Scudamore family
| House of Scudamore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Noble house | ||
| Country | Style(s) Viscounts, Barons, Baronets, and Knights | |
| Motto | Scuto Amoris Divini ('with the shield of Divine love') | |
| Estate(s) | Kentchurch Court Holme Lacy | |
The Scudamore (or de Scudamore) family is an
Baron Dromore in the 17th century, and were granted two baronetcies in 1620 and 1644.[1] The family married into several noble dynasties including the Cecil, Beaufort, and Howard families, and became ancestors to the Earls of Chesterfield.[2]
Early history
A Ralph mentioned in
Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire and in Devon, with several early members who were knighted. This branch then moved firstly to the Mendip Hills in Somerset, and then to Eyam in Derbyshire through the lead mining trade.[5] A cadet branch became entrenched in Herefordshire, with many members serving as deputy lieutenants and High Sheriffs of Herefordshire, eventually becoming ennobled in the 17th century. This branch split into two, with the senior line seated at Kentchurch Court (where they still reside), and the junior at Holme Lacy.[6]
Prominent family members
- John Scudamore (landowner), 15th century landowner, constable and steward of Royal castles in South Wales. Secretly married Alys ferch Owain Glyndŵr one of the daughters of Owain Glyndŵr.
- John Scudamore (courtier) (1542–1623), courtier and Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth.[7]
- Mary Scudamore (1550–1603), courtier to Queen Elizabeth and wife of Sir John Scudamore (1542–1623).[8]
- James Scudamore (courtier) (1568–1619), son of John Scudamore (1542–1623), gentleman usher at the court of Elizabeth 1.[9]
- Sir John Scudamore, 1st Baronet (1600–1649).
- Sir John Scudamore, 2nd Baronet (1630–1684).
- Sir Barnaby Scudamore, 3rd Baronet (C.1720).
- John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore (1601–1671), English diplomat who served as Ambassador to France from 1635–1639.
- James Scudamore(1624–1668), English politician and son of the 1st Viscount.[10]
- John Scudamore, 2nd Viscount Scudamore (1650–1697), English Landowner and politician.
- Frances Scudamore, Viscountess Scudamore (1652–1694), wife of the 2nd Viscount and the only daughter of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter.
- James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore (1684–1716), English landowner and Tory politician.[11]
- William Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot.[12]
- Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort.
- Frances Scudamore, Duchess of Norfolk (1750–1820), married Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk but spent most of her married life confined to Holme Lacy in a mentally deranged condition.[13]
- Charles Scudamore (1779–1849), English physician, known for his writings on gout.
- Frank Ives Scudamore (1823–1884), Receiver and accountant general of the British Post Office.
References
- ^ "Complete baronetage". 1900.
- ^ . www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk Scudamore, Viscount (I, 1628 – 1716)
- ^ "Upton Scudamore". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 8. Victoria County History. University of London. 1965. pp. 78–89. Retrieved 14 March 2023 – via British History Online.
- ^ https://www.woolhopeclub.org.uk/system/files/documents/han/han-57-final.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com/SCUDAMORE%20DESCENDANTS%20OF%20CERTAIN.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com/OP44%20Notes%2011th%20to%2014th%20cent.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Scudamore, John (c.1542-1523) of Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, History of Parliament Retrieved 24 August 2020
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Simon Adams, ‘Scudamore, Mary, Lady Scudamore (c.1550–1603)'
- ^ Atherton, Ian. Ambition and Failure in Stuart England: The Career of John, First Viscount Scudamore, Manchester University Press, 1999. p.35
- ^ History of Parliament Online – Scudamore, Hon. James
- ^ "SCUDAMORE, James, 3rd Visct. Scudamore of Sligo [I] (1684–1716), of Holme Lacy, Herefs". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715).
- ^ Angus McLaren, "Impotence: a cultural history", University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- ^ Urban, Sylvanus. THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE: AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. VOL. LXXXV. p. 631.