William CaulfeildAge: 69 years1698–1767
- Name
- William Caulfeild
- Name prefix
- Maj.
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Toby Caulfeild Birth: about 1656 32 40 — Charlemont, Co Armagh Death: 25 June 1718 — Clone House, Co Kilkenny |
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Rebecca Walsh Birth: about 1660 |
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Marriage: about 1689 — Ballykilcavan, Queens County |
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2 years elder brother |
Toby Foley Caulfeild Birth: about 1690 34 30 Death: 26 February 1758 — Clone House, Co Kilkenny |
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5 years elder sister |
Edith Caulfeild Birth: about 1694 38 34 — Clone House, Co Kilkenny |
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2 years elder sister |
Olivia Caulfeild Birth: about 1695 39 35 — Clone House, Co Kilkenny |
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3 years elder brother |
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2 years himself |
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2 years younger brother |
Raphael Hunt Caulfeild Birth: about 1699 43 39 Death: 14 November 1747 |
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Marriage: February AD 1722/23 (February 1723) — within Diocese of Ossory, Leinster |
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William Moore Caulfeild Death: 27 July 1762 — India |
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Francis Moore Caulfeild Birth: about 1728 30 Death: 1756 — Ireland |
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13 years son |
Toby Caulfeild Birth: 1740 42 Death: 31 January 1781 — Port Royal, Jamaica |
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Wade Caulfeild Death: before 1732 |
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Birth: January AD 1732/33 (January 1733) 35 — Perthshire Death: about 5 August 1800 — 16 College Street, Westminster, London |
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6 years son |
Birth: 1738 40 — Inverness Death: 2 March 1816 — Derryloran Rectory, Cookstown, Co Tyrone |
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Rebecca Caulfeild Death: after 1780 |
| Shared note | Of Raheenduff, Stradbally, Queens County. Educated by Mr Lewis at Kilkenny. Entered TCD 28 Jan 1716/17 aged 19. Presented with an honorary LLD in 1766. Ensign 15th Foot 4 March 1723/4. May have been with Wade’s survey tour of the Highlands in July 1724. The Weekly Journal for 18 Oct 1729 reported him present at an ox roast in the Highlands during road construction. Promoted to Lieut. 20 Apr 1732. Appointed Baggage Master and Inspector of Roads in 1732. Promoted to Captain May 1733. Resigned from the 15th to be promoted to Fort Major at Fort George, Inverness, on 5 Jun 1733. He was responsible for the building of 800 miles of roads through the Highlands. After Wade's departure from Scotland in 1740 he took over responsibility for road building. On 11 Jun 1745 appointed Governor of Fort Augustus and Quartermaster-General to Sir John Cope, Commander of Forces during the Rebellion. From a report in the Daily Post for 3rd Oct 1745 it appears that he was present at the Battle of Prestonpans, retreating to Edinburgh Castle. He supported Sir John at the enquiry into his failure at this battle. Appointed a Burgess of Edinburgh 22 April 1747. Appointed Governor of Inverness Nov 1747. Promoted to Lt-Col in 1751 but always known as 'Major' or 'Governor'. Governor of new Fort George near Inverness from 1761 to his death in 1767. Cradle Hall, his house to the east of Inverness, bears a commemorative plaque. The famous tag “Had you seen these roads before they were made,/You would lift up your hands, and bless General Wade” is attributed to William Caulfeild, Wade’s assistant during the great engineering works, and was inscribed on an obelisk by his road near Fort William. |
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