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WREY, Sir Bourchier, 4th Bt. (c.1653-96), of Trebeigh, St. Ives, Cornw. and Tawstock House, Devon

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b. c. 1653, 1st s. of Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Bt.†, of Trebeigh and Tawstock by Lady Ann, da. and coh. of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath, wid. of James Cranfield†, 2nd Earl of Middlesex. m. 3 May 1681, Florence, da. of Sir John Rolle† of Stevenstone, Devon, 2s. 1da. KB 23 Apr. 1661; suc. fa. as 4th Bt. 14 May 1668. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 564–5.
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Lt. of ft. Admiralty Regt. 1666, capt. 1668, maj. 1680–3; capt. vol. horse 1685, col. 1690. CSP Dom. Jan.–June 1683, p. 224.

Freeman, Barnstaple 1684, Liskeard 1685– Sept. 1688, Oct. 1688–d.; stannator of Foymore 1686; commr. for forfeited estates, Devon 1686, for drowned lands 1690; alderman, Liskeard 1689–d. T. Wainwright, Barnstaple Recs. i. 74; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 66; J. Tregoning, Stannary Laws, 57; Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 546; ix. 794; HMC Lords, ii. 176; J. Allen, Liskeard, 272.

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WREY, Sir Boutchier, 4th Bt. (c.1653-96), of Trebeigh, St. Ive, Cornw. and Tawstock, Devon.
Main residences: Trebeigh, St. Ives, Cornw.; Tawstock House, Devon.
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WREN, Christopher (1675-1747), of St. James’s Street, Westminster, Mdx. and Wroxall, Warws.

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b. 18 Feb. 1675, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Christopher Wren* by 1st w. educ. Eton c.1686–91; Pembroke, Camb. 1691; M. Temple 1694; travelled abroad (France, ?Italy) 1698, (Holland) 1705. m. (1) 14 May 1706, Mary (d. 1712), da. of Philip Musard of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, jeweller to Q. Anne, 3s. (2 d.v.p.); (2) 8 Nov. 1715 (with £6,000), Constance (d. 1734), da. of Sir Thomas Middleton*, wid. of Sir Roger Burgoyne, 4th Bt., of Wroxall, 1s. suc. fa. 1723. C. Wren, Parentalia, p. ix; Wren Soc. xix. 153; Eton Coll. Reg. 1441–1698, p. 380; IGI, London; Genealogists’ Mag. iv. 2; Add. ch. 16169; J. W. Rylands, Recs. Wroxall Abbey, p. xl.
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FRS 1693.

Dep.-clerk of works ?1694–?1702; chief clerk of works 1702–16. Wren, p. ix; Cal. Treas. Bks. xvii. 385; xxx. 485.

Commr. building 50 new churches 1711–15. E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiii.

Freeman, New Windsor 1711. Windsor Bor. Recs. i. 125.

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WREN, Christopher (1675-1747), of Wroxall, Warws.
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WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723), of Scotland Yard, Whitehall

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b. 20 Oct. 1632, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Dr Christopher Wren, dean of Windsor 1635, by Mary, da. and h. of Robert Cox of Fonthill, Wilts. educ. privately (Rev. William Shepheard, MA); Westminster 1641–6; Wadham, Oxf. 1649, BA 1651, MA 1653, DCL 1661; Camb. Univ. MA 1664; L. Inn 1676. m. (1) 7 Dec. 1669, Faith (d. 1675), da. of Sir John Coghill of Bletchingdon, Oxon., 2s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 24 Feb. 1677, Jane (d. 1680), da. of William Fitzwilliam†, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam of Lifford [I], sis. of Hon. Charles† and William Fitzwilliam†, 3rd Baron Fitzwilliam of Lifford [I], 1s. 1da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1658; Kntd. 20 Nov. 1673. C. Wren, Parentalia, 181; M. S. Briggs, Wren, 13; Genealogists’ Mag. iii. 83–84; Recs. Old Westminsters, ii. 1024; H. F. Hutchinson, Wren, 22; info. from Dr D. F. Lemmings; Temple Church (Harl. Soc. Reg. n.s. i), 62; Wren Soc. xix. 153; L. Phillimore, Wren, 300.
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Fellow, All Souls, Oxf. 1653–61; prof. of astronomy, Gresham Coll. London 1657–61; Savilian prof. of astronomy, Oxf. Univ. 1661–73.

FRS 1663, pres. 1680–2.

Commr. to report on rebuilding St. Paul’s May 1666; surveyor of St. Paul’s 1666–d.; royal commr. surveying fire damage Oct. 1666–7; surveyor for rebuilding parochial churches 1670–d.; dep. surveyor-gen. of works Mar. 1669, surveyor-gen. 1669–1718; comptroller of works, Windsor Castle 1684–1716; commr. Chelsea Hosp. 1691–1715; surveyor, Greenwich Hosp. 1694–1716; surveyor-gen. Westminster Abbey 1698–d.; commr. building 50 new churches 1711–15. H. Colvin, Biog. Dict. Brit. Architects, 919–20; Briggs, 42, 44, 47, 64, 67; CSP Dom. 1668–9, p. 224; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxii. 322; C. G. T. Dean, Chelsea Hosp. 125, 168, 178; Boyer, Pol. State, xxv. 231–2; E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiii.

Curator, Sheldonian theatre 1670–d.; vice-pres. Sons of the Clergy 1678–83, 1722–d.; council, Hudson’s Bay Co. 1679–83; trustee, Friendly Soc. 1687–?1704. Wood, Life and Times, ii. 197; Hearne Colls. viii. 51; E. H. Pearce, Sons of the Clergy, 286–7; E. E. Rich, Mins. Hudson’s Bay Co. 1679–82, p. 345.

Freeman, Winchester 1683, Plympton 1685, New Windsor by 1689. Hants RO, Winchester corp. recs. ass, bk. 5, f. 152; R. R. Tighe and J. E. Davis, Annals of Windsor, ii. 442.

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WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723), of Scotland Yard, Whitehall.
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WORTH, John (c.1677-1730), of Worth, Washfield, Devon

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b. c. 1677, 1st s. of John Worth of Worth by Thomasine, da. of Josias Calmady of Langdon, Devon. educ. Balliol, Oxf. matric. 30 May 1694, aged 17. m. 11 June 1705, Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Furse of Dean Prior, Devon, 9s. (4 d.v.p.) 6da. suc. fa. 1689. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 807.
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Jt. havenor, duchy of Cornwall 1698–?d. Cal. Treas. Bks. xiii. 362.

Clerk of the pipe 1710–?15.

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WORTH, John (c.1677-1730), of Worth, Washfield, Devon
Main residence: Worth, Washfield, Devon.
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WORSLEY, Thomas II (1686-1751), of Hovingham, Yorks.

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b. 16 Nov. 1686, 1st s. of Thomas Worsley I*. educ. Isleworth, Mdx.; Christ’s, Camb. 1702; Leyden, 1704; travelled abroad (Holland, Germany and Austria) 1704–5. m. (1) by Sept. 1709, Mary (d. 1722), da. of (Sir) Thomas Frankland I* (2nd Bt.), 2s. 3da.; (2) 19 Nov. 1733, Ann, da. of Sir William Robinson, 1st Bt.*, 2s. d.v.p. 1da. suc. fa. 1715. Vis. Eng. and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, x. 28–30; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, iii. 57; N. Yorks. RO, Worsley mss ZON 13/1/267, 274, 309, 371, Francis Arthington to Thomas Worsley I*, 3 June 1704, Richard Hey to same, 27 Oct. 1705, Frankland to same, 9 Sept. 1709, Thomas Worsley II to same, 17 June [–].
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WORSLEY, Thomas II (1686-1751), of Hovingham, Yorks.
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WORSLEY, Thomas I (c.1649-1715), of Hovingham, Yorks.

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b. c. 1649, 1st s. of Thomas Worsley of Hovingham by Alice, da. of John Holcroft† of Holcroft, Lancs. m. c.1675, Mary (d. 1711), da. and coh. of Henry Arthington† of Arthington, Yorks., 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1664. Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, iii. 57.
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WORSLEY, Thomas (c.1649-1715), of Hovingham, Yorks.
Main residence: Hovingham, Yorks.
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WORSLEY, James (1672-1756), of Pylewell Park, Hants.

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bap. 28 May 1672, 1st s. of Sir James Worsley of Pylewell Park by Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Steward, 1st Bt.†, of Hartley Mauditt, Hants. educ. New Coll. Oxf. 1688; M. Temple 1691. m. 25 Feb. 1714, Rachel, da. of Thomas Merrick of St. Margaret’s, Westminster, 1s. suc. fa. 1695; cos. Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Bt.†, as 5th Bt. 29 July 1747. IGI, Hants.
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Woodward of New Forest 1710–15. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiv. 547; xxix. 373.

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WORSLEY, James (?1671-1756), of Pylewell Park, Hants.
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WORSLEY, Henry (1672-1740), of Compton, Hants.

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bap. 26 Feb. 1672, 2nd s. of Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Bt.†, of Appledurcombe, I.o.W. by Mary, da. of Hon. James Herbert† of Kingsey, Bucks.; bro. of Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Bt.†; educ. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf. 1690; L. Inn 1690. unm.
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Ensign, Col. William Beveridge’s Ft. (14 Ft.) 1689, lt. 1693; capt. Col. Francis Fergus O’Farrell’s Ft. 1693; capt.-lt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1700, capt. and lt.-col. 1702–8.

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Envoy to king of Spain Jan.– Mar. 1708, to Portugal 1713–22; gov. of Barbados 1721–31. IGI, London; CSP Col. 1720–1, p. 491; 1731, p. 110.

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WORSLEY, Henry (1672-1740), of Compton, Hants.
Main residence: Compton, Hants.
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WOOLCOMBE, John (1680-1713), of Pitton, Yealmpton, Devon

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bap. 8 June 1680, 1st s. of John Woolcombe of Pitton by Thomasine, da. of Philip Francis, mayor of Plymouth 1642, 1651. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1697; M. Temple 1698. m. settlement 30 Jan. 1707, Anne (d. 1713), da. of Richard Hele, rector of Helland, Cornw., of Flete House, Holbeton, Devon, and sis. of Richard Hele*, s.p. suc. fa. 1690; uncle Henry Woolcombe at Ashbury, Devon 1692. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 446, 803; Vis. Eng. and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, xiv. 20.
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Sheriff, Devon 1711–12.

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WOOLCOMBE, John (1680-1713), of Pitton, Yealmpton, Devon
Main residence: Pitton, Yealmpton, Devon.
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WOODROFFE, George (1659-1713), of Poyle, Seale, Surr.

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bap. 8 Aug. 1659, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir George Woodroffe† by Frances, da. of John Smith of Peper Harow, Surr. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1677; I. Temple 1680. m. 27 Dec. 1683, Dorothy, da. of Francis Tylney of Rotherwick, Hants. sis. of Frederick Tylney*, and wid. of John Glynne of Henley Park, Surr., s.p. suc. fa. 1688. IGI, Surr.; Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. i. 411–12.
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WOODROFFE, George (1659-1713), of Poyle, Seale, Surr.
Main residence: Poyle, Seale, Surr.
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WOODROFFE, George (1659-1713)

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