Arthur Moyses William Hill 2nd Baron Sandys of the second creation 1792-1860 (original) (raw)

Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill 3rd Baron Sandys 1798-1863, part 2

Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill 3rd Baron Sandys 1798-1863, part 2, 2020

The second part of this 2-part monograph opens with its subject returning to London and taking up a new post as Secretary of Sir Charles Stuart’s Extraordinary Embassy to Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro. In later life, we see Marcus, the married man, an MP, a clubbable gourmet, father of ten children, and eventually as succeeding his brother in the Sandys of Ombersley peerage.

Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill 3rd Baron Sandys 1798-1863, part I

Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill 3rd Baron Sandys 1798-1863, part I, 2020

Compiled principally from the resources of the Sandys Ombersley Collection, the first part of this 2-part monograph reveals an affectionate brother and son, mainly through the medium of his entertaining letters from abroad on diplomatic postings held in the early part of his career. This part 1 takes us to the year 1824, just after Marcus suffers a blow to his marriage plans, and before his departure from Florence.

Samuel 1st Baron Sandys of Ombersley 1695-1770

Samuel 1st Baron Sandys of Ombersley 1695-1770, fragments of nine lives, no. 1, 2021

An account of the life and achievements of a Worcestershire man, who entered Parliament at 22, married an heiress, helped bring down Robert Walpole, commissioned the rebuilding of his family's home on a grand scale and outlived seven of his ten children, drawn mainly from previously unpublished archives with copious illustrations

Edwin 2nd Baron Sandys 1726-1797

Edwin 2nd Baron Sandys 1726-1797, 2021

The threads of a hen-pecked scholar nobleman’s life are drawn together in this brief illustrated monograph: Edwin 2nd Baron Sandys’ home was Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, the booklet being based principally upon material from family archives. This is no. 2 in a series of "fragments of nine lives" (of the Sandys of Ombersley).

Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys, 1764-1836 part 2

Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys, 1764-1836, part 2, 2020

The second (and concluding) part of an illustrated account of the life of one of the great heiresses of late 18th Century and Regency London, the two parts together giving some impression of her family background, her marriage and home life, her Court connections, friendships and sorrows, and her legacy, based principally upon material from family archives

Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys, 1764-1836 part 1

Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys, 1764-1836 part 1, 2020

The first of two parts of an illustrated account of the life of one of the great heiresses of late 18th Century and Regency London, the two parts together giving some impression of her family background, her marriage and home life, her Court connections, friendships and sorrows, and her legacy, based principally upon material from family archives

Michael Edwin Marcus 5th Baron Sandys, 1855-1948

Michael Edwin Marcus 5th Baron Sandys, 1855-1948, 2020

A sketch of the life of a younger son who sowed his wild oats before unexpectedly inheriting a Worcestershire estate and hereditary title, drawn mainly from previously unpublished archives with 79 illustrations including early photographs

Richard Michael Oliver 7th Baron Sandys

Richard Michael Oliver 7th Baron Sandys: Sandys of Ombersley, fragments of nine lives, no. 9, 2021

An illustrated portrait of the last of the Barons Sandys to live at Ombersley Court, Worcestershire: from sources in the family archive, it describes his education as a Naval Cadet; his five-year service in the Army; his travels; the inheritance of family estates, and struggle to maintain that inheritance; his public life as a Member of the House of Lords and within the local community, and his happy marriage.