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FABER |
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| 29 Dec 1905 |
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Edmund Beckett Faber |
9 Feb 1847 |
17 Sep 1920 |
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Created Baron Faber 29 Dec 1905 |
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| 17 Sep 1920 |
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MP for Andover 1901-1905 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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FAIRFAX OF CAMERON |
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| 18 Oct 1627 |
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Sir Thomas Fairfax |
1560 |
2 May 1640 |
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Created Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
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18 Oct 1627 |
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| 2 May 1640 |
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Ferdinando Fairfax |
29 Mar 1584 |
12 Mar 1648 |
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MP for Boroughbridge 1640 and Yorkshire |
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| 12 Mar 1648 |
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Thomas Fairfax |
17 Jan 1612 |
12 Nov 1671 |
59 |
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MP for Yorkshire 1660-1661 |
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| 12 Nov 1671 |
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Henry Fairfax |
20 Dec 1631 |
9 Apr 1688 |
56 |
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MP for Yorkshire 1678-1688 |
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| 9 Apr 1688 |
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Thomas Fairfax |
16 Apr 1657 |
6 Jan 1710 |
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MP for Malton 1685-1687 and Yorkshire |
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1689-1702 and 1707 |
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| 6 Jan 1710 |
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Thomas Fairfax |
1692 |
12 Mar 1782 |
89 |
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| 12 Mar 1782 |
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Robert Fairfax |
1707 |
15 Jul 1793 |
86 |
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MP for Maidstone 1740-1754 and Kent |
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1754-1761 |
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| 15 Jul 1793 |
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Bryan Fairfax |
1737 |
7 Aug 1802 |
65 |
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| 7 Aug 1802 |
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Thomas Fairfax |
1762 |
21 Apr 1846 |
83 |
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| 21 Apr 1846 |
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Charles Snowden Fairfax |
8 Mar 1829 |
4 Apr 1869 |
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| 4 Apr 1869 |
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John Contee Fairfax |
13 Sep 1830 |
28 Sep 1900 |
70 |
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| 28 Sep 1900 |
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Albert Kirby Fairfax |
23 Jun 1870 |
4 Oct 1939 |
69 |
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| 4 Oct 1939 |
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Thomas Brian McKelvie Fairfax |
14 May 1923 |
8 Apr 1964 |
40 |
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| 8 Apr 1964 |
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Nicholas John Albert Fairfax |
4 Jan 1956 |
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| 10 Feb 1629 |
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Sir Thomas Fairfax |
1574 |
23 Dec 1636 |
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Created Viscount Fairfax of Emley |
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10 Feb 1629 |
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| 23 Dec 1636 |
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Thomas Fairfax |
c 1604 |
24 Sep 1641 |
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| 24 Sep 1641 |
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William Fairfax |
6 Jun 1620 |
1648 |
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Thomas Fairfax |
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25 Feb 1651 |
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| 25 Feb 1651 |
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Charles Fairfax |
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6 Jul 1711 |
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Lord Lieutenant N Riding Yorkshire 1687-1688 |
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| 6 Jul 1711 |
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Charles Fairfax |
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23 Oct 1715 |
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| 23 Oct 1715 |
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Charles Fairfax |
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6 Jan 1719 |
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| 6 Jan 1719 |
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William Fairfax |
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18 Nov 1738 |
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| 18 Nov 1738 |
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Charles Gregory Fairfax |
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20 Jan 1772 |
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| 20 Jan 1772 |
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FAIRFIELD |
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| 1 Feb 1939 |
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Frederick Arthur Greer |
1 Oct 1863 |
4 Feb 1945 |
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Created Baron Fairfield 1 Feb 1939 |
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| 4 Feb 1945 |
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Lord Justice of Appeal 1927-1938. PC 1927 |
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FAIRFORD |
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| 28 Aug 1772 |
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Wills Hill,Earl of Hillsborough |
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Created Viscount Fairford and Earl of |
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Hillsborough [GB] 28 Aug 1772 |
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He was subsequently created Marquess of |
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Downshire (qv) with which title these |
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FAIRHAVEN |
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| 20 Mar 1929 |
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Urban Huttleston Broughton |
31 Aug 1896 |
20 Aug 1966 |
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Created Baron Fairhaven 20 Mar 1929 |
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| 25 Jul 1961 |
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extinct whilst the creation of 1961 |
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passed to - |
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| 20 Aug 1966 |
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Henry Rogers Broughton |
1 Jan 1900 |
6 Apr 1973 |
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| 6 Apr 1973 |
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Ailwyn Henry George Broughton |
16 Nov 1936 |
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FAIRLIE OF FAIRLIE |
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| 23 Jul 1897 |
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David Boyle,Earl of Glasgow |
31 May 1833 |
13 Dec 1915 |
82 |
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Created Baron Fairlie of Fairlie 23 Jul 1897 |
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FAITHFULL |
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| 26 Jan 1976 |
B[L] |
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Lucy Faithfull |
26 Dec 1910 |
13 Mar 1996 |
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Created Baroness Faithfull 26 Jan 1976 |
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FALCONER |
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| 20 Dec 1646 |
B[S] |
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Sir Alexander Falconer |
c 1595 |
1 Oct 1671 |
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Created Lord Falconer 20 Dec 1646 |
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| 1 Oct 1671 |
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Alexander Falconer |
17 Jun 1620 |
4 Mar 1684 |
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| 4 Mar 1684 |
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David Falconer |
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Sir Alexander Falconer,2nd baronet |
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| 17 Mar 1727 |
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David Falconer |
May 1681 |
24 Sep 1751 |
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| 24 Sep 1751 |
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Alexander Falconer |
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5 Nov 1762 |
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William Falconer |
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Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer,Earl of |
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William Keith-Falconer,Earl of Kintore |
11 Dec 1766 |
6 Oct 1812 |
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Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer,Earl of |
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Kintore |
20 Apr 1794 |
11 Jul 1844 |
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Francis Alexander Keith-Falconer,Earl of |
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Kintore |
7 Jun 1828 |
18 Jul 1880 |
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Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, |
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Earl of Kintore |
12 Aug 1852 |
3 Mar 1930 |
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Arthur George Keith-Falconer,Earl of |
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5 Jan 1879 |
25 May 1966 |
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| 14 May 1997 |
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Charles Leslie Falconer |
19 Nov 1951 |
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Created Baron Falconer of Thoroton |
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Solicitor General 1997-1998. Lord Chancellor |
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2003-2007 PC 2003 |
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FALKENDER |
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| 11 Jul 1974 |
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Marcia Matilda Falkender |
10 Mar 1932 |
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Created Baroness Falkender 11 Jul 1974 |
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| 14 Nov 1620 |
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Sir Henry Cary |
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25 Sep 1633 |
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Created Lord Carye and Viscount of |
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| 25 Sep 1633 |
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Lucius Cary |
1610 |
20 Sep 1643 |
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Lucius Cary |
5 Jul 1632 |
17 Sep 1649 |
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Henry Cary |
21 Nov 1634 |
2 Apr 1663 |
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MP for Arundel 1660,Oxford 1660 and Oxfordshire |
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1661-1663. Lord Lieutenant Oxford 1660-1663 |
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| 2 Apr 1663 |
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Anthony Cary |
15 Feb 1656 |
24 May 1694 |
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1689-1690 and Great Bedwyn 1690-1694 |
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Treasurer of the Navy 1681-1689. First |
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Lord of the Admiralty 1693-1694. PC 1692 |
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| 24 May 1694 |
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Lucius Henry Cary |
27 Aug 1687 |
31 Dec 1730 |
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| 31 Dec 1730 |
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Lucius Charles Cary |
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27 Feb 1785 |
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| 27 Feb 1785 |
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Henry Thomas Cary |
27 Feb 1766 |
28 May 1796 |
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Charles John Cary |
Nov 1768 |
2 Mar 1809 |
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| 2 Mar 1809 |
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Lucius Bentinck Cary |
5 Nov 1803 |
12 Mar 1884 |
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Governor of Nova Scotia 1840-1846 and |
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Bombay 1848-1853.
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| 12 Mar 1884 |
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Plantagenet Pierrepont Cary |
8 Sep 1806 |
1 Feb 1886 |
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Byron Plantagenet Cary |
3 Apr 1845 |
10 Jan 1922 |
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Lucius Plantagenet Cary |
23 Sep 1880 |
24 Jul 1961 |
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| 24 Jul 1961 |
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Lucius Henry Charles Plantagenet Cary |
25 Jan 1905 |
16 Mar 1984 |
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| 16 Mar 1984 |
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Lucius Edward William Plantagenet Cary |
8 May 1935 |
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| 2 Jun 2004 |
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Kishwer Falkner |
9 Mar 1955 |
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Created Baroness Falkner of Margravine |
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| 17 Mar 1664 |
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George Berkeley,Viscount Fitzhardinge |
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3 Jun 1665 |
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| 1 Oct 1674 |
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George Fitzroy |
28 Dec 1665 |
3 Jul 1716 |
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Northumberland 1 Oct 1674 and Duke |
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Illegitimate son of Charles II. Lord |
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Lieutenant Surrey 1702-1714. KG 1684 |
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Hugh Boscawen |
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25 Oct 1734 |
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Hugh Boscawen |
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PC 1756 |
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George Evelyn Boscawen |
6 May 1758 |
11 Feb 1808 |
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Edward Boscawen |
10 May 1787 |
29 Dec 1841 |
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George Henry Boscawen |
8 Jul 1811 |
29 Aug 1852 |
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Evelyn Boscawen |
18 Mar 1819 |
6 Nov 1889 |
70 |
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Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen |
24 Jul 1847 |
1 Oct 1918 |
71 |
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Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen |
5 Aug 1887 |
18 Feb 1962 |
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George Hugh Boscawen |
31 Oct 1919 |
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Lord Lieutenant Cornwall 1977-1994 |
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Falvesley 20 Aug 1383 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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Charles Fane |
30 Jan 1676 |
4 Jul 1744 |
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Viscount Fane 22 Apr 1718 |
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Charles Fane |
after 1708 |
24 Jan 1766 |
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MP for Tavistock 1734-1747 and Reading |
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1754-1761 |
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FANHOPE |
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Sir John Cornwall |
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Created Baron of Fanhope 17 Jul 1433 |
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| 5 Sep 1661 |
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Sir Thomas Fanshawe |
c 1596 |
30 Mar 1665 |
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Created Viscount Fanshawe 5 Sep 1661 |
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MP for Lancaster 1625 and Hertford 1640 |
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Thomas Fanshawe |
17 Jun 1632 |
19 May 1674 |
41 |
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Evelyn Fanshawe |
9 Aug 1669 |
10 Oct 1687 |
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Charles Fanshawe |
6 Feb 1643 |
28 Mar 1710 |
67 |
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MP for Mitchell 1689 |
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Simon Fanshawe |
1648 |
23 Oct 1716 |
68 |
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| 27 Sep 1983 |
B[L] |
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Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle |
27 Mar 1927 |
28 Dec 2001 |
74 |
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27 Sep 1983 |
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MP for Richmond 1959-1983 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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| 19 Aug 1673 |
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1 |
Louise Renee de Penancort de Keroualle |
c 1647 |
14 Nov 1734 |
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Fareham and Duchess of Portsmouth |
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for life 19 Aug 1673 |
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Mistress of Charles II |
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FARINGDON |
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| 24 Jan 1916 |
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Sir Alexander Henderson,1st baronet |
28 Sep 1850 |
17 Mar 1934 |
83 |
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Created Baron Faringdon 24 Jan 1916 |
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MP for Stafford West 1898-1906 and St. |
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Georges,Hanover Square 1913-1916 CH 1917 |
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| 17 Mar 1934 |
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2 |
Alexander Gavin Henderson |
20 Mar 1902 |
29 Jan 1977 |
74 |
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3 |
Charles Michael Henderson |
3 Jul 1937 |
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FARNBOROUGH |
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| 8 Jul 1826 |
B |
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Charles Long |
29 Jan 1760 |
17 Jan 1838 |
77 |
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Created Baron Farnborough |
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8 Jul 1826 |
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MP for Rye 1789-1796,Midhurst 1796-1802, |
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Wendover 1802-1806, and Haslemere 1806-1826 |
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PC 1802 PC [I]
1805 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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| 11 May 1886 |
B |
1 |
Thomas Erskine May |
8 Feb 1815 |
17 May 1886 |
71 |
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Created Baron Farnborough |
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11 May 1886 |
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PC 1884 |
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| 6 May 1756 |
B[I] |
1 |
John Maxwell |
1687 |
6 Aug 1759 |
72 |
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Created Baron Farnham 6 May 1756 |
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| 6 Aug 1759 |
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Robert Maxwell |
c 1720 |
16 Nov 1779 |
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E[I] |
1 |
Created Viscount Farnham 10 Sep 1760 |
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and Earl of Farnham 13 May 1763 |
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MP for Taunton 1754-1768
PC [I] 1760 |
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On his death the Earldom and the |
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Viscountcy became extinct whilst the |
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Barony passed to - |
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| 16 Nov 1779 |
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Barry Maxwell |
1723 |
7 Oct 1800 |
77 |
| 22 Jun 1785 |
E[I] |
1 |
Created Viscount Farnham 10 Jan 1781 |
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and Earl of Farnham 22 Jun 1785 |
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PC [I] 1796 |
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| 7 Oct 1800 |
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John James Maxwell |
5 Feb 1760 |
23 Jul 1823 |
63 |
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On his death the Earldom and the |
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| 23 Jul 1823 |
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Barony passed to - |
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| 23 Jul 1823 |
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John Maxwell-Barry |
18 Jan 1767 |
20 Sep 1838 |
71 |
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MP for Cavan 1806-1823. PC [I] 1809 |
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| 20 Sep 1838 |
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Henry Maxwell |
1774 |
19 Oct 1838 |
64 |
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Henry Maxwell |
9 Aug 1799 |
20 Aug 1868 |
69 |
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MP for Cavan 1824-1838
KP 1845 |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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| 20 Aug 1868 |
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Somerset Richard Maxwell |
18 Oct 1803 |
4 Jun 1884 |
80 |
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MP for Cavan 1838-1840 |
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| 4 Jun 1884 |
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James Pierce Maxwell |
1813 |
26 Oct 1896 |
83 |
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MP for Cavan 1843-1865 |
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Somerset Henry Maxwell |
7 Mar 1849 |
22 Nov 1900 |
51 |
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Lord Lieutenant Cavan July-Dec 1900 |
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For further information on this peer, see the |
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note at the foot of this page. |
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Arthur Kenlis Maxwell |
2 Oct 1879 |
5 Feb 1957 |
77 |
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Barry Owen Somerset Maxwell |
7 Jul 1931 |
22 Mar 2001 |
69 |
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Simon Kenlis Maxwell |
12 Dec 1933 |
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| 30 Nov 1922 |
E |
1 |
Sir Horace Brand Farquhar,1st baronet |
18 May 1844 |
30 Aug 1923 |
79 |
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Viscount Farquhar 21 Jun 1917 and |
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Earl Farquhar 30 Nov 1922 |
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MP for Marylebone West 1895-1898 PC 1907 |
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| 22 Jun 1893 |
B |
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Sir Thomas Henry Farrer,1st baronet |
24 Jun 1819 |
11 Oct 1899 |
80 |
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Created Baron Farrer 22 Jun 1893 |
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| 11 Oct 1899 |
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2 |
Thomas Cecil Farrer |
25 Oct 1859 |
12 Apr 1940 |
80 |
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3 |
Cecil Claude Farrer |
8 May 1893 |
11 Mar 1948 |
54 |
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Oliver Thomas Farrer |
5 Oct 1904 |
24 Jan 1954 |
49 |
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| 24 Jan 1954 |
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Anthony Thomas Farrer |
22 Apr 1910 |
16 Dec 1964 |
54 |
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| 29 Sep 1994 |
B[L] |
1 |
Josephine Farrington |
29 Jun 1940 |
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Created Baroness Farrington of |
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Ribbleton 29 Sep 1994 |
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| 23 Jun 1295 |
B |
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Walter de Fauconberg |
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1 Nov 1304 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Fauconberg 23 Jun 1295 |
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Walter de Fauconberg |
1264 |
31 Dec 1318 |
54 |
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John de Fauconberg |
24 Jun 1290 |
17 Sep 1349 |
59 |
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Walter de Fauconberg |
1319 |
29 Sep 1362 |
43 |
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Thomas de Fauconberg |
20 Jul 1345 |
9 Sep 1407 |
62 |
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| 9 Sep 1407 |
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abeyance |
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Joan Fauconberg |
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in her right. He was later created Earl |
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of Kent in 1461 (qv) |
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Marcia Amelia Mary Lane-Fox |
18 Oct 1863 |
17 Nov 1926 |
63 |
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8 |
Sackville George Pelham,Earl of |
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17 Dec 1888 |
7 Feb 1948 |
59 |
| 7 Feb 1948 |
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abeyance |
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| 31 Jan 1643 |
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1 |
Sir Thomas Belasyse,2nd baronet |
1577 |
18 Apr 1652 |
74 |
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Created Baron Fauconberg 25 May |
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1627 and Viscount Fauconberg 31 Jan |
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1643 |
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MP for Thirsk 1597-1598,1621-1622 and |
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1624-1625 |
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| 18 Apr 1652 |
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Thomas Belasyse |
16 Mar 1628 |
31 Dec 1700 |
72 |
| 9 Apr 1689 |
E |
1 |
Created Earl Fauconberg 9 Apr 1689 |
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| 31 Dec 1700 |
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N Riding Yorkshire 1660-1687 and 1689-1692 |
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PC 1679 |
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Henry Belasyse |
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Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner |
18 Feb 1921 |
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| 14 Jul 1999 |
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Richard Oliver Faulkner |
22 Mar 1946 |
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FAULKS |
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| 21 Jul 2010 |
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Edward Peter Lawless Faulks |
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Created Baron Faulks for life 21 Jul 2010 |
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| 11 Jul 2001 |
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Ronald Cyril Fearn |
6 Feb 1931 |
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Created Baron Fearn of Southport |
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11 Jul 2001 |
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MP for Southport 1987-1992 and 1997-2001 |
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| 6 Mar 1974 |
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Victor Grayson Hardie Feather |
10 Apr 1908 |
28 Jul 1976 |
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William Feilding |
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George Feilding |
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Callan 7 Nov 1622 |
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| 15 Jan 1996 |
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Basil Feldman |
23 Sep 1926 |
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Created Baron Feldman 15 Jan 1996 |
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| 12 Jul 1999 |
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Sir Robert Fellowes |
11 Dec 1941 |
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Created Baron Fellowes 12 Jul 1999 |
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Robert de Felton |
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Felton 8 Jan 1313 |
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John de Felton |
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Thomas Erskine |
1566 |
12 Jun 1639 |
72 |
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Viscount Fentoun 18 Mar 1606 and |
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FERMANAGH |
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| 16 Jun 1703 |
V[I] |
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Sir John Verney,2nd baronet |
5 Nov 1640 |
23 Jun 1717 |
76 |
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MP for Buckinghamshire 1710-1715 and |
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Amersham 1715-1717 |
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Created Baron Verney and Viscount of |
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the County of Fermanagh 16 Jun 1703 |
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Ralph Verney |
18 Mar 1683 |
4 Oct 1752 |
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1741-1752 |
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Mary Verney |
21 Oct 1737 |
15 Nov 1810 |
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13 Jun 1792 |
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| 13 Jan 1876 |
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John Crichton,Earl of Erne |
30 Jul 1802 |
3 Oct 1885 |
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13 Jan 1876 |
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FERMOY |
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| c 1461 |
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David Roche |
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c 1485 |
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Recognized as Vicount Roche of |
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Fermoy c 1461 |
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Maurice Roche |
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c 1515 |
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David Roche |
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1539 |
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Maurice Roche |
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c 1560 |
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David Roche |
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1582 |
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Maurice Roche |
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David Roche |
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Maurice Roche |
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David Roche |
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John Roche |
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David Roche |
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1703 |
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Ulick Roche |
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B[I] |
1 |
Edmond Burke Roche |
Aug 1815 |
17 Sep 1874 |
59 |
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Created Baron Fermoy 10 Sep 1856 |
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MP for co.Cork 1837-1855 and Marylebone |
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1859-1865. Lord Lieutenant Cork 1857-1874 |
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Edward Fitzgerald Burke Roche |
23 May 1850 |
1 Sep 1920 |
70 |
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James Boothby Burke Roche |
28 Jul 1852 |
30 Oct 1920 |
68 |
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| 30 Oct 1920 |
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Edmund Maurice Burke Roche |
15 May 1885 |
8 Jul 1955 |
70 |
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| 8 Jul 1955 |
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Edmund James Burke Roche |
20 Mar 1939 |
19 Aug 1984 |
45 |
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Patrick Maurice Burke Roche |
11 Oct 1967 |
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| 22 Nov 1797 |
V[I] |
1 |
Margaretta Amelia Foster |
1736 |
20 Jan 1824 |
87 |
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Created Baroness Oriel of Collon |
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5 Jun 1790 and Viscountess Ferrard |
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22 Nov 1797 |
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Thomas Henry Skeffington |
by Jan 1772 |
18 Jan 1843 |
71 |
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1822-1824. PC [I]
1809 |
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He succeeded as Baron Oriel of Ferrard in 1828 |
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John Skeffington |
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Massereene (qv) with which title this |
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| 9 Oct 1715 |
B[I] |
1 |
Sir Henry Tichborne,1st baronet |
1663 |
3 Nov 1731 |
68 |
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Created Baron Ferrard of Beaulieu |
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9 Oct 1715 |
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PC [I] 1714 |
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| 3 Sep 1711 |
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1 |
Robert Shirley,13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley |
20 Oct 1650 |
25 Dec 1717 |
67 |
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Created Viscount Tamworth and Earl |
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Ferrers 3 Sep 1711 |
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Lord Lieutenant Staffordshire Sep-Nov 1687 |
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Washington Shirley |
22 Jun 1677 |
14 Apr 1729 |
51 |
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Lord Lieutenant Stafford 1725-1729 |
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| 14 Apr 1729 |
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Henry Shirley |
14 Nov 1691 |
6 Aug 1745 |
53 |
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Lord Lieutenant Stafford 1731-1742 |
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| 6 Aug 1745 |
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Lawrence Shirley |
18 Aug 1720 |
5 May 1760 |
39 |
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| 5 May 1760 |
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Washington Shirley |
26 May 1722 |
11 Oct 1778 |
56 |
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Robert Shirley |
18 Jul 1723 |
17 Apr 1787 |
63 |
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Robert Shirley |
25 Sep 1756 |
2 May 1827 |
70 |
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Washington Shirley |
13 Nov 1760 |
2 Oct 1842 |
81 |
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Washington Sewallis Shirley |
3 Jan 1822 |
13 Mar 1859 |
37 |
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| 13 Mar 1859 |
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Sewallis Edward Shirley |
24 Jan 1847 |
26 Jul 1912 |
65 |
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Walter Knight Shirley |
5 Jun 1864 |
2 Feb 1937 |
72 |
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Robert Walter Shirley |
7 Jul 1894 |
11 Oct 1954 |
60 |
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| 11 Oct 1954 |
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Robert Washington Shirley |
8 Jun 1929 |
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| 6 Feb 1299 |
B |
1 |
John de Ferrers |
20 Jun 1271 |
1325 |
54 |
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Ferrers of Chartley 6 Feb 1299 |
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Robert de Ferrers |
1310 |
28 Aug 1350 |
40 |
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John de Ferrers |
1329 |
2 Apr 1367 |
37 |
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Robert de Ferrers |
1360 |
12 Mar 1413 |
52 |
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Edmund Ferrers |
1389 |
17 Dec 1435 |
46 |
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William Ferrers |
1412 |
9 Jun 1450 |
37 |
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Anne Devereux |
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summoned to parliament as Lord Ferrers |
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in her right. KG 1472. He died 22 Aug 1485 |
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John Devereux |
1463 |
7 May 1501 |
37 |
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Walter Devereux,Viscount Hereford |
1491 |
27 Feb 1558 |
66 |
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Walter Devereux,Earl of Essex |
16 Sep 1541 |
22 Sep 1576 |
35 |
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Robert Devereux,Earl of Essex |
10 Nov 1567 |
25 Feb 1601 |
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forfeited |
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Robert Devereux,Earl of Essex |
22 Jan 1591 |
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death the peerage fell into abeyance |
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Robert Shirley,later [1711] 1st Earl Ferrers |
20 Oct 1650 |
25 Dec 1717 |
67 |
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Elizabeth Compton |
19 Aug 1694 |
13 Mar 1741 |
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abeyance |
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Charlotte Townshend |
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Abeyance terminated in her favour 1749 |
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George Townshend,Marquess Townshend |
18 Apr 1755 |
27 Jul 1811 |
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George Ferrars Townshend,Marquess |
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13 Dec 1778 |
31 Dec 1855 |
77 |
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abeyance |
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FERRERS DE GROBY |
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William Ferrers |
1270 |
20 Mar 1325 |
54 |
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Summoned to Parliament as Lord |
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Ferrers de Groby 26 Sep 1300 |
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Henry Ferrers |
1303 |
15 Sep 1343 |
40 |
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3 |
William Ferrers |
28 Feb 1333 |
6 Jan 1372 |
38 |
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Henry Ferrers |
16 Feb 1356 |
3 Feb 1388 |
31 |
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5 |
William Ferrers |
25 Apr 1373 |
18 May 1445 |
72 |
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Elizabeth Grey |
1419 |
c 1460 |
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John Grey |
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Thomas Grey |
1451 |
26 Apr 1501 |
49 |
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He was created Marquess of Dorset (qv) |
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1475 with which title this peerage then |
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merged |
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FERRIER |
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| 24 Sep 1958 |
B[L] |
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Victor Ferrier Noel-Paton |
29 Jan 1900 |
4 Jun 1992 |
92 |
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Created Baron Ferrier for life 24 Sep 1958 |
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Peerage extinct on his death |
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FETHARD |
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John Vaughan |
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5 Apr 1721 |
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Created Baron Fethard and Viscount |
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Lisburne 5 Jun 1695 |
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See "Lisburne" |
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Albert Kirby Fairfax, 12th Lord Fairfax of
Cameron |
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The 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron died in
September 1900, at which time his son, Albert Kirby |
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Fairfax, inherited the title. It was not until
1908, however, that the 12th Lord was able to |
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establish his claim to the title, after the
Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords had |
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examined his claim. The following report of the
Committee's decision appeared in 'The Times' of |
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18 November 1908:- |
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'[After a lengthy description of the membership
of the Committee and the process to be |
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udertaken] The claimant claims to be the 12th
Lord Fairfax and was born on June 23, 1870. He |
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is the eldest son of John Contee, the 11th lord
who, like most of his predecessors, was a |
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citizen of the United States, and has been
naturalized in this country. |
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'Mr. Woollaston [Bluemantle Puirsuivant at the
Heralds' College and counsel for the claimant] |
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detailed the steps of succession. The first
peer was Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton, in the |
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county of York, who by letters patent dated
October 18, 1627, was created Lord Fairfax of |
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Cameron to hold to him and the heirs of his
body. He died in 1640. The second peer, |
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Ferdinando, was a general in the Parliamentary
army and fought at Naseby and Marston Moor, |
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dying in 1647 [1648]. The third, Thomas, was
general-in-chief of that army, and assisted |
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Monck in the restoration of the Monarchy, dying
in 1671. The sixth lord, also Thomas, settled |
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in Virginia and died in 1781 [1782] unmarried.
He was succeeded by his brother Robert, who for |
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some time sat in Parliament for Maidstone and
died without issue in 1793. Bryan, eighth Lord |
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Fairfax, was a clergyman and proved his title
to the peerage before a Committee for Privileges |
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in 1800. As evidence of his marriage with his
first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel Wilson |
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Cary, of Culys, Virginia, a monumental
inscription in Ivy-hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia, was |
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proved by a certified copy. He died at the age
of 75, but the year is not given either of his or |
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gis wife's death; but the inscription states
that Thomas, his eldest son, died in 1846, aged 84. |
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A copy of the will of Wilson Cary, referring to
his "daughter Elizabeth" and "Bryan Fairfax her |
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husband," was produced. The evidence in
support of Bryan's death in August, 1802, consisted |
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of the probate of his will in September and a
certified extract from the Baltimore Federal |
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Gazette of 13 August,
1802, stating the death to have been on "Monday, the 7th inst., at |
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Mount Eagle near Cameron." Thomas, the
ninth lord, who died in 1846, left an eldest son, |
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Albert, born in 1802, who predeceased his
father, dying in 1835, and his son Charles Snowden, |
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born in 1829, grandson of the ninth earl [sic],
died in 1869. The evidence was of a secondary |
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character, among it extracts from the Fairfax
family Bible and a copy of a monumental |
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inscription in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington,
where, after the dates March 8, 1829, and |
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April 4, 1869, of the birth and death, the
words are added:- |
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"Brave, gallant and gifted, |
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He was the tenth Lord Fairfax, Baron |
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Of Cameron, in the Peerage of Scotland, |
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But he preferred to be |
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An American Gentleman." |
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'Charles Snowden Fairfax married in 1855 Ada
Benham, and the certificate was produced of the |
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marriage and a certified copy of the monumental
inscription at Rock Creek Cemetery. A number |
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of original letters were also put in evidence.
The 11th peer was Charles Snowden's brother, |
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John Contee, father of the claimant, who was
born September 13, 1830, and died September |
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28, 1900. |
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'Mr. John Barrett, a barrister, of New York,
was called, and stated that no systematic records |
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of births, marriages, and deaths were kept in
the United States before 1880. In the Southern |
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States particularly there was great
carelessness on the part of officials and clergy. There was |
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no legal requirement before 1851. In the United
States parish registers were receivable as |
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evidence and marriage could be established, as
in Scotland, by repute. |
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'Mr. Wilson Cary, a cousin of the claimant,
stated that he was born in 1838, and was a cavalry |
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officer during the Civil War and served on the
staff of General Lee. He had practised at rge Bar |
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from 1887 to 1897 and was well versed in the
law of Maryland. His father's sister married a |
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brother of the ninth lord. Greatly interested
in records, he had made search among the |
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surviving records, which were here and there
intact, but mostly in confusion. The Bishop of |
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Virginia had collected parish registers; but no
records of Fairfax marriages had been discovered. |
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After the Civil War there was great confusion
and much destruction. In effect there were no |
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registers before 1853. The monument to Bryan
Lord Fairfax was erected about 1860 by a |
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daughter of the ninth lord, his aunt. The
witness gave further evidence with respect to the |
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documentary evidence and the Fairfax family
Bible, William, brother of George Washington, |
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married a daughter of the fifth Lord Fairfax. |
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'Miss Caroline Snowden, a Sister of Mercy at
Folkestone, who was descended from Thomas, |
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the ninth Lord Fairfax, gave evidence of the
family history of her own knowledge and |
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remembered the birth of the present claimant. |
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'The Attorney-General and the Lord Advocate had
no opposition to make on behalf of the |
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Crown. The recent family history had been
elucidated by the last witness. |
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'On the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the
claim was allowed.' |
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Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham |
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The 7th Baron, together with his wife and 31
others, was killed in a railway accident which |
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occurred at Abergele on the north coast of
Wales on 20 August 1868. Up until that time, |
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this accident was the worst rail disaster that
had ever occurred in Britain. |
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The following account is summarised from L T C
Rolt's fascinating book 'Red for Danger; A |
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History of Railway Accidents and Railway
Safety' (Pan Books, 1978 edition). |
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On the morning of 20 August 1868, while the
Irish Mail was speeding north from Euston, a |
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goods train left Crewe for Holyhead. Along the
way, it picked up two wagons loaded with |
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fifty casks of paraffin oil, weighing just
under 8 tons. The goods train, consisting of 26 |
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empty and 17 loaded wagons reached the station
at Llandulas, the next station to the west |
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of Abergele, at 12.24 pm. The Irish Mail was
due to pass at 12.39 pm. Because the goods |
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train was so long, it obstructed the main line
and therefore had to divided into two sections. |
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The wagons containing the casks of paraffin oil
were left on the track for shunting into a side |
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line. During the shunting operation, a number
of other wagons cannoned into the stationary |
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wagons and caused the brakes to slip. As a
result, the wagons containing the paraffin oil |
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began to roll down the incline towards Abergele
Station, and despite efforts by the railwaymen |
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to catch up with them, the runaway wagons soon
disappeared out of sight around a curve in |
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the tracks. |
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The Irish Mail had left Chester at 11.47 am. At
12.39 pm the train ran through Abergele Station |
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at about 40 mph. About one and three-quarter
miles west of Abergele, the driver of the Irish |
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Mail saw the runaway wagons but assumed they
were on the other line. By the time he realised |
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that the wagons were on his line, it was too
late. He saved himself by jumping out of the |
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engine but the wagons smashed into his train
seconds later. The coals from the engine's firebox |
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ignited the paraffin oil and the front coaches
of the Irish Mail became a roaring inferno, while |
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the rear coaches were quite undamaged and their
occupants unharmed. |
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There were no survivors from the first two
carriages. Indeed, the bodies were so charred that |
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only three were able to be identified -
including Lady Farnham who was able to be identified by |
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some fused jewelry worn by her, and Lord
Farnham from a watch. Also aboard the train, but |
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travelling in the rear carriages, were the
Duchess of Abercorn and her family, and Viscount |
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Castlerosse (heir to the Earldom of Kenmare)
and his family, but none of these people were |
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badly hurt. |
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Somerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham |
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The following article is extracted from 'The
Times' of 11 February 1899:- |
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'Before Mr Justice Johnson at the City
Commission [i.e. Dublin] yesterday, Joseph Hale and |
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his wife, Martha Hale, were charged with having
on December 10, 1897, unlawfully published |
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certain libels, in the form of a letter to Mr
Norris Goddard, solicitor, with intent thereby to |
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extort money from Lord Farnham, and also with
having threatened Mr Goddard, as solicitor |
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for Lord Farnham, to publish certain libellous
matter to the effect that the last true will of |
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the late Lord Farnham had been destroyed, and
that a forged and fraudulent document had |
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been substituted by the present Lord Farnham.
The male prisoner, who had been a servant in |
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the Farnham family since 1876, had been left an
annuity of £30 by the late Lord Farnham. Mr |
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Wright QC, for the Crown, called Mr Norris
Goddard and other witnesses to prove that Mrs |
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Hale, on behalf of her husband, had written a
series of letters to Mr Goddard, stating that, in |
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addition to the legacy which they were
receiving, there were three other annuities in their |
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favour under an original will which had been
suppressed by the present Lord Farnham and by |
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Mr Goddard. In the year 1897 these demands
became intolerable, and on December 10 of that |
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year a letter was sent by Hale to Mr Goddard
stating that it was time he was settled with, |
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that he did not intend to keep silence any
longer, that he had been unjustly treated, and was |
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determined to have what the late Lord Farnham
had left him. Under the circumstances nothing |
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remained for Lord Farnham but to invoke the aid
of the Criminal Court. Mr Nevinson, solicitor, |
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of Malvern, proved the authenticity of the
filed will of the late Lord Farnham. The jury found |
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the prisoners guilty, but owing to their
previous very good character and long service, |
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recommended them to mercy. Mr Justice Johnson
sentenced Joseph Hale to five months' |
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imprisonment and Martha Hale was discharged.' |
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The year 1897 was not a good one for the 10th
Baron. His son, Barry Somerset Farnham, |
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was killed in September when he fell off his
bicycle during the festivities to celebrate his |
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coming of age. |
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James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy |
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It is not given to many people to have the
dubious honour of reading their own obituaries. In |
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the case of James Burke Roche, this honour
happened twice. |
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The first occasion was in 1879, when the
following report appeared in the 'New York Times' on |
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20 August:- |
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'Few who move in society in New York will read
the following telegram without knowing to whom |
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it refers, or will fail to express a hope that
he has not met the fate it indicates: |
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DENVER, Col., Aug. 19, 1879. |
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To C.C. Waite, Brevoort House: |
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Reported from Rocky Creek that the Hon. J.B. Roche has been killed by
Indians on the |
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Yellowstone River. Inform his party with you
now. A. SUMNER |
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'Sumner is an Indian scout who has safely
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At the Brevoort House he is well spoken of ,
and for this reason little hope is entertained by Mr. |
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Roche's personal friends that the story of his
death is not well founded. The gentleman in |
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question is the Hon. James Boothby Burke Roche,
second son of Baron Fermoy, of Ireland. He |
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was born in 1851 [sic], is a well-knit young
man, six feet tall, admirably schooled to move in |
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the world without giving offense. He was
engaged to be married to a daughter of Frank Work, |
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was an honorary member of the Knickerbocker and
Union Clubs, and had the entrée of every |
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society circle in this City. Mr. Roche first
came to America in August of last year. He went |
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west with M. Frewen and R. Frewen, of
Somersetshire, England, young men of high birth. The |
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Frewens made large purchases of land, and
wintered in the North-west. Mr. Roche remained |
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with them until January last, when he returned
to New York. In February he went to England |
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and returned here May 7 with his younger
brother Alexis Charles. On the 22nd of May they |
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went to the Yellowstone region to hunt, and
there met the Frewens. The party referred to in |
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the dispatch from the scout, Sumner, consists
of Lieut. J.F. Brocklehurst, of the Royal Horse |
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Guards, and his wife; the Hon. Hugh Lowther,
brother of the Earl of Lonsdale, and his wife, Lady |
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Grace, sister of the Marquis of Huntley [sic];
the Hon. Charles Fitzwilliam, son of Earl Fitzwilliam, |
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and Capt. J.T. Hare, formerly of the British
Army. These distinguished persons arrived by the |
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Scythia, and left immediately to join Mr.
Roche's party, at Rock Creek, near Fort Fetterman, |
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Wyoming Territory……. |
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'Mr. Roche was an ardent sportsman, and his
outfit for the Big Horn region, where he went to |
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hunt elk, black-tailed deer, antelope, and
buffalo, is spoken of as complete.' |
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Roche, however, was not dead. Although a number
of English papers picked up the story in |
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the 'New York Times' which reported Roche's
supposed death, I have been unable to find any |
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subsequent newspaper reports about his
survival. In any event, he married his fiancee, Frances |
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Work in September 1880, after which the couple
sailed for England, where they lived together |
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until December 1886 and had four children, one
of whom died in infancy. After 1886, the |
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marriage failed, and Roche applied to his
father-in-law for sufficient money to pay his gambling |
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debts. This being refused, Roche travelled to
New York with his two (twin) sons, and allegedly |
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abandoned both infants on his father-in-law's
doorstep. In 1891, Frances sought, and was |
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granted, a divorce under the law of the
American state of Delaware. Five years later, in June |
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1896, Roche won a lawsuit against 'Burke's
Peerage' restraining the publication from including |
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an entry to the effect that he had been
divorced by his wife. There appears to have been |
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some doubt as to the efficacy of a divorce
granted in America as far as it related to a British |
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resident - certainly Roche appears to have
never accepted the Delaware court's decision. |
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In 1896, Roche was returned at a by-election
for the constituency of Kerry East, which he |
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represented until 1900. It was during this
period that Roche is supposed to have read his |
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obituary for the second time. According to a
report in the 'Chicago Daily Tribune' of 10 |
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October 1908 "James Burke Roche…..got lost
in the Klondike, while on the way from the |
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Canadian Pacific railroad to the Klondike gold
fields. His companions, after searching for him |
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for several days, found a skeleton which they,
rashly assuming it to be his, bore with much |
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difficulty to the nearest town, interred it in
the local cemetery, and set up a tombstone, |
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on which a long list of virtues were attributed
to him. Roche, who happened along in full life |
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some weeks later, saw the tombstone, caused it
to be photographed, and now carries about |
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its picture in his pocketbook as a post mortem
testamonial of his excellent character." Whilst |
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I have been unable to find any corroboration of
this story, contemporary newspaper reports |
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confirm that Roche was in the Klondike in late 1897. |
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Roche succeeded his brother as 3rd Baron Fermoy
on 1 September 1920. He enjoyed his title |
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for less than two months before he died on 30
October 1920. |
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Lawrence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers |
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The following is extracted from 'The Newgate
Calendar'….. |
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'Laurence, Earl Ferrers, was descended of an
ancient and noble family. The royal blood of the |
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Plantagenets flowed in his veins, and the Earl
gained his title in the following manner. The |
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second baronet of the family, Sir Henry
Shirley, married a daughter of the celebrated Earl of |
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Essex, who was beheaded in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, and his son, Sir Robert Shirley, died |
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in the Tower, where he was confined during the
Protectorate, for his attachment to the cause |
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of the Stuarts. Upon the Restoration, the
second son of Sir Robert succeeded to the title and |
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estates, and Charles, anxious to cement the
bonds which attached his friends to him, |
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summoned him to the Upper House of Parliament
by the title of Lord Ferrers of Chartley, as the |
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descendant of one of the co-heiresses of the
Earl of Essex; the title, which had existed since |
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the reign of Edward III, having been in
abeyance since the death of that unfortunate nobleman. |
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In the year 1711, Robert, Lord Ferrers, was
created by Queen Anne, Viscount Tamworth and |
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Earl Ferrers, and it appears that although the
estates of the family were very great, they were |
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vastly diminished by the provisions which the
Earl thought proper to make for his numerous |
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progeny, consisting of fifteen sons and twelve
daughters, born to him by his two wives. At the |
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death of the first Earl his title descended to
his second son, but he dying without issue it went |
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in succession to the ninth son, who was
childless, and the tenth son, who was the father of |
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the Earl, Laurence, the subject of the present
sketch. |
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'This nobleman was married in the year 1752 to
the youngest daughter of Sir William Meredith; |
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but although his general conduct, when sober,
was not such as to be remarkable, yet his |
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faculties were so much impaired by drink that,
when under the influence of intoxication, he |
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acted with all the wildness and brutality of a
madman. For a time his wife perceived nothing |
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which induced her to repent the step she had
taken in being united to him, but he subsequently |
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behaved to her with such unwarrantable cruelty
that she was compelled to quit his protection, |
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and, rejoining her father's family, to apply to
Parliament for redress. An Act was in consequence |
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passed, allowing her a separate maintenance, to
be raised out of her husband's estate; and |
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trustees being appointed, the unfortunate Mr.
Johnson, who fell a sacrifice to the ungovernable |
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passion of Lord Ferrers - having been bred up
in the family from his youth, and being |
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distinguished for the regular manner in which
he kept his accounts, and his fidelity as a |
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steward - was proposed as receiver of the rents
for her use. He at first declined the office; but |
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subsequently, at the desire of the Earl
himself, consented to act, and continued in this |
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employment for a considerable time. |
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'His lordship at this time lived at Stanton, a
seat about two miles from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in |
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Leicestershire; and his family consisted of
Mrs. Clifford, a lady who lived with him, and her four |
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natural daughters, besides five men-servants,
exclusive of an old man and a boy, and three |
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maids. Mr. Johnson lived at the house belonging
to the farm, which he held under his lordship, |
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called the Lount, about half-a-mile distant
from Stanton. It appears that it was his custom |
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to visit his noble master occasionally, to
settle the accounts which were placed under his care; |
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but his lordship gradually conceived a dislike
for him, grounded upon the prejudice raised in his |
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mind on account of his being the receiver of
the Countess's portion, and charged him with |
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having combined with the trustees to prevent
his receiving a coal contract. From this time he |
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spoke of him in opprobrious terms, and said he
had conspired with his enemies to injure him, |
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and that he was a villain; and with these
sentiments he gave him warning to quit an |
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advantageous farm which he held under his
lordship. Finding, however, that the trustees under |
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the Act of separation had already granted him a
lease of it, it having been promised to him by |
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the Earl or his relations, he was disappointed,
and probably from that time he meditated a more |
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cruel revenge. |
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'On Sunday, the 13th of January, 1760, Earl
Ferrers went to the Lount, and, after discourse |
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with Mr. Johnson, ordered him to come to him at
Stanton on the Friday following, the 18th, |
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at three o'clock in the afternoon. His
lordship's usual dinner-hour was two o'clock, and soon |
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after that meal was disposed of, on the Friday,
he went to Mrs. Clifford, who was in the still- |
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house, and desired her to take the children for
a walk. She accordingly prepared herself and |
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her daughters, and, with the permission of the
Earl, went to her father's, at a short distance |
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being directed to return at half-past five. The
men-servants were next dispatched on errands |
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by their master, who was thus left in the house
with the three females only. In a short time |
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afterwards Mr. Johnson came, according to his
appointment, and was admitted by one of the |
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maid-serants, named Elizabeth Burgeland. He
proceeded at once to his lordship's apartment, |
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but was desired to wait in the still-house; and
then, after the expiration of about ten minutes, |
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the Earl, calling him into his own room, went
in with him and locked the door. Being thus |
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together, the Earl required him first to settle
an account, and then, charging with the villainy |
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which he attributed to him, ordered him to
kneel down. The unfortunate man went down on |
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one knee, upon which the Earl, in a tone of
voice loud enough to be heard by the maid- |
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servants without, cried: "Down on your
other knee! Declare that you have acted against Lord |
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Ferrers. Your time is come - you must
die." Then suddenly drawing a pistol from his pocket, |
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which was loaded, he presented it and
immediately fired. The ball entered the body of the |
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unfortunate man, but he rose up, and entreated
that no further violence might be done him, |
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and the female servants at that time coming to
the door, being alarmed by the report, his |
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lordship quitted the room. A messenger was
immediately dispatched to Mr. Kirkland, a surgeon, |
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who lived at Ashby-de-la-Zouch; and Johnson
being put to bed, his lordship went to him and |
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asked him how he felt. He answered that was
dying, and desired that his family might be sent |
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for. Miss Johnson soon after arrived, and Lord
Ferrers immediately followed her into the room |
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where her father lay. He then pulled down the
clothes and applied a pledget [a small flat |
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absorbent pad], dipped in arquebusade water
[distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, |
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often applied to gunshot wounds of that era],
to the wound, and soon after left him. |
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'From this time it appears that his lordship
applied himself to his favourite amusement - drinking - |
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until he became exceedingly violent (for at the
time of the commission of the murder he is |
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reported to have been sober), and on the
arrival of Mr. Kirkland he told him that he had shot |
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Johnson, but believed he was more frightened
than hurt; that he had intended to shoot him |
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dead, for that he was a villain, and deserved
to die; "but," said he, "now that I have spared his |
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life, I desire you to do what you can for
him." His lordship at the same time desired that he |
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would not suffer him to be seized, and declared
that if anyone should attempt it he would shoot |
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him. Mr. Kirkland told him that he should not
be seized, and directly went to the wounded man. |
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He found the ball had lodged in his body, at
which his lordship expressed great surprise, |
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declaring that he had tried that pistol a few
days before and that it then carried a ball through |
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a deal board nearly an inch and a half thick.
Mr. Kirkland then went downstairs to prepare some |
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dressings, and my lord soon after left the
room. From this time, in proportion as the liquor |
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which he continued to drink took effect, his
passions became more tumultuous, and the |
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transient fit of compassion, mixed with fear
for himself, which had excited him, gave way to |
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starts of rage and the predominance of malice.
He went up into the room where Johnson was |
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dying and pulled him by the wig, calling him a
villain, and threatening to shoot him through the |
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head; and the last time he went to him he was
with great difficulty prevented from tearing the |
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clothes off the bed, that he might strike him. |
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'A proposal was made to him in the evening by
Mrs. Clifford that Mr. Johnson should be removed |
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to his own house; but he replied: "He
shall not be removed; I will keep him here, to plague the |
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villain." He afterwards spoke to Miss
Johnson about her father, and told her that if he died he |
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would take care of her and the family, provided
they did not prosecute. |
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'When his lordship went to bed, which was
between eleven and twelve, he told Mr. Kirkland that |
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he could, if he would, set the affair in such a
light as to prevent his being seized, desiring that |
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he might see him before he went away in the
morning, and declaring that he would rise at any |
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hour. Mr. Kirkland, however, was very
solicitous to get Mr. Johnson removed, and, as soon as |
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the Earl had gone, he set about carrying his
object into effect. He in consequence went to |
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Lount and, having fitted up an easy-chair with
poles, by way of a sedan, and procured a guard, |
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returned at about two o'clock and carried Mr.
Johnson to his house, where he expired at about |
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nine o'clock on the following morning. |
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'The neighbours now began to take measures to
secure the murderer, and a few of them, |
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having armed themselves, set out for Stanton;
and as they entered the yard they saw his |
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lordship, partly undressed, going towards the
stable, as if to take out a horse. One of them, |
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named Springthorpe, then advancing towards his
lordship with a pistol in his hand, required him |
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to surrender; but the latter putting his hand
towards his pocket, his assailant, imagining that |
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he was feeling for some weapon of offence,
stopped short, and allowed him to escape into the |
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house. A great concourse of people by this time
had come to the spot, and they cried out |
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loudly that the Earl should come forth. Two
hours elapsed, however, before anything was seen |
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of him, and then he came to the garret window
and called out: "How is Johnson?" He was |
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answered that he was dead. But he said it was a
lie, and desired that the people should |
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disburse - and then he gave orders that they
should be let in and furnished with victuals and |
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drink, and finally he went away from the
window, swearing that no man should take him. The |
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mob still remained on the spot, and in about
two hours the Earl was descried by a collier, |
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named Curtis, walking on the bowling-green,
armed with a blunderbuss, a brace of pistols and |
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a dagger. Curtis, however, so far from being
intimidated by his bold appearance, walked up to |
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him; and his lordship, struck with the
resolution he displayed, immediately surrendered himself, |
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and gave up his arms, but directly afterwards
declared that he had killed the villain, and gloried |
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in the act. He was instantly conveyed in
custody to a public house at Ashby, kept by a man |
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named Kinsey, and a coroner's jury having
brought in a verdict of wilful murder against him, he |
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was on the following Monday committed to the
custody of the keeper of the jail at Leicester. |
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Being entitled, however, by his rank to be
tried before his peers, he was, about a fortnight |
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afterwards, conveyed to London, in his landau,
drawn by six horses, under a strong guard, and, |
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being carried before the House of Lords, he was
committed to the custody of the Black Rod, |
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and ordered to the Tower, where he arrived at
about six o'clock on the evening of the 14th of |
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February. He is reported to have behaved,
during the whole journey and at his commitment, |
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with great calmness and propriety. He was
confined in the Round Tower, near the drawbridge; |
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two wardens were constantly in the room with
him, and one at the door, two sentinels were |
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posted at the bottom of the stairs, and one
upon the drawbridge, with their bayonets fixed, |
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and from this time the gates were ordered to be
shut an hour sooner than usual |
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'During his confinement he was moderate both in
eating and drinking: his breakfast was a half- |
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pint basin of tea, with a small spoonful of
brandy in it, and a muffin; with his dinner he |
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generally drank a pint of wine and a pint of
water, and another pint of each with his supper. In |
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general his behaviour was decent and quiet,
except that he would sometimes suddenly start, |
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tear open his waistcoat, and use other
gestures, which showed that his mind was disturbed. |
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'Mrs. Clifford and the four young ladies, who
had come up with him from Leicestershire, took a |
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lodging in Tower Street, and for some time a
servant was continually passing with letters |
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between them, but afterwards this
correspondence was permitted only once a day. Mrs. |
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Clifford came three times to the Tower to see
him, but was not admitted, but his children were |
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suffered to be with him some time. |
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'On the 16th of April, having been a prisoner
in the Tower two months and two days, he was |
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brought to his trial, which continued until the
18th, before the House of Lords, assembled for |
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that purpose. Lord Henley, Keeper of the Great
Seal, having been created Lord High Steward |
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upon the occasion. The murder was easily proved
to have been committed, and his lordship |
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then proceeded to enter upon his defence. He
called several witnesses, the object of whose |
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testimony was to show that the Earl was not of
sound mind, but none of them proved such an |
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insanity as made him not accountable for his
conduct. His lordship managed his defence himself |
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in such a manner as showed an uncommon
understanding: he mentioned the fact of his being |
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reduced to the necessity of attempting to prove
himself a lunatic, that we might not be |
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deemed a murderer, with the most delicate and
affecting sensibility, and, when he found that |
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his plea could not avail him, he confessed that
he made it only to gratify his friends; that he |
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was always averse to it himself, and that it
had prevented what he had proposed, and what |
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perhaps might have taken off the malignity at
least of the accusation. |
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'The Peers having in the usual form delivered
their verdict, of guilty, his lordship received |
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sentence to be hanged on Monday, the 21st of
April, and then to be anatomised, but, in |
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consideration of his rank, the execution of
this sentence was respited till Monday, the 5th of |
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May. During this interval he made a will, by
which he left one thousand, three hundred pounds |
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to Mr. Johnson's children, one thousand pounds
to each of his own four natural daughters, and |
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sixty pounds a year to Mrs. Clifford for life;
but this disposition of his property, being made |
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after his conviction, was not valid, although
it was said that the same, or nearly the same, |
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provision was afterwards made for the parties
named. |
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'In the meantime a scaffold was erected under
the gallows at Tyburn, and part of it, about a |
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yard square, was raised about eighteen inches
above the rest of the floor, with a contrivance |
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to sink down upon a signal given, in accordance
with the plan then invariably adopted; the |
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whole being covered with black baize. On the
morning of the 5th of May, at about nine o'clock, |
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his lordship's body was demanded of the keeper
of the Tower, by the sheriffs of London and |
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Middlesex, and his lordship, being informed of
it, sent a message to the sheriffs, requesting |
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that he might be permitted to be conveyed to
the scaffold in his own landau, in preference to |
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the mourning-coach which was provided for him.
This being granted, his landau, drawn by six |
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horses, immediately drew up, and he entered it,
accompanied by Mr. Humphries, the Chaplain |
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of the Tower, who had been admitted to him that
morning for the first time. On the carriage |
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reaching the outer gate, the Earl was delivered
up to the sheriffs, and Mr. Sheriff Vaillant |
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entered the vehicle with him, expressing his
concern at having so melancholy a duty to |
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perform; but his lordship said he "was
much obliged to him, and took it kindly that he |
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accompanied him." |
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'The Earl was attired in a white suit, richly
embroidered with silver, and when he put it on he |
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said: "This is the suit in which I was
married, and in which I will die." The procession, being |
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now formed, moved forward slowly, the landau
being preceded by a considerable body of |
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Horse Grenadiers, and by a carriage containing
Mr. Sheriff Errington, and his under-sheriff, Mr. |
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Jackson, and being followed by the carriage of
Mr. Sherfiff Vaillant, containing Mr. Nichols, his |
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under-sheriff, a mourning-coach and six,
containing some of his lordship's friends, a hearse- |
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and-six for the conveyance of his body to
Surgeon's Hall after execution, and another body |
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of military. The pace at which they proceeded,
in consequence of the density of the mob, was |
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so slow that his lordship was two hours and
three-quarters in his landau, but during that time |
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he appeared perfectly easy and composed, though
he often expressed his anxiety to have the |
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whole affair over, saying that the apparatus of
death and the passing through such crowds |
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were worse than death itself, and that he
supposed so large a mob had been collected because |
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the people had never seen a lord hanged before.
He told the sheriff that he had written to the |
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King to beg that he might suffer where his
ancestor, the Earl of Essex, had been executed, and |
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that he had had greater hopes of obtaining that
favour as he had the honour of quartering part |
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of the same arms, and of being allied to his
Majesty, but that he had refused, and he thought |
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it hard that he must die at the place appointed
for the execution of common felons. |
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'When his lordship had arrived at that part of
Holborn which is near Drury Lane he said he was |
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"thirsty, and should be glad of a glass of
wine-and-water," upon which the sheriffs, |
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remonstrating with him, said that a stop for
that purpose would necessarily draw a greater |
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crowd about him, which might possibly disturb
and incommode him, yet, if his lordship still |
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desired it, it should be done. He most readily
answered; "That's true - I say no more - let us |
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by no means stop." |
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'When the landau advanced to the place of
execution his lordship alighted from it, and ascended |
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the scaffold with the same composure and
fortitude of mind he had exhibited from the time he |
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left the Tower. Soon after he had mounted the
scaffold, Mr. Humphries asked his lordship if he |
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chose to say prayers, which he declined; but
upon his asking him if he did not choose to join |
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with him in the Lord's Prayer he readily
answered he would, for he always thought it a very fine |
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prayer. Upon which they knelt down together
upon two cushions covered with black baize, and |
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his lordship, with an audible voice, very
devoutly repeated the Lord's Prayer, and afterwards, |
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with great energy, ejaculated "Oh, God,
forgive me all my errors - pardon all my sins!" |
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His lordship, then rising, took his leave of
the sheriff and the chaplain; and, after thankiing them |
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for their many civilities, presented his watch
to Mr. Sheriff Vaillant of which he desired his |
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acceptance, and requested that his body might
be buried at Breden or Stanton, in |
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Leicestershire. |
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'The executioner now proceeded to do his duty,
to which his lordship, with great resignation, |
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submitted. His neck-cloth being taken off, and
a white cap, which he had brought in his |
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pocket, being put upon his head, his arms
secured by a black sash, and the cord put round |
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his neck, he advanced by three steps to the
elevated part of the scaffold, and, standing |
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under the cross-beam which went over it, which
was also covered with black baize, he asked |
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the executioner; "Am I right?" Then
the cap was drawn over his face, and, on a signal given by |
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the sheriff (for his lordship, upon before
being asked, declined to give one himself) that part |
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upon which he stood immediately sank down from
beneath his feet, and he was launched into |
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eternity, the 5th of May, 1760. |
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'The accustomed time of one hour being passed,
the coffin was raised up, with the greatest |
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decency, to receive the body; and, being
deposited in the hearse, was conveyed by the |
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sheriffs, with the same procession, to
Surgeon's Hall, to undergo the remainder of the |
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sentence. A large incision was then made from
the neck to the bottom of the breast, and |
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another across the throat; the lower part of
the belly was laid open and the bowels taken |
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away. It was afterwards publicly exposed to
view in a room up one pair of stairs at the Hall, |
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and on the evening of Thursday, the 8th of May,
it was delivered to his friends for interment.' |
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Washington Sewallis Shirley,9th Earl Ferrers |
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The following article, written by Dalrymple
Belgrave, is taken from a series entitled "Romances |
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of High Life" published in the 'Manchester
Times' in 1898:- |
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'[After a lengthy preliminary survey of the
history of the Shirley family, including the hanging of |
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the 4th Earl, which largely repeats the
information shown above - i.e. under the entry for the |
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4th Earl, the author writes] ……….There is
another legal story connected with an Earl Ferrers - |
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not in any way to his discredit - which is
perhaps stranger and more romantic, and as it |
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happened in living memory, it is just old
enough to be forgotten. |
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'It was in the year 1846 that one of the most
curious actions for breach of promise of marriage |
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that ever came into a court of law was brought
by a Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith against |
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Washington Sewallis Shirley, the ninth Earl
Ferrers, who was the great-grandson of a younger |
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brother of the bad Earl Laurence, and who was
then only 24 years old. This case was tried in |
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London before Mr. Justice Wightman, and opened
by Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who was counsel for the |
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plaintiff. It did not at first seem, except for
the rank of the defendant, to be of a very |
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remarkable character. |
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'[After a paragraph which briefly summarises
the legal career of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the author |
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continues] … There was no question that Lord
Ferrers had, shortly after he had come of age, |
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married Lady Isabella Chichester, a daughter of
the Earl of Donegall. The case, so said Fitzroy, |
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involved all that was dearest in life to the
plaintiff, Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith. She was a young |
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lady who had only just attained her
twenty-first year, and at the early age of 16 or 17 she had |
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first become acquainted with the defendant. She
lived with her parents at Anstrey, in |
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Warwickshire, where Lord Ferrers, when a young
man, was at a tutor's. As far back as 1839 |
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she had attracted attention, for she was a
young lady of great personal attractions, and she |
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engaged the attentions of Lord Ferrers, who
made her the most unequivocal promises of |
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marriage. She had become most sincerely
attached to him. After some time this reached the |
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ears of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who felt that the
attentions of one so much above their daughter |
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in rank were to be looked upon with suspicion.
They sent her to London, and then to France, |
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to finish her education. In 1840, Lord Ferrers
- then Lord Tamworth - went abroad, and |
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returned in 1842, and from that time a
correspondence continued between them, and the |
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marriage was fixed to take place on a certain
day. He frequently went over to Anstrey, and in |
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the early part of 1844 it was agreed between
them that the union should take place in the |
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month of May, but it was afterwards postponed
until July or August. |
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'Every preparation was made. The dresses were
prepared, the bride-cake ordered, and every- |
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thing was done that was usual on such
occasions, and it was only at the end of July that the |
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unhappy young lady was apprised of the fact
that the defendant could not marry her by reading |
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the account of his marriage in the newspapers.
The letters which had been written by the |
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defendant before 1843 had been lost, so Sir
Fitzroy Kelly said, but they had those which had |
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been written in that year. They were written on
scraps of paper crossed and recrossed until |
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they were rather difficult to read. But when
the jury heard them they would appreciate what |
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Miss Smith's feelings must have been when she
read of the defendant's marriage. Then he read |
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many of the letters, and there could be no
question that either from a lover's or a lawyer's |
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point of view they were thoroughly satisfactory
documents. They were charmingly sentimental, |
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and full of the most devoted affection. They
left no doubt about a promise of marriage. "Will |
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not the old hall be bright and happy when its
future mistress takes possession of it?" wrote |
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Lord Ferrers in one of them, and there were
many more passages which even more directly |
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proved the promise. The letters were really
very well written and poetically expressed. Yet, |
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after he had read some of them, those who knew
the eloquent counsel's methods might be |
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pretty certain that he was not quite satisfied
with them, and saw rocks ahead. With that air of |
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careless candour which counsel often on such
occasions affect, he attempted to steer clear |
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of them. |
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'One peculiar feature in the letters, he said,
was that the writer was evidently a young man of |
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strangely wild ideas, who continually alluded
to persons and things which were creatures of his |
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own imagination. Then there was a curious trait
in his character shown in the way he made |
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presents to his lady-love. They would see from
the letters that he had lost £3,000 on one |
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occasion at play, and the consequence of this
loss was that he was unable to purchase for |
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Miss Smith some books, jewellery, and dresses
which he wished her to have. The expedient |
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which he hit upon was to ask her to buy for
herself on credit, and he promised to pay the bills |
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for her. She bought the things at Tamworth, but
had felt ashamed to tell her parents that her |
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wealthy lover had not the money to pay for her
presents. But the bills duly came in, and she |
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had to tell her father. Her father wrote to
Lord Ferrers on the matter. The latter replied |
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promising to pay the bills, but did not do so.
Money to pay for them was borrowed from Miss |
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Smith's grandfather, for which he was suing
Lord Ferrers. Then there was one pink bonnet, the |
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bill for which had not been included amongst
the others, but came in after the matter had been |
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settled. Mr. Smith was very angry, and the
plaintiff, in a moment of terror, denied that she had |
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ordered it. She had deceived her parent, said
Sir Fitzroy, and he must leave it to his friend [i.e. |
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the counsel for Lord Ferrers, Sir Frederick
Thesiger, later Baron Chelmsford] to make what he |
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liked of it, but he added that it would ill
become Lord Ferrers, who had led her into the scrape, |
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to make it a reproach to her. |
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'Then the learned counsel began to turn to the
defence, and he naturally made a great deal of |
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the fact that a plea of infancy had been put on
the record. A shabby plea for his lordship to |
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have recourse to, he said, but that plea would
only cover any promise which was made before |
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1843 [i.e. before the Earl came of age]. Then
he touched upon a more important point for the |
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defence. He said that he believed that his
friend was actually going to set it up that Lord |
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Ferrers had never spoken to the young lady in
his life, and that the correspondence, amounting |
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to more than 10,000 lines, was a tissue of
forgeries. It was incredible that any forger would |
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forge such a mass of documents, and certainly
incredible that a girl like the plaintiff could |
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perpetrate such a fraud. The letters, he said,
were sent by post by Lord Ferrers to Adkins, his |
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servant, who brought them to Miss Smith. From
Adkins, however, he had not been able to get |
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a proof. He was Lord Ferrer's servant. "It
is," exclaimed Sir Fitzroy, "no equal fight between |
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this noble earl and this young girl."
Still he could prove the handwriting of the letters by a |
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highly respectable clergyman and chaplain to
Lord Ferrers, and by two officers in the Yeomanry |
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regiment in which Lord Ferrers had held a
commission, and by some other witnesses. |
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'Nowadays the first witness to be called would
be the plaintiff. If Miss Smith had given her |
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evidence the jury would probably have been
greatly guided by her manner in the witness-box, |
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and they would probably have heard a
cross-examination which would have left no doubt one |
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way or the other. In those days, however, a
plaintiff could not give evidence. It was supposed |
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that a jury could gain nothing by hearing so
interested a witness. Sir Fitzroy therefore began |
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his case by trying to establish the letters,
and the first witness he called was his highly |
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respectable clergyman. He was positive about
the handwriting, but when Sir Frederick Thesiger |
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took him in hand his excessive respectability
began to fall away from him. Then there came |
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over his character a strong suggestion of drink
and immorality, and from a highly-respectable |
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clergyman, he began to take the character of a
parson of ill repute, who just managed not to |
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be unfrocked. Then Sir Frederick managed to
show that he had been doing a good deal to help |
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the plaintiff get up her case. Altogether, when
this respectable parson left the box, he had |
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done the plaintiff much more harm than good.
The next witnesses were the officers of the |
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Yeomanry regiment, two gentlemen who were
obviously only wishing to tell the truth. They |
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both expressed their belief that the signature
to the letters was in the handwriting of Lord |
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Ferrers, from whom they had received notes, and
whose signatures to accounts connected |
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with the regiment they had often seen. Sir
Frederick's manner towards them was very different. |
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He treated them with courtesy and respect, but
he showed that they had not much opportunity |
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of seeing Lord Ferrers's handwriting. "Did
he sign himself Ferrers or Washington Ferrers?" he |
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asked one of the latter, for in his letters to
Miss Smith Lord Ferrers used his Christian name. |
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"But were the letters you received love
letters?" put in Sir Fitzroy, who was always ready with |
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a retort. A late footman of Lord Ferrers was
called to prove the handwriting. Then came a string |
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of Anstrey witnesses who had seen Miss Smith
and Lord Ferrers together before 1840. Then Mr. |
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Smith, the plaintiff's father, went into the
box, but his evidence was not very important, as he |
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was an invalid, living much in his room. He
had, however, written to Lord Ferrers, and he had |
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directed the letter himself. |
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'Then came an incident which puzzled the
counsel for Miss Smith. Sir Frederick Thesiger |
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produced some letters, folded so that they
could not be read, and asked the witness if they |
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were in his daughter's handwriting. The witness
was not quite sure. The counsel wished to see |
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them, but Sir Frederick would not gratify their
curiosity. Then Mrs. Smith went into the box. She |
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gave evidence as to Lord Ferrers's attachment
to her daughter before 1840. She said that in |
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1843 her daughter told her that she had seen
Lord Ferrers again. She saw letters from Lord |
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Ferrers when they arrived in 1844. She saw her
daughter write one letter, which was enclosed |
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with two handkerchiefs, and sent to Lord
Ferrers. She gave that letter to her servant to post. |
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She remembered the letter Mr. Smith wrote to
Lord Ferrers. He read it over to her, and she |
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sealed it. She saw Mr. Smith address it, and
she put it into a drawer. Next morning she posted |
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it at Ashby in the presence of Mr. and Mrs.
Holgate, two relations of hers, who were staying |
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with her. It was when it was least easy to see
what he was driving at that Sir Frederick's |
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cross-examination was often most dangerous, and
Sir Fitzroy must have been rather nervous |
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when his skilled opponent directed his
questions to showing that Miss Smith was dark and had |
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black hair, that she had gone to a ball at
Tamworth, where she said she expected to meet Lord |
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Ferrers, and that on that occasion she wore a
white rose in her hair. It was after the bills for |
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the presents came in that she first saw the
letter from Lord Ferrers. The pink bonnet came on |
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29th June, 1844, after the bills for the other
things had come in, and Mrs. Smith understood |
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that it had come from London. But the next
Christmas a bill for it was received from Miss |
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Wyman, of Ashby. "We shall have a great
deal to do before we get to Ashby, and before the |
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bonnet is paid for," said Sir Frederick. |
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'Then it came out that the proceedings against
Lord Ferrers had been commenced when the |
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bill for the bonnet arrived. The witness had to
tell how her daughter denied having ordered it, |
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and how she, with her daughter and the attorney
in the case, went to Miss Wyman, and told |
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her that her daughter had received such a
bonnet, but that it had been a present from a noble |
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individual, and that a note to that effect had
come in the bonnet box. She had afterwards paid |
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Miss Wyman, and asked her to say nothing about
the former interview. There was a note in |
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the bonnet, which purported to be written by
Mr. Devereux Shirley, Lord Ferrers's brother. Her |
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daughter afterwards explained the matter. Mr.
Shirley told her that he wished her to buy the |
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bonnet as a present. But she had been unwilling
to order it unless he would write something |
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that would convince her papa and mamma that the
bonnet came from Lord Ferrers, and Mr. |
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Shirley wrote the letter that came out of the
bonnet box. "How did it get into the box?" asked |
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the judge. Mrs. Smith had to admit that her
daughter must have slipped it in after it arrived at |
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Anstrey. |
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'After all, the story of the pink bonnet was
not quite the simple affair that Sir Fitzroy Kelly had |
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made it out to be. Then Sir Frederick not only
admitted that the handkerchiefs had been sent, |
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but he produced them. The witness had to admit
that she once said that Lord Ferrers's alleged |
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letters were like her daughter's handwriting.
She had accounted for this by saying that her |
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daughter must have tried to make her
handwriting like his. Then again, the mysterious folded |
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letters were produced. The witness said they
were all written by her daughter. When Mrs. |
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Smith left the box the intense interest of the
case was sustained, for the plaintiff's sister, Anne |
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Smith, a girl of fourteen, swore that she
remembered Lord Ferrers when he was a pupil at |
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Anstrey, and that afterwards, in 1843, she
twice saw him at her mother's house, calling on her |
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sister. As to one occasion she could not fix
the date; the other was on the day of Anstrey |
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Wake, December 9th, 1843. After Anne Smith,
witnesses who had posted letters to Lord Ferrers |
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were called, and this part of the case Sir
Frederick hardly seemed to fight. A villager of Anstrey |
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swore to having seen Lord Ferrers walking with
Miss Smith at Anstrey in 1843, and the post- |
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mistress of Chartley swore to the letters being
in Lord Ferrers's handwriting. There were two or |
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three more witnesses, whose evidence was not
very important, and then the case for the |
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plaintiff was closed. |
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'Sir Frederick Thesiger then made one of the
most brilliant speeches he ever delivered to a jury. |
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Some counsel in such cases would have begun by
denouncing the plaintiff. His method was |
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more polished. First, he gave instances of
young girls, such as Elizabeth Canning and Maria |
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Glen, well-known cases in the law-books, who
had deceived judges and juries by their lies. He |
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did not yet ask the jury to say that the
plaintiff had committed a fraud, but they must not |
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consider it impossible that she should have
done so. Next he came to the question of who |
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wrote the letters. There were no postmarks on
them. Adkins would swear he never delivered |
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them. He asked how the plaintiff got them. As
to the evidence of Anne Smith, he opened a |
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perfect 'alibi' for Lord Ferrers as to the only
day to which she swore. Then he became more |
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stern. Anne Smith's story was a false one, and
a girl of tender age had been allowed to perjure |
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herself. Then he discussed the letters, and as
he read some of them, commenting upon them, |
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they did not seem to be such satisfactory
documents as they did in Sir Fitzroy Kelly's hands. |
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It became pretty clear why that astute counsel
had prepared the jury for some strange |
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statements in them. |
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