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     Sir Richard Tempest, 3rd Bt. was born circa 1620.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Tempest, 2nd Bt. and Troth Tempest.² He married Sarah Cambell, daughter of Thomas Cambell and Sarah Sparkes, on 9 October 1641.¹
     He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Tempest, of Stella, co. Durham [E., 1622] in August 1641.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel of Horse in the service of the Royalist Army, during the Civil War.¹

     Thomas Cambell is the son of Sir Thomas Cambell.¹ He married Sarah Sparkes, daughter of unknown Sparkes.¹

     Sarah Cambell was the daughter of Thomas Cambell and Sarah Sparkes.^2,1 She married Sir Richard Tempest, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Thomas Tempest, 2nd Bt. and Troth Tempest, on 9 October 1641.¹ She died circa February 1662.¹ She was buried on 5 February 1662.¹
      From 9 October 1641, her married name became Tempest.

     Sir Thomas Tempest, 4th Bt. was born circa 1642.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Tempest, 3rd Bt. and Sarah Cambell.² He married Alice Hodgson, daughter of William Hodgson and Margaret Haggerston.¹ He died in August 1692.¹
     He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Tempest, of Stella, co. Durham [E., 1622] circa February 1662.¹

     Sir Thomas Haggerston, 1st Bt. was born on 13 July 1785.² He is the son of William Haggerston and Margaret Butler.³ He married Alice Banaster on 10 April 1673.² He married Margaret Robertson, daughter of William Robertson, on 24 January 1815.² He died on 11 December 1842 at age 57, without male issue.²
     He lived Haggerston Castle.² He was Colonel of a royalist regt Civil War.² He was created 1st Baronet Haggerston [England] on 15 October 1642.²

     Alice Hodgson is the daughter of William Hodgson and Margaret Haggerston.¹ She married Sir Thomas Tempest, 4th Bt., son of Sir Richard Tempest, 3rd Bt. and Sarah Cambell.¹
      Her married name became Tempest.

     Sir Francis Tempest, 5th Bt. was the son of Sir Thomas Tempest, 4th Bt. and Alice Hodgson.² He died in 1698, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Tempest, of Stella, co. Durham [E., 1622] in August 1692.¹

     Jane Tempest was the daughter of Sir Thomas Tempest, 4th Bt. and Alice Hodgson.² She married William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington of Blankney, son of William Widdrington, 3rd Baron Widdrington and Hon. Alathea Fairfax, on 13 April 1700.¹ She died on 9 September 1714.¹
      She inherited Stella.¹ From 13 April 1700, her married name became Widdrington.¹

     William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington of Blankney was the son of William Widdrington, 3rd Baron Widdrington and Hon. Alathea Fairfax.² He married, firstly, Jane Tempest, daughter of Sir Thomas Tempest, 4th Bt. and Alice Hodgson, on 13 April 1700.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Catherine Graham, daughter of Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston and Lady Ann Howard, circa July 1718.³ He died on 19 April 1743.¹
     He gained the title of 4th Baron Widdrington of Blankney. He fought in the Jacobite Uprising in 1715.⁴ From January 1715/16 to February 1715/16 he was attainted.⁴

     Nicholas Tempest is the son of Sir Thomas Tempest, 2nd Bt. and Troth Tempest.² He married Margaret Swinburne, daughter of William Swinburne.¹
     He lived at Halliwell.¹