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Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Sampson Whish, KCB

Male 1787 - 1853  (65 years)


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  • Name Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Sampson Whish 
    Suffix KCB 
    Born 27 Feb 1787  Northwold, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 4 Apr 1787  Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Residence 1851  Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 25 Feb 1853  Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried 1 Mar 1853  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Probate 18 May 1853  [7] 
    Person ID I27328  Swetenham

    Father Richard Whish, (Rev),   b. 1750, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1810, Northwold, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Philippa Sandys,   b. 19 Jul 1758, Helston, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1853, Castle Hall, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 20 May 1777  Downham Market, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Hardwicke Dixon,   b. 1790, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1861, Portishead, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1809  Dum, Dum, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. John William Whish,   b. 1810, India, Inde Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1810, India, Inde Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     2. George Whish,   b. 17 Dec 1811, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1812, Fort William, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     3. George Palmer Whish, Gen.,   b. 30 Jun 1813, Fatehgarh, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, Inde Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1902, 54 Nevern Place, Middlesex, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     4. John Charles Whish, Rev.,   b. 18 Apr 1815, Cawnpore, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1893, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     5. Anne Whish,   b. 1816, Torquay Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1863, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  [natural]
     6. Mary Buchanan Whish,   b. 17 Jul 1816, Cawnpore, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1831, Cawnpore, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)  [natural]
     7. Emily Frances Whish,   b. 18 Oct 1817,   d. 4 Feb 1832, 2nd daughter of Lt Colonel, Cawnpore, Bengal, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)  [natural]
     8. Ellen Elizabeth Whish,   b. 1818, Corsham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1895, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
     9. William Whish,   b. 1822, India, Inde Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1837, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)  [natural]
     10. Eliza Whish,   b. 24 Jan 1822, Mhow, Madhya PradeshIndia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1898, Belmont, 32 Rutland Road, Bedford, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     11. Capt. Claudius Buchanan Whish, 14th Hussars,   b. 5 Jan 1827, Meerut, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1890, RMS Quetta Died at sea, Torres Strait, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     12. Maj. Gen. Henry Edward Whish,   b. 30 Nov 1832, Borth, Cawnpore, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1901, Richmond, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F8553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 1809  [1] 
    Family ID F14530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Medals of Lt, General Sir William Whish    		Medals of Lt, General Sir William Whish

    Histories
    Bio of Lieut-Gen. Sir William Sampson Whish    		Bio of Lieut-Gen. Sir William Sampson Whish
    Military career of Sir William Sampson Whish    		Military career of Sir William Sampson Whish

  • Sources 
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    2. [S1366] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 373/4.

    3. [S9504] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Northwold.

    4. [S470] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1466; Folio: 487; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87787.

    5. [S3388] UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), University of London; London, England; The East India Register and Army List for 1853 2nd edition Clark, F.; Reference Number: b2199357~S10 1853.

    6. [S9501] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DL/T/041/021.

    7. [S6372] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 2173.

    8. [S818] India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
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