The Gough-Calthorpe family is descended from ancient and notable families who both held lands in the area around
Birmingham
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,
England
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.
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774), also known as Sir Harry Gough, of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1732 to 1741.
Early life
Gough was the son of Sir Richard Goug ...
, Member of Parliament, (1709–1774) was made a
baronet
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in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1728. He married into the Calthorpe family, descendants of the Calthorpes who held the manors of
Cockthorpe
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,
Norfolk
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, and
Ampton, Suffolk, and who were also sometime
Lords of the Manor
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of
Edgbaston
Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre.
In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family a ...
. The
fess
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ermine in
Birmingham's coat of arms is a reference to the arms of the Calthorpe family.
The Calthorpe Barony (1796) became extinct in June 1997 when the last Baron died without a male heir.
Gough family
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Sir Henry Gough, Knt (1649–1724), of
Perry Hall; son of John Gough (died 1665), matriculated at Christ Church,
Oxford
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, 1666; was a student at Middle Temple in 1667; elected as a Tory
MP in
Tamworth in 1685; became
High Sheriff of Staffordshire This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of Staffordshire.
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in 1671. Knighted in 1678 for services his grandfather rendered to the King in 1642.
*Walter Gough (1677–1730); married Martha Harwood, a niece of Sir Richard Hill.
*Walter Gough Jr (died 1773), married Bridget Kempson, daughter of Willis Kempson of
Bilston
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.
*
Sir Richard Gough (died 1728); third son of Henry Gough; a merchant, who travelled to the
Mediterranean
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,
India
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and
China. In 1717 he purchased
Edgbaston Hall
Edgbaston Hall () is a country house (albeit now in the middle of the city) in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.
Description and current usage
Since 1936, thanks to negotiations initiated by The Birmingham Civic Society with the owner, C ...
from
Thomas Belasyse, 3rd Viscount Fauconberg.
*Charles Gough thought to have rediscovered the island of Diego Alvarez, half way between the
Cape of Good Hope and
Cape Horn
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, which became known as
Gough Island, in 1731.
*
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774), also known as Sir Harry Gough, of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1732 to 1741.
Early life
Gough was the son of Sir Richard Goug ...
, M.P. (1709–1774); another son of Henry Gough; was made a Baronet. His second wife (her first marriage) was Barbara (1716–1782), only daughter and heiress of Reynolds Calthorpe of
Elvetham
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,
Hampshire
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, by his spouse Barbara (died 1724), daughter of Henry Yelverton, first
Viscount Longueville
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and 15th
Baron Grey of Ruthyn. They had a son, Henry, 2nd Bt., and two daughters, Barbara and Charlotte, the former marrying
Isaac Spooner (their daughter
Barbara married abolitionist
William Wilberforce
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) and the latter marrying
Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet, MP for Leicestershire 1765–1780.
*
Harry Gough, brother of Sir Henry, 1st Bt., chairman of the
East India Company
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and MP for Bramber, who purchased ancient burgages in the
Bull Ring, an estate in
Ladywood
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, and a farm, now marked by Gough Street.
*Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet (1749–1798), married in 1783, Frances (died 1827), second daughter of General
Benjamin Carpenter, with issue, eleven children. Was created
Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe
Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe (1 January 1749 – 16 March 1798), known until 1796 as Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1796 when he was raised to the peerage.
Early ...
in 1796 having assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe upon inheriting, in 1788, the Elvetham and Norfolk estates of his maternal uncle, Sir Henry Calthorpe, K.B.. He left two sons, George, Lord Calthorpe, and Frederick Gough of Perry Hall.
Gough-Calthorpe family
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Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe
Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe (1 January 1749 – 16 March 1798), known until 1796 as Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1796 when he was raised to the peerage.
Early ...
(1749–1798), formerly Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet (see above)
*
Charles Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baron Calthorpe
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(1786–1807), no issue.
*
George Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baron Calthorpe
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(1787–1851), succeeded his brother Charles, 2nd Lord, but died without issue.
*
Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe
Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (14 June 1790 – 2 May 1868), known as Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe until 1851, of Elvetham Hall, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
He was born the 4th son of Henry Go ...
(1790–1868) succeeded his brothers George, 3rd Lord, and Charles, 2nd Lord. He was a Counsellor of
King's College London, and married in 1823, Lady Charlotte Sophia, daughter of
Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort
Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, KG (22 December 1766 – 23 November 1835), styled Marquess of Worcester until 1803, was a British politician.
Background and education
Somerset was the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort ...
, with issue: ten children.
*
Frederick Henry William Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron Calthorpe (1826–1893)
*
Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe (1829–1910)
**Rachel Gough-Calthorpe, daughter of Sir Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe married FitzRoy Hamilton Anstruther in 1898, creating the Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe family.
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Somerset John Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe (1831–1912)
*
Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 8th Baron Calthorpe (1862–1940)
*
Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 9th Baron Calthorpe (1924–1945)
*
Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 10th Baron Calthorpe (1927–1997)
*
The Hon Sir. Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe; (1864–1937);
Admiral of the Fleet,
R.N.
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The Hon. Frederick ("Freddie") Somerset Gough Calthorpe; (1892–1935);
cricket
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er.
Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe family
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Sir Fitzroy Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baronet (1872–1957; son of Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther)
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Sir Richard Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet (1908–1985)
***Niall Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (1940–1970)
****
Sir Euan Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baronet (22 June 1966–)
***Michael Richard Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 30 October 1943, died September 1990)
***
John Austen Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 14 July 1947), property magnate
****Georgiana Moireach Gay Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 14 October 1978), artist.
****
Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 3 March 1980), an actress who uses the stage name Isabella Calthorpe.
****Jacobi Richard Penn Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 10 May 1983), property developer.
****Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 1989), a model (and actress as '
Gabriella Wilde
Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 8 April 1989), known professionally as Gabriella Wilde or Gabriella Calthorpe, is an English actress and model.
She has appeared in the films '' St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Go ...
'), sister of Octavia, half-sister of Georgiana, Isabella and Jacobi.
****Octavia Elsa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 27 October 1991), sister of Gabriella, half-sister of Georgiana, Isabella and Jacobi.
Archives
Historical records of the Gough-Calthorpe family are held in multiple archives. Family papers are held at the Hampshire Record Office. Records of the Calthorpe Edgbaston Estate are held at the Library of Birmingham. Medieval deeds of properties owned by the Gough-Calthorpe family in Wolverhampton are held at the Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham).
See also
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Calthorpe Park
Calthorpe Park is a public park in Birmingham, England, created in 1857 and managed by Birmingham City Council.
Geography
The park lies in the Sparkbrook Ward of Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It lies adjacent to and east of the A441 Pershor ...
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Perry Hall Mansion
The Perry Hall Mansion is a historic structure located in the area to which it gave its name, Perry Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Erected on a hill above the Gunpowder River Valley, the mansion is an excellent example of late ...
- home of Harry Dorsey Gough (died 8 May 1808)
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Perry Hall Park
Perry Hall Park or Perry Hall Country Park, and previously Perry Hall Playing Fields, is a park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at . It was in Staffordshire until 1928.'The City of Birmingham', in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 7, ...
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Perry Hall, Maryland
Perry Hall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Baltimore.
Geography
Perry Hall is located at .
According to the U ...
Notes
References
* Lodge, Edmund,
Norroy King of Arms
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, &c., ''The Peerage of the British Empire'', 27th edition, London, 1858, p. 94-5.
* Ruvigny & Raineval, The Marquis of, ''
The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal
Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigné, "9th Marquis of Ruvigny and 15th of Raineval" (25 April 1868 – 6 October 1921) was a British genealogist and author, who was twice president of the Legitimist Jacobit ...
'', Essex volume, London, 1908, p. 598.
* Townend, Peter, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', 105th edition, London, 1970, p. 452.
External links
National ArchivesCalthorpe EstatesCalthorpe Estates archives at Birmingham Central Library{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609042837/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=69049&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=10468 , date=9 June 2008
History of Birmingham, West Midlands
English gentry families