Pedigrees

The Reverend Charles Compton Domvile, Rector of St. Mary's Church, Nettleton, Wiltshire, came from a distinguished family. He was the son of the Reverend Henry Barry Domvile, M.A. Oxon. (1780-1856), Rector of Pencombe in the County of Hereford, and the grandson of Charles Pocklington Domvile (c1739-1810), Member of Parliament for the County of Dublin.

Charles Pocklington Domvile had been born Charles Pocklington, son of (Adam) Christopher Pocklington (d 1766) and Elizabeth Pocklington née Domvile (c1700-1774). His uncle was Sir Compton Domvile (1696-1768). Edward Alan Domville tells the story of Charles Pocklington's adoption of the name Domvile in chapter eleven of his book 'We Came With The Conqueror':

One hundred and sixty two years after the arrival in Dublin of his great grandfather, 100 years after the post of Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper had been bestowed upon his grandfather and had remained in the family, and 44 years after being elected a Member of Parliament, Sir Compton Domvile [1696-1768] announced his retirement from political and public life. He was the only surviving Domvile and he was also unmarried - but he was determined that his name should live on and that his estates should remain in the family.

His plan was simple: Adam Christopher Pocklington [d 1766] who had married his sister, Elizabeth [c1700-1774], would assume the name Domvile in return for which he would receive the estates of Santry and Templeogue. Similarly, Compton would require Dr. Benjamin Barrington [1711-1774], Dean of Armagh and son of his cousin Margaret [1687-1768], to do likewise and inherit Loughlinstown House. Both Adam and Benjamin would also be required to adopt the Domvile family arms as their own.

Adam already had a young son, Charles [c1739-1810], who also expressed his willingness to add Domvile to his surname in time. Benjamin was entering middle age and was a bachelor but Compton made no secret that he hoped that a suitable bride could be found.

A year later, Compton's grand plan had to be slightly altered when Adam died suddenly at his home in Cheshire. After the funeral it was decided that Charles, his son, would move to Templeogue with his mother, who had been born there, and his elder sister, Anna Maria [1723-1806]. Within a year Charles Pocklington had duly changed his name to Domvile - he gave £10 to the poor of Dublin to celebrate the fact - and he had been elected a Member of Parliament for County Dublin.

The Reverend Charles Compton Domvile (1816-1898) is mentioned in chapter thirteen of Edward Alan Domville's book 'We Came With The Conqueror':

The Rev. Charles Domvile became Rector of Nettleton in Wiltshire. His wife was Augusta, widow of Lt. Colonel Archibald Erskine and elder daughter of Sir William Oldnall Russell, Chief Justice of Bengal. Their children included John Russell Compton Domvile [1856-1893], an Army Captain who married Constance Julia, daughter of Sir Howard Elphinstone Third Baronet, and Beauchamp Victor Santry Domvile [b 1864], who would become one of the family's heroes. Their daughter, Evelyn Constance Domvile, died of fever in the Far East in 1928.