Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician, was the son of Thomas Abell of Oundle, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Suzanna Barker. He was probably born at Oundle, where his grandfather William Abell had endowed Oundle School...
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Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician
Dagmar Freist
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Aigueblanche, Peter d' [Peter de Aqua Blanca] (d. 1268), bishop of Hereford and royal councillor
Nicholas Vincent
Aigueblanche, Peter d' [Peter de Aqua Blanca] (d. 1268), bishop of Hereford and royal councillor, was descended from the family of Briançon, holders of the lordship of Aigueblanche (Savoie) in the Tarentaise or valley of the upper Isère, dependants of the counts of Savoy...
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Archer, John Richard (1863–1932), local politician and Pan-Africanist
Peter Fryer
Archer, John Richard (1863–1932), local politician and Pan-Africanist, was born on 8 June 1863 at 3 Blake Street, Liverpool, the elder son in the family of two sons and one daughter of (John) Richard Archer (b. 1833/4), a ship's steward, and his wife, ...
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Ashton, Margaret (1856–1937), local politician and philanthropist
Peter D. Mohr
Ashton, Margaret (1856–1937), local politician and philanthropist, was born on 19 January 1856 at Ashfield, Wilmslow Road, in Withington, Manchester, the third of the six daughters and three sons of Thomas Ashton (1818–1898), a wealthy cotton manufacturer, and his wife, Elizabeth (1831–1914), daughter of ...
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Asquith [née Tennant], Margaret Emma Alice [Margot], countess of Oxford and Asquith (1864–1945), political hostess and diarist
Eleanor Brock
Asquith [née Tennant], Margaret Emma Alice [Margot], countess of Oxford and Asquith (1864–1945), political hostess and diarist, was born on 2 February 1864, the sixth daughter and eleventh child of Sir Charles Tennant, first baronet (1823–1906), wealthy Scottish industrialist and Liberal MP, and his first wife, ...
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Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646), apologist of the Church of England and local politician
E. C. Vernon
Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646), apologist of the Church of England and local politician, was born on 29 September 1600 at Aston near Runcorn, Cheshire, the eldest son of John Aston (d. 1615) and his wife, Maude Needham. The Aston family had a long history of service to the crown and ...
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Avery, Thomas (1813–1894), scale manufacturer and local politician
Anita McConnell
Avery, Thomas (1813–1894), scale manufacturer and local politician, was born on 23 August 1813 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, where he was baptized at St Philip on 25 October 1813, the second son of William Avery (1789–1843), scale maker, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Balden...
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Beauchamp, Richard, thirteenth earl of Warwick (1382–1439), magnate
Christine Carpenter
Beauchamp, Richard, thirteenth earl of Warwick (1382–1439), magnate, was the eldest son of Thomas Beauchamp, twelfth earl of Warwick (1337x9–1401), and of Margaret (d. 1407), daughter of William, third Lord Ferrers of Groby.
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Brandon, Charles, first duke of Suffolk (c. 1484–1545), magnate, courtier, and soldier
S. J. Gunn
Brandon, Charles, first duke of Suffolk (c. 1484–1545), magnate, courtier, and soldier, was the second but only surviving son of Sir William Brandon (d. 1485) and his wife, Elizabeth Bruyn (d. 1494) of South Ockendon. The manner of Sir William's death, killed at ...
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Brett, Reginald Baliol, second Viscount Esher (1852–1930), courtier
William M. Kuhn
Brett, Reginald Baliol, second Viscount Esher (1852–1930), courtier, was born on 30 June 1852 at 19 Prince's Terrace, Kensington, London, the eldest of three children of William Baliol Brett, first Viscount Esher (1815–1899), barrister and later master of the rolls, and his wife, ...
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Bridgeman [née Weld-Forester], Selina Louisa, countess of Bradford (1819–1894), correspondent of Benjamin Disraeli
Jane Ridley
Bridgeman [née Weld-Forester], Selina Louisa, countess of Bradford (1819–1894), correspondent of Benjamin Disraeli, was born in London on 17 February 1819, the seventh and youngest child of Cecil, first Baron Forester (1767–1828), MP and landowner, and his wife, née Lady Katherine Manners (1779–1829)...
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Burgess, Joseph (1853–1934), journalist and socialist
David Howell
Burgess, Joseph (1853–1934), journalist and socialist, was born on 3 July 1853 in Old Road, Failsworth, Lancashire, a textile community between Manchester and Oldham, the eldest child of Thomas Burgess (b. 1823/4) and his wife, Hannah, née Ogden (...
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Burghersh, Bartholomew, the elder, second Lord Burghersh (d. 1355), magnate and administrator
Anthony Verduyn
Burghersh, Bartholomew, the elder, second Lord Burghersh (d. 1355), magnate and administrator, was a younger son of Robert Burghersh (d. 1306), constable of Dover Castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, and Maud, sister of Bartholomew Badlesmere. Burghersh (after Burwash, Sussex) inherited the modest family estates in ...
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Calvert, George, first Baron Baltimore (1579/80–1632), courtier and colonist in America
John D. Krugler
Calvert, George, first Baron Baltimore (1579/80–1632), courtier and colonist in America, was born in Kiplin in Catterick parish, Yorkshire, the son of Leonard Calvert (b. c.1550) and Alica Crosland (d. early 1580s). He was descended from a Roman Catholic family that had been in ...
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Campbell, Archibald, seventh earl of Argyll (1575/6–1638), magnate and politician
John Callow
Campbell, Archibald, seventh earl of Argyll (1575/6–1638), magnate and politician, was the elder surviving son of Colin Campbell, sixth earl of Argyll (c. 1542–1584), and his second wife, Lady Annas or Agnes Keith (c. 1540–1588), eldest daughter of William Keith, fourth Earl Marischal...
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Campbell, John [called Iain Glas], first earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1634–1717), magnate and politician
Paul Hopkins
Campbell, John [called Iain Glas], first earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1634–1717), magnate and politician, was born on 29 May 1634 at Stronmillochan, Glenorchy, Argyll, the eldest son of Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy, fourth baronet (d. 1686), and his first wife, ...
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Carey, Henry, first Baron Hunsdon (1526–1596), courtier and administrator
Wallace T. MacCaffrey
Carey, Henry, first Baron Hunsdon (1526–1596), courtier and administrator, was born on 4 March 1526, the only son of William Carey (c. 1496–1528), courtier, of Aldenham, Hertfordshire, and his wife, Mary [see Stafford, Mary (c. 1499-1543)], royal mistress, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, ...
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Catesby, William (b. in or before 1446, d. 1485), royal councillor and speaker of the House of Commons
Rosemary Horrox
Catesby, William (b. in or before 1446, d. 1485), royal councillor and speaker of the House of Commons, was the son of Sir William Catesby (d. 1478/9) of Ashby St Ledgers [see under Catesby family] and his first wife, Philippa Bishopestone...
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Cavendish [née Spencer], Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806), political hostess
Amanda Foreman
Cavendish [née Spencer], Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806), political hostess, was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, on 7 June 1757, the eldest daughter of John Spencer, first Earl Spencer (1734–1783), and his wife, Margaret Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz) (1737–1814). Four more siblings followed, of whom two survived: ...
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Cecil [née Alderson], Georgina Caroline Gascoyne-, marchioness of Salisbury (1826–1899), political wife
Jennifer Davey
Cecil [née Alderson], Georgina Caroline Gascoyne-, marchioness of Salisbury (1826–1899), political wife, was born on 6 April 1826 in London, where she was baptized at St George’s, Bloomsbury, on 26 May 1826, the eldest daughter of the law reporter and judge ...
