The France-Hayhurst family lived in Bostock Hall near to Middlewich in Cheshire, England from 1775, until the house was sold to the local council in the 1950s.[1] The family were responsible for a number of developments in the area, including the redevelopment of Bostock Green (now a conservation area) between 1850 and 1875.[2] The family last appeared in Burke's Landed Gentry in 1972, as 'Carnegie (formerly France-Hayhurst) of Bostock House'.[3]
The Rev. Thomas France-Hayhurst (1803–1889), the first who adopted the surname, was Rector of Davenham 1839–1884, and Honorary Canon of Chester[4] He was son of the Liverpool merchant Thomas Hayhurst (later Thomas France) (1762–1815).[5] Hayhurst married Elizabeth Cropper, daughter of Thomas Cropper of Everton, and sister of John Cropper (1773–1855), a plantation owner.[5][6] Thomas France-Hayhurst outlived two brothers with inherited wealth based on West Indian slavery, James France France (1792–1869) and Henry Hayhurst Hayhurst (1806–1875); he added Hayhurst to his surname France to satisfy a stipulation in the will of his brother James.[7]
Family members of note
edit- Commander[8] Cecil Halstead France-Hayhurst (d. 1915), son of Colonel Charles Hosken France Hayhurst, as below; Royal Navy officer appointed in command of the destroyer HMS Fervent in 1902 as a lieutenant.[9] He later served aboard HMS Illustrious, followed by HMS Patuca.[10][11]
- Colonel Charles Hosken France Hayhurst (March 10, 1832 – April 7, 1914) Benefactor.[12][4] High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1879[13]
- Captain William Hosken France-Hayhurst, High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1929[14]
Coat of arms
edit
The coat of arms of the head of the family was: 'Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Hayhurst (per chevron sable and or, in chief two crosses pattée fitchée, and in base a pair of wings conjoined and elevated, counterchanged); 2nd and 3rd, France (argent on a mount in base a hurst proper on a chief wavy azure three fleurs-de-lis or).'[15]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Guardian Newspapers (9 July 2003). "Final family member dies". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2006.
- ^ Vale Royal Borough Council (April 2003). "Bostock Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2006.
- ^ Burke's Family Index, p. 26
- ^ a b "Burials in St Wilfreds church, Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire". Ancestors at Rest. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ^ a b Burke, Sir Bernard (1921). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain. Burke Publishing Company. p. 867.
- ^ "John Cropper 1773-1855, Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk.
- ^ "James France France 2nd Feb 1792 - 23rd Oct 1869, Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories, 1931, p. 371
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence", The Times (36707), London, 5 March 1902, p. 5
- ^ A Call to Arms: Mid Cheshire goes to War, Alan Lowe, Author House, 2014, p. 186
- ^ Armorial Families: A Directory of some Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, Arthur C. Fox-Davies, T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1899, p. 316
- ^ "ONCE again we travel to Bostock thanks to Turn the Clocks Back on May 1". This is Cheshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ^ "No. 24683". The London Gazette. 22 February 1879. p. 927.
- ^ "No. 33479". The London Gazette. 22 March 1929. p. 1965.
- ^ The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, vol. I, Sir Bernard Burke, Heritage Books, 2007 (reprint), p. ci
 | This English biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |