Church of St John the Baptist, Ashley
All Saints' Church, Nocton
De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton
St Mungo's Church, Simonburn
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford
St Andrew's Church, Brigstock
Hawarden Castle
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In 1851 the Census shows [his future wife] Frances Mary Claxton [aged 23] living with John Francis [aged 70] and described as a grand-daughter which suggest her mother Ann was the deceased daughter of John Francis. Her future husband Matthew Noble [aged 33] is listed as a lodger.
On 29th December 1855 Matthew Noble [aged 38] and Frances Mary Claxton [aged 28] were married.
Around 1857 [his son] Herbert Noble was born to Matthew Noble [aged 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 [aged 41].
Thomas Kinnersley of Clough Hall in Staffordshire: Around 1782 he was born. On 4th February 1855 he died.
On 28th January 1859 Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl Ripon [aged 76] died. He has a monument at All Saints' Church, Nocton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble [aged 41]. His son George [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl Ripon, 2nd Viscount Gooderich of Nocton in Lincolnshire. Henrietta Anne Theodosia Vyner Marchioness Ripon [aged 25] by marriage Countess Ripon.
Henrietta Anne Theodosia Vyner Marchioness Ripon: On 17th April 1833 she was born to Henry Vyner and Mary Gertude Robinson. On 8th April 1851 George Frederick Samuel Robinson 1st Marquess Ripon and she were married. He the son of Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl Ripon and Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart. They were first cousin once removed. In 1871 George Frederick Samuel Robinson 1st Marquess Ripon was created 1st Marquess Ripon. She by marriage Marchioness Ripon. On 28th February 1907 Henrietta Anne Theodosia Vyner Marchioness Ripon died.
On 14th November 1859 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey [aged 77] died. His nephew George [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl de Grey, 4th Baron Grantham, 7th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His daughter Ann [aged 53] succeeded 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble [aged 42] in 1864.
Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper: In 1806 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper. In 1880 Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper died. Her son Francis succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
1868. St Mungo's Church, Simonburn [Map]. Memorial to Robert Lancelot Allgood and his wife Elizabeth Hunter. Sculpted by Matthew Noble [aged 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.
On 20th August 1872 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet [aged 47] died. His son Thomas [aged 25] succeeded 6th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. Monument at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map] by Matthew Noble [aged 55].
Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet: In 1847 he was born to Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet and Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh. In 1876 Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet died unmarried. His brother Thomas succeeded 7th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
After 10th November 1873. St Andrew's Church, Brigstock [Map]. Monument to Robert Smith aka Vernon 1st Baron Lyveden [deceased] sculpted by Matthew Noble [aged 56].
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 17th June 1874 Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet [aged 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 [aged 34], eldest son of his sister Catherine Glynne [aged 62].
Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. Recumbent effigy by Matthew Noble [aged 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.
On 21st January 1876 [his son] Herbert Noble [aged 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 [aged 59] died at his home 43 Abingdon Villas, Kensington. He was buried at Brompton Cemetery, Kensington.
In 1909 [his former wife] Frances Mary Claxton [aged 81] died.