General John EYRE

Bef 1791 - 1865  (> 74 years)

• Name	John EYRE
  Title	General
  Born	Bef 14 Jan 1791	Solihull, Warwickshire, England
  Christened	14 Jan 1791	Solihull, Warwickshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Jun 1807
  	Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery
  Occupation	1827
  	Captain
  Occupation	1846
  	Lieutenant Colonel
  Occupation	20 Jun 1854
  	Colonel
  Occupation	28 Feb 1856
  	Retired
  Occupation	1857
  	Major General
  Occupation	23 Feb 1857  [3]
  	Major General (honorary) Royal Artillery retired
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England
  	Major General Royal Artillery (retired)
  Died	31 Oct 1865	Chichester, West Sussex, England   [4, 5, 6]
  Probate	2 Dec 1865	Chichester, West Sussex, England   [4]
  	The will of John Eyre formerley of Eastbourne in the county of Sussex but late of the city of Chichester a Major General in Her Majesty's Royal Artillery deceased who died 31 October 1865 at Chichester soforesaid was proved at Chichester by the oath of William Hugh Dennett of Worthing in the county aforesaid gentleman one of the executors. Effects under ?5,000.
  Person ID	I4202	Strays WAR Coventry
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Rev. James EYRE,   b. 1747, Coventry, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 9 Mar 1813, Solihull, West Midlands, England  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Charlotte HARDING,   b. Bef 1773,   d. Aft 7 Oct 1804  (Age > 32 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1790	Solihull, Warwickshire, England   [1, 2, 7]
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte RAIN,   b. Yes, date unknown,   d. Bef 7 Apr 1861
  Married	1826	Jamaica
  Children	1. Charlotte EYRE,   b. 1828, Jamaica ,   d. Aft 30 Mar 1851  (Age > 23 years)   2. Mary EYRE,   b. Abt 1835, Leith, Scotland ,   d. Aft 3 Apr 1881  (Age ~ 46 years)   3. Elizabeth EYRE,   b. 1836, Leith, Scotland ,   d. Aft 7 Apr 1861  (Age > 25 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Eyre of Conventory entered here were commenced and compiled from General Eyre's papers.- General Eyre speaks of John his grandfather, his g.g. Grandfather and Vademont Eyre his g.g.g. Grandfather; also from Salisbury Dioc. Records, Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, and Conventory Registers. This entry from Rev A Stewart Hartigan 'Eyre Notes and Queries'

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] IGI. [S1] Parish Record (on file). [S8] London Gazette. [S2] Will Index. [S3] GRO Index. [S7] Newspaper. [S5] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.