Peerage Record – 50653

     Elizabeth Kearsley was the daughter of William Kearsley.² She married John McClure, son of William McClure and Hannah Grundy, on 20 December 1827.¹ She died on 27 November 1881.¹
     Manchester merchant.¹ Her married name became McClure.

     Very Rev. Edward Craig Maclure was born on 10 June 1833.¹ He was the son of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley.² He married Mary Ann Gedge, daughter of Johnson Gedge and Marianne Thomas Denny, in May 1863.¹ He died on 8 May 1906 at age 72.¹
     He was given the name of Edward Craig McClure at birth.¹ He was (an unknown value) between 1857 and 1861 at St .John’s Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹ He held the office of Dean of Manchester.¹ He was Curate between 1861 and 1863 at St. Pancras, London, England.¹ He was Vicar between 1863 and 1877 at Harbergham-Eaves, England.¹ He was Vicar between 1877 and 1890 at Rochdale, Lancashire, England.¹ He held the office of Hon. Canon of Manchester between 1878 and 1890.¹ He was Rural Dean of Rochdale between 1881 and 1890.¹

     Johnson Gedge was born in 1801.² He was the son of Peter Gedge.² He married Marianne Thomas Denny.² He died on 2 October 1863.² He was buried on 5 November 1863 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.²
     He lived at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.¹

     Mary Ann Gedge was baptised on 19 November 1835 at St. Mary Bury, St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.² She was the daughter of Johnson Gedge and Marianne Thomas Denny.^3,2 She married Very Rev. Edward Craig Maclure, son of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley, in May 1863.¹ She died circa 17 October 1905.² She was buried on 20 October 1905.²
     From May 1863, her married name became Maclure.

     Sir John William Maclure, 1st Bt. was born on 22 April 1835.¹ He was the son of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley.² He married Eleanor Nettleship, daughter of Thomas Nettleship, on 13 December 1859.¹ He died on 28 January 1901 at age 65.²
     He was given the name of John William McClure at birth.¹ He was Honorary Secretary of the Cotton Famine Relief Fund between 1862 and 1865.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1886 in the 40th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stretford between 1886 and 1901.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Maclure, of The Home, Whalley Range, near Manchester, co. Palatine of Lancaster [U.K.] on 12 March 1898.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire.¹ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Manchester.¹

     Henry Martyn McClure was born on 26 February 1837.¹ He was the son of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley.² He married Fanny Maria Smith, daughter of Robert Smith, in September 1863.¹ He died on 8 April 1902 at age 65.¹
     He lived at Maida Hill, London, England.¹ He had a son and a daughter.¹

     Robert Smith lived at Manchester, Lancashire, England.¹

     Fanny Maria Smith is the daughter of Robert Smith.² She married Henry Martyn McClure, son of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley, in September 1863.¹
     From September 1863, her married name became McClure.

     Mary McClure was the daughter of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley.² She died on 12 September 1907, unmarried.¹

     Elizabeth McClure was the daughter of John McClure and Elizabeth Kearsley.² She married Reverend Henry Isaac Sharp on 9 May 1867.¹ She died on 12 June 1902.¹
     From 9 May 1867, her married name became Sharp.