The Gough-Calthorpe family is descended from ancient and notable families who both held lands in the area around Birmingham, England. Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament, (1709 - 1774) was made a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1728. He married into the Calthorpe family, descendents of the Calthorpes who held the manors of Cockthorpe, Norfolk, and Ampton, Suffolk, and who were also sometime Lords of the Manor of Edgbaston. The Fess Ermine in Birmingham's coat of arms is a reference to the arms of the Calthorpe family. The Gough-Calthorpe peerage (1796) became dormant in June 1997 when the last Baron died without a male heir.
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Gough family
Lineage
- Sir Henry Gough, Knt (1649-1724), of Perry Hall; son of John Gough (d. 1665), matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, 1666; was a student at Middle Temple in 1667; elected as a Tory MP in Tamworth in 1685; became High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1671. Knighted in 1678 for services his grandfather rendered to the King in 1642.
- Walter Gough (1677-1730); married Martha Harwood, a niece of Sir Richard Hill.
- Walter Gough Jr (died 1773), married Bridget Kempson, daughter of Willis Kempson of Bilston.
- Sir Richard Gough (died 1728); third son of Henry Gough; a merchant, who travelled to the Mediterranean, India and China. In 1717 he purchased Edgbaston Hall from Thomas Belasyse, 3rd Viscount Fauconberg.
- Charles Gough thought to have rediscovered the island of Diego Alvarez, half way between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn, which became known as Gough Island, in 1731.
- Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet, M.P. (1709 - 1774); son of Sir Richard; was made a Baronet. His second wife (her first marriage) was Barbara (1716 - 1782), only daughter and heiress of Reynolds Calthorpe of Elvetham, Hampshire, by his spouse Barbara (d. 1724), daughter of Henry Yelverton, 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn, 1st Viscount Longueville. They had a son, Henry, 2nd Bt., and two daughters, Barbara and Charlotte, the latter marrying Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet, MP for Leicestershire 1765-1780.
- Harry Gough, brother of Sir Henry, 1st Bt., purchased ancient burgages in the Bull Ring, an estate in Ladywood, and a 25-acre farm, now marked by Gough Street.
- Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet (1748-1798), was created Baron Calthorpe in 1796 having assumed the additional surname of Calthorpe in 1788. He left two sons, George, Lord Calthorpe, and Frederick Gough of Perry Hall.
Gough-Calthorpe family
- See also: Baron Calthorpe
- Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe ( 1749 - 1798), married in 1783, Frances (d. 1827), second daughter of General Benjamin Carpenter, with issue, eleven children.
- Charles Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baron Calthorpe (1786-1807), no issue.
- George Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baron Calthorpe (1787-1851), succeeded his brother Charles, 2nd Lord, but died without issue.
- Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (1790-1868) succeeded his brothers George, 3rd Lord, and Charles, 2nd Lord. He was a Counsellor of King's College London, and married in 1823, Lady Charlotte Sophia, daughter of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, with issue: ten children.
- Frederick Henry William Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron Calthorpe (1826-1893)
- Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe (1829-1810)
- Rachel Gough-Calthorpe, daughter of Sir Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe married FitzRoy Hamilton Anstruther in 1898, creating the Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe family.
- Somerset John Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe (1831-1912)
- Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 8th Baron Calthorpe (1862-1940)
- Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 9th Baron Calthorpe (1924-1945)
- Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 10th Baron Calthorpe (1927-1997)
- The Hon. Sir Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe (1864–1937); Admiral of the Fleet, R.N..
- The Hon. Frederick ("Freddie") Somerset Gough Calthorpe; (1892–1935); cricketer.
Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe family
- See also: Anstruther Baronets
- Sir Fitzroy Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baronet (1872–1957)
- Sir Richard Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet (1908–1985)
- Sir Euan Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baronet (22 June 1966–) and his family regularly appear in the Sunday Times Rich List.
- Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, an actress who uses the stage name Isabella Calthorpe.
- Jacobi Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe is a London restaurateur.
- Gabriella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe is a fashion model.
See also
- Calthorpe Park ([1])
- Perry Hall Mansion
- Perry Hall Park
- Perry Hall, Maryland
References
- Lodge, Edmund, Norroy King of Arms, &c., The Peerage of the British Empire, 27th edition, London, 1858, p.94-5.
- Ruvigny & Raineval, The Marquis of, The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, Essex volume, London, 1908, p.598.
- Townend, Peter, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p.452.
