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TOMES, John (1760-1844), of Jury Street, Warwick, Warws.
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bap. 28 Mar. 1760, 1st s. of John Tomes, innholder of Southam, and w. Jane. m. bef. 1785, Ann, 2s. d.v.p. 3da. (2 d.v.p.). d. 31 Jan. 1844.
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Main residence: Jury Street, Warwick, Warws.
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Commons 1820-1832
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TOMES, John (1760-1844)
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TOMLINE, William Edward (1787-1836), of Riby Grove, nr. Great Grimsby, Lincs.
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b. 27 Feb. 1787, 1st s. of Rt. Rev. George Tomline (formerly Pretyman), bp. of Lincoln and later of Winchester, and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Maltby of Germans, Bucks. educ. privately; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1804. m. 18 Apr. 1811, Frances, da. and h. of John Amler of Ford Hall, Salop, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. 1827 (but not to the baronetcy of Pretyman to which his claim was established in 1823). d. 25 Mar. 1836.
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Sheriff, Lincs. 1824 – 25.
1st maj. Lindsey regt. Lincs. militia 1809, lt.-col. 1814; col. R. North Lincs. militia 1831, col. 1835 – d.
Main residence: Riby Grove, nr. Great Grimsby, Lincs.
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Commons 1820-1832
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TOMLINE, William Edward (1787-1836)
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TORRENS, Robert (1780-1864), of Stonehouse, Devon and 12 Fludyer Street, Mdx.
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b. 1780, IGI (Dublin). 1st s. of Robert Torrens of Herveyhill, co. Londonderry and Elizabeth, da. of Skeffington Bristow, preb. of Rasharkin, co. Londonderry. educ. ? Derry diocesan sch. m. (1) 8 Nov. 1801, Charity (div. by 1818), In Oct. 1818 he said that he had ‘long been separated and for some time divorced’ (Add. 37949, f. 79). da. of Richard Chute of Roxburgh, co. Kerry, 1s. 1da. His will mentions a da. named Charity. (2) 12 Dec. 1820, Esther Jane, da. of Ambrose Serle, solicitor to bd. of trade, 1da.? His 2nd da. was named Jane. d. 27 May 1864.
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Lt. R. Marines 1797, capt. 1806; maj. army 1811, lt.-col. 1819, half-pay 1823; maj. R. Marines 1831, ret. 1834.
Chairman, crown commrs. for colonization of S. Australia 1835–9.
Main residences: Stonehouse, Devon; 12 Fludyer Street, Mdx.
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Commons 1820-1832
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TORRENS, Robert (1780-1864)
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TOWNSEND FARQUHAR, Sir Robert Townsend, 1st bt. (1776-1830), of 13 Bruton Street and 2 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. 14 Oct. 1776, 2nd s. of Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st bt. (d. 1819), apothecary and physician, of Great Marlborough Street, Mdx. and Ann, da. of Thomas Stevenson of Barbados, wid. of John Harvie, physician, of Wardour Street. educ. Westminster 1787. m. 10 Jan. 1809, Maria Frances Geslip, da. and coh. of Francois Joseph Louis de Lautour of Madras and Devonshire Place, 1s. 1 illegit. s. cr. bt. 21 Aug. 1821. Took name of Townsend bef. Farquhar 19 July 1824. d. 16 Mar. 1830.
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Writer E.I. Co. (Madras) 1795; asst. under accountant to board of revenue 1796; asst. under resident at Amboyna 1797, dep. commercial resident 1798, commercial resident 1798 – 1802; commr. for adjusting British claims in Moluccas 1802; lt.-gov. Prince of Wales Island (Penang) 1804 – 05; gov. Mauritius 1811 – 23.
Dir. E.I. Co. 1826 – 28.
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Main residences: 13 Bruton Street; 2 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, Mdx.
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Commons 1820-1832
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TOWNSEND FARQUHAR, Sir Robert Townsend, 1st bt. (1776-1830)
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TOWNSHEND, Lord Charles Vere Ferrars Compton (1785-1853), of 20 Cavendish Square, Mdx. and Rainham Hall, nr. Fakenham, Norf.
Family and Education
b. 16 Sept. 1785, 2nd. s. of George, 2nd Mq. Townshend (d. 1811), and Charlotte, da. and coh. of Eaton Mainwaring Ellerker of Risby Park, Yorks. educ. Harrow 1797-9. m. 24 Mar. 1812, his cos. Charlotte, da. of Gen. William Loftus† of Stiffkey, Norf., s.p. d. 5 Nov. 1853.
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Maj. Norf. rangers 1808; capt. Norf. yeoman cav. 1831.
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Main residences: 20 Cavendish Square, Mdx.; Rainham Hall, nr. Fakenham, Norf.
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Commons 1820-1832
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TOWNSHEND, Lord Charles Vere Ferrars Compton (1785-1853)
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