The youngest son, Sir Samuel Richard Beale (1881-1964), kt., spent most of his working life with the Glasgow engineering firm of L. Sterne & Co., which made important advances in refrigeration technology in the early 20th century. of Tamworth (Staffs), 2nd, 7 August 1823 at All Saints & St. Laurence, Evesham (Worcs), Elizabeth Mary Hyatt (c.1776-1825), and 3rd, 10 April 1830 at St Peter & St Paul, Aston (Warks), Anne Colmore (c.1774-1865) of Birmingham, and had issue: (1.1) Mary Beale (1798-1816), born 23 March 1798; died unmarried, 26 February 1816; He died 8 September 1848 and was buried at the Old Meeting House, Birmingham, where he was commemorated by a monument; his will was proved in the PCC, 22 January 1849. Landed families of Britain and Ireland On this site, which was short-listed for the SAHGB Colvin Prize in 2019, I present the results of my research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland - Ancestry built of grey rock-faced Dalbeattie granite, was a restrained classical building with hipped roofs, the style of which is still apparent from the porch with pilasters and Doric columns. The eldest son, Sir William Phipson Beale (1839-1922) was educated for a career in industry but changed tack and became a successful barrister. From these employments he accumulated sufficient funds to purchase the manor of Walton in Buckinghamshire in 1622. Samuel Beale was Low Bailiff of Birmingham in 1834; Mayor of the town in 1841; Chairman of the Midland Railway for twenty years, from 1844-64; and eventually MP for Derby, 1857-65. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great People whose name changed - through marriage or by royal licence - during their life are indexed under the last name they used, with the earlier name or names indicated in brackets after the surname, e.g. A recent article has looked at Brandfold, in Goudhurst, Kent, built f Nick Kingsley writes a fascinating blog about the Landed families of Britain and Ireland. The garden front has a broad three-bay centre projecting well forward from the bays to either side. He was described, as having a sense of humour and the ability to make quick decisions, and was said to have adopted 'an uncomplicated lifestyle'. ), vicar of Lydbury North (Shrops. A three-storey brick house of c.1760 (though reputedly built around the remains of a house of 1702 which was damaged by fire), apparently built as a replacement for the moated manor house of Heathley Hall, which stood across the road. Bartholomew was educated at Grays Inn and became a barrister, and then in 1635 Clerk of the Patents in the Attorney General's office. Warfield House: garden front, 1812, attributed to David Cox. His wife died 27 October 1940; her will was proved about January 1941 (estate 25,667). ), and had issue one son and five daughters; died in Cheltenham, 8 February, and was buried at Lydbury North, 20 February 1855; her will was proved in the PCC, 8 November 1855; 28 April 1784; died unmarried, 22 March, and was buried at Leintwardine, 30 March 1814; 7 December 1788; lived in Ludlow; died unmarried, 17 July 1869; will proved 21 September 1869 (effects under 1,500); 7 November 1791; married, 18 February 1812 at Leintwardine, Rev. He married the daughter of a neighbouring landowner and had a large family, and perhaps because the estate was his only source of income, he seems to have run out of money. Allied Supreme Council of Supply and Relief. History [ edit | edit source] ), 23 January and was buried at Richard's Castle, 29 January 1846; (9) John Arthur Beale (1829-63), born 29 April and. Shop. During the Second World War, he was a member of the Government's Export Council, and he was knighted for his service there in 1942. Warfield Grove was sold in 1906 by the latter's son, Arthur Geach Beale (1857-1908). The legislation was introduced in the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) on 28 May 1923, just days after the end of the Irish Civil War. He became a director of the Midland Railway on his retirement from practice in 1905, and was also. educated at Eton (admitted 1835); an officer in the 12th Bombay Native Infantry (Lt. 1846; Capt., 1856; Maj., 1865; Lt-Col., 1868); married, 22 October 1857 at Lowestoft (Suffk), Agnes Jane, daughter of Edward Leathes of Normanstone (Suffk), and had issue four sons; died 5 April 1869; will proved 3 June 1869 (effects under 600); ; died unmarried at Moor Park (Shrops. The hall is set at right-angles to the entrance front, with the bay window of 1898 added to its short end: before this was constructed it must have been a rather gloomy room, especially as the panelling was originally painted 'dragon's blood' red! Image: Crown Copyright. of James Samuel Beale (1840-1912) and his wife Margaret. Landed families of Britain and Ireland On this site, which was short-listed for the SAHGB Colvin Prize in 2019, I present the results of my research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. His younger brother, Charles Gabriel Beale (1843-1912) managed the Birmingham office of Beale & Co., and was in many ways the successor to his father. These pedigrees not only provide the names of family members, but they often include vital dates as well. He married, 23 April 1908 at Kingston-on-Thames (Surrey), Sylvia Constance (1885-1953), daughter of Horace Bell (1839-1903), and had issue: (1) Adam Malcolm Beale (1917-67), born in Glasgow, 4 February 1917; served in Second World War in Kings Shropshire Light Infantry (2nd Lt., 1940); lived at The Manor, Shipham (Som.) May 25, 2016 - Landed families of Britain and Ireland: June 2013. Comments, especially in the form of corrections, additional information or new illustrations, are very welcome. A Liberal in politics, he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in North Warwickshire, 1885, and Birmingham (three times), before being elected as MP for South Ayrshire, 1906-18. It is the work of Nicholas Kinsgley, archivist and former Secretary of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, and an architectural historian. At the same time as the bay window was built, the wall between the hall and the corridor behind it was taken down to make the room larger, and the present decorative scheme of off-white paint was introduced. The windows are generally Georgian style sash windows set in openings with segmental heads, but the outer pairs on the ground floor are disturbingly long and narrow. The younger son, William John Beale (1807-83), became a solicitor and founded one of the city's most successful legal practices. A current project. Additional Information These numbers are hyper-linked to the post in question, so just click on the number to follow the link and scroll down to find the relevant section of the post. : Evans (ne Allen, then Harrison-Allen), Auriol Joan Bartlett (1921-92) (102) According to his obituarist, he 'possessed a genial and kindly nature, a cultivated taste, and broad and liberal sympathies.' Comments, especially in the form of corrections, additional information or new illustrations, are very welcome. 1821; educated at Eton; an officer in the 10th Foot (Ensign, 1838; Lt., 1842); died unmarried when he was killed in action at the battle of Sobraon in the First Anglo-Sikh war, 10 February 1846; will proved in the PCC, 20 July 1846; (6) Robert Beale Beale (1823-61), born and. Today. Having acquired the site, James Beale (1840-1912) first commissioned the design of a garden from George B. Simpson, who selected and levelled the site for a new house and designed a rather old-fashioned 'Gardenesque' layout around it. President of the Law Society, 1908. Landed families and country houses | Friends of Berwick and District Can anyone provide photographs or portraits of the people whose names appear in bold above, for whom no image is currently shown? Image: Nick Kingsley. Standen House: the visually more rewarding garden front. Image: Nick Kingsley. He married, 19 April 1870 at Lillington (Warks), Margaret (1847-1936), daughter of Algernon Sidney Field (1813-1907), solicitor, and had issue: (1) Amy Elizabeth Beale (1871-1946), born 12 February 1871; married, 20 September 1902 at Essex Church, Kensington (Middx), Edgar Worthington (1856-1934), engineer and secretary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1898-1920, second son of Samuel Barton Worthington of Mill Bank, Bowden (Ches. He and his wife had no children, so on her death in 1927, Drumlamford passed to one of his nephews. He started in business as a lead and glass merchant, but quickly diversified into banking, ironworks and railways and other enterprises. His wife died 16 August 1883; administration of her goods was granted 19 June 1884 (effects 2,543). After the war, she continued to work for the Red Cross (Asst. (1) Thomas Beale (1654-55), born 13 November and baptised at St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, 29 November 1654; died in infancy and was buried in the chancel of St Faith under St Paul's, London, 22 October 1655; (2) Charles Beale (b. Educated at Edgbaston and University College, London (matriculated 1858; BA 1861). He lived in a large but much altered Georgian house in the Norfolk broads. Image: Historic England. The son, Bartholomew Beale (1662-1727), came of age in 1683 but did not attend either a university or one of the inns of court, perhaps because he was already engaged in estate management. Among the most significant estate collections held by the National Archives are: Ball estate, Ballsgrove, Drogheda, County Louth. Image: Country Life. He later established himself in business as a lead and glass merchant in Birmingham, where he was sufficiently successful to become part of the town elite, serving as Low Bailiff in 1822 and as one of the Street Commissioners (who provided the only effective urban administration until the borough was incorporated in 1838). James Samuel Beale had three sons. Standen House: morning room. The work has been in existence from the first half of the 19th century, and was founded by John Burke. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland This article, based on an analysis of over 1000 Irish landed families, looks at the number of men from these families commissioned between 1850 and 1950; where they came from, socially and geographically; the regiments they joined; and the impact on them of the two world wars. United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. Landed families of Britain and Ireland On this site, which was short-listed for the SAHGB Colvin Prize in 2019, I present the results of my research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. One of the ways in which Webb's original design for the house was simplified was the omission of a dedicated library. Standen House: the approach to the house lies through the archway in the centre between the old farmhouse on the right, Webb's new house is essentially an L-shaped block, consisting of a long narrow range containing the family rooms and, at right angles to it, the. 1625), baptised at Walton, 29 May 1625; perhaps died young; (7) Robert Beale (b. James Samuel Beale (1840-1912) took over from his father as solicitor to the Midland Railway, and managed the London office of Beale & Co., which was maintained largely because the railway business involved a lot of parliamentary work. The south-facing garden front has a much more cheerful aspect, and commands sweeping views across the Sussex Weald. This post was first published 29 December 2021, and was updated 17 February 2022. His religious views seem to have been more orthodox than Puritan, and after his brother Theodore was ejected from his living at Ashbocking, he presented him to the parish church on his estate at Walton. Once work at Drumlamford was complete, Wason went straight on to built Corwar House, begun in 1842, and it appears that both houses were constructed partly to provide unemployment relief at a time of cyclical depression. , a Glasgow-based engineering firm, 1882-1910. Landed families of Britain and Ireland: Biographical Index A - Blogger He retired in the mid 1860s when his health began to fail, and moved to Warfield Grove, a large 18th century house in Berkshire, which he had bought in 1858. Standen House: drawing room. His first wife died 13 August 1847. After his death, Standen passed to his widow and then his two spinster daughters, with the result that it remained essentially unchanged until the 1970s. This project is viewed as complementary to that . Can anyone supply a photograph of Drumlamford in its original condition, before the roof was altered, or explain when and why the change to the roof was made? Heath House, Leintwardine: the north front c.1930. He was elected a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1860, and was created a baronet, 3 July 1912. The success of the firm's work for the Midland Railway attracted other large commercial and financial concerns as clients. Projecting forward from this range is a five bay block of two storeys (stone on the ground floor, and tile-hung above) with closely-spaced weatherboarded gables. Burke's Landed Gentry (originally titled Burke's Commoners) is a reference work listing families in Great Britain and Ireland who have owned rural estates of some size. The second and third sons of W.J. The number in brackets after each entry refers to the number assigned to the family and used in the title of each post. The site was adjacent to the partly 15th century Hollybush Farm, which Webb not only retained and adapted, as outbuildings and stables, but the scale and materials. ' That, gentlemen, rests with you,' was the reply. ' Phipson of Birmingham in 1874. for the retirement of William John Beale (1807-83). He volunteered for active service in the Boer War and was called up again for the duration of the First World War. Standen House: staircase. He died 4 February 1954; his will was proved 4 May 1954 (estate 97,421). Ireland - Gaelic Civilization, Protestant Ascendancy, Anglo-Irish 1829; died in Oxford, 2 March 1863; will proved 19 August 1863 (effects under 3,000). On this site, which was short-listed for the SAHGB Colvin Prize in 2019, I present the results of my research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. He was buried at Leintwardine, 10 February 1726/7; his will was proved in the PCC, 21 April 1727. He was a director of the Birmingham and Midland Bank (later the Midland Bank) from 1836 and of the Union Bank of London; established the Parkgate Iron Works, Rotherham (Yorks WR) and ran it, 1842-64; was Chairman of the Midland Railway, 1844-64 and a director of the Crystal Palace Co., 1856. Bartholomew left a widow and a surviving son and daughter, and the family may have moved to Walton or Hopton Castle. Landed families of Britain and Ireland On this site, which was short-listed for the SAHGB Colvin Prize in 2019, I present the results of my research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. The great storm of 1987 brought down many trees and damaged the conservatory, and the loss of the protective micro-climate created by the big trees meant that some further, tender, plants were also lost. It was designed by William Fraser, junior and built in 1838-41 (by his father, William Fraser, senior) for Rigby Wason (1797-1875), a Scot who had been MP for Ipswich on several occasions in the 1830s and early 1840s. ); died unmarried, 21 August 1897; will proved 25 September 1897 (effects 5,705); (4) Theodore Beale (1820-87), born 10 July and. The staircase, north of the hall, is arranged with double flights up to the half-landing, double flights again to the first floor, and two parallel straight flights to the second floor; the lower flights are cased with panelling of c.1700. It would be interesting to known when and why this change was made: there was a fire at the house in 1925, but it only affected the ground floor rooms, was extinguished quickly, and does not seem to have caused any major structural damage, so is unlikely to account for the change to the roof. (1874-1935), born 15 January 1874; educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1892; BA 1896; rowing blue, 1898; MA 1922); solicitor; a director of the Midland Railway and later the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Deputy Chairman, 1919); the Midland Bank; the Legal Insurance Co. Ltd. (Chairman), L. Sterne & Co. of Glasgow (Chairman, 1924-35) and Guest Keen & Nettlefold (Chairman); served in First World War as, First Secretary, Ministry of Food, 1918; joint UK representative on. I am always particularly pleased to hear from current owners or the descendants of families associated with a property who can supply information from their own research or personal knowledge for inclusion. In that year, he bought three farms near East Grinstead, and built a new country house, which he called Standen House, to the designs of Philip Webb. Beale, who lived in the smart upper middle class district of Holland Park, London, obviously felt the need of a similar bolt hole away from London, to which he might eventually retire. Please use the Contact Form in the right hand side bar to contact me privately or the comments facility at the bottom of the page to make a public comment. JP for Sussex. When he died in 1874 he left a fortune of some 350,000 derived from his interests in banking, railways and ironmaking, and the bulk of his property passed to his only surviving son, William Lansdowne Beale (1829-96). Baring of Membland and Lambay Barons Revelstoke This is one of five posts about the various branches of the Baring family. set slightly off-centre, in a surround of sandstone quarried in the garden (which is perhaps the best feature of the front), and immediately next to it is a bay window, added to the hall in 1898 and built of a different stone. She was unmarried and without issue. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry ; or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank : but uninvested with heritable honours : Burke, John, 1787-1848 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive His wife died 16 August and was buried at Walton, 19 August 1657 and is commemorated on her husband's monument. In retirement he was a member of the Royal Commission on the working of the Railway Conciliation Scheme, 1911. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Landed families of Britain and Ireland: List of families covered - Blogger (5) Mary Emma Beale (1848-92), born 26 January 1848; married, 20 March 1880 at Christ Church, Paddington (Middx), William Bell Davies (1846-91) of Croxley Grove, Rickmansworth (Herts), son of Richard Davies, and had issue one son; died 15 May 1892; will proved 25 June 1892 (effects 12,894); (6) Dr. Edwin Clifford Beale (1851-1953), born 16 October 1851; educated at Edgbaston, Harrow and Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (matriculated 1870; BA 1874; MA 1877; MB 1880); elected MRCS, 1878 and FRCP, 1890; house physician at Guy's Hospital, Consulting Physician to the City of London Hospital for diseases of the chest and to the Royal Northern Hospital, London until he retired c.1911; Vice-President of the Royal Northern Hospital. According to Burke's Landed Gentry, the first English forebear of this family was John Bellville, a French migr who came to England at the time of the French Revolution and was the father of John Benjafield Bellville (c.1793-1847), with whom the genealogy below begins.The only certain reference to the first John which I have been able to trace, however, occurs in the apprenticeship . Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time (Heritage Books, London, 1840) Charles Mosley (Ed. Geographic coordinates 54 00 N, 2 00 W Map references Europe Area total: 243,610 sq km land: 241,930 sq km water: 1,680 sq km note 1: the percentage area breakdown of the four UK countries is: England 53%, Scotland 32%, Wales 9%, and Northern Ireland 6% note 2: includes Rockall and the Shetland Islands, which are part of Scotland Ireland's Land Acts and the decline of the 'Big House' - BBC At presentI am the Bent without the income'! United Kingdom | History, Population, Map, Flag, Capital, & Facts His widow died aged 91 on 16 June 1865. The hotel closed in 2004 and the house became a private residence and wedding venue, but unfortunately it was largely burned out in 2020 while renovation works were taking place. Landed families of Britain and Ireland - Dr. William Douglas - The Douglas Archives Nick Kingsley writes a fascinating blog about the Landed families of Britain and Ireland. (1) Margaret Beale (b. c.1613), born about 1613; during the Civil War she was accused - perhaps maliciously - of encouraging her husband, who was then Parliamentarian Governor of Warwick Castle, to embezzle many of the King's goods seized at the battle of Edgehill and she herself was said to have carried out plate and jewels from the castle 'by the apronful'; married, 1636 (licence 21 March 1635/6), Col. John Bridges MP (1610-64), MP for Worcestershire, 1654, son of John Bridges of Alcester (Warks) and Hackney (Middx), barrister-at-law, and had issue at least one son and one daughter; (2) Henry Beale (c.1614-72), eldest son, born about 1614; educated at St Catherine's and Jesus Colleges, Cambridge (matriculated 1632; BA 1636; MA 1639); Fellow of Jesus College, 1637-44 (ejected by the Parliamentary Visitors); married 1st, Sarah (d. 1653) and 2nd, 28 September 1653 or 1654 at Walton (Bucks), Mary, daughter of Clifton Catesby of Ecton (Northants); buried at Walton, 2 July 1672; (3) Theodore Beale (b. c.1617), born about 1617; probably died young; (4) Catherine Beale (c.1619-95), born about 1619; married, 9 December 1639 at St Ann, Blackfriars, London, John Smith (d. 1675), and had issue two sons and two daughters; died in 1695; will proved in the PCC, 11 April 1695; (6) William Beale (b. ), and had issue three sons and two daughters; died 9 December and was. Commandant, Sussex, 1924) and became a committee member of the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, 1934-63. (. The house is built of local stone but richly detailed with dressings and chimneystacks in a golden sandstone. The surviving original furnishings have been greatly augmented by pieces donated by Arthur and Helen Grogan, custodians of the house from 1977-86, who also helped to provide an endowment for the property. Landed families of Britain and Ireland - Dr. William Douglas Beale both became solicitors, like their father. I am most grateful to Martin John Kenrick for corrections. Inside, two panelled rooms and a staircase with twisted balusters. Charles Gabriel Perkins (1842-1908) of 5th Dragoon Guards, son of Gustave Gabriel (d. 1848), a Dutch language tutor, of Leeds (Yorks WR), and had issue one son and one daughter; died 21 August 1932; will proved 21 October 1932 (estate 2,177). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great He was buried at Leintwardine, 3 February 1776; his will was proved in the PCC, 10 February 1776, and a further grant of administration of that part of the estate left unadministered by his son was made, 21 July 1830. (1) Elizabeth Beale (1781-83), baptised at Leintwardine, 28 December 1781; died in infancy and was buried at Leintwardine, 12 February 1783; ; married, 6 January 1806 at Leintwardine, Rev. During the First World War he assisted the Government with the supply of wheat, and was rewarded with a knighthood in 1918. English Gentry | US prefessional genealogists | Price Genealogy The Great Britain is the larger of the two islands while Ireland is the 2 nd largest. The house is big-boned but of only three bays, the right one a cross-wing with an ashlar two-storey canted bay overlooking the view over the estuary. Landed families of Britain and Ireland - Blogger Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland - Ancestry Landed families of Britain and Ireland - Pinterest Webb's idea was that the different building material should mark it clearly as an addition (as recommended by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings), but in context it just adds to the visual confusion. I am most grateful to Alison Cameron for solving he mystery of the parentage of Bartholomew Beale (c.1583-1660). In 1972 the house became one of the first Victorian properties accepted by the National Trust and opened to the public. In order to make this site easier to use for research, this page provides an alphabetical index to the families covered in the posts issued to date. (5) Dorothy Beale (1877-1969), born 30 January 1877, and was baptised into the Church of England at Leatherhead (Surrey), 16 May 1913; married, 23 January 1902 at St Mary Abbots, Kensington (Middx), Harold George Brown (1876-1949), solicitor, director of the BBC and BOAC, eldest son of Harold Brown of Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, and had issue three sons and three daughters; died aged 91 on 16 January 1969; will proved 13 March 1969 (estate 62,777); (6) Sir Samuel Richard Beale (1881-1964), kt. At the rear of the house, and built into the rising ground behind it, is a tower of four storeys with heavy battlements. Unfortunately, at an unknown date but probably after the house was acquired by the Beales in 1898, the original roof was replaced by flat rendered gables with rather cutesy demi-oculi lighting the attic storey. Ireland's 1923 Land Act. Landed families of Britain and Ireland Blog by Nick Kingsley. William John Beale (1807-83) became the solicitor to the Midland Railway, which was both profitable in itself and attracted further clients to his firm. She died in 13 May 1972; her will was proved 1 June 1972 (estate 513,441). This most attractive effect is said to have been influenced by a row of similarly closely-spaced gables, added c.1603-08 to Knole House (Kent). Beale was a staunch Liberal in politics. ), 'without previous indisposition' on 26 February, and was buried at Leintwardine, 5 March 1800; his will was proved in the PCC, 10 April 1800; a further grant of administration was made to his son, 1 October 1811, of effects left unadministered by his widow; and a yet further grant was made in 1846 of that part of the estate left unadministered by his son! Standen House: the jumbled and unprepossessing entrance front. He died in Birmingham, 1 September 1912, just four days after his elder brother. Heath House, Leintwardine: staircase University of London, Inside, the hall is lined with original moulded panelling, and the fireplace is flanked by moulded pilasters with the cornice carried across as a mantelshelf; in the fireplace is an iron fire-back with the initials I. and H.E., and the date 1708, which suggests that John Edwards (d. 1739) may have shared the house or rented it back after selling it to the Beales. He had four sons, three whom became lawyers and one a physician and surgeon (who lived to be 101 and therefore must count as something of an advert for his profession!). John Rocke (1783-1849), of Clungunford House (Shrops. Theme images by. The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britainwhich contains England, Wales, and Scotlandas well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. was deliberately designed to be unpretentious, in deference to the Unitarian faith and long puritan tradition of the Beales (Mrs. Beale was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell), and the entrance front, which faces north onto the informal courtyard enclosed by the service wing and older farm buildings is notably dour. The house became a hotel (known as the Bontddu Hall Hotel) in the early 20th century and large additions were made to provide additional accommodation in the late 20th century.
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