Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLouisa Michell 
[3, Death in 1848 Dec qtr, Mt Bosworth, v. 15, p. 119], [5, Death Market Bosworth, Leics, 1848 No 88], [27, 1914: Michell of Forcett Park, vol 2, p. 1314]
[3, Death in 1848 Dec qtr, Mt Bosworth, v. 15, p. 119], [5, Death Market Bosworth, Leics, 1848 No 88], [27, 1914: Michell of Forcett Park, vol 2, p. 1314]Birthca 1766
Death11 Dec 1848, Orton on the Hill, Leics
Burial16 Dec 1848, St Mary the Virgin, Whitchurch, Oxon
GeneralOf Broomfield House, Mx. Yr dau. & co-heir.
FatherRichard Michell (1728-1789)
MotherCharlotte Dunbar (ca1741-1767)
Spouses
FatherPhilip Lybbe Powys (1734-1809)
MotherCaroline Girle (1738-1817)
Marriage18 Feb 1790, St George's Church, Hanover Square [26, “1790 Powys Phil L and Michell Louisa, Westminster (St Geo Han Sq)”]
ChildrenHenry Philip (1791-1859)
Caroline Louisa (1795-1855)
Sophia Charlotte (1796-1833)
Richard Thomas (1798-1877)
Amelia Frances (1805-1877)
Notes for Louisa Michell
TFPL writes:
I have some military Standing Orders and Exercises that belonged to a General G Michell, though written by a Lt Colonel Dundas and dated as of Norwich in 1782.
Was the Gen her grandfather? NO. She was a first cousin a few times removed from the Gen. He was unmarried.
Whitchurch Burial Register:
"1848 Dec 6 [must be 16 Dec???] POWYS Louisa, 83, of Orton on the Hill, in the County of Liecestershire"
Her will is at Kew, for Louisa Powys, widow, of Orton on the Hill, Leics and was proved on 8th Jan 1849.
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She inherited Broomfield from Mary Tash née Jackson,, but never lived there, though her elder son, the only Powys to do so, lived there for perhaps 20 years. Here's, inaccurately, what VCH Middlesex, Vol 5 has to say:
"The estate centred on Broomfield House may have derived its name from John Broomfield, currier of London, who sold land in Southgate to Geoffrey Walkeden in 1566. (Footnote 89) Walkeden was apparently the owner of Broomfield in the late 16th century, (Footnote 90) and Richard Skevington, who lived there in 1593, may have been only the lessee. (Footnote 91) 'Bromehowse' was in the possession of Sir John Spencer, alderman of London, in 1599 and 1606 (Footnote 92) and probably was acquired by the Jackson family (Footnote 93) before 1624, when Joseph Jackson, merchant of London, was one of the principal inhabitants of South Street ward. (Footnote 94) Broomfield House, a copyhold estate, remained with the Jacksons until 1773, when it passed to Mary Jackson and her husband William Tash. At inclosure in 1804 Tash had 582 a. mostly around Broomfield House and on the borders of Southgate and Tottenham, the second largest estate in Edmonton. (Footnote 95) In 1816, when Tash died, (Footnote 96) the estate was sold to Henry Philip Powys. Philip Lybbe Powys, who added the surname Lybbe to his name, sold the house and its 54-acre park to Southgate U.D.C. and the rest of the estate to builders in 1903. (Footnote 97) "
Peter Brown of 37 Belsize Avenue, Palmers Green, London has written a much more enlightening account, though I need to send through some minor corrigenda. It is ISBN 09537422-1-0
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She was the younger sister and co-heir of her parents who had both died by May 1789. The sisters could jointly have inherited Culham Court. With Louisa’s first child clearly being born at Culham in December 1791 - and baptised at Wargrave in Jan 1792 - it seems as if Lousia and Philip L Powys were treating Culham as their home. A year later, Lousa’s elder sister Charlotte married and then died in 1795 after giving birth to one child, Charlotte Louisa; but no record of Charlotte Louisa’s baptism can be found. By 1795 Lousa had probably moved to Hardwick where her second child, Caroline Louisa, was born. I therefore speculate that the two sisters, Charlotte and Louisa, sold their inheritance, possibly around 1794.
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Her death certificate confirms that she died in Orton on the Hill aged 82 and of old age. The informant on 13 Dec was Harriet Paulin, House Keeper who was present at the death and lived at Orton on the Hill. The Gentleman’s Magazine for 1849 says her death was at the residence of her daughter without specifying which dau.; probably Caroline Louisa.
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I have some military Standing Orders and Exercises that belonged to a General G Michell, though written by a Lt Colonel Dundas and dated as of Norwich in 1782.
Was the Gen her grandfather? NO. She was a first cousin a few times removed from the Gen. He was unmarried.
Whitchurch Burial Register:
"1848 Dec 6 [must be 16 Dec???] POWYS Louisa, 83, of Orton on the Hill, in the County of Liecestershire"
Her will is at Kew, for Louisa Powys, widow, of Orton on the Hill, Leics and was proved on 8th Jan 1849.
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She inherited Broomfield from Mary Tash née Jackson,, but never lived there, though her elder son, the only Powys to do so, lived there for perhaps 20 years. Here's, inaccurately, what VCH Middlesex, Vol 5 has to say:
"The estate centred on Broomfield House may have derived its name from John Broomfield, currier of London, who sold land in Southgate to Geoffrey Walkeden in 1566. (Footnote 89) Walkeden was apparently the owner of Broomfield in the late 16th century, (Footnote 90) and Richard Skevington, who lived there in 1593, may have been only the lessee. (Footnote 91) 'Bromehowse' was in the possession of Sir John Spencer, alderman of London, in 1599 and 1606 (Footnote 92) and probably was acquired by the Jackson family (Footnote 93) before 1624, when Joseph Jackson, merchant of London, was one of the principal inhabitants of South Street ward. (Footnote 94) Broomfield House, a copyhold estate, remained with the Jacksons until 1773, when it passed to Mary Jackson and her husband William Tash. At inclosure in 1804 Tash had 582 a. mostly around Broomfield House and on the borders of Southgate and Tottenham, the second largest estate in Edmonton. (Footnote 95) In 1816, when Tash died, (Footnote 96) the estate was sold to Henry Philip Powys. Philip Lybbe Powys, who added the surname Lybbe to his name, sold the house and its 54-acre park to Southgate U.D.C. and the rest of the estate to builders in 1903. (Footnote 97) "
Peter Brown of 37 Belsize Avenue, Palmers Green, London has written a much more enlightening account, though I need to send through some minor corrigenda. It is ISBN 09537422-1-0
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She was the younger sister and co-heir of her parents who had both died by May 1789. The sisters could jointly have inherited Culham Court. With Louisa’s first child clearly being born at Culham in December 1791 - and baptised at Wargrave in Jan 1792 - it seems as if Lousia and Philip L Powys were treating Culham as their home. A year later, Lousa’s elder sister Charlotte married and then died in 1795 after giving birth to one child, Charlotte Louisa; but no record of Charlotte Louisa’s baptism can be found. By 1795 Lousa had probably moved to Hardwick where her second child, Caroline Louisa, was born. I therefore speculate that the two sisters, Charlotte and Louisa, sold their inheritance, possibly around 1794.
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Her death certificate confirms that she died in Orton on the Hill aged 82 and of old age. The informant on 13 Dec was Harriet Paulin, House Keeper who was present at the death and lived at Orton on the Hill. The Gentleman’s Magazine for 1849 says her death was at the residence of her daughter without specifying which dau.; probably Caroline Louisa.
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Will notes for Louisa Michell
Will of Louisa Powys, Widow of Orton on the Hill , Leicestershire 08 January 1849 PROB 11/2086
Mon Inscripts notes for Louisa Michell
In the church of St Mary the Virgin, Whitchurch on Thames, Oxon
On middle row on east side of Vault, in the churchyard:
Louisa Powys
16 December 1848 Aged 85 years
On middle row on east side of Vault, in the churchyard:
Louisa Powys
16 December 1848 Aged 85 years
Armorial Blazon notes for Louisa Michell
Per Chevron gules and sable, a chevron argent, between three swans of the third.
Blazon source notes for Louisa Michell
Burke’s LG of 1914, p. 1314, JCC’s Mrs P L Powys’ diaries and the bookplates of General George Michell.
Notes for Philip Lybbe & Louisa (Family)
In her diaries on 18th February 1802, Caroline Powys wrote: Phil & Louisas Wedding day, married in 1790.
The Reading Mercury of 20 Feb 1790 confirms the date and place of this marriage.
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The entry in the Parish Register of St George’s church, Hanover Square reads as follows:
“Philip Lybbe Powys Esqr: and Louisa Michell both of this Parish were married in this Church by Licence this Eighteenth day of February in the year 1790 by me, [signed] Thos Powys Rector of Fawley Bucks
This marriage was Solemnised between us: [signed] P L: Powys junr, Lousa Michell
In the presence of [signed] Thos Lockwood, Elizabeth Noyes.”
Thomas Powys was the bridegroom’s uncle.
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The Reading Mercury of 20 Feb 1790 confirms the date and place of this marriage.
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The entry in the Parish Register of St George’s church, Hanover Square reads as follows:
“Philip Lybbe Powys Esqr: and Louisa Michell both of this Parish were married in this Church by Licence this Eighteenth day of February in the year 1790 by me, [signed] Thos Powys Rector of Fawley Bucks
This marriage was Solemnised between us: [signed] P L: Powys junr, Lousa Michell
In the presence of [signed] Thos Lockwood, Elizabeth Noyes.”
Thomas Powys was the bridegroom’s uncle.
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