Sir Hugh Smithson, 4th Baronet, later Earl and Duke of Northumberland
Biography
A Smithson baronet who acquired the Airmyn estate after 1740 and later became Earl of Northumberland and, in 1766, the first Duke of Northumberland.
Notes / Sources
The local account links his acquisition of Airmyn to the inheritance of Percy estates through his wife Elizabeth Seymour.
Research sources:
- Goole-on-the-Web, Airmyn, lines 53–57. — https://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/vol3/airmyn.html
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