Henry Lascelles[1]
- 1753-
Name Henry Lascelles Gender Male Death 16 Oct 1753 - Committed suicide
Person ID I156409 My Genealogy Last Modified 19 May 2022
Father Daniel Lascelles, b. Abt 6 Nov 1655, Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire, England 
d. Abt 5 Sep 1734, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England (Age 78 years) Mother Mary Lascelles, b. Bef 1700 d. 28 Oct 1734 (Age 34 years) Family ID F29942 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Carter d. 1721 Marriage 8 Apr 1712 Barbados Children 1. Edwin (1st and last Baron Harewood ) Lascelles, b. 5 Feb 1713 d. 25 Jan 1795 (Age 81 years) 2. Daniel Lascelles, b. 1714 d. 24 May 1784, Pall Mall London, England (Age 70 years)3. Capt. Henry Lascelles, b. 18 Aug 1716 d. 14 Jul 1786 (Age 69 years) Family ID F78463 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 May 2022
Family 2 Jennet Whetstone Marriage 1731 - A childless marriage
Family ID F78465 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 May 2022
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Notes - Henry Lascelles (1690 – 16 October 1753) was an English-born Barbados plantation owner. He was the son of Daniel Lascelles (1655– 1734) and Margaret Metcalfe. He served as Collector of Customs for the British government in Barbados. He was a director of the British East India Company 1737– 45, a financier, and Member of Parliament for Northallerton. He lived in his constituency, in Harewood, in Richmond-upon-Thames, and for periods in his twenties, at his family's plantation in Barbados.
When Henry committed suicide in 1753 he left a vast fortune estimated to be worth more than £28m in modern terms.
- Henry Lascelles (1690 – 16 October 1753) was an English-born Barbados plantation owner. He was the son of Daniel Lascelles (1655– 1734) and Margaret Metcalfe. He served as Collector of Customs for the British government in Barbados. He was a director of the British East India Company 1737– 45, a financier, and Member of Parliament for Northallerton. He lived in his constituency, in Harewood, in Richmond-upon-Thames, and for periods in his twenties, at his family's plantation in Barbados.
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Sources - [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.
- [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.