Babington is the name of an Anglo-Irish and English gentry family. The Anglo-Irish branch of the family is still extant today.
90-646: Babington is a confluence of three words - Ba (likely a Saxon, or earlier Celtic name), ing (of Saxon origin) and ton (a settlement). So it means a settlement of the people or followers of Ba or Babba. There are two places in England named Babington. Babington, Somerset The oldest (by reference) is Babington in Somerset, recorded in 1086 as Babingtone in the Domesday Book, and belonging to Bishop Geoffrey of Countences. Babington, Northumberland The second settlement
180-710: A manorial lordship can be noted on request in British passports through an official observation worded, 'The Holder is the Lord of the Manor of ................'. The issues of land claims were raised in the UK Parliament in 2004 and were debated with a reply on the subject from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs acknowledging 'need for reform of the remnants of feudal and manorial law' as
270-629: A case was highlighted in Peterstone Wentloog , Wales , where villagers were being charged excessive fees to cross manorial land to access their homes. In 2007, a caution against first registration caused houses to stop selling in Alstonefield after Mark Roberts , a businessman from Wales also previously involved in the Peterstone Wentloog case, registered a caution against first registration for 25,000 acres (100 km ) after purchasing
360-417: A descendant of William Babington (born circa 1442) was Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1689 to 1690 and Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1689 to 1690. William III of England described him as 'a very prudent and honourable man, and assuredly a very brave and excellent officer—even one of the best who have served me here of his nation'. The Babingtons inherited Dethick Manor (through
450-462: A fee). Under King Henry II, the Dialogus de Scaccario already distinguished between greater barons (who held their baronies per baroniam by knight-service), and lesser barons (who owned the manor without knight-service). As they held their title due to ownership of manors, and not per baroniam knights service, Lords of the Manor were in the group of lesser barons. The entitlement or "title" to attend
540-707: A great-great-grandson of the first recorded Sir John, was Chief Captain of Morlaix in Brittany during the reign of King Edward III , and was buried in monastery of the White Friars at Morlaix. His son, Sir John de Babington (1335-1409) is said to have exclaimed in Norman French: 'foy est tout' ("faith is all"), on being chosen by King Henry IV for dangerous duty in France, which became the family's motto. His son, Thomas Babington of Dethick (c.1376-1464) served with King Henry V at
630-469: A historic legal jurisdiction in the form of the court baron . The journal Justice of the Peace & Local Government Law advises that the position is unclear as to whether a lordship of a manor is a title of honour or a dignity, as this is yet to be tested by the courts. Technically, lords of manors are barons , or freemen ; however, they do not use the term as a title. Unlike titled barons, they did not have
720-643: A hotel in Tjøme . Rev. William Babington's younger son John (1785-1848) was employed by the East India Company and had several wives by whom he had many children, including Lieutenant-General John Henry Melville Babington (1816-1887) of the Indian Staff Corps and Major-General Richard Clarke Babington (1827-1885) of the Indian Staff Corps . Captain Babington's second son, Rev. Humphrey Babington (1715-1790)
810-1041: A legally recognised form of property that can be held independently of its historical rights. It may belong entirely to one person or be a moiety shared with other people. The title is known as Breyr in Welsh . In the British Crown Dependencies of Jersey and Guernsey the equivalent title is Seigneur . A similar concept of such a lordship is known in French as Sieur or Seigneur du Manoir , Gutsherr in German , Kaleağası (Kaleagasi) in Turkish , Godsherre in Norwegian and Swedish , Ambachtsheer in Dutch , and Signore or Vassallo in Italian . The manor formed
900-771: A lord of the manor could either be a tenant-in-chief if he held a capital manor directly from the Crown , or a mesne lord if he was the vassal of another lord. The origins of the lordship of manors arose in the Anglo-Saxon system of manorialism . Following the Norman conquest , land at the manorial level was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 (the Normans' registry in Sicily was called, in Latin ,
990-406: A noble title, historically holders of manorial titles were seen as people of rank. They are a semi-extinct form of hereditary landed title that grants the holder the rank of Esquire by prescription and are considered high gentry or lower, non- peerage nobility by contemporary heralds and students of nobiliary. Lordship in this sense is a synonym for ownership, although this ownership involved
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#17328582520961080-555: A physician and epidemiologist who was elected the founding President of the Epidemiological Society of London in 1850. Benjamin Guy Babington's grandchildren included Anna Maria Babington, founder of Babington's tea room in 1893, and Colville Burroughs Babington who emigrated to Argentina in 1889 and who is an ancestor of Carlos Babington . William Babington (1756-1833)'s eldest son was William Babington (1789-1828) who
1170-458: A right to sit in the House of Lords , which was the case for all noble peers until the House of Lords Act 1999 . John Selden in his esteemed work Titles of Honour (1672) writes, "The word Baro (Latin for Baron ) hath been also so much communicated, that not only all Lords of Manors have been from ancient time, and are at this day called sometimes Barons (as in the stile of their Court Barons, which
1260-440: A single summons as a group through the sheriff, and representatives from their number would be elected to attend on behalf of the group (this would later evolve into the House of Commons ). This meant the official political importance of ownership of manors declined, eventually resulting in baronial status becoming a "personal" title rather than one linked to ownership of territory. The lesser Baronial titles, including Lordships of
1350-437: A sub-tenant. Further sub-infeudation could occur down to the level of a lord of a single manor, which in itself might represent only a fraction of a knight's fee. A mesne lord was the level of lord in the middle holding several manors, between the lords of a manor and the superior lord. The sub-tenant might have to provide knight-service, or finance just a portion of it, or pay something purely nominal. Any further sub-infeudation
1440-479: A time when manorial rights were being sold to larger city corporations . In 1854, the lords of the manor of Leeds had "sold" these acts of ownership to the "corporation of Leeds" which would become the City of Leeds . Other town corporations bought their manorial titles in the 19th century, including Manchester , where the corporation paid £200,000 for the title in 1846. By 1925, copyhold tenure had formally ended with
1530-750: A title of lord of the manor may not have any land or rights, and in such cases the title is known as an 'incorporeal hereditament'. Before the Land Registration Act 2002 it was possible to volunteer to register lordship titles with the Land Registry; most did not seek to register. Dealings in previously registered Manors are subject to compulsory registration; however, lords of manors may opt to de-register their titles and they will continue to exist unregistered. Manorial rights such as mineral rights ceased to be registerable after midnight on 12 October 2013. There were fears in 2014 and earlier, that holders of
1620-483: A younger son of Richard Babington and Anne Starkey, had six children, including Anne Babington who married Sir Thomas Fanshawe and was mother of Thomas Fanshawe ( Member of Parliament for Preston and Lancaster ) and grandmother of Sir Thomas Fanshawe ( Member of Parliament for Essex ). The Babingtons first settled in Ireland in 1610 when Brutus Babington (1558-1611), the son of Richard Babington and Anne Starkey,
1710-583: Is Curia Baronis, &c . And I have read hors de son Barony in a barr to an Avowry for hors de son fee ) But also the Judges of the Exchequer have it from antient time fixed on them." Since 1965 lords of the manor have been entitled to compensation in the event of compulsory purchase. Before the Land Registration Act 2002 it was possible for manors to be registered with HM Land Registry . No manorial rights could be created after 1925, following entry into force of
1800-607: Is Babington (now Bavington) in Northumberland; actually occurring as two hamlets, Little Babington and Great Babington. The Domesday book does not include Northumberland but the area in 1086 was in the possession of the Norman Umfranville family. This Northumberland Babington settlement is first referenced in a charter in 1199, when it was given as part of a dower to relating to William Bertram (lived between 1177 and 1189) who married Alice, daughter of Robert de Umfranville. Over
1890-451: Is also a settlement in Cheshire called Bebington, possibly named after the followers of one Bebba , as opposed to Babba . It first appears in 1093 as the 'Capella (chapel) de Bebington' in the settlement of Pontone. Pontone was subsequently renamed as Bebington, Cheshire. The first Babington in the pedigree was Sir John de (of) Babington, Lord of Babington Parva (now Bavington ). Sir John
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#17328582520961980-403: Is arranged under parishes, the other is arranged under manors and shows the last-known whereabouts of the manorial records, the records are often very limited. The National Archives at Kew, London , and county record offices maintain many documents that mention manors or manorial rights, in some cases manorial court rolls have survived, such documents are now protected by law. Ownership of
2070-508: Is called of Little Babington , and in 1274 when Richard de Babington is called of Great Babington . Given the preponderance of the other owners of Great Babington, it is likely that the Babington family were initially tenants of Little Babington. Given the earlier destruction of the Anglo-Saxon landowning class, it is probable that they were of Norman descent, but beyond this nothing else is known of their origins. Bebington, Cheshire. There
2160-429: Is called 'overriding interest', or in other words the ability to affect land even if the interests or rights are not registered against that land, as of 12 October 2013. Manorial incidents can still be recorded for either registered or unregistered manors; however, proof of existence of the rights may need to be submitted to the Land Registry before they will be noted and they may not be registered at all after affected land
2250-550: Is debated as to whether the title forms part of the "titled" strata of the British nobility which is these days predominantly linked to titles of peerage, but the title has historically been associated with the English landed gentry and squirearchy within the context of the class structure of the United Kingdom . The status of lord of the manor is today often associated with the rank of esquire by prescription. Many Lordships of
2340-526: Is one of the largest holders of manorial titles in the UK. The Dukes of Westminster owe their fortune to the marriage of heiress Mary Davies, Lady of the Manor of Ebury , to Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet , with the Manor of Ebury today forming the Grosvenor Estate . As a feudal title 'Lord of the Manor', unlike titles of peerage, can be inherited by whomever the title holder chooses (including females), and it
2430-429: Is sold after 12 October 2013. This issue does not affect the existence of the title of lord of the manor. There have been cases where manors have been sold and the seller has unknowingly parted with rights to unregistered land in England and Wales. A manorial lordship or ladyship is not connected to the English or British Peerage system , but rather is a remnant of the feudal or Baronial system that pre-dates it. It
2520-561: Is the great-great-grandfather of Zachary Babington (d. 1745), who served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire between 1713-1724. Another son, Humphrey Babington of Rothley Temple (1544-1610), married Margaret Cave (d. 1629) and was the father of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple (1627-1645) among others, whose son Matthew Babington (1612-1669) was MP for Leicestershire in 1660 Matthew Babington of Rothley Temple (1612-1669) married Anne Hopkins and had four sons and eight daughters, including Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple (1635-1708), who
2610-655: Is the only English title that can be sold (though they rarely are), as Lordships of the manor are considered non-physical property in England and are fully enforceable in the English court system. Feudal lordships of the manor therefore still exist today (2023) in English property law , being legal titles historically dating back to the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Being incorporated into property law (whether physical or non-physical) they can be bought and sold, as historic artifacts. The title itself as stated below can be separated from
2700-584: The Catalogus Baronum , compiled a few years later). The title cannot nowadays be subdivided. This has been prohibited since 1290 by the statute of Quia Emptores that prevents tenants from alienating their lands to others by subinfeudation , instead requiring all tenants wishing to alienate their land to do so by substitution . Lord Denning , in Corpus Christi College Oxford v Gloucestershire County Council [1983] QB 360, described
2790-704: The Air Council during the Second World War . Rev. Richard Babington (1720-1800) , Captain Babington's third son, was the father of David Babington who built Foyle Park House - later Grocers' Hall - in Eglinton and who served as the Member of Parliament for Ballyshannon . George Babington, Captain Babington's fourth son, was a merchant in Derry and married Mary Stafford by whom he had eight children. George Babington's eldest son
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2880-606: The Battle of Agincourt . Thomas's son Sir John Babington of Dethick (1423-1485), was slain at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 fighting for King Richard III . One of Thomas's other sons Sir William Babington (1370-1455) established a branch of the Babingtons at Chilwell and Kiddington. Thomas Babington of Dethick (died 13 March 1518), son of Sir John Babington of Dethick and Isabel Bradbourne (1427-1486), and his wife Editha FitzHerbert (d. 1511), daughter of Ralph Fitzherbert , continued
2970-537: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Lord of the manor Lord of the manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England and Norman England , referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The titles date to the English feudal (specifically Baronial ) system. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne ) as well as seignory ,
3060-527: The King's Council in parliament began to be granted exclusively by decree in the form of a writ of Summons from 1265 entrenching the status of the Greater Barons and effectively founding the House of Lords . Magna Carta (which had been first issued in 1215) had declared that "No free man shall be seized, imprisoned, dispossessed, outlawed, exiled or ruined in any way, nor in any way proceeded against, except by
3150-540: The 13th century; this became the main break of the family. Sir Hugh Babington became Sheriff of Derby & Nottingham (1282), Cambridge & Huntingdon (1289) and Kent (1294). His and his descendants eventually settled in Gamlingay, Cambridgshire. Other branches moved to York, Derby, Nottingham and Devon. Those of Rothley (Leicester) and Kiddington (Oxford) are then descended from the Derby house. Sir John de Babington (1304-1353),
3240-429: The Babingtons of Dethick. Richard Babington (d. 1550), the son of Sir Anthony Babington , lived at Nantwich in Cheshire and was survived by his only son, also called Richard, who married Anne Starkey (1527-1564), daughter of Richard Starkey (1514-1566) and Jane Legh (1507-1589), in 1555. Richard and Anne's younger son, Brutus Babington , established the branch of the family in Ireland in 1610. Urie Babington (1560-1605),
3330-545: The Exchequer , married Margery Martell and lived at Chilwell Hall . His son, William Babington (1393-1474) was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1456. William (1339-1474)'s son was Sir John Babington (1425-1501), who fought for Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth alongside his cousin Sir John Babington of Dethick and for Henry VI at the Battle of Stoke Field , and his daughter
3420-463: The Law of Property Act 1922. Manorial incidents, which are the rights that a lord of the manor may exercise over other people's land, lapsed on 12 October 2013 if not registered by then with the Land Registry. This is a separate issue to the registration of lordships of manors, since both registered and unregistered lordships will continue to exist after that date. It is only their practical rights that lost what
3510-420: The Manor ) is not a title of nobility, as in a peerage title . The holder of a lordship of the manor can be referred to as Lord or Lady of the manor of [ Placename ], or Lord or Lady of [ Placename ], for example Lord or Lady of Little Bromwich, this shortening is permitted as long as "of" is not omitted and the name of the holder is included before as not to imply a peerage. It has been argued that Lords of
3600-507: The Manor are 'held' via Grand Serjeanty - a duty to carry out certain functions when required - which places them in close proximity to the monarch, often during the Coronation . An example would be the Manor of Scrivelsby , where the owner of the Manor is required to serve as King's Champion . Additionally, many peers also hold Lordships of the manor, and the sovereign via the Duchy of Lancaster
3690-588: The Manor, therefore were not incorporated into the peerage. It is understood that all English Feudal Baronies that were not Lordships of the Manor and had not been upgraded into a peerage, were abolished by the Tenures Abolition Act 1660 , passed after the Restoration, which took away knight-service and other legal rights. This left Lordships of the Manor as the sole vestige of the English feudal system. Like their English counterparts, by 1600 manorial titles in
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3780-775: The Urney estate. Edwin Babington was taken prisoner during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and gave evidence to the Commission of Enquiry. He married Francisca Cockes and had a son, Matthew Babington (1610-1689) of Urney and Doe Castle , who was attainted by the Dublin Parliament of King James II in 1689. Matthew Babington married Elizabeth Galbraith, the daughter and heiress of Colonel James Galbraith , MP. Matthew had three sons: Captain William Babington of Urney (1651-1702) , who
3870-407: The basic unit of land ownership within the baronial system. Initially in England the feudal "baronial" system considered all those who held land directly from the king by knight-service , from earls downwards, as "barons". Others forms of land tenure under the feudal system included serjeanty (a form of tenure in return for a specified duty other than standard knight-service) and socage (payment of
3960-484: The enactment of Law of Property Acts , Law of Property Act 1922 and Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924, converting copyhold to fee simple . Although copyhold was abolished, the title of Lord of the Manor remains, and certain rights attached to it will also remain if they are registered under the Land Registration Act 2002 . This Act ended manorial incidents unprotected by registration at the Land Registry after October 2013. The Land Registration Act 2002 does not affect
4050-404: The existence of unregistered lordships after October 2013, only the rights that would have previously been attached to the same. During the latter part of the 20th century, many of these titles were sold to wealthy individuals seeking a distinction. However, certain purchasers, such as Mark Roberts , controversially exploited the right to claim unregistered land. A manorial title (i.e. Lord of
4140-686: The family line at Dethick, as did Thomas's son Sir Anthony Babington (1476-1536). Thomas's fifth son, Humphrey Babington of Rothley Temple started the branch of the family who were seated at Rothley Temple . The family were primarily landowners in Derbyshire (Dethick inheritance), Northumberland and Leicestershire . Family seats included Rothley Court , Dethick Manor , Chilwell Hall , Curborough Hall and Packington Hall . The family has routinely produced members who have successively occupied posts such as High Sheriff , Lord Lieutenant and Member of Parliament . Sir William Babington , Chief Baron of
4230-543: The first element being the title may be held in moieties and may not be subdivided , this is prohibited by the statute of Quia Emptores preventing subinfeudation whereas the second and third elements can be subdivided. Although manorial lordship titles today no longer have rights attached to them, historically the lordship title itself had the power to collect fealty (i.e. services) and taxes. The Historical Manuscripts Commission maintains two Manorial Document Registers that cover southern England . One register
4320-408: The formerly Norman territories in France and Italy did not ennoble their holders in the same way as did, for example, a barony in these territories. Lordships of the Manor often have certain feudal era rights associated with them. The exact rights that each manor holds will be different: the right to hold a market, a right over certain waterways or mineral deposits are all within scope. Historically
4410-412: The lawful judgement of his peers", and thus this body of greater Barons with a right to attend parliament were deemed to be "peers" of one another, and it became the norm to refer to these magnates collectively as the "peerage" during the reign of Edward II . Meanwhile the holders of smaller fiefdoms per baroniam ceased to be summoned to parliament, and instead lesser barons of each county would receive
4500-521: The lordship of the manor of Alstonefield for £10,000 in 1999. Judith Bray, land law expert from Buckingham University , speaking to BBC about the case, said that "the legal situation is very confusing because a piece of legislation in the 1920s separated manorial rights from the ownership of land." In reports about the Alstonefield case, the BBC stated, "Scores of titles are bought and sold every year, some like
4590-503: The manor can have the prefix "The Much Honoured" as using Mr, Miss or Mrs would be incorrect. The style 'Lord of the Manor of X' or 'Lord of X' is, in a sense, more of a description than a title, somewhat similar to the term Laird in Scotland. King's College, Cambridge has given the view that the term 'indicated wealth and privilege, and it carried rights and responsibilities'. It is debated whether manorial lordships can be classed as
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#17328582520964680-410: The manor thus: In medieval times the manor was the nucleus of English rural life. It was an administrative unit of an extensive area of land. The whole of it was owned originally by the lord of the manor. He lived in the big house called the manor house. Attached to it were many acres of grassland and woodlands called the park. These were the "demesne lands" which were for the personal use of the lord of
4770-458: The manor. Dotted all round were the enclosed homes and land occupied by the "tenants of the manor". In England in the Middle Ages , land was held on behalf of the English monarch or ruler by a powerful local supporter, who gave protection in return. The people who had sworn homage to the lord were known as vassals . Vassals were nobles who served loyalty for the king, in return for being given
4860-500: The manorial rights would allow fracking under the homes and near local communities of people living within the manorial estate after a disclosure that 73,000 applications to assert manorial mineral rights had been received by the Land Registry. Many of the applications received were from the Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall asserting their historic "manorial mineral ownership". John Babington (died 1485) Sir John Babington (died 22 August 1485) of Dethick Manor
4950-595: The marriage of Thomas Babington (died 1464) to Isabel Dethick, daughter of Robert Dethick) on Robert's death in 1403. Thomas and Isabel (née Dethick) had two children: Sir John Babington of Dethick (see above) and William Babington, who was President of the Order of Saint Benedict in England. Sir Anthony Babington , Sir John (d. 1485)'s grandson who also held land at Kingston, was Member of Parliament for Nottingham from 1529-1536. Sir Anthony's son Thomas (d. 21 April 1560) by his first wife Elizabeth Ormond (d. 28 November 1505)
5040-411: The next 150 years the manor of Babington appears in charters as belonging to a plethora of individuals; Roger de Bertram (1255), William Swinmburne (1262), William de Echerwick (Great Babington, 1324), Robert de Umfranville (1325), Robert Pareyng (Great Babington, 1343), Robert de Umfranville (Great Babington, 1344-5), Alan le Strother (Great Babington 1532, 1381). The Babington family's involvement with
5130-488: The one Chris Eubank bought for fun, others seen as a business opportunity. It is entirely lawful, and there is no doubt the titles can be valuable. As well as rights to land like wastes and commons, they can also give the holder rights over land." The report goes on to say that the Law Commission in England and Wales were considering a project to abolish feudal land law but would not review manorial rights. In many cases,
5220-1227: The parents of 14 children including William Hay ). Ralph (died 1806) married a Rebecca Scanlan (the daughter of James Scanlan and Anne Babington) and had a daughter: Catherine (died 1865) who married Major Baptist Barton in 1815 and had three children. Greenfort House passed to the Barton family through the female line. Captain Babington's fourth son was Richard Babington (1699-1748) who lived at Marble Hill House in Dunfanaghy . Richard married Anne Stewart of Horn Head House, Co Donegal, and had one son and two daughters. Richard Babington's only son, William (1730-1789) also lived at Marble Hill House. The Babingtons left Marble Hill shortly after William's death in 1789 and it changed hands between several families. Captain Richard Babington of Mullagh, who lived at Mullagh/Daisy Hill (later Roe Park House) in Limavady and at Lifford , where he had inherited his brother Thomas's land, had ten children by Isabella Wray. Captain Babington's eldest son, Rev. William Babington (1713-1777) ,
5310-452: The physical property just as any other right can. Rights like the lordship, mineral and sporting can all be separate from the physical property. The title since 1290 cannot be sub-divided ( Subinfeudation ). Land, sporting rights, and mineral rights can be separated. Property lawyers usually handle such transactions. There are three elements to a manor (collectively called an honour ): These three elements may exist separately or be combined,
5400-483: The possession of the manor by only one resident as "giving him too great a superiority over his fellow townsmen, and exposing him to considerable odium". Thus, the Manor of Leeds was divided between several people ( shares ). This situation could create legal problems. In January 1872, as a group, the "lords of the manor of Leeds" applied to the Law Courts to ascertain if they could "exercise acts of ownership" over land at
5490-402: The right to grant or draw benefit from the estate (for example, as a landlord ). The title is not a peerage or title of upper nobility (although the holder of could also be peer) but was a relationship to land and how it could be used and those living on the land (tenants) may be deployed, and the broad estate and its inhabitants administered. The title continues in modern England and Wales as
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#17328582520965580-419: The royal courts also began to protect these customary tenants, who became known as copyholders . The name arises because the tenant was given a copy of the court's record of the fact as a title deed. During the 19th century, traditional manor courts were phased out. This was largely because by the mid 17th century, large English cities had leading residents such as John Harrison (died 1656) of Leeds , who saw
5670-471: The settlement of Babington possibly goes back to Sir John de Babington of Little Babington, living around 1220, or even earlier. Sir John is the first Babington to appear in the family pedigrees, but his existence is not confirmed by other sources. His son Robert de Babington is cited in the "Great Pipe Roll for Northumberland...1248....as paying a fine....probably from a military levy". Two of Robert's sons then appear in charters; in 1271 when William de Babington
5760-454: The status of a court leet , and so they elected constables and other officials and were effectively magistrates' courts for minor offences. The tenure of the freeholders was protected by the royal courts. After the Black Death , labour was in demand and so it became difficult for the lords of manors to impose duties on serfs. However their customary tenure continued and in the 16th century
5850-641: The use of land. After the Norman conquest of England , however, all land in England was owned by the monarch who then granted the use of it by means of a transaction known as enfeoffment , to earls, barons, and others, in return for military service. The person who held feudal land directly from the king was known as a tenant-in-chief (see also Land tenure ). Military service was based upon units of ten knights (see knight-service ). An important tenant-in-chief might be expected to provide all ten knights, and lesser tenants-in-chief, half of one. Some tenants-in-chief " sub-infeuded ", that is, granted, some land to
5940-638: Was Archdeacon of Exeter from 1958-1970 and Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral from 1962-1970. Hume Babington (1848-1925), a fourth son of Rev Hume Babington, inherited Creevagh House from Anthony Babington (1800-1869). Hume Babington had three children through his marriage to Hester Watt (sister of Andrew Alexander Watt ): Sir Anthony Babington (1877-1972), Member of Parliament for two Belfast constituencies from 1925-1937 and Attorney General for Northern Ireland ,; Hume Babington, CBE (1880-1963) and Aileen Frances Babington (1879-1922) who married Thomas Fitzpatrick Cooke of Caw House. Rev Hume Babington's fifth son
6030-614: Was High Sheriff of Donegal in 1722 and High Sheriff of Tyrone in 1725. William (1694-1735) left the Urney estate to his wife, Catherine Johnston, who passed her effects to her second husband Colonel John Piggot. Captain Babington's third son, Ralph (died 1764) was High Sheriff of Donegal in 1715 and lived at Greenfort House in County Donegal . Richard's first son, Humphrey Babington (1742-1767) took over Greenfort when Ralph died and had two children: Ralph (died 1806) of Greenfort House and Catherine who married Robert Hay in 1791 (they were
6120-500: Was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests from 1479-1480. He was the son of Thomas Babington of Dethick (son of Sir John Babington and Benedicta Ward) and Isabel Dethick. He belonged to the Babington family . In 1448 he married Isabel Bradbourne, the daughter of Henry Bradbourne and Margery Bagot. This marriage produced the following children He was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and
6210-656: Was David Robert Babington (1852-1902) who had six children with Mary Le Fanu . David Robert Babington (1852-1902), through his son Major David Babington (1887-1963), was the grandfather of Robert Babington , Member of Parliament for North Down in the Northern Ireland Parliament from 1969-1972 and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross Another descendant of the Irish Babingtons was Anthony Babington , who lived from 1920-2004. He
6300-434: Was Etheldena Babington, who married Sir John Delves and whose daughter Ellen married Sir Robert Sheffield . Robert Babington (1402-1464), another son of Sir William Babington , married Maulde Venour. His son William Babington (born circa 1442) was Warden of the Fleet Prison and Keeper of the Royal Palace of Westminster , both posts were successively held by this branch of the Babingtons. Philip Babington (1632-1690),
6390-403: Was Justice of the Peace for Derbyshire in 1558 and married Katherine Sacheverell, with whom he had issue including Henry Babington (who married Mary Darcy, daughter of George Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Aston, who was mother to Anthony Babington and Maud Babington, who married Christopher Plunkett, 8th Baron of Dunsay, among others). Another son by Sir Anthony's first wife Elizabeth was Bernard, who
6480-515: Was Member of Parliament for Leicester in 1685 and 1689. Thomas married Margaret Hall and had several children, notably Frances Babington, who married Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Baronet , and Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple (1682-1745), who married Lydia Cardale on 9 January 1758. Thomas Babington and Lydia Cardale's children included Thomas Babington , a member of the Clapham Sect , who served as Member of Parliament for Leicester from 1800-1818 and
6570-521: Was Rev. Richard Babington (1765-1813). Creevagh House, the seat of the Babington family in Derry, was built in 1780 by the Babingtons, so it is probable that it was built by George. Richard Babington married Mary Boyle and had fourteen children. Richard's fifth son Anthony Babington (1800-1869) was High Sheriff of County Londonderry in 1833 and 1835 and lived at Creevagh House where he owned 1,540 acres. Richard's eleventh son, Thomas Henderson Babington (1813-1869)
6660-694: Was a Captain in the Derry Garrison during the Siege of Derry in 1689 and who appears in George Frederick Folingsby's painting 'The Relief of Derry', Thomas Babington (who owned land in Lifford ) who married Isabella Stronge and Captain Richard Babington of Mullagh (1659-1749) who married Isabella Wray, daughter of William Wray (son of Henry Wray and Elizabeth Gore ) and Angel Galbraith (a sister of Elizabeth who married Matthew Babington). Richard Babington
6750-530: Was a Captain of Dragoons in the Irish Army of William III of England and he fought in the Battle of the Boyne . Captain William Babington of Urney (1651-1702) married Rebecca Wray, a sister of Isabella above and daughter of William Wray and Angel Galbraith, and had five children. Captain William Babington also lived at Doe Castle . William's second son also called William lived from 1694-1735 at Urney, Doe Castle . He
6840-597: Was a clergyman in Donegal and had seven children - their eldest son was Rev. William Babington (1746-1818) who married Janet Maitland and was the father of Rev. Charles Maitland Babington (1775-1841) and John Babington (1785-1848). One of Rev. Charles Maitland Babington's sons was Lieutenant-General David Staig Babington (1804-1874), who was the grandfather of Dorothy Grace Babington (born 1887) who married Frithjof Pihl (a descendant of Abraham Pihl and great-nephew of Carl Abraham Pihl ) and lived at Engø Gård, which they turned into
6930-814: Was a noted campaigner against slavery, Rev. Matthew Babington (1761-1796) who was grandfather to Churchill Babington (the botanist whose publication Mr Macaulay's Character of the Clergy (1849), a defence of the clergy of the 17th Century, received the approval of Gladstone ), Joseph Babington (1768-1826) who was father of Cardale Babington (the botanist and archaeologist who was a contemporary of Charles Darwin whilst at Cambridge in 1829) and Mary Babington (1760-1841) who married Thomas Gisborne . Thomas Babington , Member of Parliament for Leicester from 1800 to 1818, married Jean Macaulay, sister of Zachary Macaulay and aunt of Thomas Babington Macaulay . Their eldest son, Thomas Gisborne Babington of Rothley Temple (1788-1871)
7020-406: Was a surgeon who became Mayor of Derry . Richard's seventh son, Rev. Hume Babington (1804-1886) married Esther Nettles (1808-1878) of Nettleville House, County Cork and had 13 children. Rev. Hume Babington (1804-1886)'s eldest son was Rev. Richard Babington, whose son Rev. Richard Babington was Dean of Cork from 1914 to 1951. Richard's son, Ven. Richard Babington , who lived from 1901-1984,
7110-568: Was alive in 1178 and 1220. Sir John de Babington's origins are unknown. Some writers (Bigland) suggest that the Babingtons were Saxon. However the family's own tradition is that they were originally Norman. It was certainly common for Norman landowners to take the name of their Saxon fee, and the assertion that the Babingtons were Norman is supported by the Christian names of the first four generations being Norman rather than Saxon; John, Robert, William and Richard. Sir John's grandchildren then split in
7200-627: Was also a member of the Clapham Sect and had several children with his two wives, Augusta Julia Noel (daughter of Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet ) and Augusta Felicita Françoise Thérèse Hubertin Vecqueray (daughter of Francis Gerard Vecqueray, one of the Secretaries of State to the King of Prussia for his Grand Duchy of the Rhine), and eventually sold Rothley Temple in 1845 to his brother-in-law Sir James Parker , who
7290-545: Was appointed Bishop of Derry by James I . Brutus Babington married Joan le Bird (1562-1611) of a Cheshire family with a branch in Virginia whose members included William Byrd II . Brutus had two sons. Brutus had given his eldest son Richard control of the Babington estate in Urney in 1610. Brutus's younger son Edwin (born 1585) was Sheriff of the city of Londonderry in 1608 and eventually succeeded his brother Richard in control of
7380-710: Was father to Rt. Rev Gervase Babington . The Babingtons acquired Rothley Temple under Humphrey Babington (1491-1544), who married Eleanor Beaumont and had issue including Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple (1516-1567), who joined in the attempt to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne but ended up paying a fine to Mary I of England , and Francis Babington (d. 1569), who was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1560 to 1562. and chaplain to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester . Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple (1516-1567), aforementioned, married Eleanor Humfrey (1520-1578) and had issue. One of his sons, Zachary Babington (born 1549), served as Archdeacon of Nottingham and
7470-483: Was founded in 1893 by Isabel Cargill and Anne Marie Babington to establish a traditional English tearoom for the English expats living in Rome. Babington's survived two world wars, the advent of fast food and various economic crises, and has become a favourite meeting place for writers, actors, artists and politicians. Babingtonite was named after William Babington (1757–1833). It is the official mineral (mineral emblem) of
7560-624: Was injured in the Battle of Arnhem and left for dead until slight movements were detected. Babington served in the Dorset Regiment during the Second World War . He was a recipient of the Croix de Guerre . Babington wrote books about the British Army during the Second World War and his ability to overcome his war injuries are documented in his autobiography An Uncertain Voyage . Babington's tea room
7650-606: Was married to his sister Mary Babington, whose son Harry Rainy Parker eventually sold Rothley in 1893. Susan Emma Parker (1835-1913), daughter of Sir James Parker and Mary Babington, married Archibald Smith in 1853. One of their sons, Henry (later Sir Henry Babington Smith ) changed his surname to Babington Smith and his descendants now use that surname. George Babington Parker , also a child of Sir James Parker and Mary Babington, served as MP for Gladstone in New Zealand from 1871-1875. The Babington family of Ireland descend from
7740-471: Was prohibited by the Statute of Quia Emptores in 1290. Knight-service was abolished by the Tenures Abolition Act 1660 . Manors were defined as an area of land and became closely associated to the advowson of the church; often by default the advowson was appended to the rights of the Manor, sometimes separated into moieties. Many lords of the manor were known as squires , at a time when land ownership
7830-465: Was the basis of power. While some inhabitants were serfs who were bound to the land, others were freeholders, often known as franklins , who were free from customary services. Periodically all the tenants met at a 'manorial court', with the lord of the manor (or squire), or a steward, as chairman. These courts, known as courts baron , dealt with the tenants' rights and duties, changes of occupancy, and disputes between tenants. Some manorial courts also had
7920-579: Was the father of Lieutenant-Colonel William Babington (1826-1913) who lived at Brooklands House in Sarisbury Green . Colonel Babington (1826-1913) had nine children, including Lieutenant-General Sir James Melville Babington , who commanded the 1st Cavalry Brigade as a Major-General during the Second Boer War and commanded the 23rd Division during the First World War . General Babington's image
8010-493: Was the father of seven children. Rev. Humphrey Babington's third son was William Babington (1756-1833) who was a physician and mineralogist whose contributions made him a founder member of the Geological Society of London , where he was president from 1822-1824. William Babington was the father of eleven children including Martha Lyndon Babington, who married the physician Richard Bright , and Benjamin Guy Babington ,
8100-463: Was used by The Beatles as the fictional "Sgt. Pepper" for the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" in 1967. Another son of Colonel Babington was Charles Hagart Babington (1859-1951) who was President of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in 1904. Charles Hagart Babington was the father of Air Marshal Sir John Tremayne Babington and Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington , who were both on
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