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Hace 3 días · The present Sir John Wodehouse, Bart, only son and heir of Sir Thomas, was born at kimberley, March 23, 1669, and was baptized there April 14, 1670; in 1695, he was elected burgess in parliament for the burgh of Thetford, of which he is now Recorder: he served also for that burgh in 1701, and 1705; and in the ninth of Queen Anne, was ...
Hace 5 días · The plateau, named for John Wodehouse, 1st earl of Kimberley (British colonial secretary; 1870–74, 1880–82), has always been sparsely populated. In 1879 an expedition led by Alexander Forrest reported the area’s suitability for grazing, and that encouraged permanent settlement.
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Hace 2 días · After this, it was in the Woodhouses; Roger Wodehouse of Kimberley, Esq. settled it on the 2d of May, in the 36th of Henry VIII. on his son Thomas, and Margaret his wife, daughter of Sir John Shelton; and Roger Wodehouse, Esq. son of Thomas and Margaret, held his first court on 17th of March, in the 15th of Elizabeth; in the 17th ...
14 de may. de 2024 · The region was named Kimberley in 1879 by government surveyor Alexander Forrest after Secretary of State for the Colonies John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley. Why is the name Kimberly special? The name Kimberly is derived from Kimberley in Norfolk, England.
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Hace 6 días · The Hon. John Wodehouse is the representative of this family, in right of his mother, daughter and heiress of Charles Berkeley, brother of the late Lord Berkeley, of Stratton, and grand-daughter and coheiress of James West, Esq., who married the heiress of Erisey.
5 de may. de 2024 · The Kimberley region’s history is closely tied to the discovery of diamonds. In 1869-71, diamonds were found on farms in the area, which led to the growth of the mining camp of Kimberley. The camp was named after John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, who was the British colonial secretary at the time.
1 de may. de 2024 · Henry Wodehouse: John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse (later 1st Earl of Kimberley) 1848
