Biography of Francis Cholmeley 1810-1855
On 25 Nov 1810 Francis Cholmeley was born.
In Jul 1837 Reverend James Alexander Barnes (age 38) and [his future sister-in-law] Lavinia Fairfax (age 35) were married.
Around Feb 1838 Francis Cholmeley (age 27) and Harriet Fairfax (age 33) were married.
On 29 Dec 1845 [his father-in-law] Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax (age 77) died. Gilling Castle [Map] appears to have been inherited by his two daughters [his sister-in-law] Lavinia Fairfax (age 43) and [his wife] Harriet Fairfax (age 41) and their husbands Reverend James Alexander Barnes (age 47), Rector of Gilling, and Francis Cholmeley (age 35) respectively.
On 03 Aug 1855 Francis Cholmeley (age 44) died.
After 1860. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to [his former wife] Harriet Fairfax (age 55) and Francis Cholmeley.
On 17 Aug 1860 [his former wife] Harriet Fairfax (age 55) died at Gilling Castle [Map].
In 1885 [his former sister-in-law] Lavinia Fairfax (age 83) died without issue. Gilling Castle [Map] was inherited by the descendants of her sister [his former wife] Harriet Fairfax who had married Francis Cholmeley.