Leonard William Christopher

1848 - 1927  (79 years)

• 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.
  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]
  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]
  	boarder
  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]
  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]
  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
  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)
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F0670	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.