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GARTHSHORE, George Minister of Anwoth then of Kirkcudbright parish, Reverend Dr
(About 1687-1760)
GORDON, Barbara
(About 1688-1774)
GARTHSHORE, Maxwell FRSE, 'practitioner of physic in London', Dr
(1732-1812)
McGUFFOG, Elisabeth heiress of Rusco
(1732-)
GARTHSHORE, William MP, FRSE, Lord of the Admiralty (1801-1804)
(1764-1806)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. CHALIE, Sarah Jane

GARTHSHORE, William MP, FRSE, Lord of the Admiralty (1801-1804) 1 2 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 28 October 1764, Bedford Street Convent Yard, St Pauls, London, England 4 5 6 8
  • Baptised: 8 November 1764, St Paul's, Covent Garden, Westminster, London, England 6
  • Marriage (1): CHALIE, Sarah Jane on 24 May 1794 in Wimbledon, St Mary, Surrey, England 1 2 3
  • Died: 5 April 1806(dvp) 1 5

   Another name for William was GARTHSHORE, Wm.3

   User ID: I75.

  General Notes:

"1794 October 18

Letter by Henry Dundas [later Viscount Melville], Sittingbourne, to the Duke of Buccleuch, in brief on a variety of subjects: agrees with grant for Dumfries Bridge, subject to the Chief Baron's approval; aid for Lord Napier; Lord Amherst's conduct with regard to Vaughan; the writer's intention to recommend the removal of the fencible cavalry from Scotland; favourable comments on the Prince's marriage - 'a new era in his charactar'; comments also on the 'torpor or the avarice or the imbecillity or infidelity of our allies'; and on the favourable impression made on him by 'Garshore' [William Garthshore, his private secretary]."

from GD224/628/7




" WILLIAM GARTSHORE 28/10/1764- 05/04/1806
Place of Birth: London.
Date of Election: 26/01/1795.
Profession: Politician.
Notes: Campbell (1989 list) gives date of birth as
18/10/1764
Fellow Type: OF"

from Former RSE Fellows 1783- 2002 9 10


William married Sarah Jane CHALIE on 24 May 1794 in Wimbledon, St Mary, Surrey, England.1 2 3 (Sarah Jane CHALIE was born about 1770.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Name: William Garthshore
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 24 May 1794
Marriage Place: Wimbledon,Surrey,England
Spouse: Sarah Jane Chalie
FHL Film Number: 0908518 IT 4, 475669"

from England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 11

Sources


1 Internet Site, http://www.kirkcudbright.co/historyarticle.asp?ID=291&p=19&g=4 "An account of the life of Dr Garthshore, and of his father who was the parish minister at Kirkcudbright for 50 years. Written anonymously as an obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine of 1812".

2 ancestry.co.uk, Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937.

3 ancestry.co.uk, England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837.

4 ancestry.co.uk, England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.

5 ancestry.co.uk, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22.

6 ancestry.co.uk, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980.

7 Internet Site, https://www.houseofnames.com/uk/garthshore-family-crest Garthshore History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms.

8 LDS Family Search, England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes.

9 Internet Site, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/all_fellows.pdf Former RSE Fellows 1783- 2002.

10 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD224 Papers of the Montague-Douglas-Scott Family, Dukes of Buccleuch 1165-1947 GD224/628 Miscellaneous Correspondence, Including Military Material 1768-1865 GD224/628/7.

11 ancestry.co.uk, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973.

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