Thomas William Brotherton
General Sir Thomas Brotherton GCB | |
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| Born | 10 December 1782[1] London, England |
| Died | 20 January 1868 (aged 85) Esher, Surrey |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Peninsular War French Revolutionary Wars |
| Awards | GCB |
General Sir Thomas William Browne Brotherton,
Early life
Thomas was the son of William Browne Brotherton and his wife, Mary.[2][1]
Military career
Brotherton entered the 2nd or
Wellington speaks of Brotherton's employment in the Estrella,[3] of his valuable reports,[4] of his conduct at the Côa,[5] and how he was exchanged after the battle of the Nive.[6] He was made major by brevet on Wellington's special recommendation on 28 Nov 1811, promoted major in his regiment on 26 May 1812, promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel and appointed CB in 1817.[2]
In 1830 he was appointed
Marriages
Brotherton was married firstly in 1819 to Louisa Anne Straton (1802–1847), the daughter of General John Warde Straton.[7] By this marriage he had issue an only son, John William Brotherton, who died on 1 September 1878.[8]
In 1865, at the age of eighty, he was married to his second wife, Thomasina Hare, the daughter of the Rev. Walter Hare. Lady Brotherton died, aged 68 years, on 31 May 1895.[9]
Death
Brotherton died in January 1868, aged 85, at his son's house near Esher, now known as Upper Court. He is buried in the churchyard of St. Andrew's Church, Cobham.[10][2]
He left effects of more than £29,000 (equivalent to £2,776,000 in 2021).[11]
References
- ^ a b London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
- ^ required.)
- ^ Wellington, Despatches, iv. p. 614
- ^ Wellington, Despatches, v p. 79
- ^ Wellington, Despatches, v. p. 293
- ^ Wellington, Despatches, vii p. 237
- ^ Death registered in Kensington registration district in the second quarter of 1847.
- ^ The Times (Saturday, 7 September 1878), p. 1.
- ^ Principal Probate Registry, Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England (1895), p. 295. Death registered in Fulham registration district in the second quarter of 1895 (age given as 84 years).
- ^ "Thomas William Brotherton". Esher District Local History Society. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Principal Probate Registry, Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England (1868), pp. 138–139.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Brotherton, Thomas William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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