Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-HBoase, Frederic
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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H
Boase, Frederic
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AYLESFORD, HENEAGE FINCH, 5 Earl of, (_eld. son of Heneage Finch 4
Earl of Aylesford 1751–1812_). _b._ 24 April 1786; succeeded 20
Oct. 1812. _d._ Packington hall, Coventry 3 Jany. 1859.
AYLESFORD, HENEAGE FINCH, 6 Earl of. _b._ Packington hall, 24 Dec.
1824; M.P. for south Warwickshire 7 June 1849 to 21 March 1857.
_d._ Grosvenor st. London 10 Jany. 1871.
AYLESFORD, HENEAGE FINCH, 7 Earl of. _b._ Upper Brook st. London 21
Feb. 1849; entertained Prince of Wales at Packington hall Nov.
1874; a prize fight and a cock fight took place there in 1876;
effected 56 policies of insurance on his life to amount £204,830.
_d._ the Big Springs cattle ranch, Texas 13 Jany. 1885.
AYLMER, FREDERICK WHITWORTH AYLMER, 6 Baron. _b._ Twyford near
Southampton 12 Oct. 1777; captain R.N. 18 May 1805; commanded
Severn 50 guns at battle of Algiers 27 Aug. 1816; naval
aide-de-camp to Wm. iv 1830–37; V.A. 9 Nov. 1846, pensioned 1 July
1851; admiral on half pay 11 Sep. 1854; C.B. 19 Sep. 1816, K.C.B.
5 July 1855, K.F.M.; succeeded as 6 Baron 23 Feb. 1850. _d._ 20
Dawson place, Westbourne grove 5 March 1858. _O’Byrne_ (1861) p.
32.
AYLMER, SIR GERALD GEORGE, 9 Baronet. _b._ Carnarvon 15 Sep. 1798;
succeeded 23 May 1816. _d._ Donadea castle Kilcock, co. Kildare 8
Feb. 1878.
AYLMER, SIR GERALD GEORGE, 10 Baronet. _b._ Dublin 26 May 1830. _d._
25 June 1883.
AYLMER, SIR JUSTIN GERALD, 11 Baronet. _b._ 17 Nov. 1863; ed. at
Harrow and Trin. coll. Cambridge. _d._ Trinity college 15 March
1885 the result of a fall from a bicycle 3 days before.
AYLMER, SIR ARTHUR PERCY, 12 Baronet. _b._ 31 Aug. 1801; ed. at
Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1823, M.A. 1826; student L.I. _d._ Cork 7
May 1885.
AYLMER, THOMAS BRABAZON. Ensign 20 foot 9 Aug. 1797; major 9 foot 4
Sep. 1807 to 25 Feb. 1816 when placed on h.p.; general 25 Sep.
1856; colonel 45 foot 25 Sep. 1856 to death. _d._ Worthing 19 July
1858 aged 76.
AYLWARD, WILLIAM. A student at R.A. of Music, gained a King’s
scholarship; professor of violoncello there; member of
Philharmonic society and of Royal Italian opera band; taught music
at Slough. _d._ 12 March 1878.
AYRE, REV. JOHN. _b._ Feb. 1801; ed. at Caius coll. Cam., B.A. 1823,
M.A. 1827; Incumbent of St. John’s chapel, Downshire hill
Hampstead; dom. chap. to Earl of Roden; general secretary and
librarian of Parker Society 1840–53; edited for Parker Society
_Sermons of Edwin Sandys, archbishop of York_ 1841; _Works of
Thomas Becon 3 vols._ 1843–44; _Works of John Jewel, bishop of
Salisbury 4 vols._ 1845–50; _Works of John Whitgift, archbishop of
Canterbury 3 vols._ 1851–53; author of _Treasury of Bible
knowledge_ 1866. _d._ Church row, Hampstead 20 May 1869.
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