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Paternal Family Tree: Antrobus
On 17th May 1792 Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet was born to John Antrobus [aged 31].
In 1794 [his father] John Antrobus [aged 33] died. Some months before he was badly crushed when his horse rolled on him. He lingered in a coma for some months and during this period his wife also died after giving birth to their second son. His two infant children, Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet [aged 1] and [his brother] Gibbs Antrobus [aged 1], were brought up by their bachelor uncles and treated to all intents and purposes as their own sons.
The London Gazette 16969. Whitehall, December 27, 1814
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the following Gentlemen respectively, and the heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz.
Sir Alexander Campbell, Knt. Major-General in the Army, and Lieutenant-General and Commander of the Forces in the Isle of France.
The Right Honourable William McMahon, Master of the Rolls in Ireland.
George Buchan Hepburn, of Smeaton, in the county of Haddington, Esq. late one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland.
The Right Honourable John Marjoribanks [aged 51], Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh. [Baronet Marjoribanks of Lees in Berwickshire]
John Silvester, of Yardley-House, in the county of Essex, Esq. Recorder of the city of London.
Thomas Hugh Clifford, of Tixall, in the county of Stafford, Esq.
John Simeon, of Grazeley, in the county of Berks, Esq.
Guy Campbell, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, and Major in the 6th Regiment of Foot.
Gilbert King, of Charlestown, in the county of Roscommon, Esq. Colonel in the Army.
John Jackson, of Ailsey, in the county of Bodford, Esq.
Henry Steuart, of Allanton, in the county of Lanerk, Esq. with remainder to his son in law, Ranald or Reginald Macdonald, of Stalfa, and his heirs male.
George Griffiths Williams, of Llwyny Wormwood, in the county of Carmarthen, Esq.
David Dundas, of Richmond, in the county of Surrey, and of Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, Esq. Serjeant-Surgeon to the King.
Robert Holt Leigh, of Whitley, in the county of Lancaster, Esq. with remainder to the heirs male of Holt Leigh, of Whitley, Esq. deceased, father of the said Robert Holt Leigh.
[his uncle] Edmund Antrobus, of Antrobus, in the county of Chester, and of Rutherford, in the county of Roxburgh, Esq. with remainder to his nephew, Edmund Antrobus [aged 22], jun. Esq. and his heirs male, and in default of such issue, to his nephew, Gibbs Crawford Antrubus [aged 21], Esq. and his heirs male, both sons of his late brother, John Antrobus, Esq. deceased.
Samuel Egerton Brydges, of Denton-Court, in the county of Kent, Esq.
Jonathan Wathen Waller [aged 45], of Braywick-Lodge, in the county of Berks, and of Twickenham, in the county of Middlesex, Esq.
John Compton Domville, of Santry-House, in the county of Dublin, Esq.
Thomas Preston, of Beeston St. Lawience, in the county of Norfolk, Esq.
Rose Price, of Treagwainton, in. the county of Cornwall, Esq.
On 16th October 1817 Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet [aged 25] and Ann Lindsay Lady Antrobus [aged 22] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 3rd September 1818 [his son] Edmund Antrobus 3rd Baronet was born to Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet [aged 26]. He married 11th February 1847 Marianne Georgiana Dashwood Lady Antrobus, daughter of George Dashwood 4th Baronet and Marianne Sarah Rowley, and had issue.
On 6th February 1826 [his uncle] Edmund Antrobus 1st Baronet died unmarried. His nephew Edmund [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baronet Antrobus of Antrobus in Cheshire and inherited half of his fortune estimated at £700,000, and the estate of Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire [Map]. [his wife] Ann Lindsay Lady Antrobus [aged 31] by marriage Lady Antrobus of Antrobus in Cheshire.
On 11th February 1847 [his son] Edmund Antrobus 3rd Baronet [aged 28] and [his daughter-in-law] Marianne Georgiana Dashwood Lady Antrobus were married. They had six children.
On 8th November 1859 [his son-in-law] Cosmo Lewis Duff Gordon [aged 47] and [his daughter] Anna-Maria Antrobus were married.
On 4th May 1870 Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet [aged 77] died. His son Edmund [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Baronet Antrobus of Antrobus in Cheshire. Marianne Georgiana Dashwood Lady Antrobus by marriage Lady Antrobus of Antrobus in Cheshire.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 1885 [his former wife] Ann Lindsay Lady Antrobus [aged 90] died.
[his son] Robert Crawfurd Antrobus was born to Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet.
[his daughter] Anna-Maria Antrobus was born to Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet. She married 8th November 1859 Cosmo Lewis Duff Gordon, son of William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet and Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon, and had issue.
GrandFather: Philip Antrobus
Father: John Antrobus