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Charles Dalbiac (1726–1808) was an English
Dalbiac by 1784 acquired Hungerford Park, from a Mr Waters. He had a new mansion built there, in the Italian style. He then sold it, in 1796, to John Willes.
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , ; ) are a Religious denomination, religious group of French people, French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, ...
textile manufacturer. He was High Sheriff of Berkshire
The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Anglo-Saxons, Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'.
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in 1784.
Life
He was son of James D'Albiac, a Huguenot refugee, and younger brother of James Dalbiac (born 1720). In 1763 James and Charles Dalbiac occupied 20 Spital Square, in eastern London, as manufacturers of silk and velvet. Around 1764 Charles Dalbiac owned Durdans, a house, nearEpsom
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, Surrey
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. It was rebuilt for him by William Newton, over the years 1764–1768.
Dalbiac by 1784 acquired Hungerford Park, from a Mr Waters. He had a new mansion built there, in the Italian style. He then sold it, in 1796, to John Willes.
Family
Dalbiac first married Suzanne de Visme. They had two daughters: *Louisa, or Lucy, married Peter John Luard (father ofJohn Luard
Lieutenant-Colonel John Luard (1790–1875) was a British Army officer and author of ''History of the Dress of the British Soldier''
Life
He was fourth son of Captain Peter John Luard of the 4th Dragoons, of Blyborough, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolns ...
).
*Susannah, or Susan.
By his second wife, Ann Le Bas, he had three children:
* Sir Charles Dalbiac (born 1776).
*George.
*Harriet, married Sir James Pitcairn (1776–1859).
Anne Dalbiac, his widow, died in 1819 at age 72.
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalbiac, Charles 1726 births 1808 deaths English businesspeople English people of French descent Huguenots High sheriffs of Berkshire People from Hungerford People from Spitalfields