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Biography of Edwyn Sherard Burnaby 1830-1883

Paternal Family Tree: Burnaby

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Garritt

1854 Battle of Inkerman

1855 Siege of Sevastopol

On 29th August 1829 [his father] Edwyn Burnaby (age 30) and [his mother] Anne Caroline Salisbury (age 24) were married.

On 22nd May 1830 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby was born to [his father] Edwyn Burnaby (age 31) and [his mother] Anne Caroline Salisbury (age 25). He was educated at Eton College [Map].

Battle of Inkerman

On 5th November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman..

Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot (age 26) and Cavendish Hubert Greville (age 19) were killed.

Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) fought; his horse was killed under him by a shell.

William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 18) was wounded.

Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 25) and Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 24) fought.

Captain William Kent Allix (age 31) was killed in action whilst serving with the 1st Royal Regiment.

Robert Lydston Newman 2nd Baronet (age 32) was killed in action. His brother Lydston (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Newman of Stokeley and Mamhead in Devon.

Charles Francis Seymour-Conway (age 35) was killed in action.

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Siege of Sevastopol

On 23rd July 1855 Edward Fitz-Clarence (age 18) was killed at the Siege of Sevastopol.

Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 25) and Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (age 37) fought.

On 29th January 1864 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 33) and Louisa Julia Mary Dixie (age 21) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

Around 1866 [his daughter] Hilda Burnaby was born to Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 35) and [his wife] Louisa Julia Mary Dixie (age 23).

On 18th September 1867 [his father] Edwyn Burnaby (age 68) died. Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 37) inherited Baggrave Hall.

On 9th April 1868 [his son] Algernon Edwyn Burnaby was born to Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 37) and [his wife] Louisa Julia Mary Dixie (age 25). He married (1) 13th April 1896 Sybil Cholmondeley, daughter of Hugh Cholmondeley 2nd Baron Delamere and Augusta Emily Seymour-Conway Baroness Delamere, and had issue (2) 18th July 1908 Minna Field.

In 1880 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 49) and John Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 61) were elected MP North Leicestershire

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

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In 1881 [his wife] Louisa Julia Mary Dixie (age 38) died.

On 3rd May 1881 [his mother] Anne Caroline Salisbury (age 76) died.

On 31st May 1883 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 53) died at Brighton. [his son] Algernon Edwyn Burnaby (age 15) inherited Baggrave Hall.

Ancestors of Edwyn Sherard Burnaby 1830-1883

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend Andrew Burnaby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Archdeacon Andrew Burnaby

GrandFather: Edwyn Andrew Burnaby

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Edwyn

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Edwyn

Father: Edwyn Burnaby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend William Browne

GrandMother: Mary Browne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Adcock

Edwyn Sherard Burnaby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury

GrandFather: Thomas Salisbury of Marshfield House

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lister

Mother: Anne Caroline Salisbury

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Webb of Church Stanway in Gloucestershire

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Webb

GrandMother: Frances Webb

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Garritt