330 MONCREIFF — MONKKWELL. second division of the Couit of Session [S.J 1869-88 ; cr. a Baronet (as " of Kildufl.', co. Kinross"), 23 May 1871, being cr., 9 Jan. 1874, BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLIEBOLK, eo. Kinross. By the death s.p.m. of his eldest br., the Rev. Sir Henry Wellwood HONCRKIFFK, 10th Bart. [S.J, 3 Nov. 1SS3, aged 74, he sue. to the Baronclc'l [S.], cr. 22 April 1020. (>) He 12 Sep. 1834, Isabella, da. of Hobert Bell, of Edinburgh, Procurator of the church of Scotland. She </. at 15 Great Stuart street, Edinburgh, 19 Dec. 1SS1. Family Estates — These, in 1S83, were under 2,000 acres. MONCY, see MUNCY. MONEYDIE. i.e., " Moneydie " Viscountey [S.] (Darin), cr. 1G9S by Jumos II., when in exile, together with the Earldom ok Almond [St.], which see. MONK, see MONCK MONK-BRETTON. ( b ) See " Halifax of Monk-Bretton in the West Hiding nf the comity of York," Viscountey {Wood), er. 18G6, MONK-IUlLTTONf 1 ') OF QO.NYBOHO AND IIUKSTP1KKPOINT. Barony. 1. The Rt. H in. John U gorge Donsox, of Conyboro, I IS81 co ' Sussex, only s. and h. of the Rt Hon. Sir John Dodson, of the same, Judge of the Prerog. Court of Canterbury (1852-58), by Frances Priscilla. da. of George Pearson, M.D., was 6. 18 Oct. 1828 ; ed. at Eton and at Ch. Ch., Oxford j B.A. [1st Class Classics), 1847 ; M.A., 1850 ; Banister (Line. Inn), 1S51 ; M.P. for East Sussex, 1857-74 ; for Chester, 1874-80, and for Scarborough, 1880-84 ; Dep. Speaker of the House of Commons, 18(55-72 ; P.C., 1872; Financial Sec. to the Treasury, 1878-74; President of the Local Govern- ment Board, 18S0-82, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1882-84, being cr., 4 Nov. 1SS4, BARON M 0 N K - B R KTTO N ( '> ) OF CONYBUKU AND IIURSTPIKR- POINT, co. Sussex. He hi., 3 Jan. ISlti, Florence, 2d da. of Willi am John Cami'Ion, of Danny, co. Sussex, by Harriet, da. of Thomas Bead Kemp, of Kemp-town, Brighton. Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of 2,91G acres in Sussex and 181 in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Total 3,097 worth £8,487 a year. Principal Residence. Conyboro, near Lewes, co. Sussex. MONK SWELL. Barony. l. The Et. Hon. Sir Robbrt-Porrett Collier, one of T 1885. tuu J lul b' l -' tt °f tfc* Judicial C(jmmittee of the Privy Council, eldest sou of John Coi.likii, of Grimstone and Monkswell, Devon, some- time (1832-41), M.P. for Plymouth, by Emma, da. of John Pohhett, of North Hill, Devon, was b. 21 June 1817, at Mount Tamar. near Plymouth ; ed. at Trin. Coll., Cambridge; B.A., 1841; Barrister (Inner Temple) 1813; Recorder of Penzance ; M.P. for Plymouth (in the Liberal interest), 1852-71 ; Queen's Counsel, 1854 ; Judge Advocate of the Fleet ami Counsel to the Admiralty, 1859-03; Solicitor Geu. 1863-66, being knighted, 23 Nov. 1863 ; Attorney (Jen. 1868-71 ; P.C. 1871 ; made (") The right of succession to this Baronetcy, after 1744, is somewhat doubtful. ( b ) Monk Bretton, a town near Barnsley, in Yorkshire, with about 4,000 population, has been very hardly used as a peerage title. " Halifax of Monk Bretton " seems as absurd as " Manchester of Liverpool," while as to " Monk Bretton of Conyboro and llurstpicrpo'mt in Sussex" we must go to " Truro [in Cornwall] of Bowes," a hamlet in Southgate, co. Middlesex, and to " Leicester of Ilolkham " "for a parallel,
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