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Sir James SCARLETT, 1st Baron Abinger

Male 1769 - 1844  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  Sir James SCARLETT, 1st Baron Abinger was born in 1769; died on 7 Apr 1844.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Trinity College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: Privy Council (PC)
    • Academic degree: 1790; Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Trinity College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: 1791; Barrister at Inner Temple
    • Academic degree: 1794; Master of Arts (MA) from Trinity College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: 1816; King's Counsel (KC)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1819 to 1830; Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough
    • Occupation / Profession: 1827; Attorney-General (also in 1829)
    • Honor: 1827; Knighted
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1830 to 1831; Member of Parliament (MP) for Malton
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1831 to 1832; Member of Parliament (MP) for Cockermouth
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1832 to 1834; Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich
    • Occupation / Profession: 24 Dec 1834; Lord Chief Baron Exchequer
    • Title: 12 Jan 1835; 1st Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]

    James married Louise Henrietta CAMPBELL on 22 Aug 1792. Louise (daughter of Peter CAMPBELL) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 8 Mar 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Elizabeth CAMPBELL, 1st Baroness Stratheden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 25 Mar 1860.
    2. 3. Robert Campbell SCARLETT, 2nd Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1794; died on 24 Jun 1861.
    3. 4. Sir James Yorke SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1799; died on 6 Dec 1871.
    4. 5. Peter Campbell SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1804; died on 15 Jul 1881.

    James married Elizabeth STEERE on 28 Sep 1843. Elizabeth (daughter of Lee STEERE) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Oct 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Elizabeth CAMPBELL, 1st Baroness Stratheden Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 25 Mar 1860.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Born as: Mary Elizabeth Scarlett
    • Married name: Mary Elizabeth Campbell
    • Title: 22 Jan 1836; 1st Baroness Stratheden (of Cupar, County Fife) [UK. 1836]


  2. 3.  Robert Campbell SCARLETT, 2nd Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 5 Sep 1794; died on 24 Jun 1861.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Trinity College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: British Minister in Florence
    • Academic degree: 1815; Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Trinity College Cambridge
    • Academic degree: 1818; Master of Arts (MA) from Trinity College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: 1818; Barrister at Inner Temple
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1835 to 1838; Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1841 to 1844; Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham
    • Title: From 7 Apr 1844 to 24 Jun 1861; 2nd Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]

    Robert married Sarah SMITH on 19 Jul 1824. Sarah (daughter of George SMITH) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 Jun 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Henrietta Elizabeth SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1825; died on 4 Mar 1895.
    2. 7. William Frederick SCARLETT, 3rd Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1826; died on 16 Jan 1892.
    3. 8. Frances Mary SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1828; died on 22 Aug 1920.

  3. 4.  Sir James Yorke SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 1 Feb 1799; died on 6 Dec 1871.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - General - Commanded the Heavy Brigade during Crimean War (as which led victorious charge against Russians at the Battle of Balaklava) - Colonel in 6th Dragoon Guards - Commander-in-Chief in Aldershot Division
    • Honor: - Commander, Legion of Honour (France) - Knight, Medjidie
    • Honor: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died without issue.

    James married Charlotte Anne HARGREAVES on 9 Dec 1835. Charlotte (daughter of John HARGREAVES) was born about 1806; died on 9 Feb 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Peter Campbell SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 27 Nov 1804; died on 15 Jul 1881.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Surrey
    • Honor: Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1855 to 1858; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Brazil
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1858 to 1860; Minister to Florence
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1862 to 1864; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1865 to 1867; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico

    Peter married Frances Sophia Mostyn LOMAX on 22 May 1843. Frances (daughter of Edmund LOMAX) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 27 Sep 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Florence SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 21 Dec 1915.
    2. 10. Leopold James Yorke Campbell SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1847; died on 21 Oct 1888.

    Peter married Louisa Anne MURRAY on 27 Dec 1873. Louisa (daughter of James Wolfe MURRAY) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 19 Mar 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Henrietta Elizabeth SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 20 Jun 1825; died on 4 Mar 1895.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Henrietta Elizabeth Graham-Toler

    Henrietta married Otway Fortescue GRAHAM-TOLER on 28 Jul 1846. Otway was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 23 Apr 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  William Frederick SCARLETT, 3rd Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 30 Aug 1826; died on 16 Jan 1892.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: - Eton - Trinity College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Inverness-shire
    • Occupation / Profession: Served in Crimean War
    • Honor: 5th Class Medjidie
    • Occupation / Profession: 1855; Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel in Scottish Fusiliers Guards
    • Title: From 24 Jun 1861 to 16 Jan 1892; 3rd Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]
    • Occupation / Profession: 1868; Major
    • Occupation / Profession: 1874; Lieutenant-Colonel
    • Occupation / Profession: 1877; Major-General
    • Title: 1877; Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1882; Lieutenant-General

    William married Helen MAGRUDER on 23 Dec 1863. Helen (daughter of George Allan MAGRUDER) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Feb 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Helen Charlotte SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1866; died on 8 Apr 1948.
    2. 12. Evelina SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1867; died on 21 Mar 1920.
    3. 13. Gertrude Constance SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1868; died on 8 Jun 1869.
    4. 14. James Yorke MacGregor SCARLETT, 4th Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1871; died on 11 Dec 1903.

  3. 8.  Frances Mary SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 2 Mar 1828; died on 22 Aug 1920.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Frances Mary Smith

    Frances married Sidney Lidderdale SMITH on 17 Dec 1857. Sidney was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 9 Oct 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 9.  Florence SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 21 Dec 1915.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Florence Walsham

    Florence married Sir John WALSHAM, 2nd Baronet on 5 Mar 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  Leopold James Yorke Campbell SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 9 Sep 1847; died on 21 Oct 1888.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Parkhurst, Surrey
    • Occupation / Profession: Lieutenant-Colonel in Scottish Guards

    Leopold married Bessie Florence GIBSON on 16 Feb 1871. Bessie (daughter of Edward GIBSON) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 22 Sep 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Ruth Hester Frances SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 28 Apr 1943.
    2. 16. Shelley Leopold Laurence SCARLETT, 5th Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1872; died on 23 May 1917.
    3. 17. Robert Brooke Campbell SCARLETT, 6th Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1876; died on 10 Jun 1927.
    4. 18. Lawrence James Peter SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1877; died on 22 Jun 1893.
    5. 19. Hugh Richard SCARLETT, 7th Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1878; died on 21 Jul 1943.
    6. 20. Percy Gerald SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1885; died on 5 Oct 1957.
    7. 21. Leopold Florence SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1889; died on 14 Sep 1914.


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Helen Charlotte SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 18 Aug 1866; died on 8 Apr 1948.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Helen Charlotte Charlton

    Helen married Nicholas John CHARLTON on 15 Jul 1885. Nicholas was born in Date of birth unknown; died in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 12.  Evelina SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 9 Aug 1867; died on 21 Mar 1920.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Evelina Haverfield, Evelina Balguy
    • Event: 1899; Resumed by deed poll the surname Haverfield.

    Evelina married Major Henry Wykeham Brooke Tunstall HAVERFIELD on 10 Feb 1887. Henry was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 19 Jan 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Evelina married John Henry BALGUY, of Duffield, Derbyshire on 19 Jul 1899. John was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 27 Dec 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Gertrude Constance SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 28 Oct 1868; died on 8 Jun 1869.

  4. 14.  James Yorke MacGregor SCARLETT, 4th Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (7.William3, 3.Robert2, 1.James1) was born on 13 Mar 1871; died on 11 Dec 1903.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - Justice of the Peace (JP) in Inverness-shire - Deputy Lieutenant (DL)
    • Title: From 16 Jan 1892 to 11 Dec 1903; 4th Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]
    • Occupation / Profession: 1900; Captain in 2nd Battalion Cameron Highlanders

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died unmarried.


  5. 15.  Ruth Hester Frances SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 28 Apr 1943.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Ruth Hester Frances Bray

    Ruth married Lt-Col Francis Edmond BRAY on 11 Dec 1919. Francis (son of Reginald BRAY, of The Manor House, Shere, Surrey) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 8 May 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 16.  Shelley Leopold Laurence SCARLETT, 5th Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 1 Apr 1872; died on 23 May 1917.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - Justice of the Peace (JP) in Hampshire - Commander in Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) - Captain and Honorary Major in 3rd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment during World War I
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1897 to 1899; Honoray Attaché in Stockholm
    • Title: From 11 Dec 1903 to 23 May 1917; 5th Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died without issue.

    Shelley married Lila Lucy Catherine Mary WHITE on 8 Aug 1899. Lila (daughter of Sir Williar Arthur WHITE) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 7 Jun 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 17.  Robert Brooke Campbell SCARLETT, 6th Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 8 Jan 1876; died on 10 Jun 1927.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - Assistant Paymaster in Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) - Lieutenat in Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1909; Barrister at Inner Temple
    • Title: From 23 May 1917 to 10 Jun 1927; 6th Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died without issue.

    Robert married Jean Marguerite JAPY on 26 Jun 1917. Jean (daughter of Edouard JAPY) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 17 Jul 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 18.  Lawrence James Peter SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 27 Apr 1877; died on 22 Jun 1893.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: Midshipman Royal Navy (RN)

    Notes:

    Died:
    Lost at sea in HMS Victoria.


  9. 19.  Hugh Richard SCARLETT, 7th Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 25 Nov 1878; died on 21 Jul 1943.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: - Justice of the Peace (JP) in Inverness-shire - Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Inverness-shire - Lieutenant-Colonel Royal (Regiment of) Artillery (RA) - Served in World War I (despatches thrice)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1900 to 1902; Served in Boer War.
    • Honor: 1916; Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1919; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
    • Title: From 10 Jun 1927 to 21 Jul 1943; 7th Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]

    Hugh married Marjorie Ursula MCPHILLAMY on 15 Oct 1913. Marjorie (daughter of John MCPHILLAMY) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 17 Sep 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. James Richard SCARLETT, 8th Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1914; died on 23 Sep 2002.
    2. 23. John Leopold Campbell SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1916; died on 19 Aug 1994.
    3. 24. Felix Hugh Lawrence SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1920; died in Jul 1944.

  10. 20.  Percy Gerald SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 10 Apr 1885; died on 5 Oct 1957.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Wellington
    • Occupation / Profession: Brigadier and Commander in 12th Infantry Brigade
    • Honor: Military Cross (MC)
    • Event: 18 Jul 1904; Granted with his sisters and younger brothers precedence as baron's daughters and younger sons.
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1927 to 1928; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in Shanghai Defence Force
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1936 to 1938; Deputy Constable of Dover Castle
    • Occupation / Profession: 1938; Major-General commanding Deccan District in India
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1939 to 1940; Commander in 4th Indian Division
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1939 to 1942; Served in World War I (despatches, Brevet Major) and World War II.
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1940 to 1942; Deputy Adjutant-General (A)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1940; Director of Mobilization
    • Honor: 1941; Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1943 to 1953; Colonel in The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1949; Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Kent
    • Honor: 1952; Knight Grand Cross Order of Dannebrog

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died without issue.

    Percy married Margaret Macdonald HUMPHREYS on 21 Nov 1928. Margaret (daughter of Thomas HUMPHREYS) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 2 Nov 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 21.  Leopold Florence SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 17 Mar 1889; died on 14 Sep 1914.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: Lieutenant Royal Navy (RN)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Posthumously.

    Died:
    Died unmarried, lost in Australian submarine AE 1 after taking part in capture of German New Guinea.



Generation: 5

  1. 22.  James Richard SCARLETT, 8th Baron Abinger Descendancy chart to this point (19.Hugh4, 10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 28 Sep 1914; died on 23 Sep 2002.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: - Eton - Magdalene College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: - Lieutenant-Colonel in Royal (Regiment of) Artillery (RA) during World War II (retired as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1947) - Company director - Farmer - Vice-President Byron Society - Chairman Keats-Shelley Memorial Society (having inherited the Boscombe Collection of Shelleiana, including a near-complete handwritten Manuscripts of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein). - Founder Member European Atlantic Group - President Mid-Anglia Centre National Trust - Governor English-Speaking Union (ESU)
    • Membership: Executive Committee - Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) - Halstead Rural District Council (RDC) - Braintree District Council (DC)
    • Honor: Knight of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ)
    • Academic degree: 1936; Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Magdalene College Cambridge
    • Title: From 21 Jul 1943 to 23 Sep 2002; 8th Baron Abinger (of Abinger, Surrey and of the city of Norwich) [UK. 1835]
    • Academic degree: 1946; Master of Arts (MA) from Magdalene College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: 1968; Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Essex
    • Occupation / Profession: 1969; Served in Royal Navy Auxiliary Service
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1972 to 1982; Chairman Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Essex Branch
    • Occupation / Profession: 1974; A founder Colne Stour Countryside Association
    • Event: 1979; Introduced private member's bills in the House of Lords (also in 1981) benefiting the owner of land where treasure was found, many of their provisions being embodied in the 1997 Treasure Act.

    James married Isla Carolyn RIVETT-CARNAC on 4 Apr 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. James Harry SCARLETT, 9th Baron Abinger  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1959.
    2. 26. Peter Richard SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1961.

  2. 23.  John Leopold Campbell SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (19.Hugh4, 10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 18 Dec 1916; died on 19 Aug 1994.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: - Eton - Magdalene College Cambridge
    • Honor: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
    • Honor: Esquire Officer of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (OStJ)
    • Academic degree: 1938; Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Magdalene College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: 1940; 2nd Lieutenant
    • Occupation / Profession: 1944; Major in Royal (Regiment of) Artillery (RA) during World War II (despatches twice)
    • Academic degree: 1947; Master of Arts (MA) from Magdalene College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1962 to 1972; Honorary Governor London Hospital
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1973 to 1976; Deputy to Health Service Commissioner

    John married Bridget CROOK on 26 Apr 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Hugh Lawrence SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1953.
    2. 28. Sarah Elizabeth SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1954.
    3. 29. Felix James SCARLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1958.

  3. 24.  Felix Hugh Lawrence SCARLETT Descendancy chart to this point (19.Hugh4, 10.Leopold3, 5.Peter2, 1.James1) was born on 18 Mar 1920; died in Jul 1944.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Eton
    • Occupation / Profession: Squadron Leader Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II
    • Honor: Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

    Notes:

    Died:
    Killed on active service on air operations.




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