Francis Richard Hemming (1851–89)

Only son of the needle manufacturer and proprietor of Bentley Manor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Richard Hemming. Officer in the county militia. Lived a life of leisure, running a private yacht, entertaining lavishly, horse racing, gambling, and hare coursing. Owner of the famous greyhound Peasant Boy.

Sources

BMD (Birth index, Death index)

Census returns of England and Wales 1871 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG10/103/72/6)

Jones 2009, pp. 9–11