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Anstis, John (1669–1744)
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Anstis, John (1669–1744), herald and antiquary
Stuart Handley
Anstis, John (1669–1744), herald and antiquary, was born at St Neot, Cornwall, on 28 or 29 August 1669, the first son of John Anstis (d. 1692), registrar of the archdeaconry of Cornwall, and Mary (1641×52–1669), daughter of George Smith of Lantewy and ...
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Balfour, Sir James, of Denmiln and Kinnaird, first baronet (1600–1657), antiquary and herald
Alexander Du Toit
Balfour, Sir James, of Denmiln and Kinnaird, first baronet (1600–1657), antiquary and herald, was probably born at Denmiln, Fife, the son of Sir Michael Balfour of Denmiln (c.1580–1652), later MP for Fife and comptroller of the household to Charles I, and his wife, ...
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Balfour, Sir James, of Denmiln and Kinnaird, first baronet (1600–1657)
Maker: unknown artist
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Sir James Balfour of Denmiln and Kinnaird, first baronet (1600–1657) by unknown artist Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Borough, Sir John (d. 1643), antiquary and herald
S. A. Baron
Borough, Sir John (d. 1643), antiquary and herald, was the son of John Borough of Sandwich, Kent, and his wife, a daughter of Robert Denne of Dennehill, Kent, who inherited land in The Hague. His grandfather William Borough was apparently married to a Dutchwoman, and his father was described by contemporaries as a Dutch gardener or brewer. He should not be confused with ...
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Brooke, John Charles (1748–1794), herald and antiquary
D. V. White
Brooke, John Charles (1748–1794), herald and antiquary, was born on 27 August 1748 at Fieldhead, in the parish of Silkstone, Yorkshire, the younger son of William Brooke (1706–1755), and his wife, Alice (b. 1718), eldest daughter and coheir of William Mawhood, sometime mayor and alderman of ...
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Cottrell [Cotterell; afterwards Cottrell-Dormer], Sir Clement (1686–1758), courtier and antiquary
Roderick Clayton
Cottrell [Cotterell; afterwards Cottrell-Dormer], Sir Clement (1686–1758), courtier and antiquary, was born on 2 April 1686 in St Martin's Lane, Westminster, and baptized at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields two days later, on Easter day. He was the sixth of the seven children of ...
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Dethick, Sir William (1543–1612), herald and antiquary
Anthony R. J. S. Adolph
Dethick, Sir William (1543–1612), herald and antiquary, was the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick (1499/1500–1584) and Alice Peterson (d. 1572). The Latin poet Henry Dethick was a younger brother. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, and was later a member of ...
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Dugdale, Sir William (1605–1686), antiquary and herald
Graham Parry
Dugdale, Sir William (1605–1686), antiquary and herald, was born on 12 September 1605 at Shustoke rectory, north Warwickshire, the son of John Dugdale (1552–1624), the rector, a native of Clitheroe, Lancashire, and his wife, Elizabeth Swynfen, from a Staffordshire gentry family. According to ...
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Dugdale, Sir William (1605–1686)
Maker: Wenceslaus Hollar
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Sir William Dugdale (1605–1686) by Wenceslaus Hollar, pubd 1656 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Frere, John (1740–1807), landowner and antiquary
David Stoker
Frere, John (1740–1807), landowner and antiquary, was born at Westhorpe, Suffolk, on 10 August 1740, the eldest son of Sheppard Frere (1712–1780), landowner, of Thwaite, Suffolk, and his wife, Susanna (1709/10–1779), daughter of John Hatley of London and Kirby Hall, Essex. He was educated at a private school kept by the ...
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Haward, Sir William (c. 1617–1704), courtier and antiquary
W. H. Kelliher
Haward, Sir William (c. 1617–1704), courtier and antiquary, was the third son of John Haward (c.1571–1631) of Tandridge Hall, Surrey, and his first with his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of William Angell, gentleman pensioner to James I. In November 1635 Haward...
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Hoare, Sir (Richard) Colt, second baronet (1758–1838)
Maker: Samuel Woodforde
Sir (Richard) Colt Hoare, second baronet (1758–1838) by Samuel Woodforde, 1795 [left, with his son] National Trust Photographic Library / John Hammond
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Hoare, Sir (Richard) Colt, second baronet (1758–1838), landowner and antiquary
Victoria Hutchings
Hoare, Sir (Richard) Colt, second baronet (1758–1838), landowner and antiquary, was born on 9 December 1758 at Barn Elms, Barnes, Surrey, the eldest son of Sir Richard Hoare, first baronet (1735–1787), banker, and Anne Hoare (1737–1759), known as Nanny, daughter of Henry Hoare (1705–1785)...
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Howard, Henry (1757–1842), landowner and antiquary
W. A. J. Archbold
revised by J. A. Marchand
Howard, Henry (1757–1842), landowner and antiquary, was born at Corby Castle, Cumberland, on 2 July 1757, the eldest son of Philip Howard (1730–1810) of Corby Castle, religious writer, and Anne, daughter of Henry Witham of Cliff, Yorkshire. His was a Roman Catholic family: his father wrote a ...
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Howard, Lord William (1563–1640), antiquary and landowner
Richard Ovenden and Stuart Handley
Howard, Lord William (1563–1640), antiquary and landowner, was born at Audley End, Essex, on 19 December 1563, the younger son of Thomas Howard, fourth duke of Norfolk (1538–1572), and his second wife, Margaret (1540–1564), only daughter and heir of Thomas, Lord Audley of ...
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Ives, John (1751–1776)
Maker: Peter Spendelowe Lamborn
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John Ives (1751–1776) by Peter Spendelowe Lamborn, pubd 1822 (after J. S.) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Ives, John (1751–1776), antiquary and herald
C. E. A. Cheesman
Ives, John (1751–1776), antiquary and herald, was born at 65 Middlegate Street, Great Yarmouth, on 14 July 1751, son of John Ives (1719–1793), a rich merchant with several houses there and a country residence at Belton in Suffolk, and Mary Hannott (1718–1790), daughter of ...
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Le Neve, Peter (1661–1729), herald and antiquary
Thomas Woodcock
Le Neve, Peter (1661–1729), herald and antiquary, was born on 21 January 1661 in London, and baptized at St Michael, Cornhill, on the following day. He was the second of the eight children (and the elder of the two who survived, both sons) of ...
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Long, Charles Edward (1796–1861), genealogist and antiquary
Gordon Goodwin
revised by Michael Erben
Long, Charles Edward (1796–1861), genealogist and antiquary, was born on 28 July 1796 at Benham Park, Berkshire, the elder and only surviving son of Charles Beckford Long (1771–1836) of Langley Hall, Berkshire, and his wife, Frances Monro (1772–1813), daughter and heir of ...
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