Henry Jeffrey Flower, 4th Viscount Ashbrook was an Anglo-Irish peer. Born on 6 November 1775 at the Manor, Shellingford, the second son of

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and Elizabeth Ridge, he succeeded to the title on the death of his brother

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on 6 January 1802. He was one of the 42 original members of The Yacht Club in 1815, which became the

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. On 23 May 1832 he was appointed

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to His Majesty

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. The appointment ended in 1837, on the death of His Majesty.

Family

with Deborah Freind

He married Deborah Susannah Freind on 26 May 1802 at

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. She was the daughter of Reverend William Maxmillian Freind, rector of

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,and Deborah Walker, daughter of Thomas Walker of Woodstock. They lived in Fletcher's House, Park Street, Woodstock until moving to Beaumont Lodge in 1804. The house was probably given to Deborah's grandfather, Thomas Walker, by the Duke of Marlborough, and is now the Oxford County Museum. They had five children: # Susanna Sophia (1803–1864) # Henry Jeffrey (1806–1871) – 5th Viscount Ashbrook # Caroline (1807–1840) # William (1808–1813) # Harriet Elizabeth (1809–1827) Deborah died on 24 March 1810. Susanna Sophia married the Reverend William Robinson (1793–1834) on 21 May 1824.He was the second son of the Venerable Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet of Rokeby Hall. They had one daughter, Caroline. Susanna's brother, Henry later married William's sister Frances.

with Emily Metcalfe

Henry married Emily Theophila Metcalfe, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Metcalfe on 22 June 1812. They had three daughters: # Augusta Emily (1816–1827) # Charlotte Augusta (1818–1860) # Sophia Georgiana (1820–1826) His wife, Emily Theophila was a friend and correspondent of Princess Charlotte Augusta. His daughter, Charlotte Augusta married

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on 10 June 1846. They had two children, Almeric Athelstan, who died young, and Clementina Augusta who married John Pratt, 3rd Marquess Camden. Charlotte Augusta died on the 20 April 1850, and is buried at

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chapel.

Death and succession

Henry Jeffrey died on 4 May 1847. His son Henry succeeded to the title Viscount Ashbrook. His widow Emily Flower lived to 94 years old and died on 9 April 1885. Of his children, only Susanna Sophia, Henry and Charlotte Augusta survived him.

References

External links

* http://www.julieanngodson.com/the-water-gypsy Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland 1776 births 1847 deaths {{Ireland-viscount-stub