Background
Sir Francis Mundy, also known as Francis Mundy of Markeaton, was the elder of two sons and the heir of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy of Markeaton who was a magistrate and poet in Markeaton, near Derby.
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Francis Mundy
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In 1825 Mundy constructed new streets and properties on the site of King"s Mead Priory on the west side of Derby. Whilst this work was being undertaken a coffin was discovered containing the bones of a small woman. The priory had been a home for nuns.
The damaged stone coffin was not preserved.
Mundy married Sarah Newton on 1800 and had a son, William Mundy of Markeaton in 1801. His direct descendants today have the surname Markeaton-Mundy.
They include Simon Godfrey Markeaton-Mundy, Duke of Markeaton, Charles Robert Markeaton-Mundy, Count of Mondaye and Chancellor of Foreign Affairs of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Street.John of Jerusalem, Ecumenical Knights of Malta, Ivan Joseph Markeaton-Mundy, Charis Maria Markeaton-Mundy, Sandra Markeaton-Mundy, Countess of Checkendon.
Membership
7th United Kingdom Parliament. 8th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament]
In 1820 Mundy was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire and then became a member of parliament for Derbyshire from 1822 to 1831.
