Sir Edward Smyth, Bt | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 August 1850 | (aged 65)
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Spouse |
Laetitia Cecily Weyland
(after 1813) |
Parent(s) |
Sir William Smijth, 7th Baronet Anne Windham |
Relatives |
Sir William Smyth, 6th Baronet (grandfather) Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, 12th Baronet (grandson) Alfred Jodrell (grandson) Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (grandson) Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise (grandson) |
Sir Edward Bowyer-Smijth, 10th Baronet (1 March 1785 – 15 August 1850) was a British clergyman who was chaplain to King George IV.
He was born on 1 March 1785 on Margaret Street in Marylebone, London as Edward Smyth. [1] He was a younger son of Sir William Smijth, 7th Baronet and Anne Windham. In 1796, his name was changed to Smijth. [2] Among his siblings were Sir Thomas, who died unmarried in 1833, and Sir John, a Commander in the Royal Navy, who likewise died unmarried in 1838. [2]
His paternal grandparents were Sir William Smyth, 6th Baronet and the former Abigail Wood. [3] His maternal grandparents were John Windham (later Windham-Bowyer) and Mary Windham (a daughter of Joseph Windham-Ashe). [4] [5]
He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in 1807, and a Master of Arts in 1811. [6]
Having been vicar in Camberwell, Surrey in 1809, Bowyer-Smijth became chaplain to King George IV. From 1837 to 1838, he was rector in Theydon Mount and Stapleford Tawney in Essex. He succeeded to his older brother's baronetcy on 9 December 1838. [6]
After inheritin his mother's Windham and Bowyer inheritances, he further changed his surname to Bowyer-Smijth on 10 June 1839. [2]
On 29 May 1813, he married Laetitia Cecily Weyland at St George's, Hanover Square, London. Laetitia was the youngest daughter of John Weyland and Elizabeth ( née Nourse) Weyland. [2] They had six children, four daughters and two sons, including: [6]
Sir Edward died at Hill Hall, Theydon Mount, Essex on 15 August 1850. He was succeeded in the baronetcy William. [6]
Through his daughter Adela, he was a grandfather of Sir Alfred Jodrell, 4th Baronet, who married Lady Jane Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam. [6]
Through his daughter Marianne, he was a grandfather of Archibald Weyland Ruggles-Brise (father of Sir Edward Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet), Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (founder of the Borstal system), [8] Maj.-Gen. Sir Harold Ruggles-Brise (military secretary to Sir Douglas Haig), [9] [10] and Beatrice Georgiana Ruggles-Brise (wife of Henry Jervis-White-Jervis). [11]