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'''John Hussey Delaval''', Baron Delaval (1728–1808), industrialist and politician | |||
1728 born the second of Captain Francis Blake Delaval RN, and his wife Rhoda Apreece (d. 1759), heiress, of Doddington, Lincolnshire. Francis had changed his name to Francis Blake on inheriting the Ford estate in north Northumberland in 1718, and then to Francis Blake Delaval in 1729, on inheriting the coal-rich coastal estates at Seaton Delaval and at Hartley in south-east Northumberland. | |||
Educated at Westminster School, Eton and Pembroke College, Cambridge | |||
1750 married Susanna Potter, née Robinson (d. 1783), widow of John Potter, thereby acquiring property in Soho and Mayfair, Westminster. | |||
He enclosed and divided Ford, a rural and largely barren estate of about 7000 acres. By 1794 plantations had been established, and farmsteads extended or rebuilt; estate rental increased from about £1000 to nearly £5000 by 1794. | |||
Extended the collieries and limeworks and a brick and tile works and an iron forge were established. | |||
Added considerably to businesses in Hartley - pumping engines and wagon-ways were introduced at the pits | |||
1764 The harbour was improved to cope with the increased coal production as well as the products of a glass-bottle works that Delaval had established in 1762. | |||
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Revision as of 09:37, 9 October 2015
John Hussey Delaval, Baron Delaval (1728–1808), industrialist and politician
1728 born the second of Captain Francis Blake Delaval RN, and his wife Rhoda Apreece (d. 1759), heiress, of Doddington, Lincolnshire. Francis had changed his name to Francis Blake on inheriting the Ford estate in north Northumberland in 1718, and then to Francis Blake Delaval in 1729, on inheriting the coal-rich coastal estates at Seaton Delaval and at Hartley in south-east Northumberland.
Educated at Westminster School, Eton and Pembroke College, Cambridge
1750 married Susanna Potter, née Robinson (d. 1783), widow of John Potter, thereby acquiring property in Soho and Mayfair, Westminster.
He enclosed and divided Ford, a rural and largely barren estate of about 7000 acres. By 1794 plantations had been established, and farmsteads extended or rebuilt; estate rental increased from about £1000 to nearly £5000 by 1794.
Extended the collieries and limeworks and a brick and tile works and an iron forge were established.
Added considerably to businesses in Hartley - pumping engines and wagon-ways were introduced at the pits
1764 The harbour was improved to cope with the increased coal production as well as the products of a glass-bottle works that Delaval had established in 1762.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of John Hussey Delaval, ODNB