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     Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Bt. was born on 9 August 1667.¹ He was the son of Sir John Bridgeman, 2nd Bt. and Mary Cradock.¹ He married Ursula Matthews, daughter of Roger Matthews, on 19 June 1694.¹ He died on 21 July 1747 at age 79.¹ He was buried at Blodwell, Shropshire, England.¹ His will was probated in 1748.¹
     He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 25 August 1685.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1689.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Bridgeman, of Great Lever, co. Lancaster [E., 1660] on 24 August 1710.¹

     Ursula Matthews was the daughter of Roger Matthews.¹ She married Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Bt., son of Sir John Bridgeman, 2nd Bt. and Mary Cradock, on 19 June 1694.¹ She died on 31 January 1719/20.¹ She was buried at Blodwell, Shropshire, England.¹
      Her married name became Bridgeman.

     Roger Matthews lived at Blodwell, Shropshire, England.¹

     Hon. John Simpson was born on 13 May 1763.¹ He was the son of Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford of Bradford and Elizabeth Simpson.¹ He married, firstly, Henrietta Francis Worsley, daughter of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Bt., on 3 June 1784.¹ He married, secondly, Grace Estwicke, daughter of Samuel Estwicke, on 27 November 1793.¹ He died on 5 June 1850 at age 87.¹
     He was given the name of John Bridgeman at birth.¹ His name was legally changed to John Simpson by Act of Parliament.¹

     Henrietta Francis Worsley was the daughter of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Bt. She married Hon. John Simpson, son of Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford of Bradford and Elizabeth Simpson, on 3 June 1784.¹ She died on 25 July 1791.¹
      From 3 June 1784, her married name became Simpson.¹

     Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Bt. was born on 22 April 1728. He married Lady Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Lady Henrietta Douglas, in 1749.²
     He gained the title of 6th Baronet Worsley, of Appuldercombe.

     Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte Bridgeman Simpson was the daughter of Hon. John Simpson and Henrietta Francis Worsley.¹ She married Charles Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough, son of Charles Anderson, 1st Baron Yarborough and Sophia Aufrere, on 11 August 1806.¹ She died in 1813.¹
      Her married name became Pelham.

     Charles Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough was born on 8 August 1781.¹ He was the son of Charles Anderson, 1st Baron Yarborough and Sophia Aufrere. He married Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte Bridgeman Simpson, daughter of Hon. John Simpson and Henrietta Francis Worsley, on 11 August 1806.² He died on 5 September 1846 at age 65.¹
     He gained the title of 1st Earl of Yarborough.

     Charles Anderson Pelham Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough was born on 14 January 1835. He was the son of Charles Anderson Worsley Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough and Hon. Maria Adelaide Maude. He married Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hare, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham, on 3 August 1858.² He died on 6 February 1875 at age 40.
     He gained the title of 3rd Earl of Yarborough.

     Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hare was the daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham.¹ She married, firstly, Charles Anderson Pelham Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, son of Charles Anderson Worsley Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough and Hon. Maria Adelaide Maude, on 3 August 1858.¹ She married, secondly, John Maunsell Richardson on 16 July 1881.¹
      From 3 August 1858, her married name became Anderson-Pelham. From 16 July 1881, her married name became Richardson.