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From Sir James, Dorney Court has passed from father to son in direct succession in the Palmer family down to the present day. His younger son was created Earl of Castlemaine but his older son inherited Dorney (Sir Philip Palmer, 1615–1683). Sir Philip's fourth but, at his death, oldest surviving son was Charles Palmer of Dorney (1651–1714). [2]
Sir Henry married into the Palmers of Dorney court via Phoebe Palmer, the marriage was known as a 'marriage of cousins'. A fine portrait of Sir Henry Palmer¹ hangs in Buckland Abbey and a portrait of hus son Sir Henry hangs prominently at Dorney Court near Windsor.
The first pineapple in the UK was grown in Dorney Court, [5] leading to a pub in the village being named The Pineapple. It is Grade II listed for its age, dating half to the 17th century and half to the 18th century. [6] In 1961, a cornfield in Dorney was the scene of a nationally reported abduction.
He purchased Dorney Court in Buckinghamshire from his wife's family in 1624. In 1626, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury , sitting until 1628. He was knighted by King Charles I in 1629, and, in 1631, entered Gray's Inn to study law.
Born into a Roman Catholic family on 3 September 1634, Roger was the son of Sir James Palmer of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire, a Gentleman of the Bedchamber under King Charles I, and Catherine Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.
Garrard was a younger son of Sir William Garrard or Garret, Haberdasher (1518-1571), of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire, who bought the manor of Dorney in 1542, and became Lord Mayor of London in 1555. [2] His mother was Isabel, daughter of Julian Nethermill, of Coventry, [3] and his paternal grandfather was John Gerrard, alias Garret, of ...
Dorney Court, Sir William Garrard's country residence near Windsor, 1542-1571. William was born in London, the son of John Garrard, [8] citizen and Grocer, a ...
Dorney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Dorney (born 1947), British footballer; Esmond Dorney (1906–1991), Australian architect; Jack Dorney (born 1990), British footballer; John Dorney, British writer and actor; Keith Dorney (born 1957), American football player; Kiernan Dorney (1912–2007), Australian surgeon