SIR
PETER GILES VIVIAN SEBRIGHT, 15TH BT , of Besford, Co Worcester [Sir Peter Sebright Bt, 6 Finchley
Rd, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2092, S Africa]; born 2 Aug 1953; succeeded
f 1985; married 1st 1977 (divorce 19–) Regina Maria, daughter
of Francis Steven Clarebrough, of Melbourne,
Australia, and has: 1a +RUFUS HUGO GILES; born 31 July 1978 Sir
PETER married 2nd 1987 •Madeleine –, and by her has: 2a +Dashiell; born 1987 Lineage:
WALTER
SEBRIGHT, of Sebright Hall, Much Baddow, Essex; lived temp HENRY II; married
Elizabeth, daughter and sole heiress of Sir Henry de Ashe, and had: STEPHEN
SEBRIGHT; had: WALTER
SEBRIGHT; married Margery, widow of Geoffrey de Panimer
and 2nd daughter and coheir of Robert Mascall, of
Great Baddow, and had: PETER
SEBRIGHT, of Sebright Hall, which he held by service of keeping the King's
saddle-horse 40 days at the King's charge for whenever he visited the locality;
lived late 13th century; had, with an elder son
(Giles, of Sebright Hall, whose issue died out temp HENRY VIII): MABELL
[sic] SEBRIGHT, of Brooke's Place, Essex; lived temp EDWARD I; married
Katherine, daughter and heiress of Ralph Cowper, of Blakes
Hall, Wolverley, Worcs, and
was ancestor of: JOHN
SEBRIGHT, of Blakes Hall; sold Brooke's Place 1491;
had: HUMPHREY
SEBRIGHT, of Blakes Hall; married EDWARD
SEBRIGHT, of Blakes Hall; married Joyce,
daughter of William Grosvenor, of Bubington, Staffs,
and had, with a younger son (William, of Besford, Worcs, MP Droitwich 1572–83, Town
Clerk London 1573–1612, married Elizabeth, daughter of James Morley, of
London, but died without issue 27 Oct 1620) and a daughter (Eleanor, married
21 Nov 1576 Thomas Austin, of Oxley, Staffs): JOHN
SEBRIGHT, of Blakes Hall; married Anne (married
2nd Thomas Walsh, of Stockton, Worcs), daughter
of Richard Bullingham, and had, with an elder son
(William, died without issue )
and three daughters (Judith, married Edward Broad, of Sir
Edward Sebright, 1st Bt (E), so created 20 Dec 1626, of Besford
Court, Worcs; born c 1585; educated BNC
Oxford; Sheriff Worcs 1621, knighted 1627, royalist Commr Array Battle of Edgehill
1642; married 1st by 1611 Theodosia, daughter of Gerard Whorwood, of Compton, Staffs, and had two sons (William, died
in the lifetime of the father; John, born 1611, died in the
lifetime of the father) and a daughter (Elizabeth, married Sir John Repington); married 2nd c 1638 Elizabeth,
widow of Sir Lewis Ma(u)nsel(l), 2nd Bt, of the 1611 created
(see MANSEL, Bt) and eldest daughter of 1st Earl of Manchester (see
MANCHESTER, D), and died by 11 Feb 1657/8, leaving by her: Sir
Edward Sebright, 2nd Bt, of Besford Court; born c 1645;
educated St John's College Oxford; married (licence 15 Feb
1664/5) Elizabeth (died 30 Sept 1685), daughter of Sir Edward Knightley, KB, of Fawsley, Northants, and died 11 Sept 1679, leaving, with a
younger son (Richard, of Croxton, Norfolk, died without issue 1733): Sir
Edward Sebright, 3rd Bt, of Besford Court; born 1668;
educated Jesus College Oxford; Sheriff Worcs
1685; married (licence 24 March 1687/8) Anne (married 2nd Charles
Lyttelton (see COBHAM, V) and died 25
Dec 1718), daughter and heiress of Thomas Saunders, of Beechwood, Herts, and died 15 Dec 1702, leaving, with a younger
son (Edward, of Croxton, murdered 20 Sept 1723 nr Calais) and two daughters
(Anne, married 1721 Sir Charles Buck, 3rd Bt (died 20 June 1729),
and died 18 Sept 1764; Ada, married John
Coke, of Whiteparish, Wilts): Sir
Thomas Saunders Sebright, 4th Bt, of Beechwood and Besford
Court; born 11 May 1692; educated Jesus College Oxford (DCL 1732); MP Herts 1715–36; married Henrietta (died 21
March 1771/72), daughter of Sir Samuel Dashwood, Lord
Mayor London 1702–03 (see DASHWOOD, Bt, of West Wycombe), and died 12
April 1736, leaving: 1a Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 5th Bt, of Beechwood and 2a Sir John Sebright, 6th Bt, of Beechwood and Besford Court; baptised 19 Oct 1725; educated Westminster;
Col 18th Foot, Lt-Gen, MP Bath 1763–68; married 15 May 1766 Sarah (buried
4 Jan 1813), daughter of Edward Knight, of Wolverley,
Worcs, and had: 1b JOHN SAUNDERS (Sir), 7th Bt 2b Edward Amherst Saunders; Lt-Col Gren Gds; died 1795 1b Henrietta; married 3 Sept 1794 2nd Earl
of Harewood (qv) and died 15 Feb 1840,
leaving issue 2b Mary; married Nicholas Lewis Fenwick,
of Terrington, Sir
JOHN died 23 Feb 1794; his elder son, Sir John Saunders Sebright, 7th Bt, of Beechwood and Besford Court; born 23 May 1767; Herts:
Sheriff 1797–98, MP 1807–35; married 6 Aug 1793 Harriet (died Aug
1826), only daughter and heiress of Richard Crofts, of W Harling,
Norfolk, and died 15 April 1846, having had, with eight daughters
(including Frederica Anne Saunders, married 1822 Frederick Franks (died
1822) and died 2 Nov 1864): Sir
Thomas Gage Saunders Sebright, 8th Bt, of Beechwood and 1a Sir John Gage Saunders Sebright, 9th Bt, JP, of Beechwood and Besford Court; born 20 Aug 1843; educated Ch Ch Oxford; Ensign 4th Herts Rifle
Vols 1860, High Sheriff Herts
1874, Maj 4th Bn Beds
Militia 1881; married 27 March 1865 Hon Olivia Amy Douglas Fitzpatrick (died
22 May 1895), youngest daughter of 1st Baron Castletown
(see 1937 edn), and died 15 Nov 1890,
having had: 1b Sir Egbert Cecil Saunders Sebright, 10th Bt, DL Herts, of Beechwood; born 12
June 1871; died unmarried 1 April 1897 1b Olive Marion Constance Elinor; born 17
April 1875; died 22 Dec 1882 Sir
Thomas married 2nd 17 July 1850 Olivia (died 27 June 1859), youngest
daughter of John Joseph Henry (see 2a Walter Charles Saunders; born 1852; died
25 June 1859 3a Sir Edgar Reginald Saunders Sebright, 11th Bt, JP, DL Herts, of Beechwood; born 27 May 1854; educated Eton
and Magdalen College Oxford; Equerry to HRH PRINCESS
MARY ADELAIDE DUCHESS OF TECK 1882–97, ADC to Govr
and C-in-C Victoria 1892–94, Priv Sec to Govr S Australia 1894–95, High Sheriff Herts
1904, Maj and Hon Lt-Col 4th Bn
Beds Militia; died unmarried 25 Dec 1917 4a Sir Guy Thomas Saunders Sebright, 12th Bt, JP Herts;
born 19 Aug 1856; Lt Coldstream Gds; married 27 June 1882 Olive
Emily (died 14 Dec 1951), daughter of Arthur Thomas Frederick (see FREDERICK,
Bt), and died without surviving issue 11 Sept 1933, having had: 1b Guy Ivo; born 1883;
married 1st 1904 (divorce 1906) Mary Louisa, daughter of Capt
Arthur Rodney Blane, RN (see BLGY 2004 RAWSON
of Sowerby); married 2nd 13 March 1907 Vera
Florence Annie (married 2nd 8 May 1918 (divorce 1926) 2nd Baron Terrington (qv) and 3rd 28 March 1949 Max W Lensvelt, of Johannesburg), daughter of Henry George Bousher, of London, and died without issue 12 July
1912 5a Arthur Edward Saunders; born 30 March
1859; Lt 4th Bn Beds Regt; married 1st 1889
Emily Eva (died 2 Sept 1921), widow of W Ingram and daughter of John
Bowen; married 2nd 1922 Mrs Alice Marion Lampson, daughter of Albert Fairweather Luke, of Exeter, and died 22 Aug 1933,
leaving by his 1st w: 1b Sir Giles Edward Sebright, 13th Bt, CBE (1954), JP Herts; born 12 Nov 1896; educated Wellington;
CC Herts, Capt Herts Regt
(TA) and 4th Dragoon Gds, Lt-Col cmdg 2nd Herts Regt, WWs I and II, Equerry
to HRH THE DUKE OF YORK 1922–23, Steward Br Boxing Bd
of Control; married 1929 Margery Hilda, JP (Devon 1954), formerly wife
of Raymond Massey, the actor, and daughter of Adml
Sir Sydney Robert Fremantle, GCB, MVO (see COTTESLOE, B), and died 9
Dec 1954, leaving: 1c Sir Hugo Giles Edmund Sebright, 14th Bt; born 2 March 1931; married 1st 6 Dec 1952 (divorce
1964) Deirdre Anne (married 2nd 1965 Anthony Melbourne-Hart (died
1988)), only daughter of Maj Vivian Lionel Slingsby Bethell (see WESTBURY,
B), and had: 1d Sir PETER GILES VIVIAN SEBRIGHT, 15th and present Bt 1c (cont.) Sir Hugo married 2nd 7 Jan 1965 Sheila
Mary Howard, widow of Maj Edward George Hervey (see BRISTOL, M) and daughter of Walter
Howard Rocke, of Salisbury, Rhodesia; married 3rd
1984 •Victoria Rosamond [The Dowager Lady Sebright, BP3, Clarensac
30870, France], daughter of Capt Richard Taylor White, DSO, RN (see WHITE,
Bt, of Wallingwells), and formerly wife of David
Ashton Ashton-Bostock, and died 1985 Peerage
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