Rev. Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, 9th Baronet (6 July 1767 – 12 December 1829) was the Rector of
Tarpoeley and
Malpas and was the
9th Baronet Grey Egerton.
He was born in 1767 as the son of Philip Egerton, and Mary Eyles, daughter of
Sir Francis Haskins Eyles-Stiles and Sibella Egerton. He inherited the Baronet from his elder brother
Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet
Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet (11 July 1766 – 24 May 1825) was a politician from the Egerton family in Cheshire, England. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester from 1807 to 1818.
Born John Egerton, the son of Philip Egerton of Oulton ...
in 1825 when his brother died without issue, adopting the surname Grey the same time.
Family
He married Rebecca Du Pre, daughter of
Josias Du Pre,
Governor of Madras
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English Agents
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and his wife Rebecca Alexander, sister of
James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon
James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730 – 22 March 1802) was an Irish landlord, merchant, politician and member of the UK's House of Lords (upper chamber of parliament) as a representative peer for Northern Ireland.
An Irish 'nabob'
Alexan ...
. They had the following issue:
* Mary Anne Elizabeth Egerton m.1841 Charles Robert Cotton, grandson of
Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet
Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Baronet (''c.'' 1705 – 14 August 1775) was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbighshire.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton and his wife Philadelphia Lynch. He was the younger brother of the 3rd Baronet, Robe ...
;
*
Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, 10th Bt (13 November 1805 – 5 April 1881), succeeded the baronetcy married Anna Elizabeth Legh, daughter of George John Legh;
*
Lt.-Col. Charles du Pré Egerton (4 January 1809 – 30 June 1855), Lieutenant Colonel in the
Rifle Brigade
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;
*
Major John Francis Egerton (1810–1846), died in the
First Anglo-Sikh War
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from wounds sustained from the
Battle of Ferozeshah
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;
* Rev. William Henry Egerton (b.1811), Rector of Whitechurch, married Louisa Cunliffe, daughter of Brook Cunliffe;
*
Major-General Caledon Richard Egerton (28 July 1814 – 27 May 1874), served in the
Crimean War
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Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
, married Margaret Cumming;
*
Commander
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...
Frederic Arthur Egerton R.N (1816-1857);
* Rev. George Henry Egerton (b.1822), Rector of Middle, married Mary Stone, widow of Sir William Marjoribanks, 2nd Baronet;
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1767 births
1829 deaths