Frederick Cass (died 1861)
Frederick Cass DL (19 September 1787 - 17 May 1861) was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, 1844–45. He was resident at Beaulieu Lodge, Winchmore Hill, Edmonton, and later Little Grove, East Barnet.
Early life[edit]
Cass was born at Walthamstow on 19 September 1787. His father was William Cass of Beaulieu Lodge, Winchmore Hill, a merchant, and his mother was Elizabeth.[1]
Appointments[edit]
Cass was a Deputy Lieutenant, justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1844–45.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Cass married Martha Potter of Ponder's End on 13 March 1823[3] and the couple had a son Frederick Charles Cass, born at Beaulieu Lodge on 4 September 1824,[4] who was rector of the parish of Monken Hadley in north London and a distinguished local historian. Frederick Cass willed the relevant advowson to his son.[5] Another of their sons, Arthur Herbert Cass, was a Major in the 10th Royal Hussars and fought in the Battle of Chernaya during the Crimean War.[1]
Cass was resident at Beaulieu Lodge, Winchmore Hill, Edmonton, and later Little Grove, East Barnet.
Death and legacy[edit]
Cass died on 17 May 1861 and was buried at Tottenham.[1] A funerary hatchment to his memory exists in St Mary the Virgin church, East Barnet.[6]
The Cass family were wealthy. Frederick Cass was able to leave an annuity of £1,000 per annum to his wife on his death and the sums of £10,000 each to his sons' marriage settlements.[5]
Martha died at Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, on 5 July 1870.[1] The Good Shepherd Window at St Mary the Virgin church in Monken Hadley was placed in memory of Martha by her son Frederick.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Howard, Joseph Jackson, & Frederick Arthur Crisp. (1893) Visitation of England and Wales Vol. I. Privately printed. p. 114.
- ^ The Annual Register, or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1844. London: Rivington. 1845. p. 160.
- ^ West Middlesex Marriage Index Transcription. findmypast.co.uk Retrieved 23 August 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, of the Year 1824. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1825. p. 184.
- ^ a b Howard, Joseph Jackson, & Frederick Arthur Crisp. (1897) Visitation of England and Wales Notes, Vol. II. Privately printed. p. 116.
- ^ Hatchments. East Barnet Parish Church. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Gove, Brenda R.A. (c. 2012) Guide to the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Monken Hadley: St. Mary the Virgin, p. 8.