Thomas Myddelton Biddulph

Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph (29 July 1809 – 28 September 1878) was an officer in the British Army and courtier. Early life Thomas was born on 29 July 1809. He was the second son of Charlotte Myddelton and Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1761–1814) of Ledbury and younger brother of Robert Myddelton Biddulph, MP for Denbighshire. His father adopted, by royal license, the additional surname of Myddelton in 1801 after his mother inherited Chirk Castle from her unmarried brother Richard Myddelton in 1796. His paternal grandparents were Penelope (née Dandridge) Biddulph and barrister Michael Biddulph. His maternal grandparents were Richard Myddelton and, his first wife, Elizabeth Rushout (the daughter of Lady Anne Compton and Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet). An aunt, Maria Myddelton, was the second wife of Hon. Frederick West (a younger son of John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr) He was educated at Eton College.