General Henry John Wynyard
b. 8 June 1761, d. 3 April 1838
General Henry John Wynyard|b. 8 Jun 1761\nd. 3 Apr 1838|p773.htm|Lt General William Wynyard|b. 1732\nd. 25 Jan 1789|p766.htm|Catherine St. Leger|b. 1736\nd. 17 May 1764|p771.htm|Lt General John Wynyard|b. 1677\nd. Feb 1752|p763.htm|Mary Maxwell||p764.htm|||||||
| Father* | Lt General William Wynyard1,2 b. 1732, d. 25 Jan 1789 |
| Mother* | Catherine St. Leger2 b. 1736, d. 17 May 1764 |
General Henry John Wynyard was born 8 June 1761.3 He was the son of Lt General William Wynyard and Catherine St. Leger.1,2 He died 3 April 1838 at age 76.3
General Wynyard.
April 3. In Upper Brook-street, aged 76, General Henry Wynyard, Colonel of the 46th regiment, and one of the Consolidated Board of General Officers.
He was appointed an Ensign in the 1st foot guards in June 1779; and in May 1793 Lieutenant with the rank of Captain. In February of the latter year he embarked with the brigade of guards for Holland, and advanced with the army through Flanders. In May following he returned to England, having been promoted to a company with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. In Nov. 1791 he rejoined the British army in the neighbourhood of Arnheim, and after the retreat of that winter embarked for England at Bremen Lee. He received the brevet of Colonel, May 3, 1796; and early in 1798 was appointed to the command of a flank battallion, formed from the grenadiers of the brigade of guards; and in Aug. 1799 landed at the Helder under Sir Ralph Abercromby. He was present in every action in thut expedition except the last; in that of the 19th Sept. he was wounded. He attained the rank of Major-General April 29, 1802; and in May 1803 be was placed upon the staff of Great Britain, and appointed to the command of a brigade of guards in the southern district. He was promoted to be Lieut.-General May 25, 1808; in June to the command of the south-west district of Ireland; and on the 15th Sept. to the Colonelcy of the 64th foot, from which he was removed in April 1816 to that of the 46th regiment.
He served for some years upon the staff at Edinburgh, until removed in March 1816, on the succession, as a measure of economy, of Major-Generals to staff situations instead of Lieut.-Generals. He received the brevet of General Aug. 12,1819.
General Wynyard was for many years a Groom of tbe Bedchamber to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, the present King of Hanover.
He married, in 1793, his cousin Lady Matilda West, sister to the late and present Earls Delawarr, and the youngest child of John second Earl Delawarr, by Mary, daughter of Lieut.-Gen. John Wynyard.4
General Wynyard.
April 3. In Upper Brook-street, aged 76, General Henry Wynyard, Colonel of the 46th regiment, and one of the Consolidated Board of General Officers.
He was appointed an Ensign in the 1st foot guards in June 1779; and in May 1793 Lieutenant with the rank of Captain. In February of the latter year he embarked with the brigade of guards for Holland, and advanced with the army through Flanders. In May following he returned to England, having been promoted to a company with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. In Nov. 1791 he rejoined the British army in the neighbourhood of Arnheim, and after the retreat of that winter embarked for England at Bremen Lee. He received the brevet of Colonel, May 3, 1796; and early in 1798 was appointed to the command of a flank battallion, formed from the grenadiers of the brigade of guards; and in Aug. 1799 landed at the Helder under Sir Ralph Abercromby. He was present in every action in thut expedition except the last; in that of the 19th Sept. he was wounded. He attained the rank of Major-General April 29, 1802; and in May 1803 be was placed upon the staff of Great Britain, and appointed to the command of a brigade of guards in the southern district. He was promoted to be Lieut.-General May 25, 1808; in June to the command of the south-west district of Ireland; and on the 15th Sept. to the Colonelcy of the 64th foot, from which he was removed in April 1816 to that of the 46th regiment.
He served for some years upon the staff at Edinburgh, until removed in March 1816, on the succession, as a measure of economy, of Major-Generals to staff situations instead of Lieut.-Generals. He received the brevet of General Aug. 12,1819.
General Wynyard was for many years a Groom of tbe Bedchamber to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, the present King of Hanover.
He married, in 1793, his cousin Lady Matilda West, sister to the late and present Earls Delawarr, and the youngest child of John second Earl Delawarr, by Mary, daughter of Lieut.-Gen. John Wynyard.4
Citations
- [S949] Maria Caroline Wynyard, spinster of Orchard Street, Portman Square, Middlesex, recorded will, "Teignmouth Quire Numbers 601-640," catalog reference PROB 11/1838:604; Probate Records, 1383-1857; FHL Film #156431, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- [S271] Rev. C. W. Bingham, "The Family of Wynyard", Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica New Series, Vol 2 (1877): 269-272. Hereafter cited as "Wynyard Family."
- [S271] Rev. C. W. Bingham, "Wynyard Family."
- [S1474] Sylvanus Urban, "Obituary", Gentleman's Magazine Vol 10 (New Series), No 2 (Aug 1838): 213. Hereafter cited as "Obituary."