Abigail Holroyd, Countess of Sheffield
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Abigail Baker-Holroyd Baroness Sheffield (14 March 1745/1746 – 3 April 1793), known as Sally, was born in Richmond, Surrey, England
only daughter of Lewis Way (1698–1771) F.R.S.
, subgovernor (to The King) of the South Sea Company and Abigail Lockey (1708–1753), daughter of Abigail Hill (1674–1757), who was Mrs Lockey and Mrs Edwin but never Mrs Masham being daughter of Sir Roger Hill of Denham Place Buckinghamshire.
Lewis Way lived at The Old Court, Richmond, now known as The Trumpeters' House, Old Palace Yard, Richmond
, and Denham Place Buckinghamshire.
Abigail Way on 26 May 1767 at Kew Chapel, Richmond, married politician John Holroyd
(1735–1821), who assumed, in addition, his uncle's name of Baker in 1768. Baker-Holroyd was created Baron Sheffield in 1781 (with succession to his daughters), and in 1816 1st Earl of Sheffield; both were Irish peerages. He obtained notoriety in the 1780 Gordon Riots
. They had three children.
She died suddenly, in Downing Street, Westminster. Her widower married twice more, in 1794 Lucy (Serena) daughter of Thomas Pelham
and in 1798 Anne, daughter of Lord North
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
only daughter of Lewis Way (1698–1771) F.R.S.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, subgovernor (to The King) of the South Sea Company and Abigail Lockey (1708–1753), daughter of Abigail Hill (1674–1757), who was Mrs Lockey and Mrs Edwin but never Mrs Masham being daughter of Sir Roger Hill of Denham Place Buckinghamshire.
Lewis Way lived at The Old Court, Richmond, now known as The Trumpeters' House, Old Palace Yard, Richmond
Richmond Palace
Richmond Palace was a Thameside royal residence on the right bank of the river, upstream of the Palace of Westminster, to which it lay 9 miles SW of as the crow flies. It it was erected c. 1501 within the royal manor of Sheen, by Henry VII of England, formerly known by his title Earl of Richmond,...
, and Denham Place Buckinghamshire.
Abigail Way on 26 May 1767 at Kew Chapel, Richmond, married politician John Holroyd
John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield
John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield was an English politician who came from a Yorkshire family, a branch of which had settled in the Kingdom of Ireland.- Biography :...
(1735–1821), who assumed, in addition, his uncle's name of Baker in 1768. Baker-Holroyd was created Baron Sheffield in 1781 (with succession to his daughters), and in 1816 1st Earl of Sheffield; both were Irish peerages. He obtained notoriety in the 1780 Gordon Riots
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti-Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778.The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some of these. An initial peaceful protest led on to widespread rioting and looting and...
. They had three children.
She died suddenly, in Downing Street, Westminster. Her widower married twice more, in 1794 Lucy (Serena) daughter of Thomas Pelham
Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester
Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester PC , known as the Lord Pelham of Stanmer from 1768 to 1801, was a British Whig politician.Pelham was the son of Thomas Pelham and his wife Annetta, daughter of Thomas Bridges...
and in 1798 Anne, daughter of Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC , more often known by his courtesy title, Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence...
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Children
- John William Holroyd (born ca. 1769 died 1774)
- Maria Josepha Holroyd (3 January 1773 – 1 November 1863) married politician John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of AlderleyJohn Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of AlderleyJohn Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley , known as Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet, from 1807 to 1839, was a British peer and politician....
- Louisa Dorothea Holroyd married General Sir William ClintonWilliam Henry ClintonGeneral Sir William Henry Clinton GCB was a British general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars as well as the First Miguelist War...
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