| Introduction |
The purpose of the
genealogical charts presented on this site is to show, in an
easily-understood graphical format, family relationships
among persons known to have bred or owned racehorses. A
knowledge of such relationships can be useful in tracing
transfers of horse ownership between different people, and
it often serves to explain how they came to possess animals
of similar bloodlines. Sometimes it can even help to
identify specific horses in pedigrees, especially in
conjunction with examining the entire group of horses in the
hands of the same human family.
The charts have been designed to be readable without
excessive scrolling and to be printable on only one sheet of
paper. Given these constraints, it has not always been
possible to fully illustrate complex relationships within a
single chart. Hence a decision was made to include key
individuals in more than one chart. It is recommended,
therefore, that readers especially interested in a
particular family should consult each of the pertinent
charts whenever more than one chart is cited in the Index of
Surnames. |
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| Disclaimer |
| It is important to
recognize that these charts do not depict a family’s
complete genealogical record. While a few family members
have been duplicated in multiple charts, many other members
of the same family have been omitted altogether. Emphasis
has consistently been placed on individuals connected to
horse racing, particularly in the 18th century. No attempt
has been made to trace any family’s descendants to modern
times. While diligence has been exercised in order to make the
charts as factually accurate as possible, it would be unsafe
to place uncritical trust in them. Genealogy is a
complicated and difficult pursuit – too much so for us to
feel absolutely certain of every detail. There were, for
example, three different Sedley baronetcies, including five
individual baronets named Charles, of which at least two
were contemporaries, so no reference of a “Sir Charles Sedley”
can be taken at face value without reference to dates, places
and context. If an apparent
error should be discovered, we will
appreciate having it called to our attention
(see the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page). We
will attempt to verify the information and then make any justifiable
correction. We will not, however, restore known errors
simply for the sake of agreement with another published
account. |
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| Acknowledgements |
| Enormous gratitude
must be expressed to Leigh Rayment, whose
Peerage
site has been an invaluable resource and whose personal
assistance has been so generously extended. Debts of
gratitude are also owed to the
Stirnet and
Genuki genealogy
sites. The History
of Parliament is to be commended for undertaking the
publication of what we have come to call “the lovely Commons
books”, and, of course, the
Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography remains an indispensable tool. Kind
assistance has been received from staff at various County
Record Offices and libraries, most of which have been
located and contacted through the marvelous facility of the
Access to Archives program. Several
authors, historians,
and professors of history or literature have contributed
useful information. Among these, special mention is merited
by the following for their cooperative
spirit, encouragement and extraordinary cheerfulness: Andrew Barclay,
Marjorie Bloy, Jeremy James, Maureen Mulvihill, Richard
Nash, and Roy Sherwood. |
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| Indexes |
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| 1. Index of Genealogical Charts |
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Principal Surname |
Additional Surnames Included |
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Borlase |
Burdett, Cokayne, Gresley, Harpur, Warren |
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| Cavendish |
Bassett, Bentinck, Cavendish-Bentinck, Godolphin,
Harley, Holles, Lucas, Manners, Noel, Pelham, Pelham-Holles,
Pierrepont, Stanhope |
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| Dutton |
Amyand, Coke, Cornewall, Naper, Newton, Osborne,
Reade, Roberts, Wyvill |
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| Newton |
Archer, Bertie, Bright, Coke, Coningsby, Eyre,
Heveningham, Osborne, Roberts, Warton, Wharton, Wyvill |
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| Ramsden |
Beaumont, Bright, Butler, Frescheville, Lowther,
Norton, Palmes, Paulet (Powlett), Pilkington, Savile,
Thynne, Watson-Wentworth, Wilkinson, Wood |
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| Warton |
Bethell, Bright, Curwen, Newton, Pelham, Pennyman |
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| 2. Index of Surnames Included in Charts |
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