Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley (21 October 1771 – 5 May 1808) was an English

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Life

Murray-Aynsley was the youngest of nine children of

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, and

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, and baptized as Charles Murray. On 18 June 1793 he married Alicia Mitford (1768–1813), daughter of George Mitford, and heiress of her great-uncle, Gawen Aynsley, Esq. Upon the marriage, he assumed the surname Aynsley. In 1803 Murray-Aynsley was made

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of Bocking, in

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, where he entertained King

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and his suite. The Very Revd Philip Need, Dean of Bocking, described the visit as follows: :In the Year 1808 the exiled French King Louis 18th, living nearby at

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, was entertained by Dean Charles Murray-Aynsley at Bocking Deanery, all the parish taking part in the fun and celebrations. A job was found for everyone in the village so that they could share in the royal celebration. On the day in question it snowed heavily, so some people had the honour of clearing the snow for the King's procession. He was also the incumbent at

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and technically

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, Boydell Press, 2005

Family

Lord Charles and his wife had seven children: *Charlotte Murray-Aynsley (8 April 1794 – 22 February 1827), married Sir John Oswald on 28 January 1812 *John Murray-Aynsley (2 June 1795 – 25 March 1870), married Emma Sara Peach on 24 June 1820 and had issue, including

Hugh Murray-Aynsley Hugh Percy Murray–Aynsley (8 October 1828 – 22 February 1917) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand. Early life Murray-Aynsley was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1828. His father was John Murray-Aynsley (17 ...

. *Charles Collingwood Murray-Aynsley (1796–1797) *George Edward Murray-Aynsley (b. 1798), died young *Athole Keturah Murray-Aynsley (22 July 1801 – 26 January 1844), married

Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Baronet Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Baronet (1791–1845) was an English churchman, archdeacon of Colchester from 1841. Life The third son of Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet, he was born in Madras on 10 February 1791, and brought to England in 1794 by his ...

on 5 June 1826 *Elizabeth Anne Murray-Aynsley (30 October 1802 – 7 June 1880) *Charles Edward Murray-Aynsley (December 1805 – August 1815)

References

ThePeerage entry

Address by Very Revd Philip Need, Dean of Bocking, following the Friends of Essex Churches Trust AGM – 14 May 2009
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Deans of Bocking