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ORCHARD, Paul (c.1682-1740), of Aldercombe, Kilhampton, Cornw. and Hartland Abbey, Devon

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b. c. 1682, 1st s. of Charles Orchard of Aldercombe. educ. Exeter, Oxf. matric. 10 Dec. 1699, aged 17; I. Temple 1700. m. (1) Mary, da. and h. of Nicholas Luttrell of Hartland Abbey, s.p.; (2) a da. of Sir John Suffolk, s.p.; (3) 1729, Rebecca, da. of Charles Smith of Isleworth, Mdx., 1s. 3da. suc. fa. 1706. Polsue, Complete Paroch. Hist. Cornw. ii. 381; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 540; R. Inst. Cornw. Tonkin’s ms hist. Cornw. ii. 244; Cal. Treas. Bks. xx. 603.
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Sheriff, Cornw. 1709–10, stannator, Blackmore 1710. Tonkins ms hist. 244.

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ORCHARD, Paul (c.1682-1740), of Aldercombe, Kilhampton, Cornw. and Hartland Abbey, Devon
Main residences: Aldercombe, Kilhampton, Cornw.; Hartland Abbey, Devon.
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ONSLOW, Thomas (1679-1740), of West Clandon, Surr.

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bap. 27 Nov. 1679, o. surv. s. of Sir Richard Onslow, 3rd Bt.*; educ. Eton 1691–3; travelled abroad (Holland, ?France) 1697–8; Camb. Univ. LL.D. 1717. m. 17 Nov. 1708 (with c.£70,000), Elizabeth (d. 1731), da. and h. of John Knight, Jamaica merchant, and niece and h. of Col. Charles Knight, merchant, of Kingston, Jamaica, 1s. suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Onslow 5 Dec. 1717.
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Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711.

Out-ranger, Windsor Forest 1715–17; teller of Exchequer 1718–d.

Ld. lt., Surr. 1717–d., custos rot. 1737–d.; high steward, Guildford 1717–d. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. pp. lxii, lxxv, 41; iii. 54; Surr. RO (Guildford), 97/11/6, Sir Richard Onslow’s account, 29 Apr. 1698; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 374; C. E. Vulliamy, Onslow Fam. 53; Pittis, Present Parl. 351.

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ONSLOW, Thomas (1679-1740), of Clandon, Surr.
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ONSLOW, Sir Richard, 3rd Bt. (1654-1717), of West Clandon, Surr. and Soho Square, London

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b. 23 June 1654, 1st s. of Sir Arthur Onslow, 2nd Bt.† of Knowle and West Clandon, Surr. by Mary, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Foot, 1st Bt.†, ld. mayor of London 1649–50; bro. of Foot Onslow*. educ. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf. 1671; I. Temple 1674. m. 31 Aug. 1676, Elizabeth (d.1718), da. and h. of Sir Henry Tulse, Grocer, of Lothbury, London; ld. mayor of London 1683–4, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 21 July 1688; cr. Baron Onslow 19 June 1716.
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Freeman, Guildford 1676, high steward, 1701–d.; ld. lt. Surr. 1716–d.

Lt.-col. 1 marine 1690; ld. of Admiralty 1690–3; PC 15 June 1710–d.; chancellor of Exchequer 1714–15, teller 1715–d.

Gov. St. Bartholomew’s Hosp. 1698–?d.; trustee, Friendly Soc. 1700–?d.; commr. rebuilding Chatham, Harwich, Portsmouth 1709; gov. Levant Co. 1710–d.; commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711.

Speaker of House of Commons 1708–10. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. pp. lxxv, 41; iii. 54; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 800; xxiii. 189; xxix. 16, 814; Surr. RO (Guildford), BR/OC/1/3, f. 168, 97/11/6, Onslow account, 16 May 1698; Pittis, Present Parl. 347.

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ONSLOW, Richard (1654-1717), of West Clandon, Surr.
Main residences: West Clandon, Surr.; Soho Square, London.
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ONSLOW, Foot (1655-1710), of London and the Friary, Guildford, Surr.

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b. 2 June 1655, 2nd s. of Arthur Onslow† of Knowle and West Clandon, Surr. by Mary, da. of Sir Thomas Foot, 1st Bt.†, Grocer, of London, alderman of London 1643–8, 1660, ld. mayor 1649–50; bro. of Sir Richard Onslow, 3rd Bt.*; educ. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf. 1672. m. 2 Feb. 1688, Susanna (d. 1715), da. and h. of Thomas Anlaby of Etton, Yorks., widow of Arnold Colwall of Woodford, Essex, 2s. 5da. Manning and Bray, Surr. iii. 54.
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Freeman, Levant Co. 1676.

Commr. preventing wool exports 1689–92; commr. excise 1694–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. x. 739.

Freeman, Lymington 1699. C. St. Barbe, Recs. of Lymington, 10.

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ONSLOW, Foot (1655-1710), of London and The Friary, Guildford.
Main residences: London; the Friary, Guildford, Surr.
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ONSLOW, Denzil (c.1642-1721), of Pyrford, Surr.

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b. c. 1642, 8th s. of Sir Richard Onslow† of Knowle, Surr. by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Arthur Strangeways of Holborn Bridge, London; bro. of Sir Arthur Onslow†. educ. I. Temple, 1663. m. (1) 14 Aug. 1671, Sarah (d. 1705), da. of Sir Thomas Foot, 1st Bt.†, Grocer, of London, alderman of London 1643–8, 1660, ld. mayor 1649–50, and wid. of Sir John Lewis, 1st Bt., of Ledston, Yorks. s.p. (2) Jane (d. 1729), da. of Henry Weston† of Ockham, Surr., sis. of John Weston*, and wid. of Robert Yard* of Westminster, under-sec. of state 1694–1702, s.p. Manning and Bray, Surr. iii. 54; IGI Yorks.; Cam. Soc. n.s. xxii. 79.
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Out-ranger, Windsor Forest 1686–?1711, 1718–d.; commr. victualling the navy 1706–11, 1714–d. CSP Dom. 1686–7, p. 315; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 54.

Freeman, Guildford 1675. Surr. RO (Guildford), BR/OC/1/3, f. 168.

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ONSLOW, Denzil (c.1642-1721), of Pyrford, Surr.
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ONGLEY, Sir Samuel (1647-1726), of Old Warden, Beds. and Mincing Lane, London

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bap. 13 June 1647, s. of George Ongley of Maidstone by Sarah. unm. Kntd. 23 June 1713. Ped. by Mr Twort in Beds. RO; Guildhall Lib. MF 318; Boyer, Pol. State, v. 400.
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Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1670, livery 1672, asst. 1699, master 1706; common councilman, London 1689, 1691–3; ?sea-coal meter and corn meter, London by 1699–?1721; sheriff, Beds. 1703–4. Guildhall Lib. MF 324; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 123; R. T. D. Sayle, Brief Hist. Merchant Taylors’ Co. 60; Proposals by the 14 Coal-Meeters . . . (n.d.).

?Member, Co. of R. Corp. of London, 1691, ?R. Fishery Co. [I] 1691; dir. E. I. Co. 1693–8; dep. gov. S. Sea Co. 1711, dir. 1712–15. CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 463, 474; 1691–2, p. 4; India Office Lib. H.O. Misc. Mss. 762; J. Carswell, S. Sea Bubble, 282.

Commr. taking subscriptions to Bank of England 1694, ?Greenwich Hosp. 1695–bef. 1704, land bank 1696, S. Sea Co. 1711. NLS, Advocates’ mss, Bank of England pprs. 31.1.7, f. 146; Add. 10120, f. 236; CJ, xii. 510; Pittis, Present Parl. 351.

Commr. lottery 1711. Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 709.

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ONGLEY, Sir Samuel (1647-1726), of Old Warden, Beds. and Mincing Lane, London
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OLIPHANT, Charles (1666-1719), of Edinburgh and London

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b. 1666, 2nd s. of Charles Oliphant of Langton and Fairnielaw, Edinburgh, a principal clerk of the ct. of session, by Barbara. da. of Patrick Kinloch of Alderston, Haddington. educ. Edinburgh Univ., MA 1684, Leyden 1687, MD Rheims 1691. m. bef. 1698, a da. (d. 1754) of Sir John Young of Leny, Edinburgh, 2da. 1 other ch. d.v.p. Album Studiosorum Academiae Lugduno Batavae, ed. Du Rieu, 692; R. W. Innes-Smith, English-Speaking Students of Medicine at Univ. of Leyden, 173; P. J. and R. V. Wallis, 18th Cent. Medics. 442; Services of Heirs (ser. 1), i. 1710–19, p. 21; Scot. Rec. Soc. xxvii. 525; xxvi. 498; iii. 210; Edinburgh Graduates, 124; Scot. Mag. 1754, p. 596.
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Fellow royal college of physicians, Edinburgh 1693; FRS, 1713. Innes-Smith, 173.

Burgess, Inveraray 1710. Scot. Rec. Soc. n.s. xiv. 9.

First physician to Prince of Wales, 1714–?d. Glasgow mss at Kelburn Castle, 3/11/22, William Boyle to Glasgow, 19 Oct. 1714.

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OLIPHANT, Charles (c.1665-1719).
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OKEDEN, William (c.1662-1718), of Little Critchel, Dorset

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b. c. 1662, 1st s. of William Okeden of Little Critchel by Mary, da. of John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham, Som., sis. of Sir William Wyndham, 1st Bt.†; educ. Trinity, Oxf. matric. 4 July 1677, aged 15. m. Magdalen (d. 1688), da. and coh. of Bartholomew Lane of Wimborne Minster, Dorset, 1da. 2s. illegit. suc. fa. 1694. Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 128–9.
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Sheriff, Dorset Jan.–Nov. 1699.

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OKEDEN, William (c.1662-1718), of Little Crichel, Dorset.
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OGLETHORPE, Theophilus (1684-c.1737), of Westbrook Place, Godalming, Surr.

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bap. 11 Mar. 1684, 2nd s. of Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe*, and bro. of Lewis* and James Edward†. educ. Eton 1698. unm. suc. bro. Lewis at Westbrook 1704. cr. Baron Oglethorpe in Jacobite peerage 20 Dec. 1717. IGI, London; Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 300.
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A.d.c. to D. of Ormond 1713–14.

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OGLETHORPE, Theophilus (1684-c.1737), of Westbrook Place, Godalming, Surr.
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OGLETHORPE, Sir Theophilus (1650-1702), of St. James’s, Westminster, and Westbrook Place, Godalming, Surr.

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bap. 14 Sept. 1650, 2nd s. of Sutton Oglethorpe of Oglethorpe Hall, Bramham, Yorks. by Frances, da. of John Matthew, wid. of Mark Pickering. m. c.1680, Eleanor (d. 1732), da. of Richard Wall of Rathkennan, co. Tipperary, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. Kntd. 7 July 1685. DNB; Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 300; Thoresby, Ducatus Leodensis, 252–3; HMC Rutland, ii. 90; Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 264, 577, 766.
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Capt. Duke of Monmouth’s Horse (French army) 1673– Feb. 1678; maj. R. Drag. Feb. 1678–9; brig. Duke of York’s tp. of horse gds. (3 Life Gds. from 1685) 1678, maj. and guidon 1679, lt.-col. 1680– Oct. 1685; col. of ft. Holland Regt. (later The Buffs) Oct. 1685–8; brig.-gen. Nov.–Dec. 1688.

Commr. of the stables 1682–5; equerry to King 1685– Dec. 1688; keeper of New Lodge Walk, Windsor forest 1687–9.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1683, 1687; master, Founders’ Co. 1684–5. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 367–8.

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OGLETHORPE, Theophilus (1650-1702), of St. James’s Palace, Westminster and Westbroke, Godalming, Surr.
Main residences: St. James’s, Westminster; Westbrook Place, Godalming, Surr.
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Except where otherwise stated, this biography is based on A. A. Ettinger, James Edward Oglethorpe, chapters 1-2. Dr P. A. Hopkins also supplied several references.

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