Francis Blake Delaval (Royal Navy officer)

Captain Francis Blake Delaval (bapt. 27 December 1692 – 9 December 1752) was a Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament.

Francis Blake Delaval
Born27 December 1692 (bap.)
Died9 December 1752(1752-12-09) (aged 59)
Seaton Delaval
AllegianceGreat Britain
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of servicec.1712–1721
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Gosport
HMS Worcester
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)
Rhoda Apreece
(m. 1724⁠–⁠1752)
Children12 including:
Rhoda Delaval
Sir Francis Delaval
John Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval
Edward Delaval
RelationsGeorge Delaval (uncle)
Member of Parliament
for Northumberland
In office
1716–1722

Early life

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He was the son of Edward Delaval (related to the Delaval baronets) and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Francis Blake of Cogges (related to the Blake baronets). He inherited Seaton Delaval Hall from his uncle Admiral George Delaval, and Ford Castle from his mother's family.[1]

Career

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Seaton Delaval Hall near Newcastle upon Tyne.

Delaval began his career in the Royal Navy in c. 1712. He retired, on half pay, as a Lieutenant in 1715; but was made Captain in 1719.[2]

He represented Northumberland in Parliament from 1716 to 1722. From 1729 to 1730, he was High Sheriff of Northumberland.[2]

Personal life

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In August 1724 he married Rhoda Apreece, heiress of Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire who was the daughter of Robert Apreece and Sarah (née Hussey) Apreece. Together, they had eleven children, including:[3]

On 9 December 1752, Captain Delaval fell down the steps of the South Portico of Seaton Delaval Hall, and died of his injuries.[10] His uncle, George Delaval, from whom he inherited the Hall, also died from a fall on the estate; he fell from his horse.[11]

Descendants

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Through his son Edward, he was a grandfather of Sarah Hussey (née Delaval) Gunman, who inherited Doddington Hall.[12]

Through his daughter Rhoda, he was a grandfather of Jacob Astley, through whom Seaton Delaval passed to the Astley family (later Baron Hastings).[13]

Through his daughter Sarah, he was a grandfather of John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume III, page 57.
  2. ^ a b "DELAVAL, Francis (1692-1752), of Ford Castle, Seaton Delaval and Dissington, Northumb., and Doddington, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ Martin Green, The Delavals – A Family History (2nd Edition, 2010).
  4. ^ H. H. E. Craster, M.A., Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (1909). History of Northumberland: The Parochial Chapelries of Earsdon and Horton. Vol. IX. Newcastle=Upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid & Company, Limited; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, Limited. p. 173. Retrieved 12 March 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "DELAVAL, Francis Blake (1727-71), of Ford Castle and Seaton Delaval, Northumb". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Anne Hussey (née Delaval), Lady Stanhope (1737-1812), Wife of Sir William Stanhope". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  7. ^ "STANHOPE, Hon. Sir William (1702-72), of Eythrope, Bucks". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online (1715-1754).
  8. ^ Burke, Bernard (1883). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison. p. 164.
  9. ^ "Sir Joshua Reynolds | Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte)". www.metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ^ Askham, Francis. The Gay Delavals, p. 67.
  11. ^ "Obelisk Base In The Avenue On East Of Road To New Hartley". Historic England. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  12. ^ Robert Eden George Cole (1897). History of the Manor and Township of Doddington: Otherwise Doddington-Pigot, in the County of Lincoln, and Its Successive Owners, with Pedigrees. J. Williamson, printer. p. 183.
  13. ^ "Rhoda Delaval, Lady Astley (1725-1757)". National Trust Collections. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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