family on the decease of his father, some time previous to which he had married Susannah, the daughter of Geoffrey Rishton, of Antley, and by her had issue—Edward, born in 1680; Ellen, the wife of Richard Sherdley, of Kirkham, born in 1698; and Dorothy, who died unmarried in 1747, aged 76 years. John Veale was a justice of the peace for this county, and died in 1704. After the death of John Veale, whose remains were interred at Bispham church, Edward, his only son, inherited the lands and Hall of Whinney Heys. Edward Veale was living at the same time as Thomas Tyldesley, of Fox Hall, Blackpool, and between the two gentlemen a close friendship seems to have existed, as we glean from the diary of the latter, in which Edward Veale is frequently mentioned, being invariably, for some reason, styled Captain,—perhaps he once held that rank in some temporary or reserve force, for there is no record of his ever having been connected with the regular troops. The following is a short extract from the above diary in 1712:— “Aug. 2.—Att my returne I wentt to yᵉ King’s Arms, and got my dinʳ with Broʳ. We spent 1s. a pice in whitte wine, and as wee went through yᵉ hall met with Just. Longworth,[64] Capᵗᵗ Veale, Just. Pearson, Franke Nickinson, and small Lᵈ of Roshall.[65] Wee were very merry upon yᵉ small Lord, and spent 1s. a pice in sack and white wine, wʰ elevated yᵉ petite Lᵈ that before he went to bed he tucke yᵉ ffriedom of biting his man Sharocke’s thumb off just beyond yᵉ nail. I found cos. W: W: att home.”