Augustus Duncombe
Augustus Duncombe (2 November 1814 – 26 January 1880) was Dean of York from 1858[1] until his death.[2]
Biography[edit]
Duncombe was born the seventh child and fifth son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and educated at Worcester College, Oxford.[3] He was Rector of Kirby Misperton, then Prebendary of Bole, before his appointment as Dean. During his tenure, the approach to York Minster from the south-west was widened by the construction (via the demolition of Minster Close) of a spacious approach.[4] It was named Duncombe Place in his honour.[5]
Marriage and children[edit]
Duncombe married, on 13 May 1841, Lady Harriet Christian Douglas,[6] the second child of Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry, and founder, in 1870, of York's St Stephen's Orphanage.[7] Lady Harriet died in London on 26 July 1902, at the age of 93.[8] They had three daughters and two sons:
- Major Alfred Charles Duncombe, JP (1843–1925), who was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1883; married Lady Anne Florence Adelaide Montagu (d.1940), daughter of the 7th Earl of Sandwich; and died without issue.
- Major Adolphus Montagu Duncombe, JP (1852–1904), Yorkshire Hussars; married Beatrice Dorothy Mary Bridgeman-Simpson (d.1936), daughter of Rev. William Bridgman-Simpson by Lady Frances Laura Wentworth Fitzwilliam (who was a daughter of the 5th Earl FitzWilliam); and died without issue.
References[edit]
- ^ "Installation Of The (New) Dean Of York". The Times. No. 23015. London, England. 9 June 1858. p. 5.
- ^ "Death of the Dean of York". The York Herald. No. 7161. York, England. 27 January 1880. p. 5. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
- ^ "University and Clergical Intelligence". The Standard. No. 2805. London, England. 6 May 1836. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
- ^ York Stories
- ^ "Deans Of York". The Times. No. 44179. London, England. 26 January 1926. p. 17.
- ^ NPG details
- ^ "St Stephen's Orphanage 1870-1969". York Civic Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36831. London. 28 July 1902. p. 5.