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Blackburne, Lancelot, 1658-1743

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  • 1658-1743

BLACKBURNE, LANCELOT, son of Richard Blackburne, London; b. 10 Dec 1658; adm.; KS 1671; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1676, matr. 20 Oct 1676, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1676-85 (void); BA 1680; MA (in his absence) 28 Jan 1683/4; ordained 1681; went to Antigua, West Indies, soon after his ordination; a protegé of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bart. (q. v. ), Bishop of Exeter; Prebendary of Exeter 15 Jun 1691, Sub-Dean 1695-1702, 1704-5; Rector of Calstock, Cornwall, 29 May 1696 (dispensation to hold with Bishopric of Exeter 1716/7); Vicar of Altarnun, Cornwall, 1699 (dispensation to hold with Calstock, 1699); Dean of Exeter 3 Nov 1705 - Feb 1716/7; Archdeacon of Cornwall 24 Jan 1714/5 - Feb 1716/7 (but dispensation to hold with Bishopric of Exeter, 1716/7 ?); Chaplain in Ordinary to George I (Chamberlayne 1716); DD Lambeth 28 Jan 1716; consecrated Bishop of Exeter 24 Feb 1716/7; Lord Almoner from 26 Oct 1723; Archbishop of York from 8 Nov 1724; Privy Councillor 10 Dec 1724; Busby Trustee from 18 Feb 1725/6; a gay and witty divine of remarkably free manners, which gave rise to many scandalous stories; was described by Horace Walpole as “the jolly old Archbishop of York who had all the manners of a man of quality, though he had been a buccaneer, and was a clergyman; but he retained nothing of his first profession, except his seraglio” (Walpole, Memoirs of the Reign of George II, 1847, i, 87); m. 2 Sep 1684 Catherine, widow of Walter Littleton, Lichfield, Staffs., and dau. of William Talbot, Stourton Castle, Staffs.; d. 23 Mar 1742/3. DNB.

Blackburne, Thomas, d. 1823

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  • d. 1823

BLACKBURNE, THOMAS, second son of Thomas Blackburne, Orford Hall, near Warrington, Lancs., and Ireland, second dau. of Isaac Green, Childwall and Hale, Lancs.; b.; at school under Markham (The Wardens of Manchester, Chetham Society NS vi, 177) [but if he was at Westminster, it is much more likely that he was at school under Smith : was he really at Westminster ?]; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 26 Oct 1776, aged 18; BA 1781; migrated to Trin. Coll.; MA and BCL 1794; returned to Brasenose Coll.; DCL 1801; adm. Middle Temple 17 May 1777; ordained deacon (Oxford for Salisbury) 10 Jun 1781; Perpetual Curate of Thelwall, Cheshire, Oct. 1782 - 1806; Vicar of Weverham, Cheshire, 12 Apr 1796-1806; Warden, Collegiate Church of Manchester, from 12 Jul 1800; JP Cheshire; m. 11 Apr 1782 Margaret, eldest dau. of Sir Richard Brooke, Bart.; d. 13 Jan 1823]

Blackerby, Benjamin, ca. 1719-?

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  • ca. 1719-?

BLACKERBY, BENJAMIN; b.; adm. (aged 11) Apr 1730; in under school list 1731; 2nd Lieut., Moreton’s Marines 26 Nov 1739; Lieut., 21 Jan 1740/1; Capt., [check regt. ] 29 Nov 1745; 10th Foot, 16 Dec 1752.

Blackett, Arthur Stewart, 1865-1922

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  • 1865-1922

BLACKETT, ARTHUR STEWART, youngest son of Rev. Henry Ralph Blackett, Perpetual Curate of Hanover Chapel, Regent Street, London, and Adelaide, youngest dau. of Richard Mills, The Grove, Camberwell, Surrey; b. 15 Jan 1865; adm. (G) 25 Mar 1876; left Dec 1881; member, London Stock Exchange; m. 19 Apr 1894 Caroline Frances, elder dau. of Maj. Charles Walsham Maynard, Royal Artillery, Elsieshields Tower, Dumfriesshire; d. 5 Dec 1922.

Blackett, Francis St.John, 1864-?

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  • Person
  • 1864-?

BLACKETT, FRANCIS ST. JOHN, son of Henry Blackett, Ealing, Middlesex; b. 24 Jun 1864; adm. (G) 23 Sep 1875; left Aug 1878.

Blackett, Walter, 1707-1777

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  • 1707-1777

BLACKETT, SIR WALTER, BART., only son of Sir Walter Calverley, Bart., Calverley, Yorks., and Julia, eldest dau. of Sir William Blackett, Bart., MP, Wallington, Northumberland; b. 18 Dec 1707; adm. Oct. 1717; in under school list 1720; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 28 Feb 1723/4; his marriage brought him the Wallington estate, together with the business and coal trade interests of the Blackett family; Alderman, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1729, Mayor 1735, 1748, 1756, 1764, 1771; High Sheriff, Northumberland, 1731; assumed surname of Blackett 1733; MP Newcastle upon Tyne from 1734; succ. father as 2nd baronet 15 Oct 1749; m. 29 Sep 1729 Elizabeth Orde, natural dau. of his uncle Sir William Blackett, Bart., MP; d. 14 Feb 1777.

Blackett, William, 1720-?

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  • 1720-?

BLACKETT, WILLIAM, second son of John Blackett, Newby, Yorks., and Patience, dau. of Henry Wise, Brompton Park, Middlesex, and The Priory, Warwicks.; b. 19 Aug 1720; adm. (aged 13) Jul 1733; left 1738; 2nd Lieut., 2nd Marines, 1 Feb 1739/40; 1st Lieut., 11 May 1741.

Blackman, ---, fl. 1655

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  • fl. 1655

BLACKMAN, ---; b.; adm. 11 Sep 1655; a boarder; a witness on Busby’s behalf in the Bagshaw dispute before the Governors in 1657; payment for him at Mich. 1657 made by “Mr. Burton”.

Blackman, John Lucie, 1793-1815

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  • 1793-1815

BLACKMAN, JOHN LUCIE, second son of George Blackman (afterwards Sir George Harnage, Bart. ), and Mary, eldest dau. of Lieut. -Col. Henry Harnage, Belswardine, Shropshire; b. 4 Oct 1793; adm.; Min. Can. 1808; left 1808; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards, 5 Apr 1810; Lieut. and Capt. 11 Jan 1814; served in Peninsular War; killed at Waterloo 18 Jun 1815, unm.

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