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Coghill Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Coghill, both in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Coghill Baronetcy, of Coghill in the East Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 August 1778 for John Coghill, of Coghill Hall, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, previously Member of the Irish House of Commons for Belturbet. Born John Cramer, he was the grandson of Oliver Cramer and his wife Hester, sister of Marmaduke Coghill, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland, and succeeded in 1775 to the Coghill estates on the death of his cousin, Hester, daughter and heiress of James Coghill and widow of Charles Moore, 1st Earl of Charleville. The same year he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Coghill in lieu of Cramer. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He assumed the surname of Coghill in lieu of Cramer by Royal licence in 1807. He never married and was succeeded by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of Great Britain
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following the passing of the British North America Act of 1867 forming a federation in Canada, Lord Carnarvon thought that a similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African Kingdoms, tribal areas and Boer republics in South Africa. In 1874, Sir Bartle Frere was sent to South Africa as High Commissioner for the British Empire to effect such plans. Among the obstacles were the armed independent states of the South African Republic and the Kingdom of Zululand.Knight (1992, 2002), p. 8. Frere, on his own initiative, sent a provocative ultimatum on 11 December 1878 to the Zulu king Cetshwayo and upon its rejection sent Lord Chelmsford to invade Zululand. The war is notable for several particularly bloody battles, including an opening victory of the Zulu at the Battle of Isandlwana, followed by the defence of Rorke's Drift by a small British force from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetcies In The Baronetage Of Great Britain
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century, however in its current usage was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. A baronetcy is the only British hereditary honour that is not a peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Black Knights, White Knights, and Green Knights (of whom only the Green Knights are extant). A baronet is addressed as "Sir" (just as is a knight) or "Dame" in the case of a baronetess, but ranks above all knighthoods and damehoods in the order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the dormant Order of St Patrick. Baronets are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, even though William Thoms claims that: The precise quality of this dignity is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Coghill, 1st Baronet Of Richings
Sir John Coghill, 1st Baronet (died 1785), also known as John Mayne, was a British Army officer and Tory politician. Biography Born John Mayne, he assumed the surname of Coghill upon his marriage to Hester Coghill, an heiress and daughter of James Coghill and niece of Marmaduke Coghill. He was a cornet in the 14th Regiment of Dragoons in 1734, a captain in 1754 and a major 1766. His name had disappeared from the Army lists by 1771. Between 1780 and his death he represented Newport in the House of Commons. He was elected unopposed on the interest of the Duke of Northumberland. In May 1784 he was classed as a Pittite. There is no record of his having spoken in the House of Commons. He was created a baronet, of Richings in the Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon Of Coghill Baronets Of Richings (1781)
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary A vocabulary is a set of familiar words within a person's language. A vocabulary, usually developed wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Coghill
Sir Joscelyn Ambrose Cramer Coghill, 7th Baronet (30 September 1902 – 6 June 1983) was an Anglo-Irish actor and aristocrat, being the 7th Baronet of Coghill (1778) (1981–1983). He was born in Skibbereen in County Cork in Ireland in 1902, the youngest of three sons of Elizabeth Hildegarde Augusta ''née'' Somerville (1867–1954) and the Irish painter Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill, 5th Baronet Coghill (1853–1921). He was the nephew of Zulu War Victoria Cross recipient Nevill Coghill and the cousin of the Irish novelist Edith Anna Somerville.Ambrose Coghill Genealogy Online website Coghill was educated at in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Egerton Coghill, 5th Baronet
Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill, 5th Baronet (7 February 1853 – 9 October 1921) was an Irish painter. Life and family Coghill was born on 7 February 1853 in Castletownshend, County Cork. He was the second son of Irish painter Sir John Joscelyn Coghill, 4th Baronet, and his wife the Hon. Katherine Frances, daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket. Victoria Cross recipient Nevill Coghill was his elder brother. Edith Anna Somerville was his cousin. He initially trained as an engineer at Haileybury School, Hertfordshire. Cohgill married Elizabeth Somerville of Drishane, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. She was a sister of Edith Somerville. Coghill was succeeded as baronet by his eldest son Marmaduke Coghill, a soldier in both World Wars. His second son was Nevill Coghill, a professor at Oxford University, while a younger son was the actor Ambrose Coghill. Coghill died during a visit to England on 9 October 1921. He was initially buried at Twickenham, but was exhumed in 1923 and brought back t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon Of Coghill Baronets Of Coghill (1778)
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east and Hertfordshire to the east. Buckinghamshire is one of the Home Counties, the counties of England that surround Greater London. Towns such as High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham and the Chalfonts in the east and southeast of the county are parts of the London commuter belt, forming some of the most densely populated parts of the county, with some even being served by the London Underground. Development in this region is restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt. The county's largest settlement and only city is Milton Keynes in the northeast, which with the surrounding area is administered by Milton Keynes City Council as a unitary authority separately to the rest of Buckinghamshire. The remainder of the county is administered by Buck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Somerville
Edith Anna Œnone Somerville (2 May 1858 – 8 October 1949) was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as "E. Œ. Somerville". She wrote in collaboration with her cousin "Martin Ross" ( Violet Martin) under the pseudonym " Somerville and Ross". Together they published a series of fourteen stories and novels, the most popular of which were ''The Real Charlotte'', published in 1894, and ''Some Experiences of an Irish R. M.'', published in 1899. Early life and education The eldest of eight children, Somerville was born on the island of Corfu, then part of the United States of the Ionian Islands, a British protectorate where her father was stationed.Boylan (1998) A year later, her father retired to Drishane, Castletownshend, County Cork, where Somerville grew up. Somerville is said to have dominated her sister and brothers in a family where women were encouraged to be bold. She received her primary education at home, and then attended Alexandra College in Dublin. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egerton Bushe Coghill
Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill, 5th Baronet (7 February 1853 – 9 October 1921) was an Irish painter. Life and family Coghill was born on 7 February 1853 in Castletownshend, County Cork. He was the second son of Irish painter Sir John Joscelyn Coghill, 4th Baronet, and his wife the Hon. Katherine Frances, daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket. Victoria Cross recipient Nevill Coghill was his elder brother. Edith Anna Somerville was his cousin. He initially trained as an engineer at Haileybury School, Hertfordshire. Cohgill married Elizabeth Somerville of Drishane, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. She was a sister of Edith Somerville. Coghill was succeeded as baronet by his eldest son Marmaduke Coghill, a soldier in both World Wars. His second son was Nevill Coghill, a professor at Oxford University, while a younger son was the actor Ambrose Coghill. Coghill died during a visit to England on 9 October 1921. He was initially buried at Twickenham, but was exhumed in 1923 and brought back t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
