Isaac Gascoyne (1763 - 1841)

Born 21 Aug 1763 in Barking, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Williamson) Gascoyne — married 1 Jul 1794 in St James The Less, Thorndike Street, London, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1841 at age 78 in 71 Audley Street, London, England

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Biography

General Isaac Gascoyne (1763-1841) was the third som of Bamber Gascoyne and Mary Greene.

He was baptised on the 18th of September 1763 at Barking, Essex, England.

He was educated at Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex, England.

He gained the rank of Ensign in July 1780 in the Coldstream Guards. He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 18th of August 1784. He gained the rank of Captain on 5th of December 1792. He fought in the Battle of Lincelles in 1793, where he was wounded

He married Mary Williamson on 1 July 1794 at St. James the Less, Thorndike Street, St. Marylebone, London, England

Gascoyne, whose seat, Roby Hall, was near Liverpool, was in 1796 elected an MP for Liverpool for which his eldest brother, Bamber Gascoyne the younger (1757–1824) had sat from 1780 to 1796.

He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 7th of June 1799 in the 16th Foot. He gained the rank of Major-General on 29th of April 1802. He was Colonel of the 7th West India Regiment on 10th of October 1805. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General on 25th ofApril 1808. He was Colonel of the 54th Foot on 1st of June 1816. He gained the rank of General on 12th of August 1819.

He died on the 26th of August 1841 at age 78 at 71 Audley Street, London, England, from an inflammatory attack of the bowels. He was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.

Sources

• The Peerage. com (M, #47382).
• ODNB entry for Isaac Gascoyne (1763-1841).
• LDS baptism record for Isaac Gascoyne 18 Sep 1763 Barking, Essex, England.
• Find a Grave memorial fpr General Isaac Gascoyne.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Rose Family Tree.ged on 21 March 2011.