Charles Newell CUTCLIFFE Charles Newell Cutcliffe was baptised on 25 February 1746/7 at Westleigh, county Devon, England. He was the eldest son of the family.
Parents: Charles Cutcliffe and Elizabeth (née Dene)
Charles Newell Cutcliffe was a Solicitor and Banker at Barnstaple.
Margaret MERVYN Margaret Mervyn was born in 1750 at Marwood, county Devon, the second daughter of the family. Marwood is a village and parish located 5 km. NNW of Barnstaple; the parish church is St. Michael's.
Parents: John Mervyn (of Marwood); mother’s name not known
Margaret Mervyn was described as “one of the two co-heiresses of John Mervyn of Marwood”. [(probably) W.R. Drake, cited above]
Charles Newell Cutcliffe and Margaret Mervyn were married on 21 November 1776 at Kenton, county Devon. Charles Newell Cutcliffe "succeeded… to the Ilfracombe Manors and Estates… by virtue of a resettlement which was made in 1776, on his marriage with Margaret Mervyn". [(probably) W.R. Drake, cited above]
After his marriage Charles Newell Cutcliffe lived at Marwood Hill, Marwood.
Children: Harry Luppincott, born on 12 October 1777 in Devonshire.
John Mervyn, born on 12 October 1778 at Alvercot, county Devon.
Frances, baptised on 6 June 1780 at Pilton, Devonshire; married
Anne, born on 27 October 1781.
Mary
Mary, born in 1784.
Harry
Harriet Elizabeth, born in 1786.
Emma, born on 12 April 1788.
(see Appendix for further details)
Charles' father died in June 1791. The sources are contradictory regarding the administration of his Will: the executrix/executor was either Elizabeth Cutcliffe (wife of the testator), or Charles Newell Cutcliffe (the eldest son). Charles Newell Cutcliffe "succeeded to the estates devised to him by his father's will and also to the Ilfracombe Manors and Estates on his father's death, by virtue of a resettlement which was made in 1776, on his marriage with Margaret Mervyn".
[Charles Cutcliffe (senior)] devised to his son Charles Newell Cutcliffe his estates in the parishes of Westleigh and Allscott, otherwise Alverdiscott, (including the Barton of Webbery, in the last-mentioned parish, which had been then lately devised to him by Harry Lupincott, Esquire). [(probably) W.R. Drake, cited above]
Margaret Cutcliffe died in 1792 and was buried at Marwood.
In 1797 Charles Newell Cutcliffe was appointed a Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Devon.
In 1798 Cutcliffe held a Commission as Captain-Lieutenant of the Fremington and West Down Volunteers, then commanded by Major William Barbor (Sheriff of Devon in 1793).
Charles Newell Cutcliffe died in December 1813, aged 67 years. He was buried on 22 December 1813 at Westleigh, county Devon. His will was dated 25 November 1806, and proved by his "only surviving son and heir John Mervyn Cutcliffe" on 8 June 1814 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The Prerogative Court of Canterbury dealt with relatively wealthy individuals living mainly in the south of England and most of Wales (originally the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury). Charles Newell Cutcliffe's Will, "after pecuniary legacies to his daughters, devised all the unsettled estates to his only surviving son and heir John Mervyn Cutcliffe".
Appendix The children of Charles Newell Cutcliffe and Margaret (née Mervyn):
Harry Luppincott Cutcliffe was born on 12 October 1777 in Devonshire and died as an infant.
John Mervyn Cutcliffe was born on 12 October 1778 and baptised at Pilton, county Devon. John Mervyn Cutcliffe “was educated for the Army, which he entered in 1800, as Cornet or Ensign in the 23rd Light Dragoons”.
In the same year he became Lieutenant, and took part with his Regiment in the campaign of 1801, in Egypt. [(probably) W.R. Drake, cited above]
For his services in Egypt Cutcliffe received the medal of Turkish Order of the Crescent. [Thomas F. Cutcliffe has cane passed down in the family from John Mervyn Cutcliffe. Wendall Cutcliffe (Tom's uncle) had a plaque affixed to the cane that read: "Lt. Col. John Mervyn Cutcliffe, Webbery house, co. Devon, Alverdiscott, England. Souvenir – Egypt Campaign, with 23rd. Light Dragoons 1801."]. In 1804 Cutcliffe was promoted to Captain.
John Mervyn Cutcliffe and Charlotte Talbot were married in April 1808. Charlotte Talbot was the daughter of Richard Talbot of Malahide Castle (died 24 October 1788) and Margaret (née O'Reilly), Baroness Talbot of Malahide (who died on 27 September 1834). The couple had no (surviving ?) children.
In 1809 Captain John M. Cutcliffe “served in Portugal and Spain, and was present at the battle of Talavera”.
Promoted Major in 1813, [Cutcliffe] in that year accompanied his regiment in the campaign on the eastern coast of Spain, and subsequently took part in the operations in Netherlands. Major Cutcliffe was present at the battle of Quatre Bras on [16 June 1815], at the action at Genappe on the 17th, and on the 18th June he commanded the 23rd [Light Dragoons] at the battle of Waterloo. [(probably) W.R. Drake, cited above]
The commanding officer of the 23rd Light Dragoons had been Lieutenant-Colonel John Dawson, Earl of Portarlington. On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo Dawson "by an unfortunate mistake" was in Brussels, and thus "prevented from joining his regiment in time to command it in the brilliant exploits it performed on that memorable day".
The regiment was commanded in his absence by the senior Major, Major Cutcliffe and then by Major Lautour when Cutcliffe was wounded early in the day. Why Lord Portarlington failed to turn up was never explained.
The Earl of Portarlington was denounced "and forced to resign his commission in September" [Waterloo Blackguards, 'Waterloo Battle Tours' web-site]. John Mervyn Cutcliffe was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 22 June 1815 in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington. Cutcliffe was also Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order (K.H.). In the Autumn of 1815, the 23rd Light Dragoons shared barracks in Amiens with a regiment of French Lancers. Lieutenant-Colonel Cutcliffe persuaded one of the French sergeants to return to England with the 23rd in order to teach them lance drill. In 1816 a pamphlet was published, written by "John Mervin Cutcliffe, Lt. Col. Comg. 23rd Lt. Dragoons". The pamphlet detailed lance drills and discussed the role and tactical use of lancers in warfare [see details posted by Charles Dooley].
Lieutenant-Colonel Cutcliffe was known as John Mervyn Cutcliffe of Wibbery (or Webbery; in the parish of Alverdiscott, Devonshire). Prior to his death in 1822 Cutcliffe probably re-built his house at the Barton of Wibbery.
ALVERDISCOTT, or Alscott, is a pleasant village and parish, 5 miles E. by S. of Bideford, containing 332 souls, and 2244 acres of fertile land, including the hamlets of Bullworthy and Stonecross. Richard Preston, Esq., is lord of the manor, formerly held by the Fleming, Bellew, and other families; but A.W.J. Dene, Esq., and several smaller owners, have estates in the parish. The Church (All Saints,) has a tower and three bells, and the living is a rectory… Wibbery, or Webbery, was anciently the seat of a family of its own name, and was successively held by the Lippincotts and Cutcliffes, the latter of whom rebuilt the house about 30 years ago. [White's Devonshire Directory (1850), Genuki web-site]
John Mervyn Cutcliffe died in July 1822, aged 43 years; he was buried on 16 July 1822 at Westleigh, county Devon. His will was dated 8 July 1822; proved on 28 July (or November) 1822 in London (Prerogative Court of Canterbury).
[By his Will] his widow became seized in fee of the ancient estates of the Cutcliffe family in the parish of Ilfracombe, which she re-settled by deed, dated 28th July, 1827, on her husband's family. Mrs. Cutcliffe re-married Gerald Fitzgerald of Binfield, co. Berks, and died s.p. 9th Nov. 1863, and was buried at the Roman Catholic church at Reading.
In 1837 Charlotte Cutcliffe married Gerald Fitzgerald (of Binfield, county Berkshire). Charlotte Fitzgerald died on 9 November 1863 and was buried at Reading. Her second husband, Gerald Fitzgerald, died on 15 December 1873. [additional source: Talbot of Malahide]
Mrs. Cutcliffe re-married Gerald Fitzgerald of Binfield, co. Berks, and died s.p. [without issue] 9th Nov. 1863, and was buried at the Roman Catholic church at Reading.
Frances Cutcliffe (baptised on 6 June 1780 at Pilton, Devonshire); married Zachary Hammett Drake in 1803. [click a link for further details]
Anne Cutcliffe was born on 27 October 1781 and baptised on 4 November 1781 at Pilton, Devonshire. Ann Cutcliffe remained unmarried; she was named in her father’s Will. Anne Cutcliffe died on 2 May 1859 at Ashford and was buried on 7 May at Marwood, co. Devon.
Mary Cutcliffe was baptised on 21 January 1783 at Pilton, co. Devon; she died as an infant.
Mary Cutcliffe was born on 17 January 1784 and baptised on 23 January 1784 at Pilton, co. Devon. She remained unmarried. Mary Cutcliffe died on 13 June 1831 at Ilfracombe and was buried on 21 June at Marwood, co. Devon.
Harry Cutcliffe was baptised on 9 September 1785 at Pilton, co. Devon.
Harriet Elizabeth Cutcliffe was born on 28 October 1786. Harriet Elizabeth Cutcliffe remained unmarried; she was named in her father's Will. Harriet Elizabeth Cutcliffe died on 12 April 1867at Marwood Hill and was buried on 17 April at Marwood, co. Devon. Her will was dated 31 August 1863.
Harriet Elizabeth Cutcliffe… died unmarried at Marwood Hill on the 12th, and was buried at Marwood on the 17th April 1867, having by her will dated 31st August 1863, devised her three-eighths shares in the Marwood property in trust for her two nieces the daughters of her nephew Charles Cutcliffe Drake and their issue, and her like share in the Marvyn rent charge on Upton to… [(probably) W.R. Drake, cited above]
Emma Cutcliffe was born on 12 April 1788. Emma Cutcliffe remained unmarried; she was named in her father’s Will. Emma was executrix of her sister's Will (sister not identified). Emma Cutcliffe died on 14 March 1865 and was buried on 20 March at Marwood, co. Devon.
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