William Errington

William Errington (1699 – 5 Mar 1739) was High Sheriff of Northumberland.

Errington was the only son of Francis Errington (1665–1699), a papist of the landed gentry branch of Walwick Grange, Northumberland.^[1] He married Mrs Isabel Bacon at Haydon Bridge on 17 Oct 1731 ^[2] and was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1739 not long before his death.^[3]

He left one son John (1733–1768), gentleman of High Warden, Northumberland ^[1] and direct maternal ancestor of Sir William Errington Hume (1879–1960) physician and his son Cardinal George Basil Hume (1923–1999), Catholic Archbishop of Westminster.

References

^ ^a ^b Burke's Landed Gentry.
^ Haydon Bridge parish register.
^ "unknown". The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 9. 1731. p. 48. {{cite magazine}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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[Burke-1] Burke's Landed Gentry.

[2] Haydon Bridge parish register.

[3] "unknown". The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 9. 1731. p. 48. {{cite magazine}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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