Rev Hon Richard Byron
1724 - 1811 (87 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Rev Hon Richard Byron was born on 28 Oct 1724; died on 5 Nov 1811. Notes:
Rector of Haughton-le-Skerne, Co. Durham
Richard married Mary Farmer in 1768. Mary (daughter of Richard Farmer) was born before 1768; died on 9 May 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Rear Admiral Richard Byron, CB RN
was born on 30 Jul 1769; died on 2 Sep 1837.
- 2. Rear Admiral Richard Byron, CB RN
Generation: 2
2. Rear Admiral Richard Byron, CB RN (1.Richard1) was born on 30 Jul 1769; died on 2 Sep 1837. Notes:
Rear-Admiral Richard Byron CB (1769? 1837) was an officer in the British Royal Navy. He served in the American Revolutionary War where he saw action at the Battle of the Saintes, the French Revolutionary Wars where he fought at the Glorious First of June and the Battle of Groix, and the Napoleonic Wars where he served in North-American waters. Byron was in command of HMS Belvidera when she was attacked by a squadron of heavy frigates in one of the first actions of the 1812 Anglo-American War.
Richard married Sarah Sykes on 23 Sep 1801. Sarah (daughter of James Sykes) was born before 1801; died on 11 Aug 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Rev. John Byron was born on 21 Sep 1804; died on 6 Dec 1878.
- 3. Rev. John Byron
Generation: 3
3. Rev. John Byron (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born on 21 Sep 1804; died on 6 Dec 1878. Notes:
Vicar of Elmstone-Hardwick, co. Gloucester, and Chaplain to the Duke of Sutherland
John married Mary Richardson on 8 Dec 1830. Mary (daughter of William Richardson) was born about 1804; died on 30 Dec 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Maj Gen John Byron was born on 14 Sep 1832; died on 13 Aug 1895.
- 4. Maj Gen John Byron
Generation: 4
4. Maj Gen John Byron (3.John3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born on 14 Sep 1832; died on 13 Aug 1895. John married Susan Amelia Graves Chiappini on 24 Oct 1865. Susan (daughter of Edward Chiappini) died on 15 May 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Col. Richard Byron, DSO was born on 19 Feb 1870; died on 1 Aug 1939.
- 6. Ada Mary Byron died on 15 Dec 1938.
- 5. Col. Richard Byron, DSO