![]() His sons were cricketer Cecil Middleton and Ralph Middleton (1908–1990), who was, like their father, a solicitor who later headed the family law firm in Leeds. Henry played host to Princess Mary at Leeds General Infirmary in 1932. Henry Middleton was Chairman of Leeds General Infirmary which had recommended that his portrait be painted by Sir Oswald Birley. Henry Dubs Middleton later acted as chaperone to Gertrude - his first cousin - when they were both students at the University of Oxford from the years 1899-1902 Gertrude, the "wealthy" sister of Richard Noël Middleton, studied at St Anne's College and Henry studied law at University College. Two of William Middleton's (died 1884) grandchildren were solicitor Henry Dubs Middleton (1880–1932), a Charterhouse alumni and Gertrude Middleton (1876-1942), a "brilliant student" who loved sport, including tennis when she was a boarder at St Leonards School and lacrosse which she played on the University of St Andrews' playing fields. Mrs William Middleton was the niece of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale, who led the chapel's congregation at this time and Mrs Noel Middleton was the second cousin of Florence, Baroness Airedale. The great-grandfather of Catherine, Princess of Wales, Richard Noël Middleton, and his elder brother, photographer and civil engineer Captain William Middleton (1874–1940) reportedly wed their fiancées in Leeds at Mill Hill Chapel in the years before the First World War. The Middletons were "friends of British royalty" to whom, in their civic capacity, they "played host as long ago as 1926". Robert Lacey describes the Middleton family as having aristocratic ancestry with Baroness Airedale (1868–1942) being a distant ancestor of Michael Middleton (b.1949). Aristocratic ties ġ932: The Princess Royal escorted by Mr Henry Dubs Middleton, Chairman of Leeds General Infirmary – Yorkshire Post Peter Middleton's son is entrepreneur Michael Francis Middleton whose children are: Catherine, Princess of Wales, socialite and columnist Philippa Matthews (née Middleton) and businessman James Middleton. Richard Noël Middleton's son was Captain Peter Middleton, who was Prince Philip's co-pilot on a tour of South America. ![]() William Middleton's descendants include his grandson Richard Noël Middleton (1878–1951), a solicitor, director of the family woollen manufacturing firm and co-founder of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. His son, solicitor Arthur Middleton (1846–1907) inherited Hawkhills from his father. (1807–1884) of Gledhow Grange-Hawkhills Estate. The law firm Messrs Middleton & Sons was founded in Leeds in 1834 by gentleman farmer and solicitor William Middleton, Esq. Hawkhills, the Middleton estate on Gledhow Lane, Gledhowīy the late Georgian era, the Middleton family were established in the West Riding of Yorkshire as cultural and civic figures, particularly in the legal profession. ![]() By the turn of the 20th century, the Middleton family had married into the British aristocracy and, by the 1920s, the family were playing host to the British royal family. Some members of the firm inherited woollen mills after the Great War. The land passed down to solicitor William Middleton who established the family law firm in Leeds which spawned five generations. Tracing their origins back to the Tudor era, the Middleton family of Yorkshire of the late 18th century were recorded as owning property of the Rectory Manor of Wakefield. The couple has three children, George, Charlotte and Louis. Members of the Middleton family have been related to the British royal family by marriage since the wedding of Catherine Middleton and Prince William in April 2011, when she became the Duchess of Cambridge. ![]() ![]() Coat of arms granted to Michael Francis Middleton (the father of Catherine, Princess of Wales) on 19 April 2011, as the armigerous head of the family ![]()
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