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| Richard Maulaye, a mercer, (1506) & Alice Her date has been left blank | Frances Ann Thornton (1862) by Samuel Manning Jnr |
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Susan (1620) wife of Charles, Earl of Kent
and daughter of Sir Michael Longueville. Alternatively
Susannah Grey daughter of Charles 7th Earl
of Kent and wife of Sit Michael Longueville. Alabaster
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| Sir Humphrey Radcliffe (1566) & Isabel (Harvey) (1594) It is said that they met by her dropping her glove out of a window and his catching on his lance | Margery Argentine (1427) Widow of 2nd husband Sir William Argentine; her 1sr husband was John Harvey, who has a brass at Thurleigh. Latin inscription, partly missing. | Elizabeth Herwy or Hervey (1527) Abbess of the nunnery here. Latin inscription but the date of death has not been filled in. |
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Sir Edmund Anderson (1605) and his wife
Magdalen (1623)
Alabaster. He wasChief Justice of the Common Pleas
and judge at
the trials of Mary, Queen of Scots and of Sir Walter
Raleigh; he was notorious for his severe treatment of the
puritans.
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| Richard Gardburye (1624) and his second wife Margaret, duaghter of Thomas Anderson of Castlethorpe, Lincs; and their only daughter Magdelenna (1618 age 5) Magdelenna and the shield were stolen in c 1972. | Sir Francis Anderson (1616) and his two wives Judith (1608) and Audry. Alabaster. He was the son of the above Sir Edmund and Lady Anderson. |
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| Sir Edmund Anderson (1638) son of Francis and his wife Alice (Constable) ; they clasp a heart between them. They had one daughter Dorothy who married her step brother Sir John Cotton Bt; Alice remarried in 1640 Sir Thomas Cotton Bt of Connington, Cambridgeshire, where she is buried and also has a monument. (q.v.) | |
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Flitton - St John the Baptist The de Grey Mausoleum |
| The de Grey Mausoleum, founded by Henry de
Grey, 6th Earl of Kent in 1605, is one of the largest sepulchral
chapels in the country. The Earl was buried here according to
his instructions in 1614. The Mausoleum contains over twenty
monuments to the de Grey family who lived in the nearby Wrest
Park and was the burial place for the family for over 250 years.
The cruciform mausoleum has its nave set against the north side
of St John the Baptist church and its south transept overlaps
the east end of that church. The oldest part was built circa
1614 and the eastern parts added in 1705. Access by appointment with the key holder only; see English Heritage website for details. Park on any near side road. |
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Eleanor Conquest (1434) Right: Elizabeth Warren (1544). Wife of William Warren NB This brass is not actually in the mausoleum but placed on the north wall of the adjoining church |
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| Henry Grey, 5th Earl of Kent, Lord Hastings, Weisford and Ruthyne (1614) & his wife Mary (1580) . This Henry Grey was the founder and builder of the chapel. He was the younger brother of Reginald Grey, 5th Earl. Mary was buried at Great Goddesden, Herfordshire. Her first husband was Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, his thrid wife; 'their marriage was a disaster and a dispute developed over the marriage settlement, resulting in her cousin Thomas Olney travelling north to bring her home...She was supported by Thomas and his brother for 12 years, for which she would later claim expenses and debts for her upkeep. In 1574, thanks to the mediation by the Earl of Leicester, an agreement was reached between Mary and her stepson, the new Earl. Sadly further litigation ensused for another 15 years...on her marriage to Henry Grey she changed her mind...the matter was still unsettled when Thomas died. Alabaster | ||
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Henry Grey, 9th Earl of Kent (1651) and Amabel Grey, Countess of Kent (1698) He was the son of Rev Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent. As Lord Ruthin he sat in the short parliament of 1640. Although a parliamentarian and holding office under parliament, he took no part in the trial and the execution of the King. They had two children Anthony and Elizabeth Amabel was the daughter of Sir Anthony Benn and Lady Jane Hart. Marble erected 1658. |
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| Left and above: Lady Jane Hart (1673) As Lady Jane Benne Evelyn she married Sir Eustace Hart in 1626. By her former husband, Sir Anthony Benne, she was mother of Amabella Countess of Kent. | Lady Elizabeth Talbot (1651) Countess Dowager of Kent. She married Henry Earl of Kent; there were no children by this marriage. | ||
Anthony de Grey, 3rd Baron Lucas styled Earl of
Harold (1723) Eldest son of Henry Duke of Kent by
Jemima Crew. Married Lady Mary Tufton; no issue. Died choking
on an ear of barley at 28. By Dowyer 1726
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Above and Centre Top:
Henrietta de Grey (1717)
Daughter of Henry,
Duke of Kent; she died aged 14
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Above and Centre Bottom: Lord Henry de Grey
(1717) 2nd son of Henry, Duke of Kent and Duchess
Jemima; he died age
20.
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Above left:
Amabel Countess de Grey (1727)
Eldest daughter of Henry, Duke of Kent. She had one
daughter, Jemima, afterwards Marchioness de Grey
Above centre: Lady Anne de Grey (1728) One of the daughters of Henry, Duke of Kent Right: Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (1790) He married Lady Jemima Cambell; she became Marchioness Grey in 1740, her maternal grandfather being Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent. Although the title became extinct on her death, her eldest daughter was created Countess de Grey. Marble by Thomas Banks |
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| Henry, Duke of Kent (1740); Jemima (1728) and Sophie de Grey (1748) Henry was the son of Anthony, 11th Earl of Kent and Mary, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. He was later created Marquis and then Duke. Despite a grand political career, he was unpopular and was nicknamed 'bug' because of his body odour. By his first wife Jemima he had five sons and seven daughters. By his second wife Sophie, he had one son and one daughter. Designed by Edward Shepherd; effigy of the Duke sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack. | ||
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Henrietta Frances Countess de
Grey (1848) Wife to
Thomas Philip, afterwards Earl de Grey. Marble by
Terence Farnell
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Thomas Philip Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey (1859)
He succeeded his father, Thomas, 2nd Baron
Grantham, to the Grantham title in 1786, and succeeded his
aunt to the de Grey title in 1833. By Matthew Noble.
There is no inscription and this monument was the last to be
placed in the mausoleum. He was succeeded to the title Baron
Lucas of Crudwell by his daughter Ann and the de Grey title
by his nephew George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon. |
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Left & above: Sir Samuel Ongley (1726)
By Scheemahers & Delvaux (signed) A London
merchant
Right: Caroline Jane Shuttleworth (1899) by C H Mabey (signed) |
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top and centre top: 'The tombe of John Burgoyne
of Sutton esq sonne & heire of Thomas Burgoyne esq and
Anne daugher of John Bowles of Newton in the country of Hertford
esq. (which Anne was after the decease of the said Thomas
married unto Sir Roberte Catlin, Lord Chief Justice of England)
Obit AD 1604' 'Here sleeps the body of an aged
wight whose hart was set on bounty, peace and right.' 'John
Burgoyne sonne of Roger Burgoyne esquire'. Left bottom and centre bottom: Sir William Montagu Roger Burgoyne Bt (1835) By G Oldfield of Ashford Right: Sir Roger Burgoyne Bt MP (1679) Fought for the King in the Civil War and later went into exile returning at the Restoration. By Grinling Gibbons |
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