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County Palatine of Durham DIREC £OR Y. J DURHAM t3 • • COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM LORD LIEUTENANT AND CUSTOS ROTULORUM. RIGHT HOX. EARL OF DGRHAM K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O. Lambton Castle, Fence Houses; & 39 Grosveno&" square, London \'\'. CHAIRMAN OF QUARTER SESSIONS. HIS HOXOR JUDGE l''RANCIS JOHN GREEXWELL, Greenwell Ford, Lanchest&r, Durham• • Marked thus * are also Deputy-Lieutenants. Abbs Henry Cooper, 36 Burdon ter. Newcastle-on-Tyne Burn Frank Hawthorn, Pattishalf house,. Towc~er,.. .A.ddison John George, The Grange, East Bold on Northants .A.insworth George, Consett hall, Conse_tt Calvert David, Howden-Ie-Wear .A.lli;;on Lieut.-Col. James, 4 Sydenh~m terrace, "Xew­ l 'ann Thom1s Henry, 13 North road,. D.urha.m castle-on-Tyne Capper Richd.Harconrt, Northgate pk. Ross, Herewrdsb; *Allison Col. William Henry V.D. Tickford abbey, ~ew- Carter William Henry port Pagnell, Bucks Castlereagh Viscount M.V.O., M.P. Spril!lglle!d,.. Oak .Angus Jonf!than Robert, Sheraton hill, Castle Eden ha'll, Rutland; & Londonderry ho.Park la. London W .A.nnandale J ames, The Briary, Shotley Bridge Challoner Lieut.-Col. William Henry V.D. Wanfen La-..• . .A.pp('rley Capt. Newton Wynne M.V.O. South End, H mghton-le-Spring Durham Ch3lton Ley, Beec:Q.wood, West Hartlepool .Apple by John Stanley, Elton hall, Stockton Chapman George, North Lea house, Aycliffe, Darlington .A.rmstrong Hy. The Grove, J esmond, N ewcastle-on-Tyne Olarlr Jas. Hy. Havelock, Redhill, Whitblli'n,. Sunderland-• .A.rmstrong Wm. Elmfield lodge, Gosforth, Newcastle Clarke William H. Hill house, Ferryb.ill Atkinson William, Dan's castle, Tow Law Clayton Alexander .A.unger William John, I Station road, Hetton-le-Hole Cook Joseph, Cumberland house, Harrogate, Tor~ *Austin Samuel Peter, Hollin hall, Ripon C'orbett Vincent Charles Stuart WortleY.• Chilton mo()r~ Austin Selwyn Percy, Wilton house, Darlington Fence Houses • *Aylmer Gerald Percy Vivian Cowen Jn. Edwd. Minster Acres, Riding :\1:illrNortlmmb RJckhonse Charles Ilubert, Woolaston rectory, Lydney, Cradock Harry Ernest, Manor ho. Ru,hyford,. FerryhiH Ulos Craighill George, 38 Bewick road, Gateshead! Backhouse Charles James, St. John's, nr. Wolsingham Orawhall John, The Square, Stanhope Backhouse }~dward, Blackwell manor, Darlington Crooks William, 22 Grosvenor drive,.. Whitley Bay,.. *B1ckhouse Sir Jonathan Edmund bart. The Rookery, Northumb :\Iiddlet<m-Tyas, Yorks Cmry Henry John, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorks Badcock Joshua Cory, Bank ho.High st.Stockton-on-Tees Curry Michael, Hawkhills house-, Cornsay, Durham Bainbridge Cuthbert Dale Brodrick, Apperley Dene, Stocli:sfield, :X orthum!J Barclay Robert Grenfell, Cauldwell, Shotley Bridge *Dale Sir James Baclthouse bart. The Pas-tures-, Derbt>• *Barnard Lord, Raby ca:,tle, Darlington; & 20 Belgrave *Darwin Col. Cha;;. Waring C.B. Drybu:m, near DurhMil' square, London SW Davidson John Watson ]11 eland, Staindrop, Darlington B.1ua-s :\1atthew~ Thornley Davis Thomas, Cockfield n rett Charles Rollo, Whitehill hall, Pelton Fell Densham Henry l3ryan M.B. 5 West End te-rraee,. Yarm Bartlett Geo. Wm. Brentmore, Coniscliffe rd. Darlington road, Stock ton-on-Tees Bm·wJC!\. Sir John Storey bart. Ashbrooke grange, Dent Rtlph John, 42 Grey street, Ha~rogate -,u:rderland Denton Richard Cop eland, Fountains, The Oval,H~rogate­ Battensby Robert :Mowbray, Silver street, Durham De Pledge Cecil Fenwick, 55 Fawcett st:reet. Sunderlan Beclmith Captain Henry John, .Millichope park, Craven Dillon Luke Gerald :\!.D. Tempest ho. Seaham Harbmrr Arms, Salop Dillon Malco~m, Dene house, Seaham Harbour "Pol! F·ank ~.A. North end, Durham Ditch:field Samuel J ame,, Lyzwiclt hall, Kesvuck *Brll Sir Hu~h bart. Rownton grange, N orthallerton, Dixon Wm. Dipwood, R:Jwlands Gill, Newcastle-on-'i'yn Yorks lJodshon William, 1-Villerby house, Harrogate. York.:t Bt>ll .Ja!res Roed, 13 QuPen's Park avenue, Edinburgh Donald John, 6 Logan terrace, South Shie!d~ llenson Robt. Seymour, Riverside. ~Iiddleton St. Georgr Don~·hty Hy. ThE' Cliff, Seaton Carew, West Hartlepool Bigland John, Henknowle, Bishop Auckland Dou;:rlas Tho,:. F. G .S. The Garth, Cockerton, D'arhngton: Blan ",ford Col. J oseph Whitfield V .D. 48 High street, Douglass John Thomas, Clase house, Bishop ..!.uck1and Xorton, Stockton-on-Tees *Doxford Sir William Theodore, Grindon hal!, Silks- Bolam Bortram, Rockville, Birtley worth, Sunderland Boville Edward Clarke, GrovE' Park lodge-, Bolton roarl, Drury Charles Dennis Hill M.D. Bondgate, Dariin:rton Chiswick SW Duberly George, Plawswor11h cottage, Chester-Ie-Street Bowes Lieut.-Col. Hugh, O~d Elvet, Durham Dunn Archib<t!d, The Wood house, Bournemouth, Hantl!ll *Boyne Viscount, Brancepeth castle, Brancepeth; & 16 Durham Earl of K.G., P.G., G.C.V.O. (Lord Lieutenant Grosvenor gardens, London S W & Custos Rotulorum), Lambton castle, Ff'Ilce Hor,~ses; EI .. i•hwaite Thos. Wilkinson, Uplands, Bishop Auckland & 39 Grosvenor square, London W *Bramwell Henry, Crown E'lst et. St. John's, ·worcester Entc Jtt Harry, End sleigh. Saltweii road, Gate~head Bra., Thnnas Francis, Sacristan Edeu Hon. Ashlev• 'Morland Briggs Thomas Bovson, Holton park, Oxford *Eden Sir William bart. Windlestone hall,. Ferr-yhill B ough Thomas, Hazsledine, Rowlands Gill, Newcastle Errington Robert, Co-operative ter .Sherburn H:i!I,Du.rhrr£ B O\\n Sir Fl'ank, 59 High st. Norton, Stockton-on-Tees Espi n Rev. Thomas Henry E~pineil CD m L 1' Tol '\1 . .!. ~ Browa John, Holly mount, Grange rd. West Hartlepool F.R.A.S. The VicaTage, Tow Law '!1··, w;r Rirhai·d, Douglas crescent, Auckland Park, "Fairles5 John Davidson fii,I· p .luckl~nd Fairley .Tames, "Shafto housP, South M(}(fr, Stanley­ Bu'lock Francis C. Bank house, Chester-le-Str('Pt, Feetham John, Wiiinfi'eid,Haughton-le-Skerne.Darlmgt= *Burdon Col. Rowland V.D. Castle Eden ca;;tle, CastlP Fenwick Arthrrr, Bolam hall, ~'leldon, ~'lorpetli Eden Fen wick Feathe-rstone, Foresters lodge-, Wol""m~ llam .
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