ASTLEY, Sir Jacob (1797-1859), of Melton Constable, Norf. and 7 Cavendish Square, London

b. 13 Nov. 1797, 1st s. of Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 5^th bt. of Melton Constable, Norf., MP Norfolk 1797-1806, 1807-1817, and Hester, yst. da. and coh. of Samuel Browne, of King’s Lynn, Norf. educ. Magdalen College, Oxf., matric. 18 Feb. 1817, DCL 14 Jun. 1820. m. 22 Mar. 1819, Georgiana, da. of Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3^rd bt., of Kirtlington, Oxon., 2s. suc. fa. 28 Apr. 1817. cr. Bar. Hastings 18 May 1841. d. 27 Dec. 1859.