Gladstone family genealogy

Of Fasque and Balfour, County Kincardine

Arms: Ar. a savage’s head affrontée distilling drops of blood, about the temples a wreath of holly vert, within an orle fleury gu. all within eight martlets sa. Crest: Issuant from a wreath of holly vert a demi griffin sa. supporting between the claws a sword, the blade enfiled by a bonnet of holly and bay also vert. Motto: Fide et virtute.

In the “Roberston” genealogy (pp. 769, Vol. I) the descent of this family is clearly traced from Malcolm III., King of Scotland, down to Andrew Roberston, Provost of Dingwall, who was the maternal grandfather of (amongst other children) the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, of Hawarden, in Flintshire, M.P., and First Lord of the Treasury, in 1886. This sirname was originally Gledstaine (“Gleadh;” Irish, tricks, humour; “stain;” tin or latten), and was more lately rendered Gladstones. It was the father of the Premier that first omitted the final s from the name, and wrote it Gladstone. In the male line, so far as we can trace it, the genealogy of the family is as follows:

1. John Gladstones, of Toft-Combes, Biggar, in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

2. Thomas Gladstones, of Leith: his younger son: d. 1809.

3. Sir John Gladstone, of Fasque, Kincardineshire: his eldest son; born Dec., 1764; created a Baronet 18th July, 1846; first of the family that omitted the final s in his name. Sir John was twice married: first, in 1792, to Jane (d.s.p. in 1798), dau. of Joseph Hall, Esq., of Liverpool; and, secondly, in April, 1800, to Anne (died 1835), dau. of Andrew Roberston, Esq., Provost of Dingwall, and Sheriff-Substitute of Rosshire, by whom he had four sons:—1. Thomas, 2. Robertson, 3. John-Neilson, 4. William-Ewart; and two daughters:—1. Anne-M‘Kenzie (d. unm.), 2. Helen-Jane (died 16th January, 1880):

1. Thomas: the eldest son of Sir John; of whom presently.
2. Robertson, of Courthey, in Lancashire, J.P.: the second son; b. 15th Nov., 1805; died 23rd Sept., 1875. Married, 28th Jan., 1833, Mary-Ellen (d. 1865), dau. of Hugh Jones, Esq., of Larkhill, Liverpool, and by her had six sons— 1. John, 2. Arthur-Roberteon, 3. Hugh-Jones, 4. Robertson, 5. Walter-Longueville, 6. Richard-Francis; and two daughters—1. Mary-Ellen, 2. Anna-Maria-Heywood:
   1. John: the eldest son of Robertson, above-mentioned; d. 1852.
   2. Arthur-Robertson, of Court Hey, Broadgreen, Liverpool; the second son; born 12th July, 1841; Captain Lancashire Hussars.
   3. Hugh-Jones: the third son; born 22nd May, 1843; d. 1st Sept., 1874.
   4. Robertson: the fourth son; b. 14th Sept., 1844.
   5. Walter Longueville: the fifth son; b. 30th Sept., 1846.
   6. Richard-Francis: the sixth son; d. 24th Dec., 1849.
   1. Mary-Ellen: the elder dau. of Robertson; m. Feb., 1860, her cousin, Robert S. Gladstone, Esq., son of Thomas Steuart Gladstone, Esq., of Capenoch, Scotland.
   2. Anna-Maria-Heywood: the younger dau.; m. 14th Dec., 1870, Edward Thornewill Esq., of Dove Cliff, Burton-on-Trent.
3. John-Neilson (Capt. R.N.), of Bowden Park, Chippenham, M.P. for Ipswich: third son of Sir John; b. 18th Jan., 1807; died 7th Feb., 1863. Married, 7th Feb., 1839, Elizabeth-Honoria (d. 11th Feb., 1862), dau. of Sir Robert Bateson, Bart., of Belvoir Park, and by her had one son: John-Evelyn; and seven daughters—1. Catherine, 2. Anne-Elizabeth-Honoria, 3. Alice, 4. Clara-Frances, 5. Constance-Elizabeth, 6. Edith-Helen (twins), 7. Lucy-Marion:
   1. John-Evelyn, of Bowden, J.P.: the son of John-Neilson; late Royal Wilts Militia; b. Nov., 1855.
   1. Catherine: the eldest dau: of John-Neilson; m. the 2nd June, 1881, the Very Rev. W. C. Lake, D.D., Dean of Durham.
   2. Anne-Elizabeth-Honoria: the second daughter; m. 22nd Aug., 1861, the Earl of Belmore.
   3. Alice.
   4. Clara-Frances.
   5. Constance-Elizabeth,
   6. Edith-Helen, (twin of above). This Edith-Helen m., 27th Oct., 1870, W. A. Dumaresq, Esq., M.A. (d. 1880), eldest son of the late W. J. Dumaresq, formerly Captain Royal Staff Corps.
   7. Lucy-Marion: the seventh dau.; m. 29th April, 1876, Reginald-Henry, eldest son of Sir John Hardy, Bart., of Dunstall Hall, in Staffordshire.
4. The Right Hon. William-Ewart, of Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, M.P. for Midlothian: fourth son of Sir John; First Lord of the Treasury, in 1886; living in 1888; b. 29th Dec., 1809. Married in 1839, Catherine, eldest dau. of the late Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, the eighth Baronet of Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, and by her has had issue, surviving—1. William-Henry, 2. Rev. Stephen-Edward, 3. Henry-Neville, 4. Herbert-John; and—1. Agnes (of whom presently), 2. Catherine-Jessy (d. 1850), 3. Mary, 4. Helen:
   1. William-Henry, M.A.: the eldest son of William-Ewart; a J.P. and D.L. for Flintshire; M.P. for East Worcestershire since 1880; b. 3rd June, 1840. Married 30th Sept., 1875, the Hon. Gertrude Stuart, youngest dau. of Lord Blantyre, and had two daughters:
      1. Evelyn-Katherine, b. 1882.
      2. Gertrude, b. 1883.
   2. Stephen-Edward, M.A.: the second son; Rector of Hawarden; born 4th April, 1844.
   3. Henry-Neville: the third son; b. 2nd April, 1852.
   4. Herbert-John, M.A.: the fourth son; a junior Lord of the Treasury, in 1886; M.P. for Leeds; b. 7th Jan., 1854.
   1. Agnes, m. 27th Dec., 1873, to Rev. Edward C. Wickham, M.A., Head Master of Wellington College, and had (in 1883) issue:
      1. Catherine-Mary-Lavinia.
      2. William-Gladstone.
      3. Christian-Lucy.
      4. Margaret-Agnes.
      5. Edward-Stephen-Gladstone.

4. Sir Thomas Gladstone (living in 1883), of Fasque and Balfour, in Kincardineshire, the second Bart.: eldest son of Sir John; b. 25th July, 1804. Married 27th August, 1835, Louisa, second dau. of Robert Fellowes, Esq., of Shottesham Park, in Norfolkshire, and had: one son, John-Robert; and six daughters:

1. John-Robert, born 26th April, 1852; of whom presently.
1. Louisa.
2. Anne.
3. Mary-Selina.
4. Evelyn-Marcella (d. 1852).
5. Ida (d. 1874).
6. Frances-Margaret (d. 1853).

5. John-Robert Gladstone: son of Sir Thomas, Bart.; D.L. for Kincardineshire; Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards; born 26th April, 1852.