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===[[name::Edward]] [[name::NORTHEY]] [[date of birth::1692]]-[[date of death::1774]]=== | ===[[name::Edward]] [[name::NORTHEY]] [[date of birth::1692]]-[[date of death::1774]]=== | ||
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Second son of [[crossreference::Edward Northey 1652-1723|Sir Edward Northey]] and [[crossreference::Ann Northey|Ann (Joliffe)]], brother of [[crossreference::William Northey]]. Admitted Fellow Commoner at [[education::King’s College Cambridge]] 1710/11. [[occupation::lawyer|Principal Examiner in the Court of Chancery]]. Significantly expanded the family’s [[location::Surrey]] landholdings. Married [[family::Susan Pearse/Pierce]]. | Second son of [[crossreference::Edward Northey 1652-1723|Sir Edward Northey]] and [[crossreference::Ann Northey|Ann (Joliffe)]], brother of [[crossreference::William Northey]]. Admitted Fellow Commoner at [[education::King’s College Cambridge]] 1710/11. [[occupation::lawyer|Principal Examiner in the Court of Chancery]]. Significantly expanded the family’s [[location::Surrey]] landholdings. Married [[family::Susan Pearse/Pierce]]. | ||
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| − | Northey used engraved armorial | + | Northey used an engraved armorial bookplate: Franks *340 (dated 1703); *449 (another impression). Given his age in 1703, this was no doubt commissioned by his father. |
In his will his wife was bequeathed ‘the choice of any Books out of my Bookcases at [[location::Epsom]] as she shall desire’. | In his will his wife was bequeathed ‘the choice of any Books out of my Bookcases at [[location::Epsom]] as she shall desire’. | ||
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Edward NORTHEY 1692-1774
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Biographical Note
Second son of Sir Edward Northey and Ann (Joliffe), brother of William Northey. Admitted Fellow Commoner at King’s College Cambridge 1710/11. Principal Examiner in the Court of Chancery. Significantly expanded the family’s Surrey landholdings. Married Susan Pearse/Pierce.
Books
Northey used an engraved armorial bookplate: Franks *340 (dated 1703); *449 (another impression). Given his age in 1703, this was no doubt commissioned by his father.
In his will his wife was bequeathed ‘the choice of any Books out of my Bookcases at Epsom as she shall desire’.
Sources
- Will of Edward Northey, The National Archives, PROB 11/1002/309.
- Cambridge University alumni database, 'Northey, Edward'.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.