William Ord (abt. 1716 - 1768)

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William was born in 1716. He is the son of Thomas Ord and Anne Bacon.

He served as High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1747, and in that year received the Freedom of the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Upon the death of his brother, John, William inherited the family estates at Fenham and Newminster Abbey. In 1750 he bought the ancient Manor and estate at Whitfield, Northumberland, where developed lead and silver mining at Whitfield. Following his purchase of the Benwell estate in 1756, he began a coal mining operation there (as well as at Fenham).

In 1746 he married Anne Dillingham, heiress to estates at West Langton and East Langton, Leicestershire. Their children included:

• William (1752–1789), High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1777, married Eleanor Brandling of Gosforth, daughter of the Member of Parliament Charles Brandling;
• Rev. James Ord (1761–1836), who inherited the Langton estates, married Barbara Brandling of Gosforth.

He passed away in 1768.

Sources

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbye/brandling/ord/william/burke1863.htm

See also:

• Wikipedia: William Ord of Fenham
• Wikidata: Item Q8016362, en:Wikipedia