Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (14 March 1769 – 28 October 1846) was an English first-class cricketer with amateur status who played for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | George Wombwell |
| Born | 14 March 1769 England |
| Died | 28 October 1846 (aged 77) England |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1792 | MCC |
Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2013 | |
Early life
He was the son of Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet and Susannah Rawlinson (a daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson and Dorothea (née Ray) Rawlinson). His paternal grandparents were Roger Wombwell and Mary (née Chadwick) Wombwell.[1]
He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a Master of Arts.[1]
Career
He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1780 and held the office of Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1809 to 1810.[1]
Cricket
As a cricketer he was recorded in one first-class match in 1792, totalling 19 runs with a highest score of 19.[2]
Personal life
Sir George married twice. His first marriage was in 1791 to Lady Anne Belasyse (1760–1808), a daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg of Newborough, Yorkshire, and the former Hon. Charlotte Lamb (daughter of Sir Matthew Lamb, 1st Baronet and sister of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne). Through Lady Anne's sister, Lady Elizabeth, Sir George became a brother-in-law of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk. Before her death in 1808, they were the parents of two sons, including:[1]
- Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792–1855), who married Georgiana Hunter, daughter of Thomas Orby Hunter (a grandson of Thomas Orby Hunter, MP for Winchelsea) and Frances Heywood (daughter of James Modyford Heywood), in 1824.[1]
- Henry Walter Wombwell (1795–1835), who died unmarried.[1]
After her death, he married, secondly, to Eliza Little, daughter of T. E. Little, in 1813. Together, they had a son and a daughter, including:[1]
- Louisa Wombwell (d. 1882), who married widower Henry William Beauclerk, son of John Beauclerk and Mary FitzHugh, in 1840. Henry's first wife was Lady Katherine Ashburnham, a daughter of George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham. From 1837, she had a lengthy relationship with Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, grandson of King George III and cousin of Queen Victoria.[3]
- Charles Orby Wombwell (1813–1898), who married Charlotte Catherine Hunter (the sister of his elder half-brother's wife Georgiana), in 1836. After her death, he married Frances Jane Baillie, daughter of David Baillie, in 1865.[1]
Sir George died on 28 October 1846. He was succeeded by his eldest son George.[1]
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References
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4237.
- "George Wombwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- St Aubyn, Giles (2011). The Royal George: The Duke of Cambridge: His Family and Career, 1819-1904 (Chapter VIII – Family Affairs). Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571281718.
- Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.