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| Name | Edward Gibbon WAKEFIELD [111] | | Birth | Male; 20 March 1796 | | Death | 16 May 1862, age 66; Wellington, New Zealand | | Occupation | UK Colonial Office diplomat | | Residence | London, UK
Wellington, New Zealand |
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March 1826, Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [111] |
| Divorced | June 1827 |
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| Name | Thomas LEGH [111] | | Birth | Male; 1793 | | Death | 1857, age about 64 | | Residence | Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, UK |
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Notes for Ellen TURNER She was infamously abducted from boarding school, aged 15, and taken to Gretna Green for illicit marriage by Edward Gibbon WAKEFIELD in a ludicrous plot to secure her wealth. [105],[111]
Notes for Edward Gibbon WAKEFIELD Despite abducting and marrying Ellen Turner, and being jailed for that,
Wakefield went on to enjoy a successful diplomatic career in New Zealand.
On his death a marble bust was presented to the Colonial Office, inscribed
"Edward Gibbon Wakefield / Born in London 20th March 1796 / Died in
Wellington (N.Z.) 16th May 1862 / Author of 'The Art of Colonisation' / To
Commemorate / His Statesman Like Qualities / For the Improvement / Of the
Empire / His Friends and Admirers / Have Presented this Bust / To The
Colonial Office". [111]
Divorce notes for Ellen TURNER and Edward Gibbon WAKEFIELD Annulled by Act of Parliament. [111]
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Sources | 105. | Book, Bridget Franklin, 17 June 2016, The Gaskells of Ingersley Hall |
| 111. | Book, Abby Ashby & Audrey Jones, 2003, The Shrigley Abduction, Sutton Publishing |
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