General John EYRE
Bef 1791 - 1865 (> 74 years)-
Name John EYRE Title General Born Bef 14 Jan 1791 Solihull, Warwickshire, England Christened 14 Jan 1791 Solihull, Warwickshire, England [1, 2] Gender Male Occupation Jun 1807 Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery Occupation 1827 Captain Occupation 1846 Lieutenant Colonel Occupation 20 Jun 1854 Colonel Occupation 28 Feb 1856 Retired Occupation 1857 Major General Occupation 23 Feb 1857 [3] Major General (honorary) Royal Artillery retired Census 7 Apr 1861 Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England - Major General Royal Artillery (retired)
Died 31 Oct 1865 Chichester, West Sussex, England [4, 5, 6] Probate 2 Dec 1865 Chichester, West Sussex, England [4] - The will of John Eyre formerley of Eastbourne in the county of Sussex but late of the city of Chichester a Major General in Her Majesty's Royal Artillery deceased who died 31 October 1865 at Chichester soforesaid was proved at Chichester by the oath of William Hugh Dennett of Worthing in the county aforesaid gentleman one of the executors.
Effects under ?5,000.
Person ID I4202 Strays WAR Coventry Last Modified 9 Oct 2016
Father Rev. James EYRE, b. 1747, Coventry, Warwickshire, England , d. 9 Mar 1813, Solihull, West Midlands, England (Age 66 years) Mother Charlotte HARDING, b. Bef 1773, d. Aft 7 Oct 1804 (Age > 32 years) Married 9 Apr 1790 Solihull, Warwickshire, England [1, 2, 7] Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Charlotte RAIN, b. Yes, date unknown, d. Bef 7 Apr 1861 Married 1826 Jamaica Children 1. Charlotte EYRE, b. 1828, Jamaica , d. Aft 30 Mar 1851 (Age > 23 years) 2. Mary EYRE, b. Abt 1835, Leith, Scotland , d. Aft 3 Apr 1881 (Age ~ 46 years) 3. Elizabeth EYRE, b. 1836, Leith, Scotland , d. Aft 7 Apr 1861 (Age > 25 years) Last Modified 13 Jul 2013 Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The Eyre of Conventory entered here were commenced and compiled
from General Eyre's papers.- General Eyre speaks of John his
grandfather, his g.g. Grandfather and Vademont Eyre his g.g.g.
Grandfather; also from Salisbury Dioc. Records, Foster's Alumni
Oxonienses, and Conventory Registers. This entry from Rev A
Stewart Hartigan 'Eyre Notes and Queries'
- The Eyre of Conventory entered here were commenced and compiled
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