Peerage Record – 32824

     Thomassina Antonia Sedley was the daughter of Frederick Sedley and Caterina della Taffia.^2,1 She married Richard Cornwall Legh, son of George John Legh and Mary Blackburne, on 28 June 1852.¹ She died on 21 March 1884.¹
     From 28 June 1852, her married name became Legh.

     Lt.-Col. Hubert Cornwall Legh was born on 21 March 1858.¹ He was the son of Richard Cornwall Legh and Thomassina Antonia Sedley.² He married Edith Selina Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish Cavendish and Hon. Selina Elizabeth Gage, on 24 May 1893.¹ He died on 5 April 1926 at age 68, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He fought in the Afghan War between 1878 and 1880.¹ He fought in the Transvaal Campaign between 1880 and 1881.¹ He fought in the Baluchistan Campaign in 1882.¹ He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cheshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 16th Battalion, London Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War, as a brigade commander.¹ He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Edith Selina Cavendish was the daughter of Henry Cavendish Cavendish and Hon. Selina Elizabeth Gage.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Hubert Cornwall Legh, son of Richard Cornwall Legh and Thomassina Antonia Sedley, on 24 May 1893.¹ She died on 23 February 1949.¹
     From 24 May 1893, her married name became Legh.

     Sydney Cornwall Legh was born on 31 October 1861.¹ He was the son of Richard Cornwall Legh and Thomassina Antonia Sedley.² He died on 12 April 1952 at age 90, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹ He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, England^G.¹ On 13 November 1926 he made High Legh over to his cousin, Charles Henry George Walker.¹

     Arthur Cornwall Legh was born on 24 July 1872.¹ He was the son of Richard Cornwall Legh and Thomassina Antonia Sedley.² He married Harriet Beatrice Lucy Jones, daughter of Reverend Alfred Jones, on 14 December 1895.¹ He died on 12 November 1917 at age 45, without issue.¹

     Reverend Alfred Jones graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹

     Harriet Beatrice Lucy Jones was the daughter of Reverend Alfred Jones.² She married Arthur Cornwall Legh, son of Richard Cornwall Legh and Thomassina Antonia Sedley, on 14 December 1895.¹ She died on 29 January 1960.¹
     From 14 December 1895, her married name became Legh.

     Brigadier Edmund Cornwall Legh was born on 14 October 1821.¹ He was the son of George John Legh and Mary Blackburne.² He married Julia Parker, daughter of Neville Parker, on 20 July 1852.¹ He died in June 1859 at age 37.¹
     He fought in the Crimean War.¹ On 8 September 1855 he was 2nd in charge of the ladder parter at the Great Redan.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1856.¹ He fought in the Indian Mutiny, at Lucknow and Kaiserbagh.¹ He was Colonel of the 97th Regiment.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in 1859.¹

     Neville Parker held the office of Master of the Rolls.¹ He lived at Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada^G.¹