Sir Richard Wilbraham | |
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![]() Colonel Richard Wilbraham, CB, outside his tent | |
Born | 12 April 1811 Scholar Green, Cheshire |
Died | 30 April 1900 |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
Syrian War Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Frances Egerton |
General Sir Richard Wilbraham KCB (12 April 1811 – 30 April 1900) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
He was a son of Randle Bootle-Wilbraham (1773–1861) of Rode Hall and, his second wife, Sibylla Egerton. Among his siblings was Charlotte Wilbraham (wife of Francis Cradock Twemlow). [1]
His maternal grandparents were Philip Egerton, and Mary Eyles (a daughter of Sir Francis Haskins Eyles-Stiles), and among his maternal family were uncles Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet and Sir Philip Grey Egerton, 9th Baronet. His paternal grandparents were Richard Wilbraham-Bootle, MP for Chester, [2] and the former Mary Bootle (daughter and heiress of Robert Bootle of Lathom House). [3] His uncle was Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale. [2]
In the mid-1830s, Captain Wilbraham was attached to the Persian army to instruct local riflemen. [4] The account of his travels in the lands between the Caspian and the Black Sea, including Georgia and the Caucasus, was published in London in 1839. [5]
Wilbraham then served in the Syrian War. [6] Promoted to major in the 7th Regiment of foot, Wilbraham served as Adjutant General of the 2nd Division during the Crimean War. [7] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1855 and to colonel in August 1855. [7] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) taking up the post in 1881. [8] [9]
On 24 November 1846, Wilbraham was married to his cousin, Elizabeth Frances Egerton (1821–1849), a daughter of Sibella ( née Boswell) Egerton and William Egerton of Gresford Lodge, Denbighshire. Before her death, they were the parents of one surviving daughter: [1]
Wilbraham lived at Rode Hall and died on 30 April 1900. [10]
Through his daughter Katherine, he was a grandfather of Sibylla Frances Baker Wilbraham (wife of The Ven. Percy Barnabas Emmet, Archdeacon of Nandyal), Sir Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham, 6th Baronet (1875–1957), an ecclesiastical lawyer and administrator. [1]
Sir Richard Wilbraham | |
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![]() Colonel Richard Wilbraham, CB, outside his tent | |
Born | 12 April 1811 Scholar Green, Cheshire |
Died | 30 April 1900 |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
Syrian War Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Frances Egerton |
General Sir Richard Wilbraham KCB (12 April 1811 – 30 April 1900) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
He was a son of Randle Bootle-Wilbraham (1773–1861) of Rode Hall and, his second wife, Sibylla Egerton. Among his siblings was Charlotte Wilbraham (wife of Francis Cradock Twemlow). [1]
His maternal grandparents were Philip Egerton, and Mary Eyles (a daughter of Sir Francis Haskins Eyles-Stiles), and among his maternal family were uncles Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet and Sir Philip Grey Egerton, 9th Baronet. His paternal grandparents were Richard Wilbraham-Bootle, MP for Chester, [2] and the former Mary Bootle (daughter and heiress of Robert Bootle of Lathom House). [3] His uncle was Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale. [2]
In the mid-1830s, Captain Wilbraham was attached to the Persian army to instruct local riflemen. [4] The account of his travels in the lands between the Caspian and the Black Sea, including Georgia and the Caucasus, was published in London in 1839. [5]
Wilbraham then served in the Syrian War. [6] Promoted to major in the 7th Regiment of foot, Wilbraham served as Adjutant General of the 2nd Division during the Crimean War. [7] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1855 and to colonel in August 1855. [7] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) taking up the post in 1881. [8] [9]
On 24 November 1846, Wilbraham was married to his cousin, Elizabeth Frances Egerton (1821–1849), a daughter of Sibella ( née Boswell) Egerton and William Egerton of Gresford Lodge, Denbighshire. Before her death, they were the parents of one surviving daughter: [1]
Wilbraham lived at Rode Hall and died on 30 April 1900. [10]
Through his daughter Katherine, he was a grandfather of Sibylla Frances Baker Wilbraham (wife of The Ven. Percy Barnabas Emmet, Archdeacon of Nandyal), Sir Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham, 6th Baronet (1875–1957), an ecclesiastical lawyer and administrator. [1]