1775 - 1850 (74 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
- 1800
Died |
1800 |
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Father |
Henry Aylmer, b. ca 1750 |
Mother |
Catharine Whitworth |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
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1775 - 1850 (74 years)
Birth |
24 May 1775 |
Died |
23 Feb 1850 |
Belgravia |
Buried |
West Norwood Cemetery |
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Father |
Henry Aylmer, b. ca 1750 |
Mother |
Catharine Whitworth |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
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1776 - 1798 (22 years)
Birth |
1776 |
Died |
1798 |
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Father |
Henry Aylmer, b. ca 1750 |
Mother |
Catharine Whitworth |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
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1777 - 1858 (80 years)
Birth |
12 Oct 1777 |
Died |
05 Mar 1858 |
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Father |
Henry Aylmer, b. ca 1750 |
Mother |
Catharine Whitworth |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
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1785 - 1813 (28 years)
Birth |
1785 |
Died |
05 Aug 1813 |
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Father |
Henry Aylmer, b. ca 1750 |
Mother |
Catharine Whitworth |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
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1750 - 1785 (35 years)
Birth |
ca 1750 |
Died |
22 Oct 1785 |
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Father |
Captain Henry Aylmer, c. 21 May 1718, St. Paul's, Covent Garden, London , Middlesex, England |
Mother |
Anne Pierce |
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Family |
Catharine Whitworth |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
Children |
| 1. Rose Whitworth Aylmer |
| 2. General Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, b. 24 May 1775 |
| 3. Henry Aylmer, b. 1776 |
| 4. Admiral Frederick Whitworth William Aylmer, b. 12 Oct 1777 |
| 5. James Thomas Aylmer, b. 1785 |
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- 1805
Died |
09 Jan 1805 |
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Father |
Charles Whitworth |
Mother |
Martha Shelley |
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Family |
Henry Aylmer, b. ca 1750 |
Married |
23 Feb 1774 |
Didbrook, Gloucestershire, England |
Children |
| 1. Rose Whitworth Aylmer |
| 2. General Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, b. 24 May 1775 |
| 3. Henry Aylmer, b. 1776 |
| 4. Admiral Frederick Whitworth William Aylmer, b. 12 Oct 1777 |
| 5. James Thomas Aylmer, b. 1785 |
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Name |
Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer |
Prefix |
General |
Birth |
24 May 1775 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
23 Feb 1850 |
Belgravia |
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Burial |
West Norwood Cemetery |
Siblings |
4 Siblings |
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Person ID |
I681096 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
8 Sep 2010 |
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Notes |
- 5th Baron Aylmer
He was gazetted ensign in 1787, lieutenant in 1791 and major in 1800, after being held in a French prison for six months in 1798. His career continued as colonel in 1810, being aide-de-camp to the King between 1810 and 1812 and then major-general in 1813. He was present at most of the battles in the Peninsular War.
In 1814, following service in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, he was appointed adjutant general of British forces in Ireland, where he remained until 1823.
After reaching the position of lt-general in 1825, he was, in 1830, appointed commander of British military forces in North America as well as Governor General of British North America and Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada.
Lord Aylmer had no previous experience as a civil administrator and no political experience and was unable to pacify the growing demands in Lower Canada for responsible government and, in 1834, the radical Assembly of Lower Canada passed 92 resolutions of grievance including a demand that Aylmer be recalled. Lord Aylmer exacerbated ethnic tensions in Lower Canada by favouring the English over the French. The deterioration of the situation led to his recall in 1835[citation needed]. His administration may have been a contributing factor to the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837.
Returning to England, Aylmer was promoted to the rank of general in 1845 but he never obtained a British peerage (his dignity was in the Irish peerage), or another administrative post.
Aylmer's sister Rose Aylmer was the inspiration behind the poem of that name by Walter Savage Landor
- 5th Lord Aylmer, Baron of Balrath, co. Meath [I., 1718] on 22 October 1785
8th Baronet Aylmer, of Balrath, co. Meath [I., 1662] on 22 October 1785
officer in 1787 in the service of the British Army
1798 he was in a French prison for 6 months
On 1 August 1800 he obtained an annuity of £600 for life
Aide-de-Camp to the King between 1810 and 1813
fought in the Peninsular Wars
Major-General in 1813
Adjutant-General of Ireland between 1814 and 1823
Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 2 January 1815
Lieutenant-General in 1825
On 1825 his name was legally changed to Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer by Royal Licence, on the death of his uncle, 1st Earl of Whitworth
Colonel of the 56th Foot between 1827 and 1832
Governor-General of Canada between 1830 and 1835.1 He was Colonel of the 18th Foot between 1832 and 1850
Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 10 September 1836
General on 23 November 1841
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