People mentioned in correspondence beginning with the letter "W"
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Wake, Lady
(b. 1740 -
d. Dec. 10, 1823)
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Also known as:
- Mary Fenton
- Waldegrave, Countess (b. July 10, 1736 - d. Aug. 22, 1807)
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Waldegrave, Maria (née Walpole)
(b. July 10, 1736 -
d. Aug. 22, 1807)
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Also known as:
- Duchess of Edinburgh
- Duchess of Gloucester
- Countess Waldegrave
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Wales, Prince of
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Also known as:
- Frederick Augustus
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Wallace, Mrs Mary
(b. 1706 -
d. Feb. 14, 1791)
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Also known as:
- Mrs Mary Morton
- Mary Savile (née  Pratt)
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Wallingford, Viscountess
(b. 1711 -
d. Oct. 14, 1790)
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Also known as:
- Mary Catherine Knollys
- Walpole, Horace (b. Sept. 24, 1717 - d. March 2, 1797)
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Walpole, Ned
(b. 1706 -
d. Jan. 12, 1784)
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Also known as:
- Sir Edward Walpole
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Walpole, Robert
(b. Aug. 26, 1676 -
d. March 18, 1745)
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Also known as:
- 1st Earl of Orford
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Walpole, Sir Edward
(b. 1706 -
d. Jan. 12, 1784)
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Also known as:
- Ned Walpole
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Walsingham, 1st Baron
(b. July 7, 1719 -
d. May 9, 1781)
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Also known as:
- William de Grey
- Walsingham, Charlotte (b. 1735 - d. April 12, 1790)
- Walton, Miss (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
- Warburton, William (b. Dec. 24, 1698 - d. June 7, 1779)
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Warens, Madame de
(b. March 31, 1699 -
d. July 29, 1762)
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Also known as:
- Louise Éléonore de la du Pil (née  Tour)
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Warrington, Earl of
(b. Oct. 1, 1737 -
d. May 28, 1819)
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Also known as:
- Lord Grey
- Warton, Charlotte (née Nicholas) (b. Oct. 11, 1742 - d. Dec. 2, 1806)
- Warton, Joseph (b. 1722 - d. Feb. 23, 1800)
- Warton, Thomas (b. Jan. 9, 1728 - d. May 21, 1790)
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Warwick, 1st Earl
(b. Oct. 10, 1719 -
d. July 8, 1773)
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Also known as:
- 8th Baron Brooke
- Francis Greville
- Washington, George (b. Feb. 22, 1732 - d. Dec. 14, 1799)
- Watkins, Francis (b. 1723 - d. 1791)
- Watson, Catherine (née Furnese) (b. 1710 - d. Dec. 17, 1776)
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Watson, Lady Catherine
(b. 1711 -
d. 1765)
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Also known as:
- Mrs Southell
- Mrs Southwell
- Catherine Southwell (née  Watson)
- Watson, Richard (b. 1737 - d. July 4, 1816)
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Watson-Wentworth, Charles
(b. May 13, 1730 -
d. July 1, 1782)
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Also known as:
- 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- Webb,
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Wedderburn, Alexander
(b. Feb. 13, 1733 -
d. Jan. 2, 1805)
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Also known as:
- Baron Loughborough
- 1st Earl of Rosslyn
- Wedderburn, Betty Anne (née Dawson) (b. 1752 - d. Feb. 5, 1781)
- Wedgewood, Josiah (b. July 12, 1730 - d. Jan. 3, 1795)
- Weldon, John (b. Jan. 19, 1676 - d. May 7, 1736)
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Wellesley, Arthur
(b. May 1, 1769 -
d. Sept. 14, 1852)
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Also known as:
- Duke of Wellington
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Wellington, Duke of
(b. May 1, 1769 -
d. Sept. 14, 1852)
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Also known as:
- Arthur Wellesley
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Wells Cathedral, Chancellor of
(b. Unknown -
d. 0000)
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Also known as:
- Francis Squire
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Wendt, Amalie von
(b. April 1, 1704 -
d. Oct. 19, 1765)
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Also known as:
- Countess of Yarmouth
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Wentworth, Anne
(b. 1684 -
d. Sept. 19, 1754)
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Also known as:
- Lady Wentworth
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Wentworth, Lady
(b. 1684 -
d. Sept. 19, 1754)
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Also known as:
- Anne Wentworth
- Wesley, John (b. June 17, 1703 - d. March 2, 1791)
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West, Admiral
(b. 1715 -
d. Aug. 15, 1757)
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Also known as:
- Temple West
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West, Catherine (née Bartlett)
(b. 1710 -
d. 1757)
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Also known as:
- Kitty West
- West, Frances (née Balchen) (b. 1710 - d. 1793)
- West, Gilbert (b. 1703 - d. March 26, 1756)
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West, Kitty
(b. 1710 -
d. 1757)
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Also known as:
- Catherine West (née  Bartlett)
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West, Mary
(b. 1704 -
d. Sept. 12, 1786)
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Also known as:
- Molly West
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West, Molly
(b. 1704 -
d. Sept. 12, 1786)
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Also known as:
- Mary West
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West, Temple
(b. 1715 -
d. Aug. 15, 1757)
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Also known as:
- Admiral West
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Westcote, Lady
(b. 1745 -
d. Sept. 19, 1809)
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Also known as:
- Caroline Lyttelton (née  Bristowe)
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Westcote, Lord
(b. Dec. 24, 1724 -
d. Sept. 14, 1808)
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Also known as:
- William Henry Lyttelton
- 1st Baron Lyttelton
- Governor of South Carolina
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Westmoreland, Lady
(b. 1708 -
d. Nov. 17, 1782)
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Also known as:
- Elizabeth Fane (née  Swymmer)
- Lady Westmorland
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Westmorland, 6th Earl of
(b. Oct. 3, 1681 -
d. June 4, 1736)
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Also known as:
- Thomas Fane
- The Honorable Thomas Fane
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Westmorland, 7th Earl
(b. March 24, 1685 -
d. Aug. 26, 1762)
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Also known as:
- John Fane
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Westmorland, Countess of
(b. Unknown -
d. 0000)
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Also known as:
- Mary Fane (née  Cavendish)
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Westmorland, Lady
(b. 1708 -
d. Nov. 17, 1782)
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Also known as:
- Elizabeth Fane (née  Swymmer)
- Lady Westmoreland
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Weymouth, 3rd Viscount
(b. Sept. 13, 1734 -
d. Nov. 19, 1796)
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Also known as:
- 1st Marquess of Bath
- Thomas Thynne
- Whaley, John (b. 1710 - d. 1745)
- Whalley, John (b. 1699 - d. Dec. 12, 1748)
- Whalley, Mary (née Squire) (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
- Whalley, Thomas Sedgwick (b. 1746 - d. 1828)
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White, Susan
(b. 1744 -
d. Oct. 20, 1797)
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Also known as:
- Mrs Woodhouse
- Whitehead, William (b. Feb. 12, 1715 - d. April 14, 1785)
- Widdrington, Catherine (née Graham) (b. 1677 - d. 1757)
- Wilberforce, William (b. Aug. 24, 1759 - d. July 29, 1833)
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Wilhelmina, Princess
(b. Aug. 7, 1751 -
d. June 9, 1820)
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Also known as:
- Wilhelmina Batavus
- Princess of Orange
- Wilkes, John (b. Oct. 17, 1725 - d. Oct. 26, 1797)
- Wilkes, Mrs (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
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William,
(b. Aug. 21, 1765 -
d. June 20, 1837)
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Also known as:
- William 4
- William Augustus
- Duke of Clarence
- William IV
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William, Henry
(b. Nov. 25, 1743 -
d. Aug. 25, 1805)
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Also known as:
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Duke of Gloucester
- Prince Henry
- Williams, Anna (b. 1706 - d. Sept. 6, 1783)
- Williams, Charles Hanbury (b. Dec. 8, 1708 - d. Nov. 2, 1759)
- Williams, Frances (née Coningsby) (b. Jan. 15, 1717 - d. 1781)
- Williams, George James (b. 1719 - d. 1805)
- Williams, Helen Maria (b. June 17, 1759 - d. Dec. 15, 1827)
- Williams, Miss
- Williams-Wynn, Lady Henrietta (née Somerset) (b. April 26, 1748 - d. July 24, 1770)
- Williamson, James (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
- Willis, Francis (b. Aug. 17, 1718 - d. Dec. 5, 1807)
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Willoughby, 14th Baron
(b. Aug. 5, 1738 -
d. Feb. 15, 1816)
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Also known as:
- John Perto-Verney
- Willyams, Cooper (b. 1762 - d. July 17, 1816)
- Wilmot, Henry (b. 1710 - d. Aug. 3, 1794)
- Wilmot, John Eardley (b. Aug. 16, 1709 - d. Feb. 5, 1792)
- Wilmot, Mr (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
- Wilmot, Sarah (née Morris) (b. March 15, 1724 - d. March 25, 1793)
- Wilson, George (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
- Wilson, Thomas (b. Aug. 24, 1703 - d. April 5, 1784)
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Wilton, Viscount
(b. Dec. 27, 1731 -
d. Sept. 29, 1789)
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Also known as:
- Marquess of Carnarvon
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Winchelsea, 7th Earl of
(b. July 2, 1647 -
d. Jan. 1, 1730)
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Also known as:
- Daniel Finch
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Winchelsea, 8th Earl of
(b. May 24, 1689 -
d. Aug. 2, 1769)
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Also known as:
- Daniel Finch
- 2nd Earl of Nottingham
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Winchelsea, 9th Earl of
(b. Nov. 4, 1752 -
d. Aug. 2, 1826)
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Also known as:
- George Finch
- Winchelsea, Anne (née Kingsmill) (b. 1661 - d. Aug. 5, 1720)
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Winchilsea, 8th Earl of
(b. May 24, 1689 -
d. Aug. 2, 1769)
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Also known as:
- Daniel Finch
- 3rd Earl of Nottingham
- Windham, William (b. May 14, 1750 - d. June 4, 1810)
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Windsor, 2nd Viscount
(b. May 1, 1707 -
d. Jan. 25, 1758)
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Also known as:
- Herbert Hickman-Windsor
- Windsor, Lord Plymouth (b. May 12, 1731 - d. April 21, 1771)
- Wood, John (b. Feb. 25, 1728 - d. June 18, 1782)
- Wood, John Wood (b. 1704 - d. May 23, 1754)
- Woodhouse, James (b. April 18, 1735 - d. 1820)
- Woodhouse, Joseph (b. April 19, 1744 - d. 1804)
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Woodhouse, Mrs
(b. 1744 -
d. Oct. 20, 1797)
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Also known as:
- Susan White
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Woodhouselee, Lord
(b. Oct. 15, 1747 -
d. Jan. 5, 1813)
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Also known as:
- Alexander Fraser Tytler
- Woodstock, Viscount (b. March 17, 1682 - d. July 4, 1726)
- Woodward, Dr (b. May 1, 1665 - d. April 25, 1728)
- Woodward, Richard (b. 1743 - d. Nov. 27, 1777)
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Woohouse, Hannah (née Fletcher)
(b. Unknown -
d. 0000)
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Also known as:
- Daphne
- Wootton, John (b. 1681 - d. 1764)
- Wootton, Rebecca (née Rutty) (b. 1693 - d. 1748)
- Worcester, Marquess of (b. Dec. 22, 1766 - d. Dec. 2, 1835)
- Worsdale, Mr (b. 1692 - d. June 10, 1767)
- Worsley, Frances (b. 1694 - d. June 20, 1743)
- Wortley, Miss (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
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Wortley Montagu, Edward
(b. Feb. 8, 1678 -
d. Jan. 22, 1761)
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Also known as:
- James Valentine
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Wraxall, 1st Baron
(b. April 8, 1751 -
d. Nov. 7, 1831)
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Also known as:
- Nathaniel Wraxall
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Wraxall, Nathaniel
(b. April 8, 1751 -
d. Nov. 7, 1831)
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Also known as:
- 1st Baron Wraxall
- Wright, John (b. Unknown - d. 0000)
- Wright, Mrs (b. Unknown - d. 1778)
- Wright, Patience (née Lovell) (b. 1725 - d. March 23, 1786)
- Wright, T
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Wrottesley, 7th Baronet
(b. April 12, 1721 -
d. July 20, 1769)
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Also known as:
- Richard Wrottesley
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Wrottesley, Richard
(b. April 12, 1721 -
d. July 20, 1769)
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Also known as:
- 7th Baronet Wrottesley
- Wyatt, James (b. Aug. 3, 1746 - d. Sept. 4, 1813)
- Wyndham, George O'Brien (b. Dec. 18, 1751 - d. Nov. 11, 1837)
- Wyndham-Harris, Catherine (née Knatchbull) (b. 1709 - d. June 8, 1796)
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