1848 - 1927 (79 years)
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Name |
Leonard William Christopher [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Birth |
22 Jan 1848 |
Punjab
[1, 2, 3, 5, 6] |
Residence |
Apr 1861 |
Ealing School, West Side, Ealing
[3] |
- listed by school as age 14, s/be 13.
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Occupation |
abt 1870 - 1905 |
Indian Army Officer [2, 6] |
- Maj.Gen. Leonard William Christopher, C.B., I.A. (ret.), b. 1848, served Afghan War 1878-80 (desp., medal), Egyptian Expedition 1882 (medal, bronze star), Tirah Expedition 1897-98 (desp., C.B.), Dir.Gen. Transport and Supply in India 1900-05 [Christopher family website]
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Marriage |
26 Sep 1878 |
Simla, India
[1, 6, 7] |
Florence Lane, b. 17 Jun 1859, Simla, India , d. 12 Sep 1938, Norton, London Rd, Camberley |
Decoration |
1898 |
CB [4, 6] |
Post/Rank/Title |
1900 |
Major-General [2, 4] |
Occupation |
Apr 1911 |
Retired Major-General, Indian Army [5] |
Residence |
Apr 1911 |
32 Oxford Terrace, Paddington
[5, 8] |
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Residence |
Jun 1913 |
Harcourt House, Camberley
[9] |
Residence |
- 1927 |
Norton, London Rd, Camberley
[6] |
Death |
25 Aug 1927 |
Norton, London Rd, Camberley
[4, 10] |
- On Aug. 25, 1927, at Camberley, Major-General Leonard William Christopher, C.B., late Supply and Transport Corps, aged 79. [The Times] [10]
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Probate |
13 Oct 1927 |
London
; £697 12s. 9d. [11] |
- Christopher Leonard William of Norton London-road Camberley Surrey died 25 August 1927 Probate London 13 October to Florence Christopher widow. Effects £697 12s. 9d. [NPC]
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Person ID |
I1777 |
Tatham | Christopher branch | Descendant |
Last Modified |
18 Sep 2012 |
Father |
Leonard Raisbeck Christopher, b. 25 Feb 1822, Bloomsbury , d. 25 Sep 1901, 79 Madeley Rd, Ealing (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Ann Emma Brae, b. 07 Jan 1828, Bengal , d. 27 Feb 1905, 3 Amherst Rd, West Ealing (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
25 Oct 1845 |
St John, Calcutta
[4, 12] |
Family ID |
F0214 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Florence Lane, b. 17 Jun 1859, Simla, India , d. 12 Sep 1938, Norton, London Rd, Camberley (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
26 Sep 1878 |
Simla, India
[1, 6, 7] |
Notes |
- BMD marriages index Leonard WIlliam Christopher marr Isabel Cobb reg Wimborne 1Q1907, nothing to do with him
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Children |
| 1. Muriel de Lona Christopher, b. 30 Dec 1881, Murree, Punjab , d. 08 Sep 1946, Cowdery Down Infirmary, Basingstoke (Age 64 years) |
+ | 2. Leonard de Lona Christopher, b. 21 Oct 1883, Mansfield House, Iver , d. 26 Apr 1915, St Jean, Ypres, Belgium (Age 31 years) |
+ | 3. Charles de Lona Christopher, b. 16 May 1885, India , d. 01 Feb 1942, Cherrolande, Rhinefield Rd, Brockenhurst (Age 56 years) |
| 4. Hazel de Lona Christopher, b. 21 Dec 1886, Punjab , d. 05 Jun 1938, Norton, London Rd, Camberley (Age 51 years) |
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Last Modified |
18 Sep 2012 |
Family ID |
F0670 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S62] The Family of Christopher and some others.
- [S30] India Office Library.
citing Who was Who II p.197
- [S01] Census, UK, 1861.
age 14 b India
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1911.
age 63
- [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Christopher family website.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1911.
married 32 yrs
- [S05] The Times, forthcoming marriages, 25 May 1911.
dau Hazel
- [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 06 Jun 1913.
son Leonard
- [S05] The Times, death notice, 29 Aug 1927.
- [S14] National Probate Calendar.
- [S30] India Office Library, N/1/68 f.237.
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