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I am trying to build a chronological list of English Consuls at Leghorn as complete as possible for reference. I highlighted those Consuls who have already been studied and are included in the database. Any information is welcome as any correction !
1597 Raymond DAWKINS (Raymond D’ORCHEN, could be also d’ORAN)
? – 1621 Thomas HUNT
1621 – 1630? Richard ALLEN
1630-1665 Morgan READ (+ Charles LONGLAND by c1651)
[1644] Robert SAINTHILL
1666-? Thomas DETHICK
1665-1669 Joseph KENT [aka John ABDY] (+ Charles CHELLINGWORTH Vice-C.)
1669-1671 Thomas CLUTTERBUCK
1675-1679? Thomas PLATT
1681-1687 Thomas DEREHAM (1681?-1687?)
1687?-1690? Robert BALLE (+ Joseph PATE Vice-C.)
1696-1705? John BURROWS (+ James WHELEY Vice-C.)
1705-1716 Christopher CROWE (+ Edward JARET? Vice-C.)
1723-1724 Charles GREENWOOD ?
1724-1733 Francis COLMAN
? – ? Neil BROWN ?
1736-1754 Burrington GOLDSWORTHY
1800 – ? Archibald M’NIELL
1814-1815 William Bowman FELTON
c.1821 Mr. GUITON, Vice-Consul
1843-1883 Alexander MACBEAN (Frederick Thompson Vice-Consul c.1840-1853 + Albemarle Percy INGLIS Vice-C.)
1883-1889 Sir Albemarle Percy INGLIS (+ E. ARCHER Vice-C.)
1887-1890 John Bowring SPENCE (Pro Consul and Acting Consul)
1887-1888 John William HARRIS
1888-1891 Henry Edward O’NEILL (+ U. Ryale MONEY Vice-C.)
1891-1908 William PERCY-CHAPMAN (+ Montg. CARMICHAEL Vice-C. c.1900-?)
1908-1922 Montgomery CARMICHAEL (+ G.D. Carmichael, G. Bush, C.H. Hutchinson, C.J. Bateman Vice-C.)
1923 – ? Edward Mervyn De GARSTON (+ F.B. LAMB Vice-C.)
1927-1930 Douglas Freeland Shute FILLITER
1930-1933 Ernest Reginald SECOOMBE or SECCOMBE
1933-1936 Walter Clerk RANDOLPH-ROSE
<1939->1949 – Herbert Leslie GREENLEAVES (of San Marino 1945, Consul at Florence) (+ F.B. LAMB Vice-C. at Livorno)
British Consuls at Leghorn
I remember to had visited as child about 1935 a family of the British Consul at Livorno named Lamb (or so on),living in Scoglio della Regina
I was British Consul in Florence until April 2009. At the Consulate we have a list of British Consuls/legates/Ministers Plenipotentiary etc dating back to Lambert Blackwell. Some of these had responsibility for Florence and Livorno and others for one city only. While we have pen sketches for each, we don’t have a record of their spheres of responsibility. It would be worth making contact with the British Consulate in Florence
Greetings Ms. Macfarlane, thank you for writing a message here. I am aware of your Consulate in Florence, I’ve seen also the pictures of your visit to the Old English Cemetery. I am planning to contact the British Consulate of Florence with a project about it, we really hope to find some fundings to support this exceptional site. It’s not anymore acceptable to keep it in these conditions. Sarah Thompson and Diana Price are supporting us, I think you remember them. I am wondering whether we might get help by any institution in Great Britain.
Thank you for pointing me to the Consuls’ list in Florence. I will get in touch with them soon.
Best regards
Thanks Colin,
yes, all these information are well known to me and some of them are accessible on the geneanet part of this blog by clicking on relevant names. Thank you anyway for writing here, maybe someone finds this interesting or related to some other stories and willing to share it with us.
I am aware of three Consuls in Leghorn.
John Dick from ? to 1766 ( he sold the Consulate to John Udny)
John Udny 1766 to 1800. Married Salina Shore-Clevland in Pisa 1777. (interesting note: John Udny’s VICE Consul was also called John Udny and was appointed in 1778/9 until his transfer to Fiume, now ReiJka, Croatia. The Consul abandoned his post when French troops entered Leghorn in the morning of the 26 June 1796.
The VICE Consul (John Udny Jnr) assumed the post as ACTING Consul. He spent six months in chains at Porto Ferrajo was released and returned to the ACTING Consul post until his transfer to Fiume in 1800.
Alexander McBean was appointed as Consul in 1800 and remained until the onsulate was closed in 1815.
Hope this helps