William Amherst (1732-1781)

Lt.-Colonel William Amherst, M.P., of Ryde, Isle of Wight

He was the younger brother of Field Marshal Jeffrey Amherst, of Montreal Park, Kent, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army that captured Quebec. 

Parents

Jeffrey Amherst

Attorney, of Brook Place, near Sevenoaks, Kent

1677-1750

Elizabeth (Kerrill) Amherst

Mrs Elizabeth (Kerrill) Amherst

b.1694

Spouse

Elizabeth (Patterson) Amherst

Mrs Elizabeth (Patterson) Amherst

1741-1776

Children

William Pitt Amherst

1st Earl Amherst, of Knole House, Kent; Governor-General of India

1773-1857

Elizabeth Amherst Hale

Mrs Elizabeth Frances (Amherst) Hale; Artist

1774-1826

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