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Hatherton, Baron (UK, 1835)

Creation: let. pat. 11 May 1835

Family name: Littleton

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Arms:

Argent a Chevron between three Escallops Sable

Crest:

A Stag's Head cabossed Sable attired Or between the attires a Bugle Horn of the first garnished and pendant from two Annulets conjoined Gold

Supporters:

Dexter:  a Stag proper plain collared Or suspended therefrom an Escutcheon Argent charged with a bugle stringed Sable;  Sinister:  a Lion Gules ducally gorged and suspended from the coronet an Escutcheon charged as the dexter

Motto:

Ung Dieu et Ung Roi (One God and one king)

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Edward John [Walhouse later Littleton[, 1st Baron Hatherton, PC

only son of Moreton Walhouse, of Hatherton, co. Stafford (by his wife Anne Craycroft Portal, dau. of Abraham Portal (by his wife Elizabeth .....), 2nd son of Rev Peter William Portal, Rector of Clowne, co. Derby), 1st son and heir of Moreton Walhouse, of Hatherton, co. Stafford, by his wife Frances Littleton, sister of Sir Edward Littleton, 4th Bt., of Pillaton Hall, co. Stafford

born

18 Mar 1791

mar. (1)

21 Dec 1812 Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley (d. 6 Jan 1849), illegit. dau. of Richard [Wellesley], 1st Marquess Wellesley

mar. (2)

11 Feb 1852 Caroline Anne Davenport (widow of Edward Davies Davenport, of Capesthorne, co. Chester;  d. 16 May 1897), dau. of Richard Hurt, of Worksworth, co. Derby, by his wife Caroline Shuttleworth, dau. of Robert Shuttleworth

died

4 May 1863

created

11 May 1835 Baron Hatherton, of Hatherton in the County of Stafford

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Chief Secretary for Ireland 1833-34

Edward Richard [Littleton], 2nd Baron Hatherton, CB

born

31 Dec 1815

mar.

23 Sep 1841 Lady Margaret Percy (d. 15 Oct 1897), 2nd dau. of George [Percy], 5th Duke of Northumberland, by his wife Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd dau. of Hon James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie

died

3 Apr 1888

suc. by

son

Edward George [Littleton], 3rd Baron Hatherton, CMG

born

5 Aug 1842

mar.

16 Aug 1867 Charlotte Louisa Rowley (d. 19 Feb 1923), 8th dau. of Sir Charles Robert Rowley, 4th Bt., of Tendring Hall, co. Suffolk, by his wife Hon Maria Louisa Vanneck, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Joshua [Vanneck], 2nd Baron Huntingfield

died

24 Aug 1930

suc. by

son

Edward Charles Rowley [Littleton], 4th Baron Hatherton

born

6 Aug 1868

mar.

14 Jul 1897 Hester Edith Hoskins (d. 6 Jan 1947), dau. of Dr Thomas Tarrant Hoskins, of Tasmania, Australia

died

10 Nov 1944

suc. by

son

Edward Thomas Walhouse [Littleton], 5th Baron Hatherton

born

13 Aug 1900

mar. (1)

5 Sep 1925 (div. 1951) Ida Gwendolene Tate (former wife of Capt Henry Burton Tate;  d. 1969), only child of Robin Legge, of Oakley Street, Chelsea, London

mar. (2)

11 Jan 1952 Kathleen May Westendarp (former wife of Maj Oscar Westendarp;  d. 2 Aug 1983), only dau. of Clarence Ernest Orlando Whitchurch, of Esher, co. Surrey

died

s.p.m. 13 Nov 1969

suc. by

brother

John Walter Stuart [Littleton], 6th Baron Hatherton

born

9 Aug 1906

mar. (1)

6 Nov 1932 Nora Evelyn Smith (d. May 1955), dau. of R C Smith, of Edgbaston, Birmingham

mar. (2)

1955 Capt Mary Alice Roberts, dau. of John Roberts, of Ruthin, co. Denbigh

died

s.p.m. 27 Jun 1973

suc. by

brother

Thomas Charles Tasman [Littleton], 7th Baron Hatherton

born

6 Oct 1907

mar.

7 Apr 1933 Ann Scott MacLeod (d. 1994), only dau. of Lt Cdr Thomas MacLeod RN, of Kingston-upon-Hull, co. York

died

s.p.m. 28 Sep 1985

suc. by

cousin

Edward Charles [Littleton], 8th Baron Hatherton

only son of Mervyn Cecil Littleton (by his wife Margaret Ann Sheehy, dau. of Frank Sheehy), only son of Lt Col Hon Charles Christopher Josceline Littleton DSO (by his first wife Aline Beatrix Hervey-Bathurst, 2nd dau. of Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Bt.), 3rd son of Edward George Percy [Littleton], 3rd Baron Hatherton

born

24 May 1950

mar.

1974 Hilda Maria Robert, dau. of Rodolfo Robert, of San José, Costa Rica

children

1. Hon Thomas Edward Littleton (b. 7 Mar 1977)

1. Hon Melissa Anne Littleton (b. 1975)

2. Hon Valerie Anne Littleton (b. 1981)

 Last updated 31 Jan 2004

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Title:

8th Baron Hatherton, of Hatherton in the County of Stafford

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 11 May 1835)

Address:

PO Box 3358, San José, Costa Rica

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