Francis Kenelm Bouverie (1797–1837) was an English army officer.
Early life
The third son Edward Bouverie (junior) of Delapré Abbey, Northamptonshire and Catherine Castle, daughter and heir of William Castle, he was born on 19 November 1797. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1816. As a result of the later deaths of his two elder brothers, Everard and Charles, without issue, the Bouverie inheritance passed through his line.
Marriage and family
Bouverie married Elizabeth Sheil of Castledawson, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on 20 November 1826. They had one son, John Augustus Shiel Bouverie.
Francis came to be at Castledawson as part of a detachment of his regiment, the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment, being stationed there. Elizabeth was said to have great personal attractions, and she claimed she possessed a fortune of £4,000. Francis had at that time only his pay and a £100 a year allowance from his father.
