Gough-Calthorpe family facts for kids

The Gough-Calthorpe family comes from very old and important families. These families owned a lot of land near Birmingham, England.

Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774) was a Member of Parliament. He was given the special title of baronet in 1728. He married into the Calthorpe family. The Calthorpes were also important landowners. They owned large estates called manors in places like Cockthorpe, Norfolk, and Ampton, Suffolk. They were also sometimes the main landlords, known as Lords of the Manor, of Edgbaston. The special design called a fess ermine on Birmingham's coat of arms is a nod to the Calthorpe family's own coat of arms.

The Calthorpe Barony, another special title, was created in 1796. It ended in June 1997 because the last Baron passed away without a male heir to take over the title.

Meet the Gough Family Members

This section tells you about some important people from the Gough family.

• Sir Henry Gough, Knt (1649–1724): He lived at Perry Hall. He studied at Oxford and became a lawyer. In 1685, he was elected as a MP for Tamworth. He was also the High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1671. He became a knight in 1678 because of good things his grandfather did for the King.
• Walter Gough (1677–1730): He married Martha Harwood.
• Walter Gough Jr (died 1773): He married Bridget Kempson from Bilston.
• Sir Richard Gough (died 1728): He was Henry Gough's third son. He was a merchant who traveled to places like the Mediterranean, India, and China. In 1717, he bought Edgbaston Hall.
• Charles Gough: People think he was the one who found the island of Diego Alvarez again in 1731. This island is halfway between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. It is now known as Gough Island.
• Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet, M.P. (1709–1774): Another son of Henry Gough, he became a Baronet. His second wife, Barbara (1716–1782), was the only daughter of Reynolds Calthorpe. They had a son named Henry, who became the 2nd Baronet. They also had two daughters, Barbara and Charlotte. Barbara married Isaac Spooner, and their daughter Barbara married the famous anti-slavery leader William Wilberforce. Charlotte married Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet, who was an MP for Leicestershire.
• Harry Gough: He was Sir Henry, 1st Baronet's brother. He was in charge of the East India Company and an MP for Bramber. He bought old properties in the Bull Ring, land in Ladywood, and a 25-acre (100,000 m²) farm. This area is now marked by Gough Street.
• Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet (1749–1798): In 1783, he married Frances (died 1827). They had eleven children. In 1796, he became Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe. He added "Calthorpe" to his name because he inherited the Elvetham and Norfolk estates from his mother's brother, Sir Henry Calthorpe, in 1788. He had two sons, George and Frederick.

The Gough-Calthorpe Family and Barons

This section focuses on the people who held the title of Baron Calthorpe.

• Henry Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baron Calthorpe (1749–1798): He was previously Sir Henry Gough, 2nd Baronet.
• Charles Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baron Calthorpe (1786–1807): He did not have any children.
• George Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baron Calthorpe (1787–1851): He became Baron after his brother Charles, but he also passed away without children.
• Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (1790–1868): He became Baron after his brothers George and Charles. He was a helper at King's College London. In 1823, he married Lady Charlotte Sophia. They had ten children.
• Frederick Henry William Gough-Calthorpe, 5th Baron Calthorpe (1826–1893)
• Augustus Cholmondeley Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe (1829–1910)
  • Rachel Gough-Calthorpe: She was the daughter of Sir Augustus. In 1898, she married FitzRoy Hamilton Anstruther. This created the Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe family.
• Somerset John Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe (1831–1912)
• Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, 8th Baron Calthorpe (1862–1940)
• Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 9th Baron Calthorpe (1924–1945)
• Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 10th Baron Calthorpe (1927–1997)
• The Hon Sir. Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe (1864–1937): He was a very high-ranking officer, an Admiral of the Fleet, in the British Navy.
• The Hon. Frederick ("Freddie") Somerset Gough Calthorpe (1892–1935): He was a famous cricket player.

The Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Family

This family branch started when Rachel Gough-Calthorpe married FitzRoy Hamilton Anstruther.

• Sir Fitzroy Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baronet (1872–1957): He was the son of Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther.
  • Sir Richard Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet (1908–1985)
    • Niall Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (1940–1970)
      • Sir Euan Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baronet (born 22 June 1966)
    • Michael Richard Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 30 October 1943, died September 1990)
    • John Austen Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 14 July 1947): He is known as a property developer.
      • Georgiana Moireach Gay Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 14 October 1978): She is an artist.
      • Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 3 March 1980): She is an actress who uses the stage name Isabella Calthorpe.
      • Jacobi Richard Penn Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 10 May 1983): He is also a property developer.
      • Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 1989): She is a model and actress, known as 'Gabriella Wilde'.
      • Octavia Elsa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 27 October 1991)

Family Records and History

Important old papers and records about the Gough-Calthorpe family are kept in different places. You can find family papers at the Hampshire Record Office. Records about the Calthorpe Edgbaston Estate are at the Library of Birmingham. Very old documents about properties the family owned in Wolverhampton are at the Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham).

More to Explore

• Calthorpe Park
• Perry Hall Mansion - This was the home of Harry Dorsey Gough (died 8 May 1808).
• Perry Hall Park
• Perry Hall, Maryland