James Talbot Airey KCB (1812 - 1898)

Born 6 Sep 1812 in Messina, Sicily, Italy

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Died 1 Jan 1898 at age 85 in London, England, United Kingdom

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James Talbot Airey KCB was born in Sicily on 6 Sep 1812^[1], son of Lt Gen Sir George Airey KCH KCB (1761 - 1833) and Catherine (Talbot) Airey (1774 - 1852).^[2]

His siblings were:

1. Isabella Catherine (Airey) Tottenham ( - 1863)
2. Richard Airey GCB (1803 - 1881)
3. John Moore Cole Airey (~1811 - 1893)
4. Dionysius Stewart Airey (1814 - 1845)
5. Margaret (Airey) Stapleton (~1816 - 1880)
6. Julius Talbot Airey (1816 - 1895)

James served in Afghanistan (1841-1842); in the Gwalior campaign at Punniar, India, in 1843; in Crimea as Assistant Quartermaster-General of the Light Division at Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman; and as Quartermaster-General at Kertch in 1855 under Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown^[3]; and at the Siege of Sebastopol where he was awarded Knight Legion Honour of the Order of Medjidie. He served with the Coldstream Guards where commanded a brigade at Malta (1875-1878); and served Colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 1886. John retired in 1881.^[2]

John Airey never married.^[4] In 1890 he was said to be living at 6 Albert Mansions in Kensington, London. He was a member of the United Service and Marlborough Clubs at this time.^[2]

James died on 1 Jan 1898^[1] in London, England, United Kingdom aged 85.^[5] Probate to his estate was granted on 1 January 1898 to Henry Geers Cotterell and Cecil Dickinson.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States, Wikipedia, Prominent Persons Index, 1500-2022", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:65MZ-GPKX : 21 November 2023), Sir James Talbot Airey.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
3. ↑ This link includes a photograph of Colonel James Talbot Airey with the general.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-XMCP : Tue Dec 12 09:43:50 UTC 2023), Entry for James T Airey and Sarah P Quested, 1881.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JY6-XQM : 31 December 2014), James Talbot Airey, 1898; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XX2-8XT2 : Wed Dec 13 23:01:23 UTC 2023), Entry for James Talbot Airey and Cecil Dickinson, 29 Jan 1898.

See also:

• Wikipedia entry for James Talbot Airey