George (Strickland) Cholmley Bt MP (1782 - 1874)

Born 26 Nov 1782 in Welburn, Kirkdale, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Constable) Strickland — married 30 Mar 1818 in Sigglesthorne, East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Jane (Leavens) Cholmley — married 25 May 1867 in St Martin in the Fields, London, England

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1874 at age 92 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

George (Strickland) Cholmley Bt MP is Notable.

Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet (26 May 1782 – 23 December 1874), also known as Sir George Cholmley was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer. He took the name Cholmley to succeed to the Cholmley estates in 1865.

George Strickland was the second son of Sir William Strickland, 6th Baronet, of Boynton in Yorkshire, and Henrietta Cholmley, but his older brother died before him and he inherited the baronetcy on his father's death in 1834. He was given the name of George Strickland at birth.

George Strickland was Lord of the Manor of Wintringham.

George Strickland began his career in the law, being called to the Bar in 1810, then took an interest in politics, supporting the Whigs, like his forebears.

George Strickland married firstly, on 8 March 1818 Mary Constable, daughter of the Reverend Charles Constable of Wassand in 1818. They had three sons and two daughters.

Children of GEORGE STRICKLAND and MARY CONSTABLE are:

1. i. CHARLES WILLIAM STRICKLAND, b. 06 Feb 1819, Hildenley, York; d. 31 Dec 1909.
2. ii. FREDERICK STRICKLAND, b. 1820; d. 13 Oct 1849.
3. iii. HENRY STRICKLAND, b. 18 Aug 1821; d. 20 Mar 1909
4. iv. LUCY HENRIETTA STRICKLAND, b. Feb 1822; d. 08 Jul 1871; m. JAMES MARRIOTT, 19 Dec 1844; d.10 Oct 1871. (or d. 8 Jul 1871)

George Strickland's Yorkshire constituency was divided under the 1832 Reform Act, and he stood and was elected for the West Riding in 1832.

In 1841, he was instead elected member for Preston.

Baronet 1851 Piccadilly, . London

In 1851 Jane Leavens is apparently 38, so born about 1813. She is single but has three young children. Her lover, George, 68 calls himself Strickland. He is married, but his wife is not present. He will later adopt the surname Cholmley. ^[1]

Happily Widowed 1861 Wassand

Sir George Strickland and his wife Mary Constable had been on very bad terms for many years and she was living with her father Reverend Sir Charles Constable, Baronet of Wassand. She died 10 January 1865 in his home at Wassand Hall, near Hornsea, Yorkshire, England.

Baronet 1861 Wintringham

Wintringham without any "e" has been the spelling for the 20th and 21st centuries. The village and hall are 6 miles (9 km) east of Malton so were well inside East Yorkshire at the 1861 census, but now inside North Yorkshire. Sir George was still called Strickland but he had formally adopted his children by Jane Leavens. ^[2]

Marriage 1867 London

Jane Leavens married Sir George Strickland, by then renamed Cholmley, on 25 JULY 1867 at St Martin in the Fields, London when he was 85 years old, thus allowing the legitimisation of their children. ^{[3] [4]}

George married, secondly, Jane Leavens, daughter of Thomas Leavens, on 26 May 1867.

Children of Sir George Cholmley, 7th Bt. and Jane Leavens

1. Harry Walter Cholmley d. 1901
2. Alfred John Cholmley+

Sarah Anne

1. Rosamond Jane Cholmley+

Remarried 1871 Howsham Hall

In 1871 we see Jane at last as the wife of George Strickland Cho;mley in Howsham Hall with just one of their children, Alfred age 25, but for the first time a whole flock of 13 servants living in. ^[5]

On his death in 1874, however, his eldest son and heir Charles reverted to the Strickland surname and arms.

The eldest son Charles, who succeeded to the baronetcy was one of the first winners at Henley Royal Regatta.

His second son, Frederick Strickland was the one who was friends with Francis Galton and whose horrible death Galton described.

From the third son, Henry, are descended the Strickland-Constables of Wassand who now hold the baronetcy, which they inherited after the direct Strickland line failed in 1938.

Baronets:

1. Sir William Strickland, 1st Baronet (c. 1596–1673)
2. Sir Thomas Strickland, 2nd Baronet (c. 1639 – 20 November 1684)
3. Sir William Strickland, 3rd Baronet (March 1665 – 12 May 1724)
4. Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet (c. 1686 – 1 September 1735)
5. Sir George Strickland, 5th Baronet (March, 1729 – 13 January 1808)
6. Sir William Strickland, 6th Baronet (12 March 1753 – 8 January 1834)
7. Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet (26 November 1782 – 23 December 1874) (assumed the surname of Cholmley by Royal permission in 1865)
8. Sir Charles Strickland, 8th Baronet (6 February 1819 – 31 December 1909)
9. Sir Walter Strickland, 9th Baronet (26 May 1851 – 9 August 1938)
10. Sir Henry Strickland-Constable, 10th Baronet (4 December 1900 – 26 March 1975)
11. Sir Robert Strickland-Constable, 11th Baronet (22 October 1903 – 11 December 1994)
12. Sir Frederic Strickland-Constable, 12th Baronet (born 21 October 1944)

Sources

1. ↑

   1851 Census @ 123 Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England

   PRO GO107 /1276 page 187

   Head George Strickland 68 Baronet b Kirkdale

   Visitor Jane Leavens 38 Prroprietor Land & Houses b Malton

   Visitor Harry W Leavens 9 scholar at home b Middlesex

   Visitor Rosamond J Leavens 8 scholar at home b Middlesex

   Visitor Alfred J Leavens 5 scholar at home b Middlesex

   Adale Millard 22 Governess Rue St Honore Paris

   Servant William Craggs 24 Footman Yorkshire

   Servant Sarah Sutton 27 Hpusemaid Yorkshire

   Servant Mary Fletcher 23 Cook Yorkshire

2. ↑

   1861 Census @ The Mansion, Winteringham, Yorkshire

   PRO RG09 /3623 pagr 44

   Baronet & Magistrate '

   Head Sir George Strickland 78 b Kirkdale

   Jane Leavens 51 House Keeper b Malton

   Adopted dau Sarah Anne Leavens 19 b Malton

   Adopted dau Rosamond I Leavens 18 b Middlesex

   Adopted son Harry W Leavens 19 b Middlesex

   Adopted son Alfred I Leavens 15 b Middlesex

   Servant Anna Malinowski 28 Governess b Paris

   Servant Ann Rooks 24 Cook b Carnaby

   Servant Hannah Rooks 16 housemaid b Grindale

   Servant Ann Grabham 21 housemaid b Wintringham

   Servant Mary Goodson 20 scullery maid b Rillington

   Servant George Oliver 17 gtoom b Wintringham

   Servant Charles Kirby 12 under gtoom b Flambto

3. ↑ freebmd Marriages Jun 1867 : London
4. ↑

   CHOLMLEY George St. Martin 1a 717

   LEAVENS Jane St. Martin 1a 717

5. ↑

   1871 Census @ Howsham Hall, Howsham, Yorkshire

   PRO RG10 /4823 page 19

   Head George S Cholmley 88 Landowner b Welburn

   Wife Jane S Cholmley 55 b Malton

   Son Alfred J Cholmley 25 Land'r Son b Westminster

   Servant John Smith 36 horseman domestic b Hornsea

   Servant Ellen Smith 36 Cook Domestic b Thwing

   Servant Annie Carling 37 charwoman b Old Malton

   Servant Anne Harrison 24 Housemaid b Bridlington

   Servant Mary Grabham 26 Housemaid b Westminster

   Servant Mary Holtby 18 Housemaid b Westminster

   Servant Emma Bean 17 Kitchenmaid b York

   Servant George Towse 25 Coachman b Wintringham

   Servant John Holtby 19 groom b Old Malton

   Servant Robert Parkinson 16 groom b Kilham

   Servant Richard Barker 15 groom b Bridlington

   Servant Henry Clarke 14 groom b West Lutton

   Servant Robert Drummond 14 page b Westminster

• Wikipedia article: Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p58667.htm#i586663

• Wikipedia article: Strickland-Constable baronets

• Cockayne: Complete baronetage: Creations by Charles I: Strickland [1]

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1CP-VXQ : 21 March 2020), George Strickland, 1782.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXZJ-MMR : 13 March 2020), George Strickland, 1818.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JJX-NWZ : 31 December 2014), George Strickland Cholmley, 1874; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.