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RAMSDEN, John (c.1657-1718), of Norton, Yorks.

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b. c. 1657, o. s. of William Ramsden†, of Hull by Anne, da. of Thomas Boynton of Rawcliffe, Yorks. educ. Chesterfield g.s.; Sidney Suss. Camb. 1674, BA 1677. m. 18 Oct. 1681, Catherine (d. 1737), da. of John Dawnay†, 1st Visct. Downe [I], sis of Hon. Henry Dawnay*, 1s. d.v.p. 3da. suc. fa. 1680. T. Gent, Hull, 40; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, ii. 335.
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Freeman, Hull 1685, dep.-sheriff 1700; commr. Aire and Calder navigation 1699. W. J. Davies, ‘A description of the trade and shipping of Hull in the 17th Cent.’ (Wales Univ. M.A. thesis, 1937), App. D; HMC Lords, n.s. iii. 204.

Main residence: Norton, Yorks.
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RAMSAY, Sir David, 4th Bt. (aft.1673-1710), of Balmain, Kincardine.

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b. aft. 1673, 1st s. of Sir Charles Ramsay, 3rd Bt., of Balmain by his 2nd w.; bro. of Sir Alexander Ramsay, 5th Bt.*; educ. Aberdeen g.s.; Aberdeen Univ. (Marischal Coll.) 1693–7. unm. suc. fa. as 4th Bt. 1695. Hist. Scot. Parl. 579; Recs. Marischal Coll. (New Spalding Club), ii. 269–70, 273.
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MP [S] Kincardineshire 1705–7.

Main residence: Balmain, Kincardine.
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RAMSAY, Sir David, 4th Bt. (aft. 1673-1710)

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RAMSAY, Sir Alexander, 5th Bt. (c.1679-1754), of Balmain, Kincardine.

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b. c. 1679, 2nd s. of Sir Charles Ramsay, 3rd Bt., of Balmain by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Alexander Falconer, 1st Bt., MP [S], of Glenfarquhar, Kincardine; bro. of Sir David Ramsay, 4th Bt.*; educ. Aberdeen g.s.; Aberdeen Univ. (Marischal Coll.) 1693–7, MA 1697; Leyden 1700, aged 20; adv. 1705. unm. suc. bro. as 5th Bt. c.7 Sept. 1710. Recs. Marischal Coll. (New Spalding Club), ii. 269–70, 273; Album Studiosorum Academiae Lugduno Batavae ed. Du Rieu, 758; Scot. Rec. Soc. lxxvi. 176.
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Rector, Marischal Coll. 1732–3. Recs. Marischal Coll. 15.

Main residence: Balmain, Kincardine.
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RAMSAY, Sir Alexander, 5th Bt. (c.1679-1754)

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RALEIGH, Sir Charles (1651-98), of Rectory House, Downton, Wilts.

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bap. 23 Sept. 1651, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Gilbert Raleigh† of Rectory House, Downton by Elizabeth, da. of James Goddard of South Marston, Wilts. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. 1669. m. 8 Oct. 1672, Frances (d. 1723), da. of Robert Ernle, servant of Queen Catherine of Braganza, of Whitehall, Westminster and Chalbury, Dorset, 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1675; Kntd. 1 Aug. 1681. Info. from Mr Michael Hickman; Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 5, ix. 110–11, 176, 203; IGI, London; PCC 130 Lort.
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Freeman, Salisbury 1680–4, Oct. 1688–?d. Hoare, Wilts. Salisbury, 477, 480, 487.

Sub-commr. prizes, Portsmouth 1689–?d. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 172.

Main residence: Rectory House, Downton, Wilts.
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RALEIGH, Sir Charles (1651-98)

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RALEIGH, Carew (aft.1675-1709), of Rectory House, Downton, Wilts.

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b. aft. 1675, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Charles Raleigh*. m. 9 Feb. 1697, Mary (d. 1711), da. of Richard Chaundler*, wid. of John Young, merchant, of Idmiston, Wilts., 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1698. Hoare, Wilts. Downton, 37; Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 5, ix. 110–11, 176; Coll. Top. et Gen. viii. 202; Wilts. N. and Q. vi. 99; PCC 16 Barnes.
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?Ensign 1 Ft. Apr. 1688–9; ?cornet, Earl of Macclesfield’s (Charles Gerard*) Horse 1694– bef. Mar. 1702; page of honour by 1692–97. CSP Dom. 1687–9, p. 180; Cal. Treas. Bks. xvi. 54; xvii. 3, 148, 688.

Main residence: Rectory House, Downton, Wilts.
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RAIKES (afterwards RAIKES FULTHORPE), Robert (1683-1753), of Northallerton, Yorks.

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bap. 1 Nov. 1683, 1st s. of Robert Raikes of Northallerton by Anne, da. of William Davy of Northallerton. educ. G. Inn 1700, called 1707, bencher 1728. m. 10 May 1720, Mary, da. of Robert Ellis, MB, of Sigglesthorne, Yorks. by Elizabeth, da. of Rev. Christopher Fulthorpe of Tunstall, co. Dur. and assumed additional name of Fulthorpe, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1710. J. Foster, Raikes Ped. 6; J. C. D. Ingledew, Northallerton, 200.
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Dep.–steward, Northallerton 1708–14. J. L. Saywell, Northallerton, p. xxxi.

Main residence: Northallerton, Yorks.
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RAIKES, Robert (1683-1753)

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RADCLIFFE, John (1653-1714), of Wolverton, Bucks., and Carshalton, Surr.

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bap. 23 Jan. 1653, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of George Radcliffe, attorney, of Wakefield, Yorks. by Anne Loder or Lowder of Wakefield. educ. Queen Elizabeth g.s. Wakefield; Northallerton g.s.; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1666, BA 1669; fellow, Lincoln 1670–7, MA 1672, BM 1675, MD 1682. unm. suc. fa. 1674.
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Physician to Princess Anne 1686–95; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695, taking subscriptions to land bank 1696, building 50 new churches 1711–d., taking subscription to S. Sea Co. 1711. Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704; E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiii; Pittis, Present Parl. 351.

Fellow, Coll. of Physicians 1687.

Gov. St. Bartholomew’s Hosp. 1690–d., freeman, Bath 1703. Bath AO, Bath council bk. 3, p. 360.

Main residences: Wolverton, Bucks.; Carshalton, Surr.
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Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on the DNB article, C. R. Hone, Life of Dr John Radcliffe, and on W. Pittis, Mems. Dr John Radcliffe (1715)

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RADCLIFFE (RATCLIFFE), Jasper (1683-1711), of Hockworthy Court, and Franklyn, Devon

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bap. 1 July 1683, 1st s. of Jasper Radcliffe, merchant, of St. Thomas the Apostle, near Exeter, Devon, by Jane, da. of Solomon Andrews of Lyme Regis, Dorset. educ. New Coll. Oxf. 1703; M. Temple 1703. unm. suc. fa. 1704. IGI, Devon; Burke, Commoners, ii. 27–28; B. F. Cresswell, Churches of Exeter, 180–1.
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Freeman, Exeter 1708. Exeter Freemen 1266–1967 ed. Rowe and Jackson (Devon and Cornw. Rec. Soc. extra ser. i), 217.

Main residence: Hockworthy Court, Franklyn, Devon.
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RADCLIFFE, Jasper (1683-1711)

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QUICK, Andrew (1666-1736), of Newton St. Cyres, Devon

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b. 9 Mar. 1666, 5th but 1st surv. s. of John Quick of Newton St. Cyres by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Southcote of Buckland, Devon. m. 16 Feb. 1686, Dorothy (d. 1728), da. of Sir Arthur Northcote, 2nd Bt., of Hayne, Devon, 3s. d.v.p. 5da. (1 ). suc. fa. 1703. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 854–5.
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Collector of customs, Padstow 1700–2; surveyor of customs, Bideford and Barnstaple 1702–3; jt. receiver of tin, Devon 1703–?14. Cal. Treas. Bks. xvi. 130; xvii. 387–8; xviii. 83, 464; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1714–19, p. 237.

Main residence: Newton St. Cyres, Devon.
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QUICK, Andrew (1666-1736)

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PYTTS, Samuel (c.1674-1729), of Kyre Park, Worcs.

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b. c. 1674, o. s. of James Pytts of Wick, Worcs. by Catherine, da. of Henry Cliffe of Malvern, Worcs. educ. New Coll. Oxf. matric. 17 Apr. 1689, aged 15. m. (1) 20 Jan. 1690, Frances, da. of Samuel Sandys† of Ombersley, Worcs., sis. of Edwin Sandys*, 2s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) Catherine (d. 1702), da. of Sir James Rushout, 1st Bt.†, of Maylords, Havering atte Bower, Essex and Northwick Park, Blockley, Worcs., sis. of Sir James Rushout, 2nd Bt.*, and Sir John Rushout, 4th Bt.*, 1da.; (3) 24 Nov. 1720, Catherine, da. and h. of Bridges Nanfan† of Birtsmorton, Worcs., wid. of Richard Coote*, 1st Earl of Bellomont [I], and Rear-Adm. William Caldwell, s.p. suc. cos. James Pytts† at Kyre Park 1685. Kyre Park Chs. ed. Amphlett (Worcs. Hist. Soc.), pp. xiii–xiv; The Gen. vii. 105; IGI, Worcs.; Williams, Parlty. Hist. Worcs. 56; Nash, Worcs. ii. 71–72.
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Sheriff, Worcs. 1704–5; freeman, Worcester 1714. Williams, 56.

Ld. of Trade 1713– Dec. 1714.

Main residence: Kyre Park, Worcs.
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PYTTS, Samuel (c.1674-1729)

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