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Families covered: Soulsby of Chollerton, Soulsby of Hallington, Reed of Chipchase

                               
Ralph Soulsby of Chollerton (bur 12.12.1725)
m. Ann (bur 21.06.1727)
1. Christopher Soulsby of Chollerton (d by 1735)
m. (23.11.1721) Martha Reed (b c1692, d 25.11.1779, dau of Archibald Reed of Bellingham, sister of John of Chipchase)
  A. Ralph Soulsby of Hallington (bpt 17.11.1723, bur 28.07.1769)
  m. (c1751) Mary Fenwick (bur 19.09.1771, dau of John Fenwick of Stanton, half-sister of William of Bywell)
  The following is supported by 'A History of Northumberland' by Rev. John Hodgson (Part 2, Vol 2, 1832, 'Pedigree of Fenwick of Stanton' (p114).
  i. Christopher Soulsby of Hallington, Sheriff of Newcastle (b c1755, d 22.01.1814)
  m. (20.01.1783) Julia Elizabeth Hudson (d 13.05.1729, dau of John Hudson of Bessingby, niece of Sir John Trevelyan, Bart)
  a. Christopher Thomas Soulsby of Hallington, later of Bessingby (bpt 14.07.1794, a 1834)
  b. Walter Raleigh Soulsby (bpt 14.07.1794, a 1813)
  ii. Alice Soulsby (b c1756)
  m. (22.09.1772) Thomas Heath ("of the Hawkwell family")
  iii. Mary Soulsby (b c1760, d 05.1829)
m. Christopher Wilkinson of Thorpe (brother of James)
  a. Alice Wilkinson
  m. Charles William Biggs of Linden
b.+ other issue - Christopher Thomas (Major), James, Bridget (d infant)
  B. Christopher Soulsby of Sandhill (Newcastle), later Reed of Chipchase (bpt 16.02.1726, d 06.11.1770) 
  The following comes from 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 4, John Crawford Hodgson, 1897, 'Reed and Souslby of Chipchase', p347+).
  m. (25.04.1757) Sarah Blake (b c1733, d 06.11.1771, dau of Sir Francis Blake of Twizel, Bart)
  i. John Reed of Chipchase (bpt 13.12.1759, d 20.02.1842, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (10.12.1789) Mary Nevil (b 1770-1, d 03.04.1808, dau of Henry Nevil of Kingston-on-Hull)
  a. Christopher Reed (b 17.10.1797, d 21.07.1868, of the Middle Temple, later vicar of Tynemouth) had issue
  m. Anne Collingwood (dau of John Collingwood of Chirton, niece of Lord Collingwood)
  b. Mary Nevil Reed (bpt 27.01.1791, d 02.09.1816)
  m. Robert Lancelot Allgood of Nunwick
c.+ other issue - Henry (b 25.112.1794, d 14.07.1866), Francis (b 31.07.1800, d unm 26.02.1875), John (b 06.02.1803, d unm 04.09.1884, vicar of Newburn), Archibald (d unm, Captain RN), Sarah Isabella (bpt 22.04.1792, d 28.12.1874), Martha Soulsby (b 16.10.1793, d 05.10.1875), Ann Eliza (bpt 15.05.1804, d 23.05.1882)
  ii. Francis Reed (b 30.11.1762, d 06.04.1821, rector of Haselbury Bryan in Dorset) had issue
  m. (01.10.1803) Mary Ann Story (dau of Anthony Story of Newbottle)
  iii. Archibald Reed of Whorlton, Mayor of Newcastle (bpt 09.02.1766, d 13.12.1842) had issue
  m. (29.10.1801) Mary Ann Maister (dau of Arthur Maister of Hull)
  iv. Martha Reed (bpt 07.03.1767, d 19.12.1802)
  m. (02.10.1790) James Allgood of Nunwick
  v. Sarah Reed (bpt 15.11.1768, d 11.08.1759)
  m. Thomas Fenwick Clennel
  vi.+ other issue - Christopher (bpt 18.10.1760, d 01.06.1768), Ralph (bpt 07.08.1761, d 25.05.1776), Thomas (bpt 04.10.1763), Isabella (bpt 24.05.1758, d 28.02.1842)
  C. Ann Soulsby (bpt 27.06.1725)
  m. (28.05.1753) Richard Bateman
  D.+ other issue - John of Newcastle (bpt 15.09.1729, d 03.11.1793), Martha (bpt 26.09.1731)
2. Dorothy Soulsby
  m. (09.1727) John Kelly of Wharlton

Main source(s): 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 4, John Crawford Hodgson, 1897, 'Soulsby of Hallington', p243) with input & some support as reported above
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