Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache
| Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 October 1807 Nantwich, Cheshire |
| Died |
15 February 1890 (aged 82) Nantwich, Cheshire |
| Residence | Nantwich,Cheshire |
| Nationality | English |
| Home town | Nantwich,Cheshire |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Tomkinson |
| Children |
Julia Anne Elizabeth Henry James Alice Georgina Archibald Edward |
| Parent(s) | Admiral John Richard Delap Halliday and Lady Elizabeth Stratford |
| Relatives | Brother:John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache |
Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache (3 October 1807 – 15 February 1890) was an English soldier, JP and High Sheriff.
Early life
Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache was born on 3 October 1807.[1] He was the younger son of Admiral John Richard Delap Halliday (who assumed the surname and arms of Tollemache in 1821)[2] and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Stratford. His eldest brother was John Tollemache.[3][4]
Career
He served in the Rifle Brigade after the Napoleonic Wars and was appointed First Lieutenant in 1828.[5] His portrait was commissioned from Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet by William IV in 1832 and remains in the Royal collection.[6]
Wilbraham was a JP for many years and was appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1865.[7][8]
Family
In 1844 Wilbraham married Anne Tomkinson of Dorfold Hall, Acton in Cheshire.[3][9] Four of their children survived to adulthood:
- Julia Anne Elizabeth Tollemache (1845 – 28 Dec 1931). Julia married Charles Savile Roundell in 1874[10] She was an active historian and wrote a DNB entry for Anthony Browne and a history of Cowdray.[11][12] Charles inherited Dorfold Hall on Wilbraham's death and Julia, in turn, inherited when widowed in 1909.
- Henry James Tollemache (5 July 1846 – 2 April 1939)
- Alice Georgina Tollemache (1850 – after 1911)[13]
- Rev. Archibald Edward Tollemache (25 January 1851 – 6 April 1930).[7][14]
Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache died on 15 February 1890, aged 82.[1][15]
References
- 1 2 Lundy, Darryl. "Person page 2551". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012. (Citing: Mosley, Charles (ed.). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (107 ed.).
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17733. p. 1617. 4 August 1821. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- 1 2 Latham, Frank A., ed. (1995). Acton (near Nantwich): The history of a Cheshire parish and its seventeen townships. Acton Local History Group. pp. 115–119. ISBN 0-9522284-1-6.
- ↑ Thornber, Craig (29 March 2006). "Dorfold Hall". Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18497. p. 1575. 19 August 1828. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ "First Lieutenant Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache (1808-90), Rifle Brigade". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- 1 2 United Kingdom Census 1851, Acton, Cheshire. Class: HO107; Piece: 2169; Folio: 463; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87155-87156.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22936. p. 559. 4 February 1865. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑
Author:Julia Anne Elizabeth Roundell. Wikisource. - ↑ Tollemache Roundell, Julia Anne Elizabeth (1884). Cowdray: the history of a great English house. London: Bickers & Son. p. 154.
- ↑ United Kingdom Census 1911, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire. Class: RG14; Piece: 21800
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour 2 (5 ed.). Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 1946.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 November 2012.