The Husseys of Marnhull, Dorset

Abstract

Joseph Gillow in his “Bibliographical Dictionary of the English Catholics” gives a notice of Giles Hussey, the Artist, and refers to other members of the family only en passant. Following, no doubt, Hutchins “History of Dorset” and Burke's “Landed Gentry”, he gives Elizabeth Hussey’s maiden name as Walcot and states that she was the daughter of Charles Walcot of Waloot, Salop. This statement has been repeated many times; but Charles Walcot had no daughter named Elizabeth. An attempt is made here to set out the genealogy of the Marnhull Husseys on the basis of memoranda written in 1740 by a grandson of the George Hussey who purchased Marnhull Manor in 1651. These memoranda appeared in “Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset,” Vol.xv, 1916–7, pp. 220–224 (cited here as N, & Q.).