Thomas de Grey, 5th Baron Walsingham (6 July 1804 – 31 December 1870), of

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, was a British peer.

Life

Grey was born in Chelsea, the eldest son of the Venerable Thomas de Grey,

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, a clergyman who in 1831 succeeded his brother

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, as the result of a house fire. He studied law at

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and became a

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in 1827. In 1839 he succeeded his father as Lord Walsingham. He married firstly in 1842 Augusta Louisa Frankland-Russell, the daughter and coheiress of

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, of Thirkleby, Yorkshire, with whom he had a son,

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(29 July 1843 - 3 Dec 1919). After the death of his wife, Walsingham married secondly the Hon. Emily Elizabeth Julia Thellusson, daughter and coheiress of

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, with whom he had another four sons and four daughters: *John Augustus de Grey, 7th Baron Walsingham (21 Mar 1849 - 21 Mar 1929) *Hon. Emily Augusta Louisa (18 Mar 1852 - 26 Jan 1912) married the Hon. Alfred Chetwynd-Talbot, son of

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. They had three sons, and two daughters. *Hon. Beatrice (16 Nov 1853 - 16 Oct 1927). Like her sister, she too married a son of Lord Shrewsbury, Admiral Walter Cecil Carpenter on 10 February 1887. They had no children. *Hon. Mabel (28 Mar 1855 - 6 Apr 1942). Unmarried. *Rev. Hon. Arnald (11 Sep 1856 - 15 Nov 1889) married Margaret Maria Ponsonby, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane. They had two sons, Michael and Nigel de Grey. *Hon. Robert Baynard (20 Mar 1858 - 7 Jan 1930). Unmarried. *Hon. Elizabeth Odeyne (30 Aug 1860 - 4 Dec 1947) married Rev. Francis Hodgson, son of Sir Arthur Hodgson KCMG. They had one daughter, Avis. In 1870 Walsingham committed suicide at

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Arms

The arms of the Lords Walsingham are

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ed {{Quote, ''Barry of six argent and azure, in chief three annulets gules''; crest: ''A wyvern's head or''; supporters: ''Two wyverns regardant argent collard azure chained or and charged on the breast with three annulets gules''; motto: ''Excitari Non Hebescere'' ("to be spirited not inactive") {{cite book, title=Debrett's Perage & Baronetage , date=1921 , url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/906/mode/2up

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