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DEAN WOLSTEN HOLME, Senr. 



(Born 1757. Died 1837.) 



pwEAN WOLSTENHOLME, Senr., was born 

 *^ in Yorkshire in the year 1757. He was 

 descended from Sir John Wolstenholme, Knt., 

 who was one of the Farmers of the Customs in 

 the reign of Charles I. Sir John Wolstenholme, 

 who belonged to Stanmore in Middlesex, pur- 

 chased Nostel Abbey, in Yorkshire, and when he 

 died, in 1639, left very large property, which was 

 inherited by his son John. The latter sustained great 

 losses during the Civil War ; but after the Restora- 

 tion he received some compensation in the shape of 

 a Baronetcy (1664) and an appointment as Farmer, 

 or lessee, of Customs. It may be added that the 

 first Sir John was buried in the church of Stanmore, 

 which he had rebuilt at his own cost ; and that the 

 consecration of that church, on July 17th, 1632, 

 was made to serve as one of the accusations pre- 

 ferred against Archbishop Laud at his trial. 



Dean Wolstenholme's early life was passed in 

 Essex and Hertfordshire ; Cheshunt, Turnford and 

 Waltham Abbey being in turn chosen by him as 



