Philip Meadows (died 1781) explained

Philip Meadows (1708-1781) was Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park (1761-1781).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Family and early life

He was the third son of Sir Philip Meadowes and Dorothy, sister of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth. In 1734 he married Frances (born 1711), only daughter of William Pierrepoint, Earl of Kingston.^[4]

Meadow's uncle was Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth and was thus the first cousin of the Hon. Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue whose wife was Frances Boscawen. Their daughter was Elizabeth Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort.

Meadow's wife, Lady Frances Meadows, died in 1795, Philip having pre-deceased her.^[5]

Philip Meadows and Lady Frances Meadows had two sons:

• • Charles Pierrepoint, 1st Earl Manvers Sir William Medows

Notes and References

1. Book: Biden . W. . The history and antiquities of the ancient and royal town of... . 1852 . W. Lindsey . 48 . 3 June 2023 . who died March 21, 1823.1 Philip Meadows, esq ., of Richmond - park ; the Right Honourable Lady Frances Meadows, and Thomas their son . The dates of whose deaths are August 8, 1781 ; December 9, 1795 ; and October 10, 1780 ..
2. Book: Rabbitts . P. . Richmond Park: From Medieval Pasture to Royal Park . 2014 . Amberley Publishing . 9 June 2023 . Philip Meadows was Deputy Ranger and held that post from 1761 until his death in 1781..
3. Book: An Authentic Detail of Particulars Relative to the Late Duchess of Kingston . 1788 . G. Kearsley . 144 . 9 June 2023 . [In 1788], Philip Meadows, Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park.
4. Web site: Biography of William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (1692-1713) . University of Nottingham . 3 June 2023 . William was the only son of Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull. He was styled Viscount Newark until 1706, and thereafter Earl of Kingston. He died of smallpox, aged 20, in July 1713..
5. Book: Lodge . E. . The Genealogy of the existing British Peerage with Sketches ... - Earls of Manvers . 1840 . Saunders and Otley, London . 319 . ..William, Earl of Kingston had one daughter Lady Frances who was born in 1711 and died in 1795 - married Philip Meadows in 1734....