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PAGE 1. SYDENHAM FAMILY OF SKILGATE, The Skilgate branch proceeds from EDWARD & CULLOMPTON SYDENHAM of Combe who married Joan Combe Compiled by Kevin Sydenham. Last Updated: 10 June 2009 For earlier generations see family tree ‘SYDENHAM FAMILY OF KEY ’ page 3. E-mail: [email protected] Bry = Brympton Address: 13 Brittons Ash, Bathpool, , , TA2 8BS Milv = Milverton

JOHN GEORGE B. 1514 D. 1561 Of Combe B. c.1516 Of and Captain in the Netherlands. UNKNOWN LINK M.Elizabeth Franke Seems to have been known as George of . Charles Sydenham BP. For continuation of family lines see family tree M. Ellen (Helen) Moore (dau of Humphrey Moore of 23/3/1680 Skilgate ‘SYDENHAM FAMILY OF DULVERTON’ page 3 Moorhayes, Cullompton) 13/2/1545 at Molland

ROGER B. c.1540 Of North Quarum & Cannington (Somerset). Captain in Belgium & Ireland. Designated as Ranger of D. 1611 M. Thomasine Lancaster of Milverton in 1575

GEORGE GEORGE JOHN ROGER ALEXANDER ELIZABETH JANE FRANCIS MARY EDWARD BP. 1577 Milv BP. 1579 Milv Of Leigh or Lee House (Skilgate) BP. 1581 Milv BP. 1583 Milv B. 1585 Milv B. 1586 Milv BP. 1588 Milv B. 1590 Milv BP. 1596 Milv D. 1579 Milv D. 1614 BP. 1580 Milv D. 1611

M. Ann Fulford 1615 at Dunster

ROGER URSULA ANN MARGARET BRIDGET THOMASINE B. 1623 D. 6/5/1675 Skilgate M. Elizabeth Sydenham (B. 1619 D. 1681 Skilgate) dau of William Sydenham of Wynford Eagle, Dorset on 18 May 1644 at West Compton, Dorset. For Elizabeth Sydenham’s lines see family tree ‘SYDENHAM FAMILY OF WYNFORD EAGLE ’page 4

ROGER WILLIAM JOHN FRANCIS ELIZABETH BARBARA Of Dulverton B. 1649 D. 1708 Living 1708. Named in M. ….. Unmarried 1708. Named in M. Ann Sydenham on 23 May 1678 brother’s, Roger, will Tucker brother’s, Roger, will at Brympton Continued on page 2 1 SYDENHAM FAMILY OF SKILGATE, BARNSTAPLE & CULLOMPTON – Compiled by Kevin Sydenham PAGE 2. SYDENHAM FAMILY ROGER SYDENHAM KEY Of Dulverton B. 1649 D. 17/11/1708 Skilgate. Will dated 23/9/1708. Estate at Bry = Brympton OF SKILGATE, BARNSTAPLE & M. Ann Sydenham (daughter of Humphrey Sydenham of Chilworthy) on 23 May 1678 at Brympton Gen = Geneva CULLOMPTON Ann survived her husband. O.C. = For Anne Sydenham’s lines see family tree ‘SYDENHAM FAMILY OF CHELWORTHY W.Q. = (CHILWORTHY) SOMERSET’ page 2.

MARY WILLIAM JOHN ELIZABETH PHILIP FRANCES THOMAS WISEMAN ANN(E) SUSANNAH DOROTHY BP. 12/8/1679 B. 1680 Bry BP. 12/8/1682 BP. 20/8/1683 B. 1685 D. 16/8/1742 D. 4/1/1688 BP. 24/1/1689 BP. 24/4/1690 BP. 28/12/1691 BP. 27/4/1694 BP. 21/4/1696 Brympton D. 1/9/1680 Brympton Brympton M1. Sarah Whitlock (BP. Skilgate Skilgate Skilgate Skilgate Skilgate Skilgate Brympton M.… 10/4/1687 D. 1/11/1739 D. SP c.1708 D. 24/4/1690 Living 1708 M. John Cunditt D. 21/3/1736 Cleveland of O.C.) in 1709 St Skilgate Skilgate Tiverton Decumans, , Somerset M2. Sarah Bindon 1740 Wookey

JOHN WILLIAM PHILIP THOMAS GEORGE WISEMAN WHITLOCK HUMPHREY BP. Sept 1710 O.C. Of Alcombe Of Barnstaple BP. 1713 W.Q. BP. 1714 W.Q. Of Of Collumpton Of Gerrard Street, London M. ……. BP. Dec 1711 O.C. BP. Dec 1712 O.C. D. 1790 Liv 1753 but no Liv 1753 but no BP. 1716 W.Q. BP. 1718 W.Q. Vitner of St. Anne’s Westminster D. 1746 SP M. Joan Scott issue issue M. Mary …. (D. 1742) D. 17/7/1801 BP. Dec 1720 O.C. Continued on page 3 Left no issue Cullompton D. Frith St, Soho M. Eliza Prowse M. Dorothy Pye 1744 Will dated 1753. Continued on page 4 Left no issue

JOHN B. D. 1758 M. Elizabeth Weston MARY SARAH RICHARD SAMUEL JOSEPH BENJAMIN BP. 1721 O.C. BP. 1723 Combe Florey BP. 6/1/1724 Combe BP. 1727 O.C. B. 1729 BP. 1732 O.C. M. William Bouchier of M. William Ball at Florey D. 29/5/1792 Minehead D. 1746 SP He entered Royal Navy Minehead Luccombe in 1744 D. Minehead M. Alice Chapman at & D. unmarried A surgeon in the Royal M. Catherine Bouchier 1751 Navy ELIZABETH

THOMAS ANN JOHN WILLIAM* MARY JOHN SARAH ANN D. 1787 Of Cullompton BP. 1752 BP. 1752 Minehead BP. 1753 BP. 1755 Porlock BP. 1757 Porlock BP. 1757 Porlock BP. 1760 Porlock M. … Jervoir of Exeter D. 31/7/1831 Porlock D. 1801 M. Robert 1787 Major General of the Madras Artillery * Further information on life of Fort St George M. Ameila Prime (D. 13/8/1835 Bath) William & his children included on Madras., India in 1776 my FT Genes reunited site.

RICHARD MARY B D. @1800 D. 1807 BENJAMIN WILLIAM THOMAS MARY ANNE GEORGE AMELIA M. …Jennings of BP. 24/11/1777 Fort St BP. 5/12/1778 BP. 3/3/1780 Madras, India D. B. 14/9/1783 B. 23/10/1785 Madras, B. 1787 Madras, India George, Madras, India Madras, India 24/8/1816 Geneva Madras, India India. Changed name to De D. 1847 D. 1828 Bruges, D. 1816 M. Fanny Davison M. Alexander Orr Sydenham M. Patrick Ross (D. 1850) Belgium SP Issue 3 children M. Theresa Baptistere 14/4/1805 Fort St George, Madras Commissioner of 2 SYDENHAM FAMILY OF SKILGATE, BARNSTAPLE & CULLOMPTON – Compiled by Kevin Sydenham Excise PAGE 3. SYDENHAM FAMILY PHILIP SYDENHAM KEY Of Barnstaple. BP. 31 Dec 1712 O.C. D. 1790 Bple = Barnstaple OF SKILGATE, BARNSTAPLE M. Joan Scott (D. 1789) daughter of Jacob Scott Littcott & CULLOMPTON & Highbray, () Continued from page 2

THOMAS PHILIP MARY BENJAMIN WILLIAM THOMAS SARAH JAMES B. 1736 B.1739 D.1789 B. 1739 Bple BP. 13/5/1741 Bple BP. 25/3/1743 Bple BP. 4/11/1747 BP. 2/1/1751 Barnstaple Of London, merchant. D. Infancy M. Margaret Marshall at D. Infancy D. without issue. D. 3/4/1793 Bple Barnstaple D. 1844 Pilton B. 1757 Barnstaple Barnstaple 31/5/1764 M. Dorothy Sydenham D. without issue. M. Thomas Mervyn M. Sarah Sydenham (Dau of Humphrey & Marshall at Barnstaple (B. (Dau of Humphrey & Dorothy Sydenham – see 1753) 22/4/1782 Dorothy Sydenham – see page 4) Rector of Bow (Devon) page 4) No Issue

JOHN HUMPHREY of Cullompton B. 1765 D. 1769 infancy M. Frances Cross (D. 1836) of Knowle in Cullompton DOROTHY SCOTT MARIA SARAH CATHERINE ELIZABETH Having the right to vote for the D. 1829 B. East India Company’s Court of M. Thomas Gullan ????? M. William Nodes Directors (EIC, List of It appears Catherine, sister Qualified Voters, 1837). She is Dorothy, and William Nodes FRANCES MARGARET JOHN PILLIP MARY described at that time as all lived in Howland St. at B. 1796 Cullompton B. 1798 Cullompton B. 1803 Cullompton D. 4/11/1874 County B. 1806 Cullompton “Spinster, of 16 Upper Bedford one time. D. <1881 D. 1888 magistrate & Rector of Willand D. 1885 Place, Russell Square.” (She 1841 & 1851 living 1851 living with M1. Sarah Dally (B. 1811 D. 1844) of 1851 living with earlier lived in Howland Street, with brother John brother John , Devon 1832 brother John Fitzroy Square.) 1861 M2. Mary Elizabeth Bartlet (B. 1808 Reading) 1861 & 1871. 3 26 April 1859 sisters liv together 1841 liv Parsonage House, Bickley; 1861 liv Cullompton Fore St., Cullompton

JOHN GEORGE CHARLES PUGH MARY FRANCES PHILIP THOMAS WADHAM B. 27/1/1836 Cullompton D. 4/5/1890 B. May 1839 B. 1841 B. 9/2/1844 Bickley Clergyman, worked in Bedfordshire D. Nov 1839 D. 30/8/1843 M. Sarah Pedrick M. Mary Hooper 20/1/1863 Emigrated to USA?? 1881 liv Fore St., Cullompton; 1891 liv ,

SARAH FRANCES GEORGE PHILIP JOHN PHILIP BRIDA DALLY PUGH ELLEN GEORGE MERVYN FRANCES DORA BP. 1867 St John’s PUGH B. 2/8/1865 B. 31/8/1866 Shubbear B. 31/8/1866 B. 2/11/1869 B. 7/12/1870 Exmouth Westminster BP. 1868 , M. Caroline Alicia Knight 1891 liv with wid. Mother D. 4/9/1866 1891 student of 1891 liv with wid. Mother at (Devon) on 9/1/1889 at Exmouth & 1901 with medicine Govan, Exmouth Emigrated to USA?? mother at Wincanton Glasgow. 1901 M. George Percy McReddie on Issue: Medical practioner 21/2/1895 EILEEN BRIDA working East Sussex CAREW liv with Mary E. B. 23/8/1896 Fishleigh 3 SYDENHAM FAMILY OF SKILGATE, BARNSTAPLE & CULLOMPTON – Compiled by Kevin Sydenham HUMPHREY SYDENHAM PAGE 4. SYDENHAM FAMILY Of Gerrard Street, London, Vitner of St. Anne’s Westminster . BP. Dec 1720 Old Cleeve, Somerset D. Frith St, Soho, London OF SKILGATE, BARNSTAPLE M. Dorothy Pye on 26/8/1744 at Old Charlton, Saint Luke, Kent & CULLOMPTON This marriage and place of residence is further corroborated in Rev. E.W.D. Penfold, Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [sic] recorded in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes … 1772-1837. Humphrey Sydenham and Dorothy Pye Sydenham possibly having 2 sons and 2 daughters. Did one son perhaps die in infancy?

SARAH DOROTHY HUMPHREY B. 1752 D. 1780 B. 1753 D. 13/11/1807 St Ann’s Soho, M. James Sydenham M. William Sydenham London. Jeweller in Bond Street. (son of Philip & Joan (son of Philip & Joan M. Sarah Rand (B. 1752 D. 27/3/1844 Sydenham) 1780 -1786 Sydenham) (from page 3) St Pancra, London) (from page 3). Continued on No issue. 1/6/1773 Lewes, Sussex page 3.

HUMPHREY JAMES LUCY DOROTHEA PYE CATHERINE SARAH (SALLY) THOMAS WILLIAM B. c.1774 D. 20/10/1812 BP. 20/2/1776 St Anne’s, Soho, London B. c.1778 St Anne’s, Soho, B. 1780 St Anne’s, Soho, London B. 1782 D. 1812 India Curate of Woking D. 20/12/1804 at sea of the Cape of Good Hope, London D. 15/1/1871 M. Elizabeth Ann Abingdon (D. 1856 buried at St. Helena on 1 January 1805 (National D. 3/11/1863 London M. General Tredway Clarke* (D. Ripley) dau of Col Abingdon of Cobham Army Museum, London). M. John Woodbridge Hilton 1858) in 14/3/1812 Shoreditch, 30/6/1802. 1851 census Elizabeth liv with M. General Tredway Clarke* on 12/2/1795 at Fort (D. 1829) on 10/10/1798 at London dau Alicia & family. St Georges, Madras, India. Issue 6 children. Fort St. George, Madras, Issue 2 sons Thomas & Walter. India

ELIZABETH ANN LUCY ALICIA CATHARINE B. 1803 Great Bookham B. 1804 D. 1880 St B. 1805 Woking, Surrey Liv 1878 D. Unmarried George Hannover Sq, D. 17/12/1876 1851 & 1861 census London M. John King Eager (B. *General Tredway Clarke first married Lucy Sydenham in 1795. visiting sister Alicia M. Thomas Gullan on 1812 D. 1873) 27/7/1843 26/9/1839 Woking, Woking. Worked as Surrey surgeon General Tredway Clarke then secondly married the older sister of Lucy – Sarah Sydenham in 1812. 1861 fam liv Ripley

Grandson from this marriage descended Sir George Sydenham Clarke (B. 4/7/1848 D. 7/2/1933) Governor of Bombay in 1908 and created Baron Sydenham in 1913. Took the title of Lord Sydenham of Combe. Wrote the book ‘My Working Life’ by Lord Sydenham See pages 525 – 526 in ‘The History of the Sydenham Family’ for biographical notice.

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Tredway Clarke Son of the Reverend Richard Clarke by his third wife Susannah Crockatt (Rev. Clarke, ultimately had four wives and a number ofTredway Clarke’s half-siblings, ended up in India). Tredway Clarke embarked as a cadet for India in January 1780. He arrived in Madras the following July, was made a Lieutenant Fireworker in the Madras Artillery, and appointed A.D.C. to Colonel Edward James, head of the Madras Artillery and the husband of one of his half-sisters. The army took the field shortly thereafter in the course of the Second Mysore War against Tippoo Sultan of Seringapatam. Tredway Clarke was severely wounded in June 1781 at Chilambrum, and was forced to leave the front to recuperate in Madras. He fought again throughout the Third Mysore War (1790-92), and in February 1798 was appointed to the highly responsible position of head commissary of ordnance and stores at Fort St. George, Madras -- a position he held throughout the course of the Fourth Mysore War which witnessed the final defeat of Tippoo by General Harris and the future Duke of Wellington at the battle of Seringapatam in 1799. On 12 February 1795 Clarke married Lucy Dorothea Pye Sydenham and had six children by her. By the turn of the century the family was prospering, Tredway Clarke having by that time become a rich man. However, the early years of 19th century were harsh ones for him. By 1804 his wife had become so ill that he decided to take the family back to in hopes of her health improving. She died at sea and was buried in St. Helena, where Tredway Clarke learned that yet another blow had befallen him with the loss of his entire fortune due to the collapse of a Madras agency house in which he had sunk his money. On arrival in England Clarke turned to his wife’s family for help, leaving his six children in the care of Lucy Dorothea Pye’s sister Sarah (Sally) while he sought a new job back in India as a means of recouping his fortune to support his family. Clarke returned to India in 1807. Two years later, as Commandant of the Madras artillery, he was brought up before government during a mutiny between the East India Company’s officers and those of the Crown, and like many of his fellow officers was banished to Sadras, an old Dutch station on the coast south of Madras, until the entire affair blew over. Clarke maintained his position, but the social fabric of British society in Madras had been so poisoned by the mutiny that in 1811, pleading illness, he resigned the service and returned to England. There he married Sally Sydenham, who had been caring for his children while he was back in India, and who had maintained a correspondence with him during that time. In 1820 the Court of Directors asked Clarke to return to Madras to resume his command of the artillery there, but Clarke declined the offer on grounds of his health. Notwithstanding his troubled health Tredway Clarke in fact lived to the age of 94, rising to the rank of General by the end of his life.

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