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312 HICKS-BEACH. [5] Benjamin Arthur, M.A. Trin. Coll. Camb. ; b. 19 May, 1835 ; m. 4 Oct. 1866, Elizabeth Sophia, dau. of Stanley OiTed Percival, Esq. of Bridgefoot House, Middx. and has 3 sons and 3 daus. Richard Stanley, b. 27 Oct. 1867.— "William Benjamin, b. 25 April, 1871.— Cj-i-il Percival, b. 2 April, 1873.— Eliza- beth Frances llagee.— Sophia Jane.— Anne Letitia. [6] John Magee, major Bengal engineers, b. 2 July, 1837 ; m. 16 July, 1868, Alethea Margaret, dau. of William John Chm-ch, E'sq. of Bath, and has a son and dau. Francis John, b. 4 Sept. 1870.— Edith Alethea. [7] Samuel, of Canterbm-y, New Zealand ; b. 30 Aug. 1838 ; m. 4 Dec. 1872, Frances Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Edward Smith, of Ashley, co. Cambridge, and has had 3 sons and a Charles Richard, b. 20 Jan. 1875.— Harold Magee, b. 6 July, 1876; d.24 June 1878.— Leonard, d. 22 June, 1878.— A dau. b. 23 Oct. 1881. [8] Anne Jane. [Q] Elizabeth. [10] Sophia. /4/ James, of London, J.P. and D.L. Lane. M.P. N. Lane. 1847/57, F.K.S.; b. 28 May, 1810; m. 11 Jvme, 1853, Annie, dau.' of John Kennedy, Esq. of Ai-dwick Hall, co. Lane, and of KnocknaUing and Knockreoch, co. Kirkcudbright (and widow of Gustav Albert Escher, Esq. of Zurich) ; she d. 17 July, 1872, leaving an only dau.— Anne Sophia. /5/ Elizabeth, m. 6 Nov. 1818, to her cousin, Benjamin Hey- wood Bright ; d. s.p. 31 May, 1819. SIR BENJAMIN HEYWOOD, of Manchester, banker, M.P. CO. Lane, before the passing of the Reform Bill, F.R.S. D.L. created a Baroxet 9 Aug. 1838 ; b. 12 Dec. 1793 ; d. 11 Aug. 1865, having m. 22 Oct. 1816, Sophia Ann, only dau. of Thomas Robinson, Esq. of Woodlands, co. Lane; she d. 25 Aug. 1852, having had 6 sons and 2 daus. (1) Sir Thomas Percival, 2nd and present Baronet. (2) Oliver, of Claremont, Manchester, D.L. co. Lane; b. 9 Sept. 1825 ; m. 7 Sept. 1847, Eleanor, only dau. of Richard Watson Barton, Esq. of Springwood, co. Lane, and of Caldy Manor, Chesh.; she d. s. p. 14 Sept. 1877. (3) Arthiu- Henry, b. 21 Dec. 1826; m. 1st— 25 Jan. 1853, Alice, eldest dau. of William Langton, Esq. of Manchester; she d. 16 July, 1855. He m. 2ndly— 10 Jan. 1861, Margaret Helen, youngest dau. of John Fre"deric Foster, of Alderley Edge. By his 1st wife he had an only dau.— Alice Sophia. (4) Edward Stanley, of Light Oaks, near Manchester; b. 22 Dec. 1829 ; m. 30 Dec. 1856, Louisa, eldest dau. of John Peel, Esq. of Middleton Hall, co. Warwick, M.P. Tamworth, and has a dau. — Mary Beatrice. (5) Hem-y Robinson, M.A. vicar of Swinton, co. Lane; b. 18 Aug. 1833; m. 19 May, 1858, Ella Sophia, eldest dau. of late Rev. William Gibson, M.A. rector of Favvley, Hants, and has 4 sons and a dau. Henry Arthur, b. 19 Jime, 1859.— Charles Chi-istopher, b. 3 May, "1865.— Geoffrey George Temple, b. 3 Nov. 1869.— Ber- nard Oliver Francis, b. 1 Mar. 1871.— Mary Ella Sophia. (6) Chai-les James, b. 25 Mar. 1835 ; m. 22 June, 1858, Anna Margaret, 3rd dau. of WilUam Langton, Esq. of Manchester, aforesaid. (7) EUzabeth, m. 12 Feb. 1850, to Richard Barton, of Caldy Manor, Chesh. s. p. (8) Sarah. HICKS-BEACH, Right Hon. Sib Michael Edward, of Beverstone, co. Glouc. J.P. d.l. (1619, E.), P.C., M.P. East Glouc. 1864, capt. Glouc. mil. 1862/76, secretary to poor law board 1868, under-secretary home department 1868, chief secre- tary for Ireland 1874/8, secretary of state for the co- lonies 1878 80; s. his father as 9th Baronet in 1854 ; b. 23 Oct. 1837; m. 1st — 6 Jan. 1864, Caroline Susan, eldest dau. of John Henry Elwes, Esq. of Coles- bourne Park ; she d. s. p. 14 Aug. 1865. He m. 2ndly — 3 Sept. 1874, Lady Lucy Catherine, 3rd dau. of Hugh, 3rd Earl Fortescue, and has a son and 3 daus. (1) Michael Hugh, b. 19 Jan. 1877. (2) Eleanor Lucy. (3) Susan Evelyn. (4) Victoria Alexandrina (H.M. the Queen sponsor). Arms — Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Vaire, arg. and gu. on a canton az. a pile or. Beach. 2nd and 3rd, Gu. a fesse wavy between three flem-s-de-lis or, HiCKS. Crests— 1st, A demi-lion arg. ducally gorged or, holding an escutcheon az. charged with a pile of the second, BEACH. 2nd, A buck's head and neck or, accoUed with a WTeath of laurel ppr. HICKS. Motto— Tout en bonne heure. SEATS — WiUiamstrip Park, Fairford, and Netheravon House, Amesbury. TOWN House — iO, Portman Square, w. I Hmeage. ROBERT HICKES, of London (son of John Hickes, of Tortworth, co. Glouc. who d. 2 Henry VII. 1486/7); m. Juliana, dau. of William Arthur, Esq. of Clapham, co. Somerset, and had 2 sons, [1] Sir Michael of London, Knt. secretary to Lord Trea- surer Burleigh, purchased the castle and manor of Bevers- ton and Witcombe, both co. Glouc. ; d. 15 Aug. 1612, a;t. 69, having m. 1604, Elizabeth, dau. of Gabriel Colson, of London, and Low Laytou, Essex, and widow of Henry Piut^s, of Ruck- holt, Essex; she was bur. 14 Feb. 1634, leaving a son. Sir William created a Baronet, of whom presently. [2] Sir Baptist, of Camjxlen, Glouc. Knight and Baronet, created 5 May, 4 Charles I. Lord Hickes, of Henington, CO. Warw. and VISCOUNT Campden, of Campden, 1628, with limitation to his son-in-law, Edward, Baron Noel ; he d.18 Oct. 1629, leaving 2 daus. coheirs (E. Gainshorough). SIR WILLIAM HICKES, of Beverstone Castle, co. Glouc. and of Ruckholt, Essex, lieut. of the forest of Waltham, created a Baronet 21 July, 1619 ; d. 9 Oct. 1680, having m. 8 Sept. 1625, Margaret, eldest "dau. of William, 4th Lord Paget, of Beaudesert, co. Stafford (M. Anglesey) ; she bur. in West- minster Abbey, 10 Sept. 1652. Their great-great-grandson, MICHAEL HICKES-BEACH, of Beverstone Castle, and afterwards of WiUiamstrip Pai-k, co. Glouc. and Nether- avon, Wilts, assumed the additional surname and arms of BEACH by R.L. 23 June, 1790 ; b. 11 April, 1760; d. 5 Jan. 1830, having m. 7 Oct. 1779, Henrietta Maria, dau. and eventual heir of William Beach, of Netheravon ; she d. 10 Oct. 1837, having had 2 sons and a dau.