George Airey grave monument details at Pere Lachaise (Pt2) Cemetery, Paris, Paris,France

George Airey grave monument in Pere Lachaise (Pt2) Cemetery, Paris, Paris, France

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Lt gen; Sir George Airey KCH
1833711762first name on monumentAirey was born in Killingworth in Northumberland; joined the British army in 1779. and was posted to the West Indies in 1781. He served with Sir Charles Grey; who recommended him to General Tonyn and Sir Ralph Abercromby. Airey and Abercromby fought in the West Indies against the father of Victor Hugo. Airey was then appointed deput-adjutant-general in Minorca; where he came to the attention of General Henry Fox (brother of the politician) who took Airey to Ireland in 1802; where he met his wife. Airey also accompanied Fox to Sicily in 1805; and was promoted to Major-General in 1812 and given command of the Ionian islands. From 1813-21 he returned to Ireland as Quartermaster-General. In 1821 he was promoted to Lt General and given command of the 39th Regt of Foot; and awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Order in 1823.
Frances Barbara Airey
1870 daughter of George AireySecond daughter of Sir George and Lady Airey.
Honourable; Lady Catherine Airey nee Talbot
1832 wife of George AireyCatherine was the daughter of Richard Talbot; and his wife Margaret who was the first Baroness Talbot de Malahide (in the peerage of Ireland); of Malahide Castle in the County of Dublin. Her mother who was a member of the distinguished Irish noble family; the Nugents. Other members of the Nugent family are also buried in the Paris cemeteries. The sons of Catherine and George Airey were General Sir Richard Airey; the 1st Lord Airey; who married one of his Talbot cousins; and General Sir James Talbot Airey; and their daughter Margaret married the Rev Sir Francis Stapleton Bt.

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Pere Lachaise (Pt2) Cemetery, Paris, Paris, France

Pere Lachaise (Pt2) Cemetery, Paris
Pere Lachaise (Pt2) Cemetery

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