Richard Bethell

Male 1772 - 1864  (92 years)


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  • Name Richard Bethell 
    Birth 10 May 1772 
    Gender Male 
    Note Fellow of King's College Cambridge, succeeded to Rise and other Yorkshire estates in 1799. 
    Occupation 1832-1841 
    MP for East Riding, Yorks 
    Residence Rise Hall, Rise Park near Hull Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The current house was built while Richard and Mary lived there. It was recently restored by Sarah Beeny of Property Ladder and is now a wedding venue. 
    Death 25 Dec 1864  Rise Hall, Rise Park near Hull Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I89  Welbank1
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2022 

    Family Mary Welbank,   b. 1780   d. 4 Oct 1839 (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 27 Apr 1800  St Peter Le Poor Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • They were married by Richard's brother Christopher, later a bishop

      Marriage allegation held in Metropolitan Archives, gives her age as "a minor, upwards of nineteen years". Her mother Jemima witnesses and agrees to the marriage as her father William Welbank is deceased. Her guardian George Brown also agrees to the marriage. Newspaper announcements say she is the second daughter of William Welbank.
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2020