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Houghton, Baron (UK, 1863 - 1945)

Creation: let.pat. 20 Aug 1863

Extinct: 20 Jun 1945

Family name: Milnes later Crewe-Milnes

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Arms:

Argent a Chevron between three Windmill Sails Or

Crest:

A Garb Or charged with a Fess dancetty Azure thereon three Mullets Argent

Supporters:

On either side a Pegasus Argent gorged with a Collar dancetty Azure thereon three Mullets Argent and holding in the mouth a Branch of Laurel proper

Motto:

Scio Cui Credidi

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Richard Monckton [Milnes], 1st Baron Houghton

only son and heir of Robert Pemberton Milnes, of Fryston Hall, co. York, and Great Houghton, co. York, by his wife Hon Henrietta Maria Monckton-Arundell, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Robert [Monckton-Arundell], 4th Viscount Galway

born

19 Jun 1809

mar.

31 Jul 1851 Hon Annabella Hungerford Crewe (b. 13 Jun 1814; d. 24 Feb 1874; bur. at Fryston Hall, co. York), sister and hrss. in her issue of Hungerford [Crewe], 3rd Baron Crewe of Crewe, and 3rd and yst. dau. of John [Crewe], 2nd Baron Crewe of Crewe, by his wife Henrietta Maria Anne Walker-Hungerford, dau. of George Walker-Hungerford

children

1. Hon Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes later Crewe-Milnes, later 2nd Baron Houghton later 1st Earl of Crewe later 1st Marquess of Crewe

1. Hon Amicia Henrietta Milnes (d. 4 Jul 1902), mar. 11 Jun 1881 Sir Gerald Fitzgerald KCMG, Accountant-General of the Navy 1885-96 (b. 1 Jan 1833; d. 11 Oct 1912), 8th son of Francis Fitzgerald, of Co. Galway, by his wife Elenor Joyes, dau. of John Joyes, of Co. Galway, and had issue

2. Hon Florence Ellen Hungerford Milnes (dsp. 4 Apr 1923), mar. 20 Jun 1882 Maj-Gen Hon Arthur Henry Henniker-Major CB JP (b. 3 Apr 1855; dsp. 6 Feb 1912), 3rd son of John [Henniker-Major], 4th Baron Henniker, by his wife Anna Kerrison, 1st dau. of Gen Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Bt. GCH KCB

died

10 Aug 1885 (bur. at Fryston Hall, co. York)

created

20 Aug 1863 Baron Houghton, of Great Houghton in the County of York

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament (Conservative later Liberal) for Pontefract 1837-63; President of the Statistical Society 1865-67; FRS 1868; FSA 1876; Secretary for Foreign Correspondence to the Royal Academy 1878-85; Trustee of the British Museum and President of the London Library1881-85

Robert Offley Asburton [Milnes later Crewe-Milnes], 2nd Baron Houghton later 1st Earl of Crewe later 1st Marquess of Crewe, KG PC

created

17 Jul 1895 Earl of Crewe

3 Jul 1911 Earl of Madeley and Marquess of Crewe

note

on the death without issue on 3 Jan 1893 of his maternal uncle, the 3rd and last Baron Crewe of Crewe, he succeeded to the Crewe estates, and took by Royal Warrant dated 8 Jun 1894 the name of Crewe before that of Milnes

On the death of the 1st Marquess of Crewe without a surviving son and heir on 20 Jun 1945 the Barony of Houghton and his titles created in 1895 and 1911 became extinct.

 First written 24 Oct 2020

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