Charles William Adair KCB RM (abt. 1822 - 1897)

Born about 15 Apr 1822 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Aslett) Adair — married about Mar 1849 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 27 Dec 1897 at about age 75 in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Charles Adair KCB RM is Notable.

Sir Charles WIlliam Adair KCB RMLI was the son of T.B Adair. He was born in 1822. ^[1] His baptism record dated the 15th of May 1822 at Plymouth in Devon, said that he was born on the 22nd of April 1822.^[2][3]

In early 1849 Sir Charles married Isabella, the daughter of Colonel Thomas Aslett. ^[1][4] The couple's first child, Charles, was born in August 1849.

Sir Charles had a distinguished military career serving in Syria in 1840; the Crimea in 1855-1856; and Japan in 1862-1863. He was Knight of Medjidic and Aide-de-Campe to Queen Victoria from 1870-1878. Charles was Assistant Adjutant General of the Marines from 1870-1876 and Deputy Adjutant-General from 1878-1883.

In 1851 Sir Charles was living at Swanmore Place in Alverstoke, Hampshire, with his wife and son William. Sir Charles gave is occupation as "ieut & Adjt R M".^[5]

In 1890 Sir Charles was said to be living at 12 Portland Terrace, Southsea (Portsmouth). ^[1]

Sir Charles passed away on the 27th of December 1897.^[6][7] Probate was granted to his wife, Isabella.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 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.
2. ↑ "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSM-541 : 29 July 2021), Charles Willm Adair, 1822.
3. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MS-Y6QL : 15 March 2018), Charles Willm Adair, Plymouth, Devon, England; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSG-G85 : 13 December 2014), Charles William Adair, 1849; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 1, vol. 7, p. 201, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGP6-2P2 : 12 September 2019), Isabella Adair in household of Charles W Adair, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England; citing Alverstoke, Hampshire, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J1V-SSC : 31 December 2014), Charles William Adair, 1897; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5QB-9GK2 : 18 July 2020), Sir Charles William Adair, 1897.
8. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:761Z-DNZM : 27 August 2019), Charles William Adair, 12 Feb 1898; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

See also:

• Wikipedia: Charles Adair (Royal Marines officer)
• Landed Families Blogspot: Adair of Loughanmore