Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1766. March 27. Tlie remains of James Lumley, esq., were
brought from London and buried at Chester with his ancestors, ^07
1766. June 26. Died at Hahiabv, that worthless animal. Captain
A. M.208
1766. Sept. 23. Died of a fever at his apai'tments in Pall Mall,
London, Doctor Brown, vicar of Newcastle, said to be sui vindex.^^^
1766 Oct. The latter end of this m,onth died at Croft, Mrs.
Smales, widow of mv old cousin, Smales of Gilling. She was above
80 years old. 210
Bowser of Durham, cloathier, £750 when 21 or married. John Eden of Gainforth
esq. William Cornforth of Barfoot esq. and Joseph Hutchinson of Chillingham
Castle, gent, executors. Codicil. My daughters to live with their mother if
it is agreeable to themselves. Raine, 7'e^^ EJior.
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On the 14th inst. died at his house in South Audley Street, Grosvenor
Square, London, the Hon. James Lumley of Lumley Castle, in the county of
Durham, esquire, uncle to the present Earl of Scarborough. The estate at
Lunile}' he has left to the Earl of Scarborough and his Sussex estate to the
Earl of Halifax. Ntwcustle Conrant, 22nd March, 1766.
1766. March 27. Hon. James Lumley, South Audley Street, London,
buried. Che-tter-fe-Streef Ileriistev^.
-"' 1766. June 30. Captain Acclomb Milbank buried, f^roft lieijister.s.
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Tuesday morning, died of a fever at his apartments in Pall Mall, London,
the reverend and learned Dr. Brown, vicar of this town and chaplain-inordinary
to His Majesty, etc. yeircu-stlt Conrant, 27th September, 1766.
-'° I. Thomas Smitlison of Barton, who was buried there 6 Nov. 168-1, had with
other issue two daughters :
Anne II.
Elizabeth, bap. 28 June, 1638 ; mar. 14 June, 1658, Thomas Gyll of
Barton, ancestor of the Diarist.
II. Anne, married at Barton, 20 April, 1674, Matthew Smales of Gilling, who
was buried at Gilling 15 Nov. 1699. She was buried 7 Nov., 1699, having
had with other issue two sons :
^latthew Smales of Gillingwood, agent of the Duke of Wharton, from
whom he purchased, or acquired, the rectories of Croglin, Dean and
Kirkby Stephen. He married first Alice Alderson, and secondly
'Mrs Mary Watson' of Aldborougli. He was buried 19th Nov.,
1732, leaving with other issue, bj^ his first wife, Matthew Smales
of Aldlsorougli. a very capable man — in family tradition called
Matthew the Terrible -and also a daughter Jane (who on the
death of her brother became liis sole heiress), wife of Henry
Chaytor of Croft.
Francis III.
III. Rev. Francis Smales, born at (iilling, was admitted to St. .lohn's College,
Camb., 11 May, 1696, aged 18, B.A., 1699, M.A. 1703; successively rector
of WyclifFe, Kirkby Stephen and of Brignal ; bur. 22 May, 1730. By his
marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Laton Eden, vicar of Hartburn,
Northumberianil, brother of Sir Robert Eden, first baronet, he had issue
one son and five daughters :
Francis IV.
Ann, bap. 9 Oct., 171(0), wife of John Fenwick of Morpeth.
Jane, l)orn 12 Nov., 1715, died in infancy.
Elizabeth, bap. 13 May, 1717.
Hannah, born 5 Sept., 1721, died in infancy.
Jane, buried at Croft 4 May, 1737.
IV. Rev. Francis Smales, born 23 Ktb., 1719, vicar of Kirkby Ravensworth ;
married at Maufiehl, Vorks, Dec, 1756, Jane, only daughter of Thomas