David Tinling-Widdrington Explained

Lieutenant-General Sir David Latimer Tinling-Widdrington (1757 – 30 July 1839) was a senior officer in the British Army.^[1] His surname was originally Tinling, but he adopted Tinling-Widdrington on marrying his wife Sarah Teasdale in 1784,^[2] who was a co-heiress to the estates of her uncles John and Nathaniel Widdrington. However, in 1809 he was granted permission to have his children styled as simply Widdrington.^[3]

He joined the Army in 1777, serving at Gibraltar, in the West Indies, Flanders and at Menorca; he commanded a battalion of the 17th Foot. He finished his active service in Gibraltar.^[4] He was promoted Lieutenant General 27 May 1825.^[5] He was awarded KCH and in 1833 and knighted.^[6] He died on 30 July 1839^{[7] [8]} in his son's house in Bexley, Kent and was buried in the graveyard at St Mary's Church, Bexley.^[9] His eldest son was Major George John Widdrington who died of wounds received at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813, in northern Spain, aged 26.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tinling-Widdrington. David Latimer. Will of Sir David Latimer Tinling Widdrington, Lieutenant General of Bexley, Kent. The National Archives, Kew. PROB 11/1915/422.
2. Pallot's Marriage Index, England, 1780-1837, dated 1784
3. Book: The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book, Volume 3. 1820. A J Valpy. London. 199.
4. Book: The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book, Volume 3. 1820. A J Valpy. London. 197–200.
5. The London Gazette. War Office. 28 May 1825. 18141. 925.
6. The Times, dated 26 Feb 1833, Page 4
7. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
8. The Belfast Newsletter. (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925. 1839.
9. Web site: Billion Graves. 29 May 2017.
10. Book: Hall. John A.. The biographical dictionary of British officers killed and wounded, 1808-1814. 1998. Greenhill Books [u.a.]. London. 9781853673153.
11. Book: The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book, Volume 3. 1820. A J Valpy. London. 200.