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 168 CURTIS. CURTIS, Sir William Michael, of Cullands Grove, Middx. (1802, U.K.), lieut. R.x. Glouc. mil. 1880; s. his grandfather as 4th Baronet in 1870; b. 10 Not. 1859; heir presumptive, his uncle Capt. Philip JuHan. ARMS — Paly of six or and az. a fesse chequy arg. and sa. in base a sword ppr. pomel and hilt or surmounted of a silver key in saltire, on a canton gn. a dragon's wing of the third so granted to Sir William Curtis 1st Baronet and his descendants. ARMS as above -without the sword and key in base were granted to the other relatives of Sir William Curtis, who were descendants of his father Joseph Curtis. Crest — a ram's head arg. surmounted by two branches of oak in saltire ppr. MOTTO — Gradatim vincimus. Seat — Caj-nham Court, Ludlow. Utneagr. JAMES CLTITIS d. in 1731, bur. at Wanstead in Essex. On his tombstone, terming him " Esquire," are carved the arms as always used (Paly of six or and az. a fess chequy arg. and sa.), less the augmentations granted in 1802, with the crest of a ram's head couped, but devoid of the oak branches of 1802. Tradition brings him from the neighbourhood of Nottingham. He m. twice : 1st, Sarah Clowden, of Croydon; and 2ndly, Anne Phelps, but had issue only by his 1st wife, viz. a son and 3 daus. [1] Joseph, of whom presently. [2] Elizabeth, m. to Cornelius Wildbore, of Nottingham. [3] Sarah, m. to Lambe. [4] Frances, m. to Bush, of London, leaving issue. TOSEPH CLTITIS, of London, d. 21 Mar. 1771, aged 56, fj having m. Marj-, dau. of Timothy Tennant, of London (ancestor of Tennant, of Little Aston Hall, co. Staff.) ; .she d. 1759, having had with other issue 5 sons, [1] Timothy, of Hackney; d. 8 Aug. 1804, aged 61, having m. his cousin Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Cornelius 'Wildbore, of Nottingham, aforesaid; she d. Nov. 1769; issue in male line extinct. [2] James, of the Old South Sea House; b. 10 Oct. 1750; d. unm. Dec. 1835. [3] Sir 'William, of whom presently. [4] George, of Cardington, Beds. capt. E.l.C.S. and an elder brother of the Trinity House; d. 4 June, 1819, having m. 3 July. 1787, Anna DeUcia, only dau. of Richard Windsor, Esq. of Tottenham (by Anne, his 3rd wife, dau. of Richard Briilgman, of London) ; she d. Feb. 1795, at the birth of (twins) a son and dau. (1) GeorgeWilliam,rector of Pad worth, Berks, and 'ft'inning- ton, Essex; b. 4 Nov. 1788 ; d. 30 June, 1865, having m. CaroUne Georgina, eldest dau. of Rev. John David Perkins, D.D. rector of St. Laurence and Mamhead, and ricar of Dawlish, Devon, chaplain to GEORGE IV. and Willi.^m IV.; she d. 26 June, 1855, having had with other issue 2 sons and 2 daus. /I/ Francis Henry, M.A. Merton Coll. Oxon. of the Liverpool College; b. 1828. /2/ Seymour, capt. r.n. ex-com. "Royal Alfred;" b. 8 June, 1833; m. 28 Aug. 1866, Mary, 2nd dau. of Rev. J Collins Allen, of Higham, Hants, and has 2 sons and 2 daus. George Sej-mour, b. 10 June, 1867.— Arthiu- t'ecil, b. 7 Feb. 1874.— Mary Delicia.— Etheldreda Jemima. /3/ Caroline Delicia. / 4/ Laura. (2) Anna Delicia, b. 4 Feb. 1790 ; d. 23 Mar. 1868, having m. 26 Dec. 1809, to John Johnstone, Esq. of Birmingham m.d. and of Galabank, Annandale, co. Dumfries ; he d. 28 Dec.1837 having had 2 daus. /I/ Anna Delicia JoirxSTOSE, d. 5 May, 1871, having m. 4 June, 182 9, to Very Rev. 'Walter Farquhar Hook, D.D. dean of Chichester, chaplain in ordinary to the Queen (son of James Hook, D.D. dean of Worcester — see FARQUHAR, Bart.) ; he d. 20 Oct. 1875, leaving 3 sons and 3 daus. [1] James HOOK, rector of Moreton, Salop ; b. 30 Dec. 1837 ; d. s. p. 27 Jan. 1877, having m. 29 July, 1869, (jfirtrude, dau. of John Hargreaves, of Silwood Park, Berks.; she re-m. 1 Jan. 1880, to Rowland George Ven- ables, bar.-at-law I.T. [2] Walter, rector of Porlock, Somerset ; b. 23 Sept. 1839 ; m. 30 June, 1864, Mary Dyke, dau. of Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte, Esq. of Huntsham, Devon (ACLAXD), and has 2 sons and 5 daus. [3] Cecil, vicar of the "Hook Memorial" Church (All Souls), Leeds; b. 1 Dec. 1844; m. 9 June, 1872, Edith, dau. of late James Turner, Esq. of Rusholme Park, Man- chester, s. p. [4] Augusta Agnes, m. 27 June, 1848, to Ven. George Henry Greville Anson, archdeacon of Manchester (BART.) [5] Anna Delicia, m. Oct. 1853, toRev.ArthurEmpsou, of Eydon, Northants. who d. July, 1876, leaving 4 sons and 4 daus. [6] Charlotte Jane, m. 31 Aug. 1869, to Rev. William Richard Wood Stephens, rector of Woolbeding, Kent, nephew of Lord Hatherley, and has 2 sons and a dau. (WOOD— Bart.) /2/ Agnes Mary JOHXSTOXE, m. 24 June, 1834, to Rev. Henrj- Clarke, rector of Northfield, co. Wore. (Bart.) ; he d. s. p. 2 Oct. 1880. [5] Charles, M.A. rector of St. Martins, Birmingham, and of Solihull, Warwick; b. ; d. 12 Jan. 1829, aged 73, having m. 1st— 1780, Dorothy, 2nd dau. of Rev. John Wylde, of Bell Broughton, Wore. ; she d. 1 Jan. 1795, leaving 5 sons, (1) William, b. Nov. 1781; d. 1818, having m. 1st— 14 Dec. 1802, his cousin Mari,-, wdow of John Maitland, of London (who d. s. p. 7 May, 1801), and onlj' dau. of Timothy Curtis, Esq. of Hackney, aforesaid. He m. 2ndly — dau. of Waring, of Hacknej- (male issue ext.) By his 1st wife he had an only child, William Timothy, Baron D'Aumont in France (male line e.xt.) (2) Charles, b. Sept. 1784 ; d. 1856, having m. Cliar- lotte. dau. of Isaac Hemsley, of Hackney (male issue ext.) (3) John, an officer of artil. E.I.C.S.; b." Nov. 1788; d. vmm. 1821. (4) James, B.C.s. judge at Calcutta, d. 1864 (male issue ext.) (5) Timothy, capt. R.X. ; b. ; d. 15 Oct. 1834, aged 41, having m. 29 Mar. 1828, his cou-sin Rebecca Mary, youngest dau. of Sir William Curtis, 1st Bart.; she d. 11 May, 1848, leaving an only child. Constable, capt. late 12th lancers, b. 1829; m. 1 Aug. 1851, his cousin Henrietta Mary Anne, eldest dau . of Charles BenN-ick Curtis, Esq. (see), and has 4 sons and 4 daus. Charles Constable, b. 21 May, 1852.— Edward Constable, b. 24 May, 1853.— Frank John Constable, b. 21 Jan. 1857, — Henry (jeorge Constable, b. 26 Aug. 1865. — Henrietta Augusta Constable. — Lucy Emma Constable. — Sophia Thoma-sine Constable. — Anna Louisa Constable. Rev. Charles Curtis m. 2ndly— 1797, Sarah, 4th dau. of Thomas Wilkinson, of London and Rotterdam, merchant ; she d., having had 3 sons, (6) Thomas, of Great Berkshamstead Hall, Herts. J.p. high sheriff 1872 ; b. 31 May, 1798 ; m. Sept. 1831, Ann Sophia, youngest dau. of Rev. George William Blaythwayt, of Dyr- ham, CO. Glouc. rector of Langridge, Somerset ; she d. s. p. 11 Nov. 1861. (7) Henry, capt. 2nd dragoons; b. Jan. 1806; d. vmm. July, 1832 (8) George, b. Sept. 1808 ; d. unm. Aug. 1837. SIR WILLIA:« CURTIS, lord mayor of London 1794,5, M.P. city 1790, 1796. 1802, 1806, 180"7, 1812, 1820, and Bletch- ingley, Surrey; sheriff 17«9/90; created a Baroket 23 Dec. 18U2, nominated a Peer as LORD TEXTERDEX, which he however ultimately declined ; b. 25 Jan. 1752; d. 18 Jan. 1829, having m. 9 Nov. 1776, Anne, posthumous dau. and coheir of Edward Constable, Esq. of London, by Sarah his wife (their other dau. Mary, m. to Rev. Thomas Roberts, vicar of Tottenham). [Their mother Sarah Windsor was the only child of Richard Windsor, of Tottenham (above mentioned), by his 1st wife, Jane Grace, only dau. of Robert Austen, Esq. of Tenterden, by his wife Jane, dan. of William Strode, Esq. of Barrington, Somerset. This Jane Grace Austen was heir to her brotlier Sir Robert Austen, of Bexley, 7th anil last Bart, extinct 13 Feb. 1772.] Lady Curtis d. 7 Aug. 1833, ha-ing had with other issue 3 sons and 2 daus. [1] Sir 'William, s. as 2nd Baronet. [2] Timothy Abraham, a director of the Bank of England and governor 1838; b. 30 Jan. 1786; d. 10 May, 1857, having m. 1st — 25 April, 1809, Harriet Margaret, youngest dau. of Young Green, Esq. of Poole, Dorset; shed. 8 June, 1847. He m. 2ndly — 17 May, 1851, Frances Pitt, youngest d.iu. of Laurence Brown-Constable, of Wallace Craigie, Forfars. x.B. By his 1st wife he had (with other issue died 3'oung) 4 sons and 5 daus. (1) William Frederick, lieut.-gen. in the army, late lieut.- col. 21st hussai-s ; b. 4 May, 1810 ; m. 7 Feb. 1842, Johanna Jacobina, eldest dau. of ilons. Jakob Anton de Hubbenet, of