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Sir Charles Wake, 10th Baronet
Sir Charles Wake, 10th Baronet (21 November 1791 – 23 February 1864) was a British landowner. Early life Wake was born on 21 November 1791. He was the son of Sir William Wake, 9th Baronet and Mary Sitwell. After his mother died in 1791, his father married Jenny Gambier, daughter of Vice-Admiral James Gambier (Royal Navy officer), James Gambier, in 1793. From his father's second marriage, he had several half-siblings, including Cecilia Wake (who married Henry Newcome), the Rev. John William Wake (who died unmarried), and Jane Sophia Wake (who married their cousin, Charles Dunkin Wake). His paternal grandparents were Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet, MP for Bedford (UK Parliament constituency), Bedford, and Mary Fenton (a daughter of Richard Fenton). His maternal grandparents were Mary ( Warneford) Sitwell and Francis Hurt of Mount Pleasant, Sheffield, Mount Pleasant, Sheffield, who changed his surname to Sitwell in 1777, when he inherited the Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire estates of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Wake, 9th Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men who are knights and belong to certain orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the ''suo jure'' female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms, or Miss. Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
