John Whitlock Nicholl Carne (né John Whitlock Nicholl; later John Whitlock Stradling Carne) (1817–1887) FSA, JP, DCL, was a Welsh landowner,

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, and

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. His seat was Dimlands.

Early years

Nicholl Carne was born at Dimlands in the

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, southeast

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. His father was the Rev. Robert Nicholl Carne, a rector, magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of

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, who built Dimlands at the end of the 18th century upon land left him by his father, from whom he inherited 99 acres. Nicholl Carne' mother was Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Capt. Charles-Loder Carne, R.N., and heiress to her uncle, Rev. John Carne, of Nash. He had an older brother, Dr. Robert Charles Nicholl Carne (b. 1806); and four sisters, Emma-Anne, Anna-Maria, Ellen-Louisa, and Frances-Susanna. Nicholl Carne was educated at

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, matriculating in 1833, at the age of 17, and receiving his bachelor's degree in 1837, Master of Arts in 1839, and Doctor of Civil Law in 1843.

Career

Nicholl Carne was called to the Bar by the Society of the

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in 1840. He was a barrister on the South Wales and Oxford Circuits. He served as Chairman of

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Bench of Magistrates, Chairman of P. Sessions, and Commissioner in Bankruptcy. He became

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in 1874. He took up residence at Tresilian Bay in 1844. Subsequent to the death of his father in 1849, he inherited and moved to Dimlands, which adjoined Tresilian. It is possible that Nicholl Carne involved the architect Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt in the Dimlands' 1850 renovation. In 1854, he inherited the Parc-Newydd estate, notable for the

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. In 1860 (some sources say 1861), he acquired St Donat's Castle and estate. He spent more than £30,000, restoring 42 of the 70 rooms. After his older brother's death, he inherited the Nash estate in 1869. Four years later, records show that he owned in

Personal life

He married Mary Jane, daughter of Peter Whitfield Bracker, of

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. They had three sons, Edward-Stradling-Nicholl (1849–1862), John-Devereux-Van Loder-Nicholl Carne (1854–1905), Mansel-Sydney-Berkrolles-Nicholl Carne (1863–1892), Elizabeth Mary (b. 1868), Grace Mansel Carne, Blanch Elinor (d. 1865), Eva Loder Brancker (d.1862), Mabel Gwladys St. Maur, and Bertha Gamage De Lacy. Nicholl Carne was Patron of

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Vicarage. By right of his mother, and along with his father and brother, he assumed the additional surname of Carne by royal licence on 16 December 1842. In 1877, he assumed the surname of Stradling Carne in lieu of Nicholl.

Partial works

Works he is known to have authored are as follows: * ''Essay on the Improvement of Time'' * ''The Art of Poetry''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholl Carne, John Whitlock 1817 births 1887 deaths Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Welsh barristers People from Glamorgan High Sheriffs of Glamorgan