Longford Derbyshire
Wall monument in the chancel to Thomas William Coke 1842, by Robert Hall of Derby with bust by Joseph Francis of London, It cost 300 guineas which was raised by subscription.
"To the revered memory of Thomas William Coke, Earl of Leicester; Born May 6th 1754; Died at Longford June 3rd 1842
His pubic conduct as representative for 57 years of the County of Norfolk was conspicuous for its decision. disinterested zeal,and unimpeachable integrity. Preeminent no less for his generosity as a landlord, than for his skill and enterprise as a agriculturist. He secured the deep affection of an attached and prosperous tenantry, while by his exertion and influence, he extended in a most remarkable degree the cultivation and rural improvement of the country.
In his domestic relations he was affectionate, kind and hospitable. His charity was munificent without ostentation,and his piety, simple and unaffected, but warm and sincere.
This monument is erected by persons of various classes and opinions centered in this county, as some record of an example to excellent and instructive"
Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham, son of Elizabeth flic.kr/p/BasiH1 daughter of George Chamberlayne and Wenman Roberts (who took his mother's maiden name of Coke and in 1759 succeeded to Holkham Hall and substantial estates of his uncle Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9678994363/
He m1 (his cousin) Jane 1753- 1800 flic.kr/p/fKixTD daughter of James Lenox Dutton 1776 flic.kr/p/i6Pte4 & 2nd wife Jane daughter of Christopher Bond and Jane Whorwood buried at Tittleshall
Children
1. Lady Jane Elizabeth Coke (1777–1863) flic.kr/p/2aRv6VV m1 Charles Nevinson Viscount Andover (1775–1800); m2 Admiral Sir Henry Digby (1770–1842). flic.kr/p/E5wMah (parents of Edward Digby husband of Theresa Anna Maria Fox Strangeways / Strangways daughter of Henry 3rd Earl of Ilchester by Caroline Leonora Murray www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/51UK1N7vNR )
2. Lady Anne Margaret Coke (1779–1843), m Thomas 1st Viscount Anson.
3. Lady Elizabeth Wilhelmina Coke (1795–1873), m John Spencer Stanhope.
Thomas m2 (his God daughter) Anne daughter of William Keppel 4th Earl of Albemarle, by Elizabeth Southwell,
Thomas and his friend and neighbour William Earl of Albermarle were both widowers of long standing and 2 marriage settlements were agreed ; Albermarle was to marry his niece Lady Susannah Hunloke, and Albermarle's daughter Anne to marry Cokes nephew. When the first marriage took place early in 1822, Lady Anne spoke up and declared she would marry Thomas Coke or no-one. She was seventeen and he sixty-eight. His unmarried daughter Elizabeth who was 10 years older than Anne and her father's housekeeper walked out. The marriage met with bemusement and described as "absurd", but despite opposition took place on 26 February 1822 . Soon after the wedding Anne became pregnant with a son and heir who was followed by 3 more sons and a daughter, the last born when Thomas was 75 .
Children
1. Thomas William 2nd Earl 1822 -1909 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coke,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester m1 Juliana d1870 flic.kr/p/fLJm4y daughter of Samuel Charles Whitbread by Juliana Brand (nee Trevor) of Cardington
2 Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke 1824 - 1889 m Diana
daughter of George James Welborne Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron of Dover and Georgiana Howard
3. Henry John 1827 - 1916 m Katherine daughter of Thomas Grosvenor Egerton 2nd Earl of Wilton by Mary Stanley
4. Wenman Coke 1828 - 1907 unmarried
1. Margaret Sophia 1832 - 1868 m Archibald MacDonald 3rd Bart, son of Sir James Macdonald at Bramshott flic.kr/p/29bZF4
Thomas died at Longford o the 30th June 1842 and was interred in the family vault at Tittershall Norfolk
Anne m2 m2 (October 1843) Rt Hon Edward Ellice flic.kr/p/876MUp merchant & MP 1783 - 1863 son of Alexander Ellice and Ann Russell
Edward was a partner in Inglis Ellice,a major slave-owning and mortgagee firm until its collapse in 1821 ; Edward was co-owner of 8 sugar estates in Grenada, British Guiana, Tobago and Antigua. In the 1830s, after the British government emancipated the slaves, he received compensation of c£35,000 for the liberation of over 300 slaves.
Edward was the widower of Lady Hannah Altheah Bettesworth 1832 youngest daughter of Gen. Charles 1st Earl Grey & Elisabeth Petry Grey
Anne died 23rd July 1844 aged 40 not long after the birth of a son who lived only a few days and is buried with her www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/67D19S
His and Anne's funeral hatchments hang nearby www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/048W03
- Church of St Chad, Longford Derbyshire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coke,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester_(seventh_creation)
www.northernvicar.co.uk/2018/11/17/longford-derbyshire-st...
Longford Derbyshire
Wall monument in the chancel to Thomas William Coke 1842, by Robert Hall of Derby with bust by Joseph Francis of London, It cost 300 guineas which was raised by subscription.
"To the revered memory of Thomas William Coke, Earl of Leicester; Born May 6th 1754; Died at Longford June 3rd 1842
His pubic conduct as representative for 57 years of the County of Norfolk was conspicuous for its decision. disinterested zeal,and unimpeachable integrity. Preeminent no less for his generosity as a landlord, than for his skill and enterprise as a agriculturist. He secured the deep affection of an attached and prosperous tenantry, while by his exertion and influence, he extended in a most remarkable degree the cultivation and rural improvement of the country.
In his domestic relations he was affectionate, kind and hospitable. His charity was munificent without ostentation,and his piety, simple and unaffected, but warm and sincere.
This monument is erected by persons of various classes and opinions centered in this county, as some record of an example to excellent and instructive"
Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham, son of Elizabeth flic.kr/p/BasiH1 daughter of George Chamberlayne and Wenman Roberts (who took his mother's maiden name of Coke and in 1759 succeeded to Holkham Hall and substantial estates of his uncle Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9678994363/
He m1 (his cousin) Jane 1753- 1800 flic.kr/p/fKixTD daughter of James Lenox Dutton 1776 flic.kr/p/i6Pte4 & 2nd wife Jane daughter of Christopher Bond and Jane Whorwood buried at Tittleshall
Children
1. Lady Jane Elizabeth Coke (1777–1863) flic.kr/p/2aRv6VV m1 Charles Nevinson Viscount Andover (1775–1800); m2 Admiral Sir Henry Digby (1770–1842). flic.kr/p/E5wMah (parents of Edward Digby husband of Theresa Anna Maria Fox Strangeways / Strangways daughter of Henry 3rd Earl of Ilchester by Caroline Leonora Murray www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/51UK1N7vNR )
2. Lady Anne Margaret Coke (1779–1843), m Thomas 1st Viscount Anson.
3. Lady Elizabeth Wilhelmina Coke (1795–1873), m John Spencer Stanhope.
Thomas m2 (his God daughter) Anne daughter of William Keppel 4th Earl of Albemarle, by Elizabeth Southwell,
Thomas and his friend and neighbour William Earl of Albermarle were both widowers of long standing and 2 marriage settlements were agreed ; Albermarle was to marry his niece Lady Susannah Hunloke, and Albermarle's daughter Anne to marry Cokes nephew. When the first marriage took place early in 1822, Lady Anne spoke up and declared she would marry Thomas Coke or no-one. She was seventeen and he sixty-eight. His unmarried daughter Elizabeth who was 10 years older than Anne and her father's housekeeper walked out. The marriage met with bemusement and described as "absurd", but despite opposition took place on 26 February 1822 . Soon after the wedding Anne became pregnant with a son and heir who was followed by 3 more sons and a daughter, the last born when Thomas was 75 .
Children
1. Thomas William 2nd Earl 1822 -1909 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coke,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester m1 Juliana d1870 flic.kr/p/fLJm4y daughter of Samuel Charles Whitbread by Juliana Brand (nee Trevor) of Cardington
2 Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke 1824 - 1889 m Diana
daughter of George James Welborne Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron of Dover and Georgiana Howard
3. Henry John 1827 - 1916 m Katherine daughter of Thomas Grosvenor Egerton 2nd Earl of Wilton by Mary Stanley
4. Wenman Coke 1828 - 1907 unmarried
1. Margaret Sophia 1832 - 1868 m Archibald MacDonald 3rd Bart, son of Sir James Macdonald at Bramshott flic.kr/p/29bZF4
Thomas died at Longford o the 30th June 1842 and was interred in the family vault at Tittershall Norfolk
Anne m2 m2 (October 1843) Rt Hon Edward Ellice flic.kr/p/876MUp merchant & MP 1783 - 1863 son of Alexander Ellice and Ann Russell
Edward was a partner in Inglis Ellice,a major slave-owning and mortgagee firm until its collapse in 1821 ; Edward was co-owner of 8 sugar estates in Grenada, British Guiana, Tobago and Antigua. In the 1830s, after the British government emancipated the slaves, he received compensation of c£35,000 for the liberation of over 300 slaves.
Edward was the widower of Lady Hannah Altheah Bettesworth 1832 youngest daughter of Gen. Charles 1st Earl Grey & Elisabeth Petry Grey
Anne died 23rd July 1844 aged 40 not long after the birth of a son who lived only a few days and is buried with her www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/67D19S
His and Anne's funeral hatchments hang nearby www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/048W03
- Church of St Chad, Longford Derbyshire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coke,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester_(seventh_creation)
www.northernvicar.co.uk/2018/11/17/longford-derbyshire-st...