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Descent from William Anson (Line-Tree 57)

Last updated:  19 April 2005

 

William Anson, died by 7 Oct 1644. He married Joan (daughter of Richard Mitchel or Whitehall, of Oldbury, Warwickshire). A lawyer in times of Queen Elizabeth, he bough manors in Staffordshire and Warwickshire in times of King James I (B)

William Anson, of Shugborough, born 1628, alive 1663. He married Elizabeth Stafford (daughter of Thomas Stafford, of Botham Hall, Derbyshire) (B)

William Anson, died Aug 1720. He married Isabella Carrier (daughter of Charles Carrier, of Wirkworth, Derbyshire) (B)

Janette Anson. She married Sambrooke Adams, of Sambroke, Shropshire. (B)

George Adams (later Anson by roy licence 30 April 1773), of Orgrave, Staffordshire, baptised 25 July 1731, died 27 Oct 1789. He married Mary Venables-Vernon (daughter of George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon) (B)

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Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, Co Stafford, Baron Soberton, of Soberton, Co Southampton (both UK); b 14 Feb 1767, died 31 July 1818; married 15 Sept 1794 Anne Margaret (2nd dau of 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham, d 23 May 1843)

 

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Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield, Co Stafford (UK), born 20 Oct 1795, died 18 March 1854; m 11 Feb 1819 Louisa Barbara Catherine (dau of Nathaniel Phillips, of Slebech Hall, Pembshire; d 20 Aug 1879)

 

 

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Harriet Frances Maria Anson; died 15 Feb 1898; married 7 June 1851 6th Baron Vernon

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Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet, KCB, born 13 Aug 1772 and died 14 Jan 1847.  He married Louisa Frances Mary Dickenson (daughter of John Dickenson and Mary Hamilton; d. 25 Jul 1837) on 26 Jan 1815. Sir William served in the Peninsular War and was created 1st Baronet on 30 Sep 1831 (C)

 

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Sir John William Hamilton Anson, 2nd Baronet, born 26 Dec 1816 and died 2 Aug 1873 in a railway accident.. He married Elizabeth Catherine Pack (daughter of Major-General Sir Denis Pack and Elizabeth Louisa Beresford; d. 25 Jul 1902) on 27 Jul 1842 (C)

 

 

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Algernon Horatio Anson, b. 3 Aug 1854, d. 12 Nov 1913 when a Rear-Admiral, RN. He married Adela Venables-Vernon (daughter of Augustus Henry Venables-Vernon, 6th Baron Vernon and Harriet Anson; b. 12 Oct 1870; d. 1 Jan 1931) on  9 Apr 1896 (C)

 

 

 

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Sir Edward Reynell Anson, 6th Baronet, b. 31 Jan 1902; d. 26 Jun 1951. Educated Trinity College, Cambridge; Served WW1 as Midshipman, RN, and  WW2 as Lt-Col, RA (C). He married Frances Allison Pollock (daughter of Hugh Pollock and Alice Wykeham-Martin; b. 13 Jun 1903 (A) in Belgrave Rd., London (A); d. 29 Apr 1997) on 17 Oct 1923 (A, C)

 

 

 

 

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Sir Peter Anson, 7th Baronet, b. 31 Jul 1924. Educated RNC Dartmouth; Served WWII in SW Pacific; Cdr Naval Forces, Gulf 1970-71 (Cdre), asst chief of Def Staff 1972-74 (Rear Adm), retired 1975 and joined Marconi Space and Defence Systems Ltd (Chm Matra Marconi Space UK Ltd 1985-91), High Sheriff Surrey 1993-94. He married Elizabeth Audrey Clarke (daughter of Charles Philip Clarke; barrister) on 16 Apr 1955 in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Louisa Frances Anson, b. 28 Jan 1956.  She married (1) Robert W. A. Cuthill in 1978; and (2) Michael F Barnsley in 1994 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rose Alice Barnsley, b. 24 Jul 1995 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Philip Roland Anson, b. 4 Oct 1957.  Educated Charterhouse and Chelsea College, London (BPharm); with Boots Ltd 1979-84, Waremoss Ltd 1984-96 and E Moss Ltd 1996-; Chairman SE England Regn Pharmaceutical Soc 1995- (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Hugo William Anson, b. 30 Apr 1962.  He married Sharon E Gardner in 1986 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Sarah Elizabeth Anson, b. 4 Sep 1966.  She married Robert Van Lieshout in 1992 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edward Henry Lieshout, b. 16 May 1995 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David Thomas Lieshout, b. 8 Aug 1997 (C)

 

 

 

 

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Sir John Anson, KCB, b. 3 Aug 1930.  Educated Winchester and Magdalene College, Cambridge (BA 1953, MA 1959); Priv Sec to Chllr Exchequer 1957-58, Cnsllr (Fin) Br Emb Paris 68-70; UK Exec Dir IMF and World Bank 1980-83, 2nd Perm Sec Treasury 87-90. He married Myrica Fergie-Woods (daughter of Harold Fergie-Woods) on 20 Jul 1957 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Christopher Edward Anson, b. 22 May 1958; MA, PhD. He married Susan Melanie Robinson (PhD) in 1986 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thomas Anthony Anson, b. 1987 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Matthew David Anson, b. 1990  (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Joshua Daniel Anson, b. 1993  (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Rachel Mary Anson, b. 6 Dec 1961. She married Michael John Snelson, in 1984. BA  (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Katherine Louise Snelson, b. 1989  (C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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William Lawrence Snelson, b. 1991  (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Timothy John Anson, b. 27 Jan 1967 (C)

 

 

 

 

 

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Elizabeth Margaret Anson, b. 2 Nov 1968 (C)

 

 

Sources:     

    A)    My Victorian Youth, by Alice Pollock
                B)    Burkes Peerage and Baronetage - Lichfield
                C)    Burkes Peerage and Baronetage - Anson

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