Paternal Family Tree: Beckett
On 3rd March 1774 [his father] John Beckett 1st Baronet [aged 30] and [his mother] Mary Wilson [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Bishop Christopher Wilson [aged 60] and [his grandmother] Anne Gibson [aged 47].
On 17th May 1775 John Beckett 2nd Baronet was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet [aged 32] and Mary Wilson Lady Beckett [aged 26]. Educated at Leeds Grammar School, Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1791; BA 1795; MA 1798), Inner Temple (admitted 1795; bencher, 1840) and Middle Temple (admitted 1799; called 1803). Barrister-at-law on the Northern Circuit. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1797-1816.
In 1806 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 30] was appointed Under-Secretary for Home Affairs which office he held until 1817.
In 1817 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 41] was sworn to the Privy Council and appointed Judge Advocate-General which office he held until 1827.
On 20th January 1817 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 41] and Anne Lowther Lady Beckett were married. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale [aged 59] and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale [aged 55].
In 1818 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 42] was elected MP Cockermouth which seat he held until 1821.
In 1823 [his mother] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett [aged 74] died.
In 1826 [his father] John Beckett 1st Baronet [aged 82] died. His son John [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baronet Beckett of Leeds. [his wife] Anne Lowther Lady Beckett by marriage Lady Beckett of Leeds.
In 1826 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 50] was elected MP Haslemere which seat he held until 1832.
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In 1832 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 56] purchased New Grange, Headingley which he renamed Kirkstall Grange.
In 1835 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 59] was elected MP Leeds which seat he held until 1837.
On 19th March 1844 [his father-in-law] William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale [aged 86] died at York House Twickenham, Richmond. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Earl Lonsdale, 3rd Viscount Lowther, 3rd Baron Lowther.
On 31st May 1847 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 72] died at Brighton. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham. His brother Thomas [aged 68] succeeded 3rd Baronet Beckett of Leeds.
On 8th November 1863 [his former wife] Anne Lowther Lady Beckett died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gervase Beckett of Barnsley
Grandfather: John Beckett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jonas Clarke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Clarke
father: John Beckett 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph wilson of Monk Bretton
Grandmother: Elizabeth Wilkson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Wilson
Grandfather: Bishop Christopher Wilson
mother: Mary Wilson Lady Beckett
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop Edmund Gibson
Grandmother: Anne Gibson