1831 02 Mar Ackland Sir John Palmer - died age 76 Royal Crescent Bath of Fairfield
Bridgwater and Somersetshire HeraldCreated Baronet by a patent dated Dec 8 1818 and in the same year took the name and arms of Palmer in addition to Acland by Royal sign manual.
Souce: The Gentleman's Magazine, 1907
Inherited the Manor of Fairfield from Peregrine Palmer (died without issue in 1762) his first cousin 2 times removed.
Lieut-Gen. Sir Wroth Palmer Acland KCB
Served under the Duke of Wellington, becoming K.C.B. and Lieutenant-General in 1814.
From: British History Online
Source: Stogursey. A History of the County of Somerset: Volume VI, R.W. Dunning (Editor) (1992).
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18604&strquery=Acland#p19
Date: 29/01/2005
© Copyright 2003-2005 University of London & History of Parliament TrustDied unmarried.
Died unmarried.
Source: Burke's Annual Register 1844
Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller Palmer Acland
The following notes are courtesy of Lady Gass, Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Somerset:
He was very active in Somerset, building several village schools and rebuilding St Audries Church at West Quantoxhead. He was the founder and first Chairman of the West Somerset Railway (Watchet to Norton Junction).
His wife and their three children all caught TB. Only his eldest daughter, Isabel (1832 to 1903), survived. As a "thank you" offering, Sir Peregrine built Stogursey School. (Compiled with the invaluable help of Ted Cubitt of Cannington)All the Fuller land in Catsfield, by then called the Park Gate Estate was owned by Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller Palmer Acland by 1851 when an estate map was produced. In 1835 Sir P P FP Acland had purchased the manor of Hooe from his cousin Augustus Elliot Fuller and had inherited 'Mad Jack's' London estate in 1834 [ESRO SAU, Hutchinson; 1 12].
In 1864 the majority of the estate was purchased by Thomas Brassey and renamed Normanhurst Estate, further pieces of outlying land were purchased from Sir P P F P Acland in 1865 and from other owners throughout the 1870s & 1880s [Salzman; 242-245, ESRO BAT 2502].
Life in Catsfield 1800-1910: History on our Doorstep - Chapter 3 Later 18th & 19th Century Landowners by Don Phillips, pp 9.
History, Gazetteer & Directory of Devonshire, 1850 , p. 795
CHARLES, a village and parish, in the picturesque valley of the river Bray, 6 miles N. by W. of South Molton, contains 362 souls and 2432 acres of land, including Brayford hamlet and a number of scattered houses. Sir Peregrine Fuller Palmer Acland, Bart., of Fairfield, Somersetshire, is lord of the manor, and owner of the pleasant seat called Little Bray, in the valley, 2 miles N. of the village.
The Bristol Mercury (Bristol, England), Saturday, March 23, 1844; Issue 2818.
DIED - Feb. 29, at Naples, Fanny, the beloved wife of Si Peregrine Palmer Fuller Palmer Acland Bart of Fairfield, Somerset.
Died: At Fairfield, Frances Elizabeth the eldest daugter of Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller Palmer Acland, Bart., aged 41/2
Source: Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, December 6, 1834; Issue 4258.
Births: On the 27th September, the Lady of Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller Palmer Acland, Baronet of Fairfield in the County of Somerset, a son and heir.
Source:Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England), Thursday, October 2, 1834; Issue 3600.
Sir Alexander Bateman Periam Fuller Acland Hood
Sir Alexander was a member of the well-known Hood naval family, many of whom became Admirals from the time before Nelson, until the First World War. The Hood Monument on his estate near Glastonbury is a memorial to one of them, as was the battleship "HMS Hood".
1881 Census: described as "Baronet Magistrate & Farmer Of 1038 Acres"
Sir Alexander Acland-Hood Bt was Member of Parliament for West Somerset from 3 May 1859 to 1868. Educated at Rugby. Was JP and DL for Somerset; High Sherriff of Somerset 1858; formerly Captain Royal Horseguards (blue). Member of Carlton Club.
"The Treble Bell completing the ring of 6 was added to the tower in 1974 in memory of Alexander Periam Fuller Acland Hood, 2nd Bart the gift of parishioners and friends" St Etheldreda Church, St Audries, Somerset
Isabella Harriet Fuller Palmer Acland
Births: 10 September at Fairfield, Somerset, the Lady of Sir Peregrine Palmer Palmer Acland, of a daughter.
Source: The Bristol Mercury(Bristol, England), Saturday, September 15, 1832; Issue 2213.1881 Census: age 48 living at St Audries House, West Quantoxhead, Somerset
"Giving thanks to God for the memory of Alexander Bateman Periam Fuller Acland Hood and of Isabel Harriet Fuller Acland Hood", stained glass window in St. Etheldreda Church, St. Audries, Somerset.
1881 Census: age 29, unmarried, living at St Audries House,West Quantoxhead, Somerset
1881 Census: age 24, unmarried, living at St Audries House,West Quantoxhead, Somerset
1881 Census: age 19, unmarried, living at St Audries House,West Quantoxhead, Somerset
Margaret Fuller Acland Hood M.B.E.
1881 Census: age 11, unmarried, living at St Audries House,West Quantoxhead, Somerset
Appointed 1918 M.B.E. (Civil)
M.P. for Barnstaple 1721-27.
Heiress to Petherton Park near Bridgwater and a hansome fortune.
1767: Entered Royal Navy. Assigned to H.M.S. Romney under his 2nd cousin Captain (later 1st Viscount Hood) Samuel Hood.
21 April 1798: Died during battle between Mars and French warship Hercule. Hood was shot in the thigh shortly after the action commenced. The ball severed his femoral artery resulting in a fatal wound. Captain Hood died just as the French ship surrendered. Accompanied Captain Cook in one of his voyages round the world.
For more detail see: hmshood.com/ship/history/ Family.html <http://hmshood.com/ship/history/Family.html>
Created Dec 1806 Baronet of Hartington