Hello,
Are there any relatives to 3rd Earl Stanhope, Charles Stanhope (1753 - 1816) in this forum? It's believed my great (x3) grandfather was his illegitimate son, William Allin. I have no written proof per se (i'm not certain there would be any) except for an accepted oral history and the fact his son Phillip, as his only male heir, paid for William to emigrate to New Zealand in 1841. The family seat was at Chevening in Sevenoaks.