Gerard Noel Bt MP (1759 - 1838)

Born 17 Jul 1759 in Tickencote, Rutland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Diana (Middleton) Noel — married 16 Dec 1780 (to 12 Apr 1823) in St George Hanover Sq, London, England

Husband of Harriet (Gill) Noel — married 4 May 1823 (to 11 Aug 1826) in Marylebone, London, England

Husband of Isabella (Evans) Noel — married 13 Aug 1831 in Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1838 at age 78 in Exton Park Hall, Oakham, Rutland, England

Biography

Gerard Noel Bt MP was born in Tickencote, Rutland, England.

Sir Gerard Noel was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Gerard Noel Bt MP is Notable.

Gerard Noel was born on 17 Jul 1759 at Tickencote, Rutland, England. He was the unacknowledged son of Lord Anne Hamilton and Lady Jane Noel.
After his mother, Lady Jane Noel married Gerard Anne Edwardes of Welham Grove, he became his non-biological child but he did not take on the name of Edwardes. ^[1]

Education ^[2]
Gerard Noel (known as Edwards) was educated at Eton and at St John's College, Cambridge.

• Gerald Noel EDWARDS, post Gerald Noel NOEL
• Fell.-Com. aged 16 St John's College adm1776:06:08
• Sch: Eton. Matric 1778:10MT:
• MA 1779 ; Banker in Westminster, [London]

Baronetcy ^[2]
Gerald succeeded to his father-in-law, Baron Barham's baronetcy under special remainder on 17 Jun 1813 as 2nd Baronet Middleton, of Barham Court and Teston, Kent.
He inherited the estates of his uncle Henry, 6th Earl of Gainsborough, and officially assumed the surname of Noel instead of Edwards, by Royal Licence 1798:05:08

First Marriage

Sir Gerard Noel married Lady Diana Middleton on 21 Dec 1780 at St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, London, England. She was the daughter and heiress of Admiral Sir Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Comptroller of the Navy, and his wife, Margaret Gambier. They had 15 children.

Lady Diana (Middleton) Noel passed away on 12 April 1823.

Second Marriage

Sir Gerard Noel married Harriet Gill on 4 May 1823 at St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. ^[3]
She was the daughter of Rev. Joseph GILL, Vicar, who was from Scraptoft, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
They had a daughter in 1812, prior to their marriage in 1823.

Lady Harriet (Gill) Noel passed away only three years later on 11 Aug 1826.

CHILD:

1. Harriet Jane Gill baptised 15 Nov 1812. The child was baptised at St James Westminster on 4 March 1813 with the acknowledgement of her father. ^[4]

Third Marriage

Sir Gerard Noel married for a third time, on 11 Aug 1831 to Isabella Evans Raymond
They had no children.

Sir Gerard Noel entered Parliament in 1784 as member for Maidstone in 1784. He later resigned to become member for Rutland in the place of his cousin Thomas Noel and represented Rutland for more than 40 years. ^[1] In 1798 he inherited the estates of his uncle Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough and changed his surname to Noel by Royal License .^[2]

Death

Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet Middleton, of Barham Court and Teston, Kent, passed away on 25 February 1838at Exton Park Hall, Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom. ^[2] He was buried in the family plot.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} History of Parliament online: EDWARDS (afterwards NOEL), Gerard Noel (1759-1838), of Exton Park Hall, Rutland
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Venn Cambridge Alumni: Edwards (post Noel), Gerald Noel
3. ↑ Marriage record St Marylebone (4 May 1823 Sir Gerard Noel Noel Baronet married Harriet Gill) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
4. ↑ Baptismal record St James, Westminster (4 March 1813 Harriet Jane Gill born 15 November 1812 daughter of Gerard Noel and Harriet Gill) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only

• Wikipedia: Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet

Obituary to Harriet (Gill) Noel, 2nd wife of Sir Gerard Noel, died on 11 August 1826. ("Morning Post, Monday 4 September 1826 ) Gerard gave her a splendid funeral.
The funeral of Lady Noel took place on Thursday night, by torch-light, in the Church of Exton, Lincolnshire. The body had lain in state for the last three days, and the public were admitted to a view. The funeral decorations of the hall and church were of the most magnificent description. An ante- chamber, the gallery (one hundred feet long), the dining room, and the spacious ball room, were hung and carpeted with black cloth, and lighted up with about one hundred large sinumbra lamps. The body lay in the ball room, under a canopy of state. The coffin was covered with rich crimson velvet and gold furniture. On the plate is the following inscription : — Harriet, the second wife of Sir Gerard Noel, Baronet, lineally descended by her father, the Rev. Joseph Gill, from the Duke of Wharton. Born 24h July, 1785; died 9th August, 1826; in the 42d year of her age. This room was lighted by two immense chandeliers, each weighing half a ton. They are the richest and most splendid things of the kind we have seen. Each contains 20 sinumbra lamps, and the massive burnished gold work of which they are composed contrasted beautifully with the still light the lamps threw around. Behind the canopy the hatchment and banners were displayed, and the whole produced much effect. The procession from the Hall to the Church was a walking one, the tenantry bearing 100 lighted torches. In the Church another canopy was erected over the vault, and at that part of the funeral service where the Clergyman consigns the dead to the earth, the coffin was gradually lowered by means of concealed machinery, to take its place amongst the ancestors of the House of Noel."

See also for hints only

• Thepeerage.com: Sir Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Bt Cites: Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000

• Wikipedia: Earl of Gainsborough