William Leonard Addington DD (1794 - 1864)

Born 13 Nov 1794 in Reading, Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Young) Addington — married 20 Apr 1820 in St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died Mar 1864 at age 69 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Rev William Addington was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William Addington DD is Notable.

William Addington DD was born in Reading, Berkshire, England.

William Leonard Addington was born on 13 Nov 1794 at Reading, Berkshire, England.
He was the son of Henry Addington P.C. and Ursula Hammond.

Education
He was educated at Westminster School London, a public school in the precincts of Westminster Abbey.

Then at Christ Church, Oxford University. He matriculated 20 Oct 1812. He was aged 17. ^[1]

In 1821 he was the Rector of Poole, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

He became the 2nd Viscount Sidmouth on the death of Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth in 1844.

Rev. William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth (1794-1864) gave up the rectory of Poole (Wiltshire) and built a new house at Upottery in 1845-46 to the designs of the otherwise almost unknown Samuel Greig, who was probably based in Exeter. Upottery Manor became the seat of subsequent generations of the family, ^[2]

Death

Rev. William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth passed away in Mar 1864 at Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Alumni_Oxoniensis_(1715-1886)_volume_1.djvu/25 Hon. William Leonard Addington 2nd Viscount Sidmouth Page 9
2. ↑ Family Seat: Upottery Manor Citing https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/06/44-addington-of-up-ottery-and-erleigh.html
3. ↑ Death Entry: William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth passed away on 18 Mar 1864 at Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Citing this Record: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NLG-25P : 31 December 2014), William Leonard Addington, 1864; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Alumni_Oxoniensis_(1715-1886)_volume_1.djvu/25 Hon. William Leonard Addington 2nd Viscount Sidmouth

• Full Online Alumni Oxoniensis 1715-1886 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Alumni_Oxoniensis_(1715-1886)_volume_1.djvu) Citing this Page: Wikisource contributors, "Index:Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886) volume 1.djvu," Wikisource , https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Index:Alumni_Oxoniensis_(1715-1886)_volume_1.djvu&oldid=11659700 (accessed January 14, 2022).

See also for hints:

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p3834.htm#i38332
• Sidmouth, Viscount (UK, 1805) Cracroft's Peerage

Viscounts Sidmouth (created 1805)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscount_Sidmouth
• Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844) Prime Minister
• William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth (1794–1864)
• William Wells Addington, 3rd Viscount Sidmouth (1824–1913)
• Gerald Anthony Pellew Bagnall Addington, 4th Viscount Sidmouth (1854–1915)
• Gerald William Addington, 5th Viscount Sidmouth (1882–1953)
• Raymond Anthony Addington, 6th Viscount Sidmouth (1887–1976)
• John Tonge Anthony Pellew Addington, 7th Viscount Sidmouth (1914–2005)
• Jeremy Francis Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth (b. 1947)
• The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Addington (b. 1990).