'Milnes1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Milnes of Aldercar Park, Milnes of Chesterfield, Milnes of Dunston, Milnes of Fryston, Milnes of Palterton, Milnes of Tapton Hall, Milnes of Wakefield
?? Milnes of Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire (a temp Henry VIII who r. 1509-1547) | |||||||||||||||
1. | William Milnes of Ashford | ||||||||||||||
A. | Richard Milnes of Dunston, Mayor of Chesterfield (b c1575, d 17.03.1628-9) | ||||||||||||||
m. Dorothy Woodward (dau of John Woodward, alderman of Chesterfield, m2. George Columbel of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
i. | William Milnes 'of Chesterfield' (bpt 28.12.1611, d 01.11.1638) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1632) Alice Gregson (dau of Henry Gregson of Turnditch) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Richard Milnes (bur 13.12.1634) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | George Milnes of Chesterfield & Dunstan Hall (bpt 12.10.1621, bur 08.07.1671, ironmonger, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Mower (a 05.1690, widow of William Burton of Holmesfield) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Richard Milnes of Dunston Hall & Aldercar Park, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b c1659, d 17.12.1729) | ||||||||||||||
m. Charlotte Amis (widow of George Moore of Hull & Ollercar) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | George Milnes of Dunston Hall & Aldercar Park (bpt 12.01.1689, d 01.07.1755) | ||||||||||||||
m. (17.05.1712) Dorothy Newham (b c1692, d 26.09.1776, dau of John Newham of Whittington, sister of Roger of Staveley) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Richard Milnes of Dunston Hall (b 1713-4, d 11.03.1773) | ||||||||||||||
m. (21.05.1744) Grace Hurt (bur 02.09.1776, dau of Charles Hurt of Alderwasley & Castern) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | George Milnes of Dunston (b 13.05.1745, d unm 23.06.1787) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Richard Milnes of Barlow Grange (bpt 15.09.1747, d(sp) 01.12.1824) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Ann Baker (dau of Thomas Alverey Baker of London) | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Grace Milnes (bpt 02.10.1746, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. (26.10.1770) John Richardson | |||||||||||||||
(iv) | Catherine Milnes (bpt 09.07.1752) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Nickson of Bolsover | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Richard Milnes Nickson of Chesterfield (b c1791, d (unm?) 21.07.1831, only child) | ||||||||||||||
(v) | Elizabeth Milnes (bpt 17.04.1754, d 01.11.1779) | ||||||||||||||
m. (14.06.1770) Robert Mower of Barlow | |||||||||||||||
(B) | William Milnes of Aldercar, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 04.04.1726, d 30.10.1797, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.02.1748-9) Mary Soresby (d 09.05.1794, dau of Adam Soresby of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Jane Milnes (b 21.01.1749-50, dsp 23.06.1829) | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.03.1798) Rev. John Smith | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Mary Milnes (b 04.05.1752, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Jonathan Lee of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
m2. Peter Pegge Burnell of Beauchief | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Dorothy Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m1. Philip Gell of Hopton, Sheriff (b c1723, d 05.08.1795) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (21.07.1798) Thomas Blore of the Inner Temple (d 1795) | |||||||||||||||
(C)+ | other issue - George (bpt 14.10.1714, d unm 15.11.1736), William (bpt 30.04.1716, d 16.08.1723), John (bpt 18.11.1718, bur 13.04.1737) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Richard Milnes of Barnes in Dronfield (bpt 21.06.1692, d 30.06.1765) | ||||||||||||||
m. Catherine Colclough (bpt 01.06.1696, d 17.11.1777, dau of Christopher Colclough of Codnor Castle by Sarah) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Charlotte Milnes (bur 09.02.1724) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Catherine Milnes (bpt 13.03.1725, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. (28.07.1770) Godfrey Sykes of London | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Amy Milnes (bpt 08.05.1727, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. (15.11.1758) Thomas Wright (dvpsp 1759, son/heir of John of Eyam) | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Elizabeth Milnes (bpt 11.08.1687, bur 01.12.1748)) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (19.05.1706) Robert Smith of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
m2. William Webster of Cold Aston | |||||||||||||||
b. | George Milnes (bpt 30.04.1663, d unm bur 18.06.1707) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Alice Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. (19.08.1635) George Gregson of Turnditch | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Margaret Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. (15.11.1636) Luke Whittington | |||||||||||||||
v. | Elizabeth Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. (05.09.1655) George Taylor of Durant Hall | |||||||||||||||
vi.+ | other issue - Richard (bpt 06.02.1613, dsp by 1650), James (bpt 07.12.1625, dsp by 1650) | ||||||||||||||
B. | James Milnes of Tapton Hall, Chesterfield (bur 02.04.1651, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabel (d before 26.04.1665) | |||||||||||||||
i. | William Milnes of Tapton Hall (bpt 11.03.1626-7, d 14.11.1686) | ||||||||||||||
m. (06.11.1655) Alice Sleigh (d 01.05.1681, possibly dau of Ralf Sleigh) | |||||||||||||||
a. | James Milnes of Tapton Hall (b 1655-6, d unm 16.03.1690) | ||||||||||||||
b. | William Milnes of Tapton Hall (b c1661, dsp 26.10.1717) | ||||||||||||||
m. (25.07.1695) Lydia Webster (b c1666, d 19.05.1701, dau of Paul Webster of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
c. | Dorothy Milnes (bpt 17.09.1663, dsp 10.11.1740) | ||||||||||||||
m. (19.03.1722-3) John Revel (alderman of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
d. | Isabel Milnes (b c1668, dsp 25.12.1736) | ||||||||||||||
m. (15.06.1698) Jacob (not James) Brailsford of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
e.+ | other issue - Alice (d infant), Mary (bpt 17.09.1663, d unm by 1689) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | James Milnes (bpt 06.09.1629, dsps bur 04.11.1682) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabel (bur 24.05.1696) | |||||||||||||||
a. | James Milnes (bur 15.01.1661-2) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Richard Milnes of Chesterfield (bpt 21.08.1636, d 07.06.1706) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Wilson (d 17.01.1691, dau/coheir of Robert Wilson of Barton & Eyam) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Richard Milnes of Chesterfield (bpt 03.10.1663, bur 10.02.1744-5) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (sp) Elizabeth Secker (bur 21.11.1719, dau of Thomas Secker of Sibthorp, sister of Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (c04.1724) Hephzibah Ibbetson (bur 28.10.1726, dau of Samuel Ibbetson of Leeds by Hephzibah Hatfield) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Richard Milnes of Chesterfield (b 20.10.1726, d unm 20.05.1795) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Elizabeth Milnes (b 22.07.1725) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.01.1745) James Heywood of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Elizabeth Heywood (dsp 14.02.1797) | ||||||||||||||
m. (08.06.1772) William Waller of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
b. | Robert Milnes of Wakefield (bpt 14.09.1671, d 23.08.1734) | ||||||||||||||
m. (10.06.1695) Hannah Poole (b 11.03.1673, dau/coheir of Joseph Poole of Sykehouse) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Richard Milnes of Wakefield (b 21.03.1695-6, d 04.02.1755) | ||||||||||||||
m. (20.02.1717-8) Bridget Pemberton (b 30.01.1698, d 15.01.1765, dau/coheir of John Pemberton of Liverpool) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Robert Milnes of Wakefield (b 02.03.1718-9, d 15.04.1771) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (17.02.1757) Joyce Slater (d 17.01.1764, dau of Adam Slater of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Richard Slater Milnes , later Rich of Fryston, Yorkshire (b 12.12.1759, d 02.06.1804) | ||||||||||||||
m. Rachael Buske (a 1805, dau of Hans Buske) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Robert Pemberton Milnes of Fryston (b 20.05.1784) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Maria Monckton (dau of Robert Arundel Monckton, Viscount Galway) | |||||||||||||||
Their son Richard was created Lord Houghton in 1863. He married the heiress of Lord Crewe. Their son Robert became the Marquess of Crewe. | |||||||||||||||
(b) | Rachael Milnes (b 03.07.1787) | ||||||||||||||
m. Marmaduke Wyvill of Burton Hall | |||||||||||||||
(c) | Elizabeth Milnes (b 14.07.1788) | ||||||||||||||
m. (12.1811) William Newton of Elvedon | |||||||||||||||
(d) | Mary Ann Milnes (b 19.03.1790) | ||||||||||||||
m. Henry Spencer Waddington of Cavenham | |||||||||||||||
(e)+ | other issue - Richard Rodes (b 31.10.1785, a 1820), Martha (b 29.03.1783, d unm 18.01.1812), Louisa (b 28.06.1791), Caroline (b 20.08.1792), Amelia Jane (b 09.07.1801) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Elizabeth Milnes (b 23.11.1758) | ||||||||||||||
m. (12.12.1780) Samuel Thornton of Albury Park (MP) | |||||||||||||||
(iii)+ | other issue (d infant) - Richard, Joyce | ||||||||||||||
m2. (06.02.1766) Esther Shore (dsp 09.03.1799, dau of Samuel Shore of Sheffield) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Pemberton Milnes of Wakefield & Bawtry (b 27.09.1729, d 06.12.1795) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.1754) Jane Slater (bpt 08.10.1733, dau of Adam Slater of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Bridget Milnes (b c1755, dsp 13-15.11.1835) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (28.11.1775) Peter Auriol Drummond (dsp 21.03.1799, son of Archbishop of York, brother of Earl of Kinnoul) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (09-25.05.1803) Robert Monckton, Viscount Galway (b 1752, d 23.07.1810) | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Penelope Milnes (b 26.03.1720, dsp 23.05.1799) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1751) John Tarleton of Liverpool | |||||||||||||||
(D) | Hannah Milnes (b 05.08.1723, d 09.09.1806) | ||||||||||||||
m. (26.04.1750) Arthur Heywood of Liverpool | |||||||||||||||
(E) | Sarah Milnes (b 11.04.1731) | ||||||||||||||
m. (03.8.1752, sp) William Goodwin of Norris Green, near Liverpool | |||||||||||||||
(F)+ | other issue - Elizabeth (b 06.05.1726, d unm 28.03.1807), others (d infant - John, Richard, Bridget, Bridget) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Robert Milnes of Leeds (b 25.07.1702, d 11.10.1725, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.05.1727) Sarah Priestley (d 19.10.1740, dau of Nathaniel Priestley of Halifax) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Hanna Milnes (b 12.02.1729, eldest dau/ heir) | ||||||||||||||
m. (20.03.1746) James Lees of Manchester (brother of John Carill Worsley of Platt) | |||||||||||||||
(3) | John Milnes of Wakefield (b 05.11.1710, d 19.10.1771) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Shore (d 05.12.1791, dau of Samuel Shore of Sheffield) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Sir Robert Shore Milnes, Governor of Martinique, Lt. Governor of Lower Canada, 1st Bart (b c1747, d 02.12.1837) | ||||||||||||||
The following is supported by BEB1841 (Milnes of Galfrey, in the Supplement). | |||||||||||||||
m. (13.11.1785) Charlotte Frances Bentinck (dau of Capt. John Albert Bentinck) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Sir John Bentinck Milnes, 2nd Bart (b 19.09.1786, dsp 23.03.1839) | ||||||||||||||
(ii)+ | other issue - William Henry (b 08.03.1738, d Waterloo, Lt. Colonel), Henry Banks Oldenburgh (b 17.10.1790, d 1813), Arthur (d young), Charlotte Harriet Martinique (b 23.06.1798), Sophia Mary Anne (b 09.10.1799) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | John Milnes of Wakefield & Page Hall in Sheffield (b 15.12.1751, d 1810) | ||||||||||||||
m. Catherine Carr (b c1772, d 22.10.1806, dau of Edward Carr of Cledmond) | |||||||||||||||
(i)+ | issue - Alcred Shore (b 21.05.1792), William Poole (b 25.03.1792, d unm before 1820), John (b 13.08.1799), Caroline (b 14.11.1797, d 12.04.1800) | ||||||||||||||
(C) | Mary Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.11.1773) Edward Whitwell (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | John Whitwell (dvp unm, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Roseline Whitwell | ||||||||||||||
m. James Torre | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Emma Louisa Whitwell | ||||||||||||||
m1. (div) Sir George Berny Brograve of Worstead House, Bart | |||||||||||||||
m2. Marsham Elwin | |||||||||||||||
(D) | Esther Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.08.1774) James Torre of Snydal | |||||||||||||||
(E)+ | other issue - Samuel (b 06.11.1750, d 10.02.1767), Hannah (b c1742, d unm 07.10.1802), Jane (d young) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Sarah Milnes (b 05.01.1697-8) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1715) John Lumb of Wakefield & Silcoat | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Elizabeth Milnes (b 03.07.1699) | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.10.1716) George Cotton of Wakefield | |||||||||||||||
(6) | Hannah Milnes (b 08.12.1705) | ||||||||||||||
m. Jonathan Priestley of Winteredge | |||||||||||||||
(7) | Baptista Milnes (b 26.11.1708, dsp 25.04.1768) | ||||||||||||||
m. Richard Cooke of Halifax | |||||||||||||||
(8)+ | other issue - Joseph (b 18.09.1700, d 23.12.1710) William (b 04.06.1704, d 20.06.1704), Joshua (b 14.09.1707, d 14.08.1712), James (b 05.09.1712, d 25.08.1713), Mary (b 08.09.1716, d 13.03.1717) | ||||||||||||||
c. | James Milnes of Chesterfield (bpt 08.08.1674, d 24.01.1737-8) | ||||||||||||||
m. (08.01.1697) Mary Waterhouse (dau of Michael Waterhouse of' Pontefract) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | James Milnes, Sheriff of Hull (b c1698, dvp 29.11.1736) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (30.11.1721) Diana Mould (dau of William Mould, alderman of Hull) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | James Milnes of Cottingham, Yorkshire (dsp bur 12.10.1752) | ||||||||||||||
m. (31.07.1749) Alice Mason (dau/heir of Robert Mason, m2. Frederick James Scrope of Cockeringham) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Mary Grove (b c1671, d 1766, dau/coheir of George Grove of Reresby) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Mary Milnes (bpt 21.04.1734) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Dyer of London | |||||||||||||||
(i) | son (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Richard Milnes of Chesterfield, later of Palterton (b 1704-5, d 01.02.1757) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Hawksworth (d 25.06.1757, dau/heir of Thomas Hawksworth of London) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Elizabeth Milnes (b 08.06.1732, d 28.02.1769) | ||||||||||||||
m. (09.10.1761) Robert Lowndes of Chesterfield & Palterton, later of Bath (son of Robert of Lea Hall) | |||||||||||||||
(i)+ | issue - Milnes (bpt 24.10.1764, d unm 20.04.1800), Thomas of Hampstead (a 1820) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Esther Milnes (bpt 15.10.1752, dsp 06.06.1792) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Day of Annesley | |||||||||||||||
(C)+ | other issue (d young/unm) - Richard, James, Richard, Mary, Ann, Sarah, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Elizabeth Milnes (bpt 07.10.1702) | ||||||||||||||
m. (20.09.1721) Daniel Walker of Manchester | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Elizabeth Walker (b 01.11.1730) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.1758) Robert Kay of Baldingstone | |||||||||||||||
(B)+ | other issue (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
d. | John Milnes of Wakefield (b 27.03.1677, d 29.10.1742) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.05.1711) Elizabeth Lapidge (b 1680-1, d 16.06.1746, dau/coheir of Richard Lapidge of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | James Milnes of Wakefield (b 28.11.1721, d 02.12.1792, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (12.10.1749) Esther Widowes (b 1727-8, d 22.07.1765, dau/heir of John Widowes of Brimsup Hall by Margaret Robert of Preston) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | James Milnes, later Rich of Wakefield & London, Sheriff of Yorkshire (b 11.10.1755, dsp before 01.10.1805) | ||||||||||||||
m. (24.02.1778) Mary Ann Busk (d 10.11.1802, dau/coheir of Hans Busk of Leeds) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Mary Milnes (b 28.06.1713, d 17.03.1780) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1744) Benjamin Gaskell | |||||||||||||||
(3)+ | other issue (d unm) - John of Wakefield (b 07.02.1711-2, d 10.09.1769), Richard (b 07.07.1718, d 21.05.1741), Elizabeth (b 10.07.1716, d 28.03.1788) | ||||||||||||||
e. | William Milnes of Chesterfield (bur 23.11.1762) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Lee (b 1690-1, bur 26.02.1771, dau/heir of William Lee of Worksop) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | William Milnes of Chesterfield & Tapton Hall (b c1712, d 08.10.1771) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (24.04.1744) Winifred or Margaret Morton (bur 07.12.1752, dau of Charles Morton of London) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Elizabeth Milnes (bpt 07.08.1746, d 08.1774) | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.08.1771) John Kay of Manchester | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Elizabeth Kay (b 1773, d 1774) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Ann Gaskell (b 1715, d 02.05.1791, dau of Daniel Gaskell of Clifton, widow of Capt. ?? Kay) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Sarah Milnes (b 1717-8, d 22.03.1753) | ||||||||||||||
m. Joshua Rayner of Leeds (b 1722-3, d 19.04.1757, son of Thomas of Brotherton) | |||||||||||||||
f. | Mary Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.10.1698) John Wildbore of Nottingham | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Elizabeth Wildbore (heir) | ||||||||||||||
m. (172) Ichabod Wright of Nottingham | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Thomas Milnes (bpt 29.07.1640, bur 21.01.1642-3) | ||||||||||||||
v. | Mary Milnes (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Mower of Woodseat | |||||||||||||||
C. | Elizabeth Milnes | ||||||||||||||
m. William Wright of Great Longsdon (d c1655) | |||||||||||||||
D.+ | other issue - William, Christopher, Robert, George | ||||||||||||||
2. | Richard Milnes | ||||||||||||||
A. | William Milnes in Ashford (a 1628) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): FMG (vol 1, 'Milnes-Mower, Gell', p43+), FMG (vol 1, 'Milnes - Gaskell', p49+) with some support from BP1934 (Crewe)
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