Commons 1754-1790

b. c. 1715, 1st surv. s. of James Vernon, M.P., of Great Thurlow, Suff.; bro. of Charles and nephew of Edward Vernon. educ. Westminster 1725; Trinity, Camb. 1732; L. Inn 1732; ? Leyden 1737. m. 14 Jan. 1748, Alice, da. and h. of Samuel Ibbetson of Denton, Yorks., 3s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1756 and uncle Edward Vernon 30 Oct. 1757; cr. Baron Orwell [I] 7 Apr. 1762; Visct. Orwell [I] 21 July 1776; Earl of Shipbrook [I] 8 Feb. 1777.

b. 13 Sept. 1718, 1st s. of Henry Vernon, M.P., of Hilton Park by Penelope, da. and coh. of Robert Philips of Newton Regis, Warws.; bro. of Richard Vernon. educ. Westminster 1728-33; Trinity, Camb. 1736; L. Inn 1739; Grand Tour (France, with Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Bt.) 1739.Walpole to Mann, 17 Nov. 1743. m. Dec. 1743, Lady Henrietta Wentworth, da. of Thomas, 3rd Earl of Strafford, 3s. 5da. suc. fa. 1732.

b. 18 June 1726, 5th s. of Henry Vernon, M.P., of Hilton, and bro. of Henry Vernon. educ. Grand Tour (Italy and France) c.1743.Mann to Walpole, 10 Mar. 1752. m. 15 Feb. 1759, Lady Evelyn, da. of John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower, wid. of John Fitzpatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory and sis. of the Duchess of Bedford, 3da.

b. 9 Feb. 1709,Three dates are given for the year of his birth: 1707-8 (CP ); 1709 (Collins); 1709-10 (Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 200). 9 Feb. 1709 seems most likely. o. surv. s. of Henry Vernon, M.P., of Sudbury by his 1st w. Anne, da. and h. of Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd, Salop, niece and h. of Sir Peter Venables of Kinderton. m. (1) 22 June 1733, Hon. Mary Howard (d. Feb. 1740), da. and coh. of Thomas, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham, 3s. 2da.; (2) 22 Dec. 1741, Anne (d. 22 Sept. 1742), da. of Sir Thomas Lee, 3rd Bt., M.P., of Hartwell, Bucks.; (3) 10 Apr. 1744, Hon. Martha Harcourt, da. of Simon, 1st Visct. Harcourt, 3s. 4da. suc. to Kinderton 28 Apr. 1715, and assumed name of Venables before Vernon; suc. fa. 1719; cr. Baron Vernon of Kinderton 12 May 1762.

b. 9 May 1735, 1st s. of George Venables Vernon by his 1st w. educ. Westminster 1742-5; Trinity Hall, Camb. 1753. m. (1) 16 July 1757, Hon. Louisa Barbarina Mansell (d. 16 Feb. 1786), da. and h. of Bussy, 4th Baron Mansell, 2s. 2da.; (2) 25 May 1787, Jane Georgina, da. of William Fauquier of Hanover, 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Vernon 21 Aug. 1780.