Richard of Marton

… and his descendants. A continuation of Thomas of Marton’s tree.

Reviewed and updated 24 Jan 2015

Richard Atcherley of Marton married twice, and produced two sons (Richard and Thomas) who lived into adulthood. Although neither of these sons had children of their own, one of them (Richard junior) bequeathed the Marton estate to his nephew, David Francis Jones on the condition that he (and his heirs) took the surname Atcherley and bore the family’s arms. Thus the Marton line was kept alive for another 130 years or so, until the death of David’s great grandson, Sir David Francis William (“Batchy”) Atcherley, in 1970.

[Top] 6th generation

Richard Atcherley. Baptised 24 Feb 1731/2 at Loppington. A Gentleman. Of Marton when he died, aged 34, on 22 Apr 1766. Buried 26 Apr 1766 at Middle. ^Parents

Spouse 1: Anne Baker (a.k.a. Nanny Baker). Baptised 9 Jan 1727 at Cobham, Kent, daughter of Thomas and Ann. Married on 9 Sep 1751 at Strood, Kent. Probably died mid-1750s. Daughter:

  • Dorothy Atcherley. Baptised 30 Mar 1753 at St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex and buried there just over 6 weeks later on 15 May 1753.

Spouse 2: Jane Hughes. Baptised 7 Jan 1736/37 at Shawbury, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Hughes and his wife Jane. Married 18 Sep 1760 at Loppington. Lived at Shrewsbury after Richard Atcherley’s death. Died 30 May 1773, and buried 2 Jun 1773 at Middle. Children:

  • Dorothy Atcherley. Baptised 14 Jul 1761 at Middle. Married the Rev. Robert Taylor (baptised 15 Oct 1749 at Aberhafesp, Montgomeryshire) on 28 May 1782 at Wem. The couple are known to have had 11 children (including Robert Atcherley Taylor) at More, where Robert was rector. Robert Taylor died 18 Jul 1833 in Surrey, and was buried 23 Jul 1833 at Southwark, Surrey. Burial record for Dorothy not found.
  • Jane Atcherley. Born 8 Jul 1762 and baptised the next day at Middle. 7th generation >>
  • Richard Atcherley. Baptised 15 Oct 1763 at Middle. A Gentleman. (Served an apprenticeship with a firm of solicitors in Chester but does not appear to have pursued a career in that field.) Married Elizabeth Edwards, daughter of Robert Edwards of the Razees in the parish of Bosbury, Herefordshire, in her home parish on 26 May 1792. Richard died without issue on 27 Feb 1834 and was buried 6 Mar 1834 at Middle. Left his estate to his nephew David Francis Jones on condition that David took the name and arms of Atcherley only. Richard’s widow Elizabeth died 27 Sep 1836 at Marton and was buried 4 Oct 1836 at Middle.
  • Elizabeth Atcherley. Born 21 Dec 1764. Baptised 1 Jan 1765 at Middle. Married Robert Corbett (born 1 Mar 1757 at Kirkcudbright in Scotland) on 4 Mar 1785 at Chester, Cheshire and lived with him in Liverpool, Lancashire where the couple had six children (including Richard Atcherley Corbett). Robert Corbett died in 1826. Elizabeth died 18 Nov 1840 at Arscott in the parish of Pontesbury and was buried 24 Nov 1840 at Middle.
  • Thomas Atcherley. Born 27 Feb 1766 and baptised the next day at Middle. A Gentleman. Held as a prisoner for debt at Northgate Gaol in Chester in 1794. Died in 1801.

[Top] 7th generation

Jane Atcherley. Born 8 Jul 1762 and baptised the next day at Middle (possibly a private baptism at home, Marton Hall). “Publickly received” on 10 Aug 1762 at Middle. Died 3 May 1792. ^Parents

Spouse: David Francis Jones. Born at Cymmau in the parish of Hope, Flintshire and baptised 22 Jan 1758 at Hope, Flintshire. A solicitor in Chester, he served as Deputy Baron of Cheshire, and later as Deputy Lieutenant of Flintshire. Married 2 Jul 1782 at Loppington. Died 11 Dec 1828 at Cymmau. Buried 19 Dec 1828 at Hope, Flintshire. Son:

  • David Francis Jones, later David Francis Atcherley. Born 13 Jun 1783 at Chester, Cheshire. 8th generation >>

(After the death of his wife Jane, David Francis Jones senior married Anne Sandland (baptised 3 Apr 1767 at Wem) on 15 Jan 1795 at Whitchurch. With Anne he had a son, Thomas Henshaw Jones (1796-1860). Anne died 22 Sep 1829 at Whitchurch and was buried there on 30 Sep 1829.)

[Top] 8th generation

David Francis Jones, later David Francis Atcherley, F.R.S., F.R.A. Born 13 Jun 1783 at Chester, Cheshire. A lawyer of Lincoln’s Inn, he acted as Recorder of the city of Chester, Cheshire and as Attorney General of the Palatine counties of Lancaster and Durham. He became a Serjeant at Law and was known professionally as Mr Serjeant Jones, then as Mr. Serjeant Atcherley after he assumed the surname Atcherley on 21 Mar 1834 by Royal licence. Census: 1841 – Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Died 6 Jul 1845 in Middlesex, England and buried 15 Jul 1845 at Hope, Flintshire. ^Parents

Spouse: Anne Margaret Topping. Born 17 Jun 1788 and baptised 26 Aug 1788 at Davenham, Cheshire, daughter of James Topping esquire and his wife Sarah Margaret (Robinson). Census: 1841 – with husband; 1851 – Hastings, Sussex; 1861 – not found. Died 10 May 1867 at Leamington, Warwickshire and buried 18 May 1867 at Hope, Flintshire. Children (all of whom received the surname Jones at birth but – if they survived beyond infancy – assumed the surname Atcherley along with their father on 21 Mar 1834):

  • David Francis Atcherley. Born 1 Jul 1818 and baptised 3 Jul 1819 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex. 9th generation, family 1 >>
  • Jane Margaret Atcherley. Born 27 Sep 1819 and baptised 15 Jan 1820 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851 – with mother; 1861, 1871 – not found. Died 25 May 1876 at Bayswater, Middlesex and buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, Middlesex.
  • Emma Atcherley Atcherley. Born 27 Dec 1820 and baptised 13 Jun 1821 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851 – with mother; 1861 – not found; 1871, 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire. Died 3 Apr 1882 at Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire and buried 8 Apr 1882 at Hope, Flintshire.
  • Elizabeth Hope Atcherley. Born 13 Jul 1822 and baptised 2 Jan 1823 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851 – with mother; 1861 – not found; 1871, 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire; 1891 – not found. Died 4 Jan 1894 at Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire and buried 9 Jan 1894 at Hope, Flintshire.
  • Lucy Catherine Atcherley. Born 29 Aug 1823 and baptised 8 Oct 1823 at Davenham, Cheshire. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851 – with mother; 1861 – not found; 1871 – Ealing, Middlesex; 1881 – Paddington, Middlesex; 1891 – not found. Died 27 Feb 1899 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and buried 2 Mar 1899 at Hope, Flintshire.
  • Francis Topping Jones. Born 19 Jun 1824 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex and buried less than 3 months later on 3 Sep 1824 at Davenham, Cheshire.
  • Francis Robinson Jones. Born 1825. Died 1 Sep 1825 at Davenham, Cheshire and buried there on 3 Sep 1825.
  • Francis Topping Atcherley. Born 17 Jun 1827 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex and baptised there 3 Mar 1828. 9th generation, family 2 >>
  • Anne Eleanor Atcherley. Born 18 Nov 1828 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex and baptised 9 Oct 1830 at Hope, Flintshire. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851, 1861 – not found; 1871, 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire; 1891 – not found; 1901 – Llay, Denbighshire. Died 13 Jun 1905 in Shropshire (probably at her home in Meole Brace) and buried 16 Jun 1905 at Hope, Flintshire.
  • William Atcherley Atcherley. Born 24 Jun 1830 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex and baptised 9 Oct 1830 at Hope, Flintshire along with his sister Anne Eleanor. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851: Oxford, Oxfordshire; 1861, 1871 – not found (probably overseas on military service); 1881 – Westminster, Middlesex; 1891 – not found. Died 28 Nov 1895 at Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales and buried 2 Dec 1895 at Hope, Flintshire.

[Top] 9th generation, family 1

David Francis Atcherley. Born 1 Jul 1818 and baptised 3 Jul 1819 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex. A Gentleman, he was active in the Shropshire Chamber of Agriculture and was also a Justice of the Peace. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851 – with mother; 1861, 1871 – not found; 1881 – Marton, Middle, Shropshire. Died 3 May 1887 at Park Lane (London), Middlesex. Buried 9 May 1887 at Middle. ^Parents

Spouse: Caroline Frances Amhurst Stacey. Born Stockbury, Kent and baptised 1 Nov 1833 at Maidstone, Kent, daughter of Courtney Stacey and his wife Charlotee (Daniel-Tyssen), and niece of Sophia Stacey who spent some time with Percy Bysshe Shelley when he was living with his wife Mary in Florence, Italy. Married on 10 Feb 1866 at Hanover Square, Middlesex. Census: 1871 – Marton, Middle, Shropshire; 1881 – with husband. Died 6 Jun 1889 at Chelsea, Middlesex. Buried 11 Jun 1889 at Middle. Daughter:

  • Rosamond Minnie Margaret Atcherley. Born 21 Jul 1869 at Middle and baptised there 12 Sep 1869. Census: 1871 – with mother; 1881 – with parents. Married Edward France-Hayhurst (baptised 12 Apr 1868 at Ambleside, Westmorland) on 23 Dec 1890 at Davenham, Cheshire. The couple had two children, Dorothy Rosamond France-Hayhurst and Robert Edward France-Hayhurst. Edward France-Hayhusrt died 11 Dec 1911 in Denbighshire. Rosamond died 31 May 1960 in Cheshire.

[Top] 9th generation, family 2

Francis Topping Atcherley. Born 17 Jun 1827 at Bloomsbury, Middlesex and baptised there 3 Mar 1828. Census: 1841 – with parents; 1851, 1861 – not found (probably overseas on military service); 1871 – Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Died 16 Jun 1875 at Llandrindod, Radnorshire and buried 22 Jun 1875 at Hope, Flintshire. ^Parents

Spouse 1: Emma Arabella Heward. Born 6 Apr 1841 at Montréal, Québec, Canada and baptised there (at Christ Church) 3 May 1841 as Arabella Emma, daughter of Francis Harris Heward esquire and his wife Eliza (Paul). Married 4 Jun 1863 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Died 19 Mar 1871 at Elizabethtown, Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Children:

  • Francis Robinson Hartland Atcherley. Born 8 Jan 1865 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. 10th generation, family 1 >>
  • Richard Topping Beverley Atcherley. Born 15 Oct 1866 at Prescott, Ontario, Canada. Baptised 31 Mar 1867 at Rivière-Du-Loup, Québec, Canada. 10th generation, family 2 >>
  • Arthur William Atcherley. Born 2 Jan 1868 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Died later that year on 14 Aug 1868 and buried 16 Aug 1868 at Rivière-Du-Loup, Québec, Canada.
  • Catherine Emma Grace Atcherley (a.k.a. Grace Atcherley). Born 21 Jul 1869 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Census: 1871 – with father (in Canada); 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire; 1891 – not found; 1901 – Llay, Denbighshire, Wales; 1911 – Notting Hill, London, England. Died 1 Jun 1938 in Denbighshire and buried 3 Jun 1938 at Hope, Denbighshire.
  • Llewellyn William Atcherley. Born 1 Mar 1871 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada. 10th generation, family 3 >>

Spouse 2: Jane Louisa Dickin. Born at Loppington, baptised there 27 Jul 1832, and married there 21 Nov 1872. Daughter of Thomas Dickin and his wife Jane (Massy). Census: 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire; 1891 – Paddington, London; 1901 – not found; 1911 – Notting Hill, London. Died 5 Aug 1924 in London. Jane and Francis were fifth cousins twice removed, their common ancestor was the first Thomas Atcherley of Marton.

[Top] 10th generation, family 1

Francis Robinson Hartland Atcherley. Born 8 Jan 1865 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Census: 1871 – with father (in Canada); 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire; 1891 – Sutton, West Felton, Shropshire. Died 16 Nov 1895 at West Felton. Buried 19 Nov 1895 at Middle. ^Parents

Spouse: Esther Hodgson Mills. Born 1869 at Oldfield, Dunham Massey, Cheshire, daughter of John Mills and his wife Isabella (Petrie). Married 22 Aug 1889 at Altrincham, Cheshire. Census: 1891 – with husband. Daughter:

  • Muriel Hope Atcherley. Born 1890 and baptised 7 Aug that year at West Felton. Census: 1891 – with parents; 1901 – Shrewsbury. Married Henry Hemsted 1911 in London. The couple had two children in England and three in Kenya. Henry died in 1945 and Muriel then married Charles Edward Stuart-Prince on 18 Sep 1946 in Middlesex. Muriel died on 17 May 1978 at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

(After the death of Francis, his widow Esther married Walter Bertie William Vernon (born 8 Oct 1871 at Brewood, Staffordshire) 15 Sep 1897 at Welsh Frankton. The couple had one child. Walter died 26 Jan 1948 in Staffordshire. Esther died 21 Mar 1957 at Altrincham, Cheshire.)

[Top] 10th generation, family 2

Richard Topping Beverley Atcherley. Born 15 Oct 1866 at Prescott, Ontario, Canada. Baptised 31 Mar 1867 at Rivière-Du-Loup, Québec, Canada. A solicitor. Census: 1871 – with father (in Canada); 1881 – Rhuddlan, Denbighshire; 1891 – not found; 1901 – Pinner, Harrow, Middlesex. Died 7 Oct 1909 at Chester, Cheshire, aged 42, and buried there 11 Oct 1909. ^Parents

Spouse: Caroline Mary Wynne Ffoulkes. Born 25 Jun 1860 at Chester, Cheshire, baptised there 20 Jul 1860, and married there 13 Sep 1892. Daughter of William Wynne Ffoulkes and his wife Hester Mary (Heywood). Census: 1901 – with husband; 1911 – Newton, Chester, Cheshire. Died 19 Dec 1935 at Chester, Cheshire. Children:

  • Mary Elizabeth Hope Atcherley (a.k.a. Hope Atcherley). Born at Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex and baptised 27 Mar 1894 at Chester, Cheshire. Census: 1901 – with parents; 1911 – with mother. Died 28 Feb 1963 at Chester, Cheshire.
  • Hester Mary Eleanor Atcherley. Born 15 Apr 1895 at Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex. Baptised 23 May 1895 at Radlett, Hertfordshire. Census: 1901 – with parents; 1911 – with mother. Died 1955 at Chester, Cheshire.

[Top] 10th generation, family 3

Major General Sir Llewellyn William Atcherley, C.M.G., C.V.O. Born 1 Mar 1871 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Served with the Army Service Corps in the Ashanti Campaign and the Boer Wars. Afterwards was Chief Constable of Shropshire, then of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Returned to army service during the First World War and then became one of His Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary. Census: 1871 – with father (in Canada); 1881 – Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Flintshire; 1891 – not found; 1901 – not found (in South Africa on military service); 1911 – Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England. Died 17 Feb 1954 at York, Yorkshire. ^Parents

Spouse: Eleanor Frances Micklethwait. Born 22 Apr 1871 at Ardsley, Yorkshire and baptised there 20 May 1871, daughter of Richard Micklethwait and his wife Frances Eleanor (Key). Married 11 Nov 1897 at Fulford, Yorkshire. Census: 1901 – York, Yorkshire; 1911 – with husband. Died 7 Jan 1957 at York, Yorkshire. Children:

  • Lucy Eleanor Louisa Atcherley. Born about 1899 at York, Yorkshire. Census: 1901 – with mother; 1911 – with parents. An actor. Married Frederick John Nettlefold 28 Sep 1922 in London. Appears to have married a Mr Hope after she and Frederick Nettlefold were divorced in 1924, but no record of this marriage found. Married Frederick Layard Reeves 8 Feb 1928 in York, Yorkshire and was divorced 16 Apr 1929. Married Alan James Levinge Whyte 5 Aug 1933 in York, Yorkshire. Died 1985 in South Africa.
  • David Francis William Atcherley, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C. (twin brother of Richard). Born 12 Jan 1904 at York, Yorkshire. Served with the RAF, rising to the position of Senior Air Staff Officer, Fighter Command. Census: 1911 – with parents. Died 8 Jun 1952 “whilst flying a Meteor FR10 from Fayid in Egypt bound for Cyprus.”
  • Sir Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley , K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C. and bar (a.k.a. Batchy Atcherley) (twin brother of David). Born 12 Jan 1904 at York, Yorkshire. Served with the RAF from 1924, rising to the rank of Air Marshal. Census: 1911 – with parents. Died 18 Apr 1970 at Aldershot, Hampshire.
  • Grace Margery Atcherley. Born 21 Jul 1905 at Kensington, London. Census: 1911 – with parents. Married Samuel Heygate Lefroy Key 11 Aug 1931 at Fulford, Yorkshire. The couple had one son. Samuel died 9 Jan 1961 at Westminster, London. Grace died 3 Nov 1995 at York, Yorkshire.
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