Denzil Onslow (British Army officer)

Colonel (later General) Denzil Onslow (12 September 1770 – 21 August 1838) was a British soldier and politician. He was born at Marylebone, London, the son of the British Member of Parliament Middleton Onslow.

Career and family

Onslow was a colonel and later a general in the Grenadier Guards. His daughter, Amelia, married Thomas Chamberlayne, who played cricket for Hampshire; their son Tankerville Chamberlayne also had a brief career as a cricketer, and was Member of Parliament for the Southampton constituency three times.[1] The main road through Bevois Valley was named Onslow Road after Onslow as was nearby Denzil Avenue.[1]

In 1833, Onslow was living at Great Staughton and was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.[2] He died in 1838 at Huntingdon.

Cricket

Onslow was also an amateur cricketer who made nine known appearances in high-level matches from 1796 to 1807. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) but also represented other teams.[3]

References
  1. Leonard, A. G. K. (1984). Stories of Southampton Streets. Paul Cave Publications. p. 74. ISBN 0-86146-041-3.
  2. "No. 19019". The London Gazette. 5 February 1833. p. 246.
  3. Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862


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