Vansittart

Vansittart is a surname of Dutch origin that originated in the city of Sittard in Limburg. A rich mercantile branch of the Dutch family that settled at Shottesbrooke, in Berkshire, England, included several members who were prominent in British politics.

Notable people with the surname include:

Augustus Arthur Vansittart (1824–1882), English scholar
Cyril Vansittart (1852–1887), English-Italian chess player
Edward Vansittart Neale (1810–1892), English barrister
George Henry Vansittart (1768–1824), British army general
George Vansittart (1745–1825), British politician
Henrietta Vansittart (1833–1883), English engineer and inventor
Henry Vansittart (1732–1770), English diplomat and Governor of Bengal
Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (1766–1851), English politician
Peter Vansittart (1920–2008), English writer
Robert Vansittart (judge) (1728–1789), English jurist
Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart (1881–1957), English diplomat
Rupert Vansittart (born 1958), English actor
Sir Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (1862–1938), English politician
Tom Vansittart (born 1950), English retired footballer
William Vansittart (1813–1878), British politician
William Vansittart Bowater (1838–1907), English businessman
Alice Vansittart Comyns Carr (1850–1927), British costume designer associated with the Aesthetic dress movement
Alma Gertrude Vansittart Strettell, (1853–1939), British translator and poet

References

↑ "Vansittart surname". Forebears. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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[1] "Vansittart surname". Forebears. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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