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Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier (2016)
Vansittart is a surname of Dutch origin, derived from the city of Sittard in Limburg. Notable people with the surname include: *Augustus Arthur Vansittart (1824–1882), English scholar *Cyril Vansittart (1852–1887), English-Italian chess player *Edward Vansittart Neale (1810–1892), English barrister *George Henry Vansittart (1768–1824), British army general *George Vansittart (1745–1825), British politician *Henrietta Vansittart (1833–1883), English engineer and inventor *Henry Vansittart (1732–1770), English diplomat and Governor of Bengal * Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (1766–1851), English politician *Peter Vansittart (1920–2008), English writer *Robert Vansittart (judge) (1728–1789), English jurist *Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart (1881–1957), English diplomat * Rupert Vansittart (born 1958), English actor *Sir Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (1862–1938), English politician *Tom Vansittart (born 1950), English retired footballer *William V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Vansittart
Rupert Nicholas Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama '' Heartbeat'' and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2014–2019). Life and career Vansittart is of partial Dutch ancestry and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Vansittart is known to fans of the 1995 ''Pride and Prejudice'' serial as the actor who portrayed Mr Hurst, the brother-in-law of Charles and Caroline Bingley. He has also worked with Rowan Atkinson on a number of occasions, appearing as a guest star in two episodes of ''Mr. Bean'' in addition to '' The Thin Blue Line'', and ''Johnny English Reborn''. In 1993, he appeared in '' Remains of the Day'' as Sir Geoffrey Wren, a character based on the 1930s British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley. In 1994, he appeared in the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language Surnames
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vansittart Island (Tasmania)
Vansittart Island, also known as Gun Carriage Island, is a granite island with an area of . The island is part of Tasmania's Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. It is partly private property and partly leasehold land and is currently used for grazing Wiltshire Horn sheep. The island is part of the Franklin Sound Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it holds over 1% of the world populations of six bird species. History of colonial times #Former Bass Strait sealers were living on the island by the 1820s. In 1831 George Robinson came to evict the sealers and their families as he wanted to establish an Aboriginal settlement (see Section 5 below) on the island. When the Aboriginal establishment proved unsuccessful the sealers and their families returned to the island. Their community had grown to 28 people by the time Bishop Nixon came to visit in 1854. #In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vansittart Island (Nunavut)
Nagjuttuuq (Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᓇᒡᔪᑦᑑᖅ''), formerly Vansittart Island, is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Foxe Basin, north of Southampton Island Southampton Island (Inuktitut: ''Shugliaq'') is a large island at the entrance to Hudson Bay at Foxe Basin. One of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago, Southampton Island is part of the Kivalliq Region in Nunavut, Canada. The area of the ..., and has an area of . References Islands of Foxe Basin Uninhabited islands of Kivalliq Region {{KivalliqNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vansittart (East Indiaman)
Four ships named ''Vansittart'', the first probably for Peter van Sittart (father of Henry Vansittart), served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen: * , of 480 tons ( bm), was launched in 1718 and was lost in 1719 on the outward leg of her maiden voyage. * , of 676 tons (bm), was launched in 1763, made four voyages for the EIC, and was sold for breaking up in 1775. * , of 829 tons (bm), was launched in 1780 and made three full voyages for the EIC before she was lost in 1789 on her way to China on her fourth voyage. helped rescue her crew and much of her treasure. * , of 1312 tons (bm), was launched at Calcutta in 1813 for the India to China trade. However, she then became an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made 11 voyages for the EIC. Her owners then sold her and her new owners continued to sail her to China from London, the EIC's monopoly having ended. She carried opium from India to Canton. In 1839 she assumed a Danish name and regis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Vansittart (D64)
HMS ''Vansittart'' was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She was ordered in January 1918 from William Beardmore & Company with the 13th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1918–19. She was the second Royal Navy ship to carry the name which was first used in 1821 for a hired packet. Construction HMS ''Vansittart''s keel was laid on 7 January 1918 at the William Beardmore & Company Shipyard at Dalmuir. She was launched on 17 April 1919. She was 312 feet overall in length with a beam of 29.5 feet. Her mean draught was 9 feet, and would reach 11.25 feet under full load. She had a displacement of 1,140 tons standard and up to 1,550 full load. She was propelled by three Yarrow water tube boilers powering Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines developing 27,000 SHP driving two screws for a maximum designed speed of 34 knots. She was oil-fired and had a bunkerage of 320 to 370 tons. This gave a range of between 3500 nautica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vansittart (1814 Ship)
''Vansittart'' was launched at New York in 1807, under another name. She was captured c.1814 and new owners gave her the name ''Vansittart''. She was initially a West Indiaman. Then between 1817 and 1837 she made seven voyages as a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fisheries. Thereafter she was a merchantman sailing out of Shields. She foundered on 2 February 1855. Career ''Vansittart'' first appeared in '' Lloyd's Register'' in 1815 with W.Mills, master, changing to R.Creig, Hughes & Co., owners, and trade London–Antwerp, changing to London–West Indies. The ''Register of Shipping'' (''RS'') showed her with M Mills, master, changing to R. Craigie, Hughs & Co., owner, and trade London–Antwerp, changing to London–Antigua. It also showed her as an American prize. Whaler ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1818 showed ''Vansittart'' with J.Bennett, master, Benett & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. It also showed her as having been built in New York in 1807. 1st whal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vansittart (ship)
Several ships have been named ''Vansittart'': * was launched at New York in 1807, under another name. She was captured c.1814 and new owners gave her the name ''Vansittart''. She was initially a West Indiaman. Then between 1817 and 1837 she made seven voyages as a whaler A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japa ... in the British Southern Whale Fisheries. Thereafter she was a merchantman sailing out of Shields. She foundered on 2 February 1855. * was a schooner of 108 tons burthen launched at Topsham. See also * - one of four vessels * {{shipindex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vansittart Bowater
William Vansittart Bowater (15 March 1838 – 28 April 1907) was the founder of Bowater, which became one of the world's largest producers of newspaper print. Today it had been broken up into a series of market-leading paper-based products business, including packaging business Rexam. Career Having trained as a manager with ''James Wrigley'' in print paper manufacturing in Manchester, Bowater decided to establish himself in business as a paper agent in 1881. The business expanded rapidly in the final decades of the nineteenth century, supplying newsprint for both the ''Daily Mail'' and the ''Daily Chronicle''. Bowater married Eliza Jane Davey in 1861 and they went on to have nine children, including Sir Vansittart Bowater and Sir Frank Bowater, both of whom were to become Lord Mayor of London. They lived at Bury Hall in Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vansittart
William Vansittart (2 May 1813 – 15 January 1878) was a British Conservative Party and Liberal Party politician. Born in 1813, Vansittart was the son of Arthur and Caroline (née Eden) Vansittart. In 1839, he married Emily, daughter of Robert Leslie-Anstruther, and they had two children, Emily Eden (born 21 April 1840, Bhaugulpore, died 27 May 1905) and William Henry (born 1844), before she died in 1844 on return from India. He then remarried to Harriette, daughter of Ambrose Humphrys, on 2 December 1847, and they had one child, Caroline Bretha (died 1919), before she also died in 1852. Thirdly, in 1866, he married Melanie, daughter of Sir Richard Jenkins, and they had a son: Charles Edward Bexley (born 1867) A liberal-conservative in politics, Vansittart was elected Conservative Party MP for Windsor at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he sought re-election as a Liberal Party candidate, but failed. He was also part of the Honourable East Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Vansittart
Thomas Vansittart (born 23 January 1950) is an English, retired professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Crystal Palace and Wrexham. He also played non-league football for Wimbledon. Playing career Vansittart was born in Merton, then within Surrey but subsequently part of Greater London, and began his youth career at Crystal Palace, signing professional terms in April 1967. He made his senior debut on 23 March 1968, in a home 1–1 draw against Carlisle United and went on to make seven League appearances that season, scoring twice in a 6–0 home win over Norwich City on 16 April. Vansittart did not make an appearance in the 1968–69 season when Palace gained promotion to the top tier for the first time, but played four times in the following season, before moving on to Wrexham in February 1970. At Wrexham, Vansittart made 88 appearances, scoring once, before moving into non-league football with Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
