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 Arms granted to Michael Francis Middleton (father of Catherine, Princess of Wales) on 19 April 2011, as the armigerous head of the family[1] | |
| Current region | Bucklebury, West Berkshire, England |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Estate(s) | Bucklebury Manor |
The Middleton family is an English family that has been related to the British royal family by marriage since the wedding of Catherine Middleton to Prince William in April 2011, when she became the Duchess of Cambridge. The couple have three children: George, Charlotte and Louis. Tracing their origins back to the Tudor era,[2] the Middleton family of Yorkshire of the late 18th century were recorded as owning property of the Rectory Manor of Wakefield with the land passing down to solicitor William Middleton who established the family law firm in Leeds which spanned five generations.[3][4] Some members of the firm inherited woollen mills after the First World War.[5][6] By the turn of the 20th century, the Middleton family had married into the British nobility and, by the 1920s, the family were playing host to the British royal family.[7][8]
- ^ "The Arms of Miss Catherine Middleton". College of Arms. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Lacey, Robert (2021). Battle of Brothers (2nd ed.). London: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-00-840854-1. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
...this genteel clan that could trace their descent back to Tudor times.
- ^ Taylor, T. (1886). The History of Wakefield – The Rectory Manor. W. H. Milnes. pp. 302, 305, 335, 368. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
...2nd January 1813, conveyed freehold property extending on the ...to John Middleton of Wakefield, cabinet maker... Ingwell Croft on May 1824, 23 yards to John Middleton...On the 29th December 1843, Ann Middleton [nee Carrington] of Leeds, the widow and William Middleton of Leeds, solicitor, the only son of John Middleton, surrendered the property purchased in 1813 to the use of...
- ^ Wilson, N. (26 April 2011). "William and Kate's links with Yorkshire". York Press. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
David, who is widowed...is proud of the Middleton clan and the legal business that spawned five generations.
- ^ "Wartime RAF pilot who in peacetime flew for BEA and accompanied the Duke of Edinburgh on a tour of South America – Obituary – Peter Middleton (1920–2010)". The Times. UK. 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
Peter Francis Middleton was born in Leeds in 1920, the third son of Richard Middleton and Olive Lupton, a family of mill owners and solicitors...
- ^ "Funeral of Earl". Yorkshire Evening Post. West Yorkshire, England. 19 May 1948. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2013 – via Genes Reunited.
Mr. Richard Noel Middleton, retired woollen manufacturer [William Lupton & Co.], Park Avenue, Roundhay, said [that on] 05.45 am, on May...
- ^ Rayner, Gordon (13 September 2013). "'Middle-class' Duchess of Cambridge's relative wore crown and attended George V's coronation". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
The relations... were very much landed gentry and we now know that some of them had titles... Baroness Airedale's mother, Baroness von Schunck, was also invited to the coronation of George V...discovered a photo in which members were playing host to Princess Mary, the Queen's aunt.
- ^ "Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood". London: National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
On 27th July 1927, at the Headingley Cricket Ground, near Leeds, Princess Mary was photographed as guest of honour at a garden party...Their niece, Olive Middleton (nee Lupton) was also photographed as one of the dignitaries in the procession walking behind Princess Mary. Olive had been on the Princess's fundraising committee for the Leeds Infirmary...