Francis Mundy (bapt. 29 Aug 1771 – 6 May 1837) was an English landowner,

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for the

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constituency and, in 1820, Sheriff of Derbyshire.

Life

Francis Mundy was the elder of two sons of the magistrate and poet

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and his wife Elizabeth Mundy (née Burdett). His younger brother Charles Godfrey Mundy is the direct patrilineal ancestor of the Massingberd-Mundy family, who had formerly held the manor of

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. He was the direct descendant and heir of Sir John Mundy, who had first bought the manors of

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(the principal seat of the Mundy family),

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and Mackworth from Lord Audley in 1516. To these was added the manor of Osbaston, which the Mundys had inherited through a female ancestor- Philippa Mundy (née Wrightson), who was the daughter and heiress of Michael Wrightson of Osbaston. Though his father and paternal ancestors had held all of these manors, Francis inherited only

, as all of the other manors had been sold by his father ( Osbaston in 1766 and

in 1781 to Thomas Evans). He was a direct descendant of

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via his Noel ancestors, who could trace their ancestry back to Edward's granddaughter

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. As such, he was also a direct descendant of the Plantagenet Kings preceding

, as well as

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, the

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and of

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. In 1820 Mundy was appointed Sheriff of Derbyshire and then became a

for the

constituency with Lord George Cavendish from 1822 to 1831. In 1825 Mundy had new streets and properties constructed on the site of

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on the west side of

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. Whilst this work was being undertaken a coffin was discovered containing the bones of a small woman. The priory had been a home for nuns. The damaged stone coffin was not preserved.

Family

Francis married Sarah Newton (daughter of John Leaper Newton of

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) on 16 December 1800 at All Saints Church in Mackworth, Derbyshire. They had five children, one son- William Mundy and four daughters- Marian, Laura (died 1 September 1842 in London), Emily and

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, who made the notable marriage to

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in 1832.Biography
BBC, accessed 14 August 2008

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mundy, Francis People from Markeaton 1771 births 1837 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Derbyshire UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 High Sheriffs of Derbyshire