1809 - 1863 (53 years)
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Name |
William Beveridge Thomson [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
21 May 1809 |
Edinburgh
[2] |
Baptism |
04 Jun 1809 |
St Cuthbert, Edinburgh
[2] |
Occupation |
May 1827 - |
India
; Army Officer, 67th Native Infantry [2] |
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Post/Rank/Title |
10 May 1827 |
Ensign [2] |
Post/Rank/Title |
08 Dec 1828 |
Lieutenant [2] |
Post/Rank/Title |
03 Aug 1838 |
Captain [2] |
Occupation |
1841 |
Captain, 67th N.I. [1] |
Marriage |
18 Feb 1841 |
Karnaul, India
[1] |
Selina Maria Christopher, b. 23 Feb 1815, Bloomsbury , d. 15 Dec 1896, Chiswick |
Occupation |
Nov 1842 - |
Ferozepore, Punjab
; Deputy Assistant Commissary General [2] |
Post/Rank/Title |
03 Apr 1846 |
Major [2] |
Occupation |
1853 |
Calcutta
; Assistant Commissary [4] |
Post/Rank/Title |
22 Jun 1854 |
Lieut-Colonel [2] |
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Decoration |
18 Jun 1858 |
CB [2] |
Occupation |
bef Dec 1861 |
Deputy Commissary-General, Indian Army [3] |
- described as Commissary General of the Bengal Army in General Order of 29 Mar 1859
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Post/Rank/Title |
31 Dec 1861 |
Major-General [2, 5] |
- Honorary rank in Indian Army on retirement
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Death |
21 Jan 1863 |
22 St Peter's Square, Hammersmith
[3, 6, 7, 8] |
Burial |
27 Jan 1863 |
St Nicholas, Chiswick
[7, 8] |
- Major General William Beveridge Thomson, C.B. / late Commissary Gen: of the Bengal Army / died Jan. 2lst 1863 aged 53. [Christopher family vault, Chiswick churchyard]
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Notes |
- Father: Lt. Colonel, John Thomson of Ballingall - 31st N.I. Bengal Army. EIC Service (1786-1839)
Mother: Bathurst Burrell (Second Daughter at father's death) (abt 1788-1848) [NT]
- Awarded medal after the Battle of Ferozshur, 21 Dec 1845, during the Sikh Wars.
Citation: The artillery also had consumed a very large proportion of their round shot in the attack of the enemy :under these circumstances, men and horses being completely worn out, it was most judicious to be satisfied with the great victory trained, and forcing Tej Singh to retire on the Sutledge. Such hard contested fields cannot be gained without loss; ours among the Europeans was severe, they having 488 killed, and 1,721 wounded, of whom 595 died subsequently, or were disabled. Every exertion was now made to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded, and by noon on the 23rd they were all in quarters at Ferozpoor, and quilts and cots were furnished in abundance. In fact, it was almost incredible how the commissariat and executive departments could supply so much comfort in such a short space of time. The wounded owed much to the unwearied efforts of Captain W. B. Thomson and Lieutenant Goodwyn (who responded to every call), for their comparatively snug condition on the 23rd and 24th, and it was a gratifying sight to the Governor-General, when he visited them, to find so much comfort where he anticipated so little. [NT]
- Awarded medal after Siege of Delhi, 1857
- son of John Thomson of Balingal, Kinross [DS tree]
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Person ID |
I2271 |
Tatham | Christopher branch | Spouse |
Last Modified |
02 Jun 2011 |
Family |
Selina Maria Christopher, b. 23 Feb 1815, Bloomsbury , d. 15 Dec 1896, Chiswick (Age 81 years) |
Marriage |
18 Feb 1841 |
Karnaul, India
[1] |
- Karnal and Karnaul are the same place, situated on the Sher Shah Suri Marg (the old GT Road) 125 kms North of Delhi. [NT]
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Children |
| 1. Selina Bathurst Thomson, b. 1843, d. 03 Oct 1858 (Age 15 years) |
| 2. John Henry Thomson, b. 19 Feb 1845, Ferozepore, Punjab  |
| 3. William Alfred Thomson, b. 1846, d. 1847 (Age 1 years) |
| 4. Emma Maggy Thomson, b. 1848, d. 1897 (Age 49 years) |
| 5. George Leonard Thomson, b. 02 Jun 1851, Ferozepore, Punjab , d. 14 Oct 1898, Kelso, Glen View, Milton-next-Gravesend (Age 47 years) |
| 6. Margaret Isabella Thomson, b. 1852, d. 1854 (Age 2 years) |
| 7. Henry David Ashington Thomson, b. 1859, d. 10 Jun 1868, Ashley Court, Tiverton (Age 9 years) |
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Last Modified |
24 Sep 2010 |
Family ID |
F0543 |
Family Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S30] India Office Library, N/1/61 f.25.
- [S03] Family Members, NT, 06 Sep 2010.
- [S14] National Probate Calendar.
- [S08] Family Trees & Websites, George Christopher, 31 Dec 1853.
- [S35] London Gazette, 25 Mar 1862.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1871.
wife widowed
- [S06] Parish Registers, burials, St Nicholas, Chiswick, 27 Jan 1863.
age 53
transcr Rob Cottrell
- [S23] Monumental Inscription, St Nicholas, Chiswick.
age 53
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