The John Bargrave Collection
Stephen Tempest (1654 - 1742)
Probably the Stephen Tempest who donated several objects to Thoresby's collection and who was a member of the junior branch of the the Tempest family of Yorkshire and Lancashire. This Stephen Tempest is a descendant of Sir Stephen Tempest (1553-1625), who was knighted by King James on 9 July 1603, and built the manor house at Broughton in 1597. His grandson, also named Stephen, died without issue in 1670, and the Broughton estates passed to his nephew, the Stephen of concern here. This Stephen "was lord of the manor for 70 years and was responsible for greatly improving the house and gardens, building lakes and bridges, before his death in 1742" (from archival summary of "Papers of the Tempest family of Bolton" held at Hull University Archives on ArchivesHub).Other Links: archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb50-uddca/uddca4 - Archives Hub. Papers of the Tempest family of Bolton (fourth deposit of papers of the Stapleton family, Lords Beaumont, of Carlton Towers), 1723-1897. Papers of the Stapleton (incorporating Errington and Tempest) Family, Lords Beaumont, of Carlton Towers. Hull University Archives, Hull History Centre. GB 50 U DDCA4 Relevant locations: Lived at or near Broughton
People linked to person: Stephen Tempest was a donor to Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)