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 NOTES AND QUERIES. f n s. v. JAN. 20, 1912.

Herts, who is there stated to have been the son of - Kingsley by a daughter of Fleetwood of the Vache. This William Kingsley died in 1611. His age at death is not recorded, but his widow died in 1622, aged 74, and it is unlikely that there would be any very marked difference between the ages of husband and wife. It is impossible, therefore, to fix the Fleetwood-Kingsley marriage much earlier than 1550, and if we assume Agnes and William Kingsley men- tioned by Robert Fleetwood in his will to be the issue of such marriage, they might well have been at school in 1560, when the will was made.

As to the position of the Fleetwood lady in the Vache pedigree, this, so far, has not been discovered. The founder of the line was Thomas Fleetwood, next elder brother of the testator, who purchased the Vache estate some little time before his death in 1572, aged 52. He was twice married, and had daughters by both wives, but their husbands are fairly well known, and, besides, they were of a younger generation than the mother of William Kingsley of Rosehall. It has been suggested that the two Kingsleys named in the will were a niece and nephew of the testator by one of his two sisters. This would suit very well as to date, but, unfortunately, unless there was a second marriage on the part of one of them, neither of these ladies married a Kingsley.

A reference in ' S. P. Dom.' seems to lend strong confirmation to the close connexion between the Kingsleys and the Fleetwoods. Under date 29 May, 1604, we read " Grant to Sir George Fleetwood of advowson of a prebend at Canterbury, to present William Kingsley." Sir George Fleetwood was son and heir of Thomas Fleetwood, the founder of the Vache line. The William Kingsley here named afterwards the well-known Archdeacon of Canterbury was fourth son of William Kingsley of Rosehall. At the date of the grant he was not more than 19 or 20 years old, and the grant to him of a prebend at so youthful an age could have been only through the powerful influence of his relative Sir George Fleetwood of the Vache. This gant was the commencement of Archdeacon William Kingsley' s clerical career, and was doubtless the occasion of his settlement at Canterbury, where his descend- ants continued for many generations. He was ancestor of the late Canon Kingsley, and, indeed, so far as I am aware, of all existing members of that family whose descent can be traced. The subject is therefore of more than passing genealogical interest. There

is, I think, little doubt that the William Kingsley named in the will of Robert Fleet - wood was identical with William Kingsley of Rosehall, who founded both the Kentish and the Hertfordshire lines. It would be interesting could the names of his father and mother be established. W. D. PINK.

Lowton, Newtbn-le-Willows.

INSCRIPTIONS IN BURIAL-GROUND OF ST. JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER.

(See 11 S. iv. 302, 403, 484.)

THIS instalment continues the list of inscriptions on

STONES LYING FLAT. EAST SIDE.

201. J. J. | Jan., 1829 | C. (J.) | March , 1846. | Also J. | Dec., 1848. [See No. 279.]

202. John Hyde, Esq., of this p., d. 21 day of -, 181(3).

203. William Reeve, d. 6 Jan., 1812, a. (4)8.

204. Mr. Edward Jarman, d., 1815, a. 7(9),

Also Catherine W[est], spinster, d. 23 Aug., 1821, a. (3)1 years. Mary, wid. of Mr. John West,, of this p., d. 25 April, 1826, in her 71st year.

205. Mrs. Ann Money, d. 29 May, 1821, a. (59), Also 3 chn. who died in their infancy.

206. James Joseph Ottey, d. 9 Jan., 1807, a. (18) months. Also Sarah Ottey, of the- above, [died] Jan., 1819, a. 55. Edward Ottey, of Carteret Street, Westminster, d. 22 Dec., 1823, a..

207. W. Mears, s. of Mears, d. Oct., 1799 r a. 27. Martha, dau. of Thomas and Mary Peers Mears, d. 26 Dec., 181(8), a. 3 days. James Palmer Mears, d. 17 Oct., 1818, a. 33. Mr. John Mears, d. 13 April, 1819, a. 48. The above Mrs. Mary Mears, d..ll July, 1821, a. 78. Mr. William Mears, d. 1 April, 1824, in his 78th year.

208. Mr. John Yeomans, of this p., d. 19 July, 1814, a. 39. Ann, wid. of the above, d. 9 May, 1839, a. 67. Thomas John Yeomans, s. of the above, d. 21 June, 1840, a. 42. Stephen Yeomans, s. of the above, d. 1 Dec., 1840, a. 2 yrs. 3 mths. Sarah, wid. of Thomas John Yeomans, d. 18 Aug., 1842, a. 33. Ann Hambleton, dau. of John and Anne Yeomans, d. 9 June, 1843, a. 42.

209. Mary, [wi]fe of William Miles, of this p.,

d. (April ?) 19, 1786, a. 72 of Mr. Wm. Miles

d. 1789, a. 77. William Miles, s. of the

above, d. May 4,. Sarah, dau. of the above

Wm. and Mary Miles, d. Sept. 23, 1806. John Miles, d. Jan., 1818. Richard, eldest s. of Wm.

and Mary Miles, d. Feb, a. (8)1. Also

Mrs d in her 92nd year. Also Mrs.

Mary, d. July, 1.831, a. 92.

210 Mary Inderwick, mother of the above,.

211. Mr. James Thomas, of this p., brother of the late Benjamin Thomas, d. Feb. 17, 1814, a. 60. Ann Langley, dau. of James Thomas, and w. of James Langley, of this p., d. March 2, 1815, a. 36. J. Langley, husband of the above, d. June, 1820,. a. 47.

212. [Blank.]

213. [do.]

214. [do.]