Peerage Record – 23782

     Lady Annora Charlotte Pierrepont was the daughter of Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers and Mary Letitia Eyre.¹ She married Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn, son of Rt. Hon. Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn and Mary Cunliffe, on 18 August 1853.² She died on 22 March 1888.²
     From 18 August 1853, her married name became Williams-Wynn.¹

     Mary Cunliffe was baptised on 13 October 1783 at St. John, Chester, Cheshire, England.² She was the daughter of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Bt. and Harriet Kinloch.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn, son of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Bt. and Charlotte Grenville, on 9 April 1806.¹ She died on 14 June 1838 at age 54.¹
     From 9 April 1806, her married name became Williams-Wynn.¹

     Charles William Sydney Pierrepont, 4th Earl Manvers was born on 2 August 1854.¹ He was the son of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers and Georgiana Jane Elizabeth Fanny de Franquetot.¹ He married Helen Shaw-Stewart, daughter of Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall, 7th Bt. and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, on 28 September 1880.¹ He died on 17 July 1926 at age 71.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Greandier Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newark between 1885 and 1895.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl Manvers [U.K., 1806] on 16 January 1900.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Newark of Newark-on-Trent, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1796] on 16 January 1900.¹

     Sir Alexander William Leese, 4th Bt. was born on 27 September 1900.¹ He was the son of Sir William Hargreaves Leese, 2nd Bt. and Violet Mary Sandeman.² He died on 30 July 1979 at age 78, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1941, when he was invalided.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Leese, of Send Holme, Send, co. Surrey [U.K., 1908] on 22 January 1978.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹

     Joseph Leese was born on 13 February 1815.¹ He married Frances Susan Scurr, daughter of John Scurr, on 28 August 1842.¹ He died on 28 April 1906 at age 91.¹
     He lived at Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Southport, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     John Scurr lived at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He lived at Montevideo, Uruguay^G.¹

     Frances Susan Scurr was the daughter of John Scurr.² She married Joseph Leese on 28 August 1842.¹ She died on 3 August 1890.¹
     From 28 August 1842, her married name became Leese.

     Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. was born on 28 February 1845.¹ He was the son of Joseph Leese and Frances Susan Scurr.² He married Mary Constance Hargreaves, daughter of William Hargreaves, on 20 November 1867.¹ He died on 29 July 1914 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1864 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Royal Lancaster Militia.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1868 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1891.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Accrington between 1892 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Manchester between 1893 and 1914.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1895.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1899.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Manchester.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Leese, of Send Holme, Send, co. Surrey [U.K.] on 15 July 1908.¹

     Mary Constance Hargreaves was the daughter of William Hargreaves.¹ She married Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt., son of Joseph Leese and Frances Susan Scurr, on 20 November 1867.¹ She died on 31 January 1928.¹
     From 20 November 1867, her married name became Leese.

     Sir William Hargreaves Leese, 2nd Bt. was born on 24 August 1868.¹ He was the son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves.² He married Violet Mary Sandeman, daughter of Albert George Sandeman, on 12 December 1893.¹ He died on 17 January 1937 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1890 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1893 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ He was a practising solicitor in 1906.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Leese, of Send Holme, Send, co. Surrey [U.K., 1908] on 29 July 1914.¹