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St James' Church, Piccadilly is in St James'.
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th December 1684. I went to see the new church at St. James's, elegantly built; the altar was especialy adorn'd, the white marble inclosure curiously and richly carved, the flowers and garlands about the walls by Mr. Gibbons (age 36) in wood; a pelican with her young at her breast, just over the altar in the carv'd compartment and border, invironing the purple velvet fring'd with I. H. S. richly embroider'd, and most noble plate, were given by Sr R. Geere, to the value (as was said) of £200. There was no altar any where in England, nor has there ben any abroad, more handsomely adorn'd.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th April 1685. Good Friday. Dr. Tenison (age 48) preached at the new church at St. James's, on 1 Cor. 16, 22, upon the infinite love of God to us, which he illustrated in many instances. The holy Sacrament followed, at which I participated. The Lord make me thankfull. In the after noone Dr. Sprat, Bp. of Rochester (age 50), preached in Whitehall Chapell, the auditory very full of Lords, the two Archbishops, and many others, now drawne to towne upon the occasion of the Coronation and ensuing Parliament. I supp'd with the Countesse of Sunderland (age 39) and Lord Godolphin (age 39), and return'd home.
On 16th February 1687 Charles Cotton (age 56) died. He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 29th December 1689 Thomas Sydenham "Father of English Medicine" (age 65) died at his house in Pall Mall [Map]. He was buried in St James' Church, Piccadilly.
In 1693 Archbishop William Wake (age 35) was appointed Rector of St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 20th June 1701 John Aubrey 3rd Baronet (age 21) and Mary Steally Lady Aubrey were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire. She his mother's maid who was pregnant at the time of the wedding.
On 26th March 1703 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury was born to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 40) and Mary Woods (age 19). He was baptised on 14th April 1703 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On or after 21st March 1704, the date of the licence, Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Catherine Herbert Lady Morice were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Morice of Werrington in Devon. They has one sons and two daughters. She the daughter of Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery (age 48) and Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery.
On 12th November 1705 Mary Boscawen was born to Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth (age 25) and Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth. She was baptised on 21st November 1705 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 12th April 1707 Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke (age 14) and Elizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke (age 14) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She brought £12000. He the son of Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich (age 37) and Elizabeth Wilmot Countess Sandwich (age 32). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 22nd July 1713 Grace Carteret Countess Dysart was baptised at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
Vesta Monumenta. Plate 1.3: Engraving of the Baptismal Font at St. James's, Piccadilly.
Plate 1.3 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts a marble baptismal font at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, presumed to be carved by Grinling Gibbons (age 69) in 1685. Engraving by George Vertue (age 34) after Charles Woodfield. 457 x 283 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1718. Current location: St. James's Church, Piccadilly, London, UK.
On 21st December 1718 Bishop Joseph Butler (age 26) was ordained a Priest by William Talbot (age 60), Bishop of Salisbury, at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 21st June 1721 John Reade 5th Baronet was born to Thomas Reade 4th Baronet (age 38) and Jane Mary Dutton Lady Reade at Golden Square Soho. He was baptised 27th June 1721 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 3rd October 1725 John St Aubyn 3rd Baronet (age 29) and Catherine Morice Lady St Aubyn were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She brough £10,000 cash to the marriage, and the manor of Stoke-Damerel, including Devonport.
After 10th October 1730 Bishop William Talbot (deceased) was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 1st June 1732 Charles Hanbury Williams (age 22) and Frances Coningsby (age 25) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby and Frances Jones.
In July 1738 Mary Anastasia Grace Mordaunt 11th Baroness Mordaunt was christened at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 1st September 1738 Elizabeth Temple was born to Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham (age 62) and Anne Halsey Viscountess Cobham. She was baptised at St James' Church, Piccadilly on 28th September 1738.
On or before 3rd November 1738, the date she was baptised at St James' Church, Piccadilly, Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire was born to Vere Bertie (age 26) and Ann Casey.
On 19th January 1740 Topham Beauclerk was christened at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 27th October 1743 Michael Dahl (deceased) was buried in St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 27th June 1748 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough (age 38) and Elizabeth Verney (age 28) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Ralph Verney 1st Earl Verney (age 65). He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough (age 68) and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough (age 73).
On 31st October 1749 William Byron was baptised at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 5th December 1754 Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham (age 81) died without surviving male issue. Earl Grantham extinct. On 12th December 1754 Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
In May 1756 John St Aubyn 4th Baronet (age 29) and Elizabeth Wingfield Lady St Aubyn were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady St Aubyn of Clowance in Cornwall.
On 28th June 1768 George Baker 1st Baronet (age 46) and Jane Morris were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 16 or 17th August 1776 Ambrose Goddard (age 47) and Sarah Maria Williams (age 27) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. They had three sons and seven daughters
On 23rd November 1782 Michael le Fleming 4th Baronet (age 33) and Diana Howard Lady le Fleming (age 32) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Fleming of Rydal in Cumbria. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 14th Earl Suffolk 7th Earl Berkshire (age 61).
On 9th September 1790 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans (age 28) and Caroline Yorke Countess St Germans (age 25) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 26th June 1796 Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (age 43) and Maria Elizabeth Garway Lady Gresley were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.
On 5th November 1797 Catherine Walpole was born to Horatio Walpole 2nd Earl Orford (age 45) and Sophia Churchill (age 41). She was baptised on 23rd November 1797 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 17th January 1800 Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry was born to Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet (age 28) at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 15th June 1809 George Baker 1st Baronet (age 87) died. He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His son Frederick (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon.
On 24th June 1810 George Fitzroy 2nd Baron Southampton (age 48) died. He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His son Charles (age 5) succeeded 3rd Baron Southampton.
On 16th October 1811 Du Pre Alexander 2nd Earl Caledon (age 33) and Catherine Yorke Countess Caledon (age 25) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (age 54) and Elizabeth Lindsay Countess Hardwicke (age 48). He the son of James Alexander 1st Earl Caledon.
On 6th January 1814 John Chandos Reade 7th Baronet (age 28) and Louisa Murray Lady Reade were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Reade of Barton in Berkshire. They had five children of whom four predeceased him. One, Emily, described as an imbecile, died 23rd November 1897.
On 3rd July 1815 William Vane 3rd Duke Cleveland (age 23) and Grace Caroline Lowther Duchess of Cleveland were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 57) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 53). He the son of William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 48) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th February 1818 Richard Croft 6th Baronet (age 56) shot himself as a consequence of the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover to whom he had been physician during her labour. A copy of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost was found open with the passage (Act V, Scene II): "Fair Sir, God save you! Where is the Princess?". He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly.His son Thomas (age 19) succeeded 7th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
In 1821 Wilfrid Wybergh aka Lawson 1st Baronet (age 25) and Caroline Graham Lady Lawson (age 28) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. They had eight children.
On 2nd March 1824 John Thynne (age 25) and Anne Constantia Beresford (age 18) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. He the son of Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 59) and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 50).
On 2nd September 1824 Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans (age 26) and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans (age 20) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis and Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis (age 47). He the son of William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 57) and Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower.
On 27th September 1827 Henry Bourchier Wrey 9th Baronet (age 30) and Ellen Maria Toke (age 26) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. They were first cousins.
On 23rd April 1831 Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington (age 46) and Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington (age 22) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington.
On 10th June 1847 Walter Burrell 5th Baronet (age 32) and Dorothea Jones Lady Burrell (age 19) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. They had four daughters and two sons.
On 25th December 1850 Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 31) and Eliza Bernard (age 24) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His address given as 23 Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, hers as 4 Church Place.
Eliza Bernard: Around 1826 she was born to John Bernard. He, John, a Turner and Dishing Tackle Manufacturer according to her marriage certificate. In 1879 she died.
On 23rd June 1863 James Walker 2nd Baronet (age 33) and Louisa Susan Marlborough Heron-Maxwell (age 22) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. They had nine children.
On 23rd December 1876 William Reginald Duncombe (age 24) and Muriel Frances Louisa Chetwynd-Talbot (age 16) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 46) and Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 40). He the son of William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham (age 47) and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham (age 43).
On 4th July 1883 Edward Wheler 12th Baronet (age 25) and Mary Leontine Wood Lady Wheler were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 23rd July 1887 Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer (age 29) and Margaret Baring Countess Spencer were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. He the son of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer and Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer.
On 24th January 1891 George Bridges Rodney 7th Baron Rodney (age 33) and Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest Baroness Rodney were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Baroness Rodney of Rodney Stoke in Somerset.