Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache

Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache (3 October 1807 – 15 February 1890) was an English soldier, JP and High Sheriff.

Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache
Born(1807-10-03)3 October 1807
Nantwich, Cheshire
Died15 February 1890(1890-02-15) (aged 82)
Nantwich, Cheshire
NationalityEnglish
SpouseAnne Tomkinson
ChildrenJulia Anne Elizabeth
Henry James
Alice Georgina
Archibald Edward
Parent(s)Admiral John Richard Delap Halliday and Lady Elizabeth Stratford
RelativesBrother:John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache

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 December 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. Lundy, Darryl. "Person page 2551". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012. (Citing: Mosley, Charles (ed.). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (107 ed.).
  2. "No. 17733". The London Gazette. 4 August 1821. p. 1617.
  3. 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.
  4. Thornber, Craig (29 March 2006). "Dorfold Hall". Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. "No. 18497". The London Gazette. 19 August 1828. p. 1575.
  6. "First Lieutenant Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache (1808–90), Rifle Brigade". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  7. United Kingdom Census 1851, Acton, Cheshire. Class: HO107; Piece: 2169; Folio: 463; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87155-87156.
  8. "No. 22936". The London Gazette. 4 February 1865. p. 559.
  9. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  10. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  11. Author:Julia Anne Elizabeth Roundell  via Wikisource.
  12. Tollemache Roundell, Julia Anne Elizabeth (1884). Cowdray: the history of a great English house. London: Bickers & Son. p. 154.
  13. United Kingdom Census 1911, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire. Class: RG14; Piece: 21800
  14. Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour. Vol. 2 (5 ed.). Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack. p. 1946.
  15. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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