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Name: Henry Northcote
Probate Date: 11 Apr 1867
Death Date: 16 Feb 1867
Death Place: Devon, England

11th April The Will of Henry Northcote with two codicils late of Okefield House near Crediton in the county of Devon Esquire deceased who died 16th feb 1867 at Okefield House aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of the Reverend Charles Felton Smith of Credition aforesaid Clerk and Frederick Smith of 19 Essex Street Strand in the county of Middlesex Gentleman the Executors.

Effects under £18,000.

You're right - everyone is called Henry! I think your one was the right Henry though. Thanks Again. Sue

I think the one Quoy was referring to was Henry Moubray Northcote who received his B.A then.

It's tricky to figure out who is related to whom and how!

Maureen

Quoy - I didn't receive the degrees listed by you - just that a Henry M Northcote had them conferred on 22 November at Oxford. Would you re-send please?

Also MaureeninNY (above) has Henry at Cambridge, not Oxford.

Sue

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL .
Daily News (London, England), Friday, November 23, 1849; Issue 1091

Oxford Nov 22nd
the following degrees were conferred Henry M Northcote New Coll.

This looks like the family in the 1851 census:-

NORTHCOTE, Henry Head Married M 38 1813 Barrister At Law
Witheridge Devonshire
NORTHCOTE, Elizabeth Wife Married F 38 1813
Crediton Devonshire
NORTHCOTE, Frances H Daughter Unmarried F 13 1838 Isle of Wight
ARBERRY, Anne Servant Unmarried F 27 1824 Cook
Buckerell Devonshire
GASTROPH, Wilhelmina Servant Unmarried F 34 1817 Housemaid Hamburgh Herefordshire
SUTTON, John Servant Married M 48 1803 Groom Tedburn St Mary Devonshire
SUTTON, Ann Servant Married F 52 1799 Cheriton Bishop Devonshire


Address:
Okefield House, Crediton

Piece: 1887
Folio: 94
Page: 40
Registration District: Crediton

Kath. x

To be called to the bar, one had to pass the bar exams and attend a certain # of dinners. In your guys case, these were be held at the Middle Temple in London. It wasn't then necessary to have a law degree. I think this is still the case, although having a law degree got exemptions from passing certain bits of the bar exams.

At that time there were only 3 universities in England - Oxford, Cambridge and London (UCL, King's), although there were 5 others in the UK (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrew's, Trinity College Dublin).

Cambridge not Oxford in his case:

Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S, June 26, 1839. [Eldest] s. of Henry, of [Morchard Bishop] Devon. [B. Nov. 23, 1811.] Matric. Michs. 1839. Kept the Michaelmas Term, 1839 and the Lent Term, 1840. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Apr. 25, 1846. Called to the Bar, May 4, 1849. Married, Oct. 26, 1841, Elizabeth, dau. of John Smith, solicitor, of Crediton, Devon, and had issue. Died Feb. 16, 1867, at Okefield, Crediton. (Peile, II. 466; Law Lists; Inns of Court; G. Mag., 1867, I. 406.)

I can only find reference to Henry in Peerage.com and briefly in County Families of the United Kingdon, or royal Manual of Title and Untitled Aristocracy of GB

They state that he was descended from common ancestor with Sir Stafford Northcote.

To be called to the Bar, would he have been educated at Oxford in those days like his relation Sir Stafford?

Sue

Have you tried searching on Google?

My above ancestory was 'called to the Bar, Middle Temple' in 1849. He was related to Sir Stafford Henry Northcote who was also 'called to the Bar, Inner Temple' in 1847.

Would these have taken place in London or Exeter please? Also, where can I find out more information on Henry Northcote's career.

Sue