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Strachey Family
The Strachey family originated in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. By the mid-1600s, they were based at Sutton Court in Stowey, Somerset, England. Strachey family * William Strachey the English writer ** William Strachey (c. 1596/97–1635) ***John Strachey (d. 1674), friend of John Locke ****John Strachey (geologist) (1671–1743), British geologist *****Thomas Strachey (1699–1740) served in the British Royal Navy. ******Susannah Strachey married Edmund Harper. *******Tristram Harper (1760–1842) ********Harriette Strachey Harper (1802–1889) married John Shephard (1791–1878) *********Hale Horatio Shephard, Sir Horatio Hale Shephard (1842–1921), British lawyer **********Gordon Strachey Shephard, Brigadier-General Gordon Strachey Shephard (1885–1918), Royal Flying Corps commander ********Henry Harper (bishop), Rev. Henry John Chitty Harper (1804–1893), Anglican bishop *********Emily Acland, Emily Weddell Harper (1830–1950) married John Acland (runholder), John Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. The population was 15,504 at the 2011 census and 16,613 in the 2021 census. History Archaeological evidence suggests continuous settlement on or near the site of Saffron Walden from at least the Neolithic British Isles, Neolithic period. It is believed that a small Romano-British culture, Romano-British settlement and fort – possibly in the area round Abbey Lane – existed as an outpost of the much larger settlement of Great Chesterford, Cestreforda to the north. After the Norman conquest of England, Norman invasion of 1066, a stone church was built. Walden Castle, dating from about 1140, may have been built on pre-existing fortifications. A priory, Walden Abbey, was founded under the patronage of Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Esse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
