Edwyn Burnaby (courtier)

For other people named Edwyn Burnaby, see Edwyn Burnaby (disambiguation).

Captain Edwyn Burnaby JP DL
High Sheriff of Leicestershire
In office 1864–1864
Preceded by	John Martin
Succeeded by	Frederick Palmer
Personal details
Born	(1798-09-29)29 September 1798
Died	18 July 1867(1867-07-18) (aged 68)
Spouse	Anne Caroline Salisbury ​ ​ (m. 1829; died 1867)​
Relations	Andrew Burnaby (grandfather)
Children	Edwyn Burnaby Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck Cecilia Newton Gertrude Vaughan, Countess of Lisburne Ida Charlotte Conolly
Parent(s)	Edwyn Andrew Burnaby Mary Browne
Residence(s)	Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire
Alma mater	Worcester College, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford

Captain Edwyn Burnaby JP DL (29 September 1798 – 18 July 1867) of Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire, was an English landowner, courtier,[1][2] He was a maternal great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and therefore a direct ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III.

Early life

Edwyn was the eldest son of Edwyn Andrew Burnaby, (d. 1825), and his wife Mary Browne, daughter and heiress of the Reverend William Browne and his wife Mary Adcock. His grandfather was Andrew Burnaby. He was baptised on 30 September 1798 at Rotherby, Leicestershire, and was probably born the day before as various editions of Burke's Landed Gentry and other published sources give his date of birth as 29 September 1799.[3] His age is given as 19 on matriculation at Worcester College, Oxford on 20 October 1817.[4] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[1]

Career

He served as a captain in the Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards.[2]

He was also a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1864. He succeeded his father in the Court post of Gentleman of the Privy chamber.[1]

Personal life

On 29 August 1829, he married Anne Caroline Salisbury, daughter of Thomas Salisbury (solicitor), by Frances, daughter of Francis Webb.[5] Together, they had several children, including:

• Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (1830–1883), major-general and Member of Parliament[1]
• Caroline Louisa Burnaby (1832–1918), who married the Rev. Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, grandson of the Prime Minister, the 3rd Duke of Portland.
• Cecilia Florence Burnaby (d. 1869), who married George Onslow Newton.[6]
• Gertrude Laura Burnaby (d. 1865), who married Ernest Vaughan, 5th Earl of Lisburne (1836–1888)[7]
• Ida Charlotte Burnaby (1839–1886), who married John Augustus Conolly (1829–1888)

Burnaby died on 18 July 1867.

References

1. Gentleman's Magazine, September 1867, p. 398
2. Burke, John (1838). History of The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. iv. London. pp. 702–4.
3. Edward J. Davies, "The Ancestry of Frances Webb, Wife of Thomas Salisbury of Fordington, Dorset", Genealogists' Magazine, 27(2001–03):348-54.
4. Foster, J (1888). Alumni Oxoniensis. Vol. I. Oxford: Parker & Co. p. 194.
5. "Some Descendants of John And Frances (Skey) Webb" (PDF). The Genealogy Pages of Edward J. Davies. 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
6. Joseph Jackson Howard; Frederick Arthur Crisp. Visitation of England and Wales. p. 39.
7. Nicholas, Thomas. Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales. p. 201.