Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley
Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley was an English dean.
Life
He was the youngest of nine children of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, and Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl, and baptized as Charles Murray. He matriculated in 1789 at New College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1792, and M.A. 1801. On his marriage in 1793 he changed his surname to Murray-Aynsley. He was ordained deacon in 1801, and priest in 1802, by Shute Barrington.In 1803 Murray-Aynsley was made Dean of Bocking, in Essex. There he entertained King Louis XVIII of France and his suite. The Very Revd Philip Need, Dean of Bocking, described the visit as follows:
In the Year 1808 the exiled French King Louis 18th, living nearby at Gosfield Hall, was entertained by Dean Charles Murray-Aynsley at Bocking Deanery, all the parish taking part in the fun and celebrations. A job was found for everyone in the village so that they could share in the royal celebration. On the day in question it snowed heavily, so some people had the honour of clearing the snow for the King's procession.
Murray-Aynsley was also the incumbent at Kirk Andreas; and technically Archdeacon of Man.
Family
On 18 June 1793 Lord Charles Murray married Alicia Mitford, daughter of George Mitford, and heiress of her great-uncle, Gawen Aynsley, Esq. Upon the marriage, he assumed the single surname Aynsley.Murray-Aynsley and his wife had seven children, three of whom did not survive to adulthood:
- Charlotte Murray-Aynsley, married Sir John Oswald in 1812
- John Murray-Aynsley, married Emma Sara Peach on 24 June 1820 and had issue, including Hugh Murray-Aynsley.
- Charles Collingwood Murray-Aynsley
- George Edward Murray-Aynsley, died young
- Athole Keturah Murray-Aynsley, married Sir [Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Baronet] on 5 June 1826
- Elizabeth Anne Murray-Aynsley
- Charles Edward Murray-Aynsley