Charles Sibourg

The Honourable Lt. General Charles Sibourg, or Sybourg, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 29th January 1733 aged 64. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone and has no memorial.

The journals of his day say he was an illegitimate son of the Duke of Schomberg (who was buried in the Abbey in 1719). He was Colonel of one of his father's regiments for many years and attained the rank of Major General in 1710. Under the Duke of Marlborough he saw action at the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies and Oudenarde. In 1720 he married a lady of fortune, Mary Palmer (who died in Dublin in 1758). Their children were Charles and Catherine (who married Richard Reade). He also seems to have had two illegitimate children Mary Sibourg and Amey Cardonel. He was appointed Governor of Fort William in Scotland and was Deputy Governor of the island of Nevis from 1722-1732.

His will is in The National Archives at Kew, Surrey.