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William John Marjoribanks Loftus (Hughes) Otway (abt. 1808 - 1894)

Captain William John Marjoribanks Loftus Otway formerly Hughes
Born about in Blackwell, London, Englandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 20 Oct 1835 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdommap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 86 in London, Englandmap
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Biography

William was born sometime around 1808 according to various sources. He is the son of Captain Philip Hughes RN [1]

William is an alumni of Charterhouse School (1821) [2]. He purchased a commission as an ensign in the British army in 1825 [3]

On March 29th 1826, he was taken from the half-pay list to be appointed enseign in the 52nd Regiment of Foot. [4]

On November 13th, 1828, He was promoted Lieutenant by purchase in the 52nd Regiment of Foot [5]

He retired from the military sometime before 1851 as a Captain likely in the 5th Dragoon Guards [6] [7].

He married Georgina Frances Otway at St Marylebone, Middlesex, London, UK on the 20th October 1835 [8]

They had At least 8 children:

1. Cordelia Frances (1839-1930) [9] 2. Blanche Georgina (1840-1904) [10] 3. Loftus William Henry (1843-1883) [11] 4. Cecil Alfred Jocelyn (1845-1884) [12] 5. Waller Phillip (1848-?) [13] 6. Jocelyn Tufton Farrant (1852? – after 1894) [14] [15] 7. Florence Phoebe (1854-1854) 8. Harold Ernest Carlyon (1856-1909) [16] There may have been one other son

In 1851 William (36) and Georgina (29) and their children Cordelia (11), Blanche (10), Loftus (9), Cecil (5) and Waller (3) were residing at 21 Cumberland Street in Marylebone, London [17]

In 1861 William (46), Georgina (39) Cordelia (21), Blanche (20), Loftus (19), Cecil (15), Waller (13), Jocelyn (9), and Harold (5) were residing at 49 Cumberland St in Marylebone [18]

In 1871 William (56), Georgina (44/49), Waller Phillip (23), Jocelyn TF (19) and Harold EC (14) were living at 2 Hesketh Crescent, Torquay, Devon. The transcription of the record lists the family as that of William Pak Streater however, the image clearly shows the head as William J M Hughes[19].

In 1873 William assumed the partonym Otway by Royal Letter dated 14 Jan 1873 [20] and at a later date took by deed poll for himself and his wife only the additional name of Loftus [21]

In 1881 and 1891 the family residence was 13 Grosvenor Square, Westminster. In 1881 Both William and Georgina were in residence along with 14 servants and staff [22] By 1891 William, now 76 is a widower with his son Jocelyn (39) and his wife Eva May Otway (24 and daughter Georgina=a F (3) in residence along with 14 servants and staff [23].

He died on 10 Nov 1894 leaving an estate of over 71,000 GBP to his (sole surviving?) son Jocelyn Tufton Farrant Otway Esq. [24]


Sources

  1. ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=omMxAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Captain+William+John+Marjoribanks+Loftus+Otway+formerly+Hughes&source=bl&ots=frctjixPcF&sig=ACfU3U3hNMOiyijLHS4Qvn9hS1J2LNxWEQ&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Captain%20William%20John%20Marjoribanks%20Loftus%20Otway%20formerly%20Hughes&f=false
  2. ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=omMxAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Captain+William+John+Marjoribanks+Loftus+Otway+formerly+Hughes&source=bl&ots=frctjixPcF&sig=ACfU3U3hNMOiyijLHS4Qvn9hS1J2LNxWEQ&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Captain%20William%20John%20Marjoribanks%20Loftus%20Otway%20formerly%20Hughes&f=false
  3. ↑ London Gazette 1825-09-17 Issue 18176 page 1686 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/18176/page/1686
  4. ↑ London Gazette 1826-04-08 Issue 18236 page 810 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/18236/page/810
  5. ↑ Edinburgh Gazette 1828-11-28 Issue 3701 Page 285 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/3703/page/285
  6. ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=omMxAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Captain+William+John+Marjoribanks+Loftus+Otway+formerly+Hughes&source=bl&ots=frctjixPcF&sig=ACfU3U3hNMOiyijLHS4Qvn9hS1J2LNxWEQ&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Captain%20William%20John%20Marjoribanks%20Loftus%20Otway%20formerly%20Hughes&f=false
  7. ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  8. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England: Reference Number: p89/mry1/205 https://mediasvc.ancestry.ca/v2/image/namespaces/1623/media/31280_194679-00174.jpg?securityToken=xwaaaa3420bdaaef9a2cc600eda494fbcae8d7c77c66283e00&client=AncestryArchives&download=true&imagequality=HighQuality&enhancement=AdaptiveContrast
  9. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89/MRY1/102
  10. ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  11. ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  12. ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  13. ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  14. ↑ 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  15. ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Otway&yearOfDeath=1894#calenda
  16. ↑ 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  17. ↑ 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  18. ↑ 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  19. ↑ 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004
  20. ↑ London Gazette edition 23941 14 Jan 1873 pages 321 and 322
  21. ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-471522513/the-peerage-baronetage-and-knightage-of-the-british-empire#fullscreen
  22. ↑ 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004
  23. ↑ 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  24. ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Otway&yearOfDeath=1894#calenda


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Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Hi Richard, I edited the first name to follow Wikitree guidelines, you may want to do something in your write up to explain the difference in last names from birth to current.
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