William Beveridge Thomson

1809 - 1863  (53 years)

• 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]
  	briefly with 18th N.I.
  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]
  	Brevet
  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
  Post/Rank/Title	31 Dec 1861	Major-General  [2, 5]
  	Honorary rank in Indian Army on retirement
  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]
  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]
  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]
  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)
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F0543	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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