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Alberbury, June 21, 1694 ; matriculated Waeiham College, Oxford, Oct. 20, 1710 ; Admitted to the Inner Temple, Feb. 12, 1 709 ; declined to go into Holy Orders and to take the rich family living of Worthen, Salop, but entered the army as exempt and captain 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, Feb. 6, 1716 ; guidon and to rank as eldest major, Dec. 24, 1717; cornet and major thereof, May 19, 1720, to 1737 ; lieutenant- colonel of Rich's (4th) Dragoons, June 30, 1737, till he left the army, Feb. 4, 1747 ; served in Flanders at Fontenoy, 1745, and in Scotland, 1746 ; lord of the manor of Bausley, co. Montgomery, having succeeded to the family estates in that county ; seated at Boreham,Chelmsford; m. Jane (d. June 9, 1 759, a Bedchamber Woman to the Dowager Princess of Wales), daughter of Nathaniel Thorold of Lincoln, and widow of Capt. Michael Barkham ; and d. January, 1765; buried at Alberbury, Feb. 1. His portrait in military uniform is at Lotbn, Salop (private information from the late Mr. Stanley Leighton, M.P.).

Richard Hartshorne d. 1742.

Geo. Macartney (? son of Lieut.-Gen. Geo. Macartney, who d. 1730 ; see Dalton, vol. vi. p. 302).

Francis Boggest of Hawley, Suffolk, major of the regiment, 1742, till he resigned Sept., 1746, was the senior of the eight Gentlemen Ushers, Quarter Waiters in Ordinary to the King (salary 50Z.), in 1737 Appointed after 1734) until 1760.

Wm. Higginson was son of Capt. Wm. Higginson, w r ho was killed at Lille, 1708.

Matthew'Sewell, lieutenant-colonel in the ?rmy, Oct. 4, 1745 ; captain, in Jeffries's new 10th Regiment of Marines, Jan., 1741 ; lieutenant-colonel of the Duke of Bolton's new- raised (67th) Regiment of Foot, which was raised Nov. 15, 1745, and reduced June 15, 1746, then placed on half-pay ; major of Richbell's 39th Foot, 1747 to Feb. 14, 1754 ; captain of the Independent {'ompanv of Invalids at Pendennis, Julv 24,

1754, to"May 5, 1769.

Charles Rich, third son of Sir Robert "Rich, 3rd Bart, of Sunning, Berks.

Cecil Forester of Rossall, Shrewsbury, the younger son of Wm. Forester, M.P., of Dothill and Willey, Salop, was promoted to captain in Lascelles' Foot, March 17 (1744 or) 1745 ; major of Price's (48th) Foot, Feb. 24', 1748 ; lieutenant -colonel 46th Foot, Jan. 24, 1752 ; lieutenant-colonel llth Foot, Dec. 30,

1755, to May, 1760 ; M.P. Wenlock, 1761-8 ; m. (? 1761) Anne, daughter and coheir of Robert Townshend of Christleton, Cheshire,

Recorder of Chester. She survived him, and d. at Quarry Bank, Slirewsbury, May 24, 1826, aged 84. Their eldest son was created Lord Forester, July 17, 1821.

Capt. Douglas, appointed major of the regiment, Sept., 1746 ; and Capt.-Lieut. Brown made captain of a troop therein the same time (Gent. Mag.).

Samuel Horsey was one of the four orporals (or exons, salary 150Z.) of the Yeomen of the Guard in 1748 till 1757 ; and Bath King at Arms, January, 1757, to 1770. (Query, son of Sam. Horsey, lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel of the 4th or Scots Troop of Horse Guards, 1715; d. 1738.) W. R. WILLIAMS.

(To'be continued.)

Henry Vachell (ante, p. 204). There was a Henrv Vachell, captain, at St. Mary's, Reading, Oct. 10, 1694 ; son of Tanfield and Dorothy Vachell, Coley Park, Reading, Berks, described in pedigree as ensign, Jan. 3, 1717, d.s.p. Mentioned in mother's will, Nov. 6, 1719 (proved Nov. 28, 1726). See Berks Archaeological and Architectural Society's Journal, vol. iii.

Francis Columbine (p. 246). Ensign in Capt. Goodwyn's Company, Col. Colum- bine's* Regiment, July 5, 1695 ; captain Col. Columbine's Regiment, Dec. 22, 1701 ; major Col. Columbine's Regiment, March 18, 1704 ; lieutenant-colonel in Col. Rooke's Regiment, Feb. 24, 1705 ; colonel, brevet, Oct. 17, 1706. On half-pay : lieutenant- colonel and captain Brigadier Henry Grove's Regiment, Aug. 4, 1715 ; brigadier-general, March 2, 1727 ; major-general, Oct. 29, 1735 ; colonel of Grove's Regiment, June 27, 1737 ; lieutenant-general, f July 2, 1739. (Copy of War Office record by Rev. A. B. Baldwin, 1914.)

See also US. ix. 499 for other references to members of the family.

R. J. FYNMORE.

General Charles Rainsford, M.P. (see ante' p. 314). General Charles Rainsford, Governor of Chester, was returned to the House of Commons for Maldon at a by-election in 1773, at another for Beeralston in 1787, and at the General Election of 1790 for Newport (Cornwall). The last two boroughs were in the patronage of Hugh, second

6th Bed Regiment, June 23, 1695. See Millan's ' Army List, 1 1773, ' Succession of Colonels.'
 * Probably Col. Ventris Columbine of the

f See US. ix. 478. Gen. Francis Columbine d. Sept. 16, 1746, aged 66, and is buried at Hillingdon, Middlesex.