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The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
there as was, presumably, their daughter Evelyn Mary (1854), but neither
Jackson or Foster 488 mention the location.
John Neeld was elevated to the Peerage when he was made a Baronet for his
political services in 1858. Fox, although talking about Joseph and writing over a
decade before John’s elevaton, would not have been surprised -
The honourable Gentleman [Jospeh], his brother [John] and brother
in law [Boldero] deserve well from the Tories and Conservatives for
they have been most stead and consistent supporters of every
measure emanating from that side of the house and quite as steady
and consistent in opposing every measure at all calculated to extend
either civil or religious liberty! 489
John Neeld continued to expand the estate, and in 1872 he was the seventh
largest landowner in Wiltshire by area (eighth by rental income), a county
renowned for its large estates 490 . This was the year in which he was the High
Sherriff of Wiltshire
In 1873 Sir John’s third son, (and eventually the third baronet) Audley Dallas
Neeld, married Edith second daughter of Lord Vivian. Jackson was invited to
the wedding 491 , which took place in London and was performed by Henry
Kearney Boldero. 492
487 Foster, J (1882) The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire p459
He lived at Kilmarston House, and was buried at Leigh Delamere three months after
brothr, Algernon William. (Leigh Delamere Burials, ibid, Keith Stonehuse pers. comm)
488 Foster (1882) doesn’t mention the daughters at all
489 Fox, G (1843/1846) An account of the firm of Rundell, Bridge & Rundell , London,
Jewellers p99
490 Extracted from Watkin, B (1989) A History of Wiltshire ISBN 0 85033 692 9
see Appendix 2, Table 8 for details. By looking at the gross annual rental income per
acre it is possible to see how land rental values varied throughout the County.
491 WANHS Library (box 120 Mss 1298) contains this invitation
Lord and Lady Vivian request the pleasure of Rev Canon Jackson’s company on Saturday
July 26 th at St Paul’s Church Knightsbridge at 11 o’clock
Breakfast at Langham Hotel, Portman Square at ¼ past 12 o’clock
492 Untitled newspaper cutting, WANHS box 120 mss 1298.
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