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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Frere, John (1740–1807), landowner and antiquary
David Stoker
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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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Merrick, Rice [Rhys Meurug] (c. 1520–1587), landowner and antiquary
C. W. Lewis
Merrick, Rice [Rhys Meurug] (c. 1520–1587), landowner and antiquary, was descended from one of the native Welsh families of Miskin, according to bardic tradition and the genealogical tracts. His contemporary the Glamorgan bard Dafydd Benwyn maintained that he was the son of Meurug ap Hywel ap Philip...
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Turnor, Edmund (bap. 1754, d. 1829), landowner and antiquary
John Martin
Turnor, Edmund (bap. 1754, d. 1829), landowner and antiquary, was baptized on 14 December 1754 at the church of St Mary Magdalene, Lincoln, the eldest son of Edmund Turnor (1719/20–1805), landowner, and Mary Disney (1731/2–1818) of Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire. His mother was the only daughter of ...
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Wynn, Sir John, first baronet (1553–1627), landowner and antiquary
J. Gwynfor Jones
Wynn, Sir John, first baronet (1553–1627), landowner and antiquary, was born at Gwydir, Llanrwst, the eldest son of a landowner, Morris Wynn (b. in or before 1520, d. 1580) [see under Wynn family], and Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Bulkeley of ...
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Wynn, Sir John, first baronet (1553–1627)
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Sir John Wynn, first baronet (1553–1627) by unknown artist, 1619 © Mostyn Estates Ltd.
