and Tunis, vol. ii, p. 39. 
 
 5 Gentleman's Magazine, 1836, June, p. 643. 
 
COLONEL SIR THOMAS READE, C.B. 
 
 1782-1849. 
 
 {Fi'om a Hfininfttre.) 
 
 MONUMENT TO SIR THOMAS READE 
 
 In St. Peter s C/iurc/i, Congletott. 
 

 PEDIGREE XVII 
 
 63 
 
 though it is a very poor one, I reproduce it on Plate XI, that 
 some record of his features may be preserved. The original 
 is a miniature which was in the possession of the late Miss 
 Frances Reade of Tangier, and of which Mrs. Solly lent me 
 a photograph. It had evidently been damaged by damp. It 
 represents Sir Thomas when he was aged about forty. 
 
 A few years after his death a handsome memorial, 
 consisting of a large white marble mural tablet, was put up 
 to the memory of Sir Thomas Reade, by his widow, in St. 
 Peter's Church, Congleton, on the east wall of the south aisle. 
 A photograph of it, 1 which Mrs. Solly kindly had taken for 
 me, is reproduced on Plate XI. A copy of the inscription 
 was submitted to the Duke of Wellington for his approval, 
 and he returned answer that there was "not one word too 
 much." 2 
 
 Sir Thomas Reade, as will be seen from the tabular 
 pedigree, had a large family who became connected in 
 various ways with the consular services. On her mother's 
 side, Lady Reade was connected with many men of superior 
 endowments of intellect and character. 3 She was a great- 
 niece of James Anderson, LL.D., among whose grandsons 
 were such distinguished soldiers as Sir James Outram, the 
 "Bayard of India," and Col. Alexander Seton, the hero of the 
 Birkenhead disaster. 
 
 Richard Reade, the eldest son of Sir Thomas, was 
 born 14 July 1825 at Tunis. He was educated at Congleton 
 Grammar School and Blackheath Proprietary School. 
 From 1842 to 1847 he acted as private secretary to his 
 father at Tunis. In 1844 he was charged by His Highness 
 Ahmed, Bey of Tunis, to proceed to London, in company 
 with a Tunisian General, to convey certain presents from 
 His Highness to Her Majesty, Prince Albert and the Prince 
 of Wales. Captain Clark Kennedy, in his book before 
 mentioned, alludes to Mr. Richard Reade as having kindly 
 accompanied Viscount Feilding and himself on some short 
 expeditions from Tunis in April 1845, and as being well 
 acquainted with the country and speaking Arabic " like a 
 native." Captain Kennedy mentions that Mr. Richard Reade 
 had only just returned, on 4 April, from a two months' 
 march into the Jereed with the annual camp, a large force 
 which left Tunis early every year, under the command of the 
 heir to the throne, to enforce the collection of a tax of one 
 tenth on all produce. 4 
 
 Richard Reade was appointed Vice-Consul at Tripoli in 
 the West, 15 July 1847. He was Acting Agent and Consul- 
 General there from May till November 1849 ; Acting Consul 
 from May 1855 till Jany. 1856; and Acting Consul-General 
 from 15 June 1858 till 30 Jany. 1859. He was appointed 
 British Vice-Consul at Benghazi, 14 Oct. 1862, and Her 
 
 ' By R. Burgess and Co., photographers, High Street, Congleton. 
 
 2 MS. note by Charles William Reade of Liverpool. 
 
 3 See Pedigree XVIII. ' Algeria and Tunis, vol. ii, pp. 19-22. 
 
 Majesty's Vice-Consul there 26 Mch. 1863. He was 
 promoted to be Consul at Scutari, 9 Dec. 1863, and was 
 appointed Consul for the Vilayet of the Danube, to reside at 
 Roustchouk, 16 July 1874. He was summoned to Constan- 
 tinople during the Conference in Dec. 1876. He was 
 present during the bombardment of Roustchouk by the 
 Russians in 1877. On 23 Sept. 1878 he was transferred to 
 Philadelphia, but did not proceed to take up his post. He 
 was appointed Consul for the Ionian Islands, to reside at 
 Corfu, 1 Oct. 1879. On 16 Oct. 1894, being in failing 
 health, he retired on a pension, and only lived until the 
 August following, dying at Lausanne, Switzerland, where he 
 was buried. A white mural tablet was erected to his memory 
 in St. Peter's Church, Congleton, bearing this inscription : — 
 
 In loving memory | of | Richard Reade | eldest son of the late | Sir 
 T. Reade, K.C.B. | born 15 July 1825, died 14 Aug. 1895 | and laid to 
 rest I in the cemetery of La Sallaz, | Lausanne, Switzerland. | An upright 
 and loyal | servant of his Sovereign and country, | to whom he devoted [ 
 nearly 50 years of his life | in the Consular Service | his last post having 
 been that of [ H.M. Consul for the | Ionian Islands | "Thy will be 
 done." 
 
 Thomas Fellowes Reade, second son of Sir Thomas, 
 was born 19 Sept. 1828, and like his brother was educated at 
 Congleton Grammar School and at Blackheath Proprietary 
 School. On his elder brother receiving an appointment in 
 1847, he succeeded him as private secretary to Sir Thomas at 
 Tunis, and continued as such until the latter's death in 1849. 
 He was appointed Vice-Consul at Tangier, 6 Nov. 1850, and 
 was Acting Consul-General from 23 May to 29 Sept. 1851 ; 
 from 20 Feb. to 6 May 1855 ; from 2 April to 21 April and 
 from 13 Aug. to 16 Aug. 1856 ; and from 6 to 9 April, from 
 23 July to 24 Aug., and from 30 Sept. to 8 Oct. 1857. In 
 September 1854 he proceeded to the Crimea under an 
 authority from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who 
 had placed his services at the disposal of the Commander-in- 
 Chief, and was present at the battles of Balaclava and 
 Inkerman. He was employed on Special Service on the Riff 
 Coast in both 1856 and 1857, and in the latter year conveyed 
 the new General Treaty and Convention of Commerce between 
 Great Britain and Morocco, for the Queen's ratification. He 
 was appointed Consul at Tangier, 26 Mch. 1859, and was 
 Acting Consul-General there that year from n June to 
 13 Sept., and in 1863 from 18 June to 22 Oct. He was 
 appointed Consul at Cairo 14 May 1864, and was Acting 
 Agent and Consul-General at Alexandria from 9 June until 
 27 Dec. 1864, and from 14 May to 12 Nov. 1867. He was 
 transferred to Cadiz 30 Nov. 1868, and to Smyrna 1 Mch. 
 1877. 
 
 Thomas Fellowes Reade was promoted to be Agent and 
 Consul-General in the Regency of Tunis on 23 June 1879. 
 To again quote Mr. Broadley's work : — " In September Mr. 
 Thomas Fellowes Reade arrived in Tunis, after thirty years' 
 distinguished- service in the consular department, to succeed 
 
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 Sir Richard Wood as the British political agent. Born in the 
 Abdellia Palace at the Tunisian watering place of the Marsa 
 fifty years before, Mr. Reade's appointment was naturally 
 popular with all classes of the Arabs, and especially so with the 
 Bey. His dream in life had always been to return to Tunis, 
 and there gain the same power and good name as his father 
 possessed before him ; inheriting the political creed and 
 strong sympathies of Sir Thomas Reade, he hoped to main- 
 tain and increase the English influence already fostered by 
 Sir Richard Wood. Mr. Reade, however, only came to see 
 the end alike of Tunisian independence and British prestige, 
 but while keenly sharing the sorrow of the Tunisians them- 
 selves, he has faithfully obeyed the orders of his superiors." L 
 
 Mr. T. F. Reade, after having had the extreme mortifica- 
 tion of seeing Tunis pass into the possession of the French, 
 retired on a compensation allowance, I Feb. 1885. He did 
 not long survive, for on 24 Mch. 1885 he died at his 
 residence at Upper Norwood, and was buried at Lower 
 Norwood. 
 
 It is one of those curious coincidences of family history 
 that the distinguished diplomatist Sir Harry H. Johnston, 
 who knew Mr. Thomas Fellowes Reade well, and who in 
 1897 was himself appointed Consul-General in the Regency 
 of Tunis, married a daughter of Lord Boston, a direct 
 descendant of Esther Bancroft Reade, 2 and therefore a 
 distant kinswoman of his friend and predecessor. This 
 relationship was of course quite unknown to Sir Harry or 
 Lady Johnston, and indeed at the time of their marriage was 
 not known to anyone. It is also curious that about 1 5 
 years ago Lady Johnston's brother, the present Lord Boston, 
 was the guest of Sir William Kirby Green and his wife 
 (a daughter of Sir Thomas Reade) at Scutari in Albania. 
 
 The death of Lionel, youngest son of Thomas Fellowes 
 Reade, is thus noticed in Al-Moghreb Al-Aksa, a Tangier 
 newspaper, for 13 July 1901 : — " The report came last week of 
 the death of Mr. Lyonel Reade, British Collector at Fort- 
 Jones in Lake Tanganyika, whence he left two months ago 
 on sick leave for home, and had to stay in hospital at Durban, 
 South Africa, where he died on the 8th ult. from a liver com- 
 plaint contracted in the former region. The deceased, who 
 had only reached his 32nd year of age, was the youngest son 
 of the late Thomas Reade, Esq., Her Majesty's Consul 
 General and Diplomatic Agent in Tunis. He visited Tangier 
 only last year and through his genial character won the high 
 esteem of many friends who now deeply lament his untimely 
 end. Mr. Herbert E. White, British Charge d'Affaires, follow- 
 ing instructions from Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of State 
 for Foreign Affairs, called on Mrs. Reade to break the 
 news and convey to her the expression of his Lordship's most 
 deep sympathy in the loss of her son, whose services, his 
 Lordship states, were greatly appreciated." 
 
 1 Tunis, Past and Present, vol. i, p. 182. 
 
 - See Pedigree XXVI. 
 
 George William, fourth son of Sir Thomas, was born 
 while his parents were stopping at Brereton in 1838. He was 
 some time a Lieutenant in the Army. His death occurred at 
 Khartum, and he is said to have been the first white man 
 buried there. He had gone up the Nile with some friends, 
 and their boat was wrecked. Several of the party caught 
 fever after their immersion, and four of them died, including 
 George William Reade. 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 WILLIAM READE, late of Congleton, Cheshire, Surgeon, deed. 
 Admon. granted at Chester 17 Aug. 1795 to William Smith of Congleton, 
 Gent., the principal creditor. Sureties, Owen Lloyd of Congleton, Gent., 
 and John Johnson of Congleton, Gent. Value of effects ^300. 
 
 GEORGE READE, of Flixton, Lancashire, Gentleman. Will dated 
 10 Sept. 1838. To my wife Elizabeth, my silver plate, etc. To my 
 brother Sir Thomas Reade, now Her Majesty's Consul General at Tunis, 
 and to my relation George Reade of Congleton, Cheshire, solicitor, all my 
 other estate upon trust for my wife Elizabeth for life and on her death as 
 follows : — To my wife's relative William Wright of Portwood, Stockport, 
 Cheshire, Surgeon, ^500. To the said George Reade, £2,000. And the 
 residue to the said Sir Thomas Reade, should he survive me ; in the 
 event of his predeceasing me the residue to go to the children of the said 
 Sir Thomas Reade. Exors., my brother Sir Thomas Reade, the aforesaid 
 George Reade and my wife Elizabeth. Wits., Jno. Morris, Sol., Man- 
 chester, Edward Black Clerk to M' Morris, and John Tapp, Mercer, 
 Stockport. Codicil dated 18 Nov. 1839. Since the date of my will I 
 have purchased a house and land at Congleton from my relations the 
 children of the late George Reade, 1 and my wife Elizabeth has died. The 
 said house to go to my brother Sir Thomas Reade, and if he should 
 predecease me, to his children. Wits., John Kenncrlcy, John Clough. 
 Proved at Chester 16 June 1840 by George Reade one of the surviving 
 exors., power reserved to Sir Thomas Reade the other surviving exor. 
 Effects under ,£9,000. Testator died 28 Mch. 1840. 
 
 WRENBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1734. June 4. mard. By licence, Richard Reade of Baddiley Parish to 
 Sarah Hocknel of this Parish. 
 
 BADDILEY REGISTERS. 
 
 1 74 1. Richard son of Richard & Sarah Read was bapt d July y' 6 th . 
 
 1744/5 Martha daur. of Rich" 1 & Sara Read bapt. Feby. y° 21. 
 
 1745. Martha d r of Richard & Sara Read was buried Aug' y e 28" 1 . 
 
 1747/8. William son of Richard & Sara Read was bapt 1 ' Jan'? y c 6 th . 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 1774. Mch. 26. William, son of William and Etty Read bapt d . 
 
 1782. Oct. 30. Thomas son of William Reade Surgeon and Hannah his 
 
 wife bapt d . 
 1785. June 25. Hannah wife of William Reade buried. 
 1794. Apl. 20. William Reade Surgeon buried. 
 
 1 This was George Reade, J.P. [1760-1838], uncle of George Reade, the 
 solicitor. 
 

 THOMAS FELLOWES READE, British Agent and Consul-General at Tunis, 
 
 Second Son of Sir Thomas Reads, 
 1828-1885. 
 
 RICHARD READE. H.M. Consul for the Ionian Islands, 
 Eldest Son of Sir Thomas Rcade. 
 
 1825-1895. 
 
 [/<> face ft. 64. 
 

 PEDIGREE XVIII 
 
 65 
 
 REGISTERS OF MANCHESTER PARISH CHURCH 
 
 [NOW MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL]. 
 
 1824. Sept. 8. mard. Sir Thomas Reade ; Lieutenant Colonel ; and a 
 Bachelor of the Parish and town of Congleton in the County of 
 Chester, and Agness Clogg of this Parish and township of 
 Longsight, by Licence with consent of her Father Richard 
 Clogg, by me Jere h Smith, Officiating Minister. Signed, 
 Thomas Reade, Agnes Clogg. Wits., Thomas Worthington, 
 John F. Reade. 1 
 
 1 The Vicar, who supplied a certificate of this marriage, could not be quite 
 sure of the surname of the second witness, but no doubt the signature is that of 
 John Fielder Reade of Congleton, who acted as "best man" for Sir Thomas. 
 
 ASTBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1795- 
 
 Apl. 6. mard. Richard Kent of this par., Gent., and Elizabeth 
 Reade of this par., Spinster, by banns, by me, Page Godfrey, 
 Curate. Signed, Richard Kent, 1 Elizabeth Reade. Wits., Geo: 
 Reade, W m Reade. 
 
 1 I know nothing of Richard Kent, save that he was later a surgeon in Liver- 
 pool. As his wife Elizabeth died in 181 6, it is possible that the following entry 
 in the New Monthly Magazine for Sept. 1817 (p. 174, Lancashire) may record 
 his second marriage. "At Sephton, M' Richard Kent, surgeon, to Alice, second 
 daughter of M r Carr, of Ford." 
 
 PEDIGREE XVIII. 
 
 ANDERSON OF CLEUGH, LANARKS., AND OF COBINSHAW, MIDLOTHIAN; WITH REID, ALLAN, SETON, 
 
 OUTRAM, KNOX, SLIGO, CLOGG, ETC. 
 
 The germ of this pedigree was supplied to me by Mrs. 
 Arthur Solly, who told me that her grandmother, Margaret 
 Allan, wife of Richard Clogg, was a niece of James Ander- 
 son, LL.D., the grandfather of General Sir James Outram. 
 Mrs. Solly, however, could not give the Christian names of 
 Mrs. Clogg's parents, and I had to make many inquiries 
 before I was able to supply this deficiency and present a 
 pedigree calculated to carry conviction. 
 
 After Mrs. Solly had supplied all the information she 
 could, I wrote to Sir Francis Boyd Outram, the present 
 baronet. Though he was most kind in giving me all the 
 particulars he could of his grandparents on each side and of 
 his paternal uncles and aunts (particulars embodied in the 
 pedigree), he was not able to throw any light on the Allan- 
 Anderson connexion. Sir Francis, however, remembered 
 that his grandmother, Mrs. Outram, used to speak most 
 affectionately of her old friend Mrs. Clogg, and of their 
 travels together in France and other countries she told many 
 stories. His mother, Lady Outram, who is still alive at the 
 age of 91, well remembers the second wife of her grandfather, 
 James Anderson, although she died 72 years ago. 
 
 Later on I got into communication with Major Alex- 
 ander David Seton of Mounie, the present representative of 
 James Anderson's eldest son, Alexander Seton. I have great 
 pleasure in acknowledging Major Seton's valuable assistance, 
 without which I could scarcely have presented this pedigree. 
 He not only told me all he knew, but went systematically 
 through all his papers, unearthing many which were new 
 even to himself, and sparing no pains to make my chart as 
 complete and accurate as possible. 
 
 It was curious that Major Seton, though interested in the 
 Anderson pedigree, was not aware of the connexion with 
 the Allans, Cloggs and Reades, as the only pedigrees of 
 which he knew gave James Anderson but one sister, 
 Christian wife of George Knox. It was not until he had 
 
 ransacked many boxes of papers, that he alighted on a note 
 by his uncle, the late David Seton, J. P., of Mounie, which 
 corroborated Mrs. Solly's statement. He afterwards 
 discovered a carefully written account of the Andersons by 
 his uncle, which he kindly lent me, and in which the 
 connexion was more fully stated in the following terms : — 
 
 Agnes Anderson, (daur. of James Anderson and his wife Margaret 
 Reid) m. in 1771 David Allan, (who was her cousin) and had two 
 daughters, both of whom were married, one to M r Clog of Manchester 
 and had two daughters, one of whom was married to Sir Thomas Reade, 
 Knight, British Consul at Tunis, and the other was married to M r Reade, 
 Sir Thomas's brother {sic). 
 
 Major Seton afterwards found documentary proofs of the 
 relationships, the most important of which was a marriage 
 contract, 1 dated at Edinburgh 21 June 1771, between David 
 Allan, distiller in Kirkliston, and Agnes Anderson, daughter 
 of the deed. James Anderson, tenant in Hermiston. David 
 undertakes that she shall receive after his death an annuity 
 of ^30 sterling, to be reduced to £15 if she marry again ; 
 and settles one third of his whole estate on the children of 
 the marriage. Agnes conveys to David the sum of^i.ooo 
 Scots money bequeathed to her by her father. The trustees 
 to be Alexander Anderson, tenant in Currie ; James Ander- 
 son, tenant in Monkshill ; and John Cumming, writer in 
 Edinburgh. 
 Witnesses, 
 John Robert- 
 son, printer in ^Ccd/lC* 
 Edinburgh; S 
 James Allan, O^c^ 
 brewer there ; 
 Robert Allan, 
 
 merchant there ; and John Cumming, writer there. I give 
 the signatures of the principal parties. 
 
 1 Major Seton kindly presented me with this contract. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 The following note, written by Mrs. Agnes Allan when 
 she would be over 80, carries the proof a step further : — 
 
 (to) Alex. Seton Esq', No. 33 Leadenhall Street, London. 
 
 Queenston ' 14 May 181 9. 
 
 My Dear Nephew, — Altho' I have for a long time almost given over 
 writing, owing to my right wrist being dislocate by a fall from a Gig — 
 thank God it was no worse — I shall however try to answer your kind 
 letter which I received sometime ago. I sincerely congratulate you on 
 the addition to your increasing family, I hope they are given you for 
 blessings and that you will be enabled to set a good example before them 
 and bring them up in the fear of the Lord, which will be the best 
 provision you can make them. I hope their Mother, who I am sorry to 
 hear has been rather delicate will be long spared for a blessing to you 
 and them. I thank you for your kind inquiry about my Daughters, they 
 are both happily married. M" Begbie is rather delicate, often troubled 
 by headacks, she has four sons all stout and healthy, the three oldest at 
 school, the youngest two years old. M rs Clogg has only two Daughters, 
 lost two fine children, a son and daughter, in infancy. I have much 
 sorrow to mention seven orphan children, three sons and four daughters, 
 the oldest a son 13 at the high school, the youngest a girl only five. I 
 am too old to be of any use to them, may he that is a father to the father- 
 less take them into his holy keeping and preserve them from evil. My 
 best wishes, in which M r B. joins, ever attend you and all your Brother's 
 family. 
 
 I ever am your affectionate Aunt 
 
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 Mrs. Allan must have been a tough old lady, for Miss 
 Catherine Knox, writing to her cousin Alexander Seton, 
 30 April 1830, remarks: — "My Aunt M 1 ' 3 Allan continues 
 to enjoy very good health and her mind is not in the least 
 impaired although she is considerably past ninety." Mrs. 
 Solly tells me that Mrs. Allan spent the last years of her 
 life in Manchester, with her daughter Mrs. Clogg, and died a 
 few weeks before completing her hundredth year after eating 
 a pear which she had gathered in the garden. Her elder 
 sister Mrs. Knox seems to have also lived to a great age. 
 Mrs. Christian Sligo, writing 11 Jany. 1822 to Alex. Seton, 
 says : — " My mother is at present enjoying wonderfully good 
 health and it is delightful to see her every forenoon busied 
 at her wheel." 
 
 The information I give of the Reids and Allans 2 is 
 necessarily sketchy, being gleaned almost entirely from 
 correspondence. It appears that Margaret Reid, who married 
 James Anderson, had, besides Mrs. Allan, another sister, a 
 Mrs. Murray, whose son or grandson, the Rev. John Murray, 
 lived in Edinburgh in early life and in 181 1 was curate of 
 Whitchurch, Salop. Other members of this Reid family 
 were George Reid of Ayr and Cumberland Reid, both living 
 in 1812. 3 
 
 1 Probably Queenston Bank, Haddington. 
 
 2 James and Nicol Allan were evidently nephews of Robert and David Allan, 
 but I cannot say definitely who their father was. I think, however, that he was 
 probably James Allan, the only brother of Robert and David of whom I have 
 found any record. Robert Allan, writing to " dear Sandy," 9 Sept. 1807, says : — 
 " Your father wrote me a very pretty Letter on the death of my Brother James — 
 but few could write like him, at that time of day, 1776.' 
 
 3 They are mentioned by Robert Allan in a letter, daled 13 Apl. 1812, to 
 Alex. Seton, as "our cousins" and as contributing to the funeral expenses of 
 
 Thomas Allan, F.R.S., possessed one of the finest 
 mineralogical collections of his day. Robert Allan, writing 
 to Alex. Anderson Seton, 13 Apl. 181 2, remarked: — " I lately 
 paid a visit to your aunt M rs Knox & the Sligos — the 
 young Laird has a taste for Minaralogy — & it has not been 
 lessened by a visit he & his brother paid to Tom's Collec- 
 tion — which if it has no other merit, is beautifully arranged." 
 In 181 1 Robert Allan was stopping with a son-in-law at 
 Brathay Hall, Ambleside. 
 
 Nicol Allan had an uncle, John Robertson, living in 1805. 
 The account of the Andersons, mentioned before as 
 having been written by the late David Seton of Mounie, 
 states that the family formerly possessed a quantity of 
 papers — of what value is not known — which were burnt 
 about 1808-10, through the carelessness of a person in whose 
 charge they were left in London. Major Seton tells me he 
 believes they were used by Dr. Anderson's second wife for 
 singeing fowls ! 
 
 A tradition is also mentioned that the Andersons were 
 originally settled in the North of England, and only came 
 to Scotland in comparatively recent times. And it is 
 explained that James Anderson, M.D. (died 1809), a dis- 
 tinguished botanist, who was Physician General of the 
 East India Company at Madras, who was a great friend 
 and correspondent of James Anderson, LL.D., and a brief 
 account of whom is given in the Dictionary of National 
 Biography, was not in any way related, though he came 
 from the same district. 
 
 It is also stated that James Anderson who died in 1684, 
 aged 73, was a son of James Anderson who died 21 . . . 
 1 67 1, and whose tombstone, partly obliterated, existed at 
 Currie in 1835. 
 
 Alexander Anderson, uncle of James Anderson, LL.D., 
 is said to have possessed the lands of Cleugh for only a short 
 time. He had a son, Alexander, who died in 1761 aged 18, 
 and two daughters, Katherine and Beatrix. One of them 
 married a Mr. Mundell and had two sons, Alexander 
 Mundell, 1 a solicitor in London, and James Mundell ; also 
 two daughters, one of whom was Beatrix. The other Miss 
 Anderson married John Cumming of Edinburgh, writer to 
 the signet, and had two sons, Lieut. James Cumming, R.N., 
 who died March 1809, and John Cumming, a banker at 
 Naples. 
 
 Mr. David Seton's manuscript further states that James 
 Anderson, father of James Anderson, LL.D., lived at the 
 village of Hermiston near Currie, and that the dates of his 
 birth and death have been lost, but that he died in or before 
 
 Walter Reid. "You may have heard of the death of Walter Reid at 84 your 
 Fathers Uncle & mine— for many years he had been a pensioner among his 
 relations." 
 
 1 His son was William Adam Mundell [1815-75], Q.C., known as "the 
 Shilling whist player." See Modern English Biography, by Frederic Boase, 
 1892. From the same work may be gleaned a few particulars of Major-General 
 James Allan. 
 
FRANCES, Daughter of Sir Thomas Reade. 
 1832-1902. 
 
 AGNES, Wife of Sir Thomas Reade, and Elder Daughter of Richard Clogg. 
 1804-1867. 
 

 PEDIGREE XVIII 
 
 6 7 
 
 1752, leaving a large family of young children to whom 
 their uncle Alexander Anderson acted as tutor-at-law or 
 guardian. He made a will, 1 dated at Hermiston 20 June 
 1739, in which he mentioned his "oldest son James," and 
 bequeathed legacies to his "daughters" without naming 
 them, and nominated his "spouse Margaret Reid" as sole 
 executrix. He possessed the lands of North and South 
 Cobinshaw. 
 
 James Anderson, the "oldest son," went to live in 
 Aberdeenshire about 1761, and apparently sold his lands at 
 Cobinshaw soon after his majority. The lands are thus 
 described in a bond dated 1762 : 2 —" All and whole that part 
 and portion of the Barony of Marjoribanks called the Room 
 and lands of South Cobinshaw with houses biggings yards 
 mosses muirs meadows and haill pertinents thereof Lying 
 within the Barony of Marjoribanks Parish of West Calder 
 and Sheriffdome of Edinburgh And tiends parsonage and 
 vicarage of the said lands." It would appear from the above 
 documents, writes Mr. Seton, that James Anderson had 
 already parted with the lands of North Cobinshaw, as there 
 was a discharge of cess, dated about ten years previously, for 
 the lands of " North and South Cobinshaw." The lands were 
 contiguous, or close together. 
 
 The contract of marriage 3 " betwixt James Anderson in 
 Monkshill upon the one part and Miss Peggie Seton Eldest 
 Daughter of the deceased George Seton Esq. of Mounie 
 procreate of the Marriage betwixt him and Mrs. Anne Seton 
 formerly Leslie his Spouse with Consent of her said Mother 
 on the other part," is dated at Mounie, 8 July 1768. He 
 undertakes to pay her an annuity of ,£50 sterling, and in the 
 case of his predeceasing her to pay her ^30 "for buying 
 Mournings and other necessarys upon that Occasion." His 
 farms held by lease from Alexander Udny, Esq., of Udny, 
 are mentioned. Miss Peggie, on the other part, assigns and 
 conveys to him the sum of 4,000 merks Scots contained in a 
 bond of provision granted by her father in her favour, and 
 
 the sum of ^40 sterling con- 
 tained in a bill granted to her 
 by her mother in place of an- 
 other she got from her father. 
 '^l- « Wrote by James Clerk writer 
 in Aberdeen." Witnesses, " Wil- 
 liam Seton of Mounie and James 
 Cumming Gardiner att Mounie." I give the signatures of the 
 principal parties. 
 
 Mrs. Margaret Anderson, on the death of her brother 
 William Seton, succeeded to the estate of Mounie, and as 
 the terms of succession were strictly on the condition that 
 the husband of any female succeeding should bear and use the 
 
 1 Now missing. 
 
 2 Heritable bond — Mr. James Anderson of South Cobinshaw to Mr. James 
 Allan, ^300, dated Monkshill 2 Oct. 1762, and discharge in same terms dated 
 Edinburgh 19 Nov. 1763. 
 
 ■ Lent to me by Major Seton. 
 
 
 name and arms of Seton, her husband found it necessary, in 
 all documents relating to the estate, and in legal and other 
 formal writings, to style himself James Anderson Seton. 
 But in private life he never called himself anything but 
 Dr. Anderson. He finally left Scotland, as a place of 
 residence, about 1799, and went first to Wiltshire, where he 
 bought a small freehold estate, which was afterwards sold. 
 He soon removed to London, and lived there, or in the 
 immediate neighbourhood, until his death. His second wife 
 possessed a small fortune of her own. An interesting fact in 
 connexion with Dr. Anderson, mentioned in Goldsmid's life 
 of Sir James Outram, but not in the Dictionary of National 
 Biography, is that he was a frequent correspondent of George 
 Washington and supplied him with a gardener. 
 
 Dr. Anderson's eldest son was enfeoffed in the estate of 
 Mounie about 1793, as Alexander Anderson-Seton, but did 
 not succeed to the rents until his father's death in 1808. He 
 began to discontinue the name of Anderson about 18 10, 
 but finding that confusion arose through people address- 
 ing him variously as Seton and Anderson, he obtained a 
 Royal License in 1812 to drop the name of Anderson 
 entirely. 
 
 According to Mr. David Seton's manuscript, the arms of 
 James Anderson of Cobinshaw were, argent, a saltyre (or 
 St. Andrew's Cross) engrailed sable, charged in the centre 
 point with a crescent of the field, between four mullets gules ; 
 crest, a spaniel proper ; motto, Ut in sole sic umbra. And 
 according to a note by him elsewhere, the arms of the Allans 
 of Edinburgh were, per bend indented argent and gules, a 
 crescent in sinister chief point. 
 
 Major Seton lent me over 60 letters addressed by various 
 relatives to his grandfather, Alexander Seton, when he was 
 in business in London. From these I extracted many 
 particulars, which I have embodied in the pedigree. Some of 
 the letters I have thought it worth while to print here. They 
 were written by the Ven. Edmund Outram, D.D. [1765-1821], 
 Archdeacon of Derby and Public Orator of the University of 
 Cambridge, uncle of Sir James Outram, on whose childhood 
 they throw a fresh light. Major-General Sir F. J. Goldsmid 
 in his bulky biography of Sir James Outram, published in 
 1880, could give no information of him before 18 14, when he 
 was sent to Udny school near Aberdeen. These letters 
 show that when Mrs. Outram left England in 18 10 and 
 settled at Aberdeen, her son James did not accompany 
 her, and also that he received his first schooling at or 
 near Birmingham, and was not, as the D. N. B. puts it, 
 "educated first at Udny." They also have a personal 
 interest, and call up a quaint picture of little James, 
 the future Bayard of India, on his lonely coach-ride to 
 London. 
 
 1 A further biography of him, entitled The Bayard oj India: a Life of 
 General Sir James Outram, Bart., G.C.B., etc., was published in 1903 by 
 Captain Lionel J. Trotter. It gives no information of Sir James before 1814. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 To Alex 7 Anderson Seton Esq. 
 Seton Cottage, 
 Stamford Hill 
 Near London. 
 
 Birmingham ' Sepf 6. 1811. 
 
 My Dear Sir,— I have received orders so positive from your sister to 
 send my little nephew James to you in or before the first week of October 
 (when she says you will set out for Scotland) that nothing more seems 
 to remain for me than to learn from you at what time you wish to receive 
 the child. 
 
 He is placed at a good school in a country situation not much more 
 than a mile from my house, & his expences of all kinds I have taken 
 upon myself, but without having made any promise as to the time during 
 which I could continue to do so, for my circumstances do not enable me 
 to make such promises. He is a very good little Boy, has always spent 
 his holidays with me, & my children are very fond of him. 
 
 I am, 
 My Dear Sir, 
 
 Very truly yours, 
 
 L - Uis^stz-c^ 7^ 
 
 London 14 th Sept. 1811. 
 
 My dear Sir, — Having been out of town for some days I found your 
 obliging letter on my return. My sister is greatly indebted to you for 
 your very kind attention to James, & I can ascribe her wish to remove 
 him to no other motive than her natural desire to have him near herself. 
 Though she is within reach of good schools & other advantages for 
 education, I fear the boy will not be benefited by the change, nor can I 
 flatter myself that her circumstances will admit of her doing all that she 
 would wish for him & her 'Other children. She cannot have any reason 
 to expect that you should make any promise on their behalf — but is no 
 doubt thankful for what you have already done. 
 
 It is our relation D r Ogilvy that is going to Aberdeen &has promised 
 to take the charge of James & Margaret. The latter is already here & 
 is really a fine promising girl. He intends to set out about a month 
 hence. I should suppose there will be no difficulty in James travelling 
 to town in the stage coach by himself — if you will do me the favour to 
 write me at what time & place it arrives that I may meet him. 
 
 I am very truly 
 My dear Sir 
 Your most faithful Serv' 
 
 Alex. Anderson Seton. 
 
 Alex r Anderson Seton Esq. 
 35 Leadenhall Street 
 London. 
 
 Birmingham Oct' 10. 181 1. 
 
 My Dear Sir, — Since I had the pleasure of receiving your kind Letter 
 I have heard from your sister, who expresses the greatest unwillingness 
 to leave James with me, but seems disposed to consent to this sacrifice, 
 if I will tell her what plan I have for his establishment in life. This 
 although a most reasonable question, I am unable, as I stated to you, to 
 answer satisfactorily : and in regard to the pain which it would give her 
 to have this little boy at so great a distance from her, I feel on the most 
 mature deliberation that were any thing to happen to him while under 
 my care, I should have more to answer for than I could or ought to bear. 
 Under all the circumstances it is surely best for him to go to her : and I 
 intend to send him by a Post Coach called the Union which arrives 
 every morning at the Castle & Falcon in Aldersgate Street, and in which 
 I have reason to believe that he will meet with all the attention that the 
 Proprietors can command or procure for him. The same Guard goes all 
 
 1 Dr. Outram was Rector of St. Philip's, Birmingham, from 1810 to 1813. 
 See full account of him in "Manchester School Register," Cketham Society, 
 vol. 73, PP- 8l ~ 8 5- 
 
 the way, & shall be told that he will receive a present of five shillings 
 from me on my learning from you that my poor Boy has arrived safe. 
 
 As to the clay, you will I hope be so good as to fix it, allowing me, if 
 you conveniently can, a few days for the purpose of taking him from 
 school. If you will name a morning for expecting him in London, & the 
 coach should set out from hence the afternoon preceding with such 
 passengers as I shall think it advisable for him to travel with, you will 
 see him on that morning. If not, have the goodness to let some one 
 wait for him at the Castle & Falcon on each succeeding morning till he 
 arrives. 
 
 Requesting the favour of a single line by return of Post, I remain, 
 My Dear Sir, 
 Yours very truly & faithfully, 
 E. Outram. 
 
 An endorsement on the above letter states that Alex. 
 Seton answered the letter n Oct. 181 1, " to send James to be 
 here on Wednesday morning." 
 
 Alex r Anderson Seton Esq. 
 35 Leadenhall Street 
 London. 
 
 Birmingham Tuesday Oct' 1 5 
 Half past Two OClock. 
 
 My Dear Sir, — My little nephew has just now set out in the coach 
 which I mentioned to you, in good health & tolerable spirits. You will 
 I trust before this arrives, have received him and his Box quite safe. The 
 favour of one line by return of Post to say that this is the case will truly 
 oblige, 
 
 My Dear Sir, 
 Yours very faithfully 
 
 E. Outram. 
 
 I have sent the Guard who (I find) goes from Coventry Five shillings, 
 and hope he will see that the child & his Box are safe. I have paid the 
 Coach-hire & the first & second coachmen : the third coachman in 
 London will expect his shilling. 
 
 It is evident that Dr. Outram felt rather hurt at Mrs. 
 Outram, who was a very self-willed woman, removing James 
 from his charge so abruptly, and also that her brother's 
 sympathies were not with her in the matter. 
 
 There is a letter dated from Matlock 30 Sept. 1801, from 
 Robert Allan, in which he says : — " No visit I ever paid has 
 gratified me more than that to Butterley Hall, where Jessy 
 Helen & I spent 4 very pleasant days — the longest I have 
 paid when business was not concerned for many years. . . . 
 Your Nephew Francis — a fine Boy — his Mother I never saw 
 looking so well." The Outrams were evidently pleasant hosts. 
 
 There are several letters from Francis Outram [1 801-1829] 
 The earliest is dated Hertford, 11 Feb. 181 3, written in a very 
 youthful hand, the principal news being that " my Nurse as been 
 rather worse since you came, but now she is getting better." 
 Another, dated 27 Oct. 181 8, is written from Addiscombe, 
 where he was a military cadet. " I must confess I should not 
 have written so soon if necessity had not hurried me, which 
 necessity is the want of money : you may think me extravagant, 
 tis true I spend more than I used to do, but I do not throw 
 it away ; being second in the seminary I am obliged to keep 
 up some appearance." The last letter is written 10 April 1823, 
 from Bombay, and is principally a complaint as to the small 
 
PEDIGREE XV III 
 
 69 
 
 pay he was receiving. There is one interesting reference : — 
 " James has been very fortunate and deservedly so. By being 
 Adjutant to his Reg 4 he gets 300 Rs besides his Pay— and 
 now he is in the full Batta Stations has altogether 550 Rs 
 per M. it is a situation they cannot deprive him of till he is 
 Captain, so that he will never be worse off. ... I must 
 observe that you are mistaken in one thing — that people in 
 India forget home. I can say the contrary particular for 
 myself — and I never saw a person in Bombay who did not 
 prefer home." I give here the signature to the letter. 
 
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 The tragic death, by his own hand, of this promising young 
 officer, is dealt with in Goldsmid's life of Sir James Outram. 
 
 Helen Knox, who married James Syme in 1783, had 
 three sons. The eldest succeeded to Northfield. The 
 second son, George Syme, was promoted Lieutenant R.N., 
 about January 18 14. The third was Captain Andrew Syme 
 of the 57th Regiment of Bengal Infantry, who died at 
 Sydney 31 July 1830. 
 
 Mrs. Solly remembers that Mrs. Clogg's sister, Mrs. 
 Begbie, had sons, David and James Begbie, who were corn 
 merchants in Mark Lane, London ; and another, Thomas 
 Begbie of Edinburgh ; also a daughter Agnes Begbie, who 
 married John Gibson, a well-known Scottish agriculturist. 
 She also remembers that Mrs. Clogg had a niece, Miss 
 Christian Allan, who lived at Winchburgh, near Edinburgh. 
 The latter had a brother William Allan, and both died 
 unmarried. Probably they were two of the seven children of 
 Thomas Allan. 1 
 
 Richard Clogg, the father-in-law of Sir Thomas Reade, 
 was a cotton-spinner in Manchester and head of the firm of 
 Clogg and Norris. He was a native of Devonshire, and is 
 believed to have been born at Bideford, but had some con- 
 nexion with Launceston in Cornwall. 2 He had a brother 
 Timothy who died young, and a sister Mary [Mrs. Robinson ?]. 
 
 1 Since this was written Mrs. Solly has sent me a note made by Mr. Solly 
 many years ago which throws further light on this connexion. " William Allan 
 of . . . died in 1859 leaving his property in land etc. a life rent to his sister 
 Christian Allan— at her death to his first cousins who were living at the time of 
 his death. His first cousins living when he died were James, David, Tom and 
 George Begbie, two Wilkies, and Agnes and Mary Reade, eight in all. The 
 trustees appointed were the 4 Begbies, 2 Wilkies and Mr. Nimmo— all declined 
 to act except Tom Begbie and Mr. Nimmo, the latter is Manager of the . . . 
 Linen Company. Miss Allan died in 1866 and the money was paid to Lady 
 Reade & Mrs. Reade thro' myself." How the Wilkies were related is not 
 known. 
 
 2 As the name is such an uncommon one, I give the three following entries 
 from the New Monthly Magazine for 1819, all relating to Cornwall. 
 
 July (p. 567). Mr. W. Clogg, of London, to Miss Geak, of St. Germans. 
 Sept. (p. 249). At Liskeard, Mr. F. Botterell, of Penryn, to Miss Clogg, of 
 the former place. 
 
 Oct. (p. 370). At Liskeard, Mrs. Clogg, of a daughter being a seventeenth 
 
 child. 
 
 His father died when he was quite young, leaving a family 
 ill provided for. Richard Clogg was a man of literary tastes 
 and of refined and cultivated mind, who united a high 
 character with a handsome presence and gentlemanly bearing. 
 Robert Allan, in a letter to Alex. Seton, dated 15 Oct. 
 181 1, says : — " In returning from Buxton we saw Mr. & Mrs. 
 Clogg who told us about you — Rich 3 has been very fortunate 
 to steer clear of failure — which I hope your firm has also 
 done." Mr. Clogg lived for some time at Longsight Lodge, 
 and afterwards at Piatt Hall, Rusholme. He latterly 
 encountered heavy losses in business, and became associated 
 with the silk-spinning firm of Reade Brothers, at Congleton, 
 the head of which was his son-in-law, John Fielder Reade. 1 
 
 Mrs. Solly mentions that Richard Clogg was one of 
 those who assisted Mrs. Outram in the education of 
 her children, when she was left a widow in 1805. Lady 
 Reade and her sister were playfellows of Sir James Outram 
 in early life, and his mother used to pay a yearly visit to 
 Congleton until the close of her life. 
 
 In compiling this pedigree I have been assisted by lives 
 of the following individuals in the Dictionary of National 
 Biography : — James Anderson, LL.D. ; Thomas Allan, F.R.S. ; 
 Benjamin Outram ; Sir James Outram ; Lieut. Col. Alexander 
 Seton ; Sir William Cornwallis Harris ; Sir Benjamin F. 
 Outram ; and Sir George Deas. I have also referred to 
 Burke's Peerage, and to the Landed Gentry, where there is a 
 poor pedigree of Seton of Mounie. The series of interesting 
 relationships explained by my pedigree cannot, however, be 
 learned from any printed source, and I think it is well worth 
 putting on record. It will provide a good basis for anyone 
 wishing to work out the pedigree of the Andersons and their 
 descendants in a more scientific manner by actual search 
 among such local records as may exist. 
 
 There is a station at Cobinshaw, on the line from 
 Edinburgh to Carstairs Junction. 
 
 It is evident from the letters addressed to Alexander 
 Seton that almost all his relatives were in the habit of 
 applying to him when in need of financial assistance, and as 
 he rarely refused to grant it and was rarely repaid, his own 
 finances suffered considerably by the constant drains on his 
 purse. 
 
 Major Seton possesses a letter written by Benjamin 
 Outram to Alexander Seton, announcing the birth of his 
 son James in 1803. Having shut up Mounie for a consider- 
 able period, he was however unable 
 to send it to me. The signature of /rftsfi ui_ 
 Benjamin Outram reproduced here c^^^^^^rT'^y^^ 
 is from a letter dated " Butterley 
 
 Monday Morn 4 O'Clock, 8 th Feb* 1802,'' to Alexander 
 Seton announcing that his wife had given birth to a daughter 
 [Anna Seton Outram, afterwards Mrs. Sligo] half an hour 
 before. 
 
 1 See p. 71. 
 
70 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 PEDIGREE XIX. 
 
 CROWE OF ALTON BARNES, WILTSHIRE, AND OF GREECE AND NORTH AFRICA. 
 
 AN account of the Rev. William Crowe [1745-1829], who 
 was a poet, scholar, and divine of some eminence, will be 
 found in the Dictionary of National Biography. A statement 
 by Tom Moore, to the effect that Crowe married " a fruit- 
 woman's daughter at Oxford," is quoted there, but is not 
 credited by the present members of the family. His eldest 
 son, George William, matriculated 17 Dec. 1804 aged 25, 
 at Jesus College, Oxford, as son of William Crowe, of 
 Holywell, Oxford. The Vicar of Holywell tells me that 
 William Crowe was not married in his parish. Henry, the 
 third son, matriculated 9 June 18 10, aged 18, at Wadham 
 College, Oxford, as son of William Crowe of Charmouth, 
 Dorset, clerk. He took his B.A. in 18 14, and his M.A 
 in 1818. 
 
 Many of the earlier dates are derived from Miscellanea 
 Genealogica, Series 2, vol. 4, where copies are given of all the 
 monumental inscriptions at Alton Barnes. 
 
 I doubt whether anyone has ever been able to claim a 
 more remarkable series of connexions with the consular and 
 diplomatic services than Mrs. Carter of Cheltenham, daughter 
 of William Crowe and Margaret Reade. Her father was 
 successively Vice-Consul at Sfax and Susa, and his father 
 Consul-General in Tripoli and for the Morea of Greece. Of 
 her father's brothers, one was Consul at Susa and later at 
 
 Cairo, and another is British and Danish Vice-Consul 
 at Zante. Her father's elder sister married a Consul- 
 General for the Morea of Greece. Of her first cousins 
 on her father's side, one is Vice-Consul at Patras, 
 another is in the consular service at Yokohama (and is 
 married to the daughter of the Consul at Chefoo), and 
 another is Consul-General for the Morea. Her sister is 
 married to the Austro-Hungarian Minister at Bucharest. A 
 half-brother is British Consular Agent at Alcazar, and a half- 
 sister is married to the Austro-Hungarian and Danish Vice- 
 Consul at Mazagan. Her mother was the daughter of 
 a British Agent and Consul-General at Tunis. Of her 
 maternal uncles, one was successively Consul at Scutari, for 
 the Vilayet of the Danube, and for the Ionian Islands ; and 
 another Agent and Consul-General at Tunis. Of her mother's 
 sisters, one was married to a British Ambassador to Morocco 
 (himself son of a Consul-General in Roumania) ; and another 
 to a Swedish Consul-General for Morocco, who later 
 represented his country as Ambassador at Constantinople. 
 Of her first cousins on her mother's side one was Vice-Consul 
 at Manila, and another is wife of an Italian Secretary of 
 Embassy at Madrid. Her stepfather, Dr. Carleton, also 
 belonged to a family which had many representatives in the 
 consular service. 
 
 PEDIGREE XX. 
 
 READE OF OVER PEOVER AND CONGLETON ; WITH FIRMSTONE, SOLLY, ETC. 
 
 GEORGE READE 1 was born 14 April 171 5, no doubt at Black- 
 wood Hill, and was baptized 12 May 171 5 "at the Parochial 
 Chapel of Horton, Staffs." He was admitted a subsizar of 
 Trinity College, Cambridge, 7 April 1733, and took his B.A. 
 degree in 1736, and his M.A. in 1740. His college tutor was 
 Mr. Parne. He was ordained deacon, 5 June 1737, by the 
 Bishop of Lincoln, and priest, 17 June 1739, by the Bishop 
 of Chester. On the following day he was licensed to per- 
 form the office of Curate at Over Peover, near Knutsford, on 
 the nomination of Thomas Wettenhall, the incumbent. It is 
 not known on what date George Reade became incumbent, 
 but if the inscription on his tombstone be correct it must 
 have been in the following year. On 27 Jany. 1759, he was 
 instituted to the Rectory of Bacldiley, near Nantwich, in suc- 
 cession to the Rev. Thomas Wettenhall, B.A., on the presenta- 
 
 1 This biography is largely compiled from information supplied by Mr. White, 
 the sub-librarian at Trinity College Library, and by the Registrar of the Diocese 
 of Chester. I did not find the baptism of George Reade in the Horton transcripts 
 at Lichfield : the date was supplied by the Registrar. 
 
 tion of Sir Henry Mainwaring, Bart. He held the living of 
 Baddiley for almost 37 years, until his death in 1796, when 
 he was succeeded by the Rev. Peter Wright, M.A. Though 
 holding both benefices he lived entirely at Over Peover, and 
 the duties at Baddiley were discharged by a curate who came 
 over from Nantwich, there being " no Parsonage House, nor 
 any to be hired, nor any Glebe to build on " at Baddiley. 
 On 12 July 1790, his resignation of the "Curacy and Chapel " 
 of Over Peover was accepted by the Bishop, and he was 
 succeeded by the Rev. Peter Wright, M.A. He continued 
 to reside at Over Peover until his death, but was taken 
 to his native place of Horton to be buried. Many of his 
 sermons and letters are in the possession of his great- 
 grandson, Mr. Henry Lister Reade. His wife was a sister 
 of Anne Smith who married Michael Daintry of Leek, 
 who purchased the North Rode estate from Lord Crewe 
 in 1810. 1 
 
 1 See Daintry pedigree in Sleigh's History of Leek, 2nd ed., p. q. 
 
JOHN FIELDER READE, twice Mayor of Congleton. 
 
 1799-1843. 
 
 ( From a Miniature. ) 
 
 GEORGE READE, of Congleton, Solicitor. 
 1797-1865. 
 
PEDIGREE XX 
 
 7i 
 
 GEORGE Reade [1760-1838] was born at Over Peover. 
 With his younger brother, William Smith Reade, he com- 
 menced as a cotton or silk manufacturer at Leek, but this 
 venture did not prove successful. George Reade then went 
 to London for a time, and William Smith Reade joined his 
 cousin Richard Daintry at Macclesfield. On the return of 
 George from London, the two brothers again entered into 
 partnership, and carried on a successful business as cotton, 
 and later as silk spinners at Congleton. William Smith 
 Reade retired comparatively early, leaving the business to be 
 carried on by George, who in the course of time took his sons 
 John Fielder, Thomas, James, and William Smith into part- 
 nership. The three latter withdrew, and John Fielder Reade 
 with his father-in-law, Richard Clogg, who had been a large 
 cotton-spinner in Manchester, continued the business. On 
 the death of the former, Richard Clogg was left in control, 
 and in 1850 the name of the firm was changed from Reade 
 Brothers to Reade and Co. Since the death of Richard 
 Clogg, in 1854, the firm has undergone several changes, the 
 successive partners admitted having been Edward Harrison 
 Solly, 1 who retired in 1883 ; Arthur Isaac Solly, son-in-law of 
 John Fielder Reade, who retired in 1891 ; John Fielder Hall, 
 son-in-law of Charles William Reade of Liverpool ; and 
 Arthur John, eldest son of A. I. Solly. Mr. A. J. Solly and 
 his brother-in-law George Albert Kessler still carry on the 
 business of silk spinners at Brook Mills, Congleton, under 
 the style of Reade and Co. The firm has now been in 
 existence for 120 years. In 1840, 250 hands were employed ; 
 in 1886, 150 ; and at present about 250 hands. 2 
 
 George Reade was three times Mayor of Congleton, 
 in 1791-2, in 1822-3, and in 1827-8. He was a borough 
 magistrate, and admitted a freeman in 1786. 
 
 Charles James Reade was born at Congleton and 
 educated chiefly in Germany. He entered St. John's College, 
 Oxford, in 1864, and took his B.A. degree in 1867, and his 
 M.A. in 1870. He was ordained deacon in 1869 by the 
 Bishop of Bath and Wells, and priest in 1871 by the Bishop 
 of Oxford. He was Curate of South Petherton, Somerset, 
 during 1870-1, and Curate of Balscot, Oxfordshire, 1871-2. 
 He was Vicar of Shotteswell, Warwicks., 1872-88, and Vicar 
 of Theddingworth, Leicestershire, from 1888 to 1892, when 
 he retired from active work in the ministry. 
 
 Maria, wife of William Smith Reade, jun., was a great- 
 great-granddaughter of Arthur Godwin of Dunwood, 3 whose 
 sister Sarah was mother of the Rev. George Reade. She 
 was therefore a distant cousin of her husband, though the 
 fact was probably not known to either, and her family were 
 
 1 E. H. Solly was elder brother of A. I. Solly. See Walford's County 
 Families. 
 
 2 The information of the firm was mostly supplied by Mr. H. L. Reade and 
 
 Mrs. Arthur I. Solly. 
 
 3 See p. 82, footnote. 
 
 not in so good a position. William Smith Reade emigrated 
 to Australia about 1850, and nothing has been heard of his 
 family for many years, either by the Reades or the Godwins. 
 
 George Allan Firmstone and his brother Arthur Harold 
 were among the Natal volunteers who formed part of the 
 garrison of Ladysmith during the siege. Mr. W. Wickham 
 King, of Hagley, has drawn out a large tabular pedigree 
 of the Firmstones, showing how numerous their descendants 
 have become in the last few generations. He is a son 
 of William Henry King by Jane, daughter of Thomas 
 Firmstone [1791-1857] and Sarah Pearson his wife. Thomas 
 Firmstone was a brother of William Firmstone [1787-1829] 
 of Wordsley, whose son William married Frances Reade, and 
 a son of Joseph Firmstone [1759-1830] of Bilston who 
 married Margaret Parsons. 
 
 A portrait of John Fielder Reade, from a miniature in 
 the possession of his daughter Mrs. Solly, is given on 
 Plate XIV. 
 
 The following pedigree will help to explain the rather 
 confusing relationships between the Reades, Martins, Halls, 
 and Westheads. It is compiled from the gravestones at 
 St. Peter's, Congleton ; from information kindly supplied by 
 Miss Myatt of The Burgage, Market Drayton ; and from the 
 other sources indicated. 
 
 Richard Martin of Congleton, alderman (said to have been son of the 
 Rev. Thomas Martin of Rochdale and Isabella Gartside his wife), was 
 Mayor of the borough in 1736-7, in 1742-3, in 1750-1, and in 1758-9, and 
 was the pioneer cotton-spinner of Congleton. 1 He was buried 25 Mch. 
 1769, aged 72, at St. Peter's, Congleton. In his will, dated 20 Aug. 1768 
 and proved 20 Apl. 1769 at Chester, he mentions his son Richard (a 
 minor), and other children (unnamed) ; and his tenement in Congleton 
 occupied by Bridget Bowyer, widow. He nominates as exors., his wife 
 (unnamed), the Rev. Thomas Malbon J of Congleton, clerk, and Philip 
 Antrobus 3 of Congleton, alderman. He asks his trustees (Thomas 
 Malbon and Philip Antrobus) to consult Thomas Furnivall of Congleton, 
 attorney. 
 
 The above Richard Martin married, firstly, Bridget , who died 
 
 25 Nov. 1743, aged 49, and was buried at St. Peter's, Congleton, having 
 had issue a son Richard who died Apl. 1729. He married, secondly, 
 Mary Malbon, 4 who died 5 Jany. 1755, aged 44, and was buried at 
 St. Peter's. He married, thirdly, Sarah, one of the eleven children of 
 James Ellis of Bolton-le-Moors and of Anne Lister his wife. Richard 
 Martin and Sarah Ellis had issue, 
 
 (1) Richard Martin of Congleton, Mayor in 1788-9 ; died 23 Oct. 
 1795, aged 35, and was buried at St. Peter's. He married 
 
 1 Robert Head's Congleton, Past and Present. 
 
 '-' The Rev. Thomas Malbon succeeded his father, the Rev. Ralph Malbon, 
 as Master of Congleton Grammar School in 1 721 and filled the post until his 
 death in 1777. He does not appear to have improved the position of the. School. 
 See Head's Congleton. 
 
 3 Father of Sir Edmund Antrobus, 1st Bart., F.R.S. 
 
 4 Described as "sister of Dr. Malbon of Oxford." I can find no record of 
 any such man. Possibly Mary Malbon was daur. of the Rev. Ralph Malbon of 
 Congleton, mentioned in the last note but one. 
 
 b ' ' Jacobus Ellis de Bolton & Anna Lister de Newsholme " were married 
 19 Feb. 1731, at Gisburn, Yorks. This Anne Lister was supposed to have been 
 daur. of Thomas Lister, M.P., of Gisburn Park, and aunt of the 1st Lord Rib- 
 blesdale, but Thomas Lister's daur. Ann was bapt. 22 May 1722 and buried 
 10 Feb. 1755 at Gisburn ; see Foster's Yorkshire Pedigrees. Mrs. Ellis may 
 perhaps have been niece of Thomas Lister M.P. The Martins of Congleton are 
 said to have visited at Gisburn Park as relatives. Mrs. Martin had a brother, 
 William Ellis, who lived and died at Chapel Street, Congleton. 
 
72 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Frances, daur. and eventual heir of John Fielder x of Bath. By 
 her, who remarried George Reade of Congleton (see Pedigree 
 XX), he had issue two daurs., coheirs, 
 
 (i) Frances Martin, who married the Rev. Francis Russell 
 Hall, D.D., M.A. and Fellow of St. John's Coll., Camb., 
 10th wrangler in 1810, Rector of Fulbourn, nr. Cam- 
 bridge ; of whom some account is given in the Diet. 
 Nat. Biog. ; he was born 17 May 1788, son of the Rev. 
 Samuel Hall, M.A., first Incumbent of St. Peter's, 
 Manchester, and died 18 Nov. 1866, leaving issue. He 
 was buried at Fulbourn. 
 (2) Anne Martin, who married John Hall,- M.R.C.S., and died 
 8 Dec. 1861, aged 68, being buried at St. Peter's, 
 Congleton. John Hall was a J. P. and alderman of 
 Congleton, and an elder brother of Francis Russell Hall; 
 he was born 9 Oct. 1785 and died 27 Nov. 1861, being 
 buried at St. Peter's. By Anne Martin he had issue, 
 
 (1) Charles Radclyffe Hall, M.R.C.S. Eng., F.R.C.P. 
 
 Edin., F.R.C.P. Lond., President of the British 
 Medical Association in 1853 and i860 3 ; born 
 in 1819, died 21 Mch. 1879 at Derwent House, 
 Torquay ; buried at Torquay Cemetery. He 
 married Esther, widow of John Westhead, 
 and mother of James Westhead who married 
 Lucy Hodges (see Pedigree XXII) and of 
 Mary Westhead who married William James 
 Reade (see Pedigree XXI). By her he left an 
 only son, Radclyffe Hall. 
 
 (2) Richard Martin Hall ; born 24 Dec. 1822, died 
 
 9 Mch. 1S42 ; burd. at St. Peter's. 
 
 (3) John Fielder Hall, J. P., of Congleton (twin with 
 
 Richard Martin), who married Ellen Chorley, 
 his cousin of the half-blood, daur. of Charles 
 William Reade of Liverpool (see Pedigree 
 XXI), and left issue. 
 
 (4) George William Hall, of Congleton ; born 
 
 11 Sept. (? 1824), died 13 Jany. 1900; burd. at 
 Salford Cemetery ; married Mary, daur. of 
 Henry Cantrill of Derby, and left issue. 
 (1) Frances Russell Hall; born 5 Aug. 1 81 7, died 
 2 Nov. 1891 ; burd. at Market Drayton 
 Cemetery. She was married Sept. 1848, at 
 Astbury, to John Myatt of Congleton and 
 Market Drayton, son of William Myatt of Whit- 
 more, Staffs. John Myatt was born 23 Mch. 
 1817 at Acton, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, 
 and died 31 May 1898 ; burd. at Market 
 Drayton Cemetery. Their only surviving child 
 is Miss Mary Jane Myatt of The Burgage, 
 Market Drayton. 
 
 1 John Fielder had a son Charles, a man of good fortune and position at Bath, 
 who died unmarried 1835-40, of whom Mrs. Arthur Solly possesses a miniature. 
 Miss Myatt has a box in the lid of which is written, "James Fielder, a gift from 
 Aunt Rodbum, 1778." James Fielder was no doubt another son, but he must 
 have died young. Miss Myatt also has an engraving of Tetbury church, Glouc, 
 showing a large house which a note on the back says was "Where M r Fielder 
 lived." I have failed to trace any accurate particulars of John Fielder. From a 
 pedigree of the Shaw family of Lawton, Cheshire, in Miscellanea Genealogica 
 (Series 2, vol. i., p. 310), I was, however, interested to find that Anne (bapt. 
 15 Apl. 1739 at Astbury), daur. of the Rev. Charles Shaw, B.A., Rector of 
 Lawton, was " married to John Fielding alias Fielder." This clue would be 
 well worth following up, especially as Anne Shaw had a sister Frances. If it is 
 more than a mere coincidence, it would explain why Richard Martin, jun. , went 
 to Bath for a wife. The following is among the Cheshire marriages in the 
 Monthly Magazine for Oct. I79 6 (P- 75 5 ) :— " At Bath, Mr. Read, to Mrs. Mar- 
 tin, both of Congleton." The marriage was not at the Abbey Church of Bath. 
 
 2 Monthly Magazine, 1815, p. 278 :—" Mr. Hall, to Miss Anne Martin, both 
 of Congleton." 
 
 3 See Modem English Biograthy, by Frederic Boase. 
 
 (1) Isabella Martin ; died 28 June 1823, aged 66, unmarried ; burd. 
 
 at St. Peter's, Congleton. 
 
 (2) Jane Martin ; died 3 Jany. 1844, aged 82, unmarried ; burd. at 
 
 St. Peter's. 
 
 (3) Sarah Martin, who married William Smith Reade of Congleton 
 
 (see Pedigree XXIII). 
 
 (4) [? Maria] Martin, who married Richard Holden of Yorkshire. 
 
 The Rev. Samuel Hall was born at Moss de Lee, in the 
 parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, and was educated at Catharine 
 Hall, Cambridge, where he proceeded B.A. in 1768 and M.A. in 
 1772. He commenced his ministry as Curate of St. Anne's, 
 Manchester, in 1771, and continued in that charge until 
 4 Oct. 1794, when he was unanimously appointed first 
 Minister of St. Peter's, the first stone of which he had laid in 
 1787. He died early in September 1813, aged 59. 1 He 
 married, in 1776, Elizabeth, only daughter of the Rev. 
 Radclyffe Russell 2 (Vicar of Easingwold in Yorks. and 
 Chaplain to the Duke of Buccleugh), by Elizabeth his 
 wife, daughter of the Rev. Jacob Scholes 3 and Elizabeth 
 Ward his wife. The Rev. Radclyffe Russell died on Thurs- 
 day morning, 21 Mch. 1771, at his house in Manchester. 4 
 His wife is said to have been born in 1709, and to have 
 died in 1776. His daughter, Mrs. Samuel Hall, died about 
 28 Nov. 1 815, at Cheadle in Cheshire. 5 The Rev. Samuel 
 Hall's sons were educated at the Manchester Grammar 
 School, and some particulars of them can be gleaned from 
 the Registers of the School, published by the Chetham 
 Society. 
 
 The Halls appear to have been a yeoman family of some 
 standing, who had been settled at Moss de Lee for many 
 generations. The following wills at Chester clearly refer to 
 
 1 See Manchester Mercury for 13 Sept. 1813. 
 
 - Ratcliffe Russell, son of William Russell of Preston, Lanes. , pleb. , matric. 
 8 Mch. 1727/8, aged 17, at Brasenose Coll. Oxford, but does not appear to have 
 taken a degree. 
 
 In a very inconclusive pedigree lent me by Miss Myatt, William Russell, 
 father of the Rev. Radclyffe Russell, is said to have died in 1740 and to have 
 been son of "William Russell, Esquire, of Yew Tree, Walton, Preston, b. 1635, 
 d. 1681 ; mard. 1673 to Sarah Radclyffe of Radclyffe, Lancashire, b. 1653, 
 d. 1723." In the list of wills at Chester I find " William Russell, of Cuerdale, 
 admon. with inv. 16S0." As Yew Tree appears to be a farm in the township of 
 Cuerdale, near Walton-le-Dale, this document would no doubt throw light on the 
 point. 
 
 Sarah Radclyffe, given as wife of William Russell, is said to have been a 
 daur. of Edward Radclyffe of Radclyffe, who was mard., 22 June 1652 at 
 Manchester, to Sarah, daur. of Samuel Birch of Ardwick, Lanes., and sister of 
 John Birch, M.P., the Parliamentary colonel. Sarah, daur. of this Edward and 
 Sarah Radclyffe, was bapt. 19 June 1653 at the Collegiate Church, Manchester. 
 Miss Myatt tells me that she and her cousins possess a diary— which has de- 
 scended to them as an heirloom— written by Sarah, wife of Edward Radclyffe of 
 Radclyffe. At the end of the book is written, in another hand :— « This book 
 was written by Sarah wife of Edward Radclyffe Esqre. of Radclyffe, whose eldest 
 daughter Sarah married Will, younger son of Francis Russell Esqre " The diary 
 deals mostly with her religious experiences, and shows her to have been very poor 
 during her married life. She alludes to her brother John Birch. I am unable to 
 offer an opinion as to whether the connexions claimed by this pedigree could be 
 substantiated. & 
 
 3 Radclyffe Rassel of Manchester, clerk, and Elizabeth Scholes of Prestwich 
 spinster, were married 7 Jany. 1748 by license, at Prestwich. The will of Tacob 
 Scholes of Prestwich, clerk, was proved at Chester in 1755. 
 
 4 See Manchester Mercury, Tuesday 26 Mch. 1771. 
 
 5 See ibid. 5 Dec. 18 15. 
 

 PEDIGREE XXI 
 
 73 
 
 the family, and there are a good many more wills of Halls 
 who are only described as of Ashton-under-Lyne. 1 
 
 1669. Hall, Ralph, of Moss of Lee, par. of Ashton-under-Lyne, gent. 
 
 1675. Hall, Ralph, of Moss of Leigh. 
 
 1690. Hall, Anne, of Mosley, par. of Ashton-under-Lyne, widow. 
 
 1766. Hall, John, of Mossdeleigh, par. of Ashton-under-Lyne, yeoman. 
 
 This last John Hall was probably the father of the Rev. 
 Samuel Hall, who is said to have been the youngest son of 
 his father by a second wife. 
 
 WILL. 
 
 GEORGE READE, of Congleton, Cheshire, Silk Manufacturer. Will 
 dated 23 Dec. 1837. After my debts, etc., are paid the whole of my 
 estate to be converted into money by my eldest son John Fielder Reade, 
 my third son Thomas Reade, and my nephew George Reade, the younger, 
 of Congleton, and equally divided among all my children, the said John 
 Fielder Reade, Charles William Reade, Thomas Reade, James Reade, 
 Jane (wife of the Reverend Charles Bishope Hodges), and William Smith 
 Reade, and their issue. I appoint my sons John Fielder Reade and 
 Thomas Reade trustees. I appoint John Fielder Reade, Thomas Reade, 
 and George Reade, the younger, exors. Wits., Arthur Reade, James 
 Shufflebotham, Elizabeth Venables. Proved at Chester 9 May 1839 by 
 John Fielder Reade and Thomas Reade, two of the exors., power reserved 
 to George Reade, the younger, the other exor. Testator died 9 May 
 1838. Effects sworn under £18,000. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT HORTON. 
 
 Here | was interred the Body of Sarah | second Daughter of William 
 and I Mary Smith of Leek and Wife | of George Reade, Clerk, Minister | 
 of Over Peover, Who after long | severe and incurable infliction | was 
 happily delivered from the | miseries of Mortality, Aug. 10 1777 | in the 
 52 nd year of her Age | Sara the on.y Daughter | of George and Sarah 
 Reade | to the inexpressible grief of | her Father & Friends died 
 April io ,h I 1783 in the 25 th year of her Age | Also the above Rev" Geo. 
 Reade Minister | of Over Peover 50 years, & Rector of | Baddiley 37 
 years died 4 th Janu y 1796 | Aged 81 Years. | Also the Body of William 
 
 1 There seem also to have been Halls settled at Droylsden, which is only about 
 three miles from Moss de Lee. The will of Ralph Hall of Droylsden was proved 
 in 161 3 at Chester, and others occur later. 
 
 Smith Reade | of Congleton youngest Son of the above | George & 
 Sarah Reade who departed | this life January 17 th 1836 Aged 72 Years. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 Maria | Daughter of | George & Frances Reade | died 12 April 1823 | 
 Aged 18 Years | Also Sarah their Daughter | who died in her Infancy | 
 Also Frances Wife of George | Reade who died 13 th of Feb''' | 1833 Aged 
 63 Years | Also the said George Reade who died | May 9'" 1838 Aged 
 78 Years j Also of their Sons John Fielder died | Oct. 11 th 1843 Aged 44 
 Years | Thomas died March 13 th 1844 | Aged 41 Years | Margaret 
 Daughter of the said | John Fielder Reade died August [ 14 th 1831 Aged 
 4 Years | Agnes his Daughter died August | I st 1834 Infant | Richard 
 his Son died Feb? | 29" 1 1840 Infant | Maria Ann died Oct. 11 th 1840 [ 
 Infant | Also Frances Fielder Daughter of | William & Maria Reade 
 who died | October 22 nd 1844, Aged 4 Years. 
 
 MURAL TABLET IN ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 In affectionate remembrance of | George Reade | A magistrate | and 
 thrice mayor | of this borough, | who died May 9, 1838 | aged seventy 
 eight years. | And of | Frances | his wife, | who died Feby. 13, 1833 | aged 
 sixty three years | " They rest in peace." 
 
 LEEK REGISTERS. 
 
 The Rev. M : George Reade of the parish of Over Peover in the 
 County of Chester, bachelor, and Sarah Smith of this parish, spinster, 
 married by Licence 22 Sep. 1755. 
 
 OVER PEOVER REGISTERS. 
 1758. Sarah the Daughter of the Rev d M r George Read of Over Peover 
 
 was Baptiz'd on Friday September the Eight. 
 1760. George the Son of the Rev d M r George Read of Over Peover was 
 
 Baptiz'd on Friday February the twenty second. 
 1763. William Smith the Son of the Rev d M r George Read of Over 
 
 Peover, was Baptiz'd on Sunday November the twentieth. 
 
 HORTON REGISTERS. 
 
 1777. Aug. 12. burd. Sarah Wife of Rev. George Reade of Peover in 
 
 Cheshire. 
 1783. Apl. 13. burd. Sarah daur. of Rev d George Reade of Peover in 
 
 Cheshire. 
 1796. Jany. 7. burd. Rev. George Reade. 
 1836. Jany. 22. burd. William Smith Reade, Congleton, 72. 
 
 PEDIGREE XXI. 
 
 READE OF LIVERPOOL AND AUSTRALIA; WITH BODLEY, GREEN, LANE, HALL, ETC. 
 
 Charles William Reade [1801-1874] was born at 
 Congleton, and apprenticed for seven years to a merchant in 
 Liverpool, a freeman of the city. He afterwards established 
 himself as a merchant there, but retired early. He was 
 elected a Town Councillor for Abercromby Ward in 1845, 
 but resigned at the expiration of his term of office. He was 
 a Director of the Liverpool United Gas Company from 1848, 
 and appointed Chairman of that Company in 1852. A 
 portrait of him is given on Plate XV. 
 
 John Chorley Reade [1 826-1 895], eldest son of the 
 preceding, was born at Everton, Liverpool, and was educated 
 
 at Congleton Grammar School, under the Rev. John Wilson, 
 and then by private tutor. He entered St. John's College, 
 Cambridge, taking his B.A. degree in 1852, and his M.A. in 
 1855. He was ordained deacon in 1852, and priest in 1853, 
 by the Bishop of Chester. In 1852 and 1853 he was curate 
 of Christ Church, Tintwistle, near Stalybridge in Cheshire. 
 He acted as honorary curate of St. Mary-the- Virgin's, West 
 Derby, near Liverpool, from 1853 to 1861. From 1871 to 
 1880 he was the first incumbent of St. John-the-Baptist's 
 Church, Tuebrook, Liverpool, which was built by his first 
 wife, and the western window of which he placed as a 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 memorial to his mother. After his first wife's death, he 
 further endowed the fabric of St. John's by the sale of the 
 advowson. Mrs. E. A. Reade also built the Thornton 
 Memorial Chapel and Chancel to St. James', West Derby, in 
 memory of her father and mother, the latter of whom had 
 built the church. After 1880, the Rev. John Chorley Reade, 
 who was in delicate health for some years, undertook no 
 further charge, but continued a liberal supporter of St. John's 
 
 Schools, the site of which he had given. A large full-length 
 
 portrait of him by Moseley is in the possession of his widow. 
 
 The portrait of him on Plate XV is a reproduction from a 
 
 photograph. 
 
 Charles James Reade, eldest surviving son of George 
 Reade, and grandson of Charles William Reade of Liverpool, 
 was born in 1863 in the State of Victoria. His father was 
 for many years Manager of the Oriental Bank at Bendigo. 
 Charles James Reade was educated at Geelong Grammar 
 School, at Bendigo High School, and at Melbourne Uni- 
 versity. For some time he studied for medicine, but did not 
 qualify as a member of the profession, and for twelve years 
 he was engaged in journalistic work. He served for twelve 
 years in the Mounted Rifle Regiment of South Australia. 
 In 1900 Captain Reade was placed in command of the First 
 
 and Second Contingents of South Australian Mounted 
 Infantry, raised for service in South Africa. He took part in 
 the marches to Prieska, Pretoria, and Komati Poort ; was 
 mentioned in despatches, and received his C.B. for meritorious 
 services. Since the South African War, Major Reade has 
 been exclusively engaged in military duties. He was 
 appointed a Staff Officer of the Victorian Military Forces at 
 Melbourne, Victoria, and is now chief Staff Officer of the 
 South Australian Military Forces at Adelaide, South 
 Australia. According to Who's Who, his recreations are 
 polo, tennis, and chess. The portrait of him on Plate XV is 
 from a photograph taken before he left for South Africa. 
 
 Mr. A. J. R. Bodley was a brother of Mr. J. E. Courtenay 
 Bodley, the distinguished historian of France. 
 
 The connexion of John Fielder Hall with the Reades is 
 explained by the pedigree on p. 72. 
 
 MEMORIAL^ TABLET IN ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 In affectionate remembrance of | Charles | William Reade | born 
 26 April, 1801, [ died 15 December, 1874. ) And of his beloved wife | 
 Eleanor, | born 13 November, 1801, | died 13 March, 1867. | Their 
 mortal remains | repose in the churchyard | of S' George's, Everton. | 
 " Thy will be done." 
 
 PEDIGREE XXII. 
 
 HODGES OF CONDOVER, LUDLOW AND HOLMES CHAPEL; WITH READE, BARLOW, BRAID, ETC. 
 
 The earlier information of the Hodges family is largely 
 derived from the notes and papers of Mr. Thomas Clayton 
 Toler, 1 which he kindly lent me. Mr. Toler's great-grand- 
 father, Thomas Hilditch, was the only brother of Frances 
 Hilditch who married John Lockett of Wheelock, and was 
 mother of the Rev. William Lockett. 2 I am also indebted 
 for several dates, etc., to Mr. Henry T. Barker of Ludlow, 
 who married Constance Mary, daughter of Henry Hodges 
 [ 1 807-1 893] of Ludlow, son of the Rev. Thomas Hodges 
 [1762-1828]. Mr. Barker is a brother of Mrs. H. T. Hickman 
 of Chorlton House, Leamington. 3 
 
 Some years ago Mr. T. C. Toler had a pedigree of the 
 Hodges privately printed for him in which he gave the ancestry 
 of Rowland Hodges, but the evidence is not quite complete. 
 
 The following are extracts from the Admission Registers 
 of Manchester School, published by the Chetham Society : — 
 
 1770. Aug. 8. William, son of Richard Hodges, farmer, Felton, 
 
 Shropshire. 
 1772. Aug. 9. Thomas, son of Richard Hodges, fanner, Felton, Salop. 
 1799. Oct. 7. William, son of the rev. Thomas Hodges, Holmes Chapel, 
 
 Cheshire. 
 
 1 He is (he eldest son of John Morton Toler and Anna Maria Hodges ; lives 
 at Kermincham Lodge, Holmes Chapel, and is a J. P. for Cheshire. 
 • See Pedigree XVI, a See Pedigree XXVIII. 
 
 Thomas Hodges [1733-1821] matriculated 4 Nov. 1752, 
 aged 19, at Hertford College, Oxford, as son of William 
 Hodges of Felton, Salop, gent. He was appointed Incum- 
 bent of Holmes Chapel in 1757. 
 
 Charles Bishope Hodges [1795-1864] matriculated 5 Nov. 
 181 3, aged 17, at Queen's College, Oxford, as son of Thomas 
 Hodges, of Holmes Chapel, clerk. He took his B.A. in 18 17, 
 and his M.A. in 1820. He was appointed Curate to his father, 
 at Holmes Chapel, 20 Sept. 1 8 1 8. He was Perpetual Curate of 
 St. Peter's, Congleton, 1831-38, being succeeded by the Rev. 
 Thomas Barker Ingham, who married the widow of his wife's 
 distant cousin, John Dudley of Winsford Lodge. 1 In 1831 
 he was appointed Chaplain of Somerford Park, Astbury, 
 and from 1848 until his death was Perpetual Curate of Byley 
 with Lees. He was author of A Manual of Family and 
 Private Devotions, or a Brief Collection of Prayers suited to 
 Domestic Worship, 1827; Thoughts on a Revision of the 
 Liturgy, etc., 1832; and Preces Concionales, a manual for the 
 Pulpit, 1854. 
 
 Thomas Hodges [1791-1865] matriculated 19 Nov. 1810, 
 aged 19, at Balliol College, Oxford, as son of Thomas 
 
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 Hodges of Holmes Chapel, clerk. He took his B.A. degree 
 in 1814, and his M.A. in 1817. He was appointed curate of 
 Holmes Chapel, 18 Sept. 1814, his younger brother succeed- 
 ing him in 1 81 8. He never held any living, but acted for a 
 time as curate of Swettenham. 
 
 Thomas Hodges [1762-1828] matriculated 7 Dec. 1780, 
 aged 18, at Brasenose College, Oxford, as son of Richard 
 Hodges of Felton, Salop, gent. He took his B.A. degree in 
 1784, and his M.A. in 1790. As Mr. Earwaker points out, 
 the editor of the Admission Registers of Manchester School 
 has confused him with his uncle Thomas Hodges, Incumbent 
 of Holmes Chapel, an error followed by Joseph Foster in his 
 Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 Thomas Worthington Barlow [1823-1856] was a man of 
 strong antiquarian and scientific tastes, and wrote several 
 books relating to Cheshire. An account of him will be found 
 in the Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
 According to an article by W. D. Pink in The Genealogist 
 for 1880 (vol. iv, p. 43), entitled "The Barony of Willoughby 
 of Parham," Mrs. Dawes, mother of Captain Edward Alleyne 
 Dawes [1830-1878] was " co-heir to the first moiety of the 
 Barony of Willoughby de Parham, created by Writ 1685." 
 Captain Dawes' aunt, Elizabeth Hawkesmore Dawes, 1 
 married Ralph Stevenson of Cobridge, Staffs., whose father, 
 Ralph Stevenson, was son of Ralph Stevenson of Burslem, 
 whose widow Ann married (as his third wife) Benjamin 
 Godwin [1755—1814] of Cobridge, 2 grandson of Arthur Godwin 
 of Dunwood, Leek, whose only sister married Thomas Reade 3 
 and was direct ancestress of Captain Dawes' wife Margaret 
 Lucy Braid. 
 
 The Rev. Thomas Hodges [1791-1865], on the death of 
 Thomas Bayley Hall, Esq., of Hermitage, in 1828, purchased 
 a large portion of his estates at Holmes Chapel, which still 
 belongs to his descendants. 
 
 James Westhead, who married Lucy Hodges, was the only 
 surviving brother of Mary Westhead who married William 
 James Reade. 4 
 
 Mr. Toler, in his printed pedigree of the Hodges, gives 
 their arms as, or three crescents gules. Crest, a crescent as 
 in the field. Motto, " Donee totum impleat orbem." 
 
 The following notes, in the handwriting of the Rev. 
 Thomas Hodges [1733-1821], are worth preserving :— 
 
 On the 8 th of Feb'? 1772, about twenty minutes after four O l " Clock 
 afternoon My Brother William was most unhappily drowned in attempt- 
 ing to cross the River Ony at Stratford 5 Bridge at the going away of 
 a long continued Frost and great snow. He was found on Monday the 
 10 th and buried on Thursday the 13 th of the same Month ! ! ! 
 
 Vitam amisit in Undis ! 
 
 Such a Son and Brother could not have been parted with (in the 
 natural way of Mortality) without Affliction ; but the Flood that 
 
 1 See pedigree of Dawes of Shawe Place in Foster's Lancashire Pedigrees. 
 
 2 See p. 82, footnote. 3 See Pedigree I. ' See p. 72. 
 5 Stretford on the River Onny, between Church Stretton and Ludlow. 
 
 destroyed him scarcely left his friends surviving ; and overwhelmed 
 every Comfort, except what they could draw from Religion. 
 
 Rich d Hodges of the Brick House, near Ludlow, in the County of 
 Salop, but who had lived many years at Felton adjoining to the said 
 Brick House (which was his own Freehold) departed this Life on the 
 6 th of Feb'? 1798 between 3 and 4 O'Clock in the morning — a generous, 
 hospitable man — quick sensibility and passion (the family infirmities) He 
 was subject to. 
 
 Thomas Bishope, whose sister Ann married William 
 Hodges, by his will, proved 22 Jany. 1760, left all his freehold 
 estate called the Brick House, in the parish of Stanton Lacey, 
 then in the tenure of Edward Baugh, gent, to his nephew 
 William Hodges. On the death of William Hodges in 1772, 
 intestate, the Brick House estate passed to his brother Richard, 
 his heir-at-law. 
 
 William Hodges (born 1759), eldest son of Richard 
 Hodges of the Brick House, published in 1794 a small work 
 entitled The History of Ludlow Castle. 
 
 MURAL TABLETS AT HOLMES CHAPEL. 1 
 
 Will" Arthur Hodges Esq' | Captain in the 47 th Reg' | having been 
 twice Wounded in | the Battle of Vittoria : Fell at | the Storming of S' 
 Sebastian | in Spain, Aug st 31 st , | Anno Domini 1813 /Etatis 26. 
 
 In a Vault underneath the Vestry | are deposited the mortal Remains 
 of I The Rev d Thomas Hodges M.A. | sixty five Years Minister of 
 Holmes Chapel, | and Vicar of Bromfield in the County of Salop | Obiit 
 Nov' 26 th I yEtatis 89 [ Anno Humans Salutis 1821 | Ille quidem plenus 
 annis obiit, plenus | virtutibus : Nobis tamen quserendus | ac deside- 
 randus est ut Exemplar Eevi prioris | Mary [ relict of the Rev d Thomas 
 Hodges, I died in peace, August 22 nd 1828 ; | in the 71" year of her age. 
 [Arms : three crescents two and one ; crest, a crescent.] 
 
 In memory of | Jane, | Daughter of the late George Reade | of 
 Congleton, and the beloved wife of the | Rev d Charles Bishope Hodges 
 M.A. incumbent | of Byley, and formerly incumbent of Congleton, | she 
 died on the 20 th of December 1849, aged 42 years. | Frances Maria their 
 Daughter, | died on the 27 th of March 1852, aged 10 years. | Mary Jane 
 their Daughter, [ and the wife of Henry Martyn Edwards, of Parkgate, j 
 died on the 4'" September 1852, aged 22 years. | This tablet is erected 
 in affectionate | remembrance by a bereaved husband and father. | The 
 above named | Charles Bishope Hodges | died on the 1 6 th February 1864, 
 aged 68 years. 
 
 [Arms below inscription : Quarterly : I and 4, Or three crescents. 
 2 and 3, Gules a saltire Or between four garbs.] 
 
 Sacred to the memory of | Maria Reade | wife of James Reade of 
 Congleton, | and daughter | of William Worthington, and Lucy Barlow, 
 of I Holmes Chapel, [ who died on the 25 th day of February 1837, 
 aged 24. I Also of the said | James Reade, | who died on the 28" day of 
 January 1852 | aged 44 years. 
 
 HOLMES CHAPEL REGISTERS.' 
 
 1751/2 
 
 Cranage Wilcoxon of Sproston and Anne Cartwright of 
 Church Hulme marry'd Feb. 4. 
 1754. Cranage Wilcoxon of Sproston Gentleman buryM Dec. 4. 
 
 1 Copies of these inscriptions are given in J. P. Earwaker's History of Sana- 
 bach, privately printed, 1890. 
 
 '- These extracts are all taken from Earwaker's History of Sandbach. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 1759. Nov. 5. Thomas Hodges, clerk, of this Chapelry, and Ann 
 Wilcoxon, widow, of this Chapelry, married by Licence, by 
 John Harding, Curate of Astbury. Wits., W m Cartwright, 
 B. Bowyer. 
 
 1784. Ann wife of the Rev d Tho. Hodges Minister of this Place (a truly 
 
 good woman) buried April 24. 
 
 1785. Thomas Hodges, clerk, widower, of this Chapelry, and Mary 
 
 Hilditch of this Chapelry, spinster, married by Licence 3 Jany. 
 
 1785, by Thomas Burroughs, Curate of Goostrey. 
 1785. Oct. 24. bapt. Lucy Dau r of the Rev. Tho s Hodges and Mary his 
 
 wife of Lane Ends. 
 1787. Aug. 23. bapt. William Arthur Son of the Rev d Tho s Hodges and 
 
 Mary his wife, Min r of Church Hulme, born July 23. 
 1789. Dec. 28. bapt. Maria Ann Daur. of the Rev d Thomas Hodges 
 
 and Mary his wife of Lane Ends in Church Hulme. 
 1791. Aug. 10. bapt. Thomas the Son of the Rev' 1 Thomas Hodges and 
 
 Mary his wife of Lane Ends in the township of Church 
 Hulme. 
 1795. Aug. 18. bapt. Charles Bishope Son of the Rev d Tho s Hodges and 
 
 Mary his wife of Lane Ends. 
 1806. William Worthington Barlow of this Chapelry surgeon and Lucy 
 
 Hodges of this Chapelry spinster married by Licence 26 Nov. 
 
 Wits., Webster Harrison, Maria Ann Hodges. By Thomas 
 
 Hodges, Minister and Father. 
 1812. June 21. bapt. Maria daur. of William Worthington Barlow 
 
 surgeon and Lucy his wife (whose maiden name was Hodges) 
 
 of Church Hulme, born 19 June. 
 
 Dec. 16. bapt. Lucy daur. of William Worthington and Lucy 
 
 Barlow surgeon. 
 The Rev d Thomas Hodges of Church Hulme Minister of this 
 
 Chapelry 63 (should be 65) years, buried December 4, aged 88 
 
 years, by Rev. Gilbert Vawdrey. 
 Mary Hodges of Congleton buried August 27, aged 70. 
 
 CONDOVER REGISTERS. 1 
 
 bapt. John son of Rowland and Elizabeth Hodges. 
 
 May 22. bapt. William Son of Rowland and Elizabeth Hodges. 
 
 May 21. bapt. John Son of John and Mary Hodges. 
 
 Aug. 13. bapt. Benjamin Son of John and Mary Hodges. 
 
 Aug. 19. bapt. Mary daur. of John and Mary Hodges. 
 
 Nov. 26. bapt. George son of John and Mary Hodges. 
 
 Nov. 20. bapt. Sarah daur. of John and Mary Hodges. 
 
 Sept. 24. burd. Jane daur. of John and Mary Hodges. 
 
 June 19. burd. Mary daur. of John Hodges of Little Lyth and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 Dec. 11. mard. Rich. Hodges of Bromfield and Sarah Hodges of 
 
 this parish by licence. 
 
 1 These extracts are derived from the notes of Mr. T. C. Toler. The Con- 
 dover registers contain many more entries relating to people of the name, as far 
 back as 1571. George Hodges was churchwarden in 1625, Henry in 1671, and 
 Richard in 1674. The pedigree of Hodges recorded in the Visitation of Middle- 
 sex in 1663 begins with a William Hodges of " Rigton," Salop, no doubt Ryton, 
 near Condover. "John Hodges of Great Righton " was buried 5 June 1658 at 
 Condover, 
 
 1816. 
 
 1821. 
 
 1828. 
 
 1686 
 1698. 
 1727 
 1732 
 1733 
 1734 
 1735 
 1738 
 1742 
 
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 PEDIGREE XXIII. 
 
 READE OF CONGLETON. 
 
 It is remarkable that of the Reades enumerated in this 
 pedigree no fewer than eight are solicitors, whereas all the 
 other branches of the family cannot show one among them. 
 
 Some particulars of William Smith Reade and his busi- 
 ness career will be found elsewhere. 1 Mr. Henry Lister 
 Reade tells me that his grandfather appears to have been a 
 man of reserved character, but fond of fishing, shooting, and 
 country life. His marriage is thus noticed in the Monthly 
 Magazine for April, 1 796 : — 
 
 Cheshire (mard). At Congleton, M r W. Read, to Miss S. Martin, of 
 Stockport. 
 
 George Reade [1797-1865] was born at Congleton and 
 educated at Mr. Vannet's School, Knutsford. He was 
 articled to Mr. John Hollins, a solicitor at Knutsford, and 
 served the latter portion of his articles with Messrs. Tatham 
 of London. He commenced practice at Congleton and 
 Knutsford, and ultimately resided at Congleton, where he 
 died. He held the offices of Clerk of Indictments on the North 
 Wales and Chester Circuit, and at the Cheshire Quarter 
 Sessions; Deputy Steward of the Borough of Congleton ; Clerk 
 to the Trustees of Common Lands ; Steward of the Manor 
 of Horton ; and several other appointments. He married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Swetenham of Somerford 
 
 See p. 71. 
 
 Booths, near Congleton, a descendant of a very old local 
 family of which pedigrees will be found in Burke's Landed 
 Gentry, Ormerod's Cheshire, and elsewhere. Her father was 
 son of Roger Comberbach, Prothonotary of the Palatinate of 
 Chester (who was grandson of Edmund Swetenham of 
 Somerford, Sheriff of Cheshire in 1707), and assumed the 
 name of Swetenham on succeeding to the estates. Mrs. 
 Reade's brother, Clement Swetenham of Somerford Booths, 
 was a Major in the Army and served with the 16th Dragoons 
 at Waterloo. A reproduction of a photograph of George 
 Reade is given on Plate XIV. The original is small and 
 rather faded. 
 
 George William Reade [1828-1883] was born at 
 Congleton, and educated at the local Grammar School and 
 at Blackheath. He was articled to his father, George Reade, 
 and served the latter part of his time with Mr. G. F. Hudson 
 of London. He was in partnership with his father at Congle- 
 ton, and afterwards with his brother Henry Lister Reade. 
 At the time of his death, and for some time previously, he 
 held the posts of Clerk of Indictments on the North Wales 
 and Chester Circuit, and Clerk of Quarter Sessions for the 
 County of Chester. He was also a J. P. for the borough and 
 a Trustee of the Common Lands. In 1870, on the formation 
 of the Congleton School Board, he was elected its first Chair- 
 
PEDIGREE XXIII 
 
 77 
 
 man, and filled this position until his death in 1883. He 
 joined the 5th Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1859, and 
 at the time of his death held the rank of Captain and Hon. 
 Major. 
 
 Arthur Lloyd Reade was born at Congleton and 
 educated at the Grammar School there and at Blackheath 
 Proprietary School, and also at a Proprietary School in 
 Kensington Square. He was gazetted an Ensign in the 2nd 
 Royal Cheshire Militia, 5 Jany. 1855. His subsequent com- 
 missions were as follows : — Lieutenant 2nd Royal Cheshire 
 Militia, 1 Aug. 1855; Ensign 62nd Foot, 26th Feb. 1856; 
 Lieutenant 62nd Foot, 10 Sept. 1858. Lieut. Reade was sent 
 home from Nova Scotia to qualify as Musketry Instructor, 
 which he did at Hythe, taking a First Class Certificate in 
 April 1859. On his return he was struck off all 62nd Regi- 
 mental duties for a year in order to train and put through 
 Musketry, under Lord Mulgrave, then Governor at Halifax, 
 about 500 Nova Scotian Volunteers. In Feb. 1862 he was 
 appointed Adjutant of the 62nd Foot ; Captain 62nd Foot, 
 Aug. 1 868 ; Adjutant of the Royal Westmoreland Volun- 
 teers, 13 July 1874; Major 62nd Foot, 25 Nov. 1879; 
 Lieutenant-Colonel Retired, 1 July 1881. Lieut-Colonel 
 Reade has served in England, Ireland, Scotland, South 
 Wales, Halifax (Nova Scotia), Kingston (Ontario), Lucknow, 
 and Calcutta. 
 
 Henry Lister Reade was born at Congleton, and 
 educated at the local Grammar School and at a private school 
 in Chester. He was articled to his father George Reade, 
 and served the latter part of his articles with Mr. G. F. 
 Hudson of London. He was in partnership with his father 
 and with his elder brother George William Reade at Congle- 
 ton, where he still practises. He holds the posts of Clerk of 
 Indictments and Deputy Clerk of the Crown on the North 
 Wales and Chester Circuit ; Clerk of Indictments at the 
 Quarter Sessions for the County of Chester ; and Clerk to the 
 County Magistrates for the Congleton Division. He is a J.P. 
 for Congleton and Deputy Steward of the Borough. He is 
 also solicitor to the Trustees of the Common Lands. After 
 the death of his elder brother, he was elected Chairman 
 ■of the Congleton School Board and continued as such until 
 the new Education Act came into force in 1903. He is now 
 Vice-Chairman of the Education Committee for Congleton. 
 Mr. H. L. Reade is, like his father, Steward of the Manor of 
 Horton. His two sons practise with him as solicitors. 
 
 Albert Comberbach Reade was born at Congleton, 
 and educated at the Grammar School there and at Chelms- 
 ford under the Rev. C. W. Arnold. He became M.R.C.S. 
 Eng. and L.M. in 1864, and L.SA. in 1864 (St. Bartholo- 
 mew's). He acted for some time as obstetrical assistant at 
 St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised at Congleton 
 
 from 1864 to 1866 ; and at Chester from 1866 to his death 
 in 1881. His eldest son Albert William Reade now holds 
 the appointment of Registrar and High Bailiff of the County 
 Court of Somersetshire holden at Chard. 
 
 WILL. 
 
 WILLIAM SMITH READE, of Congleton, Cheshire, Esquire. 
 Will dated 25 Oct. 1821. My debts, etc., to be paid, and my sons George 
 Reade and Arthur Reade to be exors. To my daurs., Sarah Reade and 
 Isabella Reade, various articles of household furniture, etc. My brother 
 George Reade and my cousin John Smith Daintry of Foden Bank, 
 Esquire, to be trustees for the fortunes bequeathed by me to my daurs. 
 (my said cousin having allowed me to name him as an exor. I hope he 
 will excuse the deviation and accept the trust). The trustees to invest 
 £ 3,000 and to pay the interest arising therefrom to my said daur. Sarah 
 for life, and on her death in trust for her children. The like sum on the 
 same trusts to my daur. Isabella. Should my daur. Sarah die unmarried 
 or without issue, then her said share of £ 3,000 to go between my sons 
 George Reade and Arthur Reade, and my daur. Isabella Reade. On the 
 death of Isabella without issue her fortune to go to sons George Reade 
 and Arthur Reade and daur. Sarah Reade. The residue of my property 
 I devise to my two sons George Reade and Arthur Reade. Wits., 
 W m Eaton, Sandbach, surgeon ; Ann Emery, landlady, George Inn, 
 Sandbach ; H. Jones, solicitor, Wheelock and Sandbach. Codicil dated 
 9 Oct. 1 83 1. I revoke the appointment of my brother George Reade and 
 my cousin John Smith Daintry as trustees and in their place appoint my 
 sons George Reade and Arthur Reade. (no wits.) Will proved at Chester 
 9 July 1836 by George Reade and Arthur Reade the exors. Effects 
 under ^9,000. Testator died 17 Jany. 1836. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 Beneath | Is interred the Body of Sarah [ Wife of William Reade | of 
 Congleton and youngest | Daughter of Richard and Sarah | Martin of 
 the same place, she | died 7 Dec r 1820 Aged 57 years | Also Mary 
 Daughter of the | aforesaid William and Sarah | Reade, who died 28 th 
 Feb? 1803 I Aged 4 Years | And of Isabella, Daughter of the said | 
 William and Sarah Reade, who died | 23 rd April 1840, Aged 37 Years | 
 Also Edmund, Son of George Reade | their Son and Elizabeth his Wife 
 who I died I st April 1833 Aged 6 Months | Also of Arthur Reade, Son 
 of I the said William and Sarah Reade | who died 18"' December 1862 | 
 Aged 56 Years | And of Sarah Reade Daughter of [ the said William 
 and Sarah Reade | who died 18 th Sep' 1864 | Aged 63 Years. 
 
 Beneath | Are interred the Bodies of | George Reade of Congleton | 
 Son of William and Sarah Reade | who died 28 th March 1865, | Aged 
 69 Years | Elizabeth his wife, who died | on the 7 th day of the same 
 month I Aged 61 Years | Alice Martin Wife of George | William Reade, 
 Son of the said | George and Elizabeth Reade | who died 17 th January 
 1865 I Aged 31 Years | Emily Jean Wife of the said | George William 
 Reade who died | 2 nd Dec 1 1868 Aged 35 Years | And Emily Jean their 
 Daughter | who died 8 th Dec' 1868, [ Aged 9 Days | Also of George 
 William Infant son | of Arthur Lloyd Reade (son of the said | George 
 and Elizabeth Reade) and J Jessie his Wife who died 8 th Sep. 1867 | 
 Aged 10 Weeks. | Also of | Anne Wife of the said | George William 
 Reade who died | 31 st Dec" 1 1874 Aged 37 Years | And of their Children 
 Alice Mary ) who died 31 st Oct r 1875 I Aged 1 Year & 9 Months | Annie 
 Rosamond who died | i8 lh Nov r 1875 Aged 34 Years | And of the said | 
 George William Reade | who died Jany. 22 nd 1883 | Aged 54 Years | 
 And of Isabella Maria Reade | a Daughter of the said George Reade | 
 and Elizabeth his Wife who died on | the 17 th July 1889 Aged 51 Years | 
 And of I Elizabeth Anne Reade | eldest Daughter of the said | George 
 Reade and Elizabeth his Wife ] who died on the 12 111 of May 1896 I Aged 
 66 Years. 
 
"8 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Also of | George Percy eldest son of | Henry Lister Reade (a son of | 
 George and Elizabeth Reade) and | of Anna Ellen his Wife who died j 
 on the 29 th of June 1890 | aged 20 years. 
 
 MURAL TABLET IN ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 
 Sacred [ to the memory of | George Reade of Congleton | who died | 
 on the 28 th day of March 1865 | aged 69 years. | And of Elizabeth his 
 wife I who died | on the 7 th day of the same month | aged 61 years. 
 
 ASTBURY REGISTERS. 
 
 1796. Apl. 5. mard. William Reade of this par., Gent., and Sarah 
 Martin of this par., spinster, by Licence, by me, Page Godfrey, 
 Curate. Signed, William Reade, Sarah Martin. Wits., 
 Isabella Martin, Geo : Reade. 
 
 1827. Feb. 1. mard. George Reade, Jun r , of this par., bachelor, and 
 Elizabeth Swetenham, of this par., spinster, by License, by me, 
 A. B. Haden Jun r , Curate. Signed, Geo. Reade, Elizabeth 
 Swetenham. Wits., Tho' Reade, William Reade, Arthur Reade. 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIV. 
 
 READE OF CONGLETON AND MANCHESTER, WITH SHAW, LOWE, VERNON, ETC. 
 
 The Shaw family seems to have been a very numerous one 
 in the Congleton district during the first half of the eighteenth 
 century, but in spite of considerable efforts I have failed to 
 get definite evidence of the parentage of Mary Shaw who 
 married Richard Reade, or to discover their marriage. The 
 registers of Astbury and Marton throw no light on the 
 subject. Possibly something might be found at Swettenham 
 or Prestbury. 
 
 There can, however, be little doubt that Mrs. Richard Reade 
 was granddaughter of Richard Lowe of Marton, who is buried 
 between her brothers William and John Shaw, and who in 
 his will in 17 16 leaves all his property at Marton to his 
 daughter Sarah Shaw. 
 
 At the top of the pedigree I have given in tabular form 
 the principal results of my attempts to trace the Shaw family. 
 I have examined all the wills of Congleton Shaws at Chester. 
 It will be seen that the appraisers of Richard Lowe's 
 goods were John Shaw of Congleton, Alderman, and Jonathan 
 Vernon. The latter was certainly his son-in-law, and it is 
 natural to assume that John Shaw was the husband of his 
 daughter Sarah Shaw. It is curious, however, that the wills 
 at Chester provide no proof of this, and clearer evidence of 
 Mrs. Richard Reade's parentage would be satisfactory. 
 
 Alderman Thomas Shaw of Congleton in his will in 1732 
 mentions " my brother-in-law Joint Shaw." William Shaw of 
 Bosley, gent, was surety to the admon. bond of Thomas 
 Shaw's first wife Sarah in 171 8. A John Shaw was witness, 
 in 17 19, at Congleton, to the will of Hannah, widow of the 
 Rev. John Shaw of Swettenham. 1 
 
 A William Shaw was Chapel Warden of Marton in 1725, 
 and another of the name in 1740, but they were very likely 
 distinct individuals. Sarah, wife of William Shaw, was 
 buried there 5 Mch. 1740/ 1. John Shaw, of Somerford 
 Booths, died 11 Sept. 1802, aged 49, and was buried at 
 Marton, with his wife Sarah who died 18 Aug. 1832, aged 80. 
 Many of their children and grandchildren arc buried near 
 them. 
 
 I have not attempted to trace the ancestry of Richard 
 
 1 See p. 55, footnote. 
 
 Lowe, and when I examined the Marton registers did not 
 
 know of the Lowe-Shaw connexion. The following quaint 
 
 nuncupative will may possibly provide a clue : — 
 
 Thomas Low 
 
 This is a briefe account of y e Verball will, wee whose names 
 are here subscribed did heare your \>xo\\xx Joseph Low of Marton publish 
 lying on his death-bed in perfect memory, upon y e eleventh day of June 
 in the year one thousande seven hundred and Six, Imp. Joseph Low ot 
 Marton did give and bequeath to Thomas Low his brother living in 
 Maxfield, after his debts and funerall expences were paid, all his Messuge 
 and tenement lying in Marton, and to his two sisters Rebeckkah Low and 
 Mary Low he gave all his moveable goods jointly betwixt them. 
 Richard Lowe, Sarah Low, Will, Shaw. 
 
 The will was proved at Chester 24 Apl. 1707 by 
 Thomas Lowe the brother. 1 As this Thomas Lowe lived at 
 Macclesfield, he may have belonged to the family of Lowe of 
 Horderne in Rainow, to which Sir Thomas Reade's mother 
 belonged, 2 and the names of the witnesses make it seem 
 probable that the testator was a relative of Richard Lowe. 
 
 It is worthy of remark that Richard Lowe does not even 
 mention his daughter Mary, who married Jonathan Vernon, 
 in his will ; also that Elizabeth, daughter of William Shaw, 
 married a Joseph Low of Manchester, who may have been a 
 kinsman. 
 
 With regard to John Reade [1729- 1807], his wives and 
 daughters, there are several points which I have not 
 succeeded in clearing up. He undoubtedly had a daughter 
 Sarah Reade who married John Heath of Horton. He also 
 mentions in his will his late daughter Sarah Hirons, and on 
 the gravestone at Marton she is described as daughter of 
 John and Lydia Reade. But " Margaret wife of John Read" 
 was buried at Horton in 1788 aged 65. The facts that John 
 Reade's first wife was named Margaret ; that this gravestone 
 abuts against the Sant graves ; and that there does not seem 
 to have been any other local John Reade with a wife named 
 Margaret at that period, seem to point almost conclusively 
 to the Margaret who died in 1788 having been the first wife 
 of John Reade of Kermincham. If this be so, Sarah Hirons 
 
 1 This will is wrongly endorsed as that of Richard Lowe, an error followed by 
 the official calendar and the printed list. 
 
 2 See p. 55. 
 
PEDIGREE XXIV 
 
 79 
 
 must have been a daughter of John Reade's first wife, and 
 not, as stated on the gravestone, " of John and Lydia Reade." 
 The possibility of Sarah Hirons having been a daughter of 
 John Reade's second wife Lydia by some former husband is 
 minimised by the fact that her son was called Richard 
 Reade Hirons. One would not expect, at this period, to find 
 a man giving two of his children the same name. I have 
 not been able to find where John Reade's marriages took 
 place, nor those of his daughters, except Sarah Reade to 
 John Heath at Horton in 1782. Marriages were not 
 celebrated at Marton during that period ; so that perhaps a 
 search at the parish church of Prestbury might yield some- 
 thing. The Astbury registers contain no records of the 
 Reades of Marton. 
 
 The descendants of Mary Reade and John Sant are very 
 numerous, and are mostly engaged in farming. 1 
 
 For the dates of birth and death of Sarah Reade and 
 John Heath I am indebted to their grandson Mr. Richard 
 Heath of Endon. They had a family of four sons and three 
 daughters, all of whom, except one daughter, married and 
 left issue. Their descendants, if fully traced, would evidently 
 number many hundreds. John Heath was great-uncle of 
 George Heath [1844-1869], the "Moorland Poet," to whose 
 memory a handsome stone cross was erected in Horton 
 churchyard. 
 
 Valuable particulars of the Shaws and Reades are supplied 
 from the fly-leaf and back of the frontispiece of a Bible, 
 formerly in the possession of Thomas S. B. Reade. The two 
 pages have been torn out, but the rest of the book has not 
 been preserved. The date of publication is missing, but on the 
 back of the frontispiece are the Royal Arms and " G n R." 
 
 %0*y%gg£g? His Book 
 
 Ann Bancroft born 30 April 1744 
 Ann Reade died 4 Oct' 1805 
 
 W m Shaw born Sep' 11 th 1693 
 
 John Shaw March 17 th 1696 
 
 Sarah Shaw May 6 1699 
 
 Mary Shaw Nov. 10 1702 my Mother 
 
 My Uncle W* 2 Shaw died 6 th June 1773 
 aged 77 was Interd at Marton 
 
 M' Tho s Read Died io ,h Apr 1 1778 
 at 3 Quarters past 10 O Clock at Night 
 Aged 43 Years was Interrd 14 th Apr 1 at 
 S' Marys Church Manchester. 
 
 My brother William Read . . . 1727 
 
 John Read . May (?) 13 th 1729 
 
 Born 6 o'clock night Richard Read Born Sep' 15 th 1731 
 
 Tho s Read Born July 4 th 1734 
 
 1 For particulars of some of them, see p. 5. 
 
 2 It is written clearly " W m " in original, but it was of course his uncle John 
 Shaw who died on that date. 
 
 My Brother Rich d Read died 8 th May 1764. 6 o'clock night 
 
 Tho' & Ann Read was Married on Thursday the 20 th of August 1766 
 
 at Manchester 
 
 My daughter Etty Bancroft Read was born on Thursday the 25 th May 
 1769 at 1 o'clock at night and Baptized on Wednesday the 21" June at 
 Congleton by the Rev d M' Richard Sandbach. 
 
 My father Richard Read of Eaton died on Sunday February 1 the 14 th 
 1776 aged 83 J was Interrd at Marton. 
 
 My son . . . {sic) was Born on Sunday the 5 th of May 1776 at 
 11 o'clock Morning and was Baptized the 25 th by the name of Thomas 
 Shaw Bancroft by the Rev' 1 M' Sandford at S' Ann's Church Man- 
 chester. 
 
 Both leaves are considerably stained by ink, and some of 
 the entries are partially illegible. 
 
 Thomas Reade [1734-1778] was enrolled a freeman of 
 the borough of Congleton 29 July 1763. 
 
 A few entries in the private ledger of Thomas S. B. Reade 
 have a genealogical interest. In 1825 he mentions the 
 " Congleton estate left by my cousin John Shaw Reade," and 
 alludes also to "3 daughters of John Reade." In 1828 he 
 writes : — " Having advanced ^"500 to pay off the mortgage 
 on the Congleton estate, I shall deduct in future £20 per 
 annum from the allowance of £100, being so much paid to 
 Joseph from this estate." 
 
 Adam Turnock, the father of William Reade's first wife, 
 was a son of Thomas Turnock, of Rudyard, yeoman, by 
 Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Samuel Endon of Rudyard. 1 
 The birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Turnock, was thus 
 entered in his Family Bible : — 
 
 Our Seckond child was born 24 of March 1735 about a quarter past 
 eaight of y e clock in y" morning wee call her name Elizabeth. 
 
 One of Adam Turnock's brothers was the Rev. Robert 
 Turnock [1687- 1720], who was curate of Wormhill, in the 
 parish of Tideswell, co. Derby. 
 
 John Shaw Reade was admitted a freeman of Congleton 
 in 1786 and was Mayor of the Borough in 1793-4. 
 
 The following abstract of a deed in his possession was 
 kindly sent me by Mr. Thomas Cooper of Congleton, solicitor, 
 a well-known local antiquary. The deed is in such a dilapi- 
 dated state that the date is not discoverable, but it is before 
 1790. 
 
 Indenture dated . . . made between John Booth of Astbury, Cheshire, 
 Gent., of the 1" part, Joshua Taylor of Congleton, Cheshire, grocer and 
 Charles Sherratt of same place, shoemaker of the 2 nd part, and John 
 
 1 It will be noticed that the dates of Richard Reade's death, as given here, 
 on his tombstone, and in the registers at Marton, all differ. It is clear, however, 
 that he died in January, and Jany. 14, 1776, was a Sunday, whereas Feb. 14 
 was a Wednesday. I think he probably died Jany. 14 and was buried Jany. 17 ; 
 Jany. 7 in the burial register being an error for 17. 
 
 2 Samuel Endon was a son of Thomas Endon of Rudyard, Leek, who paid a 
 composition fee of £\o for knighthood in 1628. Samuel Endon married Helen 
 Sleigh in 1644, and their eldest son was Thomas Endon of Dairyhouse, Horton 
 (see footnote, p. 82). Their third son was Samuel Endon [1648-79] of 
 Macclesfield, whose trade token, dated 1671, is preserved in the British Museum 
 (see Boyne's Trade Tokens, ed. Williamson, vol. i. p. 89). I believe the Endon 
 family to be now extinct. 
 
So 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Shaw Reade of Congleton, Mercer, of the 3" 1 part. It recites a mortgage 
 by lease and release dated 13 and 14 May 1752 between John Beckett 
 late of Liverpool, Lanes., Ship Carpenter, now deed, and Mary his wife 
 of the one part and the said John Booth, Gent., of the other part, by 
 which certain hereditaments and premises therein named were conveyed 
 to said John Booth by way of mortgage for security for ^100 and interest. 
 It also recites a Bond dated 21 May 1755 from Beckett to Booth to secure 
 ^40 and interest which was still unpaid, making altogether, with other 
 sums, ,£225. It recites that the sa.\d Joshzta Taylor and Charles Sherratt 
 had bought the property from John Wheeler of Nantwich, Firman 
 (subject to the said mortgage bond and the life interest of said Mary 
 Beckett), and had paid to Booth the ,£225 owing to him which he acknow- 
 ledged. It was witnessed that in consideration of the ,£225-14-6 paid 
 by Taylor and Sherratt to Booth, the receipt of which he acknowledged, 
 and io 5 /- paid by John Shaw Reade to Booth which he acknowledged, 
 The said Booth did grant and release unto the said John Shaw Reade his 
 heirs and assigns, 
 
 A Messuage or Tenement with the appurtenances in High Street 
 Congleton theretofore occupied by said Thomas Beckett but then by 
 Thomas Bowers, saddler, 
 
 Another Messuage or Tenement in High Street adjoining the last 
 formerly in the occupation of Thomas Latham, Flax Spinner, but then of 
 John Hallon, 
 
 Another Messuage in High Street formerly in the occupation of Mary 
 Markland Widow but then of William Pownall Victualler, 
 
 A close of land at Dane River Side in Congleton called Green's 
 Wharf, 
 
 2 closes of land at Crosslich in Congleton called Carr Meadow and 
 Crosslich Meadow, 
 
 And also those several Butts or parcels of ground lying and being in 
 West Field in Congleton being- 3 days work late in the occupation of John 
 Lockett but then of the said Charles Sherratt. 
 
 To hold all the said premises unto the said Jolm Shaw Reade his 
 heirs and assigns, but one undivided moiety to the use of Taylor his 
 heirs and assigns for ever, and the other undivided moiety to the use of 
 Sherratt his heirs and assigns for ever. 
 
 This deed, though throwing no particular light on my 
 work, seems worth printing for the other information it 
 contains. 
 
 Jack Fields, where Richard Reade died in 1776, is a farm 
 on a hill about a mile south-east of Marton church. 
 
 The coat of arms on the seal to the will of Richard Lowe 
 in 1716 appears to be Yates impaling Lathom. 
 
 It does not seem to be quite clear that Jonathan Vernon 
 whose will was proved in 1752 was a son of Jonathan 
 Vernon whose will was proved in 1735, but he used the 
 seal of Richard Lowe, and evidently belonged to the same 
 family. 
 
 The following brief pedigree will make the will of John 
 Shaw Reade more intelligible. It is compiled from the 
 gravestones at Leek l and wills at Lichfield. 
 
 1 The following are the inscriptions on two gravestones adjoining that of 
 Richard Reade and John Shaw Reade. 
 
 Here ] Lie the Bodies of Joshua Stonehewer | late of this Town Gen' & 
 Sarah his Wife | She departed this Life 14 July | 17 . . 8 aged 34 He the 9" 1 of 
 August [ 1749 aged 77 | Also Benjamin Hall Son-in-Law | to the above Joshua 
 Stonehewer | who died 16 May 1740 aged 36. | Likewise Elizabeth Slack | 
 
 Granddaughter of the above Joshua [ Stonehewer | Likewise 
 
 John Slack late of [ Macclesfield I Elizabeth Slack died 
 
 28 April I 1815 Aged 59. 
 
 Here | Lieth the Body of Peter j Robinson of This Town Button | Merchant 
 who died April 28"' | 1775 Aged [? 54] | Also Hannah his Wife interr'd | Oct r 
 y'...i77 ■ • Aged 75. 
 
 Joshua Stonehewer, 1 of Leek, died 9 Aug. 1749, aged 77, and was- 
 
 burd. at Leek. 2 He married Sarah, daur. of Thomas Finney. She died 
 
 14 July 1708, aged 34, and was burd. at Leek, leaving issue two daurs., 
 
 (1) Hannah Stonehewer, who married, firstly, Benjamin Hall of Leek. 
 
 He died 16 May 1740, aged 36, and was burd. at Leek. 3 She 
 
 married, secondly, Peter Robinson of Leek (who died 28 Apl. 1 775 4 ), 
 
 1 According to a sketchy tabular pedigree in Sleigh's History of Leek (2nd 
 ed. p. 31), this Joshua was a son of Walter Stonier of Gillow, Biddulph (who 
 died in 1690), and had a daur. " Hannah Ellen Stonier " who married Joseph 
 Grosvenor. Sleigh has apparently combined the two daurs. into one. Stonier 
 and Stonehewer are merely variants of the same name. 
 
 2 Will abstract. Joshua Stonhewer, of Leek, Staffs., gent. Dated 12 July 
 1749. To my grandson William Stonhewer Hall, eldest son of my daur. 
 Hannah, all my messuages or dwelling houses in Derby St., Leek, in my occupa- 
 tion and of Richard Slack and Widow Pyne, with the lands, etc., called the Day 
 Work, the Calf Croft, the day work in the furlong with the house thereon occupied 
 by John Rowley and James Lee, the two Cornhill Cross Fields, one purchased from 
 Thomas Jolliffe, esq. , and occupied by Samuel Lucas, a piece of land called Brounts- 
 field occupied by Joseph Jackson (lately exchanged for a piece of land called 
 Birchall Croft) together with all the tythes thereof; and all my messuage, farm, 
 etc., at Leek called Pickwood occupied by William Trafford with the appurte- 
 nances except the timber in the Clough next Moorhouse which shall remain to the 
 uses named in the will of my late father-in-law Thomas Finney deed. ; and also 
 all my messuage or farm situate at Tittesworth, par. of Leek, called Foulchurch 
 occupied by John Davenport, and also my third part or share of a farm called 
 Crowborrow, par. of Horton, occupied by Richard Bolton ; To hold to the said 
 W. S. Hall for life and for want of issue to my grandson Thomas Hall, second 
 son of my said daur. Hannah and in default of issue to my grandson Joshua 
 Grosvenor eldest son of my daur. Ellen. To said grandson Thomas Hall my 
 farm, etc., in Biddulph, called the Cross, occupied by Matlhew Broadhurst for 
 life and for want of issue to said W. S. Hall and Joshua Grosvenor. Whereas I 
 am informed that my said daur. Hannah and her husband and my son-in-law 
 
 Joseph Grosvenor intend to dispute my right to devise some part of the premises 
 which were devised to me by my late father-in-law Thomas Finney deed, and to 
 disturb my said grandson, and whereas I am entitled, under the will of my late 
 father-in-law, as tenant by the courtesy of England, to certain lands at Leek 
 and have suffered my daurs. Ellen and Hannah to receive the rents, now they 
 are to be accountable to my exors. for such rents if they refuse to convey to my 
 grandson the whole property they intend to dispute. My exors. are to place out 
 ,£400 to interest, and in case my said daur. Hannah and her husband, Joseph 
 Grosvenor and Joshua Grosvenor shall make such conveyance as aforesaid, my 
 exors. shall pay the said sum of /400 and interest to my grandchildren Joshua, 
 Samuel, Rupert and Elizabeth sons and daur. of my said daur. Ellen at 21, but 
 otherwise to my grandson W. S. Hall. To my exors. £5 to be laid out in two 
 gravestones, one for my late wife and one for myself. To said Thomas Hall, 
 ^300. To my said grandchildren_/<7.r/»ra, Samuel, Rupert snA Elizabeth Grosvenor, 
 £100 each at 21. To my granddaur. Sarah Hall, ^300 at 21 or marriage. To 
 granddaur. Elizabeth Hall, ^2C0 at 21 or marriage. Residue to grandson W. S. 
 Hall, and appoint him and Ralph Moreton of Wolstanton, gent., exors. Wits., 
 Isaac Cope, Ra. Bradley, and Mary Slacke. Proved 26 Oct. 1749 at Lichfield by 
 William Stonhewer Hall, gent., power reserved for Ralph Moreton, gent. 
 
 Sleigh's pedigree shows Ralph Moreton as husband of Joshua Stonehewer's 
 sister Mary. 
 
 3 Admon. of Benjamin Hall, of Leek, Staffs., granted 30 Oct. 1740, at 
 Lichfield, to Hannah Hall of Leek, relict of deed. Sureties, Joseph Grosvenor 
 of Cheadle, surgeon, and John Bennett of Cheadle, yeoman. Undergo. 
 
 Sleigh shows John Bennett of Cheadle, Staffs., as husband of Joshua Stone- 
 hewer's sister Ellen. 
 
 1 Will abstract. Peter Robinson, of Leek, Staffs., gent. Dated 7 Jany. 
 1775. To m y mother Prudence Robinson of Macclesfield, Cheshire, widow, 
 £150 which she owes me and I paid for her to Richard Bulkeley, esq., in dis- 
 charge of a mortgage by way of assignment of a freehold lease of an estate at 
 Bucklow Hill, Cheshire, and which premises my said mother is now possessed of. 
 To my wife Hannah Robinson, ^400 to be paid her by my brother " George 
 Robinson and certain goods in the house for her use for life and then to my 
 brother John Robinson. My dwelling house, etc., in the occupation of my said 
 brother John and which I purchased from the assignees of my said brother Tohn 
 and from his partners Harry Lankford and William Stqfordbolh of Macclesfield 
 silk merchants and throwsters, to my wife Hannah for life and then to mv said 
 brother John, he to pay an annuity of £ 9 to my sister Hannah Robinson Mv 
 messuage, etc., in Macclesfield occupied by Nathan Jackson, adjoining the last 
 mentioned house, to said wife for life and then to mv hrntlmv r- „ f 
 
 v.- .t, » u /-™ , -c a r urotner George Robinson on 
 
 condition that he pays £400 to my wife and £100 to my sister Mary Haywood 
 my sister Hannah Robinson the further sum of ^50 to be paid u ' ° 
 
PEDIGREE XXIV 
 
 and herself died in Oct. 1776,-7 or -8, 1 leaving issue by her first 
 husband, 
 
 (1) William Stonehewer Hall, bapt. 30 Oct. 1726 at Leek. 
 
 He married, and his widow was living at Wilmslow, 
 Cheshire, in 1789. 2 He had issue a son, 
 
 William Stonehewer Hall, living 2 Mch. 1803 at 
 Leek. 
 
 (2) Thomas Hall, living 12 July 1749. 
 
 (1) Sarah Hall, who married Richard Reade [1731-64] of 
 
 Congleton and had issue by him, as shown in Pedigree 
 XXIV. 
 
 (2) Elizabeth Hall, who married [? Richard] Slack. She 
 
 was living in 1789 and had issue a son, 
 
 John Slack of Macclesfield, who died 28 Apl. 
 181 5, aged 59, and was burd. at Leek. 
 (2) Ellen Stonehewer, who married Joseph Grosvenor of Leek (accord- 
 ing to Sleigh, son of William G. of Leek, physician, and of 
 Sarah Brunt his wife) and had issue, 
 
 (1) Joshua Grosvenor, of Leek, surgeon. According to 
 
 Sleigh, he married Sarah Jones and by her, who died 
 in 1790, aged 70, had issue 
 
 Thomas Fenton Grosvenor, of Pickwood, Leek, 
 who married Mary Thomas (died 1863, aged 
 82) and died in 1831, aged 72, without issue. 
 Sarah Grosvenor, who married George Moody 
 Brentnall, and died in 1843, aged 86, at Leek, 
 without issue. 
 
 (2) Samuel Grosvenor, living 12 July 1749. 
 
 (3) Rupert Grosvenor, living 12 July 1749. 
 (1) Elizabeth Grosvenor, living 12 July 1749. 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 RICHARD LOW of Marton, par. of Prestbury, Cheshire, yeoman. 
 Will dated 15 Dec. 17 16. To my wife Sarah Low, the rooms or parts of 
 my dwelling house in Marton wherein I now inhabit and dwell, " with 
 the Room over the Ould Dwelling House, the Barne called the New 
 Barne now also in my Possibn & the use of the Oven to Bake in with the 
 Close called the Intack all situate & being in Marton," without her pay- 
 ing any rents or taxes for the same. And all my messuages, lands and 
 tenements in Marton, except what I have given to my wife for her life, 
 I give and bequeath unto my daur. Sarah Shaw and her assigns ; she 
 to pay out of it ^ioa year to my wife. Sole executrix, my said wife. 
 
 the decease of my mother Prudence Robinson. To my brother Henry Robinson, 
 ,£100. To my worthy friend Richard Stonier, £20. Whereas I the said Peter 
 Robinson and Hannah my wife have by certain indentures dated 24 Mch. 1756 
 settled divers messuages, etc., upon the children of my wife by her first husband, 
 etc., etc. Residue to my brother John Robinson. Exors. , my wife Hannah 
 Robinson and said Richard Stonier. Codicil dated 3 Mch. 1775, naming no 
 additional persons or places. Wits, to will and codicil, Geoige Lees, William 
 Condlyffe and John Condlyffe. Proved 11 May 1775 at Lichfield by both exors. 
 
 1 Will abstract. Hannah Robinson, of Leek, Staffs., widow. Dated 28 
 Aug. 1776. To my grandson William Stonhewer Hall yj-m full satisfaction 
 of his share of all my real and personal estate, except that part which is mentioned 
 by a deed made and executed by my late husband Peter Robinson and myself. 
 To my daur. Sai'ah Read of Congleton, half my household goods, £<,o, and also 
 that part of my real estate as is particularly mentioned in above deed. To 
 my daur. Elizabeth Slack, the other half of my household goods, etc. , together 
 with that part of my real estate as is particularly mentioned in above deed, and 
 the remaining part of my money at interest. Exors., my daur. Sarah Read 
 and my daur. Elisabeth Slack. Wits., Hugh Sleigh, Richard Smith, and 
 Richard Stonier. Proved 29 Apl. 1779, at Lichfield, by Elizabeth Slack, power 
 reserved for Sarah Read. 
 
 2 William Stonehewer Hall left a will (see will of John Shaw Reade, p. 83), 
 but it was not proved at Lichfield 1749-90. Sarah, widow of Richard Reade, in 
 her will in 1803, leaves her furniture to " M r " Catherine Hall of Wilmslow" 
 (see p. 84). Perhaps she was W. S. Hall's widow. The will of William 
 Stonehewer Hall, late of the Green, gent., was proved in 1798 at Chester, but I 
 have not examined it. 
 
 Signed, Richard Lowe. [Seal bearing arms, a fess between three gates, 
 a mullet for difference ; impaling, on a chief indented three roundles,' 
 over all a bend.] Wits., Hugh Wallworth, Hugh Wallworth, Dorothy 
 Wallworth her mark. Proved 1 Oct. 17 17 at Chester by Sarah Lowe 
 widow, the relict. Inventory of goods of Richard Lowe late of Marton, 
 par. of Prestbury, yeoman, taken 1 Aug. 1717 by John Shaw of Congle- 
 ton, Alderman, and Jonathan Vernon of Aston, Cheshire, yeoman. 
 Total .£193- 19-0. Item in inventory, " 1 large Bible & Testam' & Some 
 other Small Books, o~5 s -o." 
 
 Admon. of goods unadministered by Sarah Low the relict, granted at 
 Chester 9 Aug. 1732 to Mary Vernon alias Low of Aston, par. of Great 
 Budworth, Cheshire, widow, daur. and administrix. of goods of said Sarah 
 Low. Surety to bond, Jonathan Vernon of Knutsford, gent. 
 
 SARAH LOW late of Aston, par. of Great Budworth, Cheshire, 
 
 widow, deed. Admon. granted at Chester 9 Aug. 1732 to Mary 
 
 Vernon alias Low of Aston aforesaid, widow, daur. of deed. Surety to 
 bond, Jonathan Vernon of Knutsford, Cheshire. 
 
 JONATHAN VERNON of Nether Knutsford, Cheshire, gent., eldest 
 son and heir apparent of Jotiathan Vernon of Aston, par. of Budworth, 
 Cheshire, yeoman, deed. Will dated 4 Sept. 1734. Weak in body. 
 Debts to be paid out of rents of real estate after my mother's decease. 
 Recites indentures of lease and release dated 23 and 26 July 1734 between 
 said Jonathan Vernon the son of the I st part, Thomas Tagg of city of 
 Chester gent, and Joseph Flint of said city gent, of 2 nd part, and John 
 Priestiter of Northwich, Cheshire, yeoman and Thomas Anderton of 
 Aston, yeoman of 3 rd part. Messuage, lands, etc., mentioned in said 
 indentures, to be charged with sum of ,£250, of which I leave ,£50 to my 
 wife Ann Ver?ion, and the remaining ,£200 to my daur. Mary Vernon. 
 After the death of Mary Verno?i my mother, my said daur. Mary Vernon 
 to have the interest of said .£200 till 21 or marriage. To my daur. Mary 
 Vernon, ,£40 which is in my mother's hands, and which was left me by 
 my grandmother Sarah Lowe. If my son {unnamed) and daur. die 
 before 21 or marriage, I give .£50 further of said sum of .£250 to my wife 
 Ann Vernon, to whom I leave the residue of my estate. Exors., my 
 wife Ann Vernon and said John Priestner. Signed, Jonathan Vernon. 
 Wits., G. Barnett, Tho : Kinsey, Martha Pickering. Proved at Chester 
 9 June 1735 by Ann Vernon the extrix., John Priestner renouncing. 
 
 JONATHAN VERNON, of Aston by Budworth, Cheshire, yeoman. 
 Will dated 7 Dec. 1748. My eldest son Jonathan Vernon and my wife 
 Mary Vernon. My three younger sons John, Jonadab and Ralph. 
 Exors., my brother Jonadab Vernon, my said son John Vernon, and my 
 neighbour Thomas A?iderton of Field. Signed, Jo?iatha?i Ver?ion. 
 [Sealed with same seal as that used by Richard Lowe in 1716, but a very 
 poor impression.] Wits., Hann h Yates, R. Heyes, Ellen Whilton her 
 mark. Proved 24 Aug. 1752 at Chester by John Vernon the surviving 
 exor. 
 
 WILLIAM SHAW, late of Manchester, gent. Letters of admon. 
 were formerly granted 1 to William Shaw the younger (only son of the 
 said William Shaw living at the time of his decease), now also deed., 
 but he did not administer estate. Probate renounced 20 Feb. 1788 by 
 Joseph Low of Newton, par. of Manchester, Lanes., Merchant, and 
 Elizabeth his wife a surviving daur. of said William Shaw the elder. 
 Admon. was granted 29 Feb. 1788 tc Mary Shaw of the Town of Man- 
 chester, spinster, the other surviving daur. of said William Shaw. 
 Sureties, Robert Staniforth of the Town of Manchester, Esquire, and 
 Thomas Jones of the same place, gent. 
 
 RICHARD READ, of Congleton, Cheshire, mercer, deed. Admon. 
 granted at Chester 6 June 1764 to Sarah Read, widow, his relict. 
 
 In 1764 at Chester. 
 
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82 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Sureties, Peter Robinson, of Leek, Staffs., and Richard Read (signs Rich* 
 Reade) of Eaton, par. of Astbury, Cheshire. 
 
 JOHN SHAW, heretofore of the City of London, late of Congleton, 
 but now of Manchester, gent. Will dated 31 May 1773. Whereas by 
 my deed poll dated 29 Dec. last, in consideration of my natural love and 
 affection for my nephew Thomas Read of Congleton, I did grant unto 
 him his exors., admors., and assigns all my estate, etc., in my household 
 and other goods, etc., debts due to me, and all moneys standing in my 
 name in the New South Sea Stock, commonly called New South Sea 
 Annuities, and also all moneys standing in my name in the Joint South 
 Sea Stock, commonly called the Joint Stock of Old South Sea Annuities, 
 to hold to said Thomas Read his exors., admors. and assigns for ever. 
 And whereas by an indorsement on said deed poll I did grant and con- 
 firm unto said Thomas Read all said propertys, Now I do give bequeath 
 and grant same by this my will unto said Thomas Read, his exors., admors. 
 and assigns as well as all my real and personal estate, and appoint him 
 soleexor. Wits., Esther Bancroft, Thomas Heywoode. Proved at Chester 
 13 Aug. 1773 by Thomas Read the sole exor. "This probate was con- 
 firmed by Decree of Court at Chester the 7"' day of December 1780, 
 Jn° Dennil, Proctor." 
 
 THOMAS READ, of Manchester, Lanes., gent. Will dated 9 Apl. 
 1778. My personal estate, after the payment of my debts and funeral 
 expenses, unto my loving wife Ann Read, also all my messuages, lands, 
 tenements, etc., in Manchester and elsewhere and all my personal estate 
 whatsoever to enjoy and take rents, etc., until the youngest of my children 
 have attained 21, in order that she may educate, etc., my children in a 
 proper and decent manner, and then she to have yearly annuity of ,£70. 
 Immediately on the majority of my youngest child all my lands, etc., 
 and personal estate to be equally divided among my children. My son 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft Read to have house and premises now in my 
 possession opposite the Infirmary in Manchester in part of his share. 
 And after the decease of my said wife, I devise to such children of 
 Mistress Sarah Read, widow of my late Brother [blank] Read, as shall be 
 living, the sum of ,£1,000 amongst them. And also, on wife's decease, 
 the sum of ,£1,000 to such children of my Brother fohn Read z.% shall be 
 living. Both sums to be paid out of said estates. After the death of all 
 my children without issue, I leave all my estates to Esther Bancroft and 
 Sarah Bancroft, both ot Manchester, daurs. of Master Robert Bancroft 
 late of the same place, small ware manufacturer, deed., and sisters to my 
 said wife. I appoint my said wife Ann Read to be sole extrix. of my 
 will. Signed, Tho' Read. Wits., fames Knight, fohn Roberts, Rob' 
 Baxtey. Proved at Chester 7 May 1778. Thomas Read the testator 
 died 11 Apl. 1778. 
 
 MARY SHAW, of Manchester, Lanes., spinster. Will dated 16 Feb. 
 1785. To my sister Elizabeth Lowe, all my wearing apparel. The 
 following legacies : — to my very much esteemed friends M rs Mary and 
 M rs Sarah Horton ,£5-5-0 apiece as a small token of regard, and to 
 Edward Chippendall the like sum. Residue of my estate to my esteemed 
 friends Thomas Chadwick and Thomas Starkie Esquires, on trust to sell 
 and pay above legacies and invest the remainder, and to pay the interest 
 on same and my share in the Tithes of Waverham' to my said sister 
 Elizabeth Lowe for her own use free from her husband's control, and 
 then to her children equally. Trustees to have power to lend my said 
 sister Elizabeth Lowe my plate and china and household furniture, for 
 such time as they think fit. I appoint the said Thomas Chadwick and 
 Thomas Starkie exors. of my will. Signed, Mary Shaw. Wits., fo : 
 Chippindall, Rd. Ellis, John Nelson. Proved at Chester 13 Mch. 1797 
 by Tho' Starkie one of the exors., power reserved to Tho' Chadwick. 
 Under ,£2,000. 
 
 WILLIAM READE, 2 of Rudyard, par. of Leek, Staffs., gent. Will 
 dated 22 May 1794. To be buried in the Churchyard of Horton, by my 
 
 1 Probably Weaverham, near Northwich. 
 
 ! Thomas Crompton of Parkgate, Horton, yeoman, in his will dated 14 Apl. 
 
 late wife. To my niece Mary, wife of fohn Sant, ,£100. To my niece 
 Sarah, wife of fohn Heath, £100. To my nephew William Turnock, 
 son of the late Adam Turnock? £100. To George Godwin of Rudyard, 
 gent., ,£10. To my godson John Braddock, son of fohn Braddock" of 
 Rudyard, ,£10. To my servant Thomas Baddiley, £\o. To Mary, my 
 now wife, ,£50 and certain specified goods. Residue of my personal 
 estate to the said George Godwin and my nephew foh?i Shaw Reade of 
 Congleton, mercer, upon trust to sell, pay debts and legacies, and if any 
 surplus remain the same to go to my said nephew John Shaw Reade. 
 My messuages, farms, etc., in par. of Horton called the Hall Yate Farm 
 and the Fields, I give to Thomas Rowley of Overton, Staffs., gent., upon 
 trust to the use of fohn Cruso 3 of Leek, gent., for 500 years, and after the 
 expiration of the said term to the use of my said nephew John Shaw 
 Reade and his assigns for life, and after his decease to such of his children 
 as he may direct, and in default of issue then to my said nieces Mary 
 Sant and Sarah Heatli as tenants in common and not as joint tenants. 
 Annuity of ,£20 to brother John Reade of Kermincham, Cheshire, and 
 annuity of ,£20 to my said wife Mary during her widowhood, to be paid 
 out of said property. Exors., the said George Godwin and John Shaw 
 Reade. Wits., Ha7i?iah Doughty, Thomas Clowes, and Henry Jones. 
 Proved at Lichfield 29 Apl. 1799 on oath of John Shaw Reade, 4 the sur- 
 viving executor. Under £600. 
 
 JOHN SHAW READE, of Congleton, Cheshire, Mercer. Will un- 
 dated, "draft took on Witsunday 1789." To be buried at discretion of 
 my exors. My debts and funeral expenses to be paid from such of my 
 book debts as may lawfully be recovered, and any deficiency to be paid 
 out of the principal sum and interest due to me on mortgage made tome 
 byy. Booth late of Spen Green, par. of Astbury. Item I give to my 
 mother Sarah Reade my house wherein I do live in Pligh Street, Congleton, 
 with all its appurtenances, privileges, etc., " together with the pew in the 
 South side the Prachoal Chappel of Congleton," for her life, she to keep 
 the same house, garden, buildings, etc., in good repair and paint when 
 
 1729 and proved 8 May 1729 at Lichfield, alludes to " my godson William 
 Reade son to my cozen Richard Reade." This Thomas Crompton was the only 
 surviving son of William Crompton of Parkgate, Horton, yeoman, by Mary his 
 wife, daur. of Thomas Biddulph of Blackwood Hill (brother of John Biddulph of 
 Blackwood Hill whose son Richard married Anne Reade — see Ped. I) ; and 
 grandson of Thomas Crompton and Dorothy Reade his wife (see Ped. I). Peter 
 Crompton, another son of Thomas Crompton and Dorothy Reade, married Anne, 
 daur. of Thomas Godwin of Dunwood, Leek, brother of George Godwin whose 
 daur. Sarah married Thomas Reade (see Ped. I). 
 
 William Reade of Rudyard was himself godfather to three of the children 
 of George Godwin [1746-97] of Dunwood and Rudyard Hall, Leek, eldest 
 son of Thomas Godwin [1722-95] of Dunwood, by Mary his wife, daur. of 
 Benjamin Endon of Dunwood. Thomas Godwin was son of Arthur Godwin 
 of Dunwood, brother of Mrs. Thomas Reade (see p. 5). The aforesaid Benjamin 
 Endon was only son of Thomas Endon of Dairyhouse, Horton (see footnote, 
 p. 79), whose sister Elizabeth married Thomas Turnock and became grandmother 
 of William Reade's first wife (see p. 79). 
 
 George Godwin [1746-97] who at his death "was supposed to be the 
 heaviest man in the county" (Staffs. Advertiser) married Margaret [1757-1831], 
 daur. of Joseph Turnock of Rudyard, and niece of the Rev. Samuel Turnock, 
 B.A., Incumbent of Endon, near Leek, 1761-97. Joseph and Samuel Turnock 
 were sons of Samuel Turnock of Rudyard, who was a son of Thomas Turnock 
 and Elizabeth Endon. Benjamin Godwin of Burslem, fourth son of George 
 Godwin and Margaret Turnock, had a daur. Maria who married William Smith 
 Reade of Congleton (see Ped. XX and p. 71). 
 
 George Godwin and William Reade of Rudyard were co-trustees under the 
 will of William Reade of Spring Lane Hall, Baddiley, dated 1778 (see p. 20). 
 George Godwin's third brother was Benjamin Godwin [1755—1814] of Cobridge 
 Burslem, whose third wife was Ann, widow of Ralph Stevenson (see p. 75). 
 
 1 Adam Turnock of Rudyard was brother of William Reade's first wife. 
 
 2 John Braddock of Rudyard married Hannah Turnock, sister of Mrs. 
 George Godwin (see previous note but one). 
 
 » John Cruso [1751-1841] of Leek, attorney. (Sleigh's History of Leek, 2nd 
 ed. p. 99.) 
 
 4 John Shaw Reade certainly died in Oct. 1798. See gravestone and 
 registers. 
 
PEDIGREE XXIV 
 
 33 
 
 needful. Item I also give to my mother Sarah Reade all the legacies 
 bequeathed by my late uncle W" Storf Hall to me and my brother and 
 sisters which are all since dead, being his will that the sum of ,£800 
 should be paid out of his estates by my cousin W m Ston' Hall, 12 months 
 after the decease of M" Hall of Wilmslow, wife and widow to my said 
 uncle, he leaving to my cousin all his estates ; therefore as it appears that 
 I should have a right to dispose of same, although in lifetime of M" Hall, 
 and it being my wish that the said legacies be paid to my mother if living 
 for her sole use and disposal, and if my mother dies in the lifetime of 
 M" Hall I give said legacies of .£800 to my aunt Eliz' Slack for life, and 
 after her decease I bequeath to my cousin John Slack ,£400, and to my 
 cousin W m Ston' Hall ,£200, and to John Keeling of Chester ,£200, to 
 them and their heirs for ever, hoping my cousin W m Ston' Hall will pay 
 same legacies with no law or dispute. If I have no power to dispose of 
 same I " beg the partys will take a Councils oppinion upon a fair case 
 drawn upon from my Uncle Halls will and not to engage in a lawsuit 
 without it being clearly given in favor of my having a right of willing the 
 same & in such case woud advise them whom I have left the! legacies too 
 to file a Bill in equity to recover the s d legacies if my cousin W m Ston' 
 Hall shall refuse to pay them." Item I also give to my mother Sarah 
 Reade all my personal property, consisting of money onjmortgage, bonds, 
 notes and other securities, with all my stock-in-trade, book debts, house- 
 hold furniture, plate, china, linen, wearing apparel, etc., to her own use 
 for ever absolutely ; but these legacies to come out of the personalty at her 
 death, ,£5-5-0 "mAoJohn Wilson of Liverpool Barrow Maker to the Salt 
 Works," if then alive, and ;£io to Ann Kent, now servant to my mother, 
 if then alive. Item I give to my uncle William Reade of Rudyard, 
 Starts., after my mother's death, if he be then alive, my house, etc., afore- 
 said in Congleton with the pew in South Gallery aforesaid I also give 
 to my uncle William Reade, after my mother's death, the field which my 
 mother purchased of the late Thomas Podmore in Dog Lane, called by 
 the name of Dog Lane Croft, now in holding of Samuel Stubbs, labourer, 
 the power of willing same and the houses & land at Leek hereinafter 
 specified being vested in me by a deed dated [blank] and signed by my 
 mother, which deed was making a provision for my brother William and 
 sister Sarah who are both since dead intestate. I give to said uncle the 
 said house and field and after his death to his eldest lawful male issue if 
 he have any for ever, but charged with £6 per annum to be paid to my 
 uncle John Reade of Kermincham, Cheshire, who is to have no power of 
 disposing same. If uncle John Reade dies during lifetime of uncle 
 William Reade, I charge the latter to pay the £6 per annum to such of 
 my uncle John Readers 3 daurs. as maybe living, equally among them. 
 In default of such issue of my uncle Willia?n, I give the same, after his 
 decease, to my cousin Tho' Shaw Bancroft Reade of Manchester, if then 
 alive, chargeable with £6 per annum to be payed as aforesaid, and then 
 to his eldest lawful male issue for ever, and failing such to his heirs, and 
 then to discontinue the ,£6 per annum and pay instead, 6 months after 
 my said cousin shall come into possession of said house and field, ,£100 
 to my uncle John Reade and ^50 each to my cousins Mary Saunt, Sarah 
 Heath, Ann Stephenson and Esther Reade for their own use and then to 
 their children equally. Item I give " to my Aunt Slack . . . ' houses in 
 Spout Street 2 w ch are those that Joel Ball, Joseph Allen, John Freeman 
 and the Rev* M' Rogers live in " after my mother's decease & to her 
 heirs for ever. " Item I give to my cousin W m Ston Hall the 3 house 
 next below those w ch I have left to my aunt Slack w cl1 are those w ch 
 Hannah Joel, Tho' Nixon & John Poyott live in & the field at Cornhill 
 Cross 3 now in his holding " all of which I give to him at my mother's 
 decease and to his heirs for ever. Signed, John Shaw Reade. Wits., 
 Joseph Clubbe, Th" Chaddock Jun r , Jesse Drakeford. 
 
 In Consistory Court of Chester 1 May 1802, Arrowsmith and Beever 
 against all persons pretending interest in the goods of John Shaw Reade, 
 deed. On which day appeared personally William Smith of Congleton, 
 gent, and made oath that he knew and was well acquainted with John 
 Shaw Reade late of Congleton aforesaid Mercer, deed., and with his 
 handwriting and subscription, having often seen him write and sign his 
 
 Original defaced. 
 
 Spout Street and Cornhill Cross are in Leek. 
 
 name, and having carefully perused a certain paper now in the Registry 
 of the said Court purporting to be the last will and testament of the said 
 dec d and containing various interlineations and obliterations (among the 
 latter of the words " which was left to my mother by grandmother Robin- 
 son " on the fifteenth line of the fifth side ') the said William Smith deposes 
 that he believes the whole will to be in the proper handwriting of said 
 decd. Sworn at Congleton before Samuel Williamson, Surrogate. 
 
 On 14 Aug. 1802 admon. with will annexed of John Shaw Reade was 
 granted at Chester to William Arrowsmith and Jonathan Beever, the 
 principal creditors. Effects under ,£1,000. 
 
 WILLIAM READE, of Rudyard. Whereas by Indenture, dated 
 25 Mch. 1785, made between Sarah Reade of Congleton, widow, relict 
 and admtrix. of Richard Reade her late husband, deed., of the I st part, 
 William Reade of Rudyard, par. of Leek, gent., and John Shaw Reade of 
 Congleton, Mercer and Linen Draper, the eldest son and heir of said 
 Richard Reade by said Sarah and heir apparent of said Sarah of 2 nd part, 
 and William Reade the only younger son of said Richard Reade by said 
 Sarah his then wife and then his widow of the 3 rd part, a certain term of 
 500 years of and in all those seven messuages, etc., of her the said Sarah 
 Reade the mother, situate in Spout Street, Leek, aforesaid, then occupied 
 by Joel Ball, Septimus Thomas Dixon, John Freeman, John Rogers, 
 Clerk, Hannah Joel, Thomas Nixon and John Davis, and all that close 
 of land of her the said Sarah Reade the mother at or near Cornhill Cross, 
 Leek, in the occupation of William Stonehewer Hall, gent., and buildings, 
 etc., and all tithes, etc., arising from said premises (the tithe of hay 
 excepted) and all other lands, etc., whereof the said Sarah Reade, the 
 mother, had any estate or interest whatsoever, was vested in the said 
 William Reade his exors., admors., and assigns upon the trusts and for 
 the purposes mentioned in said indenture. And whereas the said 
 William Reade died without having administered or assigned the re- 
 mainder of said term in his will made 22 May 1794 which was proved by 
 John Shazu Reade the surviving exor. who afterwards died intestate with- 
 out having administered or assigned said term and there is now no legal 
 representative of said William Reade decd. to administer said premises^ 
 and that Thomas Fenton Grosvenor of Pickwood near Leek, Esquire^ 
 Robert Heatli of Leek, stone mason, and William Fisher of Biddulph, 
 farmer, are the present owners of said estate and John Darcey* of Marton, 
 Cheshire, Clerk, and Nelly his wife (which Nelly is sole admtrix. of goods 
 of her late mother Hannah Brindley decd.) are entitled to beneficial 
 interest of the money now payable under said trusts, and are desirous of 
 having the remainder of said term administered and to have a represen- 
 tative of the said William Reade and have nominated John Lockett 3 of 
 Congleton, gent., to be such representative and to take out letters of 
 admon. of the effects of said William Reade unadministered by said John 
 Shaw Reade with will annexed, limited to his title in said premises and 
 the residue of said term of 500 years. 
 
 The said John Lockett was sworn 3 June 1818, and admon. with will 
 granted to him at Lichfield 6 June 1S18. Sureties, Joseph Roe of Congle- 
 ton, Esquire, and Henry Barkley of Congleton, gent. Under ,£200. 
 
 WILLIAM READE, of Rudyard. By the same indentures dated 
 25 Mch. 1785 certain land near Dog Lane in Congleton was vested in 
 said William Reade of Rudyard who died without administering same, 
 etc., which said estate is now in the possession of William Bull of 
 Congleton mercer, and Thomas Bancroft Reade of Leeds, Yorkshire, 
 merchant, and John Darcey of Marton, Clerk, being entitled to beneficial 
 interest from same and are desirous to have it administered, Admon. of 
 same estate (the value of which was sworn under ,£100) was granted to 
 
 1 I cannot say where this clause was in the will. 
 
 2 The Rev. John Darcey, B.D., Fellow of Brasenose Coll., Oxf., incumbent 
 of Marton, died 10 June 1844 aged 75. Mary, his second wife, died 25 Mch. 
 1857 aged 63. He had several sons by his first wife. (See Ormerod's Cheshire, 
 2nd ed. vol iii, p. 726 ; also Earwaker's East Cheshire, vol. ii, p. 395). 
 
 3 John Lockett, of Congleton, attorney, died Oct. 1826, aged 52, and was 
 buried at Leek. 
 
 M 2 
 
84 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 John Lockett of Congleton, gent., at Chester 12 Apl. 1819. 
 Barkley of Congleton, gent. 
 
 Surety, Henry 
 
 JOHN READE, of Kermincham, Cheshire, yeoman. Will dated 
 16 Oct. 1804. Debts and funeral expenses to be paid. "And it is my 
 will and desire that no more than twelve persons attend at my funeral, 
 and that those have gloves and hatbands, and be provided with cold 
 meat, wine and biscuits." To be buried at Marton near my mother, and 
 a stone put over my grave. Sarah wife of John San/, the younger, of 
 Horton. My grand-daur. Ann San/. My grandchildren Thomas, Ann 
 and Mary, son and daurs. of my daur. Ann Stephenson of London, 
 widow. My late nephew, John Shaw Rcade. The son and daurs. of my 
 late daur. Sarah Hirons. Money due to me horn John Hirons of Con- 
 gleton, cotton manufacturer. Exors., M r Thomas Jackson of Blackden, 
 and my son-in-law John San/ of Horton. Wits., John Be/teley, James 
 Podmore. Proved at Chester 12 May 1807 by Thomas Jackson and 
 John San/ the exors. Personal estate under ,£300. Testator died 
 1 Mch. last. 
 
 SARAH READE, of Leek, Staffs., widow, formerly of Congleton, 
 Cheshire. Will dated 2 Mch. 1803. To my nephews William Stonehewer 
 Hail of Leek, gent., and John Slack of Macclesfield, clock maker, 5 s /- each 
 and a book. To M rs Caiherine Hall of Wilmslow, Cheshire, widow, my 
 furniture etc. To M" Sarah Bren/?iall of Leek, a gown. To Mary 
 Maddock, junior, of Leek, spinster, a clock. Residue to Thomas Fenton 
 Grosvenor and appoint him sole exor. Wits., Caiherine Maddock, 
 George Meaykin and James Maddock. Proved at Lichfield 19 July 1815 
 by Thomas Fen/071 Grosvenor of Leek Esquire. Personal estate under 
 ^200. 
 
 GRAVESTONES 1 AT MARTON, NEAR CONGLETON. 
 
 Here | lieth the body of Sarah | Hirons wife of John Hirons \ of Con- 
 gleton Daughter of John | and Lydia Reade of Kirmincham | who died 
 March the 12 th 1803 | aged 35 years. 
 
 Afflictions long with Patience born | Physicians were in Vain | Till 
 God was pleased to send Relief | And ease me of my Pain. 
 
 Also Matthew their Son died | May the 6 th 1803 aged 11 Months | 
 Also Richard Reade Hirons | of Congleton who died Sept | 26 th 1826 
 Aged 26 years. 
 
 Here | lieth the body of W" Shaw | Gent Obiit 16 May 1762 | /Etat 
 69 I Also near this stone lieth the | mortal body of Rich 11 Reade | late of 
 Jackfields who depa ] rted this life Jan'? 18"' 2 1776 | aged 84 years | 
 Also Mary his wife who departed | this life Sept' II th 1782 aged 79 | 
 years | Also of John Reade Son of the | above who died March 7 th 1807 
 aged 78 Years | Also Lydia Wife of the above | said John Reade of 
 Kermin- | -cham who died February the | 21 st 1815, aged 70 years. 
 
 Here Lieth | interred the Body | of Richard Low | of Marton who 
 Departed this life | July the 22 d Anno | Dom 1717 | aged 79. 
 
 Here | Lieth interred the Body of | John Shaw late of London Gent : 
 I Obiit 6 June 1773 JET 77. 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT HORTON. 
 
 Here | Lie the remains of Eliz h Wife | of Will™ Read died Dec' 17 th | 
 1788 Aged 53 I (then Jollows a verse oj 4 lines which 1 could not read) \ 
 Also the above William Read died | June 2o' h 1794 Aged 67. | Both old 
 and young O Death must yield to thee | And Day by Day thy powerfull 
 Arm we see | In vain the Tear in vain the heart-felt Sigh | All that is 
 born to live is born to die. 
 
 In Memory of | Margaret Wife of John | Read who died Dec r 5, 1788 
 I Aged 65. I A loving wife and a tender mother. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of | John Sant who | died at the Fields in 
 this I Parish April the 7 ,h 1831 | Aged 80 years | Also Mary Wife of the 
 aforesaid | John Sant who departed this Life | Nov. 21 st 1838 in the 85 
 Year | of her Age. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT LEEK. 
 
 Here | Lie the remains of Hannah, daugh r | of Richard and Sarah 
 Read of | Congleton who died Sept. the 16 th | 1758 Aged 3 Years | Also 
 William their Son was interred | November 30 th 1762 Aged 3 months | 
 Likewise the above Richard Read | of Congleton was interred May II th 
 I 1764 Aged 32. I The second Hannah their daughter | interred May 15 th 
 1779 Aged 18 years | And Sarah their daughter interred | May the 20 th 
 1786 Aged 28 years. | Also John Shaw Read, son of the | above Richard 
 and Sarah Read died | Oct. I st 1798 aged 36. 
 
 1 These 4 graves lie side by side, in the order given, and form a distinct 
 group. They form a path to the southern door of the church. 
 
 2 See p. 79, footnote. 
 
 1734- 
 1762. 
 
 •773- 
 1776. 
 1782. 
 1803. 
 1803. 
 1807. 
 1815. 
 1826. 
 
 1727. 
 1729. 
 
 i73>- 
 1782. 
 
 1794. 
 1831. 
 
 MARTON REGISTERS. 
 
 July 21. bapt. Thomas Son of Richard & Mary Read. 
 
 May 23. burd. William Shaw of Eaton. 
 
 June 8. John Shaw of Manchester was buried. 
 
 Jany. 7. Richard Reid of Congleton was buried. 1 
 
 Sept. 22. burd. Mary Read of Congleton Widdow. 
 
 Mch. 16. burd. Sarah Hinghams {sic) of Congleton. 
 
 May 9. burd. Mathew hinghams (sic) of Congleton. 
 
 Mch. 10. burd. John Read, Kermincham. 
 
 Feb. 24. burd. Lydia Reade, Kirmincham, 70 years. 
 
 Oct. 1. burd. Richard Hirons, Congleton, 26 years. 
 
 HORTON REGISTERS. 
 
 June 15. bapt. William Son of Rich d & Mary Read. 
 
 July 27. bapt. John son of Rich J & Mary Read. 
 
 Sept. 26. bapt. Ric" Son of Rich' 1 & Mary Read of Y e Fields. 
 
 Dec. 8. mard. John Heath of Horton and Sarah Reade of Horton. 
 
 Wits : John Reade, Mary Hanson. 
 Dec. 8. burd. Margaret Read. 
 Dec. 20. burd. Elisabeth Read from Rudyard. 
 June 22. burd. William Read from Rudyard. 
 Apl. 12. burd. John Sant, Fields, Blackwood, 80 
 Nov. 24. burd. Mary Sant, New Chapel, 84. 
 
 LEEK REGISTERS. 
 1798. Oct. 5. burd. John Shaw Read of the parish of Astbury, aged 36. 
 
 SWETTENHAM REGISTERS. 
 
 1759. May 10. bapt. Sarah daughter of John and Margaret Read of 
 Kermincham. 
 
 REGISTERS OF PARISH CHURCH, MANCHESTER 
 [now the cathedral]. 
 
 1766 Aug. 21. mard. Thomas Read, of the Parish of Astbury & Town 
 of Congleton, Iron Monger, and Ann Bancroft of this Parish 
 & Town, Spinster, by Licence, by me, James Bayley. Signed, 
 Tho s Read, Ann Bancroft. Wits., Esther Bancroft, Jos h Ban- 
 croft. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. PETER'S, CONGLETON. 
 1769. June 21. bapt. Etty Daughter of Thomas & Ann Read. 
 
 REGISTERS OF ST. ANN'S, MANCHESTER. 
 
 1776. May 25. bapt. Thomas . . . 2 Bancroft son of Thomas & Ann 
 Read. Abel Ward, Rector. 
 
 See p. 79, footnote. 
 
 2 Name illegible in register. 
 
PEDIGREE XXV 
 
 85 
 
 PEDIGREE XXV. 
 
 READE OF LEEDS, ETC.; WITH HAMMOND, WOODHOUSE, AND BAILDON. 
 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade was the only son of 
 Thomas Reade who had been brought up as an ironmonger 
 at Congleton, but who on inheriting " a large fortune " from 
 his uncle John Shaw in 1773 " retired to Manchester to live 
 private." 1 
 
 The position of this branch seems to have been consider- 
 ably improved by the alliance with the Bancrofts, who were 
 a Manchester family of some means and respectability. The 
 following pedigree is compiled from entries on sheets appar- 
 ently torn from a Family Bible, 2 from the Manchester School 
 Registers published by the Chetham Society, from the will 
 abstracts I give in footnotes, and from other sources indicated. 
 
 Robert Bancroft, of Manchester, died 20 May 1766, aged 64. 3 He 
 
 1 See account of the family by James Reade, p. 35. 
 
 2 The following are the entries relating to the Bancrofts : — 
 
 Robert BancrofTt 
 His Book Bought 
 June the 5 : 1724 
 
 Nov 3 : 1735, James Bancroft born four Clock In the After Noon, and 
 Babtised the 1 6, Collegeatt Church in Manchester, son to Rob* Bancroft. De- 
 parted 29, half a hour after seven a clock night. Buryed 30. 
 
 Nov' 25, 1736, James Bancroft born five Clock in the morning. Babtised 
 Desem' 12 at Manch r Ould Church. 
 
 August 3, 1739, Joseph Bancroft born three Clock in the morning. Babtised 
 the 26 th : Christ College, Manchester. 
 
 Janu y 18 : 1741, Benjamin Bancroft born three a Clock or a little after in the 
 morning. Babtised Febru-" 7 : Christ College, Manchester. 
 
 Aprill 30: 1744, Ann Bancroft born \ past eight a Clock in morning. 
 Babtised 13 of May, Whit Sunday, at Christ College, Manchester. 
 
 May 25 : 1746, Robert Bancroft born near twelf a Clock at Sunday night. 
 Burid 29. 
 
 Octo r 23 : 1747, Esther Bancroft born 7 a Clock in morning, and Babtised 
 15 of Novemb r at Christ College, Manchester. 
 
 Janu v 5 : 1749, Sarah [Bancroft] born six Clock at Night. Baptised 21 at 
 Christ College, Manchester. 
 
 I Rob' Bancroft died May 20 th , 1766, aged [64]. 
 
 'Ann Bancroft died Decern' 19, 1779, aged 72. 
 Jam : Bancroft, son, died Feb? 23, 1785, aged 48. 
 Benj : Bancroft, died June 12, 1794, aged 53. 
 Joseph Bancroft died June 3, 1796, aged 57. 
 Thomas Bancroft died May 20, 1802, a. 80. 
 Mary Ainsworth died May 25, 1802. 
 Ann Reade died Oct. 4, 1805, ag. 61. 
 Sarah Bancroft died May 3, 1826, aged 78. 
 
 3 Will abstract. Robert Bancroft, of Manchester, Lancashire, chapman. 
 Dated 12 Nov. 1764. Just debts, funeral expenses, and charges of proving will 
 to be paid out of personal estate. My undivided parts or share of certain messu- 
 ages, cottages, or dwelling houses and premises in Rochdale, I give to my loving 
 wife Ann for her life, and after her decease to my sons Joseph and Benjamin 
 Bancroft, their heirs, etc., for ever as tenants in common. My messuage or 
 dwelling house in Deansgate, Manchester, now in the tenure of me and William 
 Evans, which I hold by lease under the Warden and Fellows of the Collegiate 
 Church of Christ in Manchester, I bequeath to my son Joseph Bancroft, his exors., 
 etc., for all my term therein. My two messuages or dwelling houses in Parsonage 
 Lane, Manchester, now in the occupation of William Baxter and Edmund Lord, 
 tailors, which I hold by similar lease, I bequeath to my two daurs. Ann and 
 
 married Ann, daur. of and Esther Nevill. 1 By her, who died 19 
 
 Dec. 1779, aged 72, he had issue, 
 
 (1) James Bancroft, born 3 Nov. 1735, and baptised 16 Nov. at the 
 
 Collegiate Church in Manchester ; died 29 Nov. and buried 
 30 Nov. 1735. 
 
 (2) James Bancroft, of Manchester, smalhvarer ; born 25 Nov. 1736, 
 
 and baptised 12 Dec. at Manchester Parish Church; entered 
 Manchester Grammar School, 26 May 1746, as son of Robert 
 Bancroft of Manchester, threadmaker ; died 23 Feb. 1785, 
 aged 48. By his wife, of whom nothing is known, he had issue, 
 (1) John Bancroft, admitted to Manchester Grammar School, 20 
 Jany. 1779, as son of James Bancroft of Manchester, thread- 
 maker ; probably died young, as he is not mentioned in his 
 uncle Joseph's will. 
 
 Sarah Bancroft, their exors., etc., for all my term therein. To my daur. Ann 
 Bancroft ^200, to my daur. Esther Bancroft ^300, and to my daur. Sarah ,£200. 
 To my son Joseph Bancroft my pew or seat on the south side of S' Mary's 
 church, Manchester, marked N° 95. To my wife Ann ^100, and such house- 
 hold goods and furniture, chosen where she pleases, as will amount in value to 
 £,\o or ^12. All said legacies to be paid by my exors. out of personal estate 
 within 12 months after my decease, wife's legacy to be in satisfaction of her 
 dower. To my son James Bancroft all my yarn, working tools, mills, bobbins, 
 tubs, bark, leads and dying stuff, for his own use, he to pay any debts I may owe 
 for yarn. Residue of personal estate, after payment of debts and legacies, to my 
 children Joseph, Benjamin, Ann, Esther and Sarah, in equal shares. Exors., 
 my sons Joseph and Benjamin and my daur. Ann. Signed, Robert Bancroft. 
 Wits., Frances Tunnaditie, Jo. Nicholson, Rich' 1 Tunnadine. Proved 7 July 
 1766 at Chester by all three exors. 
 
 1 Thomas Guest of Blackwater within Spotland in the par. of Rochdale, 
 bricklayer, by will dated 6 Mch. 172 . ., gave the residue of his estate in four 
 equal parts — the first to John and Ann Nevil, children of his late niece Esther 
 Nevil deed. — the second to his niece Sarah White — the third to his niece 
 Martha Worsley — and the fourth, as to half to his nephew Thomas Bradshaw 
 and as to the other half to Ann and Martha Bradshaw, daurs. of said Thomas 
 by his second wife. The said John Nevill was living at Darlaston, Staffs. , in 
 1732. The said Martha Worsley was wife of Abraham Worsley, and he and his 
 daur. Hannah were alive in 1744- 
 
 The above particulars are extracted from a deed relating to the Worsley 
 family, in the possession of W. Paley Baildon. It will be noticed that Joseph 
 Bancroft, by his will in 1793 (see p. 86, footnote), left his share of an estate 
 at Blackwater Street, Rochdale, to T. S. B. Reade. 
 
 The will of Thomas Guest, of Blackwater, bricklayer, was proved at Chester 
 1731. From Henry Fishwick's History of Rochdale (1889) I learn (p. 284) that 
 Thomas Guest of Blackwater Street, Rochdale, bricksetter, by his will dated 
 (? proved) 6 Nov. 1731, left three cottages and a garden in Blackwater Street to 
 trustees to apply the profits therefrom to pay a schoolmaster to teach reading " to 
 the children of poor people who lived between the top of Blackwater and the 
 stile that led into Town Meadows " ; and that " Thomas Guest also left a legacy 
 for the schoolmaster of Astley in the parish of Leigh, in Lancashire, of which 
 parish he was a native." 
 
 That the Guests had been a strong stock at Astley is proved by the following 
 list of wills, etc., at Chester : — 
 
 1631. John Guest, of Astley, Inv. 
 
 1638. George Guest, of Astley, parish of Leigh. 
 
 1640. Thomas Guest, of Astley, parish of Leigh. 
 
 1648. John Guest, of Astley, parish of Leigh, Adm. 
 
 1662. Thomas Guest, of Astley, Inv. 
 
 1678. Henry Guest, of Astley, Nunc. will. 
 
 1679. Thomas Guest, of Astley, Admon. with Inv. 
 
 1679. Oliver Guest, of Astley, Admon. with Inv. and Accounts. 
 
 1680. Catherine Guest, of Astley, Admon. with Inv. 
 1686. John Guest, senior, of Astley. 
 
 1703. Thomas Guest, of Leigh, Admon. with Inv. 
 1708. Anne Guest, of Astley, widow. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 (2) James Bancroft, admitted to Manchester Grammar School, 11 
 Jany. 1787, as son of late James Bancroft, of Manchester, 
 smalhvarer. He married 1 and had issue, 
 
 (1) Robert Nevill Bancroft, living a minor 15 Dec. 1S15 ; matri- 
 
 culated 28 Oct. 1S29, aged 28, at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 
 as Robert Nevile, eldest son of James Bancroft of Man- 
 chester, gent. 
 
 (2) Nevill Bancroft, living a minor 15 Dec. 18 15 ; he was alive 
 
 in 1848, practising as a solicitor, with offices in Gray's 
 Inn. 
 
 (3) Siffred Bancroft, living a minor 15 Dec. 1815. 
 (1) Mary Bancroft, living a minor 15 Dec. 1815. 
 
 (3) Joseph Bancroft, of Manchester, gentleman ; born 3 Aug. 1739, and 
 
 bapt. 26 Aug. at the Collegiate Church in Manchester ; entered 
 Manchester Grammar School, 19 Jany. 1748/9, as son of Robert 
 Bancroft of Manchester, threadmaker. He died unmarried, 
 3 June 1796, aged 56. 2 His death was thus noticed in the 
 Monthly Magazine for June 1796. "Aged 57, Jos. Bancroft, 
 esq., he filled the duties of a private station with exemplary 
 regularity and benevolence." His portrait is in the possession 
 of the Rev. J. W. Patey Reade. 
 
 (4) Benjamin Bancroft, of Manchester, gentleman ; born 18 Jany. 
 
 1741/2, and bapt. 7 Feb. at the Collegiate Church in Man- 
 chester ; entered Manchester Grammar School, 16 Jany. 1752, 
 as son of Robert Bancroft of Manchester, threadman ; died 12 
 
 June 1794. 3 He married Ann , who was living 29 July 
 
 1791, and by her had issue, 
 
 1 The following marriage in the Monthly Magazine for Sept. 1798, under 
 Manchester (p. 226), maybe that of our James:—" M' James Bancroft, to Miss 
 Mary Leigh." .- 
 
 2 Will abstract. Joseph Bancroft, o Manchester, gent. Will dated 
 6 July 1793. My pew on N. side of S' Mary's church, N° 44, to my sister 
 Ester Barlow wife of John Barlow, smallware maker, for life, with remainder 
 to my sister Sarah Bancroft in fee. My pew on S. side of S' Mary's church, 
 N° 95, to my nephew James Bancroft in fee. My pew contracted for in a new 
 church called St. Peter's, Manchester, to my nephew T. S. B. Reade in fee, 
 subject to a right of one sitting to my sister Sarah Bancroft for life. All my 
 estate and interest in farm and cottages at Light Down Green, par. of Eccles, 
 containing about 66 acres, to T. S. B. Reade. All my share in certain messuages 
 and land at the top of Blackwater St. , Rochdale, to T. S. B. Reade in fee. My 
 leasehold messuages, etc., in Deansgate, Manchester, held by lease from the 
 Warden and Fellows of the Collegiate Church of Christ in Manchester, now in 
 occupation of said John Barlow and — Boden, to nephew James Bancroft. To 
 sister Sarah Bancroft, £3000 including what I owe her. To sister Ester Barlow, 
 the interest of ,£1000 for life for her separate use, and at her death the said sum 
 to go to sister Sarah Bancroft. To sister Ann Read, £1000, and if she pre- 
 decease me, to her two children T. S. B. Reade and Etty, wife of Christopher 
 Smith of Leeds, merchant, equally. To nephew/a^ Bancroft, £3000, and if he 
 predecease me, to said T. S. B. Read and Etty Smith, equally. To my niece, Etty 
 Smith, £1000 and a bond of £2000 due to me from her husband. To my exors., 
 20 guineas each. Residue of personal estate to nephew T. S. B. Reade. Exors., 
 Ralph Kirkham, cotton merchant; Charles Wood of Norfolk St., merchant; 
 and nephew T. S. B. Reade. Wits., Joseph Rigby sen., Joseph Rigby jun., 
 Thomas Bancroft. Codicil dated 29 May 1796. To sister Esther Barlow, an 
 annuity of ^50 for life out of my messuages, etc., in Deansgate. Wits., Francis 
 Smith, John Lee, Eden Clayton. Codicil dated 29 May 1796. To my dear 
 sister Ann Reade, an annuity of ^50 payable out of £1000 which I have left to 
 my niece Etty Smith. Wits., John Barlow, Eden Clayton. Affidavit of John 
 Barlow of Liverpool, gent. , taken before Thomas Bancroft surrogate. Proved 
 4 July 1796 at Chester by T. S. B. Reade, power reserved for the other exors. 
 Sworn under ,£10,000. 
 
 3 Will abstract. Benjamin Bancroft, of Manchester, Lanes., gent. Will 
 dated 29 July 1791. Furniture, etc., in dwelling-house, to my beloved wife 
 Ann for life. Residue of real and personal estate to my htoiYier Joseph Bancroft 
 of Manchester, merchant, and my sister Sarah Bancroft of Manchester, spinster, 
 upon trust to sell, etc., and invest, etc. To pay one half of income to such 
 persons as my daur. Mary Ainsworlh shall by writing appoint, and otherwise to 
 said Mary for her separate use for life, with remainder to her children ; in 
 default of Mary's children, to my daur. Sarah Bancroft on the like trusts. And 
 as to the other moiety, to my daur. Sarah Bancroft on the like trusts, and in 
 default of children, to my daur. Mary Ainsworlh. In default of issue of both 
 daurs., both moieties to he divided among my legal personal representatives. 
 
 (1) Mary Bancroft, married John Ainsworth 1 before 29 July 1791. 
 He was a Captain in the 1st Lanes. Militia, born 4 Apl. 1 77 1 
 at Rostherne, Cheshire ; second son of Jeremiah Ainsworth 
 of Manchester, a noted mathematician, by Ann his wife, 
 daur. of John Shuttleworth of Rostherne. He was admitted 
 to Manchester Grammar School, 18 Jany. 1779, as son of 
 Jeremiah Ainsworth of Manchester, " accomptant." Cap- 
 tain Ainsworth married, secondly, Sarah, daur. of Thomas 
 French of Cricksea and Fobbing, Essex, by whom he had 
 one surviving son, William Francis Ainsworth (born 5 Nov. 
 1807) L.R.C.S., of Ravenscroft Villa, Hammersmith, a well 
 known traveller and author. Captain Ainsworth, who was 
 uncle of William Harrison Ainsworth, the novelist, died 
 8 Sept. 1849 at Tenby, having had issue by Mary Bancroft 
 his first wife, who died 25 May 1802, 
 
 (1) John Ainsworth, admitted to Manchester Grammar School 
 
 10 Jany. 1799, as son of John Ainsworth, Captain in the 
 Lancashire Militia ; matriculated 17 Oct. 1808, aged 18, 
 at Brasenose College, Oxford, as son of John Ainsworth 
 of Manchester, gent. ; on 5 Oct. 181 1 he was of age 
 and at Seringapatam ; in 18 13 he was an Ensign in the 
 34th Foot ; and was living 10 May 1823. 
 
 (2) Joseph Bancroft Ainsworth, admitted to Manchester 
 
 Grammar School, 3 July 1803. In 1827 he was a 
 Captain in the 44th Regt. at Gazeepoor, and a Major in 
 the Army in 1837. He died in India. 
 
 (3) Thomas Ainsworth, a clergyman and M.A. Trin. Coll. 
 
 Camb. ; described as of Hartford Hall, Cheshire ; he 
 was of age 8 Oct. 1816, and died 15 May 1847. 
 (2) Sarah Bancroft, married Lewis Salmon of Manchester. She 
 was unmarried 29 July 1791, but married before 7 June 1793 
 and died 15 Nov. 1815. By Lewis Salmon, who died in 
 1816, she left issue, 
 (1) Lewis Salmon, born in 1806, died in 1818. T. S. B. Reade 
 wrote to the father on 7 Aug. 1806 : — " I sincerely con- 
 gratulate you on the birth of a Son, and wish my Cousin 
 well out of the Straw." 
 
 (1) Mary Ann Salmon, born in 1793 ; married 2 July 1812 to 
 
 Isaac Harrop of Altrincham, Cheshire. He died 23 
 Dec. 1845. She died 7 May 1829. 
 
 (2) Susan Salmon, born in 1796 ; died unmarried in 1854. She 
 
 lived at Altrincham, and corresponded with her cousin 
 T. S. B. Reade (see pp. 89-91). 
 
 (3) Sarah Salmon, born in 1797 ; died in 1837. 
 
 (4) Louisa Salmon, born in 1799 ; living unmarried in 1848. 
 
 (5) Harriet Salmon, born in 1803 ; living unmarried in 1848. 
 
 (6) Eliza Salmon, born in 1804 ; (? died 5 Sept. 1836). 
 
 (7) Caroline Salmon, born in 1809 : living unmarried in 1848. 
 (5) Robert Bancroft, born 25 May 1746 ; burd. 29 May. 
 
 (1) Ann Bancroft, born 30 Apl. 1744, and bapt. 13 May at the Col- 
 legiate Church in 
 Manchester ; march 
 21 Aug. 1766, at J& 
 
 Parish Church of Jf^t" s S# c-> —,t ^ ^ 
 
 Manchester, to O ^ &<& 0^_ 
 
 Thomas Reade of 
 
 Congleton and later of Manchester. She died 4 Oct. 1805, 
 
 Exors., Joseph Bancroft and Sarah Bancroft. Wits., Thomas Taylor, James 
 Bancroft, William Siddall. Codicil dated 7 June 1793' I bequeath to my 
 daur. Sarah, now wife of Lewis Salmon of Manchester, my pew N° 100 on the 
 N. side of gallery in S' Anne's church, Manchester, and a legacy of ^200. 
 Wits., Joseph Thompson, Tho. Jepson, Benj" Holland. Further codicil dated 
 8 June 1793. My trustees to lay out ^500, part of the share given to my daur. 
 Sarah, in a dwelling house for her. W its., Joseph Thompson, Bernard Holland. 
 Proved 5 May 1795 Ri - Chester by Joseph Bancroft. Sworn under ,£1000. 
 
 On 12 May 1792 Benjamin Bancroft paid £10 for a vault (No. 27) in 
 St. John's church, Manchester, so probably he was buried there. 
 
 1 Some of these particulars are taken from the pedigree of Ainsworth of Spot- 
 land in Foster's Lancashire Pedigrees. 
 
 Q 
 
PEDIGREE XXV 
 
 87 
 
 leaving issue (see Pedigree XXIV). The foregoing is her 
 signature under date of 5 Jany. 1799. 
 
 (2) Esther Bancroft, born 23 Oct. 1747 and bapt. 15 Nov. at the 
 
 Collegiate Church in Manchester. She was married on 22 
 Feb. 1781 to John Barlow 1 of Manchester, smallware maker. 
 John Barlow died 3 Dec. 1809, aged 57 years and 3 months, 
 having had issue by Esther his wife, 3 who died in 1S10, 
 
 (1) Joseph Barlow (twin with Maria) born 31 Dec. 1781, and 
 
 bapt. 25 Jany. 1782 at St. Ann's, Manchester ; died 10 Sept. 
 1782 ; burd. at St. Mary's, Manchester. 
 
 (2) Nevill Barlow, born 22 Jany. 1783, and bapt. 22 Feb. at 
 
 St. Ann's, Manchester ; died 24 Mch. 1786. 
 (1) Maria Barlow (twin with Joseph), born 31 Dec. 1781, and bapt. 
 25 Jany. 1782 at St. Ann's, Manchester ; died 5 Sept. 1782 ; 
 burd. at St. Mary's, Manchester. 
 
 (3) Sarah Bancroft, born 5 Jany. 1749, and bapt. 21 Jany. at the 
 
 Collegiate Church in Manchester. She lived at Manchester 
 and latterly at Leeds, dying unmarried 3 May 1826. 3 T. S. B. 
 Reade, writing to Miss Susan Salmon on 3 Apl. 1819, said :— 
 " My Aunt continues as tolerable as can be expected for her 
 years." 
 
 1 John, son of John Barlow of Manchester, smallwareman, was admitted, 15 
 Jany. 1776, to Manchester Grammar School, but he cannot, from the date, be 
 the one who married Esther Bancroft. His elder brother P^obert was admitted 
 16 Jany. 1764. 
 
 "■ The following entries are on a sheet apparently torn from the same Bible 
 as the Bancroft entries : — 
 
 John Barlow [and Esther] Bancroft 
 married Feb" 22, 1781, by M r Owin. 
 
 Joseph Sc Maria Barlow born Dec 31, two o'clock in y* afternoon, & was 
 baptised Jan? 25, 1782, at S' Ann's. 
 
 Maria Barlow died Sep r 5, 1782, aged 8 months, & was buried 8 Sep r , at 
 S' Mary's. 
 
 Joseph Barlow died Sep r 10, 1782, aged 8 months, & was buried Sep' 13, 
 1782, at S' Mary's. 
 
 Nevill Barlow born Jan 7 22, 1783, at nine o'clock in y° morn*, & was baptised 
 at S' Ann's, Feb 7 22, 1783. 
 
 Nevill Barlow died March 24, 17SS, aged 3 years 3 months. 
 
 John Barlow died December 3, 1809, aged 57 years 3 months. 
 
 5 Will abstract. Sarah Bancroft, of Leeds, gentlewoman. Will dated 
 15 Dec. 1815. To my exor. £1000 to be invested, and the principal to be 
 divided between John Ainsworth, Joseph Bancroft Ainsworth, and Thomas 
 Ainsworth, the 3 children of my late niece Mary Ainsworth, daur. of my late 
 brother Benjamin Bancroft ; to be paid when the youngest is 2 1 . To my exor. 
 £1600, and to pay ,£1400 thereof between Mary Anne wife of Isaac Harrop, 
 Susan, Sarah, Louisa, Harriot, Eliza and Caroline, the daurs. of my late 
 niece Sarah Salmon, daur. of said Benjamin Bancroft ; the remaining £200 to 
 be invested and interest paid to Louis Salmon, son of said Sarah Salmon, for life 
 and then to divide same between his aforesaid sisters or their survivors, and the 
 issue of deed. To great-nephew, Robert Nevil Bancroft, my pew N° 44 in 
 St. Mary's church, Manchester, and £200 when he is of age To great-niece 
 Mary Bancroft £200, and to great-nephews Nevil Bancroft and Siffred Bancroft 
 £100 each at 21. To my friend Christopher Smith of Bramhope, esq., £10, and 
 to his daur. Ann Smith £S 00 - To M " -E^abeth Isherwood of Marple Hall, 
 daur. of late Rev. Thomas Bancroft, vicar of Bolton, £10. To my nephew 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade, ,£1000. To children of said T. S. B. Reade 
 £1100, divided as follows ; to Joseph Bancroft Reade £200, to Richard Reade 
 £100, to Thomas Reade £100, to Elizabeth Reade £s°°> t0 George Reade £100, 
 and to Robert Reade £100, to be paid at age of 21. To the General Infirmary 
 at Manchester, £19-0,-0. To the Infirmary at Leeds, £10. To the Blind 
 Asylum at Liverpool, £10. To my servant, £10. Exor. and residuary legatee, 
 said T. S. B. Reade. Wits., John Atkinson of Leeds, solr., and Benj. Dixon 
 his clerk. Codicil dated 10 May 1823. £200 to be divided between John 
 Ainsworth, Joseph Bancroft Ainsworth and Thomas Ainsworth. £150 to be 
 divided between Mary Ann Harrop, Susan Salmon, Sarah Salmon, Louisa 
 Salmon, Harriott Salmon, Eliza Salmon and Caroline Salmon. To Richard 
 Reade £\oo more. To great-nephews Samuel Reade and William Reade, 
 children of T. S. B. R-, £100 each. To Margaret Sarah Isherivood, daur. of 
 M" Eliz. Isherivood of Marple Hall and to Caroline Rhodes, daur. of William 
 Rhodes, esq., of Bramhope, £$ each. To the House of Recovery at Leeds, £10. 
 
 It will have been noticed that in Robert Bancroft's 
 Family Bible, 1 among the list of deaths, is chronicled that of 
 Thomas Bancroft on 20 May 1802, aged 80. This Thomas 
 was the father of the Rev. Thomas Bancroft, the well-known 
 Vicar of Bolton. There can scarcely be room for doubt that 
 Thomas Bancroft, the father, was brother to Robert, though 
 
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 some twenty years his junior. The evidences I give afford 
 full proof of the cousinship between the descendants of 
 Thomas and Robert Bancroft. To assume Thomas and 
 Robert to be less nearly related would make the cousinship 
 very remote. The following pedigree supplies all the details 
 1 have of this branch of the Bancroft family. 
 
 Thomas Bancroft of Manchester, threadmaker or smallware man, 
 died 20 May 1802, aged 80, and was burd. at Bolton-le-Moors. By his 
 wife Mary, of whom I know nothing, he had issue, 
 
 (1) William Bancroft, admitted to Manchester Grammar School, 
 
 25 Feb. 1750, as son of Thomas Bancroft of Manchester, 
 smallware man ; said to have died young. 
 
 (2) James Bancroft, admitted to Manchester Grammar School, 12 
 
 Jany. 1762, as son-of Thomas Bancroft of Manchester, thread- 
 maker ; probably died young. 
 
 (3) Thomas Bancroft, born in 1756 in Deansgate, Manchester ; bapt. 
 
 25 Jany. 1756 at the Collegiate Church in Manchester; 
 admitted to Manchester Grammar School, n June 1763, as son 
 of Thomas Bancroft of Manchester, threadmaker ; matriculated 
 8 Apl. 1778 at Brasenose College, Oxford, aged 22, as son of 
 Thomas Bancroft of Manchester,//^.; B.A. 1781, M.A. 1784. 
 He was appointed Headmaster of Henry VI IPs School at 
 Chester in 1783, and from 1793 until his death on 5 Feb] 181 1, 
 aged 54, was Vicar of Bolton-le-Moors. He became a preacher 
 and writer of some note and was appointed one of the King's 
 Lancashire Preachers and Chaplain to Viscount Castle Stuart ; 
 also a J. P. for Lanes. 2 There is a tablet to his memory in 
 Bolton Parish Church. He married Elizabeth, only daur. of 
 John Bennett of Willaston Hall and of Saltney in Cheshire, 
 and of Bedstone in Salop. 3 The marriage was a most romantic 
 one, the couple's first attempt to elope being frustrated by Mr. 
 Bennett, who seriously wounded Bancroft in the leg and as a 
 consequence had to seek hiding and eventually pay his would- 
 be son-in-law ,£1000 as compensation. The Rev. Thomas 
 Bancroft had issue by Elizabeth Bennett two daurs. and co- 
 heirs, 
 (1) Elizabeth Bancroft, married 19 Oct. 1812, at Bolton, to John 
 Bradshaw Isherwood of Marple Hall, Cheshire. He 
 was B.A. Trin. Coll. Camb., and High Sheriff of Cheshire 
 in 1815 ; born 10 June 1776 ; died 23 May 1839. She died 
 I Apl. 1856, aged 67, and was burd. at Marple, leaving 
 issue, for whom see Burke's Landed Gentry under 
 " Bradshaw-Isherwood of Marple Hall." 
 
 Wits., John Atkinson, solr., Leeds, and Fredk. Marsh his clerk. Proved 
 6 June 1S26 at York ; sworn under £3000. Proved 12 Oct. 1826 at Canterbury ; 
 sworn under £6000. 
 ' See footnote, p. 85. 
 
 2 There is a life of Thomas Bancroft in the Dictionary of National Biography, 
 and a longer and more detailed account, with a portrait, in the History of Bolton, 
 by James Christopher Scholes (1892). See also the Manchester School Registers, 
 published by the Chetham Society, where there is a good bibliography. 
 
 3 John Bennett [1729-1810] was a prosperous wine merchant in Chester, of 
 which city he was an Alderman ; Sheriff in 1770 and Mayor in 17S5. A pedi- 
 gree of the Bennetts of Willaston is given in an elaborate paper on the Cheshire 
 Bennetts by E. M. Hance, LL.B., in the Proceedings of the Historic Society of 
 Lancashire and Cheshire for 1886 (vol. xxxviii. p. 98). This pedigree, however, 
 shows only the five sons of John Bennett, and does not mention his daughter, 
 M" Bancroft. An echo of tile alliance is found in the name of one of his 
 grandsons, Thomas Bancroft Bennett [1S05-50]. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 (2) Anne Bancroft, married 11 Oct. 1820 to George Wolstenholme 
 of Bolton, surgeon, J. P. for the borough, and had issue by 
 him. 
 
 An interesting proof of the relationship of the Rev. 
 Thomas Bancroft to the Reades is supplied by the following 
 note, written by him to Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade, after 
 the death of Joseph Bancroft in June 1796. It is addressed 
 to " M r Read, at M r C. Smith's, Kirkgate, Leeds " ; the 
 postmark is Bolton-le-Moors ; and it is indorsed " M 1 ' 
 Bancroft, Bolton, ab' Probate of M r B. Bancroft's Will." 
 
 Dear Cousin ; — I have written by this Post to the Register-Office 
 Chester, & requested Mr. Nichols's Clerk to transmit an Attested Copy 
 of Mr. Bancroft's Will to the Gentleman you have mentioned. I am 
 apprehensive that Doctors' Commons may require a form of Renuncia- 
 tion from the other Executors named in the Will. 
 
 I do not know whether among Mr. Bancroft's Papers relating to his 
 own Executorship you found a Memorandum of the expence incurred in 
 proving Mr. B. Bancroft's Will. As this has not been paid with the 
 perquisite of Surrogacy, I wish'd to have settled it when I paid in the ^40 
 which I was indebted to M r B. The latter I intend paying in the 
 beginning of Jan y next, but you will perhaps wish to know what is the 
 amount of y° Probate, &c, of Mr. B. B.'s Will, that you may refer it to 
 its proper account. It is £\2. 
 
 I beg my Comp' 3 to Mr. & Mrs. Smith and y" young Lady, 
 & am, D' Cousin, 
 Yours sincerely, 
 T. Bancroft. 
 
 Bolton, Sept. 19. 
 
 T. S. B. Reade maintained a friendship with the 
 Isherwoods of Marple to the end of his life, and makes 
 various allusions to them in his letters. On 9 June 1828 he 
 writes to his daughter Elizabeth : — 
 
 Yesterday I rec d a letter from M™ Isherwood of Marple Hall to say 
 that your Cousin, Ann Magdalen, 1 with two of her Cousins, will be with 
 me on Saturday next on their way from Durham. 
 
 On 6 Oct. 1835 he writes to Miss Susan Salmon 2 : — 
 
 I have lately received a parcel containing scarfs & gloves in 
 memory of Miss Elizabeth Isherwood 3 of Marple, the eldest daughter, 
 who died of a consumption. . . . Miss Isherwood was 22 years of age. 
 I received a note from Magdalen and also one from Mr. Isherwood. 
 
 On 4 Oct. 1836 he tells Miss Salmon that he had, the 
 day before, "received the mournful tidings of the death of 
 Miss M. S. Isherwood 4 of Marple." 
 
 Mr. Paley Baildon has examined a good many of the 
 Bancroft wills proved at Chester, but they are very numerous, 
 and he did not find one which threw any definite light on the 
 earlier pedigree of his Bancroft ancestors. The name has for 
 centuries been a common one in Cheshire, particularly in the 
 neighbourhood of Stockport, Marple, Cheadle, Macclesfield, 
 
 1 Anne Magdalen Isherwood [1817-59] married the Rev. John Vaughan 
 Lloyd in 1843, an( l na< ^ issue. 
 
 2 She wrote to T. S. B. R. on 6 Oct. 1817 : — " My sister has been on a visit 
 to Miss Ainsworth, and while there she frequently called at M' Bancroft's. I 
 fancy you have heard of his alarming illness, an inflamation of the Bowels, he 
 has had a relapse, but the last time she saw him he was recovering. M" Isher- 
 wood was there one morn' when she called, and inquired very kindly after us all. " 
 I presume " M r Bancroft " was James, son of James. 
 
 3 Elizabeth Isherwood, born 1813, died 15 Sept. 1835. 
 
 4 Margaret Sarah Isherwood, born 181 8, died 27 Sept. 1836. 
 
 and Congleton, but does not occur frequently in Manchester 
 before the middle of the 17th century. 1 There were also 
 Bancrofts in Lancashire. 
 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade [1776-1841] was 
 born at Manchester, but probably began his life-long con- 
 nexion with Leeds at an early age. As he not only 
 inherited a decent estate from his father, but also benefited 
 under the will of his uncle Joseph Bancroft in 1796, 
 he must have started life with considerable financial advan- 
 tages. 
 
 The first record we have of him is in September 1794, 
 when he went a tour in Germany with his future father-in- 
 law, Richard Paley, and a considerable party. He and 
 Mr. Paley each kept a diary remarkable for its dulness. It 
 would seem that T. S. B. Reade was living in Germany at 
 the time, as in a letter to Susan Salmon on 18 July 1825 he 
 remarks : — " My uncle Benjamin died when I was in 
 Germany & my uncle Joseph very soon after my return." 
 Benjamin Bancroft died in June 1794 and Joseph in June 
 1796. 
 
 On his return from Germany he must have established 
 himself in Leeds as a merchant. He was later, and quite 
 possibly from the first, in partnership with his brother-in-law, 
 Christopher Smith. 2 On 16 June 1798 he enters in his 
 private ledger . — " Got leave of absence of Capt. Rhodes for 
 6 weeks " ; and on the next day : — " Sent my horse to grass 
 at Bramhope," so he may have been in some Volunteer 
 regiment. 
 
 On 30 Oct. 1799 T. S. B. Reade married Sarah, 3 the 
 eldest daughter of Richard Paley 4 of Leeds. Her father's 
 
 1 There were some Bancrofts in Manchester in the 18th century, occupying 
 good positions, whose connexion with those whose pedigree I have given is not 
 known. Joseph Bancroft of Manchester, merchant, co-founder of the Manchester 
 Infirmary, died 26 May 1753 leaving an only child Lydia, who on 9 Aug 1764 
 married Matthew Dymoke Lyster, M.A., Capt. Lines. Militia, of Burwell Park, 
 Louth, and had issue, for whom see Burke's Landed Gentry, Sth ed. , 1894. 
 She is said to have had " near ^30,000. " She married, 2ndly, Joseph Livesey, 
 and died in 1772. Thomas Tipping of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, married on 
 24 Sep. 1741, Esther (died 5 Dec. 1770), daur. of Joseph Bancroft of Man- 
 chester, and had issue, for whom see Burke's Landed Gentry under " Gartside- 
 Tipping of Bolton." There was a Joseph Bancroft of Manchester, merchant, 
 whose will, dated 2 Oct. 1739, was proved in 1740 at Chester. He mentions 
 his son Joseph Bancroft ; his daurs. Ann James, widow, Martha wife of 
 Levinus (?) Ainsworth, and Esther Bancroft ; and his grandchildren Thomas and 
 Mary James, minors. 
 
 Samuel Ward [1726-87] of Manchester married, on 24 Feb. 1754, Ann, 
 daur. of William Bancroft of Manchester, and had issue who all died unmard. ; 
 see Burke's Landed Gentry, under " Ward of Ogbourne S' Andrew." 
 
 Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks, the novelist, was granddaur. of John Daniel of 
 Manchester, smallware manufacturer, who married Ellen Bancroft, daur. of a 
 furrier. 
 
 James Christopher Scholes, in his History of Bolton, states that the Rev. 
 Thomas Bancroft was " a remote connection " of Joseph Bancroft, the co-founder 
 of the Manchester Infirmary. 
 
 2 See p. ro2. 
 
 3 The marriage is recorded twice in the Monthly Magazine. In Dec 1799 
 (p. 918), under Leeds, it is given :— " M« Reade, merchant, to Miss Paley" • 
 and in Jany. 1S00 (p. ion):-"M' T. S. B. Redde (sic), to Miss Paley,' 
 eldest daughter of M' R. Paley." miss raiey, 
 
 > The Rev. J. W. P. Reade possesses a life-size, half length pastel colour 
 portray of Richard Paley, signed "J. R usseI1; R . Ai> ^g >*£* °°J™ 
 
PEDIGREE XXV 
 
 89 
 
 death is thus recorded in the Monthly Magazine for Jany. 
 1809 (p. 601) : — 
 
 At Leeds, M r Richard Paley, many years a considerable soap boiler 
 and general merchant. 1 
 
 This Richard Paley was the second son of George Paley 
 [1708-65] of Langcliffe, near Settle, whose younger brother, 
 the Rev. William Paley [171 1-99], 54 years Master of 
 Giggleswick School, was father of the celebrated William 
 Paley, D.D. [1 743-1805], Archdeacon of Carlisle and 
 author of A Viezv of the Evidences of Christianity? 
 
 T. S. B. Reade was a man of deeply religious nature, and 
 actively engaged himself in church and philanthropic work. 
 When he had almost passed middle-age his religious 
 enthusiasm led him to publish some works which appear to 
 
 Signature to letter dated 9 Jany. 1808. 
 
 have met with a good reception from the holders of 
 
 similarly orthodox views on the subject of theology. The 
 
 first he published was Christian Retirement, which reached a 
 
 2 1 st edition in 1869. On 20 Aug. 1828 he writes to his 
 
 daughter Elizabeth : — 
 
 The 3 rd Edition of my Xt n Retirement is come out ; but oh ! what 
 painful blunders in printing has Foster made. 
 
 In 1832 he published his Christian Experience, which 
 reached a 5th edition in 1856. In 1841, shortly after his 
 death, a third volume by him was published, entitled 
 Christian Meditation, or the Believer's Companion in Solitude, 
 which reached a 3rd edition in 1849. These volumes were 
 all issued (in i2mo) as "by a layman." 
 
 T. S. B. Reade gives us, in his letters, occasional glimpses 
 of his friends, who were naturally drawn mostly from 
 theological circles. As noted elsewhere, 3 one of his friends 
 was the Rev. Charles Simeon of Cambridge, a man of con- 
 siderable note in his day. In a letter to Miss Susan Salmon, 
 dated 3 Apl. 18 19, he alludes to the recent death (on 23 Mch.) 
 of his friend William Hey [1736-1819], F.R.S., the eminent 
 Leeds surgeon. 
 
 We have however had a great trial lately, in the removal of our dear 
 Friend M r Hey, who died about 10 days since, full of peace. His loss 
 
 Russell [1.745-1806], R.A., the portrait painter, towards the close of his life 
 spent much time in Yorkshire, especially at Leeds, where he had many friends 
 and did some of his best work. —Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 1 Richard Paley issued a token. On the obverse, Full length figure of 
 Bishop Blaise in full canonicals and wearing his mitre ; in his right hand a 
 wool-comb, in his left a crozier and a book ; a sheep stands at his feet. Legend, 
 ARTis NOSTRA CONDITOR. On the reverse, the arms and crest of Leeds. 
 Legend : Leeds halfpenny 1791. On the edge, payable at the warehouse 
 
 OF RICHARD PALEY. 
 
 2 A rather "thin" pedigree of the Paleys of Langcliffe is given in Burke's 
 Landed Gentry. Mr. Paley Baildon has worked out a much longer and more 
 elaborate pedigree of the Paleys from the Giggleswick parish registers and the 
 wills preserved at York. 
 
 s See p. 91. 
 
 is much felt amongst us, & will long be felt by all who had the pleasure 
 of his Company & the privilege of his Counsel. He was a most extra- 
 ordinary Character, combining so many excellencies. As a Medical Man, 
 as a Magistrate, & above all as a Christian, he rose above his fellows. 
 He was truly a shining light. I had the happiness of enjoying his 
 friendship for nearly 10 years, & since our first acquaintance it is nearly 
 20 years. May we have grace to follow him, even as he followed Christ. 
 He died in his 83 rd year. 1 
 
 On 5 Oct. 1819 he tells Miss Salmon of the death of his 
 mother-in-law. 
 
 We have had several trials since you left us. . . . After this, our dear 
 Mother, Mrs. Paley, grew rapidly worse, & being removed to our house, 
 closed her days in peace. It might indeed be said that her end was 
 peace. 
 
 T. S. B. Reade apparently retired from business in 1821, 
 for an entry in his private ledger on 31 Dec. of that year 
 states that he received the sum of .£4,892 \2s. Sd. "out of the 
 trade when the Partnership was dissolved." 
 
 When his son Richard was curate of Nuffield, T. S. B. 
 Reade paid a visit to Wallingford, 2 and writing to his 
 daughter Elizabeth on 21 Feb. 1828 he tells her of some of 
 the people he met. 
 
 Yesterday morning the Mayor of Wallingford, who is a Banker, 
 breakfasted with us. He is a most excellent man . . . How delightful 
 to think that Wallingford has such a Magistrate, & that Richard is so 
 kindly welcomed to their house. His name is Alnatt . . . There is 
 another delightful family about 4 miles from here, Mr. & Mrs. Reade of 
 Ipsden House. We have been to call there this forenoon in a Chaise. 
 We saw M" Reade who is a most intelligent pious woman. Their name 
 is spelt like ours. Richard was introduced to them by the Whites of 
 Hertford. 
 
 John Reade [1775-1849] of Ipsden was the father of 
 Charles Reade [1814-84], the novelist, and his wife was 
 Anna Maria [1773-1863], daughter of Major John Scott- 
 Waring, M.P., Military Secretary to Warren Hastings. 3 
 The record of this visit has a special value in view of the 
 belief held by some members of our family that we are 
 related to the Reades of Brocket Hall and Ipsden. 4 It will 
 be observed that T. S. B. Reade, nearly eighty years ago, 
 made not the slightest claim to kinship, and his mind was 
 evidently free from the slightest suspicion of it. 
 
 In the following year T. S. B. Reade, who had been a 
 widower about four years, married as his second wife Mary, 
 younger daughter of John Calverley Blayds of Oulton Hall, 
 near Leeds. 6 As John Calverley he had been Mayor of Leeds 
 in 1785 and 1798, and had assumed the additional name of 
 Blayds in 1807. Mrs. Reade's family, of which an elaborate 
 
 1 On the retirement of William Hey from the position of surgeon to the 
 Leeds General Infirmary in Oct. 1812, T. S. B. Reade was one of the committee 
 of that institution. See Life of Willia7ii Hey, by John Pearson, F.R.S., 1823, 
 vol. i, p. 63. 
 
 2 See p. 100. 
 
 3 See Compton Reade's Record of the Redes, 1899, p. 72. 
 1 See p. 7. 
 
 6 Indenture dated 29 Sept. 1829 between Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade of 
 Leeds Esquire of the 1st part Mary Blayds of Leeds spinster of the 2nd part 
 and John Blayds of Oulton, co. York, Esq. and Rev. Henry Blayds of Norton 
 St. Philips, co. Somerset, clerk of the 3rd part. Being a settlement of personal 
 property previous to the marriage of T. S. B. Reade with Mary Blayds. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 pedigree is given in Foster's West Riding Pedigrees, was an 
 old one of great local respectability, but it is of more interest 
 that she was an aunt of Charles Stuart Calverley, the most 
 brilliant and cultured parodist of his day. T. S. B. Reade 
 is described in Foster's pedigree as of Scarcroft, a township 
 in the parish of Thorner near Leeds, so possibly he was 
 resident there for a time. 
 
 From a letter to his daughter Elizabeth, dated 6 May 
 1830, we may gather that he did not thirst for public office. 
 
 I have sent my letter to the Mayor this morning, declaring my inten- 
 tion to fine, in case of being proposed for Alderman. On "Monday next 
 I shall hear the result ... I believe my ,£400 must begin to pack up & 
 leave its old master. 
 
 Writing to Miss Susan Salmon on 4 July 1831 he 
 mentions some of his holiday jaunts. 
 
 My wife & I have been with M" Blayds to Cheltenham, as her 
 travelling companions. Next week we propose to give our boys a peep 
 of the sea at Scarbro'. It will no doubt please them much, as they have 
 never yet seen the mighty ocean. 
 
 On 3 Apl. 1835 he writes to her : — 
 
 We have much anxiety about dear M" Blayds, who is extremely ill, 
 having kept her bed since last October. M" Reade is very much with 
 her Mother in her state of weakness. 
 
 In 1837 he loses his second wife, and on 9 Oct. writes to 
 Miss Salmon : — 
 
 Last August my ever beloved wife was taken from me by three 
 repeated attacks of Influenza. 
 
 On 13 Oct. 1839 he tells her of a rather uncommon kind 
 of guest. 
 
 I have staying with me a most interesting one Syrian (sic), a member 
 of the Ancient Church at Antioch, who has been staying in Cambridge 
 & London, & is about to leave England, with the great object of raising 
 his fellow Christians in Syria from their present low state, by the forma- 
 tion of Christian Schools, & the translation of English Works on 
 Divinity & Science into Arabic. He is full of the love of Christ. 
 Only 27 years of age. He came in 1835 w ith the three Persian Princes 
 to William the Fourth, as their interpreter. 
 
 He gave a delightful Lecture this morning, & he will give another 
 this evening on the Ancient Churches of Antioch, Damascus & 
 Jerusalem, with an account of the persecutions of his Church, as also the 
 present state & future prospects of Syria, with an acct. of the Customs 
 & Manners of the Syrians, & an elucidation of prophecy . . . The 
 Rev d M r Brandram from the Bible Society in London was also my guest 
 yesterday & this morning. 
 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade died on 12 Apl. 1841 at 
 his house in Park Place, Leeds. He was buried at Leeds, 
 but not at the parish church. 
 
 The following tribute to his memory was inserted among 
 the minutes of the Leeds Auxiliary Bible Society. 1 
 
 The committee of the Leeds Auxiliary Bible Society, at their first 
 monthly meeting since the decease of their late excellent colleague, T. S. 
 B. Reade, Esq., while they desire to bow in humble resignation to the 
 divine will, cannot refrain from the expression and record of their deep 
 and sincere regret, under a sense of the loss which they, and the society 
 on whose behalf they act, have sustained by his lamented removal. 
 
 ' Biographia Leodiensis, by the Rev. R. V. Taylor, 1865. 
 
 From the formation of this Society, in which he took an active part, on 
 the 25"' Oct. 1809, down to the latest period of his existence, their 
 beloved friend has maintained a steady and consistent adherence to the 
 comprehensive basis and liberal principles on which the British and 
 Foreign Bible Society, and its numerous auxiliaries, are founded ; and 
 amidst all the defections from its ranks which that society has had to 
 deplore, and all the unprovoked and undeserved obloquy and hostility 
 it has had to encounter, his attachment to it has never been shaken, nor 
 has he ever shrunk from the candid and open, the gentle yet firm and 
 uncompromising avowal of it. The spirit of that divine book which he 
 loved so well and laboured so assiduously to disseminate, was eminently 
 and beautifully manifested throughout the life of their late estimable 
 associate, and its consolation and supports were graciously afforded to 
 cheer the Christian retirement and the closing scenes of his hallowed 
 and much-honoured course. M r Reade was one of the ten gentlemen, 
 of various Christian denominations, who formed the first committee of 
 this Auxiliary Society. He has continued in the same relation during all 
 the years which have succeeded, rarely absent from its meetings and 
 ever alive to its interests. While in the office of Bible secretary, he has 
 with most exemplary punctuality and fidelity contributed greatly to the 
 efficiency and usefulness of the institution. With a mournful pleasure 
 this committee cherish the memory of his many Christian excellences 
 and invaluable services. May his bright example stimulate the friends 
 of the Bible Society to similar zeal and devotedness for the attainment 
 of those great and glorious objects which it is so laudably prosecuting, 
 and which so powerfully commended themselves to his truly pious and 
 enlightened mind. Committee Room of the Leeds Auxiliary Bible 
 Society, May 5 tb 1841. 
 
 Mr. Taylor quotes a brief record of his Christian experi- 
 ence that he gave, during his last illness, " for the consolation 
 of his many friends, who deeply mourned his loss " : — " I enjoy 
 communion and fellowship with God, and with his Son Jesus 
 Christ our Lord, who hath forgiven me all my trespasses, and 
 sealed me to his eternal kingdom and glory. How delight- 
 ful is a full assurance ! " Mr. Taylor says that " he died, as 
 he lived, in perfect charity with all men, and at peace with 
 God." 
 
 I give a silhouette portrait of T. S. B. Reade on 
 Plate XVI and also a portrait of his first wife, Sarah Paley. 
 The Rev. J. W. Paley Reade possesses a life-size half-length 
 portrait of him in oil colour, and Mrs. Hammond a beautifully 
 painted miniature, representing him in his later years, with a 
 very refined and thoughtful face. The Rev. J. W. Paley Reade 
 also possesses a life-size, half-length portrait of Sarah Paley. 
 
 Joseph Bancroft Reade, 1 eldest son of Thomas Shaw 
 Bancroft Reade by Sarah his first wife, daughter of Richard 
 Paley, was born on 5 Apl. 1801 at his father's house in 
 Kirkgate, Leeds, and baptized on 23 July at the Parish 
 
 1 My principal authorities for the general facts of this life are, the Dictionary 
 of National Biography ; Monthly Microscopical fournal, 1871, vol. v, p. 92 ; an 
 obituary notice of him in the Kent Herald; British Journal of Photography, 
 16 Dec. 1870 ; and other books and periodicals referred to as they are quoted. 
 Mr. W. Paley Baildon has also lent me various papers and extracts. All previous 
 biographies have been quite short, the longest being that in the Monthly Micro- 
 scopical Journal, which is however badly expressed and difficult to follow clearly. 
 I have taken special pains to explore the subject of Reade's connexion with the 
 early history of photography and to present all the evidence as fully as possible. 
 Twenty-five papers by him are enumerated in the Royal Society's Catalogue of 
 Scientific Papers (vols, v, p. 114, viii, p. 710). A good portrait of him will be 
 found in G. C. Wallich's Eminent Men of the Day, 1870, which is merely an 
 album of 16 original photos of leading scientific men. 
 
SARAH, First Wife of Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade, 
 
 and Daughter of Richard Paley, of Leeds. 
 
 Died 1825. 
 
 THE REV. JOSEPH BANCROFT READE, M.A., F.R.S. 
 1801-1870. 
 
 THOMAS SHAW BANCROFT READE, of Leeds. 
 1776-1841. 
 
PEDIGREE XXV 
 
 9i 
 
 Church. He was educated at the Leeds Grammar School. 
 Like his brother Richard he did not proceed straight from 
 the School to the University, but was placed for a time under 
 the care of a clergyman, as is shown by a remark in a letter 
 of his father's on 3 Apl. 1819 to Miss Susan Salmon. 
 
 We have placed Joseph with the Rev" 1 M r Scott l of Hull, & Bessy 
 with Miss Wilson of Wakefield, in both which places I trust they will 
 receive every advantage, being both truly pious persons. 
 
 From his father's ledger it appears that he was at Hull in 
 181 8. On 5 Oct. 1 8 19 his father writes to Susan Salmon : — 
 
 Joseph was the next object of our sympathy. As he was returning 
 from Ilkley the girths of the saddle gave way, & to save himself he 
 sprang off the horse, but falling upon the lower part of the back, he was so 
 much affected as to be conveyed again to Ilkley in a Chaise. He is also 
 much better, & is now at Hull. 
 
 At Hull he probably remained until the next year. On 
 7 Sept. 1819 his father enters £15 for Joseph's "entrance 
 money at College" and on 12 Oct. "cash to take to 
 Cambridge," £30. Five days later, on 17 Oct., T. S. B. 
 Reade writes to his daughter Elizabeth at " Miss Wilson's, 
 near St. John's Church, Wakefield " : — 
 
 Your brother Joseph went to Cambridge last Thursday. We have 
 received a letter announcing his safe arrival. In conclusion he writes 
 thus : — " The day shall soon dawn when Cambridge shall take the harp of 
 David from the willows, & listen with delightful attention to the strains 
 of the Sweet Singer of Israel. A period shall arrive when the interests 
 of earth shall no longer interfere with the value of the Soul & the import- 
 ance of an eternal world. Whether Cambridge shall be made an 
 instrument of more than ordinary power in hastening on this blissful time, 
 is not for us to determine. It is sufficient for us to know that our 
 energies are called forth and our prayers demanded, that each individual 
 Soul may become a Celestial Paradise, guarded on every side by the 
 flaming Sword of the Word of God, which turneth every way to keep the 
 fruit of the tree of life." 
 
 This is probably the earliest specimen of Joseph Ban- 
 croft Reade's composition in existence, and it certainly 
 does not seem an auspicious start for a life of scientific 
 discovery. It is evident that the influence of his father and 
 of the " Rev d M r Scott of Hull " was yet strong upon him. 
 
 When he went up to Cambridge he entered Trinity 
 
 College, but afterwards migrated to Caius, where he was 
 
 elected a scholar. On 27 Nov. 1820 T. S. B. Reade writes 
 
 to his daughter Elizabeth : — 
 
 Richard heard lately from Joseph, & he seems to be very comfortably 
 settled at Cambridge. Dear Mr. Simeon is most kind to him. 
 
 " Mr. Simeon " was the Rev. Charles Simeon [l759~ l8 3 6 ]> 
 a rather noted divine, who was Incumbent of Holy Trinity, 
 Cambridge, from 1783. 2 He was a personal friend of 
 Professor William Farish, F.R.S., 3 whose niece subsequently 
 married Joseph Bancroft Reade. 
 
 In the summer of 1821 Joseph was evidently spending 
 
 1 John Scott [1777-1834], Vicar of St. Mary's, Hull, from 1816; wrote an 
 ill-constructed life of his father, Thomas Scott, the commentator ; uncle of Sir 
 Geo. Gilbert Scott, R.A. ; see D.A'.B. 
 
 2 See Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 3 See Life of Rev. Charles Simeon, by William Carus, pp. 281, 593. 
 
 his vacation at home, for on 7 Aug. his father writes to 
 Elizabeth : — 
 
 M r Ollivant and Joseph have begun to take lessons on the Piano, of 
 Mr. Theaker. The Instrument has been very mute since you left, but it 
 has now begun to utter forth its sounds in the Horn-book stile. 
 
 On 7 Oct. 1822 he informs Elizabeth that "Jos: & 
 Rich d left here on Thursday last for Cambridge," and on 
 19 Nov. writes as follows : — 
 
 The other day we received a letter trom Joseph. He has now rooms 
 at Caius, & has obtained a Scholarship. Richard is obliged to be in 
 lodgings for the present. 
 
 I gather from this that Joseph did not migrate to Caius 
 until 1822. On 10 Feb. 1823 his father writes to 
 Elizabeth : — 
 
 Richard was gone to Cambridge when your letter arrived. We have 
 lately heard from him & Joseph. They are both well ; labouring up the 
 steep hill of Mathematical Science, hoping at some future period to enter 
 within the precincts of the Temple of Honor, which stands upon a 
 foundation called " Tripos." 
 
 In a letter to Susan Salmon, dated 15 Sept. 1823, T. S. B. 
 Reade again alludes to the Rev. Charles Simeon : — " You 
 would, I'm sure, be delighted with my old friend M 1 Simeon. 
 He is quite apostolical in his spirit." On 25 Feb. 1824 he 
 has an entry in his private ledger relative to Joseph, " Rev. 
 H. Fairish ' (sic) for quarter's tuition £30." ' 
 
 In 1825 Joseph Bancroft Reade graduated B.A. as thirty- 
 sixth senior optime, and on 18 Mch. of that year his father 
 enters £8 for his bachelor's gown. Shortly afterward he was 
 ordained deacon as curate of Kegworth, Leicestershire, where 
 he arrived on or before 1 1 June. Next month he married. 
 In 1 826 he was ordained priest by Bishop Pelham of Lincoln, 
 and proceeded M. A. in 1828, for which his father, on 18 June, 
 enters .£30 as the expenses. He remained at Kegworth until 
 1829, when he was appointed curate and afternoon lecturer 
 of the parish church of Halifax, 2 holding that position until 
 1832. From 1832 to 1834 he was Incumbent of Harrow-on- 
 the-Weald. After this he seems to have lived for some time 
 at Peckham, and in 1839 was presented by the Royal 
 Astronomical Society to the benefice of Stone, Bucks, and 
 continued as Vicar of that parish until 1859, when he was 
 presented by Lady Frankland Russell to the Rectory of 
 Ellesborough in the same county and was inducted on 7 Apl. 
 1859. In 1863, by exchange with the Rev. J. H. R. Sumner, 
 he was instituted to the Rectory of Bishopsbourne, near 
 Canterbury, and held it until his death in 1870. 
 
 But it is as a scientific discoverer that Joseph Bancroft 
 Reade will be remembered. His natural bent of mind was 
 evidently manifest at an early age, for when he was only 
 fifteen his father presented him with a microscope made by 
 
 1 The Rev. Henry Farish, Fellow of Queens' College, and brother of Joseph's 
 future wife. See p. 99. 
 
 - To the Gentleman's Magazine for Aug. 1853, John Yonge Akerman, F.S.A., 
 contributed some "Extracts from the register books of the parish of Halifax," 
 explaining that they "were made by my friend the Rev. J. B. Reade, when 
 serving the office of curate about twenty years ago." 
 
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92 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Dolland. An exact counterpart of it was, by his request, 
 presented to the Royal Microscopical Society immediately 
 after his death, as an interesting landmark in the progress of 
 microscopy. This gift from his father is of interest as show- 
 ing that T. S. B. Reade, though himself devoted entirely to 
 religion, was not unsympathetic in his attitude towards 
 science. 
 
 Joseph Bancroft Reade does not appear to have published 
 the result of any of his investigations until 1837, when he 
 contributed to the Philosophical Magazine a paper " On the 
 existence of structure in the ashes of plants, and their 
 analogy to the osseous system of animals." 
 
 In this paper he proved that " by the agency of heat the 
 surrounding siliceous matter may be liquefied, and the carbon 
 and gaseous products of the wood dispelled, while the 
 essential characters of the fibrous and cellular structure are 
 undisturbed. The unconsumed portions, which alone con- 
 stitute the true vegetable framework, are thus, as it were, 
 mounted in the fluid silica. This property of vegetable fibre 
 of retaining its form, notwithstanding the action of a high 
 temperature, suggested to me the probability of detecting 
 structure in the ashes of coal ; and upon examination I found 
 that the white ashes of ' slaty coal ' furnished most beautiful 
 examples of vegetable remains." 
 
 Later in the same year he contributed a further paper to the 
 Philosophical Magazine entitled " Observations on the structure 
 of the solid materials found in the ashes of recent and fossil 
 plants." x In this communication he explained more fully that 
 " having ascertained that the siliceous organization of recent 
 plants is not destructible, even under the blow-pipe, it 
 appeared to me a natural inference, that the less intense heat 
 of a common fire would not destroy this siliceous tissue 
 in the coal-plants ; and my opinion has been confirmed, for 
 I have detected in the white ashes of coal all the usual forms 
 of vegetable structure, viz. cellular tissue, smooth and spiral 
 fibre, and annular ducts." He then gives facts to show that 
 " the true framework and basis of vegetable structure in the 
 plants of coal, is not only entirely independent of carbon, but 
 that it has also resisted the bituminous decomposition, which 
 has converted all the carbonaceous materials into a highly 
 inflammable substance." 
 
 In 1838 he proved the incorrectness of the view then held 
 by English botanists, that spiral vessels were peculiar to 
 monocotyledonous plants. He gave a detailed account of 
 his discovery in the Annals of Natural History, in which he 
 established the existence of similar spiral vessels in the roots 
 of dicotyledonous plants, and said the orthodox view was 
 held so strongly that he had always failed to remove it except 
 by ocular demonstration. 
 
 1 Both these papers are quoted by Gideon Algernon Mantell, F.R.S., in his 
 Wonders of Geology, 184S, pp. 711-12 and S74. In the Appendix to the same 
 work (pp. 905-6), he gives a letter from " my friend M r Reade," in pursuance of 
 the same subject, on fossil infusoria. 
 
 Reade was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838, 
 and in 1839 became one of the original members of the 
 Microscopical Society. In April of the latter year he 
 discovered a mode of separating heat-rays from those of light 
 by means of a hemispherical lens, so as to enable pictures to 
 be taken with safety by the use of cemented achromatic 
 objectives. 
 
 It was at this early period of his scientific labours that 
 Joseph Bancroft Reade made his most important discovery 
 —the value of an infusion of galls as a sensitiser of paper 
 treated with silver nitrate, and that of hyposulphite of 
 soda for fixing the photographic image. This discovery 
 formed the foundation of modern photography, and will ever 
 mark him out as one of the most distinguished pioneers in 
 the development of the art. It is the main object of this 
 biography to establish firmly his claims as a discoverer, and 
 to show that Reade is at least entitled to a full share of the 
 distinction in which the name of Fox Talbot J has been held 
 for over half a century. 
 
 In February 1841 Fox Talbot took out a patent for his 
 " calotype " process. 2 This was the third British patent for 
 photography, the two previous ones having been for nothing 
 more advanced than the daguerreotype process. Reade's 
 claims rest on the fact that two years previously, early in 
 1839, he had discovered and successfully applied the funda- 
 mental principle of this patent He does not appear, how- 
 ever, to have made any attempt, at this early period, to urge 
 his claims publicly. It was not until August 1847 that Sir 
 David Brewster, in an unsigned article on " Photography " in 
 the North British Review (p. 470), gave credit to Reade for 
 his discoveries. 
 
 Sir David Brewster wrote as follows : — " The communi- 
 cations of Mr. Talbot to the Royal Society could not fail to 
 draw the attention of philosophers to so curious an art, and 
 we accordingly find the Rev. J. B. Reade, F.R.S., a gentleman 
 to whom the sciences owe valuable obligations, had made 
 important additions to the photogenic processes, and had 
 himself applied them to the delineation of objects of natural 
 history, of which he took pictures by the solar microscope. 
 The following process was communicated by Mr. Reade, on 
 
 1 William Henry Fox Talbot [1800-77], of Lacock Abbey, Wilts., M.A., 
 LL.D., F.R.S. ; only child of William Davenport Talbot and Elisabeth Teresa 
 his wife, daur. of Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester. In 
 1842 he was awarded the Rumford Medal by the Royal Society for his photo- 
 graphic discoveries. 
 
 1 "Talbot's process consisted in producing the photographic image on writing 
 paper highly sensitised by chemical treatment. White images of the objects were 
 formed after a long exposure upon a dark ground, these being the ' negatives,' 
 from which ' positives ' could be obtained by printing in the manner still employed. 
 
 " In September 1840 Talbot greatly improved and accelerated the procedure 
 by employing paper rendered sensitive by iodide of silver and nitrate of silver. 
 This paper received in the first few seconds of its exposure to the light an invisible 
 image, which could be rendered visible by treating it with a solution of gallic acid 
 This improved method, at first called the ' calotype,' and afterwards the ' talbo^ 
 type,' was the foundation of the photography of the present day. Talbot patented 
 it on 8 Feb. 1841, but his claim to priority of invention in regard to this phase of 
 the development of photography d!rectly conflicts with that of Tosenh Bancroft 
 Reade. "-Diet, Nat. Biog., under William Henry Fox Talbot iiancrott 
 
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 the 9th of March, 1839, to E. W. Brayley, 1 Esq., who explained 
 the process and exhibited the drawings referred to at one of 
 the soirees of the London Institution on the 10th of 
 April, 1839." 
 
 The more important process, and one probably different from any 
 hitherto employed, consists in washing good writing paper with a strong 
 solution of nitrate of silver, containing not less than 8 grs. to every drachm 
 of distilled water. The paper thus prepared is placed in the dark, and 
 allowed to dry gradually. When perfectly dry, and just before it is used, 
 I wash it with an infusion of galls prepared according to the Pharma- 
 copeia, and immediately, even while it is yet wet, throw upon it the image 
 of microscopic objects by means of the solar microscope. 
 
 It will be unnecessary for me to describe the effect, as I am able to 
 illustrate it by drawings thus produced. I will only add, with respect to 
 the time, that the drawing of the flea was perfected in less than five 
 minutes, and the section of cane, and the spiral vessels of the stalk of 
 common rhubarb, in about eight or ten minutes. These drawings were 
 fixed by hyposulphite of soda. They may also be fixed by immersing 
 them for a few minutes in weak salt and water, and then, for the same 
 time, in a weak solution of hydriodate of potash. The drawing of the 
 Trientalis Europea was fixed by the latter method : it was procured in 
 half a minute, and the difference in the colour of the ground is due to 
 this rapid and more powerful action of the solar rays. This paper may 
 be successfully used in the camera-obscura. 
 
 Farther experiments must determine the nature of this very sensitive 
 argentine preparation. I presume that it is a gallate or tannate of silver, 
 and if so, it will be interesting to you to know that what has hitherto 
 been looked upon as a common chemical compound is produced or 
 suspended at pleasure by our command over the rays of light. 
 
 Sir David remarks : — " This process cannot fail to be 
 considered as highly honourable to the ingenuity of Mr. 
 Reade. The first public use of the infusion of nut-galls, 
 which, as we shall see, is an essential element in Mr. Talbot's 
 patented process, appears to be due to Mr. Reade, and his 
 process of fixing his pictures by hyposulphite of soda, which 
 has since been universally used as the best, and was after- 
 wards suggested in 1840 by Sir John Herschel, must be 
 regarded as an invaluable addition to the photographic art" 
 
 In 1854 Fox Talbot was allowed to renew his patent of 
 1 841, a circumstance which caused his priority of discovery 
 to be disputed by Reade in several published letters. The 
 earliest seems to be one which appeared in the Philosophical 
 Magazine for May 1 8 54 (pp-326-31), under the title of 
 "On some early Experiments in Photography, being the 
 substance of a Letter addressed to Robert Hunt, Esq., by the 
 Rev. J. B. Reade, M.A., F.R.S." The letter was dated from 
 Stone Vicarage, 1 3 Feb. 1854, and the most important part 
 of it was reprinted in Notes and Queries for 3 June 1854 (1st 
 Series, vol. ix, pp. 524-5). 
 
 Shortly after this, Reade was stimulated by some of Fox 
 Talbot's assertions to address him personally in the following 
 
 letter : 2 
 
 Stone Vicarage, Aylesbury, June 24, 1854. 
 
 Dear Sir, — On my return home after some days' absence, I find my 
 attention called to an extract from your affidavit referring to my use of 
 infusion of galls as a photogenic agent. I feel it due to you to state 
 without delay, that there is abundant proof of my use of infusion of galls 
 
 > Edward William Brayley [1802-70], F.R.S. 
 
 * Prirjted in Notes and Queries, 8 July 1854 (1st Series, vol. x, p. 34). 
 
 for the purposes mentioned in your specification, and of my publication 
 of it as forming "a very sensitive argentine preparation" two years 
 before your patent was sealed. Ever since the publication of an extract 
 from my letter to M r Brayley in the North British Review for August 
 1847, which, from the tenor of your affidavit, I conclude that you never 
 saw, my claim has been fully recognised in several of the popular 
 manuals. The following is a quotation from one published by Willats : — 
 "The Calotype or Talbotype is, as we have already mentioned, the 
 invention of M r Fox Talbot, or is claimed by him." To this the editor 
 adds the following note :— " So early as April 1839 the Rev. J. B. Reade 
 made a sensitive paper by using infusion of galls after nitrate of silver : by 
 this process M r Reade obtained several drawings of microscopic objects 
 by means of the solar microscope ; the drawings were taken before the 
 paper was dry. In a communication to M r Brayley, M r Reade proposed 
 the use of gallate or tannate of silver ; and M r Brayley, in his public 
 lectures in April and May, explained the process and exhibited the 
 chemical combinations which M r Reade proposed to use." 
 
 You may perhaps have forgotten that, at the Meeting of the British 
 Association at Oxford, 1 I had a short conversation with you on your own 
 coloured photographs. I introduced myself to you as a relative of your 
 friend and neighbour, Sir John Awdry, 2 and I informed you that I had 
 used infusion of galls for microscopic photographs and fixed with hypo- 
 sulphite of soda, before you took out your patent. 
 
 The effect of gallic acid or the infusion of galls in developing an 
 invisible image was discovered accidentally by me, as I believe it was 
 also by yourself, and it is certain that no one could use this photogenic 
 agent as we have done without discovering one of its chief properties. I 
 may state that I have often been asked to oppose your patent ; but I 
 had no wish to meddle with law, or to interfere with the high reputation 
 which your discovery of a process, named after yourself, secured to you 
 by which " paper could be made so sensitive that it was darkened in five 
 or six seconds when held close to a wax candle, and gave impressions of 
 leaves by the light of the moon." This however was both subsequent to 
 my own use of gallate of silver, of which you appear never to have 
 heard, and also essentially dependent upon it. My nitro-gallate paper, 
 which I used successfully with the solar microscope, the camera, and an 
 Argand lamp, was far more sensitive than any which preceded it ; and I 
 Considered the important question of fixation to be set at rest by the use 
 of hyposulphite of soda, which I have no doubt you employ yourself, in 
 preference to your own fixer, the bromide of potassium. In fact, by my 
 process, which, as I state in my letter to M r Brayley, was the result ot 
 numberless experiments, the important problem was solved, inasmuch as 
 good pictures could be rapidly taken and permanently fixed. My 
 principal instrument was the solar microscope ; and while you failed, as 
 you state in your first paper at the Royal Society, to obtain even an 
 impression after an hour's exposure, and were disposed to give up this 
 experiment in despair, though you afterwards obtained small pictures 
 in about a quarter of an hour, I had succeeded in producing and 
 developing at one operation of less, and sometimes much less than 
 five minutes' duration, the beautiful Solar Mezzotints, as I termed 
 them, varying in size from 50 to 1 50 diameters, which were exhibited in 
 I839 at the Marquis of Northampton's, and at the London and Waltham- 
 stow Institutions ; and some in the spring of that year were even sold 
 at a Bazaar in Leeds in support of a charitable fund. The process 
 was explained to my friends in Yorkshire, 3 and I find from a Leeds 
 
 1 The British Association met at Oxford in June 1847. 
 
 • Sir John Wither Awdry [1795- 1878], M.A., D.C.L.J.P., D.L., of Notion 
 House, Wilts., sometime Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Bombay ; married in 
 1839, as his second wife, Frances Ellen, second daur. of Thomas Carr, D.D., 
 Bishop of Bombay, by Elizabeth Matilda his wife, eldest child of James Farish. 
 Lady Awdry was therefore niece of Mrs. Reade. See p. 99. 
 
 s Henry Clifton Sorby, F.R.S., the eminent petrologist, in his presidential 
 address to the Geological Society of London, 20 Feb. 1880, said, in referring to 
 the late John Waterhouse [1806-79], J-P-. D.L., F.R.S., of Halifax :—" His 
 favourite studies were astronomy, geology, electricity, and light ; and in connec- 
 tion with the latter he was identified with the early progress of photography, and 
 with the discovery by the Rev. J. B. Reade, F.R.S., of the method of taking 
 portraits first upon leather, and afterwards upon paper, instead of silver plates or 
 glass, and also with the chemical means of giving permanence to such images." 
 
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 manuscript that I proposed trie nitro-gallate paper " for immediate use and 
 diffused daylight." The ammonio-nitrate process also, which does not 
 seem to have any definite parentage, though I believe included in your 
 second patent of June 1843, was among the first which I employed, and 
 probably I was the first to suggest it. At all events I may give you as a 
 matter of history the following extract from a letter to my brother 1 in 
 Leeds, dated April 26, 1839 : — " Dissolve 6 grains of nitrate in 5j of water 
 and add liquor ammonia, which will throw down the brown oxide of 
 silver, but on the addition of a little more will take it up and form a clear 
 solution. Wash the paper and dry it. Then put 9j of common salt in 
 half a pint of distilled water. Wash the paper with this mixture, &c." 
 I also propose to dissolve two grains of gelatine in one ounce of distilled 
 water as an accelerator for the nitrate, as well as to fix with hyposulphite 
 of soda. Had M r Brayley's lectures been printed, you would probably 
 have become acquainted with my processes, as well as with those of 
 other photographers, which were explained and illustrated by him. At 
 all events I have never ceased most emphatically to make the claims 
 which in your affidavit you deny to me, and therefore, for the sake of 
 furnishing a correct history of the progress of the art, I must be allowed 
 to print this letter, as the only means left to me of meeting the case. 
 
 I am sure that the art now so far advanced, and still advancing, has 
 our best wishes. M 1 ' Grove would present to you in my name a copy of 
 my letter to M 1 ' Hunt, which was written before I had heard a syllable of 
 
 your present actions. 
 
 Believe me to be, 
 
 Dear Sir, 
 Yours faithfully, 
 J. B. READE. 
 Henry Fox Talbot, Esq. 
 
 Towards the end of 1854, Fox Talbot brought an action 
 against Mr. Laroche, a photographic artist working on the 
 collodion system, for infringing his first patent known as the 
 -" Talbotype." The trial took place in the Court of 
 Common Pleas before Lord Chief Justice Jervis and a 
 special jury, and lasted from Monday the 18 till Wednesday 
 the 20 Dec. 1854. 2 Reade was the principal witness for the 
 defendant. 
 
 " The defendant rested his case on two grounds : first, 
 that the plantiff's invention was not new, as the process had 
 been discovered and communicated to the public in 1839 by 
 the Rev. J. B. Reade ; and next, that the collodion process 
 was altogether different from the Talbotype, and therefore 
 no infringement of the patent. The Rev. J. B. Reade, who 
 is now vicar of Stone, near Aylesbury, was examined ; and 
 gave evidence, that when he lived at Peckham, he had in the 
 course of experiments discovered two processes for obtaining 
 sun-pictures. He knew that Sir H. Davy s had stated that 
 leather was more sensitive to light than paper ; and he there- 
 fore, by means of chloride of silver with an infusion of galls, 
 obtained an image which he fixed with hyposulphate of 
 soda. By these means he produced the picture of a magni- 
 fied flea, and other objects, which he exhibited at a soiree 
 given in 1839 by the late Marquis of Northampton 4 to the 
 Royal Society. Mr. Reade, by his second process, used 
 
 1 This can only refer to his youngest brother Samuel Reade, aged 17, who was 
 then living at Leeds with his father. 
 
 2 A report of ihe trial appeared in the Tunes and was reprinted in Notes and 
 Queries for 30 Dec. 1854 (1st Series, vol. x, pp. 528-30. 
 
 3 Sir Humphry Davy [1778-1829]. 
 
 4 Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton [1790-185 1], 2nd Marquess of Northamp- 
 ton, who was President of the Royal Society from 1838 to 1849. 
 
 cards glazed with carbonate of lead ; he washed these cards 
 with acetic or muriatic acid, and then floated them in iodide 
 of potassium, so as to produce an iodide of lead. He next 
 washed the surface of the card with nitrate of silver, and 
 obtained the image by superposition, while he washed it with 
 an infusion of galls. The effect of the sunlight was 
 immediately to blacken the cards. He fixed the image in 
 the same way that he used in the first process. He was 
 once surprised to find that a figure was brought out after 
 the paper had been momentarily exposed to the light, but he 
 had no idea of the mode of developing the invisible image, 
 until he read the account of Mr. Talbot's discoveries. 
 Mr. Reade communicated the results of his experiments in a 
 letter to Mr. Brayley, who read the letter at two lectures 
 given by him in 1839 on photography ; but the letter made 
 no mention of the use of iodide of potassium in the experi- 
 ment of the glazed cards." 
 
 The report states that Chief Justice Jervis " summed up 
 with remarkable clearness and precision." 
 
 " His Lordship stated that the first question for the jury 
 was, whether Mr. Reade had previously discovered and 
 published any material part of the claims set up in the patent. 
 Mr. Reade's first process employed chloride of silver, and not 
 nitrate of silver, and was therefore different from the 
 plaintiff's discovery. His other process, however, with the 
 glazed cards was, in reality, identically the same with the 
 plaintiff's, as regarded the method of preparation for giving 
 sensitiveness ; gallo-nitrate of silver was employed in both. 
 But Mr. Reade had not mentioned in his letter the use of 
 iodide of potassium, so that in that respect, whether he had 
 used it or not, his description of the method was different 
 from that employed by the plaintiff, who used iodised paper. 
 The letter therefore only proved that Mr. Reade was aware 
 of the combination of nitrate of silver with gallic acid as 
 a sensitive agent, and the publication of the letter by Mr. 
 Brayley's lectures could not carry that part of the case 
 farther." 
 
 When the Chief Justice had dealt with the second line of 
 defence, " the jury retired and returned with a verdict that 
 the plaintiff was the first inventor, but that there was no 
 infringement, thereby deciding in favour of the defendant." 
 
 The law therefore decided that the fact of Reade's iodised 
 pictures having been exhibited by Mr. Brayley did not con- 
 stitute what is legally known as " publication." Had Reade 
 only described the iodising process in his letter, it would 
 apparently have upset Fox Talbot's patent. 
 
 In 1856 Reade was honourably mentioned by the jurors 
 of the Paris Exhibition for his photographs of the moon. 
 " Dr. Reade has sent some pictures of the moon, on paper 
 and on plates, very interesting as an application of photo- 
 graphy to astronomy. Dr. Reade was the first to make use 
 of gallic acid for developing the photographic image on paper, 
 considerably before Mr. Talbot, to whom is too exclusively 
 
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 attributed the credit of the invention of photography on 
 paper." x 
 
 On the 12 Dec. 1859, Mr. Lyndon Smith of Leeds, who 
 was preparing a lecture on photography to be delivered at 
 the Church Institute there, wrote to Reade asking him for 
 definite particulars as to his early connexion with the art. 
 " My reading," said Mr. Smith, " certainly inclines me to 
 think that photography on paper owes more to you than 
 to anyone, and that Fox Talbot has received far too large a 
 share of the honour of the invention." Mr. Smith received 
 the following reply. 2 
 
 Ellesbro' Rectory, Tring, Dec. 16, 1859. 
 
 Dear Sir, — Let me say, first of all, with reference to the close of your 
 note, that, like other Yorkshiremen, I am proud of my county and of my 
 native town ; and I only regret that my distance from Leeds will prevent 
 me from being- present at the Grammar School anniversary on the 28 th 
 instant, a notice of which I have just received. . . . 
 
 Your photographic queries will receive a general reply from the 
 account of my " Early Experiments in Photography," of which I beg to 
 forward you a copy. It was published in the " Philosophical Magazine " 
 for May, 1854, before I heard of Talbot's legal proceedings, and it 
 naturally led to my being placed in the witness-box by the defendant, 
 Laroche. . . . 
 
 No one can dispute my claim to be the first to suggest the use of 
 gallic acid as a sensitiser for prepared paper, and hyposulphite of soda 
 as a fixer. These are the keystones of the arch at which Davy and 
 Young 3 had laboured ; — or, as I may say in the language of another 
 science, we may vary the tones if we please, but here is the fundamental 
 bass. My use of gallate of silver was the result of an inference from 
 Wedgwood's i experiments with leather. M rs Reade was so good as to 
 give me a pair of light-coloured leather gloves that I might repeat Wedg- 
 wood's experiments ; and, as my friend M r Akerman 5 reminds me, her 
 little objection to let me have a second pair led me to say — " Then I will 
 tan paper." Accordingly, I used infusion of galls, in the first instance, 
 in the early part of the year 1837, when I was engaged in taking photo- 
 graphs of microscopic objects. By a new arrangement of lenses in 
 the solar microscope I produced a convergence of the rays of light, 
 while the rays of heat, owing to their different refractions, were parallel 
 or divergent. This fortunate dispersion of the calorific rays enabled me 
 to use objects mounted in balsam, as well as cemented achromatic object 
 glasses ; and, indeed, such was the coolness of the illumination, that 
 even " infusoria " in single drops of water were perfectly happy and play- 
 ful. {Vide abstracts of the " Philosophical Transactions," Dec. 22, 1836.) 
 The continued expense of an artist — though at first I employed my 
 friend, Lens Aldous, to copy the pictures on the screen — was out of the 
 question. I therefore fell back, but without any sanguine expectations 
 as to the result, upon the photographic process adopted by Wedgwood, 
 with which I happened to be well acquainted. I was a " weary while," 
 however, before any satisfactory impression was made either on chloride 
 or nitrate paper. I succeeded better with white leather ; but my fortunate 
 inability to replenish the little stock of this latter article induced me to 
 apply the tannin solution to paper, and thus I was at once placed, by a 
 very decided step, in advance of earlier experimenters, and I had the 
 pleasure of succeeding where Talbot acknowledges that he failed. 
 
 Naturally enough, the solution which I used first was too strong ; but 
 if you have ever been in what I may call " the agony of a find," you can 
 conceive my sensations on witnessing the unwilling paper become in a 
 
 1 Rapports dujury Mixte International, 1856, p. 1240. 
 
 2 This correspondence between Smith and Reade was printed in the British 
 Journal of Photography, 1 Mch. 1862, p. 79. 
 
 3 Thomas Young [1773-1829], M.D., F.R.S., the eminent physicist and 
 Egyptologist. 
 
 4 Thomas Wedgwood [1771-1805], F.R.S., the first photographer; third 
 surviving son of Josiah Wedgwood, the potter. 
 
 5 John Yonge Akerman [1S06-73], F.S.A., numismatist and antiquary. 
 
 few seconds almost as black as my hat. There was just a passing 
 glimpse of outline—" and, in a moment, all was dark." It was evident, 
 however, that I was in possession of all, and more than all, I wanted, and 
 that the dilution of so powerful an accelerator would probably give suc- 
 cessful results. The large amount of dilution greatly surprised me, and, 
 indeed, before I obtained a satisfactory picture the quantity of gallic acid 
 in the infusion must have been quite homoeopathic ; but this is in exact 
 accordance with modern practice and known laws. In reference to this 
 point, Sir John Herschel, writing from Slough in April, 1840, says to 
 M r Redman, then of Peckham (where I had resided), and now a photo- 
 graphic artist in Cornhill : — " I am surprised at the weak solutions em- 
 ployed, and how, with such, you have been able to get a depth of shadow 
 sufficient for so very sharp a re-transfer is to me marvellous." I may speak 
 of M r Redman as a photographic pupil of mine, and at my request he 
 communicated the process to Sir John, which, " on account of the extreme 
 clearness and sharpness of the results," to use Sir John's words, much 
 interested him. D r Diamond Y also, whose labours are universally ap- 
 preciated, first saw my early attempts at Peckham in 1837, and heard of 
 my use of gallate of silver, and was thus led to adopt what Admiral 
 Smyth '' then called " a quick mode of taking bad pictures " ; but as I 
 told the Admiral in reply — he was born a baby. Whether our philo- 
 sophical baby is " out of its teens " may be a question — at all events it is 
 a very fine child, and handles the pencil of nature with consummate skill. 
 
 But of all the persons who heard of my new accelerator, it is most 
 important to state that my old and valued friend, the late Andrew Ross, 
 told M r Talbot how first of all by means of the solar microscope I threw 
 the image of the object on prepared paper, and then, while the paper 
 was yet wet, washed it over with the infusion of galls, when a sufficiently 
 dense negative was quickly obtained. In the celebrated trial, "Talbot 
 versus Laroche," M r Talbot, in his cross-examination and in an almost 
 breathless court, acknowledged that he had received this information 
 from Ross, and from that moment it became the unavoidable impression 
 that he was scarcely justified in taking out a patent for applying my 
 accelerator to any known photogenic paper. 
 
 The three known papers were those impregnated with the nitrate, the 
 chloride, and the iodide of silver — the two former used by Wedgwood 
 and Young, and the latter by Davy. It is true that Talbot says of the 
 iodide of silver that it is quite insensitive to light, and so it is as he makes 
 it ; but when he reduces it to the condition described by Davy, viz. 
 affected by the presence of a little free nitrate of silver, then he must 
 acknowledge with Davy, that " it is far more sensitive to the action of 
 light than either the nitrate or the muriate, and is evidently a distinct 
 compound." In this state also the infusion of galls or gallic acid is, as 
 we all know, most decided and instantaneous, and so I found it to be in 
 my early experiments. Of course I tried the effect of my accelerator on 
 many salts of silver, but especially upon the iodide, in consequence of 
 my knowledge of Davy's papers on iodine in the "Philosophical Trans- 
 actions." These I had previously studied, in conjunction with my 
 chemical friend M r Hodgson, then of Apothecaries' Hall. I did not, 
 however, use iodised paper, which is well described by Talbot in the 
 Philosophical Magazine for March, 1838, as a substitute for other sensitive 
 papers, but only as one among many experiments alluded to in my letter 
 to M r Bray ley. 
 
 My pictures were exhibited at the Royal Society, and also at Lord 
 
 1 Hugh Welch Diamond, M.R.C.S. [1S09-18S6], photographer. 
 
 2 Admiral William Henry Smyth (1788-1S65), F.R.S., a scientific writer of 
 some eminence, and grandfather of General Baden-Powell. In Admiral Smyth's 
 Addenda to the sEdes Hartwelliance, privately printed by Nichols in 1864, are 
 several references to the Rev. J. B. Reade, who appears to have been a personal 
 friend of the Admiral, and, while Vicar of Stone, his neighbour. " Mr. Reade," 
 he says (p. 10), " was a zealous and careful scrutineer of all the ' finds ' in his 
 domain, as regarded objects of antiquity," and describes some of them. He 
 quotes some of Reade's letters, one of which (p. 243) accompanied a photo- 
 graph of Cromwell's sword at Chequers Court. "You threaten to apply 
 to me the instrument of death under which so many have fallen ; but I hope 
 your only salutation will be, ' Rise, Sir Joseph ! ' It will be a great event in 
 the quiet history of a country parson to be knighted by an admiral with old 
 Noll's sword." The volume was kindly lent me by Dr. Francis J. Baildon. It 
 is miscellaneous in character, and its style extremely discursive. 
 
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 Northampton's, at his lordship's request, in April, 1S39, when M r 
 Talbot also exhibited his. In my letter to M r Brayley I did not describe 
 iodised pictures, and therefore it was held that exhibition in the absence 
 of description left the process legally unknown. M r Talbot consequently 
 felt justified in taking out a patent for uniting my known accelerator 
 with Davy's known sensitive silver compound, adopting my method 
 (already communicated to him) with reference to Wedgwood's papers 
 and adding specific improvements in manipulation. Whatever varied 
 opinion may consequently be formed as to the defence of the patent in 
 court, there can be but one as to the skill of the patentee. It is obvious 
 that, in the process as conducted by me with the solar microscope, I was 
 virtually within my camera, standing between the object and the prepared 
 paper. Hence the exciting and developing processes were conducted 
 under one operation (subsequently patented by Talbot), and the fact of a 
 latent image being brought out was not forced upon my attention. I 
 did, however, perceive this phenomenon upon one occasion, after I had 
 been suddenly called away, when taking an impression of the " Trientalis 
 Europasa " — and surprised enough I was, and stood in astonishment to 
 look at it. But with all this, I was only, as the Judge said, " very hot." 
 I did not realise the master fact that the latent image which had been 
 developed was the basis of photographic manipulation. The merit of 
 this discovery is Talbot's, and his only, and I honour him greatly for his 
 skill and earlier discernment. I was indeed myself fully aware that the 
 image darkened under the influence of my sensitiser, while I placed my 
 hand before the lens of the instrument to stop out the light ; and my 
 solar mezzotint, as I then termed it, was in fact brought out and 
 perfected under my own eye by the agency of gallic acid in the 
 infusion, rather than by the influence of direct solar action. But the 
 notion of developing a latent image in these microscopic photographs 
 never crossed my mind, even after I had witnessed such develop- 
 ment in the "Trientalis Europsea." My original notion was that the 
 infusion of galls added to the wet chloride or nitrate paper while the 
 picture was thrown upon it, produced only a new and highly sensitive 
 compound ; whereas by its peculiar and continuous action after the first 
 impact of light on the now sensitive paper, I was also, as Talbot has 
 shown, employing its property of development as well as of excitement. 
 My ignorance of its properties was no bar to its action. However, I threw 
 the ball and Talbot caught it, and no one can be more willing than 
 myself to acknowledge our obligations to this distinguished photographer. 
 He compelled the world to listen to him, and he had something worth 
 hearing to communicate, and it is a sufficient return to me that he 
 publicly acknowledged his obligation to me, with reference to what Sir 
 David Brewster calls "an essential part of his patent" (vide North 
 British Review, N° 14, Article " Photography"). 
 
 Talbot did not patent any valuable fixer. Here I had the advantage 
 of having published my use of hyposulphite of soda which M r Hodgson 
 made for me in 1S37, when London did not contain an ounce of it for 
 sale. The early operators had no fixer. That was their fix, and so far 
 as any record exists, they got no further in this direction than "imagin- 
 ing some experiments on this subject." I tried ammonia, but it acted 
 too energetically on the picture itself to be available for the purpose. It 
 led me, however, to the ammonio-nitrate process of printing positives, 
 a description of which process (though patented by Talbot in 1843) I 
 sent to a photographic brother in 1839, and a quotation of my letter of 
 that date has already appeared in one of my communications to " Notes 
 and Queries." On examining Brande's " Chemistry," under the hope of 
 still finding the desired solvent which would have a greater affinity for 
 the simple silver compound on the uncoloured part of the picture than 
 for the portion blackened by light, I happened to see it stated, on Sir 
 John Herschel's authority, that hyposulphite of soda dissolves chloride of 
 silver. I need not now say that I used this fixer with success. The 
 world, however, would not have been long without it ; for, when Sir John 
 himself became a photographer in the following year, he first of all used 
 hyposulphite of ammonia, and then permanently fell back upon the 
 properties of his other compound. Two of my solar microscope nega- 
 tives, taken in 1837, and exhibited with several others by M r Brayley 
 in 1S39, as illustrations of my letter and of his lecture at the City of 
 London Institution, are now in the possession of the London Photo- 
 graphic Society. They are, no doubt, the earliest examples of the agency 
 
 of the two chemical compounds which will be co-existent with photo- 
 graphy itself, viz. gallate of silver and hyposulphite of soda ; and my 
 use of them, as above described, will sanction my claim to be the first to 
 take paper pictures rapidly and to fix them permanently. 
 
 Such is a short account of my contribution to this interesting branch 
 of science, and in the pleasure of the discovery I have a sufficient reward. 
 I have thus written with perfect freedom to a fellow-townsman, and at 
 his request, otherwise I should not have troubled the world with my 
 story. I now place it in your hands, and remain, my dear Sir, 
 
 Very truly yours, 
 
 J. B. Reade. 
 Lyndon Smith, Esq. 
 
 Mr. Smith's reply shows that he fully appreciated Reade's 
 
 admirable statement of his claims, and the philosophic 
 
 calmness with which it was penned. 
 
 Leeds, Dec. 23, 1859. 
 
 Dear Sir — I am really very much indebted and obliged to you for your 
 kind letter containing so much valuable and useful information, and feel 
 ashamed to have put you to so much trouble ; but this only convinces 
 me that your attachment to art and science must be strong indeed to 
 induce you to go so much out of the way at the request of a stranger. 
 I am now quite satisfied that your claims to be considered the first photo- 
 grapher are most abundantly proved, and I shall not have the slightest 
 hesitation in expressing the same in my lecture ; and I am sure it will be 
 as great a pleasure to my audience to know that a townsman holds so 
 distinguished a place amongst the pioneers of the art, as it is to myself. 
 
 Believe me, dear Sir, 
 Yours most truly, 
 
 Lyndon Smith. 
 Rev. J. B. Reade. 
 
 Mr. Smith evidently wrote after this asking for Reade's 
 permission to publish the correspondence in the British 
 Journal of Photography, as indicated in the following private 
 
 letter to him. 
 
 Leeds, Feb. I9 ,h 1862. 
 
 Dear Sir — I have forwarded M' Shadbolt your letters relative to the 
 Invention of the Calotype, and at the same time have intimated to him 
 that my opinion is unaltered, that you have been unfairly robbed of the 
 credit due to you as the veritable Inventor of the process unjustly called 
 " Talbotype." I trust he will substantiate and confirm this view of the 
 case in his Journal. 
 
 I am glad to hear that you are coming to Leeds next month. I trust 
 to be able to attend your lecture and hope you will be able to inspect a 
 few of my photographs if you can find time. I shall be most happy to 
 show them to you and have the opportunity of a little photographic dis- 
 cussion. With kind regards, Believe me, D r Sir, 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 Lyndon Smith. 
 Rev. J. B. Reade. 
 
 In a letter to Mr. George Shadbolt, the editor, printed 
 with the others, Reade remarks : 
 
 I often took very pretty little impressions of feathers by the light and 
 warmth of an argand lamp. The first camera picture which Ross saw 
 was one of my greenhouse at Peckham, with the gardener standing out- 
 side ; and at my request he made me a short-focus achromatic object- 
 glass instead of the combination I was then using. In fact, the first 
 achromatic camera was made for me. I have therefore done some little 
 in the "pioneering line," as Lyndon Smith calls it ; but I hope I shall 
 not be accused of pushing myself unduly forward when I merely answer 
 the questions of friends. 
 
 At the conclusion the editor remarks : — " We cannot for- 
 bear adding a few words to the preceding correspondence, 
 which we think proves beyond question that photographers 
 
PEDIGREE XXV 
 
 97 
 
 owe a debt of gratitude to the Rev. J. B. Reade, whose name 
 in connection with the earlier discoveries deserves to be 
 1 familiar in their months as household words.' We trust 
 that henceforth he may receive that meed of acknowledgment 
 so justly his due." 
 
 Sir David Brewster's appreciation of Reade's discoveries, 
 of which he had given proof in 1847, in his article in the 
 North British Review, is further evidenced by a private 
 correspondence which took place between them after the 
 Smith-Reade correspondence, and which has never been 
 published. 
 
 EUesbro' Rectory, Tring, April 2, 1862. 
 
 Dear Sir David— I have read your account of Chimenti's Stereoscopic 
 drawings with much interest. Though their true character is denied by 
 some, yet the solidity given to the figure by converging the optic axes 
 settles the point at once, and I hope that your opponents will acknow. 
 ledge their error. 
 
 I think you will feel some interest in my correspondence with M r 
 Lyndon Smith of Leeds, lately published in the " British Journal of 
 Photography." I am indebted to you {ox the first important notice of my 
 early photographic labours, as given in the I4 lh number of the "North 
 British Review," and I have been content with that valuable record of 
 my claims. M r Smith, as you will see from his letter of Dec' 1859, 
 requested more specific information. In replying to his queries, however, 
 I did not write with any idea of publication in the formal manner now 
 adopted ; but as M" Shadbolt, the Editor of the Journal, lately heard of 
 the correspondence and wished to insert it, I could not withhold my 
 assent. I have often felt a regret that Talbot did not give me the credit 
 I fairly deserve by acknowledging my priority in the use of Gallate of 
 Silver. This might have been done without diminishing his well earned 
 fame in dealing with the invisible image ; and indeed I think that it 
 ought to have been done, because his knowledge of my use of this 
 sensitizer communicated to him by Ross, was the turning point in his 
 own manipulation. This fact came out, however, clearly enough in 
 Court, and there I have quietly rested until this direct application from 
 Lyndon Smith for more specific information on the nature of my early 
 experiments. But after all, facts are stubborn things, and the world's 
 verdict will be no doubt given in the right direction. 
 
 Together with the correspondence above alluded to, I send you an 
 extract from the " Leeds Intelligencer " of the 8 th of March, containing 
 an account of my Lecture on Polarized Light before the members of the 
 Leeds Philosophical Institution. As you were unable to comply with the 
 request of the Committee, I believe that I occupied your place ; and in 
 doing so, I took a subject which is peculiarly your own. In alluding to 
 your labours I had much pleasure in exhibiting in a very striking 
 manner, your/n\)\s7/rt' experiment, as noticed in the abstract. This is in 
 fact the key to the mystery of double refraction. The photograph by 
 Hanson of Leeds, taken at the request of the Secretary, will remind you 
 of the Lecturer, and on the back I have placed a notice of it from the 
 " Leeds Intelligencer," which will shew you that I had a hearty reception 
 in my native Town. 
 
 You will be glad to hear that our mutual friend D' Lee, is in admir- 
 able health, and very earnest in his duties as President of the R. A. S. 
 Hoping that you are enjoying the same blessing, 
 
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 Sir David replied as follows : 
 
 University of Edinburgh. 
 
 Dear M' Reade — I thank you very much for your kind note and its 
 enclosures. I had read with great pleasure your letter to M r Lyndon 
 Smith, and was much pleased with the manner in which you speak of 
 M r Talbot. 
 
 It was very agreeable to me to have been able to speak of your 
 claims as I did in the North British Review, and this recognition of them 
 was the more sincere, as I was then, and still am, one of M r Talbot's 
 best friends and warmest admirers. In justice to him I should say that 
 he never was displeased with what I had done. 
 
 The Chimenti Stereogram is I believe published in London by the 
 Stereoscope Company, and also in Edinburgh. 
 
 It is of the same rude character in portraiture as the rude landscape 
 of M r Elliot published in my Treatise on the Stereoscope. I enclose a 
 copy of the original, which please return. There are 5 or 6 diff distances 
 on the Figure. 
 
 I enclose also my part of a correspondence which I think most 
 malignant and libellous and which I shall be forced to take into a Civil 
 Court. Please to return it. I am, Dear M r Reade, 
 
 Ever Most Truly yrs. 
 D. Brewster. 
 Mount Lodge, Portobello, April 3 d 1S62. 
 
 Further letters evidently passed between them during the 
 next few days, but they are missing. The following interest- 
 ing note however remains. 
 
 Ellesbro' Rectory — Tring — Ap' 12 1862. 
 
 Dear Sir David — I am very sorry to hear of your indisposition wh. 
 I trust will be of short continuance and I feel very greatly indebted to you 
 for having, under such circumstances, sent me so valuable a reply this 
 morning. ... Of this I feel well assured, that if you had been the 
 modern discoverer of stereoscopic principles as well as the inventor of 
 the lenticular stereoscope you might have brought before us all the 
 earlier rules and examples without let or hindrance, and I feel hurt and 
 ashamed at the malignant treatment you have rec d . M r Nottage 1 is a 
 sensible and able man and I shall call upon him when next in Town. I 
 was greatly obliged for the loan of his letters as well as your own — as I 
 sho d have stated before had not my friend Colonel Astley 2 taken me to 
 Chequers Court. 
 
 I must also add that it is a great pleasure to me to hear from you 
 that M r Talbot rec' 1 kindly your early notice of my photographic 
 experiments and I trust he is not displeased with my letter to M r 
 Lyndon Smith. I have never sought for an opportunity of advancing 
 my own claims in a spirit of opposition, and I have always spoken of 
 M r Talbot with the respect his talents inspire. He happens to be a 
 neighbour of my friend Sir John Awdry, whose present wife, the 
 daughter of the late Bishop Carr and the mother of 12 children, is my 
 niece. I always regretted M r T's patent — it was a bar to progress and 
 added nothing to the real merits of the patentee. 
 
 You will be amused to see from the paper I sent you that the hemi- 
 spherical lens at first led me to try my hand at photography with the 
 solar microscope, supplemented how r with a mode of illumination for the 
 achromatic microscope, wh. is so effective that my friends have 
 requested me to be an exhibitor at the Great Gallery. It will give me 
 much pleasure to have an opportunity of seeing you in Town if you come 
 up during the season. Again thanking you for your kindness, Believe 
 me to be, Dear Sir David, 
 
 ever most faithfully yours, 
 J. B. Reade. 
 
 Although Reade has never received much popular 
 recognition for his discovery, his priority over Fox Talbot 
 
 1 George Swan Nottage (1S22-S5), photographer, Lord Mayor of London in 
 1SS4. See Modern English Biography, by Frederic Boase, 1S92. 
 
 - Lieut. Col. Francis L'Estrange Astley [iSio-66]of Chequers Court, Ayles- 
 bury, Bucks., brother of Jacob, 16th Baron Hastings. 
 
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 THE REAVES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 has been fully admitted by experts. Sir William de W. 
 Abney, F.R.S., in his article on " Photography " in the 
 Encyclopedia Britamiica, published in 1885, acknowledges 
 Reade's claims and says : — " The priority of the discovery 
 was claimed by Fox Talbot ; and his claim was sustained 
 after a lawsuit, apparently on the ground that Reade's 
 method had never been legally published." And the same 
 distinguished writer in his Treatise on Photography says : x 
 — " The Rev. J. B. Reade was also an ardent experi- 
 mentalist in this process, and to him is to be ascribed the 
 discovery of the accelerating power of gallic acid, in the 
 presence of silver nitrate, for the production of an image, 
 and also for the development of the invisible image by the 
 same agency. From this discovery, together with that of 
 Daguerre's, Fox Talbot reasoned out the calotype process, 
 which he patented in 1841." 
 
 In the obituary notice of Fox Talbot in Nature for Oct. 
 1877, the true facts are also given. "Early in 1840 a new 
 process due to Talbot created a sensation in scientific 
 circles, the results being a marked advance on everything 
 that up to that time had been produced. . . . The credit of 
 the discovery of this method of development has often been 
 ascribed to Fox Talbot ; but we believe that to the 
 Rev. B. J. (sic) Reade it is really due, but was so modified by 
 Fox Talbot as to render it manageable in the hands of the 
 operator." 
 
 Reade was all his life an enthusiast in the use of the 
 microscope. In 1839 he called special attention to the value 
 of blackground illumination, and in 1840 read a paper before 
 the Royal Society " On the construction and use of single 
 achromatic eye-pieces." In 1842, in two communications to 
 the Royal Microscopical Society, he pointed out the great 
 assistance which chemistry might derive from the use of the 
 microscope, and stated that so small a quantity of hydrogen 
 as the ten-thousandth part of a grain could be detected with 
 certainty by that instrument, if existing as a constituent of 
 ammonia. He also pointed out that ammonia was a 
 product of respiration, a fact which did not gain immediate 
 acceptance though justice was subsequently done him by 
 Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, M.D., F.R.S., in his essay on 
 " Coagulation of the Blood," which gained the Astley Cooper 
 triennial prize of 300 guineas in 1856. Richardson thus 
 acknowledges Reade's discovery. " The paper on ' Ammonia 
 evolved in Respiration,' by Professors Latini and Viale, 
 referred to in the table of Authors, is of moment as corro- 
 borating many of the views adduced in this work. These 
 gentlemen, by a series of independent labours, arrived at the 
 fact that ammonia is thrown off in the expired air. I need 
 scarcely say, that their labours, original as far as the authors 
 were concerned, were many years before fully anticipated by 
 the researches of our countryman, the Reverend J. B. 
 Reade." 
 
 1 loth edition, 1901, page 5. 
 
 Reade contributed a short paper on " Animal Ammonia, 
 its formation, evolution, and office," to the British 
 Association in 1858. 
 
 In 1850 he communicated an account of a new solid 
 astronomical eye- piece of his own invention to the British 
 Association. In 1851 he exhibited this at the Great 
 Exhibition, and it was thought so well of as to be specially 
 mentioned. In 1861 he described before the Royal Micro- 
 scopical Society his " New Hemispherical Condenser for the 
 Microscope." This is commonly known as " Reade's Kettle- 
 drum," and he modified it later by the addition of two 
 lenses. In 1869 he invented the equilateral prism for micro- 
 scopic illumination which has gone by his name, and which 
 he described in the Monthly Microscopical Journal for the 
 same year. This invention was of great value, especially to 
 those engaged in the study of diatoms and other minute 
 objects. 
 
 Reade was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 
 and to their Monthly Notes for 1853-4 he contributed a 
 description of his observatory at Stone Vicarage. In the 
 British Association Report for 1 854 he had a paper " On photo- 
 graphs of the Moon and of the Sun." 
 
 He was also a member of the Royal Meteorological 
 Society, and in 1870 was elected a member of the council. 
 In the proceedings of the Society for 1871 appeared a posthu- 
 mous account by him of two meteors seen at Bishopsbourne 
 16 Oct. 1869. 
 
 Reade wrote various papers dealing with his micro- 
 scopic investigation of different objects and organisms. In 
 the Annals of Natural History for 1 839 he wrote a paper " On 
 some new organic remains in the flint of chalk." He wrote 
 several papers dealing with the form and chemical com- 
 position of vegetable tissue and fibre. In 1839 also he con- 
 tributed a paper on Roman coin-moulds to the Numismatic 
 Chronicle. 
 
 The Rev. Joseph Bancroft Reade died on Monday the 
 12 Dec. 1870, at five o'clock in the morning, at Bishopsbourne 
 Rectory, during his second year of office as President ot 
 the Royal Microscopical Society, and while Vice-President of 
 the London Photographic Society. His death was announced 
 two days later at a meeting of the Royal Microscopical 
 Society, by his old friend Dr. Millar, in the following terms : 
 " It is my painful duty to inform you that our President is no 
 more. In February last he first complained of illness, which 
 gradually increased in severity so that it was with difficulty 
 he presided at the last meeting of the session in May ; it 
 was then his friend Dr. Richardson examined him, and 
 pronounced him to be suffering from incipient cancer, in a 
 place which forbade all hope of removal by operation. From 
 this time his downward course has been very marked ■ he 
 gradually but steadily lost flesh— did not suffer so much 
 pain as I expected, and calmly sank without a struggle on 
 the morning of the 12th. I last saw him alive on Tuesday, 
 
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 99 
 
 the 7th, when I spent several hours with him, receiving 
 instructions with reference to various matters. He was 
 then very much changed, and it was clear his days were 
 drawing to a close ; he spoke to me in the most calm, clear, 
 and collected manner, and referred to his approaching end 
 with the utmost tranquillity. He took an interest in our 
 Society to the last, spoke of the changes likely to be made, 
 and requested me to present in his name a microscope which 
 is an exact counterpart of his first one made by Dolland and 
 presented to him by his father when he was 15 years old. . . . 
 I do not know that this is the place for me to refer to it, but I 
 desire to add that a more calm, contented, and happy frame 
 of mind than he was in it is impossible to conceive, and I can 
 only wish that my last end may be like his." The following 
 resolution was then passed unanimously : " That this Society 
 learns with the deepest regret the loss it has sustained by the 
 decease of its President, the Rev. Joseph Bancroft Reade, 
 M.A., F.R.S., who by his scientific attainments, useful 
 inventions, and numerous important observations rendered 
 great service to microscopical science ; while his high 
 character and amiable manners endeared him to all who were 
 honoured with his friendship and favoured with his acquaint- 
 ance." 
 
 He was buried in Bishopsbourne Churchyard on Friday, 
 the 16 Dec, the service being read by the Rev. Lewis Clarke, 
 curate of Bridge, one of his dearest friends. In addition to 
 the relatives, there were many representatives of the various 
 branches of science in which he was interested, but " the 
 funeral was as unostentatious as the man whose dust was 
 then committed to the dust." 
 
 The various obituary notices all contain tributes to the 
 lofty character, the rare modesty, and the gentle disposition 
 of Joseph Bancroft Reade. The notice in the Monthly 
 Microscopical Journal thus concludes : — " As one of the 
 founders of the Society, and one who for thirty years has 
 always taken a warm interest in its success, he will be long 
 remembered by all who knew him, not only for his striking 
 appearance, but for his kind and genial disposition, and his 
 readiness to impart from the rich stores of his knowledge any 
 information he possessed." 
 
 The obituary in the British Journal oj Photography said 
 that " every member of the Photographic Society entertained 
 a warm feeling of affection and esteem for Mr. Reade, whose 
 venerable appearance and gentle manner were extremely 
 prepossessing. In the great world of science he has not left a 
 single enemy." An obituary in the Popular Science Review 
 remarked :— " He might have lived much longer had it not 
 been for the presence of a peculiar cancerous affection of the 
 rectum, though, singularly enough, it was really a liver affec- 
 tion which removed him from among us. He was a dear old 
 man, and there must have been few who knew him who did 
 not also love him. He was a man not as well known as he 
 deserved to be, for during the last forty years he has been 
 
 actively engaged in discoveries both connected with the 
 microscope and photography." 
 
 The Kent Herald also draws a pleasing picture of Reade. 
 " He lived so quietly and unobtrusively that many might 
 have been constantly near him without knowing how great 
 a man he was. One of his numerous friends happening one 
 day to be visiting his former parish of Ellesborough and 
 lighting on one who, from his age, appeared to be the ' oldest 
 inhabitant,' received for answer to his affectionate observa- 
 tions about the late Rector, ' Ah ! sir, he was a homely man.' 
 Such a reply showed the real greatness of the man who, 
 although versed in the deepest mysteries of science, could 
 adapt himself to the capacities and requirements of the 
 simple people of a country village. ... As an astronomer 
 and naturalist his reputation was of the highest, and the 
 loss which his death has occasioned in the world of science 
 will be neither soon nor easily repaired. Mr. Reade was 
 an earnest and attached churchman of sound and moderate 
 views. Without being as deeply read a theologian as his 
 predecessor, 'the judicious Hooker,' 1 he was no unworthy 
 successor to that great man, and by no means unlike him in 
 his simple habits and retiring nature." 
 
 As will be seen from the tabular pedigree, Joseph 
 Bancroft Reade left no surviving issue. Mrs. Reade's father, 
 James Farish [1756-1834], a Cambridge surgeon, married 
 Dorothy [1764-1840], daughter of James Fawcett of Broad- 
 field, Dent, Yorkshire, and of Scaleby Castle, Cumberland, 
 by Agnes his wife, daughter of Rowland Stephenson of 
 Scaleby Castle, and had a large family. The eldest 
 daughter, Elizabeth Matilda Farish [1788-1825], married 
 Thomas Carr [1788-1859], M.A., D.D., first Bishop of 
 Bombay. The eldest son James Farish [b. 1791], of the 
 Bombay Civil Service, was a Member of Council, and for 
 some time Acting Governor of Bombay. Another son, the 
 Rev. Henry Farish, M.A., Fellow of Queens' College, 
 Cambridge, was seventh Wrangler in 1822. Mrs. Reade's 
 uncle, William Farish [1759-1837], M.A. and Fellow of 
 Magdalene College, Cambridge, was first Smith's Prizeman 
 and Senior Wrangler in 1778, and, from 18 13, Jacksonian 
 professor of natural and experimental philosophy in the 
 University of Cambridge.- Her grandfather, the Rev. James 
 Farish, LL.B. [1713— 1793], was Vicar of Stanwix, Cumber- 
 land ; Minor Canon of Carlisle and Lecturer of the Cathedral ; 
 Vicar of Irthington ; Rector of Bewcastle ; Rector of 
 Aspatria ; Lecturer of St. Cuthbert, Carlisle ; and Chaplain 
 to the Carlisle Corporation and Cumberland Jail. He acted 
 as A.D.C. to the Governor at the siege of Carlisle in 1745, 
 and was mentioned in despatches. He married Elizabeth, 
 daughter of John Bernard Gilpin of Scaleby Castle, 
 
 1 Richard Hooker, the famous author of Ecclesiastical Polity, was rector of 
 Bishopsbourne from 1595 until his death in 1600. 
 
 2 See account of him in Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
 O 2 
 
IOO 
 
 THE RE ABES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Lieutenant Governor of Carlisle, 1 and sister of Sawrey Gilpin 
 [1733-1807], R.A., the well-known animal painter. 3 
 
 Richard Reade [1803-85] was born at Leeds and 
 
 after a school education went abroad to study under the 
 
 Rev. Dr. Malan 3 at Geneva. He left London at the 
 
 beginning of March 1821, and from the following extract 
 
 from a letter to his father appears to have been much 
 
 impressed by some of the incidents of the journey. 
 
 I did not in the least relish crossing the Jura. Some of the precipices 
 over which wooden bridges are thrown, did not fail to terrify me ex- 
 tremely, for from pain and fatigue, I was become so nervous that the 
 least thing affected me. We were two days crossing the Mountain. In 
 making the descent from the Mountain a most magnificent & strangely 
 sublime view of the lake of Geneva & the Alps bursts suddenly upon 
 you. It is certainly out of the power of man as well to describe its 
 magnificence, as the effect produced upon the feelings. It is quite over- 
 whelming. The feelings then experienced are not in the least relieved 
 by seeing yourself on the edge of the most tremendous precipice that 
 can be imagined, & with no parapets or barriers to save you in case of 
 accident. But on my arrival at M r Malan's I could not help regarding 
 him as a still sublimer object than all that I had lately witnessed in 
 Nature, inasmuch as moral worth is superior to natural beauty. The 
 first words he said to me in English were. " My dear Friend you are 
 welcome to a place in my house & a place in my heart." M r Malan 
 possesses the greatest affection, united with the greatest firmness. 
 
 Writing to Miss Susan Salmon on 6 July 1822, T. S. B. 
 Reade says : — " Richard is much delighted with his abode at 
 Geneva. We have had the pleasure of seeing his Tutor at 
 Leeds." Richard must have returned to England soon after 
 this, for at the beginning of October he accompanied his 
 brother Joseph to Cambridge, 4 where he took his B.A, 
 degree at Gonville and Caius College in 1826. 
 
 One of his earliest curacies seems to have been near 
 Wallingford, for his father, writing from that place on 19 Feb. 
 1828 to his daughter Elizabeth, says : — 
 
 I reached this place about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon ; but, to my 
 great disappointment, Richard not knowing of my coming so soon . . . 
 went with his Rector M r Hopkins yesterday to Reading ... I have there- 
 fore to enjoy his very comfortable lodgings, in, I humbly trust, Christian 
 Retirement. 
 
 From a letter written two days later it appears that he 
 was curate to the Rector of Nuffield, four miles from 
 Wallingford. In a further letter on 25 Feb., to his daughter, 
 T. S. B. Reade remarks : — 
 
 You will be surprised to hear that Richard will have to leave Nuffield, 
 and pitch his tent he knows not where. . . . He is now in Priest's 
 Orders, & consequently more eligible for any providential opening. 
 
 1 For these interesting particulars I am principally indebted to Mr. E. Gar- 
 thwaite Farish, who possesses elaborate pedigrees of the Farish and Fawcett 
 families, which he tells me are recorded at the Heralds' College. They have not, 
 however, been published. For accurate dates of Mrs. Reade and her children 
 I am indebted to Mr. William Milner Fawcett, M.A., F.S.A., of Cambridge, 
 the well-known architect, whose father, the Rev. James Fawcett, Vicar of Knares- 
 borough, married Isabella Farish [1800-1866], youngest sister of Mrs. Reade. 
 
 ' See Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
 3 Cesar Henri Abraham Malan, a noted Protestant divine at Geneva, father 
 of Cesar Jean Saloman Malan [1812-94], the Oriental scholar; see Diet. Nat. 
 Bieg. 
 
 * See p. 91. 
 
 Richard seems to have soon found an opening, for on 
 9 June 1828 his father writes : — 
 
 I have heard lately from dear Richard. He is very much liked at 
 Hindon. The Church is so crowded in an afternoon that many " vainly 
 wander about to find a seat." 
 
 His stay at Hindon must have been but temporary for on 
 22 Sept. 1828 his father writes : — 
 
 Richard has at length found a situation. . . . He is now curate to the 
 Rev d H. Jowett of Little Dunham near Swaffham in Norfolk. ... He 
 left Leeds last Thursday week. 
 
 In 1830 he appears to have acted as Curate of Romald- 
 kirk, near Darlington, where he was afterwards Rector. 
 T. S. B. Reade writes on 3 May 1830 to his daughter Eliza- 
 beth, who was then "at the Rev. J. B. Reade's, Horton 
 Street, Halifax " :— 
 
 I send you a letter which came from Rich" this morning. ... He 
 resides at the Rectory House with M r Price, where he will remain I 
 suppose till July. . . . Richard went from here by the Glasgow Mail to 
 Greta Bridge, ... & the next morning took a chaise to Romaldkirk, 
 there being no direct coach conveyance. 
 
 In a letter to Susan Salmon, dated 1 Nov. 1831, T. S. B. 
 Reade says that " Richard is at Atherstone in Warwickshire, 
 where he has a Perpetual Curacy." On 20 Feb. 1833 he 
 tells his son George that " Richard is at Lichfield. . . . He 
 has ;£i20 from his Vicar, the Rev d M r Lonsdale." On 
 6 Oct. 1835 he remarks to Susan Salmon that "Richard is 
 in Somersetshire." 
 
 About the time of his marriage Richard Reade became 
 curate of Bressingham, in Norfolk, where the registers are 
 signed by him from 13 May 1836 to May 1840. 1 He 
 appears however to have lived a few miles away, at The 
 Hollies, Palgrave, Suffolk. 
 
 On 12 June 1841 he was inducted into the Rectory of 
 Romaldkirk, near Darlington, by the Rev. John Marriner, 
 B. A., curate of Romaldkirk. 2 In 1850 he exchanged livings 
 with the Rev. Henry Cleveland, Rector of Barkstone, 
 Lincolnshire. Mr. Reade was inducted into the Rectory 
 of Barkstone on Sunday, 17 Nov. 1850, by the Rev. the Hon. 
 Richard Cust. 3 He held this living up to the time of his 
 death in 1885, but for many years previously he took no 
 duty there, his younger brother William acting as curate-in- 
 charge 1873-82. While Rector of Barkstone he also filled 
 the post of British Chaplain at Dieppe, from about 1858 to 
 1863. He is said to have been a very able preacher. He 
 latterly occupied himself in writing, and published several 
 small pamphlets, one of which, entitled The Tenacity of Habits, 
 is said to have been highly thought of by Sir Benjamin 
 Ward Richardson. His second son, Richard Bancroft 
 Reade, matriculated 25 May 1858, aged 19, at Exeter 
 College, Oxford, as son of Richard Reade of Palgrave, 
 
 1 Information of Rev. W. Collins Badger, Rector of Bressingham. 
 
 2 Information of Rev. S. Gilbert Beal, Rector of Romaldkirk. 
 * Information of Rev. E. M. Clements, Rector of Barkstone. 
 
I J LAiiL AV11. 
 
 THOMAS READE, M.R.C.S. 
 1804-1863. 
 
 THE REV. RICHARD READE, B.A.. 
 
 Rector of Barkstone, Lincolnshire. 
 
 1803-1885. 
 
PEDIGREE XXV 
 
 101 
 
 Suffolk, clerk. For portrait of the Rev. Richard Reade, see 
 Plate XVII. 
 
 Thomas Reade [1804-83] was educated at Leeds 
 Grammar School. There are a few references to him in his 
 father's letters, one to Susan Salmon on 3 Apl. 18 19 men- 
 tioning that " Thomas has had a slight attack of the typhus 
 fever, but is now thro' mercy recovered " ; and another on 5 
 Oct. 1 8 19 telling her that "Thomas was next indisposed 
 with a bad cold accompanied with fever. . . . He is now 
 nearly stout again." On 17 Oct. 1820 he tells his daughter 
 Elizabeth how " Thomas walked over from Fulnec ' the other 
 day. He is very stout and cheerful"; and on 7 Aug. 1821 
 records that " Thomas is still stationary with his flute." 
 
 On 6 July 1822, T. S. B. Reade writes to Susan Salmon : — 
 
 Thomas is now gone to a Surgeon, as an apprentice for five years, 
 but as he resides in Leeds we see him frequently. I trust he will do well, 
 as he has many advantages, not only from being with an excellent and 
 cleaver man, but also having the opportunity of attending the practice of 
 the Infirmary. 
 
 It appears from T. S. B. Reade's private ledger that on 
 3 July he had paid an apprentice fee of £216 for Thomas, 
 and £52-10-0 to the Infirmary. Thomas Reade took the 
 degrees of M.R.C.S. Eng. in 1829 and L.S.A. in the previous 
 year (Guy's Hospital and Webb Street). In 1828 his father 
 enters £163 for Thomas in London. 
 
 Thomas Reade started practice at Sheffield in 1829. His 
 father's ledger throws some light on this. On 17 July he 
 enters £61-15-6 for Thomas's furniture, and on 25 Aug. an 
 additional £40. On 1 Sept. he notes an allowance of £50 to 
 Thomas from this date and on 25 Nov. an allowance of £105 
 and £30 for rent and taxes. On 17 Sept. 1835 he was still 
 at Sheffield, but a year or two afterwards removed to the Isle 
 of Man, practising first for six months at Castletown, and 
 later at Kirkmichael from 1837 to 1848. 2 In 1848 he left 
 the Isle of Man and settled in London, practising from that 
 year until 1857 at 14 Paulton Square, Chelsea, and after that 
 at Bow, London, E. The date or place of his first marriage 
 has not been discovered. For his portrait see Plate XVII. 
 
 William Paley Baildon,. second son of Joseph Baildon, 
 J. P. for the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, by Sarah 
 Eliza his second wife, daughter of the above Thomas Reade, 
 was born on 7 July 1859 at Newcastle. In the Michaelmas 
 Term of 1885 he was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. 
 Apart from the practice of his profession, his labours have 
 principally been in the field of archaeology. For the Selden 
 Society, of which he was one of the original members, he has 
 edited the following volumes -.—Select Civil Pleas, A.D. 
 
 1 Fulneck, near Leeds, noted for its Moravian school and charity. 
 
 2 The Rev. Joseph Brown of Kirkmichael writing, on I Jany. 1842, to Miss 
 Gascoyne of Twickenham, announcing the marriage of his daur. Jessie to Thomas 
 Reade, says :— " M' Reade is a steady well behaved Gentleman, has been some 
 years in this Island, and except six months that he lodged in Castletown, has 
 lodged in this Parish for the remainder of the period, more than five years." 
 
 1 200- 1 203, vol. I, 1890; The Court Baron, being precedents 
 for use in seignorial and other local courts, etc., 189 1 (in con- 
 junction with Professor F. W. Maitland) ; and Select Cases in 
 Chancery, 1 897. For the Yorkshire Archaeological Society he 
 edited, in 1895, Notes on the Monastic and Secular Houses of 
 Yorkshire, and in 1901, the first volume of the Court Rolls 
 of the Manor of Wakefield 1 274-1 297, the second volume of 
 which is in the press. In 1894 he edited a privately printed 
 volume, Les Reportes del Cases in Camera Stellata, 1593-1609, 
 from the original MS. of John Hawarde. For the Hon. 
 Society of Lincoln's Inn he has edited The Black Books of 
 Lincoln's Inn, in four volumes issued between 1898 and 1902. 
 He is now engaged in editing for the Thoresby Society The 
 Coucher Book of Kirkstall Abbey (in conjunction with 
 W. T. Lancaster), and Calverley Charters (in conjunction with 
 Samuel Margerison). He has contributed a good many papers 
 to the publications of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society 
 and the Thoresby Society, and has served on both Councils. 
 
 Mr. Paley Baildon was elected F.S.A. in Feb. 1892, and 
 served on the Council of the Society in 1897, 1898, 1901, 
 1902 and 1904. He has read several papers before the 
 Society. He has made a life-long study of genealogy, but, as 
 explained in my preface, his paternal ancestry has principally 
 engaged his attention. To The Ancestor he has recently 
 contributed an important series of articles entitled " Heralds' 
 College and Prescription." He has been for 19 years an 
 efficient member of the 14th Middlesex (Inns of Court) Rifle 
 Volunteers. 
 
 William Reade [1819-90] was born at Leeds. His 
 infancy seems to have been a normal and healthy one. His 
 father, on 17 Oct. 1820, says that "George & William are, 
 as usual, active and noisy"; and on 7 Aug. 1821, that 
 " William loves to send forth the vocal sound, & often 
 marches up & down the passage, singing as he goes." He 
 was educated at St. Peter's School, York. In 1842 he 
 entered St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, and took his B. A. 
 degree in 1844 an ^ n ' s M.A. in 1847. He was ordained 
 deacon in 1844, and priest in 1845 by the Bishop of Lincoln. 
 He was curate of Welby, Lincolnshire, in 1844-5 ! of 
 Alpheton, Suffolk, from 1845 to 1850; and of Great Cat- 
 worth, Hunts., from 1852 to 1858. He was curate-in-charge 
 of Ollerton, Notts., from 1859 to 1873, and curate-in-charge 
 of Barkstone, Lines., where his brother Richard was Rector, 
 from 1873 to 1882, in which year he was presented to the 
 Vicarage of Marton, near Gainsborough, by the Bishop of 
 Lincoln. He held the living of Marton until his death in 
 1890. 
 
 John William Paley Reade, son of the preceding, 
 was born at Castle Gate, Nottingham, and educated at 
 Repton School. He proceeded to St. John's College, 
 Cambridge, and took his B.A. degree in 1879, and his M.A. 
 
102 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 in 1883. He was ordained deacon in 1880, and priest in 
 1 88 1, by the Bishop of Winchester. He was curate of 
 Sarisbury, Hants., from 1880 to 1882 ; of Broughton, 
 Northants., from 1883 to 1885 ; of Geddington, Northants., 
 1885-6; and of Harrowden, Northants., 1887-8. He was 
 instituted to the Vicarage of Ollerton, near Newark, in Notts., 
 in 1888 and still holds the living. He possesses several 
 interesting portraits of the Bancrofts, Paleys and Reades. 
 
 WILL. 
 
 THOMAS SHAW BANCROFT READE, of Leeds, Esquire. 
 Will dated 8 Feb. 1841. My sons Joseph Bancroft Reade and Richard 
 Reade to be my exors. and have legacies of £50 each. To my daur. 
 Elizabeth, if unmarried at my decease, all my household furniture, linen, 
 silver plate, wine, china, glass, pictures and books absolutely, but if she 
 be married then she is to have one third of the value of the same either 
 in money or in goods. The remaining two thirds is to be sold and form 
 part of residuary personal estate. The residue of personal estate to my 
 exors. upon trust to convert. Estate or farm called Hutton Low Cross 
 in the North Riding of Yorks., with all the buildings, etc., lately built by 
 me, to my son George Reade, the value thereof to be accounted for as here- 
 inafter mentioned. Residue of real estate to my exors. to sell and con- 
 vert. To my daughter Elizabeth, ,£6,000. ,£300 to be reserved if neces- 
 sary for the college expenses of my son William, and £400, if necessary, 
 for the education of my son Samuel. To my son Thomas, ,£4,000. 
 Residue to be divided into 5 portions, one fifth to son Joseph Bancroft, 
 one fifth to son Richard, one fifth to son George ; the other two fifths to 
 sons William and Samuel, on attaining 25, with advancement clause. 
 Hotchpot clause as to these shares, the advances up to date hereof being 
 as follows : — Joseph Bancroft, £1,000; Richard, ,£3,000, besides £1,700 
 covenanted to be paid to the trustees of his marriage settlement ; George, 
 ,£800 and the Hutton Low Cross estate which I value at ,£2,500. 
 Wits., John Holroyd, M.A., Incumbent of Christ Church, Leeds ; John 
 Atkinson, Sol', Leeds. Proved at York, 11 Aug. 1841. Proved at 
 London, in P.C.C., II Sept. 1841. Sworn under ^4,000. Testator died 
 12 April 1841. 
 
 REGISTERS OF LEEDS PARISH CHURCH. 
 
 1799. Oct. 30. mard. Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade of this par., 
 Merchant, and Sarah Paley, of this par., spinster, by licence. 
 By me Edward Wilson, Clerk. Signed, Thomas Shaw 
 Bancroft Reade, Sarah Reade. Wits., Mary Turner, Jane 
 Paley, Alex r Turner. 
 
 1 801. July 23, bapt. Joseph Bancroft, son of M r Thomas Bancroft 
 Reade, Kirkgate, born 5 April 1801. 
 
 1821. Dec. 27, bapt. Samuel l son of Thomas Shaw Bancroft and Sarah 
 Reade, Park Place, Merchant. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT BISHOPSBOURNE. 
 
 Joseph Bancroft Reade | M.A., F.R.S., | Rector of Bishopsbourne | 
 Born 5 th April 1801 | Died 12 th December 1870. | Him that cometh unto 
 Me I I will in no wise cast out. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT STONE, BUCKS. 
 
 In Memoriam [ Isabella, [ Born March t6 th , 1830 | Died April 9 th , 
 1844. I Also 01 I Charlotte Elizabeth, | Born April 22 nd , 1835 | Died 
 October 2o tb , 1856 | daughters of [ Joseph Bancroft Reade | (19 Years 
 Vicar of this Parish) | and of | Charlotte Dorothy | His wife | " Him 
 that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out." 
 
 In Memory of | Charlotte Dorothy | Widow of | Joseph Bancroft Reade | 
 formerly Vicar of | this Parish. | Died Nov r 9" 1 , 1882, | Aged 86 years. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT KIRK MICHAEL, I.O.M. 
 
 Sacred | to the Memory of Charlotte, | the beloved wife of | Thomas 
 Reade, Surgeon, | who departed this life | November 7 th , 1837, | Aged 
 31 years. 
 
 1 I had not this entry when constructing the tabular Pedigree XXV, so that 
 Samuel is there dateless. His birth is recorded by T. S. B. R. in a letter to his 
 daur. Elizabeth at Wakefield, dated 6 Dec. 1821 : — " I am happy to inform you, 
 that thro' the blessing of our Heavenly Father, your dear Mother was safely 
 delivered of a little boy on Wednesday week, & is doing very well. . . . We 
 think of calling your little brother, Samuel, & our prayer is that it may be 
 devoted to the Lord from its birth." 
 
 PEDIGREE XXVI. 
 
 RHODES AND DARWIN OF BRAMHOPE, NEAR LEEDS; WITH RHODES OF QUEBEC, SAUMAREZ, IRBY, ETC. 
 
 This pedigree is of interest as showing how the blood 
 of Esther Bancroft Reade has become diffused through a 
 large number of persons of good position, including the 
 representatives of two English peerages and a family which 
 appears to be taking strong and healthy root in Canada and 
 the United States. 
 
 A good deal of the information is to be found, in a less 
 complete form, in Burke's Peerage and Landed Gentry. The 
 particulars of the Quebec Rhodes, however, have not been 
 published, and for these I am indebted to Mr. Armitage 
 Rhodes. I have also to acknowledge assistance from 
 Mr. Francis Darwin, senior, from Lord Boston and from Lord 
 De Saumarez. I was unable to get proper information of 
 the Durham family. 
 
 The death of Mrs. Smith is thus noticed in the New 
 Monthly Magazine for July 18 14 (p. 600). 
 
 At Bramhope-hall, near Leeds, M" Smith, wife of Christopher S. esq. 
 
 The letters of Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade contain 
 various references to his niece Ann Smith, who married 
 Captain William Rhodes. Writing to his cousin Miss 
 Susan Salmon, 3 Sept. 1816, he remarked : 
 
 You will I am sure be sorry when I tell you that my dear Niece Ann 
 Smith has lately been very unwell. The Physician has recommended 
 Scarbro'. M' Smith is taking her there this week, & as the Russian 
 Gentlemen are still with us, I cannot leave home, as there is no other 
 partner in the concern but M r Smith and myself. 
 
 On 21 Oct. 1 8 16 he is able to tell her "My Niece is some- 
 what better for her journey." Next year Ann Smith 
 married. On 5 Oct. 18 19 he tells Miss Salmon of the birth 
 of his first grand-nephew, the future James Rhodes of Bram- 
 hope :— " My Niece has got a fine boy, & is safely out of 
 doors again." On 15 Sept. 1823 he announces the birth of 
 Godfrey Rhodes : — " Ann Rhodes has lately had an increase 
 by the arrival of another Boy. She is at Scarbro'." 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
 103 
 
 Writing to his daughter Eliza [Elizabeth] Reade on 
 25 Apl. 1825 he says: — 
 
 Your Uncle Smith will probably be the bearer of this letter. . . . You 
 will I'm sure be quite charmed with Bramhope, as you love picturesque 
 scenery. My dear Anne will do her utmost I know to make you happy 
 ... I am very sorry to hear that M r Rhodes is unwell. I hope it is 
 nothing serious. Remember me & the circle here to our dear Bramhope 
 friends. 
 
 On 17 Jany. 1828 he writes to Miss Susan Salmon with 
 news of his niece's death, which had occurred three months 
 before. 
 
 Being pressed for time when I last wrote, I quite forgot to mention 
 the loss which we have sustained in the death of my dear Niece, M" W m 
 Rhodes of Bramhope. 
 
 Her illness was of very short duration, & her death very unexpected. 
 . . . M r Smith was at Doncaster, and only arrived in time to see her 
 
 alive. . . . Her death was occasioned by taking cold when riding in their 
 open carriage. It brought on an inflammation on the chest. 
 
 The following obituary is from the Gentleman's Magazine 
 for 1846. 
 
 1846. July 10. Aged 79, Christopher Smith, esq., of Leeds, and formerly 
 of Bramhope Hall. 
 
 In Harry Speight's Upper Wharfdale, published in 1900, 
 is a view of Bramhope Hall (p. 133), and it is stated (p. 136) 
 that it was purchased by Christopher Smith about 1808. In 
 the same author's Lower Wharfdale, published in 1902, is an 
 account of Creskeld (pp. 499-509), with a good portrait of 
 Mr. Francis Darwin and a sketch pedigree of the Rhodes 
 family from 1534. 
 
 On p. 64 I have drawn attention to a curious coincidence 
 in connexion with Sir Harry Johnston and his wife. 
 
 PEDIGREE XXVII. 
 
 HICKMAN OF STOURBRIDGE. 
 
 The circumstances which led to my working out the pedigree 
 of the Hickmans are explained in the notes to Pedigree VII. 1 
 Curiosity as to the identity of Dr. Gregory Hickman even- 
 tually was the cause of this volume being increased to nearly 
 twice its original bulk, and the added matter, including the 
 account of Dr. Johnson's maternal ancestry, will, I hope, 
 largely increase its value and widen its interest. 
 
 The late Mr. Henry Sydney Grazebrook [1836-96], 
 F.S.A., who belonged to an old local family, 2 and whose 
 admirable genealogical work is well known, seems to have 
 been the only person who attempted to gain accurate know- 
 ledge of the Hickman family from original records. He 
 never, however, published anything about the Hickmans 
 beyond a few notes in his Heraldry of Worcestershire [1873] 
 and in his Henzey, Tyttery and Tyzack Collections [1877]; 
 together with various communications to Notes and Queries, 
 the most important of which appeared in 1874. Grazebrook's 
 manuscript notes on the family, which he left to Mr. William 
 F. Carter, now of Coventry, seem to have developed since 
 the dates of these publications. Mr. Carter most kindly went 
 over my account of the Hickmans with Grazebrook's notes 
 before him. My own work had been too thorough to leave 
 much chance of material additions being made to it, but 
 Mr. Carter was able to add a few valuable dates to my 
 pedigree. 
 
 For the purposes of this pedigree I had a complete search 
 through the Oldswinford parish registers from their com- 
 mencement in 1602 up to 1800, the results of which I print 
 on another page. This search was made by Mr. Edward 
 
 1 See p. 25. 2 See Burke's Landed Gentry. 
 
 Chance, the parish clerk, for fees which, considering the 
 extent of his labours, were little more than nominal. I have 
 great pleasure in thanking Mr. Chance, who is himself much 
 interested in everything relating to the history of the parish, 
 for the care and accuracy with which he did the work, 
 checking his copies of all the entries at least once, and, where 
 a duplicate register existed, giving the fullest entry. He also, 
 of his own accord, sent me various tracings of signatures, 
 some of which I reproduce elsewhere. Would that every 
 parish had a clerk so much in sympathy with genealogical 
 research ! 
 
 I also obtained complete lists of all the Hickman wills 
 and administrations in P.C.C. and at Worcester. The former 
 list is, of course, very long ; but the Worcester list I think it 
 worth while to print here, as it is short, and as Mr. Marston 
 tells me the calendars there are very bad and take a long 
 while to search through. 
 
 1546. 
 1546. 
 1552 
 1561 
 1613 
 1633 
 1639 
 1647 
 1662 
 1681 
 1681 
 1729 
 
 1737 
 1741 
 
 Oct. 15. Hikmans, William, Salwarpe. 424 p. 167 vol. V. 
 
 Hykmans, William. I, 194. 
 
 Hickmans, Thomas, Worcester. W. File II, 39. 
 
 Hickmans, Oliver, Worcester. W. I, 28. 
 
 Hickman, John. 156. 
 
 Hickman, John, Tysoe. 
 Hickman, Robert, Whichford. 
 Hickman, Joyce, Rowley. 
 Jan. 10. Hickmans, Henry, Worcester, 54. 
 Apl. Hickman, John, All Saints, Worcester, Ad. 166. 
 Nov. Hickman, Dixey, Tardibigg, Ad. 184. 
 Aug. 11. Hickman, Mary, Hagley (Ad granted to Wm. the 
 
 son), 243. 
 Sep. 10. Hickman, Edward, Perton (Ad. granted to Martha 
 
 the relict), 175. 
 Jan. 26. Hickman, Thomas, S' Swithin, Worcester. W. 265. 
 
104 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 1743. J une l8 - Hickman, Benjamin, S' Swithin, Worcester. W. 15 
 
 (will proved by John the son). 
 
 1744. Nov. 20. Hitchman, John, Eatington (will proved by John 
 
 Hodgkin, a Quaker). 
 1765. Dec. 23. Hickman, Ann, S' Mich., Worcester (Dean and 
 
 Chapter's Peculiar). 
 1781. Aug. 30. Hickman, John, S l Peter's, Worcester (will proved by 
 
 James Hickman and Ann Hickman, widow, the exors.) 
 1797. July 22. Hickman, William, Kidderminster, 212 (will proved 
 
 by William Hickman the sole exor.) 
 
 I have of course omitted those wills of which I give 
 abstracts farther on. 
 
 I also obtained a list of Hickman wills at Lichfield from 
 1650 to 1850, but that did not help me save as negative 
 evidence. 
 
 I am indebted to Mr. Wickham King of Hagley for 
 reference to the Hickman entries in the registers of Ped- 
 more and Hagley, for each of which he has prepared an 
 index. 
 
 My indebtedness to Professor A. H. Church, F.R.S., 
 F.S.A., and to Mr. Alfred Freer, M.R.C.S., J.P., of Green 
 Close, Stourbridge, is acknowledged in the body of this 
 article. To the latter, who is a grandson of William Leacroft 
 Freer and Anna Maria Hickman, I am obliged for much 
 general assistance. 
 
 The evidences for the Hickman pedigree are in some 
 respects remarkably complete. It will be observed, in 
 following out the actual descent of the elder line, that for 
 the seven generations comprised in the period 1602- 1802 we 
 have the baptism, the burial and the tvill of every individual, 
 excepting of course the two baptisms which took place 
 before 1602. It is certainly unusual to carry a pedigree 
 through the middle of the seventeenth century without any 
 breaks in the chain of evidence, and the succession of wills 
 is striking when contrasted with the ragged series of wills 
 and administrations, broken by irritating gaps, which usually 
 reward the inquirer. 
 
 It is, however, a matter of some regret to me that I have 
 not had time to work out the marriages of the Hickmans, 
 male and female, more thoroughly. Marriages are always 
 the most elusive points in a pedigree, and much time and 
 patience are required to discover them all. 
 
 It seems to have been thought at one time that the 
 Hickmans of Stourbridge were related to the Hickmans of 
 London and Kew, one of whom, Dixie Hickman, married 
 Elizabeth daughter of Henry, 5th Lord Windsor, and had 
 a son Thomas Windsor-Hickman, 7th Lord Windsor, who 
 was created Earl of Plymouth in 1682. There does not 
 seem any solid ground for this supposition. It will have 
 been noticed that admon. of Dixey Hickman of Tarde- 
 bigge, near Bromsgrove, was granted at Worcester in 1681. 
 
 According to Burke's Landed Gentry, the Hickmans of 
 Fenloe, co. Clare, descend from a Gregory Hickman, 
 described as third son of Walter Hickman and brother of 
 Dixie Hickman. But it appears that an inscription on the 
 
 tomb of Walter Hickman of Kew, who died in 1617, states 
 that he had three sons only, Dixie, William, and Walter. 1 
 
 I have no evidence at all as to the parentage of Richard 
 Hickman who starts my pedigree, but there seems no reason 
 whatever to seek for him any but a purely local origin. 
 Possibly "John Hickmans senior," who was buried 12 July 
 1623 at Oldswinford, was his brother. 
 
 A good pedigree of the Addenbrooke family will be 
 found in Burke's Landed Gentry. Nicholas Addenbrooke, the 
 father-in-law of Edward Hickman, was great-uncle of John 
 Addenbrooke, who founded the celebrated hospital bearing 
 his name at Cambridge. Mr. Chance sent me the following 
 interesting entry from the Churchwardens' Book at Oldswin- 
 ford for 1693 : 
 
 23 July 1693. 
 
 M" Dorothy Hickman of Stourbridge widowe did freely give one 
 Silver Bowie for the use of the Cofhunion Table and sent it to Doctor 
 Ford the present Rector this day, which Silver Bowie being marked with 
 the letters D.H. was this day delivered into the hands of Zachary 
 Hayward the present churchwarden for the use of the pishe. 
 
 Zachariah Haywood. 
 
 Mr. Chance says that this chalice is still used at church 
 festivals, and noticing the initials D. H. on it at the Christ- 
 mas celebration in 1903, he was led to investigate its history. 
 
 "Jasper Newbroocke," mentioned in the will of Richard 
 Hickman in 1628 as his godson, was probably the father 
 of Richard Newbrough, who matriculated 21 May 1 64 1, 
 aged 16, at Balliol College, Oxford, as son " Gaspari" 
 Newbrough of Stourbridge, pleb. Richard took his B.A. 
 17 Mch. 1645/6, and was created M.A. 28 May 1661 — 
 " had served his majesty in the late wars." He was 
 Rector of St. Dubritius, co. Hereford, 1666-7 ; a Canon of 
 Hereford 1660 ; and, at his death in 1686, Vicar of Stoke 
 St. Milborough, Salop. He had a son Samuel Newborough, 
 born at Stoke St. Milborough, who matriculated 28 May 1666, 
 aged 16, at Balliol. He took his B.A. there in 1670 ; and 
 his M.A. from King's College, Cambridge, in 1682. He was 
 Vicar of Staunton Lacey in 1683, and Bromfield, also in 
 Salop, in 1700. Benjamin Newborough, who married Joyce 
 Hickman in 1643, was no doubt a member of the same family. 
 
 Some information of the family of Edward Jeston who 
 married Rose Hickman may be gleaned from Grazebrook's 
 Henzey, Tyttery, and Tyzack Collections, a book which deals 
 almost entirely with Stourbridge families. Edward and Rose 
 Jeston had eleven children. Their daughter Rose Jeston 
 [1662- 1 726] was married on 14 Dec. 168 1 at Astley, by 
 license, to Edward Henzey of Oldswinford, glassmaker, who 
 died in 1718. Ten children of Edward and Rose Henzey 
 are enumerated, and several of them were married. As 
 explained later on, it is scarcely to be doubted that their 
 daughter, Elizabeth Henzey, married her second cousin 
 John Hickman, youngest son of Richard Hickman and Sarah 
 Lench. From the will of Edward Jeston in 1677, it appears 
 
 1 See Grazebrook's Heraldry of Worcestershire, vol. i, p. 278. 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
 105 
 
 that his eldest son Edward [b. 165 1] had an eldest son 
 Edward. From the will of Rose Jeston his widow, in 1705, 
 it appears that two more of her daughters were married, 
 Mary to George Cowper and Sarah to Thomas Corfield. 
 Edward Hickman and Jane Male were witnesses to the will 
 of Miss Frances Henzey in 1784. 
 
 There can scarcely be any doubt that the John Tristram 
 who married Margaret Hickman in 1654 was identical with 
 John Tristram, " a noted physician, who had the advowson of 
 Belbroughton, and whose son and grandson (both named 
 Henry) were rectors of Belbroughton." l This John was a 
 son of the Rev. Thomas Tristram (who was rector of 
 Belbroughton from 1610 until his death in 1640) by his 
 second wife, a daughter of Mr. Blicke of Bromsgrove ; and 
 a younger brother of the Rev. Richard Tristram, who has a 
 distinguished descendant living to-day in the person of 
 Canon H. B. Tristram, F.R.S. His younger brother, William 
 Tristram, was great-grandfather of William Shenstone, the 
 poet. 
 
 The following entries in the Benefaction Book of Old- 
 swinford church are the only ones relating to the Hickman 
 family : 
 
 Given by Dorothy Hickman,'- late of Stourbridge, Widow, deceased, 
 the Sum of Twenty Pounds, the Interest thereof to be distributed yearly 
 to Fifteen of the poor Inhabitants of the Town of Stourbridge, and to 
 Five poor Inhabitants of the Parish of Oldswinford for ever. 
 
 Given by M rs Mary Hickman, 3 Widow, Relict of M r Rich 11 Hickman, 
 late of Stourbridge, Gent: deceased, the Sum of Five Pounds, the 
 Interest thereof to be disposed of by the Governors of the Free 
 Grammar School of Stourbridge unto the poorest of the said Town 
 yearly, for ever. 
 
 Mr. Chance also sent me the following interesting extracts 
 from the Brief Book at Oldswinford church. The Hickmans, 
 of course, are selected from each list. 
 
 1680. 
 Collected in the psh of Oldswinford to redeem captive slaves from 
 Algier the summ of Ten Pounds Twelve Shillings and Eleven Pence. 
 
 M r Gregory Hickman . . . . 00 02 06 
 
 Richard Hickman 00 01 00 
 
 M r Edward Hickman . . . . 00 02 06 
 
 Sam: Hickman 00 00 04 
 
 1 681. 
 
 Collected in the psh of Oldswinford for the Relief of y e distressed 
 protestants of France, the summ of Twenty Six Pounds Nine Shillings 
 and Eleven Pence. 
 
 M r Edward Hickman 
 
 . 00 
 
 °5 
 
 00 
 
 His servants .... 
 
 . 00 
 
 01 
 
 08 
 
 M r Ed. Hickman, jun. 
 
 . 00 
 
 01 
 
 00 
 
 M r Gregory Hickman 
 
 . 00 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 Sam: Hickman 
 
 . 00 
 
 01 
 
 00 
 
 Rich: Hickman 
 
 . 00 
 
 02 
 
 06 
 
 1 Grazebrook's Heraldry of Worcestershire, vol. ii. p. 580. From Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses it appears that John, son of JohnTristram, of Belbroughton, 
 gent., matric. 22 Mch. 1696/7, aged 17, at University College; B.A. 1700; 
 M.A. 1703; B.Med. 1706; perhaps vicar of Tunbridge, Kent, 1705. 
 
 2 See her will, p. 1 15. 3 See her will, p. 113. 
 
 Mr. Freer tells me he has an indenture dated 1686 by 
 which Gray Smart, son and heir of Gray Smart, leased Mill 
 Field to Gregory Hickman of Stourbridge for 99 years. 
 
 In George Griffith's Free Schools of Worcestershire and 
 their Fulfilment (1852), in an account of the Free Grammar 
 School of Stourbridge and its property, is given the following 
 abstract (p. 395). 
 
 By indenture, 1" May 1687, Gregory Hickman, in consideration that 
 the Governors had by their indenture of even date demised to him a 
 piece of land, formerly parcel of the School Close, and then laid into a 
 garden, containing in length thirty-six yards, and in breadth seventeen 
 yards, having the remainder of the School Close, the garden of Gregory 
 Hickman, the land of Gray Smart, called Mill Held, and another garden 
 of Gregory Hickman, on all sides thereof, with liberty of a way through 
 the other part of the School Close to the garden, to hold for 999 years, at 
 the yearly rent of 4s., demised unto the Governors and their successors 
 all that piece of land theretofore parcel of a garden of Gregory Hickman, 
 and then laid into the School Close, containing twenty-eight yards in 
 length and twenty-six yards in breadth, having the land of M r Baker, the 
 land of Gregory Hickman, called the Green Close, a garden of Gregory 
 Hickman, formerly taken out of the Green Close and parcel of the old 
 School Close, demised to Gregory Hickman, on all sides thereof, 
 together with the brick wall that encloses the parcel of land, and the 
 house of office then lately erected for the school boys upon part thereof, 
 to hold from the date thereof for 999 years, at the yearly rent of a pepper- 
 corn, payable at Michaelmas-day yearly. 
 
 The rent of 4s., reserved by the lease granted to Gregory Hickman 
 by the Governors, is paid by his representatives. 
 
 Mr. Freer has an indenture dated 30 June 1709, between 
 Joseph Ford of Stourbridge, gent., and Jane his wife, relict 
 and executrix of Gregory Hickman of Stourbridge, clothier, 
 her former husband, deed., of the first part ; Gregory Hickman 
 of Stourbridge, clothier, son and heir of the said Gregory 
 Hickman, deed., of the second part ; Jeremiah Taylor of 
 Stourbridge, and Thomas Simmons, " Barber Chyrurgeon," 
 of the third part ; and Clement Acton of Halesowen, gent., and 
 Mary his wife, eldest daughter of the said Gregory Hickman, 
 deed., Nathaniel Ford of Sutton and Jane his wife, one other 
 daughter of the said Gregory Hickman, deed., and Daniel 
 Scott of Stourbridge, clothier, and Honor his wife, youngest 
 daughter of the said Gregory Hickman, deed., of the fourth 
 part. This indenture has reference to the shares of the 
 daughters on dividing. It is a valuable piece of genealogical 
 evidence. 
 
 Grazebrook quotes the Charity Commissioners' Reports 
 to the effect that in 1703 " Dr. Joseph Ford, husband of Jane 
 Ford, relict of Gregory Hickman, who was executor of his 
 mother Mary Hickman," paid .£5 to the Governors of the 
 Stourbridge Free Grammar School, which the said Mrs. 
 Hickman left to the said Governors for charitable purposes. 1 
 
 The connexion of Dr. Johnson with the Hickmans is fully 
 treated of later on, in my article on the Fords. 2 It will be 
 noticed that not only did his uncle Joseph Ford marry Jane, 
 widow of Gregory Hickman, but another uncle, Nathaniel 
 Ford, married Jane Hickman, daughter of his brother's wife. 
 
 1 Notes and Queries, 5th Series, vol. i, p. 249. 
 
 See p. 146 et seq. 
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 Mr. Freer has an indenture dated 26 Mch. 1733 which 
 proves that at that date Gregory Hickman was living at 
 Wollaston Hall. The registers at Enville, and the tablet 
 there to his first wife's memory, show that in early life he 
 must have been a " merchant " at Chester, but no other record 
 is forthcoming of his connexion with that city. 
 
 He also has an indenture, dated 22 Sept. 1748, between 
 Gregory Ford, of Stourbridge, clothier, and John Turton, 
 Doctor of Physic, as to peppercorn rent of fields and cottages 
 adjoining the Cliff, the witnesses being Thomas Sanders and 
 Edward Hickman ; also a conveyance by Gregory Hickman 
 of three houses and two fields to John Turton, of Wolver- 
 hampton, Doctor of Physic, dated 27 Sept. 1748. 
 
 Sarah Lench, who married Richard Hickman in 1674, 
 was, according to Grazebrook's notes, a daughter of Thomas 
 Lench, no doubt the " Mr. Thomas Lench " who was buried 
 at Oldswinford in 1672. The Lench family is a very old one 
 in Worcestershire. 
 
 Richard Hickman, eldest surviving son of Richard 
 Hickman and Sarah Lench, married Dorothy Moseley and 
 left by her an only child, Walter Hickman, who matriculated 
 10 Mch. 1724/5, aged 16, at Christ Church, Oxford, as son of 
 Richard Hickman of Stourbridge, pleb,, and took his B.C.L. 
 degree in 1732. He was appointed the first incumbent of 
 St. Thomas's Church, Stourbridge, and no doubt was also 
 Head Master of the Grammar School, as at that period the 
 two offices were always combined. His will shows that at 
 the time of his death in 1741 he was betrothed to his "dearly 
 beloved kinswoman " Mary Acton, who would then be about 
 28. She was his second cousin on his father's side, and also, 
 apparently, a third cousin of his mother. 
 
 The Thomas Hickman who married Dorothy Penn at 
 Pedmore in 1705 is proved to have been the son of Richard 
 Hickman and Sarah Lench, by the codicil to Richard 
 Hickman's will in 1706. Dorothy Penn was probably some 
 relation to Anne Penn, who married Thomas Shenstone 
 at the same church in 171 5 and was mother of William 
 Shenstone the poet ; but they were not sisters. 
 
 There is no room for doubt that Richard Hickman, who 
 died 24 Nov. 1775, was Richard (born 18 Dec. 1707), only 
 child of Thomas Hickman and Dorothy Penn. His age is 
 stated on his tombstone to have been 66, and 67 would be 
 correct. There was no other Richard Hickman baptized at 
 Oldswinford about 1707. Moreover, in the Bate MS., quoted 
 by Grazebrook; 1 this Richard Hickman, " chandler," is said 
 to have been nephew to John Hickman, therein stated to 
 have married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Henzey of 
 Stourbridge by Rose, daughter of Edward Jeston, who 
 married Rose daughter of Richard Hickman of Stourbridge. 
 This Elizabeth Henzey was baptized at Oldswinford 28 Nov. 
 1691, in the same year as John Hickman, the brother of 
 Thomas who married Dorothy Penn, and he must have been 
 
 1 See his Henzey, Tyttery and Tyzack, pp. 38 and 41. 
 
 her husband. According to Grazebrook's manuscript notes, 
 John Hickman, bachelor, and Elizabeth Henzey, both of 
 Oldswinford, were married by license at Chaddesley Corbett, 
 on 17 or 19 May 1712. Grazebrook says the Milward 
 pedigree describes Richard Hickman [1707-1775] as a 
 grocer. 
 
 Richard Hickman [165 3- 1706] by his will left money for 
 his son John to be " bred a scholar at the University." But 
 his name does not occur in Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, and 
 Mr. William White, the sub-librarian at Trinity College, 
 Cambridge, tells me that no John Hickman matriculated at 
 that University near that period. According to Grazebrook's 
 manuscript notes, a John Hickman is said to have been a 
 master at the Stourbridge Grammar School while Dr. Johnson 
 was a pupil there, 1725-6. 1 Grazebrook, unfortunately, gives 
 no authority, but if the tradition, as I presume it to be, is 
 correct, the John Hickman would probably be the one who 
 married Elizabeth Henzey. 
 
 Edward Milward of Chaddesley Corbett, whose daughter 
 married Richard Hickman, was a younger brother of Thomas 
 Milward of Wollescote Hall, who married Martha, daughter 
 of Dr. Simon Ford, the Rector of Oldswinford. 2 
 
 Grazebrook's notes say that Henry Hickman and Elizabeth 
 Berksworth, both of Oldswinford, were married by license, on 
 29 Apl. 1709, at Chaddesley Corbett. He suggests that this 
 Henry was the son of Richard Hickman and Sarah Lench. 
 
 Jeremiah Church, who married Mary Hickman in 1768, 
 was the only son of John Church [1717-83] (elder son of 
 Jeremiah Jedediah Church of St. Andrew's, Holborn), and 
 nephew of George Church, whose elder son Henry Edward 
 Church had a second son John Thomas Church to whose 
 son, Professor Arthur Herbert Church, F.R.S., I am indebted 
 for valuable information of the connexion between the 
 Hickman, Church and Court families. Mary Ann Church, 
 only sister of Jeremiah, married Benjamin Booty, and had 
 two daughters, the younger of whom, Maria Susannah, 
 married 17 Oct. 1817 her second cousin John Thomas 
 Church, and had, besides Professor Church, another distin- 
 guished son in the Rev. Alfred John Church, M.A. 
 
 Jeremiah Church was admitted to Gray's Inn 17 Nov. 
 1770, and called to the bar 9 Feb. 1782. But up to the 
 latter date he practised as an attorney at Cirencester, where 
 he was steward to Lord Bathurst. For the last six years 
 of his life he practised in the Supreme Court of Judicature 
 of Bengal as a barrister. In reference to the note in the 
 register as to the previous marriage in Scotland, Professor 
 Church tells me he has a letter, dated 17 Nov. 1768, from John 
 Church, reproaching his son Jeremiah for the runaway match. 
 
 Jeremiah Church had one son, Richard Hickman Church, 
 who died in infancy ; and one daughter, Elizabeth Church, 
 who was married 29 Dec. 1796, at Birmingham, to her 
 cousin Richard Court of Wollescote Hall, son of Harry 
 
 1 See p. 150. 2 See p. 201, footnote. 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
 107 
 
 Court and Sarah Hickman. Of this marriage there was 
 issue one son, Richard Church Court [1799- 187 2], who 
 married Mary Wathew Stronge and left issue ; and one 
 daughter, Elizabeth Milward Court (born 31 Aug. 1801, 
 bapt. at Oldswinford), who married Joseph Smith of Shelsley 
 Court, Worcs., but had no children. 
 
 I have included rather full particulars of the Actons of 
 Gatacre Park, because the descent of this branch of the 
 family has never been correctly stated in detail. My informa- 
 tion of the Actons, apart from the wills of which I give ab- 
 stracts, is derived from two articles by William H. Whit- 
 more, entitled " The Whitmores of Ludson [sc. Ludstone), co. 
 Salop," in the Genealogist for 1890 (New Series, vol. vi, 
 pp. 16 and 74) ; from a communication by Grazebrook to the 
 same volume (pp. 253-4) ; from another communication to the 
 Genealogist (New Series, vol. vii, p. 127), by W. P. W. 
 Phillimore, entitled " Acton of Gatacre " ; from a pedigree 
 of Acton of Gatacre Park in Joseph Foster's Stemmata 
 Britannica (p. 3) ; and from the pedigree of the family in 
 Burke's Landed Gentry. 
 
 Burke gives no real pedigree of the earlier generations, 
 but merely states that Thomas Acton and Mabel Stonor had 
 a son Clement who died in 1726, whose son Edward Acton 
 died in 1767, and was grandfather of Edward Acton Acton of 
 Gatacre Park. 
 
 But Grazebrook, in his communication to the Genealogist, 
 contradicted this descent and said that the Actons of 
 Gatacre Park derived not from Clement but from his brother 
 Thomas Acton, 1 of Gatacre Park, the elder son of Thomas 
 Acton and Mabel Stonor. He gave no evidence to prove his 
 assertion, and it is possible he was merely guided by Foster's 
 pedigree, which also says the Gatacre family descend from 
 Clement's elder brother Thomas. 
 
 I think that the abstract I give of the will of Mabel 
 Acton, 2 the youngest child of Clement Acton and Mary 
 Hickman, fully proves that the Gatacre Park family do really 
 descend from her brother Edward Acton, when taken in con- 
 junction with the other evidences in the several articles I 
 have mentioned. It is a little unusual to find the despised 
 Burke correct, where two scientific genealogists have appa- 
 rently blundered. 
 
 Both Clement Acton [died 1726] and his eldest son Edward 
 [died 1767] seem to have left wills, but I have not traced them. 
 Mr. Whitmore gives copies of entries in the Whitmore 
 Bible, one of which states that Clement Acton and Jane his 
 wife were married on 30 Mch. 1755. It does not say where, 
 nor what the wife's maiden name was. But Mr. Whitmore 
 thinks it probable she was her husband's first cousin, Jane 
 Whitmore. The abstract I give of her will 3 proves this 
 supposition correct. She mentions her sister Whitmore, and 
 
 This Thos. Acton matric. 21 Mch. 1683, aged 17, at Merton College, 
 Oxford. He died 4 Oct. 1734, aged 68, and was buried at Tasley. His wife 
 Mary was buried at Tasley, 9 Sept. 1742. 
 
 See p. 116. * See p. 117. 
 
 her nephews, the Rev. Edward Whitmore and John Whit- 
 more ; also her niece Henrietta Whitmore. She also alludes 
 to her brother Windle and nephews Thomas Windle and 
 Richard Windle. Whitmore's pedigree shows that her sister 
 Anne Whitmore married Hattam Windle. 
 
 Grazebrook contributed a pedigree of the Perrotts of Bell 
 Hall, Belbroughton, to the Midland Antiquary for 1882 and 
 1883. He was unable to give the maiden name of Frances, 
 wife of Thomas Perrott [1670-1737] of Bell Hall. From 
 Whitmore's pedigree, however, we learn that she was Frances 
 Whitmore, another sister of Jane Whitmore who married 
 Clement Acton. Mrs. Jane Acton mentions her niece 
 Frances Parker. Grazebrook shows that her niece Frances 
 Perrott married William Parker of Halesowen. She also 
 mentions her nephew James Horton, son of her niece 
 " Elinor" Horton. Grazebrook gives an abstract of the will 
 of John Perrott [1702-76], the eldest son of Thomas and 
 Frances Perrott, in which he mentions his nephew James 
 Horton. Grazebrook says he cannot give the parentage of 
 James Horton. His pedigree, however, shows that the 
 youngest daughter of Thomas and Frances Perrott was 
 " Ellen or Helena, bapt. March 5,1717, unm. in 1737." There 
 can be no doubt that " Helena " Perrott became " Elinor " 
 Horton. Mrs. Jane Acton also mentions her nephew, William 
 Brett, senior. He must have been William Brett of Stour- 
 bridge, maltster, who married her niece Mabel Perrott. 
 
 Full particulars of the Rev. Edward Whitmore may be 
 gleaned from Whitmore's pedigree in the Genealogist and 
 from Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. He was son of John Whit- 
 more (a brother of Mrs. Jane Acton), whose daughter 
 Elizabeth married Edmund Lechmere, M.P., and was 
 mother of Sir Anthony Lechmere, 1st Bart. Mrs. Acton, 
 it will be noted, leaves £200 of East India annuities and all 
 her plate to her niece Elizabeth " Letchmere." One of Sir 
 Anthony Lechmere's granddaughters married that accom- 
 plished antiquary, Evelyn Philip Shirley. 
 
 The Rev. Charles Harris, whom Mrs. Acton alludes to in 
 her will as her " nephew," was the husband of her niece Sarah 
 Perrott. I give full particulars of him in the pedigree of the 
 family of Harris of Belbroughton. 1 
 
 Joseph Sparkes, the fourth husband of Mabel Acton, had 
 been married previously to Sarah, daughter of Thomas 
 Skelding, by whom he left issue. Some particulars of his 
 family were communicated in 1883 to the Midland Antiquary 
 (vol. ii, p. 95) by the late John Hamerton Crump, Q.C. 
 Mr. Crump stated that Joseph Sparkes married, for his 
 
 second wife, " Mabel, widow of Acton," which is of 
 
 course an error. 
 
 Grazebrook, in the appendix to his Heraldry of Worcester- 
 shire, prints a list of Worcestershire landowners in 1703/4. 
 Among those enumerated under Oldswinford are Dr. Joseph 
 Ford (M.D.), Richard Hickman, clothier, and John Read. 
 
 1 See p. 121. 
 
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 Joseph Male, son of Joseph Male of Birmingham, gent., 
 matriculated 14 July 1789, aged 25, at St. Edmund Hall, 
 Oxford, and died n Oct. 1791. 1 Probably his mother was 
 Jane Hickman. From Grazebrook's Henzey, Tyttery and 
 Tyzack it appears that Thomas Bate [1778-1846], J. P., of 
 Hagley and Stourbridge, banker, a descendant of the 
 Brettells and Henzeys of Stourbridge, married in 181 5 at 
 Manchester, Susanna Watkins [1792-1875], only child of one 
 Joseph Male of Birmingham, and had issue. It will be 
 noticed that, as far back as 1621, Richard Hickman married 
 Rose Male. 
 
 From the same work it appears that among the Worcester- 
 shire collections of Dr. Peter Prattinton [1779- 1848], in the 
 library of the Society of Antiquaries, is a note that Gregory 
 Hickman of Wolverhampton, and later of Willenhall, married 
 Elizabeth, only child of Michael Nickin of Hatherton, Staffs., 
 by whom he had a son Gregory Hickman, of Birmingham, and 
 three daughters, Elizabeth, Anne and Jane. Dr. Prattinton, 
 however, gave no dates. But Mabel Acton, in her will in 
 1 77 1, mentions her cousin Gregory Hickman of Wolver- 
 hampton, so that it must have been he (the younger brother 
 of Edward Hickman, J.P.) who married Elizabeth Nickin. 
 And Grazebrook in his manuscript notes says that this 
 same Gregory was an ironmaster at Wolverhampton and 
 was bankrupt in 1772. 
 
 I have no independent evidence as to the maiden name 
 of the second wife of Gregory Hickman [1688-1748], but 
 Grazebrook, in his Heraldry of Worcestershire, calls her 
 
 Elizabeth Law. 
 
 Phcebe Ford, 
 
 her will in 
 
 1680 
 
 C ' in 
 
 1690 J?^^yv~^ 
 
 1712 
 
 I73S 
 
 1767 
 
 1793 
 
 #w* 
 
 rtlCLW^ 
 
 ^1^/^ fcc4?~*<*~ 
 
 1762, 2 mentions 
 her niece Eliza- 
 beth Eyken, 
 who, I think, 
 must be identi- 
 cal with Eliza- 
 beth [b. 1733], 
 daughter of 
 Gregory Hick- 
 man. 
 
 The adjoin- 
 ing series of 
 signatures was 
 traced by Mr. 
 Chance from 
 the Churchwar- 
 dens' Minute 
 Books for the years specified. The identity of all the signers 
 is quite clear except that of Richard Hickman in 1735. 
 
 1 "Oct. 11. M r Male jun. of Edmund Hall, Oxford." Obit, in European 
 Magazine for 1791, p. 320. 
 
 2 See p. 196. 
 
 Grazebrook, in his Heraldry of Worcestershire, gives the 
 arms of the Hickmans of Oldswinford as, Quarterly 1st 
 and 4th, per pale indented argent and azure. Crest, a talbot 
 couchant argent, collared and lined azure, at the end of the line 
 a knot. Motto, " Toujours fidele." The arms have certainly 
 been used by them for many generations, but at the Visita- 
 tion of Worcestershire in 1682/3 Edward Hickman of 
 Stourbridge was one of those who disclaimed arms. 1 
 
 It will be observed that the Oldswinford registers contain 
 entries relating to a large number of Hickmans not men- 
 tioned in my pedigree. It seems very probable that most of 
 them descended from Thomas Hickman (bapt. 1602), the 
 youngest son of Richard Hickman the first. The following 
 pedigree links some of them together : 
 
 Thomas Hickman married, firstly, Mary ■ , who was buried at 
 
 Oldswinford 13 Feb. 1632/3, and had issue, 
 
 1. Mary Hickman, bapt. 20 Apl. 1628 at Oldswinford. 
 Thomas Hickman married, secondly, and had issue, 
 
 2. Richard Hickman, bapt. 8 Dec. 1639 at Oldswinford. 
 
 3. Samuel Hickman, of whom presently, bapt. 28 Dec. 1641 at 
 
 Oldswinford. 
 
 4. Daniel Hickman, bapt. 8 Sept. 1644 at Oldswinford. 
 
 5. Daniel Hickman, bapt. 24 Apl. 1647 at Oldswinford. 
 
 6. John Hickman, bapt. Sept. 1649 at Oldswinford. 
 
 7. Mary Hickman, bapt. 22 Apl. 1652, and burd. 24 Sept. 1657 at 
 
 Oldswinford. 
 
 8. Thomas Hickman, born 7 Nov., bapt. 28 Nov. 1657 at Old- 
 
 swinford. 
 
 Samuel Hickman, before mentioned, must be identical with Samuel 
 Hickman, the elder, of Stourbridge, husbandman, admon. of whose 
 estate was granted 28 Feb. 1701, at Worcester, to Daniel Hickman of 
 the City of Bristol, ironmonger, the eldest son of deed., and Richard Lee 
 of Wordsley, Staffs., ironmonger, the son-in-law of deed. Surety, George 
 Northall of Worcester, baker. Bridgett Hickman of Stourbridge, widow, 
 the relict, renounced 27 Feb. 1701 in presence of Samuel Hickman and 
 Edward Dyson.'- Inventory dated 5 Mch. 1701. Total, ,£127-7-8. 
 Appraisers, Gilbert Cole and William Thomas. This Samuel Hickman 
 was buried 26 Feb. 1701/2 at Oldswinford, having had issue, no doubt by 
 his wife Bridget, 
 
 1. Samuel Hickman, bapt. 8 Apl. 1666, and burd. 31 May 1666 at 
 
 Oldswinford. 
 
 2. Mary Hickman, bapt. 1 June 1667 at Oldswinford (? burd. 
 
 there 30 Sept. 1669). 
 
 3. Daniel Hickman, of Bristol, bapt. 17 May 1672 at Oldswin- 
 
 ford. 
 
 4. Margaret Hickman, bapt. 1 May 1675 at Oldswinford ; mard. 
 
 4 May 1698 at Pedmore 3 to Richard Lee, then of Oldswin- 
 ford. 
 
 5. Samuel Hickman, 4 bapt. 26 Mch. 1678 at Oldswinford. 
 
 1 Heraldry of Worcestershire, vol. ii, p. 703. 
 
 2 Edward Dyson of Oldswinford, attorney, occurs in the list of Worcester- 
 shire landowners in 1703-4, printed by Grazebrook in his Heraldry of Worces- 
 tershire, vol. ii. p. 736. 
 
 3 See p. 119. 
 
 1 Possibly this Samuel Hickman was the one whose wife Elizabeth and her 
 infant were buried at Oldswinford in 1700, or the one who was married there in 
 1705 to Anne Hill of Halesowen. Or he may be the Samuel Hickman who was 
 married by license at Bromsgrove, 12 Mch. 1701/2, to Jane Tyzack, of par. of 
 Oldswinford. She would be Jane, daur. of Samuel Tyzack, who was bapt. 
 28 Mch. 1681 at Oldswinford {Henzey, Tyttery and Tyzack, p. 109). Graze- 
 brook does not seem to have known of her marriage, nor of that of Edward 
 Jeston of Stourbridge to Anne Sitch of Bromsgrove by lie, 3 Aug. 1699, at 
 Bromsgrove. 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
 109 
 
 Daniel Hickman, of Bristol, ironmonger, abovenamed, in his will 
 dated 7 Aug. 17 13, states that he intends to go beyond the seas, and 
 appoints his wife Sarah as extrix. To her, and to his daur. Sarah, he 
 gives all his estate, except one tenth part, which he gives to his son 
 Samuel. Signed, Daniel Hickman. Wits., Jas. Baskervile, Jas. Basker- 
 ville J r . This will was proved in P.C.C. [Leeds 227] 8 Oct 1713 by the 
 relict and extrix. named. 
 
 This branch of the family seem to have been in such much 
 poorer circumstances, and to have left so few records of them- 
 selves, that it would be difficult to draw up a quite conclusive 
 pedigree more ambitious than the fragment I have given. 
 
 Henry Hickman, 1 second son of Richard Hickman of 
 Stourbridge by Rose Male his wife, was baptized at the 
 parish church of Oldswinford, 19 Jany. 1628/9. His father 
 describes himself in his will as a yeoman, but he had 
 evidently also carried on the family trade of clothier, as his 
 father had done before him. Henry Hickman matriculated, 
 10 April 1647, at St. Catharine Hall, Cambridge, and 
 proceeded B.A. At the end of 1647 he entered Magdalen 
 Hall, Oxford. In 1648 he obtained a demyship by the 
 favour of the Parliamentary visitors, and later in the same 
 year was made a fellow of his college. He became M.A., and 
 was incorporated B.A. 14 March 1649/50. He was then 
 licensed as a preacher and became Minister of St. Aldate's 
 Church, Oxford, where he speedily acquired a considerable 
 reputation. On 15 July 1657 Vavasour Powell [1617-70] 
 preached at All Saints Church, Oxford, and denounced 
 Henry Hickman for having admitted that the Church of 
 Rome might be a true church, and " told the auditory that 
 the Pope would provide for him a mitre, and the devil a 
 frying-pan." 
 
 In 1655 he was certified by the Parliamentary Commis- 
 sioners to be resident incumbent of Brackley, in Northants., 
 where he " was much resorted to by the men and women in 
 the time of interruption and usurpation." He appears, 
 however, to have preached there from a much earlier date, as 
 in 1648 he was described as " Lecturer of Brackley." In 
 that year he went to Stene, near Brackley, the home 
 of the Crewes, in order to assist in his studies Nathaniel 
 Crewe [1633-1722], afterwards second Baron Crewe of Stene, 
 and more celebrated as Bishop of Durham, who had just left 
 
 1 This is by far the most detailed account of Henry Hickman that has been 
 written, and is the first to state his parentage. My authorities, apart from the 
 evidences I give, are as follows : — The Dictionary of National Biography ; 
 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses ; Athena: Oxonienses (ed. Bliss), vol. iv, p. 368, and 
 vol. iii, pp. 566 and 914 ; The Nonconformist's Manorial, by Edmund Calamy, 
 D.D., 1775, p. 191 ; Pepys' Diary (ed. Wheatley), vol. i, p. 226 ; An Examina- 
 tion of the Life &■= Character of Nathatiiel Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham, 
 printed for J. Johnson, S. Paul's Churchyard, 1790; Memoirs of Nathaniel 
 Crewe, Lord Crewe, 1893 (Camden Misccllatiy, vol. ix,); Abridgment of Mr. 
 Baxter's History of his Life and Times, by Edmund Calamy, 1702 ; Baker's 
 Northamptonshire ; Chambers' Biographical Illustrations of Worcestershire, 
 p. 139 ; Grazebrook's Heraldry of Worcestershire, vol. i, p. 279 ; Collections for 
 the History of Worcestershire, by Treadway Nash, 2nd ed., 1799, v01 - i>, p. 210 ; 
 and Notes and Queries, 4th Series, vol. iv, p. 333 (23 Oct. 1S69). For some 
 particulars of the Hickman library at Stourbridge I am indebted to Mr. Rupert 
 Deakin, the present head master. 
 
 school. Hickman read logic with Crewe. He was admitted 
 to his B.D. degree at Oxford on 29 May 1658. At the 
 Restoration in 1660 he was ejected from his fellowship of 
 Magdalen, but probably continued at Brackley until the Act 
 of Uniformity in 1662. 
 
 In 1660 Hickman dined on one occasion with Samuel 
 Pepys, and won a small place in the pages of the immortal 
 diarist, who thus records the event, under date of 21 August : 
 " I to Westminster Hall, where I met M r Crew 1 and dined 
 with him, where there dined one M r Hickeman, an Oxford 
 man, who spoke very much against the height of the now 
 old clergy, for putting out many of the religious fellows of 
 Colleges, and inveighing against them for their being drunk, 
 which, if true, I am sorry to hear." 
 
 After his ejection from the living of Brackley he is said 
 to have retired to Holland and occupied himself with literary 
 work. About the year 1665, however, he built a library for 
 the Grammar School at Stourbridge, where he had no doubt 
 received his own education, and was described by Bishop 
 Lyttelton as "of London" at that date. He also gave a 
 valuable collection of books. These books are now carefully 
 preserved in a large cupboard in the same classroom as the 
 desks on which Dr. Johnson is said to have carved his 
 initials. For something like a century the books were very 
 much neglected, and old scholars can remember when they 
 were left lying about in the cellar and on the tower stairs. 
 They include works on divinity, Latin and Greek classics, 
 geography, history and other subjects. The volumes are all 
 folios, and are accompanied by a leather-bound manuscript 
 catalogue very carefully written. 
 
 Hickman probably remained some years in London at 
 this period. On 30 Nov. 1667 he obtained a licence (at the 
 Faculty Office) to marry Joanna Strode, of Chiswick, then 
 aged 26 ; being himself described as of St. James's, Clerken- 
 well, co. Middlesex, gent., then aged S7- This Joanna Strode 
 was a woman of excellent family. 2 Her father was William 
 Strode [1 589-1666] of Barrington, near Ilchester, Somerset, 
 who was returned to the Long Parliament in 1646 as member 
 for Ilchester, and being a strong Presbyterian was expelled 
 from the House in 1648 by " Pride's Purge." He distin- 
 guished himself by his opposition to the King's commission 
 of array in Somerset ; became a Parliamentary deputy- 
 lieutenant of the county in 1642 ; and served as a colonel in 
 the Parliamentary forces. He was imprisoned in 1661 and 
 obliged to make humble submission for disobeying the orders 
 
 1 John Crewe, created Baron Crewe of Stene, at Whitehall, 20 Apl. 1661 ; 
 father of Bishop Crewe before mentioned. 
 
 2 For accurate particulars of the Strodes I am indebted to F. A. Crisp's 
 Fragmenta Genealogica, vol. viii, where there is given an elaborate pedigree of 
 the family. Crisp does not appear to have identified Henry Hickman, who 
 married Joanna Strode, with the controversialist, whose wife's name has never 
 been stated before. For some biographical details of William Strode, father of 
 Mrs. Hickman, see Dictionary of National Biography, under William Strode 
 [1 599- 1 645], with whom he has often been confused ; where there is also an 
 account of her uncle, Sir George Strode. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 of the King's deputy-lieutenants in Somerset. His portrait 
 was acquired in 1897 by the National Portrait Gallery. One 
 of his brothers was Sir George Strode [1 583-1663], the well 
 known Royalist and author, whose daughter Mary married 
 first, Richard Holworthy of London, and, secondly, Essex 
 Strode her cousin, brother of Mrs. Hickman. By his will, in 
 1665, William Strode left his daughter Joan £2,500 and her 
 mother's jewels ; and in a codicil left her an additional 
 £1,000 due on a mortgage dated 14 Feb. 17 Car. II. from 
 his son-in-law John Wyndham of Dunraven, co. Glamorgan, 
 serjeant-at-law, to Viscount Tracy. So that Henry Hickman 
 found a wife well provided with this world's goods. 
 
 Wood, in his Athence Oxonienses, mentions Hickman's 
 retirement to Holland, and continues : — "Afterwards returning 
 into England, he retired to his native country, and at a place 
 near Sturbridge he took to him disciples and read to them 
 logic and philosophy, contrary to the statutes of this university 
 if he had been sworn to them. But being soon weary of 
 that employment, he went into Holland again, and settled 
 at Leyden, preached several years in the English church 
 there, and enjoyed his liberty as he pleased." 
 
 It seems probable that his retirement to Worcestershire 
 did not take place until after his marriage in 1667, and that 
 the actual place he lived at would be Belbroughton, as his 
 son William was baptized there in October of the following 
 year. John Tristram, his sister's husband, was a man of 
 some position at Belbroughton, and owned the advowson. 
 Calamy says that, while living privately in Worcestershire, 
 Hickman preached " only now and then." 
 
 There is no evidence to show when he grew weary of the 
 life at Stourbridge and returned to Holland, but on 18 April 
 1675 he entered himself as a medical student at Leyden 
 University, 1 being described as an Englishman, a bachelor of 
 divinity, and pastor of the English Church there. In his will, 
 in 1682, he is described as " Minister of the Holy Gospel in 
 the English Reformed Congregation in the city of Leyden," 
 and he evidently continued as such until his death in 1692. 
 
 In February and March, 1688, Bishop Crewe paid a visit 
 to Holland and spent three weeks at Leyden. He renewed 
 his acquaintance with Hickman, his old tutor, "and Went to 
 Church every Sunday. He appeared in a Wig and Sword, 
 and was supposed by y" Dutch to be some great Man in 
 disguise, & Particularly they took him to be y e Earl of 
 Northumberland." When the Bishop told of the government 
 oaths, Hickman ejaculated, " Alack, alack ! are they come 
 to that again, that is poor doing indeed ! " The chronicler of 
 this speech remarks that " Hickman was a lover of Aqua 
 Cinnamoni." 
 
 According to Wood, Hickman died about Michaelmas, 
 1692, at Leyden, where, Calamy states, "he was generally 
 much respected." Calamy also says that he " lived to a good 
 
 1 Index to Leyden Students (Index Society), 1883. It seems probable he was 
 also the " Henricus Hickman, Anglus," who entered 13 July 1663. 
 
 old age, and died at Utrecht, in 1691 or 2." The reference 
 to Utrecht is evidently an error. Some forty years ago, whilst 
 some alterations were being made in what was once the 
 Scottish Church at Leyden, five sepulchral slabs were found, 
 one bearing the inscription, "This grave belongs to M r 
 Henry Hickman and his family, An 1685." No doubt 
 Hickman himself and his wife were laid in this grave. 
 
 By his numerous writings Henry Hickman became very 
 well known as a keen and resourceful controversialist, more 
 especially in defence of nonconformity. A list of his works, 
 extending to a column, accompanies the brief account of him 
 in the Dictionary of National Biography, and a longer and more 
 descriptive list is given by Wood in his Athence Oxonienses. 
 He had fierce controversies with Thomas Pierce, Dean of 
 Salisbury, John Durel, Peter Heylyn, Matthew Scrivener, 
 Lawrence Womack and other prominent churchmen. 
 According to Wood, " he was a person several ways learned, 
 much conversant in books, a leading man and pillar of his 
 party, but altogether a severe enemy to the ceremonies of the 
 church of England." Calamy calls him " A Smart Disputant, 
 and a Man of Excellent General Learning." His opponent 
 John Durel, in his VindicicB S. Eccles. Anglicancs (chap, ii, 
 pp. 100, 101), describes Hickman, in the polite fashion of the 
 period, as "a plagiary, a meer sycophant, a splenetick and 
 hypocondrial person, one also that is twelve times in a year 
 troubled with deliriums, and therefore his writings are not to 
 be regarded." 
 
 Of William Hickman, who was apparently the only child 
 of Henry Hickman and Joanna Strode, I have little accurate 
 information. Calamy, speaking of his father in The Noncon- 
 formists' Memorial, says : — " He left a son in the ministry, 
 among the Dissenters, who died suddenly on a journey to 
 London." In his will, which he made in 1692/3, almost 
 immediately after proving his parents' wills, he is described 
 as " late of the University of Leyden in Holland, and now of 
 London, gent." He was probably the " Wilhelmus Hickman, 
 Anglus" who entered Leyden University 14 Feb. 1680, 1 
 though he would only be twelve years old then. In his will 
 he intimates his intention " shortly to pass beyond the seas," 
 from which we may conclude he returned to Holland. He 
 died before the beginning of 1706, and it might be assumed 
 from the records at Somerset House that his death occurred 
 abroad. But in a codicil, dated 11 May 1706, to the will of 
 his cousin and sole executor, Richard Hickman of Stour- 
 bridge, he is referred to as " my late cousin William Hickman, 
 late of Derrington juxta Birmingham, gent." 2 So that if he 
 did go back to Holland in 1693, he must have returned and 
 settled in England. The journey to London, on which he 
 is said to have died, may only have been from Deritend, 
 which is now in the borough of Birmingham. 
 
 His will affords pleasant evidence that, though he had 
 lived abroad, he yet maintained friendly relations with his 
 
 1 Index to Leyden Students (Index Society), 1883. 2 See p. 115. 
 
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 numerous relatives in Stourbridge and elsewhere. His 
 charitable bequests of a public character are not inconsider- 
 able, and some of them of a private nature strike a note of 
 personal sympathy with suffering and misfortune, such as 
 those of "70 guilders to Mary Davids, a blind woman at 
 Leyden," and " 10 guilders to one Forbes, a Scotchman's 
 widow at Leyden." 
 
 He leaves the residue of his estate " for the encouragement 
 of Non-conformist ministers," and recommends that the advice 
 should be taken of " M r John How, of London, and M r 
 Thomas Woodcock, of Hackney." The latter was a minister 
 referred to by Richard Baxter as having been ejected from 
 St. Andrew Undershaft, and as having " had the Universal 
 Reputation of a Learned Man. He was a smart Disputant, 
 and one of great Ability and Readiness in Academical 
 Exercises. In the latter Part of his Life he was Assistant to 
 Dr. Bates at Hackney." 1 The former would be none other 
 than the celebrated theologian, John Howe [1630-1705], who 
 had been domestic chaplain to Cromwell, and who at that 
 time was ministering to a congregation at Cheapside. He 
 had probably been a friend of Henry Hickman, having 
 proceeded to Cambridge in the same year and having later 
 on been elected, like him, to a fellowship at Magdalen, 
 Oxford. 2 He had, moreover, lived at Utrecht, 1686-87, 
 where he took his turn at preaching in the English church 
 there with " M 1 ' Woodcock " and other ministers. 3 
 
 " M r John Spilsbury, the elder, of Bromsgrove," whom 
 William Hickman requests to deal with the residue of his 
 estate, was another ejected minister, 4 and a very dear friend 
 and constant correspondent of John Howe. He had also been 
 a fellow of Magdalen with Howe and Hickman. Baxter 
 refers to him as " A Man of extraordinary Worth, for 
 Moderation, Peaceableness, Ability, Ministerial Diligence, 
 and an upright Life." He married a sister of John Hall 
 [1633-1710], Bishop of Bristol, whose uncle Thomas Hall 
 [1610-1665] was ejected from King's Norton, 5 and died 
 10 June 1699, so that he cannot have had anything to do 
 with the carrying out of William Hickman's wishes. 
 
 1 Abridgment of Mr. Baxter's History of his Life and Times (1702), by 
 Edmund Calamy. 
 
 2 See his life in Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
 3 Edmund Calamy's Works of John Howe (1834), p. xxvii. 
 
 4 There seems to be no actual biography of John Spilsbury, but much infor- 
 mation of him and his family may be derived from the following sources : — 
 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses ; Edmund Calamy's Works of John Howe (1834), 
 pp. ii, iii, and 1038; Bromsgrove Church, by Wm. A. Cotton, 1881, p. 60 ; and 
 Edmund Calamy's Abridgment of Mr. Baxter's History of his Life and Times, 
 1702, p. 344. I have an abstract of his will, dated 1 Sept. 1698 and proved 
 26 Aug. 1699 in P.C.C. [Pett 138] by John Spilsbury, the only son and exor. 
 He mentions his wife and daughter (both unnamed) and his three grandchildren, 
 John, Hannah and Mary Spilsbury. Wits., William Tilt, Phebe Hall and 
 Elizabeth Moseley. He himself was son of William Spilsbury of Bewdley, pleb. 
 Foster gives further references to Calamy's Nonconformist' s Memorial, iii, 387 ; 
 Bloxam, ii, 66; and Burrows, 518, 566; but I have not consulted these. 
 Concerning John Spilsbury jun., who died 30 Jany. 1727, aged 60, see John 
 Richard Burton's History of Ifidderminster, 1890, pp. 94, 135. 
 
 5 See p. 134. See also Midland Antiquary, vol. iii, p. 77, where is given 
 a pedigree of the Halls by Geo. W. Marshall, LL. D. 
 
 John Turton, 1 only child of John Turton, M.D., and 
 Dorothy his wife, daughter of Gregory Hickman of Stour- 
 bridge, was born 15 Nov. 1735 at Wolverhampton. His 
 mother was the subject of Dr. Johnson's sonnet, which is 
 given on another page. 2 He matriculated 23 Oct. 1752, 
 aged 16, at Queen's College, Oxford, as son of John Turton 
 of Wolverhampton, armiger. His kinsman, the Rev. Walter 
 Hickman, son of his grandmother Dorothy Moseley by her 
 first husband Richard Hickman, had by his will in 1741 left 
 him his " study of Books," which perhaps aided him in his 
 early education. 3 He graduated B.A. 16 June 1756, and 
 M.A. 31 May 1759. In May 1761 he obtained a Radcliffe 
 travelling fellowship at University College, Oxford, and on 
 28 Sept. 1761 began to study medicine at Leyden. He 
 graduated M.B. from University College, 11 Dec. 1762, and 
 M.D. 27 Feb. 1767. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal 
 Society on 17 Nov. 1763, and admitted on 5 March 1767. 
 He settled in London, was admitted a candidate of the 
 College of Physicians 24 Sept. 1767, and elected a Fellow 
 30 Sept. 1768. Pie was a censor in 1769, 1775, 1782 and 
 1788, and became an Elect 25 June 1788. He was also 
 elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine of Paris. 
 
 His rise as a physician was unusually rapid, and he 
 soon acquired a very large practice. His reputation attracted 
 Royal favour, and in 1771 he was appointed physician to 
 the household of Queen Charlotte. In 1782 he was appointed 
 her physician in ordinary, and in 1797 received the higher 
 appointment of physician in ordinary to George III and to 
 the Prince of Wales. 
 
 Of more interest than these purely professional successes 
 is the fact that Dr. Turton attended Goldsmith in his last 
 illness. 4 Prior, in his biography, gives the following account 
 of the closing scenes in the great author's life : — 
 
 1 My authorities for this biography are the lives of John Turton and Matthew 
 William Peters in the Diet. Nat. Biog. ; Munk's Royal College of Physicians, 
 ii, p. 284 ; Foster's Alumni Oxonienses ; Gentleman's Magazine, 1806, i, 
 pp. 391 and 475, also 1S10, i, p. 288 ; History of Brasted, by J. Cave 
 Brown, M.A., 1S74, pp. 18,40 and 53; Peacock's Index of Leyden Students, 
 1883 ; Thomson's History of the Royal Society, 1812 ; Burke's Landed Gentry, 
 under Turton of Upsall ; James Prior's Life of Oliver Goldsmith, 1837, vol. ii, 
 pp. 516-18. Burke wrongly describes John Turton, senior [1700-54], as a 
 son of Sir John Turton, Baron of the Exchequer, temp. William III. A corre- 
 spondent of Notes and Queries, 5th Series, i, p. 112 (7 Feb. 1874), says that he 
 was one of the two illegitimate children of William Turton (son of John Turton 
 who was son of William and grandson of Sir John Turton), the other illegitimate 
 child being the wife of Sir Frederick Evelyn, Bart. This descent seems 
 chronologically quite impossible. And from Nathan Dew's History of Deptford, 
 1884, p. 44, I learn that a tablet in Wotton Church to the memory of Mary, 
 widow of Sir Frederick Evelyn, describes her as "only child of William 
 Turton, Esq., of the County of Stafford," and that she died 12 Nov. 1817, 
 aged 72. 
 
 In Stebbing Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 163, mention is made, under 
 Wolverhampton, of Great Hall in the south-east part of the town. "The 
 ancestors of the present John Turton, M.D., physician of the king's household, 
 were tenants in this old mansion, and had other property in this town and 
 neighbourhood, now possessed by him." Among the subscribers to Shaw's great 
 work appears the name of John Turton, M.D., London. 
 
 2 See p. 149. 3 See p. 116. 
 
 1 The biographies of Goldsmith do not identify the Dr. Turton alluded to, 
 nor does any account of Turton give this most interesting incident in his career. 
 
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 Dr. Fordyce 1 also saw 2 the critical situation of his patient, and 
 feeling, like Hawes, 3 considerable anxiety for the safety of one whose 
 celebrity in public life and many good qualities in private, made him an 
 object of interest, desired the latter to see him early the following day 
 and persuade him, if not better, to see Dr. Turton, whom he likewise 
 knew and esteemed, in consultation. 
 
 At eight o'clock on Sunday morning he was accordingly visited again ; 
 he had passed a bad night ; the vomiting and diarrhoea continued ; and 
 appearing much exhausted, Mr. Hawes proposed at once to call in 
 Dr. Turton, a proposition immediately assented to by the patient, who 
 now seemed conscious of his danger. From this time the physicians 
 met twice daily in consultation. 
 
 During the following week the symptoms fluctuated ; though never 
 free from danger, so little apparent active disease was present, that 
 Doctor Turton said to him, as Dr. Johnson related, "Your pulse is in 
 greater disorder than it should be from the state of fever which you 
 have ; is your mind at ease?" Goldsmith answered "it is not." 
 
 Goldsmith died on Monday morning, 4 April 1774. The 
 last incident was told by Dr. Butter to Dr. Johnson at Derby 
 in 1777 and was recorded by Boswell in the Life} Whether 
 these were " the last words he spoke," as stated by Mr. Austin 
 Dobson, 5 I cannot say, but they certainly were the last 
 recorded. It is clear that Dr. Turton was a personal friend, 
 or at least acquaintance, of Goldsmith, and that although he 
 was only thirty-eight, he was already looked upon as a man 
 of some distinction by his brother physicians. 
 
 In August 1780 Dr. Turton was attending Dr. Johnson's 
 household, a fact I have dealt with more fully on another 
 page. 6 
 
 He accumulated considerable wealth by his profession, 
 and on 26 Dec. 1800 resigned his place of Elect at the 
 College of Physicians. He purchased Brasted Place in Kent 
 from Lord Frederick Campbell, and made it his country 
 house. He pulled down the venerable old hall and built the 
 original portion of the present imposing mansion. To his 
 new home he transferred various mementoes of Royal favour. 
 The principal one was a large striking clock, a present from 
 George III, which had once been in the turret at the Horse 
 Guards where it acted as the time-piece of all London, and 
 which now tells the time to the inhabitants of Brasted. 
 Queen Charlotte's present to her favourite physician, for the 
 adornment of his new house, was a paper which the Emperor 
 of China had presented to the King, setting forth the 
 various arts and manufactures of the Celestial Empire. This 
 document is still preserved at Brasted. 
 
 Dr. John Turton gave by deed to the parish of Brasted a 
 row of houses at the west end of his villa, for the use of the poor. 
 
 He died 14 April 1806 at Brasted Place, aged 70, and 
 without issue. He left what at that time was a very large 
 
 1 George Fordyce [1736-1802], M.D., F.R.S. 
 
 2 On 26 March 1774. 
 
 s William Hawes [1736-1808], M.D., founder of the Royal Humane 
 Society. 
 
 4 See p. 151. 
 
 5 In his Life of Oliver Goldsmith, 1888, p. 183. 
 " See p. 151. 
 
 estate, consisting of real property worth £9,000 a year and 
 situated chiefly in Yorkshire, together with a sum of £60,000 
 in the public funds. The Gentleman's Magazine, in first 
 reporting his death, stated that he had left the whole of his 
 fortune, after the death of his wife, to the Princess Mary, 
 fourth daughter of George III. There was no foundation 
 for this statement, as he left everything to his wife, with the 
 exception of £1,000 to the wife and children of the Rev. 
 M. W. Peters, and £500 to Sir Robert Burton. 
 
 He is commemorated in Brasted Church by a massive 
 white marble monument, with a sarcophagus, on which are 
 placed a Bible and a Prayer Book, and a snake coiled round 
 a club, with the following inscription : 
 
 MARY, THE WIFE OF JOHN TURTON, M.D., 
 
 CAUSED THIS MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED 
 
 TO THE MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND. 
 
 EMINENTLY SKILLED IN THE MEDICAL ART, 
 
 HE SAVED OR LENGTHENED THE LIVES OF OTHERS ; 
 
 HIS OWN, ALAS ! THIS MARBLE TELLS US NO ART CAN SAVE. 
 
 WITH FULL HOPE IN CHRIST OF LIFE TO COME IMMORTAL, 
 
 HE DIED APRIL 14™, 1806, AGED JO. 
 
 His widow survived him less than four years. She is 
 commemorated by a smaller and much plainer monument, 
 by the side of her husband's, with the figure of a man 
 absorbed in grief, leaning upon a broken pillar, which 
 bears on its face the words " To Gratitude," and with this 
 inscription : 
 
 TO THE MEMORY OF 
 
 MARY TURTON, 
 
 WIDOW OF JOHN TURTON, 
 
 WHO DIED ON JANUARY 28™, l8lO, AGED 69 YEARS. 
 
 THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY 
 
 EDMUND TURTON, ESQ., OF BRASTED PARK. 
 
 Mrs. Turton by her will left a considerable estate in 
 Yorkshire to her relative Mr. Lambe 1 of the Temple. All 
 the residue of her property, with the exception of numerous 
 handsome legacies to relatives and friends, she left to 
 Edmund Peters, third son of the Rev. Matthew William 
 Peters [1741-1814], LL.D., R.A., F.R.S., Prebendary of 
 Lincoln and Chaplain to George IV, a well-known portrait 
 and historical painter, by Margaret his wife (and her niece), 
 daughter and coheir of the Rev. John Knowsley of Burton 
 Agnes, Yorks., who married as her second husband the 
 Rev. John Gibbons, Rector of Brasted, son of Sir John 
 Gibbons, Bart, of Stanwell. Edmund Peters [1796-1857], 
 on attaining his majority in 1817, assumed the name and 
 arms of Turton only, in compliance with the will of Mrs. 
 Turton. He was of Brasted Park, Kent, and of Kildale and 
 Larpool, Yorks. ; J. P., D.L., and sometime M.P. His present 
 
 1 Perhaps this was William Lambe of the Middle Temple, who married her 
 husband's cousin Elizabeth Hickman. Mrs. Turton's mother was a daughter of 
 one William Lambe, so perhaps there was a double connexion. 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
 i*3 
 
 representative is Edmund Russborough Turton, J.P., D.L., 
 of Upsall Castle, Thirsk, Yorks. 
 
 WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 JOHN HICKMANS, of Sturbridge, par. of Old Swynford, co. 
 Worcester, dyer. Will dated I May 1623. I give to Mary Hickmans 
 my eldest daur., Elizabeth Hickmans my second daur., and Hanna x 
 Hickmans my youngest daur., ^40 apiece ; these sums to be paid to my 
 father Richard Hickmans, my brother-in-law Henry Eccleshall, and my 
 friend Jasper Newbrooke, for their benefit till their ages of 21 or 
 marriage. To my brothers Richard, Thomas and Henry Hickmans 
 20'/- apiece ; and the like sum to my sisters Ann Hutchins, Margaret 
 Hickmans, and Margcrie Hickmans. To the poor of Sturbridge, 2o'|-. 
 To Mr. Crosse, the preacher of Kinvare, 2o*|- To my servants Edmond 
 Hurst and John Jefferyes, io'|- apiece. Residuary legatee and executrix, 
 my wife Isabel Hickmans. Overseers, my brother-in-law Gre°-orie Baker 
 and my brother Richard Hickmans. Signed, John Hickmans. Wits., 
 John Crosse, Hum. Jurden, Richard Hickmans. Proved 23 June 1623 in 
 P.C.C. (Swann, 61) by Isabel Hickman, relict and executrix. 
 
 RICHARD HICKMAN, of Stowerbridge, par. of Oldswinford, co. 
 Worcester, cloth worker. Will dated 1 Mch. 1627. To be buried in the 
 Christian burial of Oldswinford. I give and bequeath, after my wife's 
 decease, to my son Richard Hickman the house where I now live he 
 paying to my son Henry Hickman ,£30 to my son Thomas £10, and to 
 my daur. Margery £10, and if my son Richard will not accept the said 
 house on this condition then my three sons and daur. to agree together 
 to sell the same, and my son Richard upon his said refusal of the house 
 to have ^30 paid unto him. To all my children's children that are now 
 living, io'|- each. To Richard Hitchins that now liveth with me all my 
 shop, tools, etc. To twelve poor men or women of the most ancient of 
 the par. of Oldswinford and Stowerbridge, 4* each yearly to be paid on 
 Good Friday by whomsoever shall hold the same house wherein I now 
 live, unless it be destroyed by fire, and I make overseers of this my 
 charity Nicholas Sparry, gent., and my godson Jasper Newbroocke. 
 After my wife's decease I give the residue to my three daurs. Ann, 
 Margaret and Margery. Extrix., Joyce Hickman my wife. Wits., 
 Thomas Owen and Ambrose Underhill. Inventory dated 10 Mch. 1627 ; 
 total ,£58-9-6. Appraisers, Richard Hickmans and Ambrose Underhill, 
 Thomas Hickmans, and John Harcott. Proved 13 Mch. 1627/8 at Wor- 
 cester, by the sole extrix. 
 
 JOYCE HICKMAN, late of Stourbridge, co. Worcester, widow, 
 deed. Commission issued 19 Mch. 1646/7 to Richard Hickman and 
 Henry Hickman, sons of said deed., to administer her goods. (P.C.C. 
 Admon. Act Book, 1647, fo. 33.) 
 
 RICHARD HICKMAN, the elder, of Stourbridge, co. Worcester, 
 yeoman. Will dated 30 Dec. 1654. Whereas upon consideration of the 
 sum of ,£100 to be paid by my eldest son Richard Hickman immediately 
 after the decease of my wife, I have conveyed to him and his heirs that 
 messuage wherein he now dwelleth, I do now therefore give to my two 
 daughters, Joyce the wife of Benjamin Nubroughe, and Alice the wife of 
 Henrie Dawes, the said sum of ,£100 equally between them, in regard 
 they have not as yet received their full portions. I devise unto Rose, my 
 beloved wife, those three tenements in the occupation of William 
 Skolding, Hugh Voughan and Richard Sale, standing' together in or near 
 Stourbridge in an enclosure lately enclosed out of a field called Yearn- 
 barrow Hill Field, and all my messuage in Stourbridge which I lately 
 purchased from Gregory Baker; the last mentioned messuage to remain, 
 at her decease, to Edward Hickma7i my youngest son. To my said son 
 
 This name is clearly ' ' Xanna " in the registers. 
 
 Edward, eight pairs of shears, two shear boards, &c, &c, a furnace 
 being the single racke (?) furnace standing in the upper close, one broad 
 loom and one narrow loom, and the gigg mill at home, to be delivered to 
 him after the decease of my wife or his own marriage. To my son 
 Richard Hickman and my daur. Rose, wife of Edward Jeston, 12" apiece, 
 in regard they have received their portions. To each of my grand- 
 children living at my decease, 10*/-. Residuary legatee and extrix., my 
 wife Rose. Overseers, my brother Henry Hickman and my son-in-law 
 Benjamin Nubrough. Signed, Richard Hickman. Wits.,/o.- Tristram, 
 Edward Jeston, James Dalton. Proved 24 Feb. 1656/7 in P.C.C. 
 (Ruthen, 37) by Rose Hickman, relict and executrix. 
 
 RICHARD HICKMAN, late of Stourbridge, co. Wore. Nuncu- 
 pative will, dated just before his death, which happened on or about 
 5 Oct. 1660. 
 
 Whereas my personal estate doth mostly consist in the stock of my 
 trade, of which good part is now in cloth ready made at London, 
 and the rest dispersed about my dwelling house, my will is that 
 Mr. Nicholas Adenbrooke, Humphrey Jeston, Benjamin Newbrook (sic), 
 and John Baker shall take notice of what estate I have and divide the 
 same in two equal parts, giving one half to my wife, the other half to my 
 children. Wits., Humphrey Jeston, Ben : Newbrough. 
 
 Proved 7 June 1672 in P.C.C. (75 Eure) and a commission issued to 
 Mary Hickman, the widow and relict and legatee named in the nun- 
 cupative will, because the testator had named no exor. ; and the 
 letters of admon. which had been issued (he being considered to have 
 died intestate) in May 1662, to Samuel Hunt, principal creditor of the 
 deed., now being renounced, as in the Act of the Court appears. 
 
 MARY HICKMAN, late of Stower-bridge, co. Worcester, widow. 
 Will dated 3 Apl. 1680. I bequeath to my daur. Mary Bentley, wife of 
 M' Andrew Bentley, £20. To my daur. Rose Read, wife of John Read, 
 £20. To my daur. Anne Bratt, wife of William Bratt, £10. I forgive 
 my son, Richard Hickman, ,£10-1-5 due to me this day, and give him 
 ,£31-1-6 due to me for cloth sold for me. I give to Frances Higley my 
 servant, 20'/-. To every one of my grandchildren, 20*/- apiece. I be- 
 queath to the Governors of the Free Grammar School of King Edward 
 the Sixth in Stowerbridge, ,£5 to be by them set out to interest, and the 
 money arising therefrom shall be distributed to 18 poor widows of 
 Stowerbridge and Old Swinford every year, on Good Friday. I give to 
 Mary Wall all my clothes and my smocks, and all the rest of my wear- 
 ing apparel I give to the rest of my three daurs. Also I will that on the 
 day of my funeral £3 be given to the poor in bread. Residuary legatee 
 and exor., my son Gregory Hickman. Signed, Mary Hickman. Wits., 
 Samuel Hunt, Joseph Abney, the mark of Susanna Cropper. Proved 
 1 May 1680 in P.C.C. (59 Bath) by the exor. named. 
 
 The Reverend D r HENRY HICKMAN, late Minister of the Holy 
 Gospel in the English Reformed Congregation in the city of Leyden. 
 Will dated 19 Mch. 1682 (translated out of Dutch). 
 
 The Rev. D r Henry Hickman and M rs Joanna Strode his lawful wife 
 appeared before Engel van Haastenraad, Public Notary by the Court 
 of Holland in Leyden at the above date, and before the afterwritten 
 witnesses, declared their wills as follows : 
 
 First, they nominate each other reciprocally sole and whole heir, the 
 survivor of the first dying, of all property left by first deed., saving 
 only the living and lands in the county of Warwick, which is left, 
 exclusive of this disposition, according to the customs of the said place. 
 
 In case the first of the Appearers to die leave any children of this 
 marriage alive, the survivor shall be bound to satisfy to such descendants 
 an exact moiety of the Appearers' common estate (not including the 
 aforesaid living, etc., in Warwick) ; the said moiety to be paid in money 
 or other goods at the pleasure of the survivor ; also it is expressly under- 
 stood that among the goods to be divided are not to be reckoned the 
 Testator's whole library, which shall be at the absolute disposition of the 
 longest liver, that all the said books when the longest liver shall think 
 
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 good, may be disposed of among the descendants of this marriage. 
 Further, in case the longest liver marry again, such longest liver shall 
 first make good to the said descendants the moiety aforesaid (except the 
 dwelling and land at Warwick and the Testator's library). Nevertheless, 
 the longest liver shall enjoy the profits of all the goods belonging to the 
 aforesaid children and descendants till maturity of each of the Testator's 
 children respectively, for the alimentation of the longest liver and 
 bringing up of the children. Further, the Testators jointly and severally 
 reserve power to alter the present disposition, also to give such legacies 
 as they think fit, either in writing or verbally before two wits. ; such 
 legacies to be satisfied by the survivor out of the common estate of the 
 Testators, before any partition of the said estate, and not to exceed in 
 all the sum of 200 gilders at 40 grosse each, if the first deceasing shall 
 at death leave issue by this marriage. But no descent being left, the 
 legacies of the first deceased shall be satisfied to the value of one equal 
 quarter part of the joint estate. Lastly, the Appearers do appoint the 
 longest liver absolute Curator of the heirs and legatees of the first deed., 
 with power to choose one or more other persons to put the curatorship 
 into use (if need be) after the death of the longest liver, giving such 
 testator power to sell all immovable and other goods, and expressly 
 mortgage the same for raising money. 
 
 Passed in the dwelling of the said Testators, and in the presence of 
 Robert Dicman and John Buckingham, Elders and Deacons respectively 
 in the aforesaid English Congregation, with me Notary hereunto required, 
 which I attest, E. Haastenraad, Notary Public. 
 
 onfirmed by the Sheriff, Borough Masters, Senators and other 
 Councellors of the City of Leyden, in Holland, with the Seals of Causes 
 of the City, and the subscription of their Secretary, 9 Jany. 1693. 
 
 This agrees in substance with the Dutch, London, 16 Jany. 1692/3. 
 Will™ Storey, Nots. 
 
 Decimo Tertio die mensis Martii Anno Domini (stilo Anglie) Mille- 
 simo Sexcentesimo Nonagesimo Secundo emanavit commissio Willielmo 
 Hickman, filio naturali et legitimo Joanne Hickman defuncte quae fuit 
 dum vixit Legataria principalis et Haeres nominata in Testamento 
 Henrici Hickman nuper de Leyden in Hollandia defuncti habentis, &c, 
 ad administrandum, &c, Joanna Hickman ats Strode Relicta et Execu- 
 trice pariter mortem obeunte antequam onus Executionis dicti Testamenti 
 in se acceptasset. 
 
 [This same will is given under both names, the dates being exactly the 
 same in each case.'] 
 
 Decimo die mensis Martii Anno Domini (stilo Anglie) Millesimo 
 Sexcentesimo Nonagesimo Secundo Emanavit commissio Willielmo Hick- 
 man filio naturali et legitimo Joanne Hickman ats. Strode nuper de 
 Leyden in Hollandia vidue defuncte habentis &c. ad administrandum 
 bona jura et credita dicti defuncti juxta tenorem et effectum Testamenti 
 ipsius defuncte de bene et fideliter administrando eadem ad Sancta Dei 
 Evangelia jurato etc (P.C.C. Coker 53). 
 
 GREGORY HICKMAN, j Stourbridge, co. Worcester, clothier. 
 Will dated 10 July 1689. I bequeath to my son Gregory, when 24, the 
 range of building being the houses in the possession of William Rose, 
 
 John Audin, Richard Blick, Dowler, widow, Stephen Sejton and 
 
 William Wathouse, in Stourbridge ; also (if Jane my wife be then 
 deed.) the messuage now in my own possession, and houses in Stour- 
 bridge in possession of Joh?i Hunt and Edward Raby. To my daur. 
 Mary (when 21 or on marriage), messuages in Stourbridge in the 
 occupation of Thomas Colcom and others ; and ,£200. To my 
 daur. Jane (when 21 or on marriage), the messuage in Stourbridge 
 in possession of John Burton, being part of my wife's jointure ; and 
 .£200. To my daur. Honor, the messuage in Stourbridge late in the 
 possession of Joseph Ford, gent., and ,£200. My wife Jane to be 
 residuary legatee and executrix. Signed, Gregory Hickman. Wits., 
 Jo. Withers, Jos. Ford, J. Parnell. Proved 3 May 1690 in P.C.C. 
 (Dyke 71) by Jane Hickman, the relict and executrix. 
 
 NICHOLAS HICKMAN, of Stourbridge, co. Worcester, clothier. 
 Will dated 16 Feb. 1 690/1. To my Aunt Tristram of Belbroughton, 
 
 ,£50 to be paid in six months after my death, my said Aunt at her deat 
 to distribute the same to her daurs. To my Aunt Bowyer, 1 £10 to be 
 paid in 6 months after my death. To my cousin Thomas Bhcke of 
 Stourbridge, barber chirurgeon, ,£100 in 6 months after my death, he to 
 dispose the same at any time he thinks fit amongst all his children 
 (except such of his sons as shall be his heir), towards setting them out 
 apprentices or otherwise. To my cousin Sarah Gibbons, £10. To my 
 cousin Mary Swingland, £20. To Edward Biggs sen', 40 s /"- T ° 
 Elizabeth Price and Samuel Staunton, my household servants, 20 s /- each. 
 To the poor of Oldswinford and Stourbridge, ^10 to be distributed by my 
 dear mother and my loving kinsman Richard Hickman. Residue to my 
 dear mother Dorothy Hickman, widow, and appoint her extrix. Wits., 
 John Biggs, Thomas Worrall, Edw. Dyson. Signed, Nicholas Hick- 
 man. Inventory dated 24 Mch. 1690; total ,£370-0-0. Appraisers, 
 Richard Hickman and Edward Biggs. Proved 24 Mch. 1690/1 at 
 Worcester by the sole extrix. 
 
 EDWARD HICKMAN, of Stourbridge, co. Worcester, clothier. 
 Will dated 9 Apl. 1690. I bequeath to my son Nicholas Hickman 
 .£300 and all my furnaces, looms, tools, etc., used in my trade of 
 clothier ; and I charge him, when he marries, to take the advice of my 
 wife, and of my friend and nephew Richard Hickman the elder, of 
 Stourbridge, clothier. I devise to Dorothy my wife, for her life, my 
 messuage where I now dwell in Stourbridge, and all other my messuages 
 and lands in the par. of Oldswinford, to remain at her death to my son 
 Nicholas and the heirs of his body ; in default, to Edward Hickman, 
 one of the younger sons of my said nephew Richard, his brother 
 Henry, and his eldest brother Richard, successively. My brother 
 Henry Hickman and his son William to have ;£ioo in the event of my 
 son's death without issue. My wife Dorothy to be residuary legatee 
 and executrix. Signed, Edward Hickman. Wits., John Nash, Edw. 
 Dyson, Sam : Grove. Proved 7 July 1690 in P.C.C. (Dyke 106) by 
 Dorothy Hickman, relict and extrix. 
 
 DOROTHY HICKMAN, of Stourbridge, co. Worcester, widow. 
 Will dated 1 July 1693. To my nephew Edward Addenbrooke, son of 
 my late brother Edward Addenbrooke' 1 deed., my second best caudle cup 
 and .£100 at 21. To my nephew Nicholas Addenbrooke, another son of 
 my said late brother, my least silver caudle cup and ,£100 at 21. To my 
 niece Margarett Addenbrooke, daur. of my said late brother, ,£100 at 21. 
 The interest of the said three sums of ,£100 to be devoted to the 
 education, etc., of the three legatees till 21. To my loving sister 
 Elizabeth Nash," my salt cellar gilded with gold, a silver tankard and 
 clock, and ,£200. To my loving sister, Margaret Bowyer, my biggest 
 silver caudle cup and ,£100. To my cousin William Bowyer, son of 
 my said sister Bowyer, £$0 at 21. To my cousin Margaret Bowyer, 
 daur. of my said sister Bowyer, ,£100 at 21. The interest of the two 
 last mentioned legacies to be paid to my sister Bowyer for their educa- 
 tion, etc., till the legatees are 21. To my nephew John Addenbrooke, my 
 silver salver and ,£200. To my nephew Nicholas Addenbrooke, brother 
 of the said John, £$0. To my cousin Edward Jcston, son of Edward 
 Jeston, late of Stourbridge, mercer, deed., .£5 at 21 and one of my broad 
 looms, &c. To my cousin John Jeston, another son of the aforesaid 
 Edward Jeston, deed., ,£10 at 21. To my cousin Sarah Jeston, daur. of 
 the said Edward Jeston, ^10 at ^21. To my cousin Mary Cooper, 
 sister of the said Edward Jeston, dec' 1 , ,£20. To my cousin Rose 
 Henzey, another of the sisters of the said Edward Jeston, deed., ,£10. 
 To my cousin Sarah Corjield, another of the sisters of said Edward 
 Jeston, deed., ,£10. To my cousin Sarah Gibbons, £\o. To my cousin 
 Mary Swingland, £\o. To my cousin Alice Blick, £\o. To my 
 
 cousin Rcbecka , daur. of my late husband's sister Dawes, £\o. To 
 
 my cousin Rose Read, ,£10. To my cousin Anne Tristram, £\o. To 
 
 1 Margaret Addenbrooke who married "William Bowyer in 1671. 
 -• This Edward was Rector of Lower Sapey, co. Wore, as was also his son 
 Edward. See Burke, and Foster's Alumni Oxcmienses. 
 
 3 Elizabeth Addenbrooke who married John Nash in 1664. 
 
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 "5 
 
 my cousin Mary Tristram, £\o. To my cousin Sarah Tristram, £\o. 
 To my cousin Katherine Sparry, if she be living at my decease, 10*/- 
 for a ring. To my cousin Richard Hickman, of Stourbridge, clothier, 
 my cloth press, etc., and all things belonging to or used by my late 
 husband and son Nicholas, or either of them, in the trade of a clothier 
 and not given away in my life. The rest of my silver plate to be divided 
 amongst my said nieces Margaret Bowyer, Margaret Addenbrooke, and 
 my niece Margaret Nash, daur. of my said sister Nash. Residue of my 
 household goods to the said Edward, Nicholas, and Margaret Adden- 
 brooke the three children of my late brother Edward Addenbrooke, my 
 said sister Nash, my said sister Bowyer, my said cousin John Adden- 
 brooke, and the division to be made amongst them by my said cousin 
 Richard Hickman. To my brother and sister Nash, £$ each for 
 mourning. To my brother and sister Bowyer, £$ each for mourning. 
 To my sister-in-law . . . Addenbrooke, widow and relict of my said late 
 brother Edward Addenbrooke, £$ for mourning. To my said cousin John 
 Addenbrooke, £^ for mourning. To my said cousin Richard Hickman, 
 £^ for mourning. To my old servant Edward Biggs, 40'/-. To my 
 maid servant 40'/-. To the poor of Oldswinford and Stourbridge, £$. 
 To the use of the said poor for ever I give ^20, the interest thereof to 
 be distributed yearly on Monday in Easter week to twenty poor widows 
 of the parish of Oldswinford and Stourbridge, fifteen to be inhabitants of 
 Stourbridge. Residue of estate to the said John Addenbrooke and 
 Richard Hickman and appoint them exors. Wits., Edward Dyson, 
 Susanna Hall, and Jonath. Kendall, Jun r . Signed, Dorothy Hickman. 
 Inventory dated 6 Apl. 1694 ; total ,£1595-6-4, of which amount an item 
 f / 1 430-0-0 is "owing to Testatrix." Appraisers, Humphrey Jeston 
 and John A His. Proved 25 June 1694 at Worcester, by both exors. 
 
 WILLIAM HICKMAN, late of the University of Leyden in 
 Holland, and now of London, gent. Will dated 18 Mch. 1692. I, 
 being intended shortly to pass beyond the seas, do make my will as 
 follows. I give to my cousin Mr. Henry Newbrough, son of my late 
 
 Aunt Newbrough, ,£50 ; and to the four daurs. of my said Aunt, 
 
 ^200 between them. To my aunt Rose Jesson, widow, ,£275. To my 
 aunt Margaret Trustram, widow, ^275. To the two daurs. of my late 
 deed, uncle, Richard Hickman, £^0. To the children of my late deed, 
 cousin, Gregory Hickman, son of my said uncle Richard, ,£50 to be 
 equally divided between them. To the children of my late deed. 
 
 cousin, Bentley, daur. of my said uncle Richard, £^0. To my 
 
 cousin, Rebecca Bassett, wife of Mr. Bassett, and daur. of my late 
 
 deed, aunt, Alice Dawes, £400 upon trust that the said Rebecca shall pay 
 to Rebecca Young, granddaughter of my said late deed, aunt, £12 a year 
 for life ; and to William Young, grandson of my said aunt, ,£3 a year ; 
 the remainder of the profits of the said ,£400 after such payments to be 
 for her own use. I give to Mr. Philip Young, another grandson of my 
 said aunt, ^50. 
 
 To my uncle John Strode, of Hounson, 1 co. Somerset, Esquire, 
 ^100. To my uncle Essex Strode, Esquire, ,£300. To the three 
 children of my late deed, uncle M'' Barnard Strode, £300 apiece 
 at 21 or marriage, to be paid to my uncle John Strode until such time. 
 To Margaret Strode, widow, late wife of the said Barnard, ,£50. 
 
 To my cousin Richard Hickman, of Stourbridge, co. Wore, clothier, 
 £500, on condition that if he do not prove my will the legacy shall be 
 void To my friend M' Thomas Dalton, the elder, of London, 
 apothecary, .£200. I forgive to M' Robert Dedman, the elder, of 
 Leyden aforesaid, wiredrawer, 300 guilders he owes me by bond. To 
 Mary Priest, spinster, late servant to my father, ,£10; and to Esther 
 Tebo and Mary Derriton, also late his servants, 50'/- each. To the poor 
 where I die, ,£10. To the Charity for the Relief of Poor Widows and 
 Children of Clergymen, £<,o. I allow my executor for my funeral, 
 ,£200 The rest of my estates in England and Holland I bequeath to 
 M' John Spilsbury, the elder, of Bromsgrove, co. Wore. My cousin 
 Richard Hickman to be sole exor. Wits, Mich. Dalton, Tho. Gilbert 
 scr Philip Havoys his servant. Signed, William Hickman. 
 
 M' John Spilsbury? senior, of Bromsgrove. Having made bold to 
 
 use your name, desire you to dispose of the remainder of my estate as 
 follows :— To accept yourself, £50 ; to give 200 guilders to the Dutch 
 poor of Leyden ; to give 30 guilders to the English church in Leyden ; 
 70 guilders to Mary Davids, a blind woman at Leyden ; 100 guilders 
 to M rs Mary Burroughs of Leyden ; 10 guilders to one Forbes, a 
 Scotchman's widow at Leyden. M r Deadman to distribute in Holland. 
 What shall remain I desire you to employ for the encouragement of 
 Non-conformist ministers, desiring you to take advice of M r John How? 
 of London, and M r Thomas Woodcock 1 of Hackney. Signed 18 Apl. 
 1693, William Hickman. 
 
 Proved, with codicil, London in P.C.C. (Eedes 10), 26 Jany. 
 1705, by the sole exor. named. 
 
 Admon. of goods of William Hickman, late in Parts deed., dated 
 10 Feb. 1728, on which date a commission was issued to Gregory 
 Hickman, lawful husband and administrator of Dorothy Hickman, deed., 
 extrix. and residuary legatee named in the will of Richard Hickman, 
 junior, also deed., exor. and residuary legatee of Richard Hickman, 
 senior, sole exor. named in the will and codicil of William Hickman, 
 late of Leyden in Holland, to administer the goods of the said William 
 Hickman, for the said Dorothy, deed., Walter Hickman, grandson by 
 the son {nepote ex filio) and next-of-kin of the said Richard Hickman, 
 senior, deed., having first renounced admon. (P.C.C. Eedes, 10.) 
 
 1 Houndstone, near Yeovil. 
 
 - See p. in. 
 
 RICHARD HICKMAN, of Stourbridge, co. Wore, clothier. Will 
 dated 4 Feb. 1705. I give unto Richard Hickman, my eldest son, my 
 now dwelling house and all shops, meadows, etc., thereto belonging, and 
 all the lands, etc, demised to me by Richard Foley, gent, and John 
 Foley, gent, deed. And whereas I have given to my eldest daur. Sarah, 
 now wife of John Thorpe, a. considerable portion at her marriage, I now 
 give .£150 to be divided amongst the children of my said daur. who 
 shall live to twenty one years or be married. And my will is that my 
 son Richard, within six months of my decease, shall give bond to my 
 friend William Bratt of Wolverhampton, Staffs, butcher, and Joshua 
 Thorpe of Stourbridge, co. Wore, upholsterer, for the payment of the 
 said ,£150. I give to my son Thomas Hickman ,£150 more than I stand 
 obliged to by his marriage articles. I give to my son Henry Hickman, 
 and to his heirs, all the dwelling houses in the High Street of Stour- 
 bridge in the several tenures of Gilbert Buxton, Richard Beech and 
 Eleanor Worrall, with all appurts, and all other the tenements and 
 hereditaments in Stourbridge which I lately purchased of Henry 
 Ecclesall, and ,£150 at his age of 22 ; also two broad looms and other 
 implements. I give to my son Gregory ^600 at 23 years of age. I give 
 to my youngest son, John Hickman, ,£550 at his age of 21, he to be bred 
 a scholar at the University out of the interest of his portion, and if that 
 be not enough, my exor. to make up the same out of the principal sum. 
 I give to my second daur. Rose Hickman, ,£500. To my youngest 
 daur, Mary Hickman, ,£500 at 21. Residuary legatee and exor, my 
 eldest son Richard Hickman. And whereas my late uncle Edward 
 Hickman did give to my son Henry certain lands in Stourbridge, of 
 which I have for some time received the rents and profits, the legacy by 
 me devised to him is to be in full satisfaction of all rent by me so 
 received. Signed, Richard Hickman. Wits, William Scott, Edw { 
 Dyson, Rob' Lilly. 
 
 Codicil dated 11 May 1706. Whereas by certain articles, made 
 before the marriage of my son Thomas with Dorothy his now wife, I 
 stand obliged to settle certain houses and tenements which I lately 
 purchased of John Jeston and others in Stourbridge, and whereas 
 Edward Hensey hath threatened to bring suits or actions concerning 
 the same tenements, I direct my exor. out of the residue of my personal 
 estate to defray all costs of defending such action, which shall within 
 20 years be brought. And I hereby appoint my son Richard to be also 
 exor. of the last will of my late cousin William Hickman, late of 
 Derrington juxta Birmingham, gent, deed, and I bequeath to my said 
 son all legacies given me by the will of my said cousin. Signed, 
 Richard Hickman. Wits, Benj : Birdger, Edw* Dyson, Rob' Lilly. 
 
 See p. in. 
 
 Q2 
 
n6 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Proved 13 June 1706, with a codicil, in P.C.C. (Eedes 126) by the exor. 
 named. 
 
 Admon. dated 15 Feb. 1728, of goods of Richard Hickman, the 
 elder. Gives same facts as Admon. P.C.C. Smith 179, 1 referring to 
 Richard Hickman, junior, as exor. and residuary legatee named in will 
 of Richard Hickman, senior (P.C.C. Eedes 126). 
 
 RICHARD HICKMAN, of Stourbridge, co. Wore, clothier. Will 
 dated 20 Mch. 1709. Whereas my father-in-law, Walter Moseley, Esq., 
 is indebted to me in the sum of ,£1000 (being the marriage portion of 
 Dorothy my now wife), I devise that the same shall be laid out in the 
 purchase of lands, tenements, etc., and that the said lands shall be 
 settled on my said wife and her issue. All my real and personal estate 
 I bequeath to my said wife for her life, to be divided among our children, 
 if any such be, at her death. And if there be no child or children 
 begotten by me, the said Richard, I bequeath one moiety of all such 
 lands, etc., as I shall die seized of, to my said wife and her heirs for 
 ever, and one half of my personal estate ; and the other moieties I give 
 to be by my said wife disposed amongst my brothers and sisters or their 
 children, as she shall by will or writing appoint ; my wife to have the 
 whole during her life. I appoint my said wife guardian of my children, 
 and sole extrix. of this my will. Signed, Richard Hickman. Wits., 
 Jo: Porter, William Cheltnam, John Broune. Proved 28 Sept. 1710 
 in P.C.C. [Smith 179] by Dorothy Hickma7i, the relict and extrix. 
 named. 
 
 Admon. of goods of Richard Hickman dated 15 Feb. 1728, when a 
 commission was issued to Gregory Hickman, lawful husband and 
 administrator of the goods of Dorothy Hickman, deed., extrix. and 
 legatee residuary named in the will of Richard Hickman, junior, late of 
 Stourbridge, co. Wore, deed., to administer the goods of the deed, for 
 the said Dorothy Hickman, now also deed., for that Walter Hickman, 
 the son and nearest relation of the said deed., had renounced admon. 
 (P.C.C. Smith 179). 
 
 DOROTHY HICKMAN, late of Stourbridge, co. Wore, deed. A 
 commission issued 15 Feb. 1728/9 to Gregory Hickman, lawful husband 
 of deed., to administer her goods and credits (P.C.C. Admon. Act Eook, 
 X729;- 
 
 MARY ACTON, of Stourbridge, co. Wore, widow. Will dated 
 6 Sept. 1742. Whereas my late husband Cle?ne7it Acton did by his last 
 will order that his plate, etc., should be divided among all his children 
 living at the time of my death, now I give unto each of my sons Edward, 
 Clement, and James Acton, £\o in lieu of such share, which, if any 
 refuse to accept, I give to my daurs. Mary Acton and Mabel Acton, to 
 whom I give all the rest of my personal estate, appointing my said 
 daurs. to be my executrixes. Signed, Mary Acton. Wits., Joseph 
 Mason, Phebe- Mason, Rup' Dovey. Proved 6 Jany. 1743 m P.C.C. 
 (1 Boycott) by the oaths of Mary and Mabel Acton, spinsters, the 
 executrixes named. 
 
 WALTER HICKMAN, of Stourbridge, co. Worcester, clerk, a 
 bachelor. Will undated. To my dearly beloved kinswoman and 
 betrothed wife Mary Acton, the younger, of Stourbridge, daur. of Clement 
 Acton late of Hales Furnace, all my real estate lying in the town of 
 Stourbridge in co. Worcester or elsewhere, in token of the great love 
 and affection I justly have for her. To my nephew/<?/z« Turton, my 
 study of books. I give £$ to the poor of Stourbridge, to be bestowed at 
 the discretion of my exors. and the Rector of the par. of Oldswinford 
 and the minister of the Chapel in Stourbridge. Residue to my most 
 dearly beloved kinswoman Mary Acton aforesaid, and I appoint her 
 extrix. [There are no wits., and no signature to the will.] The said 
 Mary Acton renounced probate and desired that admon. should be 
 granted to John Turton, gent, and Dorothy his wife, which said Dorothy 
 is the only sister of the half-blood and next of kin to the said Walter 
 
 Hickman. Wits, to renunciation, Mabel Acton and Rup' Dovey. 
 Admon. granted 9 Dec. 1741 at Lichfield to Dorothy Turton, wife 
 of John Turton of Birmingham, gent. Sureties, John Hare of Bir- 
 mingham, gent, and Edward A llsop of Birmingham, yeoman. 
 
 Admon. of goods left unadministered by the said Dorothy Turton, 
 granted at Worcester 20 May 1747 to Hc?i?y Hickman of Stourbridge, 
 clothier, the uncle and next of kin of the said Walter Hickman. 
 
 See below. 
 
 GREGORY HICKMAN, late of Wollaston Hall, in the par. of Old 
 
 Swinford, co. Worcester, gentleman. Will dated 5 Feb. 1745. I give 
 to my dear wife Elisabeth, my furniture, chariot, medals, etc. ; and after 
 the death or intermarriage of my wife, my furniture, etc., to remain to 
 my eldest son by her, and I direct that an inventory shall be taken by 
 my uncle William Bridgin, Esq re , of all such furniture, etc. I give 
 all my messuage in the Rye Market, in the town of Stourbridge, called 
 the Seven Stars, and other lands and messuages, to my wife Elisabeth 
 during her life, with remainder to my eldest son Edward Hickman and 
 his heirs. I give to my daur. Mary Hickman and her heirs my 
 messuage at Brades in the par. of Rowley Regis, co. Stafford, and ,£150 
 to be paid by my son Edward. I give to my son Edward my messuages 
 at the Lye in the parish of Old Swinford, upon condition that he pay 
 my son Gregory, at the age of 21, ,£650, with interest thereon accumu- 
 lated ; and if my son Edward refuse to pay this legacy of ,£650, then I 
 devise the same to my son Gregory and his heirs for ever. All the 
 residue of my real and personal estate I give to Benjamin Cardale 1 of 
 Stourbridge, apothecary, and his heirs upon trust for my two youngest 
 daurs., Jane Hickman and Elizabeth Hichnan, to be equally divided, 
 and paid to them at 21 or marriage ; and I bequeath them ,£300 apiece, 
 but if they marry under age without consent of my wife, their legacies 
 shall not be paid to them. To my son-in-law D r Turto?t, £10. And 
 whereas I am obliged to pay to M r William Monies of the City of 
 Worcester ^27-10-0 for his life, and to M r » Mear the interest of /400 
 for her life, if she survive the said William Mule, I direct such annuities 
 to be divided among my children. Other legacies to servants follow. 
 Exor., Benjamin Cardale. Signed, Gregory Hickman. Wits., Rupert 
 Dovey, Benja. Baughe, Franc. Holyoake. Proved 19 Apl. 1749 in P.C.C. 
 (Lisle no) by Elizabeth Hickman, widow, the testamentary guardian 
 appointed to Jane Hickman and Elizabeth Hickman, spinsters and 
 minors, the children and residuary legatees named in the will, Benjamin 
 Cardale the exor. and residuary legatee in trust, having renounced. 
 
 CLEMENT ACTON, late of Halesowen, co. Salop, deed. Admon. 
 of his goods granted 9 June 1764, in P.C.C, to Jane Acton, widow, the 
 relict of the deed. 
 
 MABEL ACTON, of Kinver, Staffs., spinster. Will dated 12 Sept. 
 1771. My messuage, land, etc., at Broadmarsh, par. of Hagley, co. Wore, 
 now in the possession of M r Francis Hancox to Edward Hickman of 
 Oldswinford, gent., and Edward Waldron, of Kinver, maltster, in trust 
 to pay the rents thereof to my niece Mabel Hill and my grandniece Mabel 
 Barrar, daur. of my niece Frances Barrar, for life, irrespective of their 
 husbands, and after their decease to their children, and if they leave no 
 issue then my said estate at Broadmarsh to go to the children of my 
 niece Frances Barrar living at the decease of the survivor of the said 
 Mabel Hill and Mabel Barrar, not being an eldest son (such eldest son 
 being provided for by the will of my late brother Edward Acton, Esq.), 
 and if there be no children of my said niece then my said estate to go to 
 my godson Edward Hickman, son of the aforesaid Edward Hickman. 
 To M' Francis Hancox of Kinver, and M™ Jane Acton of Stourbridge, 
 ,£10 each. To my godson Edward Hickman and to my cousin Gregory 
 Hickman of Wolverhampton, ,£100 each. To M" Ann Waldron of 
 Kinver, ^10. To Mary Holmes, daur. of , wife of Henry Peale, 
 
 ' Benjamin Cardale of Stourbridge, surgeon, married 1st, Ann, daur. of John 
 JestonofS. by Mary daur. of Paul Henzey of Oldswinford, and 2nd, in 1729, 
 Sarah daur. of John Parnell of Amblecote by Sarah daur. of Paul Henzey o'f 
 Oldswinford. See Grazebrook's Henzey, Tytlery and Tyzack. 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
 117 
 
 ;£io. To Elizabeth Waldron, daur. of the Rev. M r Waldron of Hartle- 
 bury, £10. To Henry Peak, my godson, ,£10. To M rs Jane Bradshaw, 
 widow, ,£100. Residue to accumulate for the benefit of Mabel Barrar, 
 daur. of Frances Barrar, and to be paid to her at 21, and if she die 
 without issue the same to go to my godson, Edward Hickman. Extrix., 
 Jane Bradshaw. Wits., Eliza Bowyer, George Stokes, Sarah Stokes. 
 Proved 2 May 1772 at Lichfield, by Jane Bradshaw, the sole extrix. 
 
 JANE ACTON, of Stourbridge, Old Swinford, co. Wore, widow. 
 Will dated 10 Sept. 1773. I give to my sister Hotchkis and my sister 
 Whitmore, to my brother Windle, and to my nephew the Rev. 
 M r Charles Harris, a guinea each for a' ring. To my niece, Elizabeth 
 Letchmere, ^200 of East India annuities and all my plate. To my 
 nephew the Rev. M 1 ' Edward Whitmore, £200 of East India annuities. 
 To my nephew Thomas Windle, ^30 and my mother's picture. To my 
 nephew Thomas Young £/zoo, and if he die before me, the said .£200 to 
 be paid to his children. To my nephew John Fox, son of my late niece 
 Jane Fox, £bo to be paid him at age of 16, and if he die before that age 
 the said ,£60 to be paid to my nephew John Whitmore. To my nephew 
 James Horton, son of my niece Elinor Horton, £\o. I bequeath to my 
 niece Frances Horton, £% ; and all my wearing apparel between her 
 and my niece Henrietta Whitmore. To my niece Mabel Not, £$. To 
 my niece Frances Parker, ,£10. To my friend M ,s Anne Haden, £$. 
 To my two nieces Margaret Harris and Henrietta Whitmore all my 
 books, etc. To my nephew John Whitmore, and to my niece Margaret 
 Harris, all my household goods not otherwise disposed of. To William 
 Nocke, born in Claverley, formerly my mother's servant, £1, and £2, a 
 year for life. To my nephew Richard Windle, 30 guineas. Residuary 
 legatee, my nephew John Whitmore. Exors., the said John Whitmore 
 and Richard Windle. Signed, Jane Acton. Wits., Alice Fullwood, 
 Lord Waldron, Ann Cowell. 
 
 Codicil dated 23 June 1770. I revoke all legacies bequeathed in my 
 will to William Nocke. I bequeath to my niece Henrietta Whitmore, 
 20 guineas ; to my niece Frances Horton, £$ more ; to my friend Ann 
 Smart? £$ more than I left her in my will ; to my nephew William 
 Brett, senior, £\o ; to my niece Margaret Harris, my phaeton and 
 horse ; to the poor of Claverley, £5 ; the rest of my will I confirm. 
 Signed, Jane Acton. Wits., Ed: Lee, Tho' Parks, the mark of 
 M. Lee. 
 
 Codicil dated 9 Apl. 1783. I revoke the legacy of my phaeton and 
 horse to my niece Margaret Harris, and the legacies to my nieces 
 Margaret Harris and Henrietta Whitmore are to go only to my said 
 niece Henrietta, to whom I give all my books, etc. Signed, Jane 
 Acton. Wits., Ed d Lee, Ann C. Ray. 
 
 Codicil dated 3 May 1783. I give to M" Smart two silver spoons, 
 etc. To M rs Lee, one guinea. To my servant John Nock, 5 guineas. 
 I revoke the legacy in my will of £\o to my niece Frances Parker and 
 give her 4s. per week so long as my household estate lasts. Signed, 
 Jane Acton. Wits., E. Lee, Ann Coley, Eliz. Lloyd. 
 
 Proved, with three codicils, 4 July 1783, in P.C.C. (Cornwallis 331) 
 by John Whitmore, the nephew and exor., to whom admon. was granted, 
 power being reserved of making the like grant to Richard Windle. 
 
 OLDSWINFORD REGISTERS. 
 
 [All entries relating to the name of Hickman, from the commence- 
 ment of the registers in 1602, up to 1800. The names of those not 
 included in the pedigree are printed in italics.] 
 1602. Oct. 24. bapt. Thomas the sonne of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1604/5. Feb. 19. bapt. Margerye the daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1613. Dec. 18. bur. Elizabeth the wief of John Hickmans. 
 
 1614. June 20. mar. John Hickmans and Issabell Ecclesole. 
 
 1615. Aug. 13. bapt. Mary the daughter of John Hickmans. 
 1617/18. Mch. 15. bapt. Richard the sonne of John Hickmans. 
 1618. Aug. 24. bur. Richard the sonne of John Hickmans. 
 
 1 There is no Ann Smart mentioned in the will ; possibly she was identical 
 with " M" Anne Haden." 
 
 1619. July 11. bapt. Sara the daughter of John Hickmans. 
 
 1619. Aug. 11. bur. Sara the daughter of John Hickmans. 
 
 1620. Nov. 25. bapt. Elizabeth the daughter of John Hickmans. 
 
 1621. Oct. 8. mar. Richard Hickmans and Rose Male. 
 
 1622. July 13. bapt. Joyce the daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 1622/3. Mch. 8. bapt. Xanna the daughter of John Hickmans. 
 
 1623. May. 3. bur. John Hickmans. 
 1623. July 12. bur. John Hickmans senior. 
 
 1623. Nov. 16. bapt. Richard the Sonne of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1624. Aug. 10. mar. Ambros Underhill and Margarett Hickmans. 
 
 1625. July 14. bur. An Infant of Richard Hick?nans. 
 
 1626. Apl. 25. mar. Nicholas Addenbrooke and Dorothy Sparry. 
 1626. June 4. bapt. Alice the daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 1627/8. Jany. 14. bapt. Rose the daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 1627/8. Mch. 3. bur. Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1628. Apl. 20. bapt. Marye the daughter of Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1628/9. Jany. 19. bapt. Henrye the sonne of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1630/1. Jany. 6. bapt. John the sonne of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1632. Oct. 24. bapt. Anne the daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1632. Dec. 25. burd. Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1632/3. Feb. 13. burd. Mary the wyfe of Thomas Hicmans. 
 
 1633. Dec. bapt. Margret the daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 1635/6. Jan. 9. bapt. Edward the sonne of Richard Hickmons. 
 1636. June 20. burd. Anne the daughter of Richard Hickmons. 
 1637/8. Mch. 5. bapt. Samuell the sonne of Richard Hickmons. 
 
 1639. Dec. 8. bapt. Richard the sonne of Thorn: Hickmans. 
 
 1640. May 30. bapt. Elizabeth the daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1641. Dec. 28. bapt. Samuell the sonne of Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1642. Apl. 5. bur. Infant of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1642. Oct. 24. bur. Samuell the sonne of Rich: Hickmans. 
 
 1642. Dec. 15. bur. Elizabeth daughter of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1643. Dec. 18. mar. Benjamine Nubrough & Joyce Hickman. 
 
 1644. Sept. 8. bapt. Daniell Sonne of Thorn : Hickmans. 
 1646/7. Jany. 25. bur. Joyce Hickman widd. 
 
 1647. Apl. 24. bapt. Daniell sonne of Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1647/8. Mch. 6. bapt. Mary daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1649. Sept. bapt. John Sonne of Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1649. Oct. bapt. Joyce Daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 165 1. Nov. 3. bapt. Gregory sonne of Rich: Hickman. 
 
 1652. Apl. 22. bapt. Mary daughter of Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1653. Dec. 10. borne Richard son of Rich: Hickman. 
 1656/7. Jany. 19. bur. Richard Hickman the Elder. 
 
 1656. July 1. bapt. Anne daughter of Richard Hickman [born 
 
 June 13]. 
 
 1657. Sept. 24. bur. Mary daughter of Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1657. Nov. 28. bapt Thomas son of Thomas Hickmans [born 
 
 Nov. 7]. 
 
 1658. Apl. 20. bapt. Sarah daughter of Richard Hickman [born 
 
 Apl. 18]. 
 
 1658. Sept. 28. mar. Edward Hickman & Dorothy Addenbrooke. 
 
 1660. Oct. 11. bur. Richard Hickman. 
 
 1660/1. Feb. 2. bapt. John son of Edward Hickman [born 
 
 Jany. 18]. 
 
 1660/1. Mch. 3. bapt. Alice daughter of Widdow Hickman. 
 
 1661/2. Mch. 7. burd. John son of Edward Hickman. 
 
 1662. Nov. 27. bur. Alice daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1663. Apl. 25. bapt. Edward son of Edward Hickman. 
 
 1664. Dec. 11. bapt. Mary daughter of Joseph Hickmans. 
 
 1664. Dec. 20. bur. Mary daughter of Joseph Hickmans. 
 
 1665. Oct. 17. bapt. Henry son of Edward Hickman. 
 
 1666. Apl. 8. bapt. Samuel son of Samuel Hickman. 
 1666. May 31. bur. Samuel son of Samuel Hickman. 
 
 1666. Nov. 22. bur. Henry son of Edward Hickman. 
 
 1667. Mch. 29. bur. Infant of Joseph Hickmans. 
 
 1667. June 1. bapt. Mary daughter of Samuel Hickmans. 
 
 1668. May 16. bapt. Edward son of Joseph Hickman. 
 
 1669. May 5. bur. Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1669. July 30. bapt. Nicholas sonn of Edward Hickman. 
 
 1669. Sept. 30. bur. The Daughter of Samuel Hickman. 
 
n8 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 1669. Nov. 16. bur. The Daughter of Mary Hickman widdow. 
 
 1671. Apl. 12. bur. Ann daughter of Joseph Hickman. 
 
 1672. May 17. bapt. Daniell sonn of Samuel Hickman. 
 
 1673. Aug. 16. bur. M" Hickman widdow. 
 
 1674. Apl. 23. mar. Richard Hickman and Sarah Lench. 
 1674/5. Jany. 8. bapt. Richard son of Richard Hickman. 
 1674/5. J an Y- IO - bur. Richard son of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1675. May 1. bapt. Margret daughter of Samuell Hickman. 
 
 1676. Sept. 9. bapt. Henry Sonn of Richard Hickman. 
 1676. Sept. 10. bur. Henry Sonn of Richard Hickman. 
 1677/8. Jany. 19. bapt. Sarah Daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1678. Mch. 26. bapt. Samuel Son of Samuell Hickman. 
 
 1679. July 5. bapt. Mary daughter of Rich : Hickman. 
 
 1680. Apl. 10. bur. Mary Hickman widow. 
 
 1680/1. Jany. 1 bapt. Richard son of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1681/2. Mch. 14. bapt : Thomas son of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1682. May 23. bapt. Jane, daughter of Gregory Hickman. 
 
 1682. Dec. 10. bapt. William son of Hickman, a stranger. 
 
 1682/3. Mch. 9. bur. Mary daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1683. May 8. bapt. Rose daughter of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1684. May 10. bapt. Gregory son of Rickard Hickman. 
 1684. May 20. bapt. Honor daughter of Gregory Hickman. 
 1684. Aug. 4. bur. Richard son of Gregory Hickman. 
 1684. Sept. 14. bur. Margret Hickman wid. 
 
 1684. Oct. 19. max. John Hickman and Mary Hill. 
 
 1685. June 22. bapt. Henry Son of Richard Hickman. 
 1685. Aug. 2. bapt. John Son oijohn Hickman. 
 
 1685. Aug. 22. bapt. Elizabeth daughter of Mathew Hickman. 
 
 1685. Oct. 12. bur. Elisabeth daughter of Mathew Hickmans. 
 
 1686/7. Feb. 12. bapt. John Son of Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1687. Apl. 22. bapt. Mary daughter of Mathew Hickman. 
 
 1687. Sept. 18. bapt. Mary daughter oijohn Hickman. 
 
 1688. July 9. bapt. Gregory son of Gregory Hickman. 
 
 1689. June 27. bur. Edward son of Edward Hickman. 
 1689. Nov. 26. bapt. Edward son of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1689. Dec. 26. bapt. Thomas son of John Hickmans. 
 
 1690. Mch. 29. bur. Gregory Hickman. 
 
 1690. Apl. 17. bur. Edward Hickmans. 
 
 1690/1. Feb. 21. bapt. John son of Richard Hickman. 
 
 1690/1. Mch. 7. bur. Nicholas Hickmans. 
 
 1691. Aug. 22. bapt. Margret daughter of Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1691. Dec. 31. bur. Edward son of Richard Hickman. 
 1691/2. Mch. 12. bapt. William son of John Hickman. 
 
 1692. Dec. 31. bur. A Infant of M' Richard Hickman. 
 
 1693. May 23. bapt. Sarah daughter of Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1694. Apl. 5. bur. M" Dorothy Hickman. 
 
 1694. Aug. 5. bur. Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1695. Dec. 26. bapt. Richard son of Hickman [born Dec. 13]. 
 
 1697. July 9. bur. Sarah daughter of Widdow Hichnan. 
 
 1698. Oct. 1. bapt. Sarah daughter of M r Hichnan and Mary 
 
 his wife [born Oct. — ]. 
 
 1699. Aug. 26. mar. Richard Web and Sarah Hichnan. 
 
 1700. June 30. bur. Elizabeth wife of Samuel Hickman and her 
 
 Infant. 
 
 1701/2. Feb. 26. bur. Samuel Hickmans. 
 
 1702. Aug. 24. bur. John Hickmans. 
 
 1705. Dec. 11. mar. Samuel Hickmajis of y e parish of Sedgley 
 
 & Anne Hill of y° parish of Halesowen. 
 
 1705/6. Jany. 21. bur. Sarah wife of Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1706. May 13. bur. Richard Hickmans. 
 
 1707. Dec. 29. bapt. Richard son of Thomas Hickmans & 
 
 Dorothy his wife [born Dec. 18]. 
 
 1708. Apl. 28. bur. Dorothy wife of Thomas Hickman. 
 
 1708/9. Jany. 27. bapt. Walter son of M r Richard Hickman & 
 
 Dorothy his wife [born Jany. 24]. 
 
 1711/12. Mch. 22. bapt. Mary daughter of M r Gregory Hickman & 
 
 Dorothy his wife [born Mch. 17]. 
 
 1712. Apl. 23. max. John Hickman and Sarah Dodd. 
 
 & 
 
 & 
 
 I7i3/ T 4- Feb. bapt. Dorothy daughter of M r Gregory Hickmans 
 
 & Dorothy his wife [born Feb. 13]. 
 1713/14. Mch. 13. bur. Roger Hickmans. 
 1 7 14. Apl. 7. bur. Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1 7 14. May 29. bapt. Daniel son of Thomas Hickman & Jane 
 
 his wife [born May 5]. 
 1 7 14. Dec. 12. bapt. Gregory son of M r Gregory Hickman 
 
 Dorothy his wife [born Dec. 7].| 
 
 1714. Dec. 13. bur. Gregory Hickman. 
 
 1715. Sept. 11. bapt. John Bariah son of John Hickman 
 
 Elizabeth his wife [born Sept. 8]. 
 
 1715. Nov. 19. mar. John Bird and Mary Hickman. 
 
 17 16. Apl. 8. bapt. Sarah daughter of Thomas Hickman & 
 
 Sarah his wife [born Apl. 8]. 
 1718. Dec. 23. bur. Anne Hickmans. 
 
 1718/19. Feb. 22. bapt. Martha daughter of Thomas Hickman & 
 
 Jane his wife [born Feb. 19]. 
 1720/1. Mch. 6. bapt. Jane daughter of Thomas Hickman & Jane 
 
 his wife. 
 1723. Apl. 30. bur. Anne Hickmans. 
 
 1723. Oct. 22. bapt. Joseph son oijohn Hickmans & Jane his 
 
 wife [born Oct. 13]. 
 
 1724. Aug. 11. bapt. Edward son of M r Gregory Hickman & 
 
 Elizab: his wife [born July 16]. 
 
 1725. Sept. 17. bur. M" Elenor Hickman. 
 
 1725. Oct. 13. bapt. Elizabeth daughter of M r Gregory Hickman 
 
 & Elizabeth his wife [born Sept. 25]. 
 
 1726. Apl. 10. bur. Joseph Hickmans. 
 
 1726. July 3. bur. Elizabeth Hickmans. 
 
 1727. June 3. bapt. Mary daughter of M r Gregory Hickman and 
 
 Elizabeth his wife. 
 1728/9. Jany. 29. bapt. Gregory son of M p Gregory Hickman and 
 Elizabeth his wife. 
 
 1729. Aug. 11. bur. Sarah Hickman. 
 
 1730. June 19. max. John Hickmans & Hannah Rabold. 
 
 1730. July 26. bapt. Edward son of Henry Hickman & Hannah 
 
 his wife. 
 1730. Nov. 11. bapt. Jane daughter of M r Gregory Hickman & 
 
 Elizabeth his wife. 
 1731/2. Feb. 17. bapt. Gregory son of William Hickman and 
 
 Susannah his wife. 
 1732/3. Mch. 6. bapt. Elizabeth daughter of M r Gregory Hickman 
 
 & Elizabeth his wife. 
 1733/4. Mch. 17. bapt. Elizabeth daughter of Rich d Hickman & 
 
 Eliz" 1 his wife. 
 1734. May 29. bapt. Mary daughter of Henry Hickman & 
 
 Hannah his wife. 
 1734- Nov. 13. mar. M r John Turton and M" Dorothy Hickman. 
 
 1734. Dec. 21. bur. Edward Hickman. 
 
 1735. Apl. 12. bur. Elizabeth Hickman. 
 
 1736. July 14. bapt. Anne daughter of /ohn Hickman & 
 
 Anne. 
 1736. July 29. bur. Anne Hichnan. 
 
 1736. Oct. 16. bapt. Sarah daug r of Henry Hickman and Hannah 
 
 his wife. 
 1736. Nov. 12. bur. Samuel Hichnan of Amblecote. 
 
 1738. Nov. 25. bapt. William son of William Hickman 
 
 Susanna his wife. 
 I74I- Sept. 24. bur. The Rev 1 " 1 M r Walter Hickman 33. 
 
 1742. Nov. 6. mar. Thomas Bird and Sarah Hichnan. 
 
 1742. Nov. 10. bapt. Thomas son of Daniel Hickman 
 
 Abigail his wife. 
 1742. Nov. 20. bapt. Jarvis son of William Hickman 
 
 Susannah his wife. 
 I742/3- Mch. 12. bur. Jarvis Hickman of Amblecote Inf. 
 1744- Dec. 9. bur. M™ Dorothy Turton. 
 
 1744/5- Mch. 23. bapt. Jarvis son of William Hickman and 
 
 Susannah his wife. 
 
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PEDIGREE XXVII 
 
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 1745/6. 
 1746. 
 1746. 
 
 I747/8- 
 1748. 
 
 1748. 
 
 1748/9. 
 
 1749- 
 1751. 
 1752. 
 1753- 
 1754- 
 1756. 
 1756. 
 
 1758. 
 
 1760. 
 1760. 
 
 1761. 
 
 1761. 
 1763. 
 
 1763. 
 1765. 
 1765. 
 
 1765. 
 1766. 
 
 1767. 
 
 1768. 
 1768. 
 
 1770. 
 1772. 
 
 I77S- 
 I77S- 
 
 May 28. bapt. Nancy daughter of Martha Hickman, base 
 
 born. 
 Dec. 20. bur. M v Thomas Hickman 63. 
 Feb. 14. bur. Jarvis Hickman of Amblecote inf. 
 Oct. 19. bur. Nancy Hickman \\. 
 Dec. 10. bapt. Joseph son of William Hickman and 
 
 Susannah his wife. 
 Feb. 6. bapt. Mary daug r of Richard Hickman and Eliza- 
 beth his wife. 
 Aug. 25. bapt. Margaret daughter of William Hickman & 
 
 Susannah his wife. 
 Aug. 31. bur. M r Gregory Hickman. 
 Jany. 6. mar. George Lambeth and Elizabeth Hickman by 
 
 licence. 
 July 27. mar. William Walter and Martha Hickman. 
 May 13. bur. M™ Mary Hickman. 
 Apl. 22. bur. Susannah Hickman of Amblecote. 
 Dec. 6. bur. Jane Hickman. 
 June 26. bur. Henry Hickman. 
 Nov. 23. bur. John Hickman. 
 June 13. bapt. Gregory Hickman son of Susannah 
 
 Chamberlain. 
 Apl. 3. mar. John Shackleton of this par. and Margaret 
 
 Hickman of this par. by banns, by S. Male, Curate. 
 
 Signed, John Shackleton (mark), Margaret Hickman 
 
 (mark). Wits., Roger Foster, Elizabeth Hemus (mark). 
 July 27. bur. Thomas Hickman. 
 Aug. 19. bapt. Catharine daur. of M r Edward Hickman 
 
 and Anna Maria his wife. 
 July 28. mar. Walter Pool of this par. and Ann Hickman 
 
 of the same, by banns, by Fran. Browne, Curate. Signed, 
 
 Walter Pool, Ann Hickman (mark). Wits., John Cox, 
 
 Hannah Badger (mark). 
 Dec. 26. bapt. Anna Maria daur. of M r Edward Hickman 
 
 and Anna Maria his wife. 
 Jany. 6. mar. Joseph Male of the par. of S l Philip's, 
 
 Birmingham, co. Warwick, and Jane Hickman of this 
 
 par., by Licence, by Fran. Browne, Curate. Signed, 
 
 Jos: Male, Jane Hickman. Wits., A. Orton, Edw. 
 
 Hickman. 
 July 10. bapt. Richard son of M r Edward Hickman and 
 
 Anna Maria his wife [born June 13]. 
 Mch. 15. bapt. Edward son of M r Edward Hickman and 
 
 Anna Maria his wife [born Feb. 15]. 
 July 6. mar. William Scott of this par. and Margaret 
 
 Hickman of this par. by banns, by Fran. Browne, Curate. 
 
 Signed, William Scott (mark), Margaret Hickman 
 
 (mark). Wits. Samuel Westwood (mark), Cattern Mills. 
 Dec. 18. bur. Hannah Hickman. 
 Dec. 17. bapt. Gregory son of M r Edward Hickman and 
 
 Anna Maria his wife [born Nov. 3]. 
 Dec. 24. mar. Harry Court of par. of Oldswinford, co. 
 
 Wore, and Sarah Hickman of same place by Licence, by 
 
 Fran: Browne, Curate. Signed, Harry Court, Sarah 
 
 Hickman. Wits., Mary Hickman, George Jones. 
 Aug. 28. bapt. Henry son of M r Edward Hickman and 
 
 Anna Maria his wife [born Aug. 4]. 
 Dec. 6. mar. Jeremiah Church of this par. and Mary 
 
 Hickman otherwise Church of this par., by banns, by 
 
 Francis Browne, Curate. Signed, Jeremiah Church, 
 
 Mary Hickman otherwise Church. Wits., Hungfd. 
 
 Oliver, Eliz. Pidcock. Note— "This couple were 
 
 married in Scotland Nov' y° 5, 1768." 
 Apl. 25. bapt. Elizabeth daughter of M r Edward Hickman 
 
 and Anna Maria his wife [born Mch. 24]. 
 Aug. 21. bapt. Martha daur. of M r Edward Hickman and 
 
 Anna Maria his wife. 
 Aug. 1. bur. Gregory Hickman, Chamberlain. 
 Nov. 18. bur. M" Elizabeth Hickman 66. 
 
 1775- Nov. 27. bur. M r Richard Hickman 66. 
 
 1779. Dec. 26. bur. M" Anna Maria Hickman 51. 
 
 1781. May 3. mar. Charles Harris of this par., bach., and 
 
 Catharine Hickman of this par., spinster, a minor, by 
 
 Licence, with consent of parents, by Rob. Foley, Rector. 
 
 Signed, Cha s Harris, Catharine Hickman. Wits., 
 
 A. M. Hickman, Edw. Hickman. 
 1784. Feb. 11. mar. Wm. L. Freer and Anna Maria Hickman of 
 
 this par., by Licence, by Wm. Lawson, Curate. Signed, 
 
 Wm. L. Freer, A. M. Hickman. Wits., Rich a Hickman, 
 
 Tho. Freer. 
 
 1784. Nov. 17. bur. M rs Elizabeth Hickman 84. 
 
 1785. Mch. 20. mar. John Hick?nans of this par., bach., and 
 
 Mary Percivall of this par., spinster, by banns, by Rob. 
 
 Foley, Rector. Signed, John Hickmans, Mary Percivall. 
 
 Wits., William Jevons, Grace Nicklin. 
 1787. Dec. 2. mar. Joshua Hickmans of this par., widower, and 
 
 Joanna Cooper of this par., spinster, by banns, by Rob. 
 
 Foley, Rector. Signed, Joshua Hickmans (mark), 
 
 Joanna Cooper (mark). Wits., Thomas Cooper (mark), 
 
 Richard Hancox. 
 1789. Feb. it, bapt. Blandina Maria daur. of M r Richard Hick. 
 
 man and Martha his wife [born Feb. 1 1]. 
 
 1789. Oct. 5. mar. Joseph Edwards of this par., widower, and 
 
 Hannah Hickman of this par., spinster, by banns, by 
 Rob. Foley, Rector. Signed, Joseph Edwards, Hannah 
 Hickman. Wits., John Causer, Jun r , Sarah Hollington, 
 E. Causer. 
 
 1790. May 9. bapt. Eleanora daur. of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife. 
 
 1 791. Oct. 15. bapt. Devereaux Edward son of M r Richard 
 
 Hickman and Martha his wife [born Oct. 14]. 
 
 1792. Dec. 17. bapt. Richard son of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife. 
 
 1794. January 3. bapt. Eliza daur. of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife. 
 
 1795. Feb. 22. bapt. Martha daur. of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife. 
 
 1795. May 11. bur. Martha Hickman, infant. 
 
 1796. Jany. 22. bapt. Mary daur. of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife [born Jany. 17]. 
 
 1797. Apl. 8. bapt. Henry son of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife. 
 
 1798. June 9. bapt. Martha daur. of M r Richard Hickman and 
 
 Martha his wife [born June 6]. 
 1800. Aug. 17. bapt. Anna Maria daur. of M r Richard Hickman 
 
 and Martha his wife [born July 21]. 
 1800. Sept. 22. bur. M r Richard Hickman, 37. 
 
 1802. Apl. 22. bur. Edward Hickman Esq., aged 78 years. 
 
 BELBROUGHTON REGISTERS. 
 
 Ano: Dfii: 1654. Wedd: published. John Tristram and Margaret 
 Hickman y e daughter of Richard Hickman of Old Swinford, their 
 Consent of Marriage was published three Lords dayes, upon the 
 twentyth of August first, upon the third of Septemb r the second, upon 
 y e tenth of the>ame month the third time no man forbiddinge the Banns. 
 
 Ano: Dmni: 1668. Bapt. William the sonn of Henry Hickman and 
 Joanna his wife was born on the four & twentyth day of October & 
 baptized on the eight & twentyth of y e same moneth. 
 
 PEDMORE REGISTERS. 
 
 1698. Richard Lee and Margaret Hickman both of the Parish of Old 
 
 Swinford were married the 4 th of May by License. 
 
 1699. Clement Acton and Mary Hickman were married the 12 th 
 
 November by a license from Doctor Broughton of 
 Chaseley. 
 1705. Thomas Hickman and Dorothy Pen of Oldswinford were 
 
 married March the fourth day Anno supra ditto. 
 
120 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 ENVILLE REGISTERS. 
 
 1706/7. M r Richard Hickman of the Parish of Oldswinford and 
 
 M vs Dorothy Moseley of the Mere were married by 
 
 Licence Jan : 29. 
 1710. M r Richard Hickman of Stourbridge was buried July 5, 
 
 and affidavit made on the 6 th by John Biggs. 
 1722. Dorothy the wife of M r Gregory Hickman of Chester was 
 
 buried April 18 th . 
 
 TABLET IN ENVILLE CHURCH. 
 
 Near this Place lyeth the Body [ of Richard Hickman of Stour- | bridge 
 In the Parish of Old- | Swinford & County of Worcester . | Gent, who 
 departed this Life the | 4 th day of July 1710 . Aged 29 years . | And also 
 the Body of Dorothy [ his Wife . Daughter of Walter | Moseley of this 
 Parish Esq' she | Marryed to her second Husband | Gregory Hickman . 
 of the Citty | of Chester . Merchant . and | departed this life the six- 
 teenth I day of April . 1722 Aged 33 years. 
 
 [At the bottom are the arms of Hickman, Per pale indented Arg. and 
 Sable, impaling Moseley, Sable a chevron between three Pick-axes Arg. 
 Crest, a talbot passant Arg.~\ 
 
 GRAVESTONES AT OLDSWINFORD. 
 
 In memory of | Richard Hickman & Elizabeth | his Wife. She died 
 Nov r 15 1775 Aged 66. | He died Nov' 24 1775 Aged 66. | Richard 
 Hickman son of Jeremiah & | Mary Church died Aug st 16 1775 m 
 his I Second Year. | Also Mary Church who died the 4 th of June 1809 
 Aged 58 years. | Also of Elizabeth Court [ daughter of the said Mary 
 Church I who died May 6 th 1854 Aged 84 years. | Also of Richard Court 
 formerly of Wollescote Hall in this Parish who died | January 18 th 1861 
 Aged 90 years. [ Also of Mary Wathew Court | daughter in law of the 
 above Richard Court | who died September 4 th 1864 Aged 78 years. | 
 Also of Richard Church Court son of | the above Richard Court who 
 died the 3 rd | day of September 1872 Aged 73 years. 
 
 The Remains of | Harry Court and Sarah his wife | are here depos- 
 ited. I He died March the 9 th 1806 Aged 65. | She died June the 4 th 
 1789 Aged 51 I Also of Henry the Son of the above | Harry and Sarah 
 Court I He died February 22" d 1817 | Aged 48 years. 
 
 PEDIGREE XXVIII. 
 
 HICKMAN OF OLDSWINFORD. 
 
 THIS pedigree is mostly compiled from information supplied 
 Mr. Alfred Freer, Mr. H. T. Hickman, and by various other 
 descendants of Edward Hickman, J. P. 
 
 Nash, in his History of Worcestershire (2nd ed., 1799, 
 vol. ii, p. 212), speaking of the pot-clay deposits at Stour- 
 bridge, says : — " The principal proprietors of it are lord Foley, 
 Edward Hickman esq., and Mr. Millward." 
 
 The following obituaries are taken from the Monthly 
 Magazine for the dates specified : 
 
 1800. Nov. 1 (p. 377). Near Stourbridge, Mr. Hickman, attorney. 
 1802. June 1 (p. 507). Aged So, E. Hickman, esq. of Old Swinford, 
 many years a magistrate for this county and Staffordshire. 
 
 I venture to give the following " Royal Descent," both 
 
 because the later generations, as I present them, are of some 
 
 interest, and because some of those who can by this line 
 
 claim a share of Royal blood occupy such extremely humble 
 
 positions. 1 
 
 Edward III, King of England, married Philippa, daur. of William, 
 Count of Holland and Hainault, and had a son, 
 
 I. Thomas Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, who married Eleanor, 
 daur. of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Northampton, Hereford and 
 Essex, and had a daur., 
 
 II. Anne Plantagenet. She married (1st) Thomas, Earl of Stafford, 
 by whom she had no issue ; (2nd) Edmond, 5th Earl of Stafford, K.G., 
 by whom she left issue ; and (3rd) Sir William Bourchier, Count of Eu, 
 by whom she had a son, 
 
 III. Sir William Bourchier, who married Thomazine, daur. of Sir 
 Richard Hankford by Elizabeth his wife, daur. of Fulke, Lord Fitz- 
 Warine, and had a son, 
 
 IV. Fulke Bourchier, Lord Fitz-Warine, who married Elizabeth, 
 daur. of Sir John Dinham, and had a daur., 
 
 1 See Pedigrees VI and VII. 
 
 V. Joan Bourchier, who married James Tuchet, Lord Audley, K.B., 
 who was beheaded on Tower Hill 28 June 1497, leaving a son, 
 
 VI. John Tuchet, Lord Audley, who married Mary, daur. of John 
 Griffin of Braybroke, Northampton, and had a son, 
 
 VII. George Tuchet, Lord Audley, who married Elizabeth, daur. of 
 Sir Brian Tuke, Treasurer of the Chamber to Henry VIII, and had a son, 
 
 VIII. Henry Tuchet, Lord Audley (died 30 Dec. 1563), who married 
 Elizabeth, daur. of Sir William Sneyd of Bradwell, Staffs., and had 
 a daur., 
 
 IX. Anne Tuchet, who married Thomas Brooke of Norton, Sheriff 
 of Cheshire in 1578 and 1592, and had a son, 
 
 X. Sir Richard Brooke, of Norton, Cheshire, Knt., who married 
 Joan [born 20 Feb. 1574], only daur. of William Chadderton, D.D., 
 Bishop successively of Chester and Lincoln [for life of whom see Diet. 
 Nat. Biog\ by Katherine, daur. of John Revell of London, and had 
 a daur., 
 
 XL Elizabeth Brooke [1 596-1622], who married, in 1616, Tourell 
 Josceline of Cambridgeshire, eldest son of Sir Thomas Josceline of 
 Torrells Hall, Essex. Mrs. Elizabeth Josceline [for account of whom 
 see Diet. Nat. Biog.] wrote a work entitled The Mother's Legacie to her 
 Unborne Childe. Her " unborne childe," whose birth she survived only 
 9 days, was, 
 
 XII. Theodora Josceline, born 12 Oct. 1622, who married, 23 Feb. 
 1647, Samuel Fortrey, of Byall Fen in the Isle of Ely, son of Samuel 
 Fortrey of Kew, par. of Richmond, Surrey, by Catherine, daur. of John 
 de Latfeur of Hainault. Samuel Fortrey, the younger [born 1 1 June 
 1622, died Feb. 1681], was Clerk of the Deliveries of His Majesty's 
 Ordnance in the Tower of London, and a Bailiff in the Corporation of 
 the Great Level in the Fens. He was author of a work called England's 
 Interest and Improvement, and an account of him appears in the Diet. 
 Nat. Biog. His third son was James Fortrey, Groom of the Bedchamber 
 to James II, who married Susan, widow of Sir Henry Bellasis. The 
 second son of Samuel Fortrey and Theodora Josceline was, 
 
 XIII. William Fortrey, of Norton, co. Leicester, born 22 July 1653, 
 buried at Norton 13 June 1722, aged 68. He married Anne, daur. of 
 William Whalley of Norton, by Anne, daur. of Bernard Hyde of Bore 
 Place, Kent. Mrs. Anne Fortrey was born 1665, and buried at Norton 
 21 Nov. 1733, aged 68, having had, with other issue, a fourth daur., 
 
PEDIGREE XXVIII 
 
 121 
 
 XIV. Catharine Fortrey, born 2 July 1702, died May 1778 ; married 
 20 Nov. 1726, at Blaston, co. Leic, to Richard Greene, of Rolleston 
 Hall, co. Leic, son of Henry Greene of Rolleston. Richard Greene was 
 born 5 July 1704, and died Jany. 1781, and was High Sheriff of Leic. in 
 1731. He had an only son, the Rev. Henry Greene [1727-97], M.A., 
 Rector of Little Burstead and Laindon in Essex, and Prebendary of 
 Oxted in St. Paul's Cathedral, who married and left issue. In 1783, on 
 the death of his uncle William Fortrey (who, on the death of his cousin 
 Bernard Whalley in 1752 had succeeded to the lordship of Norton and 
 Galby) unmarried, the Rev. Henry Greene succeeded to Norton and 
 Galby in addition to his paternal estate of Rolleston. He was thus the 
 immediate representative of the three old families of Greene, Whalley, 
 and Fortrey. Richard Greene and Catharine Fortrey had also two 
 daurs., the younger of whom, Catharine, married the Rev. Christopher 
 Hatton Walker, M.A., Rector of Harrington, Northants., and of Kib- 
 worth, Leic. The elder daur. was 
 
 XV. Anna Maria Greene, born 22 Sept. 1728, died 21 Dec. 1779 ; 
 married 1 Nov. 1759, at Rolleston, to Edward Hickman of The Castle, 
 Oldswinford, J. P. Wore, and Staffs., and had issue. 1 
 
 According to Grazebrook's MS. notes, Edward Hickman 
 (born 1765) was of Sedgley, Staffs., but in 1835 was living at 
 Poole Spring, Much Birch, near Hereford. I cannot say 
 whether he married. 
 
 Henry Hickman of Erdington had issue by Mary 
 Twamley his wife, 
 
 1. Henry Turton Hickman, of Leamington ; born 18 Nov. 1799 ; 
 
 mard. Anne, daur. of Joseph Page of Stoke House ; died at the 
 Bank House, without issue. 
 
 2. Charles Hickman, born 5 Dec. 1800 ; died unmarried ; burd. at 
 
 Brooklyn, U.S.A. 
 
 3. Walter Hickman, of Red Hall, Broome, co. Wore. ; born 19 Aug. 
 
 1808 ; died 10 Dec. 1894 ; burd. at Hockley ; mard. Elizabeth, 
 daur. of Joseph Page of Stoke House. She died 3 June 1883, 
 aged 64, and was burd. at Hockley, leaving issue, 
 
 1. Walter Henry Hickman, of Red Hall, Broome ; born 25 
 
 July 1855 ; mard. (1st) Lucy Anne, daur. of John and 
 Anne Nicholson of Worcester, at St. Martin's, Worcester. 
 She died 26 April 1886, and was burd. at Broome, leav- 
 ing issue, (1) Walter Henry, born 5 Jany. 1883, (2) 
 John, born 10 Apl. 1886, (1) Elizabeth Amy, born 11 
 Sept. 1880, (2) Lucy Nora, born 17 Dec. 1881. He 
 mard. (2nd) at Sedgley, 7 Oct. 1890, Mary (born 18 Feb. 
 1865), second daur. of Benjamin Whitehouse, of Sedgley, 
 ironmaster, and has issue by her, (3) Mervyn Valentine, 
 born 14 Feb. 1892, (4) William Stanley, born 20 June 
 1900,(5) Herbert, born 11 Sept. 1901,(3) Hilda Mary, 
 born 18 May 1895, (4) Dorothy, born 11 Sept. 1901. 
 
 2. Joseph Page Hickman, of Edgbaston, born 9 Aug. 1857, 
 
 died 25 May 1903 unmard. ; burd. at Hockley. 
 
 1. Millicent Mary Hickman, born 31 Aug. 1847. 
 
 2. Maria Catherine Hickman, born 25 Sept. 1848 ; mard. 25 
 
 July 1883 to Walter Fitter, of Barn Green, co. Wore, 
 and has issue a son, Walter Hickman Fitter, born 24 
 June 1884. 
 
 3. Elizabeth Hickman, born 8 Sept. 1850, died 19 June 1878 
 
 unmard. : burd. at Broome. 
 
 4. Sarah Anne Hickman, born Oct. 1852. 
 
 1 The authorities for the first eleven descents are Burke's Peerage, the 
 Complete Peerage by G. E. C, and the Diet. Nat. Biog., which also supplied 
 some particulars for the succeeding descents. For Greene pedigree, see Burke's 
 Commoners, vol. i, p. 521 ; and Nichols' Leicestershire, 1798, vol. ii, p. 446. 
 For Fortrey pedigree, see Genealogist, iii, p. 297 ; Harleian Society, xv, p. 285 ; 
 and Nichols' Leicestershire, ii, pp. 446, 732, and 735. In the last-named vol., 
 pp. 736-7, is a pedigree of Whalley of Norton, Leic. 
 
 1. Mary Hickman, born 2 Apl. 1795 ; died 19 Jany. 1871, at Leam- 
 
 ington, unmard. 
 
 2. Anna Maria Hickman, born 8 May 1798 ; died unmard. at 
 
 Leamington. 
 
 3. Charlotte Hickman, born 2 Mch. 1804 ; mard. her cousin, Edward 
 
 Freer, but died without issue. 
 
 4. Anne Hickman, born 16 Nov. 1806 ; mard. Rev. John Compson, 
 
 M.A., Vicar of Great Wyrley, Staffs. 
 
 The following is a rough pedigree of the Harris family, 
 compiled principally from a Family Bible in the possession of 
 Mr. Walter H. Hickman of Red Hall and from Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 John Harris, of Red Hall, Broome, near Stourbridge, was burd. at 
 Broome, leaving issue an only son, 
 
 John Harris, of Bradford House, Belbroughton ; mard. . . . Stephens 
 as his second wife ; burd. at Broome, having had, with possibly other 
 issue, two sons, 
 
 (1) Charles Harris, matric. 31 Mch. 1726, aged 16, at Worcester 
 
 Coll., Oxford, as son of John Harris of Belbroughton, gent. ; 
 B.A. 6 Feb. 1729/30 : M.A. 1732. He became Head Master of 
 the Stourbridge Grammar School and Incumbent of St. 
 Thomas's, Stourbridge, and was burd. 5 Sept. 1782, aged 72, 
 at Oldswinford. He was married at Churchill, nr. Kidder- 
 minster, on 28 Sept. 1747, to Sarah [bapt. 29 Oct. 1707], third 
 daur. of Thomas Perrott 1 of Bell Hall, Belbroughton [High 
 Sheriff of Wore, in 1708], by Frances, daur. of John Whitmore 
 of Ludstone, Claverley, Salop. Charles and Sarah Harris had 
 issue three daurs. (1) Sarah, bapt. 29 Aug. 1748 at Oldswinford, 
 (2) Frances, bapt. there 9 Oct. 1750, and (3) Margaret, bapt. 
 there 16 July 1752. Mrs. Jane Acton, in her will in 1773, 2 
 alludes to her ' nephew ' (i.e. niece's husband), the Rev. Charles 
 Harris, and to her ' niece ' {i.e. grandniece), Margaret Harris. 
 
 (2) John Harris, of Bradford House, Belbroughton ; burd. at Broome ; 
 
 mard. Mary, one of the two nieces of Thomas Aston (he burd. 
 1754 at Broome), of Broome, gent. ; she died at Oldswinford 
 and was burd. at Broome, leaving issue, 
 
 (1) Aston Harris, of Bradford House Belbroughton ; matric. 
 
 10 Oct. 1760, at Trinity Coll., Oxford, aged 18, as son of 
 John, of Bradford, Wore, gent. ; barr.-at-law, Gray's 
 Inn, 1767, and bencher 1785 ; died Apl. 1794 in London, 
 leaving four daurs. surviving, Elizabeth, Mary Anne, 
 Anna Maria and Harriet Penelope. 
 
 (2) John Harris, of Broome ; died 10 Dec. 1775 unmard. 
 
 (3) Charles Harris, who married Catherine, daur. of Edward 
 
 Hickman (see Pedigree XXVIII), and had by her issue, 
 
 (1) William Aston Harris, (2) Charles Harris, who died 
 12 Sept. 1 82 1, aged 19, at the Island of Tobago, (1) 
 Maria Harris, who mard. . . . Gilbert and had issue, 
 
 (2) Catherine Harris, (3) Martha Harris. 
 
 (4) William Harris, of Stourbridge ; died 4 Sept. 1809, with- 
 
 out issue ; burd. at Broome. 
 
 (1) Mary Harris ; died 12 Feb. 1801, at Stourbridge un- 
 
 mard. ; burd. at Broome. 
 
 (2) Elizabeth Harris, mard., as his second wife, the Rev. 
 
 Robert Foley, Rector of Oldswinford 1777-1797. She 
 died a widow 9 Feb. 1806, and was burd. at Worcester, 
 leaving issue two daurs., (1) Elizabeth Foley, died 
 unmard., (2) Mary Foley (died 1 Dec. 1833), mard. on 
 30 Dec. 1822 to Sir Christopher Sidney Smith, 2nd bart, 
 of Eardiston, co. Wore, and had issue (for whom see 
 Burke's Peerage). 
 
 1 For the connexion between the Hickmans, the Actons, the Perrotts and the 
 Whitmores, see p. 107 and Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 2 See p. 117. 
 
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122 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 The following pedigree, compiled chiefly from Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses, is incomplete, but helps to explain the 
 connexions between the Harris, Foley and Hickman families. 
 
 The aforesaid Rev. Robert Foley J (who mard., secondly, Elizabeth, 
 daur. of John Harris) matric. 10 Nov. 1752, aged 16, at Oriel Coll., 
 Oxford, as son of Richard Foley, of Hereford, armiger; B.A. 1756; 
 M.A. 1759 ; became Rector of Mordiford, co. Hereford, and of Oldswin- 
 ford. He married, as his first wife, 2 Anne, daur. of Richard Walwyn of 
 Hereford, and had (with possibly other issue) the three following sons, 
 
 (a) Robert Foley, matric. 18 Nov. 1786, aged 18, at Brasenose Coll., 
 
 Oxford ; B.A. 1791 ; died 1794. 
 
 (b) Richard Foley, matric. 13 Mch. 1792, aged 18, at Worcester Coll., 
 
 Oxford ; B.A. 1795 ; M.A. 1798 ; became Rector of Huntley, 
 co. Glouc, and died 1 Aug. 18 13. 
 
 (c) John Foley, matric. 13 Mch. 1792, aged 17, at Wadham Coll., 
 
 Oxford; B.A. 1795; M.A. and fellow, 1801 ; was Rector of 
 Holt, co. Wore, from 1812 until his death on n Aug. 1847. As 
 shown on Pedigree XXVIII, he mard. Martha, daur. of 
 Edward Hickman, J. P. By her he had (with possibly other 
 issue) the two following sons, 
 
 (1) John Foley, matric. 26 June 1821, aged 15, at Wadham 
 
 Coll., Oxford; B.A. 1825 ; fellow 1826-46; M.A. 1830; 
 B.D. 1842 ; proctor 1841 ; Vicar of Wadhurst, Sussex, 
 from 1846 until his death on 11 Oct. 1886. 
 
 (2) Edward Walwyn Foley, matric. 26 June 1826, aged 16, at 
 
 Wadham Coll., Oxford ; B.A. 1831 ; M.A. 1836; fellow 
 1832-37 ; Perpetual Curate of Tewkesbury H. T. 1836- 
 49; Vicar of All Saints', Derby, 1849-72; Rector of 
 Jevington, Sussex, 1872. He had an eldest son, 
 
 (1) Edward Francis Walwyn Foley, matric. 18 June 
 
 1870, aged 18, at Wadham Coll., Oxford ; B.A. 
 
 1873 J M.A. 1880. 
 
 It will be noticed that John Foley and two of his sons 
 were fellows of Wadham. 
 
 In the County Express (Stourbridge) for 26 Mch. 1904 
 is an account of a Liberal meeting at Lye, when a Mr. 
 Joseph Brooks referred to the time when a round ball 
 studded with iron spikes was manufactured there for laming 
 cavalry. This weapon was called a " Tis-as-it-was." " Sixty- 
 two years ago he remembered Captain Hickman, of Old- 
 swinford, a great man on a great horse, the horse being said 
 to weigh 18 cwt., coming into Lye to disperse a riot. There 
 were three or four thousand rioters, and these ' tis-as-it-wases ' 
 were used to pull down the horses, and the captain had to 
 flee. He earned for himself the name of ' Tommy Trot.' " 
 This, of course, was Captain Richard Hickman [1792-1855] 
 of Oldswinford House. 
 
 A pedigree of Hickman of Chorlton House appears in 
 Burke's Landed Gentry, but it is very meagre and starts only 
 with Richard Hickman who married Martha Devereux in 
 1788. 
 
 1 This Robert Foley does not occur in the Foley pedigree in the Peerages, 
 but from an MS. pedigree in the writing of the late H. Sydney Grazebrook (lent 
 me by Mr. Alfred Freer) it appears that his father, Richard Foley of Hereford, 
 married Mary, daur. of Robert Unett, of founder's kin at All Souls', and was 
 a son of John Foley, M.D., of Stockport, brother of Samuel Foley, Bishop of 
 Down and Connor. [Since writing this I find that Grazebrook evidently derived 
 his information from Nash's Worcestershire, vol. ii, p. 466, and from p. 83 of 
 the "Corrections and Additions" to the same volume.] 
 
 - Grazebrook, in his Heraldry of Worcestershire, states that Anne Walwyn 
 was the second wife, which of course could not be. 
 
 WILLS. 
 
 RICHARD HICKMAN, of the par. of Old Swynford, co. Worcester, 
 gentleman. Will dated 12 Dec. 1788. I bequeath unto my wife Martha 
 all my effects in possession and expectancy, and constitute her my sole 
 extrix. Signed, Rich' Hickman. Wits., M. Harrison, Serjeant Witton, 
 S. Harper. Proved 9 Oct. 1800 in P.C.C. (Adderley, 728) by Martha 
 Hickman, widow, the extrix. named. 
 
 EDWARD HICKMAN, late of Old Swinford, co. Worcester, 
 Esquire. Will dated 11 Oct. 1800. I hereby confirm my marriage 
 settlement, and direct and appoint all sums of money thereby charged, to 
 be issuing out of the real estates therein mentioned in behalf of my 
 younger children, not being an elder son, and unto my sons Edward, 
 Gregory and Henry Hickman, and to my daurs. Anna Maria Freer (the 
 wife of William Lea Croft Freer), Elizabeth and Martha Hickman, and 
 my son-in-law Charles Harris, their heirs and assigns, in equal shares ; 
 and such parts of my real estate as are in mortgage to Thomas Hill, 
 Esq., with the payment of my mortgage and simple contract debts ; and 
 I devise the same in manner following, viz., seven parts in eight thereof 
 to my sons Edward, Gregory and Henry Hickman, and to my daurs. 
 Elizabeth and Martha Hickman, and to my sons-in-law Charles Harris 
 and William Lee Crofts Freer, to hold as tenants in common ; and the 
 other one eighth part I bequeath unto William Harris, of the town of S tour- 
 bridge, co. Worcester, gent., his heirs and assigns to raise money for the 
 payment of the debts that my late eldest son Richard Hickman is indebted 
 to me, upon a just settlement of all accounts between him and me since 
 his marriage, which debts, when paid, are to become part of my residue 
 hereafter bequeathed, and subject to the payment thereof; then for the 
 sole use of all my grandchildren, the child or children of my late son 
 Richard Hicktna?i, to be by him applied for the advantage of such grand- 
 children, until the age of 21 or marriage. 
 
 And whereas my late son Richard did contract with George Stokes, 
 of the par. of Old Swinford, Esq., that when he came into possession of 
 the capital messuage wherein I now dwell, he would pay to the said 
 George Stokes ,£68-5-9, I direct that the same be accordingly paid. And 
 whereas upon the marriage of my late son Richard, the messuage wherein 
 I now live and the gardens thereto belonging (which messuage and 
 gardens I had in exchange with Lord Foley for lands near Stourbridge) 
 were, on said Richard's marriage with Martha his now widow whose 
 maiden name was Devereux, settled upon him, as limited in my son's 
 marriage settlement ; I bequeath all the lands purchased from M" 
 Kynersley and Daniel Rogers]- Esq., and the appurtenances thereof to 
 such persons as will be entitled to the said messuage and lands, under 
 my late son's marriage settlement, subject to the payment of seven parts 
 in eight thereof to my said sons Edward, Gregory and Henry Hickman, 
 and to my daurs. Elizabeth and Martha Hickman, and to my sons-in-law 
 Charles Harris and William Lea Croft Freer. 
 
 I give all my books to my son Edward Hickman. I give to my 
 brother Gregory Hickman 10 guineas for mourning; and request that all 
 my household property now in my house be divided among my daur.-in- 
 law Martha Hickman, widow, my sons Edward, Gregory and Hc?iry 
 Hickman, and my daurs. Catherine Harris, Anna Maria Freer, Elizabeth 
 and Martha Hickma?i equally. 
 
 The residue of my personal estate, being the amount owing to me 
 from my late son Richard, I bequeath the same to my sons Edward, 
 Gregory and Henry and to my daurs. Elizabeth and Martha Hickman, 
 and to my sons-in-law Charles Harris and William Lea Croft Freer 
 and the said William Harris, in trust for my grandchildren as before 
 mentioned in eight equal shares and proportions, each taking one eighth 
 in trust for his own benefit. Exors., my son Edward and my son-in-law 
 William Lea Croft Freer. Signed with the mark 2 of Edward Hickman. 
 
 1 Daniel Rogers of Wassell Grove, Hagley, brother of Samuel Rogers, the 
 author. 
 
 2 Edward Hickman must have at this time been incapacitated by some 
 physical infirmity from signing his name, as he had written a fine hand. See 
 p. 108. 
 
PEDIGREE XXVIII 
 
 123 
 
 Wits., Martha Harrington, Thomas Hill, Clerk, and Ja' Sherriff. Again 
 signed and sealed, 2 Jany. 1801. Wits., W" Lambe of the Middle 
 Temple, Barrister, Martha Harrington, Rick' Court. 
 
 Codicil, dated 19 Jany. 1801. The testator is doubtful as to the 
 effectuality of his bequest of one seventh part of his estate devised in 
 confirmation of his marriage settlement by his will to his son-in-law 
 Charles Harris, and devises one equal full seventh part of all such real 
 estate or money as he has the power to limit, to his daur. Catherine, the 
 wife of the said Charles Harris, in an equal share with her other brothers 
 and sisters. Signed with the mark of Edward Hickman. Wits., Martha 
 Harrington, Edw 1 Hill, William Hands. Proved 22 Oct. 1802 in P.C.C. 
 (Kenyon, 755) by the exors. named. 
 
 GRAVESTONE AT BROOME, NEAR STOURBRIDGE. 
 
 In a Vault near this Stone | are deposited the remains of | Charles 
 Harris | (late of this Parish) | who departed this Life May the 5 th 1803 | 
 Aged 57 Years. | Also of Catherine his Wife, | (Daughter of Edward ' 
 Hickman Esq' of | Old Swinford in the county of Worcester) | who 
 departed this Life April the 14 th 1836 | Aged 75 Years. 
 
 Sacred | to the beloved Memory of | Charles Harris, Son of | Charles 
 and Catherine Harris, ] who died at the Island of Tobago, | the 12 th of 
 September 1821, [ Aged 19 Years. 
 
 MURAL TABLET IN OLDSWINFORD CHURCH. 
 
 Martha Hickman | relict of Rich d Hickman | died March 18 th 
 MDCCCXXIX I aged LXIV. | Died April 15 th 1846, | at Mangalore in 
 the East Indies. | Henry youngest son of | Richard and Elizabeth Hick- 
 man. I Lieu' in the 34 th Reg' of | Native Light Infantry | age 21. 
 
 Richard Hickman | died the 19 th Sept r 1800 | aged XXXVI. | 
 Martha Hickman died the 6 th | May MDCCXCV in her infancy, j 
 
 Blandina Maria Hickman | died the XIV of May MDCCCVII | aged 
 XVIII. I Eliza Richards daughter | of Richard Hickman | died April 
 XXI s ' MDCCCXVIII I aged XXIV years. 
 
 Devereux Edward | eldest son of Richard Hickman | died at S' 
 Mary's | in the Island of Jamaica | on the III rd of August MDCCCXXIII 
 I in the XXXI s ' year of his age. [ Elizabeth wife of Richard Hickman | 
 died Dec. 15, 1838 aged 49 years. | Richard Hickman of Oldswinford | 
 died Sept. 5, 1855 | in the 63 rd year of his age. | Also Marianne relict of 
 the I above who died Nov' 7 th 1861 | aged 59. 
 
 GRAVESTONE, OLDSWINFORD CHURCHYARD. 
 E. Hickman died 19 April 1802 | aged 78 years. 
 
 1759- 
 
 1804. 
 
 OLDSWINFORD REGISTERS. 
 (See p. 119.) 
 
 . REGISTERS, BILLESDON, LEICESTERSHIRE. 
 
 Nov. 1 . Edward Hickman, gentleman, of Swinford (Worcester), 
 and Anna Maria Green, spinster, of Rolleston, were married 
 in Rolleston Chapel, by licence, by me, J. Whittingham, Vicar 
 of Bilsdon. Signed, Edw d Hickman, A. M. Green. Wits., 
 Rob' Greene, Mary Burgh. 
 
 HAGLEY REGISTERS. 
 
 Sept. 24. mard. John Foley, of par. of Bellbroughton, co. Wore, 
 bach., and Martha Hickman, of par. of Hagley, co. Wore, 
 spinster, by licence. James Stokes, off. minister. Signed, 
 John Foley, Martha Hickman. Wits,, E. Hickman, Eliza 
 Hickman, W. Hart 
 
 R 2 
 
PEDIGREE XXIX. 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S MATERNAL ANCESTRY. 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY 
 
 HENRY FORD, GREAT-GRANDFATHER OF DR. JOHNSON 
 
 HENRY FORD, JUNIOR, OF CLIFFORD'S INN AND BIRMINGHAM 
 
 CORNELIUS FORD, DR. JOHNSON'S GRANDFATHER 
 
 THE JESSONS OF WEST BROMWICH AND THEIR DESCENDANTS 
 
 THE BARNESLEYS OF TRYSULL, AND MRS. HARRIOTTS 
 
 DR. JOSEPH FORD, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF DR. JOHNSON'S CONNEXION WITH STOURBRIDGE 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S OTHER MATERNAL UNCLES 
 
 THE REV. CORNELIUS FORD, M.A., COMMONLY KNOWN AS "PARSON FORD" 
 
 SARAH FORD, THE MOTHER OF DR. JOHNSON 
 
 JOHN AND PHCEBE HARRISON, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR DESCENDANTS 177 
 
 JOHN AND MARY HARDWICKE 185 
 
 PAGE 
 
 124 
 
 127 
 
 128 
 
 132 
 
 134 
 141 
 
 146 
 
 154 
 158 
 171 
 
 EVIDENCES IN PROOF OF PEDIGREE. 
 
 COPIES OF WILLS 189 
 
 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS 197 
 
 EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS 198 
 
 ABSTRACTS OF DEEDS 204 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 MICHAEL JOHNSON : SOME FRESH LIGHT ON HIS CAREER 209 
 
 AN ACCOUNT OF ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS FAMILY 217 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S GODFATHERS 227 
 
 SOME PARTICULARS OF THE PORTERS AND THEIR CONNEXIONS, WITH NOTES ON DR. JOHNSON'S SCHOOLMASTERS . . 232 
 
 THE SKRYMSHERS OF HIGH OFFLEY 249 
 
 THE STORY OF ELIZABETH BLANEY 266 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 ON a previous page I have explained that the evidences for 
 the Hickman and Ford pedigrees were accumulated after the 
 earlier portion of this work was almost all prepared for the 
 printer. 1 
 
 The history of the Fords remained a sealed book to me 
 until the early part of 1904, when the close connexion 
 
 between them and the Hickmans at the end of the 
 seventeenth century led me, almost irresistibly, into some 
 researches on the subject. When I thus began I had little 
 idea what a large field of enquiry I had entered upon, or how 
 much money and labour would be expended before the eluci- 
 dation of the subject was sufficiently far advanced to justify 
 
 1 See p. 25. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX\ 
 
 125 
 
 me in making a halt and sending my copy to the 
 printers. 
 
 There is probably no great English man of letters whose 
 ancestry has received such scant attention as Dr. Johnson's. 
 This seems a remarkable fact, especially when it is considered 
 that his position in the history of literature is unique, and 
 that he lives to-day more by the force of his dominant 
 personality, and by the brilliant sanity of his conversation, 
 than through his actual literary work. His rugged face and 
 his burly figure, his uncouth mannerisms and his stupendous 
 egotism of speech, are as familiar to everyone as his unbend- 
 ing pride, his inherent nobility of character, his virile tender- 
 ness of heart, and his masterful grasp of the elements of 
 human nature. 1 Yet of those who are thus familiar with the 
 man there are few conversant with his writings. 
 
 How much Johnson owes to Boswell it were as profitless 
 and ungrateful to enquire as to question whether the greatest 
 of all biographies does not owe most of its merits to the 
 wonderful personality of which it treats. Rather should 
 we accept Johnson and Boswell as complementary to each 
 other, for to separate them and seek to analyse their repu- 
 tations as distinct is well-nigh as foolish as to argue over the 
 relative importance of a lock and the key which opens it. 
 
 It has probably been assumed that there could be little 
 or no interest attaching to Dr. Johnson's ancestry, except for 
 those few who derive pleasure from the mere working out of 
 pedigrees. I hope it will at least be conceded that I have 
 shown the falsity of such an assumption. Few, even among 
 those most conversant with Johnsonian literature, could have 
 in any way realised the very large number of allusions to his 
 kinsfolk to be gleaned from his own writings, from the writ- 
 ings of his biographers, and from other literary sources. I 
 have made every endeavour to exhaust this side of my subject 
 and to combine it with the results of purely genealogical 
 research. I do not know of any such elaborate attempt to 
 deal with a writer and his works from the standpoint of the 
 genealogist. 
 
 Whether the whole scheme of this section of my book be 
 entirely novel or not, I can certainly claim that as regards 
 Dr. Johnson I have broken virgin ground. How little light 
 the various commentators have succeeded in throwing on the 
 Ford family and its connexions may be sufficiently learned 
 from the articles which follow. It may be mentioned, how- 
 ever, that, so far as my knowledge goes, the whole range of 
 Johnsonian literature may be ransacked unsuccessfully for 
 
 1 In the words of Sir Walter Scott :— " Of all the men distinguished in 
 this or any other age, Dr. Johnson has left upon posterity the strongest and 
 most vivid impression, so far as person, manners, disposition, and conversation 
 are concerned. ... All this, as the world knows, arises from his having 
 found in James Boswell such a biographer as no man but himself ever had, or 
 ever deserved to have." 
 
 And Macaulay remarked :—" Johnson grown old, Johnson in the fulness 
 of his fame and in the enjoyment of a competent fortune, is better known to us 
 than any other man in history." Review of Croker's edition of Boswell. 
 
 such a simple fact as the Christian name of Dr. Johnson's 
 maternal grandfather. 1 
 
 That Dr. Johnson himself had a great veneration for good 
 blood and long descent is well known. Boswell records 
 several conversations in proof of it. 
 
 In the morning we had talked of old families, and the respect due to 
 them. Johnson. " Sir, you have a right to that kind of respect, and 
 are arguing for yourself. I am for supporting the principle, and am dis- 
 interested in doing it, as I have no such right." 2 
 
 And on a later occasion Boswell relates of the Doctor : — 
 
 He grew better, and talked with a noble enthusiasm of keeping up the 
 representation of respectable families. His zeal on this subject was a 
 circumstance in his character exceedingly remarkable, when it is 
 considered that he himself had no pretensions to blood. I heard him 
 once say, " I have great merit in being zealous for subordination and the 
 honours of birth ; for I can hardly tell who was my grandfather." 3 
 
 In introducing us to Bennet Langton, who became such 
 
 an intimate friend of Dr. Johnson's, Boswell remarks : — 
 
 Johnson was not the less ready to love Mr. Langton, for his being 
 of a very ancient family ; for I have heard him say, with pleasure, 
 " Langton, Sir, has a grant of free warren from Henry the Second ; and 
 Cardinal Stephen Langton, in King John's reign, was of this family." 4 
 
 That "the grant of free warren from Henry II comes 
 not to hand, and Cardinal Stephen Langton, whose birth is 
 unknown, cannot any more be reckoned amongst the uncles 
 of Langton of Langton," 6 is a minor point. 
 
 From Stebbing Shaw we learn that Dr. Johnson, though 
 he felt his ancestry was no subj'ect for pride, took active steps 
 to gain some definite information on the subject : — 
 
 Of his ancestors we find very little worthy of our notice. He himself 
 took no delight in talking of them. 
 
 " There is little pleasure," said he to Mrs. Piozzi, " in relating the 
 anecdotes of beggary " ; not that he entirely divested himself of the 
 curiosity so natural to us all, an enquiry into the state of our 
 predecessors. 
 
 The rev. George Fletcher, rector of Cubley in Derbyshire, informed 
 me, that the Doctor had formerly applied to him for extracts relative to 
 his father and his family, who are registered as the natives of that 
 village." 
 
 According to Miss Anna Seward, Dr. Johnson told his 
 wife, before he married her, that he was " of mean extrac- 
 tion." 7 Though I cannot claim to have supplied him with a 
 long or distinguished descent, yet I think the particulars I 
 have collected of his ancestry show that on his mother's side 
 at least he came of a stock rather more respectable than his 
 own observations on the subject would lead one to believe. 
 Possibly he had his father's family in view when making such 
 statements ; but even as regards them I have been able to 
 show a probability that he was not of such low origin as to 
 quite justify his various remarks in depreciation of his birth. 
 
 1 Since writing this I find that the information is supplied in the threepenny 
 guide, published in 1902, sold at Johnson's birthplace at Lichfield, where the 
 marriage settlement of his parents is preserved. See p. 172. 
 
 = BoswelTs Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., edited by the late George 
 Birkbeck Hill, D.C.L., LL.D., 1886, vol. ii, p. 153. 
 
 3 Ibid. vol. ii, p. 261. 
 
 * Ibid. vol. i, p. 248. 
 
 5 Mr. Oswald Barron, F.S.A., in The Ancestor for Oct. 1903, p. 166. 
 
 6 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, pp. 3 2 3~4 '' See P- 2 34- 
 
120 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 For the purpose of working out the Ford pedigree I had 
 complete lists made of all wills and administrations of people 
 bearing that name preserved in the Prerogative Court of 
 Canterbury, as well as at the District Registries of Lichfield 
 and Worcester, down to the year 1800. Those in P.C.C. num- 
 bered nearly 1100, those at Lichfield nearly 300, and those 
 at Worcester 50. It was of course quite out of the question 
 to obtain abstracts of all these 1400 and odd documents. 
 I had to be guided by the Christian names, and by the 
 localities when given. In the case of the wills proved in P.C.C. 
 between about 1600 and 1630, the localities are rarely stated 
 in the calendars, so that, as I had no distinctive Christian 
 names to guide me at that period, I was not able to exhaust 
 even the obvious possibilities of discovering the parentage of 
 Dr. Johnson's great-grandfather, Henry Ford. 
 
 I have also, as will be seen, had a great many searches 
 made in parish registers. But as the Ford family of which I 
 treat seems to have had no very settled habitation, and as 
 the area around Birmingham with which its members were 
 connected is an extensive one, it would have been necessary, 
 in order to exhaust the reasonable possibilities of finding 
 further entries of interest, to have had long searches made in 
 over a hundred registers. This was hardly a practicable 
 course of action. I issued a circular to all the churches — 
 nearly 200 — within a radius of some 12 miles of Birmingham, 
 offering small rewards for all the principal entries I had 
 failed to find, but this brought no response. I have since 
 found that a good many of the rewards could easily have 
 been earned by some of the recipients of the circulars, so that 
 it is evident the fact of my receiving no replies is valueless as 
 negative evidence. 
 
 When I had almost completed my own researches I learnt 
 that Mr. W. B. Bickley, of Birmingham, had been for a good 
 many years past collecting evidences on the subject of Dr. 
 Johnson's ancestry, and that the result of his labours was a 
 unique collection of unpublished and unknown letters, deeds 
 and other documents of great value for my purpose. I was 
 happily successful in acquiring this collection. Mr. Bickley 
 saw, with me, that it would be most unfortunate for John- 
 sonian students if his evidences were not incorporated with 
 my account. While the information I had accumulated was 
 mostly the result of deliberate searches, Mr. Bickley's collec- 
 tion was rather that of a diligent local antiquary with excep- 
 tional opportunities of lighting upon those miscellaneous 
 documents which deliberate searches fail to reveal. I have 
 pleasure in thanking Mr. Bickley for giving me, from his 
 store of local knowledge, every assistance he could towards 
 the accurate completion of my task. 
 
 As regards the literary side of the subject, I have often 
 felt at a considerable disadvantage through having only a 
 provincial library at my immediate command, but every refer- 
 ence of which I learnt, not consumable there, I have had 
 looked up at the British Museum Library, and hope my work 
 
 has not suffered from my inability to make personal search 
 in every instance. 
 
 Though I have not found Dr. Birkbeck Hill a very trust- 
 worthy or instructive guide with regard to Dr. Johnson's kins- 
 folk, it must not be supposed that I fail to appreciate his 
 labours. He was admittedly the greatest Johnsonian scholar 
 of his time, and without his edition of Boswell, his Letters and 
 his Miscellanies, with their splendid indexes, it would have 
 been almost impossible for me to have done justice to my 
 subject. I have relied on them to an extent which I hope 
 has been justified. 
 
 My principal aim has been, not merely to accumulate a 
 lifeless mass of genealogical evidences, but to employ such 
 evidences for the elucidation of all literary references to Dr. 
 Johnson's kinsfolk, to enable some picture to be formed of 
 the domestic circle in which he moved during the earlier part 
 of his life, and to discover to what extent he kept in touch 
 with his relatives in after years, when he had become famous. 
 Some of his kinsfolk have an interest for us quite apart from 
 their connexion with him, notably in the case of " Parson 
 Ford." 
 
 It must not be supposed that the articles which follow are 
 intended to relieve the student from the necessity of study- 
 ing the evidences. I have been able to give a great many 
 copies of wills, and most of these are well worth reading, as 
 they throw much light on the social position, the worldly 
 circumstances and even the character of the various testa- 
 tors. 
 
 It must also be pointed out that the greater portion of 
 the text can only be intelligently followed by constant refer- 
 ence to the tabular Pedigree XXIX, which forms a con- 
 densed narrative of all the main facts. Had I written my 
 notes with the idea that the reader would not at least 
 familiarise himself with the pedigree, their length would have 
 had to be very much increased by the inclusion of many 
 facts and explanations which the chart renders unnecessary. 
 It bears much the same relation to the text that a map does 
 to a narrative of exploration. 
 
 I have not attempted to tabulate all the later descendants 
 of the Ford family, but have left the pedigree in such a state 
 that it would enable many hundreds, or more probably 
 thousands, of individuals to prove their kinship with the 
 " Great Lexicographer " almost without any expert enquiry. 
 
 I have devoted myself mainly to Dr. Johnson's maternal 
 ancestry, for the obvious reason that it was through his 
 mother that he was connected with the Hickmans. But in a 
 supplement I have been able to supply a great deal of new 
 information concerning the Johnson family which can hardly 
 fail to be of interest. The genealogical fabric of this supple- 
 ment is comparatively slight, and I do not suppose that nearly 
 so much could be made of the Johnson as of the Ford pedi- 
 gree. Apart from the probability that the Johnsons were a 
 more obscure family, the extreme commonness of their name 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XX/X] 
 
 127 
 
 places a great obstacle in the way of research. But it would 
 certainly be of much interest to know the actual occupation 
 and social position of William Johnson, the father of Michael 
 and Andrew, and I must confess to a considerable feeling of 
 disappointment at having failed to discover this. 
 
 HENRY FORD, GREAT-GRANDFATHER OF DR, JOHNSON. 
 
 I have not been able to carry the maternal ancestry of 
 Dr. Johnson any further back than to his great-grandfather, 
 Henry Ford, who appears to have lived successively at Aston- 
 juxta-Birmingham, at West Bromwich and at Birmingham. 
 These parishes immediately adjoin each other, and it is there- 
 fore possible that his changes of residence were all comprised 
 in a very small area. 
 
 As to Henry Ford's ancestry I can offer no opinion. 
 The name is a common one in the Midlands, as in most other 
 parts of England, so that, with no evidence to guide us, it 
 would be waste of time to speculate on the point. 
 
 The earliest date on which we have definite evidence of 
 his existence is in February 1619/20, when his daughter 
 Mary was baptized at Aston. It will be noticed that there 
 was a Henry, son of Henry Ford of Ward End, baptized at 
 Aston on 5 Aug. 1607. Whether this Henry Ford of 
 Ward End was identical with Dr. Johnson's ancestor, there 
 is no evidence to show, but it is quite possible. Ward End 
 is in Aston parish, not far from Castle Bromwich. 
 
 Henry Ford seems to have remained in Aston parish until 
 
 at least 1632, when his son Cornelius was baptized. By 1637, 
 
 however, he must have moved into West Bromwich parish, 1 
 
 as there can scarcely be a doubt that the following deed refers 
 
 to him. 
 
 1637. — Sale of land by John Stone, of Willenhall, to Henry Foorde, 
 of West Bromwich, mylner, mentions lands, called Barker's Field, house, 
 &c, lying between the lane leading from Bromwich Heath towards 
 Wednesbury, the land of Sir Rychard Shilton, and the land of Mr. 
 Walsteede. Dated March 12th, 13th King Charles (1637). 2 
 
 Henry Ford is elsewhere described as a yeoman, but it is 
 
 evident from this that he must have also carried on business 
 
 as a miller. Mrs. Willett gives an abstract of another deed, 
 
 of a slightly later date, which describes him again as of West 
 
 Bromwich, miller. 
 
 Indenture made 2nd January, 1638-9.— Between Thomas Oakley, of 
 West Bromwich, nailor, and Henry Foord, of West Bromwich, milner. 
 Wherein Thos. Oakley sells for £36 10s. od. the croft or parcel of 
 ground lying in West Bromwich, over against the nowe dwelling house 
 of John Newey, in West Bromwich, between the land now or late of 
 Sir Richard Shilton, Knight, the land now or late of John Sparrye, gent., 
 the King's Majesty's highway leading from Bromwich Heath towards 
 Wednesburie, and a little lane leading from the said King's highway 
 
 1 It is worthy of note that in a deed dated 4 May 1574, relating to certain 
 property at West Bromwich, it is stated that it is bounded on one side by the 
 lands of Thomas Ford, gent. See History of West Bromwich, by Mary 
 Willett, 1882, p. 216. 
 
 2 Ibid. p. 218. In quoting this and other deeds, I have adhered to Mrs. 
 Willett's spelling, punctuation, etc. 
 
 towards Bromwich Church, which said close the said Thomas Oakley 
 lately purchased, amongst other lands and tenements, of Sir John 
 Garrard, of Lamer, in the County of Hertford, Bart. — Sealed and 
 delivered in the presence of Symon Rider, Robert Rider ; mem. of 
 peaceable possession, &c, witness, Humfrey Lowe, George Biker. 1 
 
 These two pieces of land purchased by Henry Ford at 
 Bromwich Heath probably lay about a mile south-west of 
 West Bromwich Church. From the following deed it appears 
 that by 25 April 1643 he had moved into the parish of 
 Birmingham, though in the June following his daughter, 
 Mary Ford, married George Jesson at West Bromwich. 
 
 Indenture dated April 25th, 1643. — Between Walter Vale, husband- 
 man, and Simon Vale, his eldest son — and Henry Ford, of Birmingham, 
 yeoman — For the sum of ^50 have demised, granted, sett, and to farm 
 lett all that messuage — cottage— dwelling house, or Tenement, with 
 appurtenances, wherein the said Walter doth nowe inhabit in Finchpath 
 — and also all that cottage or dwelling house, with appurtenances 
 adjoining to the aforesaid house, in the tenure of George Bassett, lying 
 between the land of Sir Richard Shilton, Knight — the land of Francis 
 Tomkys — the land of Thomas Sheldon — the King's Majesty's Highway 
 leading from Bromwich Heath towards Wednesbury, and a little lane 
 leading from the said highway towards the land of the said Sir Richard 
 Shilton — At a peppercorn rent for 21 years. — Witnesses Thomas 
 Smalbroke — John James — Thomas Grove and George Jesson. 2 
 
 Henry Ford presumably remained resident in Birmingham 
 until his death. On 1 May 1648 administration of the estate 
 of Henry Ford, late of Birmingham, was granted to Mary his 
 widow. 3 
 
 All his children are dealt with in separate articles with 
 the exception of Sarah Ford, who died unmarried at Winson 
 Green, Birmingham, in November 1654, and was buried at 
 St. Martin's Church. Administration of her estate was 
 granted on 15 Feb. 1654/5 to her brother, Henry Ford, 4 with 
 whom she probably lived at Winson Green. She would be 
 just about 30 years old. 
 
 Mary Ford, the widow of Henry, was living at Kings 
 Norton when she made her will on 17 July 1658. 5 She 
 must then have been very near to death, as she was buried 
 at Kings Norton on 24 July. Probably she spent her last days 
 with her son Cornelius. She leaves all her leases, of which 
 she gives no particulars, to her sons Henry and Cornelius on 
 condition that they distribute three pounds among the poor 
 of Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Bromwich and Trysull, 
 and that each of her said sons give ten shillings yearly to the 
 poor of the parish where he shall live. They are also to pay 
 ten shillings yearly to her daughters, Mrs. Jesson and Mrs. 
 Barnesley, to be distributed among the poor of the parish where 
 each daughter shall live. Her household goods, as well as 
 her farming implements and stock, evidently at Kings Norton, 
 she leaves to her son Cornelius. To her son Henry she 
 leaves "all the odd Implements aboute his house and halfe 
 the pewter there," the other half of the pewter to go to Mrs. 
 Barnesley. Henry Ford's house would be the one at Winson 
 Green. 
 
 Ibid. p. 219. 
 
 : See p. 197. 
 
 See p. 197. 
 
 Ibid. p. 223. 
 
 5 See p. 189. 
 
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 There is nothing in the will to provide any clue as to the 
 maiden name of Mary, wife of Henry Ford. Except her 
 children, she mentions no one but John and Elizabeth 
 Maunton, each of whom is to receive five shillings at the 
 age of twenty-one. To the youngest child of her daughter 
 Mrs. Jesson and the youngest child of her daughter Mrs. 
 Barnesley she leaves £60 apiece at the age of twenty- one. 
 
 Henry Ford must have enjoyed a measure of modest 
 prosperity as a yeoman farmer and miller, if we may judge 
 from the fact that his two sons were men of some substance, 
 and that his two surviving daughters married into very 
 respectable families. 
 
 HENRY FORD, JUNIOR, OF CLIFFORD'S INN AND 
 BIRMINGHAM. 
 
 Henry, the eldest or eldest surviving son of Henry and 
 Mary Ford, was baptized at Aston-juxta-Birmingham on 
 3 Feb. 1627/8. 
 
 His place of residence is not stated in his mother's will on 
 17 July 1658, but she leaves him, among other things, "all 
 the odd Implements about his house." I conclude that he 
 was then living at Winson Green, Birmingham, on a property 
 probably acquired by his father. 
 
 On 24 Nov. 1 66 1 the banns of his marriage to Rebecca 
 Ingram of Nuthurst in the parish of Hampton-in-Arden were 
 published for the first time at St. Martin's, Birmingham, and 
 on the two Sundays following. 1 Three days after the last 
 publication he settled the property whereon he lived at 
 Winson Green on his wife and her issue by him. 2 Two days 
 after this he married her at Lapworth Church. 3 
 
 Nuthurst is a hamlet about a mile from Lapworth Church 
 and some eleven miles south of Birmingham. William 
 Ingram, the father of Mrs. Ford, was the first of his family 
 to settle at Nuthurst, according to Hudson's posthumous 
 work on Lapworth. 4 Hudson gives no pedigree of the 
 Ingrams, but supplies a few extracts from the registers, which 
 I print elsewhere, 5 and a few notes of his own. In addition 
 to this information I have found the wills of William Ingram 
 and his only son Isaac. 6 
 
 According to the registers William Ingram must have 
 married three times. His first wife was Susanna Mountford, 
 
 his second Elizabeth , and his third, if she be the one 
 
 mentioned in his will, Barbara . He must have been a 
 
 substantial yeoman, and his descendants were important 
 people in the parish until the middle of the nineteenth 
 century. " The successive heads of the family took an 
 active part in our parish trusts, etc., for many generations, 
 and there are nine of their tombstones in the floor of our 
 church. The last of the family to be buried there was Miss 
 
 1 See p. 199. 2 See p. 204. 3 See. p. 200. 
 
 1 Memorials of a Warwickshire Parish by Robert Hudson, 1904, p. 154. 
 5 See p. 200. ' See p. 197. 
 
 Hannah Ingram, in 1853, aged 90. With her the Nuthurst 
 stock died out. The Ingrams lived in what is now called 
 Nuthurst House, which probably stands on the site of the 
 old house of the Trussells." 1 
 
 From the will of Isaac Ingram, dated 18 Aug. 167 1, 
 in which he is described as of Nuthurst, Warwicks., gent, it 
 appears that his father was then in possession of a property 
 called the Hayes at Nuthurst, containing twenty-six acres of 
 land ; of a house and garden in the village of Henley-in- 
 Arden ; and of a property of twenty-four acres called Botley, 
 in Ullenhall. Botley is little over a mile from Nuthurst. 
 Isaac Ingram had three sons, William, Isaac and Samuel. 
 To William, the eldest, he leaves his property at Nuthurst 
 called Lindhursts, at eighteen years of age. To Isaac, the 
 second, he leaves the properties mentioned before as being 
 in the possession of his father, to which he was the heir 
 expectant ; his wife to receive the profits during the son's 
 minority, and to set him apprentice to some good trade or 
 breed him a scholar. To his father, and his brother-in-law 
 Henry Ford, he leaves £200 on trust for his third son Samuel 
 Ingram. 
 
 William Ingram survived his son by eleven or more 
 years. From his will we learn that his three grandsons were 
 still alive on 3 Dec. 1685, and that one of his daughters 
 was married to Thomas Parsons. He does not allude to his 
 son-in-law, Henry Ford, but leaves £100 to Elizabeth Abnet, 
 who, as will presently appear, was Henry Ford's daughter. 
 It also appears that he owned some property in Worcester- 
 shire. In addition to bequests to the poor of Lapworth and 
 adjoining parishes, he leaves twenty shillings to the poor of 
 Tamworth in Staffordshire, over twenty miles away. 
 
 Miss Hannah Ingram, the last of the family at Nuthurst, 
 was, according to Hudson, identical with Ann, daughter of 
 Isaac and Hannah Ingram, who was baptized at Lapworth 
 on 21 Jan. 1763. Miss Ingram left £20 to the poor of 
 Lapworth, and desired to be buried in the church. As she 
 was the last of her family the Rector allowed this on payment 
 of a .£10 fee, but no one has been buried inside the church 
 since. The inscription on her tombstone says : — " Hannah 
 Ingram, last surviving daughter of Isaac Ingram Esq. of 
 Nuthurst House. Died on the 31st day of March 1853 : 
 aged 92." 2 I presume her father was the Isaac, son 
 of William and Hannah Ingram of Nuthurst, who was 
 baptized at Lapworth on 13 March 1725. This William 
 Ingram would probably have been a son of one of Mrs. 
 Henry Ford's three nephews. 
 
 The following deed shows that Henry Ford had purchased 
 some property at West Bromwich three months before his 
 marriage: 
 
 Indenture dated nth Sept., 1661.— Sale of propertyat West Bromw ch 
 between Richard Hilton, of West Bromwich, and Joyce his wife, and 
 
 1 Hudson's Warwickshire Parish, p. 154. 
 
 Hid. p. 189. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 129 
 
 Henry Ford of Winson Green, one part is mentioned as " lying between 
 the Great Portway leading from Wolverhampton towards Birmingham, 
 the land now or late of William Hunt, and the copy-hold land late of 
 William Lane, deceased." Also, "another cottage with four meadows, 
 between the said Portway leading from Wednesbury towards Birming- 
 ham, the land of Mr. Amphlett, the land of the said Henry Ford, in the 
 tenure of Gregory Averns, the land of John Shelton, Esq., all which said 
 cottage and premises were late part of the inheritance of Francis 
 Wasted, 1 Esq., deceased." 2 
 
 The property at Winson Green, which is fully described in 
 the settlement on marriage of Henry Ford and Rebecca 
 Ingram, 3 I cannot locate on the inch-scale ordnance map, 
 but anyone with local knowledge could probably tell its 
 position at once. In 1681 Henry Ford mortgaged the estate 
 to Fulke Greville, 5 th Lord Brooke, ancestor of the Earls of 
 Warwick, for the sum of £800. In Oct. 1683 the mortgage 
 was transferred to William Walker, of the city of Oxford, 
 gent, and next month the estate was sold by Henry Ford, 
 for £1353-15-0, to the Rev. John Willes, who about the end 
 of 1684 married Anne, daughter of the said William Walker. 
 From the pedigree of Willes of Astrop House, Banbury, in 
 Burke's Landed Gentry, I learn that the Rev. John Willes, 
 D.D., Rector of Bishops Itchington, Warwicks., and Canon 
 and Prebendary of Lichfield, married Anne, daughter of Sir 
 William Walker, 4 Knt, Mayor of Oxford. 
 
 John Willes 5 had, by Anne Walker his wife, two sons, the 
 younger of whom was Edward Willes, D.D., Bishop of Bath 
 and Wells. The elder son was Sir John Willes [168 5-1 761], 
 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, of whom Horace Walpole 
 wrote : — " He was not wont to disguise any of his passions. 
 That for gaming was notorious ; for women unbounded." 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill tells us in a footnote, as well as in the 
 index, that Sir John Willes "had been Johnson's school- 
 fellow." e This is an error. Willes was educated at Lichfield 
 Grammar School, but he went up to Oxford in 1700, 7 nine 
 years before Johnson was born. 
 
 Mrs. Willett gives an abstract of a deed dated 24 Mch. 
 1670, by which certain property in West Bromwich, called 
 Barditch, was sold by John Simcox, the elder, to George 
 Jesson, no doubt the brother-in-law of Henry Ford. On the 
 outside of the deed is written : — 
 
 Memorandum that before the sealing and delivering hereof it was 
 agreed between the parties to the within written indenture that the 
 
 1 Referred to in a deed of 1658 as Francis Walstead, late of the Middle 
 Temple, esq., deed. 
 
 a Willett's West Bromwich, p. 220. 3 See p. 204. 
 
 4 From a deed dated 18 Jany. 1706, quoted in the abstract of title, it appears 
 that Sir William Walker, of the city of Oxford, knight, was then deed., and 
 that his son John Walker, of the University of Oxford, Doctor of Physic, was 
 exor. of his will. 
 
 5 From the abstract of title it appears that Rev. John Willes (who died 20 
 une 1700, aged 53) left a will dated 18 Apl. 1699. 
 
 « Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 103. 
 
 ' The abstract of title shows that on iS Jany. 1706 he was of the University of 
 Oxford, gent. His mother Anne (who died 18 Mch. 1732, aged 73) was then 
 also of the University of Oxford. See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 money formerly paid to the Abbot of Sandwell, and now to Broome 
 Whorwood, Esq., and his heirs, shall be as effectually excepted by this 
 [blank] as if the same had been excepted in the indenture within written. 
 —John Guest, Henry Ford, Francis Harris. 1 
 
 Another abstract of a deed given by Mrs. Willett is a 
 very valuable piece of evidence as affecting Henry Ford. 
 
 Sept. 10th, 1679.— Sale of Barker's field, situate in West Bromwich, 
 between the Portway leading from Wednesbury towards Bromwich 
 Heath, the land of John Shelton, Esq., and the land of Richard 
 Amphlett, Esq. ; also, all those pastures, &c, called Oakley's Croft, 
 adjoining to the Portway and a lane leading from the Portway to West 
 Bromwich Church, between Henry Ford, of Clifford's Inn, London, son 
 and heir of Henry Ford, late of West Bromwich, deceased, and Thomas 
 Jesson, of Sutton Coldfield. 2 
 
 I do not think that there can be any reasonable doubt 
 that Henry Ford of Clifford's Inn was identical with Henry 
 Ford of Winson Green. It will be noticed that the property, 
 Barker's Field, was that purchased by Henry Ford, the father, 
 in 1637. 3 The fact that he is described as son and heir of 
 the late Henry Ford, of West Bromwich, is almost sufficient 
 proof, especially when the sale was to Thomas Jesson [1645- 
 1703], of Sutton Coldfield, the nephew of Henry Ford of 
 Winson Green. It may seem strange that in 1661, when 33 
 years of age, he should be described as a yeoman, and four 
 years later, as will presently appear, be admitted a Fellow of 
 Clifford's Inn. But there is really nothing inconsistent in 
 this ; whatever his profession or occupation he would be 
 correctly styled " yeoman " as an owner of freehold land. In 
 fines of 1683 and 1687 he is styled "gentleman,"* as an 
 attorney would be ; but the term " gentleman " had no very 
 definite application. As bearing on the point I may mention 
 that in a pedigree in the possession of the Jesson family, pre- 
 sumably copied from the one prepared by Windsor Herald 
 and recorded at the Heralds' College in 1854, 5 George Jesson 
 is described as having married, firstly, " Mary, daughter of 
 Henry Ford of West Bromwich, and sister of Henry Ford of 
 Clifford's Inn, London." Possibly Windsor Herald had evi- 
 dence before him constituting absolute proof of the identity 
 of Henry Ford of Clifford's Inn with Mrs. Jesson's brother. 
 
 Henry Ford, of Birmingham, gentleman, was admitted a 
 Fellow of Clifford's Inn on 18 Apl. 1665. His admission 
 was a special one, that is, he was exonerated from attending 
 lectures, mootings and other " exercises of learning," as well 
 as from serving the office of Steward, as ordinary Fellows had 
 to do. It may reasonably be inferred from this that his legal 
 education was completed before his admission. The fine for 
 a special admission was 40 shillings, and he had in addition 
 to pay a yearly pension of half a mark to the Society. 
 John Noel, a Fellow of the Inn, became surety for his pay- 
 ments. 6 
 
 1 Willett's West Bromwich, pp. 220-21. 
 
 2 Ibid. p. 221. * See p. 127. 
 4 See pp. 205-6, footnote. 6 See p. 134. 
 
 6 From extract (in Latin) from the Book of Admissions to the Society of 
 Clifford's Inn, supplied by Mr. George Booth, secretary and solicitor to the Inn. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 At a Parliament of the Society of Clifford's Inn, held on 
 13 May 1670, it was agreed as follows : — 
 
 M r H. Ford. Henry Ford gent : a Fellowe of this Society is hereby 
 admitted to all that single Chamber or Garrett three 
 payre of Stayres high in the newe brick building 
 in the garden next the backe gate of this House being 
 on that side the same building next the same backe 
 gate To hold the same for his life Subject alwayes 
 to the orders and government of this Society And 
 this for the Fyne of Twenty pounds. 
 
 He retained his room at Clifford's Inn for twenty years, 
 as on 23 Feb. 1690 it was agreed : — 
 
 M r Murcott. Upon the Surrender of Henry Ford gent, one of the 
 Fellowes of this Society Thomas Murcott gent, 
 another Fellowe of the same Society is Admitted to 
 all that Chamber three paire of Staires high in the new 
 Brick building in the Garden next the back Gate of 
 this house being on that side the same building next 
 the said back Gate To hold the same for his life 
 Subject alwayes to the orders and Government of 
 this Society And this for the Fyne of Three pounds. 1 
 
 The records of Clifford's Inn contain no further references 
 to Henry Ford. Presuming him to be identical with Henry 
 Ford of Winson Green, this is the last date on which we have 
 evidence of the existence of Dr. Johnson's great-uncle. 
 
 There would be nothing unusual in a Birmingham 
 attorney in good practice having chambers at his Inn in 
 London, but yet living in Birmingham, and having his principal 
 office there. Henry Ford of Winson Green seems to have con- 
 tinued to live at Birmingham, for there are entries in the regis- 
 ters there up to 1672 which I think must refer to him. In 1666 
 there is recorded the baptism, and the burial, of Samuel son 
 of Henry Ford. In 1668 was buried " A child of M r Ford's." 
 The " M r " clearly points to a person of some local standing. 
 On 3 Apl. 1672 again " A child of M r Fords " was buried ; 
 and six days later " the wife of M r Ford " followed her 
 child. 2 I know of no one else to whom these entries are 
 likely to refer. Rebecca, wife of Henry Ford of Winson 
 Green, certainly seems to have been dead in 1685, for there is 
 no mention of her in the will of her father, William Ingram. 3 
 On 18 Aug. 1671 Henry Ford witnessed the will of his wife's 
 brother, Isaac Ingram, at Nuthurst. On 25 Nov. 1678 
 " M r Henry Foard " was nominated overseer of the will of 
 his sister's husband, George Jesson of West Bromwich. 4 
 
 From the abstract of title we learn that Henry and 
 Rebecca Ford had a daughter Elizabeth, married before 3 
 Nov. 1683 to William Abnet, gent. On 10 Sept. 1686 she is 
 described as sole daughter and heir apparent of Henry Ford. s 
 Her baptism is not recorded at Birmingham. She must have 
 been born within a year or two of her parents' marriage in 
 1661, as she was married in 1683 or earlier. Henry Ford's 
 sister, Mrs. Barnesley of Trysull, in her will dated 23 Jany. 
 1696, leaves five pounds "to my niece Elizabeth Abnet the 
 
 ■ Extracts from the Minute Books of the Society of Clifford's Inn, supplied by 
 Mr. George Booth. 
 
 2 See p. 199. s See p. 197. * See p. 197. s See p. 206. 
 
 wife of William Abnet Gent." l She does not mention Henry 
 Ford, so probably he was then dead. I have failed to find 
 any will or administration of Henry Ford, the father of Mrs. 
 Abnet, and think I can say almost positively that there is 
 none in P.C.C., at Lichfield, or at Worcester. 
 
 Henry Ford's son-in-law is probably identical with " Mr. 
 William Abnet " of the parish of Handsworth, gent., adminis- 
 tration of whose estate was granted on 24 Nov. 1721 to 
 Charles Abnet of Handsworth, gent., the son, Elizabeth the 
 widow having renounced. 2 Winson Green, the home of the 
 Fords, immediately adjoins Handsworth ; indeed the abstract 
 of title shows that the property lay partly in the parish of 
 Handsworth. 
 
 Most of the Abnet wills proved at Lichfield 1650-1800 
 are of a family of the name settled at Stafford. It is prob- 
 able that William Abnet of Handsworth was connected with 
 that family, for some of his children seem to have gone to 
 live at Stafford after his death. From various administrations 
 at Lichfield we learn that his daughter Elizabeth Abnet died 
 unmarried in the parish of St. Mary's, Stafford, before 29 
 Sept. 1724 ; that his son Charles Abnet died unmarried at 
 the Manwoods, near Handsworth, before 2 Oct. 1730; and 
 that his son Robert Abnet, an apothecary at Stafford, died 
 before 17 Nov. 1733, leaving a widow Elizabeth, who was 
 alive on 9 April 1743. 3 
 
 Mrs. Harriotts of Trysull, daughter of Mrs. Barnesley, in 
 her will of 23 Oct. 1726 leaves to her kinsman, Humphrey 
 Abnet, .£130 " out of the money his father owed me by bonds 
 or otherwise." The rest of the money owing she leaves to 
 
 1 See p. 190. 
 
 2 Mr. William Abnet, of par. of Handsworth, Staffs., gent. Admon. 
 granted 24 Nov. 1721, at Lichfield, to Charles Abnet, of Handsworth, gent., the 
 son. Sureties, Joseph Freeth, of West Bromwich, yeoman, and Simon Wood. 
 Elizabeth Abnet, of Handsworth, widow, the relict, renounced. Wits, to 
 renunciation, Eleanor Baggley, John Sudbury and Joshua Geast. Inventory 
 dated 27 Oct. 1721 ; total £222-14-4. Appraisers, Will. Jordan and Joseph 
 Freeth. 
 
 s William Abnet, of par. of Handsworth, Staffs. On 9 Apl. 1743 
 Elizabeth Abnet, widow, appeared personally and alleged that William Abnet, 
 of par. of Handsworth, died intestate and that Charles Abnet, his son, took out 
 admon., but, before he fully administered the estate, died intestate, and that 
 Robert Abnet, brother of Charles, took admon. of his estate and afterwards died 
 intestate, and that the said Elizabeth Abnet, widow and relict of Robert took 
 admon. of his estate. Wherefore the said Elizabeth prayed that letters of admon. 
 of the personal estate of the said William Abnet left unadministered by the said 
 Charles Abnet, the son, be granted to her. Sureties, Joseph Wight, of Arley 
 clerk, and Thomas Millington, of the Close of Lichfield, weaver. Penalty of 
 bond, £ 100. 
 
 Elizabeth Abnett, of St. Mary's, Stafford, spinster. Admon. granted at 
 Lichfield, 29 Sept. 1724, to Robert Abnett of Stafford, gent., the brother of deed. 
 Sureties, John Morgan, of the Close of Lichfield, yeoman, and Simon Wood of 
 Lichfield. Inventory dated 25 Sept. 1724 ; total £58-16-9. Appraisers 
 James Eaton and John Wicksteed. 
 
 Charles Abnett, of Manwoods, Staffs., bachelor. Admon. granted at 
 Lichfield, 2 Oct. 1730, to Robert Abnett, of Stafford, apothecary, brother of said 
 deed. Sureties, Edward Terry, of the Close in Lichfield, gent. , and Thomas 
 Millington, of the same place, weaver. Inventory dated 30 Sept. 1730 ; total 
 £6o-u-2. Appraisers, John Abnett and Richard Soathall. 
 
 Robert Abnett, of Stafford, Staffs. Admon. granted 17 Nov. 1733, at 
 Lichfield, to Elizabeth Abnett, of Stafford aforesaid, widow, the relict of deed 
 Sureties, Joseph While, of Arley, Warwicks. , clerk, and Ann White, of Arley, 
 spinster, (who both sign " Wight"). Penalty of bond, £3,000. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 131 
 
 her cousin, Robert Abnet, "he giveing my Executor a 
 full discharge for the keeping of some sheepe for me." l 
 It is only reasonable to suppose that Humphrey and 
 Robert Abnet were sons of William Abnet and Elizabeth 
 Ford. 
 
 It will be noticed that Simon Wood, of Lichfield, was a 
 surety in the case of William Abnet of Handsworth, and of 
 his daughter Elizabeth. Perhaps he was the Simon Wood 
 who died on 7 May 1725, aged 59, and was buried at 
 Kidderminster with Ellen his wife, who died 9 Jany. 1721, 
 aged 6j? 
 
 There was another contemporary couple named William 
 and Elizabeth Abnet, whose identity might possibly be con- 
 fused with William and Elizabeth Abnet of Handsworth. 
 This other William was of Burston Hall, Sandon, near 
 Stafford. He died in 1727-8. His widow Elizabeth prob- 
 ably survived him full twenty years. That she was not the 
 daughter of Henry Ford is proved by her will, in which she 
 asks to be buried in her father Staunton's grave in St. Mary's 
 Church, Stafford. Her only daughter, Mary Abnet, was 
 married on 26 Dec. 1712 to Thomas Swinnerton, of Butter- 
 ton, Staffs., esquire, and died in Mch. 1769, aged 86, leaving, 
 with two daughters, a son, William Swinnerton of Butterton, 
 Vice-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Recorder 
 of Stafford and Newcastle. 3 
 
 1 have found several wills bearing on the Abnet-Swinner- 
 ton connexion. 4 To discover more about the descendants, if 
 
 1 See p. 194. 2 Nash's Worcestershire, vol. ii, p. 52. 
 
 3 William Salt Archaeological Society's Collections for a History of Staffs., 
 vol. vii, part 2, " An Account of the Family of Swynnerton," by the Hon. 
 and Rev. Canon Bridgeman, p. 140. 
 
 1 William Abnet, of Stafford, gent. Will dated 23 Aug. 1727. My 
 plate and household goods to my wife for life, and then to my grand-daur. , 
 Elizabeth Swinnerton. To my son, Thomas Abnet, a silver tankard and my 
 house at Stafford where I now live. Whereas I have power in a deed of settle- 
 ment made upon my marriage to charge certain estates therein mentioned with 
 a sum not exceeding ^1,000 for the benefit of my younger children. I forgive 
 my grandchild, Elizabeth Abnet, what is due to me for her board since her 
 mother's death. AH my lands, hereditaments, etc., to my son, Thomas Abnet. 
 Residue to my grandchild, Elizabeth Swinnerton. Exors., my wife Elizabeth 
 Abnet, my daur. Alary Swinnerton and my son Thomas Abnet. Proved 25 May 
 1728, at Lichfield, by all the exors. 
 
 Thomas Abnet, of Stafford, Staffs., esq. Will dated 16 Aug. 1736. To 
 Robert Slaney, esq., of Hatton, Staffs., my real and personal estate upon the 
 following trusts, viz., to the sole benefit of my sister Swinnerton for life, and then 
 to my nephew William Swinnerton, my nieces Elizabeth Swinnerton, Mary 
 Swinnerton and Elizabeth Abnet. Wits., Eliza Abnet, Mary Tonkes and George 
 Kochell. Admon. (with will) granted at Lichfield, 9 Jany. 1737 to Mary 
 Swinnerton, of Butterton, par. of Trentham, Staffs., widow, the sister of deed. 
 Surety, John Yernshaw, of Butterton, yeoman. 
 
 Elizabeth Abnet, of Stafford, Staffs., spinster. Will dated 5 Sept. 1741. 
 To my cousin, Elizabeth Swinnerton, of Stafford, spinster, all my messuages, 
 lands, etc., in par. of Blyth, Notts., and in pars, of Wem and Newport, Salop, 
 and also all my personal estate, and appoint her sole extrix. Wits., Thomas 
 Garbett, Lewis Dickinson and Benjamin Parker. Proved 15 Jany. 1 741/2 at 
 Lichfield. 
 
 Elizabeth Abnet, of Stafford, Staffs., widow. Will dated 17 Dec. 1737. 
 To my grand-daur. Elizabeth Abnet, 5 broad pieces of 23 s /. To my daur. Mary 
 Swinnerton, my grandson William Swinnerton and my grand-daur. Mary 
 Swinnerton, each a broad piece of 237. To my grand-daur., Elizabeth Swin- 
 nerton, all my personal estate, and appoint her extrix. To be buried in my 
 father Staunton's grave in St. Mary's church, Stafford. Wits., P. A. Slaney 
 and John Hickin. Proved at Lichfield, 8 Nov. 1749, by the sole extrix. 
 
 there were any, of William and Elizabeth Abnet of Hands- 
 worth, it would be necessary to tackle the Abnet wills in 
 P.C.C. 
 
 In the Staffordshire Visitation of 1664 was recorded the 
 pedigree of Abnet of Audley. William Abnet, aged 45 in 
 1664, had a second son, William Abnet. 1 The will of William 
 Abnet, of Eardley End, parish of Audley, Staffs., gent, was 
 proved at Lichfield in 1686. 2 He mentions a house at 
 " Pooles." The aforesaid William Abnet, senior, is described 
 in the Visitation pedigree as of Poole, Cheshire, so there can 
 be no doubt as to his identity with the testator, whose elder 
 son must have died. 
 
 Since the preceding account of Henry Ford has been set 
 up in type, I have discovered that Shaw supplies striking 
 corroboration of the truth of my contentions regarding him 
 and the identity of his son-in-law. In his article on Hands- 
 worth, alluding to Messrs. Wright and Jesson's mill, Shaw 
 remarks : — 
 
 Not far from this, quite at the extremity of this parish, near Sandwell 
 park, is the Manwoods, an old stuccoed house, in the form of a cross, 
 built by one Ford, steward to the Whorwoods, formerly of Sandwell. It 
 passed, with the estate of about fifty acres, in marriage to Mr. Abnet, 
 who sold it to the earl of Dartmouth about forty years ago ; and it has 
 been of late years inhabited by Mr. Wright, his lordship's steward. 3 
 
 Whence Shaw derived his information I have not any 
 means of judging, but have no doubt he spoke on good 
 authority. In the light of this passage, we may reasonably 
 presume that Henry Ford, Dr. Johnson's great-uncle, was 
 steward to Brome Whorwood [1615-84], of Sandwell Park, 
 West Bromwich, a position that might very well be held by 
 an attorney. 
 
 Probably Henry Ford built the Manwoods about the time 
 when he disposed of his property at Winson Green. The 
 title deeds of the estate might throw further light on the 
 subject. It will be noticed later on that, many years after, 
 the Manwoods was inhabited by Thomas Farmer, a descend- 
 ant of Henry Ford's sister, Mrs. Jesson. 4 
 
 The passage from Shaw quite proves the Abnet connexion 
 to be as I suggested, for Charles Abnet, son of William and 
 Elizabeth Abnet of Handsworth, died at the Manwoods in or 
 before 1730. If Shaw is accurate in his dates, the Manwoods 
 must have been sold by one of the Abnets some time after 
 1750 ; but of course not by the original William Abnet who 
 married Elizabeth Ford. 
 
 1 Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 2. 
 
 2 William Abnet, of Eardley End, par. of Audley, Staffs, gent. Will dated 
 24 Nov. 1683. To be buried in my grandfather's grave in the chancel in the 
 parish church of Audley. To my wife Katherine Abnet, my best nag and the 
 use of all my heirlooms at her jointure house at Pooles. Residue to my only son, 
 William Abnet, he paying to his sister, Mary Thorley, £50. To the poor of 
 Audley, 12a?. a house. Exors., my son William Abnet and my son-in-law 
 Humphrey Perrie. Wits, Thomas Dod, Elizabeth Dod, Irion (?) Moulton and 
 Ralph Daine. Inventory dated 24 Apl. 1686 ; total, ,£301-10-0. Appraisers, 
 James Turner and James Baddeley. Proved at Lichfield, 30 Apl. 1686, by 
 
 William Abnet, power reserved to the other exor. 
 
 3 Stebbing Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 117. 4 See p. 140. 
 
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 Brome Whorwood was the eldest son of Sir Thomas 
 Whorwood, of Sandwell, who died in 1634. Sir Thomas 
 married Ursula, daughter and heir of George Brome, of 
 Holton, near Headington, Oxfordshire. "She brought her 
 husband a great estate in those parts." x 
 
 Brome Whorwood represented the city of Oxford in four 
 successive parliaments, 1661-81, but becoming a violent 
 whig, was put out of the commission of the peace in Jany. 
 1680. He died on 12 Apl. 1684, in Old Palace Yard, West- 
 minster, and was buried on 24 Apl., aged 69, at Holton. 
 
 Jane, wife of Brome Whorwood, was the daughter and 
 coheir of William Rider, of Kingston-upon-Thames, surveyor 
 of the stables to James I, and was married in 1634, at the 
 age of 19. She earned a niche in history by her strenuous 
 endeavours to effect the escape of Charles I from Carisbrooke 
 Castle. 2 She was described as " a tall, well-fashioned, and 
 well-languaged gentlewoman, with a round visage and pock- 
 holes in her face." Brome Whorwood left by her a daughter 
 Diana, married in 1677 to Edward Masters, LL.D., Chan- 
 cellor of the Diocese of Exeter ; but no legitimate male 
 issue. 3 
 
 The fact of Henry Ford having the management of Brome 
 Whorwood's large estates would easily account for his having 
 chambers at Clifford's Inn. 
 
 CORNELIUS FORD, DR. JOHNSON'S GRANDFATHER. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, the youngest child of Henry and Mary 
 Ford, was baptized at Aston-juxta-Birmingham on 29 April 
 1632. 
 
 I have no further information of him until 17 July 1658, 
 when he is mentioned in his mother's will. 4 He was then 
 evidently living at Kings Norton. What was the cause of his 
 settling at Kings Norton there is nothing to show ; perhaps his 
 father or mother had some family association with the place. 
 It will be noticed that there are entries in the registers there, 
 165 1-6, relating to one Ralph Ford, but this fact need not be 
 considered significant. 6 
 
 1 See pedigree of Whorwood in Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 129. 
 
 2 See her life in Did. Nat. Biog. 
 
 3 Brome Whorwood, of Holton, co. Oxford, esq. Will dated 26 Aug. 
 1682. I desire to be buried in Holton church. I bequeath to my son-in-law, 
 Edward Master, Dr. of Law, and Diana his wife, all my household stuff and 
 plate belonging to my Manor of Holton for the terms of their lives, with reversion 
 to my natural or reputed son, Thomas Whorwood, whom I hereby require to be 
 called by the name of Whorwood. I bequeath to Mrs. Kath. Allen, my servant, 
 all my household goods in my house at Headington. Exors. and resid. legatees, 
 Dr. Edward Master and Mrs Kath. Allen. Signed, Brome Whorwood. Wits., 
 Richd. Holloway, Richard Pleydell, Will. Almont. Proved 17 Nov. 1684, in 
 P.C.C. (Hare, 156), by Cath. Allen, one of the exors., power reserved to Edward 
 Master, Dr. at Law. 
 
 4 See p. 189. 
 
 6 The following will abstract shows that there were Fords in the district over 
 a century earlier. 
 
 Thomas Ford of Moseley, par. of Kings Norton, co. Wore. Will dated 
 26 June 1546. To be buried in the church of Kings Norton. To the mother 
 church of Worcester, 4''. To the high altar of Kings Norton, 4''. To every 
 other altar in the same church, z". To the chapel of Moseley, a flaxen sheet. To 
 Sir Lawrence, 6" 8''. To Thomas White, a cow. To Alice While, a cow. To 
 
 Cornelius Ford must have married about 1661, or earlier, 
 as his son Joseph was baptized at Kings Norton on 29 Apl. 
 1662. I have not discovered even the Christian name of his 
 wife, and only know of two references to her. Mrs. Barnesley, 
 in her will on 23 Jan. 1796, leaves £5 apiece to "my 
 Brother Cornelius Ford & his wife." 1 And Cornelius Ford 
 himself, in his will on 28 Apl. 1709, leaves to his son 
 Joseph's wife " the great Bible which was given to my Wife." 2 
 Mrs. Cornelius Ford must have died between these two 
 dates. 
 
 In the settlement, dated 11 Dec. 1 661, previous to the 
 marriage of his brother Henry Ford to Rebecca Ingram, he 
 is described as of Kings Norton, yeoman. 3 In " A rent Role 
 for the Yere 1666," relating to Kings Norton, the name 
 of Cornelius Ford is down for Q>\d., under Lea Yeald, one of 
 the five areas into which the parish was divided for rating 
 purposes. The amounts charged in this list range from one 
 penny to three pounds, but do not appear to have been 
 assessed according to acreage.* 
 
 In 1667 Cornelius Ford of Kings Norton was one of 
 the overseers of the will of John Brettell, a Kidderminster 
 clothier. 5 As Joseph Ford, the eldest son of Cornelius, had 
 a sister-in-law, Mrs. Bowyer, living in Kidderminster half a 
 century later, 6 it would be interesting if the registers could be 
 searched to see if any of the Fords were married there. 
 
 Cornelius Ford certainly lived at Kings Norton until the 
 end of 1676, when his son Nathaniel was baptized there. 
 How long after this date he continued there I cannot say, 
 but from the deed dated 3 1 July 1 707/ relating to the 
 settlement on the marriage of Michael Johnson to Sarah 
 Ford, I gather that in 1693, when he acquired certain pro- 
 perty at Walsall, he was living at Dunton, in the parish of 
 Curdworth, about 13 miles north-west of Kings Norton and 
 8 miles from Birmingham. On the ordnance map I find a 
 
 John Ford my brother's son, my best jacket. To Thomas Eliat my godson, my 
 second pot. To Simond Hopkins, a brooch the name of Jesus. To William 
 Wetnall, my nag. To Margaret Wilde, a platter ; and to Joan Wilde, a 
 candlestick. To Richard Wilde and Isabel, a brass pan. To Margery 
 Whighte, a coverlet. Residue to Alice my wife. Exors., William Elliot and 
 Richard Wild. Overseers, Sir Lawrence Blakeway and John Grene. Wits. , 
 John Grene, John Walton and William Wetnall. Total of Inventory, 
 ^17-17-1. Proved 31 Jany. 1547 at Wore, by both exors. 
 
 1 See p. 189. 
 
 2 Seep. 191. 3 See p. 204. 
 
 1 Information of Mr. Bickley. This rent roll is in the possession of Mr. 
 Frederick Moore of Kings Heath, and has been published by the Midland 
 Record Society. 
 
 6 Grazebrook gives the following abstract in his Henzey, Tyttery and Tyzack 
 p. 77, but omits to state if the date is of the will or proof : — 
 
 1667. April 17. John Brettell, of Kidderminster, clothier. Devises to 
 Sarah, his wife, lands in Hunnington, Halesowen, " but if Richard Brettell son 
 of my brother Robert Brettell, shall pay to her, within one year of my decease 
 the sum of ^50, then the said lands to go to the said Richard Brettell, his heirs 
 and assigns for ever." Mentions also his brother Anthony Brettell, and his 
 sisters Margery Reade and Isabel Hodgelts. Wife, executrix ; and Edward 
 Chamberlain, of Kidderminster, gent., and Cornelius Foorde, of Kingsnorton 
 overseers. (Proved at Worcester.) 
 
 Grazebrook does not connect the testator with any pedigree. 
 
 6 See p. 147. 1 See p. 207. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 132 
 
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 Dunton House shown less than a mile from Curdworth 
 church, on the main road leading to Tamworth, just beyond 
 where it crosses the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. Prob- 
 ably Cornelius Ford lived at what 
 f ^\ is now called Dunton House. 
 
 On 23 Jany. 1696 he witnessed 
 the will of his sister, Mrs. Barnes- 
 ley, at Trysull. His signature, 
 which I reproduce here, shows that he wrote a good hand. 
 
 His next place of residence seems to have been at Pack- 
 wood, which lies 13 miles due south of Curdworth, and im- 
 mediately adjoins Lapworth, where lived the family of his 
 brother Henry's wife, Rebecca Ingram.' The earliest evi- 
 dence connecting him with the place is the settlement, dated 
 1 1 June 1706, made 8 days before the marriage of his daughter 
 Sarah Ford to Michael Johnson, in which he is described as 
 of Packwood. 2 His son Samuel Ford lived at Packwood 
 about this period, 3 but I cannot say if this should be regarded 
 as the cause or effect of the father leaving Curdworth. 
 
 On 12 June 1707 Cornelius Ford transferred his property 
 at Kings Norton to his son Joseph. 4 
 
 Cornelius Ford continued at Packwood until his death, 
 when he would be Tj" years old. Perhaps old age alone may 
 have accounted for his " being weake in body " when he 
 made his will on 28 Apl. 1709. 5 He leaves twenty shillings 
 to the poor of Curdworth " if I am buried there " ; and 
 there he was buried only a fortnight later. His wife, who 
 had predeceased him, may have been buried at Curdworth, 
 though the registers do not seem to corroborate this 
 suggestion. 6 
 
 From his will it would not appear that he retained any of 
 his property except the " Parsonage " at Sutton Coldfield, 
 occupied by his son Nathaniel. 7 He makes numerous small 
 bequests to his family, amounting in the aggregate to some 
 
 A30. 
 
 It will be noticed that in the marriage settlement, and in 
 his will, Cornelius Ford is styled " gentleman " ; and is 
 buried at Curdworth as " M r Cornelius Ford." Boswell de- 
 scribes Johnson's mother as belonging to " an ancient race of 
 substantial yeomanry in Warwickshire." 8 Mrs. Piozzi is more 
 particular and says that " Mr. Johnson's mother was daughter 
 to a gentleman in the country, such as there were many of in 
 those days, who possessing, perhaps, one or two hundred 
 pounds a year in land, lived on the profits, and sought not to 
 increase their income." 9 Dr. Brocklesby, 10 in a note of a con- 
 versation at Dr. Johnson's house on 30 Mch. 1783, records that 
 
 1 See p. 128. 2 See p. 171. 3 See p. 154. 
 
 4 Kings Norton, View of Frank Pledge, etc. 1707. 12 June. Heriots sesed. 
 At the Alinacion of an estate of land from Cornelius Ford to his son Joseph 
 Ford, a sheep praised I*, and we find his son Joseph att full age. [From 
 original in possession of Mr. Frederick Moore, per Mr. Bickley.] 
 
 5 See p. 191. 6 See p. 199. 7 See p. 155. 
 
 8 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 35. 
 
 9 Seep. 174. 10 Richard Brocklesby [1722-97], M.D., F.R.S. 
 
 his mother was "the daughter of a little Warwickshire 
 Gent" 1 
 
 Mrs. Piozzi's account probably assigns to Cornelius Ford 
 a position rather better than he really occupied. But there 
 can be no doubt that, while hardly the equal of those whom 
 Mrs. Piozzi would have designated " gentlemen," he yet held 
 a considerably higher social position than the ordinary yeo- 
 man. He himself, as will appear, seems to have been a man 
 of some education and refinement, and his brother, his sisters, 
 and most of his children married into families of good stand- 
 ing and respectability. Through his sister's marriage to 
 William Barnesley, if not through other of the family 
 alliances, he could claim some connexion with the smaller 
 county gentry. 
 
 The main interest of Cornelius Ford's will, when we con- 
 sider the supreme fame of his grandson in the history of lite- 
 rature, lies in the fact that he enumerates, if not all his books, 
 at least those he most valued. 
 
 The first book he mentions is the " great Bible " which 
 had been given to his wife, and this he leaves to his son 
 Joseph's wife. To Joseph's son Cornelius, the embryo 
 profligate parson, he leaves his " Latine Bible," which makes 
 it possible he had some personal acquaintance with the Latin 
 tongue — an acquaintance probably stimulated by frequent 
 reference to the "dictionary," which he leaves to his 
 grandson Cornelius Harrison, afterwards Perpetual Curate 
 of Darlington. 
 
 To his son-in-law, John Hardwicke, he leaves " Baxters 
 Saints everlasting rest." The Saints Everlasting Rest was the 
 most widely read work of the celebrated Presbyterian divine, 
 Richard Baxter [1615-91], who wrote it while at Kidder- 
 minster and published it in 1650. 2 It is quite possible that 
 Cornelius Ford may have listened in his early days to the 
 eloquence of Baxter, who lived at Kidderminster 1649-60. 
 It is interesting to recall that Dr. Johnson, when Boswell 
 asked him what works of Richard Baxter's he should read, 
 replied with decision : — " Read any of them ; they are all 
 good." 3 And of Baxter's Reasons of the Christian Religion he 
 said that it " contained the best collection of the evidences 
 of the divinity of the Christian system." 4 
 
 To John Hardwicke he also leaves "Aliens Treatise of 
 Conversion." I cannot find a work with a title exactly corre- 
 sponding to this, but think the reference must be to An Alarm 
 to the Unconverted, by Joseph Alleine [1634-68], who was 
 ejected from Taunton in 1662. The work first appeared in 
 1672 and had a great vogue. 
 
 He further leaves to John Hardwicke "all Halls Works 
 
 1 " S. J. born in 1709, his mother in 1665 the daughter of a little Warwick- 
 shire Gent. [?] the oldest people in her childhood had seldom learnt to read." 
 Letters of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 437. 
 
 2 See Dictionary of National Biography, which is my authority for identifying 
 all Cornelius Ford's books. 
 
 3 BoswelPs Life of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 226. 
 
 4 Lbid. vol. iv, p. 237. 
 
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 which I have except the Commentory on Timothy which I 
 give to my said son Nathaniel." A Practical and Polemical 
 Commentary [on 2 Tim. Hi. zV.] was a folio volume published 
 in 1658 by Thomas Hall [1610-65], a noted divine who was 
 ejected from the curacy of Kings Norton in 1662. Thomas 
 Hall was uncle of John Hall [1633-1710], Bishop of Bristol : ' 
 he founded a library at Birmingham Grammar School. 
 " Subsequently he founded a similar library at Kings Norton ; 
 the parish at his instance erected a building, and Hall trans- 
 ferred to it all his books for public use." 2 Cornelius Ford 
 evidently had a considerable number of Thomas Hall's works, 
 and it can scarcely be doubted that, while living at Kings 
 Norton, he must have enjoyed the acquaintance if not the 
 friendship of the divine. 
 
 To his son Cornelius Ford, the long-jumper, 3 he leaves 
 " Pools Annotacions." This was a work by Matthew Poole 
 [1624-79], another ejected minister and a Biblical commen- 
 tator of some note. It was entitled Annotations upon the 
 Holy Bible, published in 1683-5, an d often reprinted. 
 
 This short list of books is conclusive evidence that 
 Cornelius Ford was a man of evangelical sympathies and on 
 the subject of religion evidently rather out of touch with his 
 son-in-law Michael Johnson, who, Boswell tells us, "was a 
 zealous highchurchman." 4 
 
 Most of Cornelius Ford's children are dealt with indivi- 
 dually later on. His son Benjamin, baptized at Kings Norton 
 on 10 Aug. 1663, evidently died young, for there is no other 
 record of his existence. He certainly seems to have been 
 dead on 23 Jany. 1696, when his aunt Mrs. Barnesley made 
 her will. 5 
 
 Cornelius Ford died some four months before the birth of 
 Samuel Johnson, and thus can never have gazed upon the 
 infant features of his distinguished grandson. 
 
 THE JESSONS OF WEST BROMWICH AND THEIR 
 DESCENDANTS. 
 
 The Jesson pedigree, as I present it on the tabular chart, 
 is not, in its skeleton, the result of my own original investiga- 
 tions, but is compiled from information kindly supplied by 
 the Rev. Thomas Jesson, junior, a descendant of George 
 Jesson and Mary Ford. Mr. Jesson's data were derived from 
 a pedigree in his possession, in which, unfortunately, some of 
 the dates of baptism, marriage and burial were unaccom- 
 panied by the names of the places where the events took 
 place. But as it seems to be merely a less detailed version 
 of a pedigree drawn up by his grandfather, the late Thomas 
 Jesson of Oakwood, West Bromwich, in conjunction with the 
 then Windsor Herald, about 1846, there can be little doubt 
 of its general accuracy. The pedigree was recorded at 
 
 1 See p. in. 2 Diet. Nat. Biog. > See p. 156. 
 
 4 Boswell' s Life of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 36. 
 
 5 See p. 190. 
 
 Heralds' College, 1 and I could have obtained a full copy, but 
 did not think the expense would be justified. To have had 
 independent searches made in the various registers would also 
 have been rather costly. 
 
 T have, however, had lists made of all the Jesson wills 
 proved at Lichfield and in P.C.C. between 1650 and 1800, 
 and give abstracts of those relating to George Jesson and his 
 descendants. These, together with other evidences I shall 
 offer, amply corroborate the pedigree. 
 
 In Burke's Landed Gentry for 1875 there is a pedigree of 
 the family under "Jesson of Oakwood." In Mary Willett's 
 West Bromwich is given a tabular pedigree of the Jessons, 
 but it is very inaccurate. 
 
 George Jesson, who married Mary Ford, was grandson of 
 Nicholas Jesson, who was buried on 20 Jany. 1626 at West 
 Bromwich. Nicholas is stated to be mentioned in the will of 
 his brother, John Jesson. Nicholas Jesson had an only son, 
 John Jesson of West Bromwich, who married Amy, daughter 
 of Thomas Darby of Rowley, Staffs. This John Jesson was 
 buried on 24 Apl. 1625 at West Bromwich, and in 163 1 his 
 widow Amy was remarried to Thomas Grove of West 
 Bromwich. 
 
 John Jesson's children, by Amy Darby his wife, were as 
 follows : — 
 
 (1) Thomas Jesson of West Bromwich ; bapt. 14 Oct. 1612 ; living 
 
 27 Jany. 1686. 
 
 (2) Henry Jesson ; burd. 18 Dec. 1615 at West Bromwich. 
 
 (3) George Jesson, who married Mary Ford. 
 
 (4) Richard Jesson, 2 of Wednesbury, Staffs. ; bapt. 19 Nov. 1620 ; 
 
 living 27 Jany. 1686. 
 
 (5) William Jesson, of Cradley, Wore. ; bapt. 16 Feb. 1622 ; living 
 
 27 Jany. 1686. 
 
 (1) Anne Jesson, bapt. 9 Oct. 1614 ; mard. in May 1642 to Edward 
 
 Birch [1619-82], of Northfield, Wore. ; living in 1682. 
 
 (2) Alice Jesson, bapt. 11 May 1617 ; mard. on 13 Aug. 1649 to 
 
 William Kettle, of Northfield, who was living 6 Apl. 1670. 
 
 (3) Catherine Jesson (posthumous) ; bapt. 24 June 1625. 
 
 George Jesson, the third son, married Mary Ford, at 
 
 1 The recorded pedigree (Norfolk 9, 125-128) extends from 1615 to 1846, and 
 is pretty comprehensive. It was entered by Thomas Jesson, of Hill Park, 
 Westerham, Kent (for whom see p. 138), who on 15 May 1854 got a grant of arms 
 to himself and the descendants of his grandfather, Thomas Jesson [1697-1766], 
 of West Bromwich. [Information kindly supplied by Dr. George W. Marshall, 
 York Herald.] 
 
 2 The following will is evidently that of his widow : — 
 
 Mary Jesson, of Wednesbury, Staffs., widow. Will dated 2 Oct. 1713. 
 I give all my cottage and land in West Bromwich, occupied by my grandsons 
 Richard and Thomas Brett, which was devised to me for life by the will of my 
 late husband Richard Jesson, they paying to my grandson Joseph Sterry £,20. To 
 my grand-daur. Mary Nock, -Qw. To my daur. Martha Nock, £&. Residue of 
 amount from cottage, etc., to the rest of my grandchildren, viz., Richard Sterry, 
 Mary Dudley, Richard and Thomas Brett, Martha Brett, Thomas Nock, Richard 
 Nock, Martha Nock and Hannah Nock. To my two sons-in-law, Richard Sterry 
 and Thomas Nock, and my daur. Martha Nock, £i_i-o each. Residue of estate 
 to my grandchildren, Richard Sterry, Mary Dudley, Joseph Sterry, Richard and 
 Thomas Brett, Martha Brett, Thomas Nock, Richard Nock, Mary Nock, Martha 
 Nock and Hannah Nock. Exors. , my grandsons, Richard Brett and Thomas 
 Nock. Wits., Sarah Spittle, Job VViggin and Hannah Spittle. Codicil dated 
 19 Oct. 1715. My grand-daur. Mary Nock is dead. To Richard Nock, my 
 grandson, £\2 to repair the house and barns in Wednesbury. My grandson 
 Richard Nock is dead. Inventory undated ; total, £26-13-2. Appraisers, 
 Robert Seney and Thomas Haden. Proved 6 Dec. 1717 at Lichfield. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX'] 
 
 *35 
 
 West Bromwich, on 13 June 1643. His descendants did not 
 know her relationship to Dr. Johnson, but my informant, the 
 Rev. Thomas Jesson, junior, suspected a connexion. 
 
 In 1658 George Jesson purchased some property in 
 Finchpath, near Wednesbury Bridge, in West Bromwich, from 
 Walter Vale. 1 
 
 Mrs. Willett gives some interesting extracts from papers 
 in the handwriting of George Jesson, belonging to the Rev. 
 Thomas Jesson. 2 These papers consist mostly of accounts, 
 etc., which have no personal flavour. There are various 
 memoranda relating to the Grove family, one of which 
 records that " Thomas Grove and Amye Jesson were married 
 the 1 2th of February, 163 1-2." There is also " A Bill of the 
 funeral expenses of Edward Grove, who departed this life 
 the 2nd day of January, 1668-9." George Jesson was 
 executor to the will of Edward Grove, who was a brother of 
 his stepfather, Thomas Grove. The funeral seems to have 
 been a merry one, conducted on generously hospitable lines. 
 The first item is five guineas " Payd to Edward Jesson for 
 bread and cake " ; then follow twelve shillings " Payd to Sarah 
 Thorne for ale," six shillings " Payd for wine," five shillings 
 " Payd for suger," and items varying from sixpence to four 
 shillings for ginger, cloves and maise, one quarter of veal, 
 four capons, one goose, a piece of beef, two rabbits, tobacco 
 and tobacco pipes. The funeral was a source of profit to some 
 of the deceased's relatives, for twelvepence apiece was paid to 
 Edward, Henry, John and Thomas Grove " for carrying him 
 to Church, and layinge him in his grave." The expenses in 
 total were £10-0-11. The expenses of Thomas Grove's 
 funeral were rather more, for George Jesson enters .£11-12-1 
 as " Paid for my father Grove's funeral expenses." He also 
 enters £10-19-8 as "The charge of housekeeping between 
 my father Grove's death and my mother's," and £8-19-2 for 
 "Mother Grove's funeral expenses." Unfortunately these 
 entries are given without any dates. 
 
 The last item given in George Jesson's writing consists of 
 half a page defining " The outmost boundes of the Parish of 
 Wesbromwich." 
 
 Mr. Thomas Jesson, my informant, had an idea 
 that George Jesson was connected with the iron trade 
 of West Bromwich, but in his will he is described as a 
 yeoman. 
 
 Thomas Jesson, the eldest son of George Jesson and 
 Mary Ford, must have been a man of some means. Mrs. 
 Willett, in a short note on Oakwood, the seat of the Jessons 
 at West Bromwich, says : — " The house was built by Thomas 
 Jesson, who purchased the land in 1679. Like most old 
 houses in this parish the woodwork is entirely of oak, and 
 
 1 Mary Willett's West Bromwich, p. 224. From the same work it appears 
 that the Jessons had been long settled at West Bromwich. On p. 209 is given 
 an abstract of a deed by which Henry " Gesson" acquired certain lands in West 
 Bromwich in 1446. There are numerous other references to the family. 
 
 2 Ibid. pp. 240-248. 
 
 the rooms are most handsomely panelled with this beautiful 
 wood." l 
 
 Mrs. Willett says " the name of the house may have been 
 taken from the land on which it stands, which was called 
 Oakley's Croft." It is therefore clear that Oakwood was 
 built upon the land purchased by Henry Ford, senior, from 
 Thomas Oakley in 1638/ g, 2 which was sold by Henry Ford, 
 junior, to his nephew Thomas Jesson of Sutton Coldfield in 
 1 679.' 
 
 As Thomas Jesson built Oakwood it is probable he lived 
 there, but at his death in 1703 he is again described as of 
 Sutton Coldfield. His wife predeceased him, and he 
 evidently had but the one child, Thomas, who apparently 
 died unmarried. 
 
 Henry Jesson, the second son of George and Mary, 
 matriculated on 15 March 1666/7, aged 18, at Pembroke 
 College, Oxford, as son of George Jesson of West Bromwich, 
 pleb. He took his B.A. degree in 1671. 4 He is described as 
 living 14 Sept. 167 1, but as dead on 25 Nov. 1678. This 
 latter is the date of his father's will, in which he is not 
 mentioned. 6 
 
 As Dr. Johnson, when he went up to Oxford in 1728, 
 entered Pembroke College, it is of some interest to establish 
 that his mother's cousin had entered the same College some 
 sixty years earlier. 
 
 Of John Jesson, the third son of George, there is nothing 
 special to recount. Though, as we learn from his will, 6 he 
 owned property at West Bromwich, as well as at Sutton 
 Coldfield, Castle Bromwich and elsewhere, he lived, up to 
 1690 or later, at Bilston, and afterwards at Graiseley, Wolver- 
 hampton, where he died. 
 
 Thomas Brett of Wolverhampton, whose daughter Eliza- 
 beth married John Jesson, was probably a member of the same 
 family as William Bratt who married Anne Hickman before 
 1680. 7 It will be noticed that Richard Hickman, brother of 
 Anne, in his will dated 4 Feb. 1705/6, mentions his friend 
 William Bratt of Wolverhampton, butcher. 8 Bratt and Brett 
 were no doubt variations of the same name. 9 
 
 It will also have been noticed that John Jesson's uncle, 
 Richard Jesson of Wednesbury, had two grandsons, Richard 
 and Thomas Brett, living at West Bromwich in 1713. 10 
 Mrs. Willett tells us that one William Brett, of West Brom- 
 wich, married Mary [born 171 1], daughter of Matthew Henry, 
 the commentator. 11 
 
 ' Mary Willett's West Bromwich, p. 173. 
 
 2 See p. 127. * See p. 129. 
 
 4 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 6 See p. 197. " See p. 197. 
 
 ' See Pedigree XXVII. 8 See p. 115. 
 
 9 "The name Brett is one of the oldest in West Bromwich, and there is no 
 doubt it is the same as Bratt." Willett's West Bromwich, p. 199. 
 
 10 See p. 34, footnote. This Thomas Brett was probably the one who married 
 Martha Jesson, daur. of John Jesson and Elizabeth Brett, in 1708. 
 
 11 Mary Willett's West Bromwich, p. 199. 
 
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 In his account of Wolverhampton, Shaw says of Graiseley 
 that after the death of one William Normansell, of Wolver- 
 hampton, mercer, "it was sold to one Jesson, the present 
 owner thereof, says Huntbach. 1 From him it has descended 
 to Mr. John Jesson, an opulent attorney, now living there, 
 1800." 2 
 
 Later on I shall deal fully with the descendants of John 
 Jesson and Elizabeth Brett. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson, the fourth and youngest son of George 
 Jesson and Mary Ford, is the most interesting member of the 
 family for us. He left the haunts of his ancestors and settled 
 in London at an early age. Possibly he served his ap- 
 prenticeship there. The earliest record of him is on 18 June 
 1678, when Cornelius Jesson, of St. Giles, Cripplegate, 
 Middlesex, tallow chandler and bachelor, aged about 22, was 
 licensed by the Vicar-General to marry Anne Whiteing, of 
 St. Martin's, Ludgate, London, spinster, aged about 24, with 
 her father's consent, at St. Giles, Cripplegate, aforesaid. 3 
 
 We hear no more of him until 1693, when he was 
 admitted to the freedom of the Ironmongers' Company, as is 
 evidenced by the following extract from their minutes : — 
 
 Cornelius Jesson, Ironmonger by trayde, was admitted into the 
 Freedome of this Company by Redemption. And for the same accord- 
 ing unto an Order of Court the last election day paid twenty Nobles. 
 And took his Oath accordingly paying therefore 12 s according unto an 
 order of Court of Aldermen 5 th Ocber 1693 
 
 On 14 Oct. 1693 the name of " M r Corne 3 Jesson " appears 
 in a list of persons from each of whom had been received the 
 sum of £15 as the fine for being admitted into the Livery. 4 
 
 Some ten years later, on 16 June 1703, Cornelius Jesson, 
 citizen and ironmonger of London, was elected Steward of 
 Christ's Hospital by General Court, out of sixteen candidates, 
 at a salary of £60 a year. The steward was a resident officer 
 holding a very responsible post, for he had not only the 
 oversight of all the clothing and provisions but was also in 
 charge of the children out of school hours, in the hall, wards, 
 playgrounds and other parts of the school. On 21 Oct. 1707 
 Mr. Jesson was voted by Court a gratuity of ^40, on a report 
 from the Committee that he " is a just and faithful servant 
 and one that deserves their favour and encouragement." On 
 further application from him the Court in Dec. 1707 agreed 
 that he be allowed a gratuity of ^20 a year, like his pre- 
 decessor. 6 
 
 Later on I shall deal with Mrs. Johnson's trip to London 
 in 1712, the principal object of which was to have her son 
 
 1 John Huntbach [1639-1704], the celebrated Staffordshire antiquary. 
 
 2 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 172. 
 
 3 Harhian Society, vol. 34, " Allegations for Marriage Licences issued by the 
 Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury," p. 224. Thomas Ball, of St. 
 Giles, Cripplegate, tallow chandler, alleged in this case. 
 
 4 Information supplied by the Clerk to the Ironmongers' Company. 
 
 s From information very kindly supplied by Mr. William Lempriere of Christ's 
 Hospital. 
 
 Samuel touched by the Queen for the cure of his scrofula. 1 
 On this visit Mrs. Johnson stopped in Little Britain, which 
 is but a stone's throw from Christ's Hospital, and, though 
 Dr. Johnson says nothing of it in his " Annals," we can 
 scarcely doubt that she would see much of Cornelius Jesson, 
 who would be able to pilot his country cousin about the 
 streets of London. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson held the post for twenty years, until his 
 death, which is thus recorded in the Historical Register 
 Chronicle for 1723 [p. 53] : — 
 
 Nov. 22. Dy'd Mr. Jesson, Steward of Chris? s-Hospital. 
 
 From the same source we learn of the appointment of 
 
 his successor a fortnight later : — 
 
 Dec. 5. Mr. Leonard Henchman chosen Steward of Chris? s-Hospital, 
 in the Room of Mr. Jesson, deceas'd. [p. 55]. 
 
 On 12 May 1724 the Committee ordered that Cornelius 
 Jesson's salary be paid to his executors up to Christmas, 1723, 
 and also 55. for locks left in the Steward's house. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson died intestate and a widower. 2 Admin- 
 istration of his estate was granted on 4 Apl. 1724 to 
 Cornelius his son. 3 
 
 The death of Cornelius Jesson the younger is thus 
 
 noticed in the London Magazine for September, 1739 [p. 
 
 4 6 S ] :- 
 
 Mr. Cornelius Jesson, one of the most considerable Sail-Cloth-Makers 
 in England. 
 
 He had evidently built up a successful business. In his 
 will he is described simply as " merchant," 4 but his widow in 
 her will calls him " canvas merchant. " 5 She did not 
 survive him by many weeks. Cornelius and Christabella 
 Jesson left no issue, as their wills clearly show. 
 
 Of George Jesson, the second son of Cornelius, I have no 
 definite information. He is described as of London and 
 living in 1709. 
 
 Abraham Jesson, the third son, matriculated on 13 Mch. 
 1705-6, aged 16, at Trinity College, Oxford, as son of 
 Cornelius Jesson of London, gent. 6 He does not appear to 
 have taken any degree, though described as alive in 171 1. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson's younger daughter, Ann, married 
 Edward Harriott, of Helmdon, Northants., but was left a 
 widow in 1729. There is a mural tablet to her and her 
 husband's memory on the south side of the chancel at 
 Helmdon. 7 Their eldest son, Edward, matriculated on 14 
 July 1744, aged 18, at Lincoln College, Oxford, as son of 
 Edward Harriott, of Helmdon, gent. He took his B.A. 
 
 1 See p. 174. 
 
 2 The date of the burial of Cornelius Jesson, of his wife and his son Thomas, 
 I have derived from Harleian Society, vol. 21, " Registers of Christ Church, 
 Newgate, 1538-1754." I find also the baptism of Martha [born 13 June], daur. 
 of William and Elizabeth Jesson, on 27 June 1706. 
 
 3 See p. 198. < See p. 198. * See p. 198, 
 " Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 ' George Baker's Northants., vol. i, p. 633. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 137 
 
 degree in 1748, and his M.A. on 14 Mch. 1750-1. 1 He 
 died on 7 Apl. 1797, aged 72, while Rector of the adjoining 
 parish of Syresham, 2 and was buried at Helmdon, where is 
 a mural tablet to his memory and that of his widow, Mary, 
 who died on 22 Jany. 1820, aged 75. John Harriott, the 
 second son of Edward and Ann, died 6 Mch. 1737, aged 11. :i 
 
 Sarah Jesson, the elder daughter, probably went to live 
 with her sister, for she was buried at Helmdon in 1765, 
 where a slab in the church describes her as Mrs. Sarah 
 Jesson, daughter of Mr. Cornelius Jesson, citizen of London, 
 and Anne his wife. 4 The wills of the two sisters would throw 
 further light on this branch of the family. They were not 
 proved in P.C.C., so perhaps may be at Northampton. 
 
 There is no reason to suppose any connexion between 
 Ann Jesson's husband, Edward Harriott, and Robert 
 Harriotts of Trysull, who married her father's cousin, 
 Elizabeth Barnesley, in 1657. The similarity between the 
 uncommon names is curious, but the Harriott family seems 
 to have belonged to Northants. John Harriott [1745-1817], 
 the projector of the Thames police, was grandson of a 
 Northants. man, the last local representative of a family 
 which had for centuries been small landowners in the county, 
 where they had traded as tanners. 5 
 
 Mrs. Harriotts, in her will in 1726, leaves "unto the sonn 
 and daughters of my Cousin Cornelius Jesson of London 
 (vizt :) Cornelius Sarah and Ann Five pounds apiece." 6 
 
 Sarah Jesson, daughter of George Jesson and Mary Ford, 7 
 does not seem to be mentioned in the family pedigree. She 
 is not alluded to in her father's will, so probably died young. 
 
 I will now deal with the children of John Jesson [165 1- 
 171 2] and Elizabeth Brett his wife. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson, their eldest son, does not seem to have 
 been born until fifteen years after their marriage. He 
 matriculated on 15 Apl. 1708, aged 18, at Balliol College, 
 Oxford, as son of John Jesson, of Bilston, Staffs., pleb. He 
 took his B. A. degree on 16 Feb. 1711-12, and his M.A. in 1714. 8 
 According to Foster he was Vicar of Wombourn 9 and 
 Trysull from 1725 to 1757. 
 
 His connexion with Trysull is of special interest, as his 
 father's cousin, Mrs. Harriotts, was living there until her 
 death in the early part of 1728. It is possible that Mrs. 
 Harriotts was able to bring influence to bear in favour of his 
 presentation to the living. As Mrs. Harriotts kept up her 
 friendship with Mrs. Johnson and was well known by Dr. 
 
 1 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 2 According to Baker [vol. i, p. 680], Edward Harriott, of Lincoln College, 
 Oxford, M.A., was presented to the living of Syresham by Sir Clement Cottrell 
 Dormer, and was instituted 3 July 1787. 
 
 s Baker's Northants., vol. i, p. 633. ' Ibid. vol. i, p. 632. 
 
 5 Dictionary of National Biography. G Seep. 194. 
 
 ' West Bromwich registers. " 1659. Sarah the daughter of George Jesson, 
 and Mary his wife, was borne the 28th of March." 
 
 8 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 9 According to Shaw {Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 215], Cornelius Jesson was 
 Vicar of Wombourn from 1747. He does not enumerate the Vicars of Trysull. 
 
 Johnson, 1 it is therefore scarcely to be doubted that Dr. 
 Johnson would at least hear something of his Jesson relatives 
 even if he did not make their personal acquaintance. While 
 he was at Stourbridge, in 1725-6, he may well have visited 
 Mrs. Harriotts at Trysull, some half-dozen miles away, and 
 met the Rev. Cornelius Jesson. And after he left Stourbridge 
 he spent two years in idleness at home, when he would prob- 
 ably see numerous relatives from time to time. 
 
 Wombourn, the other living held by the Rev. Cornelius 
 Jesson, is nearer to Stourbridge, and lies on the main road to 
 Wolverhampton. 
 
 The pedigree in Burke gives the children of the Rev. 
 Cornelius Jesson, by Mary Egginton his wife, as follows : — 
 
 (1) John Jesson, of Graiseley, Wolverhampton ; died without issue. 
 
 (2) Thomas Jesson, of Wolverhampton ; mard. Elizabeth Pershouse 2 
 
 on 24 Mch. 1754 ; burd. 12 Nov. 1756. 
 
 (3) Cornelius Jesson, in holy orders, of Brewood ; bapt. 10 Sept. 
 
 1724 ; mard. 13 Nov. 1758 to Mary, sister of John Groome of 
 Trysull ; burd. 22 Jany. 1778, leaving 4 sons and 2 daurs. 
 
 (4) Henry Jesson, of Wombourn ; bapt. 16 Feb. 1727. 
 
 (5) Charles Jesson, bapt. 18 Aug. 1732. 
 
 (1) Elizabeth Jesson, died unmard. 
 
 (2) Anne Jesson, mard. James Perry of Erdisley Park, co. Hereford, 
 
 and of Wolverhampton. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson, the third son, matriculated on 16 Mch. 
 1742/3, aged 17, at Balliol College, Oxford, as son of 
 Cornelius Jesson, of Wolverhampton, clerk. He took his 
 B.A. in 1746 and his M.A. in 175a 3 His wife Mary, sister 
 of John Groome of Trysull, would probably be a daughter of 
 Wannerton Groome of Trysull, who was the sole executor of 
 
 ' See p. 143. 
 
 2 The following abstract of her will throws more light on this branch of the 
 
 family: — 
 
 Elizabeth Jesson, of the Churchyard, Wolverhampton, widow. Will 
 dated 19 May 1777. To be buried at Tettenhall in the vault with my mother 
 and brother. In consideration of many faithful services done me by my friend 
 and relation, fames Perry of Wolverhampton, merchant, I give him my 
 messuages, land, etc., charged with the following legacies :— To my godson John 
 Jesson, jun., son of John and Mary Jesson of Tup Street, W'hampton, £100. To 
 my cousin Mary Jesson of W'hampton, /30. To my cousin Richard Jesson of 
 W'hampton, £30. To my cousins James, William, George and Fanny Horton, 
 children of James Horton, late of Oaken, £\o each. To my cousins Thomas and 
 Elisabeth Horton, of Penkridge, /20. To Mary Key, the daur. of William Key, 
 J20. To my sister-in-law, Ann Perry, £20. To my cousins Mary, Thomas 
 and James Perry, children of my friends James and Ann Perry, £100 each. To 
 my brother-in-law, Henry Jesson of Manchester, £20. To John llledge, maltster, 
 for his civilities to me, ,£10. To Penelope Whittingham, my mother's god-daur., 
 £10. To my relation William Key, my messuage, etc., held by copy of Court 
 Roll in the Manor of Stow Heath, situate in Manor Lane, W'hampton, and 
 occupied by Widow Finney. Exors., my relation the said James Perry, 
 merchant. Wits., Coni s Jesson, John Harris and Elizabeth Cheshire. In the 
 Inventory, dated 1 July 1777, are mentioned the following bequests :— To Mrs. 
 Elizabeth Horton, 2 spoons, etc. ; to Mrs. Mary Jesson, 6 spoons ; to Mrs. Mary 
 Perry, 6 spoons ; to Mr. William Kaye, a silver cup ; to the children of Rev. 
 Mr. Cornelius Jesson, spoons ; to James Perry, a cup ; to Mrs. Ann Fox, Mrs. 
 Ann Perry, Miss Kitty Jesson, Miss Mary Perry, Mrs. Mary Jesson, Miss 
 Elizabeth Horton, Miss Fanny Horton, and Elizabeth Cheshire, apparel. Total 
 of Inventory, £125-3-8 ; appraisers, James Eykyn and John Crutchley. Proved 
 6 Oct. 1777, at Lichfield, by James Perry, gent., the exor. 
 
 The following was probably a member of the same family : — 
 
 JOHN Jesson, of Wolverhampton, gent. Admon. granted 29 July 1793, at 
 Lichfield, to Richard Jesson of W'hampton, gent., and Mary Jesson, wife of 
 John Jesson, banker, the son and daur. of the deed. Surety, Charles Allport 
 of Lichfield, writing clerk. Penalty of bond, £5,000. 
 
 3 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
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 Mrs. Harriotts' will, and whose relationship to that lady I deal 
 with elsewhere. 1 John Jesson, one of the sons of Cornelius 
 Jesson and Mary Groome, followed his father and grandfather 
 to Balliol, where he matriculated on 12 Dec. 177 8, aged 18, 
 as son of Cornelius Jesson, of Enmore, Somerset, clerk. 
 He took his B.A. in 1782, but we learn no more of him. 2 
 
 Thomas Jesson of West Bromwich, the third son of John 
 Jesson and Elizabeth Brett, was the ancestor of the present 
 representatives of the family. His wife, Mary Chambers, is 
 described as sister of William Chambers and the Rev. Richard 
 Chambers. This Richard matriculated on 9 July 1712, aged 
 15, at Pembroke College, Oxford (Dr. Johnson's College), as 
 son of Timothy Chambers, of Moseley, Wore, gent. He 
 took his B.A. in 1716, and his M.A. on 10 March. 1718/19. 
 He became Rector of Naunton Beauchamp, Wore, in 1730, 
 and was made a Canon of Hereford the same year. 3 The 
 name of Timothy Chambers, gent., appears in a list of 
 Worcestershire landowners, dated 1 703-4, under Kings 
 Norton ; also the name of John Chambers. 4 
 
 Thomas Jesson and Mary Chambers had issue as 
 
 follows : 5 — 
 
 I. Joseph Jesson, of West Bromwich ; born 9 May 1736 ; mard. 
 Anne, daur. of John Farmer, of Caldwell, Derbyshire, and of Ratcliffe 
 Culey, Leic. She died 14 Apl. 1815. He died 17 Nov. 1816, leaving 
 issue to survive and marry," 
 
 Thomas Jesson, of Severn Hall, nr. Bridgnorth ; born 17 May 1767 ; 
 
 mard. 20 Oct. 1796 to Sarah Baker, daur. of Edward Haslewood, 
 
 alderman of Bridgnorth. She died 5 Oct. 1810. He died 7 Oct. 
 
 1837, leaving issue by her,' 
 
 Thomas Jesson, of Oakwood, West Bromwich, J. P. Staffs. ; born 
 
 25 Oct. 1801 ; mard. [1st] 21 Aug. 1834 to Susanna, 2nd daur. 
 
 of Joseph Smith, of Summerfield House, West Bromwich. She 
 
 died 15 June 1853, and he was mard. [2ndly] 8 Apl. 1856 to 
 
 Mary Charlotte, 3rd daur. of William Izon, of The Lodge, West 
 
 Bromwich. Thomas Jesson had issue by his first wife, 
 
 (1) Henry Jesson, Vicar of St. Peter's, West Bromwich, since 
 
 1893 ; born 4 July 1842. 
 
 (2) Thomas Jesson, LL.B., Rector of Bishops Cleeve, nr. 
 
 Cheltenham, since 1895; born 22 Nov. 1843; mard. 
 Ellen Sanders, and has, with other issue, Thomas 
 Jesson, B.A. Christ Church, Oxford, Curate of St. 
 Columba's, Sunderland, since 1901, to whom I have 
 acknowledged my indebtedness for information of the 
 family. 
 
 (1) Susan Emmeline Jesson, died in 1878 at Lichfield ; burd. 
 at West Bromwich. 
 
 (2) Mary Louisa Maude Jesson, died 13 Oct. 1846. 
 
 Anne Jesson, mard. 20 June 1826 to John Bagnall [1794-1840], of 
 West Bromwich, as his first wife. She died 5 Sept. 1827, aged 
 
 1 See p. 145. 
 
 2 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. This John Jesson and his brothers 
 evidently left no issue, for the descendants of the Rev. Cornelius Jesson, Vicar of 
 Trysull, are said to have died out in the third generation. I presume this refers 
 only to the male line. 
 
 3 Ibid. 
 
 1 Grazebrook's Heraldry of Worcestershire, vol. ii, p. 733. 
 3 Mrs. Willett shows other sons George, John, Thomas and Charles Jesson, 
 who died in infancy. 
 
 6 According to Mrs. Willett's pedigree, Joseph and Ann Jesson had altogether 
 3 sons and 6 daurs. 
 
 7 Mrs. Willett shows also a son, Edward Jesson, burd. 24 Jany. 1818 at West 
 Bromwich. 
 
 29, leaving one child, Anne Jesson Bagnall, who died Sept. 
 1829, aged 2 years. 
 Catherine Jesson, mard. 9 Feb. 1796 to Thomas Molesworth, of 
 
 Birmingham. 
 Sarah Jesson, mard. 18 Sept. 1S04 to Charles Allcock, of Solihull 
 
 Hall, Warwicks. 
 Rebecca Jesson, mard. 18 Sept. 1804 to Rev. John Hardinge, M.A., 
 Rector of Hopesay, Salop. 
 II. Richard Jesson, of Cooper's Hill and the Leveretts, Handsworth ; 
 High Sheriff of Staffs, in 1804; born 10 July 1741 ; mard. 14 Feb. 
 1776 to Mary, daur. of Thomas Willats, of Caversham, Oxford ; 
 died Aug. 18 10 [burd. at West Bromwich], leaving issue by Mary 
 his wife, who died 9 Apl. 1779, 
 
 1. Richard Jesson, died unmard., Mch. 1803. 
 
 2. Thomas Jesson, of Hill Park, Westerham, Kent, and Beech 
 
 House, Southampton, and formerly of Charlemont Hall, 
 West Bromwich ; born 20 Mch. 1779 ; mard. Anna Elliott, 
 daur. of the Rev. William Percy, of Queen's Square, Lon- 
 don, and had issue, 
 
 (1) Richard Jesson, born 13 Nov. 1804; matriculated 21 Oct. 
 
 1822, aged 18, at Trinity College, Oxford, as eldest son 
 of Thomas Jesson, of West Bromwich, armiger ; died 
 without issue. 
 
 (2) Thomas Jesson, born 28 Dec. 1810 ; mard. Anne Frances, 
 
 daur. of J. Reade Kempe, and had issue. 
 
 (3) William Percy Jesson, mard. Agnes Louisa, daur. of 
 
 J. Wilson, and had issue. 
 
 (1) Cecilia Wolsey Jesson, mard. Alexander David Inglis, of 
 
 Marden Park, Surrey. 
 
 (2) Charlotte Elizabeth Jesson, mard. [1st] 9 July 1828 to 
 
 John Jones, of Derry Ormond, Lampeter, who died Jany. 
 
 1835. She mard. [2nd] the Rev. Washington Phillips, 
 
 and died Dec. 1864, leaving issue by John Jones, 
 
 (1) John Inglis Jones, of Derry Ormond, J. P. and D.L. co. 
 
 Cardigan, and High Sheriff in 1852 ; born 15 July 
 
 1829; mard. 6 Aug. i860 to Lady Elizabeth Malet 
 
 Vaughan, elder daur. of Ernest Augustus, 4th Earl of 
 
 Lisburne. Mr. Inglis Jones, who was sometime in the 
 
 Royal H orse Guards, died 15 Dec. 1879, having had issue, 
 
 (1) Herbert Inglis Jones, born Jany., died May, 1863. 
 
 (2) Herbert Inglis Jones, Lieut. Royal Horse Guards, 
 
 born June 1865 ; died 1887, without issue. 
 
 (3) Wilmot Inglis-Jones, of Derry Ormond, J. P., D.L., 
 
 High Sheriff of Cardigan in 1891 ; born 1868 ; mard. 
 27 Nov. 1897 to Eva Winifred Selina, daur. of Alfred 
 David Ker, J. P., of Montalto, co. Down, and has issue, 
 
 John Alfred Inglis-Jones, born 10 Nov. 1898. 
 
 Elizabeth Winifred Inglis-Jones, born 6 Jany. 1900. 
 (1) Mary Gwendolen Inglis Jones, mard. 3 Aug. 1887 to 
 Sir Henry Hamilton Enroll Chamberlain, 4th Bart., 
 and has issue, 
 
 Henry Wilmot Chamberlain, born 17 May 1899. 
 
 Ursula Elizabeth Chamberlain, born 20 Feb. 1897. 
 
 (1) Isabella Catherine Jones, mard. to Robert Emilius 
 
 Wilson, of Knowle Hall, Warwicks., and died in 1857, 
 leaving issue. 
 
 (2) Charlotte Seymour Jones, mard. in 1853 to Edmund 
 
 Probyn, of Huntley Manor, Glouc, J. P. and D.L., High 
 Sheriff in 1875. He was born in 1825, and died in 
 1890, leaving issue by her, 
 
 (1) Edmund Probyn, died in 1870. 
 
 (2) John Langford Probyn, late 79th Highlanders ; born 
 
 in 1857. 
 
 (3) Leslie Probyn, born in 1862. 
 
 (1) Alice D'Alton Probyn, mard. [1st] 15 May 1878 to 
 Ernest Augustus Malet, 5th Earl of Lisburne, who 
 died 31 Mch. 188S. She was mard. [2nd] 25 Sept. 
 1 889 to William Archer, 3rd Earl Amherst. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 139 
 
 (2) Evelyn Probyn, mard. 24 Oct. 1888 to Arthur Henry 
 
 George, 6th Earl of Lisburne, who died 4 Sept. 1899, 
 leaving issue by her, 
 
 Ernest Edmund Henry Malet Vaughan, 7th and 
 present Earl of Lisburne ; bom 8 Feb. 1892. 
 
 Enid Evelyn Malet Vaughan, born 27 Sept. 1889. 
 
 (3) Blanche Probyn. 
 
 (4) Charlotte Eugenia Probyn. 
 
 (3) Eugenia Elizabeth Jones, mard. to the Rev. William 
 
 Henry Hawker, of Ashford House, Hants., 3rd son of 
 
 Admiral Edward Hawker [1782-1860]. He died in 
 
 1874. She died in 1901, leaving a son, 
 
 William Carmichael Hawker, of Ashford House ; 
 
 born i860; mard. 1885 to Mary Wilhelmina Noel, 
 
 eldest daur. of Captain A. W. Money, of Little 
 
 Stodham, Hants. 
 
 (3) Anne Maria Jesson, mard. to the Rev. Robert Money 
 Chatfield. 1 
 
 (4) Caroline Jesson, died unmard. in 1840. 
 
 1. Elizabeth Jesson, mard. Samuel James Dawes, 2 of the Leveretts, 
 Handsworth, son of Samuel Dawes, of Birmingham. He was 
 bapt. 10 Feb. 1772 at St. Martin's, Birmingham, and burd. in 
 May 1853, aged 81, at West Bromwich. She was burd. in June 
 1842, aged 66, at West Bromwich, having had issue, with 
 Samuel, Frederick, Edward, Mary Ann, and Elizabeth Dawes, 
 who all died unmard. and were burd. at West Bromwich, 
 
 (1) Richard Jesson Dawes, bapt. Sept. 180S ; matriculated 13 May 
 
 1829, aged 20, at Worcester College, Oxford, as eldest son of 
 Samuel Dawes, of Handsworth, armiger ; B.A. 1833; M.A. 
 1835 ; 3 mard. 6 Mch. 1838, at Handsworth, to Letitia, daur. of 
 the Rev. Edward Burn, Incumbent of St. Mary's, Birming- 
 ham ; died 18 Aug. 1872 at Worthing. 
 
 (2) Henry Dawes, born 1815 ; mard. 8 Apl. 1843, at Charlton 
 
 Kings, Glouc, to Anne Elizabeth Bradshaw, and had issue 
 by her (all bapt. at West Bromwich), 
 
 (1) Samuel James Dawes, born 18 Feb. 1848. 
 
 (2) Henry Dawes, born 25 May 1850. 
 
 (1) Arabella Elizabeth Dawes. 
 
 (2) Emily Harriet Dawes. 
 
 I. Ann Jesson, born 23 Nov. 1730 ; mard. to John Wright. 
 
 II. Mary Jesson, born 14 Aug. 1732 ; mard. to Matthias Chattock, 
 whose father John Chattock [died 1771] married Mary Astley [died 
 1776] in 1729 and was a son of John Chattock and Mary Jesson. 
 
 III. Elizabeth Jesson, born 27 Dec. 1733. 
 
 IV. Sarah Jesson, born 30 Apl. 1735 ; mard. to Thomas Farmer, son 
 of John Farmer by Elizabeth, daur. of John Chattock and Mary 
 Jesson. 
 
 V. Jane Jesson, born 8 July 1737. 
 
 VI. Rebecca Jesson, born 8 Aug. 1739; mard. to Richard Chattock 
 [died 1822], whose father Thomas Chattock [died 1794] married Anne 
 Prattenton and was son of John Chattock and Mary Jesson. 4 
 
 1 The present Admiral Alfred John Chatfield, C.B. [bom 1831], is described 
 as eldest son of the Rev. Robert Money Chatfield. Robert Edward, 8th son of 
 Robert Money Chatfield, of Woodford, Wilts., clerk, matric. at St. Edmund 
 Hall, Oxford, 17 Oct. 1S63, aged iS. 
 
 2 See Joseph Foster's Lancashire Pedigrees. Samuel James Dawes was 
 a distant kinsman of Edward Alleyne Dawes [see Pedigree XXII and p. 75]. 
 
 In the will of Richard Jackson in 1775 [see p. 55, footnote} it will be seen 
 that one of those who benefited was Ann, wife of Thomas Dawes, of Coleshill, 
 Warwicks., and late of Lichfield, currier. From Foster's pedigree I learn that 
 Edward Alleyne Dawes' father, Matthew Dawes, F.S.A., was son of Matthew 
 Corr Dawes, whose father, Thomas Dawes [1742-1S20], married, in 1767, Anna 
 [1745-92], daur. and co-heir of Allen Heart, alias Corr, of Yoxall Lodge, 
 Needwood Forest. Thomas Dawes is described as of Birmingham, but was born 
 at Coleshill ; and his father, William Dawes, is described as of Birmingham and 
 sometime of Lichfield. It is therefore clear that Anna Heart who married 
 Thomas Dawes must have been the beneficiary under Richard Jackson's will. 
 
 3 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 4 For particulars of these complicated intermarriages between the Jesson and 
 
 The preceding pedigree is by no means complete, but 
 consists only of the information I could glean from printed 
 sources. 1 The dates, though probably accurate in most 
 cases, must be accepted with reserve. 
 
 It is a point of some interest that John Farmer, of Cald- 
 well, Derbyshire, and Ratcliffe Culey, Leic, whose daughter 
 Anne married Joseph Jesson of West Bromwich, was a 
 kinsman 2 of Richard Farmer [1735-97], D.D., Master of 
 Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and an eminent Shake- 
 spearian scholar, who had a "joyous meeting" with Dr. 
 Johnson at Cambridge in 176s. 2 Richard Farmer was a son 
 of Richard Farmer of Ratcliffe Culey by Hannah, daughter 
 of John Knibb. John Farmer, who married Elizabeth 
 Chattock, seems to have been a member of the same family. 
 
 Whether Dr. Johnson and Dr. Farmer had any idea that 
 their kinsfolk had intermarried we can scarcely say, but it is 
 quite possible they may have discovered the connexion. 
 
 The following is a sketch pedigree showing what I have 
 learnt from printed sources 4 of the descendants of John 
 Chattock and Mary Jesson. It is not in any way complete. 
 Their marriage settlement was dated 7 June 1704 and they 
 had issue : — 
 
 A. John Chattock, of Haye House, Castle Bromwich ; bapt. 27 Aug. 
 
 1706 ; mard. to Mary Astley [settlement dated 2 Oct. 1729] ; burd. 
 
 8 Dec. 1771 at Aston-juxta-Birmingham ; will dated 1 Dec. 1771 ; left 
 
 issue by Mary his wife, who was burd. 28 Sept. 1776, aged 72, at Aston, 
 
 {a) Matthias Chattock, to whom his father bequeathed his estate at 
 
 Castle Bromwich ; mard. Mary [born 14 Aug. 1732], second 
 
 daur. of Thomas Jesson, of West Bromwich, by Mary, daur. of 
 
 Timothy Chambers ; burd. 18 May 1784 at Aston. 
 
 (b) Christopher Chattock, to whom his father bequeathed .£2,000 : 
 
 bapt. 29 Jany. 1740 at Castle Bromwich ; burd. 19 Oct. 1791 at 
 Aston. 
 
 (c) Thomas Chattock, to whom his father bequeathed ,£2,000 ; bapt. 
 
 16 Aug. 1741. 
 
 Chattock families, I am indebted to a communication by the Rev. Thomas 
 Jesson, jun., to the Genealogical Magazine [vol. i, p. 491], showing how "three 
 men, first cousins to one another, married three sisters who were first cousins to 
 their husbands' parents." 
 
 1 The principal sources have been Burke's Landed Gentry for 1875 and 1900 ; 
 Burke's Peerage for 1905 ; and Walford's County Families for 1905 ; also the 
 pedigree in Mary Willett's West Bromwich, and other works referred to. 
 
 - What the exact relationship was seems doubtful. Nichols, in his Leicester- 
 shire [vol. iv, pp. 950-1], gives a pedigree of Farmer of Ratcliffe Culey, but does 
 not show John Farmer of Caldwell. But he gives the burial at Ratcliffe, on 
 8 Nov. 1787, of "John Farmer, jun. " [ibid., p. 942], and says in a footnote : — 
 "Very soon after the death of John Farmer jun. in 1787, his father, who was 
 then a very old man, and seems not to have been a native of Ratcliffe, sold the 
 property, and went to live with a son at Cadwell, alias Caldwell, in Derbyshire, 
 where their principal estate lay. The old man and his son both died in a few 
 years after ; and I am informed there is one grandson, who has lately sold the 
 
 only remaining property at Caldwell to Mr. Freen, late of Atherstone, in 
 
 the county of Warwick." Nichols, in saying John Farmer "seems not to have 
 been a native of Ratcliffe," no doubt simply meant he was not baptized there. 
 John Farmer of Atherstone, who married Joseph Jesson's cousin, Elizabeth 
 Chattock, in 1736, is described by Christopher Chattock [Antiquities, p. 213] as 
 " cousin " of Dr. Richard Farmer. 
 
 ' See life of Richard Farmer in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 4 These sources are principally : — Antiquities, by Christopher Chattock, 
 1884 ; Grazebrook's LLeraldry of Worcestershire ; and the communication by 
 Rev. Thomas Jesson, jun., to the Genealogical Magazine [vol. i, p. 491]. 
 
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 B. Thomas Chattock, of Castle Bromwich ; bapt. 10 June 1712 ; 
 mard. Anne, daur. of Joseph Prattenton, of Clearland, near Hartlebury, 
 Wore, and of Mary Shakespere his wife -, 1 died 1794, leaving issue, 
 
 (a) Thomas Chattock, of Park Hall, Castle Bromwich ; mard. Sarah, 
 daur. of William Heatley Noble, of Birmingham, merchant, and sister 
 of the Rev. Mark Noble [1754-1827], F.S.A., author of Memoirs of 
 the Protectoral House of Cromwell, and had issue, 
 
 Christopher Chattock, of Castle Bromwich ; mard. Elizabeth, 
 daur. of Thomas Farmer, of the Manwoods, Handsworth (who 
 was a grandson of John Farmer and Elizabeth Chattock), and 
 had issue, 
 
 Christopher Chattock, of Haye House, Castle Bromwich ; 
 author of Antiquities, 1884. 
 (0) Richard Chattock; mard. to Rebecca [born 8 Aug. 1739], sixth 
 daur. of Thomas Jesson, of West Bromwich, by Mary, daur. of 
 Timothy Chambers ; died 1822. 
 
 C. Cornelius Chattock, of Kings Norton ; bapt. 11 June 17 14 ; mard. 
 
 Miss Lyttelton, of Halesowen, and had issue, 
 Sandys Chattock. 
 
 Elizabeth Chattock, mard. Henry Ward, of Moat House, 
 Castle Bromwich. 
 
 D. Mary Chattock, bapt. 27 Feb. 1707 at Castle Bromwich ; living 
 
 17 Apl. 1732, unmard. 
 
 E. Elizabeth Chattock, bapt. 25 Dec. 1709 at Castle Bromwich; 
 
 mard. John Farmer, 2 the younger, of Atherstone ; settlement 
 
 dated 25 Dec. 1736, Thomas Chattock and Thomas Farmer of 
 
 Clifton, 3 Leic, being trustees ; had issue, 
 
 Thomas Farmer, 4 mard. Sarah [born 30 Apl. 1735], fourth 
 
 daur. of Thomas Jesson, of West Bromwich, by Mary, daur. 
 
 of Timothy Chambers. 
 
 No doubt I could have obtained much fuller particulars 
 of the Farmers and the Chattocks, as well as of other de- 
 scendants of George Jesson and Mary Ford, but time did 
 not allow, and the exigencies of space would have prevented 
 any very detailed account of them. 
 
 Christopher Chattock, of Haye House, Castle Bromwich, 
 who in 1884 published a book entitled Antiquities, was a 
 surveyor by profession. The book, which was issued to 
 subscribers at one guinea, is a quarto volume of over 300 
 pages, and its principal feature is a series of short abstracts 
 of deeds and charters — some 300 in number — relating to the 
 Chattock family and dating from the twelfth century. These 
 documents are now preserved in the Birmingham Refer- 
 ence Library. Mr. Chattock's modesty with regard to his 
 pedigree was strangely insistent. Before commencing his ab- 
 stracts he offers the following explanation : — " If any one is 
 inclined to think that some of them here given would have 
 been better omitted, as their publicity savours far too 
 much of genealogical effort and effect, I must remark that 
 such was not the object of the author, as is patent to those 
 who know him, and can be easily gleaned by those who do 
 
 1 Notes and Queries, 10th Series, i, p. 448. 
 
 - Perhaps this John Farmer was identical with John Farmer of Caldwell and 
 Ratcliffe Culey, whose daur. Anne married Joseph Jesson [1736-1S16], brother 
 of Sarah Jesson who married Thomas Farmer. Atherstone, though in Warwick- 
 shire, is only ij mile from Ratcliffe Culey in Leic. I find from Who's Who that 
 John Bretland Farmer, F. R.S. , Professor of Botany at Royal Coll. of Science, is 
 son of J. H. Farmer, of The Mythe, Atherstone. 
 
 8 I cannot find a Clifton in Leicestershire. 
 
 1 Whether this Thomas Farmer was the father or the uncle of Thomas Farmer 
 of the Manwoods, Handsworth, whose daur. Elizabeth mard. Christopher 
 Chattock, I cannot say. 
 
 not, from the profuse sneers at all heraldry and genealogy 
 scattered thoughout his pages." l And in opening a long 
 attack on Sir William Dugdale, Mr. Chattock remarks: — 
 " This I do without the slightest risings of petty spite on the 
 old score of heraldry and genealogy, for both of which I enter- 
 tain the most supreme contempt." 2 He certainly offers us 
 no pedigree of the Chattocks. 
 
 As the reviewer in the Midland Antiquary 3 put it, " every 
 page bristles with absurdities." Another reviewer, in a 
 Birmingham paper, alluded to " his very extraordinary 
 etymological heresies " as " wofully far-fetched, and without 
 a shred of fact to support them." 
 
 Mr. Chattock attacks Sir William Dugdale with especial 
 bitterness, it appears, because he " was fond of money, was 
 revengeful, and in all his writings studiously avoided the 
 slightest allusion to those families who did not believe in 
 paying fees to heralds, and subscriptions to his works and 
 ' plates ' " 4 — the Chattocks being among the families who 
 kept their pockets buttoned up. " All the pedigree -mongers 
 are bad enough, but he is doubtless the worst of all. . . . 
 I believe that Dugdale has erred, and done more harm than 
 all the other old pedigree -mongers together, and that he and 
 the Heralds College have done more to demoralize a certain 
 class in this country than any other man and institution." 5 
 Had Mr. Chattock been spared until a few years ago he 
 might have made a suitable opponent for Mr. Fox- 
 Davies. 
 
 It appears that a branch of the Chattock family settled 
 in Dorsetshire, at the Visitation of the county in 1565, 
 " obtained acknowledgment from the Heralds College that 
 the arms of the Chattocks were ' A fess, Gules, between three 
 gads.'" But the head of the Castle Bromwich family dis- 
 claimed arms at the Visitation of 1602-3. Mr. Chattock 
 seems wroth because " this disclaimer is recorded in the 
 books at the heralds office," which " is another proof, if proofs 
 were wanting, of the utter absurdity of heraldry, for by these 
 books it appears that some families who have an indubitable 
 right to 'bear arms,' are disqualified to do so, i.e., a mis- 
 leading entry is made in the books to gratify the petty spite 
 of the heralds." After thus disposing of the Heralds, he is 
 enabled to drag a near relative to the gibbet. " The most 
 racy part of the business, however, is that these arms have 
 recently been ' granted ' to a brother of mine, who, I am sorry 
 to say, has been weak enough to apply for them." 6 It is 
 difficult to understand why Mr. Chattock, with his uncon- 
 cealed contempt for heraldry and genealogy, should have 
 troubled his head about the Chattock arms and the question 
 of their official recognition. He devotes a good deal of space 
 to elaborating a theory that the Chattocks were descended 
 from " Anglo-Hebrew Christians " named Shetach. 
 
 That Mr. Chattock was a man of energy and resource in 
 
 ' Antiquities, p. 45. 
 ' Antiquities, p. 125. 
 
 - Ibid. p. 126. 
 Ibid. pp. 128-9. 
 
 3 Vol. iii, p. 36. 
 6 Ibid. pp. 125-6. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 141 
 
 his own profession is evident from his confession that he 
 " could, with two yoke of those animals (oxen) and half a 
 score labourers, erect another Stonehenge (such as the present 
 one was when first completed) in a few weeks." : 
 
 At the end of his volume he advertises another work 
 from his pen entitled The Rich Relative ; A Novel, with Two 
 Heroes, as shortly to be published, in three volumes, the 
 subscription price being 31J. 6d. It would be of interest to 
 know how many subscribers he obtained. 
 
 Had Mr. Chattock only known of his kinship with Dr. 
 Johnson, he might have introduced himself, as a distant 
 relative, to that prince of genealogical cranks, the late General 
 Plantagenet-Harrison. 2 It is strange that among the 
 Doctor's kinsmen should be included two such eccentric 
 antiquaries : one of them refusing to print a single pedigree 
 in his book, 3 and the other prefacing his volume with an 
 immense pedigree that will always stand as a supreme 
 example of fantastic genealogy. However wide asunder in 
 their views on family history, they nevertheless had an 
 egotism in common which would have borne comparison 
 with that of their distinguished relative. 
 
 Josias Bull, who married Sarah Jesson in 1720, was only 
 son and heir of William Bull, of Kingshurst, in the parish of 
 Coleshill, Warwicks., by Anne his first wife, daughter of 
 Edward Birch, of Northfield, Wore, and Anne Jesson his 
 wife, sister to George Jesson who married Mary Ford. 4 
 
 THE BARNESLEYS OF TRYSULL, AND MRS. HARRIOTTS. 
 
 The Barnesleys of Trysull recorded their pedigree at the 
 Visitation of Staffordshire in 1663. 5 Grazebrook says that 
 a pedigree of the family was also entered at the College of 
 Arms in 1597, attested by Sir William Dethick, Garter, 
 William Camden, Clarencieux, and Sir William Segar, Norroy, 
 who allowed them the following arms : — Sable, a cross 
 between four roses argent, a mullet for difference. Crest : A 
 man's head couped at the breast front-faced proper, charged 
 with a mullet for difference. 6 These were the arms of the 
 Barnesleys of Barnsley Hall, Worcestershire, from whom 
 they claimed descent, with the mullet for difference. 
 
 " William Barnsley, of Tresle, Gent," paid a fine of £10 for 
 exemption from knighthood in 163 1. 7 He was the grandfather 
 of William Barnesley who married Henry Ford's daughter. 
 
 The Visitation pedigree says that " William Barnesley of 
 
 1 Antiquities, p. 20. " See p. 184. 
 
 3 Despite this I find to his credit that Christopher Chattock was one of the 
 original subscribers to the HarJeian Society. 
 
 > See p. 134. 
 
 1 William Salt Archaeological Society's Collections for a History of Stafford- 
 shire, vol. v, part 2 (1884):— "Visitations of Staffordshire in i6l4and 1663-64," 
 ed. by H. Sydney Grazebrook. 
 
 6 See Collections for a History of Staffordshire, vol. ii, part 2:— "Arms 
 recorded at the Visitation of 1663-4." 
 
 ' Collections for a History of Staffordshire, vol. ii, part 2, p. 16. 
 
 Trysull, set. 44 ann. 10 April 1663," married " Elizabeth, da. 
 of Henry Forde of Birmingham, co. Warwick," and had 
 issue, " Thomas Barnesley, s. and h., aet. 3 ann. 10 April 
 1663," and " Elizabeth." 
 
 The registers of St. Martin's, Birmingham, and of Trysull, 
 show us that William Barnesley married Elizabeth Tomkis 
 at the end of 1657, and it is therefore evident that Elizabeth 
 Ford had been married before to a Mr. Tomkis. I can give 
 no particulars of this first marriage, but probably there was 
 no issue of it. There was a respectable family of the name 
 of Tomkys settled at Bilston, which lies between Birmingham 
 and Trysull. John Tomkys, of Bilston, Staffs., pleb., matri- 
 culated 14 June 1661, aged 18, at New Inn Hall, Oxford, and 
 took his B.A. in 1664. He took his M.A. from King's College, 
 Cambridge, in 1668, and in 1682 was Vicar of Snitterfield, 
 Warwicks. 1 John Tomkys of Bilston was one of those who 
 were disclaimed at the public assizes held at Stafford in Aug. 
 1664. 2 Perhaps, however, it is more significant that some 
 land at West Bromwich, of which Henry Ford, senior, took 
 a lease in 1643, was bounded on one side by the land of Francis 
 Tomkys, 3 who was probably a son of Francis Tomkys of 
 Wednesbury, who died in 1638/9. 4 Wednesbury and West 
 Bromwich are adjoining parishes. 
 
 William Barnesley [1618-85], °f Trysull, who by his 
 marriage to Elizabeth Tomkis, nee Ford, became great-uncle 
 to Dr. Johnson, is not a mere name in the pedigree, for we 
 have a personal reference to him in a contemporary work. 
 That celebrated antiquary, Robert Plot [1640-96], LL.D., 
 F.R.S., visited Trysull somewhere about 1675-7 and fell in 
 with our William, of whose habit of scientific observation he 
 relates the following instance. 
 
 To these add an Iris seen about nine years since, at the Parish of 
 Tresle by Mr. William Barnesley, a good old Gentleman, whose 
 assistance in riding about and showing me the Country (notwithstanding 
 his Age) must by no means be forgotten, which though perfect indeed in 
 figure, was yet irregular in position ; the Horns of the Bow terminating 
 in the Horizon, the Centers of *"/ and the Sun, and the Eye of the 
 Beholder being also in the same right line ; But the Spectator not 
 between the Sim and the Rai?ibow : for it appeared it seems in the Clouds 
 on the same side of the Hemisphere with the Sun itself, and not on the 
 opposite ; so that the Sun and Spectator were the two extreams, and 
 the Iris in the middle, and not the Beholder : A Phenomenon (if not 
 
 1 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 - Collections for a History of Staffordshire, vol. v, part 2, p. 344. 
 
 3 See p. 127. 
 
 * Francis Tomkys, senior, of Wednesbury, Staffs. , yeoman. Will dated 
 24 Jany. 1638. To be burd. in the High Chancel of the parish church of 
 Wednesbury, near where my wife was burd. To Francis Tomkys, my son, my 
 freehold lands, tenements, etc., in Wednesbury. To my daur. Dorothy Tomkys, 
 £40 and a feather bed, etc. To my daur. Elisabeth Tomkys, £So and a feather 
 bed, etc. To my daur. Sarah, wife aijohn Woodward, ,£20, and to Francis and 
 Margaret, their children, 10*/- each. To my daur. Mary, wife of Richard 
 Sylvester, £20. To my grandchild, Mary Sylvester, £6-13-4. Residue to my 
 son Francis Tomkys, and make him exor. Overseer, my kinsman Alexander 
 Wighttueeke of Wightweeke, gent. Wits., Henry Addenbroke, Henry Manifold, 
 and Richard Dolphin, clerk. Inventory dated I Mch. 1638/9; total £204-4-8 ; 
 appraisers, Richard Dolphin, clerk, William Hopkins, John Hoo and Henry 
 Siddowne. Proved 4 Mch. 1638/9, at Lichfeld, by the sole exor. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 a Segment of some vast Halo) I think not very easy, if at all to be 
 paralleFd. 1 
 
 We learn from Plot, later in the same volume, that 
 William Barnesley, in addition to being a student of the 
 Heavens, was also something of a geologist. 
 
 I was told also at Treasle by Mr. William Barnesley, that they had 
 thereabout a sort of "white pebbles containing a mealy substance within 
 them, that perhaps may be the Agaricus mineralis of the Naturalists, of 
 which because at large in my History of Oxfordshire, no more of it 
 here. 2 
 
 The Staffordshire squires are said to have chuckled many 
 years after at the thought of how they had " humbugged old 
 Plot." 3 Possibly therefore we may account William Barnes- 
 ley to have been more of a humorist than a savant. 
 
 The will of William Barnesley, made in 1684 about 
 fourteen months before his death, is a brief document. 4 
 Unlike Shakespeare, he left his " welbeloved wife " his " best 
 bed and bedding." The most interesting reference is to 
 " all my books and desks in my studdy," which indicates 
 that he was a man of some literary proclivities. His sister 
 Mary Briggs would be the Mary Barnesley who at the 
 Visitation in 1663 seems to have been unmarried. " My 
 sister Hinnes " must, I think, be an error for Kinnes, which is 
 the spelling of the name in the will of his widow. And his 
 sister, Isabel Barnesley, is described in the Visitation pedi- 
 gree as " wife of Henry King, Citizen of London." Probably 
 she was the sister referred to. How he came to have " lands 
 in Kent " I cannot say, but it will be noticed later that the 
 Pratts, his sister's children, had some connexion with Kent. 
 
 The will of Mrs. Barnesley, in 1696, 5 has more interest 
 for us than that of her husband, as she was sister to Johnson's 
 grandfather, Cornelius Ford, to whom she leaves £z> for 
 mourning. To each of the children of Cornelius Ford she 
 leaves £$ apiece. To Sarah Ford, the future mother of 
 Dr. Johnson, and to each of her sisters, she leaves " one pair 
 of Flaxen sheets." The most interesting bequest is perhaps 
 that of £5 to the poor of Trysull, " to be added to their stock 
 & the interest thereof to be laid out yearly in buying books 
 for poor children." This is evidence that Mrs. Barnesley set 
 some store by education, as it was much more usual to leave 
 money for purely charitable purposes. The Benefaction 
 board at Trysull thus records the bequests of Mr. and Mrs. 
 Barnesley. 
 
 Mr. William Barnsley senr. left five pounds Mrs. Elizabeth Barnsley 
 left five pounds and Mr. Thomas Hickmans gave 10 pounds the interest 
 of both which to buy books for the Poor Children of the Parish of 
 Trysull. 
 
 Mrs. Barnesley leaves £5 to her niece Elizabeth, wife of 
 
 1 The Natural History of Staffordshire, by Robert Plot, LL.D., 1686, p. 6. 
 
 2 Ibid. pp. 124-5. Both these references to William Barnesley are quoted by 
 Stebbing Shaw in his Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 209, where is given a Barnesley 
 pedigree which seems to be very inaccurate. He says that the "last-mentioned 
 William was living here, very old, in Plot's time." As a matter of fact William 
 Barnesley cannot have been more than about 58 at the time. 
 
 3 Life of Robert Plot in Diet. Nat. Biog. 4 See p. 189. 
 5 See p. 189. 
 
 William Abnet and daughter of her brother Henry Ford ; x 
 she also leaves £$ apiece to the children of her brother 
 Cornelius, and to her Jesson nephews. As regards the other 
 individuals mentioned in her will, most of them were relatives 
 of her husband. Thomas Barnesley was, of course, his 
 brother. Her niece Sarah, wife of Giles Groome, it can 
 scarcely be doubted, was the daughter of her husband's sister, 
 Elizabeth Barnesley, who married Ralph Wannerton 2 in 
 1653, and the mother of Mrs. Harriotts' executor, Wannerton 
 Groome. The nine Pratts to whom she leaves fifty shillings 
 apiece were the children of her husband's sister, Catherine 
 Barnesley, who married James Pratt of Codsall in 1656. 
 
 Her cousin Thomas Pudsey, to whom and his wife she 
 bequeaths " a piece of old gold " each, was the second son of 
 her husband's sister, Margaret Barnesley, who married Thomas 
 Pudsey of Seisdon. 3 Thomas Pudsey, junior, was born on 
 23 Feb. 1649/ SO, 4 and matriculated on 23 March 1665/6, 
 aged 16, at Pembroke College, Oxford, as son of Thomas 
 Pudsey of Seisdon, Staffs., gent. He took his B.A. in 1669, 
 and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1677. On 17 
 May 1680 he was licensed at the Vicar-General's Office to 
 marry Mary Trowles, of St. Dunstan-in-the-West. 5 He died 
 in October 17 15 and was buried at Trysull, where a mural 
 tablet against the south wall of the chancel describes him as 
 " phis, Justus, sobrius, et prudens, liter arum et legum peritus ; 
 vitce integritate, et morum suavitate, ornatissimus." 6 His 
 father, Grazebrook says, was a zealous Parliamentarian, and 
 was buried at Trysull on 2 May 1676. The elder son, 
 William Pudsey, was aged 20 at the Staffordshire Visitation 
 on 10 April 1663. He matriculated on 27 May 1661, aged 
 17, at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, but does not seem to have 
 taken any degree. He died unmarried, and was buried at 
 Trysull on 3 Jan. 1691/2. 
 
 I cannot identify her cousin, Thomas Bradeney. Roger 
 Hodgetts, Frances [? Francis] Taylor and John Poiner, were 
 presumably all " hired servants " of Robert Harriotts. 
 
 The signature to her will, which I reproduce here, proves 
 her to have been 
 
 well Educated ^^£M JR kCLVhtfJ 
 woman for her 
 period and station, especially as she must have been about 
 75 when she wrote it. 
 
 The inventory of Mrs. Barnesley's effects is of some 
 interest and worth perusing. 7 Her " Green Cloth Curtaines 
 & Vallens " in the " Hall Chamber " ; her " green Cur- 
 
 1 See p. 130. 
 
 2 The Barnesley pedigree in the Visitation of 1663-4 shows that William 
 Barnesley had a third sister, "Elizabeth, wife of Ralph . . . of Church Hill, co. 
 Worcester." And see Trysull registers (p. 202), where is recorded in 1653 the 
 marriage of [? Ralph] Wannerton of Churchill and Elizabeth Barnesley. 
 
 3 See pedigree of " Pudsey of Seisdon," Staffs. Visitation 1663-4. 
 
 4 See Trysull registers, p. 202. 
 
 5 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 6 Stebbing Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 209. ' See p. 190. 
 
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 143 
 
 taines & Vallens," her " Green Carpett " and " six Green 
 chaires " in the " little Chamber over the Larder " ; her " Green 
 Couch " in the " Chamber over the Buttery," show that she 
 had a predilection in the matter of colour. Her " Eleven 
 silver spoones " contrast favourably with the two teaspoons 
 with which her niece, Mrs. Johnson, had to be satisfied during 
 her married life. 1 She seems to have had a good supply of 
 pewter ware in the Store Chamber. Perhaps the four pictures 
 in the " Great Parlour " were some of the family portraits 
 mentioned in her daughter's will. Her " one paire of 
 pistolls " suggests a readiness to deal with unwelcome 
 intruders, though we may imagine the pistols to have got a 
 little rusty since the house had lost its master. 
 
 Mrs. Barnesley left only one surviving child, her daughter 
 Elizabeth, wife of Robert Harriotts of Trysull. This ex- 
 cellent lady has a special interest for us, as Dr. Johnson 
 refers to her in his " Annals " and throws some light on her 
 character. 
 
 1710-1 1. In the second year I knew not what happened to me. I 
 believe it was then that my mother carried me to Trysul, to consult 
 Dr. Atwood, an oculist of Worcester. My father and Mrs. Harriots, I 
 think, never had much kindness for each other. She was my mother's 
 relation ; and he had none so high to whom he could send any of his 
 family. He saw her seldom himself, and willingly disgusted her, by 
 sending his horses from home on Sunday ; which she considered, and 
 with reason, as a breach of duty. My father had much vanity, which 
 his adversity hindered from being fully exerted. I remember, that, 
 mentioning her legacy in the humility of distress, he called her our 
 good Cousin Harriots? 
 
 It seems quite evident from this that Mrs. Harriotts must 
 have kept up a friendship with her cousin Mrs. Johnson, and 
 have visited her at Lichfield. In Dr. Johnson's " Prayers 
 and Meditations," under date of 1 June 1770, is another 
 reference to Mrs. Harriotts, which shows that the family circle 
 at Trysull had made a deep and lasting impression on his mind. 
 
 . . . scarcely any man persists in a course of life planned by choice, 
 but as he is restrained from deviation by some external power. He who 
 may live as he will, seldom lives long in the observation of his own rules. 
 I never yet saw a regular family unless it were that of Mrs. Harriots, nor 
 a regular man except Mr. Campbel, whose exactness I know only by his 
 own report, and Psalrnanazar, whose life was I think, uniform. 3 
 
 Mrs. Harriotts had no children, and I presume that Dr. 
 Johnson, in referring to her " family," was only thinking of 
 the circle of relatives at Trysull. The reference is scarcely 
 likely to be to his second cousin Ann Jesson [1689-1774], 
 wife of Edward Harriott of Helmdon, Northants. 4 
 
 The will of Mrs. Harriotts, made in 1726, is a long as 
 well as a most interesting and valuable document." Dr. 
 Johnson's tale of the legacy which humbled even his father 
 into calling her " our good Cousin Harriots " is confirmed 
 by the following clause : — " And I give and bequeath to my 
 cousin Sarah the wife of Mr. Michael Johnson the like sume of 
 
 ' See p. 174. 
 
 2 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 132. Dr. Hill 
 makes no attempt to identify Mrs. Harriotts, which of course is hardly surprising. 
 
 3 Ibid. vol. i, pp 55~6. 
 
 1 See pp. 136-7. s See p. 193. 
 
 Fourty pounds for her owne separate use and one paire of my 
 best Flaxen Sheetes and pillow Coates A large pewter dish 
 and a dozen of pewter plates." The money, we can well under- 
 stand, would be very welcome to the Johnson household, and 
 the sheets and pewter form a noteworthy addition to Mrs. 
 Johnson's modest collection of household gods. 
 
 It is evident from the will of Mrs. Harriotts that the awe 
 in which she was held by the Johnsons was not without some 
 foundation. For the period in which she lived she must have 
 been decidedly well off, and her social connexions, through her 
 husband and father, were very respectable. For the expenses 
 of her burial she leaves the substantial sum of one hundred 
 pounds. Her articles of adornment, such as her " gold lockett 
 ring," her two " gold locketts " and her " Diamond Ring with 
 Eleaven stones in it," may well have excited the envy of 
 Mrs. Johnson, whose regret at being the wife of an impecunious 
 bookseller would be increased by the sight of her cousin's 
 silver tankards, her down beds, her feather beds, her plentiful 
 supply of bolsters, pillows and sheets, her well-furnished 
 dressing table, and her numerous servants. 
 
 In the final bequest of £100, to be invested in land and 
 the income paid to the Minister of Trysull, we see the very 
 orthodox Mrs. Harriotts whom Michael Johnson delighted to 
 shock by sending his horses out on Sundays. She leaves it 
 on the condition that the Minister " shall read or cause to be 
 read in the said parish Church of Trysull the Common 
 prayer commonly called the Divine Service both morn- 
 ing and Evening every day in the weeke or at the least 
 Wednesdaies and Fridays throughout the yeare." If he 
 fail in the performance of this, the income is to be paid to 
 the master of the Free School of Trysull " if he shall read the 
 same Divine Service as aforesaid in the said Church or 
 Schoolhouse in manner as aforesaid." But when this clause 
 had been put on paper, she had a sudden misgiving, seeing 
 perhaps a dreadful vision of her gold being pocketed by a 
 pedagogue whose views as to Sabbath observance were no 
 stricter than Michael Johnson's, and with a zeal worthy of a 
 modern educational reformer interlined the words " if in holy 
 orders" It is interesting to observe in this connexion that 
 the Rev. Cornelius Jesson, son of her cousin John Jesson, had 
 been Vicar of Trysull since 172^} 
 
 Mrs. Harriotts remembered a remarkable number of kins- 
 folk when making her will, and, as relationships were so 
 loosely expressed in her day, it is not easy to be quite sure of 
 the exact connexion they all bore to her. She leaves " to 
 my Kinsman John Warter Esq r his greate Grandmothers 
 picture." Now, according to the pedigree of " Warter of 
 Cruck Meole," Salop, in Burke's Landed Gentry, John Warter 
 of Swancote and Hatton, town clerk of Bridgnorth, married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of John Harriotts, and had issue (with 
 three unnamed daughters) two sons. William Warter, the 
 elder son, of Swancote, Hatton, Hilton and Rudge Hall, died 
 
 1 See p. 137- 
 
144 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 in 1688, having left by Sarah his wife, daughter of William 
 Boycott of Buildwas Abbey, two daughters (unnamed), and 
 one son, John Warter of Rudge Hall, barrister of the Inner 
 Temple, who died in 1732, leaving, by Ann his wife, an only 
 child and heir, Catherine Warter, who was married on 10 Dec. 
 1742 to William Boycott of Uppington, Salop. The younger 
 son of John Warter and Elizabeth Harriotts was Joseph Warter 
 of Cruck Meole, from whom descends the present youthful 
 representative of the family, Henry de Grey Warter. 
 
 The John Warter to whom she leaves his great-grand- 
 mother's portait must have been John Warter, the barrister, 
 who died in 1732, whose great-grandmother would be the 
 wife of John Harriotts. From the Visitation pedigree of 1663 
 we learn that Mrs. Elizabeth Harriotts' great-grandfather, 
 William Barnesley of Trysull, had a sister Margaret, wife of 
 " John Harriots of Chorley, co. Staff.," and according to a 
 footnote by Grazebrook their marriage settlement is dated 
 1601. It seems very probable, from the dates, that this John 
 Harriotts would be the one whose daughter Elizabeth married 
 John Warter. If this be so, the portrait would be that of 
 Margaret Barnesley. It will be noticed that Mrs. Harriotts 
 does not say of this, as of the other portraits, that it " came 
 from Chorely," which rather strengthens my supposition. 
 
 Her first bequests are to her " sister in law Mrs. Jane 
 Rushbury," to whom she leaves "three pictures which came 
 from Chorely (vizt :) her fathers mothers and grandmothers." 
 It is evident that Jane Rushbury ' must have been sister to 
 her husband, Robert Harriotts, who was probably a grand- 
 son of John Harriotts and Margaret Barnesley. It also 
 seems likely that Robert Harriotts was the last male repre- 
 sentative of the Chorley family. 
 
 The only Chorley I find in Staffordshire is at Farewell, 
 near Lichfield. The Visitation pedigrees, however, are so 
 often inaccurate that it is quite permissible to think the 
 Harriotts more probably came from Chorley in the parish of 
 Stottesden in Shropshire. This Chorley is only a dozen 
 miles from Trysull and is considerably nearer to Bridgnorth. 
 This supposition is made still more probable by the 
 following facts. Mrs. Harriotts mentions her sister-in-law 
 " Ann Amias " ; also her brother-in-law Thomas Mytton, 
 Esq., and Martha his wife. Now from the pedigree of 
 " Mytton of Shipton," Salop, in Burke's Commoners (vol. iii, 
 p. 671), it appears that Thomas Mytton of Shipton, who died 
 6 May 1752, married Martha, daughter of Bonham Amies 
 of Stottesden. It will be noticed that " Martha Amyes " was 
 a witness to the will of Mrs. Barnesley in 1696. The 
 Harriotts and Amies families must have intermarried, and 
 Thomas Mytton can hardly have been Mrs. Harriotts' brother- 
 in-law, nor his wife her sister-in-law, except in a roundabout 
 kind of way. 
 
 In this connexion it is also of interest to note that 
 
 1 Very possibly she was the "Jane Harriotts" who witnessed Mrs. Barnesley's 
 will in 1696. See p. 190. 
 
 Edward Walsh of Stockton, aged 55 and more at the Visita- 
 tion of Worcester in 1683, 1 married Susan, only daughter of 
 Thomas Amies of Stodderton (sc. Stottesdon), Salop, and 
 had a youngest son " Boneham " Walsh. Edward Walsh's 
 sister, Catherine, married Edward Mytton, brother to Mytton 
 of Shipton. Moreover his brother, Richard Walsh, married 
 Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Skrimshire of Aqualate, 
 a cousin of Dr. Gerard Skrimshire, whose connexion with 
 Michael Johnson I deal with in my supplement. 2 
 
 The numerous Pratts mentioned would all be descendants 
 of James Pratt who married Catherine Barnesley in 1656. 
 Thomas Pratt must have been a favourite of hers, as she 
 leaves him a thousand pounds. As she refers to Josiah 
 Pratt, it may be mentioned that there was a Josiah Pratt, a 
 Birmingham manufacturer, who died in 1797, whose second 
 son, Josiah Pratt [1768-1844], was a noted evangelical divine, 3 
 and whose brother Isaac Pratt was a banker at Worcester. 4 
 A " Josiah son of Joseph Pratt " was baptized at St. Martin's, 
 Birmingham, on 11 March 1706/7. 
 
 Mrs. Barnesley, in her will in 1696, mentions Samuel 
 Pratt, evidently her husband's nephew, and Mrs. Harriotts, 
 in 1726, leaves £50 to her "cousin and Goddaughter Eliza- 
 beth Pratt of Wyerton in Kent." It is therefore to be noted 
 that Daniel Pratt matriculated on 14 July 1698, aged 15, at 
 Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as son of Samuel Pratt, of 
 Wye, Kent, clerk. 5 Wye is in the centre of Kent, but I can 
 find no place corresponding to Wyerton. Samuel Pratt of 
 Wye was he of the name who became Dean of Rochester and 
 whose birthday is variously described as 22 July 1658 and 
 2 June 1659. 6 Nothing appears to be known of Dean Pratt's 
 parentage, but the above facts raise a suspicion that he may 
 have been the son of James Pratt who married Catherine 
 Barnesley in 1656. If Samuel were the third child, as 
 Mrs. Barnesley's will suggests, he might well have been born 
 in 1659. 
 
 " Mrs. Mary Pudsey of Seisdon widow " was the relict of 
 Thomas Pudsey, of whom I have already given some 
 particulars. 7 
 
 It stimulates the imagination to find a Pepys, a kinsman 
 of the immortal Samuel, mentioned in a will almost in the 
 same breath as the parents of the yet more immortal Samuel 
 Johnson. " Item I give and bequeath unto my Cousin 
 Elizabeth the wife of George Pepys the sume of Two hundred 
 pounds to be paid into her owne hands and to be att her 
 owne disposall," runs one clause of Mrs. Harriotts' will. The 
 
 1 Visitation of Worcester, 1682-3, ed. Walter C. Metcalfe, F.S.A., 1883. 
 
 2 See p. 249. 
 
 s See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 4 See Midland Antiqtiary, vol. i, pp. 91-3, where is given some account of 
 the descendants of Josiah Pratt of Birmingham. The writer says he has been told 
 the family came from Wolverhampton, and suggests that they were " a branch of 
 a yeomanly family of the name who had lived at Codsall certainly since the 
 seventeenth century." 
 
 5 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 • See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. ' See p. 142. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 i45 
 
 Hon. Walter C. Pepys, whose researches into the history of his 
 family are well known, tells me that this evidently refers to 
 George Pepys of St. Martin's Outwich, London, administra- 
 tion of whose estate was granted on 2 Aug. 1737 to Elizabeth 
 his widow. This is made more probable by the fact that 
 George Pepys was a son of George Pepys of Worcester, 
 woolcomber, who was a grandson of Richard Pepys, Lord 
 Chief Justice of Ireland 1654-8. Richard Pepys was a 
 kinsman of the diarist, and ancestor of the Earls of (Totten- 
 ham. As to the identity of Elizabeth, the wife of George 
 Pepys, I have no information ; but as she is wedged in among 
 the Pratts, perhaps she was one herself. She died about 
 1745, but her will throws no light on the question of her 
 maiden name. 1 
 
 Wannerton Groome, to whom Mrs. Harriotts leaves her 
 " greate silver Tankard," and whom she appoints sole executor 
 of her will, must, as before explained, have been a son of Giles 
 Groome by Sarah his wife, daughter of Ralph Wannerton and 
 Elizabeth Barnesley. Wannerton Groome had issue, by Mary 
 his wife, a son Barnesley, baptized at Trysull in 1729 ; and a 
 son Wannerton, baptized at Trysull in 1731, and buried there 
 shortly aftewards. He also had a son, William Groome, who 
 matriculated 19 July 1750, aged 15, at Balliol College, 
 Oxford, taking his B.A. in 1754, his M.A. in 1761, and his 
 B. Med. in 1764. 2 And from a pedigree of "Smythe of 
 Trysull" in Burke's Landed Gentry, I learn that Thomas 
 Smythe of Hilton, Captain in the Shropshire Militia, married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Wannerton and Mary Groome of 
 Trysull, and their son was John Groome Smythe [1771- 
 1835], D.L. It will be noticed that John Gibbons of Stable- 
 ford, in his will in 1780, 3 makes a small bequest to Anna 
 Maria, wife of John Groome of Trysull, esquire. And as 
 explained before, the Rev. Cornelius Jesson, of Brewood, was 
 married in 1758 to Mary sister of John Groome of Trysull. 4 
 John Groome and Mrs. Jesson were probably other children 
 of Wannerton Groome. 
 
 Of the other persons mentioned in Mrs. Harriotts' will 
 much need not be said. Her cousins, John and Sarah 
 Hayward, were presumably descended from William Hayward 
 of Little Wenlock, who married Mary Pudsey at Trysull in 
 1665/6; Thomas Jordan from Francis "Jurden" who 
 married Sarah Pudsey in 1681 ; and Ann Foxall from 
 Zacharias Foxall who married Anne Pudsey in 1674. As to 
 the identity of Sarah Jellicourse, William Dovey, and John 
 Sherwin I have no information. 
 
 1 Elizabeth Pepys, of Bishopsgate Street, London, widow. Will dated 
 30 Mch. 1745. I give all my household linen and plate to my children, Richard 
 and Sarah Pepys, equally. To my said daur. Sarah, my gold watch, all my rings, 
 my wearing apparel and walnut tree dressing box ; also £500 at two years after 
 my decease, but meanwhile she shall receive the interest of the said money. 
 Resid. legateeandexor.,mysaidsonAV^a^. Signei, Elizabeth Pepys. Wits., 
 Isaac Strutt, Tho s Daynes, Tho' Green. Proved 14 Jany. 1745/6 in P.C.C. 
 [24 Edmunds] by the exor. named. 
 
 2 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. ' See p. 187. 
 
 4 See p. 137. 
 
 Richard Greene [1716-93], the Lichfield antiquary, whose 
 museum became quite celebrated in his day and of whom a 
 good account is given in the Dictionary of National Biography, 
 told Boswell " he was proud of being a relation of Dr. John- 
 son's." * I have not succeeded in discovering any relation- 
 ship, but it is to be remarked that Mrs. Harriotts leaves 
 twenty shillings apiece " to Cousin Mary Greens daughters 
 and husbands." This is the only reference to the name my 
 evidences contain. 
 
 Richard Greene is said to have been born at Lichfield in 
 1 7 16. I have abstracts of all the wills of Greens of Lichfield 
 proved between 1700 and 1750 at Lichfield, but they none of 
 them seem to relate to his family. He is stated to have been 
 brother of the Rev. Joseph Greene [1712-90], Head Master 
 of Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School. This would be 
 the Joseph, son of Joseph Green of Shipston-on-Stour, 
 Worcestershire,//^., who matriculated on 12 June 1730, aged 
 18, at Lincoln College, Oxford, and took his B.A. degree 
 in 1734. 2 His death is thus noticed in the Gentleman's 
 Magazine for 1790 [vol. i, p. 574] : — 
 
 May 18. At his house in Welford, near Stratford upon Avon in 
 his 78th year, Rev. Joseph Greene, M.A., rector of that place, and of 
 Miserden, co. Gloucester. — He was, on the preceding day, chearful, and 
 dined with his relations : towards evening, he retired to his study, as was 
 his usual custom, and at 9 o'clock was found on the floor, insensible ; in 
 which state he continued till next morning, when he expired, to the 
 inexpressible grief of his numerous acquaintance in general, and of his 
 family in particular, as he was remarkable for his piety, learning, and 
 philanthropy. 
 
 He had a son, Richard, who matriculated on 7 Sept. 1757, 
 aged 19, at New College, Oxford, as son of Joseph Greene, 
 of Stratford-upon-Avon clerk, taking his B.A. in 1761 and 
 his M.A. in 1770. 3 
 
 Richard Greene beforementioned, who died on 4 June 
 1793, aged 77, was a surgeon and apothecary at Lichfield. 
 His first wife is stated to have been named Dawson, and by 
 her he had one daughter, Mary, wife of William Wright of 
 Lichfield. His second wife was Theodosia, daughter of 
 William Webb, of Croxall Hall, Tamworth, by Anne his 
 wife, daughter and coheir of Thomas Jevon, of Sedgley Hall. 
 Mrs. Greene was baptized on 14 July 1735, at Croxall, and 
 died on 1 Aug. 1793 at Lichfield. Her marriage settlement was 
 dated 9 Jany. 1762. 4 Her only child, Thomas Webb Greene, 
 was a Lieutenant and surgeon in the Staffordshire militia. 
 
 Dr. Johnson visited Greene's museum in 1774 and 1776. 
 Stebbing Shaw, in his History of Staffordshire, gives an 
 account as well as a portrait 5 of Greene, to whom he was 
 indebted for some assistance in his great work. 
 
 Richard Greene's will throws no light on his relationship 
 to Dr. Johnson. 6 
 
 1 Boswell' s Life of Samuel fohnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 465. 
 
 2 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. % Ibid. 
 
 * Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, additions, p. 19. s Ibid. vol. i, p. 308. 
 
 8 Richard Greene, of City of Lichfield, surgeon and apothecary. Will 
 
 dated 17 June 1791. Whereas by a settlement prior to my marriage with 
 
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146 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 DR. JOSEPH FORD, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF 
 DR. JOHNSON'S CONNEXION WITH STOURBRIDGE. 
 
 Joseph Ford is the only one of Dr. Johnson's maternal 
 uncles alluded to in the formal biographies, and then only as 
 father of the notorious " Parson Ford." Malone described 
 him as " Dr. Ford, an eminent Physician, who was brother to 
 Johnson's mother." Sir John Hawkins called him " Dr. 
 Joseph Ford, a physician of great eminence," x and Murphy 
 spoke of him with more reserve as " Dr. Ford, a practising 
 physician." 2 Possibly the word " eminent " was not used in 
 quite the sense in which we should now understand it, and 
 it certainly seems clear that Joseph Ford would have been 
 described more accurately as a successful local practitioner. 
 However large his practice, and however great his reputation 
 in Stourbridge and the surrounding country, there is no 
 evidence to show that he enjoyed any real eminence in the 
 world of medicine. 
 
 Joseph Ford was baptized at Kings Norton on 29 Apl. 
 1662. I have no information whatever of his early life, or 
 what professional qualifications he acquired. But in the 
 list of Worcestershire landowners in 1703/4 he is described 
 as Dr. Joseph Ford (M.D.). :; 
 
 He settled in Stourbridge at an early age. On 10 July 
 1689, when he would be 27, he witnessed the will of Gregory 
 Hickman, of Stourbridge, clothier, who died in the March 
 following. And in the will the testator leaves to his daughter 
 Honor a messuage in Stourbridge late in the possession of 
 Joseph Ford, gent., 4 who must therefore have been settled some 
 little time in the town. Soon after Gregory Hickman's death, 
 Joseph Ford married his widow, Jane Hickman. I have not 
 discovered the date of the marriage, but that Mrs. Hickman's 
 widowhood was not of an exhausting length is proved by the 
 fact that her first child by Joseph Ford was baptized on 
 2 Sept. 1691, only seventeen months after she had followed 
 her first husband to his grave in Oldswinford churchyard. 
 
 Though a doctor who marries, with almost unseemly 
 haste, the widow of one of his most prosperous patients does 
 not as a rule gain the unstinted approbation of his neighbours, 
 
 Theodosia, my now wife, ^1,000 was settled to her use for life with remainder to 
 our issue, and whereas I have received the said sum from my bror. -in-law, Thomas 
 Webb, of Armitage, Staffs., esq., now I give to William Molt of the Close in the 
 City of Lichfield, gent., and my grandson John Wright, of Lichfield, gent., 
 £1,000 in trust to place the same out and pay the produce to my wife Theodosia 
 for life and at her death the same to go to my only son, Thomas Webb Greene. 
 To my said son, Thomas Webb Greene, my house etc., in Market Street, other- 
 wise Sadler Street, where I now dwell, subject to my wife residing there with 
 him. To my said son, Thomas Webb Greene, my messuage in Coal Hill in 
 Tamworth, and my piece of land in Bowley, Lichfield, and if he die and leave no 
 children my wife to have said house and land for life, and then to my daur. Mary 
 Wright, widow, for life, and then to my grandchildren, John Wright, Richard 
 Wright, Thomas Wayle Wright, Alary Wright, and Theodosia Wright, To my 
 daur. Mary Wright, ^200, and ^30 for mourning for herself and my grand- 
 children. Residue to my son, Thomas Webb Greene, and appoint him exor. 
 Wits., John Snape, Thomas Jachson and Richard Luckman. Proved at Lichfield, 
 31 Dec. 1795, by the sole exor. Personal estate under^5,ooo. 
 
 1 See p. 164. - See p. 160. 
 
 3 See p. 107. ' See p. 114. 
 
 it seems at least probable that the connexion formed by 
 Joseph Ford with the Hickmans, who must have ranked as 
 one of the most influential families in Stourbridge, would 
 largely contribute to his success as a practitioner. In 1701 
 his connexion with the Hickmans was strengthened and com- 
 plicated, for in that year his youngest brother Nathaniel, then 
 a mercer in Stourbridge, married his step-daughter, Jane 
 Hickman. 1 
 
 Of Joseph Ford's professional success at Stourbridge we 
 can have no details. But if the epitaph 2 on him by his son, 
 the " too well known " Cornelius, can be adduced as evidence 
 on his behalf, we may picture him as a most admirable 
 example of what a physician should be — skilled in his art, 
 sympathetic with suffering, and bestowing equal care on his 
 patients, whether rich or poor ; of a cheerful and equable 
 disposition, affectionate in his domestic relations, and a kind 
 master ; upright in character and of comely mien. 
 
 On 11 June 1706 Joseph Ford became one of the trustees 
 under the settlement on the marriage of his sister Sarah to 
 Michael Johnson. 3 
 
 That he prospered in a worldly sense is evident from the 
 fact that in Nov. 1707, when only 45, he purchased an estate 
 in Moseley Yeald in the parish of Kings Norton, for the sum 
 of £2421-13-6, from William Middlemore, 4 of Haselwell, in 
 the parish of Kings Norton, esquire, and Margaret his wife. 
 
 Joseph Ford died at the beginning of March 1720/ 1. 
 According to the epitaph his illness lasted two months and 
 was of a most painful nature. In his will he styles himself 
 as of Oldswinford, 6 gentleman. In addition to the estate he 
 had acquired at Moseley, he seems to have possessed property 
 at Hagley, Wollescote, Pedmore, Stourbridge, and elsewhere. 
 He leaves to his son Cornelius " my owne Picture and my 
 Wife's Picture drawn by Mr. Verelst Jun r " ; to Gregory 
 Hickman, " my wife's picture drawn by Mr. Verelst Sen 1 '" ; 6 
 to Clement Acton and his wife, " the said Mr. Clement 
 Actons Wifes picture " ; and to Daniel Scott and his wife, 
 " the said Mr. Daniel Scotts Wifes picture " ; these bequests 
 to take effect after the death of Mrs. Joseph Ford. Could 
 these pictures be traced, they would be of great interest, 
 particularly the portraits of himself and his wife. It is quite 
 
 1 See p. 155. 2 See p. 167. 3 See p. 171. 
 
 4 A pedigree of the Haselwell family is given in the privately printed work, 
 Some Account of I he Family of Middlemore of Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 
 by W. P. W. Phillimore and W. F. Carter. I have not seen this work, but 
 from a review in The Ancestor for Oct. 1903 (vol. vii, p. 36), I extract the 
 following reference to the Haselwell Middlemores : — "They seem hardly to have 
 risen to squires' rank, and ended with William Middlemore, a London apothe- 
 cary and son of a London cheesemonger, who succeeded in 1700 on his uncle's 
 death, and died in 1709." 
 
 6 Stourbridge is of course in the parish of Oldswinford. 
 
 " The identity of these Verelsts can hardly be decided with certainty. 
 Simon Verelst [1644-1721], flower and portrait painter, had an elder brother, 
 Harmen Verelst [1643-1700], who left a son Cornelius Verelst [1667-1734], a 
 painter, whose son, William Verelst, also a painter, was alive in 1740 and 1756. 
 See Diet. Nat. Biog. From Nash's Worcestershire, 1799, vol. ii, p. 212, I 
 learn that below the rails on the south side of the chancel of Oldswinford Church 
 there is (or was) a monument to " Mr. Lodvick Verelst," who died 28 Oct. 1704, 
 aged 35. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 H7 
 
 probable that these latter, left as they were to " Parson Ford," 
 passed into the hands of strangers. 
 
 To his younger son James, who died soon after his father, 
 Dr. Ford leaves " my silver watch my Silver Tobacco Box 
 my Silver Snuff Box my plate Sword Silver Buckles and all 
 my Silver Toyes," personal belongings which no doubt he 
 treasured from long usage. 
 
 In Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, under the 
 date of 15 Oct. 1773, occurs the following entry : — 
 
 I observed, that hardly any man was accurately prepared for dying ; 
 but almost every one left something undone, something in confusion ; 
 that my father, indeed, told me he knew one man, (Carlisle of Limekilns,) 
 after whose death all his papers were found in exact order ; and nothing 
 was omitted in his will. JOHNSON. " Sir, I had an uncle who died so ; 
 but such attention requires great leisure, and great firmness of mind." l 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill suggests 2 that the uncle Johnson alluded 
 to "very likely was Dr. Ford." I have little doubt this 
 suggestion is correct, as I know of no other uncle of whom 
 the remark is likely to have been true, and Dr. Ford's will 
 certainly seems a full, clear, and decisive statement of his 
 testamentary wishes. It was made about a month before 
 his death, when he would be in the grip of the painful malady 
 which ended his days. 
 
 The will of Dr. Ford's widow is principally interesting 
 for the clause in which she directs her son Cornelius to pay 
 to her brother-in-law Michael Johnson and his wife the sum 
 of ^200 which her husband had directed to be paid to her. 3 
 But this clause I have dealt with elsewhere. 4 
 
 I have discovered no evidence as to the maiden name of 
 Jane, wife successively of Gregory Hickman and Joseph 
 Ford. Her first marriage must have taken place about 1680. 
 In her will, in 1722, she mentions her " sister," Joyce Ward, 
 and her " nieces," Anne Hunt and Mary Withers. Dr. Ford 
 in his will had mentioned his " late Sister Mrs. Elizabeth 
 Bowyer," but he had no sister of that name and she was 
 probably his wife's sister. Mrs. Bowyer, in her will, 5 appoints 
 
 1 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. v, p. 316. 
 
 2 Ibid., vol. i, p. 49, footnote. 3 See p. 193. 4 See p. 172. 
 
 s Elizabeth Bowyer, of Kidderminster, co. Wore, widow. Will dated 
 28 Jany. 1717. To my daur. Elizabeth, now wife of William Smith of Kidder- 
 minster, glover, all those 2 closes of land near Puxton Hill, in the Manor of 
 Habberley, par. of Kidderminster, occupied by Richard Ward, for the remainder 
 of my term therein. To my said daur., Elizabeth Smith, my messuage in 
 Worcester St., Kidderminster, lately occupied by my husband, John Bowyer, 
 but now by myself. To my son-in-law, William Smith, ,£100. To my son-in- 
 law, John Andrews of Kidderminster, innholder, £200 on condition that he 
 and Mary his wife execute a release for the legacy left to her by my late husband, 
 John Bowyer. To my son William Bowyer, till he comes to 21, the messuage, 
 etc., at the east end of Barne St. in Kidderminster, and then the same to him 
 for the remainder of my term, and if he die then the same to go to my daur., 
 Phcebe Bowyer. To my said son William, £250, and to my said daur. Phebe, 
 £250 above the legacy left them by their late dear father, my late husband John 
 Bowyer, to be paid at 21. Residue to my son and daur., William and Phebe 
 Bowyer. Exors., my brother-in-law Joseph Ford, Dr. of Physic, and my kins- 
 man Gregory Hickman, of Stourbridge, clothier. Wits., Elizabeth Ward, 
 John Cookes, and Joseph Cox. Inventory dated 19 Mch. 1717/18; total, 
 £1440-1-9, including £300 due from Mr. Spencer's executors ; appraisers, 
 Samuel Reade, senr., and Edward Butler. Proved 30 Apl. 1 718, at Worcester, 
 by Joseph Ford, power reserved for Gregory Hickman, who on 17 June 1721 
 also proved the will. 
 
 Joseph Ford, doctor of physic, as one of her executors, and 
 calls him brother-in-law. The inventory includes a sum of 
 .£300 due from Mr. Spencer's executors I have not been 
 able to identify Mr. Spencer, but possibly this sum bears 
 relation to the £340 which Dr. Ford directs his son Cornelius 
 to pay to Gregory Hickman for the use of Mrs. Bowyer's 
 children, providing the said Gregory act as executor of her 
 will. It will be noticed that Gregory Hickman did not 
 prove the will until 17 June 1721, shortly after the death of 
 Dr. Ford, who had proved three years earlier. Gregory 
 Hickman is described as her " kinsman." This same 
 Gregory, the son of Mrs. Jane Ford, in his will in 1745 
 alludes to his uncle, William Bridgin, esq., 1 a person I know 
 nothing of. He does not appear to have been an uncle on 
 the Hickman side, so that proof of his identity might throw 
 light on Mrs. Ford's parentage. 
 
 Joyce Ward may possibly have been Joyce Hickman 
 [born 1649], sister of Mrs. Ford's first husband, Gregory 
 Hickman. 2 Mary Withers may have been connected with 
 Joseph Withers, the Worcester tobacconist, who acquired 
 property at Moseley in Kings Norton. 3 
 
 Mrs. Ford's will reveals her as the owner of one rather 
 extravagant piece of attire, " a silk night gown," which she 
 bequeaths to her daughter Jane, wife of Nathaniel Ford. 
 
 I deal with Dr. Ford's only surviving son, the Rev. 
 Cornelius Ford, in a separate article. Of his two daughters, 
 Ann and Phcebe Ford, there is not much to relate. From 
 Hawkins' account it would appear that when their brother 
 died in 173 1, they went to board with the Johnsons at Lich- 
 field, so that Dr. Johnson, on his return from Oxford, was 
 scarcely able to find room in his father's house. 4 They both 
 died unmarried, Ann in 1744 at Wolverhampton, and Phcebe 
 in 1766 at Stourbridge. Phcebe Ford left her property at 
 Moseley, in the parish of Kings Norton, to her half-sister's 
 daughter, Mabel Acton [1720-72], 5 who sold it in 1771 to 
 Benjamin Line, of Birmingham, for ^n8o. 6 
 
 The connexion of Dr. Ford and his family with Stour- 
 bridge must have been the primary cause of Dr. Johnson 
 receiving a portion of his education at the Grammar School 
 there. The circumstances of Dr. Johnson's stay at Stour- 
 bridge have always remained wrapped in great obscurity, and 
 I hope to be able to throw a little light on the subject. 
 
 Boswell states that, in 1725, "after having resided for 
 some time at the house of his uncle, Cornelius Ford, Johnson 
 was, at the age of fifteen, removed to the school of Stour- 
 bridge." As explained later on, it is almost certain that 
 Boswell is in error here, and that Johnson really stayed at 
 the house of his cousin Cornelius Ford, the profligate cleric." 
 Sir John Hawkins corroborates this view, stating that 
 
 See p. 116. 
 See p. 163. 
 See Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 2 See Pedigree XXVII. 
 4 See p. 165. 
 6 See p. 208. 
 
 See p. 164. 
 U 2 
 
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 Johnson went to stay with his cousin, Cornelius Ford, in the 
 autumn of 1725, and that Cornelius, discovering the remark- 
 able quality of his young cousin's mind, kept him with him 
 until the following Whitsuntide and assisted him in his 
 studies. 1 Hawkins implies that Johnson, during this period, 
 attended no school, but here Hawkins erred. 
 
 Hawkins also conjectures that Cornelius Ford's house, when 
 Johnson stayed with him, would be "on a living of his in one 
 of the counties bordering upon Staffordshire." But, as will 
 be seen, Cornelius Ford held no living at that period, so far 
 as we can tell. In 1724 he married Judith Crowley, and was 
 then living at Pedmore. 2 Again, in a deed of May 1730 he 
 is described as " then or late of Pedmore in the County of 
 Worcester, Clerk." 3 Though he was Rector of South 
 Luffenham, in Rutland, from the beginning of 1727, he 
 appears very rarely to have been resident there. 
 
 We may therefore conclude almost with certainty that 
 Dr. Johnson, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, in the autumn 
 of 1725, 4 went to stay with his worthy cousin, Cornelius 
 Ford, and his wife, at their house at Pedmore, which is a 
 small parish lying about a mile and a half south of Stour- 
 bridge. It will be noticed that Dr. Ford, in his will in 1721, 
 left to his son Cornelius the " Messuage Farme lands and 
 premises in Pedmore in the holding of John Willis." s It 
 seems extremely probable that the Rev. Cornelius Ford 
 would occupy the property his father had left him. I have 
 not had time to try and discover what farm in Pedmore was 
 held by John Willis in 172 1, 6 but hope some local antiquary 
 may be able to do so, as it would be of great interest to 
 perhaps find the very building in which " Parson Ford " first 
 sounded the depths of his youthful cousin's mind and, by 
 his scholarship and wit, made a lasting impression upon him. 
 
 It would appear that Cornelius Ford, impressed by his 
 cousin's abilities, successfully pleaded that he be sent to 
 Stourbridge Grammar School. But, according to Boswell, 
 his education did not receive much advancement there. 
 
 At this school he did not receive so much benefit as was expected. 
 It has been said, that he acted in the capacity of an assistant to Mr. 
 Wentworth, in teaching the younger boys. " Mr. Wentworth (he told 
 me) was a very able man, but an idle man, and to me very severe ; but 
 I cannot blame him much. I was then a big boy ; he saw I did not 
 reverence him ; and that he should get no honour by me. I had brought 
 enough with me, to carry me through ; and all I should get at his school 
 would be ascribed to my own labour, or to my former master. Yet he 
 taught me a great deal." 
 
 1 See p. 164. 2 See p. 159. 3 See p. 207 
 
 * As Boswell is so vague, and Hawkins specifies the dates, we may 
 reasonably accept the latter's statement as to the period of Johnson's stay at 
 Stourbridge. Murphy's account (p. 164) corroborates that of Hawkins in some 
 particulars. 
 
 s See p. 192. 
 
 Mr. Wickham King tells me that a Thomas, son of John and Eleanor Willis 
 alias Willetts, was baptized at Pedmore in 1706; a Mary, daur. of John and 
 Mary Willetts, in 1704 ; a Phcebe, daur. of John and Mary Willetts, in 1697 ; 
 and John Willetts was buried there in 1727. A John Willetts was parish con- 
 stable in 1703 and 1710; overseer in 1 717 j and churchwarden in 1713, 1714, 
 and 1715. 
 
 He thus discriminated, to Dr. Percy, 1 Bishop of Dromore, his progress 
 at his two grammar-schools. " At one, I learnt much in the school, but 
 little from the master ; in the other, I learnt much from the master, but 
 little in the school." 
 
 The Bishop also informs me, that " Dr. Johnson's father, before he 
 was received at Stourbridge, applied to have him admitted as a scholar 
 and assistant to the Reverend Samuel Lea, M.A., head master of Newport 
 school, in Shropshire (a very diligent, good teacher, at that time in high 
 reputation, under whom Mr. Hollis is said, in the Memoirs of his Life, 
 to have been also educated). This application to Mr. Lea was not 
 successful," 2 etc. 
 
 A few lines further on Boswell says that " he remained 
 at Stourbridge little more than a year, and then returned 
 home." It is, however, safer to accept Hawkins' specific 
 statement that Johnson left in the Whitsuntide of 1726, 
 which reduces his stay at Stourbridge to not more than eight 
 months. 
 
 It is quite likely that Cornelius Ford assisted Johnson in 
 his studies, particularly in classics, during the whole of this 
 period, but such help must have been merely supplementary 
 to his schooling and not, as Hawkins suggests, in place 
 of it. 
 
 Bishop Percy gives us an interesting account of Dr. John- 
 son's stay at Stourbridge. 
 
 At Stourbridge Johnson's genius was so distinguished that, although 
 little better than a school-boy, he was admitted into the best company 
 of the place, and had no common attention paid to his conversation ; of 
 which remarkable instances were long remembered there. He had met 
 even with George, afterwards Lord Lyttleton ; 3 with whom, having some 
 colloquial disputes, he is supposed to have conceived that prejudice 
 which so improperly influenced him in the Life of that worthy nobleman. 
 But this could scarcely have happened when he was a boy of fifteen, and, 
 therefore, it is probable he occasionally visited Stourbridge, during his 
 residence at Birmingham, before he removed to London. 4 
 
 As Lyttelton was born in the same year as Johnson, 
 there does not seem much point in Bishop Percy's conclud- 
 ing sentence, for better material for a quarrel could scarcely 
 be found than two precocious schoolboys, whose language 
 might more easily wax " colloquial " than if they had 
 reached maturer years. We may be certain that Cornelius 
 Ford would be acquainted with the Lytteltons, whose seat at 
 Hagley was not more than a mile from Pedmore. They 
 may have been patients of his father's. It is at least highly 
 probable that Johnson met the future statesman, either while 
 he was the guest of Cornelius or during the period of his 
 schooling at Stourbridge. 
 
 With regard to the Bishop's suggestion that Johnson 
 occasionally visited Stourbridge while living in Birmingham, 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill expresses the opinion that it is unlikely, 
 in view of his remark to Mrs. Thrale, in 1771, that he should 
 have liked to revisit Hagley to recall " the images of six- 
 teen " and review his " conversations with poor Ford." 6 As 
 
 1 Thomas Percy [1729-1811]. 
 
 2 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol.' v i, p. 50. 
 
 3 George, 1st Lord Lyttelton [1709-73]. 
 
 4 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 208. 
 s See p. 164. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 149 
 
 will shortly be seen, however, it seems quite clear that John- 
 son visited Stourbridge <on business in 1731, even if the 
 presence of relatives in the town did not cause him to pay 
 other visits of which we have no record. He might 
 frequently go to Stourbridge without getting out of the town 
 as far as Pedmore and Hagley. 
 
 Johnson would, quite apart from the question of his 
 precocious conversation, have good opportunities of being 
 " admitted into the best company of the place." His uncle, 
 Dr. Ford, had for over thirty years been a leading pro- 
 fessional man in the town. His connexions, the Hickmans, 
 enjoyed a considerable amount of prosperity and had inter- 
 married with the Moseleys, the Actons, and other old local 
 families. 1 Cornelius Ford, as a wit and scholar, would 
 doubtless have the entree of the best social circles, and his 
 new-made but elderly bride, a sister of Sir Ambrose Crowley, 
 belonged to a wealthy and influential Stourbridge family. 2 
 
 At Stourbridge Johnson wrote a sonnet which will 
 ever serve as a record of his connexion with the Hickman 
 family. It was addressed to Dorothy Hickman, daughter of 
 Gregory Hickman [1688-1748] of Stourbridge, and grand- 
 daughter of the Gregory Hickman whose widow Jane had 
 married Johnson's uncle, Dr. Ford, and whose daughter 
 Jane was the wife of Johnson's uncle, Nathaniel Ford. 
 Dorothy Hickman subsequently, in 1734, married Dr. John 
 Turton, 3 and had an only child, John Turton, M.D., F.R.S., 
 the celebrated physician, who attended Goldsmith in his last 
 illness. 4 The sonnet was preserved by Dr. Turton, who 
 endorsed the manuscript, " Written by the late Dr. Samuel 
 Johnson on my mother, then Miss Hickman, playing on the 
 Spinet. J. Turton." 
 
 1 See Pedigree XXVII. 2 See p. 168. 
 
 3 From Memorials of the Old Square (Birmingham), by Joseph Hill and 
 Robert K. Dent, 1897, a delightful work, containing a very large amount of 
 interesting and original material relating to the social life of eighteenth-century 
 Birmingham, I learn (pp. 38-40) that John Turton (the husband of Dorothy 
 Hickman), succeeded to the house and practice of Dr. Samuel Swynfen, Johnson's 
 godfather, in 1736, and was son of Dr. John Turton of Wolverhampton. " Dr. 
 Turton's career in Birmingham was not an important one. He was elected a 
 Governor of the Free Grammar School, in place of Dr. Swynfen, in April, 1742, 
 and in 1753 his son (presumably the future Royal physician) obtained a Founda- 
 tion Scholarship there. Dr. Turton's name is found in legal documents until 
 April, 1762, when he last signed the school minutes, although he left the Square 
 in 1743." It is difficult to reconcile this with the facts given in my biography of 
 John Turton (see p. in). It is there shown that John Turton (who was the only 
 son) matriculated at Oxford in 1752, though he did not take his degree until 
 1756. His father is usually described as of The Hall, Wolverhampton, and of 
 Adam Street, Adelphi, born 1700, died 1754. 
 
 Messrs. Hill and Dent remark in an appendix, p. 137 :— " Still further verses 
 of a like character, written by Samuel Johnson to a Miss Hickman, having con- 
 siderable local interest, have also been preserved. They are ' addressed to Miss 
 Hickman playing on the Spinet,' and bear the following endorsement : ' Written 
 by the late Dr. Samuel Johnson on my mother, then Miss Hickman, playing on 
 the Spinet. J. Turton.' The writer, Dr. Turton, was born 1735 and died 1806. 
 John Turton, son of Dr. John Turton, of the Square, obtained-his scholarship in 
 New Street in 1753. May not these lines have been penned about 1732-3 in 
 Dr. Swynfen's house in the Square? a house which, in 1736, became the home 
 of Miss Hickman as the wife of Dr. Turton, who succeeded to Dr. Swynfen's 
 practice." I think my article fully proves that the sonnet was not written at 
 Birmingham as suggested. 
 
 ' See p. 112. 
 
 To Miss Hickman 
 Playing on the Spinnet. 
 
 Bright Stella, form'd for universal reign, 
 Too well you know to keep the slaves you gain ; 
 When in your eyes resistless lightnings play, 
 Aw'd into love our conquer'd hearts obey, 
 And yield reluctant to despotic sway : 
 But when your music soothes the raging pain, 
 We bid propitious Heav'n prolong your reign, 
 We bless the tyrant, and we hug the chain. 
 When old Timotheus struck the vocal string, 
 Ambition's fury fiYd the Grecian king : 
 Unbounded projects lab'ring in his mind, 
 He pants for room in one poor world confin'd. 
 Thus wak'd to rage, by music's dreadful pow'r, 
 He bids the sword destroy, the flame devour. 
 Had Stella's gentle touches mov'd the lyre, 
 Soon had the monarch felt a nobler fire ; 
 No more delighted with destructive war, 
 Ambitious only now to please the fair ; 
 Resign'd his thirst of empire to her charms, 
 And found a thousand worlds in Stella's arms. 1 
 
 It seems to have been thought that this sonnet was 
 addressed by Johnson to Dorothy Hickman during the period 
 when he attended the Grammar School at Stourbridge. But 
 as Dorothy was born on 13 Feb. 17 14, 2 she cannot have been 
 more than twelve years old at that time, and it is difficult to 
 conceive even the schoolboy Johnson picturing " the Grecian 
 king " as resigning his thirst of empire to the embraces of a 
 young lady whose only passion can have been for her doll. 
 
 I think it very much more probable that it was written in 
 the year 173 1, when Johnson visited Stourbridge and saw 
 Gregory Hickman, the father of Dorothy, as is evidenced by 
 his letter to that worthy gentleman. 
 
 Litchfield, Oct, 30, 1731. 
 
 SIR, 
 
 I have so long neglected to return you thanks for the favours and 
 assistance I received from you at Stourbridge, that I am afraid you have 
 now done expecting it. I can indeed make no apology, but by assuring you, 
 that this delay, whatever was the cause of it, proceeded neither from 
 forgetfulness, disrespect, nor ingratitude. Time has not made the sense 
 of obligation less warm, nor the thanks I return less sincere. But, while 
 I am acknowledging one favour, I must beg another — that you would 
 excuse the composition of the verses you desired. Be pleased to con- 
 sider, that versifying against one's inclination is the most disagreeable 
 thing in the world ; and that one's own disappointment is no inviting 
 subject ; and that though the desire of gratifying you might have pre- 
 vailed over my dislike of it, yet it proves, upon reflection, so barren, that, 
 to attempt to write upon it, is to undertake to build without materials. 
 
 As I am yet unemployed, I hope you will, if any thing should offer, 
 remember and recommend, Sir, your humble Servant, Saml. Johnson. 
 
 This letter has an added interest from the fact that it is 
 the earliest of Johnson's known to exist, and as such occupies 
 the first place in Dr. Birkbeck Hill's collection. 3 In a foot- 
 note Dr. Hill, who copied the letter from the Gentleman's 
 Magazine for July 1813 (p. 18), quotes John Nichols (Literary 
 
 1 Works oj the English Poets, ed. Alex. Chalmers, 1810, vol. 16, p. 608. 
 
 2 See her baptism at Oldswinford, p. 118. 
 
 3 Letters of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol, i. p. 1. I have copied 
 the letter direct from Gent.'s May. 
 
i5o 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Anecdotes, vol. viii, p. 416), to the effect that it was written 
 "on the occasion of the writer's being rejected on his appli- 
 cation for the situation of Usher to the Grammar School at 
 Stourbridge" Nichols, it appears, was merely quoting. The 
 letter first appeared in The Exchange Herald : Aston' s Man- 
 chester Commercial Advertiser, in the issue for Tuesday, 18 
 May 181 3, with the following prefatory note : — " The follow- 
 ing Letter from this great luminary of learning has never before 
 been published. We copy it from the Original, addressed to 
 Mr. Gregory Hickman, of Stourbridge, on the occasion of the 
 writer's being rejected, on his application for the situation of 
 Usher to the Grammar School at Stourbridge." l Nichols 
 describes it as " a very pleasing letter." 
 
 No doubt Johnson would have to make his application in 
 person. According to Boswell, he only quitted Pembroke 
 College, Oxford, in the autumn of 1731, in which case this 
 must have been his first attempt to gain a situation. Boswell's 
 statement, however, has been much debated, and is not 
 generally accepted as even approximately accurate. 2 At 
 the time of this visit Dorothy Hickman would be in her 
 eighteenth j'ear, and her charms of person as well as her 
 touch on the spinet would then be much better calculated to 
 excite the ardour of " the Grecian king " than six years before. 
 
 The sonnet can hardly be described as one by which 
 Johnson's reputation gains. Malone, however, in a footnote, 
 said that "the concluding lines of this early copy of verses 
 have much of the vigour of Johnson's poetry in his maturer 
 years." 
 
 What the verses were which Gregory Hickman wished 
 Johnson to compose, it is difficult to conjecture — hardly 
 "Verses inspired by an Unsuccessful Application for the Post 
 of Usher at Stourbridge School." But the fact of Mr. Hick- 
 man specially asking for some verses supports the view that 
 the sonnet had been written on this visit, and that Mr. Hick- 
 man, no doubt delighted with the compliment paid to his 
 daughter, had wished the young poet to tune his muse to 
 some theme less congenial. 
 
 Dorothy Hickman has been described as probably the 
 daughter of " the friendly schoolmaster " at Stourbridge, by 
 some one who evidently misunderstood the letter and was 
 unaware that Gregory Hickman was a prosperous merchant 
 and not a kind-hearted pedagogue. It is, however, of interest 
 that Grazebrook recorded a tradition of one John Hickman 
 having been a master at Stourbridge Grammar School during 
 Johnson's pupilage there. 3 If this be true the John Hickman 
 would in all probability be identical with Gregory Hickman's 
 first cousin, the youngest son of his uncle Richard [1653— 
 1706], who left money for his son John [born 1691] to be 
 " bred a scholar at the University." 4 
 
 1 I am indebted to Mr. Charles W. Sutton, M.A., Librarian of the Manchester 
 Public Free Libraries, for kindly searching out this letter and sending me a copy 
 of the note. 
 
 "- See p. 166. 8 See p. 106. 
 
 ' See p. 115, and Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 In 1725-6, while Johnson was attending Stourbridge 
 Grammar School, Gregory Hickman [1688-1748] is said to 
 have been living at Green Close, a house close to the School. 
 Green Close is now the property and residence of Mr. Alfred 
 Freer, M.R.C.S., J.P., who is a grandson of William Leacroft 
 Freer and Anna Maria Hickman.' Mr. Freer tells me that 
 Green Close was the property of Gregory Hickman [165 1— 
 90] at least as early as 1 680. He has a receipt, dated 9 Oct. 
 1680, for £\0 rent paid by Gregory Hickman to William 
 Winshurst for " the Roundabout." This was a building 
 which stood in a large field adjoining the garden of Green 
 Close on the east side and now built upon by the North 
 Worcestershire Brewery Company. I have already given a 
 deed proving that Green Close certainly belonged to Gregory 
 Hickman in 1687. - 
 
 Mr. Freer is sure, from family tradition, that Gregory 
 Hickman was living at Green Close while Johnson attended 
 the School. As he had children baptized at Oldswinford in 
 1724, 1725, and 1727 it is at least clear he was living in the 
 locality. 
 
 At that time Green Close was separated from the School 
 by the Old Horseshoe Inn, and between the Inn and the 
 School was an entry which served as an approach to the 
 back of the School. Recent alterations to the School 
 necessitated the removal of the Inn, which was an old- 
 fashioned hostelry with two gables facing the street, so that 
 Green Close now immediately adjoins the School. About 
 the year 1820, Mrs. Freer (nee Anna Maria Hickman) greatly 
 spoilt the appearance of Green Close by doing away with the 
 gables in front and substituting a parapet. 3 
 
 Mr. Freer thinks that Johnson, while attending the 
 School, would live at the Headmaster's house. The present 
 Headmaster, Mr. Rupert Deakin, M.A., is unable to throw 
 any light on the subject of Johnson's connexion with the 
 School. 
 
 If it be accepted as a fact that Gregory Hickman was 
 living at Green Close in 1725-6, it is quite certain that 
 Johnson must often have visited the house. It is interesting 
 to note that Edward Hickman [1724- 1802], the ancestor of 
 the present Hickmans, was a baby at the time, and as such 
 may have excited in Johnson the disgust felt by most 
 schoolboys for such immature examples of their own 
 species. 
 
 It is less easy to say where Gregory Hickman would be 
 living when Johnson visited Stourbridge in 173 1. As shown 
 on another page 4 he was, on 26 March 1733, living at Wol- 
 laston Hall, on the outskirts of the town, and he apparently 
 spent the remainder of his life there. 
 
 1 See Pedigree XXV11I ; also Walford's County Families, 1905. 
 
 2 See p. 105. 
 
 3 Mr. Freer tells me that when his grandfather, William Leacroft Freer, lay 
 dying at Green Close in 1812, the School was nearly destroyed by fire, and the 
 invalid had to be carried away out of danger. 
 
 4 See p. 106. 
 
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 151 
 
 In after life, when Johnson had become famous, his 
 
 memories of Stourbridge and of the Hickmans must have 
 
 been revived by his acquaintance with John Turton [i735 _ 
 
 1806], the only child of Dorothy Hickman, who was then 
 
 rapidly becoming one of the leading physicians in London. 1 
 
 Writing to Mrs. Thrale on 8 Aug. 1780, Johnson said : — 
 
 My two gentlewomen are both complaining. Mrs. Desmoulins 2 had 
 a mind of Dr. Turton ; I sent for him, and he has prescribed for Mrs. 
 Williams, 3 but I do not find that he promises himself much credit from 
 either of them. 4 
 
 And writing again to Mrs. Thrale, on 14 Aug., he re- 
 marked : — 
 
 Both my females are ill, both very ill ; Mrs. Desmoulins thought that 
 she wished for Dr. Turton ; and I sent for him, and then took him to 
 Mrs. Williams, and he prescribes for both, though without much hope of 
 benefiting either. 6 
 
 When Dr. Butter 6 dined with Johnson and Boswell, at 
 Derby, in 1777, he related to them the following incident : — 
 
 " When Goldsmith was dying, Dr. Turton said to him, ' Your pulse is 
 in greater disorder than it should be, from the degree of fever which you 
 have : is your mind at ease ? ' Goldsmith answered it was not." 7 
 
 As Goldsmith, according to his biographer, " knew and 
 esteemed " Dr. Turton, 8 it is possible that Johnson may have 
 introduced them. 
 
 The earliest and almost the only published notes on the 
 Fords were contributed to Notes and Queries in 1874 and 
 1876 by the late H. Sydney Grazebrook. Though he fell 
 into various errors through lack of more extended knowledge, 
 he really did something to advance the subject, discovering 
 the connexion of Dr. Ford with the Hickmans and proving 
 the identity of Dorothy Hickman, the subject of Dr. John- 
 son's sonnet. 
 
 Boswell tells us that " Johnson had, from his early youth, 
 been sensible to the influence of female charms. When at 
 Stourbridge school, he was much enamoured of Olivia Lloyd, 
 a young quaker, to whom he wrote a copy of verses, which I 
 have not been able to recover." 9 
 
 This Olivia Lloyd was the youngest child of the first 
 Sampson Lloyd [1664- 1724] of Birmingham, by Mary his 
 second wife, daughter of Ambrose Crowley of Stourbridge. 
 She was therefore the niece of Judith, wife of" Parson " Ford, 
 through whom Johnson would probably gain the young 
 lady's acquaintance. Olivia was born in 1707, and therefore 
 would be about eighteen while Johnson was at Stourbridge. 
 In 1735 she married Thomas Kirton, of Brimton, Berks. She 
 
 1 See his biography, p. III. 
 
 2 Elizabeth, daur. of Dr. Swynfen ; see p. 230. 
 
 3 Anna Williams, whom Johnson, in charity, took into his household. 
 
 4 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 191. 
 
 5 Ibid., vol. ii, p. 193. 
 
 6 William Butter [1726-1805], M.D. 
 
 7 BoswelFs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iii, p. 164. 
 
 8 See p. 112. 
 
 9 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 92. 
 
 died at Birmingham in 1775 and was buried at the Friends' 
 ground in Bull Lane. 1 
 
 Sampson Lloyd was the second son of Charles Lloyd [1637- 
 98], who came from Dolobran, in Montgomeryshire, and set- 
 tled in Birmingham. Charles joined the Quakers and suffered 
 great persecution. The eldest son, Charles Lloyd [1662-1748], 
 married Sarah, another of the daughters of Ambrose Crowley. 
 
 Sampson Lloyd and Mary Crowley had a third son, 
 Sampson [1699-1779], who by his first wife, Sarah, daughter 
 of Richad Parkes, had a son Sampson Lloyd [1 728-1 807], 
 the founder of Lloyds Bank. It was with this third Sampson 
 Lloyd that Dr. Johnson had an altercation in 1766 on the 
 subject of Barclay's Apology? 
 
 Sampson Lloyd [1699-1779], the second, had by Rachel 
 his second wife, daughter of Nehemiah Champion, of Bristol, 
 a third son Charles Lloyd [1748-1828], a Quaker philan- 
 thropist, who was one of the pioneers in the movement to 
 abolish slavery and who was moreover a good classical 
 scholar. 3 Charles Lloyd had a more distinguished son in 
 Charles Lloyd [1775-1839], the poet, the friend of Coleridge, 
 Wordsworth, Southey, Lamb, and De Quincey. 4 The poet 
 Lloyd's eldest sister, Priscilla, married Christopher Words- 
 worth, Master of Trinity, brother of William Wordsworth, 
 and became the mother of two bishops. His second sister, 
 Olivia Lloyd, married Paul Moon James, a partner in 
 Galton's Bank, who, it is interesting to note, acquired the 
 property at Moseley which Phoebe Ford, Dr. Johnson's 
 cousin, had bequeathed to her niece, Mabel Acton. 5 
 
 Charles Lloyd [1 696-1 741], the eldest son of Sampson 
 Lloyd by Mary Crowley his wife, and a nephew therefore of Mrs. 
 " Parson " Ford, married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Carless. 6 
 The latter's brother, Richard Carless, had a son Richard Car- 
 less, a Birmingham attorney, who died in 1741, having married, 
 as his first wife, Ann, daughter of Walter Moseley, of the Mere, 
 Enville, near Stourbridge ; and as his second wife, Elizabeth 
 [died 1750], daughter of John Banner, of Yardley, and widow 
 of Joseph Gibbons, of Birmingham and Handsworth, who died 
 in 1 7 14. Joseph Gibbons and Elizabeth Banner had a daugh- 
 ter, Mary Gibbons, who in 1742 became the second wife ot 
 Johnson's old and beloved friend, Edmund Hector [1708-94]. 
 By her second husband, Richard Carless, Elizabeth Banner 
 had issue, of whom Ann Carless married the Rev. Joseph 
 Carless. 7 
 
 1 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, pp. 134, 137, and Appendix C. 
 To this volume, and Burke's Landed Gentry, I am indebted for most of my infor- 
 mation of the Lloyds. 
 
 2 Boswell's Life of Johnson, vol. ii, p. 458, and vol. vi, p. liii (addenda). 
 
 3 Diet. Nat. Biog. 4 Ibid. 5 See p. 208. 
 
 6 To Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square I am also indebted for 
 particulars of the Carless family. Benjamin and Richard Carless were sons of 
 Richard Carless [1620-84], who is said to have been a legatee named in the will 
 of the celebrated Colonel William Careless [died 1689], who induced Charles II 
 to hide in the oak tree at Boscobel. 
 
 7 Presumably Joseph, son of Joseph Carless, of Kingswinford, Staffs., gent., 
 who matric. 23 June 1736, aged 18, at University Coll., Oxford, and took his 
 B.A. in 1740. Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
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 Richard Carless is stated to have married his first wife, 
 Ann Moseley, at Longnor in 1712 or 1713. By her he had 
 a son, Walter Carless, who matriculated on 22 Feb. 1731/2, 
 aged 17, at Wadham College, Oxford, as son of Richard, of 
 Birmingham, gent. 1 Walter Carless took his B.A. in 1735 
 and became a clergyman, dying in 1757, aged 43. The 
 most interesting fact about him is that he married Johnson's 
 "first love," Ann Hector [171 1-88], sister of Edmund 
 Hector. When Johnson visited Birmingham in 1776, he 
 told Boswell of his early attachment for Miss Hector. 
 
 Dr. Johnson said to me in the morning, " You will see, Sir, at Mr. 
 Hector's, his sister, Mrs. Careless, a clergyman's widow. She was the 
 first woman with whom I was in love. It dropt out of my head 
 imperceptibly ; but she and I shall always have a kindness for each 
 other." He laughed at the notion that a man never can be really in love 
 but once, and considered it as a mere romantick fancy. 
 
 On our return from Mr. Bolton's, 2 Mr. Hector took me to his house, 
 where we found Johnson sitting placidly at tea, with his first love ; who, 
 though now advanced in years, was a genteel woman, very agreeable, and 
 well-bred. 
 
 When he again talked of Mrs. Careless to-night, he seemed to have 
 had his affection revived ; for he said, " If I had married her, it might 
 have been as happy for me." 3 
 
 It is a point of much interest in connexion with the Rev. 
 Walter Carless, that he was on his mother's side a first 
 cousin, not only of the Rev. Walter Hickman [1709-1741], 
 B.C.L., of Stourbridge, but also of Dorothy Hickman, to 
 whom Johnson wrote the sonnet 4 
 
 These notes serve to show the complicated inter-relation- 
 ships between the families of Hickman, Ford, Crowley, 
 Lloyd, Carless, and Hector who could all claim some kind of 
 connexion with the family of Dr. Johnson. 
 
 Mrs. Walter Carless left only one surviving child, Ann 
 [1742-82], who married George Hopper [1735-87] and had 
 issue. Their grandson, Edmund Hector Hopper, assumed 
 the name of Shipperdson and left one child, Mary Adeline, 
 wife of Sir Henry Pottinger, 3rd Bart. Lady Pottinger had 
 only one child, Ethel Adeline, now the wife of Sir Henry 
 Meysey-Thompson. 
 
 Samuel Carless, brother of Benjamin and Richard Carless 
 first named, had a son Joseph Carless, whose son Edward 
 Carless, of Bilston, was father of William Carless of Har- 
 borne. William Carless had two daughters, coheirs. 
 Elizabeth, the elder, married Thomas Attwood [1783-1856], 
 first M.P. for Birmingham. Mary Anne, the younger, 
 married John Freeman and had a very distinguished son in 
 Edward Augustus Freeman [1823-92], the historian. 
 
 As I have failed to find accurate particulars of the 
 Hectors in any Johnsonian work, Dr. Birkbeck Hill being 
 ignorant even of Edmund Hector's parentage, it seems 
 
 1 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 2 Matthew Boulton, the celebrated engineer. 
 
 3 BoswelVs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, pp. 459-61. 
 ' Pedigree XXVII makes these relationships clear. 
 
 appropriate here to include some account of the family. 
 My information is principally derived from Beriah Botfield's 
 Stemmata Botevilliana (1858), from Hill and Dent's Memorials 
 of the Old Square and from other sources mentioned. 
 
 Edmund Hector, whose friendship with Johnson will 
 serve to make him remembered when more eminent men are 
 forgotten, was the son of Benjamin Hector of Lichfield, and 
 grandson of Edmund Hector of the same place, beyond 
 whom the pedigree does not appear to have been traced. 
 This Edmund Hector the first was Sheriff of Lichfield in 
 1682, Junior Bailiff in 1685, and Senior Bailiff in 1690, being 
 by profession a surgeon. He was again elected Senior 
 Bailiff in 1699, but was "removed from his office, and from 
 being any longer a Member of the Corporation." On 
 11 Nov. 1700 he was, however, reinstated in his offices by 
 the authority of a mandamus from the King. 1 He was 
 buried at St. Michael's, Lichfield, on 8 Dec. 1709, his will, 
 dated 29 Nov. 1709, being proved at Lichfield on 8 Dec. 
 1 7 10. His widow, Dorcas Hector, survived him some seven- 
 teen years, her will, dated 27 Aug. 1726, being proved at 
 Lichfield on 2 Dec. 1726. To her grandson, Edmund Hector, 
 the friend of Johnson, she bequeathed six silver spoons. 
 
 Edmund and Dorcas Hector had ten sons and two 
 daughters. Of the sons, only George and Benjamin are 
 mentioned in their father's will, so the others probably died 
 young. The two daughters, Mary and Ann Hector, are 
 neither of them mentioned. Ann, the younger, was baptized 
 on 6 Apl. 1686 at St. Mary's, Lichfield, and married there 
 on 11 June 1706 to Henry Boylston. Mrs. Dorcas Hector 
 in her will mentions her grandson, George Boylston. There 
 was a Richard Boylston, an apothecary, who left Lichfield and 
 settled in Digbeth, Birmingham, in the early part of the 
 eighteenth century. 2 There was a Henry Boylston, Junior 
 Bailiff of Lichfield in 1652, and Senior Bailiff in 1661, 1667, 
 and 1676, a George Boylston, Junior Bailiff in 1691, and a 
 Henry Boylston, Sheriff in 1712. 3 
 
 George Hector, the eldest surviving son of Edmund and 
 Dorcas, married Elizabeth Brooke, at Kingsbury, Warwicks., 
 on 29 Oct. 1696. A surgeon by profession, like his father, he 
 was Junior Bailiff of Lichfield in 17 19, and lived afterwards 
 at The Old Lodge, near Lilleshall, Salop. He has a title to 
 fame in that he officiated at the entry of Samuel Johnson into 
 the world, as recorded in the " Annals." 
 
 Sept. 7, 4 1709, I was born at Lichfield. My mother had a very 
 difficult and dangerous labour, and was assisted by George Hector, 
 a man-midwife of great reputation. 5 
 
 1 Thomas Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 429-30. In Botfield's work are given 
 4 pages of extracts from the Books of the Corporation of Lichfield relating to the 
 Hector family, but I have no copy of these, only of the tabular pedigree on 
 p. 155. Botfield also gives many extracts from the church registers of Lichfield 
 and a 4-page account of the Hector family, as well as abstracts of wills, etc. 
 
 1 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 25. 
 
 3 Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 427, 428, 430, 431. 
 
 4 18 of the present style. Note by Dr. Johnson. 
 
 8 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 129. 
 
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 153 
 
 Had George Hector known how much depended on his 
 skill, he would indeed have felt anxious. Dr. Birkbeck Hill, 
 in a footnote, suggests that George Hector was " probably the 
 father of Johnson's old schoolfellow Edmund Hector, the 
 Birmingham surgeon," but, as already shown, he was the 
 uncle of Edmund. 
 
 George and Elizabeth Hector had two sons, Brooke and 
 George, and ten daughters, five of whom at least died in 
 infancy. Of those surviving, Penelope married John Leake 
 of Newport, Salop ; Ann married a Mr. Hurd, brother of 
 Richard Hurd [1720-1808], Bishop of Worcester; Sarah 
 married Edmund Withering ; and Charlotte married Dr. 
 Seagre of Atherstone. 
 
 Edmund Withering and Sarah Hector had an only son, 
 William Withering [1741-99], M.D., who became celebrated 
 in his day as a mineralogist, and was the personal friend of 
 many eminent men. 1 Dr. Withering lived in the Old Square 
 at Birmingham from 1787, and was on friendly terms with 
 his mother's cousin, Edmund Hector, who mentions him in 
 his will. Messrs. Hill and Dent, in their Memorials of the Old 
 Square, have several references to Dr. Withering, but do not 
 mention his relationship to Edmund Hector. He left two 
 children. Charlotte Withering, his daughter, married Beriah 
 Botfield, and was mother of Beriah Botfield [1807-63], the 
 bibliographer and author of the Stemmata Botevilliana'} 
 
 Brooke Hector, the eldest child of George and Elizabeth 
 Hector, was baptized on 26 Sept. 1700 at St. Mary's, Lich- 
 field. He matriculated on 23 Aug. 1717, aged 16, at Christ 
 Church, Oxford, taking his B.A. degree on 31 Jany. 172 1/2, 
 his M.A. in 1724 and his B.Med, in 1727. 3 Like his father and 
 grandfather before him, he practised in Lichfield, living in 
 Market Street. His first wife, Elizabeth, died on 22 July 
 1742, aged 32, and he married a second wife, Mary, before 
 1765. Dr. Brooke Hectordied on 13 Dec. 1773, aged 73, his 
 will, dated 4 June 1765, being proved on 19 Nov. 1783 at 
 Lichfield. He was buried in the Cathedral, where there is a 
 monument to the memory of him and his two wives. 4 An 
 obituary notice describes him as " an eminent Physician in 
 Litchfield." 5 His widow Mary died on 14 March 1783, aged 
 j j. By his first wife he left two children, Thomas and Eliza- 
 beth. Thomas Hector survived his step-mother, and may 
 possibly have been the Thomas Hector who in 1797 was land- 
 lord of the White Hart Inn, Digbeth, Birmingham, a house 
 belonging to the Carless family. 6 He is stated to have had a 
 wife and children. Elizabeth Hector, his sister, was married, 
 probably in 1768, to Thomas Spurrier of Walsall. She had 
 three children, of whom the daughter married John Calvert 
 and had issue, and the younger son, Walter, died a widower. 
 The elder son, Thomas Hector Spurrier, matriculated on 
 
 1 See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. 2 See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 3 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 * Lichfield, by T. G. Lomax, 1823, p. 72. 5 Genfs Mag., 1773, p. 622. 
 6 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 30. 
 
 24 Apl. 1788, aged 18, at Worcester College, Oxford, as son 
 of Thomas Spurrier, of Walsall, gent, taking his B.C.L degree 
 in 1795. He was Vicar of Low Layton, Essex, from 1797, 1 
 and died without issue. 
 
 George, the younger son of Dr. Brooke Hector, was 
 baptized on 5 Sept. 17 10 at St. Mary's, Lichfield. He married 
 and had three sons, Brooke, Edmund (who died without issue), 
 and Benjamin, a surgeon at Atherstone, who died without 
 issue at Little Whiston. Brooke Hector, the eldest son, 
 married Miss Adams of Newport, Salop, leaving two 
 daughters, Elizabeth, who died unmarried on 23 Oct. 1857, 
 aged 79, being buried at Chetwynd, and Maria, who married 
 Mr. Smallwood of Market Drayton and had issue. George 
 Hector had also two daughters, Penelope who married John 
 Wood, of Whiston, 2 and left issue, and Sarah who married 
 John Spearman and left issue. 
 
 Of Benjamin Hector, the younger son of Edmund and 
 Dorcas, not much appears to be known. He was baptized on 
 31 Aug. 1682 at St. Mary's, Lichfield, and was Sheriff of the 
 City in 1727. His wife, Dorothy Hector, was buried on 
 26 Sept. 1726 at St. Michael's, Lichfield. He had four 
 children, the eldest of whom was Edmund Hector. The 
 eldest daughter, Ann, baptized at St. Mary's on 10 Jany. 
 1710/ 1 1, was Johnson's "first love," and, as already explained, 
 became the wife of the Rev. Walter Carless. Mary Hector, 
 the third child, was baptized at St. Mary's on 3 Aug. 1714, 
 and buried at St. Michael's on 26 Aug. 17 16. Philip Hector, 
 the youngest child, was baptized at St. Mary's on 12 Sept. 
 1720, and buried at St. Michael's on 15 Sept. 1741. 
 
 Edmund Hector, the eldest child, was born at Lichfield 
 on 30 Jany. 1708, and was therefore a year or two older than 
 Johnson. His first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of A. Power, of 
 Kenilworth, died in 1741. Of his second wife, Mary Gibbons, 
 and her connexion with the Carless family, I have already 
 given some particulars. Edmund Hector died on 2 Sept. 
 1794, leaving no issue by either wife. There is a monument 
 to his memory in St. Philip's, Birmingham. 
 
 For a full account of Edmund Hector's connexion with 
 Birmingham, and his friendship with Dr. Johnson, I must 
 refer the reader to Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old 
 Square? Edmund Hector lived and practised as a surgeon 
 in the Square from about 1748 to his death. 
 
 The following obituary notice of him appeared in the 
 Gentleman's Magazine for 1 794 [p. 866] : — 
 
 [2 Sept.] At Birmingham, in his 85th year, Edmund Hector, esq., the 
 school-fellow, and, through life, the intimate friend, of the late Dr. Samuel 
 Johnson ; a gentleman eminent for skill and assiduity in his public 
 character as a surgeon, and much and deservedly esteemed in private 
 life for his benevolence of disposition, liberality of sentiment, and urbanity 
 of manners. 
 
 1 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 2 Botfield says Whiston, co. Salop, but I find no Whiston in Salop. In Staffs, 
 are two places of the name. 
 
 3 Also to Robert K. Dent's Making of Birmingham , 1894, where is a chapter 
 on " Dr. Johnson and Edmund Hector." 
 
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 Edmund Hector's will does not seem to have been 
 printed, so I think it worth while to give an abstract of it. 1 
 He leaves all his property to Walter Carless Hopper 
 [1772-185 3], son of his niece Ann Carless by George Hopper, 
 and father of Edmund Hector Hopper, alias Shipperdson, 
 beforementioned. He mentions several "cousins," whose 
 exact relationship I do not know. John Pierson of Tettenhall 
 was probably of the same family as Thomas Pearson of 
 Tettenhall, gent., whose son John Pearson 2 [1772-1841], 
 advocate general of the East India Company at Bengal, was 
 father of Thomas Hooke Pearson a [1806-92], general in the 
 army and C.B. It will be noticed that Elizabeth Jesson, 
 a second cousin of Dr. Johnson, married a John Pearson of 
 Wolverhampton in 17 II. 4 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S OTHER MATERNAL UNCLES. 
 
 Samuel, Nathaniel and Cornelius Ford, the three other 
 surviving brothers of Dr. Johnson's mother, are much more 
 shadowy figures than Dr. Joseph Ford. Probably they were 
 not very successful in their worldly affairs. They none of 
 them seem to have left wills, and though this is not neces- 
 sarily a proof of poverty, yet it increases the probability that 
 they did not prosper. 
 
 According to Miss Anna Seward, whose title of the 
 " Swan of Lichfield " might be justified by the ill-concealed 
 ferocity with which she ever attacked the memory of 
 Johnson, he confessed to Mrs. Porter, before he married her, 
 that he had " had an uncle hanged." 6 If this was a fact, and 
 there is no special need to doubt it, I think it most probable 
 that the uncle would be on his father's side and not one of 
 his mother's brothers, whose lives, we may hope, terminated 
 less tragically. 
 
 Samuel Ford, son of Cornelius, was baptized on Christ- 
 mas Day, 25 Dec. 1672, at Kings Norton. Under the will of 
 his aunt Mrs. Barnesley, dated 23 Jany. 1696, he was to receive 
 
 1 Edmund Hector, of Birmingham, Warwicks., surgeon. Will dated 
 30 Jany. 1789. The sum of ^1,000 disposed of by my late wife, Mary Hector, 
 by virtue of a power reserved to her by a deed of marriage settlement, to be 
 paid by my exors. pursuant to her appointment. I give my freehold messuage, 
 etc., in the Square in Birmingham, occupied by myself: my two messuages in 
 High Slreet, Birmingham, in the tenure of Thomas Morgan : and my freehold 
 messuage and farm in Chathill, par. of Longdon, occupied by Henry Crulckley, 
 to my nephew, Walter Carless Hopper ; and in default of issue, the first men- 
 tioned messuage to go to my cousin Sarah Withering, sister to Dr. William 
 Withering : and the said two messuages in High Street to my cousin Elizabeth 
 Pierson, wife oijohn Pierson of Tettenhall, Staffs., esq. : and the house and land 
 at Chathill to my cousin, Thomas Walton of Longdon. To my friends, Thomas 
 
 Smith, of Birmingham, Dr. in Physic, and Robert Ward,£$o each. To Mr 
 
 Taylor, now apothecary at the General Hospital near Birmingham, all my instru- 
 ments, drugs, etc., belonging to my surgery. To my servants, Mary Muston, 
 Elizabeth Boswell and William Sambrooke, one year's wages. Residue to Walter 
 Carless Hopper at 21, and if he die then to the five children of my late cousin 
 George Hector, brother of the late Dr. Brooke Hector. Exors., said Thomas 
 Smith and Robert Ward. Wits., Edmund Lewly, Atithony Mainwaring and 
 Ambrose Mainwaring. Proved 13 Oct. 1794 at Lichfield, by Thomas Smith, 
 M.D., power reserved to Robert Ward, gent. 
 
 1 See Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 3 See Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 ' See Pedigree XXIX. s See p. 234. 
 
 £5.' On 30 Oct. 1707 he was married at Kings Norton to 
 Jane Chambers of that parish. The register describes him 
 as of Packwood, where his father was then living. 2 Probably 
 his wife was related to Timothy Chambers, of Moseley in 
 the parish of Kings Norton, whose daughter Mary [1698- 1764] 
 married Thomas Jesson of West Bromwich, youngest son of 
 Samuel Ford's first cousin, John Jesson. 3 
 
 Samuel and Jane Ford had a daughter Jane, baptized on 
 15 Aug. 1708 at Packwood. Cornelius Ford in his will, 
 dated 28 Apl. 1709, leaves " unto my Son Samuell five 
 pounds and all my pewter and to his Wife I give five pounds 
 and to his daughter I give ten pounds." 4 On 4 Sept. 1709 
 they had a son Nathaniel baptized at Packwood. 
 
 I have no more information of Samuel Ford's children. 
 But there was a Samuel, son of Samuel Ford, of Erdington, 
 Warwicks., gent, who matriculated on 11 Mch. 1735/6, aged 
 18, at Trinity College, Oxford/' Erdington was a hamlet in 
 the parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, where Henry Ford, 
 the grandfather of Samuel, had lived many years before. I 
 think it quite possible that Samuel Ford who lived at Erding- 
 ton about 171 8 was the uncle of Dr. Johnson, especially as it 
 is adjacent to Sutton Coldfield, where Nathaniel Ford lived 
 or had lived. The baptism of Samuel Ford is not recorded 
 at Aston, and he does not appear to have taken any degree 
 at Oxford. 
 
 Dr. Joseph Ford, in his will dated 10 Feb. 1720/ 1, alludes to 
 his brother, " M r Samuell Ford." 7 His cousin, Mrs. Harriotts 
 of Trysull, in her will dated 2-3 Oct. 1726, leaves him £io. 8 
 
 The last record I have of Samuel Ford is the most 
 interesting, and consists of a letter 9 written by him five weeks 
 after the death of his nephew, the celebrated " Parson Ford," 
 and addressed to Mr. William Priest, the Birmingham attorney 
 who had befriended Andrew Johnson a dozen years before. 10 
 
 [addressed] To M' Priest an Attorney 
 In Birmingham 
 
 p'sent this 
 
 Sept : 27, 1731. 
 
 I was speaking to you on Thursday last about what fine was past by 
 by [sic] the Rev" d M r Ford and his wife and what lands it has relation 
 to, particularly wheather it relates to all or any part of the Farme Call'd 
 the Hanch-Hall, 11 S r If you please at your leasure to looke into this 
 affair I shall take it as a great favour and by so doing you will highly 
 oblige. 
 
 I purpose to wait on you on 
 Wednesday next In hopes that 
 you will favour me in my above 
 request. 
 
 1 See p. 190. 2 See p. 133. 3 See p. 138. * See p. 191. 
 
 5 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 6 See p. 198. ' See p. 101. 
 
 8 See p. 194. s This letter was part of Mr. Bickley's collection. 
 
 10 See p. 218. 11 See p. 162. 
 
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 155 
 
 This letter, so far as I know, is the only one in existence 
 written by a member of the Ford family. It shows that 
 Samuel Ford was a man of decent education who could use 
 his pen freely. 1 His spelling, as well as his method of expres- 
 sion, compares quite favourably with that of his brother-in- 
 law, Michael Johnson. 2 
 
 Nathaniel Ford, son of Cornelius, was baptized on 
 2 Dec. 1676 at Kings Norton. His aunt Mrs. Barnesley, 
 in her will dated 23 Jany. 1696, leaves him £$} In 1701 he 
 married Jane, second daughter of Gregory Hickman [1651- 
 90], of Stourbridge, and thus became a kind of step-son-in-law 
 to his elder brother Joseph Ford, who had married Gregory 
 Hickman's widow. 4 According to a manuscript note by the 
 late Mr. H. Sydney Grazebrook, r ' Nathaniel Ford was married 
 to Jane Hickman on 3 Sept. 1701 at Doverdale, near Droit- 
 wich, by licence. He is described in the licence as of Stour- 
 bridge, mercer, aged 24 ; and she as a spinster, aged 20, her 
 mother alive and consenting. The Rector of Doverdale tells 
 me that the registers as at present existing at the church do 
 not go back beyond 1756, but Grazebrook may have found 
 the entry in the transcripts at Worcester. Why the happy 
 couple chose a church a dozen miles from their home in 
 which to be united I cannot say, unless Dr. Joseph Ford did 
 not relish the thought of having his brother for a son-in-law. 
 
 Nathaniel Ford may possibly have served his apprentice- 
 ship at Stourbridge, where his elder brother had been settled 
 since at least 1689. But he seems to have left Stourbridge 
 very soon after his marriage. Indeed he may not have lived 
 there at all during his early wedded life, for though his eldest 
 child, Joseph Ford, was born on 13 Sept. and baptized on 
 23 Sept. 1702 at Oldswinford, it was quite common for the 
 first-born to be baptized at the mother's church. By 1704 
 he had certainly moved to Sutton Coldfield, for his second 
 child, Nathaniel, was there baptized on 1 Aug. of that year. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, in his will dated 28 Apl. 1709, leaves to 
 his son Nathaniel all that close or pasture, with the appur- 
 tenances, known as the Parsonage close and situate in the parish 
 of Sutton Coldfield. 6 I cannot identify this piece of land, 
 but Miss Bracken, in her history of Sutton Coldfield, says 
 that a terrier of 161 2 includes, in an inventory of the rectory 
 of Holy Trinity church, " A parsonage house, with barns, 
 stables, oxhouses, all in good repair (supposed to have been 
 the house and buildings now possessed and occupied by 
 V. Holbeche Esq r ) " ; also that a new parsonage house was 
 built in 1 70 1. 7 Perhaps the " Parsonage close " appertained 
 to the old parsonage. 
 
 " Unto Jane my son Nathaniells Wife," Cornelius Ford 
 
 1 See also his signature (p. 172) as a witness to the settlement on the mar- 
 riage of Michael Johnson to Sarah Ford in 1706. 
 
 2 See p. 214. 
 
 3 See p. 190. * See Pedigree XXVII, and p. 105. 
 5 See p. 103. e See p. 191. 
 
 ' The Forest and Chase of Sutton Coldfield, by Miss Bracken, i860, p. 80. 
 
 leaves £5, and to their two surviving children £10 apiece. 
 To Nathaniel he also leaves a book and the residue of his 
 personal estate, appointing him sole executor of his will. 
 
 In 1709 Nathaniel Ford was elected to the annual office 
 of Warden of the Corporation of Sutton Coldfield. 1 He must 
 have been elected towards the end of the year, after his 
 father's death, for his son Hickman was baptized on 25 Oct. 
 1 7 10 as "child of Nathaniel Ford Gent : Warden," showing 
 that he had not then vacated the office. 
 
 The baptism of Hickman Ford is the last date definitely 
 connecting his father with Sutton Coldfield. Nathaniel Ford 
 lived latterly at Stourbridge, where Gregory Hickman, his 
 wife's brother, was a man of some position. At what date 
 he returned to Stourbridge I cannot say. He is mentioned 
 in the will of his brother Joseph on 10 Feb. 1720/ 1, 2 but his 
 place of residence is not mentioned. His brother-in-law, 
 John Harrison of Birmingham, however, in his will dated 8 
 Nov. 1727 appoints " Nathaniel Ford of Stourbridge in the 
 County of Worcester Clothier " one of the executors of his 
 will and leaves him £10 for his trouble. 3 That this was 
 Nathaniel Ford the elder, and not his son or nephew of the 
 same name, is made clear, I think, by his not being described 
 as "junior." 
 
 There was a Mr. Nathaniel Ford buried at Oldswinford 
 on 4 July 1729, and another Mr. Nathaniel Ford on 25 Dec. 
 173 1. I presume that one of these individuals was the 
 Nathaniel Ford of whom I treat, and that the other was his 
 son or nephew, though I have no definite evidence of his 
 having a son Nathaniel, except the one who died in infancy. 
 Nor is there evidence to show that either of his brothers, 
 Samuel or Cornelius, had a son Nathaniel ; indeed it would 
 appear from Mrs. Harriotts' will that Cornelius had only two 
 sons, Joseph and Andrew. 4 Yet it is difficult to account for 
 the two Nathaniels in any other way. The probability 
 naturally is that the Nathaniel Ford buried in 1729 was the 
 one of whom I treat, presuming his namesake to have 
 belonged to a younger generation. 
 
 I presume that Henry Ford, buried at Oldswinford on 29 
 May 1727, was Nathaniel's son of that name, and that 
 Mrs. Jane Forde, buried there on 29 Sept. 1729, was his wife 
 (or widow), the daughter of Gregory Hickman. As to the 
 identity of " Mr. Gregory Ford," buried there on 3 Oct. 1748, 
 there can be no doubt ; he was Nathaniel's son, born on 12 June 
 1706 at Sutton Coldfield. In a deed of 22 Sept. 1748 he is 
 described as Gregory Ford, of Stourbridge, clothier. 5 Of 
 Hickman Ford I have no evidence beyond his baptism. 
 
 Dr. Johnson makes no direct reference to his uncle 
 Nathaniel Ford, whose wife, however, has one of her remarks 
 immortalised in the " Annals." 
 
 1 The Forest and Chase of Sutton Coldfield, end of volume. 
 
 2 See p. 191. He is also put down for a legacy of ^10 in the will of his 
 cousin Mrs. Harriotts, dated 23 Oct. 1726. See p. 194. 
 
 3 See p. 195. ' See p. 194. 5 See p. 106. 
 
 X 2 
 
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 I remember my aunt Nath. Ford told me, when I was about . . . years 
 old, that she would not have picked such a poor creature up in the 
 street. 1 
 
 This refers of course to his sickliness as an infant. 
 In the " Annals " Dr. Johnson also tells us of his visit to 
 his relatives in Birmingham : — 
 
 We lived most at uncle Ford's, being much caressed by my aunt, 
 a good-natured, coarse woman, easy of converse, but willing to find 
 something to censure in the absent. 2 
 
 It was on this same visit, at his aunt Ford's, that he " eat 
 so much of a boiled leg of mutton." 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill takes upon himself to index the refer- 
 ence to " my aunt " under " Mrs. Nathaniel Ford," though he 
 had no evidence to go upon. 3 And he does not index the 
 reference to "uncle Ford" under Nathaniel Ford, as he 
 should have done to be consistent. It is quite possible, 
 however, that Dr. Johnson was referring to Mr. and Mrs. 
 Nathaniel Ford, but if so they can hardly have been living 
 then at Sutton Coldfield. Either of the Doctor's other uncles, 
 Samuel or Cornelius, may have lived in Birmingham at the 
 time. We should not expect Jane Hickman to have been a 
 " coarse " woman, as she came of a respectable stock and was 
 born of the same mother as the witty and scholarly " Parson 
 Ford," but yet her one recorded speech seems rather in 
 keeping with the character of a free-spoken, not over-refined 
 woman. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, the younger, is a very dim figure. I 
 have not found his baptism, or the name of his wife, or the 
 baptism of any of his children, or where he lived. Dr. Johnson, 
 however, related an incident concerning him which shows that, 
 physically speaking at least, he was real flesh and blood. 
 
 " Nay, if you are for family history (says Mr. Johnson good- 
 humouredly) / can fit you : I had an uncle, Cornelius Ford, who, upon 
 a journey, stopped and read an inscription written on a stone he saw 
 standing by the way-side, set up, as it proved, in honour of a man who had 
 leaped a certain leap thereabouts, the extent of which was specified upon 
 the stone : Why now, says my uncle, I could leap it in my boots ; and he 
 did leap it in his boots." 4 
 
 1 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 131. 
 
 2 Seep. 177. 
 
 3 Mr. Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A., in his How to make an Index (1902), 
 bestows high praise upon Dr. Birkbeck Hill's indexes, and says of that to 
 his edition of Boswell that it " may be considered as a model of what an 
 index should be." Dr. Hill, in his preface (p. xx), says that he made and 
 checked every entry in the index himself, and, though there must be omissions, 
 "yet I shall be greatly disappointed if actual errors are discovered." Mr. 
 Wheatley's praise of the index as a whole is fully deserved, but it is certainly not 
 entirely free from errors, as its compiler hoped. For instance all references to 
 Thomas Newton [1704-82], Bishop of Bristol, arc indexed under "-John Newton, 
 Bishop of Bristol," an error less excusable from the fact that at the principal 
 reference Johnson calls him " Tom " three times. And under " Sarah Johnson" 
 
 (S. J.'s mother), Dr.Hill has " marriage I, 95 " ; but on that page it is only 
 
 the marriage of Johnson himself to Elizabeth Porter that is recorded. He indexes 
 a reference to Elizabeth Heme as vol. iv, 439, but it is really on p. 440. A more 
 extended use of the index would doubtless reveal other similar errors, which are 
 only to be expected in an index of such magnitude. 
 
 * Tiozzi's " Anecdotes " in Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, 
 pp. 148-9. 
 
 Though we have no actual record of Cornelius Ford's 
 place in the family, it is safe to assume from the will of his 
 aunt, Mrs. Barnesley, that he came between Samuel and 
 Nathaniel, 1 and was therefore born 1673-76. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, senior, in his will dated 28 Apl. 1709, 
 leaves " unto my son Cornelius Twenty pounds and to his 
 Wife five pounds and to his four children I give Ten pounds 
 apiece." 2 He also leaves him Matthew Poole's Annotations 
 upon the Holy Bible. 
 
 From the will of Mrs. Harriotts in 1726 we learn that 
 Cornelius Ford was then alive, with two sons, Joseph and 
 Andrew, and three daughters, Sarah, Ann and Phcebe. 3 
 
 Dr. Joseph Ford, of Oldswinford, in his will dated 10 Feb 
 1720/ 1, leaves to his niece Phcebe Ford, daughter of his 
 brother Cornelius, a yearly annuity of £4, from his death 
 until she attains the age of seventeen, for her education and 
 maintenance, to be paid by his daughter Ann. And he 
 directs his daughter Phcebe to pay to his said niece, Phcebe 
 Ford, a similar annuity of £2. He also leaves her £20 at 
 the age of twenty-one, the money to go to her father if she 
 die in her minority. Dr. Ford then says :— " I dispose of the 
 care and Guardianship of my said Neece Phebe Ford unto 
 my Brother Nathaniel Ford." 4 From this it would appear 
 that Dr. Ford had, during his life, taken upon himself to look 
 after and provide for his niece. His widow, by her will dated 
 11 Sept. 1722, leaves "to my niece Phebe Ford forty shillings 
 to be laid out in cloaths at my death as my daughter Anne 
 shall think fit." 5 
 
 Dr. Ford's daughter Phcebe, in her will dated 23 June 
 1762, leaves £20 "to my Cousin Phebe Ford Daughter of 
 my Uncle Cornelius Ford." 6 If Cornelius were then alive 
 he would be not much less than ninety. 
 
 It is possible that Phcebe Ford, of Little Sutton Street, 
 Clerkenwell, whose will was dated 10 Aug. 1795, 7 was 
 identical with the daughter of Cornelius. She is the only 
 other person of the name I have come across, and she had a 
 niece living at Powick, near Worcester. 
 
 1 See p. 190. - See p. 191. 3 See p. 194. 
 
 4 See p. 192. 5 See p. 193. 6 See p. 196. 
 
 7 Phebe Ford, of No. i, Little Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, M'sex, spinster. 
 Will dated 10 Aug. 1795. Whereas I am entitled to an annuity of £12-12-0 
 during the life of the Rev. Mr. Francis Tutte, I bequeath all arrears thereof 
 due to me to Mr. John Thomas, of No. 16, Marble Court, Webb Street, in 
 the par. of St. Olave's, Southwark, to whom I bequeath also £6-6-0, of the 
 same annuity for the first year after my decease, devising the other ,£6-6-0, the 
 moiety of that year's income, to Mr. George Osland, of No. 1, Little Sutton 
 Street, Clerkenwell ; and that in case, upon demand by my executors (sic) on 
 Mr. Francis Tutte, the sum of £63 should be paid to my executor, the remainder 
 sum of £13 is to be divided between Mr. John Thomas and Mr. George Osland, 
 but Mr. John Thomas is to pay to my nieces, Mrs. Pheeby Thomas, wife of 
 Mr. James Thomas, of Powick, near Worcester, Sarah King and Jane Howell, 
 sisters to the said Mrs. Pheeby Thomas, but in case Mr. Francis Tutte pays the 
 above £63, and so long as he shall live and pay the above £63, their respective 
 receipts shall be sufficient. I devise all my wearing apparel and linen to my 
 said nieces to be equally divided. Resid. legatee and exor., Mr. John Thomas 
 aforesaid. Signed, Phebe Ford. Wits., J"' Asbury, Edm' 1 Robinson, John 
 Thomas. Proved 11 Nov. 1797 in P.C.C. (Exeter, 689), by the exor. named. 
 
 The internal portion of this will is quite inconclusive, and the official copy at 
 Somerset House is marked " original so." 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXI X~\ 
 
 157 
 
 In 1719, Dr. Johnson went to stay with his relatives at 
 Birmingham. Part of the time was spent at the house of his 
 uncle John Harrison, who was a widower. Dr. Johnson 
 mentions that " his house was kept by Sally Ford, a young 
 woman of such sweetness of temper, that I used to say she 
 had no fault." J It can scarcely be doubted that Sally Ford 
 would be a niece of John Harrison's dead wife, Phoebe Ford ; 
 indeed, presuming her to have been a relative, there is no 
 other place in the pedigree for her. She must therefore have 
 been a daughter of either Samuel, Nathaniel or Cornelius ; 
 so the probability is she was Sarah, the daughter of Cornelius 
 Ford. This is made more probable by the fact that Cornelius 
 was apparently unable to provide for his daughter Phcebe, 
 as has already been explained, and Sarah may have earned 
 her board and lodging by keeping her uncle's house. 
 
 There was a Cornelius Ford buried on 10 Dec. 1734 at 
 Oldswinford, who may have been Dr. Johnson's uncle. He 
 must have been one of the family, and I have no record of 
 any other of the name alive after the death of " Parson Ford " 
 in 1731. 
 
 In this connexion I have to admit a failure. There was 
 a certain Humphrey Heely who married a " daughter of 
 Johnson's mother's brother," and I cannot even offer an 
 opinion as to whether she would be daughter of Samuel, 
 Nathaniel or Cornelius Ford. 
 
 The earliest date on which Humphrey Heely appears is 
 24 Oct. 1767, when Dr. Johnson wrote a letter to William 
 Drummond, an Edinburgh bookseller, in which he said : — 
 
 I must take the liberty of engaging you in an office of charity. Mrs. 
 Heely, the wife of Mr. Heely, who had lately some office in your theatre, 
 is my near relation, and now in great distress. They wrote me word of 
 their situation some time ago, to which I returned them an answer which 
 raised hopes of more than it is proper for me to give them. Their 
 representation of their affairs I have discovered to be such as cannot be 
 trusted ; and at this distance, though their case requires haste, I know 
 not how to act. She, or her daughters, may be heard of at Canongate 
 Head. I must beg, Sir, that you will enquire after them, and let me 
 know what is to be done. I am willing to go to ten pounds, and will 
 transmit you such a sum, if upon examination you find it likely to be of 
 use. If they are in immediate want, advance them what you think 
 proper. What I could do, I would do for the women, having no great 
 reason to pay much regard to Heely himself. 2 
 
 Writing to Henry Thrale on 2 Jany. 1775 Dr. Johnson 
 deals with Heely's request to be made master of the tap at 
 Ranelagh House. 
 
 I have taken the liberty of enclosing a letter, which contains a request 
 of which I cannot know the propriety. Nothing, I suppose, can be done 
 till the present master of the tap has given notice of his resignation ; and 
 whether even then it is fit for you to recommend, there may be reason to 
 doubt. I shall tell Heely, that I have laid his letter before you, and that 
 he must inform you when he is certain of the intended resignation. You 
 will then act as you judge best. There seems to be nothing unreasonable 
 
 1 See p. 177. 
 
 '■ BosweWs Life of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, pp. 30-31. 
 
 in Heely's desire. He seems to have a genius for an alehouse, and if he 
 can get this establishment, may thank his friend that sent him to the 
 Marshalsea. 1 
 
 In the year of his death, on 3 Jany. 1784, Dr. Johnson 
 wrote to his friend, the Rev. John Taylor, D.D., of Ash- 
 bourne : — 
 
 There is likely to be a vacancy soon in Wicher's Almshouses in 
 Chappel street, 2 which it will [be] your Dean's turn to fill up. A poor 
 relation of mine wants a habitation. His name is Heely. I intend to 
 ask Dr. Bell's interest, and if you [think] it proper, wish you would write 
 to the Dean in Heely's favour. 3 
 
 As will presently appear, Heely's application was suc- 
 cessful. 
 
 Hawkins deals with the case of Heely at some length, 
 and was so far influenced by the old man's plausible tale as 
 to throw reflections on Dr. Johnson's generosity. Hawkins 
 was executor of Johnson's will. 
 
 A few days after the doctor's decease, Francis 4 came to me, and 
 informed me, that a relation of his master's, named Humphrey Heeley, 
 who, with his wife, had lately, upon the request of the doctor to the 
 bishop of Rochester, been placed in an almshouse at Westminster, was 
 in great necessity, as wanting money to buy bedding and cloaths. I told 
 him, that seeing he was so great a gainer by his master's will, as to be 
 possessed of almost the whole of his fortune, it behoved him to have com- 
 passion on this his relation, and to supply his wants. His reply was, 
 " I cannot afford it." 
 
 I had no sooner closed my account, than I sent for Heely, who 
 appeared to be an old man and lame, having one leg much shorter than 
 the other, but of an excellent understanding. The style of his discourse 
 was so correct and grammatical, that it called to my remembrance that 
 of Johnson. The account he gave me of himself and his fortunes was to 
 the following effect, 
 
 That he was born in the year 1 7 14, and that his relation to Johnson 
 was by marriage, his first wife being a Ford, and the daughter of 
 Johnson's mother's brother. 
 
 That himself had been a wholesale Ironmonger, and the owner of an 
 estate in Warwickshire, which he farmed himself, but that losses, and 
 some indiscretions on his part, had driven him to Scotland ; and that, in 
 his return on foot, with his wife, from Newcastle, she died on the road in 
 his arm ; that, some years after, he was, by Sir Thomas Robinson, made 
 keeper of the tap at Ranelagh House, & that he married again ; but that 
 not being able to endure the capricious insolence with which he was 
 treated, Mr. Garrick took him under his protection, and would have found 
 him a place in his theatre, but lived not to be able to do it ; and that these, 
 and other misfortunes & disappointments, had brought him to the con- 
 dition, as he described it, of a poor, reduced old man. He added that, 
 
 Dr. Johnson had been very liberal to him and, as one instance of his kind- 
 ness, mentioned that, about three weeks before his decease, he had applied 
 to him for assistance ; and, upon stating his reasons for troubling him, 
 was bid, rather harshly, to be silent ; — " For," said the doctor, "it is enough 
 to say that you are in want ; I enquire not into the causes of it : here is 
 money for your relief : " — but that, immediately recollecting himself, he 
 changed his tone, and mildly said, — " If I have spoken roughly to you, 
 impute it to the distraction of my mind, and the petulance of a sick 
 man." — Describing his present condition, he said, that he and his wife 
 were in want of every necessary, and that neither of them had a change 
 of any one article of raiment. 
 
 1 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., vol. i, p. 306. The Marshalsea was the 
 debtors' prison at Southwark. 
 - Chapel Street, Westminster. 
 
 3 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 371. 
 
 4 Francis Barber, Dr. Johnson's black servant. 
 
158 
 
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 To be better informed of his circumstances, I visited this person in 
 the alms-house, and was there a witness to such a scene of distress, as 
 I had never till then beheld. A sorry bed, with scarce any covering on 
 it, two or three old trunks and boxes, a few broken chairs, and an old table 
 were all the furniture of the room. I found him smoking, and, while 
 I was talking with him, a ragged boy, about ten years of age, came in 
 from the garden, and upon my enquiring who he was, the old man said : — 
 " This is a child whom a worthless father has left on our hands : I took 
 him to keep at four shillings a week, and for four years maintenance 
 have not been able to get more than five pounds four shillings : the poor 
 child is an idiot, he cannot repeat the Lord's Prayer, and is unable to 
 count five : we know not how to dispose of him, and, if we did, we could 
 hardly prevail on ourselves to part with him ; for it is a harmless, loving 
 creature : we divide our morsel with him, and are just able to keep him 
 from starving." 
 
 Upon enquiring into the means of this poor man's subsistence, he 
 informed me, that the endowment of the alms-houses, in one of which he 
 lived, yielded him an allowance of half a crown a week, and half 
 a chaldron of coals at Christmas. That his wife bought milk and sold 
 it again, and thereby was able to get about a shilling a day. The 
 scantiness of his income, he said, had obliged him and his wife to study 
 the art of cheap living, and he felicitated himself that they were become 
 such proficients therein, as to be able to abstain from drinking, except at 
 their supper-meal, when, as he said, they each indulged in a pint of beer, 
 which sufficed them for four-and-twenty hours. He told me all this in 
 a tremulous tone of voice that indicated a mind that had long struggled 
 with affliction, but without the least murmur at his hard fortune, or com- 
 plaint of the doctor's neglect of him : in short, he appeared to me such 
 an exemplar of meekness and patience in adversity, as the best of men, 
 in similar circumstances, might wish to imitate. 1 
 
 Whether Sir John Hawkins really accepted without 
 question the picturesque and pathetic tale told by old Heely, 
 or whether he affected to do so in order to depreciate John- 
 son's generosity, it would be difficult to say. Boswell was 
 naturally angry at such a back-handed attack on his idol, and 
 offers the following defence : — 
 
 And here I am enabled fully to refute a very unjust reflection, by Sir 
 John Hawkins, both against Dr. Johnson, and his faithful servant, 
 Mr. Francis Barber ; as if both of them had been guilty of culpable 
 neglect towards a person of the name of Heely, whom Sir John chooses 
 to call a relation of Dr. Johnson's. The fact is, that Mr. Heely was not 
 his relation ; he had indeed been married to one of his cousins, but she 
 had died without having children, and he had married another woman ; 
 so that even the slight connection which there once had been by alliance 
 was dissolved. Dr. Johnson, who had shewn very great liberality to this 
 man while his first wife was alive, as has appeared in a former part of 
 this work, was humane and charitable enough to continue his bounty to 
 him occasionally ; but surely there was no strong call of duty upon him 
 or upon his legatee, to do more. The following letter, obligingly com- 
 municated to me by Mr. Andrew Strahan, will confirm what I have 
 stated : — 
 
 To Mr. Heely, No. 5, in Pye-street, Westminster. 
 Sir, 
 
 As necessity obliges you to call so soon again upon me, you should at least have 
 told the smallest sum that will supply your present want ; you cannot suppose 
 that I have much to spare. Two guineas is as much as you ought to be behind 
 with your creditor. If you wait on Mr. Strahan, in New-street, Fetter-lane, or 
 in his absence, on Mr. Andrew Strahan, shew this, by which they are entreated 
 to advance you two guineas, and to keep this as a voucher. 
 
 I am, Sir, 
 
 Your humble servant, 
 Sam. Johnson. 
 Ashbourne, Aug. 12, 1784.* 
 
 1 Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by Sir John Hawkins, 2nd d. 1787, 
 pp. 559-603. 
 
 2 Bos-welts Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, pp. 370-1. 
 
 Boswell's zeal led him astray when he reprimanded Sir 
 John Hawkins for calling Heely a " relation " of Johnson's. 
 Strictly speaking he was not a relation, but, as has been seen, 
 Johnson himself so described him in the letter to Dr. Taylor. 
 But of the justice of Boswell's defence there can be no doubt ; 
 it is preposterous to speak of Johnson's " neglect " of a man 
 who could claim no nearer connexion than that his first wife 
 had been Johnson's cousin. Life would not be worth living 
 could such persons claim our charity. It is a striking proof 
 of Johnson's generosity that he should have helped Heely, 
 but his failure to do so would have done him no discredit. 
 
 I am hopeful that someone may yet discover the name 
 and parentage of Humphrey Heely's first wife. The marriage 
 would probably take place in or near Birmingham. There 
 was a Humphrey Heely living in that town towards the end 
 of the seventeenth century. It will have been noticed that Dr. 
 Johnson, writing to William Drummond in 1767, alluded to 
 Mrs. Heely's " daughters," but Boswell said she " died without 
 having children." Possibly the daughters predeceased her. 
 
 THE REV. CORNELIUS FORD, M.A., COMMONLY KNOWN 
 AS "PARSON FORD." 
 
 Cornelius Ford, better known by the familiar title of 
 " Parson Ford," was born at Stourbridge and baptized on 22 
 Jany. 1693/4 at Oldswinford. He was the eldest surviving 
 son of Joseph Ford, the " eminent physician," by Jane his 
 wife, widow of Gregory Hickman of Stourbridge. Though 
 almost the only one of Johnson's near relatives who can 
 stand alone as a personality of some interest, no attempt has 
 ever been made to put together any accurate particulars of 
 his life, and the whole range of Johnsonian literature will 
 yield nothing more to the student than a few vague or 
 inaccurate references to this dim figure of early eighteenth- 
 century literature. 
 
 The earliest reference to him that I have discovered, after 
 his baptism, is in the will of his grandfather, Cornelius Ford, 
 on 28 Apl. 1709, in which he is selected to receive the 
 testator's Latin Bible. 1 As the young Cornelius was then in 
 his sixteenth year, he had no doubt already given proof of 
 that scholarship which in after life served but to make his 
 vices notorious. 
 
 A year later he left the school of Mansfield, in Nottingham- 
 shire, where he had been under Mr. Man, 2 and entered the 
 University of Cambridge. On 6 Mch. 1709/10 he was 
 admitted a pensioner of St. John's College. The admission 
 register describes him as born at Stourbridge, son of Joseph 
 Ford, physician, and as aged sixteen. His tutor and surety 
 
 1 See p. 191. 
 
 2 Mr. Arthur Jagger, the present headmaster of Mansfield School, tells me 
 he cannot trace the old register of the School, nor does the Clerk or the Govern- 
 ing Body know anything of it. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX~\ 
 
 159 
 
 was Mr. Anstey. 1 He was admitted B.A. in 171 3 and, 
 according to the Graduati [1659-1797], proceeded M.A. from 
 Peterhouse in 1 720. If this be correct, he must have migrated 
 from St. John's. 
 
 While at Cambridge, Cornelius Ford formed an acquaint- 
 ance with William Broome [1689-1745], the poet, who had 
 entered St. John's College in July 1708. Dr. Johnson, in his 
 account of Broome in The Lives of the English Poets, has an 
 interesting paragraph on the subject. 2 
 
 At his College he lived for some time in the same chamber with the 
 well-known Ford, by whom I have formerly heard him described as a 
 contracted scholar and a mere versifier, unacquainted with life, and 
 unskilful in conversation. His addiction to metre was then such, that 
 his companions familiarly called him Poet. When he had opportunities 
 of mingling with mankind, he cleared himself, as Ford likewise owned, 
 from great part of his scholastic rust. 3 
 
 When Cornelius Ford actually left Cambridge I have no 
 evidence to show, and the question of where he lived and how 
 he occupied himself up to 1724 is clouded in great obscurity. 
 In March 1720/ 1 his father died, but Dr. Ford, in his will 
 dated 10 Feb. 1720/ 1, does not specify the residence of his 
 son Cornelius. And in September 1722 his mother died. In 
 her will, dated 11 Sept. 1722, she alludes to her "dear Son 
 Cornelius Ford" and does "earnestly request him to continue 
 as a friend & father to my family." i This strongly 
 suggests that he was then living at home, the head of his 
 mother's household. 
 
 On 3 June 1724 Cornelius Ford, described as of Ped- 
 more, gentleman, bachelor and aged 30 years, was licensed 
 to marry Judith Crowley, described as of Halesowen, maiden, 
 aged 43 ; the allegation being made by Cornelius Ford him- 
 self and Cornelius Harrison of St. Philip's in Birmingham. 5 
 The latter was of course his first cousin, afterwards Perpetual 
 Curate of Darlington, who had entered Pembroke Hall, 
 Cambridge, in 17 18, 6 and who therefore may have seen 
 something of Cornelius Ford at the University. I have 
 failed to find where the marriage took place, but it was not 
 at Halesowen or Oldswinford, or at the Quakers' Meeting 
 House at Stourbridge. 7 
 
 Judith Crowley was the daughter of Ambrose Crowley, 
 a wealthy ironmonger or ironmaster at Stourbridge, and a 
 member of the Society of Friends, who died in 1721, or a few 
 years earlier, at an advanced age. Her brother, Sir Ambrose 
 
 1 Admissions to the College of St. John the Evangelist, 1629/30-1715, edited 
 by Professor J. E. Bickersteth Mayor in 1893. I am indebted to Mr. J. Bass 
 Mullinger, of St. John's, for this reference. 
 
 1 The Dictionary of National Biography in its account of Broome says : — 
 " Among his Cambridge contemporaries he associated with Cornelius Ford and 
 with the Hon. Charles Cornwallis, both of them valuable friends whom he 
 retained through life." 
 
 3 The Lives of the English Poets, ed. Cunningham, 1854, vol. iii, p. 209. 
 
 * See. p. 193. 
 
 6 Genealogist, New Series, vol. ii, p. 212 :— " Marriage Licences in the 
 Diocesan Registry at Worcester." 
 
 6 See p. 181. 
 
 ' Information of Mr. Isaac Sharp, secretary of the Society of Friends at their 
 central offices in London. Mr. Sharp says, however, that he finds the entry of 
 the birth of Judith, daur. of Ambrose Crowley, on 28 Feb. 1 680/1. 
 
 Crowley, who died in 171 3, had been Sheriff of London in 
 1706/7, and one of his daughters, Elizabeth, became in Mch. 
 1724/5 the wife of John, Lord St. John of Bletsoe. Two of 
 Judith's sisters, Sarah and Mary Crowley, were married to 
 two brothers, Charles and Sampson Lloyd of Birmingham, 
 the progenitors of a celebrated Quaker family of which I have 
 already given some account. 1 But of the Crowleys I shall 
 give fuller particulars later on. 2 
 
 In the autumn of 1725 Samuel Johnson went on a visit to 
 his cousin Cornelius Ford, who, as I have already explained, 
 was then probably living at Pedmore, on the property left to 
 him by his father. 3 
 
 In the will of Mrs. Harriotts of Trysull, his mother's 
 cousin, dated 23 Oct. 1726, Cornelius Ford is put down for a 
 legacy of £$.* 
 
 When Cornelius Ford took holy orders I cannot say. 
 The fact that in the marriage licence, in June 1724, he is 
 described simply as " gentleman," seems conclusive evidence 
 against his then having entered the Church. But on iojany. 
 1726/7 he was presented by Philip, Earl of Chesterfield, to 
 the Rectory of South Luffenham, Rutland, in the diocese of 
 Peterborough. 5 He held this living until his death in 173 1, 
 and on 21 Feb. 1731/ 2 Robert Rogers was presented to the 
 Rectory of South Luffenham by Joshua Cox, gentleman. 6 
 
 The death of Cornelius Ford is thus recorded in the 
 Gentleman's Magazine, in the list of obituaries for August 1731 
 (p. 354):— 
 22. The Rev. Mr. Ford esteem'd for his polite, agreeable Conversation. 
 
 In view of the reputation he appears to have gained, we 
 cannot but admire the brilliant reticence of this short notice. 
 
 I have not discovered where he was buried, but if he died 
 in London, as Johnson related, it would no doubt be at one 
 of the City churches. There is no record of his burial at 
 South Luffenham, and though, as will appear, Cornelius Ford 
 certainly seems to have resided there for a time, no Rector 
 signed the registers between 1710 and 1733. 7 
 
 All literary references to " Parson Ford " agree in describing 
 him as a man of profligate life but endowed with intellectual 
 gifts of a very high order. Boswell describes him as " a man 
 in whom both talents and good dispositions were disgraced by 
 licentiousness, but who was a very able judge of what was 
 right." 8 
 
 Johnson himself, in his life of Elijah Fenton [1683-1730], 
 makes a very intimate reference to his cousin : — 
 
 The mention of his play brings to my mind a very trifling occurrence. 
 Fenton was one day in the company of Broome his associate, and Ford, 
 a clergyman, at that time too well known, whose abilities, instead of 
 furnishing convivial merriment to the voluptuous and dissolute, might 
 
 1 Seep. 151. 2 Seep. 168. 
 
 3 See p. 148. ' See p. 194. 
 
 5 Record Office, Book of Institutions, Series C, vol. i, 1720-1838. 
 
 6 Ibid. 
 
 ' Information of the Rev. W. Hudson Shaw, the present Rector. 
 9 See p. 164. 
 
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 have enabled him to excel among the virtuous and the wise. They 
 determined all to see the " Merry Wives of Windsor," which was acted 
 that night ; and Fenton, as a dramatic poet, took them to the stage-door, 
 where the doorkeeper inquiring who they were, was told that they were 
 three very necessary men, Ford, Broome, and Fenton. The name in the 
 play, which Pope restored to Brook, was then Broome} 
 
 Mrs. Piozzi, in her Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, 
 
 during the last twenty years of his Life, published in 1785 or 
 
 -6, before the works of Boswell, Hawkins or Murphy, has 
 
 preserved for us some very interesting reminiscences of 
 
 Cornelius Ford. Speaking of Dr. Johnson's mother, she 
 
 says : — 
 
 The lady's maiden name was Ford ; and the parson who sits next to 
 the punch-bowl in Hogarth's Modern Midnight Conversation was her 
 brother's son. This Ford was a man who chose to be eminent only for 
 vice, with talents that might have made him conspicuous in literature, 
 and respectable in any profession he could have chosen : his cousin has 
 mentioned him in the lives of Fenton and of Broome ; and when he 
 spoke of him to me, it was always with tenderness, praising his acquaint- 
 ance with life and manners, and recollecting one piece of advice that 
 no man surely ever followed more exactly : " Obtain (says Ford) some 
 general principles of every science ; he who can talk only on one subject, 
 or act only in one department, is seldom wanted, and perhaps never 
 wished for; while the man of general knowledge can often benefit, and 
 always please." He used to relate, however, another story less to the 
 credit of his cousin's penetration, how Ford on some occasion said to 
 him, " You will make your way the more easily in the world, I see, as 
 you are contented to dispute no man's claim to conversation excellence ; 
 they will, therefore, more willingly allow your pretensions as a writer." 2 
 
 Mr. Birrell, in his entertaining essay on Dr. Johnson, 
 devotes a paragraph to this last speech. 
 
 An unhappier prediction of a boy's future was surely never made 
 than that of Johnson's by his cousin, Mr. Cornelius Ford, who said to 
 the infant Samuel, "You will make your way the more easily in the world 
 as you are content to dispute no man's claim to conversation excellence, 
 and they will, therefore, more willingly allow your pretensions as a 
 writer." Unfortunate Mr. Ford ! The man never breathed whose 
 claim to conversation excellence Dr. Johnson did not dispute on every 
 possible occasion, whilst, just because he was admittedly so good a 
 talker, his pretensions as a writer have been occasionally slighted. 3 
 
 Cornelius Ford's speech was certainly an unhappy predic- 
 tion, if we accept it as correctly reported by the garrulous 
 patroness of letters. But it sounds such a very improbable 
 thing for a man of sense and culture to say to any schoolboy, 
 however precocious, that we may be forgiven for questioning 
 its accuracy. It will be noticed that the first saying quoted 
 by Mrs. Piozzi was a piece of advice, not a ridiculous com- 
 pliment. It seems much more probable that Ford, discerning 
 the boy's weakness for crushing those with whom he disagreed, 
 criticised his conduct in another shrewd piece of advice : — 
 " You will make your way the more easily in the world in 
 proportion as you are contented to dispute no man's claim to 
 conversation excellence ; people will, on that account, more 
 willingly allow your pretensions as a writer." Johnson's 
 intellectual arrogance was early enough in evidence to have 
 
 1 The Lives of the English Poets, ed. Cunningham, vol. ii, p. 276. 
 
 2 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 154-5. 
 
 3 Obiter Dicta, by Augustine Birrell, vol. ii, p. 118. 
 
 made such a crude compliment as foolish as if Cornelius had 
 said to his cousin : — " You will make your way the more 
 easily in the world by reason of your beauty of feature and 
 graceful elegance of figure." 
 
 As already related, there is a story told of Johnson, while 
 at Stourbridge, having " some colloquial disputes " with the 
 future Lord Lyttelton. 1 Perhaps his want of worldly wisdom 
 in attempting to get the better of one so much his social 
 superior, prompted Cornelius to offer some general advice on 
 the subject. 
 
 Sir John Hawkins tells us that Dr. Johnson described 
 Cornelius Ford as " a man of great wit and stupendous parts, 
 but of very profligate manners." 2 
 
 Murphy, in his " Essay," gives the following account of 
 Ford : — 
 
 His [Dr. Johnson's] mother was sister to Dr. Ford, a practising 
 physician, and father of Cornelius Ford, generally known by the name 
 of Parson Ford, the same who is represented near the punch-bowl in 
 Hogarth's Modern Midnight Conversation. In the Life of Fenton, 
 Johnson says, that 'his abilities, instead of furnishing convivial merri- 
 ment to the voluptuous and dissolute, might have enabled him to excel 
 among the virtuous and the wise.' Being chaplain to the Earl of Chester- 
 field, he wished to attend that nobleman on his embassy to the Hague. 
 Colley Cibber has recorded the anecdote. " You should go," said the 
 witty peer, " if to your many vices you would add one more." " Pray, 
 my Lord, what is that ? " " Hypocrisy, my dear Doctor." 3 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill, in a footnote, says that " Murphy 
 probably got this anecdote from the Monthly Review, 1787, 
 p. 275, where it is assigned to Cibber. I do not think that it 
 is in his Apology!' 
 
 Dr. Hill evidently had not a very accurate acquaintance 
 with Cibber's most celebrated work, for I had not to turn over 
 many pages of the Apology before coming to the following. 
 Commenting on the gift of repartee possessed by a certain 
 titled person, whose name he does not give, Cibber remarks, 
 
 ... it is in a simplicity of Style that he gives the highest Surprize, 
 and his Ideas are always adapted to the Capacity and Taste of the 
 Person he speaks to : Perhaps you will understand me better if I give 
 you a particular Instance of it. A Person at the University, who from 
 being a Man of Wit easily became his Acquaintance there, from that 
 Acquaintance found no difficulty in being made one of his Chaplains : 
 This Person afterwards leading a Life that did no great Honour to his 
 Cloth, obliged his Patron to take some gentle notice of it ; but as his 
 Patron knew the Patient was squeamish, he was induced to sweeten the 
 Medicine to his Taste, and therefore with a smile of good-humour told 
 him, that if to the many Vices he had already, he would give himself 
 the trouble to add one more, he did not doubt but his Reputation might 
 still be set up again. Sir Crape, who could have no Aversion to so 
 pleasant a Dose, desiring to know what it might be, was answered, 
 Hypocrisy, Doctor, only a little Hypocrisy! This plain Reply can need 
 no Comment ; but ex pede Herculem, he is every where proportionable. 
 I think I have heard him since say, the Doctor thought Hypocrisy so 
 detestable a Sin that he dy'd without committing it. 4 
 
 ' See P- '48. s See p. 161. 
 
 3 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol i p -icq 
 
 < An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, written by himself, ed. Robert 
 
 £££,£?■ • " p - I5 - Colley Cibber [I67I - I7s ^ «£**- * 
 
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 161 
 
 Lowe, in an editorial footnote, says that Bellchambers ' 
 was " no doubt correct " in identifying the " Patron " with the 
 Earl of Chesterfield. There is certainly small room for 
 doubt on this point, or that " Sir Crape," whom Lowe does 
 not attempt to identify, was other than the worthy Cornelius. 
 
 As Dr. Hill mentioned, the tale is related in the Monthly 
 Review for 1787, in a review of Sir John Hawkins's Life of 
 Dr. Johnson. 
 
 His mother was the sister of doctor Ford, a physician of eminence, 
 and of Cornelius Ford, otherwise parson Ford, the same who, being 
 chaplain to the earl of Chesterfield, wished to attend that nobleman in 
 the same capacity on his embassy to the Hague. Colley Cibber relates 
 the anecdote : You should go, said the witty peer, if to your many vices 
 you could add one more : — Pray, my lord,— what is that ?— Hypocrisy, 
 my dear doctor. 
 
 The story is told rather differently by Jonathan Richard- 
 son, junior [1694-1771], in his Richardsoniana, published 
 posthumously in 1776, in a chapter entitled "Hypocrisy" 
 (p. 225). As Richardson was a contemporary of Cornelius 
 Ford, and probably knew him personally, his version of the 
 story is entitled to as much credence as Cibber's, but he 
 rather robs the repartee of its delicate subtlety. 
 
 When Parson Ford, an infamous fellow, but of much off-hand and 
 conversation wit, besought lord Chesterfield to carry him over with him 
 as his chaplain, when he went ambassador to Holland ; he said to him, 
 " I would certainly take you, if you had one vice more than you already 
 have." " My lord," said Ford, " I thought I should never be reproached 
 for my deficiency that way." " True," replied the Earl, " but if you had 
 still one more, almost worse than all the rest put together, it would 
 hinder these from giving scandal." 
 
 Sir John Hawkins relates the same incident in a footnote 
 dealing with Cornelius Ford. 
 
 Of this person, who yet lives in the remembrance of a few of his 
 associates, little can be related but from oral tradition. He was, as I 
 have heard Johnson say, a man of great wit and stupendous parts, but 
 of very profligate manners. He was Chaplain to Lord Chesterfield 
 during his residence at the Hague ; but, as his lordship was used to tell 
 him, precluded all hope of preferment by the want of a vice, namely, 
 hypocrisy. It was supposed that the parson in Hogarth's modern 
 midnight conversation, was intended to represent him in his hour of 
 festivity, four in the morning. 2 
 
 Hawkins, it will be noticed, states that Ford accompanied 
 Lord Chesterfield to the Hague, but this must be an error, 
 as his chaplain there was Richard Chevenix, afterwards 
 Bishop of Waterford. It is amusing to observe how a witty 
 story can be murdered by anyone with the leaden touch of a 
 Hawkins. 
 
 The celebrated Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of 
 Chesterfield, was born on 22 Sept. 1694, and was therefore 
 nearly a year younger than Cornelius Ford. He entered 
 Trinity Hall, Cambridge, at the age of eighteen, but left in 
 1 7 14 after a stay of little more than a year. No doubt, as 
 
 1822. 
 
 Edmund Bellchambers, who issued an annotated edition of the Apology in 
 Life of Dr. Johnson, by Sir John Hawkins, 2nd ed. 1787, pp. 2-3, foot- 
 
 note. 
 
 Cibber implies, he made the personal acquaintance of Ford 
 during his residence at the University. The fact, stated 
 earlier, that in 1726/7 Ford was presented to the Rectory of 
 South Luffenham by the Earl of Chesterfield, is evidence in 
 favour of the truth of the story which connects their names 
 together, though I have no independent evidence as to 
 whether Ford was one of Lord Chesterfield's chaplains. 
 Lord Chesterfield was minister at the Hague from 1728 to 
 1732, the former date being quite consistent with the story 
 told by Cibber and Richardson. 
 
 As Johnson's relations with Lord Chesterfield have 
 become historic, and were terminated by one of the most 
 celebrated letters ever penned, it would be interesting to 
 know whether that cynical peer knew that the scholar he 
 attempted to patronise was a cousin of the convivial chaplain 
 who had entertained him by his wit many years before. 
 
 The literary extracts I have given constitute almost all 
 the evidence as to the character of Cornelius Ford that can 
 be gleaned from printed sources. But one of the documents 
 in Mr. Bickley's collection, now in my possession, throws a 
 flood of light on his financial embarrassments and goes far to 
 corroborate the traditional view of " Parson " Ford's character. 
 The document is endorsed : — " Copy of Mr. Tho 3 Lutwyche's 
 Opinion on Mrs. Ford's Case, 1732." Thomas Lutwyche 
 [1675-1734], Q.C., M.P., was a lawyer of some distinction, 1 
 the son of Sir Edward Lutwyche, Justice of the Common 
 Pleas. 
 
 1730. - Feb : 10 Joseph Ford Gent by his will devises all that his 
 Capitall Messuage & Lands thereunto belonging scituate in Mosely in 
 the parish of Kingsnorton and County of Worcester then in possession 
 of W" Bryan unto his Eldest Son Cornelius in Fee upon Condition that 
 within Six months next after his said Fathers decease he should pay 
 ^340 unto Mr. Gregory Hickman for the use of his late sister Bowyer's 
 Children to his Executrix Mrs. Jane Ford Mother of Cornelius ,£200 and 
 to one Mr. Tho' Rogers ,£100 provided that if his said Son should not 
 pay the said legacys then he devises the said Estate to his Brothers 
 Samuel and Nathaniel Ford in Fee to be by them sold for payment of 
 said Legacys and Interest and the overplus to his said Son. 
 
 Cornelius has paid only ,£200 part of the ^640 charged on said 
 Estate. 
 
 1722. Cornelius Morgageth said Estate to one Scott by demise for 
 1000 years for securing the payment of ^300 and Interest which Morgage 
 was afterwards assigned to one Mr. Samuel Mousely who is in possession 
 of said Estate and the money yet unpaid so that his Estate valued at 
 ,£1300 is incumbred with .£440 by Mr. Ford's will as above and ,£300 by 
 the Morgage. 
 
 Jane Ford the mother was also intituled to an Estate in Kingsnorton 
 parish called the Haunch for her life Remainder to her Son Cornelius 
 in Fee valued at ^1400 which Estate by Indentures of Lease and Release 
 dated the 20 & 21 March 1731 3 they Conveyed to said Joseph Scott for 
 securing the payment of .£600 and Interest which Money is yet unpaid 
 and some Considerable sume is due for Interest and Law Charges. 
 Mrs. Jane Ford is Dead. 
 The said Estate being Incumbred as aforesaid Cornelius Intermarrys 
 with one Mrs. Judith Crowley who had a Fortune in money of about 
 
 1 See account of him in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 2 The 3 has been corrected to 2 in blue pencil, his will having 
 10 Feb. 1 720/ 1. 
 
 3 Evidently an error for 1721. 
 
 been made 
 
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 ^1200 besides Linnen plate and Jewells etc. value ,£200 but no Settle- 
 ment was made on such marriage nor so much as any Articles of Agree- 
 ment nor at any time Since But said Cornelius becomeing entituled to 
 such money by means of said marriage and being minded to purchase 
 the Rectory of South Luffenham in Rutlandshire Contract'd for the same 
 for the sume of £840 which he paid for with part of his said wife's 
 Fortune and the said Rectory was Conveyed to Trustees for his use and 
 the then Incumbent resigned and said Cornelius was presented Instituted 
 and Inducted and hath Continued Rector thereof till the time of his 
 death which happened in August 1731. 
 
 Mr. Ford hath often promised and declared that by reason he bought 
 said Advowson with his wife's Money it should be her's & that if he 
 should dye before her he would leave her that & as much more as would 
 make her up ^2000. 
 
 It now happens that Mr. Ford is dead without a will and without 
 Issue but has two Sisters unmarryed who are his heires at Law and 
 about two years before his death Contracted with one Mr. Withers by 
 Articles of Agreement under hand and seal for sale of said Estate in 
 Mosely for ^1300 and received about ,£250 part of the purchase money 
 but some disputes ariseing between him and said Withers the Convey- 
 ances are not executed though Mr. Ford and his wife acknowledged a 
 Fine but no uses are declared Mr. Withers has filed his Bill in Chancery 
 to Compell a Specifick performance of said Articles. 
 
 Note. Corneluis Ford about 12 Months before his death put into the 
 hands of one Mr. Denshire a parcell of plate Linnen and some Jewells of 
 his wifes to the amount in value of near ,£200 as a pledge only for 
 secureing the payment of £70 or thereabouts which he lent Mr. Ford and 
 besides that his personal estate was very inconsiderable tho he owes 
 severall small Debts more than what are secured above. 
 
 Quere. What Interest in Law or equity has Mr. Fords Widow in his 
 Real Estate mencioned as above either in respect to her Dower or other- 
 wise and may she Refuse to declare the uses of the Fine levyed by her 
 & her husband of the Estate in Mosely Contracted for by Mr. Withers. 
 
 Is it advisable for Mr. Ford's Widow to administer and if she should 
 may not the heires at law to Mr. Ford compell her to apply the whole 
 personall Estate in Discharge of the Morgages aforemencioned and has 
 or has she not a right to demand her Jewells pledged to Mr. Denshire as 
 her parapharnalia they being frequently worn by her before her Marriage 
 or will it be safe for a friend of the said Widow to Redeem the plate 
 Linnen etc. 
 
 The Widow can have no right in the real Estate except she can make 
 out a right of Dower but I doubt she will be intituled to nothing that way 
 for as to the Estate at Mosely first the husband Morgaged it for 1000 
 years which being before the marriage will incumber it so that Die Dower 
 if it were due would be subject to such Morgages as well as ,£440 remain- 
 ing due by the will but the husband also Articled for the sale of it and 
 she foining in the Fine it seems to 7ne to have Extinguished her right of 
 Dower though no uses were declared by her Then as to the Estate in 
 Kingsnorton that was Conveyed by the Mother and Son before Marriage 
 in Fee and though it was only by way of Morgage yet he never having 
 (he Legall Estate in Fee in him the Dower is gone or rather never arose 
 And as for the Rectory of South Luffenham that being purchased in 
 Trustees names she is not Intituled to Dower. 
 
 If the personall Estate were of value so as there would be any Surplus 
 over &r> above what would pay Debts it would be advisable for Jier to 
 admi7nster but otherwise not and the agreement for the sale with Withers 
 seeming to be good the remainder of the purchase Money of ,£1300 will be 
 considered as personall Estate &• she will be intituled to her Distributive 
 Share thereof as well as the rest of the personal Estate but then all the 
 Dcots of the husband must be paid out of it as well the Moro-apes as 
 others and if there is enough to pay debts I think she will be intituled to 
 her paraphernalia and the Debts for which they are pledged must be paid 
 out of the husbands personall Estate. 
 
 Tho : Lutwyche 
 
 25 July 1732. 
 
 It cannot be said that this recital of his pecuniary 
 difficulties shows Cornelius Ford in a very favourable light. 
 
 His extravagance evidently started, soon after his parents 
 had died, to disintegrate the decent estate they had left him. 
 Certain legacies which his father directed him to pay, 
 amounting to £640, he failed to settle, with the exception 
 of £200, probably what was due to his own mother. The 
 year after her death he mortgaged the estate at Moseley to 
 Joseph Scott as security for ^300 and interest. In the 
 following year, when a young man of thirty, he wooed and 
 wedded an elderly spinster of forty-three with a small fortune 
 of her own, which he seems to have devoted to his own 
 purposes without much regard for her interests. A year 
 before his death he even pledged his wife's jewelry as security 
 for a small loan. 
 
 It will have been noticed that, according to the case 
 stated for counsel, the ^300 raised by Cornelius Ford on the 
 Moseley estate remained unpaid at his death. Yet the 
 following receipt ' seems undoubtedly to relate to the same 
 mortgage, for Joseph Ford's will proves that the property 
 mortgaged would be the Great House in Moseley. 
 
 27th Nov' 1724. 
 Then reced of M r Cornelius Ford by the hands of my Bro r in law 
 W m Priest the Sume of Three score & five pounds w ch w tb Two hundred 
 & Fifty p a « w ch I reced of the s a Cornelius Ford on the 25 th of Sept last is 
 in full for all principall & Int money due to me on A Morgage Dated the 
 4 th of Oct r 1723 & made of the Great House & Lands thereto belonging 
 in Moseley for 300^ I say reced as above. 
 
 By me JOSEPH SCOTT. 
 
 Joseph Scott's brother-in-law, William Priest, was the 
 Birmingham attorney who had befriended Andrew Johnson.* 
 Joseph Scott was no doubt the Birmingham linendraper of 
 the name, who, as executor of the will of Mawley Bakewell, of 
 High Street, apothecary, presented the communion plate to 
 St. Philip's, Birmingham, in the presence of Edward Burton 
 and William Priest. 3 
 
 The Haunch Farm, which Cornelius Ford and his mother 
 mortgaged to Joseph Scott in 172 1 as security for £600, lies 
 about one mile south-east of Kings Heath, in the parish of 
 Kings Norton. It would be interesting to know if Dr. 
 Johnson's grandfather, Cornelius Ford, had lived at the 
 Haunch during his early married life. Mr. Bickley tells me 
 that the house appears to have been rebuilt. It will have 
 been noticed that Samuel Ford, writing to William Priest in 
 the month after the " Parson's " death, asks particularly about 
 " the Farme Call'd the Hanch-Hall." 4 
 
 Samuel Mousley, to whom the mortgage on the Moseley 
 estate was assigned from Joseph Scott, would be Samuel 
 Mousley of Lichfield, who was Junior Bailiff of the City in 
 1700 and 1729, and Senior Bailiff in 1705 and 1712. By his 
 will, dated 14 May 1733 and proved in P.C.C. 3 Aug. 1733, 
 he left certain property in trust for the benefit of the 
 
 1 From Mr. Bickley's collection ; now in 
 
 2 See p. 218. 
 
 3 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. m f 
 
 poor 
 
 my possession. 
 

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 163 
 
 people of Lichfield. 1 I have an abstract of his will, but he 
 mentions no land at Moseley or Kings Norton. He makes 
 bequests to numerous individuals, but mentions no relatives 
 as such. He leaves £"ioo to his godson Richard, son of 
 Theophilus Levett of Lichfield. 
 
 Joseph Withers, who contracted for the purchase of the 
 estate at Moseley, and after the death of Cornelius Ford filed 
 a bill in Chancery to compel specific performance of the 
 articles, 2 was a tobacconist at Worcester. From the abstract 
 of title to the other estate at Moseley it appears that he 
 owned property in the parish of Kings Norton. 3 There 
 can be little doubt that he was the Joseph Withers, of 
 Worcester, who had a son, Sir Charles Trubshaw Withers, 
 and a youngest daughter Katherine, who on 13 July 1756 
 married Robert Blayney. Sir Charles devised estates at 
 Moseley, Kings Norton and Northfield to his nephew, the 
 Rev. Robert Blayney. 4 
 
 The other estate at Moseley, which Dr. Ford had bought 
 from William Middlemore in 1707, was sold by Cornelius, in 
 May 1730, to Sampson Lloyd, of Birmingham, for £soo. 5 
 This Sampson Lloyd [1 699-1 779] was son of Sampson Lloyd, 
 the elder, and Mary Crowley his wife, and a nephew therefore 
 of Mrs. Cornelius Ford. He is described in the deed as an 
 " ironmonger," but would nowadays be described as an iron- 
 master. He was grandfather of Charles Lloyd [1775-1839], 
 the poet. 6 
 
 In a Suit Roll etc., of 172 1 and later, relating to Kings 
 Norton, under the tenants of Headley Yield, appears the 
 name " Joseph Ford, fine," the Joseph being afterwards struck 
 out and Cornelius substituted. " Cornelius Ford, fine," also 
 appears among the tenants in Lea Yield. 7 
 
 The following letter, which was in Mr. Bickley's collection, 8 
 is evidently from someone who had had financial dealings 
 with " Parson " Ford, but its import is not very clear. The 
 writing, though unformed, is round and neat, but the spelling 
 and composition are not a little crude. 
 
 1 Thomas Harwood's Lichfield, p. 368. 
 
 2 Bill filed 6 Nov. 1731 by Joseph Withers of the City of Worcester, tobac- 
 conist, against Judith Ford, Ann Ford and Phoibe Ford. In Mich. Term 1730, 
 orator exhibited a bill of complaint against Cornelius Ford, late of South Luffen- 
 ham, co. Rutland, clerk, now deed., and. Judith his wife, Samuel Moulsey (sic) 
 and Sa?nuel Ford, for specific performance of an agreement for a purchase of lands 
 in the bill mentioned, etc., and prayed subpoena against the said defendants, who 
 being duly served the said Cornelius Ford and Judith his wife stood in contempt 
 in not appearing, whereupon an attachment was taken out and then they appeared, 
 but before proceedings could be taken the said Cornelius died without leaving 
 any issue, wherefore the premises in the bill mentioned descended to Ann Ford 
 and Pha-be Ford, both of Wolverhampton, his sisters and heirs at law, he not 
 having made any will or disposition to prevent the descent thereof. But the said 
 Cornelius Ford by the said articles had covenanted for himself, his heirs and 
 executors to convey the said lands, etc., to your orator and his heirs. Orator 
 further showeth that Judith, wife of the said Cornelius, acknowledged a fine of 
 the said premises, but the said Cornelius died before execution of the said deed, 
 and now Judith his widow pretends she is not bound to execute the said deed and 
 claims dower out of the said estate. [Chancery Proceedings 1714-58 (2545).] 
 
 3 See p. 207 ; also p. 283. 
 
 4 Burke's Commoners, vol. iv, p. 632, "Blayney of the Lodge, Evesham." 
 ' See p. 207. 6 See p. 151. 
 
 ' Information of Mr. Bickley. 8 Now in my possession. 
 
 Birmingham, March 18" 1 1728 
 Mr. Priest 
 
 I sopose you have not had an oppertunity of doing any thing in my 
 affair, with Mr. Ford, I meet with an honest Clergey Man, that gave 
 me account where he thinks he iss, and that he is at his place, Rector of 
 South Lovethanam in Rutland, if you have any interest with any one 
 that can get it done for you, it will do very well, that I may not be at 
 Charges, and Signifie nothing, pray be mindfull of it iss from your friend 
 & Serv' 
 
 Will Burton. 
 
 In 1730 Cornelius Ford, late of South Luffenham, clerk, 
 was sued by one William Roberts for a debt of £300 which 
 plaintiff alleged had been borrowed by Cornelius from him 
 at Oakham on 12 June 1730. Cornelius acknowledged owing 
 the money, and judgment was given against him for the 
 amount, with £4 damages. Plaintiff afterwards acknowledged 
 payment of both debt and damages. 1 
 
 In the same year Cornelius Ford, described as late of 
 London, clerk, was summoned to answer John Jolliffe, Esq., 
 on a writ of trespass on the case. 2 Plaintiff said, by Benjamin 
 Proctor his attorney, that defendant on 29 Jany. 1727/8, 
 in the parish of St. Mary Arches, 3 London, gave a pro- 
 missory note by which he undertook to pay to Robert 
 Andrews, or his order, £13 on demand for value received. 
 On 30 Jany. following the said Andrews endorsed the bill 
 and assigned it to plaintiff or his order, and Cornelius pro- 
 mised to pay him the £13. Cornelius was afterwards 
 indebted to plaintiff, to the extent of £100, for sums paid in 
 the business of the said Cornelius. This amount he also 
 solemnly promised to pay. Cornelius had also borrowed 
 another £100 from plaintiff. Although often requested to 
 pay these sums, defendant had fraudulently refused to do so, 
 on 1 July 1730 and before and after that date. Wherefore 
 plaintiff says he is damaged to the extent of .£100. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, through Thomas Bassett his attorney, 
 defended the action, but the grounds of his defence are 
 not stated in detail. The sheriff was ordered to summon 
 a jury to assess the damages. An inquest was taken at 
 the Guildhall, on 19 Nov. 1730, when the jury assessed 
 plaintiff's damages at £69-14-3, and his costs at £1-7-4. 
 Order was therefore made that plaintiff should recover his 
 damages against defendant, to the amount of £71-1-7, as 
 found by the inquisition ; and also £19-18-5 in addition 
 for his expenses before this court, the damages amounting in 
 all to £91. On 26 Jany. 1732/3 the plaintiff's attorney 
 declared in court that the damages had been paid. 1 I presume 
 that plaintiff was the John Jolliffe who was sometime M.P. 
 for Petersfield, the ancestor of the Lords Hylton. 8 
 
 Though Cornelius Ford was so notorious, and must have 
 been known to most literary men of his day, yet, had he not 
 
 1 Common Pleas, Common Roll, Mich. 4 George II, 714. 
 
 2 " Trespass on the case " was a late writ devised to cover a variety of things 
 which did not come strictly within the earlier writ of trespass. 
 
 3 St. Mary-le-Bow — "Bow Church" — Cheapside. 
 
 4 Common Pleas, Common Roll, Mich. 4 George II, 1025. 
 
 5 See Burke's Peerage. 
 
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 chanced to have a cousin who afterwards attained such 
 
 eminence, scarcely any record of him would have been 
 
 preserved. The following extract from a letter dated 28 Dec. 
 
 1723, written by Pope to William Broome, contains almost 
 
 the only contemporary reference to him. 
 
 I have since I writ to you told Sir Thomas Hanmer everything, and 
 fully vindicated you. I will do the same to Ford, and to all the world, 
 and declare myself your friend, Deo, Angelis, et Hominibus} 
 
 The Rev. Whitwell Elwin says that " Pope could only 
 have associated occasionally with Ford through the medium 
 of Broome and Fenton, or from meeting him at the house of 
 Lord Chesterfield, and other persons." He also says there is 
 nothing in the Broome papers to explain what reports Pope 
 was alluding to, or in what way they were connected with 
 Sir Thomas Hanmer. 
 
 But the main interest of Cornelius Ford's life must always 
 lie in the fact that he was brought into personal contact with 
 Johnson when the latter was at a most susceptive age, and 
 not only had some influence on his school education, but also, 
 of more subtle importance, by his scholarship, his brilliant 
 conversation and his wide sanity of judgment, made a last- 
 ing impression on the mind of his youthful cousin. It is, 
 however, not easy to disentangle the real facts of their 
 personal acquaintance from the vague and contradictory 
 statements of Johnson's biographers. 
 
 Boswell gives us the following account of the circum- 
 stances : — 
 
 1725 : ^Etat. 16. After having resided for some time at the house of 
 his uncle, Cornelius Ford, Johnson was, at the age of fifteen, removed to 
 the school of Stourbridge, in Worcestershire, of which Mr. Wentworth 
 was then master. This step was taken by the advice ot his cousin, the 
 Reverend Mr. Ford, a man in whom both talents and good dispositions 
 were disgraced by licentiousness, but who was a very able judge of what 
 was right. At this school he did not receive so much benefit as 
 was expected. 2 
 
 Sir John Hawkins (1787) gives a rather different account 
 
 of Johnson's relations with Ford, and although, like Boswell, 
 
 he is in error on some points, there is probably truth in 
 
 several of the details he supplies. 
 
 In the autumn of the year 1725, he [Dr. Johnson] received an invita- 
 tion from his cousin, Cornelius Ford, to spend a few days with him at 
 his house, which I conjecture to have been on a living of his in one of 
 the counties bordering upon Staffordshire ; but it seems that discovering 
 the boy was possessed of uncommon parts, he was unwilling to let him 
 return, and to make up for the loss he might sustain by his absence from 
 school, became his instructor in the classics, and farther assisted him in 
 his studies ; so that it was not till the Whitsuntide following, that 
 Johnson went back to Lichfield. 3 
 
 Arthur Murphy, in his " Essay on the Life and Genius of 
 Samuel Johnson, LL.D." (1792), simply re-echoes Hawkins's 
 version of the story. 
 
 1 The Works of Alexander Pope, ed. Rev. Whitwell Elwin, 1872, vol. viii, 
 pp. 71-2. 
 
 2 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 49. BoswelPs Life 
 was published on 16 May 1791, after Hawkins's but before Murphy's biography. 
 
 3 Life of Dr. Johnson, by Sir John Hawkins, 2nd ed., 17S7, p. 8. 
 
 In 1725, when he was about sixteen years old, he went on a visit to 
 his cousin Cornelius Ford, who detained him for some months, and in 
 the meantime assisted him in the classics. ... On Johnson's return 
 from Cornelius Ford, Mr. Hunter, then Master of the Free-school at 
 Lichfield, refused to receive him again on that foundation/ 
 
 If further proof be required that Johnson came into 
 personal contact with " Parson " Ford at this period, we have 
 it in a letter he wrote from Ashbourne, on 8 July 1771, to 
 Mrs. Thrale. 
 
 I would have been glad to go to Hagley, in compliance with Mr. 
 Lyttelton's 2 kind invitation, for beside the pleasure of his conversation, I 
 should have had the opportunity of recollecting past times, and wander- 
 ing per montes notos et flumina nota, of recalling the images of sixteen, 
 and reviewing my conversations with poor Ford. 3 
 
 I think there can scarcely be a doubt that Boswell was 
 mistaken in stating that Johnson had lived for a time with 
 his uncle, Cornelius Ford, before going to Stourbridge. He 
 must have confused the uncle with the nephew, and Sir John 
 Hawkins's story seems more in accordance with the facts. 
 No doubt the worthy Boswell was at times beset by two con- 
 flicting emotions — his love of accuracy and his desire to dis- 
 agree with Hawkins. In the beginning of his biography, 
 Hawkins describes Johnson's mother as " a sister of Dr. 
 Joseph Ford, a physician of great eminence, and father of 
 the famous Cornelius, otherwise called Parson Ford." 4 In 
 reference to Boswell's statement that Johnson lived with his 
 uncle, Cornelius Ford, Dr. Birkbeck Hill has the following 
 weak and misleading note : — " Hawkins says that the uncle 
 was Dr. Joseph Ford, ' a physician of great eminence.'" This 
 conveys the incorrect impression that Hawkins said Johnson 
 lived with his uncle Joseph before going to Stourbridge 
 school. As Dr. Joseph Ford died in 1721, the statement, 
 even if made, could not have been accurate. 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill, learning from one of Grazebrook's 
 communications to Notes and Queries that Johnson had an 
 uncle Cornelius Ford, evidently accepts Boswell's statement 
 as correct and says : — " I understand Boswell to say that 
 Johnson after leaving Lichfield School, resided for some time 
 with the uncle before going to Stourbridge." 
 
 Sir Leslie Stephen, whose writings are distinguished for 
 accuracy, contributed his share of error on this point. In his 
 life of Johnson, in the Dictionary of National Biography, he 
 said : — " In the autumn of 1725 he visited an uncle, Cornelius 
 Ford, a clergyman, who wasted considerable ability by con- 
 vivial habits." This was an error almost inexcusable in one 
 conversant with Johnsonian literature, if only for the reason 
 that Johnson himself, speaking to Boswell, referred to 
 " Parson " Ford as " my mother's nephew." 5 
 
 As already explained, 6 there can be small doubt that 
 Cornelius Ford, when Johnson visited him in 1725, would be 
 
 1 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 360-1. 
 
 2 William Henry Lyttelton [1724-1808], created Lord Westcote in 1776. 
 He was living at this time in a house called Little Hagley. 
 
 3 Letters of Samuel Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 177. 
 
 4 Life of Dr. Johnson, by Sir John Hawkins, 2nd ed., 1787, p. 2. 
 
 5 See p. 165. « See p. 148. 
 
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 165 
 
 living at Pedmore, probably on the estate there bequeathed to 
 him by his father. There is no record of his living anywhere 
 in the neighbourhood of Stourbridge, except at Pedmore, 
 after the death of his parents. And Hagley, which Johnson 
 regretted not visiting in 1771, for the sake of "reviewing my 
 conversations with poor Ford," immediately adjoins Pedmore. 
 It is a point of some interest that Cornelius Ford, when 
 Johnson stayed with him, had probably not yet entered the 
 church, as in his marriage licence in 1724 he was described as 
 " gentleman," ' and his presentation to a living did not take 
 place until Jany. 1726/7. 
 
 As to where Cornelius lived from 1725 until his death in 
 173 1, the evidence is rather conflicting. On 10 Jany. 1726/7 
 he was presented to the Rectory of South Luffenham, but, as 
 already explained, the registers there were never signed by 
 him. In Jany. 1727/8 he is stated to have been in the City, 
 when he gave a promissory note to John Jolliffe. From the 
 letter written by William Burton, on 18 Mch. 1728, it is prob- 
 able he was at that time at South Luffenham. In indentures 
 of May 1730 he is described as then or late of Pedmore. 2 On 
 12 June 1730 he is alleged to have borrowed .£300 from 
 William Roberts at Oakham, which is only some seven miles 
 north-west of South Luffenham. In the same year John 
 Jolliffe, in his plea, described him as late of London. 
 
 Though the registers offer no confirmation on the point, 
 it seems quite certain that Cornelius Ford must, occasionally 
 at least, have resided at South Luffenham. As will presently 
 appear, there is evidence pointing to his acquaintance with 
 the Rev. Thomas Mason, Rector of Colsterworth in Lincoln- 
 shire, fourteen miles from South Luffenham. 
 
 Though not entirely neglecting his cure, we may presume 
 he spent most of his time in London, where wit and wine 
 flowed more freely than in a remote country village. But 
 now and again he probably visited his home at Pedmore, 
 where his wife perhaps continued to live. 
 
 In the next extract I give it will be noticed that Boswell 
 quotes Johnson as saying that his cousin " had purchased a 
 living in the country, but not simoniacally." Unless Johnson 
 ever visited Cornelius at South Luffenham, which is extremely 
 improbable, the " had " conveys a wrong impression, as he 
 had not purchased the living when Johnson enjoyed his 
 hospitality at Pedmore. As regards the purchase of the 
 Rectory of South Luffenham, the evidence as given in the 
 statement for counsel seems to show that the transaction 
 was simoniacal. But the proved fact that he was presented 
 to the living by the Earl of Chesterfield clashes with the 
 statement for counsel, and largely destroys its value as 
 evidence. 
 
 That Cornelius Ford died in London we have Johnson's 
 own statement to prove. While stopping at the house of the 
 Thrales, at Streatham, in 1778, Boswell extracted from his 
 hero a few memories of the " Parson." 
 
 1 See p. 159. See p. 207. 
 
 Amongst the numerous prints pasted on the walls of the dining-room 
 at Streatham, was Hogarth's' Modern Midnight Conversation.' I asked 
 him what he knew of Parson Ford, who makes a conspicuous figure in 
 the riotous group. JOHNSON, ' Sir, he was my acquaintance and 
 relation, my mother's nephew. He had purchased a living in the 
 country, but not simoniacally. I never saw him but in the country. I 
 have been told he was a man of great parts ; very profligate, but I never 
 heard he was impious.' Boswell. ' Was there not a story of his ghost 
 having appeared ? ' JOHNSON. 'Sir, it was believed. A waiter at the 
 Ilummums, 1 in which house Ford died, had been absent for some time, 
 and returned, not knowing that Ford was dead. Going down to the 
 cellar, according to the story, he met him ; going down again he met 
 him a second time. When he came up, he asked some of the people of 
 the house what Ford could be doing there. They told him Ford was 
 dead. The waiter took a fever, in which he lay for some time. When 
 he recovered, he said he had a message to deliver to some women from 
 Ford ; but he was not to tell what, or to whom. He walked out ; he 
 was followed ; but somewhere about St. Paul's they lost him. He came 
 back, and said he had delivered the message, and the women exclaimed, 
 "Then we are all undone ! " Dr. Pellet, 2 who was not a credulous man, 
 inquired into the truth of this story, and he said, the evidence was 
 irresistible. My wife went to the Hummums ; (it is a place where people 
 get themselves cupped). I believe she went with intention to hear about 
 this story of Ford. At first they were unwilling to tell her ; but, after 
 they had talked to her, she came away satisfied that it was true. To be 
 sure the man had a fever ; and this vision may have been the beginning 
 of it. But if the message to the women, and their behaviour upon it, 
 were true as related, there was something supernatural. That rests 
 upon his word ; and there it remains.' 3 
 
 That Cornelius Ford should die in a pot-house, possibly 
 after a too prolonged debauch, was no doubt a fitting end to 
 a wasted life. Mrs. Johnson must have manifested a peculiar 
 interest in the story, for she did not marry Johnson until 
 four years after the " Parson's " death. 
 
 Hawkins has a couple of paragraphs of some interest in 
 reference to Cornelius Ford. 
 
 Upon his (Johnson's) leaving the university, he went home to the 
 house of his father, which he found so nearly filled with relations, that 
 is to say, the maiden sisters of his mother and cousin Cornelius Ford, 
 whom his father, on the decease of their brother in the summer of 1731, 
 had taken in to board, that it would scarce receive him. 
 
 He brought with him a deep sense of religion, a due reverence for 
 the national church, and a respect for its ministers ; and these he retained, 
 though he had been a witness to the profligacy of his cousin Ford, which 
 was nearly enough to have effaced all such impressions from a young 
 mind. 1 
 
 The expression in the first sentence, " the maiden sisters 
 of his mother mid cousin Cornelius Ford," is obviously wrong, 
 and the words I have italicised must be omitted, or replaced 
 by " maternal," to make it intelligible. Johnson's mother 
 had no maiden sisters. Possibly the error was due to the 
 printer. Hawkins had no doubt made use of some expres- 
 sion denoting that Cornelius Ford was related to Johnson 
 on his mother's side, and the " maiden sisters " must have been 
 Ann Ford [1692-1744] and Phcebe Ford [1696-1766], who, 
 
 ' Note by Crokcr. Baths are called Hummums in the East, and thence these 
 hotels in Covent Garden, where there were baths, were called by that name. 
 
 - Thomas PelleLt [1671-1744], M.D., Pies. Coll. Physicians 1735-9. See 
 Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 3 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iii, pp. 34S-9. 
 
 ' Life of Dr. Johnson, by Sir John Hawkins, 2nd ed., 17S7, p. 19. 
 
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 however, in a bill filed in Chancery on 6 Nov. 1731, were 
 described as of Wolverhampton. 1 It is difficult to understand 
 why the Johnson household should have been incommoded in 
 order to provide accommodation for these two spinsters, unless 
 it were merely an arrangement by which to eke out the 
 slender and decreasing profits of the bookselling business. 
 Their brother's death and the litigation concerning his estate 
 would doubtless affect them in mind and pocket, and 
 perhaps the expenses incurred, together with the uncertainty 
 as to whether they would derive anything from the estate, 
 sufficed to make them leave Wolverhampton and economise 
 by lodging with Michael Johnson at Lichfield. 
 
 Dealing with Johnson's stay at Oxford, Boswell tells us 
 that " compelled, therefore, by irresistible necessity, he left 
 the College in autumn, 1731, without a degree, having been a 
 member of it little more than three years." 2 The actual 
 period of Johnson's residence at the University has been 
 much discussed, and Dr. Birkbeck Hill has given his weighty 
 support to the contention that Boswell's statement is quite 
 incorrect and that Johnson really remained only about 
 fourteen months at Oxford, except for a few casual visits. 
 In Dr. Hill's words: — "Had Boswell seen Dr. Johnson's 
 letter to Mr. Hickman, 3 quoted by Mr. Croker (Croker's 
 Boswell, p. 20), he would at once have seen that Johnson 
 could not have remained at college for a little more than 
 three years. For within three years all but a day of his 
 entrance at Pembroke, he writes to Mr. Hickman from Lich- 
 field, ' As I am yet unemployed, I hope you will, if anything 
 should offer, remember and recommend, Sir, your humble 
 servant, Sam. Johnson.' " 
 
 In spite of this the evidence is not such as can make us 
 quite happy on the point, or make us feel quite sure that 
 Boswell and Hawkins were so much in error as Dr. Hill 
 states. That they overestimated Johnson's stay at Oxford 
 the letter to Gregory Hickman fully proves, but yet they 
 may have been approximately correct. Hawkins's statement 
 as to Johnson having returned from Oxford to find his place 
 at home almost usurped by the maiden sisters of his deceased 
 cousin, Cornelius Ford, seems to me an extremely strong 
 piece of evidence against accepting Dr. Hill's conclusions 
 as proved. We know that Cornelius did not die until 
 22 Aug. 1 73 1, and if Johnson did not return from Oxford 
 until after this event, the approximate accuracy of Boswell's 
 and Hawkins's statements as to his remaining there three years 
 is vindicated. This piece of corroborative evidence by Haw- 
 kins is of special value, as it concerns remote domestic events 
 which he could only have heard about from Johnson's own 
 lips. The passage, with its obvious verbal slip, would have 
 been too vague to build theories on in the absence of accurate 
 genealogical information as to Cornelius Ford, his maternal 
 
 1 Seep. 192, footnote. Presumably the Misses Ford had returned to Wolver- 
 hampton by that date. 
 
 2 BoswelFs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 78. 
 
 3 See p. 149. 
 
 aunts and his sisters. But I think that in the light of my 
 evidences it allows of only one interpretation. 
 
 With the question as to whether Johnson ceased, after the 
 first fourteen months, to have any close connexion with Pem- 
 broke College, I have nothing to do, but only offer this 
 evidence as affecting the date of his actual departure from 
 Oxford. What more natural than that, returning home from 
 Oxford early in September 173 1 and finding the house full of 
 relations, he should immediately have tried to gain employ- 
 ment elsewhere. About the end of the month he might have 
 visited Stourbridge to see about the vacant post of usher at 
 the School. Unsuccessful in this, he returned to Lichfield, 
 and on 30 Oct. wrote to Gregory Hickman apologising for 
 the delay in returning him thanks for kindnesses received 
 while at Stourbridge, and mentioning that he was "yet 
 unemployed." 
 
 It will have been noticed that the identity of Hogarth's 
 punch-drinking parson with Cornelius Ford has been asserted 
 by Murphy, by Mrs. Piozzi and by Boswell, apparently with 
 the tacit support at least of Dr. Johnson. Hawkins, however, 
 goes no further than to state " it was supposed " they were 
 identical. 
 
 Some have identified Hogarth's parson with the celebrated 
 John Henley [1692-1756], commonly known as " Orator 
 Henley." But there does not seem to be evidence of equal 
 weight in favour of this view. Nor does it appear that 
 Henley ever earned any special distinction as a drinker. A 
 Midnight Modern Conversation is one of Hogarth's best 
 known works, and was published in 1734. " This print has 
 carried the name of Hogarth into the remotest lands. It is 
 considered in France and Germany the best of all his single 
 works." l 
 
 Nichols says that " the Divine in this print was meant for 
 Parson Ford, and the Lawyer for Lord Northington, when 
 young." 2 In a later edition, however, he put the following 
 note : — " These, (the divine and the lawyer) in my first 
 edition, I had ventured, on popular report, to say were 
 Parson Ford and the first Lord Northington, when young. 
 But I am now enabled to identify their persons, on the 
 authority of the late Sir John Hawkins : ' When the Midnight 
 Modern Conversation came out, the general opinion was, that 
 the Divine was the portrait of Orator Henley ; and the 
 Lawyer of Kettleby, a vociferous bar orator, remarkable, though 
 an utter barrister, for wearing a full-bottomed wig, which he 
 is here drawn with, as also for a horrible squint.' " 3 
 
 Allan Cunningham, in his life of Hogarth, does not 
 express his own opinion on the point : — " Sir John Hawkins 
 says this divine is Henley the orator, the victim of Pope ; 
 but, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he is no other than Parson Ford, 
 
 1 Life of Hogarth in Allan Cunningham's Eminent English Painters. 
 
 2 Biographical Anecdotes of William Hogarth, by John Nichols 1781 
 p. 90. 
 
 " Genuine Works of William Hogarth, with Biographical Notes, etc., by 
 John Nichols and George Steevens, 1810, vol. ii, p. no. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 167 
 
 a near relative of Dr. Johnson, and famous in his day for pro- 
 fligacy." * 
 
 I think, however, that there can be scarcely a doubt that 
 Johnson believed the figure to be that of his cousin. Not 
 only did his most intimate friends, Boswell and Mrs. Piozzi, 
 uphold this view, but he himself, in his conversation with 
 Boswell at Streatham, seems to have tacitly permitted the 
 identification of the figure with his cousin. And Johnson, 
 who knew Ford personally and who had reached manhood 
 when the print was published, may be considered a safer 
 authority to guide us than Sir John Hawkins, who was only 
 a boy of twelve when Ford died. 
 
 It has also been urged that the figure cannot have been 
 
 intended for Ford, as he died three years before the date of 
 
 the picture. This fact might be almost equally forcible if 
 
 used as an argument in favour of it being intended for Ford 
 
 rather than Henley, who lived until 1756. Under the original 
 
 print, according to Nichols, are some lines beginning : 
 
 Think not to find one meant resemblance here, 
 We lash the Vices, but the Persons spare, 
 
 which makes us feel all the more confident that Hogarth 
 intended some of the figures as portraits. 
 
 Allan Cunningham, in speaking of Hogarth's celebrated 
 series of plates entitled The Harlot's Progress, says : — " The 
 dramatic cast of the whole composition . . . contributed 
 less, it is said, to the immediate popularity of the work than 
 the portraits of Colonel Charteris, Kate Hackabout, Mother 
 Needham, Parson Ford, and — one who should not be con- 
 founded with publicans and sinners — Mr. Justice Gonson." 
 And shortly after he remarks : — " While Hogarth was etching 
 the ' Harlot's Progress,' he found leisure to attack a more 
 dangerous antagonist than either Kent, Ford or Charteris. 
 He had the audacity to satirise Pope." I have not discovered 
 Cunningham's authority for stating that Cornelius Ford was 
 portrayed in The Harlots Progress. 
 
 In Desiderata Curiosa, by Francis Peck, M.A., published 
 at London in 1732, is given the following " Epitaph for Dr. 
 Joseph Ford, by his Son, the late Reverend Mr. Ford " (Lib. 
 VI, Number XX, p. 29) : 
 
 Hie conduntur Ossa Josephi Ford, | vetusta Gente oriundi, \ Divisque 
 orti bonis, \ iratis ac infestis demoriui. \ Hoc enim sub Busto, \ una cum 
 insigni Medico, \ Spes, Vota, Delicia, Salus \ Pagorum circumjacentium, 
 consepulta su?it. \ Curiosam nempe in Sanando Felicitatem \ singulari 
 Humanitate ita temperavit, \ ut neque Fastum Pauperes, \ neque Divites 
 Lucrum quererenturj \ Utrique Curam plauderent <S-° F ortunam. \ Erga 
 Conjugem, Liberos, Cognatos, Se? vos, \ pius, mitis, officiosus, facilis. \ 
 Conviva, hilaris, lepidus, jucundus ; \ mini7iie mordax, mendax minus j 
 Amicitiarum tenax, in Offensis inexorabilis j \ cum nihil [enim] sibi 
 remitteret, omnia aliis ignosceret, \ De Temperantia, de Fide, Pietate, \ 
 in tanto Viro Verba facere, | Injuria foret Virtutum. \ His egregiis Animi 
 Dotibus, I Gratia 6V» Vigor Corporis in Cumulum cessere. \ Doloribus 
 tandem Podagricis correptus, \ quos Gangrena (dira Comes / ) | nullis 
 medicabilis Herbis, \ in utroque Pede consecuta est, \ Postquamper bimestrc 
 Spatium \ Mortem horribiliter ingruentejii recta prospexerat \ Aciej \ 
 
 ' Life of Hogarth in Allan Cunningham's Eminent English Painters. 
 
 castissimce Conjugis &* dulcium Liberorum \ assidentium pie &-» pie 
 collachrymantium, \ Planctus inter &■» Oscula, \ nee querulus nee tre- 
 pidus, I honestissimam Vitam clausit, \ atque ad Deos abiit \ Sexa- 
 genarius. 
 
 Mr. H. Sydney Grazebrook, F.S.A., knew of this epitaph, ' 
 but did not venture to express an opinion as to whether it 
 related to Dr. Johnson's uncle. Indeed he came to the con- 
 clusion that " Parson Ford " could not be the son of Dr. 
 Joseph Ford of Stourbridge, 2 so that it would hardly have 
 suited his views to claim the epitaph. So far as I can 
 discover, it has never been mentioned by any other writer. 
 There cannot now, however, be the slightest doubt that the 
 Joseph Ford whose virtues it commemorates was Dr. John- 
 son's uncle at Stourbridge, and it is not only of considerable 
 interest on that account, but also for the reason that it is the 
 only piece of composition of any kind which can be placed to 
 the credit of the notorious " Parson." 
 
 A printed marginal note states that the epitaph was " Ex 
 Exemp. quodam MS. penes antedict. Tho. Mason, S.T.P. 
 Rectorem Ecclesice de Colsterworth." The previous epitaph 
 on Sir Thomas Powys was from the same Rector of Colster- 
 worth, " in Com. Line!' It is to be remarked that 
 Colsterworth, in Lincolnshire, is barely 14 miles from South 
 Luffenham, in Rutland, where Cornelius Ford was Rector. 
 The Rev. Thomas Mason may possibly have been his friend 
 or acquaintance. 
 
 The following translation of the epitaph may be taken 
 as a fairly accurate interpretation of its meaning : — 
 
 Here are laid the bones of Joseph Ford, sprung from an ancient 
 stock ; the Gods, benign at his birth, were angry and malevolent at 
 his death. For under this stone, beside the body of the illustrious 
 physician, are buried the hopes, the prayers, the delights, the weal of the 
 countryside. The remarkable good fortune that attended his skill in 
 the healing art, he tempered so happily with the rarest sympathy for 
 his kind, that the poor ne'er blamed him for arrogance, nor the rich for 
 lust of gain ; while both alike extolled his care and his success. Towards 
 his wife, his children, his kindred and his servants, he showed himself 
 affectionate, mild, generous and good-natured. A welcome guest, cheer- 
 ful, witty and agreeable, he was never untruthful, unkind scarce more 
 often. Devotedly attached to his friends, rigorously severe upon wrong- 
 doing, he ever condemned his own faults, while lenient to those of others. 
 To speak at length of moderation, of faithfulness, 3 of dutiful affection in 
 such a man, were but to wrong his virtues. To these rich gifts of mind 
 were added grace and vigour of body ; yet in the end he was seized with 
 the pains of gout, followed in each foot by mortification, its dread 
 attendant, which no herbs can cure. For two months he faced with 
 unflinching gaze the terrible advance of death, and presently, amid the 
 lamentations and embraces of the most chaste of wives and his sweet 
 devoted children, who mingled together the tears of their affection, he 
 closed a life full of honour, and, uncomplaining and fearless, went to 
 meet his God at the age of threescore years. 
 
 The fact that he is called threescore, when probably he 
 had not quite completed his fifty-ninth year, is one of those 
 discrepancies which occur constantly in such epitaphs. The 
 
 1 He mentions it in a footnote in Notes and Queries for 10 Jany. 1874 (5th 
 Series, vol. i, p. 31). 
 
 2 Ibid. I Jany. 1876 (5th Series, vol. v, p. 13). 
 
 3 " defide " is perhaps used in a religious sense. 
 
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 approximate correctness of the age given affords evidence in 
 favour of an assumption which no one, I think, who reads 
 this will be inclined to dispute. 
 
 The epitaph was probably never translated into stone, as 
 there is no such inscription at Oldswinford, where Joseph 
 Ford was buried ; and Grazebrook would certainly have dis- 
 covered the inscription had it been placed in any church 
 within a wide radius of Stourbridge. 
 
 Hawkins's pious ejaculation as to Johnson having " been 
 awitness to the profligacy of his cousin Ford, which was nearly 
 enough to have effaced all such impressions [of religion] from 
 a young mind," need not be taken very seriously. We have 
 no evidence whatever that Johnson ever did witness his 
 cousin's profligacy, and as he distinctly told Boswell that he 
 " never saw him but in the country," it is unlikely. Probably 
 Johnson's only real acquaintance with him was made during 
 the stay at Pedmore or Hagley in 1725, when Cornelius Ford 
 was presumably living with his new-married wife, a lady of 
 Quaker parentage and thirteen years her husband's senior, 
 who would hardly have permitted Bacchanalian orgies in her 
 house if it lay in her power to prevent them. Had Cornelius 
 Ford been indulging in " profligacy," we may be sure that 
 Johnson's parents would never have permitted their son to 
 stop under his roof. 
 
 What we know of Cornelius Ford leaves us free to believe 
 that, apart from a predisposition to excessive conviviality, he 
 was a reasonably honest man of good feeling and keen 
 perceptions, whose influence on his youthful cousin would be 
 in no way harmful. Men who have seen much of the dis- 
 reputable side of life are sometimes more intent on preserving 
 the young from corruption than those whose boast it is never 
 to have strayed from the paths of virtue. We have Johnson's 
 delightful assurance concerning Ford that, though profligate, 
 he had " never heard he was impious," and Lord Chesterfield's 
 reported jest that Ford " thought Hypocrisy so detestable 
 a Sin that he dy'd without committing it." And, though a 
 mother's testimony in favour of her son may not be accounted 
 of much value, it is certainly evidence in his favour that Mrs. 
 Jane Ford, in her will in 1722, alludes to her "dear Son 
 Cornelius Ford " and earnestly requests him " to continue as 
 a friend & father to my family." ' We should not infer 
 from this that he was then looked upon as a person likely to 
 lead youthful minds astray. Moreover his father, in his will 
 in 1721, bequeaths, in addition to property, "unto my son 
 Cornelius Ford All my Study of Books ... all my Plate," 2 
 and, as I have mentioned on another page, 3 Mr. Verelst's 
 portraits of himself and his wife. This goes to show that 
 his father did not regard him as a profligate. 
 
 It seems very probable that his open disregard of public 
 opinion, which demands a more rigid code of morality for 
 the clergy than can have suited his temperament, dated only 
 from the time when he came into close relations with Lord 
 
 1 See p. 193- '" See p. 191. » See p. 146. 
 
 Chesterfield. At the house of his patron, where morality 
 never became indecently obtrusive, he would easily drift into 
 the company of dissolute worldlings, and his wit and social 
 gifts would only make it harder for him to resist a natural 
 inclination to sacrifice the solid advantages his abilities might 
 have secured him, to the more transient pleasures of self- 
 indulgence and dissipation. 
 
 Perhaps the worst thing we can urge against him is that 
 his marriage, if we may judge by inference, seems to have 
 been a mercenary one, and even in this we may be doing 
 him an injustice. On the bare facts alone, Johnson himself 
 might, with better reason, have been condemned for making 
 a mercenary marriage, yet we know that it was inspired 
 by genuine affection. 
 
 There is a piquancy about the connexion of the pleasure- 
 loving, free-living Cornelius Ford with a staid family of 
 Quakers, and a few particulars of the Crowleys may be of 
 interest. 
 
 Ambrose Crowley, the father of Mrs. Ford, is stated by 
 Le Neve to have been a son of Ambrose Crowley, of Rowley, 
 Staffs., by Mary Granger his wife. 1 From information kindly 
 supplied to me by Mr. Isaac Sharp, Secretary of the Society 
 of Friends at their central offices in London, it appears that 
 Ambrose the younger was baptized — " so called " says the 
 Quaker note opposite the entry — on 13 Aug. 1635, son of 
 Ambrose Crowley, of Rowley, Wore. 2 Ambrose the younger 
 is said by Le Neve to have married Mary, daughter of 
 Thomas Hall of Bromsgrove, and to have had an only child, 
 Sir Ambrose Crowley. Mr. Sharp tells me that the return 
 sent up by the " Monthly Meeting " in Worcestershire shows 
 Sir Ambrose to have been born on 1 Feb. 1657/8. The 
 mothers' names are not stated in the entries of birth ; but as 
 Mr. Sharp tells me there is no record of any other child of 
 Ambrose Crowley until the birth of Daniel in 1671, from 
 which date births of his children are recorded up to 1689, it 
 is quite evident that he must have married twice, and that 
 Sir Ambrose was the only child by the first wife, Mary Hall. 
 And from the entries of marriage of his daughters to the 
 brothers Lloyd it appears that they were born of Ambrose 
 and Sarah Crowley. 
 
 Ambrose Crowley the younger was engaged in the iron 
 trade at Stourbridge. 2 He disclaimed arms at the visitation 
 of 1682-3.* Le Neve describes him as " no gent nor any 
 
 1 Harleian Society, vol. 8 (Le Neve's Knights), p. 491;. 
 
 2 Rowley Regis is in Staffs. ; there is no Rowley in Worcestershire. 
 
 3 Extract from Brief Book of Oldswinford church :— « Memorand • of the 
 names of those persons as are already excommunicated in y parish 1684 Ambrose 
 Crowley, Edm. Ford for not going to church." I n the Oldswinford registers, 
 between 1679 and 1706, are the following entries relating to the family •- 
 
 1684. Oct. 30. bapt. Joseph son of Joseph Crowley. 
 1690. Dec. 5. bur. Infant of Joseph Crowley. 
 1694. Mch. 28. bapt. Thomas son of Joseph Crowley 
 
 1699/1700. Mch. 16. bapt. Jane daur. of Joseph Crowlev and Tan* M -t 
 1704. Sept. 18. born and bapt. Ambrose son of Ben CroL and A J r 
 « Heraldry of Worcestershire, by H. Sydney Grazebroo^ 5 f^ " 
 
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 169 
 
 pretence to Arms." He lived to an advanced age, his will 
 dated 1713, with a codicil of 1716, not being proved until 
 1 72 1. 1 It is of special interest that Joseph Ford, the uncle 
 of Dr. Johnson and father of Cornelius, was named as one 
 of his executors. 
 
 By his second wife, Sarah, Ambrose Crowley had a large 
 family of sons and daughters, as his will shows. Two of his 
 daughters, Mary and Sarah Crowley, were married respectively 
 
 1 Ambrose Crowley, of Stourbridge, co. Wore, ironmonger. Will dated 
 12 Nov. 1713. I give to my daur.-in-law Dame Mary Crowley, widow, relict of 
 my late son Sir Ambrose Crowley, deed., £50. To every child and grandchild of 
 my said late son, ;£20 at their ages of 21, and my grandsony^B Crowley, son of 
 the said Sir Ambrose, to be trustee for such as be under age. To Hannah 
 Crowley, my daur.-in-law, widow of my late son Daniel, £$o. To my daur.-in- 
 law Mary, relict of my son Joseph Crowley, £100. The interest of ^100 shall be 
 paid from time to time to my daur. Sarah Lloyd, and after her death the^ioo to 
 be divided among her children. To each of the children of my daur. Sarah, 
 £20, and in case of their minority the money to be paid to my son-in-law 
 Charles Lloyd. The yearly interest of ^350 I give to my daur. Mary Lloyd for 
 the term of her life, and after her decease the said ^350 shall be divided equally 
 among her children then living. To my grandson Ambrose Lloyd, son of the 
 said Mary Lloyd, £ifl and to every other of her children, ^20. To the three 
 children of my son-in-law Sampson Lloyd by his former wife, £5 apiece. In case 
 of the minority of the said legatees the money is to be paid to the said Sampson 
 Lloyd. To my son Benjamin Crowley, £100 only, because of the money I have 
 already advanced him. To my daur.-in-law Ann Crowley, wife of my said son 
 Benjamin, ^20. To Sarah Crowley, daur. of the said Benjamin, ,£40. To every 
 child of my said son Benjamin, £20, and if he have no other child beside the said 
 Sarah then living, she to have the ^20. Conditionally as above respecting minority 
 of legatees. To my daur. Judith Crowley, ^700. The interest of ^400 shall from 
 time to time be paid to my daur. Susanna Smith, during her life, and after her 
 death the said ^400 shall be divided amongst her children. A like bequest to my 
 daur. Phabe Beck. To my son John Crowley, £350, also what he owed me at Mid- 
 summer 1710. To my daur.-in-law Hannah, wife of the said John Crowley, £5. 
 To my son James Crowley, £i,S°- To my sister Margaret Gad, 10 guineas and 
 the same to her husband. To every child of my late brother Thomas Franck, 
 deed., ^5. To my kinswoman Judith Stanley, daur. of Thomas Morris, £$. 
 To my kinsman Robert Fisher, £$. To the son of my brother-in-law Joseph 
 Morris, one guinea. To my kinswoman Sarah Field, 2 guineas. To my kins- 
 man Samuel Morris, one anvil of £5 value. To my kinsman Joseph Morris, son 
 of Samuel Morris, £<,, and to his sister Judith Morris, £$. To Moses Serjant, 
 £$. To William Fallowfield, £3 and his debt of £"]-2-d. To the poor of 
 Rowley Regis, £\o. To the poor of Old Swinford, ^20. To the poor Friends 
 in co. Worcester, £30 to be paid into the hands of my good friends James Pardoe, 
 John Corbett, Henry Fowler, Henry Payton, Richard Parker, Walter Bradley 
 and Richard Parkes of Wedgbury, ironmonger, and by them to be disposed at 
 the next quarterly Meeting. To the poor Friends of Stourbridge, £\o to be 
 disposed of by Charles and Sampson Lloyd, two of my exors., and my friends 
 Richard Parker and Walter Bradley. To the poor Friends belonging to Dolobran 
 Meeting, £10 to be distributed by Charles Lloyd, my son-in-law, and my friend 
 Robert Griffith. To Robert Griffith, £$. To Ann Evans, one guinea. To 
 Prudence Davis, one guinea. To Richard Lowbridge, 2 guineas. To Edward 
 Dyson, £\o. To Phillip Biggs, £$. To Ann Hall, widow of Philip Hall, £1. 
 To Jacob Cottrell, the debt he owes me. To my workmen, £4. To Dorothy 
 Hill, £20. To William Milton, £5. To Ephraditus Vincett, now a servant 
 with my grandson John Crowley, £$. All my plate and household goods, now 
 in my dwelling house at Stourbridge, to my daurs. Judith Crowley, Susanna 
 Smith and Phcebe Beck. Exors. , Joseph Ford of Old Swinford, gent. , my sons- 
 in-law Charles and Sampson Lloyd, and my daur. Judith Crowley, to each of 
 whom I give £10. All my messuage, lands, etc., and my residuary estate to be 
 sold by my exors. for my legacies, and the surplus I give to my children Benja- 
 min, John and James, Sarah Lloyd, Mary Lloyd, Judith Crowley, Susanna 
 Smith and Phcebe Beck, my daurs.' shares to be put out at interest for their 
 benefit and their shares divided after their decease among their children. The 
 mark of Ambrose Crowley. Wits. , George Bonell, Robert Lilly, James Blicke, 
 Gravenor Dyson. 
 
 Codicil, dated 3 Dec. 17 16, revoking the bequest to Hannah Crowley, widow 
 of my late son Daniel Crowley, having paid her the sum of £$0. Since the 
 making of the will she has married Henry Moore. Mark of Ambrose Crowley. 
 Wits. , James Blicke, Henry Farmer, Richard Wight. 
 
 Proved 4 July 1721, in P.C.C. (125 Buckingham), by Charles Lloyd, Samson 
 Lloyd and Judith Crowley. 
 
 to Sampson Lloyd and Charles Lloyd, the ancestors of a dis- 
 tinguished family of Birmingham Quakers, of which I have 
 already given some account. 1 
 
 Sir Ambrose Crowley, the only son of the first marriage, 
 is a personality of some interest, especially now that we may 
 consider him as a round-about connexion of Dr. Johnson's. 
 He was knighted on i Jany. 1706/7, while Sheriff of London. 
 Le Neve says " he was an Ironmonger by Trade but free of 
 the drapers company." He married Mary, daughter of 
 Charles Owen and grand-daughter of Sir William Owen, of 
 Condover, Salop. Charles Owen married Mary, daughter 
 of Francis Knight, citizen of London, and sister and heir 
 of John Knight, of Mitcham. 
 
 Sir Ambrose Crowley predeceased his father and was 
 buried at Mitcham, 2 Surrey, where there is a large marble 
 monument to his memory, bearing the following inscription : — 
 " Near this place are deposited the remains of Sir Ambrose 
 Crowley Knight, citizen and alderman of London, whose 
 numerous family and great estate were the present rewards of 
 an indefatigable industry and application to business, an 
 unblemished probity, and a sincere belief and practice of true 
 Christianity, and particularly a boundless liberality towards 
 the poor, many hundreds of whom he continually employed. 
 Near him lies y e body of Dame Mary his wife, y e daughter of 
 Charles Owen Esq. a younger son of y e family of Condor. 
 She buried seven children infants, and saw one son, John 
 Crowley Esq. and five daughters married. John was married 
 to Theodosia Gascoign of Enfield '; 3 Mary to James H allett Esq. 
 of Essex ; Lettice to Sir John Hind Cotton of Cambridgeshire 
 Bart. ; Sarah to Humphry Parsons Esq. of Surry ; Anna to 
 Richard Fleming Esq. of Hants ; and Elizabeth to the Right 
 hon. Lord St. John oiBletsoe. Sir Ambrose died Oct. 11, 1713, 
 aged 54 years ; his lady in the 63d year of her age 1727." 4 
 The statement in the epitaph that his "numerous family" 
 were the " rewards of an indefatigable industry and applica- 
 tion to business " is at least calculated to provoke a smile, 
 whatever meaning we may attach to it. 
 
 Sir Ambrose Crowley, according to the early editors of 
 The Spectator, was the original of Addison's Jack Anvil, alias 
 Sir John Enville, who is satirised in a letter, supposed to 
 emanate from himself, which forms the number of The 
 Spectator for 12 Feb. 171 2. Thus begins Sir John : — 
 
 Having carefully perused a Letter sent you by Josiah Fribble, Esq ; 
 with your subsequent Discourse upon Pin-money, I do presume to trouble 
 you with an Account of my own Case, which I look upon to be no less 
 deplorable than that of Squire Fribble. I am a Person of no Extraction, 
 
 1 See p. 151. 
 
 2 Mr. R. Garraway Rice, F.S.A., to whom I am indebted for some of my 
 Crowley references, tells me there are several entries in the Mitcham registers 
 relative to Sir Ambrose and his family ; also that Francis Knight and his wife, 
 with their daughter Mrs. Charles Owen, are buried there. 
 
 3 Daughter and heir, according to Le Neve, of Gascoyne, D.D., Rector 
 
 of Enfield and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He gives John Crowley 
 as born 3 Nov. 1689. 
 
 4 Manning and Bray's Surrey, vol. ii, (1S09), p. 500. 
 
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 having begun the World with a small Parcel of rusty Iron, and was for 
 some Years commonly known by the Name of Jack Afivil. I have 
 naturally a very happy Genius for getting Money, insomuch that by the 
 Age of five and twenty I had scraped together four thousand two 
 hundred Pounds, five Shillings and a few odd Pence. I then launched 
 out into considerable Business, and became a bold Trader both by Sea 
 and Land, which in a few Years raised me a very considerable Fortune. 
 For these my good Services I was knighted in the thirty fifth Year of 
 my Age, and lived with great Dignity among my City-Neighbours by 
 the Name of Sir John Anvil. Being in my Temper very ambitious, I 
 was now bent upon making a Family, and accordingly resolved that my 
 Descendants should have a Dash of good Blood in their Veins. In 
 Order to this I made Love to the Lady Mary Oddly, an indigent young 
 Woman of Quality. 1 
 
 The satire continues to relate how Sir John married the 
 " young Woman of Quality " and was openly snubbed by her 
 and the children she bore him. He was made to change his 
 name to " Enville " to accord with the social transformations 
 effected by " Lady Mary " in his household, but himself was 
 ignominiously kept in the background. 
 
 Sir Ambrose Crowley does not appear to have been 
 sufficiently obscure in his origin, or ambitious enough in his 
 marriage, to provide proper justification for this satire, and he 
 was not knighted until he was nearly fifty. Moreover his 
 marriage took place at least as early as 1689, long before he 
 became a public character. Yet it is possible that Addison 
 may have had him in mind when writing. 
 
 Sir Ambrose is also handed down to fame, under the 
 name of " Sir Arthur de Bradly," in The Tatler for 27 Sept. 
 1709, where is given a copy of an advertisement, dated 
 London 22 Sept. 1709, addressed " To the Electors of an 
 Alderman for the Ward of Queen-Hithe." This notice 
 states that in order to prevent persons being bribed to vote 
 by the system of treating at taverns and alehouses, a " practice 
 appearing to Sir Arthur de Bradly to be of dangerous con- 
 sequence to the freedom of elections," he has deposited ^450 
 so that all who poll for him shall have a chaldron of good 
 coals gratis and that all who do not poll against him shall 
 have half a chaldron, the remaining money to be expended 
 on a clock, dial or otherwise. Any person refusing the coals 
 for himself may assign them to any poor electors of the ward. 
 A note adds that everyone who votes for "Sir Humphrey 
 Greenhat " 2 (Sir Benjamin Green) as well as for " Sir 
 Arthur de Bradly " shall also receive a chaldron of coals 
 gratis. A receipt for the .£450, according to The Tatler, was 
 signed by " J— N M— Y " and witnessed by " J— S H— T, 
 J— Y G— H, E— D D— S." An editorial footnote tells us 
 that the name of Sir Ambrose Crowley's agent has been 
 identified from the Harleian MSS. as John Medgley, and the 
 witnesses as James Hallett, Jeremy Gough and Edward Davis. 3 
 James Hallett was, of course, son-in-law to Sir Ambrose. 
 
 1 The Spectator, ed. G. Gregory Smith, 1898, vol. iv, p. 183. 
 
 2 Daniel Dysons, in his Environs of London, vol. i (1792), p. 356, states 
 incorrectly that Sir Ambrose Crowley was " celebrated in the Tatler under the 
 name of Sir Humphry Greenhat." 
 
 ' The Tatler, pub. John Sharpe, 1804, vol. ii, p. 161. 
 
 Of this delightfully ingenuous device to catch votes, The 
 Tatler observes : — 
 
 This is certainly the most plain dealing that ever was used, except 
 that the just quantity which an elector may drink without excess, and 
 the difference between an acknowledgment and a bribe, wants explana- 
 tion. Another difficulty with me is, how a man who is bargained with 
 for a chaldron of coals for his vote, shall be said to have that chaldron 
 gratis ? 
 
 This particular article is attributed to Steele and John 
 Hughes. 
 
 Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Ambrose, married James, 
 son of Sir James Hallett of London. Sarah, the third 
 daughter, married Humphrey Parsons [1676-1741], some- 
 time M.P. for London and twice Lord Mayor, of whom an 
 account is given in the Dictionary of National Biography, on 
 16 Apl. 1719, at Westminster Abbey. 1 Mrs. Parsons had a 
 son John and two daughters, Sarah wife of James Dunn of 
 Dublin, and Anne wife of Sir John Hinde Cotton, Bart. 
 Humphrey was the only son of Sir John Parsons, also Lord 
 Mayor of London. 
 
 Elizabeth, the fifth and youngest daughter of Sir Ambrose 
 Crowley, was married at Westminster Abbey, on 6 Mch. 
 1724/5, to John, tenth Lord St. John of Bletsoe, 2 and became 
 the mother of a very numerous race. 
 
 The will of Sir Ambrose shows him to have been a man 
 of considerable wealth. 3 
 
 1 Harleian Society, vol. x (Westminster Abbey Registers), p. 44. 
 
 2 Ibid. p. 45. 
 
 3 Sir Ambrose Crowley, of East Greenwich, Kent, knight. Will dated 
 10 June 1713- I give to my son John Crowley all my messuages, etc., freehold 
 and leasehold, in cos. Durham, Worcester, and Kent, he paying £100 yearly to 
 my wife Mary Crowley. All other my messuages etc. , freehold and leasehold, 
 I bequeath to Mary Crowley my wife; also ,£16,000 in South Sea Stock ; also 
 £8,000 in tallys on her Majesty's Exchequer, or in bonds, as my wife shall choose ; 
 also my household goods, plate, jewels, etc. To each of my four daurs., Lettice, 
 Sarah, Anne, and Elizabeth, £10,000 apiece (at their ages of 25 or day of mar- 
 riage) in South Sea Stock and Bonds, which £40,000 shall be in the hands of the 
 Drapers' Company and the yearly interest paid to my wife. To the Drapers' 
 Company, £10 yearly for a dinner on the day of their visitation at Greenwich, 
 and to the clerk of that Company £5 yearly from the interest of my daurs. ' 
 portions. To each of my children and children-in-law, £20 for mourning and to 
 each of my grandchildren £10 for the like purpose. To the said Drapers' 
 Company I give £2,000, under the conditions of the marriage settlement of my 
 daur. Mary with James Hallett, my wife to have the interest of the said £2,000 
 during her life ; after her decease the interest to go to my daur. Mary Hallett 
 and after her decease the £2,000 and interest to be equally divided between my 
 grandchildren Ambrose Hallett and Mary Hallett, son and daur. of my said 
 daur. Mary at their age of 21, or day of marriage as regards my granddaur. 
 Contingent remainder to all and every the other children of my said daur. Mary 
 Hallett by her said husband James Hallett (except the eldest son), but if there be 
 no other children then to the eldest son, at his age of 21. To the said Drapers' 
 Company I pay another sum of £3,000, the interest whereof for the sole use of 
 my daur. Mary Hallett aforesaid, and after her death the said £3,000 and the 
 interest to be paid, one half to my said grandson Ambrose Hallett at his age of 
 21 and the other half to my said granddaur. Mary Hallett at her age of 21 or 
 day of her marriage. To John Hanmer, my servant, if he be with me at the 
 time of my death, £50 (over and above his wages) yearly as long as he remain 
 with my son. Residuary legatee and exor., my son John Crowley provided that 
 if he die without issue he will grant £40,000 to my family and children. Signed, 
 Ami: Crowley. Wits., Shad. Bltmdell, Win. Hughes and Robt. Edward's. 
 Proved 19 Oct. 17 13, in P.C.C. (222 Leeds), by John Crowley, esq., the exor. 
 named. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY ^PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 171 
 
 SARAH FORD, THE MOTHER OF DR. JOHNSON. 
 
 Sarah Ford, the mother of Dr. Johnson, was, according 
 to her epitaph, born at Kings Norton " in agro Varvicensi " 
 in 1669, and her baptism is recorded there on 6 Apl. 1669. 
 Johnson's geography seems to have been a little weak, for 
 Kings Norton is of course not in Warwickshire but in 
 Worcestershire, " probably on the confines of the county of 
 Warwick," as one learned commentator boldly suggests. 
 
 The earliest mention I have of her after her baptism is in 
 the will of her aunt Mrs. Barnesley, dated 23 Jany. 1696, 
 under which she was to receive £5 and also " one pair of 
 Flaxen sheets." 1 
 
 We may presume that Sarah Ford, before her marriage 
 at Packwood on 19 June 1706 to Michael Johnson, had lived 
 a quiet, uneventful life in her father's house. For some years 
 she had been the only daughter at home, and if in addition 
 her mother was dead she must have borne the whole cares of 
 the household. 
 
 Her acquaintance with Michael Johnson most probably 
 arose through her sister, Mrs. Harrison, being resident at 
 Lichfield. It is also possible that her father, Cornelius Ford, 
 who was a man with some regard for books, 2 may have 
 known Michael Johnson, for the Lichfield bookseller often 
 visited Birmingham and other towns in the neighbourhood, 
 probably becoming known to most people in the Midlands 
 who had any bookish proclivities. Messrs. Hill and Dent 
 conjecture that it was " whilst attending the Birmingham 
 Market that Michael Johnson first met with his wife." 3 I 
 think it much more probable that they met at Lichfield, 
 especially as Sarah Ford never lived within half a dozen 
 miles of Birmingham. 
 
 To show how little has been known about her family, 
 I may mention that so assiduous a local antiquary as the 
 late Mr. Robert Hudson wrote : — " It has always been un- 
 explained why the marriage of Dr. Johnson's parents took 
 place at Packwood, with which place neither of them had 
 any connection." 4 He suggests that it may have been owing 
 to the Ingrams living not far away. " Sara may have been 
 visiting at her aunt Rebecca's paternal home of Nuthurst 5 
 and been married from there, only two miles distant from 
 Packwood. ... It may even have been a runaway match." 
 The explanation is of course perfectly simple, that her father 
 was living there at the time, 6 and the suggestion that it was 
 a runaway match is knocked on the head by the marriage 
 settlement. This settlement is preserved at Dr. Johnson's 
 birthplace at Lichfield, and by the kind permission of the 
 Johnson House Committee I am enabled to print a copy of 
 it here, as I believe for the first time. 7 
 
 1 Seep. 196. 2 Seep. 133. 3 Memorials of the Old Square, p. 25. 
 
 * Memorials of a Warwickshire Parish, p. 166. 
 » See p. 128. 6 See P- x 33- 
 
 7 The copy was made for me by Mr. Arthur T. Marston. There were a few 
 contractions, which I have extended. 
 
 Articles of Agreement Quadrupartite Indented Covenanted concluded 
 and agreed upon the eleaventh day of June in the fifth yeare of the 
 Reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne by the Grace of God of 
 England Scotland France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith 
 &c. Annoque Domini 1706 Eetweene Michaell Johnson of the City 
 of Lichfield Bookseller of the first part Cornelius Ford of Packwood in 
 the county of Warwick Gent, of the second part Richard Pyott of 
 Streethay in the county of Stafford Esq. and Joseph Ford of Stour- 
 bridge in the county of Worcester Gent, of the third part and Sarah 
 Ford Spinster daughter of the said Cornelius Ford ol the fourth part 
 concerning a marriage by God's permission shortly to be had and 
 solempnized between the said Michaell Johnson and Sarah Ford in 
 manner following that is to say 
 
 1. The said Cornelius Ford for himself his heirs executors and 
 Administrators doth hereby covenant promise grant and agree to & 
 with the said Michaell Johnson his executors Administrators & Assigns 
 that the said Sarah Ford now is and until the time of the Solempnizacion 
 of the said intended marriage shall bee really and bona fide worth of her 
 owne proper goods and estate in moneys or in good and sufficient 
 securities for money the full sume of Two hundred & thirty pounds of 
 lawful money of England and that hee the said Cornelius Ford his 
 executors or Administrators as an addition & advancement towards her 
 said fortune or porcion shall and will well and truely pay or cause to bee 
 payd unto the said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford for the uses hereafter 
 mencioned the further sume of Two hundred pounds of like money within 
 nine months next after the said intended marriage shall take effect. 
 
 2. The said Michaell Johnson for himself his heirs Executors & 
 Administrators doth hereby covenant promise grant and agree to and 
 with the said Richard Pyott and Joseph Ford and either of them that 
 within nine monthes next after the Solempnizacion of the said intended 
 Marriage hee the said Michaell Johnson from or out of the other moneys 
 goods or estate of the said Sarah shall and will well and truely pay or 
 cause to bee paid unto them the said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford for 
 the uses hereafter mencioned the sume of One hundred pounds of lawfull 
 money of England. 
 
 3. And it is hereby declared and agreed by and between all and every 
 the said partyes to these presents that the aforesaid severall sumes of 
 two hundred pounds and one hundred pounds soe to bee payd and 
 deposited into the hands of the said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford as 
 aforesaid shall & may bee put out and disposed at interest untill a 
 convenient purchase of lands tenements or hereditaments may or can 
 bee had or found for laying out the same And which said lands tenements 
 or hereditaments soe to bee had and purchased shall bee had and taken 
 unto and in the names of them the said Richard Pyott and Joseph Ford 
 or the survivor of them and their heires to the use and behoofe of the 
 said Michaell Johnson and his assignes for and during the term of 
 his naturall life without impeachment of wast and from and after his 
 decease to the use and behoofe of the said Sarah and her assignes for 
 and dureing the term of her naturall life without impeachment of wast 
 And from and after their severall deceases and the decease of the survivor 
 of them then to the use of the heires of the bodies of them the said 
 Michaell and Sarah lawfully to be begotten between them & for want 
 of such issue to the right heires of the said Sarah for ever And until 
 such convenient purchase shall or may bee had or made as aforesaid the 
 interest profitts and increase of the said moneys as the same shall arise 
 and become due shall and may bee payd unto them the said Michaell 
 Johnson and Sarah or the survivor of them or their heires in the same or 
 like manner as the rents and profitts of such lands tenements or heredita- 
 ments may or ought to be payd according to the uses and intention 
 herein before mencioned. 
 
 4. And in case the said intended Marriage take effect and the said 
 Sarah shall have but one child and that a daughter on her body begotten 
 by the said Michaell liveing att the time of decease of either of them 
 That then over and above the sumes of Two hundred pounds and One 
 hundred pounds soe mencioned to bee payd and disposed as aforesaid 
 The further sum of Three hundred poundes of lawfull money of England 
 imediately after the death of the said Michaell and Sarah shall and may 
 bee well and truely paid by the Executors or Administrators of the said 
 Michaell to such daughter But if there bee more than one child of their 
 
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 bodys betweene them begotten liveinge at the time of the decease of 
 
 either of them the said Mich, and Sarah That then the sume of five 
 
 hundred pounds over and above the said Two hundred poundes and One 
 
 hundred poundes shall imediately after the death of the said Michaell 
 
 and Sarah bee paid by the Executors and administrators of the said 
 
 Michaell to and amongst such children of the said Mich, and Sarah in 
 
 such manner and by such proporcions as they dureing their Joynt lives 
 
 by any Deed or writing by them joyntly to bee sealed and executed in 
 
 the presence of two or more credible witnesses shall direct and appoint 
 
 or for want of such joynt appoyntment Then as the survivour of 
 
 them the said Michaell and Sarah shall by any such deed or writing 
 
 to bee executed as aforesaid direct and appoint and for want of such 
 
 direction and appointment by such survivor Then the said Five 
 
 hundred poundes to bee equally devided amongst such children share 
 
 and share alike And the said Michael doth further Covinant for Himself 
 
 his Executors administrators and assignes that if the said Michael die 
 
 before the said Sarah and leave but one only daughter that then that 
 
 daughter shal be entitled after the deceas of the said Sarah to the said 
 
 two hundred pounds as is above expressed in case of more children 
 
 than one. 
 
 5. That in case the said Sarah shall happen to overlive the said 
 Michaell that then from and after his decease shee the said Sarah shall 
 and may have use and enjoy all the ready moneys household goods stock 
 in trade and other personall estate of him the said Michaell for and 
 dureing her naturall life shee the said Sarah giving security to the satis- 
 faccion and approbacion of the said Richard Pyott and Joseph Ford or 
 the survivor of them or the heires Executors or Administrators of the 
 survivor of them to leave or pay unto the executors or administrators of 
 the said Michaell the full value of all such personall estate att the time 
 of her death Provided nevertheless that if the Executors or Administrators 
 of the said Michaell to the satisfaccion and approbacion of the persons 
 aforesaid shall think fitt to secure the payment of Five pounds per cent 
 per annum for soe much money as all the said personall estate shall 
 amount unto and according to that rate and proporcion for any greater or 
 lesser sume unto her the said Sarah and her assignes during her naturall 
 life to bee payd att foure equall quarterly payments in every year the 
 first payment to bee made att the end of three monthes next after the 
 decease of the said Michaell and alsoe in like manner secure the pay- 
 ment of the aforesaid summe of Three hundred or Five hundred pounds 
 as the case shall happen to the child or children of the said Mich, and 
 Sarah if any such shall bee liveing according to the true intent and mean- 
 ing aforemencioned That then the executors or Administrators of the 
 said Mich, shall and may have take and enjoy all such personall estate 
 to their owne use. 
 
 6. The said Michaell Johnson for himselfe his heires Executors and 
 Administrators doth hereby covenant promise and grant to and with the 
 said Cornelius Ford his heires executors and administrators that the 
 personall estate of the said Michaell att the time of his decease shall bee 
 of the full and clear value of Five hundred poundes at least over and 
 above what shall bee sufficient to pay and discharge all his just debts 
 funerall charges and other payments promises and demands whatsoever. 
 
 7. It is hereby alsoe further declared and agreed by and between all 
 and every the said parties to these presents that the said Richard Pyott 
 and Joseph Ford their Executors and Administrators and every of them 
 by and out of the aforesaid severall summes of money soe to bee payd and 
 deposited in their hands in trust as aforesaid and the intrest profitts and 
 increase thereof shall and may att all times hereafter bee truly and 
 effectually saved harmless and kept indempnified of and from all costs 
 damages troubles travaile expences and disbursements whatsoever which 
 shall or may happen unto or be susteyned by them or either or any of 
 them for by reason or meanes of the trust hereby in them reposed as 
 aforesaid and shall not bee in anywise answerable or accountable for any 
 further or other interest or profitt of the said moneys than shall really 
 and truely come unto and bee payd to their hands and not for any loss 
 or miscarriage of the said moneys or any part thereof which shall bee by 
 them or either of them put out or disposed at intrest without any fraud 
 or Covin. 
 
 8. And lastly that unless the said intended marriage shall bee had 
 and solempnized within the space of two months next ensueing the date 
 
 hereof these present Articles and every matter and thing herein conteyned 
 shall cease determine and become utterly voyd and of none effect In 
 witnesse whereof the parties first above named to these present Articles 
 have interchangeably put their hands and seales the day and yeare first 
 above written. s ,, 
 
 Michael { seal V Johnson.* 
 
 Sealed and delivered by the within named Michael Johnson in the 
 presence of 
 
 
 Memorandum That tis also agreed in the last place That if any loss 
 or damage arrises to the Trustees by reason of the execution of this 
 Trust That noe loss or damage shall come or fall upon the within named 
 Cornelius Foard his heires executors Administrators or assignes and that 
 this was endorsed before the execution of thees Articles. 
 
 From the deed I print among the evidences, 3 it will be 
 seen that Cornelius Ford fulfilled the first clause of the 
 marriage articles on 31 July 1707 by assigning to the 
 trustees, Richard Pyott and Joseph Ford, his two mortgages 
 on an estate at Walsall, which John Persehouse of Roynalls 
 Hall, Walsall, undertook to redeem within the year following 
 by payment to them of .£210-10-0. 
 
 Dr. Joseph Ford, by his will dated 10 Feb. 1720/ 1, directs 
 his son Cornelius to pay a sum of £200 to his widow within 
 six months of his decease, 4 but that the son failed to do so 
 is apparent from the following clause in his mother's will, 
 dated 11 Sept. 1722: — 
 
 And I do will & appoint that my son Cornelius Ford do and shall 
 pay to my brother in law Mr. Michael Johnson & his wife & their 
 Trustees the sum of two hundred pounds which is directed by his late 
 dear father's Will to be p d to me for & in liew of so much moneys which 
 my said late husband received in trust for my said Bxothtr Johnson & 
 his wife. 5 
 
 This clause evidently has reference to the same sum pay- 
 able under the marriage settlement. Let us hope that the 
 Johnsons eventually received what was due to them. 
 
 The second clause of the settlement was fulfilled 
 by Michael Johnson on 16 Sept. 1725, when there was a 
 conveyance of his house in the Market Square, Lichfield 
 (the " Birthplace "), to trustees in favour of himself, his wife 
 and children, in lieu of the £100 he had undertaken to pay 
 within nine months of his marriage. It appears that Michael 
 Johnson had purchased the property from Nathaniel Barton 
 for £80 in Mch. 1707. 6 
 
 1 Mr. Marston says the seal bears a lion rampant. 
 
 2 For reproductions of Michael Johnson's signatures, see p. 214. 
 
 3 See p. 207. * See p. 191. " = See p. 193. 
 
 6 Dr. Samuel Johnson and his Birthplace (threepenny guide), pp. 9-10. The 
 house was then described as adjoining that of Samuel Mousley (see p. 162). 
 
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 The marriage settlement is big with promise and no doubt 
 reflects a prosperity which was ever after on the wane, as far 
 as Michael Johnson was concerned. By the sixth clause he 
 undertook that his personal estate at his death should be of 
 the clear value of not less than £500, but, as is well known, 
 he died almost penniless, 1 except for owning the house he 
 lived in. 
 
 How Richard Pyott of Streethay came to be a trustee 
 under the marriage settlement I have no evidence to show. 
 He may have been connected in some way with the Ford 
 family, or may perhaps have been merely a friend to Michael 
 Johnson. The Pyotts had been settled at Streethay, some 
 two miles east of Lichfield, for many generations. The 
 published pedigrees are not sufficiently explicit to show 
 definitely which of the family Richard the trustee would be. 2 
 
 Richard Pyott [bapt. 1661] married Jane [burd. 
 
 1706], and was living at Streethay in 1696. He had a son, 
 Richard Pyott of Streethay, who married a sister of Fettiplace 
 Nott, Recorder of Lichfield. It is of some interest that John 
 Pyott of Streethay, 3 eldest son of this last Richard, married 
 Dorothy, daughter and coheir of Ralph Fretwell of Hellaby 
 in Yorkshire, thus becoming brother-in-law to Dr. Samuel 
 Swynfen, Johnson's godfather. 4 
 
 There is another point of considerable interest in con- 
 nexion with the Pyott family. Every reader of Boswell is 
 familiar with the fact that, soon after his father's death, 
 Johnson was for a time an usher in the school at Market 
 Bosworth, in Leicestershire, and lived as a kind of domestic 
 chaplain in the house of Sir Wolstan Dixie, the patron of the 
 school, whose harsh treatment left a lasting impression of 
 aversion and even horror on Johnson's mind. 5 Now Richard 
 Pyott [1620-57] of Streethay, uncle of Richard Pyott [bapt. 
 1 661] beforementioned, had married Barbara, third daughter 
 of Sir Wolstan Dixie, of Market Bosworth, first baronet, and 
 great-aunt of the Sir Wolstan Dixie, fourth baronet, who 
 illtreated Johnson. It is quite possible that the Pyotts were 
 intimate with the Dixies, and recommended Johnson for the 
 position at Market Bosworth. Sir Wolstan Dixie, who died 
 in Jany. 1767, aged 66, was a young man of about thirty 
 when Johnson lived at his house, and unmarried. He after- 
 
 1 On 15 July 1732 Johnson noted having " received twenty pounds, being all 
 that I have reason to hope for out of my father's effects, previous to the death of 
 my mother." See Boswell 's Johnson, ed. Hill, vol. i, p. 80. 
 
 2 See Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 364 ; also William Salt Archaeological 
 Society's Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 248. 
 
 3 This John Pyott seems to have died young, as his will was proved in 
 1729 :— 
 
 John Pyott, of Streethay, Staffs., esq. Will dated 8 Feb. 1728. My 
 wife Dorothea to have the guardianship of my children. After payment of debts, 
 etc., the residue I leave to my wife, and appoint her extrix. Wits., Edward 
 Holmes, Francis Holmes, and Theo. Levett. Admon. granted at Lichfield 26 Nov. 
 1729 to Humphrey Bevan of St. James-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, a creditor. 
 Sureties, Thomas Millington of the Close, Lichfield, webster, and John Horner 
 of the Close, Lichfield, bridlecutter. Dorothy Pyott, the extrix., renounced. 
 
 There is no will of any Richard Pyott at Lichfield between 1700 and 1750. 
 
 4 See p. 230. 5 Boswelfs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 84. 
 
 wards, however, married three times, 1 and the amiable atten- 
 tions of his successive spouses no doubt softened the asperities 
 of his nature. 
 
 It would be of much interest could we discover where at 
 Packwood Sarah Ford and her father were living at the time 
 of her marriage to Michael Johnson. In my account of her 
 brother, Samuel Ford, 2 I have mentioned that he lived for 
 some time at Packwood. Since that was set up in type 
 Mr. Bickley has had the opportunity of perusing a bound 
 volume of papers relating to the Fetherston family, who 
 owned Packwood House and a large estate in the neighbour- 
 hood. He tells me that a deed executed by Thomas Fether- 
 ston, of Packwood, gent., in 1717/ 1 8, conveys, among other 
 lands and tenements, " all that part of a farme called Light 
 Farme, now or late in y e occupation of Samuell Ford." From 
 this it seems quite probable that Cornelius Ford may have 
 lived at Light Farm, and his daughter Sarah been married 
 from there to Michael Johnson. Light Farm still exists, 
 a bare mile eastwards from Packwood church and little over 
 half-a-mile north of Kingswood railway station. Mr. Bickley 
 is told that the present house appears to be about 80 or 100 
 years old. The subject would be worth investigation by some 
 local antiquary. 
 
 Michael Johnson must have been about 50 years of age 
 at the time of the marriage, and his bride 37. The circum- 
 stances of the union suggest a very prosaic courtship, and the 
 subsequent relations of the couple do not help to convince us 
 that much element of romance entered into their marriage. 
 Probably Michael Johnson felt that he was beginning to get 
 old and needed some one to look after himself and his house, 
 while Sarah Ford, fast developing into an old maid and see- 
 ing both her sisters wives and mothers, would be glad enough 
 to exchange the cheerless task of managing her father's 
 household for the position of wife to a well educated and 
 respected tradesman, who at the time was no doubt fairly 
 prosperous. 
 
 Samuel Johnson, though the eldest child, was not born 
 until 18 Sept. 1709, three years and three months after his 
 parents' marriage. His mother would then be about half-way 
 through her 41st year. He was baptized the same day 
 (7 Sept. 1709, old style 3 ) at St. Mary's, Lichfield. 4 Sir Leslie 
 Stephen, in his life of Johnson in The Dictionary of National 
 Biography, blunders at the outset by saying that Johnson was 
 baptized " 17 Sept. {i.e. 28 Sept. N.s.)." This statement he 
 made on the authority of a communication to the Gentleman's 
 Magazine for Oct. 1829 (p. 313), evidently accepting it with- 
 out question against Boswell's very specific and quite correct 
 statement that Johnson was baptized on the day of his birth. 
 
 As an infant Samuel was put out to nurse with a Mrs. 
 Marclew, in Lichfield, and in his " Annals " he tells us some- 
 thing of his mother's anxiety during this period. 
 
 1 See Dixie pedigree in Nichols' Leicestershire, vol. iv, pp. 506-7. 
 
 2 See p. 154. 3 See footnote, p. 31. 4 See p. 200. 
 
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 My mother visited me every day, and used to go different ways, that 
 her assiduity might not expose her to ridicule ; and often left her fan or 
 glove behind her, that she might have a pretence to come back 
 unexpected ; but she never discovered any token of neglect. Dr. Swinfen J 
 told me, that the scrofulous sores which afflicted me proceeded from the 
 bad humours of the nurse, whose son had the same distemper, and was 
 likewise short-sighted, but both in a less degree. My mother thought my 
 diseases derived from her family. 2 
 
 In his "Annals," under 1710-11, he relates how he was 
 taken to Trysull, that he might be examined by an oculist. 3 
 In 1711-12 he paid his first visit to London, his mother 
 concealing her pregnancy in order to take him there to be 
 touched by the Queen. Mrs. Johnson, yielding to the super- 
 stitious belief then prevalent as to the healing power of the 
 regal touch, thought that it would cure the scrofulous affection 
 which proved such a trial to him all through his life. 
 
 This year, in Lent 12, I was taken to London, to be touched for 
 
 the evil by Queen Anne. My mother was at Nicholson's, the famous 
 bookseller, in Little Britain. I always retained some memory of this 
 journey, though I was then but thirty months old.* 
 
 Little Britain was a small street devoted mainly to book- 
 sellers, and probably it was her connexion with the trade 
 that led to her stopping at Nicholson's. It is, however, to be 
 remarked that Little Britain is but a stone's throw from 
 Christ's Hospital, where her first cousin, Cornelius Jesson, had 
 been Steward since 1703. 6 It can hardly be doubted that she 
 would see a good deal of her cousin during her stay in London, 
 and that they would find much to discuss about all their kins- 
 folk and their recollections of their early days, even if her 
 lodging so near to him were but a coincidence. Doubtless 
 Mr. Jesson saw the youthful Samuel, and offered his advice as 
 to the treatment of the boy's painful malady. 
 
 Johnson's account of this journey gives us some more 
 glimpses of his mother. 
 
 We went in the stage-coach, and returned in the waggon, as my mother 
 said, because my cough was violent. The hope of saving a few shillings 
 was no slight motive ; for she, not having been accustomed to money, 
 was afraid of such expenses as now seem very small. She sewed two 
 guineas in her petticoat, lest she should be robbed. . . . She bought me 
 a small silver cup and spoon, marked SAM. I. lest if they had been 
 marked S. I. which was her name, they should, upon her death, have 
 been taken from me. She bought me a speckled linen frock, which I 
 knew afterwards by the name of my London frock. The cup was one of 
 the last pieces of plate which dear Tetty ° sold in our distress. I have 
 now the spoon. She bought at the same time two teaspoons, and till mv 
 manhood she had no more. 
 
 My father considered tea as very expensive, and discouraged my 
 mother from keeping company with the neighbours, and from paying 
 visits or receiving them. She lived to say, many years after, that, if the 
 time were to pass again, she would not comply with such unsocial 
 injunctions. 
 
 I suppose that in this year I was first informed of a future state. I 
 
 1 Dr. Samuel Swynfen, Johnson's godfather, is said to have been lodging 
 with his parents at Lichfield when he was bom. Hill's Boswell, vol. i, p. 34 
 footnote. 
 
 2 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 131. 
 
 3 See p. 143. 
 
 * Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 133. 
 5 See p. 136. 6 His wife Elizabeth. 
 
 remember, that being in bed with my mother one morning, I was told by 
 her of the two places to which the inhabitants of this world were received 
 after death ; one a fine place filled with happiness, called Heaven ; the 
 other a sad place, called Hell. That this account much affected my 
 imagination, I do not remember. When I was risen, my mother bade 
 me repeat what she had told me to Thomas Jackson. 1 When I told 
 this afterwards to my mother, she seemed to wonder that she should begin 
 such talk so late as that the' first time could be remembered. 3 
 
 In his account of his studies at Lichfield School, Johnson 
 relates a few incidents of his mother. 
 
 The progress of examination was this. When we learned Propria 
 qua Maribus, we were examined in the Accidence ; particularly we 
 formed Verbs, that is, went through the same person in all the Moods 
 and Tenses. This was very difficult to me ; and I was once very anxious 
 about the next day, when this exercise was to be performed, in which I 
 had failed till I was discouraged. My mother encouraged me, and I 
 proceeded better. When I told her of my good escape, ' We often,' said 
 she, dear mother ! ' come off best, when we are most afraid.' She told 
 me, that, once when she asked me about forming verbs, I said, ' I did 
 not form them in an ugly shape.' 'You could not,' said she, 'speak 
 plain ; and I was proud that I had a boy who was forming verbs.' These 
 little memorials sooth my mind. Of the parts of Corderius or y£sop, 
 which we learned to repeat, I have not the least recollection, except of a 
 passage in one of the Morals, where it is said of some man, that, when he 
 hated another, he made him rich ; this I repeated emphatically in my 
 mother's hearing, who could never conceive that riches could bring any 
 evil. She remarked it, as I expected. 3 
 
 It is very evident that Mrs. Johnson did not appreciate 
 the poverty in which her married life was spent. 
 
 He gives us also an incident which happened at Whit- 
 suntide, 17 19. 
 
 I made an exercise in a little time, and shewed it to my mother ; but 
 the task being long upon me, she said, ' Though you could make an 
 exercise in so short a time, I thought you would find it difficult to make 
 them all as soon as you should.' 4 
 
 It was this same Whitsuntide that he and his brother 
 were sent to stop with their uncle at Birmingham, when he 
 " eat so much of a boiled leg of mutton," that his aunt used 
 to talk about it. " My mother, who had lived in a narrow 
 sphere, and was then affected by little things, told me 
 seriously that it would hardly ever be forgotten. Her mind, 
 I think, was afterwards much enlarged, or greater evils wore 
 out the care of less." 6 
 
 Mrs. Piozzi, in her anecdotes of Dr. Johnson, gives us a 
 picture of his mother in her domestic relations which suggests 
 that she was not altogether an " angel in the house." 
 
 Mr. Johnson's mother was daughter to a gentleman in the country, 
 such as there were many of in those days, who possessing, perhaps, one 
 or two hundred pounds a year in land, lived on the profits, and sought 
 not to increase their income : she was therefore inclined to think higher 
 of herself than of her husband, whose conduct in money matters being 
 but indifferent, she had a trick of teizing him about it, and was, by her 
 son's account, very importunate with regard to her fears of spending 
 
 vo,7 he ^T n r Van u; SeC B : S TZ S UfS "fJo'^n, ed. Birkbeck Hill, 
 vol.i p 38, for Boswell's account of this incident ; also p. i 7 6 of this work 
 - Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol i „„ ,-,., - 
 3 Ibid. vol. i, pp. 136-7. ' ' PP ' 34 " 5 - 
 
 « Ibid. vol. i, pp. 138-9. ■ See p. 177. 
 
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 more than they could afford, though she never arrived at knowing how 
 much that was ; a fault common, as he said, to most women who pride 
 themselves on their ceconomy. They did not however, as I could under- 
 stand, live ill together on the whole : " my father (says he) could always 
 take his horse and ride away for orders when things went badly." ! 
 
 Johnson himself, in his "Annals," gives an even more 
 unromantic account of the home life of the Lichfield book- 
 seller and his spouse. After telling us of his father's apparent 
 jealousy of Mrs. Johnson's relative, Mrs. Harriotts, because 
 among his own kinsfolk " he had none so high to whom he 
 could send any of his family," 2 Dr. Johnson continues : — 
 
 My mother had no value for his relations ; those indeed whom we 
 knew of were much lower than hers. This contempt began, I know not 
 on which side, very early : but, as my father was little at home, it had 
 not much effect. 
 
 My father and mother had not much happiness from each other. 
 They seldom conversed ; for my father could not bear to talk of his 
 affairs ; and my mother, being unacquainted with books, cared not to 
 talk of any thing else. Had my mother been more literate, they had been 
 better companions. She might have sometimes introduced her unwelcome 
 topick with more success, if she could have diversified her conversation. 
 Of business she had no distinct conception ; and therefore her discourse 
 was composed only of complaint, fear, and suspicion. Neither of them 
 ever tried to calculate the profits of trade, or the expenses of living. My 
 mother concluded that we were poor, because we lost by some of our 
 trades ; but the truth was, that my father, having in the early part of his 
 life contracted debts, never had trade sufficient to enable him to pay 
 them, and maintain his family ; he got something, but not enough. 3 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill, in a footnote, seems inclined to throw 
 ridicule on Mrs. Johnson's "pride of birth," and quotes 
 Johnson's comment on his cousin, Cornelius Harrison, that 
 " he was the only one of my relations who ever rose in fortune 
 above penury, or in character above neglect." 4 Johnson was 
 evidently a little too sweeping here, and he was probably 
 referring more particularly to his first cousins. Social dis- 
 tinctions are purely comparative, and the evidences I have 
 accumulated go to show that the Fords were a middle-class 
 family of some respectability, who might legitimately think 
 themselves on a higher social plane than Michael Johnson, 
 if his ancestry were as humble as has been supposed. 6 It is 
 easy to picture Mrs. Johnson sometimes reminding her 
 husband, when their continued struggle against poverty 
 became especially irksome, that she had " married beneath 
 her," oblivious to the fact that she was pronouncing a condem- 
 nation on herself and not on her unfortunate mate, who had 
 by his abilities raised himself above the position of his fore- 
 bears. 
 
 Under the will of her cousin Mrs. Harriotts, who died 
 early in 1728, Mrs. Johnson received £40 and a few treasures 
 for her household, which, as her son tells us, caused Michael, 
 " in the humility of distress," to call her " our good Cousin 
 Harriots." s 
 
 1 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 154. 
 
 2 See p. 143. 
 
 3 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 132. 
 
 See p. 181. 5 See p. 210. 6 See p. 143. 
 
 After the death of her husband in 173 1, Mrs. Johnson 
 continued the bookselling business at Lichfield, though it 
 appears to have dwindled very much. For six years she had 
 the assistance of her son Nathaniel, but after his death in 
 1737 she had to carry it on herself, and as she possessed no 
 knowledge of books it is not surprising if she met with small 
 success. In 1743 it appears from Boswell that she was in 
 monetary difficulties and was helped by her son Samuel. 
 
 His circumstances were at this time much embarrassed ; yet his 
 affection for his mother was so warm, and so liberal, that he took upon 
 himself a debt of heir's, which, though small in itself, was then consider- 
 able to him. 1 
 
 In 1744 the name of " Sarah Johnson, bookseller in 
 Lichfield," is found among the subscribers to Johnson's 
 Harleian Miscellany? 
 
 About this time also she seems to have been threatened 
 
 with ejectment from her house, and an unaddressed letter from 
 
 Miss Lucy Porter, Johnson's stepdaughter, dated 7 June , 
 
 asks the recipient, who was probably John Levett, to stay his 
 
 hand. 
 
 She has been very poorly for some time, and is too weak at present 
 to bear the shock of such a thing, and I believe the very knowing of it 
 would almost destroy her. 3 
 
 Mrs. Johnson's health must have been very frail for many 
 years before her death. Writing to Lucy Porter on 12 July 
 1749, Johnson said : — 
 
 You frighted me, you little gipsy, with your black wafer, for I had 
 forgot you were in mourning, and was afraid your letter had brought me 
 ill news of my mother, whose death is one of the few calamities on which 
 I think with terror. I long to know how she does, and how you all do. 4 
 
 When we have so many assurances by Johnson of his 
 love for his mother, it is at least disappointing that we have 
 no record of his ever visiting Lichfield to see her during the 
 latter portion of her life. Boswell tells us that " he regretted 
 much his not having gone to visit his mother for several 
 years previous to her death," and the " several years " was 
 probably a lengthened period. On 6 May 1755 he wrote to 
 his friend Bennet Langton explaining why he could not visit 
 him. 
 
 1 will give the true reason, which I know you will approve : — I have 
 a mother more than eighty years old, who has counted the days to the 
 publication of my book, in hopes of seeing me ; and to her, if I can 
 disengage myself here, I resolve to go. 5 
 
 The book he refers to was the celebrated Dictionary. It 
 is probable that he never paid the promised visit ; yet it is 
 difficult to believe that during a period of many years he was 
 really quite unable to snatch a few days in which to visit an 
 
 ■ BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 160. 
 
 2 Ibid. vol. i, p. 175. footnote. 
 
 3 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 19, 
 footnote. 
 
 * Ibid. vol. i, pp. 19-20. 
 
 5 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 288. 
 
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 aged and devoted mother, who spent her time longing to see 
 her only child. 
 
 Mrs. Johnson died at the beginning of 1759, and numerous 
 short notes from her son show that the end was expected. 
 On 20 Jany. 1759, which was probably the very day of her 
 death, he wrote :— 
 
 You have been the best mother, and I believe the best woman in the 
 world. I thank you for your indulgence to me, and beg forgiveness of 
 all that I have done ill, and all that I have omitted to do well. 1 
 
 Mrs. Johnson was buried on 23 Jany. at St. Michael's, 
 Lichfield, but her son did not attend the funeral. It is said 
 he was on the point of setting out from London when the 
 news came of her death. 2 On the day of the funeral he 
 wrote to Lucy Porter : — 
 
 You will conceive my sorrow for the loss of my mother, of the best 
 mother. If she were to live again surely I should behave better to her. 
 But she is happy, and what is past is nothing to her ; and for me, since I 
 cannot repair my faults to her, I hope repentance will efface them. 3 
 
 He contributed to The Idler {ox 27 Jany. a letter excited by 
 his bereavement. He introduced it by saying, " The following 
 letter relates to an affliction perhaps not necessary to be 
 imparted to the public." Most of it is impersonal, but one 
 portion at least refers directly to his mother. 
 
 The life which made my own life pleasant is at an end, and the gates 
 of death are shut upon my prospects. 
 
 The loss of a friend upon whom the heart was fixed, to whom every 
 wish and endeavour tended, is a state of dreary desolation, in which the 
 mind looks abroad impatient of itself, and finds nothing but emptiness 
 and horror. The blameless life, the artless tenderness, the pious simpli- 
 city, the modest resignation, the patient sickness, and the quiet death, 
 are remembered only to add value to the loss, to aggravate regret for 
 what cannot be amended, to deepen sorrow for what cannot be recalled. 
 
 Among Johnson's " Prayers and Meditations," is one, 
 dated 23 Jany. 1759, 4 occasioned by his mother's death. 
 According to William Strahan, the printer, Johnson wrote 
 his Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia in order to defray the ex- 
 penses of his mother's funeral, 6 and its composition only 
 occupied the evenings of one week. Rasselas was published 
 in April 1759. 
 
 Boswell thus records the death of Mrs. Johnson. 
 
 In 1759, in the month of January, his mother died at the great age of 
 ninety, an event which deeply affected him ; not that " his mind had 
 acquired no firmness by the contemplation of mortality " ; but that his 
 reverential affection for her was not abated by years, as indeed he retained 
 all his tender feelings even to the latest period of his life. I have been 
 told that he regretted much his not having gone to visit his mother for 
 several years, previous to her death. But he was constantly engaged in 
 literary labours which confined him to London ; and though he had not 
 the comfort of seeing his aged parent, he contributed liberally to her 
 support. 6 
 
 1 BoswelPs Life offohnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 514. 
 ''■Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 416, footnote. 
 3 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 514. 
 * Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 22. 
 5 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 341. 
 s Lbid. vol. i, p. 339- 
 
 Boswell gives us a very flattering account of Mrs. John- 
 son's mind and character. 
 
 Johnson's mother was a woman of distinguished understanding. I 
 asked his old school-fellow, Mr. Hector, surgeon of Birmingham, if she 
 was not vain of her son. He said, " she had too much good sense to be 
 vain, but she knew her son's value." Her piety was not inferiour to her 
 understanding ; and to her must be ascribed those early impressions of 
 religion upon the mind of her son, from which the world afterwards 
 derived so much benefit. He told me, that he remembered distinctly 
 having had the first notice of Heaven, " a place to which good people 
 went," and hell, " a place to which bad people went," communicated to 
 him by her, when a little child in bed with her ; and that it might be the 
 better fixed in his memory, she sent him to repeat it to Thomas Jackson, 
 their man-servant : he not being in the way, this was not done ; but 
 there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preservation. 1 
 
 Mrs. Piozzi, in her " Anecdotes," draws another pleasing 
 picture of Mrs. Johnson. 
 
 Their father Michael died of an inflammatory fever, at the age of 
 seventy-six, as Mr. Johnson told me : their mother at eighty-nine, of a 
 gradual decay. She was slight in her person, he said, and rather below 
 than above the common size. So excellent was her character, and so 
 blameless her life, that when an oppressive neighbour once endeavoured 
 to take from her a little field she possessed, he could persuade no 
 attorney to undertake the cause against a woman so beloved in her 
 narrow circle : and it is this incident he alludes to in the line of his 
 Vanity of Human Wishes, calling her 
 
 The general favourite as the general friend. 
 
 Nor could any one pay more willing homage to such a character, though 
 she had not been related to him, than did Dr. Johnson on every occasion 
 that offered. 2 
 
 Mrs. Piozzi has another interesting reference to Mrs. 
 Johnson. 
 
 Mr. Johnson was of opinion, too, that young people should have 
 positive not general rules given for their direction. " My mother (said he) 
 was always telling me that I did not behave myself properly ; that I 
 should endeavour to learn behaviour, and such cant : 3 but when I replied, 
 that she ought to tell me what to do, and what to avoid, her admonitions 
 were commonly, for that time at least, at an end." 4 
 
 Among the MSS. in Pembroke College Library, Oxford, 
 are some bills for books receipted by Mrs. Johnson, and Dr. 
 Birkbeck Hill says " she writes like a person of little edu- 
 cation." 6 
 
 Great men are commonly supposed to be the offspring of 
 women possessing, if not striking mental power, at least 
 considerable individuality or force of character. Yet it is 
 difficult, with all the evidence before us, to consider Mrs. 
 Johnson as in any way a remarkable specimen of her sex. 
 In spite of the fact that she does not appear to have lived 
 very amiably with her husband, we must assume her to 
 have possessed certain qualities which won affection and 
 even respect from her children and her narrow circle of 
 
 1 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i p. -38 
 
 2 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i p. ici 
 
 3 By his use of the word "cant," Johnson did not mean to imply that his 
 mother was hypocriHcal, but that she repeated empty formulas of conduct which 
 she could not explain or justify. 
 
 4 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i p rfii 
 
 5 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol.'i, p . go ', footnote. 
 
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 177 
 
 friends. She was certainly a devoted mother ; women 
 who make unromantic marriages, or who lose affection 
 for their husbands, often have an intensified love for their 
 children. 
 
 The only critical estimate of Mrs. Johnson which I have 
 discovered was formed by a writer in the Quarterly Review 
 nearly fifty years ago. " Johnson's mother is said by Boswell 
 to have been a woman of distinguished understanding. All 
 the circumstances which her son related of her would leave 
 a contrary impression. By his own account he loved but 
 did not respect her, and the love he chiefly ascribed to her 
 practising self-denial to procure him coffee. . . . Without 
 ideas derived either from reading or observation, and with an 
 apparent want of practical sense in her conduct, she must, 
 in intellect, have been below the average of women. Her 
 merit was in a disposition so benevolent that she was beloved 
 by all who knew her." x 
 
 This estimate is certainly severe, but it can hardly be 
 quarrelled with on the basis of the facts at our disposal. 
 Apart from the more or less commonplace virtues which 
 most of her sex can claim, Mrs. Johnson appears to have 
 been devoid of noble qualities, narrow in her outlook, and 
 quite without any sense of humour. Even her son's love for 
 her strikes us as more a product of himself than any proof of 
 her excellence. And not the most enthusiastic admirer of 
 Johnson will, I think, deny that it would have left a very 
 much pleasanter impression on our minds if, instead of 
 making almost a fetich of his love for his mother, he had 
 simply given practical evidence of the sincerity of his feelings 
 by paying at least one visit to Lichfield during the last years 
 of her life. However closely he may have been engaged 
 in literary duties, it can be no sufficient excuse for this 
 neglect. 
 
 Johnson wrote an epitaph for his mother to be placed 
 below the epitaph he had written for his father. 
 
 Apposita est Sara, conjux, Antiqua Fordortjm gente oriunda ; quam 
 domi sedulam, foris paucis notam ; nulli molestam, mentis acumine et 
 judicii subtilitate prascellentem ; aliis multum, sibi parum indulgentem : 
 asternitati semper attentam, omne fere virtutis nomen commendavit. 
 Nata Nortonise Regis, in agro Varvicensi, Anno MDCLXIX ; Obiit 
 MDCCLIX. 2 
 
 The following translation is attributed to Dean Bicker- 
 steth : — " Near to him lies Sarah, his wife ; of the ancient 
 family of Ford ; she was industrious at home, little known 
 abroad, troublesome to no one, remarkable for quickness of 
 understanding and accuracy of judgment ; very indulgent to 
 the errors of others — little to her own ; always mindful of 
 immortality — she was commended by almost every descrip- 
 tion of virtue. Born at Kings Norton, in Warwickshire, in 
 1669, and died in 1759." 3 
 
 1 "Early Life of Johnson," Quarterly Review, 1858, vol. 103, pp. 301-2. 
 
 2 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 393, footnote. 
 ' Dr. Samuel Johnson and His Birthplace (threepenny guide), p. 26. 
 
 JOHN AND PHCEBE HARRISON, WITH SOME ACCOUNT 
 OF THEIR DESCENDANTS. 
 
 John Harrison, the husband of Dr. Johnson's aunt Phoebe 
 Ford, is the only one of his near connexions whose family 
 has received much attention from the genealogist. He is 
 moreover the one of whom we have the most vivid descrip- 
 tion, for the reason no doubt that the less pleasant a man's 
 characteristics, the more impression they make and the more 
 easily are they described. When a boy of nine, in 17 19, 
 Johnson went to stay with his relatives at Birmingham, and 
 in his " Annals " he thus recorded his impressions : — 
 
 This Whitsuntide, I and my brother were sent to pass some time at 
 Birmingham ; I believe, a fortnight. Why such boys were sent to 
 trouble other houses, I cannot tell. My mother had some opinion that 
 much improvement was to be had by changing the mode of life. My 
 uncle Harrison was a widower ; and his house was kept by Sally Ford, 1 
 a young woman of such sweetness of temper, that I used to say she had no 
 fault. We lived most at uncle Ford's, 2 being much caressed by my aunt, 
 a good-natured, coarse woman, easy of converse, but willing to find some- 
 thing to censure in the absent. My uncle Harrison did not much like us, 
 nor did we like him. He was a very mean and vulgar man, drunk every 
 night, but drunk with little drink, very peevish, very proud, very ostenta- 
 tious, but, luckily, not rich. At my aunt Ford's I eat so much of a 
 boiled leg of mutton, that she used to talk of it. My mother, who had 
 lived in a narrow sphere, and was then affected by little things, told me 
 seriously that it would hardly ever be forgotten. Her mind, I think, 
 was afterwards much enlarged, or greater evils wore out the care of 
 less. 3 
 
 " Uncle Harrison," according to the marvellous pedigree 4 
 given him by his descendant, General Plantagenet-Harrison, 
 of whom I give some account later, was the eldest and only 
 surviving son of the Rev. John Harrison, D.C.L., Rector of 
 Pulborough in Sussex, Vicar of Crowndale, Hants., and 
 Prebendary of Chichester from 1676, who was disinherited 
 by his father Sir Richard Harrison, a J. P. and D.L. for 
 Berks., one of the gentlemen of the King's Bedchamber and 
 a ranger of Windsor Forest. According to the pedigree, 
 John Harrison was a legatee under the wills of his uncle 
 Philips Harrison in 1683 and of his grandmother "Lady 
 Dorothy Harrison " in 1690. He is said to have sold his 
 reversion in the Hingston estates, Glouc. ; to have been 
 a party to several Chancery suits in 1697 ; and to have had 
 letters of admon. to his mother, Lydia Harrison, as her 
 lawful son and only offspring on 11 Mch. 1718/ 19. Lydia 
 Harrison died at Pulborough, " a widow, intestate and very 
 poor," and was buried there on 3 Nov. 171 8. 
 
 The pedigree also shows Phoebe Ford as the second wife 
 of John Harrison. His first wife is stated to have been Jane, 
 daughter and heir of William Chatfield of Pulborough, and 
 niece and heir to Robert Chatfield of Smyrna, merchant. 
 
 1 As to Sally Ford's identity see p. 157. 
 
 2 See p. 156. 
 
 3 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill. vol. i, p. 139. 
 
 4 Plantagenet-Harrison's History of Yorkshire, 1879, vol. i, preface and 
 p. 348. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 She was buried 22 May 1696 at Pulborough, having had 
 issue two sons:— (1) Chatfield Harrison, born 2, buried 
 27 June 1695 at Pulborough, and (2) John Harrison, born 4, 
 buried 16 May 1696 at Pulborough. 
 
 The Rev. John Harrison, D.C.L., was certainly no creation 
 of General Plantagenet-Harrison's imagination, for full details 
 of him are given in Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, where it is 
 stated that he was buried 13 Feb. 1698. His brother, the 
 Rev. William Harrison, M.A., D.D., another son of Sir 
 Richard, was a Prebendary of Lincoln and of Winchester, 
 and was father of William Harrison [1685-1713], poet and 
 diplomatist, whom Swift described as " a pretty little fellow, 
 with a great deal of wit, good sense, and good nature." l 
 
 But though this portion of the pedigree is evidently based 
 on trustworthy evidences, I feel a little curious as to the 
 strength of what appears to be its weakest link, and whether 
 there is conclusive proof that the John Harrison whose wife 
 died at Pulborough in Sussex in May 1696 was identical 
 with the John Harrison who married a Warwickshire woman 
 just twelve months later and settled at Lichfield. There 
 is nothing specially improbable in the assertion, or in the 
 distinguished family connexions claimed for Dr. Johnson's 
 sadler uncle, but it would be unwise to accept such claims 
 until they are supported by independent investigations. 
 
 The fact, if it be a fact, that John Harrison, the Birming- 
 ham sadler, could claim a church dignitary for sire, and an 
 influential county gentleman for grandsire, may perchance 
 have contributed to that pride and love of ostentation which, 
 displayed by a vulgar tippler, only fostered his nephew's 
 aversion to him. But the very facts he may have boasted 
 would have become for him rather shameful incidents to be 
 blotted out of the family history, had he known the un- 
 paralleled glory of his earlier pedigree as set forth by his 
 descendant, General Plantagenet-Harrison. 
 
 In the preface to the first and only volume of his History 
 of Yorkshire the General gives an immense chart pedigree, 
 extending over five folio pages, in which he traces the 
 descent of the Harrisons from " Odin, King of Asgardia 
 about seventy-six years before the birth of Christ, . . . forty- 
 first in descent from Eric, King of the Goths in Scandinavia 
 in the time of Serug, great-grandfather of Abraham, the 
 ancestor of the Jews." The whole is headed, with engaging 
 modesty, " This Pedigree represents ' the concentrated glory 
 of a World.'" A note at the end of the pedigree states of 
 the General that " All his ancestors in the direct male line 
 stood upwards of seventy-five inches in stature." As he 
 traces back the descent of the Harrisons, in the direct male 
 line, through " Henric Hakunson, Admiral of the Norwegian 
 fleet under Harald Hardrada at the invasion of England," to 
 the early Kings of Denmark, it must be admitted that the 
 footnote has an anthropometric value outweighing even the 
 purely historical interest of the pedigree. But it leaves us 
 
 1 See life of William Harrison in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 wondering whether six-feet-three was a constant height 
 maintained with little or no change through these innumer- 
 able generations, or whether it merely represented the stature 
 to which centuries of ignoble associations had reduced the 
 princely breed. And it creates a doubt as to whether Swift's 
 " pretty little fellow " can really be numbered among the kin 
 of one descended from such a race of Goliaths. 
 
 General Plantagenet-Harrison seems to have been one of 
 the very few persons with any knowledge of the Ford family, 
 but his knowledge was neither extensive nor accurate. In 
 the pedigree of the Harrisons he describes his bibulous 
 ancestor's second wife as "Phoebe, daur. of Cornelius Ford, 
 Esq., of King's Norton, co. Worcester, Ford Green, co. 
 Stafford, and Parkwood (sic), co. Warwick, sister to the Rev. 
 Cornelius Ford, who is represented near the punch bowl in 
 Hogarth's ' Midnight Modern Conversation,' and to Sarah, 
 the mother of Dr. Samuel Johnson. Born at King's Norton. 
 Married 16 May 1697." This contains several errors, or 
 misstatements. In the first place Cornelius Ford could 
 hardly claim the title of " Esquire." In the second place, 
 there is, so far as I have been able to discover, no justification 
 whatever for connecting him with the Fords of Ford Green, 1 
 though I believe unscrupulous genealogists have in the past 
 endowed Dr. Johnson with a spurious descent from that 
 family. In the third place, Parkwood should be Packwood, 
 though this is probably a mere misprint. In the fourth 
 place, Phcebe Ford was not sister but aunt to the Rev. 
 Cornelius Ford. 
 
 According to Frederick Dinsdale's pedigree, referred to 
 later, John Harrison married " Mary, daughter of Cornelius 
 Ford ; bap. 11 Sep. 1667" ; but, as my evidences show, Mary 
 Ford married John Hardwicke. Phcebe Ford was baptized 
 at Kings Norton on 28 Apl. 1665. I have not discovered 
 where her marriage took place, but no doubt the date given 
 by the General, 16 May 1697, is correct. The earliest 
 reference to Phcebe that I have found, after her baptism, is in 
 the will of her aunt Mrs. Barnesley, dated 23 Jany. 1696/7, 
 under which she was to receive a sum of £5 and " one pair of 
 Flaxen sheets." 2 
 
 John Harrison was, on 11 June 1706, a witness to the 
 settlement previous to the marriage of his sister-in-law, Sarah 
 Ford, to Michael Johnson. His signature shows that he 
 wrote a decent hand. 3 
 
 The last date connecting the Harrisons with Lichfield 
 is 8 Nov. 1709, when their daughter Phcebe was baptized 
 there. In 1719, as Dr. Johnson has told us, John Harrison 
 was living at Birmingham, and his wife was dead. She does 
 not seem to have been buried at Lichfield. As John 
 Harrison describes himself in his will as a sadler, we may 
 
 1 The Fords of Ford Green, near;Burslem wm -» „ r ■, 
 settled there since very early times. A good tabu ! r T' 7 ° f SmaU g6ntry ' 
 given by Joseph Foster in his Lancashire Kdigret ? ^ °' the F ° rds * 
 2 Seep. 190. » Seep. I72 . 
 
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 179 
 
 presume he carried on the same trade when he lived at 
 Lichfield. 
 
 Possibly John Harrison might have endured the thought 
 that his name would be associated centuries after with 
 qualities of meanness and vulgarity, peevishness, pride and 
 ostentation, but we may safely wager that he would 
 strenuously have resented Johnson's galling and humiliating 
 accusation of being " drunk with little drink." 
 
 In the opening clauses of John Harrison's will ' we can 
 almost detect a trace of his pomposity, especially where he 
 refers to " such Worldly Estate of which it hath pleased God 
 of his mercy to make me his Steward." 
 
 Sheldon Porter, one of the witnesses to the will, was the 
 only son of John Porter of Lichfield, attorney, who married 
 Miss Sheldon, "a lady of good fortune, if not an heiress." 
 The Porters possessed Hill Hall, "a considerable old-built 
 mansion " in the hamlet of Swinfen, near Lichfield, at least 
 as early as 1667. Sheldon Porter owned property in Wall, 
 Pipe, Lichfield, Chesterfield, West Bromwich and elsewhere. 
 He died unmarried in 1766, when his estates passed to his 
 sisters. 2 Robert Porter was probably a member of the same 
 family. I cannot say whether they were related to Henry 
 Porter, the Birmingham mercer, whose widow married Dr. 
 Johnson, but it is not at all unlikely. 
 
 Before proceeding to deal with the descendants of John 
 Harrison in the male line, I will relate what I have learnt 
 of his only surviving daughter and her children. Phcebe 
 Harrison was baptized 8 Nov. 1709 at St. Mary's, Lichfield. 
 Under the will of her mother's cousin, Mrs. Harriotts, dated 
 23 Oct. 1726, she received a legacy of ten pounds. 3 Her 
 father in his will, dated 8 Nov. 1727, left her a sum of three 
 hundred pounds and his land at Femley Pits, near Lichfield. 4 
 The date of her marriage I do not know, but on 6 June 1747 
 her brother, the Rev. Cornelius Harrison, alludes to her in 
 his will as wife of Mr. Benjamin Heme of Barwell, near 
 Axbridge, in Somersetshire. 5 General Plantagenet-Harrison 
 describes her husband as " Benjamin Hearne, of Barwell, near 
 Axminster (sic), co. Somerset, gent." I think " Barwell " must 
 be a mistake for Banwell, a village 4 miles from Axbridge. 
 
 The Rev. Cornelius Harrison also leaves a guinea each 
 to her two daughters, Elizabeth and Phcebe. I think that 
 Phcebe Heme probably died unmarried. Elizabeth Heme 
 has a special interest for us as being the lunatic cousin whom 
 Dr. Johnson helped to support for many years. None of the 
 commentators have known her relationship, though Hawkins 
 incorrectly calls her a first cousin of the Doctor's. The 
 following is Hawkins's version of the story, as given in a 
 " postscript " to his Life. 
 
 Johnson had also a first cousin, Elizabeth Heme, a lunatic, whom, 
 upon her discharge from Bethlem hospital as incurable, he had placed in 
 
 1 See p. 195. 
 
 s Stebbing Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 356, and vol. ii, p. 30. 
 
 * See p. 194. * See p. 195. 5 See p. 196. 
 
 a mad-house at Bethnal Green. A lady of the name of Prowse had 
 bequeathed to her an annuity of £10, and Johnson constantly paid the 
 bills for her keeping which, amounting to £25 a year, made him a bene- 
 factor to her of the difference between those two sums. 
 
 The Doctor by his will bequeathed to the Rev. Mr. Rogers, who had 
 married the daughter of Mrs. Prowse, ,£100 towards the maintenance of 
 the lunatic ; but he, probably considering that the interest of that sum 
 would fall far short of what Dr. Johnson had been used to contribute, 
 and that the burthen of supporting her would lie on himself, renounced 
 the legacy. Had the Doctor left her, for her life, the dividends of ,£500 
 part of his stock, she had sustained no loss at his death ; as the matter 
 now stands I must apply the ,£100 for her maintenance and, if she lives 
 to exhaust it, must seek out the place of her last legal settlement, and 
 remit her to the care of a parish. That no better provision is made (in 
 his will), for the lunatic Heme, than a legacy which may fail to support 
 her through life, can no otherwise be accounted for, than by the Doctor's 
 postponing that last solemn act of his life, and his making a disposition 
 of what he had to leave under circumstances that disabled him from 
 recollecting either their relation to him, or the distress they severally 
 suffered under. Any other supposition would be injurious to the memory 
 of a man, who, by his private memoranda in my possession, appears to 
 have applied near a fourth part of his income in acts of benevolence. 
 
 Hawkins, of course, spoke from his position as one of the 
 executors of Dr. Johnson's will. He added the following 
 footnote : — 
 
 Of the craft and selfishness of the Doctor's negro servant, to whom 
 he had left about ,£1500, the following is a notable instance : — At the 
 time of his master's death Mrs. Heme's maintenance was about ,£30 in 
 arrears. I was applied to for the money, and showed the bill to him, 
 upon which he immediately went to the mad-house, & endeavoured 
 to prevail on the keeper thereof to charge it on the legacy, but he 
 refused to do it, saying, that the lunatic was placed there by Dr. Johnson, 
 & that it was a debt incurred in his life-time, and by consequence 
 was payable out of his effects. 
 
 A series of letters written by Dr. Johnson to Mrs. Prowse's 
 daughter, which have come to light since Hawkins's day, 
 provide us with a much more accurate version of the story. 
 The first, dated 14 Aug. 1780, was written to Miss Prowse 
 not long after her mother's death. 
 
 The allowance which she was pleased to make towards the main- 
 tenance of the unhappy girl, has been long discontinued, how long, I 
 really do not know, and am afraid of favouring myself by a conjectural 
 account. 
 
 Not knowing whether the payment was withheld by negligence or 
 intention, I sometimes purposed to have written to the Lady, but never 
 did it. Perhaps your accounts can set you right. 
 
 The money which your excellent Mother's liberality makes payable 
 to me may be remitted by a note on a Banker, or on the Bank to, 
 
 Madam, 
 Your most humble Servant, 
 
 Sam. Johnson. 1 
 
 On the third sheet of this letter Miss Prowse wrote the 
 no te : — " Not finding in my Mother's Books any acct. of the 
 money having been paid for six years I sent him the 
 whole." 2 
 
 On 9 Dec. 1780 Johnson writes again to Miss Prowse 
 about Elizabeth Heme. 
 
 1 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, pp. 194-5. 
 * Ibid. vol. ii, p. 194, footnote. 
 
 A A 2 
 
i8o 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 The unfortunate woman for whom your excellent Mother has so 
 kindly made provision is, in her way, well. I am now sending her some 
 cloaths [sic]. Of her cure there is no hope. 1 
 
 In the following year Johnson discovered he had made 
 an error, and on 7 May 1781 wrote as follows to Miss 
 Prowse : — 
 
 Having lately had a melancholy occasion to search my chests for 
 mourning, I found in one of the pockets this tattered letter, which seems 
 to prove that you have remitted to me more money than was due ? 
 
 You see, Madam, that I was paid, or might have been paid by your 
 good Mother to —76. It is not likely that I neglected to call on the 
 Banker, yet it is possible, but the Banker's books will clear the question. 
 I am willing to suppose that I received it, for it would be hard that 
 charity should be cheated. 2 
 
 On the blank sheet of the letter Miss Prowse wrote : — 
 " On searching Child's accounts I found the year 76 had been 
 paid. I therefore omitted the present year's payment, and 
 acknowledged the Books which I soon after received." 3 
 
 Johnson wrote her a receipt for the next year's instalment 
 on 4 June 1782. 4 We hear no more of the matter until 
 nearly two years later, when Miss Prowse had become the 
 wife of the Rev. John Methuen Rogers. 
 To Mrs. Rogers. 
 
 Madam, — A very dangerous and enervaiting [sic] distemper ad- 
 monishes me to make my will. One of my cares is for poor Phebe 5 
 Heme, to whom your worthy Mother left so kind a legacy. When I am 
 gone who shall pay the rest of her maintenance ? I have not much to 
 leave, but if you, Madam, will be pleased to undertake it, I can leave 
 you an hundred pounds. But I am afraid that is hardly an equivalent, 
 for my part has commonly amounted to twelve pounds or more. The 
 payment to the house is eight shilling [sic] a week, and some cloaths 
 [sic] must be had however few or coarse. 
 
 Be pleased, Madam, to let me know your resolution on my proposal, 
 and write soon, for the time may be very short. 
 I am, Madam, 
 Your most humble servant, 
 
 Sam : Johnson. 
 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, Feb. 17, 1784. 
 
 Mrs. Rogers sent the following reply without any delay : — 
 
 Sir, — I received your Letter yesterday with the most sincere con- 
 cern, I hope it will please God yet to prolong a Life so valuable to the 
 publick as well as to your private Friends ; in the mean time your kind 
 and generous desire to provide for those that must experience such a loss, 
 ought I am sure to be complyed [sic] with and Mr. Rogers desires me to 
 inform you that he will accept of the hundred pounds, and will so far be 
 answerable for Mrs. Hearne's maintenance as to secure to her an annuitty 
 [sic] of ^23, instead of that we now pay her which will make a certain 
 provision to her in case of accident to us. I name him instead of myself 
 as all I am entitled to of course is his, and every business more easily 
 settled by him [sic]. In case you should approve of this to save time 
 and trouble, the necessary description will be the Revd. John Methuen 
 Rogers, of Berkley, Somerset. I beg leave to add our good wishes and 
 to subscribe myself Sir, 
 
 Your faithful and 
 
 Obedient Servant, 
 
 Mary Rogers.' 
 
 1 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 206. 
 
 2 Ibid. vol. ii, pp. 219-220. 3 Ibid. vol. ii, p. 220, footnote. 
 4 Ibid. vol. ii, p. 256. 
 
 s An obvious error on Johnson's part ; confusing the names of the two sisters. 
 " Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, pp. 378-9. 
 * Ibid. vol. ii, p. 379, footnote. 
 
 Johnson lasted until the end of the year. He made his 
 will only five days before his death, and did not mention 
 Elizabeth Heme. On the next day (9 Dec. 1784), however, 
 he remembered his lunatic cousin, as the following clause in 
 the codicil testifies : — 
 
 I give and bequeath to the Rev. Mr. Rogers, of Berkley, near Froom, 
 in the county of Somerset, the sum of one hundred pounds, requesting 
 him to apply the same towards the maintenance of Elizabeth Heme, a 
 lunatick. 1 
 
 The foregoing correspondence shows that Dr. Johnson 
 behaved with quite uncommon consideration, and that 
 Hawkins's insidious attempt to discredit his generosity was 
 in this case, as in that of Humphrey Heely, 2 altogether 
 unjustified. If Mr. Rogers really renounced the legacy, it 
 hardly seems in accordance with his promise, but we must 
 not condemn him without knowing all the circumstances. 
 
 I have obtained an abstract of the will of Mrs. Elizabeth 
 Prowse, dated 14 Feb. 1778 and proved 19 July 1780. 3 In 
 
 1 BoswelFs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 403, footnote. 
 
 2 See pp. 157-8. 
 
 5 Elizabeth Prowse, of Somersetshire. Will dated 14 Feb. 1778. I 
 desire that my body be buried in the same grave with my dear husband. I give 
 to my daur. -in-law, Elizabeth Prowse, widow of my dear son George, all my 
 estates in the parishes of Wicken and Leckhampsted in Northants. (the timber 
 only excepted), to be enjoyed by her so long as she shall continue my son's 
 widow, and if she marry again then I give her only ^100 a year, which sum 
 I will shall be paid out of the estate of Wicken during her life, in addition to her 
 jointure ; or if she shall choose money then I give her ^1000 at the time of her 
 second marriage, and acquit her of all her debts due to me ; and I revoke the 
 deed executed by my husband and myself whereby ,£400 was settled by us upon 
 my said daur. -in-law in case of her widowhood, which sum of money was to 
 have been raised out of my estates at Grafton in Lines. And I give all these 
 my estates at Wicken and Leckhampsted to my dear daur. Elizabeth Mordaunt 
 and her husband for their joint lives, and to their heirs after them, when they 
 shall attain the age of 21 years. And for default of issue, I leave the aforesaid 
 estates to my daur. Mary Prowse and her heirs, and failing her to my son- 
 in-law John Mordaunt and his heirs for ever. I also give the sum of ^5000 to 
 the said John Mordaunt and to Elizabeth his wife, that being the greatest part 
 of my late mother's personal estate which she left at my disposal, and I will 
 that Mr. Mordaunt shall settle it upon his youngest children. I give all my 
 estates in the parishes of Grafton, Potterspury, Paulspury and Alderton in 
 Northants., and all my estates in Lines., to my dear daur. Mary Prowse and her 
 heirs ; and failing her to my sister Mary Booth for life, with reversion to the 
 right heirs of my father, John Sharp, namely, to the Rev. Dr. John 
 Sharp and his heirs male, or to my cousins William Sharp, James Sharp 
 or Granville Sharp and their heirs successively. The following legacies 
 I leave as a token of affection :— To my sister Mary Booth, £\oo. To 
 each of my cousins, John Sharp, William Sharp, James Sharp, Granville 
 Sharp, Judith Sharp, and Frances Sharp, £$0 each, and to Granville 
 the additional sum of ^500. To my dear friend Mary Jenkins, ^500. To my 
 daur.-in-law, Elizabeth Prowse, "who was the best of wives to my late son," 
 etc., ,£500. My dear daur. Mary Prowse to be resid. legatee of the personal 
 estate of my late mother, and she to have the reversion of the estate of 
 Gildersome in Yorks., the pictures, plate, etc., belonging to the same to remain 
 in my family. I desire that my daur. Mary Prowse pay the annuity I now pay 
 to Mrs. Elizabeth Hosier, ^100 per annum, and also ^40 per annum left her 
 by my late mother. To my sister Mary Booth, £20 per annum for life ; and to 
 Mary Aldridge, £\o per annum. « To Dr. Johnstone [sic] for the half main- 
 tenance of Miss Heme as long as she lives ten guineas a year." To Mr. 
 Haselfoot, Betty Final!, Mrs. Dunninty and Mary Kennedy, each S guineas. 
 I appoint my daur. Mary Prowse as sole exlrix. I give the timber at Wicken 
 to my daur. Elizabeth Mordaunt and her husband. Signed, E. Prowse. Wits. 
 W. Dobson, Henrietta Mill, Jonathan Bakehouse "'" "' 
 
 Codicil dated 10 Mch. 1779. I revoke the' legacy of ^500 left in my will 
 to my daur. -m- law Eliza eth Prowse "improvements at Wicken having 
 increased the value of that estate winch will be hereafter for the benefit of 
 Sir John Mordaunt and his family "■ and I also revoke the legacy of ^5000 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX} 
 
 i«i 
 
 it she leaves "To Dr. Johnstone [sic] for the half maintenance 
 of Miss Heme as long as she lives ten guineas a year." 
 
 There is no evidence to show why Mrs. Prowse was 
 specially interested in Miss Heme, beyond the fact that they 
 had lived in the same district. But it is quite possible that 
 Mies Heme had served her in some capacity. 
 
 The will of Mrs. Prowse easily enabled me to fix her 
 identity, 1 of which I afterwards found fuller proof in a 
 published pedigree. 2 Dr. Birkbeck Hill supplied no particu- 
 lars of her. She was the elder daughter and coheir of John 
 Sharp [1678-1727], of Grafton Park, Northants., by Anna 
 Maria [1691-1747] his wife, only daughter and heir of 
 Charles Hosier, of Wicken Park, Northants. John Sharp 
 was M.P. for Ripon 1701-14 and a Commissioner of Trade 
 17 1 3-14, and was the eldest surviving son of John Sharp 
 [1645-1714], Archbishop of York from 1691. One of her 
 first cousins was Granville Sharp [1735-1813], the celebrated 
 philanthropist, who, it is interesting to note, called on Dr. 
 Johnson on 20 May 1779 and "had a long debate with him 
 about the legality of pressing seamen." 3 Granville Sharp's 
 eldest brother was John Sharp [1723-92], D.D., Prebendary 
 of Durham and Archdeacon of Northumberland, who was 
 perhaps the " Dr. John Sharp " who wrote a grotesque 
 account of Johnson's visit to Cambridge in 176s. 4 
 
 Elizabeth Sharp was born on 17 Mch. 1711/ 12, and 
 married on 1 Mch. 1731/2 to Thomas Prowse, of Compton 
 and Berkeley, Somerset, who was M.P. for the county of 
 Somerset from 1736 until his death on 1 Jany. 1767, aged 59. 
 Mrs. Prowse died on 18 June 1780, and was buried at 
 Axbridge. She had three sons who predeceased her without 
 issue, George Prowse [1737-67], the second, having married, 
 in 1762, Elizabeth [1733-1810], his mother's cousin, daughter 
 of Thomas Sharp [1693-1758], D.D., and sister of Granville 
 Sharp. 
 
 Mrs. Prowse left two daughters surviving, the younger of 
 whom, Elizabeth [1749-1826], was married in 1769 to Sir 
 John Mordaunt, 7th Bart., LL.D., a Groom of the Bedchamber 
 and M.P. for Warwickshire. Mrs. Prowse's descendants 
 through the Mordaunts are very numerous, one of them 
 being the Rt. Hon. Arthur H. Dyke Acland. 
 
 Mrs. Prowse's elder daughter and coheir, Mary Prowse, 
 was born on 23 Aug. 1745, and married in 1783 to the Rev. 
 John Methuen Rogers, who had matriculated on 4 Apl. 1767, 
 aged 1 8, at Queen's College, Oxford, as son of John Rogers, 
 of Warminster, Wilts., clerk, taking his B.C.L. degree from 
 
 given by my said will to him and his wife, and I give them £4000 instead. 
 Wits., Mary Minors, Ann Jones, Jonathan Bakehouse. 
 
 Will, with codicil annexed, proved 19 July 1780 in P.C.C. [373 Collins] by 
 the oath of Mary Prowse, spinster, the sole extrix. 
 
 1 By the account of Archbishop Sharp and his family in Diet. Nat. Biog. ; and 
 Burke's Peerage, under Mordaunt. 
 
 2 See pedigree of Hosier, Sharp, Prowse and Mordaunt of Wicken Park, in 
 Baker's Northants, vol. ii, pp. 255-6. 
 
 3 Memoirs of Granville Sharp, by Prince Hoare, 1828, vol. i. p. 251. 
 
 1 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 517 (Appendix C). 
 
 New College in 1776. 1 He was Rector of Berkeley, Somerset, 
 from 1793, being also patron of the living. On 29 May 1795 
 he was instituted to the Rectory of Wicken, Northants., on the 
 presentation of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Prowse. Mrs. 
 Rogers died in Apl. 1800, leaving no issue. Her husband 
 survived until 22 Aug. 1834, when he died at Berkeley, aged 
 85. He bequeathed over £10,000 to various churches, 
 principally for building purposes. His only literary per- 
 formance seems to have been "a sermon recommending 
 frugal and ceconomical management in articles of subsistence," 
 which he published in 1796. 2 The letters from Dr. Johnson 
 to his wife were in the possession of his great-nephew, the 
 Rev. Edward Betenson Edgell, of Bromham Rectory, Chip- 
 penham, 3 who died in Dec. 1904. 
 
 Dr. Johnson's treatment of Elizabeth Heme appears all 
 the more generous when it is considered that she was only 
 his first cousin once removed. He might very easily have 
 persuaded himself that it was no business of his to provide 
 for her, especially as she had nearer relations, the Harrisons 
 of Stubb House, Durham, who were possessed of larger 
 means, as will presently appear. 
 
 Of John Harrison, the younger son of John Harrison and 
 Phoebe Ford, I have little information. He is mentioned in 
 the will of his mother's cousin, Mrs. Harriotts, in 1726, and 
 in his father's will the following year. The General says 
 he " died before 1733 s.p." 
 
 Cornelius Harrison was born at Lichfield in or about 
 1 70 1, but does not seem to have been baptized there. On 
 4 July 171 8, at the age of 17, he was admitted to Pembroke 
 Hall, Cambridge, as eldest son of John Harrison of Birming- 
 ham, gent. His tutor was Mr. Selby. 4 He became B.A. in 
 1722/3, and M.A. in 1726. On 29 May 1731 he was elected 
 to a foundation Fellowship at Pembroke Hall. In 1727 he 
 had been appointed Perpetual Curate of Darlington, and 
 held this living till his death 21 years later. 
 
 The Rev. Cornelius Harrison enjoys the distinction of 
 having been singled out by his celebrated cousin as the most 
 reputable of his kinsfolk. Writing to Mrs. Thrale from 
 Newcastle, on 12 Aug. 1773, Dr. Johnson said : — 
 
 Next morning we changed our horses at Darlington, where Mr. 
 Cornelius Harrison, a cousin-german of mine, was perpetual curate. He 
 was the only one of my relations who ever rose in fortune above penury, 
 or in character above neglect. 5 
 
 We have no reason to doubt the justice of Johnson's 
 praise, if such it can be called, of his cousin ; but, as stated on 
 
 1 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 2 Baker's Northants, vol. ii, p. 257. 
 
 8 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 194. 
 
 4 " Eodem die (Julii 4to 17 18) Cornelius Johannis Harrison Generosi de 
 Birmingham in Comitatu Varvicensi Filius natu maximus, apud Lichfield in 
 Comitatu Stajfordiensi natus, annos habens septendecim, admissus est ad secicndam 
 mensam sub tuteld Magri. Selby " (Admission at Pemb. Hall) ; see Ballads and 
 Songs, by David Mallet, ed. Frederick Dinsdale, LL.D., F.S.A., 1857, p. 215, 
 where is also given a pedigree of the Harrisons. I am indebted to Professor 
 J. E. B. Mayor, of Cambridge, for this valuable reference. 
 
 6 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 225. 
 
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 another page, it is probable that the contrast he draws is 
 scarcely fair to the rest of his kinsfolk. 1 
 
 The Rev. Cornelius Harrison lived in the Prescott house, 
 in Hungate, Darlington, which was afterwards the residence 
 of the Allans. He also occupied the Kilnegarth, and Ninne- 
 field or Ninneyfield. He died 4 Oct. 1748, 2 "universally 
 lamented," and was buried in the South porch of Dar- 
 lington Church, 3 where in 1854 a decaying brass still 
 remained, bearing this inscription : — " To the memory of the 
 Revd. Corns. Harrison, A.M., who departed this life Oct. 4 th , 
 1748, aged 49. Likewise of Mary his wife who died Aug. 6 th , 
 1798, aged "j "j. It is requested that this stone may never be 
 removed." 4 
 
 The will of Cornelius Harrison, 6 " Minister of Darlington," 
 is evidently his own composition and breathes a Christian 
 simplicity of character rather in contrast to his father's 
 pompous piety. He leaves to his son Cornelius " the Silver 
 Tankard & Cup that were my father's," and all his books, 
 with a sum of £400. To his daughter Mary he leaves a sum 
 of £300. He leaves " everything I am worth in the world 
 not before mentioned to Mary my dear & faithful wife 
 ... & am sorry I am not in a capacity to leave her a 
 more valuable testimony of my affection." And when he has 
 signed the will he writes below, "Deo, Laus & Gloria, Amen." 
 
 It is evident that he was not himself a man of much 
 fortune, though his children became possessed of considerable 
 property through their mother Mary, daughter of John 
 Marley by Margaret his wife, sister to Richard Holmes of 
 Stubb House, co. Durham. General Plan tagenet- Harrison 
 gives a pedigree of the Marley family. 6 
 
 Mary, widow of the Rev. Cornelius Harrison, though the 
 fact is not mentioned on the tombstone, married for her 
 second husband the Rev. Robert Rawling, who is said to 
 have died without issue. I think it probable that he is the 
 subject of the following obituary in the European Magazine 
 for Jany. 1793 (p. 79) :— 
 
 Dec. 29. The Rev. Mr. Rawling, rector of Wath, Yorkshire. He had 
 been attending a navigation meeting, and was found dead on the road 
 between Barnsley and Ardsley. 
 
 Robert, son of Luke Rawling, of Bolden, co. Durham, 
 pleb., matriculated 1 Dec. 1738, aged 18, at Lincoln College, 
 Oxford, and took his B.A. degree in 1742. 7 
 
 The Rev. Cornelius Harrison had an only son, also 
 named Cornelius, who matriculated 8 Apl. 1761, aged about 16, 
 at Trinity College, Oxford, as son of Cornelius Harrison of 
 
 1 See p. 175. 
 
 2 Obit, in Gent.'s Mag. for 1748, p. 476. "Oct. 4. Rev. Mr. Harrison, 
 minister of Darlington, Durham." 
 
 3 General Plantagenet-Harrison says he was buried near the West door, and 
 was aged 46. 
 
 1 History of Darlington, by W. Hylton Dyer Longstaffe, F.S.A., 1854, 
 p. 224, and addenda, civ. 
 
 5 See p. 196. 6 History of Yorkshire, vol. i, p. 251. 
 
 ' Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 Darlington, clerk. His tutor was Mr. Parker senior. 1 He 
 took his B.A. degree in 1765, 2 but does not seem to have 
 adopted any profession, his circumstances being no doubt so 
 fortunate as to render work unnecessary. In 1766 Philip 
 Brunskill gave all his lands in Bowes to his daughter Anne 
 on her marriage to Cornelius Harrison. 3 I presume that 
 Cornelius lived as a small country squire at Stubb House, 
 where he died. 4 The following inscription to his memory 
 is on a mural tablet at the East end of St. Giles's church, 
 Bowes : — 
 
 To the Memory [ of Cornelius Harrison, Esq. | of Stubb House, in 
 the County of Durham, | Patron of this Church, | who died June 5 th , 
 1806, aged 62. I Also, of Ann Harrison, the beloved wife | of the said 
 Cornelius Harrison, Esq. | eldest daughter of the late | Philip Brunskill, 
 Esq., of this place, | who died January 9 th , 1784, aged 36. | It is re- 
 quested that the great stone below | may never be disturbed. 5 
 
 This curious injunction was ordered to be put over his 
 grave by Cornelius Harrison's will, and it will be noticed 
 that it is practically the same as the sentence concluding the 
 inscription on his father's grave. 
 
 The marriage of Mary Harrison on 16 Oct. 1772 was 
 thus noticed in the Darlington Pamphlet : — 
 
 Mr. James Robson, of Ellerton in Yorkshire, to Miss Harrison, sister 
 to Cornelius Harrison, esq., of Stubhouse ; an accomplished young lady 
 with a large fortune. 8 
 
 The following pedigree carries on the family history from 
 the point where it terminates on my tabular Pedigree XXIX. 
 It is compiled from the pedigrees in General Plantagenet- 
 Harrison's work, from that given by Dinsdale, and from other 
 sources indicated. 
 
 Cornelius Harrison, of Stubb House, married Anne, daur. of Philip 
 Brunskill of Bowes, and had issue by her 
 
 1. Philip Holmes Harrison, born 4 Sept. 1768 at Bowes; died in 
 
 1799, without issue. 
 
 2. Marley Harrison, of Washton, near Richmond, Yorks.; born 
 
 22 Feb. 1772 at Stubb House ; died 14 July 1822 ; burd. at 
 Winston, in Durham. He mard., on 15 Sept. 1808, Mar- 
 garet, daur. of Francis Hutchinson, of Newsham and Earby 
 Hall, Yorks. She was born 23 Apl. 1787 at Newsham, and 
 died 31 Dec. 1864, at Newsham, being burd. at Winston, 
 having had issue, 
 
 (1) Francis Harrison, bom 1811 ; living 1878. 7 
 
 (2) George Harrison, afterwards known as " George Henry 
 
 De Strabolgie Neville Plantagenet-Harrison"; born 
 
 14 July 1 81 7; mard. , and died about 18 July 
 
 1890, leaving issue one daughter, 
 
 1 "Ego Cornelius Harrison films Cornelii Harrison Clerici de oppido 
 Darlington in com. Durh. nalas ibidem annos circiter 16 admissus sum Commen- 
 salis tertii ordinis sub tutamine Magistri Parker Senfis. Octvo. Die Aprilis 
 1761 " (Admission Register B. Coll. Trin. Oxon. p. 39) ; see Ballads and Songs 
 by David Mallet, ed. Frederick Dinsdale, F.S.A., 1857, p. 215. 
 
 2 Joseph Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 8 Plantagenet-Harrison's History of Yorkshire, vol. i, p. 349. 
 
 4 " At Stubb House, Durham, Cornelius Harrison, esq." Monthly Magazine, 
 Aug. 1806, p. 84. * 
 
 5 David Mallet's Ballads and Songs, ed. Dinsdale, p. 175. 
 W. H. D. Longstaffe's History of Darlington, p. 224. 
 
 'The General describes Francis -Harrison, in the Whytell pedigree, as 
 " eldest son and heir." 
 
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 183 
 
 Blanche Plantagenet Harrison, mard. 27Apl. 1892, 
 at Islington, London, to John Christopher Cain 
 Routh, of Clints House, Gayle, near Hawes, 
 Yorks., only son of the Rev. John Oswald Routh, 
 M.A., by Agnes his wife, only daur. of the late 
 Christopher Routh, of Clints House. 1 
 (3) Thomas Harrison, born 1821 ; died 1872, without issue. 
 
 (1) Anne Harrison, born 1810 ; died i860, unmard. 
 
 (2) Elizabeth Harrison, born 1813 ; died 1832, unmard. 
 
 (3) Margaret Harrison, born 1815 ; died 1843, unmard. 
 
 (4) Penelope Harrison, living 1878, unmard. 
 
 3. Cornelius Harrison, bapt. 30 Mch. 1775 ; died 1805, without 
 
 issue. 
 
 4. Peter Harrison, bapt. 6 Jany. 1778 ; died 1804 without issue, of 
 
 yellow fever, in the parish of Trelawney, in Jamaica. 
 
 5. Thomas Harrison, of Stubb House, co. Durham ; born 9 Sept. 
 
 1779; died June 1842, without surviving issue; burd. at 
 Winston. He mard. Penelope, only daur. and heir of Charles 
 Lowe Whytell of Gilmondby Hall, Yorks., by Elizabeth his 
 wife, daur. of Edmund Ogden, of Mossley House, Liverpool, 
 and grand-daur. of Christopher Whytell [brother of Mary 
 Whytell who married Philip Brunskill], of Liverpool, by Ellen, 
 daur. of James Gildart, of Liverpool, M.P. Mrs. Penelope 
 Harrison mard., as her second husband, Martin Osborne of 
 St. Ives, Hunts., brewer. She died 23 Dec. 1869, aged nearly 
 100, and was burd. at Winston, having had issue by her first 
 husband, 
 
 (1) Cornelius Harrison, B.A. Trin. Coll. Camb., 1832 ; 
 
 born 1809; died 19 Feb. 1836, in London, without 
 issue, aged 27 ; burd. 25 Feb. ; re-interred at 
 Winston in 1842. 
 
 (2) Whytell Harrison ; burd. 17 Feb. 1832, aged 18, at 
 
 Winston. 
 (1) Emma Harrison ; burd. 3 Oct. 1822, aged 12, at 
 Winston. 
 
 6. John Harrison ; died in infancy. 
 
 1. Mary Harrison, bapt. 5 Dec. 1769, at Bowes; mard. Hird, 
 
 of London, and died young, without issue. 
 
 2. Margaret Harrison, bapt. 18 Dec. 1770 at Bowes; mard. John 
 
 Stanton, of Benwell Colliery, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, and 
 had issue. 
 
 3. Ann Harrison ; died 1799, unmard. 
 
 4. Penelope Harrison, bapt. 8 Aug. 1776 ; mard. Samuel Rowland- 
 
 son, of London, merchant. She died 3 Feb. 1808, aged 32, 
 leaving issue an only child, 
 
 Anne Brunskill Rowlandson, living unmard. in 1878. 
 
 5. Harriet Harrison, bapt. 5 Jany. 1781 ; died 1808, aged 27, un- 
 
 mard. 
 
 6. Jane Harrison, bapt. 13 July 1782 ; burd. 2 Nov. 1782. 
 
 As the preceding pedigree shows, Cornelius Harrison of 
 Stubb House, at his death in 1 806, left only two sons surviving. 
 By his will, which the General prints at full length 2 as " the 
 following piece of rascality in the shape of his last will and 
 testament," he disinherited Marley Harrison in favour of 
 Thomas Harrison, the younger son, " as my eldest son Marley 
 Harrison has at all times refused to go into or set about any 
 useful employ that might by a steady application have left 
 some profitable increase, and assisted him in settling and 
 paying off the incumbrances I must unavoidably leave upon 
 my estate, but on the contrary (under a supposition that my 
 estates are entailed, and must unavoidably fall to him at my 
 
 1 Walford's County Families, 1904. 
 
 3 Plantagenet-Harrison's History of Yorkshire, vol. i, pp. 344-7. 
 
 decease) neglected any profitable endeavour, and spent in idle 
 rambles of pleasure various sums of money he has received 
 from me, and has moreover unjustly seized upon the effects 
 of his poor brother Peter Harrison, in the West Indies, for a 
 very considerable amount." 
 
 Text, footnotes and pedigrees alike breathe the ire of the 
 gallant General, who was a son of Marley Harrison, at this 
 act of disinheritance. He denounces the accusations against 
 his father as wholly false, as he " never owed a shilling in his 
 lifetime, and was a man of strict honour and integrity," while 
 his uncle Thomas, who "died like a dog in June, 1842," was 
 " a vagabond over head and ears in debt." The General tells 
 us that his father had not only not seized the effects of his 
 brother Peter, but had actually paid the latter's debts. In 
 the Whytell pedigree he has a genial footnote in reference to 
 his aunt Penelope, wife of Thomas Harrison : — " She is 
 supposed to have been born in a cart by the wayside, and was 
 never baptized ; was educated by her relations. This was 
 the finest specimen of a hypocrite I ever saw." In the 
 Harrison pedigree he tells us that she " bequeathed all her 
 property to the son of old Peggy Dodds her nurse." And of 
 her father, Charles Lowe Whytell, who sold Gilmondby Hall, 
 we are told that he " died a vagabond as a common showman." 
 
 With all his pride of race, the General treats even the 
 memory of his grandfather, Cornelius Harrison of Stubb 
 House, with scant mercy. He attributes the disinheritance 
 of Marley to the agency of Mary Kipling, " his (Cornelius's) 
 late wife's sister, who had been discarded by her family for 
 marrying a servant, and was now his mistress." In the 
 Harrison pedigree he also insists upon the fact that Thomas 
 Harrison " defrauded his elder brother out of his inheritance 
 by the instrumentality of his aunt Mary Kipling, who was 
 his father's mistress." From the Brunskill (or Brunskell) 
 pedigree we learn that Mary, younger daughter and coheir 
 of Philip Brunskill, married William Kipling of Bowes and 
 died in 1809 without issue. 
 
 The General tells us that his uncle Thomas Harrison 
 bequeathed all his estates to Philip Holmes Stanton, of 
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, solicitor, whose son John Harrison 
 Stanton, of Stubb House, was in 1878 the patron of Bowes 
 church and owner of the estates. 1 I presume that Philip 
 Holmes Stanton was testator's nephew, son of John Stanton 
 and Margaret Harrison, of whom the General says that " she 
 married a person of very humble position against her father's 
 consent." 
 
 That Thomas Harrison enjoyed some local reputation is 
 made clear by a letter from a daughter of the Rev. Thomas 
 Peacock, Perpetual Curate of Denton, near Darlington, and 
 sister of George Peacock [1791-1858], Dean of Ely. She 
 was born at the end of the eighteenth century, and died about 
 
 1 John Harrison Stanton was elected M.I.C.E. on 4 Dec. i860, and died at 
 Stubb House, Winston, Darlington, on I Jany. 1903. Minutes of Proceedings 
 of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 
 
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 1890. Writing to a friend, at a date not specified, she 
 remarked : — 
 
 I remember hearing a good deal of a Mr. Harrison, of Stub House, 
 near Kirby Hill, in Yorkshire. He was a gentleman-farmer and country 
 squire, notorious for swearing and overbearing conduct. He was said to 
 be a clever man and a relation of Dr. Johnson. He had a son called 
 Cornelius. 1 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill thinks that the gentleman referred to 
 must have been a descendant of the Rev. Cornelius Harrison. 
 He was, of course, Thomas Harrison, the General's uncle. 
 
 It is indeed the irony of fate that the cousin whom 
 Johnson described as " the only one of my relations who ever 
 rose in fortune above penury, or in character above neglect," 
 should have fathered such a breed, and we can only regret the 
 Doctor had no opportunity of making some trenchant observa- 
 tions on the conduct and the mutual recriminations of his 
 kinsfolk in the North. But unfortunately he died before the 
 family had become ripe for criticism. 
 
 George Henry de Strabolgie Neville Plan- 
 TAGENET-HARRISON, by which name the General evidently 
 desired to be remembered, was doubtless christened plain 
 George Harrison, for thus he figures in Dinsdale's pedigree. 
 When he adopted the more picturesque string of high-sound- 
 ing names I cannot say, but it must have been while he was 
 comparatively a young man. 
 
 In the Harrison pedigree in the body of his own work he 
 describes himself as " A general officer in the armies of Mexico, 
 Peru, Oriental del Uruguay and Rio de la Plata, Denmark, 
 and the Germanic Confederation." In the immense pedigree 
 in the preface, however, he thrusts his modesty entirely aside, 
 and emerges in a blaze of glory as " By the providence of 
 Almighty God, in right of blood, Prince of Plantagenet- 
 Skioldungr (which means legitimate prince of the legitimate 
 blood royal of England and Scandinavia) ; Duke of Lancaster, 
 Normandy, Aquitaine and Scandinavia ; Count of Anjou, 
 Maine, Guienne, Poictou, etc. ; Earl of Lancaster, Chester, 
 Richmond and Kent, etc. ; Baron Plantagenet, Neville and 
 Percy, etc. ; Hereditary Knight of the Orders of St. George 
 and of the Garter." 
 
 He then proceeds to give a brief record of his military 
 career. It appears that he was a General of Brigade in the 
 armies of Mexico during the war of Yucatan in 1843, when 
 he would be about 26 ; a Brigadier-General in the Army of 
 Peru in 1844; and a Brigadier-General in Montevideo in 
 1845. In the latter year he also acted as Marshal-General of 
 the army of " God and Liberty " of Corrientes in the Argen- 
 tine Republic. Later, in 1848, he became a General of 
 Cavalry in the Danish army during the Schleswig-Holstein 
 war. Later in the same year he was appointed a Lieutenant- 
 General of the Germanic Confederation by His Imperial 
 
 1 Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, preface, 
 p. xvi. footnote. 
 
 Highness the Archduke John of Austria, President and 
 Vicar-General. In 1853 he was appointed a Marshal in the 
 Turkish army by the Sultan Abdul Medjid Khan, but "was 
 not permitted by the British Government to serve either in 
 the Turkish or any other army." The whole of his military 
 history is more suggestive of comic opera than of sober fact, 
 yet Mr. Paley Baildon, who made the acquaintance of the 
 General through meeting him at the Record Office, tells me 
 that his commissions appeared to be undoubtedly genuine. 
 The General also claims in his pedigree to have " travelled 
 through nearly all the countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and 
 America, — north, south, east, west, and central." 
 
 I presume that soon after his distinguished services in 
 Schleswig-Holstein he settled in England, and, being balked 
 by an unsympathetic Government of all chance of becoming 
 an outstanding figure in Turkish history, did not again take 
 up the sword. From 1850 onwards he was forbidden access 
 to the British Museum, " because he claimed to be Duke of 
 Lancaster." If this was the only reason, it certainly seems 
 too puerile to warrant his exclusion. In 1858 he unsuccess- 
 fully petitioned Parliament for a summons to the House of 
 Lords by the title of Duke of Lancaster, " as heir of the 
 whole blood of King Henry VI." On 25 Oct. 1861 he 
 became a bankrupt, with liabilities of £6,484, and was confined 
 in the Queen's Bench Prison, Southwark. 1 
 
 Soon after this he commenced his researches at the 
 Record Office, which he continued almost without intermis- 
 sion until his death in 1890. In 1879 he published the first 
 volume of his History of Yorkshire, a large folio of nearly 
 600 pages, dealing with " The Wapentake of Gilling West." 
 The price of it was 1 5 guineas and he sold only 20 copies. 
 He appears to have had five further volumes in manuscript, 
 but they were never published. The published volume con- 
 tains an extraordinary number of elaborate genealogical 
 tables, the value of which, however, is very much reduced by 
 the fact that the descents as given by the General cannot be 
 accepted as accurate without some independent inquiry. 
 Mr. Paley Baildon, who is peculiarly qualified to judge any 
 work relating to Yorkshire, 2 tells me that the General, though 
 he never gives any references, is usually accurate when 
 quoting actual records, and certainly did not manipulate 
 them. Yet, when he set himself to construct a pedigree, he 
 really seems to have become quite unscrupulous, particularly 
 when linking on younger branches. The persons composing 
 the pedigree as a rule may be accepted as having actually 
 existed, but in his affiliations he is very untrustworthy, not 
 scrupling to make John the son of Thomas without a tittle of 
 evidence to support the alleged descent. Apart from the 
 pedigrees the work contains an immense amount of informa- 
 tion valuable to those who can see which is wheat and which 
 is chaff. 
 
 1 Modern English Biography, by Frederic Boase, 1892. 
 
 2 See p. 101. 
 
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 185 
 
 The General concludes his preface by expressing his 
 obligations to Sir George Jessel, Master of the Rolls, and his 
 predecessor, Lord Romilly, for affording him every facility in 
 obtaining information from the Public Records, " resisting all 
 the evil combinations of my contemptible enemies, in their 
 attempt to exclude me." 
 
 The following notice of the General appeared in the 
 Athenceum for 26 July 1890 (p. 130) : — 
 
 A well-known genealogist has recently passed away in the person of 
 General Plantagenet Harrison, whose imposing figure has long been a 
 familiar object in the public search rooms of the Record Office, where for 
 upwards of twenty-five years he has devoted himself with incredible 
 industry to the task of extracting from the voluminous and hitherto 
 totally unindexed Rolls of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas all 
 entries relating to the transfer of land or containing any materials for 
 family history from the reign of Richard I to that of James I. These 
 collections, which fill thirty folio volumes, will, we believe, be privately 
 offered for sale ; and in the interests of the many students frequenting 
 the Record Office they should not be lost sight of by the authorities. 
 
 These MS. volumes were purchased for the Record Office 
 as suggested. 1 It is extraordinary that a man capable of 
 performing such a prodigious labour with such enormous 
 industry and patience should have prefaced a volume ad- 
 dressed to serious students with a pedigree so fantastic that 
 it might easily discredit all his work. 
 
 The General was a man of very striking presence, and in 
 height came fully up to the standard of seventy-five inches 
 which he claimed for " all his ancestors in the direct male 
 line." Mr. Baildon describes him as one of the most remark- 
 able men he has ever met, with a great fund of anecdote and 
 humour, and relates a characteristic story of him. The 
 General, as the preceding pedigree shows, was a second son, 
 and Mr. Baildon, learning one day in conversation that the 
 General's elder brother was alive when his History of York- 
 shire was published, gently inquired how this fact accorded 
 with his claim to the Dukedom of Lancaster and other titles. 
 " Oh ! " said the General contemptuously, and with delightful 
 irrelevance, "he was a d — dfool!" 
 
 A portrait of him in the uniform of a Peruvian General, 
 taken in 1844, forms the frontispiece to his work, and the 
 same portrait is reproduced on a smaller scale in Harry 
 Speight's Romantic Richmondshire, where some account of 
 him is given, together with some quite irrelevant matter 
 relating to another Harrison family in no way connected. 
 
 General Plantagenet- Harrison seems quite a link with 
 Johnson when we recollect that his father, Marley Harrison, 
 was twelve years old at the Doctor's death. 
 
 JOHN AND MARY HARDWICKE. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, the grandfather of Dr. Johnson, in his 
 will, dated 28 ApL 1709, leaves £5 to his "son-in-law John 
 
 1 Most of the records quoted in the History of Yorkshire will be found in 
 these MS. volumes. 
 
 Hardwick," and also forgives him a sum of ^7-10-0, which 
 Cornelius had laid down when John Hardwicke surrendered 
 his estate on marriage to the daughter of Cornelius. To his 
 "daughter Hardwick "he leaves £15, and to his "daughter 
 Hardwick's three children," thirty pounds among them. 1 
 He also leaves to John Hardwicke his copy of Richard 
 Baxter's Saints Everlasting Rest, and Joseph Alleine's Alarm 
 to the Unconverted ; as well as all the works he possessed by 
 Thomas Hall with the exception of his Commentary on 
 Timothy? 
 
 Though Cornelius Ford does not give the Christian name 
 of his daughter Mrs. Hardwicke, it is evident that she must 
 have been Mary Ford, who was baptized at King's Norton 
 on n Sept. 1667. This is corroborated by the will of Mrs. 
 Harriotts, dated 23 Oct. 1726, in which she leaves to her 
 " cousin Mary the wife of Mr. John Hardwick " a sum of 
 .£40, with her " biggest brass pann a large pewter dish and 
 my Feather bedd and Bolster in the Chamber over the 
 Buttrey." 3 
 
 Unfortunately I have not been able to discover the 
 marriage of Mary Ford to John Hardwicke, or any other 
 evidence really to prove his identity. But I think the 
 following extract from the pedigree of Hardwicke of Burcote 
 House, Worfield, Salop, as given in Burke's Landed Gentry 
 for 1900, will be accepted as probably having a direct bearing 
 on the point at issue : — 
 
 William Hardwicke, of Great Moor, Pattingham, Staffs. ; bapt. 
 18 July 1646 ; mard. 28 Jany. 1672/3 to Eleanor Wood, of Crudgington, 
 Salop, who was burd. 19 Jany. 1713/14. He was burd. 26 June 1728, 
 leaving issue three sons and one daur., 
 
 1. Thomas Hardwicke ; died in infancy. 
 
 2. William Hardwicke, of Darlaston, Staffs. ; bapt. 17 Nov. 1673 ; 
 mard. 3 June 1703 to Anna, daur. and coheir of Richard Forster, 
 of Bilston, Staffs., by Anna his wife, widow of Thomas Leveson, 
 and daur. and coheir of Humphrey Comberford. He was burd. 
 14 Sept. 1727 ; his wife was born 1679, and burd. 24 Nov. 1728, 
 having had issue nine sons and two daurs. From him descends 
 the present John Bell Hardwicke, of Burcote House. 
 
 3. John Hardwicke, of Great Moor, Pattingham ; bapt. 2 Apl. 1678 ; 
 left, by Mary his wife, two sons and one daur., 
 
 (1) William Hardwicke, of Pattingham ; bapt. 27 Apl. 1704; 
 mard. 11 Dec. 1731 to Jane Norris. He was burd. 28 May 
 1740, having had issue two sons and one daur., 
 
 1. William Hardwicke, bapt. 23 May 1734 ; burd. 5 Oct. 
 
 1735- 
 
 2. John Hardwicke, of Great Moor ; heir of his uncle 
 Thomas ; bapt. 6 Jany. 1737/8 ; sold his estate and 
 left the district. 
 
 1. Jane Hardwicke, bapt. 10 Apl. 1733. 
 
 (2) Thomas Hardwicke, of Great Moor, Pattingham ; bapt. 
 17 Dec. 1708 ; died without issue. 
 
 (1) Sarah Hardwicke, bapt. 26 Aug. 1708; mard., firstly, 
 
 13 Apl. 1727 to John Parsons, of Ackleton Hall, Worfield, 
 
 Salop ; and, secondly, to John Gibbons, of Stableford, 
 
 Worfield. She was burd. Apl. 1 780. 
 
 1. Anne Hardwicke, bapt. 26 Sept. 1680; mard. 7 Apl. 1708 to 
 
 William Sparrey. 
 
 See p. 191, 
 
 3 See p. 194. 
 
 See pp. 133-4. 
 
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 It will at once be noticed in the above pedigree that John 
 Hardwicke of Great Moor, Pattingham, born in 1678, not 
 only had a wife named Mary, but also had three children 
 living in 1709. As Hardwicke is by no means a common 
 name, it would be rather a remarkable coincidence if there 
 were two John Hardwickes living in that part of the country 
 at that date, each with a wife named Mary and each with 
 three children. The chances are at least much against it. 
 And it is to be remarked that Pattingham is barely four 
 miles from Trysull, the home of Mrs. Barnesley, 1 aunt of 
 Mary Ford who married John Hardwicke. Moreover the 
 Hardwickes of Pattingham, though apparently of better 
 descent, were probably a family in a position socially some- 
 what akin to the Fords. Cornelius Ford's will shows that 
 his son-in-law, John Hardwicke, possessed some estate when 
 he married, and Mrs. Harriotts, it will have been noticed, calls 
 him " Mr. John Hardwick," implying that he was a man of 
 respectable position. 
 
 There is, however, one fact which, taken by itself, would 
 be considered strong evidence against the conclusion pointed 
 to by the foregoing arguments. Mary Ford was full ten 
 years older than John Hardwicke of Great Moor, and such 
 a disparity of age is certainly uncommon, though marriages 
 are taking place every day in which the wife is considerably 
 older than the husband. 
 
 Weighing the probabilities of the case still further, it 
 may be noted that the youngest child of John and Mary 
 Hardwicke of Great Moor was born in 1708, when Mary 
 Ford would be forty-one, an age about which in the ordinary 
 course of events she might be expected to cease having 
 children. Again, we know that she was yet unmarried on 
 23 Jany. 1696/7, for Mrs. Barnesley, in her will of that date, 
 leaves £5 to Mary Ford, daughter of her brother Cornelius, 
 as well as a pair of flaxen sheets. 2 This narrows down the 
 period during which her three children must have been born 
 to about 1 698-1 709. So that if the arguments I have 
 advanced point to a wrong conclusion, there must have been 
 two contemporary John Hardwickes, each with a wife named 
 Mary and each with three children born during 1698-1709 ; 
 each, moreover, having family connexions with parishes 
 which adjoin. 
 
 In order to try and gain some light on the question I 
 have had lists made of the Hardwicke wills in P.C.C. for 
 the period 1700-1750, and at Lichfield for 1725-75. This 
 resulted in some information of the Pattingham family, but 
 no evidence for or against the Hardwicke-Ford connexion. 
 Both lists are short, and I have practically exhausted any 
 chances of their assisting to solve the question. 
 
 Administration of the estate of William Hardwicke 
 [1673-1727], of Darlaston, was granted on 7 Oct. 1727 to 
 Anne his widow. 5 Administration of the estate of William 
 
 1 See p. 141 et seq. 2 See p. 190. 
 
 3 William Hardwicke, of Darlaston, Staffs. Admon. granted 7 Oct. 
 1727, at Lichfield, to Anne Hardwicke of Darlaston, widow, the relict of the 
 
 Hardwicke [1704-40] was granted on 17 June 1740 to John 
 Hardwicke of Pattingham and James Devey of Kingswinford, 
 two of his creditors ; William Hardwicke, the elder, of Tarn- 
 worth, standing surety. 1 
 
 From an article on " The Family of Hardwicke of Pat- 
 tingham and Worfield " contributed to The Reliquary over 
 twenty years ago by Leighton Pryce, it appears that the 
 court rolls of the manor of Pattingham record on 3 June 
 1707 that "William Hardwick and Eleanor his wife 
 surrendered two messuages or tenements at the Great Moor 
 and Little Moor, with the lands thereto belonging, to the use 
 of their son John Hardwick and Mary his wife, and their 
 issue," etc. 2 Mr. Pryce says that Thomas Hardwicke, the 
 younger son of John and Mary, who succeeded to the family 
 property at Great Moor and Little Moor, " amassed a great 
 fortune " and, he dying unmarried, the large heritage passed 
 to his nephew John Hardwicke of Great Moor, who was 
 born in 1737. 
 
 According to the pedigree in Burke's Landed Gentry, 
 William Hardwicke [1646-1728] was fifteenth in descentfrom 
 Adam de Herdewycke, born about 1220, who purchased an 
 estate at Pattingham. 
 
 The Hardwicke pedigree appears to have been worked 
 out by William Hardwicke [1772-1843], a solicitor at Bridg- 
 north, and an antiquary of some reputation, whose father, 
 William Hardwicke [1738-1807], of Burcote House, was a 
 son of Richard Hardwicke [1717-85], of Burcote House, 
 sixth son of William Hardwicke and Anna Forster. The 
 antiquary's grandson, Dr. Herbert Junius Hardwicke, printed 
 a small history of the family in 1878, but it contains no more 
 about the Great Moor branch than I have given, and 
 Dr. Hardwicke tells me he can throw no light on the pre- 
 sumed Hardwicke-Ford connexion. 
 
 Through the kindness of Mr. W. P. Gibbons, to whom I 
 am indebted for several notes on the Fords and for other 
 assistance which has borne rich fruit, 3 I am enabled to 
 print a copy of the will of Sarah, wife of John Gibbons, and 
 only daughter of John and Mary Hardwicke of Great Moor, 
 Pattingham ; also an abstract of the will of John Gibbons, 
 of which Mr. Gibbons lent me a copy. 4 Mrs. Gibbons's will 
 
 deed. Sureties, John Wilkes of Darlaston, whitesmith, and John Meer of Lich- 
 field, weaver. Inventory dated 23 Sept. 1727; total, ^18-0-10. Appraisers, 
 John Wilkes and Francis Blackmor. 
 
 1 William Hardwick, of Great Moor, par. of Pattingham, Staffs., gent. 
 Admon. granted 17 June 1740, at Lichfield, to John Hardwick of Pattingham, 
 gent., and James Devey of Kingswinford, innholder, creditors of the deed. 
 Surety, William Hardwick, the elder, of Tamworth, Staffs. Inventory dated 
 4 June 1740; total, ,£482-17-11. Appraisers, William Barker and William 
 Budge. 
 
 2 Reliquary, ed. Llewellynn Jewitt, vol. xxiii, 1882-3, p. 235. In vol. xxii 
 pp. 241-3, is given a pedigree of the Hardwickes of Pattingham, but it is 
 unsigned and probably not very trustworthy. 
 
 3 It was entirely due to a footnote in Robert Hudson's Memorials of a 
 Warwickshire Barish, lent to me by Mr. Gibbons, that I communicated with 
 Mr. W. B. Bickley, who is there referred to, and acquired his valuable collection 
 of Johnsonian papers. 
 
 1 This is the last Will and Testament of me Sarah Gibbons Wife of John 
 Gibbons of Stableford in the Parish of Worfield in the County of Salop Gentle- 
 
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 187 
 
 shows that she had had issue by her first husband, John 
 Parsons of Ackleton Hall, Worfield. In view of my previous 
 
 man made this Twenty fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one 
 thousand seven hundred and seventy eight Whereas by certain Articles of Agree- 
 ment in Writing made and entered into previous to my Marriage with the said 
 John Gibbons I have reserved a power to dispose of the personal estate I was 
 possessed of at the time of my Intermarriage with the said John Gibbons and also 
 01 such Interest and Advantage that might arise in respect of the said Personal 
 Estate from the time of my Intermarriage to the time of my death Now I do 
 hereby give and bequeath all my Goods Chattells Monies and Personal Estate of 
 what nature or kind soever unto my said Husband John Gibbons and his assigns 
 for and during the Term of his natural Life And from and immediately after his 
 decease I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Slater my Chest called the 
 Long Chest with the Trunks belonging to it Item I give and bequeath to my 
 daughter Sarah Clarke my Chest called the High Chest Item I give to my Grand- 
 daughter Ann Clarke my Chest and Drawers in the Green Room Item I give to 
 my said daughter Slater my Blue Silk Gown and the Gold Ring which I had 
 upon my first Marriage Item I give to my said daughter Sarah Clarke my Grey 
 Silk Gown Also to my Granddaughter Ann Clarke I give my Yellow Silk Gown 
 Silver Christening Mantle and Gold Stone Ring and Silver Snuff Box Also to my 
 Grand Daughter Catherine Clarke I give my Sattin Gown and a Gold Ring. 
 Item I give my largest Gold Ring unto Hester Devey who now teaches School at 
 the Four Ashes And all the rest of the Things of what nature soever which shall be 
 contained in the three Chests above by me Bequeathed (at the time of my death) 
 I give and bequeath unto my said two Daughters and Granddaughters equally to 
 be divided between them share and share alike Item I give to my said two 
 Daughters my Crown Pieces and Three Pound twelves to be equally divided 
 between them I give and bequeath all and singular my Household Goods Plate 
 Linnen China Pictures and Furniture unto my two Granddaughters Ann and 
 Catherine Clarke equally to be divided between them share and share alike and 
 in case my said Granddaughter Ann Clarke shall marry in the Lifetime of my 
 said Husband John Gibbons I do request and desire that he will permit and suffer 
 her to have her said share of my said Household Goods at such her Marriage And 
 as concerning my monies and other Personal Estate after the death of the said 
 John Gibbons I give the sum of Thirty pounds part thereof unto Thomas Dean a 
 natural son of my late son Thomas Parsons with Interest for the same after the 
 Rate of Four pounds Per Centum Per Annum from the time of my decease to 
 the time of the decease of my said Husband John Gibbons And I give the residue 
 of my said monies and Personal Estate unto my said Two Granddaughters Ann 
 and Catherine Clarke in the proportions following (to wit) Three equal fourth 
 Parts thereof the whole into four equal parts to be divided I give unto my Grand- 
 daughter Ann Clarke and the remaining fourth part thereof unto my said Grand- 
 daughter Catherine Clarke And I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my 
 Friend M.' John Eykyn of Ackleton in the parish of Worfield aforesaid Gentleman 
 to be the sole Executor of this my Will and hereby revoke all former Wills by me 
 heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In 
 Witness whereof I the said Testatrix have hereunto set my hand and seal (that is 
 to say) to the first sheet my hand and to this last my hand and seal and 
 published and declared the same to be my last Will and Testament the day and 
 year first above Written. Sarah Gibbons. Signed sealed published and 
 declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the 
 presence of us who in her presence and at her request and also in the presence of 
 each other have subscribed our names as witnesses. 
 
 Bettey Todstill,J' Lewis. 
 
 Proved 25 Oct. 17S0 at Lichfield. 
 
 John Gibbons, of Stableford, par. of Worfield, Salop, gent. Will dated 
 26 Jany. 1780. Subject to payment of debts and funeral expenses, I give and 
 devise my property in the par. of Sedgley to Thomas White of Wolverhampton, 
 surgeon, and William Cox of Sedgley, chapman, for the term of 99 years (if my 
 nephew the Rev. Thomas Gibbons of Atherstone, Warwicks. , clerk, shall so long 
 live), upon trust to allow the said Thomas Gibbons to receive the rents and profits 
 thereof for his life, and on the expiration or sooner determination of said term I 
 give the said property to such children of the said Thomas Gibbons as shall be 
 living at his decease, equally amongst them, and in default of such issue to my 
 niece Sarah Longden, wife of Ellis Longden, and her issue. I also bequeath 
 unto the said Thomas White and William Cox all my household goods, furniture, 
 ready money, bonds, notes and other securities and personal estate and effects on 
 trust to let her use the furniture and to pay her the interest from my personal 
 estate, and at her decease to dispose of it as follows :— To Anna Maria, wife of 
 John Groome of Trysull, esq., £5. To my niece, Sarah Tedslill, £20. To my 
 cousin, Betty Tedstill, £20. To Jane, wife of William Cox, ^20. To my niece, 
 Eleanor Adams, ^20. To my cousin Mary, the wife of William White junior, 
 £10. To Elizabeth, wife of the said Thomas Gibbons, if she survive her husband, 
 an annuity of ^5 if she remain a widow, payable out of my said estate at Sedgley 
 
 notes on the Groome family, 1 it is of interest that John 
 Gibbons leaves £$ to Anna Maria, wife of John Groome of 
 Trysull, esquire. 
 
 Though I have failed to prove that John Hardwicke of 
 Great Moor, Pattingham, married Mary Ford, the aunt of 
 Dr. Johnson, I am yet hopeful that some genealogist, with 
 more time to devote to the point or with a more extended 
 and accurate knowledge of the Hardwicke family, may be 
 able to do so ; or, if my surmise be wrong, to disprove it and 
 demolish my arguments. 
 
 Before concluding my account of Dr. Johnson's maternal 
 relatives, I must mention another point of some interest 
 which I have failed to settle. John Wyatt [1700-66], the 
 inventor, whose name is indelibly associated with the early 
 history of cotton-spinning, is said to have been related to, or 
 connected with, the family of Dr. Johnson's mother, Sarah 
 Ford. 2 He is described as the eldest son of John Wyatt, of 
 Thickbroom, in the parish of Weeford, near Lichfield, by Jane 
 
 his wife, daughter of Jackson. John Wyatt, the 
 
 younger, died on 29 Nov. 1766, aged 66, and was buried in 
 St. Philip's Churchyard, Birmingham, with which town his 
 reputation is associated. His widow, Marabella Wyatt, died 
 on 4 Feb. 1776, aged 54, and was buried by her husband. 3 
 The will of John Wyatt was not proved at Lichfield during 
 1766-75, or in P.C.C. during IJ66-69. 
 
 I have been able to find nothing very explicit with regard 
 to the supposed Wyatt-Ford connexion. The following is an 
 extract from a recent life of Wyatt : — 
 
 It is a tradition in the family that the subject of our memoir went to 
 school at Lichfield with the great lexicographer, Dr. Samuel Johnson. 
 This is scarcely probable, as Wyatt was nine years older than Johnson, 
 but it is certain that the family of the learned doctor's mother — Sarah 
 Ford — was connected by marriage with that of the Wyatts. 4 
 
 I have a list of all the Wyatt wills and administrations 
 at Lichfield for the period 1650-1750, eighteen in number. 
 Of eight of these which seemed most likely to throw light 
 on the inventor's family I have abstracts, but they do not 
 help us. Several of them relate to Shenstone, which adjoins 
 Weeford. The will of Margaret Wyatt, of Nether Stonall, 
 in the parish of Shenstone, widow, was dated 17 Nov. 1649 
 and proved on 23 Oct. 1661. She mentions her sons, (1) 
 William Wyatt, who had a daughter Elizabeth, and (2) 
 Edward Wyatt, who had issue William and Eleanor ; also 
 
 if in default of issue it descend to Sarah Longden. To said Thomas White and 
 William Cox, my exors., ^10 apiece. Residue of personal estate to my said 
 niece, Sarah Longden. I appoint said Thomas White and William Cox as my 
 exors. Signed, John Gibbons. Wits., Richard Mee, Wm. Geast, jun., and 
 John James. Proved I May 1787 at Lichfield. 
 
 1 See p. 145. 
 
 2 See life of John Wyatt in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 s See photo, of their tombstone in Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old 
 Square, p. 79- 
 
 * John Wyatt, Master Carpenter and Inventor, compiled from original MSS., 
 1885, p. 4. 
 
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 her daughter Anne, wife of Nicholas Ward, who had issue 
 Anne, Elizabeth, Edward, Henry, John and Rowland Ward. 
 The will of Thomas Wyatt, of Fotherley, Shenstone, was 
 dated 22 Jany. 1675/6 and proved on 7 Feb. 1675/6. He 
 mentions his wife Sarah ; his brother Nicholas Wyatt, who 
 had a wife and seven children ; his sister ' Winifred Wyatt 
 and her three children ; his cousin Whitehall, who also had 
 a wife and seven children ; and his wife's two kinsmen, 
 Edward and William Milner. The will of Sarah Wyatt of 
 Fotherley, Shenstone, dated 3 June 1699, was proved on 
 II May 1700. She mentions her cousin William Milner, the 
 elder ; her brother-in-law Nicholas Wyatt ; her cousins, 
 Mary Whitehall, Thomas Milner, Elizabeth Milner, and 
 Edward Milner of Fotherley, husbandman ; also one William 
 Wyatt. Administration of the estate of Nicholas Wyatt of 
 Shenstone was granted in 1700. 
 
 Administration of the estate of John Wyatt, of Whitting- 
 ton, a few miles from Weeford, was granted in Oct. 1719 to 
 the relict, whose name is not given ; the total of the inventory 
 being ^100-17-0 and the appraisers' names Matthew Dyot 
 and Edward Burton. The will of Sarah Wyatt, of Whitting- 
 ton, widow, dated 26 Dec. 1725, was proved on 28 Jany. 
 1725/6. She mentions her daughter Sarah Smith; her 
 daughter "Marsee" Adams; her daughter Elizabeth Johnson, 
 who had a daughter Elizabeth under 15 ; her "son" Thomas 
 Orsop [? Alsop] ; and her daughter Katherine. 
 
 Having failed to gain any independent evidence of a 
 connexion between the Wyatts and the Fords, I tried to find 
 if John Wyatt's mother, Jane Jackson, were related in any 
 way to the Fords. There are 401 Jackson wills and adminis- 
 trations at Lichfield for the period 1650-1750, so that it was 
 obviously impossible to go very far towards settling the 
 question. I procured abstracts of ten which seemed most 
 likely to be of assistance, but none of them contained any 
 references to the names of Ford or Wyatt. Two of them, 
 however, related to Thickbroom, where John Wyatt is said 
 to have been born. 2 
 
 There was a family of some respectability, named Jackson, 
 who had been seated at Wall, near Lichfield, from the six- 
 teenth century. 3 
 
 It is of some interest that the Johnsons, when Samuel 
 was a small boy, had a man-servant named Thomas Jackson ; 4 
 
 1 " Sister " may of course stand for " sister-in-law." 
 
 * John Jackson, of Thickbroom, par. of Weeford, Staffs. Will (nuncupa- 
 tive) dated on or about 10 Apl. 16S1. He gave his child £20, and the rest to 
 his wife — names not given. Wits., Alice Collins, Jane Jackson widow, and Jane 
 Jackson. Will proved 6 May 1681, at Lichfield, by Jane Jackson of Thickbroom, 
 the widow. Surety, Rowland Collins, of Swinfield, Staffs., husbandman. 
 
 Jane Jackson, of par. of Weeford, Staffs., widow. Admon. granted 
 22 Apl. 1707, at Lichfield, to Samuel Jackson of Thickbroome, Staffs., husband- 
 man, the son of the deed. Surety, Joseph Collins, of Swinfen, Staffs., yeoman. 
 Intestate died 20 Feb. 1706/7. Inventory dated 21 Apl. 1707 ; total /17-12-6. 
 Appraisers, Nicholas Silvester and Joseph Collins. 
 
 ' See Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 56, where are some notes on these 
 Jacksons. 
 
 4 See p. 176. 
 
 also that one Harry Jackson of Lichfield was a schoolfellow 
 and life-long acquaintance of the Doctor's. Writing to 
 his friend John Taylor, D.D., on 17 Feb. 1776, Johnson 
 remarked : — 
 
 Poor Caled Harding ' is dead. Do's [sic] not every death of a man 
 long known begin to strike deep ? How few dos [sic] the Man who has 
 lived sixty years now know of the friends of his youth ! At Lichfield 
 there are none but Harry Jackson and Sedgwick, and Sedgwick, when I 
 left him, had a dropsy. 2 
 
 And writing to Edmund Hector on 7 Mch. 1776 he said :— 
 
 I had the other day a letter from Harry Jackson, who says nothing, 
 and yet seems to have something which he wishes to say. He is very 
 poor. I wish something could be done for him. 3 
 
 Later in the same month Johnson visited Lichfield in 
 company with Boswell, who gives us a vivid, though unsympa- 
 thetic, portrait of Harry Jackson. 
 
 We dined at our inn, 4 and had with us a Mr. Jackson, one of John- 
 son's schoolfellows, whom he treated with much kindness, though he 
 seemed to be a low man, dull and untaught. He had a coarse grey coat, 
 black waistcoat, greasy leather breeches, and a yellow uncurled wig ; 
 and his countenance had the ruddiness which betokens one who is in no 
 haste to "leave his can." He drank only ale. He had tried to be a 
 cutler at Birmingham, but had not succeeded ; and now he lived poorly 
 at home, and had some scheme of dressing leather in a better manner 
 than common ; to his indistinct account of which, Dr. Johnson listened 
 with patient attention, that he might assist him with his advice. Here 
 was an instance of genuine humanity and real kindness in this great man, 
 who has been most unjustly represented as altogether harsh and destitute 
 of tenderness. 5 
 
 Writing to Boswell from Ashbourne, on 1 Sept. 1777, 
 Johnson records the death of Harry Jackson. 6 
 
 When I came to Lichfield, I found my old friend Harry Jackson dead. 
 It was a loss, and a loss not to be repaired, as he was one of the com- 
 panions of my childhood. 7 
 
 There was a Thomas Jackson, a miller in Lichfield, whose 
 will, dated 1729, was proved in 1737. 8 
 
 In connexion with my failure to prove any kind of 
 relationship between John Wyatt and the Fords, it must be 
 borne in mind that we know nothing as to the identity of the 
 wife of Cornelius Ford [1632-1709], the grandmother of Dr. 
 Johnson, and it may have been through her that the con- 
 nexion existed. 
 
 1 There is no will or admon. of Caleb Harding at Lichfield between 1775 
 and 1785. 
 
 2 Letters oj Samuel Johnson, LL.D., ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 375-6. 
 a Ibid., vol. i, p. 378. 
 
 4 On 23 Mch. 1776. 
 
 6 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 463. 
 
 6 There is no will or admon. of Henry Jackson at Lichfield between 1777 
 and 1787. 
 
 ' BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iii, p. 131. 
 
 8 Thomas Jackson, of the city and county of Lichfield, miller. Will dated 
 16 Oct. 1729. To my wife Anne Phillis Jackson my house, etc., in Bore Street, 
 for life, and then to my son William Jackson in trust to sell and pay as follows :— 
 To my daur. Elizabeth Brewood, ^30, or if she be dead to her children, and 
 half-a-guinea to her husband, Richard Brewood the younger. To my son Samuel 
 Jackson, £20. To my son John Jackson, y\.. Residue of above to my son 
 William Jackson. My personal estate to my wife. Exors., my wife Anne 
 Phillis Jackson, and my son William Jackson. Wits., Stephen Simpson, Mary 
 Vaughton and Richard Holland. Proved at Lichfield 7 July I737 by both 
 
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 EVIDENCES IN PROOF OF PEDIGREE. 
 
 COPIES OF WILLS. 
 
 In the Name of God Amen the Seaventeenth Day of July in the yeare 
 of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty eight I Mary Foord of 
 Kingsnorton in the Countie of Worcester Widdowdoe make my last will 
 and Testament in manner and form following First I give and bequeath 
 my soule 1 by whose mercie I hope to bee saved Alsoe I give and be- 
 queath unto my sonnes Henry and Cornelius all my Leases uppon 
 Condicion that they should distribute the summe of three poundes to 
 the poore of Kingsnorton Birmeingham west bromwich and Treysall 
 imediately after my decease and that the said Henry shall yearely 
 distribute tenne shillings to the poore of the parish where he shall in- 
 habitt dureing his naturall life And that the said Cornelius Foord shall 
 alsoe distribute tenne shillings to the poore of the parish where he shall 
 inhabitt dureing his life And alsoe that my sonnes He?iry and Cornelius 
 or one of them their Executors or administrators shall distribute them- 
 selves or pay unto my daughter Jesson tenne shillings to bee yearely dis- 
 tributed to the poore of the parish where she shall inhabitt dureing her 
 life And alsoe that they distribute themselves or pay unto my daughter 
 Barnsley the summe of tenne shillings yearelie To bee distributed to the 
 poore of the parish where she shall inhabitt dureing her life I give and 
 bequeath unto my sonne Cornelius all my household goods come hay 
 sheepe cattell husbandrie tooles and other implements my old corne in 
 the Barnes and in the house my last yeares wooll and the two to (sic) 
 heiffers that I last bought onely excepted Also I give him six stricke of 
 moucorne (sic) three stricke of barley and one bagge of Oates out of the 
 Corne excepted alsoe I give unto my sonne Henry all the odd Imple- 
 ments aboute his his (sic) house and halfe the pewter there and the other 
 halfe I give unto my daughter Barnsley And alsoe I give and bequeath 
 unto my daughter Jesson one stone of wooll Also I give to John Maunton 
 and Elizabeth Maunton five shillings a peice to To bee paid unto them 
 when they shall accomplish the age of one and twentie yeares Also I give 
 and bequeath unto my daughter Jessons youngest child now borne or 
 hereafter to bee borne threescore poundes to bee set forth by my Executors 
 at as good a rate as they can dureing the nonage of the Child from the 
 day of my death and when the said Child shall have accomplished the 
 age of one and twenty yeares that then the said Child shall receive the 
 said Legacye with such interesse as my Executors have received for the 
 same Alsoe I doe give and bequeath unto my daughter Barnslyes 
 youngest child yet to bee borne the summe of three score pounds to be 
 set forth by (sic) Executor at as good a rate as they cann dureing the 
 nonage of the said Child from the day of my death and when the said 
 Child shall have accomplished the age of one and twenty yeares then 
 the said Child shall receive the said Legacie with such use as my 
 Executors have received for it and if it pleased god that the youngest of 
 ether of my daughters children shall dye before hee shall have accom- 
 plished the age abovesaid that then the youngest that survives of her 
 children shall receive the said Legacie with the increase when such 
 survivor shall accomplish the age abovesaid and if either of my 
 Daughters shall dye not having issue of her body behind her then my 
 will is that my other daughters Child that remaines shall receive a third 
 part of her childs Legacie that deceased with my sonnes and interest 
 for the same when hee or shee shall accomplish the age abovesaid And 
 lastly my debts paid and Legacies and funerall expences discharged all 
 the rest of my goods cattells and Chattells undevised I give unto my 
 sonnes Henrie and Cornelius to bee equallie divided betweene them 
 whome I make the Executors of this my last Will and Testament In 
 witnesse whereof I the said Mary Foord have hereunto put my hand 
 
 1 There is an evident omission between "soule " and " by." 
 
 and Seale. Mary Ford her marke. Signed Sealed and published in the 
 presence of William Roper, William Groves. 
 
 Proved 20 November 1661 by the executors named in the will. 
 [P.C.C. 175 May]. 
 
 In the Name of God Amen. I William Barnesley of Trysull in 
 the county of Stafford, Gent, being of perfect mind and memorie thanks 
 and praise be unto Almighty God doe constitute and make this my last 
 Will and Testament in manner and form following. First I bequeath 
 my soul into the Hands of Almighty God my Creator trusting through 
 the merits of Jesus Christ my Redeemer to rise unto eternal glory in the 
 latter day, and my body to the earth from whence it came. And as for 
 my worldly goods which it hath pleased God to entrust mee withall I 
 dispose of them in manner and form following. First I give and be- 
 queath unto my welbeloved wife Elisabeth Barnesley my best bed and 
 bedding in the parlor Chamber with all the furniture in the said room and 
 linen that shall be found in the house at my decease. I give and be- 
 queath unto my sonne William Barnesley the bedd and bedding in the 
 chamber over the buttery with the furniture in the said roome and my 
 chest of drawers in the parlor chamber and all my books and desks in my 
 studdy. I give and bequeath unto my sister Mary Briggs £6 per annum 
 and to be paid her quarterly during her life, and the bedd and bedding 
 in the chamber over the kitchen. I give to my wellbeloved brother 
 Thomas Barnesley 40s. to buy him a ring. I give and bequeath to my 
 sister Hinnes her children, and to my sister Pratt her children, and to 
 my couzen Thomas Wannerton and Sarah Wannerton, to each of them 
 20s. I give and bequeath unto the poor of the parish ^5. I give unto 
 my servants that shall be with me at the time of my decease, to each of 
 them 5s. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth my lands in 
 Kent and the money that is owing me upon any Bonds or Mortgages 
 and the bedd and furniture in the little chamber over the new Buttery. 
 And also all such ready money as I shall be possessed of at the time of 
 my decease. The residue of my personal estate, my debts being paid 
 and funeral expenses discharged I leave unto my welbeloved wife to bee 
 by her disposed of for the preferment of my children as she in her dis- 
 cretion shall think fit. And I do here nominate and appoint her my said 
 welbeloved wife Elizabeth Barnesley my. sole executrix, desiring her to 
 see this my last Will and Testament fully executed. In witness whereof 
 I have hereunto put my hand and seale the 24th. day of June in the 36th. 
 of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles II by the grace of God of 
 England, Scotland, France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. 
 Anno Dom. 1684. William Barnsley. Sealed &c. in the presence 
 of James Pratt, John Sherwin, Thomas Hollis. 
 
 Proved at London 1 Feb. 1685 by the oath of Elizabeth Barnesley 
 widow, the sole Executrix named in the Will. [P.C.C. 13 Lloyd]. 
 
 In the name of God Amen the three & twentieth day of January 
 in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred ninety & six 
 I Elizabeth Barnesley of Trysull in the county of Stafford widow 
 being sick & weak in body but of sound & perfect mind & memory 
 (thanks be to God) do make this my last Will & Testament in manner 
 & forme following First I bequeath my soul to God that gave it and my 
 body to the earth from whence it came to be decently interred at the 
 discretion of my executrix hereafter named & I give her fifty pounds for 
 my funeral expences Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas 
 Barnesley my Brother Cornelius Ford & his wife & my son & daughter 
 
190 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Harriotts five pounds apiece to buy them mourning Item I give & 
 bequeath to my said brother Barnesley the sume of five pounds Item I 
 give & bequeath unto my said Brother Barnesley the further sume of 
 five pounds In trust to be disposed of for the benefit of my sister Kinns 
 as he in his discretion shall see occasion Item I give & bequeath to my 
 niece Elisabeth A bnet the wife of William Abnet Gent, the sume of five 
 pounds Item I give & bequeath to my cousins Joseph Ford Samuel Ford 
 Cornelius Ford Nathaniel Ford Phebe Ford Mary Ford & Sarah Ford 
 sons & daughters of my said Brother Cornelius Ford the sum of five 
 pounds apiece Item I give & bequeath to my nephews Thomas Jesson 
 John Jesson & Cornelius Jesson the sum of five pounds apiece Item I 
 give & bequeath to my niece Sarah Groom the wife of Giles Groom the 
 sum of fifty shillings Item I give & bequeath to my cousins John Kinns 
 Edward Kinns & Elizabeth Kinns the sum of fifty shillings apiece Item 
 I give & bequeath to the said Elisabeth Kinns the sum of twenty 
 shillings p. annum Annuity to be paid by my executrix hereafter named 
 at two payments in the year (viz.) at the feast of the Annunciacion of 
 the Blessed Virgin Mary & the feast of St. Michael the Archangel by 
 equal porcions for & during the term of the natural life of the said 
 Elizabeth Kinns Item I give & bequeath to my cousins Thomas Pratt 
 James Pratt Samuel Pratt Jeremiah Pratt Josiah Pratt Andrew Pratt 
 Margarett Pees Sarah Pratt & Elisabeth Pratt sons and daughters of 
 my brother Pratt the summe of fifty shillings apiece Item I give & 
 bequeath to my cousin Thomas Pudsey & his wife each a piece of old 
 gold Item I give & bequeath to my cousin Thomas Bradeney one piece 
 of old gold Item I give & bequeath to Roger Hodgetts the summe of 
 twenty shillings Item I give & bequeath to Frances Tayler the summe 
 of ten shillings Item I give & bequeath to John Poiner two shillings & 
 six pence Item I give & bequeath to all my son Harriotts his other 
 hired servants the summe of five shillings apiece Item I give and 
 bequeath to the poor of the parish of Trysull aforesaid the summe of 
 five pounds to be added to their stock & the interest thereof to be laid 
 out yearly in buying books for poor children at the discretion of the 
 Overseer of the Poor of the said parish & the major part of the 
 Inhabitants present at the next parish meeting after such interest 
 becomes due Item I give & bequeath to the poore of the said parish the 
 summe of ten shillings per annum to be distributed at the discretion 
 of my executrix hereafter named at the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle 
 yearly during the life of my said Executrix Item I give & bequeath to 
 the said Phebe Ford Mary Ford & Sarah Ford each of them one pair 
 of Flaxen sheets Item I give & bequeath to my cousin Sarah Holland 
 one pair of Hempen sheets Item I give & bequeath to my son Harriotts 
 my silver Tankerd All the rest of my goods & chattells I give & bequeath 
 to my daughter Elisabeth Harriotts & I do make constitute & appoint 
 her to be sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament & I do hereby 
 revoke & annull all other & former Wills by me heretofore made In 
 witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seal ' the day & year 
 first above written. Elizabeth Bearnesley. Signed sealed published 
 & declared in the presence of Corn. Ford, Jane Harriotts, Martha 
 Amyes. 
 
 Proved 12 Oct. 1698 at Lichfield by the sole Executrix. 
 
 A true & perfect Inventory of all the goods Cattle Chattalls & 
 personal estate of Elizabeth Barnesley late of Trysull in the county 
 of Stafford widdow deceased taken & appraised the nineteenth day 
 of October in the ninth yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King 
 William the third over England &c. Annoque domini 1697. 
 
 In the Hall Chamber. 
 
 Two feather bedds foure bolst" one pillowe One sett of) £ s d 
 
 Green Cloth Curtaines &; Vallens Two Counterpanes Three !■ 5-0-0 
 
 Blanketts one joined bed & one Truckle bedd J 
 
 One joined presse Two joined chests Two worked chaires) 
 
 two stooles six deale boxes One Iron grate one fire shovel \ 1-12- 6 
 
 & Tunges one small cupboard ) 
 
 1 The seal bears the arms of Barnesley : — Sable, a cross between four roses 
 argent, a mullet for difference. See p. 141. 
 
 In the Closett. £ S 
 
 One silver Tankard Eleven silver spoones 8-15- 
 
 One small cupboard Two cases of knives onepaire of pistolls) 
 Bottles & glasses J 
 
 d 
 o 
 
 I- o- o 
 
 5- 5- 
 
 In the little Chamber over the Hall. 
 
 One joined presse foure parcells of New Woollen cloth one- 
 peice of New Flaxen cloth one piece of New Hempen Cloth 
 & one piece of Hurden Twelve pounds of flax one half 
 headed bedd & three stooles 
 
 In the little Chamber over the Larder. 
 
 One sett of green Curtaines & Vallens One Arras Coverlett') 
 
 three Blanketts One Green Carpett six Green chaires & two [• 5-0-0 
 
 stooles one small Iron grate one small Looking glasse j 
 
 In the Chamber over the Buttery. 
 
 One Green Couch & three Blanketts Two white windowe) 
 
 Curtaines & a Curtaine Rod j 
 
 In the Garrett. 
 
 One Small coffer full of flax one old Iron grate Two Brasse 
 
 Potts Two downe Pillows one chaffe bed two feather 
 
 Bolsters Two Blanketts one old Coverlette & one old sett y 5-16- 
 
 of curtaines Two joined Chests Two old Truncks foure & 
 
 twenty slippens of Hempen Yarne one dozen of Cushions. 
 
 In the great parlo r foure pictures 4- o- o 
 
 In the Buttery. 
 
 One Table one cupboard one safe three joined stooles two) 
 Leather Chaires j 
 
 In the Hall. 
 
 One long table Board & and one joined forme one cup-) 
 board & one old joined chaire one cast grate J 
 
 Linnens of all sorts 
 
 In the Larder. 
 
 Two close bowkes Two stone Troughs Two spinning wheeles ) 
 one skeel & other wooden ware j 
 
 In the Bakehouse. 
 
 One brasse pann one great mashing tubb & other brewing ) 
 vessels & one Meale Chest j 
 
 In the Chamber over the Kitchen. 
 
 One feather bed & bolsf one Iron backe 
 
 In the store Chamber. 
 
 0-18- o 
 
 20- o- o 
 
 1- 8- 
 
 2- 2- o 
 
 Five coffers Three hundred poundes of Flax Three dozen &\ 
 
 halfe of pewter plates one pewter still Three pewter Basons 
 
 & some other old pewter vessells One wanning panne one [ 9 -I 4- 4 
 
 pair of scales & severall weights j 
 
 In the Kitchen. 
 
 One long table board one round table one cupboard Three) 
 
 chaires one Salt Tubb one Iron Dripping panne. J °~ I 4- ° 
 
 In the Dayry. 
 
 Three brasse panns one small wooden Tub one stone Mortar) 
 
 Two Smal brasse Kettles two posnetts | 
 
 Two half hogsheads six old hogsheads & other small thinges) 
 
 not herein mencioned j 
 
 Moneys owing & arrears of rent 
 
 Ready money J2 . Q q 
 
 Rings Jewells wearing apparell & money in her purse 25- o- o 
 
 326-19-10 
 
 Taken & appraised by us 
 
 Edw. Corbett 
 Thomas Bradney 
 
 10- o 
 
 100- o- 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 191 
 
 In the Name of God Amen I Cornelius Ford of Packwood in the 
 County of Warwick Gent, being weake in body but of good and dispose- 
 ing memory and understanding And being desirous to Settle that temporall 
 Estate yet indisposed of which God hath blessed me withall in such 
 equall manner that no Controversie may arrise concerning the same 
 after my decease doe make publish and declare this my last Will and 
 Testament in manner and forme following Principally I commend my 
 soul to Almighty God my Creator hopeing to be saved through the 
 merrits of Jesus Christ my blessed Redeemer and my body I committ 
 to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executor 
 therin after named As for my Worldly Estate I give bequeath and 
 devise in manner following that is to say I give and devise unto my 
 son Nathaniell all that Close or Pasture with the Appurtenances Scytuate 
 lying and being in the Parish of Sutton Colefield in the said County of 
 Warwick called or known by the name of the Parsonage close now in 
 the Occupacion of the said Nathaniell To have and to hold the said close 
 or pasture with the Appurtenances unto my said son Nathaniell his 
 Heires and Assignes for ever Item I give and bequeath unto my son 
 Joseph the sum of Threescore pounds and to his Wife Ten pounds and 
 the great Bible which was given to my Wife Item I give unto my said 
 Son Joseph's four children Ten pounds apiece Item I give and bequeath 
 unto my son Cornelius Twenty pounds and to his Wife five pounds and 
 to his four Children I give Ten pounds apiece Item I give and bequeath 
 unto my Son Samuell five pounds and all my pewter and to his Wife I 
 give five pounds and to his daughter I give ten pounds Item I give and 
 bequeath to my son-in-law John Harrison the sume of five pounds and 
 to Phebe his Wife five pounds Item I give and bequeath unto Cornelius 
 and John their two Children the Sume of One Hundred and Twenty 
 pounds to be equally devided betwixt them and to be paid to them when 
 they shall severally attaine their Age of one and Twenty Years with 
 Interest after the Rate of five pounds per cent : per Annum from my 
 death And my mind and Will is that if either of my said daughter Phebe 
 her children happen to dye before their said Legacye Shall be due and 
 payable That then the share of him so dyeing shall be paid to the 
 Survivor of them and if both of them happen to dye before their said 
 Legacye shall be due That then one half thereof shall be paid to their 
 Father and the other half to my own Seaven Children in equall Shares 
 and Proportions Item I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law John 
 Hardwick the sume of five pounds I also give and forgive him Seaven 
 pounds Ten shillings I laid down for him upon Surrender of his Estate 
 at my Daughter's Marriage with him I give unto my daughter Hardwick 
 the sume of fifteen pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my said 
 daughter Hardwick's three Children the sume of Thirty pounds to be 
 equally devided amongst them and if any of them shall happen to dye 
 before their Legacyes shall become due according to the direction herein 
 after mentioned that then the Share of him her or them so dyeing Shall 
 be paid to and equally devided amongst the Survivors and Survivor of 
 them Item I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law Michaell Johnson 
 the sume of five pounds and to his Wife my daughter five and Twenty 
 pounds Item I give unto Ja?ie my son Nathaniells Wife five pounds and 
 to their two children Ten pounds apiece And my mind and Will is that 
 the severall Legacyes herein before bequeathed unto my said severall 
 Sons and Sons in Law Daughters and Daughters in Law shall be paid 
 to them within one Year after my decease and all the Legacyes herein 
 before given to my Grandchildren except to my said Daughter Harrisons 
 two Children shall be paid to them Respectively as they shall attaine 
 their severall Ages of one and Twenty Years or be married which shall 
 first happen without any Interest for the same Item I give for the poor of 
 Packwood and Knoll Thirty Shillings and to the poor of Curdworth Twenty 
 Shillings if I am buryed there Item I give a noble apiece to the domestick 
 Servants where I happen to dye Item I give unto my said son Joseph 
 son Cornelius my Latine Bible Item I give to my grandson Cornelius 
 Harrison my dictionary Item I give to my said Son in Law Hardwick 
 Baxters Saints everlasting rest Aliens Treatise of Conversion and all 
 Halls Works which I have except the Commentary on Timothy which I 
 give to my said son Nathaniell Item I give to my son Cornelius Pools 
 Annotacions Item I make Nominate and appoint my said Son Nathaniell 
 Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I give him all 
 
 the rest and residue of my Personall Estate whatsoever my Legacyes 
 and funerall Expences being discharged upon condition he take upon 
 him the execution of this my Will In Witnesse whereof I the said 
 Cornelius Ford have hereunto put my hand and Seale the Twenty 
 Eigth day of Aprill In the Eigth Year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne 
 Lady Anne by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine France and 
 Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith &c. Annoque domini 1709. 
 Corn : Ford. Signed Sealed published and declared by the within 
 named Cornelius Ford in the presence of James Wright, John Grooby, 
 S : Cox: 
 
 Proved I May 1709 by the executor named in the will. [P.C.C. 
 115 Lane]. 
 
 In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Ford of Old Swinford in the 
 County of Worcester Gentleman doe make and declare this to be my 
 last will and testament whereby I bequeath my soul to God hoping for 
 salvation through the alone merrits of Christ my Redeemer And as to 
 my Worldly Estate I dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I give and 
 devise unto my eldest son Cornelius Ford and to his Heyres and 
 Assignes forever All that my Messuage Tenement or Dwelling house 
 Scituate and being in Moseley in the County of Worcester called the 
 great house in Moseley with all Barnes Stables buildings arable lands 
 meadow and pasture ground thereto belonging and therewith now held 
 and enjoyed by William Bryan lying in the parishes of Kingsnorton 
 and Northfield upon this Condition nevertheless and my mind and will 
 is that my son Cornelius Ford doe and shall within six months next 
 after my decease pay or cause to be paid the sume of Three hundred 
 & fourty pounds of Lawfull money of Great Britain unto M r Gregory 
 Hickman for the use of the children of my late Sister M" Elizabeth 
 Bowyer or to such Guardian or Guardians of the said Children as shall 
 be by them chosen in case the said M r Hickman shall not act as 
 Executor to the said M" Bowyer The sume of Two hundred pounds 
 of like money to my Executrix herein after named And the summe of 
 One hundred pounds of like money to M r Thomas Rogers x of Holloways 
 End with Interest for the said Severall Summes from the time of my 
 decease untill the same shall be paid and satisfied by my said Son as 
 aforesaid and my mind and will is that in case my said son Cornelius 
 Ford shall refuse or neglect to pay or cause to be paid the foresaid 
 severall summes of Money as I have herein before directed Then I give 
 and devise the foresaid messuage Tenements Lands Hereditaments and 
 premises by me herein before given and devised to my said son Cornelius 
 Ford his heires and assignes unto my two brothers M r Samuell Ford 
 & M r Nathaniel Ford and to their heires and assignes upon this speciall 
 Trust & confidence in them Reposed And to the intent and purpose 
 that they the said Samuell Ford and Nathaniell Ford Their heirs or 
 Assignes doe or shall sell and dispose of the foresaid Messuage tene- 
 ments Lands and premises and pay and apply the moneys arriseing by 
 such sale for and towards the payment of the Severall Summes of Three 
 hundred and Forty pounds Two hundred pounds and One hundred 
 pounds with interest as aforesaid to the Severall persons and in such 
 manner as I have herein before directed my son Cornelius to pay the 
 same and that they doe and shall pay the remaining part of the moneys 
 that shall arrise by Sale of the foresaid Messuage tenements Lands any 
 (sic) premises unto my son Cornelius Ford his Executors Administrators 
 or Assignes Item I give and bequeath unto my son Cornelius Ford All 
 my Study of Books I also give and Bequeath unto my son Cornelius all 
 my Plate my owne Picture and my Wife's Picture drawn by Mr. Verelst 
 Jun r after my Wifes decease I give and bequeath unto my Son James 
 Ford the summe of Fourty pounds of lawfull money of great Brittain 
 to be to him paid within six months next after my decease and also my 
 silver watch my Silver Tobacco Box my Silver Snuff Box my plate Sword 
 Silver Buckles and all my Silver Toyes I give and devise unto my 
 daughter Attn Ford and to her Heirs and Assignes for ever All that my 
 
 1 This Thomas Rogers seems to have been the great-grand-uncle of the 
 celebrated Samuel Rogers [1763-1855], author of The Pleasures of Memory. See 
 Grazebrook's Henzey, Tyttery and Tyzack, pp. 16-19. 
 
ig: 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Messuage or dwelling house with the barnes Stables buildings Arrable 
 Lands meadow and pasture ground Thereunto belonging and therewith 
 held and enjoyed by Edward Boulton Scituate and beeing att Broad- 
 marsh in the parish of Hagley & county of Worcester and also all that 
 my tenement or dwelling house at Wollescott in the parish of Oldswinford 
 now in the tenure of Joseph Fownes and the Tenements Lands and 
 premises thereto belonging now in my owne possession And my mind 
 and will is And I doe hereby order and direct my said Daughter Anne 
 Ford to pay or cause to be paid to or for the use of my Neece Phebe Ford 
 Daughter of my Broth r Cornelius Ford the Sume of Four pounds yearly 
 (That is to say) Twenty Shillings att the end of every three months from 
 and after my decease untill the said Phebe Ford shall attaine the Age 
 of Seventeen years for and towards her maintenance and Education 
 I give and devise unto my daughter Phebe Ford and to her heirs and 
 Assignes for ever All that my Messuage Tenement or Dwelling house 
 lying & beeing in Moseley aforesaid with the Barnes Stables buildings 
 arable Lands Meadow and pasture ground thereunto belonging and 
 therewith now held and enjoyed by Thomas Waring and also all those 
 two Closes of land lying neare to the Last mentioned tenement or 
 dwelling house now in the Tenure of [blank] Pearson of the Dolphin in 
 Birmingham and other Croft or parcel of Land lying and being in 
 Moseley aforesaid now in the holding of Benjamin Greaves Esq" And 
 also all that tenement or dwelling house with the outbuildings and croft 
 thereto belonging lying in Moseley aforesaid now in the Tenure of [blank] 
 Eeeves And my mind and Will is And I doe hereby order & direct my 
 said daughter Phebe Ford to pay or cause to be paid to or for the use of my 
 said Neece Phebe Ford the sume of Fourty shillings yearly (That is to say) 
 Ten shillings at the end of every three months from and after my decease 
 untill she shall attain the age of seaventeen yeares for and towards her 
 maintenance and Education Item I give and bequeath unto my said 
 daughter Phebe Ford the sume of One Hundred pounds of Lawfull mony 
 of Great Brittain to be to her paid within Six months after my decease I 
 give and bequeath unto my said Neece Phebe Ford the sume of Twenty 
 pounds to be paid her at the age of One and Twenty yeares And I desire 
 and direct my Executrix to place out the said summe of Twenty pounds 
 att Interest and to pay the Interest Thereof to the said Phebe Ford untill 
 she shall attain the said age And if my said Neece Phebe Ford shall 
 happen to dye before she shall attain the said age Then I give and 
 Bequeath the said Twenty pounds to her Father my Broth r Cornelius 
 Ford and I dispose of the care and Guardianship of my said Neece 
 Phebe Ford unto my Brother Nathaniel Ford I give and Bequeath unto 
 my Son-in-Law M r Gregory Hickman and to his Wife the Sume of 
 Five pounds a piece to buy them mourning I also give and bequeath unto 
 my said Son in Law M r Gregory Hickman after my wife's decease my 
 wife's picture drawn by M r Verelst Sen'. I give and Bequeath unto my 
 Son in Law M r Clement Acton and his Wife Five pounds a piece to buy 
 them Mourning and after my Wife's decease the said M r Clement 
 Actons Wife's picture I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law M r 
 Daniel Scott & his Wife Five pounds a peice to buy them Mourning And 
 after my Wifes decease the said M r Daniel Scotts Wifes picture I give 
 and bequeath unto my Man Charles Lea the summe of Four pounds if he 
 shall Live with me at my decease to buy him Mourning I give and 
 bequeath unto Every Servant that Shall Live with me at my decease 
 (which hath not Received or given notice of leaveing my Service) Fourty 
 Shillings I give to the poor of the parrish of Oldswinford and Stour- 
 bridge Five pounds to be distributed amongst them by my executrix I 
 give to the poor of the Parish of Kingsnorton Five pounds to be dis- 
 tributed amongst them as the Churchwardens and overseers of the poor 
 there shall think fitt And whereas Edward Hanson my Tenant hath for 
 many years Stood indebted to me in the summe of One Hundred pounds 
 or thereabouts upon an account made up and stated Now my will is that 
 in case the said Edward Hanson shall Leave and quit the possession of 
 the tenements and premises he now holds of me within one year after 
 my decease and pay and discharge what Rent shall be due Since the 
 stated account to that time Then the said Ed-ward Hanson shall only pay 
 to my Executrix the summe of Fifty pounds and no more which shall be in 
 full of what he owes me upon the said stated Account I give and devise 
 unto my loveing Wife Jane Ford und to her Heirs and Assignes for ever 
 
 All and every other my Messuages Tenements Lands Hereditaments and 
 premises scituate and being in the parish of Kingsnorton in the County 
 of Worcester or elsewhere in the Kingdom of England and not herein 
 before by me given and devised I also give and bequeath unto my said 
 Wife Jane Ford All and every my goods Chattells ready monys Credits 
 bonds Specialtyes and all other my personall estate whatsoever (after all 
 my debts Legacyes and funerall expences shall be paid and discharged) 
 upon this speciall Trust and confidence in her my said Wife Reposed 
 and to the intent and purpose That she doe and shall by her deed or 
 deeds writing or writings or by her last Will and Testament in Writing 
 under her hand and seale duly Executed in the presence of three or more 
 credible Witnesses Grant and convey or Give and devise All and every 
 my Messuages Tenements Lands Hereditaments and premises as also 
 all and every my goods Chattells creditts Specialtyes and personall 
 Estate whatsoever by me herein before to her given and devised (As 
 shall be by her undisposed of for and towards the payments of my debts 
 Legacyes and Funerall expences as aforesaid) to and amongst such of 
 my said Children Cornelius Ford James Ford Ami Ford and Phebe Ford 
 As by their dutifull behaviour and demeanour towards her Shall best 
 deserve the same And in case my said Wife shall not graunt and convey 
 or give and devise the foresaid Messuages Tenements Lands and 
 premises goods chattells creditts Specialtyes & personall estate to and 
 amongst my said Children as I have herein before directed Then my 
 mind and Will is and I do hereby give and devise All and every my 
 Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and premises Scituate and 
 being in the parish of Kingsnorton herein before given and devised to my 
 said Wife as aforesaid as also my Messuage Farme lands and premises 
 in Pedmore in the holding of John Willis after my wifes decease unto 
 my said son Cornelius Ford his Heirs and assignes for ever And then 
 and in such case I give and devise after my Wifes decease unto my son 
 James Ford and to his heires and Assignes for Ever All and every my 
 Tenements Dwelling Houses and Premises Scituate and being att 
 Bedcoate Meadow near Stourbridge And also give and bequeath unto 
 my son James Ford his Executors Administrators and Assignes All my 
 Estate Term and Interest in and to two Tenements in Stourbridge afore- 
 said now in the possession of Edward Oliver and Thomas Paul or their 
 undertenants And all and every my houshold good & furniture of hous- 
 hold whatsoever I give and bequeath after my Wifes decease to my said 
 three children James Ford A?ine Ford and Phebe Ford to be equally 
 divided between them And my mind and will is That in case my Said 
 Wife or either of my said Sons shall not Acquiesce or be satisfyed with 
 the dispositions and provisions herein before directed and appointed 
 by this my Will but shall claim seek or challenge any other Estate or 
 provision at any time made or provided for them or any or either of them 
 by or under any former settlements articles deeds bonds or otherwise 
 howsoever That then such of them so refusing or endeavouring to avoid 
 the Gifts Settlements or Dispositions herein before mentioned shall not 
 have take or enjoy any of the Lands Tenement estate moneys or other 
 provision herein before given or intended to or for such of them respec- 
 tively But in such case the Estate part share or provision herein before 
 given to or intended for my wife or to or for such of my sons who shall 
 not be satisfied with and doe all reasonable and necessary acts for the 
 Rattifying and confirming of this my Will shall and may goe unto and be 
 equally shared and divided amongst all such of my said Children who 
 shall be content with and doe all things requisite for the Ratification of 
 this my will if there be occasion for any of their so doing And I doe here- 
 by nominate constitute and appoint my said loveing wife Jane FordSoXn 
 Executrix of this my last Will and testament And do hereby revoke and 
 make void all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof to this my 
 last Will and Testament of which I have made two partes each containing 
 four sheets of paper one to remain upon Record in the Ecclesiasticall 
 Court The other in the hands of my Executrix I have put my hand and 
 Seal to each and every Sheet of both parts of this my will this Tenth day 
 of February in the Seventh Yeare of King George over Great Brittain 
 etc in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty. 
 Jos : Ford. Signed Sealed and Published by the Testator to be his 
 last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the Sight and 
 presence of the Testator and att his request Subscribed our Names as 
 
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 193 
 
 Witnesses hereunto the several razures and interlineations being first 
 made, Tho Littlehdles, Rob' Lilly, Tho. Simmons. 
 
 Proved 4 July 1721 by the sole executrix named. 
 P.C.C. 128 Buckingham]. 
 
 In the name and fear of God I Jane Ford of Oldswinford in the 
 county of Worcester Widdow Relict & Exec' 1 " of Joseph Ford gent my 
 late dear husband deceased having in mind the certainty of death but 
 great uncertainty of the time thereof & being desirous to settle my 
 affairs & being now in perfect mind & most disposing memory (thanks 
 to Almighty God) Doe make & ordain this my last Will & Testament 
 and hereby earnestly comend my soul into the hands of my great Creator 
 humbly confideing in his infinite mercy thro our blessed Saviour Christ 
 Jesus & comit my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be 
 decently & frugally buried at the discretion of my exec" hereafter 
 named in hopes of an happy resurrection and as to such worldly estate 
 wherewith it hath pleas'd god to bless or entrust me I dispose thereof as 
 followeth, viz' I give & bequeath to my son Hickman five pounds for 
 mourning & to my son Ford & his wife & to my son Acton & his wife 
 & to my son Scott & his wife five pounds apiece to buy every of them 
 mourning And I give to my daughter Acton my black Pattesway gown 
 & petticoat & to my daughter Ford a mourning ring which I had for 
 her father & a silk night gown & her own picture And I give to 
 my daughter Scott my velvet scarfe & I desire my son & exec to 
 give to her his small silver salver or I give to her four pounds in liew 
 thereof And I do remit & forgive to all my children & sons in law what- 
 soever I have given to or whatsoever they or any of them have had of 
 me at any time except only the sum of One hundred pounds which is 
 due to me as Exec rI of my late husband Ford from my son in law Daniel 
 Scott on his own bond And which sum together with all interest 
 which shall be due thereupon at my death with the Bond for the same I 
 give & bequeath to my daughter Anne Ford And I give to my daughter 
 Phebe Ford the sum of One hundred pounds which is due to me from 
 S' Tho' Littleton Barr' on his own Bond & all interest which shall be 
 due thereon at my death & also the bond given for the same moneys 
 Item I give devise & bequeath to my daughter Anne Ford one moiety 
 or half part of all those several messuages or dwellinghouses situate 
 in the Ryemarket & elsewhere in Stowerbridge with all outhouses 
 buildings gardens & backsides thereunto belonging now in the severall 
 holdings or occupations of Thomas Paull & Edward Oliver their 
 undertenants or assignes with all & every their appurtenances & which 
 were intended for my late son James Ford deceased & the revercion & 
 revercions rents & profitts thereof & all my estate right & interest 
 therein or w oh is in my power in anywise to give or dispose To 
 hold to my said daughter Anne Ford & to her heirs exec" & assignes 
 for ever she paying thereout to my son Cornelius Ford or his heirs 
 twenty guineas within twelve months next after my decease And I give 
 devise & bequeath the other moiety or half part of all & every the said 
 messuages buildings & premises in the holdings of the said Thomas 
 Paull & Edward Oliver their undertenants or assignes unto my 
 daughter Phebe Ford To hold to her her heirs exec" & assignes for 
 ever she paying thereout alsoe to my said son Cornelius Ford or his 
 heires the like sum of twenty guineas within twelve months after my 
 death But it is my will & I do expressly order & direct that my son 
 Cornelius or his heirs doe & shall effectually release or convey all right 
 claim & demand unto from or out of all & singular the said tenements & 
 premises to my said two daughters & their heires exec" or assignes re- 
 spectively before his receipt of the said twenty guineas apiece from my 
 said daughters Item I give to my sister Joice Ward five pounds And to 
 my niece Anne Hunt two guineas or such suit of my older cloaths as my 
 daughters Anne & Phebe shall think fitt And I give to my niece Mary 
 Withers one guinea with such other suit of my older cloaths as to my 
 said daughter [sic] Anne & Phebe shall seem meet And I give to my said 
 daughter [sic] Anne & Phebe all the rest & residue of my cloaths & wear- 
 ing apparrell not hereinbefore disposed off to be equally divided between 
 them And I do will & appoint that my exec" doe & shall imediately after 
 my funerall deliver the said cloaths & the deeds & writeings relateing to 
 
 the said tenem" & estate in Stowerbridge & shall deliver & assigne the 
 said severall bonds to my said daughters Anne & Phebe respectively or 
 more properly if there be occasion I do make each of them my said 
 daughters Anne & Pliebe to be my exec" respectively as to such estates 
 cloathes money & securities only which I have hereby given or intended 
 to or for each of them severally as aforesaid Item I give to the poor of 
 the parish of Oldswinford & Stowerbridge four pounds & will that one 
 moiety thereof shall be given & distributed by my daughters Ford & 
 Scott among such poor workfolk in the Wollen Manufacture as they shall 
 know to be the fittest objects of charity And I will that the other forty 
 shillings shall be paid to & distributed by the Churchwardens & Overseers 
 of this parish or as they shall appoint And I do will & appoint that my 
 son Cornelius Ford do and shall pay to my brother in law M r Michael 
 Johnson & his wife & their Trustees the sum of two hundred pounds 
 which is directed by his late dear father's Will to be p d to me for & in 
 liew of so much moneys which my said late husband received in trust for 
 my said Brother Johnson & his wife And I do also will & request that 
 my said son Cornelius Ford do & shall with all convenient speed pay & 
 satisfye all other moneys which he is ordered & directed to pay in & by 
 the Will of his said late father together with all such of his late fathers 
 debts & legacies which were directed or intended by him to be paid by 
 me & which shall not be truly paid & discharged in my lifetime And I give 
 to my niece Phebe Ford 'forty shillings to be laid out in cloaths at my death 
 as my daughter Anne shall think fit and subject to all such payments 
 & also to the satisfaccon of all my own debts legacies & funerall ex- 
 pences I do give devise & bequeath all & everie my messuages houses 
 farms lands tenements beneficiall leases & terms of years & all other 
 my reall & personall estate whatsoever & wheresoever whereof or 
 wherein I have any estate right or power to dispose & not hereinbefore 
 disposed or appointed unto my said dear Son Cornelius Ford & to 
 his heirs exec" & assignes And do earnestly request him to continue as 
 a friend & father to my family And I doe make & appoint him the 
 said Cornelius to be full & sole Exec' of this my last Will & Testament 
 But if he or his heirs shall refuse or decline to release or convey the said 
 tenements in Stowerbridge to my said daughters Anne & Phebe & their 
 heirs exec" or assignes respectively according to my intent aforesaid or 
 to exhibit & prove this my Will & to take upon him my executorship 
 within six months after my death Then I do will & declare that he shall 
 not be my exec' But in such case I do nominate & appoint my said two 
 daughters Anne & Phebe Ford & the survivors of them to be executors or 
 executor of this my will And in such case I do give & bequeath to them 
 my said daughters Anne & Phebe the messuage & farm & all buildings & 
 lands in the parish of Pedmore which I hold of & under the feofees of the 
 late M' Foley 's Hospital there To hold to them their executors & assignes 
 for all the residue of the time & term I have therein together with all 
 rents & arrears of rent which shall be due for the said farm & premises 
 at the time of my death And I do revoke & make void all former Wills 
 & disposicions and do hereby appoint this to be my only true last Will 
 & Testament In witness whereof to this my last Will & Testament written 
 & contained in three sheets of paper I have set my hand & seal this 
 eleventh day of September in the year of King George &c Annoque 
 domini 1722. JANE FORD. Signed sealed published & declared by the 
 Testatrix abovenamed in the presence of us who in her sight & presence 
 & at her request subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto, Tho 
 Mil-ward, Richard Roy all, Tho. Mil-ward Junr. 
 
 Proved 2 Oct. 1722 at Worcester by the sole executor. 
 
 In the name of God Amen. The twenty third day of October in the 
 year of our Lord, one thousand seaven hundred and twenty six I 
 Elizabeth Harriotts of Trysull in the county of Stafford widdow 
 being indisposed in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory 
 (praise be therefore given to Almighty God) doe make publish and 
 declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to 
 say) First I commend my soule unto God who gave it trusting through 
 the merits of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to rise unto 
 
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 Eternall Glory unto the last day and my body I committ to the earth from 
 whence it came to be decently buried in the parish Church yard att Trysull 
 (if conveniently it may be) the management whereof I leave to the discre- 
 tion of my executor hereafter named and for the doing thereof I allow the 
 sum of One hundred pounds And as for such temporall Estate as it hath 
 pleased Almighty God to entrust me with I give devise and dispose thereof 
 as followeth Imprimis my will is and I do hereby charge my reall and 
 personall estate with the payment of all my just debts, funerall expenses 
 and rent charges and premises herein bequeathed devised or appointed 
 and do desire my executor to see the same well and truely paid and dis- 
 charged according to this my desire Item I give and bequeath unto my 
 sister in law M" Jane Rushbury my gold lockett ring which hath my 
 sister in law's Ami Amias haire in it and three pictures which came from 
 Chorely (vizt :) her fathers mothers and grandmothers And I also give 
 and bequeath unto her a broad piece of gold of the value of Twenty five 
 shillings Item I give and bequeath unto my brother in law Thomas 
 Mitton Esq r a broad piece of gold of the value of twenty five shillings 
 and unto my sister in law ^Martha Mytton his wife my gold lockett 
 with M r Harriotts and my owne haire in it and a broad piece of gold 
 of the value of twenty five shillings, and to their daughter Elizabeth 
 Mytton my gold lockett with my sister Jane Rushbury' s hair in it and to 
 each other of the sons and daughters of my said brother Mytton a broad 
 piece of gold of twenty three shillings value Item I give and bequeath 
 unto my kinsman Wannerton Groome my greate silver Tankard and to 
 my kinsman Thomas Pratt my little silver Tankard and the summe of 
 one thousand pounds with interest from my death untill it shall be paid 
 by my Executor to him. Item I give and bequeath unto my cousin and 
 Goddaughter Elizabeth Pratt of Wyerton in Kent the summe of fifty 
 pounds and to my kinswoman Elizabeth Pratt who lives with me the 
 sume of one hundred pounds and my best Bible and six of my other 
 bookes to be att her owne Choice and the Bedsteeds Curtaines Counter- 
 panes the downe Bedd and feather Bedd on which I used to lye at 
 Trysull aforesaid Two feather Bowlsters Two downe pillows two Blanketts 
 Two paire of good Hempton sheetes and one paire of Fine Flaxen 
 Sheetes And my Chest of Drawers dressing Box and small Boxes and 
 Brushes thereto belonging the dressing Table and stands and my best 
 side saddle Item I give devise and bequeath unto the said Elizabeth 
 Pratt that lives with me an annuity or yearly rent charge of Tenn pounds 
 for and dureing the terme of her naturall life to be issueing out of and 
 chargeable upon all my Freehold Messuages lands tenements and here- 
 ditaments scituate in the parishes of Trysull Orton and Womberne in 
 the county of Stafford and to be paid unto her or her assigns at the 
 Foure usuall Feasts in the yeare without any deduction or abatement 
 whatsoever for taxes or any other thing whatsoever by even and equall 
 portions (viz') at the Feasts of Christmas the annunciation of the blessed 
 Virgin Mary S' John Baptist and S' Michael the Archangell the first 
 payment to be made upon the first of the said Feasts that shall happen 
 next after my decease And for non payment thereof upon demand I do 
 hereby give power unto the said Elizabeth Pratt or her assignes to dis- 
 treine upon any of my said Messuages lands or Tenements for the same 
 from time to time so often as it shall be in arreare or unpaid Item I give 
 and bequeath unto her all my wearing Apparell of all sorts to dispose 
 of as she shall think fitt Item I give and bequeath unto my cousin 
 Thomas Barnesly an annuity of Five pounds per annum, for his life 
 to be paid att the same quarterly days by equall portions without deduc- 
 tion if he restores the mortgage I gave him to my Executor Item I 
 give and bequeath unto my cousin Josiah Pratt the like annuity of Five 
 pounds per annum for his life to be paid at the same quarterly daies 
 without any deduction by equall portions to be issueing out of my 
 Freehold lands and Tenements with like power to distreine for the same 
 if nott paid as it shall become due Item I give and bequeath unto my 
 Cousin Elizabeth the wife of George Pepys the summe of Two hundred 
 pounds to be paid into her owne hands and to be att her owne disposall 
 that her husband shall have nothing to doe with provided that her hus- 
 band att the time of paying the same by my Executor shall give his owne 
 security by bond of the penalty of Four hundred pounds that he will 
 permitt his said wife to dispose of the said Two hundred pounds att her 
 decease as she shall by any writeing direct and appoint and shall permitt 
 her in the meane time to dispose of the interest thereof to her owne 
 
 seperate use And if the said George Pepys shall refuse to give .such bond 
 then I give the said Two hundred pounds to my Executor m trust for 
 the said Elizabeth and for her owne separate use that her husband shall 
 have nothing to doe with And her receipt for what she shall receive or 
 order to be paid shall be a sufficient discharge to my Executor notwith- 
 standing her Coverture Item I give and bequeath unto my cou«n./«w« 
 Pratt and Samuel Pratt Tenn pounds apiece And to Henry Pratt ^son of 
 the said Samuel Pratt fourty pounds, and to my cousin Jeremiah Pratt 
 Twenty pounds, And to his sister Elizabeth Pratt Fifty pounds and to 
 Cousin Richard Pratt fifty pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my 
 kinsman Humphry Abnett the summe of one hundred and thirty pounds 
 out of the money his father owed me by bonds or otherwise And I give 
 the rest of the money oweing me by his father unto my cousin Robert 
 Abnett he giveing my Executor a full discharge for the keeping of some 
 sheepe for^me Item I give to my Cousin Catherine the wife of William 
 Robins my Diamond Ring with Eleaven stones in it Item I give to my 
 cousin Cornelius Ford sonn of Joseph Ford and to his Sisters Ann and 
 Phebe Five pounds a piece and to my cousin Samuel Ford Cornelius and 
 Nathaniel Ford Tenn pounds a piece Item I give to Cornelius John and 
 Phebe the sonne and daughter of Phebe Harrison deceased Tenn pounds 
 a piece And I give and bequeath to my cousin Mary the wife of M r John 
 Hardwick the summe of Fourty pounds to be paid by my Executor unto 
 her owne hands for her separate use that her husband shall have nothing 
 to do with And I give unto her my biggest brass pann a large pewter 
 dish and my Feather bedd and Bolster in the Chamber over the Buttrey 
 provided that her husband doth at the same time give the like bond to 
 my my (sic) Executor to permit his wife to dispose of the same at her 
 will and pleasure or otherwise I give all the said Legacies to my Executor 
 in trust for her and such person and persons as she shall leave or appoint 
 the same to be paid or delivered to And I give and bequeath to my 
 cousin Sarah the wife of M r Michael Johnson the like summe of Fourty 
 pounds for her owne separate use and one paire of my best Flaxen Sheetes 
 and pillow Coates A large pewter dish and a dozen of pewter plates on 
 the like condition that her husband shall give the like bond to my Exe- 
 cutor as M r John Harwich [sic] is appointed to give for his wife Item I 
 give to my Cousin John Jessons sonns and daughters (vizt :) to Cornelius 
 and his wife Thomas, Mary, Martha and Sarah Jessons a broad piece of 
 Gold of Twenty Five shillings value to each of them Item I give and 
 bequeath unto the sonn and daughters of my Cousin Cornelius Jesson of 
 London (vizt :) Cornelius Sarah and Ann Five pounds apiece and to 
 Joseph Sarah Ann and Phebe Ford the sonn and daughters of my Cousin 
 Cornelius FordTftnn pounds apiece And to their brother A?idrew Ford 
 Twenty pounds Item I give and bequeath to M" Mary Pudsey oi Seisdon 
 widow a broad piece of gold of twenty Five shillings value and to her sonn 
 Rowland and daughters Catherine Margarett Ann Sarah Letitia Elizabeth 
 and Jane Tenn pounds a piece and to my cousin Mary Bendy widow the 
 summe of Tenn pounds And I give to my Cousins John Hayward and 
 Sarah Hayward a broad piece of gold each of the value of Twenty three 
 shillings And to my Cousin Mary Haytvard Five pounds out of the 
 money her husband owes me and to his daughter in law Catherine a 
 broad piece of Gold of twenty three shillings value Item I give to my 
 cousin Ann Foxall the summe of Five pounds and to my Cousins Thomas 
 Jordan and Elizabeth Jordan to each a piece of gold of Twenty three 
 shillings value And to Cousin Mary Greens daughters and husbands to 
 each of them Twenty shillings a piece and to Cousin Sarah Jellicourse 
 widow a piece of gold of twenty five shillings value And to my Godsonn 
 William Dovey Five pounds Item I give to my Kinsman John Warter 
 Esq 1 ' his greate Grandmothers picture and to his wife a broad piece of 
 gold of Twenty Five shillings value And to my Cousin Sarah Warter I 
 give a piece of gold of Twenty five shillings value and my looking Glasse 
 in my little parlour at Trysull and to Frances daughter of my Cousin 
 John Sherwin the summe of Five pounds out of the money he owed me 
 Item I give to Ann Nurthall the summe of Thirty pounds Notwithstand- 
 ing I maintained her many years And to my servant Mary Poole I 
 bequeath the summe of Fourty shillings And to each other of my servants 
 that shall live with me at my decease the summe of Tenn shillings over 
 and above their wages Item I give to the poore of the parish of Trysull 
 aforesaid the summe of Tenn shillings yearly for and dureing the terme 
 of the naturall life of my Executor hereinafter named to be°distributed 
 
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 among them upon the Feast day of S« Thomas the Apostle at the dis- 
 cretion of my said Executor. 
 
 All which legacies in money herein bequeathed I appoint to be paid 
 within one yeare next after my decease Item I do hereby give devise and 
 bequeath unto my Executor hereafter named the summe of One hundred 
 pounds upon Trust that he shall as soone as conveniently may be after 
 my decease lay out all the said summe of One hundred pounds in the 
 purchaseing of lands or Tenements of Inheritance free from incumbrances 
 And that the rents and profitts that shall arise from the same And also 
 the interest that can be made of the money in the meane time from my 
 decease shall be yearly paid by my Executor and his heires and assignes 
 unto the Minister of the said parish of Trysull for the time being for 
 ever provided the said Minister shall read or cause to be read in the said 
 parish Church of Trysull the Common prayer commonly called the 
 Divine Service both morning and Evening every day in the weeke or at 
 the least Wednesdaies and Fridays throughout the yeare And in case he 
 shall neglect so to doe or refuse performing the same Then my Will and 
 desire is that the rents and profitts aforesaid and interest that can be 
 made of the money in the meane time shall be paid yearly to the school- 
 master of the Freeschoole in Trysull aforesaid if in holy orders for the 
 time being if he shall read the same Divine Service as aforesaid in the 
 said Church or Schoolhouse in manner as aforesaid And if the said 
 schoolmaster shall neglect or refuse the performance of the same Then 
 my will is that my Executor and his heirs and assigns shall determine 
 the rents and profitts and interest of the said money for soe long as it 
 shall be neglected to their owne proper use and uses Anything herein 
 conteined to the contrary notwithstanding And for the enabling my 
 executor to reimburse himselfe all necessary expences and for his trouble 
 and to pay my just debts funerall expences rent charges and legacies in 
 money herein before given and bequeathed I do hereby give devise and 
 bequeath unto my loveing Kinsman Wannerton Groome and to his heires 
 and assigns for ever Chargeable as aforesaid All my freehold Messuages 
 lands Tenements and hereditaments whereof I shall dye seized or have 
 power to make any Will scituate in the severall parishes of Trysull Orton 
 or Womberne in the said County of Stafford or elsewhere in the 
 Kingdome of Greate Brittaine And I do also give devise and bequeath 
 for the purposes aforesaid unto the said Wannerton Groome his 
 Executors Administrators and Assigns All my ready money goods plate 
 Jewells debts oweing to me at my decease by specialty or otherwise 
 All my stock of Cattle Come Graine hey Fodder implements of 
 husbandry and all other my personall substance and Estate whatsoever 
 (not herein otherwise disposed of or bequeathed whome I make and 
 constitute and appoint sole executor of this my last will and Testament 
 desireing him in all things to see this my will Well and truely per- 
 formed And I do hereby revoke disannull and make void all former Will 
 and Wills by me heretofore made And do declare this only to be my 
 last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Elizabeth Har- 
 riotts have hereunto putt my hand and seale the day and yeare first above 
 written And also to a duplicate hereof. Eliz. Harriotts. Signed 
 sealed published and declared by the said Elizabeth Harriotts as her 
 last Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names 
 as Witnesses hereunto in the presence and at the request of her the said 
 Elizabeth Harriotts (the words if in holy orders being first interlined). 
 W m Haslewood, Edw* Haslewood, Roger Haslewood. 
 
 Proved 8 March 1727/8 by Wannerton Groome the executor named. 
 [P.C.C. 85 Brooke]. 
 
 In the Name of God Amen I JOHN Harrison of Birmingham in the 
 County of Warwick Sadler being of sound mind and memory praised be 
 Almighty God for the same doe make this my will now in time of my 
 health that when I come to dye I may not be disturbed with the thoughts 
 of any worldly affairs First and principally I recommend my Soul into 
 the hands of Almighty God that gave it me hoping assuredly through 
 the mercy of God and the merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 
 to Inherit life Immortal when this mortal one shall have an End and my 
 Body I commit to the Earth to be decently Interred at the discretion of 
 my Executors hereafter named and as to such Worldly Estate of which 
 
 it hath pleased God of his mercy to make me his Steward I give and 
 dispose thereof in manner following Imprimis I will that my debts and 
 Funeral charges be paid and discharged Item I give and bequeath to my 
 son Cornelius Harrison the sum of fifty pounds To my daughter Phebe 
 Harrison I give the sum of three hundred pounds and to my son John 
 Harrison I give the sum of Five pounds which I will shall be respectively 
 paid them out of my personal Estate within twelve months next after my 
 decease And to my said daughter Phebe I give and devise all that my 
 Close Inclosure or piece of Inclosed Land lying in the County of Stafford 
 and near or adjoyning to a certain Wast or Common called Femley Pitts ' 
 which I hold by Lease from the Viccars Chorrall of the Cathedral Church 
 of Litchfield To hold to her the said Phebe and her heires and assignes 
 for ever during the term in the said Lease mentioned and to her the said 
 Pk clK Harriso n I give - and devise one acre or - more of Arrable Land 
 lying in th e pari s h of Alcock (?) i n the s aid county of Stafford in the 
 ho l ding of S a muel Leigh. Cent. To hold to her the said Phebe Harrison 
 her heirs and assigns for ever Item I nominate and appoint my said son 
 Cornelius Harrison and Nathaniel Ford of Stourbridge in the County of 
 Worcester Clothier Executors of this my said Will upon whose Care and 
 Integrity I have great Confidence for the just and due distribution of this 
 my Estate and I desire them to see the same in all things performed 
 And to them the said Cornelius Harrison and Nathaniel Ford I give ten 
 pounds a piece for the trouble and pains they shall be put to in the taking 
 upon them the said Executorship and the Overplus or Surplusage of my 
 said Personal Estate (if any such shall happen) I give and bequeath to 
 my said son Cornelius Harrison and daughter Phebe Harrison equally 
 to be divided betwixt them In Witness Whereof I the said John Harrison 
 have hereunto put my hand and Seal this Eighth day of November in the 
 first year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King 
 over Great Britain &c. annoque Domini 1727. Jn° Harrison. 
 Signed Sealed published and declared by the Testator as for and to be 
 his last Will and Testament in the presence and Sight of us who severally 
 subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto in the presence and sight of 
 the said Testator John Harrison — Rob' Porter, Sheldon Porter, Upping- 
 ham Bourne. 
 
 On the Seven and twentyeth day of June One thousand Seven 
 hundred thirty and three appeared personally Cornelius Harrison of 
 Birmingham in the County of Warwick Clerk the son and surviving 
 Executor named in the last Will and Testament of John Harrison late 
 of Birmingham aforesaid Sadler deceased and by Virtue of his Corporal 
 Oath deposed that the said deceaseds will bearing date the Eighth day 
 of November One thousand Seven hundred twenty and Seven and here- 
 unto annexed was found soon after the decease of the said John Harrison 
 in his trunk among his papers of moment and concern with the same 
 interlineation Obliterations and Razures and in the veiy form and 
 Plight as it now appears and which obliterations were so made and done 
 by the deceased himself as this deponent verily believes. Cornelius Har- 
 rison. On the said seven and twentyeth day of June the said Cornelius 
 Harrison was duly Sworne to the truth of the premises. By me, Robert 
 Davis. 
 
 Proved (with a codicil annex ed} 14 July 1733 by Cornelius Harrison 
 the surviving executor. [P.C.C. 200 Price]. 
 
 In the Name of God Amen I Ann Ford of Wolverhampton in the 
 County of Stafford Spinster being of sound Mind & Memory praised 
 be God for the same do for the setling of my Worldly affairs make and 
 ordain this my last Will and Testament as follows First I commit my 
 soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping for pardon of all 
 my Sins My Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the 
 discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and as to my worldly 
 estate I devise and dispose thereof as follows and I order and appoint 
 that all my just debts and Funeral expences be fully paid also I give and 
 devise unto my Sister Phebe Ford 'her heirs and assigns for ever all that my 
 
 1 Femley Pits is a mile and a half due south of Lichfield Cathedral, close to 
 the railway. 
 
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 Messuage Farm house or tenement with the outbuildings Gardens Back- 
 sides and all Lands Meadows Leasows and parcels of land whatsoever 
 thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining situate lying and being 
 at Broadmarsh in the parish of Hagley in the County of Worcester and 
 now in my own posession also I give and devise unto my said sister 
 Phebe Ford her heirs and assigns forever all that my other Messuage 
 Farm house or Tenement with the outbuildings gardens Backsides and 
 Appurtenances and all Lands Meadows Leasows Closes Peices and Parcells 
 of Land and Hereditaments whatsoever thereunto belonging or therewith 
 now or usually held occupyed or enjoyed situate lying and being at 
 Hobgreen in the Parish of Old Swinford in the county of Worcester 
 aforesaid and now in the possession of M r Waldron Hill or of his 
 Undertenant or Undertenants Also I give and devise unto my said 
 Sister Phebe Ford her heirs and Assigns for ever all that my undivided 
 Moiety or half part of and in all that Messuage or Tenement with the 
 appurtenances situate and being in a certain Street or place in the Town 
 of Stowerbridge in the parish of Oldswinford aforesaid called the Corn 
 Market and now or late in the Tenure or Occupation of the Widow Paul 
 and also all other my Messuages Cottages Lands Tenements Heredita- 
 ments and real Estate whatsoever scituate lying and being in the parishes 
 of Hagley and Oldswinford aforesaid or in either of them or elsewhere 
 in the Kingdom of Great Britain and whereof or wherein I have any 
 disposing power or am any ways seized either in possession or reversion 
 together with all Appurtenances thereto belonging and the Reversions and 
 Remainders thereof to have and to hold all and singular my said Mes- 
 suages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real Estate whatsoever 
 unto my said sister Phebe Ford her heirs and assigns for ever also I give 
 and bequeath unto my said sister Phebe Ford her Executors adminstrators 
 and assigns all my Leases Mortages Bonds Notes and Securities for 
 Money Goods Chattels and Personal Estate whatsoever and I appoint 
 my said Sister Phebe Ford sole Legatee & Executrix of this my will and 
 revoke all former wills by me made In witness whereof I the said Ann 
 Ford have hereunto put my Hand and Seal and published and declared 
 this as and for my last will and Testament this sixteenth day of March 
 in the seventeenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King 
 George the Second &c. And in the year of our Lord one thousand 
 seven hundred and forty three. Anne Ford. Signed Sealed Published 
 and Declared by the said Ann Ford as and for her will in the presence 
 of us who in the same Room and in her presence and also in the presence 
 of each other of us severally wrote our Names as Witnesses. Eliz: Brett, 
 Jane Brett, Geo: Holyoake. 
 
 Proved 23 August 1744 by the sole executrix named. [P.C.C. 190 
 Anstis.] 
 
 I Cornelius Harrison Minister of Darlington do profess my 
 sincere thankfulness to Almighty God for all his benefits conferred on me 
 in this life & because I know not how soon it may be his good pleasure 
 to call me to another for which may his Grace & Mercy qualify me 
 through Jesus Christ my Saviour I do make & ordain my Last Will & 
 Testament in manner following I desire my body may be frugally interred 
 at the discretion of my Executrix- hereinafter named My debts I trust will 
 be found inconsiderable but be they more or less I am desirous they 
 should be honourable {sic) paid I leave to my sister M" Phebe Heme 
 wife to M r Benjamin Heme of Barwell near Axbridge in Somersetshire 
 one Guinea & to her two Daughters Elizabeth & Phebe one Guinea each 
 the whole to be paid within six months after my decease I leave to my 
 son Cornelius the summ of Four Hundred Pounds payable at his coming 
 to twenty one years of age with Interest of the same but meaning & 
 intending that my Executrix shall be understood to have fully discharged 
 the said Interest by affording him a suitable maintanence & education 
 such as the disposition of my son & the friends she may advise with 
 shall make her think proper And my Will & Intention farther is with 
 respect to the said Four Hundred Pounds that in case it should be judged 
 necessary to apply any part of the principal summ during my son's minority 
 & with his own consent to the placing him out to any Business or other- 
 wise providing towards his future Settlement in the World so much of 
 the principal summ as is so applied shall thereby stand discharged. I 
 
 give to my said son Cornelius the Silver Tankard & Cup that were were 
 (sic) my fathers but not till after the decease of my Executrix & all my 
 Books confiding in the care of my said Executrix that they be securely 
 preserved for him I give to my Daughter Mary the sum of Three 
 Hundred Pounds payable when she shall arrive at the age of twenty one 
 years or within six months after the day of her marriage in case that shall 
 happen sooner with Interest for the same from the time of my decease 
 but my will & intention is that in her case also the Interest shall be 
 understood to be fully discharged by my Executrix's allowing her a 
 proper maintenance & Education I give everything I am worth in the 
 world not before mentioned to Mary my dear & faithful wife whom I 
 do appoint sole Executrix of this my Will & am sorry I am not in a 
 capacity to leave her a more valuable testimony of my affection I declare 
 all the before written & drawn up with my own hand to be my last Will 
 & Testament & do accordingly attest & authorize it as such by sub- 
 scribing my name this sixth day of June 1747. Cornelius Harri- 
 son. 
 Deo, Laus &= Gloria, Amen. 
 
 The fourth day of February 1748 The Will of Cornelius Harrison late 
 of Darlington in the County of Durham (having Bona Notabilia within 
 the Province of York) Clerk deceased was proved in the Prerogative 
 Court of York by the Oath of Mary Harrison Widow the sole Executrix 
 to whom Administration was granted she having been first sworn duly to 
 administer. 
 
 In the Name of God Amen I Phebe Ford of Stourbridge in the 
 County of Worcester Spinster being in perfect Health Do for the Setling 
 of my Worldly Estate make and Ordain This my last Will and Testament 
 And I order and Appoint that all my just debts and Funeral Expenses be 
 first fully paid and Discharged Item I give and devise unto my nephew 
 Edward Hickman and to his heirs and assigns for ever all that my 
 messuage or Dwelling House with the Barns Stables Buildings Arable 
 Lands Meadow and pasture Ground thereunto belonging and therewith 
 held and enjoyed by the Widow S}nilh situated and being at Wollescott 
 in the parish of Oldswinford and County of Worcester I also give and 
 devise to my nephew Edward Hickman his heirs and Assignes for ever 
 all my messuage or Tenement with all outhouses stables Croft Gardens 
 and Roads thereunto belonging situated and being in the Cornmarket in 
 Stourbridge in the occupation of Thomas Caddick or his Undertenants I 
 give and bequeath to my nephew Gregory Hickman son of my brother 
 Gregory Hickman Twenty pounds I give to my niece Jane Hickman 
 Twenty pounds I give to my niece Elizabeth Eyken Twenty pounds I 
 give to my Cousin Phebe Ford Daughter of my Uncle Cornelius Ford 
 Twenty pounds I give and Devise to my Neice Mabel Acton Daughter 
 of my sister Mary Acton and to her heirs and Assignes for ever All that 
 my messuage Tenement or Dwelling House lying and being in Moseley 
 in the parish of Kingsnorton and County of Worcestershire the Bams 
 Stables Buildings Arable Lands Meadow and pasture Grounds thereunto 
 belonging and therewith now held and enjoyed by George Wood Also I 
 give and devise unto my niece Mabel Acton her heirs and assigns for 
 ever All that my Tenement or Dwelling house with the Out buildings 
 & Croft and Garden thereunto belonging lying and being in Moseley 
 in the parish of Kingsnorton and County of Worcester aforesaid now in 
 the tenure of Joseph Radford Item I also give and bequeath to my fore- 
 said Niece Mabel Acton and to her Heirs and Assigns for ever All that 
 my Messuage or Dwelling House with the Barns Stables Buildings 
 Arable Lands Meadow and Pasture ground thereunto belonging and 
 therewith held and enjoyed hy John Round or his Undertenants situated 
 and being at Broad March in the parish of Hagley and County of Wor- 
 cester And my mind and Will is and I doe hereby Order and Direct that 
 the foresaid Estates at Moseley and Broadmarch shall be subject to the 
 payment of my Debts and such Legacys as I have herein bequeathed 
 In this my last Will and Testament I give and devise to my Servant that 
 shall live with me at the time of my Decease five pounds and such of my 
 old Cloaths as my Executrix hereafter named shall think proper And all 
 
 the rest and residue of my estate of what nature or bir,^ ,- t ■ 
 
 "- ui Kina soever I give 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 197 
 
 and Devise the same and every part thereof unto my said Niece Mabel 
 Acton And I do hereby constitute and appoint my said Niece Mabel 
 Acton whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament 
 Upon sure Trust and Confidence that she the said Mabel Acton will with 
 the utmost fidelity see it performed and executed And I doe hereby 
 revoke all former wills by me heretofore made and declare this to be my 
 only last will and testament written with my own hand this Twenty 
 Third Day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty two. Phebe 
 Ford. Signed Sealed Published and Declared in the presence of us 
 who at the Request of the Testatrix have Witnessed the same, Ann 
 Mil-ward, Jane Orton, Rebecca Milward. 
 
 Proved 11 April 1767 by Mabel Acton Spinster the sole executrix 
 named. [P.C.C. 131 Legard.] 
 
 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. 
 
 Henry Foorde, of Birmingham, Warwicks. Admon. granted 1 May 
 1648, in P.C.C, to Mary Foorde, the relict of the deed. 
 
 Sarah Ford, of Winson Green, Warwicks., spinster. Admon. granted 
 15 Feb. 1654, in P.C.C, to Henry Ford, the brother of the deed. 
 
 Isaac Ingram, -of Nuthurst, Warwicks., gent. Will dated 18 Aug. 
 1671. I give 20/"- to the poor inhabitants of Nuthurst. And whereas 
 I am seized in fee of reversion expectant upon the decease of my father 
 of one messuage with two barns and other buildings, one garden, one 
 orchard, and 7 pastures thereunto belonging and adjoining, containing 
 26 acres of land, known by the name of the Hayes, situate in Nuthurst 
 aforesaid, lying between the King's highway leading from Henley 
 towards Birmingham, the land of Richard Grimshawe, gent., and other 
 land of the said Isaac Ingram called Linthursts, the land now or late 
 of Robert Clarke, and also of one other messuage, garden and croft 
 situated in Henley in Arden, Warwicks., in breadth between the land 
 of the King's Majesty on the north and south, and in length from the 
 pavement and street of Henley unto the great Park, in the tenure of 
 William Beesley ; and also in three other messuages, garden, and 
 5 closes of meadow to the same belonging, containing 24 acres of land, 
 known by the name of Bottley, situate in Ullen-Hall in the parish of 
 Wootton Wawen, Warwicks., between the land of Thomas Archer esq. 
 and the King's highway, and also all ways, waters, etc., to the same 
 belonging, I give all the beforementioned properties to my son Isaac 
 Ingram and to his heirs after the decease of my said father. And I will 
 that my loving wife, Frances Ingram, shall receive the rents and profits 
 of the same during my son's minority towards his education, and to set 
 him apprentice to some good trade, or to breed him a scholar. Also I 
 give to my wife the enclosure of land late divided in three parts, and a 
 meadow adjoining of 24 acres, known by the name of the Lindhursts, 
 situate in Nuthurst, to be held by her until my eldest son, William 
 Ingram, shall come to his age of 18 years. I give to my third son, 
 Samuel Ingram, ,£200 to be paid to my father and my brother-in-law 
 Henry Ford, to be by them placed out at interest until my son shall have 
 attained the age of 21. And if my father and brother-in-law should die 
 before my son's majority, then the money to be paid to Humphrey 
 Powell of Birmingham, gent., and to Abraham Pemberton of the same 
 place, yeoman, to be by them placed out as mentioned. Should a son 
 or daughter be born to my wife after my decease, I will the same child 
 to have £100. I appoint my wife as sole extrix. of this my will. Signed, 
 Isaac Ingram. Wits., Nicholas Hodge Us, ' Hen : Ford, Hum : Powell. 
 Proved at London 3 Dec. 1674, in P.C.C. [145 Bunce], by the oath of 
 Frances Ingram, the relict and sole extrix. 
 
 George Jesson, of West Bromwich, Staffs., yeoman. Will dated 
 25 Nov. 1678. I bequeath to my wife, Mary Jesson, my lease that I rent 
 of Broome Horrod? esq. To my eldest son Thomas, 10 strike of corn. 
 To my youngest son Cornelius, a ^50 bond of Thomas Mears of Kings 
 Norton ; also a £io bond of Thomas Phillipps' hand ; also £io bond 
 of Moris and Humpry Ashford. To my grandson Thomas Jesson, 20'/-. 
 To my grandchild George Jesson, 20'/-. To my grandchild Mary Jesson, 
 207-. To my maid Mary Withnall, 5-/-. Exors., my sons Thomas, John 
 and Cornelius. Overseer, my brother Mr. Henry Foard, to whom I give 5'/-. 
 I give to my son John a table board that stands in Samuel Franckes' house. 
 To Elizabeth Williams, the house where she lives, for her life. Resid. 
 legatee, my wife. Signed, George Jesson. Wits., John Stene his mark, 
 Richard Jesson, Thomas Jesson. Proved 12 Feb. 1678/9, in P.C.C. 
 [20 King], by the exors. named. 
 
 William Ingram, of Nuthurst, Warwicks., gent. Will dated 3 Dec. 
 1685. I give to William Ingram, my grandson, a third part of my 
 household goods upon this express condition, that if Isaac and Samuel 
 Ingram, brothers of the said William Ingram, shall die before the 
 assurance of the house and land at Warwick, which John Green of 
 Rowington bought of me, be confirmed, then the said William Ingram 
 is to confirm the same, etc. And I will that Mr. Thomas Parsons, my 
 son-in-law, shall quietly enjoy all those grounds during his lease which 
 heretofore I gave away to William Ingram, my grandson, he paying his 
 rent, etc. I give to Isaac Ingram, my grandson, and to his heirs, after 
 the death of my wife, one half or moiety of all my house, barns, 
 orchards, etc., with one moiety of my land thereto belonging, lying in the 
 county of Worcester, now in the tenure of widow Parkes. I give to 
 Samuel Ingram, my grandson, and to his heirs after the death of my 
 wife, the other moiety of my house, barns, etc., in co. Worcester. I give 
 to Elizabeth Abnett, my granddaur., £100. I give to Elizabeth Robinson 
 and her heirs my barn and close at the Green, near Lapworth church, 
 now in the occupation of Uriah Wareing. I give to the poor of Lap- 
 worth, 20'/- ; to the poor of Henley, 20*/- ; to the poor of Tamworth, 20'/- ; 
 and to the poor of Nuthurst, 20'/-. I make my wife, Barbara Ingram, 
 sole extrix. of this my will, and resid. legatee of my goods, if she remain 
 in the house where I now dwell, and I give her my clock, my best 
 Bible, etc. Signed, William Ingram. Wits., Sarah Walton her mark, 
 Sarah Williams her mark, William Asken. Proved 23 Nov. 1687 at 
 London, in P.C.C. [139 Foot], by Barbara Ingram. 
 
 William Barnsley, of Trysull, Staffs., gent. Admon. granted 
 23 June 1691, at Lichfield, to Elizabeth Harriotts (wife of Robert Har- 
 riotts) of Trysull, the sister of the deed. Elizabeth Barnesley of Trysull, 
 widow, the mother of the deed., renounced in presence of Tho. Pudsey 
 and Henry Pratt. Surety, Thomas Pudsey of Trysull, esq. Wits, to 
 bond, Ben. Jordan and Mary Bentley. Inventory dated 22 June 1691 ; 
 total, .£175-6-0. Appraisers, Henry Pratt and Richard Sheldon. 
 
 Robert Harriotts, late of Trysull, Staffs., deed. Admon. granted 
 4 Mch. 1699/1700, in P.C.C, to Elizabeth Harriotts, widow, the relict of 
 the deed. 
 
 Thomas Jesson, late of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., widower. 
 Admon. granted 18 Nov. 1703, in P.C.C, to John Jesson, the brother of 
 the deed. 
 
 John Jesson, of Graiseley, par. of Wolverhampton, Staffs., gent. 
 Will dated 24 Mch. 171 1. To my wife Elizabeth, in augmentation of 
 her jointure, my messuage wherein I now dwell, with land, etc., for her 
 life, with reversion to my son John Jesson. To my said wife, my mes- 
 suages, etc., in pars, of Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Shenstone, 
 occupied by More, Isaac Whorwood, Reves, widow, William 
 
 1 Brome Whorwood ; see p. 132. 
 
198 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Stamps, John Reves, James White, Hadley, widow, Farmer, 
 
 widow, and John Smith. To my daur. Sarah Jesson, ,£400. To my 
 said wife Elisabeth, my^lands in pars, of Castle Bromwich and Sutton 
 Coldfield, and in co. Worcester, for her life, and then to my son Cornelius 
 Jesson, and for want of issue to my sons John and Thomas Jesson. To 
 my said wife, a rent charge of £10 per annum out of my lands at 
 Wednesbury and West Bromwich, occupied by He?iry Grove, Joseph 
 
 Cashmore, Aaron Cashmore, Francis Harrison and Gosnell. To 
 
 my son Thomas, my silver can which was my brother Thomas's. Resi- 
 due to said wife and make her extrix. Wits., John Pearson, John Brome 
 and William Thorley. Proved 14 May 171 1 at Lichfield. 
 
 John Jesson, late of Wolverhampton, Staffs. Admon. granted 
 29 Aug. 1712, in P.C.C., to Elizabeth Jesson, the mother of the deed. 
 
 CORNELIUS JESSON, late of Christ Church, London, widower. 
 Admon. granted 4 Apl. 1724, in P.C.C., to Cornelius Jesson, son of the 
 deed. 
 
 Cornelius Jesson, of St. Botolph, Aldersgate, London, merchant. 
 Will dated 27 Mch. 1727. I desire to be buried in the parish church of 
 St. Botolph, Aldersgate. I bequeath to my sister, Sarah Jesson, ,£1000 
 over and above the sum of ,£150 she has deposited in my hands. To my 
 sister Ann Harriott, of Helmdon, Northants., ^300. To Mrs. Martha 
 Carlitch, widow of John Carlitch, late of Oat Lane, refiner, ,£10. Resid. 
 legatee and extrix., Ch> istabella my wife. Signed, Corn" Jesson. Wits., 
 John Booth, Robt. Farish and Joseph Chapman. Proved 15 Sept. 1739, 
 in P.C.C. [197 Henchman], by the exors. named. 
 
 Elizabeth Jesson, of West Bromwich, Staffs., widow. Will dated 
 26 May 1727. To my daur. Sarah Bull, £5 per annum for life and after 
 her decease to her children until the youngest attains 21, and if only one 
 attains 21 then that one to have ^100. My son Thomas Jesson to pay 
 the above. To my son Cornelius Jesson, £120. To my daur. Mary 
 Chadock, ,£120. To my son-in-law Thomas Brett, ,£20. To my son- 
 in-law Josiah Bull, £20. " And I do hereby charge all such sums of 
 money with and subject to the payment thereof as I have any power so 
 to do by the marriage settlement made and executed previous to the 
 marriage of my son Thomas Jesson." Residue to my son Thomas Jesson 
 and make him exor. Wits., Alice Lathnell, John Chatlock and John 
 Underhill. Inventory dated 24 July 1729 ; total, ^179-15-6. Appraisers, 
 John Oakley and Job Reeves. Proved 28 July 1729, at Lichfield, by the 
 sole exor. 
 
 Christabella Jesson, widow of Cornelius Jesson, of Hoxton, 
 Middlesex, canvas merchant. Will dated 29 Oct 1739. I bequeath to 
 my maid-servant, Alice Bass, who now lives with me, .£100 and all my 
 wearing apparel ; and to John Kirby and Mary his wife, both at this 
 time my servants in Aldersgate Street, ^50 each. To Mary White, my 
 friend Mrs. Martha CarlitcKs maid-servant, ,£20. To the said Mrs. 
 Martha Carlitch, ,£200. Resid. legatee and exor., my friend Mr. Thomas 
 Cartwright, of the Navy Office, London. Mark of Christabella Jesson. 
 ~Whs.,Jno. Foxall,Jno. Burgh and Thos. Walters. Proved 31 Oct. 1739, 
 in P.C.C. [214 Henchman], by the exor. named. 
 
 EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS. 
 
 Parishes arranged in alphabetical order. 
 
 ASTON-JUXTA-BIRMINGHAM. 
 
 [Mr. Arthur T. Marston searched Jor me from 1627 to 1733, extract- 
 ing all Ford entries. A portion of the registers, starting from 1600 and 
 including the baptism of all Henry Ford's children, was printed in the 
 early volumes of The Midland Antiquary. The names of those Fords 
 not included in my pedigree are printed in italics. .] 
 
 1607. Henry 1 the sonne of Henry Forde of Wardend was baptized the 
 
 fift day of August. 
 1619/20. Marie y e daughter of Hennerie Forde of Aston was baptized 
 
 the sixth [of Feb.] 
 1621/2. Elizabeth daughter of Henry Ford of Aston baptized March 13. 
 1624. Zarah daughter of Henry Ford baptized Decemb. 28. 
 1627/8. Henry y e sonne of Henry and Mary Ford of Aston was baptized 
 
 on the third day of February. 
 1632. Apl. 29. bapt. Cornelius son of Henry and Mary Ford. 
 1657. Buried widdow Forde of Littlebromwich the 26th day of April. 
 1683. Will Ford and . . . Whit both of this parish was married on 
 
 the 2 day of Jul)'. 
 1687/8. Walter Foard of this parish and Dorothe Buxton of the parish 
 
 of Sutton Cofield was married on the 5th day of February. 
 1696. John Harthon and Elizabeth Foard both of this parish maried 
 
 on the 2 11 day of May. 
 1702. April y e 5. Bap. Eliz. d. of John & Mary Forde Witton. 
 1704. May y e 7. Diana D. of Henry & Diana Forde wa . . 
 1710/11. January 18. Burid Walter Forde of Warde Ende. 
 171 1. Decern. y e 7th. Bap e<l James son of Job Forde Wardend. 
 1725. April the 5. Mar ed Samuel Haden & Mary Ford Deretend. 
 
 1729. October 7. Buried Ann wife of Job Fordid. Bro. [Little Brom- 
 wich]. 
 
 1730. April 8. Married Job Ford & Ann Coleman both of this parish 
 Ban. pub. 
 
 1731. Apl. 21. Baptiz d Mary daur. of Job & Ann Ford Little Brom- 
 wich. 
 
 1732. Aug. 10. Married _/<?£ Ford & Mary Foxley both of this parish. 
 
 BIRMINGHAM [ST. MARTIN'S]. 
 
 [The registers of St. Martin's have been privately printed for sub- 
 scribers, in two volumes. The first volume includes the period from 1554, 
 when they commence, down to 1653, and appeared, without an index, in 
 1889. The second volume, which appeared in 1903, carries the transcrip- 
 tion down to 1 708, and is fully indexed. The following are all the 
 Ford entries, those of the name not included in my pedigree being distin- 
 guished by italics^ 
 
 1622. 
 1627. 
 1627. 
 1628. 
 1630. 
 
 ID33- 
 1654. 
 1657. 
 
 1657/8. 
 
 Dec. 13. bapt. Bridget Androus filia Francis Foar? 
 
 May 27. bapt. Dorothy Foarde filia Thomas Foard. 
 
 Nov. 8. bapt. Dorothy Foarde filia Francis. 
 
 June 20. bapt. Elisabeth Foard filia John. 
 
 June 3. bapt. Mary Foard filia Francis. 
 
 Aug. 25. bapt. Richard Foarde filius Francis. 
 
 Nov. 21. burd. Sarah Foord. 
 
 Nov. publication. William Barnsley of Treesell gentllman 
 
 and Elizabeth Tomkis of this parish 3 saboth dayes, 7, 15, 22 of 
 
 November. 
 
 Feb. 10. burd. A Chilld of Francis Fords. 
 
 1 Admon. of the estate of Henry Ford, of Birmingham, deed., was granted 
 on 12 Sept. 1661, in P.C.C, to Henry Ford his brother. The question there- 
 fore arises whether Henry [bapt. 1607], son of Henry Ford of Ward End, was 
 not a son of Dr. Johnson's great-grandfather, Henry Ford, by a former wife' It 
 will be noticed that Mary Ford, widow of Henry, in her will in 1658 mentions 
 only one son named Henry. ' 
 
 2 The alteration from Andrews to Foar is in a strange handwriting. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 199 
 
 1657/8. 
 
 1661. 
 
 1664. 
 1666. 
 1666. 
 1668. 
 1672. 
 1672. 
 1683. 
 
 1684. 
 
 1688. 
 1695. 
 1699. 
 1703- 
 
 Publication of marriage; Richard Ford Alias Andrewes and 
 
 Sara Watkins both of this parish 22 of February ... of 
 
 Martch 12 Martch. 
 
 publication. Henry Ford of this parish and Rebecka Ingram 
 
 of Nuthurst In the parish of Hampton in Arden were published 
 
 3 saboth dayes 24 of November the 1 and 8 of December. 
 
 Aug. 25. "birth." Elisabeth daughter of Francis Ford. 
 
 May 1. "birth." Samuell Sonn of Henry Forde. 
 
 May 4. burd. Samuell Sonn of Henrey Ford. 
 
 June 28. burd. A child of Mr. Fords. 
 
 Apl. 3. burd. A Child of Mr. Fords. 
 
 Apl. 9. burd. The Wife of Mr. Ford. 
 
 Nov. 25. mard. Isack Bedford and Presilla Ford boeth of y> 
 
 Pts. 3 Pub. 
 
 Sept. 9. burd. [blank] dautter of William Ford and Elisebeth 
 
 his wif. 
 
 Nov. 2. bapt. Will son of Will Fored. 
 
 Dec. 9. burd. William Ford 1 in Deriton. 
 
 July 28. bapt. Sarah D. of Win. Foord. 
 
 Oct. 30. burd. Cath. w. of Wm. Ford. 
 
 CURDWORTH, WARWICKSHIRE. 
 
 [The two following entries were found for me by the Rector, 
 registers begin in 1653.] 
 
 Mr. Cornelius Ford Bur. May 11. 
 
 The 
 
 1709. 
 
 1721. 
 
 Nathael Ford' 1 of Hampton-in-Arden, and Mary Downe of 
 Fillongley, were married July y e 2 a . 
 
 1 William Ford, of Deritend, par. of Aston, Birmingham. Will dated 
 2 Aug. 1695. To my wife Elizabeth Ford all my estate, goods, chattels, and 
 effects, and appoint her extrix. Wits. , John Mousley, Wm. Bett, Robert Dallo- 
 way. Inventory dated 20 Dec. 1695; total, £39-16-6. Appraisers, Richard 
 Dyer, John Redden and Nathaniel Gilbart. Proved 13 Apl. 1696, at Lichfield, 
 by the sole extrix. 
 
 2 This Nathaniel Ford might be confused with Dr. Johnson's uncle of the 
 name, to whom however he appears to have been no relation. The following 
 seems to be an abstract of his will : — 
 
 Nathaniel Ford, of Kinwalsey, par. of Hampton-in-Arden, Warwicks., 
 carpenter and joiner. Will dated 14 July 1726. To my brother Peter Ford, of 
 Wyken in the county of the city of Coventry, husbandman, my messuage, stables, 
 gardens, etc., and three closes of inclosed land for 99 years, in trust to permit my 
 wife to have the same for her life, and then out of the rents and profits, or by mort- 
 gage thereof or any part thereof, raise £50 and pay £20 thereof to Matthew Baker 
 of Fillongley, Warwicks., yeoman, in discharge of a debt due from me to him, and 
 £30 thereof to my two daurs. Elizabeth and Ann Ford equally between them. 
 In case my eldest son Nathaniel Ford will pay the said sum of £50 or satisfy the 
 said mortgage, then the term granted to the said Peter Ford shall cease and I 
 give from then all the said premises, subject to my wife's dower, to my eldest 
 son Nathaniel and his heirs, and in default to my son Peter Ford and his heirs, 
 and in default to my son Richard Ford and his heirs, and in default to my son 
 Septimus Ford and his heirs, and in default to my son Thomas Ford and his heirs, 
 and in default to my brother the said Peter Ford. The use of all my goods, 
 etc., to Mary my wife for her life. To my god-daur. Mary Downes, 20/ s -. 
 After my wife's death my goods, etc., to be divided among my youngest children. 
 My said wife to provide for my youngest son James out of my personal estate, 
 and find clothing, etc., for my son Septimus now in service, till they are able to 
 provide for themselves. Extrix. , Mary my wife. Overseer, my brother, Peter 
 Ford. Wits., John Flint, Charles Downes and Tho. Holbeche. Proved 3 July 
 1727, at Birmingham, by the sole extrix. 
 
 It would appear from this that Nathaniel Ford of Kinwalsey had been 
 married before, as he could not have had this family by Mary Downe, whom he 
 married in 1721. It is possible that it may have been his eldest son who mar- 
 ried Mary Downe, though I think not. The following is probably an abstract 
 of the will of the father of Nathaniel Ford of Kinwalsey : — 
 
 Nathaniel Fourd, of Corley, Warwicks., labourer. Will dated 1 Dec. 
 171 1. To my eldest son Nathaniel Ford, a house and three closes, etc., in 
 Corley, my wife to enjoy the same during her life. To my second son Peter 
 Fourd, a cottage house with garden and a croft containing one acre, being in 
 Corley, which I bought of Joseph Edens, my said son Peter paying to my daur. 
 Catherine Stafford, £5, and to my son William, £5. Extrix., my wife Ann : 
 she to pay out of my goods, etc. , 20 s /- to my grandson Nathaniel Fourd, and 20'/- 
 
 DERBY [ST. WERBURGH'S]. 
 
 {Communicated to Notes and Queries, 4" Series, vol. 6, p. 44 (16 July 
 1870), by Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A.] 
 
 1735- July 9- Mar' 1 Sam" Johnson of y c parish of St. Mary's in 
 Litchfield, and Eliz" 1 Porter of y e parish of St. Phillip in Burm- 
 ingham. 
 
 KINGS NORTON. 
 
 [The following are all the entries relating to the name of Ford between 
 1650 and 1750. The names of those not included in my pedigree are 
 printed in italics. The search was ?nadefor me by Mr. W. B. Bickley ?i 
 
 165 1. Joane daughter of Ralph Foarde baptized the same day 
 [22 June]. 
 
 James the sonne of Ralph Forde borne the 09 th day of Aprill. 
 Ralph the sonne of Ralph Ford borne the 14 of March. 
 Mary Ford widd: buried the 24 of July. 
 
 Joseph sonne of Cornelius Foorde baptized the 29th day of 
 Aprill. 
 
 Benjamine sonne of Cornelius Foorde ' baptised the 10 th of 
 August. 
 
 Phebe the daughter of Cornelius Forde baptized the 28 of 
 Aprill. 
 
 Mary daughter of Cornelius Ford baptized the 11 of September. 
 Elizabeth daughter of Richard Ford 2 baptized the 31 of 
 January. 
 
 Sarah daughter of Cornelius Ford bap' Aprill y" 6 th . 
 Samuel son of Cornelius Foord baptized y e 25 of December. 
 Nathanel Son of Cornelius Foord baptized y e 2 of December. 
 Samuell Fourd of y e parish of Packwood, & Jane Chambers of 
 this parish Married y e 30 of October. 
 John Ford buried the 18 day of November. 
 
 1654. 
 1656/7. 
 1658. 
 1662. 
 
 1663. 
 
 1665. 
 
 1667. 
 1667/8. 
 
 1669. 
 1672. 
 1676. 
 1707. 
 
 1712. 
 
 to Ann Webster. Wits. , William Greene, Thomas Willson and Richard Russell. 
 Inventory dated I Feb. 1717/18; total £26-13-8. Appraisers, Richard Russell 
 and Isaac Clarke. ' Proved 3 Apl. 1718, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. 
 
 Admon. of Nathaniel Ford, of Corley, Warwicks., husbandman, was granted 
 8 Apl. 1708, at Lichfield, to John Ford, the son. The total of the inventory, 
 dated 6 Jany. 1707/8, was but £2-15-0, the appraisers being George Turner 
 and Thomas Ensor. 
 
 The wills at Lichfield show that there were Fords at Corley and Fillongley 
 all through the 17th century. I have discovered nothing to suggest that they 
 were connected with Dr. Johnson's ancestors. 
 
 1 Mr. Bickley says the baptism of Benjamin Ford has been added in a space 
 at the end of the year 1663, between the entries of 13 Mch. 1663/4 and 25 Mch. 
 1664. 
 
 2 It is just possible that this Richard Ford is the one of whose will the follow- 
 ing is an abstract : — 
 
 Richard Foord, of Solihull, Warwicks., yeoman. Will dated 4 July 
 23 Chas. II. I give to my son Joseph Ford all my moiety of a tenement or 
 messuage, barn, buildings, lands, meadows, etc., near Smallbrooks Green, par. 
 of Solihull, which I lately purchased of William Lea and Thomas his son, of 
 the par. of Kings Norton, Wore. I give to the said Joseph Foord, my son, the 
 other half of the said messuage, etc., which I hold by lease of William Lea, of 
 the Grange, par. of Halesowen, Salop, gent., for term of 30 years, for the residue 
 of my term. I give to my daur. Sarah Foord, £100. To Hester Foord, my 
 daur., one messuage called the Yewtree House, with one close called Slinge 
 Croft, and one acre and a half in extent, in Hunington Field, which I lately 
 bought of George Harris, and other closes, for her natural life, and if she marry 
 without the consent of Mary Taylor and Elizabeth Harris, her sisters, then my 
 gift shall be void. I give to Nathaniel Taylor, son of Nathaniel Taylor, and to 
 Richard, another son, £5 apiece. To Richard, son of William Harris, £5. 
 To Joseph, son of Richard Palmer, £5. To Sarah and Elizabeth Foord, all that 
 part of a tenement called Dolphin's, in Hunington, par. of Halesowen, provided 
 always that if the said Joseph Foord pay the above named Sarah the said £100, 
 this gift shall become void ; and also if he pay to the said Elizabeth the said [?] 
 £50, this gift shall become void, and the said tenement shall go to the said Joseph 
 Ford. Exor. and resid. legatee, my son Joseph. Supervisors, William Harris 
 and Nathaniel Taylor, to whom I give 276 apiece. Richard Foord 'his mark. 
 Wits., Richard Hadley, John Harris his mark, Adam Melley. Proved 20 Nov. 
 1683, in P.C.C. [124 Drax], by the exor. named. 
 
200 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 LAPWORTH, WARWICKSHIRE. 
 
 [The following entries relating to the Ingrams are gleaned from 
 Robert Hudson's Memorials of a Warwickshire Parish, 1904, pp. 154, 
 166, 180 and 189. Probably the registers contain many more Ingram 
 entries :] 
 
 1633. Apl. 30. mard. W m Ingram of Nuthurst and Susanna Mount- 
 ford. 
 1633. Nov. 15. burd. Susanna the wife of W m Ingram of Nuthurst. 
 
 1635. Sept. 27. bapt. Eliz. dr. of W m Ingram of Nuthurst. 
 
 1636. Oct. 31. burd. Eliz. dr. of W m Ingram of Nuthurst. 
 
 1637. Apl. 10. burd. Eliz. the wife of SW ra Ingram Gent, being of the 
 parish of Nuthurst. 
 
 1637. Rebekka y c daughter of William Ingram of Nuthurst was bap- 
 tise : the 27 th of September. 
 
 1640. Nov. 3. bapt. Isaac the sonne of Mr. W m Ingram of Nuthurst. 
 
 1661. Mr. Henry Ford of the parish of Bromicham and Mrs. Rebeka 
 Ingram of Nuthurst were married the 13 day of December. 
 
 1725. Mch. 13. bapt. Isaac and Rebecca twin children of Will m 
 and Hannah Ingram of Nuthurst. 
 
 1763. Jany. 21. bapt. Ann y e daughter of Isaac and Hannah 
 Ingram. 
 
 LICHFIELD [ST. CHAD'S]. 
 
 [Mr. Marston searched for me the whole of the first volu?ne of the 
 registers from the middle of the 17th century to past the middle of the l&th, 
 but they contain no references to fohnsoris kinsfolk, though there are 
 various entries relating to persons named Ford.] 
 
 LICHFIELD [ST. MARY'S]. 
 [Entries looked up and copied for me by Mr. Marston.' 
 July 24. bapt. Jn° son of Jn° Harrison. 
 
 1704. 
 
 1705/6. 
 
 1708. 
 
 1709. 
 
 1709. 
 
 1712. 
 
 Jany. 25. bapt. Eliza & Sarah daught" of Jn° Harrison. 
 Nov. 23. bapt. Sam. son of Mr. John Harrison. 
 Sept. 7. bapt. Sam. son of Mich. Johnson gent. 
 Nov. 8. bapt. Phcebce dau of Mr. John Harrison. 
 Oct. 14. bapt. Nathaniel son of Mr. Mich' Johnson. 
 
 LICHFIELD [ST. MICHAEL'S]. 1 
 
 [Entries looked up and copied for me by Mr. Marston.'] 
 
 1705/6. Mch. burd. Elizabeth daughter of John Harrison, St. Mary's. 
 1731. Dec. 7. burd. Mr. Michael Jonson amagesstrate of y' City. 
 
 1 As Dr. Johnson was on friendly terms with Thomas Newton [1704-82], 
 Bishop of Bristol, son of John Newton of Lichfield, wine merchant, and Isabel 
 his wife, it is a point of some interest that one John Ford, a merchant in 
 Birmingham, married the Bishop's sister, Elizabeth Newton, and in her will this 
 sister asks for a marble tablet to be placed to her memory in St. Michael's Church, 
 Lichfield, near to her father's monument. In Lichfield Cathedral is a monument 
 by Westmacott to the memory of Andrew Newton (brother of the Bishop and of 
 Mrs. Ford), who died on 14 Jany. 1806, aged 77. Andrew Newton, who also 
 was personally known to Dr. Johnson, gave ^20,000 to found a noble charity in 
 the Close for the widows and unmarried daughters of clergymen. 
 
 The two following abstracts of wills prove the relationships alluded to : 
 
 John Ford, of Birmingham, Warwicks., merchant and dealer. Will dated 
 22 Mch. 1770. I give to Thomas Htird of Birmingham, linendraper, and John 
 Botteley of the same place, watch-chain maker, ^200 upon trust to invest the 
 same with the approbation of my wife Elizabeth and pay her the interest during 
 her life, and at her death to pay the principal sum to my brother Samuel Ford ; 
 and in case I leave child or children at my death, I give £500 to the said trustees 
 to be paid to him or them surviving by my exors. , in trust that they shall pay the 
 interest for the maintenance of such child or children, until he or they be twenty- 
 one, and then to pay the principal sum to such child or children. I give ^300 
 out of my personal estate to my said trustees, on trust to pay the interest thereof 
 to my sister Sarah Read during her life, and at her death to pay the said ,£300 to 
 such child or children of hers as shall be living ; but if the said Sarah die with- 
 out leaving issue, I give it to my brother Samuel Ford. I give ^150 to my niece 
 
 1736/7. Mch. 5. burd. Nathaniel Johnson. 
 
 1759. Jany. 23. burd. Mrs. Johnson Widow 3 • aged 89. 
 
 OLDSWINFORD. 
 
 [The following are all the entries relating to the name of Ford, from 
 the commencement of the registers in 1602 down to 1800. The search 
 was made for me by Mr. Edward Chance, the parish clerk. The names 
 of those persons not included in my pedigree are printed in italics.] 
 
 1620/1. Jany. 7. bapt. Symon the sonne vi Symon Foarde. 
 
 1622. Sept. 28. burd. An infant of Symon Forde. 
 
 1623/4. Jany. 25. bapt. Willm. the sonne of Symon Forde. 
 
 1623/4. Jany. 26. burd. Willm. sonne of Symon Forde. 
 
 1625. June 12. bapt. Margery the daughter of Symon Ford. 
 
 1626. Oct. 26. burd. Margery the daughter of Symon Ford. 
 
 1627. Nov. 11. bapt. Thomas the sonne of Symon Foorde. 
 1627. Nov. 13. burd. An infant of Symon Foorde. 
 1629/30. Jany. 1 1, burd. Jane the wyfe of Symon Foord. 
 1643/4. Feb. 25. mard. John Brynton & Anne Foord. 
 1647/8. Mch. 19. burd. Symon Foord. 
 
 1651/2. Jany. 27. bapt. William sonne of Thomas Foord. 
 1661. June 27. burd. Edward Foord, 
 1664. June 27. mard. Stephen Cox and Johane Foord. 
 1675. Aug. 26. burd. Widdow Foord. 
 
 1684. Nov. 15. burd. Martha Ford 2 wife of Simon Ford D.D. & 
 Rectour of Old Swinford. 
 
 Ann Sorrell, with remainder to her children, and if she die without issue I give 
 the said ^150 to her sister, my niece Elizabeth Sorrell, to whom I give also ^250 
 at her age of twenty-one ; but if the said Elizabeth die without issue before that 
 age, then I give the said ^250 to my brother Samuel. To my nephew Thomas 
 Brace, son of my late sister Brace, ^150 at twenty-one, with remainder to my 
 brother Samuel if said Thomas die before that age. To my wife Elizabeth, all 
 my household goods, with remainder to my brother Samuel. I hereby also 
 confirm to my said wife those two new messuages, etc. , in Newhall Street, in Bir- 
 mingham, for term of her life, and if she die without issue, I give the same to my 
 brother Samuel Ford for all my term and interest therein, subject to the payment 
 of ^1,000 to Andrew Newtoyi of Lichfield, Esq. I hereby devise to my said 
 brother Samuel all my lands, messuages, tithes, etc., in Kingsbury, Warwicks., 
 subject to the settlement I have heretofore made of the same upon my wife and 
 her issue by me, if she leave any. Resid. legatee, my brother Samuel Ford. 
 Exors., my wife Elizabeth and brother Samuel Ford. Signed, John Ford. 
 Wits., Edward Wilkinson, John Gonin, I: Testaz. Proved 9 Mch. 1775, in 
 P.C.C. [Alexander 93], by the exors. named. 
 
 Elizabeth Ford, of Birmingham, Warwicks., widow. Will dated 23 Apl. 
 1779. I desire to be buried " in the family vault at the Church of St. Michael's, 
 in the City of Litchfield, as near my father John Newton, late of the same City, 
 Esquire, as may be," and I direct my extrix. to lay out ,£100 on my funeral, 
 besides £20 to be expended on a plain marble monument to be affixed by that of 
 my late father in the said church. I appoint my sister Mary Newton, of the city 
 of Lichfield, extrix. of this my will. I give to my said \_sic ; there has been no 
 previous mention of her] sister Sarah Newton, ^200. To my sister Frances 
 Newton, ^100. To my brother Andrew Newton, £$0. To my kinswoman 
 Mrs. Sarah Barry, wife of Robert Barry of the city of Worcester, £tp > an( ^ t0 
 Elizabeth, daur. of Robert Barry, £\o. To the two nieces of my late husband 
 Tohn Ford, viz. Ann, wife of Thomas Forty of Birmingham, and her sister Eliza- 
 beth Sorrell, £\o each. To the Society for Propagating the Gospel, ^100. To 
 my friends, Mr. Thomas Salt, merchant, and Daniel Winwood, toymaker, both 
 of Birmingham, I leave £21 on trust to pay the interest thereof, at 5%, to the 
 Charity School in Birmingham, where the children are brought up in the faith of 
 the Church of England ; and bequeath to them the like sums to be paid in like 
 manner to the Infirmary of Birmingham and the Infirmary for the County of 
 Worcester. Then follow legacies of gold watch, wearing apparel, etc., to " my 
 sisters Mary Newton and Frances Newton," Mrs. Barry and her daur. Elizabeth, 
 and the servant with me at my death. The residue of my personal estate I 
 bequeath as to two thirds to my sister Mary Newton, and as to the other third to 
 my sister Frances Newton. Signed, Eliza Ford. Wits., Elizabeth Winwood, 
 Harriot Winwood and. John Richards. Proved 1 June 1786, in P.C.C. [Norfolk 
 329] by Mary Newton, spinster, sister of the deed, and the extrix. named. 
 
 1 Mr. Marston says that every burial at St. Michael's, about that period, has 
 the figure 1, 2 or 3 to the entry, but he could not discover what it meant. 
 
 2 Martha Ford, late of Oldswinford, Wore, deed. Admon. granted 
 19 May 1686, in P.C.C, to Simon Ford, her husband. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY [PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 20I 
 
 1684/5. Feb. 28. burd. Thomas Ford. 
 
 1691. Sept. 2. bapt. Joseph son of Mr. Joseph Foord. 
 
 1691. Sept. 11. burd. Joseph son of Mr. Joseph Foord. 
 1691/2. Jany. 30. burd. Samuel Foord. 
 
 1692. Oct. 28. bapt. Ann daughter of Mr. Joseph Foord. 
 1693/4. Jany. 22. bapt. Cornelius son of Mr. Joseph Ford. 
 
 1696. Apl. 4. bapt. Phebe daughter of Mr. Joseph Ford, born Mch. 
 
 26. 
 1696. Apl. 16. mard. M. Tho. Milward & Mrs. Martha Ford. 1 
 1699. Apl. 9. bapt. James son of Mr. Joseph Ford and Jane his wife, 
 
 born Mch. 24. 
 1699. Apl. 10. burd. Simon Ford 2 Dr. of Divinity & rector of this 
 
 church. 
 1702. Sept. 23. bapt. Joseph son of Nathan Ford and Jane his wife, 
 
 born Sept. 13. 
 1706/7. Feb. 28. bapt. Joseph son of Edmond Foard" & Sarah his 
 
 wife. 
 
 1 Daughter of the Rev. Simon Ford. See Grazebrook's Henzey, Tyttery and 
 Tyzack, pp. 41, 46 and 47. 
 
 2 Simon Ford was a divine of some note. See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. ; 
 also Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, and Grazebrook's Heraldry of Worcestershire, 
 vol. ii, p. 702. He was son of Richard Ford, of East Ogwell, Devon, but it is 
 strange if he were not related to the Simon Ford mentioned earlier in the Oldswin- 
 ford registers. There is a monument in Oldswinford church to the memory of 
 Dr. Simon Ford and his wife. His will was proved in P.C.C. in 1699 [91 Pett] 
 and I intended to get an abstract of it, but Somerset House was closed to searchers 
 when I required it. 
 
 3 This Edmund Ford belonged to a family which might well be confused with 
 that of Dr. Johnson's mother, as it was connected with Sutton Coldfield as well 
 as with Stourbridge. He was a son of Edmund Ford of Stourbridge, tallow chandler, 
 by Susanna his wife, daur. of Thomas Carter of Kingswinford ; and a nephew of 
 Richard Ford who was Warden of the Corporation of Sutton Coldfield in 1669, 
 an office held 40 years later by Dr. Johnson's uncle, Nathaniel Ford [see p. 155]. 
 
 From the Churchwardens' Account Book at Oldswinford we learn that in 1676 
 " Edmund Foord (was) overseer of y* poor For y° Town." In a previous note 
 [p. 168] I have shown that in 1684 Edmund Ford was " excommunicated " for not 
 attending Oldswinford church. It is evident that he was a Quaker, like his 
 father-in-law Thomas Carter. 
 
 The following wills give what information I possess of the family. It will be 
 noticed that Richard Ford mentions a house he owned at Nuneaton, so that, his 
 brother being named Lewis, I conclude he was descended, directly or collaterally, 
 from Lewis Forde of Nuneaton, Warwicks., whose will was proved in P.C.C. in 
 1586 [42 Windsor]. 
 
 Richard Ford, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., gent. Will dated 4 Jany. 
 1678/9. I give to my wife all my real and personal estate during her life. At 
 her death I give to my brother Lewis Ford my lands and houses in Sutton parish. 
 I give to my brother Edmund Ford the land I bought with Mr. Stevenson, the 
 one half being Mr. Stevenson' s in Overstannall. I give to my brother William 
 the land I bought of Hamlett Ridding in Overstannall. I give to my sister 
 Panther's three children she had by her husband, Joseph Drew, J30, viz. ,£10 
 each to Anne, Elizabeth and Thomas Drew. To my sister Lezucas, ,£30 for her 
 children. To my sister Hood, £$0 for her children. To my brother Thomas 
 Ford, £50. To my ' ' brother "John Cox, my house in Nuneaton, called Croxalls. 
 To my cousin Anne Guest, £10. To John Swan, my wife's brother-in-law, £$. 
 To her sister-in-law Coxson, £$ ; and £$ each to her sister Bent, her sister Wall, 
 her sister Perkins and her sister Parker. Resid. legatee and extrix. , my dear 
 wife Sarah. And if my said dear wife marry again, all the befurementioned 
 legacies, now due at her death, shall become due at her marriage. Signed, 
 Richard Ford. Wits. , John Stevens senr., John Stevens junr. Proved 18 July 
 1686, in P.C.C. [94 Lloyd], by the relict and extrix. named. 
 
 On 12 Jany. 1687/8, admon. of the above deed, was granted to Robert Parker, 
 exor. of the will of Sarah Ford, widow, deed., the relict and extrix. above named. 
 
 Sarah Ford, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., widow. Will dated 4 June, 
 and declared 28 June 1686. I do hereby ordain that the legacies bequeathed in 
 the will of my late husband Richard Ford, of Sutton Coldfield, gent. , shall be 
 paid, and I appoint my brother-in-law Robert Parker, of Atherstone, Warwicks., 
 mercer, my sole exor., and devise to him all my personal estate, he first paying 
 thereout the above legacies. Signed, Sarah Ford. Wits, of signature, Lucie 
 Frost, Mary Wood, Tho. Coxson, Alice Coper, 4 June. Wits, of declaration,^. 
 Vincent jun. , Elizabeth Bentley and Alice Cooper. Proved 12 Jany. 1687/8, in 
 P.C.C. [3 Exton], by the exor. named. 
 
 Thomas Carter, of Moore Lane, par. of Kingswinford, Staffs., locksmith. 
 Will dated 24 Apl. 1696. To be interred in the Quakers' Burying Place near 
 
 1707/8. Mch. 24. bapt. Susannah & Sarah daughters of Edmund 
 
 Ford and Sarah his wife, born Mch. 14. 
 1720/1. Mch. 9. burd. Mr. Joseph Forde. 
 
 Stourbridge. To my son Thomas Carter, £$. To my daur. Susanna, now 
 wife of Edmund Ford of Stourbridge, chandler, £10. To my daur. Jane Fidoe, 
 £\o. To such poor of Kingswinford as my wife thinks fit, £■},. I give £$ to 
 the use of poor Quakers, to be paid by my wife to my said son-in-law Edmtind 
 Ford 'and to my friend Ambrose Crowley to be distributed among such poor Quakers 
 as they think fit, or the interest to be distributed yearly among them. To my 
 friend Mary Parkes of Bromsgrove, widow, 20 s /-. To Lewis Fordoi Tamworth, 
 tanner, brother of my said son-in-law Edmund Ford, 20"/-, and make him exor. 
 Residue to Jane Carter my wife. Wits. , Edw. Dyson and Jonathan Kendall. 
 Inventory dated 10 Apl. 1697; total, £97-17-4. Appraisers, Jeremiah Adden- 
 brooke, Joshua Male, Elenar Hodgkens and Joyce Male. Proved 1 June 1697, at 
 Lichfield, by the sole exor. 
 
 Edmund Ford, of Stourbridge, Wore. , tallow chandler. Will dated 1 7 Jany. 
 1711/12. To my son Richard Ford, £4,0. Residue to my wife Susanna Ford, 
 and appoint her sole extrix. Wits., Richard Richards, Thomas Boles and John 
 Powell. Inventory dated 14 Sept. 1713 ; total, £73-6-0. Appraisers, Waller 
 Bradley and Norman White. Proved 10 Nov. 1713, at Worcester, by the sole 
 extrix. 
 
 Edmund Ford, of Stourbridge, Wore, yeoman. Admon. granted 8 Oct. 1717 
 at Worcester, to Sarah Ford of Stourbridge, widow, the relict of the deed. 
 Sureties, Samuel Guest of Stourbridge, ironmonger, and Thomas Simonds of 
 Stourbridge, corvisor. Inventory dated 8 May 1717 ; total, £336-10-0. 
 Appraisers, Samuel Guest and Walter Bradley. 
 
 Lewis Ford, of par. of Tamworth, Warwicks., tanner. Will dated 29 Dec. 
 1709. Having to dispose of but one house in Sutton Coldfield, in the occupation 
 of Vfidov/Jeffery alias Walker, with household goods, I give the same as follows : — 
 The house to be sold and my debts paid, and then to pay £30 to my youngest son 
 Benjamin Ford, and the remainder to my third son Thomas Ford. To my 
 eldest son Richard Ford, I2 a . To my second son, Lewis Ford, I2 d . My house- 
 hold goods to be at my wife's disposal, to dispose of to her two daurs. , Ann Ford 
 and Mary Ford. Extrix. , my wife Mary Ford. Overseer, my brother Thomas 
 Perkins, gent. Wits., Tho. Buckland, John Bush and Thomas Sneap. Inventory 
 dated 5 Dec. 17 15 ; total, £10-9-0. Appraisers. John Blade, Tho. Hood and 
 Richard Beck. Proved 18 Jany. 1715/16, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. 
 
 It seems quite possible that Thomas Ford of Worcester, glover, who died 
 about 1759, belonged to this family, as he owned property at Stourbridge. The 
 following is an abstract of his will : — 
 
 Thomas Ford, of the par. of St. Peter the Great, City of Worcester, glover. 
 Will dated 21 Apl. 1757. I devise to the trustees of this my will, viz. to my son- 
 in-law Thomas Beesley, my daughter Sarah Ford, Moses Goodere of the par. of 
 St. John in Bedwardine, co. Worcester, glover, and John Birlingham of the 
 City of Worcester, glover, £1,000 upon trust to invest the same in Government 
 securities and apply the interest thereof to the education and maintenance of my 
 five grandchildren, Richard Lowe, Edmund Lowe, Susanna Lowe, Anne Lowe 
 and Elizabeth Lowe, children of my daur. Susanna Lowe deed., until their ages 
 of 24, and then to pay each on attaining that age an equal share of the said 
 £1,000, now secured to me by mortgage of an estate at Orleton, co. Worcester, 
 from Mary Lewis and Thomas Lewis her son. I also devise to my trustees the 
 sum of £200 for the purposes abovewritten, on the express condition that the 
 above trustees or the survivor of them shall have the guardianship of my grand- 
 children during their minority, without the intermeddling of their father, 
 Humphrey Low. And in case all my said grandchildren die without issue 
 before reaching the age of 24, the above sum of £1,000 shall be divided 
 amongst my daurs. Elizabeth Hill, Sarah Ford and Hannah Beesley ; but in 
 case all or any of my grandchildren die leaving issue, it shall be given to such 
 child or children ; and if, at such deaths before the age of 24, there be any 
 residue remaining of the above £200, it shall be treated in the same manner 
 as the above £1,000. I also give £20 apiece to my exors., Moses Goodere 
 and John Birlingham. I give to my son-in-law George Hill and Elizabeth 
 his wife, all my messuages where I now dwell, in the par. of St. Peter the 
 Great (which I purchased of William Berkeley, gent.), with remainder to my 
 grandson Thomas Ford Hill. To my son-in-law Thomas Beesley and Hannah 
 his wife, all my messuages in Stourbridge, co. Worcester, with remainder to such 
 children of my daur. Beesley, or to such child of hers, as she shall appoint by 
 deed in writing, and for default of such issue to my grandson, Thomas Ford Hill. 
 To my daur. Sarah Ford, all my messuage where my son-in-law George Hill now 
 inhabits, in the parish St. Peter the Great, purchased by me of Benjamin Lane, 
 gent., and adjoining the messuage where I now dwell. To my daur. Elizabeth 
 Hill, £500. To my daur. Hannah Beesley, £400. To my daur. Sarah Ford, 
 £700. To my granddaur. Elizabeth Hill, £100. To my son-in-law John 
 Ashby and to my three daurs. -in-law Mary and Ann Ashby and Elizabeth now 
 wife of Joseph Talwin, £10 apiece. To my son-in-law George Hill, my moiety 
 
 D D 
 
202 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 1722. 
 1727. 
 1729. 
 1729. 
 1731- 
 1734- 
 1744. 
 1748. 
 1766. 
 
 Sept. 20. burd. Mrs. Jane Ford. 
 May 29. burd. Henry Ford. 
 July 4. burd. Mr. Nathanael Forde. 
 Sept. 29. burd. Mrs. Jane Forde. 
 Dec. 25. burd. Mr. Nathaniel Ford. 
 Dec. 10. burd. Cornailus Ford. 
 Apl. 21. burd. Mrs. Ann Ford 51. 
 Oct. 3. burd. Mr. Gregory Ford. 
 Sept. 5. burd. Mrs. Phebe Ford. 
 
 [The 
 
 searched 
 
 fee. He 
 
 registers 
 
 illegible, 
 
 1706. 
 1708. 
 1709. 
 
 PACKWOOD, WARWICKSHIRE. 
 
 Vicar of Packwood, the Rev. E. H. Couchman, very kindly 
 the registers from their beginning in 1668 to about 1800, without 
 thinks the following are the only Ford entries, but says the 
 are in a disgraceful condition, many portions being almost 
 and other portions torn or worn away.] 
 
 Mickell Johnsones of lichfeld and Sara ford maried June y e 
 
 19th 1706. 1 
 
 Jane y e daughter Samwell Ford and Jane his wife baptised 
 
 August 15, 1708. 
 
 Nathanell the son of Samuell Ford and Jane his wife baptised 
 
 September the 4th 1709. 
 
 SUTTON COLDFIELD, WARWICKSHIRE. 
 
 [The following entries include all the Ford baptisms betwee?i 1702 and 
 1720 inclusive, and were extracted for me by the Rev. H. D. Gee Clark, 
 the parish clerk.] 
 
 There was Born the 23 rd day of July A Child of Mr. Nathanael 
 
 Ford's, And Baptised y c First day of August, named Nathanael. 
 
 There was Buryed the 28th day of April A Child of Nathanael 
 
 Ford's named Nathanael. 
 
 There was Born the I2 tb day of June a child of Nathaniel Ford's, 
 
 and was baptized the 20 th day of June named Gregory. 
 
 There was Baptized the 9 th day of December, A child of 
 
 Nathanael Ford, named Henry. 
 
 There was Buryed the 30"" day of December, Joseph Ford, son 
 
 of Nathaniel Ford. 
 
 There was Baptized the 25" 1 day of October, A child of 
 
 Nathaniel Ford Gent : Warden, named Hickman. 
 
 TRYSULL, STAFFORDSHIRE. 
 
 [Mr. Edward Chance, the parish clerk of Oldswinford, searched the 
 Trysull registers for me from 1650 to 1730, extracting all entries relating 
 to the families of Barnesley, Harriotts, Pudsey and Hickman. There are 
 no Ford entries in the period stated. The burials from 1684 are taken 
 from a Book of Affidavits as to " burial in woollen." It will be noticed 
 that thiere is no entry of baptism or marriage in my list between 1702 and 
 1726, yet Mr. Chance tells me the registers for that period are excellently 
 arranged and written. 
 
 1704. 
 
 1705. 
 
 1706. 
 
 1707. 
 
 1707. 
 
 1 710. 
 
 of all books in the partnership between us. To my daurs. Hannah Beesley and 
 Sarah Ford, all other my books. I devise one half of my household goods to 
 my daur. Sarah Ford and the other half to be equally divided between my daurs. 
 Elizabeth Hill and Hannah Beesley. The residue of my goods, etc., I devise to 
 my daurs. Elizabeth Hill, Hannah Beesley and Sarah Ford. Exors., Thomas 
 Beesley, Sarah Ford, Moses Goodere and fohn Birlingham. Signed, Thos. Ford. 
 Wits. , Rich' 1 Holdship, Nich' Taylor and Thos. Parker. Codicil, undated : I 
 give £20 to my exors. to dispose of as I shall in writing direct. Same wits, as 
 to will. Proved 24 Dec. 1759, in P.C.C. [395 Arran], by Thomas Beesley and 
 Sarah Ford, spinster, power reserved to the other exors. 
 
 This will is of value as proving the parentage of Thomas Ford Hill [died 
 16 July 1795]. F.S.A., described only in the Diet. Nat. Biog. as son of a glove 
 manufacturer at Worcester. Hill, who was a Quaker, travelled much on the 
 Continent. 
 
 1 Dr. Birkbeck Hill, in his Boswell (vol. i, p. 35, footnote), gives the date of 
 the marriage incorrectly as 9 June. 
 
 1618. 
 
 1649/50. 
 1649/50. 
 1650. 
 
 1650. 
 1 65 1/2. 
 
 1652/3. 
 1652/3. 
 1653- 
 
 1654. 
 1654/5. 
 
 1654/5. 
 1655. 
 1655. 
 1656. 
 
 and 
 
 and 
 
 The object of this search was largely to throw light on the numerous 
 Persons mentioned in the wills of William Barnesley (1684), Elizabeth 
 Barnesley (1697) and Elisabeth Harriotts (1726), and thus illustrate my 
 article on the Barnesley connexion^] 
 
 Oct. 10. bapt. William Sonne of Thomas Barnsley & Margaret 
 his wyfe. 
 
 Feb. 23. Thomas the Sonne of Thomas Pudsey was borne. 
 Mch. 10. burd. James Barnesley of Seasdon. 
 May 16. burd. Katherine the Daughter of William Barnesley 
 and Jane his wief. 
 
 Dec. 29. bapt. Anne Daughter of James Barnesley. 
 Feb. 1. bapt. Henrie the sonne of John Barnesley 
 Margaret his wief. 
 
 Jany. 27. burd. Ann the daughter of James Barnesley. 
 Feb. 19. burd. Isabell Barnesley widow. 
 Sept. 28. mard. [Raph ?] Wannerton of Churchhill 
 Elizabeth Barnesley of Treesull. 
 Nov. Ann Barnesley of Seasdon dyed. 
 
 Jany. 22. Samuell the Sonne of Nicholas Barnesley was 
 borne. 
 
 Mch. 19. Judith the Daughter of Nicholas Barnesley dyed. 
 Apl. 22. Harry the Sonne of James Barnesley was borne. 
 May 28. Samuell the Sonne of Nicholas Barnesley dyed. 
 Bee it remembered that James Pratt of Codsull in the County of 
 Stafford yeoman, And Katherine Barnesley of Trysull in the 
 County aforesaid Spinster were three severall Lords Days next 
 together published according to the act And were married the 
 nine and twentieth day of May in the year above written before 
 John Whorwood esquire one of the Justices of the Peace for the 
 County in the Sight and Presence of sundry credible wit- 
 nesses. 
 
 Oct. 16. Jane the wiffe of William Barnesley dyed. 
 Be it remembered that William Barnesley gent, and Elizabeth 
 Tomkis weare married the 30 day of December. 
 Sept. 8. Thomas the Sonne of William Barnesley gent, was 
 borne. 
 
 Aug. 24. William Barnesley the elder dyed. 
 Feb. 2. Elizabeth the Daughter of William Barnesley gent. & 
 Elizabeth his wife was borne. 
 
 Mch. 10. Judeth the Daughter of William Barnesley was 
 borne. 
 
 May 5. Judeth the Daughter of William Barnesley and 
 
 Margaret his wife dyed. 
 
 June 7. bapt. Thomas the Sonne of William Barnsly and 
 
 Margaret his wife. 
 
 May 22. bapt. Anne the Daughter of John Barnesley and 
 
 Frances his wife. 
 
 Sept. 9. burd. William the Sonne of Thomas Pudsey. 
 
 Oct. 11. bapt. William the Sonne of William Barnsley and 
 
 Elizabeth his wife. 
 1665/6. Jany. 9. mard. William Hayward of Little Wenlock gent, and 
 
 Mary the Daughter of Thomas Pudsey. 
 
 Apl. 5. bapt. Margaret the Daughter of William Barnesley and 
 
 Margaret his wife. 
 
 Apl. 17. bapt. William the Sonne of John Barnsley. 
 
 July 2. burd. Thomas the Sonne of William Barnsley gent, and 
 
 Elizabeth his wife. 
 
 Nov. 12. bapt. John the Son of John Barnesley and Frances his 
 
 wife. 
 
 July 4. bapt. Ann the Daughter of Will: Barnesley and 
 
 Margaret his wife. 
 
 Sept. 15. bapt. Sarah the daughter of John Barnesley and 
 
 Frances his wife. 
 
 June 6. bapt. Judeth the daughter of Will: Barnesley and 
 
 Margarett his wife. 
 
 July 4. burd. Ann the wife of James Barnesley. 
 
 May 15. bapt. William son of William Barnsley and Ann his 
 
 wife. 
 
 1657. 
 1657. 
 
 1659. 
 1 660/ 1. 
 
 1 66 1/2. 
 
 1662. 
 
 1663. 
 
 1664. 
 
 1665. 
 1665. 
 
 1666. 
 
 1666. 
 1667. 
 
 1668. 
 
 1669. 
 
 1671. 
 
 1672. 
 
 1672. 
 1674. 
 
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 203 
 
 1674. May 15. bapt. James son of John Barnesley and Frances his 
 wife. 
 
 1674. Nov. mard. Zacharias Foxall and Anne Pudsey. 
 1674/5. Feb. 22. burd. Mariergery Barnsley Wid. 
 
 1675. Aug. 19. bapt. William the son of William Barnsley & 
 Margarette his wife. 
 
 1675/6. Jany. 19. burd. Margaret Barnsley. 
 
 1676. May 2. burd. Thomas Pudsey gent. 
 
 1676/7. Jany. 18. bapt. John y e son of William Barnsley and Ann his 
 
 wife. 
 1677/8. Feb. 4. bapt. Elizabeth the daughter of William Bamsley and 
 
 Margaret his wife. 
 1678. Apl. 10. bapt. Ann the daughter of Will. Barnesley and Ann his 
 
 wife. 
 1680/1. Mch. 10. bapt. Katherine y c daughter of Thomas Pudsey Esqre 
 
 and Mary his wife. 
 
 1681. June 2. mard. Francis Jurden Gent, and Sarah Pudsey. 
 
 1681/2. Feb. 13. bapt. Elizabeth y e daughter of Will: Barnsley and Ann 
 his wife. 
 
 1682. Mch. 30. bapt. Elizabeth y e daughter of William Barnsley and 
 Margaret his wife. 
 
 1682. Aug. 29. bapt. Will: y e son of Thomas Pudsey Esq. and Mary 
 
 his wife. 
 1683/4. Jany. 17. bapt. Mary y e daughter of Thomas Pudsey Esqr. and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 1685. Aug. 6. bapt. Margaret y e daughter of Thomas Pudsey Esqr. 
 
 and Mary his wife. 
 
 1685. Aug. 22. burd. William Barnsley gent. 
 
 1686. Oct. 27. mard. Thomas Hickman Gent, and Anne Fieldhouse. 
 1686/7. Jany. 30. bapt. Thomas the son of Thomas Pudsey Esquire and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 
 1687. May 28. mard. Robert Harriotts gent, and Elizabeth Barnesley. 
 1687. Aug 2. burd. Margaret Pudsey. 
 
 1687. Aug. 18. burd. Thomas Pudsey. 
 
 1688. May 21. bapt. Ann the daughter of Thomas Pudsey Esq. and 
 Mary his wife. 
 
 1688/9. Jany. 13. burd. Margaret Barnsley. 
 
 1689. Dec. mard. [? Isaac ? Corman] and Margarett Barnesley. 
 
 1689. [? Dec] 8. bapt. Sarah the daughter of Thomas Pudsey Gent, 
 and Mary his wife. 
 
 1690. Dec. 6. burd. William Barnsley gent. 
 
 1691. Dec. 29. burd. Henry Pudsey. 
 1691/2. Jany. 3. burd. William Pudsey gent. 
 
 1692. July 6. burd. Elizabeth Pudsey. 
 
 1694. Oct. 15. bapt. Elizabeth y e daughter of Thomas Pudsey Gent, 
 and Mary his wife, born 1 1 Oct. 
 
 1695. May 25. burd. William Bamsley. 
 
 1697. Aug. 23. burd. Mary y e daughter of Thomas Barnsley. 
 
 1697. Sept. 28. burd. Elizabeth Barnsley. 
 
 1697. Nov. 7. born and bapt. Thomas y e son of Thomas Barnsley and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 1697. Dec. 23. bapt. Jane y e daughter of Mr. Tho. Pudsey and Mary 
 
 his wife, born 18 Dec. 
 
 1699. Dec. 24. burd. Robert Harriott Gent. 
 1699/1700. Feb. 21. burd. John Barnsley. 
 
 1699/1700. Mch. 1. burd. Frans. Barnsley wife of John Barnsley. 
 
 1700. Mch. 26. burd. Thomas Barnsley of London. 
 
 1700. Apl. 18. born and bapt. John y e son of Thomas Barnsley and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 1 701/2. Feb. 24. bapt. Roland y e son of Thomas Pudsey Gent, and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 
 1702. Apl. 2. bapt. George y e son of Thomas and Mary Barnesley, born 
 28 Mch. 
 
 1703. Dec. 2. burd. Thomas Hickmans. 
 
 1714. Dec. 6. burd. William son of William Barnsley. 
 
 1715. June 21. burd. Mary daughter of Mr. Tho: Pudsey. 
 1715. Oct. 27. burd. Thomas Pudsey Esqr. 
 
 1715. Nov. 8. burd. Margaret Barnsley. 
 1721. Oct. 10. burd. William Barnesley. 
 
 1724. Aug. 7. burd. Marey the Wife of Thomas Barnesley. 
 1724. Oct. 11. burd. John Hickmans. 
 
 1726. Oct. 10. bapt. William son of George Barnsley & Jane. 
 1726/7. Feb. 4. burd. Ann Barnsley of Seisdon. 
 
 1727. Sept. 4. burd. Mrs. Sarah Pudsey. 
 1727. Sept. 28. burd. Jane Barnsley. 
 
 1727. Dec. 4. burd. Jno. Barnsley. 
 1727/8. Feb. 16. burd. Mrs. Eliz: Harriotts. 
 
 1728. Oct. 24. bapt. Elizabeth daug r of William and Eliz: Barnsley. 
 
 1729. Dec. 12. bapt. Bamsley Son of Mr. Wanerton Groome & Mary 
 his wife. 
 
 1730. May 12. mard. George Barnsley and Sarah Gough both of this 
 Parish, by Banns. 
 
 1730/1. Feb. 2. bapt. Mary daug' of John and Sarah Barnsley. 
 
 1731. Aug. 7. bapt. James son of William and Eliz: Barnsley. 
 
 1731. Dec. 23. bapt. Wanerton Son of Mr. Wanerton Groom and 
 
 Mary his wife. 
 1731/2. Feb. 8. burd. Wanerton Son of Mr. Wanerton Groome. 
 
 WEST BROMWICH. 
 
 [ The parish clerk searched the registers for me from their commence- 
 ment in 1608 down to 1700, and he assures me there are no more Ford 
 entries during that period than the following, which were kindly checked 
 by the Vicar. ,] 
 
 1619. George the sonne of John Jesson was baptized the 11 th January. 
 
 1643. George Jesson and Mary Ford weare maried the 13 th of June. 
 
 1644. Elizabeth Ford vols buried the 19" 1 of September. 
 1663. Mary wife of George Jesson was buried 23 rd of October. 
 1672. William Ford 1 was buried the 26 ,b day of June. 
 
 1 As this William Ford lived at West Bromwich and as George Jesson was 
 one of the appraisers of his goods, we might conclude he was one of Dr. Johnson's 
 kinsfolk, if it were not for his will, of which the following is an abstract, telling 
 us that he was a native of Nazeing in Essex. 
 
 William Ford, of West Bromwich, Staffs., yeoman. Will dated 30 May 
 1 67 1. I give to the poor of the parish of Nasing, co. Essex, where I was born, 
 SO' I- to be distributed at the discretion of the minister there. To the poor of 
 West Bromwich, 40'/-. To Margaret my wife, for her life, all my messuages, 
 cottages, lands, etc. To my cousin Thomas Bray, my silver salt, etc. , and the 
 book of Martyrs written by Mr. Fox, and the Turkish history. To Lettice Bas- 
 sett, my servant maid, £S- To /one Green, my other servant maid, 20 s /-. To 
 my cousin Elizabeth Willetts, that croft of land in Birmingham between the land 
 
 of Lowe, gent., in the tenure of one Roger Ttirner, the land of John 
 
 Phillipps, gent., the land of Richard Careless, the land of William Co/more, 
 gent., the land of William Lench, and a lane leading towards Pinfold Street, 
 provided that if my cousin John Forde shall pay ,£40 to the said Elizabeth 
 Willetts, then the said croft is to be his. To my cousins William Forde, Nicholas 
 Ford, and Elizabeth Aldrcdg, brothers and sister of my said cousin John Forde, all 
 that close of land at Busthholme, par. of West Bromwich, between the highway 
 leading towards Walsall, the land of William Orme,John Shelton esq. and John 
 Simcox the elder, but if my said cousin John Forde will pay them £do, then the 
 croft is to be his. Residue to my wife and make her extrix. Overseer, Richard 
 Hilton of Walsall, clerk. Wits., Richard Fisher sen., Richard Fisher jun., and 
 Rich d Wheeler. Inventory dated 24 June 1672; total, £92-13-6. Appraisers, 
 Thomas Bray, Richard Fisher sen., George Jesson, Richard Fisher jun., Ralph 
 Colwick and Rich* Wheeler. Proved 5 July 1672, at Lichfield, by Margaret Ford 
 
 the relict. 
 
 I give the following abstract as the testator evidently had some connexion 
 with West Bromwich. 
 
 Thomas Ford, of Dudley, co. Wore, gent. Will dated 20 July 1796. I 
 desire to be buried in West Bromwich churchyard, Staffs. I give to my son-in- 
 law John Wall of West Bromwich, gent., all my real and personal estate, subject 
 to the payment of £400, part of the marriage portion of my daur. Nancy Hunt, 
 late the wife and later the widow of William Thurston the younger, late of 
 Walsall, Staffs., plumber and glazier, deed., settled on her previous to her inter- 
 marriage with the said William Thurston. Exor., the said/^/z Wall. Signed, 
 Thomas Ford. Wits., W. Dobey, Joseph Fernyhough and John Russell. 
 Proved II Apl. 1797, in P.C.C. [236 Exeter], by the exor. named. 
 
 There was a family named Ford, or Foord, settled at Bromsgrove in 
 Worcestershire during the first half of the eighteenth century, as the two follow- 
 ing abstracts testify. Thomas Foord, who made his will in 1750, seems to have 
 
 D D 2 
 
204 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 1678. George Jesson was buried in Woollin only 28 th of Novem. 
 
 attested by an affidavit under the hands of a Justice. 
 1681. Mr. William Flint and Mrs. Elisabeth Ford mzx\z&. the 13 th day 
 
 of July. 
 
 WESTMINSTER ABBEY. 
 
 {Extracted from " Westminster Abbey Registers" ed. Joseph Lemuel 
 Chester, 1876 (Harleian Society, vol. 10.] 
 
 1784. Dec. 20. Samuel Johnson,' LL.D. ; died 13th December, 1784, 
 and was buried on the 20th of the same month in the South 
 Cross ; aged 75 years. 
 
 been the grandson of Joseph Foord who made his will in 1733, though the latter 
 mentions his uncles John Foord, Richard Foord and Samuel Foord, while 
 Thomas mentions his sons Samuel, Joseph and John Foord, but no Richard. 
 
 Joseph Foord, of Bromsgrove, co. Wore, yeoman. Will dated 22 Dec. 
 1733. I give all the profits of my messuage, lands and tenements in Broms- 
 grove to my exor. for one year after my death, and then I devise the same to 
 my son Samuel Foord for his life, and at his death to my grandson Thomas, son 
 of my son Joseph Foord, on condition that my said grandson pay to Hannah, 
 Rebecca, Sarah and Elizabeth Foord, children of my son John Foord, £\oo apiece 
 within four years after the death of my son Samuel Foord, and if he neglect to do 
 so, then I devise the same to my grandchildren Hannah, Rebecca, Sarah and 
 Elizabeth Foord. I give to my daur. Sarah Hole one annuity of £5 payable out 
 of the interest of^i,ooo due to me by my son Joseph. I likewise give one year's 
 interest of the said ;£i,ooo, calculated from the day of my death, chargeable with 
 the said annuity, to my exor. I give to Joseph Farmer of Birmingham, iron- 
 monger, ^200 upon trust to pay my son Samuel ^100, and ^20 each to Hannah 
 Foord, Rebecca Ford [sic], Sarah Foord, Elizabeth Foord and Joseph Foord 
 (children of my son John Foord), at their age of 21. And whereas by the mar- 
 riage settlement of my son Joseph I am empowered to dispose of ^200 (part of the 
 ,£1,000 above mentioned), now I give to my said grandchildren, John, Hannah, 
 Sarah, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Joseph Foord, children of my son John, .£100 
 equally between them at their ages of 21. And I bequeath the remaining £100 
 " to my said grandson Thomas Foord the sum of ^600" [sic], the said ^IOO and 
 jT6oo to be in my exors'. hands until his age of 21. And in case my son Joseph 
 Foord shall charge my grandson Thomas with any sum for his maintenance, etc. , 
 then the bequest to my said grandson shall be void. And my grandson Thomas 
 Foord shall pay £20 to my grandson Joh?i at 21, and {(John die in the meantime 
 the same to be divided among his sisters Hannah, Rebecca, Sarah, Elizabeth and 
 brotheryiw/^. And whereas there is ^40 in my hands belonging to my grand- 
 child Jane Barton, her share of her father's estate, the interest thereof is to be 
 paid for her education until she be 21, and if she behave herself to the satisfaction 
 of Thomas Bourne of Bromsgrove, carrier, and Mary the wife of my son John 
 Foord, by marriage or otherwise, then my exor. shall not demand anything for 
 her education and maintenance. I give to the children of John Horton of Ellis- 
 hall, to John £$, to Edward £4 and to William £5, at their ages of 21. I 
 give to my son Samuel all my goods. I give ^20 to Thomas Bourne and 
 Samuel Sankey of Bromsgrove, on trust to apply the interest thereof for the 
 relief of the poor of the sect called Quakers. I give to James Farmer, the son of 
 my exor., £$ at 21. Residuary legatee and exor., the said Joseph Farmer. 
 Signed, John [sic] Foord. Wits., Jonathan Pinfield, Charles Warman, Thomas 
 Pape. Proved 23 June 1735, in P.C.C. [Ducie 122], by the exor. named. 
 
 Thomas Foord, of Bromsgrove, co. Wore, linendraper. Will dated 23 Aug. 
 1750. I devise to my honoured mother, Hannah Foord, my three messuages in 
 Bromsgrove, of which one is in my own occupation and the others in the several 
 occupations of William Wainwright and William Milward ; and also all my 
 other freehold messuage, lands, etc., in the par. of Tanworth, Warwicks. , now in 
 the occupation oljohn Horton ; and my other freehold messuage, lands, etc., in 
 Halesowen, Salop, now in the occupation of Aaron Hayward ; and all other my 
 freehold messuages, upon the trusts hereafter named ; also all my copyhold lands 
 in the manor of Romsley, par. of Halesowen, now also in the occupation of the 
 said Aaron Haywood, and my leasehold messuages in the said par., also in his 
 occupation ; my goods, stock, credits, etc., upon the said trusts, viz. that she 
 shall dispose of the same as soon as she conveniently may after my decease, and 
 after paying my just debts, funeral expenses, etc., carry out the said trusts, that 
 is to say, I will that of the residue of all my estate remaining after the aforesaid 
 payments she shall take to her own use one third and divide the remaining two 
 thirds, alter the decease of my said mother [sic], amongstjolm Foord, son of my uncle 
 John Foord ; Richard Foord, son of my uncle Richard Foord; and all the sons 
 and daurs. of my uncle Samuel Foord — to be equally divided among them all. I 
 will that my mother shall receive all interests arising from the same during her 
 life. Extrix. , my mother Hannah Foord. Signed, Thomas Foord. Wits. ,_/Vi« 
 Edge, John Spilsburv and Richard Hill. A note states that a certain erasure in 
 
 ABSTRACTS OF DEEDS. 2 
 
 TITLE TO PROPERTY AT WINSON GREEN, 
 BIRMINGHAM. 3 
 
 11 Dec. 1661. By indenture between Henry Ford of Winson alias 
 Winsdon Green in the Parish of Birmingham in the County of Warwick 
 Yeoman of the one part and William Ingram of Nurthurst in the County 
 of Warwick aforesaid Yeoman and Cornelius Ford of Kings Norton in 
 the County of Worcester Yeoman of the other part, The said Henry 
 Ford in Consideration of a Marriage then intended to be had and solem- 
 nized between said Henry Ford and Rebecca Ingram Daur. of said 
 William Ingram And for other Consideration therein mentioned Did 
 grant enfeoff deliver and confirm unto said William Ingratn and Cornelius 
 Ford 
 
 All that Messuage or Tenement with the appurtenances wherein the 
 said Henry Ford did then inhabit and dwell situate and being at Winson 
 alias Winsdon Green in the Parish of Birmingham and County of War- 
 wick together with the Barns etc. And also all those Lands Meadows 
 Leasows Pastures and Feedings being ten or more in number to or with 
 the said Messuage then or then late belonging with their appurtenances 
 lying and being together or near together in the said Parish of Birming- 
 ham and County of Warwick aforesaid and in the Parishes of Hands- 
 worth alias Hansworth Harborne and Smethwick in the County of Stafford 
 between the Green aforesaid called Winson alias Winsdon Green the 
 Land then of John Redall the Land of Alice Osborne the Land of Charles 
 Lane Gent, and the Lane called Slow alias Slooe Lane on or near all 
 parts thereof and then in the tenure or Occupation of said Henry Ford 
 And also all that Farm containing ten or more Closes or parcels of Land 
 Meadow Pasture and Coppice or Meadow Ground with a Barn on part 
 thereof then standing commonly called or known by the Name of 
 Piddocks Farm And also all that Close of Land called Slow alias Slooe 
 Moor with the appurtenances All which said Farm Barn and Close are 
 therein mentioned to be situate lying and being together in the Parish of 
 Harborne and Smethwick aforesaid in said County of Stafford between 
 the Lane aforesaid called Slow alias Slooe Lane the Land of Henry P'ord 
 called Little Heath the land of John Pearsall the Lane called Penfields 
 Lane the land of said Charles Lane Gent, the Land of William Piddock 
 and the Land of Ann Best Widow on or near all parts thereof and then 
 on then late in the several tenures of William Piddock Gent, and of the 
 said Henry Ford their assignee or assigns And the Reversion etc. And all 
 the Estate etc. 
 
 To hold the same unto said William Ingram and Cornelius Ford 
 their Heirs and assigns to the Uses following (vizt.) 
 
 To the Use of said Henry Ford his Heirs and Assigns until the 
 solemnization of said Marriage And after the solemnization thereof Then 
 
 To the Use of said Henry Ford and of said Rebeccas 
 for their Lives and the Life of the longer liver of them / 
 
 To the Use of the Heirs of the bodies of said Henry-. 
 Fora and Rebecca between them two lawfully begotten \ Remr. 
 and to be begotten 1 
 
 To the Use of the right Heirs of said Henry Ford for ever. Executed 
 by said Henry Ford with Livery of seizin indorsed. 
 
 the will was made with testator's own hand, and dated and signed by him, 
 12 Oct. 1750. On 31 Jany. 1750/1 appeared personally Ralph Winslow of 
 Bromsgrove, gent., and John Spilsbury of Bromsgrove, gent., and testified to the 
 will as in the writing of Thomas Foord, late of Bromsgrove. Proved 6 Feb. 
 1750/1, in P.C.C. [Busby 44], by Hannah Foord, widow, the sole extrix. 
 
 1 It is surprising that Col. Chester, whose work on the Westminster Abbey 
 Registers is a monument of research, should describe Dr. Johnson as "younger 
 son of Michael Johnson." It shows how easily the most accurate of workers may 
 blunder over a simple point like this. 
 
 2 These documents were all part of Mr. Bickley's collection. I only print as 
 much of each as relates to Dr. Johnson's ancestry. I have not adhered to the 
 contractions of the originals. 
 
 3 This is endorsed :— " An Abstract of the Title of Edward Carver Esq. to 
 his Estates at Winson Green and in Smethwick and Handsworth in the respective 
 Tenures of Mr. Malkin and Mr. Boulton." The last conveyance is in 1793. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY {PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 205 
 
 11 Oct. 1681. By Indenture between said Ford of the one part and 
 the Right Honourable Foulke Lord Brooke Baron Brooke of Beauchamp's 
 Court in said County of Warwick of the other part The said Henry Ford 
 in consideration of .£800 to him paid by said Foulke Lord Brooke Did 
 demise grant bargain and sell unto said Foulke Lord Brooke his Exors. 
 Admors. and Assigns 
 
 All the said Messuage Lands Tenements and Hereditaments herein 
 before mentioned to be situate lying and being in the said Parishes of 
 Birmingham Handsworth Harborne and Smethwick in the said Counties 
 of Warwick and Stafford together with two Cottages then standing upon 
 part of the said Lands lying in Smethwick and Handsworth aforesaid 
 
 To hold the same unto the said Foulke Lord Brooke his Exors. 
 Admors. and Assigns from the day of the date thereof for the term of 
 1000 years Under the rent of one Rose Flower 
 
 Subject to a Proviso therein contained for determining the same on 
 payment by the said Henry Ford his Heirs Exors. Admors. or assigns 
 unto the said Foulke Lord Brooke his Exors. Admors. or assigns of the 
 Sum of ,£840 in manner therein mentioned. 
 
 Executed by said Henry Ford. 
 
 4 Oct. 1683. By Indenture between said Foulke Lord Brooke and said 
 Henry Ford of the one part and William Walker of the City of Oxford 
 Gent, of the other part After reciting said abstracted Indenture of the 
 nth Octr. 1681 And also that there was then due unto said Foulke Lord 
 Brooke upon said Mortgage ,£820 for Principal and Interest It is thereby 
 Witnessed that said Foulke Lord Brooke in consideration of .£820 to him 
 paid by said William Walker Did by and with the consent of said Henry 
 Ford bargain assign transfer and set over unto said William Walker his 
 Exors. Admors. and Assigns 
 
 The said Messuage Cottages Lands and Hereditaments in the said 
 Parishes of Birmingham Handsworth Harborne and Smethwick with 
 their Appurtenances 
 
 To hold the same unto said William Walker his Exors. Admors. and 
 Assigns for remainder of said term of 1000 years therein then to come 
 and unexpired. 
 
 Executed by said Foulke Lord Brooke and Henry Ford. 
 
 3 and 5 Nov. 1683. By Indentures of Lease and Release The release 
 between said Henry Ford and William Abnett Gent, who had inter- 
 married with Elizabeth the Daur. of said Henry Ford of the one part 
 a.nd John Willes Clerk of the other part In Consideration of ^1353-15-0 
 to said Henry Ford paid by said John Willes They the said Henry 
 Ford and William Abnett Did grant bargain sell release and confirm 
 unto said John Willes his Heirs and assigns 
 
 All the said Messuage Cottage Lands and Hereditaments in the said 
 Parishes of Birmingham Handsworth Harborne and Smethwick with 
 their appurtenances 
 
 To hold same unto and to the use of said John Willes his Heirs and 
 Assigns for ever. 
 
 Executed by said Henry Ford only. 
 
 11 Jany. 1683. A Deed Poll Whereby said William Abnett in 
 Consideration of I2 d to him paid by said John Willes Did fully freely 
 and absolutely remise release and for ever quit claim unto said John 
 Willes in his full and peaceable possession and seizin being and his 
 Heirs and Assigns for ever 
 
 All the Estate Title Interest Claim and Demand whatsoever which 
 he the said William Abnett ever had then had or then ought to have or 
 which he his Heirs Exors. Admors. or Assigns should or might at any 
 time or times thereafter have claim challenge or demand in unto or 
 out of 
 
 The said Messuage Cottage Lands Tenements and Hereditaments in 
 the said Parishes of Birmingham Handsworth Harborne and Smethwick 
 with their appurtenances 
 
 To hold the same unto and to the use of said John Willes his Heirs 
 and Assigns for ever. 
 
 Executed by said William Abnett. 
 
 1 Mch. 1683. By Indenture between said Henry Ford of the one 
 part and said John Willes of the other part In Consideration of 
 .£1353-15-0 to said Henry Ford paid by said John Willes He the said 
 Henry Ford Did grant bargain and sell unto said John Willes his Heirs 
 and Assigns 
 
 All the aforesaid Messuage Cottages Lands Hereditaments and 
 Premises with their appurtenances in the said Parishes of Birmingham 
 Handsworth Harborne and Smethwick 
 
 To hold the same unto and to the use of said John Willes his Heirs 
 and Assigns for ever. 
 
 In which said Indenture it is mentioned that a Fine Sur Conuzance 
 de droit etc. was levied in the term of Saint Michael and which was in 
 the 24th year of the reign of his then Majesty King Charles the second 
 by said Henry Ford and by Henry Osborne Gent, and Grace his Wife ' 
 of one Messuage one Garden 50 Acres of Land 10 Acres of Meadow 
 30 Acres of Pasture 4 Acres of Wood and Common of Pasture for all 
 Cattle with the appurtenances in Handsworth Smethwick and Harborne 
 And said Henry Ford did for himself and his Heirs covenant with said 
 John Willes and did thereby testify and declare that said Fine did 
 contain all the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments lying in the said 
 County of Stafford therein before granted And that said Fine as to all 
 those Lands Tenements and Hereditaments was had and levied to and 
 for the only proper use and behoof of him the said Henry Ford and his 
 Heirs. 
 
 Executed by said Henry Ford. 
 Inrolled in Chancery. 
 
 18 Dec. 1684. By Indenture of Release between said John Willes 
 [of] 1st part William Barber of Adderbury in the said County of Oxford 
 Esqr. and Robert Barber son and Heir apparent of said William Barber 
 of second part and said William Walker and Ann Walker one of the 
 daurs. of the said William Walker of the 3d part Reciting that a 
 Marriage was intended to be had and solemnized between said John 
 Willes and Ann Walker And that said John Willes was to receive in 
 Marriage with said Ann .£1500 as her Portion and also that the sum of 
 ,£1353-15-0 part of said portion of ^1500 had been laid out in the 
 purchase of the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments thereinafter 
 granted and that the Freehold and Inheritance thereof had been 
 conveyed and assured unto said John Willes his Heirs and assigns To 
 the intent that the same might be settled by him said John Willes To 
 such Uses intents and purposes and in such manner as are thereinafter 
 mentioned It is thereby Witnessed that in Consideration of said intended 
 Marriage And of said sum of .£1353-15-0 so laid out as aforesaid and of 
 the further Sum of ,£146-5-0 unto said John Willes paid by said William 
 Walker which together with said ^1353-15-0 made up said Portion of 
 ^1500 And for other Considerations He the said John Willes Did grant 
 release and confirm unto said William Barber and Robert Barber their 
 Heirs and Assigns 
 
 All the aforesaid Messuages Cottages Closes Lands Tenements 
 Hereditaments and Premises with their appurtenances And y e Reversion 
 and reversions etc. And all y e Estate etc. 
 
 To hold to said William Barber and Robert Barber their Heirs and 
 Assigns 
 
 To the use of said William Barber and Robert Barber and their 
 Heirs until solemnization of said Marriage In Trust for said William 
 Walker and his Heirs And after solemnization of said marriage 
 
 Then to the use of said John Willes for life Remr. 
 
 To the use of said William Barber and Robert Barber"* 
 and their Heirs In Trust to preserve contingent uses J 
 
 To the use of said Ann Walker his intended Wife for "1 
 
 life 
 
 / 
 
 Remr. 
 
 1 Feet of Fines. Michaelmas 24 Charles II Co. Stafford. Final concord 
 made on the Morrow of St. Martin 24 Charles II between George Jackson, 
 plaintiff, and Henry Ford, gent., and Henry Osborne and Grace his wife, deforci- 
 ants [of the property as set forth in the abstract of title], whereby deforciants 
 convey to the plaintiff, with warranty against themselves and the heirs of Henry 
 Ford and Henry Osborne. 
 
 Jackson pays ^100 sterling. 
 
206 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 To the use of the ist and other sons of the Body of said-v 
 John Willes by him on the Body of said Ann to [be] begot- > Remr. 
 ten severally and successively in Tail General J 
 
 To the use of all and every y e Daur. and Daurs. of the -, 
 Body of said Jo/in Willes by him on y e Body of said Ann I 
 to be begotten and y e Heirs of the Body and Bodies of all f 
 and every such Daur. and Daurs. lawfully issuing J 
 
 To the use of the survivors and survivor of such Daurs. ■> 
 and the Heirs of the Body and Bodies of such surviving > Remr. 
 Daur. and Daurs. lawfully issuing > 
 
 To the use of y e said John Willes his Heirs and Assigns for ever. 
 
 Executed by said John Walker, William Barber, Robert Barber, 
 William Walker and Ann Walker. 
 
 10 Sept. 1686. By Indenture Tripartite between said Henry Ford 
 and William Abnet and Elizabeth his Wife y e sole Daur. and Heir 
 apparent of said Henry Ford of 1 st part said William Barber and Robert 
 Barber of 2nd part and said John Willes of the 3rd part Reciting that 
 said Henry Ford had sold to said John Willes the said Messuage 
 Cottages Lands and Hereditaments and had agreed that said William 
 Abnet and Elizabeth his Wife should join with him said He?iry Ford in 
 y e assurance of the Premises unto said Willes his Heirs and Assigns and 
 that he y e said John Willes had previous to his Marriage with the said 
 Ann his Wife settled and assured y e same in manner mentioned in y° 
 last abstracted deed It is Witnessed that the said Henry Ford William 
 Abnet and Elizabeth his Wife did covenant with said William Barber 
 and Robert Barber and their heirs that said Henry Ford William Abnet 
 and Elizabeth his Wife would within the space of two years next ensuing 
 the date thereof acknowledge and levy unto said William Barber and 
 Robert Barber and y° Heirs of one of them One Fine l sur Cognizance de 
 droit etc. Of 
 
 All and singular said Messuages cottages Closes Lands Tenements 
 and Premises with their Appurtenances by the names and descriptions of 
 one Messuage 15 Acres of Land 12 Acres of Meadow fifteen acres of 
 Pasture and Common of Pasture with the appurtenances in Birmingham 
 in y e County of Warwick And of one Messuage two Cottages 35 Acres of 
 Land 10 Acres of Meadow 35 Acres of Pasture 4 Acres of Wood and 
 Common of Pasture with y e appurtenances in Handsworth Harborne 
 and Smethwick in y e County of Stafford And it was thereby testified and 
 declared that said Fine so as aforesaid and all and every other Fine and 
 Fines etc. should be and enure To and for y e uses intents and purposes 
 in said Abstracted Indenture of Settlement mentioned and declared and 
 for the Corroboration of said Indenture and of the uses and Estates 
 thereby limited or declared. 
 
 Executed by said Henry Ford William Abnet Elizabeth Abnet and 
 John Willes. 
 
 Michaelmas Term 3 James II. Chirograph of a Fine between said 
 William Barber and Robert Barber Plaintiffs and said Henry Ford 
 William Abnet and Elizabeth his wife Deforciants of one Messuage 
 15 Acres of Land 12 Acres of Meadow 15 Acres of Pasture and Common 
 of Pasture for all Cattle with the appurtenances in Birmingham in y e 
 County of Warwick and also of one Messuage two Cottages 35 acres of 
 Land 10 Acres of Meadow 35 Acres of Pasture Four Acres of Wood and 
 Common of Pasture for all Cattle with the Appurtenances in Handsworth 
 Harborne and Smethwick in y" County of Stafford. 
 
 TITLE TO PROPERTY AT MOSELEY. 2 
 
 19 and 20 Nov. 1707. Attested Copies of Indentures of Lease and 
 Release, the Release made between William Middlemore of Hazel- 
 
 1 Feet of Fines. Michaelmas 3 James II. Double counties. Final concord 
 made from Michaelmas in three weeks 3 James II between William Barber, esq., 
 and Robert Barber, gent., plaintiffs, and Henry Ford, gent., and William Abnett, 
 gent., and Elizabeth his wife, deforciants [of the property as set forth in the 
 abstract of title], with warranty against the deforciants and the heirs of Henry and 
 Elizabeth. Plaintiffs pay deforciants ^220 sterling. 
 
 2 This document is the original draft of the abstract, and carries the title down 
 to 1805. At the conclusion is a copy of the opinion of Richard Preston, of the 
 
 well in the parish of Kings Norton in the County of Worcester Esqr. 
 (Nephew and Heir of George Middlemore late of Hazelwell aforesaid 
 Esqr. deed.) and Margaret his Wife of the one part and Joseph 
 Ford of Stourbridge in the said County of Worcester Gentn. of the other 
 part. 
 
 It was witnessed that in consideration of the sum of ,£2421-13-6 to 
 said William Middlemore paid by said Joseph Ford they the said 
 William Middlemore and Margarett his Wife Did Grant Bargain 
 Sell Alien Deliver Release and Confirm unto said Joseph Ford (in his 
 actual possession then being by virtue of the said Indenture of Lease) 
 and to his heirs and assigns for ever amongst other Messuages Lands 
 and Hereditaments 
 
 All that Capital Messuage or Dwellinghouse situate and being in 
 Mosely Yeald in the said parish of Kings Norton with all Barns Stables 
 Outhouses Buildings Gardens Orchards Foldyards Backsides Lands 
 Meadows Pastures Tenements and Hereditaments and premises there- 
 unto belonging and then or late in the holding or occupation of Josiah 
 Yarrington or his undertenant or undertenants Assignee or Assignees 
 and also all that Messuage or Dwellinghouse situate and being in Mosely 
 aforesaid with all Barns Stables Outhouses Buildings Gardens Orchards 
 foldyards Lands Meadows pastures Hereditaments and premises thereto 
 belonging then in the holding of John Cook and all that Barn and 
 Buildings of him the said William Middlemore situate in Mosely afore- 
 said then in the Holding of Daniel Wells together with all Lands 
 Meadows pastures Closes pieces or parcels of Land Meadow or pasture 
 ground Tenements Hereditaments of him the said William Middlemore 
 situate in Mosely aforesaid then in the Holding of said Daniel Wells his 
 Undertenant or Undertenants Assignee or Assignees And all Houses 
 outhouses Edifices etc. And all Ways Waters Watercourses Easements 
 commons Common of pasture for all manner of Cattle Feedings Wastes 
 Waste Grounds Profits liberties Rights Priveliges Commodities Advan- 
 tages Emoluments Hereditaments whatsoever to the said premises 
 belonging And the Reversion etc. Remainder etc. and all the Estate etc. 
 And all Deeds etc. 
 
 To hold the same with the Appurtenances unto the said Joseph Ford 
 his heirs and assigns for ever. 
 
 Covenant to levy a Fine Sur Conuzance de droit come ceo etc. between 
 the said Joseph Ford plaintiff and said William Middlemore and 
 Margarett his Wife Deforciants. 
 
 Executed by said William Middlemore and Margaret Middlemore 
 Receipt for Consideration Money Indorsed and Duly attested. 
 
 10 Feby. 1720. Attested Copy of the Will of the said Joseph Ford 
 whereby (after a Devise of certain premises to his son Cornelius Ford) 
 he Gave and Devised unto his Wife Jane Ford and to her heirs and 
 assigns for ever 
 
 All and every other his Messuages Tenements Land Hereditaments 
 and Premises situate and being in the Parish of Kings Norton or else- 
 where 
 
 Upon special Trust and Confidence that she did and should by her 
 Deed or Deeds Writing or Writings or by her last Will and Testament 
 in Writing under hand and seal duly Executed in the presence of 3 or 
 more credible Witnesses Grant & Convey or Give and Devise the same 
 to and amongst such of his children Cornelius Ford James Ford Anne 
 Ford and Phebe Ford As by their Dutiful behaviour and demeanour 
 towards her should best deserve the same And in Case his said Wife 
 should not Grant and Convey or Give and Devise the same as he had 
 directed Then he Gave and Devised (amongst other premises) All and 
 every his Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and premises 
 situate and being in the parish of Kings Norton therein before given to 
 his Wife unto his said Son Cornelius Ford his heirs and assigns for ever. 
 
 Executed by the said Testator in the presence of three Witnesses. 
 
 Inner Temple, dated 14 Apl. 1806, on the title. Mr. Preston starts by saying 
 that " Down to the year 1766 this title is perfectly free from objection." The 
 abstract is endorsed: — "Abstract of the Title to an Estate at Moseley in the 
 County of Worcester. Examined with the original deeds. [Signed] R. W. Gem. " 
 It was prepared by Bedford and Gem, of Birmingham. A pencil note says, 
 " East side of Lady Pool Lane and Wake Green Road." 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY \_PEDIGREE XXIX] 
 
 207 
 
 1 1 Sepr. 1722. Copy of the Will of the said Jane Ford whereby (after a 
 Devise of a Moiety of several Messuages in Stourbridge to her Daughter 
 Anne Ford) she Gave devised and Bequeathed to her Son Cornelius Ford 
 and his heirs Exors. and Assignes 
 
 All and every her Messuages Houses Farms Lands Tenements bene- 
 ficial Leases and terms of Years and all other her Real and personal 
 Estate whatsoever and wheresoever whereof or wherein she had any 
 Estate Right or Power to Dispose. 
 
 Executed by the said Testatrix in the presence of three Witnesses. 
 
 5 and 6 May 1 730. Indentures of Lease and Release the Release made 
 between Cornelius Ford then or late of Pedmore in the County of 
 Worcester Clerk Son and Heir of said Joseph Ford and Jane his Wife 
 and also Sole Executor and Devisee mentioned in the last Will and 
 Testament of the said Jane Ford and Judith Ford Wife of the said 
 Cornelius Ford of the one part and Sampson Lloyd of Birmingham in the 
 County of Warwick Ironmonger of the other part 
 
 Reciting that the said Joseph Ford by said Indentures of Lease and 
 Release of the 19 and 20 Nov. 1707 purchased of William Middlemore 
 Esq. and Margarett his Wife {inter alia) All that Messuage or Dwelling- 
 house with the Barn Stable Shop Outhouses and Croft thereto belonging 
 containing about 2 Acres situate lying and being in Moseley Yield in the 
 parish of Kings Norton [? adjoining] the Land of one Joseph Withers on 
 the West and the Land of Richard Greaves Gent, on the South part 
 thereof Also all those 9 Closes Pieces or Parcels of Land lying altogether 
 and with the said Messuage then held and enjoyed containing by Com- 
 putation 37 Acres or thereabouts be the same more or less having a Lane 
 called Lady Pool Lane on the West part a Lane leading to Wake Green 
 on the South and Land in the Tenure of John Cooke and Thomas Greaves 
 on the East part thereof Also one Acre of Meadow Ground there lying in 
 a certain place called Dole Meadow the whole Meadow containing 3 
 Acres or thereabouts two Acres of which belonging to the said Joseph 
 Withers the said One Acre having the Land of Phebe Ford on the South 
 and the said Lane called Lady Pool Lane on the West and Land of the 
 said Joseph Withers on the North & East parts thereof All which said 
 Messuages Buildings Lands and Premises then were and for several 
 years last past had been in the tenure or occupation of John Caddick his 
 Assigns or Undertenants 
 
 And also reciting that said Joseph Ford by his Indenture duly executed 
 bearing date the 29th Sepr. 1708 and made between said Joseph Ford of 
 the one part and Ann Bentley of the City of London Spinster one of the 
 Daughters of Andrew Bentley 1 deed, of the other part for the considera- 
 tions in the said Deed mentioned he said Joseph Ford thereby Granted 
 to said Ann Bentley one Annuity or yearly rent Charge of £9 for her life 
 payable half yearly to be issuing and growing out of the Messuage and 
 Lands aforementioned 
 
 And also reciting that the said Joseph Ford afterwards (viz.) on or 
 about the 10th of Feby. 1720 made and duly Executed his last Will and 
 Testament and therein and thereby in general words Gave and Devised 
 to the sa\d Jane Ford his Wife in Fee All the aforementioned Messuage 
 Buildings Lands and Premises yet nevertheless upon special trust and 
 Confidence that she should Give and Dispose of the same to and amongst 
 some or one of his Children And for Default of such Disposition by her 
 then he gave the same to his Son the said Cornelius Ford in fee 
 
 And also reciting that the said Jane Ford on the nth Sepr. 1722 
 made and duly Executed her last Will and Testament and therein and 
 thereby amongst other things Gave and Devised the said Messuages 
 Buildings Lands and Premises to the said Cornelius Ford his heirs and 
 assigns for ever. 
 
 It was witnessed that said Cornelius Ford and Judith his Wife in con- 
 sideration of ,£500 to said Cornelius Ford paid by said Sampson Lloyd 
 did Grant Bargain Sell Alien Release Enfeoff and Confirm unto said 
 Sampson Lloyd his heirs and assigns for ever 
 
 All and singular the aforementioned Messuage or Dwellinghouse 
 Barn Stable Outhouses Crofts 9 Closes of Land and Dole or Parcel of 
 
 1 Andrew Bentley had married Mary Hickman [born 1647/8], sister of 
 Gregory Hickman [1651-90], whose widow Jane became the wife of Joseph Ford. 
 See Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 Meadow Ground l and Premises with the Appurtenances situate lying 
 and being in Moseley Yeald aforesaid and then in the tenure or occupa- 
 tion of John Caddick his Assignee or Assignes Undertenant or Under- 
 tenants And also all that Seat or Pew containing 3 Sittings or kneelings 
 within the Chapel of Moseley aforesaid adjoining or near unto the Com- 
 munion Table there And also two other Kneelings within the said Chapel 
 in two several seats near the Font for a Man and Maid Servant which 
 said Pew and Kneelings then were and for the time past had been used 
 and enjoyed by the owners or occupiers of the said Granted Messuage 
 And also all Woods Underwood Timber and other Uses Ways Waters 
 Watercourses Easements Commons Common of Pasture Profits Com- 
 modities Advantages Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to 
 the said premises belonging And the Reversion etc. Remainder etc. and 
 all the Estate etc. And all Deeds etc. 
 
 To hold the same unto the said Sampson Lloyd his heirs and assigns 
 To the only proper use and behoof of the said Sampson Lloyd his heirs 
 and assigns for ever. 
 
 Covenant by said Ford that he and said Judith his Wife would Levy 
 a Fine Sur Conuzance de droit come ceo etc. of said Premises as therein 
 mentioned. 
 
 Executed by the said Cornelius Ford and Judith Ford Receipt for 
 consideration Money Indorsed and duly attested. 
 
 Trinity Term 3 George II. Chirograph of a fine between Joseph 
 Withers and Sampson Lloyd Plaintiffs and said Cornelius Ford Clerk 
 and Judith his Wife Deforciants 
 
 Of two Messuages two Gardens two Orchards 100 Acres of Land 
 10 Acres of Meadow 20 Acres of Pasture and Common of Pasture with 
 the Appurtenances in the Parishes of Kings Norton and Northfield. 
 
 28 Aug. 1731. Release from Joseph Withers of the City of Worcester 
 Tobacconist to said Sampson Lloyd of a Judgment Entered in the 
 Common Pleas against said Cornelius Ford Clerk deed, for ,£280 and 
 Costs. 
 
 DEED RELATING TO THE SETTLEMENT MADE ON THE 
 MARRIAGE OF DR. JOHNSON'S PARENTS. 2 
 
 This Indenture Quadrupartite made the 31th day of July in the Sixth 
 year of the reign of our Soveraign Lady Anne by the grace of God of 
 Great Brittain France and Ireland Queen, defender of the Faith etc. 
 Annoque Domini 1707 Between Cornelius Ford late of Dunton in the 
 parish of Curd worth in y e County of Warwick gent of y e 1st part John 
 Persehouse of Roynall's Hall in the parish of Walsall and County of 
 Stafford Esqr. of y e 2d part Richard Pyott of Streethay in the County of 
 Stafford Esqr. Joseph Ford of Stourbridge in y e County of Worcester 
 gent of the 3d parte And Michael Johnson of the Citty of Lichfield Book- 
 seller of y e 4th part Whereas one William Smallwood stood possessed 
 of the lands and tenements {inter alia) herein after mencioned granted 
 and assigned for the term of 1000 years commencing from about the 22th 
 day of January Anno Domini 1693 nevertheless in trust to assign the 
 same over to such person or persons as y e said John Persehouse his 
 heires & Assignes should direct & appoint And whereas y e said William 
 Smallwood 'by his Indenture bearing date y e 15th day of February Anno 
 Domini 1693 by the Consent & direccion of the said John Persehouse 
 testifyed by his being a party to y e said Indenture for & in consideracion 
 of the summe oi £\oo to y° said John Persehouse in hand paid by the 
 said Cornelius Ford & in consideracion of 5 s to the said William 
 Smallwood 'in hand paid by the said Cornelius FordKe tht said William 
 Smallwood 'by consent & direccion of the said John Persehouse did grant 
 bargain sell assign and set over unto the said Cornelius Fordhis executors 
 
 1 Contemporary marginal note. By Indenture dated 31 Augt. 1731 it 
 appears that the one acre in Dole Meadow was Conveyed by Sampson Lloyd to 
 Joseph Withers. 
 
 2 This is written on two folio sheets which Mr. Bickley cut from an old book 
 containing copies of deeds and evidences, chiefly relating to Lichfield, and is 
 headed, " An Assignment of Severall Mortgages in one Deed." The book was 
 compiled about 1710-20. 
 
208 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 & assignes all y' Close or parcell of Inclosed land called the Lee then or 
 late in the tenure of Edward Horner And all that Close or meadow 
 called by the name of Grey Goose meadow then or late in the possession 
 of Stephen Curtice both which closes are scituate lying & being in 
 Walsall aforesaid in y e said County of Stafford or by whatsoever other 
 name or names y e said premisses were Called To have and to hold the 
 said Close land meadow ground & premisses with appurtenances to y e 
 said Cornelius Ford his Executors & assignes for & during all the 
 rest & residue of y e said term of iooo yeares yet to come & unexpired 
 And y e saidjohn Persehouse by the said Indenture did ratine & confirme 
 the said estate & term unto the said Cornelius Ford subject to a provisoe 
 in the said recited Indenture contained for making void y e said Estate 
 & term upon payment by the said John Persehouse of ,£ro3 to the said 
 Cornelius Ford on the 16 th day of August next ensuing the day of y e date 
 of y e said Indenture As by y e said Indenture more fully may appear And 
 also whereas y e said William Smallwood being in like manner as afore- 
 said possessed of y° lands & meadow ground herein after mencioned 
 & assigned for y e term of iooo years by his Indenture bearing date y' 
 14th day of March Anno Domini 1694 by y c like consent & direccion of 
 y c said John Persehouse in consideracion of ,£100 more to the said John 
 Persehouse in hand paid by the said Cornelius Ford & in consideracion 
 of 5 s to him y e said William Smallwood in hand paid by the said 
 Cornelius Ford He the said William Smallwood by y e consent and 
 direccion of y e said John Persehouse did grant bargain sell assign & sett 
 over unto the said Cornelius Ford his Executors and Assignes All &c. 
 name y e land To have & to hold y e said Meadows & all y e said premisses 
 with appurtenances to ye said Cornelius Ford his Executors & assignes 
 for & during all the rest & residue of the said term of iooo yeares then 
 to come & unexpired And the said John Persehouse by y e said Indenture 
 did also ratine & confirm ye said Estate & term to the said Cornelius 
 Ford subject to a provisoe in the said last recited Indenture contained 
 for making void y e said Estate & term upon payment by y e said John 
 Persehouse [of] the summe of £103 unto the said Cornelius Ford on 
 the fifteenth day of September next ensuing the date thereof As by 
 y B said last recited Indenture more fully may appear And whereas by 
 default or neglect of payment [of] the said principall summes according 
 to the Said Severall provisoes herein before recited the Said Severall 
 Estates & termes of yeares are forfeited & become absolute at Law to 
 the said Cornelius Ford although he hath received the interest thereof 
 computed to the date hereof And whereas y e said Cornelius Ford upon a 
 marriage intended between his daughter Sarah Ford & y° said Michael 
 Johnson did covenant with y e said Michael Johnson to pay to the said 
 Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford as an addicion to the porcion of the said 
 Sarah and in trust for her the summe of ,£200 within nine Months 
 next after the said intended marriage (which has lately been solempnized) 
 As by certain Articles of Agreement Quadrupartite Indented dated y" 
 nth day of June Anno Domini 1706 may appear Now this Indenture 
 Witnesseth that the said Cornelius Ford to pay & satisfie y c said ,£200 to 
 the said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford as an addiccion of the porcion of 
 the said Sarah & in trust for her & in consideracion of 5 s to him the 
 said Cornelius .Fora' in hand paid by y c said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford 
 and for other consideracions hereunto moving y c said Cornelius Ford 
 Hath by the consent and direccion of y e said John Persehouse granted 
 bargained sold assigned & sett over & by these presents doth grant 
 bargain sell assigne & sett over to y c said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford 
 their Executors Administrators & assignes All y° said Closes meadows & 
 lands & all & Singular y e said premisses with appurtenances herein before 
 mencioned to be granted or assigned to y e said Cornelius Ford in and by 
 the said Severall Indentures herein before recited and all the estate right 
 title interest & termes of yeares of him y e said Cornelius Ford or which 
 he any way hath in to or out of the said premisses together with the said 
 Severall Indentures herein before recited To have & to hold all & singular 
 y e said Closes meadows lands & premisses hereby granted or assigned 
 with their & every of their appurtenances unto the said Richard Pyott & 
 Joseph Ford their Executors Administrators & Assigns for and during all 
 y e rest & residue of y e said termes of yeares in & by y e said Severall 
 Indentures granted yet to come & unexpired under such provisoe or con- 
 dicion as is hereafter in these presents contained & subject to no other 
 
 condicion And the saidjohn Persehouse or the consideracion aforesaid 
 doth hereby fully and absolutely remise & release unto the said Richard 
 Pyott & Joseph Ford all covenants condicions & agreements comprised 
 or contained in y e said Severall Indentures herein before contained 
 Provided always nevertheless & these presents are upon this express 
 condicion & the true intent & meaning of all the parties hereunto is that 
 if the said John Persehouse his heires & Assignes do & shall well & truly 
 pay or cause to be paid unto y e said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford their 
 Executors & Assignes the summe of £2 10 & 10 s of lawfull money of Great 
 Brittain in manner & form following (viz) : £$ parte thereof upon y e 31st 
 day of January next ensuing the day of the date hereof & ,£205 & 10 s 
 residue thereof upon y e 31th day of July next then ensuing that then & 
 from thenceforth this present Indenture [&] the Estate and terms of yeares 
 hereby granted bargained sold & assigned shall cease and determine & 
 be utterly void any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof not- 
 withstanding And the said Cornelius Ford for himself his heires Executors 
 Administrators doth hereby covenant & grant to & with the said 
 Richard Pyott his Executors & Assignes & also to & with y e said Michael 
 Johnson his Executors & Assignes y' he the said Cornelius Ford hath not 
 att any time done comitted omitted or suffered any act mater or thing 
 whatsoever to charge or incumber y e said premisses or any parte thereof 
 in any wise howsoever And the said John Persehouse for himself his 
 heires Executors & Assignes doth hereby covenant & grant to & with y c 
 said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford their Executors & Assignes y e he y 
 said John Persehouse his heires & Assignes shall & will well & truly pay 
 or cause to be paid unto the said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford their 
 Executors & Assignes y° said summe of .£210 & 10 s of lawfull money of 
 Great Brittain in manner following (viz) ,£5 thereof upon y e 31th day of 
 January next ensuing the date hereof & .£205 & io' residue thereof upon 
 y e 31th day of July then next ensuing without any allowance deduccion 
 or abatement for anything whatsoever And it is hereby declared & agreed 
 by & between all y° said parties to these presents y' this present Assign- 
 ment of y° said 2 Mortgages herein before recited is in full satisfaccion of 
 y e said £200 which y e said Cornelius Ford hath by y e articles herein 
 before mencioned covenanted to pay to y e said Richard Pyott & Joseph 
 Ford as an addicion to the porcion of y e said Sarah now wife of y c said 
 Michael Johnson who agrees to accept of the same in full satisfaccion as 
 aforesaid And also y' when y e said ,£200 & interest shall be paid to y e 
 said Richard Pyott & Joseph Ford their Executors & Assignes y c same 
 shall be by them disposed of according to y e direccion of y° said Articles 
 herein before mencioned And lastly it is agreed by & between all y e said 
 parties to these presents y' y c said John Persehouse his heires & Assignes 
 shall & may receive & take to his & their own use the rents & profitts of 
 y° said premisses untill breach of the provisoe herein before contained In 
 Wittness whereof all y e said parties have to every parte of this Indenture 
 putt their hands & Seales the day & year first above abovewritten. 
 
 TITLE TO PROPERTY AT MOSELEY. 1 
 
 22 and 23 Mch. 1771. Indentures of Lease and Release of these dates 
 the release being made between Mabel Acton* Niece and Devisee 
 named in the last Will 3 of Phebe Ford deed, of the one part and Benja- 
 min Line of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Butcher of the other 
 part. The said. Mabel Acton in Consideration of ;£i 180 to her paid by 
 the said Benjamin Li?ie Did grant bargain sell alien release and confirm 
 unto said Benjamin Line (in possession) and to his heirs and assigns 
 for ever 
 
 All that messuage tenement or dwelling house and the garden there- 
 unto near adjoining together with the Barn Stables and buildings there- 
 
 1 This is endorsed :— " 1844. Abstract of the Title of Paul Moon James 
 Esqre. to a freehold Close of Land at Moseley in the Parish of Kings Norton in 
 the County of Worcester. Ingleby, Wragge and Cope, Birmingham." As to 
 Paul Moon James, see p. 151. 
 
 2 Mabel Acton [1720-1772] was the younger daur. of Mary Hickman 
 [d. 1742], half sister of Phoebe Ford [1696-1766] and wife of Clement Acton. 
 See Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 3 For this will, see p. 126. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 209 
 
 unto then belonging And also the several Closes pieces or parcels of 
 Land Meadow or Pasture Ground thereinafter mentioned (that is to say) 
 One Close piece or parcel of Land therein mentioned to be near to a 
 
 place or Village called Moseley 3 other Closes pieces or parcels of 
 
 Land commonly called or known by the name or names of the Stone flatts 
 
 one other little Close piece or parcel of Land commonly called the 
 
 Park and one other Close piece or parcel of Land therein mentioned to 
 be lying and being over against the said Close called the Park on the 
 
 other side of the Lane there commonly called Lady Wood Lane One 
 
 other Close piece or parcel of Land or Meadow ground commonly called 
 the Little Meadow therein also mentioned to be lying near or adjoining 
 
 to a meadow called Crossall's Meadow and one other little Close 
 
 piece or parcel of Land therein mentioned to be lying near or adjoining 
 to the said demised garden, one other Close piece or parcel of land 
 commonly called The Cow Leasow, one other piece or parcel of Land or 
 meadow ground therein also mentioned to be lying next or adjoining to 
 the said demised Barn one other Close piece or parcel of Land com- 
 monly called the Horse Close or the Middle Piece And one other Close 
 
 piece or parcel of Land commonly called The Barn Piece or the Barn 
 Close All which said Messuage or Tenement Garden Barn Stables 
 Buildings Lands and premises are therein mentioned to be situate lying 
 and being at The Yeald Village or Liberty of Moseley in the Parish of 
 Kings Norton in the County of Worcester and were then late in the 
 possession of George Wood and were theretofore purchased by the said 
 [sic] Joseph Ford father of the said Phebe Ford deed, of and from 
 William Middlemore Esqre. and his Wife, Together with all ways etc. 
 And the reversion etc. And all the Estate etc. And all Deeds etc. 
 
 To hold unto and to the use of the said Benjamin Line his heirs and 
 assigns for ever to be holden by the Chief Lord or Lords of the Fee or 
 Fees thereof by the Rents and Services therefore due and of right 
 accustomed. 
 
 Covenants from said Mabel Acton that she was seized in fee For 
 peaceable enjoyment, Free from Incumbrances and for further assur- 
 ance. 
 
 Executed by Mabel Acton, duly attested and receipt for Considera- 
 tion Money endorsed. 
 
 SUPPLEMENT 
 DEALING WITH DR. JOHNSON'S PATERNAL RELATIONS, ETC. 
 
 MICHAEL JOHNSON 
 
 SOME FRESH LIGHT ON HIS 
 CAREER. 
 
 There has not been time enough for me to make any 
 very determined attempt to trace the pedigree of the John- 
 son family. Had the name been one of less frequency I 
 should have had a complete list made of all wills of persons 
 bearing it preserved at Lichfield. But I have found so much 
 to occupy me in working out the family of Dr. Johnson's 
 mother, with its many interesting connexions, that I have 
 hesitated to enter so wide a genealogical field, when the 
 prospects of success, moreover, did not look particularly 
 bright. 
 
 It is, of course, common knowledge that Michael Johnson, 
 father of the illustrious Samuel, was born and baptized at the 
 village of Cubley in Derbyshire, five and a half miles south 
 of Ashbourne, and a similar distance north-east of Uttoxeter. 
 Dr. Johnson himself tells us of his father's birthplace on the 
 gravestone he placed to his memory in the church of St. 
 Michael's, Lichfield. 
 
 In order to advance the subject a little and save others 
 labour, I have had a very careful search made through the 
 Cubley registers from their commencement in 1566, down to 
 i8i2,and all entries relating to the nameof Johnson extracted. 1 
 
 1 This search was made for me by Mr. Edward Chance, the parish clerk of 
 Oldswinford (see p. 104). It appears that the Rector of Cubley has a list of the 
 Johnson entries, made some years ago, but Mr. Chance tells me it is not very 
 accurate as regards dates and Christian names, and some of the entries he found 
 were new. Most of the Johnson entries are faded, and Michael's baptism almost 
 unrecognisable. Mr. Chance says the entries for 1628 are largely illegible ; those 
 for 1632 are all illegible : the entries for 1672-76 are missing ; many of those 
 for 1709 are illegible ; and those for 1723-26 are missing. 
 
 Mr. Chance, finding the Cubley entries so fragmentary, visited the adjoining 
 
 That they are not very numerous will be seen from the 
 following complete list : — 
 
 1579. The 8 th day of August Edith Johnson daughter of Wm. was 
 
 baptized. 
 1586. The 4 th day of September Robt. Bott and Ellin Johnson were 
 
 maryed. 
 
 1605. John Johnson and Helen Bull weare maried the 2i tb day of 
 September. 
 
 1606. Iditha Johnson filia William Johnson husbandman baptizatus 
 26° die mensis Octobris. 
 
 1628/9. Ellen wife of John Johnson was buried Jan? 20 th . 
 1657. Michaell the sonne of William Johnson and Katharine his wife 
 was baptized Aprill 2. 
 
 village of Marston Montgomery, two miles to the west, and searched the registers 
 there, from their commencement in 1660 down to 1812. The registers are in 
 good condition, and the following Johnson entries were found :— 
 
 1701. July 3. burd. Wm. y e son of Wm. Johnson. AfEd. made July 6. 
 1701. Dec. 8. bapt. Elizabeth y' daughter of Wm. Johnson & his wife. 
 1703. Nov. 27. bapt. Alice y' Daughter of William Johnson & his wife. 
 1707. Dec. 27. bapt. Mary the daughter of William Johnson & his wife. 
 1717/18. Feb. 16. bapt. John y" son of John Johnson and Mary his wife. 
 1720. Dec. 27. bapt. [blank'] the daughter of John Johnson & Mary his 
 
 wife. 
 1724. Sept. 27. bapt. Elizabeth y c daughter of John Johnson & his wife. 
 1733/4. Feb. 28. burd. Ann Johnson wife to James. 
 1735. Nov. 30. bapt. William son of James Johnson & his wife. 
 1736/7. Jany. 16. burd. Antony son of John Johnson. 
 1737/8- Men. 17. bapt. William son of John Johnson & his wife. 
 1740. June 14. bapt. Sarah daughter of James Johnson and his wife. 
 1743. Oct. 21. burd. James Johnson. [No will at Lichfield.] 
 1748/9. Feb. 5. bapt. John son of John Johnson & his wife. 
 1765. Nov. 7. mard. William Johnson, of par. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 
 
 and Jane Bowyer, of this par., by lie, by me, G. Fletcher, Rector. 
 
 Signed, William Johnson, Jane Bowyer. Wits., Joseph Williams, Thomas 
 
 Bowyer. 
 1774. Jany. 8. burd. John Johnson, Aged 96. [No will at Lichfield.] 
 1774. Nov. 17. burd. Mary Johnson, 96. [No will at Lichfield.] 
 1809. Jany. 20. mard. John Wood, of the par. of Hanbury, and Elizabeth 
 
 Johnson, of the par. of Marston Montgomery, by lie, by me, Wm. 
 
 Edwards, Rector. Signed, John Wood, Elizabeth Johnson. Wits., 
 
 George Wood, Maria Wood. 
 
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 1658. John Johnson was buried April 12 th . [No will at Lichfield.] 
 1658/9. [illegible] the sonne of William Johnson was baptiz : Februarie 
 
 the 24 th . 
 1660. Andrew the sonne of William Johnson was baptiz : December 
 
 nth 
 
 1663. Margarett the daughter of William Johnson and Catharina his 
 
 wife was baptiz d August 2. 
 ( 1700. Martha daughf. of William Johnson baptized Oct : 8. 
 (1700. The same Martha was buryed Oct]: 10. 
 1701I2. Baptized. Samuel y e Sonn of William Johnson & his wife 
 
 Feb. 20. 
 1 701. Burial. Octob : 29. Avice Johnson Wid. Buryed. Affid. 
 
 made Nov. y e 3 d . [No will at Lichfield] 
 1729/30. James Johnson & Ann Bassford Both in the Parish of Marston 
 
 Montgomery married Feburary y c 2 nd . 
 '734- James Johnson & Dorothy Perkin l married November the 14 th . 
 1745/6. Jn° Mold and Ann Johnson was maried Jan T y e 23. 
 
 I think it is clear from the foregoing extracts that Cubley 
 was not the real home of the Johnson family, though Michael's 
 parents must have lived there for some years. But the 
 registers record neither the baptism of William Johnson, nor 
 the burial of him or his wife Katherine. The other entries 
 may refer to relatives of Michael, but it must be remembered 
 that few registers would fail to yield a small crop of Johnson 
 entries at any period. 
 
 Dr. Johnson, in the epitaph I have mentioned, says his 
 father was born in 1656. As he was baptized on 2 Apl. 
 1657 it is probable that he was born in 1656/7. According 
 to Shaw, the Johnson family occupied an extremely humble 
 position : — 
 
 Michael Johnson, the brother of Andrew, and the father of our 
 celebrated author, first emerged from the obscure occupations of his 
 family, who lived at Cubley as day-labourers. 2 
 
 It may be doubted whether William Johnson was really 
 so low down in the social scale, as his son Andrew was also 
 a man of decent education and married into a respectable 
 family. 3 There is ever a tendency to exaggerate in matters 
 of this kind : a man's beginnings become smaller and smaller 
 in proportion to his advance in the world. 
 
 I have brief abstracts from Lichfield of the wills and 
 administrations, twenty-one in number, of every William 
 Johnson for the period 1665-1715, but none of these seem 
 to have the slightest bearing on Dr. Johnson's ancestry. 
 
 The earliest date, so far as I know, at which Michael 
 Johnson can be connected with Lichfield is 15 Dec. 1687, 
 when his name occurs in a list of those who promised to 
 contribute towards the re-casting of the Cathedral bells. 4 
 The sum he promised was ten shillings, and as this would 
 be a very respectable sum for a tradesman to contribute for 
 
 1 The name Dorothy Perkin has been filled in by a strange hand at a later 
 date. 
 
 2 See p. 217. 
 
 s See also my article on the Skrymsher connexion (p. 249), which at the 
 time of writing this I have not quite elucidated. 
 J Harwood's Lichfield, p. 69. 
 
 such a purpose in those days, it is probable he was then 
 firmly established in the city and had a good connexion. 
 
 On 16 Feb. 1690/ 1, as I shew elsewhere, 1 Michael John- 
 son was one of the sureties to the administration bond of the 
 Rev. Thomas Adderley, Vicar of Eccleshall. In or about 
 1692 he was living in Sadler's Row, Market Street, Lichfield. 2 
 On 11 Feb. 1694/5 ne was an appraiser of the goods of the 
 late " Mrs. Elizabeth Blaney, a Stranger." 3 And on 19 June 
 1706 he was married at Packwood to Sarah Ford. 4 
 
 Information as to the books printed by Michael Johnson 
 may be found by consulting the general indexes to Notes and 
 Queries. I make no attempt in this article to tell all that 
 is known of him ; only to throw fresh light on his career. 
 
 At the beginning of the Life, Boswell, in his account of 
 Michael Johnson, makes the following remarks : — 
 
 He was a pretty good Latin scholar, and a citizen so creditable as to 
 be made one of the magistrates of Lichfield ; and, being a man of good 
 sense, and skill in his trade, he acquired a reasonable share of wealth, of 
 which however he afterwards lost the greatest part, by engaging unsuc- 
 cessfully in a manufacture of parchment." 
 
 Boswell evidently derived this latter piece of information 
 from a communication by John Nichols, dated 5 Feb. 1785, 
 to the Gentleman's Magazine. Nichols gave some particulars 
 of Dr. Johnson's early life, supplied by " a friend," who, as we 
 are told elsewhere, was Miss Anna Seward. 
 
 Some false accounts of the meanness of Michael Johnson's situation in 
 trade have appeared in the public papers. You know that the situation 
 of the house rendered a stall in Lichfield market unnecessary ; and to 
 have weekly standings in the neighbouring towns was far from disreput- 
 able, considering that booksellers were at that time established only in 
 principal places. Mr. Johnson said, they had the business of all the 
 adjoining places, and were in excellent circumstances, till they undertook 
 to make parchment in a building (now destroyed) near the great willow. 
 In this new undertaking nothing prospered ; they had no sooner bought 
 a large stock of skins, than a heavy duty was laid upon that article, and 
 from Michael's absence by his many avocations as a bookseller, the 
 parchment business was committed to a faithless servant, and thence they 
 gradually declined into strait circumstances. My grandfather Hunter 
 received as much for the education of Johnson as was paid for the 
 children of other tradesmen. 6 
 
 Shaw, writing some years later than Boswell, gives us a 
 paragraph on the same subject : — 
 
 The large willow-tree, in the fore-ground of the view of Stow-hill, has 
 been generally supposed to have been planted by the late Dr. Samuel 
 Johnson or his father ; but, as the Doctor never would admit the fact, it 
 is probable that the vicinity of a building, known by the name of "the 
 Parchment-house," occasioned such supposition. The business of Parch- 
 ment making was for many years carried on by old Mr. Johnson, at that 
 place, until he had greatly enriched his servants, and injured his own 
 fortune. There are now no vestiges of such manufactory ; the pits are 
 filled up, and the yard occupied, in part by a gardener, and by Mr. 
 Saville, whose taste for botanical amusements is equally excellent with 
 his well-known vocal abilities. 7 
 
 1 See p. 257. 2 See p. 217. 
 
 3 See p. 268. » See p. 202. 
 
 5 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i p. ifi 
 
 6 Gent's Mag., 1785, part i, p. 100. 
 
 ' Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 346 ; reprinted in Birkbeck Hill's John- 
 sonian Miscellanies, vol. ii, p. 422. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 21 I 
 
 With reference to this trade in parchment, Dr. Birkbeck 
 Hill has an interesting footnote in explanation of Dr. 
 Johnson's celebrated definition of Excise as " a hateful tax 
 levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common 
 judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom 
 Excise is paid." l 
 
 Mr. Croker noticing the violence of Johnson's language against the 
 Excise, with great acuteness suspected " some cause of personal animo- 
 sity ; this mention of the trade in parchment (an exciseable article) 
 afforded a clue, which has led to the confirmation of that suspicion. In 
 the records of the Excise Board is to be found the following letter, 
 addressed to the supervisor of excise at Lichfield : " July 27, 1725. The 
 Commissioners received yours of the 22nd instant, and since the justices 
 would not give judgment against Mr. Michael Johnson, the tanner, not- 
 withstanding the facts were fairly against him, the Board direct that the 
 next time he offends, you do not lay an information against him, but send 
 an affidavit of the fact, that he may be prosecuted in the Exchequer." 2 
 
 I am not able to throw any further light on this 
 prosecution by the Commissioners of Excise, but, by the aid 
 of original documents now in my possession, 3 can prove that 
 for nearly thirty years previously Michael Johnson had 
 dealt in hides and skins, and manufactured vellum and 
 parchment. The assertion that he had lost his money " by 
 engaging unsuccessfully in a manufacture of parchment " 
 seems to lose its force when we know that he had been 
 engaged in it for over a quarter of a century. It is probable 
 that the trade in skins was more or less successful until 
 Michael Johnson came into conflict with the law ; otherwise 
 he would scarcely have continued it so long. 
 
 The first document consists of the actual indictment of 
 Michael Johnson, in 1718, "for useing y e Trade of a Tanner." 
 The original is in abbreviated Latin, and for an extended copy, 4 
 
 1 Baswelfs Life of [ohnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 295, footnote. 
 
 2 Ibid. vol. i, p. 37, footnote. 
 
 3 These documents relating to Michael Johnson were part of Mr. Bickley's 
 collection, and were found by him among some papers he purchased at the death 
 of Mr. Simpson, sometime Town Clerk of Lichfield. 
 
 4 The document is endorsed : — 
 
 Indictm" 
 Lich" 
 Dominus Rex \ Levett 
 
 Michael Johnson I Adey 
 
 Copia exitus [?] Novem folia | for useing y e Trade of | a Tanner. | To be 
 prosecuted within | 12 Months. | See Crown Circuit Compan" | 239 | Nota. No 
 Trade w' h in 3 | Eliz. but what is | particularly mencioned [ therein. | vide y° Act. 
 I Lichfield. 
 
 Lichfield. Memorandum quod ad Generalem Quarterialem Sessionem Pacis 
 Domini Regis tentam apud Civitatem Lichfield in Guildhall ejusdem Civitatis in 
 et pro Civitate et Comitatu Civitatis predicte die Jovis in prima septimana proxima 
 post Festum Sancti Michaelis Archangeli scilicet decimo die Octobris anno Regni 
 Domini Georgii nunc Regis Magne Britannie &c. Quarto, Coram Ricardo Ball 
 et Thoma Smalridge, generosis, tunc et modo Ballivis dicte Civitatis, Willelmo 
 Fettiplace Nott, Armigero, Georgia Harding et Willelmo Potts, generosis, tunc et 
 modo Justiciariis dicti dicti [sic] Domini Regis ad pacem in et pro Civitate et 
 Comitatu Civitatis predicte conservandam nee non ad diversa felonia trans- 
 gressiones et offensiones infra Comitatum Civitatis predicte perpetrata audienda 
 et terminanda assignatis, etc., per sacramentum Georgii Newell, generosi, Thome 
 Adey, generosi, Thome Thacker, generosi, Johannis Bayley, generosi, Willelmi 
 Carey, generosi, Thome Moore, generosi, Walteri Harrison, generosi, Harvey Green, 
 generosi, Luce Robinson, generosi, Ricardi Onyons, generosi, Thome Adey junioris, 
 generosi, Ricardi Bayley, generosi, Thome Jackson, generosi, proborum et legalium 
 hominum de Civitate predicta et Comitatu ejusdem Civitatis, presentatum existit 
 
 as well as for the following full translation, I am indebted to 
 Mr. Paley Baildon. 
 
 Lichfield. Be it remembered that at the General Quarter Sessions of 
 the Peace of our Lord the King holden at the City of Lichfield in the 
 Guildhall of the same City in and for the City and the County of the City 
 aforesaid on Thursday in the first week next after the Feast of S. Michael 
 the Archangel, to wit on the 10th day of October in the 4th year of the 
 Reign of our Lord George now King of Great Britain, etc., Before 
 Richard Ball 1 and Thomas Smalridge? gentlemen, then and now 
 Bailiffs of the said City, William Fettiplace Nott, 3 esquire, George 
 
 Quod Michael Johnson nuper de parochia Sancte Marie infra Civitatem predictam 
 et Comitatum ejusdem Civitatis, Bookseller [contemporary marginal note says, 
 " qui left out "], primo die Maii [marginal note says, "duodecimo die Januarii "J, 
 anno Regni Domine Elizabethe nuper Regine Anglie, etc., quinto, legittime non 
 usus fuit nee exercuit aliquam artem, misterium sive manualem occupationem 
 [marginal note says, " hoc Regnum Anglie, left"] dictus tamen Michael Johnson 
 postea, scilicet septimo die Maii, anno Regni Domini Georgii Dei Gracia nunc 
 Regis Magne Britannie, etc., tercio, et continue postea usque tricesimum diem 
 Julii [marginal note says, "not 3 Months"] extunc proximo sequentem, anno 
 Regni dicti Domini Regis tercio supradicto, scilicet per spacium trium mensium 
 integrorum, infra hoc Regnum, videlicet apud parochiam predictam infra 
 Civitatem predictam et Comitatum ejusdem Civitatis, pro lucro suo proprio 
 erexit, usus fuit et exercuit artem, misterium, sive manualem occupationem 
 Byrsei, Anglice A Tanner, existentem artem misterium sive manualem occupa- 
 tionem infra hoc Regnum Anglie usitatum predicto primo die Maii [marginal note 
 says, "xii die Januarii "], anno Regni dicte Domine Elizabethe nuper Regine 
 Anglie, etc. , quinto supradicto, in quaquidem arte, misterio sive manuali occupa- 
 tione Byrsei idem Michael Johnson non educatus fuit vel apprenticiatus per 
 spatium septem annorum, In malum exemplum omnium aliorum in hujusmodi 
 casu delfnquentium, ac contra pacem dicti Domini Regis nunc, coronam et digni- 
 tatem suas, nee non contra formam Statuti in hujusmodi casu editi et provisi. 
 
 Super quo preceptum fuit Vicecomiti Civitatis predicte quod non omitteret, 
 etc., quin venire faceret eum ad proximam Generalem Quarterialem Sessionem 
 pacis Domini Regis infra Civitatem et Comitatum Civitatis predicte tenendam, 
 etc., ad respondendum, etc., 
 
 Ad quam quidem Sessionem pacis dicti Domini Regis tentam apud Civitatem 
 predictam in Comitatu Civitatis predicte pro corpore Comitatus Civitatis predicte 
 decimo sexto die Januarii, anno Regni Domini Regis nunc, etc., quarto supra- 
 dicto, coram prefatis Justiciariis dicti Domini Regis ad pacem infra Civitatem et 
 Comitatum Civitatis conservandam, venit predictus Michael Johnson in propria 
 persona sua, et habito auditu Indictamenti predicti petit licentiam inde inter- 
 loquendi hie usque in proxima Generali Quarteriali Sessione pacis Domini Regis 
 in et pro Civitate et Comitatu Civitatis predicte tenenda, et habet, etc., Idem 
 dies datus est predicto Michaeli hie, etc., 
 
 Ad quam quidem Generalem Quarterialem Sessionem pacis dicti dicti [sic] 
 Domini Regis tentam apud Guildhall infra Civitatem predictam in Comitatu 
 Civitatis predicte pro corpore Comitatus Civitatis predicte die Jovis in prima 
 septimana proxima post Clausum Pasche, scilicet vicesimo quarto die Aprilis, 
 anno Regni Domini Georgii nunc Regis Magne Britannie quarto supradicto, 
 coram Thoma Smalridge, generoso, Ballivo dicte Civitatis, Willelmo Fettiplace 
 Nott, armigero, et Georgia Harding et Willelmo Potts, generosis, Justiciariis dicti 
 Domini Regis ad pacem in dicto Comitatu Civitatis predicte conservandam 
 assignatis, etc., venit predictus Michael Johnson, et dicit quod ipse non est inde 
 culpabilis de transgressione et offensione predictis unde indictatus existit, Et de 
 hoc ponit se super patriam, Et Ricardus Wakefield, generosus, Coronator et 
 Attornatus Domini Regis, qui pro Domino Rege in hac parte sequitur, inde 
 similiter. Ideo preceptum est Vicecomiti quod venire faciat hie ad proximam 
 Generalem Quarterialem Sessionem pacis infra Civitatem et Comitatum Civitatis 
 predicte tenendam duodecim, etc., per quos, etc., et qui non, etc., ad recogni- 
 zandum, etc., quia tam, etc. 
 
 1 Richard Ball was elected Sheriff of Lichfield in 1697, Junior Bailiff in 1705, 
 and Senior Bailiff in 1709 and 17 17. He died in 17 18, when Richard Burnes 
 was appointed [on 10 May] his successor [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 430, 431]. 
 
 2 Thomas Smalridge was Junior Bailiff in 1717, and Senior Bailiff in 1720 
 and 1728 [Harwood's Lichfield, p. 432]. He was born 25 Mch. 1667 at 
 Lichfield [Rupert Simms's Bibliotheca Staff ordiensis, p. 408], and seems to have 
 been a brother of George Smalridge [1663-1719], Bishop of Bristol, whose 
 father, Thomas Smalridge, dyer, was Sheriff of Lichfield in 1674 [Diet. Nat. 
 Biog.]. Simms gives the following references to Thomas Smalridge [b. 1667J : — 
 " Notes on his birth [Bodl. Lib. 243, 149] ; other references [332, 64^-8 : 
 1186, 134]," and says he had a son named Thomas. 
 
 3 William Fettiplace Nott was Steward of Lichfield from 1699 to 1726. 
 Fettiplace Nott was Senior Bailiff in 1752 and 1759, and was appointed Steward 
 
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212 
 
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 Harding^ and William Potts,' 1 gentlemen, then and now Justices of our 
 said Lord the King assigned to keep the peace in and for the City and 
 the County of the City aforesaid and also to hear and determine divers 
 felonies, trespasses and offences committed within the County of the City 
 aforesaid, etc., by the oath of George Newell? gentleman, Thomas Adey? 
 gentleman, Thomas Thacker? gentleman, John Bayley? gentleman, 
 William Carey? gentleman, Thomas Moore* gentleman, Walter Hat- 
 
 in 1762 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 434 and 438]. Fettiplace, son of Fettiplace 
 Nott, of Eicknall, Warwicks., armiger, matric. 9 Apl. 1720, aged 16, at 
 Balliol Coll., Oxford, and became a barrister of the Middle Temple in 1726. 
 Fettiplace, son of Fettiplace Nott, of Lichfield, armiger, matric. 12 Sept. 1766, 
 aged 17, at Pembroke Coll., Oxford, and took his B.A. in 1770 [Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses], 
 
 George Harding was Senior Bailiff in 17 16 [Harwood's Lichfield, p. 431]. 
 
 2 William Potts was Junior Bailiff in 1716. " Mr. William Pott, gent.," was 
 buried at St. Chad's on 23 Nov. 1724 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 431 and 508]. 
 
 3 George Newell was Junior Bailiff in 1690, and Senior Bailiff in 1696 ; 
 George Newell, "senior," was Senior Bailiff in 1701, and George Newell in 
 1708. George Newell, senior, probably died before 1708 [Harwood's Lichfield, 
 
 PP- 43°. 431]- 
 
 4 Thomas Adey was Junior Bailiff in 1702, and Senior Bailiff in 1706 and 
 1713 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 430, 431]. In Fairwell church, near Lichfield, 
 is a monument to " Thomas Adey, gent, who was one of the senior magistrates 
 of y e city of Lichfield, he died Dec. 6, 1731, aged 80" ; also to John Adey, who 
 died 19 Feb. 1776, aged 73, and to William Adey, who died 29 Dec. 1787, aged 
 83 [Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 229]. In St. Mary's church, Lichfield, is 
 a monument to Sarah Adey, daur. of Thomas Adey, one of the senior magistrates 
 of the city, and descended from the Adeys of Sittingbourne in Kent, 1742 [ibid. 
 vol. i, p. 335]. Joseph Adey was appointed Town Clerk of Lichfield in 1746, 
 and held the office until 1764 [Harwood's Lichfield, p. 439]. William, son of 
 Joseph Adey, Town Clerk of Lichfield, entered Manchester Grammar School on 
 9 July 1756, and is said to have settled in Norfolk and died there ; there is a 
 monument to Joseph Adey on the floor of St. Michael's, Lichfield [Chetham 
 Society, vol. 69, p. 7°]' Miss Mary Adey, daur. of Joseph aforesaid, com- 
 municated to Boswell the story of Johnson, in his infancy, having been taken on 
 his father's shoulders to the Cathedral to hear the great Dr. Sacheverel [Be/swell's 
 
 Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 38] ; she told the tale on the authority of 
 " my grandfather Hammond." On 24 Mch. 1776 Boswell and Johnson 
 breakfasted with Mrs. Cobb, and her niece Miss Adey, at the Friary, Lichfield 
 [ibid. vol. ii, p. 466]. There are various references to Miss Adey in 
 Dr. Johnson's correspondence. This Miss Mary Adey afterwards married John 
 Sneyd of Belmont, Staffs., and died in 1830, aged 87 [Rupert Simms's Bibliotheca 
 Staffordiensis, p. 5]. John Sneyd [1734-1809], of Bishton and Belmont, J.P., 
 had been married twice previously, and had a large family ; he was High Sheriff 
 of Staffs, in 1770 [Burke's Landed Gentry']. Burke says he married Mary Adey 
 in 1794, and that she died without issue 5 Jany. 1829. John Sneyd was first 
 cousin of Honora Sneyd [see p. 245]. 
 
 Jane Adey, daur. of Joseph Adey, attorney, and sister of Joseph Adey, 
 Town Clerk of Lichfield, was married in 17 19 to Stephen Simpson [Chetham 
 Society, vol. 69, p. 70], and had an eldest son Joseph Simpson, "a barrister at 
 law, of good parts, but who fell into a dissipated course of life " [BosweWs 
 Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iii, p. 28]. Boswell [ibid. vol. i, p. 346] 
 prints a letter, written in 1759 [Dr. Hill thinks it belongs to 1765 or -6], from 
 Dr. Johnson "to a son of one of his early friends at Lichfield, Mr. Joseph 
 Simpson, Barrister, and authour of a tract entitled Reflections on the Study off the 
 Law." Joseph's father was then alive. It is said that Joseph Simpson died 
 "young," and that his will was witnessed by Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick 
 and Samuel Johnson, though never proved, as he had nothing to leave [Chetham 
 Society, vol. 69, p. 70]. Boswell, at the first reference I have given, alludes to 
 Joseph Simpson as a schoolfellow of Dr. Johnson's, but his other reference to 
 him as " a son of one of his early friends at Lichfield" must be the correct 
 description, as Joseph Simpson cannot have been bora before 1720. Dr. Hill 
 does not seem to have noted Boswell's discrepancy [Letters off Johnson, ed. Birk- 
 beck Hill, vol. i, p. 29, footnote]. 
 
 s Thomas Thacker was Sheriff in 1690, and in 1695; Thomas Thacker, 
 "senior," was Junior Bailiff in 1703; Thomas Thacker, "junior," was Junior 
 Bailiff in 1706 ; Thomas Thacker was Senior Bailiff in 1711 ; and William Thacker 
 was Sheriff in 1 701, and Junior Bailiff in 1708 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 430, 
 
 43']- 
 
 6 John Bailye was Junior Bailiff in 1 709, and Senior Bailiff [as ' 'John Bayley "] 
 in 1718 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 431, 432]. 
 
 ' William Cary was Junior Bailiff in 17 15, and Senior Bailiff in 1724 and 
 1734 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 431, 432, 433]. 
 
 " Thomas Moore was Senior Bailiff in 1 7 1 9 and 1726 [ibid. p. 432]. 
 
 rison, gentleman, Harvey Green? gentleman, Luke Robinson? gentle- 
 man, Richard Onyons, gentleman, Thomas Adey the younger, gentleman, 
 Richard Bayley, gentleman, Thomas Jackson, gentleman, proved and 
 lawful men of the City aforesaid and of the County of the same City, it 
 stands presented that Michael Johnson, late of the parish of S. Mary 
 within the City aforesaid and the County of the same City, Bookseller, 
 [who] on the first day of May 3 in the fifth year of the Reign of our Lady 
 Elizabeth, late Queen of England, etc., did not lawfully use nor exercise 
 any art, mystery or manual occupation [within this Realm of England], 
 nevertheless the said Michael Johnson afterwards, to wit, on the seventh 
 day of May in the third year of the Reign of our Lord George by the 
 Grace of God now King of Great Britain, etc., and continuously thereafter 
 unto the thirtieth day of July thence next following, in the third year of 
 the Reign of the said Lord King aforesaid, to wit, for the space of three 
 whole months, 4 within this Realm, that is to say, at the parish aforesaid 
 within the City aforesaid and the County of the same City, for his own 
 proper gain did set up, use and exercise the art, mystery or manual occu- 
 
 1 Harvey Green does not seem to have been any relation of Richard Greene 
 (see p. 145), the Lichfield antiquary. The following pedigree represents what I 
 know of his family : — 
 
 John Green, of Lumbert [sc. Lombard] Street, Lichfield, gent. His will, 
 dated 9 Apl. 1711, was proved 17 Nov. 1714, at Lichfield. He had issue, 
 
 (a) Harvey Green, of Lichfield, gent., Junior Bailiff in 1720; will dated 
 24 Mch. 1720/1, proved 15 June 1721 at Lichfield; apparently died 
 unmard. 
 
 (b) John Green ; not mentioned in father's will, and certainly dead 24 
 Mch. 1720/1. 
 
 (c) Dorothy Green, of Lichfield ; died unmard. ; in her will, dated 19 
 Jany. 1737/8 and proved 29 Jany. 1738/9 at Lichfield, she describes 
 herself as " far advanced in years." 
 
 (d) . . . Green ; mard. . . . Macham, Machin or Machen, and had a 
 son John Macham, of Tamworth, a minor 9 Apl. 171 1. This John 
 Macham was living 29 Jany. 1738/9, and had a son, Fitz Macham, 
 living 19 Jany. 1737/8- 
 
 (e) Elizabeth Green ; living 9 Apl. 17 11 and 24 Mch. 1 720/1, as wife 
 of George Hartwell ; also living 19 Jany. 1737/8. By George Hart- 
 well she had issue the following five children, who were all minors 
 9 Apl. 171 1, 
 
 a. George Hartwell; living 29 Jany. 1738/9; had a son, Green 
 Hartwell, living I9jany. 1737/8. 
 
 b. Harvey Hartwell ; living 19 Jany. 1737/8. 
 
 c. Thomas Hartwell; living 19 Jany. 1737/8. 
 
 d. John Hartwell ; living 24 Mch. 17 20/1 ; had a son, William 
 
 Hartwell, living 19 Jany. 1737/8. 
 
 e. Anne Hartwell ; living unmard. 24 Mch. 1 720/1. Dorothy 
 
 Green, in her will, leaves ^20 to Richard Hinckes, son of her 
 
 niece Anne Waltho, at 21. 
 
 William Green, of Lichfield, capper, was an appraiser of the goods of John 
 
 Green, the father, on 25 May 1697. The will of William Green, of Lichfield, 
 
 capper, was dated 13 Feb. 1705/6, and proved 26 Sept. 1706 at Lichfield. He 
 
 left all his property to his cousins, Harvey and Dorothy Green. 
 
 2 Luke Robinson was a mercer, and was Junior Bailiff in 1726, and Senior 
 Bailiff in 1736 and 1745 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 432, 433]. He died in 
 1749, leaving issue, by Dorothy his wife, daur. and coheir of John Babington, a 
 son Luke Robinson, who died unmard., in 1763, and a daur. Anne Robinson, 
 who married Matthew Boulton [1728-1809], F.R.S., of Soho, the celebrated 
 engineer [Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 27]. When Boswell and Johnson 
 visited Birmingham on 22 Mch. 1776, the former was taken by Edmund Hector 
 to the great works at Soho, and introduced to Matthew Boulton [Hill and Dent's 
 Memorials of the Old Square, p. 103]. 
 
 3 A marginal note says " 12th day of January," but this is the date of the 
 statute, and the text is right. See Statute 5 Elizabeth, chapter 4—" An Act 
 containing divers Orders for Artificers, Labourers, Servants of Husbandry, and 
 Apprentices "-by Section 31 of which it is enacted that after r May next coming, 
 it shall not be lawful for any person to use or exercise any Craft, Mystery or 
 Occupation, except he shall have been apprenticed to it for at least 7 years • 
 nor to set any person to work in it who has not been similarly apprenticed,' 
 except as a journeyman or as hired by the year ; upon pain that every person 
 wittingly offending shall forfeit for every default forty shillings for every month. 
 By Section 39 one half of the penalties goes to the Crown, the other half to the 
 informer; by Sec ion 4S , in the case of offences in cities, etc., one half of the 
 penalties goes to the use of the Corporation. 
 
 4 A marginal note correctly says "not 3 months." The number of months 
 was specified because of the penalty. The period was 7 May to 30 July 1717. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 213 
 
 pation of a Byrseus, in English, a Tanner, being an art, mystery or 
 manual occupation used within this Realm of England on the aforesaid 
 first day of May in the fifth year of the Reign of the said Lady Elizabeth, 
 late Queen of England, etc., aforesaid, in which art, mystery or manual 
 occupation of a Tanner the same Michael Johnson was not brought up or 
 apprenticed for the space of seven years, in evil example of all others 
 offending in such like case, and against the peace of the said now Lord 
 King, his crown and dignity, and also contrary to the form of the Statute 
 in such like case made and provided. 
 
 Whereupon the Sheriff of the City aforesaid was ordered that he 
 should not omit, etc., but that he should cause him to come to the next 
 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of our Lord King to be held 
 within the City and the County of the City aforesaid, etc., to answer, etc. 
 At which Sessions of the Peace of our said Lord King held at the 
 City aforesaid in the County of the City aforesaid for the body of the 
 County of the City aforesaid on the sixteenth day of January in the 
 fourth year of the Reign of the Lord now King, etc., aforesaid, before 
 the aforesaid Justices of the said Lord King to keep the peace within 
 the City and the County of the City, comes the said Michael Johnson in 
 his proper person, and having heard the Indictment aforesaid craves 
 leave to imparl thereof here until the next General Quarter Sessions of 
 the Peace of our Lord King to be held in and for the City and County 
 of the City aforesaid, and has it, etc. The same day is given to the 
 aforesaid Michael here, etc. 
 
 At which General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the said Lord 
 King held at the Guildhall within the City aforesaid in the County of the 
 City aforesaid for the body of the County of the City aforesaid on 
 Thursday in the first week next after the Close of Easter, to wit, on the 
 twenty fourth day of April in the fourth year of the Reign of the Lord 
 George now King of Great Britain aforesaid, before Thomas Smalridge, 
 gentleman, Bailiff of the said City, William Fettiplace Nott, esquire, and 
 George Harding and William Potts, gentlemen, Justices of the said Lord 
 King assigned to keep the peace in the said County of the City aforesaid, 
 comes the aforesaid Michael Johnson and says that he is not guilty of 
 the trespass and offence aforesaid whereof he stands indicted, and thereof 
 he puts himself upon the country ; and Richard Wakefield, gentleman, 
 Coroner and Attorney of the Lord King, who sues for the Lord King in 
 this behalf, does the like thereof. Therefore the Sheriff is ordered to 
 cause to come here at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace 
 to be held within the City and County of the City aforesaid, twelve 
 [jurors], by whom [the case may be tried], and who are not [akin to the 
 said Michael Johnson], to find [whether the said Michael Johnson is 
 guilty or not], because at length [both parties have put themselves upon 
 the country]. 
 
 From the endorsement on the indictment it appears that 
 Levett 1 was attorney for the King, and Adey 2 for Michael 
 Johnson. It is a point of some interest that Richard Wake- 
 field appeared on behalf of the King at the Quarter Sessions, 
 as there is small doubt that he was Dr. Johnson's godfather. 3 
 His appearance, however, was not a matter of choice, but in 
 his official capacity as Coroner. 
 
 1 The Levetts were a well known and influential family in Lichfield. 
 Perhaps this attorney was Theophilus Levett, who on 21 June 1721 was appointed 
 Town Clerk of Lichfield in succession to Richard Wakefield, and held the office 
 until 1746 [Harwood's Lichfield, p. 439]. Dr. Johnson's mother seems to have 
 had dealings with John Levett of Lichfield [see ante, p. 175]. who was son of 
 Theophilus Levett. John Levett was born about 1722, and matric. 23 Feb. 
 1739, at Brasenose Coll., Oxford. He was called to the bar, at the Inner 
 Temple, in 1743 ; was elected M.P. for Lichfield on 8 Apl. 1761, but unseated 
 on petition in the Feb. following ; and died 22 Nov. 1799 [Rupert Simms's 
 Bibliotheca Staff ordiensis, p. 277]. 
 
 Theophilus Levett married Mary, daur. and coheir of John Babington, and 
 sister of Dorothy, wife of Luke Robinson, mentioned in a preceding note (p. 212). 
 He was thus uncle by marriage to Matthew Boulton [William Salt Society's 
 Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 24]. 
 
 2 Perhaps Joseph Adey, the attorney, father of Joseph Adey, the Town Clerk. 
 See ante, p. 212, footnote. 3 See p. 227. 
 
 The next document is of particular interest, as it is 
 Michael Johnson's draft of his defence, evidently his own 
 composition and in his own handwriting. So far as I know 
 it is the only piece of Michael Johnson's composition in 
 existence. He has written it in the first person, and then 
 altered it to the third person. I have shown the words and 
 sentences crossed out and have put substituted words in 
 brackets. 
 
 The Defendents Case. 
 
 I st . First that the Plantif proves thees Goods for the manufactring 
 of which -I— am [the Defend is] indighted when and where He bought 
 them — that he put them to John Barton to be Tand or manufacturd is 
 true but that neither the Plantifs nor Mr. Barton himself can tel whether 
 I act for myself or Facture for other persons by comission. If the 
 Plantifs get over this then 
 
 2 J . I am - [the Defendant is] a merchant Tradeing to Ireland Scot- 
 land and the furter most parts of England and deals in the Comodeties 
 of those Countreys more perticuler in Hydes and Skins that as -I-aff. 
 [He is] a Parchment maker Such as are fit for that purpose i [He] 
 manufacture myself others Intrust with John Barton who is a Tanner 
 and Freeman of this Citty and last year warden of the Company of 
 Tanners that this Stock is his & lyable to b e sciz'd for His debts &c 
 
 3. That this John Barton Has a Tanhouse of His own where he 
 Tans miee- [the Defend"] amongst others Goods. That the Tanners doe 
 usually Tan Hydes and Skins for any that will Imploy them That tis 
 comon for any countrey man that has a sterk Cow or Horse that dies to 
 bring the Hyde to the Tanner and when Tannd the owner sels the 
 leather or uses it Himself as will most turne to his profit and what may 
 be done with one too or 3 may with 100 
 
 4. That this Defend neither dos nor can Tan leather Himself nor 
 doe anything more than He hath done this 20 years agoe when He 
 Imployd Mr. Chaplain and Tho Ratter and since his son John without 
 any let or molestation and might stil have done soe but that -I— have 
 [The Defendant hath] taken s&y- [His] buisness from Him and put it to 
 the abovesaid John Barton for which reason Rutter is become the most 
 vigerous Prosecutor 
 
 5 th "'. That when Tho Rutter Lay on His death Bead He requested 
 His friends that came to take their last leave of Him to speake to -see- [this 
 Defendant] to continew my buisness with his wife and sone soe that 
 I was not thought an ofender then. Mrs. Rutter 
 
 ed that I paid those bv the Dae or ^cods 
 
 - o. K v.-:!! pcrhr.g 
 ba t Barter, by the 
 
 4— pa 
 
 lose ay tn 
 
 6 th . That in other Places where Parchm' and vellome is made they 
 [maker] use to throw out those Skins that are not fit for Parchm* and 
 vellome to be tand and when soe Tand they sel them with out let or 
 molestation. Mr. Mallet 
 
 It will be objected that thees other Tanners f [the Defendant] paid 
 by the Peice but that Barton He pays by the week wages 
 
 Answer is That the Defendent dos not pay him weekly wages as 
 wages but rather Subsistence money but that He is paid according to 
 the Quantaty and quallity of the Goods He Tans 
 
 I beleive the Plantif cannot prove that I have sold any leather myself 
 but if the Dae when the manual occupation is Finished the Leather 
 becomes a merchantable Comodety again and noe penalty can be 
 incurd for selling that which any body has a Right too 
 of Buying Barke 
 paying Davis 
 
 The foregoing statement occupies one side of a sheet, and 
 on the other side, in the same handwriting, is the following 
 condensed version. 
 
 The Defendents Case 
 
 That He is a Stationer and has for more than 20 years made 
 vellome & Parchment of Hydes & Skins [and Trades in the merchandise 
 
214 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 of Hydes & Skins] that those Hydes and Skins that prove fit for his own 
 work has all a long orderd to be Tand and that for that very purpose He 
 formerly Imployd one Thomas Rutter and after Him His son John & con- 
 stantly sold his leather soe made with out any Complaint let or molestation 
 and might have done soe still had not the Defendant removed his Buisness 
 from the said John Rutter Who formerly had for several years his sole de- 
 pendance on this defendant but ungratefully having now forgot the Bread he 
 eat is become the most vigerouse Prossecutor But this This Defendant 
 Has now Placed the doeing this Buisness with one John Barton who is 
 
 even the country clergy could gain greatly by converse with 
 him. Making due allowance for the fact of it being a 
 hurriedly written, informal document, and for the fact that 
 the educational standard was so much lower in those days, it 
 is impossible to deny that the spelling, as well as the method 
 of expression, is often careless and slipshod. The document 
 suggests that Michael Johnson was ready with his pen, even 
 
 >*dF% 
 
 
 
 
 a Tanner a freeman of this Citty was last year warden of the Company 
 soe that there will be noe need to dispute His quallification to this John 
 Barton this defendent Intrusts a Stock liable in all cases and Casualties 
 as His own Who dos Tan and manufacture thees Goods and when fit 
 for sale Delivers them Back compleatly Tand and manufacturd to this 
 Defendent That this Defendent pays the said J Barton according to the 
 Quallaty and quantaty of of [sic] the goods for Taning and when soe 
 Tand Disposes of them. 
 
 At the foot of this side of the sheet is a rough note in the 
 same handwriting. 
 
 About a month before the bringing this -A-:- 
 to worke -fo-:- and Tan for me 
 
 [Indightment] offerd 
 
 Rich Davis 
 Witnes 
 
 This document seems to me of so much interest, as the 
 only independent test of the extent of Michael Johnson's 
 education, that I have reproduced on this page the first two 
 clauses. We have heard a good deal of Michael Johnson's 
 scholarship. Boswell tells us of " his strong and active mind," 
 and of his being " a pretty good Latin scholar." l The well 
 known letter from the Rev. George Plaxton, alluding to 
 Michael Johnson's visit to Trentham in 1716, says that " the 
 Litchfield Librarian . . . propagates learning over all the 
 diocese, and advanceth knowledge to its just height ; all the 
 Clergy here are his Pupils, and suck all they have from him." 2 
 It is difficult to believe, after reading this draft of his defence, 
 that he possessed very much culture or scholarship, or that 
 
 1 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 35-6. 
 
 2 See p. 257. 
 
 \&r^ 
 
 if he were not over-zealous as to the niceties of grammar and 
 orthography. 
 
 1 do not think that anyone will question my statement 
 that this draft defence is in Michael Johnson's own hand- 
 writing. The fact that it was written in the first person, and 
 afterwards altered to the third, is almost conclusive on the 
 point, as Michael would scarcely require to dictate it, and, if 
 it were dictated, the attorney would not be likely to write it 
 down in the first person. Moreover the document does not 
 suggest the 
 hand of the 
 trained lawyer. 
 
 But if any (_J U 
 
 doubt should 
 be felt on the 
 point, the two 
 signatures of 
 Michael John- 
 son which I reproduce here should go far to remove it. 
 The upper one is the signature to the administration bond 
 of the Rev. Thomas Adderley, Vicar of Eccleshall, in Feb. 
 1690/ 1 ; l the lower one to the inventory of Elizabeth Blaney 
 on 11 Feb. 1694/ 5. 2 The similarity between these signatures 
 and the writing of the draft defence is marked. 
 
 The draft was no doubt handed to Adey, the attorney, 
 who seems to have drawn up the formal brief for the defence 
 
 See p. 257. 
 
 See p. 268. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTR Y • S UPPLEMENT 
 
 215 
 
 on quite similar lines. The brief is endorsed : — " Civitatis 
 Lichfield Sessiones. Dominus Rex versus Johnson, Brevi- 
 atum pro Defendente." Below appears the name of " Adey," 
 and the signature of " R. Moreton," who must have been 
 defendant's counsel. 
 
 pro Defendente. The King is Plaintiff Against Michaell Johnson 
 Defendant upon an Indictment for following the Trade of a Glairi worker 
 Tanner. 
 
 Lichfield Sessiones. The Grand Jury present that the Defendant 
 upon the i" day of May Anno Quinto Elizabethe nuper Regine &c. did 
 not lawfully use or exercise any Art Mistery or Manuall Occupacion. 
 Yett the said Defendant postea scilicet 7™ die Maii Anno 3 of his present 
 Matjestie & continually afterwards till the 30 th day of July thence next 
 ensueing To witt for the Space of Three whole months l att the parish 
 aforesaid within the City and County aforesaid for his own proper gain 
 hath sett up Used and exercised the Art Mistery or Manuall occupacion 
 of A Tanner (being an Art Mistery or Manuall Occupacion Used within 
 this Kingdome of England upon the aforesaid i' Maii in the Fifth year 
 of the said late Queen) In which Art Mistery or Manuall occupacion 
 The Defendant was not educated by the space of Seaven Years as an 
 Apprentice In Malum exemplum &c. Ac contra pacem &c. Necnon 
 contra formam Statuti &c. 
 
 Pleass. Non Culpabilis. 
 
 The Defendants Case 
 
 The Defendant is a Stationer & has for this 20 Years made vellum 
 & parchment and accordingly buys hides and Skins. That those y' are 
 not fitt for his own use of parchment & Vellum he has along tanned. 
 That for y* very purpose he formerly imployed one Thomas Rutter & 
 after y« M rs Rutter his widdow & then her son John without any 
 molestacion or complaint, & to be sure might have done it Still but this 
 Defendant has removed his business from the said John Rutter who 
 formerly lived by this Defendant but having forgott y c bread he eat is 
 now y e Vigorous prosecutor ; The Defendant has now placed y° doeing 
 this buisness with one John Barton who is A Tanner & Freeman of 
 this City & was last yeare Warden of y e Company (Soe y* there will be 
 no need to dispute his Quallificacion) He this John Barton this 
 Defendant intrusts a Stock lyable in all cases & casualtyes as his own, 
 who does tan & manufacture these goods, & when tanned & fit for Sale 
 delivers them back compleatly tanned & manufaccioned to this Defendant. 
 That this Defendant pays y e said John Barton according to y e Quallity 
 & Quantity of y e goods for tanning & when so Tanned disposes of them 
 
 Prove y* Barton is A Tanner everyway quallifyed , 
 to follow y e buisness & y' y e house & Tanyard is 
 rented by him & y' he hath A Lease of it from M r 
 Jackson y e Landlord & y l M r Johnson intrusts him 
 with A Stock & y< he only tanns for him, & y l M r 
 Johnson does nothing in the way of trade, but buys y e \ j 0HN Barton 
 Skinns & hides & when they are tanned sells them out 
 again & buys bark for Barton, & M r Johnson allows 
 him A profitt which is uncertaine, y' is he allows him 
 A certain Summe of money weekly & a profitt accord- 
 ing to y e quallity & quantity of the goods tanned 
 prove this by 
 
 Nota objectio. It will be objected y« M r Johnson payd M r Rutter so 
 much a dozen for tanning, but that he pays Barton wages by y e week & 
 so theyl have him to be only his Servant. 
 
 Answer. Its true M r Johnson does pay Barton a certain Summe 
 weekly, but also allows him A further proffitt out of y e goods tanned 
 which varyes according to y e Quallity & quantity of ye commodity & y e 
 Stock being M' Bartons in trust for y e Defendant its subject to Seizure 
 for Bartons debts & therefore he is y e master. 
 
 ' A rough pencil note opposite this sentence asks: — "? if y' information in 
 April. " 
 
 To prove y' in other places where parchment & \ 
 Vellum is made y° skinns fitter for leather than parch- 
 ment are throuwn out & tanned & so delivered back to 
 y c owner, who receives them back & sells them without 
 molestacion By x 
 
 M R MALLETT 
 
 It would be of much interest could we learn the result of 
 this prosecution, but Mr. H. Russell, the present Clerk of the 
 Peace for Lichfield, kindly informs me that the books in his 
 possession only date back to 1855. The Grand Jury, whose 
 names are enumerated in the indictment, committed Michael 
 Johnson for trial, so evidently thought there was a certain 
 amount of weight in the evidence against him, but it is very 
 likely that the petty jury whom the Sheriff was ordered to 
 summon were more influenced by the defence. It will be 
 observed that John Rutter, who had " formerly lived by this 
 Defendant," and had lately been discharged, was "y e Vigorous 
 prosecutor " — as Michael Johnson bitterly puts it, " ungrate- 
 fully having now forgot the Bread he eat." It seems clear 
 that the institution of these proceedings against the unlucky 
 Michael was more the spiteful action of a discharged servant, 
 anxious to pocket the half of the fine which would go to him 
 in case of a conviction, than the expression of a sincere desire 
 to see justice triumphant. 
 
 Michael Johnson graphically tells us that " when Thomas 
 Rutter Lay on His death Bead He requested His friends that 
 came to take their last leave of Him to speake to me to 
 continew my business with his wife and sone." It is interest- 
 ing to know that this Thomas Rutter had died as far back as 
 the end of 1702, or the beginning of 1703. 2 Perhaps 
 his son John, the prosecutor, was he of the name who served 
 as Sheriff of Lichfield in 1731. 3 
 
 It is not without significance, as showing what view his 
 fellow citizens took of the prosecution, that Michael Johnson 
 was elected Junior Bailiff in 17 18, 4 when the case had probably 
 been decided. 
 
 I have not been able to gain any further information of 
 Michael's first witness, John Barton, whom he had employed, 
 
 1 On the back of the brief are the following notes in ink : — 
 
 Whose goods, if not the goods of Barton | if y e goods of Johnson or any else | 
 if Mr. Johnson is not agent for diverse persons | to confine to y e time in y" 
 indictment | to insist on actual proof of useing trade | to insist on proof of a 
 tanner being then a trade. 
 
 Below these ink notes are the following, scribbled in pencil : — 
 
 If he can say that Johnson is not intrusted by Barton to a confession on 
 
 an information [? trusting] Bailey, by confession knew that y e stock was 
 
 his John Jackson, to y e tann house the confession is not confined to any 
 
 time. 
 
 2 Thomas Rutter, of the City of Lichfield, tanner. Will dated 3 Nov. 1702. 
 To my wife Mary Rutter I bequeath all my goods and personal estate upon trust 
 to educate and maintain my children until such time as they are able to provide 
 for themselves, and appoint her extrix. Overseer, my brother-in-law, Mr. 
 Thomas Bayley. Wits., Walter Bird, W. Cary, and Isaack Hinckley. 
 Inventory dated 21 Jany. 1702/3; total, £19-15-6. Appraisers, Thomas Toncks 
 of Lichfield, tanner, and Thomas Browne of Lichfield, corvizor. Proved 17 Apl. 
 1703, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. 
 
 One Thomas Rutter of Lichfield, about this period, married Elizabeth, third 
 daur. of Thomas Jordan, lord of the manor of Aldridge, she dying without issue 
 [Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 107]. 
 
 3 Harwood's Lichfield, p. 432. * Hid. 
 
216 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 after the severance of his connexion with John Rutter, to do 
 his tanning. Michael tells us he was a freeman of the City, 
 and in 1716 was Warden of the Company of Tanners. 
 
 Mr. Mallet, the second witness, who was to be called to 
 prove the custom of the trade in other places, may have been 
 identical with Jonathan Mallet, who was Sheriff of Lichfield 
 in 1717, Junior Bailiff in 1724, and Senior Bailiff in 1731 
 and 1746. Jonathan Mallet, junior, presumably his son, was 
 Sheriff in 1747, Junior Bailiff in 1756, and Senior Bailiff in 
 1762. x 
 
 There is yet another interesting document bearing on 
 Michael Johnson's trade in skins — a letter, well written, 
 from a tradesman of Walsall, to whom he had sent on 
 approval a quantity of basils, or tanned sheep skins. 
 
 [addressed] For M r Mich Johnson 
 Bookseller in 
 
 Lichfeild 
 
 Walsall Aug" y e 28 th 17 18 
 M r Johnson 
 
 I am sorry you put yo r Selfe to that truble as to send so 
 many bassills without orders my Son who is gone to day to Birmingham 
 told me he had ordered you to send 1 or 2 duz to try if we could agree 
 for a larger quantity but at these prices I cannot neare make my money 
 of them, I intend to be at Lichfeild on Saterday morninge, & if we 
 cannot agree wil give them Shop rume until that time 
 
 & rest yo r Lo Friend 
 
 Simon Bibb '' 
 I have not pd the carrier 
 
 It will have been noticed in the indictment that Michael 
 Johnson first appeared before the Quarter Sessions on 
 16 Jany. 1717/ 18. He appeared before the next Quarter 
 Sessions on 24 Apl. 17 18 and pleaded not guilty, when it was 
 ordered that he should be tried by a petty jury at the 
 following Sessions, which would be about the end of June. 
 But on this letter from Simon Bibb, in Michael Johnson's 
 handwriting, is endorsed the following list of names, evidently 
 a copy of a jury pannel, and opposite twelve of the names 
 Michael's attorney has written "Jur," to show those who 
 were sworn. 
 
 Tho Ankey 
 Tho Perry — Juf 
 George Lord 
 Jos Moseley 
 
 John Grundy Jur 
 George Whately — Jur 
 Sym Crowley 3 — Jur 
 John Lindon 
 
 1 Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 431-4. 
 
 - There is no will or admon. of Simon Bibb at Lichfield for 1718-50. 
 
 3 Simon Crowley was Sheriff of Lichfield in 1724, Junior Bailiff in 1732, and 
 Senior Bailiff in 1742 [Harwood's Lichfield, pp. 432-3]. The following is an 
 abstract of his will : — 
 
 Simon" Crowley, of Lichfield, gent. Will dated 8 Nov. 1743. I give to 
 my children, John and Mary, now Mary Deakin, £5, having already made pro- 
 vision for them. To my sister-in-law Mrs. Ann Bayly ,£30, and to her sister 
 Elizabeth and brother Francis Bayly, £5. To Mr. Thomas Cheek, of Bewdley, 
 £5 for mourning. All my houses, buildings, etc., in Lichfield or Edgall 
 [sc. Edial], Staffs., to my brother Mr. Francis Bayly of Lichfield, in trust that 
 they be sold for the benefit of my children Ann, Jane, Thomas and Elizabeth in 
 equal shares, at their ages of 21 or day of marriage. The profits of the money 
 
 Tho Smith — Jur 
 
 Will Rotchford— Jur 
 
 Symon Holden sen — Jur 
 
 Will Cotton— Jur 
 
 Christ Hoveningham 1 — Jur 
 
 Tho Bayly 
 
 Rob Watson — Jur 
 
 Henry Palmer 
 
 James [? Horten] 
 Solomon Bradford — Jur 
 Jos George — Jur 
 Will [? Conady] 
 Will Butler 
 Jim Oughton 
 Henry Hoveningham - 
 Sym Holden sen'. 1 
 
 The jury pannel would be read over in Court. Those 
 persons not sworn, prior to Solomon Bradford, must have 
 been objected to either by Michael Johnson or the Crown, 
 while those subsequent to Joseph George would not be read, 
 as the twelve were then chosen. 
 
 As this list cannot have been written until after the 
 28 Aug., it is evident that Michael Johnson's case cannot have 
 been disposed of at the Summer Sessions, but must have 
 come up again at the Quarter Sessions held in October. 
 
 There is one sentence in Michael Johnson's rough draft 
 of his defence which is of considerable interest. " I am a 
 merchant Tradeing to Ireland Scotland and the furter most 
 parts of England, and deal in the Commodities of those 
 Countreys moie perticuler in Hydes and Skins." It seems 
 very probable from this that Michael Johnson may himself 
 have visited Ireland and Scotland, as well as "the furter 
 most parts of England," in pursuit of his business. The 
 purchasing of hides and skins would require considerable 
 personal knowledge, and the exercise of much care, if it were 
 to result in profit, and it is difficult to see how Michael 
 Johnson could safely depute the responsibility of such trading 
 to a subordinate. It has always been known that he travelled 
 about the Midlands a good deal on business bent, but 
 journeys to Ireland and Scotland have never before been 
 suggested. If he did visit Scotland it would be of interest 
 to know whether he expressed himself as bluntly with regard 
 to the inhabitants as did Boswell's idol. 
 
 shall be for the maintenance and education of my children, of whom I make the 
 said Francis Bay ley guardian during their minority. Exors., Francis Bayley, and 
 my daur. Ann Crowley. I desire that my son Thomas, if he give as good a 
 price as any for my said lands, shall have the preference. Signed, Sim" Crowley. 
 Wits., James Robinson, Jo: Robinson, Char. Howard. Proved 5 Feb. 1744/5, 
 in P.C. C. [37 Seymour], by the exors. named. 
 
 1 This Juror was no doubt Christopher Heveningham [Michael Johnson has 
 got the first vowel of the name wrong], who married Mary, daur. and heir of 
 William Brooke of Haselour, Staffs., and had, with other issue, a son, Chris- 
 topher Heveningham, bapt. at Elford, near Lichfield, on 6 Dec. 1698. This 
 younger Christopher was a currier at Lichfield, and his will, dated 8 Oct. 1747, 
 was proved 25 Apl. 1748 at Lichfield. He left an eldest son Edward Hevening- 
 ham [born 21 Apl. 1721], who was in the army, and another son Joseph ; also 
 two daurs., Arabella, living unmard. 8 Oct. 1747, and Mary, who afterwards 
 married the Rev. Daniel William Remington, Canon of Lichfield, and had a 
 daur. Mary, who married Thomas White, grandson of Dr. Johnson's schoolmaster, 
 John Hunter [see p. 246]. In the Visitation of Staffs, in 1663-64, the descent 
 of this family is traced from Sir John Heveningham [William Salt Society's 
 Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, pp. 172-4]. 
 
 2 I cannot say what relation Henry Heveningham was to Christopher. 
 
 3 The "senior "in this case has been added by the attorney. It will have 
 been noticed that Simon Holden senior was mentioned earlier in the list and duly 
 sworn. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 217 
 
 AN ACCOUNT OF ANDREW JOHNSON AND HIS 
 FAMILY. 
 
 Andrew Johnson, the younger brother of Michael Johnson, 
 was baptized at Cubley, in Derbyshire, on 7 Dec. 1660. 1 He 
 is known to Johnsonians through Mrs. Piozzi having pre- 
 served a reminiscence of him in her " Anecdotes." She 
 relates how Dr. Johnson, after telling her of the prowess of 
 his uncle Cornelius Ford 2 at jumping, went on to say : — 
 
 ' I had likewise another uncle, Andrew,' continued he, ' my father's 
 brother, who kept the ring in Smithfield (where they wrestled and boxed) 
 for a whole year, and never was thrown or conquered. Here now are 
 uncles for you, Mistress, if that's the way to your heart.' Mr. Johnson 
 was very conversant in the art of attack and defence by boxing, which 
 science he had learned from his uncle Andrew, I believe. 3 
 
 It has generally been assumed from this that Andrew 
 Johnson was a man of quite a different stamp to his brother 
 Michael, and that in him the virile qualities of the family 
 were represented by mere brute strength and animal courage. 
 Over 100 years ago, Shaw, in his account of Dr. Johnson, 
 remarked : — 
 
 Andrew Johnson, uncle of the Doctor, was a celebrated pugilist and 
 wrestler ; he kept the ring at Smithfield for some years, and upon the 
 authority of his nephew we relate that he was never thrown or conquered. 
 Michael Johnson, the brother of Andrew, and the father of our celebrated 
 author, first emerged from the obscure occupations of his family, who 
 lived at Cubley as day-labourers. 4 
 
 This conception of Andrew Johnson is an erroneous one. 
 Whatever his pugilistic abilities, as to which I believe no 
 independent evidence has ever been discovered, he, like his 
 elder brother, followed the peaceful avocation of a bookseller, 
 and was a man of moderate education. The records I shall 
 give of his life tell us of nothing more heroic than that he 
 three times braved the perils of matrimony. 
 
 From a note contributed by the late Mr. H. Sydney 
 Grazebrook to Notes and Queries in 1882, 5 it appears that in 
 Harleian MS. 7022 is " An Abstract of the Names of the 
 Inhabitants of the Citty and County of Lichfield," and that 
 the following entry is given relative to Sadler's Row, Market 
 Street, where Michael lived : — 
 
 Michaell Johnson, Batchelor, 36 years. 00 oi 00. 
 Andrew Johnson, Widd r , 32. 
 Symon Martin, App ce , 16. 
 Ann Deakin, Serv', 27. 
 
 The list is undated, but the ages of Michael and Andrew 
 point to it having been made in or about 1692. It is probable 
 that Andrew was assisting his brother in the conduct of the 
 business at Lichfield. As to the identity of Andrew Johnson's 
 first wife, then dead, I have no evidence whatever. Michael's 
 apprentice, Simon Martin, was no doubt a relative of the 
 
 1 See p. 210. 2 See p. 156. 
 
 ■ Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 149. 
 
 * Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 324. 
 
 s Notes and Queries, Series 6, vol. 5, p. 147. 
 
 Simon Martin who was Junior Bailiff of Lichfield in 1684,' 
 and who in 1661 had contributed one pound towards an 
 armed force for the service of Charles II and the defence of 
 Lichfield. 2 
 
 The next record I have of Andrew Johnson is on 1 1 Feb. 
 1694/5, when he acted, with his brother Michael, as appraiser 
 of the goods of 
 Elizabeth Blaney. 3 si o 
 
 I give his signature JTflu ° 
 to this inventory to 
 show that he could 
 
 write a decent hand as well as strike a powerful blow. It 
 will be remarked how strongly his writing resembles that of 
 his brother Michael, the " Johnson " being almost identical. 4 
 
 Some time during the years 1695-97 Andrew Johnson 
 married, as his second wife, Sarah, daughter of Thomas 
 Fisher, of Elmdon, Warwickshire, a village about 7 miles 
 south-east of Birmingham. 6 Thomas Fisher was a yeoman, 
 evidently fairly prosperous, who had recently died, 6 leaving 
 an eldest son Thomas Fisher, a younger son Abraham Fisher, 
 and three daughters, Sarah, later the wife of Andrew Johnson, 
 Mary, who perhaps died unmarried, and Martha, already the 
 wife of Thomas Bromhall, of Lichfield, maltster, and later of 
 Spring Lane, Baddiley, Cheshire. The Fishers were a very 
 respectable family long settled in that part of Warwickshire. 
 
 At the time of his second marriage, or perhaps a few 
 years earlier, Andrew Johnson settled as a bookseller in 
 Birmingham, which was to be his home until his death over 30 
 
 1 Harwood's Lichfield, p. 429. 
 
 2 Ibid. p. 307. 3 See p. 268. * See p. 214. 
 
 1 I have not found where Sarah Fisher and Andrew Johnson were married. 
 The Rector of Elmdon tells me his registers do not record the baptism or 
 marriage of Sarah Fisher. Mr. Bickley, some years ago, had occasion to search 
 the registers of Barston, Meriden and Solihull for Fisher entries, but did not 
 solve the point. He sends me the following entries from Barston : — 
 1667. May 18. bap. Isaac Fisher, son of Thos. living at Elmdon. 
 1 67 1. Oct. 24. bap. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Fisher living at Whorhall in the 
 
 p. of Elmdon. 
 1703. Apl. 22. burd. Abraham Fisher. 
 
 The first two entries may refer to a brother and sister of Mrs. Andrew Johnson 
 who died young. The last entry is the burial of her brother, whose will I give 
 on p. 218. From this will it appears that Thomas Fisher sen. was buried at 
 Barston. 
 
 Mr. Bickley tells me that the Fishers, baronets [see Burke's Extinct 
 Baronetcies], lords of the manor of Packington, descended from one Thomas 
 Fisher, who lived at Walsh Hall, now a farm-house called Walsall, in par. of 
 Barston. The manor of Packington passed to Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of 
 Aylesford, who married Mary, sole heir of Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Bart. The 
 baronetcy, created in 1622, became extinct in 1739. 
 
 6 Thomas Fisher, of Elmdon, Warwicks., yeoman. Will dated 29 Jany. 
 1694/5. To my eldest son Thomas Fisher, ^5. To my son Abraham Fisher, 
 the sum of .£73 and my messuage, lands, etc., in Wastall End, par. of Balsall, 
 Warwicks., on condition that he pay the yearly sum of £\2 to the trustees here- 
 after named, to be laid out by them for the benefit of my said son Thomas Fisher. 
 To my daur. Bromewell [sic], 50 s /-. To my godchildren, Isaac Fisher, Elizabeth 
 Fisher, Margarett Man and Oliver Hancock, 5 s /- each. To fohn Archer, son 
 of Thomas Archer, 10 s /-. Residue to my two daurs. Sarah Fisher and Mary 
 Fisher, and make them extrixes. Trustees, my friends and kinsmen, John Archer, 
 my son-in-law Thomas Bromeall [sic], and kinsman Abraham Fisher. Wits., 
 Clement Fisher sen., Thomas Archer and Clement Fisher jun. Inventory dated 
 20 Mch. 1694/5; total, j£359-io-i. Appraisers, John Smout, Clement Fisher, 
 Richard Harrison and Anne Fisher. Proved 5 Apl. 1695, at Lichfield, by both 
 extrixes. 
 
 FF 
 
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 years later. The baptism of four of his children is recorded 
 in the registers of St. Martin's church there, 1 though in two 
 instances the scribe has wrongly called the father " Anthony." 
 
 1697. Dec. 23. bapt. Mary D. of Andrew Johnson. 
 1699. Nov. 7. bapt. Fisher S. of Antho. Johnson. 
 1701. June 14. bapt. Anne D. of Andrew Johnson. 
 1702/3. Feb. 19. bapt. Thos. S. of Anth. Johnson. 
 
 It is a point of great interest in connexion with Andrew 
 Johnson that his name appears on the title-page of the first 
 book known to have been published in Birmingham. The 
 title of this work is as follows : — 
 
 A I Discourse | concerning | Church- Communion. | Wherein is 
 shewed, | (etc., etc., etc.). | And also, A | Discourse, | Wherein is shewed, 
 I That the Church of England does | not teach for Doctrines the Com- 
 mand- \ ments of Men. | By a Divine of the Church of England. | Lon- 
 don, I Printed by/. Downing, for Andrew Johnson, | Bookseller in Bir- 
 mingham, 1702. 3 
 
 The volume is a small one of 140 pages, measuring 
 64" x 3f" and consists of two sermons preached in 
 Birmingham by Abraham Jeacocke, the first on 30 Mch. and 
 6 Apl. 1701 and the second on 1 June 1701. There is a 
 dedicatory epistle " To his Loving Friends and Parishioners, 
 The Inhabitants of Birmingham." It appears that " Jeacocke 
 was Minister of Deritend Chapel. Previously (1694 to 1697) 
 he was Assistant Master of Birmingham School, and in 17 12 
 was appointed the Second Master ; he afterwards removed 
 to, and died at, Gnosall, Staffordshire, leaving Richard Banner, 
 of Birmingham, his executor." 3 
 
 In April 1703 Andrew Johnson's brother-in-law, Abraham 
 Fisher of Elmdon, yeoman, died without issue, and in his 
 will, of which I print a copy below, 4 asked " to bee decently 
 
 ' As to the publication of the St. Martin's registers, see p. 198. 
 ' Mr. Bickley kindly lent me a copy of this book, which he was the first to 
 discover. 
 
 3 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 133. Some particulars of 
 Andrew Johnson are given there, and constitute the only attempt to furnish any 
 account of him. 
 
 4 In the name of God Amen I Abraham Fisher of Elmeton in the county 
 of Warwick Yeoman being sick and weake but of sound and disposeing mind and 
 memory praised bee God therefore doe make and ordaine this my last Will and 
 Testament in manner following First I commend my soule into the hands of 
 Almighty God trusting to be saved through the meritts and mediacion of my 
 blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ And my body I commit to the earth to bee 
 decently buried by my dear father at Barston at the discretion of my loveing sister 
 Sarah Johnson wife of Andrew Johnson of Birmingham in the said county of 
 Warwick Bookseller And as for my worldly estate as God hath bin pleased to 
 intrust me with I dispose thereof as followeth First I give and devise unto my 
 nephew Thomas Bromfeild [sic] only son of my deceased sister Martha Bromfeild 
 [sic] late wife of Thomas Bromfeild [sic] of the City of Litchfield Maulster all 
 those my six closes of freehold land formerly not above two or three closes lying 
 in Eastcott in the parish of Barston in the said county of Warwick and now in 
 the tenure or holding of John Winspur or his assignes As also all other my free- 
 hold lands lying in the said parish of Barston or elsewhere in the said county of 
 Warwick To have and to hold the said six closes as also all other my freehold 
 land within the said parish of Barston or elsewhere in the said county of Warwick 
 with their appurtenances unto my said nephew Thomas Bromfeild [sic] and the 
 heirs of his Body And for and in default of such issue Then I give and devise all 
 the said freehold land before by me given unto the said Thomas Bromfeild [sic] 
 my nephew and the heirs of his body unto my said dear Sister Sarah Johnson and 
 her right heirs for ever And as for touching and concerning all that my coppyhold 
 messuage and lands lying in Eastcot aforesaid and in the tenure of the said John 
 Winspur and which I hold by Coppy of Court Roll from and under the Lords of 
 
 buried by my dear father at Barston at the discretion of my 
 loveing sister Sarah Johnson wife of Andrew Johnson of 
 Birmingham in the said county of Warwick Bookseller." To 
 his nephew Thomas Bromhall he bequeathed six closes of 
 freehold land at Escote, in the parish of Barston, as also his 
 other land in the parish, with reversion to " my said dear 
 Sister Sarah Johnson." His copyhold property at Escote he 
 ordered to " descend unto my said sister Sarah Johnson shee 
 being according to the custome of the said manor (of Balsall) 
 my right heire to the same." He also left her £20 in cash. 
 It is evident that his elder brother Thomas had died without 
 issue. 
 
 After this we lose sight of Andrew Johnson for many 
 years. He evidently continued his business as a bookseller 
 in Birmingham, but with small success as regards profits. 
 His wife Sarah Fisher must have died, for about 17 17 he 
 married a third wife, one Sarah White, as will presently 
 appear. 
 
 It is not until 1720 that Andrew Johnson emerges again 
 from his obscurity, and then only as a man in financial 
 difficulties. The following correspondence, between one 
 Thomas Shepperd, evidently an apothecary at Bridgnorth in 
 Shropshire, and his kinsman William Priest, a well-known 
 Birmingham attorney, throws an interesting light on Andrew's 
 affairs. 1 
 
 William Priest practised in Birmingham from about 1720 
 to 1760, so must at this period have been quite a young man. 
 
 Balsall my will and mind is that the same messuage and lands should be and 
 descend unto my said sister Sarah Johnson shee being according to the custome 
 of the said manor my right heire to the same And I doe hereby accordingly give 
 and devise the same Coppyhold messuage and lands with their and every of their 
 appurtenances unto my said Sister Sarah Johnson and her heires To be held of 
 the Lords of the said mannor of Balsall by coppy of Court Rolle according to the 
 custom of the said mannor Item I give and bequeeth unto my said dear sister 
 Sarah Twenty pounds of lawful mony to bee paid her by my Executor hereafter 
 named within six months after my decease Item I give Tenn shillings to be paid 
 within one month next after my decease to the Churchwarden of the said towne 
 of Elmeton who I desire to distribute the same to such poore people of that place 
 as hee thinks are in greatest want Item I give to bee distributed among the poore 
 of Barston on the day of my funerall the sum of tenn shillings All the rest of my 
 goods chattells chattell mony and personal estate whatsoever as will remaine after 
 my debts and legacies are paid and funeral expences defrayed I give and bequeath 
 unto my said nephew Thomas Bromfeild [sic] who I make sole Executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament revoaking hereby all former and other Wills by me 
 made and doe publish and declare this to bee my last Will and Testament In 
 witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale this thirteenth day of 
 April in the second yeare of the reigne of our Sovereign Lady Queen Anne 
 Annoque domini 1703. Abraham Fisher, his mark. Signed, etc., by the 
 within named Abraham Fisher, etc., in the presence of, Thomas Archer, Ben. 
 Palmer, John Harris. Inventory dated 20 May 1703 ; total, ^61-16-0. 
 Appraisers, Robert Whadcock and Richard Whitehead. Admon. granted 21 June 
 1703, at Lichfield, to Thomas Bromhall of Springs Lane, par. of Baddiley, 
 Cheshire, gent., for the use and benefit of Thomas Bromhall his son, the sole 
 exor., who was under sixteen. Wits, to election of guardian, George Plimmer 
 and lliomas Pratchett. Surety, Ralph Buckcridge, of the Close, Lichfield, 
 gent. 
 
 [In the election of guardian the name is spelt " Bromfield," but is correctly 
 written to the mark of signature as " Bromhall."] 
 
 1 These letters formed a part of the collection I acquired from Mr. Bickley. 
 He discovered them among some parcels of letters he bought many years ago, 
 which had lain stored away on the premises of a second-hand bookseller in 
 Birmingham and consisted mostly of the correspondence of William Priest. 
 They are, of course, quite a new contribution to Johnsonian lore. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 219 
 
 He was the only son of William Priest, of Fillongley in 
 Warwickshire, and of Susanna Shuttleworth his wife, who 
 died a widow in Birmingham about 1742. 1 From a com- 
 munication to Notes and Queries, some twenty-six years ago, 
 it appears that William Priest was in London when the 
 Marquess of Tullibardine died, on 9 July 1746, and the 
 worthy attorney, on the back of a memorandum dated 
 14 June 1746, made a copy of some Jacobite verses found in 
 that nobleman's pocket 2 As the correspondence will show, 
 William Priest lost his wife in the early part of 1722, and his 
 mother, in her will twenty years later, mentions his only child, 
 William Shuttleworth Priest. 
 
 The first letter is addressed "To M r Will Priest, an 
 Attorney att Law, in Birmingham, These psent," and is 
 endorsed "Lre from Coz. Shepperd 7 Apr. 1720." 
 
 Ap tt 7 th 1720 
 
 Dear Couzen 
 
 I have sent this Messinjor on purpose to get me an old Dept: I 
 have beene some years in finding hir out and now here she is married in 
 yo r Towne There is y e Chyrurgeons Bill as well as mine for we togeather 
 Undertwook y e Cure : and she the Ungratefull Slut had beene w'h all y e 
 Doctors & Chyrurgeons in the Countrey before & Could not be Cured & 
 att last when She got perfectly well went off y e Spott & we Could not get 
 our Money but had severall promises : I supose hir Husband will nor 
 Cannot pleade y e Statute because She hath promised to pay us in less 
 then Seaven Years time : The bearer will informe you of Every pticuler 
 & knows y e wooman very well Therefore pray take care you make noe 
 Mistake about hir & y e Chyrurgeon & my selfe will see you pd the 
 Charges if the man will stand a Tryall : if the man will pay y B mony 
 w'hout Trouble it will be the better for him & if you think him able to 
 pay it you meight acquaint him of the matter before hand : otherwise 
 A?est him or his goods as soone as possible. 
 
 My Wife & I Joyne w'h our kind love & service to you & yo r Spouse 
 
 1 The will of William Priest senior was not proved at Lichfield. The 
 following is an abstract of his widow's will : — 
 
 Susanna Priest, of Birmingham, Warwicks., widow. Will dated 18 Feb. 
 1741/2. I desire to be buried at Fillongley, near to William Priest of Fillongley, 
 gent., my late dear husband deed. £\ to be laid out in mourning for my only 
 brother, Charles Shuttleworth of Fillongley, Warwicks., gent. To my brother- 
 in-law, Tobias Bellaers of Birmingham, ironmonger, to his son Mr. John Bellaers, 
 and to Dr. Higgs [probably William Higgs, first Rector of St. Philips, B'ham], 
 each a handsome plain enamelled mourning ring. To my only sister that is now 
 living, Mrs. Margery Bellaers, my best silver snuff-box and my two pocket 
 spoons. My said sister to have for life the use of certain jewelry, and then the 
 same to go to my grandson, William Shuttleworth Priest, only child of my only 
 son William Priest of Birmingham, gent. Residue to my said son William 
 Priest, and make him sole exor. Wits. , Edward Croxall and James Cade. 
 Proved 29 Mch. 1743, at Lichfield, by the sole exor. 
 
 The will of William Priest of Birmingham was not proved at Lichfield, and a 
 search in P.C.C. for 1760-70 has failed to discover it. I give the following 
 brief abstract as the testator probably belonged to the same family : — 
 
 William Preest, of Fillongley, Warwicks., gent. Will dated 26 Dec. 1778. 
 My friends Mr. Robert Smith, of Fillongley, mercer, and Mr. William White, of 
 Fillongley, son of Mr. Tkomas White of that place, farmer. My farm, etc. , in 
 Fillongley, called Muston Hall Farm. My nephews Edward Preest, eldest son, 
 and Richard Preest, youngest son of my late brother Richard Preest, deed. My 
 sister Elizabeth Preest. My late father, Edward Preest, deed. My dwelling 
 house in Fillongley, purchased of Thomas Howlett, late in holding of Thomas 
 Hopkins. My sister Ann Preest. To my nephew William Preest, second son 
 of my said late brother Richard Preest, my manor of Uphill, and all my 
 messuages, etc., at Uphill and Lympsham, or elsewhere in co. Somerset. Wits., 
 Edward Sadler, John Fawkener and William Sadler. Codicil dated 16 Dec. 
 1783. To my niece. Susannah Preest £*£>, unless she marry her relation Thos. 
 Lefever. Wit., William Preest, jun. Proved 15 June 1784, at Lichfield, by 
 the sole extrix. , Ann Preest. 
 
 1 Notes and Queries, 5th Series, vol. xi, p. 245 (29 Mch. 1879). 
 
 Unknowne : wishing you all health & happiness this world can afford 
 pray y e same to my new marred Couz yo r Aunt Shurwood that was 
 Conclude me yo r Ever Loveing Kinsman & humble Serv 1 
 
 Tho: Shepperd. 
 
 On the letter William Priest has made the following 
 note : — 
 
 8° Apr 1720 
 
 Sam" Walton the Bearer told me y l he this day saw Sarah White as 
 was & y' she acknowledged y' she had been married to {blank] Johnson 
 ab' 3 y™ & wo* 1 in a little time take care to pay M r Shepperd his Bill w cl1 
 is tf-f-Cr 1 
 
 William Priest also drafted on the letter his reply to 
 Thomas Shepperd. 
 
 Coz 
 
 I reced y" & have found out Sarah White as was I psonally know hir 
 husband but little of hir Circumstances but will inform myself Thereof as 
 soon as I can & then will take the same care to get y r money as if it was 
 my own. Your Action sho d have been comenced w th in six years after 
 the cause thereof so y' the jjmise w ch you menc"on to be made w'Mn 7 y" 
 in strictness signifies nothing for it must be an express promise w th in six 
 y" to give a new Cause of Action but perhaps they may not be apprised 
 thereof & then if he is responsible, I'll try to get a Note from him for y r 
 Debt & also for M r Taylors— pray let me hear from you by post if any 
 promise has been made before witness w th in six years. 
 
 Birmingham 8° Apr 1720. 
 
 The next letter on the subject is not until the beginning 
 of the following year, and is written by M ra Shepperd, whose 
 phonetic spelling is suggestive of Artemus Ward. The letter 
 is addressed " To M r Witr Preist an Attorny att Law in 
 Birmingham." Mrs. Shepperd had evidently written other 
 letters to Mr. Priest which he had ignored, much to her 
 annoyance. 
 
 Deear Cosen 
 
 When I have a noportunitey to rite to you Conserning my money 
 I allwase take it. and all wase will, tel I heear sum good nuse from you. 
 I cannot bee satisfide to loose so much muney and thay to drive [? thrive] 
 on a trade, but i rite and rite a gane to you but can hear no thing from 
 you but could I a served you ten times as fare in aney thing I would a 
 dun It. my husband and I both Join in servic to your self and sons and 
 
 remane your loing [sic] kinesw 
 
 Ellnor Sheperd 
 
 I have rot severall times to know how your mother dos and whear 
 she is but all to no purpas. 
 
 Mr. Priest's answer, drafted on the letter, is very curt, and 
 we may fairly imagine that Mrs. Shepperd was a woman who 
 grated on his nerves. 
 
 Coz. I reced y" & have since sent for Johnson but can get no 
 money He fJtends to have the benefitt of the late Act of parliam' But I 
 am doubtfull whether he hath or no & believe I shall advise you to dis- 
 pute that w tb him if ever he sho d be in a Capacity to pay you w ch at 
 jkent I am satisfied he is not. I shall make it my business to inquire after 
 him & shall serve you as farr in this matter as I can 
 
 Bi? 26 Jan 1720 
 
 It will be observed that Mr. Priest is quite unresponsive to 
 Mrs. Shepperd's personal inquiries about his mother, unless 
 indeed he did not trouble to keep a record of any but the 
 
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 business portion of his letters. On the back of Mrs. Shepperd's 
 letter he has written the following memorandum. 
 
 26 Jan 1720 
 
 Andrew Johnson then acknowledged before me & Tho Cecill y* he 
 had been possed of two Copyhold Estates lying togeather near Escott 
 green in the parish of Barston & County of Warwick w ch he first sur- 
 rendered by way of Morgage to one M r Billingsley for ab' 60^ w ch M r B 
 called in & then s d Johnson made application to M r Clem' Fisher for s d 
 6o£ & for a further sume y* M r C Fisher told him he co d not spare 
 money himself But believed his Bro r M r [blank] Fisher co' 1 & y' upon 
 making application to the s d M r [blank] Fisher he advanced the s d 
 bo£ & also a further Sume w ch made the whole Debt amount to con- 
 siderably above ioo£ w ch he hoped was near p' 1 off by this time For y* 
 the s d M r [blank] Fisher had reced all the rents &,gfitts of the s d Estates 
 (w ch he believed were sett at ab' 19^ panfi) for eight or nine y rs last past 
 towards discharging the s d principall money & Int) Except \b£ w ch s d 
 M r [blank] Fisher lett him the s d Johnson have at one time & $£ at 
 another And the s d Johnson farther told us y' if he had had the setting 
 of the s d Estates he co a have sett them for two or three & twenty pounds 
 p ann. However he hoped & expected in time to receive the rents of them 
 again & to make the best of them For he had friends yet y' wo d stand by 
 him & not see him wronged by M r Fishers. 
 
 The next letter relating to Andrew Johnson's affairs is 
 
 dated over a year after Mrs. Shepperd's appeal. It is a note 
 
 addressed " To M r W m Priest Attorney at Bermingham, in 
 
 Staffordshire or Warwickshire." 
 
 Sta: Inn March 22 d 1721. 
 S' 
 
 By the Order of M r Rowly of Bridgnorth in Shropshire you receive 
 the inclosed Cap: to be Executed, from 
 
 Yo r humble Serv' 
 
 Tho Thompson. 
 N° 5 Staples Inn in Holborn London 
 
 Below this is the draft of William Priest's letter to Mr. 
 Rowly, who was evidently an attorney at Bridgnorth. 
 
 M r Rowly 
 
 Ab' the latter end of last Month I reced a writt from one M r Thomp- 
 son by y r order ag' one Andrew Johnson of this town & Sarah his Wife 
 w tb an Acct. for 10^. To my knowledge the p" sent him a Bill some 
 time ago for ,£5-3-0 only for medicines delivered to Def" Wife in the y rs 
 1712 & 17 13 w- h was before Def' married her & for w ch money in y c y r 
 1720 I Jivailed on Def to give his note only or else even then the money 
 had not been recov'able. Now I think in this Case it's hard y' you sho d 
 ptend to hold Def" to Bail w n upon an Affid' any Judge of the Court of 
 C P will order you to accept of a Comon appearance & if y' will do you 
 may depend upon it I will gcure one for you or else I will order him to 
 be held to Bail & soon aft' he is taken into Custody will send a 
 Messenger for y directions w l to do for I am satisfied he cant pcure Bail 
 & I doubt the Bailiffs will expect 40 s for carrying him & his Wife to Gaol 
 I sho d have wrote to you sooner but y' I have lately had the misfortune 
 of burying my Wife. However if you'l let me have y r answer by the 
 return of the p' I shall have time enough to get the Ca executed for it's 
 not ret. before Cro Ascenfon & you may depend upon my faithfully 
 serving you in everything except sending Def" to Gaole & y' I shall not 
 care to do since I am acquainted w lh the Circumstances of the Case I am 
 w' b Service to Coz Shepperd [ends]. 
 14 Apr 1722. 
 
 Mr. Priest's feelings towards Mrs. Shepperd are revealed 
 again at the end of this letter, for after sending his service to 
 cousin Shepperd he has written " and his spouse," and then, 
 regretting the addition, crossed it out. 
 
 What I take to be the next letter in sequence is dated 
 
 1 Apl. 1722, but as everything in it and the reply to it points 
 
 to its being written after the letter to Mr. Rowly, I think it was 
 
 written on 1 May 1772. Yet Mr. Priest has endorsed it as 
 
 " Lre from Coz Shepperd 3 Apr 1722." There can, however, 
 
 be no doubt that his letter to Mr. Rowly was correctly dated 
 
 14 Apl., and in it he mentioned that he had lately buried his 
 
 wife. In the following letter Thomas Shepperd sympathises 
 
 with Mr. Priest in his loss, which almost proves that it is 
 
 wrongly dated. 
 
 Bridgnorth 1 Aprr[?May] 1722 
 Couz 
 My Wife and I are Very Sorry to here of y E Death of yo' Good Wife: 
 About a Month Since I Sent you a Letter wrot by my attorney w'h a writ 
 in it for Johnson : which I Suppose was Directed to you from London : 
 I Desire to know if you have Done any thing in that affaire and yo'll 
 oblidge yo' Kinsman & Serv' 
 
 Tho: Shepperd 
 
 My wife & I Desire all Services to yo' Mother & Aunt &c. 
 
 Below this letter Mr. Priest has drafted his reply to 
 Thomas Shepperd. 
 
 Coz Shepperd 
 
 I wrote a Lre some time ago to one M' Rowly to let him know I had 
 reced a Writt ag' A Johnson & his Wife at y' suit for £\o w cb requires 
 Bail tho' there's but ab' half as much due to you therefor any Judge wo d 
 order a Comon appearance to be taken so I desired his directions for If 
 Bail sho d be insisted on I am almost sure Def ts must be taken to Gaole 
 for w ch I doubt the Bailiffs will expect 40 3 . The Writt is not retornable 
 before y e 4' 1 ' of May so if you please to let me have an answ' by the 
 return of the post I shall have time enough to get it executed & you may 
 assure y'self I will serve you in evything I can in this affair unless in 
 sending Def s to Gaole & y' I am unwilling to do so if you will not accept 
 of an appearance I advise you to come ov' w ,b y' attorney on Thursday 
 the 3 of May or else send him on y' day & I will take care to get Def" 
 into Custody & then you may do w" 1 them as you please for I will not 
 send them to prison I am w' h due respects to my Coz & y'self [ends]. 
 
 The correspondence ends here, so that we are left in doubt 
 as to what happened to Andrew Johnson. The glimpse we 
 get of him in these letters rather damps our admiration for 
 the unconquered hero of Smithfield ring. Perhaps, however, 
 he was a genuinely unfortunate man who deserves our 
 sympathy. It is certainly in his favour that William Priest, 
 who seems to have known him personally, used all his 
 influence to prevent him being sent to gaol. Let us hope 
 that the kindly efforts of the Birmingham attorney led to an 
 equitable and amicable settlement between Shepperd and 
 Johnson. 
 
 Could William Priest be restored to life, he would no 
 doubt be able, from the rich store of his professional 
 experience, to interest us with many tales of the trials and 
 adversities of Dr. Johnson's kinsfolk. For not only was he 
 familiar, as these letters have shown, with Andrew Johnson, 
 but it is also clear, from a letter I have printed earlier, that 
 he acted professionally on behalf of Dr. Johnson's maternal 
 uncle, Samuel Ford, and must have heard something at least 
 of the life-story of " Parson Ford." ' 
 
 1 See p. 154; also p. 162. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 221 
 
 " The house [in High Street] occupied by Andrew John- 
 son in 172 1 was about twelve houses above Moor Street. 
 The old houses of that period have been replaced by houses 
 of less frontage, consequently it was considerably higher in 
 the street than the present numbers would indicate. It was 
 apparently three doors above the house of Harry Porter 
 [whose widow married Dr. Johnson], which was the same house 
 that Thomas Warren removed into from Spiceal Street, and 
 was among the best business shops in the town." His next- 
 door neighbour was Josiah Perkes, a baker, and a Governor 
 of the Free School. 1 
 
 Elsewhere Messrs. Hill and Dent tell us that Edmund 
 Hector, when he first came to Birmingham about 173 1, 
 " lodged and boarded with Thomas Warren, printer and book- 
 seller, at his house, ' over against the Swan,' a house very 
 near to, if not the same house, which had recently been held 
 by Andrew Johnson." 2 
 
 On 4 Jany. 1724/5 Mr. Andrew Johnson of Birmingham 
 acted as an appraiser of the goods of Mawley Bakewell, an 
 apothecary in the town. 3 
 
 The Rate Books for Birmingham begin in 1728 and show 
 that in that year Andrew Johnson was still living in High 
 Street, which at that point was really the Market Place, 
 opposite to the shambles. 
 
 Mr. Joseph Hill, who promises some more information of 
 Andrew Johnson in his forthcoming work on The Book 
 Makers and Booksellers of Birmingham, kindly tells me that 
 Andrew was buried at St. Philip's church on 22 June 1729, 
 when he would be about 68 years of age. 
 
 Andrew Johnson made his will about two months before 
 his death, when he seems to have been already seriously ill. 
 
 1 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, pp. 133-4. 
 
 ' Ibid. p. 25. 
 
 3 Mawley Bakewell, of Birmingham, apothecary. Will dated 4 Dec. 1 724. 
 To be buried near my late wife's body, in the church of St. Martin's, Birming- 
 ham. To my brother-in-law Mi. James Parkinson and to my friends Henry 
 Greswold of Solihull, Warwicks., esq., and Joseph Scott of Birmingham, linen- 
 draper, £\o each. Residue of my personal estate to my daur. Attne Bakewell at 
 21 or marriage, and if she die before then my exors. to lay out £150 in the 
 purchase of one full set of Communion Plate for the use of the Communion 
 Table in the par. church of St. Philip's, Birmingham, and to my brother Thomas 
 Bakewell £50, and to pay £100 to those gentlemen concerned in managing or 
 promoting the Charity School in Birmingham, lately set on foot, and £100 to 
 purchase land for the said Charity School, and to each of my sisters Eleanor and 
 Mary Bakewell £50 each, and the residue equally between my exors. To my 
 daur. Anne Bakewell my three crofts of land in Bordesley, Birmingham, and 
 Aston, Birmingham, now occupied by Mr. Charles Hickcoks, which I purchased 
 of my grandmother Freher and my mother Parkinson, and also my messuage in 
 High Street, Birmingham, occupied by John Tompson, and if she die before 21, 
 I give the same to my grandmother Mrs. Sarah Frehei and my mother Mrs. 
 Elizabeth Parkinson for life, and then to my brother-in-law Mr. James Parkin- 
 son, he paying to his sisters, Mrs. Sarah and Katherine Parkinson, £100 each. 
 Exors., my said brother-in-law James Parkinson, and Henry Greswold and 
 Joseph Scott. Wits., Thomas Duncombe, John Foster and Richard Careles. 
 Inventory dated 4 Jany. 1724/5; total, ,£215-18-5. Appraisers, Mr. John 
 Mander, Mr. Joseph Merrey, Mr. John Blun, Mr. Thomas Cotterell, Mr. John 
 Wood and his wife, and Mr. Andrew Johnson of Birmingham. Proved 23 Apl. 
 1725, at Lichfield, by Joseph Scott, James Parkinson having died and Henry 
 Greswold having renounced in the presence of William Priest. 
 
 As the set of Communion Plate was presented to St. Philip's by Joseph Scott, 
 the exor. [see p. 162], it is evident that testator's daur., Anne Bakewell, died 
 without marrying or attaining her majority. 
 
 The following is a copy of the will, which is a badly 
 written and ill-expressed document, evidently drawn up 
 without the assistance of a lawyer. It will be noticed that 
 he does not describe himself as of Birmingham, but a note at 
 the foot of the will, in a strange hand, describes him as " de 
 Birming.," and the endorsement says " de Birmingham." 
 
 I Andrew Jonsons In County of Warwick Bookseller being sick 
 and weak of bodey But of a perfect mind and memory doe make and 
 ordain this my last Will and Testament In manner and form following 
 and as touching such worldly Goods wherewith it hath pleased God to 
 bless me with in this Life I give Devise and Bequeath and Dispose the 
 same In manner and form following Imprimis I give Devise [sic] unto 
 my wife All my worldly Goods during her natural Life and after her 
 desease to be disposed of amongst my children and soule Excutrix of 
 This my last Will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto 
 sett my hand and seal this 17 th day of Aprill and in y° year of our Lord 
 God 1729. 
 
 Signed sealed In the presence of us whose names are under written — 
 W m Turton — John Bridgens — Joseph Crafts. 
 
 Lichfield, 17 September 1731. Fiat probacio Testamenti hujusmodi 
 retroscripti ac Adib bonorum etc. Testatoris Sare Johnson vidue et 
 relicte dicti defuncti Executrici soli in eodem Testamento nominate. 
 
 Jurat coram me, Tho. Rider, Sur. 
 
 The inventory of his belongings shows how poorly 
 furnished his house and shop were. 
 
 A Trew & perfect Inventory of the goods and Chattells of Andrew 
 Johnson deceased 
 
 Imprimis In y" kitchen 
 
 1 Grate Esgrate Shovle & Tongs fryinge pan & Croue 
 
 1 Dresser 3 Little Pewter dishes and 12 plates 
 
 2 Little Tables 2 Stooles and 6 Cheares 
 4 Candlestickes Salt box bellows & Saldle[?] box warminge 
 pan & Toster 
 1 pale and Earthen ware 
 1 Glass case & Toster 
 
 3 Little Barrells 
 Iny Chamber 
 
 1 bed stid & old Curtins & fether bed & bolster 2 blenkets & 
 coverled 
 
 1 table & 4 cheares 
 In y other Cliamber 
 
 1 bedstid & fether bed and bolster 2 blenketts & Coverlid 
 and 2 Cheares 
 In y Garratt 
 
 1 bedsted flock bed & bolster 2 blenketts & Coverlid and 2} 
 Cheares J 
 
 In y Shop 
 A parsell of Bookes 
 Waringe Aparell & pockett mony 
 
 4 pare of old sheets 6 Napkins 6 Towells and 2 pillow cases 
 
 
 
 10- 
 
 4 
 
 0- 
 
 13- 
 
 9 
 
 0- 
 
 5- 
 
 2 
 
 0- 
 
 5- 
 
 10 
 
 0- 
 
 2- 
 
 
 
 0- 
 
 2- 
 
 6 
 
 ' - 
 
 5- 
 
 6 
 
 0- 
 
 3- 
 
 4 
 
 I- 2- 9 
 
 0-10- 6 
 
 0-15- o 
 I- o- o 
 
 0-9-6 
 
 7- 6- 2 
 
 Apraised by Mee this twentieth day of May 1731, John Orton, 
 Sworn Apraiser. 
 
 Andrew Johnson's business as a bookseller must indeed 
 have shrunk to small dimensions if his whole stock in trade 
 consisted of a parcel of books value fifteen shillings. It is 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 difficult to understand how he could continue to occupy a 
 house which " was among the best business shops in the 
 town." 
 
 Mr. Joseph Hill tells me that Andrew Johnson's widow 
 continued in the house until 1732. He also tells me that the 
 parish removal book shows that in 1728 Thomas Johnson, 
 the younger son, aged 25, removed to St. Mary's parish, 
 Lichfield, and that in 1736 Fisher Johnson left Birmingham 
 for Leicester. The former fact is of special interest, as it was 
 in that year that Samuel Johnson went up to Oxford, and, as 
 Mr. Hill suggests, it is quite probable that Thomas went to 
 take his cousin's place in the business. 
 
 We now lose sight of Thomas Johnson for many years. 
 The next reference to him is in the will of Thomas Fisher, of 
 Birmingham, gent., dated 1 Aug. 1755, in which occurs the 
 following interesting clause : — 
 
 And also I give and bequeath unto my Cousin Thimias Johnson (son 
 of Andrew Johnson formerly of Birmingham aforesaid Bookseller) whose 
 Mothers name was Fisher before her Marriage And I think she was first 
 Cousin to my Father And which Thomas Johnson is a Currier and doth 
 or lately did live or work in the West Orchard in Coventry the Sum of 
 forty pounds And in Case of his death in my Life time I give such forty 
 pounds to and amongst such of his Children that shall be living at the 
 time of my death equally share and share alike Which forty pounds 
 I desire may be paid within one month after my Decease. 
 
 A copy of this very lengthy document, made in 1766, was 
 part of Mr. Bickley's collection, and I print an abstract of it 
 as a footnote. 1 
 
 1 Thomas Fisher, of Birmingham, Warwicks., gent. Will dated I Aug. 
 1755. All my just debts and the expenses of my funeral, the ordering whereof 
 I leave to the direction of my extrix. and exor., to be fully paid. I bequeath to 
 the Governors of the new erected Charity School near St. Philip's churchyard, in 
 B'ham aforesaid, the sum of ^ioo towards the maintenance clothing and 
 education of the poor boys and girls there. My exor. and extrix. to lay out at 
 least £7-10-0 in buying 6 plain useful coats and to give them to six poor honest 
 men such as they shall fix upon to be my underbearers, not that I intend or 
 desire such coats shall be worn at my funeral, for I desire the same may be given 
 in the most private manner possible, and my intent of giving them is that the 
 wearers may appear in a decent manner at church, and I desire they may be given 
 to such as frequent public worship on the Sabbath days. ' ' And also I give and 
 bequeath unto my Cousin Thomas Johnson (Son of Andrew Johnson formerly of 
 Birmingham aforesaid Bookseller) whose Mothers name was Fisher before her 
 Marriage And I think she was first Cousin to my Father And which Thomas 
 Johnson is a Currier and doth or lately did live or work in the West Orchard in 
 Coventry the Sum of forty pounds And in Case of his death in my Life time I 
 give such forty pounds to and amongst such of his Children that shall be living at 
 the time of my death equally share and share alike Which forty pounds I desire 
 may be paid within one month after my Decease. " And I desire that John 
 Cotlrell, who hath wrote for me, may aid and assist my extrix. and exor. in 
 writing out my bills, settling my accounts, sorting my papers and writing and 
 such like business, and I give him ^io-10-O for his trouble. I give to Mr. 
 Joseph Oakes, late of London, whalebone cutter, and his brother the Rev. Mr. 
 John Oakes, Rector of Handsworth, ^2-2-0 apiece, they being formerly my 
 schoolfellows. And I desire £4-4-0 to be laid out in four mourning rings, one 
 for my loving brother Clement Fisher, another to my brother-in-law the Rev. 
 Mr. Richard Cleeve, another to my good friend Mr. William Shakespeare, and 
 the other to my agent Mr. Thomas Strickland in Cursitor St. , London. To the 
 servant maid that shall live with me at my death, one year's wages above what is 
 due to her. To my nephew John Tibbalts and Elizabeth his wife, my nephew- 
 in-law John Farmer and my niece Anne his wife, my nephew Richard Cleeve, 
 and my nephews-in-law Mr. Matthew Neale and Mr. John Dyall, the sum of 
 ,£5-0-0 apiece to buy them mourning. And I desire that sufficient mourning may 
 be provided for my grandniece Mary Dyall and my grandnephew Mattheiu 
 Neale, son of the above Mr. Matthew Neale. To my said nephewyi>/j» Tibbalts, 
 
 Mr. Bickley kindly lent me a conjectural pedigree which 
 he drew up with the idea of showing the probable connexion 
 between Thomas Fisher of Birmingham and Andrew John- 
 son's second wife. It appears that Thomas Fisher was a 
 son of Isaac Fisher of Balsall, in Warwickshire, and later of 
 Kenilworth, who was buried at Barston on 15 July 1734, 
 
 £350, having already given him £50 when he married. And, subject to the 
 conditions hereafter mentioned, I leave £400 apiece to my said nephew Richard 
 Cleeve, grandniece Mary Dyall and grandnephew Matthew Neale, at 21, and it 
 any of them die before that age, then the legacy of the one dying to be divided 
 among the survivors, my brother Clement Fisher, my nephew John Tibbatts, 
 and my niece Anne Farmer, or among the survivors of them share and share 
 alike, the share of my niece Anne Farmer to be paid to her in person for her sole 
 use. And whereas by certain articles of agreement tripartite made previous to and 
 in consideration of my marriage to my loving wife Elizabeth, dated 24 Mch. 17 19, 
 between me of the first part, my said wife of the second part, and my uncle 
 Clement Fisher deed, and John Tayler of the third part, it was agreed that £600, 
 part of her fortune, then set out at interest in the names of Clement Fisher and 
 John Tayler, should when necessary be re-invested in their names and the interest 
 paid to me and my said wife and the survivor of us, and that after our decease 
 the whole principal, except £50 which was to be paid to her within 40 days after 
 my death, should be paid to our children, and if none be living at my death or 
 all die without issue in my wife's lifetime, then £400, part of the said £600, 
 should be paid to my said wife or her assigns for her own disposal, and whereas 
 some years after our marriage, for my better advancement in the world, she 
 permitted me to call in the said £600 and to place it out in my own name as I 
 thought proper, giving a bond to the said John Tayler for the performance of 
 the said articles, now in lieu of all my wife's interest in the said money, I give 
 her ;£iooo for her own use and disposal ; and unless she release her right to the 
 said money, the said £1000 is to be deemed as part of the residue of my personal 
 estate. And I leave to my said wife Elizabeth Fisher all arrears of rent of all my 
 estates due at my decease, but desire she will be kind to John Brookes and Mary 
 his wife, tenant of my estate at Bilsley in the par. of Solihull, Warwicks. And 
 I also bequeath to my said wife, my gold watch, my gold rings, all my plate, 
 household goods, brass, pewter, wearing apparel and all my books, except my 
 law books and books of account, to her own use or disposal. But I request my 
 wife, at her death, to return some part of the money or effects hereby devised to 
 her, to some of my nearest relations if they behave to her satisfaction. And I 
 also bequeath to my said wife Elizabeth Fisher, for her life, all my freehold 
 messuage, with the shop, barns, stables, lands, etc. , belonging, situate at Bilsley, 
 par. of Solihull, now in holding of John Brookes, carpenter, which I purchased of 
 my late uncle Clement Fisher, Thomas Collins and Mary Collins, widow ; and 
 also all my messuage, .etc. , at Bickenhill, Warwicks., now or late in holding of 
 Thomas Swinburne, which I purchased of William Wastill and his wife ; and 
 also my two freehold messuages, with the gardens, etc., in Birmingham, in or 
 near a place called London Prentice Street or Westley's Row, now or late in the 
 occupation of John Barker and [blank~\ Claybrooke, widow, or the present husband 
 of the said [blank] Claybrooke, which I purchased of William Westley or his 
 heirs ; and also all my four freehold messuages, dwelling houses, with shops, 
 stables, gardens, etc., belonging, near the new chapel in Birmingham, now in 
 the holdings of [blank~\ Millward, Thomas Brindley, George Carr, Thomas 
 Hollier and Thomas Warren the younger, which I lately purchased of the 
 assignees of Isaac Stephens otherwise Steevens, a bankrupt, deed. ; to hold all the 
 said freehold and leasehold premises unto my said wife for her life, she paying 
 therefrom an annuity of £10 to my niece A7111 Farmer. And after the decease 
 of my said wife, I bequeath to my nephew Richard Cleeve and his lawful heirs 
 my said two freehold messuages in or near London Prentice Street or Westley's 
 Row, in Birmingham, and failing issue of him to my brother Clement Fisher and 
 his heirs forever ; and to my said brother Clement Fisher my said four leasehold 
 messuages near the new chapel in Birmingham, with all my interest therein ; and 
 to my said brother Clement Fisher all my said freehold messuages, etc., in the 
 pars, of Solihull and Bickenhill, and also all my interest in my freehold messuage, 
 etc., at Nunold [sc. Nunhold], par. of Hatton, Warwicks., which are settled on 
 my said wife for her life, he paying therefrom unto my said niece Anne Farmer, 
 if she be living, an annuity of £20, and after her and my wife's death, he to pay 
 £400 among all the children of my said niece by her present or any other husband. 
 I also leave to my said nephew Richard Cleeve, if he live to be 21, my silver 
 watch, and all such of my law books and drafts as my extrix. and exor. shall 
 think proper. I nominate my said loving wife Elizabeth Fisher, and my said 
 brother Clement Fisher, extrix. and exor. of this my will, my said brother being 
 residuary legatee. Signed, Tho: Fisher. Wits., Thos. Coltrell, W"> Taylor, 
 Francis Cox. Proved 3 Oct. 1759, in P.C.C., by the extrix. and exor. named in 
 the will. 
 
DR. JOHNSON ' S ANCES TR Y : S UPPLEMENT 
 
 223 
 
 where his wife Ann had been buried on 26 Oct. 1733. Now 
 according to the statement in Thomas Fisher's will, this 
 Isaac was, in his opinion, first cousin to Mrs. Andrew John- 
 son, and thus nephew to her father, Thomas Fisher of 
 Elmdon. Mr. Bickley suggests that Isaac was son of one 
 Clement Fisher, probably a brother of Thomas Fisher of 
 Elmdon. This is supported to some extent by Thomas 
 Fisher's will, of which Mr. Bickley had no information, for 
 two of the witnesses to that document were Clement Fisher 
 senior and Clement Fisher junior. 1 
 
 Isaac Fisher of Balsall had a brother, Clement Fisher of 
 Birmingham, gent, who married Anne, daughter and coheir 
 of Richard Jarvis, of Birmingham, joiner, their marriage 
 settlement being dated 1702. Clement and Anne Fisher 
 had two sons, Clement and Isaac, who both seem to have 
 died before their father ; also one daughter, Sarah Fisher, in 
 1741 the only surviving child, who married John Riland of 
 Sutton Coldfield, a member of a well known family whose 
 descendants have held the living of Sutton Coldfield down 
 to the present day. 2 The father of the present Rector was 
 the late Rev. W. K. Riland Bedford, himself Rector from 
 1850 to 1892, a well known antiquary. 
 
 Thomas Fisher of Birmingham, the benefactor of Thomas 
 Johnson, was born about 1696 and died on 3 Sept. 1759. 
 On 26 Mch. 1720 he was married at Rowington, Warwicks., to 
 Elizabeth [? daughter of Thomas] Moss of Stourbridge, whose 
 will, dated 20 Nov. 1767, was proved 21 May 1772. He had 
 two children, Clement Fisher, who was baptized at St. Philip's, 
 Birmingham, on 30 Mch. 1725, and buried there on 6 Sept. 
 1729 ; and Elizabeth Fisher, baptized at the same church on 
 4 Oct. 1727, who evidently predeceased her father. 
 
 Thomas Fisher, it will have been noticed, mentioned in 
 his will both his late uncle Clement Fisher, and his brother 
 Clement Fisher, then alive. This brother, Clement Fisher, 
 was of Balsall in 1728 and 1755, but at the time of making 
 his will, on 20 Dec. 1764, which was proved in P.C.C. on 
 13 Mch. 1765, he was of Chaddesley Corbett in Worcestershire. 
 The settlement on marriage to Hannah, his first wife, was 
 dated 27 Nov. 1721, and on 24 Feb. 1741/2 a licence was 
 granted at Worcester for his marriage to Mary Pratt, who 
 predeceased him. He seems to have left no issue. 3 
 
 Elizabeth Fisher, sister of Thomas and Clement, married 
 Thomas Tibbatts, and had a son John Tibbatts, the nephew 
 mentioned in Thomas Fisher's will. John Tibbatts was 
 sometime a grocer in Birmingham, and later lived at Blunt- 
 ingford Green, near Hagley. He died on 6 June 1779. 
 
 In the memorandum made by William Priest on 26 Jany. 
 1720/ 1 he tells us that one Mr. Clement Fisher and his 
 brother had advanced money to Andrew Johnson on land at 
 
 1 See p. 217, footnote. 
 
 2 See Burke's Landed Gentry. 
 
 3 But Isaac, son of Clement Fisher, of Temple Balsall, Warwicks., gent., 
 matric. 19 Feb. 1740/1, aged 17, at University College, Oxford. Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 Barston. Perhaps the reference is to Clement Fisher of 
 Balsall and his brother Thomas of Birmingham. Andrew 
 Johnson seems to have borne them no gratitude. 
 
 In Dr. Johnson's published correspondence are several 
 references to his cousin Thomas Johnson, who seems to have 
 been a complete failure in life. The earliest allusion is in a 
 letter to Mrs. Thrale, dated 14 Aug. 1769, written from 
 Lichfield : — 
 
 I set out on Thursday morning, and found my companion, to whom 
 I was very much a stranger, more agreeable than I expected. We went 
 cheerfully forward, and passed the night at Coventry. We came in late, 
 and went out early ; and therefore I did not send for my cousin Tom ; 
 but I design to make him some amends for the omission. 1 
 
 In the following year, on 1 May 1770, he wrote thus to 
 Lucy Porter: — 
 
 I like the thought of giving away the money very well ; but when 
 I consider that Tom Johnson is my nearest relation, and that he is now 
 old and in great want ; that he was my playfellow in childhood, and has 
 never done any thing to offend me ; I am in doubt, whether I ought not 
 rather give it him than any other. 2 
 
 Four weeks later, on 29 May, he mentions the matter 
 again to her : — 
 
 I have considered your letter, and am willing that the whole money 
 should go where you, my dear, originally intended. I hope to help Tom 
 some other way. So that matter is over. 3 
 
 We then lose sight of Thomas Johnson for over four years. 
 On 6 Dec. 1774 the Doctor wrote quite a long note to a Mr. 
 Hollyer of Coventry. I cannot prove the identity of this 
 person, as there seem to have been several families of the 
 name in Coventry, but perhaps he was John Hollyer of 
 Coventry, silkman, who was living in the town, with a family, 
 in 1792. 4 Dr. Johnson, as will be seen, speaks of his cousin 
 
 1 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 154. 
 
 2 Lbid. vol. i, p. 158. 3 Ibid. vol. i, p. 159. 
 
 1 There are 27 Hollyer wills and admons. at Lichfield for the period 1700- 
 1800 ; in the case of four wills the testator, and of one admon. the intestate is 
 described as of Coventry. 
 
 Joseph Holliek, of the City of Coventry. Will dated 28 June 1734. To 
 my wife Elizabeth Hollier, all my goods, etc. , and at her death they are to go 
 amongst my children. Wits., /no. Hollyer, Will. Adderley. Proved 25 Oct. 
 1734 by Elizabeth Hollyer, the general legatee. 
 
 Charles Hollier, of the City of Coventry, victualler. Will dated 7 Nov. 
 1763. To my wife Jane Hollyer, her wearing apparel, etc. To my daur. 
 Elizabeth Hollyer, ^100 at 14, also my silver watch. To my eldest daur. 
 Hannah Hollyer, ^100 at 18. Residue to said wife. The above legacies to be 
 payable out of my premises situate in Fargosford Street, Coventry, known by the 
 sign of the Golden Cup. To my brother_/o/j« Hollyer and my ion John Wilcox, 
 my wearing apparel between them. To my sister Mary Sitherson, sixpence per 
 week for life, to be paid weekly on Saturday by 12 o'clock. Extrixes., my wife 
 Jane and daur. Hannah. Wits., David Edwards, Charles Banbury and 
 Edmund Bromwich. Proved 27 Apl. 1764 by both extrixes. 
 
 Mary Hollier, of the City of Coventry, spinster. Will dated 23 Oct. 1762. 
 To Catherine Dunn, daur. of my niece Mary Dunn, £\o. Residue to the 
 children of my brother John Hollyer, my brother Josep h Hollyer, and my sister 
 Barbara Bay ley. Extrixes., my nieces Catherine Watts and Elizabeth Ward. 
 Wits., John Stanton and John Eason. Proved 7 Oct. 1774 by Catherine Watts, 
 wife oijohn Watts, gent. 
 
 Jane Hollier, of the City of Coventry, victualler. Admon. granted 
 24 Apl. 1778 to Hannah Judd, wife of William Judd of Coventry, victualler 
 [relationship not stated]. Sureties, Christopher Miller of Coventry, yeoman, and 
 Thomas Johnson of Lichfield Close, writing clerk. 
 
 Mary Hollyer, of the City of Coventry, spinster. Will dated 4 Jany. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Thomas as " a man equally or almost equally related to both 
 of us." Croker says that Hollyer was the son of one of the 
 sisters of the Doctor's mother, but this he certainly was not, 1 
 and, as Dr Birkbeck Hill remarks, the tone of the letter is 
 not that of a man writing to so near a relation. And were 
 the relationship as Croker says, Hollyer would not have 
 been related in any way to Tom Johnson. There is nothing 
 in my evidence to suggest any connexion between the 
 Fishers and the Hollyers. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 I take the liberty of writing to you, with whom I have no acquaint- 
 ance, and whom I have therefore very little right to trouble ; but as it is 
 about a man equally or almost equally related to both of us, I hope you 
 will excuse it. 
 
 I have lately received a letter from our cousin Thomas Johnson com- 
 plaining of great distress. His distress, I suppose, is real ; but how can 
 it be prevented ? In 1772, about Christmas, I sent him thirty pounds, 
 because he thought he could do something in a shop : many have lived 
 who began with less. In the summer 1773 I sent him ten pounds more, as 
 I had promised him. What was the event ? In the spring 1774 he wrote 
 me, and that he was in debt for rent, and in want of clothes. That is, he 
 had in about sixteen months consumed forty pounds, and then writes for 
 more, without any mention of either misconduct or misfortune. This seems 
 to me very strange, and I shall be obliged to you if you can inform me, 
 or make him inform me, how the money was spent ; and give your advice 
 what can be done for him with prudence and efficacy. 
 
 He is, I am afraid, not over sensible of the impropriety of his manage- 
 ment, for he came to visit me in the summer. I was in the country, which, 
 perhaps, was well for us both : I might have used him harshly, and then 
 have repented. 
 
 I have sent a bill for five pounds, which you will be so kind to get 
 discounted for him, and see the money properly applied, and give me 
 
 your advice what can be done. 
 
 I am, Sir, 
 Your humble servant, 
 Dec. 6, 1774. Sam: Johnson. 
 
 To Mr. Hollyer of Coventry. 2 
 
 Some four years later Dr. Johnson passed through 
 
 Coventry, and found his cousin, who would then be an old 
 
 man of 76, lying on his death-bed. When he had reached 
 
 Lichfield, on 29 May 1779, he wrote to Mrs. Thrale :— 
 
 On Saturday. — -We dined with Mr. Rann at Coventry. He intercepted 
 us at the town's end. I saw Tom Johnson, who had hardly life to know 
 that I was with him. I hear he is since dead.' 
 
 1792. To my brother-in-law Samuel Statham, of Nottingham, hosier, and 
 my brother JoAn Hollyer of Coventry, silkman, ^50 in trust to pay the interest 
 thereof for the education of Mary Ann Hollyer, my god-daur. and niece, daur. 
 of my said brother John Hollyer, till she is 21, and then pay the said ^50 to her, 
 and if she die to pay the same to my said brother John Hollyer. To the other 
 children of my said brother John Hollyer, £i,o amongst them, and if any die under 
 21 his or her share to go to the others. To my said brother_/<?/5» Hollyer, £$. 
 To the said Samuel Statham, £10. To my sister Catheri?ie, wife of the said 
 Samuel Statham, £\o. To my sister Susannah Clark, wife of Thomas 
 Clark of Birmingham, carpenter, ^30. To my sister Frances Hollyer, £30. 
 To my brother-in-lawyb^7z Brown, of Bishop Street, Coventry, victualler, ^10. 
 To my nephew Thomas Dowell, son of my late sister Ann Dowell, £\o at 21. 
 To John Farr of Coventry, gent., ^5. To the said Samuel Statham and John 
 Hollyer, £30 to purchase an annuity for my sister Lucy Frankion, wife of 
 Richard Frankton. £<, to be laid out in buying clothes for the children of 
 Hugh Bigger, of Cowlane, Coventry, warehouseman. Residue to my brother, 
 the said John Hollyer. Exors., my brother John Hollyer, and the said John 
 Fart. Wits., Joseph Gibbs and Ja. Jackson. Proved 1 Jany. 1793, by both 
 exors. Under £boa. 
 
 1 See Pedigree XXIX. 
 
 2 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 302. 
 
 3 Ibid. vol. ii, p. 92. 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill tells us nothing of " Mr. Rann," but 
 there can be little doubt that Johnson's host was the Rev. 
 Joseph Rann, who had been Vicar of Holy Trinity, Coventry, 
 since 1773. He matriculated on 10 Oct. 175 1, aged 18, at 
 Trinity College, Oxford, as son of John Rann, of Birmingham, 
 gent., taking his B.A. degree in 1755, his M.A. in 1758, and 
 his B.C.L. in 1769. During the years 1776-81 he published 
 an edition of The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, with Notes, 
 from the Clarendon Press, in six octavo volumes. He acted 
 as Chaplain to Lord Sheffield. The Vicarage of Holy 
 Trinity he held until his death on 13 Sept. 181 1, at the age 
 of 79. His wife, Franklyn Maria Rann, had died on 26 Dec. 
 1804, aged 72, leaving " eight surviving children," who erected 
 a white marble tablet on the North side of the choir at Holy 
 Trinity " to the memory of their most kind and affectionate 
 Parents." One son, Mr. C. S. Rann, was, sometime previous 
 to his father's death, a bookseller at Oxford. 1 
 
 Writing to Miss Prowse 2 on 14 Aug. 1780 Dr. Johnson 
 makes the following reference to one of his cousins : — 
 
 It may be, Madam, in your power, to gratify my curiosity. Your 
 servants, I suppose, go frequently to Froome, and it will be thought by 
 me a favour if you will be pleased to bid them collect any little tradition 
 that may yet remain, of one Johnson, who more than forty years ago was 
 for a short time a Bookseller or Stationer in that town. Such intelligence 
 must be gotten by accident, and therefore cannot be immediately ex- 
 pected, but perhaps in time somebody may be found that knew him. 3 
 
 Miss Prowse was diligent but unsuccessful in her enquiries, 
 
 as the following extract from another letter from Dr. Johnson, 
 
 dated 9 Dec. 1780, shows : — 
 
 It was beside my intention that you should make so much enquiry 
 after Johnson. What can be known of him must start up by accident. 
 He was not a Native of your town or country, but an adventurer who 
 came from a distant part in quest of a livelihood, and did not stay a year. 
 He came in 36, and went away in 37. He was likely enough to attract 
 notice while he staid, as a lively noisy man, that loved company. His 
 memory might probably continue for some time in some favourite ale- 
 house. But after so many years perhaps there is no man left that re- 
 members him. He was my near relation. 4 
 
 Which of his cousins this would be there is no evidence 
 to show. It could hardly be Thomas Johnson, who was a 
 currier, but might be Thomas's brother, Fisher Johnson. It 
 is probable that there was another brother, for Dr. Johnson, 
 in his " Annals," speaking of the time when he stopped with 
 his mother in Little Britain, 5 says : — " I seem to remember, 
 that I played with a string and a bell, which my cousin Isaac 
 Johnson gave me." 6 There is, of course, a possibility that 
 Dr. Johnson had another uncle besides Andrew Johnson, who 
 might be father of Isaac, but there is nothing to support the 
 
 1 These particulars of Joseph Rann are derived from : — Foster's Alumni 
 Oxonienses; Coventry, by Benjamin Poole, 1870, pp. 196, 205; Coventry, by 
 Thomas Sharp, F.S.A., 1871, p. 80; Gent.' s Mag., 1811, part 2, p. 394, and 
 1815, part 2, p. 380. At the latter reference it is stated that he issued his 
 Works of Shakespeare in 1786-94. 
 
 2 Seep. 181. 
 
 3 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 194. 
 
 4 Ibid. vol. ii, p. 206. '■> See p. 174. 
 'Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 134, footnote. 
 
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 225 
 
 view, and it is significant that the Fisher family, into which 
 Andrew married, used the name of Isaac. 
 
 The descendants of Andrew Johnson acquire an added 
 interest from the fact that they are referred to at some length 
 in the codicil to Dr. Johnson's will, dated 9 Dec. 1784. He 
 orders the old home of Michael Johnson at Lichfield to be 
 sold, 
 
 and the money arising from such sale I give and bequeath as follows, 
 viz. to Thomas and Benjamin, the sons of Fisher Johnson, late of Leicester 
 
 and Whiting, daughter of Thomas Johnson, late of Coventry, and 
 
 the grand-daughter of the said Thomas Johnson, one full and equal 
 fourth part each ; but in case there shall be more grand-daughters than 
 one of the said Thomas Johnson, living at the time of my decease, I give 
 and bequeath the part or share of that one to and equally between such 
 grand-daughters. ' 
 
 The house was duly sold and the money divided accord- 
 ing to Dr. Johnson's orders, as the following interesting 
 extract from a communication to Notes and Queries by 
 Mr. T. C. Noble shows : — 
 
 The last fact of interest to note is at the present time not the least in 
 value. In the William Salt Library at Stafford the courteous librarian, 
 Dr. Mazzinghi, permitted, at my request, a full inspection of the original 
 papers relating to the sale of the Johnson house at Lichfield in 1785. In 
 the accounts we read, " For the purchase of Dr. Johnson's House. Sold 
 for 235/.," a year's rent, 12/. Among the payments— a year's land tax, 
 \y. ; a year's rent due to the Corporation, 2s. 6d. (it is now 2s.). In 
 accordance with the codicil of Dr. Johnson's will, the money realized by 
 the sale (after paying all expenses), 215/. 10s., was divided between 
 Thomas and Benjamin Johnson, William Whiting and Ann his wife, and 
 Mary Bill, whose signatures and receipts are appended to the papers, the 
 whole account being " settled and allowed by us to be true and correct," 
 July 17, 1 786.= 
 
 It is apparently a mere coincidence that, while the Doctor's 
 cousin, Thomas Johnson, died at Coventry in May 1779, 
 there was one Thomas Johnson of Coventry, whose will was 
 dated 27 Feb. 1779 an ^ proved 11 June 1779, and who must 
 therefore have died at least within a month or two of his 
 namesake. But this Thomas Johnson describes himself as a 
 silk-weaver, whereas the Doctor's cousin was a currier, 
 according to the will of Thomas Fisher in 1755. Moreover 
 the testator does not appear to have been in poverty, though 
 the fact that the only legacy is one of a guinea to his son 
 William, charged on his real estate, certainly suggests modest 
 means ; and, while Dr. Johnson's cousin appears to have had 
 no sons, Thomas the silk-weaver had sons William, Thomas, 
 James and Edward and in his will mentions but one daughter, 
 Mary Johnson, while Thomas the currier's daughter was Ann, 
 wife of William Whiting. It therefore seems quite clear that 
 there were two Thomas Johnsons who died in Coventry in 
 the spring of 1779, but as the will is short I print an abstract 
 of it in a footnote. 3 It will at least help to prevent confusion. 
 
 ' BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 403. 
 
 2 Notes and Queries, 7th Series, vol. iv, pp. 403-4. 
 
 s Thomas Johnson, of the City of Coventry, silk-weaver. Will dated 
 27 Feb. 1779. First I direct all my debts and funeral expenses to be fully paid. 
 Item I give and devise to my wife Jane Johnson and her assigns, for her natural 
 
 I have not been able to prove the identity of William 
 Whiting, who married Ann, daughter of Thomas Johnson, 
 but there was one William Whiting, of Foleshill, near 
 Coventry, yeoman, who in his will, dated n Dec. 1779 and 
 proved 21 Apl. 1786, mentions his eldest son William Whiting. 1 
 This son might have been Thomas Johnson's son-in-law. 
 The only other William Whiting whose will was proved at 
 Lichfield between 1785 and 1835, was of Tatenhill, near 
 Burton-on-Trent, in 1824. It maybe of some significance 
 that there were Whitings at Cubley, in Derbyshire, the birth- 
 place of Michael and Andrew Johnson. 2 
 
 Mary Bill, who signed the receipt as a recipient of a 
 share of the proceeds of the sale of the house at Lichfield, 
 on 17 July 1786, was evidently the person vaguely referred 
 to in Dr. Johnson's codicil as " the granddaughter of the said 
 Thomas Johnson." Whether she was a married daughter of 
 William Whiting and Ann Johnson, a daughter of Ann 
 Johnson by some former husband, or a daughter of some 
 other child of Thomas Johnson, I have no evidence to show. 
 There are 18 wills and admons. of persons named Bill 
 preserved at Lichfield for the period 1 750-1 800, but there 
 is no Mary Bill amongst them and no resident of Coventry. 
 There was, however, a John Bill, a farmer at Cubley, who 
 died about 1762, leaving a considerable family. 3 
 
 life, all my messuage or tenement wherein I now inhabit and dwell, with the 
 garden, backside, premises and appurtenances thereto:belonging, situate in Little 
 Park Street, in said City of Coventry ; and, at her decease, I give the said 
 messuage, etc., charged with the legacy hereinafter mentioned, unto my sons 
 Thomas Johnson, James Johnson, Edward Johnson, and my daur. Mary Johnson, 
 and their heirs and assigns for ever, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common. 
 Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Johnson one guinea to be paid 
 within two months after the decease of my said wife, payable out of my real estate 
 aforesaid. Item all my personal estate whatsoever I give and bequeath to my 
 said wife Jane Johnson, her exors., admors. and assigns. And I nominate 
 William Bromfield of Coventry, silk-weaver, and my said wife, exor. and extrix. 
 of my will. Signed, Thos. Johnson. Wits., John Farr, Geo. Owen jun., 
 Wm. Davison. Proved II June 1779, at Lichfield, by Jane Johnson, power 
 reserved for William Bromfield. 
 
 1 William Whiting, of Foleshill, in the City of Coventry, yeoman. Will 
 dated 11 Dec. 1779. To my eldest son, William Whiting, my messuage, etc., 
 which I purchased of John Minster of Coventry, flax dresser, now occupied by 
 John Drake, silk-weaver, charged with the payment of an annuity of £10 to my 
 wife, Rebecca Whiting, for her life. To my son Joseph Whiting, the land 
 awarded to me by the Commissioners of Foleshill enclosure, now occupied by 
 him. To my son Higgenson Whiting, £(>00, and my exors. to be trustees and 
 guardians for him. To my daur. Mary Cattell, wife of Richard Cattell of 
 Coventry, butcher, £400. To my son Joseph Whiting, ^IOO. To my son 
 Robert Whiting, ^200. Residue to my five children, Willia?n Whiting, Mary 
 Cattell, Joseph Whiting, Robert Whiting and Higgenson Whiting. Exors., my 
 sons William and Joseph Whiting. Wits., Richard Richardson, John Hunter 
 and George Taylor. Proved 21 Apl. 1786, at Lichfield, by both exors. 
 
 2 Robert Whiting, of par. of Cubley, co. Derby, farmer. Will dated 
 12 May 1806. To Mary Whiting my wife, all my estate for life, and at her 
 decease the possession of my farm to go to my son Robert Whiting and my 
 personalty to be at my wife's disposal by will. Extrix., my wife Mary Whiting. 
 Wits., Samuel Bull and William Whiting. Proved 19 Sept. 1806, at Lichfield, 
 by the sole extrix. Under ^600. Testator died May 1806. 
 
 3 John Bill, of Cubley, co. Derby, farmer. Will dated 15 June 1762. To 
 my ion John Bill, all my goods, etc., and the possession of my farm, with the 
 consent of the Earl of Chesterfield. My son John Bill to pay to my wife Mary 
 Bill an annuity of 20/- for life, but if my wife and my son John cannot agree to 
 live together, then he shall allow her £3 per annum and a room to live in, etc. 
 To my daur. Mary Bill, ^5. To my daur. Ann Bill, £$ at 21. To my daur. 
 Elizabeth Bill, £$ at 21. To my son Robert Bill, £7 at 21. To my daur. 
 Ursilla Bill, £$ at 21. Exor., my son John Bill. Wits., John Bloore and 
 
 GG 
 
226 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 It is a strange coincidence that my researches among 
 Dr. Johnson's connexions should have brought me back to 
 the remote Cheshire parish of Baddiley, with which my own 
 ancestors were so intimately connected during the eighteenth 
 century. 1 As I have before stated, at the beginning of this 
 article, Mrs. Andrew Johnson's sister, Martha Fisher, was the 
 wife of Thomas Bromhall, sometime a maltster at Lichfield, 
 and later resident at Spring Lane, Baddiley. The coincidence 
 is more striking from the fact that, some six years ago, while 
 searching the registers at Baddiley for information of the 
 Reades, I came across the following entry, and copied it, 
 thinking that the very specific note attached to it might be 
 of value to some one : — 
 
 1770. burd. Thomas Bromhall Gent, of Spring Lane, March 12. N.B. 
 Family extinct. 
 
 This Thomas Bromhall was the nephew of Mrs. Andrew 
 Johnson. 
 
 As Thomas Bromhall senior is described in the will of his 
 brother-in-law Abraham Fisher, dated 13 Apl. 1703, as a 
 currier at Lichfield, there can be small doubt that he would 
 be personally known to Michael Johnson, being himself 
 brother-in-law to Andrew Johnson. Later in the same year 
 he is described as of Spring Lane, Baddiley, and there he 
 remained until his death in 1724. From his will it appears 
 he had but the one child, Thomas Bromhall. 2 
 
 Thomas Baker. Inventory dated 27 Dec. 1762; total, .£57-17-6. Appraisers, 
 Edward Goodall and John Moore. Proved 19 Apl. 1763, at Lichfield, by the 
 sole exor. 
 
 1 See Pedigree I. 
 
 * Thomas Bromhall, of Baddiley, Cheshire, gent. Will dated 14 Feb. 
 1723/4. My body to be decently buried at Baddiley, and a good gravestone with 
 an inscription to be laid over my body. I bequeath unto the two sons of my 
 sister Rogers £10 apiece. To my sister Elizabeth Rogers, if she happen to survive 
 her husband Thomas Rogers, the yearly sum of £$ out of my lands and tenements 
 in Baddiley and Burland, so long as she remain a widow. I bequeath unto the 
 parishioners and churchwardens of the parish of Baddiley the sum of ^"5 to 
 remain in stock and the interest to be yearly paid and distributed to the poor 
 inhabitants of the said parish, on the Feast Day of St. Thomas the Apostle, at 
 the discretion of my son Thomas Bromhall, his heirs and assigns, and the 
 minister, churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish. To my brother- 
 in-law John Pait the sum of one shilling. I leave a twopenny dole to be at 
 Baddiley church. And lastly I give to my said son Thomas Bromhall all the rest 
 and residue of all my lands in Baddiley, Burland, Spurstow and Caldecott, with 
 all my tenements and hereditaments whatsoever, goods, cattle and chattels. I 
 make my said son Thomas Bromhall exor., and my loving friends Mr. Thomas 
 Bromhall and Mr. John Bromhall, of Nantwich, overseers of my will, and for 
 their pains I leave them each 5*/-. Signed, Tho: Bromhall. Wits., Henry 
 Strongitharme, Hannah Orion, Hannah Garnelt. Proved 21 Apl. 1724, at 
 Chester, by Thomas Bromhall the son. Inventory of Mr. Thomas Bromhall, 
 lately deed. , taken by Thomas Hale and Henry Strongitharme ; undated ; total, 
 £85-7-o. 
 
 The following, no doubt, is the will of his first mentioned overseer : — 
 
 Thomas Bromhall, of Nantwich, apothecary. Will dated 2 Jany. 1728/9. 
 My messuage, tenements and lands in Sound, Cheshire, which I hold by lease 
 under the Rt. Hon. the Countess of Dysart, to my loving sister Elizabeth 
 Bromhall, her heirs and assigns, for all my term and interest therein. All the 
 residue of my estate to my said sister Elizabeth Bromhall, whom I appoint extrix. 
 Signed, Thomas Bromhall. Wits., Richard Lowndes, Matthew Salmon and 
 Tone Salmon. Proved 29 Apl. 1735, at Chester, by Elizabeth Bromhall, the 
 sister and sole extrix. 
 
 Admon. of John Bromhall, of Nantwich, cheesefactor, was granted at Chester 
 in 1734, and of Elizabeth Bromhall, of Nantwich, spinster, in 1747, but I have 
 no particulars. 
 
 Thomas Bromhall junior died at Spring Lane on 7 Mch. 
 1770. In his will, of which I give a copy below, 1 he makes 
 
 1 I Thomas Bromhall Esqr. of the County of Chester do make my last 
 Will in manner following I direct that all my funeral expenses and just depts be 
 discharged my body to be buried in the Parish of Baddiley and a handsome 
 tomb placed thereon I give unto my cosen Thomas Rogers one annuity or rent 
 charge of five pounds during his life to be paid by two equal payments on the 
 twenty fifth day of March and the twenty ninth day of September the first pay- 
 ment to begin on such of the said days as shall first happen after my decease with 
 power to distrain for the same as in case of a rent charge I give unto the 
 daughter of the said Thomas Rogers two pounds also to the son of my cosen 
 Samuel Rogers two pounds and to the sisters of the said Samuel Rogers two 
 pounds I give to my cosen Thomas Johnson of Newport in the County of 
 Salop three pounds To my cozen William Jones of Liverpool three pounds 
 and to his two sisters three pounds each To my cosen Ann Jones of Liver- 
 pool five pounds To Elizabeth her sister now wife of William Rotchdale five 
 pounds To my cosen John Baker of Crewe one pound To Edward Clerk my 
 old servant one pound To Bridgelt Proudlove my old servant one pound ten 
 shillings To Ann Ridgeway my old servant two pounds To Ann Hassall one 
 pound I give to my cosen Richard Lea ten pounds I give to my cosen Abraham 
 Lea ten pounds I give to my cosen Elizabeth Lea ten pounds I give unto Ann 
 the wife of Mr. William Hewitt of Nantwich ten pounds I give unto the above- 
 said William Hewitt ten pounds I direct that a sixpenny dole shall be given to 
 all the parishioners of the Parish of Baddiley and a three penny dole to all strangers 
 on the day of my funeral I give to the Poor of the Parish of Baddiley one shilling 
 and sixpence in bread every Sunday in Lent and tenn shillings in bread on every 
 St. Thomas's day for ever to be given at the discretion of my executors hereinafter 
 named all which I charge my real estate with the payment of I give all the rest 
 and residue of my estate both real and personal to my cousen Mary Willbraham 
 daughter of the Reverend Mr. John Wilbraham late of Hough And appoint her 
 and Mr. William Hewitt executors of this my last Will and revoke all former 
 Wills by me heretofore made In witness whereof I the said Thomas Bromhall 
 have hereunto sett my hand and seal this sixth day of March in the year of our 
 Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy. The mark of Thomas Brom- 
 hall. Signed sealed and delivered by the said Thomas Bromhall as his last 
 Will in the presence of us, Robert Cawley, Peter Shallcross, Thomas Brockley. 
 Proved 14 Mch. 1770 at Chester, by Mary Wilbraham, William Hewitt having 
 renounced 10 Mch. 1770. Testator died 7 Mch. 1770. 
 
 Inside the will is the following note : — 
 
 In Chancery between Abraham Lea and others complts. and Samuel Rogers 
 deft. 20 Aug. 1770 will was then produced to Peter Shallcross, gent., Thomas 
 Brockley and Robert Cawley, at time of their examination on the part of complt. 
 and by them deposed unto before us, Henry Bowkler, Edwd. Glynne, Henry 
 Helton, Will. Grosvenor. 
 
 The following is an abstract of the Chancery suit referred to : — 
 
 Bill (21 Apl. 1770) by Abraham Lea of Widenbury [? Wybunbury], Cheshire, 
 farmer, Richard Lea of Elton, par. of Warmingham, Cheshire, farmer, and 
 Elizabeth Lea of Widenbury, spinster, legatees named in the will of Thomas 
 Bromhall, late of Spring Lane, Cheshire, esq., deed., on behalf of themselves 
 and the rest of the legatees aforesaid, v. Mary Wilbraham, daur. of ~R.ev.John 
 Wilbraham, and Samuel Rogers of Stratford, Essex, labourer. 
 
 The bill first recites said will, soon after making which the testator died, 
 leaving the said Samuel Rogers \ns cousin and heir-at-law. William Hewitt, one 
 of the exors., renounced, and Mary Wilbraham (an infant under 21) proved the 
 will and possessed herself of the greatest part of testator's estate and effects. 
 
 She now pretends that the debts owing by testator were considerable, and 
 that there is not sufficient to satisfy all debts, legacies and expenses. If this be 
 the case, a certain part of the real estate should be sold ; but extrix. pretends 
 she cannot make such a sale without the direction of this court, and Samuel 
 Rogers opposes such a sale. 
 
 In her answer, dated 14 May 1770, Mary Wilbraham says that for many 
 years before his death the testator formed the resolution of leaving the bulk of his 
 estate to the family of this defendant ; by a will dated about Aug. 1764 he de- 
 vised all his real estate to John Bromhall Wilbraham, esq., this defendant's 
 brother, who died in testator's lifetime, when she herself became the object of 
 testator's bounty. 
 
 The answer of Samuel Rogers, sworn 27 June 1770, says that Thomas Rogers, 
 this defendant's father, died in the testator's lifetime. He believes testator died 
 about 7 Mch. 1770, without issue, and this defendant is his cousin and heir-at- 
 law. He knows nothing with regard to applications for payments of legacies 
 made by the complainants to Mary Wilbraham, nor of the several assertions 
 contained in the bill and answer of Mary Wilbraham. 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 227 
 
 one interesting bequest :— " I give to my cosen Thomas 
 Johnson of Newport in the County of Salop three pounds." 
 This could hardly be his first cousin Thomas Johnson, who, 
 we have seen from Dr. Johnson's correspondence, was living 
 at Coventry in 1769 and 1774. So apparently it must have 
 been Thomas, son of Fisher Johnson, who under Dr. John- 
 son's will received a share of the money derived from the 
 sale of the house at Lichfield. 
 
 Mary Wilbraham, the residuary legatee under Thomas 
 Bromhall's will and the principal defendant in the action 
 which ensued, was the daughter and coheir of the Rev. John 
 Wilbraham [died 1765], Rector of St. Mary's, Chester, by 
 Margaret Windsor his wife, and grand-daughter of Ralph 
 Wilbraham, of Dorfold, near Nantwich, by Elizabeth his 
 wife, daughter of John Bromhall of the Hough in Wybun- 
 bury. 1 Her relationship to Thomas Bromhall can therefore 
 only have been distant. The will of John Bromhall, of 
 Hough, esq., was proved at Chester in 1736. Ormerod 
 shows Mary Wilbraham's brother, John Wilbraham, as born 
 1743 and died 1766 ; he omits his second Christian name of 
 Bromhall. Mary Wilbraham, who was living in 18 17, became 
 the wife of the Rev. Robert Hill, Rector of St. Mary's, 
 Chester, and had issue. 
 
 The witnesses to the will of Thomas Bromhall in 1770 
 have an interest to me. Robert Cawley, the first, was 
 probably he of that name who lived at Burland in the parish 
 of Acton, not far from Spring Lane, and married, in 1754, 
 Elizabeth Holbrook, sister of my great-great-grandmother 
 Ann Holbrook, wife of John Reade. 2 Peter Shallcross would 
 be Peter Shallcross [1706-99], of Spring Lane, uncle of 
 Samuel Shallcross [1750-1815] who married my great-grand- 
 aunt Sarah Reade. 3 
 
 Thomas Bromhall, the younger, asked that a " handsome 
 tomb " should be placed on his grave at Baddiley. The 
 Rev. J. S. Hirst, the Rector, has made a careful search in 
 the churchyard, but could find no Bromhall grave ; it may 
 have decayed or become grown over. 
 
 DR. JOHNSON'S GODFATHERS. 
 
 It has always been common knowledge that Dr. Samuel 
 Swynfen was godfather to Dr. Johnson, for Boswell himself 
 mentions the fact. 4 It is supposed that Johnson's Christian 
 name of Samuel came from Dr. Swynfen, but this is mere 
 surmise. Mrs. Johnson seems to have carried the day when 
 the question arose of naming her sons, and her scarcely 
 concealed contempt for her husband's family 5 no doubt 
 explains why she avoided the names of Michael, Andrew 
 
 1 Ormerod's Cheshire, ed. Helsby, vol. iii, p. 346, ped. "Wilbraham 01 
 Dorfold." 
 
 2 See p. 31. 3 See Pedigree XIV. 
 ' Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 64. 
 5 See p. 175. 
 
 and William. And as she undoubtedly called her younger 
 son after her brother, Nathaniel Ford, it is very probable that 
 in naming her first-born she was thinking quite as much of 
 her brother Samuel as of Dr. Swynfen. Samuel Ford, it 
 may be noted, was a witness to the settlement previous to 
 the marriage of Michael Johnson and Sarah Ford. 1 
 
 Mr. T. C. Noble, a good many years ago, communicated 
 to Notes and Queries the fact that " Richard Wakefield, of 
 Lichfield, gent., by will proved in February, 1733/4, 
 bequeathed ' to my Godsons Mr. Richard Bayley and Mr. 
 Samuel Johnson 5/. each.' It would be interesting," he 
 asked in conclusion, "to know whether this Samuel was our 
 doctor." 2 This interesting reference was pointed out to 
 Mr. Noble by Mr. Arthur T. Marston, of the Probate Office, 
 Lichfield, but Mr. Noble did not mention the fact. 
 
 Below I print an abstract of Richard Wakefield's will. 3 
 
 1 See p. 172. 
 
 2 Notes and Queries, 7th Series, vol. iv, p. 403. As will be seen from my 
 abstract, Mr. Noble has wrongly stated the date of proof of Richard Wakefield's 
 will as Feby. 1733/4, instead of Sept. 1733. Mr. Marston thinks that Mr. 
 Noble possibly took his date from the act on the will, where it looks a little like 
 " Feb." 
 
 3 Richard Wakefield, of the City of Lichfield, gent. Will dated 15 Aug. 
 1733. To the poor of Lichfield, ^5 in bread or otherwise at the discretion of 
 the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor (so as such poor come not to the 
 house from whence I shall be buried), and ^10 more to the poor housekeepers of 
 the said City to be distributed by my friend Mr. John Newton. To the Rev. 
 Mr. John Stevenson, the Minister, and to Mr. Hawkins, the Clerk of the parish 
 of S' Mary, in the said City, each a guinea. To the said Mr. Newton, ten 
 guineas, and to his son the Rev. Mr. Thomas Newton, five guineas. To 
 my friend Richard Rider, esq. , ten guineas. To my friend Mr. George Hand, 
 ten guineas. ' ' And to my godsons Mr. Richard Bayley and Mr. Samuel 
 
 Johnson five pounds apiece." To my brother-in-law John Rawlins, esq., 
 and to his sister Mrs. Bridget! Lord, and to my niece Mrs. Mary Lord, £\o 
 each. To my servant and housekeeper, Mrs. Priscilla Hebbe, an annuity of £\o 
 to be issuing out of my estate at Lichfield, or the sum of £\<x>, at her choice. 
 To my servants Rebecca Alport and Charles Rawlins, J$ each. To my brother 
 Rawlins his man George Withers, £5. To the poor of Tutbury, co. Stafford, 
 £$, and ,£10 to the poor housekeepers of that town, to be distiibuted at the 
 discretion of my friends Mr. Thomas Mathews, Mr. Thomas Midlam, Mr. John 
 Fletcher and Mr. Joseph Willington. To George Dakin of Sudbury, £5. To 
 my friends Mr. Mathews, Mr. Midlam and Mr. John Fletcher, each a guinea. 
 To Crew Offley of Wichnor Park, Staffs., esq. ; Rowland Cotton of Etwall, co. 
 Derby, esq. ; Ralph Adderley of Coton, Staffs., esq. ; the Rev. William Brown 
 of Burton-on-Trent, Staffs., clerk ; John Rawlins of the City of Lichfield, esq. ; 
 Richard Rider of the Close of the Cathedral Church of Lichfield, esq. ; John 
 Newton of the City of Lichfield, gent. ; Thomas Mathews of Tutbury, mercer ; 
 Thomas Midlam of Marston-on-Dove, co. Derby, yeoman ; and Joseph Willing- 
 ton of Tutbury, yeoman — my messuages, lands, rents, etc., at Tutbury and 
 Roulston, Staffs., and at Hatton, co. Derby, and my tithes at Hatton and 
 Church Broughton, co. Derby, now occupied by Mary Sheffield, widow, Thomas 
 Orchard, Samuel Young and George Dilkes, and all my fee farm rents issuing 
 out of lands called Hobholme Rough Meadow and Rushey Piece in Tutbury, 
 and other fee farm rents in Hatton and Church Broughton, which I purchased from 
 Sir Henry Every of Egginton, bart, deed., and Henry Eld of Scropton, deed., 
 and Henry Eld his son, as by the several deeds thereof enrolled in Chancery 
 appear, and all other my freehold and copyhold lands at Tutbury and Roulston, 
 which copyholds I many years ago surrendered to the use of my will as by the 
 Court Rolls may appear, To hold the same in trust as to one close called 
 Warden Tree Croft and 15 acres of arable land in the Leetfields of Tutbury, 
 which I purchased from Hannah Tabberer, widow, and George Tabberer her son, 
 now held by Thomas Cronshaw at £\o per annum, and a house in Monck 
 Street in Tutbury, to the trusts named in a deed of feoffment dated 10 Aug. 
 1730, for the endowment of an English School, since built, whereof Mr. John 
 Whitehead is the present master and teacher by my appointment. Out of other 
 property at Tutbury, etc., to pay ^10 yearly in putting out apprentice one or 
 more poor child or children of Tutbury to some trade. £15 to be laid out 
 annually in physic and medicines for the poor of Tutbury. ^20 to be expended 
 annually in clothes for the poor of Tutbury. £3 yearly to be expended in books 
 
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 There is small room for doubt that " Mr. Samuel Johnson " 
 would be the son of the Lichfield bookseller, with whom 
 Richard Wakefield, who, as we shall see, had long been 
 prominently connected with the city, must have been well 
 acquainted. That Richard Wakefield is described as " a 
 very inquisitive and ingenious man " makes it easy of belief 
 that he would often visit the shop of an " inquisitive and 
 ingenious " bookseller. 
 
 I have not attempted to trace the parentage of Richard 
 Wakefield, and have no idea whether he was a native of 
 Lichfield. The earliest record of him is on 20 Dec. 1686, 
 when the name of " R. Wakefield " appears as one of the 
 original members of a society of ringers, called by the name 
 of " Loyal Youths," recruited from the principal inhabitants 
 of Lichfield. 1 
 
 On 8 May 1688 Richard Wakefield was appointed 
 Coroner and Town Clerk of Lichfield. He held these offices 
 f° r 33 years, until June 1721, when he apparently had to 
 resign owing to some irregularities on his part, as Harwood 
 indicates in the following interesting footnote : — 
 
 He was discharged from the Brotherhood of the Corporation on 
 account of some complaints which had been made against him, June 16, 
 1 72 1, and soon afterwards he resigned the offices of Coroner and Town- 
 clerk. He retired to Tutbury ; to which parish, as well as to this city, 
 he was a generous benefactor, as his charities to each sufficiently shew. 
 He was a diligent antiquary, and a very inquisitive and ingenious man. 
 He made collections from the Duchy-Court relating to the honour of 
 Tutbury. His benefactions in land and money to that parish amount 
 to 200/. per annum, and upwards. His charities to this city are noticed 
 in page 369. The learned Gilbert Wakefield was of this family. 2 
 
 He must have relinquished his offices immediately on his 
 discharge from the Brotherhood of the Corporation, for on 
 21 June 1 72 1 Theophilus Levett was appointed to succeed 
 him as Coroner and Town Clerk. Gilbert Wakefield 
 
 of devotion and practical divinity for the inhabitants of Tutbury, such as the Holy 
 Bible, the Common Prayer Book, the Whole Duty of Man, and some other books 
 as treat of the Holy Sacraments. £ 20 to be expended annually in coal or fuel 
 for the poor of Tutbury. If any overplus income remains it is to be applied to 
 buying bread to be distributed at the church of Tutbury to such poor as most 
 frequent the same and behave themselves best ; or in putting out poor girls to 
 employment ; or in buying tools or materials for poor workmen of Tutbury ; or 
 in lending money in sums not exceeding ^20 or £30 to poor necessitous trades- 
 men of Tutbury for five years without interest, the tradesman to give a bond for 
 its repayment, and my trustees are not to pay more than half-a-crown for making 
 the bond over and above the charge for the King's stamps. Accounts of the 
 above charities to be carefully kept in a book at the church vestry, and the two 
 persons who write it to have 20'/- each annually, and 40*/- to be allowed 
 annually for a dinner and other entertainment for the trustees and such inhabitants 
 as they think fit to call to their assistance in the matter of the charities. To my 
 brother Captain Michael Rawlins, all my leases and leasehold lands, and my 
 household goods and other personal estate, except the lease of my Waterworks 
 in Wolverhampton and Stow Heath, Staffs., which I give to John Rawlins. To 
 Mr. Edward Blyth, a guinea. To Mary Coates, widow, 20'/-. To John Lort, 
 £%. I remit unto Richard Read 40'/- which I lent him. To Thomas Ball, 
 £^ per annum. To the said Captain Rawlins my house at Curborough. My 
 messuages, burgage, houses, etc., in the City of Lichfield, to trustees, in trust to 
 the said Michael Rawlins for life and after his death to dispose of the rents and 
 profits for the benefit of poor householders of the said City not receiving alms or 
 weekly pay. Exor., the said Michael Rawlins. Wits., Thos. Smith, Geo. 
 Hayes, Carey Bull and H. Wakeman. Proved 28 Sept. 1733, at Lichfield, by 
 the sole exor. 
 
 1 Harwood's Lichfield, p. Ji. * Ibid. p. 439. 
 
 [1756-1801] was a son of the Rev. George Wakefield, and is 
 said to have been descended from the Wakefields of " Staken- 
 hill," Derbyshire. 1 No doubt Stapenhill, by Burton-on- 
 Trent, is meant. Stapenhill is only five miles from Tutbury, 
 the parish in which Richard Wakefield evidently had so 
 much interest, and therefore it seems probable that he 
 belonged to that part of the country. 2 
 
 I have already pointed out the interesting fact that, in 
 1717, when proceedings were taken against Michael Johnson, 
 Richard Wakefield had to appear at the Quarter Sessions to 
 prosecute in his capacity of Coroner. 3 
 
 During his lifetime Richard Wakefield gave proof of his 
 generosity by handing over certain property at Tutbury to 
 trustees for the endowment of a school there for poor 
 children. Shaw records this in his account of the charities 
 of Tutbury parish : — 
 
 August 10, 1730. Richard Wakefield gave land, by deed, to trustees 
 for the instruction of 30 poor children ; trustees, Oswald Moseley, esq. 
 Crompton, Owen, and William Smith, [value] £15-10-0. 4 
 
 Shaw also supplies particulars of Richard Wakefield's 
 bequests to the poor of Tutbury : — 
 
 August 15, 1733. Richard Wakefield gave by will, to trustees, certain 
 lands and tithes for these purposes, viz. to buy coals, 26/. — cloathes, 20/. 
 — books, 3/. — bread, 10/. 8.?. — medicines and attendance for sick poor, 
 15/. — for the sick, 5/. — to put out apprentices, 10/. — for such apprentices 
 as shall be put out by his charity, 10/. — to set up young tradesmen, 5/. 
 The overplus for such charitable purposes as the trustees think proper. 
 The premises are now vested in lord Vernon, lord Bagott, sir J. P. Mose- 
 ley, bart. J. Hawkins Browne, Isaac Hawkins, Oswald Moseley, rev. — 
 Cotton, William Statham, Thomas Hunt, J. Spencer, and William Smith 
 [value] ,£166-15-10. 
 
 The present value of these lands, by reason of the inclosure at Hatton- 
 moor, where they are chiefly situated, is about 200/. per ann. 
 
 The property seems to have gone on increasing in value, 
 judging from the following extract from a more recent 
 account of Tutbury : — 
 
 The benefactions to the poor of Tutbury are very considerable. The 
 most important is that by the will of Richard Wakefield. He founded 
 and endowed a school, in 1733, and bequeathed land in Tutbury, Horn- 
 inglow, Anslow, Rolleston, and Hatton, to the value of nearly £500 per 
 annum. This income is appointed by his will, to be dispensed in appren- 
 ticing poor children, providing medicines and nourishment for the sick 
 and infirm, coals, clothing, and bread for the poor, with religious books 
 and weekly sums of money, and beef and money at Christmas. 5 
 
 Harwood records his benefaction to Lichfield : — 
 
 Michael Rawlins, Esq. gave, by deed, in confirmation of the will of 
 Mr. Richard Wakefield, messuages and lands, in Lichfield, vested in 
 twelve trustees, to the poor housekeepers of the city, being parishioners 
 and not receiving parish alms, of the annual value of 57/.° 
 
 1 See Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
 2 One James Wakefield, Clerk of the Peace for Staffs., died 7 Feb. 1734. See 
 Historical Register Chronicle, 1734, p. 8, and Gent.'s Mag: 1734, p. 107. 
 
 3 See p. 213. ' Shaw : s Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 59. 
 5 Tutbury Castle and Priory, 1843, p. 73. 
 
 " Harwood's Lichfield, p. 369. 
 
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 229 
 
 In a footnote, Harwood mentions that " these lands now 
 produce annually upwards of one hundred and fifteen 
 pounds." 
 
 Shaw, in his account of the Tutbury charities, has a 
 very interesting footnote concerning Richard Wakefield : — 
 
 This person is no less distinguished for his charitable disposition, 
 than for his great attentions to parochial concerns and antiquarian 
 researches, &c. as I have a MS. collection from the Dutchy court relating 
 to the honour of Tutbury, &c. in his handwriting, and there are other 
 MSS. of his, in the custody of the town clerk at Lichfield, which contain 
 various copies of charters, &c. belonging to that corporation, of which he 
 was once a member. 1 
 
 Richard Wakefield married Jane, daughter of John 
 Rawlins, who was himself Town Clerk of Lichfield some 
 time between 1671 and 1686. 2 In the South aisle of Lich- 
 field cathedral is a white marble tablet to the memory of 
 John Rawlins, with the following inscription : — 
 
 Juxta depositee jacent | Exuviae Johannis Rawlins, | Nuper de civitate 
 Litchfield, gen. | Maria; Gualteri Bagnold, gen. filias | felici se junxit con- 
 nubio. I Et postquam per decern lustra egisset vitam | honestam, tran- 
 quillam, dilectam, | Suis non sibi, brevem ; | Obiit pridie non. Decembris, 
 I Anno Salutis MDCLXXXV. | Tarn chari capitis pie memor | posuit hoc 
 sepulchrale saxum | Maria masstissima conjux vix superstes. | Hie etiam 
 inhumati sunt | Thomas et Gratia bini ex tredecim liberi | ejusdem 
 Johannis ex Maria uxore geniti. 3 
 
 In the South aisle also there used to be a black marble 
 gravestone with this inscription : — 
 
 Here lyeth the body of | Jane, the wife of j Richard Wakefield, gent. | 
 one of the dau" of | John Rawlins, gent. | and Mary his wife, | who 
 departed this life the | 6 th day of Ap. 1705, | A astatis 44.* 
 
 Richard Wakefield's father-in-law was no doubt identical 
 with "John Rawlins of Lichfield," who, in the Staffordshire 
 Visitation of 1663-64, is shown as the child of John Rawlins 
 of Little Fenton, Staffs., by Jane his wife, elder daughter of 
 John Terrick. This John Terrick died in 1629, and was one 
 of the Terricks of Clayton Griffith, in the parish of Trent- 
 ham. 5 
 
 Most of John Rawlins's thirteen children must have died 
 young, for Shaw tells us he " had issue two sons and three 
 daughters." 6 To the memory of the two sons there is a 
 small mural tablet in the cathedral : — 
 
 Near this place lieth the body of | John Rawlins, Esquire, | of the 
 City of Lichfield, | who departed this life 20 th of June, 1741. | Also the 
 remains of | Michael Rawlins, | of the city of Lichfield, Esquire ; | He 
 died 28 th of June, 1754, aged 71. | The two surviving sons of John and 
 Mary Rawlins. [ As a grateful acknowledgment | of her two uncles' great 
 regard for her, | this monument is erected, by their niece | Mary, wife of 
 John Haughton, Esq. of Shenstone. 7 
 
 John Rawlins the younger, as Shaw tells us, died a 
 bachelor. Michael Rawlins, who was some time a Captain 
 
 1 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 59. 
 
 2 Harwood's Lichfield, p. 439. 3 Ibid. p. 102. 
 
 4 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 252. 
 
 5 Wm. Salt Society's Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 284. 
 
 " Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 43. ' Harwood's Lichfield, p. 103. 
 
 in the Guards, married Bridget [born 1699], youngest 
 daughter of Richard Dyott of Freeford, M.P. for Lichfield 
 from 1698 to 1714. 1 The marriage took place at St. Mary's, 
 Lichfield, on 17 Nov. 1726. 2 Michael Rawlins lived at the 
 Friary, where Dr. Johnson at a later date visited Mrs. 
 Cobb. s He does not appear to have had issue. 
 
 Mary, the wife of John Haughton, of Shenstone Hall, 
 and later of Coleshill Hall in Warwickshire, was daughter of 
 a Rev. Mr. Lande, 4 who married one of Michael Rawlins's 
 sisters. Mrs. Haughton, when Shaw wrote, was living a 
 widow at Hints. The third surviving sister of Michael 
 Rawlins was married to " Jeremiah Hancox, brasier to his 
 late majesty king George II. whose issue were two daughters ; 
 
 of which one married to Polithiew, of London, the other 
 
 to Hey." Shaw gives a few particulars of Mrs. Hey's 
 
 descendants. 6 
 
 It is evident from Richard Wakefield's will that he left 
 no issue, and Shaw confirms this. It is of interest that he 
 mentions his friend Mr. John Newton, leaving him ten 
 guineas, and that to his friend's son, the Rev. Thomas 
 Newton, afterwards Bishop of Bristol, he leaves five 
 guineas. 6 
 
 Who Mr. Richard Bayley, the other godson of Richard 
 Wakefield, was I cannot say. The Bailey, Bayley, Bailye or 
 Baily family was one of some importance in Lichfield, and 
 doubtless he belonged to it. On 19 Mch. 1782, in a letter to 
 Lucy Porter, Dr. Johnson asks to be remembered to " my 
 old friend Hetty Baily." 7 
 
 Dr. Samuel Swynfen was the second son of Francis 
 Swynfen and Jane his wife. Francis was the third son of 
 John Swynfen, of Swynfen in the parish of Weeford, two 
 miles south-east of Lichfield, where the family had long been 
 settled. This John Swynfen [1612-94] was a notable 
 
 1 Burke's Commoners, vol. ii, p. 427. 
 
 2 Wm. Salt Society's Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 119. 
 
 3 See p. 212, footnote. I have found the following obituary of Mrs. Cobb in 
 the Gent's Mag. for 1793, p. 863: — [Aug.] "9. At her house in Lichfield, 
 sincerely regretted by a wide circle of friends, aged 76, Mrs. Cobb." The follow- 
 ing abstract of her will shows that she left most of her property to her niece, 
 Mary Adey : — 
 
 Mary Cobb, of city of Lichfield, widow, relict of Thomas Cobb, esq., of 
 that city. Will dated 2 Aug. 1783. I desire to be buried in a vault in Green- 
 hill church, Lichfield, near my late father and mother. I bequeath to my niece, 
 Mary Adey of Lichfield, spinster, all my household goods, furniture, lace and 
 what wearing apparel she chooses. To my servant, Ellen Masters, the residue of 
 my wearing apparel and £10. To my servant, Robert Hilton, £10. To Francis 
 Cobb, of Lichfield, esq., ^40, in trust for my servant, Walter East. To the said 
 Francis, £100. Resid. legatee and extrix., my said niece, Alary Adey. Signed, 
 Mary Cobb. Wits., Thos. Troyford, Wm. Oaheyjun., Thos. Hinckley. Proved 
 II Apl. 1794, in P.C.C. [1S7 Holman], by Mary Sneyd, formerly Adey, wife of 
 fohn Sneyd, esq. , niece and extrix. of deed. 
 
 4 Shaw gives the name as " Lande," but Richard Wakefield leaves ,£10 apiece 
 to " my brother-in-law " John Rawlins, to " his sister " Mrs. Bridget Lord, and 
 to "my niece " Mrs. Mary Lord. 
 
 5 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, pp. 42-3. From Harwood's Lichfield, p. 298, 
 it appears that one Martha Rawlins was married to John Boulton, on 9 June 
 1720, at the cathedral. 
 
 5 Concerning the Newtons, see p. 200, footnote. 
 
 1 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 143. 
 
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 member of Parliament, whom Pepys referred to on 10 Nov. 
 1662 as "the great Mr. Swinfen, the Parliament man." 1 
 
 Samuel Swynfen was born about 1679. He matriculated 
 at Pembroke College, Oxford, on 31 Mch. 1696, and took his 
 B.A. degree in 1699, his M.A. in 1703, his M.B. in 1706 and 
 his M.D. in 1712. In 1705 he acted as lecturer in grammar 
 to the University. 2 He settled at Lichfield soon after leaving 
 Oxford, and became " a physician of skill and great practice " 
 there. 3 He is said to have been lodging with the Johnsons 
 when Samuel was born in 1709. 4 On 18 Nov. 1710 he was 
 married at Weeford, by his friend Humphrey Pipe, to Mabel, 
 daughter and coheir of Ralph Fretwell of Hellaby in York- 
 shire. He seems to have remained at Lichfield until 1727, 
 his youngest child being baptized at the cathedral on 22 May 
 of that year. Messrs. Hill and Dent tell us that Dr. Swyn- 
 fen seems to have been living in the Square at Birmingham 
 during a part of 1727, 6 and the remainder of his professional 
 life was certainly spent in that town. On the death of his 
 elder brother Richard Swynfen (who had represented Tam- 
 worth in Parliament), unmarried, on 22 July 1726, he became 
 the head of the family and succeeded to Swynfen, which, how- 
 ever, " was saddled with debts to the extent of .£6,700." 6 On 
 30 Apl. 1736 he covenanted to sell the family property to 
 Samuel Swynfen of London, merchant, a distant kinsman, 
 and on 10 May following he died at his house in the Square. 
 In September 1735 he had been elected a Governor of the 
 Birmingham Free Grammar School. 
 
 The following list of Dr. Swynfen's children is compiled 
 from the pedigree given by Shaw : — 7 
 
 (1) John Swynfen, bapt. 10 Mch. 1714 at Lichfield cathedral. With 
 James Bolton [? Boulton], and others, he conveyed Swynfen, on 21 July 
 1736, for ,£19,030-10-0. He went as supercargo of a ship in the East 
 India Company's service, and died on the voyage to India. 
 
 (2) George Swynfen, bapt. 9 Oct. 1717 at Lichfield cathedral. He 
 became Chaplain to the Governor of Fort St. George, Madras, and " died 
 a missionary in India," unmarried. 
 
 (3) Richard Swynfen, bapt. 22 May 1727 at Lichfield cathedral. 
 
 (1) Jane Swynfen, bapt. 28 Aug. 171 1 at St. Mary's, Lichfield; living 
 I May 1730 ; died unmard. 
 
 (2) Mabella Swynfen, bapt. 1 Oct. 1712 at St. Mary's, Lichfield ; mard. 
 John Turton, of Orgreave, Alrewas, near Lichfield, and had issue. 
 
 (3) Frances Swynfen, bapt. 7 Feb. 1713 ; burd. 9 Feb. 1714 at Lich- 
 field cathedral. 
 
 (4) Elizabeth Swynfen, bapt. 26 June 17 16 at Lichfield cathedral; 
 mard. Desmoulins, and had issue. 
 
 (5) Anne Swynfen, bapt. 14 May 1719 at Lichfield cathedral. 
 
 (6) Frances Swynfen, bapt. 17 Nov. 1720 at Lichfield cathedral ; died 
 unmard. at Lichfield in 1796. 
 
 (7) Mary Swynfen, bapt. 20 Mch. 1721 at Lichfield cathedral. 
 
 (8) Hester Swynfen, bapt. 5 Nov. 1723 at Lichfield cathedral; mard. 
 Williams, and died without issue. 
 
 (9) Barbara Swynfen, bapt. 25 Jany. 1724 at Lichfield cathedral. 
 
 None of these children have any particular interest for us, 
 with the exception of Elizabeth, Mrs. Desmoulins, who is 
 
 1 See account of John Swynfen in Diet. Nat. Biog. * Ibid. 
 
 3 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 27. < See p. 174. 
 
 5 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 37. " Ibid. p. 38. 
 1 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 29 ; also p. 27. 
 
 familiar to all Johnsonians as one of the stray persons whom 
 Johnson, in the largeness of his charity, took into his house- 
 hold in London and provided for. Concerning her I cannot 
 do better than quote Messrs. Hill and Dent : — ■ 
 
 At the death of Dr. Swynfen, in 1736, his daughter, Elizabeth, was 
 only twenty years old, and while very young she had married M. 
 Desmoulins, a Hugenot refugee and a writing master, most probably 
 engaged at the Birmingham Free Grammar School, the staff of which 
 school always consisted of two masters, two assistants, and a writing 
 master, but the names of the latter are not preserved in the records of the 
 school. Their married life was of short duration, for in a few years 
 she was in London, a widow, maintaining herself and her children by 
 working at a machine for stamping crape, the invention of Lewis Paul. 
 Subsequently she kept a boarding school, but was rescued from drudgery 
 and toil by Dr. Johnson, in whose house she found an asylum in which 
 she remained until his death, although her ill-temper went far towards 
 destroying his comfort. Nor did this conclude the generosity of the 
 worthy doctor, for he also exercised his powerful influence on behalf of 
 her children, and at his death bequeathed ,£200 to her son, John 
 Desmoulins, who, Johnson told Mrs. Piozzi, was " an under-something 
 at Drury Lane." 1 
 
 The only new piece of evidence I can offer with regard 
 to Dr. Swynfen is his will, of which I print an abstract 
 below. 2 On the strength of a reference in the will to " my 
 late uncle Mr. Doughty," Shaw, in his pedigree, assumes that 
 Jane, wife of Francis Swynfen and mother of Dr. Swynfen, 
 must have been a Miss Doughty, but it would be well not to 
 assume this without further evidence. 
 
 Boswell, before telling us of Johnson entering Pembroke 
 College, Oxford, makes the following remarks : — 
 
 That a man in Mr. Michael Johnson's circumstances should think 
 of sending his son to the expensive University of Oxford, at his own 
 charge, seems very improbable. The subject was too delicate to question 
 Johnson upon. But I have been assured by Dr. Taylor that the scheme 
 never would have taken place had not a gentleman of Shropshire, one of 
 his schoolfellows, spontaneously undertaken to support him at Oxford, in 
 the character of his companion ; though, in fact, he never received any 
 assistance whatever from that gentleman. 3 
 
 1 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, pp. 38-9. 
 
 2 Samuel Swinfen, of Birmingham, Warwicks., doctor in physic. Will 
 dated 1 May 1730. I desire to be buried at Weeford, if I die within 10 miles 
 thereof. I give to my dear wife all the plate I have in use at my house in Bir- 
 mingham, and the furniture and household goods there. To my brother-in-law 
 James Boulton, jun., and Richard Rider, esquires, all my freehold and copyhold 
 
 messuages, lands, etc., which were given and left me by my late uncle Mr. 
 Doughty ; also my lease of the prebend of Weeford, Staffs., and all my personal 
 estate of what nature soever, in trust that the said lands, etc. , be sold and the 
 money applied as follows : — Two hundred pounds to each of my daurs., fane and 
 Mabella, and two hundred to my son George. All the rest and residue of the 
 money to be paid to my said daurs. Jane and Mabella and my son George, and all 
 my other children equally, except my eldest son. To my wife's maid, Ann 
 Eades, £\o for her great care of me and my wife in our several illnesses. I 
 appoint my wife guardian of all my children, until their ages of 21 years, but in 
 case of her death I appoint my sister Boulton. In case of her death then I ap- 
 point my brother James Boulton, jun., and the aforesaid Richard Rider and 
 Mr. William Gery of Bushmead, co. Huntingdon, successively. Exors., James 
 Boulton, jun., and Richard Rider. I bequeath to my eldest son all my real 
 estate in the counties of Stafford and Lichfield or elsewhere, he paying all debts and 
 mortgages. Signed, S. Swynfen. Wits., Jn" Hayes, William S mith, John Marler, 
 Mr. Swynfen's coachman. Proved I July 1736, by the exors. named, in P.C.C. 
 [162 Derby]. 
 
 3 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 58. The school- 
 fellow referred to, according to Hawkins, was Andrew Corbet. Andrew, son of 
 Roger Corbet, of Battlefield, Salop, gent., matric. 3 May 1727, aged 16, at Pem- 
 
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 231 
 
 In one edition of Boswell 1 an editorial note states that 
 " in a small anonymous volume, published 1785, and entitled 
 ' Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Dr. Johnson,' it is stated, 
 upon reasonable grounds, that his godfather Dr. Swinfen, and 
 some other gentlemen of the neighbourhood, contributed 
 towards his support at the University." I have had the 
 passage referred to looked up : — 
 
 We are not informed at whose expence he was sent to college. His 
 godfather, Dr. Swynfen, was likely enough to be consulted on this 
 occasion. And the gentlemen in the neighbourhood, prompted by his 
 example and zeal, and sensible of the father's ability and the son's genius, 
 probably agreed among themselves on some mode of thus finishing an 
 education from which they predicted much public utility. 3 
 
 It is difficult to see how a supposition unsupported by 
 one scrap of evidence can constitute " reasonable grounds " 
 for any such statement. Yet of course it is possible that 
 some local gentlemen may have interested themselves in 
 Samuel Johnson, and if this were so we should expect 
 Richard Wakefield to have been a prime mover in the 
 scheme, for not only was he a well educated, liberal-minded 
 man, but he was in addition of ample means, with neither 
 wife nor family to provide for, nor, if we accept his will as 
 evidence on the point, had he any relatives of his own who 
 had any claims on him. 
 
 Gilbert Walmesley is known to all readers of Boswell as 
 having, more than any other local gentleman, used his 
 influence on behalf of the youthful Johnson, who, in his life 
 of Edmund Smith, paid a grateful and eloquent tribute to 
 the sterling character and wide literary knowledge of his 
 earliest patron. A life of Gilbert Walmesley will be found 
 in the Dictionary of National Biography. The following 
 inscription to his memory is on " a rich mural tablet of mixed 
 marble," by the right side of the door in the south aisle of 
 Lichfield cathedral : — 
 
 In a vault near this place are deposited the | remains of Gilbert 
 Walmesley, Esq. | registrar of the ecclesiastical court at Lich- | field, 
 who departed this life August 3, 175 1, | aged 71. He was descended from 
 an antient | family in Lancashire ; his father represented | the city of 
 Lichfield in parliament, and was | chancellor of this diocese. | In the 
 same vault are deposited the remains of | Magdalen his wife. She 
 was daughter of [ sir Thomas Aston, of Aston, in the county | of Chester, 
 bart. She died Nov. 11, 1786, in [ the 78th year of her age. | In the 
 same vault also are deposited the remains | of Mrs. Elizabeth Aston, 
 
 broke Coll., Oxford, but took no degree. His death is thus noticed in Gent.'s 
 Mag., 1741, p. 221 :— [Apl.] " 15. Andrew Corbet, Esq ; who lately came to a 
 fine Estate by the Death of Corbel Kynaston, Esq." From the pedigree of 
 " Corbet of Sundorne," in Burke's Landed Gentry , it appears that Andrew Corbet, 
 of Legh and Adbright Hussey, succeeded in 1740, by the devise of his kinsman, 
 Corbet Kynaston, to Sundorne and other extensive estates in Shropshire, and, 
 dying without issue, was succeeded by his brother John Corbet, who left issue by 
 Barbara Letitia his second wife, daur. of John Mytton of Halston. 
 
 Admon. of Andrew Corbet late of the town of Shrewsbury, esq., bachelor, was 
 granted 5 May 1741, in P.C.C., to John Corbet, esq., the brother and next of 
 kin. 
 
 1 An edition published by the National Illustrated Library in 1851, vol. i, 
 p. 50. 
 
 2 Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Dr. Samuel Johnson, London, 1785. 
 The Brit. Mus. catalogue adds to the title, " [by W. Shaw]." 
 
 spinster, sister | of the aforesaid Magdalen. She died Nov. | 25, 1785, 
 in the 78th year of her age. 1 
 
 William Walmesley, the father of Gilbert, was M.P. for 
 Lichfield in 1701, and chancellor of the diocese from 1698 
 to 17 1 3. He married Miss Dorothy Gilbert. Of Gilbert 
 Walmesley I can offer no new information except an abstract 
 of his will. 2 He mentions no relation of his own except his 
 sister Elizabeth Goddard, widow, and she appears to have 
 had no issue. He leaves £20 to his wife's sister, Elizabeth 
 Aston, of whom I find the following obituary in the Gentle- 
 man's Magazine for 1786 (part i, p. 82): — 
 
 Nov. 25 [1785]. At Stowhill, near Lichfield, in her 77th year, Mrs. 
 Aston, a respected friend of Dr. Johnson. She was interred in the vault 
 with her brother-in-law Gilb. Walmsley, esq ; in the cathedral at Lich- 
 field, on the 3 d of December. Her fortune, which is very large, devolves 
 to Mrs. Walmsley, who is now resident in that city. By the death of 
 Mrs. Aston, the poor will have an unspeakable loss. 
 
 Sir Thomas Aston left eight daughters, several of whom 
 were intimate with Dr. Johnson, particularly Mary, or Molly 
 Aston, as he used to call her. 
 
 In his " Annals," under the date of 1719, Johnson records 
 the following little incident : — 
 
 At Whitsuntide Mrs. Longworth brought me a "Hermes Garretsoni," 
 of which I do not remember that I ever could make much use. It was 
 afterwards lost, or stolen at school. 3 
 
 In order to try to identify this lady I have had a list 
 made of all the Longworth wills and administrations at 
 Lichfield for 1700-1750. They number only three, and of 
 these I give abstracts below.* They all relate to Coventry, and 
 
 1 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 256. 
 
 2 Gilbert Walmesley, Esq., of the Close of the cathedral of Lichfield, 
 co. Staffs. Will dated 2 Feb. 1744/5. I bequeath all my messuages, lands, etc., 
 to my wife Magdalen, trusting she will show kindness to my sister Eliz. Goddard, 
 widow, and I bequeath to my said sister, after my wife's death, £200 per annum, 
 and after her and my wife's decease the same sum to Philip Pargiter, esq. , and I 
 also bequeath to him any right or title I may have in his leasehold or copyhold 
 estate. I bequeath £20 to my sister-in-law, Mrs. Eliz. Aston. Resid. legatee 
 and sole extrix., my said wife. Signed, Gilb. Walmesley. Wits., Step" Simpson, 
 Edward Osborn a.nd Jo: Simpson. Proved 23 Oct. 1751, in P.C.C. [297 Busby], 
 by Magdalen Walmesley, widow, relict and extrix. of deed. 
 
 3 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 138. 
 
 4 Joseph Longworth, of Foleshill, in the City of Coventry, husbandman. 
 Will dated 16 Mch. 1705/6. To my daur. Anne Langham, wife of Thomas 
 Langham, I*/-. To my daur. Elizabeth Blockley, widow, I 8 /-. To my daur. 
 Sarah White, wife of John White, I 8 /— To my daur. Alice Clarke, wife of 
 Thomas Clarke, I'/-. To my son-in-law John Somerville, of Coventry, pin- 
 maker, I 8 /-. Residue to my son Joseph Longworth and appoint him exor., he to 
 provide for his mother, my now wife Mary Longworth. Wits., Will. Neale, Anne 
 Neale and Nathaniel Showell. Inventory dated 25 Mch. 1705; total, £8-18-0. 
 Appraisers, Thomas Maydlin and John Green. Proved 9 Oct. 1712, at Lichfield, 
 by the sole exor. 
 
 Joseph Longworth, of the City of Coventry, pinmaker. Admon. granted 
 24 Sept. 1719, at Lichfield, to Mary Longworth of the City of Coventry, widow, 
 the relict of the deed. Sureties, John Vincent, of Coventry, cordwainer, and 
 Henry Crisp, of Coventry, weaver. Inventory dated 20 July 1719; total, 
 /16-3-0. Appraisers, Jno. Vincent and Jno. Butlin. 
 
 Mary Longworth, of the City of Coventry, widow. Will dated 27 Mch. 
 1741. To my grand-daur. Atefesby [sic] Longworth, all my goods, etc., and 
 appoint her sole extrix. Wits., William Clark, William Arch and William 
 Kelsall. Proved 9 Oct. 1741, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. Under £5. 
 
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 whether Johnson's friend may have been Mary, the widow of 
 Joseph Longworth of Foleshill, husbandman, or the wife of 
 Joseph Longworth of Coventry, pinmaker, it is hardly 
 possible to say. As Johnson says Mrs. Longworth " brought " 
 the book, it is probable that she did not live at Lichfield. 
 The only clue seems to be the fact that the elder Joseph 
 Longworth mentions, in his will dated 16 Mch. 1705/6, his 
 daughter Sarah, wife of John White. I have already shown 
 that Dr. Johnson's uncle Andrew Johnson, about 17 17, 
 married one Sarah White as his third wife. 1 There is nothing 
 to show whether this Sarah White was maid or widow when 
 the sturdy Andrew succumbed to her charms, but it hardly 
 seems probable that a solitary spinster would have "beene 
 with all y e Doctors & Chyrurgeons in the Countrey," 
 incurring heavy bills. It may be, therefore, that Andrew 
 Johnson married Sarah, widow of John White, and daughter 
 of Joseph Longworth, but this is a mere suggestion which 
 there is little evidence to support. As the Longworths were 
 Coventry people, it is worth remembering that Andrew 
 Johnson's son Thomas settled in that city. 2 
 
 SOME PARTICULARS OF THE PORTERS AND THEIR 
 
 CONNEXIONS, WITH NOTES ON DR. JOHNSON'S 
 
 SCHOOLMASTERS. 
 
 The name of Porter is familiar to all readers of Boswell, 
 not so much from the mere circumstance that Dr. Johnson 
 married Elizabeth, widow of Henry Porter, the Birmingham 
 mercer, as from the fact that her daughter, Miss Lucy Porter, 
 was the constant companion of old Mrs. Johnson during part 
 of her lonely widowhood at Lichfield, and became one of 
 Dr. Johnson's dearest and most trusted friends and corre- 
 spondents. 
 
 In order to gain some more definite information of the 
 Porter family than has yet been published, I have had a 
 list made of all the Porter wills and administrations in P. C. C. 
 for the period 1650-1800. These number about 750, but in 
 only eleven cases is the testator, or intestate, described as of 
 Warwickshire. Of these I have abstracts, and several among 
 them serve to increase our knowledge of a family which has 
 some claim upon our interest apart from the historic con- 
 nexion with Dr. Johnson. In addition I have a list of Porter 
 wills and administrations, in number over 120, preserved at 
 Lichfield for 1660- 1760. Abstracts of all those relating to 
 Birmingham, and some few others, have not been of direct 
 assistance. 
 
 As will appear later, it is possible, or indeed probable, 
 that Henry Porter was descended from the Porters of Edg- 
 baston, who are supposed to have been a family of some con- 
 sequence. I have failed, however, to find the will of any 
 Porter of Edgbaston between 1650 and 19 Feb. 1707/8, on 
 
 1 See p. 218. * See p. 223. 
 
 which date Henry Porter of Birmingham, mercer, father of 
 Mrs. Johnson's first husband, made his will. 1 This Henry Porter 
 the elder seems to have been a man of decent means. To his 
 son Joseph Porter he left, after the death of his wife Sarah, 
 all the property settled upon her as jointure or purchased 
 jointly by them both. To his younger son Henry, or Harry 
 Porter, as he seems usually to have been called, he bequeathed 
 £400, when he should come to the age of 23, on the 
 condition that he bound himself apprentice to his elder 
 brother Joseph. To his daughter Lucy Porter, who after- 
 wards became the second wife of the Rev. John Hunter, 2 
 Johnson's schoolmaster at Lichfield, he left ^100 when she 
 came of age or married. Henry Porter evidently had another 
 daughter, Mrs. Eborall, as he leaves .£10 to his "son and 
 daughter Eborall," and requests his executors to maintain his 
 grand-daughter, Sarah Eborall, until her majority or marriage. 
 In 1723 a Mr. Eborall was tenant of the house No. 14 in the 
 Old Square at Birmingham, when No. 15 was occupied by 
 Miss Porter. One Henry Eborall, mercer, was overseer of 
 the parish in 1736 ; he was alive in 1745. 3 
 
 Henry Porter's will was proved on 30 Apl. 171 1, and on 
 31 Jany. 1715/16 his widow Sarah Porter, who continued to 
 live at Birmingham, made her will. 4 She left all her property 
 in Birmingham to her son Joseph Porter, including a messuage 
 in High Street which was then in the possession of her son 
 Harry, and which had been purchased from Josiah and Joseph 
 Freeman. Mrs. Porter's will was proved on 26 Sept. 1726, 
 so that she may have survived her husband some fifteen years. 
 
 It is probable, from his father's will, that Joseph Porter, the 
 elder son, was brought up as a mercer. He seems to have 
 been a man of energy and ambition, however, unwilling to 
 end his days as a provincial tradesman, for he settled in 
 London and became a merchant of some standing, accu- 
 mulating a very respectable fortune. Nichols, who gives 
 
 1 Henry Porter, of Birmingham, Warwicks., mercer. Will dated 19 Feb. 
 1707/8. I give to my son Joseph all the messuages and lands, from and after my 
 wife's decease, which are in my wife's jointure, or which she has as joint purchaser 
 with me, he paying my debts and legacies. Item, to my daur. Lucy, ^100 at 
 her age of 21 or on her marriage, and my exor. shall find her fit and convenient 
 clothes till her portion be payable to her. I give my son Harry Porter £spo at 
 his age of 23, provided he bind himself apprentice to my son Joseph ; my son 
 Joseph meanwhile finding him all necessaries. My will is that my exors. shall 
 maintain my grand-daur. Sarah Eborall till her age of 21 or marriage. I be- 
 queath to my son and daur. Eborall £\o to buy them mourning. All the rest of 
 my goods I bequeath to my wife Sarah and my son Joseph, whom I make my 
 joint exors. Signed, Hen: Porter. Wits., Robert Gibbs, Richard Bissell, Hum: 
 Powell. Proved 30 Apl. 171 1, in P.C.C. [86 Young], by Joseph Porter, power 
 reserved to Sarah Porter. 
 
 2 See p. 243. 
 
 3 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, pp. 106, 109. 
 
 ' Sarah Porter, of Birmingham, Warwicks. , widow. Will dated 31 Jany. 
 1715/16. I give all my messuage, with the gardens and outhouses belonging 
 thereto, in a street in Birmingham called Digbeth, in the possession of one 
 William Kettle, and also my two messuages which I am possessed of for a long 
 term of years to come, in High Street, Birmingham, in the several possessions of 
 my son Harry Porter and one Jo/in Bli/h, to my son Joseph Porter, which last 
 said property was heretofore purchased of one Josiah Freeman and one Joseph 
 Freeman. I make my said son Joseph Porter sole exor. of this my will. 
 Signed, Sarah Porter. Wits. , Saml. Eborall, Lucy Porter and Sarah Eborall. 
 Proved 26 Sept. 1726, in P.C.C. [190 Plymouth], by the exor. named. 
 
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 some particulars of the Porters in his Jervis pedigree, 1 
 describes Joseph Porter as a Hamburg merchant, of Mort- 
 lake, Surrey, and says he died at his house in Ironmonger 
 Lane, without issue, on 7 Apl. 1749. He appears to have 
 lived and died a bachelor. His death is thus recorded in the 
 Gentleman's Magazine for 1749 [p. 188] : — 
 
 [Apl. 7]. Joseph Porter, Esq. ; London merchant. 
 
 In his will, dated less than a fortnight before his death, 
 Joseph Porter simply describes himself as of London, 
 merchant. 2 After leaving numerous handsome legacies and 
 annuities to various friends and relatives, he bequeaths all 
 his estate at Birmingham, and all the residue of his personal 
 estate, to his nephew, Captain Jervis Henry Porter, R.N., 
 and the heirs of his body, with successive remainders to his 
 nephew Joseph Porter, to the eldest son of Thomas Fisher 
 of Knowle Hall, Warwicks., gent, to the eldest son of James 
 Gilbert of Waterfields, in the parish of Knowle, yeoman, and 
 to Richard Talis, son of his niece Mary Talis. I have not 
 
 1 See Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 334. This valuable reference 
 does not seem to have been known to Dr. Birkbeck Hill, who was clearly quite 
 in the dark as to the various members of the Porter family, or to other John- 
 sonians. Nichols was not able to give the parentage of Joseph and Henry Porter, 
 which I think I am the first to discover. 
 
 2 Joseph Porter, of London, merchant. Will dated 23 Mch. 1748/9. I 
 bequeath unto my good friends, James Mathias of Freeman's Yard, Cornhill, 
 London, merchant, and John Dennison of King Street, London, haberdasher, all 
 my estate, real and personal, whatsoever, in trust to pay my debts and bequests. 
 I give to James Smart, now residing with Laye Stevens in the Island of Madeira, 
 merchant, ^300 ; to George Smart, now residing with John Stevens of London, 
 merchant, £<po ; and to the said Laye Stevens, ^100 ; and I release the said 
 John Stevens from payment of all sums due to me, and he shall be assisted by my 
 exors., in money if need be, to get in the moneys due to him in Great Britain 
 and in foreign parts. I likewise release my nephew Joseph Porter from the pay- 
 ment of all sums due to me before 24 June last past, and give him ^2000. To 
 the said John Stevens I give ^300, and ,£500 apiece to my nieces, Lucy Porter 
 and Lucy Hunter. I give to John Owen of Cheapside, London, performer of 
 
 music, and to his wife, the interest of ^500 for their lives, which sum shall 
 
 remain after their death to their daur. Mary Owen, now under the age of six years, 
 if she be then 21. I bequeath to Susanna, the wife of James Gilbert of Water- 
 fields, par. of Knowle, Warwicks., yeoman, the interest of ^300, the principal 
 to he divided at her death among such of their children as shall be then living. 
 I give to my niece Sarah Eborall an annuity of ^40. To my sister Lucy Hunter, 
 and my niece Mary Talis, annuities of £30 apiece. To Mary, daur. of Henry 
 Eborall, late of Birmingham, mercer, deed., to Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Fisher 
 of Knowle Hall, gent., and to Richard Talis, son of my niece Mary Talis, £100 
 apiece. To William Lewis of Birmingham, merchant, ^300. To Robert Allen, 
 partner with me in one branch of my trade, ,£100. To James Mathias, whom I 
 entreat to take upon himself the greater part of the trouble of the execution of 
 my will, ^500, and to John Dennison, above-named, £200. I bequeath to John 
 Stevens abovenamed, my organ and all other my musical instruments, and books 
 and papers in that science ; and to my sister Lucy Hunter, and my nieces Sarah 
 Eborall and Mary Talis, all my jewels and household stuff, to them and the 
 longer liver of them. I give to Harriet Hand of par. of St. John the Evangelist, 
 Westminster, widow, and John Cripps of Friday Street, London, haberdasher, 
 £20 each. All my estate at Birmingham, and all my estate held under the Dean 
 and Chapter of Worcester, the latter charged with an annuity to Mrs. Llarriet 
 Hand abovenamed, and the former charged with the payment of ^600 by the 
 marriage settlement of my sister Lucy Hunter, I give to my nephew Jarvis 
 Henry Porter, esq., Captain in His Majesty's Navy ; and all the residue of my 
 personal estate shall be laid out in the purchase of real estate for my said nephew 
 and the heirs of his body ; to pass, in default, successively to my nephew Joseph 
 Porter, the eldest son of the abovenamed Thomas Fisher (he taking the name of 
 Porter), the eldest son of the abovenamed James Gilbert, and Richard Talis, son 
 of my niece Mary Talis. I nominate my said trustees as exors. Signed,yi>.r. Porter. 
 Wits., Geo. Lambert, Alexr. Crudge, E. Forrest. Proved 7 Apl. 1749, in P.C.C. 
 [117 Lisle], by the exors. named. 
 
 been able to trace the relationship of the Fisher, Gilbert and 
 Talis families to the Porters. But if Mary Talis were niece 
 to Joseph Porter it would appear that she must have been a 
 married daughter of his sister Mrs. Eborall. 
 
 Joseph Porter the elder had his portrait painted by 
 Hogarth, and, according to Nichols, it "is esteemed to be 
 the best portrait of his producing." 1 An engraving of this 
 portrait, by T. Cook, dated 1807, is in an interleaved copy 
 of Harwood's Lichfield at the Bodleian Library. 2 
 
 Henry, or Harry, Porter is of more interest to us than his 
 
 elder and more successful brother. We may presume that 
 
 he was apprenticed to Joseph, else he would have forfeited 
 
 the £400 bequeathed to him by his father. In or before 171 5 
 
 he married Elizabeth, only surviving daughter of the late 
 
 William Jervis, of Great Peatling, Leicestershire. The 
 
 baptism of two of his children is recorded at St. Martin's, 
 
 Birmingham : — 
 
 1 71 5. Nov. 8. bapt. Lucy, daughter of Henry Porter. 
 1717/18. Jany. 29. bapt. Jarvis Henry son of Henry Porter.' 
 
 Harry Porter, as we have seen from his mother's will, was 
 living in High Street, Birmingham, in 1716, so that no doubt 
 his children were born there. As already stated, his house 
 was only some three doors from Andrew Johnson's bookshop, 4 
 and it was afterwards the residence of Thomas Warren, the 
 printer, with whom Edmund Hector and Samuel Johnson 
 lodged together for six months. Harry Porter and his wife 
 afterwards removed to Bull Street. 6 Boswell tells us that, 
 while at Birmingham, Johnson "made some valuable acquaint- 
 ances there, amongst whom were Mr. Porter, a mercer, whose 
 widow he afterwards married." 6 Edmund Hector, who 
 bought his clothes from the Porters, introduced Johnson to 
 them, in 1733, at their house in Bull Street. 7 Johnson at this 
 time was lodging with a person named Jarvis, 8 and it has 
 been suggested that he may have been a relative of Mrs. 
 Harry Porter, but this seems to be mere conjecture. A 
 family named Jarvis had long been settled in Birmingham, 
 and, as explained in my article on Andrew Johnson, had 
 intermarried with the Fishers. 9 
 
 Miss Anna Seward, whose grandfather, the Rev. John 
 Hunter, had married Harry Porter's sister Lucy as his second 
 wife, gives us quite a long account of the ripening of Johnson's 
 acquaintance with the Birmingham mercer and his wife : — 
 
 The rustic prettiness, and artless manners of her daughter, the present 
 Mrs. Lucy Porter, had won Johnson's youthful heart, when she was upon 
 a visit at my grandfather's in Johnson's school-days. Disgusted by his 
 
 1 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 334, footnote. 
 
 2 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 248, footnote. 
 
 3 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 94, footnote. 
 
 4 See p. 221. 
 
 s Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 26. 
 
 6 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 86. 
 
 7 Plill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 26. 
 
 s Ibid, and Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. ^foot- 
 
 note. 
 
 See p. 223. 
 
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 unsightly form, she had a personal aversion to him, nor could the beauti- 
 ful verses he addressed to her, teach her to endure him. The nymph, at 
 length, returned to her parents at Birmingham, and was soon forgotten. 
 Business taking Johnson to Birmingham, on the death of his own father, 
 and calling upon his coy mistress there, he found her father dying. He 
 passed all his leisure hours at Mr. Porter's, attending his sick-bed, 
 and in a few months after his death, asked Mrs. Johnson's consent to 
 marry the old widow. After expressing her surprise at a request so 
 extraordinary — " no, Sam, my willing consent you will never have to so 
 preposterous a union. You are not twenty-five, and she is turned fifty. 
 If she had any prudence, this request had never been made to me. 
 Where are your means of subsistence ? Porter has died poor, in conse- 
 quence of his wife's expensive habits. You have great talents, but, as 
 yet, have turned them into no profitable channel." — " Mother, I have not 
 deceived Mrs. Porter : I have told her the worst of me ; that I am of 
 mean extraction ; that I have no money ; and that I have had an uncle 
 hanged. 1 She replied, that she valued no one more or less for his 
 descent ; that she had no more money than myself ; and that, though she 
 had not had a relation hanged, she had fifty who deserved hanging." 2 
 
 Even Dr. Birkbeck Hill was compelled to refer to Miss 
 Seward as "unhappily one of the most untruthful of writers," 3 
 and this picturesque tale, told to Boswell in a letter dated 
 25 Mch. 1785, cannot increase her reputation for accuracy of 
 statement. At the conclusion of Johnson's schooldays, Lucy 
 Porter cannot have been more than ten years old, which 
 makes Miss Seward's first suggestion seem a little absurd. 
 It seems indeed highly improbable that Lucy Porter would 
 stay with the Rev. John Hunter until he married her aunt and 
 namesake in June 1726, when Johnson had probably returned 
 from Stourbridge 4 and ended his schooldays altogether. In 
 the next place Johnson did not go to Birmingham until nearly 
 three years after his father's death, and then it was not on 
 business. And Harry Porter can hardly have been " dying " 
 when Johnson made his acquaintance in 1733, for he did not 
 make his will until 22 May 1734, and he lived until the end 
 of July. Mrs. Porter can hardly have told Johnson " that she 
 had no more money than " himself, for she had at least £600, 
 which to him would be a considerable sum at that time. 
 
 The following footnote by Dr. Birkbeck Hill is of interest 
 as throwing light on Harry Porter's affairs : — 
 
 The author of the Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Dr. Johnson, 
 1785, p. 25, says : — ' Mrs. Porter's husband died insolvent, but her settle- 
 ment was secured. She brought her second husband about seven or 
 eight hundred pounds, a great part of which was expended in fitting up a 
 house for a boarding-school.' That she had some money can be almost 
 inferred from what we are told by Boswell and Hawkins. ... If Mrs. 
 Johnson had not money, how did she and her husband live from July 
 1735 to the spring of 1738? . . . Inference, however, is no longer needful 
 as there is positive evidence. Mr. Timmins in his Dr. Johnson in Bir- 
 mingham (p. 4) writes : — ' My friend, Mr. Joseph Hill, says, A copy of an 
 old deed which has recently come into my hands, shews that a hundred 
 pounds of Mrs. Johnson's fortune was left in the hands of a Birmingham 
 attorney named Thomas Perks, who died insolvent ; and in 1745, a bulky 
 deed gave his creditors ys. n,d. in the pound. Among the creditors for 
 _£ioo were "Samuel Johnson, gent., and Elizabeth his wife, executors of 
 the last will and testament of Harry Porter, late of Birmingham afore- 
 said, woollen draper, deceased." Johnson and his wife were almost the 
 
 1 See p. 154. * Letters of Anna. Seward, vol. i, pp. 44-5. 
 
 3 Letters of Dt. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 139, footnote. 
 
 4 See p. 148. 
 
 only creditors who did not sign the deed, their seals being left void. It 
 is doubtful, therefore, whether they ever obtained the amount of the com- 
 position ^36 \y. 4</.' 
 
 Harry Porter's will, dated 22 May 1734 and proved 17 
 Sept. 1734, shows that, on his death, his widow was entitled to 
 £600 under a settlement made upon their marriage. 2 
 
 The burial of Harry Porter is recorded in the registers of 
 St. Martin's, Birmingham : — 
 
 1734. Aug. 3. burd. Henry Porter of Edgbaston. 3 
 
 I have already mentioned the probability of his being 
 descended from the Porters of Edgbaston, and this entry goes 
 far to confirm the view. Yet, even accepting it as a fact, it is 
 not easy to understand why he should be described as " of 
 Edgbaston," when he lived and died in the town of Birming- 
 ham, as his father had done before him, and neither of them, 
 in his will, mentions any property at Edgbaston. 
 
 Messrs. Hill and Dent have a paragraph on the subj'ect : — 
 
 There seems little doubt that all the Porters in Birmingham of any 
 standing were descended from the Porters who in Queen Elizabeth's time 
 lived at Edgbaston, one of whom married Ann Colmore in 1594; and 
 were also of the family of Robert Porter, the sword cutler, whose mill in 
 Digbeth was destroyed in the civil wars. 4 The branches of the family, 
 however, became numerous, too numerous to follow in detail. In later 
 years, Edward, Henry, and Harry Porter were drapers, and a Richard, 
 the owner of considerable property, was a baker," and lived in Bull Street, 
 
 1 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 95, footnote. 
 
 " Harry Porter, of Birmingham, Warwicks., mercer. Will dated 22 May 
 1734. I confirm to my dear wife the contract I made with her upon our inter- 
 marriage, and desire she may receive, out of my personal estate, the sum of ^600, 
 pursuant to an agreement in the said contract. The residue of all my goods, 
 after my debts are paid, I give to all my children, share and share alike. I 
 make my wife sole extrix. of this my will. Signed, Harry Porler. Wits., 
 Sam/. Gower, John Scotton and Thos. Perks. Proved 17 Sept. 1734, in P.C.C. 
 [203 Ockham], by Elizabeth Porter, relict of the deed., the extrix. named. 
 
 3 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 94, footnote. 
 
 * " Whilst Robert Porter, of Birmingham, was a strong Parliamentarian, the 
 Edgbaston landowner of the name was illegally oppressed hy Tinker Fox, the 
 Captain of the Edgbaston Garrison for the Parliament. " Footnote. 
 
 5 The following will abstracts throw light on the family of Richard Porter the 
 baker : — 
 
 William Porter, of Birmingham, Warwicks., baker. Will dated 2 Feb. 
 1732/3. To my son Richard Porter, all my leases after ray wife's decease, and 
 I desire him to let my son Nathaniel Porter have half the ground I hold of Mr. 
 Pemberton. To my son Nathaniel Porter, £$. To my son-in-law, Richard 
 Davis, £$. To my son-in-law, Thomas Martyn, ^5. To the children of my 
 son-in-law, Joseph Nocks, £<, to be distributed amongst the children which he 
 now has by my daur., his late wife. To Mary Birch, one guinea. To my son 
 Richard Porter, 40'/. Residue to my said sons and sons-in-law. Exor., the 
 said Richard Porter. Wits., Tho. Smalhvood, Fran. Deakin and Jno. Fades. 
 Proved 10 Apl. 1733, at Lichfield, by the sole exor. 
 
 Nathaniel Porter, of Birmingham, Warwicks. Will dated 11 Feb. 
 1732/3. To my son Samuel Porter, y\. Residue, and what comes to me from 
 my father Porter's will, I leave to my wife, and my daurs. Elizabeth and Alice, 
 and make them all extrixes. "Wits,., Joseph Rann, Richard Halfpenny and Ben- 
 jamin Kelsey. Proved 7 Feb. 1734/5, at Lichfield, by Margaret Porter, widow, 
 the relict, power reserved for Elizabeth and Alice Porter, the other exors. 
 Under £20. 
 
 Richard Porter, of Birmingham, Warwicks., baker. Will dated 20 June 
 1739- To my daur. Sarah Porler, my messuages, land, etc., in Handsworth, 
 purchased of Thomas Fades, subject to the payment of £15 per annum to my 
 wife for life. I also give to my said daur. those houses in Birmingham which I 
 purchased of Barford, and also £200. To my wife the lease of the house I live 
 in. To my ion Joseph Porter, after he attains 21, my messuage, farm, etc., in 
 Handsworth, which I purchased of Mrs. Osborne and Bamsley, subject to ,£15 
 per annum to my wife for life. I also give him my freehold houses in Bull Street, 
 Birmingham, and .£100. I also give my wife an annuity of ^15, payable out of 
 
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 235 
 
 opposite the shop of Harry Porter, draper, and Miss Porter [previously 
 referred to as occupying No. 15 of the Old Square in 1723] was possibly 
 Harry's sister Lucy. 1 
 
 I have discovered another interesting piece of evidence 
 which forms a link between Harry Porter and the Porters 
 of Edgbaston. In an appendix to his edition of Boswell, 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill gives a copy of an inscription on a monu- 
 ment in St. Mary's Church, Warwick, to Anne, widow of 
 Thomas Norton, and daughter of Henry Porter of Edgbaston. 2 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill quoted it from A Brief Description of the 
 Collegiate Church of St. Mary in Warwick, published by 
 Grafton and Reddell of Birmingham, and undated. At the 
 time that book was compiled the inscription seems to have 
 been partly indecipherable, but 1 have found a full copy of it 
 in Le Neve's Monumenta Anglicana, published in 17 19 : — 
 
 Juxta sepulta est Anna Norton, Henrici Porter filia, nuper de 
 Edgberston in com. Warw. generosi, vidua Thomae Norton, predicti Joh. 
 et Isra. filii unici (apud Knole in eodem com. inhumati). Haec annis et 
 pietate matura vitam deposuit Maii 14. 1698. 3 
 
 From the inscription above, on the same tablet, it 
 appears that John Norton, late recorder of Warwick, died 
 on 14 Sept. 1635, and that his wife Israel, daughter of 
 Thomas Woodward, of Bull Marston, gent, died on 29 Nov. 
 1615. 
 
 Now I shall show later that the Rev. John Hunter, 
 Johnson's schoolmaster, who married, as his second wife, 
 Lucy, sister of Harry Porter, had married, as his first wife, 
 a sister of the Rev. Thomas Norton of Warwick, and a 
 daughter, in all probability, of Edward Norton of Warwick. 4 
 It seems unlikely that there were two distinct families of 
 Norton in the town of Warwick, and if the Rev. John 
 Hunter's first wife were connected with the Porters of 
 Edgbaston, it is natural to suppose that his second wife, 
 Lucy Porter, had sprung from that stock. 
 
 Miss Hannah Porter, of Stratford-on-Avon, in her will, 
 dated 26 Feb. 1757, asks to be buried in the parish church 
 of Edgbaston, in the pew built by her father, where he, her 
 mother, her sister and all her ancestors had been laid to 
 rest. 5 
 
 tenements in Birmingham which I purchased of one Bowcher, lying near the 
 Butts, and also from houses which I purchased of Samuel Dowler, and subject to 
 the above annuity I give the same premises to my son John Porter. Residue to 
 my said wife and appoint her and my daur. Sarah extrixes. Wits., Frances 
 Rann, Elizabeth Simms and R. Rami. Proved 6 Dec. 1739, at Lichfield, by 
 Ann Porter, widow, and Sarah Porter, spinster, the extrixes. 
 
 1 Hill and Dent's Memorials of the Old Square, p. 109. 
 
 2 See BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. vi, Addenda, p. xliii. 
 
 3 Le Neve's Monumenta Anglicana, vol. i, p. 163. 
 * See p. 244. 
 
 5 Hannah Porter, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks., spinster. Will 
 dated 26 Feb. 1757. I desire to be buried in the parish church of Edgbaston, co. 
 Worcester [sic], in the pew built by my late dear father, where he and my mother 
 and sister are buried, and all my ancestors lie. I give the land I hold by lease 
 from Philip Foley and Thomas Tyrer, esqs., exors. of Mr. Henry Glover, deed., 
 and rented of me by Mr. Buslam [Burslem] Sparrow, in Sedbury, Staffs., one 
 third thereof to my niece Frances ffeydon for life, to remain at her death to 
 James Woolley of Bromsgrove, co. Wore, and Mary his wife, and the residue to 
 my brother Robert Porter, to remain at his decease to my nephew fames 
 
 On 9 July 1735 Samuel Johnson was married, at St. 
 Werburgh's church, Derby, to Elizabeth, widow of Harry 
 Porter. 1 She had remained a widow just over eleven 
 months. It seems strange that even Dr. Birkbeck Hill does 
 not appear to have noticed that, while the extract from 
 St. Werburgh's registers, which he gives in a footnote, 
 records the date of the marriage as 9 July 1735, Dr. Johnson 
 himself, on the slip of paper he pasted in the box containing 
 his wife's wedding ring, wrote, " in fair characters," " Nupta 
 fid. 9 1736." 2 In order to place the matter beyond doubt, 
 the Rector of St. Werburgh's has kindly looked up the entry 
 again for me and proved the date 9 July 1735 to be correct. 
 This is an interesting example of how the most trustworthy 
 people must be doubted when they essay to furnish us with 
 accurate particulars of their lives. 
 
 The amusing account given by Dr. Johnson to Topham 
 Beauclerk, of how he and his bride rode on horseback to 
 Derby on their wedding morn, is too well known to readers 
 of Boswell to quote here. 3 
 
 The baptism of Dr. Johnson's wife is thus recorded in the 
 registers of Great Peatling : — 
 
 Elizabeth, daughter of William Jervis, esq. and Mrs. Anne his wife, 
 born the 4th day of February, 1688, mani ; baptized the 16th of the same 
 month by Mr. Smith, curate at Peatling Parva. 4 
 
 The ancestors of William Jervis [1659-95] had for many 
 generations lived in the parish and owned a good estate. 
 His wife Anne, a daughter of Henry Darell, of Fulmer Place, 
 near Eton, Bucks., survived him over thirty years, and was 
 buried on 23 Dec. 1726. Her father, according to Nichols, 
 was a grandson of Sir Marmaduke Darell, who was knighted 
 by James I at Whitehall in 1603. Sir Marmaduke built the 
 parish church of Fulmer at his own expense in 1610, and his 
 
 Porter. I give to my said brother and nephew, as above, my messuage where 
 I now dwell in Stratford-on-Avon. I give the interest of £\2Q to the said 
 Frances ffeydon for life, to remain to the said James Woolley and Sarah [sic] his 
 wife. Item, to James Woolley, the use of my gold watch for life, and, after his 
 decease, to his daur. Mary Woolley, to whom I give my " Bath Brussell" suit of 
 lace. I give to my niece Mrs. Ford, daur. of my said brother, £\20 and two 
 silver spoons, and the like to her sister Mary. To my nephew James Porter, my 
 silver coffee pot, etc. To Mrs. Dinah Trubshaw of London, widow, 4 guineas. 
 To my late servant Grace Hews and her sister, a guinea each. To Elizabeth 
 Whitehead of Stratford, widow, one guinea. To the poor of Old Stratford, £3. 
 To my servant, Mrs. Susannah Purton, ,£10. To my friend Mrs. Elizabeth Bell 
 of London, whose maiden name was Jarvis, £5. To Miss Featherston of Pack- 
 wood, Warwicks., a ring with a ruby and two diamonds. To Mrs. Catherine 
 Makepeace of Stratford, a diamond mourning ring. To Mrs. Bradley, wife of Mr. 
 Dionysius Bradley of Stratford, gent. , one guinea. All my wearing apparel shall be 
 equally divided among my brother's two daurs., and his grand-daur. Ann Porter. 
 All the rest of my personal estate I give to the said Mr. Dionysius Bradley in trust 
 for my said brother for life, the principal to be paid a his death to my nephew 
 fames Porter. I appoint the said Dionysius Bradley, James Woolley and Thomas 
 Carless of Stratford, to be my exors. Signed, Hannah Porter. Wits., Ann 
 Paris, John Court and Robert Wheeler. Codicil dated 23 Mch 1757. I be- 
 queath to Mary Porter, wife of my brother Robert Porter, an annuity of £8 after 
 the death of her husband. Wits. , Rose Chaplin and Robert Wheeler. Proved 
 26 May 1757, in P.C.C. [167 Herring], by the exors. named. 
 
 1 See p. 199. 
 
 2 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 237. Nichols, in his 
 Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 334, also gives the date of the marriage wrongly 
 as 9 July 1736. 
 
 3 See BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 96. 
 1 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part 1 , p. 329. 
 
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236 
 
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 epitaph within styles him "servant to queen Elizabeth by 
 sea and land, and cofferer to king James and king Charles I." 
 The last named monarch is stated to have rewarded Sir 
 Marmaduke with several grants of land in Ireland and else- 
 where. Holled Smith, who, as will presently appear, was 
 a grand-nephew of Mrs. Johnson, is said to have possessed 
 a history of the Darell family, as well as several letters 
 written by Charles I to Sir Marmaduke. 1 
 
 The following are all the particulars supplied by Nichols 
 of the children of William Jervis and Anne Darell : — 
 
 1. Richard Jervis, aged 2| in 1683 ; burd. 26 Sept. 1725, leaving issue 
 by Anne his wife, who was burd. 27 June 1743, 
 
 (1) Samuel Jervis, the last of the family who resided at Great 
 Peatling ; born 9 Mch. 1709/10; bapt. 8 Apl. 171 1 at 
 Dunton Bassett ; burd. 30 Aug. 1772, leaving issue, 2 of whom 
 Nichols gives some information. His wife's name is not 
 stated. 
 
 (2) William Jervis, gent., apothecary at Lutterworth ; born 
 2 Nov. 171 1 ; died 18 Sept. 1780, aged 69, leaving issue by 
 Tabitha his wife, who was burd. 22 June 1753. 
 
 (1) Darell Jervis, bom 7 Oct. 1713 ; mard. Knightley Smith, of 
 Leire, near Lutterworth, and had issue. 
 
 2. William Jervis, born 10 Oct. 1683. 
 
 3. Samuel Jervis, born 6 Jany. 1685. 
 
 1. Darell Jervis, born 14 Oct. 1687 ; burd. 4 June 1699. 
 
 2. Elizabeth Jervis, wife first of Henry Porter of Birmingham, and 
 
 secondly of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 
 
 3. Anne Jervis, born 26 Dec. 1691 ; burd. 14 Nov. 1696. 
 
 Nothing appears to be known of Mrs. Johnson's two 
 younger brothers, beyond the fact of their birth. 
 
 Mrs. Johnson's niece, Darell Jervis, had, by her husband 
 Knightley Smith, an only surviving son Holled Smith, 
 of Normanton Turville, attorney, who died on 14 July 1795, 
 aged 63. Holled Smith had a family of 14 children, 5 of 
 whom died young, and none of his sons had issue. 3 His 
 eighth child, Catharine Smith, was married on 15 May 1796, 
 at Bucklebury, Berks., to the Rev. Thomas Noel, Rector 
 of Kirkby Mallory, near Market Bosworth. Her eldest son 
 was Thomas Noel [1 799-1 861], the poet, author of that 
 familiar song, " Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep," 4 
 who was thus great-great-grand-nephew to Dr. Johnson's 
 wife. 
 
 Frances Grace, twelfth child of Holled Smith, was married, 
 in 1796, to George Smith of Goldicote, Warwicks., and 
 Spetsbury House, Dorset, and had issue a fourth son, 
 Charles Sergison Smith, 6 one of whose sons is the present 
 Major-General Sir Charles Holled Smith, K.C.M.G. 6 
 
 Dr. Johnson lost his wife on 17 Mch. 1752, and her body 
 was laid in the church of Bromley in Kent. A few months 
 
 1 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part 1, p. 334, footnote. 
 
 2 William, son of Samuel Jervis, of Great Peatling, gent., matric. 3 July 
 1759 at Wadham Coll., Oxford, aged 17, and took his B.C.L. in 1768. Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 3 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 342. 
 
 4 See life of Thomas Noel in Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
 J See Burke's Landed Gentry, under Smith of Consall Hall, Staffs. 
 « Who's Who. 
 
 before his death, Dr. Johnson had the following epitaph 
 inscribed on her tombstone : — 
 
 Hie conduntur reliquiae | Elizabeths | Antiqua Jarvisiorum gente, | 
 Peatlinga, apud Leicestrienses, orta? ; | Formosa?, cultae, ingeniosae, pias ; 
 [ Uxoris, primis nuptiis, Henrici Porter, | Secundis, Samuelis Johnson : 
 J Qui multum amatam, diuque defletam | Hoc lapide contexit. | Obiit 
 Londini, Mense Mart. | a.d. mdccliii. 
 
 It will be observed that the date was wrongly inscribed 
 as 1753, an error apparently due to Johnson himself, who, 
 writing to the Rev. Mr. Bagshaw of Bromley, on 12 July 
 1784, with reference to the stone he proposed putting over 
 his wife's grave, says she died "in the year 1753." x The 
 grave is situated in the centre of the nave, not far from the 
 west entrance. 
 
 The burial was thus entered in the Bromley registers : — 
 
 1752. March 26. Elizabeth Johnson, of y e Parish of St. Bride's, London. 
 
 Affidavit was made that she was buried in woollen only. 
 It will be observed that the funeral did not take place until 
 nine days after her death, though Bromley is only ten miles 
 from the centre of London. 
 
 We will now pass on to Dr. Johnson's step-children, the 
 issue of Elizabeth Jervis by her first husband, Henry Porter 
 of Birmingham. Jervis Henry Porter, the elder son, was 
 baptized on 29 Jany. 1717/ 18 at St. Martin's, Birmingham, 
 as already stated. 2 When his mother married Dr. Johnson, 
 he would therefore be some seventeen years old. What 
 happened to her sons, when Mrs. Porter made what her 
 relatives would be quite justified in thinking a foolish and 
 improvident marriage, there is no evidence to show, but it 
 seems most probable that they were to some extent looked 
 after by their uncle Joseph Porter, a rich London merchant 
 and a bachelor, and their success in life must have been 
 largely due to his money and influence. 
 
 Jervis Henry Porter entered the navy, quite probably 
 before his mother's remarriage. In the spring of 1749 his 
 uncle Joseph died, leaving his real estate at Birmingham, 
 as well as the residue of his personal estate, to his nephew 
 Jervis. The young officer, now about 31, was well advanced 
 in the service, for his uncle describes him as Captain in His 
 Majesty's Navy. 
 
 Lady Knight related a familiar incident of Captain 
 Porter : — 
 
 Mr. Williams's account of Mrs. Johnson was, that she had a good 
 understanding and great sensibility, but inclined to be satirical. Her 
 first husband died insolvent ; her sons were much disgusted with her for 
 her second marriage ; . . . however, she always retained her affection 
 for them. While they [Mr. and Mrs. Johnson] resided in Gough Square, 
 her son, the officer, knocked at the door, and asked the maid if her 
 mistress was at home. She answered, "Yes, Sir, but she is sick in bed." 
 " Oh," says he, "if it's so, tell her that her son Jervis called to know how 
 she did ; " and was going away. The maid begged she might run up to 
 tell her mistress, and, without attending his answer, left him. Mrs. 
 
 1 Bos-well's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 351. 
 
 2 See p. 233. 
 
DR. JOHNSON ' S ANCES TRY : S UP PL EMENT 
 
 237 
 
 Johnson, enraptured to hear her son was below, desired the maid to tell him 
 she longed to embrace him. When the maid descended the gentleman 
 was gone, and poor Mrs. Johnson was much agitated by the adventure ; 
 it was the only time he ever made an effort to see her. Dr. [Mr.] John- 
 son did all he could to console his wife, but told Mr. Williams : " Her 
 son is uniformly undutiful ; so I conclude, like many other sober men, he 
 might once in his life be drunk, and in that fit nature got the better of his 
 pride." ' 
 
 It was while residing in Gough Square, Fleet Street, that 
 Johnson wrote a large part of his Dictionary. It is something 
 to have his testimony to Captain Porter's sobriety, whose 
 unfilial conduct may to some extent be excused. 
 
 Nichols describes Jervis Porter as " captain of the Hercules 
 of 74 guns." 2 The only record I have of his naval exploits 
 is the following extract from the " Historical Chronicle " for 
 October, in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1759 [p. 496] : — 
 
 Wednesday 23. 
 
 The Hercules, Capt. Porter, arrived at Plymouth, from the Bay. 
 She has had an engagement with a French man of war of 74 guns, but 
 the Hercules being very much disabled in her masts, the French ship 
 made all the sail she could into Port. Capt. Porter was wounded in his 
 head, and in one of his legs, but the wounds are not dangerous. The 
 ship he engaged is supposed to be the Florifant, that bravely fought 
 Capt. Tyrrel, in the West Indies, some time ago. 
 
 Nichols says that Captain Porter died about 1760, at 
 Portsmouth, without issue. The date is incorrect, for Captain 
 Porter did not die until 1763, as is shown by the following 
 obituary in The London Magazine for June 1763 [p. 336] : — 
 
 Lately. Capt. Porter of his Majesty's Ship Hercules. 
 
 We have better proof of the date in a letter, dated 
 12 Apl. 1763, addressed by Dr. Johnson to his step-daughter, 
 Lucy Porter : — 
 
 The newspaper has informed me of the death of Captain Porter. I 
 know not what to say to you, condolent or consolatory, beyond the 
 common considerations which I suppose you have proposed to others, and 
 know how to apply to yourself. In all afflictions the first relief is to be 
 asked of God. 
 
 I wish to be informed in what condition your brother's death has 
 left your fortune ; if he has bequeathed you competence or plenty, I shall 
 sincerely rejoice ; if you are in any distress or difficulty, I will endeavour 
 to make what I have, or what I can get, sufficient for us both. 3 
 
 It is evident that Johnson's sympathies were not strongly 
 aroused by his step-son's death at the comparatively early 
 age of 45. 
 
 Captain Porter made his will on 30 Apl. 1759, before his 
 unlucky engagement with the French man-of-war, describing 
 himself as of Spring Gardens, in the parish of St. Martin's- 
 in-the-Fields. 4 To his sister Lucy he leaves £10,000 if she 
 
 1 Boswelfs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. vi, Addenda, pp. xliii, 
 xliv. 
 
 2 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 334. 
 
 3 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 96-7. 
 
 4 Jervis Henry Porter, of Spring Gardens, par. of St. Martin's in the 
 Fields, London. Will dated 30 Apl. 1759. I bequeath to my friend James 
 Mathias, of Freeman's Yard in Cornhill, London, merchant, and to my sister 
 Lucy Porter of Lichfield, Staffs., all my estate for the payment of the following 
 
 be unmarried at his death, or an annuity of £200 should she 
 be married ; as well as all the books and furniture in his 
 house. 
 
 Perhaps the most interesting bequest is that of his house 
 in Spring Gardens to Charles Saunders, Vice-Admiral of the 
 Blue, for his life, with remainder to testator's brother Joseph 
 Porter. Saunders is a notable figure in the naval history of 
 the eighteenth century, for he was in command of the fleet 
 which conveyed Wolfe to the St. Lawrence, and to his 
 skilful management of the fleet prior to the fall of Quebec, 
 as much as to Wolfe's brilliant generalship in the final 
 assault, was due the success of the undertaking and the 
 conquest of Canada. Saunders had sailed from Spithead 
 on 17 Feb. 1759, and at the very time of Captain Porter 
 making this bequest the gallant Admiral was waiting with 
 his fleet at Halifax for the St. Lawrence to clear of ice. 
 Saunders received many honours. In 1761 he was installed 
 a Knight of the Bath, and in 1766 was appointed First Lord 
 of the Admiralty. He died on 7 Dec. 1775 at his house in 
 Spring Gardens, 1 no doubt the very house which the gene- 
 rosity of Dr. Johnson's step-son had placed at his service. 
 Sir Charles Saunders was privately buried in Westminster 
 Abbey. 
 
 It would be of interest to know who Captain Porter's 
 " much beloved friend " Miss Mary King was. In his will he 
 leaves her £100 if she be unmarried at his decease. He 
 describes her as living with Mr. Brest in Hatton Garden. In 
 a codicil, dated 6 Jany. 1762, when she was living with Mr. 
 Scott in Hatton Garden, he leaves her an annuity of £$0. 
 
 A remarkable feature of the will is that he bequeaths a 
 ring of the value of £20 to each of twenty persons whom he 
 
 bequests. I give ^10,000 to my said sister Lucy if she be unmard. at my 
 decease ; otherwise an annuity of ^200. I give to Charles Saunders, esq., Vice- 
 Admiral of the Blue, my house in Spring Gardens for his life ; then to remain to my 
 brotherjoseph Porter. I give all the books and furniture of the said house, except 
 what shall be deemed fixtures, to my sister Lucy. To Philip Stephens, esq. , of Spring 
 Gardens, the choice of one of my horses. To each of the following I bequeath 
 a ring of the value of ^20: — the Rt. Hon. Lord Anson, the Hon. Augustus Keppel, 
 the Hon. William Bateman, Sir George Daltson [sic], bart. , of Heath Hall, co. York, 
 Vice-Admiral Charles Saunders, Robert Hughes, Richard Spry, Hugh Pigott, Peter 
 Denis, Commissioner Adams of the Navy Office, Edmtcnd Mason, Philip Stephens, 
 James Mathias, John Denison, Edward Lewis, Robert Allen, the Rev. Mr. 
 Seward of Lichfield, Peter Garrick, Edward Sneyd, and Mr. Robert Adair of Dover 
 Street. To my servant Sarah Eilseley, £20 ; and to my man John Lewis, £20. 
 To the said James Mathias, ^200. To Mrs. Mary King, living with Mr. Brest 
 in Hatton Garden, .£100 if she be umard. at my decease. The estate I hold from 
 the Dean and Chapter of Worcester, in Birmingham, charged with the payment 
 of ^600 and interest by the marriage settlement of my aunt Lucy Hunter, I give 
 to my brother Joseph Porter, now in Italy, together with all the residue of my 
 personal estate. I make my trustees abovenamed exors. of my will. Signed, 
 J. H. Porter. Wits., Willm. Fortescue , Jn. Carter Allen, Jno. Lewis. Codicil 
 dated 6 Jany. 1762, by me, Jervis Henry Porter, commanding H.M.S. 
 Hercules. I give to my much beloved friend Miss Mary King, living with 
 Mr. Scott in Hatton Garden, an annuity of £50. Signed, J. H. Porter. Further 
 codicil dated 24 Mch. 1763. I bequeath to my servant, John Rear, an annuity 
 of ^30. Signed, J. H. Porter. Affidavit 6 Apl. 1763, as to handwriting of 
 codicils, by John Anderson, of par. of St. Martin in the Fields, surgeon, and 
 Gabriel Mathias, of par. of St. Paul, Covent Garden, gent. Proved 15 Apl. 
 1763, in P.C.C. [195 Caesar], by James Mathias, and 17 Aug. 1782 by Lucy 
 Porter. 
 
 1 Dictionary of National Biography. 
 
2 3 8 
 
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 enumerates. Most of them I can identify, but Robert 
 Hughes, Commissioner Adams of the Navy Office, Edmund 
 Mason, Philip Stephens, John Denison and Edward Lewis, 
 are only names to me. Mr. Robert Adair of Dover Street 
 was probably the Robert Adair who was sergeant-surgeon to 
 George III ; he married Lady Caroline Keppel, sister of 
 Augustus Keppel the Admiral, and had a son Sir Robert 
 Adair [1763-1855], who was one of the most intimate friends 
 of Charles James Fox. 1 
 
 The Hon. William Bateman was a Captain in the Royal 
 Navy, the younger son of William, first Viscount Bateman, 
 by the Lady Anne his wife, daughter of Charles, third Earl 
 of Sunderland, and granddaughter of the great Duke of 
 Marlborough. Captain Bateman died on 19 June 1783. 2 
 Sir George Dalston, of Heath Hall, Yorks., was the fourth 
 and last baronet, who died on 7 Mch. 176s. 3 
 
 Robert Allen had been partner with Captain Porter's uncle, 
 Joseph Porter of Ironmonger Lane. 4 His death is recorded 
 in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1780 [p. 542] :■— 
 
 Nov. 1. In Ironmonger-lane, Rob. Allen, esq. ; merchant. 
 
 Other of the rings went to the Rev. Thomas Seward, 
 husband of Captain Porter's cousin, Lucy Hunter, and father 
 of Anna Seward, the poetess ; to Peter Garrick [1710-79,] the 
 elder brother of David, whom Johnson and Boswell visited at 
 Lichfield in 1776, and of whom the former remarked that " if 
 Peter had cultivated all the arts of gaiety as much as David 
 has done, he might have been as brisk and lively " ; 5 and to 
 Major Edward Sneyd of Lichfield, father of Honora Sneyd, 
 the fiancee of the unfortunate Major Andre, and later the 
 wife of Richard Lovell Edgeworth. 
 
 Half a dozen of the recipients were naval officers of dis- 
 tinction. First on the list is George, Lord Anson [1697- 
 1762], the great navigator, while the Hon. Augustus Keppel 
 [1725-86], one of the most celebrated Admirals of his day, 
 comes second. Later comes Vice- Admiral Charles Saunders, 
 already dealt with, and Richard Spry [1715-75], afterwards 
 Rear- Admiral Sir Richard Spry, who at the time was accom- 
 panying Saunders to Quebec. The two remaining naval 
 recipients were Hugh Pigot [1721-92], who also went with 
 Saunders to Quebec, and who, though his abilities are not 
 considered great, rose to be an Admiral ; and Peter Denis 
 [died 1778], afterwards a Vice- Admiral, who was created a 
 baronet in 1767. 6 
 
 Now it is to be remarked that Augustus Keppel, Charles 
 Saunders, and Peter Denis had served under Anson when he 
 made his celebrated voyage round the world in 1740 -44. 
 Keppel and Saunders had actually accompanied Anson on 
 
 1 Dictionary of National Biography, life of Sir Robert Adair. 
 
 2 Burke's Extinct Peerages. 3 Burke's Extinct Baronetcies. 
 
 4 See Joseph Porter's will, p. 233. 
 
 5 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 462. 
 
 6 These particulars of the naval officers are taken from the Dictionary of 
 National Biography. 
 
 his celebrated ship, the Centurion, with many others who 
 rose high in the service. " In the whole history of our navy 
 there is not another instance of so many juniors from one 
 ship rising to distinction." 1 In view of Captain Porter's 
 evident friendship and regard for Anson, Keppel, Saunders 
 and Denis, it is not unnatural to wonder whether he himself 
 had been one of the officers accompanying the expedition. 
 The question might be settled by a search in the navy records, 
 but I have had no time to inquire deeply into the point. 
 There is, however, one fact having direct bearing upon it. 
 In the list of subscribers to the original edition of Anson's 
 Voyage Round the World, published in 1748, I find the name 
 of " Captain Jervis Henry Porter," his name being marked 
 with an asterisk as one of a limited number who were taking 
 copies on " Royal Paper." " Captain Jarvis Porter " also 
 appears as one of the subscribers for a copy on ordinary 
 paper. This evidence seems rather to favour my suggestion. 
 " Mr. John Porter " is also down in the list for a copy on 
 " Royal Paper." Could this be an error for the Captain's 
 uncle, Joseph Porter ? 
 
 A portrait of Captain Porter was in the possession of the 
 Rev. John Batteridge Pearson, to whom Lucy Porter be- 
 queathed most of her estate. 2 
 
 Captain Porter's younger brother Joseph, 3 who according 
 to Anna Seward was forty in 1764, must have been born 
 about 1724. The first time we hear of him is on 23 Mch. 
 1748/9, when his uncle Joseph Porter bequeaths him ^2000 
 and releases him from the payment of all sums due before 24 
 June last. No doubt the uncle had advanced him money to 
 enable him to make a start in life, and the £2000 capital 
 which accrued to him on his uncle's death would be an im- 
 mense advantage to a young man of twenty-five who was 
 starting a business career. 
 
 Joseph Porter the younger settled as a merchant at Leg- 
 horn, the principal seaport of Tuscany. There is nothing to 
 tell us the date when he left his native country, but Captain 
 Porter in his will, dated 30 Apl. 1759, leaves an estate at 
 Birmingham, and all the residue of his personal estate, to his 
 brother Joseph, " now in Italy." Thereafter he spent all his 
 life abroad, with the exception of occasional visits to England — 
 visits in which he evidently combined business with pleasure. 
 
 We owe our personal knowledge of Joseph Porter to the 
 fact that he won the heart of Sarah, daughter of the Rev. 
 Thomas Seward of Lichfield, and sister of Anna Seward, the 
 poetess ; though the early death of the prospective bride 
 prevented the marriage. Sarah's mother, Elizabeth, was a 
 daughter of the Rev. John Hunter, Johnson's schoolmaster, 
 who had married, for his second wife, Joseph Porter's aunt, 
 Lucy Porter. Therefore, though there was no blood relation- 
 
 1 Ibid, life of George, Lord Anson. 
 
 2 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 334, footnote. 
 
 3 Dr. Birkbeck Hill never discovered the Christian name of Joseph Porter, 
 
 who figures in the indexes to his three principal Johnsonian works as " 
 
 Porter." 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 239 
 
 ship between them, 1 Joseph Porter and Sarah Seward would 
 yet rank as connexions, especially as Mrs. Hunter, his aunt 
 and her step-grandmother, was still living at Lichfield to 
 emphasise the link. 
 
 This incident in Joseph Porter's life is touched upon in 
 the biography of Anna Seward : — 
 
 In 1764, a heavy calamity took place in Mr. Seward's family. Miss 
 Sarah Seward, his younger daughter, had been for some time on the eve 
 of forming a matrimonial connection with Mr. Porter, a merchant at 
 Leghorn, brother to Mrs. Lucy Porter of Lichfield, and son-in-law, of 
 course, to the celebrated Dr. Johnson. Miss Anna Seward was to 
 have accompanied her sister to Italy, and already anticipated, with 
 delight, the pleasure of treading classical ground, of viewing the 
 paintings of Raphael, and wandering among the groves of Valambrosa. 
 These flattering prospects were clouded by the sickness and death of the 
 young and lovely bride. An affecting account of this distressing calamity 
 occurs among the following extracts from Miss Seward's correspondence. 
 Mr. Porter appears afterwards to have intimated a wish to transfer his 
 attachment to the surviving sister, but it was not encouraged. 2 
 
 In a letter written in April 1764 Miss Seward gives us a 
 graphic account of the advent of Sarah's suitor from Italy. 
 If Sarah was younger sister to Anna, who was born in 1747, 
 she cannot have been more than sixteen at this time, and it 
 is not easy to understand how her parents and friends could 
 contemplate for her an early union with a withered bachelor 
 of forty : — 
 
 At last he is here, — this brother elect ! — We had heard of his being 
 arrived in London a week before ; but he fixed not with his sister the 
 period at which she would see him, mentioning business that might detain 
 him more than a fortnight. 
 
 My mother had engaged half Lichfield to play at cards with her 
 on Wednesday se'nnight. About one o'clock that day, Mrs. Porter sent 
 to inform us, that her brother was that instant arrived, and would accom- 
 pany her hither to tea. 3 
 
 The evening comes, and most of the guests have arrived, 
 when, 
 
 The drawing-room door opens ! — and in rustles, in all the pomp of 
 blue and white tissue and Brussels lace, and with the most satisfied air, 
 our honest friend, Mrs. Porter, led by the intended, — a thin, pale personage, 
 somewhat below the middle height, with rather too much stoop in the 
 shoulders, and a little more withered, by Italian suns, than are our 
 English sober bachelors, after an elapse of only forty years, in a black 
 velvet coat, and a waistcoat richly embroidered with coloured flowers 
 upon gold tissue ; a bag wig, in crimp buckle, powdered white as the new- 
 shorn fleece. 
 
 An unfortunate idea of a mountebank doctor, produced by the black 
 velvet coat and gold waistcoat, gave me some difficulty in managing my 
 risible muscles. 
 
 Mr. Porter's features are not irregular ; his teeth very fine, though in 
 a mouth which, being rather concave than convex, seldom shows them, 
 and he looks extremely clean. The great desideratum, perceived at first 
 view, is the air of a gentleman, which I have often seen liberally and 
 gracefully diffused about some of our English merchants. It was here in 
 vain to look for it ; neither did the tone of his voice, in speaking, please 
 me. 4 
 
 1 Unless perhaps distantly through the Nortons of Warwick. See ante, 
 P- 235. 
 
 2 Poetical Works of Anna Seward, ed. Walter Scott, 1810, vol. i, pp. 
 viii, ix. 
 
 3 Ibid. p. cxiii. ' Ibid. pp. cxv, cxvi. 
 
 On the following day, 
 
 Mr. Porter's whole attentions were devoted to Sarah ; and Honora 
 [Sneyd] and I exulted not a little over Helen ' about her prediction. He 
 took an opportunity of frankly offering his hand and heart to her 
 acceptance, ere we reached home, where he passed the remainder of the 
 day with us. 2 
 
 The happiness of this apparently ill-assorted couple was 
 but of short duration, for within a few weeks of her betrothal 
 the youthful Sarah was lying at the gates of death. On 
 2 June 1764, in a letter palpitating with natural distress, 
 Anna tells of the successive hopes and fears that accompanied 
 each change in the patient's condition, and describes the scene 
 that met her eyes on one of the occasions when she entered 
 the sick-room : — 
 
 What did I behold there ? — Alas ! my precious sister sunk back in 
 her bed, just recovering from a fainting fit ! sweet Honora supporting 
 with her arm the dear sufferer's head, her silent tears falling, in large 
 drops, upon her Sally's pillow ; my father and mother standing by the 
 bed-side, the deepest woe in their countenance. Mr. Porter sitting in 
 the window, leaning upon his hand, which covered his forehead. 3 
 
 Then Miss Anna has another ungenerous cut at her 
 sister's unfortunate lover : — 
 
 How much would Mr. Porter be to be pitied if he had strong sensi- 
 bilities ! — so near calling such a blessing his, and to have it thus torn 
 from him ! but his sensations seem more like vexation than grief. 4 
 
 Sarah Seward died, and after attending the funeral, Anna 
 went to stay with her aunt Anne, her mother's sister, wife of 
 the Rev. Samuel Martin, at Gotham, Notts., whence, on 
 27 June 1764, she writes as follows : — 
 
 Early next week I shall accompany my father to Eyam, his living in 
 Derbyshire. During the last week of our residence there, Mr. Porter 
 means to join us, whom we left behind with his sister. After he has 
 passed some days with us there, we shall all re-assemble at Lichfield. 5 
 
 Perhaps Anna Seward hints in her letters that Mr. Porter 
 was willing to transfer his affections to herself, but in a rather 
 hurried search I did not find the reference. 6 If it were 
 so, we can only regard it as a stroke of fortune for him that 
 he was saved from the cold embraces of a lady who, rightly 
 or wrongly, seems to have despised him. It is possible that 
 Miss Seward, bountifully blessed with picturesque emotions, 
 may have misunderstood the quiet restraint of the practical 
 man of business. 
 
 It is pleasant to know that some degree of friendship 
 existed between Dr. Johnson and his younger stepson. The 
 earliest date on which we have record of his mentioning 
 
 ' Miss Helen White, who had jumped to the conclusion that Mr. Porter was 
 more struck with Anna than with Sarah Seward, as Anna relates with character- 
 istic and irritating deprecation. 
 
 2 Poetical Works of Anna Seward, vol. i, p. cxxi. 
 
 3 Ibid. pp. cxxvi, cxxvii. 4 Ibid. p. cxxvii. 
 
 5 Ibid. p. cxxxiv. 
 
 6 The Letters of Anna Seward, published in 6 vols, in 1811, only date back to 
 23 Oct. 1784 ; so that the reference, if any, must be in the early letters given in 
 the biography I have quoted. 
 
240 
 
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 Joseph Porter, is 18 Apl. 1768, when he writes to Lucy Porter 
 from Oxford : — 
 
 I am glad that Mrs. Adey and Mrs. Cobb do not leave you alone. 
 Pay my respects to them, and the Sewards, and all my friends. When 
 Mr. Porter comes, he will direct you. Let me know of his arrival, and I 
 will write to him. 1 
 
 In 1770 Mr. Porter was in England again, paying a visit 
 of some length, for on 29 May of that year, Dr. Johnson writes 
 to Lucy Porter : — 
 
 Of Mr. Porter I have seen very little, but I know not that it is his 
 fault, for he says that he often calls, and never finds me ; I am sorry for 
 it, for I love him. Mr. Mathias has lately had a great deal of money 
 left him, of which you have probably heard already. 2 
 
 In Dec. 1775 he tells Lucy Porter: — "I have not lately 
 seen Mr. Porter, nor heard of him. Is he with you ? " 3 
 
 Boswell met Joseph Porter at Lichfield in 1778, as is 
 evidenced by the following entry in his diary : — 
 
 Peter Garrick told me that Mr. Johnson went first to London, to see 
 what could be made of his tragedy of Irene ; that he remembers his 
 borrowing the Turkish History (I think Peter said of him) in order to 
 take the story of his play out of it ; that he and Mr. Johnson went to the 
 Fountain Tavern by themselves, and Mr. Johnson read it to him. This, 
 Mr. Peter Garrick told me at Lichfield, Sunday, 24 March, 1778. Mr. 
 Porter, son to Mrs. Johnson, was by, and objected that the Fountain was 
 a notorious bawdy-house. Peter said it might be so, but that people 
 might be decently there, as well as anywhere else ; that he belonged to a 
 West India club kept there, at which a dozen of Madeira used to be 
 set before the fire to toast, and that they never had women with them. 4 
 
 We should gather from this little incident that Joseph 
 Porter was of a prudish turn of mind. 
 
 In 1780 he seems to have requested Dr. Johnson to send 
 him a supply of theological literature to Italy. Writing from 
 London on 8 Apl. 1780 Johnson tells Lucy Porter : — 
 
 Your brother's request I have not forgotten. I have bought as many 
 volumes as contain about an hundred and fifty sermons, which I will put 
 in a box, and get Mr. Mathias to send him. I shall add a letter. 5 
 
 A year later, on 12 Apl. 1781, he regrets in a letter to 
 Lucy Porter that her brother had not received " his box." 
 Presumably this was the self-same box of sermons, which 
 Johnson must have been dilatory about despatching : — 
 
 I am sorry that Mr. Porter has not had his box ; but by sending it to 
 Mr. Mathias, who very readily undertook its conveyance, I did the best 
 I could, and perhaps before now he has it. 8 
 
 Joseph Porter died towards the end of 1783, probably in 
 October, and, Nichols tells us, "at Leghorn." On 10 Nov. 
 Johnson writes to Lucy Porter : — 
 
 The death of poor Mr. Porter, of which your maid has sent me an 
 account, must have very much surprised you. The death of a friend is 
 
 1 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 139. 
 
 2 Ibid. p. 159. 
 
 3 Bos-well's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 388. 
 
 4 Johnsonian Miscellanies, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 369, footnote. 
 
 5 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 134. 
 
 6 Boswe/fs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 89. 
 
 almost always unexpected : we do not love to think of it, and therefore 
 are not prepared for its coming. He was, I think, a religious man, and 
 therefore that [sic] his end was happy. 1 
 
 On 29 Nov. 1783, writing again to Lucy Porter, he refers 
 a second time to her bereavement : — 
 
 You may perhaps think me negligent that I have not written to you 
 again upon the loss of your brother ; but condolences and consolations are 
 such common and such useless things, that the omission of them is no 
 great crime : and my own diseases occupy my mind, and engage my 
 care. 2 
 
 By his will, dated 19 Apl. 1779, Joseph Porter bequeathed 
 the whole of his estate, with the exception of a few legacies, 
 to his sister Lucy Porter. 3 Starting as he had done with 
 a fair capital, we may reasonably assume that, as he seems 
 to have been a sober-living man, the value of his estate 
 would mean a considerable increase in Lucy Porter's fortune. 
 
 It will have been observed that Joseph Porter senior, in 
 
 his will, dated 23 Mch. 1748/9, leaves ^500 to his good 
 
 friend James Mathias, of Freeman's yard, Cornhill, and 
 
 appoints him one of the executors of his will. And Captain 
 
 Jervis Porter, in his will, dated 30 Apl. 1759, appoints the 
 
 same James Mathias one of his executors, and leaves him 
 
 a ring and £200. Dr. Johnson, again, on 29 May 1770, tells 
 
 Lucy Porter that " Mr. Mathias has lately had a great deal 
 
 of money left him"; and on 8 Apl. 1780 and 12 Apl. 1781 
 
 mentions "Mr. Mathias" as the medium whereby a box of 
 
 sermons was to be forwarded to Joseph Porter in Italy. 
 
 There can scarcely be a doubt that the reference is to James 
 
 Mathias, who did not die until 10 June 1782, as is shown by 
 
 the following obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine for that 
 
 year [p. 311] : — - 
 
 [June] 10. In Warnford co. Throgmorton-str. aged 72, Jas. Mathias, 
 esq. ; Hamburg merch. 42 years secretary to the Scots Equivalent Com- 
 pany. His benevolence distributed his well-acquired and ample fortune 
 in the most liberal manner both in his life and by his will. His brother 
 Vincent, aged 7 1, treasurer to Queen Anne's Bounty, died five days after him 
 in the same house. " The placid, the benevolent, the lively, sensible James 
 Mathias was not more distinguished for his conviviality, than his readiness 
 to succour the distressed on the noble principles of Christian charity. 
 And does not this eclipse the lustre of heraldry, the fame of beauty, or 
 the powers of wealth or elocution ? He acted the part of one of the best 
 of citizens, and the best of friends. Though deficient as a subject in 
 
 1 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 348. 
 
 2 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. 256. 
 
 s Joseph Porter, of Leghorn, merchant. Will dated 19 Apl. 1779. I 
 bequeath to my good friends Harry Fonnereau and Abell Fonnereau of Leghorn, 
 merchant, and to Lzuy Porter of Lichfield, Stafford, my sister, all my real and 
 personal estate whatsoever, in trust, and make them my exors. I give to my 
 clerk, Girolamo Giuseppe Rossiotti, 1000 dollars of 8 ryals, my gold snuff box, my 
 watch (but not the seals), and my sword, as a recompense for his faithful services. 
 To Giuseppe Chivaccini, my servant, all my wearing apparel and 200 dollars. 
 To my said two friends, 300 dollars apiece. All the residue of my estate I be- 
 queath to my said sister and her heirs, and in case of her decease at my death I give 
 the same to John Fisher of Knowle, Warwicks. , gent., he taking the surname of 
 Porter ; and if he also be dead, I give the same to the eldest son of Susanna 
 Gilbert, widow of James Gilbert of Knowle, he likewise taking the surname of 
 Porter. Signed, Joseph Porter. Wits., W. Jolliffe, Giacinlo Crapols, Fran* 
 Charugi. Proved 26 Nov. 1783, in P.C.C. [580 Cornwallis], by Lucy Fonnereau 
 [sic], spinster, sister of deed., and one of the exors. named in the will, power 
 being reserved to Abel Fonnereau, Harry Fonnereau having first renounced. 
 
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 241 
 
 being a single man, his paternal regard to his numerous relations, and 
 universal philanthropy appear to have been the more extended. His 
 large experience and sound judgement enabled him to act, in all commer- 
 cial disputes, as an arbitrator ; and in that capacity he was continually 
 appealed to. The same tongue which so often uttered melodious 
 sounds, and advanced the empire of harmony, prevented discord and the 
 calamities of vexatious suits. Often have I heard him mentioned with 
 the praise I know he deserved : Never did I hear the sounds of reproach. 
 A man who passes through life in such a manner, filling up the measure 
 of the short span by reaching seventy-two years, has a title to some 
 record in the annals of virtue and public love. If private affection had 
 no share in directing my pen, the love of my country demands this 
 tribute. Although no marble trophies should be raised to his fame, his 
 virtues ought to be registered in the hearts of the virtuous, which is an 
 illustrious monument. Jonas Hanway." 
 
 Jonas Hanway [1712-86], the author of this rather windy 
 but no doubt sincere eulogy, was a well known traveller 
 and philanthropist, and is said to have been the first man 
 who ventured to use an umbrella in the streets of London. 
 Of him Johnson made the withering remark that he "acquired 
 some reputation by travelling abroad, but lost it all by travel- 
 ling at home." He also had an angry controversy with 
 Johnson as to what he termed the " pernicious " custom of 
 tea-drinking. 1 In James Mathias they evidently had a 
 common friend or acquaintance. 
 
 Should any doubt be felt as to the identity of the Porters' 
 friend with Jonas Hanway's embodiment of excellences, it 
 will be removed by the following circumstance. Captain 
 Porter appointed James Mathias and Lucy Porter as his 
 executors. James Mathias proved the will soon after the 
 Captain's death, but Lucy did not prove until 17 Aug. 1782, 
 which was just two months after the death of the James 
 Mathias eulogised by Hanway. 
 
 Vincent Mathias, mentioned in the obituary as having 
 survived his brother James by only five days, was Sub-Trea- 
 surer in the Queen's Household as well as Treasurer of Queen 
 Anne's Bounty. By his wife Marianne, daughter of Alured 
 Popple of Bermuda, he had a son Thomas James Mathias 
 [i754?-i83S], satirist and Italian scholar, fellow of many 
 learned societies. 2 Dr. Birkbeck Hill, who was unable to 
 identify the Mr. Mathias referred to in Johnson's correspond- 
 ence, says that " A gentleman of this name and his sister are 
 more than once mentioned in Miss Seward's Correspondence" 3 
 but I think Miss Seward's references are to Thomas James 
 Mathias. 
 
 Fanny Burney, through her position at Court, came into 
 contact with some members of the Mathias family. In 
 December 1786 she writes : — 
 
 I think I have omitted to mention, in its place, Mr. Mathias. My 
 first official visit from Mr. Gabriel, uncle to our, or rather Charlotte's Mr. 
 Mathias, I remember telling ; but my second quarterly meeting was 
 with the nephew. Greatly to my advantage was the change. He really 
 deserved our Charlotte's good opinion, in its fullest possible extent. He 
 stayed with me more than an hour, though he came only for a minute ; 
 
 1 See Dictionary of National Biography, under Jonas Hanway. 
 
 1 Ibid, under Thomas James Mathias. 
 
 ' Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 159, footnote. 
 
 but so much he found to say, and all so lively and well worth hearing, 
 that I was pleased with his stay, and encouraged him to lengthen it. 
 ... If you will not laugh at me too much, I will also acknowledge that I 
 liked Mr. Mathias all the more for observing him as awkward and 
 embarrassed how to present me my salary as I felt myself in receiving it. 1 
 
 It will have been noticed that Gabriel Mathias, of St. 
 Paul's, Covent Garden, had deposed on 6 Apl. 1763 to the 
 handwriting of Captain Porter's will. Gabriel was probably 
 a brother of James and Vincent Mathias. 
 
 " Charlotte " was Fanny Burney's younger sister, in whose 
 " Journal " several members of the Mathias family are said 
 to be mentioned. 2 
 
 Lucy Porter is such a familiar figure in Johnsonian works, 
 and the references to her are so numerous, that I cannot 
 attempt to deal with her as fully as would be possible, but 
 must be content merely to give an outline of her life, with 
 what new information concerning her I have succeeded in 
 unearthing. 
 
 As already shown, she was baptized on 8 Nov. 171 5 at 
 St. Martin's, Birmingham, so that in 1735, when Johnson 
 married her mother, she would be a young woman nearly 
 of age. Whatever her feelings with regard to her mother's 
 conduct, their relations did not become strained to breaking 
 point, for after the marriage, when Mr. and Mrs. Johnson 
 started the school at Edial, near Lichfield, she went to live 
 with them there. In 1737, however, Johnson "removed to 
 London with Mrs. Johnson ; but her daughter, who had lived 
 with them at Edial, was left with her relations in the country." 3 
 Who the " relations " were, there is nothing to show. It 
 is, however, known that at a later date she lived with old 
 Mrs. Johnson at Lichfield and assisted her to manage what 
 little business remained, so that it is quite possible that she 
 went straight to Mrs. Johnson from Edial. Miss Seward 
 says that "she boarded in Lichfield with his [Johnson's] 
 mother." i What her means of subsistence would be up to 1749 
 I have no idea, but in that year she received a legacy of £500 
 under the will of her uncle, Joseph Porter of London. 5 The 
 interest from this sum would enable her to pay Mrs. Johnson 
 something for her board, and make her, in a modest way, 
 almost independent. 
 
 Lucy Porter was certainly living with Mrs. Johnson 
 during the old lady's last illness, at the beginning of 1759, 
 and, after Mrs. Johnson had died, she and Catherine 
 Chambers, the Johnsons' maid, familiarly called Kitty, 
 appear to have stopped on in the house. Writing to Lucy 
 Porter on 15 Feb. 1759 Johnson says : — " Kitty may close her 
 mistress's account and begin her own. The stock she shall 
 have as you mention " 6 ; and on 23 Mch. he says : — " I hope, 
 my dear, you are well, and Kitty mends. I wish her success 
 in her trade." 7 
 
 1 Diary and Letters of Madame D' Arblay , 1842, vol. iii, pp. 256-7. 
 
 2 See Dictionaiy of National Biography, under Thomas James Mathias. 
 
 3 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 1 10. 
 
 4 Ibid, footnote. 5 See his will, p. 233. 
 
 6 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 85. ' Ibid. p. 86. 
 
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242 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 On 5 July 1763 Johnson writes to Lucy Porter proposing 
 
 to come with Francis Barber, his black servant, to stop at 
 
 Lichfield, and says, 
 
 Kitty must contrive to make two beds, or get a servant's bed at the 
 Three Crowns, which may be as well. As I suppose she may want 
 sheets, and table linen, and such things, I have sent ten pounds, which 
 she may lay out in conveniences. I will pay her for our board what you 
 think proper ; I think a guinea a week for me and the boy. 1 
 
 On 12 July he writes regretting that there will be no 
 room for him at the house. Referring to Kitty he says, 
 " I intend that she shall have the use of the house as long as 
 she and I live." Lucy Porter was already contemplating 
 building a house for herself at Lichfield with some of the 
 money her brother, Captain Porter, had just left her, and, in 
 this letter, he advises her not to build, both because to do so 
 would chain her to Lichfield, and because she could easily 
 rent a good house there for less than the interest on the 
 money she would expend on building. 2 
 
 At the beginning of 1766, Lucy Porter, having dis- 
 regarded Johnson's advice, had finished her fine new house, 
 and was preparing to move into it. On 14 Jany. he 
 writes to her on the subject, and, with reference to his 
 own house, says, " If it can be let, it should be repaired, 
 and I purpose to let Kitty have part of the rent while 
 we both live." 3 Dr. Birkbeck Hill thinks that Lucy 
 Porter continued to live with Catherine Chambers during 
 the two or three years that elapsed between her accession to 
 fortune and the completion of her residence, 4 yet it seems 
 improbable that she would be content to do so. If in July 
 1763 she was living in the house, having just inherited 
 £10,000, how is it that Johnson thought it necessary to send 
 a sum of £\o to enable Kitty to buy some decent linen, etc., 
 for his proposed visit, or to offer a guinea a week for board ? 
 How the house came to be too full for Johnson and his 
 servant to be taken in, it is difficult to see, unless Kitty 
 took lodgers, which is not improbable, as she could hardly 
 hope to make much out of the bookselling. 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill thinks that Kitty probably stopped on 
 in the old house until her death in the year following Lucy 
 Porter's removal into her new house. Dr. Johnson, in his 
 diary, gave a moving description of his last visit to Kitty : — 
 
 Sunday, Oct. 18, 1767. Yesterday, Oct. 17, at about ten in the 
 morning, I took my leave for ever of my dear old friend, Catharine 
 Chambers, who came to live with my mother about 1724, and has been 
 but little parted from us since. She buried my father, my brother, and 
 my mother. She is now fifty-eight years old. 
 
 I desired all to withdraw, then told her that we were to part for ever ; 
 that as Christians, we should part with prayer ; and that I would, if she 
 was willing, say a short prayer beside her. She expressed great desire 
 to hear me ; and held up her poor hands, as she lay in bed, with great 
 fervour, while I prayed, kneeling by her, nearly in the following words : 
 
 ' Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 99. 2 Ibid. 
 
 3 Ibid. pp. 125-6. 
 
 1 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. no, footnote ; and 
 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 125, footnote. 
 
 I then kissed her. She told me, that to part was the greatest pain 
 that she had ever felt, and that she hoped we should meet again in a 
 better place. I expressed, with swelled eyes, and great emotion of 
 tenderness, the same hopes. We kissed, and parted. I humbly hope to 
 meet again, and to part no more. 1 
 
 There are many references in Johnson's letters which 
 show his regard for Kitty Chambers. Writing to Lucy 
 Porter on 16 Jany. 1759, just before his mother's death, he 
 asks her to " Tell Kitty that I shall never forget her tender- 
 ness for her mistress " ; and on 23 Jany., when his mother had 
 died, he says :— " Write to me, and comfort me, dear child. 
 I shall be glad likewise, if Kitty will write to me." 2 
 
 Kitty was buried at St. Chad's, Lichfield : — 
 1767. November. Buried Catharine Chambers. 7. 
 
 It seems remarkable, if she died on 17 Oct., as seems to 
 have been assumed, that she was not buried until 7 Nov. 
 Evidently she did not die for some time after Johnson's visit 
 to her, and it must have been his last visit only for the reason 
 that he was leaving Lichfield, or would be prevented by some 
 other cause from again seeing her. 
 
 I have found that Catherine Chambers made a will on 
 28 Nov. 1760, 3 in which she leaves the bulk of her estate to 
 Miss Lucy Porter of Lichfield, " as a grateful acknowledgment 
 of the many favours " she had received from that lady, whom 
 she also appoints her sole executrix. She leaves £$ apiece 
 to her sisters Ann Simpson and Sarah Hall, and also to 
 Lucy Charnock and Catherine Chambers Charnock, daughters 
 of Thomas and Catherine Charnock. 
 
 Catherine Chambers was evidently not a mere servant, 
 and may have been a connexion of Mrs. Johnson, whose 
 brother Samuel Ford married a Jane Chambers at Kings 
 Norton in 1707, and whose cousin's son, Thomas Jesson 
 [1 697- 1 766] of West Bromwich, married Mary, daughter of 
 Timothy Chambers of Moseley, in 1726. 4 
 
 On 23 Mch. 1776 Boswell was introduced to Lucy Porter 
 by Dr. Johnson at Lichfield : — ; 
 
 Next morning he introduced me to Mrs. Lucy Porter, his step- 
 daughter. She was now an old maid, with much simplicity of manner. 
 She had never been in London. Her brother, a Captain in the navy, had 
 left her a fortune of ten thousand pounds ; about a third of which she 
 had laid out in building a stately house, and making a handsome garden, 
 
 1 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, pp. 43-4. 
 
 2 Ibid. vol. i, pp. 513, 514. 
 
 3 Catherine Chambers, of the city of Lichfield, spinster. Will dated 
 28 Nov. 1760. To my sister Ann Simpson, £$, and to my sister Sarah Hall, 
 £5, and all my wearing apparel to my said two sisters. To Lucy Charnock and 
 Catherine Chambers Charnock, daurs. of Thomas and Catherine Charnock, £5 
 each, to be paid at 14 years of age, and if they both die before that age the same 
 to be paid to my niece Sarah Hall, daur. of my said sister Sarah Hall. "And 
 as a grateful acknowledgment of the many favours I have received from Miss 
 Lucy Porter of the City of Lichfield aforesaid I give devise and bequeath to her 
 the said Lucy Porter all the rest residue and remainder of my worldly goods and 
 personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever and nominate and appoint her the 
 said Lucy Porter sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament." Wits., 
 Catherine Grundy and Thomas Harvey. The will was proved in error, in 1768, 
 in the Peculiar Court of the Dean of Lichfield, but was afterwards sent to Doctors' 
 Commons under monition. 
 
 1 See Pedigree XXIX. 
 
DR. JOHNSON 'S ANCES TRY : S UPPLEMENT 
 
 2 43 
 
 in an elevated situation in Lichfield. Johnson, when here by himself, 
 used to live at her house. She reverenced him, and he had a parental 
 tenderness for her. 1 
 
 Lucy Porter's fortune was probably considerably increased 
 
 on the death of her brother Joseph, at Leghorn, in the 
 
 autumn of 1783. She survived Dr. Johnson, but only by 
 
 thirteen months. Her death is thus noticed in the Gentleman's 
 
 Magazine for 1786 [part 1, p. 84] : — 
 
 [Jan. 13]. At Lichfield, in her 71st year, Mrs. Lucy Porter, daughter 
 to the wife of Dr. Johnson — whose affection for her was uncommonly 
 ardent, and whom she survived exactly a year and a month. In this 
 lady, her intimates have lost the steadiest and most affectionate friend. 
 Her understanding was naturally strong, and must have been much 
 improved during her residence with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson at Edghall 
 [Edial]. 
 
 The principal person to benefit under Lucy Porter's will, 
 dated 22 Sept. 1784, 2 was the Rev. John Batteridge Pearson, 
 who had acted as Perpetual Curate of St. Michael's, Lichfield, 
 from 18 Mch. 1774 to 1782, 3 and who placed a monument 
 to her memory in the chancel of St. Chad's, Lichfield, where, 
 according to a direction in her will, she was buried, in a vault 
 she had made during her lifetime. The inscription is as 
 follows : — " In a Vault, near this place, are deposited the 
 remains of Lucy Porter, who died the 13th of January, 1786, 
 aged 70 years. To whose memory, in gratitude for her 
 liberal acts of friendship conferred on him, this monument 
 is erected by the Rev. J. B. Pearson." 4 
 
 In directing her burial she asks that the coffin may be 
 placed under or near the tombstone of Catherine Chambers. 
 
 1 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, p. 462. 
 
 2 Lucy Porter, of the City of Lichfield, spinster. Will dated 22 Sept. 
 
 1784. I give unto my esteemed friend, the Rev. John Batteridge Pearson, of 
 
 Lichfield, clerk, all my tenements to which I am entitled in my own right as 
 
 devisee of my late brother, Joseph Porter, esq. , in Spring Gardens, in the par. ot 
 
 St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex, and all my household goods, plate and 
 
 pictures, now being in my dwelling house in Tamworth St., Lichfield, and ^200 
 
 a year in the government stocks, called Long Annuities, to hold for his life, and 
 
 at his decease my house and goods in Lichfield, and the said stock shall remain 
 
 to my kinsman, the Rev. Henry White, of the Close of Lichfield, clerk. I give 
 
 to my kinsman James Gilbert, now or late of Berkswell or Balsall, Warwicks., 
 
 all my messuages, etc., in Birmingham, and my messuage and lands at Thurnby, 
 
 co. Leic, and the leasehold in Spring Gardens, and all other tenements to which 
 
 I became entitled on the death of my said brother, to hold from and after the 
 
 decease of the said John Batteridge Pearson, charged with the payment of £600, 
 
 out of the premises at Birmingham, to the representatives of Mrs. Lucy Hunter, 
 
 deed., late maternal grandmother of the said Henry White, and subject to a 
 
 mortgage upon the same, and to the payment of all the unsatisfied debts of my 
 
 said late brother Joseph Porter. I give to the said Henry White my best diamond 
 
 ring, which was presented to my late brother, Captain Porter, by his ship's crew. 
 
 To my upper servant, Sarah Southern, all my wearing apparel. I bequeath my 
 
 gold watch and trinkets to the said John Batteridge Pearson, also ,£2100 consols, 
 
 viz., £2000 in my own name, and ^100 in the name of Catherine Chambers, 
 
 deed. ; also all the residue of my personal estate whatsoever, charged with an 
 
 annuity of ^10 to Susannah Gilbert, now or late of Knowle, Warwicks., widow, 
 
 and an annuity of ^10 to my servant Mary Parker, and bequests of ^100 apiece 
 
 to the said Henry White and his brothers Thomas and Joseph White, and two sums 
 
 °f £lo, which I give to the said Sarah Southern and to Mary Sharratt, another 
 
 of my servants, and £10 to Mary, the daur. of James Godwin of Lichfield, 
 
 perukemaker ; and I hereby nominate the said John Batteridge Pearson to be my 
 
 exor., and direct that my body shall be put in a leaden coffin and interred in the 
 
 vault which I made some time since in Stow Church, Lichfield, under or near 
 
 the tombstone of Catherine Chambers. Signed, Lucy Porter. Wits., Tho. 
 
 Hinckley, Edward Riley and Wm. Oakey, jun. Proved 8 Feb. 1786, in P.C.C. 
 
 [HI Norfolk], by the exor. named. 
 
 3 Harwood's Lichfield, p. 517. 4 Ibid. p. 507. 
 
 Mr. Marston failed to find any inscription to Catherine 
 Chambers in the church, and the Vicar and sexton, who 
 kindly interested themselves in the question, met with no 
 more success. There may have been an inscription which 
 has been worn away by the feet of passers-by. 
 
 Boswell, in a footnote relating to Dr. Johnson's will, 
 remarks : — 
 
 Mrs. Lucy Porter was much displeased that nothing was left to her ; 
 but besides what I have now stated, she should have considered, that she 
 had left nothing to Johnson by her Will, which was made during his life- 
 time, as appeared at her decease. 1 
 
 It was certainly cool on the part of Mistress Lucy, a lady 
 of independent fortune, to be indignant because her step- 
 father had left her none of his modest savings, when she had 
 in her safe a will she had made before his death in which 
 his name was not even mentioned. Not only had she 
 received a decent legacy from her uncle, a fortune from one 
 brother, and probably a considerable sum from another, but 
 she had also absorbed the little nest-egg of the Johnsons' old 
 maid-servant or help, and had bequeathed almost the whole 
 of her accumulated wealth to one who was apparently bound 
 to her by no degree of kinship. It will be noticed that she 
 mentions £100 worth of consols standing in the name of the 
 late Catherine Chambers. It is only fair to point out that, 
 at the time Catherine Chambers made her will, Lucy Porter 
 probably had nothing but the .£500 bequeathed to her by 
 her uncle. 
 
 The handsome house erected by Lucy Porter, in Tam- 
 worth Street, still stands, and is known by the name of 
 " Red Court." Lucy Porter left the Rev. J. B. Pearson a life- 
 estate only in this house, with remainder to her cousin, the 
 Rev. Henry White ; but Mr. Pearson afterwards purchased 
 the reversion of it from Mr. White. 2 
 
 An interesting bequest to the Rev. Henry White is that 
 of her best diamond ring, which had been presented to her 
 brother, Captain Jervis Porter, by his ship's crew. 
 
 I have already explained that Johnson's schoolmaster, the 
 Rev. John Hunter, married Harry Porter's sister Lucy as his 
 second wife. 
 
 John Hunter's parentage remains unproven. There was 
 one John, son of J. Hunter, of St. Alban's, Herts., pauper, 
 who matriculated at University College, Oxford, on 7 Nov. 
 1 69 1, aged 17, took his B.A. in 1695, his M.A. in 1700, and 
 was Rector of Stapleford, Herts., from 1717. 3 Foster adds 
 "perhaps canon of Lichfield 1709." John Hunter, M.A., 
 Head Master of the Grammar School at Lichfield, was on 
 27 May 1709 made a Prebendary of Dasset Parva in Lich- 
 field cathedral, 4 but there seems no evidence to identify 
 him with John Hunter from St. Alban's, nor does he appear to 
 
 1 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. iv, p. ape,, footnote. 
 
 - Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 334, footnote. 
 
 3 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. * Harwood's Lichfield, p. 227. 
 
 I I 2 
 
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 have held the Rectory of Stapleford. John Hunter had 
 been appointed Master of Lichfield School on 27 May 1704, 
 in succession to Robert Shaw. 1 
 
 Nichols, in a pedigree showing something of John 
 Hunter's children and grandchildren, says that he married, as 
 his first wife, "... coheir of . . . Norton," not a very 
 precise description. 2 But in his will, in 1737, John Hunter 
 refers to his brother-in-law, the Rev. Thomas Norton of 
 Warwick, who was no doubt brother to his first wife. 
 Thomas, son of Edward Norton, of the town of Warwick, 
 gent, matriculated on 3 Mch. 169 1/2, aged 16, at Trinity 
 College, Oxford, taking his B.A. in 1695 and his M.A., from 
 New Inn Hall, in 1699. In 1702 he became Vicar of 
 Budbrooke, Warwicks. 3 There seems small reason to doubt 
 that John Hunter's first wife was a daughter of Edward 
 Norton of Warwick. I have already dealt with a con- 
 nexion of some interest between the Nortons of Warwick 
 and the Porters of Edgbaston. 4 
 
 From his will we also learn that the settlement prior to 
 his marriage to Lucy Porter was dated 9 June 1726. 
 
 All Johnson's biographers agree in telling us that he 
 cherished rather mixed feelings towards the Rev. John 
 Hunter. Boswell relates how 
 
 He began to learn Latin with Mr. Hawkins, 5 usher, or undermaster of 
 Lichfield school, ' a man (said he) very skilful in his little way.' With 
 him he continued two years, and then rose to be under the care of Mr. 
 Hunter, the head-master, who, according to his account, ' was very severe, 
 and wrong-headedly severe. He used (said he) to beat us unmercifully ; 
 and he did not distinguish between ignorance and negligence ; for he would 
 beat a boy equally for not knowing a thing, as for neglecting to know it. 
 He would ask a boy a question ; and if he did not answer it, he would 
 beat him, without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing 
 how to answer it. For instance, he would call up a boy, and ask him 
 Latin for a candlestick, which the boy could not expect to be asked. 
 Now, Sir, if a boy could answer every question, there would be no need 
 of a master to teach him.' 
 
 It is, however, but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention, 
 that though he might err in being too severe, the school of Lichfield was 
 very respectable in his time. The late Dr. Taylor, Prebendary of West- 
 minster, who was educated under him, told me, that ' he was an excellent 
 master, and that his ushers were most of them men of eminence ; that 
 Holbrook, one of the most ingenious men, best scholars, and best 
 preachers of his age, was usher during the greatest part of the time that 
 Johnson was at school." ° 
 
 Indeed Johnson was very sensible how much he owed to Mr. Hunter. 
 Mr. Langton one day asked him how he had acquired so accurate a 
 knowledge of Latin, in which, I believe, he was exceeded by no man of 
 his time ; he said, ' My master whipt me very well. Without that, Sir, I 
 
 1 Harwood's Lichfield, p. 499. 
 
 3 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, part I, p. 333. 
 
 3 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 ' See p. 235. 
 
 3 I seem to recollect reading that this Mr. Hawkins was the son of the 
 Hawkins who was clerk of the parish of St. Mary, Lichfield, and to whom 
 Richard Wakefield, in his will in 1733, left one guinea [see p. 227], but I cannot 
 find the reference. There is no will or admon. of ^any Hawkins of Lichfield 
 preserved at Lichfield for 1700-1750. 
 
 6 BosweWs Life offohnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 43-4. 
 
 should have done nothing.' He told Mr. Langton, that while Hunter 
 was flogging his boys unmercifully, he used to say, ' And this I do to 
 save you from the gallows.' 1 
 
 On another occasion, in 1772, while conversing with 
 
 Boswell, 
 
 He mentioned the severity of Hunter, his own Master. ' Sir, (said I,) 
 Hunter is a Scotch name : so it would seem this schoolmaster who beat 
 you so severely was a Scotchman. I can now account for your prejudice 
 against the Scotch.' JOHNSON. ' Sir, he was not Scotch ; and abating 
 his brutality, he was a very good master.' 2 
 
 Edward Holbrooke, so highly spoken of by Dr. Taylor, 
 was of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he took 
 his B.A. in I7i6and his M.A. in 1721. He was incorporated 
 at Oxford University on 4 May J730. 3 In 1744 he was 
 appointed by the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield to the 
 Vicarage of St. Mary's. He died in 1772, leaving no issue. 
 His will, dated and proved in that year, 4 mentions his late 
 wife Israel Holbrooke. He leaves a guinea apiece to the 
 Rev. Thomas Seward and his wife Elizabeth, as well as to 
 the Rev. Samuel Martin and Anne his wife, and to Chris- 
 topher Astley. Mrs. Seward, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Astley 
 were the daughters of the Rev. John Hunter by his first wife, 
 Miss Norton of Warwick. As John Norton, recorder of 
 Warwick, had married Israel Woodward, 6 the question arises 
 whether Edward Holbrooke, through his wife Israel, may not 
 have been connected with the Nortons of Warwick, and thus 
 with the Hunters ; for Israel is such an unusual name for a 
 woman. 
 
 The Rev. John Hunter apparently died early in 1741, and 
 on II Apl. 1 74 1 Thomas Ebdell was appointed Master of 
 Lichfield School. 6 From Hunter's will, dated 20 Dec. 1737, 
 it would appear that he was a man of considerable means. 7 
 
 1 Lbid. pp. 4S-6. 2 Lbid. vol. ii, p. 146. 
 
 3 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 4 Edward Holbrooke, of Lichfield, clerk. Will dated 26 Jany. 1772. I 
 do hereby confirm the last will of my late wife Lsrael Holbrooke, deed., bearing 
 date 5 July 1758, whereby £yxs is disposed of, and also a certain deed of 
 indenture, dated 18 July 1758. To the Rev. Samuel Martin, of Gotham, and 
 Ann his wife, the Rev. Thomas Seward, of Lichfield Cathedral Close, and 
 Elizabeth his wife, Christopher Astley, of Tamhorn, esq., Mary Hinckley, of 
 Lichfield, widow, and relict of Mr. Richard Hinckley, and her eldest son Thomas 
 Hinckley, of Lichfield, gent. , one guinea each. I devise all my lands, furniture, 
 etc. , to the said Thomas Hinckley, in trust for my nephews and nieces, the four 
 children of my late brother, John Holbrooke, to be equally divided among them. 
 Exor., Thomas Hinckley. Signed, Ed: Holbrooke. Wits., Ri : Edge, Rich d 
 Greene and James Wickins. Proved 7 July 1772, in P.C.C. [261 Taverner], by 
 the sole exor. 
 
 5 See p. 235. 6 Harwood's Lichfield, p. 499. 
 
 ' John Hunter, of the City of Lichfield, clerk. Will dated 20 Dec. 1737. 
 Whereas by certain articles of agreement bearing date 9 June 1726 made upon 
 and previous to my marriage with my present wife Lucy (then Lucy Porter) the 
 sum of ;£i200 is thereby settled to several uses therein mentioned and I am 
 likewise in case I die before my said wife either to leave an annuity of ^50 a 
 year for life or ^500 in money, at my choice and election, now I do hereby elect 
 and choose to leave her the sum of .£500. And in the first place I charge all my 
 real and personal estate, except as hereafter excepted, with the sums of £1200 
 and ,£500 which I am obliged to settle and pay according to those articles to 
 the trustees thereof to be applied to the uses mentioned in those articles, 
 except only my Prebendal Lease of Dorsett \sc. Dasset] Parva, Warwicks., 
 my copyhold lands at Riseing Brooke, Warwicks., my lands in Castle Ditch, 
 and Boley in the City of Lichfield, and the perpetual advowson of the 
 Rectory of Kingsley, Staffs. , which I will shall not be charged with the said 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 245 
 
 All the executors renounced, and administration was granted, 
 on 11 May 1741, to Anne Hunter, his daughter. The en- 
 dorsement on the will, in which he praises the " frugality 
 and good management " of Lucy his wife, is the most 
 personal part of the document. 
 
 Mrs. Lucy Hunter survived her husband by twenty-seven 
 years. It is of interest to know that she was with old Mrs. 
 Johnson when she died. Writing to Lucy Porter, on 10 May 
 1759, Dr. Johnson said : — 
 
 I sent, last week, some of my works, one for you, one for your aunt 
 Hunter, who was with my poor dear mother when she died, one for Mr. 
 Howard, and one for Kitty. 1 
 
 After Mrs. Hunter's death, Dr. Johnson wrote, on 18 Apl. 
 1768, to sympathise with Lucy her niece : — 
 
 sums. To my son Charles Hunter, the said Prebendal Lease of Dorsett Parva, 
 and the copyhold estate at Riseing Brooke and all arrears of rent thereon. To 
 my two worthy friends, Samuel Hill of Shenstone Park, Staffs., esq., and 
 William Sneyd oi Bishton, Staffs., esq., the said advowson of Kingsley, in trust 
 that they present my said son Charles Hunter to the next turn or avoidance that 
 shall happen by the death or resignation of the present Incumbent, if he shall 
 then be in holy orders and capable of taking the same ; and if not, they are to 
 present some other person in trust for him until he shall be qualified, and they 
 are to take proper bonds of resignation from such person as they shall so present, 
 and when my son Charles is presented to the said living, the said perpetual advow- 
 son thereof is to be transferred to my son John Hunter when he is capable of 
 taking orders and hath actually done so, and if my said son John dies before taking 
 orders, or after taking such orders refuses to enter into and take the said living, 
 then the same is to be sold to the best purchaser and the money divided amongst 
 all my children. To my three daurs., Anne, Rebecca and Elizabeth, ^800 each. 
 To my said children, Anne, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Charles, £\o each to buy 
 mourning. "Also I give and bequeath to my said loving wife Lucy her gold 
 watch the appurtenances my silver coffee Pott and all her Paraphranalia 
 and the whole furniture of the Parlor in the house I live in and the furniture 
 of the room I lye in and also ^20 to buy mourning for herself and her two 
 children Lucy and John to be paid immediately after my decease and as to my 
 study of Books and Manuscripts I give the same to my said son John Hunter." 
 To the said Samuel Hill and William Sneyd, and to my brother-in-law the Rev. 
 Mr. Thomas Norton of Warwick, and to my brother-in-law Mr. Joseph Porter of 
 the City of London, that close of land enclosed out of a common field in the City 
 of Lichfield called Castle Ditch, now occupied by John Smith, and a piece of land 
 enclosed out of the common field of Boley, in the said City, in trust to sell and 
 apply the money towards the education, etc., of my said son John, and in case 
 the land is unsold when my son John attains 21, then to convey the same to him 
 absolutely. I give to the said Samuel Hill, William Sneyd, Thomas Norton and 
 Joseph Porter, that piece of land near a piece called Parradice, purchased of 
 Samuel Wrexham and another piece of land there purchased of Sir Theophilus 
 Biddulph, and the said piece of land called Parradice which I hold by lease, and 
 my estates at Elmhurst and the Grange which I hold by lease from the Master of 
 the Hospital of St. John Baptist in the City of Lichfield, and all my other 
 messuages, and also all my personal estate not otherwise devised, in trust to sell, 
 and after paying my debts, etc., to pay the residue thereof between my said wife 
 Lucy and my children, Anne, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Lucy, Charles and John equally. 
 Exors., the said Samuel Hill, William Sneyd, Thomas Norton and Joseph Porter. 
 Wits., Theo. Levett, Bourne Ebume and Walter Robins. The following is endorsed 
 on the back of the will : — "Whereas my within named wife Lucy hath by her 
 frugality and good management out of the allowance I have made her and by 
 Weddings which she hath the benefit of saved some money which she now hath in 
 her own custody Now I do hereby will and order and likewise give and devise to 
 my said wife Lucy all such money which she shall so have saved at my death and 
 shall then be in her custody not exceeding ^20. " Admon. granted 11 May 1741, 
 at Lichfield, to Anne Hunter of Lichfield, spinster, the daur. and one of the 
 principal resid. legatees. Surety, Elizabeth Hunter of Lichfield, spinster. 
 [Samuel Hill, esq. , renounced in presence of Thomas Gee and John Atkins ; 
 William Sneyd, esq., in presence of Edward Sneyd and Hugh Bromley ; Thomas 
 Norton in presence of Samuel Hands and Joseph Cope ; Joseph Porter, merchant, 
 in presence of E. Forrest and Christopher Sergeant]. 
 
 1 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 87. 
 
 You have had a very great loss. To lose an old friend, is to be cut 
 off from a great part of the little pleasure that this life allows. 1 
 
 Nichols says that Mrs. Hunter was 78 at her death. 
 Her will is a brief document. 2 She leaves all her money to 
 her grand-daughter, Gertrude White, at eighteen, and if she 
 die before that age, to Gertrude's parents. Gertrude only 
 lived to be fourteen. 
 
 Nichols shows the issue of the Rev. John Hunter, by Miss 
 Norton his first wife, as three daughters, (1) Elizabeth, who 
 was married on 27 Oct. 1 741, at Newton Regis, Warwicks., 
 to the Rev. Thomas Seward, (2) Anne who was married on 
 14 Oct. 1741 to the Rev. Samuel Martin, Rector of Newton 
 Regis, and afterwards of Gotham, Notts., and (3) Rebecca, 
 first wife of Christopher Astley, of Tamhorn, near Lichfield. 
 There was, however, a son also of this marriage, Charles, 
 who, as son of John Hunter, of the city of Lichfield, clerk, 
 matriculated on 7 May 1730, aged 18, at University College, 
 Oxford. Charles Hunter took his B.A. on 31 Jany. 1733/4, 
 and he is mentioned in his father's will on 20 Dec. 1737 ; but, 
 as Nichols does not appear to have known of his existence, 
 he probably died young and unmarried. 
 
 For an account of the Rev. Thomas Seward [1708-90], 
 M.A., Canon of Lichfield and Salisbury, I must refer en- 
 quirers to the Dictionary of National Biography. By Elizabeth 
 Hunter he had issue two daughters, Anna Seward [ 1 747- 1 809] 
 the poetess, and Sarah Seward, of whose engagement to 
 Joseph Porter, and early death, I have already treated. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Seward adopted Honora Sneyd, daughter of Edward 
 Sneyd of Lichfield, Major of the Royal Horse Guards, and 
 niece of William Sneyd of Bishton, whom the Rev. John 
 Hunter nominated as one of his executors, and whose son, 
 John Sneyd, married Johnson's friend Mary Adey in 1794. 3 
 Honora Sneyd was the object of the affections of the ill- 
 fated Major John Andre [1751-80], but on 17 July 1773 she 
 became the second wife of Richard Lovell Edgeworth [1744- 
 1817], and step-mother of Maria Edgeworth, dying on 30 
 Apl. 1780. The Rev. Thomas Seward's will was not proved 
 at Lichfield 1791-1801, nor in P.C.C. 1791-3. 
 
 By his second wife, Lucy Porter, the Rev. John Hunter 
 had a son John, and a daughter Lucy, who married the 
 Rev. Thomas White. John Hunter, the son, was evidently 
 intended by his father for the church. Nichols says he died 
 at Cambridge in 1748, " aged yy," an error apparently for 17. 
 
 The Rev. Thomas White was a son of Joseph White, of 
 Ellastone, Staffs., clerk, and matriculated ^at Merton College, 
 Oxford, on 29 Apl. 1729, at the age of 18. He took his B.A. 
 
 1 Ibid. p. 138. 
 
 2 Lucy Hunter, widow, of the Close of Lichfield. Will dated 19 Sept. 
 1762. I desire to be buried beside my husband. I bequeath all my money to 
 my grand-daur., Gertrude White, at her age of l8; should she die before, the 
 same to her father and mother. I appoint my son, Thomas White, as her 
 guardian. Exor. , my said son, Thomas White. Signed, Lucy Hunter. Wits., 
 Eliz. White, Elizth. Bond. Proved 16 Apl. 1768, in P.C.C. [155 Seeker], by 
 the Rev. Thomas White, clerk, the exor. 
 
 3 See p. 212, footnote. 
 
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 degree on 19 Feb. 1732/ 3. x His death is thus noticed in the 
 Gentleman' s Magazine for 1784 [p. 637] : — 
 
 May 3. At his house, in The Close, Lichfield, aged 74, universally 
 lamented, the Rev. Thomas White, M.A. prebendary and sacrist of that 
 cathedral upwards of forty years, 2 principal surrogate of the diocese, and 
 vicar of Dunchurch, Warwickshire. This pious, learned, and benevolent 
 divine, was the author of a much esteemed volume of sermons, the first 
 edition of which was printed in 1757, the second in 1771. 
 
 Nichols says that Mrs. Lucy White was living in 1806, 
 aged 77. The will of the Rev. Thomas White contains 
 nothing of special interest. 3 
 
 Their eldest son, the Rev. Henry White, M.A., was Vicar 
 of Chebsey, Staffs., and Sacrist of Lichfield cathedral ; he 
 was living in 1806. Thomas White, the second son, was a 
 Proctor of the Ecclesiastical Court of Lichfield. He married 
 Mary, daughter of the Rev. Daniel William Remington, 4 of 
 Lichfield, by Mary his wife, daughter of Christopher Heven- 
 ingham. 5 Thomas White seems to have been one of the 
 executors of Anna Seward's will : — 
 
 The arrangement of Miss Seward's fortune was left under the charge 
 of her residuary legatee, Thomas White, Esq. residing in the Close of 
 Lichfield, and Charles Simpson, Esq. of the same city ; the former con- 
 nected with her by relationship, and both still more by kindness and 
 intimacy. 
 
 According to Nichols, Thomas White had a son Thomas 
 living in 1806, and also one daughter. Joseph, the third son 
 of the Rev. Thomas White and Lucy Hunter his wife, was 
 living in 1 806 ; but Gertrude White, their only daughter, 
 died in 1772, aged 14. 
 
 Anna Seward's Letters contain many allusions to her 
 relatives at Lichfield and elsewhere, which I can hardly deal 
 with here, especially as her correspondence fills six volumes 
 and is unindexed. 
 
 As I have, in the preceding article, had to touch upon 
 the subject of Dr. Johnson's schoolmasters, I have thought 
 it worth while to collect a few notes concerning some other 
 of his early instructors. 
 
 1 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 2 Foster says, since 1747. 
 
 3 Thomas White, of the Close of Lichfield cathedral, Staffs., clerk. Will 
 dated 15 Apl. 1784. I bequeath to Lucy, my wife, all my household furniture, 
 except my books. To Henry White, my son, all my books on divinity or human 
 learning. To Thomas White, my son, all those on civil and ecclesiastical law 
 and music. To my wife, for life, a piece of land in a field called Boley, in co. of 
 city of Lichfield, in the tenure of John Silvester, butcher, with remainder to my 
 son Henry. To my son Thomas, the lands I hold by lease of the Vicars Choral 
 of Lichfield cathedral, and 2 half acres of freehold land lying intermixed with 
 the said leasehold land. To my said wife a close in Castle Ditch, Lichfield, in the 
 tenure of the said John Silvester, with remainder to my son Joseph White. 
 Resid. legatees and exors., my said sons Henry and Thomas. Signed, Thos. 
 White. Wits., Cary Robinson, Thos. Hinckley and Wm. Oakey jun. Proved 
 26 Oct. 1784, in P.C.C. [582 Rockingham], by the Rev. Henry White, clerk, 
 and Thomas White, sons and exors. 
 
 1 Whose death is recorded in the Gent.'s Mag. for 1788, p. 1130 :— [Dec. 11]. 
 "At Lichfield, Rev. Dan. Wm. Remington, 51. A. sub-chanter and priest-vicar 
 of the cathedral church, vicar of St. Mary's, co. Lichfield, and vicar of Aldrewas, 
 co. Stafford." 
 
 5 See p. 216, footnote. 
 
 6 Poetical Works 0/ Anna Seward, ed. Walter Scott, 1S10, vol. i, p. xxxiii. 
 
 His first experience of school was under a lady : — 
 
 He was first taught to read English by Dame Oliver, a widow, who 
 kept a school for young children in Lichfield. He told me she could 
 read the black letter, and asked him to borrow for her, from his father, a 
 bible in that character. When he was going to Oxford, she came to take 
 leave of him, brought him, in the simplicity of her kindness, a present of 
 gingerbread, and said, he was the best scholar she ever had. He 
 delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding, with a smile, 
 that 'this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive.' l 
 
 I think I have been successful in identifying " Dame 
 Oliver" as Ann, widow of Peter Oliver, of Lichfield, shoe- 
 maker. Administration of her estate was granted on 6 Dec. 
 1732. Peter Oliver, her husband, had died as far back as 
 1704, and no doubt she was compelled to do something for 
 a living. Peter's mother, Mrs. Joan Oliver, had died at 
 Lichfield in 170 1. 2 
 
 The following is a copy of the inventory of the goods of 
 Mrs. Ann Oliver : — 
 
 An Inventory of the stock and goods of Ann Oliver late of the City of 
 Lichfield Widdow deceased taken & appraised by us whose names are 
 under written 
 
 £ 
 
 d 
 
 Her purse and wearing apparrell 03-10-00 
 
 A half hodgshead of treakle value 02-10-00 
 
 part of a box of sugar 00-13-00 
 
 part of a box of Sugar Kandey 00-10-00 
 
 part of a barrel 1 of powder sugar value 01-00-00 
 
 part of a barrell of coarser sugar value 00-10-00 
 
 Spice and seeds 00-05-00 
 
 Confectionary goods valued at 01-10-00 
 
 Debts owing in the book 01-02-06 
 
 seaven Chairs and 13 Pictures 00-17-00 
 
 One Ovall table 00-03-00 
 
 a Bed Boulster blanketts & Hangings 01-01-00 
 Trunck a Glass a window curtain a table Grate & Tea board 00-04-06 
 
 A Box of Linnen & a press & ii boxes 01-06-06 
 
 A wheel Reel Folding Screen Quilting frame & bedsteads 00-05-06 
 
 1 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 43. 
 
 2 Jone Oliver, of the city of Lichfield, widow. Will dated 11 May 1701. 
 To my son, Matthew Oliver, 1 s /-, and to his daur. Anne, my grandchild, £\ to 
 be improved for her good and not put into her father's hands. To William 
 Slatter, my daur.'s husband, 1 s /-, and to his son William, my grandchild, £1, 
 and his father to have nothing to do with it. My wearing apparel to my daur. 
 Slatter. Residue to be divided between my son, Fetter Oliver, and my daur., 
 Elizabeth Slatter. Exors., Mr. Walter Bird and Mr. Charles Gregory of Lich- 
 field. Wits., /Catherine Bird, William Greene, and Mary Hinkes. Inventory 
 not dated ; total, £9-8-2. Appraisers, Thomas Thacker and Tho. Browne. 
 Admon. granted 24 May 1701, at Lichfield, to Peter Oliver, of the city of Lich- 
 field, shoemaker, the son. Surety, William Slater, of the city of Lichfield, shoe- 
 maker. Testatrix died 12 May 1701. 
 
 Peter Oliver, of the Market Place, in the par. of St. Mary, in the city of 
 Lichfield, corvisor. Admon. granted 2 Dec. 1704, at Lichfield, to William Cary 
 and Thomas Tonckes, both of the city of Lichfield, maltster and tanner respec- 
 tively, creditors of deed., Anne Oliver, widow, the relict, having renounced. 
 Inventory dated 11 Oct. 1704; total, £19-15-0. Appraisers, Tho. Browne and 
 Martin Bromsgrove. 
 
 Ann Oliver, of the city of Lichfield, widow. Admon. granted 6 Dec. 1732, 
 at Lichfield, to Ann Oliver, of the city of Lichfield, spinster, the daur. of deed. 
 Sureties, John Wright, of the city of Lichfield, butcher, and Michael Worthington, 
 of the Close, Lichfield, labourer. Inventory not dated ; total, ,£19-15-10. 
 Appraisers, Martin Bromsgrove and John Cope. 
 
 The above three are the only wills or administrations of Olivers of Lichfield, 
 at Lichfield, for 1660-1760. The three are all "peculiars," where the estate was 
 under £100 in value. It will be noticed that Martin Bromsgrove appraised the 
 goods of both Peter and Ann Oliver. 
 
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 247 
 
 14 Shelves a bench a kneading trough & a Corn Chest 
 
 24 tin panns and a Cobbatt 
 
 Pewter 
 
 One brass pott & 4 Ketles 
 
 Some earthen Ware Trenchers & a Cratch 
 
 A Grate harth grate Fire shovel & Tongues Frying pan 
 
 creepers Pott hangers & a Pestill 
 
 A Spitt Jack Cobbatts 3 Iron Candlesticks 2 Smoothing Irons 
 
 brass ladle & pair of bellows 
 
 A warming pan Marble Mortar 5 Chairs a stool & 2 tables 
 
 Two cobbatts 2 Glasses 4 barrells 3 Peals a large Tubb two 
 
 wash Tubbs 2 Woodden Boals 
 
 Lumber & other things not mentioned 
 
 £ ' d 
 00-05-00 
 00-03-06 
 00-14-00 
 01-02-10 
 00-04-00 
 
 00-10-06 
 
 00-06-00 
 00-11-00 
 00-08-06 
 00-02-06 
 
 19-15-10 
 
 [signed] Martin Bromsgrove 
 John Cope 
 
 There is nothing in this inventory to show that Mrs. Ann 
 Oliver had kept a school, unless we consider twelve chairs 
 rather many for a household which was evidently on a very 
 modest scale. In view, however, of the fact that Mrs. Oliver, 
 when Johnson left for Oxford in 1728, made him, "in the 
 simplicity of her kindness, a present of gingerbread," it is of 
 interest to find that, latterly at least, she had had a small 
 confectionery business, leaving behind her, in addition to 
 " confectionary goods," a nice little stock of sugar of various 
 qualities, treacle, sugar candy, spice and seeds. It is evident 
 therefore that Mrs. Oliver, in presenting the gingerbread to 
 her old pupil, gave him an example of her own skill at cake- 
 making. 
 
 This is a Johnsonian item of quaint interest. The lady 
 who first taught the " great lexicographer " to read English, 
 deserves a niche in history, whatever the quality of the 
 gingerbread she gave him. According to the threepenny 
 guide to Dr. Johnson's birthplace, "Widow Oliver kept 
 school in Dam Street. . . . The place is about 135 yards 
 from Johnson's house." 
 
 In 1725 Johnson was sent to Stourbridge school, on the 
 advice of his cousin, Cornelius Ford, where he studied under 
 Mr. Wentworth. 1 Hawkins says of this pedagogue that his 
 real name was Winkworth, "but affecting to be thought 
 allied to the Strafford family, he assumed the name of 
 Wentworth." 2 His burial is thus recorded in the Oldswinford 
 registers : — 
 1740/1. Feb. 10. The Rev™ 1 Mr. John Wentworth, 63. 
 
 The registers, from his burial back to 1652, contain no 
 other references to Wentworth or Winkworth, though Boswell 
 alludes to one of Mr. Wentworth's sons as having supplied 
 him with examples of Johnson's early poetical compositions. 3 
 
 John, son of J. Winkworth, of Draycot, Wilts., pleb., 
 matriculated on 7 July 1673, aged 16, at St. Edmund Hall, 
 Oxford. John, son of William Winkworth, of Fifield, Hants., 
 
 1 See p. 148. 2 Johnsonian Miscellanies, vol. i, p. 159, footnote. 
 
 3 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol i, p. 50. 
 
 gent., matriculated on 23 Nov. 1686, aged 19, at St. Mary 
 Hall, Oxford, and took his B.A. in 1689. 1 It might be 
 thought probable that the latter was Johnson's school- 
 master, but he appears to have been some ten years older 
 than that worthy, if the age in the burial register is correct. 
 The Rev. John Wentworth's will does not appear to have 
 been proved in P.C.C., so might be found at Worcester. 
 
 Before Johnson was sent to Stourbridge, his father "applied 
 to have him admitted as a scholar and assistant to the 
 Reverend Samuel Lea, M.A., head master of Newport school, 
 in Shropshire (a very diligent, good teacher, at that time in 
 high reputation)." 2 
 
 This application to Mr. Lea was not successful ; but Johnson had 
 afterwards the gratification to hear that the old gentleman, who lived to 
 a very advanced age, mentioned it as one of the most memorable events 
 of his life, that ' he was very near having that great man for his 
 scholar.' 3 
 
 His death is noticed in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1773 
 
 [p. 471 =— 
 
 [Jan. 4]. At Newport, Shropshire, the Rev. Mr. Lea, 45 years head- 
 master of the Grammar-school in that town. 
 
 Being recently in the neighbourhood of Newport, I visited 
 the church there, and found a small brass 4 bearing the 
 following inscription : — 
 
 Beneath | are Deposited | the Remains of Sam 1 Lea, m.a. | 47 Years 
 Master of Newport School | who Departed this Life Jan'? 4 th , 1773, | 
 Aged 84. I And also of Ann his fourth Wife | who Departed this Life 
 July 20 th , 1771, I Aged 81. | Beneath the Seat adjoining are also Interred 
 I the Remains of Mary his third Wife | who Departed this Life Aug' 14 th , 
 1740. I Aged 46. 1 And also of Margaret their Daughter | who Departed 
 this Life April 5 th , 1763. | Aged 31. 
 
 In his will, 5 made two-and-a-half years before his death, 
 the Rev. Samuel Lea mentions properties at Stoke-on-Trent, 
 
 1 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 2 See p. 148. 
 
 s BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 50. 
 
 4 All the brasses from different parts of the church, removed during the 
 wholesale restorations some years ago, are now affixed to the North wall. 
 
 5 Samuel Lea, of Newport, Salop, clerk. Will dated 4 June 1770. To my 
 wife Ann Lea, all such provision forth of my real estate as hath been settled on 
 her, and in augmentation of her jointure an annuity of £% to be charged on my 
 estate at Cleaton, Staffs., occupied by Robert Martin, and also £\a for her 
 present subsistence. And whereas by indentures of lease and release, dated on 
 or about 14 or 15 Mch. 1736, for the considerations therein mentioned I granted 
 released and confirmed all my lands and tenements situate in Waverham and 
 Acton, co. Chester, unto the Rev. Cornelius Jesson, his heirs and assigns, for 
 the several uses, intents and purposes and upon the trusts and agreements therein 
 particularly mentioned, subject to a proviso therein contained to the effect that if 
 I should by any deed or writing, or by my last will and testament, give and 
 devise or otherwise secure to my two sons Samuel Lea and John Lea, or one of 
 them, in lands or tenements and money to the value of ^800 to be paid them in 
 manner therein mentioned, that then it should be lawful for me by my last will 
 and testament to revoke or make void the said in part recited indenture and ap- 
 point any new uses of the said premises as in the said indenture more fully appears, 
 Now in pursuance, etc. , I revoke the terms of the said indentures and in lieu 
 thereof give my several estates as follows : — I give the messuages, lands etc., in 
 Cleaton and Seabridge, purchased of the extrix. of my late brother Cleaton Lea, 
 gent., deed., my share of Simpson's messuages, etc., purchased of William 
 Stevenson and Simpson Stevenson his son, that other messuage on the Northwood 
 in Cleaton, purchased of Simpson Stevenson and Ann his wife, and a piece of 
 meadow ground called the Minersleys, purchased of Joseph Bowen of Penkhull, 
 and all other my land, etc., at Cleaton that I have power to dispose, etc., to my 
 
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 at Cleaton and at Seabridge, which is a township in the 
 parish of Stoke-on-Trent. I can find no place called 
 " Cleaton," but have no doubt the reference is to Clayton, 
 another township in the parish, not far from Seabridge. As 
 his brother had been named " Cleaton " Lea, it is probable 
 the family belonged to the district. One Samuel Lea was 
 curate of Bucknall, in the parish of Stoke-on-Trent, in 1718, 1 
 and there can be small doubt he would be the future master 
 of Newport school, especially as Samuel, son of Samuel Lea, 
 of Stoke, Staffs., clerk, matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 
 on i7Mch. 1743/4, aged 18, taking his B.A. from St. Edmund 
 Hall in 1747, and his M.A. in 1750 ; 2 and the Rev. Samuel 
 Lea, in his will, mentions his son Samuel, who, as we learn 
 from the same document, was a clergyman. John, son of 
 Samuel Lea, of Newport, Salop, clerk, matriculated at Christ 
 Church, Oxford, on 3 May 1746, aged 19. He took his B.A. 
 on 29 Jany. 1749/50, and his M.A. in 1752. 3 
 
 As the Rev. Samuel Lea mentions his daughter Sarah, 
 wife of Samuel Hayley, it may be noted that Sedgley, son 
 of John Lea Hayley, of Wolverhampton, gent, matriculated 
 at Balliol College, Oxford, on 10 Apl. 1810, aged 18. The 
 Rev. St. John Haynes, whom he at first nominates as one 
 
 said son Samuel Lea for life, and after his death to the Rev. St. John Haynes and 
 the Rev. John Forrester, in trust for the children of the said Samuel Lea in suc- 
 cession, then to my son fohn Lea and his children in succession, then to my son 
 Thomas Lea and his children in succession, then to my daurs. Sarah Hayley and 
 Mary Lea for life, and if they die without issue then to my grand-daur. Dorothy 
 Ward. I give all my lands, etc., in Stoke-on-Trent called Glover's farm, pur- 
 chased from the Rev. Richard Jackson and Margaret Astbury, widow, to my son 
 John and his children in succession, then to my son Samuel Lea and his children 
 in succession, then to my son Thomas and his children in succession. My said 
 sons to have liberty to settle funds for the benefit of women whom they shall 
 marry and for younger children. Whereas by indentures of lease and release 
 dated 10 and II Nov. 1760, being a settlement of my estate at Waverham and 
 Acton, Cheshire, made previous to the marriage of my son Thomas Lea with 
 Elizabeth his now wife, then Elizabeth Alcock, spinster, a certain term of 500 
 years by the said indenture of release of and in a moiety of my said estate is 
 limited to John Lea and John Man-waring, in trust to raise £400 and pay £300 
 thereof to my exors. to form part of the residue of my estate, and to pay the 
 remaining £100 for the use of my three grandchildren, Mary, Margaret and 
 Sarah Lea, daurs. of my said son Thomas Lea. I give all my close of land, etc. , 
 in a field called the Moor field, in the manor of Aston Parva, otherwise Church 
 Aston, co. Salop, purchased from Arthur Spender and which I surrendered to the 
 uses of my will to the said St. John Haynes and John Forrester, in trust for my 
 daur. Sarah Hayley for life and then to such uses as she shall direct. To my son 
 Samuel Lea, my large family silver tankard and soup spoon. To my daur. Mary 
 Lea, jfnoo and my best watch, etc. I forgive my son-in-law Mr. Samuel 
 Hayley and his wife £60 which I advanced them to pay Mr. Leeke's bill of costs 
 in a Chancery Suit in which he was by them employed. Residue, one fourth to 
 my son Samuel Lea, another to my son John Lea, another to my son Thomas Lea, 
 and another to my daurs. Sarah Hayley and Mary Lea. Exors., my three sons 
 Samuel Lea, John Lea and Tho?nas Lea, and the said St. John Haynes and fohn 
 Forrester. Wits., Samuel Dickenson, Robert Scott and Thomas Dickenson. 
 Codicil dated 4 June 1770. To my three grandchildren, Samuel, John, and 
 Sarah Hayley, £100 amongst them. To my daur Sarah Hayley, my cypress 
 chest, and all my bees, hives, etc. My daur. Mary Lea to hold and enjoy all 
 such money, goods and furniture as was or were left to her and her sister 
 Margaret Lea, deed., by the will of my brother Thomas Lea, deed. I revoke 
 the appointment of St. John Haynes and John Forrester as my exors., and appoint 
 my daurs. Sarah LJayley and Mary Lea instead. Wits. , Samuel Dickenson, 
 Mary Latham and John Horton. Proved 21 Apl. 1773, at Lichfield, by the Rev. 
 John Lea, Thomas Lea, Sarah Hayley wife of Samuel Hayley, and Mary Lea, 
 spinster, power reserved to the Rev. Samuel Lea. 
 
 1 Ward's Stoke-on- Trent, p. 527. 
 
 2 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 3 Ibid. 
 
 of his executors, was son of the Rev. John Haynes of 
 Newport. He matriculated at Balliol College, on 22 May 
 1728, aged 19, taking his b.a. on 7 Mch. 1731/2, and his 
 M.A. in 173S. 1 
 
 The most interesting point in the will is that, in 1736, he 
 had mortgaged certain estates in Cheshire to the Rev. 
 Cornelius Jesson [1690-1756], a second cousin of Dr. Johnson. 2 
 
 It will add to the genealogical value of this article if I 
 conclude by giving abstracts from Lichfield and P.C.C., of 
 the wills and administrations of all persons named Porter, 
 resident at Birmingham, for the period 1650-1750, apart 
 from those I have already printed. 3 
 
 Shaw, in his account of Fotherley Hall, Shenstone, near 
 Lichfield, says : — 
 
 Before Charles Floyer, came to this seat John Porter, a gentleman 
 who had followed trade in Birmingham, and retired from business ; he 
 died in November, 1731, aged 43 ; and Sarah, his widow, in November, 
 1741, aged 41 ; both on the same day of that month, viz. the 29th. 4 
 
 This John Porter died intestate, 5 and I do not know 
 which family he belonged to. 
 
 In my account of Dr. Johnson's uncle, John Harrison, 
 I have suggested that Sheldon Porter and Robert Porter, two 
 of the witnesses to his will, may have been related to Harry 
 Porter. I have now a few particulars of the family to add 
 to those I there quoted from Shaw, but they do not support 
 
 1 Ibid. 
 
 * See p. 137, and Pedigree XXIX. 
 
 3 Thomas Porter, of Birmingham, grinder. Admon. granted 14 Apl. 1697, 
 at Lichfield, to Mary Porter of Birmingham, widow, the relict of deed. Sureties, 
 Edward Hare and Joshua Hamond, gent., both of Birmingham. Inventory dated 
 13 Apl. 1697 ; total, £18-0-0. Appraisers not named. 
 
 Richard Porter, of Birmingham, tobacconist. Will dated 15 June 1698. 
 I bequeath to my son, George Porter, and to my daurs., Mary Atchley and 
 Elizabeth Porter, i'/- each. To my daur., Olive Porter, 40'/-. To my daur., 
 Ruth Porter, £6. Resid. legatees and exors., my wife Hester and son Ralph 
 Porter. Signed, Richard Porter. Vfits.,Jn. Cottrell, Rowland Hall, Walter 
 Knight and Clem: Fisher. Proved 26 Nov. 1698, in P.C.C. [239 Lort], by 
 Hester Porter, the relict of deed. , power reserved to Ralph Porter. 
 
 Richard Porter, of Birmingham, grinder. Will dated 25 Oct. 1705. To 
 my brother, John Porter, 5'/-. To my brother, William Porter, 5*/-. To my 
 aunt Anne Heartly, £3, but if she does not live to receive it my wife Ann Porter 
 shall have it. Residue to my wife Ann Porter, and make her sole extrix. Wits. , 
 Tho. Girdler, Elizabeth Whever and John Hoskins. Inventory dated 15 Oct. 
 1706 ; total, £18-9-4. Appraisers, Richd. Woolley, Katharine Woolley and 
 Mary Gerves. Proved 18 Oct. 1706, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. 
 
 Anne Porter, of St. Philip's, Birmingham, widow. Admon. granted 26 
 Sept. 1722, at Lichfield, to Ann Porter of Birmingham, spinster, and the daur. of 
 deed. Sureties, Clement Fisher, of Birmingham, baker, and Tho. Millington, of 
 the Close, in the city of Lichfield, weaver. Penalty of bond, £30. 
 
 Ann Porter, of Birmingham, widow. Will dated 14 Apl. 1747. To my 
 daur. Lucas and my daur. Porter, all my rings and wearing apparel between them. 
 To my said daur. Lucas, £100. To my son Joseph Porter, £13 per annum, and 
 on his death I give £300 to his child or children if any ; and if he leave no issue 
 then I give one half of the £300 to the children of my sou, John Porter, and the 
 other half to the children of my said daur. Lucas, except her eldest son. Residue 
 to my son, John Porter, and make him exor. Wits., Francis Rann, R. Rami 
 and Edward Hickman. Proved 6 Aug. 1748, at Lichfield, by the sole exor. 
 
 1 Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. ii, p. 50. 
 _ 5 John Porter, of Shenstone, Staffs. Admon. granted 15 Sept. 1732, at 
 Lichfield, to Sarah Porter of Shenstone, widow, the relict of deed. Sureties, 
 Nicholas Preston, of Shenstone, yeoman, and George Beck of the same place', 
 yeoman. Penalty of bond, £60. 
 
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 249 
 
 my suggestion. 1 Sheldon Porter died intestate, but his sister 
 Penelope left a will. 2 John Porter, father of Sheldon, was 
 probably he of the name who died at Lichfield in or before 
 1734, son of Robert Porter. 3 
 
 Shaw, at the reference I have given, says the Porters 
 possessed Hill Hall, Swinfen, as early as 1667. Penelope 
 Porter, it will have been noticed, mentions her farm called 
 Hill Hall, in Weeford. Swinfen is in Weeford parish. I 
 therefore conclude that John Porter of Hill Hall, Staffs., 
 yeoman, who died about 1690, was the great-grandfather of 
 Sheldon Porter, for in his will he mentions his son Robert. 4 
 
 THE SKRYMSHERS OF HIGH OFFLEY. 
 
 Only a fortnight before his death, Dr. Johnson wrote the 
 following letter to the Rev. William Vyse [1 742-1 81 6], 
 D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A., Canon of Lichfield and Rector of 
 Lambeth : — 5 
 
 Sir, 
 
 To the Reverend Dr. Vyse, in Lambeth. 
 
 I am desirous to know whether Charles Scrimshaw, of Woods- 
 ease (I think), in your father's neighbourhood, be now living ; what is 
 his condition and where he may be found. If you can conveniently 
 make any inquiry about him, and can do it without delay, it will be an 
 
 1 Seep. 179. 
 
 2 Sheldon Porter, of Wall, in the par. of St. Michael, in the city of Lich- 
 field, bachelor, deed. Admon. granted 26 Sept. 1765, in P.C.C., to Sarah 
 Jackson, widow, and Penelope Porter, spinster, sisters and next-of-kin of deed. 
 
 Penelope Porter, of Lichfield, spinster. Will dated 19 Mch. 1782. I 
 devise unto Mr. Benjamin Ma/isell, teaman at Birmingham, all my farm in the 
 
 tenure of Wright, and other tenements in the par. of West Bromwich, 
 
 Staffs. To my relation, Mr. Thomas Sutton, of St. Dunstan's-in-the-East, 
 London, my messuage or farmhouse called Hill Hall, in Weeford, Staffs., 
 occupied by Thomas Mallett as my tenant thereof. To Mr. William Careless, of 
 Birmingham, all that farm and lands in the par. of Sedgeley, Staffs., in the occu- 
 pation of Mr. Edward Waltho. To my man-servant, John Collins, my messuage 
 at Wall, now in his father's possession. I give all my messuage at Wall, in the 
 occupation of Mr. William Kennedy, and my tithes in Shenstone par., which 
 Mr. Kennedy has usually held and collected, as my tenant, to Mi. Joseph Finch, 
 now resident in the house with me, for his life. Exor. , Mr. William Careless. 
 The mark of Penelope Porter. Wits., Win. Inge, Wm. Kennedy, Chas. Howard. 
 Affidavit, sworn at Birmingham on 25 May 1782, by William Careless, otherwise 
 Carless, of Birmingham, gent., that the above will was delivered to him by 
 William Inge, of Lichfield, esq., one of the subscribing wits, thereto. Proved 
 31 May 1782, in P.C.C. [247 Gostling], by the exor. named. 
 
 3 John Porter, of the par. of St. Mary, in the city of Lichfield, bachelor. 
 Admon. granted 15 Aug. 1734, in P.C.C, to Robert Porter, the father of 
 deed. 
 
 4 John Porter, of Hill Hall, Staffs., yeoman. Will dated 19 Jany. 168S/9. 
 I give a moiety of Hill Hall to Elinor Porter, my wife, during her life, the other 
 part to my son Robert ; and after her decease the whole to him and his heirs for 
 ever. I dispose of all my timber to be sold to pay my debts. Item, I give 
 Millard's Croft to my son Robert, he to pay my son Thomas ^20 for it. I dispose 
 some of my out lands at Saredon to be sold to pay my debts, if my timber will 
 not suffice. I give ^150 out of the same lands to my daur. Elinor Porter, £%o 
 to my son Thomas at 21, £100 to my son William at 21 ; and, out of Hill Hall, 
 ;£loo each to my daur. Ann, my son Edward, and my daur. Margaret, at 21. 
 All my goods and cattle I give to my son John Porter, except the best bed, which 
 I give to my wife, whom, with Robert my son, I make my extrix. I make my 
 overseers, William Quinton and Edward Dulton. Signed, John Porter. Wits., 
 Alice Quinton, Ann Dulton and William Crowther. Proved 26 Apl. 1690, in 
 P.C.C. [60 Dyke], by the exors. named. 
 
 1 Rupert Simms's Bibliotheca Staffordiensis. 
 
 act of great kindness to me, he being very nearly related to me. I beg 
 
 [you] to pardon this trouble. 
 
 I am, Sir, 
 
 Your most humble servant, 
 
 Sam: Johnson. 
 Bolt-court, Fleet-street, Nov. 29, 1784. 1 
 
 This letter was first published, in his edition of Boswell, 
 by Malone, who added the following note with reference 
 to it :— 
 
 In conformity to the wish expressed in the preceding letter, an in- 
 quiry was made ; but no descendants of Charles Scrimshaw or of his 
 sisters were discovered to be living. Dr. Vyse informs me, that Dr. 
 Johnson told him, " he was disappointed in the inquiries he had made 
 after his relations." There is therefore no ground whatsoever for supposing 
 that he was unmindful of them, or neglected them. 2 
 
 Now in the ensuing article I shall show that this Charles 
 " Scrimshaw," who was " very nearly related " to Dr. Johnson, 
 was the only son of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, of Woodseaves 
 in the parish of High OfHey, Staffordshire, and Catherine his 
 wife. Dr. Gerard Skrymsher died on 2 Oct. 1700, aged 82, 
 and Catherine, his widow, on 27 July 1725, aged 74. 
 Charles, their son, was born in 1688, and died in 1762. He 
 had therefore been dead for 22 years when Dr. Johnson 
 inquired after him, and had he been alive would have been 
 aged full 96. It is clear that the Doctor can have had very 
 little acquaintance with this relative. 
 
 The question now arises, What relation was Charles 
 Skrymsher to Dr. Johnson ? I think we may take it for 
 granted that his relationship was not more distant than that 
 of a first-cousin ; indeed, few people would speak of a cousin 
 as a " very near relation," but would reserve the description 
 for a parent, a brother or sister, or perhaps an uncle or aunt 
 It is abundantly clear, however, that Charles Skrymsher 
 cannot have been any nearer a relation than a first-cousin. 
 The point therefore to be decided is, Where did the cousin- 
 ship come in ? Either Dr. Gerard Skrymsher must have 
 been Dr. Johnson's uncle, or Mrs. Catherine Skrymsher his 
 aunt. It is obvious that Gerard cannot have been brother 
 either to Mr. or Mrs. Michael Johnson. My pedigree of the 
 Ford family proves that his wife, Catherine Skrymsher, 
 cannot have been a sister of Mrs. Johnson ; 3 indeed, in all 
 the mass of evidences I have collected about the Fords, the 
 name of Skrymsher does not once occur. One solution only 
 of the problem remains, that Mrs. Catherine Skrymsher 'was 
 a sister of Michael Johnson. 
 
 As a point in favour of this solution, it may be noted 
 that, while the name of Catherine never occurs in the Ford 
 pedigree, Michael Johnson's mother was named Catherine 
 or Katherine. 4 
 
 But I have better evidence than this. I shall prove that 
 on 28 Sept. 1700, Michael Johnson stood by the dying bed- 
 side of Gerard Skrymsher, in his house at Woodseaves, and, 
 
 1 Letters of Dr. Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. ii, pp. 430-1. 
 
 - Ibid, footnote. 3 See Pedigree XXIX. 4 See p. 209. 
 
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 with other witnesses, heard the aged physician state his 
 testamentary wishes. And on 3 Oct., the day after Gerard 
 Skrymsher's death, Michael Johnson it was, who, with his 
 own hand, drafted the nuncupative will. And on 6 Jany. 
 1 701/ 2 Michael Johnson, of Lichfield, stationer, stood surety 
 to the bond for the administration of Gerard Skrymsher's 
 estate and the education of his children. 1 
 
 There will be few, in the light of all this evidence, to doubt 
 that Gerard Skrymsher married Michael Johnson's sister. 
 Granting this, it opens up quite a new point of view in our 
 contemplation of Dr. Johnson's circle of relations. For not 
 only did Gerard Skrymsher come of an old and influential 
 stock, allied with many of the leading families in the county, 
 but one of his daughters became the wife of Thomas Boothby 
 of Tooley Park, Leicestershire, thus, apparently, making 
 Dr. Johnson cousin by marriage to a gentleman of the 
 highest social standing and one of the fathers of English 
 sport. 
 
 It is unsatisfactory that, in the limited time which I have 
 had to work up the subject, I have failed to settle the question 
 beyond all dispute by finding the marriage of Gerard Skrym- 
 sher. It is also to be noted that the Cubley registers do 
 not seem to record the baptism of a Catherine Johnson about 
 1651 ; but this fact can carry small weight, especially at that 
 unsettled period, when registers were often much neglected. 
 And if Catherine were the eldest child of William Johnson, 
 she may have been baptized at her mother's parish church. 
 
 It is difficult to reconcile such a relationship as I here 
 claim for Dr. Johnson with his own constant depreciation of 
 his family. Speaking of his father he said : — " My mother 
 had no value for his relations ; those indeed whom we knew 
 of were much lower than hers." 2 His cousin, Cornelius 
 Harrison, he said, was " the only one of my relations who 
 ever rose in fortune above penury, or in character above neg- 
 lect." 3 According to Mrs. Piozzi he did not relish talking of 
 his family : — "There is little pleasure," said he, " in relating 
 the anecdotes of beggary." 4 And, speaking of his mother's 
 relation, Mrs. Harriotts, he said his father " had none so high 
 to whom he could send any of his family." B It seems very 
 clear from these extracts that Dr. Johnson, though he had a 
 vague idea of the existence of Charles Skrymsher and knew 
 his relationship, was yet ignorant of the social position of the 
 Skrymsher family and the alliance of his cousin with Thomas 
 Boothby. Yet Michael Johnson must have known all about 
 
 1 It will be realised that at this time Michael Johnson was unmarried, and 
 therefore unconnected with the Ford family. 
 
 Woodseaves is about 21 miles from Lichfield as the crow flies, so 
 that it would be quite a long ride for Michael Johnson to visit the Skrymshers. 
 Dr. Johnson's reference to Woodseaves, in his letter to Dr. Vyse, as "in your 
 father's neighbourhood," is probably to be explained by the fact that Vyse's 
 father, the Rev. William Vyse, Canon of Lichfield, who died in 1770, was son of 
 William Vyse of Standon, Staffs., six miles north of Woodseaves. The Rev. 
 William Vyse had entered Pembroke College, Oxford, the year before Dr. John- 
 son. See Rupert Simms's Bibliotheca Staffordiensis ; and Burke's Landed Gentry 
 under " Howard-Vyse of Stoke Place." 
 
 2 See p. 175. a See p. 181. * See p. 125. 5 See p. 143. 
 
 it, and curiosity makes us wonder what it was which, when 
 his wife was making herself particularly unpleasant on the 
 subject of his low origin, restrained the moody bookseller 
 from crushing her with the Skrymsher-Boothby connexion, 
 so much nearer being aristocratic than any connexion she 
 could lay claim to. Up to the time of Gerard Skrymsher's 
 death Michael Johnson evidently was on good terms with 
 the family at Woodseaves. We can only imagine that some 
 grave quarrel occurred after the death of Gerard Skrymsher, 
 which caused Michael to split with Gerard's widow and 
 children ; or else, stung by some social slight, he was too 
 proud even to mention their names. Time has prevented 
 me having a search made in the Chancery Proceedings about 
 that period for Skrymsher suits, but it is quite possible that 
 light might be thrown from that source on the connexion of 
 the family with the Johnsons. 
 
 It is a point of piquant interest that Thomas Boothby of 
 Tooley Park was a distant cousin of Dr. Johnson's dear 
 friend, Miss Hill Boothby. 
 
 For the purpose of working out the Skrymsher 1 con- 
 nexion I have had lists made of all the Skrymsher, 
 Scrimshaw, etc., wills and administrations in P.C.C. for the 
 period 1650-1815, which number about 88, and of all 
 those at Lichfield for 1650-1830, which number 20. In 
 addition I have visited the churches of High Offley 2 and 
 
 1 At a previous reference (p. 144) I have spelt the name " Skrimshire," 
 following the indexes in the Staffordshire Collections ; but the evidences fully 
 show that the normal spelling was Skrymsher. 
 
 2 The registers at High Offley begin in 1689, and I searched up to 1830, 
 extracting all entries of the names of Skrymsher, Boothby and Johnson. Mr. 
 Marston searched for me the transcripts at Lichfield, which begin in 1659, up to 
 1700, extracting the same names ; but there are gaps for 1663-70 and 1678-80. 
 From 1659 to 1830 no entries were found relating to the names of Ford or 
 Blayney. The following is the result of both searches : — 
 
 1686. 
 
 1686. 
 
 1688. 
 
 1691. 
 
 1691. 
 
 1691. 
 
 1692/3. 
 
 1694. 
 
 1700. 
 
 1705. 
 
 1707. 
 
 1709. 
 
 1709. 
 
 1709. 
 
 Hester y" daughter of Gerard Skrymsher gentleman was baptized 
 June 20th. 
 
 Hesther y" daughter of Gerard Skrymsher Gen. and Catherine his wife 
 was baptized y ■ 20th of June [entry on separate skin to preceding]. 
 Charls y c son of Gerard Skrymsher Gen. & Catherine his wife was 
 baptized y e 17 th of April. 
 
 Elizabetha Filia Gerardi Skrymsher Gen. & Catharine Uxoris ejus 
 bapt. Apr. 19. 
 
 Elizabeth y e daughter of Gerard Skrymsher & Catherine his wife was 
 baptized April 19th. [from transcript], 
 
 Matrimonium celebratum fait [inter] Bartholomceum Wright et Mariam 
 Johnson decimo quinto die Septembris. 
 
 Elizabetha Fil. Gerardi Skrymsher gen. et Catherine Uxoris ejus 
 sepulta fuit Feb. 22. 
 
 Maria Filia Gerardi Skrymsher Gen. et Catharinse Uxoris ejus 
 baptizata fuit decimo die Maii. 
 
 Gerard Skrymsher Generosus sepultus fuit quinto die Oct. Anno 
 predicto. 
 
 Carolus Skrymsher Filius Thoma? Boothby Armiger & Esthers Ux. 
 baptizatus erat decimo 3 ti0 die Decembris. 
 
 Gerardus filius Thoma; Boothby Armiger baptizatus fuit decimo tertio 
 die Augusti. 
 
 Gulielmus filius Thorn* & Hesterse Boothby baptizatus fuit vicesimo 
 sexto die Maii. 
 
 Gulielmus filius Thoms Boothby Armiger & Hesters Uxoris sepultus 
 decimo quinto die Augusti. 
 
 Celebratum fuit matrimonium inter Richardum Jonson & Sarah 
 Barnet vicesimo octavo die Novembris. 
 
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 251 
 
 Norbury, 1 searched the registers, and copied the Skrymsher 
 inscriptions. 
 
 1710. Hestera filia Thomce Boothby Armigeri & Hesters Uxoris baptizata 
 
 fuit vicesimo quinto die Julii. 
 1711/12. Johannes filius Thorns Boothby Armigeri & Hesters Uxoris baptizatus 
 
 fuit Vicesimo tertio die Mar. 
 1712. Johannes filius Thorns Boothby Armigeri sepultus fuit tertio die 
 
 Maii. 
 1713/14. Carolina uxor Jacobi Skrymsher Gen. sepulta fuit decimo nono 
 
 die Feb. 
 1715/16. Matrimonium contractum fuit inter Carolum Skrymsher Gen. & Annam 
 
 Hill septimo die Januarii. 
 1716. Carolus Skrymsher Gen. sepultus fuit decimo octavo die Aprilis. 
 
 1719. Matrimonium contractum fuit inter Carolum Skrymsher & Mariam 
 
 Mitton vicesimo octavo die Septembris. 
 
 1723. Ann daughter of Charles & Mary Skrymsher bapt. Dec. 26. 
 
 1724. James Skrymsher Esq. of y" Hill burd. Nov. 26. 
 
 Catharine 
 
 1725. Mrs. El iz a b e th {alteration in different handwriting] Skrymsher Widow 
 of Woodsease burd. July 31. 
 
 1725. John Son of William & Mary Johnson of W d 'ease bapt. Oct. 27. 
 
 1726. Ann Daughter of Mr. Charles Skrymsher & Mary his Wife buried 
 July 21. 
 
 1726. Agnes-Catherine Daughter of Mr. Charles Skrymsher & Mary his 
 Wife bapt. Dec. 27. 
 
 1727. Mitton Son of Mr. Charles Skrymsher & Mary his Wife of Woods- 
 ease bapt. Dec. 3. 
 
 1729. Richard Johnson and Mary Swan both of this Parish married 
 Nov. 30. 
 
 1730. EHz. daughter of Rich d & Mary Johnson bapt. Aug. 22. 
 
 1731/2. Ann Daughter of Rich d & Mary Johnson of Woodseaves bapt. 
 
 Jan. 9. 
 1742. Richard Johnson of Woodseaves was buried Oct. 22. 
 
 1754. Charles Son of Thos. Skrimsher & Deborah his Wife was baptized 
 
 Oct. 10th. 
 1757. Anne Johnson of Woodsease was buried April 7th. 
 
 1759. Thomas Son of Thomas Johnson (a servant at Bathacre) & Abigail 
 
 his wife was baptized July 22d. 
 1761. July 1. Thomas Perry, of this par., officer of the Excise, bach., aged 
 
 25, and Elizabeth Johnson, spr., of this par., aged 25 and upwards, 
 
 mard. by lie. Both sign. Wits., Francis Blackburn, John Swan. 
 1761. William son of Thomas Johnson a Servant at Bathacre & Abigail his 
 
 wife baptized Nov. 19th. 
 
 1761. William son of Thos. Johnson & Abigail his wife was buried 
 Nov. 30th. 
 
 1762. Thomas Skrimsher of Woodsease was buried June 16th. 
 1762. Mr. Charles Skrimsher of Woodsease was buried June 20th. 
 
 1828. Apl. 30 bapt. Ellen, d. of Wm. and Anne Johnson, High OfHey, 
 farmer. 
 
 1829. Sept. 6. bapt. William, s. of John and Susanna Johnson, High 
 Offley, labourer. 
 
 1 The registers at Norbury begin in 1538. I searched from 1650 to 1812, 
 extracting all entries relating to the names of Skrymsher and Boothby. The 
 three entries before 1650 were looked for specially. There were no Blayney 
 entries : — 
 
 1618. Eodem die [30 July] Annoque predicto Baptizatus fuit Gerrardus filius 
 
 Jacobi Skrymshere Armigeri et Ellenors Uxoris ejus. 
 1644. Elizabetha Skrmysher uxor Johannis Skrymsher charissima, inhumata\ 
 
 fuit, septimo die Novembris Anno predicto. 
 
 Elizabetha Skrymsher filia Johannis Skrymsher, & Elizabeths uxoris \ 
 
 ejus (ad Luctum omnium defuncts) Baptizata fuit die 
 
 .... \11ext entry 1 7 Nov. ] 
 1657. Ellenor the daughter of John Skrymsher Esq. & Margret his wife was 
 
 borne the third day, & new borne the twentieth of Octob. y° yeare 
 
 above. 
 1659. [bapt.] James the Sonne of John Skrymsher Esq. & Margrett his wife 
 
 the 30th day of June the yeare above written. 
 
 1661. Dorothea Skrimsher filia Johanis Skrimsher armigeri et Margarets uxoris 
 baptizata fuit decimo septimo die Maii. 
 
 1662. Charles Skrymsher Sonne of John Skrymsher Esq. and Marget his wife 
 baptizatus fuit november ii day. 
 
 1664. Katherina Skrimsher filia Johani Skrimsher arm. et Margarets uxoris 
 ejus Baptizata fuit decimo quarto die Aprilis anno predicto. 
 
 At the Visitation of Staffordshire, in 1663-64, four 
 branches of the Skrymsher family recorded their pedigrees, 1 
 and these have naturally been of much assistance to me in 
 dealing with the evidences. 
 
 The Visitation pedigree shows Gerard Skrymsher as 
 great-great-grandson of Sir William Skrymsher of North 
 Deighton, Yorkshire. Sir William's younger son, Thomas 
 Skrymsher, settled at Norbury, in Staffordshire, and is said 
 to have been a Prothonotary of the Common Pleas in the 
 reign of Henry VIII. 2 This Thomas Skrymsher, whose wife 
 is said to have been Mary, daughter and heir of William 
 Swineshead of Swineshead, 3 had two sons, John Skrymsher, 
 and Thomas Skrymsher, of Johnson Hall, Eccleshall, whose 
 descendants entered their pedigree shortly after the Visitation 
 of 1663-64. John Skrymsher, the elder brother, was of 
 Aqualate in the parish of Forton, and of Norbury. He 
 married Dorothy, daughter of John Talbot, of Salwarpe, 
 Worcester, son of Sir John Talbot ; Dorothy's mother being 
 the daughter and coheir of Sir Henry Sherington. John 
 Skrymsher died 12 Eliz., leaving four sons, John, Thomas, 
 James and Richard. John Skrymsher, the elder son and 
 
 Johanes Skrymsher armiger sepultus fuit vicessimo octavo die Martii. 
 
 Rupertus Skrymshere filius minor natu Johanis Skrymshere armigeri 
 
 sepultus fuit vicessimo die Julii anno predicto. 
 
 Elizabetha Skrymsher filia Caroli Skrymsher et Esteris uxoris ejus 
 
 nata quarto die Novembris et baptizata fuit vicessimo die Novembris 
 
 anno predicto. 
 
 Hester Skrymsher filia Caroli Skrymsher armigeri et Esteris uxoris ejus 
 
 baptizata fuit vicessimo secundo die Januarii. 
 
 Elianor Skrymsher filia Caroli Skrymsher armigeri et Estris uxoris ejus 
 
 Bapt. fuit secundo die Novemb. 
 
 The Lady Hester Skrymsher was buried the 17 day of October anno 
 
 predicto. 
 
 Matrimonium solemnizatum fuit inter Thomam Boothbey armigerum et 
 
 Elizabetham Skrymsher filiam Caroli Skrymsher Militis vicessimo 
 
 [? quarto] die Julii Per Licentium. 
 
 Baptizatus fuit Thomas filius Thorns Boothby armigeri et Elizabeths 
 
 uxoris ejus vicessimo secundo die Januarii anno predicto. 
 
 Mr. Acton Baldwin & Mrs. Elianor Skrymshere were married 17 day of 
 
 October. 
 
 Matrimonium solemnizatum fuit inter Eusebium Buswell Armigerum 
 
 et Hesteram Skrymshire decimo octavo die decembris. 
 
 Sir Charles Skrimsher knight died the fourth of March & was Buried the 
 
 twenty fift day of the same month. 
 
 Septemb. 29. Thomas filius Thomas Boothby Skrymshire Armigeri et 
 
 Anns Uxoris ejus baptizatus erat. 
 
 Janu. 15. Thomas Boothby Skrymsher Infans sepultus erat. 
 
 Julii 27. Thomas-Carolus filius Thomte Boothby-Skrymshire Armigeri et 
 
 Anna; Uxoris ejus baptizatus erat ; Natus decimo quarto juxta horam 
 
 Octavam vespertinam. 
 
 Jun. II. Thomas-Carolus filius Thomse Boothby-Skrymshire Armigeri 
 
 sepultus erat. 
 
 Aug. 14. Georgius filius Thorns Boothby Skrymshire Armigeri baptizatus 
 
 erat. 
 
 Feb. 15. Georgius filius Thomse Boothby Skrymsher Armigeri sepultus 
 
 erat. 
 
 June 13. Thomas Boothby Skrymsher Esq. was buried. 
 
 July 7. Mrs. Anne Boothby Skrymsher was buried. 
 
 1 See William Salt Society's Collections for a History of Staffordshire, vol. v, 
 part 2, "The Heraldic Visitations of Staffordshire in 1614 and 1663-4," ed. 
 H. Sydney Grazebrook, F.S.A., 1885. 
 
 2 Staffordshire Collections, vol. ii, part 2, p. 96. 
 
 ■ According to the Visitation of 1583, this Thomas Skrymsher married Eliza- 
 beth Wyrley. Ibid. vol. v, part 2, p. 271, footnote. It is impossible to glean 
 the truth from the Visitation pedigrees alone. 
 
 K K 2 
 
 1667/8 
 1674. 
 
 1676. 
 
 1677/8. 
 1680. 
 1694. 
 1697. 
 
 1698/9. 
 
 1702. 
 
 1703. 
 
 1709. 
 
 1721. 
 
 1721/2. 
 1724. 
 
 1725. 
 1726. 
 1728/9. 
 
 I75I- 
 
 1776. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 heir, died 12-14 Eliz., without issue, and of Richard Skrym- 
 sher, the younger son, no particulars are given. 
 
 Thomas Skrymsher of Aqualate, the second son of John 
 Skrymsher and Dorothy Talbot, married, as his first wife, 
 Alice, daughter of James Starkey, of Cheshire. By her he 
 had, with a younger son James, of Gravenhanger in the 
 parish of Mucclestone, who died without issue, an eldest son, 
 Sir Thomas Skrymsher of Aqualate, to whose memory there 
 is a very handsome monument in Forton church. 1 Sir 
 Thomas married Anne, daughter of Ralph Sneyd of Bradwell, 
 Staffs., and had three sons, and three married daughters. 
 Of the sons, Ralph, the eldest, died unmarried in his father's 
 lifetime, and John, the youngest, also died unmarried. Gerard 
 Skrymsher, the middle son, was of Aqualate, and aged 58 on 
 6 Apl. 1663. He was therefore some thirteen years older 
 than his namesake, Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, who was his 
 father's first cousin. He married, as his first wife, Catherine, 
 daughter of Sir Edwin Sandys, by whom he had two 
 daughters, who married, and an only son, Edwin Skrymsher, 
 aged 30 in 1663, who in 1659 married Joyce, daughter of 
 William Awbrey, of Grendon Bishop, Hereford. Gerard 
 Skrymsher of Aqualate died about 1666. 2 By his second 
 wife he apparently had no issue. 
 
 Thomas Skrymsher, of Aqualate, married, as his second 
 wife, Martha, daughter of Brian Fowler, of St. Thomas's 
 Abbey, near Stafford. From this marriage descended the 
 Skrymshers of Orslow, in the parish of Church Eaton, a 
 pedigree of whom is given by the Hon. and Rev. George 
 Bridgeman in his " History of the Parish of Blymhill." 3 Into 
 the details of this pedigree I need not enter, but I think it 
 worth while to give in a footnote some evidences by which 
 it could be improved. 4 
 
 1 The monument bears the following inscription : — 
 
 Heere lyeth y e body of S r Thomas Skrymsher | Knight one of his Ma"" 
 Justices of peace | and quorum for this countie of Stafford | Lord of this Mannor 
 & Patron of this | church who dyed the 13 day of July | Anno Domini 1633. 
 
 2 Gerard Skrymsher, of " Aqualett," Staffs. Admon. granted 9 Nov. 
 1 666, in P.C.C., to Edwin Skrymsher, the son of deed. 
 
 Edwin Skrymsher matric. 9 Nov. 1650, at Trinity College, Oxford, taking his 
 B.A. on 12 Oct. 1652 ; entered himself a student of the Middle Temple in 1655, as 
 son and heir of Gerard Skrymsher, of Aqualate, Staffs. , esq. ; was M. p. for Stafford 
 in 1681, and died in 1689. Foster's Alumni Oxonienscs. 
 
 He married again, for on 4 Aug. 1686 a license was issued at Lichfield for the 
 marriage of Edwin Skrymsher, of par. of Forton, widower, and Susanna Ball, of 
 the city of Worcester, widow, relict of Anthony Ball, " nepotis ex sorore defuncta 
 conjugis ejusdem Edwin." To be married at Forton. Surety, Samuel Dugard, 
 of Forton, clerk. 3 See Staffordshire Collections, vol. ii, part 2, p. 96. 
 
 4 The following is an abstract of the will of Walter Skrymsher, eldest son of 
 John Skrymsher, who was the elder son of Thomas Skrymsher, of Aqualate, by 
 Martha Fowler, his second wife : — 
 
 Walter Skrimshere, of Orslow, Staffs., gent. Will dated n May 1685. 
 To be buried in the chancel of the church of Church Eaton. To my wife, Mary 
 Skrimshere, my messuage and farm at Orslow, now occupied by me, for her life, 
 and at her decease to Charles Cotes, esq., and Mr. Mathew Moreton, of Brockton 
 Grange, in trust to pay the following legacies out of the rents thereof: — To my 
 daur., Mary Yonge, £\oo; to my godson, Walter Yonge, £\oa ; to my grand- 
 child, John Yonge, £\oa, and to his brother, Skrimshere Yonge, ^200; to the 
 children of my daur. [Sarah, wife of Rev. Walter'] Jennings, £\oo each ; to the 
 children of my daur. Aston, £100 each ; and to my niece, Mary Skrimshere, 
 daur. of my brother, Richard Skrimshere, ,£200 ; payment to be made to the 
 parents of those legatees who are under 21. After the said legacies are paid I 
 
 James Skrymsher, the third son of John Skrymsher and 
 Dorothy Talbot, was of Norbury and High Offley, and was 
 
 give the said farm, etc., to my nephew, John Skrimshere, for life, and to his sons 
 in succession, then to my nephew, Francis Skrimshere, and his sons in succession. 
 To my son-in-law Aston, for his life, my two farms in Brineton, occupied by 
 Richard Shutt and William Bagnall, and at his decease to my daur. Hannah. 
 To all the children of my son Yonge, £\oa each. To all the children of my daur. 
 Jennings, £vx> each. To the two children of my son Aston, £$QO. To the 
 poor of Church Eaton, £10, the interest of which is to be given every Good 
 Friday in the parish church. To my sister Brodhurst, £5, and to her son, 
 Bryan Brodhurst, £\oo. To all the rest of the children of my sister Brodhurst, 
 £5 each. To my cousin, Francis Huggeford, £\o. My wife to have my house- 
 hold goods, etc., while she remains at Orslow. My kinsman, John Skrimshere, 
 to give one dozen of bread to the poor of Church Eaton. Exor. , my son-in-law, 
 Edward Aston. Wits. , Richard Taylor, Humfrey Grenowes, Mary Smyth and 
 Geo. Gatacre. Inventory dated 9 May 1693 ; total, ,£2462-11-2. Appraisers, 
 Tho. Fox, Walter Turner an&Jos. Walter. Proved 19 Apl. 1693, at Lichfield, 
 by the sole exor. 
 
 Another copy of the will was filed at Lichfield on 18 Oct. 1714, and admon. 
 granted to Mary Yonge, of Shrewsbury, widow, the daur., Walter Yonge, of 
 Charnes, Staffs., gent., standing surety. Note is made in this copy of a Chancery 
 suit between Mary Yonge, widow, and John Skrimsher, but no date given. 
 
 The following is an abstract of the will of Walter's widow : — 
 
 Mary Skrymsher, of Orslow, par. of Church Eaton, Staffs., widow. Will 
 dated 26 Feb. 1697/8. To be buried in the chancel of the church of Church 
 Eaton. To my cousin, Mary Salt, £$. To my cousin Downes his wife, ,£5. 
 To my cousin Haynes, his wife, ^5. To the children of my son-in-law Yonge, a 
 piece of gold each. To the two daurs. of my son-in-law Jennings, each a broad 
 piece of gold. To my brother and sister Perkes, each a broad piece of gold. 
 To my daur. Aston, the furniture in the hall chamber. To my sister Broadhurst, 
 a trunk. My linen to be divided between my three daurs., Mrs. Mary Yonge, 
 Mrs. Hannah Aston and Mrs. Sarah Jennings. To my sister Broadhurst, my 
 two best suits of apparel. To the two children of my daur. Aston, a spoon 
 each. To mygranddaur., Mary Yonge, the virginals. To my grandson, Walter 
 Yonge, a silver salt. To Mr. Walker of Blymhill, one guinea to preach my 
 funeral sermon. Residue to my grandson, Walter Yonge, and appoint him 
 exor. Wits., Robert Lockley, Mary Farnhill and Elizabeth Adams. Codicil, 
 undated :— Certain money in the hands of my daur. Aston and my son Aston is 
 at my death to be handed to my exor. Proved 16 July 1702, at Lichfield, by the 
 sole exor. 
 
 There is a license at Lichfield, dated 28 Oct. 1670, for the marriage of John 
 Younge, of Charnes, par. of Eccleshall, Staffs., esq., aged 18, and Mary Skrim- 
 shire, of par. of Church Eaton, aged 18, eldest daur. of Walter Skrimshire, gent ; 
 surety, John Adderley, of Apeton, Staffs., yeoman. From John Yonge and 
 Mary Skrymsher descends the present head of the family, the Rev. Vernon 
 George Yonge, J.P., of Charnes Hall, Eccleshall. See Burke's Landed Gentry. 
 At an earlier date, Thomas Yonge, of Charnes, had married Elizabeth, daur. of 
 Edmund Braddock, of Adbaston, by Elizabeth, daur. of John Skrymsher of 
 Norbury, an aunt of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher. See Staffordshire Collections, 
 vol. v, part 2, p. 51. 
 
 The following is an abstract of the will of John Skrymsher, Clerk of the Peace 
 for Salop, whose father, Richard, was brother of the above Walter Skrymsher of 
 Orslow : — 
 
 John Skrymsher, of Shrewsbury, Salop, gent. Will dated 11 June 1737. 
 By marriage settlement quadrupartite dated 2 Dec. 1709, between me of the 1st 
 part, my late wife by the name of Elizabeth Fownes, of Orslow, Salop, spinster, 
 only daur. of John Fownes, of Orslow Hall, esq., of the 2nd part, Sir Edward 
 Leighton, of Wattlesborough, Salop, bart., and Roger Owen, of Condover, Salop, 
 esq., of the 3rd part, and Thomas Edwards, of Shrewsbury, esq., and John 
 Fownes, jun., of Orslow, esq., of the 4th part, I am entitled to settle money on 
 our children, now I therefore charge the estate with £1000 to be paid to my 
 daurs., Joan and Mary. My freehold messuages, lands, etc., in Onneley and 
 Gravenhanger, in Staffs, and Salop, and also my messuages in Brockhurst, par. 
 of Blymhill, Staffs., now in lease to Joseph Tarrock for 99 years, I bequeath to 
 Captain Andrew Corbett [see p. 230], of Shrewsbury, esq., Robert Baskerville, of 
 Shrewsbury, gent., and John Griffiths, sadler, for 200 years on trust, the mes- 
 suages in Onneley and Gravenhanger after that term to my son>/,„, and those in 
 Brockenhurst, after that term to my said two daurs. By deed bearing date 20 
 Nov. 1722 in consideration of / 3 oo had by me of my now wife, Diana, I 
 dermsed to her my said messuages in Onneley and Gravenhanger, for 99 years to 
 secure to her ^30 per annum, which she shall continue to receive. My said 
 rustees shall pay to my sister, Mary Onion, £ 2Q per annum, and after all other 
 
 o^mTJT Z ' ml" °l thE iSSUeS ° f the said lands sh a" ^ paid 
 
 to my said children. Whereas there is a term of 60 years, to commence from 
 
DR. JOHNSON'S ANCESTRY: SUPPLEMENT 
 
 2 53 
 
 living in 1614. He married twice, one of his wives being 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Coleire of Darlaston, but by 
 her he had no issue. His other wife was Eleanor, daughter 
 of John Hockenhull, of Prenton, Cheshire, by Margaret his 
 wife, daughter of Peter Hockenhull, of Hockenhull in the 
 same county. 1 By Eleanor Hockenhull, in addition to seven 
 daughters who all married, he had three sons, John, Charles, 
 and Gerard Skrymsher, the physician of whom this article 
 mainly treats. Of Charles Skrymsher, the second son, I have 
 no information. 2 
 
 John Skrymsher, of Norbury, the eldest son, married 
 three times. His first wife was Alice, daughter of Sir Francis 
 Leigh, K.B., of Newnham Regis, Warwicks., who married 
 the Hon. Mary Egerton, daughter of Thomas Egerton, Lord 
 Chancellor, first Lord Ellesmere. Mrs. Skrymsher's brother, 
 Sir Francis Leigh, was created Earl of Chichester in 1644 ; 
 he died in 1653. 3 
 
 His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Watkins, 
 
 of Hodnet, Salop ; she was buried at Norbury on 7 Nov. 1 644. 
 His third wife was Margaret, daughter of John Shelley, who 
 survived him. 
 
 John Skrymsher died on 25 Mch. 1667, and was buried 
 three days later at Norbury. At the Visitation of 16 14 he 
 was described as aged 8, but in Dec. 1664 as 64. A small 
 
 my decease, in the messuage where I now live, in Shrewsbury, which I had by 
 lease from my aunt, Mary Edwardes, my wife shall have the same for life, and 
 after her decease, my said son John, and also those several messuages, lands, 
 etc., now or late in the tenure of Sir Henry Edwardes, bart., Thomas More, 
 gent., Letitia Lacon, Richard Scott, gent., Charles Tench, cloth-worker, Thomas 
 Deakes, jun. , corvisor, Robert Phillips, clothier, Thomas Deakes, glover, John 
 Asterley, hatter, and Thomas Gregory, yeoman. Exors. , my said wife Diana, 
 and said three trustees. Signed, John Skrymsher. Wits. , Ralph Browne, Era. 
 Turner, William Turner jun., and Thomas Loxdale. Proved 25 Sept. 1739, in 
 P.C.C. [203 Henchman], by the said three trustees and exors,, power reserved to 
 Diana Skrymsher, widow, relict and extrix. 
 
 Francis Skrymsher, younger brother of the above John, was Rector of Forton 
 1667-1727. The following is an abstract of his admon. : — 
 
 Francis Skrysmhire, of Forton, Staffs., clerk. Admon. granted 5 Dec. 
 1727, at Lichfield, to Mary Skrymshire. of par. of Forton, widow, the relict of 
 deed. Sureties, James Onyons, of Forton, clerk, and Attn Phillips, of Forton, 
 spinster. Penalty of bond, ^200. 
 
 The Rev. Francis Skrymsher had a son Francis bapt. 16 Aug. 1711, who is 
 possibly identical with him of the name of whose will the following is an abstract : 
 
 Francis Skrymsher, of Newport, Salop, gent., [in the will described as 
 of Church Aston]. Will dated 25 Jany. 1777. To my wife, all my household 
 goods, etc. All my copyhold estate in the manor of Church Aston, which I have 
 surrendered to the use ofmy will, subject to an estate, to my wife for life, and all 
 other my real and personal estate to my daur. Letitia. Extrix. my said wife, 
 whose name is not stated. Wits., Eliz. Wynn, David Davies and Jo" Leake. 
 Proved 24 Oct. 1799, at Lichfield, by Margaret Skrymsher, widow, the sole 
 extrix. 
 
 The Rev. Francis Skrymsher married Mary, daur. of Robert Corbet of 
 Adbright Hussey. There is a slab on the floor of the South aisle at Forton to 
 her sister's memory : — 
 
 I M I Desideratissimse Virginis | Sinre Corbet | Rob. Corbett Ar : Fil : | Pite 
 Benefice & | (nisi in X' dormit,) | longum deflendte | Ob : x Feb : mdccxiii. 
 I Maria Skyrymsher | Soror. 
 
 Adjoining it is another slab to the memory of the Rev. Francis Skrymsher's 
 mother : — 
 
 H.I. Elizabetha | Richardi Skrymsher G : | Uxor, | Pia, Frugi, Domiseda, | 
 cunctisque Vitae Officiis | Laudabilis | Ob : Jul : xm | mdccxii. 
 
 1 Ormerod's Cheshire, ed. Helsby, vol. ii, p. 532. 
 
 2 Except that he is alluded to in the will of his brother, John Skrymsher, on 
 21 Feb. 1662-3. 
 
 a See Burke's Extinct Peerages, under Leigh. 
 
 brass, in a wooden frame, hangs on the wall of the vestry at 
 Norbury, bearing this inscription : — 
 
 John Skrymsher Esquier of the | mannor of Norbury in y c County | of 
 Stafford Deceased the xxv day | of March in y e yeare of Salvacion | 
 being restored to us 1667 by | which he here expecteth a hap | py 
 Resurrection. 
 
 I print an abstract of his will below. 1 He nominates as 
 overseer, Thomas, the first Lord Leigh, who was a kinsman 
 of his first wife ; and, as an executor, Sir Brian Broughton, 
 first baronet, of Broughton Hall, Eccleshall, whom he describes 
 as a cousin. Sir Brian was a grandson of Sir Hervey Bagot, 
 whose daughter Elizabeth, as we shall see, was then John 
 Skrymsher's daughter-in-law. 
 
 By Alice Leigh, his first wife, John Skrymsher had an 
 eldest son and heir, John, who was alive on 21 Feb. 1662/3, 
 but who died in his father's lifetime, before the Visitation of 
 1664. This son, John Skrymsher, described as Adjutant- 
 General to Prince Rupert and Standard Bearer of the 
 Pensioners to Charles II, married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir 
 Hervey Bagot, of Blithfield, Staffs., first baronet, ancestor of 
 the present Lord Bagot, and had two sons, Charles and 
 Rupert, as well as three daughters, Eleanor, Elizabeth and 
 Mary. 
 
 Rupert, the younger son, who had been educated at 
 
 1 John Skrymsher, of Norbury, Staffs., esq. Will dated 21 Feb. 1662/3. 
 To be buried in the chancel of Norbury. John Skrymsher is my son and heir 
 apparent. To my brother Charles Skrymsher, the debts that he owes me. To 
 my brother Gerard Skrymsher, ^20. To my man, Edward Rylands, £$, besides 
 the tenement I gave him formerly in Eccleshall. To John Shelley, the younger 
 son of the said [sic] John, £$. To Alice Shelley his wife, ^20. To my godson, 
 Gerrard Shelley, £$. To the poor of the par. of Norbury, ,£5. To Margaret 
 Skrymsher, my wife, the Hall or Hill P"arm, which I purchased of Anthony 
 Windsor, esq., for her life, with reversion to my son, James Skrymsher, and if he 
 die before 21 without issue then I give the same to Charles my second son, and 
 if he die without issue, then said Farm to go to my other children by my said wife 
 Margaret. My lease of Almington Farm [near Market Drayton] being for the 
 lives of Thomas, Elisabeth and John Skrymsher, "sons and daughters by former 
 wives," to go for raising portions for my children by the said Margaret. To 
 Thomas Skrymsher, my son, the house in Tunstall, late occupied by Edward 
 Golds, for his life and if he die then to Charles, my second son by my said wife 
 Margaret. To Charles my second son, my messuage, etc., in Woodseaves, 
 occupied by George Hill, and the house in Eccleshall, occupied by Widow 
 Richardson. To my daur. Ellinor Skrymsher, ^300. To my daur. Dorothy 
 Skrymsher, ^200. To my son James Skrymsher, my messuage, etc., in Over 
 Oulton occupied by James Stoke. If my daur. Ellinor die before 21 or marriage, 
 her portion to go to my said daur. Dorothy, and if they both die their portions to 
 go to my sons James and Charles. To Mrs. Susanna Hopton, for her care of my 
 daur., the bond for ,£40 which she owes me, also ^24 which I lent her and sent 
 by Blackburne to Wolverhampton. Whereas there is a suit depending in Chancery 
 concerning my power of leasing, my will is that my exors. prefer a bill in Chancery 
 to make good those leases that I have made, and to try it. To Mr. Christopher 
 Comyn, a cloak, etc. To Dorothy Rylands, 20*/-. To Mrs. Alice Spenlove, 40'/-. 
 To Charles Shelley, 40 s /-. Overseer, my wellbeloved and ever honoured friend, 
 Thomas Lord Leigh, Baron of Stoneleigh. Exors., my cousin Sir Bryan 
 Broughton, and my wife Margaret Skrymsher. Wits., Ger. Skrimsher, Francis 
 Steevenson, Peter Spenlove, Dutton Hill, John Shelley, Richard Rylands, Thomas 
 Jones and John [ackson. Codicil dated 6 Apl. 1664. My land at High Offley 
 shall be ploughed and tilled three years only in every ten, for the space of 50 
 years from my death : the other seven years it is to be grazed. The residue of 
 my estate I give to my children by my wife Margaret. Wits., John Byrch, Ger. 
 Skrymsher, John Higgins and Francis Broughton. Inventory dated 25 Mch. 
 1667 ; no total given. Appraisers, Edward Kellett and Will. Byrch. Proved II 
 June 1667, at Lichfield, by both exors. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Oxford, 1 died before he was twenty, and was buried in 
 Norbury church, where is a gravestone bearing the following 
 inscription : — 
 
 Here lyeth y e body of Rupert Skrymsher | 2 d son of John Skrymsher 
 of Norbury Esq 1 " | agitant general to Prince Rupert [ (General of y e army 
 to King Charles | y c I st ) & standard bearer of y e pensioners | to King 
 Charles y e 2 4 y e said Rupert | dyed the 19 th of July Ano Dni. 1674. 
 
 Rupert's three sisters were all married, Mary, the 
 youngest, becoming the wife of William Palmer, of Lad- 
 brooke, Warwicks., son and heir of Sir William Palmer, of 
 Clerkenwell. From her is descended the well known family 
 of Palmer-Morewood, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. 2 
 
 Charles Skrymsher, the elder brother of Rupert, was 
 aged 12 at the time of the Visitation in Dec. 1664. He was 
 knighted at Windsor Castle on 26 Apl. 1682, and died on 
 4 Mch. 1708/9, aged 56, but was not buried at Norbury 
 until 25 Mch., so that his death probably took place at a 
 distance. In Norbury church is a very handsome white 
 marble mural monument to his memory, with the following 
 inscription : — 
 
 M.S. I Carolus Skrymsher Miles | Hujusce Manerii dominus | (e 
 nobili Borealis Scotia? familia. | deducta propagine) | Filius Jois Skrym- 
 sher et Elis. Bagot | Unica; filia; D: Harvey Bagot de Blithfield | in Agro 
 Staff Baronetti | Nepos Jois Skrymsher et Alicia; | D. Francisci Leigh 
 Bar" de Kings Newnha. Alias [ Uxorem primam fceliciter duxit | 
 Hesteram filiam Unica & hasredem | Georgii Taylor de Darwent-Hall | 
 in Agro Darb: Armig: [ Subtus sepultam 17 Octob: A.D. 1694 | ex quS. 
 suscepit tres filias | Elis. Hest. Eleanor. [ Francisca Uxore secunda. 
 superstite. | Jois Noel Baronetti filia. | Obiit 4'° Martii | a.d. 1708 /Etatis 
 56, I Marmor Hoc | Eleanora filia et cohasres Superstes | Uxor Acton 
 Baldvvyn de Aqualat Arm. [ Pietatis ergo posuit. 
 
 On a flat slab below the monument is the following 
 inscription : — 
 
 Here lyeth the body of y e hon lady | Hester Skrymsher Wife of S r 
 Charles | Skrymsher k nt lord of this mannour | oneley Daughter and 
 Heiress of | George Taylor of Dur .... | in the County of Derby esq r 
 who I was buried the 17 day of Octob | Anno Dili 1694 and had issue 
 three | Daughters Elizabeth Hester | and Elianor. 
 
 Sir Charles Skrymsher, by a codicil to his will, 3 left £10 
 
 1 Rupert, son of John Skrymsher, of Norbury, Staffs., arm., matric. 19 Mch. 
 1672/3, aged 17, at Christ Church, Oxford. He became a student of the Middle 
 Temple in 1674. Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 2 See Burke's Landed Gentry, where it is stated that William Palmer married 
 Elizabeth Skrymsher, a statement disproved by the will of John Skrymsher's 
 widow, in 171 1. See footnote, next column. 
 
 s Sir Charles Skrymshep, of Norbury, Staffs., Knt. Will dated 2 Mch. 
 1708/9. I desire to be buried in Norbury church, near my late wife. To my 
 honoured mother Skrymsher, I give £40. To my brother and sister Hewitt, £20 
 each. To my brother and sister J~ones, £40 each. To my nephew, John Jones, 
 £20. To my sister Palmer, £20. To my friend, John Higgins, £\o. To my 
 son, Acton Baldwyn, £\o. To my son Buswell, £10. To Mr. Spendlow, 
 parson of Norbury, £ 20. To my cousin, Walter Jenings, parson, £20. I give 
 a moiety of my manors, lands, etc., to my daur., Elinor Baldwyn and her issue, 
 with contingent remainders, in default, to my grandson, Thomas Boothby, my 
 grand-daur., Elizabeth Boothby, my nephews, John Jones and William Palmer 
 and their issue ; the other moiety to my said grandson, Thomas Boothby, and his 
 issue, with contingent remainder to said Elizabeth Boothby, Elinor Baldwyn, 
 fohn Jones, William Palmer and their issue. To Dorothy and Elizabeth, sisters 
 of William Palmer, £500 each. To my kinsman, Charles, son of my late uncle, 
 Gerrard Skrymsher, the farm called Tildsleys in High Offley, for life. To 
 Charles, son of John Skrymsher of Stafford, £10 per annum for life. Extrix., my 
 
 yearly to the parishes of Norbury, High Offley and Eccles- 
 hall, for apprenticing a poor child from each parish. The 
 charity is recorded on the Benefaction Board at Norbury : — 
 
 Sir Charles Skrymshire, Knight, late of Norbury Manor in this 
 Parish, who died in 1709, did by a Codicil to his Will dated March 2 nd 
 1708, charge his Estate with the Annual payment of Ten Pounds, to be 
 paid on Midsummer Day to the Minister and Churchwardens of this 
 Parish for placing out a Poor Child Apprentice to a Trade. 
 
 The said Sum is paid Yearly by the Earl of Lichfield. 
 
 His widow Frances, daughter of Sir William Noel, 
 second bart, of Kirkby Mallory, by Frances, daughter of 
 Humble, first Lord Ward, was married, in Apl. 17 14, to Sir 
 John Chester [1666- 1726], fourth bart, of Chicheley, Bucks. 
 Sir William Noel was the son of Sir Vere Noel, first bart., 
 by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Wolstan Dixie, knight, 
 ancestor of Dr. Johnson's unpleasant baronet. 1 
 
 Sir Charles Skrymsher's mother survived him, dying, at 
 the age of 90, at Ladbrooke, the home of her daughter, Mrs. 
 Palmer. 2 
 
 Elizabeth, the eldest of the three daughters and coheirs 
 of Sir Charles Skrymsher, married Thomas Boothby, of 
 Tooley Park, whose second wife was Hester, daughter of Dr. 
 Gerard Skrymsher. But of Thomas Boothby, his wives and 
 family, I shall treat fully later on in this article. 
 
 Hester, the second daughter, was baptized at Norbury on 
 22 Jany. 1677/8, and married there, on 18 Dec. 1703, to 
 Eusebius Buswell, eldest son of Eusebius Pelsant, afterwards 
 Buswell, by Frances, only daughter of Sir Richard Wingfield. 
 Hester died on 7 Apl. 1 706, without issue. 3 Eusebius 
 Buswell was created a baronet in 1713/ 14. 4 He married, 
 as his second 6 wife, Honor, daughter of Ralph Sneyd, of 
 Keele, by whom he left an only daughter, Frances, wife of 
 Christopher Horton, of Catton Hall, Croxall, Derbyshire. 
 Christopher, second son of Christopher and Frances Horton, 
 married Anne, daughter of Simon Luttrell, first Earl of Car- 
 wife. Signed, C. Skrymsher. Wits., William Hannes, Adam Ottley and 
 Arthur Emmerson. Codicil dated 2 Mch. 1708/9. I give £30 per annum for 
 apprenticing 3 poor children, one from Norbury, one from parish of High Offley, 
 and one from division of Horsely, in par. of Eccleshall. Wits., as before. 
 Proved 30 Mch. 1709, in P.C.C. [100 Lane], by Dame Frances Skrymsher, the 
 relict and extrix. 
 
 1 See Burke's Extinct Baronetcies, under Chester and Noel. 
 
 2 Elizabeth Skrymshere, of Ladbrooke, Warwicks., widow, relict of 
 John Skrymshere, of Norbury, Staffs., esq. Will dated 4 Aug. 171 1. To be 
 buried at Ladbrooke. To my daur. Mary, wife of William Palmer, of Ladbrooke, 
 esq., my messuage, land, etc., at Tunstall, Staffs., purchased of John Barnelt and 
 William Vicars, and occupied by Thomas Holmes. To my daur. -in-law, the 
 Lady Skrymshere, £\o. To my son and daur. Hewitt, £\o. To my son and 
 daur. Jones and their son John Jones, £\o. To my grand-daur. Baldwin, £\o. 
 To my grandchildren, Charles, Dorothy and Elizabeth Palmer, £\o each. To 
 my great-grand-daur., Elizabeth Boothby, £10. To the poor of Norbury, £$. 
 To the poor of Offley, £4. To the poor of Horseley, £4. To the poor of 
 Knightley, £2. To the poor of Ladbrooke, £2-10-0. Residue to my daur., the 
 said Mary Palmer. Exors., my son-in-law, William Palmer, and the said 
 Mary Palmer. Wits., Walter Goodfellow, James Lees and Fisher Holyoake. 
 Proved 2 Jany. 1712/13, at Lichfield, by both exors. 
 
 3 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, p. 578, Pelsant and Buswell pedigree. 
 1 Burke's Extinct Baronetcies. 
 
 <■ Burke says Honor Sneyd was the second wife, but Nichols describes her as 
 first wife. 
 
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 255 
 
 hampton, and was buried on 13 Aug. 1769 at Croxall ; his 
 widow, on 2 Oct. 1771, was married to Henry Frederick, 
 Duke of Cumberland, brother of George III. Sir Eusebius 
 Buswell's niece, Anne, daughter of the Rev. Wingfield 
 Buswell, became the wife of Charles Skrymsher Boothby, 
 son of Thomas Boothby, of Tooley Park, and grandson of 
 Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, of Woodseaves. 
 
 Eleanor, the third daughter of Sir Charles Skrymsher, 
 was baptized at Norbury on 2 Nov. 1680, and married there, 
 on 17 Oct. 1702, to Acton Baldwyn, of Aqualate, Forton, 
 son of Charles Baldwyn, Chancellor of Hereford, by Elizabeth 
 his wife, daughter and heir of Nicholas Acton, of Bockleton, 
 Wore, by Mary his wife, daughter of Gerard Skrymsher, of 
 Aqualate, the eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Skrymsher. 
 
 Mrs. Baldwyn died without issue. She bequeathed money 
 to the poor of Norbury, as is recorded on the Benefaction 
 Board in the church : — 
 
 M rs Eleanor Baldwyn, daughter of Sir Charles Skrymshire, and Wife 
 of Acton Baldwyn, Esq' of Aqualate, in the Parish of Forton, did by her 
 last Will dated Feb r y 17 th 17 17, give to the Poor of Norbury Parish the 
 Sum of Six Pounds yearly for ever. The said Sum is also paid Yearly by 
 the Earl of Lichfield, and given away at Christmas. 
 
 We will now return to John Skrymsher, of Norbury, the 
 grandfather of Sir Charles. According to the Visitation 
 pedigree he married, as his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter 
 
 of Watkins, of Hodnet, Salop. By her he had a son 
 
 Thomas, of whom I know nothing except that his father, on 
 21 Feb. 1662/3, bequeaths him a house at Tunstall, in the 
 parish of Adbaston ; and a daughter Elizabeth, baptized at 
 Norbury in Nov. 1644, who married Edward Blayney, of 
 Gregynog, Tregynon, Montgomeryshire. 
 
 By his third wife, Margaret, daughter of John Shelley, 
 John Skrymsher had two more sons, James and Charles, and 
 three more daughters, Eleanor, Dorothy and Catherine. 
 James Skrymsher was baptized at Norbury on 30 June 1659. 
 His father left him Hill Hall, High Offley, where he lived 
 and died, being buried at High Offley on 26 Nov. 1724. 
 Probably he was the James Skrymsher, gent., whose wife 
 Caroline was buried at High Offley on 19 Feb. 171 3/ 14. 1 
 There is a mural tablet to his memory in the church, with 
 this brief inscription :— 
 
 M S I Jacobi Skrymsher Armig r | Nat Prid: Kal : quint 1659 | 
 Denara Kal. Decemb: 1724. 
 
 From his will it appears that he left a widow, Rebecca, 
 
 ' This seems to be proved by the fact that a license was issued at Lichfield, 
 on 17 July 1685, for the marriage of James Skrymsher, of par. of Drayton-in-Hales, 
 gent., aged 24, and Caroline Throgmorton, of par. of Newland, Glouc, aged 22. 
 Sureties, Henry Bennett, of Clopley, Salop, clerk, and Gerard Shelley, of same 
 place, gent. 
 
 From Burke's Extinct Baronetcies I learn that Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 
 3rd bart., of Tortworth, Glouc. (whose father died in 1664), married, as his first 
 wife, Mary, daur. and heir of Giles Garton, of Billinghurst, Sussex, and had a 
 daur., who married " Capt. Grimshaw" — perhaps an error for Scrimshaw, or 
 Skrymsher. 
 
 who married Thomas Woodshaw, of High Offley, and one 
 young daughter, Ann Skrymsher. 1 
 
 Charles, the youngest son of John Skrymsher, of Norbury, 
 was baptized at Norbury on 2 Nov. 1 662. On 7 Jany. 1715/16 
 he was married, at High Offley, to Anne Hill, but died a few 
 months later, being buried there on 18 Apl. 1716. He died 
 intestate. 2 
 
 What became of the three daughters of John Skrymsher 
 and Margaret Shelley, Eleanor, Dorothy and Catherine, I do 
 not know. Their baptisms will be found in the extracts I 
 have given from the Norbury registers. Catherine was born 
 after the date of her father's will, so is not mentioned in that 
 document. 3 Perhaps one of the three married a Church, as 
 their brother James Skrymsher, in his will, dated 27 Jany. 
 1723/4, mentions his nephew, Captain Thomas Church, of 
 Market Drayton. 
 
 And now we come to the main subject of this article, 
 Gerard, youngest son of James Skrymsher, of Norbury, by 
 Eleanor his wife, daughter of John Hockenhull, and brother 
 of John Skrymsher, of Norbury. Gerard was baptized at 
 Norbury on 30 July 16 18. What medical qualifications he 
 acquired I do not know, but on his monument he is described 
 as a doctor of physic. His brother John, in his will, dated 
 21 Feb. 1662/3, leaves him £20. He died on 2 Oct. 1700, 
 at the age of 82, and was buried at High Offley three 
 days later. There is a white marble mural tablet to his 
 memory in the church, with the following inscription : — 
 
 Near this place Iieth intered the Body | of Gerrard Skrymsher, late of 
 Woods- [ Eaves in this Parish, D ,r of Physick, a man | of Honour, 
 
 1 James Skrymsher, of the Hill, par. of High Offley, Staffs., esq. Will 
 dated 27 Jany. 1723/4. I give my capital messuage, etc., called the Hill Hall, 
 where I now dwell, and all other my messuages, etc., in High Offley or elsewhere 
 in Staffs., to Rebecca Skrymsher, my wife, until my daur. Ann Skrymsher attains 
 20, and then I give the same to my said daur., subject to an annuity of £60 to 
 my said wife, already settled on her ; and if my said daur. die without issue, 
 then said property to my said wife for her life, and then to my nephew Captain 
 Thomas Church, of Drayton-in-Hales. To my said wife, all my ready money, 
 cattle, etc., and the residue of my personal estate. To the poor of High Offley, 
 ^5. My wife shall not during her life employ her father, Henry Rhoden, in the 
 management of her affairs [this paragraph is struck out]. Exors., my said wife 
 Rebecca, and my kinsman, Francis Skrymsher, clerk, Rector of Forton, Staffs. 
 Wits., Elizabeth Tompkinson, Augustine Perry and Thomas Moreton. Proved 
 11 June 1725, at Lichfield. 
 
 Admon. of the goods of above deed. , left unadministered by Rebecca Skrymsher, 
 the widow, who after proving the will died intestate, was granted on 5 May 1730, 
 at Lichfield, to Thomas Church, of Drayton-in-Hales, esq., and Thomas 
 Woodshaw, of High Offley, gent. Francis Skrymsher died without proving. 
 The grant was made to them for the use and benefit of Ann Skrymsher, the only 
 child of the testator, a minor above 7 an d under 21. The said Thomas 
 Woodshaw had, since testator's death, intermarried with the widow. 
 
 On 1 2 June 1730 a grant seems to have been made to Buckley Mackworth, 
 of Buntingsdale, Salop, esq., for the benefit of the said Ann Skrymsher. 
 
 2 Mr. Charles Skrymshire, of par. of High Offley, Staffs. Admon. 
 granted 17 May 1716, at Lichfield, to Anne Skrymshire, widow, the relict of the 
 deed. Sureties, Charles Skrymshire, of Woodseaves, par. of High Offley, gent., 
 and Thomas Heath, of High Offley, yeoman. Inventory dated 18 Apl. 1716; 
 total, ^15-4-10. Appraisers, Thomas Ethell and Thomas Heath. 
 
 3 On 15 May 1684 William Bradshaw, of Uttoxeter, aged 23, was licensed 
 at Lichfield to marry Katherine Skrimsher, of Adbaston, aged 22. William 
 Potts, of Seighford, Staffs., was surety. Perhaps this was the daur. of John 
 Skrymsher and Margaret Shelley ; if so her age seems overstated by about two 
 years. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Probity & Piety. He was | youngest Son of James Skrymsher of | 
 Norbury Manour in this County of Staf- | ford Esq. He departed this 
 Life y e 2 d of | Oct: 1700 in y e 83 d year of his Age. | Near this Place 
 also lieth y e Remains of | Catherine his dear & beloved Wife, who 
 
 I departed this Life y e 27 Day of July 1725 | in y e 75 th year of her Age. 
 They had Issue four | Children Hester, who was married to Tho s 
 
 I Boothby of Tooly in y e County of Leicesf ] Esq. Charles now at 
 Woods-Eaves, Elizabet h | died an Infant, and Mary, now Wife to John 
 
 [ Bromfield of Midgebrook in y e County | of Chester Gent: at whose 
 Charge to y e | Pious Memory of her kind & Indulgent | Parents, this 
 Monument is Erected | Ann. Dom. 1728. 
 
 For his position in the pedigree, Dr. Gerard Skrymsher 
 lived to a very late date. He was first cousin to Sir Thomas 
 Skrymsher, who had died in 1633 at a good age, and his 
 great-nephew, Sir Charles Skrymsher, died in 1709, at 
 the age of 56. His uncle, Thomas Skrymsher of Aqualate, 
 had died about 1595, while his grandfather, John Skrymsher, 
 had died as far back as 1570. Moreover one of his first 
 cousins, Mary, fourth daughter of Edmund Braddock, of 
 Adbaston, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Skrymsher, 
 had become the second wife of William Overton [1525-1609], 
 Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, who in 1 564 took a pro- 
 minent part in the reception to Queen Elizabeth at Oxford. 1 
 It will thus be seen that Dr. Gerard Skrymsher consituted a 
 very remarkable link with the past. 
 
 Dr. Gerard Skrymsher's maternal aunt, Katherine Hocken- 
 hull, married Edward Moore, of Bank Hall, Liverpool, who 
 was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1621, and M.P. for Liver- 
 pool in 1625. Colonel John Moore, son of Edward and 
 Katherine Moore, represented Liverpool in the Long Parlia- 
 ment, and during the civil war was appointed military 
 Governor of Liverpool. He was one of the tribunal who sat 
 to try Charles I, and his signature is on the death-warrant. 
 Colonel Moore's son was the Sir Edward Moore [1634-78], 
 baronet, whose survey of his property in Liverpool, printed 
 many years ago by the Chetham Society, is so familiar to all 
 students of the history of that town. 2 
 
 The nuncupative will of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, of which 
 the following is a copy, is principally of interest because 
 Michael Johnson was one of the witnesses, and himself wrote 
 out the document. Mr. Marston, who has compared a 
 reproduction of Michael Johnson's writing, as given by me on 
 p. 214, with the nuncupative will, says there cannot be the 
 slightest doubt as to the identity of the two handwritings, the 
 formation of all the letters being in agreement. 
 
 Memorandum that on Saturday being the 28 th of September in the 
 year of our Lord God according to the Computation of the Church of 
 
 1 See Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 51, where is given a pedigree 
 of the Braddocks recorded at the Visitation of 1614 ; also life of Bishop Overton 
 in Did. Nat. Biog., where his second wife is described as "Mary, daughter of 
 Edward Bradstock by Elizabeth Scrimshaw, a descendant of Sir John Talbot." 
 The Visitation pedigree wrongly calls the Bishop John Overton. Bishop 
 Overton was Vicar of Eccleshall, and during his episcopacy resided at Eccleshall 
 Castle, the country seat of the Bishops, lie and his two wives are buried at 
 Eccleshall. 
 
 2 See Liverpool in King Charles the Second's 'dime, ed. Win, Eergusson 
 Irvine, 1S99, preface, and introduction, pp. xvi, xvii. 
 
 England 1700 D r Gerrerd Skrimsher in his own dwelling house 
 at Woodseves in the parish of High Offley in the county of Stafford 
 Being sick and weake of body (of which sickness he died) but in 
 perfect mind and memory did in the presence of us William Parker 
 Michael Johnson Lee Parker & Elisabeth Rawbone then and there make 
 and declare his last Will and Testament in these words following viz. 
 I doe declare my now wife Catherine Skrimsher my sole Executrix 
 and doe give and bequeath to her my house wherein I now dwell 
 w th all the land belonging to it to hold during her natural life and 
 Allso doe endow her with all other my personall estate not doubting but 
 she will be a carefull mother of my children Signed the third day of 
 October in y e year of our Lord 1700 by us whose are [sic] here under- 
 written 
 
 William Parker 
 
 Lee Parker 
 
 Mich Johnson 
 
 Elizabeth Rawbone, her marke. 
 
 Administration of the estate of Dr. Gerrard Skrymsher 
 was granted at Lichfield, on 6 Jany. 1701/2, to Catherine 
 Skrymsher, of Woodseaves, widow, the relict, for the education 
 of Hester, Charles and Mary Skrymsher, children of the 
 deceased, who were minors. Michael Johnson, of the city of 
 Lichfield, stationer, stood surety. 
 
 The following is a copy of the inventory of the goods and 
 chattels of Dr. Skrymsher : — 
 
 October y e io :h Annoque domini 1700 
 
 A true and perfect Inventory then taken of all the goods Cattell and 
 chattells of Jararde Skrymsher late of Woodsease in y e parrish of High 
 Offley and county of Stafford gent, deceased by us whose names are here- 
 unto subscribed 
 
 I * d 
 
 Imprimis In y e house place one Jack one Screene two) 
 
 tables one forme foure cheeres spits dreeping pan grate \ 02-06-00 
 
 fire shovell & tongues ] 
 
 Item In y e parlor two tables one lookeing glas pickturesl 
 
 ». I l t, y 05-03-04 
 
 cheares & hangings to y° Roome J 
 
 Item In y c little parlor one bed & bedsteds curtains &| 
 
 vallans two chests & one Hanging Cubbard ) 
 
 Item In y e maides chamber one bed 01-00-00 
 
 Item In y c dockters Chamber two beds bedsteds curtains) 
 
 a u 1 os-oo-oo 
 
 & vallons f 
 
 three chaires one haire trunck two cubberds & haneinsrs) 
 
 I- 02-04-00 
 to y° roome j 
 
 Item in y e cheese Chamber one press cubberd 4 tables ) 
 
 one bed Bedsteds Curtaines & vallons one trunck & two L 03-05-00 
 
 Boxes j 
 
 Item In y e mens Chamber one bed & two Chaires 01-00-00 
 
 Item Brass & Pewter 05-00-00 
 
 Item Linens & Napperie Ware 05-00-00 
 
 Item In y c Brewhouse one Brase Furnice Brewing Loomes } 
 
 Cheese tubs Milking pailes & gallons cheese presses & I 03-01-00 
 
 all other treene wares I 
 
 Item In y e celler eighte vessells 02-00-00 
 
 Item In y c Cheese Chambers 5000 of Cheese 42-10-00 
 
 Item tenn strikes of old malt 01-10-00 
 
 Item one carte & wheeles 
 
 Item one Tumbrell two pare of ould wheeles Harrowes | 
 
 and plowes and horse geares & Bridles j 
 
 Item four slauter swine & four store swine 
 
 Item three horses & one colte 
 
 Item five score & ten thrave of hardcorne 
 
 Item twenty three Loades of Barley 
 
 Item Twenty one Loades of Oates 
 
 Item forty seven Loades of Hey & Clover 
 
 Item Twenty six Cowes & a Bull 
 
 03-15-00 
 
 04- 
 
 05- 
 
 -00 
 
 02- 
 
 -06 
 
 -00 
 
 09- 
 
 -12- 
 
 -00 
 
 14- 
 
 -10- 
 
 -00 
 
 24- 
 
 -15- 
 
 -00 
 
 19- 
 
 04- 
 
 -00 
 
 13- 
 
 -06-08 
 
 20- 
 
 -OO 
 
 -00 
 
 80 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
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 257 
 
 Item eight Heiffers 
 
 Item Three Reareing Calves 
 
 Item pultrie Geese & Turkeys 
 
 Item Nine Strikes of corne sowed upon y e Ground 
 
 Debte owing unto y e Testator by William Selman 
 
 p. Tho. Crow 
 
 p. Richard Littleton 
 Desperate debts John James 
 
 p. Mr. Tho. Simkin of Stone 
 The Testator's apparell & Money in Cash 
 Item plate 
 Item things unpraised unseene 
 
 £ s d 
 20-00-00 
 01-10-00 
 00-15-00 
 06-00-00 
 
 298-18-00 
 14-00-00 
 03-00-00 
 02-05-00 
 01-00-00 
 10-00-00 
 10-00-00 
 03-00-00 
 01-00-00 
 
 343- »3-°o 
 
 The names of the appraisers are not given. Dr. 
 Skrymsher seems to have been farming on a fairly extensive 
 scale, but it is rather strange that the inventory does not 
 include a single article of any kind for use in his profession. 
 
 Catherine, widow of Dr. Skrymsher, died at Woodseaves l 
 on 27 July 1725, aged 74, and was buried at High Offley on 
 31 July. Woodseaves, I may mention, is a small hamlet 
 about three-quarters of a mile east of High Offley church, but 
 I have not identified Dr. Skrymsher's house. 
 
 I have already stated, at the beginning of this article, very 
 strong reasons for supposing that Catherine, wife of Dr. 
 Gerard Skrymsher, was a sister of Michael Johnson. The 
 question naturally arises, if the Johnson family occupied such 
 a humble position, how it was that Gerard Skrymsher came 
 to marry into it. An explanation of such a common thing as 
 a mesalliance is perhaps unnecessary, but it is important to 
 remember that Gerard Skrymsher, when his eldest child was 
 born in 1686, was about 68 years of age, while his wife was 
 some 33 years his junior. Old men, when foolish enough to 
 marry, usually consider youth a sufficient recommendation in 
 a wife, and marriageable young women of their own station 
 in life are not, as a rule, stimulated by the prospect of 
 becoming an old man's plaything. When his youngest child 
 was born, Dr. Skrymsher must have been about j6. 
 
 In this connexion may be given an enlivening note made 
 by William Booth of Witton, in 1 671, on a pedigree of the 
 Skrymsher family, now among the Stukeley MSS. in the 
 William Salt Library at Stafford : — 
 
 The elder brother of James Skrimshire displeasing his father by 
 marrying against his consent, the father settled Norbury and soe much 
 as was two p'ts of three of the whole estate upon his second son James, 
 and left only Aquilate, w ch was his wife's joynture, to the said eldest son. 
 Those of Acquilate have become all very civill and honest, and are now, 
 167 1, almost of as good an estate as those of Norbury, who (with the 
 said James) have become all whore mongers as it is sayd. 2 
 
 The James referred to was, of course, the father of Dr. 
 Gerard Skrymsher, but he had been dead many years in 1671. 
 
 1 Catherine Skrymshire, of the par. of High Offley, Staffs. Admon. 
 granted 27 May 1726, at Lichfield, to Charles Skrymshire, of the par. of High 
 Offley, gent., the son of the deed. Sureties, John Dickinson, of High Offley, 
 clerk, and John Ethell, of the same place, gent. 
 
 2 Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 268, footnote by H. S. 
 Grazebrook, who edited these Staffordshire Visitations. 
 
 We cannot attach much importance to a note of this kind, 
 
 but it shows that scandal was busy with the names of the 
 
 Skrymshers of Norbury ; and as there is no evidence by which 
 
 to refute the slander, it must necessarily make us pause before 
 
 accepting Dr. Gerard Skrymsher as quite such a conspicuous 
 
 example of "Honour, Probity and Piety" as his daughter 
 
 would have us believe. Yet " whoremonger " is so harsh a 
 
 word, and so incompatible with the respectable position then 
 
 held by the Skrymshers of Norbury, that it is clear Booth's 
 
 statement is too exaggerated to carry much weight. 
 
 Gerard Skrymsher must have married about 1685, or a 
 
 few years earlier. The marriage was not celebrated at High 
 
 Offley or Norbury, and there is no license for it at Lichfield. 
 
 We have other evidence of Michael Johnson's connexion 
 
 with the neighbourhood of High Offley. On 16 Feb. 1690/ 1 
 
 he stood surety for the administration of the estate of the 
 
 late Rev. Thomas Adderley, Vicar of Eccleshall, three miles 
 
 from Woodseaves. 1 It is to be remarked that the Rev. 
 
 Thomas Adderley, a namesake and near relative of the Vicar 
 
 of Eccleshall, 2 was in 17 19 presented to the Rectory of 
 
 Cadeby, in Leicestershire, by one of the Dixie family, 3 father 
 
 or uncle of the Sir Wolstan Dixie in whose house Johnson, 
 
 soon after his father's death, had such an unpleasant experience 
 
 as a domestic chaplain. 4 The question therefore arises 
 
 whether the Rev. Thomas Adderley was instrumental in 
 
 introducing Johnson into the Dixie household. 
 
 There is another curious link, if it may so be termed, 
 
 between the Johnsons and the Skrymshers. In order " to 
 
 show the high estimation in which the Father of our great 
 
 Moralist was held," Boswell, in a footnote, gave the following 
 
 extract from a letter, dated " Trentham, St. Peter's day, 
 
 17 16," written by the Rev. George Plaxton, chaplain at that 
 
 time to Lord Gower : — 
 
 Johnson, the Litchfield Librarian, is now here ; he propagates learning 
 all over this diocese, and advanceth knowledge to its just height ; all the 
 Clergy here are his Pupils, and suck all they have from him ; Allen cannot 
 
 1 This fact was mentioned by Mr. T. C. Noble in Notes and Queries, 7th 
 Series, vol. iv, p. 403. 
 
 Thomas Adderley, Vicar of Eccleshall, Staffs., bachelor. Admon. granted 
 16 Feb. 1690/1, at Lichfield, to John Adderley, of Apeton [in the parish of 
 Gnosall, and six miles from Woodseaves], Staffs., gent., the father of deed. 
 Surety, Michael Johnson, of the city of Lichfield, bookseller. Inventory dated 
 10 Feb. 1690/1 ; total, ,£118-10-0. Appraisers, Charles Hewys, clerk, and 
 feffery Snelson, of Eccleshall. 
 
 Thomas, son of John Adderley, of Apeton, Staffs., matric. 5 May 1673. 
 aged 16, at Brasenose Coll., Oxford, but does not seem to have taken a degree 
 [Foster's Alumni Oxonienses\ 
 
 John Adderley, of Apeton, yeoman, on 28 Oct. 1670, stood surety to the 
 marriage bond of John Yonge and Mary Skrymsher. See ante, p. 252. 
 
 "- Thomas, son of George Adderley, of Apeton, pled., matric. 28 June 1705, 
 aged 16, at Queen's Coll., Oxford, taking his k.a. in 1709. He was made 
 Vicar of Burton, Notts., in 1714, and Rector of Cadeby, Leic, in 1719 [Foster's 
 Alumni Oxonienses\ 
 
 3 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, p. 574. Nichols says Thomas Adderley 
 was presented by Sir Beaumont Dixie, bart. , but the bart. of that date was Sir 
 Wolstan Dixie, father of Johnson's Sir Wolstan. Sir Wolstan, the elder, had a 
 brother named Beaumont Dixie. Thomas Adderley held the Rectory of Cadeby 
 until 1742, when Montague Cholmeley, m.a., was presented by Sir Wolstan Dixie. 
 Nichols says that Thomas Adderley was of Clare Hall, Cambridge, b.a. , 1702. 
 . " See p. 173. 
 
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 make a warrant without his precedent, nor our quondam John Evans 
 draw a recognizance sine directione Michaelis} 
 
 Boswell took this extract from the Gentleman's Magazine 
 for Oct. 1 79 1. At a later date some doubts were cast on the 
 meaning or wording of this letter, and in 1829 one "W.H." 
 wrote to the magazine to defend its accuracy : — 
 
 I have seen Mr. Plaxton's letters in manuscript, and that extract is 
 correctly given. Mr. Plaxton was domestic chaplain to the grandfather 
 of the present Marquis of Stafford, and, as was the custom in those days, 
 resided with his patron at Trentham. I saw the MSS. in the possession 
 of the late Mr. Skrymsher of Newport in Shropshire, to whose father, the 
 Rev. Mr. Skrymsher, Rector of Forton near that town, they were chiefly 
 addressed. 2 
 
 The nobleman to whom the Rev. George Plaxton was 
 chaplain must have been John, first Earl Gower [1694-1754]. 
 Shaw says that Plaxton " was an ingenious antiquary and 
 natural historian, as appears from his writings in the Phil. 
 Transact, and his MSS. relating to this county at Trentham." 3 
 
 Of the Rev. Francis Skrymsher [d. 1727], Rector of 
 Forton, whose grandfather was a half-brother of Sir Thomas 
 Skrymsher, and a first cousin of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, 
 I have already given some particulars. 4 The son in whose 
 possession the letters from Mr. Plaxton were would, I imagine, 
 be Francis Skrymsher, of Newport, who died in or before 1 799. 5 
 
 In connexion with Michael Johnson's visit to Trentham 
 in 17 16, it is perhaps a significant fact that in the second 
 half of the seventeenth century there was resident in that 
 parish a shoemaker named Michael Johnson, who had a son 
 of the same name. The shoemaker seems later to have 
 developed into a yeoman. One Thomas Johnson, about the 
 same time, was a gardener at Trentham. 6 
 
 It will have been observed, from the extracts I gave from 
 the High Offley registers, that there were Johnsons living at 
 
 1 BosweWs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 36, footnote. 
 
 3 Gentleman's Magazine, 1829, part 2, p. 98. 
 
 ' Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 324, footnote. George Plaxton's will was not 
 proved at Lichfield between 1 7 16 and 1760. 
 
 i See p. 253, footnote. Francis Skrymsher matric. 10 Apl. 1685, aged 18, at 
 Christ Church, Oxford, as son of R. Skrymsher, of Brown Grange, Staffs., gent. 
 He took his B.A. from Trin. Coll. in 1689, and his m.a. in 1692. In 1693 he 
 was presented to the Rectory of Chetwynd, Salop. Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 5 Two of the Rev. Francis Skrymsher's sons were educated at Oxford. 
 Richard, son of Francis Skrymsher, of Blandforton, Staffs., clerk, matric. 25 May 
 1723, at Lincoln Coll., aged 18, and took his b.c.l. in 1730. Robert, son of 
 Francis Skrymsher, of Forton, Staffs., clerk, matric. 20 May 1735, a g e d '7, at 
 Pembroke Coll. Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 " Edward Berrisford, of Trentham, aged 30, and Ellen Baddu [sic], of same 
 place, aged 30, were licensed at Lichfield, on 24 Feb. 1662/3, to marry, Michael 
 Johnson, of Trentham, corvisor, standing surety. On 8 Oct. 1681 John Taylor, 
 of Trentham, widower, and Ann Ford of the same place, aged 30, were licensed 
 at Lichfield to be married at Trentham, Michael Johnson, of Trentham, yeoman, 
 standing surety. On 13 Oct. 1682 Ralph Massey, of Stoke, yeoman, aged 30, 
 and Mary Johnson, of Trentham, aged 30, were licensed at Lichfield to be 
 married at Caverswall or Burslem. On 1 Jany. 1682/3 William Whitehall, of 
 Trentham, aged 28, and Maudlin Walker, of the same place, aged 28, were 
 licensed at Lichfield to marry, Thomas Johnson, of Trentham, gardener, 
 standing surety. 
 
 Mr. Marston sends me the following extracts from the Trentham registers : 
 
 1667. Michael s. of Michael Johnson bap. Mar. 27. 
 1668/9. John s. of Michael Johnson of Tr. bap. Jan. 14. 
 1670. Tho. s. of Michael Johnson of Tr. bap. Oct. 13. 
 
 Woodseaves from at least 1725 to 1757, but I do not attach 
 any importance to this fact. 1 
 
 Before Samuel Johnson went to Stourbridge School, 
 his father had made an unsuccessful attempt to have him 
 admitted to the Grammar School at Newport, 2 which it may 
 be observed is only five miles from Woodseaves. 
 
 We will now go on to Charles, the only son of Dr. Gerard 
 Skrymsher, of Woodseaves, and Catherine his wife. He was 
 baptized at High Offley on 17 April 1688. On 2 Mch. 1708/9 
 Sir Charles Skrymsher, by his will, bequeaths his farm called 
 Tildesley's, in High Offley, to his kinsman Charles, son of his 
 late uncle, Gerard Skrymsher, for life. 3 Sir Charles had no 
 uncle Gerard, so the reference must be to his great-uncle, 
 Dr. Gerard Skrymsher. On 17 May 17 16 Charles Skrymsher, 
 of Woodseaves, High Offley, gent., stood surety for the ad- 
 ministration of the estate of his cousin, Charles Skrymsher, 4 
 youngest son of his uncle, John Skrymsher of Norbury. On 
 28 Sept. 1719 Charles Skrymsher was married at High Offley 
 to Mary, only daughter and heir of Samuel Mytton, of Ryton, 
 Salop, yeoman. Ryton is three miles south of Shifnal, and 
 a dozen from High Offley. Samuel Mytton, who died in 
 1737, 6 was a son of Margaret Mytton, of Grindle, in the 
 parish of Ryton, widow, who died in 1729. 6 
 
 " Mr. Charles Skrimsher of Woodsease " was buried at 
 High Offley on 20 June 1762, twenty-two years before Dr. 
 Johnson bethought himself of inquiring after his kinsman, 
 of whom, though " very nearly related " to himself, he 
 evidently had but the haziest knowledge. Charles Skrymsher 
 died intestate. 7 His widow survived him, probably, for many 
 years ; she was not buried at High Offley. 
 
 1672. Wm. s. of Michael Johnson of Tr. bap. April 3. 
 
 1674. Sarah d. of Michael Johnson of Hanchurch bap. Mar. 30. 
 
 1 Richard Johnson died at Woodseaves in 1742, and Ann Johnson died there 
 in 1757. There is no will or admon. for either of them at Lichfield. 
 
 2 Seep. 148. 3 See p. 254, footnote. * Seep. 255, footnote. 
 
 6 Samuel Mytton, of Ryton, Salop, yeoman. Will dated 28 May 1737. 
 I give my messuages, etc., to my cousin, William Sansum, of Atchley, par. of 
 Ryton, in trust to raise money by mortgage, as my daur. Mary Skrymshere shall 
 direct, to pay my debts, and then to pay the rents thereof to my said daur. Mary 
 Skrymshere for life, and after her decease to convey the said premises to the eldest 
 son of my said daur., and in case she leave no son, then to the daurs. of the said 
 Mary Skrymshere. My wearing apparel to my brother, Daniel Mytton. Residue 
 to go with my real estate to pay my debts, etc. Extrix., my daur. Mary Skrym- 
 shere. Wits. , Samuel Harding, John Harper and/". Brammall. Inventory dated 
 7 June 1737 ; total, ^9-10-0. Appraisers, Daniel Mytton&xii William Bridgen. 
 Proved 11 June 1737, at Lichfield, by Mary Skrymshere, wife of Charles 
 Skrymshere. 
 
 6 Margaret Mitton, of Grindle, Salop, widow. Will dated 19 Apl. 1729. 
 To my three sons, Thomas Mitton, Michael Mitton and Daniel Mitton, 50'/- each. 
 To my two daurs., Margaret Moon, widow, and Elizabeth Arden, £\o each. 
 Residue to my son Samuel Mitton, to be disposed of to and amongst such of my 
 grandchildren as he thinks fit. Exor., my said son Samuel. Wits., Henry 
 Bowdler and Humphrey Pitt. Inventory dated 21 May 1729 ; total /31-15-6. 
 Appraiser, John Moone. Proved 31 Oct. 1729, at Lichfield, by the sole exor. 
 
 The following admon. is probably of a relative : 
 
 Thomas Mitton, of Ryton, Salop. Admon. granted 21 Oct. 1715, at Lich- 
 field, to Ann Smith, wife of John Smith, of Sheriffhales, Staffs., yeo'man the 
 sister of the deed. Sureties, Edward Webb, of Newport, Salop, cordwainer,' and 
 John Hodgkins, of Shrewsbury, gent. Penalty of bond, ^40. 
 
 » Charles Skrymsher, of Woodseaves, High Offley, Staffs Admon 
 granted 31 May 1800, in P.CC, to Mytton Skrymsher, son and only child of 
 deed., whose widow Mary died without taking out letters of admon. 
 
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 Of Mytton Skrymsher, his son, I know little, save that 
 he was baptized at High Offley on 3 Dec. 1727 and was alive 
 on 31 May 1800. His aunt, Mrs. Mary Bromfield, of 
 Congleton, in her will, dated 19 Dec. 1775, leaves him £30, 
 some silver, and half of the residue of her estate. 1 I have no 
 evidence to show where he lived, but he evidently left his 
 father's district, else Dr. Vyse would not have said that, in 
 1784, "no descendants of Charles Scrimshaw or of his sisters 
 were discovered to be living." As he was heir to the 
 property of his grandfather, Samuel Mytton, at Ryton, it is 
 possible he may have lived there. There is no will of 
 Mytton Skrymsher in P.C.C. or at Lichfield, and no admon. 
 of his estate, within the periods mentioned at the beginning 
 of this article. 
 
 It will be noticed that " Thomas Skrimsher of Woodsease " 
 was buried at High Offley only four days before Charles, and 
 that Charles, son of Thomas and Deborah Skrymsher, was 
 baptized there on 10 Oct. 1754. Perhaps Thomas was 
 another son of Charles Skrymsher and Mary Mytton. 
 
 Charles and Mary Skrymsher had a daughter Ann, 
 baptized at High Offley on 26 Dec. 1723, and buried there on 
 21 July 1726; also a daughter Agnes Catherine, baptized 
 there on 27 Dec. 1726. Mrs. Bromfield leaves £400 to her 
 niece Mary Beckett, whose husband was then alive, in 
 addition to all her linen, the best of her clothes, silver, &c, 
 and one half of the residue of her personal estate. It seems 
 clear that Mary Beckett must have been a daughter of Charles 
 Skrymsher. Mrs. Ann Boothby, whose husband, Charles 
 Skrymsher Boothby, was a grandson of Dr. Gerard Skrym- 
 sher, in her will, dated 30 Aug. 1784, leaves the silver cup 
 and cruet stand, bequeathed her by Mrs. Bromfield, to Mary 
 Beckett of " Humerfield," Cheshire, and Charles Skrymsher, 
 
 her son. 2 " Humerfield " is no doubt a garbled rendering of 
 
 " Hulme-Walfield," adjoining Congleton. 3 
 
 Charles Skrymsher appears to have had another married 
 
 daughter, Mrs. Bab, for Mrs. Bromfield leaves £4.0 to Henry 
 
 Bab, grandson of her " brother Skrymsher." 
 
 Hester, the eldest daughter of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, 
 
 became the second wife of Thomas Boothby of Tooley Park. 
 
 With her and her husband I shall deal fully later on. 
 
 Elizabeth, the second daughter, was baptized at High 
 
 Offley on 19 Apl. 1691, and buried there on 22 Feb. 1692/3. 
 Mary, the third and youngest daughter of Dr. Gerard 
 
 Skrymsher, was baptized at High Offley on 10 May 1694. 
 
 Some time in or before 1728 she married John Bromfield, of 
 
 Midgebrook, in the parish of Swettenham, Cheshire. John 
 
 Bromfield died at Brereton Hall, Brereton, on 1 Oct. 1752, 
 
 aged 52, leaving no issue. He must have been some eight 
 
 years younger than his wife, who survived until 16 Jany. 
 
 1776, when she had reached the great age of 88. 
 
 1 See p. 261, footnote. 2 See p. 265, footnote. 
 
 3 The will of one Allen Beckett, of Hulme-Walfield, yeoman, was proved at 
 Chester in 1761. 
 
 On the floor of the nave, in Astbury church, is a stone 
 with the following inscription : — 
 
 Underneath in a Vault | lieth the body of | John Bromfield, of Midge- 
 brook, Gent. I Who departed this life at | Brereton Hall, Oct. i«, 1752, | 
 Aged 52 years. | Also, here lieth interred in this Vault | Mary, relict 'of 
 the above said | John Bromfield. She departed ] this life, at Dane Bank, 
 in this parish | Jan. 16, 1776, aged 88 years. 1 
 
 This John Bromfield was the son of John Bromfield, of 
 Midgebrook, who died about 1735, 2 and grandson of Philip 
 Bromfield, of Dane Bank, Congleton, who died about 1713. 3 
 
 Philip Bromfield's daughter Mary married Charles Everard 
 of Somerford Booths, and had six sons and four daughters. 
 Charles Everard, the only surviving son, was Rector of 
 Brereton, and married Mary, eldest daughter of Lawrence 
 Booth, of Twemlow, Sandbach, on 24 Sept. 1722. The only 
 son of this marriage was the Rev. Charles Everard Booth, D.D., 
 Prebendary of York and Salisbury, who assumed the name 
 of Booth when he came into the Twemlow estates on the 
 death of his uncle, Thomas Booth [1695-1786]. The Rev. 
 Charles Everard Booth married Sarah Maria, daughter of 
 Francis Eyre, M.P., of London, but died without issue in 
 1792.* 
 
 Anne, another daughter of Charles Everard and Mary 
 Bromfield, was married, in 171 3, to John Ford, of Eaton in 
 the parish of Astbury, who died on 14 Jany. 1757, aged 78, 
 and who was descended from the Fords of Ford Green, 
 Burslem. 6 Their elder son, John Ford, of the Inner Temple, 
 barrister-at-law, died without issue on 12 Feb. 1760, aged 43. 
 Their younger son, Charles Ford, of Eaton, who died on 
 5 Jany. 1789, seems to have lived in Manchester. He 
 married Anne, only child of Thomas Johnson, of Tyldesley, 
 Lanes., and from him descends the family of Ford of Abbey- 
 field. 6 
 
 Bridget Everard, the youngest daughter of Charles 
 
 1 I am indebted to Mr. Robert Head, the historian of Congleton, for finding 
 this stone and sending me a copy of the inscription. 
 
 2 John Broomfeild, of Midgebrook, par. of Astbury, Cheshire, gent. Admon. 
 granted 31 Jany. 1735/6, at Chester, to John Broomfeld [signs, Jno. Bromfield]. 
 of Brereton, par. of Astbury, gent., son and next-of-kin of deed. Sureties, John 
 Oakes, of Macclesfield, chapman, and John Doe. 
 
 3 Philip Bromfeild, of Dane Banke in Congleton, gent. My son John 
 Bromfeild. My grandchildren Charles Everard, Philip Everard, John Everard. 
 Thomas Everard, James Everard, Joseph Everard, Mary Everard, Elizabeth 
 Everard, Anne Everard, and Bridget Everard, children of my daur. Mary 
 Everard. My grandsons John and Samuel Hussey, sons of my daur. Bridget 
 Hussey. John, Philip, Isaac, Charles, Mary and Bridget, children of my son 
 
 John Bromfeild. Exors., my son-in-law John Hussey, and my daur. Mary 
 Everard. Wits. , Chr. Rode, Joseph Sandbach and Joseph Wilkinson. Proved 
 at Chester 30 Apl. 17 13 by John Hussey and Mary Everard. [I omitted to note 
 date of this will.] 
 
 Isaac, son of Mr. John Bromfield of Henbury, was bapt. at Prestbury on 
 30 Apl. 1707, and there are other entries relating to Mr. John Bromfield's family 
 about this period. A farm in Henbury is still called Bromfields. Earwaker's 
 East Cheshire, vol. ii, p. 215. 
 
 ' See pedigree of Booth of Twemlow, in Earwaker's Sandbach, pp. 270-1. 
 
 Charles, son of Charles Everard, of Brereton, clerk, matric. 22 Oct. 1741, 
 aged 15, at Queen's Coll., Oxford, taking his b.a. in 1746, and his M.A. from 
 Brasenose in 1748. Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 5 See p. 178, footnote. 
 
 6 Ormerod's Cheshire, ed. Helsby, vol. iii, p. 102. 
 
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 Everard and Mary Bromfield, was married at Capesthorne, on 
 28 Oct. 1728, to "William Bowyer, Esq." 1 In the nave of 
 Astbury church is a memorial to Thomas Bowyer, of Congle- 
 ton, esq., who died 28 Aug. 1754, and Bridget his wife, who 
 died 28 Feb. 1784, aged 80. 2 
 
 The will of John Bromfield, husband of Mary Skrymsher, 
 is dated 6 May 1752, and is a long document. 3 It appears 
 
 1 Earwaker's East Ckeshire, vol. ii, p. 410, footnote. 
 
 2 Ormerod's Cheshire, ed. Helsby, vol. iii, p. 29. I think the two Mr. 
 Bowyers must have been identical, and the Christian name in either the register 
 or the inscription be wrong. John Bromfield, in his will dated 6 May 1752, 
 mentions his cousin, Mrs. Bridget Bowyer of Congleton ; and Bridget Bowyer 
 was a witness, on 19 Dec. 1775, to the will of his widow. See also p. 71 of this 
 volume, where Richard Martin, in his will dated 20 Aug. 1768, mentions his 
 tenement in Congleton occupied by Bridget Bowyer, widow. 
 
 3 " In the Name of God Amen whom I humbly adore to whom I offer up 
 perpetuall thanks giveing and to the order of whose providence I am cherfully 
 resigned This is the last Will and Testament of me John Bromfield of Somer- 
 ford Booth in the County of Chester Gentleman." My body to be decently 
 buried ; my corpse to be put into a wooden coffin, then a lead coffin, and lastly 
 covered with a wood coffin, and to be carried in Astbury hearse to Astbury 
 church, there to be laid near the remains of my relations, and attended only by 
 my exors. and our neighbouring clergy, and 12 of my principal tenants and 
 servants. Such of my tenants and servants as shall attend my funeral I desire 
 may have a grey cloth suit of clothes, with hatbands and gloves. I give all my 
 goods, chattels and personal estate, not hereafter mentioned, to my dear loving 
 wife Mary Bromfield. I also bequeath her a yearly rent charge of £s,0, for her 
 life, out of my messuages, lands and tenements in Brereton, co. Chester. I also 
 devise out of the said lands a clear annuity of £$ to my cousin Bridget Bowyer, 
 of Congleton, for her life ; also from the same lands, a clear yearly annuity of £\o 
 to Elizabeth Bud-worth, my housekeeper. Again I devise to the overseers of the 
 poor of Brereton, and the churchwardens and minister thereof for the time being, 
 ;£ 20 to remain in stock, or to be laid out in land, and the interest to be divided among 
 the poor housekeepers of Brereton on every St. Thomas's day. I make a similar 
 bequest of ,£10 to the overseers of the poor of the township of Somerford Booths 
 for the poor housekeepers of the township. To my sister Whitton, £$0 and my 
 
 gold watch. To my god-daur. Betty Hussey, ,£20. To my godchild 
 
 Tyldesley, £10. To my god-daur. Locket, the daur. of Jeffery Locket of 
 
 Swettenham, ^5. To my servant Elizabeth Budworth, £10 in addition to the 
 legacy beforementioned. To Mrs. Bridget Bowyer of Congleton, £\o. To my 
 kinsman John Ford, esq., of Eaton, £i,z. To my brother Ralph Bromfield, £10. 
 " It may be thought strange by some people that I have made no better provision 
 for him in this my last Will than as hereafter but those people that think so don't 
 know how much I have expended upon him already how carefull and tender I 
 was of him till he kicked and set at naught me and all my care and advice." 
 And as I think my estate will do more service and be better taken care of by my 
 sister Whitton and her children, I give and devise all my messuages, lands, 
 tenements, and hereditaments, with the seats in Congleton church belonging to 
 Danebank, and all my estate in Somerford Booths, Marton, Swettenham, 
 Congleton, Brereton and Astbury, to Davies Davenport of Capesthorne, co. 
 Chester, esq., and my said kinsman John Ford and their heirs upon trust as 
 follows, and chargeable with the various annuities mentioned in my will, viz., to 
 the use of my sister Maty Whitton for her life, and after her decease to the use of 
 such child or children of hers as shall be living at her death and their heirs for 
 ever, in such proportions as she shall in writing direct. And if she makes no 
 such appointment, then the said Davies Davenport and John Ford to stand seised 
 of the said properties to the use of all the children of my said sister, equally 
 among them. And in case my said sister shall die and leave no issue, then the 
 said properties to go between my brother Ralph Bromfield, my cousin Elizabeth 
 Cartwright of Church Hulme, my cousin Bridget Bowyer aforesaid and my said 
 kinsman John Ford, their heirs and issue forever, subject in the first place to an 
 annuity of ^20 to my said brother Ralph, which I bequeath to him for the joint 
 natural lives of fohn Hodgkinson and Daniel Hill of Alderley, co. Chester (he 
 being a life in Daniel HilPs tenement in Alderley under Capt. Swettenham), and 
 
 the natural life of Brasier of Knutsford, widow, she being a life in Brasiers 
 
 tenement in Birtles under the said Capt. Swettenham. But when either the said 
 
 Tohn LLodgkinson or Brasier, widow, shall die, then the said annuity shall 
 
 cease, because I expect he will have a maintenance from one or both of the above 
 tenements in Alderley and Birtles. Whereas I am entitled to one turn or 
 presentation to the Rectory of Brereton, I devise all my interest therein to Mary 
 my wife, my sister Mary Whitton and the said John Ford, their exors., etc., and it 
 is my will that they shall present Thomas Whittcn to the said Rectory if he be 
 
 that his sister, Mary Bromfield, had married one Thomas 
 Whitton, and had a son, also Thomas Whitton. As Mrs. 
 Whitton lived " at a great distance," and as her son was 
 destined for the church, it is probable that her husband was 
 Thomas Whitton, of Exeter, gent., whose son Thomas 
 matriculated on 6 May 1758, aged 17, at Balliol College, 
 Oxford, taking his B.A. degree in 1762. 1 As John Brom- 
 field was entitled to the next presentation to the Rectory of 
 Brereton, he desired that his nephew Thomas Whitton, if 
 qualified, should be presented ; and if not, then either 
 Thomas or Charles, sons of Davies Davenport. Apparently 
 Thomas Whitton died soon after taking his degree, or did not 
 enter the church, for on the resignation of the Rev. John Noel, 
 M.A., brother of Edward, first Viscount Wentworth, in 1762, 
 the Rev. Charles Davenport, m.a., was presented to the 
 Rectory of Brereton, by " Mary Broomfield and Mary Witton, 
 widows, patrons hac vice" 2 
 
 The Rev. Charles Davenport, who died in 1767, was the 
 eighth and youngest son of Davies Davenport [1696- 1740], 
 of Woodford and Marton, Cheshire. His brother Thomas 
 did not enter the church, but went to the bar and became 
 Sir Thomas Davenport [1734-86], serjeant-at-law. 3 Their 
 niece Phcebe, only daughter of Davies Davenport [1723-58], 
 married Eusebius Horton, of Catton Hall, Croxall, and had a 
 daughter, Anne Beatrix, the subject of Byron's lines " She 
 walks in beauty," who, in 1806, married Sir Robert John 
 Wilmot-Horton [1784-1841]. 4 Eusebius Horton was the son 
 of Christopher Horton, whose father-in-law, Eusebius Bus- 
 well, had married, for his first wife, Hester, daughter of Sir 
 Charles Skrymsher. And Eusebius Buswell's niece Anne, 
 daughter of Wingfield Buswell, married Charles Skrymsher 
 Boothby, nephew of John Bromfield's wife. 5 
 
 qualified for the same in due time, but if he be not qualified, then it is my 
 desire that they shall present either Thomas or Charles Davenport, sons of Davies 
 Davenport late of Woodford in the same county, esq., deed., whichever shall be 
 then qualified for it, unless Sir Lister Holte, Bart., patron of the said church, or 
 his heirs will be pleased to give a promise to present the said Thomas Whitton 
 within one year after he shall be duly qualified for it, in case it shall become 
 vacant in that time, in which case I desire that they shall present such fit person 
 as they think proper. But if neither Thomas Whitton, Thomas Davenport nor 
 Charles Davenport shall be duly qualified, and the said Sir Lister Holte or his 
 heirs will not be pleased to give such promise, then I desire that Mary my wife, 
 Mary my sister, and the said John Ford, their survivors, exors. etc., shall not 
 present any person without the approbation of the said Sir Lister Holte or his 
 heirs, but shall at his request and cost grant and surrender the said presentation 
 to him and his heirs, it being my desire rather to depend on the favour of that worthy 
 family than that my said trustees should present a person who may be " disagree- 
 able " to the said Sir Lister Holte or his heirs. And I appoint my said wife and 
 sister and John Ford exors. of this my will, and as my sister lives at a great 
 distance and will not be able to manage my estate to her best advantage, I 
 hope John Ford will assist her in the transactions thereof. Will dated 6 May 
 1752. Signed, /. Bromfield. Before executing my last will, I desire that 
 my exors. will give £5 out of my personal estate to every one of my servants 
 that shall have lived with me one year, to buy mourning for my funeral. Wits., 
 Peter Hulse, Timothy Carter and Richard Lawton of Tittinshall in Stairs. 
 Proved 1 May 1753, at Chester, by Mary Bromfield and Mary the wife of 
 Thomas Whitton, power reserved to John Ford. 
 
 1 Foster's Alumni Oxonienses. 
 
 2 Ormerod's Cheshire, ed. Helsby, vol. iii, p. 94. 
 ' Earwaker's East Cheshire, vol. ii, p. 413. 
 
 4 See his life in Diet. Nat. Biog. a g ee 2 g. 
 
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 261 
 
 Ralph Bromfield, of whose ingratitude his brother John 
 complains so bitterly, was perhaps he of the name who died 
 unmarried at Biddulph in 1792 or earlier. 1 
 
 Jeffery Locket, of Swettenham, had three young daughters 
 living in 1752, 2 so it is impossible to say which was John 
 Bromfield's god-daughter. 
 
 Sir Lister Holte, for whose family John Bromfield seems 
 to have had so great a regard, was the fifth baronet, and died 
 without issue in 1769. 3 
 
 His kinsman, John Ford of Eaton, whom he appoints an 
 executor of his will, was the husband of his cousin, Anne 
 Everard, as before explained. 4 
 
 As Mrs. Bromfield's will is not so long as her husband's, 
 
 1 Ralph Bromfield, of Biddulph, Staffs., gent., bachelor. Admon. granted 
 7 Sept. 1792, at Chester, to Mary Baxter, wife of Thomas Baxter, cousin and 
 one of the next of kin of deed. Sureties, Thomas Baxter, of Chester, gent., 
 Charles Potts, of same city, esq., and James Repinglon, of same city, gent. 
 
 2 See Burke's Family Records, p. 392. 
 
 * Burke's Extinct Baronetcies. 
 
 * I was for a time, until I consulted the pedigree of Ford of Abbeyfield, 
 doubtful whether or not to identify John Bromfield's kinsman with John Ford, of 
 Dane Bank in Congleton, esq. , who died in 1795, of whose will the following is a 
 brief abstract : — 
 
 John Ford, of Dane Bank in Congleton, esq. Will dated 2 Apl. 1795. My 
 wife Mary. To my niece Eliza Lowe, the old plate which was my father's. My 
 niece Ann Johnson, wife of Mr. John Johnson. My servant Sarah Bentley. 
 My estate on trust to Rev. Richard Lowndes Salmon, of Odd Rode, clerk, and 
 Thomas Rowley, of Overton [par. of Biddulph], Staffs., gent., to pay £200 per 
 annum to my wife thereout, and at her death, as to one moiety for my niece Ann 
 Johnson and her children, and as to the other moiety to my niece Eliza Lowe, 
 spinster. Residue of my personal estate to nieces, Ann Johnson and Eliza Lowe. 
 My niece Eliza Lowe to be sole extrix. Signed,/. Ford. Wits., Joseph Clubbe, 
 John Wilkinson and Peter Wright. Proved 26 Oct. 1795, at Chester, by the 
 sole extrix. Value of effects, over £600 and under ^800. 
 
 I have found a valuable will at Lichfield which carries the pedigree of John 
 Ford, of Dane Bank, back to his great-grandfather, so I think it worth while to 
 give the following abstract, as an addition to my already extensive notes on the 
 Ford family : — 
 
 James Forde, of Congleton, Cheshire, gent., son and heir of William Forde, 
 of Stonetrough in the hamlet of Stradmorelowe, par. of Wolstanton, Staffs., gent., 
 deed., and grandson of James Forde, late of Kente Green, in Odd Rode, Cheshire, 
 gent., deed. Will dated 21 Feb. 1767. I give all my messuages, lands, etc., 
 in the cos. of Cheshire and Staffordshire, or elsewhere, to my son John Forde. 
 All my goods and personal estate to my said son John Forde and appoint him sole 
 exor. Whereas by indentures quadripartite of marriage settlement, dated 12 July 
 1729, made between the s&\d James Forde, deed., and Jane his wife, and the said 
 William Forde and Dorothy his wife also deed., me the said James Forde and 
 Ann my late wife also deed., and John Sydebotham, the elder, late of Congleton, 
 gent., deed., father of the said Ann Forde, and Mary his wife also deed, of the 
 
 first part John Ford and John Alsager of the second part Thomas Allen, 
 
 John Beech, Nathan Qrompion and John Hancock of the third part and John 
 
 Sydebotham, the younger, and Philip Antrobus of the fourth part a certain 
 
 term of 1000 years was created to take effect at the expiration of a certain other 
 term of 500 years and the decease of me the said James Forde, the grandson, and 
 Ann my wife, in a certain messuage, etc., in Tetton, Newton and Kinderton, 
 Cheshire, and in a certain other messuage, etc., in Stradmorelowe aforesaid, and 
 in Odd Rode, from and after the several deceases of the said James Forde, the 
 grandfather, and Jane his wife, William Forde and Dorothy his wife, and me the 
 said James Forde, the grandson, and Ann my wife, the said estates were limited 
 to the said John Sydebotham, the younger, and Philip Antrobus, upon the trusts 
 following, that they should out of the rents, etc., for 1000 years, or by mortgaging, 
 levy such a sum of money, not exceeding £50, as will pay my debts, and to raise 
 a sum not exceeding £600 to be divided amongst my younger son or sons, daur. 
 or daurs., born to me the said/a^ Forde, the younger, and Ann my late wife. 
 Besides John, my only son, I have issue now living, by Ann my late wife, one 
 daur. Ann Lowe, wife of John Lowe of Northwich, surgeon, and I advanced my 
 said daur. £1000 on her marriage with the said John Lowe. The said Philip 
 Antrobus is long since dead. I owe a debt to William Challenor of Odd Rode, 
 labourer, secured by promissory note. Wits., William Bay ley, Thos. Brookes 
 and Ri. Marshall. Proved 10 May 1780, at Lichfield, by the sole exor. 
 
 and as it would appear from the evidence I have adduced 
 that she was first-cousin to Dr. Johnson, I print it in full. 1 
 Philip Antrobus, whom she appoints an executor, was the 
 father of Sir Edmund Antrobus, first baronet. " Mr. Ford 
 of Manchester," to whom she leaves " my dear husband's 
 picture and mourning ring and large silver waiter," was prob- 
 ably Charles, son of John Ford and Anne Everard. 
 
 "Sir Charles Holt and his Lady," whose portraits Mrs. 
 
 1 I Mary Bromfield of Danebank in Congleton in the County of Chester 
 Widow do make my last Will to wit I desire my body may be intered privately 
 with the remains of my dear husband in Asbury Church in an oak coffin & a lead 
 one over it I desire to have the Curates of Asbury & Congleton to attend my 
 funeral and to have silk scarfs hatbands & gloves and to have eight bearers tenants 
 or servants and they to have silk hatbands & gloves I will that my corps be 
 carryed in the Asbury Hearse and two of my servants to go before in cloaks with 
 crape hatbands & gloves and I will that my executors lay a new grave stone over 
 the vault I give to my neice Boolhby fifty pounds my amber headed cane my 
 neice Brerlys picture & my best coloured tea table chiney my silver crewet 
 frame & casters To my nephew Mytlon Skry?nsher thirty pounds six silver table 
 spoons & six tea spoons two best salts & shovels Also I give to Mr. Philip 
 Antrobus & Mr. George Buckston their executors & administrators four hundred 
 pounds in trust for my niece Mary Becket for her sole and separate use without 
 the controul of her husband to be divided amongst her children as she shall by will 
 or deed direct and for want thereof to be equally divided amongst her children 
 To my brother Skrymshers grandson Henry Bab forty pounds to be paid at such 
 times as my executors shall think proper I give to Mr. Ford of Manchester my 
 dear husbands picture & mourning ring & large silver waiter I give to the Rev. 
 Doctor Nowel the pictures of S r Charles Holt & his Lady as he is a near relation 
 of her Ladyships I give to Miss Husey two small silver waiters and five guineas 
 for a ring To my godson Henry Mitton & his sister Mary five guineas for rings 
 to John Amson Esq. my imbossed silver cup & cover To Mrs. Buckston a pair of 
 silver candlesticks with sockets and a pair of silver sauce boats To Mrs Fitzherbert 
 my silver box & counters to Mrs Whitehurst late of Derby a silver sauce boat & 
 two guineas To my godson Mr Thomas Dunington ten pounds To Mrs. Budworth 
 & her daughter Mary ten pounds each To Mrs Elizabeth Dunington my gold 
 watch & chain & ten pounds To my niece Mary Becket all my linen the best of 
 my wearing apparel a silver mug five table spoons six tea spoons a soop spoon 
 two silver salts & my repeating clock and one third of the residue of my personal 
 estate to such uses as she shall by deed or will dispose of amongst her children 
 I give to the said Mytton Skrymsher two thirds of all the residue of my said 
 estate & effects to be paid to him or his children by my executors or the survivor 
 his executors or administrators at such times as they shall think proper with 
 interest for the same I will & direct that the receipt of every legatee being infants 
 or feme coverts shall be good discharges to my executors I give to the said Philip 
 Antrobus my silver coffee pot & waiter & to the said George Buckston my iron chest 
 I give to my servant Sarah Boon ten pounds and all my wearing apparel not given 
 to said Mary Becket To John Walton eight pounds and to the rest of my servants 
 at the time of my death two guineas each for mourning To Elizabeth Brook 
 Widow one guinea To Miss Chariot Sing two guineas for a ring & some books 
 I give to the Minister & Church Wardens of Congleton five pounds to be distributed 
 amongst poor widows & housekeepers there that receive no pay I give to the 
 Minister & Churchwardens of Longford ten pounds to purchase lands or to be 
 placed out at interest and the rents or interest thereof to be given to poor house- 
 keepers there upon St. Thomas Day yearly upon further consideration I do will 
 order & direct that the said Mary Becket shall have one half of the residue of my 
 said personal estate & effects in such maner as she was intended to have one third 
 thereof I give to the said Philip Antrobus & George Buckston all my books to 
 dispose of as they shall think proper amongst my friends And I do appoint the 
 said Philip Antrobus & George Buckston executors of this my will And I will 
 that they shall pay themselves out of the said effects all the expenses they may be 
 at in executing the aforesaid trusts Provided always that they or either of them may 
 not be answerable for any loss that may happen therein without their own wilful 
 default nor shall the one be answerable for any act or default of the other In 
 Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seal the nineteenth day of 
 December one thousand seven hundred & seventy five. Mary Bromfield. 
 Signed sealed & published (the words (iron chest) being first struck out of the 
 thirteenth line and the words (tea table my silver crewet frame & castors) being 
 interlined betwixt the thirteenth and fourteenth lines and the word (pounds) 
 interlined at the end of the seventeenth line) in the presence of us, Bridget Bowyer, 
 
 Mary Boon. 
 
 Proved 17 Apl. 1777, at Chester, by Philip Antrobus and George Buckston. 
 
262 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Bromfield leaves to the Rev. Dr. Noel, "as he is a near 
 relation of her Ladyship's," were the grandparents of Sir 
 Lister Holte. Sir Charles Holte, who was M.P. for county 
 Warwick, and died on 20 June 1722, had espoused Anne, 
 daughter and coheir of Sir John Clobery, of Winchester, 
 knight, and had a son, Sir Clobery Holte, father of Sir Lister. 
 Dr. Noel was the Rev. Rowney Noel, D.D., who, as will 
 shortly be seen, married Maria Boothby Skrymsher, daughter 
 of Thomas Boothby Skrymsher. Rowney Noel's grand- 
 father, Sir John Noel, fourth bart, a half-brother of Sir 
 Charles Skrymsher's wife, Frances Noel, had married Mary, 
 another daughter of Sir John Clobery. 1 
 
 " Mrs. Whitehurst late of Derby," to whom she leaves a 
 silver sauce-boat and two guineas, was the wife of John 
 Whitehurst [1713-88], F.R.S., an eminent horologist, who 
 had recently removed from Derby to London. Whitehurst, 
 who was a native of Congleton, married Elizabeth, daughter 
 of the Rev. George Gretton, Rector of Trusley and Dalbury, 
 in Derbyshire. 2 
 
 " Mrs. Fitzherbert," to whom she leaves her silver box 
 and counters, was probably one of the Fitzherberts, of 
 Tissington, near Ashbourne. 
 
 And now we come to Thomas Boothby, of Tooley Park, 
 in the parish of Peckleton, Leicestershire, of whose double 
 connexion with the Skrymshers I have already given some 
 particulars. Born about 1677, ne was tne son °f Thomas 
 Boothby, of Tooley Park, who died in 1696, and grandson 
 of another Thomas Boothby of Tooley Park, whose brother, 
 Sir Henry Boothby, was created a baronet in 1644. As 
 Thomas Boothby, by his marriage to Dr. Gerard Skrymsher's 
 daughter, seems to have become first-cousin by marriage 
 to Dr. Johnson, it is interesting to know that Miss Hill 
 Boothby [1708-56], in her later years the intimate friend and 
 correspondent of Johnson, was a great-granddaughter of Sir 
 Henry Boothby, her father, Brooke Bridges Boothby, being 
 thus second-cousin to Thomas Boothby, of Tooley Park. 3 
 
 Boswell, anxious to prove that Johnson had been 
 accustomed to move in good company, even when quite a 
 young man, adduced the following evidence of a lady on the 
 subject : — 
 
 She remembers Dr. Johnson on a visit to Dr. Taylor, at Ashboum, 
 some time between the end of the year 37, and the middle of the year 40 ; 
 she rather thinks it to have been after he and his wife were removed to 
 London. During his stay at Ashbourn, he made frequent visits to Mr. 
 Meynell, at Bradley, where his company was much desired by the ladies 
 of the family, who were, perhaps, in point of elegance and accomplish- 
 ments, inferiour to few of those with whom he was afterwards acquainted. 
 Mr. Meynell's eldest daughter was afterwards married to Mr. Fitzherbert, 
 father to Mr. Alleyne Fitzherbert, lately minister to the court of Russia. 
 Of her, Dr. Johnson said, in Dr. Lawrence's study, that she had the best 
 understanding he ever met with in any human being. At Mr. Meynell's 
 
 1 See Burke's Extinct Baronetcies, under Holte and Noel. 
 
 2 See Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 ' See Boothby pedigrees, Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, pp. 177-9. 
 
 he also commenced that friendship with Mrs. Hill Boothby, sister to the 
 present Sir Brook Boothby, which continued till her death. 1 
 
 It was while presiding over the household of her relative, 
 William Fitzherbert, of Tissington, 2 some three years before 
 her death, that Hill Boothby first made the acquaintance of 
 Dr. Johnson. 3 
 
 It is strange indeed, if Dr. Johnson's first-cousin had 
 married Thomas Boothby, that he should form such a friend- 
 ship with another member of the Boothby family, in complete 
 ignorance of his own connexion with it. Yet there seems no 
 evidence to suggest that Dr. Johnson knew of any connexion 
 with the Boothbys ; indeed, everything points to an opposite 
 conclusion. The question gains piquancy from the circum- 
 stance that the Meynells of Bradley, specially mentioned as 
 friends of Dr. Johnson, soon afterwards became connected 
 with the issue of Thomas Boothby, by the marriage of Hugo 
 Meynell, in 1758, to Anne Boothby Skrymsher. Hugo 
 Meynell was brother of Mary Meynell, who had married 
 William Fitzherbert, over whose household Miss Boothby 
 presided, after Mrs. Fitzherbert's death in 1753. 
 
 While yet a minor, in July 1697, Thomas Boothby was 
 married, at Norbury, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter and coheir 
 of Sir Charles Skrymsher ; she was older than her husband, 
 having been born at Norbury on 4 Nov. 1676. She died on 
 20 Sept. 1704, and was buried at Peckleton, leaving issue one 
 son and one daughter. Thomas Boothby did not long 
 remain a widower, for the eldest child of his second marriage, 
 to Esther, eldest daughter of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, of 
 Woodseaves, was baptized at High Offley on 13 Dec. 1705. 
 Hester Skrymsher was baptized at High Offley on 20 June 
 1686, and so must have been 18 when she married. By 
 Thomas Boothby she had five children, of whom only three 
 survived ; the youngest was baptized at High Offley on 
 23 Mch. 1711/ 12. Nichols, in his pedigree, describes Hester 
 Skrymsher as " the daughter, it is believed, of a physician, 
 and related to the first wife." She must have died soon 
 after the birth of her youngest child, but I have no record 
 of the date of her death. From her husband's will we learn 
 that she was buried in the chancel of Peckleton church. 
 About 17 1 6, or earlier, Thomas Boothby took unto himself 
 a third wife. Her maiden name appears not to be known, 
 Nichols describing her as "Sarah, daughter of . . . of Stafford- 
 shire ; third wife ; a very handsome lady ; resided at Belgrave 
 when a widow, and was there buried." By his third wife, 
 Thomas Boothby had two sons. 4 
 
 Thomas Boothby died in Aug. 1752. His death is thus 
 noticed in the Gentleman's Magazine for that year [p. 385] : — 
 
 [Aug.] 15. Thomas Boothby of Tooley Park, Leicestershire, Esq ; 
 one of the greatest sportsmen in England. 
 
 1 Bos-well's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, pp. 82-3. 
 
 2 Her father, Brooke Bridges Boothby, had married Elizabeth, daur. of John 
 Fitzherbert. William Fitzherbert lost his wife in 1753. 
 
 ' See account of Hill Boothby in Diet. Nat. Biog. 
 
 4 See Boothby pedigree, Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, p. 178. 
 
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 263 
 
 The following obituary appeared in the London Magazine 
 
 for 1752 [p. 384] :— 
 
 Aug. 5. Thomas Boothby, esq. of Tooley park in Leicestershire, 
 worth upwards of 7000/. per annum estate, which devolves to his grand- 
 son. 
 
 He was buried at Peckleton, where, according to Nichols, 
 a plain Swithland slate, immediately under the Rector's seat, 
 bears the following inscription : — 
 
 Here lieth the body of | Thomas Boothby, esq. of Tooley Park ; ] he 
 died August 4, 1752, | aged 72 years. 1 
 
 In the Encyclopedia Britannica, under the head of 
 " Hunting," mention is made of Thomas Boothby, as one of 
 the fathers of English sport : — 
 
 The Field of November 6, 1875, p. 512, contains an engraving of a 
 hunting-horn then in the possession of the late master of the Cheshire 
 hounds, and upon the horn is the inscription : — "Thomas Boothby, Esq., 
 Tooley Park, Leicester. With this horn he hunted the first pack of fox- 
 hounds then in England fifty-five years. Born 1677. 2 Died 1752. Now 
 the property of Thomas d'Avenant, Esq., county Salop, his grandson." 
 These extracts do not finally decide the point, because both Mr. Boothby's 
 and Lord Arundel's hounds may have hunted other game besides fox. 
 
 Thomas Boothby's will contains nothing of any special 
 personal interest. 3 
 
 1 See Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, p. 874. It will be noticed that the 
 date of his death is variously stated as 15, 5 and 4 Aug. Nichols, in the 
 pedigree, calls it 2 Aug. 
 
 2 Probably this is the correct date of his birth. If he were only 72 at his 
 death, he would have been but 1 7 at the time of his first marriage. Nichols, 
 in the tabular pedigree, says he was 7 1 at his death, which must be a mistake. 
 
 3 Thomas Boothby, esq. , of Tooley Park, in par. of Peckleton, Leic. 
 Will dated 21 Oct. 1738. I desire to be buried in the chancel of Peckleton 
 church, near to my second wife. I bequeath to my wife Sarah an annuity of 
 ,£200 for life. I bequeath my manor or lordship called Bradlow Ash, co. Derby, 
 and all messuages, lands, etc., in cos. Derby and Leic, which I purchased of 
 Master John Farmer, late the estate of Master Stephen Burdiet, Wm, Boothby 
 esq., Master Andrew Glew, Mrs. Martha Boothby, Francis Dann, Edict. Bierley 
 jun., John Holmes and [blank'] Middleton, Joseph Avery sen., and Joseph Avery 
 jun., to Thos. Boothby, of Maston, Leic, esq., and Blest Colclough, of Ellenhall, 
 Staffs., gent., for 500 years, subject to a rent charge of ^100 per annum, which I 
 have already by deed poll, dated 22 Dec. 1736, attested by Thomas Favile and 
 Blest Colclough, charged the same with, to Catherine Holmes, spinster, and such 
 other trusts as I now by will appoint. After the expiration of the said 500 years, 
 I bequeath the abovenamed lands, etc., to my son William, my eldest son by my 
 now wife Sarah, and appoint ya>#«.? Mountague, of Newbold Vernon, Leic, esq., 
 and Rd. Stevens, of Leicester, gent., trustees to prevent the contingent 
 remainders from being defeated ; I bequeath the same to my said son William, 
 in tail male, with contingent remainders to John, my second son by my said wife, 
 in tail male, to my other sons by my said wife, in tail male, to my son Gerard 
 in tail male, to my son Charles Skrymsher Boothby, in tail male, to my right 
 heirs. I bequeath £\<x> per annum to my son John Boothby, while he is 
 unmarried, and on his marriage he shall receive ^2000. To my servant Edward 
 Chesterton, commonly called Parsons the elder, £2.0 per annum for life, and J\o 
 per annum for life to my servant Thomas Flavill. I bequeath ^200 to my son 
 Gerard, and ,£200 to my daur. Hesther Boothby, irrespective of ^1000 already 
 secured to her. All the above to be raised by mortgage of my said estate. All 
 my plate and household goods in my house at Grooby Pool, to the said Cath. 
 Holmes for life, with remainder to my son William, and bequeath to the said 
 Catherine my chaise, a pair of horses with harness, etc., a gold ring, etc. To the 
 said Thos. Boothby and Blest Colclough, my house in Grooby Pool, which I hold 
 by lease of Earl of Stamford, in trust for the said Catherine for life, with 
 remainder to my son William. Exor., Blest Colclough. Signed, Tho: Boothby. 
 Wits. , Simon Adams, Wm. Alsop and E. Antrobus. 
 
 Codicil dated 12 June 1747. My manor of Bradlow Ash, etc., to be sold by 
 the said Thos. Boothby of Marston, and Blest Colclough, late of Ellenhall, now 
 of Eccleshall, Staffs., gent., and out of the proceeds to pay my debts and secure 
 ^250 per annum to my wife Sarah, instead of ,£200 mentioned by mistake in my 
 will, and with two fifth parts of the overplus to purchase freehold estates and 
 
 Thomas, eldest son of Thomas Boothby by Elizabeth 
 Skrymsher his first wife, was baptized at Norburyon 22 Jany. 
 1698/9. Under the will of his grandfather, Sir Charles 
 Skrymsher, he took the additional name, and the arms, of 
 Skrymsher. Thomas Boothby Skrymsher was M.P. for 
 Leicester 1726/7, and " register general of all trading ships 
 belonging to Great Britain." He died on 6 June 175 1, and 
 was buried on 13 June at Norbury, in a new vault in the 
 church. On 17 July 1720/ 1 he married Anne, eldest 
 daughter of Sir Hugh Clopton, of New Place, Stratford-upon- 
 Avon, bart. ; she died on 24 June 1776 and was buried at 
 Norbury on 7 July. 
 
 Below I print an abstract of the will of Thomas 
 Boothby Skrymsher ; * also of the will of his 
 
 convey the same to my son William, in tail male, with contingent remainders as 
 aforesaid, and with one half of the other three fifths to purchase lands and 
 convey them to my son John, in tail male, with contingent remainders to my 
 sons, William, Gerard and Charles Skrymsher, in tail male, and of the other 
 half of the three fifths one moiety to be paid to my son Gerard, the other to 
 my daur. Hester Boothby. Signed, Tho: Boothby. Wits., Sarah Hart, 
 Bridget Hart and John Fallows. Proved 13 Nov. 1752, in P.C.C. [268 Bettes- 
 worth], by Blest Colclough, the exor. named in the will. 
 
 ' Thomas Boothby Skrymsher, of Upper Grosvenor Street, par. of 
 St. George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, esq. Will dated 5 July 1740. I desire 
 to be buried in the chancel of Norbury church, Staffs., in a vault there. I have 
 contracted several debts in purchasing my grandmother Dame Frances Chester's 
 annuity of ^300 per annum, issuing out of my estates, and the interest of my 
 uncle Acton Baldwyn, esq., in that part of my estate which was late the property 
 of my aunt, his wife, Eleanor Baldwyn, who by her will, dated 3 Feb. 1717, 
 bequeathed several legacies, which I have paid, and as I am seised of several 
 messuages, etc., in Tunstall, and Gilbert Lea, par. of Adbaston, Staffs. » and at 
 Onneley, par. of Madeley, Staffs., subject to payment of ^30 for apprenticing 
 poor children, according to the will of my grandfather, Sir Charles Skrymsher, 
 Knt., and which I have made payable out of a tenement in Tunstall in the 
 possession of John Parton, and as there is still ^8,500 owing to me on that 
 estate, devised to me by my said aunt, I do therefore charge all my manors, etc. , 
 by power to me given by Act of Parliament, with .£1000 to be paid by my 
 trustees as I direct. I bequeath all my estate, title, interest, plate, jewels, etc., 
 in the house where I now dwell in Upper Grosvenor Street, to the Hon. Henry 
 Arthur Herbert, of Oakley Park, Salop, esq., and Richard Chandler, of 
 St. James, Westminster, esq., in trust to pay my debts. I devise all my messuages, 
 etc., in Tunstall, Gilberts Lea and Onneley, subject to the said yearly payment 
 of ^30, and of £$ per annum to John fames, a poor man of Church Eaton, 
 Staffs. , to my said trustees, to be sold to pay the remainder of my debts. The 
 residue, if any, with the consent of my wife, Ann Boothby Skrymsher, to the use 
 of my daurs. and younger sons. A lease was made before my marriage with the 
 said Ann, daur. of Hugh Clopton, then esq., now knt., by indentures bearing 
 date, the lease II, and the release 12 Jany. 1720, by me the said Thomas Boothby 
 Skrymsher, by the name of Thomas Boothby alias Thomas Boothby Skrymsher, 
 gent. , son and heir apparent of Thomas Boothby of Tooley Park, co. Leic. , esq. , 
 and Elizabeth his late wife, daur. of Sir Charles Skrymsher, of the 1st part, Hugh 
 Clopton, my said wife, Thomas Charles, Viscount Tracy of Ireland, and my said 
 father of 2nd part, Sir William Keyte, bart., and William Boothby, esq., of 
 3rd part, and Sir Cloebury Noell, bart., and Thomas Noble jun., esq., of 4th part, 
 wherein I settled on my said wife ,£380 per annum, after my decease, to be paid 
 out of my manors, etc., in Norbury, High Offley, Eccleshall and Hales, Staffs. 
 I bequeath the said manors, etc. , to my trustees to convey the same to my daur. , 
 Ann Boothby Skrymsher, in tail male, with contingent remainders to my daur. 
 Maria Boothby Skrymsher, in tail male, to any other my daurs. in tail male, to 
 daurs. of my daurs., etc., etc, to my said wife for life, to my sister Elizabeth, 
 wife of James Davenant, esq. , provided she still lives as at present apart from her 
 husband, in tail male, to her daurs., etc., to my brother, Charles Skrymsher 
 Boothby, eldest son of my said father by his second wife Hester, deed., to my 
 brother, Gerard Boothby, second son of above, in tail male, to my right heirs. 
 My said daurs. and children of my said sister, who shall inherit, to take the 
 name of Skrymsher and the coat of arms of the said late Sir Charles. Rings to 
 Mr. Blest Colclough, my steward, Mr. John Skill, clerk of my Register General's 
 office, Mr. [sic] Decima Fathom, my housekeeper, and Edward Moor, of 
 Knightley, par. of Gnosall, Staffs., yeoman. Extrix., my said wife Ann, 
 Signed, Tho: Boothby Skrymsher. Wits., Cath. Beauclerk, K. Lloyd, Robert 
 
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 widow.' Administration of the estate of Thomas Boothby 
 Skrymsher, of Grosvenor Street, esq., was granted at Chester 
 in 1789. 
 
 John Ford, of The Temple, counsel-at-law, to whom 
 Thomas Boothby Skrymsher had mortgaged some of his 
 estates, was probably the son of John Ford of Eaton, Astbury, 
 and Anne Everard his wife. 2 
 
 According to Nichols, Thomas Boothby Skrymsher and 
 Anne Clopton had four sons who died in infancy, Thomas, 
 Thomas, Charles, and George. The registers of Norbury 
 afford pretty conclusive evidence that there were but three, 
 (1) Thomas, baptized 29 Sept. 1721 and buried 15 Jany. 
 1721/2, (2) Thomas Charles, baptized 27 July 1724 and 
 buried 11 June 1725, and (3) George, baptized 14 Aug. 1726 
 and buried 15 Feb. 1728/9. The fourth and youngest son, 
 Charles Boothby Skrymsher, was the only one who survived. 
 He was not baptized at Norbury, and I do not know the 
 date of his birth. By royal sign manual, dated 3 Dec. 1792, 
 he took the surname and arms of Clopton only, in pursuance 
 of the will of his relation, Frances Partheriche, to whom he 
 was next heir. He died unmarried on 27 July 1800. 
 
 Bay ley. Codicil dated 2 May 1744. My wife and he sister Catherine, wife of 
 Henry Talbot, of Grosvenor Square, esq., are entitled to reversion of estate at 
 Stanton, co. Derby, on death of their father, Sir Hugh Clopton, knt, and now 
 have contracted with John Barker, of St. John Street, Middlesex, Salter, for the 
 sale of the reversion of the estate for ^5,700. [T urt her revokes trusts made in 
 will and makes new ones, without however mentioning any people not named 
 before, excepting Edward [Chandler'], Bishop of Durham ; mentions a debt of 
 ^8,500 due to him on a mortgage.] Wits., E. Antrobus, Robt. Bay ley and 
 Randal Minshall. Proved 2 July 1751, in P.C.C. [222 Busby], by said Ann 
 Boothby Skrymsher, widow, the relict and extrix. 
 
 1 Ann Boothby Skrymsher, of Upper Grosvenor Street, Middlesex, 
 widow. Will dated Sunday, 24 Dec. 1775. By settlement on my marriage with 
 my late husband, Thomas Boothby, and later by Act of Parliament entitled, An 
 Act for discharging certain lands at Eccleshall, Staffs., from uses, etc., contained 
 in marriage settlement, etc., and for settling other lands of greater value, certain 
 manors, etc., were limited to the uses of our first and other sons, and for want of 
 such issue to said Thomas's right heirs. By said Thomas's will, dated 5 July 
 1740, he devised the reversion of such manors, etc., to Henry Arthur Herbert, 
 now Earl of Bowls, and Richard Chandler, now called Richard Cavendish, esq. , 
 in trust. My father, Sir Hugh Clopton, died within three months after my said 
 husband, and a large property in lands and moneys came to me as eldest daur. 
 At his death my husband was indebted to John Ford, of The Temple, esq., 
 counsel-at-law, in the sum of ^2,400, for the security of which the estates of 
 Gilberts Lea and Onneley were mortgaged to said John Ford, and also the house 
 in Upper Grosvenor Street, I, eleven months after my husband's death, paid the 
 said sum to said John Ford. But after the above were sold to pay my husband's 
 debts according to his will, there were still some debts to be discharged, which I 
 took on myself. My husband died 6 June 1751. I bequeath all my real and 
 personal estate to my nephew, Col. Thomas Davenant, in trust ; he to sell my 
 house, etc., in Upper Grosvenor Street, and pay my debts and discharge the 
 legacies I bequeath with the proceeds, the residue to my son, Charles Boothby 
 Skrymsher, esq., as well as all my china with the coat of arms on it. My farm 
 in Adbaston, Staffs., to be sold, the proceeds to pay my debts, etc., and the 
 residue to my said son. To my servant, Mary Chesterton, in consideration of her 
 40 years service, all my wearing apparel and ,£300. To my servant Ann Chester- 
 ton, ^100. To Robert Bayley, £\o-\o-o. To my sister, widow of the late 
 Capt. Boothby, a mourning ring. To my relation, Mrs. Partiriche, and her 
 husband John Partiriche, esq., mourning rings. To Mrs. Henrietta Florientia 
 Jones, ^IO-IO-O and a ring. To my chambermaid, Mary Chesterton, ^IO-IO-O. 
 To Col. Thos. Davenant, 20 guineas and my gold snuff-box, in the lid of which 
 there is a picture of the late Prince of Orange, and given me by Lady Herbert. 
 I desire to be buried by my husband in Norbury church. Exors., Col. Thos. 
 Davenant and my son, Charles Boothby Skrymsher, esq. Signed, Ann Boothby 
 Skrmysher. Wits., F. Wilkes ', Mary Biddle and Joseph Haigh. Proved 9 July 
 1776, in P.C.C. [330 Bellas], by the exors. named. 
 
 2 See ante, p. 259. 
 
 According to Nichols, Charles Boothby Clopton " was a well- 
 bred, intelligent, and amiable man ; a great frequenter of the 
 subscription houses ; and, from his eccentricity in dress, was 
 usually styled Prince Boothby. The late duke of Rutland, 
 the earls of Carlisle and Derby, and Mr. Fox were among 
 the number of his particular friends and acquaintance." ' 
 His friend, Miss Elizabeth Darby, benefited largely under 
 his will. 2 
 
 Anne Boothby Skrymsher, eldest sister of "Prince 
 Boothby," was married, in 1758, to Hugo Meynell, of Bradley, 
 near Ashbourne, who is described by Nichols as " the cele- 
 brated Veteran, whose name will long be remembered in the 
 annals of the chase ; born in June 1735 ; living 1806." He 
 was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1758, and M.P. for Lich- 
 field. Hugo Meynell, son of Hugo Meynell and Anne 
 Boothby Skrymsher, married Elizabeth, daughter of Charles, 
 Viscount Irvine, and had issue. 3 
 
 Maria Boothby Skrymsher, second sister of " Prince 
 Boothby," married the Rev. Rowney Noel, D.D., Rector of 
 Elmsthorpe and Kirkby Mallory, and Dean of Salisbury. 
 Rowney Noel, fifth son of Sir Clobery Noel, fifth bart., 
 and brother of Sir Edward Noel, who became Lord Went- 
 worth in 1745, was born on 26 July 1726, and died without 
 issue on 6 July 1786. 4 
 
 Gertrude Boothby Skrymsher, the third and youngest 
 sister, was living unmarried at Calais in 1792, and is men- 
 tioned in her brother's will. 
 
 Elizabeth Boothby, only daughter of Thomas Boothby, of 
 Tooley Park, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Sir Charles 
 Skrymsher, married James Davenant, of Clearbrooke, Here- 
 fordshire, who died in 1771. His widow died on 29 Apl. 
 1772, aged 70, in Scotland Yard. From her own and her 
 brother's will it appears that she had separated from her 
 husband in 1740 or earlier."' Her eldest son, Thomas 
 
 1 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, p. 178, footnote. 
 
 2 Charles Boothby Clopton, of Clarges St., Middlesex, esq. Will dated 
 21 July 1797. I devise my manor of Foston, co. Leic, my advowson of the 
 Rectory of Foston, and all my messuages, lands, etc., there, and all other my 
 manors, etc., to my brother-in-law, Hugo Meynell, esq., and my nephew, Hugo 
 Meynell, esq., jun., his son, in trust to sell the same and dispose of the proceeds 
 as follows : — To my friend, Miss Elizabeth Darby, ^5000. To my sister 
 Gertrude, ^200. To Mr. Thomas Pares, jun., of Leicester, ^2000 in trust. To 
 my servants, William Lee, George Raven and Jane Simpson, £100 each. Mr. 
 Thomas Pares to invest ^2000 aforenamed in stocks and pay the dividend to my 
 servant, Alexr. Duparck and his wife, and to my late mother's servant, Ann 
 Chesterton. I give £\da Long Annuities, standing in the names of me, my 
 sister Gertrude and Thomas Davenant, esq., to which I am entitled on the 
 decease of my said sister, to my sister Maria and Miss Elizabeth Darby, with 
 remainder to my nephew, Charles Meynell. All my books, plates, etc., and 
 three half length pictures by Sir Joshua Reynolds, to Miss Darby. Resid. legatee 
 and extrix., my sister Maria. Signed, Charles Boothby Clopton. Wits., John 
 Dent, of Temple Bar, banker, John Blewert, and William Shepherd, of Temple 
 Bar, clerk. Codicil dated 28 Nov. 1799. I bequeath all my goods and chattels in 
 Clarges St., and Swaffham, Norfolk, to Miss Elizabeth Darby. Wits., William 
 Stuckey, Ralph Bedford and Alexandre Dupurcq. Proved 25 Aug. 1800, in 
 P.C.C. [587 Adderley], by Maria Noel, widow, sister and extrix. 
 
 ' See Burke's Landed Gentry, under Meynell- Ingram. 
 ' Burke's Extinct Baronetcies. 
 
 s Elizabeth Davenant, of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex. Will 
 dated 21 Feb. 1767. I have a power given me by articles made since my separa- 
 
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 Davenant, of Clearbrooke, married Anne, daughter and heir 
 of Sir .Roger Corbet, of Stoke, Salop, bart, and had a son, 
 christened Corbet, who assumed his mother's name in lieu of 
 Davenant, and was created a baronet in 1786, dying on 
 31 Mch. 1823, without issue. Sir Corbet Corbet, it is 
 interesting to note, married Hester, daughter of Sir Lynch 
 Salusbury Cotton, and first-cousin to Mrs. Piozzi. 1 
 
 Mrs. James Davenant, in addition to Sir Corbet Corbet's 
 father, and to Henry Davenant, mentioned in her will, had 
 a son, James Davenant, who died on 14 Nov. 1750, aged 22. 
 
 The children of Thomas Boothby, of Tooley Park, by 
 Hester, his second wife, daughter of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, 
 of Woodseaves, are of most interest to us, because of their 
 mother's close relationship to Dr. Johnson. Charles Skrym- 
 sher Boothby, the eldest son of the marriage, was baptized at 
 High Offley on 13 Dec. 1705. Nichols describes him as of 
 Foston and Groby, co. Leic. On 18 Apl. 1753 he was 
 married at Peckleton, to Anne, the only child of the Rev. 
 Wingfield Buswell, M.A. Lincoln College, Oxford, Rector of 
 Normanton and Tickencote, in Rutland, and Margaret his 
 wife. The Rev. Wingfield Buswell died on 6 Jany. 1750, 
 aged 67, and Margaret his wife on 1 1 Jany. 1734, aged 47, both 
 being buried at Cadeby. 2 As already explained, Wingfield 
 Buswell's brother, Sir Eusebius Buswell, had married, in 
 1703, Hester, daughter of Sir Charles Skrymsher. 
 
 At Foston, on an " elegant marble monument against the 
 South wall of the chancel," is the following inscription : — 
 
 To the memory of Charles Skrymsher Boothby, esq. | second son of 
 Thomas Boothby, of Tooley-park, in Leicestershire, esq. | He died Dec. 6, 
 
 1774, aged 69 years. 5 | The early part of his life was dedicated to the 
 service of his country, and spent | in diligent and honourable attention to 
 his duty as an officer both at home and abroad ; | nor was the retirement 
 of his latter years without proofs of attachment | to its welfare in general, 
 or of his usefulness to his neighbours in particular ; | affording an uniform 
 example of an upright magistrate, an affectionate | husband, an hospitable 
 friend, a punctual paymaster, and a beneficent patron. | This short but 
 just character is inscribed to the memory of her dear husband, | by his 
 truly affectionate widow, Ann Boothby. | Here also are deposited the 
 remains of the said Ann Boothby, his widow, | daughter of Wingfield 
 Buswell, cl. a.m. late rector of [ Normanton and Tickencote, co. Rutland. 
 
 I After a life of exemplary piety, she died Nov. 16, 1785, aged 65. 4 
 
 Charles Skrymsher Boothby had no issue. I have failed 
 to find his will, or any administration of his estate, in P.C.C. 
 
 tion from my husband, James Davenant, to dispose of my estate as I will. I 
 desire to be buried in a vault in St. Martin's church. To Mrs. Frances Hudson, 
 \vteWvi%Sherbmttfn, daur. of Essex Sherbourn, esq., I give my best suit of clothes, 
 etc. To my servant, ^4«« Crisp, ,£50. To my servant, Mary Crisp, £<,. To my 
 son Henry Davenant, ^20, and to his son and daur., £20 each. To my daur.-in- 
 law, Ann, wife of my son, Thomas Davenant, esq., ^20. To my grandson, 
 Corbet Davenant, £20 and my bureau. Resid. legatee and exor. , my son 
 Thomas. Signed, Elizabeth Davenant. Wits., Mary Corbet, Mary Davenant 
 and P. Priquet. Proved 26 June 1772, in P.C.C. [213 Taverner], by the exor. 
 named. 
 
 1 See Burke's Extinct Baronetcies, under Corbet. My own great-grand- 
 father, James Reade [1749-1814], is said to have acted as steward to Sir Corbet 
 Corbet. See ante, p. 38. 
 
 2 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, pp. 174 and 575. 
 
 5 "Dec. 6. At his seat, in Leicestershire, Charles Boothby, Esq." Gent.'s 
 
 M "S; 1774. P- 598. I 
 
 4 Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv, p. 174. 
 
 or at Lichfield. Of his widow's will I give an abstract. 1 It 
 is of interest that a codicil to her will, dated 23 Oct. 1784, 
 was witnessed by Holled Smith, a great-nephew of Dr. John- 
 son's wife. 2 
 
 Gerard, the second son of Thomas and Hester Boothby, 
 was baptized at High Offley on 13 Aug. 1707. He is 
 mentioned in the codicil to his father's will, dated 12 June 
 1747. Nichols says he died without issue. 
 
 William, the third son, was baptized on 26 May and 
 buried on 15 Aug. 1709, at High Offley. John, the fourth 
 and youngest son of the marriage, was baptized at High 
 Offley on 23 Mch. 1711/ 12, and buried there on 3 May 1712. 
 
 Thomas and Hester Boothby had one daughter only, 
 Hester, who was baptized at High Offley on 25 July 1710. 
 She was unmarried on 12 June 1747, when her father made a 
 codicil to his will, but later she became the wife of John 
 Beaumont Byerley, of Belgrave, who died on 8 Nov. 1760, 
 she having predeceased him on 14 Jany. 1760, aged 50. 
 They had no issue. There is a monument to their memory 
 in the South aisle of Belgrave church, on which her name is 
 put down as Esther. 3 Her aunt, Mrs. Mary Bromfield, of 
 Congleton, in her will, dated 19 Dec. 1775, leaves " my neice 
 Brerlys picture " to Charles Skrymsher Boothby's widow. 
 Nichols, in his pedigree, shows Mrs. Byerley as daughter of 
 
 1 Ann Boothby, of Ratby, co. Leic, widow. Will dated 30 Aug. 1784. 
 
 1 desire to be buried in Foston, in the same vault as my late husband, and to be 
 carried to church by my tenants, to each of whom I give a silk hatband and a 
 pair of gloves, and a book called The New Whole Duty of Man, instead of 
 scarfes. I bequeath to my niece, Ann Meynell, £21, a diamond ring and two 
 bracelet pictures. To my nephew, Charles Boothby Skrymshire, £\<xi and a 
 diamond ring. To my niece Gertrude Boothby, £30. To Mrs. Lydia Hooley, 
 
 2 guineas, and my gold watch and chain. To my cousin Horton, of Cannock, 
 ;£5_5-o, my tortoiseshell snuftbox, and the picture of our kinsman, Sir William 
 Buswell. To my niece, Corbet d'Avenant, my diamond ring given me by 
 Colonel d'Avenant. To Mrs. Sarah Bickley, £\o. To Mrs. Herrick, of 
 Knighton, my gold-mounted pocket book. To my god-daur., Mrs. Sarah Cobb, 
 £$. To Eliz. Smith, of Peckleton, .£10-10-0. To Mary Beckett, of Humer- 
 field [? Hulme-Walfield], Cheshire, and Charles Skrymsher her son, my silver 
 cup and cruet stand, left to me by my aunt Broomfield. To my servant, Sarah 
 Frisby, my large bible, etc. The residue of my books to Mr. Henry d'Avenant. 
 To my servant, the wife of John Smith, £10. To John Smith, a boy I brought 
 up, ^10. To the widow of [blank'] Price, of Lindridge, £10. To Mrs. Chessher, 
 of Peckleton, a snuff-box, and the ring set with Mrs. Buck's hair. To my god- 
 children, Robt. Watson jun., son of the Rev. Mr. Watson of Newport Pagnell, 
 Bucks., Miss Cath. Caldecot of Rugby, Warwicks., Eliz. Phipps, daur. of John 
 Phipps of Newbold, Thos. Wildman of Earl Shilton, and Thomas Ball, son of 
 Ben/. Ball of London, £$ each. To Blanch Clifford alias Knight, of Chelsea, 
 Middlesex, £10. To Judith Bryan, the elder, of Groby, £\o. To Eliz. 
 Dowley, of Leicester, 2 guineas, and to Mrs. Frances Filecote, of Tamworth, 
 Staffs., £5. To my aunt, Jane Reeves, of Windsor, Berks., a ring. To my 
 nephew, Thos. d'Avenant, £\oo. To Dean Noel, .£20. To the Clergyman's 
 Charity at Market Bosworth, £\o. To the Society for Propagating the Gospel 
 in Foreign Parts, £\o. For the repair of the tomb of my late uncle, George 
 Buswell, at Stafford, .£20. To the poor of Cadeby and Desford, ,£10-10-0, and 
 other bequests to poor of Groby in Ratby, Peckleton, Newtown, Linford, Foston,. 
 Narborough and Huncote, co. Leic. Resid. legatee, my niece Maria, wife of 
 Dean Noel. Exors., Thos. d'Avenant, and Dean Noel. Signed, Anne Boothby. 
 Wits., Thomas Warner and Thomas Swain. Codicil dated 23 Oct. 1784. 
 Further legacies to my niece, Anne Meynell, and Mrs. Lydia Hooley, of 10 and 
 3 guineas respectively. Wits., Dorothea Chessher and Holled Smith. Proved 
 17 Mch. 1786, in P.C.C. [139 Norfolk], by the Hon. and Rev. Rowney Noel, 
 D.D., Dean of Salisbury, and Thos. d'Avenant, esq., the exors. named in the 
 
 will. 
 
 t S e e p. 236. * Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. hi, p. 183. 
 
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 Thomas Boothby by his third wife, but I have proved this to 
 be a mistake. 
 
 By his third wife, Sarah, Thomas Boothby had two sons. 
 William, the elder of these, died on 19 Dec. 175 1, aged 35, 
 unmarried. The younger son, the Rev. John Boothby, M.A., 
 baptized at Peckleton on 24 July 1719, was presented to the 
 Rectory of Foston in 1747, and died on 6 June 1748, aged 
 28, unmarried. 
 
 The arms of the Skrymshers of Aqualate and Norbury, 
 as recorded at the Visitation of i66j, were, Quarterly — 1 and 
 4, Gules, a lion rampant or, within a bordure vair (Skrym- 
 SHER) ; 2 and 3, Azure, a chevron, between three flies argent 
 (MUSCHAMP) ; Crest, A demi-man in armour front-faced, 
 visor open, couped at the waist, proper, holding in his right 
 hand a sword reclining on the shoulder, blade proper, pomel 
 and hilt or ; on his sinister arm an oval buckler gules. 1 
 
 THE STORY OF ELIZABETH BLANEY. 
 
 Every reader of Boswell is familiar with the story of 
 Elizabeth Blaney and her romantic passion for Michael John- 
 son, as it occurs at the very commencement of the biography. 
 After detailing the principal characteristics, of mind and body, 
 of the Lichfield bookseller, Boswell proceeds : — 
 
 There is a circumstance in his life somewhat romantick, but so well 
 authenticated, that I shall not omit it. A young woman of Leek, in 
 Staffordshire, while he served his apprenticeship there, conceived a violent 
 passion for him ; and though it met with no favourable return, followed 
 him to Lichfield, where she took lodgings opposite to the house in which 
 he lived, and indulged her hopeless flame. When he was informed that 
 it so preyed upon her mind that her life was in danger, he with a generous 
 humanity went to her and offered to marry her, but it was then too late : 
 her vital power was exhausted ; and she actually exhibited one of the 
 very rare instances of dying for love. She was buried in the cathedral 
 of Lichfield ; and he, with a tender regard, placed a stone over her grave 
 with this inscription : 
 
 Here lies the body of 
 Mrs. ELIZABETH BLANEY, a stranger. 
 
 She departed this life 
 20 of September, 1694. 2 
 
 Boswell's only authority for this extraordinary incident 
 appears to have been Miss Anna Seward. She communicated 
 to John Nichols some particulars of Dr. Johnson's early life 
 and surroundings, which that zealous historian of literature 
 included in a letter, dated 5 Feb., contributed to the Gentle- 
 man's Magazine for 1785 [part i, p. 100] : — 
 
 When the Dr. came to us last summer, he asked me if I remembered 
 a small stone in the body of the cathedral, with this inscription : 
 
 Here lies the body of 
 
 Mr?. ELIZABETH BLANEY, a stranger. 
 
 She departed this life 
 
 2d of September, 1694. 
 
 and asked in what conditio?i the stone was ? I said, " I knew it well, but that 
 it was broken in two by the feet of passengers ; and added, that, though 
 
 1 Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 266. 
 
 2 Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 37. 
 
 I had frequently made enquiry, no person could give me the least account 
 of the said Mrs. Blaney." The Doctor said, " In the first place, put down 
 a new and substantial block of marble, with the same inscription as the 
 old one had ; and I will repay you whatever it may cost. Elizabeth 
 Blaney lived at Leek, where my father was an apprentice, and fell in love 
 with him. Upon his removal to Lichfield, she followed him, and took 
 lodgings opposite to his house. Her passion was not unknown, but he 
 had no inclination to return it. It, however, overcame her health ; and, 
 when my father was told that she was in danger, he went to her, and 
 offered her his hand. She saw death approaching, and declined it. She 
 soon after died, and my father placed the stone I enquired after over her 
 body. Of what family she was, I never could learn." 
 
 This romantic tale, owing to its acceptance by Boswell, 
 has held its ground for over a century, and it may seem un- 
 kind to " impoverish the public stock of harmless pleasure " 
 by showing that the story, in its romantic element, is prob- 
 ably a fabrication. Yet when it is proved that Michael John- 
 son had been settled in Lichfield for at least eleven years 
 before the death of Elizabeth Blaney, and that she herself, 
 for over five years, had been a servant in the household of the 
 Hintons, in the Close, there is little room left for belief in 
 Miss Seward's absurd tale. And, as I shall show, Miss 
 Blaney made a will, a few months before her death, in which 
 she does not mention Michael Johnson, the only corrobora- 
 tion of his connexion with her lying in the fact that he and 
 his brother Andrew drew up the inventory of her goods. 
 
 Charles Hinton, the master of Elizabeth Blaney, was the 
 third son of Samuel Hinton, D.C.L., of Lichfield, and grandson 
 of William Hinton, D.D., Archdeacon of Coventry. 1 Dr. 
 Samuel Hinton, who died 13 Jany. 1668/9, 2 aged 71, married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Chester [1566-1640], of 
 Royston, Herts., by Anne his wife, daughter of Sir Henry 
 Capel, of Hadham Hall, by Katherine his wife, daughter of 
 Thomas Manners, K.G., first Earl of Rutland. 3 Mrs. Hinton 
 survived her husband, dying on 7 May 1671, aged 64. 4 
 
 1 See William Salt Society's Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, pp. 176-7, 
 where is given a pedigree of " Hinton of Lichfield," recorded at the Visitation of 
 1663, with some notes by H. S. Grazebrook. 
 
 2 See Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 251, where is given a copy of the 
 inscription, on a monument in Lichfield cathedral, to Dr. Samuel Hinton and 
 his wife. He left a nuncupative will : — 
 
 Samuel Hinton, of Lichfield, Staffs., Dr. of Laws. Nuncupative will, 
 dated 2 Jany. 1 668/9 : Universal legatee and extrix. , my wife, Elizabeth. Wits. , 
 Thomas Brown, Archdeacon of Derby, Alise Glaiser and Walter Fouler. Proved 
 15 Feb. 1668/9, in P.C.C. [18 Coke], by Elizabeth Hinton, relict and extrix. 
 s See Burke's Landed Gentry, under " Chester of Poyle Park." 
 1 Elizabeth Hinton, of the Close of Lichfield cathedral, widow. Will 
 dated 4 Nov. 1669. I desire to be buried in the Lady Choir of said cathedral, 
 near my late husband. I bequeath to my eldest son, Edward Hinton, two 
 messuages in Little Park Street, Coventry, one silver basin and ewer, a diamond 
 ring, the pictures of his ancestors (to go to the next heir of our family if he die 
 without issue), and ^100. To his wife Mary, an opal ring. To my second son, 
 Samuel Hinton, a bible, 2 rings and ,£100. To his wife Susan, a ring. To my 
 son, Charles Hinton, the lease of my house in the Close. To my daur. Elizabeth, 
 wife of Walter Fowler, of Penford, Staffs., gent., a pair of bracelets, a ring, etc. 
 To their daur. , Elizabeth Fowler, a ring, etc. To Samuel Hinton, son of my 
 son Samuel, of the city of London, ^50 at his age of 23. To my grandchild, 
 Charles Fryth, £50 at his age of 23 ; should he die before, the same to his 
 brother Rowland. To Anne, Mary and Katherine, younger daurs. of my daur. , 
 Elizabeth Fowler, £\o each at their ages of 21. To Bridget Hinton, eldest daur. 
 of my son Samuel, £\o, and to his second daur. Jane, £\o, and to his third daur. 
 Elizabeth, £20. To my brother, Col. Henry Chester, £10. To my sister, Mrs. 
 Theodosia Tibialis, a ring. Rings, etc., to my sister, Mrs. Frances Piggott, my 
 nieces, Mrs. Elizabeth Pershouse and Mrs. Anne Greswold, and my god-daur., 
 
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 267 
 
 Edward Hinton, the eldest son of Dr. Samuel Hinton, 
 married Mary, daughter of Arthur Gregory, of Stivichall, near 
 Coventry. In 1682 he was living at Atherstone, aged 51, 
 and was then High Sheriff of Warwickshire. His wife died, 
 without issue, in May 1680. Samuel Hinton, the second 
 son, was a citizen and woollen draper of London, and 
 married Susan, daughter of Thomas Nevill, of London, 
 merchant tailor. In 1682 he was aged 47, and had issue, 
 Samuel, aged 17, Edward, aged 11, Bridget, aged 18, Jane, 
 aged 15, Elizabeth, aged 13, and Susan, aged 7. Samuel 
 Hinton retired from business in London, and settled down at 
 Lichfield, where he died, being buried at the cathedral on 27 
 Feb. 1 69 1/2. From his will it would appear that his four 
 daughters survived, and perhaps one son. 1 
 
 With Charles, the third son of Dr. Samuel Hinton, I shall 
 deal presently. Dr. Hinton left two daughters, Granada, 
 wife of Edward Frith, of Shenstone, Staffordshire, and 
 Elizabeth, wife of Walter Fowler, of Pendeford Hall, near 
 Wolverhampton. 2 
 
 Charles Hinton, the third son, was, at the time of the 
 Visitation in 1663, a citizen and mercer of London. In 1682, 
 he was aged 46, still a mercer in London, and a J-P. for the city 
 and liberties of Westminster. He married Martha, second 
 daughter of Sir Rowland Okeover [1624-92], of Okeover, near 
 Ashbourne, sometime M.P. for Stafford, by Mercy his wife, 
 daughter of Edmund Goodyere, of Heythrop, Oxfordshire. 
 Martha Okeover was born at Heythrop on 8 Dec. 1646. 3 
 
 Catherine Persehouse. To the poor of Lichfield, £<„ and of the Close, 40'/-. 
 To my grandson, Charles Fryth, £$0, which my late husband, Dr. Samuel 
 Hinton, desired he should have, at Ins age of 23. To my said sons, Walter 
 Fowler and Charles Hinton, as feoffees in trust for settling the lands of Mr. 
 Edward Fryth, late of Thornes, deed. .£100. Exors., Walter Fowler and 
 Charles Hinton. Signed, Elizabeth Hinton. Wits. , Jeff. Glasier, Zach. Bickley 
 and Simon Marten, not. pub. Codicil dated 15 May 1670. I bequeath my 
 husband's library of books to my grandchild, Samuel Hinton, son of my son, 
 Samuel Hinton, of the city of London, merchant, at his age of 21. £10 towards 
 restoring the late rained waterwork, which did derive water to the Canons' and 
 Prebends' houses in the said Close. Signed, Elizabeth Hinton, mark, owing to 
 weakness of eyes. Wits., Simon Marten, not. pub., and Ann Gilbert. If the 
 bond of ^100 from Sir Thomas Leigh be recovered, I give ,£10 thereof to my 
 grand-daur., Ann Fowler. Proved 25 May 1671, in P.C.C. [61 Duke], by Charles 
 Hinton, power reserved to Walter Fowler. 
 
 ' Samuel Hinton, of the city of Lichfield, esq. Will dated 4 Mch. 1690/1. 
 To be buried in the Lady Choir in the cathedral church of Lichfield. Whereas 
 the manor of Farewell, Staffs., with the manor house, mills, meadows, etc., in 
 the possession of Mr. Richard Blackbourne, with a cottage, etc. , occupied by one 
 
 Owen, in Chorley and Longdon, were conveyed by my now daur. -in-law by the 
 
 name of Jane Fleetwood, spinster, before she was married, to my brothers-in-law, 
 Waller Fowler, of Pendford, Staffs., esq., and John Browne, of Thornes, Staffs., 
 gent., in trust that the same should be sold to raise portions for my younger 
 children, And whereas I have contracted and articled with my kinsman, Mr. 
 John Wightwicke, for the sale to him of the said premises, Now I desire the 
 following legacies to be paid out of the money raised : — To my daur. , Bridget 
 Hinton, ,£600; to my two daurs., Jane Hinton and Elizabeth Hinton, ,£500 
 each ; and to my youngest daur. Shusan [sic], £ipo. Residue to my wife, and 
 appoint her extrix. Supervisors, my two brothers-in-law, Walter Fowler and 
 John Browne. Wits., Fra. Lloyd, Row. Fryth and Mary Barfool. Inventory 
 dated 24 Feb. 1691/2 ; total, ^137-15-10. Appraisers, William Hollis and 
 Martin Bromsgrove. Proved 24 Feb. 1 69 1/2, at Lichfield, by Susan, the relict 
 and sole extrix. 
 
 2 For Fowler pedigree, see Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 138; 
 also Burke's Landed Gentry, 1894. 
 
 3 Staffordshire Collections, New Series, vol. vii, part 1, "The Okeovers of 
 Okeover," by Maj.-Gen. the Hon. George Wrottesley, p. no. 
 
 By Charles Hinton she had issue a son Edward, who died 
 3 Oct. 1680, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, and 
 Dorothy, aged respectively 9, 6, and 3 in 1782. 
 
 By 1689 Charles Hinton had retired from business and 
 was living in the Close at Lichfield, no doubt in the house 
 where his mother had lived, the lease of which she had 
 bequeathed to him. On 14 July 1689 he made his will, in 
 which he mentions his son Charles, then under 18, but no 
 other children. 1 At the end of the will occurs the following 
 bequest, all-important as evidence against the tale I am 
 endeavouring to discredit :— " Item I give to my servant 
 Elizabeth Blaney the summe of five pounds to buy her 
 Mourning." Elizabeth Blaney was also a witness to the 
 will. Charles Hinton's will was evidently made on his death- 
 bed, for he was buried at the cathedral on 22 July 1689. 
 
 Elizabeth Blaney remained in the service of Charles 
 Hinton's widow until her own death in September 1694. 
 On 18 May 1694 she made her will as follows : — 
 
 I Elizabeth Blany of the Close of Lichfield Spinster doe give and 
 devise that estate it hath pleased god to give me as followeth I give soe 
 much money to my master Charles Hinton gent, as will buy him a hand- 
 some gould watch to bee laid out att the discretion of my executrix herein 
 named And I desire that my executrix will take care of and provide for 
 my mother Elizabeth Mathews for all nessesaries of Livelyhood duringe 
 her naturall life as meate drincke Lodginge washinge and such like 
 
 heareby nominate and appoynt my mistris Martha Hinton widdow my 
 sole Executrix of this my Will In witnes whereof I the said Elizabeth 
 Blayney have hereunto set my hand and seale and declared this my last 
 Will and Testament this eighteene day of May 1694 
 
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 Signed sealed and published in the presence off, Jane Sutton, Joseph 
 Farwell bis marke, John Browne. 
 
 The will was proved on 1 Feb. 1694/5, at Lichfield, by 
 Martha Hinton, the sole executrix. The following is a copy 
 of the brief inventory of Elizabeth Blaney's goods : — 
 
 An Inventory of the Goods Chattels &c of Mrs. Eleizabeth Blaney 
 late of the Close of the Cathedral Church of the Citty of Lichfield Taken 
 
 1 Charles Hinton, of the Close of Lichfield cathedral, Staffs., gent. Will 
 dated 14 July 1689. I desire to be buried in the Lady Choir, Lichfield cathedral, 
 near my father and mother. To my wife I bequeath a third part of all my monies, 
 one half of all my goods, the lease of the house where I now live, and " her free 
 bench of all my lands" at Balsall, Warwicks. , as also the lease of my house in 
 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden. To my son Charles, under 18 years, the 
 remaining two thirds of my monies, and half of my goods, etc. To my 
 brother, Samuel Hinton, esq. , £20. To my brother, Walter Fowler, esq. , and 
 his wife, £20. To my brother, Mr. John Browne, and his wife, ,£20. To my 
 godsons, Mr. Charles Fowler and Mr. John Wightwic, and to my nephew, Mr. 
 Rowland Fryth, £$0 each. To my sister, Mrs. Mercy Okeover, £\o. To my 
 friend, Mr. Robert Lloyd, two guineas. "Item I give to my servant Elizabeth 
 Blaney the summe of five pounds to buy her Mourning. Item I give to my 
 Servant /Catherine Young the summe of forty shillings. Item I give to my 
 
 servant Joseph the summe of forty shillings." Extrix., my wife, Mrs. 
 
 Martha Hinton, who is to distribute 40 rings among my friends and relatives (no 
 names given). Overseer, my said brother, Joint Browne. Signed, Cha. Hinton. 
 Wits., Robt. Lloyd, Eliz. Blaney and Catherine Young. To the poor of Lichfield, 
 £l, and to the poor of the Close, 40 s /-. Proved 10 Oct. 1689, in P.C.C. [141 But], 
 by the extrix. named. 
 
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 5- 
 
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 19- 
 
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 the eleventh day of Feb. in y e year of our Lord 1694 by us whose names 
 are Here unto subscribed 
 Imprimis Money at Interest 
 
 Money in Her possession 
 
 Wearing apparrell 
 
 Total 
 
 Michael Johnson x 
 And : Johnso?i' 1 
 
 Her " master," Charles Hinton, to whom she leaves 
 money for " a handsome gould watch," must have been quite 
 a young boy, as he was not born in 1682. 
 
 I think that all this evidence quite demolishes Miss 
 Seward's romantic tale. In the Addenda to this volume I 
 prove that Michael Johnson had been settled at Lichfield at 
 least as early as 29 Jany. 1682/ 3.' The statement that 
 Elizabeth Blaney had followed him from Leek to Lichfield, 
 taken lodgings opposite to his house, and, meeting with no 
 encouragement, pined away and died of love, falls to the 
 ground completely, and Miss Blaney stands cleared of the 
 charge of having behaved in such an immodest and un- 
 maidenly manner as to thrust herself in the path of a man 
 for whom she had " conceived a violent passion." This 
 instance alone fully proves how little credence can be given 
 to Miss Seward's " reminiscences." Boswell's statement 
 that Michael Johnson had served his apprenticeship at Leek 
 never seems to have been questioned, and Dr. Birkbeck Hill 
 accepts it as a fact. But as Boswell seems to have had no 
 better authority for it than Miss Seward's tale, which I have 
 proved to be substantially untrue, it must be admitted that 
 the statement as to Michael Johnson's early connexion with 
 Leek can now only be accepted with the very greatest 
 reserve. 
 
 Mr. Marston, who has made enquiries at the cathedral 
 
 for me, says that the tablet to the memory of Elizabeth 
 
 Blaney appears to have been removed at the restoration of 
 
 the interior some 50 years ago, and was never replaced. He 
 
 is told that many Americans have enquired about the stone. 
 
 Shaw gives the inscription as follows, and says it was " on a 
 
 little white marble in the middle of the nave near the West 
 
 door" : — 
 
 Here lies the body 
 
 of Mrs. Elizabeth Blaney 
 
 a stranger. She departed 
 
 this life the 2 d of Sept'b. 1694. 4 
 
 The entry in the cathedral register is as follows : — 
 B. M' ij Eliz. Blaney buried the 3' 1 of September 1694. 
 
 Shaw's version of the inscription is no doubt the correct 
 one. She seems to have been buried on the day after her 
 death. The "stranger" in the inscription evidently implies 
 that she was not a native of Lichfield. 
 
 Whether Dr. Johnson really ordered the re-cutting of the 
 inscription, it is impossible to say, but, unless we are prepared 
 
 1 See signature, p. 214. 2 See signature, p. 217. 
 
 3 See p. 278. * Shaw's Staffordshire, vol. i, p. 251. 
 
 to accuse Miss Seward of deliberate lying, we must believe 
 so. The question then confronts us, What tie was there 
 between Michael Johnson and Elizabeth Blaney ? Dr. John- 
 son would scarcely have interested himself in the matter 
 without some reason. The fact that Michael and Andrew 
 Johnson appraised her goods is evidence in favour of an 
 acquaintanceship. My theory, which I shall proceed to 
 explain, is that Elizabeth Blaney was probably a distant 
 family connexion of Michael Johnson's, and that in putting 
 a tablet to her memory he may have simply been carrying 
 out the instructions of her near relatives. It is of course 
 quite possible that he entertained respect or affection for her, 
 in which case the tablet may have been placed at his own 
 cost. 
 
 In my article on the Skrymshers I have already explained 
 that Dr. Gerard Skrymsher's brother, John Skrymsher of 
 Norbury, by his second wife, Elizabeth Watkins, had one 
 daughter, Elizabeth, baptized at Norbury in Nov. 1644, who 
 married Edward Blayney, of Gregynog Hall, in the parish of 
 Tregynon, near Newtown, Montgomeryshire. 1 
 
 Edward Blayney was the eldest surviving son of Sir 
 Arthur Blayney, of Shien Castle, in the county of Monaghan, 
 Ireland, knight, by Joyce his wife, daughter and sole heir of 
 John Blayney, of Gregynog Hall. Sir Arthur was the 
 younger son of Edward, first Lord Blayney, who died in 
 1629, by Ann his wife, second daughter of Adam Loftus, 
 Archbishop of Dublin. 2 Lord Blayney, who had been 
 knighted in 1602 and raised to the peerage in 1621, and who 
 was knight of the shire for co. Monaghan 1613-15, was third 
 son of Thomas Blayney, his elder brothers being David 
 Lloyd Blayney and Lewis Blayney. Lewis Blayney was of 
 Gregynog Hall, and married Bridget, eldest daughter of John 
 Price, of Newtown, by whom he had an eldest son, John 
 Blayney, of Gregynog Hall. John Blayney married Elizabeth, 
 daughter of Jenkin Lloyd, and had an only child Joyce, 
 beforementioned, wife of Sir Arthur Blayney, her father's 
 first-cousin. 3 
 
 Elizabeth Skrymsher was evidently unmarried on 21 
 Feb. 1662/3, when her father made his will, 4 but in Dec. 
 1664, at the time of the Visitation of Staffordshire, she was 
 described as wife of Edward Blayney, of Gregynog. 5 The 
 marriage is not recorded at Norbury, and there is no license 
 for it preserved at Lichfield. 
 
 In 1668 Edward Blayney took proceedings against the 
 Skrymshers, who, he alleged, had conspired to defraud him 
 of .£600 due to him under an ante-nuptial settlement, which 
 was dated 30 Sept. 1666. 6 It would seem clear from this 
 
 1 See p. 255. 
 
 2 See Evelyn Philip Shirley's Monaghan, 1879, p. 248, where is given a 
 tabular pedigree of the Lords Blayney, compiled from Archdall's Lodge's Peerage, 
 vol. vi, p. 299, etc., with corrections. 
 
 3 Shirley's Monaghan, p. 251. t g ee p- 2 o. 
 
 5 William Salt Society's Staffordshire Collections, vol. v, part 2, p. 269. 
 » Bill, dated 12 June 1668, by Edward Blayney, of Gregynog Hall, co. 
 Montgomery, esq., showing that/o/m Skrymsher, the elder, late of Norbury, 
 
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 269 
 
 that the marriage must have taken place about Oct. 
 1666, and that the Visitation pedigree of 1664 must have 
 been added to at a date subsequent to that on which it was 
 drawn up. This latter point is made doubly certain by the 
 fact that Mrs. Blayney's eldest brother, John Skrymsher, is 
 said, in the Visitation pedigree, to have " dyed in his father's 
 lifetime," whereas the bill filed by Edward Blayney states 
 that this John Skrymsher only died about the beginning of 
 1668. 1 
 
 Edward Blayney died in 167 1, or perhaps earlier. That 
 he was a worthless spendthrift is made probable by the fact 
 that his death occurred in the Fleet prison, that enforced 
 home for debtors, his widow renouncing administration of 
 his estate. 2 
 
 According to Shirley's pedigree, Edward Blayney and 
 Elizabeth Skrymsher had no issue. This statement, no 
 doubt only copied from Lodge's pedigree, does not deter me 
 from suggesting that Elizabeth Blaney, who, could we 
 believe Boswell's tale, entertained such an overmastering 
 passion for Michael Johnson, was a child of Edward Blayney 
 and Elizabeth Skrymsher, a granddaughter of Sir Arthur 
 Blayney, and a great-granddaughter of Edward, first Lord 
 Blayney. Peerages cannot, of course, be trusted very impli- 
 
 alias Northbury, Staffs., esq., deed., and John, his son and heir apparent, now 
 also deed., about 1650 were seised of certain manors and tenements in Orfley 
 alias High Offley, Over Walton alias Over Olton, Nether Walton, Wareton, 
 Loynton, Kneighton, Macksmore house, Tunstall, Hil. . . . [torn], Shebdon, 
 Woodacres, Kemsey, Gibbitts Ley, Weston, Eccleshall Magna, Sugnell, Madley, 
 Thorne, Terlye, Blore, Hales, Drayton Magna, Allington alias Amington, 
 Gunley and Shrewsbury, in Staffs, and Salop ; and made a settlement thereof on 
 themselves in tail male, charged with the payment of ;£6oo on the death of the 
 elder Skrymsher to such persons as he should appoint ; and this with the full 
 consent of the father and friends of Elizabeth Skrymsher, widow, then wife of the 
 younger Skrymsher. A lease was accordingly made of the premises about 
 12 Jany. 1650/1 to Sir Thomas Leigh, of Stonely, Warwicks., bart., Lord Leigh, 
 and to Charles Leigh, his second son, in trust to raise the above said sum ; this 
 deed is in the keeping of Margaret Skrymsher, widow of the elder John 
 Skrymsher. After the said indenture was made, a settlement was made of all 
 the premises on the marriage of the younger Skrymsher with the said Elizabeth, 
 daughter of one Sir Harvey Baggett, in which the previous arrangement was duly 
 acknowledged. 
 
 John Skrymsher the elder had issue, beside his said son John, Thomas and 
 Elizabeth [since married to the plaintiff]. On Elizabeth's marriage, during her 
 father's lifetime, an agreement was made between the elder Skrymsher and one 
 John Blayney, late of Gregynog, esq., also deed., plaintiffs grandfather, 
 concerning the jointure of the said Elizabeth, which was settled at ^2000, ,£1400 
 of which was to be paid on the marriage, and the remaining £iiOO to be the 
 ,£600 raised according r to the first said indenture of Jany. 1650/1. This indenture 
 was made 30 Sept. 16 Charles II. Property was accordingly settled by the 
 Blayneys on the said Elizabeth to the value of ,£400 yearly. Her father promised 
 to deliver up to plaintiff the indenture of Jany. 1650/1. A deed was accordingly 
 prepared, and signed by the elder Skrymsher, but not by the Leighs. 
 
 John Skrymsher, the son, died about five months since, leaving issue Charles 
 Skrymsher ; the elder Skrymsher then confederated with the said Charles and 
 his mother and the Leighs to defraud plaintiff of the said /600, the said Charles 
 being near in blood to the said Leighs ; and since the elder Skrymsher's death 
 the trustees have utterly refused to pay the .£600 in the instalments arranged. 
 
 Begs a writ of subpoena against the said Charles Leigh, Charles Skrymsher, 
 Elizabeth Skrymsher and Margaret Skrymsher. 
 
 Chancery B. and A. before 1714. Whittington, 471. 
 
 1 Which was after his father's death. 
 
 2 Edward Blayney, of Tregynoh [PTregynon or Gregynog] Hall, co. 
 Montgomery, but dying in the prison called The Fleet, in co. Surrey [sic}. 
 Admon. granted 9 Jany. 1671/2, in P.C.C., to Henry Blayney, brother of deed., 
 Elizabeth Blayney, the relict, renouncing. 
 
 citly on any points, and a man who left one daughter, who 
 died young and unmarried, might very easily be described as 
 dying " without issue." 
 
 Blaney, or Blayney, 1 is such an uncommon name, and so 
 essentially Welsh, that it is natural at once to suspect some 
 connexion between Elizabeth Blaney, with whom Michael 
 Johnson was intimate at Lichfield, and Mrs. Blayney of 
 Gregynog, niece of Dr. Gerard Skrymsher, the brother-in-law, 
 in all probability of Michael Johnson. To show that the 
 name is quite alien to Staffordshire, I may mention that there 
 is no will or administration, preserved at Lichfield, of any 
 person of the name of Blaney or Blayney, for the period 
 1 660- 1 700, and no license for the marriage of any person of 
 the name was issued from Lichfield between 1660 and 1690. 
 In addition to this negative evidence, we have the fact that 
 the dates are exactly suitable, for any child of Edward 
 Blayney and Elizabeth Skrymsher must have been born 
 1666-71, and Elizabeth Blaney, who died in 1694, is said to 
 have been a " young woman." 
 
 But there is a much more direct and powerful piece of 
 evidence than this, for Elizabeth Blaney, as has been seen, 
 requests her executors to take care of and provide for her 
 mother Elizabeth Mathews. This proof that her mother was 
 named Elizabeth brings us much nearer to proving that she 
 was the daughter of Elizabeth Skrymsher and Edward 
 Blayney ; and the fact of her mother having evidently mar- 
 ried, as her second husband, a person bearing so Welsh a name 
 as Mathews, points again in the direction of the Gregynog 
 family. The theory receives further support in that Edward 
 Blayney, of Gregynog, died while his wife was a young 
 woman of about 27, very likely to make another matrimonial 
 venture. 
 
 In view of these various pieces of evidence, positive as 
 well as negative, and bearing in mind the close connexion of 
 Michael Johnson with the Skrymshers and of Elizabeth 
 Blaney with Michael Johnson, I think it will be generally 
 admitted that I have at least shown a very strong possibility 
 that Elizabeth Blaney of Lichfield was the daughter of 
 Edward Blayney and Elizabeth Skrymsher. 
 
 It may be urged against this that a young woman of 
 such good birth would hardly be found in the position of a 
 servant. But the conditions of domestic service were very 
 different in those days, and cases were common enough where 
 people in good positions employed even their own kinsfolk in 
 their households. If Elizabeth Blaney's father had been a 
 spendthrift, and had died a debtor in the Fleet prison, leaving 
 his family without means, there would be nothing very un- 
 usual in his daughter supporting herself by some form of 
 domestic service. The fact that she wrote a decent hand 
 shows that she was not an uneducated woman, and her 
 possession of some money, in cash and out at interest, seems 
 rather to raise her above the ordinary servant, as also does 
 
 1 The variation in spelling, as my evidences prove, goes for nothing. 
 
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 the fact that her master leaves her the considerable sum of 
 five pounds for mourning, as against two pounds left uncon- 
 ditionally to his other female servant. The " Mistress " pre- 
 fixed to her name in the cathedral register and on the tomb- 
 stone is strong evidence that she was looked upon as a 
 gentlewoman. 
 
 In order to try and discover whether Edward Blayney and 
 Elizabeth Skrymsher had a daughter Elizabeth, I communi- 
 cated with the Rev. Mark Martin, Rector of Tregynon, ask- 
 ing him to search his registers from 1660 to 1700 and 
 extract all entries relating to the name of Blayney. Most 
 unfortunately, however, it appears that the register is missing 
 from 1664 to 1672, ' the very period most vital to this 
 question. Mr. Martin kindly searched the remaining 
 portion of the period I mentioned, and found the following 
 entries : — 
 
 1678/9. Jany 4. Andreas Blayney sepultus fuit. 
 1680. Sept. 18. Arthur Blayney sepultus fuit. 
 i68o|i. Feb. 28. Johannes filius Henrii Blayney Armig. sepult. 
 1 69 1. Aug. 20. Henrius Blayney sepultus erat. 
 
 1698. Hoelus fil. Hoeli Blayney textoris et Margaretta? Ux. 2 d0 die 
 1698 [? month ?bapt] 
 
 Mr. Martin also sent me the following copy of the inscrip- 
 tion on a large tablet, some nine feet by six feet, on the West 
 wall of Tregynon church : — 
 
 Here lyeth | the body of David Lloyd Blay- | ney of Gregynog Esq 1 ' 
 son of Tho : Blayney | by Marg' Sister to Edw. Herbert of Montgomery 
 I Esq. interd An. Do. 1595 : Also Eliz h ye wife of Da. LI' 1 | Blayney Esq. 
 daugh 1 " of Lewis Jones of Bishops Cast' | Esq intered A n 1590 who left 
 Issue, Lewis, S r Edw. Blayney After- | wards L d Blayney in y e Kingdom of 
 Ireland & Lucy y e wife | of Morris Owen of Rhewsanson Esq : Also y e 
 body of Lewis Blayney | interd An 1600 : AlsoEliz h y e wife of John Price 
 of Newtown daugh r | to Rhees Blayney of Aberbechan Esq. An" 1603 : 
 Also Brid' | ye wife of Lewis Blayney, daughter to John Price of Newtown 
 Esq. An" | 1630: Also y e body of John Blayney Esq. who faithfully served 
 & suffered | for y" Royal Martyr, he was son of Lewis Blayney Esq' An° 
 1665 : Also I y e body of Eliz h y e wife of John Blayney Esq. sole daugh r 
 of J e kin Lloyd, of Berth [ Lloyd Esq. by his wife Joyce Herbert Sister to 
 Edw d L d Herbert of Cherbu>' | An 1662 : Also S r Arth r Blayney Bannert 
 2 d son of Edw d L d Blayney of Ca- | stle Blayney in y e Kingdom of Ireland 
 who served y e Royal Martyr K.C. | y c firs' in y e post of Coll: of Horse 
 An" 1659 : Also Dame Joyous Blayney | Sole daugh' & Heiress of John 
 Blayney & widow of S r Arthur Blayney An" | 1661 Also y e body of Cap' 
 And' Blayney % son of Lewis Blayney An | 1678 : Also Henry Blayney 
 
 ' Mr. Martin tells me that the fact of this portion being missing was first 
 noted by Archdeacon Foulkes in 1885. 
 
 s This Andrew Blayney is not mentioned in Shirley's pedigree. 
 
 The following is an abstract of his will : — 
 
 Andrew Blayney, of Gregynog Hall, co. Montgomery, gent. Will dated 
 13 Apl. 1670. I bequeath to Mr. James Rod, 20' '/-. To my niece Bridget, his 
 wife, ^15, ten of which I promised to pay her for a debt due to her from Sir 
 Arthur Blayney, deed. To my god-daur., Mrs. Anne Price, 40"/-. To my 
 nephew, Edward Price, esq., 20*/-, and to his wife Elizabeth, £$. To their son, 
 my godson, Adam Price, £3. To my cousin, Mrs. Margaret Owens, 20"/-. To 
 my nephew, Mr. William Morgan, 20 s /-, and to his wife Bridget, £$. To my 
 cousin, Charles Lewis, of Disserth, 20"/-. To my cousin, Given Lewis, 10'/-. 
 To my kinsman, Thomas Vaughan, of Panty Carreg, esq., 40'/— To my 
 kinswoman, Mrs. Susan Vaughan, 40'/-. To my niece, Mrs. Mary Riccards, £$. 
 To my niece, Mary Blayney, of Gregynog Hall, ^5. To her four dams., Joyce, 
 fane, Elizabeth and Margaret, £3 each. To her other daur., my god-daur. 
 Mary, £10. To my nephew, Arthur Blayney, £5. To Thomas Tanner and 
 his wife, 20'/-. To Edward Blayney , servant to my nephew, Henry Blayney, 20'/-. 
 To two daurs. of my late foster brother, Richard Ellis, deed., 20 s /-. Small 
 
 Esq r son of S r Arthur Blayney An 1691 | Also Mary Blayney widow aof 
 Henry Blayney Esq r & daughter to y" Rever" | Dr. Sydney d.d. by his 
 wife Eliz : daughter to Rich d Blunden Esq r of Bishops | Castle, which 
 said Mary left Issue one son & seven daugh r An 1707 | Also Annamaria 
 y e daugh r of John Blayney Esq r by Ann his wife Ano. Domi. 1709. 
 
 It will be noticed that Edward Blayney, who married 
 Elizabeth Skrymsher, is not mentioned on this monument, 
 though his younger brother, Henry Blayney, is com- 
 memorated. This Henry Blayney, according to Shirley's 
 pedigree, married " Mary, dau. of the Rev. Dr. Seddan, of 
 Co. Lancaster," and had issue, John, Mary, Alice, Joyce, 
 Elizabeth, Bridget and Margaret. A suit in Chancery throws 
 light on his family, 1 and confirms that his wife's name was 
 Seddon, not " Sydney," as the monument states. 
 
 Arthur Blayney, the youngest brother of Edward and 
 Henry, was married twice, according to Shirley's pedigree. 
 By his first wife, Margaret Foster, he had issue, Edward, 
 Richard, Henry, Jane and Elizabeth, and by his second 
 wife, Jane Smothergil, he had six children, unnamed. 
 
 I have had a search made through the Chancery Proceed- 
 ings for 1650-1714, and abstracts made of all the cases where 
 Blayneys were plaintiffs. Of the more important of these 
 I have already given abstracts. Of a few more relating to 
 the Montgomeryshire Blayneys I give brief abstracts below. 2 
 
 legacies to godsons, Andrew Wotton and Andrew Roe ; to tenants, Moi-ris apjohn 
 and William David ; and to George Austen, Ellenor Ridg and Ann Roe. To 
 the poor of Tregynon, ^5, and to the poor of Disserth, co. Radnor, 20 s /-. To 
 my nephew, Morgan, son of Thomas Vaughan, esq., 20'/- to be disposed of by 
 his mother. To my friend, Thomas Hodson, of Bryncaniser, 20 s /-. All said 
 legacies to be charged on my lands in Disserth, co. Radnor. I bequeath my two 
 messuages in Disserth to my nephew, Henry Blayitey, of Gregynog Hall, and 
 appoint him my exor. Signed, Andrew Blayney. Wits., William Davies 
 (mark), George Austin (mark), and Thomas Hodson. Proved 19 Sept. 1678, in 
 P.C.C. [93 Reeve], by the sole exor. 
 
 1 Bridges l|f. Bill (5 Dec. 1688) by Mary, Jane, Joyce, Elizabeth, Margaret 
 and Bridget Blaney, daurs. of Henry Blaney, of Gregynoghall, esq. , under the 
 age of 21 years, by Thomas Mason, of Churchstocke, esq., their guardian, v. 
 Elizabeth Seddon, widow of Thomas Seddon. Complainant's father, Henry 
 Blaney, was indebted about 1680 to their late uncle, Humphrey Blunden, of 
 Worthen, Salop, esq., part of which debt was secured to their late grandfather, 
 Dr. Seddon. Complainants are daurs. of Humphrey Blunders niece, Mary 
 Blaney. Thomas Seddon was nephew and exor. of Humphrey Blunden. 
 
 The following suit refers to the same Henry Blayney : — 
 
 Bridges ff. Bill (12 July 1690) by Henry Blayney, of Gregynnog Hall, co. 
 Montgomery, esq. , v. Edmund Lloyd, of Treffnant in the said co. , esq. Refers 
 to money due by complainant's late grandfather, John Blayney, who died about 
 40 years since. 
 
 Bridges Y£> Blayney v. Lloyd, is the answer of Edmund Lloyd to the above. 
 
 - Collins 8. Answer (May 1649) of Mary Hayward to bill of John Blayney 
 and Rees Thomas. John Blayney borrowed £ 10 of Mary Hayward, for which 
 Evan Blaney became bound. [This being the answer only, the persons are not 
 described.] 
 
 Mitford 3 A°. Bill (9 July 1663) by John Blaney, of Gregynnog Hall, 
 co. Montgomery, esq. , v. Thomas Tanner. Relates to demises of land, etc. , in 
 the manor or grange of Gelynog, co. Montgomery ; complainant's ancestors have 
 been seised thereof since about 1580, and one Thomas Blayney, of Aberhauespe, 
 gent., was possessed thereof under a lease made to some of his ancestors by the 
 Abbot of Strata Florida, co. Cardigan. Edward Blayney was son of the said 
 Thomas. 
 
 Reynardson ' 2 ^ 2 . Bill (of which only the official abstract is here filed, dated 
 9 July 1663), by John Blayney, of Gregynnog Hall, co. Montgomery, esq., 
 v. Thomas Tanner, re manor of Gelynog, as in above suit. 
 
 Bridges 412. Bill (21 Nov. 1653) by John Blaney, of Gwenygog Hall, esq., 
 v. Elizabeth Pemberton and others. Relates to tithes, etc., of rectories of 
 Berriow and Bettws. 
 
 Reynardson J±. Bill (17 Feb. 1681/2) by Edward Blayney, of Hill, co. 
 
DR. JOHNSON 'S ANCES TRY : S UPPLEMENT 
 
 271 
 
 I have also had a list made of all the Blayney wills and 
 administrations in P.C.C. for the period 1665-1695, and all 
 of them which bear on the Gregynog family are included in 
 this article. 
 
 In order to see if light could be thrown upon the sub- 
 ject by one conversant with the Mathews or Matthews 
 family, I wrote to Mr. George F. Matthews, of Chancery 
 Lane, who is, I believe, the greatest living authority on the 
 general history of families bearing the name. Mr. 
 Matthews kindly referred to his notes, but could find no 
 evidence at all bearing on the identity of Elizabeth Mathews, 
 widow, the mother of Elizabeth Blaney. His notes only 
 contain one instance of the names Mathews and Blayney 
 occurring in conjunction. This is in a Chancery suit, an 
 
 Montgomery, gent. , exor. of Arthur Blayney, late of Kefengwulded in the said 
 county, gent., deed., v. Thomas Gwyn. Refers to admon. of estate of said 
 Arthur Blayney ; whose wife Mary is mentioned. 
 
 abstract of which, kindly sent me by Mr. Matthews, I print 
 below. 1 
 
 It is my hope that some other genealogist, better 
 acquainted than myself with the pedigrees of Montgomery- 
 shire families, may be able to prove or disprove my theory as 
 to the parentage of Elizabeth Blaney. 
 
 1 Mitford f|f. Bill (undated, but belonging to the Chancellorship of Sir 
 Heneage, Lord Finch, 1674-81)- George Owen, of Newtown, co. Montgomery, 
 and Margaret his wife, administratrix of her former husband, Owen Blayney, 
 deed., v. Mat hew Mathewes, Mary Mathewes and Anne Mathewes. Plaintiffs 
 allege that William Mathewes, late of Diffryn Llanvaire, par. of Newtown, gent. , 
 deed., borrowed ^"120 of Owen Blayney, securing the repayment by mortgaging 
 premises in the townships of Llanvaire and Craig, in the pars, of Newtown and 
 Kerry, 26 Mch., 19 Charles II. Owen Blayney died intestate, 24 Mch. 1676 ; 
 admon. granted in P.C.C. to the plaintiff Margaret. The said William Mathewes 
 died testate [will not in P.C.C], and the defendants (all of the par. of Newtown) 
 are respectively his son and heir, widow, and daur. The defendants maintain 
 that the said William Mathewes had only a life interest, and had no power to 
 mortgage more than this. Proceedings re the mortgage money and six years' 
 arrears of interest. 
 
 Admon. of Owen Blayney, of Newtown, co. Montgomery, was granted 6 Nov. 
 1677, in P.C.C, to Margaret Blayney, widow, the relict. 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO TEXT 1 
 
 P. 3- 
 
 In vol. vi, part i, of the New Series of the William 
 
 Salt Archaeological Society's Collections for a History of 
 Staffordshire ("Final Concords. Temp. James I," p. 25), 
 occurs record of a sale of land by Thomas Reade, no doubt 
 the son or the grandson of Roger Reade : — 
 
 On the Quindene of Easter, 15 James I. Between John Benteley, 
 complainant, and Thomas Reade, deforciant of 10 acres of land, 6 acres 
 of meadow, and 10 acres of pasture, 2 acres of wood, and 20 acres of 
 furze and heath in Horton and Blackwood. 
 
 Thomas remitted all right to John and his heirs, for which John gave 
 him £41. 
 
 P. 4- 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 1 Aug. 1665, for 
 a marriage between Thomas Crompton, of Blackwood, par. 
 of Horton, yeoman, and Dorothy Read ; to be married at 
 Horton. 
 
 P. 18. 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 14 May 1683, for 
 a marriage between Thomas Dudley, of Uttoxeter, aged 24, 
 and Mary Flackett, of par. of Cheadle, aged 24 ; to be 
 married at Cheadle or Checkley. Surety, John Flackett, of 
 par. of Cheadle, father of Mary. 
 
 On 2 Apl. 1689 a license was issued for the marriage of 
 Thomas Austen, of Bramshall, Uttoxeter, and Abigail Dudley, 
 of the same place. 
 
 P. 23. 
 
 In Adbaston churchyard I found a gravestone with the 
 following inscription : — 
 
 In Memory of | of [sic] the late Joseph Icke of Flashbrook | Manor 
 House Staffordshire | who died May 4 th 1859 | Aged 60 Years. 
 
 P. 30. 
 
 My note of the marriage, at Bunbury, in 1792, of Thomas 
 Reade, gives his wife's name as Mary Sutton, but I must 
 have made an error, for her name was undoubtedly Sarah. 
 See her will and her gravestone on same page. 
 
 P- 35- 
 
 William James Reade appears to have made an error in 
 
 stating that his brother and he were born respectively in 
 
 1 In order to try and elucidate some of the points discussed in the last two articles 
 of this book, I had a search made by Mr. Marston through the marriage licenses 
 preserved at Lichfield for the period 1660-1690. This search failed in its 
 primary object, but it resulted in the discovery of several licenses throwing light 
 on earlier portions of the book : these I have included in the Additions. There 
 are also included some extracts from the registers of Lichfield cathedral, which 
 Mr. Marston recently searched from their commencement about 1665 [the early 
 entries are all mixed up] down to 1752. 
 
 1791 and 1795. He was born in 1794 and his brother John 
 in 1790, as is proved by the extracts from the Market 
 Drayton registers (p. 44), confirmatory proof being forth- 
 coming in the extracts from the Family Bible given on p. 45. 
 
 P. 54- 
 
 I find the following among the " Grants and Certificates 
 
 of Arms " contributed by Arthur J. Jewers, F.S.A., to the 
 
 Genealogist [new series, vol. xxi, 1905, p. 115] : — 
 
 Lowe, Thomas, of Daisy Bank, co. Chester, gent. Gr. and conf. 
 by J. Anstis, Garter, and Stephen Martin Leake, Norroy, 3 Oct. 1738. 
 Erm. on a chief eng. Az., three cinquefoils Or. Crest — An eagle rising 
 ppr., beak and legs Or, in the beak a cinquefoil Vert. Add. MS. 14,830. 
 
 P. 63. 
 
 It will be noticed that I have given the date of birth 
 of Richard Reade, eldest son of Sir Thomas, as 14 July 1825, 
 while the tablet in St. Peter's, Congleton, says he was " born 
 15 July 1825." The former date, supplied to me by his 
 family, is correct, and the inscription wrong. To settle the 
 point finally Mrs. Solly kindly lent me her birthday book, 
 in which Richard Reade had signed his name in the space for 
 14 July. The date is correctly given in Pedigree XVII. 
 
 P. 94- 
 
 While casually glancing at The Art fournal for 1854 I 
 happened upon quite a long article, entitled "The Photo- 
 graphic Patents" (pp. 236-8), advocating the claims of Sir 
 John Herschel and Joseph Bancroft Reade, as photographic 
 discoverers, against Fox Talbot's. The writer, who remains 
 anonymous, seems quite bitter on the subject, and the article 
 is rather marred by several lapses from good taste. The 
 following extracts will show the position taken up by the 
 writer : — 
 
 Reviewing Mr. Fox Talbot's labours as an experimentalist, we find 
 him industriously working upon the ground which others have opened 
 up. He has never originated any branch of inquiry ; and, in prosecuting 
 any, his practice is purely empirical. It is the system of putting this and 
 that together to see what it will make. It is progress by a system of 
 accidents, without a rule. Thus it is, that we find the calotype process 
 was the result of an accident ; and, in no respect has even the combina- 
 tion of which it consists the slightest claims to a scientific deduction. 
 Herschel had employed iodide of silver, and used organic acids,— amongst 
 others the gallic acid. Reade had used infusion of galls ; consequently, 
 Mr. Talbot, in the quiet of his ancestral home, repeats and re-repeats 
 these experiments. . . . Eventually, either his servant or himself, found 
 that pictures were developed in the dark on the hitherto blank sheets ; 
 and hence the invention of the calotype, which is now made the subject 
 of such unpleasant legal proceedings. . . . He has no claim to be con- 
 sidered as the discoverer of any photographic process, but merely as the 
 deviser of processes from the results of other men's labours. . . . Mr. 
 Fox Talbot does over again what Mr. Thomas Wedgwood had done and 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 
 
 273 
 
 claims it as his own. He modifies processes belonging to Sir John 
 Herschel, and the Rev. Mr. Reade, and makes them his own by patents ; 
 and, lastly, he claims as his own, photographic processes which are not 
 included in any of his numerous patents. 
 
 In the same volume, in an article on "Science in 1854" 
 (p. 368), are given some particulars of Mr. Reade's photo- 
 graphs of the moon. 
 
 P. 99- 
 
 In the Geological Magazine for 1871 (pp. 47-48) is a short 
 obituary notice of Joseph Bancroft Reade. It is apparently 
 copied from Land and Water for 17 Dec. 1870, and thus 
 concludes : — 
 
 His talents and discoveries have justly entitled him to a place 
 amongst the eminent men of the day, and the loss of him will be generally 
 felt by men of science. His kindness of heart and geniality of disposition 
 endeared him to all who came in contact with him ; and those who had 
 the privilege of his friendship will sorrow most of all that they shall see 
 his handsome, benevolent face no more. 
 
 P. 122. 
 
 I find that in Lodge's Peerage for 1905, under " Baron 
 Foley," is given the following account of the descendants of 
 the Rev. Robert Foley : — 
 
 The Rev. Robert Foley, Rector of Mordiford, Hereford, and Rector of 
 Oldswinford, Wore. ; born 22 Oct. 1736 ; mard.,firstly, in 1767, to Anne, 
 daur. of Richard, only son of James Walwyn, M.P., of Longworth, Here- 
 ford ; she died 7 July 1783, having had issue 4 sons, 
 
 1. Robert Foley ; born 1768 ; died unmard. 1794. 
 
 2. Rev. Richard Foley, Rector of Huntley, Glouc. ; born 10 June 
 1773; died 1 Aug. 1813, having mard. Hannah, daur. of John 
 Morse; she died 12 Jany. 1859, having had issue 2 sons and a 
 daur., 
 
 (1) Richard Foley ; died in India, leaving issue. 
 
 (2) Robert Foley ; died unmard. in Australia. 
 
 (3) Susan Foley ; mard. 18 Aug. 1835 to Charles Pidcock of 
 Broadwas Court, Wore. ; she died 10 Jany. 1877, having 
 had issue 2 sons and 4 daurs. 
 
 3. Rev. John Foley, Rector of Holt ; born 13 Jany. 1775 ; died 1 1 Aug. 
 1847, having mard., in 1804, Martha, youngest daur. of Edward 
 Hickman of Oldswinford ; she died May 1836, having had issue 3 
 sons and 3 daurs. 
 
 (1) Rev. John Foley, m.a. Wadham Coll. Oxford 1831 ; b.d. 
 1842 ; late Fellow ; Vicar of Wadhurst, Sussex, 1846 ; born 
 19 Nov. 1805 : mard. 19 Aug. 1846 Caroline, daur. of 
 Admiral William Windham of Felbrigg, Norfolk, and had 
 issue 2 sons and 2 daurs., 
 
 1. John Foley ; born 22 Nov. 1848. 
 
 2. Charles Foley ; born 26 Aug. 1856. 
 
 1. Caroline Foley. 
 
 2. Mary Foley. 
 
 (2) Rev. Edward Walwyn Foley, m.a. Wadham Coll. Oxford, 
 1836 ; late Fellow ; Vicar of All Saints, Derby, 1849-72 ; 
 late Rector of Jevington, Sussex ; born 2 Aug. 1809 ; mard., 
 firstly, 29 Sept. 1837, Louisa, daur. of John Wilmore, M.D., 
 of Elm Hill, Wore. ; she died 14 May 1839, without issue. 
 He mard., secondly, 30 Sept. 1841, Charlotte Poison, daur. 
 of Rev. Francis Laing, m.a. Oxford, and had issue a son 
 and a daur., 
 
 1. Edward Francis Walwyn Foley ; born 6 Oct 185 1. 
 1. Marianne Foley. 
 
 (3) Henry Foley, s.J. ; born 9 Aug. 181 1 ; mard. 19 June 1833 
 Anne Elizabeth, second daur. of John Vizard of Dursley, 
 Glouc. ; she died 3 Feb. 1851, without issue. 
 
 (1) Martha Foley. 
 
 (2) Anne Foley ; mard. 14 Feb. 1837 to Edward Vizard, and 
 had issue 5 sons and 6 daurs. 
 
 (3) Anna Maria Foley ; mard. 11 Feb. 1846 to Rev. John Bath 
 Gabriel, Vicar of All Saints, Birmingham ; he died 22 
 Jany. 1877, having had issue 5 sons and 4 daurs. 
 
 4. Thomas Foley, R.N., left a son who died, aged 18, without issue. 
 The Rev. Robert Foley mard., secondly, in 1785, Elizabeth, daur. of W. 
 [should be John ; see my Harris pedigree, p. 121] Harris ; she died in 
 1806, leaving issue 2 daurs., 
 
 1. Elizabeth Foley ; born 2 Oct. 1785 ; died 24 Feb. 1855, having 
 mard., 20 Apl. 1813, Edward Smith, who died 27 Feb. 1847. [In 
 my Harris pedigree, p. 121, I describe her as having died 
 unmard.] 
 
 2. Mary Foley ; born 12 Aug. 1788 ; died 1 Dec. 1833, having mard., 
 Dec. 1822, as his first wife, Sir C. S. Smith, Bart., who died 7 Aug. 
 1839. 
 
 P. 130. 
 
 Mr. Baildon tells me that " the newe brick building " at 
 Clifford's Inn, where Henry Ford had a chamber, was prob- 
 ably the block running north and south, on the east side of 
 the garden. It was rebuilt shortly after the great fire of 
 1666. 
 
 P. 131. 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 12 July 1681, for 
 a marriage between William Abnet, of par. of Audley, Staffs., 
 aged 23, and Elizabeth Ford, of Handsworth, aged 20 ; to 
 be married at Handsworth or West Bromwich. Surety, 
 Daniel Moss, of Audley, yeoman. 
 
 The marriage does not appear to have been celebrated at 
 West Bromwich, 1 and the parish clerk of Handsworth informs 
 me that the registers there, from July 1627 to March 1699, 
 were destroyed by vermin. 
 
 It seems clear from this that the William Abnet who 
 married Elizabeth Ford would be the son of William Abnet, 
 of Eardley End, in the parish of Audley, whose father 
 recorded his pedigree at the Visitation of 1664, and of whose 
 will I have given an abstract (p. 131, footnote). William 
 Abnet senior married Catherine Shakerley ; their eldest son 
 Thomas Abnet, aged 9 in 1664, died at Chester on 29 Sept. 
 1672. At the time of the Visitation, Thomas Abnet of 
 Audley, father of William Abnet senior, was alive at the age 
 of 74. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Doughty, 
 of " Lome," Worcestershire. 
 
 Audley lies midway between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent. 
 
 P. 137- 
 
 From the pedigree of " Herrick of Beaumanor," in Burke's 
 
 Landed Gentry, it appears that Thomas Bainbrigge Herrick 
 
 [born 23 Nov. 1754; died 24 Sept. 1824], of Gray's Inn, 
 
 barrister-at-law, married Mary, only daughter of James Perry, 
 
 of Erdesley Park, Hereford, on 15 Aug. 1793, and left issue 
 
 by her, who died on 29 Aug. 1836, a son and two daughters : — 
 
 (1) William Perry Herrick [born 1794], J.P., D.L., m.a. 
 
 University Coll., Oxford, barrister-at-law, High Sheriff of 
 
 1 See p. 203. 
 
 N N 
 
274 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Leicestershire in 1835 ; married, on 13 Aug. 1862, Sophia, 
 youngest daughter of Jonathan Henry Christie, of Lincoln's 
 Inn, barrister-at-law, and died, without issue, on 15 Feb. 1876 : 
 
 (1) Mary Anne Herrick, died 25 Dec. 1871, aged 75 : 
 
 (2) Lucy Herrick, died n Oct. 1832, unmarried. 
 
 The above James Perry must have been he who married 
 Anne, the younger daughter of the Rev. Cornelius Jesson, 
 and had by her three children, Mary, Thomas and James 
 Perry. 
 
 P. 138. 
 
 From Who's Who, 1905, I learn that Mr. A. Percy Inglis, 
 our present Consul-General at Paris, is a son of Alex. D. 
 Inglis and Cecilia Wolseley Jesson. He was born on 12 Dec. 
 1841, and married, in 1875, Gertrude [died 1893], daughter 
 of the Rev. S. J. Gambier, M.A., of Ashley Lodge, Chel- 
 tenham. 
 
 And from the same source I learn that F. C. Philips, the 
 novelist and dramatist, is the youngest son of the Rev. 
 George Washington Philips, of Ruxley Park, Surrey, by 
 Charlotte [Elizabeth], daughter of Thomas Jesson, of Hill 
 Park, Sevenoaks, [and widow of John Jones]. Mr. Philips, 
 who is a barrister and has been in the army, was born at 
 Brighton on 3 Feb. 1849. He married, firstly, Maria, 
 daughter of Charles Jones, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire ; 
 and, secondly, Eva, youngest daughter of W. Trevelyan 
 Kevill-Davies, of Croft Castle and Wigmore Hall, Hereford- 
 shire. 
 
 P. 139. 
 
 Samuel James Dawes and Elizabeth Jesson had also 
 a daughter, Harriet Dawes, who married the Rev. F. R. 
 Blackley. See Foster's Lancashire Pedigrees. 
 
 P. 140. 
 
 The wife of Cornelius Chattock, of Kings Norton, was 
 Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sandys Lyttelton, of Kings 
 Norton. See an article by H. S. Grazebrook, in the Genea- 
 logist (vol. iii, p. 103), on "The Lytteltons of Naunton and 
 Studley." 
 
 P. 144. 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 21 May 1687, for 
 a marriage between Robert Harriotts, of par. of Stottesden, 
 Salop, gent., aged 24, and Elizabeth Barnesley, of Trysull, 
 aged 22 ; to be married at Trysull. 
 
 This fully confirms my opinion that Robert Harriotts 
 came from Chorley, in the par. of Stottesden, and not from 
 Chorley in Staffordshire. 
 
 P. 145. 
 
 In connexion with Richard Greene [1716-93], the Lichfield 
 antiquary, whose relationship to Dr. Johnson I have failed to 
 discover, it is of some interest that there seems to have been 
 a distant connexion between him and the Rev. John Taylor 
 [171 1-88], the friend of Johnson. Taylor was married at 
 
 Croxall, Derbyshire, on 9 Apl. 1732, to Elizabeth, daughter 
 of William Webb, of Croxall {Diet. Nat. Biog.\ no doubt 
 a near relation of William Webb [bapt. 19 July 1707 at 
 Croxall], of Croxall Hall, whose daughter Theodosia became, 
 in 1762, the second wife of Richard Greene [Shaw's Stafford- 
 shire, vol. ii, additions, p. 19]. 
 
 Thomas Webb Greene, of Lichfield, son of the above 
 Richard Greene, died on 10 Jany. 1842, leaving a son, another 
 Thomas Webb Greene [born 1S04], who was educated at Rep- 
 ton, and matriculated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, taking his 
 LL.B. in 1823, and LL.M. in 1853. He was called to the Bar 
 at the Middle Temple on 23 Nov. 1832, became a Q.c. in 
 Jany. 1858, and in the same year was elected a Bencher of his 
 Inn. On 22 Feb. 1865 he was elected a member of the Council 
 on Law Reporting, and was Chairman until his death, on 14 
 Nov. 1875, in Upper Wimpole Street. See Rupert Simms's 
 Bibliotheca Staffordiensis. 
 
 P- 153. 
 
 James Walthall Hammond [1765- 1822], of Wistaston 
 Hall, Nantwich, married, in 1803, Penelope [1781-1854], 
 daughter of Thomas Hector, of Shenstone Park, near Lich- 
 field, and had issue. See Burke's Landed Gentry, under 
 " Walthall of Wistaston Hall." 
 
 This Thomas Hector was no doubt the son of Dr. Brooke 
 Hector [1700-73], of Lichfield, whose sister was named 
 Penelope. 
 
 The following are two extracts from the registers of 
 Lichfield cathedral : — 
 
 1742. July 7. burd. Mrs. Hector wife of Dr. Hector. 
 1734. Apl. 9. bapt. Dr. Hector's daughter Eliz. 
 
 It would appear probable from the first entry that Eliza- 
 beth, first wife of Dr. Brooke Hector, died on 2 July, not 
 22 July. The second entry is the baptism of Elizabeth 
 Hector, who married Thomas Spurrier. 
 
 P- 155- 
 
 On this page, speaking of Dr. Johnson's uncle, Nathaniel 
 Ford, I have said that there is no " evidence to show that either 
 of his brothers, Samuel or Cornelius, had a son Nathaniel." 
 This is wrong, for, as Pedigree XXIX shows, Samuel Ford 
 had a son Nathaniel baptized at Pack wood on 4 Sept. 1709. 
 It is not likely, however, that Samuel's son would be buried 
 at Oldswinford, so that I have shown Nathaniel Ford, 
 buried there on 25 Dec. 1731, as perhaps a son of the elder 
 Nathaniel. 
 
 Mr. Baildon's note x makes it almost certain that the 
 Nathaniel Ford who was buried at Oldswinford on 4 July 
 1729 was the uncle of Dr. Johnson. 
 
 PP. 158-168. 
 
 Mr. Paley Baildon, F.S.A., has kindly supplemented my 
 account of the Rev. Cornelius Ford by the following valuable 
 
 ' See p. 275. 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 
 
 2 75 
 
 communication on the subject. Mr. Baildon has been able 
 to deal with all the evidences relating to the " Parson's " 
 financial embarrassments from an expert legal standpoint. 
 By a process of rigid analysis he has succeeded, to a large 
 extent, in disentangling, from evidences which are often 
 vague, and in some places contradictory, the true sequence 
 of " Parson " Ford's financial dealings. Incidentally he has 
 been able to throw light on other points of interest. In 
 addition Mr. Baildon has turned up some fresh evidence at 
 the Record Office and has discovered the interesting fact that 
 the " Parson " had obtained his release from the Fleet prison 
 only a short time before his death. 
 
 Mr. Baildon is inclined to accept the statement that 
 Ford's purchase of the Rectory of South Luffenham was not 
 simoniacal, though the distinction which Dr. Johnson drew 
 in favour of his cousin would appear to be more a technical 
 than a moral one : — 
 
 It is by no means easy to extract anything like an intelligible story 
 from the various evidences that we have relating to Parson Ford's 
 financial troubles. 
 
 His father, Joseph Ford, seems to have left three distinct properties 
 in Kings Norton : — 
 
 i. " The Great House," 
 
 2. " The Haunch," or " Haunch Hall," and 
 
 3. A property which has apparently no name, but which was purchased 
 in 1707 from William Middlemore. 
 
 The title to this last alone seems clear. From the abstract (pp. 206, 
 207) it clearly appears that it formed part of the general devise made by 
 Joseph Ford to his wife (p. 192) as " all and every other my messuages, 
 etc., in the parish of Kingsnorton." This devise was in effect to the wife 
 for life, with a power of appointment among her children, and in default 
 of appointment to the eldest son Cornelius. The wife exercised the 
 power by will in favour of Cornelius. Cornelius and his wife sold it in 
 May 1730 to Sampson Lloyd. The Fine, however, at the end of the 
 abstract (p. 207) does not, in my opinion, relate to this property, but 
 to No. I. The reasons for this will appear presently. 
 
 As to the second property, the Haunch, there is no information as to 
 how or when Joseph Ford became possessed of it, nor as to what ulti- 
 mately became of it. It was not specifically devised by Joseph Ford's 
 will, and must therefore have been included in the general devise to his 
 wife, above referred to. This is stated to be so, though not very clearly, 
 in the case submitted to Mr. Lutwyche in 1732 (p. 161). We there read 
 that " Jane Ford the mother was also intituled to an Estate in Kings- 
 norton parish called the Haunch for her life Remainder to her Son 
 Cornelius in Fee valued at ,£1400 which Estate by Indentures of Lease 
 and Release dated the 20 & 21 March 1731 they Conveyed to said Joseph 
 Scott for securing the payment of ^600 and Interest which Money is yet 
 unpaid," etc. The inference here is obviously that " they " were Cornelius 
 and his mother, and, as Jane Ford died in 1722, Mr. Reade has appended 
 a footnote to the date, "Evidently an error for 1721." But I am of 
 opinion that 1731 is correct, and that "they" were Cornelius and his 
 wife. The case is badly drawn ; it is obvious that the bulk of it repre- 
 sents Mrs. Judith Ford's rather hazy recollections, and that few of the 
 documents quoted were actually before the attorney who drew it. The 
 date of Joseph Ford's will and that of this mortgage to Scott are the 
 only two in the whole case where the month and day are given, and 
 I cannot help thinking that the attorney had a copy or note of the mort- 
 gage before him. If Cornelius and his mother had borrowed ,£600 in 
 1721, we might reasonably expect that Cornelius had used it to pay 
 part at any rate of the sums charged on the Great House by his father's 
 will ; whereas we know from his mother's will that they had not been 
 paid' in September 1722. On the other hand we know that Cornelius 
 was in the Fleet in the early part of May 173 1, and that he had procured 
 
 his release before the end of the month, so that he must have procured 
 money from some source or other. 
 
 The only other reference to the Haunch is in Samuel Ford's letter of 
 27 Sept. 1731 (p. 154), which is evidently in connexion with Joseph 
 Withers' Bill in Chancery (p. 163, footnote) ; the reason for this inquiry 
 will appear in a moment. 
 
 Dealing now with the No. 1 property, the " Great House," there is 
 again no evidence as to how or when it was acquired by Joseph Ford. 
 By his will, in 1720/1, he devised it to his son Cornelius, charged with 
 certain payments amounting to .£640 to be paid within six months after 
 testator's death, and in case of refusal or neglect on the part of Cornelius 
 to pay these sums, there was a substitutionary gift to testator's two 
 brothers, Samuel and Nathaniel, upon trust to sell, pay the ,£640, and 
 hand the balance to Cornelius (p. 191). As Joseph Ford died in March 
 1720/1, and the ,£640 had not been paid down to September 1722 (Jane 
 Ford's will, p. 193), it is clear that the substitutionary gift to Samuel and 
 Nathaniel Ford became effective. They, however, do not appear to have 
 done anything in the matter of the trust, although, as we learn from the 
 Case to Mr. Lutwyche, only ,£200 of the ,£640 had been paid down to 
 1732 (p. 161). 
 
 The Case to Lutwyche, which ought to help us here, merely adds to 
 the confusion ; it mentions the two estates, the Great House and the 
 Haunch, and the mortgages on them, and then (p. 162) goes on to say 
 that Cornelius Ford, about two years before his death, that is in 1729, 
 agreed to sell to Withers "the said Estate in Mosely." Clearly, the 
 Great House is referred to. This, we are told, had been mortgaged in 
 1722 to one Scott for ,£300, which mortgage had been assigned to 
 Samuel Mousley, who was in possession in 1732 (p. 161). Accordingly, 
 when Withers filed his Bill for specific performance in 1730 (p. 163), he 
 made defendants (1) Cornelius Ford, as the original devisee and the 
 person who contracted to sell, (2) Judith Ford, probably in respect of her 
 right to dower, (3) Samuel Mousley, as mortgagee in possession, and (4) 
 Samuel Ford, as substitutionary devisee and trustee under Joseph Ford's 
 will. It is clear from this that Nathaniel Ford, the other substitutionary 
 devisee, was dead, otherwise he would have been a co-defendant ; it is 
 probable, therefore, that he was the Nathaniel buried at Oldswinford on 
 4 July 1729, and certain that he was not the Nathaniel buried there on 
 25 Dec. 1731 (P- 155)- 
 
 The Case is, I think, obviously wrong in respect of the mortgages on 
 this property. The mortgage of 1722 to Scott, for ,£300, was paid off in 
 1724, the original receipt has been preserved (p. 162), and the date tallies 
 so well with the date of Cornelius Ford's marriage (license dated 3 June 
 1724), that I accept the statement without hesitation. His wife, the Case 
 informs us, had about .£1200 " in money " ; what more natural than that 
 he should use part of it in redeeming this property ? We must therefore 
 conclude (a) that there was a second mortgage to Scott, after 1724, which 
 was subsequently transferred to Mousley, or {b) that there was a mort- 
 gage direct to Mousley himself. The point is not very material (for 
 Mousley was clearly mortgagee in 1730), except as showing the very 
 unsatisfactory nature of the Case. 
 
 Cornelius Ford, then, contracted to sell the Great House to Withers 
 somewhere about 1729, and a Fine was levied accordingly. This we 
 learn both from the Case and from Withers' second Bill in 1731. Now 
 the only Fine about this time to which Cornelius and his wife and 
 Withers were parties is the one abstracted on p. 207, and referred to 
 above, viz. in the Trinity term, 1730. In the Abstract of Title it forms 
 part of the sale to Sampson Lloyd, but a reference to the document 
 itself 1 shows that this is incorrect. Cornelius and Judith, the defor- 
 ciants, released and quit-claimed to Joseph Withers and Sampson Lloyd, 
 the plaintiffs, and the heirs of Joseph, thus proving it to be part of a 
 
 1 Final concord made on the Morrow of Holy Trinity 3 George II [1730] 
 between Joseph Withers and Sampson Lloyd, plaintiffs, and Cornelius Ford, 
 clerk, and Judith his wife, deforciants ; of two messuages, two gardens, two 
 orchards, 100 acres of land, ten acres of meadow, twenty acres of pasture and 
 common of pasture for all kinds of cattle in the parishes of Kings Norton and 
 Northfield, to hold to Joseph and Sampson and the heirs of Joseph ; with warranty 
 against the heirs of Judith. The plaintiffs pay £do. Feet of Fines, Trinity 
 Term, 3 and 4 George II, Wore. 
 
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 transaction in which Joseph Withers was the purchaser. This can only 
 be the sale of the Great House. 
 
 It is very unfortunate that Withers' first Bill in Michaelmas Term 
 1730 cannot be found. I have had a hunt for it myself, and Mr. M. S. 
 Guiseppi, f.s.a., of the Record Office very kindly interested himself in the 
 matter ; we are both satisfied either that the Bill is not there, or else 
 that it has been accidentally mis-sorted or mis-calendared under some 
 other name, which sometimes happens. 
 
 I have found three Orders made on this first Bill, all relating to the 
 default of appearance of Cornelius and his wife. 
 
 The first of these orders a Writ of Attachment directed to the Warden 
 of the Fleet. It is dated 20 May 1731, and clearly shows that on that 
 day, or a very short time before, the worthy Parson had been a prisoner 
 for debt. 1 It is this fact which leads me to think that the date assigned 
 by the Case (p. 161) to the mortgage of the Haunch, namely 20 and 21 
 March 1731, is correct. It is clear that some time in May of that year 
 Cornelius found the money necessary to obtain his release from the Fleet. 
 The second Order is a Writ of Attachment, dated 31 May 1731, directed 
 to the Sheriff of Rutland. 2 The Parson, therefore, had paid his debt and 
 had been released, and Withers' attorney had evidence, or it may be 
 only a suspicion, that he had gone into Rutland, probably to his Rectory 
 of South Luffenham. But when the Sheriff of Rutland went to South 
 Luffenham to execute his writ, he evidently found that the bird had 
 flown. The plaintiffs attorney then appears to have suspected Pedmore 
 as the hiding-place, for on 27 July 1731 a third Writ of Attachment was 
 issued, directed to the Sheriff of Worcestershire. 3 Ford evidently had 
 some one in London who kept him informed of what was taking place, 
 and it must have been in consequence of this Worcestershire writ that he 
 doubled back to London, then, as now, the safest place to hide in, and 
 there, at the Hummums, he died on 22 Aug. Death had issued a writ of 
 capias which there was no evading. 
 
 Two further pieces of evidence throw a little fresh light on Ford's 
 financial troubles. 
 
 In Trinity Term, 1729, William Lilly obtained judgment in the 
 Common Pleas for £100 and 70.C damages, the principal sum being due 
 on a bond dated at Oakham on 12 Dec. 1724. 4 The case was practically 
 undefended. The defendant is described as " Cornelius Ford late of the 
 parish of Pedmore in the County of Worcester, gentleman." This 
 description of course relates back to the date of the bond, from which 
 document it is obviously taken. It thus confirms the description in the 
 marriage license of 3 June 1724 (p. 159), and the view that Ford was not 
 in orders at that date {ibid.). A memorandum that this judgment was 
 satisfied was entered up on 26 Apl. 1733. 
 
 In Trinity Term, 1729, Sampson Lloyd sued " Cornelius Ford late of 
 Pedmore in the County aforesaid [i.e. Worcester], clerk," for ,£700 for 
 money lent to him at Pedmore on 1 May of that year. He got judg- 
 ment for the amount claimed, with £5 for damages. 5 There is no entry of 
 
 1 Chancery Decrees and Orders, B. Book, 1730, fo. 267. 
 
 2 Ibid. fo. 272. 3 Ibid. fo. 322. 
 
 4 Common Pleas, Plea Roll 341 1, Trin. 2 and 3 George II, m. 1621 d. 
 
 Rutland. Cornelius Ford, late of the parish of Pedmore, in the county of 
 Worcester, gentleman, was summoned to answer William Lilly, in a plea that 
 he do pay him ^100 which he owes and unjustly detains. And whereof the said 
 William, by John Rolfe, his attorney, says that whereas the said Cornelius on 
 12 Dec, 1 1 George I [1724], at Oakham in the county of Rutland, by his writing 
 obligatory bound himself to the said William in the said ;£ioo to be repaid on 
 demand, nevertheless the said Cornelius, though often requested to repay the 
 same, has not yet done so, and hitherto has refused to do so. He produces the 
 bond. 
 
 And the said Cornelius, by Richard Wyche, his attorney, comes and defends 
 force and injury, and says nothing in bar or preclusion of the claim. Therefore 
 judgment for the plaintiff for ,£100 and yos. damages. 
 
 Afterwards, on 26 Apl., 6 George II [1733], come Edward Lilly and William 
 Lilly, exors. of the will of the said William Lilly, by Conway Whitehome, their 
 attorney, and acknowledge that satisfaction has been made of the said debt and 
 damages. Therefore let the heirs, exors. and admors. of the said Cornelius be 
 discharged of the said debt and damages. 
 
 s Common Pleas, Plea Roll 3411, Trin. 2 and 3 George II, m. 1792 d. 
 
 Worcester. Cornelius Ford, late of Pedmore in the county aforesaid, clerk, 
 
 satisfaction on the Roll, but it seems highly probable that the conveyance 
 to Lloyd, in May 1730 (p. 207), may have some connexion with this. 
 
 Dealing now with Ford's presentation to the Rectory of South Luffen- 
 ham, we have first of all two facts, with which all the other evidence 
 must square some how or other. These are, ( 1 ) that Ford was presented 
 by the Earl of Chesterfield on 10 Jany. 1726/7, and (2) that Robert 
 Rogers was presented by Joshua Cox on 21 Feb. 1731/2 (p. 159) With 
 these we must compare the two statements, (1) that of the Case, that 
 Ford purchased the living for £840, taking a conveyance to trustees (p. 
 162), and (2) Dr. Johnson's statement, that Ford " had purchased a living 
 in the country, but not simoniacally " (p. 165). These statements are so 
 categorical that one must accept them in the absence of evidence to the 
 contrary. If this be so, then Lord Chesterfield must have been one of 
 these trustees, and there is nothing very improbable in the idea. There 
 is no evidence to show who Mr. Cox was, but one may hazard the con- 
 jecture that he was the purchaser of the advowson from Ford's trustees. 
 
 With regard to the question of simony, we may note that (according 
 to the Case, p. 162) the living was full at the time of Ford's purchase, and 
 that the then incumbent resigned. This would only be simony in case a 
 payment was made to him to induce his resignation. The same 
 authority states that Ford bought the advowson, not merely the next pre- 
 sentation ; the latter would be simony, the former not. Thus we see that 
 the Case quite bears out Johnson's statement that the purchase by Ford 
 was not simoniacal. 
 
 Mr. Baildon has also turned up three new Fines of some 
 interest : — 
 
 (1) Feet of Fines, Worcester, Mich. 6 George II [1732]. 
 
 Between Thomas Archer, esq., plaintiff, and Anne Ford and Phebe 
 Ford, spinsters, deforciants, of 2 messuages, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 40 
 acres of land, 14 acres of meadow, 40 acres of pasture, 4 acres of wood, 
 4 acres of furze and heath, and common of pasture for all cattle in the 
 parish of Kings Norton. To hold to the said Thomas and his heirs for 
 ever. 
 
 Deforciants warrant against themselves and their heirs. Plaintiff 
 gives £100. 
 
 (2) Ibid., Mich. 7 George II [1733]. 
 
 Between George Pinches, plaintiff, and Gregory Hickman and Eliza- 
 beth his wife, Mary Acton, widow, Gregory Ford, Honour Scott, widow, 
 and Samuel Phipson and Honour his wife, deforciants, of 1 messuage, 
 1 garden ; and of one eighth part of 20 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow 
 and 10 acres of pasture ; and of common of pasture for all cattle in 
 Kidderminster and in the parish of Oldswinford. To hold to George and 
 his heirs for ever. 
 
 Gregory Hickman and Elizabeth warrant against themselves and the 
 heirs of Gregory. 
 
 Mary Acton warrants against herself and her heirs. 
 
 Gregory Ford the like. 
 
 Honour Scott the like. 
 
 Samuel Phipson and Honout warrant against themselves and the 
 heirs of Honour. 
 
 Plaintiff gives £60. 
 
 (3) Ibid., Mich. 9 George II [1735]. 
 
 Between Walter Hickman and Joseph Turton, plaintiffs, and Gregory 
 Hickman, and John Turton and Dorothy his wife, deforciants, of 7 mes- 
 suages, 1 barn, 1 water corn mill, 5 gardens, 27 acres of land, 14 acres of 
 meadow, 22 acres of pasture, 2 acres of wood, and \ acre of land covered 
 
 was summoned to answer Sampson Lloyd in a plea that he do pay him ^700 
 which he owes and unjustly detains. And whereof the said Sampson, by John 
 Bicknell, his attorney, says that whereas the said Cornelius, on 1 May 1729, at 
 Pedmore in the county aforesaid, borrowed from the said Sampson the said ^700 
 to be repaid on demand, nevertheless the said Cornelius, though often requested 
 to repay the same, has not yet done so and hitherto hath refused to do so. 
 
 And the said Cornelius, by Clement Fisher [see p. 223], his attorney, comes 
 and defends force and injury, and the said attorney says that he has not been 
 informed by the said Cornelius of any answer to the claim. Therefore judgment 
 for the plaintiff for ,£700 and ,£5 damages. 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 
 
 277 
 
 with water in Stourbridge and in the parish of Oldswinford and North- 
 field. To hold to Walter and Joseph and the heirs of Walter for 
 ever. 
 
 Gregory warrants against himself and his heirs. 
 
 John and Dorothy warrant against themselves and their heirs. 
 
 Plaintiffs give ^460. 
 
 Mr. Baildon makes the following remarks on these 
 fines : — 
 
 (1) Apparently a sale from Anne and Phcebe Ford to Thomas Archer. 
 Anne and Phoebe seem to have been jointly entitled. I imagine that the 
 property must have been part of the Kings Norton estate to which they 
 became entitled as coheirs of Cornelius. 
 
 (2) This is an interesting but puzzling document. The deforciants 
 are the representatives of Gregory Hickman [1651-1690], of Stourbridge. 
 The property conveyed appears to have been given to the children of 
 this Gregory, subject perhaps to a life interest which terminated some 
 time prior to the Fine. I cannot ascertain from the Hickman pedigree 
 any person who is likely to have had this life interest, and Gregory 
 Hickman's will (p. 114) throws no light on the point. The property 
 probably came from his mother's family, as shown by the division into 
 eighths. 1 However this may be, we have here grouped together, (1) 
 Gregory's heir, Gregory Hickman junior, and his wife, so as to pass her 
 dower, (2) Mary Acton, the eldest daughter, (3) Gregory Ford, eldest 
 surviving son, and heir, of Jane Ford, the second daughter, (4) Honor 
 Scott, the third daughter, and (5) Samuel Phipson and Honor his wife, 
 who do not appear in the Hickman pedigree. It seems pretty clear, 
 however, that Honor Phipson was the child, possibly the only child, of 
 Honor Scott, and that she was interested in the property through some 
 settlement or covenant to settle made, on the occasion of her marriage, 
 by her mother. 
 
 (3) This, I think, is not a sale, but is connected with the marriage of 
 John Turton and Dorothy Hickman in 1734. I should expect to find 
 that Walter Hickman and Joseph Turton were the trustees of the mar- 
 riage settlement. 2 
 
 P. 175. 
 
 I have here followed Dr. Birkbeck Hill in stating that the 
 person who seems to have threatened Mrs. Johnson with 
 ejectment from her house was John Levett. The following 
 extract from the threepenny guide to Dr. Johnson's birth- 
 place [p. 10] shows that it was Theophilus, not John Levett : — 
 "On 31st January, 1739, a mortgage of the property was 
 executed by Dr. Johnson and his mother in favour of 
 Theophilus Levett (Coroner and Town Clerk of the City, 
 1721 to 1746) at 4| per cent. On the 27th June, 1757, that 
 mortgage was paid off by Mrs. Lucy Porter." 
 
 Concerning Theophilus Levett, see ante, p. 213, footnote. 
 
 P. 180. 
 
 The clause in the middle of the abstract of Elizabeth 
 
 Prowse's will should read : — 
 
 I give all my estates in the parishes of Grafton, Potterspury, Pauls- 
 pury and Alderton, in Northants., and all my estates in Lincolnshire, to 
 my daur. Mary Prowse and her heirs ; and, failing her, to my daur. 
 
 1 See Pedigree XXVII, which shows Gregory Hickman[i65i-9o]asoneof eight 
 children, one of whom, however, died in infancy. The fact that some of the 
 property was at Kidderminster is of interest, for on p. 147 I have shown a prob- 
 ability that Jane, wife successively of Gregory Hickman and Joseph Ford, was 
 connected with Kidderminster, a.l.r. 
 
 2 This is very probable. The Rev. Walter Hickman [1709-41] was, through 
 his mother, Dorothy Moseley, a half-brother of Mrs. Turton. See Pedigree 
 
 XXVII. A.L.R. 
 
 Elizabeth Mordaunt, her husband and heirs ; and failing her to my sister 
 Mary Booth for life ; with reversion to the right heirs of my father John 
 Sharp, etc., etc. 
 
 P. 201. 
 
 The following is an abstract of the will of Simon Ford, 
 
 D.D., of Oldswinford : — 
 
 Simon Ford, Doctor in Divinity and Rector of Old Swinford, co. 
 Wore. Will dated 22 Mch. 1698/9. I desire to be buried as near as 
 may be to my late wife Martha, in the chancel of Old Swinford church. 
 I assign £6, or between that and .£10, for the buying and setting up of 
 " a plain marble stone in the corner of the pointed corner of the wall 
 dividing the chancel from the church, and the corner beaten away to 
 make it room, with this short inscription" [h.s.e. Simon Ford S.t.p. 
 Devoniensis hujus Ecclesia per — annos Rector juxta Martham Stamp 
 Redingensem conjugem fidelissimam obiit ille anno aetatis — obiit ilia 
 Nov : 13. Anno Dfii 1684]. I give to my present wife Catherine, besides 
 the repossession of all the goods brought with her, £$ to buy her mourn- 
 ing. To my son James Ford, all the books, shelves, boxes and desks in 
 my study, to be inspected by none but him, together with all papers of 
 sermon, etc. ; also all the silver plate which is in my wife's custody, 
 except a silver spoon and tobacco box, which I would have him present 
 to his mother, she having accounted faithfully for the rest ; and I forgive 
 him the debts he may owe me at my death. I give to him and his wife 
 ,£10 for mourning, for which purpose I also give my son Lovelace Mercy 
 £$. Resid. legatee and extrix., my daur. Martha Milward. Signed, 
 Simon Ford. Wits., William Tristram jun., John Tayler and Priscilla 
 Potter. Proved 21 June 1699, in P.C.C. [91 Pett], by the extrix. 
 named. 
 
 The following is an abstract of the will of Lewis Ford, of 
 
 Nuneaton : — 
 
 Lewes Forde, of Noneaton, Warwicks., yeoman. Will dated 
 1 Nov. 1584. I desire to be buried in the par. church of St. Nicholas, 
 Noneaton. I bequeath to Richard Forde, my eldest son, my house that 
 Richard Wetton now dwelleth in, at his age of 21, also ,£20 at his day of 
 marriage. To Thomas Forde, my second son, £10 at his marriage day 
 or age of 22, also two milch kine. To Ursula, my daur., ,£20, and two 
 milch kine at the day of her marriage. If any of my said children die 
 before the stated times of inheritance, then their portion to be divided 
 among the survivors. To Suzan, my servant, one heifer, etc. To 
 Margaret, my servant, one ewe, etc. To Richard Jeranis three children 
 each a lamb. Resid. legatee and extrix., Alice my now wife, to whom 
 I give, for the [term of her life, the house wherein I now dwell (she to 
 pay, to my said son Richard Forde, the yearly sum of 6s. Sd.), with 
 remainder to my sons Richard and Thomas, and my daur. Ursula, and 
 their heirs successively. Overseers, my brother George Accers, and my 
 cousin Pete* Temple, to whom I give respectively one pair of silver 
 clasps and my dagger. Signed, Lewes Forde's marke. Wits., George 
 Matthewe the elder, George Accres, Richard Forde and Peter Temple. 
 Proved 29 Aug. 1586, in P.C.C. [42 Windsor], by Lawrence Swynborne, 
 notary public, proxy for Alice, relict and extrix. 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 19 June 1666, for 
 a marriage between Lewis Ford, of Sutton Coldfield, War- 
 wicks., tanner, aged 26, and Mary Perkins, of Bulkington, 
 Warwicks., aged 23 ; and, on 26 Aug. 1669, for a marriage 
 between Thomas Hood, of Tamworth, tanner, aged 26, and 
 Alice Ford of Tamworth, aged 23. 
 
 Alice Ford was probably a sister of Lewis Ford, of 
 whose effects one Thomas Hood was an appraiser, in 171 5. 
 
 P. 202. 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 20 July 1669, for 
 a marriage between Bernard Perkes, of Dudley, aged 30, 
 
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 and Elizabeth Earnesley, of Seisdon, par. of Trysull, 
 aged 27. 
 
 P. 210. 
 
 The search through the marriage licenses at Lichfield 
 has been the means of throwing further light on the early- 
 career of Michael Johnson. On 29 Jany. 1682/3 a license 
 was issued for a marriage between Robert Bowley, of 
 Uttoxeter, Staffs., aged 25, and Anne Needham, of Rocester, 
 aged 25 ; the marriage to take place at Rocester. Michael 
 Johnson, of the city of Lichfield, bookbinder, stood surety. 
 This establishes Michael Johnson's connexion with Lichfield 
 nearly five years before 15 Dec. 1687, the date I had 
 mentioned as the earliest connecting him with the city. It 
 is of interest that this early reference describes him only 
 as a bookbinder ; he evidently had not yet started book- 
 selling. 
 
 Michael Johnson's friend, or perhaps relative, was evi- 
 dently Robert Bowley, of Denstone Hall, Rocester, who 
 died about the beginning of 1715, leaving a widow Anne, 
 and a large family. 1 This Robert was the only son of 
 Edward Bowley, of Denstone Hall, who died somewhere 
 about 1679. 2 
 
 Denstone is less than five miles from Cubley, Michael 
 Johnson's native village. It is well known that he had 
 a business connexion with Uttoxeter. In 1687 he had a 
 branch there ; 3 and, when a young man, Dr. Johnson refused 
 to accompany his father to Uttoxeter on market-day to 
 look after the bookstall, doing penance in the market-place 
 there, fifty years later, for this act of filial disobedience. 4 
 
 The search through the marriage licenses has disclosed 
 another fact concerning Michael Johnson which has an 
 intense human interest, and goes far to explain why he did 
 not marry until late in life. It may also be taken as helping 
 
 1 Robert Bowley, of Denstone, par. of Rocester, Staffs., gent. Will dated 
 27 Dec. 1714. To Anne my wife, for her life, my dwelling house, etc., in 
 Denstone, called Denstone Hall, where I now live, and my house, etc., in Den- 
 stone, lately occupied by Richard Parkes, and all my other lands, etc. , in the 
 pars, of Denstone and Alton, she bringing up my two youngest children, till they 
 are 21. I also give my wife Anne the use of all my goods, etc., for her life or 
 widowhood. After the death or marriage of my wife, all the above to be sold, 
 with the approval of Roger Hurt, gent. , and David Oatles my neighbour (whom 
 I appoint trustees), and after payment of my debts and £5 to my son Robert, the 
 remainder to be divided amongst my sons Edivard, Joseph, John and Thomas, 
 and my daurs. Jane, Anne and Reheccah. Extrix. , Anne my wife. Wits., 
 William Tuneclife, John Burton and James Maddock. Inventory dated 13 Jany. 
 1714/15 ; total, ^88-11-0. Appraisers, Roger Hurt, John Garard and David 
 Oattes. Proved 27 Apl. 1 715, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. 
 
 2 Edward Bowley, of Denstone, par. of Rocester, Staffs., gent. Will dated 
 15 Apl. 1678. One half of my messuage where I now live, called Denstone 
 Hall, with the land, etc., at Rocester, Denstone, and Alton, to Mary my wife 
 for her life, for her jointure, and after her decease to my son Robert Bowley ; and 
 the other moiety of the said messuage and land to my said son Robert. To 
 William Whieldon, my son-in-law, 50 s /-, and to Anne his wife, my daur., 50 s /-, 
 and to William Whieldon their son, my godson, ^5. Residue to Mary my wife 
 and Robert my son. Extrix., Mary my wife. Wits., Edmund Brough, David 
 Oaks [? Oates] and Thomas Madeley. Inventory dated 25 Oct. 1680 ; total, 
 ,£99-10-8. Appraisers, Thomas Bentley and John Buxton. Proved 29 Oct. 
 1680, at Lichfield, by the sole extrix. 
 
 3 BoswelPs Life of Johnson, ed. Birkbeck Hill, vol. i, p. 36, footnote. 
 * Ibid. vol. iv, p. 373. 
 
 to explain his "vile melancholy," l and his failure to derive 
 perfect happiness from the society of his wife. This fact 
 is that when a young man he had had a romance ; all but 
 twenty years before his marriage to Sarah Ford he had been 
 on the eve of marriage to a young woman at Derby, but the 
 marriage did not take place, and the object of his affections, 
 in all probability, married another man shortly afterwards. 
 What the reason was which, at the last moment, prevented 
 the marriage, we can scarcely hope to learn, but, whether the 
 fault lay with Michael Johnson or with his betrothed, it is 
 certain that a love-tragedy of this kind would have a strong 
 effect upon a man of a deep and sensitive nature, especially 
 if he were inclined to be morbid. 
 
 On 30 Dec. 1686 Michael Johnson, of the city of Lich- 
 field, bachelor, was licensed to marry Mary Neyld, of Derby, 
 spinster. William Grimley, of Lichfield, dyer, stood surety. 
 Unfortunately in the marriage bond no ages are given and 
 no place of marriage stated. The marriage did not take 
 place at any of the then existing churches in Derby, St. 
 Werburgh's, All Saints, St. Peter's, or St. Michael's. 2 And as 
 we know that Michael Johnson was in or about 1692 de- 
 scribed as a bachelor, 3 it is quite certain that the marriage 
 never took place at all. 
 
 I have only been able to find record of one Mary Neyld, 
 or Neild, of Derby at this date. She was the daughter of 
 one Luke Neild, a prominent tradesman of the town, and at 
 the time was twenty-three years of age, about six years the 
 junior of Michael Johnson. As neither wills nor registers 
 disclose any other person of the name, and as the age is so 
 suitable, there can be scarcely a doubt that Luke's daughter 
 was the betrothed of Michael Johnson. 
 
 Luke Neild was churchwarden of the parish of All Saints, 
 Derby, in 1 668-69.* I n Llewellynn Jewitt's account of 
 " The Traders' Tokens of Derbyshire " is represented the half- 
 penny token of "Luke Neyld in Darby 1667." 5 "The 
 entire field of the coin is occupied by a three-quarter face 
 and head of the Sultan Morat, in turban, and proper costume." 
 Luke Neild also issued another token bearing the Sultan's 
 head. " They are," says Mr. Jewitt, " as far as my knowledge 
 goes, the only examples out of about eight thousand pieces 
 issued out of London, in which the head and name of MORAT 
 occurs. In the London series, four varieties occur." The 
 Sultan Morat, or Amurath the Fourth, usually styled the 
 "Great Turk," died in 1640, leaving a terrible reputation for 
 cruelty, and his head had become a common sign for coffee- 
 houses and inns. Mr. Jewitt thinks that "doubtless the 
 
 1 Ibid. vol. i. p. 35. 
 
 2 I am indebted to the Vicars of these parishes for consulting their registers to 
 settle this point. 
 
 3 See p. 217. 
 
 1 Chronicles of the Collegiate Church of All Saints, Derby, by J. Charles Cox, 
 1881, p. 36. 
 
 5 See Reliquary, ed. Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A., vol. v, pp. no-12. I am 
 much indebted to Sir Henry Bemrose for kindly giving me this reference, which, 
 as will be seen, has proved very valuable in this connexion. 
 
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 279 
 
 issuer of the Derby token, Luke Neyld, kept at that time 
 a house of entertainment (possibly the sign of the harp '), 
 where coffee and all the rest of the new and fashionable 
 beverages might be had." 
 
 Mr. Jewitt gives the following extracts from the registers 
 of St. Peter's church, Derby, relating to the Neild family : — 
 
 1582. Sep. Timotheus Nield filius Henrici sep. 6 die Septembris. 
 
 1582. (September). Sara filia Robert Neilde bap. 10 die. 
 
 1583. Robtus filius Henrici Nielde bap. 12 die Octobris. 
 
 1584. (Deer.) Elizabetha filia Henrici Nielde bap. 24 die. 
 
 1585. Sep. Sara filia Henrici Neild Sep. 8 die Octob. 
 
 1586. Sep. Elizabetha filia Henrici Neilde Sep. 28 die Januarii. 
 
 1586. Dorothea filia Henrici Nield bap. 23 die Februarius. 
 
 1587. Elizabetha filia Henrici Neilde Sep. 28 die Januarius. 2 
 
 1590. Zouche filia Henrici Neilde bap. io die Maii. 
 
 1 59 1. Henricus Neilde sepultus 24 die Octobris. 
 1608. (Deer.) Maria filia Robti. Neale bap. 4 die. 
 1610. Samuel filius Robti. Neale bap. Noveb. 16 die. 
 1621. Maria Uxor Zouchei Neeld Sept. 18 die Januarius. 
 
 1623. Bap. Hamlett filius Zouche Neeld bapt. 30 die Martii anno 
 1623. 
 
 1625. Bap. Amea filia Zouchi Neeld bapt. 3 die Aprilis. 
 
 1626. Bap. Henricus filius Zouchi Neeld bapt. 9 die Junii. 
 
 1627. Bap. Johannes Neeld filius Zouchi bap. Maii 7. 
 
 1627. Nup. Gulielmus Wensley nup. Dorothye Neale Oct. 2. 
 
 1629. Bap. Robertus filius Zouchi Neeale bap. Feb'' 14. 
 
 1 630- 1. Sep. Robertus filius Zouchi Neel sep. Martii 30. 
 
 1631/2. Bap. Lucas filius Zouchi Neel bap. Martii 3. 
 
 1633. Bap. Thorn, fil. Zouchi Neel bap. Maii 19. 
 
 1642. Sep. Mira fil. Zouchi Neel Sep. Novem. 29. 
 
 1646. Mary, daughter of Zouch & Dorothe Neel Jul. 22. \ 
 
 Zouch Neel Jul. 23. All these 
 
 Thomas Son of Widow Neeld Aug' 5. Ldied of the 
 
 Mr. Hamlet Neeld Aug. 8. Plague. 
 
 Hamlet Son of Widow Neeld Aug. 15. 
 
 1657. Sep. Dorothy Nielde Aprill 27. Widow. 
 
 1659. Sep. Luke fillius Luke Nield Feb. 12. 
 
 1659-60. Sep. Luke filius Luke Nield Feb. 12.' 
 
 1664. Sep. Martha fillia Lucas Neild Sepul. 10 die March anno pd. 
 
 1680. Lucas filius Luk Neild sep. April 7. 
 
 1 68 1. Sep. Maria uxor Luke Neild de Parochia All Sts. Sepult. nono 
 die Maii. 
 
 1682. Sep. filius Thome Neild de Parochia All Sts. sepult. 
 octavo die Decembris. 
 
 1688. Sep. Lucas Neild de parochia All Sts. Sen. Sepult. aput. Scanti 
 
 Petri nono die August. 
 1701. Sepult. Lucas filius Marie Neld Viduae vicessimo nono die Junii 
 
 1701. 
 
 Mr. Jewitt also gives the following entries from the registers 
 of All Saints church, Derby : — 
 
 1655. Oct. 21. B. Luke Sonne of Luke Neilde, Barber, borne the 17th 
 
 day. 
 1660. Aug. 29. Bap. Luke Sonne of Luke Neilde. 
 1663. July 27. Bap. Mary daughter of Luke Neilde. 
 1681. May 9. Sep. Mary wife of Mr. Luke Neild, died in All Saints 
 
 Parish, buried in Saint Peeter Church. 
 1688. July 4. Sep. Mr. Thomas Neild died. 
 
 1 On the obverse of the token, between the figures 16 and 67, is a representa- 
 tion of a harp. 
 
 2 This looks suspiciously like a repetition of the previous entry but one, for 
 which 28 Jany. 1586/7 is no doubt the correct date. Mr. Jewitt did not arrange 
 the entries in strict chronological order, so may not have observed the similarity 
 of the two extracts. 
 
 3 Clearly another repetition. 
 
 1688. July 31. Bap. Mary daughter of Mr. [sic] Mary Neild whose 
 
 husband died 4 July 1688. 
 1688. Aug. 2. Sep. Mr. Luke Neild in All Saints Parish & buried in 
 
 Saint Peeter Church in Derby. 
 
 Luke Neild, as has been seen, died in Aug. 1688 and was 
 buried in St. Peter's church. His will, made on his death- 
 bed, was proved in the following October. 1 It is evident, from 
 the entries in the registers, that he was looked upon as a man 
 of some local importance. There can be small doubt that he 
 would be the Luke, son of Zouch " Neel," baptized at St 
 Peter's on 3 Mch. 163 1/2. His father would be the Zouch, 
 son 2 of Henry Neild, baptized at St. Peter's on 10 May 
 I590. 
 
 Mary, daughter of Luke Neild, was baptized at All Saints 
 on 27 July 1663. When her father made his will, she was the 
 wife of one James Warner, and the opening clause of the will 
 suggests, though it does not prove, that the marriage had 
 taken place not long ago. If she were the same Mary 
 Neild that had been licensed to marry Michael Johnson, 
 she must have been married to James Warner in 1687 or 
 1688. The Vicar of All Saints tells me that the marriage is 
 not recorded in his registers during those years. I do not 
 know whether there is any license at Lichfield for the 
 marriage of James Warner and Mary Neild. If it could be 
 proved that their marriage took place before 1687, it would 
 of course quite demolish my theory as to the parentage of 
 Michael Johnson's betrothed, and destroy our interest in 
 James Warner as the man who seems to have supplanted 
 Michael in her affections. But, in the absence of any evi- 
 dence to the contrary, we are reasonably entitled to believe 
 that Michael Johnson was on the eve of marriage to Mary, 
 daughter of Luke Neild ; that something occurred to break 
 off the engagement ; and that within less than two years she 
 had become the wife of James Warner. There is no will of 
 any James Warner at Lichfield for the period 1685-1735, but 
 administration of the estate of one James Warner of Dilhorne 
 was granted in 1720. 3 
 
 1 Luke Neild, of Derby, co. Derby, gent. Will dated 6 [?] Aug. 1688. 
 " Item whereas I have already paid to my son in law James Warner in marriage 
 with Mary his now wife & my daughter the sum of one hundred sixty and five 
 pounds my mind and will is and I doe hereby order and appoint my executors 
 hereafter named to pay unto him the further sume of one hundred thirty and five 
 pounds when and soe soone as he shall have made and fully executed such a settle- 
 ment upon my said daughter as by the contract or articles made upon their 
 marriage he hath covenanted or promised to make and not before he then giving 
 unto my said executors a general release of all manner of Accions and Demands 
 whatsoever." The residue of my estate to be put out to interest, and the proceeds 
 thereof to be paid to my daur. -in-law Mary Neild, the widow and relict of my 
 son Thomas Neild, deed. , towards the maintenance and education of her younger 
 children, until my grandchild, Luke Neild, attains the age of 21, and after that 
 time the said Luke to have the whole of the money so out at interest, and if he 
 die before 21 the same to be divided amongst my younger grandchildren, Thomas 
 and Mary Neild. Exors., my friends, Mr. George Linacre and Mr. Francis 
 Cockaine. Overseers, my brother-in-law, George Foiuell, gent., and my friend 
 Thomas Goodwin, of Derby, gent. Wits., William Osborne, Sam. Heathcote and 
 John Huntingdon. Proved 5 Oct. 1688, at Lichfield, by both exors. 
 
 2 The " filia " in this entry is no doubt an error for " filius." 
 
 3 James Warner, of par. of Dilhorne, Staffs. Admon. granted 28 Apl. 1720, 
 at Lichfield, to liichard Warner, the son of the deed. Inventory undated ; 
 total, ^3-1-0. No appraisers' names given. 
 
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 Thomas, the only surviving son of Luke Neild, was 
 churchwarden of All Saints in 1688-9. ' He predeceased his 
 father by about a month, being buried at All Saints on 
 4 July 1688. In his will, made a fortnight before his death, 
 he is described as a barber, 2 as his father had been described 
 at an earlier date. Thomas Neild's wife Mary was evidently 
 a daughter of George Fowell. Luke Neild, in his will, alludes 
 to his " brother-in-law," George Fowell. 
 
 I leave it to more subtle minds to speculate whether, had 
 Michael Johnson married Mary Neild in 1687, we should 
 yet have had our immortal Samuel. Perhaps an all-wise 
 Providence delayed his marriage in order that his distin- 
 guished son might not be born so early that his life would 
 fail to overlap that of James Boswell ! 
 
 P. 220. 
 
 Letter dated 22 Mch. 172 1, from Thomas Thompson to 
 William Priest " Cap." refers to a writ of " capias ad satis- 
 faciendum" used for the arrest of debtors. 
 
 Letter dated 14 Apl. 1722, from William Priest to Mr. 
 
 Rowly " C P " is an obvious contraction for " Common 
 
 Pleas." " Ca " is a contraction for " Capias" as above. " Cro " 
 is a contraction for " crastino," the day after a saint's day. 
 Every writ had to mention a day for its return, and this writ 
 evidently ran " capias (etc.) et habeas corpus ejus in crastino 
 Ascensionis." In 1722 Easter day was March 25, and there- 
 fore Ascension Day was May 3 ; the day after was May 4. 
 It will be noticed that, in the last letter I print, written to 
 Shepperd, a layman, Priest says May 4, while to his brother 
 lawyer he uses the technical term. 
 
 P. 232. 
 
 After my article on the Porters was set up in type, Mr. 
 Marston came across the will of one Miss Sarah Allen, of 
 Birmingham, who was clearly a first cousin of Harry Porter, 
 first husband of Dr. Johnson's wife. The following is an 
 abstract of the will : — 
 
 Sarah Allen, of Birmingham, spinster. Will dated 18 Apl. 1696. 
 To my kinsman Edward Porter, son of Henry Porter, of Birmingham, 
 Warwicks., mercer, all my land at Bloxwich, lately occupied by Widow 
 Minshall, and the land, etc., in the possession oijohn Lea, also my school 
 lease of the houses, as also the three houses standing by the churchyard 
 in the Corn Market in Birmingham aforesaid, occupied by Edward 
 
 1 Chronicles of All Saints, Derby, by J. Charles Cox, p. 37. 
 
 2 Thomas Neild, of Derby, co. Derby, barber. Will dated 15 June 1688. 
 Whereas I am seized of a messuage, burgage, etc., where I now live, I give the 
 same to Mary my wife till my son Luke attains 21. And whereas my wife hath 
 a jointure of all the rest and residue of my real estate, now I give the same, after 
 the death of my wife, to my said son Luke, he to pay £100 to my son Thomas 
 when he attains 21. And whereas my said wife is now with child, I give £100 
 to the said child if it live. Whereas I have .£50 on bond with George Fowell, of 
 Huntley, Staffs., and ,£50 with Thomas Phillips, etc. The residue to my wife 
 for life, and then amongst my younger children. Exors., my father, Luke Neild, 
 my father-in-law, George Fowell, and my brother-in-law, Richard Fowell. 
 Signed, Thomas Neyld. Wits., P. IV. Owin, Daniel IVatton and John 
 Huntington. Inventory dated 29 Aug. 1688 ; total, £158-10-11, Appraisers, 
 P. W. Owin and Robert Wright. Proved 5 Oct. 1688, at Lichfield, by George 
 Fowell, power reserved to the other exors. 
 
 There is no other will or admon. of any Neild of Derby at Lichfield for 1650- 
 1750. 
 
 Bosworth,John Leagus and Zachariah Dyott, the said Edward Porter 
 to pay thereout as follows : — To Susanna, wife of Samuet Eberall, of the 
 city of London, ,£100. To his brother, Joseph Porter, £\o. To his 
 sister, Lucy Porter, £\o. To his brother, Henry Porter, £\o. To my 
 kinswoman, Sarah Dodson, daur. of William Dodson, late of London, deed. 
 £\o. To Mary Dodson, daur. of the said William Dodson, deed., £\o. 
 To Mary Dodson, daur. of Thomas Dodson, late of Birmingham, deed., 
 and to my kinswoman, Alice Wheeler, wife of William Wheeler, of 
 Birmingham, tailor, ^10 each. To Elizabeth Ensor, daur. oijohn Ensor, 
 of Birmingham, grocer, £$. To my kinsman, Joseph Cade, of Birmingham, 
 £$. To my uncle Henry Porter, and my aunt, Sarah Porter, wife of the 
 said Henry Porter, ^10 each. To Katherine Vincent, servant to my 
 uncle Porter, 40'/-. All my linen to Susanna Eberall, and my apparel 
 to Lucy Porter. Exor., the said Edward Porter. Overseer, my uncle, 
 Henry Porter. Wits., Henry Chamberlaine, Catesby Oadhams and 
 Thomas Smith. Admon. granted 20 Jany. 1696/7, at Lichfield, to Henry 
 Porter, the father and guardian of Edward Porter, the exor., a minor. 
 
 There is nothing in the will to show on which side Sarah 
 Allen was related to the Porters. Edward Porter evidently 
 predeceased his father ; no doubt he was the Edward Porter, 
 draper, referred to by Messrs. Hill and Dent. 1 This will also 
 shows that Henry Porter's daughter was Susanna, wife of 
 Samuel Eborall, of London. 
 
 P. 234, footnote. 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 28 Nov. 1681, for a 
 marriage between William Porter, of Birmingham, baker, 
 aged 24, and Alice Sterry, of West Bromwich, aged 24. This 
 was no doubt the William Porter, baker, whose will was 
 proved in 1733, who had a grand-daughter, Alice Porter. 
 The marriage is recorded in the Lichfield cathedral register : — 
 M. William Porter & Alice Sterrey married the 28 of 9ber 1681. 
 
 The will of Ann Porter, of Birmingham, widow, dated 
 14 Apl. 1747 and proved 6 Aug. 1748, 2 should have been 
 included here, for testatrix was clearly the widow of Richard 
 Porter, the baker. 
 
 P. 238. 
 
 Mr. Baildon has kindly made a search at the Record 
 Office to settle the question whether Jervis Henry Porter 
 accompanied Lord Anson in his voyage round the world. 
 Mr. Baildon searched the four years 1740-43, and the result 
 shows clearly that Porter did not accompany Anson. 
 
 It appears that in Jany. 1740 Jervis Henry Porter was 4th 
 Lieut, on the Princess Amelia of 600 men and 80 guns, under 
 Commander James Remington, then lying at Portsmouth. 
 The other Lieuts., in order, were William Drake, William 
 Brownjohn and John Rowzier. In March the Princess Amelia 
 was still at Portsmouth, but was at Spithead in May and June 
 and also in July, when she was designed to go to sea with 
 Sir John Norris. In Aug. she was at Torbay with Sir 
 John Norris ; and in September again at Spithead, to sail 
 with Lord Cathcart. Lieut. Porter remained on the Princess 
 Amelia at Spithead during October and November, under the 
 command of Sir Chaloner Ogle, but in December he had left 
 
 ' See p. 234. 
 
 See p. 248, footnote. 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 
 
 281 
 
 the ship, and during 1741 his name does not appear at all, so 
 that he may have been on half-pay. In March 1742 he was 
 2nd Lieut, on the Oxford of 480 men and 70 guns, under 
 Captain Perry Mayne, the 1st Lieut, being Henry Rice, and 
 the 3rd and 4th Lieuts. Robert Taylor and Vincent Pearse. 
 The Oxford, which had been commissioned on 13 June 1739, 
 was then at Chatham to be surveyed, and in Apl. was paid 
 off. On 30 June 1742 Jervis Henry Porter was commissioned 
 as 1st Lieut, on the Squirrel, a sixth rater of 150 men and 
 20 guns, under Commander Francis Geary. In July and 
 August the Squirrel was lying at Deptford, fitting for foreign 
 service, and in Sept. was under orders to cruise off Cape 
 Finisterre with the Deptford [Captain Mostyn]. She sailed 
 on 11 Sept. and on 25 Sept. the muster book of the Squirrel 
 contains a long list of Spanish prisoners " borne for victuals 
 at halfe allowance of all species, per order of Captain Savage 
 Mostyn Commander of H.M.S. Deptford." In Oct. the 
 Squirrel was off Cape Finisterre, under orders to cruise there 
 while her water and provisions lasted. During Nov. and Dec. 
 1742, and Jany., Feb. and Mch. 1743, she remained off Cape 
 Finisterre. On 1 Apl. 1743 the Squirrel was at Long Reach, 
 on the Thames, and on 4 May 1743 she came to Sheerness. 
 On 27 May 1743 Lieut. Jervis Henry Porter got his discharge 
 from the Squirrel, and was superseded. Mr. Baildon could 
 find no further trace of him in 1743. 
 
 Mr. Baildon also referred to the list of officers that 
 accompanied Anson, under date of 18 Sept. 1740, and no 
 Porter is among them. 
 
 P. 248. 
 
 The following marriage, from the Lichfield cathedral 
 register, may be added to my final notes on the Porters of 
 Birmingham : — 
 1747. Apl. 12. M. Henry Sketchley & Ann Porter, Birmingham. 
 
 P. 2 5S . 
 
 A license was issued at Lichfield, on 6 Feb. 1688/9, for 
 a marriage between Thomas Fletcher, of Gnosall, Staffs., 
 bachelor, and Dorothy Scrimsher, of Bradley, spinster ; to be 
 married at Bradley. Surety, John Luton, of " Lillywood," 
 
 yeoman. This was the Bradley near Church Eaton ; I find 
 a Liltywood marked on the map, by Bradley. 
 
 The following marriage is recorded in the Lichfield 
 cathedral register : — 
 1714. July 27. M. Peter Wood of Stafford & Bridgett Skrymsher. 
 
 P. 265, footnote. 
 
 In will of Ann Boothby, after bequest to Thomas, son 
 of Benjamin Ball, add :— "To Mrs. Anne Ball, of Wood St., 
 London, £$." 
 
 P. 267. 
 
 The following extracts, from the registers of Lichfield 
 
 cathedral, throw some more light on the Hintons : — 
 
 1668/9. B. Samuel Hinton Dr. of Law was buryed the 7th of January. 
 1671. B. Elizabet Hinton Wid. buryed the ninth of May. 
 1689. B. Mr. Charles Hinton buried the 22 day of July. 
 1691/2. B. Mr. Samuel Hinton buried the 27th of February. 
 
 1696. C. the daughter of Samuel & Jane Hinton baptized the 
 
 23th of August. 
 
 1701. B. Honor daughter of Mr. Samuel Hinton was baptized 
 Aug. 17. 
 
 1702. Bur. Mrs. Jenny Hinton was buried Sep. 28. 
 
 1702/3. Bap. Fleetwood son of Mr. Sam. Hinton was baptized Feb. the 11. 
 
 1706. Bap. William son of Mr. Samuel Hinton June 30. 
 
 1710. Bur. Mr. Charles Hinton Oct. 13. 
 
 1720. Bur. Mr. Samuel Hinton Decemb. 7. 
 
 1723. Bur. Mrs. Jane Hinton April 6. 
 
 1723/4. Bur. Widow Hinton Jan. 21. 
 
 1730. Bur. Dec. Mrs. Bridgit Hinton. 
 
 x 733- June 13. Buried Eliz. Hinton. 
 
 1745. June 15. Bur. Mrs. Susannah Hinton, Spinster, aged 66. 
 
 But a much more valuable entry is that of the burial of 
 the mother of Elizabeth Blaney : — 
 
 B.Mrs. Elisabeth Blaney Wid: buried the sixteenth day April Anno 
 domini 1699. 
 
 It is therefore probable that her mother also lived at 
 Lichfield. It will be noticed that, while Elizabeth Blaney, 
 in her will in 1694, alludes to her mother as Elizabeth 
 Mathews, this entry calls her Elizabeth Blaney. It is there- 
 fore probable that, after the death of her first husband, 
 she married a man named Mathews, and that, when he also 
 died, she reverted to the name of her first husband. This 
 suggests that her second marriage was not a happy one. 
 
 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO TABULAR PEDIGREES 
 
 Pedigree II. 
 
 Thomas Dudley, of Uttoxeter, aged 24, who was licensed, 
 on 14 May 1683, to marry Mary, daughter of John Flackett, 
 of Cheadle [see ante, Additions to Text, under P. 18], was 
 no doubt identical with the eldest surviving son of William 
 and Ellen Dudley. It would therefore appear that this 
 
 Thomas Dudley was twice married, and that his two elder 
 daughters, Dorothy and Ann, were the issue by his first wife, 
 whose name we do not know. Or it might be that there 
 were two distinct Thomas Dudleys living in Uttoxeter at the 
 time ; it will be noticed that a Thomas Dudley, not 
 included in my pedigree, was baptized there on 5 June 1652, 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Abigail Dudley, licensed on 2 Apl. 1689 to marry 
 Thomas Austen, of Bramshall, Uttoxeter, was evidently the 
 youngest daughter of William and Ellen Dudley. 
 
 For Ralph Tottershaw read John Tottershaw. 
 
 Pedigree III. 
 
 Joseph Icke, of Flashbook Manor House, died on 4 May 
 1859, aged 60, and was buried at Adbaston [see ante, Addi- 
 tions to Text, under P. 23]. 
 
 Pedigree X. 
 
 Spurstow is a township, not in Tarporley parish, but in 
 Bunbury parish, as correctly stated, in the same connexion, 
 in Pedigree VIII. 
 
 Pedigree XI. 
 
 Alfred Taylor, the first husband of Emma Eliza Fox, 
 was born on 31 July 1834. 
 
 The following obituary notice of him appeared in The 
 
 Builder for 5 Nov. 1864 (p. 802) : — 
 
 We regret to have to record the death, from diphtheria, on the 23rd 
 ult., of Mr. Alfred Taylor, C.E., of Crosby, near Liverpool. Mr. Taylor, 
 though but in his thirty-first year, was getting well known as a sanitary 
 engineer. Commencing as a pupil with Mr. Hibbert, C.E., and afterwards 
 with Mr. Henry, when engaged on the Wolverhampton water supply and 
 drainage works, after executing several large surveys, he was engaged 
 by the borough engineer of Liverpool, Mr. Newlands, at whose office and 
 works he was not slow to avail himself of the first-rate opportunities 
 which presented themselves for improving his practical knowledge. 
 Thence he became the engineer of Merthyr Tydfil, where he carried out 
 a good deal of drainage and other work, and removing to Waterloo, near 
 Liverpool, completed the system of sewerage there which is now in 
 operation. A few years ago Mr. Taylor commenced private practice) 
 and carried out some difficult and successful land drainage works for 
 Mr. Weld Blundell, at Birkdale, near Southport. He also made surveys 
 of both Birkdale and Crosby, for their respective local boards, and laid 
 out a system of inland drainage and deodorising tanks for the latter, 
 which met the approval and warm support of the Government inspector, 
 Mr. Rawlinson. In addition to these, he executed many private sanitary 
 works, and as architect produced some meritorious buildings. Mr. 
 Taylor's character was distinguished by energy and thoroughness, 
 sparing no pains, when about to undertake any new work, to inform him- 
 self of the details of the most successful works of the kind that had up to 
 that time been carried out. In him we have lost a promising engineer, 
 who, doubtless, by his practical talents and excellent judgment, would, 
 had he lived, have raised himself to a foremost place in the profession. 
 
 From Foster's Alumni Oxonienses it appears that Samuel 
 Hay Parker, the father of William Treleaven Fox's third 
 wife, was born at The Hague, Holland, and was the only son 
 of Samuel Hay Parker, armiger. He matriculated on 2 May 
 1823, aged 19, at Pembroke College, Oxford, and took his 
 
 B.A. degree in 1827. He became Chaplain to the Corpora- 
 tion of Stratford-on- Avon, and Curate of Bishopton, dying on 
 24 Dec. 1845. 
 
 From a list of clergy deceased, in the Gentleman's Maga- 
 zine for 1846 [vol. i, p. 327], I extract the following:— 
 
 1845. Dec. 24. At Stratford-upon-Avon, aged 44, the Rev. Samuel 
 Hay Parker, B.A., Chaplain to the corporation of that borough, and 
 Curate of Bishopton. He has left a widow and nine children. 
 
 Pedigree XXIII. 
 
 The daughter of George Reade and Gertrude Helen 
 (Garside) his wife, born 15 Apl. 1904, was christened Joan, 
 not Margaret as shown by me and as at first intended by her 
 parents. 
 
 Pedigree XXV. 
 
 Samuel, the youngest son of Thomas Shaw Bancroft 
 Reade, was baptized at Leeds on 27 Dec. 1821. See p. 102. 
 Since the note on that page was written I have reconstructed 
 the tabular pedigree, but forgot to include the date of Samuel 
 Reade's baptism. 
 
 Pedigree XXVII. 
 
 In describing the parentage, etc., of Dorothy Moseley, 
 wife of Richard Hickman [1680-1710], I have inadvertently 
 alluded to " Sir William Acton of Aldenham, 1st Bart." 
 The first baronet was, of course, Sir Edward Acton, as 
 correctly stated in describing Clement Acton, lower down on 
 the same pedigree. 
 
 Honor Scott, the youngest daughter of Gregory and 
 Jane Hickman, was living a widow in 1733 [see ante, Additions 
 to Text, p. 276]. 
 
 Pedigree XXVIII. 
 
 The Rev. John Foley was born on 13 Jany. 1775. Martha 
 (Hickman), his widow, died in May 1836 [see ante, Additions 
 to Text, under P. 122]. 
 
 From Lodge's Peerage (1905), under "Viscount Boling- 
 broke and St. John," it appears that Robert John Hickman 
 and Anne St. John have issue five sons and three daughters, 
 as follows: — (1) Robert St. John Hickman, born 11 Feb. 
 1867, (2) Charlie Steward Hickman, born 12 July 1868, (3) 
 Alexander Devereux Hickman, born 14 Oct. 1869, (4) Harry 
 Robert Beauclerk Hickman, born 5 Sept. 1871, (5) Robert 
 Valentine Percy Hickman, born 14 Feb. 1876, (1) Annie 
 Blanche Hickman, (2) Florence Hickman, (3) Alice Kathleen 
 Hickman. 
 
 FINAL NOTES 
 
 It is strange indeed that, at the very conclusion of my 
 work, I should discover that I can claim a kind of Johnsonian 
 connexion of which previously I had not even a remote idea. 
 
 In Pedigree XI I have shown that my grandfather, 
 
 William Treleaven Fox, married in 1878, as his third wife, 
 Harriett Steele, daughter of the Rev. Samuel Hay Parker of 
 Stratford-on-Avon. In my " Additions and Corrections " I 
 have given some further particulars of her father [see above]. 
 
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 
 
 283 
 
 I now find that the Rev. Samuel Hay Parker was the son 
 of a lady who was intimate with Dr. Johnson, and that he 
 himself presented some valuable Johnsonian documents to 
 Pembroke College Library, Oxford. And it was from my 
 " step-grandmother's " sister that the capacious tea-pot, once 
 the reservoir from which Dr. Johnson drew such copious 
 draughts of his favourite beverage, was acquired which is now 
 one of the most interesting personal relics preserved in 
 Pembroke College. 
 
 The source of my information is the Rev. Douglas 
 Macleane's " History of Pembroke College " {Oxford Historical 
 Society, vol. 33, 1897), pp. 346-7 :— 
 
 An object of interest to visitors to the Common Room is Dr. Johnson's 
 tea-pot, a piece of Worcester, with roses, lilies, and sprays in blue on a 
 white ground. It was acquired with a view to presentation to the College 
 by Mr. Alfred Thomas Barton, M.A., now Viceregent and Senior Tutor, 
 from the writer of the following letter : — 
 
 ' Sir — D r Johnson's Tea Pot belonged to my paternal grandmother, M" 
 Samuel Parker (maiden name Charlotte Bagnall). She was brought up by Sir 
 Thomas and Lady Aston at their place at Frodsham in Cheshire, where also lived 
 
 as Vicar the Rev" Gastrel, who afterwards lived at New Place, Stratford on 
 
 Avon, and cut down the celebrated mulberry tree in that garden. Jane Gastrel 
 his wife was a great friend of my grandmother's, and also was very intimate with 
 D r Johnson. So by that means my Grandmother was thrown very much into the 
 Doctor's society when at Lichfield. 
 
 ' In this way the Tea Pot and other things came into her possession. In 
 Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson, page 68, vol. 2, pub. 1 83 1, alluding to the Tea 
 Pot, is a note at the foot of the page : " The Rev d M r Parker of Henley is in 
 Possession of a Tea Pot which belonged to D r Johnson, and which contains about 
 2 quarts." 
 
 ' The above was the ReV Samuel Hay Parker, only child of William and 
 Charlotte Parker, and the same who on taking his Degree in l827gaveD r Johnson's 
 Letters and Papers to the Library of his College (Pembroke) through D r Hall 
 [George William Hall, then Master], on I June in same year. 
 
 ' His first Curacy was at Henley in Arden in Warwickshire in 1828. He 
 afterwards went to Stratford on Avon, where he died in 1844. The Tea Pot was 
 given to my Brother, who left it to me (his Eldest Sister). 
 
 ' Sarah Anne Parker. ' 
 ' 8 Jan' 1885. Waterloo, n r Liverpool.' 
 
 The information in this letter does not appear to be all 
 perfectly correct. In the first place Charlotte Bagnall cannot 
 have been brought up by Sir Thomas Aston. Mrs. Gastrell's 
 father, Sir Thomas Aston, the third baronet, died in 1725, 
 and her brother, Sir Thomas Aston, fourth baronet, died in 
 1744, leaving no issue by his wife, who had died in 1737. 
 The fifth baronet, Sir Willoughby Aston, a cousin of his 
 predecessor, had a son, also Sir Willoughby Aston, who was 
 the sixth and last baronet. [Burke's Extinct Baronetcies] 
 Charlotte Bagnall, who had a son born about 1804, must have 
 been born long after the death of the last Sir Thomas Aston. 
 
 The Rev. Francis Gastrell, M.A., who earned a dubious 
 immortality by cutting down Shakespeare's mulberry tree, 
 
 was presented to the Rectory of Frodsham on 22 July 1740 
 by the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford. He 
 held the living until his death on 5 April 1772, aged 63. In 
 May 1752 he married Jane, fifth daughter of Sir Thomas 
 Aston ; she was born 1 Feb. 1710, and died at Lichfield on 
 30 Oct. 1 79 1, without issue. She and her husband were 
 buried at Frodsham, and in the church, near the north door, 
 is a mural monument to their memory [Ormerod's Cheshire, 
 ed. Helsby, vol. i, p. 725 ; vol. ii, pp. 55, 58]. 
 
 Dr. Birkbeck Hill reprints, in his Johnsonian Miscellanies, 
 vol. ii, pp. 413-416, some anecdotes of Dr. Johnson "by the 
 Rev. Mr. Parker," which, according to Croker, were " told by 
 Mr. Parker, from the relation of Mrs. Aston and her sister." 
 The reference is of course to Miss Elizabeth Aston, who died 
 25 Nov. 1785, aged 77 [see ante, p. 231], and Mrs. Gastrell ; 
 the two sisters lived together at Stow Hill, Lichfield, where 
 they were visited by Dr. Johnson. The " Rev. Mr. Parker " 
 was clearly the Rev. Samuel Hay Parker, who must, however, 
 have derived the anecdotes from his mother, who no doubt 
 had heard them from the two old ladies. His mother, 
 Charlotte Bagnall, must have been quite a young woman 
 when Johnson died, if not a mere child. 
 
 The reference to William Parker, in the third paragraph 
 of Miss Parker's letter, is evidently a mere clerical error, as 
 she had already correctly called her grandfather Samuel 
 Parker. His full name, as I have previously shown, was, like 
 his son's, Samuel Hay Parker. Miss Parker also states the 
 year of her father's death incorrectly, 1844 instead of 1845. 
 
 P. 163. 
 
 In the History of Worcester, by Valentine Green, F.S.A., 
 1796, vol. i, is an excellent engraving [facing p. 242] of a 
 monument, by John Bacon [1740-99], R.A., in St. Swithin's 
 church at Worcester, to the memory of Joseph Withers, 
 whose dealings with " Parson " Ford endow him with some 
 interest. The inscription runs as follows : — 
 
 Underneath are deposited | The Remains of Joseph Withers Esquire 
 I Who died Mayor of this City | Oct. II, 1741, Aged 51 : | Greatly 
 lamented | As a Magistrate and a Man ; | For He was | Active, Just,. 
 Merciful : | Open, Affectionate, Tender. | His Religion | Gave Stability 
 and Spirit to | His Virtues, [ Which were grounded on the Faith, | And 
 animated by the Charity | Of a Christian, j Mary Withers, Daughter of 
 M r Westwood | Of Chadwich in this County, | Died November 15, 1756, 
 Aged 67 I A Wife worthy of such a Husband. | C.T. Withers posuit. 
 
 Sir Charles Trubshaw Withers cannot have erected this 
 monument until many years after his father's death. 
 
TABULAR PEDIGREES 
 
 For list see Contents at beginning of book 
 
Roger Reeaie.,o^r5\acUy 
 in Hae Wish of-Horhm, 5l< 
 [Will dot-eel l3 0ch-/558, |it< 
 locJany-1558/o ah Lichfield 
 
 1. William. Reade, Curale at Rusklon, 
 in hhe jzarisk of Leek.SlaJ.fs. [Will 
 dahcd I flcbJtfQS/^hroved 28 f>/ck. 
 iSjy ah Lichfiel^ 
 
 2rfbo>*aa9 Reade x of Blackwood: 
 Hill, Horfbte , Slajjs. [living 
 iv. l5S8^\yi /5&7 x \-&\Sy+ and 
 in 16 1 o] 
 
 T 
 
 Tbovnas Reade 
 Jjivin^ I PfcW. ^8i« 
 av2d Vn or abou)' 
 
 I601J 
 
 cJokn. Reade 
 [liviKjll^cfe.y^pS/c;] 
 
 3. Richard Readess 
 
 [liviw 5 l30eh/5A-8 
 
 and » l v Jc.b./SQ8/o] 
 
 T 
 
 Anne Reade 
 [living I tycb.JS^o] 
 
 Marjarel" Reade 
 [living I I^cb./5^8yfc>] 
 
 Tkowias Reade ,o,f Blackwood Hill in hke = 
 harisk of HoThon ,Kusbandi*ian - [AdwoM. 
 oranhed 6 Dee. 1627 ah Lich.fi ejd] 
 
 El 
 
 Reade: 
 
 [deed. 2fftVJeW. K78] 
 
 i.William. Reade, ot J3laekwood Hi II ,awd o| hke Fields,: 
 Horhon,yeovnan\died 30 Aue. 17/8, a?ed 76\«hhke. Fields; 
 Lrd-al-HoTlote. [Will doled 58 Au?-l7)8 , fcroy-ed QOch. 
 |7|8ahLickf.eld.] 
 
 s DoTohky, daur. < 
 Hill v HoTh>vz; Irui 
 hroved 2H- Ocl- I 
 
 r 
 
 — ] 
 
 ?icbard 
 
 : Plaroarel- daur. and eventual keiT op 
 Riekard Dudley, of Blackwood Hill, 
 HotI on , i-elhtnaker ; died 13 I^cfe- \j2&Js, 
 \ a\~ Hae. Relds; burd.ah Horlon 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE II. 
 
 x s ei lh 
 
 aoe 
 
 2.cJohnRe 
 Horlon ,b 
 £87. [Ad* 
 1687 ah Li 
 
 I si- I 2«i' 
 
 =sl. AnneReadeSSUokn Ckallenor 
 lra)jl:2^Der.l676 o| HoThon Hay, 
 al"Horto»;VRardL, Horhon,yeoma«-, 
 ,f i'tsHy, lw or be- eldeshson ofWil- 
 -foTe l706;>Rard-, liavn Challenor 
 Second ly,7cxwy. otHorhon Hav 
 
 l.~TkoTH<l3 ReadeS^OOTak^wly daur-of- 2-Ricbard Reade ,of Hie Fields, =pMary,daur. of- Rickard I3iddalfjla 
 
 ofBlackwood Hill 
 Hot lowland later of 
 MereHouae.Bad- 
 dlley, Cheshire ; 
 ba|it3oAu?-l67i 
 ahHorlon;died al" 
 Sloke.,Achon, nr. 
 Nanhwick;burd.lo 
 Mcb.l736ahBad3i- 
 ley,Cneskire. 
 
 Qeo7?eQodwin of 
 DunwoodjLeek haT- 
 isk^ecwzan; Tnard. 
 2. Feb, l7oi/2 nhHor- 
 hon ; di ed ol" BarbriaW 
 Aclon ,w. Nanl'wich; 
 kuTd.24-cianY.I7C3 
 ah Baddiley.Cnesbire. 
 
 HoThow, and laler ot Eahow, 
 nr.Con«lelon;died 14-cWy. 
 1776, aoeJt 83i,ah<Jack Fields, 
 uear f»ja.Thow .Cheshire ;lrurd. 
 ah MaTlon. 
 
 Skaw, 
 ot Cowolelon; 
 Irortz loNov-1702 
 died llSe|a|-JJr82 
 buTd-ah hfarlbn, 
 Cheshire. 
 
 /\ 
 
 at Heahon ( Leek 
 jiorisk ,yeovwava. ; 
 hkird sott of-ciohn 
 Bidduljib of Black- 
 wood Hill .HotIok, 
 avzd of Isabel kis 
 wif.e;!niTd.23 tyeh. 
 1716/17 ahHorlottfAd- 
 
 iwote.arawhedllAM. 
 1717 ah Lichfield] 
 
 2.C 
 Ir 
 
 al 
 18 
 
 H 
 
 l73ff/6ahHe 
 [liviw 
 
 lor Ion. 
 
 JYiw« |2,cJany. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXIV. 
 
 Rail yeoH«awp>id 
 of Hannah his 
 vriJe;diedl3Dec. 
 )75Vr-,a$ed 60 \ 
 o-urd . ah Horhon 
 [Will doled 12<Wy. 
 l/M-^roredglW 
 \JSS ah Lichfield] 
 
 Hi" 
 
 fttd 
 
 2«< 
 
 T 
 
 Sarak.dauT. ot ^i.WilliQwiReade.of rSlack-asPTudewce^aur.ot J.Thowas Reade ss Hannah ,daur. 3.dohttReade v otr3ar-^Ann.dauT. avid 
 
 Robiwson ofWr< 
 IruTy, Chesk ire ;>ward 
 22/\)>l.|73'T-ahVYW 
 lrUTv;died ah Sound, 
 harisk of WretelJUTy; 
 tuTd.26-rcl».l73Y5al" 
 
 WT«KlfUTy. 
 
 Vrood Hill ,HoThoe , and »l 
 ShrinaLane Hall ,[3addi- 
 I ev; Irora IS Nov. 1702 ; bajih. 
 SI (Nov. 1702 ah Horhoi2;died 
 ahShrinoLaiae Hall \burd.\i 
 l^eb. 1781 ah |3addile Y .[VYill 
 daled S fv/ck. 1778 hrored 2> 
 Se|2h.|8<yhahChe3her.J 
 
 Turner 
 li-urd.^cJuue )80^ 
 ajed 8^-,ahl3addi- 
 ley. 
 
 *""- 
 
 Irurd.M-Och- ITro 
 
 a^ed 00, ah Dad- 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE III. 
 
 il^ereHouse^Bod- 
 diley; boTR27cJaHy. 
 j7oj)6;l»a(jnorel>. 
 ]7o^/6ahHorhott; 
 lruTd.28Auo.l7o2 
 a? ed ££ aMfcaddi- 
 
 4 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VIII. 
 
 bridge ^nliie [MTisk ot 
 Achon ^nt. [Nanlwick, 
 Cbeshire,'W2alhsher 
 and innkee(ier;b'OTtt 
 17 5e|»l:l7o^ ah Black- 
 wood Hill.HoThow; 
 died I6cia>ay. 1777 ah 
 l5aTliTid«e ; burd. ah 
 
 Aclo«.[Willdahed27 
 ^unen^^Tored to 
 
 Dee.l/O^ahCbesleT.]^ 
 
 co-heir ot Nicho- 
 las Hoi brook ,ot 
 Calveley v Cheso- 
 ire,awdotAwn 
 bis wiJe;maTd. 
 in|748;died2 
 A|i 1.1796, <wed 
 ^.ahCalrerey-, 
 b-UTd - al" Acl on. 
 
 •+.Ric^ 
 
 o\ r 
 
 IroTK 
 bahk 
 ahH. 
 
 deed 
 
 SEE -PEnifiPFE-XL SI 
 
»Mor^qTel*douT.o^ 
 [liviwjl50el:/S58] 
 
 i. Agwe* Reade 
 [living )3 0cl: 
 JS58; hossiWy 
 IMamed Robert 
 HeaBi of Horlbn, 
 veoiwawj 
 
 Tl 
 
 njaagklers 
 
 Reade 
 §Mn 5 '|Pfck/So8/o] 
 
 5. MaToery Reade : 
 [Will dahedtaDee. 
 |5o8,hTOYed 20 
 Feb. /sog/g «l- 
 Licktield" 
 
 KfiiiJi] 
 
 : Richard Tltrwoek, 
 of Leek. JVYill prov- 
 ed 26 cWe /5q5" al" 
 Lichfieldi] 
 
 I koitsas Twrwock 
 [liviwj 2oDec./5"o8J 
 
 PEDIGREE I. 
 
 1 
 
 3. Marjarei" Reade. 
 riiviwjl30c|-J558j 
 
 El lew TumocU 
 [living 2a DeeJ5Q8] 
 
 !«,$lauT. of- 
 
 is? o widow 1 Der.l£&7j 
 
 ;died 17 S 
 
 .Sl3e|»l--l6a4-a|-Horho« 
 1+dHickfield] 
 
 •ht I. 
 [Wi 
 
 l:l684ahf3lackvrood 
 doled 2$-|^ekl£78, 
 
 e ( »|[3laekwood Hill, 
 ksiBihbjdiedSoAM- 
 a. wanted 24- Mov 
 field.) T 
 
 S-lkcrvwas Reade, ot Hie Fields .HotIow, 
 veovw.aia.; died 18 Mek. 1724/5, aaed 77, 
 al- Hie Fields ; burd -ah Horlow.[Will dated 
 15 cJany.1724/5, proved 8 AJil- I725a|-lick- 
 jield.] 
 
 i-DoTohk-y Reade i TKaTd-l2Auj'.l665' 
 ah Horlow; died ah Harracles ,in Leek 
 harisk; Irurd. I duwe 1708 ah HotI"o>2. 
 [Will dahed 25May 1708, broYed 14- 
 Ocl: 1708 al* Lickjield.] 
 
 /\ 
 
 sT ho>was CTOvwklow. ( o,f [3lackwood Hill 4 Horh>tt % 
 and later o,f Harraclea ,iw leek (wisk, bus bawd - 
 Twaw;eldesl~ Sow o,f William CTovn|ih>K,of.l3lack- 
 Wood Hill .and o^ Margaret* kis vYife.[Advnoo.<?ranl- 
 ed 14 Feb. 1686/7 al' lickf ield] 
 
 iHwReade 3.DoroHiyReade:=5ayKuel Rirker 4-.Mary Reade=t)a>nesfi>ndrif,f 
 
 IcWl^Bo babl"-26fl|d.l683 
 orttf^burd. al" HotI"ow [liv- 
 ing IS cianuaty 
 I724/6J 
 
 ilyl«l al" 
 
 ofSvYanback.in ba|ilr.2AbU685 »t l3«ylavYlow,nr. 
 H?e harisk of. al*Hortew;Y«aTd. Conjlelon , Che- 
 
 la May 1726 al" sbire .lawner; 
 
 Audlevw , Chesh- 
 ire ,yeotwaw[ I iv- 
 iw* /6"c)awuaTv 
 
 AsNwTy,Cbe 
 shire ;dled 21 
 
 lf2*/8] 
 
 died To-Nov- 1753 
 aoed6l;burd.al' 
 sl"biiry.Cbeshife. 
 
 Afcl.1763 .ayed 
 
 ^aTWoUW [Will daled23NoY 
 
 Tow v Slaffs.;bur. fr53, brored I l^eb. 
 
 oh Horlo*. TfS& ah Chester] 
 
 .El lew Reade, of r3ue- 
 lawlon ,wt. Cbwy lei ow, 
 Ckesbire. ; died 17 duly 
 I7^2 ( aj.ed74,a|- f3uj- 
 lawlow. ,un>waTd.;burd. 
 al-HoTtbw. [Will dahed 
 2Scba\ay-\763L> hroYed 
 loMaytaWcbesterJ 
 
 /\ 
 
 eh Reade= 
 
 - Marjarel 
 iHard-a ^.1607/8 
 al" HotTott ; burd. 
 27 Feb. 1713/14 al~ 
 Horhon.' 
 
 Ookw Lockelh.of RSanas 
 in Hze barisb of Horlow.ow 
 
 SOtt o. 
 
 ;e parisfe of norron^nly 
 of cJobwloeWelhof Hiwyle- 
 stene Yale.HorW .and otdoan 
 Wollev bis Ynfe; bahl: 12 l*|ck. 
 1667/8 ah Horlow ['burd. 14- 
 Feby-|74l/2 at Horhon.] 
 
 /\ 
 
 r 
 
 )lkl7ll 
 Mii/a 
 
 f »,bul- 
 
 w 
 
 'SaTab,dauT. o^ 
 
 Hockew- 
 
 kullofWTe^buTy, 
 Cbe»biTe;'V«ard- 
 4cluwey34a|- 
 WTenbHTy, ky 
 license. 
 
 A 
 
 T 
 
 1. 
 
 d*.ReY.C(eoTceReade,W.Aj=Sarab > dauT. of 1. Mary ReadtsscJobwDarettJiOTl' 2. SaTak Reade=Ooseka PSerteleY 
 TTix2.Co\LCa\n\j.\\iGcu\ia- 
 
 oewl" 0% Orer PeoveT.Cbe- 
 skire,IHo-oo;RecloT «J 
 I3addi ley \7Sp-o6\ bona 
 l4Ajil.|7/5;ka|if: 12 May 
 17/5" ah HotIow; died 4- 
 tiawy. I/Q^i Irurd.ah Hor- 
 rbw. 
 
 Williaiw5iwi|-b 
 o,fWalerhouses l 
 leek barisk,aied 
 of MaTykis vrife; 
 ■waaTd. 22 Sejjl: 
 1755 al' leek ; 
 died loAuf.1777, 
 ajed^l.al-OYer 
 Peorerjburd. at 7 
 HotI'ow. 
 
 /\ 
 
 PPni r^""^ Vl/ll ct EE > n E iM QREE XX. 
 
 boTnV6" Moy 
 
 l7o^;l>a|»l"-2o 
 
 pfay|7o4-d-Hor- 
 
 lbw;vward.28 
 
 dawy.|73o^ ah 
 
 Hor|-ots;buTd.3 
 
 Fe\t.ij36J7 a\T 
 
 HotI'ow. 
 
 >t(3all Haye,leek; 
 eldesl" Sow at Hew- 
 Ty DaYewhoTl; of 
 13a 1 1 Haye , by Haw- 
 teak bis wife ( daut 
 oj Isaac Ftafber of 
 Drowjf ield;boTK 26 
 Sejd:l6Q7;died/$" 
 
 May 1780; burd. ah 
 LeU. 
 
 /\ 
 
 boTn.28Ajil.l7n 
 vnaTd.28N0v.l737 
 al" Aelon , wear 
 Nanhwicb. 
 
 ofncrbn,awd laler 
 o,f INawhnriek. 
 
 /\ 
 
 Sol 8 /a4- 
 
l.Tk 
 
 r 
 
 Tbo>« OS Dudley .of UIWfeT.SIotfa-fVVill 
 W Mek/57*. hroved 23 *W /582 oh i-icb. 
 
 DudU 
 
 o>*2as Uudleyn- 
 of UttbxeleT[livi*2o 
 23s)ime /.5"82 ,a»id 
 ?3c)u»e ^87] 
 
 S.Will 
 P 
 
 r 
 
 YilliaTMDudley&MarjeTy.daur. Margery Dudley^EdvYaTd Pewe ,ofUI1bx- 
 
 ivivzj>l2tyclj./578j | of. [|iviwj,l2lyct./578j cherfliviwj 12, ^feb JS78] 
 
 | Jjiviwj|gt>/clg./^8] 
 
 iam. Uudley[liv- s* 
 1616.1 1 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 <Joav*. Dudley ,>waTTied bef ore=Willi«n* 
 
 TkomasDudley, of IJh^ixeler, barber; Irurd. 28 May ^^ssOowslaKee.daur. of William, uuaieyj 
 
 ah UhWter.fWill dahed ,?S May 1616, hroved 31 May Wd.+May i\sj ?S May 
 
 1616 a)" JLickfield.] ' 1642 ah Ultoxeler. 
 
 icki 
 
 LdwaTd Tjudley«»Avii ,daun 
 
 6|V[ck./56:6-.[Will doled 3o Sejit 
 /6-06 hroved 31 May ^7 atlick- 
 field] 
 
 iviKoZS May 1616 
 
 of Ultbxeler-.buTd 
 7cJuly 1602 ah Uf- 
 foxererfWill doled 
 6A|il.|6:oo,hTOYed 
 S7 Abl- 1603 at 
 Liekfield.] 
 
 [livivij 6 Abl-l6oo] 
 
 bu straw 
 [Will dal 
 
 l.Thow 
 vrill da 
 
 l.Uokn 
 
 [AdVK 
 
 Tk 
 
 l.Rickard LaHibury S.Williavn i-ahkbuTysstlawe ,daur.o,f ^.cJa-vwes LatklmTy -4--dokw. JLahklrury i .""Prude -La 
 
 [Iiviv,y30 Sehh. /5"o6] of CalUj-wood Tat- I [livlwj a widow S.+ tyekltH/'S fliviwj^o 3e)»h. /596J [livivaj>3oSehl:/5'.p6J flivinj3oSe} 
 
 ewkill yeowavs 
 [Adtwow.9Tareled3+ 
 M | ek-I6M-//S"atiick- 
 ■field.] 
 
 l.£lijal>e|-k lahkbuTy [I iviwa a twjvzot 24-1*^-16 M7I5J 2. A>zwe JLal"kl)-UTy[liviwj a 
 
 T 
 
 I 
 
 of- Mlfbxeler. 
 
 al" Ultbxelei 
 
 LCdwaTd DudleyssBFrav2ces,daur- 2-Wflli«W2Dudley ,o,f U ttbxeter s=Elle\2 ,daur. of 3.Tko-waas Dudley, of Ulhax-elerasMareaTel" daur.«f — 
 
 of Urd. 1-4- Feb- 1668/^ ^edlOSj^), fliv.'vsj 8 teniae I6+4] I dh Ifffbxeher; lrurd. 8c) 
 
 Irurd. 31 cWy. I 
 
 I^S/c, al" UHox- I 
 
 cler. Awwc Dudley; bak.1: 6 cWe 1616 ah UHoxeler. 
 
 sT)udle Y ,M.A.TTiw.G>II.O>cf. 2. Edward!) 
 
 HollfToke,7K( 
 
 uwe U++ ah Hit 
 
 J.Tkoxaas'Dudley,M.ft.TTiw.CDll.O>cf. 2. EdwaTd"Dudley;|jq|ih. 30 3-RickaTd Dudley , .J I3lackwood Hill 1 HoThm,felhvwaker;ba|il:26'0cl:l6 
 Irabh. 23 Oct 1608 ah Ultaxeher. *W 1611 ah UltbxeheT. ah Ultoxeler [Will daled 20 Oct 1688 , (iroYed 26 Se^h.1680 ahiickfielol 
 
 n 1 — — r ~t 
 
 1. Edward Dudley ;lra|ilC 2! 2. Williavw. Dudley; ba\it?+Dec- 3-He>2ryT)udley,ba|ih- 20 i. A-KweDudley v Irafih- SSehh- 
 
 dulyl6ll ah UltWer. I6IS ah Ultoxeler; lwrd.25Felr. Mek- 1616/17 at liltoxeter. Ultoxeher;lruTd-IC Decl652aH 
 
 16/5/16 ah Uttbxeier. ' 
 
 1613 ah 
 hllltoxdcT. 
 
 Williawj.Dudley l oti.iv>2eHot(3e,J-eekss:Eli?ab-ehk daiiT. of 
 
 Izan'sk .yeovwa-a; died a|- Ha« Fields % Hor- 
 
 ova; buTd.^- Sebl: I7|8,a^ed 73.at Horlow. bom 16+3 ;did 26 
 
 [Will dated 4- duly 1718 , proved o Oct cWy. I7I7/J8 ; b-urd. 
 
 I71 8 al- liekfieldj y ahHorW. 
 
 \ 
 
 MarjaTeh Dudley ^raard.abouN67o;=WilliaHz Reade, of Dlackvv-ood Hill.HoTton, 
 
 ied l3M ( ck.l7«ys i ajedy7,«|- Hke 
 "ields; huri.aY HotIo>i. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE I. 
 
 awd ot r]ae Fields ^HoYlow^yeo-vwaia; died 
 30 Auy. 1718, a jed J6 K ai rke. Fields ;l>UTd .ah 
 Horhon . [Will dated 28 Au ? . 1718 , hroyed O 
 Och. 1718 ah JLickfield.] 
 
 Dijalrel-'ll 
 [liviw* UTO\ 
 30 Oct I68f 
 
 f 
 
 r 
 
 l.TWovwas Dudley; lra(jt S Feb. 2.Tk.ovwas Dudley=MaTy ( daur.o^ 3.Wil|lawz Dudley, o_f Ultoxeler Heahk,s=sE|i>akel-W. v dauT. 4 1. A 
 
 I6S1/2 nl-UlhovelerkuTd. !7Au«> ot Uttft)celerr bahl". lo liltbxeher x/eoi*,oio - kohl" It Plec \C£Sa\~ L 
 
 l65l/2 ahU|hoxeher;|juTd. 17 Auj. of Uttoxele-r;ba|il: lo 
 KS5 ah Ulhoxeher. ' * Der.1660 ah Uffbxe- 
 
 ler [liviw* l3oatty. 
 
 I/3S/3] 
 
 UI1bxeler v yeow«aw ^babh II Dee. \C6Sa\~ 
 Ifurd. I3ciawy. UtFoxeler; Irurd. 3 Juwe l72o ah UHox- 
 1732/3 al" Ultbx- eleT.fWill dahed 3oMay ^ ^rored 8 
 efer. Auy. I720 ah jLrck|ielc(.] 
 
 l.RickaTdUudley.o^ Ultbxelerspt) 
 ba|ih.lAkLl6^8ahUttexeler- 
 
 kurd. 22 Oct 1706 ah 
 Uttbxeher. ' 
 
 IwTO 
 
 ah I 
 
 iavse ( daur. 0^ S.WilliaiwDudley^f Llltoxeher»cJei»4iiiwa ,d 
 
 \ta\it 25 Dee. 1^02 a|-UHbxeher 
 
 WTIIiawz Dudley; \ta\it Elijaberk. Dudley ;l>afih 
 I Oct I727 ah UHoxeher 12 Och.^SO ah Ultoxeter. 
 
 ^9 
 
 MaTy Dud 1 1 
 l73o/f ah Ut 
 
 IXfec 
 
 bah 
 
 "ko^as Dudley, of UltbxelerssMarjeTy.daur. of LDorol-kv Dudley, ba|ih. 1^ |V/ e k. 1678/^ ah 2. A"ttvi Dudley; ba|il: 2 Fcb.l 
 
 t^h.ieDee. 16^4 ah Ultoxeher. --'--- Llttbxeher- Irurd. 26' May 1681 ah Hlfoxeter. hoxeler;buTd.7Sekh.|7o2 ah 
 
 b.lf82/: 
 " Uttb) 
 
 JLWilljavtt Dudley \\>«\it S i.&ijotrehk Dudley, babt. S-Sarak Dudley; bahh-lo ^.17161 
 
 Nov. 1710 al" Ulhoxel-er. 2 Oct 1712 ah Uttoxeler. loxeher ; Irurd. IE A|jI.17|7 ah \gi 
 
PEDIGREE II. 
 
 UTy.of-CallivaeYVood Jal>Kl2ill,5lqffs. £!(? 
 
 ;qbeHi. Dudleys 
 
 /s/sj 
 
 >«ofWilli >»L a hkbuTy ofCall.wjYYood. [l.'vi«yl2l>7eb./S78J I 
 
 1 1 
 
 Motc Agnes Dudleys Hoflell CahkeTiwe DudleySsdofoz f3o^,o^ ^uixbiM.RoeesleT, 
 
 Di 
 
 iviy29 a widow 
 3o5e>l"-#WJ 
 
 loi rzenwe. u«o/evi 
 [liviwj 12 !>?cfe./578] 
 
 VY.IIiWt^OTC 
 
 [liviMjlal^cb./^o] 
 
 1 
 
 ElijalreHi Horlell 
 [living 12 M/ek/578] 
 
 T 
 
 Sty.fs.jVYi 1 1 dahed 23cW /587, 
 J2Toved JSMay 1588a)- lickfield.] 
 
 16, 23cWe /587] 16, 23tWc /3~87j 
 
 !6 ( 23<We /587.] 
 
 2.Hewy l3ort" >? f §)uixkill,Rocesler;died uwvwaTd.fAdvwon., i.Frattees f3ott"[liviWj>23D«\ 
 
 \»J(- §uixbill ,Rocesh<rr ,b«sband>wan[AdYwon. > wirk™« 2.HetiTy l3olt[uwder LEIijaberkBothfimder 2. Aenes F3olt [under 
 
 ef .|63o, granted H Feb. !63o/l aHiekfietdj | ' ' ' '" ' 
 
 ^uixkill.Roeesler.busbawdvKan^Ellen .dauT.of 
 
 wiled duly 16+0 at-J-iek^ield.] I [ liviwo awidow oduly l64o] wirk will dated. llNoY.I63o,granled 0^X16+0 ah Liekfieldj 1630 umMaTried ;Jzerbqb.s leor- 
 
 ■ Tied laleT hoTbotvaas Need- 
 3oH"[liviva5 a Twiner o duly 1 6-+ ol Uoaur3oH"[liviwc a vwIwot O duly I64o1 kam, ,wbo was liviwc II Nov- 
 1638] 
 
 IarRobeTl"5l"reHow. v qf 5rTeltbt2-ow. S.FlijqbeHiJLahkbuTyfliviw? unmarried 3. /Nones l.qhkbuTy[livt«o ukwdt- 4-. MorveTy Lal~»buTy[liviwo uwvwar. 
 Field, Slaffs.flivinj 3o5e|il:/5o6] a«d a "Minor 31 May /5o7.] Tied avid a -vtai-wor 3| May /5o7.] Tied and a iwiwor 31 May /6"97.] 
 
 B-l^ek.tcW/lSJ 3. MaTylahkbuTy [living a Ksiiaot 2+M,el»-|6M-//s] 
 
 «Wel6/S -4: CjeoTfe. D"dley[liviwc6A|jLltfOoJ i.E]ijalrerbDudley[livin9 un-vwarried 6Abl-l600j 2.TnideDudley[liYivao unmarried 6AbU600J 
 
 >k Rer. Hew4 Dudley, 13. A. OticI Col leje .Oxford jViraT ofss 
 BToad Hinlo ttx VYil|-s. l l665--O7;|j fl ( 1 l:270cl:l6lCi ahllttox- 
 eler;buTd. I Feb. 16^6/7 al-RToad HinfovifVYin daled 2^ 
 IWI6^ b.Tored 26A]ilJ6^7 in ATcwdeqconry ofWilfe.] 
 
 5". WflliaiwDudley, o.f UthoxeheT;l)-a|jhJ8Se|itf 
 1622 ah Uttb>celer[liviraj. 57 Noy.16^6; hroba- 
 bly IruTied 21 Se|ih.l707 ah Uftbx-eler.l 
 
 cy 
 
 cJosckUbudley,of S-AlbawHall, Eli^aberkDudleyspNickolasKi^wber Sank Dudleyssdobra. Huwajibreys 
 0^foTd;boTw abouh 165-7; (jrobably [livi>zy?CA|.LI6^7] T[liviwy?6Abl- I677] JliYinj?6A|iU6?7] f livinj 26 AJ»L I607] 
 bredeeeased bis fahker. I 
 
 I T" 1 
 
 l.TiTttohky KrvwbeT i.Elijqbe|-k KiwbeT 2. Sqrak Ki-w*ber 
 
 fliviwj27MoY.I6o6] [liviny27lW. |6p6j [livfwy 27 Nov. \tyi\ 
 
 id ley 
 AQrj 
 er. 
 
 ell I 
 
 2. Elijabehk. Dudley 
 l»a|itS"t)uwe l65o 
 al" Ultbxehrrjburd. 
 |5Abl.l658a|- UI-- 
 loxeheT. 
 
 3.EII CW . Dudley 
 ba|2l:2+Mayl65+ 
 qh UttVel'er. 
 
 r£l)e« ,daur. of 
 
 burd. .^1.1680 
 qh UltoKeler. 
 
 -i-. Abigail Dudley 
 taht-./SlW. K56 
 al" UHoKeler. 
 
 T 
 
 3.TfeoiwaS Dudley.of UHoKeleTspLydia Cord««;>naTd-2^ 
 l)fl|?l:l60chl7o6iil- Ultbx-el-eT I t)«wel7s^al" UlfoKeler. 
 
 l2,Felr. 
 
 MaTyDudleyiU(il:l8 
 Ahl.lV3l ah UTtbxeheT. 
 
 l.MflTy Dudley 
 Up) Fek.lfiWi 
 q|-llnbxeleT;Wd. 
 locluly 16^6'al- 
 UttoKcleT- 
 
 2.Elle«budley 3-Elijater-k DudleysssRalhkTolteTsbaw 
 bom M-cJune 16^6 baklt 26 AbU70O al- »f AsklroUTee ,DeT- 
 
 Ullbx-eleT[liviv«>3o byskire , iwnkolder. 
 May |7sp] fl I viwj 30 May Dso] 
 
 Iw(.|-J8cluwel6^6 
 ah Ultoicele^. 
 
 3. MaTy Dudley ;ba).|-. 30 Och. 1686 a«d 2 Oeh.168^ 4-.Sarak budley\ ba\>t II 
 
 ah lilroKeler; buTd. 2» Dec !6o3 ah LlH~oxeher. Way K89 ah Utexelcr. 
 
 3.SaTt>k Dudley; l>ahl:2<t-Och.l7J8 al" UF 
 fex-eher;buTd.l8NovJ7l8 ah llthoK-eher 
 
 fr. 
 
i.Tbo-vvaas. Reade.ot Oc 
 lfoTn)2Felx.|73>l/S;' 
 [A d va o a . cran red 
 
 of Sound ^Wrenbury.awd !al"er of-AsnYrood.WV.I'ekuTck^fllok.y 
 ;bahl- o Mek. 173-1/5 al' WYenWy ; died /5cWe- 1772 ; burd - al" Wrei 
 52Au^l772 al'ldif-eld] ! 
 
 ecmzaK ;! 
 Ten bury; 
 
 IWilliavc Rcade 
 lra(i|-.2lSeJjl:l757 
 aPWTeebuTy;d.ed 
 8Auj.l7Sl l ojed 
 3 ; burial YYVen- 
 bury. 
 
 T 
 
 2. Thomas Reade-.of-Askwood 
 Whitchurch ^alok.awd later 
 of Ohol" har.of Stone. ( Staffs., 
 f arvwer, ba|»r~. 5 [Nov. 175a ar 
 Wre*bury; died 6 Nor.1825, 
 ajed 66 ; burl aFCkeswardine, 
 Silob.[Will dared a - Oct: 1825, 
 tawed I8f>jcb.l826a|-J.ickfield] 
 
 «H 
 
 ak Ac 
 
 T 
 
 rSarak ,daur. ofTkomaa Robiw 
 •»zdTd-2ocW I75tf a|-Yfre«lw 
 
 it 3.CJokw-Reade l «f Soured Hall, 
 
 Wren.lruTy,yeov<aav2;bafet:/5 
 
 died flhSlowe, in. May 17^3 at" Wrenbury; died 
 
 Staffs, \burd. I>h 2-+<JonyJ83o v ajed75;l>urd. 
 
 duly /okayed** aj- WTe»l>M ry. [Wil I daled \6 
 r" CkesYfaTdirae, 
 
 -4--Williavn.Reade- ;l>abl: 28 
 Ajil- 1765 al" Nvrenbury ; 
 [liviw* 16 duly 1 838] 
 
 ryR 
 
 l.MaTyneadtjbabl: 2. 
 I Nov! 176 1 al" Wren- 
 bury [l; 
 you«j] 
 
 iTobakly died 
 
 Sal 
 
 t- 
 
 duly 1838 , hrored oAuf-/83o 
 al'CBesler and o Sebr. J83Q 
 aj-licfe^dd] 7 ' 
 
 E 
 
 Richard ?3eekelt;babhl«2 May I7q3 al" 
 baddileyi dice! 28c)any. I708,flfey A- 
 years flttd 8 tuou Iks; turd, ol" OaddiUy. 
 
 — r 
 
 5flT«k I3ee 
 II AJJ..I804-,. 
 
 burd-aF f3i 
 
 lXhowasReade.of Modder»kall3sHannak v dauT.of 2.u 
 
 SlorccSlaffs-.farvteer; died35ehC Sfe>je % S)af^a. l &mneT;burd'.-+Sehl': 
 
 I835 % ajed 27,wit"kouFiSsue;buTd. [l.'vino a widow )852,ajed > l-2,arClzeswJTdi»eSal- 
 
 at ClzeswaTdivie Salofi. [Ad>woB. loDer-)835] ob. [Will daled IQ duly /852, k 
 
 '- ' ■ n '—' '-'•■"■""< " " ed 17 5eh!-J852 aFlicWld.l 
 
 obvzR 
 
 eade, cf r3erTyHill Farm, 
 
 ror- 
 
 oroviled la Dec. 1835 al" lickfield] 
 
 iUjield-J 
 
 l.HoyjwQfe.Reade=sWillia*va Hall,of limes FarwafTrenFka-w 
 died \\Wav\%jo x aoe<i6%\ buTd.aF Futford/. 
 
 l.cjosebk Icke 2-Tk<vv»2as Icke, 1. 
 
 1 1- 1 
 
 2lTl2o'vw^sHall[badasFra«ees l daur.of 3-CJok«Hall ( of MayssSarak^dauT.of '■HOosejak Hall.of-livnes: 
 
 J-.J IBft-,'.. is-... J ^.i ^hu._w IM M- .1-1 N/T!., .f K. ~~ 
 
 i.Williaw Hall- 
 
 rJ 
 
 children who all died 18 Auj>. /872 ^ajed ti- 
 died unmarried.] 
 
 fredeTick Williavw. Hall, of 87 High Sl^Wolsfcnlcn jeweller. 
 
 SfreeF, NewcasHe, 
 Slaffs.;died?6Auj. 
 !803;Wd.jr-Mew- 
 casHe Ccvfeel ery. 
 
 I 
 
 l.CJofcaWilliavvaHall^NeYireasheiSBsf lija v da«r.<jf Hev2ry H«yea 
 Slciff s.;lrorn 17 Auj- l870;died2o/Vji I \sorn lo NoyJ87i ;>»aTd.8dMMt 
 ;(tutJ-«I~ nevy-cQiHeCevwelery. I 1880 at" 5tC?ile»' , Ne*c«)sHe- 
 
 aobwVTIvewof FBTwa,I3uHerrbB v Sla|^s. 
 ExereT;>V2an»-2 lrarn3l l>Jcb.]82Q ;died 
 Det-. 1858 al- 15 Au?- I8Q8 ; burd- al" 
 
 TTeKrka>K Cemetery. 
 
 Trenl'baiw. 
 
 i.Havzv2akEli3abe|-kHall;lrore |3sssYYillia*z Ray Irould , 0% 
 0cl:/85o;-M2ard.2oAbl.l88Qar I NewcasHe, Staffs. 
 lKv2 M fton v 5l _ a|fs. / I Irom 3c)uly I867. 
 
 2. MaTydaKeHallil)om26AJ5l-l862;=Edvy-aTd Dudley, of New- 3.5eliwaEliral)6l"b.Hal|;|jOT B 2May=^JoWWillia>w.i3TieTley > of, 
 TttflTd. Hc)fli«y-l87Qal'Reji3r"Ty I casHe, Staffs. ; bam. I 1864- ;»«aTd. It-cWy. I88q al" I Deibb.wr.Oldnaiw , Lanes. 
 
 Office ,Nc,w«isHe v Staffs. "' ^ 
 
 D«c. J854-. 
 
 rrin nmeTe ^ork s. 
 
 born lo duly I86-+-. 
 
 tHavinok ,daur. of- 
 Rickd-RiiTlrankB 
 of MilwickjSloKe; 
 IroraSlDec. 1832; 
 vteaTd.3O0el:)855 
 ar-|VJilwick. 
 
 l.VYTl|.'a>*2 f3en 
 Dank v Oi lye re 
 born- 18 Au«- 
 
 r~ 
 
 1. Edward i3enH< 
 
 l.Willia>nRickaTdHalll 
 of Ike Hayes fixrwifiuT- 
 Icrrbn.Sraff i. - v l)orK 7 
 dany. 1856. 
 
 r 
 
 fElijalrehb Hanwafe^aur. 
 of clokfc Silvester ofNew- 
 casHe, Slaffs.; bom 17 
 duly 186*6; -ward.21 auoe 
 I8&5 al-Trenl-Vale.SlTtffi 
 
 2.Micfeael Henry HaU=5Elijal>el-kKy>2neral«y v widow- o£ 3_0osebk Turner Hall«BKale ( daur.o^Oobtt Meachiw. otA 
 '"' '"" '' ' '" '' ' "" ' "° " "" l "' Slaf / fs.;|)OTnllR;l>.|862;\ttaTd. 
 
 I800 al" Ruftetlon. ( SlaMs. " 
 
 or^lNeyr-eusHe^Slaffs- tiokaSwaihkOoule ^fSlovse^and qf RersonPO.Mawiloba, 
 ltorw.3l^any. i858 da«T.o| Rickard Fairbanks of Canada;Lm25rfcv.l86l 
 
 Cbh>v» t Pjilwiek ,Srb»e • bom II 
 
 Scbl: l857- v neaTd.£cUyj882 al' 
 
 r3utterlon;died 3c)uly Ii83,wi(-k- 
 
 oul" issue; buTd-al""TTeHr"kaita. 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 LciobwWniiai** Silvester Hall S.Cliw cios'e|ikHall 
 
 tor«.|lc)uly I884-. 
 
 T 
 
 bom 21 May 1883. 
 
 3-FTederickRiek.ardHall;boTtt<jSehr:l885; -ti Percy l^irbaab Hall 5- Roberh Swelso^a. Hall ^.ETicHoJrYi- 
 died2-+l y |ckJ886 ( burd.a|-Trcnr"ka¥«C ,, |cry. bom' ^ Feb. 1887. bom22 Feb. I80O. 
 
 1 _c)ase|ikTu r net Hal I 2 . WTlltawa. Henry Hall ; borw 
 Un-tSehl: 18^2. •5ek|-.l802;died7A|3l- I85 
 
 T 
 
 icwryr 
 J8^; I 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 >D« 
 
 2..Willia>KiReode,of Dlaekwood HilLssElijabelk ,daur.and cobeiT o^ 3.C(eoToeReade , of i3addinjlbn, 'r.Rey.dobnReade.B.A.Kinjs^ollj' 
 
 Horfbw ( awd laler ofTunslall ^laffi, Oobia. Wharton of DTindley, AcFovi^Ckeskireyeovwan^oria. Cjvnb-;Curale of CWcale ^ear 
 
 Aclon^Cbeshire^eovKan; o May |7-T3;ba(il:2l Mayl7-T-3al - LeekJ782-l8/5;bore6A|il- , |H5; 
 
 •ward. 26cJuly 1766 al" Acl'ovi; Horhin; died 2 Nov. 1804- al - babl". 4 May I7-+5 ahHoTrbn^ed' 
 
 farmer; borw 28 Oct: I7-+I ; burd.2 |Vfck 
 l8l3a|-S : <Jok«s ,i3uT&l«vizJ[Advwo». 
 
 oronled 23<July 1830 a 1 " lickfield] 
 
 /\ 
 
 [hredeceased krr kusbacd.] RaddileyvUniwaTTiedibuTd.aJ" l5Sebrll8l8al"i3«rteThonMoor; 
 
 Daddiley.[\Yilldalea5c)ly.l8ot [Will doled 2^>MeL 1813 kroved 
 bToYed3lOol:l805aFl.icbfield-] 2^ Oct 1818 ar" Liekf ield.j 
 
 sElijabeHi ( dQur.of • 
 [t Prince]; died 2 Oe\ 
 ajed 76,81" Bulterrbvi 
 vrirkoul" issue -bui 
 Horlow.fWilldaled 
 May 1831, hrored II 
 183/f- a F lickfield.' 
 
SEE PEDIGREE I. 
 
 A. 
 
 Wren 
 
 ;? 
 
 ,dauT.o|' Robinson of "YYTenlruTN ,Cbesbire;vnaTd.22Ajil.l734-:sWillia>vaR«ade,of Rlaekvrood Hill,HoTho«,and <$$^fw 
 
 :nkury;died ah Sound N WTettl>UTy;|>uTd.2o"FeJ>. 1734/ff «l" WrewlruTy. I Lane Hall, I3addiley; ltor« 16" Nov. 1702 ;l>ajil" 21 Nov. 1702a 
 
 ____« _ . LJ Horho>2;dieda|-5kViK9 lane. Hall'; Irurd. 12 Wftk 1^1 ah 
 
 nSadd.le^fVYill dated ST]ek 1778, braved 27 3e|2hJ804-ah 
 
 4 f Sound v ^enbury ; lw|jh^De<vl74-0«h>^enbury; CbcslerJ 
 
 1 26 Auj. Ito8,ajed So ; iWa . ah VVWIrMTy. 
 
 I 
 
 T 
 
 cade. 3.5arak- Reade;J>ahl-4> Feks 
 3 Oct 17^8 ah Ijbhf ield ,5aloh;died 
 ihWreTj- 2o^une.lo^O,^ed^;IW. 
 ah I3addiley. ' 
 
 *uokn !3eckeH"\ ot Sound Hall > Wfe»l>UTy ; Son of Richard -+■. Hannak VZeade. 
 f3eckefhof I3addiley,je»h- ,and ot- D'Jqrr&a kis Yat e;bablt i)aht:joMay 1770 
 
 Wet. 1771 ah [3addiUy;died /r-MekJ804-,afed33;burd. a|-|«ttl^ieli,3a|- 
 
 el Daddiley. 
 
 »K 
 
 dicd 
 3; 
 
 iaThba i3eckett";diedspOokvx Robinson ,o>B»e Qtanve- .Wrcttlrurvjolied l6cia%yJ88o v a?ed 7o : Imrd.ahWrenlrwry. 
 [Vlay/Sffo.aged ^; 1 j 7 * /7 
 
 Itc. Robi»sovi;died 
 
 C^arte 
 
 d o Och {84-4; af ed 3"l«ovihka; burd.ah Wrenbury. 
 
 latfs.; 2-Sarak neade; died I2ciawy. /8S"e,sp0ose|ik lcke > of. Flaskbrook 
 fs. afed'+fi; burd .ah Ckeswardine. I ManoT House ( <5alob. 
 
 I 1 7~l — — I 1 
 
 Tiehleke- 2- Ann leke. 3. CkarloiTe-leke- -1: Maw I eke. 5-Fannylcke 
 
 T 
 
 1, 
 
 dwaTd Hall, of Albert" ShTeehspA>2ne,daiir.of dosejili Redson 1. Harrieh HaH;boT».2,c)uly |84G;3seEd*rard H5en hi ey.of Sand on, 
 
 •f Keele, Staffs.; bom 6cWe >ward. ah Stoke-on-Trent" bar. 
 
 evrcasHe ,Staff$-, bore Sodwy. 
 !3o;died ?2 Auj. )8a8;burd. 
 "NewcasHe Cemetery. j\ - 
 
 |85| v i«ciTd. 2o Feb- 1871 ah 
 Buttexhon. 
 
 cbuTck;cliird 12 ciune I887;burd. 
 ah NevrcasHe- Cemeiery- 
 
 ( «f BlackisdElijabehk^daur-of oose|ikt , '|ulliw.euy 2- Ernest" I3e«Hey i.ENen. I3enhley 
 
 I Staffs 
 
 .fftl 
 
 13e»hle 
 
 T 
 
 Staff 3--,bcm)2 Auj- l834;died 
 2o relr.|8o6;(ruTd.ahNevrca3- 
 He CaxaeTery- 
 
 of ft|3a<jers ISank^laffa.iboTnSI Deft 
 
 of !W«s|-|e Staffs, born. WAuj. I8£+- 
 
 horn 20 Ffclr. |874- 
 
 l872;>iaaTd.7 Feb- |8ol ah SkelloK. 
 tam24FebJ6q2. l.Melly [3enhtey;boTa. 2qDer. 1804: 2.F|orrief3enHey;boTK!.3c)uly I8p£_ 3. Annie- [3enhley;bom3 Auj>-looo- 
 
 t 
 
 J | 
 
 l.CjVaee AnnieHall;boT«25'De<'.SBFrederiek Ranker 2. l*JaTiatefcaHall;l>oTR. I A(iL 
 J863;Ttaard_2 S e |il:l8qo ah of Nev*caiHe,SI affs. l8C5-;died Auj.lo^iT-lfurd. 
 
 !3utteTlon, v Staffs. 7 ahTTe»|-kain,Sha^fs. 
 
 3-HaTr,el" ElijaHall-.lrortt /5" 
 5ef»h J867^di'ed sawe day; 
 burd . ah Trewhbavw. 
 
 3-fWk F^irbo»ks Halt;ljoTB. l.Qraee. natfie H«H 
 3" Nov. l8Q4-;died 3o Amj-18^5: ^rw. I^t Och. l8og. 
 
 1 
 
 2. ld« Mary Hall 
 
 (Torn""" 
 
 i26lvfckl^ 
 
 01. 
 
 1 1 1 
 
 !»TMT5McJ»-J895-;d.«l y.Pftebflel FrawkHall i.C^race. Mary Halt 2. Nawcy Winifred Hajl 
 ahTrenhbaHtC^naelery. torn. /^N or- 18^8 (,or»23Fel»- l l888 Irom 13 Nov. 1803. 
 
 aPrudewee dour, of 
 
 Turner. 
 
 |>urd.6cWe 1804; 
 Q9S.A 84^, ahBaddi- 
 
 5lRictaTd Read e. =s 
 bom 31 Au j- 1747 
 ba|jh.28Seft-j7^7 
 ahHoThon,[liv- 
 IW521 ^avy./8oo] 
 
 r 
 
 6.tlai«esKeadc jof NcroWi'ek, 
 
 Ct2eSHire x v»eTcer;ljori'i 27 
 
 July l75o; lm|ih-2-1- Auy-l/5o 
 
 ahnorhon;cRurckwaTderz of 
 
 Nanhwiek[?iwl7oo];died |6 
 
 Se|ih I700 ,uav«arr'ied ;l>UTd. 
 
 ahI3aiailey.[WllUahed I 
 
 May )783,[iroYedttl*fekJ7?i 
 
 . — '-"' / " ftl w. Prattled 
 . J. . . .1 
 
 T 
 
 Ckarles Reade , opWylnmlruTy, 1. Frudewce. Reade;l;orK 23Se|ih. I7o"3;^ Saw 
 Cbeskire,yeovwava;l>om230er. I)a(ih-I30ch l755ahHorlo«.;i*zaTd. bunbi 
 
 !7o"2:lra!ih.lQcia*iY-l73'3ahHor- I4-Fckl774ahl3addtlev; died AM- waa 
 
 |75-2;lrajih.lQ 
 ran,; died 28 
 
 cia*iy.l75'3 ah Hor 
 . Fyr.l827,un>Mar- 
 ried; IruTd.ah Badd)ley.[Ad- 
 -Wh>k- granted 3 trfek.1827 at" 
 Ckesher,awd II Se^lT 1833 ah 
 Lickfield.] 
 
 14- Fckl/74ah Badd.leyi di>d AM- 
 1810,-wilkouh issue. [Will dahed 21 
 da*y. |8oo, proved <»Se|jh-|8l0 ah 
 CbestetJ 
 
 >aw2.ue| Pewvielt l of'WY- 
 Ounbury ,Cbestjire,yeo- 
 «an.[W;ildahed«INov. 
 l7or jjrored 26 May 1803 
 & Cbesher.] 
 
 .^" 
 
¥¥w fWillion.Rea«le,^l3loekYWK>dHiH.Horfoi«,«iMl later ofTimslall.Skf-K- 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE III. i y+ijInmi.atyW-isiaal- srdo>m»,l3iiT»l«m[AAn«, s «iaw js^ 1830 al 
 
 IWilltava. Reade. l of"T[«2sla!r,SsNat'Y > dwjr. of- Wiilicon awd Mais VYolliv dairr. otsp2.Qcorc>e. Reade,otr3urs 
 
 osd later of l3urslevK> „ yeo- croft -horn. 2* Sejjfc 1773; IwirJ. \a Mav Wkieldov^?) bom 23 lyVt- 1771; bahl:2 Al 
 
 •Mca» aiad holterjbom I Feb. 184-8 al" S-doWs v feuTslena. ' lo«z-,burd-2 -tawy- 184-8 al"c 
 IV>.LlI-5IV(.L it*--,.i- r„j 
 
 2* 
 
 l767;^h8(VJ c U/V7a|-r3ad. 
 diley,died in. HaYward SI"., 
 [3uTsle«z;l>Hrd.)30ct: 184-2. 
 u|" S'-cJokvis v f3urslevK2. 
 
 Eli 
 
 I*- 1 " 
 
 r 
 
 lewa,>sodellerjS5SSaTak.,dciur.o.f 
 
 - Wfeall 
 
 .l:2Akl.l77l<.|-Hor- 
 al-S'-doWw.B'lefc 
 
 of r3ursle»«i;i«ard- Itiaw 
 at" S-" cjofewa . f3u rsl tva 
 
 2QHCY 
 
 Y-I8IJ 
 
 i*abehk,daur.otQre5oryHiek-JH^(eort>eWk:ieldev2. Reade. 
 " ' ' of. Rurslei**, bolters pilder; 
 
 died l3Pcir.|877,a5ed73; 
 
 Teaw of [SuTiloWjSurfeoyi-, 
 24" Fe|)J820 al" 5'"c)ob«s x f2 
 
 , ward. 
 .1820 al"5'-c)ol2«s x !3ursleH2; 
 died in 1 84-'1\ a <>e<k 4-Q; burd . ah 
 Kirk Rraddavajsle of Ivfaia. i 
 
 burd.al" S- Pauls Burster. 
 
 Rkoda daur. of cWarkara. littler; Sarak ReadeSp AbrokavtzWorJ- 
 
 J 1 
 
 died /a" Dec- 1882. a 
 Dursleisi Cewaele 
 
 7- 
 
 ; r d 77 
 
 ; burd.c 
 
 r 
 
 SarakWorHi 
 
 Y 
 
 Nary W< 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VII. 
 
 Herberl" Davie&Ovrei 
 
 1^, 
 
 1 
 
 n ,of.Sylek.,l3uns-«sE-W2ily VYbieldo-w. Reade; bom 22 D 
 leni-,boml4r1ayl&42«f3ylek;died 1+ 2o0elll87o,ay<fd SS.al-WolslaiiloK. 
 Och |8Q6;Urd.cJ-I3urslei*2 CewelerY- /5AuyJ8p7al"S^c)olms , DuTslenzj 
 
 M. 
 
 r 
 
 neat 
 
 lary^aur- of Rb«rad ssl.Williavvi Reade .of Tua3J"all;bom2Q cWY-SsEleawoT, daur. of SSJohn. Reade, of f3ursleyw=sMaTy,dairr-.o,f tJcrwaesrielcber 
 
 ed 23 SeKhl837.ayed.4-0-, Ifa8; baM: 4- Fek^S u |" NewcfeaM; Jied - Fowles bom 21 Der. 1808 ; bahl: /5" ojTuwslall;bom-4- Nor. 1811; 
 
 died 23 Sejil: 1837, aeed.4-0; 
 burd -ul~ Tuttsl'aM tkurcb 
 
 r 
 
 l7oS;ijaKI:-<- Feb.l7QS u |" Nevrckajzel; 
 10 rvjct. |8fc3 ; burtLul" TuRslall ckuT 
 
 Jied 
 rek. 
 
 Prndera.ee Reade-,died 21 Aw9-J804>vrihi-s 
 oul" issue; burd.al"~TuKshtll CevraelerY- 
 
 awlovi , i 
 
 • n»» 
 
 sElijak L 
 stall; burd.al" Tuvislall. 
 
 cirad widow ot 
 doW Reade ot 
 WUcWkSaloh; 
 Inrrd.aKTuwslilL 
 
 bom2lDerJ8o8;'bajil: /5" 
 c)awy. ISoq al" Mcwcbahel; 
 died ^-Se| 2 h )S64-;burd. al" 
 S- Pauls , f3uTale>«. 
 
 l.Wi|liav«Rcftde. - opss£>ii2» W a 1 daur.of-Tbo>vjasCj'!over 2-Hev.JTy Reade 3-dokw. ReadeSSS 
 
 i.F 
 1* 
 
 died M- Auy. l87o al" VYolslaR- 
 loyi; b«rd.al"5- latilt BursleMe. 
 
 r 
 
 1-. sJavaes Reade ,of PrescotssAwva, daur. ot- 1. A wvz- WflTin R^adc! 
 
 3fev2pield , nSatrba- 
 CowzIjs % ~rbrauav, 
 DevowsbiTe ■ Itotm 
 22dulYl835. 
 
 otWhile^aYe-a aiad afler words 
 of f3uTslevw; 1)oth4- Sehl".l8-t2; 
 ■nzard. 2^f- Ajsl-)8^o ql"Wolslats- 
 lo«. ckurcfe. 
 
 Uar« lb Nov. 
 I83Q; died 
 
 YOUKJ. 
 
 ofTTeraio^New 
 aers,ev l U.S_r\. 
 l!)r„!o(icl; 184-1 
 
 Lav2C3.;L v or«. 3 Fel>. I84-' 
 
 7- 
 
 ~1 1 
 
 Tbo>was Reade Ookw-Reade 
 
 Tiaowas Qlover Reade, of- Holwood ,5- asSusa-a MaTY, daiiT. of hhe How.Willio-m 
 l y IaTvclzMTck l wr."ToTauaY;boTtt)8Fcl.t.i87a I Kivj^M-L.C^of Rrisbavse^eevislavjd, 
 
 J Au&Tralia;>waTd.?2Der- looo al" 5- 
 iMarys ^ddivzclowCfreevz v Lovadovs. 
 
 r 
 
 larion Col'esleiVk Readt ; Irorre /5"MaY '9°3» 
 a^^cJuly l«o3 al" S- Moty* ,ToTauaM- 
 
 Tbowsas'Wood 
 
 o|\VI»isl"oiaR>r- 
 
 lerv t R-eaeol"; 
 
 bom I2ffrk 1851- 
 
 >Kard.loliv.l873 
 
 al-S'-TeleA, 
 
 LiYeTbool. 
 
 Ijotb l-tc)uMel832 
 -Wjard.ahS- fauls 
 13uts1ciw. 
 
 i.Tfeovwas Reade; horn WSeJjh j.dohrjReade^oTw^Nor. 3.Lewis Reade -, born 5cWy.|8y2 1. Mary Reade; I 
 1880 al" Wfeisloo. Poftery. 188+ahWlBisloePolleTY. al" foall"K C rtaje l HuYl"oK- «l"WiodL^e , 
 
 brnL|8datey.|877 2.£li3abel"k,Reade;borv23lV/cl ? - 
 
 HuYtaw- ^uarTY- 
 
 1883 al-WkialowL PotTeTy. 
 
 | 1 1 
 
 l.CfeorQc VVade v of hatwitss; A>2eis v da^r. o^ dokn l^arlov*' o^ Rieardo 2. Frederick NYfl Lam Wade 3.Willia»«.Wade .of-WaHawdss 
 
 Ro«d,i3u!"sie»w; bo'-vz 
 21 Nor- J86">h 
 
 SI:,Durslev».;born yOctl&Q;yi2<2rd-2S i>|eb. 
 1880 al" Repislry Office ^urslein- 
 
 o| Howard SI:, Rurslevw; 
 born. Auj. 1856. 
 
 Yiev^PoThkill ,Sh>ke -OB- 
 Trevjl"; bom llcWy- 1860. 
 
 I 1 1 1 
 
 idoaejilzTbowasWade 2. dokn VYadt 3.(^eorj.e Freden'ck "Wade. 1. Anwle t^audt Wade 
 bom 10 Nor. 1885 bo* n 26 Oct 1887 bom 2o Dec. I8Q3 bom 17 V\c\>. 1882 
 
 I 
 
 2_Eli?abehbCJ'eTrrude Wade 
 bom 6 D|cLl884- 
 
 \ 
 
 3- IVJi-wwie Wade- 
 bom II Auy. j8qo 
 
 Ar. Florence Wad 
 born?4-Och|8 
 
 V 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 tkij3ie Adela,daur. of YVUIiaw2,"TaYl< 
 .f Wbeal" SIT, HSuTslens -^bora 2S Fe\ 
 |86l;"Heard.2>MaY |886at-Rc^islX 
 Qfliee, I3«rsle>w. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 idofen \{ad& 2-Jose|ikW 
 bom 12 Abl. l8oa bom 3o Dec. 
 
 lArl-kur Wade; born 23^lvl887 ( 2-Williaw Wade ;boTvz 2o Auj>.I8qo; 3-AtH2ut Wade, 
 died loMay I8o3; Lrd.al"S- l^af. d ie d2-i-cianY- I8qi; burd.arS-jVfar- bomloMay|8o& 
 vareKs, ,Wol3hjMl"o». j'aTcl's v Wol3ra*2ra«. 
 
 i.J-i 
 
 -ij3ieWa<!le.;borw.2oSe|j|':|888; 2. 
 died 6"^awy.l8Ql ; buTd.al-S-'KqT- k 
 
eT ^«2&0c\-5=Eli*abe\-\i. ,daur. md cokeir ,,,fc)oknYYbarloi*,o.f Rriwdley, Aelbw ,Cbesfe/r e . 
 
 j—..! 
 
 PEDIGREE IV. 
 
 t». Re«de;i> om l7Aue. MaTy.daur- aGdirtTTkoiieasReade, •»WatyWel»k l da«r.<>f-(7rej><»ry 
 
 7 1 "- T 
 
 orl'on [died 
 
 Youwj?] 
 
 jDevowskire. 
 
 died aPlawsfell boraHhfckJ^burd. 
 
 VriHzoul" issue; 3 auwe J85 - 2,nyed >J; 
 
 burd-l2Mayl8o8 al* Wolsl aw.low cWck 
 
 f3tirslene,a^ed3L 
 
 jeoyj. [Pf D.YIlJ ;woti/. lo /W 
 I800 af 5-"cJokw* Kur&lem. 
 Ske iteard.^^rJokKEMzery 
 o£ I5uTale-Ka.,anc( died SoOtt". 
 I869 v Qoed 77 ; \turd.a\- 5-~ 
 
 S.Oame&Heade. 
 Ih.mll Ma^lySI 
 
 tor* 3| Auj. iTB'p 
 
 2. Prudence. Reade. 
 born 5-/tyl- (776 
 
 tyfcy flkl. I77t. 
 
 nl" Harlow jjiviwj 
 4 Nov. I7oo] 
 
 ,3f - 
 
 -;-MaaTd. ( l^!BK Frederick PaTkeT^^Brmdlev 
 ck;>«awL A 2 , ^ 1 Street", Ourslena ; bora 28cJ«ly 
 c] 1832. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VI. 
 
 vjo issue 
 
 ewce. Reade ;bori* 2b Au j. 180a;-! 
 I25e|il-.l80a al"IWckaJ2e|;died 
 >.l84-t; burd. al~ TuKt.laH- 
 
 tYYilliavw. Co|elouyk,of-SGV2dytord .Staffs. ;Sovj at- 
 Ri'ckard ana Cahaerirae Colclou.?k;bora l-tMekJ7p+; 
 died lo niutte /S5"3; bu"d.a|-Timsl«H- 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE V. 
 
 — — I 
 
 S.EIbabeHk Reade; bor« £ Fek/8oS; 
 Irakf. 2-+ Feb. )806"al- Newckajjel ; 
 died tfbouh 1 876 ,«» warned j burd-fil" 
 Wolshmlova ckurck. 
 
 lebk-Whde. 
 fSurslews; 
 
 ODer.1881; 
 iLaJ-Burs- 
 Cemetery. 
 
 T 
 
 2-P rudeece Reade! 
 lfor«23( v |ek.)83'1- 
 Aied 30 Au j. 1873 
 burcLahWblsfcwIoB 
 ckurck. 
 
 sAarote I3rad bury uoywsoa. 
 opWaHuiads farkN/VolsW- 
 lov2;iiied llt)awyJ886,ai?ed 
 35"; ljiird,al"V«ol&)aiahi»z 
 ckurck. 
 
 3. Maw Reade! 
 llornaduL 18^--+- 
 TKard.cLly 1872 
 ahVtolslanroia 
 died 23Mav 1880 
 Urvl-al'Vyolstes- 
 low ckurck. 
 
 . karles.£d««uwd uoyvi&oia. : died 23 
 Dee- 1870,0 yed 6years^&naofllrks>; 
 mTd-al"WbUhml"btt ckurck- 
 
 i.ElijabeHa Reade. Uoy asott ;di'ed 
 20 Mas 1882 ,ayed 20; burd- al" 
 Wotslawfett ckurck. 
 
 sArBzur Hobe- 
 otluwaoreTer- 
 raee^YYolslaw- 
 Iote.;lror«l3r^ek 
 18+8. 
 
 1 
 
 4-_ Eli voir elk Reade 
 (jom l5Nayi85>)- 
 died a?so! about" 
 6years. 
 
 I I I 
 
 JokttCkaTle&H |2essEdirkS|-eele,dauT. »r. David Massey S.Arl-kurWilliawaHojje. 1- AwwieElrjabehk hobe-,boml8Nov«Tko*>aas Reeves, of PoThk. 14, 
 
 f l3uTsleH»;l)0Tn 26" of Ho«Jey,5)aMs.;lward.2l May lool bom 2S Dee. I87-1-- l876';-martL 6 Sebl'-lQOO ahS-'Paul's, Slake-oTa-Trent"; soe ofviokva. 
 
 Wj.1873. * at-ReJ-kesdaCka^el.Hanley- ' (Surslew- ' Reeves. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 ~] 
 
 t.cioWWade, «f Hay-iSsLacy,daur. o^ cJoW Ovy-en 1- Anwie-Luerel'ia Wade=S«Jaktt Hewry Fros!" 2-Mmy2ieWade>orn. > r- Felr. 1873 ;-W2aTd-!3NoYJSS 
 
 Ward Sf.^ursle>w ; tSkeKield;ljora3(Aue.J86+ l>oro !866";>ward.2oDec. of Howard olTreel; I892 al" f3a|*tTs|-~r^kemaele. , l^ursleiw. 
 
 ' " -»2«rd-lSe)j!"-(88Qal"CkT;sl" ^ahCkrlshCkurck i5urs\em\boral86G. 
 
 Ckurck 4 CobTidje,!3uralem Cobridye , \5uni e*n. 
 
 1 
 
 ">r tt 26May 1863 
 
 I 1 1 I 
 
 i cjobio. Hewry Frosl" 22.FredeTickVYillia>ttFroar J.Jose^k Frosl" 1. Florence. Frosl - 
 "bora 3o SejiF. 1890 hem 26 Au S - 18^2 IromJtf Sett 18^3 Urn lo Nov. 18^4- 
 
 mWiavn fcoaYk 
 at Howard 31!, 
 
 f3ursleiia. 
 bore I'+Fek. 
 
 I 1 " — ~z — 1 1 
 
 l.dosekk William f3ool~k S.cJokwTkovwas l3oork-,borBL3oOcl:J8^5;died 3- Oydwey J3ool"k 1. Miwiaie. f3ool"b. 
 We25Mayl8o3- iSl^ckJSoS^ard.ah r3uTWe>w Cewzelery. I)om2l^a«yj8o8 l>om!30uee looo. 
 
 ~" I 
 
 1 1 f 
 
 3 Edward Wade 4. Fred en ck Wade i.SaT«kEllewWade;died l$Ju\y 2 EweilyVYade. 
 bom |pcl«Ket8^8 U 3 Sejrf-.^ol I8Q2 >urd.a|- f3«rsle>« CcHaefery. bom IqNo- <««' 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 1 1 
 
 neWade. 3-Eij3ieWSd6 •+. Laura Wade. Sltyiwnfe Wade. 
 |ek. I880 I»m2) May 18^2 bomS<S^uwel8y3 born23f\lor. I894- 
 
 >R. 
 26 / 8 I o-+-. 
 
William Colclouj^J 
 ot .Sandy ford .Staffs, 
 sow of Rickard and 
 Cat*keriwe Celcloujlj. 
 bom l*Mck-l7^<T- 
 dieJ |OeWe)8o"3 
 burd. al'Tutt stall. 
 
 I 
 
 ElijabeHa Cblc|ou«k = Dawiel Eardley 
 
 Prudence .elde 
 and r3urslewi,b 
 •liscro^l". I3on 
 Newcha|iel;die 
 
 bom 28S<r|i|-.l828 
 TraaTd.o'cJune )8S"0 al" 
 Tun stall Far. Churcb 
 died litany. |88o 
 IrurJ. al'Tuwsl'all. 
 
 I 
 
 1. Edward Eardley: 
 of ThisHel/cTrv 
 i.Qwe , INewcasHe, 
 
 Irorw iy Mayl857 
 
 of-Timslall. 
 bom 52lVJcb.l8Q8 
 died l-t-ciul^ 1881 
 Irutd. al" "Tuaslall. 
 
 aMar^aret Colclou^kx^WilliawsiVYe 
 
 yaard.\0c\\y&S2 a r 
 CJoldenHill.Slaf-fS. 
 
 died 20 f\\S. I870 
 turd, al" CJreal" Ckarl" 
 Kenl". 
 
 II 
 of f3rov»hlo»-o 
 YoTks. I3om 
 1830, died IN 
 burd-ut" East' 
 
 r 
 
 i.VYilliavn ciavwes Harl~ 
 of SydneyN.S.w; 
 born 31 Auj. /86'4- 
 
 I 
 
 2. Edward Ryles H<?tI" 
 l»orw^Sejit-.l8S6 
 died ICSe)it-.l8y2a|r 
 Hae London Hoshilal 
 
 3. Ckarles Harl" 
 lMrRl75e(.l:j8S-8 
 died6c)uly)86"Q 
 IfUTd . al"Croydon 
 old ckurck- 
 
 ■4-. Francis Henry Horf 
 torn 28 Nov. I860 
 died Ocl:l872,lrurd.al" 
 Radcti^fe , Notts. 
 
 S. Ernest" Augustus Harl" 
 of Cbicajo.U-S.A. 
 bom2J"[V)86"T. 
 
 6. Waller 
 of-Yeo 
 5o>uei 
 tor* 58 
 
 i. Ernest" Rcade Harl" 
 torn. ?STe\>.\ao\ 
 
 1. Queenie Colelougk 
 born 22 Oct". )8^< 
 died O" May looo ; bi 
 ol" Dorckesl"erCem« 
 
 i. Frederick William Walter Allder :=LauTa .daiiT. of tioknTbovnas 
 
 . /T> . C-l- QI-. U .D__|.I C.._ 
 
 of Croyd on- 
 born 6 dune I860 
 
 Elon Sluarl'.otPecWbaiiK 
 
 •jSur- 
 
 -rey , VHard-IB Se)ih 1883 al" 
 Cnrial" ChuTcW t r3ri>clon Rd- 
 
 1 
 
 J.Herberl" Ernes!" AllderssQerlrude .daur.of Henry 
 
 ol Croydon. MuskeH" felts ot Hi 11- 
 
 l)or a 22 cWe 1866 -crest", Croyd on ; 'VKard. 
 
 17 ^any. l8C6"al~ Croydon 
 
 rarisk Ckurck. 
 
 3.Arl"kurFcrdiy 
 
 born 2o N 
 
 died 13 Dee. I 
 
 « I" Croyd on I 
 
 l.JLilliaw Starr" Allder 
 bom 7 ciliKs 188-^- 
 
 1 1 
 
 2. Mabel (Jessica Allder S.Pbyllis l^uriel Allder 
 bom 11 tiune |886 torn 6 Se|it". I807 
 
 1 
 
 2-Trzovwas EaTdleyssElija ,dauT. of cJokn Lees Sl"reef 
 
 i.Saiuuel Eardley 
 l)orn £ ciune I8&5? 
 
 Rmwy,dauT. of c)okn Oaiwes 
 of WolveTraavn}il"bw;bom 3 
 Oct". 1868 .ward. 7 duly J884- 
 al" Dudley, Staffs. 
 
 of Rurslevw. 
 born 2 Oct: 1863 
 
 I 
 
 1. Arnold Eardley 
 bom lo ciuvze |8o8 
 
 of Oldnat**J.awes.; borw \1 Oct". 
 1865; ward. 26 Dee. (8^3 al" Hey 
 CfeuTcn. ,>2T. Oldbavw. 
 
 Prudewce EardleY==Oli 
 bom 3 Akril 1851 ' 
 Yttard^fOcl". l87oal" 
 
 1 
 
 (. on«re« 
 Rei«ate. 
 
 al'ional Cb.. 
 
 1. Alice Eard ley 
 bom 51 Dee- )8c 
 
 9+ 
 
 2. Albert- Eardley 
 bom 13 A|jI- 18^4- 
 
 r 
 
 i.Ada Eqrdl 
 
 '! 
 
 bom 28 cVy '886 
 
 1 1 
 
 2. Alice Eordley ;bom 21 Auj. 188^-, 3. May Eardley 
 
 died I-1-Au«>-I8q2 ; burd. ahNewcas- bom 28Fek I893 
 
 r 
 
 1. Frijvzk Eardley A^Ved 
 bom S Oct 1881 
 
 1 
 
 2. Edward ArHzur Ajiled 
 bom ^ciavjy. 1883 
 died !7Fel>.l883;buTd. 
 at" Reicalc CewaeteTy. 
 
 3. Eardley A(iled 
 born l2«ia*jy. I88S 
 
 MQ-IO o.wa.] 
 
 *. Olirer Heaht Ahled 
 born |^> Au»J8oa 
 
PEDIGREE V. 
 
 ifVYilliawiReodc of-Tawstell 
 lois wife. ,daur. »t WjlliavuVYbl- 
 
 \u£. )8o« ; bajil". 12. 5e(il! I802 a! 
 i»- Jot— 1- ; irurd. ai"Ttnsa)*a" 
 
 'J 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE IV. 
 
 aTl 
 
 k 
 
 »y. 
 
 rks. 
 
 xLouiso vane .daur.ol tjawaeS Mil'cbell 
 | Poole .Dorset (3om ?6Se|*|-.l867 
 ward. 16 Nov. J8q8 ah All Sainls, 
 
 1 
 
 3. Ua»e Colclou9lz=[S 
 . bom. ISFet.lS+o 
 Ward. St&an y. /8 S8 
 al- S^ MaTjarehs, 
 VVesI'vraiBsler. 
 died 23lNovJ8^i- 
 Irurd-ol" Croydon 
 Ccn«cl"eTY- 
 
 Dorcb 
 
 esler. 
 
 l.Rosa Louise HarfeAlfred Edward Friend 
 
 born 5 Nov. 1866 or,[3errtforadsey l^oyidow. 
 
 TBard.27 Nov. |£oo 
 
 al" Croydoia. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 LHubeTl" Alfred WilliomipTtend i.C^adysElliworFriewd 
 bom 13 Se|»l: 18^1 bom 7 Oct 18^5 
 
 died?i0d"J8o6;buTd. 
 ah NuwbeadCeiiaslery 
 
 1 
 
 2. Clarice Colclouoti Frie-ed 
 born /5Auj.l8o8. 
 
 rtjoskua Allder 
 of Croydon. 
 ~ lyj 
 
 lllder lAliceMar^arehJLouiseAllder^lfred Parkes 2. Ada daw'e Allder S.EdiNiMa 
 
 /urd. 
 -ery. 
 
 born 2 Dec. J8S8 
 
 >HQTd.llc)uMci87o 
 
 al-S^I^aTr^Ck .Resale. 
 
 r 
 
 Weal" Norwood 
 
 boTQ 28 <W: 1863 
 died 92 IW 1863 
 buTd. a I' CVoyd oie 
 Cenwelery. 
 
 aryAUdcr 
 bom20«iuly 186+ 
 died M-Auj.)86+ 
 burd_al"(roydova. 
 Cottellerv. 
 
 <4--Ka|-|e Coldougk Allder 
 Itorvt 16 May i860 
 died 50 |V|cW. 1870 
 burd . at" Croydon Ce*i- 
 ~e!cry_ 
 
 ff. Heltie Fraweca Dora Allder 
 
 borw 27 1 
 
 borw 27 Deft 1875 
 
 1. Walter Parkbouse PaTkes 
 bore 2o Meb.1880 
 
 2. Morvwava Eric Rirkes 
 bom S duly 1887 
 
 1 ■ Gladys cJattel" Parke* 
 bom 8<iuly 1884- 
 
 roTMYrell Ahled 
 >od» IStow, 
 he .Surrey. 
 tvjay 1847. 
 
 I 
 
 2. MaTBaa EaTdley=t)o|iw (3ool"k Davi 
 bom 17 Dee J 852 otl^wslall. 
 
 >»ard.l2 Fek 187^ bom 27 duly 1855. 
 
 al"Tu»2shjW PaT- 
 -isk Ckurck. 
 
 1. e)oUn. Eardley Davis 
 bom 3 A(il-I88l 
 
 1 £1 ijabe \rk Eard ley Davis 
 bom 23 Nov. I87o 
 died l6A|>Uc^l; burd. 
 ol" r3«rsle*t« CVvweleTy. 
 
 S. Kal-e I3ooHx Davis 
 bom M- Oct 1886 
 
 3- Hilda RooHi. Davis 
 boTtt 21 cWiy. )8qi 
 
 ~1 
 
 idewee May AKled 
 m Jl c)any. 1885 
 [»l-5o Jj.1%9.] 
 
 2.VYiwifred Margaret Ajiled 
 bom ?o Se|jl: 1886 
 
 3. Marc-cry Coleloufli Ajiled 
 bom S8cLl^ J88o 
 
SEE PEDIGR 
 
 |sl>- JT" 1 C^ 
 
 Mary,«lauT-o.f -•- tSsY\io-wiaf>X\eade.^ luv 
 
 died ol'Tunsloll, wiBa- Dalekall, Rurslenw.ewg 
 
 oul" issut;buTd.\2 May IT78-, buTd. 3cWe /8S": 
 
 ISOB.a^cdaixahS'Ooktts. sfd-nhm churcb. 
 
 (3urs)ei*2. 
 
 r 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 | fl |Sj~ I 2K<* 
 
 l.EdwaTd ReadearEli3alrcH2 v dauT.of 2-VYfHiavw.HicUvwati.Reada 3_TboiMae. Reade Thomas R^y* 2 * 51 ?^- ElijaHickvaa-n. ReadeSSdavwesReecb. 2-1^1 
 » r* i L__ d- i i u i ■> ■ re..~ i -i • i ./«i i rsr »\»/'i i- u. L_ i~F\i >oi__ L-i_i- 
 
 otr3uTs)eiw,lrom 
 2+Ja«v 1813; 
 bafit: yFeb-1813 
 
 al"5-<JobY2S,[3<ffS- 
 levK;died in or 
 befoT C J868;buTd 
 al~5MokttS.!3urs- 
 
 [ 
 
 Riebard Hugbes ot »t I3urslevw .clock-wakcr, 
 CJTeenoek , IN.rs. ; and later of loytdovj ; 
 
 bom akouh 1822 [iward. 
 
 but" bad -no issue.] 
 
 bom23 A},U8H- 
 al" QTeewock;>waTd. 
 al" S 1 - oobws,l3urs- 
 le»w;diedIty;W8o4- 
 burd.al-f3uckwall, 
 
 otCobTidje,[3urs- of Wolslavthm 
 
 lews, labourer; bafil:i5Sej?l:/8oo 
 
 borw.7 Feb. J83o; al" INorlow -in-ree 
 
 died li Feb- /8S3 Pfoo T3 .Styfs.; 
 
 im-ywaTTied [Ad- buTd_570ctl853 
 
 ■*ttow ©rawled 13 al" 5- War^areis. 
 
 Felr.l868al"licb. YYblslawlow. 
 frc\d] 
 
 r 
 
 r 
 
 Tbovnas Reade. Payne. CjVecory Payne. 
 
 T 
 
 bona loFeb.1810; IxjJjI: 
 10 Feb. 1810 al'S-jobus, 
 f3ctTsle*a v ywaTd.fl^"] 
 2SSejjl: JSJ^J-S^cJokKs, 
 f3uTsle»w;died 24- Auf. 
 1886 ; burd . al" S'-"0oI?b's, 
 I3ursle>w. 
 
 I 
 
 Prudewce Reade- !*/< 
 
 l-CJosehb HuTwbkreyS 
 
 bom ?0 CJawy. al" 
 
 Adelaide Sl"-,l3urslew. 
 |2o - "ib deseeHl"^from 
 £olward Hi] 
 
 S.dohviWi 
 boTK II tNo 
 5-. Rural 
 
 T 
 
 died I7c3uwel88+,aj>ed diedl3<Wy.l88+ died 7 Dee. I8Q I, 
 
 Fayvac, of 15 SS 
 
 SH. 
 
 aoed -4-8. 
 
 aoe< 
 
 J ir: 
 
 Rober 
 
 YVtlliawzsoe. Square, 
 
 r3uT»lev«; born )& Noy. 
 
 184-1 al" tyoTTis Square, 
 
 \Yolsl"awl"o«;died about" 
 
 Ioo3. 
 
 7~rn 
 
 rbree ekile 
 
 Vfko died 
 
 7 
 
 I 
 
 CJeoroe Rw 
 rSuTste-vw J 
 J row* Ed-eta 
 
 LWillia-v* Reade-SS 
 of l"Wley,Sla||s. 
 born 14- Nov. /833 
 Qhr5uTslevw;died 
 2l v Jch.;8;5 - - | buTdL 
 •I* Hi (/ 
 
 hery. 
 
 leyCe! 
 
 MaTy, daur. of td- 
 viraTd loom's «t 
 Hanley; bore 24" 
 [Nov. |83Q;H2aTd. I 
 A« ? J858 ah Nor- 
 wood , Haizley- 
 
 /I 
 
 . FdwaTd Reade: 
 ot Souhbavwhlow 
 boT«.3oDecj847 
 al" rSiTitaiKpbaw; 
 died al'Sourk- 
 aynhXbn. 
 
 i — r 
 
 i.da>wes Reade. 1. I^oty Hiek-waauReadesacJokn FSuckan.'VY'k.eeldoi 
 bom 25 0cI:J84q bom 2^> Au ? .l835 al" boml2 ciuwe )832;died 0< 
 
 Ijotk ?5Cc r.J840 (jom2^A\u<j 
 
 al" DiTW2i«obcnn rSuTslew^waaTd 1 . Dee. I&76. 
 
 died ^edS'jiflY 184-6 al" Nor|-kyrood , 
 
 HanleY- Ha-nley. 
 
 I 
 
 NYflliav^Wkeeldovi >6 MI Hijk SI;,l3uck«oll. 
 St"aH5s.,-vwaTTied;[ 2o - in deaeewF^froxa 
 EdwaTd Itt] 
 
 
 n 
 
 IVo oFker ekildrew. 
 wko QTe -nwaTried. 
 
 r 
 
 rm 
 
 xfour ckildretx wko suryived hbeir ial'ber. 
 
 T 
 
 l-CjeoTjeVYeav-eTspE-vwvwa.ofaur-o^ 2.TrJovwasVYearerssr5elsy,daur. .^ 3.Edvrard WectrerssEli^abelia, 
 
 of. !3radlord SI:, 
 fSulwell , Notts. ; 
 
 bom al" Morhkvcood, 
 
 Howie 
 
 A Radford .Nolts.; - ' o^lSulvrell .Nofrs.; 
 
 boTrwl2Au5J865 boTw.|lSe)jt)8^ born 10 Au ? . 1868- 
 
 "»2aTd.loDee.|885 
 
 1 Qforje Hevzry Weaver [SI ^ in 1. IVjivzwia Vy^raYer 
 
 deseevil" ^tovw. Ealward TTT I 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 lyjofrbewW. 
 r3ulwell> 
 wsaTd- 6 F< 
 atrSul^ell 
 
 d.Frawk VVeaver 2. HaTTy Weaver 3.Cfeoroe£dward Weaver; bom l8A|2l: ■+. AlbcTl" Edward WeaveT 
 boT«2clulY'8^5- bom 1^ Moy. 18^6 ;8Q^,lJUTd-al- r3Mlwell;dietf( I tV|chJooi. born 7 |V|cr.IOo2. 
 
 1 1 1 
 
L 
 
 PEDIGREE VI. 
 
 laler of 
 
 zIlMek 
 
 h.atWol- 
 
 «jwd 
 
 Mary Webb- ,dauT. of CfTeeoTy Hiek-waa*». ot I3uTslevw2 ,SUT«eoi2, awd 
 grawd-daur. at Edward HickTwaw-.tJ-F?, ofTbe CasHe. v Oldswi«- 
 |ord, Worcestershire; -mard-fl^lo Auj. I8chj al" 5' : ciohw\l3urs- 
 leiw; she ■vward^seeojdly, UolmE>Kery otf3uTsle>va. , and 
 died SaOet. J8£o,aoed 77; (rurd.at S-cJohws , fiSursleiM. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VII. 
 
 eSooWDowe 3-MaTyReadeSRJolivzcJowes ^.SaTak RcadcasTkovvaasI^alkiia. 
 
 •f Macclesfield, ,fE 
 
 Cheshire. Sl"< 
 
 |tf 
 
 I 
 
 5 n i* 
 
 : W 
 
 iwlovz 
 
 1^ 
 
 Mary Webb MalkiwS 
 
 DTierlev 
 
 H.ll. 
 
 C^Mise Cal~keriKeTuylorM/<lki»5S Morge 
 
 Cbarlet E-mb-uryfflrJ. Prwdewce. Reade-SSWobu I^farhvz 
 
 «f Mayers Battk, 
 13ursle>»i;ljorB. 
 )8AujJ83l;died 
 ?l Aug.) 8^ 8 ; 
 burd . ah I3urs- 
 lewa Ceiwelery. 
 
 ofNoTHi Roa d , Itotw 7 Feb. l83o[twiw.' 
 
 l3urslei*a ; burd- wiHi TkowaasjVKard. 
 
 al'S-cJohws.Durs- bohk llvwcs ar Co 
 levn [>?o issue] 
 
 bridoe^f3uTslcH2. 
 
 nrahhreys 
 Adelaide 
 
 Id 
 
 Hi 
 
 exzitKO nicmhWreys 
 bom ISOcl: — al" Ad- 
 elaide St , l3ursleY». 
 
 2- Elrjabetk Hurahbreys 
 borw22May- — at' Adel- 
 aide St^Rurslev^dicd 
 2 cWy. I OOI ; buTd . al" 
 l3uTsle*vz CewecleTy. 
 
 I 
 
 i.Prudevzcc PfaThnssBYYilliavn Huw!.|zhrey.s 
 
 Iww I cWel87o;VHd 
 6Auj.)8^ fl |-(X- 
 brid**, RuTsletw. 
 
 if I3mtsIcv«; bom 31 
 duly 1 8 £6. 
 
 51 CWeb. SI; 
 a descent 
 
 I I I I 
 
 Jour oHzer ckildren 
 liviwo in AweTica. 
 
 1 1 
 
 ntv ReadcsQeoroe. Wearer 3.MaTHza Reade.:=YYilliaY>2. Ferry 
 ire 20 Au|. .t!3TadloTd St, bom /6" Dee. of Pod «,f Tact, 
 
 f3u|yvell .Molts.; 18*2 at Kk wis- J 
 
 boT«oSe)il:/837; ^foTdjWZflTd. at 
 
 died \ Wflv 180 S; WclUfU Ch. , 
 
 38 ah I5uts- 
 vw.;»saTd. at 
 tttbwood.Hais 
 ^;died t IVoy. 
 oo.buTd. at 
 Miwell.Notts. 
 
 ly)8^t 
 buTd.atOulvrell. 
 
 l y' 
 
 Hawley^buTd-al" 
 
 rem 
 
 ■+. Elira ReadtasTkoxaas Qtcjotv 3- Prudence. ReadeSsQeor^e. Hall 
 
 bor«2l Nay 
 I8<t5a|-f3im- 
 iv2okawe;iwQrd. 
 at NoThhwood, 
 Hawley. 
 
 nrn 
 
 of lOryaia St v rlaio- 
 ley. 
 
 bore 2o INOYJ85"! 
 at Y\avi.\e\i\vaaTd. 
 at Haviley^bwd.at 
 Hcmley* 
 
 lew ckildrew all yaanied and wiTla. issue. 
 
 — m 
 
 iktee children, all TwaTried awd YttHi issue 
 
 ekildTera- 
 
 l.f lija Av2V2.\VeaveT 
 l)orwl7c)awy. 1857 ; 
 dfcl^OcK '85-8; 
 lwd-at Radford 
 Cfe-vwetery , StaJf^S- 
 
 — r — 
 
 2. r^Ji-ttwie lenh'a Wearer 
 di<rd 2oNovj887 v ajed 
 So^uyt.yaaTt\ed\ buTd. 
 at f3asf old CevweteTy, 
 Staffs, 
 
 Ty Eli^affel 
 
 3. MQTy ElijalreH* WeoYcrssWilliaTu r3ex-lo>a 
 Ijotw 8cJnly|87'f-;waard. 
 II duly 18^- 
 
 "jeWiiria-vw. l3eiclovi 
 ?^l^ck 18^8; died 
 
 y looo ^buTd.al" Bill- 
 , ifolts. 
 
 r 
 
 2. Cl7uTlesDev2isl3ex-|o 
 
 bora ?6c)ulyiooa. 
 
 Me. 
 i 7 Oet iSoi 
 
 »t5TadfoTd Street 
 Bulwe II .Notts. 
 
 i.Luey l^aude. f3e>clova. 
 bom 7 Oet l8o^ 
 
 2-Eal-ljer Flijabehk Bexrlovi 
 oot« 12 Feb. looo 
 
SEE PEDIGREE XXVIII. 
 
 CfTCjorvHickwavz.^R 
 
 3ur S eo«-boT«3lNov-l7^; 
 Dec. 1766 a\- 0\dsy«^ord 
 l~eTshire;died !5cJuwe|8 
 a)" 5- cJobws , r3uTslew?. 
 
 LYYilliaWYebbH.clowaw 
 ljDfitl3|\|3l-l^a|-S' : JobKS, 
 FSnTslcT*!-, buTd.Sciany. 
 I800 a)" S- Job>2» ( l3liTs- 
 
 I I \<t I 2"-'' 
 
 2.VYilliav»2Wel>ljHick>»2aK 3.Ciregory Hickwaw Tko>>2asReade:=l.MaryWekbHiekvHa*i:=^obraE*wcTy 
 
 "*'"' ' ' *"'" '" ward. 1 1 *] |o Aug.lSOQ at" otGwcfiuTs- 
 
 S'*t)obws , Rursi evw; lex* [dead 13 
 d fed So 0el: Imaged 7; ; Feb. l8£S];(nint 
 Inrrd.al" 5-Vjokw's ,T3urs- al" S 1 -' dobns. 
 
 T 
 
 at SlburbTid£e,3uT?eow; buTd-28 May 1808, ofllmslall.awd 
 bore SDee. l8oo;(wlit?6 a 9*d 6yeaTS,al" S^ laler ofDaleba 
 Au»J803 al" S- cjorms, 
 f3uTs|ei*2; died 17 Ow»e 
 1833; burd.al"0lds*iv5foT<i 
 
 floed eye 
 
 Uobws. r3uTslei«. 
 
 OW. 
 
 RuTaleiw.ewgraY- 
 erjbom H f^eli- 
 1778; burd.3cWe 
 IStfa.ajedM; al* 
 \Vblsla>ifb>a. *, 
 
 SEE PED1GRER VI. 
 
 OuTsle 
 
 2-Elijatrel-kHict 
 
 laard.SS Felr.fi 
 O-cJokws.fSic 
 died i*z 184-t. , 
 •+-o,)juTd.;al" 
 f3raddavi , lsl< 
 Maw. 
 
 1.T.I 
 
 [I 
 
 teowaaa Reade. 
 rviY?-9 in. I&+3J 
 
 2.Wi!)ia>ttHick-y»a>z ReadeS5sSarab v danT_of / CJ'eorge. Plawl 
 
 of f3uTslew2 ( |j0Tw. 16 Oct 
 loS^diedSSSej.!". 1S6^>; 
 buTd.ahNewebahel cburcb 
 
 of [3ursleH2;(jOTn- 5fy\. )83o; 
 •waaTd. 25"Juwc J86I al" Wes- 
 Uycm cba|iel,f3urslews;died 
 
 f3uTsle>w. 
 
 1. hnnatyarii 
 died 2 Feb. J 
 ed 5>r-,wiH: 
 Sue ; brnrd.a 
 letK Cewiet 
 
 1. Qeorje. YVbieldon ReadeS=Mary dawe^daur. o^ElisbaLear 
 of Ckell ( vaearTuv2slallil)OTV2 ot Feoa Heys^eaTTLraslall^boTM. 
 ft" Sejzl". )8ff5"[l^ in des- (0 QdT. 1858 .waTd. 25Dec. 1803 
 cewl" .from EdwaTd Hj al" CWtisI" CburcW[Timalall. 
 
 1 
 
 i. EU$a Hick>wavi ReadtsrsAI^Ted 
 |jom?5A|iU863;VKaTd. 
 l6AH9.i885al-S-R.Mra, 
 
 r 
 
 0/ f i*i«» 
 
 185-q. 
 
 1. MaToarch Avivjic. AsHes 
 bore SAj>Ll888. 
 
 1 
 
 2. £|-feel Ash 
 bom 52 Oct". -I 
 
 ? 
 
 I 1 1 
 
 1. I komeas Hiekw2aiaC('ev2deTsssPev2elof2e l dauT. ot S.CfeoT^eVV^eldowCjevzdeTssssMaTy ElrjabeHz ,daur. 3-Saym<elOokvzCfewders3aA|ic< 
 
 oj-Walkley^ke/fieJd ; born 
 25<July 1851 al-tyadeley. 
 
 Qeorve. ^falhas^boTK 
 |3MayJ&4-7al" Bid- 
 da!^ i-vward.^tAuj. 
 187* al" IVJadeley. 
 
 of Sheffield ; bom H tycb. 
 1856. 
 
 otWilliai»2. Harrison of Hi^blawe. y Yiear Nevr- 
 of Sheffield ;bom4/W casHe-umder-lyvrce. ; 
 )858;iwaTd. 28 Dec. borw3l Dec. 1858. 
 
 I889 ahCbrisl-CkuTcb. 
 Pilsnaoor, Sheffield. 
 
 i.. Percy Cj evaders 
 bo7a22Se(ih I800 
 
 1 
 
 1. Doris Mary Qewdtrs 
 boT« 13 c^utje )8Q5;died 
 3 Nov. I805\l>urd. al" 
 !3uTV20Teave. Ceiwe- 
 leTy, Sbef^ield. 
 
 l.Qeoroe Hicki*aa-« Qevxders 
 bom 26 Au j- 1880 
 
 Cfeor 
 ivz« < 
 I3an 
 Feb.! 
 31 D« 
 Wol* 
 
 2- Tkovnas Hick-naav2C}e>5 
 borw |o May 18&-+- 
 
 1. C}eoT<?i2 Hicki*2aia(^e>2d(:Ts 
 bom 6Se|*U877; died 23 
 5ebl: 187^, burd-al" Wards - 
 ewd CeiwelfTY. Skc^ield. 
 
 i 
 
 2.~Tl20T«as Arl'bur Qenders 
 bom 7 Feb. 1883; died 26" 
 Oct / )8a+;buTd.a|-Cj'ewer- 
 a\ Cevwel-eTv, Sbeff ield- 
 
 T 
 
 3. FraKjciaVTbieldov^QevideTs 
 born Qc)awyJ885[2o- in 
 descenl"^To*i.EdwaTd IE J 
 
 .Pevielojic Cj"evjdeT» 
 born 23 ctavty, l87o- v 
 died 21 <Wy. 1880; 
 Urd.al'CJ'eweralCevw- 
 eleTy , Sbejf ield. 
 
PEDIGREE VII. 
 
 spSarak ,daur. of 
 
 Welrlr 
 
 lrurd.loAuj.l807, 
 aoedM> al- S'- 
 
 Jokw S , f3uTslfHJ. 
 
 sQ eoTjeWhieldow Reade 
 ot |3ursUm , bottlers 
 «ilder;So>* ot- CJeorjt 
 Reade ©t 13uTsle>«2; 
 died 13 FeV 1877, aced 
 TjijbuTd.al-S^Pauli. 
 fSuTslewj. 
 
 T 
 
 RobeTVl^alkinOTowesrS-Avjiaa Mona HickwoKSsCkarles f3rowe -+. l^arrka l^ona Hickvwaw. 
 
 1 
 
 ot I3htsI 
 
 e>w. 
 
 , SEE PEDIGREE IV. 
 
 <Jol2w's,F3urs[e**2 ; 
 •ward. [l '-'J I8c)u>je 
 1822 «|-S-<Johtts.Durs 
 
 low. 
 
 [IrroMjer otRob- 
 cr|-|yalki«(5rowe] 
 
 (jorial8A)7l-l80?;ba(ilMo 
 Feb. I8Q& al" 'S'-Ookwl 
 [Sural em ;died 6 Dee. 
 W^S'.umMarried, al~ 
 Hagley Cottage .Shjur- 
 OTidje. 
 
 y Hickvwan I^towc 
 
 QregoT 
 o^ r3uTsle'i*a, bott"i 
 
 ers y\i e.yiaav2. 
 
 sSsWilliamWood 
 
 o| I3urslew t cli«i 
 
 iW 1867 v a? ed 
 
 ^■^uTd.al-S^ 
 
 Ookns.Rurs- 
 
 msora AsHea 
 ET;boTH27aatty 
 
 ~| 
 
 2. Ellen Hicki*javi ReadeasCJeorjeQewders 
 
 bom Dec. 1831; Tward. 
 tycfe.l8^Qah|V|fadeley. 
 
 »j / tdoaeJiUWilliaua Cj"e>jdeTsrsA>2*2ie Jaur. of 
 o^Wriwe. Hill/nr. Ci-erre; uoaehb f3Tass- 
 bom 27 f^cVi. /873. iv29h>» ofWriwe 
 
 HiTIwt. C*t 
 
 •J- Model ey ,-wcot 
 INewcasHe -uwder- 
 Lv»ne 1 SlaAfs. ; 
 borw.l2M.ck I82£. 
 
 •k 
 13 
 
 ird. 
 ,1" 
 
 . Tevire: 
 
 Ijot»2IoAu|J868 
 iraarcL II cluly 
 I8^a|- Model ey. 
 
 1. Mary cJawe Cjewdersss^Yilliavta Charles Sa(js|orol 
 Uotw la F^lr.)867iWard. oC- Pilsteoo^Slie^field ; 
 5 &rf8ao aKWalk- bom 18 AhL 1866- 
 jhe||i<:ld. 
 
 2 la I 
 
 l8 2 c 
 
 lev.V2T. ol 
 
 3.VYilltam HewTvCjeiadeTa 
 bom 50 Feb- }&QO 
 
 1. El-kid MayCjewdeTs 
 bom II May 1886 
 
 fdvaey Charles SajasfoTd 
 ■vi 2^Scbi:|8o3,died iv» 
 '•aiaey;buTd_ al" I3urw- 
 aye Cevwelerv .Owet- 
 
 ld. ' 
 
 — 3 
 
 boTB?<£A|jl- /807; 
 died In. 'infancy; 
 burs' . al - r3uTw- 
 CTeare Cevw fi- 
 nery, Sheffield. 
 
 2. Oelma Qevaderass Frank !3lockley 
 !joy»23 h\>\. 1876 of Pilsvwoor^Sbef- 
 -WMrd-SsDef. )oQ7 ^ieldiboToJ Nov. 
 al' Madeley. I87ff. 
 
 — T - 
 
 d.CfTace oahsJoTd 
 boTtt2-^c)uly/8o5; 
 diedt \m ivztawcy; 
 
 buTd.ql" RuTtt- 
 
 ?reavc Cele- 
 ry , Sbe^field. 
 
 2. Elleva Moy Sab S |ord 
 boTH 20 ciuwe l8QQ\died 
 m iwtawcy; buTd. «r 
 l3uTB<?Teare Cewe- 
 
 I 
 
 h 
 
 Wy^ Sbe^ield. 
 
SEE PEDIGREE I. J^^i^^n"^ou^J3addi\e y ^c a \ 
 
 ) babt. la Feb. 1705/6 aYYiorYovz^urd. 28 Aug. 17^2 ,a^ 
 
 l.Tbo>*2as Reade 
 ba|zl:8/Wl/36s|- 
 fltadd'i |ey;lM4Tci.7Nay 
 1736 al-feodd.ley. 
 
 T 
 
 5. CjeoT9c Reade, 3.~T~koivza& Reade of T 1 
 baJiKloFeb-too^to House v f3addiley ; babl: 13 
 al- i3add.ley{Wd. cjuwe ITf-Fal" r3csddiley;died 
 
 Raddiley. ' al" Baddiley [W.ll dafed II 
 
 C^aviy. 1801 ( Stored 27<J«V2e 
 1601 a |-Chekler.j 7 
 
 ere=*M 
 
 Q13 
 
 QTy.dauT.ot Roberl" Praveo. o^- Driradlty, Aciow-.yi 
 2d oC tyaTrba kis wife; ward. 3 Feb. I/&8 afQcl'oy. 
 Warwick-, died3"rWJo'02 v aj>ed«5'3 ;buTd.ol" Paddiley. 
 
 r 
 
 a.r\ec 
 [liviw^ 28 Ma'y l/os] 
 
 eo-veava, 4-.CJoWneade s of f3addile< 
 bvz , kzear babJl o Nov. IT+^al'Brta'dtle 
 
 I 1 1 
 
 i.TbovKasReade;babr.20 2.<Jokw. Reade; ba(zl: 23 Z.QeoTve. Reade-;bab|-. 1-Flijal 
 cJaviyJ/83 «l' f3addiley. Au5-i/84 al' I3addiley. 25*fl(»l.|^l al"Baddiley. 2oAu< 
 
 r 
 
 UTkovwas 13 
 2oFeb.l/5Qa 
 
 I 
 
 sole; babl: 2_YYlllia>ur3oole; bafil: 27 May S.N/VTIIi'av^ f3oole ; tajil: 
 al" Aclow. 1/60 ahAcloiaf Uied youw j j 28cUy|7S8 ah Acl"ov2. 
 
 »k 
 
 l-CjVorfeReflde l oti3HH2erlov2. 1 srMaTy ( dauT. of EdwaTd Dod« 
 
 of ^Tividlcy^nclofczpEE bewvv] 
 by £|ija berk v daur.ot uokw. 
 Darliv2<?low. oPAch>K2;l)aht". 
 26 Ajjl. 17/2 a)- Acl"ow;>HaTd. 
 5" N»y_I7q2 al" Wren bury ■-, 
 died 58 tyekl8ff2, a<?ed 
 7o; bxird .al" Aclow. 
 
 \Vy buwbuTy v yeovwaw; babl 
 
 l6 ( l^el».l7^<i|-t3addileY;d.ed 
 
 4~cWe l8i a aged 5o; burd- 
 al" Acl"ote v >2r.Na«hv!ck.[Wilt 
 daled 28r*/eW-l8lo advuzow. 
 QTavA'cd 2oDec.l8laal"Ckesler] 
 
 I 
 
 S.TkotwasRtfade, of TilsWe.: 
 Vearyzai , /Whorley veovwavr, 
 fen htlo-Sebl- 177*0 Ar I3addi- 
 ley^diedsMaylS^ajed 
 43; buTd.aK3u»lruTY-tWill 
 ddlfd 17 A(iL!8l3 , hrovtd 26 
 0e|-JSl3 al" CWester.] 
 
 ^aTabjdauT.oCTkowzus ouftovz 
 of ShuTslov^, RunbuTy^awd ot 
 Cahkeriwe kis wif e;"Mzard. 12 
 Aao. I/Q2 al" I3utelmTy; died 
 6IW 1844 v ajed 74'; Irurd. 
 aFBuwbuTyJ'VYilldaied 24- 
 Sebl- 1842, Wed 5 Akl. )84o" 
 al- ttrtter.]' 
 
 3.dok 
 
 Ach)V2 
 
 eade.of- f3ri*2dley: 
 tariwer;ba(il"- I -- * 
 
 Raddile^died 21 
 
 ley 
 )8l3,a« ? ed4 J l 
 
 z 
 
 Irurd.at" f3ai 
 
 I 
 
 diW-TWill daled2|V|ek.|8l3, 
 bored 20 Dec. 1813 al'Ckesfe^ 
 
 /\ 
 
 lEliyibeHi Reade ;burd_ 2.Mary Reade-,bu|il:6'Seht:l7o5"al" ' N 
 
 2«3 U ly|7^3a|-/\cloK. Acl-Ote; burd. \y DeeJfis/MTou. SEE PEDIGREE IX 
 
 — I : [ 
 
 S-CJokuReade^tSbwrslo^sssEli^flbehk^aur-ofuokK-Sawd- 3-Cfeorce-Reade. 
 
 ."Awn ,d( 
 
 KT. Maw 
 l&'Feb.l 
 bury;'!* 
 I7q^- al - 
 died 2c 
 djed o\ 
 T«ereY 
 Irurd.al" 
 [Will dc 
 1824^ 
 1856- al- 
 
 i-Tkoiwaa Reade ( «^- Huwlslerslovt VVybuwburysAviwe^daur. at 
 
 lanwer;ba(^l:S"Au5.l7o/^a^^3addi^,died 23 l ° '' * 
 
 AJd.l822.ajed 27; lwrd.d-f3addiley.[Will doled 
 23 A(ii. |85« s Jzrored 28 Ocl". 1822 al" Cbesler.] 
 
 T 
 
 VJowes ot Peckf orlo^, 
 Ckeskire-.-wzard-ll Dec. 
 1816 al" nStmbury. 
 
 !3uwbury^aTivzer; bor>z 
 Mct c House ; buhl- 4-di 
 i797al _ Oaddiley; die-d 
 
 a! 
 
 l.Edvvard Reade[liv- 2-Hev2Ty Readefkoshlzuviaou 
 i'«j23ciuly 1814.] <■■■'■•■ ---> i i«>- 
 
 U" ]876"ajed 78 ; burd. 
 .I-Tar)/ ' ' ' 
 
 cbild ,' livittj 23 duly |82>h[ 
 
 0T,e Y- /\ 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE X 
 
 bacb ,of HayCrof l6 v oh.uTslow; died abou)~/8S0 
 I3uva.b«ry ;i*2«Td.23t)uwe 181/ b-utd.ah Ael ova. 
 al~l3uw.buTy; died alroul" 18/5; 
 ayed JS~-^ Ifard.aF TarboTley. 
 
 4-. Robei 
 Irrook 
 18 day 
 died i'k 
 
 I 
 
 RoberF Reade^fColebroolTlarhoTley. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 iTkovwasReade;ba(j|:6AMj'.l80^a|-Daddiley. ijWe.Reade;bajil"-l40«wy|806a|-r5addiley 2-! y laTyReade;ba|d:4Au9.IS06 .»!" Baddiley. S.l^aria Reade; bakl: 
 
 2olV|ck.|8ooa|-baddiley. 
 
 4-.E 
 
 r 
 
 1 
 
 l.(Jok«. Dodd S.fdvrard Dodd .of Faddiley,=[? Awvi.daMr. oj 
 
 bdpl' isdulv 
 1762 uhAcloR. 
 
 fw.of Aeh)>2;ba|zl:3oCtetl^+ 
 uh Aclow, died l/+0cl:i84l, 
 
 7-5" x burd.ah Acl"c'n. 
 
 Cfeor^e Dodd;died 7 
 Abl.|86o,ayed o2 ; 
 burd. al" Aclow. 
 
 TYUOfl 
 
 died 3 Seh.l-I825\ aF 
 Fuddiley , jyed62;!>uTd. 
 al" A clou. 
 
 MaTy Dodd;di'ed locluwe 
 1871 .uwwzarTied , aced 76 • 
 Durd.ah Acl"o>2- 
 
 3. Sawuel Dodd , of: 
 I3TiKdley Hal^Ac- 
 lb»;baKl"-25"Fel). 
 l766al"Ac|-0K;died 
 llOcl"-l83l,qyed6S; 
 buTd.aFAelovi. 
 
 , I — 
 
 l.aokv- Dodd 
 kabh 13 Abr.l 
 |7o/i- a |- I3ad- 
 
 diley. 
 
 — i 1 r~ 
 
 2-£dward Dodd 3.TbovKias Dodd •+. Dodd 
 
 lttb.l;3 May 17^6 Iwjih^cW 1801 baliht) 
 
 rMary^ldesl-dauT.of^ 
 Tkoviaas Reode ot 
 r^Jere H ouse ( (5ad di- 
 ley ;l>a(il;l/FeJj. 177-4- 
 al" t3addiley ; -viaard. 
 I0 0cl:|7^3a|-I3addi 
 ley;diedy5Aujj8^4 
 
 > see: above: 
 
 Qoedji 
 
 ^o^urd.ahAclbp. 
 
 •I-A 
 
 clow. 
 
 fll-A 
 
 crow. 
 
 al" A 
 
 awy)80+ 
 
 Cf0V2. 
 
 3"6|eorce. Dodd 
 of Aclow ; boTvz 
 3fNoY.I8o6;ba(il: 
 27dawy. 1811 al" 
 Ach>»;died 26 
 DcclSyi.aoedo^; 
 ourd. al'rtclovj. 
 
 T 
 
 4. Raljzk. Dodd 
 lw(ii: I7c)uly 
 |76oal" Aclow. 
 
 CT. Riubard 
 har.otAc 
 
 l;orB22 5ebr-/8l3 ; 
 ta|it:8Fe.b-l8]5"a|- 
 Aclow;died4 Au«. 
 
 1877. ajcd 63- buxd. 
 a|-neh>V2- 
 
 di'ed 27 ciavay. 
 »UTd.arncroi2 
 
 al" Aclow 
 a«ed So 
 
 <o. HewTy Hu^k Dodd= dour- ot Jr. 
 
 at fStiwdley^Acrbva; ' 
 
 EdwaTd Dc 
 Ira^.SlDecJ. 
 al" Acl"ov2; di 
 I8 0chl8l7a5 
 23>«a>2|-|2s l b" 
 a^ A chow. 
 
PEDIGREE VIII. 
 
 Y[ fckwf-^O^sssHawwakdauT. of 
 
 Oaddiley. I I)utJ.I-+ 0d:\7QQ,ajed QO.aC f3addi|ey 
 
 1 [ [ 
 
 a.daur. of dlWflliavw Reade. 1- Mary Readc->afi|-_22 2. Mary R 
 
 iVtflliaw* Recdc l-MaryRead c; bafih.22 2.IMarYReadc l ^( 1 |;|lOctl7d7asVYil!.a*»r3oole, 0/ f- 
 
 kaJjIrioSejztlHo d«L l73^ahWre>zbuTy; ah [3addiley- v K2aT;J. 8 A^l. Sou^VYreyibury 
 
 at BaMilev/ l)«rd. 13 Feb. 1736/7 ah' |7S3 «|- Baidiley; [I iviKy ycoiwowjVYfll dahed 
 
 !3addiUy 28Mav|7q8J ' Au '■'— L — - J "° 
 
 1 
 
 e;l)a(i|-. 2.Ha(2teak Reads.; bajjh. 3 3. I^QThka RMde v ba(2h4- Au9-l78o 
 jddiley. cWel^86ah I3addiley. f3addiley ( buTd.2^l^!>j7aoar Badd'. 
 
 hf 
 
 iabf3oohe;ba|ih- II 
 762 oh Ael'ovz. 
 
 2. Mary [3oole;to(»t: /A" 
 MayWhah Acl-owi 
 
 3. Attvae fSoole^obl" 13 
 Oct |76'£ al" Achm.. 
 
 3.v5arala. ReadtSSUokta-YYalle 
 
 A| 2 i_|7oo l br<>v'ed28 
 Mayp8al L Cb«ler.] 
 
 ahfjaddiley; 
 YaarJ.\J0J-\762 
 al" iSaddiUy. 
 
 [3imbu 
 
 ? Y 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 Richard YValle 
 
 ba|ih. 8cWy 1763 
 aT Baddilev 
 
 Y 
 
 erl 
 
 "SOB, 
 
 K- 
 
 «y. 
 
 Y ; 
 1 
 
 ulv 
 
 1 | j 
 
 '■hRoberhReades=A>2)!i.,dauT. o£ l.Mary Reade-sss Sawauel Dodd, otfSriwd- 2. AvzwcReadeSsdawtes Kelly 
 
 Jj-arv 
 foFe 
 
 i lev 
 rvwer; Ua|ih_ 
 
 wuev, 
 r; bap. 
 
 ,t t3add 
 
 eb.|778 aV 
 I3addiley[liviv2? 
 20 Dec. 181;?] 
 
 ( ot.Cole- = 
 
 |-ty»l: 
 
 Aehovz; 
 id 63. 
 
 eade.. Mary Reade. 
 
 bafeh.l7fek|7>r 
 
 vwstJ. io Ocl: 
 
 to3ahJ3e»ddi- 
 
 Iey;diedl6"Auj>. 
 I8'r4;a^ed70; 
 ljurd. al" AcW 
 
 SEE BELOW 
 
 ley Hall , Achovt; 3ow odEd- baktoAUmS otQresCord.o 
 
 wird Dodd .{ Crindrey '- W ' ' ' '' " - ' ' 
 
 by Elijabel'k ki's witejiaur. 
 ot-cJokte.DaTlira;!ov2 isf-Ac- 
 liw';lfa)il:25 Felr-I7t'b al' 
 Aclo*:di e d H0ehl83l, 
 
 ajed t>5;burj.ai" Acloti. 
 
 at" Ditddiley ; 
 
 ward. 12 l*|eb. 
 
 1804-ahAehoM. 
 
 DeKbick.aw.d 
 laler otSkur- 
 sl»yv,f3unlrary. 
 
 3. \~\avzvza.h. Reade: 
 U|ihJ50chj78Oah 
 f3addiley; "KzaTd. 
 l8A"5<JS03a|-|3iMi- 
 dileyjdied 6McL 
 I837^ed5fe,^"rd. 
 
 ah \5unhur 
 
 Y- 
 
 iSavvauel Walfoi2. 
 oflNtfRlwicl^Wool- 
 leiadraker ( arad 
 laler ae auaion- 
 etr;Sott otdoktt 
 W&lfete of Calve - 
 Iey;died530a«y- 
 lm a^ed 6>r; 
 
 bwTd.ahI3(mbu 
 
 A 
 
 ry 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XIII. 
 
 RalklxDodd, 
 
 tAcfew v wr_ 
 
 £ 
 
 I 
 
 RalhlzDodd.oC SriiadleyssrlMary.daur- »| 
 Aohn»;lro|il^A|iL»»ffaT 
 
 Acl"0>2. 
 
 Reade;bajih-I2 
 I - I3a«(diley- 
 
 r 
 
 Mary Dodd 
 L(zh.!?pSe|jl: 
 
 |727a|-Achova. 
 
 1 
 
 - 1 ~1 
 
 Sara Dodd iirajd: 25 Oobv*Dodd,ba|ih.ll 
 FelrJ7lo/ll ah Acloia. ciwly I7I-+- «l" Ach>ia. 
 
 RalhkDodd Fdward Dodd.of rSriKdleySKFli^abeHz^daur.of dol2V2.Darlivz«lov2. 
 
 ()a|i|-. 14-Dec. Aclovz^vzd later cifCborley 
 1731 al-Acloic. jJar.o| v yYre>zlri(Ty;ifajil:jO0cr. 
 
 |734-a|-Acloi!!.[liviw«3 May 
 
 180^] 
 
 Riddiley, 
 230el:i77o 
 
 r 
 
 1.A.2M. Dodd 
 
 l>a|i|--IO Pel>. 
 |7fa'| al'AtTfow. 
 
 T 
 
 :f 
 
 pDriv2dlty,Acloyz pyid. of- tlijaljehk 
 is wi^e ;kaj,l: 16 May 1737 ah Acfavz; 
 Tward-24 Se|it 17^0 ah Achoa ;died 2<? 
 AjjI.ISoo^ajed 72 , ahCkorley purd- 
 ah Achow.- 
 
 S.fli^aljel-kDodd 
 U^h-inl7fc'7ohAe- 
 
 3- MflTy Dodd ; ba^\:Hf\jtlljn=Qeor^e. Reade-rf Oahberloia." 
 ah Achon ; Viaaid- S iHor. 1702 ah Yiy buvzl;uTy | Yeoi*2ara;eldesl"50B 
 
 WrewbHT^died 28 t^eb -I85Z, 
 aoed 7o j butd.ah Achoia 
 
 of Tkovwas Readc ofMereHousi: 
 [3addiley;ba|!l:l6t^.l/(^ahi3ad- 
 dilev; c ii e d / '"cJ"v2e ISlO^ed 3"0^ 
 bt<Tj.ahAeho«.[ , Wil|-dahed 28 
 h|eb-l8lQ, adw2o«.PTawhed 2o 
 Dec. I8lj> ah Ckesler.] 
 
 V SEE ABOVE 
 
 Av2>2. Dodd 
 |jff|rh. 18 Alii. 
 I802al-Acho»j. 
 
 T 
 
 2. Mary Dodd 
 ba|jh- 23 Ffe-k- 
 )80o"flhAetbw, 
 died 2) A|»l- 
 l8H\a3edj); 
 
 ■J 
 
 ba^h-lOc\a»y 
 |80oarAchoB. 
 
 1 
 
 <+. Elrjairert Dodd=VVillia>KiTaylor Dovt* 
 bajzh. 27c!a»v. /8H 0/ f WybuKb-uTy. 
 al" Acfovs ;"vward. 15 
 Feklo38ahAchoB, 
 by lieevase. 
 
1. T ko-vvzas Reade 
 ba|-l-3llVJefe-l7g3 
 aY V3UYi\jUly\died 
 23 Feb- l8o2,aged 
 
 0- ( ljUTd.qhI3u*2|jUTY. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VIII 
 
 Tbo-vwas Reade- ,ojT 
 
 FeaT«alT aT t 20Tl f$^ 
 
 yeo-mott; b-aJ-fc-fSefil- 
 fcaddiU-^diedsMayJi 
 ed -+3; burd- al" Duwl 
 [Will doled I7A]»U8IZ 
 c -d 26 Oel: 1813 at" Cbe 
 
 1 
 
 .CjeoTje. Reade 
 ba|zl"-3o<.u_ei;to4- 
 al~n5addiley;burd. 
 II Only 179+ al" 
 Daddiley. 
 
 e 
 
 3.<J oWn. Reade. . ofTilstovze-SssMar-y , duuT. ».p cJ ob». 
 F^aTtta^ranw-bury; ba|-l- 2 f3illl va^t"b«. oj^ Haujb- 
 May 1802 al" f3uw.bury;died 
 |o Au £. 184-6 , a* ed <4"f;\\ri l*b- 
 oul" issue; buTd-aVftunbuTy. 
 Will daled loA(4jJ846, 
 iroved 23 0cl"J846 al" 
 Cbesler.] 
 
 Fov_ frfoss , r3u»-bury,atecl 
 ol Ellen bis vri|e;died 
 23 AJ-U8+0 ,a<jed 31, 
 Wil'boul" issue \ burd- 
 
 f3unbury. 
 
 l.\Yillia-m.Tteovnas Palm.! 
 c| f3o«balboTe .Itadia ; 
 C.E.,H£.\.C.%.\bor» al" 
 O-esler;died80ei-1864; 
 bind, at" Sea. 
 
 r 
 
 iMaTy Helen, daur. at 
 bis uecleRicbard 
 Paliv- ofBridje Place, 
 Cbesler,by JLucyEli?- 
 a bis WLpcdaur. op 
 William Robinson A 
 
 PlairAW»ey , R"sb- 
 olvwc ( hjtraebesrer; 
 yaard-ISOetlSSOat 
 RiTkcttbead. 
 
 5. Robert" Reade Paliv. 
 bom al"Cbesler;di'ed 
 
 duly > Q J e '' '^« 
 
 ol" Cbesler; buTd.at 
 Aldfotd jnear Ckeslet 
 
 T 
 
 ^rrbovwas Frederick Palm 
 bom al'Cbesler; died al" 
 Cbesler ^ajed 20 ; burd - 
 al"AldJ^OTd ,wear Cb ester. 
 
 +•. uobn Crarev-. ialiw. 
 oC l3ou«?b lo vs. H ea hb , 
 Cbesler; born a May 
 I838;died 3<& W y. 
 I806 ; bunUFAId^ord, 
 ■wear Cbe&ler. 
 
 rPWyEdw-uwds ,d 
 Ayzhaowy Roland 
 Cbesler; bore I7c)< 
 lcWyJ8T1-«|-S- 
 Oswalds. Cbesler; 
 burd . a\~ Cbesler I 
 
 I 
 
 ..WTIIiawa Av-rbovzy Palm— SarakEllev^dauT-ol Peter Dodd 
 
 ot-VVarerlTee^iVerbool ; ot-l3ou«blea. v Cbes>ter % enado.f CJatte. 
 
 bom 10 Ocl"-l87-+- ahoouHi- 
 
 bo T l: 
 
 1 
 
 1-Witl.am. Herbert- Palm. 
 bom 3 ciuee I898. 
 
 J 
 
 bis wife;>Hard-l+cJ-V--j8q7 al" 
 Mct"bodisl" New Cowwech'oK. Chunk, 
 Cbesler. 
 
 . Hervwiowe. Louisa 
 Irom 23 Feb- )877 c 
 die4lfc'0el:|88o; b 
 ,FoTd,v_eaT Cbesle 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 2-Cjeor<?e Cravev-. Palivz 1. J_uey I^Jaud R»liy_. 2. Sarab Qwendolivze. Fair 
 
 born M-Dee. I8QQ. born. |o c_uly iQOl. 28 Se(jl". |ao2 ; burd.al" N 
 
 I 
 
 l.Roberl" loillrttjlon ,o| 
 
 SouK-bod"; borv_.l35e|-l"- 
 18+8 al" tyawcbesler. 
 
 2- Ad'bur Palm r3illiv_<?l~ov_; bom duly 
 I860 al'TbttheTleyCbesbire^died Oct 
 I860 ahiLiscQrd.Cbe^birejlHiTd- liscard. 
 
 i. J-ucv Elleia. 
 
 l)0T«.'8Ma 
 cbesleT. 
 
 I3illi«j|- 
 I86~0a|- ty 
 
 Rn'avels, CJIouceslersbirej 
 Iiot« al" Caleufta. 
 
 l.PercyRicbard Neville RilmSSlEdil'b ^wly 3urviviw«i daur. otdobw. 
 d-P, of- Avleswore Courl; S-" f3iUy,J.R,o^ Harl" Hill , AlleTlon, 
 
 Lawcs., I)y Awwa I^aria Enaily Fleet 1 
 Wood , bis second Wipe, ,daur. op 
 y-be Rev-CbarlesHesKerb ,M.ft.Rec- 
 lor and Lord o| l"be l^awor oC-MOT|-b 
 Meols^dttcs.^rol'ber oP Sir Peter 
 HesWel-k-FieelVyood ( M.P. ( l s -!"ae(i| lasl" 
 foair: ; Wk 16 Jaray. 1861 ; mard.17 
 Sefrtl&po al-AII Hallows Allerlovi. 
 
 narry Williawa INuoevil" Palivz 
 born ha l&5o al"R»l*ua; died \n 
 I860 al" Pal"ua ; burd-al" Palua- 
 
 3.CbaTlesFTedeTickTuTiabutl Paliva 
 borw itt 1861 al" Palua;died aloouH?- 
 IiotI*; burd. al" Soul'btiorl". 
 
 I 
 
 r 
 
 1 fb^Kiuiwivz Pulivi DobsovzSsrAduCicelv elciesI'dciUT. ot- 2..DaTrell Ricburd Dobsow 
 ' <s J , . ■-> , n 11- 1 o_i.i ~ri! . 1_1.11 ', 1 -._ q, , ■_„- 
 
 at Soul'b f3av2k,f3ollo>2-le 
 |vJooTs;bom 8FebJ8^8. 
 
 Arl'buT T bovnasHoldev. ot 
 SbarbtesHall,r5o||"ote- |e- 
 I v |oors;wa'-d.5l Akl. Ioo3 
 ah burisb <?bu T eb,l3ol1oKi. 
 
 boTK.22 Ahl-1880 
 
 3.LoriW2eT Aoshw Dolrsov, 
 bore 5" duly I88I 
 
 ^.Wilfred Wettlworll 
 bom 7 l^cb.18 
 
 1 
 
 1. I5en.\awi>vx AtH_ut Pali>_. Dobsoia. 
 bore O t)u>2e IOO-"r: 
 
500Tab ( claMT.ofThovwa3 SmHow of- 
 ShMrsloYV, r3unluiTy,ciKd at CaY\i- 
 eTiwe his Yafe-,>ward.l2AugJ7Q2 
 a\- r3uV2buTy;died 6 Nov- 1 Staged 
 >r-;lruTd-al-f3iml;uTy.[Will doled 
 2<rSe|jl: 184-2 , J2Tove'd tfAhl- J845 
 al" Chester.] 
 
 1 
 
 1. Sarah. Re-ade. 
 lw|jl:5cJulyl7o6" 
 at 13addiW;died 
 26DeeJ8dl,ag- 
 ei 6jburd.al" 
 
 2-MaTv Reade 
 
 fll" fSunlrUTy; 
 
 "maTd.llduwe 
 1820 al" I3uw- 
 Imry; died ctf- 
 ed 4-3; turd .at" 
 Ald,foTd jizcar 
 Chester. 
 
 2"-'' 
 
 =rWilliav« PaliKLSsI^ 1 --' HaTdiw Sl widovr 
 ^fHijk^ield House, of a solicitor iia. rb<t 
 CW30K Rnk Cbes- Potteries ; ; 
 ler;sote o£ Willi- 
 am Paliw of A Id- 
 ford and Chester, 
 and o%E\eaYior 
 his YYi r -e;died28 
 MaylS^ajed^ 
 al'TaThorleyjlwd. 
 al"Ald,foTd, near 
 Chesl'eT. 
 
 ;she died 
 leariwc issue by ber 
 -first - hustamd bul" 
 ucvie o-y her 3eco«d. 
 
 PEDIGREE IX. 
 
 Yilliatw. S. Arthur Paliw 
 
 use St, 
 3 ;>aard. 
 vd S'- 
 [cblOOS; 
 
 r r- 
 
 =aliw. 
 
 fer; 
 
 Aid- 
 
 died 
 
 YOUR*. 
 
 3oAuy. lQo2;died 
 erlry, JLirerbooL 
 
 . cleavsor Rjlivz.: 
 |j0Tw|0Se(il:|852 
 al"Ckesler;Ti8ard. 
 16 Fea-. )84-7 al" 
 S- 13 Tide's jChes- 
 fer. 
 
 : Robert" r3illtva^l'bv2. 
 ol HSuttbuTy, Cheshire; 
 Son. ofdohnBilliwg- 
 rovx ok Hauektota. 
 l^foss , fSuyiburv ,avzd 
 otEllew. bis wi^fe; 
 IroTfeScJuly 1814- at 
 HflMjblott ; d(ed I Dec. 
 1883 a|-5ouhzJ20Tt; 
 burd.al" South borl" 
 Cevttelery. 
 
 2. Arni.e F3i I li-ttjhm, InmO A |jI- 1852 al'Tivw- 
 (leTley^Chesfeire-.died 2oft|ckl88o al" Souhh- 
 |2otI"; Irurd . al" South hoTl" CeTMeterv ^uyrvaard. 
 
 2-Sarat Pali« 
 bom ohChn'sHe- 
 low^-wear Ches- 
 ter ;di'ed al" 
 Ckesler^aced 
 iS-^urd-ahAld- 
 •ford.wr-Cke-Jer. 
 
 3. Marv R»li» 
 
 died 
 
 T 
 
 3. (VJary M«y I3illi«j|ow.;trom2or>1ay j854-al-Tivw- 
 (zcrley, Cheshire; died 17 Dec. J885" al" Soul"h(20Tl"; 
 UV2Vwurried\ bcird-al" Souhh^ori" Cewzetery. 
 
 te Faliw: 
 al" Sea; 
 20 Ahl. 
 I" South- 
 
 *m. 
 
 irJLeaw- 
 : ■, burd.al" 
 rrs.Halli- 
 ear l3ol- 
 l^oors. 
 
 :5.t 13* 
 
 :d Dobs 
 
 evzjavwivi Alfred UoJjsovi 
 «f Do|fcoekers,Halliyrell ,!3ol- 
 lov2-le-r i '|oors l i.a»scs.,eldesl"Soa. 
 «f AtH2Ut Dobsow. ot Recast", 
 IryliewTiel+aElijabel'h his 
 wife, daur.ot Henry Harrison 
 of- Crzeadle>or«. 27 Oct J847; 
 k-ttijhl-ed iu 1807 ;dW 4- fVfck. 
 I8q* ; burd .at S- Peler's , Hul- 
 llweli , I3olloi2-le- tyoors. 
 
 Lucy Nile Palm 
 born ivx 1862 ,at" 
 sea ; died al'daiM- 
 alhoreJvadiajbuTd. 
 al'Mottohyr.ledia. 
 
 T 
 
 3. Ella May Pali>x 
 horn at clawzal- 
 
 t 
 
 Ivzdi 
 
 ore, India 
 
 I 
 
 -+.Elea>aorWilsow R»li». 
 Iroria al" f3o9halhore, 
 India. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 ». 5I^eorffeMeTedil"hDoljsov2 6. Hurry DestforoMyhDolrson. 1. Clarice CorqlieDolj5o>2 2.YeraNadieeDoljso>2. 3.Fsvll"Doro|-hYDol>5ova 
 1.. ./J fc>»A L — ^F.Mc n „ L — uL-ioor Irom 2 Oct: 1886 '— - - *- Q ' lo "° 
 
 born |^cJttwel88'T- 
 
 boTta 24- Fel). I8qo. 
 
 torn I cJu»e 1885" 
 
 borrz -t Au^. )888 
 
SEE PEDIGREE VIII. 
 
 tJoWvz Reade .»Jf 3} 
 otTar(2orleY .Ckesbf 
 Housc,f3addilt>c;lra|i 
 <il" r3addileYv^i«l al' 
 b/UTd -al" TaThorleY- 
 
 l.cWiaRe-ade. 
 emicrutal h> 
 nVHeriVa akoal" 
 1850. 
 
 1 1 
 
 l^HenrYRcade.o^LoTdsleY^vw.ssrElijalrel-ls^aur.af JoseJikFbxIev 3-TkoiwasReadessMarHaa^YVidov*- of -4-Rober!-Reade.^Elija 1 daur.o,f ' 
 
 T 
 
 AsViley.-nr. Market" DraYlow;died 
 yl\\iU&£J<afed 4-o;lKird.al"Aah- 
 
 H 
 
 ot Radwood Faryyi , Maer t Sloops. of- Sfiurslow; 
 bom 6" M«y 1826 ; vward .al" S- Pbi I- |aT(20Tl ey. 
 
 i(is ( f3imi>zj!aat<*- Ske vwavried, tturd. ahNVylnm- 
 
 Seeowd^WlliaitfcfVe^VViKtti'ia?- "bury. 
 lottvSlaWs.^aKd died o May)8aS; 
 l/urd-al-'WYbuw.lruTy .Cheskire. 
 
 OatKes(3eaTd o,f 
 Sburslovv^TaT|2or- 
 leyjdied vriHioal" 
 issue. 
 
 et rSadrit'ley. 
 
 I»r»7 Md».l829 
 died 6 Dee. I889 
 lwtrd.al"Cfeorl 
 in. Hzc kan'sk 
 Wrenbury. 
 
 1 
 
 Edvrard Hall 
 otWbilckurck, 
 Salob;bom 7 
 Dee. Inward 
 2^ Dee. 7852 al" 
 HSaddiley. 
 
 Javwes 
 
 I' 
 
 l.tiokKVYill, a > 
 .f. New Zee* 
 l>omllA|xlJ» 
 
 r^ 
 
 i.WilliawRcs 
 ahWitto* Cffi 
 
 r~ T~I I 
 
 1. Frederick Fox\eY K oXMaervta-/\-ane^MaTy f\vm. K dauT.otGeor'?c. C-Wiliwol" Fbxleyjborn. 4* Auf-ISXtf 
 
 Newcastle v SI"aT.r5. v bortt 1] Au^. 1868. 
 
 r 
 
 Lawib.ofMadeley .Slaffs.; died 5" A|»t 18^1 ; burd.al-VYybuKlli 
 "Yward_2'1-Se|it'-I8Q0 of tary. 
 
 VYytntwb-uTy. 
 
 i 
 
 l.Nellte Fbvley^borw. ?£Noy.l8Q5' 2-Ewuwa Fbxley;bor* 2oSe|2h.l89^ 
 
 r 
 
 1. Leonard l~ 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 1. ArhWReyde ,o£ CasHefordsssSaTak .dauT.ot SvwiHz 2.Pbi)i|i.Reade,o.f-S'vYa*2leY, s pEI>3 a beH2 .dauT.opYVilliavra. 3-HewTy Reade.ttRuTlawdjyElijalrel'. 
 
 Yorks.,bom 26* ciany. /S55 -ward .al" CasHeford. Nawl%Y'ick;boTv*28Fel>./&i'7 I Davenport" «f- 13imlmry; Acton.; born 8 Dec- 1862 
 
 I 1 
 
 l.ciokw. HeviryReade. 2. Frank Read t 1. AwvzieElijabeHiReade 
 bom 57 Au*. (88<? bora* Auc. I8^a bom lo tyefe. 1882. 
 
 ward. 2 Feb. I87q al" i3un- 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 Ntflliawz 
 
 ton. 4 oC-c 
 
 Tward. i» 
 ("3imbu 
 
 IWilliav* Robert Reade 1. Mary Elba Reade 
 bom a A|il - 1885" bom. 2o «Wy. 1887 
 
 l-cloW 
 born l 
 
 i ; — i 1 — 
 
 1. AM" William PiH-;bom.28Dee.l875 2.doUWIIiov>z P.fr;bom 1^00^.1884- 3.VYilliawt HewTyP'.ll 
 
 ~~ I 1 \ 1 
 
 1. EdwiK ReadeasAda^dour. ot 2. Alberl" ReadessAlice ^dauT.ofciokia Rucklcy 3.Wil*veol" Reade 
 
 of Mcrncbesfer, I3Toad- of Lickjield- o^L'ckfield;boTn 2oOu»el868; of f^arkel" Place v 
 
 bom /sSe|iU856 bewl". bom 2 Auo-l8C2 ?ward.3o0cl".l&97 »l" Lichfield. Leicealer. 
 
 bona. 2 Feb. 1865. 
 
 1. Alice. ReadcsscJolm r3ossons,o,f Hou«n, 
 bom 16 Dec 1857 HeaB^Nanbvick; 1>ot». 
 15 Dee. I854-. 
 
 I 
 
 1. Francis Rossows; born 3 Dec.|883 l-Edirti I3os3ows ( bom. 30 Dec. 188a 
 
 I I 1 1 
 
 l.WllliawErwesl-Siau^leboHiaiw 2.Harry Yic|-or Snuffle bohhai** 3. Arl'kur Skufflebol-kai**- A-. Rickard Sbutf le-bohkatn. l.Lil 
 bom ocWy. '882 bora. A- Feb. 1 8 84 born !3cWe. 188C bora 22 Oefc 1807 
 
f aT -S|SsElijal»eHi 1 dajr.o| Ooktt Sand buck 
 •f Ho>f Oof Is t S^uTslowTTaTfioTlev 
 Tieard. 23 cW )8l? «!" ITJuttkuTv •. 
 
 PEDIGREE 
 
 X. 
 
 h'7 
 
 ,8 7 
 
 died about' 1876" a<?ed 
 TaTkoTley. 
 
 al" r3ui2lrUTv 
 
 burd - at" 
 
 rbe 
 
 7 
 
 iReade 6"-£dvWv»Reade— > £ Samuel Readc==E>H>wa v daur-of\YTIIiat* l.Marv Read «,=&W Powell 
 
 e £"Tar|iorley. 
 
 HI- 
 
 efRiddall Heark, 
 
 TaThoTley. 
 
 bom4-Fel>. |83^ 
 
 died SlDec. 1880 
 burd. ah Bajihi sh 
 
 Ck.fTaT^OTlcY- 
 
 Awkc Reade— : Rtw-lev 
 
 LaWiws of. ~ir*ii»j>kaiK. 
 Ske worried, Secondly, 
 HewwWilkes.o.fEasl- 
 Yle w, Slud lev ^rmficks. 
 vrfco whs born* loAjJ-1844 
 
 ward, ah Mar- 
 bury .Ckeskire 
 
 of Norbury, 
 Ckeskire. 
 
 died wiHioul" burd. ah Mar- 
 issue; burd.al" -bury- 
 MarbuTy. 
 
 — n~ 
 
 2.Avjk Reade 
 died 23 May 
 1881 t tmxeard. 
 burd-ahNawt 
 wicW. 
 3.f3ehsy Reade 
 died uavward- 
 
 burd.al~f3<02- 
 
 &. Eva vn a R ead es 
 bor*l3lWlo3+ 
 -Mzard.930uue. 
 IS^al-S'-doUs, 
 Ckesler. 
 
 buTV. 
 
 arak Auwie, ,daut~o£ ft 
 
 fallow oj. r5iTwiiw#k«\w j 
 ira 10 Au«. l86S;>Kard-3l Ott 
 86ahS-rkilik's, f3iriw- \tane t Queensland 
 
 J\lbeT-l" Read.e T liaTB JtWe. 3. Waller Read«.aaEiliHi. t daur.ofdokva.Huttow 'f. Henry Reade=sMaivdaw&C}ar£,dau.i^ 
 
 186+ ; died I Dec-l883;burd. ^f Moseley 
 '*' '" ~ irwincli 
 
 bom 26 Feb. 
 1866. 
 
 ir"Toowovij> CewtelerylSris- oirwiw^kaiM. 
 
 ofHowdswoTrk, I3irvniwj- ofWih'kivzflae, 
 
 kawajbortiSOciawy- 1873; Mawckesler. 
 
 iKard.^SeJiltla^tal-O^ Iron* I ciui 
 
 (JeoToes , £laiadadvao. 1867. 
 
 lUtte. 
 
 Morak. Reade,lrom 8Sc(iIiI8qo. 
 
 o^okw W; Ison • bom 
 I Noy. l866;iward.3(W. 
 I8Q3 ah Ck«rek of 
 Cferish f3rrvKjv7?h.aw. 
 
 IHoword Charles Reade.;bor»W-|V|bk.|8Q8 1. Nellie 13ealTiee Re«de;bom 6'dulv |8oS" _ 2. fbvzslawee Mary Reade^bom.^ Au«>- looo. 
 
 1 1 1 1 
 
 ittfaTaeyiWd. i.Frawces Wfwitred Reade J.CJIadys Reade;di'ed in lttfawcy;burd. 3-t)essie P\eade -4--Mabet Readc 
 ruiiwjkana. Irorw 32 OcH. 1887 ahWilfou Cewelery , Rimorokawz. born. 6 May 1 8Q2. Um II Dee. I8Q+. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 £Tbovi*asFb>cley 
 >oJ,Wil)ash>i». 
 Ckeskire, awd 
 lalerof- Yerw 
 Tree. Far m,Waer- 
 wuy LdKe^ew- 
 -casHe.Slo^fs. 
 bom3AiyJ&+2 
 [tee^k-t^ofM* 
 He>»ry Reade] 
 
 Foxley;bortt28c}u«e. l.Sarak Uane. Foxley > b-onx=3"lenry(^eoree RresloKL 2. Isabella Fb*ley;bomS7eWeI87S; Z-E.TM.Vna F5xley;bor«6 DecSsCkar|es Harrisovt 
 
 ied 8«la>iyj87-1-;burd. I^awv. 1867; v«arJ.3Se|ifc 
 
 M 
 
 bur. 
 
 |88q ol" Wy^uw-I^ty- 
 
 T 
 
 o^ Hoole^r. Cbesler- 
 
 cfieei 31 Oel*. I8}a;lmrd-al- Wv- 
 
 Y- 
 
 \&]S\Vaard.J cJuwe 18^0 ah 
 Privw i h' ve Mehkod ish Om(j- 
 el .VYfllasfew. 
 
 I 
 
 Li'Mek-1896* i.Jtiw.vwa l3erH2a ( =, resl*o>z.;lrorn7dulYl8Ql a.JL^ie Prcsfov2-,lfOTtt26Se|ih.l893 
 
 r 
 
 r 
 
 o^Mere House ,Wil- 
 laafow. ,Mawlvrick. 
 
 Plillieenl" Harriso*z ; Iforw <+ Oct", looo. 
 
 ~ I 1 
 
 kWilljavuReade 5-Roter|-Rcade^Harriel - v daur.of Ookta iAwn. Read* 
 
 1 
 
 >t PaddileY 
 vir. r^Qielwick. 
 
 \lorn I8^une 1865 
 
 died SO Nor- 1878 
 
 1/UTd.ar-CkoTlev, IrorwM- Nor. i860 
 
 Wrenb-uTv. 
 
 T 
 
 Cjrocoul" oC- RidleY, 
 Cbeskire^vward. /6" 
 A|il-J8ao alrlSunlruTY- 
 
 bom ?o Feb. 
 )86"3; -vward. 
 JO^awY-1873 
 al"13addilev. 
 
 1 
 
 ide. 
 
 6 
 
 1. Florence Reade 2. Alice Reade 
 bora I c\a«v. I852 l>om 30 A(»l. I8y»- 
 
 1 
 
 WHiaua Pilt 2.£li 3 abel-kReade=rSa>wuel Clultoiz 
 
 of. Audley, 
 
 bom loOalyJ86"^ 
 
 TMflrd- JuL I880 
 
 ah l3utzburY. 
 
 ot SbUTshoYV, 
 
 TarhorleY- 
 
 I 
 
 i/VYilliawzHerbeTrClultow i. A^wes Clultow. 2. Elsie Clultbva 
 bora 8 Och. 1886 bom-f A|j|. 1882 bom 8 Feb. I800 
 
 1 
 
 I88q l.l v }eli«daPilt;bomtQAuj..l878 2. Minwie Pil^bom ?^Se(ih.|886 3. Awkic Pilf; bora ?5 May I8QI 
 
 bella Readc =p V/iiliatw. Slau^lebohkavu. 
 ot Hfl»leY,Sla|'C3. 
 borra 2S Auj. )8S6 
 
 lI8Au^I860. 
 
 3- Hewriella Readc^WTIIiawzdoktt. Corn 
 o£ Howley , SlaWs. 
 bom. ISciawY- 1862. 
 
 boml7tiulYl867. 
 
 1 — ; 1 
 
 i. Arabella Torn ; bona 3o A(jl. I893 2. Harrieh Avua Corn ; bom 20 SVfav I8q6 
 
 1 1 71 1 
 
 «Klebohkav»2. 2.Seli»a Ehkel 5k4flebohkaw«. lIVfaryEllenSrzutflebohkaiw. &. EdiHi Sku^f lebohkain JLFlorT.e^kc^fleboHaawa. 
 
 ''A.- I. .. fki 1 'loo- H ■_ M. 1 lo^! I__ «J..I 10 I /- c- I. i=_^ 
 
SEE PEDIGREE I. 
 
 cJobra Reade-. of Bcn-brid^e- in H*e (Minsk of Acl"o«. lW ec.r N<™l"vWek.^keskiT C ,ve«ll 
 wood Hill 1 HoT|-ow l SI« / Ms.;d l ed Ificia^y- '777 «•" l3aTbT.d r e-buTd-«l" Ach>iz[VYtll ^ed : 
 al" Cbcsfcr.J ' 
 
 i.CJavwes Reade,. of 
 MaTkel" DTaylToie, 
 SkTojzsbiTeJjorn 
 lySehl". I74p ah I3flr- 
 
 |>/+o[o.s] ah Ael "be-, 
 died llda»y.J8kt- 
 tuTd-flt" l^aTket" 
 DTayfowjW.il dat 
 ed 4dulvl806 l j3rov- 
 ed II AujJ8l4a|- 
 L.cbf.eld| 
 
 spAwtfe.eldesI" dour, attd 
 cobeiT oP\Vil|iavK Sled- 
 >»a«. A Fri l"k SI"-,Sobo, 
 LoTadott.by Uoavitta bis 
 Wife,dauT.of Israel Rus- 
 sell of l\cYrl5ov2d SI".; 
 died 22. Dee. 1820, at" 
 SbreMYsbuTy-jUlird- nl" 
 old I3abl"isl" buTyitte 
 
 ground, MaTkel" Dray- 
 lb w- 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 r 
 
 S.CbaTlesReade.ofssMuTy.dauT.of 3.do|jK!. Reade, ofsrMaTy.daur.of ciokn 
 
 ,-:.,..!.>. .,,„„„, ....-n,.... R«J«.-W« A^fev, Wflllote of&lveley, 
 
 of Cbwflel 
 
 Cow<?lelb«,SUTyeou; 
 boT«23Afe|.l7.54;b|il: 
 l2Mayl7S4-ol'Ac- 
 
 al" r3arbrid«'e;koTd. 
 al" Actbw J ndimovi. 
 granted 2+l*/ck-iy8l 
 al" Cbesled . 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XVI. 
 
 ■ward. 4-cUy 
 iTys^hAsfWy; 
 died 23 Fei- 
 
 '777 
 
 rSaTbn'd^e.Aclbw 
 awd later of Wire 
 ford,Ck«biTe; 
 troT«.?o Ajil.l7iir; 
 Im(j|-.I8 May 1756 
 al"Acloi2-,died 2 
 Fcl>- I824,al" Wins- 
 ford ;burd. at" t3u>«^k 
 Lry. ^/^ 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XIII. 
 
 •alveles 
 Cbeskire-.waard- 3 
 Nov. 1785 al" Aclovi- 
 died 30ciuly 1827, 
 aoed 6~8\\rurd.o\~ 
 I5tmlrury. 
 
 A7T\iotaae> Reade, 
 
 bq|ih23Mcl..W« 
 
 al" Aclo>z;died 
 al" f3aTbrid© e ; 
 burd.H AJ.I.I782 
 al" Acton- 
 
 i;oi 
 ira| 
 af, 
 
 *r 
 £4 
 
 i.Ookva Reade.. of : 
 Hawley , Slatfs.; 
 bom 3o Nov. I7qo; 
 bubt:2oAuj. iy°i 
 al" Market" Dray- 
 FoY2- ( died 13 May 
 l856;burd.ahSbel- 
 tow, Staffs. 
 
 :Awtt. second daur.ofaobn. 
 Cbrf ield , of Rid? wardine, 
 near t^aTkel" Draytbw,aBd 
 of Mary bis Yrife;born3/W 
 r/^8;l>a(il". 1^ Au|. |to8 al" 
 cbilds £ rea 1 1 ;TMard- l<1-<3uly 
 1814 al" Market" DTaylb^diea 1 
 ^Se(il:l835 t ljuTd. al" new 
 ekuTck ,Skellbn,, Staffs. 
 
 1 
 
 2.Williaviat)aHae»Reade.apMary l 
 of liverhool,aw.d latter- McIIot 
 
 ly of lonef ie-ld ^Tant 
 Road , Knotty ftsk.iaear 
 liver bool ; bom 4 Mek. 
 170't-; lr«h.l*.28cWe. l7o5 
 af Market" Drayton ;died 
 ou SaruTday.27 cJuly 
 
 1 - Id-bard. 
 
 1867 
 at-Kv 
 
 As 
 
 \ah lonjJield-, 
 fnolty Asn- 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XII. 
 
 by cjawe 
 
 daur. and evev»lual cokeir of Tkovnas 
 •d of Newcaslle-uwder-Lytne .GlaffsL, 
 
 , ae. bis wif e.,dauT. of Ookn I3Mck«all 
 
 of t"ke Sawie (ila.ce. , alderman.; bora £uuly 
 17^0; bahl". 25 duly l/QO al"INewc«sHe-under- 
 ly>tte;VwaTd.3 l^cb- l826"al"Slok'e-0B ; Trettr'; 
 died on Friday, /5cJM>ie 18^6 % al" Xo«<?f ieU; 
 burd-at" Kwolfy Ask. 
 
 AnHaowy R»c ,oJ 
 bard. 8 duly 182! 
 al" Falv*2064hb. 
 
 al" Falvwo 
 
 Rebecca rSaily^da 
 of Roberl" Rowse 
 J.OKdovt;l»2aT«l. 23 
 Se|i|-.l830a|-S l "Ola 
 Sou Hivrark; died i 
 boul" 1840. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XII. 
 
 Willifl** attYwes Reade.: 
 of NVolrerbawaliroe ,a»d 
 laler »f Hobokda-^ew 
 dersey^.S.ft.; bora l& 
 Auj. 1841. 
 
 s 
 
 i. Ret 
 
 duly 
 Olc 
 
 Nov. |i 
 
 Havttli 
 
 l8;o v - 
 Swiih 
 Liver 
 
 I 
 
 i.Eelil-b c)awe~Iaylor;bom 3 AI1I.I860 
 at" II CourHawd TerTace^erHiyrTydfil- 
 
 2-de; 
 wet 
 
 l.Williavia. Metlard Reade, ( of J-iverliool % and of Lowyf ield fi rawl" Road,^c)aiae l l'bird dauT. of Qeor^e yo«ea,of Hou«klova."Tower > Hale ^awes., S.Tbovwas Mella 
 
 Kv2otfy Asb;boria al" lo a-K». on Tuesday ( 6" dune |82rah54S r da»zes 
 SlreehTo^le^FarKliverfJooljIralih-jyciuly^al-S-Pehers.hverfzool. 
 
 by dawe ^daur. of fdward Cfrace. ,of Hale Heahk jHalejbortt |QDe<«J8+5 !3lued!ells«wds 
 
 1-3o ovz OUttdi 
 Fork v livcr|iool 
 
 al" Houyktbtt~Tower;'Maard- 14 A|»!- 18^8 al" S-" Marys ,Hale. 
 
 1 
 
 l.Paul Mellard Readzjlor* 1^ Nov. 1873 al" 2-Pfeili(2 Mouekel" Reade-jborw. I Der.l87<? at" d.Marylouise. Rer«de.- ( bom 18 Oct". 1878 a 
 lov2j.f.&ld;l;ahl:5-lV| c b.l874«t"K'K6ttyAsb. Lntfie\d\ba\it I Auj- tt^ahKntty Asb- lowjf ield->a(.|".3l AMy.l8/^al"KwottyAsb. 
 
 T 
 
 IMellardTreleavett Reade. ?.Tbo»2fl3 R»c Re«de. ( of=sCorosi'« ,owly ckild of Williaiw. U I He an; bom /5Nov.l87^al"JLexiiafl'bw. i 3. William RujscII Rc«d 
 of liverbool ( arcki|ecr;fror»z Fori" Valley.CJ'eorpia .U.S.A. | 3oul~b Caroliwa t U.5.ft.;W2grd.3cWe. IS^al'Macova-^eor^ra, U.S.A. ISIuwdellaavjds; bahll 
 
 4 a.\M. ,23 hfck- 18^7, al" 1)otc6 Feb.1871 al"FleaHi House. I 1 
 
 jblreeHousejMelliKj^balil." Bluedellsaads; baji|"-ol"S'" l.Tbo-vraasMellatd Reade.;bom l7Feb.lOoo 2. Harold Reade; bor»x llcWe lao/i- al" i.^ve 
 
 ' ' ' MillsideFTuil" FarHi.TtieaT Fori" Valley. tWelawd Fruil" FaTiw..wr.For|- Val|ey. Hillsi 
 
 lo May I867al" Melliwf- (Ni'ckolas,r3luKdeltsattds. al 
 
 *Ei\ 
 
 de Fru 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 i. Muriel lee;bom 5 Nov. \8C0 { 2. CV« Eunice lee 3- Mary Mellard lee; born A |»L 1868 ^- Edwa Felicily Let-bom 27cJuv2e I860 afecJoSehk Maidew. .otl 
 a\-ionaMd\died I9h!\>\.l88p, bor« 3o«)awy. 1865 al" lo« ? ^. eld .died iva !8Cc>;burd. lovzoliel^vward.gQ De/-. )8ofl fl h S'-' I 
 
 ive 
 
 I iMtMnfn 
 
 r A »|-R Mn rhv, AsW 
 
 il"lon«ti'eld. 
 
 al"Kwoltv Ask. 
 
 C\emeYi\~i.[3eau-Haon]r St livprbnnl 
 
 1 
 
1 L<iyiVJl\L<l-< 
 
 ;bom 17 Se|ih I70O ah I3lock-=Ann. ,daur. and Coheir at Nicholas HolbTook.otCalv-eley, 
 in* 1776, proved IqDcc./7o6 Cheshire .aizd ot Aww. his wi,fc;Tnard. in l7-1-8,died 2 
 
 A|il- I7?6" ,nj>ed Jl ,al" Calveley •, turd, al - Aclow. Cheshire. 
 
 T 
 
 m Reade- 
 
 nifbuTd. 
 I827,afed 
 AoU ?] 
 
 T 
 
 6.QeoT^c Reade 
 of Over, Chesh- 
 ire .SUTeeow j 
 DOTH Jo oany. 
 l76<S;bahh.2rek 
 
 ■ q|" Ael'ott; 
 
 1766;! 
 f/66« 
 burd. 
 
 l/^l al" Acton. 
 
 l.-SaTah. Reade-.bom. 7o5e(il". l75l;sSfl>nuel Shallcross % <£C°alreley,Cbe5hire;youwj>er 
 Irafil: 20 Sefil: 1751 al" hc\~on\Vnard. 
 31 l^cW- 1)71 ah I3unbury; died 17 
 May l832,ahWbAThonLodje-. 
 "Wharton.- burd-al - Ruvab-urv. 
 
 Sou ot Slehnen. Shallcross , ofc- Calv'eley^Kd EJi>- 
 alrchk. SulTon. his wi^e;died |3da'ny-l8/ Slaved 
 66*, ah Wharton.; burd.ah Banbury [Yfill dated lo 
 Mck I8I4-, hrored 4- Dec. ISISahCbc-sleTJ 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XIV. 
 
 I 
 
 9. Ann neadejborn IS /W 
 
 al* Acton.; died ah f3ar- 
 Oridje ^nvnaTd.^lrtird- 
 28 May 1780 ah Acton. 
 
 vwourk;ssMary,daun of Rice ,qf S c cW?es , l3rislol; 
 
 WaTd. 2 Oct 1770 ah Abbey ChuTctt .Bahb.co. 
 Somerset"; buTA 1 . 18 Nov. J820, ajed 7*,al" Falmouth. 
 
 ye*;5; 
 
 ^ 
 
 FranciaTre leaven, of I3tisIoI .and later ot>' 
 Falywouhb. ,kah TWanufacl«Ter-,lniTd.23Dee. 
 1700, a oed 5"0,al"" Faliwouhb. 
 
 sEli'jabel'h.dauT. »t 
 
 Porter t aft Bristol ;died Y[e\i. 
 I8I-+-; hard.ct Falntaouhh. 
 
 ax.of Fal»nourb;ba}ih-l3 Auj. l77la=Eli3abehtTTcleav-cvf>a(ih.92^ck.l7j78 al" S'-" Pehers .Bristol; 
 kflivinj Inlowdon. in )832j I vnaTd-30 Auj-|7o6 ah Fuliwouhh. [liviwj in. .London, in J83s] 
 
 1 — I 1 — ! 
 
 ssWilliawaTreleaveia. Fox, of-BirkenheadsecWe", widow o,fThov«.asTucke.r[born. 20 0el7l8O6 al" Poole .Dorsel^vward-O Der.l827=sHaTrietr Steele, .daur.o^ hhe- 
 
 and Liverpool; bom 26 Nov. 1802 ; bajil: ah S- Michaels, liver|ioo|l and ,fouThk. daur.o^ Robert" Henderson ot Sunderland, Rev-.Savwuel Hay R»rker, A. 
 
 by Attn. Audos his wi.fe.,of Whihby; bom 4- Dee- 1803 ; bahh. JSdany. 18(36 al'Sun- Stratford -on- Avon ;>nard.3o 
 
 derland ; died 3 Ocl". 1872, and burd. ahS*ttihhdown.Road Cevwelery' liverfeool , tyrh. |878ah S r Au?ushine3,Fv- 
 
 havinc had issue by ber .firs!" husband an only cki Id ,Tho\nas relty Tucker, ~* '' 
 born. KSeJih- I8S8 ahcily ot lima in Peru, died 7 Meb. I8«0, burd. 5V> leagues 
 W.N.vy: el Island ot ciuan Fernande*. 
 
 S3 Nov. I8CM- ah Faliwouhlz -died 12 Dec. 
 1878; bard.ahSvwihKdown Road Ceme- 
 tery ,liver|20ol. 
 
 erlow., liver JjooI. 
 
 «a £ lijabehb Foyf ; bora 
 31 >|ih. I Dee. 1833 al* 
 i .SoMUzvyark ;l«ard.O 
 J al" S- Micbaels-itt-hfee- 
 Liverpool ; died 2 Auo. 
 Hsonh issue; burd -ah 
 IjYftt Road Cemehery, 
 
 2"^ 
 
 Alfred TayloT^.E-jO^liVer^oo^sonnehiywe l3oroujk£wjiiw»s=5-E-vw>MaEli3aFox;born. 3 Nov.|833;sssTlxovw«»Mellard Reade 
 ■- "■ — »•••■-• - bn(ih) Decl833ahS-0laves ,SouH2- 
 
 Wa T k;>nard.jV-'J 8c)uiee /8AJ0 al' S 1 " 
 Marys i r3irWev2.ttead;>«ard.|2 ,w 'J lo 
 
 eer otMerrbyTTydfil.SouHiVVales^eldesh surviviwo son ot 
 Isaac Taylor ot- oowerby F3Tid?e. and laler oE JLiverboo^bY 
 tlijabehk tei's^irsl" wif&,daur- at 6o\in. Fisher 0} Haslinf- 
 devx awd f Hew. f3ell hisA'rsh wi^e.; boruz ahSowerby 
 rSTidje. y died 23 Ocl" \&6\aoed So^urd.ahSwzihhdowvx 
 Road CeiBehery^iverlJOol- 
 
 May 1866 ah Mellin^.-neaT liveTfjoolj 
 died 22 Abl-lS^jlruTd-ahSelhoia^V 
 
 SEE BELOW 
 
 1 
 
 flijaberhTaylor; bom 2 I^cb. 1862 ah 3 Kilshav«-e"Terrace,Walerloo,as Isaac Allan* Daki>a. , f3./\.Lo»d.,o^ 3. Frances fmwaa AltredaTaylorjborn It Akl.186^- 
 iYerjiool ;>Hard. 18 Se(ih)803 a|" S-" Fhul's ,Moryborouyh Queensland. F3risbaiae. l $ueenslawd 1 Aushralia. ah I3elle Vue^reah Crosby, near jLivfcrhooL 
 
 Reade,, ot liverhooi .and 0^ Fark C°omer,^sf vavna Eli 
 «v»es.,F.R.l.B.ft.,A.M.I-C-E-,F:C-S.;boTia al" "' 
 
 ?7 May 1832, ah 31 Mill Shreel^Toxhehh. 
 i|»h.5iu|y I832 ah S'-" Pehers. iirerhool. 
 
 rJ7o 
 
 li>a, widow- o| Alfred Taylor, C. p., and only sur- 
 viving child efWilliavw Treleaven Fox by Rebeccn'Oailv 
 bis ^firsh wij e. ,daur. 0^ Roberh Rowse. o^-lowdoia^Om 3 
 Nov. 1833; ba^h. I Dec. 1833 ah S'-" OUvcs,Souhhw«rk;vieard. 
 lo May 1866 ah Mellinj ( wear liverfzool ^died al" |0 a.vn- on. 
 Wonrfay, 52 Ahl. I8p5", ah Fork Corner, f3lundellsawd3i 
 Irurd.ar Sefl"on.,near liverhool. 
 
 1^ 
 
 w 6 ciawy. 187/t- ah Heahh House., 4-. Aleyn Lyell Reade;bom 
 
 SSAj.l.lS^al-HeahhHoMse, 
 
 ■ Nicholas, lolMndelliawda- 
 
 «>ae;boTn.92AJ2U8o8ah 
 iTtn^ear Forh Yafley- 
 
 r3lMndellsands,ba(il" al" 
 S-" Nicholas , BlMndell- 
 Sands. 
 
 i- Mary Rcade; Irorn 52 Dec. 
 1868 al" Heahh HoMie,I3l«w- 
 delbands ; ba|ilr«hS-i.t(kes, 
 
 Qrcah CtosIt 
 
 T" 
 
 1 
 
 l.flijabehh. Rcade;born al": 
 3-o h-'««. on Sal"«rdaY,23 Mav 
 l820ahi--tS'-'t)«v« e oSI:, 
 ToxleHj. Rirk ( liVer|2ool \ 
 Irahl". lo ctawe )82o ah S- 
 F^hers ,i.iver(7ool ;>ward.o 
 Nay 1858 ah Myrhle Slreeh 
 l3afih3hCha(jel,liYerhool; 
 died on Thursday, 13 Ocl". 
 IOO+,al"6"l Roswell Street", 
 Ijver(iool ; burd.ahKwotty 
 Ash. 
 
 tWilliana ciulius Lee. 
 of jLiverhool ( awd ot 
 
 Cjranh Road ,hv2.olty 
 Ash;bom28A(il-|83!f, 
 died H-cWy.1887 ah 
 ionjfield,CfranhRd.; 
 
 buNi.arHkoMy Ask. 
 
 1 I 
 
 'libomloOeh. 186^1" Bur^lancs. 5.1iliaiac)awelee.;bom loOch.1871 ahlonj-jield. 6\ Una Flijaberh. Russell lee.}ojn. 53 Ocl: |8>t- al" lonj^i'eld. 
 
SEE PEDIGREE XI. 
 
 ftJoknReade ,oC Honley, 5)aff».;lroT« 3oNov- IJ^o; H*** 
 
 Auj. I7ai al- Marks!" Draylon; to* l3 M *Y ,856 ; 
 
 Shellon, Sfe^pS. 
 
 r 
 
 Crewe and Sandbaek-bornl3 Mo' 
 
 :y 
 
 l.Williaiw dames Reade,o£ Han!ey,=r)-Ydia,dGur- of-Tbovnas 
 
 Taylor «.f Hanley,born 
 1 1 cWe 181 3; -ward. 10 Nov. 
 IVrOal"HojieCka.|ie|, 
 Hani ey ;died 30 AjaJ. lool 
 al"Tke Hill ,Sandbaek} 
 Irurd.al" S* Marys .Sand- 
 back. 
 
 l8/6";dled 21 Nov. lool al"Te Henna tl, 
 SI aft s. ; burd . at- S? Mary* Sandbacb. 
 
 —] 
 
 2-dokw.Reade.of: 
 Hawley » Slojfs.; 
 \torn \+ Pl\i\.tol7a\- 
 Market" DTaylfen; 
 died abo«l~ 1871; 
 burd .«l* Hauley 
 Ceiwelery. 
 
 l.dokva. Reada ,ot 5leubewille : 
 Onio.U.S.ft.; bom 2+<luwe 18++ 
 
 rl^aria.daur. of 
 
 .Lovnas; 
 
 «t Hanlev ;died 
 about" 1867; burd. 
 ah HawleyCem- 
 elery. 
 
 — i r , 
 
 3-David Reade;bor« <+.Tl20waasReade.;boTW 
 
 3 duly 1818 ;died 7 280cl: motJr^arket 
 
 cJulYlBISal-I^aTkel- Draylo»;died y°" w J- 
 Drayhm. 
 
 T 
 
 d" §avauel 
 SI A|zl.l8* 
 died iw it 
 al" Hawle< 
 
 r 
 
 lEli3al>eHi Reade;bom II Oct 1852 ;y«ard.20Dee.l877S 
 al-Jiar.ckurck.Skell-ovz-.died 21 Nov. |^>o3 ; burd .al" 
 hfee Borou^k Cemetery, VYaTTteg|-Qtt 
 
 r 
 
 i. Frederick Samuel Walker 
 borw 8 cWe 188+ 
 
 2.Williamdonn Walker 
 Uk 10 duly 1886 
 
 FrederickWi 
 oj Warriwjh 
 f3oroujk Ce. 
 
 .CWesE* 
 bom II c5 
 
 I 
 
 Clija Ann .dour. .jdoknlfQuoid Slater 1 Ann Reade; died about - l867«Cbarles [Soo-n. 
 ot Hanley; born 25 Dec 1842 -."mard.!^ bwrd. al" Hflwley Cc-melery- I of Hawley- 
 Dee. \&6c, al" Efruria, Slaffs. J 
 
 Annf3oo"w;died iv2 infancy. ^ e /f or * k«T -vvaot"' 
 
 l.cJoknM c §Uoid Reade;bow. 
 \6 Fel>_l883 al-S'-^okttXR?., 
 Ciwada;died >rd«ly I800;burd. 
 at-SleubeftYilie,U.S.A. 
 
 1 r 
 
 1. Frances Maria Reade;borra ^ dames Alker.of Sleubenville .U.S.A. 2.L;lia». Ann F 
 II Se|*l:i87l al-NorHi wood, Haw- I Sow of William Alker of Asfjull al"Tfewh>n.N. 
 
 -ley;->waT(i.o0cl".l8o5 ol" 1 Moor ,nr_ Wiyan .lanes. l8^o;btiTd.al~ 
 
 Sleubenville.Ohio- !---—» , ■ | - 
 
 i.dofen William Alker;born |8Mov. 18^ IEsBjct Elijabe 
 
 i. Edwin Evanson,, of OI-sssFanny, dour, of dosejikWild.ofSlbke- 2_Uokn£Yawsovi,ofVY?s-:=Selitta s dauT-of <^eorceHaT|ieT 
 lerlbw .Market" Dray- on-Tem,Salofi.vborn22Dec }86l;iward. lanswiek ,Saloh;bom Evawson.otCnildsErcall.Sal- 
 " "' It Sett 1888 ot-51-ike-on -Tern. '' *' 
 
 Ibn.bom I Oct". 1852. 
 
 12 daL J6S>h 
 
 i 1 r~ 1 c 
 
 l.ArrnurEransow. 2.Qeorye Evavzson 3-Alberl"EaVinEvanaon i_MarB2aM/WTel1aEYanao«. 
 borw23clune. 1880 bom4t7ck. I891 bom 28 Oct I8q3. bona 28Se)2l: I89*. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 ob ; bom t£Sejit)85o; ward. 17 
 Oct 1881 al"Cbild& Ercall. ' 
 
 l.CJotzv2Evanso>2. 
 bora 13 Feb. I8Q3 
 
 r 
 
 l.S\d*.evReade. Evayzsovi 2. Yi'neewl" Oorh Evavison. 1. Mabel QeThrude, Evanson. 2. Nelly Evawsott. 3.1 
 'L ... l rM.i. io„ I i« _l..i. 10 L._ 1/- V.i io». L LJ.I io«~ 
 
 bom 6" \t\c\a. I8Q7 
 
 born 12 duly I800 
 
 born 16 duly 1882 
 
 bora2Qc)uly 1883 
 
 \* 
 
 T 
 
 Maryarel'dauT. *% t)oSe|ik.a» l.Williawi dawae* ReadeS^RebefeaElijaberk^lder daur. 
 Rickardsovj ofJLeifkliwHall ot Wolverba»i|ilbn .and and co-keir of WitliawaTTeleav- 
 died AtJ.|8^ v wil"boul"i»- later ot Hoboken , New -enFox.of r3iTkenbead ,Cbesk- 
 
 s«e;burd.at-M iv2sllu l , Ver- JeTsey, U.S-A. ; boml^Aij! iTe;bora 7 ^u^ 1831 ,ba|it:l Dec 
 uow.Cfeeakire. I8+I- 1833 al' 3'- Olavea ^Sourbyvark, 
 
 London \-wtard.Q Nov. J8£o al" 
 3- M'ckaels-in-fKe-Hamlel", 
 Liver|2ool -,died 2Attj.l87o, 
 wiHzoul" issue • burd.al" ounirb.- 
 
 Ellen Anwe ^dauT. 0$ 
 WilliawrFleewing 
 o|PennRelds,VYol- 
 Yerkaiwhl on ; born 
 3lMaY , 8't 5 ;'WM T d- 
 I>r«iuvjel873ot-Cote- 
 «reoahonal Ckurck, 
 Keswick; died 2+ 
 Dec. 1 87-t; burd.al" 
 
 T 
 
 p.'" ( 2*.y 
 
 ss2.Tko«as ReadtaBrElijabet-b Qould .dauT. 
 
 -down Road CenaehrTv liver- HzeCewjeleTy.Wol- 
 
 fiool. 
 
 r Y 
 
 yerkamlilon. 
 
 i. Arhkur Fleevnino Read 
 08 Wblverkatwhlon; 
 
 ojf Sebrivkl* House, 
 TettenUIWood, 
 Wolverh.avn)iloK; 
 bom SO Oct". 1843 
 
 >poaimes Honiball 
 Tojer, 0^ Clahkana 
 and later ofTfee Qa- 
 bles.RiTWslone^or- 
 3el"; bom 3oSe)il:|860 
 ■>naTd.70cl".l880 al" 
 QfatloiaSauare Cov- 
 oreoal"iov2al Cburcb, 
 ClaknaHa. 
 
 2. Cbarles cJawes 
 bom So Dec 181 
 
* ■_< m-r ■ v# * V*-< *-* ■*■ ■>■ • 
 
 sAuia, second daur.otfcJoh 
 Market* Dray hon ; bom 3 i 
 
 ■VKaiJ. l+dulyl8l'1-al-MaTku. 
 
 new church , Skellon,S)a||s. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 Mauley; 
 iey;burd. 
 
 Staffs.; Irons 3 Aug. 182^,-cfied 
 I Nov. 188^ ; burd.ahHaHley 
 Cemetery. 
 
 of Hanley, torn 3 A(il. I827 ( >ward. 
 2o Nov. ISS - ! oh |iar. church Shel- 
 Ion ;di e d 5" tVfch. I&91 ; burd . al" 
 
 bom 5 dawy. 1823 
 al - tyarkeh Drny 
 Ion. 
 
 Hanley Cemetery. 
 
 /\ 
 
 ^Sbellew.SteiffsL bom 28 duly 1834; 
 lward-te-Se|zl:l85l 
 ah Sloke -ok. -Tern., 
 
 1 
 
 Salo|z;diedl«l 
 l8^3;lruTd.a|-Wi9- 
 
 lawswick^Salo|2. 
 
 ♦tWalker, of Hanley, awd laler Assislaul" RorouykSunreyor 2-Maryarel* Reade;bom lotyek. J8&*8; 
 .ancv, bom 6 A(il- /So"'!- ; died 2o dany. 18^3 ; Irurd . al" Hie ditd 21 FVfcW. l8^Q,um*aaTried ;burd. 
 ery v VVaTrin$lon. al" Hanley Cewselery. 
 
 - J 1 1 1 
 
 iVYalker 1. A jwes tyuriel Walker 2.EllenMar?are|-Walker 3. Sarah Elijabehk Walker Jlw.n wirfe Will.a»»doknJ 
 f. I8qi bom 18 Nov. I87q bona 80cl: I88t bom 10 duly 1886 
 
 „.tyjlrerk Reade;bom alroul" )86"8;»» Shirley S.Sarah Reade, bom aboul" I862;di'ed aboul" 1888 = William Shaw 
 
 died Dett|882*,buTd-al"HanleyCMery. I 9 t Sheltore .Staffs, vrirhoul- issue-, burd. ah Hanley Cevwe|ery. ofc Ha*iley. 
 
 Shirley [daufhler] 
 
 1 1 : 3 
 
 de;bom280cl:|873 3.Maryl3eal>iceReadc-,bom3l Dee.|876" al" -t.Elija AllkircsReade. ^.SaTahEhhel Readeibom28Dec J88o 
 U.S.A.-,died 5"Aup- East" livcr|iool,Ohio; died adawy.l8M-; borw+0ehJ878 ahS'-" al" S-cJofens ; died 28 Oct 1881; buTd. ah 
 
 eubewYille.U.S-A. burd.al" 5-clokn* ,P 9-, Canada. dohws.F? §.,Cawada. S'dokns Quebec. 
 
 El 
 
 Alker;bom. i~ Dec. I8q6" 2. Helew. Frances Alker;bom. 2o A(il- looo 
 
 .ofOllerl: 
 yibn , Salof 
 
 de;bom 6. Samuel Reade, of Hanley=s:Sdrah v daur.of WilliamEvans, l.HawKtak Readc^sOokw Challinor 2. Marjareh Readesrdotm Evawoon 
 
 " ' ' ... „....,.. ......... |yj aTke j. Dra ' 
 
 borw. 'I- A|»l-I82l ; died I 0, 
 
 J887 ; burd.al- Wislofcavvie 
 Salok. 
 
 I.CfeoT's'eEvansoia.sssuawe^daur.of Creichlow; 4"..5amuel Evanso** l.E>wilyEYavzaow- v bortt3oA|il-|857;:=FredeTickTho«a3l3eaTdmore 2. Ann Evawson 
 
 »| SouHihorl" borHllMayl8S"o;-W2ardJ2f : e.b. bom3l duly 187-+: Tward.260ec.l883 al" Slbke-oie- 
 
 bom 16 Ocr. 1862 1887 ahOrdkam , lanes. Tern; died 3o duly J8Q5 - ;, bard. 
 
 al" Kmysley, Sleeps. 
 
 :H«I E Y 
 
 van son. 
 or« i2 Dec. 188^ 
 
 2-Emily Ey 
 bom6Meh- 1806 
 
 .Yateson 
 
 1 
 
 3. Maryarelta EvaKSoia. 
 bom 27 duly 18^7. 
 
 «f KinysJey, Staff s. 
 bom 60eVj86"6. 
 
 bom 28 May 1866 
 
 l.Ralhk t3eardmore 
 born || Och I88-+ 
 
 2. Norman Beardmore. 
 born. \o May 188a. 
 
 slyn May Evanson 
 Jom22Auy-l886 
 
 I 
 
 4t Qrace Eransova. 
 bom 22 duly I8QI 
 
 5". Florencelalbol'EYanson 
 bom 2S Nov. )iy+- 
 died 13 l^ch. 18^5 
 burd -oh Wisl'answlck. 
 
 6. LiliaKTalbol" Eyowsoyz. 
 bom 23 Nov. 1806" 
 
 5-Tifii»Reade 't.dosebkReade.spMaryEleavior.daur. S. leoteard davwes Reade. 
 
 oldaHiesDakin, »^ o^WolYerhavwkhow, 
 
 ATdwtck Place Slock- bom 27du*e |85>h 
 
 §«eetesland ( 
 
 Aushralia- 
 
 IfoTtt-f Oct 18+5 
 
 o^CTeVe; 
 bom Induce ISSO 
 
 borl" Road , ^an- 
 ehealer ■ bom 28 Nov. 
 l85>l-;>ward.24Set>l: 
 1805 al" 5- Saviours, 
 r*|aKekesl"er. 
 
 Udifl Hardin* Reade. 2.Y\TiV2ii*red MJarian'we Reade Reade. 
 bom 3 duly 1803 l^orw 2o Feb. )8q^7 
 
 1 
 
 6.dokm Edmonds ReadcssClarie Duybury.daur. 
 
 el Audlewa , Cheshire-, 
 bom 27 A|il- I86"8 
 
 Elsie Reade 
 boml6Ahl-l8^5- 
 
 desse Fernle 
 
 oC.de: 
 Audi 
 
 it- 
 
 : Y °-f 
 
 ewa, Cheshire; 
 bom.HOe|-J8S>vnard. 
 1+ Nov. 1888 arReyis- 
 hry 0Wice,l.eed3. 
 
 l.Hawwah. AnnReadi 
 bom28dav»y. 18+8 
 died I^Sej,!: 1866 
 burd.al" Church Cb|3 
 hettkall,CYewe. 
 
 >d« 
 
 T 
 
 3.Thovwa» Harold Reade 
 bom Z& Nov. I 
 
 n — 
 
 +. Reginald YYilliatw Reade 
 born A Dec. I80» 
 
 l.Ellew. Reade 
 bom26Se|3|-J88l 
 
JoWWallVn, $ CaMcy. OaesW.Te.fnriwe 
 died 15 May \Jap x t»fed <S"o; buTd-«|-f3«»bui 
 fWill date* 8 Dec. I7Q7, braved 3cluTae I7QC 
 Ql- Ckesler.J ' 7/ 
 
 r 
 
 LcJoItki YValW 2_Thov»2asYYallb>2.:BB/\'K2w , dauT. o,f 3.oa*wnel Wallow.aiHavjwab.Youwcesr dauT-o,f Tkowaas Read 
 
 of- Calreley ; 
 died-tDeclBto' 
 burd. «rl3u>i- 
 burv. 
 
 otLalrelev ; died 
 l2tW)833;burd 
 
 died 2 Mav 18 1 
 (wed 37; liu 
 
 al* F3uiabuTy- 
 
 2 
 
 offWIwick.wool- 
 le»zdTa|jeT , and 
 laler aw auction- 
 eer; died ?30aTjy- 
 18*7 ^fed 6-*; 
 iruTd-«l" ISuttbury. 
 
 Merc House-, [3addi ley, l>y Mary bis wi^e, 
 daur-of Robert Crave-n 0% l3Tiwdley,Ae- 
 tow;babl: IS Oct 1780 al' r3flddiley;Yieard. 
 )8AuoJ8o3 al" nWdilty;died6lV'cb.l837, 
 ajed 56; IwTd.al" fSuTabury. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VIII. 
 
 J 
 
 r daur.ot Uokw. Walton Fanny WaltonSBFrancisrSayleySfrMaTy Wallow Marearet WaltoviSBRowlawd Rayley Elija Wallow 
 
 Antro- oj Ma'ackester of- [fawekesler. of M aiae kesl>T. u>iv«aTTied. 
 
 bl*S. [>OaTd-l"YriceJ 
 
 Tbo-wasWalloiaS 
 of ["JawebesteT. 
 
 7 
 
 1806, aoed 
 \3urd. at T 
 
 I 
 
 i.Oonw. Reade 
 baht. 18 tiaviy. 
 I78q ah Actow, 
 buTd-3o Am j. 
 178^1 a|-Aclow. 
 
 S.cJokn.ReadeSsFrawces.dauT. of avid 
 
 of WIvis^-oTd; MaTyWoodjwko afterwards 
 bom30CWtte married WtlliawiDodsowJ ; 
 l7^3;died8|V/ck borw 8 Sehl*l7a4-atWettea- 
 I85S; buTd.at kail Hall ^keskhre ;died ^ 
 OveT.CkeskiTe. dtfiee I87-1-; burd-atArdwick 
 (VnweteTy ( |r|areckester. 
 
 -+.<Jaxaea Reade 
 died 26 IW. 
 I833,ajed 37; 
 buTd-atI3<mbury. 
 
 <5"_Ckarles Reade-SSOarak^daur. o,f 
 
 2-Tkoytias Reade. 
 ot rlawlwick .auc- 
 tioneer ;babt8Auo. 
 l7aoatAeton;died 
 about I83q y unwar- 
 Tied. 
 
 I 
 
 l.Williavw Reade 
 
 !)oml7cWy.l8l7; 
 ahWiwsford;died 
 16tye\7-IZS2.uu- 
 *a.aTd_;burd_ at 
 Oyer, Cbeskire. 
 
 of l"Janc\ries\~er t 
 and it Urvwslon; 
 died 20 Ir/ckJ853, 
 ayed 5"-+; burd. 
 al - Flixtoe. 
 
 of Urw2slon v J.ai' 
 bis wife^eldesti 
 Heywood of IjoI 
 bom 13 Oct. J805 
 1827 at PTixfo*- 
 buTd.at FlixFon 
 
 r 
 
 1. Oa-muel Jokw ReadesrElrjaFTQwces.youyifest dauT. of 2. Ckarles EoWnReadeSsSar! 
 
 of Reade House. ( Flixlon 1 
 «t. Mcmckesler,!>OT«i A- 
 0ct.|82$>;babt at S- 
 Petefs , Manckesler. 
 
 Tkoiyjas leeck of Uryv2slbte;llorw of\Voodlavid ,Mosl 
 
 ioduly l838;V*ard.3Seht-l863at nr. Ma>2ckesler;bom 
 
 Flixton;died )8cW (807; burd. 18 Feb. )832;bahl: a t S'-" 
 
 al" FI'dcIou. Peler's .MawckeslTer. 
 
 Arl"kur Heywood Reade 
 bom loAuo.l86"t-;died o 
 Dee. 1867 -JniTd.al- Flixlow. 
 
 I 
 
 l.Oarab Hawortk Reade. 
 bom.M-Felj.l880; died 
 2lc)uly !oo3 ( uia. married; 
 burd .at" Unttston. 
 
 1 
 
 2.Ckarlotte.£| / fridaRead« 
 bom /sFek 1881. 
 
 Ask 
 
 cub. 
 Feb. 
 
 r- 
 
 r 
 
 3. Mary Ckrishwe He- 
 bom 8tWy.|883. 
 
 2. cJokvz Reade 
 ot MaKekester; 
 bom. II Oct 1828; 
 a'hWinsford ; 
 died loMayl856 
 uwi«atd 1 bord.al" 
 OYer.Ckesbire. 
 
 3. Edward Samuel Read* 
 <M flec k es '< rr ',boTia. 31 
 «tayl836-a|-Wms^0Td. 
 
 of I 
 Ma- 
 
 .Mary A>2M. Reade 
 born lo May |8lOal" 
 Wii2s|oTd ;died 2o 
 Mch.l85A" v UHwaid. 
 burd.al-OYer.Cbe- 
 skire. 
 
 2. SaTak. Reade 
 born \QOtt 1821 
 al" V/iras^ord; 
 died a oawy. 
 l85o,unnaoTd.; 
 burd.al" Oyer, 
 Cbeskire. 
 
 - rrawcesnec 
 bom3o^|cb.l8 
 al"WiwstoTd ; 
 died 3 Feb. 18- 
 
 «l" OreT.Cbes 
 
*1aTy,daUT- o.p j 
 
 lied J Feb. 181^ , ojej ^ 
 tard-al" F3uwlwy. 
 
 PEDIGREE A1II 
 
 r 
 
 aroarel" Wallbwa^jaTwuel Kettwerlev J. Maw Wallow 
 
 iard.iw|8oo al 
 iddlewieb;died 
 Feb. 18*0, ajed 
 SilruTd-al* f3uK 
 UTy- 
 
 "WaTci.3 Nov. 
 I785al-Aelbn-, 
 died3oc\uly 
 1857 aged SB; 
 burd . al' F3m« 
 
 UMTV- 
 
 Jicd 2 Ffcb. 
 
 " 1 
 
 Louisa A>mWall"bva;died 
 \0 Nov. )82>r\ajed7>KmH2S. 
 
 taty. ourd.aY [Sunburst. 
 
 lOovnsoML 
 ,bv Hcmwab 
 \oi Oaiwes 
 
 e- l^foors; 
 jrd.ll Dee. 
 io Oct 1880 
 
 T 
 
 fuobva Reade^t fSarlrridje.haT-qf-Aelbn, 
 and laler op Wircstord ; l"bird son of 
 
 JoWReade .f Barbrid^bar-ofActe*; I ggg PEDIGREE XI. 
 Irom 20 A|jI- I/56, bafjl: |8 May l/^al'Ae- ' 
 Ibia \died 2 Feb. I82-+ ; burd . a\- Rimbary. 
 
 3. MarHw Wallow 
 died 2ld«ly 1^88, 
 aocd 16; burd. 
 al Rimbury. 
 
 61 Oawauel Reade 
 died n 
 aeed 
 [3mkout> 
 
 iyA(il.l82^-, 
 
 '2o;b-urd..aF 
 
 ^ Willioiw QeoToe. Reade: 
 o|Willaslow. 1 wr.Na-wl~- 
 Yricbjdied 21 Aj>Uo04-,' 
 ajed 85"k ,al" PiarroYr'- 
 iw- Fur«ess. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 8- .Edward Reade 
 died3o0el:l83o, 
 ajed Iq; u-urd. 
 
 tt \5uu\rur 
 
 f 
 
 i.Marv Reade. 
 died al'YVW 
 J^ord ^unmard. 
 Wrd.21 May 
 lol2,al"Aclb>2. 
 
 1 
 
 2-Aww. ReadeSsWilliayttlSeecb 
 j>died2oM>. of Cfeurefe Coj*- 
 I855J J2ewball ) Oe.we_ 
 
 Cbarles Beecb f dward Reeds. 
 
 Williate Reade Maryarel' Reade— Hi9?iws 
 
 _C 
 
 ReadeSS 
 
 J 
 
 KewyowL. <5arab Awn Reade 
 
 died 2o Nor. l8oa % 
 lm>naTried .of" T3flT- 
 rovc-iii- PuTttess. 
 
 Rev. Wi llia-wa Kenyovi 
 
 fdissewhef lMinisl'er ; 
 iviKj 3 Abl- 18^] 
 
 l<3abel"b,dauT.oC< 3.TboY»asCJa»2es Reade 
 +b Taylor of 13a- atCJTeettfield , Saddle- 
 wcs.^wiard. JO worrk,.Lai2cs.;boTK. 7 
 (oRlandrillo- May )838;ba|J:ai" Rix- 
 '», N. Wales. low; died 20 Feb. laoi.uu- 
 
 vaarued ;buTd.al" Flixlbw. 
 
 i. £1 13a hvn Reade 
 bomlsjawy. J 835; 
 ba^al-S'-'Pelcr's, 
 ffymcbesler ; died 
 IS Octfe'TO\ burd- 
 al" Flixlott. 
 
 1 
 
 2. Sarak Maroarel" Heywood ReadeSsCjeoTje. HenTyCjray 
 born <+ Nov. J84- / T-;ba|jtla!~Flixlba; otl^jowor HoMse,UriK- 
 T«ard.3oMay I88S al' Urwzshm. sh>w, Lawcs. 
 
 od Reade 
 
 A-. MarcaTel" Gladys Reade 
 bora 26 5e|il: 1885. 
 
 1 
 
 5. HildaTbeodoro Reade. 
 bom 27 Ocl'. 1887. 
 
 6. MoTl"bci FmeslTinze. Asbworhb Read< 
 bom 3o Nc 
 
 !0Y- I880. 
 
 I — 
 
 -+. EfrjabeHz Reade 
 bom 28 Nov. 1830 
 al"Wmsford;died 
 !2l>|el7.l83l;buTd. 
 al'Orer^Ckesbire- 
 
 5". £1 13a be l"b Reade 
 bom J 8 Feb. 1832 
 al" Wittsf ord- 
 
 6-Ualia ReadeSsCbarles VYiTakuk 
 bom 14 Ouly flf rfiwslbu y v.r. 
 
 183^ al'Wbar- 
 \b\i View raj e ; 
 ■naard.23oaKy. 
 )86S al- 5'- 
 Oobtts , iVJaia- 
 
 Hy<d«_ 
 
I eler Srjolleross: 
 
 loaddil«y, yeo- 
 Ttoaw; b-a|il:5Uawy_ 
 l7o6ha|-f3adoii|eY; 
 died llcWy. I70o 
 aged 02; burd. at" 
 I3addiley_ [Will 
 dal ed ?8<July 1/83, 
 brcWed I Only \Jyp 
 al-Ckeslcrj 
 
 : Aia-ae ,daur. of- 
 
 (3|oor 
 
 otCbol-mowdelev; 
 Cbesbire ; Tnard. 
 26 Abl- I75"2 al" 
 !oaddiley;died 5 
 oanv- I7qQv a ? e d 
 72;l>UTd.a|-|3ad- 
 diley. 
 
 Arme SballcTossssslsaac Wood 
 
 otfoles ( bar. 
 
 •|£«lcs»all, 
 
 Slants.-, died 
 
 m 1801 aced 
 
 5£.j\tfll dal: 
 
 ed 28 OQtty- 
 loOI,|2TOYed/6- 
 cJmwc 1801 a\~ 
 Licbfield.] 
 
 \to\itp l^ck 1760 al- 
 I3addilev;"W2QTd. 28 
 Fek|77oa|- fSaddi- 
 
 1801 J 
 
 y|livi>2«2oUawy_ 
 
 T 
 
 Skbbe* SU 
 
 ot Sbros* i~avie 
 diley, CWestiT* 
 ■maw.; died )8n(4« 
 aped 76 ; Irurd-a 
 diley. [WilUaftt 
 Dec. 1738, proved 
 \p3 al" CfeeslerJ 
 
 T 
 
 Maed«lei2C,daoT. ots=0.5o>v2Mel Shallcross^Elijabel'b.daur. 3.Sle|ibera SballcrosszpEl^abehb ,dc 
 
 Robinson 
 
 ot f3add iley \raartH. 21 
 Seb.1: 1728 it- Raddi 
 ley;died6Mav( 1771, 
 aced 6^8;|jUTd.arlot|iz- 
 
 PeleT Wood 
 [liviwPScJaoy. 
 
 I80ll 
 
 o^ Calreley, Cbesbire; ot DaYies 
 
 l)a|tl; 16 duly I710 ol' f3ad- .tf3Mnl»MTy;>»ard. 
 diley; died 25 Abl- \JJ7 6 Auy. I771 al" 
 aoed 67;IruTd.a|-|3Mtt- r3uwbi<Ty. 
 Ury-fWill dated 16 Nov. 
 I77I, proved 7 ciuwe I777 
 al" CbeslerJ 
 
 >t-0»lreley , Cheshire; 
 l>a(il: 3 A<ij. 1712 al" 
 baddileyidied^tyeb. 
 I808,ajed^6-; burd. 
 ot" rSuulrury- 
 
 I 
 
 1. Oaiwuel oballcross 
 bof>t3o Dee. 1720 a Y 
 Aclow ( -vst. NawTwieb; 
 died pduly 1755, ajed 
 22;l>UTd.ah r3uttbl<Ty 
 
 n 
 
 2. Willia-m Skallcross 
 died 173-1-, itt iwtan- 
 ey; Irurd.al" !3Mwt>UTy. 
 
 I 
 
 1. Slebbevi okallcrdss 
 
 [I'lVi-K^ 16 Nov. I771] 
 
 off3addiley;' 
 
 diley , died a)' 
 bervnere.; out 
 Dee. |7tfj) al" 
 diley- 
 
 Ricba 
 
 \jUT<i.S 
 
 Jcl5aa 
 
 Oavwuel ShallcToss 
 of CaWeley, CbeshiTe; 
 died l3cWy.!8/5,a<jed 
 65, a |- WbarloK ; turd, 
 ol" Ruwlwry. [Will 
 doled 10, P-fek. I8I4-, 
 (zroved -t-Dec-. /8/5' a r 
 CbesleT.] 
 
 =oaralz, elder daur. ol 
 "Ot. NqtulI VrieU , by Al 
 HolbTook of Calyelt 
 al" Aclow. ;7vaQTd. 31 
 Wbarlonlodoe.WI 
 
 I 
 
 . Soi-wanel SballcrosssssAww , daur. o| 
 ofTilslane. Jarbo-rley, 
 Cheshire; bacilli fe-t. 
 I772 a|-AcloB;died22 
 Oct 1805, ajed 33; 
 DMTd.fll" f3u«buT\ 
 
 T Y- 
 
 died 2+ A|il. 
 18*7, aoed 76", 
 
 •l-rfrw.Cbe- 
 
 obiTe;l)-UTd-al" 
 RimljuTv. 
 
 Eli 3 al> 
 l>a|j|-.4 
 
 lo*l;W 
 
 al" I3ur 
 1847, a. 
 
 Davenl 
 
 Oaiwuel Sballcross 
 RicwbuTy. 
 
 T 
 
 l>abfc ^cJa>iv.l80l al" 
 
 Tko>was Sballcross 
 died Q(Juwel823,aj- 
 ed l7;l)UTd.al" fSuia- 
 
 uuty_ 
 
 Jobvi Wood 
 jlivi»9?8c)a>2y- 
 loOll 
 
 Cjeoroe Wood 
 
 J 1 1 vivji 
 
 l80lV 
 
 T 
 
 J liviwQ580aKY_ 
 
 Isaac Wood 
 
 ri I I 
 
 Mary Wood £lle* Wood CaHjeriue Wood 
 }livi«j28c)aKy. [Iiviwj>28da«y. [liviKo?8c]a«y. [liviwc 2Z^a**. 
 
 Aw 
 
 [livi 
 
PEDIGREE XP 
 
 sCaBaerine, daur. 
 
 |f 
 
 died 32<)uly !7.jr>r; 
 I...-J -l-R_irJ'.l.. 
 
 [ruTd.al"I3adclil 
 
 7 
 
 Icross 
 
 ■4.Thov*zas okal 
 ba|»|:4>Sej»l:l7/5- ah 
 Bflddiley; lfUTd-6 D«". 
 17/5 al" fiaddiley- 
 
 I 
 
 ^lArhkuT Sballcrobs 
 
 !)o)il: 2 l^ek l]l]||8 
 al" r5addilev\ ourd- 
 lsS^T-\J&(,a\-\5ad- 
 diley. 
 
 1 
 
 1. Mary SkallcrossssRickard Ik 
 
 TV3aTd-23dulvl7a 
 al" f3addiley;l>urd. 
 13 Aug- 17-SVr; a^ed 
 58 % 'at"Rnddiley. 
 
 RicbaTd Ik'm 
 l>UTd.|Se(.tl73+ 
 
 al" Raddilev. 
 
 1 
 
 Thomas Ikin 
 l>UTd.27 Nov. 173-1- 
 a!"[3addiley. 
 
 Stebben I kin 
 
 L(i|: -+<W:I737 
 
 at" f3addiley 
 [Iiviv2c 16 Nov. 
 
 '771] 
 
 ?f OnrivjcJLaae 
 
 ey;i>urd. 
 
 I3addil, 
 
 26 dany- 17, M- 
 
 al"l3addiie> 
 
 ArhkuT lkin= 
 lowwed bouses 
 in Cbesle r ; 
 dead 16 Nor. 
 
 '77'] 
 
 cfeildTen. liviW9 16 Nov. 1771 
 
 I 3~> I s . 1 " 
 
 2.Col"btfTiBe. Sballcross~QeoToe.P|atti=SciTab ^au-r. o^ 
 
 TW«Td-28c)Mly 173-t at" oP AcTon.-eT. 
 
 r5addiley;[? buTd. 2^ NaulViel: 
 
 Au ? .l/6^a|-Acl"on] 
 
 Jokn Piatt" 
 [liviwol6(Nor. 
 
 IT] 
 
 r 
 
 bajatS 1 ! cWe 
 
 l)25-a!-Aelow. 
 
 Qeoroe. Plait" 
 
 l>aht".2oSeJ5h 
 
 IJ27o|-Aehm. 
 
 ttReode otl3QTlfTidgft,(iaT.o^Aeto'K2, 
 
 I wi£e ( dflUT_ aed cokejr otnickolas 
 to So Sebl". I7JI ; Iwht: 2Q Oebl"- |75l 
 
 II at" f3uwWy ; died 17 May 1852 ,al" 
 
 burd . < 
 
 r Y" 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XI. 
 
 Mar 
 I living 
 Uttxaard.J 
 
 Skallc 
 
 v oroiictoss 
 , ,., )77 , 
 
 5ballcToss=ss0okn Dudley , of- Wharton Lodje. , Wharton , Cheshire; 
 /7-+-o|-Ae- elder son rf (John Dudley o^Wharl-onU Mary kis w.fe, 
 tDee. I7q* dour. of Rickard LahbljuTy ; Ifabl". 2 Ocl". \*J6c} at" Darewhaw; 
 
 •>r-<.|-Ac 
 
 ;dtedlO0bt 
 
 5;l>urd.al" 
 
 keskire. 
 
 died 16 dune l&54-,a°e<i 84-;lrurd .al" Darenbawa 
 
 3 PEDIGREE XV. 
 
 >al»e|-b Shall cross 
 §2&|Vfek. 17^3 al" 
 
 lllniTy. 
 
 T 
 
 Sarak ShallcToss 
 U)2l:2't-tJwKt«l7j9^- 
 
 al" f3unbuTy;aied 
 20 May l7o6,aj«d 
 5 ; tuTd. al" !3unl>uTy. 
 
 Mary Sknllcross 
 i>o)jl: 8 (Jowy-17^ 
 al" Bu^lwry; died 
 2 Oct". 1843, a^ed 
 44; unmarried; 
 
 l>UTd.al"f3unbur 
 
 T 
 
 JB^abel-kWood 
 [livi«|^8ciany. 
 J80l] 
 
 r 
 
 Sarab Wood 
 flivivzo 28 
 CJQKy- )80)J 
 
 — r^ 
 
 (Jane Wood 
 I living 28 
 
 clawy- )8oi] 
 
 l^arl-ba Wood 
 
 [livino?8c)awy- 
 
 I80l] 
 
Richard Dudley , of WWtow . Cbeab 
 
 Dudley, ot Wbarloo. • bom I7c)awy. IZWtojbaM". 21 cWy. I73q/-+ 
 DaYewbam;died 7cJuwe 1775; buTd.al'DaYewbaiw [Will doted 8j ' 
 1773, proved in 1^76 ol" Chester.] 
 
 Lcloh 
 
 d 
 
 /•t-o ssMotv, dauT. of Richard LahbbuTy *f MoTetow. ,nr. ItyddleYYieh find "[ 
 AM. !to|it 2 SehtJ735"^tDaY-eiiha>vz ; >v2aTd-26cJuly|76^atDavetthoi»a. She 
 yeowaw ,awd died 6 l^eb.lSOO.buTd.atDaYenhamfWill dated 20 Oct. \JJ' 
 
 udley,o,f! 
 
 WhaTlow. Eodje, 
 WhaTtb>z;baht2 
 Oct. 176^ at Dav- 
 ewbam;died 16 
 Olme. ^S^ aced 
 84-;burd.al"DaY- 
 e>2ham. 
 
 sEli^abehh^wlv do.uT.ol- 
 Samuel Skallcross o,f 
 CalYeley,by OaTok lata 
 wi^e ^elder dauT.ot 
 dohvzReade , «,f- f3ar- 
 bridye , AcloH;l)a|il".4- 
 Abl. 177^ ah Actbw ; 
 ■*ward- 4- Dee. " 
 
 UWiu 
 
 S.Richard LaBibury DMdleySsSarah.otzlv cbild 
 
 ^SEE 
 
 r3uwi/ 
 
 UTB.UUT 
 
 lee. \~1QA- al" 
 ;die/lO Art 
 
 lo^ayed^buTd.al" 
 Davewham. 
 
 of- Manlwich ,attd laler of- 
 "Wittsford lodoe.Wbartbw; 
 bora 1 5e|jh lm-; bajit- 2-+ 
 
 Sebt-1775 at DaYerchaVK; 
 PEDIGREE XIV. d.ed /6-SehU823;Wd. a |- 
 
 D«Yenham[Will doled 
 26 Dee. (821, proved 16 
 |V|eb.|82-+ al" Chester.] 
 
 /x 
 
 yCBMC, 0| 
 
 Charles Reade oj- 
 Loeoleloia , suroeow., 
 secovzd son otUobn 
 Reade of r3arl;ridce, 
 Acl"o*3.-, bafil". I Odtty. 
 1778 al" St Peter's.Cob- 
 ol elow \-watd. 50 Auy. 
 I7jjo al" F3unbury fliv- 
 iwg 16 l^eb. 182*] 
 
 If IrjalreHi Dudley 2 
 ba|zl:28 A(il- I7tf5 
 al" Davenham. 
 
 r 
 
 William Dudlev Cc 
 Sal^oTd and Dlacl 
 OUtd- at 5- Johns 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XVI. 
 
 1. Sir William C 
 J-Pand D.L.La 
 born 1 2 Der. I: 
 
 1 — ; — 
 
 1. Dudley Coddiiagtoia; bora 
 duly I8651, died 5eM:l86^. 
 
 1. Emily Constance Coddivijton; 2.Kdle Coddiwelon; bom 
 bom duly 1865; died in 1870. Feb. 1867; died \July 1883. 
 
 — 1 — : ; 
 
 3- F3ealTiee LoddivajlovasssDijby i^eo* 
 ward. I& Abl. )89>l-- I 
 
 1 1 ; 1 1 r - 
 
 l.OohwDMdlevSBA-fiviRoYlaYice.eldesI" 2. RicbaTd DudleySsEliTO. da ut. oC-Uobu 3. Samuel Dudlev -+.WilliamHeiaTY Dudley 1- MaTy AvmDudlevSUosiab PetriK , 
 
 . \AA . ,' . .\m'.U, /« k I .tr, ,„_J l/ J ||. .ft 1 ,. ,WL.> I. ... I I. „N Jo' I .J l.._ L-rx hw^L-il Wl_._l- ll.. 
 
 of, Winsford 
 Lodge, Wbar- 
 to-a.\homHoSit 
 |7jpS;b|it28<W 
 y. |7o6 al' Dflr- 
 enham; died 
 8Mcb.l8-ro;bur: 
 a!" DaYenham 
 
 dauT-ofVYilliam Court" born 7 Feb. I800; Keifb!" of Audlem-, «f Wbartott; bom born 2 Moy. /8oi"; ba(ih bom /6 _ Def.j/97;ba|jl: 
 
 0^ hbe l^awoTHouse^id- ba)^^•.l'A[2l.)800a^ born 20 May l803.She l-4-May l80+;bafj|-. 25" Nay )807al" DaYeo- l7cWy. 1^8 at Dar- 
 
 dleyviek;boTt2/5' IVJcb. DaYeuba-VK^died T«aTd. > 2 V! -'''\ Josiab. 23Auy. )804- at feaw.died ^-May I800; ewb.a>w;>Baid-|odBe. 
 
 l8lO;7BaTd.2lDec. — 7 May J835 ( VYil"B- Perrivz ,awd died 21 DaYettbavw;died buTd. at DaYewb ava. |8lO ol" Daveebam; 
 
 al" r^iddleYYiobidiedig out issue ; bu T d. l\oY.I883 ( YYi|-bout i%- 28 May I8-+8.UT2- died r85e|jl: 1820; 
 
 AM. I80^,aced8o;butd. at Darenba-vvs. sue;buTd.dl'DaYei2bam. >»aTd. ; buTd. al" burd.at DaYewbaw. 
 
 at Darewbavra. DaYenbaiw. 
 
 r 
 
 I 
 
 \YbaTtow;eldea 
 terTrn. awd Eli' 
 lais Y«-lfe^l)0T« ! 
 SlockboTt He - 
 \YidoYY otRicb 
 25c)«T2e)86o;b 
 
 1. Dudley Oosiab Perriia;boT>z 1. M^aTiow. Dudley PeTTiw;boml MaySrdobwKwijbl-ATYKsrTowo.o^ YY'baTlbM.Hall.WbaTlovz, 2. Evwily Dudley Pfen 
 
 I'vMaylSSOidiedJSMoY. /85I, )82l;>HaTdJo May j853a|-WbaTlov3; 
 uwiward-jbuTd-arDaYewbaw. died ^INoY.l88l;buTd.al"DaYewba-»w. 
 
 r 
 
 3olieiloT;SoK ofdobw. Arirastrowj; boTn 7 Abl. 1826; ootta 26lSua. )820;W2i 
 died IS INoy. I^oi ; butd-at DaYewbaw. 27^s|;J862atVYbaT 
 
 Nlanovi PeTriv2Kwiobt ATwzstrov2j;boTul7cJuly3EsWilliam WevYall M,0XYYell NevYall .otTbe Hollies, Roby.latacs.; sow o^ ^)a>vaea New- 
 I85Q; -vwaTd. 6 duly 1887 at Wbarton. j all ojCJoldielea.DuwJrirs.N.r^boTKyAuo./SSSidied I^Dee.i8o^;|;urd.at Huytoia. 
 
 I 
 
 (Jack HaivzsYYoitb M a <YYell MeYYall; horn I Oct /89S. 
 
 1. AtcW 
 Lovid 
 
 4-CJobnbudlev; 
 
 cJany-l833;ba(>|--l 
 dany.|833al"DaY- 
 ev2feai*a;died in 1833; 
 burd.al" DaYewbaiw- 
 
 y;bom 1. Emily Av2we Clara Dudley =Rev. Uobv2 !3o>zafo-KS eielly-Dudley 2-£lbabel"b, Mary DudleysarRey. William CbaTlesEak 
 
 bom 31 Dec. 1833; bafit.sa>we 
 day al" DaYenbaviz^ard-SO 
 Feb. 1868 al" S- Sariours Ok- 
 tottCbesbire^.ed 27 AM. 
 looo; burd- at Old S'-Cj"eoroes 
 Slaleybridye. 
 
 r3.A. l T.C.D.,Yiear of Old S-Qeorjes, 
 Staleybridje.SiKce 1867 ;Sow ot ner. 
 Roberl" delly , M.ft.,T.C.DL, Yi'ear ot- 
 noweybuTkJrelayid; assuv«ed uavne 
 of Dudley ovx IwaTTiaye-; bor«l8Dee. 
 [1823 t] 
 
 bom 21 Feb. I835;>ward- 
 3oAMJ857atS'-r3rides, 
 EiY-erbool;diedS+Abl- 
 I8p^ -.buTd-atDaY-enbaw 
 
 Royal Prisott.Qloueesler; 3 
 tor | AltboT|ie i Ei>2es.,awd 
 ^.C^RecordeT o|liYerb.ool 
 Tiace;died 3c)av2y. 1866 ,a<i 
 . buTd-at CJIoucester CeuaeH 
 
 Louisa Amy lake Asjaiiaall- Dudley ,>2ow o^Wbartota Eodye 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 i.FTedcTick (JobirzRoberts-Dudley;boTK 2. Cbarles WilliamRoberts-Dudley b 
 
 ^ k " '«) ' 
 
 r 3 
 
 i' — 
 
 ?oAuj.l8;o;died lo8e|it-l87o->urd. 17 Mov. 1872; died 19 1WI872 .burd.al" 
 at S c Q corses , 51 oley bndye. S- Qeoroes , Staley bri d je . 
 
 1. Florevi 
 
 boTB S 
 
 I85>6 _ . 
 
idawe , daur. ot Haden of DflYenbam , CbesbiTe; raard. 23 Noy- 1734- at" DaYenba>w. 
 
 bCheswoThk kis v»ife;bora J8AujJ736"; 
 d^S^W.dolin Broad bursh ofWbqrloya. 
 roved 30 Au«. l8oo al" CbeolerJ 
 
 I 
 
 FJj^abehb Dudley;bom I40el".l735;ta|»l: l7Oeh.sseW.ll10>* Wilson, .of iMiddlevvieb. 
 1736" air Davenba>w;>«aTd.l8Der. l762at"Dar I 
 ewkcroi [f burd- 6 A)»l- 1766 ah Darenbon] j 
 
 (Jobn Wilson; bom 8clany.l763;ba|ih. 2 Fct. 1763 al" DaYewbano. 
 
 T 
 
 nvjnb Dudley 
 
 t<A|il.7tf« 
 
 laYewbaiaa. 
 
 3.M 
 
 Dud lev=L 
 
 .auTewot Kev 
 
 ary uuaiey=»j,auTence. r\ey 
 toJjt^Auy.17^7 of Nanhvviek. 
 al" DarewWvw. dTuoeisl- 
 
 iDu 
 
 ■4-. OaTab Dudley ; born 
 DaYevabawt-.-vnaTd. I Mi 
 
 Chester; buTd. 23 Oel". I7qo al" Davenhavw 
 
 21 May 1772; Itajd: 21 ciuw= 177 « al""*Williavw Cbddinylon .of S- firlers.Sjr 
 lay l7o8ah Nanhwich; died al" C healer , brivtleT and bookseller; 
 
 died aboul~UaBy.l8o4,a£ed34,inlhool. 
 
 iaejoB. ,ep Rnkeahe., Cheshire .and later ofSScElijabehk , daur. of Robert" HotiVY-ood at Blackburn, 
 r«;bom in 17^; died /A" Ouwe 1867; alderman; >waTd. la clawy. I828;died I8c3a«y- /85l; 
 
 5laekbuTH. butd-al" S-Oohns v Black bum. 
 
 dau 
 
 I^lebell;* 
 
 in 1801 ah Liver 
 
 MaWa Coddinclow. 
 died aboul" l8Qo, 
 
 ^ 
 
 unvnaTd- 
 
 dinolon, Baih, of Wyeollar, Blaek burn ,an<t of 14 3 Piccadilly yttSB Satak Catherine, ,daur. of WilliawzTho- 
 
 1 
 
 ,.; ftP.foT Blackburn since (880; Mayor of Blackburn inl874-; 
 \created a batowel" 17 Feb. I8q6. 
 
 iwas Hall of Sandal Cliff , near Wake- 
 field ;Waard. ^0 5e|il". I864-. 
 
 OTHER ISSUE; SEE TEXT , P. SO. 
 
 ti) Arhbur Cayley, of lovely Hall.near Blaekbum;eldesl~ son at Digby Cayley, 2"-'' sow of Sir Dijby Cayley, 7* fSarl".; bom US Sefjh. 1864. 
 Ity Coddinylon Cayley ; bom l&QS- S.VvTIIiciwa. ArhbuT Seahon Cayley, bom J8o6. 
 
 TbeOaklawds, 2.SaTab.£l)3abelbDudleySsYYilliav«TrislTa>«keijriHey 3.Eli5«behkDudley;bom/5l^cb.|803;ba(jl:3dui2ei803SSYVillia>K! Cockerell.of WhaTlon 
 
 jfdose^h. 
 itH* Hatfield 
 &h.|7o^;ba)2h.ah 
 niS-AEIija, 
 
 Dwdlev/tfdied 
 i.ah Davenham. 
 
 bona IOlVjckl802;ba|2h.3 
 ouwe )803 al" Davettham; 
 died I8!*|eb.)854; burd. 
 al" S- Marys .Birkenhead. 
 
 SfRev. William Wykes Finch .M.A. 5'" 
 Oobws Coll.Cavnl>.;ofTke. Plonks, 
 Cbaddesley Corbetf, Wotc. ,and Norrk 
 Wyke, Okeha>n|ihon, Devon ; <J-R 
 and C.C.f 0T\Vorc.;ljOTtt 6cWy.|83S. 
 
 of liYeTboo^solieilor.and of ah Davenka'vn-, raard.'nz 182.4- ah Davenhavn ; died Collate. .Wharton ;died oyly.1870, 
 Devonshire. Road.Clauybhou, 25 Abl- )882,Yvihboul" issue; burd.ah Davenhavw. aj>ed72; buTd.al" Davenhavn. 
 
 CbesbiTe.; bora 27 Fekl8oi; 
 
 Marys 
 
 T 
 
 died 27 Oeh. 1873 ;&urd-ahS- | | 
 
 Birkenhead. 4.HaTTier Dudley ;boTK6f*l>JSStJohn Johnson Banning .xAyKeliaDudley 6. Uu lia Dudley 
 
 I807;bahh 25 May I8O7 al" of LiveThool.SolieihoT.and died I3ciany_ died 2o cWy. 
 
 Davev2ba>w;7>zaTd-|l : eb-l&t4 of Sawdbursl" Birkdale; l8+2 > a9ed3o l un 
 
 died 21 NovJ8oo v Yvihboul" died |/t-Feb. 1886,09^ 70; veard.; buTd. al" 
 
 lssue;buTd.r3iTkdale C'hery burd -ah Bitkdale C'hery. Dovenbaim. 
 
 )8T0,ajed26, 
 u«>KaTd.;buTd. 
 ah Darettbavw. 
 
 l.Williavw,Henry Keijkhley, 0% 
 J,iYer|iool; died 14 Dec. 1868 
 al"Sbe33ia in llaly ;burd.al" 
 5be33ia. 
 
 1 
 
 2. Alfred DudleyKeijkHey.olOld Hall^ilnhbor^ss: MaTjaTel-youiejesh daur.oj 
 WeshvwoTeland;bom 21 Del". )82^;died3AuyJ880 '■-■-■ - : - <* ■ 
 ahS- MoTilj.SwihjeTlarad; buTd.ah S- Morilj. 
 
 r~~ — " 
 
 JiKeiobHey.M-D.Canhak.J.-R.C.RSrclulia'W'baThonl-ewis.vridow- o| Pbilli(iYer P|aw.k o% NewYork, 
 Stook SlTeel" v ^T06rewor Souare, and daur. 0} hbe Hon.tJames Hepburn Camjibell of-Pbiladel- 
 
 i,V.;W 10 Abl- 185a bhia, Sowel"i>«e U-S.l*]inisl"er ah hbe Couth of Sweden ;7»aTd. 
 
 ' 25 INoy- I80I al" Wayne .near Philadelphia. 
 
 (Jobn^fVake / field of Sed^- 
 
 Yrick House. ,\Veslvnorelav2d 
 
 [Hijb SbeTiff in )%SA\-ya<M. 
 
 !8cJuly I8ff4- ah HeYersbam. 
 
 Mary Keijbhley 
 bom 8 Feb. 1856; 
 died lldune/8^1 
 aUNewYork.un- 
 ■neaTd. 
 
 f'uall-Dudley.Cbablain o| hbe 
 i\ Rev. t)avne& AsbinalljcJ-F^Ree- 
 nhkeT o^-dobn Bridge Asjiinall, 
 siKiwed yiayac of Dudley on ymxt- 
 ^0,al" hlorf oik House Gloucester; 
 
 larhon v Cbesbirc. 
 
 3. A-vweba Dwdley^FTederick (JobnRoberhs- Dudley. M.R.C.S.^.P., 
 
 lrom28Au<j-l836 
 ward.l7NoY.l860 
 ahWbarlon. 
 
 T 
 
 of EnYiHe House, otaleybridje;5on of-Williana. 
 Roberls of Hey wood Hall, lanes. ,by f^arrba bis 
 Yri,f e. ,dauT. of Oobn Hokale of Nelson. House, 
 Burnley; assuvued navne ot- Dudley on 'Vwar- 
 riaje.,b-orn INoy. 1840. 
 
 4-.0arab Harriehclane Dudley 
 bom in I838;ba)jh. 30 Oct 
 1838 ah Daren bawa; died 
 in l83^;burd-al~DaYenba*n- 
 
 Wlia Roberhs- Dud ley =CWIes Frederick Court, you njesl" son ojdobn. Roylancc Court 
 «ty/87l;>icard- IB Abril (ifTbe- Rookery , Nanhw-ick ,and 0% hlounh Allars^ebin^hon, 
 rteskiTk. by M^ahilda bis vyi|e,dauT.o^ William fooke o^-Tbe. Rookery- 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 /R. 
 
cJa-ywes Qardiner , °% Oyer, Cheshire-; 
 [Will dated 7 Ajil. l76+.jaTOved»6At^L 
 XJ6A- al' CVesler] ' 
 
 , qc 
 
 oatali.clauT. o^ 
 [livivzv 16 Auo.l76lJ 
 
 cJcvmes G QT dner. o^ OveT ; d i ed M-Ahl- 
 a ? ed ^ burd .«)- Over; [Will doled 2/r-&cf. 
 17^8. proved 2S Nov. Xfyy al" Cbesler.] 
 
 ;Anne[? daur.ot 
 
 f3reck];died 26 cWf J808, 
 a«ed 72; burd. al" OyeT. 
 
 1 
 
 Richard Qardner 
 [livln^Ahl-^*] 
 
 1 
 
 r 
 
 Motv Baker FlijabeHz Raker 
 
 [living Ahl- I764] [livittj 7 Ajil. I/**] 
 
 CJaTdiacraS |3aker 
 
 l.CJa"W2es Qardyier 2-dokn Gardner 1. Mqtv C^Td-neT ;died: 
 
 [liviwo^+OcI"- I708J [living 24-0cl: l 
 
 |4-Auj.)836,a3ed^3; 
 buTd.al" OveT. 
 
 «ttd 
 
 . C)C 
 
 tdokvzlale , of Frodskona .Cbesbire; 2. Anne Gardner, ojf C 
 
 died 28 Nov. I8ll.a5.ed 57,al" Over ; Over; died 16 Oct 182 
 
 burd.al" Oyet. 
 
 \ 
 
 Unyaard. ; buTd. al" 
 
 Marvlale-.died 26" duly 1807 ayed 1 veat and 6 vwowhbs ,ljuTd-al~Over. 
 
 [ 
 
 RevJThovwas Barker IngkavwtK Anne-Tale. Ssl. (John Dwdlev 
 M.f\. Queen's Coll.Ccrvnb.-Jn- 
 Cuwbenl" o,f 5'" Peters , Covx- 
 gletova 1838 to 1842 ; Incum- 
 bent" 0^ Rainhijl , Lanes. 
 
 I 
 
 l.CJok'vzCjaTdneT Dudley! 
 MfV.M.D. Ca-mlr.; MR-C.R 
 
 Lo-ed- ■, bom I) May ; 
 
 died 2CJaiOY.lQOO.aoed 
 aboul" 71. al" Hove .Sussex, 
 
 o.fWins|ord lodge. 
 WbaTte>j;lrah|--23 
 Akl- 1802 al" NanP- 
 wickjdied-SoNoY- 
 )83o,ci9ed58;buTd. 
 al'Sf Chads .Over. 
 
 2. Richard Lal'h 
 
 of lYewcasHe -under- Lyme, 
 Slafls^Suroeon; bajzl: 25 
 Tel). 1808 al" Nanfvviek;died 
 7IW l84-Q,ajed-+l;buTd. 
 al" S^Qeoroes .PleYrcasHe- 
 iredeT- Ly-Mce. 
 
 buTy DudleySaCharlolte Slanvray 
 
 dauT. ot 
 
 -vwaTd.loDee.)8+6 
 died <S"cJuIy/86+-Jwt. 
 al" S- Georjes.New- 
 
 I 
 
 Williavn Henry Dudley 
 M.R.CS.Ekj- I870;t>ahtl2 
 (July 1848 at" S-Qle'sjW 
 
 casHe -under- ly 1 *^ ;died 
 7 Feb. I880 al-ftvWeVVaT. 
 wicks. 
 
 Cashe-under-l 
 
 yv 
 
 3. Rev.Willianz Charles Dudl- 
 h.A. Queen's Coll.Cainir-185 
 M.ft. Ojcf. /85o;)-»eu-v«ben' 
 oJTri-K i ly Ck u-rck .Sbeera* 
 l&4-o-/+l; l^issionaTy l"o INe- 
 Zealand 1841 -57; died I Di 
 l87Qjal"Cbrleeoles .Yorks." 
 
 burd-al" Hove Cevneler 
 
 T 
 
 rCkaTlotte. Yir«inia t eldest" daur. 
 ot Herbert" MaynaTd of £nebeT- 
 hon. r3ucks. i Ca|7t:2't- h - w Rejl:H.t. 
 I.C.S.;-v«aTd. 2 Oct 1862 al" S-" 
 r^aTk's, Hav*2ilWTeTTace.i.o>2doi?. 
 
 2. HenTy I3reck Dudley SB £li*abel"k ,ovsly suTvivivac' daur.< 
 0^ IoutIou Crescentl-ow- Lon9 t Qrabpeukall .CfeeskiTet 
 
 Oel"- I8SA- al" S- Anne's , Raiwki II , 
 Ske ■vwaTd. > ? M - d b' v duliavzAdQ*2S \ 
 -kerh>« Cjardens. fashbourae , on 
 
 dov2.IN-W.;died GfebBS) 
 aj ed 5o , in london ; 
 burd.arS-CWs.Ov-. 
 
 ver. 
 
 ,r 
 
 Flora CJardner 
 )880, unnaaTried 
 
 Dudley; died 4"Auo. 
 al" Harrojal'e- 
 
 l-Maynard Gardner DudleY' 
 ot 6 3 Hova Yi I Ins , Hove .Sus- 
 sex-, bom 23 Sejjl". 18 £3- 
 
 :£velineOulia DalTYKwIile, Youw<?er daur. 0$ FTedericuokn-FarTe. ( M./\M.D. , ot- 
 Monlapue Slreel". Russell Square Treasurer and SOMaeh-meYice-FresideBrot rbe 
 Royal College o\ PbYsicians,T«aTd-2olNov-l8^l al" 5 l; cia>wes-|-ke-l.ess^eslwinsl"er. 
 
 Fsiwc Sheyjcer Fdrre Dudley 
 bora lQ Vune. 1803. 
 
 i.Will.avw Du d ley Locke rt" 
 5-A-Mood. Coll.Cavwb..bori! 
 85et>r-l827;died7 0er. 
 18^6 in london.unmard 
 Irurd-al" S- Pancras Ckwt- 
 eferv, Fmetaley- 
 
 2.doknCaTrwri9kl* Lockelt 
 ot CbrisHs Co 1 1. Cava b-;bom 
 l7Se(ir-.l828;d.ed 2ocJuL 
 1851 ,unvnaTd.;buTd.af' S- 
 Cbad's.OveT. 
 
 \ 1 
 
 3.Georoe Lockelt 4-.Henry Hildilek Loekell" 
 Um 28 Mcb.1830 bom 18 duly I83« \died 23 
 
 died 25 1^.1830, clany. 1838 ;burd. at" S'-" 
 
 burd.al" Davenbaw. Cba ds . Oyer. 
 
 3". Frederick Hall Lockelt", 
 bom IS Dee. )834;died IS 
 May 1835; burd-al" S'-" 
 Cbod* , Over. 
 
 i. Francis cJavwes LoekeH"r<>ok« 
 born lo Mav \Z€q. 
 
 2-dokn 
 
 ll/vm U 
 
SEE PEDIGREE XI. 
 
 ed+S. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XV. { 
 
 Cbnrles Reade. , of- CoHelcloia, Suroeora;: 
 bom 23 A)zl- 175-4-; bajjt 12 May f75^ al" 
 Acton,™. Ncml-wicb, died 3 Ahl. 1/80 
 qI" i3aTbridge,Aclotz; buTd.al" Acl"bva; 
 [Advwoyi. ^Ttml'ed 2-1- Marcb 1781 al" 
 Ck ester.] 
 
 RicbaTci ]_al-bbuTy Dudley ,o| NaHlwicb.i 
 awd laler of \Yms,foTd JLodoe.Wbar- 
 hm; bom I Se|jl: 1)75"; ba|it2>t- Seji l~. 
 1775 al" DaYewbawi; died /5"Se|il: 1823; 
 buTd-al" DaYeKba*n,j\Vill dated % Dee. 
 1821, [ironed 16 l*j c W.I82* al" Cb ester.] 
 
 Mary.dauT.of- 
 
 Parry o£ Cmjlehm; 
 ■Maid - A- d u ly 1776" a |" 
 A6l"btiry;died23 felt 
 
 T 
 
 "T 
 
 ry DudleySS 
 
 Sarab Reade ^bolil- I 
 dawy-l778 a |-S-firler'ji 
 
 CoKjIelbyz; TBOtd-20 
 
 Aug. 17^0 al" l3u«buTy 
 [liviwj 16 IVJcb. J82-+J 
 
 £ Ibabehb ,secoiad dnuT. 
 ojcJokYfells ofYlblliiaj- 
 |oTd v l3erks.;TMaTd.2S 
 0ehl8<t2a|-Cbesbtm|-; 
 died lo Sebl: J8>r^aj>ed 
 35, Yfifbour issue , al" 
 Tbe Close v Auckland, 
 Nevr Zeala-vzd. 
 
 -4-.Cbarles Dudley: 
 o|Sbri\2oYilla, 
 WBsf-OTcTl.S-A. 
 Uuiy.Coll.-, bom 
 Nor. 181/t-; ba|>l: 
 22cJave Y J8/5«|- 
 S-Cbads,0rer; 
 died i-vz 1878. 
 
 r 
 
 .Mary 
 bore 17$ 
 bn(jfcfoS 
 
 fcl800; 
 t/8oo 
 
 jrce Cbarles Dudley 
 j2-+-rJu-Re i860 al" 
 IWiebF lived to \nan- 
 
 I 
 
 Jobvx 
 id. 14 
 
 al" NcmlVrieb; 
 ■»waTd.27Der. 
 I826 a l-Dave». 
 bandied 24- 
 Der.1839 al" 
 OvSt J-odoe; 
 Irurd-al'S'-'Cbads 
 Over. 
 
 ilji- 
 
 sderick CouseH" Dudley 
 '»J2c)awY-J87't-;di«rd 27 
 :b.)807, unwsard-ed" FotI" 
 W»uU«li.Sfc- Africa. 
 
 Ed*ard HildihmLoekelf /.l?ev. Francis Hall locUeft=Ali 
 U«/r-cJonv. 1836: died M.A-Trjn.Coll.Dubliw.Yic- Do 
 
 Rev.WilliaY*.Loe.ketf 
 B.D.^ueeWs Coll. 
 Cai»z.l>.,oCTbe Hollies, 
 Over ; Curate of Wel" 
 Ie*iball IS24-2<J;CiiT- 
 ate o| Dave>il2(ml82£- 
 3o;FeThel"ual Curate 
 »| Weltettball frow 
 )82o hi I bis deal'b; 
 owlv Sovz of Oobw. 
 LoeVett- ofWWIoek, 
 Sawd bacb ^ercbaiat; 
 l)y Ftawces bis Seeowd 
 wite .dauT.ofWilliavw 
 Hilditeb ojWbeelock, 
 born 24-Oc):l800\l}aht. 
 27 Oct )8oo a|-5a>zd- 
 bacb;died I3ciawy. 
 )8^7al'Tbe Hollies; 
 Wrd-al-S^Cbads, 
 Over. 
 
 2. Elijalrerb Dudley 
 baJ?h28Feb-|8<vt- 
 aY NcmtVieb. 
 
 3. Aw 
 
 kz. Dudley 
 ba|?t:l6cWy. 
 )8o<Jal-Nanl"- 
 wieb. 
 
 -VcJany. 1836; died 
 t*|eU83<r;burd-ar"S- 
 ood» % Over. 
 
 M.A.Tri>2. ft II. Dubliw, Vic- 
 ar »f LuvmIt-iw- Rossew- 
 dale.lancs-.siwc* '882, 
 bom 27 Nov- tt8^at"0vw 
 Lodje, Oner. 
 
 Ice M,cma .eldest" dauT. ofTboviaas 
 DoTriwytow, M.R.C-S,of l^avicbesler, 
 by Mary AtlB. bis WiJ e ,daur. of Kin- 
 der Wood ,M.R.C*.S.,o,f M.awebesl'er; 
 bora U>duly l8+3;i«QTd.3Felr.l8^5. 
 
 i.HarTie|-l.oekeH"aBciai«aes Cook 
 
 bore KSehl-. 1833 
 ■teard.y May 1868 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 LEIrjobel-b Cooke; bom 2^1 Auj. I8;<>; 
 di^-d 2oFel.J878-burd.al- NotWkawa. 
 
 5. JLucy Cooke; bom 27 tJawy. 1872 ; di 
 
 /5eM Y /»8:lwTd-«ryebod». Ore 
 
 M.R-C.S. i0 tVTlies- 
 ^ord -,eldesr sovj. 
 ot-Oas- Cooke, 
 of Qlas^ovr-.bortt 
 l8-tO;died3Dec. 
 I877;burd.al"5^ 
 lad*, Orer. 
 
 ed 
 Orer. 
 
SEE 
 
 h I ' " 
 
 Richard Reade ;ta|ih 
 6cluly I/'tI al" I3addilty. 
 
 r 
 
 PFHIfiPPP I fRicbard Reade.ofrSaddiley^oTnSlDee.niUtalil: |J!cWy=SaTak 
 
 rCUIUKCC ' * "j 1711/12 al" HorU .Styfs.fliviiy Si'dany. 17^2 ; dead in J7S2J I ward. 
 
 s= SaTak,dau 
 4d 
 
 fsl^cT.dour. -f «YVilli««4 Reads,. 6 a»fleh>« l S«~««.; Mayor *t GmAjTtn. in 17/0-80 ;ta(.1: 6 cJ««y.l/t7/8 £ f3«d 
 I died 17 AH. ITo*^ /K ( lW. a |- StPcVers.ft-ylefe^AdwM.yraMhfW \] huffy* «l" flzesfei 
 
 5r. Terer a Longeron; died W J,anes. ,died 28 l r (etr. IQ/tO.ajea &Z\VUTd. y 1 l\xion ana of nannan onpi.yy* »■ <w 
 
 Sejil: )7^.ayei 25 s «1-Pot|-«m- at" Flixlow [Will doled lo Sej>U838 v (jror- bis wif^died 2 3 AH- 183°, w- Lry;died itt 1816. 
 Prince. ^Son Dowinfo. ed 16 dune. )8/H> a |" Cbesler.l o«l" issue ^biud-al" F|ixl"o». Wirkoul" issue. 
 
 r 
 
 i. Richard Read e,Co*s«l a |-s=SoJ»bia Henrietta Mahlda youKyesl" daur.of <?eorj>e. J.T»o*nasFe:||owesReade > H.I3.M.Aj>enl" and=cW Adelaide- Mary OP""?'* 1 
 Scalar, j80;£>« S ul£>r hU Will.atnCrowejsEE FEDiqREE^KJ; W* l^0ci~/825 Consul -general al" lunisJ^o-S^W \Q daur. A Don Anlonio MalTeos oj 
 
 l^br 
 
 Yilayel" 0^ Hie Danulre v ol 
 Rous! chowW J8>1-;£et2Sul Tor 
 Ike Ionian Islands ^"CortM, 
 l87q-0-+-;l^orn. I4-<JuU82S'; 
 a , ied / M-A«y-i8^iS; Mrd. «h 
 L« Salla?,lausanne SirVi l~- 
 jcrland. 
 
 r 
 
 ,,_,,,, - ........ . ,„ ,.IOOd:i826 Lonsul-CfCneral al lums,IO/^-33;i;ortt \y aaur. ay *-*>*!. mbiokio 1 mucus of 
 
 ,rTuK!is ; iv2ard i . l&cW )848 a?T>^oli^ed /iT Aj.1- Sejih I828;died 5+ ^cUSsi"*!" U^er [Nor- Cfibrallar ;bom al"^ilrraHar; 
 looi^l-fBlaekhwI-li^uTd.al-^boolersHillCeiwcl-ery. wood v londow; Intrd. al" lower Norwood. Tward. al~<7i bra liar. 
 
 j "f j 1 
 
 1. Heeler Reade^or* 2.Herl>er|-R e ade;!rom 3.Thoi«as5la*ley Reade- ,»|= -hlionel Reade. ^rih'sk Cblleelor at Forl"<Jone3 
 
 arTan ? ier;died al' al" AU^ttdri^f jy^l"; Tan-s-ier ; W al"'Tanyier. 1 Tanganyika v f3-£r.r\.;tam *\' Cadij-d>ed 8cW. 
 
 Tanjier. died al" Ale*» ndria- /% "J 32^1" Durban .Soull* Africa, nn"»nard. 
 
 ade., Manager of rfee, 1. A 9nei Reade; born alTTipoliJ3arWy; 2-Mary I^Uilda Frederic* Reade.;bom 8 Sehl! J858 al'sp Rickard f3owles Fen 
 iwljeriol OfWa*r3«w.k,Ale*attdri\£- died in infancy ; burd.a|-Trih.oli. Tripoli --ward. II Oct 1882 al" StJames.Rcwdilly. j Sir ArFkur Faroukar, 
 
 i . Cj eorje VYi Ilio-nxRe. 
 Imherial Oftbvaate. ! 
 
 jy|i|- ( bom Soltek |8^Q;died Q Deo. 
 I8Q8 ah Naples; burd. af" rSrihtK (?ew- 
 eleryjNahles. 
 
 I 
 
 7 
 
 FJr, 
 
 1 
 
 l.Ne-llyFaraukar; born. I+Auj. 1883. 2-Evwily Fara«kar- born 17 0ctl885. 3. Nitta FaTaukar;boi 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 i.dohn Pkeiips Ru-auharso^Sub-lieatR-N^boru. 14-cSuwe 188/h 2-PrattcisArcktlr«ld Far^ubarsoK v lfom 2odawy./88£. 3.HeiKtRickard f^TaMkar3ow t l*Jidski|j>isatt 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 W7lliaiwCrovr-e H.I3.M.sssl Mar?arel' Reade.=Henrv CarleloK. ( M.D.Edi'n. of Mofador, 2. AovsesR^ade; We ^ Oel". 3.rranees Reade,4fTa«pier; -t. Mary Read e;lro 
 
 Vice- (5»2Su! al"5ffl^iia 
 N./Vfrica^nd later Ylce- 
 CjksuI al" Susaja Re- 
 yency o/Tuwisjeldea!" 
 So*i. ojf- Q eoroeWIIIiavw 
 CVowe[sEE PEOiqREE 
 XK];l>OTtt23 0cl:l8lQi 
 died 8Dec/85/t-lrurd. 
 al" SI" Qeoraes Cewe- 
 
 let-y Tmwis. 
 
 l/orOlcWy. 1827; 
 TWarrf.flslj 'in \8h-S 
 a|-TMwi's;died 3 
 Sejit 18^8 K \furd.at 
 "Tarayier Cevwelery. 
 
 r 
 
 ^oroeeo^orn a\-t^a\\a, died 5e^C I8^\ |830;died 2ff Oct 1831 ;bimUt" Iromll Oct|832 v died I May l834-;>K«rJ.24S< 
 ah Mtvoador ; kurd- al - l^alfa. ' SCCfeorye'sCenseleryJIittis. |aoi ( al"Tanjier ( MW>i2ard. r3Titisk ieyah'u 
 
 r~ "" — 1 — — 1 
 
 l.StettiforH* le&CJ'reeyi; bora J8C+; 2-Vokvz Arhkur Kirl>yC('reett. l (>fTa>zjier;Someh>«e. 3. Rickard Kirlry^reevi ( lforn ]87'r- ; 
 died I865 - ; Irard-al - 7aw<?ier. Yiee-Cowsul al-l^atiilla^om 27cJwwt J8^«l"lel«<iw. died 1875; Iwrd.al" Dan««»cMS. 
 
 f 
 
 yiTllia«a>/ValletvslreroLeMtSvY-ediBli.MaYy[dirareed ?5AuyJ88£j=l.Aj»jesCkaTl<>tfc. Aiwiee d*f bre«koW^ora 31 DeeJSsLoreujo Frio 
 
 Ar|-h«TWallemter 5 ;(rom 12 1^-/881. 
 
 J. IS^Oiiward.psI-] I-+ Fel>.l88o ahCottslanhiwofik ; | ary oj. f Htlra 
 
 >«ar<jl r5rej]20 July 1887 n\ CoVL%\'an\'in.a\Ae. X^mmmmm^m^ 
 
 d.Rlb-io Frio? 
 
 T 
 
 i.Heurydrlelou .of-larackepsHelen^dauT. ojf- Tkovwas.of 2-£d\nund Carlelott^rihskftvaaular Apenhstl'lary dane.yridovr tl AtI 
 
 Noroeeo;l>aT»i IcJawy. i860, j Ckieajo ( U.S.A.- v -vnard. A|il. J8Q3. al" AIcojot, Morocco ; bom 6 Sehl" 1861. and iilaur.otCol-clobiiYYy! 
 I r5aHi;>«ard.|6SeH:l89i 
 
 n I 
 
 LEdYtund Carle low; torn Felr.l8o-1- v died duee. i80^;kurd.al"Ta«tfier. 2.Doaald njrlelou;boria Nor. IO00 al" Chicago. 
 
 i.VYlllia»»CroA'e,ot-NewZe«la>ad v l)'om /SOcllssiMary^auT. o,f Ca|ilt Doaoraia.-f rom Ireland; i. A9«esNareisse Crow-e^oressrRicbaTd Herary Warier ,<>|-lowsdaler 
 I8*« fll'Carl-baje Tunis, ; dted alroul" 1898. I Ward. 18 Felt. 187^ i» New ZctAaynd . 16 Auf- IS^al-iTarHjaje^- Chell"eBihatw;Sott of Hie. ReY.Y/i lltaw 
 
 ' I2i8;v«ard-I8M<; '" -" 
 
 j I near DeYijes. 
 
 CJ'eoT«>e > rYiHiavw.Crowe;i-orrjl880;died|882. Aoraes^eoroioaMaTyCroWe^om about" |882;died yowwo. 
 
 Wis;mard- 18 May |8o7«t"Rowde, 
 
 her v /1-o years Yicar ol HMllariwolon, 
 bora 1? ber. 18-1-0 al" Hullaviwohdw 
 
 1 1 ; 1 r 
 
 l_Yfi|liaireCar|-er v o.f Nelson, 2,Ricbard Henry C*arler=:|da Flla.daar.olOokaTale.o^ Ytylrurne., 3.(?uy NerilleCarl-er^CowserY^ 'hCeeil Maskelyne. (?arh»r v ot ^"-Noe 
 F3rihskColMmlria;l>0Tn of Fori" $«A|i|ielleCta rt.Yr.T.^om 2^ Se(il: 1878 ;-*ward. 2 De<>. aYiye Ajenl" al" Maochesler; Dawson Cilyjukcn .Solicit $)«\ 
 
 28 Fet. I8£8- 
 
 ada;bornl8Fct. 1873. 
 
 I 
 
 1901 a|-Fdyeley ( $u A(i(iell« v (?a«ada. Wn. 17 Not. 1 87+. 
 
 or; born 3 Auy. 18/6. 
 
 !/on 
 
 r 
 
 d.R'ickard HeHryCarler.ljOTa c5"t7ok. I0O4-. l.A?wesCarler;Wr2 ToSehC lOoa;died 8M0Y.IO05 al-looaOeek.Cavaada. LdoknlNevi lie. MatHiews; born |/fA«P. I8Q6 
 
FfcDlUKcc AV 11. 
 
 -- Hoekewkull.o^YVTeHlruTy.Cheskirt; 
 jsflr «!" VYrenlruTy , by license. 
 
 ■f 
 
 5«i 
 
 HawKab.daur. and ffobcir of RaTBabaj loirfe,^ Daisy l3aBk\CoBylclote. t ky Mary (21a wi/c^aur. of dasher PWhba R<rade;kajjr. 2J Rit-lTr'^cJ' a!" 
 Hulley of OKeHouSe.RaiBovy.Macdes^'eld.-wsard. i* 1781; turd. 25 d«wt 1785 «l SI". Peler'a , Conolel'on. faaddlley^urd-SS/WO^arBaddiley. 
 
 Ii-TboVBasReade-.Col. itz H*e Arwy ^Crs^elc-^DehMly 
 (Ijulanl' qe»era\ al" 51"- Helena > l8/6--2l;H-t3.M.A<j>e»|-«tf 
 msul-Cjeneral in. Re«e»cy of <UBis 1 )82 / t--'+Q ;bora I 
 ejih 178S;i>a|z!-.3o Oct 1782 ah SI". Peters ^B^Jelo*; 
 'ed 29 duly /8<fO ;l>urd. al" SI'.^eoryes^vBeleryTMnis. 
 
 iA^Hcs^clder daur. aiad Cokeir ot Rickar^ Clopo 
 »£ Piatt" Hall ( RusBo|i«e. ( Manchester, Iw Marcarel" bo 
 Vrife-.daar. of. David Allae o£l<irklish>tt l N.f3_ ( 0'orB 26" 
 Dec. 1804- ;>ward. SSe\t\~. )82^al"IV|aKchesler Parish. 
 Oi. ;died 10 Sefil:/867; turd, ah Tangier , l^oroeeo. 
 
 rSEE PEDIGREE XVIII. 
 
 I 1 1 
 
 WReade;l>oml7 Del: +_^Cory*\tf IliawaReade. v lieJ-: in d*_ Riler Fatte* |3old Readt^^alcuH^Chief^lijaWliHettrie^ 
 
 gal"Tu«is; died 'duly Hse ArM»y;lrom?6*Se|i|- 1838 al" O^icer.R.I.M.Sea Surrey ( IJorKi.3oSe-|i|: l8+2< 
 
 8al"I3rcrelore;Wd.'at" [3rerelon;diedSe|2l:/876"«l*Kharhu\» 1 died 9 Dec/891; burd. k~ Calcutta- 
 Peter's .CoHftetee. Soudan- t Irurd- al" Klaarl"uw2. 
 
 l.May Reade;l>om al~~TaBj?ier; 2.r3lawcke.fYely«.Readt;l»0T« al'Tan-ssAckille Pel"rie 
 died al'TuBi's [Irurd.atRoYaan. «>ier;-tiaard.28dany_ /Baa al"Tan<?ier. I «C-TaB«ier 
 (?«l"k6licC°ev«el"<?Ty l TuwiS- ' 
 
 ris ot Calcutta t solicilbr;wara l ./S"May/867«l""£3il 
 e«fo;>Kara'.J2najah3»leult'a v /7 Dec. /892 ( \0Cfe0ye. 
 G»H2hirell,of l"fet Revenue. Survey etlndia. 
 
 1 
 
 Tfeowsias Marhu. Rtfade. 
 bom. 2. FeL/885" al~ CW 
 jlelow. 
 
 r % Cfl(j|aiia. R-N.;Secorad Sam otAdwairal S.FraBeesCJeorfitta Reade; tarra 27 Dee./86l=ArckibHld <Javne»Farouliansoia.,ot-Ajra l liiac/ula ( CeyloM; 
 . l J.R: l D-)-.,o>DrMitt-Ba-^'csW l eo.Alrerdeen. at"TriKoli ;vward. IocImL )883al"<^eweva;died '"' ' " ~ ' *~ 
 
 I May lQo4-al* A<?ra,Ceylow. 
 
 lBy. J887. 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 rehired &>w.i*zander RJN.;3r<< sob. ofdavnes dohe. Far- 
 QMkarsou v J.R i D.L. ( o{-J.att5loKj.H<>use. ^orsep^bom 8 
 IW 1852. 
 
 I 
 
 am 21 AhL J888. 'f.CbarlesHeBry FaraukaTson;Irom 31 DecJ88Q. o>"Fnc-Rov2ald ArhburF»ra&b«rsoB;ltorttacWe/8Q3- l-MaTy FflroMbaraoo ;irdrn- | A«9. /8o|. 
 
 r 
 
 1878 
 
 later J?wvoy ExIraordiKary 
 and F*fi«isler Plewihotett-' 
 h'ary al~Cowsl«Kh(-Bo|ile.; 
 torn 3*cWc 1822 -.died 
 7 tier. I8O0 al'Shejia ; 
 1furd.al"cSwsla«hiiolile- 
 
 I'ainKirlfyCardwcllCfreeB.o.f Hj e Civil Service, |3rihsh.Cen- 1-Mary AywesCJYeeKukomg'datty. 2-Feredab. Mary CJVeei*; Ww. 16 
 Afriea;l/orB Q May 1876 iralovzdow.WsardJSFelr- Ijjo^r-. I87o; died in l8jl\buT<i.a\-TuYiU. I^erj. /872 ib Damascus. 
 
 •ineedi Canah\ ot Hie llrtliara Eiwlrnssy,I v J«' i ' r " i I.S«rel"- 2.|d« d'Ebrewk-aff ;lrornss£ou«l" Hewn F3eliwoBdo-C«ecia 
 2 His llalia* Majesty* Dijilonaahc Service. II duly 186+ - x waaxa. & SYaffi-CovA.va.an.der in. Royal 
 
 cJubc 1887 oI"£SbsI arc- Italian IN«vy. 
 I heohle. 
 
 ■« 23Aj>l. 1888. S.^ecilio Friojji ( lrom ?2 cWy./80o. 
 
 eared ^J^-C-R.M.RJ.A., l.MaTfarel" fitrlelon 2.^roli«e,<Ja«e.^»rlelott 3.]_(4ey Carleloa ;i«qrd.sB Dawiel t^addea x t^Ma^a^an.^loroeeo-yiee- 
 \'pV\oti!tke\\ier House ^ unvnard. umnard. (^cb. 1801 .al'Tatzjier. I Coosul Jfor Auslro- HuKjary and DeBTwark. 
 
 rylelroKe t JLondon . 
 
 Maryarel" Madden^ora AkLlooo;diecl aeed 1 week- 
 
 , S.NiBa£feoroiBaRcade.(?rowe 1 l'OTttl A(ilJ852 ahiady Rc^dff's hou*e- in Cbahe-I Slt^rMlcloK^ssMoTcjMis c)Swos de R»llayiciBi 1 SO*weh'iwe.Altaelje 1 AustrD- 
 
 l»«(»r.a|- StrF e rcrs v G»««'lel"ott 1 ;i«ard.ll Ool: (870 al' La CbeBee^aTValaia Jiadrc, Frauec. I Htt«yaT-iau.Ei«lrassy,loi2do».,a«d later al'Sl: F^lerstrarjl!; 
 
 ; " I Miwiaher Jtor Ausl"ro-HuBjary al" Rwcbaresl" since I899. 
 
 LArHzurdeP«IUviciBi;i)orB/5Se( l l:J880. 2-AttU de PallarieiBi ;|rom^ Ocl:|88l. 3-<7eoryeWf||,wAlfred dePallav-ici«.' l l)oml-1-A)ilJ883«|-Kalkslrt(TJri l BT.>f;eM.«.a. 
 
 tf.nf R>rl- 6'.EH2ell>erl"H«rold v <YIIIi«fl"Ott<r > «rl"er < J.Cjotdon Reade Carter ^f l.Mawd M<»ryFlrseC«TlcT;l>orw.:=M«Mri'ce(JobB Maltljewis .o^-SalisUury, 
 iAuada; .t H»e (Nalal MoMBhtd Police;lrorB / Fori" $n v A^clle , Caaa- jDecl8^\ynard.QS0ct:l8^S EwjIaBd ( a«d later o| ^A^dle^B- 
 | 1878 20 Fet- 1883. da;ltorB 8 Fck 1885: l a\-QuF\fye\\e. x Canada. ada\ bom 21 A(il. 1870. 
 
 llihelle. i.MarvOise M«lfbews;lttrB, II M^- '898 «l" $>a Ahbelle. S.KaHbleeB Narcisse M«ltbews;l>or« 2 Ocl: J80O- 3-ElijaIreHa FraBces tyatt-bevrsjIromSS Fel>. 1002. 
 
Williawz A>ideTSovz;di>d in I68-I\a<;ed 73; burd.ah Currie.co.h'lidloHaianss 
 
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 c)av»esA-v2der.son,ot CI eu«k, Co. Lanark, and Cobi«.skaw,<:o-Midlohkiatt. ; died in \*J2o,aeed 62; burd. al" Carrie =^[? KSiHaeriiaeLdauT. o£ Murray- 
 
 I " -Reid.oJ Rahbo.d 
 
 1. Helen. Awderson^cJaviacs KirMaiad 
 
 r 
 
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 i. Alexander AwdersoK.=sr3eah r i>c,dflUT.o / f 2.davnes AwdeTSon-sssMarjaTel" Reid David Reid>ed 0chJ8ll,ayed^i3. Waller Reid .died )3A|i|. 1812 .ay« 
 
 of C | euek , co . i.aijark ; 
 died aboul" I778,a«ed 
 QO; burd. ah Carrie. 
 
 Wijkh; 
 died in 1778, a<?ed 
 76;(ruTd. Cwri'e- 
 
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 ot ftbinskaw ,co. 
 Midlohktan. ;died in. 
 or before l752;buTd- 
 al" Currie. 
 
 1*. 
 
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 dawes Allavz[?»f£di»lruryi2>reweT];died in 17^-rp RoJjct|- Alla«, e^ffd 
 
 I Tkoynas Allan. ,esf laMristi 
 J an evwinenl" Hflineraloci'sl"; 
 I ah linden. Hall , NerHiuiwI) 
 
 r 1 ' 1 — 
 
 i.cJavwesA|lan,R-N-;Masler of Piaaaedc S.INicol Allati;died 2<rMcbJ832 3. dames Allan., Maj 
 Fricolt;drowntd i*""Iablc I3av l^ck. )80l. al" Herioh Rridje , fdinburjk. 
 
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 MarcaTel^eldeshsBl-dames An.der.so«.,o,fMounie,eo.AbeTdeera.,a«d otEdiwbarek.U-.D.; an eYa'naenf eeono-SsSarak^vYidow ot-dosehkWkyvnfeey.aei; 
 dour. and evenly- tizi'sl" and e^(zeri*2enlal agricultural! si"; assuvwed additional yjavwe ofSelbn on inaTri age; Hooker op SvnallbrookMill,WaTVttinsler; 
 
 bornl73Qal"Hervn)sl"onnr.EdinbMTtjk;died /3" Oct 1808; burd. al" Ethbavn v Kenl" died 2 Nor. l83l v wihkoul" issue. by eihker tKarriag, 
 
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 al keiT c^Cjeorqc 
 Setbn of- tyounie, 
 ty-tWrerdeenflnd 
 Sow. oE- Sir Alex- 
 ander SeW «f 
 Pihwidden .lord 
 otSeSSion and 1st 
 Barh.;bom AJzril 
 r//ro;lM(.l: 16 A)iL 
 
 174-0 al" Davioh; 
 
 >Kard.|ociL.I7£8 
 
 u\-t*\ou<n\e/,*126 
 
 Mor.i;88a|-(° r- 
 
 ^ield v wr.iei|-k; 
 
 burcLahEdittburgb. 
 
 and dour, of IN. 2- Alexander 
 tec 
 
 merd.ml&Oli 1761; f died 
 e. £dinbur<?k 
 
 r 
 
 1. t^eorye Knox ;SoldCraigleihk,died l6cVy. i.HelenKwo*;vnarJ.I783niYinj3oA|>U83ol=dame3Sy»ne,6£Norhk^ 2-Ckrish'««. 
 
 I858 l ««*iard. l al" Drislo StVeel", £dinburok 
 
 ■30 ssa aw 
 
 A 
 
 [hVi«j3oft|jl 
 
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 l-cJohn5li«?o v o|-d^nnYU ,wr. 2-CJeoTCeSli«o l otSeacli| / p^Aww«Selow.[kis second cousinleldesh' daur. oC-fSenjavwin. | | i 
 
 Hawzillbn [living II uany. House ,co_ Haddington, I Ouhrnvw,c\E.,o£f3ulterley Hall,co-Derlry;lwrn 8 £ekl802 ; Tb.ree Sons;See l.Ckris 
 
 I822j;died unwtard. died Felr. 18^6". J W.ard.-+dunE 1832. ; burd- al" S'-dokn. 1 -* ,£diwlr«rek. Lodge's Peerage. . iward. 
 
 ,,_»- | ? „„i and Dicl".INah.f5ioy. died 
 
 Sir WTlliciwa. Cornwall's Ham's, Major H.E.I.C-,sssMargarel~Slifo;>naTd.s=Arckibald Yincenl" Svnihk-Sligo {""" ~ ~~ " 
 
 Bovnbay Engineers ;So« otdavwes Harris of. [ini] )85"q ; died ]877. | ot lw?ievaT,co-Fi'.fe-^)-R;aysm*2ed "Thomas Allan ; died in. 1817 or -18 I 
 
 U/-H- » . 4-l.n l^"-._l- L.lI-o&lI lo.^ I. ' ' l.-..._- .f CI' _ J.-J ;.. Ie~. I i.-l.l -U._ U IJ--M^_ i i« 
 
 loomuay J-iz<fireceT5' ( iovi o> unincs i lama c 
 
 W!rtersWH«ll t KfHh 1 lM|il-.2A|.L I807 ol 
 V/iH"erskaw ( died Q Oct 18^8 al" Stiry»-uT v 
 •wear Poowa Jedia. 
 
 /•navac. at Slioo ;died i\a /8QI. leaTinj7ekildren,Hje eldesTaced 12. C 
 \ I 1 ^ 
 
 1. David CI055 l.A^KesCloyj.boTra 2$ DeeJ80^- ; -W2aTd.8SehhJ82-+-S 
 
 died -.[ouYLc. al" Manzckesrer ;died loSefihJ86>|)UTd-al~~Tatt<?ier. J 
 
 SEE PEDK 
 
 1 1 
 
 i-Ale^wder Awderso«.-Seloa,o^ ! v |ouniepKJaKel"5k'er2t[bis eoMsivtldaurotl'be.Rev-.SkeweOeibv 2. William AndeTsovz.Ca.hlaiH. of aw. S.tTeoreeAwdersow.otlonLdon.vwerckc 
 
 fo. Aberdeee,J.Ra»2dD-L.' 1 born M Oct 
 l76oah IVlouviie ; d(ed 16 Afil. I8b~0 y 
 ourd-al" J-eavMi-refloM - 
 
 D.D- V by Isabella, Second daur-o} QeoTfeScton. o^l^onn- Easl" Iftdia sbi(j x born 3Mcb. 1771; born 26" Dec |773 ; d I led l0ciawy.|8r 
 ie;lrom3l Dec. YjiQ ;-vward-8 £ek.)8lO al" Aberdeen; died \a Oct J8o6 al" Malacca , "w- by « Call ^rom a ji<=|;l)urd.i«.lov2d 
 died 10 !>fcb- /858; lrurd-al" Daviol", Mouwie. Twqrd., ot- a liver Covwblaivsl". 
 
 I T I 1 
 
 i_6aw3esSel"oY2.;born e.Akxawder Selbw., A^SlS^aKl"De)3u^y■9Mar^er^^^a3ler-(7e^2erol ho hbc 3- David Sel"ow. l o^-l v Joi4wie. > J.R; •+- theory e Selova. .Mqjor Su|-kerland^An.KeLMCy 
 
 Jo Mcb. 1813; died 16 Forces in Irelawd^wd lal"eri.ieul".Col.7-t)-bHicklaKders;irz covwvwawd born ?if duly I8l7;diec( l-tl^cb. Hijklanders ;born. )8 l^ck. I8IQ. Tborre 26c)uL 
 
 «£• Use I"too|is on H.W-S. f5irkenbead ivhen sbe foundered MCahe J8Q4- l unmard.;b'UTd.a!"Dean s^^^. 
 
 Danger Cahe. »>Cood Hobe;b-orte< / r0el"-|8l/t;died 26 FetJ8S2,un>Kard. Cevnel"er Y , £dinbMr<?b. 
 
 3 l I f ~ I ( l ' I' J SEE BURKES LftNDED CEN 
 
 Se(il:l8l3>urd.a 
 Tblfenkavn londoc 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
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 6. David Anderson. ;borw. 8 TlRobeThAnderson.o^cVeorciwa.LakeSiiwcoetlJjJier C?an-ss£lija,daur.o^ Col. Siwfiaova.H.E.I.C-S.; 8. Henrv Anderson., Major )2H, Benjdl Ma 
 
 h]eb.l78o;died Mav 1700 at" ada;Soweh)we a licuh.in hbe An«v and lal'er a Ca|ilain. Ivnard-ll Dec. J8oo ah h1sknayar,wear Intern Try; bom. lo Nov. 1784- ; died ^rowa 
 
 MowKskill, co. Aberdeen; m. hke. Canadian Milil"ia;bom /£Nov.l^8l;died /6"Mav !84o. I Calcuhha;di'ed in. Canada. ^osure^l duly I8l0 ( a|~3i'ecc otDie«imHl 
 
 burd.al-Davioh^ouiaie. / >. [rurd. ah Kiskna^or , near Calcutta. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
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 I.Francis buhrava.l/eul". ?.SirdavnesOuhrai*i,<?-C.r3. i lieul;c7eKeral in \vzdian. ArvwyiSsMarjarehClevnewhinajbis e>o«sinj i daur.o^davwes 1 AwBaSelbtt Ou\~ravn.\born 8! 
 
 l3oMbsy £n«ineers;bom born 2adany. 1803 al" [3ufrerley Hall;died II l^el».|863al'P&u; I Attderjon N J-P. ( o^.l3Teckin.,co-For|ar;bom27dany. l802,-vttard.4-du*2t |822;lruT( 
 
 7 I^c^JgOl^died l8Se(ih CTeahed a baronet" In /858;burd.in Weshwinsler Abbey- ll8l3;lMard- l8Dec. )836"al" Bovubay. ' S' : dokns CkuTck^dmlfMn 
 
 l8?0,in lwdia,untward. / ^\. 
 
 I 
 
PEDIGREE AVIII. 
 
 -i\\i\an. x 
 
 All a «a= 
 
 rifkouh issue 
 
 r< r 
 
 Reid= - Allow. 
 
 YYilliflYtt. AlUvi.o^Queen^eTw ttearfdiwlrurtjrz.died 23 AbU8l2, ajed 03. 
 
 ckVnkerJlivino 2^A|ilJ8ls] = 
 
 1 ! j 1 
 
 iHe l fdi«l>Mrjk,F.R.S.,F.R.s.E.s dour, if ■-■--- Siwihb; Carkerine Allan, Jessie Allan.[liv- Helew, Allan. 
 
 '7cUy ttf]\died IS.Se|il:l833 I veard.in I806-,[IiVi'kj 2* Abl. [liriwy 2-+ Abl. 8-t A|iI.I8I2. wihk [livi.»3oSefeh. 
 I. JUl9,vriH2^cfeil«lTe«.] Ig|2] J -tckildre*.] I801] 
 
 rvserol in.rWy.C.re.;died nFelr. /853 ol" Ckell"enka*w.= 
 
 A. 
 
 Jersonjaeed 18 in. I. CatfeeTi ret Anderson 2. CWisl'i'an. AnderaowsB^jeorffeKiBox, o£ 3. A<?n« Anderson ;YV2arriaje, eonlrachssDavid Alla>z. > o,f-Kirklis)o«, l n 
 ile * student" at" died unmard- I CVaiVjIeihk.near ?lcJu«el77l '' " " ' r " ' ' 
 
 a da«.?kher v liviKj2l v fckJ80'h 
 
 David AllorjSsAenes.youncesh daur. 
 of-Kirklishm, ot-dames Anderson, 
 nr. Edi«bur<?k, o,C-Lobinskaw;Ti«aTTi- 
 distiller. aje coahrael" doled 
 
 21 (June. 1771. 
 
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 SEE BELOW 
 
 versi 
 
 ,k] 
 
 Craiyleihk.near 21 cJu«el77l;[liviw.j Jo Ajjl- 1830; died I EdinbuTjk,dishiller[ ; 
 Edinburjk. ah Manchester, a<?ed alnzosl" loo.j 
 
 SEE above] 
 
 1 ■ ■ j l 
 
 SJohnSlico;di'ed -first if li?aberkKv20x;v>2ard. l3Stiose|ik0ulraHz l C-E.,o / f-Clyde l Kr. ^l«s^ow-;uwtle «> ^fcCatkeTine. KVzox[livine Si Ajn«Kno><nivin9S|it- 6.Mar«trerKnox 
 illMondgv »C- ftjil- |8o8- Dee-l802;di'ed23MayJ8oX SiTcWaeS Ourr«w;lro»K^-DecJ77l ;died't-DecJ83e. 3oft|,l-l83o;died unrcard] 1822 ; died unwiard.] [died ttnmard.] 
 
 I s -'" I 2"-^ 
 
 OulTavw.ssAlexaraderl^ra'Bl'Crilkisoi SirBewjavnin Fbnseca Oatra-w^K.C.R^M.D^F.RS.^edical lnsjzee-s=2. Sally Oulrawz;i«ard- sSir^eorye.DerasJ.ord ^ Session; 
 
 i««e 1831; for of H.M. Fleers a*d Hoshitels ;sob of Cajjt-Wi lliam Oul"r«vn;!joml7>t- [l^loOct/gSSrvwardJ?"*] Solr-^eneral .for Scotland /SSI -2; 
 
 .ly 1832. iyiYorks.;died l6Fel>./85'6arr3rijkl"ore v lruTd.al"Cli|-lov2- 20 DeeJ857. bora ]804;died 7 Ff b.<887 atEdinlrro'- 
 
 aret Allan -,lwm 2 Nov. I778; died |2=r?i'cnard CI oj>j>, ojlonfjiykl" lodye. and later of Piatt Hall.RusnolvHe., -'Allans Rejlrie 
 
 B^^Mrd.ahHeidelkerj.^ernaattY. j |^a«ckesler;bor« 26-DerJ77i;died23May/86>;l)urd-a|-S'"Peler's ,Con^lefe». [a daujkter] 
 
 rTkov*asReade,£cLin tke Artny.e.rs.vH.ra-M.Age&l'aBd Consul- 2. Mary clo^;bor.OA)?l-J8oo;VHard.<Ju»e/826sKdoknFielder Reade.o^&nyletonltwiceMayorjjboTri 
 fteral ohTunis- ( bore I Se|it. I782;died 2octalyjo^Q;buTd.ahTunis. a |-^anckesreT^ied2^c)anyJ8^l;lr«rd.Asl"lfUTyJ^26 May 17^-^ied II 06^81-3; Iwrd. at CtajJetbra. 
 
 EE XVII. SEE PEDIGREE XX. 
 
 l..Sj=r/\ft K [his eousi«],daur. of tee Rev. Skene Of- ^.cJolm Anderson ilciawesAvzdersott.o^ Londow. l vwerckavir i andS»MaTjaTerHevi2eeh'nQ l da«r.i)f Daljaim; 
 
 ed |ilvy l D-D. l twfltd.2l0ch.l8oo;died24-Sef2h/8/5. bofn.7 M«y 1776"; later o|BridceKd J3reckiw. i J.R;(jor.i 7 Nov. I Inylislov^co.Forfar^oT^Sefih ITo^-vnard.SS 
 
 1 died in Aj-rica I77£;died +A>lJ864-;|jMTd.RTeekittCewefeTyJh^a^£lhbaiteidied^HBel87libanl.r3Teek-.« 
 
 /\ - ,8o 7 s\ 
 
 'eairns, ot- 
 
 .28Wck 
 
 -lwy. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 f SMTYivi 
 
 ward. 8 Dec. 
 
 i Seloi 
 
 1 
 
 in« dour ot Baldwin. V«ake M D.forandson. »t3ir\Yilliaitz^ke,7H I I3ar|-] ^.YYilliavwSkereeSerow. llsalrellaSelo«;lrorn. 2.AnnSel"on;ljorn. M- 3.ci«siedancSelon. 
 De^SSaamosHzwafheXeswickidied^^^jg^^rd.leavwinjUC'tery. torn 2 May 1821, died loAj.1 1811 ;died I cS«ly [V/ebJ8l2;dred/5(V?ck bam l8<Wy6fc;di«l 
 
 23dalyl82Q;(rurd-al" l8-t5«ttv«29rd.;b-urd- |8l2;lruTa.al" "Tol"- |oFek.|83l al'Pi'sa; 
 
 Tottenham jloredon. al" Daviol", f^OHttiV- hrnkate v lov2dow- Irurd-al" lejrior». 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 g-WallerAwderaova. 10 Walter Awdersovi 4. Ann Anderjoka. 2.|Vfar<?arel" Awder5ovz;l)orKloA(jl.=f3enjaiitin.Oulra>tt,of frufterley Hall, 3-fat-berine. Anderson. 
 
 lt*m 8 fH. I786; Irom 18 OcK 1/88 ; Irom 8 d«ne 1772; I778;>«ard.'1-duKe I800;d.ed 7 
 died 25 |V/ek. |/87. died ^ Ahl. 178^. died |l Fib. \}$J. cWy./8£3- 4 burd.a\- S'"cJokw.s 
 
 tjii'seokaliaw. Ckurck. v £dielr«rct?. 
 
 co. Derlry.an. emiwenl" civil enjt'n- Urn I Afil.l783;died 25" 
 eer; torn. | Ahl. I^^jdied 22 MayjSOS May Im Irurd-. ah £d- 
 iri londovi; burd-ah t3utt"erley. inburck. 
 
 1 
 
 Cft>roe5l.'yo]"her 3econ d eous- 2. Maryarel" Oul>«vn5?FTan<ris RiroMkarson general iu I3o>u|joy Amy;Son o| Rev. Roljerl Far- iElyalrehk OuFravw- Irom I Feb- 
 ><\^Sew\A House. .Co.Had- U 3tWl8<M- [ on barson a | ftllaraae.co. Aberdeen, bom l^died 2o Mck. I872al" fli|lofe. J^05;died 7cW/82Vni***rd. 
 
 di'no low; died Feb. 18^5. HMrd-24DeeJ82^ """"* ~\ 
 
 V Jied 3 tyck-1831 flijabehk haraukarson-asDarow Carl von Hijoel, Austrian Ambassador al" Florence Brussels, elc. 
 
 hiiyA Tvi \v7A1n 1 
 
*.dow ofsi. QeoryeWiOiGVw Crewe, Riyvwasler 27 - lnKiakil|e»s;=Narcisse Elise de Peugwet" 
 
 UUL-.U U:.. . Ur.u nil L< ft I. _ J /*- I V~ R II.V.I l1/>« .1- V—. 
 
 Rev. William Crowe l.L.B. .Fellow of Mew College .OxfoTd ; Rector of SW Abbas ,D< 
 Wilte-Trowi 1787 lb deaHi; Recl'or of llanyv»yneeb,Saloh;aKd Ineuvwbewl* of- <Sa*b> 
 -sily oCOxPord'sAjil. 1784 aftd held t-fee feosihow Mwftl bis deaHa ;s>on of William C 
 Wlwcbesler .Hawl-s. ; bo|J-. 13 Pel". 1745" al* Pftdoham ;d.>d 9 Feb. ^.aged 83 .al* (gu"*" t 
 
 r YYbeaHey 
 cWe 1814 
 
 ah issue, 
 id43. 
 
 I- AII-o>x 
 .Wills. 
 
 Sowehviae H.r5.M.DibJoT«al"ie Aeenl" and Consul -Qen 
 -cral iw H»e Reoevsey oj Triboli ,t3arbary Sl'ales.aftd 
 
 Resevsey of Tripoli ,t3arbar 
 \a\~ttJ%QQ-+6,Covzsu\-Cienera\ for Hjc MoYea Qreeec. 
 f3om Igiejil: |77oal* Oxford ;d ied 24May)867a!* De- 
 -Yijes,YYill*s..aoed87; burd.al" Allon I3arwes. 
 
 T5em lltiuly I708 a |- Vrau- 
 - court" i* France ;vward. 5 
 Dee. J8fA* a|-Qbroltar;died 
 13 Dee. 1876 al"Nurslead,nr. 
 Devijes •, burd. al" AII*on. 
 Rames. 
 
 2,. Frederic Crowe .Cablcim co*>»wawdiwj> 
 I*-" battalion A Pioeeers in r3urn«ese 
 WaYjdied o<iuly 1896 <agcd 38^1* Ma«- 
 -ulihahaiM. 
 
 eew t 
 
 S.Rev.Henr 
 -bam Coll. 
 Huisb.Wlll 
 -mouHx.D 
 l82Q,ajed 
 burd. oh 
 
 w Crowe ,H.rs.M— -Margarel'.eldesl'daur.of 2.£eorje Frederic HyaciwHi Crowe 3.HewryTfeeo|iUe Alexander Crowe 4. Frederic Henry Crowe .J.ALfred L»uis Crowe 
 
 jwshI al* Sf ay in 
 Africa ,a»d later 
 owsul al'Susa itt 
 reency otTuKiS; 
 !30ctl8lCj; died 
 ISS4-;lwTd.ol*S ,: 
 » Cewel'erJTtfnis. 
 
 Col/SirTbowas Reade, 
 C-R.;b-oTK 3l*tawy. 1827; 
 Traard.in 1845 al" Tunis; 
 sbe -vward.?""*"-''' Henry 
 Carl e I "o *. , W. O. , ." Movador, 
 and died 3 Se|*U8Q8;burd. 
 aFTanpier Cetnefery. 
 
 of Devijes .Will's.-, bom 4 A(il 
 1851 al"Cjii>ral|"ar;died 51 Fcby. 
 teoo^al' l3aHz unmarried - t burd. 
 ox Alton I3arn«. 
 
 born )8Moy l824al*C f 'ibTallar; 
 died 3c)uwe. 1826*; Imrd- al' S-" 
 
 CfcorYes Ccvtiel*ery v ~Hiwls. 
 
 H-T3-M. Consul al' Susa, 
 Nortfa ACrica ,awd laler 
 al*Cairo;bomlA|il-l827 
 
 al*Tri 
 1861 a 
 «I*AI 
 
 iolt;died 2 Dec. 
 * Devijes;burd. 
 ovz f3arv2es. 
 
 r3ril"i8b and Dani'sk 
 Vice- Cow su I al* 2ata- 
 •Ye Jovzian Islands, 
 since |8o4;bor» S 
 l>lov.l833 al-lil-ros, 
 Cj"reece. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XVII. 
 
 Uowly creiU afTfeeiwiS-sd..CJeorjieyyillia»« Crowe=sMary v widow o^ Rev. 
 
 rtJi L.. .p.R^. I Y lce -CovJSul al" Pah-as, Morhow. v a«d 
 
 CjTeece.iSiwce l8o4;bom daur.of Narl"i»; 
 
 2S duly ISO ah Pal>«s. *«a?d. i>* McW.lool al* 
 
 A|-|jews ( C(Teec<". 
 
 Ca^loyeTakv otRilras; 
 S-Mayl8oi at* Ril*ras; 
 I Oct IS<*.&; buTd. at* 
 s. 
 
 2. Edward Thomas Frederick Crowe : 
 of H.rs.W.CoKsular Service al" 
 Yokakowa . da (law ; born 2S Au|. 
 IS77 al* 2anl"e. 
 
 L4IS 
 
 I ' - -. I 
 
 Alfred Crowe 2.Re«i'»»ald Cecil Crowe; bom lAu?». 1806*; 
 n S IVfe-la. 18^3 died 5 Nov.18^8 ; burd .al* Saw.l'e. 
 
 al" Fal'ras. 
 
 r 
 
 •Eleanor, youn9e&l* daur. 1. Mary Matilda Crowe 
 
 ofWilliavw Hyde Lav, 
 H.r3.M.Cowsul al* C\te- 
 Jbo-vwaTd. 2 Oel". laoi 
 al" rSTitlevahoeirokio. 
 
 bom 2 Feb. 1870 
 
 ward, a ti 
 
 at* Pa bra 3. 
 
 I8^c 
 
 ■Pre 
 
 fb, 
 
 Alfred Edward Crowe 
 borttl4Nov--looiZ. 
 at" Kobe k s^ahava. 
 
 1. A>?»e Narcisse EliseWoot 
 bomllSejil"-l847 l vwqrd. 
 l5^any.|8aal*Pal>aS; 
 died d\ dawy. |8oo;burd 
 al" ChcA-Wal*. ' 
 
 1 II 
 
 «veWilliaiwThovwasWood==Aov2es,eldesl" daur.ot 2. Frederick l3eK»aMiviVvooe|=MaTyl v Ial*ilda[t"is cousin] 3.Williawz Alfred Wood 
 
 o|Wesl* Norwood 
 » "21 Ocl". 1846* a\- Pahras 
 
 David Rat »|-VVal*er- 
 -loo ,vjr. Liverhool. 
 T«avd. 18 May 1870 al 
 . lawes. 
 
 Sefh 
 
 row lanes. 
 
 of- Pal"ra3 ,Cov^sul Cfeweral 
 ^or l*ke Morcfl , CJTeece. 
 bom ?o iNov.l84o al* fal'ras. 
 
 daur. ot Alfred L. Crowe 
 ot 2ante - v borw2fe-kl87o 
 of* Fal'ras jvnard.ocWy. 
 I8oo al - Pal"ras. ' 
 
 boTw t «iuly/855 or 
 R>hras;died\70ctl87o 
 buTd.al" Rit"rasj He 
 was killed by^allitto 
 over a [irecihice.SO 
 vwiles |ro««. Pal'ras, 
 wWi le &Wool*i \n. 9. 
 
 I II L — 1 
 
 lTkovttasWilliavUAIfredWood 2. Alfred PRil.^W&od iVVfrn^red Hetew^^(ood 2.NaTci5se£liseV(ood iCbaTlofrelinda MarvWood 
 
 bom 26A|il. 18^8 bom 2c;Dec.loo2 bom I Mck J8ol bom II May Ifioi* borw?oAuo. |ooo 
 
 al" Pahras. al* Palras. aJ* Pal'ras. al" Pal'ras. I" Pal*ras. 
 
 lerfrerl nl-fredUodJreyloiTd J.lewwoxQod^rcy ISird ^(.ecilLfod^TevrSird 
 of HowjKbwji.archirech ot lowdow,arcn.*l>cl". otHae Royal Nlariwes 
 
 am ?3lVJcli.l872al-Wal>weT. boml2cJawy.l87£ bovw Jo Mclj. 1881 
 
 T 
 
 I ( 1 r 
 
 d..FredericViwceKl'Cod|reYr3ird C.Herberl" AI-fredCTodJreynSiTd 3.1ewwoxC("od^rcy Rird 4.CecilCfod!fTeYr5ird S. Harold Snerman 
 iieultRoyal Navy of How^Kow^.architech o^ Lowdow architect of Hie Royal Nlariwes borw l8Mc 
 
 bom 3 Mov. 1868 al' Rocbesler. bom 
 
 al* Taunton.' 
 
 al'TauwI'ow. 
 
 at" Qos); 
 
 l.%\\iava Alfred RaeWood 
 bor»23«iflWy.J878 
 al* LiVeTbooi. 
 
 1. Ajwes NtnaVYood 
 bom 4 Mck 187 1 
 al" Liverpool. 
 
 2.Yiolel* Woool:^FTaKklew r*hine. Franklew -Evans 
 
 bom 13 Ahi 1872 
 al"lirerkoo|. 
 Tward.30c)ulY 
 l8^jr a rWest- 
 Dulwiew 
 
 M-ft-Cawlab. .W.R., ^ Tke Rays, 
 Wesl* Norwood. 
 
 1 
 
 3. Alice-Wood 
 
 bom 16 «JL 1873 
 at" Liverhool. 
 
 4-.Nellie->rrooc 
 
 bom3 5e|xl".l8] 
 
 ah Lirerbool 
 
 CjeoTje PWilib. Frawklew- Evans 
 bom |5 May l»(*6 at* Svdewtiawa. 
 
KtjuiUKnn ^i 
 
 782-87 ; Rector ot Alton i3aT«es,==Eli3abeHa .daur. of 
 ;s. Eleched Riblic Or«lor ofllKivef- 
 «f Midok«>w .Rerks^arad later o| 
 , jiatta ^ burd. ah Alton f3arK< 
 
 ie». 
 
 we v to-ft.Wad- 
 rd; Curate ot 
 r« al" C\zar- 
 ■jiled So Oct 
 unmarried \ 
 i fiSarwes. 
 
 died 16 A 
 -oek 
 
 16 AH. 18*2 fifed 80, ol 
 Wilfs.-.buTd.ahAIUfea 
 
 — Noel 
 
 il~ C012- 
 
 Twes. 
 
 -4-.Willia>»a CV0WrC. ( fKsi9tt 
 in ** or Kittys Own f?» - 
 -lv»e»h;.fell in attack on 
 Anwericaw. t3aH*eries al" 
 New Orleans 8cWl8(5, 
 aced SO. 
 
 1 
 
 J-oui'se. ElijabeHj Crowe, 
 died C&any.)&S+ 
 uwwaarried. 
 burd. «t" Alton, frames. 
 
 1 
 
 Sojzlzia Crowe 
 
 died 6 Marcta 
 I8i"3 jtnvaard. \ 
 bard. ah Alton 
 Frames. 
 
 T 
 
 Frowces Crowe 
 died unmarried; 
 Inird-ahCbarMjouHi, 
 Dorset". 
 
 Mahilda clya Crowe, 
 bom 3 Aug. \jQJ\d\ed 
 16 duly 1871 ahConoek, 
 Wills, , unmarried; 
 burd. ahAI Ion I3ar«cs. 
 
 itilda rSewlerojIiQ 
 rtawala.daur. o£ 
 ivttuel ISartf o,f 
 iwl'e;bor*arXaw- 
 :;TKard.6c)uM865 
 Rrihsklecah'oK, 
 
 6.Edvnu»d Fairfax Moresby Crowe 
 Cab.la.tK 6"l 8 i"lr«hl" bijantry; 
 bom 24- Feb- l83o al" Rilras ; 
 died 98 Oct". l8QQ,ahr3uewos Ay- 
 
 •res 4 WiH?0i)l" issue. 
 
 zssrKdhe^daur.of VYliite- 
 
 •lev»f Lottdon-HHord-iw I860. 
 
 i.lNarcisseCfCoTfiwa Louise Noel Crowe 
 |;orw 26 Sehh 1 8)7 a I" Q bra I forward. 
 ? Dec- I8>M- ol" Rjhroa ;diW 18 Nov. 
 |ao3 ah Fbhras. 
 
 sTtjowasWood 
 0$ lal'ras.Cowsul 
 General .for I" lie 
 Morco nf-CJTeece 
 Son oP "Dntovam 
 Wood .f Wake 
 -field, "forks, 
 bom I l^dj.1816 
 d.'ed8Fel».l8o* 
 burd.ah Fqlras. 
 
 2.<Sob.bia Mahilda Henrietta Crowej=Ricbard Read* 
 
 tor Hze lovztan 
 eldest" sow. oC C 
 TWcuwas Read< 
 bom l-1-<iuly)82 
 
 bom laOct-MlSaJrTuniaiynard. 
 I8cW« 184-8 al"Tri(ioli rficd IS 
 A|il-|ooi ah RlacklaeaHjjburd 
 ah Spoolers Hill Cemetery. 
 
 M-A« 
 
 v 
 luy . I805 • bur 
 
 Sallcrj ; i.auaawn< 
 -jerland- 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XVII, 
 
 skB etojamin Wood 
 ausiw , See below] 
 
 ot>! 
 
 Ro 
 
 Zarah 
 
 2.C/iovavzMa Crowe azssRoberl" Saroenl 
 bom 2o duly 1872 
 ah Pahras ; Twai-d. 
 l2Plb.l.|8oo ah 
 Pal-ras. 
 
 a rare t sow «C 
 
 berhSargenl" 
 
 ot \~\ze Ionian 
 
 Rank .2anhr. 
 
 3. Nina Agues Crowe ^RicbaTd Hancock 
 bom lo Mck.l876al" oC-Pal'ras ;Son ot 
 Zanhe;-VteaTd.27.Ab-l- Edward Hancock 
 
 1 00 1 al" RjI'Tas. 
 
 of- Pal' 
 
 •+. Isabel Crowe 
 born IS Aug. 
 l87oah2awlc. 
 
 ras. 
 
 l.l^ickard Cfeoroe Saryewl^bom 9oNJola-looo; 
 died 561^012. IOOl;buTd.alr hbe Pitoius. 
 
 2-ATclzibald §ar«ent" 
 bom S F\Uf.\Qo\ 
 ah Hee Piraeus. 
 
 2. Ctsarlotte Oo|ikiaVYood==HeTberl" Holder Edwards 3. Irene [^ah'lda Horah'aWoo«J=Alberh Edward Norvwara de Norwaawv 
 
 Tederi e Yik cer&Qod } r ey f3i r d 
 ^qjor-CJeweral Royal nan'Mes 
 yam ol" CjTeal"VV»?boTo' ^sseic. 
 ;lied SO Dec. I890; burd. al" 
 PIsaHiavw . 
 
 bom 26 Nov. I8S& at 
 PalVas •,vward.6cJ«lv-IS75 
 al" S': Peters Pevi^es- 
 
 C«ji|-a(« R.lN.;bomO Seb.1". 
 184-0 ah RarWidied 3oAuj. 
 I806 ; burd. ah VVoodsbeew, 
 Newburv l f3erks. 
 
 borw I? Oct 185-6 ah Pahras; 
 iward- 2S Seb.1". 1884-ahiiv- 
 -erhool . 
 
 ..HerberhRefiwaldlJoyd Edwards S.Rt'clzard Eloyd Edwards iFrancisAndTewlloyd Edwards l.N 
 bom 17 Och. I885 bom5«iulv J885- bom 5" A(il. 18^3 1 
 
 ahSouhksea. ahSoMhbsea. ahTuwbn'djt Wells. 
 
 liwa Laura Edwards 
 bom l8<We 1878 
 ah Newbur 
 
 ury. 
 
 T 
 
 diMifco 
 
 frev|3ird l.NiKa Caroliwe (Jod^rev Ri'toI 2-E.h««l Ed i Mi Godfrey f3ird 
 iS bom 58ciuwe 1870 ahQoSJiorh borw |7 Nov. 1873 ah Qosjwrh. 
 
 ■ 1 
 
 1.6o\m Edward de Norwaanvz 2. Alberh Wilfred Noel de Nonwavm 3. Eric Norvwaw de N 
 
 bom 16 Oct 1887 ;died Sg^we bor« 16 Dee. I8?2 bom 26 Dee.18^4- 
 
 1888; burd. ah Marseilles. ah Marseilles. ah Marseilles. 
 
 0^ Marseilles ; borw ah Na(ilc 
 
 orvwann i.Reahrice Nina Rrederica de INonwawn 
 bom 12 Auj. ISSS 1 
 ah Marseilles. 
 
 f. liwda*WSod 
 l>om IOtWy.16'7^ 
 ah Liverpool. 
 
 1 
 
 6. Aline. Wood= Frank lavnburw 
 
 bom?3«ilyJ87o 
 Tword. 16 «iuw« 
 )8q8 ah Wesl" 
 Dulwick. 
 
 *f N 
 
 lorwood 
 
 y. Marjorie Wood 
 bom>l-A| l l-l88+ 
 al" r3luwdell3ands. 
 
 Cferald AThkurlawibtiTw. 
 born 8 AM. '8^ 
 ah Norwood. 
 
 cjoaw. i.awaburvz 
 
 borw 16 Auo. looo 
 
 ah Norwood. 
 
SEE PEDIGREE 
 
 Rev. Qeoroe R C ade % M.A-T T ,>*.Loll.Law i>.;.neu 
 Wire 
 r* k 
 
 ■ J of Over Peover . Ckeswire. ^o-oo; Reefer •} W 
 1 ' | Ckeskire, I7o"a-0« ; bom M" A|»l- tV/A", botf"- « P»t '/ 
 lHorfew;di / «M-cJaw|.|706 ;|iUTd-«t- Wot)ow- 
 
 r 
 
 lelov2. =S 
 
 "i. MeoT^e. Reade .otCWoierovz 
 d-R^poT hke borougk and rbr« 
 Ti-naes Movot; bom I7daey- 1760; 
 ba|z|-- 22 Feb. 17^0 al" Over Pc?o- 
 Yer;died o May lB38;I>UTd-al" 
 S- Pelers ^Coraolefevz.jYVilldaf 
 ed 23 Dec. 1837, feTored o May 
 I83pa|- Chester.] 7 ' 
 
 Ooktz. Fielder Reade.; 
 ot Lovzolelovz , rVvic e 
 Mayor of- t"ke IroT- 
 gW^bora 2fo May 
 
 ^;died|I Oct 1843; 
 
 OTd.al'5'- PeleTs^oia- 
 
 rrayzces, widow of-Riebard l*|aTl"tva, jui*-. 
 Mayor of Cow«leh>«,awd daUT.awd ev-eia- 
 lual keir of cJok». Fielder ot l3aHa,Oona- 
 ersel";>waTd.itt )7o6 ah f3al"k; diedt3 Feb. 
 1833, aged 63; buTd.al" 5'" Pelers .Covzgle- 
 tbia. 
 
 2.VYillia>tt SvwiHx Reade.. 
 bor* soOcl-.l/^Sib^t-.ao 
 0YerPeov-er;died |7cWy 
 al"Horlo». [Will dated' 
 hroYed p duly J836 al" C 
 
 s 
 
 'lei ova- 
 
 Mary , you woer daur. awd 
 coheir of- RickaTd Cloy* of 
 PlaH* Hall , I^ayicbeshsTjby 
 MuTcaTel" kie wi^daur. oj 
 Da Y id Allan;l»Tu 3 Abl. ) 
 l8op;-»v2ard.duv3e 1826 at" 
 Parish Ck., Manchester; 
 died ?6c)attY-l8qi;buTd. 
 al" AsHjUTy, CbeskiTe. 
 
 T 
 
 SEE 
 
 ot HolL iSaiaU _ Princes 
 Park ,i,iYerh.ool ; boT« 
 26AhlJ80l al-Cow^le- 
 
 PEDIGREE XVIII. fcgJS&i 
 
 Qeor%es , EveTtow ,i-iY- 
 erbool. 
 
 P.CkarlesWiliiavwReade^EleaizonoKly SMTvivnao 
 
 cbild o|dokn Cborley 
 o^ Li yctJjooI ,by Maryi kis 
 wije ( daur. ot Moses nid- 
 er,borwl3rw.)80l al" 
 L.iyer|jool;>ward.5l v fay 
 1825 at" Ckri si" Chare k, 
 Huider SI".,liYeThool; 
 died l3tycb.)867;buTd.al" 
 S'-CfeoTwes , FyctIow. 
 
 3.Tho»»usR< 
 ol Coyielefc 
 bor«|3hfck.l 
 died 13 l»jcbJ 
 tmittard-; bi 
 af"S-Peter S , 
 
 /\ 
 
 dobw ReldeT Reade- 
 boTtt8A(jl.)835;died 
 pAuyJ8S2 ;tard-al" 
 rum ebal , Ma d e i r a . 
 
 RickaTd Reade 
 bon* 1838, died 20 
 Feb.l8 / T0;buTd.al" 
 5- Pelers, C tow. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXI. 
 
 i.WilliainSvwil-kReade 
 torn al" Cowgletovi 
 
 Tkovwas Reade 
 
 boT« al"Cowe>lelovz 
 
 Cj"eoT9e, Reade jboTw. M/lTia CJodwin ReadejboTtt.^CkaTlesNewlovi.pC 
 iie Australia. II tyck.)83o al" Cowjlefew. St, Norwood ( Adelai 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 3-QeoToeAllawReade,ssMaToaTel" 1 dauT. ^T.Rev.CbaTles«Ja'mesRecide=rl.ouisa % dauT.ot i.rIaT9aTel"Read 
 
 ot Duwedivz.New^ca- 
 lawd;boTwl2Mavl842. 
 
 <$ —■ ^Auli^e M.fl. S-dokva's atl.Ox^ord; 
 
 ot iTelawd. Yicar »l Sbotfeswell ,WaT- 
 
 vrieks, 1872-88; tfear of 
 Tbedd'moworl'k , J-eics., 
 1888-02; ■wow o^F»kai« 
 i-odje^eami^lbw. Ska; 
 born 21 Felr. \%&<+. 
 
 Uokn CYessy 
 »t%Tk ;naard. 
 
 5-oaw2esVTuv2- 
 brid ? e\Vells. 
 
 lUT^aTel 
 diedM-AujJ83l. 
 aoed'l-^UTd-al" 
 S - Felefs , Co«- 
 clel"oY2. 
 
 J.FraweesReadc: 
 bore 28 Dec. 
 l828;waTd. in 
 dawy. 1847 al" 
 AsHJur'y; died 
 
 l?cic 
 
 ry; 
 
 jany. 1874; 
 buTd.at" Haflley, 
 ■Bear Slburbridye. 
 
 1. dokw. Fielder Reade 
 bom 2 duwc 1885. 
 
 i.Ookw.FicldeT Reade 
 bor«2/1-5e|7t--l878 
 
 C. Re9iH.aU Cbarles Fd>*zUHd Reade, 
 bom 31 dawy. /88l 
 
 I. Matv/ MaTvarel Solly Reade- 
 'bore & Oct". 1882. 
 
 rWillia 
 
 ot Roi 
 
 lev % io< 
 
 o>.\ 
 
 Firrwi 
 vnasle 
 bridce 
 died J 
 Ha^le 
 
 IAt 1 
 
 1A 
 
 Willia>tt Frowcifc FiTvwstb«e i el C kuTckill Cburl", weQT 
 
 StouTlrri d<? e , and laler of Iwjoyo.MewoasHe.lNalal; 
 5.A. S-dohns Coll. O^ord ; So-vueh-Mae lieut Scots 
 5r e ys,J.R Natal ;borw. ?aOcl: /8^;;d.Vd Feb. I8<JX 
 >urd. al" \wvo90 , Natal- 
 
 ^oTd, 188^-0 ,YicaT „^ Farley, rSeTks.JSSQ-qrReclar l88l;boT» 5» |V|ct».)85o. 
 ot- lifekljoToujk .nterboTo^lroita l8p7;bom 12 fyekl8+p. 
 
 3?S° • 
 
 born. 2: 
 
 ^aT^arel" Sarak fTma stb>»e 3. 
 
 r — 
 
 Apwm INi na Firnastbvze- 
 bom 28 c)any. /858 ( d led 
 3oAuj>J876; burd. al" 
 r\-..-.\-.\\~ r Sh,«Lj- 
 
 — n — 
 
 -+-FTawcesda>2e Fn«stbtte 
 boTn3dulyJ85^;died O 
 W|jL l802,UBi»aard.iburd. 
 
 T 
 
 5. Alice FTMast-owe.ssReY.NYlllia-waCbawbeTlaiwO'Ferrall 6lMaud Helewa Fit 
 
 bor« 4 Feb- 1861 IV/issiovzaTy al" Norfolk Islawd^el- bomo l^eklS^a; 
 
 vward.l3Feb.l8po awesia. OcK 1888 ah Wb« 
 
 .i-^rK,,-,. i»— 
 
■umiuk i huut.o|' William ovttllta. ofr MaiernoMse; 
 Leek Jiarisb ,aiad of MdTy bis wife; "ward- 52 
 Sebt 1755" ah Leek; died loAtt ? . tJjXa^ed S\, 
 al" Over PeoveT •, burd . a\~ Harloia. 
 
 o««lehm;— Oarab.daur. of RiebaTd I^JflThw 0/ 
 
 '*" "* "*" Cowolelow .aldernuaw. and ^H'tivaes 
 
 MayoT;-naard. 5" AblJ7o6 al" Asl"- 
 
 1^3 al" 
 |6; burd. 
 Oct 1821. 
 
 15 
 
 bury, died 7 Dec-. l»2o v a«ed57; 
 ! -al" 5- Pelers , Cowflfeloia. 
 
 burd 
 
 ,ler.] 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIII. 
 
 Oarat Reade.boTia 21 Auo.1758; 
 bahl". 8 Sejit 1758 al"Over Peo- 
 rer- died lo/fyl.1783 al" Orer 
 leov-er.Mit-HaaTried; Irurd. al" 
 HotIow. 
 
 TT 
 
 » ^.cWesReadessMaTia.dauT.aiadevenluol 5"-WTl|iaii«S>ttiHi ReadesM/trievouwjesI" 1 Maria Reade 
 of-ttwylehow; heiT o^fVVillian^ W^rHeiwy- of-Covsolelow.aved lal- dauT..t l3e*»aiK- bom'tfefe.fcaS 
 
 l. I oc*M.Ul8nv h... 1X__I » U.I. J 1 . A II. , . r> . . J . ... 
 
 bom2S*fycb.lo07 
 died 28cWy 
 l852;buTd\ar 
 HobwesCbahel, 
 Cbesbire. 
 
 CT of Melbourne and 
 Adelaide, Australia ; 
 
 Iota r3arlow of Holtiaes 
 C*hofie| .Cbesbire sureeon, 
 
 by Lucy bis vrif e.daur.^ bom )85ejil: 18)2 ;died 
 l"be RcYrTkovwasHodjes; 8cla»y. J8b9;burd-al" 
 bom|^dune.l8l2;•w«aTd. NotBi Adelaide. 
 13 May 183* «h Holies 
 C*koh'el;died55FetrJ837; 
 burd-al" Holmes Cbahel. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXII. 
 
 T 
 
 Praisces Fielder 
 died220t)84-'t; 
 
 T 
 
 liaQodwitz of 
 
 fSurslewj.Slaffe. 
 byTbeodoeia bis 
 Wife , dour. of 
 Wlliai«f| M lovY 
 of- Dov J-a«c 
 Head, Cob fflelo«r, 
 bor»2lda«y.l82l 
 ward^^l©^ 
 al" Ast"lruTy;b«Td. 
 al"N*Adefaide. 
 
 born 1 8 Dee. 
 died 12 A(ilJ823 I808;died20 
 uwnaoTTied; Dec^a; 
 IruTd-al-S'-'Pet burd.arrloliieo 
 ers .Com jleloe. Cbahel- 
 
 S.oarab Reade 
 died \n nztcnt- 
 ey;btrrd-ar 5? 
 
 Peters % Co»cle 
 
 1 
 
 2jJaneReade.ssReY- CbarlesrSlsboJje. Hodges 
 M.f\. Queens CoW-OxJfoTdJncuiH- 
 ben\~ t,t o- Felers .Covzclel ~avz, 
 183) -8 ^a\ad of-Ryley-wiHi-Lees, 
 18*8 -^^sow *y Rev.Xboneas 
 Hodoes , M.ft. , lacuna be »l~ »f 
 Hol>iaes Cbo|3el;ilOTi228«)lyJ7o5; 
 ba\i£ )8AHj.l7oSal"HolmesClanb- 
 el ; died \6 Fek I86-+- ; bxrrd - al" 
 Holmsei Haa^e!, Cbesbire. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXII. 
 
 I. 
 
 • Reads ; born 23 duly te'tO; cWe Hodjes Reade, ; bom l8-4-S=C}eoT«>e Cjay Walsovz , of- Pra-wces Reade ; bon* May 
 -uuTd.al-S'^Pele^^lelbte. al"Ccmj>)elbK ;died 31 May 1877 |V|ill 5lreel\ Adelaide. )86-8;died Mcb. 186* 
 
 BaTltsnrvKstbiae. 3. A owes Reade 
 " " " diedlAtw.J8>r 
 
 KiWava. Hall^Ha*- 
 OfouTOridoe, 
 
 e.;30K of\y|llia»« 
 '[1787-182^], iroK- 
 
 ' WoTdsley % 5lbur- 
 
 fe 7 Dee. 1820; 
 
 lee. 1873 ;l)UTd. a r 
 
 rear SlouTbridce 
 
 IjHTd.at'O'Pel'- 
 eTs.Cow^leloi 
 
 , I 
 
 ljom28c)uwe 
 l836",>»aT«l.27 
 Dee. 186- al" 
 Ho9lev , wear 
 olbuToridoe- 
 
 s: Re v. Tbowaas i-Qia«boTwe 
 M-A.SMobasaiL Oxford; 
 Head l^asler ot loreltb 
 Sebool,l8'f8-^l;VicaT »t. 
 VYtoxIoh .Oxford J87-+- 8; 
 Yicot of Elsfield jOxford, 
 iS^S-oS.diedSciuKeloo^ 
 aoed 77 , al" JLeaiwiiaolbB. 
 
 1 
 
 &-QeoTonaa Reade.: 
 Un /6"A)jIJ837; 
 >ttaTd.2yl^eljJ856 
 al" rTa»kfoTl"-on- 
 l"be-l y Jai«2 t CJer»KaB¥. 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 ?Art"burlsaacSolly ( of-Heahb- 
 Jidd.Cowfllelott.J.PJfoT l"be 
 l/OTouok avid Jfor Cbesbire; 
 
 Second Son. 
 For^Hall.E 
 
 of- Isaac Sollv of 
 nfield.Middlesex 
 
 byl y | aT " :naBC bis wif e.daur. of 
 rrawcisHoussevnaYwe. du 
 Boulav of Walhbavwslow; 
 bom o danv- 1820. 
 
 " M 
 
 -+. MaryflijakehkRei 
 Irom 7 Dee./833 ; d 
 3Mayl8*8;uuTd.al 
 
 XI^OTia A»»z Reade 
 bom. 0ctl84o;died 
 H0cl:l8/rO;ljUTd.ar 
 S^Pelefs^n^lelon. 
 
 dohn Solly= 
 
 r Hearb.Gn- 
 J-P Cbesbire 
 Dec. /86"6: 
 
 £iwilv,dauT.ofWil- 2-Codfrev Allan Sollv^sal;ellaAn>2,daur.ot David 3.ETi2eshSoll Vl F:R.r.S. =MaTvAlice daur.ot<Job 
 ... I ,J . :r.i..I, J ^ L .. ...M.J. .-« M.B.L,«d,.}siral-b- wJ - • > -^-V-« 
 
 lia>2KessleT of of ISirkeiabead.Soli- Tbomsoiz Maclav «fCj|as 
 
 MaiacbesleTj-mard. cihoTifiTsK^aiTtixaw Yrriler^aTd.h <Ja»iyJ&)8 
 
 2oMay;886 al" S^ »f Hje Rirkenbead ahWoodlands Cburcb.Qlas- 
 
 vJobws.ATdvfiek. Cdueal"iowC>itti»il"- jow. 
 lee.l>om2oDeeJ858. 
 
 .He 
 
 al"e:Mav- 
 
 lea , naTTooale;i*iay- 
 ot of HaTro«ale,lo08/0; 
 lroml4A|.'LI86i 
 
 r Norbi 
 
 16 ny. 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 Norbary of 32Cjordon So., 
 London ^and of Sbriteo- 
 f ield .tovjoleloMnimaTd. 12 
 AJjI. l8g3ar5 ,: R^Y^erasVV.C , . 
 
 T 
 
 n 
 
 A. CbaTles f.dvfard Soil 
 of Cressbrook , Derbysb 
 boTR36AMj.J8^t-,died 
 5"cWy.j8Q8 4 buTd. al" 
 Asl"bury v CbesbiTe. 
 l.Niwa Reade Solly 
 boT*.23Aug. 1871. 
 
 iTy Solly r.doeelyw. Morl>UTy Solly i.V?olel"NorlrUTy Solly 2. I3eal"rlee NoToury So Py S.RosanauttdNoTbuTySolly 4-.MaToarel"MoTlruTy Solly 
 180* ' bom 13 Nor. I8i7- bom 21 Feb- )8o5. bom 2+ Abl- )8b6. boml3Mayl8o^ bom 7 Fel>. looif: 
 
 1 
 
 . Harold Willia-wa Firwasloiae 
 of hbe, f ashrna CWil Ser- 
 vice; I3.A. Herl^ord Coll. 
 Oxford ; bom 28 Mav 18^8. 
 
 1 
 
 7. ArhbuT Harold FirnKsltme 
 of li490«o jNewcashe ,Nal"- 
 al;born. 13 Auy. 1872. 
 
 bom ?oAuy- 1852; died 3 
 Oct". I8f5; burd.al- Hajley 
 V?ear SlburbTidoff. 
 
 T 
 
 teslowe. Jlcjobn. Fielder Reade. Rrmslbne 
 'casHe, bom I AblJS^died 30 Oaw*. 
 '8^3. l86q;l>MTd-al" Hajlew.wr.Slbur- 
 
 bri dve- 
 
 ley 
 
 _ , j j 
 
 f3TovyT2iw9 % M.fl.Cor(2usCbri5h Coll. Oxford; 7.1uey Firvnslbwe. 8.£vwilyCovzs|avzce. FiT»wslbv2e.=JHerljer|-VV>n.HaTris Q-Afees MaryRm 
 sb,Pelerl>orouylaJ887-92;laleT ofS' : l3arK- bom23Auj. 186^. born28l^cbJ87i;>»aard.27Auf. of f3o«me>teourb ; 5I owe; bom 270c 
 
 Bd,I*/el«He5ia;Yi«BTof loToiwbaHa.lScds.Jqot tool ahlihekboroujb. liealrE^iweerR.N. 1873. 
 
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 CbarlesYYi||iamReade,of Holly Rawk. Princes Rrrl 
 ccp PPnifiDPR YY < lover-bool: bona 26 Ahl-)80l ah Covz<?le|ov2;di'ed /5De, 
 SEE KEUIUKEE A/V. U ;+ ^n,|i T ( 3 „ k .|„ i ; d . a |.5i; (?e ^ | E v4T |- „^J» n )» 
 
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 Jul 13a Aiftv^eldesh daur. and cofeeiT otEdvcardssi. Rev. cjobvz Cborley Reades=rMar<?aTel"Ai2He,eldeshdaiiT-fl>f Daniel 2.Cj"corjcRcade Uav2e,daur.of C| 
 DicksovaTkoml-ovz ^TbeElvws.W^sl-'Derbv, M.ft-S' : <JcWs G>II.Ca>wb-; k- Dqvies of tVeher,avo.d later of CI if U, bor«24|V 1827 Pembroke of Nov 
 
 l~avjcs.,l>y MaTy his wi,fe,sis)er of Rickard Al- 
 isow. ofVVoolton He>.s,>ar. Lirerhool; Ijotc ISAfzl. 
 1822; Heard. I dime/853 «l~ 5 t Ma T y's ,Wesh Der- 
 
 - I'lQTys 
 
 by', died !7<Juv2e I87q;burd.ah S- CjeoTf 
 lov2,liYerhool. 
 
 » 5 Evi 
 
 er- 
 
 Cuwbenh of S'-Uorm-hke-f3ah- 
 hishs,~ruebrook,l.'|2ool, 1871- 80; 
 Ijotb 15 Pek 1826; died 3oSejil". 
 \SqS ; buTd. ah S'-'CJeoryes^EV- 
 erlbtt. , jLiVer(2oo|. 
 
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 !w A\2kc bis wif e. K dauT.otyfm .C\a\'- 
 wotMjv of karslakc awd TborKc , 
 
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 Worhky of I 
 
 Sovwersei "sbire ;T2iece of OOWJUel Dav- 
 ies, J. P.of Exeher; -mard.So Oct 1884- 
 ah Cbrish Cburcb .CfaugbhoK/^kesbire. 
 
 died saiwe day. 
 
 ld>b« Cborley De Wfllhova Reade 
 bote 25"Se|jl". /88A". 
 
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 Ua\hoTv2 /6cJa»y./l 
 ynard.\6Dec.l8Si 
 All Sai>2hs,i3ei2di> 
 teri«;died 24 Dee. 
 
 Iwrd.al-Wbile.Hill 
 elery, l3ewdi?o. 
 
 i. CbarlesPewbrokc Reade; O-otb 3'FYoy. /86"6;di 
 ?5lVJ856; turd. at" WbiheHillsCeTMeheTy,f5ewd 
 
 "I 
 
 d. MaTjaTehTbornloaReadeJKHerbeThEaKcelyvzQreew.of PoullTm 2-MaTy Elea-rcorReade;l>or»2l3Sejih )862;:spAlbeTh JosejjkRidjway Rodley, ol Tbe 
 
 Ijoth 12 Auj. I8SQ ,-vward- 6" 
 May 1880 ah S' : Maryi YC 
 Derby- 
 
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 Old Hall, Sbilal ,Cbesbire ;youvz«>esi' 
 Son ofTbovHQsCj'reeia^.R^C- PomI- 
 towlaiacelyTa.Cbesbire ,awd of 
 QucTcsey.CI. ; bom AhlJ857- 
 
 LAIbeThEdwardOob>af3odley;bofre 25 |v/<;kl88c); 
 died 4- Seph )8q3; bard.aHlavzdysilho , II Wales. 
 
 TwaTcL |o 5e)jh- 1883 ahS^-dawes ,Cow«?le- 
 h>w,di'ed 57 Sefjl: IS9S ; burd. ahllawdy- 
 Sillio, IVleBaiBTidye'N. Wales. 
 
 i. Maty Mareqri 
 
 X 
 
 13T.5h>ke-or3-TTenh; Secovsd Sow ef-Ed' 
 ley, J-P, •> Dawe F3avzk House .toKolehoK 
 Secowd wif e,dauT.of oosebkRidoway 
 died 27ck<lyloo3; burd.ah Fallowfield ,H 
 
 y r/ar«qrei /ipvjcs f3odley 
 bom 3 Se|*h. J884-. 
 
 lily Yiole 
 l)OT»z 2't-c)a« 
 
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 IB 06. 
 
 l.HerbeThTbowzas Cfeorleyi-awcelyw Qreen 2.Qil(reThCj'reev2 l l)oTia 2^ Se|il:|887 1. Maryareh IMafy tyaude-Qreen 2.Sybil HarriehCjYeexi 3- CjV< 
 
 I ~~ 1 1 1 
 
 2. CbaTlesUqvwes ReadesrAwgela F^aTicdauT. of Vvniianc 3. FTavzcisAlocoiwderReade 4.CjcoTfeTeTh'us Reade- AFrv2eshAThlzuTReadess 
 
 Harry Flehcber of f^elltoumc, of Suva, Fiji ; Ijotk. 21 of l^elbouTwe .YiclbTia; of fSewdifo^YiehbTia ; I 
 
 Yic|-oTia;-maTd.<fOcl': 1884- ah Oanv. 1865. botn I o dune 1866. I)ot*z lo MeL|86o. 1 
 
 S' : park's, AlbeThPark.YichoTi a. t ' f "*■ * J 
 
 C.O^Cbief Shaff Officer 
 «t hke SouhkAMshraliavi 
 MililaTy PoTces ah Adel- 
 aide; Irom 10 An*. I8S3. 
 
 luj. 
 
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 i. Harold Cfordovz Reade 
 \iorvz a duvze /8S5. 
 
 lesYiehoi 
 
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 i . cJohvzCJ'i lljerl" R<rade;b-0Tw ?5 Oell JoOO 
 
 :Ues3ie % daur. of < 
 Swifhof l^alw 
 YichoTiajivaaTd.c 
 (8^o aha 
 
 asnevK 
 
 2. CbaTlesYi'ehorReadt 3. EricTeTnusReade i.f^arion fflavichc Reade 
 iforw 17 Afil. 1886 borre 22 Au9.l802 tor* 2o INoy-)887 
 
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 S.lTeweEliseReadc 3-IMaTCMCTile 
 born 2 Way )88o. 18^2 ; Irurd.ah Jqvne 
 
 3. IMaTCMCTil c Ruby Reac 
 
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 7. AleKawdeT CrioaviReadeSsrlaTy cJav2t l^eadcT dauT. ofuohva. S.cJa-Kwes Edward ReadcSsEinvaa youiaoeshdaur. o.Hcmt^ ReadcssrAdaSohbia daui 
 
 ' .R.._J:_ . Vr.U.'i.. I.- ■ ~ Ql- "l . C. ._l..i jmC.U (DLI.JJLl.. ,. ,. „ .cr.. 1 l_ J .Ol.l / .e..' IV..! k '_ .T-. 
 
 of r5ewdi"?o x \iehoria- v uoTtz p 
 |V[ch.|839; died 3 ^u*2e]88l; 
 lniTd-ahHay,N-S.Vfalcs. 
 
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 Sleele of Ev2olawd;vwaTd.27 5e|zl: 
 )875 ahCbrish Ckurck % (2ishle*t2qiBe 
 Yicloria; died II ^t\ulBJ$\lmrd. «'- 
 r^ellrouTweCjeMeTal Ce.va elery. 
 
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 i.Al(;erhuokv2Cri*aw.Reade 1. noreK.ceAlexawderpjheweeRc'ade. 
 of l^elbouTwe » Yichbria, bom lOciuwt I876; died ?5lWl8X;l)urd. 
 Ifom 3 lV|ck. 1878. ah Wfeihe Hills CWIery , I3ewdi jo- 
 
 ofPkiiadelJzbia^.S.A. 
 (rorw |3 F & b. 18/H ; died 
 So^ck.lSo^-^urd.ah 
 YVoodlawd Cew4.elery v 
 Pbiladelfzfeia. ' 
 
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 rard Reads ;boTn 14- Auy.J86oar 2.CbarlesHoleo'M 
 iajdied 24c)uly,870 ahAHawhic adelhkia;bor»2 
 
 CilyNJ-j'tjurd.ahVYoodlawd fewy^PbilqdelJikia. r3tloxi , l^isaissijijii 
 
 of Elijabuowes ofPhil- 
 
 Oct". 1841 ;>»aTd.?3Se|if. 
 18^8 ah 4-0O S^o 1- - Sh, 
 Pbiladel^bia. 
 
 of Ealiwo^id- 
 dlese^.ftoTK W. 
 duly I645;died 
 2lc)uly 100-3; 
 
 Cewelery. 
 
 l.<Javwes Edward Reads ;boTn 14- AuyJ86o a\~ S.CbarlesHolco-vwbcReade^t Pbil-srLuey Sbaler^daur.of Cbar|es Sbaler I^Jacdoviouob. 
 Pbiladelbbia:died 24c)uly|870 ahAHawhic adelhbia;bom23 hue. 1874- al" Cablaiw U.S.Mavy; bom 8Dee. J865--vward. 22. Nov' 
 
 C\- U I L.-J J-VAA-JI-.-j'rt.L PL I. J -ILL- K-l '.: IM- ..-„■. l: J .--- I- - " ■'■ "--■- ' ~' ■ ■ 
 
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 l.Jobw Cborley ReadeS=r3eahrice ( daur.of hbeRev.Sa>wuel 3ecrelav2. 2.Cbarles SeyerKi-K^Reade 
 of Aclowjtyddlesexjborw. I f3.ft- ( T-C.D- v of i'mcolw \TKatdJ& Nor. I896 boTwlo0ct:i874-;die4l8fib.lo75 
 |6clawy.l874-iK2 Loyidon. I ah Ha>w[2shead,Eovgdo»2 IN.W. burd. ah Aefon , Middlesex: 
 
 looo ah326'5ouhb20 l "-! , 5hree.h Pbiladeljife.a. 
 
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 20T 
 
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 i.Leo^ard Cbirley Reade;bor« 27c)M>2e looo 2.Hewry Re«de,|joT» |4-duwe |Q03. 
 
 I 
 
 S.Hany tyessiherReade 
 bom 3 0ch.|fe75" ah 
 HaTlesdeH^iddlesex; 
 [livi«D ivi hbeTraws- 
 Yaal] 
 
 M-R-CS-E.^of-Tba 
 v*if e ( daMr. of-Cfec 
 Scvwerseh; bom 
 Deyovi-; -matrd.. 
 Wells SI'- <Lone 
 
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 4-.Emeah Reade 
 
 of EaliV29 '^boTWL 
 
 7cWy_l878 ah 
 Harlesdevi. 
 
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 1. Cbarles Russell Hall=YiolehE»iaily Dainhry ^danr.of Col. Savwuel Orvwsby 
 of Homef ield,Cov?^l e - Ropers of hbe Ord'wawce Defzarhiwevzl^ byEwzily bis 
 
 ' ' '" ' "*" " J * " '"' " ' ' ~ ' The. 
 
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 lovz; OtiryeyoT 
 Diocese of CbesheT, 
 born 7 INov. 1861. 
 
 Wife ,dauT. of-CjfoTje Swihb Dai^hTy^.P, of 
 Crqvi^e ,Morhb Rode .Cbeshire ; vward.ll Oeh. J800 
 al 5' audes^ouhbsea. 
 
 1 
 
 2. Rev. tyarhw dobvz Hall, R-A-S'-dobns ColL 
 
 Cawtb. v C.M.S.|v;issio>2aTy iw Ueawda^Tih- 
 isb Cewhral Af Tiea-, borw: Iciuly l864-;died 
 15 Au<?- lQoo[dTowY2ed ivz lakcYiclon'alNy- 
 0133a]; Tjurd.al - Majila.SfzekeQulf Yicloria 
 INvavi^a. 
 
 3.Ale>ca»der Cbor 
 and 1-R.C.PJLovi 
 qtv m f?yhh aw 
 1866- died 9 Och. 
 Togahe\ burd.ah 
 
r JULMVJi\J--iLi **" 
 
 ;oted grawddaur. 
 I3Noy. l8oliw.l-iY- 
 s EveTloB,i.[20ol. 
 
 1 w 1 
 
 3.Cjeorje Reade:SsErHily l dauT-o,fdobw. 4. Cherries WilliavKzReadessBEIi^a.dauT.. 
 o^ [VJaVem , Vic- LaYgeRurter ^floeata, o^ f VctIok! ,Sydi2ey ( M.S.YC Jowes o£Q 
 r,,-„,, A,,-tv,,i:,, . Evaglawd.awd ofPrawces bom 21 cWe)83 1 ; died N ° "' - ' 
 bisYv%fe.;bori26Way/& v r?; 6 Dee. 1882,. fcord. at" 
 fearttf NoY.l8b'52q|-AII AsW^ield .IN-S-W: 
 Saiwhs, |3radi9oy' lorta 
 
 b3 
 
 l*bria; Australia; 
 bore 2 Dec- )828 
 
 gs.Porl-bill, 
 Fisberl3od- 
 V|ary bis 
 jj*May— - 
 
 reen 
 
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 •-otdavwes 
 
 C^MKdaroo, 
 N.S.VK.awd «f 5«satt 
 bis wife -bom I Oct 
 l837;-vwoTd. y Juwe 
 1855 at' S^dokKs.^Mis- 
 daroo. 
 
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 51 Alexander CTipavzReade oVrbowaasSeJihiwus Reade- 
 bom jk I83"r-;died iw /835. bora g Nor. I835";died 26 
 
 Ab|_ 1862 , unmarried ; 
 [drowwed at sea] 
 
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 l-WilliavwcJawesReadessMaTy^-wly suTvivi-oj dauT. l.£iea>2orFTa>2cesReade=riWilliavi2La-we 2. Elrja IMaTyReade, 
 
 , ai ..... r«. .... ,,. ..i, ,,, ,., , .^ i ,- ,, ,,,,._ , ., ., . bom 30/\bL'l877- ward. 
 
 <»f Ale^ayzdra ComtI - , ITJ 
 Queen's Cjale l loi2dov3 % S.w. 
 bom oOcl"J85'6. 
 
 Estbet Mary 
 
 c 
 
 (jftlobw YVeshbead of f^aw- bora 6 Dec_l863;i«ard. 
 
 ckesler.byfsHbeT bis Yv-iCe, .Jejune. J8 8 3 at S- 
 
 dauT. o,f ciavwesWoodjJ.f^ot Lukes J3inwood,N.S.VC 
 CJtoyc House , Itymcbester,' 
 "MsaTd. 12 cWy J882 ah S'" 
 Lukes , /ToTaiiay. 
 
 lea-raoT Reade 
 bom 6" Dec. ) 882 
 
 ilibTfc 
 
 2 Hon 
 
 lAlattPbilibReadelaric 2.YYil!ia-i*zT^oyLane. 3.EricRadc 
 bom 2oAu?J88S bom l4-|VfeU888 bom 
 
 ofJLewiska**,ri-S.W 
 Son «p rbe Rev. 
 Pfei lib. Lane and 
 of- MaTyOawebis 
 wi^e. 
 
 ,D< 
 
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 Elliott 
 
 TowesUOTeetz 
 boTn8Abl-iQo3. 
 
 ?2/tyl.l002 afs7<«y- 
 ushwei, Neutral 
 [3ay, N.S.W. 
 ssYicl-oTq.Ellioh- 
 I eldest - sow tfQeo. 
 C.Elliott- ofHajte- 
 
 1«eTC,r3o|-*Kai«2. 
 
 y,ffeLane. 1. Vera MaTy Eavit 2-Eleanor FTancesLaw 
 
 22 Dec. J 89 2 bom22c)any)8QO bom. 26 Dec I897. 
 
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 olHarold Cbandos Reade. Lf3eatrieeE>Kily Reade 
 
 ojl>|e|boum=. v YfcloTia; lrom26Dec.)86r,died 16 
 
 bom ?^cWe /877. Ma Y l.86a-,buTd.ah5' : Kil- 
 
 dalewzeteTy, l^elbo 
 
 1 1 
 
 2-r3lancbe£l*2ily Reade-SsWiHiawzTboiwas Sefstii/iaus Hinder 3-Elear2or Cborley Reade; bom 3t 
 
 '--■■ ~- A - " J ' of Sydney, N.S.W: Dec I87S; died I+Se|jt-I886-, burd. 
 
 al~S' : Kilda Cevweterynr. Melbourne. 
 
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 bom 2ocWe iSM-^ard. 
 28 l>/eb. 1 899 ahS-cJoWs, 
 TooTak.Yf'cloTia. 
 
 d-C^eotfreyReadeHivjdeTjboTKlSMaylOoo j_CJvY'ev2dolenueav2Hinder,l)6m23c)uMe lool 
 
 imlfiMaylSoc^diedSSfelr- -4-.Qw-ewdolineAv25ela Reade 51 01 «?a Oclavla Reade-, borw I IW_ I8q£; died 5 
 "i.Sourk Australia, bom 31 I^ck. )8o>r- <dany.}8o8\burd.a\'^iavnes)ro^n K S.f\us\'ra\ia. 
 
 6- Eiliaw. RobeTl~a Reode 
 lfOTw.l5Sebt looo. 
 
 l.EHev2CboTleyReade.;boTt2=r<JokviRelderHal| 1 of.Hoi*ie^ieid x Cc»2- 2.Maryc)av2eReodea^le'tt2ewl"ReidDrow« 
 
 lavviesSa'VKuel Seyerl.av29 
 w^erks^bylrjarianne bis 
 iVjessiler ot Wfrccawlow, 
 y 1840 al" l3abbicoi*abe ( 
 
 v.iSnJrSr AwdTeWs, 
 
 Y. ' 
 
 24Der. I832;iward. II Ort/860 
 al-Viallott-ow-l-be-Hill^ir- 
 eTbool^died \Jtiune I902 
 al" Ho-vwe^ieldibuTd-ai 5-" 
 Ffehrrs ^Cow^leloi^. 
 
 jlelov av J.R / forCbeabire;5oi2 o^Ald- bom2l May 1837 
 ervwattJobia Hall, J.R^^fiywclelbw, •v»ard.|2<)MweJ878 
 Sur^eori^byGlwwe bis wi^e. 4 daur. 
 of- RicbaTd l^arhtt.juw^otCowple- 
 Io>i;lrom2>l-Der.l852;died IsAft). 
 ISSS-jlruTd.ahS-Peler'a.Coyjflel-oy!. 
 
 LieufcCy-BewjalSfeiff 
 Corhsjdied I2c)avzy- 
 I89S. 
 
 S-Fra-eeesAwweReade 
 borw lodaviy. 184-3 
 died 3 Abl- I&43 
 
 1H 
 
 1 : 1 
 
 y i-aw-rewee Clevwewl" Brovrwe- 1. Mary Eleaeor CbarloHe Swivitovi r3rowKc 
 bom8IV|ekl88o; died l3Se|^l- 1880 bom 21 IVJcb. I870- 
 
 enr\ 
 
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 Reade 6.WillianaWal sow. Reade 
 
 froovw, lrom25NoY.I88l al" 
 ul- ( bom HaTlesdeta. 
 180 al- 
 ts. 
 
 1 1 
 
 l.EleawoT l^aTia-ttrje Reade-sssFTederiek HaTHey Watts, of Tbahcbai»2 % 2-Mabel Reade, bor«/8(>/cbJ879 al- 
 bom (7 nioY_Jo76al~Harles- I t3erks.; sow of Henry Walts o| Harlesdev2,died S Ahl-)88o;^urd. 
 
 dew^naard. 7I10Y-I900 at iTbalcba-na, Sur^eow. al" Aelon, I^Jiddlese^. 
 
 5 t 0obias , Ealivzj. | 
 
 Eric HaThleyWatts^orra. 31 May lool. 
 
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 1. Prances Eleawor Radclyffe. Hall 2.EI 
 
 M. 
 
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 iarc 
 
 Hall 
 
 eawor I'laroare 
 bom II Feb.l86>;died 5o 
 \July J868; bury . ah SV 
 
 Perer»,CoKflelov2 
 
RovyUyjcI Hedges, o^Co-rade-rer, Salob- 
 
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 i. Uok-vs Hodjes, of Wbeatall awd laher o| lifrle 1_yI"^ ^ So » l °H V l r « J^ 1 - 1686 al" CowdoYer-died VZ Feb. Imaged oi_== Mary, daur. o,f 
 
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 i.cJoWHod ? es; ba\itli 2. Bevzjawziw- Hodjes ; bakl". 3-Qeor^e Hodjes;baJ2l~-2£ 1. Mary Hodges; bahl". IQ Auj. 1^33 «F Cow- 2.SarakHo^e 
 May 1)27 ah Co-adorer. 13 Au<?- 1^3 ti. a\' Cawdorer. ]Noy. 1734- al" Ccmdover. clover; b"Td. |Q cWe 174-2 at Conderer. 
 
 veard. II Dec. I 
 
 s ei 7< 
 
 I8il. a<?ed 76 
 
 i.Williavw Hodjes.of H5riek House .Slantbe. 2. Richard Hodges, o£ F3rick House, Slawlbw Lacey;=rSarak,dauT_ of dorm Hodjesfkis Mracle] o^ little Ar, 
 
 Lacey, arcd ot r3rovKfield.Salo|z,<?eK>l~-;H(?l2 Hi<?h Bailiff of ludlovr in 177S" V 17^8 a«d !70o; 
 Bafliip of Ludlow iw I770;borw 2S|il:l72Q; bom 2 Auo. 1731 ; died £ Feb. l7o8 ;burd. in B?e 
 died 8 Feb. 1772 ,uww2ard. Norl _ « Aisle «l" F3"ro'm / field. 
 
 f 
 
 LyHi; h-«|T.l~ 20 Nov. 1735 a\~ Covzdorer\-mard. II av2< 
 
 Dec. 1758 a'r Condor er; died 4-cWe I8l2,«jed No\ 
 7£, burd. al' rSro-nafNeld. A[i 
 
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 :LWil|ia>wnodces,of).udloYY-, attorney ; 3- Rev.TboTraas Hodjes ( M.A. l3rasewose Coll.,Ox--=d v laTy, dauT. o,f Duncan Mar- ^-.Qeor^e. Hodjes.oC- Fel-=MaTy, da 
 
 born 28 S eh I". l75"o ; bwrd. a I' VVoreesler. -ford \Cu rale of Rroiwfi'eld 37years,avzd Reelor 
 
 of AsiW New Kadwor; Hi"?k IjadiAf of ludlow- in 
 
 2.Rickard Hodjes ;bor\a.M.hl.\7£\ K Hh\t IS02 ( l8l7«wd I82o;Ijotw 27 cWe I76"2;dted |/)- 
 
 I3ai'li£f »t ludlow iw. 1828. Feb- IS2S; burd. m chancel of ludlow ckurck 
 
 fi'ra I^lclwloskj-wjord. 6 fluj. hm.Salofzjbori* 12. Mek. 
 
 |7o3 at S*-~Cjeorje's M«K°rer |76>;died 3c)u»e. /847, died 28Sj 
 
 S^lowdora ; died 26 ciflV2y- aced 83; Irurd. in MotMz a<j>ed <5"2 ; 
 
 1828, ajed 6a. aisle , l3To>rafield ckwrcb. «r f3roiw 
 
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 Chafcel;killed ahSaK Sebas- 18; bor* 3 duly Ital; bafill loAuo. l7Q|al~Hob«es died /5cWy. )867,ajed 6"7 
 haw ivi Sjiaivi^l Awf. 1813. Ckflhe!;died 2o Decj86S; burd. Holies C'fiel. burd-ah^ooslreY. Ck' 
 
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 l2-t8-6-t;bom 58cUy 1705-^1: l8A<«>.lfa5 
 )864-;buTd.a|- HLC. 
 
 eskire. ol" H.C* -died I^Fel). 
 
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 1- TkoWtfS H 
 
 died uvj-vnatd 
 HoW 
 
 ildilctHodoes LMaryHlijabel'fe. HodoeVwaurd-al" Horwaes=Rev_£f'eor'9e YaJojI'iweYYkeeler 2-Awrra Maria Hod9es=cJok>a MoTlbnToler, ot 
 atd.; burd .«!' Cb«hel-,di'ed 23 A(il- (graced 34~ ( buTd. J O.D.Xicar op 1 -" Cayenne's ,lirer- VEard . I^jck 1861 al' I Sallers^ord Hall,Cbesl2- 
 
 Cbahei- 
 
 al" nolwaes Chahel. 
 
 I,died \%W\cb.'&0\,a<$ed Sa. Holw« Cba|ieL 
 
 J. P.; bora I835 - . 
 
 ssrC^awe.S 
 Reade, 
 bom |g 
 Dee. 18/ 
 Ckafiel 
 
 l.Tkovw 
 Ivjw.ba 
 Advoci 
 ^ Pek/ 
 
 Sierrc 
 
 v& I 5*afl 
 
 i.flcSTv cia-ree HodoffSSssriewTv MQTrv«fdvvards;=MQTic(,dauT. o^^aywes 2. Frances Maria Hodoes Oowies Wesl"bead=3. Lucv Hod<?es=sCecil Crosbic Qordow. I*]ootc i 
 died+Se^tlSSZflfed j o|, Park^ale ^besbire; Reade c^ CWjle!on; died 57 ^ek^S^jed o^- Tbrauay. 1 boTri2ftl). .>8t-Q. R.N.;eldesl" Sow. otloTd Ceci 
 
 22 ; burd. al" Holwes j^di'ed iia Parjs. boTw. 27 Meh- I835;vnrd. IO-,bnrd-al"Holv*2esClier |i 
 
 Ck« 
 
 1 
 
 ^.dynund RusViell £dwords 
 died ivi ila^awcy. 
 
 loR?bJ8S7al"Meslovi, 
 Cbesfeire.:died 31 Am?. 
 
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 )8S7;butd.fll*r(e*ro»3. 
 
 l-CfearlesC7eorjtWfs|-kead 1. Mariavz Lucy Wesl'kead 
 
 CjoTdow. v 5rti sovi ot oHi Ma- 
 Hunliv; born. 2/r-cJawy. )8i 
 
 ■ Y l 
 
 a r- 
 
 bom I May 1871. 
 
 tforia Ic 
 
 J86^. 
 
 I 1 \ 1 
 
 l.ciavvses Alfred F3raid 2. Arhkur Reade r3raid==Attttie ,daUT. of Ricbard 3. Harold Reade r3Taids=Maud ( dauT. o^f- -+.fdward Percy Reade rSraid^Jladys .daKr.ot 
 
 toTB. 24 Feb. I860; died Major Royal Arhlle-Ty, Price, M.I. C.E.;yward- 26 of t3«Tjess Hill ( 5us- Alfred Phi|»|ii qt Riverside. ,tfllitor»ia; CljarlejKvziflklovi. 
 
 24- Mck /8^6 ;burd. at Assistant" Ivssbecl'or cio«v. 1887 al" Karaelzi. SeK.bora A- hfeb- 1867. cltffle.^Oxon. born 5" May 1871. Warren. ,R-C.ft. 
 
 Nesl"o». Ceweral °pOrdnanct\ ,.,. „ -naard. 2oA«9. 6 P S'-\Joh«'s Wood- 
 
 Qeweral »C- OrdaaKce 
 ,for \We. Puvajalr^lroTij. 
 SsSeJ^r. 1861. 
 
 ATl"kur Ckarleslio«el Read£.T5raidJjom 2& 
 Auj. 1887; died \a A(iL)888;buTd.Karacb.J>?dia. 
 
 -nsard. 2oAw« 
 IQ01 al'S'ciohnis, 
 r|ai*iiwersiwil'b. 
 
 otS'-\JolmsVVood; 
 w?ard-7<July 1003 
 al" Marylebowe. 
 
 s 
 
 c 
 
 c 
 
 d 
 
 . . r 
 
 tJ.Mivjvsa Rraid^orra. II Dec. /8S~8,=WalleT laweli Ca\vnav3. 3. Florence. TZraid A. Awviie (^eoryiwa rSTaidrsjJoW W. Russell 5. riivfa Reade f3raidb< 
 
 I i«.\ Iot. -!- <•" p_L. ' tv<o™o P.... I... |„ M-L IP/-; K r.i-M- \Qrc 1 . M " I- /«! !■ .„ - . . r> .' 
 
 ward. I2 0uwt 1877 al' S-" Peher's 
 
 P0V2 S 
 
 Iov?dc 
 
 M.R.f.S.£w9. 
 
 borw Ir^lVjek. 1863 
 
 born 25 May )865;vi«ard. 
 Abl-1887 al" EdivibuTjb. 
 
 fT 
 
 1. Cbarles V^\'V2dbav«. lawel 
 born 5/r-5«hl: '8^5. 
 
 fti> 
 
 1 
 
 of Neslovi .Cheshire. 
 
 l86^,>waTd.|3Se|il". I 
 OokKi Havwwzersiw 
 
 l.Lucy Bealnce Coli*aav2 
 bo-* <? May 1870. 
 
 I 
 
 4. Douglas Claud Russell ;borki. M- 
 davjy. I88q,died 2^c3uly |88o;b«Td. 
 
 bom 
 
PEDIGREE XXII. 
 
 rb.CTOUT. at ■ 
 
 ava. Hodges, ef Fello^SaloJl; \ra\itV2 May I69S at CoiidoYer; died 2 Feb. !76o acej; 
 urd. in )3ro-»wfield ctaurcb , Salob- • 
 
 INov.l735al~ CoY3doYer;= Richard Hodjes v oC- 
 doret ; died -+CJ6iBt I I3riek House Slaw- 
 
 SEE BELOW 
 
 3.CJav2e Hodges 
 Lrd. 5'tSe^l: 
 I73S ahCowdofer. 
 
 :/\nYz,<AauT. and. eventual cokeir of Rickard r3ishojje 
 oC Fellow ^aloja, by narv bis -wife. ,daur. ofaolsw Ao 
 |W;>naTd- I May 1727 ; died 2-4-Sepl". I78q,aged oj; 
 burd.i-w. nStoTntieid cbwrcb .Sdlofj. 
 
 v oCCra>aaje.Wilcoxon v o^S)iroalo« Hall.CVakire^S.Rev.Tbovwas Hodyes.M.A. Hereford Co]l x OKtord=*MaTy s daur.of l-Marv 
 
 I cJokn GrlVTighl- of Holies Ckakel ; iward.S l«cjnwbew|- ofr Holies Cbahei .Cheshire >or 66" Hildflck. of Holvwes borJ 
 
 Holiwes CkaJ2el;died wiB/zouh issue; burd. 24- 
 Holwes Ckajiel 
 
 years .and Vicar of Rrovw^ield .Salof* ;l)om285e(il". 
 1/33; died 26 Nov. 1821 ;burd.ah Holies Clzajiel 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 :dokwHodjes ; borra28cWy.l7<?6; fi.cWes Hodyes.bom 2c? Och. !767;died l.Sarak Hodjes;bom 17 
 died ?6tLl Y |76c) ;burd_ l3ro>w^eld- 2^ duly 1760; burd.ah Hrow^eld. Feb.l77o=W>K. Hodyes 
 
 1 — 
 
 :S«TM«el Hodj>es v (?a(t|:^2nd Reyl^bom 33 2. Maria Awvz Hodoes 3- Harneh Hodjes; boT>i 
 Dee-I773;died 3cSefil"-|808 in Sicily { -mon- bor«2l Mayl772- ( med I cWe- 1776"; d/cd .5" Dec. 
 
 Uiwenr erecled iw Rromfield ekurck by IS Mck.^S-.a^ed Q2; l8S8 ( ayed 83;burd.al~ 
 
 kis broker officers. 
 
 burd.ah Broiwfield. HSTowzf ield. 
 
 0V2< 
 
 of<7e 
 leli 
 
 OK; 
 
 S 
 
 S;died 2o 
 I" Holwes 
 
 I 
 
 Cka \i e I ; >wa rd. 3 cWy 
 1785- ah Holmes Cka- 
 j? el; cited 22 Au<j> .1828, 
 a^ed 7o,al"fi>vz©leh>«; 
 turd. Holvwes Ck.ahel. 
 
 odwes 
 Q Fek. 
 1727/8; died 
 
 imwsara 1 - 
 
 1. WyHod$es;bort2 I 0el:i785;=W>B.Worhki>3jlo«. ftarlow- 
 ba |ih. 2-+ Oct I78i>~awd vuard. I of Holwes Ckcfjel, sur- 
 >SEE PEDIGREE XX. 26 Nov.l8o6«hHolii«esCk»-| ?eow;died 16 A|i|. 1846; 
 
 jjel;ciied 6ctaly!8'T-6; j turd, ah Holvwes Ckafiel 
 (rurd-al" Ho\iM>es> Cka\ie\. 
 
 1 
 
 2. Maria Awa Hodees=Tkoiwas Yawdreyj of 
 !><(lil:?8 DeeJ78a ah Brookfields House, 
 H.C.;d.«d3FfeW866, MiddUwick ( died S 
 ayed 7£,wiHzoMl" is- Moy. l83o x a«ed 53;burd. 
 sue ; IrwTd.oh H-C oh Holv-aes Cbabel. 
 
 T 
 
 "wyhon t3arlow^ of prays i. Maria rSarlovv^bom Ipciuwe /8I2 ;=K3aywes Reade. ( of-fc»zplehovi; 
 
 \r"JL.S. ;o|i|ioi>jled Queens l>a(ih ?l dune I8l2 at" Holrees Cbaji- 1 borra 2S tych. 1807; died 28cianv 
 
 rrraleowe i>? J86'6;bori2. e);-|A2ard.l3 May 183-1-al" Holwies I J859; burd.oh HolwesCkQ|ieL 
 
 loAuj.J856 al-FreeWa, Ckajjcl; died 2S - Feb. 1837 ;bMTd. J 
 
 ,„ — I -i~ U-l /«L-.u-l a 
 
 1 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XX. 
 
 2- Lucy I3qt)oW 
 
 BaTlorr.boljh. 
 16 DecMipY Holies 
 Cfeahel ;died youwo. 
 
 a\- Hoi 
 
 J*. 
 
 Cbc(je 
 
 T 
 
 |sr ,'V' « 
 
 MaryOqyja^eldesh daur. ofszHewry Marryv2 f dvrard5=ri. Maria Reade ;bor« "ZJ 
 F?eY.Cl2«3.r3iskojJe Hodges, of Parkoahe , Ckeskire^ h^cfe. ISSS-.voard. 10 Feb. 
 M.ft.;died -+Se(ihJ8S2 > aj- died Ik Paris. )8Sj a I" NesW; died 31 
 
 ed 22 ;burd.Holvnes Chanel. Amj J8S7;burd.ah Nes- 
 
 fote. 
 
 Q.LueyJawc Reade.= cJav«ea I3raid M.D.£di». of Nesloyi. 
 I. ' c- 1 io _ . . «. _ i . .ii-- . -A 1 ,-> . ' 
 
 bor« o Fe!)J837;>»aTd. 
 -T-Sey. J856 al'Wal 
 r<>»i -o»2-lbe- Hi ll ( 
 Liverhool. 
 
 Ozeshirc t an<i laler of Tke Qrorc, 
 I3urjess HilKSusse^ ; bora A- Nor. 
 I825 ; died 22 Nov. (882 ; burd. ah 
 
 I3ur«es3 Hill. 
 
 - I SI g 2«!< 
 
 ytze DaWes v C%hl"jssl. Maryarel" lucy r5raid;borKLl6 Se^hssRojer lyov2s CovrfjirT- Coles ^afil". Dedfordsk'iTe Rejh 
 
 •'^ ~' r * -— .!.!,„,- i .,,,„ i. r^. sow of GiJil'.^wjJeT Pki(>JJsCow(7er-<?oles .C.ra-.R.N. 
 
 ifTbcOaks^ (3ur 
 « »^ M«hl"^ev^- 
 i.,of VVeshbrooWe 
 res.;boriaoft-rj830 
 l878>urd.«hAix- 
 Savoy. 
 
 |857;vward.fi s r]28Feb. )878 ah f3ur- 
 oess Hill;waJ.r?well l7DeeJfi&t «l 
 5- Pelers v £ah v2 oq.^lotadovi^ieu 17 
 ciawy. j8Qo,bMrd.Pluw!5lead Cevwelery. 
 
 T 
 
 l 
 
 i . Cjuj Rogers Cov/feer-Coles ( bortj ?6c)uv2e /888; i. Alice Vera Cowfjer-Co! 
 died C May I880 ; burd- ahCkerihow , Kewh. Utkl 13 Auj. 1 887. 
 
 dokn HewTyWoodside MoT9ara- v b/eul". Ilzdi^w Slaff Cotjis- 
 Son of Co\. Alex-arader l3rook« Morjovi^.rj.^f Kwldimwak, 
 FTi'vuley, Surrey ; bora 2 Feb. (877- 
 
 2. Winifred Russell; bor K 28 
 
 Feb.l8Q5;died /5A|il. )8o<i; 
 
 i . 'i mi . . . 
 
 6- INessie Hefewn I3raid;bor«. 
 9 May I872;died |8A«j.I872; 
 bwrd.al" I3MT9ess Hill. 
 
YVilliana Swihi Reude,o 
 lroT«.2oOcht763;lru|i|--2o 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XX. < Over Pcover, Ckesfeired 
 
 UuTd.al-HoTlo« Staffs- [VY 
 I 1821, hToved oc)uk 1836 al 
 
 1. Qeorge Reade., ofSBsElijabel'k .dauT. of Rover Sweleiakavn o£ 5ovwer^foTd 
 RoobksXheskire, by Atarae kis wi,fe, dauT.ofYVilliavw 
 
 T 
 
 CoK<?le!on .Solicit- 
 or; bore 5o c)o»y-l797 
 died 28tysb. J865 
 burd.ah 5'-" Pelers, 
 Cora&leron. 
 
 Archer' o| (?besf"e T ; bom 5" fv|ck lo'cvr, -VKard. I Feb. 
 1827 al" AsHjury; died 7 |VjcU86S;buTd.ahSf Peter's, 
 Cow<?le!"b>2- 
 
 2. Arhkur Reade 
 Solicit or; bom 3t 
 16 Dec. I862,uvrn 
 ah S- Peters, C? 
 
 . ow^leRoz. 
 
 lice. Harho < daur.of-ciohva.a»l.C}eoTjeW[liaviaRec4deSBE'-vvailY < Jeav2,3 Ti 'dacir. otWilliawzseAwwe- ,eldesh daur.o,f Cjokw. 
 skew of Mewai fSridj^N. of Cowvlelow.solicilor, J.P Svwil'k of SaioktWToweT^ear WbiHev o r -J-ix'erkool;"Wzard. 
 'ales iVward-Sej^l: 1861 ah boT*. 17 Teh. 182 8 ;died 22 Ckesler; vwaTd. ivz I868ah f3ru- 23 Auy. )87o ahVfell^w-ow-Hje 
 
 Alice. t v Iarl"iKi < dauT.ot.CJohva. 
 Ask 
 
 V6I-,.- , - - -., -,-.-.- 
 
 Mewai Drldye ;died l7cWy. *Wy. 1883; burd-ah 5- 
 I&b6",ajed 31'jb-urd.al- S'-" Pelers , Co^lcl"^. 
 Pelers ^Covaeleloia. 
 
 r 
 
 eTa, Cheshire; died 2 DeeJ868, 
 aoed.JS; burd-ah S- Pelers,G>H- 
 <?leh»2. 
 
 l.EWily t)ean Reade; bona. 30 Nov- 1868; died 
 8Dec.l668;burd.ah 5- Pehefs . (°ovz?lehov2. 
 
 Hill 4 l)YeTJ2ool; died 31 Of. 
 1871- , aced 3j \ burd. ah 5-" 
 Pehefs v Cowelehov2. 
 
 2. Arhkur II ovd Reade 
 of P?oSevwo«vil" v WTva- 
 der>were % Xieul"- £ol 
 Rehred H-IM. £2 ni ~ 
 Rejh ; borvx U Abl. 
 1831. 
 
 I I 1 
 
 l.Qeoree. Reode v oXRoss ( Here^ordakire ( »C(eTlrude Helevz. ^daur.otuoktt. Edward 2- A"«raieRosavwuv2d Reade 3. Alice. IMarv Read 
 Solicitor; F3.A.,L.L.M- > fv«mattuel Coll " ' "° ' '" ' ' ' ' ' "~" ' '"' ""' " 
 
 Cavn\y.\\)orvz ocJuL 1871- 
 
 r 
 
 Qarside o_f £ovac|elov*.;Wzard- a f\uf. borecJuwe 1872 ;diedJ8 Nov. 
 
 18^8 oh Asl-Wy. 1875"; burd-chS- Pelers, 
 
 Covzylelbw. 
 
 1 
 
 died 31 Oct I87? v aj>ed I 
 
 hfes;btird. 
 
 h S- helera.^oMpleloB. 
 
 year Q visor 
 ahS-Pelera^CoMpi 
 
 1. Qeor<?t Blackwood Reade.;bom2Seht looo. 1. Marwareh Reade;bori2 /6""Abl-lQO"h 
 
 f 
 
 1. AThkuT HudsottReadesrAda t3Tidoes,daur- o| David Williavn JLillie. 2. C^eorjeVvTIIiawz Reade.; bona Icjuly 3- HewTy Ridekab?k F 
 of Ckesler;lie«|-RJN.R. of- Ayr, KB. J ale a ctadye. in Kiiajshott, 1867 ivi Ireland ;died 8 5ekh. J867; of Wiwderwere; lo< 
 
 Kiweshm , Canada. 
 
 kh. I 
 
 leho 
 
 Jjoyk 28 IVfck/863 ah Jamaica, mard. 3olMay")8o5- ah S^ulk, burd-ah S- Pelers, Cbvajletow. A'h.1. 1876 ah Kewde 
 
 PriV2ces ParW , .Liverpool. 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 i_ ArhkuT Hawaillow. Reade; bore. 28 Ma^ lool. 1. Dora Erelyva. Alice. Reade;ljom 2-+ Fefr. l8oo 
 
 5t Aloerl Cow2L'erback RtudeSSKJulia,Uciur. 0^ Wi lliawa 5>»2il"k ot- SaickloK-Tower, 
 o>CbesheT l M.R.C , .&;bom7 -Kzear Cbesler; lioyyz \C P\ufJ&+5 ah VVallasey , Cke- 
 <Jurae )b3o; died 2Dec. (881; skire;-vward.2l Felr. 18^7 ah Aldford.wear Cyesher; 
 Ijurd.ahCkealerCeM-.iehery. died I Och 1803; (Jurd. ah Ckesler (Pewcelery. 
 
 T 
 
 1. Eli^ulreHi Ava*2e Reads 
 Ijotk 4- Och I82q; died 
 1 2 May loQ<S,uvzT*2arriedj 
 buTd.ih & Pelers % Co»- 
 jlehoV2. 
 
 rav2HY 
 
 T 
 
 Rosa R< 
 bora -4 r7ckj83£ 
 ahAsl"buTy;diedi 
 l876-,wi|-kouh i: 
 buTd.ahSlaYele 
 
 Ca 
 
 rrvwel- 
 
 1 
 
 r 
 
 l.Eli3abe|-k I^Jaria Ri-soks 
 borw 22 l^fck 1 87 1 ah Ravw- 
 |zur,r5eauleak,lvzdia; died 
 \~i6une. I8y2 ahKussowla, 
 
 2 J 
 
 b 
 
 T 
 
 r3ev2 
 
 jai. 
 
 r 
 
 d. Alberh Wniiawj Reade 
 of Ckard v Ooi*sersehsbire, 
 Solic'itoribo'tt/jfrW. 1871- 
 
 r Mary Elijabel-k, dour. 0^. cJokw. 
 Qerrisk ot- Axuiziwaier, Devow- 
 skire v vwaTd- Q Ahl-loo! ah 5- 
 Mcnrys , AxTwiiasler. 
 
 S.Vyalher Reade 
 of- Lov2dow;borvz 
 IS" Peb. 1873. 
 
 I 
 
 
 3. ArhkuT ^)ui>il"i>2. ReadejHrPTawces cJosebk 
 of IMajo^, Provfiwce oj. S' : louis of-Mapi 
 Quebec, Cavzada; bona and Covwwiissiov 
 80etl8^-. ConrhboTv*?;/ 1 
 
 12 Amj.|8^6 a|" 
 
 i. Mary Reade; bote 22 Feb- |oo2; 
 di/>J 99 F/»lr Icia») ■ b/ird nh J u\~- 
 
 I 
 
 i.DoujIas Q«iwhu 5 
 
ra;^ Sarah v dauT. of Richard Marfrw at 
 Cowjlehm .alderwaan and •+ ["lines 
 "MaayoTj-waard. 4>~A)i!. I7Q6 al~ Asl" 
 Ifury; died y Dee. I820,ajed 57; 
 buTd.al- S' : Refers .Cbwolelovi. 
 
 al" 
 
 1836 
 
 Oct 
 
 elow, 
 >;dV«l 
 mrd. 
 
 T 
 
 i. Mary Reade; torn 
 llc)aw Y .l7oo;di«l58 
 FcirJ8b3; l> U Td.a|-S'-- 
 Peters , Cota^lehoe. 
 
 _ j 
 
 2. Sarah Readc;loria 
 
 •+AJ»IJ80|; died 18 
 Sejifc 186^, uv2 -mar- 
 Tied ;b<mLal-S- fet- 
 efs , Omf lelova. 
 
 .Isabella Reade ,lror»a 
 loA« 5 J&03;died23Akl. 
 )8-to,uw>*2arried j turd. 
 al'S- 1 elers v Coeclelot2. 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIII. 
 
 i. Louisa ( daur- of 3-Edvnimd Reade 
 w Rla jdeia Fair- bom 3o Sejit 1832 
 
 T 
 
 ,of Halifiax,IWa 
 ;!>om3DeeJ84l 
 14 May 1862 al~ 
 'ea\xaiaada. 
 
 died I A|jI. 1833 
 burd.alo-' Peters, 
 Cow<?leloia. 
 
 ■+: Hewry .Lisler Reade.! 
 of CWyleloia v Soli'cil~ 
 ot\J-It; born 21 Dee. 
 1835. 
 
 r 
 
 t 
 
 rAKiaaEUen.daur. of. Percy Matthew Dove 
 ot CasHedeva i-odese , r3irkew.head;bom 26 
 ciawy. HA-& ,ward. S IMay I8£8 «l" 5- Marys, 
 
 Htorja Percy neade- 2-HeKry Lister Reade 3-YYilliane Raraovzs Reade 1. Ellevz ElftaireHi Reade. 
 
 tore loMay |87o; died of Covaoletbte^lieil- ot^oec-lelo* k Solid lor; MA, bom 2 tyck I860. 
 
 torJuweJoWburd.al" or ; bore3cJuly )87l. LL-M-.^Mevwavauel £oll.. 
 S- FfelerSj Con<!\e\oY2- 
 
 Camb. \ bom 24Se|j|- /8>fc 
 
 <+_ W.IUwa Qlberh Reade. 
 of. Wiwderviaere; borre. 
 llA(2l./88o al" Kevsdal. 
 
 i.ElrjabeFh CaFkerivze. Reade. 
 bovw. 2Q Felr. )872a|- Liick- 
 i«ow\ \4zd\a. 
 
 ~ I 
 
 2. dessie J-iliaw. HolF Reade. 
 bom l2cWy. /878aFKe*dal. 
 
 [eorjedokta (filler RidelaaMi 
 !Fe|l Fool^NewtyRrid^t).!? 
 or Lancashire, awd VVe3l vworc- 
 ittd;0-urd.ul"5iaveley-iv2-Curl"- 
 «el. 
 
 3. Isabella r|ari'a Reade. 
 l»omlo5eji|-.|83y;di"eil 
 
 burd. al" S- PelerVCoB- 
 
 I 
 
 -4-. Alice. Y{eade-sstQu\v2.\'iYL Dick Parsons, Major its. Indians. Arucry; 
 
 bom iSQaviy. 30*2 of- tyajor-Cj'evieral dances Duekett I arsoes, 
 )84-2;>warJ.24- H-EJ.C.S-, by Charlotte. I^ana bis wife % daur. 
 Pe!r. l870ul~As!- ot Ro<?er Swe Fevihqwz of- Sow2er.t-o rd F3ooFhs, 
 Irurv. ' Cheshire ; bom 22 IW )832 ;di ed 31 cWy J87A"; 
 
 Ifurd. al"Q~lenaly l Wi'eklow v ) related. ' 
 
 arlofte FarsorossrArHiur Frederick r3ro-vwhead 
 '«e 1874-ah How- 0} Wrexhawz , IN. Wales ; sow of 
 ijusard- II May Hewry Rrowzkead of Har- 
 fsh>w /Cheshire Irome K yir. r3iTiwm<?hain- 
 
 3. Ehhel Farsotzs 
 bom SO duly /876" 
 al'Rosiawa Lol- 
 la*£ x Wicklo>rv. 
 
 ienor 
 9- 
 
 I 
 
 -r.Hevjry Cecil Reade. 
 of. jLowdow ;!torrc 2o 
 
 "T~T 
 
 ot Leawi'\Vi<?\~ovi x 
 1>ot»2 27Auj>J880. 
 
 J- Dessie- Reade^ssuohwslbteHawjilloia Aeheson. 
 boTw. 3o^wly I otoouMjsea, N.B-Ediw.. > StiT- 
 )h€b\yaard„ 12 5eoK. v R.IN-;3ovi ot FhaRev. 
 Ow^e. ISo-r- al" dokwslow. Haiwillovz. Acbesovz 
 S-Tfeoimas\ M.A-.RecFbr of Kirb-y-Cattc, 
 Ckebler. NoTwieh. , a«d Hova.Lawo«ot 
 
 Chesl'eT. 
 
 1 
 
 2. Aiiay Reade 
 Irorrc 9 |V|ck 
 I87o;ofied 27 
 Dec.1889 v uk- 
 M2ciTried;lTurd 
 ul'ClzeslerCew- 
 elerv. 
 
 i.Alberl-Ha^illo^Ach 
 
 esoyz. 
 
 1 . Ei I eevz. Fra wee s A CY2 
 
 eson 
 
|sl" 2*/ 
 
 rab,dauT. of ;buTd. ocWy.^TkoTOas Skaw, ot(^Y2?lelbv2 l aleleT-i'v2ar2;bwTd-7 DeeJSsEsrher.aaur. of 
 
 ah S'-" Peter's, Co^l el on [ Advno*. 1732,"^^ veor 6<ohS'-" PehrrX&«jlehon[WilUaled died 5lWIJ)*».«J«' 8pi>* 
 
 «l>d 52 Oct". 1718 a I" Cbeslet.] 28 Awe. 1732 ; proved 7 cW 1733 al" Cbesler.] al" S'-" Peher's .rowjIefbK.- 
 
 7'7 ■ 
 
 jrawlVd 52 Ocl"- 17)8 a I" CbesleT.] 28 Am^.I732 v jirored 7c3uwc 173 
 
 I 1 T — r . Tu . „. 
 
 W.ll.avw Sbaw Cborles Sbaw Awwe Shaw= RalhkTurtter El.^dlrelh Sbaw Eshber Skaw;d.ed 28 Met- I758,ajrd =rTkoi«as ^feerrotT 
 [livivzj|732] [livivij I732J [livivi* I732] [living 1732.] fiviraj umnard.l732J 31; burd. ah S'-" PeTer's . Oonylehbra- <jf Cow jJdow - 
 
 Rev, ciok* Sbaw, M.A. v Rector c^ Sweltenbawe. ,t?ear foV2jlch>», I677-I7H-; burd. l2=Hav2nak,daur.. qf (Jobe Balevwaw- ,of lov^sdov^Sla^S-iiward. 24-Dec 
 S^f. 1714- ahSweltWka™ [Will dahed 6 A|il. I7I4-, proved 1^ Oct l^-af Cbesler.] died ah CowjIelbK. [Will dated lcWe-l7l£, (irored 5A«j. 727 al" fl 
 
 I ' I 
 
 Rev.R.ckard Sbaw.^fbvijlel-ovudied imvrcardJWill daled 3o A |, 1.172 5, proved 1 Mek. J75V+- al" CbeslerJ cJose|*k5baw,of Midjbrook,Swere*bavn[livie< 
 
 -* 1 
 
 Williawz Sbaw; of Marlon ,wear ConelehbKLt= Elijabehk ,daur- 
 
 al-Mai' 
 
 c)a»«es SbavV ( op-SlbcW|20Tl" ciawe Sbaw, of £ot2elehbn;died imvward.; daylabourer;buTd. 8 Se^l". I7?7ah Marlon. I op. 
 
 silk >nercbanl* [livirco !76o] [AdvKora.oTariled 3 McbJ7^0 al" Ckesler.] L_ ' j 
 
 MarySbaw;b«|!h.2^ July |7l6 ah Morion. c3obreSbaw;lfa(j|-.2ol»|ck 171^20 ah Morion. £sh 
 
 Ricbard Lowe., 0% Marlbn.vzear Conclelon.yeovnaw; died 22 duly I7l7,aged 7a;burd,ah MarlbnfWill daled /6"Dec.l7l6 ( J2roY-ed I Oct. 17/7 ahCbe 
 
 I 1 : 
 
 Sorab LoweJlivins IS Der.l7l6]= [*clobn] SbawT? of Conjlehon ,aldeTvnan] Mary LowepiVinj A-^e^Y. |734]= cionahkanVemow ,of Aslon ,£JYea|" 13wdworl"k 
 
 " ! 1 S 
 
 l.^onahkan Verizon. , of Nehber KB«hs,f ord, <?erah 
 
 i.WTIIiavnSbaw>E. MoKckesler;ljoTB ||Se|jh.l6$>3;died ISMay 17^2 ;= 
 burd.ah Marlon jAdhzotz.jranl-ed ial76+ and 5c> i^l>- 1788 ah Cfeesferj 
 
 . 1 1 
 
 l.cWat"hat2YerK0fc[liYi'n<5 7Dec-.l74-8] 2.cJobnYernovz.[liYiK.5 2& AuyJ752] 3-cWadalr VerttoeJ 
 
 2.0obKSbaw,o,f lowdon,and laler of Corc<?lelon and Mancbeslerborn |7Mcb.l6o6;eJ 
 1773 al" IMa>icWsler;bwrd.aI-Marlbe[Will doled 31 May 1773, (zroved 13 fluy. 1773 ahC 
 
 Wi lliaw Sbavvjded. 20 FeJr. 1788] flijabehb Sbav/[liVi^ 20 Feb. l788Js=cJo5eJzb low, of !Whon v Mancbesher ( >v2ercbawh[liYiw«> ?oFeb. |788l Mary Sbaw, of Maecb 
 
 r 
 
 I 5 -'" ■ 2"- J |sj" 
 
 Eli7abel"k,daur_of AdaWTMrnock=l_William.Reade.,of hbe Relds,Horhon, aed laler of Rud-z^Mary ,daur. Marearel" daur. otcs2_cJoW Reade. 1 ot-Kcrv»2i«ebav» > Sw 
 
 0/ f RudyaTd 1 Leek;bor«2^Mcl..te5 yard ( ].eek;boT>2|727,-L|jl: /JcIubc l727a|-Hortev2 ;died 2o of ;died5 yeo>waw.;ljoTK |s[? May]l72Q;bah|:27c) 
 
 died 17 Dee. 1788 al" Rudyard ,wirk- durat \JaA-,afed ^7 ( Wil"bouh issue.al" Rudyard;burd.ol" Hor- [iiviW9?2May Dec.\J8t> K aeeA, ^5; 7 Hcb.lSO?; burd- al" MaTlovzfWill d 
 
 oul* issue ;burd.al" Horlbw. IbufVVill doled 22 Moyl^^Tov'd J^Ajil-lW al"licbfield.] I7^r] ' burd-al' Hortevz. ed 12 May 1807 al" Cbesher.] 
 
 T 
 
 Mary Reade v died 21 Nov-SscJobw SanlT of Hac ReldsJHoT- Sarak Reade ;boria. /5A(sl-l75^ l ba(!l: 1 loMayJ=c]orin.lieaHz l 6f HallCfale Farw^raHott^Horlbvueld- A 
 
 IK 
 
 M 
 
 1838^'ajed 8>f,al"Neweba|j- I l"ovz;died 7 A |il./83 1, ayed 80; l75"oal"S>iveltev2bai*z;W2ard-8Der. l782al"Hor- I esl" son. ofSavrcuel Heark of HorlbK;boTB 2Nov.l7^l; 
 el ibord. al" HotI"ok- lburd. ah hforhow. lo H ;died i^o May |8+3;burd.ah £»zdott v Slaffs JUa|jh.6DerJ7^l ah Horhow ; died3l May |838;bwTd.f ttdo». 
 
 'bo»zas SVe^bewsovz A»« She|ibe»2Son MarySlvfl: 
 fliviKj 1^ Och. I8cvr-] [liviwj 1^ Ocl: |8cvr] [livi B9 |^ C 
 
 i.Wi lliana Reade; b«rd-3o Nov- 5.<Job*z5bawRcade ( o,f Hijb 5l"reeh,CoKjlelon v veereer; Mayor of Cb«jlelbv2 in l7o/r-;died I Och.J7o8 v 3.Williavw Readefliviwo 
 r/^2 ( ajed3 vwoYihbs.al'leek. c\yd 36 ( uituward.; boTd-ahleck [Will daled l78^;advwow. jrawhed \& Auj. (8o« al" Cbesler.l I'/ck I785;dead in 178 
 
 25 
 
 Sarak.eldeshdaur.of Ricbard Paley of ieeds.by Ajr?es==Thovi«as SbawRayzerof I" Reade.of leeds ; bom 5May 1776 ;ba|jh. 26" May 1776 a h S-Anwes^Marv daur- 
 Preslovi bis wije;W2ard- 30 Cd: iTQQal" leeds;died ivz I Mawcbesher; died 12 Af)l. 18^1 [Will daled 8 Feb. 18-1-1 proved It Au« l8^lol"YoTk a«d ' Hall ieeds 
 
 1825. ' A 11 SckM*H i» free " rb a ;i„n„: 
 
(- 
 
 T 
 
 J_ 
 
 ■4 
 
 «-aTy[Will doled 2 tWe^/M^roy- j 
 
 T 
 
 Mary Skaw[livi'rc£S= Clowes 
 
 
 17/1-5" ie Cowclel'oKi.J 
 
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 [dead i» 17-4-s] 
 
 PEDIGREE XXIV. 
 
 clokK-Skaw-sssMary y daur. of 
 
 0^ Covzo'elote, 
 
 aldervwaw. 
 
 K 
 
 Peh?r5/2avr;l^a|j|-. 
 8 duly I600 a|-As^ 
 
 b"W- 
 
 Ibawpivi^ 1^6-J MarySkaw[liviwj.|7<t6] %akerk ,Skaw[l.Yi^ 17-1-s] Mary CloYvesflivivs? ««.- 
 
 veaid. i« (^>Rolfloe 174-6"] 
 
 cioUSkav^^lefc^yeovwa^ ^S^^ DMl^Cb^.-eHaK-fc^r. 
 
 T r I 
 
 Mary Sbawjlivinj l72o]= Rillin^loia Marrba Skaw[liviwc I72q]= Fbrsler 
 
 lT 
 
 ire k wkeelwTi<?bl"|Advwon.prawl"- »,f 
 
 ed 12 IWJ7IQ «l" HzesW] [livitej l7|o] 
 
 Williavw-5bav^=Mary v daur.ot 
 
 dosebk Sbaw > o^5ow2cr-==lydi'<ii,daMr- of 
 Jord,vzear Co*2wlel"bV2. 
 
 J- ' 
 
 ■r;tyt*-Kdi.pS8 ah MarU. MarHa, SWityl: 26 May 17*6- ah MarU. lydia Skaw; frah|: 13 RA. 1732/3 ah Marlon 
 
 Sarak«W.of ;dicd al" Aslbw^reah l3udY™rrb[Ad>«o».grawled ^ Auj.1732 at" CbcslcrJ 
 
 w[dead hu-f- 1732] 
 
 filed 4Se|jl: 173-t-^royed p clutte. 1735 al" Cbesler.JssAwv^da"-. of [liyiw* Q c)uwe 1735] 
 
 J—. I 
 
 +Sep. 1734] 
 
 Y 
 
 jittor 
 
 1 — ; r 
 
 Dee.|7-t8j A-. Ralbk Yerttott[lirittj 7 Dee. lyH-8j 
 
 r 
 
 UOY2arba»-YeTreov2 v o,f AslW iry f3Mdworl-k i =Mary,daar-o£ dowadalj YernonfliVrwc 
 
 yeovKavz[Will dated 7 Dec. I>t8 , krored - - 7 Dec l7-t8 ; decd.SA- hue 
 
 24-Atty. I752 «h Clteilet] [l.V.W y Dee. 176-2] 
 
 1 I71-8J 
 
 'e. LSarak Sbaw 2. Mary Skaw; l)om |0 Nov. 1702 ;s=Rickard Reade, o.f rbe- Fields ,H or how, Staffs., 
 lror«6Mayl6oo. died II Sejzl". |782;Wd.ah Marlbw. a»d later of EalbK-,A5rl>uw v Cfeesbire ; died I* 
 
 cWy. I77£,«yfd 83J/2 .al'dack Relds , we 
 Marrow; buret- ah Marl-ow. 
 
 i«N.[Will dated 16 Fet. 1785, proved 13 l^cfc. 1707 al-fbesler] 
 
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 SEE PEDIGREE I. 
 
 1 
 
 Hor- 
 vaon. 
 
 « N C*besfeire > ssd.ydia 1 da«r. °\ 3.Rickard Reade^J, Cowolehow .Cbesbire-.TOer-srSarak^aur- of.(3ew- -+.Tkow2a3Reade, o.f-Cow-S^Am^daur. o> Roberh 
 
 f3avzeroPh 1 Maeebes- 
 ter IfyAwvzNevill bis 
 *i,fe;l)-om3oA|iU74<t; 
 v»ard.2lAu<p \7U dT$ 
 Mary's , Mawcbesler,died 
 4 Oct 1805. 
 
 ■r|orfoK;did ;diea S\hkl8l5, eer; bore. IffSejit 1731; tafil-.^SeJjttalal 
 
 tlgOr^rov- ajed 7o ; Wd-ah tent; died 8 May I7G4-; liurd.ar- leekjAd 
 
 MaTloM. crawled 6 cWe \JCA- a\~ CbeslerJ 
 
 ^[livi'wj a widowsss Slebbewsoia Sarakr?eade;diedspcJobw H irons 
 
 0eh/8o/t-;risiled I [dead \COct JSo-4-] )2 l^ck. J8o3 v ajed35 
 ^Endon. altoal'fesl I burd-al" Marlow- 
 
 ot Cot2<Ae\o]a.< 
 cottbw H2tf)V2U- 
 %ac\~urer. f 
 
 \om\n. Hall of-leek, plelW ,and laler «t Maw- 
 
 bv HaKKakdawr. o| chesler;lyom -tdulyl73+; 
 
 Oosfeua 5lov2eriewer Irahl". 2IcSmIv l734arMar- 
 
 »f ieek;died wit-bouh W;died lo Ajil. 1778 ; 
 
 SurriYiw^ issueJWill Irurd.al" S 1 - - Marys v Ma»- 
 
 daled2Mck.l863,brw- cfeesVerjWill dafedoAbl. 
 
 ed lodulv 18/6* at' '■ ' K " •- 
 
 Licb|ie|d'] 
 
 1778 hroved J May 1778 
 ar Lbesler. 
 
 "■febard R , eadeHirows;died2i'S)!t)85^aj'ed?^;Wd.at-! y Jarlovj. Malfbewrlirows;died 6Mayl&03pjed II waowt-bs ;l>urd-al" MarloB. 
 
 r 
 
 •Hi 
 
 «bReadc;di'ed 16 Seb|". 1^5B V 2.5arak Reade;|)Mrd-2o May 3. Howwak Reade ; Wd./5 May 
 
 'years; \turd~ *\~ leeW. 
 
 |7S6,aj*d 28;l>urd.a|- leek. 177^, ajed IS ; al" leek. 
 
 7 
 
 (Irerleyl3layds of- Owl low. fsrker I3aacro^|-Reade;frorn 26"May I7&j;lta|il:2l cJMwessCkrislofjber S>wi|-k,o^leeds,airtd o^f r3ra>ikohe Halt, 
 i wi^-e ,daur. ofy Hie Rev. 17^0 al'toBjIelow; died 8c)wwe. JSl-l-i^Mrd.al-rSraiwko^eJ OHeyXorks^died lociuty !84-6 ( ac=ed 7Q;l>«rd.«t-r3ra>wbobe. 
 
SEE PEDIGREE XXIV. 
 
 i«r> — "** — 7~~ Tj . 
 
 SaTuk^ldesh daur. of Richard Paley , oj leeds^Tbonas Sbaw Bancroft Readt.of Leeds^Yorks.ilroTn. 5" Play 72] 
 and of AynesFfeslon bis wife ;>naTd.3O0el:i7oo \Tt£ al" St Awnes.Mawcbeslerjdied 12 Ajs1-*8^-l at" bio bouse, F&TkPI 
 al" Leeds; died in J82S. [TClU.hd 8 Feb- 18*1 , proved II Auy. 18*1 al" York, and II Sejit: 1841 
 
 l.Rev--Josejikr3aKcr»f|-Reade.= CbaTloH"£.DoroH2y,daur.o.f 2_Rev_Ricbard Reade,v3_A.ssMary CbarloHe, Cbarlotte,daurj5»3.TboiMas Read< 
 
 MA.Caius Coll_Ca»lb.,F-R-S.,elc. 
 Incumber"!" ot Harrow-on-Hse- 
 Weald l8s2-34-;Yicar otSlone, 
 Bucks., )8^> -SO; Rector „f Elles- 
 boTouek ( r3ueks., I8SQ-63; Rec- 
 tor *% rSisbojisbourne. , Kenl", 
 )8£3-7o.Bom S t\y\- l8o|;ba|il; 
 23cJulyl8oi o.l"Leeds;died 12 
 Dee. l87o;burd_ oH3isbo|itbouTrje. 
 
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 d.CJeorye. Palev 
 Irorw I4c)uly 1831 ;died 
 13 Sehl: 1832; burd. ah 
 SIlQile 3 v C*ai«bridje. 
 
 Wwts Farisn.ot Grin bri dye 
 Surceon.and DotoI'Ijy his 
 wif £ v da«T- of dflwicsfawcefr, 
 of Scaleby.Casl'le v Carl isle. 
 f3om 23 Oct |706;Yttara'.?S' 
 duly l82Sal" Si: foul's Cray, 
 kenl-; died e) Nov. I882;buid- 
 al" Slone. Rucks. 
 
 CJov2ville and Cains Coll., 
 Cawib. ;Reeibr ot Ro-vw- 
 aldkirk,DuThatw,l84l-5b; 
 Reclor e t rSarkslone, 
 Notts., /8S0-8S; Rrlhsh 
 Cbahlain ah Die|>he-,i8S8- 
 63. F3om duly 1803; died 
 Oct". /88S; buTd.al"Faliny 
 Cewcl'eTy- 
 
 t n 
 
 1. Isabella Readt-bom. I6l"ch. 2-Ckarlolre. F|ijabel"la. Reade. 
 1830 ah Halifax; died a Abl. bom 22 A|il.l83S;died 2o 
 1844 ; burd. o|-5lo«e, Rucks. Ocl". /86"6,unwaTd. \ burd. 
 
 al" Stone I3ueks. 
 
 second daur_ and ofTkos-Larje. 
 
 Coheir of- PTan- of Leeds; born 
 
 cis Cobbe, «f i« I8<36";d(ed i« 
 
 Margate, banker. 1838. 
 
 Bom27flhl.l8o^ 
 
 al" MoTyate;Vttard. 
 
 cWe 1836 «l" 
 
 Maryale ;died 2a 
 
 cjawy. 1870; burd. 
 
 «l" Caliny Cevn- 
 
 elery- 
 
 M-R.CS-,.tLot2don. 
 Bom 28Noy.I804. 
 died 17 Se\tt 1883; 
 burd- «l" r3T0>«fjlbn 
 CemelcTv. 
 
 icJessie-.dauT.of !"be. Rev.d 
 elik Brown ( Yi car<l f Kirb 
 Micbael ( I.O-M.,for 47 yea 
 l3om 2* Auy. J8lO;i«ard_ 
 Dec. 1841 «l"T3isbo|zs Cou 
 |.0-M.;died 5o Any. I8Q3 
 burd.«|- r3romh.h>»i Cevnele 
 
 1-Cbarles Nixon Read 
 Wood^iTckl-o^Pro 
 Quebec, C«nada;bom I 
 
 £li ? abe!-W V\ 
 
 bom ?0 
 
 1 n 1 
 
 3.t)osekbCi'eoTt?e Edward Reade-sFlijabeHzMoTlriMOTe^dauT- of dose|ib 4.Willio.Ynl"aleyReade &RobeTl"<7a:scoyneReadesEllen. > «'auT. cfc Wen- 
 
 of York SI>eet\Wesl"W2inarf.r; I Pil'ynan, of Fxeler;boro5'fyl./85c>;'WaT. 
 born 72 Se|il"- 1844. I l7Mayl873al - 5l".cJol2*2's,Weslwi*isfer. 
 
 r 
 
 l 
 
 1- QeoTQe. foley Read*. ?. Pravik NorhWorc Re«de 
 
 ot CafjtTown.Souhk oti.ev*-r3b<!M2 1 lowdo« > SE. Ty S\wi|-b oCi3riok 
 /Vf Tien; bore |8 Se|it: Ue 6 Ocl". /8S-4-. '"' ' '" " 
 
 )8+6;died 58 l^cb. 
 I Q0-+- al'Cj'reen. Poi«l"; 
 buTd.al" Mai Hand C°ew- 
 
 r«»x ( ooT« 5~. Auy. 
 l8+6;-W2ardJ8Dec. 
 1886 al" RTijhloK. 
 
 S- RiebnTd FYedeTic 
 Reade;boTyi |oA 
 died 27 Fe:b. 1878 
 i3ro'mplott Ccvn 
 
 2IM. 
 
 yl87, 
 
 875- 
 
 betn 22 May 1877. 
 
 Ty.Cab 
 
 t"ToYvn. 
 
 l.Tbov 
 died in 187 
 
 s aley Re«de ; boTu 5" cWy. 1832 ; 2. CJ'eoree. RobeTl" Readc 4.S«TokFli_J« Rtfade; bora 23 Auj. )830;v«ard.=S<J6Se(>k H 
 4- ( u>aw2aTd., ira Awslralia. dierf in. in-fawcy. /1-dune. /86"6 al" SI: Maryltbonc , lovidon. I otCorenh 
 
 1 I3ai Uow , - 
 l> T 
 
 .^Newc 
 
 Sh 
 b 
 
 "Tavicis tiosekk rSaiidovi ,of- Hovhlbn^Sohkia Mercer, e Id e«l" daur. ot Oavnes A.Sidey ,M.D. ,otfdiwbttTob,by Sofibi'a 
 Jh-eeh, SoI/l"^J^^oT^,M.r5. area C.M.£d'm. I Mary Vane, bis wi-fe. ^/oureoesl" daur. ot c3a-me3 Slediwavi^t Melrose JiJi-fSiit. 
 tOTtz lociawy. ISSt. I ?6Hi Re^l"-Cavwerow'ans;-VKaTd.58 Auj- 1883 al" 20 Heriol" Row,Fdi«.buT<?b- 
 
 S.Willinvn. Pulley DnilJow. ,<jt 1'mcolw 
 Inn ^baTTisler-al'-law^S.A.' born, y 
 duly )85^ ' 
 
 Frances Sojikia I3ai Id on 
 bor^ 2 Feb- J 800. 
 
 r 
 
 l.qec^freyt 
 
 bora 3oAuy. I8SS. 
 
 ■ Chn slobber Nev'ile r3aildow. 
 born I May 1803- 
 
 I 
 
 1. MarjeTY Neviltr3ai 
 
 l6AhU888;burd-«|- 
 
 7 
 
 T 
 
 l.Franeis Merll Reade«aFloreV7ce Louisa Amelia ,daur.ot Hbe Hon. Adolhljus 2.Ric-bard tSancrotl" Readc^f B^etcr Colle9e.=BCbarloH"e dour, ot 1 MaTy £llen R 
 
 ot t"be 2lsl" Fusiliers; 
 died ^INovJ883;burd. 
 «l" Rrowjilon Cevne- 
 I'ery. 
 
 Frederick Cbarles Molyneux Cabell [bTol'be.T o|HiefH. 
 fori «| £sse/l,by Cbarlolte MaTy bis wi.f<- ,daur. ot 
 Henry, lash Yiseouyil" MaynaTd- Born 12 Nov- 18158; 
 iward. & Ocl". /850 «l"Die(i|jt. f^rs-Reade. •mara'. ^se- 
 condly, I Dec. 1883 , Francis Maurice Druwvtjond 
 DTummond [bom 21 Mcb. I83o], bflrn'sler-al"-l aw, 
 ■we|ikew «f C^eoroe , 14-Hi Fori ot- Perhk and ^hli 
 Fori »|. Melforl". 
 
 O^fora 1 ; born 23 Och l838;died 2o /\ue. I86+; 
 b«Td- al" BTotnJilon Ce>weleTy. 
 
 r 
 
 Turner; 
 dfed 2 i^cli. 1874 ; 
 burd- al" r3ri»l"oL 
 
 'laTy tllen I 
 ■mqrd. in 1868 
 
 Ricbara' rSawcrofl" Read< 
 died in I88S"; burd. «l" 
 r3rovnbion Cowelery. 
 
 Ricbard I3oncrotl" Readc 
 born 14 Feb- I8%4. 
 
 tHaTTiel" Mflryarel^younoe*!" daur. .tTbovnns 
 Read^M-R.C-S-.otlondon^EE aboveI ; sbe 
 V»ard. ( secondly ( Cafi|-. Alfred <7alsworrky. 
 
 i.f5asil Woodbouse; bom loAhl- 1871- V.Ctc 
 
 r 
 
 {. Francis Horaho Henry dt (fajiel Reade-^Mary .eldesl" daur. ot cjavnes N-Hoyc 
 bom ?S- Ouly /860 ah Hit r3orracks,Phil » - Jl ■'- ' ■-■-., 
 ifisfown, Kiny's Co., Ireland. 
 
 of Wbi I'esbury , Kcn|7< cky , U- 5-ft.;lward. 
 2 <~>unt 1885. 
 
 2. Cbarles Molyneu* Neyil de Cahel Read* 
 bom 18 Dec. /864 «|- R»icn.h> B % Souhb 
 Devon ; unwara'- 
 
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 I I 
 
 l.dawesVemon Cajjel Readt;bom 2-Rcji»aid f3enl"an Ca[iel Reade. 
 
 240c^ 1801 [died I tycfe. I8ya. bom Pick looi. 
 
 I 
 
 i. Plorewct Malel-ba Ca\>e\ Headt 
 bom 2 c)awy. 1887. 
 
 Alice Mary ,dauT.of (^eorye. F3akerra3. He 
 <£ l3road lands ,Rel"woT|-|7 x Su sse^ ; ot Ro 
 ■vward. 54 May 1887 ;died in looi, 1866 
 inlondora v \virkoul" issue ,aced a- 
 boul" 37. 
 
PEDIGREE XXV. 
 
 MayJsMwry.olauT- of cJohn Calrerley I3lowds ( of CWIon Hail.Leeds, 
 j. IN Notv Iii's wife, dour, ot l"he Rev. Charles Dowwes ■ itom 
 
 $V|el». l78Q;mard. 6 Oct". )62o;died in )837,wi Hi out issue. 
 
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 |«f" _ | 2".'' 
 
 lie Barbara, second daur.s»4.Cteoroe Reade,,<if HultowrsMaTy Auouala SmiHi^daur. 
 
 at Duncan M c lnlo»h;[3om 
 
 )8Se)7h l8>rc.;W2ard.l Auy. 
 
 1868 at' St James's % Cla(i- 
 
 hawj ; died ?5" Feb- I90S ; 
 
 bard. al" VVhi rby Cemetery. 
 
 tin VValson , 6_t- Wick JLocras .nr-CJVsborouyh., and 
 
 ;^TitMen y \aardJo[ieiy. later oj WhiH»y,Yorks. l3orn 
 
 *|- Hove -, died 13 Sejil: 21 <J«ly 1813 ;died 3o May 
 
 ,o«e<< 26, al" Hultbn Lo- 1886 ; l>«rd . ah YVhlH»y Cew- 
 
 'J 1 
 Yorks.,w'H!oul _ issue. 
 
 By I 
 
 I 1 1 
 
 se|ik r3«ncro,f I" Reade J.AtHiut PalcyReade. 1 Eleanor Melville. Reade 
 yom 17 Se()|-. I87-1-- bom 6 _ Dec. 1876. bom 2lcJany. |873_ 
 
 1 
 
 ■5".Rev- William Reade.,M./\j 
 Sf.Cal'kerine's fill. C«mL\ 
 Curdle in ckaree ttOWer- 
 fon v No H"s., I85J-72 y aa4 
 •f f3aTk3lone. 1 iirt<r3_j873- 
 82;Y7c«r > t MartVmjL'wcs, 
 1882 -qQ. Rom 23 Dec 
 I8l0;died 7<Jaly I8Q0; 
 kurrf.al-Ollerlo-.Nolts. 
 
 XcJanel\«laur.»j.c)ohw and Mary 
 ftoyes^t Birchhin .Rtoy.oJ Que- 
 l>ec;to«T<L May l87oal _ f3irchl"b». 
 
 . Rev.cJohnWi lliawj Faley Reade-SHarriette^aur. ojf- tjo^in. and 
 M. ft. SI". John's Coll.Cawb.;Yicar Harriette greaves, .jOllerl-on, 
 of-Olle-rlora , Notts. v -fro»t l888;bom Notts.; ward. 16 A(il. lool «h 
 13 5e(il: I8S7. St Mary's .Warwick. 
 
 ~ rn 
 
 tli7<jb-el"k ,daur_ oi 6. Samuel Reade; died unmarried 
 Thomas Nixon... J in Auslralla- 
 
 Noltin«hav«..f3orn 
 
 3oMayl8l8;mard. 
 l7Auj>J842ai~SI: 
 Mary's ( No ai nAiatn ; 
 died'-l-cSuwe. 1880; 
 burd.el" Ollerhoa, 
 Notts. 
 
 l.Amzie Reade ; died youno- 
 
 2.Elij«beHi Reade-, •£• Richmond, 
 Yorks.; born 1811; died 30 A|»LI877, 
 unmard. 
 
 Readt- 
 3. 
 
 d.VYinif red Reade-S 
 bom26AJiU86"2; 
 ■VWard.Sekt.l8QI at 
 St.aohn's, Holland 
 Rd.,Kensinj>lo«,W. 
 
 * William I3rad3k«w,«l 
 Kcwslreclon^VV. ;MX>.Ab- 
 erdeen.M.R.C.S.Ereyland; 
 died 9oSekt|O03;burd. 
 c&'Cju'Adterd , Surrey. 
 
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 l«t 
 
 1 
 
 2«J 
 
 torn <? Oct /85>k 
 
 J.MaTyfarfeeTineReade 3.lsal>ellac)essi£ Reade. -1-. Catherine Alice. Reade. Richard l3awcrofrt ReadcSSsS; Hornet MaryaTet Reade. siAlfred^alsworthy 
 
 I.™»M...i« a ,.J:-j I >um. ■»— .J--J I.— ■o.-r... »«.j:_., ... - .,=,... ■ ™ I. ^A., e -». CkfitSUn in H:eAr- 
 
 my ; aon tl Sir 5i- 
 y <7«ls- 
 
 bom 3 May 1 8+3; died 
 2lcJulyJ85o;buTd.al _ 
 f3TOwilil'bti Cevwehrry. 
 
 born 4-MayJ8f-0;d'ied 
 
 /S-AliljWjburd-al- 
 
 Marlboroujh,Wil|-s. 
 
 bom 2S Dce.l8S2 \d\ed only son ot Richard F5aw- 
 3ocJanyJ87l;burd.al' Cro^l" ReadefSEE BELOwJ; 
 3tow)iIow. Cemetery, died in. l8Sb'\ buTd. «l" 
 
 l3roTw|iron Ce-vnclcry. . 
 
 win. newT N 
 
 Wor|-hy > J.P!,D.)-. 
 
 ii-Lywae^taWs-.J-ft ; Son »t~rho»ias!3aildan. 
 2dony- I88l;burd.«l - Cew2elery , SouhhhoTh 
 
 Frederic Nevile r3aildowsAwnie.Cferl"rude. > elder daur. o,f- Alfred Wil- 
 ij^r5iTkewhe«d v C/heshiTe; liawi Slocks^.R.C.S., 0/ t SalWd ;wj«rd- 23 
 !...„ -, m. ,o„ ftp )g %4 a |- S f Steven's , Sal^ord. 
 
 lot.* 7 May I8CI 
 
 24-A(il./887;died 
 ftiwelery ,n?eskire. 
 
 on 
 
 I 
 
 2.r3arlxaTa Neyile r3aildora 
 
 born 10 Oct )8C)I- 
 
 ■+.QeoT9e- Henry r3aildon- ( born /SA[>L 1866; died otlany. 
 
 1872; llMTd.ot NevrcasHe-undtr-Lyvne Cevnef-ery; 
 -[ / I- Q..1.1 1 1- /■»__. -I- '•.. Hit. ' 
 
 Tewioved to Soul'hhorl - Cewjelcr 
 
 1 
 
 1881. 
 
 d. Marion. Uessie. !3ailolon 
 (Torn, 8 Nov- 1863. 
 
 1 : 1 
 
 "wcisYVoodkouse. 2. Frances ^erhrudt Reade^^eorceWilliavn Hawmond ,C.E.;Son o^VVillia'Mt 3.^eoryi«« Melville Rcade 
 
 Hawwzond ^tSlflnton House, Hunls. , awd -ward. Nov. I80T al" Wesl" 
 
 grandson ol- HteRev. CJohn Hawiwjond ( Fellow Kensin*low- 
 »l £ueew's Coll- C<rwk-; bom al"5l«rel"on House; 
 died Fek I8^l;burd. »lr Yic(oTifl,r3rih'»h Col- 
 uvwlrifl- 
 
 ittard. 23 Oct". I87o al" E«|. 
 in j- 
 
 I 1 
 
 i-Noel Ridye. Pflley Havnvwowd ;bom 25Der. I882;died 2.Wilhelin Marhn CalveTlcy HaiMinowd.bom 2 Oct. 188^; 
 22 A(il. lOO-t; burd.in RaH-lt Ceiwelery , Sussey. died Se|ih- 1885" ; burd. al" Yicl"oTia ( r3rihsh ftlumbia- 
 
 1 1 1 
 
 *se; born 24 July J87-+- 1- M,aud Yyoodhouse ; bom. 17 May 1872. 2. Archie. Woodhouse; born- 3 5e)ih 1876. 3- Ivy Woodhouse 
 
 rMayward de Ca)>el Reode-s»5li?«be|-k Catherine ( daMr.o,t l.Yioleh Mary Reade.^£rvies|- Soul-kjahe Day 
 
 : «rwash % Sussex; borw 10 Af»l. Alfred Tkowas^Chal-kaw, borw. in l«62 .al" sfMyhchefr , Fmwley 
 
 je, Herl's. Keuhiiward. 96 Not- IO02. Dief»|ie ;-vward. in 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 tRev-CeorycWilliawi ^o-wes.M.ft. 
 Corkm Chrish Coll-.CflH.b.vHead 
 faster «^HaH»h.low lucy Qrtrwi- 
 iwar School |875"-80 ( awd ot I3uvj- 
 »ay Cframwtar School I880-O0; 
 Vicar ot-TawwivichDw,, Suffolk ( 
 Siwee 1800; bom II ciune. 18+1. 
 
 , bom in I8?S 
 
 l_ A I.I 1 
 
 . r% lea. 
 
 I— r-x- . . I. 
 
 «t- N_. 190^- 
 
ChTistehWS-tta I'll, of Leeds and «f I3r 
 Qtley ,Tor-ks.-,died lol>uly f846.ay*d^bu 
 
 r 
 
 »5>i 
 
 ore 1701 ;waard- /8 A Uf. ISH «l" 
 L. 9 k|- Dragons 'sU ot Peter Rh^de^l/oV^I of leeds^erchcmt, Ifv^liyabehb bis W<->/o| I Otley;died ')7 Oct \iv)\burd. al"I3raini4oJj<r. 
 Amita ? e o|FaT«leYHalU«ds%« S/Feb n |^|;died |6 cWy /86&;b«rd.at P~" '' " " ' ' 
 
 William Rhodes, of freskeld Hall, Arrhinj.ton,and of [3ravttko|ie Hflll,OHey .J.P.and D.L. {obtain. l^thss/WeSwith; bo 
 LioW Dragoons , so* of- Peter Rhades[l7o-o-;837l of leeds^erchant, by clijabetk bis wife./-'- 
 dames Amita<»e of Farwley Hal|,leeds;b6r* 2 reb. |7QI;died |6 duly ^869;burd-at I3ravwho|2e 
 
 , I 1 
 
 l.oavnesRkodes.of 2. William Rbodes.of l3en>nore, near t 
 
 l3ra»nhobeHall,0l"- Quebec, Canada ,J.R;(fa|jtain 68rk 
 
 lev;bom 1810; al" Liskl" Infantry a^d Lieut.Col. Cae- 
 
 Bravnhobe; died. 17 adian f^ilih'« ( Sov«eh'twe bjiwisler of 
 
 Aue. Icoi al~5url/i- Agriculture Jor Province ot ^>t4elr«e- ; 
 
 Ion, without issue; bom JqNov. 1821 al~ |3ra»tko|3c Hall; 
 
 burd-al'Bramhobe. died 17 Feb. /8Q2; burd -ol" ^oubI' 
 HcTwitt Ceiwelery , Quebec. 
 
 T 
 
 i«r 
 
 rAnne. Cal-fecriwe. , daur. of S.Cjodtt el RfeodesasSarakf Hen , eldesl" Charlotte. Maria Coojicr, tiairtksA. Fi 
 Roberh Duwid ,t §ueb«j*« of Weslhau^PoH- daur. of- Wi lliavn daur.of William Brown Dar- Hall 
 tf Ho».TkowasDu»*,wfeo fefraelVW. rehr- Sheepshanks, .f wi*,«tElsh>i* Halt,N«tMor«. H.I! 
 vva> sent to £a«ad« at ed aH.Roft-.bom. ArhfeiBfion Hall.Ot + May 1827; ™«rd.?fc)«ly»to 
 rhe Cowoueal m 1760 as a 
 cl«d«>e of the Supreme Quit] 
 bor^75 1 ebl"-l823;W!ard. 16 
 cW I8<f7al" All Saints Cha- 
 t/el, Quebec. 
 
 64uly/cfc>. Iey;vnard. AhU857 al" St. theory es .Hanover' Scf- ; 
 
 ' a!" Readi»9,died /n died 22 cWe /8SS; burd. al" 
 
 I902 , wi tbout issue, !3rw*jbo|2e- 
 trurd-al- Dravnhohe. 
 
 Hal 
 12 di 
 
 and 
 
 undt 
 
 Rob< 
 
 Photbe Ida, daur.of Fredrick O-Allewanssi. Arwulaye Rhodes'stCal-herirae Elijabehh, 
 
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 M.D.,U.S.r\Tmy ;bom I May l8S+atOhio\ 
 Ward. 2* Feb.'/8V at SI".qeor*e-IV-|Vlar- 
 lyr,. Queen Square v W.C; died ^ciuwe /8Q3; 
 burd-ol" MounJ'Hervnon Cevnetery,Que1&x 
 
 I 
 
 1. Dorothy (^wewdolyvz Esther Rfeodes 
 
 born -Vfthl. 1392 ol" Montreal. 
 
 »t Quebec, C.E--, born. 
 ?Se|>N8/|-8at-l3eo- 
 wore. 
 
 daur. of Hje Rev. Antho- 
 ny Arron. Yon Iffland, 
 M-ft^D-CL^Cawott «^ 
 
 Quebec dhbedml ;born 
 ^OcNSOal-Yfllearh'er, 
 Qwebec^ard.SSciaBy. 
 l003«|-Sl:|V]icbaels, 
 Oi llery, Quebec*. 
 
 S.Cj'odireyWilliawi Rhodes! 
 ^lincol*, Nebraska^O-S-ft. 
 ^eeeriid Su(ilt C.(3.and 9- 
 RailYV«y;born3hfcb. ISSO 
 al"ScarborouYb,£*2ylaed. 
 
 r 
 
 :L' Hie, daur. otdudfe Wi\- 
 \ia *l Oa vw esow. ^tColuiw - 
 bus. Obio;barnl3Nov- /850; 
 ■ward. Ocl; 1882 al"Wesl- 
 ■vwinshtr Presbyleriara. 
 Churcb.filuinbus ,Obio- 
 
 «Rk 
 
 2. Cal - keri>2e.l v ]ov2icfllaw"?Y«-orl'byRbocles;boT«7 Ahl- loo^-al" r3em*ior«, $Mebcf. 
 
 Henrietta Cjertrude Rhodes 
 bor«! FebJeS^diedMayteSS 
 al" Aurora Jllinois;burd. al" 
 I^OMk.! - Hervraora Ceiwelery, 
 Quebec. 
 
 3.Williai«Rl2odes l o^ Pk 
 Assisl". Suht Baldwi n loe 
 |£ duly ^851 al" I3<:wv»2c 
 
 l.Wi'lliflta Rhodes; bo 
 delhki'a;died 26 Aw. 
 al'tyount HenwonC! 
 
 l.AnnieHarriel- Rhode&;bom 12 Oct |88£;died 
 in. Chieajojburd-al-^ouvit Hermon. Cewseter* 
 
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 jfdihkl^arioe.daur.cif i.fvmyiw Marjarel" Rhodes 2. Mary £ lijabehh Rhodess : 
 
 I^Jurrtn Stone ( »^Pj e <?rg- born '2| May I8f3 ; died born'o lNorJ86"8a|- I3e*2- 
 
 or,low-a;born 26 Feb. J8 Nov. J86^r ; burd.al" naore ; l*2ard. 2-tSekl". 
 
 B66"al-|^L7rejor;iward- Mount Hereon. C?ev«e- 1883 ol'St^i'cbaelioil 
 
 lodawy. /88oaH-be M. tery, Quebec. lery, Quebec 
 E-ChurebTwiw Bridges, 
 t^Jonlawa. 
 
 S. Roberl- Duwn. Rhodes «f d i hk l^arioe ,d 
 »| Sail" J-ake City, Uhik, ** 
 C-E.andM-E-^Subl- •>% 
 Nah'onal Smelhw^Planl" 
 al-Murray^lakjbomSB 
 Se(ih/8S5"o|-t3ev2-vnore 
 
 I 
 
 :H«»zry Fravzeisr^orewood.ot- J.Carolivze. Annie Rhodes; born 
 NewTOTk;so« ot-QeoTjc [S. J86I al'Oevziwore ;V«ard-26 A| 
 I^ortwood $ New York. al'St.I^ichaelis^illery, §ueb, 
 
 l.c\att3e3Willini«V/illiavwS;bom lQciatty-/888 al" Quebec. 2.Syc(v2eyN 
 
 1 1 r 
 
 l.cJobn Rhodes l^orewood ,bdr« 6 Auf- 188^ at" Demure. S-FroncisEdiwoKdl^oTevYoodjborK 8 duly 1886 ah Renvwore. 3.R»berh Henry l^oreYrooi 
 
 3. Roberl" Dunn Rhodes • born. 12 ^hleKno^ Forsvt"h Rhodes ;born. 
 t)uny./8Q8 jit Pueblo, Colorado. l^-Dee.l80Q ah Pweblo^lorado. 
 
 l.Williawi Arrnila<fe Rhodej;Uom 23 dune 2. pTavzcis 
 
 J890 a|-V6shirt.jton Cawji. ArijOKa. I8N0' 
 
 cis QodJr rey Rhodes; born 
 :l8QSa\-Xea'd\i\k, Colorado • 
 
 l-Cath, 
 13 Oct 
 
 r 
 
 i.FraweisAI 
 
 M.A.,barri'st*T-«i'-law > Clerk ot 
 Feace and of H?c Cbwaty CouH- 
 Cil -for l-he Weal" RidJnj of 
 Yorks.; bom lo Au ? . <S51. 
 
 I 
 
 Cjerard Alrey Marray Darwin 
 
 bom Auj. 18^6"- ' 
 
 I 
 
 Y-eyRkodesDarwinSr.Ediih Manawoe^d-ot-Wil- 2.Cfera\d lascelles Darwin. 
 fer-ol"-lfl\r, Clerk «t Hit li'avn Andrew lairbaim born ?6'Noy J8S5; died 
 
 otHe(i(i»n<?tott,k\etet v -1l"b cJfltty. 1888 , Unward. ; 
 
 son of Sir William Fair- ^rard.al - FwncbaL 
 
 baim, t3arf:,U.D.,F.R.s. 
 
 vward.2Dec-.J886 at 
 
 Canterbury. | 
 
 i. Charles dohnVVharfbn. Darwin; born DecJ805. 
 
 T Y" 
 
 "raniis 
 
 duly l&}6. 2.Q\k 
 
 i-dano_es Sit Yfwcent I3roke 5auvware^ 
 born. 20 Noy. /88Q. 
 
 ZYelyi 
 born 13 
 
 jauvwarej 
 A«9. /883. 
 
 2. Marion 
 born 
 
 20 6 
 
 vwarej 
 imt I88S. 
 
 3-C^ladys OauwLdre? 
 bom 21 IVjeh. /887- 
 
 i.Qeorfe- Florance lrby,6l"k lord BoslovzS 
 M.A.O^JoTd;D-L.An^lcsea;l.ord in YVait- 
 \no l"o Queen Victoria, 1885-6; born 6 
 Seht I860. 
 
 rCee 
 Ai 
 
 3rd 
 
 r 
 
 13 Ifch. 1800 at Hedsor. 
 
 Tab 
 bait. 
 
 Feb.1865. 
 
 bait. HjeKiHp Roy^l ^ord;>«ard. 31 <dany. 1883" 
 Ri'lleajrhs ; boro 3 at St Pefers faton 5auare. 
 
 i. I^aud Caroline I r by, Ijore. 21 May 18 
 died I Sef. I8^3;b'urd -«t Hedtor 
 
 1 
 
 3-Cfilbert iNe r il| e lrby=^5H9e',dc 
 ofCj , lanaethwy,(3aK- Oldhawi 
 ?or,IN.\Wales-,' Ute. Redlawd 
 
 bow- attache Dihlo- 
 ■VBat'ie SerWee ; born 
 23 Cfct 186-1: 
 
 i.^reYilleNorl-heylrby ;bom ?4- Auy- (88^. 2.Cec,l Enskcelrby; Itorn. l4-ej«ly \iOfl, d.Fvelyn Aujusta Irk- bom SSSe^t /887. 
 
 I cJany-K 
 nshtow v 
 
 A P, 
 
PEDIGREE XXVI. 
 
 a "» ■* Bshker l3aw C rof|-,o*ly daur.ofThoyieasReade. 
 tkohe.l fer,by A«„ hia\iU ! daur.ot Roberf Bancroft- 
 
 Li terMmSSVl ■"- '■ ■ '■ -' '-> - '«« -'-«?•->- 
 
 Ion.; died 8 J 
 
 VJanctses- 
 
 Fer;l»OTn 25 May j7io ; />9(il;2l ciuoe /76QaFSI~. relers^CoiajJe- 
 duKe .8M-; bard- al" l3ramr2o|2e,Yorks. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXIV. 
 
 F*. 
 
 z ™ 
 
 rwita,«f CreskeldssCJeorjiBa HuwI'ly ,daur. i. Caroline 
 
 .and of Alston ot Huel'ly ^rorye. Qor- born 6"du. ._._, 
 
 |j-P-,D.)..; torn, do« Duff >0/ f IV/uirloYVtt, duly /838afl3rih'sk £vn- 
 
 aisumed name. lttrertttss ; >ward.laJui?t bassy,R»r(s;died/5"duly 
 
 larwin* Dw. )8+j> I889 a rSr. IVjhrh'n's ,vStN.r- )8-t6 jburd-af-aiel ^uem 
 
 )rol"ker-itt- law, borouck. sey, C.\. 
 Darwin. 
 
 £sh2erRbodeMaOoh«Sr.YiK<re«|-Saui«arej S-AtSBcElijabchbRbodfaad^lrickFrflecisDttrfeaiK^fc^Hr 
 Tyri-T^ 2 3r <^° rd de Sowwarcj; bor«. W 2 Nov. |8so ; i«ard. | IW.^.R O.L.\d<ed <? Nov. /88l ; 
 J-I3rih'sk £*2- 58 May \80t : d,cd 8dW [WJ85I al-Hove-W*: I burd.al" leased Creen. 
 l8qi;l/urd.aM3ro^WftU- r \ f 
 
 elery,XoKdow. I " ' 
 
 i.Pbiliji Francis Darka.w.Mojor lohk Hussars; bore 1852. 
 
 assfarol 
 
 iwe Yir*iei'a .daur.o^doka. Hibler "ti Frawcis Dell Fo 
 
 Tirjii 
 _ I -f PMadel(foa,S»liei|-or^m3Mayl8/r8; C.E.and M.ft.-,Si/|it: United Shales Ziwe ^bor"*. 
 
 |%ard.ahO?Hrek^hke Saviour, PkiU- 3oftj.U8.5\- ahScarlroro« 3 k, England. 
 
 $uel>< 
 
 T 
 
 T— — —7 
 
 burd.ah rlounh Hereon Cemelery, $Mel>ec. aide,5ouHi Austral 
 
 I877in Pkila- Q.Cjod^rev Dun<a.R!aocLes i bor»i ISOctl8ao ,'«. l.CaroUnc Amsie-Rkodes 
 P»«a;frurd. Ph;ladelJ-kia,d.edllduly (892 in Montreal ; bom 13 AuyJ88l «l"Adel- 
 
 2-i.i Hie- Bell Rkodes.bortt. 3. Frances I^awdt Rhodes; bom <ti QerYrudl Rhodes-^ bore 
 1^1 Oeh- (86^ in Chicago, tf Oct. J892. i* Ckicayo. 16 Nov. J896 fa Ckicajo. 
 
 :Sofi(ji'a A nwi*, daur.o^- Sir clauses Mac Pberson. 
 le tyoiwe , oj- SJjeweerCJYakM'e, @wel>ec\ Wris- 
 !er-«Maw;bovn. I rel»J86'^;Vward.2sFek/883 
 a I' SI". r^icfeael'j,3illery , Quebec. 
 
 ;-W2ard-Ssdokw.Fbrsyhk [3ura\~a\\ 
 KV./893 ol Quebe^Cafiain 8rfc 
 Quebec Royal RYfles. 
 
 liams;bom I^St(j|;i8^a|-g«eW. 1 Violet' MaryWlll.'a^bor.. 28 May I8^0ahp.<ebec. S.Cfettmde. Vv.llia*-3;borB. 3 dune. /8o/r-«|-$«eirec. 
 
 /<A- I897 ahfwylc wood, NewOersey. l/WeSa«iwarejMorewood;boTn.3l May J888ah[3et2VrcoT_-. f.^erhWelsafrel Morewood;borre)3c)aB£l8ol «l"^t2dewo»cl t NJ. 
 
 des;tom. 2.Helen £dil"k Rk-odes ; born [A- 3. (?karloltc flwwt'a. r?kodes;born 8 Se(il'. I^OI 
 , Illinois. ciflyiy. )8Q/T-ahieadYi|le,^olorado- ah New l3ri«fklow,5l*alen )5la«d,New YorK. 
 
 Rbodes;torn. 
 ^rora 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 eri- HeKr Y Darwivz. i. Ckarlolte flijabehk hnnt Darvviw. 2. H 
 
 T 
 
 I^HiYorks.Rej|-. 
 (9 cW /875- 
 
 fr, 
 
 rom 27 May l8S0-d<edS3Se^il8i8; 
 wrd.ah EisIoh. Notts. 
 
 Jary fleavzor DaryviK! 
 bora 7 Stfkl". ^857; Vcard- 
 23j«.K e .|88oafArHziny 
 ton^ica 1 13 Felf. 18^0; 
 burd. a\~ Ckclt"eKkaiw- 
 
 ^sdokw CkarlesCj'rifAil'k 
 c). P. , ot DeaKvrood notis? , 
 Ckelrevskavw. 
 
 1 
 
 3-uiroliweCdiH2DaTwia;bor<i^CkarksEdvmrd r3afuall 
 17 Mck-l8^l;Ward.lol>l , cl.J889 ^SwearonCasHcwr. 
 al" Arhkiwjlon-,di'ea 22 duly 
 I80! wihkoul" issue ; burd. 
 in davnaica- 
 
 3flr*vitt;bom o Nov. 180^. 
 
 I 
 
 YTkirby, Major 41-k 
 Yorks.rTejl". ;eldesl' Son 
 ^Ckarl«f3ajnflll^P, 
 of S«ealon Castle t b. 1861 
 
 Reyittald Ckarles<7r-i|lfitk-,bor«.7 duly /88I. 
 
 T 
 
 ivwelia SaMtwarejsrQeorfe Ives^hk lord r3oslo». 
 5uly IS6\ al- St. I bom M-Se-fiC /802 \died 21 D««. 
 
 Floraraet Qeoroe. 
 r3oslon ,eldesl" Son 
 
 Nawover S^Marff.l l8^0;burd.al"Whislott,Norl"Wls. Lord l3oalora,byl : aKwyflijalrel'k,kl's IsT- 
 
 ^^^J vyit^cldesl-ciaur.o^VVilliovn Pickard Hol- 
 
 kynslNor'rbfy.ot-Ovirao House , (3«cks.; 
 orayC-weiwIalenlrfry.lroTML a l»fek. L - ,V!J ,0 ^ ! ' ' L ' 
 
 ^died 1^ duly /8Y5;b«rd.a|-'Hedsor. 
 
 Hewry Irby.AVk lordss5.Au«Msla (^1 roll we 5auiwarej:sSir Hewry Percy Av2dersott i K.C'.r5., 
 
 j ojCe-orWlves.'trk "Miard. n»t] J7 0cl: l8b'Q al'St K-C.M.<7.,'Assism»h UwderSeere- 
 ... fcl:_.i.j.i L,_ .> ro. . i> i/*,I|.l .1 / 1 K. ►„ c ■ . . . a»» ... 1 
 
 birw O ! y j'ck.'/ , 8'37 ;died +da«y. 1877; 
 b-urd- ah Hedsor, r3ueks. ' 
 
 T 
 
 7 
 
 Paul 5 ,Kv2iyk 
 [2»dJ 16 
 f3ucks. 
 
 'wiyklslfri^«>e;'Vl2ard. 
 A(il )883ol- Hedaor, 
 
 hary ^or Fore 1 ok A^^airs; born 
 2o hk 1831 ; d ied \o duly /8o6,b«rd. 
 ah li<rdsor, r3ucks: ' 
 
 I 
 
 l.Aliee Fowwy dihkerinelrbysCI'ordott Frederick Deedes S.Wirci'Tred Mary IrlrySsSir Harry Havwilhon d0kwsl~0v2.fl_c.IM-C}-, XEreLn. f^Jaud Mary l^bv 
 
 lward. 13 d«l v J890 «l" SI: 
 
 July /8^ 
 
 ifMsbri 
 
 Paul's , Kwi^Wsbridye. 
 
 .^HillbursKHyHie.Kewl: 
 
 ■ward. /3"OeU8b^ al 
 Sf-I^ul's, rCt-iyk wridye. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 1 
 
 i-dokw.tJoT'dow.Dtfedes 2.I3crhrau2C7brdoKDe:edes 3-f-erey ^brdow-Deedes 
 U._ fjf. M-L I8«» 1;,)^^ 2 dtdv '899. Iv-.-'b Jul.. ISn« 
 
 bora ?2 Pfeb. I8Q5. 
 
 7 
 
 born ( 2 d«ly I8JQ- 
 
 K.C.tS.y D-Sc-Cawib. ;C?ovniw(ssiov-er awd 
 n>V2Sul^7eweral,n.rih'sk Cea\~To\ Afri- 
 ca , 1801-07 ,ftvjSul-^Viaer«l ,fTe<>eHey 
 otTuwis, /8Q7-0O ; H<'<?k C?ovttw.iS3ioti- 
 er l\<?anda FrolecTorale /8oo-i9oi;bom 
 12 6inc I8S*. '' y 
 
 born 25 Oct. l8)S t dked 2 
 A)zlJ87^burd.al- HHsor. 
 
 lorn 
 
 O A d/»i<-Ul>r. Itnr^. „~J Al~A \Q Ant \nn* 
 
Richard Hickman, of Slc>uTbr-idye.,|iar.ot- OldswinFord > elol"bY\roTkeT-, L !nird-3 MeB-»d«y' 
 
 1627/8 al-O-S-fWill doled I l"leh- 16 1f/& v b.rov-ed 13 Men. 1627/8 «l" Worcester.] 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 donnHiekvwatt.e^Slourbridye^yeriburd-SMay^S^Sabel.daur.of Eeeleshall;-nsard.20 
 
 ato.S_[Will dated I May 1623, hroved 23 ejune 1623 in RC.c] I dune |6I* al"0-S- [liviwy ?3 (We. I623J 
 
 r 
 
 ; burd 
 
 Richard Hickman. otSlourbridye .yeoman; I 
 
 «l" 0.3- [Will dated 30 Dec. I6S*, proved 2* Feb. 1 
 
 A. to cJany.l66"6/7; 
 .l6^/7mPC.cfJ 
 
 I 
 
 Richard Hickman; babt. /6'I^ck Mary Hickman ;ba|jt. Khuo.MS Sarah Hickman ;bahJ: llcluly 1610 
 l6l7//8al-O.S. l burd.2'1-Au».l6l8ato.S. at O.S.fliviny I May I623] at O.S. ;burd. II Auj.l6l0aT0.3. 
 
 Fjijabeth Hickman ;bahl"-25 
 NovJ620 a|-0-3.[liYi n« I Mayl623j 
 
 1 
 
 Haneak Hickman ; bahfc 8 M^n- 
 I622/3 at O.S- [Ii'Wbj. I May 162a] 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 Ma 
 162 
 Fel 
 
 IRiebard HickmaiosMaTy.daMT. op 2.Rev.HenryHickwa 
 
 of Stour br i dye ctoHi- 
 ier ; ba|it.l6Nov-l623 
 a)"O.S.;diedS0ct. 
 |660;burd.llOet. 
 1660 a 1' O.S. [Will 
 dated 4" Oct 1660, 
 braved 7duKcl672 
 
 P-C 
 
 If 
 
 ,l3J\.SI:a,Kj e rfBdHall.C > aii.k;MA««d RHW,M<^««HallA^^««».^ r -^^^^^''^ arn '^* >e *-^ 
 
 burd.loA| 
 at O.S. 
 
 .1680 
 
 il dat- 
 
 ed 3Ahl.l660, 
 llToved I M. 
 
 ford ; Minister of St Aldate's, Oxford, and Incumbent of[3raekley,IWhattts.;aftervtt<rds 
 Minister ,t hit Enylisk Church at Leyden ;babt. lo dany. 1628/0 «l" 0-3. ; died i« l«02 
 atUyden.[Will dated la M<=b- 1682, braved M>. I69S/3 in ftcc] 
 
 loAhl 
 .[<* 
 
 61 
 
 May 
 l68oiaRe.c] Willow Hickwan 
 
 r 
 
 M.P.Jor llchester,by doanna bis wife .only dauT. if £d> 
 Downside, Somerset; ward, in I667;di'<rd in l6^2>aH< 
 after her husband .[Wi II dated Ic, Web. l682,brored Pjcb, 
 
 r 
 
 Belbrouohlbn ,yjT. 
 
 ,.£ the University .> ieydew ; Item 2*0et 1668; bafit. 28 0efc 1668 ah i.dokn Hickma*;born I8dawy. I660/1 ;ba/jl"- 2 
 
 Slourfrridye.[Wili dated 18 t"jch. !602/ 3 .|2roved 26 daw y. l/<tf/6 in P. C.c] 2 Feb. I660/1 al'0-S-;l>«rd.7 Mcb. 1661/2 ato.S. 
 
 Id, 
 
 r 
 
 yee Hickman ;ba|il" 13 duly 1622 al 
 0.s.,mard.loDee.l6>t3 
 3o Dec-. 165*; dead 18 
 
 3 duly 1622 alts r3en)ami 
 ato.S.Jjivira? I [livin 
 Meh. I602/3 II 
 
 in. Newborouoh 
 .y3oDec.l66-*] 
 
 1 1 
 
 2-AliceHickman;ba|J:.4-=HeKryDavve» 3_Ro»eHtekma«;ba|il: l*dany- I627& alsssfaVard 
 dune 1626 atO-S^Wny |[liviny3oDer. O.S. ( burd.oMeb.l/0«/|o 0!" o.s.fWill da|: |»f-Ha^le 
 Dee.l6S*;dead tyeh.l£p/Jll\6e4 Auy. 1/06", (Moved <L«el7lOat^rcester]J^[W;il J 
 
 1 C^Teyory Hickman! 
 ofStouToridje.clotb- 
 ier ; baht:5Nov. 1651 
 oto.s.;burd.Je-l"leli. 
 |6ooato.S. [Will 
 daled 10 duly 168$ 
 proved 3 May I690 
 
 in P.c.c] 
 
 — -p- _ 
 
 ;daBe,daur-ot She remarried dos e|ik Ford ,M.O.,.j Stourbridge, 2-Rie.hard Hickman, of Slburbridje,clothier;lto|il:i0^arah. daur- of Thomas Leach of M 
 
 and bad issue by hiviefsEE PEDIGREE 2XIX];b«rd.2oSeb|-.l/2:i Der.|653 al" 0-S.,l>urd.l3 May >7o6aro.S.[Will j5lourbridye;>Kard-23 Ahl.l67+ar 16 
 
 ato.S.[Will dated II Sefif: 1722, (jrored 2 Oct 1722 at Worcester] dated /(- Feb. 1/05/6,(2 raved I3cW 1^06 inP-CC.] |o.S.;burd. 51 cWy- y<0S/6 af-O-S. 16 
 
 l.Ricbard Hiekwantbaht. 3.Rickard Hiekvnaa , ofasDorotbv^aMr. at Walter Moseley^tThe Mere,f nril 
 .1 ,.~.,.- , 1 OK..J...I .i.u... lA ei ..-..'. ei-f,. 1 _ «... a.. . h l n .\_... L-. ,„:f. 
 
 8 ciany. 167^6" «|" O.S. ; Sfeurbridfe clotfeief; 
 burd.lo<iany.l67-y6"«to.S. 
 
 l«iony.l6 80/I at 0.%-died 
 
 2i1ewry Hickman ;ba(jt. 
 oSe|il:|676ato.S,' 
 loSehtlb?^ ato 
 
 eht 1676 
 
 !"O.S.;bHrd. 
 3. 
 
 *T ■ 
 
 ^duly I7)0 v afed 29 ( burd. 
 
 «i-f«V;1ie,SI«|fs.'|wiil 
 
 dated 2ol*Jcb.l/Oayio, 
 |lT.«d28Sejitl7IOinP.Cf] 
 
 I 
 
 Rev.Walter Hickwan ,r5.C.L.,Cbrist Churen,0?< 
 
 .ford ;^i'* s t Incumbent »t StTbo-m«»'s t Stour- 
 bridjt - v bom 2>t-«ia»iy. |7o8/o;b«t>t.27c)atty.l/o8/o 
 al'o-S- ;bard. 2+ 5ekt |74l «l"o.S. v ayed fe,«MmardT 
 [Admon.<?ra«ted pder. 17-tl at VVorcesterJ 
 
 Hd 
 
 bam, 
 
 Sberitt- ttt Staffs. oQueen Annc],by dane bis wi^e,o*ily daur. a 
 beir otWilli'am Aeto>i,3rd Sow »| Oir William Actan afAlderab, 
 l»|- I3art. ; mard. 2o dawy-. l7o£/7at£oyille. Sbe remarried <^rey 
 ory Hickman[sEE BEi-OwJaad died 16 Ahl. 1722, ajed 33;buTd. 
 «tfnvi|le[Admon. yrawted IS Feb. 1728^ in P-C.c] 
 
 T 
 
 StaWs.fHi'»h -+.Thom«sHickwan,i> f -3l ourbndy e.,a 
 ' ba|it KMek. 1681/2 al"O.S.;l;urd.2o 
 Dec. 17*6" al" O.3., ayed 63. 
 
 r 
 
 Richard Hickwian,?^ Slourbri dy e ^bor 
 2^Dec.l7o7a|-O.S.;died 2* Nov. 1776"; b 
 
 T 
 
 l.tlirabetb Hiekmai2-,bafil: 2. Sarah Hickvwan ,lward. 2^asHarry Court, o^Wbllescote. 
 17 Mcb. l/33/4ato.S. ; lf«rd. Dec.W/ato.S.^died -+cia»c I Holl,nr.5l"ourbridye;d(ed O 
 
 12 Ahl- I73ffat 0-S. I/80 [afed Si ; burd. at o.S. j CH- /8o6 v ayed6SjT>«Td.ota.s. 
 
 3. Mary I- 
 o.s.; m 
 6une 18 
 
 r 
 
 1. Richard Hickman 
 bard. * Any. 168* 
 oto.S. 
 
 Darohb 
 daur. o\ 
 and he 
 [Adwon. y ranted Iff Feb. 1728/j? in P.C^C.] 
 
 l.(^re»ory Hickman 1 born 7 
 |7l+;babt 12 Dec. 171* at 0.3. 
 Lrd. 13 Dec. 171* ol" O.S. 
 
 Dec. i.MaryHickman;boTn l/Mcb. 
 17ll/|2 ;ba|jl: 54 M^- 7'V la al " 
 O.S.[? died youwy] 
 
 T 
 
 dated SFe\t.\J*sj6 K hrored lo Ap. ITto in P-f.c] 
 
 ,Stourbridye.j^fli^abeHi .daur.ot l.Mary 
 
 rbridye-ba^ll Law; l6oq , 
 
 at o.S. [Will 
 
 2. Dorothy Hickman;born 13 Feb. l7l3/!+;SsdohnTurl"on,M.D. ,.tTheHall,Wb: 
 
 iiy) 
 
 Ira hi". Feb. I7I3/|* al" o.S.;mard. 13 Nov. 
 173* at o.S. ;burd. o Dec. 17*4- al" o.s. 
 
 r 
 
 Yerhaw|itoB, and op Adam St. ( Ade|li|ii, 
 London\boTt7. I7oo; died 175*. 
 
 dohnlMrton,l , t-ft.,M.D.,F;Fl.S.,i)t- r3rasted Place, Kent-, Physicians; Mary , daur. and Coheir ot dosejih Kil"ehinyma>z,^t f3alk Hall, 
 to CjeoroeHr^hc; bom IS Nov. 1/36" al"Wolverha«n(jton; died l+Abl Thirsk,Yorks.,by Mary, daur. of VYiiliam lambe;di'ed 2% dawy. 
 
 1806, without issue -, burd. al" l3Tasled ,Kent. 
 
 1810, ayed 6o,vrirbout issue. ,burd. at f3rosl>d ,Kenl" 
 
 2-Edvrard Hickman, ot-Tbe(^sHe l OldsvviB^ord,J.f?:KAnija Maria .elder daur. of Richard Greene, of- Rollcslon 
 cos. Wore and Slaffs.,born I6duly l73*;lM(it. II Auy. Hall,I3iHesdon ,ieic.,by L«tharine. bis wcfe,daur. ot 
 172* «t o.».,died 1^0 Aj»l. 1802 ;burd-at 0-3. [Wi II Wi lliam Fortrey; born 22 Se(.t- 1758 «t Rolleston t mard. 
 afated HOcNSoo^roved 92 Oct- )8o2 in RCft] I Nov. I/S^ at Rolleston-,d ied 21 Decl/^^urd-at 0-3. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXVIII. 
 
 — r — 
 
 3.Cjreyory Hickman ,ofssEli>abehh,OM- 
 
 Wd.l/Nov.l78*at 
 O.S., ayed O*. 
 
 I6pq 1 
 
 ^+2al 
 
 7*2,| 
 
 in P-f 
 
 Wolverhamhlbny laler 
 
 efWillenhalljironwasler 
 
 babt-20 dany. I728/9 «t 
 
 a|il. 2p dany. 1728/9 «l" 
 '-3-[tivinjl'l4t- T800] 
 
 child 
 
 /\ 
 
 Michael Nick- 
 in.t^ Hather- 
 on, States. 
 
 r 
 
 T 
 
 T 
 
 3. fli?abetb Hickman, born 2S *.Mary Hickman, iwkt. 3 51 dane Hickman , ba(il".— dose|ih M«'« 
 Sekt^ibabt. 13 Oct 1/25 at dun* 172/ato.s. [liv- II NovJ73oal"o.S.;>«iaiK(. of St. Philih's, 
 0.3.;burd. 3 duly 1/26 at O-S. \nj 6" Feb. l/*6"/6] 6 dawy. 1/63 al" o.S. Rirwinyham 
 
 T 
 
 1. Edward Acton ,o£3rAnrcc 
 CJatacre R>Tk ,VJeor 
 R ri dy worrh .Saloh; 
 l>ahhl6Auy.l70+at 
 Hale sowe a ;bard .52 
 Nov.V767a|-'Tas|ey, 
 near rDridpnortb. 
 
 burd. 
 1/9*-, 
 
 1- Frances AetonesElijak 
 tabt-.?2Akl-l7*/ "' ' 
 
 al" Claverle' 
 
 •Ward.p^Sj'AJtL 
 
 IT/ffatClaYerleY. 
 
 ? 
 
 6.£lijabeth Hickman ;baht.s 
 
 6lfcL 1/32/3 ato-sJlivino 
 
 S Feb. 17*5/6] 
 
 Slourl 
 naakei 
 Henry 
 
 SlbUTD 
 
 Carol; 
 ti» Wi 
 Ffb.17; 
 died ! 
 
 1. Edward AcIoklH 
 I'abt. 3o ciawy. I 
 
PEDIGREE XXVII. 
 
 lwrd-2Scla«y. \6-t617 
 
 mranled 10 Mck. 16*6/7 in RC.c^ 
 
 1 1 F~ 
 
 ■■- Hewrv. Hi cVxaara. Thomas Hicktnava Attn. Hickman.: 
 8 0el- [liVi'wj3oDer.l6SlJ tajil' 2^t-0d: ICoa at" fliyinf I tyck. 
 ri«f24- * O.S.piVi«- IMek 1627/87 
 
 >«7>] 
 
 Hwlcljiws MaTyareh HickviwmssAmbrose Uwderkill Marjery Hickvnaw 
 
 rd.loA«j>.uS2*al- [ijrinj I Me|». 1627/jJ ba^l: lo Feb. )6o*/5 
 
 O.S 
 I6$ 8 ] 
 
 tyek. 1627/fe] 
 
 T 
 
 v w , e 3 dob«Hiekii.« tt >KEdvwrd H.ck« a «,^SteurNd,» l e| 8 hl,.asporoH l y l elJe«|- daur. of NiekoU. Addenbrooke , ,t The j. ye «r.Slb«r- S. $«*««el Whmm 
 g»f HWd.ny.lOy'l Tl*F-?*«*tto&+ °-^ 1 rd -7 ^i^.UyDor.H.y I* w,fe,da«r.ojdok*Sharry ,tA>«blecohe; Ut 5 Initio* al" 
 
 proved 7 duly 1 60o in P.C^J 
 
 16*2 ol" o.S. 
 
 Hiekw«;^t:25 AM-1663 3. Henry Hickwum ; kiJJr 1/ Oct. 1665 al'0-S.; +. N.ekolas Hickman, rf Slwrbrirff ciorfeier; Ur. 3o d«l Y 166 
 Iwrd. 2^ cki.c 1680 -I" o.S. Urd. 22 Nor. 1666 alV.s. ^ a l onward. [Will Jed 16 Feb. Ifioo/l , hrovj 2* 
 
 '6o al" O- S. ; burd. 7 Mck. 
 * V\c\>. I600/1 ahWcesler] 
 
 tSUrlwdj,, d*Huer ; ao M * dok* deslow, *. Awne Hiekwan •,l»«/ifca+ 5". Maryarel" H<doi««»>)ih.D«>.J<S3«»^ok«Tri»|-r«« .> B«rl- 
 V^rtbi 8 wf«>Td. o&|J: i^o-l-o s. 0cl:i632«|-o.s. ; Wd.2o «|-o.s.-m a rJ.Sc|,|: \6s+ Jr RJel- I bra^kfe* .w.SteurUdae; 
 i 167^ proved JT Dec. Itf^ ,n.ee.C.J <W 1636 ah o.S. t>TOMyWa«[liY,ny /8Mefr. I6y*ji] JU «>« J d 18 Mck. I602/3J 
 
 6". F I i?abel"k Hicknaa n j ba|il: 
 3o May |6*o «) _ 0-S.,burd. 
 /6" Dei. 16*2 at o.S. 
 
 ■*~— ***"™~— ~p— | — ■— — 1— »p— — „— i 
 
 «B;^h.6tybSBA.*drewF3ewHev deyce Hiekwan An«eHick>wra;boTnl3:s2VV;ilia»z f3ratT Sarak Hickman bom. Alice H 
 .fliVi«.3ftbl, irim , «j3A(.l- l68o] b«hh. Oeltl6*q«h d«*e I656;babl:i<jly.fese f liW« ? 5 Ab|. l8Abl.l658;|jahfc2oAk MeU« 
 W^WX; °- S - ai-o.s.[l.\i« f 3Aj.l.l68o] i68o] 165-8 ah O.S. 27 Nov. 
 
 1 
 
 1lckvwav2;ba|ih3 RoseHickvnan,.SJokn Read 
 U660/1 «h0-S.,biird. riiVi'B=3Abl.l68dj fliViBfl 3Akl. 
 27 Nov. I662 «r o.S. ' J J I68oJ J 
 
 four. o£ 
 
 J.+ty!kl7o; 
 
 re;i«fdJ 
 
 1 t i r~" 
 
 5.^re?<>ryHiek>*a*;baf.l: 6_HenryHickwan,.f Sho M rbridye,!pHa«>aak 1 da U r-.{ 7.&Wd Hicki*aw>|.l: 8.dokn Hickvwan ^gsElijabehk daur .t£dward 
 
 h)M«y/68*.|-0.8.JliV- cloH2,er;L(.|-.52c)ttne|685 a |- I [? fcurd. 18 26 IWI68Q aho.s.;burd. SloMrfaTi%«;bafcit2l ' "' 
 
 i«j * Feb. I705J/6J as. v l)«rd.26ci«Kcl;s-*«|- o.s. I Dec. 17^6" J-o.s.] 31 Dec. I691 al" o.S. Fel>.l6o</l al" O.S. 
 
 He»J«y otSlourbri'dje^by 
 
 Rose he's vrc^e.dauT.o^Ed 
 ward desro«.;ka|ilt^8 Nov. 
 I60I «|-0.s.;w«rd.Mayl7l2 
 
 ey. 
 
 I I 1 I 
 
 a^bnlihwEli^lreHt.dauT.o^EdyvflrdMilward.ofCbaddes- Edvrard M.'ekv«aB;ta(d; MaryHickman Sarah Hi ekwa* cJohJJariakMickTia.an. a/Cbaddesley Corlrelfc ' 
 
 |l«yCoTl»eH-;died/5Nov.l7y5 ( a ( j.cd66;burd.«|-0.3. 26 duly 1730 a\~0.s[?lnmL bof,|-- 20 May 173* IraJJ: 16 Oct \J36 Irora 8 Sehf. 17/iT ; ba W: 
 
 —4 ' 2lDee.'l73*«|-O.S.] al" 0-1... at" OS. II Se(,l: 17/6' «)- 0-S. 
 
 ba|il: 6 Feb. 17*7/8 «|-=cJere»iiak OiHrct , .^ Cirencester y a*A 
 I768a|-0.s-;died * ' ' " ' " " 
 
 r8;buTd.al"0.S. 
 
 laler o^CalcMtt-a^rrisler-al-law-jdied 2p 
 A«y. I788 ; b-urd. af Calcutta. 
 
 i .Sarak Hiek>ttaKSCJoktt.Tl2orlie 
 bajjIriQtW^/S f liyinj * Feb. 
 
 /\ 
 
 "O.S.JIiviB? * 
 
 Feb. I70V/6] ' 
 
 I705/CJ 
 
 T 1 1 — r 
 
 2.MoryHick>Kaiz;ba|i|-- 3-RoseHickiwa«j;ba|il: *. Mary Hiek«9an[li'r- 
 
 " \*j *FeL-l70S/6 ( a 
 
 Utinor and unwianii 
 
 
 )a|-o.S.;bnrd. 8 May 1683 al" O.s. 
 
 ;2/3a|-0.S. [livi«=*Feb. 170576, 
 
 UK«ard.J 
 
 ««rd- 12 NoriasClenceKl" Aehjn, ,.^-Tbc Furnace , Halesowen ( iro«- 
 
 T 
 
 ibaTj.i Dec. 
 dflle«6Sejit 
 "»y. 17*2/3 
 
 waller; Sou o>Tbo>w«s Aefoe ,a|i7olacrfc Park, 
 Salofi, by Isabel kis Yrit-c^daur.ejf- Clement Slon- 
 or of londora ,and jrandaora «t Sir tdward Acroe 
 ^ Alden ba*i , l»l". Rarh ; d ied 1 3 Feb. I726 ; \>nrd. at 
 ty 1 nr. I3ri dyi 
 
 2. clan* Hickiwaa;bafel: 23 Mayl682mNa|iia«iel Ford^^-SloMrbridj, 
 oh o.S.;v«ard. 3 Sekt I70I «l" Dover- lin Cold>ield .•mercer and doh 
 dole ,«r.DroilVriek; burd. 2o Sehl". 
 172a al' o.S. 
 
 l-ki 
 
 and o|Sul- 
 v babJ: 2 
 
 Dec. ^ ol' IfiKjs INorlott;WardeB .| rfc = 
 Corfiordh'ofc tl Sutton. Co\itic\d In. I7oo; 
 
 ^rV [? b«rd. * duly I720 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE XXIX. 
 
 3.noBorHicki»attSDav2iel Seolt 
 bakl:2oMay/684 tl Sl-ourbridj*; 
 a|-0-8.[livi«» II olol-kierflivine 
 Se(ifcl7«s] || Sehl'. 1722] 
 
 J.CIewettrflcfbtt.o^CoiwIrs.Hales-sscJaKefVs cousin], daur. of doke Wkil'vnore.of i.«d- 
 owe tt ;bom I7 Esb.lto^bafifc 18 
 Feb.1706/7 Jf Halescw**.; died S 
 Feb.1^6*; bMrd-ahTaslev ,»taf 
 Bridjnor|-k [Advttow.jr-anled o 
 Jwe I76* i a Rc.c] 
 
 T 
 
 slo»e ) ClaverleY 1 5alot x l>arrisler-a|--l«w l bySarak 
 bis wi^e^dantL otTkowias/NeloM. otC<aiacTe 
 
 3. Waller AcW 
 bajih- So l^ck 
 r/oq/loal- Hales- 
 owen [dead 6 
 Se(i|-- 17*2] 
 
 *.<Ja>wes Aclow, i.MaryAclo«;ka(i|-. 2. Mabel Aclora;ba)i|-.3l Oct 1720 
 bahl:i7fluj../7/6- nMckiy^lS al" ahHalesowettjdied uviwaard. 
 al" Halesowen nalesowetxflivioy al" kittYer v SlaWs.;fruTd. 56 
 " '" " ^ Sehfcl7*2 u K «dJ IVJek. Wt»t O-kfVYlll dale* 
 
 12 SekH 771 , broved 2 May 1772 
 
 A-Liekfc\q '<< 
 
 [li/i«»6Se(it 
 
 7*2] 
 
 "Cfoodwin Zouck 2. Mabel Acloia ;Vtsard.^Rowluwd Hi Ite Jokw ZouekssTkovwas HaslewoodaBdosejik Sfiarkes 
 
 mard.prtfj 2o duly 
 /806;>«ard.fT-HiJ 7 
 Oct. I8ll;died 2 Dee. 
 |83l ,ayed 89 ( wilk- 
 »a|- issue ; Irurd.al' 
 
 otRibbes^ord, 
 liSewdley;died 
 ?2 May^fo.ay- 
 ed *7;burd-al" 
 Tasle'y. 
 
 °t- Milcole, 
 Warwicks. 
 
 .|£as|-Casl1eSI>ed; 
 r3rid«BoT|-k ,«lt"orie- 
 ey;dicd lSe(.t l€lo, 
 aoed SS. 
 
 •p f3rid«i2oTHi. 
 
 1 
 
 3. Mary Actors- Peler Habberley 
 
 ' ''• '— Ud. in I77I. 
 
 b-Mrd. in [763. 
 
 r 
 
 A>jwe HabberlcySsCJ'eorffeFbrd. 
 
 1. MabeL f3arrar ; bafih 2q Meb. 1^760 al" Clav-=cJokn. RreHawd Hollinys 
 
 fr\r^-m<irA *CW I70/4- ah Hn^rU^ 
 
SEE 
 
 [ Edward Hickwaan.of Tfe c CasrkOtdswittfoTd.J.P.VYbTC-. a*d Staff s. ;s» AuKfl 
 PEDIGREE XXVII. J fjoTcl^cJuWns^-ib^l-.llA^.l^aho.S.-.d.ed l^ A|il. ISOS -,burd. J" 0-& Leie.J 
 
 I [Will dat'ed H Ocl". /8O0, broved ?2 0c|-. I80"2 itt P.C.C.] •""" '« 
 
 i. Richard HieWma-n.' 
 of OldsYviK?OTd,attbrn 
 ey; bom 13 dune 1X3; 
 bujit-loriuly |/K3atO-£ 
 
 died lqSe(it:(8oo;liard. 
 at" O.S. [Wi II dated I* 
 
 Dec. 1788 broredo Oct 
 )8oo iw. PC.c] 
 
 I* 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 =Morhba.yo««jer da»r. Q.Edward Hick-vnaw 3.<^rewry Hickvtaae.of rSurs-sssSarakdaur- of 't.HeHiy Hickiwara. 
 
 and coheir ofcW bom /S Feb. p, > - ' ^~ ' -—-I..- W.LI. . W„~J ,« A..„ ^„],„i,W,, 
 
 DeYereu^ ,,f Cefw- bajit. ;6" Pfcb. |>£S 
 
 gwerttfa^oufeowery al" O-S.j liyiB* $2 
 
 *zard . is 1788 ; died 18 Ocl: )8o2] 
 |V|cl3. |82^,a9«d 64, 
 burd. at O-S. 
 
 lew^Slaffs^SuTwc-oejboria. 
 3NoY.I7^;bahU7Decl766 
 al" O.S. (died I3cWc J8I6; 
 burd. at" Rursleiw 
 
 Webb; burd. i^Auy. 
 
 )807>ajed 41, al~ 
 I3uTsleiw. 
 
 SEE PEDIGREE VII. 
 
 of Erdircflora War- 
 wick s.;boTR / tAuj. 
 
 1768 a|-O.S.[liriH^ 
 If Oct ISoo] 
 
 T 
 
 Mary.dour. of ICatbanwe t 
 
 1 "" Iraki". I qAu j 
 
 O.S. ;>ttard. 
 
 1781 al"0-S 
 
 IfMTd- al" Dl 
 
 Twain 
 
 ley, of War 
 Wicks. 
 
 A 
 
 Eli?abetk. .dauT.ss 
 of Edward Roj 
 hurst ofrQads 
 HillXewl-^OT^ 12 
 Abl.l78<>;>aaTd. in 
 16 /S"st Rochester, 
 died /5DerJ838; 
 burd.aV O-S. 
 
 2 n<( 
 
 sC.RicWard Hick»2av2=MaTia>2ne.,daur.of l.DeYereuxEdward Hiekwzaw. 3.Rev.Heviry Hick**aw.sJ v IaTy > widow of dofen Perrotl" l.ftlandinaMar, 
 
 of. Oldswir^ord House, Rer.dobi R. Rlakis- Urn \A Oct)Jy\^YJS Ocl " " : " ' ~ " N ' ° r * "" u " K "" ' ' J ~ H n 
 
 tfldswinf ord;J.P.VW. tbtt.D.D-.of Belbroueb- |7o| al" O.S.; died 3 Auj. J823, 
 Sovwetiwie Cajjlaift itz. tott,Ytfore.;i't3aTd. /6" al" 5-~ Mary's ie. the Island 
 Royal Marines ;bom AuoJ8-t3 at" (3el- 
 17 Dec. I792 ; lra(jllsawe bTow=hloia-,died 7 
 ioy «>" 0-S-;died 5" NoYj86l,ayed So, 
 SehTj85.5';lruTd-al"o.S. without" issue, -^burd. 
 at" O.S. 
 
 of o 
 
 d wza i ca. 
 
 M.A.E>wvwaw.uel Coll., 
 Cavwb.; opYVallow- on- 
 Thavw es , SovHerivM e 
 Curate of Oldswieford; 
 L(zl: 8 A|jI.|/Q7 al'O.S.; 
 died l8 0cl"-/858;b-uTd. 
 al" Wallon-orc-Tkavwes. 
 
 Noel, of I3cf) Hal^DelbrOMjl?- Same day a 
 IW.Worc, and daur. of Willi- 
 am. Waldroa of f3elbroa<?blbte; 
 ■Heard. 12 Oct". /830 arO-S_;died 
 in. l84o;burd.al"\/Vallot2-on- 
 Tkawzes. 
 
 5". Mary H 
 
 ba[il"-^ 
 wirkoul 
 
 Maria, daur. o / fsrl.DeY'ereu><:HevzryHick>w<m 2-HcvzryTboW2asHickw2aKi: 
 
 Charles Price of 
 HoTresey; yiaard- 
 16 Ocl". )8Sd al" 
 S-Marysjioms' 
 she vreard- 5re. 
 
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 l6duly|8ao,al'S- 
 
 MaryAlrboHs.Kea- 
 sfK9l*ote,Ale)ca«- 
 der Dauvjey,oT6 
 CVavew Hill Gar- 
 dens, Lancaster 
 Cjale.rSereeher of 
 Hie MiddleTIeM|ile. 
 
 Lieut.G>\.\tadiaa Slaff forhsjuore op C borllotz Housclcaw.inp 
 
 h>« ; J.P Staffs, and \V6rc; 
 bom la Der. 1832. 
 
 ^Mo/.ISSI.diedSMay 1885 
 burd.al" Fol keslone Cetwelery. 
 
 rKd^herinc^ccoKd daur-o^ciohnfSarker 3.£dward HickwiaK.fiiJiraiizR-N 
 J.e.aj.-.ot Albri^hlonHall , vicar W^ker- Irorw 24-May I833;died i« lOOC 
 havwhlon ; vwaTd. ?0 Ocl: 1858 al~i,eam- burd. in Natal v SouH7 Af-riea- 
 
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 d.RoberHNuoenl" HicUvwan 2.Waller0eVeTeuxliickvwavz. 3. Claude AaroraHicli 
 
 I;otk 27 Och. /867- 
 
 bortt ?6ei«wy./865. 
 
 born II May /866. 
 
 l.Arl'huT Percy Hiek-wsavz^f 
 II Sehl"-/850;died ^ciuvje J888; 
 
 if Ha«leyVVoTc\;lroTB.SKAdelaideRobiwa l dauT- of do Wn. Richard fi>chrane,o> 2. Harry OhhoDeYereu^H 
 888; turd- al"Haf|ey. I GilderC7leK 1 Lav2arks.;Vi2ardJ5'c)u>2e)887-il"HavwiltbB. l IN.I3. Ryl.lw M iskillivjoFu3iliers 
 
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 KahheTiRe Arthur Mflry YTolel" Hickvwavz;|fortt. 2o Au»J888. i. Kathleen Muriel Devereu^Hickvwavi^ornoMay 1803 
 
 2. i-ou isa. Auf usl« 
 
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 DeYereu)<^(Valler Hickvwan; Major I3e>29alasEli?abel'W. Alice, daur. of iieui: CoLWil- 2. Claude HeHryHickwaaia^boTKi. 3. Cjeoff reyTLcrKtr DeYereu/t 
 Staff CbTbs-,korB3Al«j./857;killerfi& ach'ew. liavwTewihle.V.CA-M.S.,.^ 5iiwla,ln- 17 Dec-. IS^Sarl^ona^ied 10 Cfl[ihjivi in the 13 uff 3; born 
 
 y.l8o8 al" Nikki Khe^Khyber Rtss. dia;-vward.23c3awy.l883al"Ulviballa- rel>J8£7; l)urd. at" Homsey. )876. 
 
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 i.HeKrylcvw(2lcDeYereu>-Hickvwavz 1 bortt.24reJi-l888 inlvidia. y.WflllerDeYerewxHickiwawibomlO^uvje /880 al'Folkcslowe 3.FTavikDeY-creuxHick-vv!av2b 
 
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 l.Rer.Richard HickvwaviSsE>KLily[his eousiral.daur. S-PhilihDevereuxHickwaavzsBAuv^MarKi^aMr. 3. Heyiry Hick-vaaia. i.Eli^a HickwaaiviSpRev'. Charles Hewry Craut 
 
 •' ' ' -°" ~ L "' ' r ' ' " V1 - u F-i— «!... f Robert" IV[orri- l.ea|-.34rl, Reyh bom7<5eh|-. I8I6; T """ " ' 
 
 Son of- Dubliw; oflNahve lifhl" 
 
 M.ft. tTwrvKanuel Colleje, 
 Cavwbridye;Recror of 
 f3irdiwc>buTy ( vjear Ruj- 
 by 4 born II !W.I820 v died 
 l^f-cJa-wy. IQOI ;burd. al" 
 Hove, Susse^. 
 
 of Edward Roj-kursl" of of Manor House. Csberour- 
 I3everley by Marjarcl", Tey .lloTre 7 oawy. l82l;died 
 
 daur. ofEbevjejer Rob- 2oDec. l8QiT; buTd.ahEsh- bom l^-July I832; lwfo.wl"ry;dled /6" al 
 ertsovi al r3ereTley ; er. 
 ■vward. 2oduly /857 al" 
 pctulershwry. 
 
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 vnard.28 Feb. J85"3 Ajil. )&+6flfcA SI, 
 
 al" S" RlwcrasloH- al" Marefalorc ,E 
 
 domdicd5Feb.l89? Iwdies. 
 burd.al" irsber. 
 
 iKard.SlV/cb. ]23C 
 
 OldswivJ ord , 
 
 died Nov. I86S 
 
 burd.ah O-S 
 
 >f- Oldswinf ord -^ovx of M 
 Robert" Crfluf ord ( Covmimi 
 Ce-lfbraled liftl" DiYisii 
 iwsulaT Warjborvi. I'tdai 
 Feb. I876; burd-al" O-S. 
 
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 lRichard Price HofiViiwstiickwzaM. 2-Roberl" DevereuxHicku«aM.;boTa. 8duiae; J.Devereux Edward HickTteava,of-Sid>V2ourh;apMaria,daur.ofTh>o>i 
 of 5"Kildare<7arderas,Lowdow,IN. 1350,-died 28S ekl: I85<} ; burd. ahEsher. boTtt.3|pJaly)86O; died3l0cbl88^;bt>T<i(. Esher. J Rurlchby .fYork;^ 
 bom ?C) clany. ISS6. | } | /\|,|.|8 & i „|- YoTk 
 
 Violel' Segrricc Deyereuy HiekmflV2;bom 8 May )888;died I^Qcl: ISQo^burd-at' Esker. 
 
 d. Francis DfYereux Hickvwara. >0 ^ C^I<rv2Car Lodye, .Slijojrelawd ;born. l6<J M |y )86o.:^/\-»viie Evi«vi«a N dawr. otDT.Mattb. 
 i I Uvw^aTd.loAhl. I8B3 at Djtim 
 
PEDIGREE XXV111. 
 
 do.nr. *f Ricbard CJYeene, of Rollcslbn Hall y [5\\\esdon, 
 e .dam. o| Willi a-vn. ForlVey ; bora MSe\>t 1^28 al" Rollcs- 
 'SQaY Roileslott ,died 21 Dec. 1779 ; b«rd. «l" O.S. 
 
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 ?baTles HaTTis ?.An«a Maria Hickvwan=YYilliavnle-acrqP I" Freer 3. Elija belli HicWvuanssWi lliavn.laiw.be ■+. MarHia H/ckvwavzSBRev.dobn Fol ev M ft aed 
 .r* u I .. .^.. i .,- /« Cr-_...L-j I -w i^t i i»_. I ■ i. . ,, „ -^- 1 ., . ... _ .. . . .. I* _.i 
 
 p(3rw»wt House, Irabh?^ De^-%1 al" O.S. 
 
 5roo»ae VVore-., "teard. II Feb. 1784- al" 
 
 olieil"or;died 5" O.S_;d/ed J8cWy./8 / ri; 
 
 lay 1803 , ayed burd. al' 0. S. 
 ■>, burd. o\~ 
 JToorae. 
 
 .f Qrecn. Close Slcwlfridjr, bom 24 Mok.l770;b)i|-. oj Hze l>|.'ddle~feiw- !)a(i|; 21 Au?. 17} 
 
 SurjeoK;.Sow o,f-<Jokn.F, 24"A)il. I770 aTO.S.; hie, barrister- at"- al"0-S.;>v2ard. 2-+ 
 
 ot-Tkt Fn'aw , Hands- Med wiHzoul* issue. Uw. 
 
 vrorHi,.3UTjeon;bahr.2o 
 
 May 1755 al" S'-~ Philips. 
 
 r3irw*iwykavw; died 27 
 
 May 1812; Irurd.ah 0-S. 
 
 Sekh )8<M-a|- Hey. 
 
 ley. 
 
 Fellow, VYadka>w. ^ol/efr, 
 0>^ord; Reel or of H0IJ7 
 Co. VVoTe.,,Provn I8l2 ;c/ied 
 II Auj.)847. 
 
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 i;bor«llFcl>-l78o;lra(3l: a.Eleanora RickvwaiaSjBcJokinSlanier, of 3.£lijaHickvwa«.;|>a|3l"-3ciaBy.l704-altoJo3e(ik As' 
 lay )807;burd.arO-S_ ia|,b} IfcyJ&oo al"0.s llealon. Hall.Salojj. O.S.;died Jl/tyLteW^edMjbuTiahasJ^SIouTbri 
 
 Vitbte RicWds -+. MarHia Hiek*nan;ba|!l;22Fek 
 
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 ItoSal-O.S.jdied ^Mayl^S" 
 
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 k. l7cWy.f7o6;rEZachariak.Piy^olf 6-Marl'ha Hi ckvnan; bom £ dune. 7. Anna Maria HickvnaV2;born2zfrk>.ovv2as Price, ot- Hayward, 
 al - 0-S. ; died of Soum.f leel", Kent |7<?8 .bajzl: ^cWe 1^8 ah O.S., 21 cl«ly |8oo ;ba(jl:l7AwjJ8oo Surrey , and 33 Hyde Park 
 
 died unvwaTd. al"0.S.;died WiBjouI" issue. Place., i_ond on. 
 
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 iaur. of J. 't-.Rev.N/VallerRiekard Hick»«av2,D.ft.£wj-asRose,daur. ot AaronPeraley 5.Roljerl"cJoknHickvwatt,<(fsBAv2n. l oraly dauT. of- Cbarlei 
 field of-Naf- mnLColl.^iiMlr.;Rech>r of-liltlc. Parn- of CVoydow,"H2ard. 3 ^Jek. Wall'orc-owTteaiwesJate- Maj- [<?raiK<5°vi of- Frederick^ 
 
 . in Nalal. don, Harlow-.Fsse^, born 27cluly )835. 
 
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 es Will iavn ^oroeS'cJoke 
 ounl~ •S'-cJokn and Rol- 
 
 IS^al'Chrisl'Cktirck.iee- or6bB*RiJles;lrornFelr.l837. iHjlrroke];l«ard. dune 186* ira. Isle o£ YYigkl". 
 
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 Jyn.Hev2ryHickvwan 3".Hewry NorfbnH. £-AtfTed.5col1" H. 7-Cjeorfe-Qreqory H. 8. RalhkHodeson H. d.MinaCaroliBe Hickman 2. SIcllaDevereu^ Hiekvnaw. 
 .8/tyU86p. bom 3oSe|il: 1871. bom 3o Feb. 1873. bom2ocWy. J8X. bom 12. Feb. 1878. bor«. -l-cW )87o. 
 
 Irons. S cjany- 1885". 
 
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 Iqjoraslouisfl Helen. (^OTdow.-fourl-k daur.of worinRlckard Cochrane, i. Au9usla Mary Hick>v2flia.SS!Qeorye.oavwes Second lord Playiair;only Sok <^f 
 li(0. 1 of Calder(7leH.J.av2aTks.;TwcirdJ8 l^cbJSooal- Calder Q\e.n. W2ar().l2ciarzy-I888al" Hayley. j Lyoa,|i>3|-i.orol Play|air ofS' : A»2drew3;Wn3l Mck/8^0. 
 
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 Hickma» ( l)orn 2/tAhl- IOo3. Lyon-Qeoroe. Henry Lyo*t Playf air, oraly Soa aad rzeir ( |roTe- 10 (5cL/g88. 
 
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 i.Florev2eeHick"W2ara;lroTra |/T-Au«J8^0;vk?ard.SsC > l2arles 5kiKberTreacker, of- 2.£va Marift Hick-vwara. v l;orK. 17 3.£leonora Frances MaTy Htck>K«n v l)-oTK. 
 2lciany.l88l «I"S' : Jude^Souhkhensinfllow. 1 Rosario,S|-k. AvKerica Ranker. 0cl".J8^l al'Horirzsey.died 1^ 2ocl«ly/87l al"Poo>2a;died8 May l^ol.un- 
 
 ^r ^V OelT)86l ;!rurd. atnornsry. Ward- ; burd.al" Folkeslbwe ftvwelcry. 
 
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 I90 al"^bba*n. /r. Victor DereTeu^HicW\viaw ; lfom28lH!yB07al"5ivvala. i.r3essielNorakHickwan,Um2oDef.l886. 2.Mo)z«DeyeTewxHickwjav2;l)om7M«y/8o3 m ledia. 
 
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 refer 2.EIU Hick>wan;lrorK.s=Tkiovna3Dil">w«3 3. Mary Anne Hick^avzSsMicbacI Phillies C^TOjebrook <+. Anna Maria Hickvnan 
 
 ral 27Sefil:/8l7;-W2«rd.'t 
 
 il 7pe\ 
 
 e Sejjh. I8S3 al" O.S. ; 
 
 e>j- died 13 Mor. l8oo ; 
 
 ;d?i- bttrd. al" I3eyerley. 
 
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 Glonel R.fl. , ot born l£cWe J8?2;v»2aid. 
 
 York;died <3ctl88S. 18 Se (it: (8^ al" O.S. ; 
 ayifd 80 ; burd- al" ditd 18 0cuoo3 ; Irurd. 
 
 Revetley. a!" oouliisea' 
 
 ot Holly ^roye.,Hajley, Wore; Irorn. 21 ciawy. )827fliV- 
 
 eidesl" Son of Mickael (^Tcvje- iw? unvnard. al" tsber.J 
 
 brook ot Audnavn. ,J.P,D-i.; 
 born 2'tSe(il:l822;died 30c]aw. 
 ^.18^0, buTd.al" Soul-kse^. 
 
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 iHewryHickmava. i.E IjjabcHa Hickw2an.sssl3randfordTriovwasYyenr 2.Maud Marian Hickman. 3.Annie Real rice Hickwian. A: Jrwzily C^erlrixde. Hick>nan 
 FeljJ8f2;died24ftt: lrom2i>"DecJ85>r;tHaTd. e> INewlavsds7"bavne3Dir- bom 20 Pet). 1857. born 18 Med JSi'S- bom 31 d M |y |8£o_ 
 
 b«rd. at" fiber. 23dHtxyj87^al-£sber. Ion, Surrey. 
 
 iw<p- l.MaryYiolel" Hickwzaw. ; bom 2S Au^-=='J«vv7esHoo|e.,of Ma>?or House, He«dinjlo»z.,Ox- 
 Ig^s'vward.UcJwne al' PjirdinjbwTy. liord;J.ie«l:^>l.3rd baH: Yorkshire Rejh. \C-M.q. 
 
m-yFoTd.eif Aston-Juxl-a-r3iT-minjha-w 1 o / f\Ves|- rSTewivick ,«>xJ -if 3 
 rwinyha-vn.yeo-iAiaia and Ynillcr.[Adwoe.^ra»led I May 1648 in P-C-CJ 
 
 He- 
 F3irvnin 
 
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 LHdv3T Y F Td >i ,tWfns 0& (?reett,BiTwiK9-sssR«bccca > «(auT.otV/illia>«lw ? Taw.of 2. Cornelius Ford. of te« ? »Norloe % 'yYbrc.,.^D«Blo«. ( |j«r.=- — Jaur. i Mary FoTdasCJcorye c. 
 
 liowi ,of- Hjc Manvvood.^Handswortfe.and 
 ^Clifford's Inw^london ,attori?ey;ba|it 
 3 Feb. 1627/8 al~As|-on-ju-<ta-r3iT>wi-ny- 
 h.awi[)ivins 23 Feb. |6oo/l] 
 
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 SavKuel FotcI ; bojil: I May 1666 al" St: Fli?abeHi Ford^T-naTd.: 
 Martin's, r3irYwinyha-«;bura'.4Mayl666 aboutduly t68lpivi ««> 
 al" SI". Martin's , r3iTwiin?naiw. a widow 24 INoy. )72l] 
 
 NMl-huTsl-.Hawi^lbnHn-ATclew.VyaTwicks. »jCurdworth YYaT-wicks.^nd lattery .J. Pack-wood 
 
 taht. ?7Seh|: l«7ahia(ivr 6 THi ^ward. W&TwieVcs.,Yeo»«aifl. v ixa(j|-.?^ Abl.K32«|-ftslow-jux- 
 
 13 Dec- 1661 ah lakweTtfe-f* kwd. ^ la-l3,T-Wyha-m; Ij-urd.U May I70^a|-Curdwertb. 
 
 Abl.K72at Sf-l^aTt-iBS.Rimivjjfea*] [Will dat«f 28 Abl-l/O^JiroW I May ^ in P.CC.J 
 
 ^ ., 
 
 sWilliawAbnet^Audleyy-ivullat- Ford v b«rd-28 Ford;lruTd.3 
 
 er .f HandsworH-. ,Sta#s.[AflW. <W 1666 a\ SI". |*|ot- Abl. 1672 J" SI". Mat- 
 yranted 24Noy_)72I atlictt^ield] tms, FSiTiMiKjhav*. h'tt*, ftfrwiwyhaw. 
 
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 Charles Ab B el>,f tbe^fanwoods, Robert Ataet,^ Sli^ordssFlijabehfe ,daur. .^ Elijabetk Abnet;di'ed umward. in. 
 
 Handswortk. x iied un-*ord.[AdH.o». ajioHieeary[Ad>»on-3Tav-.ted [livinja J2aT_ot St. MoTy's , Stafford [Adiwow. 
 
 eld] 17 Nor. 1733 atlickfield] widow o A|il- 174-3] jranlvd 2c>3ekt.l724-«t lfety'eUJ 
 
 yriinlsd 5 Oct 1730 ah licVifiel- 
 
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 [|w>»53 
 tlony. K^fr 
 dW28A£l. 
 F7oo] 
 
 bakt^ Feb. 
 It 19/20 al" 
 Aslon-jui<- 
 ta-Rirminj- 
 tawivveard. 
 13 cWl6-t3 
 ttl-Vrea|-l3roi» 
 w'cli;buTd. 
 23 Oct. 1663 
 
 .t-yyy-Brow 
 
 wick. 
 
 3oh «f done 
 Avny^flUT-o 
 baht-llcWy- 
 Noy-1678 al 1 
 Nov. 1678, )ir 
 
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 d.Thowias F 
 8Se|-.t.l6S{ 
 2 duly 16: 
 
 l.Jo3ekliR>r<<SBt)a»c v YridoYv- ^Cfre^ory 2-l3enjawin Ford 3.Sa>wuel Ford , of FacWwoodKdawr.daur.o'- 
 
 M-D- , otSlour- 
 bria'ye l baJit'.?o 
 ftblJ662«HC(»! 
 Norton ;burd.O 
 tyeB.I72o/i «t 
 Oldswin,foTd. 
 [Will datea 1 10 
 Fel>.l7ro/l, prov- 
 ed*^ 1791 
 
 Hickman .ofStourbrTdye, babt-loAuy. 1663 \Narwf<-k*.;l»br.2-?Def.l678at 
 clothierj"sEE PEDIGREE 
 ZXSTClkurd.JO Se|it.l722 
 
 ,|-0ldswiHJoTi[W|| dat- 
 ea" llSeht. ,722,broYed2 
 Oct 1722 -J" Worcester]. 
 
 «U|>|I/I iw^i IOBJ ' 1M) ,., w\». . V n ■■■, «, w i_--— « - I" / -- VI- 
 
 itKinys Norton Ki'nys Norton McVHe 27$e|it- 
 
 [(irobaWy died 1731 J. 
 youwp , 
 
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 NotI"oh ;TOarrf. 3o Oct 
 ^otKinys Norton. 
 
 •+.Corn.elius Fota! [ bV-: 
 m523 0cl:l7s6; ? 
 buTrf.loDeo.l73+al" 
 Oldswiw^orrfl 
 
 Natkaniel Fbrd JyahK A- Sc|ihl7oo at facWood dane R>r«( ;b«|il: /STtoy.l/oS ah FSclwood . 
 
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 l.JoscfjkFora[liY- 2.flWrtw ForaTliv- l.Sflran Foro" [liv- 2- Avin Ford [|ir- 3. Pnocbt R>re< [livfn^ 
 in j 23 Od". 1726] iVij2jOd". 1726] 1*3 23 OoC. I7J6] iwe 23 0cl"-1726] 23<5«nc ^.KKtwara - .] 
 
 -daur. 4" NaHzawiel Ford , tl* 
 
 SI°" T b r idWt K and of- 
 
 Sutton Cetyfiel^Wef- 
 eer ««d dol"bi£rJWaTd- 
 en otHjtCorborah'on 
 of,S«tton toldti'eld in 
 l700;ba|.h2Def.l676 
 al" Ki««3 Norlon.jWd. 
 
 4 duly 172^ 
 ?wiyttord]. 
 
 it" Old- 
 
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 d.iWhn Ford; bom I35c(il". 1702; 2.Nfll"r7arjiel Ford [barn 23 <Jwly I7<vt; 
 1 ,iLcji,n..>M,_., »/_j l.lu 1 a... I-.-- -i-<t.. u-..- mJuLu. 
 
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 3-Cj"T«yory Ford ,»t Slourbridje.clol-bieTjljom. 
 12cJiinel7o6;ba)>|-.20c\ioie. 1706 at Sutton ftld- 
 
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 !CJane,seeo»d 
 ottj'rfyory H«ct 
 ot-Sfbarbridyf,* 
 ier.and of.Uiini 
 wi^t - v bo|il". 23 
 1682 al" Oldjyvi 
 Wir<(.3Se(if".l7 
 Dovcrdnle , Y 
 buri. la Sef»K 
 ol" Oldswinlore 
 
 4-. Henry Ford ;ba)jl'.QDef.|7o7 5.Hi( 
 ba|jt--23Se|il:l7 l o2a|-Ola-3winior<(; ba(iKl Auj. ho4-a|-S«tton ftldf eld; 12cJi,neiyo6;bakJ-.20c\ioie. 1706 at Sutton (fold- al'Sullon ftldA'dd. [? bwrd. 2p 2i" 
 
 bitrd-3oDct.l707al-S«ltbnG>ldf'eld. b«r,(.28fl|i|.no6"a|-Satti>n CoUjicld. -field; burd. 3 Del". 17*8 al"Oldswin^OTd. May 1727 .l-Oldswin^ord]. 
 
 25- 
 ton 
 
 1. Rev. CoT»e\iu% Harrison, M.ft.s 
 and FelloYV,Pev«broktHallpuit- 
 l)ridyt;Perhel"ual CmtoIc 0^ 
 DaTliwjtow. -f ro-vw 1727 till bi's 
 death ;born about I700,«t licb- 
 ^ield ; died <+■ Oct. 174-8 , a*ci 
 
 Jvnn 
 
 Mary, da«r.«tf- John Marley^of-Ef.hleby and Iflnydale^orks.jby 2.cWira HaTri3on.;ba)it. 3-Sawtuel HaTTisoV7;bajit- 23 l.Elijabet 
 
 MarcaTet his v/'tle ,daw. A Richard Hohw£S,o|-Siul>b House, 
 D«Thai«Jand -weict and neir ot Richard Holmes ^ Shiblr 
 House]; -ward. l3S«(il: 17/1-3. S be ward-^ndLReY-RobtRawliBy, 
 and died 6Auy. l7o8,«f*d JXatSlubbHouse-^Td-al" DaTliwylow. 
 
 24-c5«l 
 
 irTisoV7;bafct- 2 
 y 1704- al" St. Nov. 1708 al" St. Gary's ^I'ejj- Ifen^f iel 
 
 Mary's ( iickjieU- |i'eU [dead 28 A(il- I70C,] 
 
 40; bwrd.ol" Darlinoton. 
 dated 6 dame 1747 Jiroved 
 Feb.l74-8/Q /York]. 
 
 1. Cornelius Harrison., otSlubb House ^urhawi^^-^rawyt Hall i e Royy-e s. and «> F.hjjlelry and law^ield,s=Anwe v daur.and I 
 Yorks.; I3.ft.TTin. Coll. Oxford ; bom 27 Dee.174-3; died 6"cJunel8o6a|-SrubbHouse;burd.al _ r3owes. I |>||, ^-6J'i|-rviowdt 
 
 i.ijosebn. FoT«t-,ba)»t-2Se|it. 2. Rev. Cornelius Ford, M.ft-Pelerljoute Coll-Cawlr-jSovnetiwe •£. Pedwore. ,«r.Stbur-:3iJuditn. ,dauT-ot Ambrose Crowley v ot- SloUTbTi'dye. ,end sis 
 16^1 o|-Oldswioford;burd. II bridye; Rector 1^ South i.u£f-enhawi,RuHand,-fro\w. dany.|726h;iia)il _ .J2cJ«ny. I603/4 of. Sir A-ynbrose Crowley ; born 28 reb. I680/1 al'Sl'ourbWdp 
 
 Sebl:l6Ql at Oldswin^ord. atOldswinfoTd ; died 22 Auy. 1731, iwl-ondoK, without issue and inteslate. Tward. aboul" dune 1724- F" I iriw* a widow 25t!uly 1732]. 
 
 LThovnas desson. ,»t Sutton Cold|feld ;baht- 25 May I64~5 al" West nSrowiwieh ;SBBRebecca ,dauT.o^ FrancisVyJisse 2. Henry desson ,r3.A.Pev>ibToke Coll.Ox-f ord; 3.dohnOessi 
 
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 I !67l[}iTedcceased her husband] lily 14 Sefil- 1671; dead 25" Noy. /67ol r3ro»iwieh; 
 
 ( ' ' dated 24-r»Je 
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 bard- 18 Nov. 176-6 at TryJall. Il4-J«ly 1^53 atTrySull. 
 
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PEDIGREE XXIX. 
 
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 ard. 16 May K<?7 «l 
 
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INDEXES 
 
 GENERAL INDEX 
 INDEX OF NAMES 
 INDEX OF PLACES 
 
GENERAL INDEX. 
 
 This index is intended as a key to the original biographical information in the book, as well as to the principal information about the various 
 parishes dealt with. 
 
 The pedigrees in the text and in the tables are not indexed under the family names, but only under the parishes to which they relate. 
 
 The extracts from registers and copies of monumental inscriptions are grouped together under " Registers " and " Monumental Inscriptions." 
 
 Under "JOHNSON, SAMUEL, ll.d.," are given all the references where any fresh light is thrown upon Dr. Johnson, upon incidents in 
 which he was personally concerned, or upon persons with whom he is known to have come in contact. To save space Dr. Johnson is alluded to 
 throughout this index as " 5. J." 
 
 The Arabic numerals refer to the text, tlie Roman numerals to the tabular pedigrees. 
 
 Acton (nr. Nantwich), Dodd family of, 26-28, VIII. 
 
 Reade family of Barbridge in the parish of, 31-38, 43, 44, 
 
 XI. 
 
 Reade family of, VIII. 
 
 — i — Wharton family of, 20, 21. 
 Addison, Joseph, identity of his " Jack Anvil " with Sir Ambrose 
 
 Crowley, 169, 170. 
 Adelaide, Reade family of, XX. 
 Adey, Mary, friend of S. J., 212. 
 Alcock, Rev. Thomas [1709-91], Vicar of Runcorn, his second wife, 
 
 52- 
 Aldford, Palin family of, 29. 
 Alton Barnes, Crowe family of, XIX. 
 Anderson, James [1 739-1808], ll.d., his ancestry, etc., 65-69, 
 
 XVIII. 
 Ashton-under-Lyne, Hall family of, 72, 73. 
 Aston, Elizabeth, friend of S. J., 231. 
 Aston-juxta-Birmingham, connexion of S. J.'s maternal ancestors with, 
 
 127, XXIX. 
 Audley, Abnet family of, 131, 273. 
 
 Baddiley, Bromhall family of, 226, 227. 
 
 Mere House at, 15, 26, 27. 
 
 Reade family of, 15, 19-24, 26-29, !> HI, VIII, X. 
 
 Reade, Rev. George, Rector of, 1759-96, 70. 
 
 Shallcross family of, 47~49> XIV. 
 
 Spring Lane Hall at, 19. 
 
 Baildon, William Paley, f.s.a., biography, 101. 
 Balsall, Fisher family of, 222, 223. 
 
 Bancroft, Thomas [1756-1811], m.a., j.p., Vicar of Bolton, 87, 88. 
 Barbridge, see under Acton. 
 
 Barnesley, Elizabeth [1622-97], great-aunt of S. J., her will and 
 inventory, 142, 143, 189, 190. 
 
 William [1618-85], of Trysull, great-uncle of S. J., visited 
 
 by Plot, the antiquary, 141, 142 J his will, 189. 
 Barston, Fisher family of, 217, 218, 223. 
 Bath, Fielder family of, 72. 
 Belbroughton, Harris family of, 121. 
 
 Berkeley, Prowse family of, their relations with S. J., 179-181. 
 Bickley, W. B., his Johnsonian collection, 126. 
 Bilston, Tomkys family of, 141. 
 Birmingham, Bake well, Mawley, of, 221. 
 
 Carless family of, their connexion with S. J., 151, 152. 
 
 Birmingham, Fisher family of, 222, 223. 
 
 Ford family of, not related to S. J., 200. 
 
 Harrison, John, uncle of S. J., his residence there, 177— 
 
 !79- 
 
 Hector, Edmund, his connexion with, 153, 154. 
 
 Johnson, Andrew, uncle of S. J., bookseller there, 217- 
 
 222. 
 
 Johnson, Samuel, ll.d., connexion of his maternal 
 
 ancestors with, 127-132, XXIX; his visit there, in 
 1719, 177. 
 
 Lloyd family of, their connexion with S. J., 151. 
 
 Male family of, 108. 
 
 Outram, Sir James, his early connexion with, 67, 68. 
 
 Porter family of, 232-243, 248, 280, 281. 
 
 Priest, William, attorney there, 154, 155, 162, 163, 
 
 218-20. 
 
 Swynfen, Dr. Samuel, his connexion with, 230. 
 
 Turton, Dr. John, of, 149. 
 
 Blackburn, Coddington family of, 50, XV. 
 Blackwood Hill, description of, 1. 
 
 Reade family of, 1-12, 14, 15, 19-23, 272, I, III, 
 
 XXIV. 
 Blackwood Old Hall, description of, 4. 
 
 Blaney, Elizabeth, the story of her passion for Michael Johnson 
 discredited, 266-268; perhaps a great-granddaughter of 1st 
 Lord Blayney, 268-271, 281. 
 Bolton-le-Moors, Dobson family of, IX. 
 Boothby, Thomas, of Tooley Park, probably married S. J.'s cousin, 
 
 250, 262, 263. 
 Bowes, S. J's. kinsfolk there, 182, 184. 
 Brewster, Sir David, his correspondence with Joseph Bancroft Reade, 
 
 97- 
 Bridgnorth, Thomas Shepperd of, his threats to imprison S. J.'s 
 
 uncle, Andrew Johnson, 218-220. 
 Bristol, politics there in 1780, 36. 
 
 Hickman family of, 108, 109. 
 
 Broad Hinton, Dudley family of, 13, II. 
 Bromfield, Hodges family of, XXII. 
 Bromsgrove, Foord family of, 203, 204. 
 
 Spilsbury family of, in. 
 
 Broome, Hickman family of, 121. 
 
 Broome, William, poet, his friendship with "Parson " Ford, 159. 
 
 Budworth, Great, Vernon family of, 81, XXIV. 
 
 a 2 
 
IV 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Buglawton, Condliff family of, 1 1 . 
 
 Bulwell, Weaver family of, VI. 
 
 Bunbury, Billington family of, 29, 30, IX. 
 
 Reade family of, 29, 30, IX. 
 
 Shallcross family of, 47-49, XIV. 
 
 Walton family of, 45, 46, XIII. 
 
 Burslem, Godwin family of, 75, 82. 
 
 Hickman family of, 25, VII. 
 
 Reade family of, 23-26, IV, VI, VII. 
 
 Wade family of, IV. 
 
 Carless, Mrs. Ann [1711-88], first love of S. J., 152. 
 
 Carlisle, Farish family of, 99. 
 
 Carthage, Sir Thomas Reade's excavations there, 62. 
 
 Castle Bromwich, Chattock family of, 139-141. 
 
 Caverswall, Bridgwood family of, 2. 
 
 Chambers, Catherine, servant to the Johnsons and to Lucy Porter, 
 
 241, 242. 
 Chattock, Christopher, antiquary, 140, 141. 
 Chester, Palin family of, 29, 30, IX. 
 Chesterfield, Philip, Earl of, and "Parson" Ford, 159-161, 164, 
 
 165, 168. 
 Church Eaton, Skrymsher family of, 252. 
 Cibber, Colley, his anecdote of " Parson " Ford, 160, 161. 
 Coleshill, Dawes family of, 55, 75, 139. 
 Condover, Hodges family of, XXII. 
 Congleton, Bowyer family of, 260. 
 
 Bromfield family of, 259-262. 
 
 Eaton family of, 56. 
 
 • Ford family of, 259, 261. 
 
 Hall family of, 72, XXI. 
 
 Lowe family of, 54-56, 272. 
 
 Martin family of, 71, 72. 
 
 Reade family of, 54, 56, 57, 71-73, 76-84, XVII, XX, 
 
 XXII, XXIII, XXIV. 
 
 Shaw family of, 78, XXIV. 
 
 Solly family of, 71, XX. 
 
 Corbet, Andrew, schoolfellow of S. J., 230, 23T. 
 
 Corley, Ford family of, 199. 
 
 Cornwall, tour through, by James Reade, in 1781, 37. 
 
 Coventry, Hollyer family of, their relations with S. J., 223, 224. 
 
 Johnson, Thomas, cousin of S. J., resident there, 222- 
 
 225. 
 
 Longworth family of, 231, 232. 
 
 Whiting family of, 225. 
 
 Crowe, Rev. William [1 745-1829], ll.b., scholar, his family, 70, 
 
 XIX. 
 Crowley, Sir Ambrose, the " Jack Anvil " of Addison, 169, 170 ; the 
 
 " Sir Arthur de Bradly " of Steele, 170. 
 Croydon, Allder family of, V. 
 Cubley, Bill family of, 225. 
 
 Johnson, Michael, connexion of his parents with, 209, 210. 
 
 r Whiting family of, 225. 
 
 Curdworth, residence there of S. J.'s maternal grandfather, 133. 
 
 Darlington, S. J.'s cousin, Cornelius Harrison, incumbent there, 
 
 181, 182. 
 Derby, S. J.'s marriage at, in 1735, 199, 235. 
 
 Neild family of, a connexion with Michael Johnson, 278-280. 
 
 Desmoulins, Mrs. Elizabeth, supported by S. J., 230. 
 
 Dixie, Sir Wolstan [1701-67], his harsh treatment of S. J., 173, 257. 
 
 Dudley, Ford family of, 203. 
 
 Dudley, Rev. Henry [1619-97], b.a., of Broad Hinton, 13, r7, 19. 
 
 William [1645-17 18], of Lime House, Leek, his Family 
 
 Bible, 14, 15. 
 
 Eccleshall, Michael Johnson's connexion with, 257. 
 
 Skrymsher family of, 251. 
 
 Wood family of, 48, XIV. 
 
 Yonge family of, 252. 
 
 Edgbaston, Porter family of, 232, 234, 235. 
 Edinburgh, Allan family of, 65-69, XVIII. 
 Elmdon, Fisher family of, 217, 218, 222, 223. 
 
 Falmouth, Fox and Treleaven families of, XI. 
 
 Ferriar, John [1761-1815], m.d., consulted by Sir Thomas Reade, 
 
 58. 
 Fillongley, Ford family of, 199. 
 
 Priest family of, 219. 
 
 Flixton, Reade House at, 57. 
 
 Ford, Ann [1692-1744], cousin of S. J., her will, 195, 196. 
 Cornelius [1632-1709], grandfather of S. J., account of, 132- 
 
 134 ; his residence at Kings Norton, 162 ; his residence at 
 
 Packwood, 171, 173; his will. 191. 
 
 Cornelius, uncle of S. J., 156, 157. 
 
 Cornelius [1694-1731], Rev., m.a., commonly known as 
 
 "Parson" Ford, life of, 158-168, 274-277. 
 
 Henry, great-grandfather of S. J., 127, T28. 
 
 Henry, of Birmingham and Clifford's Inn, great-uncle of S. J., 
 
 128-132. 
 
 Jane (widow of Joseph, m.d.), aunt of S. J., her will, 193. 
 
 Joseph [1662-1721], m.d., of Stourbridge, uncle of S. J., 146, 
 
 147 ; epitaph on, by his son, 167, 168 ; his will, 191-J93. 
 
 Mary, great-grandmother of S. J., her will, 189. 
 
 Mary, aunt of S. J., see under Hardwicke, Mary. 
 
 Nathaniel, uncle of S. J., 155, 156, 274. 
 
 Nathaniel, Mrs., aunt of S. J., testifies to his delicacy as an 
 
 infant, 156. 
 
 Phcebe, aunt of S. J., see under Harrison, Phoebe. 
 
 Phcebe [1696-1766], cousin of S. J., her will, 196, 197. 
 
 Sally, cousin (?) of S. J., her sweetness of temper commended 
 
 by him, 157. 
 Samuel, uncle of S. J., particulars of, with original letter by, 
 
 iS4- 
 
 Sarah, mother of S. J., see under Johnson, Sarah. 
 
 Simon, d.d., of Stourbridge, 201, 277. 
 
 Forton, Skrymsher family of, 251, 252. 
 Foston, Boothby family of, 265, 266. 
 Frome, S. J.'s enquiries about a cousin at, 224. 
 Fulmer, Darell family of, 235, 236. 
 
 Gatacre, Acton family of, 107, XXVII. 
 Gnosall, Adderley family of, 257. 
 Goldsmith, Oliver, his last illness, in, 112. 
 
 Greene, Richard [1716-93], the Lichfield antiquary, his supposed 
 relationship to S. J., 145, 274. 
 
 Hagley, Firmstone family of, 71, XX. 
 
 connexion of S. J. with, 164, 165, 168. 
 
 Halesowen, Acton family of, 107, 116, 117, XXVII. 
 Hampton-in-Arden, Ford family of, 199. 
 Handsworth, Abnet family of, 130, 273, XXIX. 
 
 Dawes family of, 139. 
 
 Hanley, Reade family of, VI, XII. 
 Hardwicke, Mary, aunt of S. J., 185-187. 
 
 Harriotts, Elizabeth [1661-1728], of Trysull, cousin of Mrs. Michael 
 Johnson, S. J.'s recollections of, 143 ; her will, 193-195. 
 Harrison, Cornelius [1700-48], Rev., m.a., cousin of S. J., account of, 
 181, 182 ; his will, 196. 
 
 Cornelius [1743-1806], b.a., of Stubb House, son of S. J.'s 
 
 cousin, 182, 183. 
 
GENERAL INDEX 
 
 Harrison, George Plantagenet [1817-90], General, kinsman of S. J., 
 account of, 184, 185. 
 
 John, uncle of S. J., 177-179; his will, 195. 
 
 Phoebe, aunt of S. J., 177-179. 
 
 Thomas [17 79- 1842 J, kinsman of S. J., noted for swearing, 
 
 183, 184. 
 Hector, Ann [171 1-88], first love of S. J., 152. 
 
 Edmund [1708-94], his friendship with S. J., 152-154. 
 
 George, ushers S. J. into world, 152, 153. 
 
 Heely, Humphrey, befriended by S. J., 157, 158. 
 Helmdon, Harriott family of, 136, 137. 
 
 Heme, Elizabeth, lunatic cousin of S. J., partly supported by him, 
 
 179-181. 
 Hickman, Dorothy, the sonnet addressed to her by S. J., 149. 
 
 Gregory [1688-1748], of Stourbridge, S. J.'s letter to, in 
 
 I73 1 * r 49, iS°. J 66. 
 
 Henry [1629-92], Rev., m.a., ejected minister, life of, 109- 
 
 iii. 
 
 Walter [1709-41], Rev., b.c.l., of Stourbridge, 106. 
 
 Hill, Thomas Ford [d. 1795], f.s.a., his parentage and ancestry, 201, 
 
 202. 
 Hodges, Charles Bishope [1795-1864], Rev., m.a., 74. 
 Hogarth, William, " Parson " Ford represented in his " Midnight 
 
 Modern Conversation," 160, 161, 165-167. 
 Holbrooke, Rev. Edward, m.a., schoolmaster of S. J., 244. 
 Holmes Chapel, Hodges family of, 74-76, XXII. 
 Horton, see also Blackwood Hill. 
 
 description of, 1. 
 
 Biddulph family of, 2, 4-6. 
 
 Court Rolls of, 4. 
 
 Crompton family of, 4, 9, 82. 
 
 Dudley family of, 13-15, 17, II. 
 
 ■ Fields Farm at, 5. 
 
 Heath family of, 2, 3. 
 
 — Lockett family of, 6. 
 
 Myott family of, 5. 
 
 Sant family of, 5. 
 
 Hunter, Rev. John, S. J.'s schoolmaster, account of, 243-245. 
 
 Jackson, Richard, founder of Jacksonian professorship at Cam- 
 bridge, 55. 
 Jervis, William [1659-95], father-in-law of S. J., 235, 236. 
 Jesson, Cornelius [1655-1723], cousin of S. J.'s mother, Steward of 
 Christ's Hospital, 136 ; probably saw S. J. in infancy, 174. 
 Johnson, Andrew [1660-1729], bookseller in Birmingham, uncle of 
 S. J., account of his life and financial troubles, 217-222. 
 
 Elizabeth [1689-1752], wife of S. J., her parentage and 
 
 ancestry, 235, 236. 
 Johnson, Michael : — 
 
 Bibb, Simon, letter from, in 1718, 216. 
 
 Blaney, Elizabeth., the story of her passion for him discredited, 
 
 266-268. 
 Courtship, 173. 
 
 Cubley, his connexion with, 209, 210. 
 Eccleshall, his connexion with, 257. 
 Ford, Cornelius, his father-in-law, mentioned in will of, 191. 
 
 Jane, his sister-in-law, mentioned in her will, 193. 
 
 Sarah, his wife ; how he met her, 171 ; her nieces lodge 
 
 with him, 165, 166; her contempt for his relations, 
 
 175- 
 Harriotts, Mrs. Elizabeth, his dislike for, 143, 175 ; mentioned 
 
 in her will, 194. 
 Leek, whether apprenticed at, 268. 
 Lichfield, his early connexion with, 210, 217, 278; his house at, 
 
 172, 225 ; his prosecution at, 211-16. 
 
 Johnson, Michael : — continued. 
 
 Marriage in 1706, 202. 
 
 Marriage settlement, 1 71-173 ; fulfilment of, 207, 208. 
 
 Married life not very happy, 174, 175. 
 
 Neild, Mary, his engagement to, in 1686, 278-280. 
 
 Plaxton, Rev. George, extolled by, 257, 258. 
 
 Rutter, Thomas, his business connexion with, 215. 
 
 Scholarship, his reputed, 214. 
 
 Scotland and Ireland, his possible visits to, 216. 
 
 Signatures, 214. 
 
 Skrymsher, Dr. Gerard, probably his brother-in-law, 249, 250, 
 256 ; writes nuncupative will of, 249, 250, 256. 
 
 Tanner, his prosecution for trading as a, 211-16 ; his autograph 
 defence, 213, 214. 
 
 Trentham, his connexion with : possible relatives there, 257, 258. 
 
 Uttoxeter, his connexion with, 278. 
 Johnson, Samuel, ll.d. : — ■ 
 
 Adey, Mary, his friend, 212. 
 
 Ancestry, general remarks on his, 125 ; evinces an interest in 
 his, 125 ; his maternal ancestry tabulated, XXIX. 
 
 Aston, Elizabeth, his friend, 231. 
 
 Baptism, date of his, 173. 
 
 Boothby, Miss Hill, his friendship with, 262. 
 
 Thomas, of Tooley Park, the celebrated sportsman, 
 
 probably his cousin by marriage, 250, 262, 263. 
 
 Chambers, Catherine, his regard for, 241, 242, 
 
 Chesterfield, Lord, his relations with, 161. 
 
 Christian name, how he got his, 227. 
 
 Cobb, Mrs. Mary, his friend, 212, 229. 
 
 Corbet, Andrew, his schoolfellow, 230, 231. 
 
 Coventry, entertained there by Rev. Joseph Rann, 224. 
 
 Cubley, connexion of his ancestors with, 209, 210. 
 
 Derby, his marriage at, 199, 235. 
 
 Descent, long, his veneration for, 125. 
 
 Desmoulins, Mrs., his care of, 230. 
 
 Dixie, Sir Wolstan, treated harshly by, 173, 257. 
 
 Ford, Cornelius, his uncle, he relates a tale of, 156. 
 
 ■ Rev. Cornelius, m.a., his opinion of, 159, 160, 164, 165 ; 
 
 prediction of his future by, 160 ; his mind influenced 
 by, 164 ; his personal relations with, 164, 168. 
 
 Dr. Joseph, his uncle, his probable reference to, 147. 
 
 Mrs. Nathaniel, his aunt, his reference to, 156. 
 
 Sally, he commends her sweet temper, 157. 
 
 Frome, his enquiries about a cousin at, 224. 
 
 Gastrell, Mrs. Jane, his friend, 283. 
 
 Hagley, his connexion with, 164, 165, 168. 
 
 Han way, Jonas, his acquaintance with, 241. 
 
 Harriotts, Mrs. Elizabeth, his memories of, 143. 
 
 Harrison, the Rev. Cornelius, his cousin, his good opinion of, 
 181. 
 
 John, his uncle, his contempt for, 177. 
 
 Hector, Ann, his early love for, 152. 
 
 Edmund, his lifelong friendship with, 152-154. 
 
 George, ushers him into world, 152. 
 
 Heely, Humphrey, his connexion, he befriends, 157, 158. 
 Heme, Elizabeth, his lunatic cousin, his liberality to, 179-181. 
 Hickman, Dorothy, his sonnet to, 149. 
 
 Gregory, his letter to, 149, 150. 
 
 Hollyers of Coventry, his connexion with, 223, 224. 
 Jessons, his personal relations with the, 136, 137, 174. 
 Johnson, Sarah, his mother; his love for her, 175-177 ; his 
 
 neglect to visit her, 175-177 ; his power apparently 
 not inherited from her, 176, 177. 
 
 Thomas, his cousin, his generosity to, 223-225. 
 
 Lloyd, Olivia, enamoured of, 151. 
 
VI 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Johnson, Samuel, ll.d. -.—continued. 
 
 London, his visit to, in 1711-12, 174. 
 
 Longworth, Mrs., his early friend, 231, 232. 
 
 Lyttelton, Lord, his early acquaintance with, 148, 160. 
 
 Market Bosworth, an usher at, 173. 
 
 Mathias, James, his friendship with, 240, 241. 
 
 Oliver, Mrs., his first teacher, 246, 247. 
 
 Oxford, the period of his stay at, 166 ; his return from, to his 
 
 father's house, 165, 166 ; by whom supported when 
 
 at, 230, 231. 
 Pedmore, his probable stay there in 1725, 164, 165, 168. 
 Porter, Elizabeth, his wife, how he became acquainted with her, 
 
 233. 2 34- 
 Porters, his step-children, his relations with, 236-243. 
 Prowse, Mrs. Elizabeth, his relations with her and her daughter, 
 
 179-181 ; mentioned in her will, 180, 181. 
 Relations, his opinion of his, 125, 175, 181. 
 Religious views not inherited from his grandfather, 134. 
 Rogers, Rev. John Methuen, his relations with, 180, 181. 
 Schoolmasters, particulars of his, 243-247. 
 Sharp, Granville, his debate with, 181. 
 Simpson, Joseph, his friend, 212. 
 Skrymsher, Charles, his relative, his enquiries for, 249, 258. 
 
 ■ Dr. Gerard, probably his uncle, 249, 250, 255-257. 
 
 Stourbridge, his connexion with, 147-15 1. 
 Swynfen, Samuel, m.d., his godfather, 229-231. 
 Tea-pot, his, 282, 283. 
 Trysull, his visit to, in 1711, 143. 
 Turton, John, m.d., f.r.s., his friendship with, 151. 
 Uncle, claimed to have had one hanged, 154. 
 Wakefield, Richard, probably his godfather, 227-229. 
 Walmesley, Gilbert, his early friend, 231. 
 Westminster Abbey, his burial in, 204. 
 Johnson, Sarah [1669-1759], mother of S. J., account of, 171-177. 
 
 Thomas [1703-79], cousin of S. J., his residence at 
 
 Coventry, 222-225. 
 
 Kidderminster, Bowyer family of, 147. 
 
 Brettell family of, 132. 
 
 Kings Norton, residence there of S. J.'s maternal grandfather, 132- 
 134, 162. 
 
 Chambers family of, 138. 
 
 Kingswinford, Carter family of, 201. 
 Knutsford, Vernon family of, XXIV. 
 
 Ladbrooke, Palmer family of, 254. 
 
 Lapworth, Ingram family of, 128, 197, 200. 
 
 Lea, Rev. Samuel, m.a., of Newport, nearly S. J.'s schoolmaster, 247, 
 
 248. 
 Leeds, Reade family of, 88-103, XXV. 
 
 Rhodes family of, XXVI. 
 
 Leek, Davenport family of, 6, n. 
 
 Endon family of, 79, 82. 
 
 Godwin family of Dunwood in, 5, 20, 22, 71, 75, 82. 
 
 Grosvenor family of, 81. 
 
 Hall family of, 80, 81. 
 
 Johnson, Michael, whether apprenticed at, 268. 
 
 Reade family of, 82-84. 
 
 Stonehewer family of, 80, 81. 
 
 Turnock family of, 2, 79, 82, I. 
 
 Leghorn, S. J.'s step-son, Joseph Porter, a merchant there, 238-240. 
 Leigh, Guest family of, 85. 
 Lichfield, Adey family of, 212. 
 
 Blaney, Elizabeth, her true story, 266-268. 
 
 Crowley family of, 216. 
 
 Lichfield, Green family of, 212. 
 
 Greene, Richard, the antiquary, his connexion with, 145. 
 
 Harrison, John, uncle of S. J., resident there, 178, 179. 
 
 Hector family of, 152-154, 274. 
 
 Heveningham family of, 216. 
 
 Hinton family of, 266-268, 281. 
 
 Hunter family of, 243-246. 
 
 Jackson family of, 188. 
 
 Johnson, Michael, his marriage settlement preserved there, 
 
 171 ; his business as a tanner there, 210-216; his early 
 connexion with, 210, 278. 
 
 Jury at, in 17 18 j constitution of, 216. 
 
 Levett family of, 213. 
 
 Mallet family of, 216. 
 
 Mousley, Samuel, of, 163, 172. 
 
 Newton family of, 200. 
 
 Nott family of, 211, 212. 
 
 Oliver family of, 246, 247. 
 
 Porter family of, 179, 248, 249. 
 
 Porter, Lucy, her residence there, 241-243. 
 
 Pyott family of, 173. 
 
 Rawlins family of, 227-229. 
 
 Robinson family of, 212. 
 
 Rutter family of, business connexion with Michael Johnson, 
 
 215. 
 
 Seward family of, 245. 
 
 ■ Simpson family of, 212. 
 
 Smalridge family of, 211. 
 
 Swynfen family of, 229-231. 
 
 Thacker family of, 212. 
 
 Wakefield, Richard, town- clerk of, probably godfather of 
 
 S. J., 227-229. 
 
 Walmesley, Gilbert, of, 231. 
 
 White family of, 245, 246. 
 
 Liverpool, Keightley family of, XV. 
 
 Reade family of, 38-44, 73, 74, XI, XXI. 
 
 Lloyd family, of Birmingham, relations of " Parson " Ford with, 159, 
 163. 
 
 Olivia [1707-75], an early love of S. J.'s, 151. 
 
 Lockett, Rev. William [1800-67], Si-53- 
 
 Longworth, Mrs., an early friend of S. J., 231, 232. 
 
 Lowe, Sir Hudson, and Sir Thomas Reade, 59, 60. 
 
 Ludlow, Hodges family of, XXII. 
 
 Luffenham, South, "Parson" Ford, Rector of, 159, 161-163, l6 5> 
 
 167. 
 Lutterworth, Jervis and Smith families of, 236. 
 Lutwyche, Thomas, Q.c, on the affairs of " Parson " Ford's widow, 
 
 161, 162. 
 Lyttelton, George, 1st Lord, his early acquaintance with S. L, 148, 
 160. 
 
 Macclesfield, Hulley family of, 56-58. 
 
 Lowe family of, 54. 
 
 Madeley, Genders family of, VII. 
 Manchester, Ainsworth family of, 86. 
 — ■ — Bancroft family of, 85-88. 
 
 Barlow family of, 87. 
 
 Clogg family of, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Reade family of, 45-47, XIII, XXIV. 
 
 Salmon family of, 86. 
 
 Shaw family of, 79, 81, 82, XXIV. 
 
 Market Bosworth, Dixie family of, 173. 
 Market Drayton, Evanson family of, XII. 
 
 Reade family of, XI. 
 
 Marple, Isherwood family of, 87, 88, 
 
GENERAL INDEX 
 
 VII 
 
 Marton, Lowe family of, 78, 81, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Reade family of, XXIV. 
 
 Shaw family of, 78, 79, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Mathias, James, a friend of S. J. and the Porters, 240, 241. 
 Melbourne, Reade family of, XXI. 
 Mitcham, Crowley family of, 169, 170. 
 Monumental Inscriptions : — 
 
 Acton (nr. Nantwich), 28, 44. 
 
 Adbaston, 272. 
 
 Aldford, 30. 
 
 Astbury, 12, 259. 
 
 Baddiley, 22, 28, 48. 
 
 Bishopsbourne, 102. 
 
 Brasted, 112. 
 
 Broome, 123. 
 
 Bunbury, 30, 46, 48. 
 
 Cheswardine, 22. 
 
 Congleton (St. Peter's), 63, 73, 74, 77, 78, Plate XI (facing 
 p. 62). 
 
 Davenham, 51. 
 
 Enville, 120. 
 
 Forton, 252, 253. 
 
 Foston, 265. 
 
 Holmes Chapel, 75. 
 
 Horton, n, 17, 22, 73, 84. 
 
 Kirk Michael (i.o.m.), 102. 
 
 Leek, 80, 84. 
 
 Lichfield (cathedral), 229, 231, 266. 
 
 (St. Chad's), 243. 
 
 (St. Michael's), 177. 
 
 Market Drayton, 44. 
 Marton, 84. 
 
 Mitcham, 169. 
 
 Newcastle-under- Lyme (St. George's), 53. 
 Newport (Salop), 247. 
 Norbury, 253-255. 
 Offley, High, 255, 256. 
 Oldswinford, 26, 120, 123. 
 Over, 47, 52, 53. 
 Peckleton, 263. 
 Stone (Bucks), 102. 
 Tregynon, 270. 
 Tunstall, 24. 
 Uttoxeter, 17. 
 Warwick (St. Mary's), 235. 
 Wrenbury, 22. 
 Mulock, Dinah Maria [1826-87], early photo, of, 43. 
 Thomas Samuel [1789-1869], two portraits of, 39. 
 
 Nantwich, Betteley family of, 6. 
 
 Bromhall family of, 226. 
 
 Dudley family of, XVI. 
 
 Reade family of, 21. 
 
 Walton family of, 46, XIII. 
 
 Napoleon I, at St. Helena, and Sir Thomas Reade, 59, 60. 
 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Hall family of, III. 
 
 — — - Mellard family of, 29, 44. 
 
 Newport (Salop), Skrymsher family of, 253, 258. 
 
 Rev. Samuel Lea, m.a., of, 247, 248. 
 
 a cousin of S. J. resident there in 1770, 227. 
 
 Newtown, Blayney and Mathews families of, 271. 
 
 Noel, Thomas [1799-1861], the poet, distantly related to S. J.'s wife, 
 
 236. 
 Norbury, Skrymsher family of, 251-256, 263, 264, 268, 269. 
 Nuneaton, Ford family of, 201, 277. 
 
 Offley, High, Johnson family of, 251, 258. 
 
 . Skrymsher family of, related to S. J., 249-266. 
 
 Oldswinford, see also under Stourbridge. 
 
 Hickman family of, 282, XXVIII. 
 
 Oliver, Mrs., of Lichfield, S. J.'s first teacher, a confectioner, 246, 
 
 247. 
 Outram, Edmund [1765-1821], d.d., letters from, 67, 68. 
 
 Francis [1801-29], letters from, 68, 69. 
 
 General Sir James, fresh light on his boyhood, 67-69 ; his 
 
 maternal ancestry, XVIII. 
 Over, Gardner family of, 52, XVI. 
 Lockett family of, XVI. 
 
 Packwood, residence there of S. J.'s grandfather, Cornelius Ford, 
 i33. 171. 173, XXIX. 
 
 residence there of S. J.'s uncle, Samuel Ford, 154, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Michael Johnson's marriage there in 1706, 202. 
 
 Parker, Rev. Samuel Hay, b.a., his Johnsonian collection, 282, 283. 
 Patras, Crowe and Wood families of, XIX. 
 
 Pattingham, Hardwicke family of, 185-187. 
 
 Peatling, Great, Jervis family of, 235, 236. 
 
 Peckleton, Boothby family of, 262-266. 
 
 Pedmore, residence there of " Parson " Ford, 159, T65, 168. 
 
 S. J.'s probable stay there in 1725, 148, 164, 165, 168. 
 
 Willis family of, 148. 
 
 Peover, Over, Reade family of, XX. 
 
 Pepys, George, a kinsman of the diarist, connected with S. J.'s cousin, 
 
 144, 145- 
 Plantagenet-Harrison, General, see under Harrison. 
 Pope, Alexander, his reference to " Parson " Ford, 164. 
 Porter, Henry, of Birmingham, senior, 232. 
 
 Henry, of Birmingham, mercer, first husband of S. J.'s wife, 
 
 232-236. 
 
 Jervis Henry [1718-63], Captain R.N., step-son of S. J., 
 
 account of, 236-238, 280, 281. 
 
 Joseph, of Leghorn, step-son of S. J., account of, 238-40. 
 
 Joseph, of London, brother of Mrs. Johnson's first husband, 
 
 232, 233. 
 
 Lucy [1715-86], of Lichfield, step-daughter of S. J., account 
 
 of, 241-243. 
 Priest, William, of Birmingham, attorney, letter written to him by 
 
 S. J.'s uncle, Samuel Ford, 154, 155 ; his relations with 
 
 "Parson" Ford, 162, 163; his defence of S. J.'s uncle, 
 
 Andrew Johnson, 218-220. 
 Prowse, Mrs. Elizabeth, her relations with S. J., 179-181. 
 
 Quebec, Rhodes family of, XXVI. 
 
 Rann, Rev. Joseph, m.a., entertains S. J. at Coventry, 224. 
 Ratcliffe Culey, Farmer family of, 139, 140. 
 Reade, Arthur Comberbach [1839-81], m.r.c.s., 77. 
 
 Arthur Lloyd, Lieut.-Col., 77. 
 
 Charles [1754-80], of Congleton, surgeon, 32-36, 51. 
 
 Charles [1799-1853], of Manchester, 45, 46. 
 
 Charles, novelist, T. S. B. Reade visits his parents, 89. 
 
 Charles James, Major, c.b., 74. 
 
 Charles James, Rev., m.a., 71. 
 
 Charles William [1801-74], of Liverpool, 73. 
 
 . George [1715-96], Rev., m.a., 70. 
 
 George [1760-1838], j.p., of Congleton, 71. 
 
 George [1778-1840], of Manchester, elder brother of Sir 
 
 Thomas Reade, 56, 57. 
 
 George [1797-1865], of Congleton, solicitor, 76. 
 
 George William [1828-83], j.p., of Congleton, solicitor, 76,77. 
 
Vlll 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Reade, Henry Lister, j.p., of Congleton, solicitor, 77. 
 
 ■ James [1749-18 14], his life and correspondence, 31-38 ; his 
 
 account of his ancestry, 35. 
 
 John [1709-77]) of Barbridge, 31-34- 
 
 John [1 745-1818], b.a., of Onecote, 19-22. 
 
 John [1756-1824], of Winsford, 45. 
 
 John Chorley [1826-95], Rev., m.a., 74. 
 
 John William Paley, Rev., m.a., ioi, 102. 
 
 Joseph Bancroft [1801-70], m.a., f.r.s., full account of his 
 
 life and discoveries, 90-99, 272, 273. 
 
 Richard [1803-85], Rev., b.a., 100, 101. 
 
 Richard [1825-95], eldest son of Sir Thomas Reade, 63, 
 
 272. 
 — — Samuel John, of Manchester, 46. 
 
 Thomas [167 1-1 736], of Blackwood Hill and Baddiley, his 
 
 signatures, 6, 7. 
 
 Sir Thomas [1 782-1849], c.b., full account of his life, 57-63. 
 
 Thomas [1804-83], m.r.c.s., ioi. 
 
 Thomas Fellowes [1828-85], second son of Sir Thomas 
 
 Reade, 63, 64. 
 
 Thomas James [1 838-1 901], of Saddleworth, 46. 
 
 Thomas Mellard, of Liverpool, life of, 40-43. 
 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft [1776-1841], of Leeds, 88-90. 
 
 William [1774-96], elder brother of Sir Thomas Reade, 56. 
 
 William [1819-90], Rev., m.a., ioi. 
 
 William James [1794-1867], of Liverpool, 38-40. 
 
 Registers, Parish, extracts from : — 
 
 Acton (nr. Nantwich), 12, 28, 36, 44, 47, 49. 
 
 Astbury, 12, 53, 65, 78. 
 
 Aston-juxta-Birmingham, 198. 
 
 Baddiley, 12, 23, 24, 28, 30, 48, 64, 226. 
 
 Barston, 217. 
 
 Belbroughton, 119. 
 
 Billesdon, 123. 
 
 Birmingham (St. Martin's), 198, 199, 218, 233, 234. 
 
 Broad Hinton, 19. 
 
 Bunbury, 29, 30, 49, 53. 
 
 Burslem, 24-26. 
 
 Cheswardine, 23. 
 
 Condover, 76. 
 
 Congleton (St. Peter's), 53, 64, 84. 
 
 Cubley, 209, 210. 
 
 Curdworth, 199. 
 
 Davenham, 51. 
 
 Derby (All Saints), 279. 
 
 (St. Peter's), 279. 
 
 (St. Werburgh's), 199. 
 
 Enville, 120. 
 
 Hagley, 123. 
 
 Holmes Chapel, 75, 76. 
 
 Horton, 12, 17, 23, 24, 73, 84. 
 
 Ightfield, 23. 
 
 Lapworth, 200. 
 
 Leeds, 102. 
 
 Leek, 73, 84. 
 
 Lichfield (cathedral), 268, 274, 280, 281. 
 
 (St. Chad's), 242. 
 
 (St. Mary's), 200. 
 
 (St. Michael's), 200. 
 
 Liverpool (St, Peter's), 44. 
 Manchester (cathedral), 65, 84. 
 
 (St. Anne's), 84. 
 
 Market Drayton, 44, 45. 
 Marston Montgomery, 209. 
 Marton, 84. 
 
 Registers, Parish, extracts from : — continued. 
 
 Nantwich, 6, 51, 53. 
 
 Newcastle-under-Lyme (St. Giles'), 53. 
 
 Newchapel, 24. 
 
 Norbury, 251. 
 
 Offley, High, 250, 251. 
 
 Oldswinford, 11 7-1 19, 168, 200-202, 247. 
 
 Over, 53. 
 
 Packwood, 202. 
 
 Peatling, Great, 235. 
 
 Pedmore, 119. 
 
 Peover, Over, 73. 
 
 Stoke-on-Trent, 44. 
 
 Stourbridge, see Oldswinford. 
 
 Sutton Coldfield, 202. 
 
 Swettenham, 84. 
 
 Tregynon, 270. 
 
 Trentham, 258. 
 
 Trysull, 202, 203. 
 
 Uttoxeter, 17-19. 
 
 West Bromwich, 203, 204. 
 
 Westminster Abbey, 204. 
 
 Wrenbury, 23, 29, 64. 
 
 Wybunbury, 29. 
 Rocester, Bott family of, 13, 16, 17, II. 
 
 Bowley family of, 278. 
 
 Rochdale, Guest family of, 85. 
 
 Rogers, Rev. John Methuen, b.c.l., his relations with S. J., 180, 
 
 181. 
 Rolleston, Greene family of, 121. 
 Runcorn, Alcock and Breck families of, 52. 
 Ryton, Mytton family of, 258. 
 
 Salford, Reade family of, 56, 57. 
 
 Saunders, Sir Charles, Admiral, benefited under will of S. J.'s step- 
 son, 237. 
 Seward, Anna, her parentage and ancestry, 245. 
 
 Sarah, her engagement to S. J.'s step-son, Joseph Porter, 
 
 238, 239. 
 Shenstone, Wyatt family of, 187, 188. 
 Shepperd, Thomas, his threats of imprisonment against S. J.'s uncle, 
 
 Andrew Johnson, 218-220. 
 Shrewsbury, Skrymsher family of, 252, 253. 
 Simpson, Joseph, friend of S. J., 212. 
 Skrymsher, Dr. Gerard [1618-1700], probably married Michael 
 
 Johnson's sister, 249, 250, 255-257. 
 Solihull, Ford family of, 199. 
 Stafford, Abnet family of, 130, 131, XXIX. 
 Stanton Lacey, Hodges family of, 75. 
 Steele, Richard, the identity of his " Sir Arthur de Bradly " with Sir 
 
 Ambrose Crowley, 170. 
 Stoke-on-Trent, Lea family of, 247, 248. 
 Stone, Hall family of, 20. 
 
 Reade family of, 21, 23, III. 
 
 Stottesden, Harriotts family of, 144, 274. 
 Stourbridge, Crowley family of, 168-170. 
 
 Foley family of, 121, 122, 273. 
 
 Ford, Joseph, m.d., uncle of S. J., his residence there, 
 
 146, 147. 
 
 ,, Nathaniel, uncle of S. J., his residence there, 155. 
 
 ,, family of, unrelated to S. J., 201. 
 
 Hickman family of, 103-123, 276, 277, XXVII. 
 
 Hickman Library at Grammar School, 109. 
 
 Johnson, Samuel, ll.d., his connexion with, 147-15 1, 
 
 164-166. 
 
GENERAL INDEX 
 
 IX 
 
 Stourbridge, Newborough family of, 104. 
 
 Wentworth, Rev. John, S. J.'s schoolmaster there, 
 
 247. 
 Stratford-on-Avon, Hannah Porter of, 235. 
 Sutton Coldfield, residence there of S. J.'s uncle, Nathaniel Ford, 
 
 i55> 156- 
 
 Ford family of, unrelated to S. J., 201, 277. 
 
 Swettenham, Bromfield family of, 259-262. 
 
 Shaw family of, 54, 55, XXIV. 
 
 Swynfen, Samuel, m.d., godfather of S. J., 229-231. 
 
 Talbot, William Henry Fox [1800-77], f.r.s., his claims as a photo- 
 graphic discoverer disputed by Joseph Bancroft Reade, 
 92-98, 272, 273. 
 
 Tamworth, Ford family of, 201, 277. 
 Macham family of, 212. 
 
 Tarporley, Reade family of, 30, X. 
 
 Tatenhill, Lathbury family of, 15, 16, II. 
 
 Tregynon, Blayney family of, 268-271. 
 
 Trentham, Hall family of, III. 
 
 — — Johnson family of, possibly related to S. J., 258. 
 
 Trysull, Barnesley family of, 141-145, 202, 203, 274, 277, 278, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Groome family of, 145, 203. 
 
 Johnson, Dr., his visit there in 171 1, 143. 
 
 — — ■ Pudsey family of, 142, 202, 203. 
 
 Tunis, Sir Thomas Reade's work there, 60-62 ; Thomas Fellowes 
 Reade's work there, 63, 64. 
 
 Reade family of, XVII. 
 
 Tunstall, Eardley family of, V. 
 
 Reade family of, 23, 24, IV. 
 
 Turton, John [1735-1806], m.d., f.r.s., life of, m-113. 
 Tutbury, connexion of Richard Wakefield with, 227-229. 
 
 Uttoxeter, Dudley family of, 12-19, 2 7 2 > 28l > 282 > H. 
 
 Johnson, Michael, his connexion with, 278. 
 
 Wakefield, Richard, of Lichfield, probablygodfather of S.J. ,227-229. 
 Walmesley, Gilbert, of Lichfield, the early friend of S. J., 231. 
 Walsall, Simon Bibb of, his letter to Michael Johnson, 216. 
 Warwick, Norton family of, 235, 244. 
 Wednesbury, Jesson family of, 134. 
 
 Tomkys family of, 141. 
 
 Weeford, Porter family of, 249. 
 
 Swynfen family of, 229, 230. 
 
 Wyatt family of 187, 188. 
 
 Wentworth, Rev. John, of Stourbridge, S. J.'s schoolmaster, 247. 
 West Bromwich, Ford family of, unrelated to S. J., 203, 204. 
 
 connexion of S. J.'s maternal ancestors with, 127- 
 
 i 2 9> 131. J 3 2 . XXIX. 
 
 Jesson family of, 134-141, 198, 273, 274, XXIX. 
 
 Whorwood family of, 131, 132. 
 
 Wharton, Dudley family of, 49-53, XV. 
 Whitchurch, Reade family of, 19-23, III. 
 Winsford, Dudley family of, XVI. 
 
 Reade family of, 45-47, XIII. 
 
 Withering, William [1741-99 j, m.d., related to Hector family, 153. 
 Wolverhampton, Jesson family of, 137, 197, 198. 
 
 Reade family of, XII. 
 
 Worcester, Ford family of, 201, 202. 
 
 Withers family of, 163, 283. 
 
 Worfield, Gibbons family of, 186, 187. 
 Wrenbury, Beckett family of, III. 
 
 Reade family of, III. 
 
 Wyatt, John [1700-66], the inventor, supposed connexion with S. J., 
 
 187, 188. 
 Wybunbury, Reade family of, VIII. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES. 
 
 This index includes the names of all persons referred to in the text or in the tabular pedigrees. It does not discriminate between untitled 
 persons bearing the same names. 
 
 A large proportion of the names occur more than once at each reference. 
 
 Wives are indexed under their maiden as well as their married names where both are made clear at the particular reference. 
 
 The names of those who appear only as authors, editors, or publishers of works and articles referred to are printed in italics. 
 
 All persons, however referred to in the text, are indexed under their correct names. Thus all references to " Mrs. Solly " and " Mrs. Arthur 
 Solly " are indexed under " Georgina Solly." 
 
 Courtesy titles are placed in parentheses. 
 
 All names, so far as was justifiable, have been reduced to modern spelling. 
 
 The Arabic numerals refer to the text, the Roman numerals to the tabular pedigrees. 
 
 Aberdeen, George, 4th Earl of, 61. 
 Abnet, Catherine, 273. 
 
 Charles, 130, 131, XXIX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 128, 130, 131, 142, 
 
 190, 197, 205, 206, 273, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Humphrey, 130, 131, 194. 
 
 John, 130. 
 
 Katherine, 131. 
 
 Margaret, 273. 
 
 Mary, 131. 
 
 Robert, 130, 131, 194, XXIX. 
 
 Thomas, 131, 273. 
 
 William, 130, 131, 142, 190, 
 
 205, 206, 273, XXIX. 
 Abney, Joseph, 113. 
 
 Sir William de W., 98. 
 
 Abram, William A., 50. 
 
 Accres, George, 277. 
 
 Acheson, Albert Hamilton, XXIII. 
 
 Bessie, XXIII. 
 
 Eileen Frances, XXIII. 
 
 Johnston Hamilton, XXIII. 
 
 Acland, Arthur H. Dyke, 181. 
 Acton, Anne, XXVII. 
 
 Clement, 105, 107, 116, 119, 
 
 146, 192, 193, 208, 282, 
 XXVII. 
 
 Edward, 107, 116, XXVII. 
 
 Sir Edward, 1st bart., 282, 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 Edward Acton, 107. 
 
 Edward Acton Barrar, XXVII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 50, 255. 
 
 Frances, XXVII. 
 
 James, 116, XXVII. 
 
 Jane, 107, 116, 117, 121, 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 John, XXII. 
 
 Mabel, 107, 108, 116, 147, 151, 
 
 196, 197, 208, 209, XXVII. 
 
 Mary, 105-107, 116, 119, 193, 
 
 196, 208, 255, 276, 277, 
 XXII, XXVII. 
 
 Nicholas, 255. 
 
 Sarah, XXVII. 
 
 Thomas, 107, XXVII. 
 
 Walter, XXVII. 
 
 William, XXVII. 
 
 Adair, (Lady) Caroline, 238. 
 
 Robert, 237, 238. 
 
 Sir Robert, 238. 
 
 Adami, John George, 46. 
 
 Sarah Ann Ellis, 46. 
 
 Adams, , 153, 237, 238. 
 
 Adams, Eleanor, 187. 
 
 Elizabeth, 252, XVI. 
 
 Julian, XVI. 
 
 Mercy, 188. 
 
 Simon, 263. 
 
 Addenbrooke, , 115. 
 
 Dorothy, 117, XXVII. 
 
 Edward, 114, 115. 
 
 Elizabeth, 114. 
 
 Henry, 141. 
 
 Jeremiah, 201. 
 
 John, 104, 114, 115. 
 
 Margaret, 114, 115. 
 
 Nicholas, 104, 113-115, 
 
 117, XXVII. 
 Adderley, George, 257. 
 
 John, 8, 48, 252, 257. 
 
 Ralph, 227. 
 
 Thomas, 7, 210, 214, 257. 
 
 William, 223. 
 
 Addison, Joseph, 169, 170. 
 Adey, , 211, 213-215. 
 
 Jane, 212. 
 
 John, 212. 
 
 Joseph, 212, 213. 
 
 Mary, 212, 229, 240, 245. 
 
 Sarah, 212. 
 
 Thomas, 211, 212. 
 
 William, 212. 
 
 Adghead (or Adggott), Ralph, 9. 
 Ainsworth, , 88. 
 
 Ann, 86. 
 
 Jeremiah, 86. 
 
 John, 86, 87. 
 
 Joseph Bancroft, 86, 87. 
 
 . Levinus, 88. 
 
 Martha, 88. 
 
 Mary, 85-87. 
 
 N., 50. 
 
 Sarah, 86. 
 
 Thomas, 86, 87. 
 
 William Francis, 86. 
 
 William Harrison, 86. 
 
 Akerman, John Yonge, 91, 95. 
 Albiston, Joseph, 52. 
 Alcock, see also Allcock, Aucock, and 
 Awcock. 
 
 David, 52. 
 
 Elizabeth, 248. 
 
 Maria, 52. 
 
 Mary, 52. 
 
 Nathan, 52. 
 
 Thomas, 52. 
 
 Aldous, Lens, 95. 
 Aldredge, Elizabeth, 203. 
 
 Aldridge, Mary, 180. 
 
 Alison, Sir Archibald, 1st bart., 60. 
 
 Mary, XXI. 
 
 Richard, XXI. 
 
 Alker, Esther Elizabeth, XII. 
 
 Frances Maria, XII. 
 
 Helen Frances, XII. 
 
 James, XII. 
 
 John William, XII. 
 
 William, XII. 
 
 Allan, , XVIII. 
 
 Agnes, 65, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Catherine, XVIII. 
 
 Christian, 69. 
 
 David, 65, 66, XVII, XVIII, 
 
 XX 
 
 Helen, 68, XVIII. 
 
 James, 65-67, XVIII. 
 
 Jessie, 68, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, 65, XVII, XVIII, 
 
 XX. 
 
 Nichol, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Robert, 65, 66, 68, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Thomas, 66, 69, XVIII. 
 
 William, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Allcock, Charles, 138. 
 
 Sarah, 1 38. 
 
 Allder, Ada Jane, V. 
 
 Alice Margaret Louise, V. 
 
 Arthur Ferdinand, V. 
 
 Edith Mary, V. 
 
 Frederick William Walter, V. 
 
 Gertrude, V. 
 
 Herbert Ernest, V. 
 
 Hettie Frances Dora, V. 
 
 Jane, V. 
 
 Joshua, 24, V. 
 
 Katie Colclough, V. 
 
 Laura, V. 
 
 Lillian Stuart, V. 
 
 Mabel Jessica, V. 
 
 Phyllis Muriel, V. 
 
 Alleine, Joseph, 133, 185, 191. 
 Alleman, Fredrick O., XXVI. 
 
 Phoebe Ida, XXVI. 
 
 Allen, Edmund, 16. 
 
 Edward, 16. 
 
 George, 16. 
 
 John Carter, 237. 
 
 Joseph, 83. 
 
 Katherine, 132. 
 
 Robert, 233, 237, 238. 
 
 Sarah, 280. 
 
 Thomas, 13, 261. 
 
 William, 12. 
 
 Allis, John, 115. 
 Allport, Charles, 137. 
 Allsop, Edward, 116. 
 Almont, William, 132. 
 
 Alnatt, , 89. 
 
 Alport, Rebecca, 227. 
 Alsager, John, 261. 
 
 Ralph, 55. 
 
 Alsop, Thomas, 188. 
 
 William, 263. 
 
 Alsoppe, Henry, 16. 
 
 John, 16. 
 
 Robert, 12, 13. 
 
 Amherst, Alice D'Alton, Countess, 1 38. 
 William Archer, 3rd Earl, 
 
 138. 
 Amies, Ann, 144, 194. 
 
 Bonham, 144. 
 
 Martha, 144, 190. 
 
 Susan, 144. 
 
 Thomas, 144. 
 
 Amphlett, , 129. 
 
 Richard, 129. 
 
 Amson, John, 261. 
 Anderson, Agnes, 65, XVIII. 
 
 Alexander, 65-67, XVIII. 
 
 Ann, XVIII. 
 
 (Hon. Dame) Augusta Caro- 
 
 line, XXVI. 
 
 Beatrix, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Catherine, XVIII. 
 
 Christian, 65, XVIII. 
 
 . David, XVIII. 
 
 Eliza, XVIII. 
 
 George, XVIII. 
 
 Helen, XVIII. 
 
 Henry, XVIII. 
 
 Sir Henry Percy, XXVI. 
 
 James, 63, 65-67, 69, 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 Janet Skene, XVIII. 
 
 John, 237, XVIII. 
 
 Katherine, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, 65-67, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret Clementina, 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 Robert, XVIII. 
 
 Sarah, XVIII. 
 
 Walter, XVIII. 
 
 William, XVIII. 
 
 Anderson-Seton, see Seton. 
 Anderton, Thomas, 81. 
 Andre, John, 238, 245. 
 Andrews, Bridget, 198. 
 
 John, 147. 
 
Xll 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Andrews, Mary, 147. 
 
 Richard, 199. 
 
 Robert, 163. 
 
 Sarah, 199. 
 
 Ankers, , 31, 33. 
 
 Ankey, Thomas, 216. 
 Anson, George, 1st Lord, 237, 238, 
 280, 281. 
 
 Anstey, , 159. 
 
 Anstis, J., 272. 
 Antrobus, , XIII. 
 
 E., 263, 264. 
 
 Sir Edmund, 1st bart., 71, 
 
 261. 
 
 John Coutts, 4. 
 
 Philip, 71, 261. 
 
 Apted, Eardley, V. 
 Edward Arthur, V. 
 
 Frank Eardley, V. 
 
 Margery Colclough, V. 
 
 Oliver Cromwell, 24, V. 
 
 Oliver Heath, V. 
 
 Prudence, V. 
 
 Prudence May, V. 
 
 Winifred Margaret, V. 
 
 Arch, William, 231. 
 Archdall, Mervyn, 268. 
 Archer, Anne, XXIII. 
 
 John, 217. 
 
 Thomas, 197, 217, 218, 276, 
 
 277. 
 — _ William, XXIII. 
 Arden, Elizabeth, 258. 
 Arderne, John, 56. 
 
 Mary, 56. 
 
 Armitage, Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 James, XXVI. 
 
 Armstrong, John, XV. 
 
 John Knight, XV. 
 
 Marion Dudley, XV. 
 
 Marion Perrin Knight, 
 
 XV. 
 Arnold, C. W., 77. 
 Arnoux, Claudius, 38. 
 Arrowsmith, William, 83. 
 Arundell, Henry, 3rd Lord, of War- 
 dour, 263. 
 Asburne, James, 2. 
 Asbury, John, 156. 
 Ashby, Ann, 201. 
 
 Elizabeth, 201. 
 
 John, 201. 
 
 Mary, 201. 
 
 Ashford, Humphrey, 197. 
 
 Morris, 197. 
 
 Ashley, William, 30. 
 Ashton, William, 52. 
 Asken, William, 197. 
 Askew, Alice Martin, XXIII. 
 
 John, XXIII. 
 
 Aspinall, Anna Maria Jane, 50. 
 
 James, XV. 
 
 John Bridge, XV. 
 
 William Charles Lake, 50. 
 
 Aspinall-Dudley, Elizabeth Mary, XV. 
 
 Louisa Amy Lake, 
 
 XV. 
 
 William Charles 
 
 Lake, 50, XV. 
 Astbury, Margaret, 248. 
 Asterley, John, 253. 
 Astles, Alfred Tomlinson, 25, VII. 
 
 Eliza Hickman, VII. 
 
 Ethel, VII. 
 
 Margaret Annie, VII. 
 
 Astley, Christopher, 244, 245. 
 
 Francis L'Estrange, 97. 
 
 Jacob, 1 6th Lord Hastings, 97. 
 
 Mary, 139. 
 
 Rebecca, 245. 
 
 Aston, Edward, 252. 
 
 Elizabeth, 231, 283. 
 
 Hannah, 252. 
 
 Jane, 283. 
 
 Mary, 121, 231. 
 
 Thomas, 121. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 3rd bart, 231, 
 
 283. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 4th bait., 283. 
 
 Sir Willoughby, 5th bart., 283. 
 
 Aston, Sir Willoughby, 6th bart., 283. 
 Atcherley, John, 45. 
 Atchley, Mary, 248. 
 Atkins, John, 245. 
 Atkinson, John, 11, 87, 102. 
 Attwood, Elizabeth, 152. 
 
 Thomas, 152. 
 
 Atwood, , 143. 
 
 Aucock, Thomas, 2. 
 Audin, John, 114. 
 Audley, George, 34. 
 
 Lord, see Tuchet. 
 
 Audos, Ann, XL 
 Austen, George, 270. 
 
 Thomas, 272, 282. 
 
 Austin, George, 270. 
 
 Thomas, 52. 
 
 Avebury, Sir John Lubbock, 1st Lord, 
 
 42. 
 Avenant, d', see Davenant. 
 Averns, Gregory, 129. 
 Avery, Joseph, 263. 
 Awbrey, Joyce, 252. 
 
 William, 252. 
 
 Awcock, Richard, 15. 
 
 Awdry, (Dame) Frances Ellen, 93. 
 
 Sir John Wither, 93, 97. 
 
 Aylesford, Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl 
 
 of, 217. 
 
 Bab, Henry, 259, 261. 
 Babington, Dorothy, 212, 213. 
 
 Elizabeth, 15. 
 
 John, 212, 213. 
 
 Mary, 213. 
 
 Bachelor, Carolina, XXVII. 
 Bacon, John, 283. 
 Baddeley, Elizabeth, 7. 
 
 Henry, 12. 
 
 James, 131. 
 
 Baddiley, Thomas, 82. 
 Baddu, Ellen, 258. 
 Badger, Hannah, 119. 
 
 W. Collins, 100. 
 
 Baggaley, Thomas, 17. 
 Baggley, Eleanor, 130. 
 Bagnall, Anne, 138. 
 
 Anne Jesson, 138. 
 
 Caroline Edith, XXVI. 
 
 Charles, XXVI. 
 
 . Charles Edward, XXVI. 
 
 Charlotte, 283. 
 
 John, 138. 
 
 Margaret, 3. 
 
 Mary, 229. 
 
 Sir Ralph, 3. 
 
 Walter, 229. 
 
 William, 252. 
 
 Bagot, Elizabeth, 253, 254, 269. 
 
 Sir Hervey, 1st bart., 253, 254, 
 
 269. 
 
 William, Lord, 228. 
 
 Bagshaw, , 236. 
 
 Baildon, Annie Gertrude, XXV. 
 
 Barbara Nevile, XXV. 
 
 Christopher Nevile, XXV. 
 
 Frances Sophia, XXV. 
 
 Francis Joseph, 95, XXV. 
 
 Frederic Nevile, XXV. 
 
 Geoffrey Nevile, XXV. 
 
 George Henry, XXV. 
 
 Joseph, 101, XXV. 
 
 Margery Nevile, XXV. 
 
 Marion Jessie, XXV. 
 
 Sarah Eliza, lot, XXV. 
 
 Sophia Mercer, XXV. 
 
 Thomas, XXV. 
 
 William Paley, 3, 4, 85, 88- 
 
 90, 101, 184, 185, 211, 273- 
 277, 280, 281, XXV. 
 Bailey, see also Bayley. 
 
 ,215. 
 
 Baily, Hester, 229. 
 Bailye, see Bayley. 
 Bakehouse, Jonathan, 180, 181. 
 
 Baker, , 105. 
 
 Alice Mary, XXV. 
 
 Elizabeth, 52, XVI. 
 
 George, XXV. 
 
 George, 109, 136, 137, 181. 
 
 Baker, Gregory, 113. 
 
 John, 113, 226. 
 
 Mary, 47, 52, XVI. 
 
 Matthew, 199. 
 
 Thomas, 226. 
 
 Bakewell, Anne, 221. 
 
 Eleanor, 221. 
 
 Mary, 221. 
 
 Mawley, 162, 221. 
 
 Thomas, 221. 
 
 Baldwin, , 12. 
 
 Baldwyn, Acton, 251, 254, 255, 263 
 
 Charles, 255. 
 
 Eleanor, 251, 254, 255, 263. 
 
 Elizabeth, 255. 
 
 Ball, Anne, 281. 
 
 Anthony, 252. 
 
 Benjamin, 265, 281. 
 
 Joel, 83. 
 
 Richard, 211. 
 
 Susanna, 252. 
 
 Thomas, 136, 228, 265, 281. 
 
 Bamford, Thomas, 16. 
 Banbury, Charles, 223. 
 Bancroft, Ann, 79, 84-86, 88, XXIV, 
 XXVI. 
 Benjamin, 85-88. 
 
 Elizabeth, 87. 
 
 Ellen, 88. 
 
 Esther, 82, 84-88. 
 
 James, 85-88. 
 
 John, 85. 
 
 Joseph, 84-86, 88. 
 
 Lydia, 88. 
 
 Martha, 88. 
 
 Mary, 86, 87. 
 
 Nevill, 86, 87. 
 
 Robert, 82, 85-87, XXIV, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Robert Nevill, 86, 87. 
 
 Sarah, 82, 85-87. 
 
 Siffred, 86, 87. 
 
 Thomas, 85-88. 
 
 William, 87, 88. 
 
 Bankes, Henry, 15, 16. 
 
 Rowland, 16. 
 
 Banks, G. Linnaeus, 88. 
 
 John, 20, 21. 
 
 Sarah, 20, 21. 
 
 Banner, Elizabeth, 151. 
 
 John, 151. 
 
 Richard, 218. 
 
 Banning, Harriet, XV. 
 
 John Johnson, XV. 
 
 Barber, Francis, 157, 158, 179, 242. 
 
 Robert, 205, 206. 
 
 William, 205, 206. 
 
 Barclay, Robert, 151. 
 
 Barff, Matilda Bentevoglia Fortunata, 
 XIX. 
 
 Samuel, XIX. 
 
 Barfoot, Mary, 267. 
 
 Barford, , 234. 
 
 Barker, Constance Mary, 74. 
 
 Henry T., 74. 
 
 John, 222, 264, XXVIII. 
 
 Joseph, 21. 
 
 Katherine, 74, XXVIII. 
 
 Mary, 26. 
 
 Robert, 15. 
 
 William, 1 86. 
 
 Barkley, Henry, 83, 84. 
 Barlow, Annis, IV. 
 
 Edward, 22. 
 
 Esther, 86, S7. 
 
 John, 86, 87, IV. 
 
 Joseph, 87. 
 
 Lucy, 75, 76, XX, XXII. 
 
 Maria, 75, 76, 87, XX, XXII. 
 
 Nevill, 87. 
 
 Robert, 87. 
 
 Thomas Worthington, 75, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 William Worthington, 75, 76, 
 
 XX, XXII. 
 Barnard, Edward, XXVII. 
 
 Joanna, XXVII. 
 
 Barnes, Thomas, 13. 
 Barnesley, Anne, 202, 203. 
 
 Catherine, 142, 144, 189. 
 
 Barnesley, Elizabeth, 127, 128, 130, 
 132-134, 137, 141-145. 
 IS4-I56, 171. 178. l86 » 
 189, 190, 197, 198, 202, 
 203, 274, 278, XXIX. 
 Frances, 202, 203. 
 
 George, 203. 
 
 Harry, 202. 
 
 Henry, 202. 
 
 Isabel, 142, 189, 202. 
 
 James, 202, 203. 
 
 Jane, 202, 203. 
 
 John, 202, 203. 
 
 Judith, 202. 
 
 Katherine, 202. 
 
 Margaret, 142, 144, 202, 
 
 203, XXIX. 
 
 Margery, 203. 
 
 Mary, 142, 189, 203. 
 
 Nicholas, 202. 
 
 Samuel, 202. 
 
 Sarah, 202, 203. 
 
 Thomas, 141, 142, 189, 190, 
 
 194, 202, 203, XXIX. 
 
 William, 133, 141, 142. 
 
 144, 189, 197, 198, 202, 
 
 203, XXIX. 
 Barnet, Sarah, 250. 
 Barnett, G., 81. 
 
 John, 254. 
 
 Barnsley, , 234. 
 
 Barrar, Carolina, XXVII. 
 
 Edward Acton, XXVII. 
 
 Elijah, XXVII. 
 
 Frances, 116, 117, XXVII. 
 
 Henry, XXVII. 
 
 Mabel, 116, 117, XXVII. 
 
 Barrett, James, II. 
 Barrington, Martha, 123. 
 Barron, Oswald, 125. 
 Barry, Elizabeth, 200. 
 
 Robert, 200. 
 
 Sarah, 200. 
 
 Barton, Alfred Thomas, 283. 
 
 George, 7. 
 
 Jane, 204. 
 
 John, 213-215. 
 
 Nathaniel, 172. 
 
 Bartram, Elizabeth, 3. 
 
 George, 3. 
 
 Grace, 3. 
 
 Margaret, 3. 
 
 Warburgh, 3. 
 
 William, 3. 
 
 Baskerville, Hannah, 11. 
 
 James, 109. 
 
 Robert, 252. 
 
 Bass, Alice, 198. 
 Bassett, , 115. 
 
 George, 127. 
 
 Lettice, 203. 
 
 Rebecca, 115. 
 
 Thomas, 163. 
 
 Bassford, Ann, 210. 
 Bate, Charles, 20, 21, 46. 
 
 Susanna Watkins, 108. 
 
 Thomas, 108. 
 
 Bateman, (Lady) Anne, 238. 
 
 Hannah, 54, XXIV. 
 
 John, 54, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 55. 
 
 Ruth, 55. 
 
 (Hon.) William, 237, 238. 
 
 William, 1st Viscount, 238. 
 
 Bates, William, III. 
 
 Bathurst, Henry, 2nd Earl, 106. 
 
 Henry, 3rd Earl, 59. 
 
 Batty, Mary Hannah, 56. 
 
 Robert, 56. 
 
 Robert Eaton, 56. 
 
 . Robert Eaton C, 56. 
 
 William Eaton, 56. 
 
 Baugh, Benjamin, 116. 
 
 Edward, 75. 
 
 Baxter, Mary, 261. 
 
 Richard, III, 133, 185, 191. 
 
 Thomas, 261. 
 
 William, 85. 
 
 Baxtey, Robert, 82. 
 Bayley, see also Bailey. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 Xlll 
 
 Bayley, Barbara, 223. 
 
 Fanny, XIII. 
 
 Francis, 46, XIII. 
 
 James, 84. 
 
 John, 211, 212. 
 
 Margaret, XIII. 
 
 Mary, XIII. 
 
 Richard, 211, 212, 227, 229. 
 
 Robert, 264. 
 
 Rowland, 46, XIII. 
 
 Thomas, 215- 
 
 William, 55, 261. 
 
 Bayly, Ann, 216. 
 
 Elizabeth, 216. 
 
 Francis, 216. 
 
 Thomas, 216. 
 
 Baynes, Sir Edward Stuart, 62. 
 Baynham, Arthur, 38. 
 
 John Mouchet, 38, 39. 
 
 Louisa, 38. 
 
 Beal, S. Gilbert, 100. 
 Beard, James, X. 
 
 Martha, X. 
 
 Beardmore, Emily, XII. 
 
 Frederick Thomas, XII. 
 
 Norman, XII. 
 
 Ralph, XII. 
 
 Beauclerk, Catherine, 263. 
 
 Topham, 235. 
 
 Bebbington, Elizabeth, X. 
 
 Martha, 26. 
 
 Thomas, 26. 
 
 William, X. 
 
 Beck, George, 248. 
 
 Phoebe, 169. 
 
 Richard, 201. 
 
 Beckett, , 27. 
 
 Allen, 259. 
 
 ■ Charles Skrymsher, 259, 265. 
 
 John, 22, 49, 80, III. 
 
 Kitty, 49. 
 
 Martha, III. 
 
 Mary, 80, 259, 261, 265. 
 
 Richard, 22, 28, 49, III. 
 
 Sarah, 22, 49, III. 
 
 Thomas, 80. 
 
 Beckford, Ralph, 264. 
 Bedford, , 206. 
 
 Isaac, 199. 
 
 Priscilla, 199. 
 
 W. K. Riland, 223. 
 
 Bedson, Anne, III. 
 
 Joseph, III. 
 
 Beech, Ann, XIII. 
 
 Bagnall, 25, 26. 
 
 Charles, XIII. 
 
 Edward, XIII. 
 
 Eliza Hickman, VI. 
 
 James, VI. 
 
 John, 48, 261. 
 
 Richard, 115. 
 
 William, XIII. 
 
 Beeley, Elizabeth, 57, XVII. 
 
 George, 57. 
 
 Hannah, 57, XVII. 
 
 Thomas, 57, XVII. 
 
 Beesley, Hannah, 201, 202. 
 
 Thomas, 201, 202. 
 
 William, 197. 
 
 Beever, Jonathan, 83. 
 Begbie, , 66, XVIII. 
 
 Agnes, 69. 
 
 David, 69. 
 
 George, 69. 
 
 James, 69. 
 
 Thomas, 69. 
 
 Belcher, William, 16. 
 
 Bell, , i S7 . 
 
 Elizabeth, 235. 
 
 Ellen, XI. 
 
 Bellaers, John, 219. 
 
 Margery, 219. 
 
 Tobias, 219. 
 
 Bellasis, Sir Henry, 120. 
 
 (Dame) Susan, 120. 
 
 Bellchambers, Edmund, 161. 
 Bellingfield, Anne, XXVIII. 
 
 J., XXVIII. 
 
 Bellot, Sir Thomas, bart., 55. 
 Bemrose, Sir Henry Howe, 278. 
 
 Bendy, Mary, 194. 
 Bennett, Elizabeth, 87. 
 
 Ellen, 80. 
 
 Henry, 255. 
 
 John, 80, 87. 
 
 Thomas Bancroft, 87. 
 
 Bent, , 201. 
 
 Bentinck, (Lord) William Henry, 58. 
 Bentley, Andrew, 113, 207, XXVII. 
 
 Ann, 207. 
 
 Annie, HI. 
 
 Edward, III. 
 
 Elizabeth, 201, III. 
 
 Ellen, III. 
 
 Ernest, III. 
 
 Florrie, III. 
 
 Harriet, III. 
 
 John, 272. 
 
 Mary, 113, 115, 197, 207, 
 
 XXVII. 
 Nelly, III. 
 
 Sarah, 261. 
 
 Thomas, 278. 
 
 William, III. 
 
 Berkeley, William, 201. 
 Berksworth, Elizabeth, 106. 
 Berrisford, Edward, 258. 
 
 Ellen, 258. 
 
 Berry, William, 19. 
 Best, Ann, 204. 
 Bett, Roger, 15. 
 
 William, 199. 
 
 Betteley, Elizabeth, 6. 
 
 John, 84. 
 
 Joseph, 6, 12, 29, 35, I. 
 
 Mary, 6, 29, 35. 
 
 Randle, 6. 
 
 Sarah, 6, 12, 35, I. 
 
 Bevan, Humphrey, 173. 
 Bexton, Charles Denis, VI. 
 
 Esther Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 George William, VI. 
 
 Lucy Maude, VI. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 William, VI. 
 
 Beza, Theodore, 15. 
 Bibb, Simon, 216. 
 
 Bibby, Anna Maria Emily Fleetwood, 
 IX. 
 
 Edith, 29, IX. 
 
 John, 29, IX. 
 
 Mary, 29. 
 
 Bibby. Hesketh, Charles Hesketh, 29. 
 Bickersteth (Dean), 177. 
 Bickerton, Thomas, 27. 
 Bickley, Sarah, 265. 
 
 William Bickleigh, 126, 132, 
 
 133. '54, 161-163, 173, 
 186, 199, 204, 207, 211, 
 217, 218, 222, 223. 
 
 Zachariah, 267. 
 
 Bicknell, John, 276. 
 Biddle, Mary, 264. 
 Biddulph, Anne, 4-6, 11, 17, 82, I. 
 Christopher, 2. 
 
 Dorothy, 4, 6, 11. 
 
 Francis, 2. 
 
 Isabel, 2, I. 
 
 John, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 82, I. 
 
 Margaret, 2. 
 
 Margery, 2. 
 
 Mary, 4, 11, 82. 
 
 Michael, 2. 
 
 Richard, 2, 4-6, II, 82, I. 
 
 Sir Theophilus, 3rd bart., 
 
 245- 
 Thomas, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 82. 
 
 William, 2. 
 
 Bigger, Hugh, 224. 
 Biggs, Edward, 114, 115. 
 
 John, 114. 
 
 Philip, 169. 
 
 Biker, George, 127. 
 Bill, Ann, 225. 
 
 Elizabeth, 225. 
 
 John, 225. 
 
 Mary, 225. 
 
 Robert, 225. 
 
 Ursula, 225. 
 
 Billingsley, , 220. 
 
 Billington, , XXIV. 
 
 Ann, 29. 
 
 Annie, IX. 
 
 Arthur Palin, IX. 
 
 Eleanor, 29, IX. 
 
 ■ Ellen, 29, 30, IX. 
 
 George, 21. 
 
 John, 29, 30, IX. 
 
 Lucy Ellen, IX. 
 
 Mary, 29, IX, XXIV. 
 
 Mary May, IX. 
 
 Robert, 29, IX. 
 
 Sarah, 29, 31. 
 
 Thomas, 29, 30. 
 
 William, 29, 31. 
 
 Birch, Anne, 134, 141. 
 Edward, 134, 141. 
 
 John, 72, 253. 
 
 Mary, 234. 
 
 Moses, 55. 
 
 Ruth, 55. 
 
 Samuel, 72. 
 
 Sarah, 72. 
 
 William, 253. 
 
 Bird, Anne Narcisse Elise, XIX. 
 
 Cecil Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 Ethel Edith Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 Frederic Vincent Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 Harold Sherman Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 Herbert Alfred Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 John, 118. 
 
 Katherine, 246. 
 
 Lennox Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 Mary, 118. 
 
 Nina Caroline Godfrey, XIX. 
 
 Sarah, 118. 
 
 Thomas, 118. 
 
 Walter, 215, 246. 
 
 Birdger, Benjamin, 115. 
 Birlingham, John, 201, 202. 
 Birrell, Augustine, 160. 
 Birtles, William, 47. 
 Birtwhistle, Ella, 50. 
 
 William, 50. 
 
 Bishope, Ann, 75, XXII. 
 
 Mary, XXII. 
 
 Richard, XXII. 
 
 Thomas, 75- 
 
 Bissell, Richard, 232. 
 Black, Edward, 64. 
 Blackburn, , 253. 
 
 Francis, 251. 
 
 Richard, 267. 
 
 Blacker, Morgan, 2. 
 Blackley, F. R., 274. 
 
 Harriet, 274. 
 
 Blackmor, Francis, 186. 
 Blackwell, Olive, 22. 
 Blade, John, 201. 
 Blakeway, Sir Lawrence, 132. 
 Blakiston, John R., XXVIII. 
 
 Marianne, XXVIII. 
 
 Blaney, see also Blayney. 
 
 Elizabeth, 210, 214, 217, 266- 
 
 269, 271, 281. 
 Blayds, Henry, 89. 
 
 John Calverley, 89, XXIV, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Mary, 89, 90, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Blayney, Alice, 270. 
 
 Andrew, 270. 
 
 Ann, 270. 
 
 Ann, Lady, 268. 
 
 Anna Maria, 270. 
 
 Arthur, 270, 271. 
 
 (Hon.) Sir Arthur, 268-270. 
 
 Bridget, 268, 270. 
 
 David Lloyd, 268, 270. 
 
 Edward, 255, 268-270. 
 
 Edward, 1st Lord, 268-270. 
 
 Elizabeth, 255, 268-270. 
 
 Evan, 270. 
 
 Henry, 269, 270. 
 
 Howell, 270. 
 
 Jane, 270. 
 
 - John, 268-270. 
 
 Joyce, 268, 270. 
 
 Katherine, 163. 
 
 Lewis, 268, 270. 
 
 Lucy, 270. 
 
 Blayney, Margaret, 270, 271. 
 
 Mary, 270, 271. 
 
 Owen, 271. 
 
 Rees, 270. 
 
 Richard, 270. 
 
 Robert, 163. 
 
 Thomas, 268, 270. 
 
 Blewert, John, 264. 
 Blick, , 105. 
 
 Alice, 114. 
 
 James, 169. 
 
 Richard, 114. 
 
 Thomas, 114. 
 
 Bliss, Philip, 109. 
 Blith, John, 232. 
 Blockley, Elizabeth, 231. 
 
 Frank, VII. 
 
 Selina, VII. 
 
 Bloor, Ann, 49, XIV. 
 Bloore, John, 225. 
 Bloxam, John Rouse, III. 
 Blun, John, 221. 
 Blunden, Elizabeth, 270. 
 
 Humphrey, 270, 
 
 Richard, 270. 
 
 Blundell, Nicholas, 40. 
 
 Shadrach, 170. 
 
 Blyth, Edward, 228. 
 
 Boase, Frederic, 66, 72, 97, 184. 
 Boden, , 86. 
 
 Margaret, 27. 
 
 Bodley, Albert Edward John, XXL 
 
 Albert Joseph Ridgway, 74,. 
 
 XXI. 
 
 Edward Fisher, XXI. 
 
 John Edward Courtenay, 74. 
 
 Lily Violet, XXI. 
 
 Mary, XXI. 
 
 Mary Eleanor, XXI. 
 
 Mary Margaret Agnes, XXL 
 
 Boghurst, Edward, XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, XXVIII. 
 
 Emily, XXVIII. 
 
 Margaret, XXVIII. 
 
 Bohun, (Lady) Eleanor de, 120. 
 
 Humphrey de, Earl of North 
 
 ampton, 120. 
 Boles, Thomas, 201. 
 Bolingbroke, Viscount, see St. John. 
 Bolton, James, 230. 
 
 Richard, 80. 
 
 Bond, Elizabeth, 245. 
 Bone, John, 57. 
 Bonell, George, 169. 
 Bonney, Thomas George, 42. 
 Boon, Ann, XII. 
 
 Charles, XII. 
 
 Mar)', 261. 
 
 Sarah, 261. 
 
 Boote, Anne, 28, VIII. 
 
 Hannah, 28, VIII. 
 
 Mary, 27, 28, VIII. 
 
 Thomas, 28, VIII. 
 
 William, 27, 28, VIII. 
 
 Booth, Charles Everard, 259. 
 
 George, 129, 130. 
 
 John, 79, 80, 82, 198. 
 
 John Thomas, IV. 
 
 Joseph William, IV. 
 
 Lawrence, 259. 
 
 Mary, 180, 259, 277. 
 
 Matthew, 8. 
 
 Minnie, IV. 
 
 Sarah Maria, 259. 
 
 Sydney, IV. 
 
 Thomas, 259. 
 
 William, 257, IV. 
 
 Boothby, Anne, 255, 259-261, 265, 
 281. 
 
 Sir Brooke, 6th bart., 262. 
 
 Brooke Bridges, 262. 
 
 Charles Skrymsher, 250, 255, 
 
 259, 260, 263, 265. 
 
 Elizabeth, 251, 254, 262- 
 
 264. 
 Esther, s:e Hester. 
 
 Gerard, 250, 263, 265. 
 
 Sir Henry, 1st bart., 262. 
 
 Hester, 250, 251, 256, 259, 
 
 262, 263, 265. 
 
 bz 
 
XIV 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Boothby, Hill, 250, 262. 
 
 John, 251, 263, 265, 266. 
 
 Martha, 263. 
 
 Sarah, 262, 263, 266. 
 
 Thomas, 250, 251, 254-256, 
 
 259, 262-266. 
 
 William, 250, 263, 265, 266. 
 
 Booty, Benjamin, 106. 
 
 Maria Susannah, 1 06. 
 
 Maty Ann, 106. 
 
 Bossons, Alice, X. 
 
 Edith, X. 
 
 Francis, X. 
 
 John, X. 
 
 Bostock, William, 10, 17. 
 
 Boston, Lord, see Irby. 
 
 Boswell, Elizabeth, 154. 
 
 James, 125, 129, 133, 134, 
 
 145, 147, 148, ISO-'S 2 . 
 157, 158, 160, 164-168, 
 173-177, 188, 202, 210- 
 212, 214, 225, 227, 229- 
 238, 240-244, 246, 247, 
 257, 258, 262, 266, 268, 
 269, 278, 280, 283. 
 
 Bosworth, Edward, 280. 
 
 Botfield, Beriah, 152, 153. 
 
 Charlotte, 153. 
 
 Botham, John, 16, 17. 
 Bott, Agnes, 16, II. 
 
 Catherine, 13, 16, II. 
 
 Elizabeth, 16, II. 
 
 Ellen, 16, 17, 209, II. 
 
 Frances, 13, 16, II. 
 
 Henry, 16, II. 
 
 Joan, 16, 17, II. 
 
 John, 12, 13, 16, 17, II. 
 
 Margaret, 13. 
 
 Margery, 13. 
 
 Robert, 209. 
 
 Thomas, 16, 17, II. 
 
 William, 13. 
 
 Botteley, John, 200. 
 Botterell, F., 69, 
 Boughey, R., 39. 
 
 Boulay, Francis Houssemayne du, XX. 
 
 Marianne du, XX. 
 
 Boulton, , 204. 
 
 Anne, 212. 
 
 Edward, 192. 
 
 James, 230. 
 
 John, 229. 
 
 Martha, 22*9. 
 
 — - Matthew, 152, 212, 213. 
 Bourchier, Anne, Countess of Eu, 120. 
 
 Elizabeth, Lady Fitz- 
 
 Warine, 120. 
 
 Fulke, Lord Fitz-Warine, 
 
 120. 
 
 (Hon. ) Joan, 120. 
 
 (Dame) Thomazine, 120. 
 
 Sir William, Count of Eu, 
 
 120. 
 Bourne, Thomas, 204. 
 
 Uppingham, 195. 
 
 Bowcher, , 235. 
 
 Bowcock, Bromfield, 50. 
 Bowdler, Henry, 258. 
 Bowen, Joseph, 247. 
 Bowers, Thomas, 80. 
 Bowker, Sarah, 47. 
 Bowkler, Henry, 226. 
 Bowley, Anne, 278. 
 
 Edward, 278. 
 
 Jane, 278. 
 
 John, 278. 
 
 Joseph, 278. 
 
 Mary, 278. 
 
 Rebecca, 278. 
 
 Robert, 278. 
 
 Thomas, 278. 
 
 Bowyer, B., 76. 
 
 Bridget, 71, 260, 261. 
 
 Eliza, 117. 
 
 Elizabeth, 132, 147, 161, 191. 
 
 Jane, 209, 
 
 John, 147. 
 
 Margaret, 114, 1 15. 
 
 Mary, 147. 
 
 Pho;be, 147. 
 
 Bowyer, Thomas, 209, 260. 
 
 William, 114, 115, 147, 260. 
 
 Boycott, Catherine, 144. 
 
 Sarah, 144. 
 
 William, 144. 
 
 Boyes, Janet, XXV. 
 
 John, XXV. 
 
 Mary, XXV. 
 
 Boylston, Ann, 152. 
 
 . George, 152. 
 
 Henry, 152. 
 
 Richard, 152. 
 
 Boyne, William, 79. 
 Brabin, Elizabeth, 54. 
 
 Henry, 54. 
 
 Brace, , 200. 
 
 Thomas, 200. 
 
 Bracebridge, , 55. 
 
 Bracken (Miss), 155. 
 Braddock, Edmund, 252, 256. 
 
 Elizabeth, 252, 256. 
 
 Hannah, 82. 
 
 John, 82. 
 
 Mary, 256. 
 
 Bradeney, Thomas, 142, 190. 
 Bradford, Mary, 56. 
 
 Solomon, 216. 
 
 Bradley, , 235. 
 
 Dionysius, 235. 
 
 Ra., 80. 
 
 Robert, 57. 
 
 Walter, 169, 201. 
 
 Bradshaw, Ann, 85. 
 
 Anne Elizabeth, 139. 
 
 Jane, 117. 
 
 Martha, 85. 
 
 Thomas, 85. 
 
 William, 255, XXV. 
 
 Winifred, XXV. 
 
 Bradshaw-Isherwood, see Isherwood. 
 Bradstock, see Braddock. 
 Braid, Annie, XXII. 
 
 Annie Georgina, XXII. 
 
 Arthur Charles Lionel Reade, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 Arthur Reade, XXII. 
 
 Edward Percy Reade, XXII. 
 
 Florence, XXII. 
 
 Gladys, XXII. 
 
 Harold Reade, XXII. 
 
 James, XXII. 
 
 James Alfred, XXII. 
 
 Lucy Jane, XXII. 
 
 Margaret Lucy, 75, XXII. 
 
 Maud, XXII. 
 
 Minna, XXII. 
 
 Nessie Helena, XXII. 
 
 . Nina Reade, XXII. 
 
 Brammall, J., 258. 
 Brandram, Andrew, 90. 
 
 Brasier, , 260. 
 
 Brassey, George, 31. 
 
 Jane, 31. 
 
 Thomas, 1st Lord, 31. 
 
 Brassington, Annie, VII. 
 
 Joseph, VII. 
 
 Bratt, see also Brett. 
 
 Anne, 113, 135, XXVII. 
 
 William, 113,115, 135, XXVII. 
 
 Bray, Thomas, 203. 
 
 William, 169. 
 
 Brayley, Edward William, 93-96. 
 Breck, Anne, 52, XVI. 
 
 Hannah, 52. 
 
 James, 52. 
 
 Mary, 52. 
 
 Samuel, 52. 
 
 Thomas, 52. 
 
 Breeze, Thomas, 43. 
 Brentnall, George Moody, 81. 
 
 Sarah, 81, 84. 
 
 Brereton, William, 27. 
 
 Brest, , 237. 
 
 Bretland, Dorothy, 33. 
 
 Tobias, 33. 
 
 Brett, see also Bratt. 
 
 Elizabeth, 135-138, 196, XXIX. 
 
 Jane, 196. 
 
 Mabel, 107. 
 
 Martha, 135, XXIX. 
 
 Brett, Mary, 135. 
 
 Richard, 134, 135. 
 
 Thomas, 134, 135, 198, XXIX. 
 
 William, 107, 117, 135. 
 
 Brettell, Anthony, 132. 
 
 John, 132. 
 
 Richard, 132. 
 
 Robert, 132. 
 
 Sarah, 132. 
 
 Brewood, Elizabeth, 188. 
 
 . Richard, 188. 
 
 Brewster, Sir David, 92, 93, 96, 97. 
 Bridgeman, (Hon.) George Thomas 
 
 Orlando, 131, 252. 
 Bridgen, William, 258. 
 Bridgens, John, 221. 
 Bridgin, William, 116, 147. 
 Bridgwood, Agnes, 2. 
 
 Alice, 2. 
 
 Eleanor, 2. 
 
 Elizabeth, 2. 
 
 Helen, 2. 
 
 James, 2. 
 
 Joan, 2. 
 
 John, 2, 8. 
 
 Margery, 2. 
 
 Mary, 2, 8. 
 
 Richard, 2. 
 
 Thomas, 2. 
 
 Brierley, John William, III. 
 
 Selina Elizabeth, III. 
 
 Briggs, Mary, 142, 189. 
 Brindley, Hannah, 83. 
 
 John Beavis, 6, 39. 
 
 Mary, 6, 39. 
 
 Nelly, 83. 
 
 Thomas, 222. 
 
 Brinton, Anne, 200. 
 
 John, 200. 
 
 Broadbent, Ada, X. 
 Broadhurst, , 252. 
 
 Bryan, 252. 
 
 John, 50, XV. 
 
 Mary, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 Matthew, 80. 
 
 Broadley, A. M. , 60-64. 
 Brocklesby, Richard, 133. 
 Brockley, Thomas, 226. 
 
 Broke, Charles Acton Vere, XXVI. 
 
 Jane Anne, XXVI. 
 
 . Sir Philip Bowes Vere, bart., 
 
 XXVI. 
 Brome, George, 132. 
 
 John, 198. 
 
 Ursula, 132. 
 
 Bromfield, Bridget, 259. 
 
 Charles, 259. 
 
 Isaac, 259. 
 
 John, 256, 259-261. 
 
 Martha, 218. 
 
 Mary, 256, 259-262, 265. 
 
 Philip, 259. 
 
 Ralph, 260, 261. 
 
 Thomas, 218. 
 
 William, 225. 
 
 Bromhall, Elizabeth, 226, 227. 
 
 John, 226, 227. 
 
 Martha, 217, 218, 226. 
 
 Thomas, 217, 218, 226, 
 
 227. 
 Bromhead, Alice Charlotte, XXIII. 
 
 Arthur Frederick, XXIII. 
 
 Henry, XXIII. 
 
 Bromley, Christopher, 2. 
 
 Hugh, 245. 
 
 Mary, 43. 
 
 Bromsgrove, Martin, 246, 247, 267. 
 Bromwich, Edmund, 223. 
 
 Brook, Elizabeth, 261. 
 Brooke, (Flon.) Anne, 120. 
 
 Elizabeth, 120, 152. 
 
 . Fulke Greville, 5th Lord, 129, 
 
 205. 
 
 (Dame) Joan, 120. 
 
 Mary, 216. 
 
 Sir Richard, 120. 
 
 Thomas, 120. 
 
 William, 216. 
 
 Brookes, John, 7, 222. 
 
 Mary, 7, 222. 
 
 Brookes, Thomas, 261. 
 
 William Henry, 22. 
 
 Brooks, Joseph, 122. 
 
 Broome, William, 159, 160, 164. 
 Broomfield, see Bromfield. 
 Broomshall, Margaret, 56. 
 Brough, Edmund, 6, 278. 
 
 John, 16, 17. 
 
 Mary, 6. 
 
 William Spooner, 5, 6. 
 
 Broughton, , 119. 
 
 Sir Brian, 1st bart., 253. 
 
 Francis, 253. 
 
 Broune, John, 116. 
 
 Browe, Anna Maria, 26, VII. 
 
 Charles, VII. 
 
 Gregory Hickman, VII. 
 
 Robert Malkin, 26, VII. 
 
 Brown, J. Cave, III. 
 
 Jessie, 101, XXV. 
 
 John, 224. 
 
 Joseph, 101, XXV. 
 
 Thomas, 266. 
 
 William, 227. 
 
 Browne, Clement Reid, XXI. 
 
 Francis, 119. 
 
 Henry Lawrence Clement, 
 
 XXI. 
 J. Hawkins, 228. 
 
 John, 267. 
 
 Mary, 2. 
 
 Mary Eleanor Charlotte Swin- 
 
 ton, XXI. 
 
 Mary Jane, XXI. 
 
 Ralph, 253. 
 
 Thomas, 215, 246. 
 
 William, 2. 
 
 Browning, Charles William, XX. 
 
 John Selwyn, XX. 
 
 Maud Helena, XX. 
 
 William Frank, XX. 
 
 Brownjohn, William, 280. 
 Brownsword, Hannah, 48. 
 Brunskill, Anne, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 183, XXIX. 
 
 Philip, 182, 183, XXIX. 
 
 Brunt, Sarah, 81. 
 
 Bryan, Judith, 265. 
 
 William, 161, 191. 
 
 Buccleugh, Duke of, 72. 
 
 Buck, , 265. 
 
 Buckeridge, Ralph, 218. 
 Buckingham, John, 114. 
 Buckland, Thomas, 201. 
 Buckley, Alice, X. 
 
 John, X. 
 
 Bucknall, Jane, XL 
 
 John, XL 
 
 Buckston, , 261. 
 
 George, 261. 
 
 Budworth, , 261. 
 
 Elizabeth, 260. 
 
 Mary, 261. 
 
 Bulkeley, Richard, 80. 
 Bull, Anne, 141. 
 
 . Carey, 228. 
 
 Helen, 209. 
 
 Josiah, 198. 
 
 Josias, 141, XXIX. 
 
 Samuel, 225. 
 
 Sarah, 141, 198, XXIX. 
 
 William, 83, 141. 
 
 Bunbury, Sir Henry Edward, 7th bart., 
 
 58. 
 Bunker, Frederick, III. 
 
 Grace Annie, III. 
 
 Burditt, Stephen, 263. 
 Burgess, R., 63. 
 Burgh, John, 198. 
 
 Mary, 123. 
 
 Burke, Sir Bernard, 2, 31, 39, 47,69, 
 76, 87-89, 102-104, 107, III, 
 114, 121, 122,129, 134, 137, 
 
 139, i43- : 45, IS 1 , l6 3> l8l > 
 185, 186, 212,217, 223,229, 
 231, 2 3 6 , 238, 250, 252-255, 
 261, 262, 264-267, 273, 274, 
 283, XVIII, XXVIII. 
 
 Burkitt, William, 20. 
 
 Burn, Edward, 139. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XV 
 
 Burn, Letitia, 139. 
 Burnes, Richard, 211. 
 Burney, Charlotte, 241. 
 
 P'rances, 241. 
 
 Burroughs, John, 27. 
 
 Mary, 115. 
 
 Thomas, 76. 
 
 Burrows, Montagu, III. 
 
 Burstall, Gertrude Ellen Esther, 
 XXVI. 
 
 John Forsyth, XXVI. 
 
 Burtchby, Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Thomas, XXVIII. 
 
 Burton, Edward, 162, 188. 
 
 John, 114, 278. 
 
 John Richard, III, 
 
 Sir Robert, 112. 
 
 William, 163, 165. 
 
 Bush, John, 201. 
 
 Buswell, Anne, 255, 260, 265. 
 
 Eusebius, 251, 254. 
 
 Sir Eusebius, 1st bart., 254, 
 
 255, 260, 265. 
 
 Frances, 254. 
 
 George, 265. 
 
 (Dame) Hester, 251, 254, 
 
 260, 265. 
 
 . Honor, 254. 
 
 Margaret, 265. 
 
 Sir William, 265. 
 
 _ — Wingfield, 255, 260, 265. 
 Butler, Edward, 147. 
 
 Robert, 12. 
 
 William, 216. 
 
 Butlin, John, 231. 
 Butter, William, 112, 151. 
 Buxton, Dorothy, 198. 
 
 Gilbert, 115. 
 
 John, 278. 
 
 Byerley, Edward, 263. 
 
 Hester, 261, 265. 
 
 John Beaumont, 265. 
 
 Byron, George Gordon, 6th Lord, 260. 
 
 Caddick, John, 207. 
 
 — — Thomas, 196. 
 Cade, James, 219. 
 
 Joseph, 280. 
 
 Calamy, Edmund, 109-III. 
 Caldecot, Catherine, 265. 
 Calloyeraky, Cecilia, XIX. 
 
 Themistocles, XIX. 
 
 Calverley, Charles Stuart, 90. 
 
 John, 89. 
 
 Calvert, John, 153. 
 Camden, William, 141. 
 Camerarius, Joachim ,15. 
 Campbell, , 143. 
 
 Elizabeth Henrietta, XVII. 
 
 (Lord) Frederick, 112. 
 
 George, XVII. 
 
 James Hepburn, XV. 
 
 John, 1st Lord, 60. 
 
 Julia Wharton Lewis, XV. 
 
 Canning, George, 39. 
 
 Sir Stratford, 61. 
 
 Cantrill, Henry, 72. 
 
 Mary, 72. 
 
 Capel, Anne, 266. 
 
 Sir Henry, 266. 
 
 (Lady) Katherine, 266. 
 
 Capell, (Hon.) Adolphus Frederick 
 
 Charles Molyneux, XXV. 
 
 Arthur Algernon, 6th Earl of 
 
 Essex, XXV. 
 
 (Hon. ) Charlotte Mary, XXV. 
 
 Florence Louisa Amelia, 
 
 XXV. 
 Cardale, Ann, 116. 
 
 Benjamin, 116. 
 
 Sarah, 116. 
 
 Carey, W., 215. 
 
 William, 211, 212. 
 
 Cariati, Prince di, see Friozzi. 
 Carless, Ann, 151-154. 
 
 Benjamin, 151, 152. 
 
 Edward, 152. 
 
 Elizabeth, 151, 152. 
 
 Joseph, 151, 152. 
 
 Mary Anne, 152. 
 
 Carless, Richard, 151, 152, 203, 221. 
 
 Samuel, 152. 
 
 Sarah, 151. 
 
 Thomas, 235. 
 
 Walter, 152, 153. 
 
 William, 151, 152, 249. 
 
 Carleton, Caroline Jane, XVII. 
 
 Donald, XVII. 
 
 Edmund, XVII. 
 
 Helen, XVII. 
 
 Henry, 70, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Lucy, XVII. 
 
 Margaret, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Mary Jane, XVII. 
 
 Carlisle, , 147. 
 
 — — Frederick, 5th Earl of, 264. 
 Carlitch, John, 198. 
 
 Martha, 198. 
 
 Carr, Alice, 65. 
 
 Elizabeth Matilda, 93, 99. 
 
 Frances Ellen, 93. 
 
 George, 222. 
 
 Thomas, 93, 97, 99. 
 
 Carter, Agnes, XVII. 
 
 Agnes Narcisse, 70, XVII. 
 
 Cecil Maskelyne, XVII. 
 
 Ethelbert Harold Willington, 
 
 XVII. 
 
 Gordon Reade, XVII. 
 
 Guy Neville, XVII. 
 
 Ida Ella, XVII. 
 
 Jane, 201. 
 
 Maud Mary Elise, XVII. 
 
 Noel, XVII. 
 
 Richard Henry, XVII. 
 
 Susanna, 201. 
 
 Thomas, 201. 
 
 Timothy, 260. 
 
 William, XVII. 
 
 William Fowler, 103. 
 
 William Fowler, 146. 
 
 Cartwright, Anne, 75, XXII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 260. 
 
 John, XXII. 
 
 Thomas, 198. 
 
 William, 76. 
 
 Carus, William, 91. 
 Carver, Edward, 204. 
 Cary, see also Carey. 
 
 William, 246. 
 
 Cashmore, Aaron, 198. 
 
 Joseph, 198. 
 
 Castle Stewart, Andrew, 1st Earl of, 87. 
 Cathcart, Charles, 8th Lord, 280. 
 Cattell, Mary, 225. 
 
 Richard, 225. 
 
 Cauden, see Corden. 
 Causer, E., 119. 
 
 John, 119. 
 
 Cavendish, Richard, 264. 
 
 Cawley, Elizabeth, 31, 36, 49, 227. 
 
 Frederick, 31. 
 
 Jane, 31. 
 
 John, 31. 
 
 Robert, 31, 36, 226, 227. 
 
 William, 36, 50. 
 
 Cayley, Beatrice, XV. 
 
 Digby, XV. 
 
 Sir Digby, 7th bart., XV. 
 
 Digby Coddington, XV. 
 
 Digby Leonard Arthur, XV. 
 
 William Arthur Seaton, XV. 
 
 Cecil, Thomas, 220. 
 Chadderton, Joan, 120. 
 
 Katherine 120. 
 
 William, 120. 
 
 Chaddock, Thomas, 83. 
 Chadwick, Thomas, 82. 
 Challenor, Alice, 4. 
 
 Anne, 5, 6, I. 
 
 Elizabeth, 5. 
 
 Francis, 4, 8. 
 
 Hannah, I. 
 
 John, 5, 6, I. 
 
 Thomas, 5. 
 
 William, 9, 261, I. 
 
 Challinor, Elizabeth, 5. 
 
 Hannah, XII. 
 
 John, XII. 
 
 Samuel, 5. 
 
 Chalmers, Alexander, 149. 
 Chamberlain, Edward, 132. 
 
 Gregory Hickman, 119. 
 
 Henry, 280. 
 
 Sir Henry Hamilton 
 
 Erroll, 4th bart., 138. 
 
 Henry Wilmot, 138. 
 
 (Dame) Mary Gwendolen 
 
 Inglis, 138. 
 Susanna, 119. 
 
 Thomas, 12, 13. 
 
 Ursula Elizabeth, 138. 
 
 Chambers, Ann, 242. 
 
 Catherine, 241-243, 245. 
 
 Jane, 154, 199, 242, XXIX. 
 
 John, 138. 
 
 Mary, 1 38-140, 154, 242, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Richard, 138. 
 
 Sarah, 242. 
 
 Timothy, 138-140, 1 54, 
 
 242, XXIX. 
 
 William, 138. 
 
 Champion, Nehemiah, 151. 
 
 Rachel, 151. 
 
 Chance, Edward, 103-105, 108, 200, 
 
 202, 209. 
 Chandler, Edward, 264. 
 
 Richard, 263, 264. 
 
 Chaplain, , 213. 
 
 Chaplin, Rose, 235. 
 Chapman, Joseph, 198. 
 Chamock, Catherine, 242. 
 
 Catherine Chambers, 242. 
 
 Lucy, 242. 
 
 Thomas, 242. 
 
 Charteris, , 167. 
 
 Charugi, Francis, 240. 
 Chatfield, Alfred John, 139. 
 
 Anne Maria, 139. 
 
 Jane, 177. 
 
 Robert, 177. 
 
 . . Robert Edward, 139. 
 
 Robert Money, 139. 
 
 Thomas, 18. 
 
 William, 177. 
 
 Chattock, Anne, 139, 140. 
 
 Christopher, 139-141. 
 
 Cornelius, 140, 274. 
 
 Elizabeth, 139, 140, 274. 
 
 John, 139, 198, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 139, 140, 198, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Matthias, 139. 
 
 Rebecca, 139, 140. 
 
 Richard, 139, 140. 
 
 Sandys, 140. 
 
 Sarah, 140. 
 
 Thomas, 139, 140. 
 
 Cheddleton, Edmund, 12. 
 Cheek, Thomas, 216. 
 Cheltnam, William, 116. 
 Cheshire, Elizabeth, 137. 
 Chessher, , 265. 
 
 Dorothea, 265. 
 
 Chester, (Dame) Anne, 266. 
 
 Elizabeth, 266. 
 
 Frances, 266. 
 
 (Dame) Frances, 254, 263. 
 
 Henry, 266. 
 
 Sir John, 4th bart., 254. 
 
 Joseph Lemuel, 204. 
 
 Sir Robert, 266. 
 
 Theodosia, 266. 
 
 Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 
 
 4th Earl of, 1 59-161, 
 164, 165, 168, 225, 
 276. 
 Chesterton, Ann, 264. 
 
 Edward, 263. 
 
 Mary, 264. 
 
 Chesworth, John, 21, 49. 
 
 Sarah, 49, XV. 
 
 Chetwode, , 35. 
 
 (Dame) Dorothy, 33. 
 
 (Lady) Henrietta, 36. 
 
 Sir John, 3rd bart., 33, 38. 
 
 Sir John, 4th bart., 33, 36- 
 
 38- 
 Chevenix, Richard, 161. 
 
 Chimenti, , 97. 
 
 Chippindall, Edward, 82. 
 
 Jo., 82. 
 
 Chivaccini, Giusseppe, 240. 
 Cholmeley, Montague, 257. 
 Cholmondeley, Thomas, 52. 
 Chorley, Eleanor, XX, XXI. 
 
 Ellen, XXI. 
 
 John, XX, XXI. 
 
 — — Mary, XX, XXI. 
 
 Christie, James, 29. 
 
 Jonathan Henry, 274. 
 
 May, 29. 
 
 Sophia, 274. 
 
 Thomas Craig, 29. 
 
 Church, , 34. 
 
 Alfred John, 106. 
 
 Arthur Herbert, 104, 106. 
 
 Elizabeth, 106. 
 
 George, 106. 
 
 Henry Edward, 106. 
 
 Jeremiah, 106, 119, 120, 
 
 XXVII. 
 Jeremiah Jedediah, 106. 
 
 John, 106. 
 
 John Thomas, 106. 
 
 Maria Susannah, 106. 
 
 Mary, 106, 119, 120, XXVII. 
 
 Mary Ann, 106. 
 
 Richard Hickman, 106, 120. 
 
 Thomas, 255. 
 
 Cibber, Colley, 160, 161. 
 Clark, H. D. Gee, 202. 
 
 Susanna, 224. 
 
 Thomas, 224. 
 
 William, 231. 
 
 Clarke, Alice, 231. 
 
 Anne, 187. 
 
 Catherine, 187. 
 
 Isaac, 199. 
 
 Lewis, 99. 
 
 Robert, 197. 
 
 Sarah, 187. 
 
 Thomas, 231. 
 
 Clatworthy, Anne, XXI. 
 
 William, XXI. 
 
 Claybrooke, , 222. 
 
 Clayton, Eden, 86. 
 Cleeve, Richard, 222. 
 Clements, E. M., 100. 
 Clerk, Edward, 226. 
 
 James, 67. 
 
 William, 16. 
 
 Cleveland, Henry, 100. 
 Clifford, Blanche, 265. 
 
 JL.J., S9 ,6o. 
 
 Clifton, Samuel, 27. 
 Clinton, Sir William, 58. 
 Clobery, Anne, 262. 
 
 Sir John, 262. 
 
 Mary, 262. 
 
 Clogg, , 69. 
 
 Agnes, 60, 65, XVII, XVIII. 
 
 David, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, 65, 66, 69, XVII, 
 
 XVIII, XX. 
 
 Mary, 69, XVIII, XX. 
 
 Richard, 55, 60, 65, 69, 71, 
 
 XVII, XVIII, XX. 
 
 Timothy, 69. 
 
 W., 69. 
 
 Clopton, Anne, 263, 264. 
 
 Catherine, 264. 
 
 Charles Boothby, 264. 
 
 Sir Hugh, bart., 263, 264. 
 
 Clough, , 47. 
 
 John, 64. 
 
 Clowes, , XXIV. 
 
 Mary, XXIV. 
 
 Thomas, 82. 
 
 Clubbe, Joseph, 83, 261. 
 Clulow, Theodocia, XX. 
 
 William, XX. 
 
 Clutton, Agnes, X. 
 
 Elizabeth, X. 
 
 Elsie, X. 
 
 Samuel, X. 
 
 William Herbert, X. 
 
 Coates, Mary, 228. 
 Cobb, Francis, 229. 
 
XVI 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Cobb, Mary, 212, 229, 240. 
 Sarah, 265. 
 
 Thomas, 229. 
 
 Cobbe, Francis, XXV. 
 
 Mary Charlotte, XXV. 
 
 Cochrane, Adelaide Robina, XXVIII. 
 
 John Richard, XXVIII. 
 
 Louisa Helen Gordon, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Cockaine, Francis, 279. 
 Cockerell, Elizabeth, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 William, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 Coddington, Adeliza, 50. 
 
 Albert Edward, 50. 
 
 Alice Hopwood, 50. 
 
 Annie, 50. 
 
 Arthur, 50. 
 
 Beatrice, XV. 
 
 Charles, 50. 
 
 Charles Dudley, 50. 
 
 Charles Hopwood, 50. 
 
 Dudley, 50, XV. 
 
 Edith, 50. 
 
 Elizabeth, 50, XV. 
 
 Elizabeth Catherine, 50. 
 
 Ella, 50. 
 
 Elsie, 50. 
 
 Emily, 50. 
 
 Emily Constance, XV. 
 
 Ethel, 50. 
 
 Ethel Mary, 50. 
 
 Fanny, 50. 
 
 Francis Henry, 50. 
 
 Hilary, 50. 
 
 . Kate, XV. 
 
 Margery, 50. 
 
 Maria, XV. 
 
 Mary, 50, 51. 
 
 Mary Winifred, 50. 
 
 Mildred, 50. 
 
 Reginald, 50. 
 
 Richard Dudley, 50. 
 
 Robert Hopwood, 50. 
 
 ■ Sarah, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 (Dame) Sarah Catherine, 
 
 XV. 
 
 William, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 Sir William, istbart.,50, 
 
 XV. 
 
 William Dudley, 50, XV. 
 
 Cokayne, George Edward, 121. 
 Colclough, Blest, 263. 
 
 Catherine, IV, V. 
 
 Elizabeth, V. 
 
 Jane, V. 
 
 Margaret, V. 
 
 Prudence, 24, IV, V. 
 
 Richard, IV, V. 
 
 William, 24, IV, V. 
 
 Colcom, Thomas, 114. 
 
 Cole, Gilbert, 108. 
 
 Grenville, 43. 
 
 Coleire, Elizabeth, 253. 
 
 Robert, 253. 
 
 Coleman, Ann, 198. 
 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 151. 
 Coles, see Cowper-Coles. 
 Coley, Ann, 117. 
 
 Collins, Alice, 188. 
 
 John, 249. 
 
 Joseph, 188. 
 
 Mary, 222. 
 
 Rowland, 188. 
 
 Thomas, 222. 
 
 Colman, Charles Wyndham Tawell, 
 XXII. 
 Lucy Beatrice, XXII. 
 
 Minna, XXII. 
 
 Walter Tawell, XXII. 
 
 Colmore, Ann, 234. 
 
 William, 203. 
 
 Colwick, Ralph, 203. 
 Colyar, James, 7. 
 Comberbach, Roger, 76. 
 Comberford, Anna, 185. 
 
 Humphrey, 185. 
 
 Compson, Anne, 121. 
 
 John, 121. 
 
 Comyn, Christopher, 253. 
 Conady, William, 216. 
 
 Condliff, Ann, 11. 
 
 Elizabeth, 11. 
 
 Ellen, II. 
 
 James, II, 12, I. 
 
 John, 11, 12. 
 
 Margaret, 11, 12. 
 
 Mary, 11, 12, I. 
 
 Sarah, II. 
 
 Thomas, II. 
 
 — — William, 11. 
 
 Condlyffe, John, 81. 
 
 William, 81. 
 
 Cook, Israel, 41. 
 
 John, 206. 
 
 T., 233. 
 
 Cooke, Charles, 50. 
 
 Elizabeth, XVI. 
 
 Francis James Lockett, XVI. 
 
 Harriet, XVI. 
 
 James, 53, XVI. 
 
 John, 47, 207. 
 
 John William Hall, XVI. 
 
 Joseph, 27. 
 
 Lucy, 53, XVI. 
 
 Matilda, XV. 
 
 William, XV. 
 
 Cookes, John, 147. 
 Cookson, Mary, 48, 49. 
 
 Samuel, 48, 49. 
 
 Cooper, Alice, 201. 
 
 Joanna, 1 19. 
 
 Thomas, 52, 79, 119. 
 
 Cope, , 208. 
 
 Isaac, 80. 
 
 James, 30. 
 
 John, 246, 247. 
 
 Joseph, 245. 
 
 Copeland, Thomas, 22. 
 Corbet, Andrew, 230, 231, 252. 
 
 Anne, 265. 
 
 Barbara Letitia, 231. 
 
 Sir Corbet, 1st bart., 38, 265. 
 
 . (Dame) Hester, 265. 
 
 John, 231. 
 
 Mary, 253, 265. 
 
 Robert, 253. 
 
 Roger, 230. 
 
 Sir Roger, bart., 265. 
 
 Sina, 253. 
 
 Corbett, Edward, 190. 
 
 John, 169. 
 
 Corden, Lydia, 19, II. 
 Corfield, Ann, 45, XI, XII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 45. 
 
 John, 45, XI, XII. 
 
 Mary, 45, XI, XII. 
 
 Sarah, 105, 114. 
 
 Thomas, 105. 
 
 Corman, Isaac, 203. 
 
 Margaret, 203. 
 
 Corn, Arabella, X. 
 
 Harriet Ann, X. 
 
 Henrietta, X. 
 
 John, 22. 
 
 William John, X. 
 
 Cornes, Hannah, 26. 
 James, 26. 
 
 John, 26. 
 
 Mary, 26. 
 
 Cornwallis, (Hon.) Charles, 159. 
 Corr, Allen, 139. 
 
 Cortefur, John, 48. 
 Cotes, Charles, 252. 
 Cottam, Henry, XV. 
 
 Margaret Rylance, XV. 
 
 Cotterell, Thomas, 221. 
 Cotton, , 228. 
 
 (Dame) Anne, 170. 
 
 Hester, 265. 
 
 John, 20. 
 
 Sir John Hinde, bart., 169, 
 
 170. 
 
 (Dame) Lettice, 169. 
 
 Sir Lynch Salusbury, 4th bart. , 
 
 265. 
 
 Rowland, 227. 
 
 William, 216. 
 
 William A., III. 
 
 Cottrell, Jacob, 169. 
 
 John, 222, 248. 
 
 Cottrell, Thomas, 222. 
 Couchman, E. H., 202. 
 Court, Ann Roylance, XV. 
 
 Charles Frederick, XV. 
 
 Elizabeth, 106, 120. 
 
 Elizabeth Milward, 107. 
 
 Florence Amelia, XV. 
 
 Harry, 107, 119, 120, XXVII. 
 
 Henry, 120. 
 
 John, 235. 
 
 John Roylance, XV. 
 
 Mary Wathew, 107, 120. 
 
 Matilda, XV. 
 
 Richard, 106, 120, 123. 
 
 Richard Church, 106, 120. 
 
 Sarah, 107, 119, 120, XXVII. 
 
 William, XV. 
 
 Cowan, Sarah, 50. 
 Cowap, John, 30. 
 Cowell, Ann, 117. 
 Cowper, George, 105. 
 
 Mary, 105, 114. 
 
 Cowper-Coles, Alice Vera, XXII. 
 
 Cowper Phipps, XXII. 
 
 Guy Rogers, XXII. 
 
 Margaret Lucy, XXII. 
 
 Roger Lyons, XXII. 
 
 Cox, Francis, 222. 
 
 J. Charles, 278, 2S0. 
 
 Jane, 187. 
 
 Joan, 200. 
 
 John, 119, 201. 
 
 Joseph, 147. 
 
 Joshua, 159, 276. 
 
 S., 191. 
 
 Stephen, 200. 
 
 William, 187. 
 
 Coxson, , 201. 
 
 Thomas, 201. 
 
 Crafts, Joseph, 221. 
 Craig, Sir James, 57, 58. 
 
 Mary, 29. 
 
 May, 29. 
 
 Thomas, 29. 
 
 Craik, Dinah Maria, 39, 43. 
 
 Crapols, Giacinto, 240. 
 
 Crauford, Charles Henry, XXVIII. 
 
 Eliza, XXVIII. 
 
 Robert, XXVIII. 
 
 Craven, Ann, 29. 
 Martha, 28, 29, VIII. 
 
 Mary, 28, 54, VIII, XIII. 
 
 Robert, 27, 29, VIII, XIII. 
 
 Creighton, Jane, XII. 
 
 Cressy, John, XX. 
 
 Louisa, XX. 
 
 Crewe, John, 1st Lord Crewe, 109. 
 
 John, 1st Lord Crewe (2nd 
 
 creation), 70. 
 
 Nathaniel, 2nd Lord Crewe, 
 
 109, no. 
 Cripps, John, 233. 
 
 Wilfred Joseph, 19. 
 
 Crisp, Ann, 265. 
 
 Frederick Arthur, 52, 109. 
 
 Henry, 231. 
 
 Mary, 265. 
 
 Critchlow, John, 4. 
 
 Mary, 4. 
 
 Sarah, 4. 
 
 William, 4. 
 
 Croker,John Wilson, 166,211, 224,283. 
 Crott, James, 41. 
 
 Crompton, , 228. 
 
 Anne, 82. 
 
 Dorothea, 4. 
 
 Dorothy, 4, 8, 9, 12, 82, 
 
 272, I. 
 
 Elizabeth, 4, 8, 9. 
 
 James, 4. 
 
 "Margaret, 4, 8, 9, I. 
 
 Mary, 4, 7, 8, 82. 
 
 Nathan, 9, 261. 
 
 Peter, 9-11, 17, 82. 
 
 Robert, 17. 
 
 Thomas, 4, 8, 9, 12, 82, 
 
 272, I. 
 
 William, 4, 7-9, II, 82, I. 
 
 Cromwell, Oliver, in. 
 Cronshaw, Thomas, 227. 
 
 Cropper, Susanna, 113. 
 
 Cross, , 31. 
 
 Crosse, , 113. 
 
 John, 113. 
 
 Crow, Thomas, 257. 
 
 Crowe, Agnes Georgina Mary, XVII. 
 
 Agnes Narcisse, 70, XVII. 
 
 Alfred Edward, XIX. 
 
 Alfred Louis, XIX. 
 
 Cecilia, XIX. 
 
 Edmund Fairfax Moresby, 
 
 XIX. 
 Edward Thomas Frederick, 
 
 XIX. 
 Eleanor, XIX. 
 
 Elizabeth, XIX. 
 
 Frances, XIX. 
 
 Frederic, XIX. 
 
 Frederic Henry, XIX. 
 
 George Frederic Hyacinth, 
 
 XIX. 
 George William, 60, 70, XVII, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Giovanna, XIX. 
 
 Henry, 70, XIX. 
 
 Henry Theophile Alexander, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Isabel, XIX. 
 
 Kate, XIX. 
 
 Louis Alfred, XIX. 
 
 Louise Elizabeth, XIX. 
 
 Margaret, 70, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Mary, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Mary Matilda, XIX. 
 
 Matilda Bentevoglia Fortunata, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Matilda Eliza, XIX. 
 
 Narcisse Elise, XIX. 
 
 Narcisse Georgina Louise Noel, 
 
 XIX. 
 . Nina Agnes, XIX. 
 
 Nina Georgina Reade, XVII. 
 
 Reginald Cecil, XIX. 
 
 Sarah, XIX. 
 
 Sophia, XIX. 
 
 Sophia Henrietta Matilda, 
 
 XVII, XIX. 
 
 William, 70, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Crowley, Ambrose, 151, 159, 168, 169, 
 
 201, XXIX. 
 Sir Ambrose, 149, 159, 168- 
 
 170, XXIX. 
 
 Anne, 168, 169, 216. 
 
 Anna, 169. 
 
 Benjamin, 168, 169. 
 
 Daniel, 168, 169. 
 
 Elizabeth, 159, 169, 170, 216. 
 
 Hannah, 169. 
 
 James, 169. 
 
 Jane, 168, 216. 
 
 John, 169, 170, 216. 
 
 Joseph, 168, 169. 
 
 Judith, 148, 151, 159, 161, 
 
 16S, 169, XXIX. 
 Lettice, 169, 170. 
 
 Mary, 151, 159, 163, 168- 
 
 170, 216. 
 
 (Dame) Mary, 169, 170. 
 
 Phcebe, 169. 
 
 Sarah, 151, 159, 168-170. 
 
 Simon, 216. 
 
 Susanna, 169. 
 
 Theodosia, 169. 
 
 Thomas, 168, 216. 
 
 Crowther, William, 249. 
 Croxall, Edward, 219. 
 Crudge, Alexander, 233. 
 Crump, John Hamerton, 107. 
 Cruso, John, 82. 
 Crutchley, Henry, 154. 
 
 John, 137. 
 
 Cumberland, Anne, Duchess of, 255. 
 
 Henry Frederick, Dukeof, 
 
 255. 
 Cumming, James, 66, 67. 
 
 John, 65, 66. 
 
 Cunningham, Allan, 166, 167. 
 
 Peter, 159, 160. 
 
 Curtice, Stephen, 208. 
 Cust, Richard, 100. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 xvn 
 
 Daguerre, Louis J. M., 98. 
 Daine, Ralph, 131. 
 Daintry, Anne, 70. 
 Emily, XXI. 
 
 George Smith, XXI. 
 
 John Smith, 77. 
 
 Michael, 70. 
 
 Richard, 71. 
 
 Dakin, George, 227. 
 
 Isaac Allan, XI. 
 
 James, XII. 
 
 Jessie Elizabeth, XI. 
 
 Mary Eleanor, XII. 
 
 Dalgairns, Margaret Clementina, 
 
 XVIII. 
 Dalloway, Robert, 199. 
 Dalston, Sir George, 4th bart., 237, 
 
 238. 
 Dalton, James, 113. 
 
 Michael, 115. 
 
 Thomas, 115. 
 
 Daniel, Ellen, 88. 
 
 John, 88. 
 
 Thomas, 7. 
 
 Dann, Francis, 263. 
 Darall, Thomas, 20. 
 Darby, Amy, 134, XXIX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 264. 
 
 Thomas, 134, XXIX. 
 
 Darbyshire, Sarah, 22. 
 Darcey, John, 83. 
 Mary, 83. 
 
 Nelly, 83. 
 
 Darell, Anne, 235, 236, XXIX. 
 Henry, 235, XXIX. 
 
 Sir Marmaduke, 235, 236. 
 
 Darlington, Elizabeth, 27, VIII. 
 
 John, 25, 27, 52, VIII. 
 
 Dartmouth, William, Earl of, 131. 
 Darwin, Arthur William, XXVI. 
 
 Caroline Edith, XXVI. 
 
 Charles John Wharton, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Charles Robert, 2, 41. 
 
 Charles Waring, XXVI. 
 
 Charlotte Elizabeth Anne, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Charlotte Maria Cooper, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Edith Marianne, XXVI. 
 
 Francis, 102, 103, XXVI. 
 
 Francis Alvey Rhodes, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Francis Wharton, XXVI. 
 
 George Howard, 42. 
 
 Georgina Huntly, XXVI. 
 
 Gerald Lascelles, XXVI. 
 
 Gerard Alvey Murray, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Gilbert William, XXVI. 
 
 Mary Dorothea, XXVI. 
 
 Mary Eleanor, XXVI. 
 
 Robert Alvey, XXVI. 
 
 Robert Henry, XXVI. 
 
 William Brown, XXVI. 
 
 Dauney, Alexander, XXVIII. 
 
 Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Davenant, Ann, 265. 
 
 Corbet, 265. 
 
 Elizabeth, 263-265. 
 
 Henry, 265. 
 
 James, 263-265. 
 
 Mary, 265. 
 
 Thomas, 263-265. 
 
 Davenport, Charles, 260. 
 
 Da vies, 260. 
 
 Elizabeth, X. 
 
 Hannah, 2, 6, I. 
 
 Henry, 6, 35-37, I. 
 
 Isaac, 6. 
 
 John, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 35, 
 
 80, I. 
 - — - Mary, 2, 5, 6, 12, 35, I. 
 
 Phoebe, 260. 
 
 - Ralph, 56. 
 Sarah, II. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 260. 
 
 William, X. 
 
 David, William, 270. 
 Davids, Mary, ill, 115. 
 
 Davies, Anne, XXI. 
 
 Daniel, XXI. 
 
 David, 47, 253. 
 
 Elizabeth, 49, XIV. 
 
 Jane, 47. 
 
 Margaret Anne, XXI. 
 
 Samuel, XXI. 
 
 William, 270. 
 
 Davis, Edward, 170. 
 
 Elizabeth Eardley, V. 
 
 Hilda Booth, V. 
 
 John, 83. 
 
 John Booth, V. 
 
 John Eardley, V. 
 
 Kate Booth, V. 
 
 Martha, V. 
 
 Prudence, 169. 
 
 Richard, 214, 234. 
 
 • • Robert, 195. 
 
 Davison, Charles, 42. 
 
 William, 225. 
 
 Davy, Sir Humphry, 94-96. 
 Dawes, Alice, 113, XXVII. 
 
 Ann, 55, 139. 
 
 Anna, 139. 
 
 Anne Elizabeth, 139. 
 
 Arabella Elizabeth, 139. 
 
 Edward, 139. 
 
 Edward Alleyne, 75, 139, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 139, 274. 
 
 Elizabeth Hawkesmore, 75. 
 
 Emily Harriet, 139. 
 
 Frederick, 139. 
 
 Harriet, 274. 
 
 Henry, 113, 139, XXVII. 
 
 Letitia, 139. 
 
 Margaret Lucy, 75, XXII. 
 
 Mary Ann, 139. 
 
 Matthew, 139, XXII. 
 
 Matthew Corr, 139. 
 
 Rebecca, 114, 115. 
 
 Richard Jesson, 139. 
 
 Samuel, 139. 
 
 Samuel James, 139, 274. 
 
 Thomas, 55, 139. 
 
 William, 139. 
 
 Dawson, , 145. 
 
 Sir J. William, 40, 42. 
 
 Day, Ernest Archibald, XXV. 
 
 Ernest Southgate, XXV. 
 
 Gordon Tyler, XXV. 
 
 Violet Mary, XXV. 
 
 Daynes, Thomas, 145. 
 Deadman, see Dedman. 
 Deakes, Thomas, 253. 
 Deakin, Ann, 217. 
 
 Fran., 234. 
 
 Mary, 216. 
 
 Rupert, 109, 150. 
 
 Dean, Josiah, 5. 
 
 Nancy, 5. 
 
 Richard, 5. 
 
 Sarah, 5. 
 
 Thomas, 1 87. 
 
 Deas, Sir George, 69, XVIII. 
 
 (Dame) Sally, XVIII. 
 
 Dedman, Robert, 115. 
 Deedes, Alice Fanny Catherine, 
 XXVI. 
 Bertram Gordon, XXVI. 
 
 Gordon Frederick, XXVI. 
 
 John Gordon, XXVI. 
 
 Percy Gordon, XXVI. 
 
 Degg, Lettice, 18. 
 
 d'Ehrenhoff, Agnes Charlotte Aim£e, 
 XVII. 
 
 Elizabeth, XVII. 
 
 Ida, XVII. 
 
 Selim, XVII. 
 
 Denis, Sir Peter, 1st bart., 237, 238. 
 
 Denison, John, 237, 238. 
 
 Dennil, John, 82. 
 
 Dennison, John, 233. 
 
 de Normann, see Normann. 
 
 Denshire, , 162. 
 
 Dent, John, 264. 
 
 Robert K., 149, 151-153, 162, 
 
 171, 187, 212, 218, 221, 230, 
 232-235, 280. 
 
 de Pallavicini, see Pallavicini. 
 de Peuguet, see Peuguet. 
 De Quincey, Thomas, 151. 
 Derby, Edward, Earl of, 264. 
 
 Edward Smith, 13th Earl of, 
 
 62. 
 Derriton, Mary, 115. 
 De Saumarez, see Saumarez. 
 Desmoulins, , 230. 
 
 Elizabeth, 151, 230. 
 
 John, 230. 
 
 Dethick, Sir William, 141. 
 Devereux, John, XXVIII. 
 
 Martha, 122, XXVIII. 
 
 Devey, Hester, 187. 
 
 James, 186. 
 
 Dew, Nathan, III. 
 Dewar, Sir James, 55. 
 Diamond, Hugh Welch, 95. 
 Dickens, Charles, 40. 
 Dickenson, Edward, 8. 
 
 Samuel, 248. 
 
 Thomas, 248. 
 
 Dickinson, John, 257. 
 
 Lewis, 131. 
 
 Dicman, Robert, 114. 
 Dilkes, George, 227. 
 Dinham, Elizabeth, 120. 
 
 Sir John, 120. 
 
 Dinsdale, Frederick, 178, 181, 182, 184. 
 Ditmas, Ella, XXVIII. 
 
 Thomas, XXVIII. 
 
 Dixie, Barbara, 173. 
 
 Beaumont, 257. 
 
 Elizabeth, 254. 
 
 Sir Wolstan, knt., 254. 
 
 Sir Wolstan, istbart, 173. 
 
 Sir Wolstan, 3rd bart., 257. 
 
 Sir Wolstan, 4th bart., 173, 
 
 257- . 
 Dixon, Benjamin, 87. 
 
 Septimus Thomas, 83. 
 
 Dobey, W., 203. 
 Dobson, Ada Cicely, IX. 
 
 Arthur, IX. 
 
 Austin, 112. 
 
 Sir Benjamin Alfred, IX. 
 
 Benjamin Arthur Palin, IX. 
 
 Benjamin Palin, IX. 
 
 Clarice Coralie, IX. 
 
 (Dame) Coralie, IX. 
 
 Darrell Richard, IX. 
 
 Esylt Dorothy, IX. 
 
 George Meredith, IX. 
 
 . Harry Desborough, IX. 
 
 Henrietta Elizabeth, IX. 
 
 Lorimer Austin, IX. 
 
 Vera Nadine, IX. 
 
 W., 180. 
 
 Wilfred Wentworth, IX. 
 
 Dod, Elizabeth, 131. 
 
 Thomas, 131. 
 
 Dodd.Ann, VIII. 
 
 E., 27. 
 
 Edward, 27, 28, VIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 27, VIII. 
 
 George, VIII. 
 
 Henry Hugh, VIII. 
 
 J., 27. 
 
 Jane, IX. 
 
 John, 28, VIII. 
 
 Margaret, 27. 
 
 Mary, 27-29, VIII. 
 
 Peter, IX. 
 
 Ralph, 27, VIII. 
 
 Richard, VIII. 
 
 Samuel, 27-29, VIII. 
 
 Sarah, 118, VIII. 
 
 Sarah Ellen, IX. 
 
 Thomas, 27, VIII. 
 
 Dodds, Peggy, 183. 
 Dodson, Mary, 280, XIII. 
 
 Sarah, 280. 
 
 Thomas, 280. 
 
 William, 280, XIII. 
 
 Doe, John, 259. 
 
 Dolland, , 92, 99. 
 
 Dolphin, Richard, 141. 
 Donavan, Mary, XVII. 
 Done, Annie, 49. 
 
 Done, Elizabeth, VIII. 
 
 John, 28, VI. 
 
 Martha, VI. 
 
 Thomas, 49. 
 
 William Taylor, VIII. 
 
 Dormer, Sir Clement Cottrell, 137. 
 
 Clement Upton Cottrell, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Florence Augusta, XXVI. 
 
 Dorrington, Alice Maria, XVI. 
 
 Mary Ann, XVI. 
 
 Thomas, XVI. 
 
 Doughty, , 230. 
 
 Hannah, 82. 
 
 Margaret, 273. 
 
 Thomas, 273. 
 
 Dove, Anna Ellen, XXIII. 
 
 Percy Matthew, XXIII. 
 
 Dovey, Rupert, 116. 
 
 William, 145, 194. 
 
 Dowell, Ann, 224. 
 
 Thomas, 224. 
 
 Dowler, , 114. 
 
 Samuel, 235. 
 
 Dowley, Elizabeth, 265. 
 Downe, Mary, 199. 
 Downes, , 252. 
 
 Charles, 199, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Mary, 199, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Downing, Alice, VII. 
 
 George, VII. 
 
 J., 218. 
 
 Doxey, Richard, 1. 
 Drake, John, 225. 
 
 William, 280. 
 
 Drakeford, Jesse, 83. 
 Dresser, John, 8. 
 
 Thomas, 8. 
 
 Drew, Anne, 201. 
 
 Elizabeth, 201. 
 
 Joseph, 201. 
 
 Panther, 201. 
 
 Thomas, 201. 
 
 Drummond, Florence Louisa Amelia, 
 XXV. 
 Francis Maurice Drum- 
 mond, XXV. 
 
 George, 14th Earl of 
 
 Perth, XXV. 
 
 William, 157, 158. 
 
 du Boulay, see Boulay. 
 
 Dudley, see also Aspinall-Dudley, 
 Jelly-Dudley, and Ro- 
 berts-Dudley. 
 
 Abigail, 18, 272, 282, II. 
 
 Agnes, 13, 16, II. 
 
 Amelia, 51, XV. 
 
 Amy, 18. 
 
 Ann, 18, 53, 281, II, XVI. 
 
 Ann Roylance, XV. 
 
 Annis, 12. 
 
 Avis, 16, II. 
 
 Catherine, 13, II. 
 
 Charles, 51, 53, XVI. 
 
 Charlotte Stanway, 53, XVI. 
 
 Charlotte Virginia, XVI. 
 
 Constance, 16, 18, II. 
 
 Dorothy, 18, 19, 281, II. 
 
 Edward, 12, 13, 16, 18, II, 
 
 III. 
 
 Eliza, XV. 
 
 Elizabeth, 12, 15—19, 32, 49- 
 
 51, 53. II, XIV, XV, 
 XVI. 
 Elizabeth Mary, XV. 
 
 Ellen, 13, 18, 281, 282, II. 
 
 Emily Anne Clara, XV. 
 
 Esme Spencer Farre, XVI. 
 
 Eveline Julia Dalrymple, 
 
 XVI. 
 
 Flora Gardner, XVI. 
 
 Frances, 18, II. 
 
 Frederick Cousett, XVI. 
 
 George, 16, II. 
 
 George Charles, XVI. 
 
 Hannah, 51, XV. 
 
 Harriet, XV. 
 
 Henry, 13, 17-19, II. 
 
 Henry Breck, 52, XVI. 
 
 Humphrey, 18. 
 
xvin 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Dudley, Jane, 19, 51, XV. 
 
 Jemima, 19, II. 
 
 Joan, 13, 18, II. 
 
 John, 13, 17, iS, 32, 48-53, 
 
 74, XIV, XV, XVI. 
 John, Duke of Northumber- 
 land, 49. 
 
 John Gardner, XVI. 
 
 Joseph, 13, 18, II. 
 
 Julia, 51, XV. 
 
 Lettice, 18. 
 
 Lydia, 19, II. 
 
 . Margaret, 4, II, 16, 18, I, 
 
 II. 
 
 Margery, 13, 16, 18, 19, II. 
 
 Mary, 6, 16, 18, 19, 49-5 1 - 
 
 53. 134- 272, 281, II, XIV, 
 XV, XVI. 
 _ Mary Anne, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 Mary Jane, III. 
 
 Maynard Gardner, XVI. 
 
 Richard, 11, 13, 17-19, 51, I, 
 
 II, XV. 
 
 Richard Lathbury, 6, 36, 43, 
 
 48, 50-53, XV, XVI. 
 
 Samuel, 18, 51, XV. 
 
 Sarah, 6, 17- 19, 36, 43, 50- 
 
 53, II, XV, XVI. 
 
 Sarah Elizabeth, XV. 
 
 Sarah Harriet Jane, XV. 
 
 Thomas, 12, 13, 15-19, 272, 
 
 281, II. 
 Trade, 13, 16, II. 
 
 William, 5,*I0, 11, 13-20, 23, 
 
 35, 281, 282, II. 
 
 William Charles, XVI. 
 
 William Henry, 51, 53, XV, 
 
 XVI. 
 
 Winifred, 18. 
 
 Dudlow, Richard, 51. 
 
 . Thomas, 51. 
 
 William, 51. 
 
 Duff, Georgina Huntly, XXVI. 
 
 Huntly George Gordon, XXVI. 
 
 Duffield, Richard, 16. 
 Dugard, Samuel, 252. 
 Dugdale, Sir William, 140. 
 
 Dumville, , 30. 
 
 Duncombe, Thomas, 221. 
 Dunington, Elizabeth, 261. 
 
 Thomas, 261. 
 
 Dunn, Anne Catherine, XXVI. 
 
 . Catherine, 223. 
 
 James, 1 70. 
 
 Mary, 223. 
 
 Robert, XXVI. 
 
 Sarah, 170. 
 
 Thomas, XXVI. 
 
 Dunninty, , 180. 
 
 Duparck, Alexandre, 264. 
 Durel, John, no. 
 
 Durham, Anne Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 Patrick Francis, XXVI. 
 
 Philip Francis, XXVI. 
 
 Dutton, Ann, 249. 
 
 Edward, 249. 
 
 George, 48. 
 
 Richard, 21. 
 
 Thomas, 48. 
 
 Dyall, John, 222. 
 
 Mary, 222. 
 
 Dyer, Richard, 199. 
 Dyott, Bridget, 229. 
 
 Matthew, 188. 
 
 Richard, 229. 
 
 Zachariah, 280. 
 
 Dysart, Grace, Countess of, 226. 
 
 Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th 
 
 Earl of, 36. 
 Dyson, Edward, 108, 114, 115, 169, 
 201. 
 Gravenor, 169 
 
 Eades, Ann, 230. 
 
 John, 234. 
 
 Thomas, 234. 
 
 Eardley, Ada, V. 
 
 Albert, V. 
 
 Alice, V. 
 
 Arnold, V. 
 
 Eardley, Daniel, V. 
 
 Edward, V. 
 
 Eliza, V. 
 
 Elizabeth, V. 
 
 Fanny, V. 
 
 Martha, V. 
 
 May, V. 
 
 Prudence, V. 
 
 Samuel, V. 
 
 Thomas, V. 
 
 Earwaker, John Parsons 54-57, 75, 
 
 83. 259, 260. 
 Eason, John, 223. 
 East, Walter, 229. 
 Eaton, James, 130. 
 
 Jasper Hulley, 56. 
 
 Mary, 56. 
 
 Mary Hannah, 56. 
 
 Peter Lowe, 56. 
 
 William, 77. 
 
 Ebdell, Thomas, 244. 
 Eborall, • ., 232. 
 
 Henry, 232, 233. 
 
 Mary, 233. 
 
 Samuel, 232, 280. 
 
 Sarah, 232, 233. 
 
 Susanna, 280. 
 
 Eburne, Bourne, 245. 
 Eccleshall, Henry, 113, 115. 
 
 Isabel, 117, XXVII. 
 
 William, 21. 
 
 Edens, Joseph, 199. 
 Edge, Ann, 22. 
 
 Daniel, 4. 
 
 Elizabeth, 2. 
 
 John, 204. 
 
 Sir John, 1. 
 
 Katherine, 2. 
 
 Ralph, 2. 
 
 Richard, 244. 
 
 Walter, 2. 
 
 William, 1. 
 
 William Holland, 25. 
 
 Edgell, Edward Betenson, 181. 
 Edgeworth, Honora, 238, 245. 
 
 Maria, 245. 
 
 Richard Lovell, 238, 245. 
 
 Edward III, 120, VI, VII. 
 Edwardes, Sir Henry, bart., 253. 
 
 Mary, 253. 
 
 Edwards, Charlotte Sophia, XIX. 
 
 David, 223. 
 
 Edmund Bushell, XXII. 
 
 Esme, XXVI. 
 
 Francis Andrew Lloyd, 
 
 XIX. 
 George Oldham, XXVI. 
 
 Hannah, 119. 
 
 Henry Martyn, 75, XXII. 
 
 Herbert Holder, XIX. 
 
 Herbert Reginald Lloyd, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Joseph, 119. 
 
 Maria, XXII. 
 
 Mary Jane, 75, XXII. 
 
 Nina Laura, XIX. 
 
 Richard Lloyd, XIX. 
 
 Robert, 170. 
 
 Thomas, 252. 
 
 William, 209. 
 
 Eeves, , 192. 
 
 Egerton, (Hon.) Mary, 253. 
 
 Thomas, 1st Lord Ellesmere, 
 
 253- 
 
 William, I. 
 
 Egginton, , VI. 
 
 John, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 137, XXIX. 
 
 Prudence Reade, VI. 
 
 Ehrenhoff, see d'Ehrenhoff. 
 Eilseley, Sarah, 237. 
 Eld, Henry, 227. 
 Elliat, Thomas, 132. 
 
 William, 132. 
 
 Elliot, , 97. 
 
 Timothy, 50. 
 
 Elliott, Agnes Doreen, XXI. 
 
 Eliza Mary, XXI. 
 
 George C, XXI. 
 
 Victor G., XXI. 
 
 Ellis, Anne, 71. 
 James, 71. 
 
 Richard, 82, 270. 
 
 Sarah, 71. 
 
 William, 22, 71. 
 
 Elwin, Whitwell, 164. 
 Embury, Charles, VI. 
 
 Prudence, VI. 
 
 Emerson, Arthur, 254. 
 Emery, Ann, 77. 
 
 John, IV, VI, VII. 
 
 Mary Webb, 25, IV, VI, VII. 
 
 Endon, Benjamin, 82. 
 
 Elizabeth, 79, 82. 
 
 Helen, 79. 
 
 Mary, 82. 
 
 Samuel, 79. 
 
 Thomas, 79, 82. 
 
 Ensor, Elizabeth, 280. 
 
 John, 280. 
 
 Thomas, 199. 
 
 Essex, Earl of, see Capell. 
 Ethell, John, 257. 
 
 Thomas, 255. 
 
 Evans, see also Franklen-Evans. 
 
 Ann, 169. 
 
 Sarah, XII. 
 
 William, 85, XII. 
 
 Evanson, Albert Edwin, XII. 
 
 Ann, XII. 
 
 Arthur, XII. 
 
 Edwin, XII. 
 
 Emily, XII. 
 
 Ethel, XII. 
 
 Evelyn May, XII. 
 
 Fanny, XII. 
 
 Florence Talbot, XII. 
 
 . George, XII. 
 
 George Harper, XII. 
 
 Grace, XII. 
 
 Jane, XII. 
 
 John, XII. 
 
 Lilian Talbot, XII. 
 
 . Mabel Gertrude, XII. 
 
 Margaret, XII. 
 
 Margaretta, XII. 
 
 Martha Margaretta, XII. 
 
 Nelly, XII. 
 
 Samuel, XII. 
 
 Selina, XII. 
 
 Sydney Reade, XII. 
 
 Vincent John, XII. 
 
 Evelyn, Sir Frederic, bart., III. 
 
 (Dame) Mary, in. 
 
 Everard, Anne, 259, 261, 264. 
 
 Bridget, 259. 
 
 Charles, 259, 260. 
 
 Elizabeth, 259. 
 
 James, 259. 
 
 John, 259. 
 
 Joseph, 259. 
 
 Mary, 259, 260. 
 
 Philip, 259. 
 
 Thomas, 259. 
 
 Every, Sir Henry, 3rd bart., 227. 
 
 Eyes, , 40. 
 
 Eyken, , XXVII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 108, 196, XXVII. 
 
 James, 137. 
 
 John, 187. 
 
 Eyre, Beebe, 21. 
 
 Francis, 259. 
 
 Sarah Maria, 259. 
 
 Fairbairn, Edith Marianne, XXVI. 
 
 Sir William, 1st bart.. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 William Andrew, XXVI. 
 
 Fairbanks, Elizabeth Kynnersley, III. 
 
 Hannah, III. 
 
 Jessie Louisa, XXIII. 
 
 Richard, III. 
 
 William Blagden, XXIII. 
 
 Fallowfield, William, 169. 
 Fallows, John, 263. 
 
 Farish, Charlotte Dorothy, 99, XXV. 
 
 Dorothy, 99, XXV. 
 
 E. Garthwaite, 100. 
 
 Elizabeth, 99. 
 
 Elizabeth Matilda, 93, 99. 
 
 Farish, Henry, 91, 99. 
 
 Isabella, 100. 
 
 James, 93, 99, XXV. 
 
 Robert, 198. 
 
 William, 91, 99. 
 
 Farmer, , 198. 
 
 Anne, 138-140, 222. 
 
 Elizabeth, 139, 140. 
 
 Hannah, 139. 
 
 Henry, 169. 
 
 J. H., 140. 
 
 James, 204. 
 
 John, 1 38-140, 222, 263. 
 
 John Bretland, 140. 
 
 Joseph, 204. 
 
 Richard, 139. 
 
 Sarah, 139, 140. 
 
 Thomas, 131, 139, 140. 
 
 Farnhill, Mary, 252. 
 Farquhar, Sir Arthur, XVII. 
 . Emily, XVII. 
 
 Mary Matilda Frederica, 
 
 56, XVII. 
 
 Nelly, XVII. 
 
 Nina, XVII. 
 
 Richard Bowles, XVII. 
 
 Farquharson, Archibald James, XVII. 
 
 Charles Henry, XVII. 
 
 Elizabeth, XVIII. 
 
 Eric Ronald Arthur, 
 
 XVII. 
 
 Frances Georgina, XVII. 
 
 Francis, XVIII. 
 
 Francis Archibald, 
 
 XVII. 
 
 James John, XVII. 
 
 John Phelips, XVII. 
 
 Keith Richard, XVII. 
 
 Margaret, XVIII. 
 
 Mary, XVII. 
 
 Robert, XVIII. 
 
 Farr, John, 224, 225. 
 
 Farre, Eveline Julia Dalrymple, XVI. 
 
 Frederic John, 52, XVI. 
 
 Farrell, Thomas, 21. 
 Farrer, William, 29. 
 Farwell, Joseph, 267. 
 
 Thomas, 13. 
 
 Fathom, Decima, 263. 
 Favile, Thomas, 263. 
 Fawcett, Agnes, 99. 
 
 Dorothy, 99, XXV. 
 
 Isabella, 100. 
 
 James, 99, 100, XXV. 
 
 William Milner, 100. 
 
 Fawkener, John, 219. 
 Fearn, Sarah, 22. 
 
 Feilding, Rudolph William Basil, 8th 
 
 Earl of Denbigh, 63. 
 Feldon, Mary, XXIX. 
 
 William, XXIX. 
 
 Fenna, William, 47. 
 
 Fenton, Elijah, 159, 160, 164. 
 
 Fernley, Clarie Duxbury, XII. 
 
 Jesse, XII. 
 
 Fernyhough, Joseph, 203. 
 Ferriar, John, 58. 
 Fetherston, , 235. 
 
 Thomas, 173. 
 
 Fidoe, Jane, 201. 
 Field, Sarah, 169. 
 Fielder, Anne, 72. 
 
 Charles, 72. 
 
 Frances, 72, XX. 
 
 James, 72. 
 
 John, 72, XX. 
 
 Fieldhouse, Anne, 203. 
 Fielding, Anne, 72. 
 
 John, 72. 
 
 Filecote, Frances, 265. 
 
 Finall, Betty, 180. 
 
 Finch, Emily Dudley, XV. 
 
 Heneage, 2nd Earl of Ayles- 
 
 ford, 217. 
 Joseph, 249. 
 
 Mary, Countess of Aylesford, 
 
 217. 
 
 Thomas, 48. 
 
 William Wykes, 49, XV. 
 
 Finney, , 137. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XIX 
 
 Finney, Sarah, 80. 
 
 Thomas, 80. 
 
 Firmstone, Agnes Mary, XX. 
 
 Agnes Nina, XX. 
 
 Alice, XX. 
 
 Arthur Harold, 71, XX. 
 
 Charles Henry, XX. 
 
 Edward Reade, XX. 
 
 Emily Constance, XX, 
 
 Frances, 71, XX. 
 
 Frances Jane, XX. 
 
 George Allan, 71, XX. 
 
 Harold William, XX. 
 
 Jane, 71. 
 
 - — John Fielder Reade, XX. 
 
 Joseph, 71. 
 
 Lucy, XX. 
 
 Margaret, 71. 
 
 Margaret Sarah, XX. 
 
 Mary Consuelo, XX. 
 
 Maud Helena, XX. 
 
 Sarah, 71. 
 
 Thomas, 71. 
 
 William, 71, XX. 
 
 William Charles, XX. 
 
 William Francis, XX. 
 
 Fisher, , 220. 
 
 Abraham, 217, 218, 226. 
 
 Ann, 223. 
 
 Clement, 217, 220, 222, 223, 
 
 248, 276. 
 
 Sir Clement, 3rd bart., 217. 
 
 Elizabeth, 2 1 7, 222, 223, 233,XI. 
 
 Ellen, XI. 
 
 Hannah, 223. 
 
 Isaac, 217, 222, 223. 
 
 John, 240, XI. 
 
 Martha, 217, 226. 
 
 Mary, 217, 223. 
 
 Osmond, 42. 
 
 Richard, 203. 
 
 Robert, 169. 
 
 Sarah, 217, 218, 222, 223. 
 
 Thomas, 217, 218, 222, 223, 
 
 225, 233. 
 
 William, 83. 
 
 Fishwick, Henry, 85. 
 Fitter, Maria Catherine, 121. 
 
 Walter, 121. 
 
 Walter Hickman, 121. 
 
 Fitzherbert, , 261, 262. 
 
 Alleyne, 1st Lord St. 
 
 Helens, 262. 
 
 Elizabeth, 262. 
 
 John, 262. 
 
 Mary, 262. 
 
 William, 262. 
 
 Fitz-Warine, (Hon.) Elizabeth, 120. 
 
 Fulke, Lord, 120. 
 
 Flackett, John, 272, 281. 
 
 — — Mary, 272, 281. 
 Flavill, Thomas, 263. 
 Fleeming, Ellen Anne, XII. 
 
 William, XII. 
 
 Fleetwood, Jane, 267. 
 Fleming, Anna, 169. 
 
 ■ Richard, 169. 
 
 Fletcher, Angela Marie, XXI. 
 
 George, 125, 209. 
 
 John, 227. 
 
 James, IV. 
 
 Mary, IV. 
 
 Thomas, 281. 
 
 William Harry, XXI. 
 
 Flint, Elizabeth, 204. 
 
 John, 199. 
 
 Joseph, 81. 
 
 William, 204. 
 
 Floyer, Charles, 248. 
 Flyer, Richard, 13. 
 Foage, Margery, 13. 
 Foard, see Ford. 
 Foley, Anna Maria, 273. 
 
 Anne, 122, 273. 
 
 Anne Elizabeth, 273. 
 
 Caroline, 273. 
 
 Charles, 273. 
 
 Charlotte Poison, 273. 
 
 Edward Francis Walwyn, 122, 
 
 273- 
 
 Foley, Edward Walwyn, 122, 273. 
 
 Elizabeth, 121, 122, 273. 
 
 Hannah, 273. 
 
 Henry, 273. 
 
 John, 115, 122, 123, 273, 282, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Louisa, 273. 
 
 Marianne, 273. 
 
 Martha, 122, 123, 273, 282, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Mary, 121, 122, 273. 
 
 Philip, 235. 
 
 Richard, 115, 122, 273. 
 
 Robert, 119, 121, 122, 273. 
 
 Samuel, 122. 
 
 Susan, 273. 
 
 Thomas, 193, 273. 
 
 Thomas, Lord, 120, 122. 
 
 Fone, Edward, 16. 
 
 Hugh, 16. 
 
 Fonnereau, Abel, 240. 
 
 Harry, 240. 
 
 Lucy, 240. 
 
 Foord, see also Ford. 
 
 Elizabeth, 204. 
 
 Hannah, 204. 
 
 John, 204. 
 
 Joseph, 204. 
 
 Mary, 204. 
 
 Rebecca, 204. 
 
 Richard, 204. 
 
 Samuel, 204. 
 
 Sarah, 204. 
 
 Thomas, 203, 204. 
 
 Forbes, , in, 115. 
 
 Forbuck, Hannah, 52. 
 
 Ford, , 130, 198-200, 2«, 
 
 XXIX. 
 ■ Alice, 132, 277. 
 
 Andrew, 155, 156, 194, XXIX. 
 
 Ann, 147, 156, 163, 165, 166, 
 
 191-196, 198-202, 206, 207, 
 258, 259, 261, 264, 276, 277, 
 XXVII, XXIX. 
 
 Benjamin, 134, 199, 201, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Bridget, 198. 
 
 Catherine, 199, 277. 
 
 Charles, 259, 261. 
 
 Cornelius, 126, 127, 132-134, 
 
 142, 146-149, 151, 154-169, 
 171-173, 178, 185, 186, 188- 
 194, 196, 198, 199, 201, 202, 
 204, 206-208, 217, 220, 247, 
 274-277, 283, XXIX. 
 
 Diana, 198. 
 
 ■ Dorothy, 198, 261. 
 
 Edmund, 168, 201. 
 
 Edward, 200. 
 
 Elizabeth, 128, 130, 131, 141, 
 
 142, 189, 198-200, 202-206, 
 273, XXIX. 
 
 Francis, 198, 199. 
 
 George, XXVII. 
 
 Gregory, 106, 155, 202, 276, 
 
 277, XXIX. 
 Hannah, 202. 
 
 Henry, 126-133, 135, 141, 142, 
 
 '54. 155, 189, 197-200, 202, 
 204-206, 273, XXIX. 
 
 Hester, 199. 
 
 Hickman, 155, 202, XXIX. 
 
 James, 147, 191-193, 198, 199, 
 
 201, 206, 261, 277, XXIX. 
 
 Jane, 105,' 146, 147, 149, 154- 
 
 156, 158, 161, 168, 191-193, 
 199-202, 206, 207, 242, 261, 
 275, 277, XXVII, XXIX. 
 ~ — Joan, 199, 200. 
 
 Job, 198. 
 
 John, 132, 198-200, 203, 259- 
 
 261, 264. 
 
 Joseph, 105, 107, 114, 132, 133, 
 
 146, 147, 149, 154-156, 158- 
 164, 167-169, 171, 172, 190- 
 194, 199, 201, 202, 206-209, 
 275, 277, XXVII, XXIX. 
 
 Judith, 148, 151, 159, 161, 163, 
 
 168, 207, 275, XXIX. 
 
 Lewis, 201, 277. 
 
 Ford, Lovelace Mercy, 277. 
 
 Margaret, 203. 
 
 Margery, 200. 
 
 Martha, 106, 200, 201, 277. 
 
 Mary, 56, 127-129, 132, 134- 
 
 137, 140, 141. I78> 185-187, 
 189, 190, 197-199, 201, 203, 
 261, 277, XXIX. 
 
 Nancy, 203. 
 
 Nathaniel, 105, 132-134, 146, 
 
 147. 149. I54-IS7. 161. 190- 
 195, 199, 201, 202, 227, 274, 
 275, XXVII, XXIX. 
 
 Nicholas, 203. 
 
 Panther, 201. 
 
 Peter, 199. 
 
 Phoebe, 108, 147, 151, 156, 157, 
 
 163, 165, 166, 177, 178, 181, 
 190-197, 199, 201, 202, 206- 
 
 209, 276, 277, XXIX. 
 Priscilla, 199. 
 
 Ralph, 132, 199. 
 
 Rebecca, 128-130, 132, 133, 
 
 171, 199, 200, 204, XXIX. 
 
 Richard, 4, 198, 199, 201, 277. 
 
 Sally, 157, 177. 
 
 Samuel, 130, 133, 154-157, 161- 
 
 163, 172, 173, 190, 191, 194, 
 199-202, 220, 227, 242, 274, 
 275, XXIX. 
 
 Sarah, 127, 132, 133, 142, 146, 
 
 155-157. I7I-I73. 177. 178, 
 187, 190, 194, 197-202, 208, 
 
 210, 227, 278, XXIX. 
 
 Septimus, 199. 
 
 Simon, 104, 106, 200, 201, 277. 
 
 ■ Susanna, 201. 
 
 Thomas, 11, 127, 132, 198-203, 
 
 277. 
 
 Ursula, 277. 
 
 Walter, 198. 
 
 William, 198-201, 203, 261. 
 
 Fordyce, George, 112. 
 
 Forest, Fanny, 50. 
 Forrest, E., 233, 245. 
 Forrester, John, 248. 
 Forster, , XXIV. 
 
 Anna, 185, 186. 
 
 John, 40. 
 
 Martha, XXIV. 
 
 Richard, 185. 
 
 Forsyth, William, 59, 60. 
 Fortescue, William, 237. 
 Fortrey, Anne, 120. 
 
 Catharine, 120, 121, XXVII, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 James, 120. 
 
 Samuel, 120. 
 
 Susan, 120. 
 
 Theodora, 120. 
 
 William, 120, 121, XXVII, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Forty, Ann, 200. 
 
 Thomas, 200. 
 
 Foster, Anne, 19. 
 
 Joseph, 54, 56, 71, 75, 86, 90, 
 
 105-107, 109, in, 114, 121, 
 122, 135-139, 141, 142, 144, 
 145. I5 I - I 54. 178, 181, 182, 
 201, 212, 221, 223, 224, 236, 
 243. 2 44. 246-248, 252, 254, 
 257-260, 274, 282. 
 
 Margaret, 270. 
 
 Roger, 119. 
 
 Foulkes, , 270. 
 
 Fowell, George, 279, 280. 
 
 Mary, 280. 
 
 Richard, 280. 
 
 Fowler, Anne, 266. 
 
 Brian, 252. 
 
 Charles, 267. 
 
 Elizabeth, 266, 267. 
 
 Henry, 169. 
 
 Katherine, 266. 
 
 Martha, 252. 
 
 Mary, 266. 
 
 Walter, 266, 267. 
 
 Fowles, Eleanor, 23, IV. 
 Fownes, Elizabeth, 252. 
 
 . John, 252. 
 
 Fownes, Joseph, 192. 
 
 Fox, . , 234. 
 
 ■ Ann, 137. 
 
 Anthony, XI. 
 
 Charles James, 238, 264. 
 
 Elizabeth, XL 
 
 Emma Eliza, 282, XI. 
 
 Harriett Steele, 282, XI. 
 
 Jane, 117, XI. 
 
 John, 117. 
 
 John, 203. 
 
 Mary, XI. 
 
 Rebecca Bailey, XL 
 
 Rebecca Elizabeth, XI, XII. 
 
 Thomas, 252. 
 
 William Treleaven, 282, XI, 
 
 XII. 
 Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles, 56, 140. 
 Fox-Strangways, (Lady) Elisabeth 
 Teresa, 92. 
 
 Henry Thomas, 
 
 2nd Earl of II- 
 chester, 92. 
 Foxall, Ann, 145, 194, 203. 
 
 John, 198. 
 
 Zacharias, 145, 203. 
 
 Foxley, Elizabeth, X. 
 
 Emma, 30, X. 
 
 Frederick, X. 
 
 Isabella, X. 
 
 Joseph, X. 
 
 Mary, 198. 
 
 Nellie, X. 
 
 Sarah Jane, X. 
 
 Thomas, X. 
 
 Walter, X. 
 
 Wilmot, X. 
 
 Franck, Thomas, 169. 
 Franckes, Samuel, 197. 
 Franklen-Evans, Franklen Paine, 
 XIX. 
 
 George Philip, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 - Violet, XIX. 
 
 Franklin, George, 44. 
 Frankton, Lucy, 224. 
 
 Richard, 224. 
 
 Freeman, Edward Augustus, 152. 
 
 John, 83, 152. 
 
 Joseph, 232. 
 
 Josiah, 232. 
 
 Mary Anne, 152. 
 
 Freen, , 139. 
 
 Freer, Alfred, 25, 104-106, 120, 122, 
 150. 
 
 Anna Maria, 104, 119, 122, 
 
 150, XXVIII. 
 
 Charlotte, 121. 
 
 Edward, 121. 
 
 John, XXVIII. 
 
 Thomas, 119. 
 
 William Leacroft, 104, 119, 
 
 122, 150, XXVIII. 
 Freeth, Joseph, 130. 
 Freher, Sarah, 221. 
 French, Sarah, 86. 
 
 Thomas, 86. 
 
 Fretwell, Dorothy, 173. 
 
 Mabel, 230. 
 
 • Ralph, 173, 230. 
 
 Friend, Alfred Edward, V. 
 
 Clarice Colclough, V. 
 
 Gladys Ellinor, V. 
 
 Hubert Alfred William, V. 
 
 Rosa Louise, 24, V. 
 
 Friozzi, Agnes Charlotte Aimee, Prin- 
 cess di Cariati, XVII. 
 
 Cecilio, XVII. 
 
 Fabio, XVII. 
 
 Lorenzo, Prince di Cariati, 
 
 XVII. 
 Frisby, Sarah, 265. 
 Frith, Charles, 266, 267. 
 
 Edward, 267. 
 
 Granada, 267. 
 
 Rowland, 266, 267. 
 
 Frost, Annie Lucretia, IV. 
 
 Florence, IV. 
 
 Frederick William, IV. 
 
 John Henry, IV. 
 
XX 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Frost, Joseph, IV. 
 
 Lucy, 201. 
 
 Fullwood, Alice, 117. 
 Furnival, , 54- 
 
 Elizabeth, 55, 56. 
 
 John, 56. 
 
 Margery, 56. 
 
 Thomas, 55, 56, 71. 
 
 William, 56. 
 
 Gabriel, Anna Maria, 273. 
 
 John Bath, 273. 
 
 Gad, Margaret, 169. 
 Gallimore, William, 16. 
 Galsworthy, Alfred, XXV. 
 
 Sir Edwin Henry, XXV. 
 
 Harriet Margaret, XXV. 
 
 Gambier, Gertrude, 274. 
 
 S. J., 274. 
 
 Garard, John, 278. 
 Garbet, John, 13. 
 Garbett, Thomas, 131. 
 Gardner, Ann, 52, XVI. 
 
 James, 52, XVI. 
 
 John, 52, XVI. 
 
 Joseph, 46. 
 
 Mary, 52, XVI. 
 
 Richard, 52, XVI. 
 
 Sarah, 52, XVI. 
 
 Gamett, Hannah, 226. 
 Garrard, Sir John, 127. 
 Garrick, David, 157, 212, 238. 
 
 Peter, 237, 238, 240. 
 
 Garside, Gertrude Helen, 282, XXIII. 
 
 John Edward, XXIII. 
 
 Garton, Giles, 255. 
 
 Mary, 255. 
 
 Gartside, Isabella, 71. 
 Gascoyne, , 101, 169. 
 
 Theodosia, 169. 
 
 Gastrell, Francis, 283. 
 
 Jane, 283. 
 
 Gatacre, George, 252. 
 
 Geak, , 69. 
 
 Geary, Francis, 281. 
 Geast, Joshua, 130. 
 
 William, 187. 
 
 Gee, Thomas, 245. 
 Geikie, Sir Archibald, 41. 
 Gem, R. W., 206. 
 Genders, Alice, VII. 
 
 Annie, VII. 
 
 Doris Mary, VII. 
 
 Ellen Hickman, VII. 
 
 Ethel May, VII. 
 
 Francis Whieldon, VII. 
 
 George, VII. 
 
 George Hickman, VII. 
 
 George Whieldon, VII. 
 
 Joseph William, VII. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, VII. 
 
 Mary Jane, VII. 
 
 Penelope, VII. 
 
 Percy, VII. 
 
 Samuel John, VII. 
 
 Selina, VII. 
 
 Thomas Arthur, VII. 
 
 Thomas Hickman, VII. 
 
 William Henry, VII. 
 
 Gent, Thomas, 16. 
 
 George, Joseph, 216. 
 Gerrish, John, XXIII. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, XXIII. 
 
 Gerves, Mary, 248. 
 Gery, William, 230. 
 Gibbons, Elizabeth, 151, 187. 
 
 George, 48. 
 
 John, 112, 145, 185-187. 
 
 Sir John, 2nd bart., 112. 
 
 Joseph, 151. 
 
 Margaret, 112. 
 
 Mary, 151, 153. 
 
 Sarah, 114, 185-187. 
 
 Thomas, 187. 
 
 William Page, 186. 
 
 Gibbs, Joseph, 224. 
 
 Robert, 232. 
 
 Gibson, Agnes, 69, 
 
 John, 69. 
 
 Gilbart, Nathaniel, 199. 
 
 Gilbert, Ann, 267. 
 
 Dorothy, 231. 
 
 Edward, 16. 
 
 James, 233, 240, 243. 
 
 Maria, 121. 
 
 Susanna, 233, 240, 243. 
 
 Thomas, 115. 
 
 Gildart, Ellen, 183. 
 
 James, 183. 
 
 Giles, William, 40. 
 
 Gilkison, Alexander Grant, XVIII. 
 
 Christina, XVIII. 
 
 Gill, James, 57. 
 Gillibrand, Emily, 50. 
 
 Philip Edwin, 50. 
 
 Gilpin, Elizabeth, 99. 
 
 John Bernard, 99. 
 
 Sawrey, 100. 
 
 Ginder, Edward, 16, 17. 
 Henry, 16. 
 
 Joan, 16. 
 
 Girdler, Thomas, 248. 
 Glaiser, Alice, 266. 
 
 Jeffrey, 267. 
 
 Glew, Andrew, 263. 
 Glover, Emma, IV. 
 
 Henry, 235. 
 
 Thomas, IV. 
 
 Glynne, Edward, 226. 
 Goddard, Elizabeth, 231. 
 Godfrey, Page, 65, 78. 
 Godfrey Bird, see Bird. 
 Godwin, Ann, 75, 82. 
 
 Arthur, 5, 9, 20, 71, 75, 
 
 82. 
 Benjamin, 75, 82, XX. 
 
 George, 5, 20, 82, I. 
 
 James, 243. 
 
 Joan, 5. 
 
 Margaret, 82. 
 
 Maria, 71, 82, XX. 
 
 Mary, 82, 243. 
 
 Sarah, 12, 14, 19, 35, 53, 54, 
 
 71, 82, I. 
 
 Theodocia, XX. 
 
 Thomas, 5, 16, 20, 22, 82. 
 
 William, 16, 17. 
 
 Golds, Edward, 253. 
 
 Goldsmid, Sir Frederic John, 67, 69. 
 Goldsmith, Oliver, III, 112, 149, 151, 
 
 212. 
 Goldyn, Thomas, 13. 
 Gonin, John, 200. 
 Gonson, Sir John, 167. 
 Goodall, Edward, 226. 
 
 R., 48. 
 
 Goodere, Moses, 201, 202. 
 Goodfellow, Thomas, 8. 
 
 Walter, 254. 
 
 Goodison, George William, 40. 
 Goodwin, Mary, 10. 
 
 Richard, 9. 
 
 Thomas, 279. 
 
 Goodyere, Edmund, 267. 
 
 Mercy, 267. 
 
 Gordon, Alexander, 4th Duke of, 
 
 38- 
 
 Cecil Crosbie Gordon Moore, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 (Lord) Cecil James, XII. 
 
 George, 9th Marquess of 
 
 Huntly, XXII. 
 
 (Lady) Georgina, 38. 
 
 Lucy, XXII. 
 
 Gorrequer, (Major), 59. 
 Gorst, Thomas, 54. 
 
 Gosnell, , 198. 
 
 Gough, Jeremy, 170. 
 
 Sarah, 203. 
 
 Gould, Thomas, 22. 
 Gourgaud, (General), 59. 
 Gower, John, 1st Earl, 257, 258. 
 
 Samuel, 234. 
 
 Grace, Edward, XI. 
 
 Jane, XI. 
 
 Grafton, , 235. 
 
 Granger, Mary, 168. 
 Gray, George Henry, XIII. 
 
 Sarah Margaret Heywood, 45, 
 
 XIII. 
 
 Grazebrook, Henry Sydney, 12, 18, 49, 
 103-109, 116, 121, 122, 
 132, 138, 139, 141, 142, 
 144, 150, 151, 155, 164, 
 167, 168, 191, 201, 217, 
 251, 257, 266, 274. 
 Mary Anne, XXVIII. 
 
 Michael, XXVIII. 
 
 Michael Phillips, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Greatrakes, John, 13. 
 Greaves, Benjamin, 192. 
 
 Harriette, XXV. 
 
 Joan, 11. 
 
 John, 12, XXV. 
 
 Mary, II. 
 
 Richard, 207. 
 
 Thomas, 207. 
 
 Green, , 212. 
 
 Sir Benjamin, 170. 
 
 . Dorothy, 212. 
 
 . Elizabeth, 212. 
 
 Feredah Mary, XVII. 
 
 Gilbert, XXI. 
 
 Grace, 16. 
 
 Gwen, XXI. 
 
 Harvey, 211, 212. 
 
 Herbert Lancelyn, XXI. 
 
 Herbert Thomas Chorley 
 
 Lancelyn, XXI. 
 
 Joan, 203. 
 
 John, 132, 197, 212, 231. 
 
 Sir John, XVII. 
 
 John Arthur Kirby, XVII. 
 
 Josh., 21. 
 
 Margaret Mary Maude, XXI. 
 
 Margaret Thornton, XXI. 
 
 Mary, 145, 194. 
 
 (Dame) Mary (Kirby), 53, 
 
 XVII. 
 Mary Agnes, XVII. 
 
 Richard Kirby, XVII. 
 
 Staniforth Lee, XVII. 
 
 Sybil Harriet, XXI. 
 
 Thomas, 145, XXI. 
 
 Valentine, 283. 
 
 William, 21, 212. 
 
 Sir William Kirby, 64, XVII. 
 
 William Kirby Cardwell, XVII. 
 
 Greene, Anna Maria, 121, 123, XXVII, 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Catherine, 121, XXVII, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Henry 121. 
 
 Joseph, 145. 
 
 Mary, 145, 146. 
 
 Richard, 121, 145, 212, 244, 
 
 274, XXVII, XXVIII. 
 Robert, 123. 
 
 Theodosia, 145, 146, 274. 
 
 Thomas Webb, 145, 146, 274. 
 
 William, 199, 246. 
 
 Gregory, Arthur, 267. 
 
 Charles, 246. 
 
 Eliza, VI. 
 
 Mary, 267. 
 
 Thomas, 253, VI. 
 
 Gregson, William Eugene, 19. 
 Grenowes, Humphrey, 252. 
 Greswold, Anne, 266. 
 
 Henry, 221. 
 
 Gretton, Elizabeth, 262. 
 
 George, 262. 
 
 Greville, Fulke, 5th Lord Brooke, 129, 
 
 205. 
 Grey, George Henry, 5th Earl of Stam- 
 ford and Warrington, 36. 
 
 (Lady) Henrietta, 36. 
 
 Henry, 16. 
 
 Griffin, John, 120. 
 
 Mary, 120. 
 
 Griffith, George, 105. 
 
 John, 21. 
 
 John Charles, XXVI. 
 
 Mary Eleanor, XXVI. 
 
 Reginald Charles, XXVI. 
 
 ■ Robert, 169. 
 
 Griffiths, John, 22, 252. 
 
 Samuel, 21. 
 
 Grimley, William, 278. 
 
 Grimshaw, , 255. 
 
 Richard, 197. 
 
 Grindon, Leo H., 57. 
 Grinsell, Elizabeth, 44. 
 
 Samuel Dicken, 44. 
 
 William, 44. 
 
 Grocout, Harriet, X. 
 
 John, X. 
 
 Grooby, John, 191. 
 
 Groome, Anna Maria, 145, 187. 
 
 Barnesley, 145, 203. 
 
 _ — Elizabeth, 145. 
 
 . Giles, 142, 145, 190. 
 
 John, 137, 14S, 187- 
 
 Mary, 137, 138, 145, 203. 
 
 Sarah, 142, 145, 190. 
 
 Wannerton, 137, 142, 145, 
 
 194, 195, 203. 
 
 William, 145. 
 
 Grosvenor, Elizabeth, 80, 81. 
 
 Ellen, 80, 81. 
 
 Joseph, 80, 81. 
 
 Joshua, 80, 81. 
 
 Mary, 81. 
 
 Rupert, 80, 81. 
 
 Samuel, 80, 81. 
 
 Sarah, 81. 
 
 Thomas Fenton, 8l, 83, 
 
 84. 
 
 William, 81, 226. 
 
 Grotius, Hugo, 36. 
 Grove, , 94. 
 
 Amy, 134, 135. 
 
 Edward, 135. 
 
 Henry, 135, 198. 
 
 John, 135. 
 
 Samuel, 1 1 4. 
 
 Thomas, 127, 134, 135. 
 
 Groves, William, 189. 
 Grundy, Catherine, 242. 
 
 John, 216. 
 
 Guest, Ann, 85, 201. 
 
 Catherine, 85. 
 
 George, 85. 
 
 Henry, 85. 
 
 John, 85, 129. 
 
 Oliver, 85. 
 
 Samuel, 201. 
 
 Thomas, 85. 
 
 Guise, , VI. 
 
 Mary Webb, VI. 
 
 Guiseppi, M. S., 276. 
 Gwyn, Thomas, 271. 
 
 Haastenraad, Engel van, 113, 
 
 114. 
 Habberley, Anne, XXVII. 
 Mary, XXVII. 
 
 Peter, XXVII. 
 
 Hackabout, Kate, 167. 
 Haden, A. B., 78. 
 
 Anne, 117. 
 
 Jane, 51, XV. 
 
 Mary, 198. 
 
 Samuel, 198. 
 
 Thomas, 134. 
 
 Hadfield, John, 56. 
 
 Rebecca, 56. 
 
 Hadley, , 198. 
 
 Richard, 199. 
 
 Haigh, Joseph, 264. 
 Hainault, Philippa of, 120. 
 
 William, Count of Holland 
 
 and, 120. 
 Hale, Thomas, 226. 
 Halfpenny, Richard, 234. 
 Hall, Adeliza, 50. 
 
 Alexander Chorley, XXI. 
 
 Anne, 72, 73, 169, III, XXI. 
 
 Basil, 59. 
 
 Benjamin, 80, XXIV. 
 
 Catherine, 81, 84. 
 
 Charles Radclyffe, 72. 
 
 Charles Russell, 54, XXI. 
 
 Colin Toseph, III. 
 
 Edward, III, X. 
 
 Eleanor Margaret, XXI. 
 
 Eliza, III, X. 
 
 Elizabeth, 72, 80, 81. 
 
 Elizabeth Hannah, III. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 xxi 
 
 Hall, Elizabeth Kynnersley, III. 
 Ellen Chorley, 72, XXI. 
 
 Eric Henry, III. 
 
 Esther, 72. 
 
 Eva, XXI. 
 
 Frances, 72, III. 
 
 Frances Eleanor Radclyffe, XXI. 
 
 Frances Russell, 72. 
 
 Frank Fairbanks, III. 
 
 Frederick Richard, III. 
 
 Frederick William, 20, III. 
 
 George, VI. 
 
 George William, 72, 283. 
 
 Grace, 20. 
 
 Grace Annie, III. 
 
 Grace Hattie, III. 
 
 Grace Mary, III. 
 
 Hannah, 19, 21, 22, 80, III, 
 
 XXIV. 
 Hannah Elizabeth, III. 
 
 Harriet, III. 
 
 Harriet Eliza, III. 
 
 Ida Mary, III. 
 
 Iris Emily Evelyn, XXI. 
 
 James, 27, 34, 56. 
 
 John, 72, 73, in, 134, III, XXI. 
 
 John Fielder, 71, 72, 74, XXI. 
 
 John William, III. 
 
 John William Silvester, III. 
 
 Joseph, 20, III. 
 
 Joseph Turner, III. 
 
 Kate, III. 
 
 Marianna, III. 
 
 Martin John, XXI. 
 
 Mary, 20, 72, 168. 
 
 Mary Jane, III. 
 
 Michael Frank, III. 
 
 Michael Henry, 19, III. 
 
 Nancy Winifred, III. 
 
 Percy Fairbanks, III. 
 
 Philip, 169. 
 
 Phcebe, in. 
 
 Prudence, VI. 
 
 Radclyffe, 72. 
 
 Ralph, 73. 
 
 Richard Martin, 72. 
 
 Robert Snelson, III. 
 
 Rowland, 248. 
 
 Samuel, 72, 73. 
 
 Sarah, 80, 81, 242, III, XXIV. 
 
 Sarah Catherine, XV. 
 
 Selina Elizabeth, III. 
 
 Susanna, 115. 
 
 __ Thomas, 80, 81, III, 134, 168, 
 III. 
 
 Thomas, 134, 185, 191. 
 
 Thomas Bayley, 75. 
 
 Violet Emily Daintry, XXI. 
 
 William, 19-22, III. 
 
 William Henry, III. 
 
 William Richard, III. 
 
 William Stonehewer, 80, 81, 83, 
 
 84. 
 
 William Thomas, XV. 
 
 Hallett, Ambrose, 170. 
 
 James, 169, 170. 
 
 Sir James, 170. 
 
 Mary, 169, 170. 
 
 Hallon, John, 80. 
 Ham, Elizabeth, 18. 
 
 James, 18, 19. 
 
 John, 18. 
 
 Mary, 18. 
 
 Hammond, , 212. 
 
 Frances Gertrude, 90, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 George William, XXV. 
 
 James Walthall, 274. 
 
 John, XXV. 
 
 Noel Ridge Paley, XXV. 
 
 Penelope, 274. 
 
 Wilhelm Martin Calverley, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 William, XXV. 
 
 Hamond, Joshua, 248. 
 Hance, Edward Malkin, 87. 
 Hancock, David, 23. 
 
 Edward, 4, XIX. 
 
 . John, 21, 261. 
 
 . Mary, 4, 23. 
 
 Hancock, Nina Agnes, XIX. 
 
 Oliver, 217. 
 
 Richard, XIX. 
 
 Thomas, 4. 
 
 William, 4, 8. 
 
 Hancox, Francis, 116. 
 
 Jeremiah, 229. 
 
 Richard, 119. 
 
 Hand, George, 227. 
 
 Harriet, 233. 
 
 Handley, John, 16. 
 Hands, Samuel, 245. 
 
 William, 123. 
 
 Hankford, (Dame) Elizabeth, 120. 
 
 ■ Sir Richard, 120. 
 
 Thomazine, 120. 
 
 Hanmer, John, 170. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 164. 
 
 Hannes, William, 254. 
 Hanson, , 56, 97. 
 
 Edward, 192. 
 
 Mary, 84. 
 
 Hanway, Jonas, 241. 
 Harcotts, John, 113. 
 Harding, , IX. 
 
 ■ Caleb, 188. 
 
 George, 211-213. 
 
 John, 76. 
 
 Samuel, 258. 
 
 Susanna, 11. 
 
 Hardinge, John, 138. 
 
 Rebecca, 138. 
 
 Hardwicke, Anna, 185, 186. 
 
 Anne, 185, 186. 
 
 Charles Philip, 4th Earl 
 
 of, 50. 
 
 Eleanor, 185, 1 86. 
 
 Herbert Junius, 186. 
 
 Jane, 185. 
 
 John, 133, 178, 185-187, 
 
 191, 194, XXIX. 
 
 John Bell, 185. 
 
 Mary, 178, 185-187, 191, 
 
 194, XXIX. 
 Sarah, 185, 186. 
 
 Thomas, 185, 186. 
 
 William, 185, 186. 
 
 Hare, Edward, 248. 
 
 John, 116. 
 
 Hargraves, , 55. 
 
 Harper, , 36. 
 
 John, 258. 
 
 S., 122. 
 
 Harriott, Ann, 136, 137, 143, 198, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Edward, 136, 137, 143, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 John, 136. 
 
 . Mary, 137. 
 
 Harriotts, Elizabeth, 130, 137, 138, 
 142-145. 154-156, 159, 
 175. '79. 181, 185, 186, 
 190, 193, 195, 197, 202, 
 203, 250, 274, XXIX. 
 
 Jane, 144, 190. 
 
 John, 143, 144. 
 
 Margaret, 144. 
 
 Robert, 137, 142-144, 190, 
 
 194, 197, 203, 274, XXIX. 
 Harris, Anna Maria, 121. 
 
 Aston, 121. 
 
 Catherine, 119, 121-123, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Charles, 25, 107, 117, 1 19, 
 
 121-123, XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 121, 122, 199, 273. 
 
 Emily Constance, XX. 
 
 Frances, 121. 
 
 Francis, 129. 
 
 George, 199. 
 
 Harriet Penelope, 121. 
 
 Herbert William, XX. 
 
 James, XVIII. 
 
 John, 121, 122, 137, 199, 218, 
 
 273- 
 
 Margaret, 117, 121. 
 
 (Dame) Margaret, XVIII. 
 
 Maria, 121. 
 
 Martha, 25, 121. 
 
 Mary, 121. 
 
 69, 
 
 175, 
 194- 
 
 Harris, Mary Anne, 121. 
 
 Mary Francis Seymour, XX. 
 
 Richard, 199. 
 
 Sarah, 107, 121. 
 
 - W., 273. 
 
 William, 121, 122, 199. 
 
 William Aston, 121. 
 
 Sir William Cornwallis, 
 
 XVIII. 
 Harrison, , 31. 
 
 Anne, 182, 183, XXIX. 
 
 Blanche Plantagenet, 183. 
 
 Charles, X. 
 
 Chatfield, 178. 
 
 Cornelius, 133, 159, 
 
 179, 181-184, 191, 
 196, 250, XXIX. 
 
 (Dame) Dorothy, 177. 
 
 Edward, 27. 
 
 Elizabeth, 183, 200, XXIX. 
 
 Emma, 183, X. 
 
 Francis, 182, 198. 
 
 George, 182, 184. 
 
 George, etc., Plantagenet, 
 
 141, 177-179. 182-185. 
 
 Harriet, 183. 
 
 Henrietta Elizabeth, IX. 
 
 Henry, IX. 
 
 Jane, 177, 183. 
 
 John, 155, 157, 172, 177- 
 
 179, 181, 183, 191, 194, 
 195, 200, 248, XXIX. 
 
 Lydia, 177. 
 
 M., 122. 
 
 Margaret, 182, 183. 
 
 Marley, 182, 183, 185. 
 
 Mary, 182, 183, 196, XXIX. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, VII. 
 
 Millicent, X. 
 
 Penelope, 183. 
 
 Peter, 183. 
 
 Philip Holmes, 182. 
 
 Philips, 177. 
 
 Phcebe, 157, 171, 177-179. 
 
 181, 191, 194-196, 200, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Richard, 217. 
 
 Sir Richard, 177, 178. 
 
 Samuel, 200, XXIX. 
 
 Sarah, 20O, XXIX. 
 
 Thomas, 183, 184. 
 
 Walter, 211, 212. 
 
 Webster, 76. 
 
 Whytell, 183. 
 
 William, 1 78, VII. 
 
 Harrop, Isaac, 86, 87. 
 
 Mary Ann, 86, 87. 
 
 Hart, Bridget, 263. 
 
 Charles, V. 
 
 Edward Ryles, V. 
 
 Ernest Augustus, V. 
 
 . Ernest Reade, V. 
 
 Francis Henry, V. 
 
 Louisa Jane, V. 
 
 Margaret, V. 
 
 Queenie Colclough, V. 
 
 Rosa Louise, V. 
 
 Sarah, 263. 
 
 W., 123. 
 
 Walter, V. 
 
 William James, V. 
 
 William Welling, V. 
 
 Harthon, Elizabeth, 198. 
 
 John, 198. 
 
 Hartwell, Anne, 212. 
 
 Elizabeth, 212. 
 
 George, 212. 
 
 Green, 212. 
 
 Harvey, 212. 
 
 John, 212. 
 
 Thomas, 212. 
 
 William, 212. 
 
 Harvey, Ethel Mary, 50. 
 
 Robert F., 50. 
 
 Thomas, 242. 
 
 Harward, Gainsborough, 25. 
 Harwood, Maria, 52. 
 
 . Thomas, 152, 163, 210-213, 
 
 215-217, 228, 229, 233, 
 243. 2 44- 
 
 Haselfoot, , 180. 
 
 Haslam, Roland, 13. 
 Haslewood, Edward, 138, 195. 
 Mabel, XXVII. 
 
 Roger, 195. 
 
 Sarah Baker, 138. 
 
 Thomas, XXVII. 
 
 William, 195. 
 
 Hassall, Ann, 226. 
 
 Charles, 48. 
 
 John, 21. 
 
 Warren, 89. 
 
 Hatfield, Elizabeth, XV. 
 Haughton, John, 229. 
 
 Mary, 229. 
 
 Havoys, Philip, 115. 
 Hawarde, John, 101. 
 Hawes, William, 112. 
 Hawker, Edward, 139. 
 
 Eugenia Elizabeth, 139. 
 
 Mary Wilhelmina Noel, 139. 
 
 William Carmichael, 139. 
 
 William Henry, 139. 
 
 Hawkins, , 227, 244. 
 
 Isaac, 228. 
 
 Sir John, 146-148, 157, 158, 
 
 160, 161, 164-168, 179, 
 180, 230, 234, 247. 
 Haworth, Charles, 55. 
 
 Esther, 55. 
 
 Henry, 55. 
 
 John, 46, 54. 
 
 Josiah, 54. 
 
 Mary, 46. 
 
 Hayes, Eliza, III. 
 
 George, 228. 
 
 Henry, III. 
 
 James, 27. 
 
 John, 230. 
 
 Hayles, Humphrey, 20. 
 
 Mary, 28. 
 
 Hayley, John Lea, 248. 
 
 Samuel, 248. 
 
 Sarah, 248. 
 
 Sedgley, 248. 
 
 Haynes, , 252. 
 
 John, 248. 
 
 . St. John, 248. 
 
 Hayward, Aaron, 204. 
 
 Catherine, 194. 
 
 John, 145, 194. 
 
 Mary, 145, 194, 202, 270. 
 
 Sarah, 145, 194. 
 
 William, 145, 202. 
 
 Haywood, Mary, 80. 
 
 Zachariah, 104. 
 
 Head, Robert, 54-56, 60, 71, 259. 
 Headen, James, 51. 
 
 Heapy, , 58. 
 
 Heart, Allen, 139. 
 
 Anna, 139. 
 
 Heartly, Anne, 248. 
 Heath, Agnes, 3. 
 
 Andrew, 17. 
 
 Catherine, 3, 8. 
 
 Elizabeth, 17. 
 
 Ellen, 2, 3, 7. 
 
 George, 79. 
 
 Isabel, 2, 3, 7. 
 
 John, 2, 3, 7, 8, 78, 79, 82, 
 
 84, XXIV. 
 
 Margaret, 2, 3, 7. 
 
 Richard, 79. 
 
 Robert, 2, 3, 7, 8, 83, I. 
 
 Samuel, XXlV. 
 
 Sarah, 78, 79, 82-84, XXIV. 
 
 Thomas, I, 2, 255. 
 
 William, 1-3, 7. 
 
 Heathcote, John, 21. 
 
 . Samuel, 279. 
 
 Heather, John, 13. 
 Hebbe, Priscilla, 227. 
 Hector, Ann, 152, 153. 
 
 Benjamin, 152, 153. 
 
 Brooke, 153, 154, 274. 
 
 Charlotte, 153. 
 
 Dorcas, 152, 153. 
 
 Dorothy, 153. 
 
 Edmund, 151-154, 176, 188, 
 
 212, 221, 233. 
 
 C 2 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Hector, Elizabeth, 152, 153, 274. 
 
 George, 152-154. 
 
 Maria, 153. 
 
 Mary, 151-154. 
 
 Penelope, 153, 274. 
 
 Philip, 153. 
 
 Sarah, 153. 
 
 Thomas, 153, 274. 
 
 Heely, Humphrey, 157, 158, 180. 
 Helsby, John, same refs. as Ormerod, 
 
 George. 
 Helton, Henry, 226. 
 Hemus, Elizabeth, 119. 
 Henchman, Leonard, 136. 
 Henderson, Ann, XI. 
 
 Jane, XI. 
 
 Robert, XI. 
 
 Henley, John, 166, 167. 
 Robert, 1st Earl of Northing- 
 ton, 166. 
 Henry, , 282. 
 
 Mary, 135. 
 
 Matthew, 135. 
 
 Henzey, Edward, 104, 106, 115, 
 XXVII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 104, 106, XXVII. 
 
 Frances, 105. 
 
 . Mary, 116. 
 
 Paul, 116. 
 
 Rose, 104, 106, 114, XXVII. 
 
 Sarah, 116. 
 
 Herbert, (Lady), 264. 
 
 Edward, 270. 
 
 Edward, Lord, of Cherbury, 
 
 270. 
 Henry Arthur, Earl of Powis, 
 
 263, 264. 
 
 Joyce, 270. 
 
 Margaret, 270. 
 
 Ilerdewycke, Adam de, 186. 
 Herkomer, Hubert von, 43. 
 Heme, Benjamin, 179, 196, XXIX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 156, 179-181, 196, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Phoebe, 179, 180, 196, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Herrick, , 265. 
 
 Lucy, 274. 
 
 Mary, 273. 
 
 Mary Anne, 274. 
 
 Sophia, 274. 
 
 Thomas Bainbrigge, 273. 
 
 William Perry, 273. 
 
 Herschel, Sir John, 93, 95, 96, 272, 
 
 273- 
 Hesketh, Anna Maria Emily Fleet- 
 wood, IX. 
 
 Charles, IX. 
 
 Hesketh-Fleetwood, Sir Peter, 1st 
 
 bare., IX. 
 Heveningham, Arabella, 216. 
 
 Christopher, 216, 246. 
 
 Edward, 216. 
 
 Henry, 216. 
 
 Sir John, 216. 
 
 Joseph, 216. 
 
 Mary, 216, 246. 
 
 Hewitt, , 254. 
 
 . Ann, 226. 
 
 Benjamin, 21. 
 
 William, 226. 
 
 Hews, Grace, 235. 
 Hewys, Charles, 257. 
 Hey, , 229. 
 
 -_ William, 89. 
 Heydon, Frances, 235. 
 Heyes, R., 81. 
 Heylyn, Peter, no. 
 Ileywood, Hannah, XIII. 
 
 James, 45, 46, XIII. 
 
 Mary, 46. 
 
 Sarah, 45. 
 
 Thomas, 82. 
 
 Hibbert, , 282. 
 
 Hibler, Caroline Virginia, XXVI. 
 
 John, XXVI. 
 
 Hickin, John, 131. 
 Hickman, Abigail, 1 18. 
 
 Adelaide Robina, XXVIII. 
 
 Alexander Devereux, 282. 
 
 Hickman, Alfred Scott, XXVIII. 
 
 Alice, 113, 117, XXVII. 
 
 Alice Kathleen, 282. 
 
 Ann, 104, 108, 113, 117-119, 
 
 121, 135, 203, 282, 
 XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Anna Maria, 26, 104, 119, 
 
 121-123, 150, VII, 
 
 XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Annie Beatrix, XXVIII. 
 
 Annie Blanche, 282. 
 
 Annie Emma, XXVIII. 
 
 Arthur Percy, XXVIII. 
 
 Augusta Mary, XXVIII. 
 
 Benjamin, 104. 
 
 Bessie Norah, XXVIII. 
 
 Blandina Maria, 119, 123, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Bridget, 108. 
 
 Catherine, 119, 121-123, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Charles, 1 21. 
 
 Charlie Steward, 282. 
 
 Charlotte, 121. 
 
 Claude Aaron, XXVIII. 
 
 Claude Henry, XXVIII. 
 
 Daniel, 108, 109, 117, 
 
 118. 
 
 Devereux Edward, 119, 
 
 123, XXVIII. 
 
 Devereux Henry, XXVIII. 
 
 Devereux Walter, XXVIII. 
 
 Dixie, 103, 104. 
 
 Dorothy, 104-106, III, 114- 
 
 121, 149-152, 277, 282, 
 XXVII. 
 
 Edward, 103-106, 108, 113- 
 
 123, 150, 196, 248, 273, 
 VI, XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Eleanor, 118. 
 
 Eleanora, 119, XXVIII. 
 
 Eleanora Frances Mary, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Eliza, 25, 119, 123, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 26, 104, 106, 108, 
 
 112, 113, 116-123, 276, 
 IV, VII, XXVII, 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth Alice, XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth Amy, 121. 
 
 Ella, XXVIII. 
 
 Emily, XXVIII. 
 
 Emily Gertrude, XXVIII. 
 
 Eva Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Evelyn Henry, XXVIII. 
 
 Florence, 282, XXVIII. 
 
 Francis Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Frank Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Geoffrey Turner Devereux, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 George Gregory, XXVIII. 
 
 Gregory, 25, 26, 103-106, 
 
 108, in, 113-120, 122, 
 146, 147, 149, 150, 155, 
 158, 161, 166, 191-193, 
 196, 207, 276, 277, 282, 
 IV, VI, VII, XXVII, 
 
 XXVIII, XXIX. 
 
 Hannah, 113, 118, 119, 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 Harry Otho Devereux, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Harry Robert Beauclerk, 
 
 282. 
 
 Henry, 103, 106, 109, 113- 
 
 119, 121-123, XXVII, 
 XXVIII. 
 Henry Norton, XXVIII. 
 
 Henry Temple Devereux, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Henry Thomas, 1 20, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Henry Turton, 121. 
 
 Herbert, 121. 
 
 Hilda Mary, 121. 
 
 Honor, 105, 114, 118, 146, 
 
 277, 282, XXVII. 
 . Isabel, 113, 117, XXVII. 
 
 James, 104. 
 
 Hickman, Jane, 105, 108, 114, 116, 
 
 118, 119, 146, 147, 149, 
 155. 156, 158, 196, 207, 
 277, 282, XXVII, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Jarvis, 118, 119. 
 
 Joanna, 109, no, 113, 114, 
 
 119, XXVII. 
 
 John, 103, 104, 106, 108, 
 
 113, 115, II7-H9. "I. 
 150, 203, XXVII. 
 
 John Bariah, 118, XXVII. 
 
 Joseph, 117-119. 
 
 Joseph Page, 121. 
 
 Joshua, 119. 
 
 Joyce, 103, 104, 113, 117, 
 
 147, XXVII. 
 
 Katherine, 74, XXVIII. 
 
 — — Katherine Arthur Mary 
 
 Violet, XXVIII. 
 Kathleen Muriel Devereux, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Louisa Augusta Devereux, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Louisa Helen Gordon, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Lucy Anne, 121. 
 
 Lucy Nora, 121. 
 
 Margaret, 105, 108, 113, 
 
 117-119, XXVII. 
 
 Margaret Constance, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Margery, 113, 117, XXVII. 
 
 Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Maria Catherine, 121. 
 
 Marianne, 123, XXVIII. 
 
 Martha, 103, 118, 119, 122, 
 
 123, 273, 282, XXVIII. 
 
 Martha Mona, 25, 26, 
 
 VII. 
 
 Mary, 103, 105-108, 113- 
 
 119, 121, 207, 208, 
 XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Mary Anne, XXVIII. 
 
 Mary Violet, XXVIII. 
 
 Mary Webb, 24, 25, IV, VI, 
 
 VII. 
 
 Matthew, 118. 
 
 . Maud Marian, XXVIII. 
 
 Mervyn Valentine, 121. 
 
 Millicent Mary, 121. 
 
 Mina Caroline, XXVIII. 
 
 Mona Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Nancy, 119. 
 
 Nicholas, 114, 115, 117, 
 
 118, XXVII. 
 
 Oliver, 103. 
 
 Philip Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Philip Henry, XXVIII. 
 
 Ralph Hodgson, XXVIII. 
 
 Richard, 104-111, 113-120, 
 
 122, 123, 135, 150, 282, 
 XXVII, XXVIII. 
 — — Richard Price Hopkins, 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Robert, 103. 
 
 Robert Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Robert John, 282, XXVIII. 
 
 Robert Nugent, XXVIII. 
 
 Robert St. John, 282. 
 
 Robert Valentine Percy, 
 
 282. 
 Roger, 118. 
 
 Rose, 104, 106, 108, 109, 
 
 113, us, "7, 118, 
 XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Samuel, 105, 108, 109, 117, 
 
 118, XXVII. 
 
 ■ Sarah, 26, 104, 106, 107, 
 
 109, 115, 117-119, VII, 
 XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Sarah Anne, 121. 
 
 Stella Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Susanna, 118, 119. 
 
 Thomas, 103, 106, 108, 113, 
 
 IIS, 117-119, 203, 
 XXVII. 
 
 Victor Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Violet Beatrice Devereux, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Hickman, Walter, 104, 106, m, 115, 
 116, 118, 121, 152, 276, 
 277, XXVII. 
 
 Walter Devereux, XXVIII. 
 
 Walter Henry, 121. 
 
 Walter Richard, XXVIII. 
 
 William, 103, 104, no, in, 
 
 114, 115, "8, 119, 
 XXVII. 
 
 William Stanley, 121. 
 
 William Webb, 25, 26, 
 
 VII. 
 
 Xanna, 113, 117. 
 
 Hickmans, Thomas, 142. 
 Hickoks, Charles, 221. 
 Higgins, , XIII. 
 
 John, 253, 254. 
 
 . Laura, XIII. 
 
 Margaret, XIII. 
 
 Higgs, William, 219. 
 Higley, Frances, 113. 
 Hilditch, Frances, 74, XVI. 
 
 Mary, 76, XXII. 
 
 P., 56. 
 
 Thomas, 74, XXII. 
 
 William, XVI. 
 
 Hill, Alice, 13. 
 
 Anne, 108, 118, 251, 255. 
 
 Daniel, 260. 
 
 Dorothy, 169. 
 
 Dutton, 253. 
 
 Edward, 123. 
 
 Elizabeth, 201, 202. 
 
 Elizabeth Rhodes, 43, 44. 
 
 George, 201, 253. 
 
 George Birkbeck, 125, 126, 129, 
 
 133. !34. 143. '45. I47-H9, 
 I5I-I53, 156-158, 160, 161, 
 164-166, 173-177, 179-181, 
 184, 188, 202, 210-212, 214, 
 217, 223-225, 227, 229-231, 
 233- 2 38, 240-247, 249, 258, 
 262, 266, 268, 277, 278, 283. 
 
 Isabel, 12. 
 
 fosepk, 149, ISI-I53, 162, 171, 
 
 187, 212, 218, 221, 222, 230, 
 232-235, 280. 
 Mabel, 116, XXVII. 
 
 Mary, 118, 227. 
 
 Ralph, 13. 
 
 Richard, 204. 
 
 Robert, 12, 227. 
 
 Sir Robert Chambre, 43, 44. 
 
 Rowland, XXVII. 
 
 Rowland, 1st Viscount, 43, 44. 
 
 Samuel, 245. 
 
 Thomas, 122, 123. 
 
 Thomas Ford, 201, 202. 
 
 Waldron, 196. 
 
 William, 13. 
 
 Hilton, Anne, 8. 
 
 Elizabeth, 8. 
 
 Ellen, 8. 
 
 Joyce, 128. 
 
 Richard, 128, 203. 
 
 Robert, 229. 
 
 Hinckes, Charles, 10. 
 
 Mary, 246. 
 
 Richard, 212. 
 
 Hinckley, Isaac, 215. 
 
 Mary, 244. 
 
 Richard, 244. 
 
 Thomas, 229, 243, 244, 
 
 246. 
 Hinder, Blanche Emily, XXI. 
 . . Geoffrey Reade, XXI. 
 
 Gwendolen Jean, XXI. 
 
 William Thomas Septimus, 
 
 XXI. 
 Hinnes, , 142. 
 
 Isabel, 189. 
 
 Hinton, , 281. 
 
 Bridget, 266, 267, 281. 
 
 Catherine, 267. 
 
 Charles, 267, 268, 281. 
 
 Dorothy, 267. 
 
 Edward, 266, 267. 
 
 Elizabeth, 266, 267, 281. 
 
 Fleetwood, 281. 
 
 Granada, 267. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XXlll 
 
 Hinton, Honor, 281. 
 
 Jane, 266, 267, 281. 
 
 Martha, 267. 
 
 Mary, 266, 267. 
 
 Samuel, 266, 267, 281. 
 
 Susan, 266, 267. 
 
 Susanna, 281. 
 
 William, 266, 281. 
 
 Hird, , 183. 
 
 Mary, 183. 
 
 Hirons, John, 84, XXIV. 
 Matthew, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Richard Reade, 79, 84, 
 
 XXIV. 
 
 Sarah, 78, 79, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Hirst, Jermyn Shephard, 227. 
 Hitchins, Richard, 113. 
 Hitchman, John, 104. 
 
 Hoare, Prince, 181. 
 
 Hobson, , 58. 
 
 Hockenhull, Eleanor, 253, 255. 
 John, 253, 255. 
 
 Katherine, 256. 
 
 Margaret, 253. 
 
 Peter, 253. 
 
 Richard, 43. 
 
 Sarah, 54, 64, I, XVII. 
 
 Hodges, Ann, 75, 76, XXII. 
 
 Anna Maria, 74, XXII. 
 
 Benjamin, 76, XXII. 
 
 Charles, 26. 
 
 Charles Bishope, 73-76, 
 
 XX, XXII. 
 
 Constance Mary, 74. 
 
 Elizabeth, 76, XXII. 
 
 Frances Maria, 75, XXII. 
 
 George, 76, XXII. 
 
 Harriet, XXII. 
 
 Henry, 74, 76. 
 
 James, XXII. 
 
 Jane, 73, 75, 76, XX, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 John, 76, XXII. 
 
 Lucy, 72, 75, 76, XX, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 Maria Ann, 76, XXII. 
 
 Mary, 75, 76, XXII. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, XXII. 
 
 Mary Jane, 75, XXII. 
 
 Richard, 74-76, XXII. 
 
 Rowland, 74, 76, XXII. 
 
 Samuel, XXII. 
 
 Sarah, 76, XXII. 
 
 Thomas, 74-76, XX, XXII. 
 
 Thomas Hilditch, XXII. 
 
 William, 74-76, XXII. 
 
 William Arthur, 75, 76, 
 
 XXII. 
 Hodgetts, Isabel, 132. 
 Nicholas, 197. 
 
 Roger, 142, 190. 
 
 Hodgkins, Eleanor, 201. 
 
 ■ John, 258. 
 
 Hodgkinson, John, 260. 
 
 Hodgson, , 95, 96. 
 
 Hodson, Thomas, 270. 
 
 Hogarth, William, 160, 161, 165-167, 
 
 2 33- 
 Hogg, James N., XXV. 
 
 . Mary, XXV. 
 
 Holbeche, Thomas, 199. 
 
 Vincent, 1 55- 
 
 Holbroke, Margaret, II. 
 
 Holbrook, Ann, 31, 35, 227, I, XI, 
 
 XIV. 
 
 Elizabeth, 31, 36, 227. 
 
 Margaret, 18. 
 
 Nicholas, 29, 31, 35, I, 
 
 XI, XIV. 
 
 Sarah, 29, 31. 
 
 Holbrooke, Edward, 244. 
 
 Israel, 244. 
 
 John, 244. 
 
 Holden, Ada Cicely, IX. 
 
 Arthur Thomas, IX. 
 
 Maria, 72. 
 
 Richard, 72. 
 
 Simon, 216. 
 
 Thomas, 16. 
 
 Holdship, Richard, 202. 
 
 Hole, Sarah, 204. 
 Holgate, John, XV. 
 
 Martha, XV. 
 
 Holland, , 38. 
 
 Benjamin, 86. 
 
 Bernard, 86. 
 
 Maria, 56. 
 
 Philip, 41, 56. 
 
 Richard, 188. 
 
 Sarah, 190. 
 
 Hollier, see also Hollyer. 
 
 Thomas, 222. 
 
 Hollings, John Bretland, XXVII. 
 
 Mabel, XXVII. 
 
 Hollington, Sarah, 119. 
 Hollins, John, 76. 
 
 Thomas, 17. 
 
 Hollis, Thomas, 148, 189. 
 
 William, 267. 
 
 Holloway, Richard, 132. 
 Hollyer, , 223, 224. 
 
 Ann, 224. 
 
 Barbara, 223. 
 
 Catherine, 224. 
 
 Charles, 223. 
 
 Elizabeth, 223. 
 
 Frances, 224. 
 
 Hannah, 223. 
 
 Jane, 223. 
 
 John, 223, 224. 
 
 Joseph, 223. 
 
 Lucy, 224. 
 
 Mary, 223. 
 
 Mary Ann, 224. 
 
 Susanna, 224. 
 
 Holmes, Catherine, 263. 
 
 Edward, 173. 
 
 Francis, 173. 
 
 John, 263. 
 
 Margaret, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 116. 
 
 Richard, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Thomas, 254. 
 
 Holroyd, John, 102. 
 Holte, (Dame) Anne, 262. 
 
 Sir Charles, 3rd bart. , 261, 262. 
 
 Sir Clobery, 4th bart., 262. 
 
 Sir Lister, 5th bart., 260-262. 
 
 Holworthy, Mary, no. 
 
 Richard, no. 
 
 Holyoake, Fisher, 254. 
 
 Francis, 116. 
 
 George, 196. 
 
 Hoo, John, 141. 
 Hood, , 201. 
 
 Thomas, 201, 277. 
 
 Hooker, Richard, 99. 
 Hoole, James, XXVIII. 
 
 Mary Violet, XXVIII. 
 
 Hooley, see also Hulley. 
 
 Jasper, 56. 
 
 Lydia, 265. 
 
 Mary, 56. 
 
 Hooper, N., XVIII. 
 
 Sarah, XVIII. 
 
 Hope, Annie Elizabeth, IV. 
 
 Arthur, IV. 
 
 Arthur William, IV. 
 
 Edith Steele, IV. 
 
 John Charles, IV. 
 
 Mary, IV. 
 
 Hopkins, , 100. 
 
 John, 14. 
 
 Simon, 132. 
 
 Thomas, 219. 
 
 William, 141. 
 
 Hopper, Ann, 152, 154. 
 
 Edmund Hector, 152, 154. 
 
 George, 152, 154. 
 
 Walter Carless, 1 54. 
 
 Hopton, Susanna, 253. 
 Hopwood, Elizabeth, 50, XV. 
 
 Robert, XV. 
 
 Hordern, James, 6. 
 Horner, Edmund, 208. 
 
 Henry, 40. 
 
 John, 173. 
 
 Hortell, Agnes, 13, 16, II. 
 
 Elizabeth, 16, II. 
 
 Horton, , 265. 
 
 Horton, Anne, 254. 
 
 Anne Beatrix, 260. 
 
 Christopher, 254, 260. 
 
 Edward, 204. 
 
 Eleanor, 107, 117. 
 
 Elizabeth, 137. 
 
 Eusebius, 260. 
 
 Fanny, 137. 
 
 Frances, 117, 254. 
 
 George, 137. 
 
 James, 107, 117, 137, 216. 
 
 John, 204, 248. 
 
 Mary, 82, XIX. 
 
 Phcebe, 260. 
 
 Sarah, 82. 
 
 Thomas, 137. 
 
 William, 137, 204. 
 
 Hosier, Anna Maria, 181. 
 
 Charles, 181. 
 
 Elizabeth, 180. 
 
 Hoskins, John, 248. 
 
 Hotchkis, , 117. 
 
 Howard, , 245. 
 
 Charles, 216, 249. 
 
 Joseph Jackson, 52. 
 
 Howe, John, III, 115. 
 Howell, Edward, 43. 
 
 Jane, 156. 
 
 Howitt, Thomas, 47. 
 Howlett, Thomas, 219. 
 Howley, see also Hulley. 
 
 James, n. 
 
 John, 54. 
 
 Hudson, Frances, 265. 
 
 G. F., 76, 77. 
 
 Robert, 128, 171, 186, 200. 
 
 Hiigel, Baron Carl von, XVIII, 
 
 Elizabeth von, XVIII. 
 
 Huggeford, Francis, 252. 
 Hughes, Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 John, 170. 
 
 Richard, VI. 
 
 Robert, 237, 238. 
 
 William, 170. 
 
 Hulley, see also Hooley and Howley. 
 
 Harriet, 58. 
 
 Holland, 41, 56-58. 
 
 Jasper, 56-58, XVII. 
 
 John, 56. 
 
 Jonathan, 56. 
 
 Maria, 56. 
 
 Mary, 56, 58, XVII. 
 
 Hulme, James, 11. 
 
 James Davenport, 6, II. 
 
 Sarah, II. 
 
 Hulse, Peter, 260. 
 Humberston, Philip, 27. 
 
 Philip Stapleton, 27. 
 
 Humphreys, Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 Jemima, VI. 
 
 John, 17, II. 
 
 John William, VI. 
 
 Joseph, VI. 
 
 Prudence, VI. 
 
 Sarah, 17, II. 
 
 William, VI. 
 
 Hunt, Anne, 147, 193. 
 John, 114. 
 
 Nancy, 203. 
 
 Robert, 93, 94. 
 
 Samuel, 113. 
 
 Thomas, 228. 
 
 William, 129. 
 
 Huntbach, John, 136. 
 Hunter, Anne, 239, 244, 245. 
 Charles, 245. 
 
 Elizabeth, 238, 244, 245. 
 
 J-,243- 
 
 John, 164, 210, 216, 225, 232- 
 
 235. 243- 2 4S- 
 
 Lucy, 232-235, 237-239, 243- 
 
 246. 
 
 Rebecca, 245. 
 
 Huntingdon, John, 279, 280. 
 Hurd, , 153- 
 
 Ann, 153. 
 
 Richard, 153. 
 
 Thomas, 200. 
 
 Hurst, Edmund, 113. 
 Hurt, Roger, 278. 
 
 Husband, John, 10. 
 
 Hussey, , 261. 
 
 ■ Bridget, 259. 
 
 Elizabeth, 260. 
 
 John, 259. 
 
 Samuel, 259. 
 
 Hutchins, , XXVII. 
 
 • Ann, 113, XXVII. 
 
 Hutchinson, Francis, 182. 
 
 Margaret, 182. 
 
 Hutton, Edith, X. 
 
 Frederick Wollaston, 42. 
 
 John, X. 
 
 Hyde, Anne, 120. 
 
 Bernard, 120. 
 
 Icke, Ann, HI. 
 
 Charlotte, III. 
 
 Fanny, III. 
 
 Harriet, III. 
 
 Joseph, 20, 22, 23, 272, 282, 
 
 Mary,' III. 
 
 Sarah, 20, 22, 23, III. 
 
 Thomas, III. 
 
 Iffland, Anthony Arron von, XXVI. 
 
 Catherine Elizabeth von, 
 
 XXVI. 
 Ikin, Arthur, 47, XIV. 
 
 Mary, 48, 49, XIV. 
 
 Richard, 48, 49, XIV. 
 
 Stephen, 47, 49, XIV. 
 
 Thomas, 49, XIV. 
 
 Illedge, John, 137. 
 Inge, William, 249. 
 Ingham, Anne, XVI. 
 
 Thomas Barker, 74, XVI. 
 
 Ingleby, , 208. 
 
 Inglis, A. Percy, 274. 
 
 Alexander David, 138, 274. 
 
 Cecilia Wolseley, 138, 274. 
 
 Gertrude, 274. 
 
 Inglis-Jones, see Jones. 
 Ingram, Anne, 128, 200. 
 
 Barbara, 128, 197. 
 
 Charles, 10th Viscount Irvine, 
 
 264. 
 
 Elizabeth, 128, 200. 
 
 Frances, 197. 
 
 Hannah, 128, 200. 
 
 Isaac, 128, 130, 197, 200. 
 
 Rebecca, 128-130, 132, 133, 
 
 171, 199, 200, 204, XXIX. 
 
 Samuel, 128, 197. 
 
 Susanna, 128, 200. 
 
 William, 128, 130, 197, 200, 
 
 204, XXIX. 
 
 Ingram-Shepherd, (Hon.) Elizabeth, 
 264. 
 
 Irby, , XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Alice Fanny Catherine, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Augusta Caroline, Lady Boston 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Augustus Anthony Frede- 
 rick, XXVI. 
 
 Caroline Amelia, Lady Boston, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 . Cecil Eustace, XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Cecil Saumarez, XXVI. 
 
 Cecilia Constance, Lady Boston, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Dorothy Gwendalen, XXVI. 
 
 Esm£, XXVI. 
 
 Esme Frances Sylvia, XXVI. 
 
 Evelyn Augusta, XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Evelyn Maud Mary, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Fanny Elizabeth, Lady Boston, 
 
 XXVI. 
 . . Florance George Henry, 5th Lord 
 
 Boston, XXVI. 
 
 Florence Augusta, XXVI. 
 
 George Florance, 6th Lord 
 
 Boston, 64, 102, XXVI. 
 George Ives, 4th Lord Boston, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Gilbert Neville, XXVI. 
 
 Greville Northey, XXVI. 
 
 Maud Caroline, XXVI. 
 
XXIV 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Irby, (Hon.) Winifred Mary, XXVI. 
 Irvine, Viscount, see Ingram, Charles. 
 
 James, 26. 
 
 William Fergusson, 256. 
 
 Isherwood, Anne Magdalen, 88. 
 
 Elizabeth, 87, 88. 
 
 John Bradshaw, 87, 88. 
 
 Margaret Sarah, 87, 88. 
 
 Izon, Mary Charlotte, 138. 
 
 William, 138. 
 
 Jackson, Anne, 55. 
 
 Anne Phyllis, 188. 
 
 Basil, 60. 
 
 Charles J. S., XXI. 
 
 Elizabeth, 55, 56, 188. 
 
 Eva, XXI. 
 
 George, 205. 
 
 Harry, 188. 
 
 Henry, 188. 
 
 James, 50, 52, 224. 
 
 Jane, 187, 188. 
 
 John, 188, 215, 253. 
 
 Joseph, 80. 
 
 Margaret, 47, 56. 
 
 Margery, 56. 
 
 — — Mary, 55. 
 
 . Nathan, 80. 
 
 Richard, 55, 56, 139, 248. 
 
 Richard Oldfield, 55. 
 
 Samuel, 188. 
 
 Sarah, 249. 
 
 Thomas, 84, 146, 174, 176, 
 
 18S, 211, 212. 
 
 William, 47, 56, 188. 
 
 Jagger, Arthur, 158. 
 James, Ann, 88. 
 
 Fanny, V. 
 
 John, 127, 1S7, 257, 263, V. 
 
 Mary, 88. 
 
 Olivia, 151. 
 
 Paul Moon, 151, 208. 
 
 Thomas, 88. 
 
 Jameson, Lillie, XXVI. 
 
 William, XXVI. 
 
 Jarvis, , 233. 
 
 Ann, 223. 
 
 Elizabeth, 235. 
 
 Richard, 223. 
 
 William, 27. 
 
 Jeacocke, Abraham, 218. 
 
 Jeffery, , 201. 
 
 Jeffreys, John, 113. 
 Jellicourse, Sarah, 145, 194. 
 Jelly, Robert, XV. 
 Jelly-Dudley, Ada Anne Clara, XV. 
 
 Emily Anne Clara, XV. 
 
 John Bonafons, XV. 
 
 Margaret Rylance, XV. 
 
 Mary Isabella, XV. 
 
 Jenkins, Mary, 180. 
 Jennings, Sarah, 252. 
 
 Walter, 252, 254. 
 
 Jepson, Thomas, 86. 
 Jeram, Richard, 277. 
 Jerdan, William, 39. 
 Jervis, Sir John, 94. 
 
 Anne, 235, 236, XXIX. 
 
 Darell, 236. 
 
 Elizabeth, 233, 235, 236, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Richard, 236. 
 
 Samuel, 236. 
 
 Tabitha, 236. 
 
 William, 233, 235, 236, XXIX. 
 
 Jessel, Sir George, 185. 
 
 Jesson, , 131. 
 
 Abraham, 136, XXIX. 
 
 Agnes Louisa, 138. 
 
 Alice, 134. 
 
 Amy, 134, 135, XXIX. 
 
 Anna Elliot, 138. 
 
 Anne, 134, 136-141, 143, 194, 
 
 19S, 274, XXIX. 
 Anne Frances, 138. 
 
 Anne Maria, 139. 
 
 Caroline, 139. 
 
 Catherine, 134, 138. 
 
 Cecilia Wolseley, 138, 274. 
 
 Charles, 137, 138. 
 
 198, 
 
 Jesson, Charlotte Elizabeth, 138, 274. 
 
 Christabella, 136, 198, XXIX. 
 
 Cornelius, 136-138, 143, 145, 
 
 174, 190, 194, 197, 198, 247, 
 248, 274, XXIX. 
 
 Edward, 135, 138. 
 
 Elizabeth, 135-139, 154, 197, 
 
 198, 274, XXIX. 
 
 Ellen, 138. 
 
 George, 127, 129, 130, 134- 
 
 138, 140, 141, 197,203,204, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Henry, 134, 135, 137, 138, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Jane, 139. 
 
 John, 134-138, 143, 154, 190, 
 
 194, 197, 198, 203, XXIX. 
 
 Joseph, 138-140. 
 
 Kitty, 137. 
 
 Martha, 135, 136, 1 94, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 127-129, 131, 134-141, 
 
 145. 154. 189. 194. 197. 198, 
 203, 242, XXIX. 
 Mary Charlotte, 138. 
 
 Mary Louisa Maude, 138. 
 
 Nicholas, 134. 
 
 Rebecca, 138- 140, XXIX. 
 
 Richard, 134, 135, 137, 138, 
 
 197. 
 
 Sarah, 137-141, 194, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Susan Emmeline, 138. 
 
 Susanna, 138. 
 
 Thomas, 129, 134- 140, 154, 
 
 190, 194, 197, 198, 242, 274, 
 XXIX. 
 
 William, 134, 136. 
 
 William Percy, 138. 
 
 Jeston, Anne, 108, 116. 
 
 Edward, 104-106, 108, 113, 
 
 114, XXVII. 
 Elizabeth, XXVII. 
 
 Humphrey, 113, 115. 
 
 John, 114-116, XXVII. 
 
 Mary, 105, 114, 116. 
 
 . Rose, 104-106, 1 13—115, 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 Sarah, 105, 114. 
 
 Jevon, Anne, 145. 
 
 Thomas, 145. 
 
 Jevons, William, 119. 
 /ewers, Arthur J., 272. 
 
 /ewitt, Llewellynn, 186, 199, 278, 279. 
 Joel, Hannah, 83. 
 John, Morris ap, 270. 
 Johnson, , 224. 
 
 Abigail, 251. 
 
 Alice, 209. 
 
 Andrew, 127, 154, 162, 210, 
 
 217-226, 232, 233, 266, 
 268. 
 
 Ann, 209, 210, 218, 225, 
 
 251, 258, 259, 261. 
 
 Anthony, 209, 218. 
 
 Avice, 210. 
 
 Benjamin, 225. 
 
 Catherine, 210, 249, 250, 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 Dorothy, 210. 
 
 Edith, 209. 
 
 . Edward, 225. 
 
 Elizabeth, 156, 165, 174, 
 
 177, 188, 199, 209, 232, 
 234-237, 240, 241, 243, 
 251, XXIX. 
 
 Ellen, 209, 251. 
 
 Fisher, 218, 222, 224, 225, 
 
 227. 
 
 Helen, 209. 
 
 Isaac, 224. 
 
 /., 109. 
 
 James, 209, 210, 225. 
 
 Jane, 209, 225. 
 
 John, 48, 64, 209, 210, 251, 
 
 258, 261. 
 
 Katherine, 209, 210, 249. 
 
 Margaret, 210. 
 
 Martha, 210. 
 
 . Mary, 22, 209, 218, 225, 
 
 250, 251, 258. 
 
 Johnson, Michael, 127, 132-134, 143, 
 144, 146-148, 155, 166, 
 
 I7I-I73. 175. 176, 178, 
 191, 193, 194, 200, 202, 
 204, 207-217, 225-228, 
 230, 249, 250, 256-258, 
 266, 268, 269, 278-280, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Nathaniel, 175, 200, XXIX. 
 
 Richard, 250, 251, 258. 
 
 Samuel, 210. 
 
 Samuel, LL.D., 25, 103, 105, 
 
 106, 109, in, 112, 125- 
 127, 129-131, 133-139, 
 141-162, 164-169, 171, 
 173-181, 184, 185, 187, 
 188, 198-201, 203, 204, 
 209-213, 216, 217, 220- 
 250, 254, 257, 258, 261, 
 262, 265, 266, 268, 274- 
 278, 280, 283, XXIX. 
 
 Sarah, 132, 133, 136, 137, 
 
 143. 146, 155. 156, 173- 
 178, 187, 194, 200, 202, 
 209, 210, 217-221, 227, 
 232, 234, 241, 242, 245, 
 250, 258, 278, XXIX. 
 
 Susanna, 251. 
 
 Thomas, 16, 21S, 222-227, 
 
 232, 251, 258, 259. 
 
 William, 127, 209, 210, 225, 
 
 250, 251, 258, XXIX. 
 Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton, 64, 103, 
 XXVI. 
 — — (Hon. Dame) Winifred Mary, 
 XXVI. 
 Johnston- Lavis, H.J., 42. 
 Jolliffe, John, 163, 165. 
 
 Thomas, 80. 
 
 — — W., 240. 
 
 Jones, , 254. 
 
 Anne, 29, 181, 226, VIII. 
 
 Charles, 274. 
 
 Charlotte Elizabeth, 138, 274. 
 
 Charlotte Seymour, 138. 
 
 Edward, 53. 
 
 Elijah, XXI. 
 
 Eliza, XXI. 
 
 Elizabeth, 226, 270. 
 
 (Lady) Elizabeth Malet, 138. 
 
 Elizabeth Winifred Inglis, 138. 
 
 Emma, XXI. 
 
 Eugenia Elizabeth, 139. 
 
 Eva Winifred Selina, 138. 
 
 George, 119, XI. 
 
 George William, XXV. 
 
 Georgina Melville, XXV. 
 
 H„ 77. 
 
 Henrietta Florentia, 264. 
 
 Henry, 82. 
 
 Herbert Inglis, 138. 
 
 . Isabella Catherine, 138. 
 
 James, XXI. 
 
 Jane, XI. 
 
 John, 138, 254, 274, VI. 
 
 John Alfred Inglis, 138. 
 
 John Inglis, 138. 
 
 Lewis, 270. 
 
 Maria, 274. 
 
 Mary, VI. 
 
 Mary Gwendolen Inglis, 138. 
 
 Sarah, 81. 
 
 Susan, XXI. 
 
 Thomas, 81, 253. 
 
 William, 226. 
 
 . Wilmot Inglis, 138. 
 
 Jordan, Benjamin, 197. 
 
 Elizabeth, 194, 215. 
 
 Francis, 145, 203. 
 
 Sarah, 145, 203. 
 
 Thomas, 145, 194, 215. 
 
 William, 130. 
 
 Jbsceline, Elizabeth, 120. 
 
 Theodosia, 120. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 120. 
 
 Tourell, 120. 
 
 Joule, Elizabeth Kynnersley, III. 
 
 John Smith, III. 
 
 Jowett, H., 100. 
 
 Joynson, Aaron Bradbury, IV. 
 
 Joynson, Elizabeth Reade, IV. 
 
 Charles Edmund, IV. 
 
 Hannah, XII. 
 
 John, 45, XIII. 
 
 Prudence, IV. 
 
 Sarah, 45, XIII. 
 
 Juckes, Mary, 44. 
 
 Richard, 43, 44. 
 
 Thomas, 44. 
 
 Judd, Hannah, 223. 
 
 John Wesley, 42. 
 
 William, 223. 
 
 Jukes, John, 43. 
 
 Mary, 43. 
 
 Jurden, see also Jordan. 
 
 Humphrey, 113. 
 
 Kay, see Key. 
 
 Keeling, John, 83. 
 
 Keightley, Alfred Dudley, XV. 
 
 Archibald, XV. 
 
 Julia Wharton Lewis, XV> 
 
 Margaret, XV. 
 
 Mary, XV. 
 
 Sarah Elizabeth, XV. 
 
 William Henry, XV. 
 
 William Tristram, XV. 
 
 Kellett, Edward, 253. 
 
 Kelly, Anne, 29, VIII. 
 
 James, 27, 29, 30, VIII. 
 
 Kelsall, William, 231. 
 Kelsey, Benjamin, 234. 
 Kempe, Anne Frances, 138. 
 
 J. Reade, 138. 
 
 Kendall, Jonathan, 115, 201. 
 Kene, Richard, 7. 
 
 Thomas, 7. 
 
 Kennedy, J. Clark, 62, 63. 
 Kennedy, Mary, 180. 
 
 William, 249. 
 
 Kennerley, John, 64. 
 
 Margaret, 46, XIII. 
 
 Samuel, 46, XIII. 
 
 Kent, Alice, 65. 
 
 Ann, 83. 
 
 Elizabeth, 65, XVII. 
 
 Richard, 65, XVII. 
 
 William, 167. 
 
 Kenyon, , XIII. 
 
 William, XIII. 
 
 Keppel, (Hon.) Augustus, 237, 238. 
 
 (Lady) Caroline, 238. 
 
 Ker, Alfred David, 138. 
 
 Eva Winifred Selina, 138. 
 
 Kessler, Emily, XX. 
 
 George Albert, 71. 
 
 William, XX. 
 
 Kettle, Alice, 134. 
 
 William, 134, 232. 
 
 Kettleby, , 166. 
 
 Kevill-Davies, Eva, 274. 
 
 W. Trevelyan, 274. 
 
 Key, Laurence, 50, XV. 
 
 Mary, 50, 137, XV. 
 
 Samuel, 51. 
 
 William, 137. 
 
 Keyt, Sir William, 3rd bart., 263. 
 Kimber, Elizabeth, 17, II. 
 
 Nicholas, 17, II. 
 
 Sarah, 17, II. 
 
 Timothy, 17, II. 
 
 King, Henry, 142. 
 
 Isabel, 142. 
 
 Jane, 71. 
 
 John, 17. 
 
 Mary, 237. 
 
 Sarah, 156. 
 
 Susan Mary, IV. 
 
 William, IV. 
 
 William Henry, 71. 
 
 William Wickham, 71, 104, 148. 
 
 Kinnes, , 142. 
 
 Kinns, Edward, 190. 
 
 Elizabeth, 190. 
 
 Isabel, 190. 
 
 John, 190. 
 
 Kinsey, John, 36. 
 
 Thomas, 81. 
 
 Kipling, Mary, 183. 
 
 William, 183 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XXV 
 
 Kirby, John, 198. 
 
 Mary, 198. 
 
 Kirkbride, Katherine, 49. 
 
 Kitty, 49. 
 
 William, 49. 
 
 Kirkham, Ralph, 86. 
 Kirkland, Helen, XVIII. 
 
 James, XVIII. 
 
 Kirton, Olivia, 151. 
 
 Thomas, 1 51. 
 
 Kitchingman, Joseph, XXVII, 
 
 Mary, XXVII. 
 
 Knibb, Hannah, 139. 
 
 John, 139. 
 
 Knight, Blanche, 265. 
 
 Eliza, XV. 
 
 Francis, 169. 
 
 James, 82. 
 
 John, 55, 169, XV. 
 
 Lady, 236. 
 
 Mary, 169. 
 
 Robert, 7. 
 
 Thomas, 8. 
 
 Walter, 248. 
 
 William, 7. 
 
 Knowsley, John, 112. 
 
 Margaret, 112. 
 
 Knox, Agnes, XVIII. 
 
 Catherine, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Christian, 65, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, XVIII. 
 
 George, 65, XVIII. 
 
 Helen, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, XVIII. 
 
 Kropotkin, Peter, 42. 
 Kynaston, Corbet, 231. 
 Kynnersley, , 122. 
 
 Lacon, Letitia, 253. 
 
 Laing, Charlotte Poison, 273. 
 
 Francis, 273. 
 
 Samuel, 40. 
 
 Lakins, Emma, X. 
 
 William, X. 
 
 Lamb, Charles, 151. 
 
 George, X. 
 
 Mary Ann, X. 
 
 Lambe, Elizabeth, 112, XXVIII. 
 
 Mary, XXVII. 
 
 William, 112, 123, XXVII, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Lambert, George, 233. 
 Lambeth, Elizabeth, 119. 
 
 George, 119. 
 
 Lamburn, Aline, XIX. 
 
 Frank, XIX. 
 
 Gerald Arthur, XIX. 
 
 Joan, XIX. 
 
 Lancaster, W. T., 101. 
 Lande, , 229. 
 
 Mary, 229. 
 
 Lane, Alan Philip Reade, XXI. 
 
 Benjamin, 201. 
 
 . • Charles, 204. 
 
 Eleanor Frances, XXI. 
 
 Eric Radclyffe, XXI. 
 
 Mary Jane, XXI. 
 
 Philip, XXI. 
 
 Vera Mary, XXI. 
 
 William, 129, XXI. 
 
 William Roy, XXI. 
 
 Lang, Ada Sophia, XXI. 
 
 James Samuel Seyer, XXI. 
 
 Marianne, XXI. 
 
 Langenhouse, Dorothy, 15. 
 Langham, Anne, 231. 
 
 Thomas, 231. 
 
 Langhorne, Jane, 60, XX. 
 
 Thomas, XX. 
 
 Langton, Bennet, 125, 175, 244. 
 
 D. H., 57. 
 
 Stephen, 125. 
 
 Lankford, Harry, 80. 
 
 Lansdowne, Henry Charles, 5th 
 
 Marquess of, 64. 
 Lapparent, Albert de, 43. 
 Large, Charlotte, XXV. 
 
 Thomas, XXV. 
 
 Laroche, , 94, 95. 
 
 Las Cases, Count, 59. 
 Latfeur, Catherine de, 120. 
 
 Latfeur, John de, 120. 
 Latham, , 31, 34. 
 
 Mary, 248. 
 
 Thomas, 80. 
 
 Lathbury, Agnes, 16, II. 
 Anne, 16, 49, II. 
 
 Elizabeth, 16, 49, II. 
 
 James, 16, II. 
 
 Jane, 16, II. 
 
 Joan, 13, 15, 16, II. 
 
 John, 15, 16, 49, 50, II. 
 
 Margery, 16, II. 
 
 Mary, 16, 49, 51, II, XIV, 
 
 XV. 
 
 Richard, 16, 49-51, II, 
 
 XIV, XV. 
 — — Sarah, 49, 51, XV. 
 
 Thomas, 15. 
 
 Trude, 16, II. 
 
 William, 15, 16, II. 
 
 Lathnell, Alice, 198. 
 Lathom, , 80. 
 
 Latini, . ., 98. 
 
 Law, Elizabeth, 108, XXVII. 
 Lawrence, Thomas, 262. 
 Lawson, William, 119. 
 Lawton, Elijah, IV. 
 
 Prudence, 14, 19, 23, IV. 
 
 Richard, 260. 
 
 Lay, Eleanor, XIX. 
 
 William Hyde, XIX. 
 
 Lea, Abraham, 226. 
 Ann, 247. 
 
 Charles, 192. 
 
 Cleaton, 247, 248. 
 
 Elizabeth, 226, 248. 
 
 John, 247, 248, 280. 
 
 Margaret, 247, 248. 
 
 Mary, 247, 248. 
 
 Richard, 226. 
 
 Samuel, 148, 247, 248. 
 
 Sarah, 248. 
 
 Thomas, 199, 248. 
 
 William, 199. 
 
 Leagus, John, 280. 
 Leake, John, 153. 
 
 Jon., 253. 
 
 Penelope, 153. 
 
 Stephen Martin, 272. 
 
 Lear, Elisha, VII. 
 
 Mary Jane, VII. 
 
 Leared, Arthur, XVII. 
 
 Mary Jane, XVII. 
 
 Leather, Ellen, XXI. 
 
 John, XXI. 
 
 Lechmere, Sir Anthony, 1st bart., 107. 
 
 Edmund, 107. 
 
 Elizabeth, 107, 117. 
 
 Le Conte, Joseph, 42. 
 
 Lee, , 97. 
 
 Clara Eunice, XI. 
 
 Edna Felicity, XI. 
 
 Edward, 117. 
 
 Elizabeth, 43, XI. 
 
 James, 80. 
 
 John, 16, 22, 86. 
 
 Lilian Jane, XI. 
 
 M., 117. 
 
 Margaret, 108, 119. 
 
 Mary Mellard, XI. 
 
 Muriel, XI. 
 
 Richard, 16, 108, 119. 
 
 Sidney, 57. 
 
 Thomas, 16. 
 
 Una Elizabeth Russell, XI. 
 
 William, 264. 
 
 William Julius, XL 
 
 Leech, Sir Bosdin Thomas, 46. 
 Daniel John, 46. 
 
 Eliza Frances, XIII. 
 
 Sarah Anne Ellis, 46. 
 
 Thomas, XIII. 
 
 Leeke, , 248. 
 
 Lees, George, 81. 
 
 James, 48, 254. 
 
 Thomas, 15. 
 
 Lefever, Thomas, 219. 
 Legh, Elizabeth, 3. 
 
 John, 3. 
 
 Leigh, Alice, 253, 254. 
 
 Charles, 269. 
 
 Leigh, Francis, 1st Earl of Chichester, 
 
 .253- 
 
 Sir Francis, 253, 254. 
 
 Mary, 86, 253. 
 
 (Hon. Dame) Mary, 253. 
 
 Samuel, 195. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 267. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 1st Lord, 253, 269. 
 
 Leighton, Sir Edward, 1st bart., 252. 
 Le Moine, Sir James MacPherson, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Sophia Annie, XXVI. 
 
 Lempriere, William, 136. 
 
 Lench, Sarah, 104, 106, 118, XXVII. 
 
 Thomas, 106, XXVII. 
 
 William, 203. 
 
 Le Neve, see Neve. 
 Leslie, Anne, 67. 
 Leveson, Anna, 185. 
 
 Thomas, 185. 
 
 Levett, , 211, 213. 
 
 John, 175, 213, 277. 
 
 . Mary, 213. 
 
 Richard, 163. 
 
 Theophilus, 163, 173, 213, 
 
 228, 245, 277. 
 Lewis, Charles, 270. 
 
 Edward, 237, 238. 
 
 Gwen, 270. 
 
 Hilary, 50. 
 
 James, 187. 
 
 John, 237. 
 
 Mary, 201. 
 
 Thomas, 50, 201. 
 
 William, 233. 
 
 Lewty, Edmund, 154. 
 Lichfield, Earl of, 254, 255. 
 Lillie, Ada Bridges, XXIII. 
 
 David William, XXIII. 
 
 Lilly, Edward, 276. 
 
 Robert, 115, 169, 193. 
 
 William, 276. 
 
 Linacre, George, 279. 
 Lindon, John, 216. 
 Line, Benjamin, 147, 208, 209. 
 Lisburne, Earls of, see Vaughan. 
 Lister, Ann, 71. 
 
 Thomas, 71. 
 
 Thomas, 1st Lord Ribblesdale, 
 
 71. 
 
 Littlehales, Thomas, 193. 
 Littler, Jonathan, IV. 
 
 Rhoda, IV. 
 
 Littleton, Richard, 257. 
 
 Liverpool, Robert Bankes Jenkinson, 
 
 2nd Earl of, 58. 
 Liversage, John, 47. 
 Livesey, Joseph, 88. 
 
 Lydia, 88. 
 
 Lloyd, Ambrose, 169. 
 Anne Magdalen, 88. 
 
 Charles, 151, 1 59, 163, 1 69. 
 
 Edmund, 270. 
 
 Elizabeth, 117, 268, 270. 
 
 Fra., 267. 
 
 Jenkin, 268, 270. 
 
 John Vaughan, 88. 
 
 It., 263. 
 
 Mary, 151, 159, 163, 169. 
 
 Olivia, 151. 
 
 Owen, 64. 
 
 Priscilla, 151. 
 
 Rachel, 151. 
 
 Robert, 267. 
 
 Sampson, 151, 159, 163, 169, 
 
 207, 275, 276. 
 
 Sarah, 151, 159, 169. 
 
 Lockett, , 260. 
 
 Alice Maria. XVI. 
 
 Edward Hilditch, 53, XVI, 
 
 Frances, 74, XVI. 
 
 Francis Hall, 51, XVI. 
 
 Frederick Hall, 53, XVI. 
 
 George, 53, XVI. 
 
 Harriet, XVI. 
 
 Henry Hilditch, 53, XVI. 
 
 Jeffery, 260, 261. 
 
 Joan, 11, I. 
 
 John, 6, 11, 12, 51, 52,74, 
 
 80, 83, 84, I, XVI. 
 
 John Cartwright, 53, XVI. 
 
 Lockett, Margaret, 6, 11, 12, 52, I. 
 
 Mary, 6, 11, 53, XVI. 
 
 Richard Cyril, 56. 
 
 Thomas, II. 
 
 William, 6, II, 51-53, 74, 
 
 XVI. 
 
 William Dudley, 53, XVI. 
 
 Lockley, Robert, 252. 
 
 William, 21. 
 
 Lodge, Edmund, 268, 269, 273, 282, 
 
 XVIII. 
 Loftus, Adam, 268. 
 
 Ann, 268. 
 
 Lomas, Maria, XII. 
 Lomax, T. G., 153. 
 Long, Elizabeth, XVI. 
 
 John, XVI. 
 
 Longden, Ellis, 187. 
 
 Sarah, 187. 
 
 Longstaffe, W. Hylton Dyer, 1 82. 
 Longworfh, , 231, 232. 
 
 Alice, 231. 
 
 Anne, 231. 
 
 Atefesby, 231. 
 
 Elizabeth, 231. 
 
 Joseph, 231, 232. 
 
 Mary, 231, 232. 
 
 Sarah, 231, 232. 
 
 Lonsdale, , 100. 
 
 Lord, Bridget, 227, 229. 
 
 Edmund, 85. 
 
 George, 216. 
 
 Mary, 227, 229. 
 
 Lort, John, 228. 
 Loseler, P., 15. 
 
 Low, Elizabeth, 57, 78, 81, 82, 
 
 XXIV. 
 Joseph, 55, 78, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 78. 
 
 Rebecca, 78. 
 
 Sarah, 78. 
 
 Thomas, 55, 57, 78. 
 
 Lowbridge, Richard, 169. 
 Lowdens, Dinah, 22. 
 Lowe, , 203. 
 
 Ann, 54, 201, 261. 
 
 Barnabas, 54, 56, 57, XVII. 
 
 Edmund, 201. 
 
 Eliza, 261. 
 
 Elizabeth, 54-56, 201. 
 
 Francis, 54, 56. 
 
 Hannah, 56, 57, XVII. 
 
 Sir Hudson, 57, 59, 60. 
 
 Humphrey, 127, 201. 
 
 John, 54-56, 261. 
 
 Margaret, 54. 
 
 Mary, 54, 56, 78, 81, XVII 
 
 XXIV. 
 
 Peter, 54, 56. 
 
 Rebecca, 56. 
 
 Richard, 78, 80, 81, 84, 201, 
 
 XXIV. 
 Robert W., 160, 161. 
 
 Sarah, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Susanna, 201. 
 
 Thomas, 47, 54-56, 272. 
 
 William, 50, 55. 
 
 Lowndes, Richard, 226. 
 Loxdale, Thomas, 253. 
 
 j Lucas, , 201, 248. 
 
 Samuel, 80. 
 
 Luckman, Richard, 146. 
 Luton, John, 281. 
 Luttrell, (Lady) Anne, 254. 
 
 Simon, 1st Earl of Carhamp- 
 
 ton, 254. 
 Lutwyche, Sir Edward, 161. 
 
 Thomas, 161, 162, 275. 
 
 Lymer, Thomas, 16. 
 Lynam, Charles, 19, 20. 
 Lysons, Daniel, 170. 
 Lyster, Lydia, 88. 
 
 Matthew Dymoke, 88. 
 
 Lyttelton, , 140. 
 
 Charles, 109. 
 
 Elizabeth, 274. 
 
 George, 1st Lord, 148, 160. 
 
 Sandys, 274. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 4th bart., 193. 
 
 William Henry, Lord West- 
 
 cote, 164. 
 
XXVI 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 125. 
 McAuliffe, Margaret, XX. 
 Macdonough, Charles Shaler, XXI. 
 
 Lucy Shaler, XXI. 
 
 MacFarlane, Elizabeth, 50. 
 
 Harold, 50. 
 
 McGee, W. /., 42. 
 Macham, , 212. 
 
 Fitz, 212. 
 
 John, 212. 
 
 Machen, see Macham. 
 Mcintosh, Duncan, XXV. 
 
 Duncan Martin, XXII. 
 
 Mary, XXII. 
 
 Mary Augusta Smith, XXV. 
 
 Mackley, Margaret, 13. 
 Mackworth, Buckley, 255. 
 
 Maclay, David Thomson, XX. 
 
 Isabella Ann, XX. 
 
 Macleane, Douglas, 283. 
 Madden, Daniel, XVII. 
 
 Lucy, XVII. 
 
 Margaret, XVII. 
 
 Maddock, Catherine, 84. 
 
 James, 84, 278. 
 
 Mary, 84. 
 
 Maddocks, , 39. 
 
 Madeley, Thomas, 278. 
 Maiden, Edna Felicity, XI. 
 
 Joseph, XI. 
 
 Russell, XI. 
 
 Mainwaring, , 35. 
 
 Ambrose, 154. 
 
 Anthony, 154. 
 
 Sir Henry, bart. , 19, 20, 
 
 70. 
 
 John, 248. 
 
 Maitland, Frederic William, IOI. 
 Makepeace, Catherine, 235. 
 Malan, C£sar Henri Abraham, 100. 
 
 Cesar Jean Saloman, 100. 
 
 Malbon, Mary, 71. 
 
 Ralph, 55, 71. 
 
 . Thomas, 71. 
 
 Male, Jane, 105, 108, 119, XXVII. 
 
 Joseph, 108, 119, XXVII. 
 
 Joshua, 201. 
 
 Joyce, 201. 
 
 Rose, 108, 109, 117, XXVII. 
 
 S., 119. 
 
 Susanna Watkins, 108. 
 
 Malkin, , 204. 
 
 Catherine Taylor, VI. 
 
 Isabel, 3. 
 
 John, 7. 
 
 Mary Webb, VI. 
 
 Prudence Reade, VI. 
 
 Richard, 7. 
 
 Sarah, VI. 
 
 Mallet, , 213, 215, 216. 
 
 David, 181, 182. 
 
 Jonathan, 2 1 6. 
 
 Thomas, 249. 
 
 Malone, Edmund, 146, 150, 249. 
 Malpas, George, VII. 
 
 Penelope, VII. 
 
 Man, , 158. 
 
 Margaret, 217. 
 
 Mander, John, 221. 
 Manifold, Henry, 141. 
 Manners, Charles, 4th Duke of Rut- 
 land, 264. 
 
 (Lady) Katherine, 266. 
 
 Thomas, 1st Earl of Rut- 
 
 land, 266. 
 Manning, Owen, 169. 
 Mansell, Benjamin, 249. 
 Mantel/, Gideon Algernon, 92. 
 
 Marclew, , 173. 
 
 Margerison, Samuel, IOI. 
 Markland, Mary, 80. 
 Marlborough, John, 1st Duke of, 238. 
 Marler, John, 230. 
 Marley, John, 1S2, XXIX. 
 
 Margaret, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Marriner, John, 100. 
 Marsden, J. B., 25, 26. 
 Marsh, Frederick, 87. 
 Marshall, George William, 134. 
 
 Marshall, George William, III. 
 
 Richard, 261. 
 
 Marston, Arthur T., 12, 55, 103, 171, 
 172, 198,200,227,243,250, 
 256, 258, 268, 272, 280. 
 Martin, Anne, 72, 239, 244, 245, XXI. 
 
 Bridget, 71. 
 
 Frances, 72, XX. 
 
 Isabella, 71, 72, 78. 
 
 Jane, 72. 
 
 John, 25, VI. 
 
 Maria, 72. 
 
 Mark, 270. 
 
 Mary, 71, XIX. 
 
 Prudence, 24, VI. 
 
 Richard, 71, 72, 77, 260, XX, 
 
 XXI, XXIII. 
 
 Robert, 247. 
 
 Samuel, 239, 244, 245. 
 
 Sarah, 71, 72, 76-78, XX, 
 
 XXIII. 
 
 Simon, 217, 267. 
 
 Thomas, 71. 
 
 Martyn, Thomas, 234. 
 Mason, Edmund, 237, 238. 
 
 Joseph, 116. 
 
 Phcebe, 116. 
 
 . Thomas, 165, 167, 270. 
 
 Massey, David, IV. 
 
 Edith Steele, IV. 
 
 Ralph, 258. 
 
 Massie, Mary, 23. 
 
 Masterman, , 37. 
 
 Masters, Diana, 132. 
 
 Edward, 132. 
 
 Ellen, 229. 
 
 Mather, Hannah, I. 
 
 Isaac, I. 
 
 Mathews, Anne, 271. 
 
 . Elizabeth, 267, 269, 271, 
 
 281. 
 
 Mary, 271. 
 
 • Mathew, 271. 
 
 Thomas, 227. 
 
 William, 271. 
 
 Mathias, Gabriel, 237, 241. 
 
 James, 233, 237, 240, 241. 
 
 Marianne, 241. 
 
 Thomas James, 241. 
 
 Vincent, 240, 241. 
 
 Matteos, Antonio, XVII. 
 
 Jane Adelaide Mary, XVII. 
 
 Matthew, George, 277. 
 Matthews, , XXVIII. 
 
 Annie Emma, XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth Frances, XVII. 
 
 George F., 271. 
 
 John Neville, XVII. 
 
 Kathleen Narcisse, XVII. 
 
 Mary Elise, XVII. 
 
 Maud Mary Elise, XVII. 
 
 Maurice John, XVII. 
 
 Maunton, Elizabeth, 128, 189. 
 
 John, 128, 189. 
 
 Maydlin, Thomas, 231. 
 Maynard, (Hon.) Charlotte Mary, 
 XXV. 
 
 Charlotte Virginia, XVI. 
 
 Henry, last Viscount, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Herbert, XVI. 
 
 Mayne, Perry, 281. 
 
 Mayor, J. E. Bickersteth, 181. 
 
 /. E. Bickersteth, 159. 
 
 Mayott, see Myott. 
 
 Mazzinghi, Thomas John de, 225. 
 
 Meachin, John, III. 
 
 Kate, III. 
 
 Meakin, George, 84. 
 
 Mear, , 116. 
 
 Mears, Thomas, 197. 
 Medgley, John, 170. 
 Mee, Richard, 187. 
 Meeke, Ephraim, 56, 57. 
 Meer, John, 186. 
 Mellard, Dinah, 39. 
 
 Emma, 44. 
 
 Jane, 39, XI. 
 
 Joseph, 29. 
 
 Mary, 29, 40, 44, XI. 
 
 Mellard, Thomas, 29, 40, XI. 
 Melley, Adam, 199. 
 Merrey, Joseph, 221. 
 Messiter, George, XXI. 
 
 Marianne, XXI. 
 
 Metcalfe, Walter C., 144. 
 
 Meynell, Anne Boothby, 262, 264, 265. 
 
 Charles, 264. 
 
 (Hon.) Elizabeth, 264. 
 
 ■ Hugo, 262, 264. 
 
 Littleton Poyntz, 262. 
 
 Mary, 262. 
 
 Meysey-Thompson, (Dame) Ethel Ade- 
 line, 152. 
 
 Sir Henry Meysey, 
 
 2nd bart., 152. 
 Middlemiss, Charles Stewart, 42. 
 Middlemore, George, 206. 
 
 Margaret, 146, 206, 207. 
 
 William, 146, 163, 206, 
 
 207, 209, 275. 
 
 Middleton, , 263. 
 
 Midlam, Thomas, 227. 
 Mill, Henrietta, 180. 
 
 . Hugh Robert, 42. 
 
 Millar, , 98. 
 
 Miller, Christopher, 223. 
 ■ Hannah, 20, 21. 
 
 Richard, 20, 21. 
 
 Millington, Thomas, 130, 173, 248. 
 Millord, , 249. 
 
 Mills, Catherine, 119. 
 
 Mill ward, , 120. 
 
 Milne, John, 43. 
 Milner, Edward, 188. 
 
 Elizabeth, 188. 
 
 Thomas, 188. 
 
 William, 188. 
 
 Milton, Elizabeth, 27. 
 
 John, 27. 
 
 William, 169. 
 
 Milward, , 222. 
 
 Ann, 197. 
 
 Edward, 106, XXVII. 
 
 Elizabeth, XXVII. 
 
 Martha, 106, 201, 277. 
 
 Rebecca, 197. 
 
 Thomas, 106, 193, 201. 
 
 William, 204. 
 
 Minors, Mary, 181. 
 Minshall, , 280. 
 
 Randal, 264. 
 
 Minshull, Elizabeth, 27. 
 
 Randle, 27. 
 
 Minster, John, 225. 
 Mitchell, , 50, XV. 
 
 James, V. 
 
 Louisa Jane, V. 
 
 Richard, 8. 
 
 Mitton, see also Mytton. 
 
 Margaret, 53. 
 
 Mold, Ann, 210. 
 
 John, 210. 
 
 Molesworth, Catherine, 138. 
 
 Thomas, 138. 
 
 Money, A. W., 139. 
 
 Mary Wilhelmina Noel, 139. 
 
 Montague, James, 263. 
 Montholon (General), 59. 
 
 Moon, John, 258. 
 
 Margaret, 258. 
 
 Moor, Edward, 263. 
 Moore, Edward, 256. 
 
 Sir Edward, 1st bart., 256, 
 
 Frederick, 132, 133. 
 
 Hannah, 169. 
 
 Henry, 169. 
 
 John, 226, 256. 
 
 Katherine, 256. 
 
 Thomas, 211, 212. 
 
 Tom, 39, 70. 
 
 William, 25. 
 
 Mordaunt, Elizabeth, 180, 181, 277. 
 
 Sir John, 7thbart., 180, 181. 
 
 More, , 197. 
 
 Elizabeth, 16, II. 
 
 Thomas, 13, 253. 
 
 William, 16, II. 
 
 Moreton, Mary, 80. 
 
 Matthew, 252. 
 
 Moreton, R., 215. 
 
 Ralph, 80. 
 
 Thomas, 255. 
 
 Morewood, Anne Saumarez, XXVI. 
 
 Francis Edmond, XXVI. 
 
 George B„ XXVI. 
 
 Gertrude Isabel, XXVI. 
 
 . Henry Francis, XXVI. 
 
 John Rhodes, XXVI. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 . Robert Henry, XXVI. 
 
 Morgan, , VI. 
 
 Alexander Brooke, XXII. 
 
 Bridget, 270. 
 
 Catherine Taylor, VI. 
 
 Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 John, 130. 
 
 John Henry Woodside, XXII. 
 
 Matthew, VI. 
 
 Nina Reade, XXII. 
 
 Thomas, 154. 
 
 William, 270. 
 
 Morris, Edward, VI. 
 
 John, 64. 
 
 Joseph, 169. 
 
 Judith, 169. 
 
 Mary, VI. 
 
 Samuel, 169. 
 
 Thomas, 169. 
 
 Morrison, Anna Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Robert, XXVIII. 
 
 Morse, Hannah, 273. 
 
 John, 273. 
 
 Moseley, Ann, 151, 152. 
 
 Dorothy, 106, m, 116, 120, 
 
 277, 282, XXVII. 
 . Elizabeth, in. 
 
 Jane, XXVII. 
 
 Joseph, 216. 
 
 Walter, 116, 120, 151, 
 
 XXVII. 
 Mosley, Sir John Parker, 1st bt., 228. 
 
 Oswald, 228. 
 
 Moss, Daniel, 273. 
 
 Elizabeth, 223. 
 
 Peter, 43. 
 
 Thomas, 223. 
 
 Mostyn, Savage, 281. 
 
 Mott, William, 146. 
 
 Mouchet, Abraham John, 38-40. 
 
 Francis Louis, 38, 39. 
 
 Louisa, 38. 
 
 Mary, 38. 
 
 Moules, William, 116. 
 Moulton, Irion, 131. 
 Mountford, Susanna, 128, 200. 
 Mousley, John, 199. 
 
 . Samuel, 161-163, 172, 275. 
 
 Mule, see Moules. 
 Mulgrave (Lord), 77. 
 Mulhneux, Elizabeth, III. 
 
 Joseph, III. 
 
 Mullinger, J. Bass, 159. 
 Mulock, Benjamin Robert, 43. 
 
 Dinah, 39. 
 
 Dinah Maria, 39, 43. 
 
 Thomas Samuel, 39. 
 
 Mundell, Alexander, 66. 
 
 Beatrix, 66. 
 
 James, 66. 
 
 William Adam, 66. 
 
 Murat, Joachim, 58. 
 
 Murcott, Thomas, 130. 
 
 Murphy, Arthur, 146, 148, 160, 164, 
 
 166. 
 Murray, John, 66. 
 
 Katherine, XVIII. 
 
 Muston, Mary, 154. 
 Myatt, see also Myott. 
 
 Frances Russell, 72. 
 
 John, 72. 
 
 Mary Jane, 71, 72. 
 
 William, 72. 
 
 Myddleton, Robert, 13. 
 Mynors, Edward, 13. 
 
 Francis, 13. 
 
 Walter, 16. 
 
 Myott, Dorothy, 5, 6. 
 
 ■ Elizabeth, 5, 9. 
 
 George, 17. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XXVII 
 
 Myott, Henry, i. 
 
 James, 5, 6. 
 
 John, 3. 
 
 Richard, 2, 5, 19. 
 
 Thomas, 5-8. 
 
 William, 13. 
 
 Mytton, Ann, 258. 
 
 Barbara Letitia, 231. 
 
 Catherine, 144. 
 
 Daniel, 258. 
 
 Edward, 144. 
 
 Elizabeth, 194, 258. 
 
 Henry, 261. 
 
 John, 231. 
 
 Margaret, 258. 
 
 Martha, 144, 194. 
 
 Mary, 251, 258-261. 
 
 Michael, 258. 
 
 Samuel, 258, 259. 
 
 Thomas, 144, 194, 258. 
 
 Nabb, Thomasin, 8. 
 Napoleon I, 57, 59, 60. 
 Nash, Elizabeth, 114. 
 
 John, 114. 
 
 Margaret, 115. 
 
 Treadtvay, 109, 120, 122, 131, 
 
 146. 
 Naylor, Thomas, 52. 
 Neald, see Neild. 
 Neale, see also Neild. 
 
 Anne, 231. 
 
 Matthew, 222. 
 
 William, 231. 
 
 Needham, , 167. 
 
 Anne, 27S. 
 
 Dorothy, 19. 
 
 Jeremiah, 19. 
 
 Richard, 16. 
 
 Thomas 16, II. 
 
 William, 16. 
 
 Neel, see Neild. 
 Neeld, see Neild. 
 Neild, , 279. 
 
 Amy, 279. 
 
 Dorothy, 279. 
 
 Elizabeth, 279. 
 
 Hamlet, 279. 
 
 Henry, 279. 
 
 John, 279. 
 
 Luke, 278-280. 
 
 Martha, 279. 
 
 Mary, 278-280. 
 
 Mira, 279. 
 
 Robert, 279. 
 
 Samuel, 279. 
 
 Sarah, 279. 
 
 Thomas, 279, 280. 
 
 Timothy, 279. 
 
 Zouch, 279. 
 
 Nelson, John, 82. 
 
 Neve, Peter Le, 168, 169, 235. 
 Nevill, Ann, 85, XXIV. 
 
 Esther, 85. 
 
 John, 85. 
 
 Susan, 267. 
 
 ■ Thomas, 267. 
 
 Nevins, John, 40. 
 
 Newall, Jack Hainsworth Maxwell, 
 XV. 
 
 James, XV. 
 
 Marion Perrin Knight, XV. 
 
 William Newall Maxwell, 
 
 XV. 
 Newborough, Benjamin, 104, 113, 117, 
 XXVII. 
 
 Henry, 115. 
 
 Jasper, 104, 113. 
 
 Joyce, 104, 113, 115, 117, 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 Richard, 104. 
 
 Samuel, 104. 
 
 Newbrook, see Newborough. 
 Newell, George, 211, 212. 
 Newey, John, 127. 
 Newlands, James, 282. 
 Newton, Andrew, 200. 
 
 Charles, XX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 200. 
 
 Francis, 200. 
 
 Newton, Isabel, 200. 
 
 John, 156, 200, 227, 229. 
 
 Maria Godwin, XX. 
 
 Mary, 200. 
 
 Sarah, 200. 
 
 Thomas, 156, 200, 227, 229. 
 
 Neyld, see Neild. 
 
 Nichols, John, 121, 139, 149, 150, 166, 
 167, 173, 2io, 232, 233, 
 2 35-238, 240, 243 -246, 
 2 54> 257, 262-266. 
 
 Nicholson, , 174. 
 
 Anne, 121. 
 
 Jo., 85. 
 
 John, 121. 
 
 Lucy Anne, 121. 
 
 Nickin, Elizabeth, 108, XXVII. 
 
 Michael, 108, XXVII. 
 
 Nicklin, Grace, 119. 
 Nickson, Charles, 52. 
 
 Jonathan, 43, 44. 
 
 Ralph, 21. 
 
 Nield, see Neild. 
 
 Nimmo, , 69. 
 
 Nixon, , 31. 
 
 Elizabeth, XXV. 
 
 Thomas, 83, XXV. 
 
 William, 22. 
 
 Noble, Mark, 140. 
 Sarah, 140. 
 
 T. C, 225, 227, 257. 
 
 Thomas, 263. 
 
 William Heatley, 140. 
 
 Nock, , 58. 
 
 Hannah, 134. 
 
 John, 117. 
 
 Martha, 134. 
 
 Mary, 134. 
 
 Richard, 134. 
 
 Thomas, 134. 
 
 William, 117. 
 
 Nocks, Joseph, 234. 
 Nodin, Anderton, 50. 
 
 Annie, 50. 
 
 Noel, Catharine, 236. 
 
 Sir Clobery, 5th bart, 263, 264. 
 
 Edward, 1st Viscount Went- 
 
 worth, 260, 264. 
 
 Elizabeth, XIX. 
 
 (Dame) Elizabeth, 254. 
 
 Frances, 254, 262. 
 
 (Hon. Dame) Frances, 254. 
 
 John, 129, 260. 
 
 Sir John, 4th bart., 262 
 
 John Perrott, XXVIII. 
 
 Maria Boothby, 262, 264, 265. 
 
 Mary, XXVIII. 
 
 (Dame) Mary, 262. 
 
 Rowney, 261, 262, 264, 265. 
 
 Thomas, 236. 
 
 Sir Vere, 1st bart, 254. 
 
 Sir William, 2nd bart, 254. 
 
 Norbury, Elizabeth, 55. 
 
 John, 55, XX. 
 
 Mary Alice, XX. 
 
 Normann, Albert Edward Norman de, 
 XIX. 
 
 Albert Wilfred Noel de, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Beatrice Nina Frederica de, 
 
 XIX. 
 Eric Normann de, XIX. 
 
 Irene Matilda Horatia de, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 John Edward de, XIX. 
 
 Normansell, William, 136. 
 Norris, , 69. 
 
 Elizabeth Henrietta, XVII. 
 
 . Jane, 185. 
 
 Sir John, 280. 
 
 Robert Moncrief, XVII. 
 
 Northall, George, 108. 
 Northampton, Spencer J. A. Compton, 
 
 2nd Marquess of, 93, 
 94. 
 Northey, Fanny Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 William Richard Hopkyns, 
 
 XXVI. 
 Northington, Robert Henley, 1st Earl 
 of, 166. 
 
 Northumberland, George Fitzroy, Earl 
 of, no. 
 
 John Dudley, Duke 
 
 of, 49. 
 
 Norton, , 244, 245. 
 
 Anne, 235. 
 
 Edward, 235, 244. 
 
 Israel, 235, 244. 
 
 John, 235, 244. 
 
 Thomas, 235, 244, 245. 
 
 Not, Mabel, 117. 
 
 Nott, , 173. 
 
 Fettiplace, 173, 211, 212. 
 
 William Fettiplace, 211, 213. 
 
 Nottage, George Swan, 97. 
 Nurthall, Ann, 194. 
 
 Oadhams, Catesby, 280. 
 Oakes, John, 222, 259. 
 
 Joseph, 222. 
 
 Oakey, William, 229, 243, 246. 
 Oakley, John, 198. 
 
 Thomas, 127, 135. 
 
 Oaks, David, 278. 
 Oates, David, 278. 
 O'Ferrall, Alice, XX. 
 
 William Chamberlain, XX. 
 
 Offley, Crewe, 227. 
 Ogden, Edmund, 183. 
 
 Elizabeth, 183. 
 
 Ogilvie-Gordon, Maria, 41. 
 Ogilvy, , 68. 
 
 Ann, XVIII. 
 
 Isabella, XVIII. 
 
 Janet Skene, XVIII. 
 
 Skene, XVIII. 
 
 Ogle, Sir Chaloner, 280. 
 Okeden, William, 13. 
 Okeover, Martha, 267. 
 
 (Dame) Mercy, 267. 
 
 Sir Rowland, 267. 
 
 Olcote, Richard, 7. 
 Oldfield, Elizabeth, 55. 
 
 William, 55. 
 
 Oliver, Ann, 246, 247. 
 Edward, 192, 193. 
 
 Elizabeth, 246. 
 
 Hungerford, 119. 
 
 Joan, 246. 
 
 Matthew, 246. 
 
 Peter, 246. 
 
 Ollivant, , 91. 
 
 O'Meara, Barry Edward, 59. 
 Onion, Mary, 252. 
 Onions, James, 253. 
 Onyons, Richard, 211, 212. 
 Orange, Prince of, 264. 
 Orchard, Thomas, 227. 
 Orme, William, 203. 
 
 Ormerod, George, 27, 52, 56, 62, 76, 
 83, 227, 253, 259, 260, 
 283. 
 
 Orsop, Thomas, 188. 
 
 Orton, A., 119. 
 
 Hannah, 226. 
 
 Jane, 197. 
 
 John, 221. 
 
 Osborn, Edward, 231. 
 Osborne, , 234. 
 
 Alice, 204. 
 
 Grace, 205. 
 
 Henry, 205. 
 
 Martin, 183. 
 
 Penelope, 183. 
 
 William, 279. 
 
 Osland, George, 156. 
 
 Ottley, Adam, 254. 
 
 Oughton, James, 216. 
 
 Outram, Anna Seton, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Benjamin, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Sir Benjamin Fonseca, 69, 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 Christina, XVIII. 
 
 Edmund, 67, 68. 
 
 Elizabeth, XVIII. 
 
 Francis, 68, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Sir Francis Boyd, 2nd bart. , 
 
 65. 
 
 Sir James, 1st bart., 65, 67- 
 
 69, XVIII. 
 
 Outram, Joseph, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, 65, 67-69, XVIII. 
 
 (Dame) Margaret Clementina, 
 
 65, XVIII. 
 
 Sally, XVIII. 
 
 William, XVIII. 
 
 Overton, John, 256. 
 
 Mary, 256. 
 
 William, 256. 
 
 Owen, , 228, 233, 267. 
 
 A., 39. 
 
 Charles, 169. 
 
 Emily Whieldon, IV. 
 
 George, 225, 271. 
 
 Herbert Davies, IV. 
 
 John, 233, IV. 
 
 Lucy, 270, IV. 
 
 Margaret, 271. 
 
 Mary, 169, 233. 
 
 Morris, 270. 
 
 Roger, 252. 
 
 Thomas, 1 13. 
 
 William, 44. 
 
 Sir William, 169. 
 
 Owens, Margaret, 270. 
 Owin, P. W., 280. 
 
 Page, Anne, 121. 
 
 Elizabeth, 121. 
 
 Joseph, 121. 
 
 Pait, John, 226. 
 
 Paley, Agnes, 89, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 George, 89. 
 
 Jane, 102. 
 
 Richard, 88-90, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Sarah, 88, 90, 102, XXIV, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 William, 89. 
 
 Palin, Anne, 29. 
 
 Annie Dorothy, 29. 
 
 Arthur, IX. 
 
 Charles Frederick Turnbull, 
 
 IX. 
 
 Coralie, IX. 
 
 Edith, 29, IX. 
 
 Edward, 29. 
 
 Eleanor, 29, 30, IX. 
 
 Eleanor Wilson, IX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 29. 
 
 Ella May, IX. 
 
 Ellen, 30. 
 
 George Craven, IX. 
 
 Harry William Nugent, IX. 
 
 Hermione Louisa Monk, IX. 
 
 John, 29. 
 
 John Craven, 30, IX. 
 
 Louie, 30. 
 
 Lucy Eliza, 29, IX. 
 
 Lucy Maud, IX. 
 
 Lucy Nile, IX. 
 
 Mary, 29, 30, 44, IX. 
 
 Mary Edmunds, IX. 
 
 Mary Helen, IX. 
 
 Percy Richard Neville, 29, IX. 
 
 Richard, 29, IX. 
 
 Robert Reade, 30, IX. 
 
 Sarah, 30, IX. 
 
 Sarah Ellen, IX. 
 
 Sarah Gwendoline, IX. 
 
 Thomas, 29, 43, 44. 
 
 Thomas Frederick, 30, IX. 
 
 William, 29, 30, IX. 
 
 William Anthony, IX. 
 
 William Herbert, IX. 
 
 William Thomas, 30, IX. 
 
 Pallavicini, Arthur de, XVII. 
 
 Autal de, XVII. 
 
 George William Alfred de, 
 
 XVII. 
 
 Marquis Janos de, XVII. 
 
 Nina Georgina Reade de, 
 
 XVII. 
 Palmer, Benjamin, 218. 
 
 Charles, 254. 
 
 Dorothy, 254. 
 
 Elizabeth, 254. 
 
 Joseph, 199. 
 
 Henry, 216. 
 
 Mary, 254. 
 
 Richard, 199. 
 
XXV111 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Palmer, William, 254. 
 
 Sir William, 254. 
 
 Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 
 
 Earl, 61. 
 Pankhurst, F. J. , 28. 
 Pape, Thomas, 204. 
 Pardoe, James, 169. 
 Pares, Thomas, 264. 
 Pargiter, Philip, 231. 
 Paris, Ann, 235. 
 Parker, , 182, 201. 
 
 Benjamin, 131. 
 
 Charlotte, 283. 
 
 Dorothy, 6, 11, I. 
 
 Emily Whieldon, IV. 
 
 Emma, 44. 
 
 Frances, 107, 117. 
 
 Frederick, IV. 
 
 Harriett Steele, 2S2, XI. 
 
 Lee, 256. 
 
 Mary, 243. 
 
 Richard, 169. 
 
 Robert, 201. 
 
 Samuel, 6, 11, I. 
 
 Samuel Hay, 282, 283, XI. 
 
 Sarah Anne, 283. 
 
 Susanna, II. 
 
 Thomas, 11, 202. 
 
 William, 11, 44, 107, 256, 
 
 283. 
 Parkes, , 197. 
 
 Alfred, V. 
 
 Alice Margaret Louise, V. 
 
 Gladys Janet, V. 
 
 Mary, 201. 
 
 Norman Eric, V. 
 
 Richard, 151, 169, 278. 
 
 Sarah, 151. 
 
 Walter Parkhouse, V. 
 
 Parkinson, Elizabeth, 221. 
 
 James, 221. 
 
 Katherine, 221. 
 
 Sarah, 221. 
 
 Parks, Thomas, 117. 
 
 Parne, , 70. 
 
 Parnell, J., 114. 
 John, 116. 
 
 Sarah, 116. 
 
 Parrock, Joseph, 252. 
 Parrot, John, 50. 
 Parry, John, 53. 
 
 Mary, 35, 53, XI, XVI. 
 
 Parsons, Alice, XXIII. 
 
 Alice Charlotte, XXIII. 
 
 Anne, 170. 
 
 Charlotte Maria, XXIII. 
 
 Edward, 263. 
 
 Elizabeth Maria, XXIII. 
 
 Ethel, XXIII. 
 
 Humphrey, 169, 170. 
 
 James Duckett', XXIII. 
 
 John, 47, 170, 185, 187. 
 
 Sir John, 170. 
 
 Margaret, 71. 
 
 Quintin Dick, XXIII. 
 
 Sarah, 169, 170, 185. 
 
 Thomas, 47, 128, 187, 197. 
 
 Partheriche, Frances, 264. 
 
 John, 264. 
 
 Parton, John, 263. 
 Paul, , 196. 
 
 Lewis, 230. 
 
 Thomas, 192, 193. 
 
 Pawley, , X. 
 
 Anne, X. 
 
 Payne, Edward, VI. 
 
 Elizabeth Hickman, 25, V 
 
 George, VI. 
 
 Gregory, VI. 
 
 -■- John Howard, 61. 
 — Robert, 24, VI. 
 
 Thomas, 25, VI. 
 
 Thomas Reade, VI. 
 
 l'ayton, Henry, 169. 
 Peacock, Edward, III. 
 
 George, 183. 
 
 Thomas, 183. 
 
 Peale, Henry, 116, 117. 
 Pearsall, John, 204. 
 Pearse, Vincent, 281. 
 
 Pearson, , 192. 
 
 Elizabeth, 154, XXIX. 
 
 John, S9. 
 
 John, 154, 198, XXIX. 
 
 John Batteridge, 23S, 243. 
 
 Sarah, 71. 
 
 Thomas, 154. 
 
 Thomas Hooke, 154. 
 
 Peck, Francis, 167. 
 
 Pegg, Thomas, 15. 
 Pellett, Thomas, 165. 
 Pelsant, Eusebius, 254. 
 
 Frances, 254. 
 
 Pemberton, , 234. 
 
 Abraham, 197. 
 
 Elizabeth, 270. 
 
 Thomas, 56. 
 
 Pembroke, Charles, XXI, 
 
 Jane, XXI. 
 
 Penley, Aaron, XXVIII. 
 
 Rose, XXVIII. 
 
 Penn, , XXVII. 
 
 Anne, 106. 
 
 Dorothy, 106, 119, XXVII. 
 
 Pennell, Prudence, 21, 23, III. 
 
 Samuel, 21, 23, III. 
 
 Pepys, Elizabeth, 144, 145, 194. 
 
 George, 144, 145, 194. 
 
 Richard, 145. 
 
 Samuel, 109, 144, 230. 
 
 Sarah, 145. 
 
 (Hon.) Walter Courtenay, 
 
 MS- 
 Percivall, Mary, 119. 
 Percy, Anna Elliott, 138. 
 
 Tho?nas, 148. 
 
 William, 138. 
 
 Perkes, , 252. 
 
 Bernard, 277. 
 
 Josiah, 221. 
 
 Perkin, Dorothy, 210. 
 Perkins, , 201. 
 
 Mary, 277. 
 
 Thomas, 201. 
 
 Perks, Thomas, 234. 
 Perrin, Dudley Josiah, XV. 
 
 Eliza, XV. 
 
 Elizabeth, XV. 
 
 Emily Dudley, XV. 
 
 Joseph, XV. 
 
 Josiah, 50, 51, XV. 
 
 Marion Dudley, XV. 
 
 Mary Anne, 50, 51. XV. 
 
 Perrott, Ellen, 107. 
 
 Frances, 107, 121. 
 
 Helena, 107. 
 
 - — John, 107. 
 Mabel, 107. 
 
 Sarah, 107, 121. 
 
 Thomas, 107, 121. 
 
 Perry, Anne, 137, 274. 
 
 Augustine, 255. 
 
 Elizabeth, 251. 
 
 Humphrey, 131. 
 
 James, 137, 273, 274. 
 
 Martha, VI. 
 
 Mary, 137, 273, 274. 
 
 Rebecca, 48. 
 
 Thomas, 137, 216, 251, 274. 
 
 William, VI. 
 
 Persehouse, Catherine, 267. 
 
 Elizabeth, 137, 266. 
 
 John, 172, 207, 208. 
 
 Perth, George Drummond, 14th Earl 
 
 of, XXV. 
 Peters, Edmund, 112. 
 
 Margaret, 112. 
 
 Matthew William, in, 112. 
 
 Petrie, Achille, XVII. 
 
 Blanche Evelyn, XVII. 
 
 Peuguet, Narcisse Elise de, XIX. 
 Pewe, Edward, 16, II. 
 
 Margery, 16, II. 
 
 Philips, Charlotte Elizabeth, 138, 
 274. 
 
 Eva, 274. 
 
 F. C, 274. 
 
 George Washington, 138, 274. 
 
 J., 46. 
 
 Maria, 274. 
 
 Philips, N., 46. 
 
 Phillimore, IV. P. W., 107, 146. 
 
 Phillips, Ann, 253. 
 
 John, 203. 
 
 Robert, 253. 
 
 Thomas, 197, 280. 
 
 Phipps, Alfred, XXII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 265. 
 
 John, 265. 
 
 Maud, XXII. 
 
 Phipson, Honor, 276, 277. 
 
 Samuel, 276, 277. 
 
 Pickering, Martha, 81. 
 Picton, Sir James, 39. 
 Pidcock, Charles, 273. 
 
 Elizabeth, 119. 
 
 Susan, 273. 
 
 Piddock, William, 204. 
 Pierce, Thomas, no. 
 Pierson, Elizabeth, 154. 
 
 John, 154. 
 
 Pigot, Hugh, 237, 238. 
 Piggott, Frances, 266. 
 
 John, 27. 
 
 Mary, XXVIII. 
 
 Zachariah, XXVIII. 
 
 Pinches, George, 276. 
 Pinfield, Jonathan, 204. 
 Pink, William Dimcombe, 75- 
 Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 265. 
 
 Hester Lynck y 125, 133, 148, 
 
 151, 156, 160, 164, 166, 
 167, 174, 176, 181, 217, 
 223, 224, 230, 250. 
 
 Pipe, Humphrey, 230. 
 
 Pitman, Elizabeth Mortimore, XXV. 
 
 Joseph, XXV. 
 
 Pitt, Albert William, X. 
 Ann, X. 
 
 Annie, X. 
 
 Humphrey, 258. 
 
 John William, X. 
 
 Melinda, X. 
 
 Minnie, X. 
 
 William, X. 
 
 William Henry, X. 
 
 Plank, Julia Wharton Lewis Ver, XV. 
 
 Phillip Ver, XV. 
 
 Plant, George, VII. 
 
 John, 17, 18. 
 
 Sarah, 18, VII. 
 
 Plantagenet, (Princess) Anne, 120. 
 
 Eleanor, Duchess of 
 
 Gloucester, 120. 
 Thomas, Duke of Glou- 
 cester, 120. 
 Plantagenet-Harrison, see Harrison. 
 Piatt, Catherine, 47, 49, XIV. 
 George, 49, XIV. 
 
 J-> 53- 
 
 John, 47, XIV. 
 
 Mary, 49, XIV. 
 
 Sarah, 49, XIV. 
 
 Plaxton, George, 214, 257, 258. 
 Playfair, Augusta Mary, Lady, 
 XXVIII. 
 
 George James, 2nd Lord, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Lyon, 1st Lord, XXVIII. 
 
 (Hon. ) Lyon George Henry 
 
 Lyon, XXVIII. 
 Pleydell, Richard, 132. 
 Plimmer, George, 218. 
 Plot, Robert, 141, 142. 
 Plymouth, Thomas Windsor- Hickman, 
 
 1st Earl of, 104. 
 Podmore, James, 84. 
 
 Thomas, 83. 
 
 Poiner, John, 142, 190. 
 Poker, Agnes, 16. 
 
 William, 16. 
 
 Polithiew, , 229. 
 
 Pooker, Annis, 12. 
 Pool, Ann, 119. 
 
 Walter, 119. 
 
 Poole, Benjamin, 224. 
 
 James, 21. 
 
 Mary, 194. 
 
 Matthew, 134, 156, 191. 
 
 Pope, Alexander, 160, 164, 166, 167. 
 
 Popple, Alured, 241. 
 
 Marianne, 241. 
 
 Porter, Alice, 234, 280. 
 
 Ann, 234, 235, 248, 249, 280, 
 
 281. 
 
 Edward, 234, 249, 280. 
 
 Eleanor, 249. 
 
 Elizabeth, 2, 154, 156, 199, 
 
 232-236, 248, XI, XXIX. 
 
 George, 248. 
 
 Hannah, 235. 
 
 Harry, see Porter, Henry. 
 
 Henry, 2, 179, 221, 232-236, 
 
 243, 248, 280, XXIX. 
 
 Hester, 248. 
 
 James, 235. 
 
 Jervis Henry, 233, 236-238, 
 
 240-243, 280, 281. 
 
 Jo., 116. 
 
 John, 179, 235, 238, 248, 
 
 249. 
 
 Joseph, 232-234, 236-241, 
 
 243. 2 45. 248, 280. 
 
 Lucy, 175, 176, 223, 229, 
 
 232-235, 237-245, 277, 
 280. 
 
 Margaret, 234, 249. 
 
 Mary, 235, 248. 
 
 Nathaniel, 234. 
 
 Olive, 248. 
 
 Penelope, 249. 
 
 Ralph, 248. 
 
 Richard, 234, 248, 2S0. 
 
 Robert, 179, 195, 234, 235, 
 
 248, 249. 
 
 Ruth, 248. 
 
 Samuel, 234. 
 
 Sarah, 232, 234, 235, 248, 
 
 249, 280. 
 
 Sheldon, 179, 195, 248, 249. 
 
 Sinckler, 21. 
 
 Susanna, 280. 
 
 Thomas, 24S, 249. 
 
 William, 234, 248, 249, 280. 
 
 Pott, William, 212. 
 
 Potter, Priscilla, 277. 
 Pottinger, Ethel Adeline, 152. 
 
 Sir Henry, 3rd bart., 152. 
 
 (Dame) Mary Adeline, 
 
 152. 
 Potts, A., 39. 
 
 Charles, 261. 
 
 William, 211-213, 215. 
 
 Poulson, Samuel, 44. 
 Pover, , 31. 
 
 Powell, Humphrey, 197, 232. 
 
 John, 201. 
 
 Mary, X. 
 
 Samuel, X. 
 
 Vavasour, 109. 
 
 Power, A., 153. 
 
 Elizabeth, 153. 
 
 Pownall, William, 80. 
 Powys, Sir Thomas, 167. 
 Poyott, John, 83. 
 Pratchett, Thomas, 218. 
 Pratt, Andrew, 190. 
 
 Catherine, 142, 144, 180. 
 
 Daniel, 144. 
 
 Elizabeth, 144, 190, 194. 
 
 Henry, 194, 197. 
 
 Isaac, 144. 
 
 James, 142, 144, 189, 190, 194, 
 
 202. 
 
 Jeremiah, 190, 194. 
 
 Joseph, 144. 
 
 Josiah, 144, 190, 194. 
 
 Katherine, 202. 
 
 Margaret, 190. 
 
 Mary, 223. 
 
 Richard, 194. 
 
 Samuel, 144, 190, 194. 
 
 Sarah, 190. 
 
 Thomas, 144, 190, 194. 
 
 Prattenton, Anne, 139, 140. 
 
 Joseph, 140. 
 
 Mary, 140. 
 
 Prattinton, Peter, 108. 
 Preest, Ann, 219. 
 Edward, 219. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XXIX 
 
 Preest, Elizabeth, 219. 
 
 Richard, 219. 
 
 Susanna, 219. 
 
 William, 219. 
 
 Prescot, Thomas, 27. 
 Prescott, Elizabeth, 49. 
 
 Thomas, 49. 
 
 Preston, Agnes, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Emma Bertha, X. 
 
 Francis John, 50. 
 
 Francis William Percy, 50. 
 
 Henry George, X. 
 
 Kathleen Mary, 50. 
 
 Leonard, X. 
 
 Lizzie, X. 
 
 Mary Winifred, 50. 
 
 Nicholas, 248. 
 
 Noel Dudley Percy, 50. 
 
 Richard, 206. 
 
 Richard Wheeler, 50. 
 
 Sarah Jane, X. 
 
 Price, , 100, 265. 
 
 — Adam, 270. 
 
 Anna Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Anne, 270. 
 
 Annie, XXII. 
 
 Bridget, 268, 270. 
 
 _ Charles, XXVIII. 
 Edward, 270. 
 
 Elizabeth, 114, 270. 
 
 John, 268, 270. 
 
 Maria, XXVIII. 
 
 Richard, XXII. 
 
 Thomas, XXVIII. 
 
 Priest, Mary, 115. 
 
 Susanna, 219. 
 
 William, 154, 162, 163, 218- 
 
 221, 223, 280. 
 
 — — William Shuttleworth, 219. 
 Priestner, John, 81. 
 Prince, Ann, 22. 
 
 . Charles, 22. 
 
 Elizabeth, III. 
 
 Henry, 22. 
 
 ■ John, 22. 
 
 Paul, 20, 22. 
 
 Uriah, 21, 22. 
 
 Prior, James, III. 
 Priquet, P., 265. 
 
 Probyn, Alice D'Alton, 138. 
 Blanche, 139. 
 
 Charlotte Eugenia, 139. 
 
 Charlotte Seymour, 138. 
 
 Edmund, 138. 
 
 Evelyn, 139. 
 
 John Langford, 138. 
 
 Leslie, 138. 
 
 Proctor, Benjamin 163. 
 Proudlove, Bridget, 226. 
 Prowse, Elizabeth, 179-181, 277. 
 
 George, 180, 181. 
 
 Mary, 179-181, 224, 277. 
 
 Thomas, 181. 
 
 Pryce, Leighton, 186. 
 Psalmanazar, George, 143. 
 Pudsey, Anne, 145, 194, 203. 
 
 Catherine, 194. 
 
 Elizabeth, 194, 203. 
 
 Henry, 203. 
 
 Jane, 194, 203. 
 
 Katherine, 203. 
 
 Letitia, 194. 
 
 Margaret, 142, 194, 203. 
 
 Mary, 142, 144, 145, 194, 
 
 202, 203. 
 
 Rowland, 194, 203. 
 
 Sarah, 145, 194, 203. 
 
 Thomas, 142, 144, 190, 197, 
 
 202, 203. 
 
 William, 142, 203. 
 
 Purton, Susanna, 235. 
 Pyatt, Thomas, 7. 
 
 Pye, Elizabeth, X. 
 
 William, X. 
 
 Pyne, , 80. 
 
 Pyott, Barbara, 173. 
 
 Dorothy, 173. 
 
 Jane, 173. 
 
 John, 173. 
 
 Richard, 171-173, 207, 208. 
 
 QuiNTON, Alice, 249. 
 
 William, 249. 
 
 Raby, Edward, 114. 
 Radclyffe, Edward, 72. 
 
 Sarah, 72. 
 
 Radford, Joseph, 196. 
 Rae, Agnes, XIX. 
 David, XIX. 
 
 Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombic, 41. 
 Rann, C. S. , 224. 
 
 Frances, 235. 
 
 Francis, 248. 
 
 Franklyn Maria, 224. 
 
 John, 224. 
 
 Joseph, 224, 234. 
 
 R., 235, 248. 
 
 Raven, George, 264. 
 Rawbone, Elizabeth, 256. 
 Rawling, Luke, 182. 
 
 Mary, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Robert, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Rawlins, Bridget, 229. 
 
 Charles, 227. 
 
 Grace, 229. 
 
 Jane, 229. 
 
 John, 227-229. 
 
 Martha, 229. 
 
 Mary, 229. 
 
 Michael, 228, 229. 
 
 Thomas, 229. 
 
 Rawlinson, Sir Robert, 282. 
 Ray, Ann C, 1 17. 
 Raybould, Hannah, 118. 
 
 Hannah Elizabeth, III. 
 
 William, HI. 
 
 Read, John, 107, 113, XXVII. 
 
 Richard, 228. 
 
 Rose, 113, 114, XXVII. 
 
 Sarah, 200. 
 
 Reade, Ada, X. 
 Ada Bridges, XXIII. 
 
 Ada Sophia, XXI. 
 
 Agnes, 2, 7, 73, I, XVII, 
 
 XX. 
 
 (Dame) Agnes, 60, 63, 65, 69, 
 
 XVII, XVIII. 
 
 Albert, 30, X. 
 
 Albert Comberbach, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Albert John Crigan, XXI. 
 
 Albert William, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Alexander Crigan, XXI. 
 
 Aleyn Lyell, 275, XI. 
 
 Alice, X, XXIII, XXV. 
 
 Alice Martin, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Alice Mary, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Amy, XXIII. 
 
 Angela Marie, XXI. 
 
 Ann, 5-8, 10-12, 17, 26-29, 
 
 3 1 . 33-3 6 > 3 8 > 43-45. 47, 
 77, 79, 82-86, 227, I, 
 IV, VIII, X, XI, XII, 
 XIII, XIV, XXIII, XXIV, 
 XXVI. 
 
 Ann Maria, 23, IV. 
 
 Anna Ellen, 78, XXIII. 
 
 Anna Maria, 89, VII. 
 
 Annie, XXV. 
 
 Annie Elizabeth, X. 
 
 Annie Rosamond, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Arabella, X. 
 
 Arthur, 73, 77, 78, X, XXIII. 
 
 Arthur Fleeming, XII. 
 
 Arthur Hamilton, XXIII. 
 
 Arthur Heywood, XIII. 
 
 Arthur Hudson, XXIII. 
 
 Arthur Lloyd, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Arthur Paley, XXV. 
 
 Arthur Quintin, XXIII. 
 
 Beatrice, XXI. 
 
 Beatrice Emily, XXI. 
 
 Bessie, XXIII. 
 
 Betsy, X. 
 
 _ . Blanche Emily, XXI. 
 
 Blanche Evelyn, XVII. 
 
 Catherine Alice, XXV. 
 
 Charles, 6, 7, 15, 20-23, 3 2 > 
 
 34-3 6 > 43-46, 49, 5!-54, 56, 
 57, 89, III, XI, XIII, XV, 
 XVI. 
 
 Reade, Charles Edwin, XIII. 
 
 Charles Holcombe, XXI. 
 
 Charles James, 60, 62, 71, 74, 
 
 XII, XX, XXI. 
 
 Charles Molyneux Nevil de 
 
 Capel, XXV. 
 
 Charles Nixon, XXV. 
 
 Charles Pembroke, XXI. 
 
 Charles Seyer King, XXI. 
 
 Charles Victor, XXI. 
 
 Charles William, 62, 63, 71- 
 
 74, XX, XXI. 
 Charlotte, 102, XXV. 
 
 Charlotte Dorothy, 93, 95, 99, 
 
 102, XXV. 
 
 Charlotte Elfrida, XIII. 
 
 Charlotte Elizabeth, 102, XXV. 
 
 Clara, VI. 
 
 Clarie Duxbury, XII. 
 
 Compton, 89. 
 
 Constance Mary, X. 
 
 Corosia, XI. 
 
 David, XII. 
 
 Dora Evelyn Alice, XXIII. 
 
 Dorothy, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 i 2, 
 
 17, 82, 272, I. 
 
 Douglas Quintin Smith, XXIII. 
 
 Edith, X. 
 
 Edmund, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Edward, 24, 25, 27, ^28, 46, 
 
 VI, VIII, XIII. 
 . Edward Samuel,;XIII. 
 
 Edwin, 30, X. 
 
 Eleanor, 23, 26, 74, IV, XX, 
 
 XXI. 
 
 Eleanor Chorley, XXI. 
 
 Eleanor Frances, XXI. 
 
 Eleanor Marianne, XXI. 
 
 Eleanor Melville, XXV. 
 
 Eliza, 25, VI, X, XXI. 
 
 Eliza Allkins, XII. 
 
 Eliza Ann, 74, XII, XIII, 
 
 XXI. 
 
 Eliza Frances, XIII. 
 
 Eliza Hickman, VII. 
 
 Eliza Mary, XXI. 
 
 Elizabeth, 7, 14, 20-24, 26, 
 
 28, 30, 43, 47, 56, 57, 64, 
 65, 76-78, 84, 87-91, 100- 
 
 103, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, 
 X, XI, XII, XIII, XVII, 
 XXIII, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Elizabeth Anne, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Elizabeth Catherine, XXIII, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Elizabeth Gould, XII. 
 
 Elizabeth Henrietta, XVII. 
 
 Elizabeth Hickman, 25, VI. 
 
 Elizabeth Mortimore, XXV. 
 
 Elizabeth Winifred, XXV. 
 
 Ellen, 3, 6, 8, 10-12, 17, 26, 
 
 I, XII, XXV. 
 
 Ellen Anne, XII. 
 
 Ellen Chorley, 72, XXI. 
 
 Ellen Elizabeth, XXIII. 
 
 Ellen Hickman, VII. 
 
 Elsie, XII. 
 
 Emily, VI, XXI. 
 
 Emily Tean, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Emily Whieldon, IV. 
 
 Emma, IV, X, XXI. 
 
 Emma Edith, XI. 
 
 Emma Eliza, XI. 
 
 Eric Tertius, XXI. 
 
 Ernest, XXI. 
 
 Ernest Arthur, XXI. 
 
 . Esther, 56, 64, XVII. 
 
 Esther Bancroft, 64, 79, 83, 
 
 84, 86, 102, XXIV, XXVI. 
 
 Esther Mary Eleanor, XXI. 
 
 Fanny Rosa, XXIII. 
 
 Florence, X. 
 
 Florence Alexander Patience, 
 
 XXI. 
 
 Florence Louisa Amelia, XXV. 
 
 Florence Maletha Capel, XXV. 
 
 Frances, 47, 60, 63, 71, 73, 
 
 XIII, XVII, XX. 
 
 Frances Anne, XXI. 
 
 Frances Fielder, 73, XX. 
 
 Reade, Frances Georgina, XVII. 
 
 Frances Gertrude, XXV. 
 
 Frances Josephine, XXIII. 
 
 Frances Maria, XII. 
 
 Frances Winifred, X. 
 
 Francis, 7. 
 
 Francis Alexander, XXI. 
 
 Francis Horatio Henry de 
 
 Capel, XXV. 
 
 Francis Nevil, XXV. 
 
 Frank, X, XXIII. 
 
 Frank Mortimore, XXV. 
 
 George, 7, 11, 14, 15, 20-24, 
 
 26-31, 34-37, 43, 44, 46, 
 53-57, 64, 65, 70-78, 87, 
 100, 102, 282, I, III, IV, 
 VII, VIII, IX, XI, XVII, 
 XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, 
 XXV. 
 
 George Allan, XX. 
 
 George Blackwood, XXIII. 
 
 . George Paley, XXV. 
 
 George Percy, 78, XXIII. 
 
 George Robert, XXV. 
 
 George Tertius, XXI. 
 
 George Whieldon, 25, 26, IV, 
 
 VII. 
 
 George William, 55, 62, 64, 
 
 76, 77, XVII, XXIII. 
 
 Georgina, 53, XX. 
 
 Georgina Melville, XXV. 
 
 Gertrude Helen, 282, XXIII. 
 
 Gladys, X. 
 
 Gwendoline Angela, XXI. 
 
 Hannah, 19-23, 26-29, 5b, 57, 
 
 64, 84, I, III, VIII, XII, 
 XIII, XVII, XXIV. 
 
 Hannah Ann, XII. 
 
 Harold, XI. 
 
 Harold Chandos, XXI. 
 
 Harold Gordon, XXI. 
 
 . Harriet, 23, X. 
 
 Harriet Margaret, XXV. 
 
 Harriette, XXV. 
 
 Harry Messiter, XXI. 
 
 Hector, XVII. 
 
 Henrietta, X. 
 
 Henry, 7, 28, IV, VIII, X, 
 
 XXI. 
 Henry Arthur Maynard de 
 
 Capel, XXV. 
 Henry Cecil, XXIII. 
 
 Henry Lister, 4, 53-55, 62, 70, 
 
 71, 76-7S, XXIII. 
 Henry Ridehalgh, XXIII. 
 
 Herbert, XVII. 
 
 Hilda Theodora, XIII. 
 
 Howard Charles, X. 
 
 Irene Elise, XXI. 
 
 Isabella, 77, 102, XXIII, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Isabella Jessie, XXV. 
 
 Isabella Maria, 77, XXIII. 
 
 James, 5, 6, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 
 
 31-38,43-49,54,71,73, 75, 
 85, 265, III, IV, VI, XI, 
 XIII, XX, XXII. 
 James Edward, XXI. 
 
 James Henry, X. 
 
 James Vernon Capel, XXV. 
 
 ■ Jane, 73, 75, XI, XX, XXI, 
 
 XXII. 
 Jane Adelaide Mary, XVII. 
 
 Jane Hodges, XX. 
 
 Janet, XXV. 
 
 Jessie, 77, 101, X, XXI, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Jessie Lilian Holt, XXIII. 
 
 Jessie Louisa, XXIII. 
 
 Joan, 12, 282. 
 
 John, 2, 3, 5, 7-9, ». I2 , : 4, 
 
 15,19-24,26-35,37, 39,43- 
 48,52,54,56,62,78,79,82- 
 84, 89, 227, 1, III, IV, VIIL 
 
 IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, 
 XV, XVII, XXIV. 
 
 Joi.n Chorley, 73, 74, XXI. 
 
 John Chorley De Walton, 
 
 XXI. 
 
 John Edmonds, XII. 
 
 d 2 
 
XXX 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Reade, John Fielder, 53, 60, 65, 69, 
 71, 73, XVIII, XX. 
 
 John Gilbert, XXI. 
 
 John Henry, X. 
 
 John McQuoid, XII. 
 
 John Shaw, 79-84, XXIV. 
 
 John William, X. 
 
 John William Paley, 86, 88, 
 
 90, 101, XXV. 
 
 Joseph, 7, 32, XII. 
 
 Joseph Bancroft, 35, 79, 87, 90- 
 
 100, 102, 272, 273, XXV. 
 Joseph George Edward, XXV. 
 
 Julia, XIII, XXIII. 
 
 Leonard Chorley, XXI. 
 
 Leonard James, XII. 
 
 Lewis, IV. 
 
 Lilian Ann, XII. 
 
 Lilian Roberta, XXI. 
 
 Lionel, 64, XVII. 
 
 Louisa, XX. 
 
 Lucy, VI. 
 
 Lucy Jane, XXII. 
 
 Lucy Shaler, XXI. 
 
 Lydia, 78, 79, 84, XII, XXIV. 
 
 Lydia Harding, XII. 
 
 Mabel, X, XXI. 
 
 Margaret, 2, 4-8, IO-I2, 17, 
 
 52, 70, 73, 78, 84, 282, I, II, 
 XII, XIII, XVII, XIX, XX, 
 XXIII, XXIV. 
 
 Margaret Anne, XXI. 
 
 Margaret Gladys, XIII. 
 
 Margaret Ruby, XXI. 
 
 Margaret Thornton, XXI. 
 
 Margery, 2, 7, 132, I. 
 
 Maria, 28, 71, 73, 75, VIII, 
 
 XII, XX, XXII. 
 
 Maria Ann, 73, XX. 
 
 Maria Godwin, XX. 
 
 Marion Blanche, XXI. 
 
 Marion Cotesleigh, IV. 
 
 Martha, 26, 28, 64, VI, VIII, 
 
 X, XVII. 
 
 Martha Ernestine Ashworth, 
 
 XIII. 
 
 Mary, 2, 5-7, 10-12, 14, 17, 
 
 23-3°. 35, 40, 44, 46, 47, 53, 
 56, 69, 72, 75, 77-79, 82-84, 
 89, 90, 272, I, III, IV, V, 
 VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XIII, 
 XVI, XVII, XVIII, XX, 
 XXI, XXIII, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Mary Ann, X, XIII. 
 
 Mary Augusta Smith, XXV. 
 
 Mary Beatrice, XII. 
 
 Mary Catherine, XXV. 
 
 Mary Charlotte, XXV. 
 
 Mary Christine Heywood, XIII. 
 
 Mary Eleanor, XII, XXI. 
 
 Mary Eliza, X. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, XX, XXIII. 
 
 Mary Ellen, VI, XXV. 
 
 Mary Hickman, VI. 
 
 Mary Jane, VII, XXI. 
 
 Mary Jane Gore, X. 
 
 Mary Jane Meader, XXI. 
 
 Mary Louise, XL 
 
 Mary Margaret Solly, XX. 
 
 Mary Matilda Frederica, XVII. 
 
 Mary O., VI. 
 
 Mary Webb, 24, 25, IV, VI, 
 
 VII. 
 
 May, XVII. 
 
 Mellard Treleaven, 43, XI. 
 
 Melville Barbara, XXV. 
 
 Nellie Beatrice, X. 
 
 Norah, X. 
 
 Olga Octavia, XXI. 
 
 Paul Mellard, XI. 
 
 Peter Patten Bold, XVII. 
 
 Philip, 30, X. 
 
 Philip Mouchet, XL 
 
 Prudence, 14, 15, 20-24, L 
 
 III, IV, V, VI. 
 
 Rebecca Elizabeth, XI, XII. 
 
 Reginald Benlnn Capel, XXV. 
 
 Reginald Charles Edmund, XX. 
 
 Reginald William, XII. 
 
 Rhoda, IV. 
 
 Reade, Richard, 2, 5-S, 10-12, 14, 15, 
 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 35, 53, 
 54, 57, 63, 64, 73, 78-84, 
 87, 89, 91, 100-102, 272, I, 
 III, XVII, XIX, XX, XXIV, 
 XXV. 
 
 Richard Bancroft, 100, XXV. 
 
 Richard Frederick Neville, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Robert, 27-29, 87, VIII, X. 
 
 Robert Gascoyne, XXV. 
 
 Roger, 2, 3, 7, 272, I. 
 
 Samuel, 26, 45, 46, 87, 94, 
 
 102, 147, 282, X, XII, XIII, 
 XXV. 
 
 Samuel John, 31, 45, 46, 57, 
 
 XIII. 
 
 Sarah, 6, 12, 14, 15, 19-24, 26, 
 
 28-30, 32, 35, 36, 43-45, 49, 
 51, 53, 54, 64, 71-73, 76-79, 
 Si-84, 88, 90, 102, 227, 272, 
 I, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, 
 IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, 
 XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XX, 
 XXIII, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Sarah Ann, XIII. 
 
 Sarah Annie, X. 
 
 Sarah Eliza, 101, XXV. 
 
 Sarah Elizabeth, XIII. 
 
 Sarah Ethel, XII. 
 
 Sarah Haworth, XIII. 
 
 Sarah Margaret Heywood, 45, 
 
 XIII. 
 
 Sophia Henrietta Matilda, 
 
 XVII, XIX. 
 
 Susan Mary, IV. 
 
 Thomas, 2-12, 14, 15, 17, 19- 
 
 3°, 34-37, 43-47, 53, 54, 57, 
 
 64, 7i, 73- 75, 78, 79, 82, 
 84-87, toi, 102, 272, I, III, 
 IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, 
 XI, XII, XIII, XX, XXIV, 
 XXV, XXVI. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 7, 32, 41, 46, 53- 
 
 65, 78, 272, XVII, XVIII, 
 XIX. 
 
 Thomas Fellowes, 60-64, XVII. 
 
 Thomas Fox, XI. 
 
 Thomas Glover, 24, IV. 
 
 Thomas Harold, XII. 
 
 Thomas James, 46, XIII. 
 
 ■ Thomas Martin, XVII. 
 
 Thomas Mellard, 39-44, XI. 
 
 Thomas Paley, XXV. 
 
 Thomas Septimus, XXI. 
 
 Thomas Shaw Bancroft, 7, 79, 
 
 82-92, 100-102, 282, XXIV, 
 XXV. 
 
 Thomas Stanley, XVII. 
 
 Titus, XII. 
 
 Ursula, 12. 
 
 Violet Mary, XXV. 
 
 Walter, X, XXIII. 
 
 William, 2-5, 7-12, 14, 15, 19- 
 
 24, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34-37, 
 
 43, 44, 47, 53, 54, 56, 57, 
 64, 65, 77-79, 82-84, 87, 
 100-102, I, II, III, IV, V, 
 VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, 
 XVII, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 William George, 46, XIII. 
 
 William Gilbert, XXIII. 
 
 William Hickman, 24, 25, VI, 
 
 VII. 
 
 William James, 35, 38-40, 43- 
 
 45, 53, 72, 75, 272, XI, XII, 
 XXI. 
 
 William Mellard, 31, 38, 43, 
 
 William Paley, XXV. 
 
 William Parsons, XXIII. 
 
 William Robert, X. 
 
 William Russell, XL 
 
 William Smith, 71-73, 76-78, 
 
 82, XX, XXIII. 
 
 William Watson, XXI. 
 
 Wilmot, X. 
 
 Winifred, XXV. 
 
 Winifred Marianne Reade, XII. 
 
 Rear, John, 237. 
 
 Redall, John, 204. 
 
 Reddell, , 235. 
 
 Redden, John, 199. 
 Redfern, Francis, 55- 
 
 John, 56, 57. 
 
 Redman, , 95. 
 
 Reed, John, 1. 
 Reede, see Reade. 
 Rees, Margaret, 190. 
 Reeves, Annie Elizabeth, IV. 
 
 Jane, 265. 
 
 Job, 198. 
 
 John, IV. 
 
 Thomas, IV. 
 
 Reid, , XVIII. 
 
 Cumberland, 66. 
 
 David, XVIII. 
 
 George, 66. 
 
 Margaret, 65-67, XVIII. 
 
 Walter, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Remington, Daniel William, 216, 246. 
 
 James, 280. 
 
 Mary, 216, 246. 
 
 Renard, Alphonse, 41. 
 Repington, James, 261. 
 Revell, John, 120. 
 
 Katherine, 120. 
 
 Reves, , 197. 
 
 John, 198. 
 
 Reynolds, Sir Joshua, 264. 
 
 Rhead, Mary, IV. 
 
 Rhode, see Rode. 
 
 Rhoden, Henry, 255. 
 
 Rhodes, Ann, 102, 103, XXVI. 
 
 Anne Catherine, XXVI. 
 
 Anne Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 Annie Harriet, XXVI. 
 
 Armitage, 102, XXVI. 
 
 Caroline Annie, XXVI. 
 
 Caroline Esther, 87, XXVI. 
 
 Caroline Virginia, XXVI. 
 
 Catherine Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 Catherine Inglis, XXVI. 
 
 Catherine Monica Lang- 
 
 worthy, XXVI. 
 
 Charlotte Annie, XXVI. 
 
 CharlotteMariaCooper,XXVI. 
 
 Dorothy Gwendolyn Esther, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Edith Marion, XXVI. 
 
 Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 Fanny Margaret, XXVI. 
 
 Frances Maude, XXVI. 
 
 Francis, XXVI. 
 
 Francis Bell Forsyth, XXVI. 
 
 Francis Godfrey, XXVI. 
 
 Gertrude, XXVI. 
 
 Gertrude Ellen Esther, X XVI. 
 
 Godfrey, 102, XXVI. 
 
 Godfrey Dunn, XXVI. 
 
 Godfrey William, XXVI. 
 
 Helen Edith, XXVI. 
 
 Henrietta Gertrude, XXVI. 
 
 James, 102, XXVI. 
 
 Lennox Forsyth, XXVI. 
 
 Lillie, XXVI. 
 
 Lillie Bell, XXVI. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, XXVI. 
 
 Peter, XXVI. 
 
 Phcebe Ida, XXVI. 
 
 Robert Dunn, XXVI. 
 
 Sarah Ellen, XXVI. 
 
 Sophia Annie, XXVI. 
 
 William, 87, 88, 102, 103, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 William Armitage, XXVI. 
 
 Riccards, Mary, 270. 
 
 Rice, Henry, 281. 
 
 Mary, XL 
 
 R. Garraway, 169. 
 
 Richards, Eliza, 123, XXVIII. 
 John, 200. 
 
 Joseph Ashton, XXVIII. 
 
 Richard, 201. 
 
 Richardson, , 253. 
 
 Sir Benjamin Ward, 98, 
 
 100. 
 
 Jonathan, 161. 
 
 Joan, 16. 
 
 Joseph, XII. 
 
 Richardson, Margaret, XII. 
 Richard, 225. 
 
 William, 22. 
 
 Ridding, Hamlet, 201. 
 Ridehalgh, Fanny Rosa, XXIII. 
 
 George John Miller, XXIII. 
 
 Rider, Jane, 132. 
 
 Mary, XX, XXI. 
 
 Moses, XX, XXI. 
 
 Richard, 227, 230. 
 
 Robert, 127. 
 
 Simon, 127. 
 
 Thomas, 221. 
 
 William, 132. 
 
 Ridge, Eleanor, 270. 
 Ridgeway, Ann, 226. 
 
 Thomas, 16. 
 
 Ridgway, Joseph, XXI. 
 
 Mary, XXI. 
 
 Rigby, Joseph, 86. 
 Riland, John, 223. 
 
 Sarah, 223. 
 
 Riley, Edward, 243. 
 Roberts, John, 82. 
 
 Martha, XV. 
 
 William, 163, 165, XV. 
 
 Roberts-Dudley, Amelia, 50, XV. 
 
 Charles William, XV. 
 
 Florence Amelia, XV. 
 
 Frederick John, XV. 
 
 Robertson, Ebenezer, XXVIII. 
 
 John, 65, 66. 
 
 Margaret, XXVIII. 
 
 Robins, Catherine, 194. 
 
 Walter, 245. 
 
 William, 194. 
 
 Robinson, Ann, 212. 
 
 Cary, 246. 
 
 Charlotte, 22, III. 
 
 Dorothy, 212, 213. 
 
 Edmund, 156. 
 
 Elizabeth, 197. 
 
 George, 80. 
 
 Hannah, 80, 81, 83. 
 
 Henry, 81. 
 
 James, 216. 
 
 Jo., 216. 
 
 John, 22, 25, 44, 80, 81, 
 
 III. 
 Lucy Eliza, 29, IX. 
 
 Luke, 211-213. 
 
 Magdalene, 48, XIV. 
 
 Martha, 22, III. 
 
 Mary, 69, 80. 
 
 Peter, 80-82. 
 
 Prudence, 80, 81. 
 
 Richard, 21, 47. 
 
 Sarah, 19, 23, I, III. 
 
 Susanna, 47. 
 
 Thomas, 20, 23, III. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 157. 
 
 William, 47, IX. 
 
 Robson, James, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Mary, 182, XXIX. 
 
 Rochell, George, 131. 
 Rod, Bridget, 270. 
 
 James, 270. 
 
 Rodburn, , 72. 
 
 Rode, Christopher, 259. 
 
 Elizabeth, 2. 
 
 Hannah, 2. 
 
 John, 2. 
 
 Mary, 2. 
 
 William, 2. 
 
 Rodgers, Edward, 9. 
 Roe, Andrew, 270. 
 
 Ann, 270. 
 
 Joseph, 83. 
 
 Rogers, Daniel, 122. 
 
 Elizabeth, 226. 
 
 Emily, XXI. 
 
 John, 83, 181. 
 
 John Methuen, 179-181. 
 
 Mary, 22, 179-181. 
 
 Robert, 159, 276. 
 
 Samuel, 122, 191, 226. 
 
 Samuel Ormsby, XXI. 
 
 Thomas, 161, 191, 226. 
 
 Violet Emily Daintry, XXI. 
 
 Roland, Mary Edmunds, IX. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XXXI 
 
 Roland, William Anthony, IX. 
 Rolfe, John, 276. 
 Romilly, John, 1st Lord, 185. 
 Roper, Herbert, 50. 
 
 Mildred, 50. 
 
 William, 189. 
 
 Roscoe, J., 48. 
 
 Rose, William, 114. 
 
 Rosebery, Archibald, $th Earl of, 60. 
 
 Ross, Andrew, 95-97. 
 
 Rossiotti, Girolamo Giusseppe, 240. 
 
 Rotchdale, Elizabeth, 226. 
 
 William, 226. 
 
 Rotchford, William, 216. 
 Round, John, 196. 
 
 Rous, (Hon.) Henry John, 60. 
 Routh, Agnes, 183. 
 
 Blanche Plantagenet, 183. 
 
 Christopher, 183. 
 
 John Christopher Cain, 183. 
 
 John Oswald, 183. 
 
 Rowlands, Jon., 12. 
 
 Rowlandson, Anne Brunskill, 183. 
 
 Penelope, 183. 
 
 Samuel, 183. 
 
 Rowley, James, II. 
 
 John, 80. 
 
 Thomas, 82, 261. 
 
 William, 11. 
 
 Rowly, 220, 280. 
 
 Rowse, Rebecca Baily, XI. 
 
 Robert, XI. 
 
 Rowzier, John, 280. 
 Royall, Richard, 193. 
 Royle, Ellen, 8. 
 Rudge, William, 186. 
 Rugeley, James, 15. 
 
 Mary, 16. 
 
 Richard, 16. 
 
 Rushbury, Jane, 144, 194. 
 Russell, Annie Georgina, XXII. 
 
 Douglas Claud, XXII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 72. 
 
 Ellen, 12. 
 
 Frances, 72. 
 
 Francis, 13. 
 
 Lady Frankland, 91. 
 
 Georgina, Duchess of Bedford, 
 
 38- 
 
 Gwendolen Maud, XXII. 
 
 H., 215. 
 
 Israel, 38, 41, XI. 
 
 Israel Cook, 41. 
 
 Joanna, 38, XI. 
 
 John, 16, 88, 203. 
 
 John, 6th Duke of Bedford, 
 
 37> 38- 
 
 John W., XXII. 
 
 Radclyffe, 72. 
 
 Ratcliffe, 72. 
 
 Richard, 199. 
 
 Sarah, 72. 
 
 William, 72. 
 
 Winifred, XXII. 
 
 Rutter, Elizabeth, 215. 
 
 Emily, XXI. 
 
 Frances, XXI. 
 
 John, 213-216. 
 
 John Large, XXI. 
 
 Mary, 213, 215. 
 
 Thomas, 213-215. 
 
 William S., 56. 
 
 Rylands, Dorothy, 253. 
 
 Edward, 253. 
 
 Richard, 253. 
 
 Saben, Edward, 22. 
 Sacheverel, Henry, 212. 
 Sadler, Edward, 219. 
 
 William, 219. 
 
 St. Aubyn, Sir John, 37. 
 
 St. John, Anne, 282, XXVIII. 
 
 Charles William George, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, Lady, 159, 169, 
 
 170. 
 
 Frederick, 3rd Viscount, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 John, 10th Lord St. John of 
 
 Bletsoe, 159, 169, 170. 
 
 St. Louis, Frances Josephine, XXIII. 
 
 H., XXIII. 
 
 Sale, Richard, 113. 
 Salmon, Caroline, 86, 87. 
 
 E., 27. 
 
 Eliza, 86, 87. 
 
 Harriet, 86, 87. 
 
 Joan, 226. 
 
 Lewis, 86, 87. 
 
 Louisa, 86, 87. 
 
 Mary Ann, 86, 87. 
 
 Matthew, 226. 
 
 Richard Lowndes, 261. 
 
 Sarah, 86, 87. 
 
 Susan, 86-91, 100-103. 
 
 Salt, John, 21. 
 
 Mary, 252. 
 
 Richard, 21. 
 
 Thomas, 200. 
 
 William, 21. 
 
 Sambrook, H. , 39. 
 Sambrooke, William, 154. 
 Sandbach, Elizabeth, 30, VIII, X. 
 
 John, VIII, X. 
 
 Joseph, 259. 
 
 Richard, 79. 
 
 Sandeman, W., 1, 4, 5. 
 Sanders, Ellen, 138. 
 
 Thomas, 106. 
 
 Sandford, , 79. 
 
 Sandys, Catherine, 252. 
 
 Sir Edwin, 252. 
 
 Sankey, Samuel, 204. 
 Sansum, William, 258. 
 Sant, Ann, 84. 
 
 John, 4, 5, 79, 82, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 4, 5, 79, 82-84, XXIV. 
 
 Nancy, 5. 
 
 Sarah, 5, 84. 
 
 Sapsford, Collin, VII. 
 
 Ellen May, VII. 
 
 Grace, VII. 
 
 Mary Jane, VII. 
 
 Sydney Charles, VII. 
 
 William Charles, VII. 
 
 Sargent, Archibald, XIX. 
 
 Giovanna, XIX. 
 
 Richard George, XIX. 
 
 Robert, XIX. 
 
 Thomas, 20. 
 
 Saumarez, (Hon.) Augusta Caroline, 
 XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Caroline Amelia, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Caroline Esther, Lady de 
 
 Saumarez, XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Evelyn, XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Gladys, XXVI. 
 
 James St. Vincent, 4th Lord 
 
 de Saumarez, 102, XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) James St. Vincent 
 
 Broke, XXVI. 
 
 Jane Anne, Lady de Saumarez, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) John St. Vincent, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 John St. Vincent, 3rd Lord 
 
 de Saumarez, XXVI. 
 
 (Hon.) Marion, XXVI. 
 
 Saunders, Sir Charles, 237, 238. 
 Saunderson, Stephen, 7. 
 Savage, Sir John, 1. 
 
 Saville, , 210. 
 
 Sayer, John, 52. 
 
 Schofield, Alice Hopwood, 50. 
 
 Dudley, 50. 
 
 Edward, 50. 
 
 Scholes, Elizabeth, 72. 
 
 Jacob, 72. 
 
 lames Christopher, 87, S8. 
 
 Scott, , 237. 
 
 Daniel, 105, 146, 192, 193, 
 
 XXVII. 
 Sir George Gilbert, 91. 
 
 Harriet, 22. 
 
 Honor, 105, 193, 276, 277, 282, 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 John, 91. 
 
 Joseph, 161, 162, 221, 275. 
 
 Margaret, 119. 
 
 Scott, Richard, 253. 
 
 Robert, 248. 
 
 Thomas, 91. 
 
 Sir Walter, 60, 125, 239, 246. 
 
 William, 115, 119. 
 
 Scott-Waring, Anna Maria, 89. 
 
 John, 89. 
 
 Scotton, John, 234. 
 Scrimshaw, see Skrymsher. 
 Scrivener, Matthew, no. 
 Seagre, , 153. 
 
 Charlotte, 153. 
 
 Seaman, John, 55. 
 Seaton, R. C, 60. 
 Secretan, Beatrice, XXI. 
 
 Samuel, XXI. 
 
 Seddon, , 270. 
 
 Elizabeth, 270. 
 
 Mary, 270. 
 
 Thomas, 270. 
 
 Sedgwick, , 188. 
 
 Sefton, Stephen, 114. 
 Segar, Sir William, 141. 
 
 Selby, , 181. 
 
 Selman, William, 257. 
 Seney, Robert, 134. 
 Sergeant, Christopher, 245. 
 Serjant, Moses, 169. 
 
 Seton, Alexander, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 
 XVIII. 
 
 Sir Alexander, XVIII. 
 
 Alexander Anderson, XVIII. 
 
 Alexander David, 65-67, 69. 
 
 Anne, 67, XVIII. 
 
 Anne Lucy, XVIII. 
 
 David, 65-67, XVIII. 
 
 George, 57, XVIII. 
 
 Isabella, XVIII. 
 
 James, XVIII. 
 
 James Anderson, 67. 
 
 Janet Skene, XVIII. 
 
 Jessie Jane, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, 67, XVIII. 
 
 William, 67. 
 
 William Skene, XVIII. 
 
 Seward, Anna, 238, 245. 
 
 Anna, 125, 154, 210, 233, 
 
 234, 239, 241, 246, 266, 268. 
 
 Elizabeth, 238, 244, 245. 
 
 Lucy, 238. 
 
 Sarah, 238, 239, 245. 
 
 Thomas, 237-239, 244, 245. 
 
 Shackleton, John, 119. 
 
 Margaret, 119. 
 
 Shadbolt, George, 96-97. 
 Shakerley, Catherine, 273. 
 Shakespeare, Mary, 140. 
 
 William, 142, 222, 283. 
 
 William, 224. 
 
 Shallcross, Ann, 47-49, XIV. 
 
 Arthur, 47-49, XIV. 
 
 Catherine, 47-49, XIV. 
 
 Christopher, 47. 
 
 Elizabeth, 32, 47, 49, XI, 
 
 XIV, XV. 
 Magdalene, 48, 49, XIV. 
 
 Mary, 47-49, XIV. 
 
 Peter, 47-49, 226, 227, 
 
 XIV. 
 Samuel, 32, 35, 43, 47-49, 
 
 53, 227, XI, XIV, XV. 
 Sarah, 32, 35-37, 43, 47- 
 
 49, 227, XI, XIV, XV. 
 
 Stephen, 47, 48, XI, XIV. 
 
 Thomas, 48, XIV. 
 
 William, 48, XIV. 
 
 Sharp, Anna Maria, 181. 
 Elizabeth, 181, 277. 
 
 Frances, 180. 
 
 Granville, 180, 1S1. 
 
 Isaac, 159, 168. 
 
 James, 180. 
 
 John, 180, 181, 277. 
 
 Judith, 180. 
 
 Mary, 180, 277. 
 
 Thomas, 181. 
 
 Thomas, 224. 
 
 William, 180. 
 
 i>harpe,John, 170. 
 Sharratt, Mary, 243. 
 
 Shaw, Anne, 72, XXIV, 
 
 Charles, 72, XXIV. 
 
 Elizabeth, 78, 81 82, XXIV. 
 
 Esther, XXIV. 
 
 Frances, 72. 
 
 Hannah, 54-56 78, XXIV. 
 
 James, XXIV. 
 
 Jane, XXIV. 
 
 John, 35, 54, 55, 78, 79, 81, 82, 
 
 84, 85, XXIV. 
 
 Joseph, XXIV. 
 
 Lydia, XXIV. 
 
 Martha, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 78, 79, 81, 82, I, XXIV. 
 
 Peter, XXIV. 
 
 Richard, 54, 55, XXIV. 
 
 Robert, 244. 
 
 Sarah, 78, 79, 81, XII, XXIV. 
 
 Stebbing, in, 125, 131, 132, 
 
 136, 137, 142, 145, 173, 179, 
 188, 210, 212, 215, 217, 228- 
 231, 248, 249, 258, 266, 268, 
 274. 
 
 Thomas, 78, XXIV 
 
 W., 231. 
 
 W. Hudson, 159. 
 
 William, 78, 79, 81, 84, XII, 
 
 XXIV. 
 Shawe, Ann, 20. 
 
 Ralph, 20, 21. 
 
 Sarah, 21. 
 
 Sheepshanks, Sarah Ellen, XXVI. 
 
 William, XXVI. 
 
 Sheffield, John Baker Holroyd, 1st 
 
 Earl of, 224. 
 
 Mary, 227. 
 
 Sheldon, , 179. 
 
 Elizabeth, 22. 
 
 Richard, 197. 
 
 Thomas, 127. 
 
 Shelley, Alice, 253. 
 
 Charles, 253. 
 
 Gerard, 253, 255. 
 
 John, 253, 255. 
 
 Margaret, 253, 255. 
 
 Shelton, John, 129, 203. 
 Shenstone, Anne, 106. 
 
 Thomas, 106. 
 
 William, 105, 106. 
 
 Shepherd, William, 264. 
 Shepperd, Eleanor, 219, 220. 
 
 Thomas, 218-220, 2S0. 
 
 Sherbourn, Essex, 265. 
 
 Frances, 265. 
 
 Sherington, Sir Henry, 251. 
 Sherratt, Charles, 79, 80. 
 Esther, XXIV. 
 
 Hugh, 4. 
 
 Thomas, XXIV. 
 
 Sherriff, James, 123. 
 Sherwin, Frances, 194. 
 
 John, 145, 1S9, 194. 
 
 Sherwood, , 219. 
 
 Shilton, Sir Richard, 127. 
 
 Shimmin, Hugh, 40. 
 
 Shipley, Joseph, 17. 
 
 Shipperdson, Edmund Hector, 152, 154. 
 
 Mary Adeline, 152. 
 
 Shipton, Elizabeth, 55. 
 
 William, 55. 
 
 Shirley, , XII. 
 
 Elizabeth, XII. 
 
 Evelyn Philip, 107. 
 
 Evelyn Philip, 268-270. 
 
 Shore, W., 28. 
 
 William, 27. 
 
 Showell, Nathaniel, 231. 
 Shufflebotham, Arabella, X. 
 
 Arthur, X 
 
 Edith, X. 
 
 Florrie, X. 
 
 Harry Victor, X. 
 
 James, 73. 
 
 Lilly Betsy, X. 
 
 Mary Ellen, X. 
 
 Richard, X. 
 
 Selina Ethel, X. 
 
 William, X. 
 
 William Ernest, X. 
 
 Shutt, Richard, 252. 
 
XXX11 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Shuttleworth, Ann, 86. 
 Charles, 219. 
 
 John, 86. 
 
 Margery, 219. 
 
 Susanna, 219. 
 
 Siddall, William, 86. 
 Siddowne, Henry, 141. 
 Sidebotham, Thomas, 16. 
 Sidey, James A. , XXV. 
 
 Sophia Mary Jane, XXV. 
 
 Sophia Mercer, XXV. 
 
 Sillits, William, 17. 
 
 Silvester, Elizabeth Hannah, III. 
 
 John, 246, III. 
 
 Nicholas, 1S8. 
 
 Simcox, John, 129, 203. 
 Simeon, Charles, 89, 91. 
 Simkin, Thomas, 257. 
 Simmons, Thomas, 105, 193. 
 Simms, Elizabeth, 235. 
 
 Rupert, 211-213, 249, 250, 
 
 274. 
 Simonds, Thomas, 201. 
 Simpson, , 211. 
 
 Ann, 242. 
 
 Charles, 246. 
 
 Eliza, XVIII. 
 
 Jane, 212, 264. 
 
 Jo., 231. 
 
 Joseph, 212. 
 
 Stephen, 1S8, 212, 231. 
 
 Sing, Charlotte, 261. 
 
 Sitch, Anne, 108. 
 Sitherson, Mary, 223. 
 Skelding, Sarah, 107. 
 
 Thomas, 107. 
 
 Skelhorne, John, 8. 
 Sketchley, Ann, 281. 
 
 Henry, 281. 
 
 Skill, John, 263. 
 Skolding, William, 113. 
 Skrimshire, see Skrymsher. 
 Skrymsher, Agnes Catherine, 251, 259. 
 
 Alice, 252-254. 
 
 (Dame) Ann, 252. 
 
 Anne, 251, 255, 259. 
 
 Anne Boothby, 251, 262- 
 
 264. 
 
 Bridget, 281. 
 
 Caroline, 251, 255. 
 
 Catherine, 249-252, 255- 
 
 257. 
 Charles, 249-251, 253- 
 
 259, 261, 269. 
 Sir Charles, 251, 254-256, 
 
 258, 260, 262-265. 
 
 Charles Boothby, 264, 
 
 265. 
 
 Deborah, 251, 259. 
 
 Diana, 252, 253. 
 
 Dorothy, 251-253, 255, 
 
 281. 
 
 Edwin, 252. 
 
 Eleanor, 251, 253-255. 
 
 Elizabeth, 250-256, 259, 
 
 262, 264, 268-270. 
 Ellen, 251. 
 
 (Dame) Frances, 254, 262. 
 
 Francis, 252, 253, 255, 
 
 258. 
 
 George Boothby, 251, 264. 
 
 Gerard, 144, 249-259, 
 
 262, 265, 268, 269. 
 
 Gertrude Boothby, 264, 
 
 265. 
 Hannah, 252. 
 
 Hester, 250, 251, 254, 
 
 256, 259, 260, 262, 265. 
 James, 251-253, 255-257. 
 
 Joan, 252. 
 
 John, 251-256, 258, 268, 
 
 269. 
 
 Joyce, 252. 
 
 Katharine, 251, 255. 
 
 Letitia, 253. 
 
 Margaret, 251, 253, 255, 
 
 269. 
 
 Maria Boothby, 262-264. 
 
 Martha, 252. 
 
 Mary, 144, 250-260. 
 
 Skrymsher, Mytton, 251, 258, 259, 
 261. 
 
 Ralph, 252. 
 
 . Rebecca, 255. 
 
 Richard, 251-253, 25S. 
 
 Robert, 258. 
 
 Rupert, 251, 253, 254. 
 
 Sarah, 252. 
 
 Susanna, 252. 
 
 Thomas, 251-253, 255, 
 
 256, 259, 269. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 144, 252, 255, 
 
 256, 258. 
 
 Thomas Boothby, 251, 
 
 262-264. 
 
 Thomas Charles Boothby, 
 
 251, 264. 
 Walter, 252. 
 
 Sir William, 251. 
 
 Slack, Elizabeth, So, 81, 83. 
 
 John, 80, 81, 83, 84 
 
 May, So. 
 
 Richard, 80, 81. 
 
 Slaney, R. A., 131. 
 
 Robert, 131. 
 
 Slater, , 31. 
 
 Eliza Ann, XII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 246. 
 
 John McQuoid, XII. 
 
 Mary, 187. 
 
 William, 246. 
 
 Sleigh, Helen, 79. 
 Hugh, 81. 
 
 John, 1, 2, 4, 6, 35, 54, 55, 70, 
 
 80-82. » 
 
 Sligo, Anna Seton, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Archibald Vincent-Smith, 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 Christian, 66, XVIII. 
 
 George, XVIII. 
 
 John, XVIII. 
 
 Margaret, XVIII. 
 
 Smalbroke, Anne, 55. 
 
 Richard, 55. 
 
 Thomas, 127. 
 
 Smallwood, , 153. 
 
 Maria, 153. 
 
 Thomas, 234. 
 
 William, 207, 208. 
 
 Smalridge, George, 211. 
 
 Thomas, 211, 213. 
 
 Smart, Ann, 117. 
 
 George, 233. 
 
 Gray, 105. 
 
 James, 233. 
 
 Smith, , 57, 196, 235, XVIII. 
 
 Ann, 54, 70, 87, 102, 258, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Archibald Vincent, XVIII. 
 
 Catherine, 236. 
 
 Sir Charles Holled, 236. 
 
 Charles Sergison, 236. 
 
 Christopher, 86-88, 102, 103, 
 
 XXIV, XXVI. 
 
 Sir Christopher Sidney, 2nd 
 
 bart., 121, 273. 
 Darell, 236. 
 
 Edmund, 231. 
 
 Edward, 13, 273. 
 
 Elizabeth, 22, 147, 265, 273. 
 
 Elizabeth Milward, 107. 
 
 Ellen, XXV. 
 
 Emily Jean, XXIII. 
 
 Esther Bancroft, 86, 102, XXIV, 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Frances Grace, 236. 
 
 Francis, 86. 
 
 G. Gregory, 170. 
 
 George, 236. 
 
 Henry, XXV. 
 
 Holled, 236, 26y 
 
 Jeremiah, 65. 
 
 John, 4, 20, 19S, 245, 258, 
 
 265. 
 
 Joseph, 52, 107, 138. 
 
 Julia, XXIII. 
 
 Knightley, 236. 
 
 Lyndon, 95-97. 
 
 Mary, 73, I, XX. 
 
 (Dame) Mary, 121, 273. 
 
 Smith, Richard, 8, 81. 
 Robert, 16, 219. 
 
 Sarah, 22, 73, 188, I, X, XX. 
 
 Susanna, 138, 169. 
 
 Thomas, 16, 154, 216. 228, 
 
 2S0. 
 
 William, I, 64, 73, 83, 147, 
 
 228, 230, I, XX, XXIII. 
 Smith-Sligo, see Sligo. 
 Smothergil, Jane, 270. 
 Smout, John, 217. 
 Smyth, Mary, 252. 
 
 William Henry, 95. 
 
 Smythe, Elizabeth, 145. 
 
 John Groome, 145. 
 
 Thomas, 145. 
 
 Snape, John, 146. 
 
 Stephen, 16. 
 
 Sneap, Thomas, 201. 
 Snelson, Jeffery, 257. 
 Sneyd, Anne, 252. 
 
 Edward, 237, 238, 245. 
 
 Elizabeth, 120. 
 
 Honor, 254. 
 
 Honora, 212, 238, 239, 245. 
 
 John, 212, 229, 245. 
 
 Mary, 212, 229, 245. 
 
 Ralph, 252, 254. 
 
 William, 245. 
 
 Sir William, 120. 
 
 Solly, Arthur Isaac, 69, 71, XX. 
 
 Arthur John, 71, XX. 
 
 Arthur Norbury, XX. 
 
 Beatrice Norbury, XX. 
 
 Charles Edward, XX. 
 
 Edward Harrison, 71. 
 
 Emily, XX. 
 
 Ernest, XX. 
 
 Georgina, 53, 57, 63, 65, 66, 
 
 69, 71, 72, 272, XX. 
 
 Godfrey Allan, XX. 
 
 Isaac, XX. 
 
 Isabella Ann, XX. 
 
 Jocelyn Norbury, XX. 
 
 Margaret Norbury, XX. 
 
 Marianne, XX. 
 
 Mary Alice, XX. 
 
 Nina Reade, XX. 
 
 Rosamund Norbury, XX. 
 
 Violet Norbury, XX. 
 
 Somerville, John, 231. 
 Sorby, Henry Clifton, 93. 
 Sorrell, Ann, 200. 
 
 Elizabeth, 200. 
 
 Southall, Richard, 130. 
 Southern, Sarah, 243. 
 Southey, Robert, 151. 
 Southwick, Margaret, XXIX. 
 
 Walter, XXIX. 
 
 Sparkes, Joseph, 107, XXVII. 
 Mabel, 107, XXVII. 
 
 Sarah, 107. 
 
 Sparrey, Anne, 185. 
 
 William, 185. 
 
 Sparrow, Burslem, 235. 
 Sparry, Dorothy, 117, XXVII. 
 
 John, 127, XXVII. 
 
 Katherine, 115. 
 
 Nicholas, 113. 
 
 Spearman, John, 153. 
 
 Sarah, 153. 
 
 Speed, William, 30. 
 Speight, Harry, 103, 185. 
 Spencer, , 147. 
 
 (Lady) Anne, 238. 
 
 Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunder- 
 
 land, 23S. 
 
 J., 228. 
 
 John, 54. 
 
 Margaret, 54. 
 
 Robert, 16. 
 
 Spender, Arthur, 24S. 
 
 Spendlovv, , 254. 
 
 Spenlove, Alice, 253. 
 
 Peter, 253. 
 
 Spilsbury, Hannah, III. 
 
 John, III, 115, 204. 
 
 Mary, III. 
 
 William, III. 
 
 Spittle, Hannah, 134. 
 
 Spittle, Sarah, 134. 
 Spooner, John, 16. 
 Sproston, Thomas, 47. 
 
 William, 35. 
 
 Spry, Sir Richard, 237, 238. 
 Spurrier, Elizabeth, 153, 274. 
 
 Thomas, 153, 274. 
 
 Thomas Hector, 153. 
 
 , Walter, 153. 
 
 Stafford, Anne, Countess of, 120. 
 
 Catherine, 199. 
 
 Edmund, Earl of, 120. 
 
 Thomas, Earl of, 120. 
 
 William, 80. 
 
 Staley, , 7. 
 
 James, II. 
 
 Thomas, 11. 
 
 Stamford, Earl of, 263. 
 Stamp, Martha, 277. 
 Stamps, William, 198. 
 Stanier, Eleanora, XXVIII. 
 
 John, XXVIII. 
 
 Staniforth, Robert, 81. 
 Stanley, James, 44. 
 
 Judith, 169. 
 
 Stanton, John, 183, 223. 
 
 John Harrison, 183. 
 
 Margaret, 183. 
 
 Philip Holmes, 183. 
 
 Stanway, William, 22. 
 Starkey, Alice, 252. 
 
 James, 252. 
 
 Starkie, Thomas, 82. 
 Startin, Richard, 16. 
 Statham, Catherine, 224. 
 
 Samuel, 224. 
 
 William, 228. 
 
 Staunton, , 131. 
 
 Elizabeth, 131. 
 
 Samuel, 1 14. 
 
 Stedman, Ann, 35, 38, 45, XI. 
 
 James, XXV. 
 
 Joanna, 38, 45, XI. 
 
 Lucy Catherine, 45. 
 
 Mary, 38. 
 
 Sophia Mary Jane, XXV, 
 
 William, 35, 38, 45, XI. 
 
 Steedman, George, 48. 
 
 Steel, Margaret, 4. 
 Steele, Betty, 50. 
 
 John, XXI. 
 
 Joseph, 30. 
 
 Mary Jane Meader, XXI. 
 
 Richard, 170. 
 
 Steevens, George, 166. 
 
 Isaac, 222. 
 
 Stene, John, 197. 
 
 Stephen, Sir Leslie, 164, 173. 
 Stephens, , 121. 
 
 Isaac, 222. 
 
 Philip, 237, 238. 
 
 Stephenson, , XXIV. 
 
 Agnes, 99. 
 
 Ann, 83, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Rowland, 99. 
 
 Thomas, 84, XXIV. 
 
 Stemhold, Thomas, 14. 
 Sterry, Alice, 280. 
 
 Joseph, 134. 
 
 Richard, 134. 
 
 Stevens, John, 201, 233. 
 
 Laye, 233. 
 
 Richard, 263. 
 
 Stevenson, , 201. 
 
 Ann, 75, 82, 247. 
 
 Charles, 17. 
 
 Elizabeth Hawkesmore, 75. 
 
 Francis, 253. 
 
 John, 227. 
 
 Ralph, 75, 82. 
 
 Simpson, 247. 
 
 William, 247. 
 
 Steward, , 35. 
 
 Stock, Frederick Charles Theodore, 
 
 S°- 
 
 Sarah, 50. 
 
 Stockden, Christopher, 12. 
 
 Margery, 12. 
 
 Stocks, Alfred William, XXV. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 xxxm 
 
 Stocks, Annie Gertrude, XXV. 
 Stoddart, William, 8. 
 Stoke, James, 253. 
 Stokes, George, 117, 122. 
 
 James, 123. 
 
 Sarah, 117. 
 
 Stone, Edith Marion, XXVI. 
 
 John, 127. 
 
 Marvin, XXVI. 
 
 Thomas, 15. 
 
 Stonehewer, see also Stonier. 
 
 Ellen, 80, 81. 
 
 Hannah, 80, XXIV. 
 
 Hannah Ellen, 80. 
 
 Joshua, 80, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 80. 
 
 Richard, 81. 
 
 Sarah, 80. 
 
 Walter, 80. 
 
 Stonier, see also Stonehewer. 
 
 Geoffrey, 3. 
 
 John, 9. 
 
 Thomas, 3, 8. 
 
 Stonor, Clement, XXVII. 
 
 Mabel, 107, XXVII. 
 
 Stonyer, see Stonier. 
 Storey, William, 114. 
 Strahan, Andrew, 158. 
 
 William, 158, 176. 
 
 Street, Eliza, V. 
 
 John Lees, V. 
 
 Stretton, Robert, 16, II. 
 
 Trade, 16, II. 
 
 Strickland, Thomas, 222. 
 Strode, Barnard, 115. 
 
 Essex, no, 115. 
 
 Sir George, 109, no. 
 
 Joanna, 109, 113, 114, XXVII. 
 
 John, 115. 
 
 Margaret, 115. 
 
 Mary, no. 
 
 William, 109, no, XXVII. 
 
 Stronge, Mary Wathew, 107. 
 Strongitharme, Henry, 226. 
 Strutt, Isaac, 145. 
 
 Stuart, Sir John, 58. 
 
 John Thomas Eton, V. 
 
 Laura, V. 
 
 Stubbs, J. P., 45. 
 
 Samuel, 83. 
 
 Stuckey, William, 264. 
 Sudbury, John, 130. 
 Sumner, J. H. R., 91. 
 
 Sutton, Catherine, 30, VIII, IX. 
 
 Charles W., 150. 
 
 Edward, 8. 
 
 Elizabeth, 47, 49, XI, XIV. 
 
 Jane, 267. 
 
 Joseph, 30. 
 
 Mary, 55, 272. 
 
 Samuel, 55. 
 
 Sarah, 30, 272, VIII, IX. 
 
 Thomas, 8, 30, 249, VIII, IX. 
 
 William, 8, 30. 
 
 Swain, Benjamin, 50. 
 
 Elizabeth Catherine, 50. 
 
 Thomas, 265. 
 
 Swan, John, 201, 251. 
 
 Mary, 251. 
 
 William, 26, 45. 
 
 Swetenham, , 260. 
 
 Anne, XXIII. 
 
 Charlotte Maria, XXIII. 
 
 Clement, j6. 
 
 Edmund, 76. 
 
 Elizabeth, 76, 78, XXIII. 
 
 Roger, 76, XXIII. 
 
 Swift, Jessie, XXI. 
 John, XXI. 
 
 Jonathan, 178. 
 
 Swinborne, Lawrence, 277. 
 Swinburne, Thomas, 222. 
 Swineshead, Mary, 251. 
 
 William, 251. 
 
 Swinfen, see Swynfen. 
 Swingland, Mary, 114. 
 Swinnerton, Elizabeth, 131. 
 
 Mary, 131. 
 
 Thomas, 131. 
 
 William, 131. 
 
 Swynfen, Anne, 230. 
 
 Barbara, 230. 
 
 Elizabeth, 151, 230. 
 
 Frances, 230. 
 
 Francis, 229, 230. 
 
 George, 230. 
 
 Hester, 230. 
 
 Jane, 229, 230. 
 
 John, 229, 230. 
 
 Mabel, 230. 
 
 Mabella, 230. 
 
 Mary, 230. 
 
 Richard, 230. 
 
 Samuel, 149, 151, 173, 174, 
 
 227, 229-231. 
 Sydebotham, Ann, 261. 
 
 John, 261. 
 
 Mary, 261. 
 
 Sydney, , 270. 
 
 Elizabeth, 270. 
 
 Mary, 270. 
 
 Sylvester, George, 28. 
 
 Mary, 141. 
 
 Richard, 141. 
 
 William, 28. 
 
 Syme, Andrew, 69. 
 
 George, 69. 
 
 Helen, 69, XVIII. 
 
 James, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Tabberer, George, 227. 
 
 Hannah, 227. 
 
 Tagg, Thomas, 81. 
 Talbot, Catherine, 264. 
 
 Dorothy, 251, 252. 
 
 (Lady) Elisabeth Teresa, 92. 
 
 Henry, 264. 
 
 John, 251. 
 
 Sir John, 251, 256. 
 
 — ■— William Davenport, 92. 
 
 William Henry Fox, 92-98, 
 
 272. 
 Talis, Mary, 233. 
 
 Richard, 233. 
 
 Talwin, Elizabeth, 201. 
 
 Joseph, 201. 
 
 Tanner, Thomas, 270. 
 Tapp, John, 64. 
 Tate, Anne, XVI. 
 
 Ida Ella, XVII. 
 
 John, 52, 53, XVI, XVII. 
 
 Mary, 52, 53, XVI. 
 
 Tatham, , *]6. 
 
 Tatlow, Elizabeth, 16. 
 Tayler, John, 222, 277. 
 Taylor, , 54, 154, 219. 
 
 Alfred, 40, 282, XL 
 
 Ashworth, XIII. 
 
 Edith Jane, XI. 
 
 Edward, 16. 
 
 Elizabeth, 274, XL 
 
 Emma Eliza, 2S2, XL 
 
 Frances, 142, 190. 
 
 Frances Emma Alfreda, XL 
 
 Francis, 142. 
 
 George, 27, 225, 254. 
 
 Hester, 254. 
 
 Isaac, XL 
 
 Jeremiah, 105. 
 
 Jessie Elizabeth, XL 
 
 John, 13, 157, 158, 1S8, 230, 
 
 244, 258, 262, 274. 
 
 Joseph, 55. 
 
 Joshua, 79, 80. 
 
 Lizzie Adela, IV. 
 
 Lydia, XII. 
 
 Mary, 199. 
 
 Nathaniel, 199. 
 
 Nicholas, 202. 
 
 A'. V., 90. 
 
 Richard, 199, 252. 
 
 Robert, 281. 
 
 Sarah Elizabeth, XIII. 
 
 Thomas, 86, XII. 
 
 William, 222, IV. 
 
 Tebo, Esther, 115. 
 Tedstill, see Todstill. 
 
 Temple, Elizabeth Alice, XXVIII. 
 
 Peter, 277. 
 
 William, XXVIII. 
 
 Tench, Charles, 253. 
 Te;rick, Jane, 229. 
 
 John, 229. 
 
 Terry, Edward, 130. 
 Testaz, I., 200. 
 Teyt, William, 15. 
 
 Thacker, Thomas, 211, 212, 246. 
 
 William, 212. 
 
 Theaker, , 91. 
 
 Thorn, David, 39. 
 Thomas, Alfred, XXV. 
 
 Elizabeth Catherine, XXV. 
 
 Helen, XVII. 
 
 James, 156. 
 
 John, 156. 
 
 Mary, Si. 
 
 Phcebe, 1 56. 
 
 Rees, 270. 
 
 William, 108. 
 
 Thompson, Joseph, S6. 
 
 Thomas, 220, 280. 
 
 Thomson, , in. 
 
 Elizabeth, 47, 49. 
 
 John, 47, 49. 
 
 Thorley, Elizabeth, 55. 
 
 Mary, 131. 
 
 Thomas, 55. 
 
 William, 19S. 
 
 Thome, Sarah, 135. 
 
 Thornton, Edward Dickson, XXI. 
 
 Eliza Ann, XXL 
 
 Mary, XXI. 
 
 Thorpe, John, 115, XXVII. 
 
 Toshua, 115. 
 
 Sarah, 115, XXVII. 
 
 Thrale, Henry, 157. 
 
 Hester Lynch, see Piozzi. 
 
 Throckmorton, Sir Baynham, 255. 
 
 (Dame) Mary, 255. 
 
 Throgmorton, Caroline, 255. 
 Throp, Richard, 55. 
 Thurston, Nancy, 203. 
 
 William, 203. 
 
 Thwaites, Daniel, 50. 
 
 Mary, 50. 
 
 Tibbatts, Elizabeth, 222, 223. 
 
 John, 222, 223. 
 
 Theodosia, 266. 
 
 Thomas, 223. 
 
 Tilt, William, in. 
 Timmins, Samuel, 234. 
 Timmis, Ann, 29, VIII. 
 
 Martha, 29. 
 
 Robert, 29, VIII. 
 
 W. A., 19. 
 
 Tipping, Esther, 88. 
 
 Thomas, 88. 
 
 Titley, John, 20. 
 Todstill, Betty, 187. 
 
 Sarah, 187. 
 
 Tcernquist, Sven Leonhard, 43, 
 Toler, Anna Maria, 74, XXII. 
 
 John Morton, 74, XXII. 
 
 Thomas Clayton, 74-76. 
 
 Tollemache, Wilbraham, 6th Earl of 
 
 Dysart, 36. 
 
 Tomkis, , XXIX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 198, 202, XXIX. 
 
 Tomkys, , 141. 
 
 Dorothy, 141. 
 
 Elizabeth, 141. 
 
 Francis, 127, 141. 
 
 John, 141. 
 
 Mary, 141. 
 
 Sarah, 141. 
 
 Tomlinson, William, 27. 
 Tompkinson, Elizabeth, 255. 
 Tompson, John, 221. 
 Tomson, Lawrence, 15. 
 Tonckes, Thomas, 246. 
 Toncks, Thomas, 215. 
 Tonkes, Mary, 131. 
 Torkington, George, 55. 
 Tottershaw, Elizabeth, 17, II. 
 
 John, 17, 2S2, II. 
 
 Tozer, Elizabeth Gould, XII. 
 
 James Honiball, XII. 
 
 Tracy, John, 3rd Viscount, no. 
 
 Thomas Charles, cth Viscount, 
 
 263. 
 
 Trafford, William, 80. 
 
 Treacher, Charles Skipper, XXVIII. 
 
 Florence, XXVIII. 
 
 Treleaven, Elizabeth, XI. 
 
 Francis, XI. 
 
 Tristram, Anne, 114. 
 
 Henry, 105. 
 
 Henry Baker, 105. 
 
 Jo., 113- 
 
 John, 105, no, 119, XXVII. 
 
 Margaret, 105, 114, 115, 
 
 119, XXVII. 
 Mary, 115. 
 
 Richard, 105. 
 
 Sarah, 115, 
 
 Thomas, 105. 
 
 William, 105, 277. 
 
 Trotter, Lionel J., 67. 
 Trowles, Mary, 142. 
 Troyford, Thomas, 229. 
 Trubshaw, Dinah, 235. 
 
 Trussell, , 128. 
 
 Tuchet, (Hon.) Anne, 120. 
 
 Elizabeth, Lady Audley, 120. 
 
 George, Lord Audley, 120. 
 
 Henry, Lord Audley, 120. 
 
 James, Lord Audley, 120. 
 
 Joan, Lady Audley, 120. 
 
 John, Lord Audley, 120. 
 
 Mary, Lady Audley, 120. 
 
 Tucker, Jane, XI. 
 
 Thomas, XL 
 
 Thomas Petty, XL 
 
 Tuke, Sir Brian, 120. 
 
 Elizabeth, 120. 
 
 Tullibardine, Marquess of, 219. 
 Tuneclife, William, 278. 
 Tunnadine, Frances, 85. 
 
 Richard, 85. 
 
 Turner, Alexander, 102. 
 
 Anne, XXIV. 
 
 Charlotte, XXV. 
 
 Francis, 253. 
 
 George, 199. 
 
 Humphrey, 22. 
 
 James, 131. 
 
 Jane, 22. 
 
 John, 22. 
 
 Lydia, 22. 
 
 Mary, 22, 102. 
 
 Paul, 22. 
 
 Prudence, 19, I, III. 
 
 Ralph, XXIV. 
 
 Roger, 203. 
 
 Walter, 252. 
 
 William, 22, 253. 
 
 Turnock, Adam, 79, 82, XXIV. 
 
 Elizabeth, 79. 82, XXIV. 
 
 Ellen, 2, 7, 8, I. 
 
 Hannah, 82. 
 
 Joseph, 82. 
 
 . Margaret, 82. 
 
 Margery, 2, 3, I. 
 
 Richard, 2, I. 
 
 Robert, 79. 
 
 Samuel, 82. 
 
 Thomas, 2, 7, 8, 79, I. 
 
 William, 82. 
 
 Turton, Dorothy, in, 116, 118, 149, 
 151, 276, 277, XXVII. 
 
 Edmund, 112. 
 
 Edmund Russborough, 113. 
 
 — — John, 25, 106, m-113, 116, 
 
 118, 149, 151, 230, 276, 
 277, XXVII. 
 
 Sir John, in. 
 
 Joseph, 276, 277. 
 
 Mabella, 230. 
 
 Mary, III, 112, XXVII. 
 
 William, in, 221. 
 
 Tutte, Francis, 156. 
 Twamley, Mary, 121, XXVIII. 
 Twittee, Thomas, 17. 
 Tyldesley, , 260. 
 
 Tyrer, Thomas, 235. 
 
 Tyrrel, , 237. 
 
 Tyzack, Jane, 108. 
 
 Samuel, 108. 
 
 Udny, Alexander, 67. 
 
XXXIV 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Ulman, Corosia, XI. 
 
 William, XI. 
 
 Underhill, Ambrose, 113, 117, XXVII. 
 
 . John, 198. 
 
 _ Margaret, 117, XXVII. 
 
 Unett, Mary, 122. 
 
 Robert, 122. 
 
 Vale, Simon, 127. 
 
 Walter, 127, 135. 
 
 Vannet, , 76. 
 
 Vaughan, Alice D Alton, Countess of 
 Lisburne, 138. 
 
 Arthur Henry George, 6th 
 
 Earl of Lisburne, 139. 
 
 (Lady) Elizabeth Malet, 
 
 138. 
 . (Lady) Enid Evelyn Malet, 
 
 139- 
 
 Ernest Augustus, 4th Earl 
 
 of Lisburne, 138. 
 
 Ernest Augustus Malet, 5th 
 
 Earl of Lisburne, 138. 
 
 Ernest Edmund Henry 
 
 Malet, 7th Earl of Lis- 
 burne, 139. 
 
 Evelyn, Countess of Lis- 
 
 burne, 139. 
 
 Hugh, 113. 
 
 . Morgan, 270. 
 
 Susan, 270. 
 
 Thomas, 270. 
 
 Vaughton, Mary, 188. 
 Vawdrey, Maria Ann, XXII. 
 
 Thomas, XXII. 
 
 Venables, Elizabeth, 73. 
 Verelst, , 168, 191, 192. 
 
 Cornelius, 146. 
 
 Harmen, 146. 
 
 Lodvick, 146. 
 
 Simon, 146. 
 
 William, 146. 
 
 Vernon, George, 2nd Lord, 228. 
 
 Ann, 81, XXIV. 
 
 John, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Jonadab, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Jonathan, 78, 8o, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Mary, 78, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Ralph, 81, XXIV. 
 
 Ver Plank, see Plank. 
 Viale, , 98. 
 
 Vicars, William, 254. 
 Vickers, William, 30. 
 Vilven, John, III. 
 
 Sarah, III. 
 
 Vincent, Jo., 201. 
 
 - — John, 231. 
 
 Katherine, 280. 
 
 Vincett, Ephraditus, 169. 
 Vizard, Anne, 273. 
 
 Anne Elizabeth, 273. 
 
 Edward, 273. 
 
 John, 273. 
 
 Von Hiigel, see Htigel. 
 Von Iffland, see Iffland. 
 Vyse, William, 249, 250, 259. 
 
 Wade, Adeline, IV. 
 
 Ann Maria, 23, IV. 
 
 Annie Lucretia, IV. 
 
 . Annie Maude, IV. 
 
 . Annis, IV. 
 
 Arthur, IV. 
 
 Edward, IV. 
 
 Elizabeth Gertrude, IV. 
 
 Emily, IV. 
 
 Florence, IV. 
 
 Frederick, IV. 
 
 Frederick William, IV. 
 
 George, 23, IV. 
 
 George Frederick, IV. 
 
 Harriet, 23. 
 
 John, IV. 
 
 Joseph, 23, IV. 
 
 Joseph Thomas, IV. 
 
 Laura, IV. 
 
 Lizzie, IV. 
 
 Lizzie Adela, IV. 
 
 Lucy, IV. 
 
 Minnie, IV. 
 
 Wade, Sarah Ellen, IV. 
 
 William, 14, 15, 23, IV. 
 
 Wainwright, William, 204. 
 Wake, Anne Lucy, XVIII. 
 
 _ Baldwin, XVIII. 
 
 Sir William, 7th bart., XVIII. 
 
 Wakefield, George, 228. 
 
 Gilbert, 228. 
 
 James, 228. 
 
 Jane, 229. 
 
 John, XV. 
 
 Margaret, XV. 
 
 . Richard, 211, 213, 227- 
 
 229, 231, 244. 
 Wakeman, H., 228. 
 Waldron, , 117. 
 
 Ann, 116. 
 
 Edward, 116. 
 
 Elizabeth, 117. 
 
 Lord, 117. 
 
 Mary, XXVIII. 
 
 William, XXVIII. 
 
 Walford, £., 71, 139, 150, 183. 
 Walker, , 201, 252. 
 
 . Agnes, 2. 
 
 Agnes Muriel, XII. 
 
 Anne, 129, 205, 206. 
 
 Catherine, 121. 
 
 Charles Edwin, XII. 
 
 Christopher Hatton, 121. 
 
 Elizabeth, 45, XII. 
 
 - — Ellen, 16. 
 
 Ellen Margaret, XII. 
 
 Frederick Samuel, XII. 
 
 Frederick William, XII. 
 
 John, 129, 206. 
 
 • Lewis, 13. 
 
 Magdalen, 258. 
 
 . Robert, 2, 17. 
 
 Sarah Elizabeth, XII. 
 
 William, 205, 206. 
 
 Sir William, 129. 
 
 William John, XII. 
 
 Wall, , 201. 
 
 John, 203. 
 
 Mary, 113. 
 
 Wallace, Alfred Russel, 41. 
 Wallemberg, Agnes Charlotte Aime'e, 
 
 XVII. 
 
 Arthur, XVII. 
 
 William, XVII. 
 
 Walley, John, 28, VIII. 
 
 Richard, VIII. 
 
 Sarah, 28, VIII. 
 
 Wallich, G. C, 90. 
 Wallworth, Dorothy, 81. 
 
 Hugh, 81. 
 
 Walmesley, Dorothy, 231. 
 
 Elizabeth, 231. 
 
 . Gilbert, 231. 
 
 Magdalen, 231. 
 
 . Oswald, 40. 
 
 William, 231. 
 
 Walpole, Horace, 129. 
 Walsh, Bonham, 144. 
 
 Catherine, 144. 
 
 Edward, 144. 
 
 — — Mary, 144. 
 
 Richard, 144. 
 
 Susan, 144. 
 
 Walstead, , 127. 
 
 Francis, 129. 
 
 Walter, Joseph, 252. 
 
 Martha, 119. 
 
 William, 119. 
 
 Walters, Thomas, 198. 
 Waltho, Anne, 212. 
 
 Edward, 249. 
 
 Walton, Ann, XIII. 
 
 Benjamin, 45. 
 
 Eliza, XIII. 
 
 Elizabeth, 45. 
 
 Fanny, XIII. 
 
 Hannah, 28, 46, VIII, XIII. 
 
 John, 45, 46, 132, 261, VIII, 
 
 XI, XIII. 
 
 Louisa Ann, 46, XIII. 
 
 Margaret, 46, XIII. 
 
 Martha, 46, XIII. 
 
 Mary, 11, 45-47, XI, XIII. 
 
 Walton, Samuel, 27, 28, 45, 46, 219, 
 VIII, XIII. 
 
 Sarah, 197. 
 
 Sarah Annie, X. 
 
 Thomas, 45, 46, 154, XIII. 
 
 Walwyn, Anne, 122, 273. 
 
 James, 273. 
 
 Richard, 122, 273. 
 
 Wannerton, Elizabeth, 142, 145, 202. 
 
 Ralph, 142, 145, 202. 
 
 Sarah, 142, 145, 189. 
 
 Thomas, 189. 
 
 Warburton, John, 21, 30. 
 Ward, , 49. 
 
 Abel, 84. 
 
 Ann, 88, 188. 
 
 Dorothy, 24S. 
 
 . Edward, 188. 
 
 Elizabeth, 72, 140, 147, 188, 223. 
 
 (Hon.) Frances, 254. 
 
 Henry, 140, 188. 
 
 Humble, 1st Lord, 254. 
 
 John, 188. 
 
 [ohn, 2, 44, 248. 
 
 Joyce, 147, 193. 
 
 Nicholas, 188. 
 
 Richard, 147. 
 
 Robert, 154. 
 
 Rowland, 188. 
 
 Samuel, 88. 
 
 Wareing, Uriah, 197. 
 Waring, Thomas, 192. 
 Warman, Charles, 204. 
 Warner, James, 279. 
 
 Mary, 279. 
 
 Richard, 279. 
 
 Thomas, 265. 
 
 Warren, Charles Knighton, XXII. 
 Gladys, XXII. 
 
 Hannah/55. 
 
 R., 43- 
 
 Richard, 43. 
 
 Thomas, 221, 222, 233. 
 
 Warter, Ann, 144. 
 
 Catherine, 144. 
 
 Elizabeth, 143, 144. 
 
 Henry de Grey, 144. 
 
 John, 143, 144, 194. 
 
 Joseph, 144. 
 
 Sarah, 144, 194. 
 
 . William, 143. 
 
 Wasse, Francis, XXIX. 
 
 Rebecca, XXIX. 
 
 Wastill, William, 222. 
 Waterhouse, John, 93. 
 Wathouse, William, 114. 
 Watkins, , 253, 255. 
 
 Elizabeth, 253, 255, 268. 
 
 Sarah, 199. 
 
 Watson, , 265. 
 
 Catherine, 3. 
 
 George Guy, XX. 
 
 Henry, I. 
 
 . Jane Hodges, XX. 
 
 John, XXV. 
 
 Melville Barbara, XXV. 
 
 — — Robert, 216, 265. 
 
 William Hill, 44. 
 
 Watton, Daniel, 280. 
 Watts, Catherine, 223. 
 
 Eleanor Marianne, XXI. 
 
 Elizabeth, 22. 
 
 Eric Hartley, XXI. 
 
 Frederick Hartley, XXI. 
 
 Henry, XXI. 
 
 John, 223. 
 
 Watwood, William 54, 55. 
 
 Weak, John, 40. 
 
 Weaver, Albert Edward, VI. 
 
 Betsy, VI. 
 
 Edward, VI. 
 
 Eliza Ann, VI. 
 
 Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 Emma, VI. 
 
 Frank, VI. 
 
 George, VI. 
 
 George Edward, VI. 
 
 George Henry, VI. 
 
 Harry, VI. 
 
 Lucy, VI. 
 
 Weaver, Mary Elizabeth, VI. 
 
 Minnie, VI. 
 
 Minnie Letitia, VI. 
 
 Thomas, VI. 
 
 Webb, Anne, 145. 
 
 Edward, 258. 
 
 Elizabeth, 274. 
 
 Richard, 118. 
 
 Sarah, 118, VII, XXVIII. 
 
 Theodosia, 145, 274. 
 
 Thomas, 146. 
 
 William, 145, 274. 
 
 Webster, Ann, 199. 
 
 George, 16. 
 
 Wedgwood, John, 1. 
 
 Josiah, 2, 95. 
 
 Thomas, 95, 96, 272. 
 
 Weld-Blundell, Thomas, 282. 
 Wellington, Arthur, 1st Duke of, 38, 
 
 59. 63- 
 Wells, Daniel, 206. 
 
 Elizabeth, XVI. 
 
 Job, XVI. 
 
 Wensley, Dorothy, 279. 
 
 William, 279. 
 
 Went, Brandford Thomas, 1 .XXVIII. 
 
 I Elizabeth, XXVIII. 
 
 Wentworth, John, 148, 164, 247. 
 Westhead, Charles George, XXII. 
 
 Esther, 72, XXI. 
 
 James, 72, 75, XXII. 
 
 John, 72, XXI. 
 
 Lucy, 72, 75, XXII. 
 
 . Marian Lucy, XXII. 
 
 Mary, 72, 75, XXI. 
 
 Westley, William, 222. 
 Westmacott, Sir Richard, 200. 
 Weston, Thomas, 15. 
 Westwood, , 283. 
 
 Mary, 283. 
 
 Samuel, 119. 
 
 Wetnall, William, 132. 
 Wettenhall, Thomas, 70. 
 Wetton, Richard, 277. 
 Whadcock, Robert, 2 1 8. 
 Whalley, Anne, 120. 
 
 Bernard, 121. 
 
 Eliza, 24. 
 
 Maria, 24. 
 
 Sarah, 24, IV. 
 
 William, 120. 
 
 Wharton, Ann, 20, 21. 
 
 Elizabeth, 20, 21, 23, 24, 
 
 III, VI. 
 
 Hannah, 20, 21. 
 
 John, 20, 21, III, IV. 
 
 Tohn Lloyd, XXVI. 
 
 Mary Dorothea, XXVI. 
 
 Sarah, 20, 21. 
 
 Whately, George, 216. 
 
 Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 109, 1 56. 
 
 Sarah, XIX. 
 
 Wheeldon, John Buchan, VI. 
 
 Mary Hickman, VI. 
 
 William, 24, VI. 
 
 Wheeler, Alice, 280. 
 
 George Valentine, XXII. 
 
 . John, 80. 
 
 Mary Elizabeth, XXII. 
 
 Richard, 203. 
 
 Robert, 235. 
 
 William, 280. 
 
 Wheelock, , 39. 
 
 Whever, Elizabeth, 248. 
 Whieldon, , IV. 
 
 Anne, 278. 
 
 . William, 278. 
 
 Whilton, Ellen, 81. 
 Whiston, William, 38. 
 White, see also Wight. 
 , . , 89, 198. 
 
 Alice, 132. 
 
 Elizabeth, 245. 
 
 Gertrude, 245, 246. 
 
 Helen, 239. 
 
 Henry, 243, 246. 
 
 . Herbert E., 64. 
 
 James, 198. 
 
 John, 231, 232. 
 
 Joseph, 243, 245, 246. 
 
INDEX OF NAMES 
 
 XXXV 
 
 White, Lucy, 245, 246. 
 
 Margery, 132. 
 
 Mary, 187, 198, 216, 246. 
 
 Norman, 201. 
 
 Sarah, 85, 218, 219, 231, 232. 
 
 Thomas, 132, 187, 216, 219, 
 
 243, 245, 246. 
 
 William, 19, 55, 70, 106, 219. 
 
 Whitehall, , 188. 
 
 Mary, 188. 
 
 William, 258. 
 
 Whitehead, Elizabeth, 235. 
 
 John, 227. 
 
 R. R., 46. 
 
 Richard, 218. 
 
 Sarah, 45. 
 
 William, 45. 
 
 Whitehorne, Conway, 276. 
 Whitehouse, Benjamin, 121, 
 
 Mary, 121. 
 
 Whitehurst, Elizabeth, 261, 262. 
 
 — — John, 262. 
 Whiteley, Kate, XIX. 
 Whiting, _, XXIX. 
 
 Anne, 136, 225, XXIX. 
 
 Higginson, 225. 
 
 Joseph, 225. 
 
 Mary, 225. 
 
 Rebecca, 225. 
 
 Robert, 225. 
 
 William, 225. 
 
 Whitley, Anne, XXIII. 
 
 John, XXIII. 
 
 Whitmore, , 117. 
 
 Anne, 107. 
 
 Edward, 107, 117. 
 
 Elizabeth, 107. 
 
 Frances, 107, 121. 
 
 . Henrietta, 107, 117. 
 
 Jane, 107, XXVII. 
 
 John, 107, 1 1 7, 121, XXVII. 
 
 Sarah, XXVII. 
 
 William H., 107. 
 
 Whittingham, J., 123. 
 
 Penelope, 137. 
 
 William, 21. 
 
 Whitton, Mary, 260. 
 
 Thomas, 260. 
 
 Whorwood, Brome, 129, 131, 132, 197. 
 
 Diana, 132. 
 
 Isaac, 197. 
 
 Jane, 132. 
 
 — — John, 202. 
 
 Thomas, 132. 
 
 Sir Thomas, 132. 
 
 (Dame) Ursula, 132. 
 
 Whympey, Joseph, XVIII. 
 
 . Sarah, XVIII. 
 
 Whytell, Charles Lowe, 183, 
 
 Christopher, 183, XXIX. 
 
 Elizabeth, 183. 
 
 Ellen, 183. 
 
 Mary, 183, XXIX. 
 
 Penelope, 183. 
 
 Wicher, , 157. 
 
 Wickins, James, 244. 
 
 Wicksted, , 38. 
 
 Wicksteed, John, 130. 
 Wiggin, Job, 134. 
 Wight, see also White. 
 
 Ann, 130. 
 
 Beatrix, XVIII. 
 
 Joseph, 130. 
 
 Richard, 169. 
 
 Wightwick, Alexander, 141. 
 
 John, 267. 
 
 Wilbraham, , 34. 
 
 Elizabeth, 227. 
 
 John, 226, 227. 
 
 John Bromhall, 226, 227. 
 
 Margaret, 227. 
 
 Mary, 226, 227. 
 
 Ralph, 227. 
 
 Wilcox, John, 223. 
 
 Wilcoxon, Anne, 75, 76, XXII. 
 
 Cranage, 75, XXII. 
 
 Wild, Fanny, XII. 
 
 Joseph, XII. 
 
 Wilde, Isabel, 132. 
 Joan, 132. 
 
 Wilde, Margaret, 132. 
 
 Richard, ^32. 
 
 Wildman, Thomas, 265. 
 Wilkes, Emma, X. 
 
 F., 264. 
 
 Henry, X. 
 
 John, 1 86. 
 
 Wilkie, , 69. 
 
 Wilkinson, Edward, 200. 
 
 Hugh, 52. 
 
 John, 27, 261. 
 
 Joseph, 259. 
 
 Willats, , 93. 
 
 Mary, 138. 
 
 Thomas, 138. 
 
 Willes, Anne, 129, 206. 
 
 Edward, 129. 
 
 John, 129, 205, 206. 
 
 Sir John, 129. 
 
 Willett, Mary, 127, 129, 134, 135, 
 
 138, 139- 
 Willetts, Eleanor, 148. 
 
 . Elizabeth, 203. 
 
 John, 148. 
 
 Mary, 148. 
 
 Phoebe, 148. 
 
 Thomas, 148. 
 
 Williams, , 230, 237. 
 
 Anna, 151, 236. 
 
 Caroline Annie, XXVI. 
 
 Elizabeth, 197. 
 
 Gertrude, XXVI. 
 
 Hester, 230. 
 
 James William, XXVI. 
 
 Jeffrey, 54. 
 
 John, 30. 
 
 Sir John, 47. 
 
 Joseph, 209. 
 
 Lennox Waldron, XXVI. 
 
 Sarah, 197. 
 
 Sydney Waldron, XXVI. 
 
 Violet Mary, XXVI. 
 
 William, 47. 
 
 Williamson, George C. , 79. 
 
 Samuel, 83. 
 
 Willington, Joseph, 227. 
 
 Katherine, 55. 
 
 Thomas, 55. 
 
 Willis, Eleanor, 148. 
 
 John, 148, 192. 
 
 Thomas, 148. 
 
 Willoughby, Lord, de Parham, 75. 
 Willson, Thomas, 199. 
 Wilmore, John, 273. 
 
 Louisa, 273. 
 
 Wilmot-Horton, (Dame) Anne Beatrix, 
 
 260. 
 
 Sir Robert John, 3rd 
 
 bart., 260. 
 
 Wilson, , 91. 
 
 . Agnes Louisa, 138. 
 
 Annie Dorothy, 29. 
 
 Elizabeth, 51, XV. 
 
 Edward, 102. 
 
 George, 16. 
 
 Isabella Catherine, 138. 
 
 J., 138- 
 
 John, S i, 73, 83, X, XV. 
 
 Joseph Birbeck, 29. 
 
 Mary Jane Gore, X. 
 
 Robert Emilius, 138. 
 
 William, 51, XV. 
 
 Windham, Caroline, 273. 
 
 William, 273. 
 
 Windle, Anne, 107. 
 
 Hattam, 107, 117. 
 
 Richard, 107, 117. 
 
 Thomas, 107, 117. 
 
 Windsor, Anthony, 253. 
 
 . (Hon.) Elizabeth, 104. 
 
 . Henry, 5th Lord Windsor, 
 
 104. 
 
 Margaret, 227. 
 
 Thomas Windsor-Hickman, 
 
 7th Lord, 104. 
 Wingfield, Frances, 254. 
 
 Sir Richard, 254. 
 
 Winkup, Charles, XIII. 
 
 Julia, XIII. 
 
 Winkworth, J., 247. 
 
 Winkworth, John, 247. 
 
 William, 247. 
 
 Winnington, John, 3. 
 
 Robert, 3. 
 
 Winshurst, William, 150. 
 Winslow, Arthur, 42. 
 
 Ralph, 204. 
 
 Winspur, John, 218. 
 Winwood, Daniel, 200. 
 Elizabeth, 200. 
 
 Harriet, 200. 
 
 Withering, Charlotte, 153. 
 
 Edmund, 153. 
 
 Sarah, 153, 154. 
 
 William, 153, 154. 
 
 Withers, Sir Charles Trubshaw, 163, 
 
 283. 
 
 George, 227. 
 
 Jo., 114. 
 
 Joseph, 147, 162, 163, 207, 
 
 275, 276, 283. 
 
 Katherine, 163. 
 
 . Mary, 147, 193, 283. 
 
 Withington, Enoch, 22. 
 
 John, 22. 
 
 Withnall, Mary, 197. 
 Witton, Serjeant, 122. 
 Wolfe, James, 237. 
 Wolferstan, Humphrey, 16. 
 Wolley, Joan, I. 
 Wolliscroft, Mary, 24, IV, V. 
 
 William, IV, V. 
 
 Wolstenholme, Anne, 88. 
 
 George, 88. 
 
 Womack, Lawrence, no. 
 Wood, Agnes, XIX. 
 
 • Agnes Nina, XIX. 
 
 Alfred Philip, XIX. 
 
 Alice, XIX. 
 
 Aline, XIX. 
 
 Ann, 47, 48, IV, XIV. 
 
 Anna Maria, VII. 
 
 ■ . Anne Narcisse Elise, XIX. 
 
 Anthony, no. 
 
 Bridget, 281. 
 
 Catherine, 48, XIV. 
 
 Charles, 86. 
 
 Charlotte Linda Mary, XIX. 
 
 Charlotte Sophia, XIX. 
 
 Eleanor, 185. 
 
 Elizabeth, 48, 209, XIV. 
 
 Ellen, 48, 131, XIV. 
 
 Esther, XXI. 
 
 Frances, XIII. 
 
 Frederick Benjamin, XIX. 
 
 George, 48, 196, 209, XIV. 
 
 George William Thomas, XIX. 
 
 Irene Matilda Horatia, XIX. 
 
 . Isaac, 47-49, XIV. 
 
 James, XXI. 
 
 Jane, 48, XIV. 
 
 . John, 48, 153, 209, 221, XIV. 
 
 Kinder, XVI. 
 
 . Linda, XIX. 
 
 Maria, 209. 
 
 Marjorie, XIX. 
 
 . Martha, 48, XIV. 
 
 Mary, 48, 201, XIII, XIV. 
 
 . Mary Ann, XVI. 
 
 . Mary Matilda, XIX. 
 
 Narcisse Elise, XIX. 
 
 Narcisse Georgina Louise Noel, 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Nellie, XIX. 
 
 Penelope, 153. 
 
 Peter, 48, 281, XIV. 
 
 . Sir Richard, 62, 64. 
 
 Sarah, 48, XIV. 
 
 Simon, 130, 131. 
 
 Thomas, IV, XIX. 
 
 Thomas William Alfred, XIX. 
 
 Violet, XIX. 
 
 . William, 6, VII. 
 
 William Alfred, XIX. 
 
 William Alfred Rae, XIX. 
 
 Winifred Helen, XIX. 
 
 Woodcock, James, 57. 
 
 Thomas, III, 1 15. 
 
 Woodhouse, Archie, XXV. 
 
 Basil, XXV. 
 
 Woodhouse, Cecil, XXV. 
 
 Francis, XXV. 
 
 Ivy, XXV. 
 
 Mary Ellen, XXV. 
 
 Maud, XXV. 
 
 Woodshaw, Rebecca, 255. 
 
 Thomas, 255. 
 
 Woodward, Francis, 141. 
 
 Henry, 42. 
 
 Israel, 235, 244. 
 
 John, 141. 
 
 Margaret, 141. 
 
 Robert Simpson, 42. 
 
 Sarah, 141. 
 
 Thomas, 235. 
 
 Woolley, Ann, 17. 
 
 James, 235. 
 
 Katherine, 248. 
 
 Mary, 235. 
 
 Richard, 248. 
 
 Sarah, 235. 
 
 Wordsworth, Christopher, 151. 
 
 Priscilla, 151. 
 
 William, 151. 
 
 Worrall, Thomas, 114. 
 
 Eleanor, 115. 
 
 Worsley, Abraham, 85. 
 
 Hannah, 85. 
 
 Martha, 85. 
 
 Worthington, Michael, 246. 
 
 Thomas, 65. 
 
 Worthy, Abraham, IV. 
 
 Mary, IV. 
 
 Sarah, IV. 
 
 Wotton, Andrew, 270. 
 
 Wragge, , 208. 
 
 Wrench, Thomas, 22. 
 Wrexham, Samuel, 245. 
 Wright, , 131, 249. 
 
 Ann, 139. 
 
 Bartholomew, 250. 
 
 — — James, 191. 
 
 John, 139, 146, 246. 
 
 Mary, 145, 146, 250. 
 
 Peter, 70, 261. 
 
 Richard, 146. 
 
 Robert, 280. 
 
 Theodosia, 146. 
 
 Thomas Wayle, 146. 
 
 William, 64, 145. 
 
 Wrigley, George, 57. 
 Wroltesley, (Hon.) George, 267. 
 Wyatt, Anne, 188. 
 
 Edward, 187. 
 
 Eleanor, 187. 
 
 Elizabeth, 187, 188. 
 
 Jane, 187, 188. 
 
 John, 187, 188. 
 
 Katherine, 188. 
 
 Marabella, 187. 
 
 Margaret, 187. 
 
 Mercy, 188. 
 
 . Nicholas, 188. 
 
 Sarah, 188. 
 
 Thomas, 188. 
 
 William, 187, 188. 
 
 Winifred, 188. 
 
 Wyche, Richard, 276. 
 Wykes Finch, see Finch. 
 Wylde, John, 16. 
 Wynch, John, XVII. 
 
 Mary Jane, XVII. 
 
 Wyndham, John, 1 10. 
 Wynn, A., 39. 
 
 Elizabeth, 253. 
 
 Wyrley, Elizabeth, 251. 
 Wythinlaw, Geoffrey, 7. 
 
 Yardley, Dorothy, 11. 
 
 Enoch, 21. 
 
 Yarrington, Josiah, 206. 
 Yates, , 80. 
 
 Anne, 17. 
 
 Elizabeth, 17. 
 
 Hannah, 17, 81. 
 
 John, 17. 
 
 Yerle, Thomas, 2. 
 Yernshaw, John, 131. 
 Yetts, Gertrude, V. 
 
 Henry Muskett, V. 
 
XXXVI 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Yonge, Elizabeth, 252. 
 
 John, 252, 257. 
 
 Mary, 252, 257. 
 
 Skrymsher, 252. 
 
 Thomas, 252. 
 
 Vernon George, 252 
 
 Walter, 252. 
 
 Yorke, Alice Hopwood, 50. 
 
 Charles Philip, 4th Earl of 
 
 Hardwicke, 50. 
 
 Dudley, 50. 
 
 Philip Sidney, 50. 
 
 Young, Catherine, 267. 
 
 John, 28, 30. 
 
 Young, Katherine, 267. 
 
 Philip, 115. 
 
 Rebecca, 115. 
 
 Samuel, 227. 
 
 — — Thomas, 95, 117. 
 
 William, 115. 
 
 Yoxall, William, 21. 
 
 Zittbl, Karl von, 41. 
 Zouch, Frances, XXVII. 
 
 Goodwin, XXVII. 
 
 John, XXVII. 
 
 Mabel, XXVII. 
 
INDEX OF PLACES. 
 
 This index has, as far as was possible, been restricted to parishes. 
 
 Names of places having no local significance, as for instance the constant references to provincial probate registries, are of course not 
 indexed. 
 
 " London " is subdivided, under the one heading, into streets, churches, institutions, etc. General references to London, without any narrow- 
 ing description, are not indexed. 
 
 The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are subdivided into colleges. 
 
 The Arabic numerals refer to the text, the Roman numerals to the tabular pedigrees. 
 
 Aberbechan, 270. 
 
 Aberdeen, 67, 68, XVIII. 
 
 Aberhafesp, 270. 
 
 Acton (Middlesex), XXI. 
 
 Acton (nr. Nantwich), 6, 12, 21, 23, 24, 
 26-29, 31. 3 6 > 43. 44, 47-49. 
 52, 227, I, III, IV, VIII, X, 
 XI, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI. 
 
 Acton (Staffs. ), 72. 
 
 Acton (nr. Weaverham), 247, 248. 
 
 Adbaston, 252, 255, 256, 263, 264, 
 272, 282. 
 
 Adbright Hussey, 231, 253. 
 
 Adderbury, 205. 
 
 Adderley, 38. 
 
 Addiscombe, 68. 
 
 Adelaide, 74, XX, XXI, XXVI. 
 
 Aix-les-Bains, XXII. 
 
 Albrighton, XXVIII. 
 
 Alcazar, XVII. 
 
 Aldenham, 282, XXVII. 
 
 Alderley, 55, 260. 
 
 Alderton, 180, 277. 
 
 Aldford, 29, 30, IX, XXIII. 
 
 Aldridge, 215. 
 
 Alexandria, 63, XVII. 
 
 Alfreton, 254. 
 
 Algiers, 105. 
 
 Allarque, XVIII. 
 
 Allerton, IX. 
 
 Alpheton, 101. 
 
 Alrewas, 230, 246. 
 
 Alsager, III. 
 
 Althorpe, 50, XV. 
 
 Alton, 278. 
 
 Alton Barnes, 70, XIX. 
 
 Altrincham, 86. 
 
 Amblecote, 116, 118, 1 19, XXVII. 
 
 Ambleside, 66. 
 
 Ampton, XXVI. 
 
 Anslow, 228. 
 
 Antioch, 90. 
 
 Ardsley, 182. 
 
 Ardwick, 72. 
 
 Arley, 130. 
 
 Armitage, 146. 
 
 Arthington, XXVI. 
 
 Ashbourne, 17, 22, 157, 158, 164, 188, 
 209, 262, II. 
 
 Ashfield(N.S.W.), XXI. 
 
 Ashford, 139. 
 
 Ashley (Staffs.), Ill, X. 
 
 Ashton-under-Lyne, 72, 73. 
 
 Aspatria, 99. 
 
 Aspull, XII. 
 
 Astbury, 12, 21, 51, 53, 54, 65, 72, 76, 
 78, 79, 82, 259-261, 264, I, 
 XI, XVI, XVII, XVIII, 
 
 xx, xxiii, xxrv. 
 
 Astley, 85, 104. 
 
 Aston-by-Budworth, 81, XXIV. 
 Aston-by-Sutton, 231. 
 Aston-juxta-Birmingham, 127, 128, 
 
 132, 139, 154, 198, 199, 
 
 221, XXIX. 
 Aston New Radnor, XXII. 
 Astrop, 129. 
 Athens, XIX. 
 Atherstone, 100, 139, 140, 153, 187, 
 
 201, 267. 
 Atlantic City (U.S.A.), XXI. 
 Audlem, 6, 11, I, XII, XV. 
 Audley, 131, 273, X, XXIX. 
 Audnam, XXVIII. 
 Aurora (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 Axbridge, 179, 181, 196. 
 Axminster, XXIII. 
 Ayr, 66, XXIII. 
 
 Babbicombe, IV, XXI. 
 
 Bacup, XIII. 
 
 Baddiley, 5, 6, 12, 15, 19-24, 26-30, 
 
 35, 47-49, 54, 64, 70, 73, 
 82, 217, 218, 226, 227, I, 
 III, IV, VIII, IX, X, XIII, 
 XIV, XVII, XX. 
 
 Balaclava, 63. 
 
 Balmain (Australia), XXI. 
 
 Balsall, 217, 222, 223, 243, 267. 
 
 Balscot, 71. 
 
 Bangor, XXVI. 
 
 Banwell, 179, 196, XXIX. 
 
 Barbridge (Acton), 29, 31-37, 44, 45, 5 2 > 
 I, XI, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI. 
 
 Barkstone, 100, 101, XXV. 
 
 Barlaston, 3. 
 
 Barlow, 47. 
 
 Barn Green, 121. 
 
 Barnsley, 182. 
 
 Barrington, 109, XXVII. 
 
 Barrow-in-Furness, XIII. 
 
 Barston, 217, 218, 220, 222, 223. 
 
 Barton-under-Needwood, 16, 55. 
 
 Barton-upon-Irwell, 46. 
 
 Basford, VI. 
 
 Bath, 72, XI, XVII, XIX, XX. 
 
 Battle, XXV. 
 
 Battlefield, 230. 
 
 Beaumanor, 273. 
 
 Bebington, XV, XXV. 
 
 Bedstone, 87. 
 
 Bedwardine St. John, 201. 
 
 Belbroughton, 105, 107, no, 114, 119, 
 121, 123, XXVII, 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Belfast, IX. 
 
 Belgrave, 265. 
 
 Bendigo, 74, XXI. 
 
 Benghazi, 63. 
 
 Benmore (Quebec), XXVI. 
 
 Benwell, 183. 
 
 Berkeley, 180, 181. 
 
 Berkeswell, 243. 
 
 Bermuda, 241. 
 
 Berriew, 270. 
 
 Berthlwyd, 270. 
 
 Betchton, 55, 56. 
 
 Betley, 22. 
 
 Bettws, 270. 
 
 Beverley, XXVIII. 
 
 Bewcastle, 99. 
 
 Bewdley, III, 216, XXVII. 
 
 Bickenhill, 212, 222. 
 
 Biddulph, 2, 4, 5, II, 80, 83, 261, VII. 
 
 Bideford, 69. 
 
 Billesdon, 123, XXVII, XXVIII. 
 
 Billesley, 222. 
 
 Billingshurst, 255. 
 
 Biloxi (U.S.A.), XXI. 
 
 Bilston, 71, 135, 137, 141, 152, 185, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Binwood (N.S.W.), XXI. 
 Birchton (P. Q.), XXV. 
 Birdingbury, XXVIII. 
 Birkdale, 40, 50, 282, XV. 
 Birkenhead, IX, XI, XII, XV, XX, 
 
 XXIII, XXV. 
 Birmingham, 38, 67, 68, 106, 108, 
 no, 115, 116, 119, 126- 
 
 130, 134, 138-141, 144, 
 147-149, 151-159, 162, 
 163, 169, 171, 174, 176- 
 179, 181, 187, 189, 192, 
 195, 197-200, 203-208, 
 212, 216-224, 230, 232- 
 238, 241, 243, 248, 249, 
 273, 280, 281, VI, X, 
 XXVII,XXVIII,XXIX. 
 
 Birtles, 260. 
 
 Bishopsbourne, 91, 98, 99, 102, XXV. 
 
 Bishops Castle, 270. 
 
 Bishops Cleeve, 138. 
 
 Bishops Itchington, 1 29. 
 
 Bishopton, 282. 
 
 Bishton, 212, 245. 
 
 Blackburn, 50, XV. 
 
 Blackheath, 63, 76, 77, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Blackwood Hill (Horton), 1-9, 11-I3, 
 17, 19-23, 35, 70, 82, 
 272, 1, II, III, IV.XI. 
 
 Blaston, 121. 
 
 BHthfield, 253, 254. 
 
 Blore, 269. 
 
 Bloxwich, 280. 
 
 Blundellsands, 40, 41, XI, XIX. 
 
 Blurton, 3, 55, 56. 
 
 Blymhill, 252. 
 
 Blyth, 131. 
 
 Bockleton, 255. 
 
 Bodmin, 37. 
 
 Boghalpore, IX. 
 
 Boldon, 182. 
 
 Bolton-le-Moors, 45, 46, 71, 87, 88, 
 
 IX, XIII, XXII. 
 Bombay, 68, 69, 93, 99, XVIII. 
 Bootle, 43. 
 Bordeaux, 58, 59. 
 Bordesley, 221. 
 Bore Place, 120. 
 Boscobel, 151. 
 Bosley, 5, 78, XXIV. 
 Bothwell, 38. 
 Boughton (Great), 47, 48. 
 Bournemouth, XX. 
 Bowdon, 50, 54. 
 Bowes, 182, 183, XXIX. 
 Brackley, 109, XXVII. 
 Bradley (Derby), 262, 264. 
 Bradley (Staffs.), 281. 
 Bramhope, 87, 88, 102, 103, XXIV, 
 
 XXVI. 
 Bramshall, 272, 282. 
 Brasted, ill, 112, XXVII. 
 Braybrooke, 120. 
 Brechin, XVIII. 
 Brent Tor, 37. 
 
 Brereton, 62, 64, 259, 260, XVII. 
 Bressingham, 100. 
 Brewood, 137, 145. 
 Bridgnorth, 138, 143, 186, 218, 220, 
 
 XXVII. 
 Brierley Hill, VI. 
 Brighton, XXV. 
 Brimpton, 151. 
 Brisbane, IV, X, XI. 
 Bristol, 36, 108, 109, 151, XI, XXV. 
 Broad Hinton, 13, 17, 19, II. 
 Broadlow Ash, 263. 
 Broadwas, 273. 
 Brocket Hall, 89. 
 Brockton, 252. 
 j Bromfield, 75, 76, 104, XXII. 
 Bromham, 181, XX. 
 Bromley, 236, XXIX. 
 Brompton-on-Swale, V. 
 Bromsgrove, 105, 108, in, 115, 168, 
 
 201, 203, 204, 235. 
 Brooklyn (U.S.A.), 121; 
 Broome, 25, 121, 123, XXVIII. 
 Broughton (Northants.), 102. 
 Bruera, XXIII. 
 Brussels, 59, XVIII. 
 Bucharest, XVII. 
 Bucklebury, 236. 
 Bucklow Hill, 80. 
 Bucknall, 248, VI. 
 
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XXXV111 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Eudbrooke, 244. 
 
 Budworth (Great), XXIV. 
 
 Buenos Ayres, 50, XIX. 
 
 Buglawton, II, 12, I. 
 
 Build was, 144. 
 
 Bulkington, 277. 
 
 Bulwell, VI. 
 
 Bunbury, 26-31, 45-49, 53, 272, 2S2, 
 
 VIII, IX, X, XI, XIII, 
 
 XIV, XV, XVI. 
 Bungay, XXV. 
 Buntingsdale, 255. 
 Burgess Hill, XXII. 
 Burnley, XV. 
 Burslem, 5, 21-26, 75, 82, 258, III, 
 
 IV, V, VI, VII, XX, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Burstead (Little), 121. 
 Burton (Notts.), 257. 
 Burton Agnes, 112. 
 Burton-on-Trent, 15, 227. 
 Burwash, XXV. 
 Bury, XI. 
 Bushmead, 230. 
 Butterley, 68, 69, XVIII. 
 Butterton, 20-23, ^-Z 1 ' HL 
 Buxton, 69. 
 Byall Fen, 120. 
 Byley-with-Lees, 74, 75, XX, XXII. 
 
 Cacouna (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 Cadeby, 257, 265. 
 Cadiz, 63, XVII. 
 Cairo, 63, XIX, XXI. 
 Calabria, 58. 
 Calais, 264. 
 
 Calcutta, IX, XVII, XXVII. 
 Calder Glen, XXVIII. 
 Caldwell, 138-140. 
 California, XXII. 
 Callington (Kellington), 37. 
 Calveley, 29, 31, 35, 43-49, 56, I, 
 VIII, XI, XIII, XIV, XV. 
 Calverley, 101. 
 Cambridge, 67, 91, 99, IOO, 104, 
 
 XXV. 
 Cambridge University : — 
 
 Caius College, 91, 100, XXV. 
 Christ's College, 53, XVI. 
 Clare Hall, 257. 
 Corpus Christi College, 244, 
 
 XXV. 
 Emmanuel College, 139, XXIII, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 King's College, 19, 104, 141, III. 
 Magdalene College, 53, 99, XVI. 
 Pembroke Hall, 159, 181, XXIX. 
 Peterhouse, 159, XXIX. 
 Queens' College, 91, 99, XVI, 
 
 XXV. 
 St. Catharine's College, 101, 
 
 XXV. 
 St. Catharine's Hall, 72, 109, 
 
 XXVII. 
 St. John's College, 72, 73, 101, 
 
 158, 159, XV, XXI, XXV. 
 Trinity College, 31, 55, 70, 86, 
 
 91, 151, 169, 183, I, XX. 
 Trinity Hall, 161, 274. 
 Cannock, 265. 
 Canterbury, XXVI. 
 Cape Danger, XVIII. 
 Capesthorne, 260. 
 Cape Town, XXV. 
 Carisbrooke, 132. 
 Carlecotes, XVI. 
 Carlisle, 99, XXV. 
 Carthage, 61, 62, XVII. 
 Castle Blayney, 270. 
 Castle Bromwich, 135, 139, 140, 198, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Castleford, X. 
 
 Castlemaine (Australia), XXI. 
 Catworth (Great), 101. 
 Caversham, 138. 
 Caverswall, 2, 258. 
 Cefngwernfa, XXVIII. 
 Ceylon, XVII. 
 
 Chaddesley Corbett, 106, 223, XV, 
 XXVII. 
 
 Chadwick, 283. 
 Chard, 77, XXIII. 
 
 Charlton Kings, 139. 
 
 Charmouth, 70, XIX. 
 
 Chart (Great), V. 
 
 Chaseley, 119. 
 
 Chatham, 40, 281, XIX, XXV. 
 
 Cheadle (Cheshire), 72, 88, IX. 
 
 Cheadle (Staffs.), 22, 80, 272, 281. 
 
 Chebsey, 246. 
 
 Checkley, 272. 
 
 Chefoo, XIX. 
 
 Chelford, 54. 
 
 Chell, VII. 
 
 Chelmsford, 77. 
 
 Chelsea, 265. 
 
 Cheltenham, 90, 274, XVII, XVIII, 
 XXVI. 
 
 Chequers, 95, 97. 
 
 Cher bury, 270. 
 
 Cheriton, XXII. 
 
 Cheshunt, XVI. 
 
 Chester, 27, 29-33, 37. 47. 5°. 5 1 . 
 77, 81, 83, 87, 106, 120, 
 227, 261, IX, X, XIV, XV, 
 XXIII. 
 
 Chesterfield, 179. 
 
 Cheswardine, 20, 22, 23, III. 
 
 Chetwynd, 153, 258. 
 
 Chicago, V, XVII, XXVI. 
 
 Chicheley, 254. 
 
 Childs Ercall, 45, XI, XII. 
 
 Chiswick, 109, XXII. 
 
 Cholmondeley, 49, XIV. 
 
 Christleton, IX. 
 
 Church Aston, 248, 253. 
 
 Church Broughton, 227. 
 
 Church Coppenhall, XII, XIII. 
 
 Church Eaton, 252, 263. 
 
 Church Hulme, 260. 
 
 Churchill, 121, 142, 202, XX. 
 
 Church Stoke, 270. 
 
 Cirencester, 106, XXVII. 
 
 Clapham, XII, XXV. 
 
 Claughton, XV, XXI. 
 
 Claverley, 117, 121, XXVII. 
 
 Clayworth, 54. 
 
 Clearbrooke, 264, 265. 
 
 Cleugh, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Clifton, XVIII. 
 
 Cloneyburk, XV. 
 
 Clopley, 255. 
 
 Cobham, XXVIII. 
 
 Cobinshaw, 67, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Cobridge, 5, 25, 75, 82, IV, VI. 
 
 Codsall, 142, 144, 202. 
 
 Coleshill, 55, 139, 141, 229. 
 
 Colsterworth, 165, 167. 
 
 Columbus (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 Colwich, 55. 
 
 Combermere, 49, XIV. 
 
 Compton Bishop, 181. 
 
 Condover, 76, 169, 252, XXII. 
 
 Congleton, 4, 6, 11, 12, 27, 32, 35, 36, 
 52-58, 60, 62-65, ^9) 7 1 - 
 86, 88, 259-262, 265, 272, 
 I, XI, XV, XVI, XVII, 
 XVIII, XX, XXI, XXII, 
 XXIII, XXIV, XXV. 
 
 Conock, XIX. 
 Constantinople, 63, XVII. 
 
 Cookstown (Australia), XII. 
 
 Corfu, 63, XVII. 
 
 Corley, 199. 
 
 Coton, 21, 22, 227. 
 
 Coventry, 68, 199, 222-225, 22 7> 2 3 J > 
 
 232, 266, XXV. 
 Cradley, 134. 
 Creskeld, XXVI. 
 Cressbrook, XX. 
 Crewe, 44, 226, XII. 
 Cricksea, 86. 
 Crimea, 63. 
 Croft, 274. 
 
 Crosby (Great), 19, 40, 282, XI. 
 Crosthwaite, XVIII. 
 Crowndale, 177. 
 
 Croxall, 145, 254, 255, 260, 274. 
 Croydon, V, XXVIII. 
 Cruck Meole, 143, 144. 
 
 Crudgington, 185. 
 
 Cubley, 125, 209, 210, 217, 225, 250, 
 
 278, XXIX. 
 Cuerdale, 72. 
 Curborough, 228. 
 Curdworth, 132, 133, 191, 199, 207, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Currie, 65, 66, XVIII. 
 
 Dalbury, 262. 
 Damascus, XVII. 
 Darlaston, 85, 185, 186, 253. 
 Darlington, 133, 159, 181-183, 196, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Dassett (Little), 244, 245. 
 Davenham, 49-51, XIV, XV, XVI. 
 Daviot, XVIII. 
 Dawson City, XVII. 
 Deighton (North), 251. 
 Delph, III. 
 Denstone, 16, 278. 
 Dent, 99. 
 Denton, 183. 
 Deptford, III, 281. 
 Derby, 72, 122, 151, 199, 235, 261, 
 
 262, 273, 278-280, XXIX. 
 Deritend, no, 115, 199, 218. 
 Derwent, 254. 
 Desford, 265. 
 Devizes, XIX. 
 Dieg, XVIII. 
 Dieppe, 100, XXV. 
 Dilhorne, 55, 279. 
 Disserth, 270. 
 Dolobran, 151, 169. 
 Doncaster, 103. 
 Dorchester, V. 
 
 Doverdale, 155, XXVII, XXIX. 
 Downside, XXVII. 
 Draycott (Wilts.), 247. 
 Draycott-in-the-Moors, 55, 56. 
 Drayton-in-Hales, see Market Drayton. 
 Dronfield, I. 
 Droylesden, 73. 
 Drum-na-Gesk, XVII. 
 Dryburn, XXVI. 
 Dublin, 51, 170, XXVIII. 
 Dudley, 203, 277, V. 
 Dulwich (West), XIX. 
 Dumfries, XV. 
 Dunchurch, 246. 
 Dunham (Little), 100. 
 Dunraven, no. 
 Dunton Bassett, 236. 
 Durban, 64, XVII. 
 Durham, XXVI. 
 Durley, XXI. 
 Dursley, 273. 
 
 Ealing, XXI, XXV. 
 
 Earby, 182. 
 
 Eardisley, 137, 273. 
 
 Eardiston, 121. 
 
 Earley, XX. 
 
 Earl Shilton, 265. 
 
 Easby, V. 
 
 Easingwold, 72. 
 
 Eastbourne, XVI. 
 
 Eatington, 104. 
 
 Eccles, 86. 
 
 Eccleshall, 47-49, 210, 214, 251-254, 
 
 256, 257, 263, 264, 269, 
 
 XIV. 
 Edgbaston, 121, 232, 234, 235, 244. 
 Edial, 216, 241, 243. 
 Edinburgh, 65, 66, 69, 97, 157, XVIII, 
 
 XXII, XXV. 
 Egginton, 227. 
 Elford, 216. 
 Ellastone, 16, 245. 
 Ellenhall, 263. 
 Ellerton, 182, XXIX. 
 EUesborough, 91, 95, 97, 99, XXV. 
 Elmdon, 217, 218, 223. 
 Elmsthorpe, 264. 
 Elsfield, XX. 
 Elston, XXVI. 
 Eltham, XVIII. 
 Emberton, XVI. 
 Emsworth, XXII. 
 
 Endon, 4, 17, 79, 82, XXIV. 
 
 Enfield, 169, XX. 
 
 Englewood (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 Enmore, 138. 
 
 Enville, 106, 120, 151, XXVII. 
 
 Eppleby, XXIX. 
 
 Erdington, 121, 154, XXVIII. 
 
 Esher, XXVIII. 
 
 Etruria, XII. 
 
 Etwall, 227. 
 
 Evesham, 163. 
 
 Exeter, 33, 36-38, 132, 260, III, XXI, 
 
 XXV. 
 Eyam, 239. 
 
 Falmouth, 37, XI. 
 
 Farewell, 144, 212, 267. 
 
 Felbrigg, 273. 
 
 Felton, 74, 75, XXII. 
 
 Fenloe (co. Clare), 104. 
 
 Fenton (Little), 229. 
 
 Ferrol, 57. 
 
 Fifield, 247. 
 
 Fiji, XXI. 
 
 Fillongley, 199, 219. 
 
 Finisterre (Cape), 281. 
 
 Flashbrook, 22, 23, 272, 282, III. 
 
 Flixton, 31, 46, 53, 57, 64, XIII, 
 
 XVII. 
 Florence, XVIII. 
 Flushing, 37. 
 Fobbing, 86. 
 Foleshill, 225, 231, 232. 
 Folkestone, XXVIII. 
 Ford Green, 178, 259. 
 Forton, 251-253, 255, 258. 
 Fort Qu'Appelle (Canada), XVII. 
 Fort Valley (U.S.A.), XI. 
 Foston, 264-266. 
 Four Ashes, 187. 
 Frankfort-on-the-Main, XX. 
 Freeford, 229. 
 Friarmere, III. 
 Frimley, XXII, XXV. 
 Frodsham, 31, 52, 53, 283, XVI. 
 Frome, 180, 224. 
 Fulbourn, 72. 
 Fulford, 20, III. 
 Fulmer, 235, XXIX. 
 Fulneck, 101. 
 Funchal, XXVI. 
 
 Gads Hill, XXVIII. 
 
 Galby, 121. 
 
 Gatacre, 107, XXVII. 
 
 Gazeepoor, 86. 
 
 Geddington, 102. 
 
 Geelong, 74. 
 
 Geneva, 100, XVII. 
 
 Genoa, 59. 
 
 Ghent, 41. 
 
 Gibraltar, 60, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Giggleswick, 89. 
 
 Gildersome, 180. 
 
 Gilmondby, 183, XXIX. 
 
 Gisburne, 71. 
 
 Glasgow, 29, 50, XVI, XVIII, XX. 
 
 Glenaly, XXIII. 
 
 Gloucester, 50, XV. 
 
 Gnosall, 48, 218, 257, 263, 281. 
 
 Golden Hill, V. 
 
 Goostrey, 76, XXII. 
 
 Gosport, XIX. 
 
 Gotham, 239, 244, 245. 
 
 Grafton Regis, 180, 181, 277. 
 
 Grappenhall, XVI. 
 
 Greenock, VI. 
 
 Greenwich, 170. 
 
 Grendon Bishop, 252. 
 
 Gresford, 29, VIII. 
 
 Grindon, 22. 
 
 Groby, 263, 265. 
 
 Guernsey, XXI, XXVI. 
 
 Guilden Sutton, 47. 
 
 Guildford, XXV. 
 
 Gundaroo, XXI. 
 
 Hackney, hi, 115. 
 Haddington, 66, XVIII. 
 Hadham, 266. 
 
INDEX OF PLACES 
 
 XXXIX 
 
 Hagley, 25, 71, 103, 104, 108, 116, 
 122, 123, 146, 148, 149, 164, 
 165, 168, 192, 196, 223, VII, 
 XX, XXVII, XXVIII. 
 Hague (The), 160, 161, 282. 
 Hale, XI. 
 Hales, 263, 269. 
 
 Halesowen, 105, 107, 108, 116, 118, 
 132, 140, 159, 199, 204, 
 XXVII. 
 Halifax, 91, 93, 100, XXV. 
 Halifax (Nova Scotia), 77, XXIII. 
 Halliwell, IX. 
 Halston, 231. 
 Hamburg, 50, 233, 240. 
 Hamilton, XVIII, XXVIII. 
 Hammersmith, 86, XXII. 
 Hampstead, XXI. 
 Hampton-in-Arden, 199, XXIX, 
 Hampton Lucy, XXV, 
 Hanbury, 209. 
 
 Handsworth, 130, 131, 138-140, 151, 
 204-206, 222, 234, 273, 
 X, XXVIII, XXIX. 
 Hanley, 6, 44, IV, VI, X, XI, XII. 
 Harborne, 152, 204-206, XXIII. 
 Harlesden, XXI. 
 Harrington, 121. 
 Harrogate, XVI, XX, XXI. 
 Harrowden, 102. 
 Harrow-on-the-Weald, 91, XXV. 
 Hartford, 86. 
 Hartlebury, 117, 1 40, 
 Hartshill, 39, 44. 
 Hartwell, 95. 
 Haselor, 216. 
 Haslingden, XI. 
 Hatherton, 108, XXVII. 
 Hatton (Derby), 227, 228. 
 Hatton (Staffs.), 131. 
 Hatton (Warwicks.), 222. 
 Hawes, 183. 
 Hawkstone, 43. 
 Hay (N.S.W.), XXI. 
 Hayward, XXVIII. 
 Headington, 132, XXVIII. 
 Heath, 237, 238. 
 Hedsor, XXVI. 
 Heidelberg, XVIII. 
 Hellaby, 173, 230. 
 
 Helmdon, 136, 137, 143, 198, XXIX. 
 Helston, 37. 
 
 Henley-in-Arden, 128, 197, 283. 
 Heppington, XXVI. 
 Hereford, 122. 
 Hermiston, 65-67, XVIII. 
 Hertford, 68, 89. 
 Heversham, XV. 
 Hey, V. 
 Heythrop, 267. 
 Heywood, XV. 
 Hinckley, 3. 
 Hindon, 100. 
 Hinstock, 21. 
 Hints, 229. 
 Hitcham, XXVI. 
 Hoboken (U.S.A.), XI, XII. 
 Hockenhull, 253. 
 Hockley, 121. 
 Hodnet, 253, 255. 
 Holmes Chapel, 49, 74-76, XX, 
 
 XXII. 
 Holt, 122, 273, XXVIII. 
 Holton, 132. 
 Hong Kong, XIX. 
 Hoole, X. 
 Hopesay, 138. 
 Horninglow, 228. 
 Hornsey, XXVIII. 
 
 Horton, 1-15, 17, 19-24, 26, 35, 51, 
 70, 73, 76-80, 82, 84, 272, 
 I, II, III, IV, VIII, XI, 
 XVII, XX, XXIII, XXIV. 
 Houndstone, 115. 
 
 Hove, XVI, XXV, XXVI, XXVIII. 
 Howrah, XXIII. 
 Hoxton, 198. 
 Huish, XIX. 
 Hull, 91. 
 Hullavington, XVII. 
 
 Hulmewalfield, 54, 259, 265. 
 Huncote, 265. 
 
 Huntley (Glouc), 122, 138, 273. 
 Huntly (Staffs.), 280. 
 Hutton Locras, 102, XXV. 
 Huyton, IV, XV. 
 Hyde, XIII. 
 Hythe, XXVI. 
 
 Iddenshall, 20. 
 
 Iffley, XXII. 
 
 Ightfield, 23, III, 
 
 Ilchester, 109, XXVII. 
 
 Ilkley, 91. 
 
 Ingliston, XVIII. 
 
 Inkerman, 63. 
 
 Inzievar, XVIII. 
 
 Ionian Islands, 63, XVII. 
 
 Ipsden, 89. 
 
 Ipstones, 20, 22. 
 
 Irthington, 99. 
 
 Isle of Man, 25, 101, 102, IV, VII, 
 
 XXV. 
 Iver (Bucks.), 36. 
 
 Jamaica, 123, 183, XXVI, XXVIII. 
 
 Jamalpore, IX. 
 
 Jamestown (Australia), XXI. 
 
 Jevington, 122, 273. 
 
 Juan Fernandez, XI. 
 
 Kalksburgh, XVII. 
 
 Karachi, XXII. 
 
 Karslake, XXI. 
 
 Keele, 254, III. 
 
 Kegworth, 91. 
 
 Kellington, 37. 
 
 Kendal, XXIII. 
 
 Kenilworth, 153, 222. 
 
 Kermincham, 5, 55> 74, 7&> 82-84, 
 XXIV. 
 
 Kerry, 271. 
 
 Keswick, XII. 
 
 Kew, 104, 120. 
 
 Khartum, 64, XVII. 
 
 Khyber Pass, XXVIII. 
 
 Kibworth, 121. 
 
 Kidderminister, 104, III, 131-133, 
 147, 276, 277. 
 
 Kildale, 112. 
 
 Kilpeck, XX. 
 
 Kinderton, 261. 
 
 Kingsbury, 55, 152, 200. 
 
 Kings Heath, 132, 162. 
 
 Kingsley (Staffs.), 244, 245, XII. 
 
 Kings Norton, III, 127, 132-134, 138, 
 140, 146, 147, 154, 
 155, 161-163, 171, 177, 
 178, 185, 189, 191, 192, 
 196, 197, 199, 204, 
 206-209, 242, 274-277, 
 XXVII, XXIX. 
 
 Kingston (Canada), XXIII. 
 
 Kingston (Jamaica), XXIII. 
 
 Kingston-upon-Thames, 132. 
 
 Kingswinford, 151, 186, 201. 
 
 Kingswood, 173. 
 
 Kinver, 113, 11 6, XXVII. 
 
 Kinwalsey, 199. 
 
 Kirby Cane, XXIII. 
 
 Kirby Hill, 184. 
 
 Kirkby Mallory, 236, 254, 264. 
 
 Kirkliston, 65, XVII, XVIII. 
 
 Kirkstall Abbey, 101. 
 
 Kishnagar, XVIII. 
 
 Knaresborough, 100. 
 
 Knighton, 265. 
 
 Knotty Ash, 39, XI. 
 
 Knowle, 138, 191, 233, 235, 240, 243, 
 XVI. 
 
 Knowsley, 62. 
 
 Knutsford, 76, 81, 260, VI, XXIV. 
 
 Knutton, III. 
 
 Kobe, XIX. 
 
 Kussowla, XXIII. 
 
 La Chenee, XVII. 
 Lacock, 92. 
 Ladbrooke, 254. 
 Ladysmith, 71. 
 
 Laindon, 121. 
 
 Lamer, 127. 
 
 Lampeter, 138. 
 
 Lands End, 37. 
 
 Langton (Dorset), XVII. 
 
 Lapworth, 128, 133, 197, 200, XXIX. 
 
 Larache, XVII. 
 
 Launceston, 37, 69. 
 
 Lausanne, 63, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Lawton, 72. 
 
 Leadville (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 Leamington, 60, 62, 74, 121, IX, 
 
 XVIII, XX, XXIII, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 Leckhampstead, 180. 
 Lee, XXVIII. 
 
 Leeds, 50, 83, 86-91, 93-97, 100-103, 
 282, XII, XXIV, XXV, 
 XXVI, XXIX. 
 Leek, 1-7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17,20-22, 
 
 35-37. 54, 55, 7°, 7h 73, 75, 
 80-84, 266, 268, I, II, XX, 
 XXIV. 
 Leghorn, 238-240, 243, XVIII. 
 Leicester, 222, 225, 263-265, X. 
 Leigh, 85. 
 Leire, 236. 
 
 Lennoxville (P.Q.), XXVI. 
 Lewisham, XXV. 
 Lewisham (N.S.W.), XXI. 
 Lexington (U.S.A.), XI. 
 Leyden, no, in, 113-115, XXVII. 
 Leyton (Low), 153. 
 Lichfield, 2, 55, 100, 129-131, 137— 
 139, 143, I45-H7, 149, 
 J 5 2 > I 53> 162-164, 166, 
 171-179, 181, 186, 188, 
 195, 199, 200, 202, 207, 
 209-218, 222-232, 237- 
 250, 256, 257, 266-269, 
 272, 274, 277, 278, 280, 
 281, 283, X, XXIX. 
 Lilleshall, 152. 
 Lima, XI. 
 Lincoln, XXI. 
 Lincoln (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 Lindridge, 265. 
 Linford, 265. 
 Linton, 56. 
 Liscard, IX. 
 Liskeard, 37, 69. 
 Litchborough, XX. 
 
 Liverpool, 29, 39, 40, 42-44, 50, 56, 
 62, 65, 72-74, 80, 83, 86, 
 87, 183, 226, 256, 282, IV, 
 IX, XI, XII, XV, XVII, 
 XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, 
 XXIII. 
 Liverpool, East (U.S.A.), XII. 
 Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, XIII. 
 Llandudno, X. 
 Llandysilio, XXI. 
 Llanelly, 274. 
 Llanymynech, XIX. 
 London : — 
 
 Adam Street, Adelphi, 149, 
 
 XXVII. 
 Aldersgate Street, 68, 198. 
 Bermondsey, V. 
 Bermondsey Workhouse, 50. 
 Bethnal Green, 179. 
 Bishopsgate Street, 145. 
 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 180, 249. 
 Brompton Cemetery, XXV, 
 
 XXVI. 
 Burton Crescent, XVI. 
 Chapel Street, Westminster, 157. 
 Cheapside, 38, III, 233. 
 Christ Church, Brixton Rd., V. 
 Christ Church, Newgate, 136, 
 
 198, XXIX. 
 Christ's Hospital, 136, 174, 
 
 XXIX. 
 City of London Institution, 93, 96. 
 Clarges Street, 264. 
 Clerkenwell, 25, 254. 
 Clifford's Inn, 129, 130, 132, 273, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Cornhill, 95. 
 Cursitor Street, 222. 
 
 London — continued. 
 
 Dover Street, 237, 238, 
 Fleet Prison, 269, 275, 276. 
 Freeman's Yard, Cornhill, 233, 
 
 237, 240. 
 Friday Street, 233. 
 Frith Street, Soho, 35, XI, 
 Gough Square, Fleet Street, 236, 
 
 237- 
 Gray's Inn, 86, 106, 121, 273. 
 Grosvenor Square, 264. 
 Grosvenor Street (Upper), 263, 
 
 264. 
 Hatton Garden, 237. 
 Hummums, Covent Garden, 165. 
 Hyde Park Place, XXVIII. 
 Inner Temple, 213, 259, 264. 
 Ironmonger Lane, 233, 238. 
 Ironmongers' Company, 136. 
 Kensal Green, XXVI. 
 Kensington Square, 77. 
 King Street, 233. 
 Lambeth, 249. 
 Leadenhall Street, 66, 68. 
 Lincoln's Inn, 40, 101, 142, 274, 
 
 XXV. 
 Little Britain, 136, 174, 224. 
 Little Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, 
 
 156. 
 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, 267. 
 Marble Court, Webb Street, 156. 
 Mark Lane, 69. 
 Marshalsea, Southwark, 157. 
 Middle Temple, 112, 123, 129, 
 
 212, 252, 254, 274, XXVIII. 
 Montagu Street, Russell Square, 
 
 XVI. 
 Navy Coffee House, 58. 
 Navy Office, 198, 237, 238. 
 New Bond Street, 38, 41, XI. 
 New Street, Fetter Lane, 158. 
 Oat Lane, 198. 
 Old Palace Yard, Westminster, 
 
 132. 
 Paulton Square, Chelsea, 101. 
 Pye Street, Westminster, 158. 
 Queenhithe, 170. 
 Queen's Square, 138. 
 Ranelagh House, 157. 
 St. Andrew Undershaft, III. 
 St. Andrew's, Holborn, 106. 
 St. Andrew's, Wells Street, XXI. 
 St. Botolph, Aldersgate, 198, 
 
 XXIX. 
 St. Bride's, Fleet Street, 236. 
 St. Dunstan's-in-the-East, 249. 
 St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, 142. 
 St. George-the-Martyr, Queen 
 
 Sq., XXVI. 
 St. George's, Hanover Square, 
 
 XXII, XXVI. 
 St. Giles', Cripplegate, 136. 
 St. James', Clerkenwell, 109. 
 St. James', Westminster, 263, XVI, 
 
 XVII. 
 St. James' -in-the-Fields, 173. 
 St. John's, Holland Road, XXV. 
 St. John Street, 264. 
 St. John's, Westminster, 233, 
 
 XXV. 
 St. Jude's, South Kensington, 
 
 XXVIII. 
 St. Margaret's, Westminster, V. 
 St. Mark's, Hamilton Terrace, 
 
 XVI. 
 St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, 237, 
 
 264, 265. 
 St. Martin's, Ludgate, 136, 
 
 XXIX. 
 St. Martin's Outwich, 145. 
 St. Mary Abbott's, XXVIII. 
 St. Marylebone, XVII, XXII, 
 
 XXV. 
 St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, 163. 
 St. Mary's, Paddington Green, IV. 
 St. Olave's, Southwark, 156, XI, 
 
 XII. 
 St. Pancras, XX, XXVIII. 
 St. Pancras Cemetery, Finchley, 
 
 XVI. 
 
xl 
 
 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 London — continued. 
 
 St. Paul's Churchyard, 109. 
 
 St. Paul's, Covent Garden, 237, 
 241. 
 
 St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, XXVI. 
 
 St. Peter's, Eaton Square, XXII, 
 XXVI. 
 
 St. Saviour's Churchyard, South- 
 wark, 34. 
 
 Scotland Yard, 264. 
 
 Spring Gardens, 237, 243. 
 
 Staple Inn, 220. 
 
 Temple Bar, 264. 
 
 Tottenham, XVIII. 
 
 Warnford Court, Throgmorton 
 Street, 240. 
 
 Westminster, 267. 
 
 Westminster Abbey, 170, 204, 
 237, XVIII, XXIX. 
 
 Westminster Hall, 109. 
 
 Wood Street, 281. 
 
 York Street, Westminster, XXV. 
 Long Ashton, XXVI. 
 Longdon, 55, 154, 267. 
 Longford, 261. 
 Longnor, 152. 
 Longport, 14, 23. 
 Long Reach, 281. 
 Loretto, XX. 
 Lostwithiel, 37. 
 Louth, 88. 
 Loynton, 269. 
 Lucknow, XXIII. 
 Ludlow, 74, 75, XXII. 
 Ludstone, 107, 121, XXVII. 
 Luffenham (South), 148, 159, 161-163, 
 165, 167, 275, 276, XXIX. 
 Lumb-in-Rossendale, XVI. 
 Lutterworth, 236, XXIII. 
 Lye, 116, 122, XXVII. 
 Lympsham, 219. 
 
 Macclesfield, 5, 54-57, 71, 78-82, 
 84, 88, 259, VI, 
 XVII. 
 
 McGregor (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 Macon (U.S.A.), XI. 
 
 Madeira, 233, XX. 
 
 Madeley, 263, 269, VII, X. 
 
 Madras, 66, 230. 
 
 Madrid, XVII. 
 
 Maer, X. 
 
 Magog (P.Q.), XXIII. 
 
 Malacca, XVIII. 
 
 Malmesbury (Australia), XXI. 
 
 Malta, 57, XVII. 
 
 Malvern (Australia), XXI. 
 
 Manchester, 6, 11, 35, 45, 46, 56-58, 
 60, 64-66, 69, 72, 74, 78, 
 79, 81-88, 137, 150, 212, 
 259, 261, VII, IX, X, 
 XII, XIII, XVI, XVII, 
 XVIII, XX, XXI, XXIV, 
 XXV. 
 
 Mangalore, 123, XXVIII. 
 
 Manila, XVII. 
 
 Mansfield, 158. 
 
 Marazion, 37. 
 
 Marbury, X. 
 
 Marden Park, 1 38. 
 
 Margate, XXV. 
 
 Market Bosworth, 173, 265. 
 
 Market Drayton, 38, 43-45. 72, 153. 
 253. 2 55. 269, 272, 
 XI, XII. 
 
 Marlborough, XXV. 
 
 Marple, 54, 56, 57, 87, 88. 
 
 Marseilles, 59, XIX. 
 
 Marston (Leic), 263. 
 
 Marston, Bull, 235. 
 
 Marston Montgomery, 209, 210. 
 
 Marston-upon-Dove, 227. 
 
 Marton (Cheshire), 78-81, 83, 84, 260, 
 I, XXIV. 
 
 Marton (Lines.), 101, XXV. 
 
 Maryborough (Queensland), XI. 
 
 Masulipatam, XIX. 
 
 Matlock, 68. 
 
 Mazagan, XVII. 
 
 Melanesia, XX. 
 
 Melbourne, 74, XX, XXI. 
 
 Welling, XL 
 
 Melrose, XXV. 
 
 Menai Bridge, XXIII. 
 
 Meols (North), 29, IX. 
 
 Meriden, 217. 
 
 Merthyr Tydfil, 282, XI. 
 
 Messina, 58. 
 
 Middlewich, 46, 49-52, XIII, XV, 
 XXII. 
 
 Midgham, XIX. 
 
 Milcote, XXVII. 
 
 Milnthorpe, XV. 
 
 Milwich, III. 
 
 Minshull Vernon, XII. 
 
 Miserdcn, 145. 
 
 Mitcham, 169. 
 
 Mitchell, 37. 
 
 Mobberley, 50. 
 
 Mogador, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Monghyr, IX. 
 
 Monkshill, 65, 67, XVIII. 
 
 Montgomery, 270. 
 
 Montreal, 46, XXIII, XXVI. 
 
 Mordiford, 122, 273. 
 
 Morea, XIX. 
 
 Morocco, XVII. 
 
 Mortlake, 233. 
 
 Moseley, 132, 138, 146,147. 15". '54, 
 161-163, 191, 192, 196, 206- 
 209, 242, 275, X, XXIX. 
 
 Moston, XIII. 
 
 Mounie, 65-67, 69, XVIII. 
 
 Mow Cop, 1. 
 
 Mucclestone, 252. 
 
 Much Birch, 121. 
 
 Muirtown, XXVI. 
 
 Nantwich, 6, 21, 23, 27-29, 34, 35, 
 37. 38, 43.45-47.5°, 5i> 
 53. 5 6 , 7°, 80, 226, 227, I, 
 III, VIII, X, XIII, XV, 
 XVI. 
 
 Naples, 66, XVII, XIX. 
 
 Narborough, 265. 
 
 Natal, 6. 
 
 Naunton Beauchamp, 1 38, 274. 
 
 Nazeing, 203. 
 
 Nelson (B.C.), XVII. 
 
 Neston, XXII, XXIII. 
 
 Neutral Bay (N.S.W.), XXI. 
 
 Newbold Verdon, 263, 265. 
 
 New Brighton (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 Newbury, XIX. 
 
 Newby Bridge, XXIII. 
 
 Newcastle (Natal), XX. 
 
 Newcastle-under-Lyme, 5, 19, 29, 51, 
 53. 101, III, 
 V, VII, X, 
 XI, XVI, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 157, 181, 183. 
 
 Newchapel, 24, 84, IV, V, VII, 
 XXIV. 
 
 Newland, 255. 
 
 New Mills, XV. 
 
 Newnham Regis, 253, 254. 
 
 New Orleans, XIX. 
 
 Newport (Salop), 131, 148, 153, 226, 
 227, 247, 248, 253, 
 
 258. 
 Newport Pagnell, 265. 
 Newsham, 182. 
 
 Newton (Manchester), 81, XXIV. 
 Newton (nr. Middlewich), 54, 261. 
 Newton-by-Frodsham, 20. 
 Newton Regis, 245. 
 Newtown (Leic), 265. 
 Newtown (Mont.), 268, 270, 27 1. 
 New York, XV, XXVI. 
 New Zealand, X, XVI, XVII, XX. 
 Norbury, 251-258, 262-264, 266, 268, 
 
 269. 
 Normanton (Rutland), 265. 
 Normanton Turville, 236. 
 Northfield, 134, 141, 163, 191, 207, 
 
 275. 2 77- 
 North Rode, XXI. 
 Northwich, 34, 81, 261, XVI. 
 Norton (Cheshire), 120. 
 
 Norton (Leic), 120, 121. 
 Norton-in-the-Moors, 5, VI. 
 Norton Si. Philip, 89. 
 Norwood, 64, V, XVII, XIX. 
 Nottingham, 101, 224, XVI, XXV. 
 Nova Scotia, 77, XXI, XXIII. 
 Nuffield, 89, 100. 
 Nuneaton, 201, 277. 
 Nunhead, V. 
 Nurstead, XIX. 
 
 Nuthurst, 128, 130, 171, 197, 199, 
 200, 204, XXIX. 
 
 Oaken, 137. 
 
 Oakham, 163, 165, 276. 
 
 Oakley (Staffs.), 33, 36. 
 
 Oakley Park (Salop), 263. 
 
 Odd Rede, 261. 
 
 Oflley (High), 249-259, 262, 263, 265, 
 
 269. 
 Ogwell (East), 201. 
 Ohio (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 Okchampton, XV. 
 Okeover, 267. 
 Oldham, V, XII. 
 
 Oldswinford (see also Stourbridge), 25, 
 26, 103-109, 1 13-123, 
 146, 149, 150, 155-159, 
 168, 169, 191-193, 196, 
 200, 201, 247, 273-277, 
 VI, VII, XXVII, 
 XXVIII, XXIX. 
 Ollerton, 101, 102, XXV. 
 Onecote, 19, 20, 23, III. 
 Onneley, 252, 263, 264. 
 Orleton, 201. 
 Ormskirk, XV. 
 Orton, 194, 195. 
 Otley, XXIV, XXVI. 
 Oulton (Leeds), 89, XXIV, XXV. 
 Oulton (Staffs.), 22. 
 Over, 37, 44, 47, 52, 53, XI, XIII, 
 
 XIV, XVI. 
 Overton, 31. 
 Oving, XXVI. 
 Oxford, 70, 93, 109, 129, 132, 205, 
 
 224, 256, XIX, XXVII. 
 Oxford University : — 
 
 All Souls College, 122. 
 Balliol College, 74, 104, 137, 138, 
 145, 212, 248, 260, XX, XXII, 
 XXIX. 
 Brasenose College, 54, 56, 72, 75, 
 83, 86, 87, 122, 213, 257, 259, 
 XXII. 
 Christ Church, 106, 138, 153, 248, 
 
 254, 258, 283, XX, XXVII. 
 Corpus Christi College, 144, XX. 
 Exeter College, 100, XXV. 
 Hertford College, 74, XX, XXII. 
 Jesus College, 70. 
 Lincoln College, 136, 137, 145, 
 
 182, 258, 265. 
 Magdalen Hall, 86, 109, III, 
 
 142, 248, XXVII. 
 Merton College, 107, 245. 
 New College, 145, 181, XIX. 
 New Inn Hall, 141, 244. 
 Oriel College, 13, 122, II. 
 Pembroke College, 135, 138, 142, 
 150, 166, 176, 212, 230, 231, 
 250, 258, 282, 283, XXIX. 
 Queen's College, 74, III, 181, 
 
 257,259, XX, XXII. 
 St. Alban Hall, 13, II. 
 St. Edmund Hall, 50, 108, 139, 
 
 247, 248. 
 St. John's College, 71, XX, 
 
 XXVI. 
 St. Mary Hall, 247. 
 Trinity College, 13, 121, 136, 138, 
 154, 182, 224, 244, 252, 258, 
 II, XXIX. 
 University College, 105, m, 151, 
 
 223, 243, 245, 273. 
 Wadham College, 70, 122, 152, 
 
 236, 273, XIX, XXVIII. 
 Worcester College, 121, 122, 139, 
 
 153- 
 Oxlon, XV. 
 
 Packington, 217. 
 
 Packwood, 133, 154, 171, 173, 178, 
 
 I9I, I99, 202, 210, 235, 
 274, XXIX. 
 
 Paignton, XXV. 
 
 Palgravc, 100. 
 
 Paris, 39, 274, XIX, XXII, XXVI. 
 
 Parkgate, 75, XV, XXII. 
 
 Parkstone, XII. 
 
 Parndon (Little), XXVIII. 
 
 Patna, IX. 
 
 Patras, XIX. 
 
 Pattingham, 185-187. 
 
 Pau, XVIII. 
 
 Paulerspury, 180, 277, XXVIII. 
 
 Peatling (Great), 233, 235, 236, XXIX. 
 
 Peatling (Little), 235. 
 
 Peckforton, 29, VIII. 
 
 Peckham, 91, 94-96, V. 
 
 Peckleton, 262, 263, 265, 266. 
 
 Pedmore, 104, 106, 108, 119, 146, 
 148, I49, 159, 165, 168, 
 192, 193, 207,276, XXVII, 
 XXIX. 
 
 Pendeford, 266, 267. 
 
 Pcnkhull, 247. 
 
 Penkridge, 137, XXIX. 
 
 Penryn, 37, 69. 
 
 Penzance, 37. 
 
 Peover (Over), 7, 35, 70, 71, 73, I, 
 XX, XXIII. 
 
 Petersfield, 163. 
 
 Petherton (South), 71. 
 
 Petworth, XXV. 
 
 Philadelphia, 63, XV, XXI, XXVI. 
 
 Philipstown, XXV. 
 
 Pierson P.O. (Canada), III. 
 
 Pinner, 50. 
 
 Pipe, 179. 
 
 Piraeus, XIX. 
 
 Pirton, 103. 
 
 Pisa, XVIII. 
 
 Pleasington, 50. 
 
 Plumstead, XXII. 
 
 Plymouth, 237. 
 
 Pontefract, 56, VI, XXVI. 
 
 Poole, V, XI. 
 
 Poona, XXVIII. 
 
 Portobello, 97. 
 
 Portsmouth, 59, 237, 280. 
 
 Potchefstroom, XXI. 
 
 Potterspury, 180, 277. 
 
 Powick, 156. 
 
 Prccs, 43. 
 
 Prenton, 253. 
 
 Prescot, IV, XXI. 
 
 Prestbury, 54, 78, 79, 259. 
 
 Preston, 72. 
 
 Prestwich, 31, 72. 
 
 Pretoria, 74. 
 
 Pueblo (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 Pulborough, 177, 178. 
 
 Punjab, XXII. 
 
 Quebec, 102, 237, 238, XXVI. 
 Quccnsferry, XVIII. 
 
 Radcliffe, 72. 
 
 Radcliffe-on-Trent, V. 
 
 Radford, VI. 
 
 Rainhill, XVI. 
 
 Rainow, 54, 56, 78, XVII. 
 
 Rampur, XXIII. 
 
 Ratby, 265. 
 
 Ratcliffc Culey, I38-I40. 
 
 Ratho, XVIII. 
 
 Reading, 277, XXVI. 
 
 Redland, XXVI 
 
 Redruth, 37. 
 
 Reigate, V. 
 
 Keplon, ioi, 274. 
 
 Richmond (Yorks.), XXV. 
 
 Kidgwardine, 45, XI, XII. 
 
 Ripon, 181. 
 
 Rising Brooke, 244, 245. 
 
 Roby, XV. 
 
 Rocester, 13, 16, 17, 22, 278, II. 
 
 Rochdale, 50, 71, 85, 86. 
 
 Rochester, 144, XIX, XXVIII. 
 
 Rode (North), 70. 
 
INDEX OF PLACES 
 
 Xll 
 
 Rolleston (Lcic), 131, 133, XXVII, 
 
 xxvm. 
 
 Rolleston (Staffs.), 227, 338. 
 
 Roinuldkiik, 100, XXV. 
 
 Romslcy, 204. 
 
 Rosario (Slh. America), XXVI I 1. 
 
 Rosa, XXIII, 
 
 Rostherne, 86. 
 
 Roumania, XVII. 
 
 Rousham, XXYI. 
 
 Roustchouk, 6;, XVII, 
 
 Rowde, XV 11.' 
 
 Rowington, 107, 225. 
 
 Rowley Regis, to}, 116, 134, 1 68, 
 
 169, XXIX." 
 Rownall, 44. 
 Royston, 266. 
 
 Rudynrd, 1, 79, S2-S4, XXIV. 
 Rugby, 265. 
 Runcorn, 52. 
 
 Rushlon Spencer, 2, 5, 6-8, I. 
 Ruxlcy, 274. 
 Ryton, 25S, 259. 
 Ryton (Great)", 76. 
 
 SA1MH liWORTU, 46, XIII. 
 
 Saighton, XXIII. 
 
 St. Albans, 33, 243. 
 
 St. Austell, 37, 
 
 St. liriavels, IX. 
 
 St. Dubriiius, 104. 
 
 St. Germans, 69. 
 
 St. Helena, 59, 60, 62, XVII. 
 
 St. Ives, iSs.. 
 
 St. John's (I'.Q.), XII. 
 
 St. Mawes, 37. 
 
 St. Michael's Mount, 37. 
 
 St. Monti, XV. 
 
 St. Pauls Cray, XXV. 
 
 Sale, XV. 
 
 Sal ford, 56, 57, 72, XV, XXV. 
 
 Salisbury, 1 ;', XVII. 
 
 Salt Lake City, XXVI. 
 
 Saltney, 87. 
 
 Salwarpe, 10;, 251. 
 
 Sandall, XV." 
 
 Saiidhaeh, 12, 44, 41;, 55, 56, 77, 
 
 XII, XVI. 
 San Domingo, 56, XVII. 
 Sandon, 1 51, III. 
 Sandyfbrd, IV, V. 
 San Sebastian, 75, XXII. 
 Sapcy (bower), 114. 
 Salisbury, 102. 
 Saxby, XIX. 
 Scaleby, 90. XXV. 
 Scarborough, 90, 102, XXVI. 
 Scropton, 227. 
 
 Scutari, 63, 04, XVII. 
 
 Seacombe, 40. 
 
 Sedbury, 235. 
 
 Sedgley, 118, 121, 145, 1S7, 240. 
 
 Sefton, 05. XI, XIX. 
 
 Scighford, 255. 
 
 Seisdon, 50, 142, 144, 104- »°- 2 > 
 
 Simeoe (Lake), XVIII. 
 
 Simla, XXVIII. 
 Sittingbourne, 212. 
 Sligo, XXVIII. 
 Slough, 95, 
 
 Smallwood, 56. 
 
 Swinesheail, 251. 
 
 Swinfen, 179, 188, 329, 230, 249. 
 
 Sydenham, XIX. 
 
 Sydney, V, XXI. 
 
 Syresbum, 137. 
 
 250, 
 
 203, 
 
 Seringapatam, So. 
 
 Sevenoaks, 274. 
 
 Srax. XVII, XIX. 
 
 Shehdon, 200. 
 
 Sheerness, 281, XVI. 
 
 Sheffield, 101, IV, VII. 
 
 Sheldon, 2i. 
 
 Shelslev, 107. 
 
 Snellen. 44. 45. III. XI, XII. 
 
 Shenstone, 187, 1S8, 197, 329, 
 
 248, 249, 267, 274. 
 Sheriff Kales, 258. 
 Shien Castle, 20S. 
 Shipsionon-Stour, 145. 
 Shipton, 144. 
 
 Shooters Hill, XVII, XIX. 
 Shot tesw ell. 71. XX. 
 Shrewsbury, t,S, 4?, 2;i, 3\3, 
 
 300, XI. 
 
 Sicily, 58. XXII. 
 Sidmouth, XXVI II. 
 Sierra Leone, XXII. 
 Sillery (P.Q.J, XXVI. 
 
 Silvcrd.de, III. 
 
 34. S. 
 
 *S3i 
 
 Smolhwick, 204-206. 
 
 Table Hay, xviii. 
 
 
 Smyrna, 63, 177. 
 
 Tamhorn, 244, 345. 
 
 
 Sneaton, XXVI. 
 
 Tninworth, 13S, 146, 1S6, 197, 
 
 201, 
 
 Snitterlii'ld, 141. 
 
 312, 365, 277. 
 
 
 Solio (Birmingham), 212, 
 
 Tanganyika (bake), 64, XVII. 
 
 
 Solihull, 138, 199, 217,331,333, XXIX. 
 
 Tangier, 05, 64, XVII, XVIII, XIX. 
 
 Somerford, 74, 76, 7S, 359, 260, 
 
 Tannington, XXV. 
 
 
 XXIII, XXIV. 
 
 Tanworth, 304. 
 
 
 Southampton, 1 ;S, VI. 
 
 Taplow, XXVI. 
 
 
 Soulhlleet, XXVIII. 
 
 Taidebigge, 103, 104. 
 
 
 Southport, so, IX, XII, XXV. 
 
 Tarporley, 30, 45, S3, S4. S6, 
 
 2S2, 
 
 Southsea, XIX, XX, XXI, XXIII, 
 
 VIII, IX, X, XIV. 
 
 
 XXVIII, 
 
 Tarragona, 58. 
 
 
 Sowerhy Bridge, XI. 
 
 Tarrington, 55. 
 
 
 Spetisbmv, 356. 
 
 Tasley, 107, XXVII. 
 
 
 Spuria, XV, XVII. 
 
 Tateiihill, 15, 16, 335, II. 
 
 
 Spital, XXI. 
 
 Taunton, 133, XIX. 
 
 
 Spotland, 85, S6. 
 
 Tavistock, 37. 
 
 
 Slableford, 145, 1S5187. 
 
 Taxal, 54. 
 
 
 Stafford, 18, 15,0, MI, 225, 353, 354, 
 
 Tenby, 86. 
 
 
 265, 2S1, XXIX. 
 
 Tetbury, 73. 
 
 
 Staleybridge" XV. 
 
 Tettenhall, 137, 154, XII, XXIX 
 
 
 Stamford Hill, 68. 
 
 Tetton, 261. 
 
 
 Standon, 350. 
 
 Tetuan, XVII. 
 
 
 Stanley (Staffs.), 7, 55. 
 
 Tewkesbury, 133. 
 
 
 Stanton (Derby), 264. 
 
 Thames Hilton, XXVIII. 
 
 
 Stanton Lacy, 75, 104, XXII. 
 
 Thapsus, 62. 
 
 
 Stanwell, 1 12. 
 
 Thatcham, XXI. 
 
 
 Stanwix, 99. 
 
 Theddingworth, 71, XX. 
 
 
 Stapcnhill, 22S. 
 
 Thirsk, XXVII. 
 
 
 Stapletbrd, 243, 244. 
 
 Thorne, XXI. 
 
 
 Stavclcv-in-Carlniel, XXIII. 
 
 Thorner, 00. 
 
 
 Stene, 100. 
 
 Thurnby, 343. 
 
 
 Sleubenville (U.S.A.), XII. 
 
 Tickencote, 365. 
 
 
 Stevenage, XXV. 
 
 TiiUswcll, 1 1, 79. 
 
 
 Stivichall, 267. 
 
 Timperley, IX. 
 
 
 Stockport, 64, 88, 122, XV, XXIV. 
 
 Tintwistle, 73. 
 
 
 Stockton, 144. 
 
 Tissington, 303. 
 
 
 Stoke (Salop), 261;. 
 
 Tobago, i3i, 133. 
 
 
 Stoke Abbas, XIX. 
 
 Tokio, XIX. 
 
 
 Stoke St. Milborough, 104. 
 
 Tollbridge, 105. 
 
 
 Stoke-upon-Tern, XII. 
 
 Tooley bark, 3 so, 254-256, 250, 
 
 303, 
 
 Stoke-upon-Trent, 59, 44, 48, 247, 
 
 263, 265. 
 
 
 248, 2SS, III, IV, 
 
 Toorak, XXI. 
 
 
 XI, XXI. 
 
 Torbay, 2S0. 
 
 
 Stone (Bucks.), 01, 93, 04, oS, 102, 
 
 Torquay, 24, 72, IV, XXI, XXII 
 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Tortworth, 255. 
 
 
 Stone (Staffs.), 20-23, -57> HI. 
 
 Trefnant, 50, 270. 
 
 
 Stoneleigh, 269, XX. 
 
 Tregynon, 255, 26S-270. 
 
 
 Stonham Aspal, XXVI. 
 
 Trentham, ;, 21, 55, i!i, 314. 
 
 330, 
 
 Stonnal (Over\ 201. 
 
 3S7, 2sS," III." 
 
 
 Stottesden, 144, 274, XXIX. 
 
 Trenton (U.S.A.), IV, XII. 
 
 
 Stourbridge (see also Oldsw inford), 25, 
 
 Trent Vale, III. 
 
 
 26, 103-m, 113.122, 
 
 Tripoli, 63, XVII, XIX. 
 
 
 137, 146-153, 155, 15S- 
 
 Truro, 37. 
 
 
 I60, IO4-IOO, 171, 103, 
 
 Trusley, 303. 
 
 
 105, 10S, I96, 201, 20C), 
 
 Trysull, 137, 130, 133, 137, 138, 
 
 141- 
 
 207, 3-'3. .'34, -'47, 258, 
 
 145, 174, 180, 1S7, 1S0, 
 
 U)0, 
 
 277, VII. XXVII, 
 
 193-195, 107, 108, 303, 
 
 374. 
 
 XXVIII, XXIX. 
 
 XXIX." 
 
 
 Slow Heath, 23S. 
 
 Tunbridge Wells, XIX, XX. 
 
 
 Strata Florida, 370. 
 
 Tunis, 00 -64. XVII, XVIII, XIX, 
 
 Stratford (Essex), 226. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 
 Stratford-upon-Avon, 14s, 3',s, 36;, 
 
 Tunstall, 14, 31-35, HI, IV, V, 
 
 VI. 
 
 383, 283", XI.' 
 
 VII. 
 
 
 Streatham, 165. 
 
 Tutbury, 337-339. 
 
 
 Streethay, 171, 173. 307. 
 
 Twickenham, 101. 
 
 
 Strelley, 1, -'. 
 
 Twin Bridges (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 
 
 Stretford (Salop), 75. 
 
 Tyldesley, 159. 
 
 
 Strettonon-Kield, 10, II. 
 
 Tvsoe, 103. 
 
 
 Studley, 374, X. 
 
 
 
 Sudbury, 227. 
 
 Udny, 67. 
 
 
 Sugnall, 260. 
 
 Uganda, XXI. XXVI. 
 
 
 Sunderland, 13S, XI. 
 
 Uilenhall, 13S, 107. 
 
 
 Surbiton, XXVI. 
 
 Umhalla, XXVIII. 
 
 
 Surwur, XVIII. 
 
 Umtali, XVI. 
 
 
 Susa, XVII. XIX. 
 
 Uphill. 310. 
 
 
 Sutton Coldtield, 105. 130, 133, 135, 
 
 Uppington, 144. 
 
 
 154 150, 101, 107, 
 
 Upsall, 115. 
 
 
 loS, 301, 303, 33?, 
 
 Urmston, 45, 46, 57, XIII. 
 
 
 377, XXV11, XXIX. 
 
 Utrecht, 1 10, 1 1 i. 
 
 
 Swaffham, 264. 
 
 Uttoxcter, 13, 13, 15-10. 40, 5! 
 
 . so. 
 
 Swettenham, S4, ss. 7s, 78. 84, 359- 
 
 300. ass, -T-. -;8- 
 
 2S1, 
 
 l-oi, XX IV. 
 
 282. II. 
 
 
 Vai.cartikr (T.Q.), XXVJ. 
 Vale Royal, 53. 
 Victoria (B.C.), XXV. 
 Victoria Nyanza (Lake), XXI. 
 Vitloria, 75. 
 Vraucourt, XIX, 
 
 Wahhurst, 132, 273. 
 VVakelield, 91, 101, XIX. 
 Wall, 179, 1 88, 240. 
 Wallasey, xxm. 
 
 Wnllingl'ord, 89, 100, XVI. 
 Walmer, XIX. 
 
 Walsall, 152,153,173,303,307,308,316. 
 
 Walthamstow, 93, XX. 
 
 Waltonde-Dale, 72. 
 Wallon-on-Tliames, XXVIII. 
 Waltononthc-Ilill, 40, XXI, XXII, 
 
 XXIII. 
 Wanningham, 236. 
 Warminster, 1S1, XVIII. 
 Warrington, 40, XII. 
 Warwick, 107, 235, 2 ;9, 344, 345, XXV. 
 Washington Camp (U.S.A.), XXVI. 
 Washton, 1S3. 
 Waterloo (nr. Liverpool), 282, 283, 
 
 XI, XIX. 
 Wath, I S3. 
 Waltlesborough, 252. 
 Weaverliam, §3, 247, 24S. 
 Wedgbury, 169. 
 Wedncsbury, 127, 129, 134, 135, 141, 
 
 19S. 
 Weeford, 1S7, iSS, 229, 230, 249. 
 Welby, 101. 
 Welford, 145. 
 Wem, 43, 44, 131. 
 Wenlock (Little), 145, 202. 
 West Bromwich, 127-131, 134, 135, 
 
 137-I4I1 '54. 179. 
 
 1S9, 197, 19S, 203, 
 
 243, 340, 273, 2S0, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Westbury, XX. 
 
 West Derby, 50, 73, 74, IX, XXI. 
 Weslerham, 134, 13S. 
 Weston, 369. 
 
 Wettenhall, S3i XIII, XVI. 
 Wharton, 53, 47-51, XI, XIII, XIV, 
 
 XV, XVI. 
 Whatcroft, 47. 
 Wheatley, XX. 
 Wheelock, 74, 77, XVI. 
 Whichfbrd, 103. 
 Winston (Northants.), XXVI. 
 Whiston (Staffs.), 153. 
 Whitby, XI, XXV." 
 Whitchurch, 19-23, 3Q, 44, 47, 66, III, 
 
 IV, X. 
 Whitehaven, IV. 
 Whilesbury (U.S.A.), XXV. 
 
 Whitmore, 73. 
 
 Whittington, iSS. 
 
 Wichnor, 337. 
 
 Wicken, 1S0, 1S1. 
 
 Wicklow, XXIII. 
 
 Wigan, s°. 
 
 Wigborottgh (Great), XIX. 
 
 Wighlwick, 141. 
 
 Wigmore, 374. 
 
 WiUaston (Xantwich), X, XIII. 
 
 Willaston (Wirral), S7. 
 
 Willenhall, 10S, 137, XXVII. 
 
 Wilmslow, St, 83, S4. 
 
 Wineanton, XXI. 
 
 Winchburgh, 69. 
 
 Winchester, 302, XIX. 
 
 Windermere, XXIII. 
 
 Windsor, 305. 
 
 Wilmington, X. 
 
 Winsfbrd, to, 45^7, 40-55,, 74. XI, 
 
 XIII, XV. XVI.' 
 Winson Green, 137-131, 107, 304, 
 
 XXIX. 
 Winston, 1S3, 1 S3. 
 Wirksworlh, 300. 
 Wistanswick. 33, XII. 
 Wistaston. 37. 374. 
 Wittersham, XVIII. 
 Wilton (Cheshire), 257. 
 
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 THE READES OF BLACKWOOD HILL 
 
 Witton (Lanes.), 50. 
 
 Wollaston, 106, 116, 150, XXVII. 
 
 Wollescote, 106, 120, 146, 192, 196 
 
 XXVII. 
 Wolstanton, 12, 25, 80, 261, I III 
 
 IV, VI, VII. 
 Wolverhampton, 45, 106, 10S, in, 
 115, 116, 129, 135- 
 
 137, 144. 147. 149. 
 154, 163, 166, 1S7, 
 IQ 5, I97> 198, 228, 
 248, 253, 282, V, XI, 
 XII, XXVII, XXIX. 
 
 Wombourn, 137, 194, 195, XXIX. 
 
 Woodford (Cheshire), 260. 
 
 Woodford (Wilts.), 139. 
 
 Woodseaves (High Offley), 249-251, 
 253,255-259,262,265. 
 
 Woolton, 40, XXI. 
 
 Woolwich, 38, 39. 
 
 Wootton (Staffs.), 16. 
 
 Wootton Wawen, 197. 
 
 Worcester, 103, 104, 108, Il6, 121, 
 132, 143, 145, 147, 163, 
 200-202, 207, 252, 283, 
 XXII. 
 
 Wordsley, 71, 108, XX. 
 Worfield, 185-187. 
 Wormhill, 79. 
 Worthen, 270. 
 Worthing, 139. 
 Wragby, 56. 
 
 Wrenbury, 19-23, 26, 28, 29, 49, 54, 
 64, I, III, VIII, X, XVII. 
 Wrexham, XXIII. 
 Wrinehill, VII. 
 Wroxton, XX. 
 
 Wybunbury, 6, 21-23, 27-29, 226, 
 227, III, VIII, X. 
 
 Wybume (Canada), XVII. 
 Wye, 144. 
 Wyken, 199. 
 Wyrley (Great), 121. 
 
 Yardley, 151. 
 Yeovil, V. 
 Yokohama, XIX. 
 York, 101, XX, XXVIII. 
 Yoxall, 55, 139. 
 
 Zante, XIX. 
 
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