James Kyrle-Money

Major-General Sir James Kyrle-Money, 1st Baronet (c. 1775 – 26 June 1843), was a British soldier and landowner.

Born James Money, he was the eldest son of William Money, of Hom House, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, and Mary Webster, daughter of William Webster, of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. He was a descendant of Francis Money, of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, who married Elizabeth Washbourne, daughter and heiress of William Washbourne and Hester Ernle, daughter and heiress of Sir John Ernle and Vincentia Kyrle, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Kyrle, of Much Marcle.^[1] He assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Kyrle in 1809.^[2] He served in the British Army and was made an ensign in 1793, a major in 1804, a lieutenant-colonel in 1811, a colonel in 1825 and a major-general in 1838.^[3] The latter year he was also created a baronet, of Hom House in the County of Hereford, Whetham in the County of Wiltshire and Pitsford in the County of Northampton, in 1838.^[4]

Kyrle-Money married Caroline Anne Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor, of London, in 1809. There were no children from the marriage. He died in June 1843 when the title became extinct.^[1]

Among his brothers were:^[5]

• Captain Rowland Money CB RN, grandfather of Kyrle Bellew the son of his daughter Maria
• Rev. Kyrle Ernle Money, Prelector and Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral
• Commander John Money of the Indian Navy

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