Sir
Stewkley
"4th Baronet Shuckburgh, of Shuckburgh"
Shuckburgh
Bt
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of John Shuckburgh Bt
and Abigail (Goodwin) Shuckburgh
Brother of
Grace (Shuckburgh) Lister, Elizabeth (Shuckburgh) Jeaffreson, Jane (Shuckburgh) Jackson, Rachel (Shuckburgh) Clerke and Penelope (Shuckburgh) Clarke
Died
at age 46
in Bath, Somerset, England
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by John Shuckburgh (1705 - 1724) |
4th Baronet Shuckburgh of Shuckburgh 1724 - 1759 |
Succeeded by Charles Shuckburgh (1759 - 1773) |
Biography
Stewkley was the only son of Sir John Shuckburgh and Abigail Goodwin. He was born 9 March 1711/12.[1]
He became the fourth baronet on the death of his father in 1724.
Sir Stewkley was unmarried and died at Bath 6 March 1759 and was buried at Shuckburgh, Warwickshire, as recorded on his grave inscription.[2]
In Memory
Of Sir STEWKELEY SHUCKBURGH Baronet,
Son of Sr JOHN SHUCKBURGH by ABIGAL
Daughter of JOHN GOODWIN Esqr.
In his private Capacity
He was a Steady & Sincere Friend,
A kind and indulgent Master:
In his publick
A zealous Advocate for the Liberties,
And a Faithful Dispenser of the Laws
Of his Country.
Perpetual Struggles with ill Health
Disabled him from exerting those Social Talents,
which would have indear'd him to Mankind:
But from those Struggles he took occasion to Shew
That hardest duty of a Christian
A Cheerful Submission to the Divine Will.
His retirement was Spent in improving his Mind
And preparing himself for Eternity.
He was exactly regular in the Duties of his Closet
And his behaviour in this house
Was an example of that Seriousness & Fervour,
which become the place of God's publick Worship.
He died at Bath unmarried the 6th of March 1759
Aged 47 Years
He left a will dated 30 November 1756 and proved 3 May 1759.[3] In his will he mentioned
- Reverend Gilbert Jackson, brother in law, requested to compose MI
- William Throckmorton Bromley, William Holbech, Hugh Holbech, trustees
- Sir William Wheler and Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Sir Thomas Cave and Sir Francis Skipwith, administrators
- Charles Shuckburgh, cousin, main heir and executor
- Mathew Lister, brother in law
- Richard Shuckburgh, cousin, brother of Charles
- George Shuckburgh, eldest son of Richard
- Mary Plampin, niece, daughter of Thomas Plampin and sister Joannis Shuckburgh
- Sister Honoria Haskar and her children
- Sister Grace Lister
- Sister Mary Elizabeth Jeafferson, nephew Shuckburgh Jeafferson and niece Jeafferson
- Sister Sarah Tatem
- Nephew Basil Fielding
- Sister Margaretta
- Sister Rachel Clarke
- Sister Penelope Hotch, otherwise Penelope Playstowe
Sources
- ↑ Howard, Joseph Jackson. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica. Vol 3 Second Series, 1890. - Shuckburgh pedigree p.354 googlebooks
- ↑ Howard, Joseph Jackson. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica. Vol 3 Second Series, 1890. - Shuckburgh pedigree p.209googlebooks
- ↑ Will of Sir Stewkley Shuckburgh of Over Shuckburgh, Warwickshire. 3 May 1759. PROB 11/846/146
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