103:, and who had married Ann Couldwell (1681-1725), heiress of her uncles William Couldwell of Cudworth (near Shafton Green) and Thomas Couldwell of Darlington, yeomen woolcombers with family businesses established in the 17th (or possibly 16th) century. These wool businesses formed the basis of the Pease's later fortunes. Edward Pease's eldest son was Joseph Pease (1737–1808) who founded Pease Partners Bank (1761). His children included
39:, descended from Edward Pease of Darlington (1711–1785). They were 'one of the great Quaker industrialist families of the nineteenth century, who played a leading role in philanthropic and humanitarian interests'. They were heavily involved in woollen manufacturing, banking, railways, locomotives, mining, and politics.
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306:, without issue. After her marriage, she lodged a lawsuit against her uncle Joseph Whitwell Pease alleging that his bank had mismanaged her inheritance. He lost the suit and had to pay 500,000 pounds which caused the bank to be effectively bankrupt.
171:(1828–1903) - eldest son. 1st Baronet of Hutton Lowcross and Pinchinthorpe. Businessman and Liberal Member of Parliament (1865–1903). His two sons and six daughters by his wife, Mary Fox (daughter of Alfred Fox who created
228:(1889–1971) Major, Lovat Scouts WW1, served Gallipoli, Bulgaria, France. Businessman. Married 1921 Veronica Margaret (1900–1995), daughter of Sir George John William Noble, 2nd Baronet (1859–1937), son of
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newspaper in 1870; the assembly of an important art collection, and the failure of the family bank in 1902. The latter forced several of them close to bankruptcy. Nine members of the family were
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Related Peases, but not considered
Darlington Peases, were descendants of the first Joseph Pease's brother, Thomas Pease (1743–1811). His granddaughter, Hannah Ford née Pease was mother of
742:(1854–1940), well-known horticulturist and British archer in the 1908 Olympics. Through his mother, Katherine Aldam, he was also a great-grandson of Thomas Pease (1743–1811).
159:(1799–1872), second son. Railway owner, industrialist and first Quaker Member of Parliament. He had eight sons and four daughters by his wife Emma Gurney, a first cousin of
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933:"How The Pease Dynasty is linked to the credit crunch | Business"
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706:(1824–1906), English banker, J.P., and MP for Darlington. Father of
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958:"Hon. Ruth Evelyn Archer (née Pease) - National Portrait Gallery"
662:(Chenda) Pease (died 2005 as Lady Huxley), wife of the biologist
725:(1878–1939), admiral of the Royal Navy and First Sea Lord 1939.
440:(1839–1872) - fourth son of Joseph Pease. His children include
1134:. A regional local history site for the North-East of England.
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Ronald Herbert Pike Pease (1896–1916), first son, died in the
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110:(1767–1858), railway promoter and woollen manufacturer.
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347:(born 1922), third baronet, director and vice-chairman of
295:(1834–1880) - founded Darlington library, and started the
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430:(1908–1994), second son (Peerage extinct upon his death)
994:"Hon. Phyllis Helen Pease - National Portrait Gallery"
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Frederick, Margaretta S. (2006). "A Quaker collects".
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822:"The origins & history of the RSPCA | RSPCA"
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712:(1849–1918), British baronet and banker. Father of
655:, nuclear physicist, FRS (1922–2004, died aged 81).
488:(1838–1896) - eldest son. Member of Parliament for
416:Ronald Walter Archer (1929–1992), Vice-Chairman of
195:Christopher York Pease (1886–1918) - killed during
92:, including the first Quaker Member of Parliament.
587:(1804–1859), Regius Professor of Astronomy at the
583:, and anti-vivisectionist In 1853 she married Dr.
302:Beatrice Mary Pease (1866–1935) - married in 1885
579:(1807–1897) - abolitionist, anti-segregationist,
392:Margaret Alice Pease (1895–1975), first daughter.
341:Richard Arthur Pease (1890–1969), second baronet
553:Edwin Lucas Pease (c. 1838 - 24 January 1889) -
524:John William Beaumont Pease (1869–1950) - first
424:Phyllis Helen Pease (1904–1987), third daughter
791:. M. W. Kirby. George Allen & Unwin. 1984.
54:in the 1820s and its later absorption into the
297:Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade
213:Joseph Albert "Jack" Pease, 1st Baron Gainford
201:Alfred Vincent Pease (1926–2008) - 4th Baronet
1011:Kirby, M. W. "Pease, John William Beaumont".
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255:Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley
568:Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
353:Carolyn Thorn Pease (b. 1957), married to
289:, an engineer who invented a steam plough.
428:Jocelyn Arthur Pease, 2nd Baron Daryngton
399:, Picardy, Normandy, France age 19 years.
357:, former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank
62:in 1823; the purchase and development of
1185:Political families of the United Kingdom
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264:Lucy Ethel Buxton née Pease (1868–1940)
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383:Herbert Pike Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton
235:Joseph Edward Pease, 3rd Baron Gainford
443:Wilson Pease (1867–1923) - ironfounder
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192:Edward Pease (1880–1963) - 3rd Baronet
1180:People from the Borough of Darlington
1104:"Hodgkin, Mary Constance (1909–1985)"
1077:Thomas, John B. "Pease, Marian Fry".
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633:(1890–1966), geneticist at
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273:Ralph Clarke (British politician)
271:Rebekah Mary Buxton, who married
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336:London and North Eastern Railway
241:George Pease, 4th Baron Gainford
226:Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford
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52:Stockton and Darlington Railway
478:(1857–1865), President of the
405:Esther Joy Archer (1926-1977)
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156:Joseph Pease (railway pioneer)
116:(1772–1846), a founder of the
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685:(1859–1954), educator.
653:Rendel Sebastian (Bas) Pease
616:. These children included
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858:, The Northern Echo, 1999.
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670:Roger Fabian Wedgwood Pease
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363:(b. 1958), a fund manager
207:(born 1927) - 5th Baronet
78:in 1854; the building of
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313:Arthur Pease (1837-1898)
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140:(1797–1868), eldest son
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980:www.archertrust.org.uk
683:Marian (May) Fry Pease
596:More distant relations
577:Elizabeth Pease Nichol
389:1898–1910, 1910–1923)
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621:Edward Reynolds Pease
589:University of Glasgow
385:(1867–1949). MP for
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285:(1833–1881), married
168:Joseph Whitwell Pease
90:Members of Parliament
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604:, the reformer, and
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328:Arthur Francis Pease
283:Elizabeth Lucy Pease
856:Attacking the Devil
810:accessed 2 May 2011
585:John Pringle Nichol
560:William Edwin Pease
472:Saltburn-by-the-Sea
397:Battle of the Somme
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187:British East Africa
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1132:Tomorrow's History
976:"The Archer Trust"
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