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John Francis William DE SALIS (1825 - 1871)
6th Count, diplomat
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Catherine Sophia DE SALIS (1863 - )
John Francis Charles DE SALIS (1864 - 1939)
Henry Rodolph DE SALIS (1866 - 1936)
John Francis William DE SALIS (1825 - 1871)

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Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER (1837 - 1885)
Petrus Johannes Peter John DE SALIS (1799 - 1870) Jerome Hieronimus Fane DE SALIS (1771 - 1836) Peter DE SALIS (1738 - 1809)
Ann DE SALIS-SOGLIO (1749 - 1831)
Sophia DRAKE (1765 - 1803) Francis William DRAKE (1724 - 1788)
Elizabeth HEATHCOTE ( - 1797)
Cecile Henrietta Marguerite BOURGEOISE (1802 - 1892) David BOURGEOISE









John Francis William DE SALIS Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER

John Francis William DE SALIS
John Francis William DE SALIS Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER John Francis William DE SALIS
b. 25 Aug 1825 at Switzerland
m. 01 Feb 1862 Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER (1837 - 1885) at Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
d. 07 Aug 1871 at Uxbridge, Middlesex, England aged 45
Parents:
Petrus Johannes Peter John DE SALIS (1799 - 1870)
Cecile Henrietta Marguerite BOURGEOISE (1802 - 1892)
Siblings (4):
Peter DE SALIS (1827 - 1919)
George Aloys DE SALIS (1829 - 1866)
Anna Sophia Elisabeth DE SALIS (1832 - 1916)
Robert John Drake DE SALIS (1837 - )
Children (3):
Catherine Sophia DE SALIS (1863 - )
John Francis Charles DE SALIS (1864 - 1939)
Henry Rodolph DE SALIS (1866 - 1936)
Grandchildren (3):
John Eugene DE SALIS (1891 - 1949), Anthony Denis Rodolph DE SALIS (1897 - 1952), Peter Francis DE SALIS (1902 - 1982)
Events in John Francis William DE SALIS (1825 - 1871)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
25 Aug 1825 John Francis William DE SALIS was born Switzerland
01 Feb 1862 36 Married Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER (aged 25) Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Free BMD Mar 1862 Eton 3a 407
abt Mar 1863 37 Birth of daughter Catherine Sophia DE SALIS London, Middlesex, England Note 1
19 Jul 1864 38 Birth of son John Francis Charles DE SALIS Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Note 2
30 Jun 1866 40 Birth of son Henry Rodolph DE SALIS Hillingdon, Middlesex, England Note 3
24 Dec 1870 45 Death of father Petrus Johannes Peter John DE SALIS (aged 71) Acton, Cheshire, England Note 4
02 Apr 1871 45 Census Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
07 Aug 1871 45 John Francis William DE SALIS died Uxbridge, Middlesex, England Note 5
Note 1: Free BMD Mar 1863 St George Hanover Square 1a 273
Note 2: Free BMD Sep 1864 Uxbridge 3a 18
Note 3: Free BMD Sep 1866 Uxbridge 3a 22
Note 4: Free BMD Dec 1870 Brentford 3a 68
Note 5: Free BMD Sep 1871 Uxbridge 3a 14
Personal Notes:
John Francis William de Salis, 6th Count de Salis (25 August 1825 - 7 August 1871) was a British diplomat and coin connoisseur.

He was the eldest son of Count Peter John de Salis by his second wife Cecile Henrietta Marguerite, daughter of David Bourgeoise of Neuchâtel.

After some education in London (Harrow) he was an Attache in Turin (October 1845-December 1849). Lived at Hillingdon. He was a JP for Middlesex. In 1860 he was commissioned into the 24th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps. He was promoted Lieutenant later that year and Captain in 1861.

A renowned numismaticist, he is recorded on a large board as one of the British Museum's major benefactors. John Warren, 3rd Baron De Tabley was a first cousin, and William Fane De Salis an uncle.

He married (1 February 1862) Amelia Frances Harriet (1837- 8 January 1885), daughter of Christopher Tower, JP DL MP, of Huntsmoor Park, Iver and Weald Hall, Essex, by his wife Lady Sophia Cust (1811-1882), eldest daughter of the first Earl Brownlow.

In 1881 Burke's records the Countess at 7, Athlestone terrace, Cromwell road, London (where she died in 1885), and as at Grange Hill, Kilmallock, Ireland.

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