Widdrington (name)
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Widdrington is a surname, and may refer to:
- The various barons WiddringtonBaron WiddringtonBaron Widdrington, of Blankney in the County of Lincoln, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 November 1643 for Sir William Widdrington, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Widdrington in the County of Northumberland, in the Baronetage of England on 9 July...
, including:- William Widdrington, 1st Baron WiddringtonWilliam Widdrington, 1st Baron WiddringtonSir William Widdrington , of Widdrington, Northumberland, was created 1st Baron Widdrington of Blankney in the Peerage of England on 2 November 1643.He was the son and heir of Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington Sir William Widdrington (1610 – 3 September 1651), of Widdrington,...
(1610 – 1651) - His great-grandson William Widdrington, 4th Baron WiddringtonWilliam Widdrington, 4th Baron WiddringtonBaron William Widdrington succeeded to the title 4th Baron Widdrington of Blankney on the death of his father in 1695....
(1678 – 1743) - The 1st Baron's relative Sir Thomas WiddringtonThomas WiddringtonSir Thomas Widdrington SL was an English politician and judge of the 17th century.He and his brother Ralph were of a junior branch of an ancient Northumbrian family and were distantly related to William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington...
, and Thomas's brother Ralph
- William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington
- Tommy WiddringtonTommy WiddringtonThomas "Tommy" Widdrington is an English former footballer, turned football manager, who is the manager of Southern Football League side Hemel Hempstead Town...
(born 1971), English-born footballer who played for Southampton and Port Vale - Thomas PrestonThomas Preston (monk)Thomas Preston was a Benedictine monk.He studied in the English College in Rome and became a Benedictine at Monte Cassino and was sent to England on mission....
(benedictine monk), adopted the name of Roger Widdrington - Samuel Edward CookSamuel Edward CookSamuel Edward Cook was an English writer.In 1840, he took the name of Widdrington, his mother being the heiress of some of the estates of that family. Having served in the Royal Navy he lived for some years in Spain, writing Sketches in Spain during the years 1829-1832 : and Spain and the...
(writer), took the name of Widdrington, his mother being the heiress of some of the estates of this family