Henry Lascelles (1767 - 1841)

Born 25 Dec 1767 in Stapleton, Darrington, Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta (Sebright) Lascelles — married 3 Sep 1794 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1841 at age 73 in Bramham, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Henry Lascelles was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Henry Lascelles is Notable.

Henry Lascelles, second son of Edward Lascelles ^[1] and his wife, Anne Chaloner, was born on Christmas Day 1767 ^[2] and was baptised at Darrington with Wentbridge towards the end of January 1768. ^[3] He was educated at Harrow. ^[1]

On the 2nd of September 1794 at Flamstead in Hertfordshire he married Henrietta Sebright, ^[4] daughter of Sir John Saunders Sebright Bt., ^[1] and his wife, Sarah Knight. They were parents of 7 sons and 4 daughters. ^[1]

Henry's father was elevated to the peerage as Baron Harewood in 1796 and was created Viscount Lascelles and Earl of Harewood. ^[5] Henry himself was returned to Parliament as member for Yorkshire in 1796 and again in 1802. ^[6] In 1807 at a by-election he was returned for Westbury to replace his brother, Edward, who had chosen to sit for Northallerton. ^[7] In 1812 he again took the Yorkshire seat. ^[6]

In 1814 his elder brother, Edward, died and Henry began using his father;s courtesy title of Viscount Lascelles in Edward's place. ^[5]

In 1818 Henry was returned for Northallerton ^[8] and between 1819 and 1841 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ^[9]

His father died on the 3rd of April 1820 whereupon Henry succeeded as Earl of Harewood, ^[1] giving up his seat in the House of Commons for one in the Lords. Among other things, the 1st Earl had inherited from a cousin two plantations in Jamaica and four in Barbados. Following the emancipation of slaves in British colonies in 1833 came the Slave Compensation Act of 1837. Henry received £26, 309 4s and 4d for 9911 slaves. ^[10]

Henry died on the 24th of November 1841 at Bramham in Yorkshire "just after returning from a run with the hounds." ^[11] He was buried at All Saints Church, Harewood on the 3rd of December. ^[12]

Known children of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood and Henrietta Sebright

1. Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles b 13 Jul 1796 d 17 Dec 1839
2. Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood b 11 Jun 1797 d 22 Feb 1857
3. Rt Hon William Saunders Sebright Lascelles b 29 Oct 1798 d 2 Jul 1851
4. Hon Edwin Lascelles b 25 Dec 1799 d 26 Apr 1865
5. Lady Harriet Lascelles b c1802 d 1 Jan 1889
6. Lady Frances Anne Lascelles b 2 Jun 1803 d 6 Dec 1855
7. Hon Arthur Lascelles b 25 Jan 1807 d 19 Jul 1880
8. Lady Emma Lascelles b 16 Mar 1809 d 8 Feb 1865
9. Lady Louisa Lascelles b c1813 d 10 Mar 1886 ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} History of Parliament Online:LASCELLES, Hon. Henry (1767-1841), of Harewood House, Yorks
2. ↑ [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Lascelles,_Henry Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 32 Lascelles, Henry by William Arthur Jobson Archbold]
3. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Darrington with Wentbridge Henry Lascelles son of Edward Lascelles Esq born 25th December 1767 baptised towards the end of January)
4. ↑ England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 (Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England 3 Sep 1794 Henry Lascelles married Hennerietta or Harriet Saunders Sebright) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Wikipedia: Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} History of Parliament online: Yorkshire
7. ↑ History of Parliament online 1790-1820: Westbury
8. ↑ History of Parliament online 1790-1820@ Northallerton)
9. ↑ [thepeerage.com/p971.htm#i9705 Thepeerage.com: Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood] Cites: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
10. ↑ Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery: Henry Lascelles
11. ↑ accessed 4 Oct 2017 W A J Archbold, ‘Lascelles, Henry, second Earl of Harewood (1767–1841)’, Rev H C G Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2009
12. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985 (Harewood All Saints 3 Dec 1841: Henry Earl aged 73) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
13. ↑ Thepeeerage.com Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Cites: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003

• Wikipedia, Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood

• Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage 1967. Published by Kelly's Directories Limited, Neville House, Eden Street, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey. Edited P.W Montague-Smith (1829 Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Harewood. Lord Lieutenant of West Riding of Yorkshire d 1841, succeeded by son, Henry)