A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (Volume 1) online

for the rectory of Gateshead, in the county
of Durham, and d. in 1685, leaving an only
son.

The Rev. John Werge, A.M. vicar of
Kirknewton, in Northumberland, who m.
Elizabeth, daughter of — Wood, esq. of
Fallowden, in the same county, and had
issue,

1. Richard, M. A. in holy orders, vica-
of Hartburn, whose line is now ex-
tinct.

2. Edwards, who d, unm.

3. Thomas, of whom presently.

4. Elizabeth, m. to — Selby, esq. of
Elwick, and left issue.

The third son,

Thomas Werge, esq. settled at Horton
Castle, in the county of Northumberland.
He m. Elizabeth, daughter of — Wilson,
esq. of Milfield, and had issue,

1. Thomas, who d. upon his estate of
Bel ford in Jamaica, s. p.



2. John, successor to his father.

3. Elizabeth, m. to George Reed, esq.
of Hoppen.

Thomas Werge d. in 1764, and was s. by
his only surviving son,

John Werge, esq. of Horton Castle, who
m. Margaret, sister of Thomas Younghus-
band, esq. of Marden, and dying, in 1786,
left five sons and three daughters,

1. Thomas, who d. of the yellow fever,
in the island of Jamaica, an ensign
in the 10th regiment of foot.

2. Oswald, late lieutenant-colonel in
the 17th light dragoons, who m. Ellen,
daughter of the Rev. Robert Dean,
vicar of Bolton-le-Moors, in Lan-
cashire, and died 4th Sept. 1831,
leaving issue.

3. John, late a major in the army, and
senior captain in the 38th regiment,
who gloriously fell at the storming
of St. Sebastian, whilst leading the
grenadier company to the breach.
He espoused Elizabeth, daughter of
the late Rev. Nathaniel Ellison,
A.M. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and
had issue.

4. Edwards, present possessor of Hex-
grave Park.

5. Richard, who was lost on his passage
home from America.

6. Margaret, m. to Francis Peacock,
esq. of Wallsend.

7. Elizabeth, who d. unm.

8. Anne, m. to the late Henry Howey,
esq.

A rms— Barry of ten gu. and arg. on a
chief sa. three lions' heads erased, or, gorged
with collars, gu. each collar charged with
three torteaux.

Crest — A demi-lion, rampant gu. holding
in his right paw a pheon purpure, charged
with three torteaux.

Seat— Hexgrave Park, near Southwell,
Notts.



379



WARD, OF GUILSBOROUGH.

WARD-LUCAS, WILLIAM-ZOUCH, esq. of Guilsborough Park, and of Great Ad-
dington Hall, both in the county of Northampton, a ma-
gistrate and deputy lieutenant for that shire, b. in 1760,
m. in 1783, Mary, only child and heiress of Richard
Lambe, esq. of Great Addington, and eventually heiress
to her uncles William Lambe, esq. of Stanwick, and the
Reverend Robert Lambe, of Great Addington. By this
lady he has had issue,

William.

Robert-Lambe, who d. s.p. -

Richard, in holy orders.

John, who assumed in 1831, by sign manual, the ad-
ditional surnames of Boi ghton and Leigh. He m.
in 1811, Theodosia de Malsburgh, only surviving
daughter and heiress of Sir Egerton Leigh,* second
baronet of the family of the West-Hall, in High
Leigh, by Theodosia, only daughter and eventually
heiress of Sir Edward Boughton, sixth hart, and has
with other issue,
John-Boughton-Egerton.
Edward- Allesley-Bough ton.
Mr. Ward-Boughton-Leigh is an acting magistrate
for the counties of Warwick and Northampton, and
a deputy lieutenant of the latter shire.

Marianne* in. to William Abbot, esq. of Warnford
Park, Hants.

Caroline, m. to William Fowler Jones, esq. of Ashurst
Park, Kent.

This gentleman, whose patronimic is Lucas, assumed in 1783, the additional surname
of Ward, in compliance with the testamentary injunction of his uncle. Sir Thomas
Ward. He was sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1785.




Htncage.



This family, variously written Ward,
Warde, de Warde, and de la Warde, is of
great antiquity in the county of Northamp-
ton. As far back as the reign of Edward
III., Simon de Warde, sate in parliament
for that shire, and Richard Ward was
elected for the borough of Northampton in
the 9th Henry VI.

The immediate ancestor of the branch we
are now treating of,

William Ward, esq. of Winwick, es-
poused the daughter of Justice Largo, esq.
of Feddingworth, and dying in 1596, left
two sons,

Leonard, rector of Winwick, in 1591,
who w. the sister of the Lord Bishop
Cooper, by whom he had two sons,

* This gentleman was descended in the female
line from the Hon. Thomas Egerton, second son
of John, second Earl of Utidgewater, by Elizabeth,
daughter of William Cavendish, the loyal Duke
of Newcastle.



And,



who d. without male issue, and
daughter married at Leicester,



John Ward, esq. who m. Miss Waring,

and was ,?. at his decease in 1629, by his son,

The Rev. John Ward, b. in 1601, vicar

of Spratton, to which living he had been

presented by his father in 1626. He m.

Letitia , and dying in 1660, left two

sons and a daughter, viz.

John, in holy orders, who was pre-
sented in 1662, to the vicarage of Strat-
ford on Avon, by Lionel, Earl of
Middlesex. In 1666, he obtained
from the Archbishop of Canterbury,
a licence to practise physic, in two
years after he was appointed chaplain
to King Charles the Second, and pre-
sented to the rectory of Dorsington,
in Gloucestershire, by Thomas Raw-
lins, esq. From this gentleman's
MSS. which are numerous, he ap-
pears to have been a man of gre«t



380



PEARSON, OF RAVENSBORNE-HOUSE.



learning, and an eminent divine and
physician. He d. unmarried in 1681.
Thomas, of whom presently.
Sarah, m. to William Clarke, esq. of
Loddington, and had a daughter,
heiress to her father,

Sarah Clarke, who wedded Ran-
dolph Wickes, esq. of Hazle-
heech, and was mother of Ran-
dolph Wickes, esq. high-sheriff
of Northampton in 1703.
The second son,

The Rev. Thomas Ward, of the Univer-
sity College, Oxford, was presented to the
rectory of Ould, in Northamptonshire, in
1668, by John Clement, esq. to whom Lord
Hatton, the patron, had granted the next
presentation, and at the same time ap-
pointed his lordship's chaplain. He espoused
Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Lucas, esq.
of Guilsborough, and dying in 1706, left
surviving issue,
John.

Thomas, b. in 1678, Fellow of Oriel
College, Oxon, and rector of Hazle-
beech, who d. s. p. in 1721.
Samuel, b. in 1681, of Wellingborough,
who to. Mary, daughter of — Hench-
man, esq. and had an only child, to.
to William Lambe, esq. of Stanwick.
The eldest surviving son,

John Ward, esq. b. in 1675, to. Mary,
dau. of Thomas Caldecott, esq. of Catthorpe
Hall, in Leicestershire, and had issue,
Thomas, his heir.

Mary, who to. John Shuckburgh, esq.
and had with two daughters, who
both d. issueless, a son, John, in



holy orders, rector of Bourton, and
vicar of Woolston, who d. unmar-
ried.
Elizabeth, b. in 1715, who to. Richard
Ward, esq. and had an only son,
Richard, heir to his uncle.
Ann, b. in 1724, who to. John Lucas,
esq. and had a son,
William-Zouch Lucas, who has
assumed the additional surname
of Ward, and is the present
proprietor.
Mr. Ward, who purchased the manors of
Guilsborough and Nortoft, in 1710, served
the office of Sheriff of Northamptonshire, in
1730. He d. the following year, and was
s. by his only son,

Sir Thomas Ward, of Guilsborough, b.
in 1717, who received the honor of knight-
hood in 1761, having the previous year
been high-sheriff of the county of North-
ampton. He d. unmarried in 1778, and
was s. by his nephew,

Richard Ward, esq. of Guilsborough, at
whose decease unmarried, the estates de-
volved upon his first cousin,WiLLiAM-ZoucH
Lucas, esq. who has assumed the additional
surname of the family, and is its present
representative.

Arms — Az. a cross patonce arg.
Crest — A wolf's head erased.
Motto — Sub cruce salus.
Estates — Guilsborough, Great and Little
Addington, Nortoft, Coaton, Woodford,
Spratton, Hollowell, and other estates in the
counties of Northampton and Lancaster.

Seats — Guilsborough Park and Great
Addington Hall.



PEARSON, OF RAVENSBORNE-HOUSE.



PEARSON, CHARLES, esq. of Ravensborne-House, and of Tankerton Tower,

both in the county of Kent, b. 10th April, 1786, m. 20th
November, 1810, Eliza, second daughter and co- heiress
of Lieutenant Colonel Justly Hill,* (Royal and Bengal
artillery), of Walsingham-Hall, in the county of Norfolk,
by whom he has issue,



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o o



o



Charles-Hill, b. 18th August, 1811.
Arthur, b. 9th December, 1814.
Justly, b. 26th April, 1818.
Herbert, b. 14th March, 1825.
Ellis, b. 2nd February, 1827.
Eliza.
Matilda.
Fanny.

Mr. Pearson s. to the estates upon the demise of his father, 1st June, 1828.



* The family of Hill is of great antiquity in the county of Norfolk. It was formerly seated at Bury
St. Edmunds, and maternally derives from the Wests, Lords De la Warr.



HAVERS, OF THELTON-HALL.



381



mintage.



The name of this family indicates its Nor-
man origin. At divers periods it has been
variously written Persoun, Pereson, Peer-
son, and Pearson.

Thomas Pearson of Spratton, in the
county of Northampton, lived in the reign of
Richard III. and from him lineally des-
cended,

Thomas Pearson, esq. living in 1696,
whose son,

Thomas Pearson, esq. left at his decease
in 1733,

Thomas.

John, of whom presently.

William.

Margaret, m. to Thomas Brown, esq. of

Spratton.
Bridget, m. to — Martin, esq.
The second son,

John Pearson, esq. m. Margaret, dau.
of — Brown, esq. of Spratton, and had a son,
Thomas Pearson, esq. of Moulton Park,
in the county of Northampton, who es-
poused Martha, only daughter of Thomas
Cooper, esq. of Guilshorough, and dying in
1766, left issue,

1. John, who had an only daughter,

Mary.

2. Joseph, who m. Jane, daughter of
William Hill, esq. of Walsingham,
and left an only daughter, Fanny, m.
to John Gates, esq.

3. James, who m. Rebecca, daughter
of J. Filkes, esq. of Woburn, and d.
in 1784, leaving no male issue.

4. Charles, of whom hereafter.

5. Martha, m. to William Fabian, esq.
of London.



6. Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Tilson
esq. son of — Tilson, esq. of South
hill Hall, in the county of York, and
d. in 1803, leaving one son, Thomas,
and a daughter, Elizabeth.

7. Mary, m. to Thomas Andrew, esq.
of Harlestone, in the county of North-
ampton, and d. in 1816.

8. Frances, m. to John Drake, esq. and
d. in 1816, leaving issue, Joseph and
Sarah.

9. Mehetable, m. to Thomas Lord, esq.
of Northampton.

10. Sally, m. to Tho. Bulmer, esq. and
d. in 1803, leaving no surviving issue.

The youngest son,

Charles Pearson, esq. b. in 1755, mar-
ried in 1780, Elizabeth, daughter of Wil-
liam Radford, esq. of Thames Ditton, (which
lady inherited in 1773, her uncle's property
at Tankerton in Kent,) and had issue,

1. Charles, present proprietor.

2. Elizabeth. 3. Clara. 4. Amelia.
Mr. Pearson purchased the manor and other
property at Whitstable, in 1791, and 1794,
from Viscount Bolinbroke. He d. 1st June,
1828, and was s. by his only surviving son,

Charles Pearson, esq. present possessor
and only male representative of this branch
of the Pearsons of Northamptonshire.

Arms — Ermine, on two bars gu. three
ezants.

Estates— Manor of Whitstable, Kent, and
divers farms therein, freehold lands in
Greenwich and Deptford, at Walton, Essex.
Freehold houses in the city of London.

Seats — Ravensborne House, Greenwich,
Tankerton Tower, near Whitstable.



HAVERS, OF THELTON HALL.

HAVERS, THOMAS, esq. of Thelton Hall, in the county of Norfolk, b. in July, 1787,

m. in September, 1809, Dorothy, daughter of Forster
Charlton, esq. of Alndyke, in Northumberland, and has
issue,

Thomas.

William.

Robert.

John.

Charles.

Richard.

George.

Arthur.



Mr. Havers s. to the estates upon the demise of his father.




382



HAVERS, OF THELTON-HALL.



Uinrage.



The Haverses had their rise under the
noble house of Norfolk, which they had
served for many generations.

John Havers was gentleman of the horse
to John, Duke of Norfolk, and attended him
in the battle of Bosworth Field, wherein
that nobleman was slain. His successor,
another

John Havers, of Winfarthing, was stew-
ard of the Howard family. He espoused
Anne, daughter of — Dussing, of Brome,
and had issue,

Thomas, his heir.

William, who died issueless.

Gilbert, receiver for Norfolk.

Gawdy, married, and had issue.

Edmund.

Anne, m. to Edward Ward, of Binley.
The eldest son,

Thomas Havers, of Winfarthing, pur-
chased, in 1592, the manor of Thelton, and
erected the present mansion. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of William Dale, and
had issue,

William, who predeceased his father,
s. p.

John, heir.

Edward, steward of the Earl of Arun-
del's court.

Thomas, farmer of the same noble-
man's parks, who m. in 1617, Miss
Anne Ward.

Edmund.

Henry, m. to Miss Elizabeth Ward.

Dale.

Anne, m. to T. Shardelow, gent.

Elizabeth, m. to W. Killingworth.

Dorothy, in. to John Whitefoot.

Frances, a nun.

Judith, m. to William Brown.

Mary, m. to H. Tindall.
Mr. Havers, who was steward to the Duke
of Norfolk, d. in 1605, and was s. by his
eldest surviving son,

John Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall, who
was bailiff to the Earl of Arundell in 1610.
He m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Tindal,
of Banham, and had issue,

William, his heir.

Clere, of Brakeudale, who m. and had
issue,

1. Richmond, d. s. p.

2. John, of Norwich, who in. Miss
Mary Collins, and had issue.

The elder son,

William Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall,
was lord of the manor in 1664. He in.
Susan, daughter of — Brooke, esq. of White-
church, and had issue,

Thomas, of whom presently.



John.

Susan, m. to T. Risden, esq.

Elizabeth, m. to H. Huddeston, esq. of
Sanston, in Cambridgeshire.
Mr. Havers was s. at his decease by his
elder son,

Thomas Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall,
who in. first, Mary Englefield, of Berkshire,
and secondly, Alice, daughter and co-heiress
of Sir E. Moore, bart. of Kittington, in the
county of Notts. He was s. by his eldest
son,

William Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall,
who in. Miss Mary Dormer, and had issue,

Thomas, his heir.

William of London.

John, d. s. p.

Mary, m. to H. Beddingfeld, esq. of
Stoke Ash in Suffolk.
The eldest son and successor,

Thomas Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall,
was lord of the manor in 1737. He wedded
Henrietta-Maria, daughter of Sir Simeon
D'Eews, of the county of Suffolk, and had
issue,

Thomas, his heir.

William.

Edward.

Henrietta-Maria.
Mr. Havers, was s. by his eldest son,

Thomas Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall,
who m. Catherine, daughter of John Dutry,
esq. and had issue,

Thomas, his successor.

John.

William.

Edward.

Catherine, m. to Francis Beddingfeld,
esq. of Ditchingham, in Norfolk.

Mary, m. to Jeremiah Norris, esq. of
Colney Hall, Norfolk.

Lucretia, m. to Thomas Wright, esq.
of Henrietta Street, London, Banker.

Henrietta-Maria.

Rosa-Lelia, m. to John Needham, esq.
of Bickham, Somersetshire.

Anna.

Maria-Henrietta.
The eldest son,

Thomas Havers, esq. of Thelton Hall,
espoused Elizabeth, daughter of Robert
Cliffe, esq. of Glandford Briggs, in the
county of Lincoln, and had issue,

Thomas, his heir.

Robert.

Edward.

Richard.

Henry.

William.

Eliza.



DENISON, OF RUSHOLME-PARK.



383



Lucretia.

Harriott.

Charlotte.
Mr. Havers was s. at his decease by his
eldest son, the present Thomas Havers,
esq. of Thelton Hall.

Arms — Or, on a fess sa. three chess-
rooks of the field.



Crest — A griffin, sejant, enn. crowned
and collared.

Estates — The whole parish of Thelton,
together with estates in the neighbouring
parishes of Scole, Shimpling, Dicklebo-
rough, and Billingford, all in Norfolk.

Seat— Thelton Hall, Norfolk.



DENISON, OF RUSHOLME PARK.

DENISON, JOSEPH, esq. of Rusholme Park, in the county of Lancaster, b. in
1784, m. 31st August, 1812, Sarah, eldest daughter of William Hanson, esq. of Man-
chester, and has a son and heir,

Edward-Hanson, b. 30th June, 1813.



Hintage.




Jonathan Denison, of Leeds, married
Miss Anne Man, and had issue,
Samuel, d. s. p.

Joseph, of Leeds, who left issue.
Jonathan, of whom we are about to

treat.
Hannah, m. to Joseph Walker, esq. of
Leeds.



The third son,

Jonathan Denison, esq. of Leeds, es-
poused Mary, daughter of Robert Ryder,
esq. of Leeds, and had a son,

William Denison, esq. of Leeds, b. in 1729,
whom. 20th November, 1752, Miss Hannah
Harrison, and was s. at his decease, 1779,
by his son,

William Denison, esq. who m. at Liver-
pool, in 1780, Jane, daughter of John Wors-
ley, esq. of London, and had issue,

William-Brereton, b. in July, 1781,
and d. 1809, at St. Thomas's in the
West Indies.
Joseph, present possessor.
Mr. Denison d. at Lisbon, 6th January,
1796.

Arms — Arg. a bend sa. between a uni-
corn's head erased ppr. and a crosslet or.

Crest — A man's dexter arm, naissant in
bend, sleeve vert, hand ppr. pointing to a
star, or.

Estates — Rusholme, purchased in 1824,
West Derby, in 1825, and paternal property
in Liverpool.

Seat — Rusholme Park, Lancashire.



384



CAY, OF CHARLTON HALL.



CAY, JOHN, esq. of Charlton Hall, in the county of Northumberland, F.R.S.E.
sheriff of Linlithgowshire, b. 31st August, 1790, m. 1st June, 1819, Emily, daughter of
the late William Bullock, esq. secretary of the Island of Jamaica, by whom he has sur-
viving issue,



1. John.
5. Emily.



2. Robert.
6. Elizabeth.



3. William.
7. Lucy.



4. Edward.



Htneage.




W




The family of Cay (or, as the name was
formerly spelt, Key) is believed to have
enjoyed very fair possessions in the Eastern
Borders. The following traditional account
of the loss of their ancient patrimony is still
recorded : at a remote period, the head of
the family having quarrelled with another
gentleman, they agreed to settle their dis-
pute, by combat, within the Poundfold of
Alnwick. Having procured the key, they
locked themselves in, and threw it over the
wall. Key killed his antagonist, leaped
over the wall, and made his escape on foot
to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which was, at
that period, without the jurisdiction of the
Marchers.

This murder and flight constituting March
treason, Key's possessions were forfeited,
and he spent his life, in great indigence, at
Newcastle. His son or grandson, how-
ever, found means to be bound apprentice
to a brewer in Newcastle, and for several
generations they pursued that business, the
family continuing to this day freemen of the
Corporation of Brewers and Bakers there.

In this line of business, a considerable
trade was at length established by Robert
Key or Cay, of Newcastle, which was much



extended by his widow, when left with a
large family, for whom she amply provided.
By her exertions a good deal of property
was acquired to the family in Newcastle
and elsewhere. She was twice nearly ruined
by fires, yet, by economy and prudence, she
grew rich, and built houses for four of her
sons, to whom she gave an excellent educa-
tion. At a late period of her life, she con-
nected herself in trade with her third son,
Robert,* but being obliged to pay debts con-
tracted through his extravagance, was re-
duced to poverty. Her resolution was,
however, not to be shaken — she began the
world again, throve, and grew rich, leaving
ample provisions to her family.
Her eldest son,

Jabez Cay, studied at Edinburgh Uni-
versity, in the reign of Charles II. when
James, Duke of York, was high commis-
sioner in Scotland, 1682. He was one of a
number of students, who, according to an-
nual custom, on the 5th November, burnt an
effigy of the pope, at the gate of the palace of
Holyrood. For this, he, along with others,
was summoned before the privy council,
and was banished from Scotland. He went
to Padua, to complete his studies, and hav-
ing taken the degree of doctor in physic
there, he returned, and practised in North-
umberland, where he accumulated a con-
siderable fortune, and, in conjunction with
a person of the name of Hutchinson, pur-
chased the estate of North Charlton, in 1696.
Dr. Cay dying in 1702, unmarried, left his
share of the property to his brother,

John Cay, esq. who obtained also from
the representatives of Hutchinson, their
interest in the estate, and thus became of
North Charlton. He m. Grace, daughter
and co-heir of Henry Woolff, esq. of Bred-
lington, and had issue,

* This Robert, after embarrassing his mother,
went to Ireland, and became ancestor of the Cays,
of Londonderry and Burncranagh.



CAY, OF CHARLTON HALL.



385



Robert, his successor.

Henry.

John, b. in 1700, who was appointed
judge of the Marshalsea, and was
author of a well known edition of the
Statutes at large, and of an Abridge-
ment of the Statutes. He m. Miss
Boult, and had issue,

1. Henry - Boult, who to. Miss
Stawel Pigot, and left two
daughters,

Frances, to. to Dr. Adams,
rector of Halsted in Essex.
Mary.

2. Grace, to. to John Adams, esq.
and their descendants live at
their estate at Painswick, in
Gloucestershire.

3. Mary.

Mr. Cay was*, at his decease by his eldest son,
Robert Cay, esq. of North Charlton, and of
the Laygate, Durham, b. in 1694. This gentle-
man was engaged in considerable mercantile
speculations, the manufacture of salt, &c. He
published a letter in the newspapers of the
day, signed with the initials B. K. suggest-
ing the institution of an infirmary at New-
castle. The proposal was followed, and
thus gave rise to that excellent establish-
ment. The circumstance was commemo-
rated by giving the name of B. K. ward to
one of the departments of the infirmary,
which name it still retains. He to. Eliza-
beth, daughter of Reynold Hall, esq. of
Catcleugh, and had issue,

John, his successor.

Reynold.

Robert, a colonel in the E. I. C. service,
who died of wounds received in action.

Grace.

Gabriel.
Mr. Cay, who possessed considerable anti-
quarian knowledge, was the correspondent
of Horseley, and contributed to the cele-



brated map of Northumberland as well as
to Horseley's great work, the Britannia Ro-
mana ; the whole of which passed through
Mr. Cay's hands to the press, and underwent
many corrections by him. The eldest son,
John Cay, esq. s. his father, and was a
deputy lieutenant, and justice of the peace,
for the county for Northumberland. Hem.
Frances, daughter of Ralph Hodshon, esq.
of Lintz, and had a son and successor,

Robert-Hodshon Cay, esq. b. 5th July,
1758, who was called to the Scottish bar,
and became successively one of the judges
of the consistorial court, and judge of the
high court of admiralty in Scotland. He
to. Elizabeth, daughter of John Liddell,
esq. of North Shields, and had issue,
John, present proprietor.
Robert, d. young.
Albert.

George (deceased).
Robert-Dundas.
Frances, to. to John-Clerk Maxwell,

esq.
Jane.

Elizabeth (deceased).
Judge Cay was s . at his decease by his eldest
son,

John Cay, esq. now representative of the
family.

Arms — Quarterly. First and fourth vert,
a rose arg. between two bars or, for Cay.
Second, az. a label of three points, arg.
over a bend, or. Third arg. a chevron be-
tween three wolves' heads, erased, gu. and
gorged with ducal coronets for WoolflF of
Bredlington.

Crest — A royal eagle gorged with a collar
and banner, vert, bearing a rose arg.
Motto — Sit sine spina.
Estate — Manor of North Charlton, in
Northumberland.

Town Residence — Edinburgh.
Seat— Charlton Hall.



386



GREAVES, OF MAYFIELD HALL.




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GREAVES, WILLIAM, M.D. of Mayfield Hall, in the county of Stafford, m, first,

Anne-Lydia; daughter and co-heiress of Robert Charles
Greaves, esq. (who afterwards assumed the surname of
Ley), and has surviving issue,

Charles-Sprengel, harrister-at-law, M.A. of Queen's
College, Oxford, and a magistrate for the county of
Stafford, b. in 1801.

"ST - ~ ~7 Anne-Lydia, m. to the Rev. John Huyshe of Clysthy-

> / don, in Devonshire.

He espoused secondly, Sarah, only surviving child of the
late Rev. Wm. Evans, vicar of Mayfield, by whom he h;ts

Spencer, b. 25th February, 1810, an officer in the army.

William-Goring, b. 5th May, 1818.

Edmund-Evans, b. 13th April, 1820.

Aden-Ley, b. 16th March, 1826.

Elizabeth. Sarah. Frances. Alice.

Dr. Greaves is a justice of the peace for the county of
Stafford.




Umengf.



The family of Greaves is of high anti-
quity, its patriarch having passed into Eng-
land in the train of the Conqueror. The
first of its members, however, of whom we
possess any authentic record, is

— Les Greves, who was seated at Beely
and Greves, in Derbyshire, as early as the
reign of Henry I. from which time, until the
latter end of the seventeenth century, his