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Luard Family
The Luard family is an English family of Huguenot origin associated with Blyborough in Lincolnshire and Witham in Essex that was involved in several areas of public life.Johanna Merz, ''The Luards of Blyborough Hall'' (2014). Members include: * Arthur John Hamilton Luard (1861−1944), British cricket player and army officer, great-nephew of John * Bertram Luard-Selby (1853−1918), British organist and composer, nephew of John, cousin of Henry and Richard * Caroline Mary Luard (née Hartley) (d. 1908), British murder victim, whose husband was a half-brother of Bertram, nephew of John, and cousin of Henry and Richard * Charles Camac Luard (1867–1947), British army officer, son of Richard * Constance Mary Luard (née Wilson) (1881−1955), British tennis player, whose husband was a nephew of Richard and cousin of Charles * Edward Chauncey Luard (1856−1900), British planter and philatelist, nephew of Henry * Henry Richards Luard (1825–1891), British antiquarian, nephew of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huguenots
The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a Religious denomination, religious group of French people, French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Bezanson Hugues (1491–1532?), was in common use by the mid-16th century. ''Huguenot'' was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle (department), Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutheranism, Lutherans. In his ''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', Hans Hillerbrand wrote that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community made up as much as 10% of the French population. By 1600, it had declined to 7–8%, and was reduced further late in the century after the return of persecution under Louis XIV, who instituted the ''dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philately
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare or reside only in museums. Etymology The word "philately" is the English transliteration of the French "", coined by Georges Herpin in 1864. Herpin stated that stamps had been collected and studied for the previous six or seven years and a better name was required for the new hobby than ''timbromanie'' (roughly "stamp quest"), which was disliked.Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately''. State College: The American Philatelic Society, 1971, p.20. The alternative terms "timbromania", "timbrophily", and "timbrology" gradually fell out of use as ''philately'' gained acceptance during the 1860s. Herpin took the Greek root word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pears
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears ( ; 22 June 19103 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years. Pears' musical career started slowly. He was at first unsure whether to concentrate on playing piano and organ, or singing; it was not until he met Britten in 1937 that he threw himself wholeheartedly into singing. Once he and Britten were established as a partnership, the composer wrote many concert and operatic works with Pears's voice in mind, and the singer played roles in more than ten operas by Britten. In the concert hall, Pears and Britten were celebrated recitalists, known in particular for their performances of lieder by Schubert and Schumann. Together they recorded most of the works written for Pears by Britten, as well as a wide range of music by other composers. Working with other musicians, Pears sang an extensive repertoire of music from four centuries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Luard Wollaston
Alexander Luard Wollaston FRS (14 June 1804 – 10 June 1874) was an amateur scientist. The fourth son of George Hyde Wollaston (1765–1841), Alexander Luard Wollaston was educated at Hackney and Harrow before matriculating on 15 March 1823 at St John's College, Cambridge and then migrating on 10 November 1821 to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He graduated there B.A. 1826 and M.A. 1829. He qualified M.B. in 1829 but never practised medicine. He was elected F.R.S. in 1829. He studied chemistry and natural philosophy in Paris. On 16 March 1837 at Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came af ... he married Susanna Charlotte Morris (13 June 1807 – 1894). They had two sons and four daughters. References 1804 births 1874 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Luard
Admiral Sir William Garnham Luard (7 April 1820 – 19 May 1910) was a leading British naval figure during the latter half of the 19th century. Naval career Born in 1820, he was the eldest son of a local magistrate, William Wright Luard J.P., D.L. of Witham Lodge, Witham, Essex (formerly of Hatfield Peverel Priory) and Charlotte Garnham, only child of Thomas Garnham of Felsham Hall, Suffolk. The Luards were a prominent family of Protestant Huguenot merchants who had fled to England in the late 17th century as part of the mass exodus of Huguenots from France to England that followed the Edict of Fontainebleau, 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Luard entered the Royal Naval College (formerly the Royal Naval Academy) at Portsmouth at the age of 13 and later studied at Portsmouth Naval College. He served extensively and saw action in the South China Sea, for which he was recognized in dispatches and decorated for gallantry and bravery several times including being named Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Luard
Lieutenant-General Richard George Amherst Luard (29 July 1827 – 24 July 1891) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada. Military career Born the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Luard and educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Luard was commissioned into the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1845. Later that year he transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot. In 1854 he transferred to the 77th Regiment of Foot and served in the Crimean War as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General: he was mentioned in despatches for his part in the Siege of Sevastopol. He served in the Second Opium War taking part in an expedition to China in 1857. In 1860 he was appointed Assistant Inspector of Volunteers and in 1875 he was made assistant adjutant and quartermaster-general for the Northern District in England. In 1880 he became General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada. He sought to introduce permanent infantry training schools b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowes Dalbiac Luard
Lowes Dalbiac Luard (27 August 1872 – 1944) was a British painter. Early life Luard was born in Calcutta, the son of Col. Charles Henry Luard of the Royal Engineers and grandson of Lt.-Col. John Luard. Educated in England, and having won a place at the University of Oxford to study mathematics at Balliol, he decided instead to study art, and in 1892 enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, where his contemporaries included Augustus John and Ambrose McEvoy. He left the Slade in 1897 and then studied in Paris under Lucien Simon and Rene Menard. He moved to Paris in 1905 with his wife Louey and their baby daughter Veronica and, except for the war years, lived in the city for almost thirty years. In Paris he became well known for his paintings and drawings of large working horses. Two of his most notable paintings, ''Timberhauling on the Seine'' (1914) and ''Percherons at Water'' (1911), are from this period. World War I Lowes Luard enlisted in the British Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Evelyn Luard
Kate Evelyn Luard, (29 June 1872 – 16 August 1962), was a British nurse in the Second Boer War and First World War who was awarded the Royal Red Cross and Medal bar, Bar. She was the author of two books describing her experiences. Early life Luard was born in Aveley vicarage on 29 June 1872. Her father was Bixby Garnham Luard, the vicar of Aveley between 1871 and 1895. Her mother was Clara Isabella Sandford Bramston. She had twelve brothers and sisters, three of whom were born after her. She subsequently moved to Birch, Essex after her father was appointed to that living. She was educated at Croydon High School, where the headmistress, Dorinda Neligan, had served as a nurse at the Siege of Metz (1870), Siege of Metz during the Franco Prussian War in 1870–71. Luard worked as a teacher and governess in order to pay for nursing training at King's College Hospital, London. War service Luard served as a nurse in the Second Boer War and was one of the first nurses to join the Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Luard
John Luard (1790–1875) was a British Army officer and author of ''History of the Dress of the British Soldier'' Life He was fourth son of Captain Peter John Luard of the 4th Dragoons, of Blyborough, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, and his wife Louisa, daughter of Charles Dalbiac of Hungerford Park, Berkshire, born on 5 May 1790. His seven brothers included Henry Luard, a banker (father of the antiquarian Henry Luard, Henry Richards Luard) and Robert (father of the organist Bertram Luard-Selby). He served in the Royal Navy 1802–7, and on 25 May 1809 obtained a cornetcy without purchase in his father's old regiment. Luard served in the 4th Dragoons through the Peninsular War campaigns of 1810–14, gaining a Military General Service Medal with clasps for the battles of battle of Albuera, Albuera, battle of Salamanca, Salamanca, and battle of Toulouse (1814), Toulouse. Afterwards he served with the 16th Light Dragoons as lieutenant at the battle of Waterloo (Waterloo Medal, medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Richards Luard
Henry Richards Luard (25 August 1825 – 1 May 1891) was a British medieval historian and antiquary. Biography Luard was born on 25 August 1825 in London, the son of Henry Luard. He received his early education at Cheam School, Surrey. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1847; and in 1849 was elected to a Fellowship. He entered holy orders, and served as vicar of the Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge from 1860 to 1887. Luard Road in Cambridge is named after him. Antiquarian activities Luard was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of King's College London; and was Registrary of the University of Cambridge, and worked on cataloguing the manuscripts in the Cambridge University Library. He edited 17 volumes of medieval chronicles and other texts for the Rolls Series, and was an early scholarly editor of the papers of Isaac Newton. Personal life In 1862 Luard married Louisa Calthorpe, youngest daughter of George Hodson, Archdeacon of Stafford The Archdeaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plantation
A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The crops that are grown include cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, opium, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, fruits, rubber trees and forest trees. Protectionist policies and natural comparative advantage have sometimes contributed to determining where plantations are located. In modern use the term is usually taken to refer only to large-scale estates, but in earlier periods, before about 1800, it was the usual term for a farm of any size in the southern parts of British North America, with, as Noah Webster noted, "farm" becoming the usual term from about Maryland northwards. It was used in most British colonies, but very rarely in the United Kingdom itself in this sense. There, as also in America, it was used mainly for tree plantations, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blyborough
Blyborough is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 115. It lies on the B1398 road, east from Gainsborough, north from Lincoln and south from Kirton Lindsey. Blyborough's Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon saint and martyr, Alkmund of Derby. Built in the early 13th century, it was partially rebuilt in 1877 by James Fowler. Two Grade II listed village buildings are Blyborough Grange Farmhouse and Blyborough Hall. The hall was built in the early 18th century and was for many generations the home of the Luard family, who acquired their wealth through sugar plantations in the West Indies. References External links *"Blyborough" Genuki GENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. It "provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland". It gives access to a large c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
