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English School 19th Century
Portrait of the Reverend Richard à Court Beadon, MA (1809-1890) Vicar of Cheddar, Somerset
Reverend Richard à Court Beadon, MA

inscribed on reverse

oil on panel
42 x 34 cm. (16.3/4 x 13.1/2 in )
£1500
Notes

Richard A'Court Beadon,, 1820. Son of late Richard Beadon, b. 1809. Educated Charterhouse and St. John's Coll. Cam. Prebendary of Wells, and Vicar of Cheddar and Wiveuscombe, Somerset.

William Leonard Holmes à Court was born on 19 January 1835.1 He was the son of William Henry Ashe A'Court, 2nd Baron Heytesbury and Elizabeth Holmes.2 He married Isabella Sophia Beadon, daughter of Reverend Richard à Court Beadon, on 24 September 1861.1 He died on 16 December 1885 at age 50, in the lifetime of the father. William Frederick Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury of Heytesbury was born on 25 June 1862.1 He was the son of William Leonard Holmes à Court and Isabella Sophia Beadon.2 He married Margaret Anna Harman, daughter of J Nixon Harman, on 19 November 1887.1 He died on 15 August 1903 at age 41.1 William Frederick Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury of Heytesbury was also known as 3rd Baron Heytesbury.3 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.