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Estcourt (surname)
Estcourt is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Edgar Edmund Estcourt (1816–1884), English churchman * Frederick Estcourt Bucknall (c.1838–1896), South Australian publican, brewer and politician *George Sotheron-Estcourt, 1st Baron Estcourt (1839–1915), British Conservative Party politician *Giles Estcourt (c.1601–1668), English politician * Giles Estcourt (died 1587), MP *James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt (1803–1855), English major-general and MP * Noël Estcourt (born 1929), Rhodesian sportsman *Nick Estcourt (1942–1978), British climber *Richard Estcourt (1668–1712), English actor *Stephen Estcourt (born 1953), Australian judge *Sir Thomas Estcourt (died 1624) (c. 1570–1624), English lawyer and politician *Thomas Grimston Estcourt (1775–1853), English politician *Thomas Estcourt (died 1818) Thomas Estcourt (27 September 1748 – 2 December 1818) of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire was an English member of Parliament< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Edmund Estcourt
Edgar Edmund Estcourt, M.A. (1816–1884), was canon of St. Chad's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Birmingham. Life Estcourt, born 7 February 1816, was the eldest son of the Rev. Edmund William Estcourt of Newntown, Wiltshire, one of the Estcourts of Estcourt, Gloucestershire. He was destined for the church; entered Exeter College, Oxford, 20 February 1834; proceeded B.A. 1838 and M.A. 1840; and came under the influence of the Tractarian The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of O ... movement. In 1845, when J. H. Newman went over to the church of Rome, Estcourt, then a clergyman at Cirencester, followed him, and was 'received' at Prior Park in December of that year. About three years after he was ordained a catholic priest by Dr. Ullathorne, vicar-apostolic of the western distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Estcourt Bucknall
Frederick Estcourt Bucknall (6 July 1835 – 4 June 1896) was an English-born publican, brewer and politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia. Life Bucknall was a member of the Estcourts of Estcourt, an influential old family, in the counties of Gloucester and Wiltshire, but born in London, where his father, William Bucknall of Crutched Friars, was Commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Shortly after he arrived in South Australia around 1860 via Melbourne, the original Torrens Dam was nearly completed, and he built a fleet of fine pleasure craft which he placed on the lake for hire, but the dam failed and was washed away, putting paid to his enterprise. He built a boatshed on the Port River to the south-east of where the Jervois Street bridge was later built, and created a great deal of interest in sculling on the Port River. He gained approval as a Licensed Victualler and built the South Australian Club Hotel in St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sotheron-Estcourt, 1st Baron Estcourt
George Thomas John Sotheron-Estcourt, 1st Baron Estcourt (21 January 1839 – 12 January 1915), known as George Bucknall-Estcourt until 1876 and as George Sotheron-Estcourt from 1876 to 1903, was a British Conservative Party politician. Background Estcourt was the son of Reverend Hilary Bucknall-Estcourt, son of Thomas Bucknall-Estcourt, Member of Parliament for Devizes and the University of Oxford, son of Thomas Grimston Estcourt, Member of Parliament for Cricklade Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. History Cricklade .... His mother was Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Lowther Johnstone, 6th Baronet, while Thomas Sotheron-Estcourt was his uncle. In 1876 he succeeded to the latter's estates and assumed by Royal licence the surname of Sotheron-Estcourt in lieu of his patronymic. Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Estcourt
Sir Giles Estcourt, 1st Baronet (c. 1601–1668) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Escourt was the son of Sir Edward Estcourt of Salisbury. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 8 May 1618 aged 17 and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1618. He was knighted on 6 December 1622 and created a baronet on 17 March 1627. In 1626 he was of Newnton when he became High Sheriff of Wiltshire. In 1628, Estcourt was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He fought for the King in the civil war and was taken prisoner after the fall of Bath. He was assessed for a fine of £1000 but neither compounded nor paid the fine. Estcourt married Anne Nordaunt daughter of Sir Robert Mordaunt, 2nd Baronet of Massingham Parva, Norfolk. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Giles who was killed in duel in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Estcourt (died 1587)
Giles Estcourt (died 1587), was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ... in 1563, 1571, 1572, 1584 and 1586. References Year of birth missing 1587 deaths English MPs 1563–1567 English MPs 1571 English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt
James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt (1803–1855), was a major-general and MP. Early life Estcourt, son of Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, M.P., and younger brother of Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron Estcourt, was born on 12 July 1802. He was educated at Harrow School, and entered the army as an ensign in the 44th regiment on 13 July 1820. Military career On 7 June 1821 he was transferred to the 43rd Monmouthshire light infantry, in which he was promoted lieutenant on 9 December 1824, and captain on 4 November 1825. He spent the next five years of his military life in Gibraltar. He returned to England and then Ireland. In 1834 he accepted the post of second in command to Colonel F. R. Chesney in the famous Euphrates Valley Expedition, and was placed in charge of the magnetic experiments. He showed himself a loyal assistant to his chief during the next two years of arduous labour and travel, and it was chiefly owing to Chesney's advocacy of his services that Estcourt was promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Estcourt
Noël Sidney Dudley Estcourt (7 January 1929 – 7 January 2018) was a Rhodesian sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket. Estcourt was born in Southern Rhodesia but educated in South Africa. When he moved to England, it was to further his studies at Cambridge University. He played two first-class seasons with the Cambridge University Cricket Club, in 1953 and 1954. In the first of those years he played just six matches but was used considerably more in 1954, appearing in 15 matches. He scored both of his half-centuries in 1954, to go with his 19 wickets. Estcourt was also a good enough rugby union player at university and for Blackheath, that he was capped once for England in the 1955 Five Nations Championship. He was England's fullback in their final fixture, against Scotland at Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Estcourt
Nick Estcourt (1942 – 12 June 1978), educated at Eastbourne College, was a British climber killed on K2 by an avalanche on the West Ridge route. He took part in the 1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition. One of his notable achievements, with Paul ('Tut') Braithwaite was the first ascent of the Rock Band, a line of cliffs on the expedition to the South West Face of Everest in 1975 that had defeated several previous expeditions. Since 1980, the Nick Estcourt Award, established in his memory, to encourage future generations of mountaineers, grants financial assistance annually to expeditions who attempt a significant mountaineering objective. (retrieved 5 January 2008) See also * |
Richard Estcourt
Richard Estcourt (1668–1712) was an English actor, who began by playing comedy parts in Dublin. His first London appearance was in 1704 as Dominick, in Dryden's ''Spanish Friar'', and he continued to take important parts at Drury Lane, being the original Pounce in Steele's ''Tender Husband'' (1705), Sergeant Kite in Farquhar Farquhar is a surname of Scotland, Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''fearchar'', from ''fear'' ("man") and ''car'' ("beloved"). Farquharson is a further derivation of the name, meaning "son of Farquhar". The name originated as a g ...'s ''Recruiting Officer'', and Sir Francis Gripe in Mrs Centlivre's ''Busybody''. He was an excellent mimic and a great favourite socially. Estcourt wrote a comedy, ''The Fair Example, or the Modish Citizen'' (1703), and ''Prunella'' (1704), an interlude. He also was the first president of the first London Beefsteak Club.''Chambers's Journal'', 5 June 1869, p. 353 References 1668 births 1712 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Estcourt
Stephen Peter Estcourt (born 20 March 1953 in Hobart, Tasmania) is an Australian judge, who has been Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania since April 2013. From 2004 to 2013, he maintained barristers' chambers in Hobart and Melbourne, dividing his time between the two. Education Estcourt was educated at New Town High School and Elizabeth Matriculation College and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours from the University of Tasmania in 1974. Career After 15 years as a barrister and solicitor with the firm of Archer Bushby in Launceston, Estcourt was appointed as a magistrate in 1990 sitting in Hobart. Estcourt left the Court in 1994 to establish the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal for the Tasmanian Government. After 2 years as the inaugural chair of that body he resigned to join the Tasmanian Independent Bar in late 1995. Estcourt "took silk" in 1998 and as Queen's Counsel practiced extensively in the civil and criminal juri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Estcourt (died 1624)
Sir Thomas Estcourt (c. 1570 – 4 July 1624) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624. Estcourt was the son of Thomas Estcourt of Gray's Inn and his wife Hannah Ascough.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucestershire'' Accessed 11 January 2023. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 29 April 1586, aged 16 and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1593. He became an Ancient of Gray's Inn on 11 February 1604. In 1607, he was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire and was knighted on 6 November 1607. In 1597, he was elected Member of Parliament for Malmesbury. In 1624 he was re-elected for Gloucestershire but died later in the year. Estcourt married Mary Savage, daughter of William Savage of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Grimston Estcourt
Thomas Grimston Estcourt (1775–1853), of New Park, near Devizes, Wiltshire, later known as Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Thomas Estcourt, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (MP) for . He was MP for Devizes 23 January 1805 – February 1826 and for Oxford University 22 February 1826 – 1847. After the death of his uncle, Harbottle Bucknall, rector of Pebmarsh, Essex, in early 1823, under the will of John Askell Bucknall, who had died in 1796, Estcourt inherited the estate of Oxhey Oxhey is a suburb of Watford, under the jurisdiction of the Watford Borough Council of the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is located at and is part of the Watford. It is in the Oxhey Ward of Watford Borough Council. Oxhey grew during th ..., Hertfordshire, The will obliged him to take the name of Bucknall, he swiftly obtained permission to add his former surname to it, and was afterwards known as Bucknall Estcourt. Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
