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

Andrew was born in 1752 Born 1752 • St. Botolph by Billingsgate, London England ,and died July 10, 1798 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India (fall from a horse). He was a captain of infantry upon the Bengal establishment.

(Memorial of Andrew Wilson Hearsey, a Captain of Infantry Upon the Bengal Establishment

Apr 23, 2018, Gale ECCO, Print Editions, Gale Ecco, Print Editions)

Andrew married the famous beauty Charlotte Crane on 10 Mar 1787 in Walton On Thames, St Mary, Surrey, England. He was 34. The marriage was witnessed by Christain Mary Hearsey. They had children Charlotte Maria, Marian and Sophia (who in turn married officers Col Paris Bradshawe, Lt. Col William Broome Salmon and Col Francis Hall (who met with a rather gruesome death) respectively

Charlotte Crane is estimated to be born between 1724 and 1784 and died June 02, 1835 in Addlestone, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

It seems that Andrew may have had some illegitimate children before he married Charlotte, at least one with a local. To quote Sue222 from the roots chat "As far as I could make out it first of all mentioned his wife, son and 3 daughters, and then said something about the HEIC and how he hoped they would remember his long service and "also the large family of children I have left(?) to be brought up both legitimate and illegitimate the latter arising from the vigour of youth and under the influence of a hot climate distant from my country and --- off from every possibility of forming a more --- and --- connection at an earlier period. I therefore trust they will be considered..." I gave up at this point but saved a copy if anyone wants to see it." This appears to be from his will. I included this because the description is interesting. https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=358064.63 

Sources

1. Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 380139
   Ancestry Record 9841 #63310840
   Andrew Willson Hearsey baptism on 18 Feb 1753, son of Andrew Hearsey & Jane, in St Botolph By Billingsgate, London, London, England.

2. Marriage: "Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
   Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 175715
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4779 #3013997
   Andrew Wilson Hearsey marriage to Charlotte Crane on 10 Mar 1787 in Walton On Thames, St Mary, Surrey, England. Witness Christain Mary Hearsey

3. Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1413
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #414244
   Will of Andrew Wilson Hearsey, granted probate on 29 Aug 1804. Died Abt 1804.

The Hearseys, five generations of an Anglo-Indian family by Hugh Pearce

Above: an exerpt from The Hearseys, five generations of an Anglo-Indian family by Hugh Pearce. 

Apparently Charlotte didn't enjoy the frequent company of the Duke of York. Given that he was a military man, she probably did not enjoy the discourse.