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MEYRICK. 429 Metkick. On a mount vert three ostrich feathers one in pale gu. the other two in saltire sa banded by a ^Teath of laurel or GrERVIS. A greyhound couchant per pale arg. and sa. charged on the body with two escallops fesseways counterchanged TAPPS. MOTTO — Be just and fear not. SEATS — Bodorgan, Anglesey, and Hinton-Admiral and East Close House, Hants. TOWN ADDRESS— 16, Clifford Street, W. Uineage. SIE GEORaB TVISON TAPPS, of Hinton Admiral, Hants, (grandson of Richard Tapps, of London, by Elizabeth, voungest dau. and coheii of George Jarvis, of London, merchant taylor), created a Baroxet 28 July. 1791; b. 5 Jan. 1753; d. 15 Mar. 1835, having m. 29 July, 1790, Sarah, dau. of Bar- rington Buggin, issq. of London ; she d. 11 July, 1813, having had an only son, SIR GEORGE WILLIAM TAPPS-GERVIS, 2nd Baronet, M.P. Christchiu'ch, assumed the sivrname and arms of GERVIS; byR.L. 15 Mar. 1835, b. 24 May, 1795; d. 26 Aug. 1842, having m. 26 Sept. 1825, Clara, eldest dau. of Augustus Eliott Fuller, Esq. of Rosehill and Ashdown, Sussex, M.P. (Fuller-Eliott-Drake — Bart.) ; she d. Dec. 1831, having had 3 sons and a dau. [1] Sir George Eliott, 3rd and present Baronet. [2] John Owen, d. 21 Mar. 1844, aged 15. [3] Augustus Tapps, b. 10 Dec. 1831; d. 17 April, 1864— (his widow Marie Catharina Hortencia, re-m. 10 Jan. 1865 to H. R. Campbell Lichfield, of Twickenham, surgeon) — and had a dau. Augusta Maria Gervis. [4] Clara Tapps-Gervis, o Ashdown House, Sussex. MEYRICK, Sir Thomas, of Bush House and Bangeston House, CO. Pembroke, and of Apley Castle, Salop, j.p. d.l. Pembroke, high sheriff 1877, M.P. 1868/74, hon. lieut.-col. and major Salopian mil. created a Baronet 5 May, 1880, assumed the surname of Meyrick in lieu of his patronymic, and to bear the arms quarterly by r.l. 31 Mar. 1858 ; b. 14 Mar. 1839 ; m. 10 April, 1860, Mary Rhoda, 2nd dau. of Richard Frederick Hill, lieut.-col. late 53rd regt. (brother of Rowland, Viscount Hill), and has 4 sons and 4 daus. (1) Frederick Charlton, b. 7 July, 1862. (2) St. John, b. 4 Aug. 1866. (3) Rowland Francis, b. 10 Sept. 1867. (4) Herbert Chiverton, b. 18 Oct. 1874. (5) Dora Rhoda. (6) Alice Maude. (7) Eva Mary. (8) Rachel Cicely. Arms — Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Sa., on a chevron arg. between three brands erect raguly or, inflamed ppr. a fleur-de-lis gu., between two Cornish choughs respectaut also ppr., Metrick. 2nd and 3rd, CHARLTON (R.L. 22 Oct. 1779), Or, a hon rampant gu.; on a sinister canton, quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gu., ten bezants, ZOUCH. 2nd and 3rd, Az., on a mount vert a lion passant guardant or, FITZAER. Crests — l, A tower arg., thereon upon a mount vert a Cornish chough ppr., holding in the dexter claw a fleur-de-lis gu., MEYRICK. 2, Out of an eastern crown or a leopard's head and neck gu., CHARLTON. Seats — Bush House and Bangeston House, Pembroke, and Apley Castle, Salop. iLineage. ST. JOHN CHARLTON, of Apley Castle, Salop, J.P. D.L. high sheriff 1757; d. 27 Jan. 1776, having m. 26 Jan. 1759, Frances, only child and heir of John Tampsett, of Ashford, and Wintersham, Kent; she bur. at Wellington, Salop, 5 Oct. 1767, having had 3 sons. [1] St. John, of Apley Castle, Salop, high sheriff 1790; b. April, 1760; d. 3 Oct. 1802, having m. 22 Dec. 1781, Charlotte, dau. of James Paine, of Hayes, Surrey; she d. 31 Oct. 1814, having had 2 daus. (1) Charlotte, d. 13 Sept. 1816, having m. 27 Dec. 1803, to Capt. John, son of Rev. Chancellor Hollingberry. (2) Marianne, m. to Thomas Moss, of Sudbury, Suffolk. [2] Williamj of whom presently. [3] Philip, of Wytheford Hall, Salop, capt. 3rd dragoon guards, major Salop mil.; b. 26 Jan. 1767; d. 30 July, 1843, having m. 4 April, 1796, Jane Brady, youngest dau. of (Hon.) William Barnett, of Arcadia, in Jamaica; she d. 20 Aug. 1843, having had 5 sons and 4 daus. (1) St. John, 14th Ught dragoons; m. Julia, relict of WUliam Ripley, late 52nd regt. and died 1874, leaving an only son, St. John, of Pentreflynnon, Flints. J.P.; b. ; m. 18 Aug. 1881, Elizabeth Bronwen, eldest dau. of Henry Robert Hughes, Esq. of Kinmel Park, Flints, lord lieutenant (E. Ravensworth). (2) Philip d. imm. (3) Andrew, lieut.-col. late Indian army; uum. (4) Henry, d. unm. (5) John Kynaston, rector of Longford, Salop. 1844/67, B.A. Queen's Coll. Oxon. 1826, m.a. 1830; d. unm. at Brocton, 26 Aug. 1867. (6) Jane, m. , to Richard Houghton, Esq. both dead. (7) Alicia, d. , 1870, having m. , 1833, as 2nd wife, to Thomas Parr, Esq. of Grappenhall, Hayes; he d. 6 Jan. 1870, aged 78, leaving by her 7 sons and a dau. (8) Anne, m. 24 Feb. 1842, as 2nd vdie, to her cousin St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq. of Apley Castle, who d. 23 Feb. 1873. (See below.) (9) Frances, m. 16 Aug. 1855, to Rev. John Judge, inciun- bent of Trelystan-with-Leighton, Montgomerys; both dead. WILLIAM CHARLTON, of Apley Castle, Salop, high sheriff 1807, col. 3rd dragoon guards; b. 1 May, 1761; d. 11 Jan. 1838, having m. 22 April, 1796, Catherine, only dau. and heir of James Grierson, of Liverpool, and widow of Thomas Thomason, of York, M.D.; she d. 12 Feb. 1839, having had a son and 3 daus. /I/ St. John Chiverton, of whom presently. /2/ Charlotte Anne, d. 14 Jan. 1838, ha%ang m. 4 April, 1818, to Rev. Arthur Charles Verelst, of Aston Hall, Y^ork, rector of Withycombe, Somerset; he d. s. p. 24 Nov. 1843. /3/ EUzabeth, m. 11/20 Jime, 1822, to Henry Croft, of Stilling- ton Hall, Yorks.; he d. 30 June, 1853 (Bart.) /4/ Louisa, m. 21 July, 1828, to William Garforth, of Wiggan- thorp, CO. York. J.r. late com. R.N. ST. JOHN CHIVERTON CHARLTON, of Apley Castle, Salop, J.P.; b. 29 May, 1799; d. 23 Feb. 1873, having m. 1st — 7 Sept. 1820, Jane Sophia, only child and heir of Thomas Meyi-ick, Esq. of Bush; she d. 26 Mar. 1837, having had 2 sons and 5 daus. [1] St. John William, capt. 1st royals, served in Crimea; b. 18 Aug. 1831 ; d. unm. 30 Oct. 1864. [2] Sir Thomas Meyrick, created a Baronet. [3] Catherine Jane, m. 11 July, 1846, to Freeman William Coe, of Upper Clapton, Middx. [4] Louisa Catharine, m. 9 July, 1851, to Clement Swetenham, of Somerford Booths, Cheshire, and has 2 sons and 2 daus. Clement WilUam Swetenham, lieut. R.N.; b. 21 Sept. 1852 —Henry, b. 1 June, 1862.— Edith Lucy.— Maude. [5] Jane, m. 24 Jan. 1849, to Robert Davies Pryce, Esq. of Cyironydd, Montgomerys. J.P. D.L. and for Merioneths. high sheriff 1848, capt. Montgomerys. yeo. B.A. St. John's Coll. Camb. 1842 (assumed the surname of PRYCE in lieu of his patronymic Jones 1858), and has 4 sons, (1) Athelstane Robert Pryce, capt. 13th hussars: b. 16 Nov 1849. (2) Pryce Meyrick, lieut. 3rd dragoon guards; b. 2 April, 1851. (3) Arthur Hamilton, b. 16 June, 1863. (4) Walter Charlton, b. 12 Sept. 1865, [6] Lucy.