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 C04 rST^HKE'S rOT>ONTAL OENTRY. Derljy, left by Alice Meynkll his wife, ii sou, KiciiAKD RoLLESTON, of Len, or Ley, whose soil, William Eollestox, of Ley, m. Joan, claugliterof SirR, Wingfield, temp. Edward 1 1, antl left a son and heir, John Eolieston, of Ley, who m. a dauirliter of — Savile, and was father of William Rolleston, of Lej-, who had issue a son, James Rolleston, of Ley (with whom the Nottinghanishire A'isitution begins) ; he>«. Anne, daughter of John Babington, of Dethiek, eo. Derby, and had issue, I. Thomas, of the Ijf^y. II. Ealph, of whom we treat, in. Ilenry. IV. William, a priest. The youngest son, Ealph Rolleston, »h. trmj). Queen Eliza- beth, to Margaret, elder daughter and co- heir of Sir Richard Bingham, of Watnall t'hawortli, eo. Nottingham, by Anne, his wife, sister and co-heir of Sir Nicholas Shellef, of Liiiby. CO. Nottingliam. Ealjjh Eolieston thus came into possession of the manor of Wliatnall C'haworth, which has ever since continued to be the seat of this branch of the Eolieston family. He had issue, I. Thomas, his heir. II. Robert. III. James. The eldest son, Thomas Eolleston, of Watnall C'ha- wortli, CO. Nottingham, married a lady named Ashe, and by her had (with other elder children, whose issue became extinct, on the deatb s. }>. of Lancelot Eolleston, of AVatnall) a yoinigcr son, Philip Eolleston, who m. Frances riEHKEPOiNT, daughter of Eobert, Earl of Kingston, and by her had issue, a sou, E^DWARD Rolleston, of Toynton, eo. Lincoln, who *. his cousin Launcelot Rolles- ton,* of Watnall, and thus united the Lincolnshire and Nottingliamshire ]:>roperties, still in the possession of his descendant. His son, Christopher Rolleston, of Watnall, m. Hannah, daughter of Samuel Holden, of Aston, CO. Derby, and d. 21st March, 1736, having by her, who d. 29tU Apiil, 1725, had issue, I. Tauncelot, of Watnall, high sheriff, CO. Nottingham, 1743, »«. as his second wife, Rosamond, daughter and co-heir of Daniel Greenwood, M.D. of Northampton, but d.s.j).27t] April, 1751. II. John, who .?. his lirnther, and of whom we treat. The second son. Rev. John Eolleston, of Watna'l, who was for upwards of thirty years rector of Aston, CO. Derby, m. Dorothy, youngest daughter of Sir Robert Burdett, of Fore- mark, CO. Derby, and d. 30th June, 1770, having by her, who d. 30th October, 1794, hud with other issue, I. Lancelot, of Watnall, who was high sheriff, 1781, and d. uiim. 25th April, 1802. II. Christopher, of Watnall, was high sheriff, 1805 ; m. Anne, daughter of Captain Nicholas, E.N., and d. 3rd April, 1807, having by her, who d. 14th February, 1809, had issue, 1. Launcelot, of Watnall, Colonel of the Eoyal Sherwood Foresters, or CO. Nottingham Militia, J. P. and D.L., M.P. for Notts. 1837-4'.', i. 2Clli July, 1785; m. first, 17th November, 1808, Caroline, only daughter of ,Sir George Chet- WYND, Bart., of Grendon Hall, eo. Warwick, and by her, who d. lOlli March, 1844, had issue, (1) Lancelot, d. March, 1826. (1) Caroline Jane, m. first, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Han- cox, 7lh D. G. ; and secondly, 1849, Sir Eiehard Levinge, Bart., M.P. of Knockdrin Castle, CO. Westmeuth, and d. 5th May, 1858. (2) Louisa Mary, m. — Beken.s. (3) Charlotte Fniiiees Anne, »i. first, Edward Heneage, late M.P. for Grimsby; and secondly, H. Bromiev. Colonel Lancelot Rolleston m. secondly, Eleanor Charlotte, only surviving daughler of Robeit Feaser, of Torhreck, eo. Inver- ness, and d. May, 1862, leaving further issue, (2) Lancelot, now of Watnall, and Toynton, tlie head of the faniilv, J. P., high sheriff, 1877,' b. 1847; m. 25th February, 1882, Lady Char- lotte Emma Maud Dalzell, sister of Eobert, 15th Earl OF Carnwath. (3) Eobert Svdney, Lieutenant K.N., J. 1849. (4) Henry Edward, b. 1851. (4) Eleanor Anne, b. 1853, m. 15th November, 1878, John • The following monumental inscription is interesting in reference to these two cousins :—" In mtmory of Lancelot Rolleston, of Watnall, in co. Nottingham, Esq., he was one of the branches of the family of Rolleston, of Rolleston, in Staffordshire. He m. the daughter of George Poole, of Haye, in co. Derby, Esq., with whom he lived very happily many J cars until her death; and for his honour and steady loyalty to his prince, he was made the sheriff of this county in the year 1682. . . . He d. in the year 1685, in the 35th ycarof his .ige, n akiiig his loving cousin. Edward Rolleston, of Taunton, Lincolnshire, his executor, who erected tins moiiuinent."