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MAJOR HAROLD WARREN FREEMAN-ATTWOOD, of West Flexford, Wanborough,
Surrey, commn'died Gren Gds 1942, served in WW II in N. Africa, 1a •JULIAN; born 2 Oct 1953; educated
1a •Rosamond Margaret; born 20 Sept
1951. 2a •Jonathan; born 4 Nov 1961. Lineage (of ATTWOOD)–This family claims descent from the
ancient Worcestershire house of Attwood of Park Attwood, Wolverley
and Perdiswell. GEORGE ATTWOOD, of Austcliff in Wolverley, Worcs, paid a heriot on the death of his f, Richard Attwood, of Austcliff, and surrendered the property to the Lord of
the Manor (the Prior or Bp Worcester) in 1530-31, this messuage
and land having belonged to his forefather Thomas Attwood, of Austcliff, in 1434-35. George Attwood appears to have
subsequently settled at 1a George, of 2a Richard, of 3a GEORGE, of whom presently. The 3rd son, GEORGE ATTWOOD, of The 2nd son, EDWARD ATTWOOD, of the Furnace, Halesowen; married 9 Nov
1630, Anne Mason (buried 10 Sept 1686), and was buried 19 Feb
1679-80, leaving, with other issue, GEORGE ATTWOOD, of Halesowen and of Haden Cross, Staffs; baptised
at Halesowen 22 Dec 1639; married 1 May, 1678, Mary Melly otherwise Foley, of Halesowen, and left, with other
issue, an elder surviving son, GEORGE ATTWOOD, of Haden Cross; baptised 5 April, 1686; married
Sarah Bowater, of Rowley Regis, and had, with other issue, an eldest son, GEORGE ATTWOOD, of Haden Cross, who again became resident in
Halesowen by his purchase of the estate of Hawne
House in that parish; married Rachel Maria, daughter of Samuel Gaunt,
of Foxoak, Green House, Rowley Revis,
and died 19 April, 1807, aged 85, having had issue, 1a Matthias Gaunt; died in Infant, 1745. 2a James, of Corngreaves
House (or Hall), nr Halesowen; born 1744; married Phoebe Cox,
and had issue, 1b John, of Corngreaves
Hall, of 25, Park Lane, London, and of Hylands
Park, nr Chelmsford, Essex, DL, MP for Harwich 1841; died unm at Boulogne, 1865. 2b James Alexander, of Erdington, Warwicks; married
Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Edden,
of Lower Wick, Worcs, and had issue, 1c Alexander Mortimer; died in Infant,
1823. 2c James Harrington, matric.
Ch Ch Oxford 1843, last male heir of this elder
branch; died unm 1892. 1c Mary; died unm
1883. 2c Maria Louisa; died unm
1870. 1b Maria; died unm
at a great age, 1871. 2b Catherine; married Thomas Troward, Capt 51st Regt, who served at 3b 3a MATTHIAS, of whom presently. 4a Isaac; married twice, but his issue
has long been extinct. 5a Aaron, of Prescott House (or Hall), in Oldswinford, Worcs; married Harriot Winwood, and had issue,
an only surviving son, Joseph, of Prescott Hall, subsequently of 1c George; died without issue 1904, a
widower, aged 92. 2c Melville, F.G.S.; married Jane
Alice, daughter of David Forbes, of the I. of M, and sister of the celebrated
Prof Edward Forbes, and died at Berkeley, nr San Francisco, USA, 1898,
having had, with other issue, and elder surviving son, George, F.G.S., M.I.C.E, of Steyning Manor, Stogursey,
Somerset; born 1845; married 1st, Maria Louisa (died without
issue ), daughter of John Tansley, of Bedford;
and 2nd, Charlotte Caroline (who married 2nd, Rev Robert Pearson
Strange), daughter of William Burchell, of 45,
Gloucester Gardens, W., Under Sheriff of the City of London, and died 9
Feb 1912, having by her had issue, George Wolverley,
who died an Infant 1a Mary; died unm
1780. 2a The 2nd surviving son, MATTHIAS ATTWOOD, of Hawne House, DL
and JP for Worcs, Salop, and Staffs, purchased the
celebrated estate of The Leasowes, nr Halesowen,
and various other large properties, original partner in the well-known
banking-house of Spooner & Attwoods; married
Ann (died 8 Oct 1834), daughter of Thomas Adams (previously and
more correctly spelt Addams), of Cakemore House, nr
Halesowen, and sis, and in her issue eventually sole heiress of her last
surviving brother Charles Adams, of Cakemore House,
and had issue, 1a George, of Edgbaston Priory, nr Birmingham,
also of Hawne House and The Leasowes,
High Bailiff of Birmingham 1827; educated U College Oxford (MA); married
Mary, daughter of Thomas Kinnersley, DL, of
Clough Hall, Staffs, and had issue, Georgiana Mary, who died unm in Dresden, Germany, 1885. 2a Matthias, of Gracechurch
Street, in City of London and of Dulwich Hill House, Surrey, MP for
Whitehaven, Master of Merchant Taylors' Co 1833; married
Susannah, daughter of William Twells, of
Birmingham, and aunt to Philip Twells, subsequently
last MP for the City of London, and had issue, an only son, Matthias Wolverley, of Gracechurch
Street and Dulwich Hill aforesaid, DL and JP Middlesex, FRGS, and MP for
Greenwich, who died unm 1865. 3a THOMAS, of whom presently. 4a James Henry, of Moss Hill, nr Farlam, Cumberland, sometime of Odessa, Russia; married
at Vienna, 1820, Margaret Williams, and had issue. His grand-dau Mary Alice (Attwood); married Maj Sidney James Waudby, and
had issue. 5a Edward, of Bishop Wearmouth,
Co Caroline Anne, of Oakwood, 6a Charles, of Holyrood
House, nr Walsingham, Co Durham, founder of the
Town of Tow Law, etc.; married Sarah Lee Downs, and died without
issue 1875. 7a Benjamin, of Dulwich Hill, Surrey (which he
inherited from his nephew, Matthias Wolverley
Attwood, MP), and of Pengelly House, 1a Mary Anne, of Hawne
House aforesaid, being the last of the Attwoods
there resident; died unm 1872, aged 90. 2a Susannah; died unm
1819. 3a Rachel Maria; married William Mathews,
DL, JP, of Kingswinford, Staffs, and afterwards of Parkfield, Malvern, Worcs, and died
his widow, 1871, leaving issue. Matthias Attwood, of Hawne House; died
24 Nov 1836, aged 90, when the bulk of his property passed to his eldest
son, but his 3rd son, THOMAS ATTWOOD; born
at Hawne House, 6 Oct 1783, inherited a
partnership in the banking house of Attwood & Spooner, and became the
promoter of the Reform Bill of 1832, and founder of Political Unions, High
Bailiff of Birmingham 1811, the first rep. in Parl(y) for that borough 1832,
and was elected in that year an Hon Freeman of City of London in recognition
of his efforts on behalf of Parl(y) reform; married 1st, Elizabeth (died
26 April, 1840), daughter of William Carless,
of Birmingham, and of Harborne, Staffs, Master
Extraordinary in Chancery, and sister and elder of the two eventual
co-heiresses of Rev Edward Carless, MA, of Wolstanton, Staffs, and had issue. 1a George de Bosco; married
Mary, daughter of William Medley, of 1b George Reginald, of Glaslyn Court, Llanelly,
Brecon, who succeeded his distant cousin, James Harrington Attwood, as
heir male of the Attwoods of Hawne
1892; married Constance Marion (who married 2nd, 1907, Sir
Alexander Bruce Tulloch, KCB, CMG, who died 25 May, 1920), daughter of
Rev William Harper Brandreth, MA, Rector of
Standish, Lancs, and Hon Canon of Manchester (see
WATSON-GANDY-BRANDRETH formerly of Heaves), and died 1 Feb
1901, having by her had issue, •Rosamund Carless, of 1b Agnes Mansfield; married 11 Aug 1870,
Alfred Homfray, of Broadwaters
House, 2b Rowena Fanny Maria; married Charles
Augustus Barnes, of Solesbridge, Herts, and died 13 March, 1878, leaving issue, an
only child (Alice Rowena Attwood, who married her cousin-german,
Charles Edward Shackle, C.E, and had issue). 3b Rosamond; married Charles William
Shackle, of Harlington, Middlesex, and died his widow, 12 Dec 1928,
leaving surviving issue, two sons. 2a THOMAS AURELIUS, of whom presently. 3a Edward Marcus, Barrister-at-law; died unm 1868. 4a Algernon; married Emma, daughter of
John Foulkes, of Elwy House, Wrexham, Denbighshire,
and died 1861, leaving issue. 1b Llewellyn Carless Foulkes, of Pandy, Mon., and of
Gresford, Denbighshire, JP; born 1854; married 1879, Rachel
Edith (died 22 June, 1917), daughter of Arthur Alexander Corsellis, of Wandsworth, Algernon Foulkes,
Capt Roy Fus, served in WW I; born 1880; educated
Ch Ch Oxford, k in the 1b Alice Edith; married 28 Dec 1878,
Marshall Robinson Stapylton, elder s of Robinson
Fowler, JP, Stipendiary Magistrate at Manchester (see 1952 edn, BURTON formerly of Cherry Burton), and
died 1881, leaving issue. He died 21 April, 1894. 2b Gertrude Dorothea; died unm 3b Florence Emma (twin with Gertrude Dorothea);
married the Marchese Alli-Maccarani, Consul
of Spain at Florence, and had issue, an only child, Gertrude, Contessa da Barberino,
whose only son Conte Urbano; died unm 4b Mary; married at British Embassy,
Paris, 28 Dec 1878, William Barber, youngest son of Rev William Barber. 1a Angela; married (as his 2nd wife)
Daniel Bell Wakefield, Judge of Supreme Court, Alice Mary; married 1874, Harold
Freeman, of Thorn Bank, Malvern Wells, Worcs (see
below, Lineage of FREEMAN), and had issue. 2a Rosabel; married
(as his 1st wife) Henry Wilson Demain Saunders,
of City of London and of Fanshaws, Herts, High Sheriff, Herts,
1887, and died without issue 1867. Thomas Attwood, MP; married 2nd, THOMAS AURELIUS ATTWOOD, of Birmingham, JP Warwicks,
Barrister-at-law, of Lincoln's Inn, and banker, resided many years at the old
family seat of Hawne House and subsequently at Wood
End House (Pipe Manor), in Erdington, Warwicks, Maj
Warwicks Rifle Vols.; born 4 March, 1810; married Mary (died
23 Nov 1917, aged 97), eldest daughter of Joseph Smallwood, of Castle
Bromwich, Warwicks, and died 8 April, 1864, leaving issue, an only
child, THOMAS ARTHUR CARLESS ATTWOOD, MA, FSA (1907), FZS, of Sion Hill House, Wolverley, Worcs, and late of the Inner Temple; born 27 May,
1863; educated Uppingham, and Pembroke
College Oxford (MA 1889), succeeded his cousin George Reginald
Attwood, of Glaslyn, as heir male and representative of his family 1901; married
5 Oct 1892 (married annulled 1902), Hon Hilda Evelyn Pomeroy (died
28 Oct 1948), daughter of 6th Viscount Harberton,
JP (see BURKE'S Peerage), and died without issue 21
April, 1937. Lineage (of FREEMAN)–JOSEPH FREEMAN, of Pedmore
Hall, Worcs; married 16 June, 1785, Emmete (died 16 Jan 1848), only child of Rev Thomas
Pettener, Rector of Duntisborne
Rous, Glos, and died 7 July, 1822, having
had issue, 1a JOHN, of whom presently. 2a Keelinge (Rev), BA
Oxford; baptised 26 Dec 1788; married 22 April, 1811, Louisa Domville (died 25 Sept 1862), and died 29
March, 1818, leaving issue. 3a Joseph (Rev), BA Oxford; baptised 18
Aug 1793; married 16 Dec 1817, Sophia (died 8 Sept 1857),
daughter of Rev James Merest, Vicar of Wroughton,
Wilts, and died 15 March, 1853, leaving issue. The eldest son, JOHN FREEMAN, of Pedmore Hall, and of Harborne, Staffs, MA Oxford; born 26 Aug 1786; married
22 March, 1809, Mary Anne (died 25 Nov 1824), daughter and co-heir
of William Carless, of Harborne,
a Master Extraordinary in Chancery, and died 21 Nov 1824, having had,
with other issue (died young), EDWARD AUGUSTUS, of whom presently. Sarah Eliza; born 1 March, 1811; married
4 May, 1842, Rev Francis Theophilus Blackburne, Vicar of Cannock, Staffs, and died without
issue 4 April, 1875. The only surviving son, EDWARD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN, MA, DCL, JP, of Somerleaze,
Somerset, sometime of Dursley, Glos,
Fell Trin College Oxford and afterwards of Oriel College Oxford, and Regius
Prof of Modern Hist. Oxford, Hon Doctor of Laws at Univs. of 1a HAROLD, of whom presently. 2a Edgar, of 1a Margaret; born 17 Oct 1848; married
17 Sept 1878, Arthur John Evans, of Abbots Hill, Herts,
and Youlbury, Berks, FRS, Litt.D,
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, and died
without issue 11 March, 1893. 2a Helen; born 28 Sept 1852; died unm 3a Katherine; born 4 March, 1854; married
1 July, 1880, Rev Thomas Scott Holmes, Vicar of Wookey,
Somerset, Canon and Chancellor of Wells Cathedral, and died 21 Nov
1948, leaving issue. 4a The elder son, HAROLD FREEMAN, of Thorn Bank, Malvern Wells, Worcs, MA Oxford; married 19 Dec 1874, Alice Mary
(died 19 Nov 1931), daughter of Daniel Bell Wakefield, of Wellington,
New Zealand, by his 2nd wife Angela Attwood (see above, Lineage of
ATTWOOD), and died 15 July, 1916, having had issue, 1a EDWARD, of whom presently. 1a Mary; born 6 April, 1877; died unm 26 Sept 1966. 2a Eleanor; born 12 Sept 1878; died 6
Aug 1884. 3a Edith; born 10 July, 1882; married 29
July, 1908, as his 2nd wife, Lt-Col Swynfen John
Jervis, eldest son of Col William Swynfen Jervis,
of Woodside, Southsea, Hants (see that family),
and died 1 Oct 1957. He died 19 Nov 1945. The only son, EDWARD FREEMAN, of Bryn Celyn, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Maj
(2nd i/c) 10th Bn Roy Welch Fus;
born 20 Nov 1875; married 12 May, 1897, Katherine Margaret (who
married 2nd, 1 July, 1918, Robert Thomas Ffoulkes,
of Pwllheli, and died 19 March, 1955), daughter
of Maj-Gen William Augustus Gillespie, Bombay SC,
of Brynderwyn, Usk, Mon.,
and was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, 6 March, 1916, leaving
issue. 1a HAROLD AUGUSTUS, of whom presently. 2a Edward Rollo, Capt Roy Welch Fus, served in Waziristan Campaign, N.W. Frontier of
India 1923 (medal and clasp); born 19 Aug 1899; married 22
July, 1947, •Ethel Le Marchant (Little
Court, Fern Bank Road, Ross-on-Wye), daughter of late Williamson G. Bankes, JP, of Birch House, Much Birch, Hereford, and died
without issue 15 Oct 1969. 3a Arthur Reginald, Lt-Cdr RN, served in WW I
1914-19; born 15 Jan 1901; married 12 April, 1928, •Ruth
(P.O. Box 6076, Likoni, Kenya),
daughter of Lt-Col (T/Brig-Gen) Wilfred Ellershaw,
RA, and died 13 Nov 1955, leaving issue, 1b •Peter Ellershaw
(P.O. Box 143, Kericho, 2b •Michael Rollo (R.A.N., The eldest son, MAJOR.-GEN. HAROLD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN-ATTWOOD, DSO (1943), OBE
(1932), MC (1917), formerly of Sion Hill House, Wolverley, Worcs, psc, served in WW I 1914-19, 2nd Lt, Roy Welch Fus 1915, Waziristan 1921-23 (medal and clasp), Greek
Rebellion in Cyprus 1931, and WW II, Maj-Gen 1942,
had Legion of Merit (USA), Legion of Honour and Croix de Guerre (France); born
30 Dec 1897; educated Marlborough, and RMC Sandhurst; married 1st,
10 Sept 1921 (divorce 1945), Jessie (died 23 Nov 1958),
daughter of Hon William Carson Job, of Newfoundland, and Liverpool, and had
issue, 1a •HAROLD WARREN, of whom we treat. 2a •Edward Augustus Carson (c/o
Clarkson Gordon & Co, 1a •Alice Avalon (Neeta);
born 9 May, 1932; married 9 July, 1953, •Keith Montagu
Hamilton (Churchill Farm, Malborough,
Kingsbridge, Devon), elder s of late Leslie Montagu (Jack) 2a •David Montagu; born 30 April, 1954. 2b •Mark Montagu; born 17 Jan
1956. 3b •Ian Montagu; born 21 June,
1957. He married 2nd, 3 July, 1951, •Marion Louise (Fairham House, Ruddington,
Notts), only daughter of late George Harry Attewell, of Fairham House, Ruddington, Notts, and died 22
Sept 1963. Maj-Gen Freeman-Attwood succeeded to Sion Hill House, Wolverley
under the will of his great-grandmother's nephew, Thomas Arthur Carless Attwood, conditionally upon his assuming the name
and arms of Attwood; he assumed by Roy License, 20 Oct 1937, the name of
Attwood in addition to and after his patronymic. Residence–West Flexford, Wanborough, nr Guildford, Clubs–Gds'; Landed Gentry 100818 © 2002 - 2007 |
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