Henry Hoare (MCC cricketer, 1823) explained

Henry Richard Hoare (1784–1836) was an English amateur cricketer.[1]

Life

He was the only son of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet and his wife Hester Lyttelton (1762–1785), daughter of William Henry Lyttelton, born 17 September 1784.[2] [3] [1] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1803.

An unambitious pleasure-seeker, Hoare married in 1808. In 1811 he suffered a breakdown, and his father took against his wife Charlotte, leading to a family rupture. He separated from Charlotte, and was heavily in debt.[2] [3]

Hoare was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and made known appearances in three high-level matches from 1823 to 1824. He died 18 September 1836 at Hastings, Sussex.[1]

Family

Hoare married on 20 February 1808 Charlotte Dering, daughter of Sir Edward Dering, 7th Baronet. They had a daughter Ann(e) (1808–1872), who married in 1835 Sir George Benvenuto Buckley Mathew.[2] [3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37004/37004.html CricketArchive
  2. 13387. Victoria. Hutchings. Hoare, Sir (Richard) Colt, second baronet.
  3. Book: Complete Baronetage: Great Britain and Ireland, 1707-1800, and Jacobite, 1688-1788 . 1906 . W. Pollard & Company, Limited . 256 . en.