James Vickery

James Vickery

Portrayed by Ciaran Hinds Unofficially - NPC
Full Name	James William Vickery
Title	Viscount Saltash
Associated Noble House(s)	Viscountcy of Saltash
Date of Birth	20th November, 1756
Father	William Vickery
Father's Rank	2nd Viscount Saltash
Mother	Elizabeth
Mother's Rank	Viscountess Saltash
Town Residence	Saltash House
Income
School	Winchester
University	N/A (joined Army)
Year Attained Title	1783
Year of Marriage	1780
Spouse	Charlotte Vickery, nee von Alfeld
Spouse's Rank	Viscountess Saltash
Issue	Robert (b. 1782), John (b. 1785), Laura, (b 1787, d 1788), Emma (b. 1790), Georgiana (b 1793, d 1795)

James Vickery is the third Viscount Saltash and is father to Robert and Emma Vickery. An outdoors type, fond of hunting and shooting, James served in the Army during the American War of Independence, returning to England in 1780, three years before the end of the war because of his father's ill health. His father recovered enough that he went on a a Grand Tour of Europe, during which he met Charlotte von Alfeld, who became his wife in 1781. Their first son Robert was born in 1782, and he acceded to the title on his father's death the following year.He is an NPC created by Sharpie.

Family

See also Vickery Family

Father: William Vickery (b. 1715 - became 2nd Viscount Saltash in 1745, d. 1783). Fought at Dettingen, married Emmeline Fletcher (b. 1723, d. 1750) then remarried to Elizabeth Pimbury (b.1734, d.1802)

Mother: Elizabeth Vickery nee Pimbury

Half-brother: Edward (b. 1744, d. 1781)

Half-sister: Laura (b. 1748)

Sister: Anne (b. 1752)

Brother: George (b. 1758)

Brother-in-Law: John Asquith

Wife: Charlotte Vickery nee von Alfeld (b. 1759)

Issue: Robert (b. 1782), John (b. 1785), Emma (b. 1790)

Nephews and Nieces: David (b. 1768), St John (b. 1770), Edward (b. 1776), Richard (b. 1776), Charlotte Asquith (b. 1781), Georgiana (b. 1793), William (b. 1795), Laura (b. 1797), Miranda (b. 1800), Edward (b 1803)

Going to War

The Honourable James Vickery (as he was at the time), being the second son, took a commission in the 33rd Regiment of Foot, seeing action at

• the Battle of Sullivan's Island (28th June, 1776),
• the Battle of Long Island (27th August 1776),
• the Battle of Harlem Heights (16th September, 1776),
• the Battle of Fort Washington (16th November 1776),
• the Battle of Brandywine Creek (11th September 1777),
• the Battle of Germantown (4th October 1777),
• the Battle of Edge Hill (5-8th December 1777),
• the Battle of Monmouth (28th June 1778),
• the siege of Charleston (29th March – 12th May 1780) and the
• Battle of Camden (16th August 1780)

before being urgently recalled home due to his father's failing health and the sudden, unexpected death of his older brother (the heir) due to pneumonia from a chill caught riding during the winter of 1780-81.

Castor and Pollux

Lord Saltash with a pointer dog, c. 1782

The Viscount Saltash's whereabouts in the house may be discovered by the location of his two ancient pointers, Castor and Pollux, which, while barred from certain rooms such as the breakfast room and drawing room, will nonetheless lay with their noses over the threshold and slowly try to sneak more of their bodies inside the room.

When the Viscount is in his study or the gun-room, or the estate office, his presence may be located by the rather asthmatic breathing of the aforesaid pointers. One or other of them is generally to be found asleep with its head resting somewhat heavily on his Lordship's foot.