William Congreve
and Mrs Fanny Congreve
(1832-1902 and 1837-1924)
12 April 1862

Volume 6, page 187, sitting number 7618.

William Congreve was the eldest son of William W. Congreve of Burton Hall in Cheshire. 

According to Hart's Army List (1863-1864), Captain William Congreve was an officer in The 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot.

His wife was born Fanny Emma Townshend on 1 February 1837, second daughter of Lee Porcher Townshend of Wincham Hall in Cheshire.

The couple were married on 13 February 1862 at Runcorn in Cheshire. They appear on the 1871 census living with their three children at The Hollies in Castle Church, Staffordshire. William gave 'Chief Constable of Staffordshire' as his profession.

William Congreve died at Burton Hall in Cheshire on 4 January 1902, aged 70. Fanny died at West Felton in Shropshire on 23 January 1924, aged 87. She left an estate valued at £28,352.

Their son Walter became a soldier. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1899, was invested a KCO and held the office of Governor of Malta.