Alfred Inigo Suckling
Encyclopedia
Alfred Inigo Suckling surname initially Fox, was an English clergyman, an author and historian of Suffolk
.
, by his wife Anna Maria (died 1848), daughter of Robert Suckling of Woodton-cum-Langhale in Suffolk, by his wife, Susannah Webb, a descendant of Inigo Jones
. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge
, where he graduated LL.B. in 1824. On 10 July 1839 he was instituted on his own petition to the rectory of Barsham
in Suffolk, which he held until his death.
Robert Suckling, his maternal grandfather, was of an old Suffolk family, which counted among its members the poet Sir John Suckling and Horatio Nelson's uncle, Maurice Suckling
. On the death of Robert's son, Maurice William, without issue on 1 December 1820, Alfred Inigo took the surname and arms of Suckling and succeeded to the estates.
He died at 40 Belmont Road, St. Helier, Jersey
, on 3 May 1856.
His ‘Antique and Armorial Collections,’ 1821–39, 16 vols. consisting of notices of architectural and monumental antiquities in England and Picardy, form Additional MSS. 18476–91 (British Museum). He also edited Selections from the Works of Sir John Suckling, with a Life of the Author’ London, 1836.
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
.
Life
Born on 31 January 1796, he was the only son of Alexander Fox of NorwichNorwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, by his wife Anna Maria (died 1848), daughter of Robert Suckling of Woodton-cum-Langhale in Suffolk, by his wife, Susannah Webb, a descendant of Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England...
. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, where he graduated LL.B. in 1824. On 10 July 1839 he was instituted on his own petition to the rectory of Barsham
Barsham
Barsham may refer to:*Barsham in Norfolk, England*Barsham in Suffolk, England...
in Suffolk, which he held until his death.
Robert Suckling, his maternal grandfather, was of an old Suffolk family, which counted among its members the poet Sir John Suckling and Horatio Nelson's uncle, Maurice Suckling
Maurice Suckling
Captain Maurice Suckling was a Royal Navy officer who was instrumental in the training of his nephew, Horatio Nelson.-Seven Years War:...
. On the death of Robert's son, Maurice William, without issue on 1 December 1820, Alfred Inigo took the surname and arms of Suckling and succeeded to the estates.
He died at 40 Belmont Road, St. Helier, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, on 3 May 1856.
Works
Suckling was the author of:- Memorials of the County of Essex, London, 1845; originally printed in ‘Quarterly Papers on Architecture,’ 1845, vol. iii., edited by John WealeJohn WealeJohn Weale was an English publisher of popular scientific, architectural, engineering and educational works.-Life:He went into the trade first with George Priestley in St Giles-in-the-Fields who died around 1812, and worked then with Priestley's widow. He took a particular interest in the study of...
. - History and Antiquities of Suffolk, London, 1846–8, incomplete.
His ‘Antique and Armorial Collections,’ 1821–39, 16 vols. consisting of notices of architectural and monumental antiquities in England and Picardy, form Additional MSS. 18476–91 (British Museum). He also edited Selections from the Works of Sir John Suckling, with a Life of the Author’ London, 1836.