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Jerningham, of Cossey, co. Norfolk (E Baronet, 1621 - 1935)

Creation: let.pat. 16 Aug 1621

Extinct: 20 Dec 1935

Family name: Jerningham

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Arms:

Argent three lozenge-shaped Arming Buckles tongues fesswise Gules

Crest:

Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Demi-Falcon wings expanded proper

Motto:

Virtus Basis Vitae

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Sir Henry Jerningham, 1st Bt.

1st son and heir of Henry Jerningham, of Cossey Hall, co. Norfolk, by his first wife Hon Eleanor Dacre, 3rd dau. of William [Dacre], 7th Baron Greystock later 3rd Baron Dacre of Gilsland

born

mar.

after 31 Jan 1591/2 Eleanor Throckmorton (d. bef. 2 Dec 1648), dau. of Thomas Throckmorton, of Coughton, co. Warwick, by his wife Margaret Whorwood, dau. and cohrss. of William Whorwood, Attorney-General to King Henry VIII

children

1. John Jerningham (b. c. 1598; dvp. Dec 1636), mar. 1619 Mary Moore, dau. of Sir Francis Moore., of Fawley, co. Berkshire, Serjeant-at-Law, by his wife Anne Twitty, dau. of William Twitty, of Boreham, co. Essex, and had issue:

1a. Sir Henry Jerningham, 2nd Bt.

1a. Frances Jerningham, mar. Philip Crambleton, of Newtham, co. York

2a. Dorothy Jerningham, mar. Thomas Pegge, of Yeldersley, co. Derby

2. William Jerningham, mar. Mary Yonge (widow of (1) Hugh Lee, of Twyford, and of (2) John Yonge, secretary to the Lord Chancellor Bacon), 1st dau. of Francis Barnard, of Margaretting, co. Essex

3. Sir Thomas Jerningham, knighted 1627 for his gallantry at the Isle of Rhé

1. Catherine Jerningham, mar. 1624 Francis Saunders, of Shankston, co. Leicester

2. Elizabeth Jerningham (d. unm.)

died

1 Sep 1646 (bur. at Cossey, co. Norfolk)

created

16 Aug 1621 a Baronet of England

suc. by

grandson

note

Sir Henry Jerningham, 2nd Bt.

born

1620

mar.

Mary Hall (d. 30 Apr 1653; bur. at Bookham, co. Surrey), dau. of Benedict Hall, of High Meadow, co. Gloucester

children

1. Benedict Jerningham (dvp. 1668)

2. Sir Francis Jerningham, 3rd Bt.

died

6 Oct 1680

suc. by

son

note

Sir Francis Jerningham, 3rd Bt.

born

c. 1650

mar.

aft. 29 Jun 1675 Anne Blount (d. 13 Feb 1734/5; bur. at Cossey, co. Norfolk), dau. of Sir George Blount, 2nd Bt., of Sodington, co. Worcester, by his wife Mary Kirkham, dau. and hrss. of Richard Kirkham, of Blagdon, co. Devon (by his 2nd wife Mary Tichborne, dau. of Sir Henry Tichborne), son and heir of Sir William Kirkham

children

1. Sir John Jerningham, 4th Bt.

2. Sir George Jerningham, 5th Bt.

3. Charles Jerningham (dsp. 28 Apr 1760), mar. (1) Hon Elizabeth Roper (d. 14 Nov 1736), dau. of Christopher [Roper], 5th Baron Teynham, by his wife Hon Elizabeth Browne, only dau. of Francis [Browne], 3rd Viscount Montagu, and (2) Frances Belasyse (d. 1783), sister of Charles [Belasyse], 7th Viscount Fauconberg, and 2nd dau. of Anthony Belasyse by his wife Susanna Clervet, dau. of John Clervet

4. Henry Jerningham, mar. Mary L'Epine, dau. of Nicholas L'Epine, and had issue five sons and three daughters. His second son, Henry Jerningham, settled in America and left issue.

5. Edward Jerningham. mar. Elizabeth Keighley, dau. of John Keighley, and left issue:

1a. George Jerningham, in the French service (dsp.)

1a. Henrietta Jerningham, a nun

6. Father Francis Jerningham, a Jesuit priest

7. Richard Jerningham (dvp. young)

1. ..... Jerningham, a nun

2. ..... Jerningham, a nun

died

26 Aug 1730 (bur. at Cossey, co. Norfolk)

suc. by

son

note

Sir John Jerningham, 4th Bt.

bapt.

6 Sep 1678

mar.

1704 Margaret Bedingfeld (dsp. 23 Dec 1756; bur. with her husband in Bath Abbey), dau. of Sir Henry Bedingf(i)eld, 2nd Bt., of Oxburgh, co. Norfolk, by his second wife Elizabeth Arundell, yst. dau. and cohrss. of Sir John Arundell, of Lanherne, co. Cornwall

died

s.p. 14 Jun 1737 (bur. in Bath Abbey)

suc. by

brother

note

Sir George Jerningham, 5th Bt.

bapt.

2 Jun 1680

mar.

1733 Mary Plowden (d. Sep 1785), 1st dau. and eventual sole heiress of Francis Plowden, Comptroller of the Household, by his wife Mary Stafford-Howard, sister and in her issue sole heiress of John Paul [Stafford-Howard], 4th Earl of Stafford, only surv. dau. of Hon John Howard later Stafford-Howard, of Stafford Castle, co. Stafford (by his first wife Mary Southcott, dau. of Sir John Southcott, of Merstham, co. Surrey), 2nd son of William [Howard], 1st Viscount and 1st Baron Stafford

children

1. John Jerningham (b. c. 1734; dvp. 30 Jun 1757)

2. Sir William Jerningham, 6th Bt.

3. Edward Jerningham, a man of letters and distinguished in literature (b. 1737; d. 1812)

4. Charles Jerningham, Knight of Malta and of St Louis, an officer in the French service (d. 25 Nov 1814)

1. Mary Jerningham (dvp. young)

died

21 Jan 1774 (bur. at Cossey, co. Norfolk)

suc. by

son

note

Sir William Jerningham, 6th Bt.

born

7 Mar 1736

mar.

16 Jun 1767 Hon Frances Dillon (b. 17 Oct 1747; d. 1 Mar 1825), 1st dau. of Henry [Dillon], 11th Viscount Dillon, by his wife Lady Charlotte Lee, 1st dau. and eventual cohrss. of George Henry [Lee], 2nd Earl of Lichfield (by his wife Frances Hakes, only dau. by his first wife of Sir John Hales, 4th Bt., of Hackington, co. Kent, titular 2nd Earl of Tenterden), 1st son and heir of Edward Henry [Lee], 1st Earl of Lichfield, by his wife Lady Charlotte Palmer later FitzRoy, 2nd illegitimate dau. of King Charles II by his mistress Lady Barbara Villiers later Palmer, suo jure Duchess of Cleveland

children

1. Sir George William Jerningham later Stafford-Jerningham, 7th Bt. later 8th Baron Stafford

2. William Charles Jerningham, an officer in the Austrian service (b. 13 Oct 1772; d. 1 Oct 1820), mar. (1) 58 Oct 1803 Anne Wright, 1st dau. of Thomas Wright, of Fitzwalters, co. Essex, and (2) Aug 1816 Anne Moore, dau. of Edward Moore, and had issue by his first wife:

1a. Edmund William Jerningham (b. 5 Sep 1805; d. 2 Nov 1860), mar. 25 Jun 1829 Matilda Waterton (d. 14 Jul 1865), dau. of Christopher Waterton, of Woodlands, Doncaster, co. York, and had issue:

1b. Charlotte Jerningham (d. 30 Mar 1905), mar. 11 Aug 1853 James Arthur Dease, of Turbotston (d. 5 Sep 1874), and had issue

2b. Ida Jerningham (d. 20 Apr 1878), mar. 3 Aug 1859 Myles William P O'Reilly MP, of Knock Abbey, co. Louth (d. 6 Feb 1880), and had issue

3b. Frances Jerningham (d. 5 May 1901)

4b. Clementina Jerningham (dsp. 7 Dec 1925), mar. 6 Jun 1861 William Mostyn (b. 2 Aug 1823; dsp. 1909), 7th son of Sir Edward Mostyn, 7th Bt., of Talacre, co. Flint, by his first wife Frances Blundell, dau. of Nicholas Blundell, of Crosby Hall, co. Lancaster

5b. Madeline Jerningham, mar. 8 Dec 1868 Baron Alfred Hainguerlot, and had issue

6b. Sister Clara Jerningham, a nun (d. 3 Jan 1871)

2a. Admiral Arthur William Jerningham RN (b. 26 Feb 1807; d. 24 Nov 1889), mar. 19 Apr 1836 Sophia Mary Margaret Caddell (d. 18 Oct 1899), dau. of Richard O'Ferrall Caddell, of Harbourstown, co. Meath, by his wife Hon Paulina Southwell, 2nd dau. of Thomas Arthur [Southwell], 2nd Viscount Southwell, and had issue:

1b. Sister Paulina Jerningham (d. 4 Feb 1868)

2b. Agnes Mary Jerningham (d. 16 Jul 1921), mar. 3 Oct 1865 Stanley George Edward Cary, of Follaton, co. Devon (d. 10 Jul 1902), and had issue

3b. Cecilia Mary Jerningham (d. 15 Feb 1879), mar. 30 Apr 1862 Capt Iltyd Thomas Mansel Nicholl RN (b. 19 May 1828; d. 17 Dec 1885), 2nd son of Rt Hon John Nicholl MP, of Merthyr Mawr, co. Glamorgan, by his wife Jane Harriot Talbot, 2nd dau. of Thomas Mansel Talbot, of Margam Abbey, co. Glamorgan, by his wife Lady Mary Lucy Fox-Strangways, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Henry Thomas [Fox-Strangways], 2nd Earl of Ilchester, and had issue

3a. William Charles Jerningham (b. 28 Nov 1809; dvp. 25 Dec 1809)

4a. Frederick William Jerningham (b. 1 Aug 1813; d. 11 Nov 1870), mar. 14 Sep 1837 Georgiana Howe Mangles (d. 5 Feb 1894), only child of Rev George Mangles, and had issue:

1b. Adolphus Frederick James Jerningham (b. 24 Jun 1842; d. 15 Sep 1904), mar. 7 Apr 1866 Matilda Georgiana Riley (d. 15 Jan 1900), 2nd dau. of William Felix Riley, of Forrest Hill, Windsor, co. Berkshire, and had issue:

1c. Sir (William) Henry Stafford Jerningham, 11th Bt.

1c. Clementina Mary Jerningham (b. 13 Apr 1869)

2c. Gertrude Maud Jerningham (b. 12 Aug 1871)

3c. Emily Georgina Jerningham (b. 11 Feb 1873)

1b. Frances Agnes Mary Ann Jerningham (b. 27 Dec 1838), mar. 30 Jun 1866 Edward Moorat, yst. son of J S Moorat, of Bush Hill Park, Edmonton, co. Middlesex, and had issue

2b. Constantia Lucretia Jerningham (b. 4 Apr 1840; d. 11 Oct 1914), mar. 21 Jul 1863 James Henry Corballis, of Ratoath Manor, co. Meath (d. 10 Dec 1903), and had issue

3b. Isabella Jerningham (b. 1847), mar. 1879 Maj Charles Frederick Marriot (d. 1905), and had issue

1a. Lucretia Jerningham (b. 10 Aug 1804; d. 6 Feb 1891), mar. 19 Jul 1836 Edward Anthony John [Preston], 13th Viscount Gormanston, and had issue

2a. Sister Louisa Mary Jerningham, Sister Superior of the Franciscan Convent, The Lodge, Taunton, co. Somerset (b. 14 Jul 1808; d. 25 Apr 1893)

3a. Gertrude Frances Jerningham (b. 31 Jul 1811; d. 9 Nov 1897), mar. 18 Nov 1834 Sir Edward Charles Blount KCB, of Inverhorne, co. Sussex, HM Consul at Paris 1871 (b. 14 Mar 1809; d. 15 Mar 1905), 2nd son of Sir Walter Blount, 6th Bt., of Sodington, co. Worcester, by his wife and third cousin Hon Mary Aston, 1st dau. and cohrss. of James [Aston], 5th Lord Aston of Forfar, and had issue

3. Edward Jerningham, of Painswick, co. Gloucester, barrister-at-law (b. 14 Jul 1774; d. 29 May 1822), mar. 15 Oct 1804 Emily Middleton (d. 24 Jun 1822), eldest surv. dau. of Nathaniel Middleton, of Townhill, co. Hampshire, and had issue:

1a. Charles William Edward Jerningham, of Painswick, co. Gloucester, barrister-at-law (b. 27 Nov 1805; d. 26 Feb 1854), mar. 6 Sep 1841 Emma Mary Wynn Roberts (d. 13 Jun 1888), dau. of Evan Wynn Roberts, of Grove House, co. Surrey, and had issue:

1b. Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham KCMG JP DL, Member of Parliament for Berwick 1881-85, Colonial Sec of British Honduras 1887-89 and of Mauritius 1889-92, Lieutenant Governor of Mauritius 1892-93 and Governor 1893-97, Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1897-1900 (b. 18 Oct 1842; dsp. 3 Apr 1914), mar. 3 Dec 1874 Annie Mather (widow of Charles Mather, of Longridge, co. Northumberland; dsp. 9 Oct 1902), dau. of Edward Liddell, of Benton Park, co. Northumberland

2b. Lieut Fitzhugh D'Este Jerningham RN (b. 1843; d. at Stanley Harbour, Falkland Isles 19 Jan 1865)

3b. Charles Edward Wynn Jerningham JP (b. 26 Mar 1854; d. 7 Feb 1921)

1b. Edith Mary Jerningham (b. 14 Dec 1845), mar. 13 Apr 1874 Charles Edward Harris Edmonstone Cranstoun, of Corehouse, co. Lanark (d. 19 Jun 1888), and had issue

2b. Emily Beatrice Jerningham (b. 15 Nov 1846; 13 Apr 1884)

2a. Valentine Robert Jerningham (b. 8 Apr 1807; dvp. 8 Oct 1807)

3a. John Edward Jerningham (b. 13 Jun 1813; d. 1838)

4a. James Edward Jerningham, an officer in the Army (b. 31 Jan 1817; dsp. 22 Aug 1848), mar. 19 May 1846 Sophia Murray, 2nd dau.of Rev Sir William Murray of Dunerne, 9th Bt., Rector of Lofthouse, co. York 1802-42, by his wife Esther Jane Gayton

1a. Henrietta Maria Jerningham (b. 4 Jul 1808; dvp. 12 Aug 1808)

2a. Mary Clementina Jerningham (b. 6 Sep 1810; d. 21 Aug 1864), mar. 9 Mar 1838 Victor Amédée, Marquis de Ripert-Monciar, Knight of Malta, and had issue

1. Hon Charlotte Georgiana Jerningham, granted the style and precedence of the daughter of a Baron by Royal Warrant 1831, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Adelaide (d. 29 Jul 1854), mar. 16 Jun 1795 Sir Richard Bedingfeld, 5th Bt., of Oxburgh, co. Norfolk, and had issue

died

14 Aug 1809

suc. by

son

note

Sir George William Jerningham later Stafford-Jerningham, 7th Bt. later 8th Baron Stafford

note

On 17 Jun 1824 he obtained a reversal of the attainder of his great-great-grandfather, William [Howard], 1st Baron Stafford later 1st Viscount Stafford, whereby he became 8th Baron Stafford, and on 6 Jul 1825 the House of Lords resolved that he "had made out his claim to the title, dignity and honour of Baron Stafford" as created by letters patent dated 12 Sep 1640.

The Jerningham baronetcy was held by the Barons Stafford from 6 Jul 1825 until 12 Jun 1913, when on the death of Fitzherbert Edward [Stafford-Jerningham], 11th Baron Stafford and 10th Baronet, the Barony of Stafford passed to his sister's son as heir-general and the baronetcy to his second cousin once removed as heir male,

Sir (William) Henry Jerningham, 11th Bt., JP

born

28 Nov 1867

mar. (1)

16 Jan 1896 Annette Mary Audley Fellowes (widow of Alfred Fellowes; d. 29 Nov 1896), dau. of William Hinds, of King's Walden, Bury, co. Hertford

only child by first wife

1. Cecilia Annette Mary Jerningham (b. 22 Nov 1896; d. 23 Jan 1955), mar. 22 Mar 1920 Capt John Challenger Murray (d. 13 Jan 1939), 1st son of Sir John Murray KCB, and had issue

mar. (2)

15 Jan 1902 Coralie Hallowel-Carew, dau. of Benjamin Frances Hallowel-Carew, of Beddington Park, co. Surrey

died

s.p.m. 20 Dec 1935

note

On the death of the Sir Henry Jerningham, 11th Bt. with no heir male, the Jerningham baronetcy became extinct.

First written 7 Jul 2011

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