Biography of James Annesley 1715-1760

Before 15th April 1715 [his father] Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Altham. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (age 67) and [his grandmother] Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway.

On 15th April 1715 James Annesley was born to Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 26) and Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham (age 23) at Dunmaine. At some time after his birth his father threw his mother out of the house apparently for infidelity. His father also rejected James who, thereafter, was homeless.

On 16th November 1727 [his father] Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 38) died. His brother [his uncle] Richard (age 34) succeeded 5th Baron Altham.

In October 1729 [his mother] Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham (age 37) died.

Before 11th August 1740 James Annesley (age 25), on his third attempt, escaped his captors and made his way overland to Philadelphia where he took passage on a merchant ship to Port Royal in Jamaica.

On 11th August 1740 James Annesley (age 25) signed on as a midshipman on HMS Falmouth under the command of Admiral Edward Vernon (age 55).

In 1741 James Annesley (age 25) returned to England. Shortly thereafter durign a hunting trip in Scotland he accidentally shot a man. His uncle [his uncle] Richard Annesley 6th Earl Anglesey (age 48) attempted to have him hanged for murder.

On 5th January 1760 James Annesley (age 44) died.