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301	Lt.-Gen. Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield of Oakhampton and Redwood gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1781 in the service of the Royal Artillery. He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England. He fought in the the Irish Rebellion in 1798, including at Vinegar Hill. He held the office of Gentleman in Waiting in 1808. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to the King between 1811 and 1814.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Plymouth between 1812 and 1817.4 He held the office of Clerk Marshal and Chief Equerry between 1812 and 1817.4 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1814.4 He was invested as a Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.) in 1815.4 He was invested as a Knight on 11 December 1815.4 He held the office of Auditor and Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall between 1816 and 1817. He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse and Private Secretary between 1817 and 1822.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 15 July 1817.4 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1819. He held the office of Envoy to Sweden between 1822 and 1832. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 1 April 18224 He was Colonel Commissioner of the Royal Regiment of Artillery between 1823 and 1846. He was created 1st Baron Bloomfield of Oakhampton and Redwood, co. Tipperary [Ireland] on 14 May 1825. He was Commander of the Garrison at Woolwich. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1830. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.	Bloomfield, Lt.-Gen. Benjamin (1st Baron Bloomfield of Oakhampton And Redwood) (I132270)
302	magistrate and treasurer of the town	Jerdone, John (I82455)
303	Maire de Montréal le 2 Janvier i858, Membre du Conseil général de l'Ain le 23 Juin 1861,	Douglas, Comte Louis Archambaud (I130782)
304	Major Andrew Monroe (16– 1688) who was descended from Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis,	Munroe, Andrew (I95210)
305	Margaret May Laurie also went by the nick-name of Meg.	Laurie, Margaret May (I81347)
306	Mary Ann, was an invalid the last 15 years of her life, ultimately succumbing to uterine disease on 21 Apr 1897.	May, Mary Ann (I194994)
307	Mary died a "few days prior" to James of Typhoid Fever.	Mary (I97254)
308	Master of the Horse from 1853 to 1858. In 1858 he was made a Knight of the Garter.	Wellesley, Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard (2nd Duke of Wellington) (I79036)
309	Mayor of Newcastle, 1858,	Laycock, Joseph JP (I104642)
310	Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1844-52, British Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in Denmark 1852, British Chargé d'Affaires in Chile 1853, British Minister at Berne, British Minister at The Hague 1867-77	Harris, Admiral Hon Sir Edward Alfred John KCB RN (I98411)
311	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Kennedy, Loughlinn (I77781)
312	milliners, ??in New Bond Street	Rigge, Two daughters (I81081)
313	Minister in 1634 at Abdie, Fife, Scotland	Balfour, Sir Alexander (3rd Bt) (I82740)
314	missionary to China, translator of The Pilgrim's Progress into Chinese, born 1st April 1815, died at the port of Nieu-chwang, 4th April 1868 William Chalmers Burns (1 April 1815 – 4 April 1868) was a Scottish evangelist and missionary to China with the English Presbyterian Mission who originated from Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. He was the coordinator of the Overseas missions for the English Presbyterian church. He became a well-known evangelist through his participation in two periodic Anglo-American religious revivals.	Burns, William Chalmers (I502103)
315	Mother Philomena Douglas, Principal of Genazzano FCJ College, 1932– 1958. (Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ Sisters)) Apparently she did her novitiate in Belgium and then taught for a period in Ireland before returning to Melbourne	Douglas, Kathleen Mary Gabriel (I75650)
316	MP for Lyme Regis 1772'961802. On 12 January 1778 Fane married Anne (d. 19 January 1838), the daughter of Edward Buckley Batson, a banker. The couple had 14 children: Gen. Sir Henry Fane MP (1778– 1840) Anne Fane (19 January 1780 – March 1831), married Lt-Gen. John Michel and mother of Field Marshal Sir John Michel Lt-Col. Charles Fane (14 May 1781 – July 1813) Killed in action at Vittoria Elizabeth Fane (1782 – 28 January 1802) Rev. Edward Fane (7 December 1783 – 28 December 1862), married Maria Hodges; their children included Henry Hamlyn-Fane, General Walter Fane and Colonel Francis Fane Vere Fane (5 January 1785 – 18 January 1863), MP Frances Mary Fane (d. 28 June 1787) Lt. Neville Fane, RN (16 January 1788 – 24 November 1807), died of yellow fever in Bridgetown William Fane (5 April 1789 – 7 March 1839), married Louisa Hay Dashwood and had issue Caroline Fane (28 December 1790 – 1859), married Charles Chaplin MP George Augustus Fane (16 March 1792 – 1 March 1795) General Mildmay Fane (September 1794 – 12 March 1868) Harriet Fane (1793– 1834), married Charles Arbuthnot MP Robert George Cecil Fane (1796– 1864) Fane also had a natural child before his marriage: Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet.	Fane, Henry MP (I81716)
317	Mrs. Gerald Buxton on " Phroso" is another of those who are able to share the pleasures of Fox-hunting with a partner equally fond of it. She has inherited all the love of the sport which runs in the Pease family, and is sister to Mr. A. E. Pease, who wrote the " History of the Cleveland Hounds " and other sporting books, and of Mr. J. A. Pease. Both brothers have won the House of Commons Point-t	Pease, Lucy Ethel (I501898)
318	niece of George, Lord Lyttleton	Ayscough, Augusta Anne (I98214)
319	occupation 1861 Farmer of 495 acres - employing 16 men & 6 boys,	Hilton, Henry (I80583)
320	of "Kia Ora," 12, Palmeira Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.	Douglas, James Henry (I80024)
321	of 19. Coolgardie St., West Perth, Western Australia	Douglas, William (I103608)
322	of 8, St. Bede's Terrace, Sunderland.	Douglas, William Watson (I81064)
323	of Barbados	Warner, Sir Thomas (I190944)
324	of Barrington, Cambridgeshire, England	Norris, Prof. James (I85324)
325	of Bedford, N.Y Living Feb 2010	Gail (I98003)
326	of Beeston	Savage, Elizabeth (I84212)
327	of Better Hope Plantation, Demerara He provided for the 'purchase of two mulatto children which [sic] I believe to be mine'. [PROB 11/1713/209] Will of Robert Douglas planter of Demerara proved 10/06/1826. In the will Robert Douglas described his property as: "one half of the plantation Better Hope situated on the east coast of the colony with the one half of the slaves attached thereto their number at present being one hundred and ninety five"; one half of the plantation Geneva situated in Canal No. 1 and the one half of the slaves attached thereto consisting of six; and "whatever sum I may yet have to receive under the will of my uncle William Ross Munro." Douglas' own will provided for the "purchase of two mulatto children which [sic] I believe to be mine." He left half his estate after bequests to his "beloved wife Mary Douglas", and the other half to be divided equally between his lawful children; in the absence of lawful children, his brother Joseph and his sisters became heirs. Douglas said in his will that he was heir to his uncle Gilbert Douglas' estate of Douglas Park and the Boggs in Lanarkshire after the death of Mrs Cecilia Douglas; if he predeceased her, he willed the property follow Gilbert Douglas's will and pass to Robert Douglas' issue.	Douglas, Robert (I106036)
328	of Boring, formerly of Coos Bay. For many years Hazel was one of the early members of the Coos County Stitchery Guild and was an active part of the group until her move to Boring. She and Ray helped with meal serving at the Coos Bay and North Bend senior centers. She enjoyed her work with the Council for the Blind and she was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Coos Bay. Hazel is survived by her four daughters, Judy and Richard Smith of Eugene, Karen Nelson of Pleasant Hills, Calif., Petra Dore of Boring and Lou Ann McKenzie of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; five grandchildren, Rebecca Adams of Vancouver, Wash., Jeff Smith of Springfield, Anne Marie Douglas of Boring, and Mari Nelson and Lyndee Hairston both of Walnut Creek, Calif.; eight great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; brother, Joe Smith; and brother-in-law, Howard Douglas and his wife, Phyllis.	Smith, Hazel Gertrude (I102577)
329	of Cadogan House	Farquhar, Sir Walter Rockcliffe (3rd Bt) (I81455)
330	of Campbeltown.	McLean, John (I83306)
331	of Capetown, South Africa	Chiappini, Edward (I80393)
332	of Castlehill	Cuthbert, John (I191532)
333	of Charles town, West Virginia Judge Isaac R. Douglass bought Charles Washington's home Happy Retreat and renamed it Mordington.	Douglass, Judge Isaac Richardson (I60211)
334	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Norsworthy, Joyce (I97948)
335	of Clatto, Roxburghshire	Kerr, Robert (I100318)
336	of Clongell.	White, Richard (I79745)
337	of College Park	Phillips, Andy (I76525)
338	of Crookdake/Crookdale Source: Some Bishop's Transcripts of Cumberland, England Bishops' Transcripts of Allhallows Parish, Cumberland, 1663 - 1837 Internet site: http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/alltran.htm#p20 "BAPTISMS: 1763/4 March 23, 1764, Betty Lows daughter of William Lows of King-gate--Anneis listed directly under this date--so, Anne Douglass would be born in1764 not 1763 as I had first listed her. This was pointed out byanother Douglass researcher--"Dottie" on 02 December 2008 per e-mail. March 29, Anne Douglass daughter of Willoughby Douglass of Leesrigg. BURIALS: 1769/70 February 24, 1766, Anne daughter of Willoughby Douglass of Leesrigg." [c.2007, Transcribed SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler & Family Genealogist;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com] Please check this: BIRT: CONC Scotland	Douglas, Anne (Du Duglas) (I153157)
339	of DeFuniak Springs	Douglass, Dewayne (I195959)
340	of Dingwall	Bain, Rev. John Bain (I84980)
341	of Dominica, who was known as "Indian Warner" on account of his Carib blood,	Warner, William (I190945)
342	of Dunmore Road, Ballynahinch	Douglas, Ian (I190805)
343	of Edmonton, Middlesex	Huxley, John (I194709)
344	of Ernespie	Laurie, Alexander (I143055)
345	of Eugene	Douglas, Judy (I102583)
346	of Evansville (2024)	Douglas, Malea (I195789)
347	of Gask, Gaval and Clermiston Possibly Lt in voluntary cavalry unit in 1797 together with Sir Walter Scott Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer to the Exchequer for Scotland. Clermiston, a neat modern house, the property of G. Robinson, Esq.	Robinson, George (I95898)
348	of Greenfield House, a wine merchant	Gordon, George JP (I143581)
349	of Guildford, Surrey	Stalbow, David (I193649)
350	of Hafodunos Hall in Denbighshire, a wealthy Anglo-Welsh landowner	Sandbach, Henry Robertson (I84368)

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Lt.-Gen. Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield of Oakhampton and Redwood gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1781 in the service of the Royal Artillery. He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England. He fought in the the Irish Rebellion in 1798, including at Vinegar Hill. He held the office of Gentleman in Waiting in 1808. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to the King between 1811 and 1814.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Plymouth between 1812 and 1817.4 He held the office of Clerk Marshal and Chief Equerry between 1812 and 1817.4 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1814.4 He was invested as a Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.) in 1815.4 He was invested as a Knight on 11 December 1815.4 He held the office of Auditor and Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall between 1816 and 1817. He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse and Private Secretary between 1817 and 1822.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 15 July 1817.4 He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1819. He held the office of Envoy to Sweden between 1822 and 1832. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 1 April 18224 He was Colonel Commissioner of the Royal Regiment of Artillery between 1823 and 1846. He was created 1st Baron Bloomfield of Oakhampton and Redwood, co. Tipperary [Ireland] on 14 May 1825. He was Commander of the Garrison at Woolwich. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1830.

He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Bloomfield, Lt.-Gen. Benjamin (1st Baron Bloomfield of Oakhampton And Redwood) (I132270)

302

magistrate and treasurer of the town

Jerdone, John (I82455)

303

Maire de Montréal le 2 Janvier i858, Membre du Conseil général de l'Ain le 23 Juin 1861,

Douglas, Comte Louis Archambaud (I130782)

304

Major Andrew Monroe (16– 1688) who was descended from Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis,

Munroe, Andrew (I95210)

305

Margaret May Laurie also went by the nick-name of Meg.

Laurie, Margaret May (I81347)

306

Mary Ann, was an invalid the last 15 years of her life, ultimately succumbing to uterine disease on 21 Apr 1897.

May, Mary Ann (I194994)

307

Mary died a "few days prior" to James of Typhoid Fever.

Mary (I97254)

308

Master of the Horse from 1853 to 1858. In 1858 he was made a Knight of the Garter.

Wellesley, Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard (2nd Duke of Wellington) (I79036)

309

Mayor of Newcastle, 1858,

Laycock, Joseph JP (I104642)

310

Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1844-52, British Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in Denmark 1852, British Chargé d'Affaires in Chile 1853, British Minister at Berne, British Minister at The Hague 1867-77

Harris, Admiral Hon Sir Edward Alfred John KCB RN (I98411)

311

At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Kennedy, Loughlinn (I77781)

312

milliners, ??in New Bond Street

Rigge, Two daughters (I81081)

313

Minister in 1634 at Abdie, Fife, Scotland

Balfour, Sir Alexander (3rd Bt) (I82740)

314

missionary to China, translator of The Pilgrim's Progress into Chinese, born 1st April 1815, died at the port of Nieu-chwang, 4th April 1868

William Chalmers Burns (1 April 1815 – 4 April 1868) was a Scottish evangelist and missionary to China with the English Presbyterian Mission who originated from Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. He was the coordinator of the Overseas missions for the English Presbyterian church. He became a well-known evangelist through his participation in two periodic Anglo-American religious revivals.

Burns, William Chalmers (I502103)

315

Mother Philomena Douglas, Principal of Genazzano FCJ College, 1932– 1958.
(Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ Sisters))
Apparently she did her novitiate in Belgium and then taught for a period in Ireland before returning to Melbourne

Douglas, Kathleen Mary Gabriel (I75650)

316

MP for Lyme Regis 1772'961802.

On 12 January 1778 Fane married Anne (d. 19 January 1838), the daughter of Edward Buckley Batson, a banker. The couple had 14 children:

Gen. Sir Henry Fane MP (1778– 1840)
Anne Fane (19 January 1780 – March 1831), married Lt-Gen. John Michel and mother of Field Marshal Sir John Michel
Lt-Col. Charles Fane (14 May 1781 – July 1813) Killed in action at Vittoria
Elizabeth Fane (1782 – 28 January 1802)
Rev. Edward Fane (7 December 1783 – 28 December 1862), married Maria Hodges; their children included Henry Hamlyn-Fane, General Walter Fane and Colonel Francis Fane
Vere Fane (5 January 1785 – 18 January 1863), MP
Frances Mary Fane (d. 28 June 1787)
Lt. Neville Fane, RN (16 January 1788 – 24 November 1807), died of yellow fever in Bridgetown
William Fane (5 April 1789 – 7 March 1839), married Louisa Hay Dashwood and had issue
Caroline Fane (28 December 1790 – 1859), married Charles Chaplin MP
George Augustus Fane (16 March 1792 – 1 March 1795)
General Mildmay Fane (September 1794 – 12 March 1868)
Harriet Fane (1793– 1834), married Charles Arbuthnot MP
Robert George Cecil Fane (1796– 1864)
Fane also had a natural child before his marriage:

Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet.

Fane, Henry MP (I81716)

317

Mrs. Gerald Buxton on " Phroso" is another of those who are able to share the pleasures of Fox-hunting with a partner equally fond of it. She has inherited all the love of the sport
which runs in the Pease family, and is sister to Mr. A. E. Pease, who wrote the " History of the Cleveland Hounds " and other sporting books, and of Mr. J. A. Pease. Both brothers
have won the House of Commons Point-t

Pease, Lucy Ethel (I501898)

318

niece of George, Lord Lyttleton

Ayscough, Augusta Anne (I98214)

319

occupation 1861 Farmer of 495 acres - employing 16 men & 6 boys,

Hilton, Henry (I80583)

320

of "Kia Ora," 12, Palmeira Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

Douglas, James Henry (I80024)

321

of 19. Coolgardie St., West Perth, Western Australia

Douglas, William (I103608)

322

of 8, St. Bede's Terrace, Sunderland.

Douglas, William Watson (I81064)

323

of Barbados

Warner, Sir Thomas (I190944)

324

of Barrington, Cambridgeshire, England

Norris, Prof. James (I85324)

325

of Bedford, N.Y
Living Feb 2010

Gail (I98003)

326

of Beeston

Savage, Elizabeth (I84212)

327

of Better Hope Plantation, Demerara
He provided for the 'purchase of two mulatto children which [sic] I believe to be mine'. [PROB 11/1713/209]

Will of Robert Douglas planter of Demerara proved 10/06/1826. In the will Robert Douglas described his property as: "one half of the plantation Better Hope situated on the east coast of the colony with the one half of the slaves attached thereto their number at present being one hundred and ninety five"; one half of the plantation Geneva situated in Canal No. 1 and the one half of the slaves attached thereto consisting of six; and "whatever sum I may yet have to receive under the will of my uncle William Ross Munro."
Douglas' own will provided for the "purchase of two mulatto children which [sic] I believe to be mine." He left half his estate after bequests to his "beloved wife Mary Douglas", and the other half to be divided equally between his lawful children; in the absence of lawful children, his brother Joseph and his sisters became heirs. Douglas said in his will that he was heir to his uncle Gilbert Douglas' estate of Douglas Park and the Boggs in Lanarkshire after the death of Mrs Cecilia Douglas; if he predeceased her, he willed the property follow Gilbert Douglas's will and pass to Robert Douglas' issue.

Douglas, Robert (I106036)

328

of Boring, formerly of Coos Bay.

For many years Hazel was one of the early members of the Coos County Stitchery Guild and was an active part of the group until her move to Boring. She and Ray helped with meal serving at the Coos Bay and North Bend senior centers. She enjoyed her work with the Council for the Blind and she was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Coos Bay.
Hazel is survived by her four daughters, Judy and Richard Smith of Eugene, Karen Nelson of Pleasant Hills, Calif., Petra Dore of Boring and Lou Ann McKenzie of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; five grandchildren, Rebecca Adams of Vancouver, Wash., Jeff Smith of Springfield, Anne Marie Douglas of Boring, and Mari Nelson and Lyndee Hairston both of Walnut Creek, Calif.; eight great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; brother, Joe Smith; and brother-in-law, Howard Douglas and his wife, Phyllis.

Smith, Hazel Gertrude (I102577)

329

of Cadogan House

Farquhar, Sir Walter Rockcliffe (3rd Bt) (I81455)

330

of Campbeltown.

McLean, John (I83306)

331

of Capetown, South Africa

Chiappini, Edward (I80393)

332

of Castlehill

Cuthbert, John (I191532)

333

of Charles town, West Virginia
Judge Isaac R. Douglass bought Charles Washington's home Happy Retreat and renamed it Mordington.

Douglass, Judge Isaac Richardson (I60211)

334

At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Norsworthy, Joyce (I97948)

335

of Clatto, Roxburghshire

Kerr, Robert (I100318)

336

of Clongell.

White, Richard (I79745)

337

of College Park

Phillips, Andy (I76525)

338

of Crookdake/Crookdale

Source: Some Bishop's Transcripts of Cumberland, England
Bishops' Transcripts of Allhallows Parish, Cumberland, 1663 - 1837
Internet site: http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/alltran.htm#p20
"BAPTISMS: 1763/4
March 23, 1764, Betty Lows daughter of William Lows of King-gate--Anneis listed directly under this date--so, Anne Douglass would be born in1764 not 1763 as I had first listed her. This was pointed out byanother Douglass researcher--"Dottie" on 02 December 2008 per e-mail.
March 29, Anne Douglass daughter of Willoughby Douglass of Leesrigg.
BURIALS: 1769/70
February 24, 1766, Anne daughter of Willoughby Douglass of Leesrigg."
[c.2007, Transcribed SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler & Family Genealogist;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
Please check this: BIRT: CONC Scotland

Douglas, Anne (Du Duglas) (I153157)

339

of DeFuniak Springs

Douglass, Dewayne (I195959)

340

of Dingwall

Bain, Rev. John Bain (I84980)

341

of Dominica, who was known as "Indian Warner" on account of his Carib blood,

Warner, William (I190945)

342

of Dunmore Road, Ballynahinch

Douglas, Ian (I190805)

343

of Edmonton, Middlesex

Huxley, John (I194709)

344

of Ernespie

Laurie, Alexander (I143055)

345

of Eugene

Douglas, Judy (I102583)

346

of Evansville (2024)

Douglas, Malea (I195789)

347

of Gask, Gaval and Clermiston
Possibly Lt in voluntary cavalry unit in 1797 together with Sir Walter Scott
Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer to the Exchequer for Scotland.

Clermiston, a neat modern house, the property of G. Robinson, Esq.

Robinson, George (I95898)

348

of Greenfield House, a wine merchant

Gordon, George JP (I143581)

349

of Guildford, Surrey

Stalbow, David (I193649)

350

of Hafodunos Hall in Denbighshire, a wealthy Anglo-Welsh landowner

Sandbach, Henry Robertson (I84368)

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