Lieut-General Charles Edward Ashe a' Court Repington

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• Residence: Heytesbury, Wiltshire; Marital Status: Bachelor; Marital Status: Spinster
• Residence: 1839, England
• Residence: 1851, Heytesbury, Wiltshire; Age: 67; Relation to Head of House: Visitor
• Residence: 1851, Delph, Staffordshire; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Lieut-General Charles Ashe a'Court of Amington Hall, co. Warwick, who by Royal licence 24 October 1855, took name of Repington. Died 19 April 1861. See Heytesbury in 'Burke's Peerage'.

At the time of his marriage he was Lieut.-Col. and Adjutant General to the British Forces in the Mediterranean. Succeeded to Amington Hall on the death of his brother Admiral E.H. a'Court-Repington, 1855. His eldest brother was William, 1st Baron Heytesbury, of Heytesbury, Wilts. Colonel 41st Regiment, Knight of the Guelphic Order 1818, and C.B.



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Extract from "The Times" dated 20 April 1861
Death of General Charles Ashe A'Court (sic) Repington CB - The colonelcy of the 41st Regiment of Foot has become vacant by the death of General A'Court Repington, father of Lady Herbert of Lea, who died at 5 a.m. yesterday morning, at Armington (sic) Hall, near Tamworth, after a protracted illness. General Repington was the youngest son of Sir William Pierce Ashe A'Court, by his second marriage with Letitia, daughter of Mr. Henry Wyndham, of the College, Salisbury. he was born of the 20th of June, 1785, and married on the 10th of May, 1815, Mary the only daughter of Mr. Abraham Gibbs. The gallant General entered the army in 1801, and for the first 15 years saw much active service, having been detached on a separate command in 1806 to the Adriatic, to attack the islands of Tremitis, and in the same year assisted in the siege of Scylla. In 1807 he served in Egypt, and was present at the capture of Alexandria and in the action near Rosetta. At the siege and capture of Santa Maura he was in charge of the Quartermaster-General's Department; he was also at the siege of Capri the same year. When aide-de-campe to the Adjutant-General, when the enemy landed in Sicily in 1809 he commanded the advanced guard, to which nearly 1,000 prisoners surrendered, and he personally captured the enemies standard. The deceased General served afterwards on the Staff in Sicily, Spain, and Italy, and was present at Tarragons, action of Villa Franca, and retreat thence; subsequently, at the occupation of Leghorn, capture of Genoa, siege of Savona, and lastly at the surrender of Naples in 1815. the late General was for some time one of the Poor Law Commissioners. In 1818 he was made a Knight of the Hanoverian Order in recognition of his military services, and in 1831 was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He was also a Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit of Naples, and a Knight of St. Maurice and Lazare of Sardinia. In February, 1848, he was appointed Colonel of the 41st (the Welsh) Regiment of Foot, which by his death becomes at the disposal of the Commander-in- Chief. His commissions bear date as follow (sic) :-Ensign, December 17, 1801; Lieutenant, September 2, 1802; Captain, July 25, 1804; Major, February 22, 1811; Lieutenant-Colonel, May 19, 1813; Colonel, July 22, 1830; Major- General, November 23, 1841; Lieutenant-General, November 11, 1851; and General, February 20, 1856

Charles married Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbs on 10 May 1815 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Mary (daughter of Abraham Gibbs, of Palermo and Mary Elizabeth Douglas) was born on 11 Oct 1793 in Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy; died on 21 Jan 1878 in 29 Lowndes Street, Chelsea, London; was buried in Woking, Surrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles Henry Wyndham a'Court Repington was born on 14 Oct 1819 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire; died on 29 Oct 1903 in Guildford, Surrey.
2. Lady Herbert of Lea. Mary Elizabeth Ashe A'court Repington was born on 21 Jul 1822 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire; died on 30 Oct 1911 in London; was buried in Mill Hill, Middlesex.

Notes:

Sir William Pierce Ashe à Court, 1st Baronet (c. 1747 – 22 July 1817) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament (MP).

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_à_Court,_1st_Baronet

William married Letitia Wyndham in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

General William Ashe-à Court (c. 1708 – 2 August 1781) was a senior British Army officer and a Member of Parliament.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ashe-à_Court

William married Annabella Vernon in 1746. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]