Very Reverend William Henry Fremantle

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The Very Reverend William Henry Fremantle (12 December 1831 – 24 December 1916) was an Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of Maidstone in 1887, and as Dean of Ripon 1895–1915.

Ecclesiastical career

The second son of Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, (and a nephew of William Fremantle, his predecessor at Ripon) he was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire SL4 6DW 51.492, -0.608 and Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ 51.7547, -1.2578. A Fellow of All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL 51.753279, -1.253041, he was ordained in 1855 and two years later became Vicar of [Saint Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Lewknor, Oxfordshire OX49 5TP 51.673061, -0.9663662]. He was then Chaplain to Archibald Campbell, Bishop of London, and went with him in the same post when he was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2EH 51.279722, 1.083056 seven years later. Appointed to be a Cathedral Canon at Canterbury in 1882, and Archdeacon of Maidstone in 1887, in 1895 he became Dean of Ripon Ripon Cathedral, Minster Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1QT 54.13472, -1.52000. He retired in 1915 and died a year later on Christmas Eve 1916.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Botanic Society of London in 1902.

Family

Fremantle married Isabella Maria Eardley, daughter of Sir Culling Eardley. Mrs. Fremantle took an active part in charitable work in the dioceses her husband was appointed to, and her work among the sick poor was well known. She died, aged 66, in July 1901.

Their second son Sir Francis Edward Fremantle was a Conservative politician.

From MyHeritage: William H Freemantle: 1871 England & Wales Census

2 April 1871 Census for residents of [2 Gloucester Place, Portman Square, Marylebone, London W1U 8EZ 51.5162008, -0.157083], England

• William H Freemantle, head, married, male, aged 39 [born about 1832], in Swanbourn, Buckinghamshire; Rector of St Mary's Marylebone St Mary's, Wyndham Place, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London W1H 1PQ 51.51972, -0.16194
• Isabella M Freemantle, wife, married, female, aged 36 [born about 1835], in Westminster, Middlesex
• Isabella L Freemantle, daughter, single, female, aged 6 [born about 1865], in St George, Middlesex
• William A C Freemantle, son, single, male, aged 5 [born about 1866], in St George, Middlesex
• Anna M Freemantle, daughter, single, female, aged 3 [born about 1868], in Marylebone, Middlesex
• Robert S Freemantle, son, single, male, aged 2 [born about 1869], in Marylebone, Middlesex
• Edward F W Freemantle, son, single, male, aged 2 months [born about 1871], in Marylebone, Middlesex
• Mary J Studinck, servant, single, female, aged 26 [born about 1845], in Fittleworth, Sussex; Domestic Servant
• Fanny Venables, servant, single, female, aged 20 [born about 1851], in Essendon, Hertfordshire; Domestic Servant
• Julie L Leprince, servant, single, female, aged 15 [born about 1856], in France; Domestic Servant
• Rosa A King, servant, single, female, aged 29 [born about 1842], in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire; Domestic Servant
• Sarah A Tucker, servant, single, female, aged 22 [born about 1849], in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire; Domestic Servant
• Joseph Martin, servant, single, male, aged 18 [born about 1853], in Blackburn, Lancashire; Domestic Servant

From British Newspaper Archive: Portobello Advertiser Friday, 7 April 1876 Page 4 Gossip Of The Clubs

So we are to have a new Dean of Ripon in the person of a well-known London clergyman, of rather Evangelical, and rather broad Church, and yet rather High Church opinions, the Hon. and Rev. William Henry Fremantle, a son of Lord Cottesloe, formerly the right Hon. Sir Thomas Fremantle, M.P.

He is a man quite after the heart of Archbishop Tait, to whom he acted as honorary Chaplain for many years, both at London House and also at Lambeth.

He is only a little over forty years of age, is a First Class man and a University Prizeman of Oxford, and, what is more, a member of Dr Tait’s old college, Balliol. Being really a man of mark, and also the son of a very popular member of the House of Peers, it is not a matter of surprise that he should not be rewarded by a Deanery before he has well reached middle life.

From MyHeritage: Honorable W H Fremantle: 1881 England & Wales Census

3 April 1881 Census for residents of 2 Gloucester Place, Marylebone, London, England

• Honorable W H Fremantle, head, married, male, aged 49 [born about 1832], in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire; Rector of St Mary's and Chaplain to Archbishop of Canterbury
• Isabella L Fremantle, daughter, single, female, aged 16 [born about 1865], in London; Scholar
• Anna M Fremantle, daughter, single, female, aged 13 [born about 1868], in London; Scholar
• Mary Loades, servant, single, female, aged 44 [born about 1837], in Ryburgh, Norfolk; Cook
• Elizabeth Manson, servant, single, female, aged 28 [born about 1853], in West Yell, Shetland; Parlour Maid
• Marie Brunel, servant, single, female, aged 23 [born about 1858], in France; Ladies Maid
• Jane J Jones, servant, single, female, aged 30 [born about 1851], in London; Housemaid
• Sarah Leach, servant, single, female, aged 17 [born about 1864], in Lydgate, Suffolk; House and Kitchenmaid
• William Robinson, servant, single, male, aged 15 [born about 1866], in Ealing; House and Message Boy

From South Wales Daily News Monday, 8 April 1895 The New Dean of Ripon

We are officially informed that the Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Hon. and Rev. William Henry Fremantle, Canon of Canterbury, to be Dean of Ripon.

From The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, Western Australia) Friday, 28 June 1901 Page 10 British Birth Rate.

London Monday, 24 June 1901. The Very Rev. William Henry Fremantle, Dean of Ripon, has written a letter to the "Times" in regard to the decrease in the British birth-rate. He points out that whereas in 1875 the rate was 35 per 1,000 per annum, it is now only 29.

(In the decade 1841-50, the birth-rate of the United Kingdom was 32.6; 1851-60, 34.1; 1861-70, 35.3; 1871-80, 35.5; the mean for 40 years being 34.4. In the same four decades the death-rate has been 22.4, 22.2, 22.6, and 21.5, showing a steadily-increasing surplus of births over deaths.)

From FreeBMD: Registration of marriage of William Henry Fremantle in 1903 and FreeBMD: Registration of marriage of Sophia Frances Stuart in 1903

• April to June 1903: Registration of marriage of Sophia Frances Stuart; in Kensington (Volume 1a, Page 262)
• April to June 1903: Registration of marriage of William Henry Fremantle; in Kensington (Volume 1a, Page 262)

From British Newspaper Archive: The Queen Saturday, 25 April 1903 Page 71 Fremantle — Stuart

The marriage of the Very Rev. the Hon. William Henry Fremantle, Dean of Ripon, and Miss Sophie F. Stuart, daughter of the late Major Stuart, of [Palace Mansions, Earsby Street, London W14 8QN 51.495291, -0.2102144], was solemnised in St Mary Abbots, Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 4LA 51.50222, -0.19167, on Thursday, 16 April 1903 [inst.]

The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr H. C. Malkin, wore a dress of pale grey satin, trimmed with chiffon and old lace, a spray of orange blossoms in her hair, and a tulle veil. Her only ornament was a diamond pendant attached to a gold chain, the gift of the Dean, and she held a large bouquet of white roses.

There were two bridesmaids, in pretty dresses of accordion-pleated pink crêpe de Chine, trimmed with lace; and large black tulle hats adorned with pink roses. The bridegroom presented them with pearl safety pin brooches and bouquets of pink roses. The Dean was attended by his eldest son, Mr Francis Fremantle, as best man.

The service, which was fully choral, was performed by the Rev. A. S. W. Young, vicar of Kingston-on-Thames, assisted by the Rev. Canon Pennefather, vicar of Kensington. The hymns included "Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us," and "The king of Love."

A reception was afterwards held at [46 Phillimore Gardens, London W8 7QG 51.5020718, -0.2001178], the residence of Mr and Mrs Malkin, and later the Dean of Ripon and the Hon. Mrs Fremantle left for Kent, en route for the Continent.

From MyHeritage: William Henry Fremantle: 1911 England & Wales Census

2 April 1911 Census for residents of The Old Deanery, Minster Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1QS 54.1354767, -1.5199409, England; House with 26 rooms

• William Henry Fremantle, head, married for 6 years [about 1904], no children, male, aged 79 [born about 1832], in Swanbourne, Winslow, Buckinghamshire; Clergyman, Dean of Ripon, at Ripon Cathedral
• Sophia Frances Fremantle, wife, married for 6 years [about 1904], no children, female, aged 50 [born about 1861], in Kensington, London
• Francis Edward Fremantle, son, married for 5 years [about 1905], one child, male, aged 38 [born about 1873], in London; Medical Officer of Health at Hertfordshire County Council
• Dorothy Marion Travers Fremantle, daughter-in-law, married for 5 years [about 1905], one child, female, aged 32 [born about 1879], in Teddington, Middlesex
• Francis David Eardley Fremantle, grandson, single, male, aged 4 [born about 1907], in Teddington, Middlesex
• Emma Simons, servant, single, female, aged 45 [born about 1866], in Whitehaven, Cumberland; Cook and Housekeeper Domestic at Ripon Deanery
• Fanny Hainsworth, servant, single, female, aged 32 [born about 1879], in Leeds, Yorkshire; Useful Maid Domestic at Ripon Deanery
• Jane MacDonald, servant, single, female, aged 29 [born about 1882], in Ditton, Northumberland; Housemaid Domestic at Ripon Deanery
• Elsie Holmes, servant, single, female, aged 19 [born about 1892], in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire; Under Housemaid Domestic at Ripon Deanery
• Sarah Powell, servant, single, female, aged 19 [born about 1892], in Leeswood, Flintshire; Kitchenmaid Domestic at Ripon Deanery
• John Powell, servant, married, male, aged 45 [born about 1866], in Carthorpe, Bedale, Yorkshire; Manservant Domestic at Ripon Deanery
• Emily Pain, servant, single, female, aged 33 [born about 1878], in Chelsea, London; Child's Nurse Domestic in Dr. Fremantle's family

From Recollections of Dean Fremantle, chiefly by himself William Henry Fremantle Published 1921 Page 6

William Henry Fremantle came of a long-lived family on both sides. He was born on 12 December 1831, at Swanbourne, in Buckinghamshire, at the house of his father, then Sir Thomas Fremantle, M.P. for Buckinghamshire and Whip to the Conservative Party, who afterwards was made a peer of the realm as the first Lord Cottesloe, and having served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary at the War Office, Chief Secretary for Ireland, was from his special connection with finance called upon to attend the promulgation of the Budget year by year for nearly seventy years, viz. from 1826, under Mr. Canning, to the year of his death.

From FreeBMD - Registration of death of William H. Fremantle in 1916

October to December 1916: Registration of death of William H. Fremantle; aged 85 [born about 1831]; in Kensington (Volume 1a, Page 201)

From MyHeritage: William Henry Fremantle

• born 1831
• died Kensington
• Burial Wednesday, 27 December 1916
• Essendon, Hertfordshire, England

From British Newspaper Archive: Western Daily Press Wednesday, 27 December 1916 Page 2 Death of Ex-Dean Fremantle

The Rev. the Hon. William Henry Fremantle, D.D., who resigned the Deanery a year ago last September after holding it for 20 years, died in London on Christmas Day, Monday, 25 December 1916, aged 85. He was the second son of the late Sir T. F. Fremantle, who was raised to the peerage as Baron Cottesloe in 1874, when his son was rector of St. Mary, Bryanston Square. The Dean's mother was a daughter of Field-Marshal Sir George Nugent.

The Dean of Ripon was a great advocate of efforts in the direction of international arbitration and for the reduction of armaments. At each of the Peace Conferences held at the Hague, he went over to preach to the British delegates in the English Church. He was one of the early sympathisers with the Old Catholic movement and his frequent travels abroad developed his interest in the Christian movements of the Continent. He was a strong opponent of Disestablishment in Wales, and during the Kikuyu controversy, he addressed a vigorous letter to 'The Times' in which he defended the admission of Nonconformists to the Holy Communion in the Church of England.

From British Newspaper Archive: Leeds Mercury Wednesday, 27 December 1916 Page 5 Ex-dean of Ripon's Death

Dr. Fremantle Passes Away in London. The death took place, in London, on Monday, 25 December 1916, of the Rev. the Hon. William Henry Fremantle, who for twenty years held the position of Dean of Ripon, which he resigned in September 1915.

Dr. Fremantle, who was in his eighty-sixth year, was the second son of the late George Fremantle, who was raised to the Peerage as Baron Cottesloe in 1874. He was educated at Cheam School, Headley, Hampshire, RG19 8LD 51.35364, -1.25764, passing on in due course to Eton and Balliol.

He was ordained deacon in 1855, and priest in the following year, when took up a curacy at Middle Claydon. On the death of his uncle, the Hon. W. R. Fremantle, Dean of Ripon, in 1895, he was nominated by Lord Rosebery as his uncle's successor. In this capacity he was responsible for considerable parochial activity, to which he did full justice, and for some efforts to improve the interior arrangements of the church. But his work still left him free for public interests.

Dr. Fremantle was twice married, first in 1893, his bride being Isabella Eardley, youngest daughter of Sir Culling Eardley, who died in 1901, and again in 1903 to Sophia Stuart, eldest daughter of the late Major G. T. Stuart. The interment takes place at Essendon today, Wednesday, 27 December 1916.

From Ancestry 19170412 probate Very Rev William Henry Fremantle DD 25 Barkston Gardens Kensington Middlesex d 19161224 pr London Hon Reginald Scott Fremantle £15312

12 April 1917 probate of The Honourable, the Very Reverend William Henry Fremantle D.D., of 25 Barkston Gardens, South Kensington, Middlesex, who died 24 December 1916, probate granted at London on 12 April 1917 to The Honourable Reginald Scott Fremantle. Effects £15311 19s. 10d.