Ferrers

Ferrers

Ferrers may refer to:

People

;Notable people
*Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, (1861–1924), British army general
*Elizabeth Ferrers, (c.1250 – c.1300), daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby
*George Ferrers, (1500? – 1579), Member of Parliament for Plymouth in the Parliament of 1542
*Henry de Ferrers, Norman soldier may have taken part in the conquest of England
*Norman Macleod Ferrers, (1829-1903), British mathematician
*Robert Ferrers (1373-1396), (c. 1373 – bef. 1396),
*Lady Katherine Ferrers, (1634-1660), highwaywoman
*"several people", Walkelin de Ferrers,
**Walchelin de Ferriers, (died 1201), Norman baron and principal captain of Richard I of England
**Walkelin de Derby, (c.1135 - 1190), Norman lord of Eggington

;Noble title
*Baron Ferrers of Chartley, English title created on 1299, fell into abeyance in 1855
*Baron Ferrers of Groby, title in the Peerage of England created in 1300, forfeit in 1554
*see Earl of Derby, title in the Peerage of England, created in 1139
**Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby,
**William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby,
**Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers,
**Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby,
**William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby,
**William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby,
*Earl Ferrers, title in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1711.

Places

*Bere Ferrers,
*Bere Ferrers railway station,
*Churston Ferrers Grammar School,
*Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency),
*Higham Ferrers railway station,
*Higham Ferrers, market town in east Northamptonshire
*Newton Ferrers,
*Newton Ferrers, Cornwall,
*South Woodham Ferrers,
*South Woodham Ferrers railway station,
*Woodham Ferrers,


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  • Ferrers — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Robert de Ferrers, 1. Earl of Derby (1062−1139), englischer Graf Robert de Ferrers, 2. Earl of Derby († 1162), englischer Adliger William de Ferrers, 3. Earl of Derby († 1190), anglo normannischer Adliger …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ferrers — Recorded in many spellings from Farrar, Ferrara and Ferrari, to Herrers, Farreres, and Ferreira, this ancient and noble surname is either occupational or residential. It is a derivative of the Roman (Latin) Ferrum , meaning iron, and is recorded… …   Surnames reference

  • Ferrers of Chartley, Lord —    see Devereux, Walter, Lord Ferrers of Chartley …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • Ferrers, George — (?1500 1579)    Born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, he studied canon law at Cambridge and graduated B.A. in 1531. In 1534 he published an English translation of the Magna Carta and other important statutes. He was member of Parliament for Plymouth …   British and Irish poets

  • Baron Ferrers of Chartley — The title Baron Ferrers of Chartley was created on February 6 1299 for John de Ferrers, son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby. The daughter of the 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Anne, married Walter Devereux who was summoned to parliament… …   Wikipedia

  • Earl Ferrers — is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Robert Shirley, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Shirley family descends from George Shirley (died 1622). In 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Staunton Harold in the County …   Wikipedia

  • Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby — Infobox Person name = image size = 200px caption = birth date = 1239 birth place = Tutbury Castle, Derbyshire death date = 1279 death place = education = occupation = English nobleman spouse = Mary (at age 10) and Eleanor parents = William de… …   Wikipedia

  • Earl Ferrers — Laurence Shirley, 4. Earl Ferrers, Kupfergravur Earl Ferrers ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel in der Peerage of Great Britain. Er ist benannt nach einer Familie anglo normannischer Feudalherren und wird nunmehr von der Familie Shirley… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Baron Ferrers of Groby — The peerage title Baron Ferrers of Groby (or Baron Ferrers de Groby) was created in the Peerage of England in 1300 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was a grandson of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of… …   Wikipedia

  • South Woodham Ferrers — infobox UK place country = England official name= South Woodham Ferrers latitude= 51.651 longitude= 0.6124population= 16,629 approx. shire district= Chelmsford shire county = Essex region= East of Englandconstituency westminster= Rayleigh post… …   Wikipedia

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