Worsley Baronets
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The Worsley family is an English family that is derived from Sir Elias de Workesley, a Norman
knight who was a youth at the time of the Norman conquest. He later accompanied Duke Robert II of Normandy (elder son of William the Conqueror) on the First Crusade
and was buried at Rhodes
.
Sir Elias had settled at Workesley, Lancashire
, which later became known as Worsley
, and the family seat was Worsley Hall. The family were seated at Worsley for over four hundred years and spawned a number of branches. One of these, the Worsleys of Appuldurcombe, has now died out in the male line, though represented by the Earls of Yarborough
. Another, the Worsleys of Booth, is represented in the female line by the Tindal-Carill-Worsley family, formerly of Platt Hall.
There have been two baronetcies created for the Worsley family.
, Hampshire. All except the sixth and eighth Baronets were Members of Parliament for Newport
, Isle of Wight
, as were several other members of the family, including Henry Worsley
, who was also successively British Envoy to Portugal and Governor of Barbados. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1825. This branch of the Worsley family is now represented by the Earls of Yarborough.
in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1838 for William Worsley. The fourth Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
. The fifth Baronet is a Conservative
politician. Katharine, Duchess of Kent, is the daughter of the fourth Baronet.
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. William Ralph Worsley (b. 1956)
, now within greater Manchester
. The hall was bought by Charles Worsley (d c1630) from the Platt family. The first Charles Worsley was the great grandson of Sir Geoffrey Worsley of Boothes and a kinsman of the Worsleys of Worsley Hall (from whom derived the Worsleys of Appuldurcombe).
His grandson, Major-General Charles Worsley
, was an eminent Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War
. Having reduced the Isle of Man
in 1650, he commanded the troops who accompanied Oliver Cromwell
into the British House of Commons
in 1653, when Cromwell ordered Worsley to 'seize that bauble', whereupon he seized the mace, which was kept at Platt Hall for many years. Worsley later became Major General for Lancashire
, Cheshire
and Derbyshire
in the Rule of the Major Generals. On his death, in 1657, he was buried with great pomp in Westminster Abbey
and is the only Parliamentarian whose remains still lie buried there.
Charles Worsley
's family remained at Platt Hall until 1906, when it was sold to the Manchester Corporation, due to the encroachment of the city on its estate. Elizabeth Tindal-Carill-Worsley, who sold the estate, was the granddaughter of the explorer and physician Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin
, son of the eminent scientist, physician and poet Dr Erasmus Darwin
. She married Nicolas Tindal of Aylesbury, a great nephew of Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal
, Lord Chief Justice of England from 1829 - 1843. Their grandson, Group Captain Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley
(known as Tindal), was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and a major instigator of the "Great Escape". His son, Charles Tindal, is the current representative of the family.
(See also Darwin-Wedgwood family, Tyndall
.)
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
knight who was a youth at the time of the Norman conquest. He later accompanied Duke Robert II of Normandy (elder son of William the Conqueror) on the First Crusade
First Crusade
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem...
and was buried at Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
.
Sir Elias had settled at Workesley, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, which later became known as Worsley
Worsley
Worsley is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the course of Worsley Brook, west of Manchester. The M60 motorway bisects the area....
, and the family seat was Worsley Hall. The family were seated at Worsley for over four hundred years and spawned a number of branches. One of these, the Worsleys of Appuldurcombe, has now died out in the male line, though represented by the Earls of Yarborough
Earl of Yarborough
Earl of Yarborough is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Baron Yarborough. The Anderson-Pelham family descends from Francis Anderson of Manby, Lincolnshire. He married Mary, daughter of Charles Pelham of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire...
. Another, the Worsleys of Booth, is represented in the female line by the Tindal-Carill-Worsley family, formerly of Platt Hall.
There have been two baronetcies created for the Worsley family.
Worsley Baronets, of Appuldurcombe (1611)
The Worsley Baronetcy, of Appuldurcombe in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for Richard Worsley. On the death of the fourth Baronet, the title passed to a branch of the family living at Pylewell, near LymingtonLymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
, Hampshire. All except the sixth and eighth Baronets were Members of Parliament for Newport
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport , which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina....
, Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, as were several other members of the family, including Henry Worsley
Henry Worsley
Henry Worsley may refer to*Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet*Sir Henry Worsley-Holmes, 8th Baronet of the Worsley Baronets*Sir Henry Worsley-Taylor, 1st Baronet of the Worsley-Taylor Baronets...
, who was also successively British Envoy to Portugal and Governor of Barbados. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1825. This branch of the Worsley family is now represented by the Earls of Yarborough.
- Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet (c. 1589–1621)
- Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Worsley, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640 and from 1660 to 1666. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War....
(1613–1666) - Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd BaronetSir Robert Worsley, 3rd BaronetSir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet Worsley was an MP for Newton Isle of Wight.-Family:He was the son of Sir Henry Worsley , the third Baronet, and Bridget, daughter of Sir Henry Wallop. He married, in 1667, Mary Herbert Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet Worsley (1612–1666, Appuldurcombe) was an MP for...
(c. 1643–1675) - Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet (c. 1669–1747)
- Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet (1672–1756)
- Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet (1728–1768)
- Sir Richard Worsley, 7th BaronetSir Richard Worsley, 7th BaronetSir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet was an English antiquary and politician.- Early life :Worsley was born on 13 February 1751, Appuldurcombe, the son of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet . Worsley succeeded his father as baronet on 23 September 1768...
(1751–1805) - Sir Henry Worsley-Holmes, 8th Baronet (1756–1811)
- Sir Leonard Thomas Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet (1787–1825)
Worsley Baronets, of Hovingham Hall (1838)
The Worsley Baronetcy, of Hovingham HallHovingham Hall
Hovingham Hall is a Palladian-style mansion in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire, England, the home of the Worsley family and the childhood home of the Duchess of Kent. It was built in the 18th century, and the Worsleys have lived in Hovingham since the 16th century...
in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1838 for William Worsley. The fourth Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
The post of Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created in 1660, at the Restoration, and was abolished on 31 March 1974. From 1782 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire....
. The fifth Baronet is a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. Katharine, Duchess of Kent, is the daughter of the fourth Baronet.
- Sir William Worsley, 1st Baronet (1792–1879)
- Sir William Cayley Worsley, 2nd Baronet (1828–1897)
- Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley, 3rd Baronet (1861–1936)
- Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th BaronetWilliam WorsleyCol. Sir William Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 4th Baronet was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928 and 1929, his only seasons of first-class cricket...
(1890–1973) - Sir (William) Marcus John Worsley, 5th BaronetMarcus WorsleySir Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet JP MA is a former British Conservative Party politician and a brother of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent.- Family life :...
(b. 1925)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. William Ralph Worsley (b. 1956)
The Worsley family of Platt Hall
A branch of the Worsley family settled at Platt Hall, LancashireLancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, now within greater Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. The hall was bought by Charles Worsley (d c1630) from the Platt family. The first Charles Worsley was the great grandson of Sir Geoffrey Worsley of Boothes and a kinsman of the Worsleys of Worsley Hall (from whom derived the Worsleys of Appuldurcombe).
His grandson, Major-General Charles Worsley
Charles Worsley
Charles Worsley was an English soldier and politician. He was an ardent supporter of Oliver Cromwell and was an officer in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War and the Interregnum...
, was an eminent Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. Having reduced the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
in 1650, he commanded the troops who accompanied Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
into the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in 1653, when Cromwell ordered Worsley to 'seize that bauble', whereupon he seized the mace, which was kept at Platt Hall for many years. Worsley later became Major General for Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
and Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
in the Rule of the Major Generals. On his death, in 1657, he was buried with great pomp in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
and is the only Parliamentarian whose remains still lie buried there.
Charles Worsley
Charles Worsley
Charles Worsley was an English soldier and politician. He was an ardent supporter of Oliver Cromwell and was an officer in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War and the Interregnum...
's family remained at Platt Hall until 1906, when it was sold to the Manchester Corporation, due to the encroachment of the city on its estate. Elizabeth Tindal-Carill-Worsley, who sold the estate, was the granddaughter of the explorer and physician Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin
Francis Sacheverel Darwin
Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin was a physician and traveller who was knighted by King George IV.- Early life :...
, son of the eminent scientist, physician and poet Dr Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an English physician who turned down George III's invitation to be a physician to the King. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave trade abolitionist,inventor and poet...
. She married Nicolas Tindal of Aylesbury, a great nephew of Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal
Nicholas Conyngham Tindal
Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended Queen Caroline at her trial for adultery in 1820...
, Lord Chief Justice of England from 1829 - 1843. Their grandson, Group Captain Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley
Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley
Group Captain Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley RAF , son of Cmdr Ralph Tindal-Carill-Worsley, RN, was a bomber pilot during the Second War and helped plan and execute the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III, where he was imprisoned between 1940 and 1945.-Great Escape:His particular responsibility...
(known as Tindal), was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and a major instigator of the "Great Escape". His son, Charles Tindal, is the current representative of the family.
(See also Darwin-Wedgwood family, Tyndall
Tyndall
Tyndall is the name of an English family taken from the land they held as tenants in chief of the Kings of England and Scotland in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries: Tynedale, or the valley of the Tyne, in Northumberland...
.)
See also
- Appuldurcombe HouseAppuldurcombe HouseAppuldurcombe House is the shell of a large 18th-century baroque country house of the Worsley family. The house is situated near to Wroxall on the Isle of Wight....
- Hovingham HallHovingham HallHovingham Hall is a Palladian-style mansion in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire, England, the home of the Worsley family and the childhood home of the Duchess of Kent. It was built in the 18th century, and the Worsleys have lived in Hovingham since the 16th century...
- Katharine, Duchess of Kent
- Charles WorsleyCharles WorsleyCharles Worsley was an English soldier and politician. He was an ardent supporter of Oliver Cromwell and was an officer in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War and the Interregnum...
- Earl of YarboroughEarl of YarboroughEarl of Yarborough is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Baron Yarborough. The Anderson-Pelham family descends from Francis Anderson of Manby, Lincolnshire. He married Mary, daughter of Charles Pelham of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire...