Major Fiennes Cornwallis, born Fiennes Wykeham-Martin (1 November 1831 – 24 April 1867), was a British Army officer and related to the Cornwallis family.
Fiennes Cornwallis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fiennes Wykeham-Martin 1 November 1831 Leeds Castle, Kent, England |
| Died | 24 April 1867 (aged 35) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Employer | British Army |
| Spouse | Harriet Elizabeth (née Mott) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Wykeham Martin and Lady Jemima Isabella |
| Relatives | James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis |
Early life
editBorn[1] 1 November 1831 at Leeds Castle, Kent, England, he was the son of Charles Wykeham Martin M.P.[2] and Lady Jemima Isabella (née Mann)[3] and was educated at Eton College.[4]
Family life
editMajor Cornwallis, married Harriet Elizabeth (née Mott), daughter of John Thomas Mott on 29 July 1863 and had 4 children.[5] The eldest became 1st Baron Cornwallis.
Cornwallis was the grandson of James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis; the great-grandson of James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis; the 2nd great-grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis; the 3rd great-grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis; the 4th great-grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis; the 5th great-grandson of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis; the 6th great-grandson of Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis; and the 7th great-grandson of Jane Cornwallis, and Elizabeth Richardson, 1st Lady Cramond. His other ancestors include Edward Cornwallis, Frederick Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, William Cornwallis, and Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis.
Military career
editCornwallis served in the Crimean War with the 4th Light Dragoons[6] and took part in the Charge of the Light Brigade,[7] becoming aide-de-camp to Lord George Paget in the Crimea.[8]
Later life
editCornwallis retired from the Army on 5 May 1863 with the rank of Major and died few years later on 24 April 1867 in a hunting accident.
Bibliography
edit- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition).
New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. ISBN 0-333-38847-X
Notes
edit- ^ Born and baptised Fiennes Wykeham-Martin, changed surname to Cornwallis by Royal Licenses 15 October 1859 in accordance with the will of Caroline Cornwallis ("No. 22319". The London Gazette. 25 October 1859. p. 3858.).
- ^ 11 September 1801 – 30 October 1870
- ^ 25 December 1806 – 17 December 1836
- ^ Old Etonians born in 1830s
- ^
Children were:-
- Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis 1864–1935.
- Arthur Wykeham Cornwallis 1865–1952.
- Helen Florence Cornwallis 1867–1957.
- Caroline Vere Cornwallis 1868–1909.
- ^ With the following ranks
- Cornet 12 April 1850
- Lieutenant 26 October 1854
- Captain 31 August 1855
- Major 17 July 1860
- ^ Battle of Balaclava, 25 October 1854
- ^
Letters Written from The Crimea to Several Members of his Family. CORNWALLIS, (Major Fiennes).
Collected and Edited by Mrs. Wykeham Martin, of Leeds Castle
References
edit- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- The Descendants of William the Conqueror Page 104
- Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science The Conwallis Family
- Bulletins and Other State Intelligence 1855 Google Books