The Hon. E Petre

[Jenjen]

I wonder if anyone can help me with information on the Hon. E Petre? My 2 GGrandfather trained as a huntsman with Petre about 1815. I have found some references with regard to horse racing but nothing to tell me where he lived or if he ran a hunt. it is likely to have been in Yorkshire as he appears to have been a magistrate there and my GG was huntsman for Badswoth by 1820's.
Thanks
Jen

[AnnB]

Hello Jen

The Petre family were extensive landowners. Take a look at the National Archives at http://www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/fedocs.asp?FER=F10188 and you'll see it looks as if they owned half of England at one time or another ;)

I also found a reference which may be of help at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/online-mss-catalogues/cats/port_lordgeorge.html This is a catalogue of the papers of Lord George Bentinck and if you do a search for Petre in them, you'll find a few refs. including one to do with Badsworth and hunting.

And lastly there is another link on Genuki at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/yrksdict/west/peplwest.txt which gives you an address :)

Best wishes
Ann

[Colin Moretti]

Hello Jen

The Petres are a prominent Catholic family with estates all over the country including Yorkshire but the family seat is Ingatestone in Essex; a search for Petre in the A2A database will give some indication with 407 catalogues with Petre material and probably 2000 hits. (http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/index.asp).

I believe that the family archives are at Essex Record Office (not part of the A2A database) http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/gui.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14788. You can search their catalogue at http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/%5CLogin.asp?Start=False&ERO=2, lots of Petre stuff.

Good luck

Colin

[BeeE586]

I did have a reference some little time ago to a Petre in connection with some research at Chatsworth House. There is a mention in the diaries of the Sixth Duke to Petre winning the St Leger at Doncaster, some time in the 1830's I think. I wrote to the Stewards at Doncaster Racecourse who gave me information on the race - jockey, name of horse, etc - but as it was not the information I was seeking I did not keep it. No doubt they could supply you with more information on the family's racing actvities if it is of interest.

Eileen - |wave|

[Jenjen]

Thanks to everyone who responded to this question. I will look into all the links provided. I have found Petre at Stapleford park which I think was near Pontefract. Also that he was master at Badsworth in the 1820 and quite a gambler on the races. No mention yet of hunting.
Thanks Jen

[Pam Downes]

Hi Jen,
Possibly not much use, but for what it's worth
http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/norfolk/newspapers/nfkchron/1782/0406.shtml#p2c4
the first item on the page.
From the Norfolk Chronicle, 6th April 1782.
Pam Downes