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RICH, Edward, Henry (1698-1721)

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b. 20 Jan. 1698, o.s. Edward Rich, 6th earl of Warwick and 3rd earl of Holland, and Charlotte, da. of Sir Thomas Middleton‡ 2nd bt. of Chirk Castle, co. Denbigh. educ. Westminster sch.; Christ Church, Oxf. 1714. unm. d. 16 Aug. 1721; admon. 20 Aug. 1721 to mother, 12 June 1736 to John Dawnay‡, Sir John Bridgeman and Alexander Denton‡, mother’s executors, 15 June 1748 to step-sis. Charlotte Addison. TNA, PROB 6/97, f. 111v, PROB 6/112, f. 120v, PROB 6/124, f. 192v.
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Gent. of the bedchamber 1719 – 21.

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RICH, Edward, Henry (1698-1721)
Associated with: Albemarle Street, Westminster.Daily Post, 18 Aug. 1721.;
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WALDEGRAVE, James (1684-1741)

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b. 1684, s. Henry Waldegrave, (later Bar. Waldegrave) and Henrietta Fitzjames (d.1730), London Evening Post, 2-4 Apr. 1730. illegit. da. James Stuart, duke of York (later King James II) and Arabella Churchill. educ. abroad (Jesuit College, La Flèche, Anjou, France; Italy). Mems. and speeches of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 1742-63 ed. J.C.D. Clark, 22. m. 20 May 1714 (with £12,000) Mary (d.1719), da. of Sir John Webb, bt. of Hatherop, Glos., 2s., ?1da. KG 20 Feb. 1738. d. 11 Apr. 1741; will (at Paris) 29 Jan. 1739 n.s., (at London) 8 Mar. 1741 o.s., pr. 21 Apr. 1741. TNA, PROB 11/709.
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Gent. of bedchamber, 1723 – 27, 1730 – d.; PC 12 Feb. 1735 – d.

V.-adm., Essex 1735 – d.

Envoy extraordinary, Paris Sept. – Oct. 1725, Dec. 1727 – Apr. 1728; amb. extraordinary and plenip., Vienna 1728 – 30; amb. extraordinary, Paris 1730–40. Mems. and speeches of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 25.

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WALDEGRAVE, James (1684-1741)
Associated with: Navestock, Essex and Chewton, Som.
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pastel by Gustaf Lundberg, c.1738-40, NPG 1875.

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CAPELL, William (1697-1743)

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b. 1697, s. Algernon Capell, 2nd earl of Essex, and Mary, da. of Willem Bentinck, earl of Portland. educ. LLD Cambs. 25 Apr. 1728. m. (1) 27 Nov. 1718 Jane (d. 1724), da. Henry Hyde, 2nd earl of Rochester (later 4th earl of Clarendon), 4da. (2 d.v.p.); (2) 2 or 3 Feb. 1726 Elizabeth (d. 1784), Wriothesley Russell, 2nd duke of Bedford, 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 4da. (2 d.v.p.). Collins, Peerage, iii. 484. KT 1725 – 38; KG 1738. d. 8 or 9 Jan. 1743; Daily Gazetteer, 10 Jan. 1743. will 16 May 1740, pr. 26 Jan. 1743. TNA, PROB 11/723.
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Gent. of the bedchamber to George, prince of Wales 1719 – 27, to George II 1727 – d.; envoy, Turin 1731 – 32, amb. Turin 1732 – 37; PC 12 Feb. 1735; capt. Yeomen of the guard 4 Dec. 1739–d. Daily Gazetteer, 10 Jan. 1743.

Ld. lt. Herts. 1722 – d.; ranger, St James’s Park 1727–39, British Journal, 29 July 1727. Hyde Park 1728–39. London Evening Post, 27–29 Feb. 1728.

FRS 17 Nov. 1737.

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CAPELL, William (1697-1743)
Associated with: St James’ Sq., Westminster;London Evening Post, 7-10 June 1729.; Grosvenor Sq., Westminster.Daily Gazetteer, 10 Jan. 1743.;
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oil on canvas, attrib. to G. Knapton, c.1735, Watford Museum.

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WARD, Edward (1704-31)

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b. 16 June 1704, posth. s. Edward Ward, 8th Bar. Dudley and 3rd Bar. Ward, and Diana Howard, da. of Thomas Howard‡ of Ashtead, Surr. educ. unknown. unm. d. 6 Sept. 1731; will 23 Feb. 1730, pr. 7 Sept. 1731. TNA, PROB 11/646.
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WARD, Edward (1704-31)
Associated with: Ashtead, Surr.
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