Harry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford (10 June 1685 – 16 November 1739), was an English peer. He was somewhat eccentric, displaying this mainly in the construction of whimsical buildings.[1]

Life

Enville Hall, Staffordshire

Harry Grey was born the eldest son of John Grey, who was the third son of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford. His mother was Catherine Ward, the daughter of Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley. He married, on 6 July 1704, Dorothy Wright, the daughter of Nathan Wright, and had seven children by her:[2]

In 1709, Henry inherited the estate at Enville in Staffordshire from a distant relative. In 1720, Henry succeeded as Earl of Stamford on the death of his first cousin, Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford. He then inherited the Grey estates at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, thus uniting the two Grey estates.[9] Subsequently, he chose to live at Enville Hall, allowing the Bradgate Park house to fall into disrepair.

On his death, he was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Henry Grey.

References

  1. ^ William George Dimock Fletcher (1887), Leicestershire pedigrees and royal descents, p. 72
  2. ^ www.peerage.com
  3. ^ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812
  4. ^ To My Dear Pieternelletje: Grandfather and Granddaughter in VOC Time, 1710-1720 by Bea Brommer
  5. ^ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812
  6. ^ England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795
  7. ^ England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795
  8. ^ England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795
  9. ^ Grey Family
Peerage of England Preceded byThomas Grey Earl of Stamford 1720–1739 Succeeded byHarry Grey
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