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John Hugh Browne

Bap. 5 Jun 1829, St Luke's Chelsea; godfathers Major Browne, Major-General Stafford and Dr Mercer. 33rd Bengal Native Infantry; killed in the Indian Mutiny. Portrait painted in Calcutta, 1853.

Born
1829-03-03, 47 Smith St, King's Road, Chelsea
Died
1857, Delhi (Indian Mutiny)
Father
Mother

Events

  • 1829-06-05 Baptised by I. Felix. S03 names as godfathers 'his grandfathers' Major Browne and Major-General Stafford, and Dr Mercer, with his grandmother Eliza Browne as godmother. Lt-Gen Hugh Stafford had died in 1819, so the Major-General Stafford was probably his uncle, John Howard Stafford.
  • 1853 Head-and-shoulders portrait painted in Calcutta aged 24; held by B. G. Dron (S03).
  • 1857 33rd Bengal Native Infantry; killed in action in the Indian Mutiny (Sybil Dron: died at Delhi).

Sources

  • S01 Pedigree of the Family of Howard Stafford of Mayne, County of Louth, Ireland
  • S02 Howard-Stafford 2 Parchment (typed transcription + 5 scans)
  • S03 Howard-Stafford 1 Notes