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Biography of Matthew Noble 1817-1876

Hackness Church of St John the Baptist, Ashley All Saints' Church, Nocton De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton St Mungo's Church, Simonburn St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford St Andrew's Church, Brigstock Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire Hawarden Castle 43 Abingdon Villas, Kensington Brompton Cemetery, Kensington

Matthew Noble 1817-1876 is in Sculptors.

On or before 23rd March 1817 Matthew Noble was born to Robert Noble at Hackness. He was baptised on 23rd March 1817 at Hackness.

In 1851 the Census shows [his future wife] Frances Mary Claxton (age 23) living with John Francis (age 70) and described as a grand-daughter which suggest her mother Ann was the deceased daughter of John Francis. Her future husband Matthew Noble (age 33) is listed as a lodger.

On 29th December 1855 Matthew Noble (age 38) and Frances Mary Claxton (age 28) were married.

Around 1857 [his son] Herbert Noble was born to Matthew Noble (age 39).

1859. Church of St John the Baptist, Ashley [Map]. Monument to Thomas Kinnersley of Clough Hall in Staffordshire. Monument commissioned by his sister Elizabeth. Sculpted by Matthew Noble (age 41).

Thomas Kinnersley of Clough Hall in Staffordshire: Around 1782 he was born. On 4th February 1855 he died.

1868. St Mungo's Church, Simonburn [Map]. Memorial to Robert Lancelot Allgood and his wife Elizabeth Hunter. Sculpted by Matthew Noble (age 50).

Robert Lancelot Allgood: On 17th September 1794 he was born to James Allgood. Before 22nd February 1822 Robert Lancelot Allgood and Elizabeth Hunter were married. On 25th May 1854 Robert Lancelot Allgood died.

Elizabeth Hunter: On 30th May 1792 she was born to John Hunter of The Hermitage and Medomsley. On 7th September 1864 she died.

After 10th November 1873. St Andrew's Church, Brigstock [Map]. Monument to Robert Smith aka Vernon 1st Baron Lyveden (deceased) sculpted by Matthew Noble (age 56).

On 17th June 1874 Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet (age 66) collapsed and died outside Bishopsgate railway station. He was buried at the Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. He was unmarried. Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire extinct. His estates, including Hawarden Castle [Map], were inherited by William Henry Gladstone (age 34), eldest son of his sister Catherine Glynne (age 62).

Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. Recumbent effigy by Matthew Noble (age 57) in a tomb recess designed by John Douglas.

Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet: On 22nd September 1807 he was born to Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet and Mary Griffin. On 5th March 1815 Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet died in Nice, France. His son Stephen succeeded 9th Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.

William Henry Gladstone: On 3rd June 1840 he was born to William Ewart Gladstone and Catherine Glynne. On 30th September 1875 William Henry Gladstone and Gertrude Stuart were married. On 4th July 1891 William Henry Gladstone died.

Catherine Glynne: In 1812 she was born to Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet and Mary Griffin. On 25th July 1839 William Ewart Gladstone and she were married. In 1900 Catherine Glynne died.

Abbots Ripton Railway Disaster

On 21st January 1876 [his son] Herbert Noble (age 19) died in a railway accident at Abbots Ripton. The Special Scotch Express train from Edinburgh to London was involved in a collision, during a blizzard, with a coal train. An express travelling in the other direction then ran into the wreckage.

On 23rd June 1876 Matthew Noble (age 59) died at his home 43 Abingdon Villas, Kensington. He was buried at Brompton Cemetery, Kensington.

In 1909 [his former wife] Frances Mary Claxton (age 81) died.