James Thomas Mauleverer C.B. (1815 - 1866)

Born 1815 in Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 26 Oct 1866 at about age 51 in London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

James was born in 1815. He is the son of Richard Mauleverer and Maria Burgh.

James Thomas Mauleverer, who purchased an Ensigncy in the 17th Regiment in 1834, first witnessed active service in the Ghuznee operations of 1839. But in the summer of 1844, in the rank of Captain, he transferred to the 30th Regiment, with whom he served with distinction in the Crimea. At the battle of Alma, where he regretted not having brought his pipe with him - but managed to obtain a cigar from a fellow officer - he had his horse shot from under him and at Inkermann, where he commanded the regiment in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, he was severely wounded. On this latter occasion he led at least two bayonet charges into the massed Russian ranks intent on storming his “Barrier” position and, but for his status as C.O., may well have been awarded the V.C. He saw further action before Sebastopol in 1855 and was again wounded in the assault on the Great Redan on 8 September.

Mauleverer was created a C.B. in 1855 and awarded the Legion of Honour, Order of the Medjidie and Al Valore Militare. An agile man, he was said to pride himself on his ability to vault the billiard-table in the Officers’ Mess, even towards the end of his career. He retired from active service in 1862.

James married Amy Allen, youngest daughter of Captain William Edward Hughes Allen, on 4 February 1865 at St George's church, Dublin, Ireland. ^[1]

Children

1. James Thomas born 30 August 1862,^[2] married Edith Hunt on 21 September 1889.^[3]
2. Elsie Geraldine born 1st February 1865.^[4]
3. Eva de Burgh born, after his death, on 23 December 1866.

He died on 26 October 1866 and was buried in Brompton Cemetery.^[2]

Death Notice - Illustrated London News November 3, 1866

James Thomas Mauleverer, Esq., C. B., a Colonel in the Army, who died on the 26th ult., at his residence, 14, Craven-street, was the son of the late Rev. R. Mauleverer, of Tipperary....

Probate ^[5]

Research Notes

Anne Ellen Fox was made the guardian of the son James Thomas, she was his maternal aunt.

Sources

1. ↑ Ireland Church Registers St. George (COI), Dublin Births
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers WO 42/67/M207
3. ↑ "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X363-ZH7?cc=4489058 : 16 October 2023), >
4. ↑ Ireland Civil Registration North Dublin Births
5. ↑ http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014887/005014887_00116.pdf

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