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WARING, Walter (1667-1724), of Owlbury, Lydham, Salop.

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b. 5 Dec. 1667, 1st s. of Edmund Waring† of Owlbury and Llandinam, Mont. by his w. Mary. m. 29 May 1694, Abigail (d. 1753), da. and h. of Matthew Morgan of Aberhafesp, Mont., s.p. suc. fa. 1687. Frag. Gen. n.s. i. 81–83; Salop Par. Reg. Soc. Lichfield dioc. xii. 206; Mont. Colls. xiv. 123; xxvi. 203–11.
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Capt. 23 Ft. Mar. 1689–c.1692.

Bailiff, Bishop’s Castle 1698–9, 1710–11; sheriff, Mont. Dec. 1721–Jan. 1722, Jan. 1724–d. Add. 70036, ff. 41–43; 70254, Morris Pugh to Robert Harley, 1 Oct. 1710; Bor. of Bishop’s Castle: List of Mayors and Town Clerks.

Main residence: Owlbury, Lydham, Salop.
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WARD, William (1677-1720), of Willingsworth Hall, Sedgeley, Staffs.

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b. 28 June 1677, 2nd and o. surv. s. of Hon. William Ward of Willingsworth Hall by Anna, da. and h. of Thomas Parkes of Willingsworth Hall. educ. ?travelled abroad 1692; ?Padua Univ. 1694. m. 25 May 1700, Mary, da. of Hon. John Grey* and his 1st w., sis. of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2 or 4da. suc. fa. 1714. Sedgeley Par. Reg. (Staffs. Par. Reg. Soc.), 317; Collins, Peerage, vi. 277; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 286; IGI, Staffs; C. Twamley, Hist. Dudley Castle, 98–99.
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Main residence: Willingsworth Hall, Sedgeley, Staffs.
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WARD, William (1677-1720)

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WARD, John IV (1682-1755), of Hackney, Mdx.

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bap. 26 June 1682, s. of William Ward, dyer, of Guisborough, Yorks. by Anne, da. of Thomas Flood of Hackney; bro. of Joshua Ward†. m. 18 June 1699, Rebecca (d. 1731), da. of Edward Lascells, Grocer, of London. 1s. ?; ?suc. fa. Sept. 1718.
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Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. IGI, London; Case of John Ward, Appellant [1725]; Gent. Mag. 1731, p. 266; Pittis, Present Parl. 352.

Main residence: Hackney, Mdx.
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WARD, John III (1670-1749), of Capesthorne, Cheshire and the Inner Temple

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b. 13 June 1670, 1st s. of Philip Ward of Capesthorne by Penelope, da. and coh. of Charles Edmunds of Preston, Northants. educ. I. Temple 1683, 1698, bencher 1711, treasurer 1722; Christ Church, Oxf. 1684; G. Inn 1689, called 1693. m. settlement Aug. 1694, Thomazia (d. 1743), da. of Thomas Terrick of Yorks., 1s. d.v.p. 3da. suc. fa. 1687. Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 722–4; J. P. Earwaker, East Cheshire, ii. 407; London Rec. Soc. xxiii. p. xxxv.
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Commr. ?Greenwich Hosp. 1704, building 50 new churches 1712. Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704; E. G. W. Bill, Queen Anne Churches, p. xxiii.

QC 1711; puisne justice of Chester 1711–14. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxv. 296.

Main residences: Capesthorne, Cheshire; the Inner Temple.
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WARD, John III (1670-1749)

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WARD, John II (c.1650-1726), of Clay Hall, Epsom, Surr. and St. Laurence Pountney, London

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b. c. 1650, 2nd s. of John Ward of Tanshelf, Yorks. by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Vincent of Barnbrough, Yorks. m. 17 Apr. 1684, Mary (d. 1726), da. of Sir William Bucknall† of Oxhey Place, Herts. and bro. of Sir John Bucknall*, 1s. 4da. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1714.
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Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1690, master 1709–10; dir. Bank of Eng. 1694–9, 1703–d. (with statutory intervals), dep.-gov. 1699–1701, gov. 1701–3; dir. Old E. I. Co. 1696–8, manager, united trade 1703–7, 1708, dir. E. I. Co. 1709–12; ?trustee, receiving loan to Emperor 1706, poor Palatines 1709; commr. Tower Hamlets sewers 1712, building 50 new churches 1715.

Alderman, London 1709–d., sheriff 1715–16, ld. mayor 1718–19. N. and Q. clxxix. 41; H. B. Wilson, St. Laurence Pountney, 236–7; Add. 38871.

Main residences: Clay Hall, Epsom, Surr.; St. Laurence Pountney, London.
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This article attempts to clarify the confusions and misleading identifications in The Commons 1715-54, ii. 519-20.

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WARD, John I (d. c.1699), of Norwich, Norf.

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Freeman, Norwich by 1674, sheriff 1687–8, alderman by 1689, mayor 1694–5.Norf. Rec. Soc. xxxiv. 186; Norwich Freemen, 110, 150, 151; H. Le Strange, Norf. Official Lists, 115; Statutes, vi. 119.

Main residence: Norwich, Norf.
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WARD, John I (d. c.1699)

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WARBURTON, Sir George, 3rd Bt. (1675-1743), of Warburton and Arley, Cheshire

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bap. 1 June 1675, 1st s. of Sir Peter Warburton, 2nd Bt., by Martha, da. of Thomas Docwra of Putteridge, Herts. m. 18 June 1700, Diana (d. 1705), da. of William Alington†, 1st Baron Alington of Wymondley, sis. and coh. Giles Alington, 2nd Baron Alington, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. (1 ). suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. c.1698.
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Freeman, Chester 1724. Freemen of Chester ed. J. H. E. Bennet (Lancs. and Cheshire Record Soc. lv), 271.

Main residence: Warburton and Arley, Cheshire.
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WARBURTON, Sir George, 3rd Bt. (1675-1743)

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WANDESFORD, Christopher, 2nd Visct. Castlecomer [I] (1684-1719), of Kirklington, Yorks.

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bap. 2 Mar. 1684, 1st s. of Christopher Wandesford†, 1st Visct. Castlecomer [I], by Elizabeth, da. of Hon. George Montagu† of Horton, Northants. educ. Trinity, Dublin 1702, BA 1704. m. 31 May 1715, Frances (d. 1756), da. of Thomas Pelham I*, 1s. suc. fa. 15 Sept. 1707. IGI, Suss.
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MP [I] 1707.

Freeman, St. Canice [I] 1707. Kilkenny bor. recs. St. Canice corp. min. bk. 1661–1718, p. 231.

PC [I] 25 Apr. 1710; gov. of Kilkenny 1715–d.

Main residence: Kirklington, Yorks.
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WANDESFORD, Christopher, 2nd Visct. Castlecomer [I] (1684-1719)

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WALTER, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (c.1674-1722), of Sarsden, Oxon.

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b. c. 1674, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir William Walter, 2nd Bt., by his 1st w. Mary (d. 1674), da. of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 1691; DCL 1702. m. c. July 1701, Elizabeth (d. 1748), da. of Sir Thomas Vernon*, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 5 Mar. 1694. Post Boy, 5–8 July 1701.
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Freeman and bailiff, Oxford 1695. Oxford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 257–8.

Clerk comptroller of Bd. of Green Cloth 1711–16. Info. from Prof. R. O. Bucholz.

Main residence: Sarsden, Oxon.
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WALTER, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (c.1674-1722)

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WALSH, William (1662-1708), of Abberley, Worcs. and ‘The Mews’, nr. St. Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, Mdx.

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bap. 6 Oct. 1662, o. s. of Joseph Walsh of Abberley by Elizabeth (d. 1719), da. of Sir Brian Palmes of Lindley, Yorks., and sis. of William Palmes*. educ. John Chapman, rector, of Abberley and his son; Wadham, Oxf. 1678; M. Temple 1679; travelled abroad (Italy). unm. suc. fa. 1682. IGI, Worcs.; Nash, Worcs. i. 2; J. L. Moilliet, Abberley Manor, 54, 57, 92; Surr. RO (Kingston), Somers mss 371/14/C2, 14, Walsh to Somers, 3 July 1693, 31 July 1695.
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Gent. of horse 1702–d.

Main residences: Abberley, Worcs.; ‘The Mews’, nr. St. Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, Mdx.
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WALSH, William (1662-1708)

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