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 u B. xii. OCT. 9, 1915.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Chinese Batta, or prize money, distributed some time ago, as also of that which is about to be distributed, I, on the part of my Father, who is prevented by illness from writing himself, beg to enquirs if such infor- mation is correct.

In making this enquiry I trust I am not travelling out of the usual course, or troubling you. on a subject which does not fall within your Official province. According to the information w r hich I have been able to obtain from those standing in a similar situation, the proper Channel for such en- quiries is through the Office of the Secretary at War. If I have been in any rsspect misdirected, I beg to apologise for occupying your time, and

I remain Sir Your obedient Servant

MARGARET DE QUINCEY. to the Right Hon ble

The Secretary at War.

E. H. FAIRBROTHER.

BUCKERIDGE OF LICHFIELD AS FOUNDER'S KIN.

AMONG the MSS. at St. John's College, Oxford, is preserved a pedigree of Charles Buckeridge (afterwards Archdeacon of Coventry and Canon of Lichfield), who, in the year 1773, claimed founder's kin to Sir Thomas White. This pedigree was drawn up by Ralph Bigland, Norroy, and Isaac Heard, Lancaster ; but the claim was dis- allowed by the College authorities.

Theophilus Buckeridge of Lichfield, the father of Charles, is given as the son of Wild, (died 31 May, 1771)^ and grandson of Ralph (died May, 1707) and Sarah, daughter of Francis Bayley of the same city. Ralph is said to be a son of Ralph Buckeridge of Newport, Salop, baptized there 15 Sept., 1660, and the latter a son of George, brother to Bishop Buckeridge. I have verified the pedigree in detail to Ralph of Newport, but there appears to be an error in the descent from the Bishop's brother. This George Buckeridge, who was of the parish of St. Bride, London, married in the year 1598-9 Susan, daughter of Thomas Stud- l^y of Shrewsbury (her mother was a sister of Sir Robert Wright of Richmond). George Buckeridge died at Willingham, Cambs, 1646, leaving issue: (1) John, Rector of Willingham, buried there 5 Sept., 1647, who left issue by Anne, sister of Thomas Fettiplace of St. Ives, Hunts, five daughters,

Anne, Susan, Elizabeth, Mary, and Joan, and one son John. (2) George, whose place of residence and date of death are not known, but who had a son George, mentioned in the will of his grandfather in 1645 he was under 16 on 25 Sept., 1645. (3) Elizabeth, married Richard Tillesly, Archdeacon of Rochester and Clerk of the Chapel Royal.. (4) Dorothy, married Elizeus Burges, Rector of Southfleet, Kent. Possibly, but not probably, Ralph Buckeridge of Newport was a younger son of George whose place- of residence is not known. I think it more likely, however, that he is identical with a Ralph Buckeridge who is mentioned as a son by Richard Buckeridge of Ipsden, Oxon,. in his will dated 14 Feb., 1612 ; he had six other sons, viz., George (who died 1643, and mentions his brother Ralph in his will),. Richard, Thomas, William, John, and Deo- datus. The last-named also had a som Deodatus, living at Stepney as a mercer in 1665. The five daughters of Richard, named Elizabeth, Emme, Annis, Joan, and Alice, were married, with the exception of the first two^ respectively to Thomas Goswell of Checken- don, Oxon (will 1631), Thomas Blackball! of Checkendon (will 1636), and Richard' Holloway. The will of Ralph Buckeridge of Newport appears in the Calendar of Wills at Lichfield in 1671, but cannot be found. His burial, however, appears in the Register at Newport on 18 Sept., 1671. In a subsidy of the thirteenth year of Charles II. he is styled, inn-holder. Besides the son Ralph already mentioned, he had a son John, baptized at Newport, 27 April, 1663, who was later a grocer at The Cross, Shrewsbury, and marriedf Mary, daughter of Benjamin Hinde, mercer,, of the same place. Several of their children* appear in the Registers at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, and a daughter, Mary, married Ralph Littlehales, a grocer, 13 May, 1708. Ralph, a son of John, baptized 24 April,, 1687, matriculated St. John's College, 3 July, 1 704, aged 1 7, B. A. 1 708. On 3 April, 1732, in St. Mary's Register is the entry,.. " Mr. John Buckeridge buried."

Any help in solving the above parentage will be very welcome. If the Lichfield Buckeridges were descended from Richard of Ipsden, then they had no claim to kin- ship at St. John's. This Richard was a brother of Bishop Buckeridge' s father.

Unfortunately the rejection by the College^ of the pedigree is no guarantee of its being wrong, nor does the signature of the heralda- offer any proof of its being right. The following abstract of the will of Ralph may- give some clue.