William Henry Peyton

William Henry Peyton

Male 1830 - 1892  (61 years)

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  • Name William Henry Peyton  [1
    Military Service Between 11 and 14 Apr 1852  Attack on Rangoon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Born 27 Dec 1830 
    Military Service Dec 1850  Entered Indian Army Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Service 1852  Distinguishes Himself in Burmese War Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military Service 19 May 1853  Assault and Capture of Bassoin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Service Dec 1862  Appointed to Madras Staff Corps Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Service 1864  Captain, 9th Madras Native Infantry Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Military Service 09 Dec 1870  Major, Madras S. C. Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Military Service Jul 1881  Rank of Colonel Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Service 1891  Rank of Major-General Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 21 Jul 1892  Haslar House, Beaumont-street, Portland Place, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Kensal Green, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00681  Eliots of Port Eliot
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 

    Father Wynne Cornwallis Peyton, Esq.,   d. Bef 09 Feb 1864 
    Mother Maria Eliza Coyne,   d. 16 Sep 1840, Her residence near Carrick-on-Shannnon, Roscommon, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Ada Matilda Ramsbottom-Isherwood,   b. 27 Aug 1823, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1912  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 09 Feb 1864  St. George, Hanover Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F00176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • --- Birth date given on Pension paper.

      --- "Dundee Advertiser" 26 Jul 1892, page 8:
      In London, on the 21st July, Major-General William Peyton, Indian Staff Corps, second son of the late Wynne Cornwallis Peyton, of Springfield, County Roscommon, Ireland.

      --- "London Daily News" Tuesday, 26 Jul 1892, page 6 :
      Major-General William Peyton, of the Indian Staff Corps, who has just died in London, was the second son of the late Mr. Wynne Cornwallis Peyton, of Springfield, county Roscommon, Ireland, and was born in December, 1830. He entered the Indian Army in December, 1850, and took part in the Burmese war of 1852-3, being present during the operations before and at the attack on Rangoon from the 11th to the 14th April, 1852, and at the assault and capture of Bassoin on the 19th May, 1853, receiving the Burmese war medal with clasp for Pegu. He was also employed with field detachments on the Hyderabad frontier from November 16, 1858, to March 12, 1859. Appointed to the Madras Staff Corps in December, 1862, he had occupied the position of Deputy Conservator of Forests, Southern Division, Bombay, and was appointed a colonel in July, 1881, and major-general last year.

      --- "The Times (London)" 25 Jul 1892, page 1:
      On the 21st July, in London, Major-General William Peyton, Indian Staff Corps, second son of the late Wynne Cornwallis Peyton, of Springfield, county Roscommon, Ireland.

      --- "Reading Mercury" Saturday, 06 Aug 1892, page 6:
      Major-General William Peyton, of the Indian Staff Corps, has just died in India. In addition to other service he distinguished himself in the Burmese war of 1852.

      --- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar 1858-1966" (1892, P Ph, Page 1 of 11):
      Peyton William of 8 Holles Street Middlesex major-general India Staff Corps died 21 July 1892 at Haslar House Beaumont Street Portlad Place Middlesex Administration London 14 September to John Peyton colonel late commanding the 7th Dragoon Guards
      Effects 330l. 18s. 10d.

  • Sources 
    1. Marriage License Application from "London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921" (1864, Jan-Mar, Page 186 of 331).

    2. "London Daily News" Tuesday, 26 Jul 1892, page 6.

    3. "Reading Mercury" Saturday, 06 Aug 1892, page 6.

    4. "The New Army List" by Col. H.G. Hart, 1872, page 18.

    5. "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966" (1892, P Ph, Page 1 of 11).

    6. Marriage Record from FindMyPast.co.uk.