William Wescomb
The Reverend William Wescomb was an Anglican clergyman who owned Thrumpton Hall in Nottinghamshire.
Early life
Wescomb was born at Langford Grove in 1788 and baptised on 6 June 1788 at St. Giles Church, Langford. He was the son of Nicholas Wescomb and Lucy Wescomb. His elder brother was John Emerton Wescomb.His paternal grandparents were William Wescomb and Elizabeth Wescomb. His maternal grandparents were William Marshall and Anne Marshall.
Career
He was the Rector at Langford, Essex.Upon the death of his unmarried brother, John Emerton Wescomb, in 1838, he inherited Thrumpton Hall in Nottinghamshire.
Personal life
On 6 February 1816 at St George's, Hanover Square, Wescomb was married to Jane Douglas, a daughter of William Douglas, a Judge at India. Her paternal grandfather was Archibald Douglas (British [Army officer, born 1707)|Archibald Douglas], MP for Dumfries Burghs and Dumfriesshire. Together, they lived at Thrumpton Hall, Nottinghamshire, and were the parents of:- Lucy Elizabeth Jane Wescomb, who married George Byron, 8th Baron Byron, a son of George Byron, 7th Baron Byron and Elizabeth Mary Chandos-Pole, in 1843. After his death in 1870, she married her cousin, the Rev. Philip Henry Douglas in 1878. Douglas was the Vicar at Thrumpton in 1873.
- John William Wescomb, who died young.
- Mary Jane Wescomb, who married Hon. Frederick Byron, also a son of George Byron, 7th Baron Byron and Elizabeth Mary Chandos-Pole, in 1851.
- Catherine Sarah Wilhelmina Wescomb, who married Lord Frederick FitzRoy, MP for Thetford who was a son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton and Mary Caroline Berkeley.