SHERARD

Earls of Harborough

 

 

 

Geoffrey Sherard; m.Joyce Ashby (d.16 Sep 1490) à 7 sons, 7 daus, of whom:

 

1a) Thomas, of Stapleford; m.Margaret Helwell

 

1b) George, of Stapleford; m.Rose Poulteney

 

1c) Francis, d.1594; m.Anne Moore

 

1d) Sir Philip, d.23 Apr 1624; m.Isabel Harpur

 

2d) Sir William, of Stapleford, cr 1627 Baron Sherard of Leitrim [I] (bap 1 Aug 1588-1 Apr 1640); m. in or shortly before 1621 Mrs Abigail Tresham, née Cave (bur 29 Feb 1656)

 

1e) Bennet, 2nd Lord Sherard (bap 30 Nov 1621-15 Jan 1700); m.Elizabeth Christopher (d.17 Dec 1713)

 

1f) Christopher (19 Jun 1666-19 Feb 1682)

 

2f) Bennet (9 Oct 1677-16 Oct 1732), 3rd Lord Sherard, cr 1714 Baron Sherard of Sherard [GB], cr 1718 Viscount Sherard of Stapleford [GB], cr 1719 Earl of Harborough [GB], with the limitations of the 1714 and 1719 creations going, after his own issue male, to his cousin Philip Sherard, of Whissendine, the 1718 creation having no special remainder; he m.1696 Mary Calverley (d.20 May 1702)

 

3f) Elizabeth, d.1 Mar 1747; m.1st ca 1686 Edward Ingram, 2nd Viscount Irvine (1662/3-16 Sep 1688); m.2nd 11 Jun 1696 Hon. John Noel (d.26 Sep 1718); note: one source indicated that she was b.ca 1679, but this is incorrect since she had a dau ca 1687

 

4f) Lucy, d.27 Oct 1751; m.1 Jan 1713 John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland (18 Sep 1676-22 Feb 1721)

 

2e) Philip, of Whissendine (bap 17 Nov 1623-bur 4 Mar 1695); m.ca 1645 Margaret, dau of Sir Thomas Denton, and widow of John Pulteney and of Hon. William Eure

 

1f) Bennet, of Whissendine (bap 24 Aug 1649-bur 30 Sep 1701 [per History of Parliament; Cokayne says he d.1711]; m.by 1679 Hon. Dorothy Fairfax (30 Dec 1655-14 Jan 1745) à 4 sons, 6 daus, of whom:

 

1g) Philip, of Whissendine (ca 1680-20 Jul 1750), suc 1732 as 2nd Earl of Harborough and Lord Sherard of Sherard [GB], and 4th Lord Sherard [I]; m.12 Mar 1703 Anne Pedley (d.16 Feb 1750) à 6 sons, 8 daus, of whom:

 

1h) Bennet, 3rd Earl of Harborough (bap 3 Sep 1709-23 Feb 1770); m.1st 28 Jun 1748 Lady Elizabeth Verney (dsps 7 Jun 1756); m.2nd 2 Jul 1757 Frances Noel (d.15 Dec 1760); m.3rd 31 Mar 1761 Margaret Hill (7 Jul 1729-21 Feb 1767), sister of Lord Berwick; m.4th 8 Oct 1767 Elizabeth (bap 3 Mar 1740-5 Mar 1797), dau of Sir Thomas Cave, 5th Bt.

 

1i) Frances (12 Apr 1759-    ); m.16 Apr 1776 George Morgan

 

2i) [ex 3] Bennet, Lord Sherard, bur 27 Feb 1768

 

2h) John (1713-25 Apr 1746)

 

3h) Rev. Robert, 4th Earl of Harborough (21 Oct 1719-21 Apr 1799); m.1st 17 May 1762 Catherine Hearst (d.5 Feb 1765); m.2nd 10 Jan 1767 Jane Reeve (d.9 Nov 1770); m.3rd 25 May 1772 Dorothy Roberts (d.5 Nov 1781)

 

1i) Philip, 5th Earl of Harborough (10 Oct 1767-10 Dec 1807); m.4 Jul 1791 Eleanor Monckton (7 Jan 1772-9 Oct 1809), gdau of 1st Viscount Galway

 

1j) Lucy Eleanor (20 May 1792-8 Jun 1848); m.19 May 1817 Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther (27 Jul 1790-6 Dec 1867)

 

2j) Anna Maria (1794-22 Nov 1848); m.7 Mar 1816 William Cuffe

 

3j) Sophia (16 Nov 1795-23 Sep 1851); m.1st 9 Apr 1818 Sir Thomas Whichcote, 6th Bt. (10 Aug 1787-23 Aug 1829); m.2nd 23 Apr 1840 William Charles Evans-Freke [later, 8th Lord Carbery] (24 May 1812-7 Nov 1894)

 

4j) Robert, 6th Earl of Harborough (26 Aug 1797-28 Jul 1859); m.27 Nov 1843 Mary Eliza Temple (d.1 Jul 1886), gdau of Sir J Honywood, Bt.

 

5j) Jane (21 Jun 1799-18 Dec 1856)

 

6j) Charlotte (31 Mar 1801-1856)

 

7j) Susan (1 Jul 1802-    ); m.11 Jul 1821 John Reeve

 

2i) Lucy (13 Oct 1769-27 Mar 1858); m.1st 8 Jun 1791 Sir Thomas Cave, 7th Bt. (6 Oct 1766-16 Jan 1792); m.2nd 20 Aug 1798 Hon. Philip Pusey

 

3i) Dorothy Sophia (17 Apr 1775-5 Nov 1781)

 

4h) Daniel (17 Jun 1722-Port Royal, Jamaica Jun 1744)

5h) Philip (1 Mar 1727-14 Sep 1790)

6h) Dorothy; m.James Torkington

7h) Lucy, d.29 Apr 1781

8h) Susan, d.Dec 1765

9h) Ursula, d.Sep 1745

 

2g) Margaret; m. Most Rev. John Gilbert, Archbishop of York (18 Oct 1693-9 Aug 1761); their dau Emma m. Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

 

3g) Mary, d.1764

 

2f) Philip (bap 24 Sep 1650-bur 31 Jul 1703); m.Anne Thoroton (bur 28 Mar 1729)

 

1g) Philip Thoroton (bap 5 Nov 1674-bur 13 Aug 1691)

 

2g) Robert (bap 5 Nov 1676-bur 23 Jun 1749); m.28 Sep 1709 Elizabeth Reading (bur 19 Dec 1766)

 

1h) Philip (bap 19 Jul 1713-    )

2h) Robert (bap 29 Nov 1716-bur 14 Dec 1716)

3h) Elizabeth (bap 29 Aug 1710-bur 22 Jun 1726)

4h) Anne (bap 9 Feb 1714-bur 16 Sep 1733)

5h) Mary (bap 31 Aug 1720-bur 19 Oct 1748)

6h) Lucy, bur 5 Apr 1750

7h) Margaret; m.11 Oct 1753 James More-Molyneux, of Loseley (ca 1723-24 Jun 1759)

 

3g) William (bap 23 Mar 1678-dsp before 3 Feb 1748)

4g) Rev. Bennet (bap 22 Sep 1683-bur 1 Jun 1753)

5g) Thomas (bap 22 Jan 1684-d.1709/13)

6g) Denton (bap 22 Jun 1690-bur 28 Sep 1767)

7g) Anna Margaretta, bur 16 Aug 1750

8g) Mary, d.1753/4

9g) Elizabeth, d.1760/2

10g) Philippa (bap 20 Jun 1682-bur 21 Oct 1684)

11g) Dorothy (bap 2 Feb 1696-bur 2 Nov 1721)

12g) Rebecca (bap 13 Sep 1688-bur 12 Jan 1766)

 

3f) Abigail (bap 17 Feb 1652-    ); m.John Pickering

 

4f) Denton (bap 2 Sep 1654-bur 17 Dec 1686)

 

3e) George (1626 [or 1624?]-1670); m.31 Jul 1651 Anne Crockenbury [Croppenburgh, Croppenbergh] (d.1669)

 

1f) William (1652-    ); m.1693 Catherine, dau of Castell Sherard, of Glatton and Folkesworth

 

1g) Castell, of Glatton (1695-1741); m.1729 Martha Ferrar

 

1h) Rev. Castell (1733-1803); m.1763 Jane Caryer

 

1i) Rev. Philip Castell (1767-Nov 1814); m.1796 Sarah Haughton James

 

1j) Philip Castel, 9th Lord Sherard (7 Mar 1804-14 Mar 1886); m.24 Jul 1834 Anne Weekes (d.13 Apr 1835)

 

1k) Marianne Sarah, d.16 Feb 1896; m.6 Jul 1854 Sir Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey, 10th Bt. (27 Jun 1829-10 Mar 1900)

 

2j) Rev. Simon Haughton (9 Feb 1811-1882); m.19 Oct 1843 Mary Halton, dau of Sir S H Clarke, 9th Bt.

 

1k) Castel, 10th Lord Sherard (17 Aug 1849-5 Oct 1902); m.6 Oct 1898 Mary Gertrude Rodwell

 

2k) Philip Halton, 11th Lord Sherard (2 May 1851-1 May 1924)

 

3k) Simon Haughton, d.1859

 

4k) Ralph Woodchurch (11 Nov 1860-1922); m.Jan 1895 Juliet Valentine Jackson

 

1l) Mary Halton (1897-    )

 

5k) Mary Emma (1845-    )

6k) Catherine Haughton

7k) Edith Elizabeth, d.1878

8k) Alice, d.1879

 

3j) Emma, d.31 Oct 1883; m.Thomas Crossthwait

 

2i) George, d.1817

 

3i) Rev. Robert (1777-1835); m.1804 Grace Martha Johnson (d.1852)

 

1j) Robert Castel, d.1863; m.Mary Arundel

 

2j) Charles Wale (1820-1889);m.1856 Isabella Welsh (d.1908)

 

1k) Charles Allan (1857-    )

 

2k) Robert Castel, 12th Lord Sherard (1858-14 Jun 1931)

 

3k) Arthur William (1861 [per Burke’s; 1860 per Debrett’s]-    ); m.1883 Margaret Evans

 

4k) Lily Grace (1862-    )

 

5k) Ethel Margaret (1864-    ); m.1895 Frederick Charles Monger

 

6k) Isabella (1868-    ); m.1892 Arthur Gambier Kyrle Money

 

7k) Harry Fellowes (1870-    )

 

8k) Georgiana Charlotte (1873-    ); m.1895 Ernest Edward Hawkins

 

9k) Maria Alice (1875-    )

 

10k) Norman Macleod (1877-    ); this per Burke’s 1914; Debrett’s 1920 has him as Norman Castel, b.1878

 

3j) George Philip Brudenell (1822-16 Jan 1880); m.1848 Clara Smith (d.1885)

 

1k) Robert Castel (1850-13 Feb 1886)

 

2k) Georgiana Susan (1853-    ); m.1875 Reginald Frank Morris

 

3k) Alice Isabella (1855-    ); m.1884 Thomas E Digby

 

4k) Edith Marie (1858-    ); m.1883 Alfred Meller; her dau Ivy m. Sir E O Every, Bt.

 

4j) Isabella; m.1842 W J Crompton

 

4i) Caryer (1781-1823); m.1808 Mary Bringhurst

 

1j) Caryer (6 Feb 1812-1834)

 

2j) Rev. George (14 Apr 1813-21 May 1857); m.25 Sep 1844 Mary Daubeny (d.2 Mar 1906)

 

1k) Alice Elizabeth (1845-    )

 

2k) John Caryer (1852-    ); m.1st 1883 Mrs Lavinia Mary Mulkins, née Bromhead (d.1910); m.2nd 1911 Rose Kathleen Moule

 

3k) Rev. Charles William (1854-    )

 

4k) Rev. Clement Edward (1856-1927); m.1880 Maria Holland Edith Crump

 

1l) Edith Audrey; m.1931 Henry Thompson Meynell

 

5k) Mary Evelyn, d.21 Mar 1907

 

3j) Edward Castel (2 Sep 1819-21 Jan 1890); m.30 Nov 1859 Francis Lingard Green (d.6 Jan 1911)

 

1k) Beatrix (1861-    )

2k) Mary Castel (1865-    ); m.11 Nov 1891 Harry Richard Watson

3k) Frances Bringhurst (1866-    )

 

4j) Robert, d.1873

5j) Henry Castell

6j) Charles Philip

7j) Mary Anne, d.12 Aug 1898

8j) Frances; m.1847 Rev. Benjamin Wilson (d.1878)

9j) Henrietta Charlotte, d.6 Mar 1887

10j) Janetta Louisa Anne, d.21 Apr 1890; m.1851 Rev. Robert Henry Gatty

 

5i) Janetta; m. Rev. Benjamin Clay

6i) Charlotte Wilhelmina

7i) Louisa; m.Sir Charles Wale

8i) Frances, d.15 Mar 1819; m.30 Jan 1795 Hon. Newton Fellowes [later, 1853, 4th Earl of Portsmouth] (26 Jun 1772-9 Jan 1854)

 

2g) Bennet

3g) Catharine

4g) Martha; m.William Caldecott

 

2f) Bennet

3f) dau

 

4e) Francis

5e) William

6e) Henry

7e) John

8e) Anne/Abigail, d.7 Jun 1648

9e) Emeline

 

10e) Anne, d.6 Mar 1680; m.4 Oct 1655 Nicholas Knollys, titular 3rd Earl of Banbury (3 Jan 1631-14 Mar 1674)

 

11e) Elizabeth

 

3d) Sir George, d.1651

4d) Rose; m.John Sherard, of Lopthorpe (below)

 

2c) Thomas

3c) Elizabeth; m.William Smith, of Cunnington

4c) Margaret; m.William Durant, of Cottesmore

5c) Joyce; m.Edward Beresford

6c) Eleanor

7c) Margaret; m.Gilbert Berry

8c) Dorothy

 

2a) Robert, of Lopthorpe

 

1b) Rowland, d.9 Oct 1592; m.Jane Porter

 

1c) Sir William fl 1634, aged about 80; m.1st Frances Harrington; m.2nd Bridget Digby

 

1d) [ex 1] John, of Lopthorpe; m.1st Rose Sherard (above); m.2nd Elizabeth Brownlow (d.6 Feb 1658), sister of Sir John Brownlow, Bt.

 

1e) [ex 1] Anne

 

2e) [ex 2] Richard, d.12 Sep 1668; m.Margaret Dewe

 

1f) Sir John, of Lopthorpe, cr Baronet 1674, with remainder, failing his own issue male, to his brothers and theirs; born ca 1662, d.1 Jan 1725

 

2f) Sir Richard, 2nd Bt. (ca 1666-14 Jun 1730)

 

3f) Sir Brownlow, 3rd Bt. (7 Feb 1668-30 Jan 1736); m. in or after 1699 Mary, née Methuen, widow of Sir Richard Anderson, Bt., and of Humphrey Simpson

 

1g) Sir Brownlow, 4th Bt. (ca 1702-25 Nov 1748); m.16 Jul 1738 Mary Sydney, gdau of 4th Earl of Leicester

 

4f) Alice, d.27 Jun 1721; m.27 Mar 1676 her cousin Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Bt. (26 Jun 1659-16 Jul 1697)

 

5f) Mary

 

6f) Elizabeth; m.Peter Whitcomb

 

3e) [ex 2] Mary; m.George Middlemore

4e) [ex 2] Frances; m.Roger Smith

5e) [ex 2] Audrie; m.Humphrey Brooke

 

2d) [ex 2] William

3d) [ex 2] Kenelm

4d) [ex 2] Rowland

 

2b) Rose; m.William Thorold

 

3a) William

 

1b) Thomas

 

4a) Lawrence

 

5a) Anne; m.George Mackworth