Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Henry Ricketts 
[27, 1871, Ricketts article, p. 1168], [60, St Vincent art, Vol XI, p. 369 seq], [60, Northesk art, Vol IX, p. 697]
[27, 1871, Ricketts article, p. 1168], [60, St Vincent art, Vol XI, p. 369 seq], [60, Northesk art, Vol IX, p. 697]Birth1736
GeneralA bencher at Gray's Inn. 23rd child (!). Of Longwood, Hants.
FatherMajor General George Ricketts (ca1684-1760)
MotherSarah Waite (ca1703-1759)
Notes for William Henry Ricketts
Alumni Oxoniensis reports a Wm Henry Ricketts, son of George R, of Jamaica, armiger who matriculated in 1761 aged 21. Sounds like this man? cf Foster's Peerage under St. Vincent.
Arms Generally notes for William Henry Ricketts
In Foster’s Grantees of Arms, Vol 2, p. 311, there is a grant listed; it may be his:
“Ricketts, William Henry, of Ridgland, Co Westmorland; Longwood Hampsh.; Jamaica; and the Jerseys, N. America, 3 Nov 1773, Vol XII, fol 271.”
The next two entries on this page are both Ricketts to Jervis for the Earl St Vincent earldom and the St Vincncent viscountcy.
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“Ricketts, William Henry, of Ridgland, Co Westmorland; Longwood Hampsh.; Jamaica; and the Jerseys, N. America, 3 Nov 1773, Vol XII, fol 271.”
The next two entries on this page are both Ricketts to Jervis for the Earl St Vincent earldom and the St Vincncent viscountcy.
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