Wilbraham Spencer Tollemache

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

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]

Tollemache was a JP for many years and was appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1865.[7][8]

Family

In 1844 Tollemache 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] Roundell 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. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "Person page 2551". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012.[unreliable source] (Citing: Mosley, Charles (ed.). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (107 ed.).
  2. ^ "No. 17733". The London Gazette. 4 August 1821. p. 1617.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.