John Despard, Lt.-Gen^[1]

1745 - 1829  (84 years)

• Name	John Despard  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	Lt.-Gen
  Baptism	4 Aug 1744	Saint Peter and Saint Kevin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [2]
  Born	1745	Dublin, Ireland   [7, 8, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Preston, Lancashire, England   [5]
  Died	03 Sep 1829	Oswestry, Shropshire, England   [6, 7, 8, 11]
  Buried	09 Sep 1829	Oswestry, Shropshire, Salop, England   [6]
  Person ID	P100	Despard Only
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	William (The Generous/Donore) Despard, Sir,   b. 1710, Castle Killaghy, County Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. Abt. 1765, Coolrain, Laois, Ireland  (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Walsh,   b. Abt. 1710, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Married	May 1732
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Anne Hesketh,   b. Abt 1770, Rufford Hall, Rufford, Lancashire, England. ,   d. Abt 1830, Rufford, Lancashire, England.  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	06 Mar 1793	St. John'S, Preston, Lancashire, England   [3, 4]
  Children	1. William Wellesley Despard?,   b. Queens, Ireland  [natural]   2. Henry Fulke Grenville Despard?,   b. Captain RA  [natural]   3. Harriet Dorothea Despard,   b. 18 Jun 1797, Somerset, England. ,   d. 28 Dec 1856, Cookham, Berkshire  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DESPARD, JOHN, army officer and colonial administrator; b. 1745 in Ireland, fifth son of William Despard; m. Harriet Anne Hesketh, and they had one daughter; d. 3 Sept. 1829 at Swan Hill, Oswestry, England.

  
  

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