Ralph (Milbanke) Noel Bt MP (1747 - 1825)

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Biography

On 9 Jan. 1777 he married Judith Noel, daughter of Edward, 1st Viscount Wentworth

Birth

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWFD-2FQ : 11 February 2018, Ralph Milbank, 20 Aug 1747); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 91,090.

Marriage

• "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-1DNZ : 6 June 2018), Ralph Milbanke and Judith Noil, 9 Jan 1777; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 17, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.

Change of Name from Milbanke to Noel

In 1815, Ralph's brother-in-law Thomas Noel, Viscount Wentworth died. Thomas had no children. The condition of Thomas Noel's will was that his sister Judith would inherit all his property, but Judith and her husband, and their heirs had to adopt the surname Noel and the arms of Noel. This was done by Royal Licence and published in the Gazette on 29 May 1815. ^[1] The condition of this will subsequently affected Ralph and Judith's only daughter Anne Isabella and her husband Lord George Byron, who similarly had to change their surnames to Noel to inherit Ralph's property.

Death

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168639831 : accessed 26 September 2018), memorial page for Ralph Milbanke-Noel (28 Jul 1747–19 Mar 1825), Find A Grave Memorial no. 168639831, citing All Saints Churchyard, Kirkby Mallory, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735) .

Sources

1. ↑ Royal Licence for Name Change The Gazette 30 May 1815 Issue:17017 Page:1018 The Gazette accessed 12 July 2023 Whitehall, May 29, 1815
   His Royal Highness the Prince Regent hath
   been pleased in the name and on the behalf of His
   Majesty to give and grant unto Sir Ralph Mil-
   banke, of Halnaby, in the north riding of the
   county of York, of Seaham, in the county palatine
   of Durham, Bart. and late one of the Represent-
   atives in Parliament for the said county palatine of
   Durham, and the Honourable Dame Judith his
   wife, eldest daughter of the Right Honourable
   Edward Noel Viscount Wentworth, of Willisbo-
   rough, in the county of Leicester, Baron Went-
   worth of Nettlested, in the county of Suffolk,
   and a Baronet, deceased, and only surviving sister
   of the late Right Honourable Thomas Noel Viscount
   Wentworth and Baron Wentworth, &c. also de-
   ceased, His Majesty's royal licence and authority,
   that they and their issue may (in compliance with
   the last will and testament of the said late Right
   Honourable Thomas Viscount and Baron Went-
   worth) take and use the surname and bear the
   arms of Noel only: such arms being first duly
   exemplified according to the laws of arms, and
   recorded in the Heralds' Office, otherwise His
   Majesty's said licence and permission to be void
   and of none effect:
   And also to command, that the said royal con-
   cession and declaration be registered in His Ma-
   jesty's College of Arms.

• Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire; Milbanke of HalnabyHas his wife as Judith Wentworth daughter of Thomas Viscount Wentworth

• History of Parliament Online