Thomas Levett-Prinsep (born Thomas Levett; 1800/1–1849) was an English landowner in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. He took on the additional name of Prinsep on inheriting his uncle's holding of Croxall Hall.[1]
John Prinsep Esq., India merchant and progenitor of the Anglo-Indian family of the same name, purchased the property from George Sackville, 4th Duke of Dorset, and became lord of the manor.[6] The Prinseps became well known for the cattle they bred at their Croxall estate, which at 1,450 acres (5.9 km2) was said to be the biggest family farm in Derbyshire at the time.[7] Croxall Hall is near to Catton Hall, once a property of the Anson family,[8] who later intermarried with the Levetts of nearby Milford Hall, distant relations of Thomas Levett-Prinsep.[9] Thomas Prinsep, High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1802, died without an heir, and so left Croxall Hall to his nephew, the son of Theophilus Levett[10] of Wychnor Hall, High Sheriff of Staffordshire, who had married in 1794 Frances Prinsep, daughter of John Prinsep of Croxall Hall, and sister of Thomas Prinsep.[11] Prinsep left his property to his nephew Levett on condition that he adopt the name and coat of arms of Prinsep in addition to Levett.[12]
Thomas Levett-Prinsep, Esq., JP, Croxall Hall, Staffordshire
Later life
Following his second marriage, Thomas Levett-Prinsep (as now he was) returned to Croxall Hall, which he had inherited from his father. He renovated the Hall, and built The Grange to manage his farmland. The couple moved to nearby Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent.[13][14]
In 1831 Margaret, the daughter of Scottish merchant David Monro,[16] a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada who, after building a fortune in the Canadian ironworks, left North America and moved to Bath, Somerset.
Following Margaret's death, in 1838 as his second wife Caroline Mary Templer.[17] She was the daughter of Rev. John James Templer of Newton Abbot in Devon, the Rector of Teigngrace and a member of the Templer family who owned Stover House and the 80,000-acre (320 km2) Stover Estate in Devon – later sold due to Templer family financial troubles to Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset.[18] Rev. Templer's other daughter Henrietta was married to Thomas Levett-Prinsep's elder brother Theophilus Levett, who had inherited the Levett family's Wychnor Park.[19]
His children, surname Levett-Prinsep, included:
A daughter of the first marriage, Margaret Catherine Levett-Prinsep, born in 1837 in Bath. In 1860 she married her cousin Robert Thomas Kennedy Levett, son of John Levett and his wife, the former Sophia Eliza Kennedy, of Wychnor Park.[20] Thomas Prinsep Levett (died 1938),[21] George Arthur Monro Levett (died 1940)[22] and Robert Kennedy Levett[23] were their children.
A son, also Thomas Levett-Prinsep, heir to the Croxall estate at his early death in 1849. He married on 23 June 1868, at Stokenham, Devon, Georgina Holdsworth, daughter of Arthur Bastard Easterbrook Holdsworth of Widdicombe House;[24] who was the son of Arthur Howe Holdsworth. Their granddaughter Katherine Mary married Lt. Col. Henry Edward Disbrow Wise, CBE, and their grandson Thomas Francis (Anthony) Levett-Prinsep (1909–1983) was an artist known as Anthony Prinsep; they were both children of their son Thomas Arthur Levett-Prinsep, born 1879.[24][25]
The Levett-Prinsep heirs sold Croxall Hall in 1920, and moved to the West Country, closer to family relations there. The family eventually inherited Widdicombe House in Kingsbridge, Devon.[26]
Catton Hall, one of two manors, along with Levett-Prinsep's Croxall Hall, within the parish of Croxall in Derbyshire
References
^ abMansions and Country Seats of Staffordshire and Warwickshire, Alfred Williams, Walter Henry Mallett, F. Brown, Lichfield, 1899
^s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Prinsep, Thomas
^The Old Halls, Manors and Families of Derbyshire, Vol. III, Joseph Tilley, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Company, London, 1902
^History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire, Comprising Its History and Archaeology: a General View of Its Physical and Geological Features, with Separate Historical and Topographical Descriptions of Each Town, Parish, Manor, and Extra-parochial Liberty, T. Bulmer & Co., Printed for the Proprietors by T. Snape & Co., Preston, 1895
^Croxall, Derbyshire, Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, London, May, 1891, pp 103–104 4 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire, with the Town of Burton-upon-Trent, Samuel Bagshaw, printed by William Saxton, Sheffield, 1846
^The Neilson family, descendants of the Ansons and the Hortons, reside at Catton Hall today.
^For the connection between the Anson and Levett families, see Frederick Anson.
^The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales, with Their Descendants, Vol. II, John Burke, John John Bernard Burke, E. Churton, London, 1851
^Croxall, Magna Britannia, Vol. 5, Daniel and Samuel Lysons, 1917, Institute of Historical Research, British History Online
^The Court Journal, Jan.-Dec. 1835, Printed by C. and W. Reynell, Printers (by Appointment) to Her Majesty, London, 1835
^Chapter Eight: A Lost Way of Life in the Parish, www.edingalevillage.co.uk
^Saint James's Magazine, and Historic and Heraldic Register, Vol. I, Bernard Burke, Published by E. Churton, London, 1850
^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Vol. I, John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke, published by Henry Colburn, London, 1847
^Franks Bequest, Vol. II, British Museum Dept. of Prints and Drawings, Augustus Wollaston Franks, Edward Russel, James Gambier Howe, Printed by Order of the Trustees, Sold at the British Museum, 1904
^The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Sylvanus Urban, Printed by John Henry and James Parker, London, 1860
^"Levett, Thomas Prinsep (LVT882TP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"Levett, George Arthur Monro (LVT889GA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"Levett, Robert Kennedy (LVT891RK)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abFox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1930). Armorial Families. Vol. 2 (7th ed.). London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 1175.
^Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain. Vol. 2 M to Z. Bristol: Art Directories Ltd. p. 1294. ISBN095326095X.
^Visitation of England and Wales, Vol. 14, Joseph Jackson Howard, Frederick Arthur Crisp, Great Britain College of Arms, Privately Printed, 1906
Sources
The Levetts of Staffordshire, Dyonese Levett Haszard, Milford, Staffordshire, privately printed
Victoria County History: A History of the County of Stafford, M.W. Greenslade, R.B. Pugh (editors)
March 04, 2023
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Thomas Levett Prinsep born Thomas Levett 1800 1 1849 was an English landowner in Derbyshire and Staffordshire He took on the additional name of Prinsep on inheriting his uncle s holding of Croxall Hall 1 Contents 1 Life 1 1 Croxall Hall descent 1 2 Later life 2 Family and legacy 3 References 4 SourcesLife EditHe was born at Wychnor Park in Wychnor Staffordshire the third son of Theophilus Levett 2 He was educated at Eton College and matriculated at Trinity College Oxford in 1828 aged 17 3 In 1835 Levett inherited Croxall Hall in Derbyshire Croxall Hall descent Edit Further information Croxall Hall Croxall Hall inherited by Thomas Levett Prinsep from his uncle Thomas Prinsep Croxall Hall is located eight miles 13 km southwest of Burton on Trent The Curzon family held it for 15 consecutive generations 4 Mary Curzon the heiress of the Curzon family and governess to the Royal Family married Sir Edward Sackville 4th Earl of Dorset 5 John Prinsep Esq India merchant and progenitor of the Anglo Indian family of the same name purchased the property from George Sackville 4th Duke of Dorset and became lord of the manor 6 The Prinseps became well known for the cattle they bred at their Croxall estate which at 1 450 acres 5 9 km2 was said to be the biggest family farm in Derbyshire at the time 7 Croxall Hall is near to Catton Hall once a property of the Anson family 8 who later intermarried with the Levetts of nearby Milford Hall distant relations of Thomas Levett Prinsep 9 Thomas Prinsep High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1802 died without an heir and so left Croxall Hall to his nephew the son of Theophilus Levett 10 of Wychnor Hall High Sheriff of Staffordshire who had married in 1794 Frances Prinsep daughter of John Prinsep of Croxall Hall and sister of Thomas Prinsep 11 Prinsep left his property to his nephew Levett on condition that he adopt the name and coat of arms of Prinsep in addition to Levett 12 Thomas Levett Prinsep Esq JP Croxall Hall Staffordshire Later life Edit Following his second marriage Thomas Levett Prinsep as now he was returned to Croxall Hall which he had inherited from his father He renovated the Hall and built The Grange to manage his farmland The couple moved to nearby Walton Hall Walton on Trent 13 14 Levett Prinsep was a Derbyshire JP member of the Tamworth Board of Guardians and cattle breeder in Derbyshire 1 He died suddenly while crossing Teignmouth Harbour 15 Family and legacy EditLevett married In 1831 Margaret the daughter of Scottish merchant David Monro 16 a seigneur businessman and political figure in Lower Canada who after building a fortune in the Canadian ironworks left North America and moved to Bath Somerset Following Margaret s death in 1838 as his second wife Caroline Mary Templer 17 She was the daughter of Rev John James Templer of Newton Abbot in Devon the Rector of Teigngrace and a member of the Templer family who owned Stover House and the 80 000 acre 320 km2 Stover Estate in Devon later sold due to Templer family financial troubles to Edward St Maur 11th Duke of Somerset 18 Rev Templer s other daughter Henrietta was married to Thomas Levett Prinsep s elder brother Theophilus Levett who had inherited the Levett family s Wychnor Park 19 His children surname Levett Prinsep included A daughter of the first marriage Margaret Catherine Levett Prinsep born in 1837 in Bath In 1860 she married her cousin Robert Thomas Kennedy Levett son of John Levett and his wife the former Sophia Eliza Kennedy of Wychnor Park 20 Thomas Prinsep Levett died 1938 21 George Arthur Monro Levett died 1940 22 and Robert Kennedy Levett 23 were their children A son also Thomas Levett Prinsep heir to the Croxall estate at his early death in 1849 He married on 23 June 1868 at Stokenham Devon Georgina Holdsworth daughter of Arthur Bastard Easterbrook Holdsworth of Widdicombe House 24 who was the son of Arthur Howe Holdsworth Their granddaughter Katherine Mary married Lt Col Henry Edward Disbrow Wise CBE and their grandson Thomas Francis Anthony Levett Prinsep 1909 1983 was an artist known as Anthony Prinsep they were both children of their son Thomas Arthur Levett Prinsep born 1879 24 25 The Levett Prinsep heirs sold Croxall Hall in 1920 and moved to the West Country closer to family relations there The family eventually inherited Widdicombe House in Kingsbridge Devon 26 Catton Hall one of two manors along with Levett Prinsep s Croxall Hall within the parish of Croxall in DerbyshireReferences Edit a b Mansions and Country Seats of Staffordshire and Warwickshire Alfred Williams Walter Henry Mallett F Brown Lichfield 1899 The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal the Isabel of Essex Volume Containing the Descendants of Isabel Plantagenet Countess of Essex amp Eu Marquis of Ruvigny Raineval Staff Reissued by Genealogical Publishing Co 1994 ISBN 0 8063 1434 6 ISBN 978 0 8063 1434 1 p 338 s Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Prinsep Thomas The Old Halls Manors and Families of Derbyshire Vol III Joseph Tilley Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent and Company London 1902 History Topography and Directory of Derbyshire Comprising Its History and Archaeology a General View of Its Physical and Geological Features with Separate Historical and Topographical Descriptions of Each Town Parish Manor and Extra parochial Liberty T Bulmer amp Co Printed for the Proprietors by T Snape amp Co Preston 1895 Croxall Derbyshire Kelly s Directory of the Counties of Derby Nottinghamshire Leicestershire and Rutland London May 1891 pp 103 104 Archived 4 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine History Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire with the Town of Burton upon Trent Samuel Bagshaw printed by William Saxton Sheffield 1846 The Neilson family descendants of the Ansons and the Hortons reside at Catton Hall today For the connection between the Anson and Levett families see Frederick Anson The Royal Families of England Scotland and Wales with Their Descendants Vol II John Burke John John Bernard Burke E Churton London 1851 Croxall Magna Britannia Vol 5 Daniel and Samuel Lysons 1917 Institute of Historical Research British History Online The Court Journal Jan Dec 1835 Printed by C and W Reynell Printers by Appointment to Her Majesty London 1835 Chapter Eight A Lost Way of Life in the Parish www edingalevillage co uk Lords of the Manor Chelveston Northamptonshire The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1850 H E C Stapylton E P Williams London 1863 Three days later in 1831 Monro s other daughter Helen married at Melcombe Regis Dorset Sir Edmund Filmer Baronet Saint James s Magazine and Historic and Heraldic Register Vol I Bernard Burke Published by E Churton London 1850 Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry Vol I John Burke Sir Bernard Burke published by Henry Colburn London 1847 Franks Bequest Vol II British Museum Dept of Prints and Drawings Augustus Wollaston Franks Edward Russel James Gambier Howe Printed by Order of the Trustees Sold at the British Museum 1904 The Gentleman s Magazine and Historical Review Sylvanus Urban Printed by John Henry and James Parker London 1860 Levett Thomas Prinsep LVT882TP A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Levett George Arthur Monro LVT889GA A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Levett Robert Kennedy LVT891RK A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b Fox Davies Arthur Charles 1930 Armorial Families Vol 2 7th ed London Hurst amp Blackett p 1175 Buckman David 2006 Artists in Britain Vol 2 M to Z Bristol Art Directories Ltd p 1294 ISBN 095326095X Visitation of England and Wales Vol 14 Joseph Jackson Howard Frederick Arthur Crisp Great Britain College of Arms Privately Printed 1906Sources EditThe Levetts of Staffordshire Dyonese Levett Haszard Milford Staffordshire privately printed Victoria County History A History of the County of Stafford M W Greenslade R B Pugh editors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Levett Prinsep amp oldid 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