• General Notes

  THOMAS D'OYLY, twin with Edward, and heir to his father. He was born 12th July 1794, and baptized on the 7th August following, at Wakefield. This gentleman, who was an excellent draftsman, also entered the East India Company's service, and became a Captain in the Bengal Artillery. He married, circa 1819, in India, his paternal relative, Charlotte Williams, elder daughter and coheiress of Henry Williams, Esq. of the East India Company's Civil service, by Agnes Anne Berington, his wife, daughter of Captain George Berington, of the East India Company's service, Madras establishment, aunt (through her sister Hawkins) of Louisa Countess of Kintore ; and the mother of which Agnes Anne Berington was Helen, sister of George Dempster, Esq. M.P. for Forfar, in Scotland. The said Henry Williams was the only son who left issue, of Stephen Williams, Esq. of Russell Place, St. Pancras, an East India Director (next brother of Robert Williams, Esq. of Moor Park, Herts, &c. M.P. and High Sheriff for Dorsetshire, and uncle of Robert Williams, Esq. of Bridehead, ten times M.P. for Dorchester), by Charlotte his wife, daughter of Sir Hadley D'Oyly, Bart. nurse to the Princess Amelia, and ever after her bosom friend. And which Williamses were immediately descended from the ancient house of Williams, of Herringston, co. Dorset." Captain D'Oyly, who long resided in the usual East Indian splendour at Dumdum, near Calcutta, and held several lucrative appointments, sent his two elder boys to his brother in law, Mr. Bayley, 1828-9, to be brought up in England; and subsequently suffering from the heat of the climate, repaired with his wife and younger sons to Sydney, in New South Wales, for change of air. Hearing, however, that the Delhi Magazine appointment had been conferred upon him, he hastened to return to India: and lucklessly in his haste sailed with his wife and younger children in the ill-fated ship ''Charles Eaton." But it never reached its destination; it was wrecked on a coral reef in Torres Straits, and the crew and passengers including himself, wife, and third son, were ruthlessly massacred by the savages which inhabit the islands there. This frightful occurrence took place in August 1834. For long their fate was unknown; and might to this hour have remained so, had it not been for the exertions of Captain D'Oyly's brother in law, Mr. Bayley, whose incessant importunities at length caused Government to send out a frigate of war in quest of the crew and passengers of the Charles Eaton ; which resulted in the above discovery, and also in that of Captain D'Oyly's youngest boy alive on Murray's Island in the Straits, after two years' captivity among the savages. He was of course ransomed and brought to England, being a mere infant.
  
  Captain and Mrs. D'Oyly had only four children, all sons;
  
       l. Thomas Charles Henry D'Oyly, Lieut. 45 N. I. to whom his kinsman, Sir Charles D'Oyly, Bart. stood sponsor. He was born in India 18 Oct. 1821, was brought up by the Bayleys, and sailed for India, an Ensign in the East India Company's service, 1838; but died at Benares unmarried, set, 20, 24th April 1842. He was ardently devoted to his profession; and was considered at Addiscombe one of the first draftsmen of his term ; one of his pieces now decorating the hall there.
  
       2. Edward Armstrong Currie D'Oyly, born September 1823, brought up by the Bayleys, now an officer in the East India Company's service in India, and unmarried.
  
       3. George D'Oyly, murdered by the savages of Torres Straits, a boy.
  
       4. William Robert D'Oyly, born 183l, wrecked amongst and ransomed from the savages of Torres Straits, and now with his uncle and godfather Mr. Bayley.
  
  

Details of Thomas' family with Charlotte Williams