Paternal Family Tree: Bridgeman
On 2nd July 1695 Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet was born to John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet [aged 27] at Blodwell, Shropshire.
In 1710 [his grandfather] John Bridgeman 2nd Baronet [aged 78] died. His son [his father] John [aged 42] succeeded 3rd Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire.
On 9th April 1719 Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 23] and Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman were married. She the daughter of Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 74] and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 57].
On 28th November 1721 Algernon Coote 6th Earl of Mountrath [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Diana Newport Countess Mountrath were married. She by marriage Countess Mountrath. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 77] and [his mother-in-law] Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 60]. He the son of Charles Coote 3rd Earl of Mountrath and Isabella Dormer Countess Mountrath. They were sixth cousins.
On 13th June 1723 [his father-in-law] Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 78] died at Soho Square [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 4th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
On 7th September 1725 [his son] Henry Bridgeman 1st Baron Bradford was born to Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 30] and [his wife] Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman. He married 12th July 1755 Elizabeth Simpson Baroness Bradford and had issue.
On 23rd December 1734 [his brother-in-law] Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford [aged 51] died at St James's Palace [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] on 20th January 1734. His brother Thomas [aged 38] succeeded 4th Earl Bradford, 4th Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 5th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
Before 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 44]. Portrait of Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 43].
On 21st July 1747 [his father] John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet [aged 79] died. His son Orlando [aged 52] succeeded 4th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his wife] Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman by marriage Lady Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire.
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On 19th August 1752 [his wife] Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman died. She was buried at Weston Park, Staffordshire.
On 12th July 1755 [his son] Henry Bridgeman 1st Baron Bradford [aged 29] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Simpson Baroness Bradford [aged 20] were married.
1761. Francis Cotes [aged 34]. Portrait of Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 65].
On 25th July 1764 Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 69] died. His son Henry [aged 38] succeeded 5th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bridgeman 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bridgeman
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop John Bridgeman
Great x 1 Grandfather: Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet
Grandfather: John Bridgeman 2nd Baronet
Father: John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet