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Abbreviations:
b. - born | dau. - daughter | m. and mar. - married | ob. - died |
ob. s.p. - died without issue | s. - succeeded
- Children of Sir Richard Arkwright and Patience née
Holt, 1st wife
- (Richard, on the chart[1])
- Children of Sir Richard Arkwright and Margaret née
Biggins, 2nd wife[2]
- 1 - Susanna, born 20 Dec 1761, m. 1780 to Charles Hurt
Esq., ob. 4 May, 1835. Him of Rock House Cromford and later
of Wirksworth[1] [2]
- 2 - Ellen, born 26 Feb., 1764, died an infant[1]
- 3 - Anne, died an infant
- Children of Richard and Mary, née Simpson
- (Richard, Robert and Peter are on chart)
- 4 - John, b. 27 Aug., 1785, m. 13 Apr., 1830, Sarah, dau.
of Sir H. Hoskyns, of Harewood, co. Hereford, Bart. (she
died 19 July, 1869), ob. 27 Feb 1858.
- 4a - [Issue of John above, not given]
- 5 - Charles, b. 22 Nov., 1786, m. 12 Dec., 1811, Mary,
5th dau. of E. S. W. Sitwell of Stainsby, ob. s.p. 28 Dec.,
1850.
- 6 - Joseph (Rev.), b. 9 Aug., 1791, m. 29 Oct., 1818,
Ann, dau. of Sir Robert Wigram, of Walthamstow, Bart., ob.
29 Feb 1864.
- 6a - [Issue of Joseph above, not given]
- 7 - Elizabeth, b. 29 May 1780, m. at Matlock, 27 Oct.,
1802, to Francis Hurt, of Alderwasley, Esq.
- 8 - Mary b. 3 Jan., 1788, ob. 9 June, 1803.
- 9 - Anne, b. 2 Aug., 1794, m. 24 Dec., 1818, Jas. Wigram,
Esq., Barrister-at-Law.
- 10 - Frances, b. 28 Aug., 1796, ob. 4 Nov., 1863.
- 11 - Harriett, b. 9 Feb., 1798, ob. 7 Nov., 1815.
- Children of Richard and Martha Maria, née Beresford
- 12 - Richard, ob. 19 Nov., 1810, aged 5 weeks.
- 13 - Richard, ob. 18 Feb., 1813, aged 6 weeks.
- 14 - Agnes Maria, ob. 16 Mar., 1813, aged 4 years.
- Children of Robert and Frances Crawford, née Kemble[3]
- 15 - George, Barrister-at-Law, J.P., M.P. for Leominster,
b. 20 Aug., 1807, ob. s.p. 1856.
- 16 - William, Major 6th Dragoons, b. 12 Sept., 1809, m.
Fanny S., 2nd dau. of Edward Thornewill, of Dove Cliff, co.
Stafford., ob. 13 May, 1857, leaving issue.
- Children of Peter and Mary Ann, née Hurt
- (Frederic, on chart)
- 17 - Edward, b. 15 Dec., 1808, m. 24 April, 1845, ob. 1850.
mar. Charlotte, dau. of R. S. W. Sitwell, ob. 4 June, 1855.
- 17a - 3 daughters [Issue of Edward above, names not
given]
- 18 - Francis, b. 17 Dec., 1809, ob. 12 June, 1812.
- 19 - Henry (Rev) b. March, 1811, vicar of Bodenham, M.A.
Camb., ob. 13 Jan., 1889. married1 Henrietta, dau. of Rev.
Chas. Thorneycroft, of Thorneycroft, co. Chester, m. 20 Sept.,
1838, ob. 8 Feb., 1844. married2 Ellen, dau. of John Horne
Purves, m. 1 July, 1849, ob. 17 Mar., 1883.
- 19a - [Issue of Henry and Henrietta (1st wife) above,
not given]
- 19b - [Issue of Henry and Ellen (2nd wife) above, not
given]
- 20 - Alfred, of Gate House, Wirksworth, J.P. & D.L.,
b. 19 June, 1812, m. 13 March, 1845, ob. 19 Jan, 1887. m.
Elizabeth, dau. of G. H. Critchley, of Sunning Hill Park,
Berks., ob. 2 April, 1885.
- 21 - James Charles, b. 1 Oct., 1813, m. 1st, 29 June, 1854,
Isabel, dau. of W. L. Clowes, of Broughton, co. Lancaster,
who died s.p. 5 April, 1855 : 2nd, 28 April, 1864, Mary Esther,
dau. of Wm. Broadhurst, of The Friary, Newark. He ob. s.p.
16 May, 1896 at Oak Hill, Cromford. Mary Esther passed away 8
Feb 1918, also at Oak Hill, in her 93rd year. She was bu at St.
Marks 10 Feb 1918.
- 22 - Ferdinand William, J.P. & D.L., co. Warwick, b.
10 Dec., 1814, ob. unmarried, 14 Feb., 1895.
- 23 - Augustus Peter, Comm., R.N., M.P. for N. Derbyshire,
1868-80, b. 2 Mar., 1821, ob. unmarried, 6 Oct., 1887[4].
- 24 - John Thomas, of Hatton House, co. Warwick, J.P. &
D.L., Sheriff, 1871, b. 2 Nov., 1823, m. 3 April 1856, Laura,
dau. of Rev. E. Willes, and had issue.
- 25 - Octavius, b. 20 July, 1822, ob. 9 April, 1823.
- 26 - John, b. 2 Nov., 1823
- 27 - Arthur, b. 2 Jan., 1827, ob. 30 June, 1827.
- 28 - Mary Anne, b. 26 Sept., 1807, m. Robert Strange, of
Naples, ob. s.p., 10 March, 1891 [see their MI
at Matlock Bath].
- 29 - Susan Maria, b. 11 Feb., 1816, m. 12 Feb., 1839, Rt.
Rev. J. C. Wigram, Bishop of Rochester, ob. 27 June, 1864,
leaving issue.
- 30 - Fanny Jane, b. 30 Aug., 1817, m. 21 Jan., 1873, Darwin
Galton, of Claverton Leys, co. Warwick, ob. s.p., 9 Nov.,
1894.
- 31 - Margaret Ellen, b. 8 Jan., 1819, m. 31 July, 1845,
James R. Wigram, ob. 5 Nov., 1883, leaving issue.
- 32 - Caroline Elizabeth, b. 7 March, 1825, m. 22 Jan., 1854,
John, second son of W. L. Clowes, of Broughton Hall, co. Lancaster,
and had issue
The death for Richard Arkwright (son of Sir Richard) has been
corrected. On the actual chart the date of death is given as 17
Apr 1848, but elsewhere in Bryan's book he records the date of
23 Apr 1843. This is confirmed in other sources.
Additional information:
[1] Baptisms for three
of Sir Richard Arkwright's children can be found in the registers
of the Bank Street Unitarian Protestant Dissenters Chapel, Bolton-le-Moors,
Lancashire. His son Richard (on chart) was baptised at Bolton on
12 Jan 1756, and daughters Susan (1) and Ellen (2) on 20 Dec 1761
and 26 Feb 1764 respectively.
See: Bank
Street Unitarian Chapel, Bolton-le-Moors. This is an external
site, so will open in a new window.
Richard, the only surviving child of Sir Richard's first marriage,
went on to marry Mary Simpson at Bonsall (no date).
[2] Richard Arkwright, a widower, married
Margaret Biggins at St Mary the Virgin, Leigh in Lancashire on
24 Mar 1761 by licence. The parish register as well as the bond
and allegation for the licence show that he was then a Barber of
Bolton Parish. Lady Margaret Arkwright died at Wirksworth on 25th
December 1811 and was buried there on 30th December. Susanna Hurt,
her 'only child', administered her estate (Administration now at
Staffordshire R O, granted 22 June 1812). Her death was
reported in the Worcester Journal, 16 January 1812: "In
the 79th year of her age, Lady Arkwright, relict of Sir R. Arkwright,
of Cromford, Derbyshire".
A marble tablet in her memory, erected by her daughter, was placed
inside Wirksworth Parish Church.
[3] Robert Arkwright and Frances C[rawford]
Kemble were married at St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle on 27 Jun
1805. Fanny Kemble's father was "Stephen George
Kemble, Esq, manager of the Newcastle theatre" (Lancaster
Gazette and General Advertiser, 6 Jul 1805). Frances died at
Sutton Scarsdale on 10 Mar 1849 ("The Derby Mercury",
14 Mar 1849).
[4] Some of the people shown above are
listed in Matlock Names in the London Gazette.
Augustus Peter (no 23 above) is mentioned in 1873,
1874, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1880, also 1886
and 1887 (this last his Will).
Frederic Charles (on chart) is mentioned in 1895 and 1897.
A number of the male descendants of Sir Richard were educated
at Eton and then at the University of Cambridge. A small selection
of them are listed below (Venn, J. A. "Alumni Cantabrigienses;
a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders
of office at the University of Cambridge", pub Cambridge
Univeristy Press.):
- Charles Arkwright, son of Richard and grandson of Sir Richard was
Adm. pens. at Trinity College Cambridge 24 Oct 1806 but did not matriculate.
School Eton.
- Edward son of Peter and g grandson of Sir Richard was Adm. pens.
at Trinity College Cambridge 14 Apr 1827 but did not matriculate.
School Eton.
- Frederic son of Peter and g grandson of Sir Richard was Adm. pens.
(aged 18) at Trinity College Cambridge 15 Dec 1823. Matric Michs.
1824; B.A. 1828; M.A. 1831. School Eton.
- George son of Robert and g grandson of Sir Richard was Adm. pens.
(aged 19) at Trinity College Cambridge 15 Apr 1826.. Matric Michs.
1826; B.A. 1830; M.A. 1833. School Eton. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn 30
Jan 1829.
The last members of the Arkwright family to live at Willersley
were Frederic Charles and Rebecca Arkwright and their children
(on chart). Of their children, Frederick Charles Alleyne Arkwright
was to be killed in a flying accident during the First World War
and Kathleen Rebecca's husband, Captain Guy Bonham-Carter, was
killed by a sniper in 1915.
 References to FGA Arkwright can
be found under Names
on Matlock's War Memorial and Names
on Starkholmes War Memorial, in the section about the
War Memorials
There is a reference to Guy
Bonham-Carter's war record, again in the section about the
War Memorials
Frederic Charles Arkwright played
a major part in the war effort, and was a key figure in ensuring
Matlock and District's war dead were properly commemorated. Again,
see the section about the War Memorials.
Frederic Charles Arkwright died unexpectedly, on 18 July 1923.
Arkwright's
Cotton Mill has biographical details as well as discussing
his Masson mill.
Kelly's
(1891) Directory of Cromford is worth reading.
Other Cromford Directories mention Arkwright.
Description of the Arkwright Coat of Arms.
Descendants are named in various directories and census returns elsewhere
onsite.
The Wolley Manuscripts, Matlock.
Richard Arkwright is shown as an owner in Eighteenth
Century Lists: Poor Rate, 1784 (part 1) | Eighteenth Century Lists:
Poor Rate, 1784 (part 2). This was shortly after he had bought the Willersley estate.
Find the Arkwright surname in Eighteenth
Century: Game Duty Lists | Nineteenth
Century - Game Duty Lists.
Masson
mill was briefly described in "Gem of the
Peak".
A description of Sir Richard Arkwright's
funeral by J. P. Malcolm was published in "The
Gentleman's Magazine" in 1793 (scroll down
to Matlock, pp.45-6).
Extract
from "The Beauties of England and Wales" (1802),
written shortly after his death, which describes of cotton
manufacturing and has more on the
mills, Willersley Castle (plus
an engraving), Sir Richard
Arkwright and the area
surrounding Willersley.
Details
of "The Derwent valley Mills and their Communities" as
Arkwright's Mills are part of a World Heritage site.
Cromford
Church and Bridge - this is on the opposite side of the River
Derwent and is where several members of the Arkwright family are
buried.
Matlock & Matlock Bath-inspiration-of-poets
has a tribute to Peter Arkwright by R. T., written after Arkwright's death in 1866.
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