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SYKES, Sir Francis, 1st Bt. (1730-1804), of Basildon Park, Berks.
Family and Education
bap. 22 May 1730,Thonrhill par. reg. (Yorks. Par. Reg. Soc. xxx). 4th s. of Francis Sykes of Thornhill, Yorks. by Martha Fearnley. educ. J. Randall’s acad. Heath, Yorks. m. (1) 7 Feb. 1766, Catherine (d. 25 Dec. 1768), da. of John Ridley of Calcutta, 2s.; (2) 2 Sept. 1774, Hon. Elizabeth Monckton Arundell, da. of William Monckton Arundell, 2nd Visct. Galway [I], 1da. cr. Bt. 8 June 1781.
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Writer, E.I.Co. (Bengal) 1751; asst. at Cossimbazar 1754, chief 1759 – 61; factor 1757; home Jan. 1761–4; member of council 1765 – 69; resident, Murshidabad and gov. Cossimbazar 1766; returned to England 1769.
High steward, Wallingford 1799 – d.
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Main residence: Basildon Park, Berks.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SYKES, Sir Francis (1730-1804)
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SYKES, Francis William (1767-1804).
Family and Education
bap. 12 Nov. 1767 in Bengal,Bengal Past and Present, xxv. 143; India Office Lib. J/1/1, ff. 175, 176. 1st s. of Sir Francis Sykes, 1st Bt., by 1st w. educ. Eton 1777-83; Queen’s, Oxf. 1785. m. 10 Nov. 1798, Mary Anne, da. of Hon. Major Henniker of Streatham, Surr., 3s. 1da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 11 Jan. 1804.
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Cornet, 3 Drag. 1786; sub-lt. 1 Horse Gren. Gds. 1788; lt.-col. Berks. militia 1796–9.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SYKES, Francis William (1767-1804)
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SYMES, Michael (?1762-1809), of Ballyarthur, co. Wicklow.
Family and Education
b. ?1762, 5th s. of Richard Symes of Ballyarthur by Eleanor, da. of Loftus Cliffe of Ross, co. Wexford. educ. Trinity, Dublin 2 Nov. 1778, aged 16. m. 18 Feb. 1801, Jemima, da. of Paul Pilcher of Rochester, Kent, 4da.
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Cadet, E.I.Co. (Bengal) 1780, ensign 1780, lt. 1781, furlough 1786, res. 1788; lt. 76 Ft. and a.d.c. to Col. Musgrave 1788, capt. 1793, lt.-col. 1800.
Ambassador to court of Ava 1795 – 96, 1802–3.
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Main residence: Ballyarthur, co. Wicklow, [I].
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Commons 1790-1820
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SYMES, Michael (?1762-1809)
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Oxford 1644
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SYMONDS, Thomas Powell (1762-1819), of Pengethley, Herefs.
Family and Education
b. 1762, 1st s. of Thomas Powell Symonds of Pengethley by Sarah, da. of Joseph Chester of Gloucester. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1778. m. July 1801, Miss Rootes (d. 24 July 1815), s.p. suc. fa. 1793.
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Sheriff, Herefs. 1798–9.
Capt. S. Glos. militia 1792, maj. 1798, lt.-col. 1803.
Registrar, College of Arms 1808–13.
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Main residence: Pengethley, Herefs.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SYMONDS, Thomas Powell (1762-1819)
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Oxford 1644
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