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The Gascoigne Baronetcy, of Barnbow and Parlington in the County of York, was a title in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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 ...
. It was created on 8 June 1635 for John Gascoigne. He had converted to
Roman Catholicism
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...
in 1604. His daughter,
Catherine Gascoigne
Catherine Gascoigne (1601 – 21 May 1676) was the English abbess of Cambrai from 1624 to 1673.
Life
Gascoigne was born in Yorkshire. Her parents were Lady Anne (born Ingelby of Lawkland Hall) and Sir John Gascoigne who was the first Baronet of ...
, went to Cambrai where she became an abbess.
Gascoigne's son Sir Thomas, 2nd Baronet, was accused of conspiracy to murder King
Charles II as part of the mythical
Popish Plot
The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy invented by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic hysteria. Oates alleged that there was an extensive Catholic conspiracy to assassinate C ...
, but acquitted. The eighth Baronet was
Member of Parliament
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for
Thirsk
Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England known for its racecourse; quirky yarnbomber displays, and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby.
History
Archeological ...
,
Malton and
Arundel
Arundel ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Arun District of the South Downs, West Sussex, England.
The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much large ...
. He renounced Catholicism, and was much involved in the
Irish Parliament and in
horse racing
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. Sir Thomas died in 1810, the year after his only son died in a hunting accident, upon which the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant.
The surname Gascoigne derives from
Gascony
Gascony (; french: Gascogne ; oc, Gasconha ; eu, Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part o ...
in France. The best-known family of this name is believed to have come to England at the time of the
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...
, settled in
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
, although this is not proven. The Gascoignes were established by the thirteenth century at
Gawthorpe and
Harewood; these estates passed in 1567 to the Wentworth family by the marriage of the Gascoigne heiress. The junior branch acquired estates at
Lasingcroft in 1392 and moved in the 16th century firstly to
Barnbow
Barnbow was a small settlement situated near the city of Leeds in the township and parish of Barwick in Elmet. The site is noted as the location of a munitions factory founded during the First World War. It was officially known as National Filli ...
near
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
and then to
Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
The Parlington estate contains a number of features: the grade II* listed Triumphal Arch, designed by Thomas Leverton and built around the en ...
, Parlington, situated west of
Aberford
Aberford is a village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,059 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,180 at the 2011 Census. It is situated eas ...
, near Leeds, acquired from the Wentworths in 1546.
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th and last Baronet, succeeded his brother in 1762. He left his property, including Parlington Hall, to his stepdaughter on the condition that her husband, Richard Oliver of
Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver (also ''Clonodfoy'') is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature h ...
in
County Limerick
"Remember Limerick"
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, subdivision_type1 = Province
, subdivision_name1 = Munster
, subdivision ...
, change his name to
Richard Oliver Gascoigne
Richard Philip Oliver (1763 – 14 April 1843), later known as Richard Oliver Gascoigne, was an Irish landowner at Castle Oliver in County Limerick and Parlington Hall in Yorkshire.
Early life
He was the eldest surviving son of Isabella Sarah ( ...
(see
Oliver Gascoigne
The Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his ...
). In 1825, Richard acquired
Lotherton Hall
Lotherton Hall is a country house near Aberford, West Yorkshire, England. It lies a short distance from the A1(M) motorway, equidistant between London and Edinburgh. It is one of nine sites in the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.
There has b ...
from a fellow turf enthusiast. In 1843 the estates were inherited by Richard Oliver Gascoigne's two daughters, Mary Isabella and Elizabeth, who took one estate each on their marriages.
Mary Isabella and her husband Frederick Charles Trench, who took the surname Trench Gascoigne, lived at Parlington, while Lotherton became the property of Elizabeth Gascoigne, who married Frederick Charles' cousin
Frederic Mason Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown
Frederick Mason Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown DL (25 December 1804 – 12 September 1880) was an Irish peer and magistrate.
Early life
He was son of Francis Trench and his wife Mary Mason, second daughter of Henry Mason, and nephew to Frederi ...
. The Ashtowns lived mostly in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, on the estates of the Trench family and at
Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver (also ''Clonodfoy'') is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature h ...
, and when in 1893 Elizabeth died, leaving no children of her own, Lotherton passed to her nephew Colonel
Frederick Richard Thomas Trench-Gascoigne, (4 July 1851 – 2 June 1937), from the
Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues) (RHG) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.
Raised in August 1650 at Newcastle upon Tyne and County Durham by Sir Arthur Haselrigge on the orders of Oliver Cr ...
and a
DSO in 1900, a well-known soldier and traveller of the day.
Colonel Gascoigne further inherited Parlington in 1905, but preferred Lotherton. The furnishings and some structural items from
Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
The Parlington estate contains a number of features: the grade II* listed Triumphal Arch, designed by Thomas Leverton and built around the en ...
were transferred to Lotherton, after which Parlington was allowed to decay until, apart from the west wing, still standing, it was demolished in a number of stages from around 1911 to 1968. The most prominent artefact removed to
Lotherton Hall
Lotherton Hall is a country house near Aberford, West Yorkshire, England. It lies a short distance from the A1(M) motorway, equidistant between London and Edinburgh. It is one of nine sites in the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.
There has b ...
was the Thomas Banks bas-relief marble of the classic scene
Alcyone and
Ceyx.
The Gascoignes continued at Lotherton Hall until the death of Sir
Alvary Gascoigne
Sir Alvary Douglas Frederick Trench-Gascoigne GBE, KCMG (6 August 1893 – 18 April 1970) was a British diplomat.;
Early life
Alvary Douglas Frederick Trench-Gascoigne was born on 6 August 1893. He was the son of Colonel Frederic Richard Thoma ...
, a.k.a.
Sir Alvary Douglas Frederick Trench-Gascoigne, (6 August 1893 – 18 April 1970), formerly a
British Ambassador to Japan
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Japan, and is the head of the UK's diplomatic mission there.
The following is a chronological list of British heads of mission ( ministe ...
, 1946 – 1951, or rather a
Political advisor
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to Japan, 1946–1951,
British Ambassador to Russia, 1951 – 1953, a
CMG in 1942, in 1948,
GBE in 1953, whose son, Captain Douglas Wilder Trench-Gascoigne, (11 November 1917 – August 1944) had predeceased him while fighting in WWII, in August 1944.
The property was presented to the
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell, W ...
for the public benefit and is now open to the public.
The ''Gascoigne''
pub
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, in Garforth, is named after the Parlington family and also Colonel Gascoigne a local Colliery owner. It has been given the title 'Lord' Gascoigne. The 'Lord' part, being fictitious.
Gascoigne baronets, of Barnbow and Parlington (1635)
*Sir John Gascoigne, 1st Baronet (died 1637)
*
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 2nd Baronet (1596–1686) was an England, English Baronet, a prominent member of the Gascoigne family and a survivor of the Popish Plot, or as it was locally known "the Barnbow Plot".Stephen PorterGascoigne, Sir Thomas, s ...
( – c. 1686)
*Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 3rd Baronet (c. 1623–1698)
*Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 4th Baronet (c. 1659-c. 1718)
*Sir John Gascoigne, 5th Baronet (c. 1662–1723)
*Sir Edward Gascoigne, 6th Baronet (died 1750)
*Sir Edward Gascoigne, 7th Baronet (died 1762)
*
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet (7 March 1745 – 11 February 1810) was born on 7 March 1745 on the Continent into a devout Catholic gentry family based in Yorkshire. Despite receiving a solid Catholic education at institutions in northern Fr ...
(1743–1810)
References
*
Thoresby, Ralph, 1715. ''Ducatus leodensis, or the Topography of the ancient and populous Town and parish of Leeds and parts adjacent''. 2nd edn,
Thomas Dunham Whitaker
Thomas Dunham Whitaker (1759–1821) was an English clergyman and topographer.
Life
Born at Raynham, Norfolk, on 8 June 1759, he was the son of William Whitaker (1730–1782), curate of Raynham, Norfolk, and his wife Lucy, daughter of Robert Du ...
, 1816.
Parlington Hall, a history of the hall and the Gascoigne familyLeeds City official website: Lotherton HallCastle Oliver photographs, history and visitor information* Castle Oliver & the Oliver Gascoignes by Nicholas Browne
Victoria and Albert Museum website: Search the Collections* http://www.aberford.net/2006/01/gascoigne-family-of-parlington-and.html
Gascoigne Family Members at Parlington Hall from Sir Edward Gascoigne onwards* https://web.archive.org/web/20120326033422/http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,site/id,21/tab,history/Itemid,292/
* https://books.google.com/books?id=DSVInWpqZv8C&pg=PA257
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