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 „ HENLEY— HENNIKER. 205 III. 1811. 3. Anthony Hbnlbt (Henley), Daron Henley of Chaiidstock [f.]. 8. and h., b. 12 April 1825, in Whitehall yard and bap. 10 June at St. Jim-tins in the fields, Under t!io Royal He. to his father, 31 March 1831, he acquired the name uf Uctilcy in lieu of that of Eden ; ed. at Eton ; sue. to the pecrnye [[.], 3 Fek 1841 i mat. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 9 June 18-13 ; High Sheriff of Northamptonshiie, 1854; M.P. for Northampton, 1S59-74. He was cr., 28 June IS85,(») BARON NORTHINGTONi, 1 ') OF W'ATFOKD, co. Northampton. He m., 20 July 1846, at St. Peter's, Eaton square, Julia Emily Augusta, da. of John Peel, D.D., Dean of Worcester, by Augusta, da. of John Swinfen, of Swinfen, co. Stafford. She (/. 15 Feb. 1862, aged 34, in Ecclestou sq., Midx,, and was bur. at Watford afsd. He M. secondly, 30 June 1870, at St. Geo. Han. sq., Clara Campbell Lucy, 2d da. of Joseph Henry Storie Jekyll, by Clara Amelia, da. of Edmund Hooke, of Mulbarton, Norfolk. Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of 3,002 acres in Dorset and 1,764 in Northamptonshire. Tutal 5,36(3 acres, worth £8,516 a year. Principal Residence. Watford Court (near Rugby), Northamptonshire. HENNIKER OF STliATFORD-UPON-SLANEY. Barony [I.] i. Sir John Hennikeb, Bait., of Worlingworlh Hall, I 1800 c " - Suffolk, 1st B. of John H., of London and of Westham, co. Essex (a Freeman of the city of Rochester), by Hannah, da. of John SWAHSOH, also of London, was 6. 15 June 1724; sue. his father 6 April 1719 ; was M.P. for Sudbury, 1761-68, and for Dover, 1774-84, and, having m. 21 Feb. 1747, at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Anne, 1st da. and coheir (whose issue became sole heir) of Sir John M.uuH, Bart., of Worliugworth Hall afsd., by Elizabeth, da. of Daniel Dale, of Bridlington, co. York (which Sir John had been cr. a Baronet, 1 5 July 1 765, with a spec, rem., failing heir male of his boily, to his son in law the said John nenniker) sue. his wife's father, 16 Feb. 1781, in the said Baronetcy. His wife d. 18 July 1792. He was cr. 31 July 1S00,;") BARON HENNIKER OF STRAT- FORD - U PUN - S LAN EY, co. Wicklow [I.] He d. 18 April 1S03, aged 78. Both were bur. in Rochester Cathedral. His will pr. 1803. H. 1803. J. John (Hen.viker- Major), Baron Hennikeb op Stbatkokd-ipon-Slanet [I.], s. and h., b. 19 April 1752; ed. at St. John's Coll., Cambridge; M.A. (per litt. regias) 1772; LLD. 1811. Barrister at Law. By royal lie, 10 Aug. 1792, he took the name of Major after that of Ilenniker in compliance" with the will of his maternal grandfather. He was M-P. for Romney, 1785-90 ; forSteynidg, 1794— 1S02 , for Rutland, 1805-12, and for Stamford,. 1812-18, haviitg sue, to the pccra.,e [I.], IS April 1803. "F.R.S.. F.S.A., &c. He m. 27 April 1791, at Fuliuun, co. Midx., Emily, da. of Robert Jones, of Duffryn, co. Glamorgan. She d. 18 Dec. 1819. Will and spec, admon. Feb. 1820. He d. s.p., 5 Dec. 1821, aged 69, at Stratford, in Westham, co. Essex. Will pr. 1822. (*) This was one of a dozen Baronies cr. in June and July 1S85, for a list of which see sub " llobhouse." ( b j The Earldom of Noithington [a tithing in the parish of Mitcheldever], co. Southampton, was conferred in 1764 on his great grandfather (whom he represented) and became extinct in 1786. The title of " Northington of Watford " is on the principle of " Leicester of Holkham " (see remarks under that creation) " Truro of Bowes," " Tenterden of Hendun," &c. (°) The patents for no less than sixteen Baronies [I.J were thited 31 July 1800, being accompanied at the same date by Royal letters of precedence in the following order, viz. (1) Castlecoote; (2) Langford; (3) Do Blaquiere ; (41 Frankfort uf Galmoy ; (5) Dufferin and Olaneboye ; (6) Ilenniker; (7) Xewcomen ; (8) Adare ; (9) Ventry ; (.0) Ennismore; (11) Wallscourt ; (121 Mount Sandford ; (13) Duualley ; (14)Tara; (15) Hartland, and (16) Clanmorris. It is to be observed that the patent of Ilenniker, as alto that of Ventry, is not enrolled in Chancery [I.], but in the case of Yentry, the patent itself was produced in the house. These sixteen persons, thus ennobled, form part of 26 raiseil to the Irish Peerage in one year, viz. (1S00) the year immediately before the Irish Union. See vol. i, p. 166, note "a," sub "Ashtown."