Richard Wilbraham
Sir Richard Wilbraham was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Early life
He was a son of Randle Bootle-Wilbraham of Rode Hall and, his second wife, Sibylla Egerton. Among his siblings were Charlotte Wilbraham and the novelist Frances Wilbraham.His maternal grandparents were Philip Egerton, and Mary Eyles, and among his maternal family were uncles Sir [John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet] and Sir [Philip Grey Egerton, 9th Baronet]. His paternal grandparents were Richard Wilbraham-Bootle, MP for Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chester], and the former Mary Bootle. His uncle was Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale.
Career
In the mid-1830s, Captain Wilbraham was attached to the Persian army to instruct local riflemen. The account of his travels in the lands between the Caspian and the Black Sea, including Georgia and the Caucasus, was published in London in 1839.Wilbraham then served in the Syrian War. Promoted to major in the 7th Regiment of foot, Wilbraham served as Adjutant General of the 2nd [Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|2nd Division] during the Crimean War. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1855 and to colonel in August 1855. He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) taking up the post in 1881.
Personal life
On 24 November 1846, Wilbraham was married to his cousin, Elizabeth Frances Egerton, a daughter of Sibella Egerton and William Egerton of Gresford Lodge, Denbighshire. Before her death, they were the parents of one surviving daughter:- Katherine Frances Wilbraham, who married Sir [George Baker Wilbraham, 5th Baronet|Sir George Barrington Baker Wilbraham, 5th Baronet], a son of Sir George Baker, 3rd Baronet and Mary Isabella Sutton.