RICHARD NEVILLE, (great-grandson of sir Henry Neville, knt., a younger brother of Edward, 5th lord Abergavenny,) was of Billingbear, co. Berks, and left, besides other issue, a son, RICHARD, and a da., Anne, m. Richard Rainsford, of Dallington, co. Northampton, and had an only da. and heiress, Anne, who m. James, 3d lord Griffin, and left issue 2 das. and co-heiresses, of whom Elizabeth, the eldest, m., 1st, her cousin, Henry Grey, of Billingbear, esq., and 2dly, John, earl of Portsmouth; and the 2d, Anne, m. William Whitwell, of Arundel, co. Northampton, and was mother of

JOHN GRIFFIN WHITWELL, who took the surname of Griffin, in 1749, claimed and was allowed the barony of Howard, of Walden, 1784, (see that title,) and, 5 Sept. 1788, was created baron Braybrooke, with limitation to Richard Aldworth-Neville, esq., who was son of Richard Neville-Aldworth-Neville, of Stanlake, co. Berks, esq., (who took the name of Neville, in addition to his paternal name of Aldworth, 1762,) and grandson of Richard Aldworth, of Stanlake, esq., and of Catherine, his wife, who was da. of Richard Neville, and niece of Anne Rainsford above mentioned. His lordship m., 1st, March 1748, Anne-Mary, da. of col. John Shultz, (who d. 18 Aug. 1764,) and 2dly, 11 June 1765, Catherine, da. of William Clayton, of Harleyford, co. Bucks, esq., but dying without issue, 25 May 1797, was succeeded in the barony of Braybrooke by the said

RICHARD ALDWORTH-NEVILLE, 2d lord, to whom his lordship also bequeathed the estates of Audley End, on condition of his taking the surname of Griffin only, which he accordingly did 1797. His lordship was appointed lord-lieut., custos rotulorum, and vice-admiral of Essex, 1797, and was also provost marshal of Jamaica, recorder of Saffron Walden, high steward of Wokingham, and hereditary visitor of Magdalene College, Cambridge; b. 3 July 1750, m., 9 June 1780, Catherine, youngest da. of the right hon. George Grenville, and sister of the 1st marquess of Buckingham,

4.

by whom (who d. 6 Nov. 1796) he had issue,

1. and 2. Male twins, b. and d. 2 March 1781.

3. CATHERINE, b. 23 Feb. 1782. 4. RICHARD, present lord. 5. FRANCES, b. 5 June 1785, d. 1 May 1786.

6. MARY, b. 5 Aug. 1786, m., 11 April 1806, sir Stephen-Richard Glynne, of Hawarden Castle, co. Flint, bart., who d March 1815.

7. HENRY, b. 1 March 1788, captain 14th light dragoons, d. at Santa Cruz, in Spain, 21 Aug. 1809.

8. GEORGE, M.A., in holy orders, chaplain to the Queen, rector of Ellingham, co. Norfolk, and master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, b. 17 Aug. 1789, took the name and arms of Grenville, in addition to Neville, July 1825, pursuant to the will of his kinsman, James, lord Glastonbury, to whose property he succeeded; m., 9 May 1816, Charlotte, da. of George, 3d earl of Dartmouth, K.G., and has issue,

1. Ralph, b. 27 Feb. 1817.

2. William-Frederick, b. 3 July 1818.
3. Frances-Catherine, b. 18 Sept. 1820.
4. Georgiana, b. 11 Oct. 1821.
5. Cicely, twin with Georgiana.
6. Seymour, b. 5 Feb. 1823.

7. Edward, b. 22 Sept. 1824.

8. Harriet-Louisa, b. April 1828.
9. Glastonbury, b. 29 June 1829.

10. Adelaide, b. Dec. 1830, d. 20 June 1837.

11. William-Wyndham, b. 22 Jan. 1834. 9. CAROLINE, b. 6 Oct. 1792, m., 10 May 1817, Paul-Beilby Thompson, (late Lawley,) esq.

10. WILLIAM, b. 11 June 1796, d. 27 April 1802.

His lordship d. 28 Feb. 1825, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

RICHARD, present and 3d lord.

Heir Apparent-RICHARD-CORNWALLIS, eldest son of his lordship.

Creation-5 Sept. 1788.

Arms-Quarterly. 1st and 4th. Sable, a

griffin segreant argent-GRIFFIN. 2d and 3d. Gules, on a saltire argent a rose of the field-NEVILLE.

Crests-1st. A talbot's head erased sableGRIFFIN. 2d. A bull statant argent, spotted of a liver colour, and collared and chained

or-NEVILLE

Supporters Two lions regardant argent, maned sable, and gorged with wreaths of olive proper.

Motto-Ne vile velis. Form no mean

wish.

His lordship's grandfather, sir JOHN STEWART, of Grandtully, bart., m. Jane Douglas, only sister and heiress of Archibald, duke of Douglas, (upon whose decease, in 1751, the dukedom became extinct; but the marquessate of Douglas devolved upon the heir male, the duk of HAMILTON,) and had issue, 2 sons, ARCHIBALD and Sholto, twins, b. at Paris 1748, of whom Sholto d. young, and

ARCHIBALD, the eldest, succeeding to the estates of his uncle, the duke of Douglas, assumed the name and arms of DOUGLAS, and was created baron Douglas, of Douglas Castle, 8 July 1790, b. 10 July 1748, m., 1st, 13 June 1771, lady Lucy Graham, only da. of William, 2d duke of Montrose, and by her (who d. 13 Feb. 1780) he had issue,

1. ARCHIBALD, present and 2d lord. 2. CHARLES, b. 26 Oct. 1775.

3. WILLIAM, b. 1777, d. July 1785. 4. JANE MARGARET, m. Henry-James, lord Montague, of Boughton.

His lordship m., 2dly, 13 May 1783, lady Frances Scott, sister of Henry, 3d duke of Buccleuch, and by her had issue,

5. SHOLTO-SCOTT, b. 17 Sept. 1785, d. 30 Oct. 1821.

6. JAMES, b. 9 July 1787, in holy orders, m., 18 May 1813, Wilhelmina, da. of hon. James Murray, 5th son of Alexander, 4th lord Elibank, and has issue.

7. GEORGE, Capt. R.N., b. 2 Aug. 1788.

8. CAROLINE-Lucy, b. 16 Feb. 1784, m., 27 Oct. 1810, vice-admiral sir George Scott,

K.C.B.

9. FRANCES-ELIZABETH, b. 9 Dec. 1790, m., 18 Oct. 1826, William-Moray Stirling, of Ardoch, N.B., esq.

10. MARY-SYDNEY, b. 16 July 1796, m., 29 May 1821, Robert Douglas, esq.

His lordship d. 26 Dec. 1827, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

ARCHIBALD, present and 2d lord. Heir Presumptive His lordship's next brother, the hon. CHARLES DOUGLAS. Creation-8 July 1790.

Arms Quarterly of 4. 1st. Azure, a lion rampant argent, crowned with an imperial crown for the lordship of GALLOWAY. 2d. Or, a lion rampant gules, surmounted by a ribbon sable-ABERNETHY. 3d. Argent, three piles gules-WISHART. 4th. Or, a fess checquy argent and azure, surmounted by a bend sable, charged with three buekles gold-STEWART, of Bonkhill. all, in an escocheon of pretence argent, a man's heart gules, ensigned with an imperial crown, and on a chief azure three mullets or-DoUGLAS.

Over

Crest-On a chapeau gules, turned up ermine, a salamander in flames proper.

Supporters-Dexter, a wild man, wreathed about the temples and loins and holding a club resting on his right shoulder proper. Sinister, a stag proper, attired or, both standing within a pale of wood wreathed, for a compartment.

Motto Jamais arrière. Never behind.

THE family of Thurlow is of considerble antiquity in the northern parts of the ounty of Norfolk. At the beginning of the 5th century, 3 brothers of that name, Thonas, William, and Hugh, were possessed of ands in the parishes of Burnham Overy, Burnham Ulp, and Burnham Sutton, near Lynn. William Thurlow, of Burnham Ulp, was grandfather of

RICHARD THURLOW, who d. 1599, leavng, besides other issue, 2 sons; 1. EDWARD, Ancestor of the present lord; and, 2. Nicholas, whose son, John, had a grant of arms from sir Edward Bysshe, Clarenceux, 1664, commemorative of his extensive travels in Europe, Asia, and America; and dying without surviving issue, 1685, left his estates to his cousin, the rev. Thomas Thurlow, of Wortham, grandfather of the 1st lord.

EDWARD THURLOW, eldest son of Richard, d. before 1623, leaving an only son, WILLIAM, m. Mary, da. of Henry Violet, of Lynn, co. Norfolk, and d. 1652, leaving issue by ber, 2 sons, Violet, and

THOMAS, in holy orders, rector of Wortham, co. Suffolk, d. 21 July 1717, leaving besides other issue, a son and heir,

THOMAS, also in holy orders, and rector of Ashfield, co. Suffolk; b. 1695, m., 10 Dec. 1730, Elizabeth, da. and at length co-heiress of Robert Smith (who was lineally descended from Richard Hovell, esquire of the body to king Henry V., but whose more immediate ancestors had first added the name of Smith to that of Hovell, and been called Hovell, alias Smith, and whose father dropped the name of Hovell altogether). this lady he had issue 3 sons,

1. EDWARD, 1st lord.

By

2. THOMAS, D.D., consecrated bishop of Lincoln, 1779, and translated to Durham, 1787; m. Anne, da. of William Beere, and d. 27 May 1791, leaving issue,

1. EDWARD, 2d Tord.

2. Thomas, in holy orders, clerk of the hanaper in the court of chancery, prothonotary of the common pleas for the co. palatine of Durham, b. 19 Sept. 1787, m., 4 June 1811, Frances, 3d da. of the hon.

1. A SON, b. 26 Oct. 1837.

Thomas-Lyon, 3d son of John, 9th earl of Strathmore, and has issue, Edward-John, b. 30 Oct. 1812, d. young; Thomas-Lyon, b. 19 Nov. 1814; Frances-Anne, b. 31 March, d. 12 Sept. 1823.

3. Amelia-Anne, m., July 1799, lieut.gen. sir Edward Howarth, K.C.B., and d. 8 Dec. 1809.

4. Elizabeth.

5. Anne-Elizabeth, m., 12 April 1804, Charles Godfry, of Wetherden Hall, co. Suffolk, esq.

3. JOHN, of Norwich, esq., m. Josepha, da. of John Morse, of Norwich, and d. 11 March 1782, leaving issue by her (who d. 10 Dec. 1786) an only son,

Edward-South Thurlow, in holy orders, rector of Houghton-le-Spring, co. Durham, vicar of Stamfordham, co. Northumberland, and prebendary of Norwich, who m., 1st, 17 July 1786, Eliza-Mary, da. of James Thomson, of Norwich, by whom (who d. 12 July 1808) he had issue, 1. Edward, in holy orders, rector of Ashby, Langham St. Mary, and Lound, co. Suffolk, b. 30 Oct. 1788, m., 7 July 1812, miss Alston; 2. Frederick-Charles, b. 11 Sept. 1798, d. 1822; 3. Charles-Augustus, in holy orders, vicar of Scalby, co. York, b. 9 July 1802, m., 3 March 1836, FrancesMargaret, youngest da. of sir ThomasBuckler Lethbridge, bart.; 4. Henry-Robert, in the army. He m., 2dly, 10 April 1810, Susannah, da. of the rev. John Love, of Somerleyton, co. Suffolk, and by her has issue, 5. Henry-William; 6. John; 7. Augustus, d. 30 April 1834, æt. 18; 8. Octavius; 9. Susanna; 10. Maria.

EDWARD THURLOW, 1st baron Thurlow, was educated at Canterbury school, and afterwards at the university of Cambridge; 1770, he was appointed solicitor-general, and 23 June 1771, succeeded sir William de Grey, knt., as attorney-general; 3 June 1778, he was appointed lord high chancellor of England, and on the same day created a peer of the realm, by the title of baron Thurlow, of Ashfield; he resigned the great seals, April 1783, and was again appointed to them

in December following, and held that high office until 1792, when he again resigned. On the 12th of June, in the same year, he was created baron Thurlow, of Thurlow, with remainder to the issue male of his brothers, Thomas, bishop of Durham, and John Thurlow, esq. His lordship d. unm. 12 Sept. 1806, when the barony of Thurlow, of Ashfield, became extinct; but the title of baron Thurlow, of Thurlow, devolved on his nephew,

EDWARD, 2d lord, b. 10 June 1781, assumed the name of Hovell in addition to that of Thurlow in 1814, m., 13 Nov. 1813, Mary-Catherine, eldest da. of James-Richard Bolton, of St. Martin's in the Fields, gent., and by her (who d. 28 Sept. 1830) had

issue,

1. EDWARD-THOMAS, present lord. 2. THOMAS-HUGH, b. 13 May 1816, in the

army.

3. JOHN-EDMUND, b. 15 July 1817, in the army.

His lordship d. 4 June 1829, and was succeeded by his son,

EDWARD-THOMAS, 3d and present lord. Heir Apparent-His lordship's son. Creation-12 June 1792.

Armis- Quarterly, 1st and 4th. Argent, on a cheveron cotised sable three portcullisses of the field-THURLOW. 2d and 3d. Or a cross sable-HovELL.

Crests 1st. A raven proper, with a portcullis arg nt hung round the neck-THURLow. 2d. A gre, hound couchant or, collared, and lined sable-HovELL.

Supporters Two greyhounds or, collared and lined sable.

Motto Quo Fata vocant. Whither the Fates may call me.

His lordship's ancestor, sir ROBERT EDEN, of West Auckland, represented co. Durham in several parliaments, and was created a bart. 13 Nov. 1672; m. Margaret, da. and sole heiress of John Lambton, esq., and d. March 1720, leaving, besides other issue, a son and heir,

Sir JOHN, 2d bart., who d. 1728, leaving an only child, sir ROBERT, 3d bart., m., 8 May 1739, Mary, youngest da. of William Davison, of Beamish, co. Durham, esq., (by Dulcibella, da. and sole heiress of John Morton, prebendary of Durham,) and d. 25 June 1755, having had issue,

1. Sir JOHN, 4th bart., who continued the line of barts. at West Auckland, and was father of sir Robert Johnson-Eden, present bart.

2. Sir ROBERT, of Truir, co. Durham, created a bart. 10 Sept. 1766, and was grandfather of the present sir William Eden, of Truir.

3. WILLIAM, 1st lord Auckland.

4. THOMAS, deputy auditor of Greenwich Hospital, d. May 1805, having m. Mariana, da. of Arthur Jones, esq., and had issue

1. Thomas, m., 4 Jan. 1810, Frances, da. of the hon. John Rodney.

2. John, major in the army.

3. Arthur, assistant comptroller of the exchequer, m. Frances, da. of John Thompson, esq., and has issue.

4. Henry, captain R.N.

5. Robert, principal collector and magistrate of Tinnavelly, in the East Indies,

m. Frances, da. of Rowland - Egerton Warburton, esq., and has issue.

6. Mary-Anne, m., 1st, John Spalding, esq., and 2dly, 1 April 1819, Henry lord Brougham.

7. Dora, m. adm. sir Graham Moore, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.

5. MORTON, G.C.B., created baron Henley, of Chardstock, b. 8 July 1752, m., 7 Aug. 1783, Elizabeth, youngest da. of Robert Henley, earl of Northington, and sister and co-heiress of the last earl, and has issue (see LORD HENLEY, in the Peerage of Ireland). 6. CATHERINE, m., 23 Jan. 1770, John Moore, archbishop of Canterbury, and primate of all England, and d. 18 April 1818.

7. DULCIBELLA, m. Matthew Bell, esq.

8. MARY, m. Richard Richardson, D.D., chancellor of St. Paul's, rector of Elwick and Wittop Gilbert, Durham, and incumbent of Whitton.

WILLIAM EDEN, 1st lord Auckland, eminent for his diplomatic services, was created baron Auckland, in Ireland, 18 Nov. 1789, and a peer of Great Britain, by the title of baron Auckland, of West Auckland, co. Durham, 22 May 1793; m., 26 Sept. 1776, Eleanor, 2d da. of the right hon. sir Gilbert Eliot, and sister to Gilbert, 1st earl of Minto, and by her (who d. 18 May 1818) had issue,

1. WILLIAM-FREDERICK, b. 19 Jan. 1782, one of the tellers of the exchequer, found drowned in the river Thames, 24 Feb. 1810. 2. GEORGE, present lord. 3. HENRY, d. 13 June 1794.

4. GEORGE-CHARLES-WILLIAM-FREDERICK, b. 23 April 1791, d. 17 Dec. 1798.

5. ELEANOR-AGNES, b. 9 July 1777, m. Robert Hobart, 4th earl of Buckinghamshire.

6. CATHARINE-ISABELLA, b. 20 Sept. 1778, m. Nicholas Vansittart, now lord Bexley.

7. ELIZABETH-CHARLOTTE, b. 21 March 1780, m. Francis-Godolphin Osborne, now lord Godolphin.

8. CAROLINE, b. 29 July 1781, m., 17 June 1806, Arthur Vansittart, of Shottesbroke, co. Berks, esq.

9. MARY-LOUISA, b. 14 Sept. 1788, m., 26 June 1806, Andrew Wedderburn, esq.

10. MARY-DULCIBELLA, b. 1 Sept. 1793, m., 15 July 1819, Charles Drummond, esq. 11. MORTON, d. 30 May 1821.

12. EMILY.

13. ROBERT, in holy orders, chaplain to the queen, and vicar of Battersea, co. Surrey, b. 10 July 1799, m., 15 Sept. 1825, Mary, eldest da. of Francis-Edward Hurt, of Alderwasley, co. Derby, esq., and has issue, 1. Eleanor, b. 25 Sept. 1826. 2. William-George, b. 19 Jan. 1829.

3. Henry-Johnes, b. 18 Sept. 1830.

4. Ashley, b. 13 Nov. 1831.

5.

Emily-Dulcibella, b. 4 Nov. 1832. 6. A da., b. 1 Dec. 1833.

7. A son, b. 5 Jan. 1835.

8. A da., b. 14 Sept. 1836. 14 FRANCES, b. 16 Jan. 1801.

His lordship d. 28 May 1814, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son,

GEORGE, the present and 2d lord. Heir Presumptive-His lordship's brother, the hon. and rev. ROBERT EDEN.

Creations-Baron Auckland, in Ireland, 18 Nov. 1789; Baron Auckland, in England, 22 May 1793.

Arms-Gules, on a cheveron, between three garbs or, banded vert, as many escallops sable.

Crest-A dexter arm embowed in armour, the hand grasping a garb or, the upper part of the arm encircled by an annulet gules.

Supporters-Dexter, a horse guardant argent, charged on the breast with a fleur-delis or. Sinister, a horse argent, charged on the breast with a tower or.

Motto-Si sit prudentia. If there be prudence.

THE family of Lyttelton, is of great antiquity in the counties of Worcester and Salop. THOMAS DE LYTTELTON, was of South Lyttelton, co. Worcester, temp. Henry III. His grandson, THOMAS LYTTELTON, d. 1422, leaving an only da. and heiress, ELIZABETH, who m. Thomas Westcote, on which marriage it was conditioned that her issue should assume the name of Lyttelton. Her eldest son, sir THOMAS LYTTELTON, was a judge of the Common Pleas, temp. Edward IV., and author of the celebrated Treatise on "Tenures." Sixth in lineal descent from him was

Sir THOMAS LYTTELTON, of Frankley, M.P. for co. Worcester, distinguished for his fidelity to king Charles I.; created a bart. 25 July 1618, m. Catherine, da. and heiress to sir Thomas Crompton, of Hounslow, co. Middlesex, by whom he had issue, 12 sons and 4 das., of whom 5 sons and 3 das. d. young; the survivors were,

1. Sir HENRY, 2d bart.

2. Sir CHARLES, 3d bart.

3. EDWARD, killed in a duel at Worcester, unm.

4. CONSTANTINE, d. in Jamaica, 1662, without issue.

5. WILLIAM, gentleman usher to the queen of Bohemia, d. unm.

6. FERDINANDO, groom of the bedchamber to the duke of York, afterwards James II., d. unm.

7. GEORGE, a major in Prince George of Denmark's regiment, d. without issue 1712.

8. CATHERINE, d. unm. 1691.

Sir Thomas d. 22 Feb. 1650, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son,

Sir HENRY, 2d bart., twice m., but d. without issue, 24 June 1693, and was succeeded by his brother,

Sir CHARLES, 3d bart., m., 1st, Catherine, da. of Sir William Fairfax, by whom he had no surviving issue; and, 2dly, Anne, da. of Thomas Temple, of Frankton, esq., by whom he had a numerous family, of which 1 son and 3 das. only survived him, viz. 1. Sir THOMAS, 4th bart.

2. CARY, m. sir Theophilus Biddulph, bart. 3. MARY, m. William Plowden, co. Salop, esq.

4. ANNE, m. Joseph Amphlett, of Clent, co. Stafford, esq.

Sir Charles d. 2 May 1716, and was succeeded by his only surviving son,

Sir THOMAS LYTTELTON, 4th bart., m., 8 May 1708, Christian, da. of Sir Richard