Acton of Kilmacurragh Co. Wicklow by Turtle Bunbury

Author:Turtle Bunbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: acton family history, acton of co wicklow ireland, acton of kilmacurragh, acton of kilmacurragh cowicklow, the landed gentry of co wicklow, wicklow history
Publisher: Arthur Kavanagh

Colonel Ball Acton & the Annesleys of Clifford Chambers

The third and youngest son, Colonel Charles Ball Acton, CB, was born on 17th December 1830. His sister described him as “a healthy, happy, quiet little boy, very fond of reading and a favourite with the servants” but he became increasingly withdrawn as he grew up. Perhaps this had something to do with his having saved his sister’s life with a remarkably speedy response for a seven year old. Her nightcap had caught fire and Charles was the only other person in the room. He had leapt from his cot, seized a jug of water and poured it over her head. Her neck was burned but she was otherwise unharmed. Charles was found back in his cot, soaking wet and sobbing. In due course he went to join his brothers under Dr. Arnold at Rugby School and Cheltenham College. In 1851, shortly before his 21st birthday, this stiff, shy and deeply religious young man was commissioned into the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

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