The Irish Bomfords

Achmuty family

 

(77) Robert Ardesoif Auchmuty, son of James Smith Auchmuty

 

Notes from Clare Eagle (emails Apr 2009)

 

Robert Ardesoif Auchmuty  son of James Smith Auchmuty and Ann Ardesoif his wife

Thomas Gordon Auchmuty in 1828 p34    “James a commissary in British Service left a widow whose family name was Sproule who lived at Athlone in Ireland by whom he had a son Robert Ardesoif Auchmuty a Lt in the 17th foot and killed in the West Indies by a mistake of his own men.”

 

Helena Forbes Auchmuty :  “James 2nd son of Robert who went to America and brother to the Clergyman was an officer, he married an Athlone Lady who went to America, her name was Anne Ardesoy, they had many children, one only Robert lived to manhood and went into the Army.  After his father’s death the Regt he was in being ordered to Ireland, his mother came with him after an absence of thirty years, their descendants were however glad to see her, she lived with a niece till her death in March 1810.  She was a genteel lively agreeable little woman and had been handsome.  She had the affliction to outlive her only child Robert who was shortly after his mother settled in Athlone ordered abroad was killed amongst some others in a mistake by his own Regt.  His mother notwithstanding was cheerful and resigned to her great misfortunes