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MEEKE, William (1758-1830), of Beddington, Surr.

Family and Education
b. 3 Jan. 1758, o. surv. s. of Joseph Easton Meeke of Rotherhithe, Surr. by w. Suffina; his sis. Elizabeth m. Samuel Farmer. educ. Charterhouse 1771-6; Emmanuel, Camb. 1776; L. Inn. 1780, called 1785; continental tour 1781-2; fellow of Downing Coll. Camb. 1800-7. m. 30 June 1807, Mary Kelly, 2da. suc. fa. bef. 1780.
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MP [I] 1790 – 97.

Steward of the household to ld. lt. [I] 1789 – 94; master of the revels [I] 1791 – d. sec. to bd. of gen. officers [I] 1793 – c.1826; clerk of the parliaments [I] 1794 – 1800.

Capt. Northants vols. 1803, E. Northants militia 1809.

Main residence: Beddington, Surr.
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MEEKE, William (1758-1830)

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MELLISH, William (?1764-1838), of Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx.

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b. ?1764, 3rd s. of William Mellish of Blyth, Notts. by 2nd w. Anne, da. of John Gore of Bush Hill. unm. suc. aunt Catherine Mellish, wid. of Joseph Mellish of Bush Hill 1794.
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Dir. Bank of England 1792 – 1812, 1816 – d., dep. gov. 1812 – 14, gov. 1814–16.

Vol. London and Westminster light horse 1798; capt. Bank of England vols. 1798, 1803, maj. 1805.

Main residence: Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx.
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Commons 1790-1820
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MELLISH, William (?1764-1838)

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MEREST, John William Drage (1789-1873), of Lynford Hall, nr. Thetford, Norf.

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b. 10 June 1789, 1st s. of James Merest of Soham, Cambs. by w. Elizabeth, h. of John Drage (d.1791) of Soham. educ. Bury St. Edmunds g.s.; St. John’s, Camb. 1806, re-adm. 1824 as ‘ten year man’; BD (Lambeth) 1834. m. 20 Feb. 1810, Susannah, da. of Abraham Jenkin, clerk of the peace, of Long Sutton, Lincs. and Bury, Suff. s.p.s. suc. fa. 1812.
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Ordained priest, Gloucester Sept. 1824; domestic chaplain to Duke of Grafton 1825; vicar of Staindrop and rector of Cockfield, co. Dur. 1829 – 46; perpetual curate of Darlington 1830, domestic chaplain to Duke of Cleveland 1842; vicar of Stottesdon and rector of Wem, Salop 1846 – d.

Main residence: Lynford Hall, nr. Thetford, Norf.
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Commons 1790-1820
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MEREST, John William Drage (1789-1873)

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METCALFE, Philip (1733-1818), of West Ham, Essex and Hawstead, Suff.

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b. 29 Aug. 1733, 2nd s. of Roger Metcalfe, MD, of London by Jemima, da. of Sir Philip Astley, 2nd Bt., of Melton Constable, Norf. unm.
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Main residences: West Ham, Essex; Hawstead, Suff.
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Commons 1790-1820
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METCALFE, Philip (1733-1818)

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