Coat of arms of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace on the village hall (former schoolhouse) in Kirkby Mallory.
"William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace FRS (21 February 1805 – 29 December 1893), known as the Hon. William King until 1833 and as the Lord King from 1833 to 1838, was an English nobleman and scientist.
Lovelace was the eldest son of Peter King, 7th Baron King, and his wife, Lady Hester Fortescue, granddaughter of George Grenville. The politician the Hon. Peter John Locke King was his younger brother.
Educated at Eton and Trinity, he entered the diplomatic service and became secretary to Lord Nugent. He succeeded in the barony in 1833 when his father died. He performed architectural work in his houses.
He was created Viscount Ockham and Earl of Lovelace in 1838 (through his wife Ada), and appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey in 1840, a post he held until his death. On 25 November 1841, he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Royal Surrey Militia on 14 August 1852. He resigned this command on 11 April 1870, when he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment (which became the 3rd Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), a position he held until his death. In 1860, he adopted the additional surname of "Noel".
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In 1835 Lord King married Hon. Augusta Ada Byron, the first computer programmer and the only legitimate daughter of poet George Byron, 6th Baron Byron. They had three children:
Byron King-Noel (1836–1862); styled Viscount Ockham, later succeeded his grandmother as 12th Baron Wentworth.
Lady Annabella Isabella King-Noel (1837–1917); later 15th Baroness Wentworth. She married the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt.
Ralph Gordon King Noel Milbanke (1839–1906); styled Viscount Ockham, later 2nd Earl of Lovelace.
After Ada Lovelace died in 1852, he married Jane Jenkins. They had one son:
Maj. Lionel Fortescue King, later 3rd Earl of Lovelace.
Lord Lovelace died in December 1893, aged 88, and was succeeded in the earldom by his second but eldest surviving son, Ralph."
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Arms:
Sable three spear heads embrued on a chief or three battleaxes in pale (King)
Crest: A dexter cubit arm vested holding the hilt of a spear
Motto: Labor ipse voluptas