Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent
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Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent (1767–1859) was a Viscount
in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
He was born Edward Jervis Ricketts, the second son of William Henry Ricketts and Mary Jervis, daughter of Swynfen Jervis, Rector of Meaford, Staffordshire and sister of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
.
He inherited the title 2nd Viscount St Vincent
on the death of his uncle in 1823 and thereupon, by Royal licence, changed his name to Edward Jervis Jervis.
He lived at the family seat Meaford Hall, Meaford, Staffordshire
and was Lord of the Manor
of Little Aston, near Stone ( not to be confused with the home of his son, Edward Swynfen Parker Jervis, of Little Aston
Hall, then in the parish of Shenstone, Staffordshire, near Sutton Coldfield
).
He married twice, firstly to Mary Cassandra Twisleton, ( by whom he had a son William, father
of 3rd Viscount St Vincent ) and secondly to Mary Anne Parker of Park Hall, Staffordshire.
He was succeeded by his grandson Carnegie Robert John Jervis, 3rd Viscount St Vincent
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
.
He was born Edward Jervis Ricketts, the second son of William Henry Ricketts and Mary Jervis, daughter of Swynfen Jervis, Rector of Meaford, Staffordshire and sister of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom...
.
He inherited the title 2nd Viscount St Vincent
Viscount St Vincent
Viscount St Vincent, of Meaford in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for the noted naval commander John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, with remainder to his nephews William Henry Ricketts and Edward Jervis Ricketts successively, and...
on the death of his uncle in 1823 and thereupon, by Royal licence, changed his name to Edward Jervis Jervis.
He lived at the family seat Meaford Hall, Meaford, Staffordshire
Meaford, Staffordshire
Meaford is a landmark hamlet in the English county of Staffordshire.It lies at the junction of the A34 and A51 roads, north of the town of Stone. It is on the River Trent, while Meaford Lock is on the Trent and Mersey Canal...
and was Lord of the Manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
of Little Aston, near Stone ( not to be confused with the home of his son, Edward Swynfen Parker Jervis, of Little Aston
Little Aston
Little Aston is an affluent area of the district of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. At the last UK census there were 935 homes in the village, well over 10% of which were multi-million pound properties...
Hall, then in the parish of Shenstone, Staffordshire, near Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
).
He married twice, firstly to Mary Cassandra Twisleton, ( by whom he had a son William, father
of 3rd Viscount St Vincent ) and secondly to Mary Anne Parker of Park Hall, Staffordshire.
He was succeeded by his grandson Carnegie Robert John Jervis, 3rd Viscount St Vincent