Charlotte Waller

Charlotte Waller and John Bloomfield were married in 1765, per researcher Eric Waller.

A son of Charlotte (Waller) & John Bloomfield became Lord Benjamin Bloomfield, a friend of King George, IV, later became Minister to the Court of Sweden.

"John Bloomfield, Lieutenant of Grenadiers, married the beautiful Miss Waller. against the consent of her friends. This short romance was followed by a long romance of real life. Thrown off by all her family, she struggled through years of poverty and privation, and found that even the affection of an amiable husband could not quite console her for the consequences of self-will and disobedience. Many efforts were made to reconcile her to her parents, but they were inflexible, and forbade all intercourse with her brothers and sisters, leaving her to feel the truth which they had fore- told, with perhaps too much severity, considering her extreme youth and inexperience. After her marriage she lived at Bloomfield Lodge, Newport, Tipperary ; and once Lieut. Bloomfield, having been absent from home, was surprised on his return to find the little town illuminated. On inquiring the reason, he was informed that it was in honour of his wife having just given birth to a son and heir." - Georgiana, Lady Bloomfield, (1884) Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B., G.C.H, Vol I and II. [1]

Charlotte died in 1828, her son, Sir Benjamin Bloomfield returned from Sweden to be with her at her death-bed.

Place of death also listed as Waldringfield, Suffolk, England. Charlotte died in 1828, the same year her son-in-law, Thomas Ryder Pepper was killed in a hunting accident. At this time her daughter in-Law, Harriott, Lady Bloomfield, was living at Hampton Court. Her daughter Charlotte Gough was still living (possibly in Ireland), and her daughter, Anne Ryder Pepper was at Loughton House in County Offaly, Ireland.

Sources

[1] Details of Bloomfield's life is available online in his memoir: Memoir of Benjamin, Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B., G.C.H, Vol I and II, edited by Georgiana, Lady Bloomfield (1884). There is a very short overview of Bloomfield's early life, his parent's marriage, which was not approved, and a few family stories told as vignettes. Most of the memoirs are posthumous compilations of writing in diaries and letters by Bloomfield after he was appointed as Minister to Sweden.

Family of John Benjamin Bloomfield and Anne Charlotte Waller

The Waller and Joscelyn families have an extended family history in Newport, Tipperary. Charlotte's mother Anne, was a Jocelyn with a fascinating documented history.

Castle Waller

Castle Waller - Look for Waller family trees on this website.

Bloomfield Mausoleum

The Borrisnafarney Parish Church in the Bloomfield Mausoleum, located 1.5 miles from the village of Moneygall beside the Loughton Estate in County Offaly, Ireland.

"The interior name plaques, that commemorate those who lie there, ensure that history will not forget them: they read 'Thomas Ryder Pepper 1828; Mrs Bloomfield 1828; Mrs Ryder Pepper 1841; Lieutenant General Benjamin Baron Bloomfield 1846;"