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The landed gentry, or the gentry (sometimes collectively known as the squirearchy), is a largely historical Irish and British social class of landowners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least had a country estate.
It is known colloquially as Burke's Landed Gentry. Burke was also the author of: The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Females, including Beauties of the Courts of George IV and William IV, 2 vols. 1833 [6] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England; 1838 (re-issued 1841 and 1844)
Born Winifred Margaret Pearce-Serocold in Britain on 1 November 1874, at Rodborough Lodge, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, [1] [page needed] the only child of Royal Navy Lieutenant George Edward Pearce-Serocold (1828-1912), of a landed gentry family of Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, and his second wife, Mary Clarke, daughter of Jeremiah Clarke Richardson, J.P., of Derwen Fawr, near Swansea.
Burke's Landed Gentry (originally titled Burke's Commoners) is a reference work listing families in Great Britain and Ireland who have owned rural estates of some size. The work has been in existence from the first half of the 19th century, and was founded by John Burke .
Jane Austen's parents, George (1731–1805), an Anglican rector, and his wife Cassandra (1739–1827), were members of the landed gentry. [1] George was descended from wool manufacturers who had risen to the lower ranks of the gentry, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Cassandra was a member of the Leigh family of Adlestrop and Longborough , with connections to ...
The van Straubenzee family are landed gentry, of Spennithorne, North Yorkshire. Their ancestor Colonel Turner van Straubenzee JP DL bought the estate in 1788. Charlie’s eldest brother is Thomas van Straubenzee. In 2002 his elder brother, Henry, was killed in a car accident. [1] The funeral was attended by members of the British royal family.
The church was eventually constructed under the leadership of his wife Henrietta Bankes and his son (see below). Henrietta Bankes (1867–1953), was the lady of the house during the First World War. She helped turn the majority of the servants' quarters and the out buildings into a hospital for returning injured soldiers.
Miers is married to Mark Williams, a fund manager at Liontrust Asset Management [25] and they have three daughters. [5] [26]In January 2019, Miers was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the food industry; she received the honour from the Duke of Cambridge later in the year at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.