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Families covered: Addington of Bideford, Addington of Fringford, Addington of Harlowbury, Addington of High Bickington, Addington of Leigh, Addington of Sidmouth

                               
Their coats of arms suggest that the families shown on this page were connected to each other.
Simon Addington of Harloberry (Harlowbury), Essex
1. Thomas Addington (a 1535)
  A. Thomas Addington (dsp by 1555)
m. Margaret Bornbye (a 1564)
2. William Addington
  A. Ralph Addington (b c1524, bur 26.04.1564)
3. Christopher Addington in Devon
  m. Johanna Cliffe (bur 01.09.1572, coheir)
  A. John Addington of Bideford, Devon (b c1536, bur 12.05.1586)
m. (20.01.1561-2) Phillip Bellew (dau of William Bellew of Ashe)
  i. William Addington of ('Harlow (Harleberie) then') Bideford (bpt 17.06.1570, d 05.01.1591-2) the first mentioned by MGH
  m. Willmott Coffin (b c1571, dau of John Coffin of Portleich, m2. Launcelot Farington)
  a. Thomas Addington of Leigh (Devon) & Harlowberrie (Harlowbury, Essex) (bpt 27.12.1589, d 1648)
m. Alice Gifford (bur 11.12.1641, dau of John Gifford of Brightley)
Visitation (Devon, 1620, 'Addington') supports the above and ends showing Thomas & Alice as parents of Thomas (b c1611), Willmot, Alice & Elizabeth. The following follows Vivian. However, MGH shows Thomas & Alice as parents of Thomas, John, Elizabeth ("3rd da.") and "other children".
  (1) Thomas Addington (b c1611) shown by MGH as brother of rather than father of ...
  (A) John Addington of High Bickington 'of Leigh' (d before 10.07.1661)
  m1. Dorothy Champernowne
  (i) Thomas Addington of High Bickington (dsp 1688)
  (ii) Alice Addington
  m. (31.10.1672) Lewis Incledon of Buckland
  (iii) Bridget Addington
m. _ Docton
  (iv) Dorothy Addington
  m. (19.08.1658) Hugh (sb Humphry) Willyams of Roseworthy
  m2. Jane
  (B) Richard Addington (a 1668)
  (i) Thomas Addington of Braunton (dvpsp unm before 26.10.1668)
  (2) Willmot Addington
  (3) Alice Addington probably the Alice who married ...
m. Amyas Champernowne (bpt 30.05.1605, d 1661)
  (4) Elizabeth Addington shown by MGH as married to ...
  m. Richard Way of Bideford
  (A) Richard Way
  (B) Elizabeth Way
  m. (c09.1680) Anthony Coren of Lawhitton
  b. Mary Addington (bpt 06.052.1591)
  m. (09.12.1613) Degory Tremayn of Collacombe
  c.+ other issue - John (bpt 07.10.1587, d 29.07.1609), Robert (bpt 17.11.1588)
  ii. Anne Addington (bpt 08.11.1564)
  m. (08.07.1585) William Sumner of Essex
  iii. Rachel Addington (bpt 28.04.1567, bur 24.01.1607)
  iv. Mary Addington (bpt 19.09.1575)
  m. (10.12.1593) Christopher Coppleston of Alveldiston

 

 

William Addington of Fringford, Oxfordshire (bur 01.06.1600)
m. Katherine Humfrey (dau of Hugh Humfrey)
1. Henry Addington of Fringford (b c1582, bur 07.04.1671)
  m. Catherine
  A. William Addington (bpt 08.1607, bur 20.09.1680)
  BP1934 identifies William's wife as Christian. She is identified on various web sites as ...
  m. (1655) Christian Sharrock (b 1624, bur 14.08.1693, dau of Rev. Robert Sharrock)
i. Henry Addington of Fringford (bpt 10.07.1659, d 05.03.1729)
  m. (10.05.1696) Elizabeth Markham (d 17.08.1746)
  a. Anthony Addington of Fringford, Up Ottery & Rawridge (b 13.121713, d 21.03.1790)
  m. (22.09.1745) Mary Hiley (d 07.11.1778, dau of Rev. Haviland John Hiley of Reading)
  (1) Henry Addington, Prime Minister, 1st Viscount Sidmouth of Sidmouth (b 30.05.1757, d 15.02.1844)§E
  m1. (19.09.1781) Ursula Mary Hammond (b 14.05.1760, d 23.06.1811, dau of Leonard Hammond of Cheam)
  (A) Henry Addington (b 30.09.1786, dvp unm 30.07.1823)
  (B) William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth (b 13.11.1794, d 25.0.1864) had issue
  m. (20.04.1820) Mary Young (b 09.12.1794, d 17.01.1894, dau of Rev. John Young)
  (C) Mary Anne Addington (d 24.12.1847)
  (D) Frances Addington (d 27.02.1870)
  m. (20.06.1820) George Pellew (d 13.10.1866, Dean of Norwich)
  (E) Charlotte Addington (d 1870)
  m. (1838) Rev. Horace Gore Currie
  (F) Henrietta Addington (d 12.08.1868)
  m. Thomas Barker Wall (captain)
  m2. (29.07.1823, sp) Marianne Scott (b c1783, d 26.04.1842, dau of William Scott, Lord Stowell)
(2) John Hiley Addington of Longford (d 11.06.1818, MP)
  m. (25.10.1785) Mary Unwin (d 03.09.1833, dau of Henry Unwin)
  (A) Henry Unwin Addington (b 24.03.1790, dsp 06.03.1870)
  m. (10.11.1836) Eleanor Anne Estcourt (d 17.10.1877, dau of T.G. Bucknall Estourt)
  (b)+ other issue - Haviland John (b 20.11.1787, dsp), Mary (d 01.11.1880)
  (3) Anne Addington (d 12.06.1806)
  m. (02.06.1770) William Goodenough
  (4) Eleanor Addington
  m. (01.08.1771) James Sutton of New Park (d 1801)
  (5) Elizabeth Addington (d 26.06.1827)
  m. (08.1782) William Hoskyns of North Perrot (d 1813)
  (6) Charlotte Addington (d 27.05.1839)
m. (01.08.1788) Charles Bragge, later Bathurst of Lydney Park (d 13.08.1831, Secretary of War)
  b.+ other issue
  We assume that a brother of Anthony was father of the following William who is identified in 'Suffolk Manorial Families' (Joseph James Muskett, 'Edited with extensive additions', vol 1, 1900, 'Arnold of Lowestoft', p386), which provides the following, as "cousin of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth".
  (1) William Addington (d before 08.06.1779)
  m. Caroline Arnold (b c1731, d 30.11.1796, dau of Captain Thomas Arnold)
  (A) William Caroline Addington (b 1755-6, d 20.03.1822)
  m. James Hatch of Clayberry Hall, Essex (b c1750, d 08.12.1808)
  (i) James Hatch (b c1784, d 02.04.1804)
  (ii) Caroline Elizabeth Hatch (b 22.05.1779, d 04.05.1838)
  m. (16/17.07.1800) John Rutherford Abdy
  (iii) daughter
  m. (Rev. Thomas?) Mills
  (iv) Louisa Hatch (d 01.10.1876)
  m. (27.12.1822) William Rufus Rous (son of 1st Earl of Stradbroke)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 27.07.12) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Addington of Leigh') with some input, support & contradiction from MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'Pedigree of Roberts', p214)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 14.03.05) : BP1934 (Sidmouth)
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