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Sidmouth, Viscount (UK, 1805)

 

Creation: let. pat. 12 Jan 1805

 

Family name: Addington

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Arms:

Per pale Ermine and Ermines a Chevron charged with five Lozenges counterchanged between three Fleurs-de-lis Or

Crest:

A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper bezanty the dexter forepaw resting on an Escutcheon Azure charged with a Mace Erect surmounted with a Regal Crown Or within a Bordure engrailed Argent

Supporters:

On either side a Stag the dexter Ermines the sinister Ermine both attired and gorged with a Chain pendent therefrom a Key all Or

Motto:

Libertas Sub Rege Pio (Liberty under a pious king)

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Henry [Addington], 1st Viscount Sidmouth

1st son of Dr Anthony Addington, of Fringford, co. Oxford, by his wife Mary Hiley, dau. and hrss. of Rev Haviland John Hiley, of Reading, co. Berkshire

born

30 May 1757

mar. (1)

19 Sep 1781 Ursula Mary Hammond (d. 28 Jun 1811), dau. and hrss. of Leonard Hammond, of Cheam, co. Surrey

mar. (2)

29 Jul 1823 Hon Marianne Townsend (widow of Thomas Townsend, of Honnington, co. Warwick;  d. 26 Apr 1842), only dau. and eventual hrss. of William [Scott], 1st Baron Stowell, by his first wife Anna Maria Bagnall, dau. and cohrss. of John Bagnall, of Earley Court, co. Berkshire

died

15 Feb 1844

created

12 Jan 1805 Viscount Sidmouth, of Sidmouth in the County of Devon

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Speaker of the House of Commons 1789-1801; First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister) and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1801-04;  Lord President of the Council 1805, 1806-07 and 1812;  Lord Privy Seal 1806;  Secretary of State for Home Affairs 1812-22

 

Rev William Leonard [Addington], 2nd Viscount Sidmouth

born

13 Nov 1794

mar.

20 Apr 1820 Mary Young (d. 17 Jan 1894), 1st dau. of Rev John Young, Rector of Thorpe Maisor, co. Northampton, and of Akeley, co. Buckingham, by his wife Mary Wood, dau. of Col John Wood

died

25 Mar 1864

suc. by

son

 

William Wells [Addington], 3rd Viscount Sidmouth

born

25 Mar 1824

mar.

28 Sep 1848 his cousin Georgiana Susan Pellew (d. 2 Feb 1896), 1st dau. of Hon Very Rev George Pellew DD, Dean of Norwich (3rd son of Edward [Pellew], 1st Viscount Exmouth), by his wife Hon Frances Addington, 2nd dau. of Henry [Addington], 1st Viscount Sidmouth

died

28 Oct 1913

suc. by

son

 

Gerald Anthony Pellew Bagnall [Addington], 4th Viscount Sidmouth

born

29 Nov 1854

mar.

27 Jul 1881 Ethel Mary Tonge (d. 18 Dec 1954), only dau. of Capt Louis Charles Henry Tonge RN, of Highway, co. Wiltshire

died

25 Mar 1915

suc. by

son

 

Gerald William [Addington], 5th Viscount Sidmouth

born

19 Aug 1882

mar.

2 Oct 1915 Mary Murdoch Johnstone (d. 14 Apr 1983), only dau. of Sir Donald Campbell Johnstone ICS

died

s.p. 4 Apr 1953

suc. by

brother

 

Raymond Anthony [Addington], 6th Viscount Sidmouth

born

24 Jan 1887

mar.

20 Aug 1913 Gladys Mary Dever Hughes (d. 1983), dau. of Thomas Francis Hughes, Commissioner of Imperial Chinese Customs

died

7 Feb 1976

suc. by

son

 

John Tonge Anthony Pellew [Addington], 7th Viscount Sidmouth

born

3 Oct 1914

mar. (1)

20 Jan 1940 Barbara Mary Angela Rochford (d. Mar 1989), 1st dau. of Bernard Rochford OBE, of Prince's Gate, South Kensington, London

children by first wife

1. Hon Christopher John Addington (b. 10 Apr 1941; dvp. 2 Jun 1986), mar. 28 Jul 1963 Clio Mona Peristiany (d. 8 Apr 1986), only dau. of Dr John Peristiany, of Athens, Greece

2. Hon Jeremy Francis Addington, later 8th Viscount Sidmouth

1. Hon Veronica Mary Addington (b. 9 Nov 1944), mar. (1) 17 Jul 1982 (ann. 1987) Allan George Mainds, of Bishopstone, co. Buckingham, 1st son of George Mainds, and (2) 1989 Michael Jeremy Hodges, of Cornwall Gardens, London, only son of Capt Michael Hodges RN, and has issue by her first husband

2. Hon Susan Barbara Addington (b. 17 Dec 1945), mar. (1) 16 Dec 1965 (div. 1975) Count Giovanni Paolo Giacomo Alessandro Camillo Manassei di Collestate (b. 16 Dec 1937; d. 10 Jan 2020), 1st son of Count Alessandro Augusto Giovanni Giacinto Barnaba Manassei di Collestate by his wife Lady Angela Alice Maryel Drummond, 2nd dau. of James Eric [Drummond], 7th Earl of Perth, and (2) 1990 as his second wife Anthony Andrew Ward Kimpton, of 27 Ellerby Street, London SW6, and has issue by her first husband

3. Hon Janet Theresa Addington (b. 4 Oct 1949), mar. 24 Mar 1972 Anthony Goodman, son of Isaac Harris Goodman, of London, and has issue

4. Hon Pauline Rosemary Addington (b. 18 Feb 1951), mar. 18 Aug 1973 Paul Christopher Clare, of Maes Yr Eglwys, Aberarth, co. Dyfed, son of George William Clare, of Putney, London, and has issue

5. Hon ..... Addington (b. and dvp. 12 May 1955)

6. Hon Mary Margaret Addington (b. 29 Jun 1956), mar. 15 Apr 1978 James Alexander John Burns, of 51 Brynmaer Road, London SW11, yst. son of Thomas Ferrier Burns, and has issue

mar. (2)

2 Oct 1993 (Marie) Thérèse Pollen (widow of  Francis Anthony Baring Pollen), dau. of His Honour Sir Joseph Alfred Sheridan

died

30 Jan 2005

suc. by

son by first wife

 

Jeremy Francis [Addington], 8th Viscount Sidmouth

born

29 Jul 1947

mar. (1)

20 Mar 1970 Grete Henningsen, dau. of Paul Walter Henningsen, of Denmark

children by first wife

1. Hon Steffan Addington (b. 26 Oct 1966)

1. Hon Laura Grete Addington (b. 15 May 1975)

mar. (2)

1986 Una Coogan (b. c. 1954; d. 1 Feb 2009), 1st dau. of James Coogan, of Compton Bassett, co. Wiltshire

children by second wife

2. Hon John Addington (b. 29 Nov 1990)

2. Hon Anna Frances Addington (b. 1988)

 

 Last updated 2 Apr 2021

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Title:

8th Viscount Sidmouth, of Sidmouth in the County of Devon

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 12 Jan 1805)

 

Address:

Highway Manor, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 8SR

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