Beauchamp, Earl—Seat, Madresfield Court. William Lygon, Esq., having for some years represented the county in Parliament, was elevated to the peerage by the title of Baron Beauchamp of Powyke Court, Worcestershire, 26 February, 1806, and created Viscount Elmley and Earl Beauchamp 1 December, 1815. He assumed the surname and arms of Pyndar, instead of those of Lygon, in October, 1813. He married Catherine, only daughter of James Denn, Esq., and had issue eight children. His lordship died 21 October, 1816, and was succeeded by his eldest son, William Beauchamp, who for some years acted as Chairman of Quarter Sessions, and represented the county from 1806. At his decease, unmarried, May, 1823, the honours devolved upon his brother, John Reginald, the present Earl. He married, first, 14 March, 1814, Charlotte, only daughter of the first Earl of Clonmel, who died 26 April, 1846; and, secondly, 1851, the third daughter of the Baroness Braye, and relict of Henry Murray, Esq. Is patron of four livings.

Coventry, Earl of—Seat, Croome Court; created, 1697. George William, sixth Earl, died 1809, and was succeeded by George William, the seventh Earl, Recorder of Worcester and High Steward of Tewkesbury, who died 1831, and was succeeded by George William, eighth Earl, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Worcester. He married, first, 16 January, 1808, Emma Susanna, second daughter of William, first Earl of Beauchamp, and had issue George William, Viscount Deerhurst, who married Harriett Anne, daughter of Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart., and died in November, 1838, leaving one son, the present Earl, and one daughter. The eighth Earl died May, 1843, when the title devolved on his grandson, who was born 9 May, 1838, and is, consequently, at present a minor. Is patron of five livings.

Lyttelton, Lord, Baron of Frankley, county of Worcester—Seat, Hagley Park. William Henry, Governor of Carolina county, Jamaica, &c., was created Baron, in Great Britain, 1794, the title having expired with his nephew, Thomas, the second Lord Lyttelton (the probable author of the Letters of Junius), who died November, 1779. William Henry, Lord Lyttelton, died 14 September, 1808, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George Fulke; at whose decease, unmarried, 12 November, 1828, the title devolved on his brother by a second marriage, William Henry, third Baron. He married, 4 March, 1813, Lady Sarah Spencer, eldest daughter of the second Earl Spencer. His lordship died 30 April, 1827. He represented the county in Parliament from 1807 to 1820, during which time he was the consistent supporter of Liberal measures, and to him we are indebted for the extinction of state lotteries. He was a fluent and argumentative speaker. He was the warm friend of literary and educational institutions in the county. His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son, George William, the present peer. The present Lord Lyttelton was born 31 March, 1817; he married, 25 July, 1839, Mary, daughter of the late Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart. Is patron of three livings.

Foley, Baron, of Kidderminster; created, 1776. Thomas Foley, Esq., M.P. for the county of Worcester, was elevated to the peerage 1711, but his son died unmarried, and the barony then expired. Thomas Foley, Esq., of Witley Court, his cousin, was made Baron Foley, 20 May, 1776. Thomas, the third Baron, married, 18 August, 1806, Lady Cecilia Fitzgerald, fifth daughter of the second Duke of Leinster, and had issue four sons and four daughters. He was Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Worcester, and extremely popular with all classes of the inhabitants. He died 16 April, 1833, and was succeeded by his son, Thomas Henry, the present peer, who was born 11 December, 1808, and married, 1849, the eldest daughter of the thirteenth Duke of Norfolk—has been Captain of the corps of the Gentlemen Pensioners-at-arms, is Lord High Steward of Kidderminster, and is patron of one living. His lordship sat in Parliament, for the county of Worcester, from 1830 to 1833.

Sandys, Baron, of Ombersley—Seat, Ombersley Court; created, 1802. Samuel Sandys of Ombersley, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1741, was elevated to the peerage, as Baron Sandys, in 1743. The title, however, became extinct in 1801, when the second Baron died without issue. The Marchioness of Downshire, to whom his estates fell, was created Baroness Sandys of Ombersley, 15 June, 1802, with remainder to her four younger sons by the Marquess of Downshire, and their male issue. Her ladyship died in 1836, and was succeeded by her second son, Arthur Moyses William Hill. His lordship is a major general in the army. Is patron of the living of Ombersley.

Ward, Baron of Birmingham—Seats, Himley Hall, Dudley Castle, and Sedgley Park; created, 1644. John Ward, Esq., of Sedgley Park, became sixth Baron on the death, without issue, of his kinsman William, fifth Baron. He was created Viscount Dudley and Ward, April, 1763; but his son dying without issue, that title devolved on his half brother William, third Viscount, born January, 1750, who died 25 April, 1823. He was Recorder of Kidderminster, and represented the city of Worcester in the Parliaments of 1780 and 1784. His contributions in furtherance of benevolent objects were truly munificent, and the public charities of Worcester always largely participated in his largess. He was succeeded by his son, John William, fourth Viscount, who was created Earl Dudley of Dudley Castle in 1827; but as he died unmarried in 1833, this title and the Viscounty became extinct. The Earl was a man of powerful talents, but withal most eccentric in his manners; and during the last few years of his life was obliged to withdraw altogether from society. He was Secretary for Foreign Affairs under Mr. Canning, Lord Goderich, and during a part of the Wellington administration; and his speeches at this time always commanded great attention, and were admired for their classical eloquence and style. He wrote a somewhat celebrated article in the Quarterly Review on the Life and Character of Horne Tooke, with others on Sydney Smith’s sermons, &c. The barony of Ward fell to his second cousin William Humble, in holy orders, who died December, 1835, and was succeeded by his son William, the present peer. His lordship married, 24 April, 1851, Selina Constance, eldest daughter of Robert de Burgh, Esq., of West Drayton, who died without issue 14 November, 1851. His lordship is patron of thirteen livings, and has very extensive property in the county of Worcester; the whole of the Foley estates passing into his hands by purchase in the year 1838: the purchase money was said to be £890,000.

Southwell, Viscount (Irish peerage)—Seats, Hindlip, Worcestershire, and Court Mattress, Limerick. Thomas Southwell, Esq., of Court Mattress, was created a Baronet by Charles II, and, after the Restoration, was succeeded by his grandson, who took an active part in the cause of William III. He was created a Baron of the kingdom of Ireland by George I, in 1717. Thomas George, the third Baron, was, in 1776, created Viscount. He died 1780, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas Arthur, fourth Baron and second Viscount, who married, in 1774, the daughter of Francis John Walsh, de SÉrrant. He died February, 1796, and was succeeded by the present lord, Thomas Anthony, under the title of fifth Baron and third Viscount Southwell. Lord Southwell married, May, 1799, Jane, the younger daughter of John Berkeley, Esq., of Hindlip, in whose right he came into possession of the Worcestershire property. His lordship, in 1836, received from his late Majesty the dignity of the Knighthood of the Order of St. Patrick. Is patron of the living of Hindlip, Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Worcester, &c.

BARONETS.

Pakington—Seat, Westwood Park; created, 1620; revived, 1846. Sir John Pakington, who died 6 January, 1830, in his 70th year, being unmarried, and the title became extinct. His sister Elizabeth married William Russell, Esq., of Powick Court, and her surviving son, John Somerset Russell, assumed the name of his maternal ancestors, and inherited the Pakington estates. The family honours were gracefully revived in his person: he was elevated to the rank of a Baronet of the United Kingdom in 1846. He married, first, Mary, only child of Moreton Aglionby Slaney, Esq., and by her (died in 1843) has issue one son, John Slaney Pakington, Esq., married, 4 July, 1849, to Lady Diana Boyle, youngest daughter of the late Earl of Glasgow; Sir John married, secondly, 1844, Augusta, daughter of the Right Rev. George Murray, D.D., Bishop of Rochester; and, thirdly, June, 1851, Augusta, relict of the late Colonel Davies, of Elmley Park. Sir John is patron of the living of Hampton Lovett; has been Chairman of the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions since 1834; is Captain of the Westwood Troop of Worcestershire Yeomanry; twice unsuccessfully contested the representation of the county; and has sat for the borough of Droitwich since 1837. On the accession of Earl Derby’s administration, he was appointed Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Smith—Seat, Eardiston House; created, 1809. William Smith, Esq., of Eardiston, married, 18 October, 1780, Mary, daughter of Edward Wheeler, Esq., of Lambswick; was created a Baronet 23 September, 1809; and died March, 1821; when he was succeeded by Sir Christopher Sidney Smith, born 14 May, 1798; married, December, 1822, Mary, daughter of the Rev. R. Foley, and had issue one son and three daughters. Sir Christopher married, secondly, Harriette, only daughter of the late Thomas Lee, Esq., of Headingley, near Leeds, and relict of — Murphy, Esq. He died 19 November, 1839, and his widow in 1840. He ably filled the chair at Quarter Sessions from 1829 to 1834. Sir William, the present Baronet, was born 5 October, 1823—married 5 May, 1843, Susan, fourth daughter of Sir William George Parker, Bart., R.N.

Wakeman—Seat, Perdiswell House; created, 1808. Henry Wakeman, Esq., of Perdiswell, married, first, in August, 1787, Theodosia, daughter of John Freeman, Esq., of Gaines—which marriage was dissolved by Act of Parliament—secondly, in June, 1797, Sarah, only daughter and heir apparent of Richard Ward Offley, Esq., of Hinton, Salop; and had issue two sons and one daughter. He was created a Baronet 20 February, 1808. He died 23 April, 1831; and Lady Wakeman in 1843. Sir Offley Pembury, the present Baronet, was born 17 May, 1799; married, 1848, only daughter of the late Thomas Adlington, Esq. Is patron of one living.

Winnington—Seat, Stanford Court; created, 1755. Sir Edward, the second Baronet, married, in 1776, Anne, daughter of Thomas, the first Lord Foley; and died in 1805, being then member for Droitwich. He was a very learned scholar, and possessed of much critical acumen. Sir Thomas Edward, his son, married, November, 1810, Joanna, daughter of John Taylor, Esq., of Moseley Hall, and had issue three sons and four daughters. Sir Thomas died 24 September, 1839. He was a steady supporter of Whig measures, and represented Droitwich from 1807 to 1818, the county from 1820 to 1830, and Bewdley till 1837. Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, M.P., the present Baronet, was born 11 November, 1811; married, 21 June, 1842, Anna Helena, eldest daughter of Sir Compton Domville, Bart.; represented Bewdley in the Parliament of 1837, and is now its member. Is patron of three livings.

Lechmere—Seat, The Rhydd; created, 1818; Anthony Lechmere, Esq., born November, 1776, was created a Baronet 3 October, 1818. He filled the office of Mayor of Worcester in 1816, and was the devoted friend of agriculture. He died 25 March, 1849, and was succeeded by Sir Edmund Hungerford Lechmere, the present Baronet, born 25 May, 1792; married, 1819, Maria Clara, daughter of the late Hon. David Murray, and has issue one son and one daughter. Is patron of two livings.

Blount—Seats, Sodington, Worcestershire; Mawley Hall, Shropshire; and Haggeston, Northumberland. Sir Walter, the seventh baronet, died 31st October, 1803, and was succeeded by Sir Edward, the present baronet, born 3 March, 1795; married, 14 September, 1830, Mary Frances, eldest daughter of Edward Blount, Esq.

Phillips—Seat, Middle Hill. Thomas Phillips, Esq., of Middle Hill, F.R.S. and F.S.A., was created a Baronet in July, 1821, and married Harriett, daughter of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Molyneaux, Bart., and by her had issue three daughters. Sir Thomas, in 1842, married, secondly, Elizabeth Harriett Anna, daughter of the Rev. W. J. Mansel, of Iscord: is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County.

HONOURABLES.

Clive, Robert Henry—Seats, Hewell Grange, Oakley Park, &c.; second son of the first Earl of Powis; married, 19 June, 1819, Harriet, daughter of the fifth Earl of Plymouth. Has been lieutenant colonel in the army, and is Colonel of the Queen’s own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry. Was Under Secretary of State for the Home Department from April, 1818, till January, 1822. Sat for Ludlow from 1818 till 1832, and since that year for South Shropshire. Is patron of three livings. His eldest son, Robert Clive, Esq., is now M.P. for Ludlow.

Coventry, Thomas Henry, Rector of Severn Stoke and Croome Hill, and William James (Earl’s Croome), brothers of the late Earl of Coventry.

Cocks, John Somers, Canon of Worcester and Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral, brother of the late Earl Somers.

Lygon, Henry Beauchamp—Seat, Spring Hill, Broadway. Third son of the first Earl Beauchamp—a lieutenant colonel in the army and Colonel of the 10th Hussars. Has sat for the county since 1817, with the exception of the short Parliament of 1831. Married, 8 July, 1824, Susan Caroline, daughter of the second Earl of St. German’s; she died, 1835.

Lyttelton, Spencer, Hagley, and William Henry, Hon. Canon of Worcester and Rector of Hagley, brothers of Lord Lyttelton.

Talbot, William Whitworth Chetwynd, Vicar of Ombersley, and Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd, of Honeybourne, Captain of the 7th Foot, sixth and seventh sons of Earl Talbot.