5th Great Grandparents; Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wilson Hearsey and Charlotte Crane

Charlotte Crane (1769 - 1835)

Andrew Wilson Hearsey ()

5th Great Grandparents

Charlotte Maria Hearsey (1788 - 1848)

Colonel P. W. A Bradshawe (1807 - 1885)

Thomas Christie Bradshaw (1838 - 1880)

Ada Bradshaw (1874 - 1938)

William Archibald Scott (1905 - 1979)

Janice Adrienne Scott 

Tania Lynne Jessep-Pond

Andrew Wilson Hearsey (1752–1798)  When Andrew Wilson Hearsey was born in 1752 in London, London, England, his father, Andrew, was 24 and his mother, Jane, was 27. He married Charlotte Crane on March 10, 1787, in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. They had six children in 10 years. He died on July 10, 1798, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, at the age of 46. He died from a fall from a horse.

Charlotte Crane (1769 - 1835)     When Charlotte Crane was born on May 17, 1769, in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, her father, Edward, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 34. She married Andrew Wilson Hearsey and they had six children together. She then married John Bates on January 13, 1788, in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. She died on July 2, 1835, in Addlestone, Surrey, England, at the age of 66.

According to the celebrated book "The Hearseys: Five Generations of an Anglo-Indian Family" by H. W. Pearse, "While in England, Captain Hearsey married Miss Charlotte Crane. a lady of good family and a beauty and "toast" of her day." Andrew's interesting life, full of many daring exploits, adventures and campaigns are detailed in the book. Link to the online book; https://archive.org/details/hearseysfivegene00pearuoft

Reference;

England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973. Marriage Date: 10 Mar 1787. Marriage Place: Walton On Thames,Surrey,England

Spouse:  Charlotte Crane  FHL Film Number:  814225, 814226

Below; Charlotee and Andrew.

Below; View of some pages from the book.

Note about their interesting son, John;

Major General John Bennet Hearsey

Major General John Bennet Hearsey was one of Andrew and Charlotte's children. He was very interested in bugs and butterflies, etc. There is a large collection, 1400 specimens, held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History that he collected and sent to England in his time. Some of the species are still studied today even though are over one hundred years old. He also painted plants, again there is one painting at the Oxford museum and I believe some at the National Archives. 

Below; Book on Amazon about Andrew's life