Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet

Sir William Anson

KCB
Sir William Anson; KCB
	Anson in the early 19th century
Birth name	William Adams
Born	13 August 1772
Died	13 January 1847 (aged 74); Brockhall, Northamptonshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1789–1847
Rank	General
Unit	1st Foot Guards
Commands held	1st Battalion, 1st Foot Guards; Guards Brigade; 1st Brigade, 4th Division; 4th Division; 2nd Division
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars; Flanders campaign; Napoleonic Wars; Battle of Corunna; Walcheren Campaign; ; Battle of Salamanca; Battle of Vitoria; Battle of Sorauren; Battle of Nivelle; Battle of Orthes; Battle of Toulouse;
Awards	Baronet; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Army Gold Cross with 3 bars; Mentioned in dispatches 3 times

General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet, KCB (13 August 1772 – 13 January 1847) was a British officer from the Anson family. He became a general in the British Army and noted for his service in Peninsular War.^[1]

The Anson Baronetcy 'of Birch Hall' was created for him on 30 September 1831.^[2]

He was the third son of George Anson; his elder brothers were Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson and General Sir George Anson.^[3]

On 26 January 1815 he married Louisa Frances Mary, daughter of John Dickenson. They had children:^[4]

Sir John William Hamilton Anson, 2nd Baronet (born 20 December 1816)
Mary Louisa (born 5 January 1818), who married Revd. Matthew Thomas Farrer (1816��1899).
William Vernon Dickenson (born 10 February 1819)
George Henry Grenville (born 19 July 1820), later became Archdeacon of Manchester
Anne Georgiana Frances (born 14 July 1822)
Archibald Edward Harbord (born 16 April 1826)
Louisa Frances Maria (born 16 April 1826)

References[]

^ Anson ancestry site
^ "No. 18851". The London Gazette. 16 September 1831. pp. 1897–1898.
^ The Peerage.com
^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (fourth ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. 1832. p. 32. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

Military offices
Preceded by Alexander Hope	Colonel of the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot 1835–1847	Succeeded by Sir Harry Smith, Bt
Preceded by Oliver Nicolls	Colonel of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot 1829–1835	Succeeded by Richard Blunt
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Birch Hall) 1831–1847	Succeeded by John Anson

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[1] Anson ancestry site

[2] "No. 18851". The London Gazette. 16 September 1831. pp. 1897–1898.

[3] The Peerage.com

[Burkes-4] Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (fourth ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. 1832. p. 32. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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