James Cholmondeley
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James Cholmondeley (1708 - 1775)

Honourable James Cholmondeley
Born in Malpas, Cheshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Brother of and
Husband of — married 12 Nov 1726 (to about 1736) [location unknown]
Died at age 67 in Mayfair, London, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

European Aristocracy
Honourable James Cholmondeley was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

The baptism of James Cholmondley [sic] took place May 9th 1708 in St Anne's Church, Soho, Westminster.[1] The register records "of Hon.ble George Cholmondley and Elisabeth his Lady ... April ... 18." Although the place of birth was not recorded, the family resided in the Old Hall at Cholmondeley near Malpas in Cheshire, at that time.[2] *James was the fifth child and third son of Hon. George and Lady Elizabeth. They had the following children:

  1. James, born 30 November 1700, died young;
  2. Henrietta Cholmondeley b. 26 Nov 1701 bur. 21 May 1769, died without issue;
  3. George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley born 2 January, 1702/3, died 10 June, 1770;
  4. Elisabeth Cholmondeley born 28 May 1705, d. 22 Dec 1762, aged 57;
  5. General Hon. *James Cholmondeley born at in Cholmondeley, 18 April, 1708, died 13 Oct 1775;
  6. Mary Cholmondeley born 9 March 1713/14 bur. 23 April 1783 aged 70, died without issue.[3][4]

Marriage

On November 23rd, 1726, the Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal reported:

"Chester, Nov. 12. Last Tuesday at our Assembly the Lady Penelope Barry, Daughter of the Lord Barrymore, who is said to be a Fortune of 100,000 l. including 4,000 l. a Year as Heir to the Lord Rivers, was married at an Inn to Major Cholmondeley, younger Brother of the Lord Malpas; and afterwards went away in a Coach and Six."[5]

The circumstances of the marriage suggests they did not have the blessing of their parents. Penelope was only 16 years old and James was 18.

Lady Penelope was the sole heir of James, fourth earl of Barrymore, Kingdom of Ireland, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heir of Richard Savage, Earl of Rivers. James and Penelope had no children together.[6] The marriage was unsuccessful and ended amid scandal and allegations that the Lady Penelope had taken a lover and moved to France. "The divorce was granted on 1 Mar 1737, conditional on neither party remarry."[7]

In May of 1733, James's father died leaving most of his many inherited honours to James's older brother, George. James was referred to, in the newspapers as "Colonel James Cholmondeley, married to the Lady Penelope Barry, Daughter to James Earl of Barrymore of the Kingdom of Ireland."[8]

Military and Other Honours

While his brother George had been groomed to inherit the titles and honours of their father, James took on a career in the military. During this time he participated in conflict.[9]

1726: Major is his reported rank at the time of his marriage.[10]
1731: Honourable Major James Cholmondeley appointed Lieutenant Governor of Chester replacing Brigadier General William Newton, deceased.[11]
1733: Colonel James Cholmondeley's father died.
1742: James Cholmondeley, Esq. appointed Colonel of His Majesty's Regiment of Foot and Captain of a Company in that Regiment. He replaced Colonel Lord Cavendish, deceased.[12]
1746: Brigadier at the battle of Falkirk rallying two battalions.[13]
1747: "The King [George II] is pleased to make the following promotions in his Army," James Cholmondeley promoted to Major General.[14]
1749: In January, James was appointed "Major General of his Majesty's Forces, to be Colonel of the Regiment of Dragoons."[15] Later that same month he is removed from Colonel of the Regiment of Carabineers under his new rank.[16] In August, he receives Colonel f the Regiment of Dragoons, Ireland.[17] Then reappointed Colonel of the Regiment of Carabineers and removed from the Dragoons.[18]
1754: Received a promotion to Lieutenant General of His Majesty's Forces.[19]
1775: James maintained his seat as the Governor of Chester until his death, the position being afterwards appointed to Colonel Charles Rainsford.[20]

The Will of the Honourable James Cholmondeley, General of His Majesty's Forces, received probate on 8 November 1775. He died without issue.[21] He was buried in the nave at Westminster Abbey but his gravestone is no longer there, having been removed in 1834 when the nave floor was replaced. The inscription once read, "The Honble. James Cholmondeley, General of his Majesty's Forces, Colonel of the Inniskilling regiment of Dragoons and Governor of Chester Castle. Died 13 October 1775 aged 68."[22]

Research Notes

  • Birth place is assumed to be Cholmondeley Hall near Malpas in Cheshire Wikipedia
  • Details of his lengthy Will could be added.[23]
  • Will of The Right Honorable Lady Penelope Cholmondeley Baroness Mount Eagle, Widow Reference Downloaded and transcribed .

Sources

  1. ↑ "England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2022. From "Parish registers 1539-1945." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing City of Westminster Archives Centre, London.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cholmondeley Castle," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed February 14, 2023).
  3. ↑ George Ormerod, "The history of Chester", Ed. Lackington, and Hughes, Vol. II, (London: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1819), https://archive.org/stream/historyofcountyp02orme#page/356/mode/2up pp.357.
  4. ↑ Lord Malpas v Earl of Cholmondley, The National Archives description of file. Ref: C 11/1033/19, Date: 11733, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  5. ↑ “From Mist's Weekly Journal, Nov. 19." Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal, 23 Nov 1726; British Newspapers on FindMyPast Search Penelope Barry, (Accessed 10 Feb 2023). citing p. 4.
  6. ↑ Ormerod, The history of Chester, 357.
  7. ↑ "Papers relating to divorce of Colonel James Cholmondeley and Lady Penelope Cholmondeley (nee Barry), The National Archives biographical background. Held by Cheshire Archives, N.D. (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  8. ↑ Stephen, Leslie, (Ed), Dictionary of National Biography, 1887, volume 10, page 282. Internet Archive (accessed 17 Feb 2023)
  9. ↑ [Falkirk and other engagements here]
  10. ↑ Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal, 23 Nov 1726.
  11. ↑ Whitehall, March 26.,The London Gazette. 23 March 1731, p. 1, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  12. ↑ Whitehall, December 25.,The London Gazette. 21 December 1742, p. 4, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  13. ↑ Letter [from Brigadier Cholmondeley] to Earl of Cholmondeley concerning the battle of Falkirk...., The National Archives. Ref: DCH/X/9a/48, Date: 20 Jan 1746, Edinburgh, held at Cheshire Archives, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  14. ↑ Whitehall, October 10.,The London Gazette. 6 October 1747, pp. 1-2, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  15. ↑ Whitehall, January 20.,The London Gazette. 6 January 1749, p. 3, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  16. ↑ Whitehall, January 23.,The London Gazette. 20 January 1749, p. 1, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  17. ↑ Whitehall, August 19.,The London Gazette. 15 August 1749, p. 1, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  18. ↑ Whitehall, November 4.,The London Gazette. 31 October 1749, pp. 1-2, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  19. ↑ Whitehall, June 11.,The London Gazette. 8 June 1754, p. 2, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  20. ↑ War Office, November 28. 1775,The London Gazette. 25 November 1775, p. 2, (accessed 17 Feb 2023).
  21. ↑ Will of The Honourable James Cholmondeley, General of His Majesty's Forces, (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D460114 The National Archives). Ref: PROB 11/1012/264, Date: 8 November 1775, (accessed 7 Feb 2023).
  22. ↑ "Cholmondeley Family," Westminster Abbey, (accessed 11 Feb 2023).
  23. ↑ Will of The Honourable James Cholmondeley, General of His Majesty's Forces of Saint... Reference Will

See Also

  • "Nathaniel Mist was an 18th-century British printer and journalist whose Mist's Weekly Journal was the central, most visible, and most explicit opposition newspaper...would explicitly attack the government." (Wikipedia)
  • Stephen Leslie, ed., "George Cholmondeley", Dictionary of National Biography (1887), Vol 10
  • Cokayne, George E.Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and ..., volume 2, page 243. Google Book (accessed 11 Feb 2023)

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