'Denison1'
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Families covered: Denison of Burmantofts Hall, Denison (Dennison) of Leeds, Denison of Ossington, Wilkinson of Potterton
| ?? Dennison of Rawden | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Dennison or Denison of Leeds | ||||||||||||||
| An article on 'The Denison Family', kindly brought to our attention by a contributor (CV, 25.10.14) and found on pp104-5 of Volume 26 Part 1 (1919) of 'The Publications of the Thoresby Society', contains a report that starts with the following Jonathan, reporting that he "is said to have been a son of Thomas Denison, of Leeds". Commoners (vol 1, 'Denison of Rusholme Park', p383+) (also) starts with ... | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Jonathan Denison of Leeds (bur 06.01.1720-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Man or Mason | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Samuel Denison (dsp before 15.09.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Joseph Denison of Leeds, later of Burmantofts Hall (b 1691-2, d 27.08.1760) this line followed by the Thoresby report | ||||||||||||||
| FMG identifies Joseph's wife, and mother of Joseph & Samuel, was Grace, dau of Matthew Bingley. The Thoresby report shows that he married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.02.1718) Rebecca Wainman | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Joseph Denison of London, Denbies (Surrey) & Seamer (Yorkshire) (b c1720, d 12.12.1806, banker) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Sarah Sykes (dau of William Sykes of Salford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Butler (b c1739, d 28.11.1771, dau of William Butler) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Joseph Denison, Sheriff of Yorkshire (b 05.1770, d unm 02.08.1849, banker, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Denison (b c1770, d 11.10.1861) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.07.1794) Henry (Burton, later Conyngham), 1st Marquess Conyngham (b 1766, d 28.12.1832, General) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anna Maria Denison (dsp 20.08.1850) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.09.1793) Sir Robert Lawley of Canwell Priory, 6th Bart, Lord Wenlock of Wenlock (b 1768, dsp 10.04.1834) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Samuel Denison of Burmantofts Hall, later of Kirkgate (b 1733-4, d 28.07.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.04.1755) Betty Lister (probably m2. Ralph Haire of Ipswich) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (13.12.1745) Mary Hardcastle | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Robinson of Leeds (cloth merchant) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Jonathan Denison of Leeds | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.07.1727) Mary Ryder (dau of Robert Ryder) | |||||||||||||||
| This line, supported by FMG, is followed by Commoners which shows that Jonathan & Mary were parents of the following William. However, the above-mentioned Thoresby report that, whilst Joseph "is said to have had a son", the William who married Hannah Harrison, "apparently (William) was the son of Abraham Denison (1670-1731)". | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Denison of Leeds (bpt 28.11.1728, d 1779) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.11.152) Hannah Harrison | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Denison (b 1755, d 1796) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1780) Jane Worsley (dau of John Worsley of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Brereton Denison (b 07.1781, d 1809) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Jonathan Denison of Rusholme Park, Lancashire (b 1784) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.08.1812) Sarah Hanson (dau of William Hanson of Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Hannah Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.05.1724) Joseph Walker of Leeds | |||||||||||||||
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| The coat of arms shown by BLG1952 is similar to the arms shown in Commoners for the family above. Accordingly, we presume that the two families were connected. | |||||||||||||||
| John Wilkinson of Potterton, Yorkshire (d 05.1789) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (Anne) Denison (sister of William Denison of Leeds then Ossington (d 1782, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire) and of Robert Denison, later of Ossington (d 1785)) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Edward Wilkinson of Potterton Hall (d 16.07.1836) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1886 ('Wilkinson of Potterton Hall') | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1787) Ann Pearse (d 1846, dau of Nicholas Pearse of Woodford) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Edward Wilkinson of Potterton Hall (d 14.08.1850) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1813) Catherine Bathurst (d 28.12.1856, dau of Robet Bathurst, niece of Henry Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Wilkinson, later Denison of Ossington (b c1758, d 06.05.1820, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Horlock (dau of J. Horlock of Ashwick) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Charlotte Denison (d 07.12.1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.07.1811) Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (b 1780, d 21.07.1845, Speaker of the House of Commons) | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | 2 sons (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (12.1796) Charlotte Eastwick (d 01.01.1839, dau of Samuel Eastwick, MP) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | John Evelyn Denison, Viscount Ossington of Ossington (b 27.01.1800, dsp 07.3.1873, MP, Lord of the Admiralty, Speaker of the House of Commons) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.07.1827) Charlotte Cavendish Bentinck (d 30.09.1889, dau of 4th Duke of Portland) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Edward Denison, Bishop of Salisbury (b 13.05.1801, d 06.03.1854) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.06.1839) Louisa Maria Seymer (d 22.09.1841, dau of Henry Ker Seymer of Hanford House) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (10.07.1845) Clementina Baillie-Hamilton (dsp 12.05.1894, dau of Ven. Charles Baillie-Hamilton) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Sir William Thomas Denison, Governor-General of Australia (b 1804, d 1871) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.11.1838) Caroline Lucy Hornby (d 24.07.1899, dau of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | George Anthony Denison (b 11.12.1805, Archdeacon of Taunton) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.09.1838) Georgiana Henley (dau of Joseph Warner Henley of Waterperry) | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Stephen Charles Denison (b 20.07.1811, d 1871, 6th surviving son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.05.1845) Susan Anne Frances Fellowes (d 24.06.1878, dau of Rev. John Fellowes of Shotesham) | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Julia Grace Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. (Henry) Desvoeux | |||||||||||||||
| J. | Henrietta Sophia Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1840) J.H. Jacob | |||||||||||||||
| K. | Charlotte Anne Denison (d 19.01.1892) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1844) Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore, 1st Bart (d 04.02.1885) | |||||||||||||||
| L.+ | other issue - Henry (b 02.06.1810, d 30.11.1858), Frank (b 1813, d 1843, RN), Alfred Robert (b 08.1816, d 1887, in New South Wales), Charles Albert (b 18819, d 1878, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
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| Possibly connected to the above was ... | |||||||||||||||
| George Wilkinson of Woodhouse (near Leeds) (bpt 03.09.1626?, a 04.1683, brother of John) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (08.05.1655) Elizabeth Kilburn of Hunslet | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Denison of Leeds (a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bell of Thirske | |||||||||||||||
| A. | George Denison (b 05.03.1682, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sawer (dau of Thomas Sawer of Leeds) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Denison of Leeds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sunderland (b 16.01.1735, dau of John Sunderland of Whittington) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Denison (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Denison of Kilnwick Percy (b 15.09.1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.07.1783) Frances Brook (b 18.11.1765, dau of Sir Robert Brook of Norton, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Frances Denison (b 23.08.1785, d 1840) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.11.1807) Ralph Creyke of Marton | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Harriet Denison who married... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.05.1824) Philip Saltmarshe, 17th of Saltmarshe (b 15.03.1780, d 28.11.1846) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Mary Denison (d 29.08.1830) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.01.1829) Sir James Walker of Sand Hutton & Beachampton, 1st Bart (b 1803, d 1883) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Thomas (b 02.01.1792, d 12.01.1802), Robert (b 21.11.1795), Richard (b 17.12.1801, d 02.1802), Harriet (b 12.02.21789), Elizabeth (b 12.01.1794, d 26.01.1794), Mary (b 18.11.1797, d c02.12.1797), Elizabeth (bpt 21.09.1799) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Robert Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hey of Leeds | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Denison | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cookson of Leeds | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - Joseph, Grace, Debora, Hannah, Beatrice | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 29.10.14) : FMG (vol 2, MS315, 'Dennison', p773+) with input/support as reported above
(2) For middle section (uploaded 29.10.14, originally shown speculatedly connected to the upper section) : BLG1952 ('Denison of Ossington') with input/support as reported above
(3) For lower section (uploaded 27.04.16) : FMG (vol 2, MS315, 'Denison'), p772+)
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