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The Manor of Alderton 3rd edition
1819 and 1823 when he returned to duty and full pay 433 . It may not be a
coincidence that a year later he married his first wife, Louisa Lambert. They
had a son who died young as did Louisa. Although her date of death is unknown
it was before 1828. Henry Boldero was appointed Captain in the Engineers in
1827 and a year later he married his second wife, Joseph Neeld’s sister Mary
Elizabeth. The extensive and very detailed marriage contract for this union,
which was drawn up by Joseph Neeld senior, is preserved in the Wiltshire &
Swindon archives.
Boldero went back onto half pay in 1830, exchanging his full time position with
Capt. the Honourable Henry Howard 434 , and a year later he stood as Neeld’s
‘running mate’ in the General election. As expected he was elected in second
place behind Neeld 435 . During his year representing the town he spoke against
the proposed reforms that would have removed Chippenham’s entitlement to a
second MP . Boldero stood down as an MP at the general election in 1832 436 ,
and was presented with a silver cup to mark his defence of Chippenham’s
representation (and, it must be admitted, his own position) 437 . Soon
afterwards he moved to Hurst Grove, near Reading, Berkshire. In 1835 he was
again elected for Chippenham, where he sat as a Conservative and Protectionist
until he retired in 1859
Capt. Boldero was breveted Major in 1841 438 , at which time he was in the 38 th
Foot. This would have been helped by the £1000 Joseph Neeld had put in trust
for him on his marriage to put towards purchasing a majority should “Henry
George Boldero becoming qualified for and actually purchasing the Rank of
Major in the Army during the life of the said Mary Elizabeth Neeld.” 439 It is
433 London Gazette 18493 Tuesday August 5 th 1828 p1 He replaced Beauclark, who
moved to the 23 rd Foot. The appointment is actually dated 24 July 1828
434 Edinburgh Gazette 3922 Friday 24 th December 1830 p1
435 Farrell, S Henry George Boldero in the History of Parliament online edition
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/boldero-henry-
1794-1873
436 Devizes Gazette, 12 July 1832
437 Devizes Gazette, 13 Dec 1832
438 London Gazette 21344 November 23 rd 1841
439 W&SHC 1035/288
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