Leonard Thomas Worsley Holmes, 9th Baronet 33,61,62
- Born: 16 July 1787, Arreton, Isle Of Wight
- Marriage: Anne Redston Delgarno on 5 June 1813 in Newport, Isle of Wight
- Died: 10 January 1825 aged 37
- Buried: January 1825, Arreton, Isle Of Wight
General Notes:
Of Westover. MP for Newport, Isle of Wight. Sir Leonard died 10 January 1825 and the title became extinct.
Inscription found at Arreton Church, Arreton, Isle of Wight: To the Memory of Sir Leonard Thomas Worsley Holmes For many years recorder and representative in Parliament of the Borough of Newport and the last Baronet of the Ancient Family of Worsley in this island. He was affectionate and exemplary in the relations of private life, a warm and disinterested friend, engaging in society, impartial as a magistrate, unwearied in the promotion of public good and constantly and earnestly devoted to the interests of this native Island. He lived for the benefit of others, and expired amidst the sorrow of thousands who followed his remains to the grave as a last proof of their gratitude and love. He died on the 10th of January 1825 in the 38th year of his age and left to lament his loss, a widow and three infant daughters of whom, the youngest, Isabella, within a few days after his internment was consigned to her father's tomb.
Noted events in his life were:
1. He was baptised on 20 July 1787.
Leonard married Anne Redston Delgarno, daughter of John Delgarno and Elizabeth Dickinson, on 5 June 1813 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Anne Redston Delgarno was born on 8 April 1793 in Carrisbrooke, Isle of Wight, christened on 13 April 1793 in Carrisbrooke, Isle of Wight, died on 4 April 1857 in Newport, Isle of Wight 54 and was buried on 11 April 1857 in Arreton, Isle Of Wight.)
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