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There is no evidence that Henry Kingscote came to South Australia and then returned to London. The citation supporting this was an article in "The Islander" which has since been amended to read: "Recent checks with historian David Wilson of the KI Pioneer Association reveal that Henry never actually came out to Kangaroo Island." The citation remains valid for the town of Kingscote having been named after him. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Born at [[Hinton, Hampshire|Hinton]], Hampshire, Kingscote was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and devoted much of his early life to cricket and hunting. He became a founding director of the [[South Australian Company]] |
Born at [[Hinton, Hampshire|Hinton]], Hampshire, Kingscote was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and devoted much of his early life to cricket and hunting. He became a founding director of the [[South Australian Company]]. The town of [[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]] in South Australia is named after him.<ref>https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/5723894/relative-of-henry-kingscote-visits-kangaroo-island/</ref> After a narrow escape from drowning he turned his attention to religion and good works; becoming a friend of bishop [[Charles Blomfield]], he helped found the Church of England Scripture Readers' Association and the Metropolitan Visiting and Relief Association. He also helped found churches and schools, sent aid to the Irish poor, sent aid to British troops in Crimea, and tried to found workshops for the blind. He was one of the founders of the British and Colonial Emigration Society and the National Orphan Home at [[Ham Common, London|Ham Common]]. |
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He died on 13 July 1882 at [[Westminster]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Obituary|last=|first=|date=Jul 14, 1882|work=The Times (London, England)|access-date=|issue=30559|page=8}}</ref>. |
He died on 13 July 1882 at [[Westminster]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Obituary|last=|first=|date=Jul 14, 1882|work=The Times (London, England)|access-date=|issue=30559|page=8}}</ref>. |
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Henry Robert Kingscote (25 May 1802 – 13 July 1882) was a philanthropist and English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1844.
Life
Born at Hinton, Hampshire, Kingscote was educated at Harrow and devoted much of his early life to cricket and hunting. He became a founding director of the South Australian Company. The town of Kingscote in South Australia is named after him.[1] After a narrow escape from drowning he turned his attention to religion and good works; becoming a friend of bishop Charles Blomfield, he helped found the Church of England Scripture Readers' Association and the Metropolitan Visiting and Relief Association. He also helped found churches and schools, sent aid to the Irish poor, sent aid to British troops in Crimea, and tried to found workshops for the blind. He was one of the founders of the British and Colonial Emigration Society and the National Orphan Home at Ham Common.
He died on 13 July 1882 at Westminster[2].
Cricket career
Kingscote was six foot, 6 inches tall, and this often gave him an advantage. He first played at Lord's on 21 May 1823, and in 1827 he was elected president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He made 33 known appearances in first-class matches including 8 for the Gentlemen from 1825 to 1834.[3]
Family
Henry Robert Kingscote was the second son of Thomas Kingscote (b. 9 Dec 1757, d. 15 Apr 1811) and Harriet Peyton, fourth daughter of Sir Henry Peyton. He married Harriett Elizabeth Tower, daughter of Christopher Thomas Tower, on 11 July 1833, and had 6 sons and 5 daughters.[4] His children were:
- Aldena (1835-1908; married Sir Archibald Hope of Craighall, 12th Bt.)
- Laura Elizabeth (1836-1927)
- Henry (1837-8)
- Emily Sophia (1839-1889; married James Graham in 1862)
- Henry Fitzhardinge (1840-1841)
- Arthur Fitzhardinge (1841-1881; also briefly a cricket player)
- Eva (1843-1872, married Charles Stewart, son of Duncan John Stewart, on 7 December 1870 at St. George Hanover Square, London)
- Algernon (1844-?)
- Howard (1845-1917; retired from the army as a colonel; married in 1885 writer Adeline Drummond Wolff, daughter of diplomat and politician Henry Drummond Wolff; their son Algernon Kingscote (1888-1964) was a notable tennis player)
- Anthony (1846-1891; Captain, Royal Navy)
- Edith (1850-1937, married Lt.-Col. John Sandcroft Holmes on 1 February 1877)
References
- ^ https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/5723894/relative-of-henry-kingscote-visits-kangaroo-island/
- ^ "Obituary". The Times (London, England). No. 30559. 14 July 1882. p. 8.
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Henry Robert Kingscote". The Peerage. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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Bibliography
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1-2 (1744-1840), Lillywhite, 1862
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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