The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-01
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sisters were grnnddaughters of Charles
Carroll. of Cnrrollton. Md.
The patent Of the Stafford barony
is with remainder TO the heirs general
OF sir William and Lady Howard.
The honor was attalnted in 1880, when
this Lord stafford lost mis- head on
the scaffold. convicted on the per-
jured testimony of the infamous in
iorh'er' TITUS Oates. and the equally
vie Tuberville. The rights thus rem
dered dormant passed, through ex-
junction Of the male lire. TO Sir Will
liam birmingham. sixth baronet Of his
line, in 1875. through his mother the
neiress of the Staftords, and during
the early part of tina reign OF George
~, that Is to say. in 1925. Sir George
birmingham obtained from the crown
and Parliament a reversal of the at
tainder Of 1850, and his summons TO
the House of Lords as the eighth Lord
stafford
AS there are no descendants in the
male line of this eighth Lord stat
ford. the title has gone. by virtue OF
the peculiar remainder of the patent.
10 the son Of his eldest sister, who
married Basil Fitzherbert; and Col
onel Fitzher5ert will. in accordance
with the requirements Of his uncle.s
VIII, assume by royal warrant the
surname and arms of Stafford in ad :
dition TO those OF his own patrony-
mic.
The birmingham baronetcy. how
ever, which belonged to the late Lord
STAFFORD. does not descend through the
female line, and will. therefore. go to
his much more remote kinsman. Will
liam birmingham, an officer of ROYAL
engineers, and who will also inherit
the old birmingham country seat OF
Costeasy Hall. In Norfolkshire: stat
ford Castle, in Starordshire, and Shin
nal Manor. IN Shropshire, gong to
the new Lord Stafford. The late lord
always made his home at Costessy
Hall. locally known as Cosy Hall.
1t was bestowed by Bloody" Queen
Mary upon her ardent champion and
favoritc, Sir William BIRMINGHAM.
whose family, originally Danish. when
inc name was Jernegap, had settled in
SUFFOLK In the reign of King Stephen,
his son Hubert appearing in the Roll
OF Knights in 1890. Costessy had
been, until the time when 1t was pre-
scented by Queen Mary 10 Sir Henry
birmingham. royal hunting box. The
Jerninghams have always been adher-
cHtS OIL the roman catholic faith, and
one of the features CT Costessy is the
private chapel several hundred years
old. with accommodation for 200 per-
sons, and superb stained glass windows
dating from the twelfth century.
While the new chief OF the Jerning-
ham family, namely, Sir William
tenth baronet of the line, is we'll
known figure in the county life OF
Norfolk. having made his home for
number OF years past at Costessy with
his kinsman, the late Lord Stafford.
that peer was comparatively unknown.
being rarely seen outside the prop
erty. II" was devoted to scientific re-
search. unmarried. and spent practi-
cally all his time in the wonderfully
elaborate laboratory which he hao
htted up in wing of the mansion.
Sir William is married. and has a
number of daughters, but no son, and
at his death Costcssy Hall and the
baronetcy will go TO his cousin. Sir
Hubert birmingham, at one time in the
diplomatic service, and former Gov
ernor Of Maaritius and of several of
the West India Islands
Copyright. 1915. by the Brentwood
Company