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DUNDAS, Hon. John Charles (1808-1866), of Aske Hall, Richmond, Yorks.; later of Oran, nr. Catterick and Wood Hall, nr. Wetherby, Yorks.; 19 Arlington Street, London.
Family and Education
b. 21 Aug. 1808, 4th s. of Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Bar. Dundas (d. 19 Feb. 1839), and Harriot, da. of Gen. John Hale, of Plantation, Tocketts, Yorks.; bro. of Thomas Dundas MP. educ. priv. by Mr. Huntingdon; Trinity, Camb. adm. 27 Mar. 1826, matric. Mich. 1826, MA 1829; M. Temple adm. 1829, called 1834. m. 27 Mar. 1843, Margaret Matilda, da. of James Talbot, of Maryville, co. Wexford, 6s. (2 d.v.p.) 6da. d. 14 Feb. 1866.
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Ld. lt. Orkney and Shetland 1839 – d. J.P N. Riding Yorks. J.P. W. Riding Yorks. Dep. Lt. N. Riding Yorks. 1839.
Freemason.
Main residences: Aske Hall, Richmond, Yorks.; Oran, nr. Catterick; Wood Hall, nr. Wetherby, Yorks. and 19 Arlington Street, London.
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THOMPSON, Harry Stephen (1809-1874), of Kirby Hall, Bedale, Yorks.
Family and Education
b. 11 Aug. 1809, 1st s. of Richard John Thompson, of Kirby Hall, and Elizabeth, da. of John Turton, of Sugnall Hall, Staffs. educ. Waltham Cross, Herts; Trin. Camb. adm. 1826, matric. 1827, B.A. 1832. m. 26 Aug. 1843, Elizabeth Anne, 2nd da. of Sir John Croft, bt., of Doddington, Kent. 6s. 5da. suc. fa. 3 Aug. 1853. cr. bt. 2 Mar. 1874. Took additional surname of Meysey 1874. d. 17 May 1874.
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JP W. Riding Yorks. J.P. N. Riding Yorks. Dep. Lt. W. Riding Yorks. high sheriff Yorks. 1856.
Lt. hussar regiment W. Yorks. yeomanry cavalry 1835; capt. 1839 – 44.
Royal Agricultural Society council member 1838 – 58, president 1866, trustee 1858 – 73; Associate of Institution of Civil Engineers 1866.
Chairman York and North Midland Railway 1849 – 54; deputy chairman North Eastern Railway 1854 – 55, chairman 1855–74.
Main residence: Kirby Hall, Bedale, Yorks.
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FEILDEN, Montague Joseph (1816-1898), of Feniscowles, Blackburn, Lancs.
Family and Education
b. 8 May 1816, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of William Feilden, MP (d. 17 May 1850), of Feniscowles, Blackburn, Lancs., and Mary Haughton, eld. da. of Edmund Jackson, of Southfield, and Woodlands, Jamaica. educ. by Rev. W. Rawson, nr. Liverpool, Lancs; Blackburn grammar sch.; by Rev. Canon W. Casson, Chester.R.D.S. Wilson, The Feildens of Witton Park [1983], 72, states that Feilden attended Eton where he was a contemporary of Gladstone, but he does not appear on the Eton school list. m. (1) 8 Jan. 1846, Mary Anne (d. 21 Sept. 1859), o. da. and h. of William Valentine, of Wood House, Cuerdale, Lancs. 1s. (d.v.p.) 1da. (d.v.p.)Feilden’s wife gave birth to twins in 1858, but as she is listed in family pedigrees as d.s.p. and no further mention of these children has been found, it is assumed that they died in infancy: Morning Post, 17 Apr. 1858; R. Assheton, Pedigree of the family of Feilden, of the county of Lancaster (1879), 16. (2) 26 Oct. 1865, Alice, da. of James Thoume, of Bon Air, Guernsey, 1s.; ?3 illegit. s. d. 17 Oct. 1898.
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J.P. Lancs. 1842; Dep. Lt. Lancs. 1854.
Capt. 3rd royal Lancs. militia 1838; maj. 1853; hon. lt.-col. 1870; ret. 1873.
Main residence: Feniscowles, Blackburn, Lancs.
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PROTHEROE, Edward (1798-1852), of Newnham, Glos. and 8 Eccleston Square, London, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. 1798, o.s. of Edward Protheroe MP (d. 24 Aug. 1856), of Bristol, and Anne, 2nd da. of John Waterhouse, of Wellhead, Halifax, Yorks. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 1817. unm. Took name of Davis before Protheroe by royal lic. 21 Jan. 1845. d. v.p. 18 Aug. 1852.
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Commr. for pub. recs. 1831 – 37.
Dep. Lt. Gloucs. 1831; D.L. Bristol; J.P. Gloucs. 1837.
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Main residences: Newnham, Glos.; 8 Eccleston Square, London, Mdx.
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CROMPTON, Samuel (1785-1848), of Wood End, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.
Family and Education
b. 8 July 1785, s. and h. of Samuel Crompton of Wood End, Thirsk, Yorks. and Sarah, da. of Samuel Fox of Derby. cos. of Joshua Samuel Crompton (MP Ripon 1832-5) and William Rookes Crompton Stansfield (MP Huddersfield 1837-53); educ. Charterhouse 1798-1801; Trinity Coll. Camb. adm. fell. comm. 1 Mar. 1804, matric. 1806; m. 3 Nov. 1829, Isabella Sophia, da. of the Hon. and Rev. Archibald Hamilton Cathcart, rect. of Methley, Yorks., vic. of Kippax, Yorks., and preb. of York, 4da. (3 d.v.p.); suc. fa. 1810; cr. bt. 20 June 1838. d. 27 Dec. 1848.
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Dep. Lieut. N. Riding Yorks 1808.
Capt. 4 N. Riding militia 1809.
Main residence: Wood End, nr. Thirsk, Yorks.
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