Vernon family
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The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.
. His son Richard was created a medieval Baron
and settled at Shipbrook, near Northwich, Cheshire.
Warine Vernon, elder son of the 4th Baron, had no male heir and his extensive estate was divided between his daughters and his brother Ralph, Rector of Hanwell. Ralph's son, also Ralph b 1241, was reputed to have lived so long he earned the soubriquet The Old Liver. His heir was Sir Richard, son of his second marriage to Matilda Grosvenor of Kinderton, Cheshire. The Barony expired when his grandson Sir Richard, was captured after the Battle of Shrewsbury
in 1403 and executed for treason.
Branches of the family flourished and its influence spread beyond Cheshire over the following centuries, partly as a result of judicious inter marriage.
, Chief Justice
of Cheshire 1229-1236, a younger son of Warine Vernon, 4th Baron of Shipbrook, married Alice heiress of Nether Haddon and Haddon Hall
, Derbyshire became his seat. His son Sir Richard was Chief Justice in 1249.
Sir Richard Vernon (1390–1451 ) of Haddon and Tong married his distant cousin and sole heiress Benedicta de Ludlow. Benedicta's mother Isabella de Lingen was first married to her 1st cousin, Sir Faulk Pembrugge, and secondly to Benedicta's father, Sir John de Ludlow. Benedicta de Ludlow, brother Sir William Ludlow of Hodnet and Stokesey having a descendant and heiress, Ann Ludlow of Stokesay who married Humphrey Vernon (d1542), 3rd son of Sir Henry Vernon (d1515) of Haddon, becoming the Vernons of Hodnet. Benedicta's de Ludlow's mother Lady Isabella Pembrugge (née Lingen) founded the chantry College at Tong for the souls of her three departed husbands and is celebrated as the founderess. Tong Church become the "Westminster of the Vernons" and contains these and other Vernon tombs. Isabella de Lingen own mother Margery Pembrugge being an aunt of Sir Faulk, married Sir Ralph Lingen of Lingen. Sir Richard was also a descendant of the Pembrugge family via his grandmother Julia Pembrugge sister of Sir Faulk and was also the great nephew of Sir Faulk, thereby with his marriage, acquired the estates at Tong Castle
, Shropshire and Harlaston
, Staffordshire. Benedicta de Ludlow, Lingen and Pembrugge Arms are recorded in Chapel stain glass window at Haddon Hall.
Sir Richard was High Sheriff of Staffordshire
for 1416 and 1427 and Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
for 1422 and 1425. He also represented Derbyshire
and Staffordshire
in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of which he was Speaker
in 1426. He was Treasurer of Calais
in the last year of his life (1450–1451). He was buried at Tong.
His son Sir William was Constable of England and succeeded him as Treasurer of Calais
and MP for Derbyhire and Staffordshire; his grandson Sir Henry Vernon KB (1441–1515) Governor and Treasurer to Arthur, Prince of Wales
, married Anne Talbot daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury
and rebuilt Haddon Hall.
Sir George Vernon, the last of the Haddon Vernons, owned a vast acreage and was locally styled King of the Peak. He died in 1565 without a male heir and his estates passed to his daughters. Haddon passed to Dorothy Vernon who married Sir John Manners and became ancestors of the Dukes of Rutland present owners of Haddon Hall.
.
Eleven generations of Vernons lived at Haslington until Muriel daughter and heiress of Sir George Vernon , Judge of Common Pleas
, married her distant cousin Sir Henry Vernon (1616–1658) of Sudbury Hall
, Derbyshire and their estates merged. For further and later detail see Vernon of Sudbury and Hilton below.
. He was the father of James Vernon (d1756) who settled in Suffolk and of Admiral Edward Vernon
(1684–1757). James' son Francis Vernon (1715–1783), Member of Parliament for Ipswich, was created Baron Orwell of Orwell Park, Nacton, Suffolk in 1762, Viscount Orwell in 1762 and Earl of Shipbrook in 1777. The Earldom was extinct on his death in 1783.
and settled there. His greatgrandson Henry Vernon was created the first of the Vernon Baronets
in 1660. The Baronetcy expired on the death of the third Baronet in 1725.
, (d1670) the third son of Sir Edward Vernon (1584–1657) of Houndshill settled at Clontarf Castle
and a branch of the family existed there until the mid 20th century. The writer Cyril Connolly
was of this line through his mother Muriel Maud Vernon.
of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in 1528 and Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire
. He married Ellen Montgomery, one of the three heiress daughters of Sir John Montgomery (d1513) of Marchington and Sudbury
, Derbyshire; the Sudbury estate thereby passed to the Vernon family.
Their only son Henry Vernon (d1569) married Margaret Swynnerton, co-heiress of Hilton Hall, Staffordshire thus combining two substantial estates. They had two sons, John (dsp1600) and Henry (d1592); neither had a male heir, but the family wealth was preserved by the marriage of Henry's only child, Margarett, to her third cousin Sir Edward Vernon (1584–1658) of Houndshill, Staffordshire.
Their eldest son Henry Vernon (1615–1659) married a distant kinswoman Meriall Vernon, only surviving daughter of judge Sir George Vernon of Haslington, Cheshire; the extensive Sudbury, Haslington and Houndshill estates were inherited by their elder surviving son, George, with the Hilton estate passing to the younger one, Henry.
George Vernon the elder son (1636–1702) continued the Sudbury line. His son (by his third marriage, to Catherine Vernon, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Vernon, merchant of London) Henry Vernon, Member of Parliament for Stafford, married Ann Pigott, niece and heiress of Peter Venables the last Baron Kinderton. Their only surviving son George (1709–1780), Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Derby, changed his name in 1728 to Venables-Vernon and was created the first Baron Vernon of Kinderton in 1762.
A younger son Edward changed his name to Harcourt on marriage and later became Archbishop of York
. See Earl Harcourt.
The Vernon Barony remained in the family until 2000 when the 10th Baron died and the Barony passed to a distant Vernon-Harcourt fifth cousin.
For the continuation of the Hilton line see below.
. His eldest son Henry (1663–1732) largely rebuilt the moated Hilton Hall in the 1720s; he married (1717) Penelope Phillips (d.1727). Their eldest son, another Henry (1718–1763), married Henrietta Wentworth (1720–1786), youngest daughter of the earl of Strafford; she was a lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess Amelia, sister of King George III.
Their eldest son Henry Vernon (1748–1814) of Hilton was a page at the Coronation
of George III. He married an heiress, Penelope Graham. Their eldest son, Major-General Henry Charles Edward, substantially extended Hilton Hall in the 1830s. The family remained in occupation until the mid-20th century.
In 1584 Richard Vernon of Audley, Staffordshire married Francis Wylde the heiress of Hanbury Hall
, Worcestershire and in about 1700 Thomas Vernon (1654–1721) rebuilt the house in grand style.
In 1885 Harry Foley Vernon of Hanbury, Member of Parliament for Worcestershire East 1861-68, was created the first of the Vernon Baronets
of Hanbury. The Baronetcy was extinct in 1940 and the family relinquished the estate in 1953.
, Cheshire who was a grandson of Richerd Vernon of Lostock.
Thirteen generations of the family resided in Great Budworth and then Mutlow, Gawsworth
.
In 1914 William Vernon Chairman of W Vernon & Son (Millers) of London and Liverpool was created the first of the Vernon Baronets
of Shotwick. The title is taken from Shotwick Castle
built in Cheshire in the 11th century by Hugh Lupus benefactor of the early de Vernon family. The Baronetcy remains extant.
Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire
William de Vernon arrived in England at the time of the Norman conquest and was granted lands in the County Palatine of Chester under the patronage of Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of ChesterHugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches , also known as le Gros and Lupus was the first Earl of Chester and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.-Early career:...
. His son Richard was created a medieval Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
and settled at Shipbrook, near Northwich, Cheshire.
Warine Vernon, elder son of the 4th Baron, had no male heir and his extensive estate was divided between his daughters and his brother Ralph, Rector of Hanwell. Ralph's son, also Ralph b 1241, was reputed to have lived so long he earned the soubriquet The Old Liver. His heir was Sir Richard, son of his second marriage to Matilda Grosvenor of Kinderton, Cheshire. The Barony expired when his grandson Sir Richard, was captured after the Battle of Shrewsbury
Battle of Shrewsbury
The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland....
in 1403 and executed for treason.
Branches of the family flourished and its influence spread beyond Cheshire over the following centuries, partly as a result of judicious inter marriage.
Vernon of Nether Haddon, Tong and Harlaston
Sir William Vernon, High Sheriff of LancashireHigh Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales...
, Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Cheshire 1229-1236, a younger son of Warine Vernon, 4th Baron of Shipbrook, married Alice heiress of Nether Haddon and Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied by Lord Edward Manners and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it has been described as "the most complete and most interesting house of [its]...
, Derbyshire became his seat. His son Sir Richard was Chief Justice in 1249.
Sir Richard Vernon (1390–1451 ) of Haddon and Tong married his distant cousin and sole heiress Benedicta de Ludlow. Benedicta's mother Isabella de Lingen was first married to her 1st cousin, Sir Faulk Pembrugge, and secondly to Benedicta's father, Sir John de Ludlow. Benedicta de Ludlow, brother Sir William Ludlow of Hodnet and Stokesey having a descendant and heiress, Ann Ludlow of Stokesay who married Humphrey Vernon (d1542), 3rd son of Sir Henry Vernon (d1515) of Haddon, becoming the Vernons of Hodnet. Benedicta's de Ludlow's mother Lady Isabella Pembrugge (née Lingen) founded the chantry College at Tong for the souls of her three departed husbands and is celebrated as the founderess. Tong Church become the "Westminster of the Vernons" and contains these and other Vernon tombs. Isabella de Lingen own mother Margery Pembrugge being an aunt of Sir Faulk, married Sir Ralph Lingen of Lingen. Sir Richard was also a descendant of the Pembrugge family via his grandmother Julia Pembrugge sister of Sir Faulk and was also the great nephew of Sir Faulk, thereby with his marriage, acquired the estates at Tong Castle
Tong Castle
Tong Castle was a very large mostly Gothic country house in Shropshire, set within a park landscaped by Capability Brown, on the site of a medieval castle of the same name....
, Shropshire and Harlaston
Harlaston
Harlaston is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, about north of Tamworth. There is an Early English church, dedicated to St Matthew, and a public house, the White Lion....
, Staffordshire. Benedicta de Ludlow, Lingen and Pembrugge Arms are recorded in Chapel stain glass window at Haddon Hall.
Sir Richard was High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
for 1416 and 1427 and Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests
This is a list of High Sheriffs 1068-1568.The High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests is a position established by the Normans in England.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown...
for 1422 and 1425. He also represented Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
and Staffordshire
Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of which he was Speaker
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
in 1426. He was Treasurer of Calais
Treasurer of Calais
Calais was in English hands from 1347 to 1558. The task of the Treasurer, in conjunction with the Captain of Calais was keeping the defences in order, supplying victuals and paying the garrison...
in the last year of his life (1450–1451). He was buried at Tong.
His son Sir William was Constable of England and succeeded him as Treasurer of Calais
Treasurer of Calais
Calais was in English hands from 1347 to 1558. The task of the Treasurer, in conjunction with the Captain of Calais was keeping the defences in order, supplying victuals and paying the garrison...
and MP for Derbyhire and Staffordshire; his grandson Sir Henry Vernon KB (1441–1515) Governor and Treasurer to Arthur, Prince of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales
Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales was the first son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and therefore, heir to the throne of England. As he predeceased his father, Arthur never became king...
, married Anne Talbot daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the peerage of England.-First creation, 1074:The first creation occurred in 1074 for Roger de Montgomerie, one of William the Conqueror's principal counselors...
and rebuilt Haddon Hall.
Sir George Vernon, the last of the Haddon Vernons, owned a vast acreage and was locally styled King of the Peak. He died in 1565 without a male heir and his estates passed to his daughters. Haddon passed to Dorothy Vernon who married Sir John Manners and became ancestors of the Dukes of Rutland present owners of Haddon Hall.
Vernon of Lostock and Haslington
Sir Thomas Vernon, the second son of Sir Ralph, The Old Liver was excluded from the main succession of Shipbrook of 1325 in favour of his younger stepbrother. He married Joan Lostock, heiress of Lostock Gralam and settled at Haslington HallHaslington Hall
Haslington Hall is a country house located in open countryside 1 km to the east of the village of Haslington, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.-Early history:...
.
Eleven generations of Vernons lived at Haslington until Muriel daughter and heiress of Sir George Vernon , Judge of Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas (England)
The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king. Created in the late 12th to early 13th century after splitting from the Exchequer of Pleas, the Common...
, married her distant cousin Sir Henry Vernon (1616–1658) of Sudbury Hall
Sudbury Hall
Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury, Derbyshire, England.Sudbury Hall is one the country's finest Restoration mansions and has Grade I listed building status....
, Derbyshire and their estates merged. For further and later detail see Vernon of Sudbury and Hilton below.
Vernon of London and Nacton
Ralph Vernon second son of Robert Vernon (b1520) and Isabella Levensage of Haslington settled in London. His greatgrandson James Vernon (1646–1727) was a Secretary of State to William IIIWilliam III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
. He was the father of James Vernon (d1756) who settled in Suffolk and of Admiral Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon was an English naval officer. Vernon was born in Westminster, England and went to Westminster School. He joined the Navy in 1700 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1702 and served on several different ships for the next five years...
(1684–1757). James' son Francis Vernon (1715–1783), Member of Parliament for Ipswich, was created Baron Orwell of Orwell Park, Nacton, Suffolk in 1762, Viscount Orwell in 1762 and Earl of Shipbrook in 1777. The Earldom was extinct on his death in 1783.
Vernon of Hodnet, Shropshire
Humphrey Vernon (d1542), 3rd son of Sir Henry Vernon (d1515) of Haddon, married Alice Ludlow heiress of Hodnet, ShropshireHodnet, Shropshire
Hodnet is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. To the northeast of the village is the nearby town of Market Drayton.-Attractions and facilities:...
and settled there. His greatgrandson Henry Vernon was created the first of the Vernon Baronets
Vernon Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Vernon family which had its origins in Vernon, France and arrived in England with William the Conqueror in the 11th century and settled in Cheshire....
in 1660. The Baronetcy expired on the death of the third Baronet in 1725.
Vernon of Houndshill
Thomas Vernon the second son of Humphrey Vernon (d1542) of Hodnet died in 1556 and his son Walter (1552–1592) settled at Houndshill, Staffordshire. His grandson Sir Edward Vernon (1584–1657) married his cousin Margaret Vernon thus combining the Houndshill, Haddon and Hilton estates.Vernon of Clontarf
John VernonJohn Vernon (of Clontarf)
John Vernon was Quartermaster-General of Oliver Cromwell’s army and third son of Sir Edward Vernon, of Houndshill, Staffordshire, England. John obtained title to Clontarf Castle near Dublin in 1649 through a financial arrangement with John Blackwall who had been granted the estate by Oliver Cromwell...
, (d1670) the third son of Sir Edward Vernon (1584–1657) of Houndshill settled at Clontarf Castle
Clontarf Castle
Clontarf Castle is a much-modernised castle, dating to 1837, in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, an area famous as a key location of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. There has been a castle on the site since 1172...
and a branch of the family existed there until the mid 20th century. The writer Cyril Connolly
Cyril Connolly
Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon and wrote Enemies of Promise , which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of...
was of this line through his mother Muriel Maud Vernon.
Vernon of Sudbury and Hilton
Sir John Vernon (d1545) was a younger son of Sir Henry Vernon (d1515) of Haddon and Tong. He was a member of the King's Council for Wales, High SheriffHigh Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in 1528 and Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire
Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire.* Sir John Vernon bef. 1544 – aft. 1544* Sir Francis Leke bef. 1547 – bef. 1580* Sir John Manners 1580–1611 * Sir George Manners bef...
. He married Ellen Montgomery, one of the three heiress daughters of Sir John Montgomery (d1513) of Marchington and Sudbury
Sudbury, Derbyshire
Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972...
, Derbyshire; the Sudbury estate thereby passed to the Vernon family.
Their only son Henry Vernon (d1569) married Margaret Swynnerton, co-heiress of Hilton Hall, Staffordshire thus combining two substantial estates. They had two sons, John (dsp1600) and Henry (d1592); neither had a male heir, but the family wealth was preserved by the marriage of Henry's only child, Margarett, to her third cousin Sir Edward Vernon (1584–1658) of Houndshill, Staffordshire.
Their eldest son Henry Vernon (1615–1659) married a distant kinswoman Meriall Vernon, only surviving daughter of judge Sir George Vernon of Haslington, Cheshire; the extensive Sudbury, Haslington and Houndshill estates were inherited by their elder surviving son, George, with the Hilton estate passing to the younger one, Henry.
George Vernon the elder son (1636–1702) continued the Sudbury line. His son (by his third marriage, to Catherine Vernon, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Vernon, merchant of London) Henry Vernon, Member of Parliament for Stafford, married Ann Pigott, niece and heiress of Peter Venables the last Baron Kinderton. Their only surviving son George (1709–1780), Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Derby, changed his name in 1728 to Venables-Vernon and was created the first Baron Vernon of Kinderton in 1762.
A younger son Edward changed his name to Harcourt on marriage and later became Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
. See Earl Harcourt.
The Vernon Barony remained in the family until 2000 when the 10th Baron died and the Barony passed to a distant Vernon-Harcourt fifth cousin.
For the continuation of the Hilton line see below.
Vernon of Hilton
Henry Vernon (1637–1711) second son of Henry Vernon of Sudbury, resided at Hilton Park HallHilton Park Hall
Hilton Park Hall is an 18th century mansion house now in use as an Office and Business Centre at Hilton, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. It is a Grade I listed building....
. His eldest son Henry (1663–1732) largely rebuilt the moated Hilton Hall in the 1720s; he married (1717) Penelope Phillips (d.1727). Their eldest son, another Henry (1718–1763), married Henrietta Wentworth (1720–1786), youngest daughter of the earl of Strafford; she was a lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess Amelia, sister of King George III.
Their eldest son Henry Vernon (1748–1814) of Hilton was a page at the Coronation
Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
of George III. He married an heiress, Penelope Graham. Their eldest son, Major-General Henry Charles Edward, substantially extended Hilton Hall in the 1830s. The family remained in occupation until the mid-20th century.
Vernon of Hanbury
The Vernons of Hanbury descend from the ancient Cheshire family of Shipbrook and Whatcroft.In 1584 Richard Vernon of Audley, Staffordshire married Francis Wylde the heiress of Hanbury Hall
Hanbury Hall
Hanbury Hall was built by the chancery lawyer Thomas Vernon in the early 18th century. Thomas Vernon was the great grandson of the first Vernon to come to Hanbury, Worcestershire, Rev Richard Vernon...
, Worcestershire and in about 1700 Thomas Vernon (1654–1721) rebuilt the house in grand style.
In 1885 Harry Foley Vernon of Hanbury, Member of Parliament for Worcestershire East 1861-68, was created the first of the Vernon Baronets
Vernon Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Vernon family which had its origins in Vernon, France and arrived in England with William the Conqueror in the 11th century and settled in Cheshire....
of Hanbury. The Baronetcy was extinct in 1940 and the family relinquished the estate in 1953.
Vernon of Great Budworth, Gawsworth and Shotwick Park
The Vernons descended from the ancient Cheshire family and from William Vernon (1434–1507) of Cogshall, Great BudworthGreat Budworth
Great Budworth is a civil parish and village, approximately north of Northwich, England, within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It lies off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath...
, Cheshire who was a grandson of Richerd Vernon of Lostock.
Thirteen generations of the family resided in Great Budworth and then Mutlow, Gawsworth
Gawsworth
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936The country houses...
.
In 1914 William Vernon Chairman of W Vernon & Son (Millers) of London and Liverpool was created the first of the Vernon Baronets
Vernon Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Vernon family which had its origins in Vernon, France and arrived in England with William the Conqueror in the 11th century and settled in Cheshire....
of Shotwick. The title is taken from Shotwick Castle
Shotwick Castle
Shotwick Castle was a medieval fortification near the village of Saughall, Cheshire, England. It is a scheduled monument.-History:Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester had Shotwick Castle built about 1093. The design encompassed an earth motte with an outer bailey above the River Dee...
built in Cheshire in the 11th century by Hugh Lupus benefactor of the early de Vernon family. The Baronetcy remains extant.